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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06
ONG. long ago, back to point
where the memory of the old
est inhabitant can hardly

where the memory of the old
est inhabitant can hardly
- reach, there was a movement
to extend the Mall from the Capitol
to.the river. The beautiful parks and
luxuriant gardens were to replace the
frame. brick and stone structures of
cold commercial business. Accounts
were printed as to how beautiful the
vista would be. A friend of mine the
other day happened to run across. in
public Office, a set Of plans as
heavily covered with dust and cob
webs as Is the vintage wine that the
maitre d'hoteI brings you with such
loving care when you dine at the
Cafe de la Paix In Paris. Gone and
almost forgotten, perhaps to come
again for the public's gaze once more.
Maybe. perhaps again. at the same
time that Halley's comet reappears.
4 LITTLE youngster from Kansas
"A was viewing, with her parents.
for the first time, the House of Rep
resentatives. A certain member of
the lower house had received recog-
milton from the Speaker and had
taken his place before the little stand
that Is used as a rest for manuscripts
to which the orator may refer now
and then. During a pause when the
House was quiet she piped up in
childish voice: Mamma, his pulpit Is
not quite as big as the one our
preacher has at home.'
X X 4
a FEW years ago the socially elect
"A used to promenade up and down
that beautiful thoroughfare known as
Connecticut avenue. The beaux, at
tired in getaways, striped trousers,
patent leather shoes and top hats,
would call for their fair companions
and together they would stroll up and
down. bowling to acquaintance, stop
ping for a moment to chat. The flow
er of womanhood and the essence of
gallantry graced this pathway. 1t
was a seemingly endless river of
fashion and personal pulchritude Now
this famous old-fashioned walk is
quite commercialized. Automobile
salesrooms containing beautiful shiny
cars occupy part Of the thorough
fare: shops where one may purchase
exquisite posies; alluring tearooms
here and there; modistes. several of
them: a photograph gallery; a gro
Gerry store with a funny, squirmy
name; curio shops: Offices of profess
sional men, and so on. until beyond
the point where once stood that i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06
Historic Castles for Sale.

These giddy-paced times out of
joint with ideas of another day and
age, are bringing about many changes
in old Britain. What with war taxes
ana income taxes far worse than any
ever experienced over here, the owner
of large estates, be he belted earl or
commoner, is having sad time of it.
Now the Duke of Northumberland is
hard up. He has sold many of his
properties, most of his art treasures.
rented his huge and magnificent man
sion at Kew. on the Thames, and now
is forced to close Ainthwick Castle.
which has been the Northumberland
home of the Percys since early in the
fourteenth century. He will retain
only a few rooms in the castle for use
when he and the duchess are in the
north-and the shooting on the es
tates is to be let When a British lord
lets his shooting, then, indeed, his purse
Is feeling a pinch!
to lovers Of historical times and ro-
nance is that Tantallon Castle, in
North Berwick, for centuries the
stronghold Of the Clan Douglas, is on
! the market. In Sir Walter Scott's
"Marmion" it was on the battlements
of Tantallon Castle that Clare and her
lover kept their tryst. It's grim walls
have withstood many a siege: twelve
feet thick the walls are. and solid yet
The ground about them has been in
carnadined with the blood of English
man and Scot. Once the doughty
Douglas was besieged in the castle by
King James v, who failed to breach
the stubborn walls, and failed to
starve or scare the stubborn Scot. In
| after years Cromwell and his Cove
nft
always live in the song and story Of
Scotland-and now that it is forced
out upon the market and may be oc-
| cupied by some purse-proud vender
of canned tripe or beer or the like!
ITO what base uses we may return,
trace the noble dust Of Alexander till
we find 1t stopping a, bunghole?''-Bir-
| mingham News.
Sweden tank she ban keep the
stock in Stockholm.-Dallas Journal
Let's have a national crouch week
SO everybody can take part.-St
Joseph News-Press.
At that, self-made men never seem
quite so Objectionable as old-maid
/ men-Indianapolis Star.
Three thousand boxes of soap
/
| the boxes are in great demand
Parkersburg News.
It's the little things that count
Faith will move mountains, but
freckles seem to be more permanent
Duluth Herald.
Some Of those wartime formulas
for making fuel out of sawdust,
newspapers and discarded boxes may
| come handy during the winter
Utica Observer Dispatch.
The President may veto the bonus
bill, but senators will take comfort in
rejecting that he can't veto the stirring
speeches they have made on the sub
ject.-Rfchmond Times-Dispatch.
Much Of the offort that used to be
expended in the campaign in get
ting up q torchlight procession is de-
voted now to keeping the expenditure
| dark.-Detroit News.
It seems that the present demand
| that 1.-THE Irish people get together
overiooks the fact that when they
! do CT together sonne66dy ID always
!. IRA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

It is believed that two Brooklyn
men lost their lives because of poisoned
liquor. For many years New York
poked fun at Brooklyn. Now Manhat.
tan extends condolences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
September.

September.
September comes. We sing a song
OF blissful breezes, going strong.
We sing Of skies serene that show,
Each passing day, milder glow.
September comes. Despite our cheer
The weather man keeps waiting near
The hot wave flag. "Ole Sep.," says he.
"You may fool them. You can't fool
me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

Strikers who find themselves en-.
not complain much. unless the service
in their particular locality is better
than the average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

Investigations of economic condi-
tons in Europe have been no more
Industrious than European investiga.
tons of financial conditions in Amer
lea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

Once regarded as a genial politician,
Mr.. Daugherty is now recognized as
the man who has made the Attorney
Generals Office the crux of an Geo.
nomic problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

It is to the credit of American labor
to observe that a regular union man
is one of the worst enemies a wild
eyed radical" has to contend with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

The settlement of a strike is always
3 disappointment to the element Of So
ciety that is Indefinitely grouped un-
der the designation of "radicalism."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

There is an element of industry that
regards a strike as an annual custom,
more interesting. perhaps, but less
agreeable, than the summer outing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

Paris fashion dictators decree that
skirts shall be longer. but fail to
register any provision to prevent
fathers purse from becoming shorter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

Vodka has been restored to circula.
ton in Russia. Lenin has recovered.
The two facts are coincidental, but
not necessarily related.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

The A. F. OF L. used to declare that
it had nothing to do with politics. It
now asserts that politics could not get
along without it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

It seems, when all is said and done
And folks have counted up the cost,
The optimist Is he who won.
The pessimiSt is he who lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06
WA Game MUST Go On.

whats your idea Of q wicked
monopolist?" - 5E
"ae's the man." said Cactus. Joe,
"who happens to have the only pack Of
cards in camp and won't let 'em be
used until he has exercised the privi-
lege Of marking the deck"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06
Sure Popularity.

do you think this is the day of the
young man in politics?"
youth has its advantages" replied
a doubt about my reelection If could
jump in and pitch winning game for
our local base ball team
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

Jud Tunkins says he doesn't care a
thing about money and he only wishes
a few Of his creditors felt the same
way about it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

TITS funny" said Uncle Eben. chow
you kin git al de highbrow opinions
ia de world Fob nufiin', but yolse gottsr
pay fob lessons in danein' Z,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

Much Of the offort that used to be
expended in the campaign in get
ting up torchlfght procession is de-
voted now to keeping the expenditure
dark-Detroit News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

It seems that the present demand
that 1.-THE Irish people get together
overiooks the fact that when they
do eet together somebody IL alwayss
hdr kBostons Transcript
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

The President may veto the bonus
bill, but senators will take comfort in
rejecting that he can't veto the stirring
speeches they have made on the sub
ject.-Richmond Times Dispatch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business ore. 11th st. and Pennsy!vania ave.
New York ONCE $50 Nassau st.
chicago ONCE: First National Bank Buildins.
European Office: 3tRegent St.. London. EnslAno'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

Some of those wartime formulas
for making fuel out Of sawdust,
newspapers and discarded boxes may
come handy during the winter
Utica Observer Dispatch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

It's the little things that count.
Faith will move mountains but
freckles seem to be more permanent.
Duluth Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

Three thousand boxes of soap
have been shipped to. Russia, where
the boxes are in great Demand
Parkersburg News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06

At that. self-made men never seem
quite so Objectionable as old-maid
men.-Indianapo1is Star
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
POPE Plus W
NOT YET SETTLED
Because of Changes Being Made in His
Apartment in the
Vatican.

Rome, Feb. ~ tBy the Associated
Press Plus 81 has not yet settled
down to the normal life Of supreme
pontifT, chiefly because the pgivate
apartment occupied by the late Bene-
diet Ky II not yet ready to receive
him. A crowd Of workmen i still
busy redecorating the apartment,
changing the hangings and carpets and
re arranging the furniture.
Meanwhile the pope continues to
sleep in what is called the little
throne room II was IN this chamber
that Pope Leo XIII died.
Compared with the other rooms III
the Vatican il is considered small, al
though Il measures about 20 by ~
feet and the ceiling is Is. feet high.
As it adjoins the large papal library,
where Plus Y and Benedict Nv re-
ceiyed visitors, the chamber was trans
formed into small throne room. A
throne was placed opposite the window
and on the floor was magnificent
carpet presented by Alfonso XIII, king
OF Spain, to Pope Leo. having in its
center the coat Of arms OF the Span
ish sovereign.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
NO NEARER
A SOLUTION
Investigators in Taylor
Homicide Make No
Progress
MABEL NORMAND'S
CHAUFFEUR HEARD
Was Given Two-Hour Re-
examination Without
Result

Los Angeles, Feb. l7-Following a
two hour re-examination Of Wiliiam
Davis. chauffeur for Mabel Normand
Yesterday, investigators, police detec-
lives. deputy sheriifs and Others as
signed To the task of trying TO solve
the mystery surrounding the murder
q William Desmond Taylor, motion
picture director, resumed their duties
today with the announcement that
thew had made practically no further
progress
Though some of the Investigators
have eliminated Edward L. Sands, Tor
ner butler for Taylor, from any con
nection with the case, the search LOT
him has not been abandoned.
Latest reports to the authorities
here relating to him came from Hart
ford. Conn. where Sands was said g
have been known among navy sailors
during 1910 as "Chief'' Snider.
Another report received by police de'
tectiyes working on the case was that
the missing butler had fled to Mexico
and had been seen in Chihuahua.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
YANKEES HAVE
MANY H0LDOUTS
Babe Ruth Wants Several
More Thousands IN
Salary
WARD AFTER BIG
JUMP ALSO
Yankee Owners Claim They
Won't Stand for Any
thing Unreasonable

Nav York. Feb. l7.--These are par
,ous DAYS for the New York Yankees.
baseball calls il "hold-out session
hut the situation is described ~ =
strike in labor circles.
Babe Ruth, lambaster extraoraiia's
If the horsehide, thinks he ought 10
have more money and measures the
smore, in the thousands. Little Aaron
Ward. keeper of the keystone sack
Iets II be known from Port Smith
Arkansas, that he wants his salary m
creased to $4,000 and won't play the
second station until he gets II
OF the pitchers, Waite Hoyt IS the
onlv one to come to terms so far "Bui-
lot Joe. Bush and Sam Jones, obtained
from tie Boston Red Sox. feel that
their advancement" entities thsm to
increased salaries. Bob Shawkey,
famous for his red undersleeyes, is firm
n his opinion that he too, is deserN-
ing a little monetary gain, and Carl
MAYS OF the subway shoots talk
about bigger check for 1922
Meanwhile the Yankee owners de-
clare they will not stand for anything
unreasonable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
GUARDS PLACED
PLOT
Plans Laid to Kidnap Cen
eral Francisco Murgiua
Near San Antonio
TAKE HIM TO MEXICO
AND HAVE HIM SHOT
One of Conspirators Is Al
legged To Have Made
Revelation

San Antonio, Tex, Feb l1,--.uards
have been placed about the farm nome
Of General Francisco Murguia' 'nVe
miles south Of San Antonio, following
the report by a stranger Of plot y
kidnap the former Carranza ieaoer,
take him across the Mexican border
and have him shot.
Several days ago, Murgnia said a
stranger came to his house who de-
olared he was one Of three Mexicans IN
the Tampieo oil fields who had framed
the scheme to take the general across
the border with the ultimate purpose
Of turning him over to the Mexican
authorities for execution. The man
said he was revealing the plot because
the Others had thrown him over ~ a
deal by which he had been promised a
reward for running down robbers 81 =
pavmaster's train in Mexico.
Department Of justice agents are IN
vestigating.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
BIG EATERS GET
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Salts at First Sign of Bladder
Irritation or Back
ache.

Tho American men and women must
puard constantly against kidney trou,
III because we eat too much and all
our food is rich Our blood Is hiied
with uric acid which the kidneys strive
to filter out, they weaken IRON over
work. become sluggishi the eiiminatiNe
tissues clog and the result Is kidney
trouble. bladder weakness and gen.
eral decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps
Of lead: your back hurts or the urine
m cloudy. full of sediment or you are
Obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night Il you suiief
with sick headache or dizzy, nervous
smells. acid stomach, or you have rheu-
matism when the weather II bad, get
from your pharmacist about four
ounces Of Jad Salts; take table.
spoonful in glass Of water before
breakfast for a few days and your KID
news will then act fine This famous
salts Is made from the acid OF grapes
and lemon juice. combined with lithia'
and has been used for generations TO
Aush and stimulate clogged kidneys;
Ia neutralize the acids in the urine so
IL no longer is source Of irritation,
thus ending bladder disorders.
,Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot IN
lure. makes delightful effervescenf
iithia -wather beverage, and belongs n
every home, because nobody can make
mistake by having good kidney
flushing any time adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
MANY EVENTS PLANNED
For Winter Carnival at the University
Of Vermont.

Burlington. Feb. 1.-THE Outing
cl,,h ~ Tie University OF Vermont has
practically completed all arrangements
Tor the big winter carnival to be held
at kake walk time. Plenty OF snows
good ice and clear, bracing air are IN
abundance in Burlington, so the Out
ing club expects to run OIL an inter.
esting and entertaining program q
events. The events Of the carnival VIII
occupy the days from Saturday, FEB.
Is, to Tuesday, Feb. q.
On Saturday, Feb. Is, the ice hockey
matches will be held and on Monday
following. the interscholastie winter
sports events viii commence. The meet
will start at l,30 p. m. The events
will be. l00-yard xxi jump; lO0-yard
snowshoe dash; ski and snowshoe OBJ
stacle rases; 400-yard relay race; ski
ioring. The events Of the inter-colle-
piate meet will be practically the same
AS those in the inter-scholastic meet,
with the addition Of ski-jump; the six
mile ski cross country race and the
three mile snowshoe cross-ccuntry
race. All these events are TO be staged
on the campus OF the university.
In conjunction with the winter car
niyal. the kake walk program win be
given on the nights Of Monday, Feb.
20, and Tuesday, Feb. q.
All Is ia readiness 20 entertain the
visiting high school seniors from all
over the state and present TO them the
best and biggest winter carnival and
kake walk that has ever been held at
the University Of Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
BE PRETTY! TURN
GRAY HAIR DARK
TRY Grandmother's Old Favorite Rec
ipe Of Sage Tea and
Sulphur.

Almost every one knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound,
ed. brings back the natural color ana
lustre to the hair when faded, streakeo
or gray. Years ago, the only way TO
get this mixture was to make y a.
home which is mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays, by asking at any drug store
for Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com,
pound you will get large bottle q
this famous old recipe, improved by
the addition of other ingredients, at q
small cost.
Don't stay gray! Try it, No one can
possibly tell that you darkened your
hair, as it does it SO naturally and
evenly. You dampen sponge or SOFT
brush with it and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand al
a time; by morning the gray hair dis
appears, and after another application
or two our hair becomes beautifully
dark, glossy and attraetive.--adS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
HARVARD EXCHANGE PROPS.
Named to Be Sent to Western Insti.
tutions.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. l7.--Har-
Yards two exchange professors to
western colleges for 1923 will be Pro-
fessor William 4. Hooking of the phil
osophy department, who viii lecture
at Carleton, Beloit and Grinnell col
leges, and Professor Alfred NJ. Tozzer,
chairman OF the department OF an
thropology. who viii visit Knox, Colo
RADIO and Pomona colleges, It was an
nounced to-day. This year the Har-
ward representatives IN the west are
Professor William G. Howard and
Robert II. Lord.
william L. osgood. professor Of
mathematics, has been appointed act.
ting dean OF the graduate school Of
arts and science for the second hail
year. 70 take the places Of Dean
Charles H. Haskins while the latter
Is on leave Of absence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
His Misht Nose.

It's tragic irony Of fate when a
temperance lecturer has red nose lie
may. explain that it's Indigestion, but
people viii never listen and they get
So rude sometimes.
An earnest advocate of the sparkling
brook was addressing a British audi
ence. and throughout he was inter-
rupted by a heckler, who punctuated
his flowing periods with: Tell us
how yer got yer nose! That amt a
water colorl Been dipping il in the Red
Sea, mateg" !.
Presently the lecturer could stand It
no longer. THAT man will make me
angry in minutel'' he cried. I'm
not very easily put out, but when
am put out, you can be sure that
'It's closing time!s shouted the
Archaeological Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
HARVARD cREwMEN CALLED.
There Are so3 Men in Training in That
Branch of Sport.

Boston, Feb. l7.Mechanieal coach
inc as part Of the new training re-
CINE for Crimson oarsmen has peeh
introduced by Dir. r. Heber Howe, HarT
wards supervisor of rowing. The de-
vice is composed Of several bars ar
ranged in such way as to show prop
er and improper methods Of rowing.
Coach Bill Haines said to-day that
he believed the mechanism would be
instrumental in correcting many row
ing defects.
The largest combined turnout Tor
crew work at Harvard has been re-
corded with 800 men in training. The
varsity squad now numbers 1872, while
l4l freshmen are signed up for crew
work,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
RECORD BOWLING FEAT.
Perfect Score First with One Hand
Then with the Other.

Toledo. o.. Feb. l7--What is claimed
a a record feat in bowling was the
perfect score bowled by Sid sherman
Of this city. in match game here.
Rolling one bah with his right and
the next with his left, he knocked
down u straight strikes. He is nor
mally right handed.
officials Of the American bowling
congress preparing for the A. B. g
tournament 70 start a. the terminal,
aid they never heard d a like per
formance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
WEDDING OUT LOSERS.
In international Amateur Glass A Bill
lard Tournament.

Philadelphia. Feb. lI.-Weeding out
the losers in the international amateur
class A 1872 balkline billiard tourna'
ment held interest to-day.
In the afternoon match Francis ),
Appleby, New York, who has won one
and lost two games, faces J, f. Cope
Morton Of Philadelphia. Morton has
lost all three games and another defeat
will eliminate him as title contender
AT night the two European repre-.
sentatives, AIRY Bos, Holland, and
Edouard Roudil of France will again
get into action after days rest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
REJECT BASEBALL
FROM OLYMPICS
French Committee in Charge Has Sub
stituted Canoe
Racing.

Paris, Feb. II tBy the Associated
Press The French committee IN
charge OF the Olympic games for 1924
has rejected baseball as an official
snort, selecting instead canoe racing
to complete its program.
II was indicated, however, that an
unofficial international baseball tour
nament in connection with the oiym-
piad would be approved,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
Home Influence.

is your boy Josh happy and con
tented on the farmY
EYES, replied Farmer Corntosseii
ethe old place puts him in fine frame
az mind. When Josh gets tired OF the
cav city. he comes home for few
sauare meals and nobody could be
more comfortable. But the way ne
tells about the caberays and the mo-
tion pictures is maxim mother an me
downright restless an dissatisfied. -
Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-17
QUIT TOBACCO
So easy to drop Cigarette,
Cigar, or Chewing habit

No-Tn.Bac has helped Thousands g
break the costly. rervc-shattcring %
hsc.o habit. Whenever gou have >
ionrinr for = smoke o. chew just place
. t.rs,i.es No-To. 3ar tablet In ycuf
rneufh irsteaf. All desire steps short.
~ ~ habit d conrirtfly hfokfu, 49,
Won ars batter oT mrutaIiy. physically,
financially IT, - sasy, - simple -
hox II No-To- Bar ard i = apssr :
release wa frem aI rrarirE - -
ha-ro s. arr f3-n. rc-r dr1t-Elst VI
rsfu-s soar mercy vit-1ut 'gussiie'a
-Adr