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The Washington times., 1922-09-17
Claim Alcohol Massage
Causes Hntoxicatior1

ROCHESTER,, N. H., Sept. 10,
THAT intoxication may be
gained by massaging the limbs
with alcohol is maintained by
Judge Felker here, who found two
druggists guilty Of selling intoxi.
eating liquors.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17
ADVICE.
IAN AcrOstic.J

BE sure 70 read The Times
II will help you this II truej
Look for news from other cIimea,
Learn what IL taking place near you.
Ponder we'll lite spicey pagea,
Read the ads that come between,
Insgss. the column sn,5a a for On
Every one knows what I mean.
II. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17
PAINTIP BLIN d S.
(The farm hand speaks his mind
as to city boarders.)
nv ANGELA MORGAN.


Nobody minds
When you're paintin' blinds
And fixin' the house for the city folk:
Who ain't got nothin' to do but SMOKER
Nobody minds II they Just %oos % n%h,n %
They seem TO think It's q lot Of fun
10 watch me gettin' the paintin, done.
They look around the barn an, a. Laugh ugh,
they stare at me see 'em look
/ read their minds like an open book.
They pity me for the Joys l miss: ,,,.
,,a %Sff.rSsrs s ;se aaints dSFi slinS hii
Nobody minds! .
Then one o, the ladies. looixin' wise,
Sort o lifts her head an squints her
.How Wonderful It all mus. be.
30 full Of interest" says she; ;,
And bllnks at me paintin' blinds.
SoSody minds what people say,
Who ain't got nothin' to do but play.
And eat their meals an dress an talk
And soil their shoes on the garden
That ixh-heeled critter who Tits
Like . hopperrras. just touchin' the
Gettin' her breakfast at nine o'clock.
She ought to get up at the crow o tho
An try the brook an take 2 hike.
She ought to know what the mornin's
An see how the good God made this
Who cares what she an her kind say.
A chaffin' me all times o. day;
swell; Ji%! You got the blinds most
Gee whiz! They think it's heaps O. fun.
You bet they think their life IL sweet
The dear old CITY can't be beat.
They pity me, I pity them.
I wouldn't touch the eity's hem.
I've got no use for the spangled gown
An dusty rags o. the painted town.
I'D rather stay In the old wood shed
with friendly cobwebs over my head
And ramblers reachin' their hands af
me.
An a patch O. sky where can 500
Lord! That birds got q saucy throatI
Never did hear such q piercing note.
Well here they cOme-that bunch O
To spin their yarns an tell their Jokes.
Such loafin' sure 1 never seem
But me an the paint Is pretty green.
Well, I've got plenty o. paint to spare;
I'll give her another coat for fair:
Let 'em pity me for paintin' blinds
Nobody mindsl
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

Poor little man." said the police
man to the little boy who was cry
ing the other day in a busy thor
oughfare. so you've lost your
mummy. Now. why didn't you keep
hold Of her skirt7"
Between sobs the little fellow
blurted out. IL cc-c-couldn't re-
reach It."
The Washington times., 1922-09-17
Admits He's Father,
. But of Only One Twin
LONDON, Sept. ID

LONDON. Sept. ID,
A LEXANDER HAMILTON, ar
raignEd in the Durham
County court, charged with be-
ing the father Of twins born TO
an unmarried mother, admitted to
the court that he was the father
Of one Of the twins,
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

Chief Sullivan Ito applicant for
Job on police forceeIf you wished
to disperse a mob what would you
do?
Applicant-I'd pass around the
hat. z. O'S.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17
ARE THERE ANY OTHERS.

She (coylyl-Own up, now. that
you men like talkative women as
we'll as you do the others.
He (coldlyl-What others?
BENJAMIN.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17
"DONT"-ING A CHILD.

What so many children hes 4
at almost every meal they S.
down to, writes Mrs. G. H. D.:
sit up to the table;
Mhsrs,s yw.: ss,t ycsir %ii, nspri"' saa.
Biz Didn't HiescS' scS forget to say thank you,
BSn BSn ppsss pSiss With nth your ss%! finger iS.s
DON'T tsif with your mouth full.
There: Ssn 'sSa you dropped @ d your spoon. told
So s,sp ,,:s I:sass,tns; CHI Food for ,o..
Daddy knows best.
Eat the fat. that's the best part Of
Don't take such large bites.
Mako your potatoes and meat como
No.. yoq can't have your dessert TIN
Pass the sugar. vhetf
Whst Dc. you say when people pass
,.S!is %Sy 81, ssS:. 20. pay .'''''''. to wis
II you get anythinR. On your dres-
you'll have to go to bed. ~
Are you wipins your hands on your
Drink all your milk.
Ono piece Of pic u enough for any
Don't talk so loud.
don't know. don't ssk % many
Is that the way you leave your nap
What have you got on your dress?
Whore arc you goingf
Say. excuse me. please, when you,
leave the table.
wash your face and hands before
you 70 out.
Don't cross the street.
Isn't this place sood enough for You to
play inf
Here. stop that solse. 70 outside and
play.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17
HEARD AND SEEN :.
LOVE-WHAT IT Is.

oh, Lovel
Thou art the creator Of fanciss,
OF golden dreams and illusion,
OF light and of roses;
Thou art tho harmony
OF deep-toned song.
OF the maiden heart
Thou art the joy;
And in this life Of mine
Thou art the poem
OF gold, of light, ofNroses.
+. B. A.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

for a sofa cushion and MON put
an oyster on his eye. Then she
sent for the doctor and he bawled
MON out for putting the oyster on
pops eye without opening the oys-
ter first.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

Nom says. Pop. when are you
going to go to work? You know
last years rent is almost due.
We're living here in this awful
swamp and the house amt 1T for
pigs to have company in. / aint
had q new dress since Methusaleh
burned his fingers on the candles
Of his eleventh birthday cake.
The children amt Eot anything to
wear and there amt enough food
The Washington times., 1922-09-17
BY WAY OF CONTRAST.

One of many good stories told by
Irwin 8. Cobb, the American hu.
morist, concerns q Southern plant
er's family who had a coal-black
cook named Sarah.
One day her husband was killed
in O railway accident. and on the
occasion of the funeral Sarah ap-
peared dressed in a sable outfit sx-
cept In one respect.
why, Sarah" said her mistress,
what made you get white gioves?"
Sarah drew herself up and said
in tones of dignity: Don't you
'spose wants dem niggahs to see
dat Use got on gloves?"
Opera-Hollywood, II 10 claimed,
causes the downfall Of all our
movie stars-seems to make them
absolutely wild.
Jazz-Whew! Wonda' whot mis-.
tletoe would do to 'em?
HARPER'S FERRY.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

OF the maiden heart
Thou art the joy;
And in this life Of mine
q Thou art the poem
OF gold, of light, ofNroses.
+. B. A.
WHO STRUCK CASEY OUT?
(Fans have been so interested
in the Casey poems we have
printed that we use this week
an original poem, by ]. II. HOL-
MAN, on "Who Struck Casey
Out")
And Of homers he could ciout.
But one thing we never hear Of
That In, who struck Casey out.
Though that game was very famous,
Mudville fans are still too sore
To recall that famous pitcher
On whom Mudville failed to score.
He was . lad Of forty-two--
Bill Humphriss was his name1,s %
his Il rT% M%. his Sis final I'm pIs .ams. %''
The Mudvile fans were happy,
It was their gala day;
''The game 10 GOOD as Won' NheS Sosn-
"Aw. what's the use to plays"
The Nudyille ace wa: Sltshins.
"A As . he never pitched II5stj 55stfSrsj him
Ten thoussnd faas sSciaimsa ,nh ed MN
But Humphries kept on pitching,
In his silent, steady way
And the innings kept on passing
With no score made either way.
Through eight fast thrilling innings.
Ragged q pitchers battle fine,
And the fans continued cheering
For they feared not inning nine.
For the steady Mudviiie sons
Rallied nobIy for their pitcher.
. Scoring three heart-breaking runs.
The MudyiIle lads then csme to bat.
A fighting bunch to face.
With two men down they rallied.
Three men getting on the basej
A mighty tumult followed,
For great Casey OF much fame
Approached the plate in anger.
Prepared to win tho game.
The deafeninG roar subsidized.
The men on bases prepared to rtnt
hs hbssn nmSirs psssed e.iies fies' rs one:
The fans now blinked In wonder.
Surely this think was not true,
Poor Casey. watched another.
Tho umpire bawlod. "Strike two!S
A mad man then was Casey,
just rs mad as he could be;
he swung at last with brutal strength.
The umpire called. "strike three"
1t was true they could not doubt,
An old man.. small and Erisxled,
Had struck their hero out.
"How did you do IL, Humphries,
To a man Of Casey's fame?"
at was nothing great" he answered.
81 treat them all the same"
Now Humphries is forgotten.
And it all seems but . dream,
But how greatly he has prospered,
For he now owns the Mudvills team.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

Timid Youth-"what do I pay
for a marriage Ncense?"
Facetious Clerk-"Well. you get
1t on the installment plan"
Timid Youth-"How's that?"
Facetious Clerk-"Two dollars
down and your entire salary every
week for the rest Of your life
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

sam. dat mule you sol me am
blind"
What makes you say dat?"
"I let him loose. and he Jus
bumped into q tree"
Dat mule amt blind. He JUS
dom give a damn, dat's ALL"
The Washington times., 1922-09-17
WHO STRUCK CASEY oUTa

(Fans have been so interested
in the Casey poems we have
printed that we use this week
an original poem, by ]. II. HOL-
MAN, on "Who Struck Casey
OutH
Evening star., 1922-06-25
Science in Industry.

IT is said that whenever a car wheel
breaks on certain great trunk iiEs
the fragments are taken to the COM
pany's laboratory and carefully stud ed,
so that when the next order for car
wheels is made up. if structural weak
ness caused the accident, II may be
guarded against. All the purchases by
this railroad Of iron. steel. oil. lumber
or what not are tested by the chemists
it employs and they draw up the re-
quirements TO which persons who sell
the road supplies must conform This
is not an isolated instance. 1t illustrates
the practicality of applied science, and
the reliance of acute business men upon
the expert opinion that insures them
against wasting materials. time and
money.
A class graduated from one of our
largest chronological schools num-
bered almost two hundred young men
and women. Eleven of them took up
special studies in this institution or
others AL! but forty of the rest
found employment within a year.
They engaged in the service of cleo
tric companies. railroads, cotton and
paper mills. mines. machine works.
iron and steel foundries and others OF
our most important industrial enter
prises-
Evening star., 1922-06-25
HOW DETECTIVE FIASCHETTT
"GOT SOME INFORMATION"

Crime Mysteries Solved by Head of
Italian Squad in New York Police De-
Observation-Disclosures Puzzles Have Fur
nished Foundation for Clever Work by
Expert and His Aides-Probing the Ak
ron Police Murders-Slayer Sometimes
Fears Those With Whom He Has Been
Associated-Vain Plea for Prisoners
Life.
Evening star., 1922-06-25

you. Before you put me in tn,
Tombs let me see my wife and cnil
dren.
"'All right said. and in a coupb
OF hours we were on a train for New
York.
Il took Casalino to his wife ant
children, then TO headquarters HI
was completely subdued and readl.'
repeated what he had confessed Il
me.
I cant promise YOU anything, Casa.
limo | said, but will do what I car
for YOU
"All six Of the men were SENTENCED
TO death after trials out on Lona
Island. Time went on and appea!i
were refused. and the day for Casa.
limos execution approached. | wenl
to the district attorney who had con.
victed the men.
"Chief' ! said. Casalino came
clean in that case, and ! told him ]
would do what could for him.
Can't we get him a commutation TO
life imprisonment
1T has always been customary in
cases like that to show a GAndemned
man clemency upon recommendation
Of the police and the district attor-
ney.
Right said the district attorney.
'weIl go see Gov. Miller and fix it up
We went TO the governor and put
the ease b.for. him. He refused 10
interfere begged for Casalinos
Evening star., 1922-06-25
Stone Ships.

A BOUT twenty years ago an Italian
engineer made a boat of artifi-
cial stone, or cement, which excited
much interest. 1t was an excellent
boat and Is yet in use. The frame
work of light iron rods was covered
with a metallic trellis and then coats
of cement were applied inside and
out to form the hull. 1t proved sur
prisingly resistant to shocks. Since
then the same engineer has con-
structed many more stone" boats of
various forms, and among them a
barge about f1fty-four feet long and
between seventeen and eighteen feet
broad, which for some years has been
employed for carrying coil in the
harbor of Genoa. He also makes
pontoons of the same material,
which have been used to replace
wooden pontoons on the Po. The ma
terial lasts better even than iron and
is not attacked by sea water.
Evening star., 1922-06-25
Disinfecting Books.

THE danger Of contagion from
books that have been in the hands
Of persons suffering from various
diseases has led to the invention of
methods of disinfecting. of which
none appears to be more effective
than that devised by a member of the
municipal council of Paris.
This process consists of two fea-
lures. In the. first place, the books
are placed in a "beater," where a
strong current of air opens every
leaf. and an aspirator sucks out the
dust and deposits 1t in aseptic water
Then they are suspended in a dis
injector. the covers being bent back
and held by clips. SO that the leaves
are widely opened. and placed over a
heater. which for a long time sub
jects them TO temperature of 1877
defrees Fahrenheit. The paper Is not
damaged. and the efficiency of the
process is said to be we'll demon-
strated.
Evening star., 1922-06-25
Fighting Ice With Air.

ONE Is apt to overlook the fact that
Ice has a co-efficient of expan-
sion which is quite considerable. This
shows itself where there is a sudden
thaw. which may raise the tempera-
ture Of the ice many degrees. II the
area of ice is large the expansion will
result in upheavals along the shore
line. The dam across the Mississippi
at keokuk has had more or less trou-
BILE with ice.
One year. following a cold snap. in
which the thermometer rested at
eighteen degrees below zero for five
days. there was a sudden rise Of
temperature. The water in the lake
behind the dam expanded and exerted
a tremendous pressure against the
structure. The rounded piers at first
broke up the ice which bore against
them. allowing the entire thrust Of
the ice fields to come against the
gates. 1t was estimated that the pres
sure amounted to 81 tons per linear
foot. To overcome this condition. the
engineers attempted to thaw away
the ice from the gates. By means Of
a steam jet, a line of clear water
three inches wide was provided back
of each gate, but this was a slow
process which required the work Of
six men operating for thirty-six
hours, as there were 119 gates to be
treated.
Obviously the operation was ex-
pensive, and some simpler method
must be devised. Then the expert
ment was tried of introducing COM
pressed air back of the gates, the
purpose of which was to keep the
water in motion. 1t was found that
less than two cubic feet of free air
per minute would keep clear an area
of twenty feet in diameter. The air
was introduced at a depth of eight
cen feet below the surface, and it
carried the warmer water from below
to the top. maintaining a continuous
circulation which prevented the ice
from forming.
Evening star., 1922-06-25
Violin Making.

VIOLIN making is an ancient art.
yet new things may be learned
about it. Two makers of musical in
struments, one in Brussels, the other
in Boston, have announced their be-
lief that the material of an instru-
ment has nothing to do with its tone.
One Of them made experiments only
with wind instruments. but the other
tried innovations in violins and vio-
loncellos, substituting tin and alumni
mum for post and bridge, with an
actual improvement In tone, SO 1t Is
reported. 1t is his belief that distri-
button of mass is far more important
to good tone than the material used.
This theory is contrary to all pre-
vious opinions on the subject and If
true. will wipe out much of the ro-
nance Of the search for and treasur-
ing Of old violin timber.
Evening star., 1922-06-25

-, Great Castle and Cathedral of Plas-
ter Rising on Fairbanks Lot" Where
Robin Hoods Adventures Are to Be
Enacted-Demand for Material Pro-
dqces Button Lath Shortage in Los
Angeles-Visitor Is Shown $25,OO0
Worth of Wigs Which Have Been
Made for Production-Double Ex-
posure Process to Make Pictures More
Impressive-Working at Night Under
Searchlight Glare.
Evening star., 1922-06-25
Mushroom Ouarries.

CoUTH Of the city of Paris the coun-
- try is honeycombed with aban-
doned quarries, some Of WHICH are
of enormous extent, resembling the
shafts Of great mines, from 800 yards
to half mile in length, and lying
from thirty to fifty feet beneath the
surface of the ground.
In these old quarries are grown
nearly all the mushrooms consumed
in the French capital. The mush-
rooms flourish in these caverns at all
seasons and they have. in Paris. the
reputation Of being superior in flavor
to those grown elsewhere. The worst
enemy of the mushroom growers Is
a species of fly that swarms through
the dark passages in such numbers
as some times to extingutsh the can
dies of the workrhen. The larvae of
this fly destroy the beds before the
shoots have emerged from the ground.
Evening star., 1922-06-25
BY KARL X. KITCHEN.

IN OUGIAAS FAIRBANKS at the
present moment finds him
self In very much the same
position as the boy in the
fable who cried Wolf" so many
times that when the wolf really ap-
peared no one would believe him.
For Fairbanks is making the big
gest and most expensive photoplay
ever attempted, but his press agent
has written so many times about
Doug's massive and costly" produc-
tions. especially about The Three
Musketeers." that few people are i'm
pressed by the stories that emanate
from his press department.
However. what is set forth here is
In no way related to press agentry.
The writer will merely describe what
he saw with his own eyes. The
reader may draw his own conclusions.
On the Fairbanks "lot'-as the
open-air part Of the new Douglas
Fairbanks studio is called-there is
rapidly nearing completion a huge
walled city of plaster. $50 feet long
by $50 feet wide. Its exterior walls,
which are sixty feet hiGn. give it the
appearance of great castle, but
within these walls-which. of course,
are the merest shell of button lath
and coating plaster-is huge cathe-
dral with an interior measuring 16s
by 800 feet, a collection of forty or
fifty medieval houses and the mar
row streets such as would be en-
countered In an ancient walled town.
l.
T WILL not bore you with the num-
ber of carloads of lumber, tons of
coating plaster and nails. to say
nothing of the thousands of feet of
button lath that have been used to
erect this set. Suffice to say that be-
tween 400 and 500 men have been at
work for several months building the
biggest set ever erected in the history
of the movies. Even the enormous
set built by D. W. Griffith for 'Intol-
erance" Is topped by this new plaster
city
1t Is not surprising, therefore, that
the Fairbanks studio, which is To-
Gated on Santa Monica boulevard, be-
yond La Brea avenue, is the busiest
spot In Hollywood. During the day
1t Is almost impossible to reach it
because of the congestion of motor
cars. for nearly every one of the
400-odd workmen drives to the studio
in his own car. And when it Is known
that their wages range from $6 to
$3.50 a day this is not to be won
dered at The majority of workmen
Evening star., 1922-06-25

In and about Los Angeles not only
own their own homes but their own
tin lizzies."
At night the 'lot" is also a scene of
ceaseless activity. 1t is Illuminated
by huge searchlights. and in the
workshop a hundred plasterers, who
stamp out the walls in sections. like
waf1es, work in three shifts.
The enormous amount of button
,ath required for these sets has actu-
ally caused a button lath shortage
in Los Angeles. and many building
operations are at standstill as a
result of 1t.
IN addition to this construction work
ON the lot. score of workrooms
scattered around Los Angeles are
turning out the thousands of cos
tunes and other properties that will
be used in this production. In some
of the big scenes there will be $500
extras, and their costumes. armor.
wigs, etc, require an enormous
amount of preparation.
tAs I said before, no one would be-
lieve the actual figures, so there is no
occasion of giving them. Suffice il
to say that 1 saw $4,000 worth o
wigs that have been made for thi
production.
The studio, together with the stor
rooms, dressing rooms for extra
etc, covers almost as much groui
as the exterior sets. And in additi'
there is a large tournament fie!
7,sriSn and payiIiopS a he
Of the castle. which, of course, has
moat and drawbridge, not only to b
historically correct, but to give Fair
banks an opportunity to display his
acrobatic prowess.
Although the walls of this plaster
castle are sixty feet high, they will
appear more than twice that height
in the picture. This effect will he
obtained by double exposure
process, the extra height being merely
a wash drawing of the walls. which
will be photographed after the lower
part of the film. showing the action
before the actual walls Is completed.
This will give a Maxfield Parrish ef-
feet to some of the scenes. for Fair
banks is striving for artistic as well
as realistic effect
\ X X
THIS trick of double exposure Is one
L of the oldest in the so-called art
of movie making, but it has never
been employed to obtain huge back
grounds as 1t will be in this new
picture.
All these preparations are being
made for Fairbanks next picture-a
super-movie, built around the char
acter of Robin Hood. which. of course,
will be played by himself. The name
of the author of this new production
is not announced, but it is no secret
that Fairbanks wrote most of 1t him
self. He has not contented himself
with the ordinary Robin Hood legend,
hut has included the adventures OF
the famous outlaw with Richard the
Lion Hearted in one of the crusades.
However, much of the action will
take place in '.Merrie England" and
3: medieval city, with It's castle and
cathedral, has been built for its back
ground.
No name, even, has been chosen for
this proposed super-picture, which,
Fairbanks says, will cost considerably
more than a million dollars before 1t
- released. AS he says "The Three
Evening star., 1922-06-25

not be Of momeEtous interest. but he
has decided to retain his mustache' In
order to use it in his next picture.
rThe Virginian." And, girls, he Is
going to wear wig in this new pic
ture. for, sad to relate. his own hair
Is getting thin.
Naturally, the famous star 10 put
ting his whole heart in this picture.
for heb wants it to. surpass "The
Three Musketeers." He is practfcing
daily with the long bow. as we'll as
the lance and broadsword, and II
there is nothing else in the picture
there will be lot Of realistic
fighting.
aren't you risking too much by
putting SO much money in this pro-
duction?" asked him as he escorted
me over the lot
Evening star., 1922-06-25
The DianemoIogO.

THIS singular name is given by the
inventor. Eduardo Torres Que
vedo, a Spaniard, to an apparatus in
tended to take the place of stenog-
raphy in reporting speeches. The ap-
paratus. which consists simply OF
series of little bells. requires the CO.
operation of eight or ten writers.
Each writer takes a single phrase
from the speakers mou..- At the
tinkle of a bell on his left he begins
to write what he hears. The bell on
his right arrests him and sets his
neighbor at work. BY the time the
circuit is made, the first writer is
ready for another phrase. Afterward
the phrases, which are numbered in
their order of taking. are reunited To
form the entire report. Tried at the
Athenee in Madrid. the dianemolcgo
is said to have given satisfactory re-
suits
Evening star., 1922-06-25

gun. Fairbanks expects to spend at
least four months making the picture.
and he plans to show it in New York
shortly after Labor day.
For the first time in his career.
Douglas Fairbanks will wear a beard
as part Of his makeup as Robin
Hood, the merry Sherwood forest
robber. Unlike his d'Artagnan mus
tache, however, it will not be real
one. And he will only wear 1t in
some of the earlier scenes. 1t may