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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-09-23

Wherein ADe announces tbs purpose
TO Be a Candidate for the legisIa.
ture, at kelso's Dinner Party.
Harry Needles met BIN Kelso on
the road next day, when he was going
down to see If there was any mail.
She was on her pony. He was In his
new suit of clothes-a butternut back
ground striped into large checks.
"You look like a walking checker
board" said she.
"This-this is my new suit" Harry
answered, looking down at it.
tits a tiresome suit" said she i'm
patiently. "Tve been playing checkers
on it since / caught sight o. you, and
I've got a man crowned in the king
row"
II thought you'd like It," he an
ewsred, quite seriously, and with a
look of disappointment. "Say, I've got
that razor and I've shaved three times
already.
Don't tell anybody" he warned
her. They'd laugh at me. They
wouldn't know how / feel"
Il won't say anything" she an
wered. II reckon ought to tell you
that don't love you-not so much as
lid, anyway--not near so much. l
aHly love you just wee bit now"
Harry's face fell.
DO you-loye-some other mann"
he asked.
"Yes-a regular man-mustache. six
feet tall and everything. just tell you
he's purtyw
IA it that rich teller from st.
LOUISE" he asked.
She nodded and then whispered:
Don't you tell"
The boys lips trembled when he an
swered. II won't tell. But l don't
see how you can do It."
"WhyT"
"He drinks. He isn't respectable"
That's lie" she answered quick
~ Il don't care what you say"
BIN touched her pony with the whip
and rode away.
Harry staggered for a moment as he
vent on. His eyes filled with tears. 1t
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-09-23

49,, to him that the world had been
+, suea On his way to the village he
NJ nv ead convicted 1t of being no fit
~ ~ Tor boy to live in. Down by
|hiu. A' iAie' Aoe' VINO stopi'eu
IL, Howay Harryr" SAID Abe. "You
|as3 e.la q sick. Come into rhe store
@.. aoTn, ! want to talk to you"
|oe followed the big man into
fba-.' store battered by his attention.
.aa been something very CRATE
NE sound OF Abe's voice and the
MIS- hand. The store was empty.
o-. ana I mustn't let ourselves be
oy little matters" said Abe. as
rt.. down together by the ave.
E 4 ~ mat seem 70 you to be as big
Ian now will look Ike a
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-09-23
DAIRY
POINTS
WAR AGAINST CATTLE TICKS
United Effort Being Made In Georgia
to Eradicate Little Blood
Sucking Parasites.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Cattle ticks are fighting a losing bat
tie In Georgia this year. The at
tempted invasion is being effectively
suppressed by the cooperative efforts
of federal, state and county employees,
working with the stock raisers. The
famous battle cry, "They shall not
passl" has been revised in the fight
with the blood-sucking parasites to
'They shall not live" for united
effort is being made to eliminate the
last tick in number of counties In
the state.
There are in operation In Georgia
3,291 dipping watts, in which cattle are
immersed every IA days. Dipping be-
gan early in the spring. the time when
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-09-23
CAPTAIN LINCOLN.

SYNOPSIS. - Samson and Sarah
rrayior. with their two children,
Josiah and Betsey, travel by wagon
rom their home In Vergennes. VT,
~ The West, the land of plenty.
Thej- destination is the Country of
the Sangamon, In Illinois. At Mag
ara rails they meet John Mcneil,
Who also decides to go to the San
gamon country. Saraf's ministra-
ions save the life OF Harry Needles
and he accompanies the Traylors.
Tbey reach New Salem, Illinois,
and are welcomed by young Abe
lincoln, Jack Kelso and his pretty
daughter BIN and others. Samson
raises his cabin. Lincoln thrashes
Armstrong. Harry strikes Bap Nc
Nou. Harry is attacked by McNoll
and his gang, and BIN drives off
Ms assailants with shot gun. Nc
Neil is markedly attentive to Ann
Rutledge. Lincoln IS in love with
Ann. but has never had enough
courage to tell her so. Harry loves
BIN. Traylor helps two slaves, who
rad run away from st. Louis.
Efiphalet Biggs, owner of the
slaves. has his arm broken by
Traylor. Biggs meets BIN and
makes love to her.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-09-23
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS

Is greatly relieved by constitutional treat
ment HALL IS CATARRII MEDICINE
is n constitutional remedy. Catarrhal
Deafness is caused hv IN infiamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eusta-
chan Tube. When this tube is infiamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when IL is entirely closed.
Deafness Is the result. Unless the in
fammation can be reduced your hearing
may be destroyed forever HAEL'S
CATARRH MEDICINE acts through tho
blood on the mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn thus reducing the Inflammation and
assisting Nature in restoring normal con-
ditions.
Circulars free All Druggists.
f. J. Cheney g. Co., Toledo. Ohto.-Ad@
vertisement.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-09-23
evil Of Discomfort

Discomfort IS IKE ink poured into
water which ILLS the whole fountain
full Of bIaclness. 1t casts q cloud
over the mind, and renders IL more oc-
cupied about the evil which disputes
than about the means Of removing g.
---k eltlaIa.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-09-23

Effect Of Floods in the Potomac.
The volume Of water in the Poto-
mae river which flows past Washing
ton IS sometimes $50 times as great
in food as at low water.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-09-23
Prlmeval Trees in Pennsylvania.

FTImsNdI tees N pennsylvania.
Two groves Of primeyal trees have
been discovered by Pennsylvania state
forestry officials IN Huntington coun-
ty, near the Centre county line, in the
Logan state forest. There is a great
variety Of very large trees in an area
OF 200 acres A hemlock was found
measuring twelve feet in clrcumfer-
ence.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-09-23
No Ornament.

Wont the new stenographer works.
mo" well, fire her. She isn't that
pretty"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-09-23

The best thing to do in hurry is
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-09-23
CHAPTER VIII.

Wherein Abe Announces His Purpose
TO Be a Candidate for the Legisla.
ture, at kelso's Dinner Party.
Evening star., 1921-06-05

Others knew the wisdom of his selec-
tion. Among these was Will Hays.
Postmaster General. He had occasion
to see the great efficiency and the
capabilities of George Christian dur
ing the campaign. He was not the
only one who had occasion to go fire.
ouently to Marion in those exciting
days. who soon recognized the worth
Of the quiet man behind the scenes at
the Harding headquarters.
Also like the President. Christian is
typicalIy a mans man. is genuinely
simple: and human and is thoroughly
democratic and American. In their
fonduess for outdoor and physical
exercise, they again are alike. Al
fhou phi the secretary is not a devotee
or golf the Presidents favorite sport.
George, goes in for the more strenu-
GUS exercise of tennis and horseback
riding.
These two men have been at the
white House long enough to reach
thA .conciusion that to handle their
respective duties well they must be
physically at. and when the opportu-
nity arises. which SO far has been far
too infrequent. they cast aside the
burdens OF office and go into the open
to limber up.
To analyze clearly George Christian
and his performances one can sum
him up as being thoroughly conscious
of his responsibilities and his desire
to serve ably in his quiet and efficient
manner.
Evening star., 1921-06-05

secretary who has been able to do
THIS effectively. but he surpasses his
predecessors in the quiet, simple man
ner In which it is done. ana the cell
erity In disposing Of each, individual
case. He cannot define his method
of "speedine 1'em up, as they refer to
1t. Il guess it.: is due to my GETTING
to the point without any long pre-
hninaries and without engaging in
any particular. amount of general
conversation with my callers" he ex-
planned when pressed for his recipe.
Rare Judgment must be used at all
times In. studying the callers and
their wants. 1t is not for him to he
autocratic or ard-boiled,' :. as they
say In the Army. He must, determine
dent and who shouldn't. He must de-
eide on the moment when to saw yes
or no to various others requests. And
always he follows the practice OF he
ing friendly and courteous. to listen
10 REQUESTS and to do what he can,
promises unless he knows they are
gong to be fulfilled. To George
CHRISTIAN there is nothing more desni-
cable than a broken promise
Handling the Corresponae,...
IT The ne1t most Important part of
ing the correspondence. This is n
task in itself. He does mot lnow
just how many letters are received
each day.. but he has been told bv
e,a ers sastaGhes IT. n of the once that they
during other administrations. Byeey
letter. card or paper-in fact, every,
thing reeeived-mpst be scknnwy-
edged. Although many Of. these re-
quire an answer. that is more or les.
:. s.!o.mitde!.er' rit ~, eomposition, 1t must
personally signed. An. imnorts1e Ss ne
feature of the White Hou.e cn.an ,e
sPondence that is looked; upon as
vital Is that it must be rememherei
IN answering letters. that there is
House letter being shown and pI,be
iished. therefore great care must be
taken In the selection Of words and
Alt1ough little known until he came
@tn mr.: aardins to the White House,
George Christian lived in Washington
Tor number of years while serving
as private secretary to Mr.. Hardjn9
while he was in the Senate. He there.
fore Is no novice at public service.
and he fortunately. had a pretty fair
presidential secretary when he ar.
cepted the place. He admits now that
what he knew about the work WAS
very small. He says he had no con-
cSpfion OF the volume and the ma Rni-
tude OF the work involved. It's scope
Of activity Is far beyond the fancy Of
any one who has not been closely as
sociated with the work.
Work in the Canp.ixn.
There were many persons through
out the country who quickly dues-
toned the Presidents Judgment when
he. announced that he had selected
his senatorial secretary to be his
presidential secretary. In justice TO
these doubters. 1t must be recalled
that Christian was practically un-
known outside Of Marion, Ohio. and
among q certain number Of senators
ana some party leaders. and that
something OF the Importance of a
presidential secretary 10 generally
known. In the last three or four ad-
manifestations the place has become q
very important and powerful one. The
title 70 n.y. = ntsnomsr. The, occu-
,Rut.warren Harding knew his man.
Evening star., 1921-06-05

course. for he. like most of the other
officials in Washington. finds golf a
relaxation. When he was a midship-
man at the Naval Academy the Sec
retary was one of the strong men. a
member of the gym team and wrest
Ter. He has been active all his life.
He was born on a farm in New
Hampshire. He knows something
about farming and he likes il. In
fact. he owns the old homestead and
farm in New Hampshire now. and
whenever he has been able to get
away from his business. or from
Washington he has gone back there to
do a little farming himself.
Door Swings to Old Friends.
Besides being a member of the
House and later a member of the
Senate, Mr.. Weeks was a very popu-
lar member of both houses of Con-
now that he is in the cabinet his old
friends flock in upon him by tine
score. They come to him upon all
kinds of business. much OF il having
no relation whatever to the War De-
partment. All OF this takes time.
In addition to being Secretary OF War.
Mr.. Weeks is chairman of the Federal
Waterpower Commission, n job in it
self that is calculated to keep a man
fairly busy if he had nothing else to
QO- ne is CdiieO upon 10 dttenO meet
ings of the commission frequently.
He is member of 4 number of other
governmental commissions, and, in
cidentally, he has charge of a con-
siderable part of the public parks
and grounds in the District of Co.
lumbia. not to mention its water sup
ply.
"I enjoy reading" said the Secre-
tary, when ] get an opportunity. At
present 1 only read what is cut out
or written out and laid before me. I
have no chance for anything else"
Both Secretary Weeks and Mrs.
Weeks are popular in Washington
society. Their presence at dinners. a
favorite form of entertainment in the
National Capital. is in constant de-
mand-and they go very often. But
after he returns home the Secretary
settles down to work on papers he
has carried with him from the War
Department.
Copyright. 1921. by The Washington Star,
Evening star., 1921-06-05
WEEKS IS PUTTING "PEP"
INTO WAR Department
CONTINUED from First paee.)

ton, and business sense. His friends
predict that it will mean a great saw
ing to the government in the business
which the department
will experience under the. control Of the
new Secretary.
The Secretary of War is not the
kind Of man to lose his head under
any circumstances. Whether It be due
to his Navy training or an inherit
ance from a long line of New Eng
land ancestors, or both. Mr.. Weeks is
never Mustered. He doesn't get ex-
cited. He doesn't feel thrills or be-
come embarrassed when he is called
upon to speak in public The Secre-
tary does not consider himself much
Of a public speaker. In fact, he lays
no claim to being an orator. Never
theless, when Mr. Weeks speaks he
hss something to say and he says 1t in
. ciear. busineSslike way
The. Secretary Of War hasn't a great
deal Of time for recreation. He
makes an effortt tos get out at least
once arweek TO tramp around'the golf
Evening star., 1921-06-05
FEDERAL AGENCIES SPEEDING
IN THE RELIEF OF WAR VETERANS
Inspired By the President, the Work of
Giving Help to Ex-Service Men Is Be-
ing Pushed Diligently By Officials

which has been serious setback to
the aid which the ex-service men de-
manded. - =
At the present time the work of
caring for the ex-service men Is di-
vided under three -heads-vecationa
training. war risk insurance and pub
lie health: There are fourteen dis
tricts. each with different head for
vocational training, eight war risk
districts. with the supervisors, and
fourteen districts; under the public
health service for disqualification
work. = -. - ? 20.
Centrali.inE Relief Work.
Following the investigation by the
special committee appointed by the
President to examine the work in
behalf of the ex-servfce. men. and
headed by Charles G.. Dawes. former
head Of the procurement division of
the American expeditionary forces.
recommendations were made for
quick Capitalization of. all the relief
work. Secretary Mellon Immediately
ordered the disqualification work
taken from the public health service
and put under the. war risk bureau.
This could be done without a. special
act of Congress-. However, the hos
pitfalls themselves are left under the
public health service. for the reason
that it will take an act Of Congress to
transfer them. e-:s.-
The administration Is pushing its
efforts to get sufficient hospital facil-
tiles up for the men who are appear
ing in increased numbers daily seek
ing medical attention for ailments
just cropping out as . result Of serv-
ice in the military and naval forces
The administration officials are whole
heartedly in the effort to bring about
better -hospital facilities as quickly
as possible, and are pushing their
demands before Congress with the
Soldiers Seeking Aid.
Some idea Of the vast increase in
the numbers Of soldiers applying for
aid is given in hgures gathered from
the public health service records. The
hospitals operated by the United
States public'health service are shown
| to have steadily increased: both in
number and capacity, since March 8,
=
Evening star., 1921-06-05

1918. On that date the service was
operating twenty-five hospitals, with
a total capacity Of about 1900 beds.
On June 80. 1920. 1T was operating
fifty hospitals. with more than 1880
beds; on January of this year. fifty
eight hospitals. with about 14.5O0
beds. and on March S last, almost ex-
actly two years after it took hold,
sixty-one hospitals, with 1850 beds
Not all of these beds, however. have
usually been a margin Of approx
mately s per cent reserved for newly
arriving patients and a varying num-
Der of untitled beds in newly acquired
hospitals and newly installed wards.
On March the total of unoccupied
one hospitals now being operated by
the service include twelve for tuber-
cular patients. seven for. neuro-
psychiatrics, one for epileptics and
The patients cared for in, these gov-
ernment hospitals consist Of war
risk" ,, ,beneficiaries principally. The
war risk patients numbered about
$500 on January 1. 1870; $500 on June
30, 1920; ..9,708 on January 1, 1921,
and IL, 400 on March S, 1921.
In Contract Hospitals.
The foregoing figures apply only to
hospitals operated by the puoiic
health service. AS the demand for
decentralization has outrun the ca
pacity of the government hospitals
the service, has been compelled to
place many Of it's patients in civilian
hospitals. where they were cared Tor
under contract. The number OF these
contract patients has risen from about
5000 on January 1, 1920. to 1Q,5O0 on
March S, 1921. nearly all being So
called war. risk patti
Lack Of sufficient personnel also has
been q serious handicap to the proper
care Of the. veterans. The public
health service let 1T be known that
the personnel has in some respects
Kept pace with the hospital work, the
shortage being in nurses. OF which
there is 4 lack of about 800, and in
dietftiana.
Claimi for Compensatlon.
AS in the case Of hosp taiization, the
claims of the veterans have far ex-
ceeded the estimates. A board of ex-
perts estimated that the maximum
number. Of claims that would be hled
by ex-service men would be 250,000.
On March "a. 1921, 594,242 claims for
COMPENSATION had been fled. During
February, 1921, more claims were filed
than when the rehabilitation Of the
forces. was at its height. And the
ciairns are continuing to come IN at the
rate Of 1000 dsy; without signs Of a
lot-up.s ~" - ~ .--'s
Demands. are. being made by the
veteran: organisations, led BY the
American Legion for certain changes
in thei laws affecting relief. for the
veterans, and these will result. un-
Evening star., 1921-06-05

likes to be called by his friends. Is. a
tr1fe over medium height, slim and
sinewy. His face is thin and strong
in Its markings. and his large. clear
ally bushy black eyebrows. He
has an ABUNDANCE Of hair that was
black. but now is turning gray. He
is what the average man would call
fine looking" =.
Little Known When Appointed.
He was little known when he step
ped into his high and important Of
slightest effort to mako himself bet
ter known. He is purely and simply
worker and an organizer, not q
poser or self7advertiser. His
greatest Characteristic is modesty. So
pronounced is this trait that 1t might
be considered as bordering on bash
fulness. His thoughts are entirely of
his chieftain and the country at large
and it is not difficult to ascertain
after talking with him a few times
to determine that his ambition lies
in serving loyalty and well. With
him and those who have been watch
ing his progress with interest and
admiration. are not surprised that he
has met with such marked success
and has attained such popularity
since March 4.
It is dificult to explain how he
works so fast and SO efficiently. He
will not tell. not because 1t is any
secret or because he does not want
to, but because he has the habit Of
refusing to-talk about himself. -
Briefly. Conments ON His Work.
"Qh. we Just get it out. that's all
I know. was the way the Secretary
answered the direct question OF how
he managed to- get through. the daily
pile of business. -.
yes. we are seeing an unusually
large number Of people. our daily mail
has broken an records for the. White
House and I. understand the. people
are satisfied thus far with their
choice" he explained further. II am
fortunate in having an especially
capable group Of assistants. The Of
Ace force has been whipped into
iaboring harmoniously and are pull
ing together. and our accomplish
ments. IL there are any, are only a
small part Of the administration's
motto Of getting back to normalcy;
This brief comment on his work
publication, but it only touches the
surface. 70 90 into detail and to
narrate fully the work Of the exec
utive ONCE would be = story or. two
in itself. But. among some Of the. I'M
portant things the secretary over
crowds Of men and women who be-
siege him daily for audiences with
the President or in Quese OF some
other favor; most often Job either
for. themselves or for a friend or rel.
ative. Fortunately he is relieved Of
the handshaking part Of the daily
White House program-that's solely
the Presidents duty. The principal
task Of the secretary is to dispose OF
callers without bothering the Presi-
dent with seeing them, to attend per
sonally to their wants il possible; to
give them quick answers and at the
sarne time send them away satisfied.
II is an art, not so much in sending
people away without arranging au:.
diences with the President or without
grating. favors. but to do.T 30 Gnd
cause no i'll feeling and to dispose- Of
thems in a. friendly way such ~ ito.
make them walk. out.of the. once say
iriT, Hes "a me fellow This = is q
great administration" 80
George Christian RS nots the FIRST
4 g..
Evening star., 1921-06-05

doubtedly, in an increase in claims:
Albert e. Ham; director of the
new service bureau established by
the American Legion at Washington
to get action for veterans which could
not be otherwise obtained, asserted
that awards for disability should be
made by the examining physician in
stead of by doctor a thousand or
more miles away who has no more
than a brief report on paper to con-
the same human interest. Lack of
human interest has been one of the
chief causes OF complaint on the part
of the veterans and their organiza-
tions. Mr.. Ham said also that Off
GERS who were. disabled in service
establishment should, receive the
same financial consideration for their
disability as the officers who were
permanent members of the army
There is a great need Of improve
Mani %sn, IN men the by q asabty ss
discharged from the service with cur
tailed earning capacity, dropped their
yearly renewable war term insurance.
Later, upon attempt to reinstate a
part of this. their applications were
rejected on the ground that they were
not good insurance risks. Naturally
not, it was pointed out, after having
given their good health in the war.
The veterans organizations are max
ing a fight for the removal of the
condition Of health clause and for
the (vilege Of reinstatement extended
to every man who carried insurance
in the service.
On the vocational, educational ques-
tion, Mr.. Ham said,s under present
conditions II a singer lost an arm
which. did not impair his voice. he
could not receive a training with pay.
There must be- he said. vocational
training, with naintenaince pay ex-
tended to every man who was dis
abled.
Justice to the Veterans.
The whole program OF reorganiza:
tion upon which officials are now dill
gently working in response to pub
lie demand and q determination of a
humane President to fulfill that de-
mand gives the, veterans that which
they have q right to expect.
Speaking Of 1t, the President said. in
his recent message, that II requires
the most thoughtful attention of Con-
! gress, for we are embarking on the
performance of q sacred obligation
which involves the expenditure OF bill
lions in the half century before us.
Congress must perfect the policy OF
generous gratitude. and conscientious
administration must. stamp ont abuses
| in the very beginning. We must
strengthen rather than. weaken the
moral 6bar .of'. the benehcfaries and
humanixe all efforts So that. rehAbili,
tation shall be attended by respirit-
ualization:"- - ). 'a'i%'~.' > ">.--. 49,