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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-03-24

O room, But while wp can't change
things, w oouF1eFs, We arc msaseAT
gers, and we fnd out where a1l The
advontuFeru are. even II w ton't Jet
hsm know r.
Now. I WIS sent out 10 ind the
boy. Thay told ma he was doing some
fine thingR He want IN the direction
which Joy had told him was the abort
cut II wna full Of trunks Of trees,
ana there wsre two ravinea. and II
would seem as though u wcuid take
longaE than the smooth road--ft was
50 fun Of obstacles which are big
thingn that got IN the way"
"And again ] was the one who want
cd 10 so the wrong way" aaid The
girl.
you wanted. II is true to go along
ne road which seemed 20 wen trav.
eied. You thought surely this time II
was right, and that we were trying 70
fool you. sometimes q weTl-tTaveled
road might DO right-it n . puzzle.
But not this ona. STor this one h
wuil beaten with mo tracxa u Ghe
lazy and thu ones who have no cour~
aga You took The right ono. Boy.
though you didn't succeed night away,
and though others laughed az you."
= didn't snccu@d az all" said ne
boy, II got lost"
mot -eafly.- said the courier.
81 Ia asStts
believe IN trying . thing more than
once. You didn't mind stumbling IN
fact, you ware a pretty good sport
The girl liked to hear tho boz
praised and she knew he deserved Il
I'm going 90 sgs that all sliia trav-
cling you did gels you nearer ths
House Of Secrets In q shorter time
You really wandered very far away
Girl"
but don't want 10 leave the girl. ;
said ths bog.
@of course not" said the courier.
Hell havB 10 leave me. for IN havV
30 20 all over the distance which ht
went over without mo-" said Tn Cir
sadly.
'Tsot a bit Of it. said the courier
MY message 10 yvu both h this
I'm going TO take you bon on ms
horss-there 10 room. and we're COINS
30 60 along a special road, down which
I came this morning. You didn't no
tee II before.
TT was fIled win branches ant
trunks OF trees, but they've beer
cleared away during tho nigiSt. and Z
new little road made around me ~
vines have 90 much 10 tell you
Don't imagine I'm going 10 70
ward the boy because he was good ant
leave you out because you didn't d.
The right thing.
you're bound to mako mistakea. II
explain. Come Mount The horseI"
The girl looked az the kindly fnc'
Of me courier. he wore a green en-
which ended In q point from whici
dangied three brass BELLS
He was tail aud rather thin, ant
from bis sleeves and shoulders ana
tie end Of his breeches weFe bell
dangling from his handsome gree
suit.
MY NAME" be explained, is Coop
erntion. You zee, you must have tn
spirit Of cooperation. In your adven
lures When one Of you makes a mis-
take, the other mustn't leave ans
march on alone.
you must work and play together
that's what my name means" b
ended.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-03-24

GET busy, keep busy. Is your job
unsafe2 Is IL permanent? You want
q lifelong business. You can get in
to such q business, selling more than
l37 Watkins products direct TO farm-
ers II you own auto or team or can get
one, II You can give bond with person
al securities. We back you with big
selling helps; So years In business; 20, :
O0O, 600 users of our products. Write
for information where you can ret
territory. ]. II. WATKINS CO.,
Dept. Ill. Wlnona, MINI.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-03-24

lfF - =
The courier. Of course. had his story
b tell. He was q messenger, and his
name was Cooperation. He told his
STORY 10 the boy and Girl adventnrers,
and they listened, for thsy wanted 10
hear what he had TO say, ana they
knew that he wantsd % help them.
oh" said the girl to the boy. -did
Jon have Q perfectly dreadful time
during he long hours We were sep
arated and afraid each other WINS
lostr
Dreadful" said the boy. but II II
over with now. How about your How
did you get alongT
"Not 30 badly" said the girl. for
abe didn't think It was quite 30 dread
full to look back upon ~ II was when
she was going through Il all alone.
How did you know ] was sareY''
she asked, turning to the courier.
I'VE get these messages" he said.
'all through the woods. You see. we
can't control the rules which govern
the owners Of the House Of Secrets.
The owners, ] might tell you, are the
secrets themselves Zach one owns
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-03-24

Everybody has some friend whom
they wish,to make happy, 1t may
be Mother or Father, Sister or Bro
ther. II may be Wife or it may
be Sweetheart--and often Them
selves.
Our stock Of Jewelry and Bric-a-
Brac is complete. Each piece has
been carefully selected and we feel
satisfied that visit from you viii
bear us out that we have as fine a
selection as can be found anywhere.
Any article that you may select
viii be laid aside and delivered when
wanted.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-03-24

Sells and Celia.
What is the difference between q
matchmaker and a jailer1
One sells watches and the other
watches celia
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-03-24

FINE LOT Of New Buggy Har-
ness at reduced prices. Also
Wagons and Buggies. And for
the Lands Sake buy Griffith &
Boyd Co.'s Fertilizers. For
sale by
A. T. WHILE,
3-l0-tf. Abel, Md.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
lAUNDRYMAN Is BEATEN
AND ROBBED BY THUGS

Two armed colored men entered the
laundry of Charles Coon, a Chinese,
forty-five years old, sol o street
northwest. last night and when he
refused to hand over his money he
was beaten into insensibility by one
OF the negro thugs. They took about
$50 from the cash register
While Coon lay unconscious on the
floor they robbed him. Mrs. George
Ruth, who. lives In the apartment
above. the laundry. summoned the
police and the Chinese was removed
to Emergency Hospital. He suffered
several cuts and bruises about the
head and body.
Three negroes who engaged Joseph
Baccabe1la, a hacker living at 4O1
First street northwest, to take them
to Connecticut avenue and Albemarle
street, commanded him at the point
of a pistol to leave his car when they
reached their destination and made
off with the automobile. The car was
found some time later at Cathedral
street and Connecticut avenue 1t is
believed the hold-up was staged to
avoid paying their fares.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
No Repair Shops Here.
ASKS UTMOST RELIEF
FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS

Appeal for closer Government CO.
operation and treatment for wounded
overseas veterans was made last
night by DR.. Thomas Edward Green,
president of the American Red Cross
speakers bureau, before the annual
meeting of the Sons Of the Revolu.
ton at the Myers Mason house.
The following were elected officers
Of the association for the ensuing
year: Gen. George Richards, u. s.
NJ. c., president, reelected: William
V. Cox. vice president; Charles p.
Light, secretary; Edward F.. Riggs,
treasurer: Reeves T. Strickland, reg
istrar: William S. Parks, historian:
j. Miller Kenyon. marshal: Hamp-
son Gary, Floyd X. Waggaman and
Maj. Russell b. Putnam, u. s. NJ. c.,
board Of managers, to serve until
December, 1924. Galliard Hunt acted
as chairman Of the nominating COM
mittee. and other members were Al
bion X. Paris, Francis p. b. Sands
and Archibald Hopkins.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14

In the next war we'll have to have gas
to win"
Fred Blume, of Millvale. Pa. who
brought home Distinguished Service
Cross, said: Gas is wicked stuff.
II the world agrees, eliminate 1t,
but let us be prepared IL they don't
It's sure mean"
Gas is worse than any other
weapon. Let them rule it out" said
Charles Brendel. OF 43 Mt. Oliver
street, Pittsburgh.
Henry ]. Bischof, of Johnstown,
Pa, three years in hospitals from
wounds. was tired of all wars. Gas
was easier on the chap who had to
die. If they rule ii out. though. 1t
will be big step nearer world
peace"
"They had it easy in the civil war
with no gas" averred George Cor
bett, of Cassapolis, Mich. But at
that there is protection against gas:
none against shells or bullets. What
does II matter?"
Eugene Reilly. of 1406 Fifteenth
street, Washington, called gas
dreadful horror" II sure can do
without gas" he added.
All these veterans were wounded
over seas and their army records
show they went through gas at
tacks.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA
PREDICTED By DELEGATE

Within ten years India will occupy
a place in the British empire similar
to that held by Canada and Australia.
This was the prediction made yester-
day by V. s. Srinwasa Sastri, repre-
sentative Of India on the British dele
cation to the arms conference, in an
address before the City Club.
'The day when Britishers could de-
scribe us as a subject people and India
as a dependency has passed, and the
day when India will speak from her
full majority as a co-equal dominion
with Canada and Australia. conf.
IDENTIFY predict. is not more than a
decade ahead" said Sastri. He also
predicted the failure of the Ghandi
movement in India,
although praising Ghandi as "a great
man, a character Of the purest IDEAL
ism and saintliness," but terming the
movement as "unwise and futile"
Former Congressman James T..
Lloyd presided at the luncheon.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
BLACK CHRISTMAS LOOMS
FOR ROCK CREEKS GEESE

1t looks like a black Christmas
for the four surviving Canadian
geese in Rock Creek Park. They
live In constant fear OF their lives.
Thirteen years ago a full dozen of
the big birds were turned loose in
the park by the Audubon Society
just above the falls in Rock Creek
to live happy lives and multiply. In
stead they got the wrong form Of
arithmetic and have been subtract.
ing. Usually about Thanksgiving
time one will disappear. Christmas
comes and another turns up A. w.
o. l..
Five of them remained when the
first Of November came around this
year. Thanksgiving drew near and
one Of the majestic birds knew his
old haunts no more. A few days
later a park policeman noticed a
small colored boy tossing crumbs out
and talking seductively to the re
naming four, who cruised about
with their heads cooked warily to
one side. The boy vanished pronto.
The four remained.
But Christmas is coming and if
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
G. n. RUSSELL AGAIN HEADS
CITIZENS OF PARKvIEW

George II. Russell was reelected
president of the Parkview Citizens
Association at meeting last night
In the Parkview school Other Off
GERS are Charles w. Gilmore, vice
president; John S. Cole, secretary,
and A. b. Clark. treasurer. Mis-.
Frances S. Farley, C. X. Wade and
c. s. Greenwood were elected mem.
bers OF the executive committee and
John s. Beech was chosen delegate
TO the Federation of Citizens Asso.
cations, with Charles w. Gilmore
alternate.
The association indorsed the schoo,
building program of Superintendent
Frank w. Ballou. Eighteen new
members were admitted, bringing
the membership to 527.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
D. c. AUTOiSTS ARE WARNED
TO GET NEW TAGS BY JAN. 1

Washington autoists who do not
want to land in the "hoose-gow" bet
.er get their 1922 license tags from
Wade II. Coombs, superintendent of
District licenses.
Yesterday Mr.. Coombs recommended
to the Commissioners that an order
be issued today making all motorists
driving without 1922 tags after Janu-
airy ] liable to arrest.
with sufficient and emphatic
warning given" said Coombs, every
in Washington should realize
that he or she should have their 1922
tags by January l. Those who fail
or neglect to get their tags by that
time should be subjected to arrest and
the ensuing penalties in court"
Accompanying his recommendation
was a report that during the first
ten days OF December 1888 tags were-
issued and that s55,936 collected in
fees, as compared with 1893 tags and
s30,S56 for the same period in Decem-
ber. 1920.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
VANITY APPEAL STRONGEST,
SAYS ADVERTISING EXPERT

Psychology I'm advertising was ex-
planned yesterday by Prof. Alfred Fl.
Terry. addressing the members Of the
Washington Advertising Club. at their
weekly luncheon at the Harrington
Hotel.
"Such are the characteristics of hu.
man life that we get more by appeal
ing to the vanity Of people than we
do by giving them cold morsels OF
council and trying to appeal to their
common sense" Professor Terry said
Psychologists have found that the
average person must read thing
three times before 1t becomes fixed IN
the sub-conscious mind. For this rea.
son spasmodic and "flash-in-pan" ad.
vertising methods have been found
much less successful than steady, con.
tinuous advertising methods"
The Washington times., 1921-12-14

street northwest, study "Rosicrucian Eel
Dinner. women's City Club, auspices
Business and Professional womenTs Sec
tion, $40 p. m.
Burnside Post, G. A. r. election Off
GERS. q. A, r. Hall, p. m.
Shamrock Social Club benefit dance
immaculate Conception Hall. $3.50 D. m.
Open House. Il street brancn Y. w. c.
A., p. IN.
TOMORROW.
Dinner, The Panauin Club. Cafe Mad
rillon, p. m.
Lecture. "Anatole France" Research
University, 20 Jackson place D. m
Speaker Dean N. u. Fagin.
Meeting, Brightwood Citizens Associa-
tion, New Masonic Temple, Georgia avenue
and Military road, p. m.
Meeting, Educational Section, Twent,.th
Century Club. at women's City Club. II
a. m, Illustrated lecture Making the
Desert Bloom by G. ]. Blanchard
United States Reclamation Service
Princeton Alumni Association reception
University Club, $3.50 y. m.
Irish meeting A. A. II. T. r. Abraham,
Lincoln Council. Immaculate Conception
Auditorium, p. IN.
Christian Scientist Lecture First Church
OF Christ, Columbia road. by william w
Porter, G. 8, b., member OF Board Of
Bectureship Scientist Church s:lS y, m
Women's City Club. Civic Lecture, Q D.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
What's Doing Today
and TOMORROW
TODAY.

TODAY
Wilson Normal Community Center
Howard and Eleventh streets meetjnr
Lonesome Club, Social Workers Club in
terror decorating.
East Washington, Seventh and c streets
southeast, scout rehearsal meeting
Olympia Athletic Club. Manhattan
Athletic Club.
Thomson Community Center, Eleventh
team, Dramatic Club, piano practice.
E. V. Brown, Chevy Chase Community
Center, rhythmic dancing, 2 to D. m
Tonight, boy scouts, rhythmic dancing.
Southeast Community Center. Eleventh
and @ streets, Mohawk Athletic Club
Quentin Athletic Club.
French section, Twentieth Century Club.
1I7 Massachusetts, avenue northwest, at
$3.50 p. m.
Pennsylvania Society reception and dance.
willard Hotel, s:1b p. m.
Open house. street branch, Y. W. c. A.,
7 to p. m.
Play Leave 1t to Pierre" Carroll Hail.
s y. m.
Anthony League meeting. 2oo7 Colurn bis
road northwest. p. m.
College Women's Club Forum, 1922 Eve
Art Class meeting George Washing on
University 2021 q street northwest 6 n
IN. Speaker: David Edstrom Los
Angeles.
Meeting. New Thought Society lsl. N
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
SCHOOL NEEDS
CONSIDERABLY
C0NCRESSMEN
Joint Committee Makes lnspec-
tion-SaIary Legislation Pro-
gram Is Agreed Upon.

Agreement on the proposed school
legislation program between the board
of education and the teachers council.
and inspection. by the joint Con-
gressional committee on schools Of
seven antiquated school buildings.
yesterdays important events In the
fight to modernize the District school
system, are under consideration to-
day.
The salary program, with the excep-
ton OF one or two minor points. was
endorsed at joint meeting of the
board and council last night at the
Franklin School and resolution was
adopted urging speedy action in get
ting the measure before Congress in
order to prevent it's inclusion in the
reclassification plan.
The inspection committee was com.
posed Of Senators Capper of Kansas
and King of Utah, and Congressman
Keller, Minnesota; Woods, Virginia;
Walters. Pennsylvania, and Mills.
paugh, Missouri.
The schools visited were the Abbott,
Webster. Armstrong, Patterson, Cook.
Mckinley Manual Training High
School, and the Garrison. The com
mittee, which was accompanied by
Frank w. BaIlou, AS,
sistant Superintendent Stephen E
Kramer, and Assistant Superintendent
Garnett c. Wilkinson, collected datf
on the acute need for replacement OF
several Of the buildings, condemned
In 1908; and for renovation and en-
largement of others.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
c. TEACHERS SUE TO HALT ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR PROMO
0IsihEARD |, 2 .".''S:!EEht:D ..':!
@2&61U DILL PRICE @&Ra2fp
TEXAS-WHERE THINGS
ARE SO QUIET.

"HEFTY'S" father sends him
from Texas this little rhyme de-
scribing the everlasting peace that
prevails Down In Texas:
We're down here In old Texas,
Where you never have the blues;
Where the bandits steal the jitneys
And the marshals steal the booze.
Where buildings horn the skyline;
Where the people always boost;
Where they shoot men just for
pastime,
And the chickens never rOOst.
Where the stickup men are wary,
And the bullets fall like hail;
Where each pocket has q pistol,
And each pistols good for jail.
Where they always hang the jury,
Where they never hang a man;
II you call a man a liar, you
Get home the best you can.
Where you get up In the morning
In a world Of snow and sleet,
And you come home In the evening
Suffocating from the heat.
Where the jitneys whiz about you,
And the street cars barely creep;
Where the burglars pick your
pockets
While you "Iay me down to
Sleep"
Where the bulldogs all have rabies,
And the rabbits they have fleas;
Where the big girls, like the wee
ones,
Wear their dresses to their knees.
Where you stroll out In the morn
ing,
just to give your health
chance.
Say "HOwdy" to some fellow, who
Shoots big holes I'm your pants.
Where wise owls are afraid to hOOt,
And birds don't dare to sing.
For its nell down here In Texas,
Where they all shoot on the
wing.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
ST. MARGARET'S CHOIR TO
GIVE "DREAM OF NARY

The choir Of st. Margaret's Epis-
copal Church under the direction Of
Alfred G. Eldridge. has begun re-
hearsals on the cantata, The Dream
OF Mary" by Horatio Parker to be
given in the Church Sunday afternoon,
at 4:30 p. m.
Miss Sydney Thompson, of New
York. who created the part Of the
Angelic Narrator will be heard in this
production. In addition to Miss
Thompson the soloists viii be Mrs.
Myra McC. Marks; Mrs. Helen Mo-
Cleod Cliff; Miss Louise Deutermann;
Miss May Norwood, Wilbur w. Gantz,
and Arthur II. Deibert.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
CARRICO'S INQUIRY.

Followers of the column are
rather unanimous that music makes
a more lasting impression upon
human beings than pictures or
sculpture. So say PEANUTS"
and "ROSELAND," the latter de-
claring that there is nothing that
stirs the soul to the depths and
fingers in memory as long as
music"
And "RIVERDALE IKE" con-
tributes this:
A Painting" fine Sculpture. or
"Music;" each done by master great,
The question (which one will most
thrill t you and most lasting impression
The painting. though fine In all details.
from memory will soon fade away:
The sculpture. likewise. In the ages will
crumbIe and fall and decay,
But. music. not 30 with the ballad; In
memory all time II will stay.
For the songs that cause JOY. mirth
products today.
ONE GAZOOK IN THE SOUP.
A married old fool Of Dubuque,
In the kitchen would flirt with the
cuque,
Till his wife, the wise guy.
Got blood in her uy,
And called her "vamping old
snupe!"
Then the old ma trimonial cruque,
To cajOle his young spouse under
tuque,
But nothing he said,
Entered her hot head,
And she hanged him up high on a
huque.
i. Il. DAWGONNE.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
bALLOU IS
CITED To
EXPL LAIN
instructors Assert Examina-
tons Are Unjust and a
Handicap.

Declaring that their status of ELI
fgibility for promotion is being de-
,stroyed and protesting against the
proposed examination scheduled next
Saturday by the board of examiners
OF the public schools, four teachers
today filed in the District Supreme
tCourt petition to enjoin the Board
Sof Education from holding the tests.
Ballou Sued In Court.
The teachers, William j. Wallis,
Guy Clinton. Elizabeth Birtwell and
Janet Ditto. assert that they are
: high school teachers who success.
1ully passed an examination in Sep
tember, 1919, for promotion from
class group A to group B and have
not been assigned for such promo
tion. They demand that they re.
celve promotion as eligibles before
another examination is held.
Justice Bailey issued a rule re-
quiring Frank w. Ballou, as super
; fntendent Of the District public
schools, and members of the Board
OF Education. to show cause by Fri
DAY next why the petition should
not be granted. Michael M. Doyle,
former judge Of the municipal court
brought the suit for the plaintiffs.
The teachers in their petition claim
tnat they are not only protesting for
themselves, but for other high, nor.
mai and manual training school teach.
ers who have acquired a status of
eligibility. With the examination next
saturday, those teachers now on the
eligible list for promotion, it is SAID,
Eligible without Test.
THE teachers now on the list eiigi-
BILE for promotion may take the next
examination and fail to pass" says
the petition. THE Board of Education
In ordering the new examination adopt
ed new rules covering the eligible list
with limit Of eligibility to promotion
to one year.
Previously there had been no time
limit for eligibility to promotion, a
successful candidate being appoint sd
as long as the list existed
1t is further contended that II the
new rules Of the board of education
are carried out, the teachers now
on the eligible list may never be pro-
NOTED inasmuch as the law limits
the number Of such promotions to
seven per annum. It is said that
the promotion from class 6 group
to group b entails more work,
with, however, an increase of 5000
annually In salary.
The court also is told that Edward
l.. Thurston. former superintendent
OF public schools, gave the teachers
the assurance that all those passing
examinations would receive appoint
ment before another yamination
would be held. This has been the
practice for years. say the pre- testing |
teachers.
THE Board of Education has called |
this new examination despite the |
protests Of the teachers now on the |
eligible list" says the petition.
The Washington times., 1921-12-14
ONE DAY IN ii AND s,

Bills column said that a storm
struck
A bunch Of advertising,
And all the language ran amuck,
And made il read surprising.
Bill comes out and asks the folks.
With Just the view of feeling
Every pulse, on what they think,
or proposing while they're kneel-
ing?
And then some fellow tells a tale,
OF Adam and his apple.
He wants to hand this problem out,
And see the fellows grappIe.
Another tells OF Congress bossed-
How this WAS done by Teddy.
Also how Wilson never lost"
Whenever he got ready.
Another one gets on the scene,
And thinks he's lost some letters.
They're In the attic Of your bean,
Behind the "quick fOrgettOrs."
Another fellow talks and talks,
About the Irish question,
And when It's settled, never balks:-
Spontaneous combustion! !
c. A. SAULTY.