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The Washington times., 1923-01-12
IS HOUSES
URGED To
CHANGE
DF. Fowler Expects co-opera-
don Of Managers in Drive
For Better Atmosphere.

Projectors Of thirteen Wash
tngton theaters today were asked
90 take steps TO improve the air in
their houses. DR.. William G.
Fowler, District Health Officer,
notified them that tests taken in
fhsir theaters had shown that the
carbon dioxide contents In the air
were above the maximum for good
ventilation.
Needed Improvement.
81 am seeking 10 better the air in
eAe theaters OF this city," said DR..
Fowler, "and feel sure that can
ret the cooperation Of the owners
Of the various houses"
Dr.. Fowler declared that Dr.. Z.
~. Price, District chemist, has just
completed testing the air In eight
cen theaters. He said that In thir-
teen OF these houses, or u per cent
% those visited the air needed I'M
provement.
whether the condition found In
the theaters was due to faulty
operation Of ventilation apparatus
or inadequate apparatus, I do not
know" said DR.. Fowler, II have
Instructed our inspectors to take
0As0AHG4 SO0S VA SA1IS0 bAC1SS~AS " -
the apparatus Ia on IN fun swing"
Similar tests were taken last
summer, most OF them In the after.
noon. These tests showed only one
cut OF eighteen to have unsatisfacA
tory air.
Expect Cooperation.
'aThis time we took the tests at
night" DIR. Fowler said, land I
intend to continue the tests until
every theater In Washington is
visited.
DR.. Fowler declared that If the
theater owners would not adopt
his Recommendation to improve the
air Il VIII be necessary for him to
take further and possibly drastic
steps.
But I feel sure that we can
have the condition remedied without
difficulty" he said.
DR.. Price collects the air from
the theater. He takes with him q
sealed bottle full OF water. Inside
the theater he dumps the water
out, lets air In and then seals the
bottle again. The air is then taken
% the District laboratory and
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
WORDs-GRAND AND SAD.

Speaking of social Eions,"
zoe are sOitIing to wager a fen
of our hGrd-ear1Ged sinsoleo4ts
thGt there are more goats
and lambs in society than
lions. OIDONO.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

on a bed. The boy ran from the
place when he saw the blaze. Dam.
age is estimated at SIS.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

A contrib IOants to knO1O 1OhGt
three cheers for StGnisEau Wo-
jciechOaOski, president of Poland,
tOO1Ild sound like.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

"SIasl1ed d. c. Bill Goes to the
Senate. And there it is expected
that Drs. CAPPER, BALL and
others will heal the wounds and
make the patient happy.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
READING BETWEEN
THE HEADLINES

GAS Tax Urged ON Congress-"
If this means tax on Congress
sional gas, 1t should show good
returns.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

Said Mrs. Mum Lee to her SON
George, says she.
"YOu are going to wed" but
when9
To Mrs. Mum Leo said her con
George. said he,
"YOu had better ask Mildred
Wen."
SAM SIMPLE.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

"Holdup Man Takes Kiss and
$3.50 Purse."-So far we don't
know which he enjoyed most.
w. e. HAYTHE,
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

Too many pIOd along their way,
and wear . sullen frOwn, and cast
gloom throughout the day, that
keeps cOntentment down. They
bore Ms with q tale 81. woe, they
seek naught but despair, . smile
to them IL but q foe, q greeting
makes them stare. And then there
are the cheerful kind. the foIR we
like TO meet, they have 70 Jest q
bit, We find. 60 make their day
complete. We beam upon their
joyful style, that fills our hearts
with gIee. their mood Is answered
by q smile, their fun Is great to
see. They tread along Q rosy way,
beFeft OF fhOrns Of strife, and
spread good will throughout the
glory in their harmless fun, and
emile. thr0gghOut the years, they
act Just Hike q ray OF sun, and
drive away our fears. And "a
why not adopt this plan, and
make the highway bright, Just
smile upon your fellow man, and
smile with all your might.
j. III. HOLMAN.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
RHYMING CHRISTMAS"

Column poets all Over the
country tried hard to find a
word that 1OOMld rhyme Nth
"ChsfstnsGs." One of them dug
Up the time-t0mored 4UOrd "isth-
mas" and somebody tried to
work off "strGbisntsts," but It Is
agreed that neither Is fitting.
The rhymsters, Of course, QnickLy
turned to ''meTTr Yule," sOhich
rhymes so well Nth 'aChite
mule"
WORDS-GRAND AND SAD.
The Erandest words Of tongue Or pen,
And WITH me you'll agree. ~ heck,
Arc just these you eQmetllnee read;
Enclosed please find check"
And the saddest words Of tongue Or
To Ill they are a bitter pill-
Are those which you too often read:
Enclosed please find bill"
ARIZONA IKE.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

Directions for finding certain
United States Senator's: Three
Nocs up and one bloc to the
right. ARIZONA IKE.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
"Spittin0 prohibited" read
the street car signs. If then
left off the "p" in splitting
they WoUld be Just right.
FRED VETTER.

No, CtGrisse, yOM can not nse
"a bolt from the bEue" on vOur
Ford.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
NOVELIST PROVED HIS CASE
Critics Of Dickens Spontaneous Com
bustion" Death Proved Wrong
by Eminent Medical Men.

It may be recalled that Charles
Dickens, the famous novelist, employs
spontaneous combustion to give force
to one Of the episodes In his fasci-
mating story known as BLEAK House.
One Of the dark characters of the
story is old Krook, proprietor Of a rag
and bone warehouse. He is a grasping
drunkard, consuming great quantities
Of gin. One day two men, occupying
an upper room In the old warehouse,
smelt burning, and on going below to
investigate, found smouldering heap
of something looking like charred oiled
rags. At the inquest the coroner's
jury held that old .Krook came to his
end by spontaneous combustion.
Some critics Of Dickens challenged
this as being impossible. The account
of Krook's death was, therefore. bad
art and a blemish on the whole story.
Dickens replied by citing similar
case that had occurred in Paris.
France, and was confirmed by report
of several eminent medical men who
had thoroughly investigated the mat
ter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
JONAH AS MosLEM PROPHET
Followers Of Mohammed Regard HE
Tomb as One Of Their Most
Holy Places.

Close to the mound in Mesopotamia
that once was Nineveh, is another.
known to the Arabs as Nebi- Yunus,
atop of which is the tomb of Jonah.
How the followers of Mohammed came
to adopt this perfectly good Hebrew
as one of their own prophets Is not
clear. but the fact remains that his
tomb has been Moslem shrine for
upward of thousand years, observes
e. Alexander Powell In Harpers Mag
azine.
The sarcophagus itself, covered
with priceless Persian shawls, the Of
ferings Of pilgrims. stands in the cen
ter Of a square, ,vaulted chamber, the
floor of which is considerably below
the level of the ground, thereby CIV
ing the interior, which Is lined with
porcelain tiles of the "lost" shade Of
Persian blue, a most refreshing cool
ness after the sun glare outside.
Depending from the dome by a sill
yer chain, so that they swing directly
over the resting place of the intrepid
Jewish seafarer, are several swords
of the swordfsh. When asked the
aged mullah who. was in charge Of
the shrine what they were, he ex-
planned. In tone which betrayed pity
for my ignorance, that they were the
teeth of the whale that swallowed
Jonahi 49,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
ARE YOU STAYING AWAY FROM
HOME?

Long ago earnest seekers found
the true home of the soul. 1t is
more than three thousand years
since the words were written which
are thus translated in our Revised
Version of the Bible, 1.-THE Eternal
God is thy dwelling place, and UNI
derneath are the Everlasting Arms"
deuteronomy, S3:27.) Half as
long ago, Saint Augustine said
"Thou hast made US for Thyself, and
our hearts are restless until they
find their rest in Thee,
If we are away from our Heavenly
Father, we may be sure He is seek
ing us; let us strive to get back. to
Him. The promise ''If We seek Him
He will be found of you" Gil Chron.
1922 has been fulfilled in the ex-
perience of countless thousands.
And when we have found Him, and
made Him our abiding place, we
shall find that the Everlasting Arms
are an unfailing support in all the
trials and sorrows of life. ''He that
dwelleth in the secret place of the
Most High shall abide under the
shadow of the Almighty" psalm
s91:1.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
snobberY.


The Woman was lunching with a
friend who had just gone into one OF
the large stores as "saleslady." She
has keen sense Of humor, and when
the Woman saw q merry twinkle in
her eye and slight curve at the cor
ner of her mouth she asked, "What
nOw?"
so many funny things happen at
the shopt'' answered the friend. ITO
day was called to wait upon woman
who lived in little town where /
lived when was first married. She
had no social position, but / was al
ways kind to her, and she seemed de-
lighted with my attentions. She had
married fairly well and has been taken
up by semi-social set, and, like all
upstairs, thinks the way to lady Is
to look down on working girls said,
cordially, How do YOU do. So and SOP
She looked round In frightened man.
ner to see If anyone had heard such
familiarity with shopgirl, then with
the stiffest kind of bow rushed OF
to a safer part of the storei"
And this "shopgirl" Ia connected
with the finest families In America
Chicago Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
Goodness increases Wisdom.

Sir Henry Taylor three generations
ago wrote 1.-THE Statesman" It re-
mains classic of English literature.
This paragraph is fair example:
1.-THE correspondence Of wisdom and
goodness are manifold; and that they
will accompany each other is to be
inferred, not only because mems wis
dom makes them good, but also be-
cause their goodness makes them wise.
Questions Of right and wrong are a
perpetual exercise of the faculties of
those WHO. are solicitous as to the right
and the wrong of what they do and
see; and a deep interest Of the heart
In these questions carries with 1t a
deeper cultivation Of the understand
ing than can be easily affected by any
other Indictment to intellectual ac-
tivity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
Valuable pereIicts.

Bobbing up and down on the tossing
waves Of the North Pacific and des-
tined, sooner or later. to find "A resting
place on some beach, several hundred
huge steel drums of whale oil are the
most recent derelicts reported.
The motorship Anvil. the crew ready
to drop from exhaustion after days
and nights of toll and vigil. its rudder
shattered. guard rails torn away, was
forced to throw much of the valuable
cargo overheard. The Anvil was com
pleting the homeward trip from Boring
sea after seasons trading with
whalers and natives.
Each cask Of oil thrown away con-
tains ll2 gallons and would be a>yaln-
able find for heachcpmher. Neah
Ray Indians eagerly are watching the
nttsAere drift near Vancouver. island
for the first of the huge drums Of oil
which they believe ultimately will
reach that locality.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
The Wise In Council.

The men who have method, and, as
1t were, a judicial intellect, are most
valuable councillors. Without such
men in a council, great deal Of clev-
erness goes for nothing; as there Is
nobody to see what has been stated
and answered, to what their delibera-
lions tend. and what progress has been
made. Such persons gather the sense
Of q mixed assembly. and suggest a
line of action which may honestly meet
the different views of the various mem
bers. They will bring back the subject
matter when 1t has. all but. floated
away, while the others have been look
ing for seaweed, or throwing stones
at one another on the shore.-Sir Ar
thur Helps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
TASTING Electricity.

If you put two fingers on the ter
rAinals of an ordinary dry cell. such
as is used to work an electric bell, you
will feel nothing at all, for the cur
rent is so small that 1t gives nothing
In the nature Of shock. But you
can taste 1t quite easily by connect
ing wire to each terminal and plae.
ing them on your tongue.
Try first of all with the wires not
joined up to the. battery, then attach
them and notice the difference. You
do not feel anything. but you are con.
scious of little sharp taste,
Electricians who are engaged In
tracing leaks In wires that carry very
light currents often use this method,
which saves o great deal Of trouble.
Do not, however, try It with the light
ing circuit, or You will receive con.
siderably more than tastel
The tongue is one Of the most sensi.
tive parts of the body, and It's natu-
raj wetness makes 1t a splendid con.
ductor of electricity, so that 1t can
detect the presence of currents too
small to be felt in any other way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
Birds Rid Cattle Of Parasites.

The ox-pecker, a bird inhabiting the
dark continent, is SO called from its
fondness for being around domestic
and other cattle, which it rids of vari-
Gus parasites 1t is said that 1t actual
ly eats large holes in the tieshy parts
0f the backs Of cattle, often one or
tive inches deep, and two or three
inches In diameter, thus creating bad
sores. It does this little By little, and
day BY day, attacking Just that part
Of the back where the OK cannot swish
It of with Its tail or dlslodge It with
Its horns. The bird Is q pest to the
hunter, of whose approach 1t warns
the buffalo and rhinoceros by its loud,
harsh note, which is perfectly under
stood by Its huge friends,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
FOUND TREASURE he SOUGHT
American Llves In History AZ Recov-
erer Of Riches Which Neptune
Had Considered His.

Just once has an American found a
rich treasure of silver bullioRs coin,
and bars-the exploit being that of
Sir William Phips, whom most people
will remember from Hawthorne's
stories Of grandfather's chair. Phips
was native of Maine, trained ma
riner, and man Of mettle, who had
no Intention of being poverty-stricken
Yankee skipper, dealing In Goldfish and
m0lasses, all his life. In the Boston
tavern he picked up stories Of rich
galleons sunk in the Caribbean, and
in a voyage to Hispaniola he obtained
more direct and authentic information
Of a wreck few leagues north of Port
Plate. He went to London, interested
the duke of Albemarle and other gen.
tlemen in the venture, and QUILTED q
ship.
The story of his actual discovery Is
as romantic as those which Poe and
Stevenson imagined For long time
his crew worked fruitlessly along a
reef called the Boilers, where the
wreck was supposed to lie. They were
Just quitting it in despair when one
seaman espied an uncommonly fine sea
feather or marine plant under water
and bade an Indian diver obtain 1t.
The diver returned with a tale that
the bottom was strewn with great
guns, and on descending second time
was able to bring up pig Of silver
worth perhaps 300 pounds sterling.
Thanks be to Godw exclaimed
Phips. 1--WE are, made!"
So they were. Within short time
they had salvaged no less than thirty
two tons Of silver. Sailors were kept
busy knocking bushels of pieces OF
eight out Of the limestone In whicl
they were incrusted The total treasure
carried away exceeded IN million dol
lars. Not only was Phips made ricl
man, able to give his daughter dowr.
Of pinetree shillings equal to he
own weight, as Hawthorne relates, but
he was knighted by Charles II and
made royal governor Of that demesne
which Henry Cabot Lodge now rules
New York Evening Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
Sarge Peculiarly Useful.

A San Francisco man has construct
ed barge of balsa wood. which Is
considerably lighter than cork. al
though It has much greater structural
strength than the latter. The barge
is used mainly for salvage work, is
80 feet long. IA feet wide. and draws
Is inches of water. Two 30-horse-
power gasoline engines are used to
drive the barge and to operate the
winches Additional buoyancy is pro-
vided by s8 air tanks placed at vari-
Gus points throughout. In theN center
of the deck large hole is provided
for winch-operated graphing chain
and irons. used In raising sunken OBJ
jects.-Popular Mechanics Magazine,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
NINETEEN FERTILIZERS
RECOMMENDED.

Some of the perplexities and COM
plications of modern agriculture
have been smoothed out by the re-
cent agreement between represent
atives of the various agricultural
colleges in the Middle Atlantic
States to recommend not more than
nineteen fertilizers to meet the soil
and crop conditions in Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, New York and West
Virginia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
The Cost of Telephone
Service

Telephone service has become Of such
universal usS as to justify il as one Of the
various items which so to make up the house,
holders budget.
That it's cost has not mounted to the extent
of the other items Is shown by the following
comparison of per cent increases in costs
throughout the United States since the year
1914, taken from the reports of the National
Industrial Conference Board.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
Fhe Pneumonia Month.

March Is a typical pneumonia
month and usually gives high rate
of mortality for the disease, After
long and hard winter, the system
loses much of its resistance'and peo-
pie grow careless. When every cold,
no matter how slight. is given
prompt and intelligent attention,
there is much less danger OF pneu-
monia. It should be borne in mind
that pneumonia Is germ disease
and breeds in the throat. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is an expect
GRANT and cleans out the germ lad
ened mueus and not only cures a
cold but prevents its resulting in
pneumonia. Ut is pleasant to take.
Children takd it willingly,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Nothing So Good for a Cough or Cold
Everyone who has used Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy speaks well
of it," writes Edward P. Miller, Abb
bottstown, Pa. People who once use
this preparation are seldom satisfied
with any other. 1t is excellent to
allay cough or break up cold.
Many man throws bouquets at
himself who isn't specially fond of
flowers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
Jack Frost's polnoa,

An egg expands when It IA frozen
and breaks It's shell. Apples contract
20 much that a full barrel viii shrink
until the top layer Ia foot below the
chine, When the frost il drawn out
the apples assume their normal size
and all the barrel again.
Certain varieties are not appreciably
injured by being frozen II the frost Ia
drawn out gradually. Apples will
carry safely In a refrigerating car
while the mercury IL registering fully
20 degrees below zero.
Potatoes. being so largely composed
Of water. are easily frozen. Once
touched BY frost they are ruined.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Stanley R. Spence and Sarah s.
Kite, both of Providence.
William H.. Farmer and Lizzie G.
GRAPHICAL, both of Rowlandville.
George F. Pierce and Tabitha E.
Thornton, both of Warwick.
Charles S. Moore, of Providence,
and Grace A. Martindell, of Lom-
bard.
Marion A. Davidson and Miriam
T. Watson, both of Chesapeake City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23

Excellent Remedy for Constipation.
1t would be hard to find a better
remedy for constipation than Cham
berlain's Tablets. They are easy to
take and mild and gentle in effect.
Give them trial when you have
need.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23

Our grocer's boy is very small.
"And yet,'' says he, I'D have you
know, sir
I hope some day to be quite tall.
Fer e'en a grocer hey may grow,
y SIR"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23

The fellows who are afraid to take
a chance with their own money are
generally the first to take chance
with other peoples.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
ORPHANS COURT.

Bonds Approyed-Frank Wilson,
executor of Martha A. Cephas; Mary
1. Logan, Administrative of Walter
B. Logan.
Accounts Passed-First and final
account of William B. Steel, admin
istrator C. t. a. of Anna w. Steel;
first and final account of Mary
Guiberson, administrative of Sam
uel R. Guiberson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23

Every boy aspires to greatness,
but the trouble is he spends too
much time figuring out just what
kind of greatness he wants.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23

Some people talk too much, but
flow of language can always be
damned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23

A man should hide nothing from
his wife. AS a matter of fact the
average man can't.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
MOUNTAINEERING OPPORTUNITY

We want one man in your locality for
ms tallation work in spare time or full
time. II you take orders also, after we
advertise your name, we pay still better
We send q man to instruct you and fur
nish everything to make you large profits
il you are selected. To qualify you must
have Ford and $50 cash as security.
Only one man is wanted, SO write today
OPPORTUNITY, 104 w. Mt. Royal Ave-,
Baltimore. Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23

After man finds out he can make
a speech he begins to talk on the
slightest provocation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23

About one-fourth of the worlds
work is in repairing someone's mis-
takes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23

Sillicus-"I have my hands full
with the coming art exhibit. I'm
on the hanging committee, you
know" Cynicus you devot-
ing your efforts to the artists or to
their pictures?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23

All the singing teachers in the
world can't cultivate the voice of
conscience.
, 1923-03-20
ART HAS CONE,
Says NOTED SCULPTOR

ROME, March 9o.-"Amertca has
laughed cubism- futurism. dadaism
and other art 1zzns' off the stage and
we are rid Of them" said George Ju-
Ian zolnay. the American sculptor.
TO the Associated Press correspond.
ent, on tho occasion OF tho exhibition
in Rome OF his model for the Nash
Vile war memorial.
America has demanded pure art.
where emotion and the beautiful
speak," Mr.. Zoinay continued "Eu-
these new currents of distorted art.
and IS producing no new works
worthy OF tho name of art. For my
part, I cannot SEQ anything IN tho
elements OF cubtsm and Its correlated
'isns' but a cloak to hide the lack OF
creative genius among the artists Of
Europe today.
when the lay1nan says he cannot
admire their work they simply retort.
All, It ia too far above you. my
friend, you cannot understand and
appreciate it But for me. that is
pure sham. There Is no art in 1t,
and that is the reason for their re-
sorting to tho arhfice Of these new
'isms.'"
Mr.. Zolnay. upon the completion
of the Nashville memorial. will go &c
Bucarest. A replica OF his Winnie
Davis Memorial statue has been pur
chased by tho Rumanian government
as an example OF mocern art