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The Washington times., 1923-05-11
Snake Bite Costs a Life.

POTTSTOWN. Pa, May Hills
vitality weakened by a copperhead
snake bite last summer, Peter, sew
en-year-old son of Frank Simow, a
Douglassville farmer, died from
pneumonia. The child was bitten
last August while playing in his
fathers barn and never recovered
from the effects of the poison.
The Washington times., 1923-05-11
Beatty Quits University.

KINGSTON Ont, May lie. w.
Beatty, president of the Canadian
Pacific Railroad, has resigned the
chancellorship of Queens Univer-
sity owing to other duties.
The Washington times., 1923-05-11
Did Winter leave YOU
Nth that tired feeling?

always wins! It builds nerve-pow'
power. It builds up
rundown, tired men and women
beautiffes compilations, and makes
the flesh firmer. Stronger and more
useful nerves depend on blood
power. S. 8. s. will improve your
appetite and give you greater ener-
gy, strength and more youthful
appearance.
The Washington times., 1923-05-11

Mrs. Lizzie Felmet, Crowell, Texas.
writes: II was ia a rundown condi-
fion-had lost forfy-four pounds IN
weight. Also suffered from pin1pIes
and hackheadS. MY druggist recon-
n1ended SIS. S. II made me 2 new
woman. I think SIS. S. TO be the
best medicine on earth
The Washington times., 1923-05-11

|WAc co nfins :
ment, with its
lack Of pure
air and sun
shine, shows
its effect in
Spring. To be
underw
easily tired,
|listless, a n d
have a Door ap-
The Washington times., 1923-05-11

Try 1t yourself. s. s. s. is sold
at all good drug stores. The large
size is more economical. Get q
bottle today!
Evening star., 1923-02-01
AMERICAN IMPRESSIONS
By EMILE COUE
VIII.

From the moment he lands in Ameg-
lea a European feels the impression
grow upon him that he is a part of
machine; he feels compelled to fit
himself into it's complicated works
and become one of its little wheels
or resist the movement and be
shot off into sterile isolation. Eff
ficiency, system, Standardization -
these are. perhaps, the main reasons
for such an impression. There seems
to be no room for anything or any,
body inefficient. They would throw
the machine out of gear.
Efficiency begins directly you step
off the gangway from the ship. Sys-
tenn directs you to the exact spot
where your baggage will be found
and guides you to the customs officer
who is expected to examine it. The
porter who handles your belongings
handles both them and yourself like
machine, and. before you realize
in a taxicab, which has drawn up TO
the curb at the precise moment of
your own arrival AS for the bag
gage. it has slid down a chute into
the arms Of a squad Of stalwart men.
who have only just time to rescue
pies trunks and bags trying to over
take 1t. If you were not there at
the right second to claim your prop
erty l suppose it would be hopelessly
lost, for there can be no time to put
all aside and sort it out afterward.
That is the danger of extreme. ma
chine-hke decentralization. II hitch
occurs everything goes smash.
Efficiency Core OF America.
The core of America is efficiency. 1t
goes right through everything. You
encounter it at every turn. In my
hotel room / take up the telephone
receiver, and almost before I put it to
my ear the opera tors voice is asking
what number 1 require. That is un-
heard of in France or England. 1t is
the little things that strike a stranger
little things that are unnoticed by
the native inhabitants. And those ap-
parently insignificant details that
spell efficiency are innumerable in
every city Of America that / have
visited.
In the hotels and restaurants there
is promptness of service, an absence
of blunders or MISUNDERSTANDING,
smooth-running organization WHICH
moving picture shows. the subway.
the surface cars. the taxicabs are a
few among q host Of examples of the
efficiency and system found in every
pnaS6 or human activity. IneTe IS a
general desire to please which Is most
soothing amid the hustle and turmoil
Of American life. "Smile" commands
a big cardboard notice inside the
doorway of the cafe and other pub
lie rooms Of the hotel which I know
the best in New York.
A New Conception.
And the suggestion has it's effect.
On the menu cards at the same hotel,
as well as on other leaflets issued by
the same establishment, is notice to
the effect that the management well
comes any report from visitors of
special attention or service rendered
by any member of its staff, because
1t wishes to recognise efficiency. Now
Evening star., 1923-02-01
MELLON WARNS
j. OF FIAXExEMPT TON
Declares Issuing of This
Class of Securities
Must Stop.
WILL SEEK SUBSTITUTE
lbs Practice Serious and "Dis-
sorting Economic Structure
and Hampering Business"

scretary Mellon yesterday declared
t-exempt securities must be dis
ltinued or the federal government
.uld have to find some substitute
r it's surtaxes on incomes.
This statement was made in letter
= Clarence II. Kelsey, chairman of
Q taxation committee of the Cham
ork, which, according to the Asso-
ated Press. was a reply both to a
tier from Mr.. Kelsey and to a re-
ort by Mr.. kelsey'S committee which
to be taken up for considerable on
1t meeting today.
Declared Serious.
The issue, the Secretary said. is
Immediate and serious" Its persist
nee, he added, is "distorting our
,.hole economic structure and ham
ering the development of business
nd industry throughout the country
seviewing the whole category of ar
Iments for and against the issue OF
lly tax-exempt obligations, the Sec
IN not to take position adverse to
e adoption of a constitutional
endment prohi biting the further
&c of tax-exempt securities.
Substitute Likely.
1t must be clear" Mr.. Mellon said
his letter, that graduated addi-
sronal income taxes cannot be ef-
fecttve when there exist side by side
with them practically unlimited guam
rites of fully tax-exempt securities
aNailabel to defeat them, and that
either some way must be found to
stop the continued issuance of tax
exempt securities or the federal gov
crnment must find some substitute
for its surtaxeS. The issue is i'm
mediate and serious"
Evening star., 1923-02-01
BOY HOBOES WAY HERE
TO SEE SECRETARY DAVIS
Would Probe Ellis Island Condi-
tions, But Is Returned Home,
Mission Unperformed.

"will see Secretary Davis about
Ellis Island conditions. Please send
A boy in knickers, covered with
coal dust after ride from New York
in a coal tender, handed this message
to Travellers Aid worker at the
Union station this week. He re-
quested with an air Of importance
York for him. The worker looked at
the boy a second time,
Adroit questioning ELECTED the In
formation that his name was Sammie
Goldstein and that his home was New
york city. The local Travellers Aid
society. An investigation showed
that the parents Of the boy could not
afford the money for his return trans
It. and he went back to New York In
a passenger coach, yesterday after
Three other boys ana a girl arrived
in Washington unaccompanied this
week and became subjects Of atten-
ten years old. came to this city from
Darlington. okla Her parents had
died and her uncle here wanted the
ohild brought to him, Through ar
rangements Of tho Travellers AID So
cisty the child was transported safely
the entire distance without a COM
panion.
Interest In tho work of the society
was expressed yesterday by Lady
Geddes, wife Of the British amhassa-
dor, and representatives of the Span
ish and italian legations also took
occasion to compliment Secretary
Mary G. HOLIDAY on the work being
done.
The organization is maintained by
voluntary contributions and needs
$4,000 to carry on the work for the
year, No public solicitation Of funds
tribute may do 30 by mailing 4 check
to John b. Larner, president of the
Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany, also treasurer of the society.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
BUILDING TRADES
SUFFER SHORTAGE .
OF YOUNG MEN
RY fhA A ssnciateE Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, February l.
Young men of the United States
are not learning the ten trades
important to building. according
to the annual report OF the COM
mittee on labor Of the Associated
General Contractors Of America,
whose fourth annual convention
continued here today. These
trades are those of structural iron
workers, plumbers, carpenters,
painters. brick masons, roofers,
plasterers, paperhangers, building
laborers and stone cutters.
With the exception of the first
three. the report stated. there were
actually fewer workmen in 1920
than in 1910, and only the struc-
tural iron workers and the plumb
ers in their increase had kept pace
with the increase in the popula-
tion OF the country.
The report named two causes
for the ten-year decrease. The
first was the cutting off of i'm
migration by the world war and
later by restrictive immigration
laws. The second was the fact
that young Americans were not
learning the trades.
Evening star., 1923-02-01

that is a new conception. 1t is good
psychology. 1t also denotes a COM
prehension of the principles OF auto
suggestion. Hitherto it has heen the
custom to invite clients, or visitors.
or customers to report inattention or
negligence with a view to the pun
ishment or reprimanding Of the Of
fender. Mark how much more ef-
fectfve the new way must be. First,
on the employe. who is encouraged
by positive suggestions Of good serv-
ice and its reward; secondly, on the
client, in whose mind is thrown the
suggestion of contentment and the
desire to look for efficiency. instead
OF a negative suggestion, of fault
finding. In every way the idea is
sound and the use of 1t clever.
A particularly interesting feature
of the all-pervading efficiency here
is the part played in it by the for
eisn element. 1t is a well known
and assimilates foreigners more
thoroughly and more quickly than
any other country. But / confess
that l am amazed to find how COM
pletely Italians, French and people
of other nationalities who have made
their homes here have absorbed the
peculiarly American temperament,
copied American methods and adopted
American ideals. In the matter Of
efficiency. for instance. the foreign
convinced as the true-born American.
Efficiency seems to be equally as nat
ural to him as to the latter.
Tendency to Overdo.
This is all very admirable. But / am
wondering If there is not a tendency
to overdo things. System, standardized
tion and clockwork efficiency are GER
tainly desirable, and they do much to
make life run smoothly. Yet, intui-
~
ger in overstraining to reduce abstract
qualities to mathematically perfect
equations in actual practice. It may
become an obsession. like any other
have to remind patients of this when
see them making autosuggestion
into sort of monomania. Extremes
meet, and II is quite possible for
system, il pushed to excess in compli-
Gated elaborateness. to break down
completely, simply because it seeks to
provide for every contingency except
human intervention. No room is left
for play in the joints. The other day
heard of man who was lost to all
New York hotel, famous for it's terrible
efficiency. What was the reason?
Merely that. as result of personal in
fiuence on the part of a member of the
staff. he had been allotted a room with
out going through the regular ma chin
cry of the establishment.
I believe this danger Of subjecting
everything and every one to machine
like rule Is real in America. But also
believe that Americans are far too
idealistic at heart not to curb the ten
dency in time. Efficiency will stay, bat
not the excesses of a materialism and a
rigid "mechanicalism" due to the exu-
berant vigor Of young, pushful and
perfection-loving people.
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Britain, Canada and South America, by
North American Newspaper Alliance and
New York World (Press Publishing Com
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reproduction in full or in part expressly
Evening star., 1923-02-01

ing at the man fleeing from him.
When. Policeman Schonfeld fired .
second shot, he reported, the man
fleeing from him fell as if he had
been wounded. He quickly got ups
boarded a passing automobile and
was driven away. A coat was found.
on the pavement near the scene OF
the shooting.
Report of the affair was made at
the police station, and inquiries made
at hospitals failed to elicit the in
formation that wounded man had
applied for treatment. Two colored
men were described in a message ask :,
ing for an investigation and arrests.
Evening star., 1923-02-01

Francis NJ. Chsolm of 924 18th street,
as major in the Medical Corps; Murray
II. Resni Coff of ITO 5th street, as cap
tain in the ordnance department; San
ford ID. Ashford of 1414 21st street. as
captain in the Signal Corps. and Paul F.
Sanborn of 3517 Quebec street, as first
lieutenant in the air service
Evening star., 1923-02-01
SHOTS FIRED IN CHASE.
Police Fail to Catch Two Would-B,
Buyglars.

Reports of several pistol shots
early today aroused persons residing
in the vicinity of 23d and NJ streets,
where Policemen Schonfeld and Ar
rington fired at two men who were
alleged to have been caught in the
act Of trying to gain entrance to A.
Kaminsky's grocery store.
On the approach of the policemen
the two men abandoned their efforts
to enter the store, the police report
ed, separated and ran in opposite di
rections. The policemen also sep
arated and went in pursuit, each f1r-
Evening star., 1923-02-01
WIN ARMY COMMISSIONS.
District and Maryland Men Award
ed Berths in Reserve Corps.

Commissions in the Officers Reserve
Corps Of the Army have been issued by
the War Department to the following
named residents Of this city and vicinity ::
Walter r. Martin Of Wardman Park
Hotel, as colonel of military intelli-
gence; William W. Smith Of the Port
master Corps; walter c. Clephane Of
Chevy Chase, Nd. as colonel in the
Evening star., 1923-02-01
HULL SEES G. o. p. REVOLT
Democratic Victory in New York
Congress "Test" Proof, He Says.


ChairLaan Cordell Hull of the der
ocratio national committee, in a
statement issued from democratic
headquarters last night on the result
of the special election for the national
House of Representatives held in the
nineteenth district of New York,
claims that the election of the DEM
ocratic candidate was "a body blow
to republican expectations" The
statement cites prediction state
ments by republicans that this cleo
tion would prove clear test on ma
tional issues based on the record of
the administration. Mr.. Hill said the
party's hopes were dashed" by the
democratic candidates success, be
cause vast numbers of republican
voters in this New York district in
dignantly repudiated the Fordney-
McCumber system of tariff robbery
and because the voters there, as
they are everywhere. are in open re-
volt against the entire Harding ad--
ministration."
Evening star., 1923-02-01

Iowa is one of the few states in
which women are not eligible to the
legislature.
Evening star., 1923-02-01

Copyright. 1923. United States. Great
, Britain, Canada and South America, by
North American Newspaper Alliance and
New York World press Publishing Com
pany). All rights reserved. Unlicensed
reproduction in full or in part expressly
prohib.ted.)
Evening star., 1923-02-01

FIVE PER CENT INTEREST TO DATE OF
withdrawal with safety to your principal is
what the Home Building Association offers to
is members. Payments, 81 month a share.
start an account at the treasurer's office to-
dar. VIM. T. Galliher, president: Geo. w.
I.inkins and VIM. X. Reeve. vice presidents:
lanes NJ. Woodward, secretary; 4. L. Claugh-
Evening star., 1923-02-01

HYSI0-THERAPIST, ELfCTRO-THERA-
pist: all chronic and acute cases given careful
attention by graduate nurse. 1924 Goth ST.
Phone y. 5l9I.
Evening star., 1923-02-01

WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts contracted by any person other than
myself. ALIEN HI. TAYLOR, PISA 7 st. NV.
Evening star., 1923-02-01

SPECIAL MEETING OF LOCAL NO 90.
Plasters and Cement Finishers, Thursday Y,
Evening star., 1923-02-01

wANTED-T0 BRING 4 LOAD OF FUR
Eiture 10 Washington from Baltimore Will
ming ton and Philadelphia SMITHS TRANS
LEI ANn STORAGE co NC
Evening star., 1923-02-01

WILL ANY WITNESSES TO COLLISION
with parked ar 7. W. c. A., st, Mon,
between and pm, communicate with Cleve
AZ
Evening star., 1923-02-01
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NEW MIRRORS FOR OLD ONES. LET Us
make Il bright. attractive mirror out Of that
Id nEsiGhtly one. MIRROR WORKS. 823
ID Main G141
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-05
LIVED IN OLD BOILER
IN JUNK HEAP SINCE
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
Old Sea Captain Rescued
From Fiery Death
by Patrolman.

San Francisco, Cal, March s.
John Mckenzie, retired sea captain,
and a patrolman named Callahan were
in a local hospital today recovering
from burns suffered Saturday
when Callahan beat out flames from
McKenzie's clothing in time to save
the old man from fatal injury.
With the rescue was heard an odd,
remote echo of the great earthquake
and fire of 1906.
Saturday night Mckenzie caught
fire accidentally and rushed out into
the street. where the policeman saved
him. Later. at the hospital, Nc
Kenzie described his home and police
men. curious, looked it up.
The dwelling was situated in the
middle of a vacant lot for many
years given over to vast assortment
of junk. 1t was nothing more than
modern comforts. a mattress, a. blan-
ket. even an old bath tub.
Mckenzie said he was caught in
maelstrom of relief work when most
of the city was burning in 1906. For
three days. he explained. he had no
rest. Then, UNNECESSARILY weary. he
crawled in among some junk. making
his bed on bricks still warm from the
fire. Ever since he had lived thus
on the border line of progress, until
fire. which drove him from the civil
ization at his elbow, thrust him back
into il.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-05
TO BE "OUT OF LUCK"
Income Tax Office VIII Not Stay
Open Until Midnight Of Last Day.

Those who delay in filling out their
income tax blanks are going to be
out of luck" when thev rush into
the internal revenue office in the
federal building. March IA. according
to II. c. Glover. deputy collector in
charge of the San Antonio district.
Many are under the impression that
this office will remain open until
midnight. March II. Mr.. Glover said,
but it will not be fair to the en-
ployes TO require them 10 work after
hours because the public has failed TO
make their reports until the last min
ute. he explained.
Approximately 200 persons are com
ing daily to the internal revenue Of
flee in the federal building to obtain
assistance in filling out their reports.
There is but ono person in every ten
who calls at the Office who has his
report filled out completely, Mr..
Glover estimates. Twelve income tax
experts are busy in giving whatever
assistance is required in making out
the reports.
Mr.. Glover suggests that Il would
be safer il when the income tax
statement and the payment are sent
through the mail. either TO the col
lector at Austin or to the San Antonio
office. that the letter be registered.
This. of course, is not mandatorr.
Mr.. Glover said. and is merely mat
ter of Individual preference.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-05
CATTLE VALUES ARE
STEADY WHILE HOGS
MAKE SLIGHT GAIN
Trading Is Slow From Start
Despite Light
Runs.
BY l.. c. GRUNDELiND.

Copyright. by The sar Antonio Light.
Chicago. March 5.-After slow
market for cattle ut the close OF last
week the run was cut down a little
today. Medium cows and heifers
dropped nearly 81 last week. but sell
ers started out 10. take back some OF
the loss today. In the hog pens the
supply was also light and values were
strong. Only about 1000 stale hogs
were on sale, while big sillers had
5000 forwarded from other trading
points which were counted in the run.
A bad storm west and northwest de-
laycd trains and much stuff did not
reach the yards in time TO be sold.
Receipts were $4,000 cattle; 10000
hogs: $4,000 sheep. and 5000 calves.
Demand for cattle was slow from
the start. Most OF the sellers We're
willing TO call values steady for good
steers, but it was n weak deal for
palmer lots. Bulk of beef steers sold
at SS.2J to $3.50. Cows and heifers
also were slow, but demand for can
ners and cunners was good enough
70 hold values steady. Bologna bulls
had q good market. Here values
were up 10 to II cents with good lots
at S1J. Bulk of veal calves went at
5000 TO 1919 on weak to lower
market. Quality was plain. and few
shipping calves were in the pens.
While the hog trade was not ac-
tive. yet values were mostly dime
higher. Light stock sold generally at
S. 10 $500. while some prime ami
mails made $500 against SS.45 for
top lots Mt the close of last week.
Choice 200 to 240 butchers went NJ
$500 to $3.50 while few packing hogs
sold below 81. 1t was a more active
market late in the day with values
mostly 10 to Is cents higher. The
ton of the trade went TO $50
Lambs were strong TO - cents
higher after a late start. Choice wool
lambs went to big killers at SD. p.
while CITY butchers also paid that
price. Fair quality natives at Sli
also were. strong. Best shearing lambs
were placed at S15 TO S1J.25. Year
lings and aged stock sold 10 cents
higher in spots.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-05
INDUSTRIALS AGAIN
RISE AFTER EARLY
ACTIVITY IN RAILS
Opinion PeUails That Stocks
Have Entered Danger
Stage.
BY STUART p. WEST.

Copyright, by The San Antonio Light
New York, March 5.-Thc prevail.
ing opinion today was that the stock
market had entered the danger stage,
yet there were no immediate signs Of
a severe setback. Conservative peo-
pie would have preferred to see the
demonstration in the rails which be-
gan Saturday, continue. and the high
~ speculative industrialS lag. but this
did not happen.
There was heavier buying in the
railway group for the first half hour
and New York Central crossed par
for the first time this year, North
ern Pacific sold we'll above 81 and
Great Northern preferred touched 50.
But as soon as the pools started again
in industrial specialties. interest
quickly shifted back TO this class of
stocks.
A violent jump in United Rail
wav Investment preferred fitted in
with limitations that a plan was be-
ing worked out under which the ar
rearS in back dividends would be pro
vided for. The common stock crossed
20 at which price it was I'm over
> points from a week ago and nearly T!
points from the low of the year. Bic
earnings and favorable outlook for
their continuing were the motives back
of the uphidding of the motor supply
stocks. The ShipYings wecr active
and strong. Atlantic Gulf was bought
again on the revised estimates re-
garding its annual report. White Mo
tor and Mack Trucks rose sharply. the
former on the ground that present
earnings are running Mt the rate OF
SIC a share and would easily permit
an increased dividend.
ncSnitc the further advance in tho
coppcr metal the rise in the copper
stocks was checked. The street NJ
longer felt so much confluence about
an immediate increase in the Kcnne
cot dividend and this was one reason
for the heavy nrofit taking in thi'
stock and in other members OF thu
rroun.