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Evening star., 1923-12-05
The Universal
Index
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.

II am engaged" said the little
/ blond man with spectacles and short
yellowish, pompadonred hair, lin a
work that is of the greatest interest
to all intelligent persons. 1t is the
classification and indexing of all
known facts. Various classes of facts
have heretofore been classified and so
on, but before me no one has at
tempted to arrange universal know
ledge 50 that any item of informa =
tion that forms part of the sum of
human cognition can be got at easily.
include everything, art ancient his
tory, medieval astrology, modern So
Geology, all the ideas of Plato and
Confucius. all the superstitions of
time, all legal procedures and cases,
all geography; arithmetic, fashions
sports. everything in the range of in
telligence.
1t Is all to be card-indexed, cross
indexed and alphabetically arranged
If anybody wants to know ANYTHING
in the world. it makes no difference
| Whht. whether cuneiform inscrip-
tion from Nineveh or a rule of auc-
uon bridge, all he will have to do
When my system is completed will
pe 10 go right to II, just as you find a
criminal by the Bertillon data or de-
termine the species and genus of a
given plant by field book of botany.
! am now raising funds to prosecute
my work, as of course, it will be very
expensive and = but here his au-
dlence left him. The fatal moment in
hat. -
IL is amazing the amount of abso-
iutely useless information that has
oeen collected and tabulated. Pos
Slply IL you were TO pick out the
or any mortal use to you. you could
carry them away in your arm.
remember once climbing up to
the Benedlctine monastery, whicn is
on high hill near Subiaco in Italy.
One of the brothers showed me the
library. 1t was. most wonderful
room, full of beautiful books They
were not printed. but hand wrought
upon vellum exquisitely bound !
looked through some of them. I. dis
covered that they were priceless.
Pr1celess is the correct word You
probably could not have bought them
Tor any price, and If you had paid
any price for them at all, it would
nave been too much. Not one of them
was of any earthly use to anybody.
lhey were all about theological dis
cusS1ons concerning which mankind
az present has no more interest than
II has in the domestic ARRANGEMENTS
or the planet of Mars
II Is quite important to have wide
information. and it may be of some
Value to have access to many books.
Dut all this is insignificant compared
with the Importance of discerning
the exceedingly minute part that is
or any use to YOU
l should not want to possess the
wisdom of the Almighty or eren of
any OF His angels that are several
thousand years old. 1t would bring
10 me put vanity and vexation of
spirit 1t would make me distress
lnsly old. i know but little. But |
am constantly acquiring new know
ledge; And if there was no new
knowledge TO acquire and no nsv
lhihss 10 learn, why go on living?
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CARDS of Tbanks.

dUChSIP. We wish TO thank our friends
Tor their kind expressions of sympathy and
beautiful floral offerings at the death of
my husband. our father and brother Sergt
HENDERSON HUCKSTEP
THE FAMILY.
JENKINS. Mr.. and Mrs J. j. Davis wish to
thank relatives and friends for their kindly
expressions of sympathy and beautiful
MARY L. JENKINS
xoMAHoN. We desire TO thank our many
friends and relatives for their beautiful
moral tributes and many courtesies during
the illness and death of my husband and
our father, THOMAS MCMAHON
HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. .
SMALLW00D. We wish TO express our sincere
thanks and appreciation TO our relatives
friends and good neighbors for their kind
ness during the illness of our beloved
mother. MARIA SMAILW0OD, and for
their expressions Of sympathy and beautiful
horal tributes on the occasion of her DEATH
November 81, 1923
son AND DAUGHTER. JAS A. AND
EDMOSIA SMALLWOOD
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MISS MARY &. HART DIES
AT WALTER REED TODAY
Sister of Maj. Gen. w. II. Hart
Had Resided With Him Here
for Year.

Miss Mary L. Hart, sister of Maj.
Gen. w. Fl. Hart. Quartermaster gen
eral of the Army, died this morning
at Walter Reed Hospital, after
long illness.
Miss Hart came to Washington to
live a little more than year ago,
when Gen. Hart. who had been on
duty In New York city, took up MS
duties here as quartermaster gen
eral Immediately after his appoint
ment by the President. She had made
her home with her brother for many
years and accompanied him d to ,s tnis
city, where they lived at 240O 10th
street, Miss Hart took her place in
Army circles and soon made for her
self many new friends in Washington.
Miss Hart was a daughter Of the
late John Hart, with, with whom S,a dsa,h she re-
The funeral will be held at ST.
Patrick's Church. 10th and G. streets
northwest, on Friday morning, at
10 o'clock, where friends are invited
to attend q high mass OF requiem.
The interment will be in Los Angeles,
Calf, and Gen. Hart will accompany
the body of his sister, to that CITY.
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Deatbs.

TATE. Departed this life Tuesday, December
=, 1923, at 1:30 pm, at her residence in
Arlington. Va. HESTER TATE. Funeral
frlday. December 7. from st. Johns Baptist
Ihurch. Arlington. Va. at pm. She
children and three stepchildren and a host
OF relatives and friends,
dearest mother. we do miss you
since from earth you passed away.
Ana our hearts beating sorely
AS we think OF you today.
fon wore crown Of patience
through the years you struggled on
ana the hands that now are folded
Are the hands that made our home
IHoMSON. Monday, December g. 1923 at
pls residence. 1880 ST n.w y CROSBY
beloved husband Of Clara Thomson Services
VIII he held at the residence Wednesday
december .. at 100 pm. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment at oxford, Pa,
Thursday. 20
TURNER. Departed this life Monday. Decem-
per D. is.5, at o'clock an. at his resi-
nthce, 3lb 3rd st. s.w., ID. C., after a short
iiness. borne with Christian fortitude COR
NEflES j. TURNER He leaves TO mourn
ms ms loss devoted wife, Sarah ]. Turner;
Two sons. one granddaughter two daughters
in-law and t&o sisters Funeral from provi-
denee Baptist Church. St between 4h
and 9th sts. s.w., Thursday, December g. at
o'clock pm. All relatives and friends In
vited THE FAMILY
YOUNG. December 1873 WALLACE
JESSE. son of Francis J. and the lat.
agnes Agnes Hunter Young. Notice Of funeral
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Mrs. Helen Gibson winterhalter
i widow of Rear Admiral Albert G..
Winterhalter and nationally known
/ herself as Helen Dauvray, actress of
New York. died at her apartment in
Wardman Park Hotel Monday night.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted privately at the Speare under
taking establishment, 1908 II street.
and interment will be at Arlington
cemetery tomorrow at II o'clock.
Mrs. Winterhalter was born in New
York city. She was educated in Eu-
rope and was a linguist and musician
of recognized ability. During the
SOS in New York city she appeared
on the stage and steadily rose to the
theatrical world of the day. BY 1892
she was the owner of her own play
house and drew A large following.
The vehicle which brought her to
fame was Our Girls a hit of thirty
years ago.
In 1896 she was EN- route with her
company for series of engagements
in Australia. On the Pacific she met
Rear Admiral Winterhalter. who was
on his. way to take charge of the
Asiatic station. where he ranked as
admiral. A romance developed and
| led to the marriage
Three years and half ago Nd
miral Winterhalter died, and his
widow went to Europe, returning to
go on the stage again She was ap-
pearing in Philadelphia as a leading
character in The Bat" when she
was stricken i'll in February, 1922
She then retired to her apartment in
! Wardman Park Hotel.
One of the outstanding events of
her career was her presence with Ad-
miral Winterhalter at the coronation
of the Emperor of Japan. Admiral
Winterhalter had been designated as
the special personal representative Of
President Wilson to attend the. cere-
monial Mrs. Winterhalter received
many gifts there from the japanese
imperial family, and has bequeathed
them to a national art gallery as a
memorial to her husband.
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ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
TODAY.


The Ladies' Aid Society of Grace Re
formed Church, 18th and o streets, will
hold it's annual bazaar in the social
| room Christmas articles and cake and
candy on sale
Board of education will meet, $50
o'clock, in Franklin School building.
Womans Alliance of All Souls Uni
tartan Church will keep open house
all day in Pierce Hall, 18th and Harvard
streets.
TONIGHT.
Bazaar by ladies of Douglas NJ. +.
Church. Supper from to o'clock.
Admission free.
Women's City Club-Business meet
ing, o'clock; amendment to bylaws
7. NJ. H. A. Community Center VIC
tory ball, S:45 O'Clock, at City Club.
A bazaar under auspices of the So
dality Union will be held for benefit
of poor missions at Carroll Hall, 924
G street.
! Manor Park Citizens Association will
meet at 62l0 Sd street. W.. ID. wilson
of the Brightwood Citizens Association
will be guest and speaker.
The Lotus Male Quartet Of Boston,
assisted by Blanche Robinson, reader,
will give a concert, 8 o'clock. at First
CONGREGATIONAL Church. An earlier con-
cert will be given at the church at
4:45 o'clock.
Christmas sale and dance, Pierce Hall.
All Souls Unitarian Church, 18th and
Harvard streets.
The Girls Friendly Society and the
Young Peoples Society of Epiphany
Church will hold a bazaar and dance.
Z to II o'clock, in parish hall of church.
Charles Moore Of Fine Arts Commits
sion will give an illustrated lecture,
$50, at 1874 n street. Subject: Trans
formation of Washingtop."
D. C. Public School Association will
meet, s O'Clock, in Franklin building.
Ernest Greenwood of the board of edu-
cation will speak of The Public School
SYSTEM F. L. Stephens will lecture on
"Visual Education All parents.
teachers and school officials invited.
The Shakespeare Society will meet. 8
o'clock, in the Corcoran Gallery Of Art.
Speakers will be Sybil Baker. Kate
Moore, Margaret Merrill and Ruth
Stauffer Subject: Producing Shake
speare in the High Schools" Also dra-
matte reading from 1.-TWO Gentlemen Of
Verona"
Catholic Daughters of America will
hold a bazaar.t1 to II o'clock, in ball.
room of Raleigh Hotel
The Mems Club of TRANSPORTATION
will hold an entertainment tonight at
the Gallatin Street Clubhouse. starting
at s o'clock.
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AnnuaI n,setinx af Trinidad CIti.

zens' Association for election OF Of
ficers Friday, pm, at $40 1th street
/ northeast
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nye hundred card party will be
held in Potomac Savings Bank build
ing, Wisconsin avenue and NJ street.
Friday evening. under auspices OF
American Legion Auxiliary, George
L. killeen Post.
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Univer-ity Club-Tbe work Of the

University Club-Tbe work OF the
United States coast guard will be
described and pictured Saturday, S:15
pm. Speakers. Admiral w. r. Key
noIds. Commander f. c. Billiard. Capt.
q. b. Newman and o. NJ. Maxam.
Ladies' welcome.
Rev. DIR. Charles Wood In to de-
liver lecture on The Life Of
Christ" by Papini, the onetime an
archist tomorrow night at o'clock
at the midweek service at the Church
of the Covenant.
Evening star., 1923-12-05
PAYS HONOR TO DEAD.
France Memorializes Effort
Build Panama Canal

PANAMA, December "a monu-
ment to the memory of French citi-
zens who died during the first efforts
to build the Panama canal was un-
veiled Yesterday amid impressive
ceremonies. President Porras, high
officials of the republic and a special
mission from France attended the
function
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FOUND.
LOST.

LOCKET. gold, December 3rd. on l4th Al
Owner can have same by applying to A. u
Addison aOS 18th st. NV.
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Convention Of food experts will
meet tomorrow. pm, in the Play
house, 1914 n street. James Z.
Bartholf of New York city Will speak
on 100 Per Cent Fit. 100 Years
Plus"
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The American War Mothers VIII
meet Friday evening in the home OF
Mrs Olive Carpenter 4002 New
Hampshire avenue.
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william Mckinley Circle. No. z,
Ladies of G. A. r.. will meet FRIDAY
evening in Grand Army Hall
Evening star., 1923-12-05

A dnnce under auspices OF the
Catholic Women's Service Club will
be given Friday. 9 pm, at Com
munity House, COL T. street.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-15
TO MAIL ORDER BUYERS

1t you are sending your cash out OF town
doing business with mail order concelns-keep
mum about the growth-the industres-the ad-
vantages or beauty of the town. You have no
boast coming. It is a good town, not because of
you, but in spite of you.
This community is made up of individuals. It's
prosperity depends on individual effort If you
send your money away for goods that can be
purchased here, you mjure the town-and your
self
When you buy from a mail order concern your
money is gone for good. Not one red cent of it
ever comes back. None of it pays for taxes.
None of it pays store rent, clerk hire-or does
blessed one of the dozens of things accomplish
ed by home-spent money.
Suppose everyone in this city sent away for
his merchandise. This town would go to rack
and ruin You wouldn't be able to give property
away There would be little employment for la
bor Schools, church, everything of public ma
ture would be stripped to poorhouse poverty.
There's no reason Why anyone should deal with
mail order concerns. Your home town merchant
carries the best grades of merchandise on the
market They are goods of recognized merit.
They are sold at practically one price the world
ever You know you are getting full value In
quality The biggest manufacturers in the coun-
try insure that with their trade marks. Your
purchases are protected. There is no buying dis
satisfaction, long waits long distance return
cost or delivery charge
Your dealer appreciates your patronage He
puts forth every effort to hold your trade. He
becomes intimately acquainted with your liges
and dislikes-consequen can serve you in the
most satisfactory manner. And to top off all
ef these important advantages local meT-
chant can save you money.
Donate to the good of the town by trading IN
tow1l-and get the greatest value for your dol
Tombstone Prospector.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-15
OUR LEADING INDUSTRY

The growth OF population, industry and wealth
in the United States are subjects frequently par
AIDED, but we have overlooked the real phenom-
non, which is the growth Of government. Amer
leans are perhaps the most governed people in
the world, says the Yakima, Washington, Daily
Republic
Nation, state, county and city all bestow a
share and take share of tribute.
And government makes business for itself.
Whenever we see it, we see it growing, expand
ing, reproducing itself Whenever a seed of it
falls, in soil however barren, it shoots up and
flowers, full-blown plant, almost overnight.
Millions of Americans live on government; de-
rive their support from the organization society
has formed to collect and spend the public rev.
enues to make and enforce laws and to admins
ter the common affairs.
Government, then, is leading American IN
dustry, contemporary concludes. No other IN
dustry receives and spends such a revenue, en-
poys such numbers or contributes so little to the
national wealth
Probably America will have to find way
sometime to check the growth of government, or
it will monopolize the soil and choke all other
growths wealth-producing industries can
not keep pace with it. Senator Smoot has said
that if Congress sets up government bu-
reau with three officials and $25, 1000, it will,
within very short time, grow to 20 times that
size and require million dollars.
To have more government that we need is just
as wasteful as to prepare more food for dinner
than we can eat
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-15
DICTIONARIES, WE'RE WITH YOU!

Yes, Flagstaff is proud of the honor that was
conferred upon it by being selected as the con-
vention city for the state American Legion.
Flagstaff is proud of the generous response
she made when the boys of the local Legion post
asked the cooperation of all Flagstaff people IN
making the many delegates and other conven-
tion visitors welcome, comfortable and happy
Flagstaff is delighted with the many words
voiced by our visitors in praise and appreciation
of our city, our people, our climate and our hos
pitality The convention has done Flagstaff
much good 1t has revealed US as we are to hun
dreds who had never been here before, but Will
want to come again. 1t has proven that, made
quate though our public rooming facilities may
be, when the emergency arises, Flagstaff homes
are open to help.
More than all, however, is Flagstaff proud of
the boys she entertained What a wonderful,
fine lot of chaps they were! Courteous, apprecia-
tive business-ike, as good citizens as they were
soldiers-and they were the best soldiers the
world has ever seen.
Not In a single instance did these forner-ser-
vice men betray the hospitality extended to
them. Not single instance of discord, hooigan-
ism fowdyism
That was what we expected, of course, because
we had confidence in these clean, splendid fell
lows But we had heard so much of the unrest
many of them are suffering from since the war;
so much of their discomfort, SO much of the years
that it ordinarily takes for soldiers returned
stern responsibilities of civil life.
Settle down again? Take up responsibilities :?
Why, these men realize better than the rest of
us do what their responsibilities are! And they
are meeting them, Meeting them splendidy
firmly, as patriotic and dependable and brave in
their stand for America and American ideals and
institutions as ever they were while they wore
the uniform.
"Americansm" was the theme all through
their convention. Indomitable opposition to so-
vietism, anarchism, bolshevism was evident in
every address. In their applause, Americanism
invariably got the more generous share In their
very expressions and attitude as they stood at at
tention during every session while the Star
Spangled Banner or America was played could
be seen their earnest lifelong life-giving if need
be, dedication to their country and their flag.
Long live the American Legionl Conceived in
patriotism, born in love of country, continuing,
undaunted and eyes to the 'front.' for liberty, JUS
tice and right they are force of strength to
this nation greater than any other force that
cannot be beaten or dismayed.
Bolshevism? Bah! Bolshevism has no more
chance of success while these men live-no, nor
while the memory of them lives, as it always
shall-than the barbarism of the aborigines had
to withstand the onward march of civilization in
America when it began few hundred years ago.
the American Legion
You are your country's best insurance, men Of
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-15
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP

Three hundred politicians attended conven-
tion at Chicago last week to advocate government
ownership of railways. These politicians can get
government ownership of railways and every
thing else in this country by putting the socialist
party in power. The mere fact that the social
lists haven't enough votes to elect many con-
gressmen, senators and governors as yet ought
not deter sincere advocates of state socialism
from joining the party and voting the ticket. If
government ownership of railways is desirable,
so is government ownership of everything else,
and that means state socialism There is a party
in this country standing for that program and
there ism tany excuse except the desire to hold
office that should deter any politician who be-
heves in state socialism from voting as he talks.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-15
TAX EMPTIoN GROWS

Federal land bank bonds are said to be growing
increasingly popular as the security behind those
loans is mortgages on farm lands made under
government supervision They are much favor
ed by investors seeking exemption from federal,
state and local taxation. A new offering of $751;
000 600 federal land bank bonds on 4:45 per
cent yield basis, issued during April and prompt
ly oversubscribed, brings the total of such bonds
outstanding to about S725, 100000.
In other words, the, income from S725, ,000, 600
row invested in these bonds, escapes all taxation
while the income from $725,00O,000 of other
property must be taxed an increasingly heavy
amount to make up for the sums thus lost to the
government
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-15
THE HE'LL RAISERS

The Reds and l. W. W. have been voting and
striking in Los Angeles and San Pedro while en-
ployers are begging for men to work at good
wages.
Nobody has yet been able to find out what the
Reds and /. w. w. want except to raise hell in
general and stop the operation of industries
which employ people at steady work.
It is too bad that such trouble-nakers who
do not appreciate the advantage of living in a
peaceful prosperous country, cannot be packed
up bag and baggage and shipped to Russia,
which must be the land of their dreams.
After they had starved over there for while
or had an eighteen-year-old girl sentence few
of them to death as part of her days work, they
would have whole lot more respect for this
country.
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-15
HENRY FORD MOST ACTIVE

Henry Ford is the most active candidate for
the presidency in the country, and has been ever
since President Wilson took him on a high noun
tain and showed him the Michigan senatorship.
He publicly denies that he is a candidate and de-
precates the talk of his candidacy. Privately
he has an army of press agents and political or
ganizers busy working up spontaneous sentiment
in his behalf, while he issues interviews attack
ing all the plutocrats but himself Henry believes
that Ba1num was right. So does William r.
Hearst, who says he is so hot against the league
of nations that he favors Ford as presidential
candidate because Ford is for the league Of ma
tons and the substitution of an international
for national flag in the United States
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-15
SEEING AND HEARING

A colonel unexpectedly entered the
drill room, where he found two sold
iers, one of whom was reading a let
ter, while the other was listening and
at the same time stopping up the ears
of the reader.
What are you doing there ?" the
puzzled officer inquired.
Well" you see, colonel, MaguiIe
here cant read, and he had letter
from his girl this afternoon, SO / am
reading it to him."
And, sir, I'm stopping up his ears.
! don't mind his reading my letter,
but don't want him to hear what
she's written"
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-15
THE SERGEANT COMMANDS

In the small town OF Wayback there
were so many holdups that the police
were being seriously annoyed. Try as
they might, they failed to arrest the
persons responsible. Late one night an
excited voice came over the telephone:
Burglars have broken into No. Cd
Lyons street! Send help quick"
The sergeant looked at the solitary
policeman in the station.
Mike" he said simply, the house
at 64 Lyons street is being robbed Go
up and surround it"
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-15
A REGIILAR RECIPE

A couple of hunters up in the Ca
madam woods had soeenjoyed the cot
fee made by their guide that when the
trip was over they demanded his rec
ipe. The guide was obliging.
"Ver easy," he said, "dere bin only
one way make coffee. Take trip into
woods up by Flambeau riviere, build
fire vid pitch pine knots, put Won
quart water and two handsful coffee
in pot, an sit on cover so she no can
boil over Ven cover get too hot for
seat of pants, coffee she done"
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-15
UNHEALTHY

A negro resident of San Francisco
had saved his money and moved to
the outskirts, where he bought small
farm and prospered exceedingly in
raising vegetables and fruit
HWhy don't you keep chickens,
too?" his former employed asked him
when he journeyed to town to buy
groceries.
"Nossuh, An done decided not to-
he replied, "To tell yo' de troof, All
lives in a cullud neighbo'inood, an
chickens don't do we'll there