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Evening star., 1921-07-19
OYSTER ASKS TRIAL
OF CAR FARE PLAN
Commissioner to Urge Higher
Electric Rate if Other
Solution Fails.
REGARDED AS PRACTICAL
Would Try Out His Proposal Un-
til Congress Makes Final Dis
position of Problem.

Trial for limited period of his plan
to reduce street car fares by increas-
ing the rate for electric current will
be urged by Commissioner oyster
upon his colleagues on the Utilities
Commission unless a better method Of
solving the traction problem should
be offered at the closing session this
afternoon of the Potomac Electric
Power Company rate hearing.
This was indicated today by the
Commi ssioner. who said he had gone
into the railway and power hearings
with an open mind and desirous of
being shown that some other plan
would produce better results. So far.
he stated, his suggestion appears TO
be the only one that has been Of
fered that paves the way for reduc-
ing car fares uniformly on both sys-
tens without injuring the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company or
restricting it's ability to render eff
cient service.
Regarded as Practical.
1t is known that several persons
who have attended the hearings. in
cluding representatives of some of the
citizens organizations. informally
have told Mr.. oyster they consider his
proposal the most practical one that
has been brought forward But these
men have made no statements to the
commission to that effect and Mr..
oyster is at a loss to understand why
they have not put themselves on rec
ord. He believes citizens generally
who are Interested in the rate QueS-
tions should tell the commission
frankly what they think of the pro-
posal to use Potomac Electric Pow er
s1r,N we nc fnr y.,fJtt niv,Cr
fares.
Commissioner oyster would give his
plan a trial until such time as Con-
gress may provide final solution of
the traction problem through leGisla-
tion or a reduction in operating eX-
ton in fares. He points out that
users of electricity will continue to
pay 10 cents for electricity until the
courts have disposed of this question.
and that citizens would be benefited.
temporarily at least. if the power
company were permitted to divert a
cent and a half of this charge to the
quired to impound it.
Could Await Decision.
The Commissioner can sec no justifi-
cation for laying aside the cent and a
half portion of the 10-cent electric charge
pending decision by the courts. when
the money, in the meantime could be
employed to the advantage of the public
in the form of full cent reduction in
the street car fare.
There is considerable uncertainty as
to when the commission will announce
its findings in the Potomac Electric
Power Company and the traction cases
The telephone and gas rate cases will be
up Wednesday and Friday, respectively
Il ftA mill 10.
the question Of rates of depreciation for
the various utilities. Whether any rate
decisions will be reached in advance OF
consideration of depreciation charges has
not been decided.
Ham Cross-ExamtAed.
Cross-examination of President
Ham by Justin Morrill, Chamberlain.
counsel for wholesale consumers.
including a large number of depart
ment stores hotels and theaters. took
up the major portion of yesterday
Evening star., 1921-07-19
MORE LICENSES ISSUED.

License collections in the District
during the past fiscal year reached a
total of s441.35O17. which is an in
crease over the collections of the pre-
vious year of s39.199.07, report
made to Commissioner Rudolph today
by Wade H. Coombs. District superin-
tendent of licenses. shows. The
amount collected for automobile and
motor cycle tags was s256.033: mis-
cellaneous licenses, S144.2O117: op-
orators permits, s40,960, and engineer
licenses. S156.
Evening star., 1921-07-19
Gutter Bear at Nome Brings
Men Rescued From Bering Sea

which sailed from Nome last year on
the schooner Casco. later wrecked IN
Nome on the Bear. He suffered many
hardships last winter in mushing
across the barren Tundra from Chaun
bay, Siberia, with news Of the dis.
covery Of gold, silver and tin at that
point. ,
(The Rurnham expedition. mentioned
in the foregoing dispatch. was headed
by John b. Burnham of New YORK.
president of the American Game Pro-
tective Association, and Andrew M
Taylor of Mccarthy, Alaska. noted
big game hunter, trapper and guide;
1t was outfitted at Seattle. Wash. ana
proceeded to Nome on the Victoria
early last June. Mr.. Burnham an.
nounced the expedition would attempt
to penetrate the Chuckiehi peninsula,
the most northeastern point OF 81
IBERIA, and that 1t would be semi
scientific and semi-sporting in ma
ture.)
Evening star., 1921-07-19
HOSTESS ON BIRTHDAYS.

SANDY SPRING. Nd. July 19.-On
Saturday afternoon, at Mount Airy, the
home of Mr.. Benjamin H. Miller. Mrs.
Granville Farquhar entertained in
honor jointly of the seventeen birth
day of Mrs. John Thomas and the
fifth birthday of her granddaughter.
Patty Morris. On the lawn of the old
homestead some fifty children played
games and then sat down to the
sort Of collation. that is the real rea-
son for all children's parties An
equal number of grown persons were
present.
Evening star., 1921-07-19
STEALS WEDDING GIFT.
Youth Eager to Remember Friends
Faces Trouble.

The desire of Charles Harris, col
ored. twenty-one years OLD, TO give
one of his friends an appropriate we'd
ding present may land him in the
penitentiary. Harris thought a piece
of silver would be about the proper
thing for a present, and. not possess
ing one. decided to make visit to an
apartment in the northumberland,
where he acquired three pieces of
silver.
Choosing one of these. he sent it to
his friend and. by means of the pres
ent the police were able to trace the
theft to him Harris pleaded guilty
today before Chief Justice Mccoy. Be-
aause of his youth and the statement
hat he had not before been in trou-
Die the court referred the case to
Probation officer Steele for investiga-
ton
Evening star., 1921-07-19

VEN Der. 81 t,N44.UUV, anu DeCeIIIUeT,
1920, S15.497 900.
Subjected to Criticism.
Yet we are charged with all sorts
of coercion against cotton farmers.
said Gov. Harding. Indignantly. We
are charged with depressing the
farmer and forcing the sale of cot
ton"
Senator Glass observed that it would
have been a good thing If the farm
ers had-heen forced to sell at 40 cents
a pound, as now they can't get Is
cents.
Gov. Harding declared that men now
criticising the board had been fore
most in advising farmers to hold
their cotton when it was around 40
cents
Evening star., 1921-07-19
MORE CASH FOR AMUNDsEN.
Norway Votes 100000 Kroner Ad.
dttional to Expedition.

SEATTLE. Wash. July 1S.-Capt.
vate notification from Christiania,
Norway, that the Norwegian parlia-
ment had voted him an additional
100000 kroner with which to continue
his arctic expedition, delayed last
year. when his schooner. the Maud.
lost a propeller in the ice Off Cape
SerdZe. Siberia
Evening star., 1921-07-19
BAND CONCERT.

At Washington Circle. at 1880
pm. today, by the United States
Marine Band. Taylor Branson.
second leader. Program.
March, Buick. Hazel.
Overture, Bohemian Girl"
Balfe.
Intermezzo, Basket of Roses"
Albers.
Excerpts from Eileen
Herbert.
Waltz, Nights of Gladness."
Ancliffe.
Novelties: a. "Fancies." Spencer.
b. Grooming" Caesar.
Grand Scenes from "RigOletto."
Verdi.
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1921-07-19

vember. $l7.S44.0Oo, and December
1920, S1J.491 900.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30
ASPIRING YOUTH FLIES HIGH
But His Educational Qualifications for
the Secret Service Were Not 4-
Revealed in Letter.

Capt. Thomas E. Halls of the Uni
ted States secret, service receives
many applications for positions in the
department. Here is one of the choic-
est and it came from Missouri:
Dear sir 1 am righting you this
letter in the regards of a Job / Wood
like to have a Job as united States
Detective often thought that l Wood
like to have a Job like that so /
thought Wood right to you and see
What Good be done About it if you
can give me Job will do good hon
est work will guarantee that Will
do square business Wood like for
you all to help Me out about it / VIII
help the force out in eny way can
i will close hoping to hear from you
please right and let Me Know What
you think about it and tell me What
the terms and Salary is."-Indianap-
oils News.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30

Some 140 years ago, in what was
then the nucleus Of the United States,
every man and boy owned a musket
and knew how to use it.
They were skilled in woodcraft,
knew their own country and could
bring down any game within range
with one shot.
Yet in all the terrible years. of the
Revolutionary war it took 25O,OOO of
them to defeat 10000 invaders.
The British could not shoot as well
and neither did they possess the spirit
Of the American cOlonist, who was
fighting for his home and his convic.
tiOns.
But they were organized! They were
trained!
Organization and training, brought
over 5000 miles of sea, kept them 60
ing in a strange and hostile country
where they were greatly outnumbered
by the inhabitants and enabled them
to remain there for eight yearsl
Individually, the Colonials were
better fighting men than the redeoats;
collectively, they were not.
With $4,000 trained and equipped
men-half the British number-Wash-
ingtOn might have vanquished the in
vaders as quickly as their regiments
were landed. Given equal training
and equipment with the British, and
their spirit and knowledge of the coun-
try and of craftsmanship would have
done the rest. At the utmost, it is
unlikely that it would have required
more than two years.
But instead Washington had rag
ged Continentals, half starved, loosely
organized, and equipped with practi-
cally only what they could furnish
themselves.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30
EXPERT INFORMATION
GENERALLY Is WRONG
''Wise Boys" Are Incorrect
Nearly Every Time.
Dopesters Possessed Marvellous
Amount Of knowledge on Sullivan
corbett Affair-LaVigne Looks
for Surprise.

Beware the dope OF the boxer Ex-
pert information generally goes'wr0ng.
Go back to the days of the Demp-
sey-Fitzsimmons setto. Ninety-nine
out of 100 picked Dempsey. Well, he
lost, oh, so easy. And then came the
Irish champion, Peter Maher, and
these same boxers said that he would
eat Fftz alive. 1t was astounding, mar
velous the amount of knowledge they
possessed; they lost; Fitz won and
won easily.
Then comes the Sullivan-Corbett af-
fair. With hardly a dissenting voice
the experts chose Sullivan, and some
Of them pictured the outcome so vivid
ly that every one stood in open
mouthed amazement. They had the
big fellow with the $4,000 in his vest
pocket before the fight had gone
couple Of rounds. They lost again.
The odds against Corbett were greater
than at any previous championship af-
fair in the history of the ring.
Then they retrenched; they said
that Corbett would win over Fitzsim-
mons. AS usual they were wrong. Fitz
won.
Bring their representations up to
the present time and lets see how they
Jared. Abe Attell against Johnny Kill
bane for instance. They told us that
Attell couldn't lose, but he did. Then
there was Leonard and Willie Ritchie
and host of other bouts in which
they picked the wrong fellow.
There is, there always will be and
always has been prejudice favoring
native sons, and this is quite natural to
every good American. But this preju-
dice is apt to be the jinx in picking
winners. No American wants some
foreign boxer to come over here and
take championship back with him to
Europe, but sometimes they do.
Kid Lavigne, the ex-champion light
weight, is one of the prophets on the
coming fight, but he doesn't come out
fiatfooted. He says that he has
hunch Carpenter will surprise Demp-
sey. But in his next prediction he
states that Dempsey can whip Carpen-
tier all right, and then he says, but
mark my words, watch out for a sur
prise; a win for Carpenter is possi-
ble."
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30
Remembered
Debt to
Lafayette
S2A5 d S&&

Whether you have been there. or are
planning to go, here's a story Of Val
ley Forge you will want to remember.
give it as it was told by a writer in
Our Dumb Animals:
The incident I am about to relate oc-
CURED in 1924, during Lafayette's last
visit to this country. Forty years had
passed since his promise to Washing
ton to return as his guest. He was
now nearly 40 years old, but his heart
beat as warmly for his adopted coun-
try as in those earlier days when he
had fought for its liberties.
A brilliant reception was under way.
A slowly moving line of stately guests
passed by Lafayette, who greeted each
with cOurtly grace. Presently there ap-
preached an old soldier, clad in a.worn
Continental uniform. In his hand was
an ancient musket, and across his
shoulder was thrown a small blanket
or rather piece of blanket.
On reaching the marquis the VET
eran drew himself up in the stiff fash
ion Of the old-time drill and gave the
military salute. As Lafayette made
the return signal, tears started to
his eyes. The tattered uniform, the
ancient tiintlock, the silver-haired sol
der, even older than himself, recalled
the dear past.
do you know meT" asked the sol
dier.
mo, cannot say that I do" was the
frank reply.
"DO you remember the frOsts and
SHOWS of Valley FOrge2"
Il shall never forget them," an
swerd Lafayette
zone bitter night, general, you were
going the rounds at Valley Forge. You
came upon sentry in thin clothing
and without stockings. He was slowly
freezing to death. You took his gun,
saying Go to my hut. There you viii
ind stockings, a blanket and a fire.
After warming yourself bring the
blanket to me. Meanwhile l will keep
guard
''rhe soldier obeyed When he re-
urned to his post, you, General La
fayette, cut the blanket In two. One
half you kept; the other you present
ID to the sentry. Here, general, Is one
half Of that blanket, for / am the SEN
~ whose life you saved"
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30
The
Star !
d
Banner

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's
early light,
What SO proudly we hailed at the
twilight's last cleaning,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
thro' the Perilous fight,
Der the ramparts we watched
were so gallantly streaming? ?
And the rockets red glare, the bombs
bursting in air,
Save proof thro' the night that our
flag was still there.
Oh, say, does that Stsr-spangled ban.
ner yet wave
Der the land of the free and the
home Of the brave?
On the shore dimly seen thrO' the
mists of the deep,
Where the foes naughty host in
dread silence rePoses,
What is that which the breeze, Ger
the towering steep,
Az IL ftfully blows, half conesals,
half discloses?
Now il catches the CLEAN of the
mornings first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on
the streamj
'Tis the star-spangled banner; oh,
long may it wave
Der the land of the free and the
home of the bravel
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30
ABLE TO FOLLOW ANY TRAIL
Ahnds, East Indian Sect, Are Among
the Most SkiIIfuI TracI<ers
in the World.

The Ahnds, natives Of Jaum, In
dia, are among the most skilled ami
NAL trackers in the world, according
to R. G. Burton, writing in the Field.
They track bears, panthers and other
jungle creatures by a mere shadow
Of a footprint and also by marking"
a system of watching.
When marking" animals the ma
tives turn out before sunrise and
watch the animals as they stink
back to their lairs. Then when the
hunters take a position of vantage
the markers aids surround the ami
NAL on three sides, and drive it out
from cover.
The Ahnds often track bears across
solid rock, where the creatures claws.
scratching the surface, leave a mark.
The panther's tread is so soft that
no impress is made, save where the
ground is soft enough to take the pug
of the pussyfoot, and yet they track
these wary animals when they show
near the village.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30
EoREleNlNEws.

The council of the league of nations
has decided that nothing can be done
further regarding the manufacture of
10000 rifle barrels for Mexico by the
Danzig arms factory. The cvouncil,
however, will see to it that the prom
ised transformation of the arms plant
into bicycle factory or some industry
Of peace, viii be really put into effect.
The total expenditures proposed this
year in building of capital ships for
the British navy is e2.OOO.OOO, Lieu
tenant Colonel Amery, parliamentary
and financial secretary to the admir-
atty, stated in the house Of commons
wednesday.
Constantine may fall and Venizelos
may resume power in Greece as the
result Of an ultimatum sent by Great
Britain, France and Italy to Athens
Sunday, demanding that the offensive
against the Turk nationalists be with
held and that the Greek government
submit the matter to the big powers
for mediation with Mustapha Kemal
Pasha.
Announcement was made Friday
that the French government had au-
thorized the city OF Verdun to issue
bonds Of sO.O0O.0OO francs for recon
rtrucsion.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30

Calomel salivatesi It's mercury.
Calomel acts like dynamite on slug
glsh liver. When calOmel comes into
contact with sour bile it crashes into
1t, causing cramping and nausea.
If you feel bilious, headachy, con-
stipated and all knocked out, just go
to your druggist and get a bottle Of
Dodson's Liver Tone for few cents,
which is harmless vegetable substi-
tute for dangerous calomel. Take
spoonful and if it doesn't start your
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30
.DODSON warns
CALOMEL USERS
You Cannot Gripe Scken, or Salivate Yourself If You
Take "Dodsons Liver Tone" Instead

liver and straighten you up better and
quicker than nasty calomel and with
out making you sick, you just go back
and get your money.
If you take calomel today you'll be
sick and nauseated tomorrow; be-
sides, it may salivate you, while II
you take Dodson's Liver Tone you will
wake up feeling great, full Of ambi-
ton, and ready for work or play. It's
harmless, pleasant and safe to give
to children; they like it.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30
INTERESTING
SPORT NOTES

Boxing bouts in Milwaukee since Au-
gust % last netted $168,s57.7O.
Miss Alexa Stirling has 19 clubs in
her golf equipment, five being of wood.
Placing odds on the big fight de-
pends on whether you have French
ancestors or not
Even money is being offered that
America will win one Of England's
three golf titles.
Romig of Penn State ran two miles
In college record time when he
finished in 9:29.
The man who bets on every race
and loses consistently is literally
"nagged" to death.
Ray Ouimet, brother Of Francis,
won the annual golf tournament at
Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Carpenter has been in the United
States twice BEFORE Is it going to
be three times and "Out?"
Those who believe a knockout is
coming in the big fight are wondering
how, when and where?
Georges has been photographed with
a dog, probably to offset the pictures
Jack had taken with the pigs.
Bob Hutchinson, star sprinter of the
University of California, has been
elected captain of the 1922 squad.
The deadlock has lost its grip on the
public since Stranger Lewis famous
hold slipped off zybby's bald head.
Columbia is now the gem of the
Harlem river, having copped the
Childs cup race from Princeton and
Pennsylvania.
Yale's freshmen collection Of track
stars looked good in the mud when it
beat Harvard s11A to 1874 at Cam
bridge.
recommendations may be made to
the International Athletic federation
to eliminate walking, tug-of-war, cy-
cling, fencing, shooting, rowing, ten
mis- and football from the Olympic
games.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30
"My Husband Found
Relief in Wares
Red Powder"
This Famous Remedy Helped More
Than Foreign Hospitals and
Specialists.

Mrs H. C. Woods of Chicago is most
emphatic about Wares Red Powder. In
a letter. to the Ware Chemical Company,
six dollars go, for which kindly send me
another large bottle of your Red Powder.
my husband finds, after being in hos
pitals here and abroad, and visiting spe-
eialists in both places, that Wares Red
Powder has helped him more than any
thing, SO he can not recommend them too
highly"
Note: Wares Red Powder is recon.
mended very highly for chronic diarrhoea
OF the watery type. Sold by druggists
and s. the package.
THE WARE CHEMICAL CO.,
DalIas. Iexaa
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30

And where are the foes that 60 vaunt-
ingly swore
That the havoc of war and the bat
ties confusion
A home and country should leave US
no more?
Their blood has washed out their
foul footsteps pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and
slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom
of the gravej
And the star-spangled banner in tri-
umPh doth wave
Der the land of the free and the
home of the brave.
Oh, thus be it ever when freemen
shall stand
Between their loved homes and the
wars desolation,
Blest with victory and peace, may
the heaven rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made
and preserved US a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our
cause it is just,
And this be our motto-''In God is
our trustP'
And the Star-Spangled banner in tri-
umPh shall wave
Ger the land of the free and the
home of the brave.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30
Should Be commsmoratsd.

independence day lives in the hearts
Of the people, rather than in specta-
cles. 1t is recognized and observed in
spirit, whether there are parades or
fireworks or pageants of any kind. It
requires no noisy demonstration to
keep it active as an influence for good
citizenship. And yet it is good for the
people to get together on that day and
commemorate it In some fashion, to
utilize it as a stimulus to their best
sentiment.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30
sTATE ANp DOMESTIC NEWs.

Governor Neff Friday issued his
proclamation convening the Texas leg
islature in extraordinary session at 9
o'clock of Monday morning, July IS.
Arrest of negroes charged in sixty
four indictments returned by the grand
jury with melting race rioting at Tul-
sa, Oklahoma, began Friday when
Sheriff Wallam Mccullough sent out
a large force of deputies to round up
those accused.
A 12OO-barrel producer has been re-
ported drilled in on the Leaman ranch.
twenty-eight miles west of Mineral
Wells, Texas.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-30
Many Prefer Wares
Black Powder in
Tablet Form
Same Chemicals as Used in WareGa
Black Powder But More Conven-
lent to Take and Garry.

To fill a growing demand from all sees
tions of the country for Wares Black
Powder in convenient tablet form, we are
increasing every day our output Of this
remedies-Ware's Black Powder Tablets.
They are easy to take and convenient
to carry around in purse or pocket.
Wares Black Powder and Wares Black
disorders, and Wares Red Powder, which
is highly recommended for watery and
chronic diarrhoea, are sold by druggists
everywhere, or sent by mail to any point
in the United States, Mexico or Canada,
age.
THE WARE CHEMICAL. CO.,
Dallas, Texas