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The New York herald., 1922-10-15

the collapsible fan was in
vented in Korea in the
fifteenth century, brought
to China and from there
spread by the manufacture
ers all over the warm coun-
tries of the Mediterranean.
The Spaniards, intriguers
ever and with a passionate
love for the secretiye daily
ings and philanderings,
from love making to busi-
ness, which characterizes
the race of dOns and
hiddIgos, seized with avidity
upon the fan when this
handy article arrived in
trading ships returning
from the China seas.
The Spaniard diverted the
warlike ceremonial, litur-
gical and useful functions
of this really attractive
accessory of dress and
The New York herald., 1922-10-15

used, but as capital letters in which to ex-
press the important words Of the secretly
compiled Code of the Fan" The important
part of the message 10 be communicated is
thus spelled out on the left palm receiver
The left palm also is used to represent the
hours of the clock face, and consequently
this gives the Roman numerals without
further complication.
Each articulation, or joint, of the left
hand as seen from the palm side is made
to carry capital letter, these beginning,
naturally, at where the hand itself begins
at the wrist
Here the maker of Spanish fan codes
opens fire with a great strategical move by
placing the letters in the palm in reversed
order. starting as he does with the tail
end of the alphabet He puts the u at
the joint of the left thumb base as it joins
the wrist, and following up the pole of the
the third joint. while A finishes at the
point of the thumb
The pole of the first finger OF the left
palm has at the base joint, L at the sec
ond joint. C at the third joint. with E at
the finish of the first finger. The second
finger left palm has L as base, at the
second joint, d at. thiYd joint and for the
finish. The pole of the third finger ha
r for its base, and this is important, as it
carries the wedding ring. NJ is at the sec
ond joint + at the third joint and for
the finish.
The pole of the little finger and the
fourth finger carries for the base, N
for the second joint, G for the third joint
and U for the finish In the rhomboid of
the left palm proper between the first
and second fingers is Y, between the Sec
ond and third fingers X and between
the third and fourth fingers ", while Q
closes this unique fan dictionary as a
glove is buttoned with single press clasp,
at the wrist.
This arrangement with its variations
works out for the right palm, with the i'm
portant difference that the letters are
mapped out on the back. or outside, of
the hand. These too indicate the small
letters, the lower case in printers par
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fans in their vest pockets OF up their
sleeves, but i'm warm weather they seldom
leave their owners hands particularly
at the hour that the nOUids appear on
their grilled balconies or take their daily
walks in palm lined pld.0S. The whir
ring OF fans i'm the all but stagnant air al
this moment is like the winged passage
of many birds.
I have the secret at last, The fan is
Continued on FoHorin0 Pace
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lance, and are used therefore
for messages of lesser impor-
tance. The right hand is the
covering plate and represents
also the minutes dial
The fan itself is the
counter, or marker, for one
might style it the gavel that
dots and dashes off the sug-
gested words by its taps, the
adding machine in this busy
business of making conversa-
ton by wind signs and sig
nails. The signaling fan when
properly made is composed of
thirty sticks. or ribs, includ-
ing the two outside sticks.
The fan in addition to tick
ing off the code is used for
figuring up sums. For ex-
ample: when asked as to
what your losses may have |
been at bridge you simply
open up and close your fan \
at the mum Der of sticks re-
quired TO tell the sad tally: if
5000 pesetas. you just flop
your fan open at thirty, then
ten and then another ten.
No elaborate mdquindria
could do the job quicker or
better, but the mdquinista
should be expert and discreet.
as is the Spanish Woman's
way, or illmay befall.
SO it is that if the beauti
black eyed SGnoritd with the
tilla and talcum whitened f
/ across the bullring on the
with the GmdRtc who is ne
momentary goal of her affe
tiers of seats away, wishes. 5
to make an appointment 10 :
few rare minutes of real L
I
it after this fashion: On h
she taps out the place of then
is to be. say. within the sha,
OF the Iglesia San Sebastian
the great majority of these
ings being within the chu
invariably go to morning ma
being privileged TO two sorts
The New York herald., 1922-05-07

Ashurst (Dem. Ariz.). VINO declared that
the narrow. reactionary policy" OF the
bureau was that sick veterans who had
gone to Arizona could die there without
aid or go where the bureau directed for
treatment.
Senator Ashurst said more than 1000
veterans suffering with tuberculosis who
had gone into his State believing the
climate there would aid them were in
need of hospitalization and that he had
taken the matter up with the President
and the Veterans Bureau, but that little
relief had been given. He asserted that
the bureau offered to take care of the
men elsewhere but that they preferred
the dry climate in Arizona and New
Mexico and refused to leave.
The Senator demanded that the special
Senate committee either go to Arizona
to make an investigation or resign, de-
claring that unless they needed his de-
mand he would go into their States and
tell the truth about them"
Senators Walsh (Dem.. Mass) and
Calder (Rep.. n. Y.), members of the
committee, replied 1t would be impossible
for the committee to visit all States
that sought disqualification facilities.
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American Legion is likely to lead to
some disturbing complications next
week. The fact is that 1t already has
caused change in the program Of the
bonus supporters.
A meeting of the Finance Commit
tee had been called for Monday to put
TIE finishing touches on the McCum-
Der scheme and prepare 1t for presen-
tation to the Senate. The Finance
Committees chairman informed the
Senate yesterday that the bonus bill
would be ready within a week and
that the tariff bill would be laid aside
temporarily to permit its passage.
This afternoon Mr.. McCumber said
the Goldstein nomination, against
which there is great objection, would
be taken up by the committee on
Monday The bonus scheme which
was to get the right of way, now takes
third place.
In Senatorial discussions of the
White House conference the most
definite suggestion that cropped out
was that If President Harding dis
approved the McCumber and Smoot
bills "the bonus might be laid aside
for a couple OF months to see what
will happen" The great majority OF
Senators in both parties will oppose
this scheme because they want to get
the bonus out of the way.
Definite Action Wanted.
The Senators VINO called upon the
President to-day were of the impress
sion that he would personally like the
matter disposed OF so that legislative
attention can be concentrated on
measures that he regards of vital I'M
portance to the country and his party.
The more ardent bonus Senators Will
probably insist the program decided
on at the party conference three
weeks ago be carried out. This con-
templated the framing and reporting
of a bonus bill to the Senate by
Wednesday next.
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin In
formed the conference that If the bill
had not been reported by that time he
would move to discharge the Finance
Committee from further consideration
of 1t. The Wisconsin Senator was still
Of the same mind this afternoon. He
viii be encouraged to press his motion
by party associates who want to get
themselves on record in favor of the
bonus regardless of the views that the
President will communicate regarding
the McCumber and Smoot proposals.
The chief influence in debating this
course is the apprehension of the more
ardent bonus Republicans that the
Democrats will seek such partisan adj
vantages as may pertain by initiating
the move contemplated by Mr.. Len
root.
If the bonus Republicans carry out
their program they will probably be
able to compel the discharge of the
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Continued from First Page.

President was whether the McCumber
bill provided any revenue to pay for
the benefits proposed by it. Senator
McCumber and his associates were
compelled to admit it did not. They
attempted to convince the President
however, that the bill would not in
Jolve any serious drain on the already
strained Government finances because
the payments had been distributed
ever protracted period, which, in
their judgment, would not impose eX-
cessive burdens on the taxpayers Of
the country.
The President is understood to have
manifested lively interest in the ult-
mate source of revenue which Mr.. Nc
Cumber and his associates had in mind
III framing the bill. He was informed
of the conviction OF these Senators
that repayments of foreign loans
would provide the money to finance
the initial obligations. which they esti-
mated at $77,0OO,GOO for the coming
year.
Expect to Get British Help.
"The President asked upon what In
formation the committee based its con-
fidence that such source of revenue
would be available. He was Informed
that the supporters of the bonus meas
ure had reason to believe Great Brit
ain would be ready to begin refunding
operations to this Government by the
first of July.
The President indicated his surprise
that any such impression should exist
in the Senatorial mind when the Gov
ernment itself is not in possession of
any direct information that would JUS
tify it. The President then called the
attention of his Senatorial callers to
his letter to Mr. Fordney in which he
suggested the adoption of sales tax
to finance the bonus or postponement
of the legislation until the country Is
IN better condition to stand it.
Mr.. McCumber and his associates in
formed the President that the sales
tax idea did not find favor with the
majority of members of either house.
In fact, they were compelled to inform
him that legislative sentiment was
overwhelmingly and unalterably op-
posed to the adoption OF sales tax
for any purpose.
Presidents Disclosure.
In the general discussion of every
aspect Of the bonus scheme the Presi-
dent declared that he had received
proposals from a number of volunteer
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poct Park West. Brooklyn. pending out
come of her suit for divorce against
Charles Renheimer, an ex-joclSey. Mrs.
Reinheimer asked for $500 weekly ALI
mony and $4,000 in counsel fees. The
action Is based on alleged misconduct.
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Finance Committee from the McCum-
Der bin because of the certainty that
the majority Of Democratic Senators
will cooperate with them in such an
undertaking.
Test of strength.
The test, of actual bonus strength
will come over this proposition because
it is quite evident that the majority
leaders in the Senate will line them
selves up back of the President. The
next step to the possible success of the
bonus advocates will be to set the
tariff bill aside and take up the bonus.
If this should succeed and the bonus
bill is passed the Senator'S who are
eager to win the political support of
ex-service men will rest fairly con-
tent.
They are justified in believing the
House will accept any bill passed by
the Senate; also that the House will
repass the bill over the Presidential
Veto But when 1t comes to the SEN
ate that is another matter. Even the
most ardent bonus Senators concede
the improbability of the repassage of
any measure over the veto Of the
President by two-thirds majority of
the Senators present.
1t is the belief of the majority of
Republican Senators that even Sena-
tors Lodge and Watson. who have up
to date been advocates of the bonus,
would oppose any attempt to override
Presidential veto.
The sum and substance Of the whole
situation, therefore, is that the fate of
the bonus rests solely in the hands of
the President. 1t would occasion the
greatest surprise If his firmly estab-
lished views should be modified to the
extent of sanctioning any bill produced
tc date. Bonus Senators who are de-
termined to put through a measure
probablye keep trying to concoct a
scheme that will win his approval.
The New York herald., 1922-05-07
VETERANS BUREAU
ATTACKED BY ASHURST

WASHINGTON, May 6.-An attack on
the Veterans Bureau and the special
Senate disqualification Committee was
made to-day in the Senate by Senator
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AL1MoNY IS GRANTED.

Supreme Court Justice John NJ. Tier
ney yesterday granted 500 weekly ALI
mony and $1,000 counsel fees to Mrs.
Anna Reinheimer, formerly of rs Pros
The New York herald., 1922-05-07
HARDING DAMPENS HOPES
II. OF THE BONUS RAIDERS

sources regarding the method for
financing it without creating a chaotic
condition throughout the country. He
even intimated that he had requested
competent authorities to prepare plans
for making the bonus possible. He in
dicated a pretentious stack of sugges-
tions along this line on his desk and
intimated that none of them had met
the objections raised by the Treasury
Department and thousands of people
throughout the country who have COM
municated theiy views to him.
Discussion of the political features
Of the bonus developed the fact that
the President and other leaders of his
party were of the opinion that it would
be unwise to ignore the convention
pledges for economy and retrenchment
by imposing further burdens on the
country in the way of taxation for
which the party would be held respon-
sible.
The President Expressed sympathy
with some of the phases of the bonus
proposition and according to one OF
his callers said If the economic condi-
tons of the country were favorable he
would urge the redemption of political
promises made by him and other cam
didates, vague and indefinite as they
were He stressed the Importance of
keeping faith with the people to adj
minister the Government as economi-
cally as possible and to render the
fullest assistance in encouraging re-
habilitation of agriculture and every
other form of business which are still
suffering from depression consequent
on the war.
President Most sympathetic.
The Senatorial participants in the
conference agreed that the President
had been 'most sympathetic" He ex-
pressed regrets that the Treasury could
not stand such stupendous drain as
that proposed by the bonus. He said
he would give earnest consideration to
the McCumber bill and the paid up
insurance certificate measure which
Senator Smoot, it's author, will explain
to him on Monday.
The President added that while he
could not add any suggestions to tfrose
contained in his letter to Mr.. Fordney
he would think the matter over after
consulting with Secretary Mellon and
communicate his views regarding the
two bonus proposals to Senator Nc
Cumber in a few days.
The impression, justified by M
statements made by Senator McCum-
Der and his associates on leaving the
White House. harmorized beautifully
with the downpour of rain that fell
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Report sent to President.

This was sent to the President late
this afternoon. and will be used by him
in preparing his reply to the request
of the bonus Senators that he approve
of the document.
The effect Of the information brought
from the White House by Mr.. Nc
Cumber and his associates was to com
plcate further the plans OF the SEN
ators who are determined to put
through bonus bill regardless of the
consequences. A conference of the
leaders was held in the afternoon at
which the interview between the Presi-
dent and his Senatorial callers was dis
cussed.
The Senators who had not partici-
pated in the White House conference
appeared to find very little room for
comfort in the description of the at
titude of the President brought by
their emissaries. 1t can best be sum-
married in the words of one Of the
participants in the conference, who is
against the bonus:
THE truth is McCumber and his
crowd don't know what they are going
to do about the bonus. 1t all depends
on the President. If he turns his
thumbs down on the McCumber and
Smoot plans-as we all think he will
the bonus crowd will have to turn to
something else or jam either one
through (probably the first) in the
face of certain veto. That's all thai
can be said about the situation al
present"
4 Disturbing Complications Likely.
The unfavorable outlook for the Nc.
Cumber plan plus the objections t.
the Smoot plan on the part of tn,
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fro mdark and lowering clouds. To the
newspaper correspondents Senators
McCumber. Watson and Curtis briefly
said no conclusions had been reached.
They admitted the President "did not
accept" the McCumber bill, but hast
ened to add that neither did he reject
it," Senator Watson supplemented this
information with the statement that
1T has a $3.50 chance" but he didn't
say which way.
Within ten minutes after the Sena-
torial delegation had left the White
House the President sent for Secretary
Mellon. The Treasury chief went over
from his department. and for half an
hour joined with the President in
scrutinizing the McCumber offering.
On his return to his department the
Secretary sent for Assistant Secretary
Gilbert and Actuary Mccoy, and in
structed them to prepare an analysis OF
the McCumber measure, showing the
probable cost of 1t and estimating its
effect upon the Treasury. banking in
terests and business affairs of the
country.
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Presidents Disclosure.

In the general discussion of every
aspect of the bonus scheme the Presi-
dent declared that he had received
proposals from a number of volunteer
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-12-05
FRENCH TARIFF DiscRIMINATEs
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES

Virtually all imports from the Un.
tied States will pay higher rates of
duty under the tariff which France
is to put in operation on January /,
1928. There is a disclaimer from
French officials that the tariff is a re-
talitory one in it's effects on imports
fro mAmerica, but they admit that it
will not apply to countries with
which France has special commercial
treaties. The United States is not
one of these countries.
In practice the new French tariff
will be discriminatory in respect to
American imports, it is believed, since
the United States is the source from
which France at present obtains Ger.
tain foodstuffs., materials and COM
modities that may hereafter be sup
piled by other countries.
The tendency of the new French
tariff is admittedly to restrict pur.
chases in the United States and de-
spite the disclaimers of French Off
cials it is belieed to have been devils
ed as an answer to the Fordney-Mc-
Cumber law.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-12-05
WEATHER BUREAU WORKS WITH
OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS

The weather bureau of the United
States Department of Agriculture CO
operates with other federal depart
ments in many ways. thus avoiding
duplication of activity in different
bureaus. It's marine division, for ex-
ample, collects reports from ships at
sea and prepares charts of the wea-
ther in various waters for the use of
pilots; these charts are printed. to-
gether with other information of val
ue to ship captains, by the hydro
graphic office of the navy department
Its Astrological Investigations supply
information of a practical nature to
artillery, aviation and other interests
concerned with the conditions in the
upper air. In studies of wind veloc-
tiles the weather bureau works CO.
operatively with the bureau of stand
ards, which has several wind tunnels
for this purpose. Recently arrange
ments have been made whereby the
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-12-05
SUNSHINE VARIES WIDELY
IN AMOUNT WITH SEASONS

The amount of sunshine possible In
any locality varies widely with the
seasons in middle and high latitudes,
says the weather bureau of the Unit.
Cd States Department of Agriculture.
Further variations are caused by the
conditions of the sky locally in re-
spect to clouds or fog. During the
season of the longest days of the
year thes un rises along the central
northern border of the United States
about one hour earlier than in the
extreme south, but this condition is
reversed during the shortest days. In
the extreme southern portion of the
United States the shortest day of the
year is only about three hours shorter
than the longest day, but in the ex-
treme northern part there is differ
ence of about eight hours. reckoning
from sunrise to sunset.
The fewest nours of sunshine in the
summer are found along the north
Pacific coast Summer sunshine east
of the Mississippi averages less than
10 hours a day, but except along the
Pacific coast and in the extreme north
ern Gdeat Plains the daily summer
averages to the west ofthe Mississip-
pi generally exceed 10 hours. The
maximum amount for the summer as
whole occurs over the great valley
of California, where the sun shines
nearly IA hours day with almost
continually cloudles skies. This is
about 95 per cent of the possible
amount of sunshine.
Cloudy weather in winter in the
lake region. the upper Ohio valley,
and the Appalachian mountain dis
trict. as well as in the far northwest
ern states, reduces the winter sun
shine to two and one-half or three
hours daily average, which is from 30
to 40 per cent of the possible amount.
The winters are sunniest in extreme
western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona,
and extreme southeastern California,
where the averages for the December
to February period range mostly from
seven and one-half to eight hours per
day. The percentage of sunshine is
high also in this season in the central
Great Plains area, where the averages
exceed six hours daily. They are gen.
orally between five and six hours per
day in the South Atlantic and Gulf
state, but somewhat higher in the
Florida peninsula.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-12-05
Thanksgiving Football
Kentucky

Transylvania 16; Georgetown 13.
Somerset 20; Lexington High 49,
Tennessee IA; Kentucky Z.
Centre AZ; South Carolina 0.
Manual High 30; Male High IA.
South
Vanderbilt 26; Sewanee 0.
Georgia Tech Ia Auburn s.
North Carolina 10; Virginia Z.
University of Chattanooga 10; Og
lethorpe 8.
Maryland University Z; North Car
Olina State 6.
Baylor University. "a; Southern
Methodist University 0.
Kansas Aggies 46; Texas Christian
University 0.
Texas Aggies IA; Texas University
Z.
Louisiana State 26; Tulane ID.
Alabama So; Mississippi A. and NJ
Loyola "a; Marion 6.
Mississippi University 10; Millsaps
College 5.
virginia Military Institute 3; vir.
ginia Poly Z.
Intersectionai
University of Detroit Ia; Vermont
10.
Oklahoma 0; Washington 0.
West
Nebraska IA; Notre Dame 6.
Miami University 8; University OF
Cincinnati 6.
Ohio University 3; Marietta College
South Dakota State 25; Creighton
IA.
Western Reserve 12: Case I.
Mount Union 19: Hiram 0.
Oklahoma A. and M. 13; Arkansas
Michigan Aggies Z: St. Louis T.
Missouri g. Kansas
Marsuette 3S: South Dakota 0.
East
Cornell 8; Pennsylvania 0.
Pittsburg IA: Penn State 0.
West Virginia IA; Washington and
Jefferson 0.
Rochester Is: Hobart Ia.
Georgetown as; George Washing
ton 8.
Bucknell 10: Dickinson o.
Muhlenberg 2S: Ursinus o.
Colgate So; Columbia 6.
Waynesburg 20: Susnuehanna 0.
Washington and Lee IA; John Hop
kius 0.
st. Johns Of AnnaDolis IA Penn
sylvania Military Academy 6.
Pacific
University of Idaho 80: University
of Montana o.
Colorado State Aggies 27 Denver
University 6.
University of Wyoming l2i Brig
ham Young 0.
Colorado school of Mines 25; Colo
rado College 8.
University OF Utah "A: Utah A.
gies o.
University Of Oregon 3; University
nf Wasbineton 3
University ~ Sorthe~n California
Al Washinefan state College 3
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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-12-05
DEMOCRATIC STIMULUS

Democratic enthusiasm and activ-
ity are certain to continue under the
stimulus of political developments in
the next six months. Thus the victory
at the polls on November I will prove
the beginning of organization and eff
fort that will eliminate in a still
larger and more significant triumph
for the Democratic party in 1924.
The special session and the subse-
suent regular session of the Republi-
can congress promise to be Demo
cratic assets of the FIRST order. The
prospect of a new investigation into
the election of Truman II. Newberry
has prompted him to resign his seat
in the senate. In the place of Sena-
tor Townsend. Michigan has chOsea
a Democrat, Woodbridge N. Ferris