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The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Woman Who Came to View Harding
Inauguration Was Here 80 Years
Ago to See Harrison Sworn In

II you were one of the thousand,
who witnessed the Inauguration of
President Harding from the cas-,
front Of the Capitol two weeks ago,
possible you saw a white-haired
black-clad old lady, perched on a
stool which . man nearby had in
sisted on leading her-an animated
and Interested spectator of the days
"doings."
But maybe you weren't near
enough to hear her proud statement
to her benefactor; Yes, sir; was
here just eighty years ago today"
For the Lords sake!" exclaimed
the man incredulously.
Il was only years old" she ex-
planned. "and my mother brought
me here to see William Henry Har-
rison inaugurated."
She stood valfantly at her post
from 11:3o tin nearly ., ana then
got down from her perch-returned
the stool to its owner, saying she
guessed she'd seen enough now.
Are you a washingtonian or a
visitorT she inquired eourteouslz
as she thanked him.
Tn from Rhode Island"
We'll now. know that there are
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Should Washington Visitors
Wear Overcoats?

Should the railroad commands in
struct visitors coming to Washing
ton in the summer to bring their
overcoats along? Travellers 10
Washington have reported that a. Is
so cold here in summer that arrivals
must wear their winter garments
to keep from freezing. And perhaps
these malcontents are justified in
saving that Washington is cold.
while the mean summer tempera-
ture is rs degrees, the mean So
ciable, fellowship temperature here
is about 10 degrees, and that is too
mean for people who once were
foreigners in this national city
themselves.
Those who haven't experienced il
themselves have at least heard one
other say: When i first came TO
Washington i found the people here
very cold and / had a hard time
getting acquainted" This coldness
is demonstratedNin the public build
ings, parks. street cars-and in
many Of the shops the clerks are
so frigid that fresh cream would
keep there indefinitely without
spelling. In this city. where we
were all orphans, so to speak, there
is no excuse for this frigidity. Those
OF use who are acquainted here
should tell the new ones who are
skating on the hard, bumpy roads
of social frigidity, to remove their
overcoats and skates, and climb
aboard the gondola of brotherly love
sailing the gulf streams of balmy,
social warmth OF fellowship
abounding here in our hearts, when
we open them.
And II shouldn't require a cork
screw to tap the reservoir OF fell
'lowship within us. Statues and
parks may make a city pleasing
to the eye, but the real beautifica-
tion Is in the spirit Of the people
who receive you with a welcoming
eye, a kindly word. and a friendly
smile. The new arrivals would be
appreciative Of these 1uxuries on
which there Is no tax. and as WASH
ington is a city of and for the
nation, the more people are salts
fied with the attention received here
directly and indirectly-the more
prosperous and successful will the
city be. But more than that. we
will remove the impression that Ar
lington Cemetery and Washington
City are both one and the same
place.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
PERPETUAL MOTION
NO ELECTRICITY!
Glass-Enclosed Clocks Look
Mysterious; Operated by
Battery and Coil.
Runs Always
Without Winding

So reads the card placed along
side those neat-looking gold clocks
with the glass cover that you see
in jewelers. windows. The two
metal balls of the pendulum re-
volve slowly, almost grandiosely. in
seeming defiance of both time
and tide, the lower line on the
card begins to fade out Of your
consciousness, and you begin to
wonder IL some clever Yankee in
ventor has not laid low the laws
of the universe and reached the
end of the rainbow at last Then
you may pass on and leave the
puzzle unsolved, but some of you
step inside and ask about the clock.
At least the jeweler who told how
the thing worked said there were
others.
Here's how: There's a dry bat
terry in the base Of the clock with
an endurance record of better than
year. and the works are little
more than two coils of copper wire
which act as an electro-magnet, a
few wheels and a ratchet arrange
ment or escapement. The pendulum
Is hung from the uppermost part
Of the mechanism by a slender steel
ribbon metal case not much
larger than a safety-match box in
closes practically all of the work
ing parts. The revolving pendulum
twists the steel ribbon and swings
the little arm attached to II around
until an electrical contact Is made
with the escapement. The current
flows through. the coils are mag
netized and a small lever is moved
by the attraction. This movement
actuates the escapement. and in
turn, the gears and hands Of the
clock. The movement of the es-
capement also pushes the little arm
on the ribbon with sufficient i'm
petus to start the pendulum revoiv-
ing in the opposite direction, and
the resistance of the ribbon to the
torsion finally gets in it's work,
whereat the above process is done
all over again. Simple, isn't 1t?
And the jewelers. card is not wrong.
after all.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Washington Is Unkno,on
To Maryland Inhabitant

Washington? Mus be a long ways
on. san, Neva heerd tell Of 1t, sah,"
was the reply of an old colored man
last Sunday afternoon on being
asked by "A party of tourists the
exact distance to Washington.
The old man was trudging along
the road, a short distance from
Annapolis, when the big car drove
up and stopped by his side. The
driver greeted the old man and
asked if he could direct him to
washington. He thought seriously
for a few minutes and replied that
he had never heard of II.
That one could live so near to the
beautiful and historic Capital City
and not know ii seemed impossible
to the party, so they suggested to
him that Washington was the city
where the laws were made.
His face frightened at this and he
answered, "Oh, de Capital. vail
means de Capital, sab? Use been
there 'ots." and he furnished the de-
sired information. but he knew
nothing of Washington.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
PATHETIC FIGURES
AWAITING SOLONS'
Hopelessly Hopeful Continue
To Plead Lost Cause; Not
All Self-Serving.

Ever in the wake OF a phantom
will O. the wisp the eccentric lobby
lists from the several States are as
sembling once more on Capitol Hill.
The paved corridors Of the Capitol
and House and Senate Office build
ings are resounding 10 the tread OF
familiar feet as these perennial
seekers after an elusive pot OF gold
return to resume their endless quest
The man Of the weather-beaten
somorero, the faded belle Of ante
bellum Virginia. and James O.
blaine one-time right-hand man
all are here, with more 70 come,
Each year this motley hotsam
seeps In from its unknown retreats.
10 be denied once, twice and Thrice
without end. yet staying on 70 N
last. This year. with a new Presi-
dent in the White House. their
ranks seem TO be swelling. Per-
sistent. for the most part meek.
sometimes bitterly arrogant. and al
ways hopelessly hopeful, these
gypsy seekers watch and wait as
the solons come and 60, falling one
by one before the scythe OF Tim.
Many of the visitors are familiar
hgures about the legislative halls.
Each has personal mission to full
MI. one pilgrim, now bent and gray.
with an Invention designed to revo-
lutionize the transportation system
OF the universe, whiles away hours
Nowlng vengeance upon Henry ca hot
Lodge and Philsnder Knox, or in re-
calling pleasant experiences In tha
long ago with James @. Blaine HA
may be seen almost daily peekin-
through keyholes in the House
pfhce Building. or awaiting at the
door the coming Of some tardv Con-
gressman. Another bewrinkled and
hoary, who reiSns supreme in
Bryan's Restaurant, thunders about
near term in the House and an
almost contested election, sin
Nengeful after a wake Of twenty
years. Quite as hopeless and touch
ingly pathetic is the case Of a iired-
faced little woman in the attire OF
better days, seeking redress for
damages to her home in the davs
OF 'gl.
Not all OF them, however. have
their own interests at heart. Some
seem to be here merely 20 Took
around or to mingle in the atnos-
phere Of the great and near-rreat.
a crippled csvalryman. who knew
John ]. Pershing when BLACK
Jack was my top sergeant--aI-
though the generals record Is silent
in this regard-desires a boon for
a less fortunate comrade. A Texas
bard. armed with a "Rlue and GRAY
poem endorsed by the repeating
candidate" asks little save a square
deal for democracy. while a fellow
scribe. and a song writer ~ df.-
tinction by his own admission. vows
TO break the Song trust" some time
during the Harding regime. hoping
meantime TO connect with the Fed
eral payroll
Many well known Capitol char
acters, however. have been lost 20
view. Some OF the faithful. may
hap. true 20 a cause now lost. went
down with the ship when John Bar
leycorn gave up the ghost. Or thcv
may have retired In disgust from
public life to dream by the family
hearth. And not a few have passed
on, gone, In answer TO a summons
from Above. there to plead again
the cause that man denied.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

some fine folk from Rhode Island
and If I ever get the vote. I'll cast
1t for some one from that State.
And with this promise. of she went
Mrs. Jennie Coleman, of 323 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast is one Of
the oldest residents of the Distric,
and it is her proud boast tina, she
has seen twenty-five Presidents of
the United States. in unbroken line,
sworn in.
4 wasn't so anxious to CO." she
said of the recent ceremony, but I
felt couldn't miss one; Just wanted
to say I'd been ,here,"
Mrs. Coleman. in spite Of her 81
years. Is active in charitable work
about the city, and hopes to live ia
see many more Chief Executives en-.
ter the White House.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
DAY NURSERY BOY
STRANGERS GUEST
Able Is One of Happy Throng
On Visit to White House
For Egg Rolling.

There wasn't a child in Washing
ton, not even the little girl whom
the President kissed, happier than
little Able, of the Gospel Mission
Day Nursery, last Monday, the day
OF the egg rolling at the White
House. Abie's mother has been seri-
ously i'll for long while. and life
hasn't been overfiowing with sun
shine for the 5-year-old boy for the
past few months. To all appearances,
Monday was going to be just like
every other day to Able. The fact
that the other children in the city
were going to dress up in their best
and so to that wonderful egg rofl-
ing at the White House meant moth
ing in mis- life for the simple reason
that such events seemed to be for
others entirely.
When the young lady with the
pretty hat and the soft voice called
at the nursery and Able was given
over to her to accompany her to the
White House. his brown eyes be-
spoke honest amazement: nor did
they narrow down to their normal
size land they aren't small eyes
either) for the rest of the ecstatic
afternoon.
When will we get to the White
Palace" he kept asking the young
lady as they walked. hand in hand.
up Pennsylvania avenue. besides in
Vulnerable questions concerning that
marvellous House Beautiful. its
family, the details of which kept his
companion casting about for appro-
pirate answers.
Arriving at the white Palace" :"
Able was all but overcome with
confused emotions inspired by the
throngs of children, the music. the
eggs. and the sight of Laddie Boy,
who made no effort to hide his own
eager enjoyment. After seeing all
there was to see. and the last egg
had been tucked away in his bas-
ket to be cherished for the remain
der of the week, the gracious young
lady began tentative remarks rela-
tive to going home. Able consid-
cred this a negligible subject, dis
missed it at once. declaring that
he must hear more music. LooE-
ing about helplessly, his companion
spied balloon man. whom she well
coined with voice and pocketbook,
and at last Able, armed with his
basket OF eggs and two gaily-col-
ored balloons, 'contentedly took her
hand to trudge homeward, silent,
and perhaps ruminating on the
kaleidoscope events of the crowded
afternoon
You are good to mel" Re re-
warded the young lady. suddenly,
as they turned in at the Nursery.
When you coming soma more?"
The young lady, who had taken
an afternoon Off from ner desk at
the U. S. Public Health Service,
promised 10 come again socn, ani
smiled happily as he waved a stain
ed hand from the head of the stems.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
The Lincoln Memorial.

What costly monuments we raise
To those beyond our plaudits OF
our blame!
That heart is stilled love might hav,
cheered
And spared revilement's bittel
shame!
The hand of God was on him laid,
And to him given the heroic task
To lead hiS age to untrod heights,
And show 1t visions for which n
did not ask.
He visioned far where other mer
were blind,
He saw a goal they did not see;
Misunderstood, he sadly walked,
Nor Elba's dweiler lonelier thar
he.
The assasin's bullet by assassin
Unto its vital mark was sped.
More wounds the living Lincoln bore
Than did the Lincoln dead.
And so it was ere Lord Christ came
And so 1t is since Lord Christ died
The futures comprehending cheer,
Drowned In today's BE crucified!'
And must this evermores be true?
Gods man forever walk alone?
The bread of present love fore'eI
denied
For future gifts of unrecompens.
Ing stone?
Gone are his days Of human need,
His soul. emancipated, lives
In that pure realm whose glcry dims
All praise the world. belated, gives
Nor rocked he much of human
praise.
He longed for true and compre.
hending love.
II with that love We tribute bring
Perchance our gifts his spirit
heart may move.
HARRIET CHACE.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Harding Puzzles
Friend by Talking
Language of Golf

Senators and Representative who
do not play golf are at a disadvant-
age under President Harding's pa
tronage plum tree The other day
Senator New OF Indiana asked the
President about the prospects Of an
Indiana constituent.
There would be no question about
the appointment of your friend II he
we're not 'stymied,' said the Presi-
dent.
The Senator. not willing TO display
his ignorance of the word "stymi'.
hurried back to his office and said
to his secretary:
See what 'stymie' means. and then
will dictate a letter TO Mr.. So-snds
Soy The secretary was soon able
to report that there was another
candidate In the way OF Mr.. So-snd-
So" That was what ''stymie.' trans
lated from golf to politics meant
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
A Try-out for the Class.

The Herald today presents
some of the work done by the
class In Journalism at George
Washington University. Il ~ n
big class and not all could md q
place. They have hunted news
and now give the reader the re-
suits of their labor, based on per-
sonai observation. choice of fea-
lures and study of style.
II you read their articles, the
hrst step has been taken. IL you
talk about them, the writer's will
breathe success. IL cold type
eiicits praise, they will be con-
WINGED that careers have been
launched.
This entire page has been
written and edited by members Of
the class.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
LITTLE KNOWN nut
BECOMES BOON TO
u. S. OLEO MAKERS
Long Stunned Tropical
Product Takes Place in
Economic World

A small, supposedly worthless nut
ordinarily would not be expected to
pIay.an important role in the for
ward march of Industrial progress,
but the nut Of the cohuns palm
dened all precedents and. after be-
ing trampled underfoot for long
centuries. In less than ten years has
become the foundation stone in the
development of, one Of the most
fiourishing indistries in Central
America. as well as an important
factor in the manufacture OF oieo.
margarine.
vaIue Found by Chance.
The human link in this develop
ment is a man by the name Of Fox
About 1912, finding himself without
Job or prospects of one, he set
forth in the direction of Central
America, with the partially formed
purpose of carrying on certain
chemical Investigations.
He stopped for a time in British
Honduras. and there his interest was
'attracted to this species of nut.
which is about the size of a lemon,
and at that time covered the ground
by hundreds for a radius of man,
miles. b.
The chief characteristic of the
cohune Is a smooth shell about one.
half inch thick, of exceptionally
hard wood, resembling mahogany
both in color and fibre. The ker.
mel. Fox found to be about the size
of large nutmeg. containing about
40 per cent of a solid, yellow fat
similar in appearance to palm nu,
and cocoanut oils.
Not Thought Valuable.
Upon investigation he discovered
that neither the natives nor trav-
elers in that region regarded the
cohune as having any economic
value. Arriving at conclusions OF
his own on this subject, however
he set some natives to work break
ing the shells, paying them a few
cents a day for what amounted to
hard manual labor, for the nuts had
to be hammered and crushed just as
rocks are broken. This proved to
be the great and seemingly insur-
mountable stumbling block. with
several natives on the job, only a
comparatively small amount Of the
oil and kernels could be obtained
in the course OF eight or 10 hours
Then a trivial incident cooper
ated with the ingenuity of man to
solve the problem. Fox. walking
one day through the woods. slipped
on a cohune and twisted his ankle.
According to his own story. he be-
came infuriated. He picked up the
nut and in a passion of anger hurled
1t against a rock. II broke. Then
flashed the great idea.
Solved Labor Problem.
A centrifugal machine hurting the
nuts with great force against an
iron plate would be the solution he
had been seeking. One trial proved
that each machine. based on this
principle, would replace from fifty
to 100 natives. The British gov
eminent became interested in the
project to such an extent that II
gave Fox a large concession of
land for the sole purpose Of carry
ing on this industry.
Within less than ten years the
utilization of this nut has yielded
a heavy financial return.
Possessing nutritive value equal
to that of cocoanut oil, and the cost
of production being proportionately
very small. cohune oil to a certain
degree has become an invaluable
product to the great oleomargarine
factories of the United States.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
DR.. Taylor Goes to Boston.

DR.. H. N. Taylor. Of the depart
ment of telephones. of the Bureau
of Standards. is going to Boston
for three months to do some special
work. DR.. Taylor was formerly con-
nected with Cornell University and
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Masque Ball Planned.

The freshman and senior classes of
George Washington University win
combine and give a university
rnasque ball on May Q at the Arcade
ballroon.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
viii Hold Dance

Mrs. L. II. Snyder will entertain
friends at an informal dancing party
on Tuesday evening, April 5. at the
residence OF Miss c. Lamar. l72l q
street northwest
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
Indianans to Meet.

The Indiana Society Of this city
will hold q banquet on April 80 the
Ebbitt Hotel. Postmaster General
Hays has been invited to attend.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

After ffty-seven years Of con-
tinuous service, Miss NJ e. Broad.
now In her s0th year. has retired
from the position as forewoman in
a Dorchester. Mass, chocolate fac
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
DENTS SHOW PROFESSIONALS HOW TO GET OUT NEWSPAPER
Editorials

MANAGING EDITOR.
Fred 4. Hornaday.
NEWS EDITOR,
Cathryn Chaloner.
CITY EDITOR.
Henry wheeler.
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE,
Ora May Man, MARY Stewart.
Ralph G. Bray, Mary Ella
Clancy, Ruth G. Ehret. Louise
Espey, Earl Brown. G. III. Cole
man, Parker La Moore, w. III.
Guest.
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS
katherine Love, Michael Murs-
man, Henrietta Burton, Florence
Il. stonebrnker. CMrs.D Il. o.
Howard, Sara Page. Harriet
Chnce, Herbert K. Howell, Il. 3.
Shepard, Paul O. seyerson. Ethel
Ann Doyle, Frances NJ Thomp-
son.
The Era-leader., 1921-10-27
Real Estate Deals.

The following transfers in par.
ish real estate were made during
the past week as shown by the
official records:
Otis N. Magee to Henry l.. Guy,
q portion of land in sections Z, AZ
and Al. Sl75.
I. B. Brumfield to Hobsor
Brumfield, II acres Of land, Sec.
29.2-11, S14781.
j. H. s. Jopes to Pierce and
Magee, lots 5. 8, and IS. in block
IL, Of w. ]. Jones addition to Bo
galusa, $3.50.
e. r. knight to T. 3. Williams
lot 6, square 8, Of zona La, $25
Banner Lumber Co., to Louis
Travis, Sec, 8.1-11, $3.50.
Great Southern Lumber Go. tc
g. NJ Seldner, Sec. 29-3- Is, con-
tanning 41.9I acres, s418.35
a. s. Anderson ito Mrs. Mary
1,vons White. lots 50 and SO, block
The Era-leader., 1921-10-27
New Orleans Great Northern
Railroad Company.
CONTINUED from First Page. J

high wages as conductors ard 'en
gineers, and are also governed
by the same unreasonable rules
and working conditions.
The increase in compensation
Of our station agents during the
period Of federal control, as com.
pared with 1917, ranges from Il
to $40 per cent. Following are a
few examples:
December December
1917 1920
TaIlsheek, agent, ....,.s s4.3t S277.47
Warnerton, agent...... 1886 265.S6
zona, agent, ........... 93.12 265. 10
Morgantown, AGENT. 5000 2O4 -
Abita Springs, asst. agt. $3.50 1884, 40
It's against a reduction of these
high wages that the labor leaders
have ordered their men to strike.
We want. our patrons to under.
stand that we are not opposed to
good wages and reasonable rules
and working conditions. All we
ask is a days work for a days
pay. We know, and We believe
that our patrons will agree with
US, that no man can make a sue.
cess of this life by working only
four or five hours a day. We are
sure that our patrons will agree
with US that no business can live
and pay its men the wages we are
paying and not receive a full
months work.
We believe that majority Of
our employees would be willing
to sit down with US and negotiate
a reasonable scale of wages and
rules and working conditions, il
it were not for the fact that they
have been instructed by the Ma
tional officers of their organiza
The Era-leader., 1921-10-27
CLOCCED BLOOD
W|THERS THE BODY
Workers Sick and Weak
From ExertiOn Take
Guides Pepto-M -Mangan.

Men and women who toll, either
physically or mentally, use up
energy. When they overwork
they use up more energy, and
sometimes the blood gets in run.
down condition. Without rest the
blood cannot get back to normal,
so that it becomes clogged with
waste matter from over-exertlon.
The clogged blood virtually
withers the body. The strained
looks on pale faces, the thin blood
less arms, the sunken cheeks and
necks, the dead. tired feeling, are
the results of stale blood depriv-
ing the system of life giving OK
ygen.
Workers 60 to the drug store
and get GUIDES Pepto. .Mangan
when they feel weak and run
down, They take it in either the
LIQUID or the tablet form. That
makes the blood rich and red and
drives ont the poisons. Life.giv.
ing oxygen, carried by the little
red cells, renews the strength and
builds up the entire system. Look
for the name "Gude's Pepto. Man.
gan" on the package. .--Adver-
tisement.