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Evening star., 1921-06-25
G. PERCY McGLUE. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia. Holding Probate Court.-So. 2S02S.
Administration.-This is to give notice that the
subscriber. Of the District Of Columbia. has OBJ
tained from the Probate Court Of the District
of Columbia letters OF administration the
estate Of Margaret II. Miller. late Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. deceased. AL persons hav-
warned to exhibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof. legally authenticated, to the sub
scriber on before the 21st day Of April.
A.D. 1922; otherwise they may by law be eI-
cluded from all benefit Of said estate. Given
under my hand this 18th day Of juno. 1921.
ELIZABETH e. EALLY. 418 9th st. s.w.
tSeal.) Attest: W. CLARK TAYLOR, Deputy
Register of Wills for the District of Columbia,
Clerk Of the Probate Court. telS.2Iiy2
Evening star., 1921-06-25
PUBLIC. AUCTION
GENERAL SUPPLY
COMMITTEE =,
WEDNESDAY,.
JUNE 20. 1921

Public auction Of unserviceable material at
warehouses In Esst P0tomac Park in buildings
Formerly orcupied Is soldiers barracks. Desks.
Chairs. Tables. Barrels, Mlmeographs. Copper
Steel Lockers. electric fans. waste baakets
etc. WEllNESnAY, JCSE TWENTY-SINTH,
1921, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON.
Terms: Cash. Material to be removed With
In forty eight hours. So
!. Articles offered singly upon request. !.
M r.. JACQUES,
Evening star., 1921-06-25
ADAM A. WESCHLER, AUCTloSEER
UNITED STATES MARsHAL's SALE OF

UNITED MATES MANSdALS SAIE UF
WOOD.
BY virtue of an order Of the supreme Court
Of the District OF Columbia, In Admiralty Dis.
trict Court No. 1888. r. Duke wathen, trading
rs ..Wathen & Co." libellant, vs.. one hundred
cords Of wood. etc, more OF less. will sell at
public sale, for cash. at ELEVEN O'CLOCK
AN. on FRIDAY, JULY /. 1921. at J. II.
Carter's whntf. 18th and Water sts: s.w:.
Washington. u. G., hfty-seven cords Of wood.
more or loss. seized pursuant to warrant Of ar
rest In the nbove-entitled case, and sold TO
satisfy the claim: Of Il: Duke Wathen, truding
" MAURICE SpLAIN. q. s. Marshall.
je24.25.27. 2s.2s.s0
Evening journal., 1921-12-16

the smallest particle Of matter in the
universe. and that these. atoms rep
resented the building stones Of the
Cosmos"
Studies in radio-activity proved
that the atom itleif is scapable OF be-
ing split up into still smaller par
ticles, known as "electrons"; but
these electrons are not composed Of
matter at All, but electricity Hence
arose the modern electrical theory
OF matter"
This theory says that all matter is
ultimately electrical at basis; that
the atom is exceedingly complex in
nature and is built up somewhat
like our solar system, with a central
nucleus in the middle Oike our SUM
and number Of particles revolving
about II. as our planets revolvc
round the run.
The distances between them would
be as great, proportionately. as tho
distances between the various plan
cts and tho sun. In our solar SYSTEM
The central nucleus. on the mod.
ern theory Of matter. consists in 4
negative charge Of electricity. while
the particles revolving round It are
charges OF positive electricity. Thes,
differ In number, and the. varioui
elements" are merely qualities o.
the atom. due to the differences be
tween the number Of the positiv,
charges within the atom itself.
II will thus be seen that. in ordei
to change one element into another
II would only be necessary. theoretic
ally, to alter the number OF POSITIVE
electrons in any given atom. Ad,
or subtract one. two. three or more
Evening journal., 1921-12-16

Josiah oldheld told the Society Of
Philology.
"A woman. TO attract a man. must
be little different from the crowd. ="
Dr. Oidheld said. "She must be
wicked. distinctly talented or must
strike some color note.
RED hair is the best color note.
or all colors. the shades OF copper
and red are the mos beautifully un-
common.
"Other women, recognizing the
advantage OF the red-haired woman
in the matrimonial market, either
enviously disparage her by calling
carrots or corp her by using a henna
dive
Evening journal., 1921-12-16

and the element changes into an
other element.
We see this process going on spon-
taneously in all radioactive Gle
ments-when, uranium, for instance,
changes into radium, and that, in
turn, into ionium, and 50 until It
becomes lead. which has been
thought to be the "end product"
Hitherto it has been impossible TO
retard or accelerate these changes
srtihcially, but lately this has been
done. on a small scale. by lombard
ing certain atoms with radium
emanations Ga terrific energy)
Changes in the element have thus
been brought about; actual transmu-
tauon has been accomplished by
Rutherford. soddy and Ramsey.
Evening journal., 1921-12-16
SAYS GOLD is
FOUND INLEAD
Hereward Darlington Ex-
plains How Transmuta-
tion May be Made
EXPLAINS METHOD ,
OF TREATING ORES
BY HEREwARD CARRTNGTON
Scientist and Author)

wAsHINGToN-Thomas A. Edi-
son confidently expects the transmu-
tation OF lead into gold.
For centuries this has been the
quest OF man.
In the curly 70s. however, Sir
William Crookes brought forward
certain evidence tending to show
that all matter has a common. basis.
and he proposed name, "prothyl,"
for this substance. The idea did not
gain great headway. however, until
the discovery OF radAo-activ1ty, which
the constitution Of matter.
EntH then II had been supposed
that the elements" were simple
and indivisible; that the atom was
Evening journal., 1921-12-16
roAsTs TnE Rid HEADs.

LONDON 80 "The red-haired
woman gets them. while the others
sniff or 20 after the henna." DR..
The Cordova daily times., 1921-11-08
STEAMER DELLW0OD REPLACES BURNSIDE
 AS NEW CABLESHIP

The old oableship Burnside. which has been in the Washfnrton-AIaska cable service t1r a number of yerrs has been retired and the iron steam ship Do.lwooI. of 1o0o tons capacity. has been assigned to the system
 The Burnside was formerly the Spanish steamship Rtn. md was a rrtz. of the soauf.h.}mnr.ran war Sha w.s Ite~ assterad to the guar. t.rmaslar d.aartmnut and turned into cable ship. She wa# built in Naw castle. England. in 1882. and Is 2IaI gross ton. loo1 mt: length 27G.7 foot breadth &c7: depth or hold 1T5. and carries . crew of ii officers and G2 men.
 Tho Dolwood was built in 1920 aRd has been under the control of the Y. s. shipping board. Ii is 8 fine yes sel for the service and will fill a long. felt want. as the machinery of the Burnside had outliyed its usefulness.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-11-08
CERIC RETIRES FROM RAILWAY
 COMMISSION

Official announcement is made of the retirement, on November l, of Wm. Gerig. assistant chief engineer of the Alaskan engineering commission on account of practical completion of con struction work on the government rail road.
 NIT. Gerig joined the organization of the Alaskan engineering commission as consulting engineer. in charge of harbor and pier construction, in Jan uary, 1917 He was appointed engi- ncer in charge of tho Anchorage diyi- sion January 1918, succeeding Colonel Moars who went to war In August, 1919. Colonel Mears was appointed chairman and chief engineer of the project. and Mir Gerig was appointed assistant chief engineer
 In addition to a large share of the work of constructing and operating the government railroad Mir Gcrigs name is iasoparablv linked with the design and construction of satisfac tony ocean dock at Anchorage. which h. n..a in use ror two years and - c.pablo of enlargement and i'm r..y.mut into satisfactory terminal
 Mr. G,u+ a., had long and varied u<.ar.auco in the cugtun,riua world n rnn practice of h# prot.elon and
 .an the many important work upon which he has been rn9aeod by ,n. T.. <. government and private firms may be mentioned th" follow ing.
 Division engineer. Ismian canal com sion. during construction of the Panama canal hctwccn 1905 and 1908. in connection with lock and dam de. sign and construction.
 September to December 1908, con sulrmg engineer [. $ reclamation sor- vice.
 January 1909 to July 1909. engineer for Geo. M. Painter X CO.,. roh'r2'Io'S' New York
 August 1909 to July 1915. vice pr"ei dent and chief engineer Pacific and East K. R. and consulting engineer s. r. ,G $ Railway.
 January to December 19lG. consult ing engineer \. Y barge canal and prj Eatn work
 It a understood Mr. G"rta and his son F X Geris. as-0rlat. member of 'ne American Society oi Civil En- pinrrr.. 'ow ouaan,J in htehv#g work in NH.,nsaa will open a ronsuItin~ on. ana.ns' u.n,. in th. n.ar mtur. in n.. .rN'. west
The Cordova daily times., 1921-11-08
SUGGESTS BOAT ORUSECOURT
 OFFICIALS

The grand jury at the Valdez term of court has completed its labors and submitted the following report:
 We have investigated all matters and cases brought before us and have returned six (6) true bills and four (4) not true bills. and examined in all twcnty-four (2A witnesses. , It is recommended that the commits. sioners of the various precincts within the Third division send a copy of all instruments offered for recording to the recorder located at the headquar- ters of the district court to he filed And that a vault be constructed for said commissioner for the safety or ' the same
 At the present time most of the commissioners have no facilities for safely preserving the records With. in the last several years the records oI two outlying precincts have been entirely destroyed hy fire This will insure their permanent safety and make them more accessible
 We have inyosGrato1 tho United States commits toner's office al VolI.l Nu-ho and found 'hu office nouduct.I in an efficient manner
 Wr u1v, uvo.ttratod ,ho public schools and found same to bn ,r-r.nH on in nm efficient manner
 w. have iuNos,iemtnd the United States district m,arnay's orrir, the office of the clerk of the cour' and the marshm's office including the fail and find every office conducted in a most efficient and bn.froas.liko n.u. ncr.
 We would recommend Ga' vo"hy sca.going vessel h, sru,.on"d ot port of Valdez to be placed d. the disn,~aI of the court for rh, purpose f bring ing witnesses and juror. from the olt- 1 lying distrivts. and also tp conduct tEo court officers to thn ,ariods places m l thc Third division w&rrc court is to . be held
 We sincerely believe hat should a vessel of this kind br tlftoucd aara that great saving in government moneys may he realized. The fall term of court at Valdez in 1919. cost 1 'he gorrnmout s2lTl79G: thc bring term of 1920. sl>a225: rho fall tarm of 1a2o >Il&GDG5; aad tho spring rrn pr lp2I cost &7H572o These sums of moray arc merely fr thr l court expense. while court l. Aeir. ] held in NIdog. aad doe. not .n-'ld. . th" expenses while ar cordova. Sow arI and Anchorage.
 \ boat of lhas kind would also n. . of ~r.a. 1.luo .a r.s., work ro1r. ! Prime. William -onna especially in . tha winter a.ason when many or tho smaller boats are unable aud have mot the power to v.tb-rod bn sudden l storms which fraGunnuv arise
 We fwh.' recommend 'aa' copy of this final report of Chi. grand jury be sent to Hen. Harry N Daa9he..y. attorney general of the United States. ! to Delegate Dar Sutherland. to Sen ator Wesley Jones and to Senator Knutn Nelson. with request that these public men use their utmost in. fIuenco to obtain the relief prayed for.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-11-08
MONTHLY REPORT

|.n town clerks ra.rs' for The na".. v O.tuh"r 1921 0e a. raHo#..
 RECEIPTS
 B.. nrn nu hand Ort. |. 1921 G15>.1 70 Pr. T. 7. govt licenses 1i.521.9o Prom dog taxes l20O Total SIT Gq> Gu
The Cordova daily times., 1921-11-08
UNKNOWN SOLDIER
 IS DUE TOMORROW
CHv Associ,,cI prcssp

NEW YORK, Nov. S-Five destroy CTS left to escort the cruiser Olympia. bearing the body of an unknown sol dier to Washington. She is expected to arrive tomorrow.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-11-08

Bal on hand Nov l. 1921 &1&74l52
 K. C. ROBINSON. Town Clerk send the Daily Times to your lr. 1ds outside.
 aet thc Daily Times figure on your ,ob work
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-16
Open Winter and Iowa Corn.

Mr.. Jarnagin, who writes on Here
and There Over Iowa." is RESPONSE
BILE for this story: The open winter
gave the owner of the largest corn
field in Iowa an excellent opportuni-
" to save the crop. The Adams
tnch, near Odebolt, Sac county, had
3DO0 acres of corn to husk and
force of 112 men each with a wag-
on sdrawn by a span of mules enter
ed upon the work as soon as the
crAa was ready for the harvest. The
corr made an average yield of rs
bushels per acre and total output
of 225 1000. At 1000 bushels to the
carload the yield of this one farm
would require 225 cars to market the
crop, making train nearly two
miles long.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-16
IOWA sOLONs PUSH BUTTONS.
Iowa Representatives Vote Their
Opinions on Roll Call With
Their Fingers

Des Moines, Ia.-Representatives
in the Iowa legislature vote their
opinions on roll call now with their
fingers. No longer does the clerk
call the roll and the member vote
with his lungs.
One result of the change is saw
ing of fifteen minutes to half an hour
in taking a roll call vote.
When question is put to vote
every representative may vote at the
same time 1t is difficult for any to
wait and see what some one else will
do and let his vote follow.
Since the session two years ago an
electrical voting devise has been in
stalled in the house, and already has
been used. On each members desk
is little device to which he carries
a key. No two keys are alike. There
are three small lights. to show him
how he is voting. When the question
is put the legislator inserts the key,
and then manipulates the device.
What he does is not only recorded
for his own benefit by the light on
his desk, but shows on a board above
the speakers head. The members ali
are named on the board. Opposite the
name are three lights and a, slot. If
his vote is AYE" red light shows,
and a "Y" appears in the slot. A
blue light shows and the letter "N''
for negative vote. To merely be
recorded present and not voting a
white light is used. Within twenty
seconds after the voting is completed
a photograph of the complete record
on the board, taken automatically,
is delivered to the desk of the clerk.
In the meantime, however, the total
has been flashed on the speakers
and clerks desks, so the result can
be announced Immediately. The
photograph is the states record.
The machine is controlled by the
clerk, who unlocks it and sets it
when the vote is called for. AS soon
as completed he again locks the ma
chine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-16
AMUSEMENT co.
TO OPEN HERE
Regina Amusement and Enterprise
Co. to Open Offices Here This
Week. Have Filed Articles
Incorporation With
County Recorder
PUT BIG ATTACTI0NS
ON ROAD THIS SPRING
Chances Now That Winter Quarters
VIII be Made Here For Some of
the Big Shows.

The Regina Amusement and En-
terprise Co. has opened up theil
headquarters in Decorah, with offices
in the Branhagen building on East
Water street, recently occupied by
the Army store. The company will
put the Ashard Bros. midway won
ders and circus side shows on the
road this spring. This show will be
a twelve car outfit, carrying eight
shows, four thrilling rides, three
bands, 30 concessions, two free acts
and about $50 people.
Mr.. Ashard has had years of ex-
'perience in the show business and
will have a real outfit and will play
some of the best fairs and celebra-
tions in Iowa, Minnesota and Wis
consin. The show will open May 80
Mr.. Ashard has on his staff Miss
theatres that will be under the con-
trol of the Regina Amusement and
Enterprise Co. this coming year.
Mr.. Ashard has on his staff Miss
McMiilin and brother, H. L. Ashard,
people long experienced in the show
business and it is up to the people
of Winneshiek county if they want
Decorah to become the winter quar-
tiers of some of the big shows. 4
FrAshard has in mind one of the
big circuses that he expects to have
under his control in another year.
The main Office of the company will
be located in Decorah on East Wat
er street. Mr.. Ashard is not a
stranger in Decorah, as he has been
coming to Decorah for the last four
years for the Geo. Ziegler Candy Co.
and has many friends who wish him
well. The company has for sale a
limited number of shares of stock
in the company at $40 per share non
assessible. 1t will not be possible
for anyone to have more than 100
shares of this stock as most of it is
spoken for. Mr.. Ashard comes well
endorsed by United States Senator
Robert M. LaFollette, of Wisconsin,
j. A. Hazelwood, secretary and chief
examiner civil service commission;
Judge w. o. Owen of the supreme
court; L. C. Whittel, secretary to the
governor; Merlin Hull, secretary of
state and many others.
Mr.. H. L. Ashard will have charge
of the sale of stock and will be at
the Office of the company from Feb.
15 on.
If the company makes arrange
ment for their winter quarters here
it will be necessary for them to
erect new buildings and will bring
considerable revenue to the COM
munity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-16
U. S. FARM !ABOR
HIGHEST IN 1sl0.
Wage Rates Reached Their Highest
Point in History of This Country
Last Year.
AVERAGE WAGE BY
MONTH WAS S46.S9
The Lowest Year for Hiring by the
Month Without Board Was in
1896, When Wages Averaged
S19.69.

Washington, ID. C.-Wage rates
for farm labor reached their highest
point in the history of this country
in 1920, according to the figures
gathered by the department of agri-
culture and made public today.
The average wage rate for labor
hired by the month, it was shown,
was $46.S9, with board and S64.95
without board; for day labor at har-
vest, $500 with board and $4.36
without board. For day labor other
than harvest, the scale averaged
$3.50 with board, and $3.50 without
board.
War. conditions, it was found, had
greatly accelerated an upward move
ment that began after 1896. The rate
of that year for hirings by the
month without board was S17.69 as
an average for the United States,
and no other year in the record of
the bureau extending back to 1866
had a lower rate, except 1879, with
$16.42.
By 1902, this wage rate had in
creased to S22.14, by 1914 to S29.S8,
followed by $30.15 in 1915, with no
evidence of war. In 1916, the wage
rate was $23.S3. Then followed rapid
rises to $40.42 in 1917, to S47.07 in
1918, to s5e.2s in 1919, and to s64.95
in 1920.
The rate of gain over 1895 was 267
per cent in 1920. The gain in the
twenty years from 1895 to 1915 was
10 per cent, while the gain in five
years from 1916 to 1920 was 1877 per
cent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-16
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MEMBERS To meet
Get Together Program Will be Held
at Gymnasium Next Tuesday
Evening at 1880 O'clock
ALL MEMBERS URGED
TO ATTEND
A Fine Program Will be Carried Out,
Lunch Will be Served, and Dis
cussion of Different Things
lndulged i'm

The city of Decorah can now boast
|of 260 members in her hustling
Commercial Club, and it is the plan
of the club to have sect Together
program on next Tuesday evening,
Feb. %, at the Congregational Gym
naSium. The program viii open at
7:30 with an address of welcome by
President Geo. Nv. Johnson. Mrs.
Cora Baker will give a reading, and
vocal solos will be rendered by Mrs.
Geo. w. Johnson. The address of the
evening will be delivered by DR.. +.
w. Conover, one of Decorah's fore
most orators, who never fails to
please, and on this occasion the
club members can expect an address
that will be full of food for thought
and good for Decorah.
1t is hoped that every member Of
the club will be present, and they
will have the opportunity to present
any views for the good of the ciX'
they may have, as general discus
sion will take place after the pro-
gram. An appetizing lunch will also
be served. Now its up to the MEM
bers to attend these meetings, have
their say, and help in constructive
work and make the club whas 1t is
supposed to be, an organization for
the good of Decorah. Remember, next
Tuesday evening. II.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-16
Iow Church Movies Worked Out.


Something more than a year ago
the pastor of the Congregational
chufch at Usage, Rev. Willoughby,
desiring to keep up to date and also
to increase the attendance at his
Sunday evening services, installed a
modern picture machine, the plan
being to show reel, and with this
to have some songs, a proyer and a
benediction, with such other features
as might seem advisable. For a long
time large crowds turned out to the
services. Before long, however, since
reels were being given in which act
.ors of the stamp of Doug Fairbanks
appeared, movie men of the city
made requests to the council for per-
mission to operate their theatres on
Sunday as well as weekday nights.
After duly considering the matter,
their request was granted. A few
weeks later, the pastor of the church
resigned his charge and went into
the moving picture business. Whether
he did this for financial reasons, or
because he lost the crowd at the
evening services when the movie
theatres opened on Sundays, is not
Stated.-Rockford Register
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-16

Powdered shark hide has been
found to be hard enough to cut dia-
monds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-16
Conditions i'm a Nutshell.

Hogs 10 cents, bacon 42-pity the
poor packer and retailer.-T. P. A.
Magazine.
The packers and retailers calmly
remarl. "Well, they pay the price
without kicking; so, why ask less?"
And then when people stop buying,
these profiteers yell: "Spend your
money and avoid panic! Keep busi-
ness moving!"
They howl their heads off at the
very thing they cause.
And all because they sillilly pre-
sumo that they can fool all the pes-
pie all the time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-16

"Some men will spend hours Vim
reading the sport pages of the daily
papers, but if they had to spend
thirty minutes in reading the bibla
they'd either go to sleep or want to
charge overtime for their services"
complains the Tama Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-16

France still has FIVE grades of no
bility.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-16

Beauty is only skin Deep" quoted
the Wise Guy, "Yes, clear con-
science is more to be desired than a
clear complexion" added the Simple
Mug.
The Nenana news., 1921-06-18
HUSBAND LOST HIS NERVE
 AFTER PLANNING DEATH

CALGARY, June 18Joseph Rut- ledge has been held responsible by a coroner's jury, for the death of his wife and four children, who were burned to death this week at their home at Innisfall.
 It is claimed that Rutledge has confessed to the authorities that he and his wife had entered a suicide pact, their plan being to cremate themselves and their child ren. But at the last moment he lost his nerve and escaped from the burning building with one of the children, leaving his wife and the four other members of the family to perish in the flames.
The Nenana news., 1921-06-18
WILL ORGANIZE
 COAST LUMBER INDUSTRY

DENVER, June 1S-The Ameri- can Federation of Labor has pledged its assistance in launching a cam paign to organize the lumber in- dustry in the Northwest.
 William Short, president of the Washington federation, in discussion the proposal, declared that the "po- litical situation in Washington is corrupt, the state legislature is dominated by the lumber interests, the industrial situation is demoral- ized and every union is threatened with wage reductions. We are ask ing for living standards, and every union organization in the state will be protected"