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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
IT Was Most Difficult Tasks
the Dst-The and the Small
cu Telling Dr. Alexander Graham Bells One Took
of All the Calls Made the Capital and Had Time
Lessons Demons trations by Dr. Bell

: johnson & Beale. attorneys at law:
Cur wire extends from our Office,
GIG F street, to the Office of the
recorder of deeds. and enables US to
communicate directly between the
two Offices without any delay or in
"Keyes & Co. livery stables: AS
mode of communication with the
two hotels, the Arlington and Will
lard. the telephone is indispensable
to u.s.
"E. M. Gallaudet, president, Co
lumbia Institute for Deaf and Dumb:
They are of the greatest possible
convenience. more than fulfilling our
expectations
"a. F. Childs. chief clerk, govern
ment printing Office: We use 1t
great deal--in fact. could not get
along without it.
A MONG the keepsakes found in the
a Maynard chest were two age-tar-
nished letters. one from w. K. Rogers,
private secretary to President Ruther-
ford B. Hayes, and the other from
u. H. Painter, the first newspaper
correspondent in Washington to have
q telephone. The Rogers letter reads:
Executive Mansion.
washington, July l, 1873.
Dear Sir: In reply to your request
1T gives me pleasure to bear testi-
mony to the perfect working of the
telephone which was placed In the
Executive Mansion by You some time
since. At all t1mes-regardless of any
change OF weather-it has given en-
tire satisfaction and proved a great
convenience-enablin US to COM
municate instantly with the several
executive departments of the govern
ment.
VERY truly yours.
w. X. ROGERS.
Private secretary"
Here follows the Painter letter:
".Washington. D. c., July /. 1878.
"Sir: arr going away for the sum-
mer and desire you to see to my line
during my absence. I shall want my
telephones again this fall and would
not be without them for a hundred
me tell you that have tried all the
others that have so far been brought
out and IL they were not all infringe
ments of Bells patent Gas they clear
ly are), I would not use them. for
they are inferior to Bells in clear
and Grey are concerned. there Is no
question Of their decided inferiority
A Yours. .. II. PAINTER"
Another interesting old document.
painstakingly written in Maynard's
own handwriting, proudly shows tho
number of feet of wire used In con-
Meeting up the White House and 9TH
er customers, as follows:
Length of telephone lines in Wash
ington, D. c., erected and maintained
by G. c. Maynard US7S-1S79):
Feet.
Brick yard line ................. IT. 430
Gas ONCE line .................... 10, 985
Wheatley's line .................1 Is, s87
State Department to Presidents house.. $50
Presidents house to Treasury Depart
3 ment AZ
Department $3.50
once .................... 2,s4o
Baltimore and Potomac r. r. line..... $500
Post Once Department to b. and p.
depot l,I3z
Post Once Department to B. and o.
depot 4.4lU
A. and p telephone line ........... $3.50
Mason Temple line .......... 40
Painters house Observation-Disclosures. 1878
Painters Office 1880
Hubbard's Observation-Disclosures. 1920 |
Saks NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40
Total 7c.911
or IA e miles |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

4 PPARENTLY one Of the tough
{. "a est Jobs any man ever tackled
t7H within the confines Of the Dis
frfcf 0f (SoJrp,hfo That If
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-11

1t opens the delights q wooderaft 70 the
youngster who regarded such things beyond his
ken.
Naturally all the hikes and camping expeditions
cultivate individual self-relian ce-a quality which is
fostered TO the highest degree.
The Boy Scouts been satisfied with the
physical upbuilding Of their membership how
Certain mental and moral standards have been
main tanned, which have done good TO the
youth of the land than training in woodcraft A Boy
taught consider the other fellow" always
He is asked look about him opportunities help
others.
DO good every day has become sort OF
national slogan When hears IL he calls to mind
instantly Boy Scout pledged to help the weak and
unfortunate pledged to courtesy toward all
individuals and under all conditions It Is hard to
Boy Scout fused" when something goes wrong
He has his temper under good control always, and
casting about the best way difficulty
II is early cultivation of calm view of life, and
how much good will do the individual years
cannot be fully estimated
II wants individual recommendation for the
Boy Scouts let him ask the who one Let
him inquire Of the father mother who has Boy
Scout around the house. II quick convincing com
mendatlon of thu scouting organization S desired
Meantime there is no copyright on the Boy Scout
idee Of doing good turn every day Anybody fol-
low suit and Good Turn Week" offers splendid op-
portunity for starting
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-11
MADoo's A BIGGER DEMAGoGUE.

As an all round dema gogue William Jennings
Bryan in his most demagogic DAYS was mere pker in
the profession as compared with William G. McAdoo
who resigned as secretary the become the
business associate Of Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fair
bankc at 100000 year.
In a recent speech Mr.. McAdoo denounced the Re
publicsns because in months control OF congress
they had "dcne nothing TO repair the incacuable
damage done By present national administration in
seven years bungng botchng of public business
The Republican congress. Nh. NIcAdoo declared, was
blameworhy for having reduced federal taxes. It
is safe that Mr. McAdoo as former secre-
tarv of the treasury department that the
legations of the national government this time
heritage Democratic incapacity and extravaganza
the the increase in the bonded debt OF
the nation alone creates. annual charge upon the
treasury equal 10 running the
ment before the new freedom was turned On. that
estimates OF the administration have been fully
2 billion dollars by the present congress Yet it is
apparent with present heavy federal
there will be huge deficit in the national revenues
Some street corner ignoramus might be excused for
making the under such circumstances. that
the Republican congress is to be blamed
ing The federal but for Mr.. McAdoc's
position with his information. indulge
talk in public address is about cheap performance
could we'll be imagined.
Mr.. McAdoo think that it is necessary for
politician to such methods this in
paign for the presidential nomination The people,
however. are looking for men of bigger caliber Mr.
McAdoo and his associates have done more break
down the country financially and economically than
anyone would have imagined possible few years
ago Silence this time would well become them. But
for responsible for the present plight of the gov
engage in public criticism of congress for
having failed repair the damage they done is
about the limit in partisan hypocrisy The question is
whether the damage be repaired whether the
country be kept brink ruin as the re-
suit of the frghtful incapacity, extravaganza and
which has characterized official cen
Of the political adventures who have we'll night
wrecked what when they took it. the finest piece
governmental machinery in the world
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-11
THE OH. WILn.cATTER

People sometimes poke fun at the oil
lure and the trading in oil stocks but two
sides 70 the question South Bend Tribune has
this say OF the other side.
When Pennsylvania crude oil hit IS barrel the
other day the impulse sigh and wonder whittier
the nation was drifting. A dispatch from Pittsburgh
puts another face the Five-dolar oil means
activity II YOU
will and the possibility Of new producing wells
While few persons have the hardihood 10 defend
the statesmen Of fraudulent wildcat stocks justice
should be done the genuine honorable petroleum
hunters the who risk their money holes in the
ground, the real wild-catters. Every legitimate en-
eouragement should follow who go oil scouting
50 great is the need for fields cf crude.
Just enough Of the mysterious surrounds petroleum
TO engage the fancies OF the pure adventure Science
has learned little about the pools fabulous under
ground wealth the mineral that has made
the automobile and the airplane possible Nobody does
know where i Will be struck search appeals
20 men with the gambling instinct S. oil makes tile
necessary stake.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-11
- - - - - - -
NEIGHBoRLY CRITICISM.

You can't nope 20 escape the cTIIIcism OF yoaI
netghbors II You drive popularity known as a
hin lizzie. or road louise those who Will
.av about YOU that YOU ought to be be 50
careless OF appearances. that your family should pc
saved such disgrace and that your position IN the
community" demands something better Of YOU Freely
also you are referred (behind your back o course
as The original Mr.. T. Wad.
And it. on the other hand. you drive closed car
of lovely design with fresh artihciaO flowers IN
silver vase hung % tie envious pedestrian may get
good view your luxury. the neghbors say You are
heading toward ruin they wonder how he does IT,
and broadly hint that probably don't pay your
debts"
Even the thrifty fellow who doesn't ride car
Is often accused riding the street cars too often
Adam must have led a happy life lie bad nc neshbors
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-11

and privates first class Broadshire.
Craft. Peet. Wilson. Booker. Naples
and wareshan. The educational and
vocational schools now conducted by
the army viii be explained to pros
rective recruits by these veterans,
many OF whom have been in the army
six to eighteen years.
Ex-service men who still have cloth
ing due them will hereafter write to
the Director OF Purchase and Storage.
Washington, p. C., instead of apply
ing directly to the local recruiting
office.
Recruits signed up at the Hammond
army recruiting office during the past
week are Forest c. Taylor. Lowell;
Dewitt Anderson. Juslyones Bendaro-
vicz. Frank Krslowitz, Anton Morto-
vsvi Joe saladino and Albert Z. Hud-
son
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-11
DRIVE FOR
ARMY BILLED
FOR LAKE CO.

Uncle Sam thinks Lake county pro-
life field for recruits In the great
nation wide drive for an army OF p
100000 the war department has sent
to Hammond for distribution through
out the county twelve world war vet
Grams who will aid in the big drive.
The men who will be under the dir
ection Of Sergeant Crsmer OF Ham
mond are; Sergeants Grady and Win
nick corporals Davis and Hagelsteen
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-11
IT'S GREAT TO BE A SCOUT

The Boy Scout movement made strong appeal from
the first because il is founded idea
Anything that viii take the growing generation
outdoors is TO be commended
through life that our sturdy Ameri-
manhood is 70 be maintaied physically par There
IS substitute for outdoor This Of train
Ing the Boy Scout organizations offers in abundance
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-11
TIME FOR CONCERTED ACTION


region is 50 vitality interested, Major Henry VI Lee
in the Calumet Record.
The only link in the Lakes-Gulf waterway Via the
Calumet river that is not provided Is the six
nile stretch between Hegewisch and Bue Island There
Is reasonable assurance that the be made nav
gable from Lake Calumet Hegewsch nd the Calumet
Sag canal to be completed this year will provide the
waterway from Blue Island to the channel at the
Sag Thence to the Illinois and Michigan canal the
Illinois river and the Mississippi
II is, OF incredible that Uncle sam or the
state city or sanitary district will provide for
dredging this sixmile hiatus but beginning must be
made and it is time start now arranging for this
work
bill in congress to appropriate for this work but
nothing ever come Of it. The would naurally fall
to the federal government but the sanitary district can
also be interested particularly larger flow OF water
Is needed for the
AZ any rate il IS time 70 start something This last
link in the Lakes-Gulf waterway must be provided Con
slderng the years OF agitation preparation that
seem to be necessary for all important public works
II is high time that Riverdae. South Chicago Blue Is
land and their various civic bodies start beating the
tom-toms
Former Senator Depev advises young men to go
into politics Has politics everything else reach
ed the condition where necessary beg the young
man to come forward?
WITH ALL THIS TALK about psychic waves and
planet talking. the would like to retire
to the comparative restfuness OF nice haunted
spooky house.
INSTEAD OF trying to conquer the world Lenine
had better make Russia
AMERICAS DEPoRTED radicals are said to be
safe in Petrograd." Well they may be in Petrograd
SOME OF THE presidential aspirants who think
the people calling them merely things
THE GERMAN MARK i 80 hard 10 see that there
is suspicion it made with invisible ink
MANY favorite son" is likely be spoiled
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-11

Former Senator Depew advises Young men to z
ito politics Has politics like everything else reach
the condition where it is necessary to beg the young
ian to come forward?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-11

WITH ALL THIS TALK about psychic waves an
planet talking the average would like to retir
o the comparative restfulness OF nice haunte,
pooky house. So
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-15
PONzI DEALINGS
PROBE GOES ON
Bank Commissioner Allen Has
Given Assurances There VIII
Be No More Bank Closings.

Boston. Aug. i4.-Assurances that no
more bank closings are likely as re-
suit of the collapse of financial deal
ings of Charles Ponzi. Were given to-
night by State Bank Commissioner
Allen.
Edwin L. Pride. federal auditor Of
Ponzis accounts. has placed the latter's
known liabilities at SS,000000 and
Ponzi claimed assets Of about $1,000
00o In this connection, Mr. Pride said ::
Il am inclined to believe a great deal
of money collected by Ponzi and his
agents has been deposited in the names
of others. The results of rigorous
examination of Ponzis affairs will
speak for themselves"
Referring to the possible transfer CT
large sums by Ponzi to his wife, Mr..
Pride said:
1T can be taken away from her and
it will be. 1t does not belong to her.
II is money that was obtained under
fraudulent pretences, to be used for
fraudulent purposes. In going after
what may be called Penzi's concealed
assets, we shall reach the large amount
transferred to or deposited in the name
of Mrs. Ponzi."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-15
ORLEANS CLOSES
GAMBLING Clubs
For First Time Since Village
Days Open Houses With
Take Out" Prohibited.

New Orleans, Aug. 14.-For the first
time since the village days Of New
Orleans gambling houses were closed
at 1901 o'clock this morning.
Earlier in the night police visited
each of the gambling places and
served notice that the Higgins act
p@ssed at a recent special session Of
the legislature, which prohibits pro-
fessional card gambling would be-
come effective at that hour Canal
street at midnight suddenly became
alive with habitues of the several hun
dred places affected. Royal, notorious
gambling street, for more than a CEN
tury, was dark except for the lights
from one or two alI-night restaurants,
and Iberville street, long the haunt Of
gambling clubs, went completely dark
The Higgins act makes it illegal to
gamble at any game with cards where
stakes result to the benefit Of any
other than the players. This elimi-
mates the take out" the main source
of revenue for the gambling clubs. The
clubs closed were known as chartered
clubs The notice did not go 10 the
legitimate clubs where the take out"
is not permitted
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-15
ROUND TRIP TICKETS TO BE HONORED
Ask Governor TO Name
Auditor for Pensacola
Petition Bearing Seventy-Seven
Names Is Filed With Clerk
of Circuit Court.

Governor Cats is being appealed to
by n voters of Pensacola to have an
audit made Of the city books. A pc
tition was filed with the clerk of the
circuit court at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, for the names of the voters
TO be certified. 1t will be forwarded to
the governor as soon as the clerk COM
pletes his examination of the names
The petition is brief and pointed. 1t
asks simply that an audit be made and
that the result be published, giving
as the reason for making the request
that I'VE are dissatisfied with condi-
tions existing here"
Under the provisions of the 1913
charter, Sec. 19, the governor has au-
thority to act in accordance with the
petition. He also has authority, with
out being petitioned, to have an ex-
animation of the accounts and books
of the city by state examiner. That
part of the section relating to audits
and examinations says:
THE governor is authorized at any
time to have all the books and ac-
counts of the city examined by a
state examiner of public accounts, the
cost of examination to be paid by the
city upon presentation to the mayor or
president of the board, of said city, a
duly certified statement of such ex-
penses, by such examiner of public
accounts, approved by the governor,
and when such state examiner has
furnished the mayor or president of
the board withRa a full report of such
examination, which report shall be
published in the local papers.
Upon the petition of nifty qualified
voters, certified to by the clerk of the
circuit court to the governor, it shall
be the duty of the governor TO have
an audit made of the books and ac-
counts of the eity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-15
THREEHELDFOR
CAR ROBBERY
Police Hold Raih ay Employees
For Theft of Goods at
G. f. & A. Friday Night.

Two men and a woman We're ar
rested by the police force yesterday
and last night and held in connection
with the breaking and robbery of the
G. F. & A. merchandise freight car
early yesterday morning. The car
was broken into in the. freight yard
and was discovered by sthe switching
crew about midnight Friday.
The switchmen continued their work
after discovering the theft, allowing
one man to telephone the officials. A
quantity of merchandise, including
comforts, blankets and shoes, were
discovered piled on a flat car near the
car which had been broken open The
burglars had placed the goods there
SO they would be easily loaded into an
auto, according to the theory of the
police.
The switchmen. heard the burglars
talking at one time but waited until
the arrival of the police and gave
them the information.
j. w, Mills, an employe of the COM
pany, and Belle Bryant were arrested
yesterday by Capt. Harper and Spe-
cial Officers Hall. and Bowman. The
house of the woman was searched and
suit cases filled with merchandise were
found and taken to the station. Both
parties told all they knew of the bur-
glary and Implicated ]. p. McLendon.
another employe of the road. He
was arrested last night by Lieut.. Nc
Clure and Officer Chestnut.
The officers had very little to work
with in centering suspicion at first and
what looked to be an impossible case
was completed in one day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-15
Revenue Officers at Chattanooga
Believed Colossal Smuggling
Scheme Been Unearthed.
M. C. JOHNSON MAN HELD
Prominent Druggists and Ply
sicians In Several States
Named In Confession.
(sy Associated Press.l }

Chattanooga, Aug. IA colossal
scheme to smuggle narcotic drugs in
to the United States is believed to
have been unearthed here through the
arrest by officers of the internal reve-
nue. department of a man giving his
name as M. C. Johnson. of Alabama.
Officers said they found more than
$4,000 worth of morphine in his suit
case.
Johnson confessed according to of
f1eers, and revealed the heretofore
mysterious source of supply of mar
cotics which have been sold freely in
Memphis. Louisville, Knoxville, Chat
tanooga, Atlanta and other cities.
Prominent druggists, physicians and
others in many southern cities were
named by Johnson, it was said
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-15
MINERS PRESENT
WAGE DEMANDS
fRx Associated Press.l

Cleveland, Aug. 14.-kepresentauVes
of miners on the joint scale committee
of miners and operators Of central
competitive bituminous coal fields in
Ohio. Indiana. Illinois and western
Pennsylvania, at joint conference to-
night, submitted to operators a demand
for a supplemental contract calling for
a wage increase OF two dollafs day
to all day and monthly laborers, and
an increase OF ten cents per ton on
both pick and machine mining. Both
are retroactive to August l.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-15
JAPANESE WRITE
LENGTHY NOTE

Washington, Aug. 14-Japan's re-
ply to the American note protesting
against Japanese occupation of the
northern part of the Island of Sagna-
lien was received today at .the state
department.
The note was described as a lengthy
one and it was understood that Ii
went thoroughly into the whole ques-
ton of the Japanese policy in Siberia.
The document. together with the org
inal American note, may be made pub
lice next week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-15

50. normal 81: mean same date last year
10: accumulated deficiency this year to
date. s7e: highest of record for 2sugust.
SO degrees; lowest Of record Tor august
So degrees.
For 81 hours ending .. m. o: total
for this month TO p. m. b-s4; normal
for August z is inches: accumulated ex-
cess this year to date. 5-s1.
Humidity
a. m. II: 1s noon. So: n n. IS.
a. m. 1905: p. m. so.o4.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-15
TAMPICO OIL co.
WORKERS ROBBED
1au Assoeiated Press.

Mexico City. Aug. 1.-Two employees
or 4 Tampico oil company. names not
given. were robbed Of fifty thousand
pesos near Panuco. according to the
III Universal, which says two OF the
robbers were Mexicans and one an
American.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-15
DROUGHT CAUSES
RAISIN IMPORTS
fRu Associated Press J

washington, Aug. 14.-Probibition
is believed to be responsible for the
I,40O percent increase in raisin i'm
ports from Spain the first six months
of 1920, according to the department
of agriculture's bureau of markets.