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Evening star., 1923-12-06
men At WALTER REED
TO SEE THREE PLAYS
"Bagatelle," "The Bishops Can
dlesticks" and "In 1899" on
Tonight's Bill.

Soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital
will see three one-act plays to be
given tonight by the Dramatic Club,
an organization of young society peo-
pie interested In the study OF modern
play production.
"Bagatelle." an Arab comedy by
Louis Gilmore: THE Bishops Candle
sticks" drama by Norman McKin-
mel; and In l99s," one Of viii De
bill
FoxhaIl Daingerfield. who produced
plays In all the large cantonments
ior the soldiers during the war has
the direction of the work, advised by
Mrs. Mary Roberts Rhinehart. the
author: In the cast are Miss Eliza
6eth Hanna. Miss Olyve Graef, Miss
Caroline Story. Miss Marjorie Wright,
Hugh Tenant, Winant Johnston.
Marion Law, Edwin Trusheim and
william Wallace. Nine Christian n
ton.
Tomorrow and Saturday nights
PERFORMANCES will be given at the
Piayhouse. 1914 n street Proceeds
VIII go toward the purchase of Miss
Mary Addison Ingle's Lodge for Girls.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
NINETY.NINE YEARS OLD.
Frostburg Resident Expects tc
Pass Century Mark.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FROSTBURG, Nd. December e.
John Jacob Michaels. "a Loo street
celebrated his ninety ninth birthday
anniversary yesterday. His daughter
Mrs. Ella Michaels. National High
way, presented him with a cake stud
ded with 80 candles. He was born In
Garrett county and at the age of
twenty-four became widely known as
an expert sawyer. Later in life he be-
came an exhorter in the Methodist
Episcopal Church and he was super
intendent of the Sunday school for
many years. His mind is still acu;e
and he says he is determined to pass
the one hundred mark. He eats three
meals daily.
Charles o. Michaels. a brother, is
ninety-one and Mrs. E. A. Shay, a
sister, eighty-three. He has two sons
and seven daughters.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
CORN WINS PRIZES.
Maryland Product Carries Honors
at National Exhibit.

Special Dispatch TO the Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. December g.
Ira ". Mckenzie. horticulturist and
agriculturist. Pinto, has returned
from the national corn exhibit. Chi
cago. with twenty eighth and thirty
seventh prizes for his exhibit of corn
out of 5000 like entries from
throughout Kentucky. Indiana, Ohio,
West Virginia. Delaware and Mary
land. Mr.. Mckenzie displayed his
Refd's Yellow Dent corn.
There We're Atty prizes awarded in
each district. and II was the first
time that product of Maryland won
a place i'll the national exhibit
Evening star., 1923-12-06
SENATOR RECOVERING.
Nat B. Early Out of Danger From
Gunshot Wounds.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, December O.
State Senator Nat B. Early of Greene
county, Va. was reported by friends
who were here today to be recovering
from effects OF gunshot wound, suf-
fered recently while he and his son
were hunting in the vicinity of their
home.
Young Early. 1t was said. fired at a
flock of birds in some underbrush,
near which his father was concealed.
and the latter received almost the
ders and neck Senator Earlys con-
dition was quite serious for a day
or two, it was said, but prompt medi-
cal attention was given, most OF the
shot extracted. and he is now on the
road to recovery
Evening star., 1923-12-06
MARYLAND FUNERAL
DIRECTORS TO MEET
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SVtCIdl 10 uV ot1r.
FREDERICK. Md. December G. :
About 200 funeral directors of Mary
land, representing every county and
Baltimore city, will meet in this city
next Tuesday night to consider legis-
lation to be presented to the Mary
land assembly at the next session 1t
is understood that the Maryland State
Funeral Directors Association plans
to standardize the laws under which
its members operate in this state.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
MINE FIRE SPREADS.
Blaze Near Cumberland Breaks Out
Afresh.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CUMBERLAND. Md. December g.
The mine fire which has been burning
for several months and already cost
the state and county several thousand
dollars in the fight to extinguish 1t
has broken out afresh on the Mount
Pleasant-Connellsvi state highway.
and is now burning on the west size
of the original road, directly under
the detour.
Men were put to work dumping
earth into the excavation where toe
old roadbed formerly was
Evening star., 1923-12-06
HOMES FOR DIPLOMATS.
Bill Asks Funds to Purchase
Buildings Abroad.

The State Department would be al
loted funds for the acquisition of en-
bassies and legations costing not more
than 100000 each in Buenos Aires,
Paris, Berlin, Rome. Toxic and Madrid
under bill introduced today by Repre-
sentative Rogers, republican, Massa-
chusetts.
Authority to acquire similar buildings
in Vienna, Brussels and Lima and to
provide quarters for American consuls
at HankoW, Tientsin and Canton,
China, costing not more than $500, 600
each, would be provided.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
MENTAL PATIENT ESCAPES

J. E. Hill, twenty-five years. A
mental patient. escaped from Naval
Hospital last night He wore trousers
OF the Marine Corps uniform and
khaki shirt. the police were told, but
was without hat or coat.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
JAILED ON DRY CHARGE.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va. December g.
James Oates. farmer of western
Frederick county. was last evening
convicted by a jury in circuit court
on an indictment charging him with
manufacturing and selling ardent
spirits in violation of the state pro-
hibition laws, and was sentenced
to thirty days in jail and fined $50.
The United States government
owns one-fourth Of the volcanoes In
'ho world
Evening star., 1923-12-06

In a recent murder trial in Montreal
the jury was sworn in. the case pre-
sented and a verdict Of not guilty re
turned, all within period OF tes
minutes
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30
Conscience Makes towards of Us All

OLUMBUS, O.-Somewhere in
81 Ohio Twentieth century
4 Jean Vatican is visiting his
kinfolk and wandering among
the scenes of his boyhood But he is
not hunted. He goes about the IA
miliar streets of his old town unmo-
Tested by the law. When he fled from
Ohio % years ago he still owed the
law something in the way of expiation.
But he comes back with a precious
Niece of paper in his pocket, the par
don which the governor of Ohio tele-
graphed to him.
Only the governor and perhaps
few relatives know who this Jean Val
Jean is. His mistake was that he fled
Ohio while still undergoing probation,
with two monthly reports still to make
to the parole officer. Because of that
neglect he might have been taken up
by the police any time he returned to
the state; and in so doing he would
have brought disgrace upon his broth
ers and sisters, who still live in Ohio.
Worse still, he wo1ld have shamed
his wife and children in Canada, who
knew nothing Of the dark chapter in
his early life
So he wrote from his new home in
Ontario to the governor of Ohio In
part, as follows:
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30
Woman Of 1O3 Wants Congenial Work

" ORT WORTH, TEX.-NimbIe,
though one hundred and three
years old, Mrs. Frank Stein
wants a job that won't inter-
fere with her dancing.
If she can find congenial employ
meBt, Mrs. Stein is confident she can
outlive her father, who she says died
at the age of one hundred and twenty
seven. Possibly, she hopes, she can
pass the one hundred and thirty-sev-
efsth year at which her mother died.
L am going to get job" she ex-
planned as she brooded over her life
of ease. lizard work has, helped me
keep young prefer work in laun-
dry, but am willing to cook or do
Homework in boarding house"
Mrs. Stein says she goes regularly
to the dances at Yeoman's hall She
scorns the shimmy, bunny hug and
the like, bus declares she can hold
her own in the Virginia reel and
square dances.
Her fifth husband, who is apparent
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30

Twenty-Five years ago l was sent
to Mansfield reformatory for raising
check. | was young fellow then,
had no home and on the night this
happened / was on a booze. Served
two years at Mansfield and was pa
rolled. Ten months later got out Of
work and, with no home, had to go
somewhere for living and wanted to
drift away from the old crowd.
80 broke my parole and emil
grated to Canada. / am crippled, hav-
ing lost leg some years ago, before
my trouble came upon me. am now
forty-five years old and have a family
growing up. I have not seen my broth
ers and sisters for Is years
Il have made good In this country.
Now, Mr.. Governor, I do ask you
to please grant me permission to
visit my friends in Ohio soon, SO may
be able to motor through without fear
of being picked up again."
Wiring him in answer the governor
said in part:
'You will find inclosed a full par
don, signed and sealed by the governor
Of Ohio, who extends you cordial In
vitation to come to Ohio and visit your
folks. 1t is my hope that you will
raise your boys and girls to be useful
men and women"
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~ in his sixties, will not escort her to
the dances, Mrs. Stein says, but con-
tents himself with frying catfish at his
restaurant near the courthouse.
Mrs. Stein attributes her longevity
mainly to abstinence from meat and
vegetables. Her parents likewise ate
no meat. No meat, no fish. no chicken,
no vegetables, is her slogan.
''What do / want with doctor, any
way?' she querIed. IF the Lord
comes for me, am ready and / don't
intend to run counter to His plans"
Mrs. STEMS "baby boy" is now six
ty-eight years old. There are 13 other
children, including several sets Of
twins. Two of her boys fought in the
Civil war. Her first four husbands
were brothers, Harrigan, by name, she
stated.
Mrs. Stein says she was born be-
tween Dublin and Cork, Ireland, and
emigrated to this country at the age
of twenty-eight. She first resided In
Cleveland and later in st. Louis.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30
'The Rat" Set Free, Walks With Death

away from the underworld hounds.
Reamey was caught In the Van else
dragnet In Denver and was jailed Au-
gust "a, 1922. His bail was fixed at
$1,000 and he appealed to Lou Blon-
ger, A. w. Duff, Dapper Jackie French
and others Of the bunko ring to go on
his bond. He for many years had been
q "steerer" for the pack. He had trav-
eled the country over score of times
He knew every confidence man in the
United States. He had worked with
most Of them. He had been the
street man. for Blonger, Duff and
French and the rest.
There was a. deaf ear turned to his
pleadings for $1,000 bond. Lou Blon-
ger and A. w. Duff each got liberty
on $4,000 bonds, and French got out
ON $4,000 bonds, but Reamey stuck in
Jail because they wouldn't come in
with $4,000. His wife's pieadings also
were futile. Reamey became bitter.
He called for District Attorney Van
else and turned states witness. He
told his story to the district attorney,
and upon the witness stand in the
West Side Criminal court as the 20
prisoners glowered at him he told it
all over again-a story that sent 20
men to prison.
Reamey knows that henceforth he
must walk with death. He is forty
years old.
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ed, much as he used to when the gen.
eral had his ragged. tattered and bare
footed army, Differed by American adj
venturers, in the field.
what are you doing here, old
timer?" the general asked Molony.
"You and are going to do brother
act" the superintendent replied.
Molony entered another room, re-
moved his shoes, lay down on couch
and surgeon prepared him for his
part of the operation, while another
attended to Christmas. Then they
were placed together on bed and the
arteries connected.
The general was very pale when the
fluid began to flow, but soon he began
to show color, for the surgeons per-
mitted pint and half to pass.
While the fluid was flowing Christ
mas scratched himself.
"Molony, why in hi didn't you
leave those id tieas at homer" he
asked.
IF I've got 'em, got 'em since
came here" the superintendent re-
piled.
After it was all over newspaper men
and the surgeons attempted to praise
Molony.
saw, cut out the bull" he replied.
HE would have done the same thing
for me-"
Then Molony and the general spent
ten minutes telling how much each
thought Of the other, emphasizing ca Oh
endearing term with words selected
from vocabulary typical of men W. o
have knocked about the world.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30

ENVER, COLO.-So far as jail
doors are concerned George
L. Uen) Reamey, who turned
states witness in the bunko
trials, is free-but never will he have
minute when he may say he will
hear the clock strike the next hour
Every hour may be his last He is a
marked man of the underworld with
all the resources of some 800 conf
dence men directed against him. 1.-THE
Rat" as Reamey is now known to the
underworld, gave the evidence that
sent 20 of his pals In the confidence
game to the Colorado state peniten-
tiary.
Some time during the night Reamey
twas taken from the county Jail under
guard of Special Investigators Koehn
and Maiden of the district attorneys
Office. He was slipped into an auto
mobile and driven out of the city to
railroad station. There he was given
a railroad ticket and money, placed
upon a train and went to some other
city.
The utmost secrecy surrounds the
freedom Of Reamey. Colonel Van else
refuses an inkling as to the destina-
ton of the informer, and strict orders
have been issued that there be no leak.
The district attorney is doing his share
of the bargain to give Reamey, the
fox, all the advantage in safe get
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30
World Has Not Learned Much Wisdom From
CHASTITY Years of 1914-1918
By SIR JOHN FOSTER FRASER, British Writer.

Where these miasts leading the world? country
the biggest batthp United greatest
military power with the strongest standing the world Germany
supposed to be Germany
strike at the first opportunity there shadow Of doubt
Russia is enigma. So A large army
European and Asatic borders. What for?
All the world is talking about the necessity for peace and Of
us has any stomach Tor another But if patriotic again
aroused it nine suppose should all
blooded into the conflict.
It enough to make the angels that after the greatest tragedy
the world has ever known the nations should be showing their teeth
in 1923 than they did in 1913.
Anyhow the world does have
the CHASTITY 191918 nker eating
heart OF mankind The conditions of threatening
than they have been since the conclusion of the
ago.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30

Mere Economic Considerations Cannot
Determine Recognition of Russia
By CHARLES 3 HUGHES. .. s. Secretary q State.

& ARE with the question legitimacy Of
NMN judged by former European
WV recognize the right of revolution attempt
determine the internal concerns of other states
The persons of citizens in Russia for the
free from HARM No against repetition
arbitrary deentons which
situation with respect property papabe The obligations
OF Russia to the the United States
The American citizens who have suffered directly indirectly
BY the conscaton of American property Russia remain without
prospect Of ndemnifcaton
What most serious is that there
control at Moscow have not given their original purpose destroy
existing wherever they throughout
Last November Znovev said "Th in
ton is the fact that the beginning of the world revolution
before the last congress of the Third fall
the revouons Of all countries learn organization plan
nng the method and the substance of revolutionary Them
convinced the outlook the world revolution good
excellent"
While this spirit of destruction and abroad remains
unaed the question Of recognition BY of the author
tiles at Moscow cannot be determined by considerations
There cannot be among nations among
vlduas except general assumption Of good faith
The sentiment of people not deemed favorable
acceptance into political fellowship of this regime long
essential bases OF ceh
the destruction of the free institutions
built containing they do the
labor upon which prosperity depend
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30
Wild Flowers in Areas Frequented by Tourists
and by Picnickers


proposal to exemnate wild flowers put to vote would
undoubtedly be unanimously defeated Yet that just
praccng extensive scale this country the
woodland the cho wild flowers have long ago disappeared
for picking them and in the accessible places
state they are becoming each year
This particularly Of quented by
nices (he latter title probably coming from the tendency pick
thing The picking moderation Of the flowers alone
small amount foliage would bad but
gets the habit he CASUALLY She this CASEY readily
OF moderation and becomes nmpae Moreover the
usually pulled broken off the ground and in
ton is the result
But why should the wild flowers picked? The
them the less because he she leaves them
glen CLEAN like jewels beside the mountain quiet pool
This where they belong ell who that may see enjoy
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30
However, Do Not Think the American Youth
Is Dead, Only Asleep
By HANS TIEsLER, Student, University Of Berlin.

have visited Of the fraternity
have seen the stupde and most terrible pictures the walls That
kind OF art does European colleges
disregard for the beautiful evidenced
The game and symphony concert
both scheduled take The entire body
cepon Of fellow through gates football field
This the
crazy" and "Bolshevk by the students He was social
outcast.
don't know if it fair blame Them
paravey YOU who years
OF the world but to that wealth perhaps
develop love for culture
Because your fraternit individual thought
twenour members Of the society think way must
think the However, youth
dead despite the fact that there youth
Europe American youth asleep awakes from
its lethargy the better for the entire country
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30


NI Christmas, for 80 years the
mainstay of one Central
American revolutionary lead
er after another, received in his veins
the life fluid of one of his old com
rades of the tropical jungles, Guy
Molony, superintendent of the New
Orleans police department.
Blood TRANSMISSION was resorted to
In an effort to save the life of the
man whose activities from Panama to
the southern border of Mexico inspired
Richard Harding Davis to create
CLAY and make him the hero of his
novel, Soldiers of Fortune" for
"Clay" and Christmas are one.
General Christmas, suffering from
acute anemia induced by disease
known as ''tropic spruce" brought on
by long years spent in the jungles, has
been i'll nearly year. His condition
became such that his physician deter
mined upon TRANSMISSION. A half dozen
old friends volunteered and Superin-
tendent Molony and T. Richardson, an
explorer, were selected for blood tests.
The test proved that either could
be used, but Molony out-argued Rich
ardson and the medical men.
Superintendent Molony arrived at
the Christmas home in Sycamore
street shortly before four o'clock. He
entered the generals room and found
the doughty old warrior with pillow
back Of his shoulders calmly reading
popular magazine which specializes
in fictitious stories of adventure which
Christmas had experienced in fact.
Molony came to attention and salut-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30
EN73al{;4 :
Summer ASTHMA

Don't be a slave. Don't mfa misery and be
joke to your friends. Stop that smiling snufling
and wheeling. Don't battle for breath. Use Roz-
Mdh capsules harmless. easy to take for prompt
relief. Thousands in Detroit and Michigan en-
joyed the FIRST happy summer in years. thanks to
Rax-Mdh. No guess work. Biggest skeptcs
pleased with prompt relief. No case too severe.
Just send cents in stamps for prove-aIl tral, or
ask your Druggist for regular S 90 box. Raz-
Nah Co.. 222B Congress ST., West, Detroit
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30
We'll, Who Wouldn't Be Mad?

The maddest man the other morning
was the fellow who had called his de-
partment store by telephone Saturday
and ordered some special sale golf
balls for early Sunday morning play,
and on arriving at the club opened
the package and found the store had
sent mothballs.- Kansas City Star.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30
W1lyHe Called
It'sPOrt1and"
Cement

In 1924, an English mason wanted to
produce better cement than any then in
use. To do this he burned finely ground
clay and limestone together at high
heat. The hard balls [called clinker] that
resulted were ground to fine powder
When mixture Of this dull gray powder
with water had hardened, twas the color
Of popular building stone quarried on
the Isle Of Portland off the coast Of Eng
land. So this mason, Joseph Aspdin,
called his discovery portland" cement.
That was less than enc hundred years
ago.
Portland cement was not made in the
United States until Fifty years ago. The
average annual production for the ten
years following was only $4,000 sacks.
Last year the country used over 100000
600 sacks Of portland cement Capacity
to manufacture was nearly 6O0,O0O,O0O
sacks.
Cement cannot be made everywhere
because raw materials Of the necessary
chemical composition are not found in
sufficient quantities in every part OF the
country. But it is now manufactured in
~ states by 40 plants. There is at least
one Of these plants within shipping dis
lance Of any community in this country.
To provide cement supply that would
always be ample to meet demand has
meant good deal in costly experience
to those who have invested in the cement
industry. There have been large capital
investments with low returns
In the last twenty-five years, 328 ce-
ment plants have been built or have gone
through some stage of construction or
financing. 1862 were completed and placed
in operation.
Only 100 Of these plants have survived the
financial, operating and marketing risks Of that
period. Their capacity is nearly 80 per cent
greater than the record years demand.
These are few important facts about an
industry that is still young. Advertisements to
follow will give you more OF these facts, and
will tell something Of the important place ce-
ment occupies in the welfare Of every individual.
ORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
Ill West Washington Street
CHICAGO
c4 National Organization
to Improve and Extend the Uses of Concrete
.s.s.m Be- n.. ely ...s..
asisa.po nn.ape U Ores W.snxoa
Jacksonville New Orleans Salt Lake City
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30

V ~ r. ARE not concerned with the question the leg
NMN government judged by former European ssanda
WV recognize the right of revolution and do not att
determine the internal concerns of other states
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30
I, STORIES
|0mHeuD anuZHug
Molony and Christmas Do Brother Act

EW ORLEANS.-Gen. Lee
Christmas, for 80 years the
mainstay of one Central
American revolutionary lead
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30

ENVER, sCOLO.-So far as Jail
doors are concerned George
L. Uen) Reamey, who turned
states witness in the bunko