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The Washington herald., 1922-03-02
POSTAL
HEMPLOYES. GIVE
! HAYS SEND-OFF
|etiring Official Promises
~outside' Support in
4 Welfare Activities.

Bostmaster General Will Hays
= ,nnsed MS outside" support OF
4 flare activities Of postoffice en-
5lsses yesterday noon. He received
thanks of the 100000 members
N the National Welfare Council OF
~ department fOT his great. serv-
= u to the .postofice enrploye. at 4
ewelI ,lunchcop at the Raleigh
iibteI :
gfIn leaving the POstoffice Depart
IHpt ! do not propose to lessen my
Ierest in the welfare of the postal
mixers" Nc Hays told the council
PifftaIns. There is nothing in any
1Hiiness tina. shows in dollars and
knts in the balance sheet as the
Hare of the employees. It has
,e9n fully demonstrated to me in
splendid cooperation received
t5oughout the whole postal service. "
EBesides members of the National
ttlfare Council. others present at
~ farewell dinner to fPostma steI
'ERys included Hubert Work. First
assistant Postmaster General: w
Ming Glover. Third Assistant Post
aasted General: H. II. BilIany,
AaIrth Assistant Postmaster Cen
fal: Lee X. Frankel. welfare di-
tqtOr: GeoTgN W. Perkins, executive
teretary. and Kirk L. Russell. chief
the division Of correspondence.
Resolution Of Thanks.
The representatives read the fol.
tSins resolution adopted by the
bpncil:
Sl'That the National Welfare Coun-
~ of the Postoffice Department
P3cing the sincere sentiment OF
here than 800. 900 postal workers, ex-
nd in their behalf thanks and ap-
reciation to Postmaster General
xsys for the great service he has
= thdered and for the enlightened
Blicy he has instituted and which has
q greatly contributed to raising the
ffstal service of the United States
higher level OF efficiency and
nknity"
BIN concluding his expression OF
fankS Postmaster General Hays
rptsed the cooperation of the
3tstal leaders in their efforts tc
p operate in improving the serv-
afI have been told that the lead
fs Of the postal organization were
tgitatOrs and they used acrimony
m holding their positions, but
5ave since found them to be the
1apst willing to do everything pos
tible to cooperate in improving
Pc postal service" he said.
81 Postmaster Chance Present.
! N. o. Chance. Washington post
master, represented the first anC
=econd class postmasters. other,
eEesent were: Third and fourth
'4nss post:nasters. V. ii. Stonesifer
postoffice employees. v
D. Burke, Joe Willon. W. II. Hay
-pck: railway mail supervisory en-
dloyes. r. P. Williams: railway
nail. William Collins. II. W. Strick-
and; rural letter-carrieTs, Wisdom
D.. Blown; Federation of Postoffice
glerks, G. Z. Hyatt. T. F. Flaherty;
Emitted National Association of Post
1fice Clerks. c. 2. FranciscUs. ]. J
Erogan; letter-carriers, Z. ]. Cal
hor, E. ]. Cantwell; postOffice Ia
borers. ]. II. Bosche; Federal EN-
sloyes, Luther p. Stewart. Gertrude
ncNaily; women's Auxiliary Of Post
bhice, Clerks. Mrs. Mary V. Hallas
The Washington herald., 1922-03-02
PRESSMEN STRIKE
IN NEW YORK ENDS

NEW YORK. March New
York's newspapers. which were
forced to reduce their Wednesday
morning editions and some OF their
afternoon editions to eight pages,
have been restored to full size fol-
lowing settlement of the strike of
presSmen.
The pressmen who walked out of
the morning papers voted to abide
by the decision of Judge Martin b.
Manton. of the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals. as arbitrator.
They had repudiatcd the agreement
by walking out
The Washington herald., 1922-03-02
Mrs. Hit MAY Build.

LEESBUKG. Va. March 1.-Nirs
Katherine Elkins Hit. well-known in
Washington society and who was re-
Gently divorced from her husband in
Paris. will build n handsome country
residence at Middleburg. Loudoun
County. 1t is reported. The little town
is center for hunters and horse
lovers.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-02
FREED ON PLEA
OF SELF-DEFENSE

Paul L. Chapman, coIored. 20 years
old. OF 426 L. street northwest. who
was indicted on a charge of man.
slaughter in connection with the
stabbing and killing Of Randolph
Burroughs. also colored. OF the same
address. was freed yesterday by Dis
trict Attorney Peyton Gordon.
Burroughs was killed in a quarrel
over a debt Of IS cents January IL.
Chapman pleaded self-defense. His
attorney was Armand W. Scott. Cor
don instructed his assistant, Bertrand
Emerson. tr., to nolle PROSE- the
case.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-02
THREE ARRESTED
!, FOR THEFT IN d. C.

sCharged with the theft OF an au-
hmobiIe and an Overcoat. three ne
groes were arrested yesterday in
Oxford. Pa. and returned to the
District The prisoners gave their
names as Rudolph Hawkins. IS
Years old. 1925 Tenth street north
Eest: Booker SharpersOn, 90 years
old. Twelfth and T street northwest.
IBID Andrew Jackson. 70 years c1d.
AsS Georgia avenue northwest. AZ
are charged with grand larceny.
Z iThe automobile was the property
~ Lieut.. Gail Morgan. $500 Four
tsenth street northwest The over
eoat belonged to W. B. Haviland,
same address.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-02
Wants Mountain Laurel
As u. S. National FIOIUel

Representative Herbert w. Taylor
of New Jersey. introduced a join
resolution yesterday in the House
urging the adoption OF the mountain
laurel as the national floral insignia
The resolution provides that tn
laur'l be recognized as the national
flower on all state occasions BnH
ceremonies, both foreign aDd do
mestic. where the United States or
its representatives participate
The Washington herald., 1922-03-02
Lions Club Hears
Z Leader of Order

Even w. Cameron, international
president Of the Lions Club. yester-
day spoke on 'Lionism" at the local
clubs weekly luncheon at the Will
lard Hotel.
Members OF the local club. headed
by Caleb O'Connor. president. at
tended the Jungle festivities OF the
Baltimore Lions Club.
Virgil F. Bourne has been desig-
mated chairman of the charter night
program.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-02
Steals Gems Worth S65,OOO.

= slARDSLEE-OS-HU y. V.
March IA lone burglar scaled a
bidder to an upper window of the
kountry home of Henry Graves Sd.
here, while the family was at din
Her. rsnsacked bureau drawers and
kscaped with two diamond brace
ffts and other jewelry valued at
f55. 600 A servant gave the alarm.
4pd Graves fired at the robber. but
kithout effect.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-02
DIR. Abbot to Give Address.

DIR. Charles G. Abbot. assistant
secretary OF the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. will address the Washington
Society OF the Massachusetts Insti-
tute OF Technology at the Univer-
sity Club at its weekly luncheon to-
morrow. This Is one of a series of
talks by prominent men given at the
weekly luncheon of the society.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-02
Parsonage Sold at Auction.

LEESBURG. Va. March 1.-The
old Baptist parsonage here. on Mar
ket streetv was sold at auction to-
day. TO be wrecked and removed
within thirty days. Thisi Is. The first
actual step toward the building OF a
postoffice. "a
The Washington herald., 1922-03-02
DEATH NOTICES.

GALL-At II a. m, Monday, Feb. %.
\ Capt. VA. B. WALL, at his residence,
3OI Cedar St. Cherrydale, Va.
Solemn requiem mass win be celebrated at
1880. Thursday morning. March 2, at
Sc Agnes Church. Chsrrydale, Va,
Rev. Father Lackey officiating. He will
| - buried SI:S full military honors in
Arlington Cemetery at o'clock. Rela-
tives aud friends invited.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
Could Drink a BIG Fog.

1t takes a big block Of fog to make
one good swallow of water, says DR..
w. ]. Humphreys of the United States
weather bureau at Washington. The
densest fog off Newfoundland banks
contains some twenty thousand drop
lets in a cubic inch, DR.. Wells and DR..
Thuras of the bureau Of Standard,
found. To get one gulp Of water
enough fog to fill a space 3 feet by 6
feet by 100 feet long would have to-
be condensed. In Il fog of that size
there are GO trillion particles Of wafer
or three times as many particles a.
the number of dollars spent by tho
United States during the world w;ir
"It would take about Il half hour fl
court az inch Of fog particles SAYS
Dir. IN ..,plre.is. "placed side hy SIDE
2,5ro to 5000 dropiets would be needed
to ill that lergth."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
sIDELIGHT ON SYRIAN LIFE
Writer Gives an Insight Into His Life
as a Small Boy in That Little
Known Country.

The roads we've open. Travellers
came into our village. Scarcely a
night was the guest house in u court
yard %unoccupied. / liked to sit with
my father and his guests in this room.
built after European style with four
large windows over which in winter
oiled paper was passed to keep the
cold out. The walls Of the guest room
were white and on them were hung
the choicest rugs brought back from
Kurdistan by my Grandfather Mira.
There were chairs in this room. l
was very proud that we should w
chairs, but I found them most uncom-
Portable to sit on. After a few mo-
ments my legs began to ache and l
slipped down on the cushions. In the
alcove of the guest chamber were
some old manuscripts bound in course
leather. They were holy books with IL
Illuminated margins. Among them a
a Bible in Syriac. I carefully refrained
from touching it. 1t was too holy. l
might perhaps be struck dead for my
temerity.
Among the travellers that came along
the road was Hady, the singer. He
was the ugliest nan that l had ever
SEEN, sore-eyed, pock-marked and dirty.
But he was very wise. His ivory ham
died dagger In its silver sheath was so
long that it reached from his chest to
his hips. My playmates and l would
have laughed and jeered at him, per-
haps, it he had not carried this dag
ger.-Youel B. Mira in Asia Maya
zine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
Robin Is inventor.
Zette.

The robin lives in trees and part
ly on the ground, so that it some
times hops, like birds that live in
trees. and sometimes walks or runs,
like birds that live on the ground.
The robin is a plucky little fellow.
He will stand up for himself, and
refuses to let other birds put upon
him. Generally he lives alone-some-
times with a mate, but never do you
find robins in flocks.
This little bird eur claim to be the
inventor of pottery.
Look at a robins nest and you will
see that it is a clay pot, set into a
pile of straw. When a robin has fin
ished with a nest, take it and put it
on the fire, having first thoroughly
dried it. Leave it on the fire until all
the straws have been burnt, and if it
has not broken, you will find that
you have a perfectly good earthen pot.
-Pearson's Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
MAKING the Hammer Safer.

The hammer is a useful tool. but Its
use is not quite free from danger to
the user or from injury to materials.
The fiat, highly polished surface Is
likely to glance off the nail unless the
blow is squarely delivered; and when
the nail is of cast metal, its head
often flies off and intlicts quite severe
injuries.
One firm had innumerable accidents
from this cause, and some of the men
were permanently injured. Thereupon,
the managers tried hammer heads with
scored faces as an experiment, and
owing to the success Of the expert
ment, the polished faced hammer has
been abolished in that firms factory,
except for special classes of work.
When the hammers face is scored
or ~roughened it is very much less
likely to glance off the nail head. The
fact that this type of hammer has
proved so conspicuously successful and
safe, has encouraged many manufac-
turers to place it on the market.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
The Beaver.

A family that figures prominently
in the annals of New York owes the
origin of its great wealth to a hum
BILE but Industrious rodent, the beaver.
The same rodent has conferred its
name upon a downtown street in that
city. There survives the tradition. of
a Beaver brook that once meandered
its picturesque way through what is
now the downtown section.
But the beaver himself IS a van
ished species in this country. The
beavers that inliabit the little ponds
in the geological gardens are immi-
grants from Canada.
In these restricted areas, surround
ed by high wire fences, these citizens
by adoption are as busy as were their
ancestors who once ranged along
the streams that watered the woods.
Chicago Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
RELICS OF AGES LONG PAST
England Has Three of the Most Re-
markable That the Whole World
Has to Offer.

A loaf of bread more than GOO years
old, 1t is said, is to be found at Ambas-
ton, in Derbyshire, England. 1t was
included in a grant of land from the
crown in the reign Of King John, and
has remained in the Soar family ever
since.
Almost as great q curiosity as this
is a house LOO years of age, and yet
At for habitation. This old dwelling,
the oldest inhabited house in England,
was built in the time Of King Offa Of
Mercla. 1t is octagonal in shape, the
walls of its lower story being of great
thickness. The upper part is of oak.
At one time the house was fortified
and known by the name of st. Ger
mans Gate. 1t stands close to the
River Yer, and only a few yards from
st. Adams abbey.
A marriage proposal 3,400 years Of
age is in existence in the British
museum. 1t is the oldest marriage
proposal of which there Is any definite
record. 1t consists Of about ninety
eight lines of very fine cuneiform writ
ing, and is on q small clay tablet made
of Nile mud. 1t is q marriage pro-
posal of a Pharaoh for the hand OF
the daughter of the king of Babylon.
It was written about the year l530
B. G..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
A Silver Fox.

the methods of their operation. In
Canada. where the industry originated,
and especially on Prince Edward is
land, where there are approximately
$4,000 foxes in captivity, fox farming
is conducted on a much more extensive
scale than in the United States. Its
promise of good financial returns to
those willing to master its problems,
give indication that within a compare
lively short time in this country it will
rival in proportions the industry in
Canada.
The best location for a fox farm Is
where the winters are cold and the
fox may have opportunity to develop
fur in keeping with the needs of the
climate. The industry is thus confined
by climatic conditions to the northern
states. There the raising of foxes for
breeding and for the fur markets -four
ishes. Most Of the foxes raised in
captivity are on farms, or ranches"
with pens for from % to 80 pairs, al
though in occasional instances the
ranches are much larger, containing
pens for as many as $50 pairs.
The foxes generally breed in Janu-
AIRY and February and the young are
born within 50 days. A pair of foxes
raises one family a year. the number
of young varying from one to ten,
though rarely exceeding five or six.
Most of the fox raiser's troubles come
when the young are a few weeks old
and are peculiarly susceptible to at
tacks from worms. Great care is nee
essary to carry the young foxes
through this period.
Most Foxes Sold for Breeding.
1t is not advisable to kill a fox for
the pelt before IS months of age for
at that time it's fur is more valuable
than at a younger age. Comparative
" few of the foxes raised on Ameri-
can. ranches are sold at the present
time. however, for their pelts. Most
of the ranchmen obtain higher values
than the worth of the pelt by selling
the live animals for breeding purposes.
A good pelt may fetch as much as
5000. though the average is much
lower, approximating $3.50 to $3.50. The
furs are comparatively little known be-
cause of their rarity: Silver foxes
vary from those in which the color
IS entirely silver to those in WHICH 1t
is entirely black except for some
%white-banded hairs on the back and
rump. In the black fox the white is
absent from all parts except the tip
of the tail, which is generally white
in all phases of the animal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
BARGAIN AT $50 A MONTH
Chinese Boy With Exceptional Knowl-
edge of English" Should Have
Been Snapped UP Quickly.

The following application for en-
ployment was received by a Shanghai
hong from a student in the Shanghai
college:
Nothing Is Of less Importance than
the age Of a person; nevertheless, 1t
is proper to begin that I am in my
twenty-frst year. Having u firing am
bition to do some service in the busi-
ness world, I grasp this opportunity
to insert myself into the sphere. 1t
is true that many are now wandering
idly in the market awaiting employ
ment. But it is true to the same ex-
tent that many of these, if not all, are
good for nothing. To take notice upon
them, or to put some duty upon them
is TO give gun powder to children as
a plaything. The danger can be mag
ined.
81 am now going to give some ac-
count of my personal abilities. 1t Is
not too much to say that my knowi-
edge of English can hardly be repre-
sented to the full color by such a little
adjective as thorough 1t is excep-
tlonally excellent, to be outspoken.
AS to the art of typewriting, my hands
90 on as smoothly as to skate on an
lev river. With such intellectual
weapons any hard duties can be as
easily conquered as an egg shell by
a wave. The salary I look for would
be $50 a month.
awaiting your answer earnestly, L
am, Sir, ---."--North China Ca
zette.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
Peculiar Manx Cats.

The origin of Manx cats is now at
tributed to the arrival Of these cats
on the Isle of Man from ships belong
ing to the Spanish armada that were
wrecked there. They were probably
brought from Japan or eastern Asia.
They are a distinct species with short
forelegs, aud elevated headquarters,
and differ from other cats somewhat in
call, ways, and character. They vary
in color. People who have owned them
for long periods say they are not good
mousers or hunters. In character they
are rather similar to a dog, being high
ly companionable and having some Of
the qualities of a guardian, but they
are not considered hunters in any
sense of the word.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
TESTING AIR IN OLD MINE
Of All Methods, the lowering of a
Miners Safety Lamp Is Acknowl.
edged to Be Safest.

Raising and lowering q bucket sew
eral times, to bring into a long-disused
mine fresh air from the surface, is
common practice. Methane may be
expected in abandoned shafts or pits
driven in coal measures or carbona-
ceous states, or where a heavily tim
bered Shaft is partly filled with wa
ter. If methane>is suspected, 1t IS best
to lower nothing but a miners safety
lamp. If the light is not extinguished.
the descent can be considered reason
ably safe. When no safety lamp is
available, and it is necessary to test
with an open light, care should be
taken TO Immediately withdraw all
persons in close proximity to the shift
or pit as there may be an explosion.
Generally, there Is no physiological
warning of oxygen deficiency in the
air. The first decided feeling is one of
extreme weakness accompanied by dir
illness, better described as partial
paralysis, and the victim collapses
practically without warning. To guard
against this danger, a mar should not
enter old workings without having a
rome tied around his body and at least
two men on the top. The rope should
be kept taut. Then If a distress signal
is given, the explorer will not only be
prevented from falling, but can be
quickly pulled to fresh air and his life
saved
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
PROVIDE DUCKS WITH WATER
Where Supply Is Lacking Fowls Gum
Up About Eyes, Become List
less and Die.

A duck must have water about It's
head and eyes daily or it will not
thrive. However, If a tank of sufficient
depth is provided for the ducks to
sink their heads in the water clear
out of sight when they drink, then
they can do without a pond or stream
of running water. When they have no
water 81 all, ducks often gum up about
the eyes, become l%istless. sit about,
don't eat and SOON die.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
Sense of Obligation.

"What a wonderful thing it would
be if Shakespeare were alive today?"
81 wish he We're" said Mr.. Storm
ington Barnes, earnestly. 81 should
like to meet him. Tin sure he would
be very grateful to me for the manner
In which l have interpreted his po-
etry."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
Her Present occupation.

"You say that your wife went to col
lege before you married herr"
Eyes, she did,"
"And she thought of taking up law,
you sai1?"
"Yes; but now she's satisfied to lay
1t down."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-03-01
Industry Is Rapidly Gaining Favor
in Several of Northern
States of Country.
many ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY
Best Location for Farm Is Where
Winters Are Cold and Opportunity
Offered to Develop Fur-Bis
Price for .Pelts.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Fox farming is fast gaining favor
in the United States. The industry,
barely known a decade ago, is fairly
common in some states Of the northern
tier, is represented in all states in this
tier and in that next to it, and Is
growing rapidly. There is money in
1t for the raiser who starts modestly,
learns the business, and then expands
his holdings. There are losses in store
for the type who starts with a big
ranch, no knowledge of the business.
and only a desire for quick profits.
At the present time the industry Is
undergoing a process of sterilization.
Nest fox farmers raise animals for
breeding purposes, and comparatively
few have adjusted the business to a
petit basis. All told, there are between
10000 and $4,000 silver foxes being
grown in captivity or American fox
farms at this time.
Many Animals in Canada.
Such are some of the conclusions
Of a representative of the biological
survey, United States Department Of
Agriculture, who has just returned to
Washington after an extensive inves-
tipatibn of American fox farms and
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-06

by means Of private capital, has been a decided sue
cess in England. 1t has provided for hundreds OF
thousands of people u means for obtaining goods at
prices which the purchasers deem satisfactory. It
has, in many cases, lessened the cost of distribution.
Yet it has not eliminated the agencies against
which we have been accustomed to charge 50 lnucir
of tie cost Of living. 1t maintains its retail stores,
its wholesale establishments. and the general line of
distributing agencies. By grouping functions it has
in some cdses effected economies, and has thus been
of material service. But otwitl,standin long and
experience, the cooperative stores have
not supplanted the private stores, even iii England.
In ap article i'll. the Saturday Evening Post Will
Payne says that though the cooperative stores pro-
vide their members with goods at somewhat lower
prices than are charged by the individual stores, the
latter continue to exist and do business. There is
nothing to hinder the entire English population
from going into this cooperative system. The fact
that the individual stores are able to remain in the
field, as active competitors for business, even though
their prices are somewhat higher than those charged
by their rivals, indicates that they give some form
of service in addition to that 'given-by their rivals,
and for which the people are willing to pay.
. Price is only one of the elements to be con-
sidercd in dealing with the ultimate consumer.
Personal contact, Individual responsibility, prompt
and often costly service in little things, are demand
ed by most customers, and.nlost customers will pay
an additional priceif they can thereby assure them
selves of this added service. -