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Evening star., 1921-08-24
WOMEN CELEBRATE,
National Party to Open New Home
Friday Night.

Opening of the new home of the
National Woman's Party. at 2o 1st
street northeast. will mark the cele-
bration OF the first anniversary Of the
ratification of the constitutional
amendment giving women the right
of ballot Friday night at o'clock.
Miss Sheldon Jackson. chairman Of
the local chapter. will preside at the
first meeting to be held in the new
home since possession. The celebra-
ton will take place in the garden OF
the home and special arrangements
for the entertainment of members
and friends have been made.
Miss Emma NJ. Gillette, dean Of the
Washington College of Law and
president of the Women's Bar AS
sociation of the District. will deliver
IN address on the benefit accruine to
women from ratification of the suf-
frage. amendment. Miss Gail Laugh
lin. attorney at law. of San Francisco.
also will speak. her topic being the
operation of laws for women in the
western states. In honor of Miss
Jackson. members of the Wellesley
College Alumni Association of Wash
ington have been invited to attend
and the Women's Bar Association
members have been invited in honor
Of Miss Gillette.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
FEDERAL POSITIONS OPEN,
Roentgenologists Wanted in Pub
lie Health Service.

The Civil Service Commission to-
day announced examinations to fill
vacancies in the public health service.
in the position of roentgenoiogist at
5000 to $3.50 a month. associate roent-
genologist at $3.50 to $3.50 a month,
assistant roentgenologist at $50 to
$3.50 month. junior roentgenologist
at $40 to $50 a month. all with quar-
ters and subsistence, and for dental
inferno to fill vacancies in st. Eliza
beth's- Hospital. at 200 a year. with
maintenance In addition to the basic
salaries named above. the bonus OF
$40 a month will be allowed for all
positions the salary Of which does not
exceed $4,000 q year.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the OF
fee of the Civil Service Commission.
1924 F. street northwest.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
TRIAL OF CLERGYMAN
EDRAWS GREAT CROWD
Daughter Of Rev. E. r. Stephen
son Expected to Testify at Pre-
Hminary Hearing.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. August "a
Two hours before the opening of the
second days session of the pre-
liminary trial of Rev. Edwin X.
Stephenson. charged with murder in
CONNECTION with the killing of Father
James T.. CoyIe on August II. Il great
crowd moved restlessly about the
county building. seeking admission to
Judge Abernathy's courtroom.
The people expected Mrs. Ruth
Stephenson Gussman, daughter Of the
defendant. to be called as A states
witness. Interest in the case appeared
keener than yesterday when sheriff's
deputies handled the crowd with
difficulty.
State counsel made no announce
ment as to the number of witnesses
yet to be called. neither has their
identity been revealed. The defense
has not outlined it's intentions. but it
was.stated that witnesses would prob
ably be introduced in behalf of the
accused minister. Under Alabama
law, defendant may make such
shaving in preliminary trial as he
chooses.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
.JUGOSlAWA WATTS
RECOVERY Of KING
Commission Reported in
Paris Secretly Discussing
His Condition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, August 24.-Complications
which have arisen in Jugoslavia be-
cause of the illness of King Alexan-
der. and the consequent delay in his
assumption of the throne. have been
met by the Jugoslav cabinet. declares
a Belgrade dispatch to the East Eu-
rope News Agency here. The cabinet
has decided that the interval Of eight
days between the proclamation OF
new king and his taking oath of Of
flee. provided for by the constitution.
will begin on the day Alexander is
announced to have recovered from the
illness which keeps him in his apart
ments in Ncuilly.
Heirship Under Consideration.
to the throne of Jugoslavia. whose
name must be announced Immediate
" after the coronation. has also been
considered by the cabinet. il is said.
Sentiment is reported to be divided
between AleXander'S cousin. Prince
Paul Kara -Georgevitch. and one Of
the children of the new kings sister.
Helene. widow of Grand Duke John
Constantinovich of Russia. who was
slain at Perm by the bolsheviki in
1919
The Jugoslav commission charged
with administering the oath Of Office
to King Alexander. which left Bel
grade Friday, Is said in Serbian circles
to be twenty-four hours overdue. An
unofficial report that will not down,
however. is that the commission al
ready is in Paris. and is secrtely
discussing the rumored physical dis
ability of Alexander to occupy the
throne.
Nature OF Ailment Mystery.
Only the first official bulletin on the
condition of Alexander mentioned ap-
pendicitis. the subsequent ones max
ing no reference to the nature of the
disease. DR.. Bernard Cuneo. the chief
surgeon in attendance. would not
comment today on published reports
from appendicitis, merely saying no
could add nothing to the official bull
surgeon was unable to state when
-Alexander's physical condition would
permit his return to Belgrade.
There is a certain amount of COM
rnent in official and diplomatic circles
over the failure Of the commission to
appear.
Serbian diplomatic and official cir
- cles insist there is no question Of
Alexander's hesitatfng to accept the
crown. pointing out that he already
has officially issued proclamation
accepting it, and say that the fmpos-
sibility of Alexander's making the
journey to Belgrade Immediately
through his physical disability alone
is responsible for his remaining in
Pars.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
DIES ON VACATION.

WORD has been received of the death
or Albert S. Ragsdale, connected with
the pension office here for the past
ten years. who died yesterday at JEFF
ierson. Tenn, where he and his family
nad gone on vacation. Death was
o"Iseo AS ny a stroke OF paralysis.
Mr. Ragsdale was well known in
this city, and lived at the Ontario
apartments. He was a native of Ten
nessee. and was employed by the rail-
road administration at Nashville pre-
vious to his coming to this city.
be held in Tennessee. Surviving him
are his wife. formerly Miss Gertrude
harris or Tennessee. and a son, Bax-
Evening star., 1921-08-24
HOME FOR VETERANS.

Plans are being made for the OPEN
ing of convalescent home for vet
Grams in this district at Silver Spring.
Md. according to Capt. Albert j..
Ham. district director of the Veterans
Bureau. 1t will be ready about Octo-
Der 1.
The place is ideal for the care Of
the veterans. according to Capt. Haan.
about thirty acres being in the prop
erty. He said that it was formerly
used as rest home by the Y. W. c. A..
and there are a number of buildings
suitable for the use of the veterans.
A wood-turning shop is to be erected.
Much entertainment will be pro-
vided in addition to the courses of
training.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
Oberliyp Co.Ed Sets
Type for Chicagos
First Chinese Paper
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 24.-ShanE
Ming or s'the Life." a Chinese
weekly newspaper, made Its ap-
pearance here today. The only
other Chinese newspapers in
the United states are in New
York and San FrnnciscO, nc
cOrdinG to H. G. LeunE, the
editor.
Mrs. X. e. Mui. an Oberlin
cO-ed. set all the type by hand
from a flfteen.fOOt ease. which
contains an abbreviated alpha
bet OF only 1000 characters
j instead Of the entire 10000.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
LIQUOR ARRESTS MADE.
Three Taken on Charge of Violat.
ing Dry Laws.

Internal Revenue Agent Harold r.
Stephenson. Lieut.. McGill Grove and
several sixth precinct policemen Wis
tied lunchroom at 900 / street lasi
. night and arrested two colored men
and a colored woman for alleged vio-
lations of the Folstead prohibition en-
forcenent sct. They registered as
Charles H. Taylor, jesse Taylor and
Ellen TAYLOR The first-naned was
charged with selling liquor and main
tanning nuisance. while his brother
and wife were charged with selling.
No liquor was found on the premises.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
PORTO R1CANs PROTEST.

A protest from the capitalized free
federation of working men of Porto
Rico against lifting restrictions upon
Chinese immigration into Hawaii has
been received by Vice President Cool
idEe for presentation to the Senate.
The protest asserted the proposed re-
Taxation would be a menace to the
sugar industry in Porto Rico.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
PLAN FOR XMAS MAIL.
Local Post Office Officials Prepare
to Meet Rush.

Plans for the coming Christmas
rush of mail will be made by officials
Of the Washington city post office at
meeting to be held Monday.
Postmaster Chance is a firm believer
in the postal adage that the early
postmaster is able to handle the mail.
So superintendents of branch sta
tions will be asked for suggestions
Monday. and told to put in bids for
any extra equipment which they will
need to- handle the Christmas rush.
The National Capital always has
large outgoing and incoming mails at
Christmas time, and the coming
Christina slide is expected to be up
to the standard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07
SCREWS WHICH ARE
NEXT TO INVISIBLE

The smallest screws in the world
those turned out in a watch factory
are cut from steel wire by a machine,
but as the chips fall from the knife it
looks as if the operator were simply
cutting up the wire to amuse himself.
No screws can be seen, and yet a
screw is made every third operation.
The fourth jewel-wheel screw is next
to invisible, and to the naked eye it re-
sembles dust. With a glass, however,
it is see INTO be small screw, with $50
threads to an inch, and with very
fine glass the threads may be seen
clearly. The tiny screws are four
one-thousandths of an inch in dame
ter, and the heads are double in size.
It is estimated that an ordinary thin
BILE would hold 100000 of them. About
100000 are made in month, but no
attempt is ever made to count them.
In determining the number 100 of them
are placed on a very delicate balance
is calculated from the weight of this.
ALI the small parts of the watch are
counted in this way, probably so out
of the 100. The screws are then hard
ened and put in frames, about 100 to
the frame, seads up. This is done very
rapidly, but entirely by the sense of
touch instead of the sight, so that a
blind man could do it as well as the
owner Of the sharpest eye. The heads
are then polished in an automatic ma
chine, 10000 at time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07
VILLA COMPLAINS
OF MEXICAN BANDITS

Washington-Gen. Francisco Villa.
once "the terror of the north" ofMex-
ico) rebel leader of years, but who
made his peace with the De la Huerta
Government last summer, and retired
to large estate in Canutilla, in Du-
range, which was given him by the
government, has complained to Presi-
dent Obregon that bandits robbed him
of 200 head of horses. In his COM
plant Villa asked for more adequate
protection from marauders and at the
same time protests his loyalty to the
Mexican Government.
Advices received here say that Villa
reported the bandits drove off the
horses and thinking that their CRIME
was undiscovered returned for more
livestock, "but they died on the way"
Villa made his protest with the naive
conclusion quoted above by telegraph
and the Mexican officials gave 1t out
for publication as an indication OF the
pacification of the country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07
BOLD IRRIGATION PROJECT

For a single state to conceive and
make extensive studies and estimates
for an irrigation project designed to
serve 1,753,O0O acres with 2O,OOO-sec :
#. of water at an outlay of $$3OO,OOO
900 is unprecedented. That is what
has been done by the Columbia Basin
Survey Commission with State ap-
preparation of 100000. In fact, the
project is unprecedented as whole
as also are some of it's elements COM
pared with irrigation works heretofore
executed, while in point of cost ana
general magnitude it is second to out
few public projects either carried out
or planned. The main features of the
project are given on p. s44. The daily
capacity of the main canal and other
trunk line conduits is 1,72S.OO0,ooO
cubic feet, or 12,725,O 100000 gallons
which is twenty-five times the carrying
capacity of the Catskill aqueduct'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07
An Alligator Farm

How would you like to be man with
the bucket and stick standing between
hundreds Of creeping cannibals? He
is the owner and manager of the
strangest of the many strange farms
around Los Angeles, the alligator farm.
His is little place-only about two
acres-and the new crop each year is
not large in number, but is exceed
ingly valuable. A high fence sur
rounds the farm and the visitors must
each pay quarter to get in; but it is
well worth the money for never did
we learn so much in one-half hour.
Study the picture and imagine you are
with us as tell you about these frigh-
full creatures, half snake, half beast,
wallowing in the filthy, stagnant water
eating nothing but raw meat, fighting
or sleeping all the time, and eating
their own kind.
There are fully 1900 alligators here,
the oldest ones imported from the
swamps of the Gulf States. They are
carefully graded and kept in lots
fenced in by stout wire, each having
it's own pond under the eucalyptus
trees because wallow they must
The keeper has a dangerous job for
they care not what the meat is. He
takes care to stand in front of them
for they cannot move forward swiftly
and must use their tales to strike their
prey and sweep it into their cavernous
mouths. Nor does he venture into the
field where the biggest gators are.
The eggs are the size and shape of
hens eggs, and these are placed by
the mother-alligator in the center of
a mound Of dirt and decayed matter
which she heaps up. The warmth of
this filth matches them.
Then the ZOOS all over the country
must have some to make their dis
plays complete, and this farm" es-
tablished fourteen years ago, sup
plies many. Very many people buy
them for pets or the oddity of the
thing and prices of the live ones vary
according to size. One must be six
or eight years old before its skin is
worth anything as leather for the
Jumps on the back are just soft carti.
liage at first, harden into bone gradu-
ally.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07
Spider Web Dresses

The worm is proverbially the last
of created things to turn against the
tyranny of those who seek to coerce
it, and the silk worm is evidently no
exception to the rule, for it has for
ages been patiently laboring to crafty
human vanity. Not so the spider, how
ever, whose beautiful silk has not
been similarly applied, simply because
that willy insect refuses to work to
order.
But determined onslaught upon his
pride and prejudices has been made
in Madagascar, where a regular fac
tory has been started to make silk
dresses from spider web. The old
difficulty has still to be faces, however.
and time alone will show whether man
or the spider is the victor.
The spiders, which spin luxuriously
in their native groves, sulk or fight
or devour their young or otherwise act
when brought to the factory, but they
will not work except occasionally,
the mood happens to strike them.
Then they sometimes spin for days at
time and die of overwork.
Their habits and customs are being
carefully studied.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07
DOVE MATCHES CHICKEN

A new experiment by Mrs. Ernest
Hirsh, of Pittsburg, has proved sue
cess. Two doves owned by Mrs.
Hirsch, after three weeks of waiting,
became the foster parents of baby
chicken. Mrs. Hirsch as an expert
ment placed a full sized hens egg
under the mother dove. At the time
she did not believe the dove would
hatch the egg and day by day watched
the nest, expecting the dove to leave
the nest. However, the birds alter
mated in sitting upon the egg and
finally their patience was rewarded.
A "chick" pecked it's way out of the
shell and Immediately tried to get out
of the nest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07

carcas has been found indicating their
presence. Some small game has been
killed by them, too, according to hunt
ers who have run across evidence of
the feast in the woods. There Is no
closedseason protecting wildcats and
there is a possibility that few of the
hunters will return with a wildcats
skin to add to the trophies of the
chase.
Taken broadly the situation in South
Jersey with the opening of the deer
season is such that hunters are justi-
fed in looking forward to thrilling ex-
periences with the possibility that they
may add to their hunting history a
chapter out of the ordinary should they
happen to meet Bruin or interrupt a
bobtail sitting down to a feast.
OF course, there will be the usual
number of parties out for the day who
will motor down early, leave their ma
chimes along the road and make
drive into the adjoining timber on the
chance of picking up a buck Every
year parties of this kind can be found
along the roadway, in many instances
with evidence that the days hunt has
been successful, scattered around the
auto. They come from all sections of
the State, as well as from Pennsylva-
mia and Delaware. Usually they are
accompanied by women members of
the party and while the hunters are in
the woods the latter make the tempo
rary camp and prepare the meal that
will be eaten in the open.
Every precaution has been taken by
the game and fire wardens to eliminate
the dangers of forest fires being start
ed by such parties. Road patrols will
be established who will travel the
highways where such parties are found
and oversee the campfire arrange
ments.
All that the hunters are asking now
is that there be an end to the rain
and that the snow hold off for another
two weeks. Bythat time the major
ity of them will have put in their fall
shoot and will have returned to their
homes. Some freezing weather will
olso be acceptable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07
ELECTRIC LAMPS
MOUNTED UPON A WHEEL

Many persons who have occasionally
to purchase electric light bulbs, under
stand very little about the differences
in voltage and wattage and the sales
man, no matter how willing he may be,
is not always in position to explain
the matter clearly in the limited time
at his disposal. A st. Louis company
has found a means of demonstrating
the matter in few minutes by means
of a wheel about 20 inches in diameter
on the periphery of which are mounted
twenty porcelain receptacles. One
side of each receptacle is wired to a
common point inside the hub and the
other side is connected to a segment
of a device similar to commutator.
Energy is supplied to the wheel by
means of brushes, and the brush on
the commutator is wide enough to
light two lamps at one time. The
wiring and electrical connections are
concealed in the wheel, and its support
is mounted nthe wall at point con-
venient to the lamp counter. The
lamps placed in the receptacles range
in size from 10 watts to 100 watts of
the types most frequently sold. Any
desired lamp or two adjacent lamps
can be lighted at will. With these ar
rangements the comparative size, style
and brilliancy of lamps can easily be
shown to a customer and the order
filled directly from stock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07
OCCUPATION ARMY
TO REMAIN ON RHINE

Washington-Withd Of troops
in the American army of occupation
is not being considered by the War De-
partment, according to the statement
made recently by Secretary Baker. He
said there had been no official protest
received either for the Allies or the
Germans relative to the cost of main
tanning the American soldiers.
The present policy of the Depart
ment, it is understood, is to limit the
number of men in the army of occupa-
ton to 1000, and at the present time
only the absolutely necessary replace
ments are being sent over for the
Rhine army.
The protests which may have been
voiced at the Brussels conference are
due, it is believed, to the fact that the
American army still is being main
tanned under the terms of the armi-
stice, which obligates Germany to pay
for the expenses of the troops.
The cost of the army of occupation
since December, 1918, to the end of
the present fiscal year has been $751;
O85, 900. Of that amount Germany has
paid less than $35O,OOO,OO0, sum
below the cost of maintaining the
American forces for month when the
expenses were at their high mark.
The cost of the army of occupation
this year has averaged just above
50, 100000 month.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07
HOW TO DETERMINE
DISTANCE AT SEA

The rules for determining the dis
ance of objects seen at sea are very
simple and should be known by all.
Suppose that the eye Of the observer
is is feet above the level of the ocean.
In that casewe double 10, which gives
us SO, the square root of which is 6.
Therefore, the horizon lies at a dis
lance of miles when the observer
sees it at an elevation of 10 feet.
From a height of 80 feet, which is
about that of the eye of an observer
on a vessel the size of the City of
Rome, we double the distance of the
eye above sea level, which gives us go.
the square root of which is TT. Hence
an object may be seen at distance Of
II miles from a steamer of the size
mentioned.
If the depth of the part of a distant
ships hull below the horizon is known
the distance of the ship beyond the
horizon is obtained in the same way.
Then, suppose the depth of the part
concealed to be IL feet, then We take
the square root of twice IL, or "a, Civ
ing 4S; showing that the ships dis
lance beyond the horizon is 49, miles.
Hence if ship is seen with IL feet of
the hull down Chat is with IL feet of
the hum invisible), the observations
being taken from the deck of asteamer,
we may correctly infer that its dis
lance is 40 miles beyond the distance
Of the horizon, which by the figures
alone is proved to be distance of
III miles. We add the two sets of
figures together and find that the in
coming or outgoing vessel is IL 3-5
niles away.
" AS soon as thing is fashionable 1t
somehow .hei pes comfortable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07
NEFF LIBEL JURY DIsAGREEs

Waco, Textile jury in the case
against Fisher Alsup. charged with
criminal libel against Pat Men. COVER
nor elect of Texas, failed to agree and
was discharged. The case was set for
retrial January "a The libel charges
against Alsup were the outgrowth of
a published article bearing upon Mr..
Nefrs age. at time whe nthe draft
was under consideration. The story
was published during the recent guber-
Material election campaign.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07

81 wish my little boy would try to
be good all the time" said Bobby's
mamma as she was rocking the little
fellow to sleep.
Il do" replied Bobbie, but ! don't
think I'm big enough to do very well
at it yet"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07

"Why are you so naughty, Johnny?
It seems to me that with mamma worn
out and papa with broken arm, you
might try to be good
"Hoh!" sal dJohnnie; that's just
the time to be bad. No one can lick
me-"
Now, remember" said the school
teacher "a contagious disease is one
you can catch"
as spanking disease! asAeu
Benny Bloombumper.
mo; how ridiculous!
well, l often catch one"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07

Y AS soon as a thing is fashionable it
somehow hei hes comfortable.