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The Press., 1922-05-18
Showed Off

The Chasseurs Alpins, those classy French fighting men who helped train the marines who first went 10 France could never quite get accustomed tC some of the marine corps lingo. One of the Blue Devils had learned the meaning of the sea-going phrase shove e-Off," but when he had his first chance to use 1t he was-as the say. is-nOt there.
 Hey, French" said a Leatherneck have you seen our lieutenant around?"
 "Oui, monsieur, oul," said the poilu, struggling to remember the elusive phrase, "he have-what you call pushed over."-The Leatherneck.
The Press., 1922-05-18
Great Wall of China.

An examination of the bricks and mortar in the Great Wall of China was made at Shan-hai-kwan by 8 chemist attached to the Bureau of Sci ence at Manila. He reports that the bricks are so weak that pieces may be broken off with the fingers.
 They are much larger than ordinary building bricks, gray in color, and resemble pumice somewhat in struc- ture. The mortar. which is pure white under the exposed surface, Is much stronger than the bricks. The tradi, ton that the bricks were dried In the sun only has been confirmed by labora. tory tests. If they had been dried ii kiln the appearance of the wall would have been considerably difreri erent and its strength and durability would have been much greater.
The Press., 1922-05-18
Mason and Dixon's Line.

Mason and Dixon's line in itself was a very short affair, defining the bound ary between the states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, about PA miles in length. It was a subject of contro- versy for more than 80 years, and was finally fixed at 99 degrees. 43 minutes and 26.3 seconds north. This line, if extended across the continent, would pass through the states of West Vir- ginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas. Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California. It takes it's name from the British firm of surveyors who surveyed 1t between 1769 and 1767. During the Civil war it was considered the north ern limit of slavery, roughly separating the North from the South; Maryland and Delaware, however, both rec0E. nized slavery.
The Press., 1922-05-18
Shin Has 1a.ooo Spoons.

We may be cutting down our war ships. There is no reduction in our liners. This applies to size as well as to number.
 Take the White Star liner, Majestic. The largest steamer in the world is aptly named! Its tonnage is 56OOO and it is to carry 14,OOO knives, 10000 forks 1S,OOO spoons, 45,O0O pieces of plate in all, 178,OOO pieces of linen and 27O,OOO pieces of crystal and glassware.
 When one adds it cargo, crew and passengers, ones brain almost stag gers at the responsibility which will rest on the shoulders of the captain. London Answers.
The Press., 1922-05-18
A 2Oth Century Proposal
By KETURAH VAN TYLE

You're the prize simpletoE." ex, claimed Ben Marshall. laughing de, riSively, at the same lime removing 8 portion of the sting from his state. meRt by an affectionate slap on his friends shoulder. Here you are, head over heels in love with one of the incest girls that ever grew. reasonably sure she doesn't dislike you, got a good jOb, yet you let sllcker like Waffle Ehers walk off with the plum before your very face and eyes!'
 He hasn't walked off with her yet" ." returned Clive Culver with something resembling a growl.
 "NO fault of yours he hasn't. and If you'd seen him last night after you left the party, guess yOu'd say there was need for speed"
 ''lt takes pile of nerve for a dufTer like me tn ask for anything SD wonder ful aS Annette. Ben. Why-the thought of what I was daring to do would choke me on the first wOrd.''
 It's good thing We aren't all shrinking viulets like you. or mar riaypS would be made in hCav,n, I'd write it out and then practice saying il till got over befng 'nId-man-afraid- uf-hi~-vOict.'." :"
 After Marshall Jeff Culver sat think ing over their conversation. He had loved Annette Heating ever since their rirSt meeting. He always was eager ts perform service for her. but when it came to asking favnrS, especially S" tremendous thing as giving herself in marriage. he never had been able to summon sufficient courage. Ben'S Sug- SeStiOu that he write out his proposal and practice saying it had generated the first twinge of courage he had felI in many day. Not a bad idea. that.
 He was aroused from his rever:e hy the sound of familiar voices. and going tu the window was hailed hy two as ~nciateS. We're planning a dance for Friday night. Give. Want tn cnne:" With his new-fOund courage still tin sIiue in his consciousness he answered in the affirmative. at once fOrmulat- ing in his mind an invitation [" An uette.
 oh. Give. I'm so sorry" an swered the girl-wirh catch in her
The Press., 1922-05-18
Child Labor in Japan.

"WhiIe there Is a law intended to protect child Iaborers, there Is no re- striction of the work hours of adults in Japan" said Henry Sloane of Toron- to- who has just returned from the Orient. Arrangement of working hours Is left entirely to the agree ment between employers and employed.
 Factory owners are not allowed to hire children under twelve without special permission, and children under fifteen cannot work more than twelve hours a day. The law also says they cannot work after 10 p. m., or before a. m., except with official sanction. Children get two holidays a month. or fo:'r, if they work at night; half an hour for lunch, or one hour, if they work more than 10 hours a day"
The Press., 1922-05-18

voice, when Give telephOned his inyi- tation a little later. I've just prom iSed Waffle Ebers and I cant break promise 70
 "I suppose not, but Ebers must have been sitting on your front step when the boys planned the party, to have asked you so sOOn!"
 "Clive Culver, that's the first time I ever knew you to be hatefulr'
 Forgive melt was churllsh-it won't happen again. Save me some dances, anyway"
 Give left the telephone quite unac- quainted with himself. Instead of his customary self-depreciatiOn, he was filled with a new determination to make Annette his own. and-Ben was right-there was need for speed.
 Annette did not go to the dance with Waffle Ebers. On Friday morning her six-year-Old brother Buddie broke out with measles, and was so cross no one but his sister seemed able to quiet him. For more than a week Annette was his constant attendant, and final ly. when he was cOnvalescing, but still confined to a carefully shaded room, he began to long for the outside world a bit.
 Sis" he exclaimed, How I wish we had a photograph like Culver'sl Wouldn't 1t be fun to have some jazz stuff while Pm gettin' welI?"
 ''Why. Buddie! If you like it. I'll phone Mrs. Culver and ask her to let Give bring theirs over for q while after supper"
 It was but a short time after that the grOceryman delivered the Culver phOnOgraph al the Keating back door, with the message that Buddle might as we'll be enjoying it the remainder of the day. instead of waiting for Clive to bring 1t over. If q shadow of dis appointment fickered across Annette's lovely face, it was instantly banished by Buddie' cry of joy.
 Begin al Ihe top shelf. sis. and play 'em all the way down." demanded the delighted child.
 When every shelf but one had been emptied. Buddie was fast asleep. but there being but one record left Oa the bottom shelf. Annette decided to play it, more from idle curiosity than be- cause she really cared to hear any more. There was no title on the rec ord. As she listened a voice began to speak-a masculine voice.. which seemed strangely familiar-it was ad dressing her.
 Annette" said the voice, Eve wait ed for more than a year to tell you how much care for you, but 1t has seemed such big thing to ask you To marry me, I've never dared do it Till now. Will you?'
 The bewildered girl shut off the pow CT. wrapped the record in a fold of her skirt, made sure Buddie was still asleep, and flew to her room, where understanding finally penetrated.
 A little later customer who seemed to be labOring under some suppressed excitement called at the Talking Ma chine Shop in Main street, asked for Ben Marshall, and when that salesman was at liberty retired with him to one | of the booths where records are tried. | That same afternoon Give Culver | was sent to a neighboring town on | business for his firm. Returning the 1 following evening at supper time, his | very first act after entering the front
The Press., 1922-05-18
Victoria aridne.

The Victoria Jubilee bridge across the St. Lawrence at Montreal was originally known as the Victoria tubular bridge, and was named the "Victoria" after Queen Victoria. It was formally opened by King Edward VII. Chen prince of Wales), in 1860. But when the tubular bridge was re- placed by cantilever bridge, built in 1897 and 1898, on the piers of the old bridge, 1t was given the official name of the Victoria tubular bridge fin hon or of Queen Victorla's diamond jubi- lee in 1897. It is still popularly known, however, as the Victoria bridge,
The Press., 1922-05-18
Juduin0 by Feet.

At school we have a small stage equipped with a curtain. One morn
 ing this was dropped and my chum stood In front of 1t. We were work
 ing on the scenery behind the curtain and as each boy came near, my chum would playfully land swat on the unseen victim. He could see the feet below. Beholding a gOOd-sized, pair approaching, he concluded it was 1
 He accordingly put a lot of extra steam into the blow, accompanying it with a suitable remark. But. alas and alack! he was frozen with horror :c discover it was the principal whom he had thus Chicago Tribune
The Press., 1922-05-18
nnm WnnI

Ladies with pet dogs nowadays can weave their Jumpers out of fine comb ings of their pets. At the Pekin Pal ace club show at Ranelagh, England, there was shown all sorts of dogs wool which had been made up into useful everyday articles, so that the cont pIete doggy" enthusiast can have any dogs hair. The lady in charge of the new industry said that she had two beautiful black poodle walstcoats made the other day, and one of them a gen. tleman wore to the Swiss winter sports He found 1t very effective.
The Press., 1922-05-18
An En,,nd LIinnsAIf

The marine had tunbled off mo- torcycle, and he was dead to the world when they carried him to the hospital The next morning he woke up just as the doctor came around to see how the patient was getting along.
 ''Well, well, my man." said the doc. tor cheerily, "how did you find your. self this morning?"
 'I opened my eyes" said the Gyrene, ''took a good look at the bed-saw some guy lying in it-and there I was.'
The Press., 1922-05-18
"AI, Talk and No Cider"

An American cOlloQuialfsm which finds its English equivalent in the proverb Much cry and little wool. " This phrase originated at a party in Bucks county, Pa, which had assem- bled to drink barrel of superior cider. but politics being introduced. speeches were made and discussion ensued till some maIcontents withdrew on the plea that it was trap into which they had been lured, politics and not pleasure being the purpose of the meeting, or, as they called 1t, "all talk and no ci1er."-Chicago Journal.
The Press., 1922-05-18
E.~anada proved .Ioke

One day when was seventeen years old was walking home from town, where I had been to school to take an examination. It was getting dusk and when a car with the side curtains on stopped and the man driving 1t asked me to ride I refused, because did not Enow who it was. The man. who wore his cap pulled down over his face. caught me and pulled me into the car. Imagine my relief to find he was one of my best friends, playing little joke on me.-Chicago Journal.
The Press., 1922-05-18
Heres Recoro Iaxi UrIva.

Because it was too warm to travel by train an elderly ScOtchwoman in London desiring to visit relatives in Braemar, Scotland, hailed a tadcab. The ride covered 800 miles. Besides q substantial fare the traveller gave the driver $50 tip.
The Press., 1922-05-18
Eurs.

Trapping is being carried on more extensively this season than for the last ten years, and the catch is ab- normal, reports the manager of the Winnipeg Fur Auction Sales company.
 Economic laws work as rigidIy in the far north as elsewhere A short age of any commodity runs prices up. Then high prices lure larger pro duction. With the supply increased, price slumps. Then production falls off.
 It's the eternal merry go-round, with spectators playing the turn in the market
Evening journal., 1922-12-13

WASHINGTON. Dec .13.-As a
contribution to the general discus
sion of whether the present revival
of prosperity and employment is
merely squirt OF secondary infla-
ton" soon to be followed by long
period of business lethargy and un-
employment, or the beginning OF a
true period of business activity, the
National Lumber Manufacturers
Association Monday made public a
digest OF a statement made on re-
quest by Charles S. Keith, of Kansas
City, one of the largest lumber op-
orators and business men Of the
South and the Pacific Coast, and a
recognized authority on industrial
economic conditions. Mr.. Keith is
confident that construction on a
large scale will continue for a num-
Der of years and that the lumber
industry will continue at the present
level OF activity for the next FIVE
years. with the Implication that the
whole country and all commerce
and industry will be very active,
with an abundance Of employment.
7 think that perhaps apartment
building construction has reached
its limit for the time being" says
Mr.. Keith, but there Is a demand
for buildings which may not repre-
sent as many dollars as the apart
ments. but will involve a large de-
mand for lumber. and call for stead
lily employed construction labor. /
refer TO the nationwide tendency
back 10 the small house on the part
of hat-dwellers. For a time there
will not be much factory building.
as the country was overbuilt in this
respect during the war. II there
should be a decline in building in
the cities. am satisfied that so far
as lumber Is concerned the indus
trial consumption and the demand
from agricultural districts will more
than absorb any reduction in hous-
ing construction. Incidentally, ! no
tice that 10000 railway freight
cars have been contracted for this
year. which is. I think. the largest
number since 1907. Speaking broad
ly. my opinion is that the build
ing situation has not been scratched.
Even II my Nonc4uslon III Lnls re-
spect is in error the changing con-
ditions of the lumber industry are
such that It will be taxed TO the
utmost on the whole to meet the /
demands that will be placed upon IT, !
I refer TO the declining lumber mill |
capacity and production OF the I
South, owing to the progressive de-
pletion Of the timber supply Of that /
section. The decline OF production /
there from now on will doubtless I
proceed faster for some time than I
the expansion OF capacity and pro-
duction I'm the West.
"A canvass of the Southern pine !
producing territory was made by the /
Southern Pine Association in 1919. /
covering 5.4O1 mills with an annual |
capacity Of 16 billion feet. The ap-
parent rate Of depletion OF timber /
revealed by this canvass. IL realized /
Evening journal., 1922-12-13
STATES MAY ASK
COMBINE RIGHTS

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va, Dec. 10 Omitted Press) A
movement TO obtain blanket rights
for States TO effect combination"
and enter into agreements for con-
certed action on certain Industrial
and economic problems probably Will
be got under way at the fourteenth
annual conference OF State governors
and governors-elect meeting here for
three days starting tomorrow. ac-
cording TO Niles c. Riley, secretary
of the conference.
A Federal constitution now pro-
hlbits the commonwealth from en-
tering into agreements except by
permission OF Congress" Granting
OF this required permission some
times delays imperative action by
the States for an uncomfortable
period. Riley said.
The governors tentative proposal
Is 10 interpret the wording of the
law inversely so as TO allow Congress
to pass Legislation allowing States
to effect combinations on certain
general types OF problems, and TO get
such a law passed By the national
legislature.
Waterproof navigation and bound
airy disputes are the main problems
that would be handled under such
permission.
Such a campaign would not be
subjected TO an attempt at immedi-
ate adoption, but will be discussed
perhaps until next years conference,
in order to crystalize the idea. Riley
said.
Specific and immediate conditions
that will come under the FIRE OF the
Evening journal., 1922-12-13

in actual practice during the last
four years, means that thu annual
lumber production capacity has
been reduced approximately $780,
900. 900 feet in the South. Further
more. the outlook. as shown by
that survey. is that the lumber pro-
duction of the South will decline
1850. 10000 feet more in the next
five years. Already the effect of
the construction Of the southern
lumber supply is reflected in the
full operating time OF the West
coast mills this year. together with
reduction OF their stocks to the
lowest point in seventeen years.
"On the other hand there has
been but little increase in the pro-
ductive capacity of the Pacific coast
since before the war. Its future
increase will necessarily be slow
compared with the inevitable de-
cline OF production in the South,
and nothing like as rapid as the ex-
pansion Of production in the South
in the latter nineties as the north
ern and eastern lumber supplies fell
or.
THE costs of opening up timber
stands on the West coast are enor-
mously greater than in the South
and the climatic conditions. dis
lance from markets, etc, are such
that whereas an investment Of $3.50
per thousand feet OF production. on.
the bass OF twenty-five years of OPP
eratiOns, suf1ced at the time OF the
depletion Of the timber OF the North
and the early rapid development OF
the industry in the south, IL takes
over 500 per thousand feet Of an
nual production capacity TO capital
lie a typical numbering enterprise
on the Pacific Coast. This capital
will be gathered slowly. and prob
ably only after a number OF years
OF profitable business without ex-
tensive engagements.
again. Il Is TO be remarked that
at the same time the South's lum-
Der production IS decreasing its
home consumption of lumber is in
creasing. due to agricultural and
manufacturing growth. In FIVE years,
II the depletion Of the timber sup
ply proceeds as is inferable from
the analysis mentioned above. II is
not at all improbable that the great
bulk of the softwood lumber pro-
duced in the South viii be consum-
ed in the territory south of the
Ohio. Missouri and Potomac rivers,
practically all OF the terri
orr north of fhoaa rfvara and eaof
OF the Rocky Mountains dependent
for it's lumber requirements on the
West Coast mills.
Evening journal., 1922-12-13
JUST A MOMENT
DAILY STRENGTH AND
CHEER
Compiled. by John G. ouinius,
(Ths Sunshine Mani.

Almighty God. we thank Thee for
the benediction OF the night, and
for Thy gracious gift OF sleep. Even
as the darkness steals across the
troubled earth 10 quiet its tumult
and confusion. 30 we pray Thee
that Thy soothing spirit may steal
across our restless hearts and bring
us peace. In the deep silence. o
God, may we hear within our souls
Thy voice. teaching US Of truth and
righteousness and love, warning US
OF error and sin. singing TO US the
song OF cheer and hope. In the
Evening journal., 1922-12-13

Juice Man, who is well known in
this city.
Il had searched for a long time
for remedy to relieve me Of my
stomach trouble. but nothing SEEM
ed to do me any good" Mr.. De Groot
continued. Then one day not long
ago was talking with a man at the
machine shops where work and
he said he had taken Plant Juice
and that II had done him a world
Of good. He had given a testimonial
and he said that all of this testimo-
NAL was true as it appeared in the
newspapers. Well, that was enough
for me and l started taking Plant
Juice.
The food 1 ate would not digest.
but would lay in my stomach and
sour and cause heartburn. I al
ways had a bad taste in my mouth
mornings and often had bilious at
lacks. ! was very nervous and slept
poorly. dreamed all night and
jerked and twisted and didn't get
any real sleep. was so worn out
each morning that I had to drive
myself to work
i've taken four bottles of Plant
Juice now and l can say the same
about II as the other fellow out at
the machine shops, that is, that it !
has done wonders for me. l have |
a fine appetite now and enjoy myl
meals and never suffer from sour
stomach or heartburn. My liver
and kidneys work fine. My nerves
are quieted and 1 sleep as soundly
as a child.
II simply feel better and stronger
in every way and so why shouldn't
I feel enthusiastic about Plant Juice
and publicly recommend it?"
Plant Juice is sold at the Miller
drug store, 400 Market street: in
New Castle by r. Challenger & Son;
In Newport by c. b. White; in New
ark by w. Il. Brown.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1922-12-13
Continued Achuity Predicted

CHARLES
Author
Evening journal., 1922-12-13
HOUSE COATS
SWEATERS

Cord Trimmed. $3.50 to $3.50
Evening journal., 1922-12-13
THE EVENING JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY DECEMBEK 49, Igzz

hours OF light and gladness. we
know that Thou art with us, and,
are unafraid. Bid us also. our
Father TO fear nothing in the hours
OF darkness and temptation. The
night comes, and we see the glist-
ening of the watching stars and
hear the music. OF their wheeling
spheres. SO. dear Father. when the
night OF sorrow Is upon us. may
we behold the glory OF Thy near
presence. and hear the mighty
music OF Thy brooding Spirit. Amen.
John Haynes Holmes.
Evening journal., 1922-12-13

executives discussions. include the
Ku Klux Khan crime waves in States,
State administration. budget systems,
farm loans and the ST. Lawrence
deep waterway TO the Atlantic.
The sessions of the governors will
be held In The Greenbrier. a resort
hotel here.
Evening journal., 1922-12-13
BATH ROBES

Blanket Robes, IS to SIS
Lounging Robes. $3.50 10 $50
SILK Lounging Robes, S25 TO $50
Evening journal., 1922-12-13
NECKWEAR

SILK Ties. CSC to S2.50
Knit Ties. Csc to $3.50
Dress Cravats. soc TO 800
Evening journal., 1922-12-13
FRIEND GAVE
A TESTIMONIAL
This Man Investigated and
Found Statement About
Plant Juice True
THEN TOOK REMEDY
WITH GREAT RESULTS

Il feel so much better in every
way since 1 have taken Plant Juice
that l want TO publicly recommend
this remedy" said Mr.. c. o. De
Groot, who lives at III South Penn
street. ShipplDsburg. Pa. during a
recent interview with The Plant
Evening journal., 1922-12-13

Watch the Want Ads continually.
II you lose something of value. you
are almost certain TO recover II
through this medium.