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Evening star., 1923-03-08

Uncle joe Cannon. the sage of
Danville." who put that little COM
munity on the political map and kept
it there conspicuously for a half
century, boarded the train this after
noon-back to Danville, where the
whole town is planning such . DEM
onstration Of welcome as Joe Can
non never dreamed Of in his boyhood
ambitions.
This veteran former legislator, once
storm-center Of one of the greatest
fights in American politics, holder Of
tho long distance record for service
in Congress, whose name and homely
philosophy and humanness are by
words throughout the country, ac-
companied by his daughter. Miss
Helen Cannon, and his constant at
tendant, Lester Morris, left Wash
fngton on the Baltimore and Ohio
train at 1:22 pm.
Call. ON Old Friends.
There were no emotional fareweus.
Since the House adjourned sine die" !"
Mr.. Cannon, with his old felt hat set
at rakish angle, has been visiting
members whom he has known for
many years. He had his tickets
bought to go yesterday. but changed
his plans, because, with all the future
ahead of him, he saw no imperative
reason for hurrying himself.
The Cannon party expects to reach
Chicago tomorrow morning. and then
proceed at once a three-hour ride to
Danville. For some time the leading g
men Of Danville have been keeping in
close touch with L. White Busbey,
Mr.. Cannon's secretary, SO that they
might know just when to expect their
fellow-townsman. They have ar
ranged a big blowout in his honor.
Uncle joe is gone, but his office
will still be open for a few days
while Secretary Busbey sorts over
the accumulation of papers that rep
resent the gleanings of forty six
years of service. Many of those cast
in the waste basket have had a pow
erful influence on political history
Evening star., 1923-03-08

Thirty years ago there were 200
drug g-containing medicines on the
market. while today there are more
than 5000
Evening star., 1923-03-08
INDICTED ON TWO
CHARGES OF RAPE
Negro Accused of Assault
Upon White and CoIored
Women on Same Night.

Clarence Brooks, colored, was in
dicted today by the grand jury on
two charges of rape. The negro is
alleged to have assaulted a white
woman in the northeastern section
near the District line, and during the
same night to have attacked colored
woman.
A fifth charge of housebreaking is
made by the grand jury against Anna
Bell Cook, who last Friday pleaded
not guilty to four such indictments
reported against her. The young
woman has given the police a merry
time, escaping from them on three
different occasions.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include: William Grimm,
forgery; James f. Cooper. forgery;
Harry F. Kowall. taking a letter from
the mail: Wilson c. Tolford, forgery;
James Colburt, Preston Jackson, George
Fl. Carter and Milton Rich house
breaking and larceny: Charles Wtst,
Alice West and George Gray, assault
with dangerous Weapon: Marie f..
Harding, grand larceny; Joseph Har-
rell. robbery (three cases.; Anna c.
Reed, Herman {. Davis and Francis
Evening star., 1923-03-08
Lower AGE LIMIT
ION OFFICERS URGED
Head of Virginia Military In
stitute Says Many EIigibIes
Z. Are Below II.

A strong plea for the War Depart
ment to lower the age limit required
for commissions to the Reserve Of
1icers' Training Corps was made to-
day at the meeting of the Association
tT Military Colleges and Schools at
dhe Washington Hotel by Gen. e. w.
Nichols, superintendent and head of
the Virginia Military Institute, Lex
angton, Va. Gen. Nichols remarks
were chiefly addressed to Brig. Gen.
William Lassiter, chief of the train
ing section, L. s. A, who, represent
ing the War Department, had just
finished his address on THE Present
and Probable Future Status Of the
X. o. I. &. in Essentially Military
schools
Gen Nichols stated that some of
The most valuable mhterial for future
officers each year in the graduating
SJaSS OF the Virgil MIA Military InSti-
tute We're disqualified because their
.Ses were not twenty-one, the pres
ent requirement. He cited instances
Cf the efficiency and qualities of
youths under majority in times past
aud urged upon the War Department
ths lowering of the age limit.
Lassitcr Praises Schools.
oi. H. 4. lpdNldSOn, III cnarSe OF the
N"rthW Western Military and Naval
academy. in Wisconsin, spoke in be-
half Of the military prep schools, de-
ClarinE that because of the four-year
training prrs,d at present required by
III" War department many of the stu
dents were prevented from obtaining
= certificate of qualification, when
otherwise in regard to efficiency they
were eligible.
Gen. Lassiter. in specially pre-
pared paper he had written for the
meeting. was most enthusiastic con-
rerninG the work of the military col
lcgeS and schools. He gave statistics
OF their work and the numbers en-
rolled and pictured them as an essen
tial III the future defense of the coun-
Try.
Col r w. Rowell. L. S. a. office of
the chief of infantry: Col. T. J. Roll
cr. head Of Augusta Military Acad-
envy. Fort Defiance, Va; Col. Haydn
Jones. head of the Morgan Park Mill
@tary Academy, Chicago. and Col.
Frank Tompkins, L. :. A, professor
~ military science and tactics AT
~orwich University. Vt. were the
other speakers this morning.
Gen. l.. Il. Gignllliat head of the
Culver Military Academy; Col. 4. +.
Davidson and col. g. r. Endsley. head
of the Tennessee Military Institute,
we're the principal speakers of the
association at the session yesterday
afternoon.
9. Marshall, general staff officer and
aide to Gen PerShing. Mai Marshall
spoke of the necessity for history
books to describe accurately the real
happenings of American history, so
that future generations might profit
Iy the mistakes of various commands
lie stated that many books failed to
lunu''"n the real happenings and
Evening star., 1923-03-08
URGES BUSINESS MEN
TO BE PROGRESSIVE
Former Secretary Shaw Also Ad-
vises Moro Attention to
Everyday Matters.

Declaring that business men as a
rule are 80 engrossed in their own
affairs that they ignore progressive
movements. which must have their CO.
operation IL they are to succeed, for
mer Secretary Of the Treasury Leslie
M. Shaw addressed the Lions Club al
the New Willard Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. Shaw said further that business
men should give part Of their atten-
tion to everyday matters that do not
bear on business. and urged members
of the club to devote some of their
time to pleasure.
James P. Schick. president Of the
club, congratulated the members on
the excellent attendance at the joint
civic club dinner held the night pre-
vious, and announced that in the fu-
ture no boosters prizes would be
awarded unless the selected member
is able to give the name. nickname
and classification Of the donor of the
gift.
Evening star., 1923-03-08
SEEK WOMAN WHO QUIT
HOME OF D. c. MINISTER
Guest of Rev. Mr.. Jarrett Left
Without Saying
Farewell.

The police are today searching for
a woman of refined appearance, who
accepted the hospitality Of Rev. c. N.
Jarrett's home, 1890 B street south
east. for several days while she is sup
posed to have been looking for home,
and then disappeared without even
bidding her benefactors farewell.
According to Mr.. Jarrett, who Is
pastor of the Fifteenth Street Christian
Church. the woman appeared at his
home Monday and solicited his help In
finding home for a son and daughter,
whom, she said. were to come here
clared she had inherited considerable
money from her husband and intended
settling here.
The unsuspecting pastor and his
family entertained the stranger. She
left, ostensibly to go to Union station
and return Immediately. She has not
been seen since. however, and the DO
lice were asked to search for her
Evening star., 1923-03-08
GEN. ALLEN STARTS HIS
REPORT OF OCCUPATION
Begins Duty With General Staff,
| Which Will Continue Until
p; Retirement in April.

Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen, who com
Rhine, reported at the War Depart
ment today on his return from Ger
many and was assigned to duty with
the general staff to prepare his re-
port. which will close UP the affairs
of the American forces overseas.
Gen. Allen retires from active serv-
ice early in April and his work on his
report will occupy him until tha,
time. He conferred today with act
ing Secretary Davis and other depart
mental officials before beginning hi.
final military task.
Evening star., 1923-03-08
Honest Weight IL
Ounces to Pound,
Belief 20 Years

COLUMBUS, Ind. March g.
'Hunest weight given here-12
full ounces to the pound" read a
sign in front Of an Ogilville gro
Gerry store. When customers re-
minded the grocer that there arc
sixteen ounces in a pound he re-
marked: II never knew that, and
l have been weighing out grocer
les for twenty years"
Evening star., 1923-03-08
You don't have to
discriminate

At a Goodman Store you can
buy what appeals to your no
ton for your table without any
question concerning its quality.
That's guaranteed by its being
in stock. We are very critical
put our reputation in every
thing we sell-stand back of it.
So that what you place on your
table-if it comes from US
MUST BE THE BEST. And
everything is here for. the
table-delicacy and commod-
itv. We are never underso1d
for Goodman quality -
NEVER!
Evening star., 1923-03-08

Boche, violating Harrison narcotic
act; Alfred T. Sisemore. Melvin Breed
love and Ernest e. Pons, non support.
Evening star., 1923-03-08
WILL MAKE TOUR.

Secretary Wallace OF the Depart
ment Of Agriculture will start Sunday
night on a f1ve-week swing through
the southwest and to the Pacific coast
to inspect the varied operations of his
department in those sections Of the
country. 1t will be his first extended
tour for that purpose. During the
summer he contemplates other trips
which will take him into the middle
west and northwest, and, eventually
to Alaska.
Evening star., 1923-03-08

The use OF the y as signature Of
persons unable to write began when
kings and mobiles used it, whether
able to write or not as symbol
that they pledged themselves by the
Christian faith to the truth of the
matter to which they affixed il.
Evening star., 1923-03-08
Stores all over town.

Here we are:-
Arcade Market
1922 Conn. Ave.
184O Columbia Rd.
1011 18th St. NV.
$3.50 Mt. Pleasant St.
n Laurel Ave.
Takoma Park, Md.
zOz6 r. /. Ave. NE.
54O0 Ga. Ave. NV.
1904 4th St. NV.
40 9Th St. S.E.
Evening star., 1923-03-08

cate OF bankers composed Of Lee,
Higginson and company, Ladenburg,
Thalmann and company, First Ma
tional Bank and tho Chase National
Bank. all Of New York. OF &16,ooo.ooo
Duquesne Light company first prefer
red stock. The money will be used
in Improvement work. Tho Duqueene
Light company is controlled by the
Philadelphia COMPANY.
Evening star., 1923-03-08
were satisfied to print only the re-
suits and dates.
VariQuces In History.


"For example," he said, "one can
easily note the variances in northern
and southern text books concerning
accounts of the civil war. Each side
is written with prejudices. The real
facts should be the only accounts
published. History often repeats it
self. and yet we do not seem to
profit"
Another speaker was Rev. A. Je-
rome of the Clason Military Academy,
Religious Element in School Life"
He stated that the morale of school
could only be definitely held if a re-
ligious element was kept up.
Included in this afternoons session,
the final one, will be addresses by
freshmen; Gen: M: F. Davis. head of
the New York Military Academy; Col.
A. NJ Hitch. head of the Kemper
Military School. Boonville. Mo. and
Maj. Roy Wonson of Staunton Mill
tary Academy
Election of officers will be held
prior to adjournment.
Wants More Soldiers.
Declaring that the United States
has at the present time a none too
large Army and that I'VE ought to
have an Army that comports with the
greatness of the nation" Senator
Sterling of South Dakota. in an ad-
dress before the Association of
Military Colleges and Schools of the
at the Washington Hotel last night.
spoke in favor of universal military
training and declared himself as not
being a "littlest Army man.
From what have seen of military
training and its effects. although
recently we have been through the
most terrible war of all history, I
cannot bring myself in opposition to
universal military training" declared
Senator Sterling.
Urges Education Bill.
lie spoke of the demonstrating
bill. which would establish Depart
ment of Education with d Secretary
provisions, emphasizing the work of
educating foreigners. In speaking of
! the tremendous work in Americana
! ing the immigrants who speak only
foreign languages Senator Sterling
said:
"It was impossible for America to
assimilate the vast horde of aliens
| coming as immigrants to this country
! at the rate they were before action
| was taken recently limiting their
| in the streets of New York and be-
lieve he is in a foreign land"
Farnsworth Urges Training.
The military professions mission
| is to prevent war rather than winning
wars that the folly of other people
| have produced" said Maj. Gen. c. S
! FarnSworth, representing Secretary OF
War Weeks. Gen. Farnsworth pointed
out that there is a tendency on the
| part of the public to accept the serv-
| ices OF the military in the time OF
! disaster and then desire its dissolu-
| tion when il is all over He spoke
of the good work done by the military
schools of the country and pointed
| out the active plans on the part Of the
| War Department in the training oi
the youth of the country in citizen
ship.
Mai Gen. John A. Lejeune, com
mandant of the United States Marine
| Corps. highly praised military train
! ing.
Other speakers included Gen. Z. w
Nichols of the Virginia Military In
stitute and President Plumley OF
Norwich University, Northfield. VI.
Evening star., 1923-03-08
Uncle Joe Entrains for Home,
Where Big Welcome Waits

'Tncle Joe" is gone, but his "fdus
Achates' IL still on the Job making the
cleanup.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23
INFORMATION Department
commercial inquiries answered and
Information. gladly furnished witbou,
cost. Address any firm above.
FOREST SERVICE WILL AID
STATE OF NEW MEXIco

Denver.-AccordIng to District For.
ester Peck of the United States fores.
service, Secretary of Agriculture Wal.
lace has approved an agreement be-
tween the forest service and the com.
missioner of lands of the state of New
Mexico, and lying within or near the
national forests, will be handled ac.
cording To the rules and regulations
which govern the handling of timber
on national forests. Approximately
2l5,OOO acres of land, estimated to con.
tain 5Ju,0UO,OOO board feet Of timber,
are involved.
The state of New Mexico has no or.
ganiZation equipped to administer tie
use of timber ON statc-Owncd lands 50
that continuous timber production may
be assured. and in recent years the
forest service has informally ulded the
state in handling sales Under the
agreement recently signed and ap
proved the federal government will
now lend full cooperation TO the state
in handling the timber on Its lands.
similar agreement with tile state
of Arizona was entered into In 1914
and is still in full force and effect
Under its provisions forest Officers Of
the Agricultural Department lave su-
pervised the cutting Of many millions
of feet of timber from stateowned
lands within the CoconinU and Tusay.
IN national forests.
The agreement with Arizona and the
new agreement with New Mexico both
provide that the salaries and eSpens
es Of federal officers while engaged on
state work shall be paid by the state
concerned.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23
Railroads Break Records

New York.-DirectOrs of the Aiher
lean Railways Association, ailef
meeting recently. announced 'Ha'
American railroads had established ~
least eight records during the !eu'
More new freight cars and new ioev
motives were added during the pe'i~
than ever before: Il greater nulhoei "
repairs was made to rolling sloch,
new figure was set for moving lreis%
tonnage the average mileage oi cav
car each day was greater; car cUns, =,
tion was eliminated with ylrtuan' n
embargoes, greuter amount Oh 'la
road coul was stored than eve, .a
fore: more coal was dumped al haa'
Erie ports for delivery to the No,s
west, and every freight car nus 'll
ried an average of SOL tons one n'''
each day.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23

accounts In part for his M
grafton to the West and
Southwest.
The decline of the turkey
growing industry in the near
by territory which formerly
supplied the great eastern
markets Is doubtless iue to
the appearance and spread of
peculiar disease which poul-
trymcn know as blackhead.
When the disease gets estnb-
llShed In n flock II Is almost
impossible to grow turkeys
to maturity. This disorder
seems to be due to the action
of mlcro-orGanlsm. but the
facts regarding the specific or
ganism. the methods of in
feCtion and how the trouble
may be prevented or CON
trolled. are stIll to be worked
out.
Another limiting factor In
turkey raising is range. The
turkey is essentially a bird of
the open spaces and has new
er been domcsticated to any
thing like the same degree as
chickens. To do well 1t needs
unrestricted freedom, full lib
erty to wander mt will over
fields and through woodland,
where it finds its natural food.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23
Hero Gets His REQUEST.

Recently two French soldiers were
oatiing in the Rhine river. Since they
were unable To swim. the soldiers were
IN serious condition. A young Ger.
man. who was watching, swan out and
rescued both of them. The French
tribunal, to reward him, promised that
anything he asked would be granted.
lie asked that the lives of seven men,
VINO mad been condemned to be shot
lor causing trouble to the French au.
thoritles, might be spared The reoues,
was granted.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23
sy JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN


and rs Christian people should make public
thanksgiving the outward and visible sign of
an inward and spiritual grace" The who
cannot see the hand of Divine Providence in
American history is indeed blind.
Suppose the American people went in mass to
their churches Thanksgiving morning and made
public return of thanks Divine Providence. they
could say IN perfect truth words to this effect
Almighty God. thank Thee this Thanksgiv-
ing Day
That we are at peace with ourselves and with
all the world;
That land is still the United States of Amer.
lea;
That Old Glory flies in greater grandeur than ever:
That we are still freemen, as in the beginning;
That our homes and invloate:
That no foreign Overload orders our destinies;
That still ours is life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness;
That paupers dole is our portion;
That prosperity beyond our proportion is ours:
That it is hand that is stretched forth to
the starving of other lands;
That the Red Death is held at bay:
That Thy hand. ever, still guides this nation =
For these things Almighty God. thank Thee
And as for the Of the day. the THANKSGIVING
dinner is the main thng-n0t entirely for the sake
of the feast itself but largely because the feast ia
the crowntnS touch Of a day that is peculiarly a
day of the home and the family A man with
money in his pocket can buy a turkey dinner on
Rock to CHbrillO and from Peskan to TumacIcori
but if he has home and isn't there he's apt to
be mighty lonesome. True it is-and rnore's the
pity--that good many Americans in these latter
days live in apartments and off the delicatessen
shops but just the same there is many an old
fashioned home ieft where an old-fashioned fam
lily will eat od-fashoned Thanksgiving Day
dinner Of turkey and fXn's and 'punkn" pie
which is one of the many things for which we
should give thanks.
Nobody should he ashamed of looking forward
to the Thanksgiving turkey. The turkey is noble
bird, worthy of the day. And Thanksgiving Day
should give us our first taste of him. The house
wife who will turkey on her table before
thanksgiving should be-we say 1t Yourself And
If she knows her business she will not have a lot
of fOderols and dOfnnnies before the turkey When
a man is turkey hungry he wants it brought in the
very first thing And expeditions carver finds
great favor in his eyes. Turkey, stufin', mashed
potato, gravy and cranberries-that's the feast
After that the good housewife can bring along all
the goodies she lkes-the rest Is anti-cirnax any
way. excepting possibly the pumpkin pie and
cheese.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23
$500. 900 Fire In Frisco

San Frnncisco-A new and modem
office structure will replace the DloH
Mt ego Market street, gutted by IRE
William H. Crocker, owner OF the
property, announced. Loss was est
mated at S2O0,0O0. The fire marks the
passing of the Waldorf. famed in pre-
prohibition times. on whose walls hung
valuable paintings +. ]. Becker one
of the owners, estimated their loss al
100000.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23
Twenty-seven Miners Killed

Glen Rogers, w. Va.--Ihe oou''1
twenty-seven miners. killed III ,,;gIr
explosion at the mine of the haie i,
Wyoming Coal Company, iaS '" ,,,.h.
side I'm various undertaking es''' .,or,
ments in Mullens, where tles ,to,
taken in special train aitef ~" n f,st
been recovered from the entry o% "a,
below the surface. The las' pc'' .es
brought to the surface Il few u'y IN.
just as party of state ofiic'lns n.,i,ej
Guiding Gov. 4. +. Morgan "
from Charleston.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23

Obviously, n siZable flock of tur'
KEYS will do much damage to
growing crops, where farms are
relatively small.
Anyway, in comparatively re
cent years one could lind nice
nocks of these meaty birds on n
large proportion of the farms of
New England and the Middle
states. but now such tiocks are
so rare AS to be almost Il curl
Oslty in this territory.
1t is estimated that Illinois
does not produce enough birds
to supply more than one-tenth Of
the states demand. including
Chicago. This means that out
side territories must supply tur-
keys for Chicago consumers.
Whether it is In the blizzard
sections of the DakOtaS and Wy
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23

vors admitted when
he was safely de-
posted on dry land
again. 1--WE smoked
and chewed, and
that sort of kept
US up"
Tobacco is GER
tainly a poor
n substitute for
81 food and water
4 but under the
stress of trying
circumstan ces
smoking a pipe
is a big help.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23
Wants Liquor Reduced In Rumanl'

Bucharest.-The minister oil lillIr I.Ior
having concluded that the cohs.inp" ,il
Of liquor in tumania Is excessive |I u,
promote legislation to reduce IT, ..h,
has enlisted the services OF tue vim v,.io,
dox church in sturting pfo"''"
campaign.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23
The PSycholouicaI Hour

angry Jean Uo late-homing Tammasj
! IN Jist past speakin' tae We.
Husband (glancing at clock)-Od,
'eah' LIN s-g-glad tae hear that. III
ken when tae come hame after this
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23

Inc man who prefers other work ia
.he Kind that Is allotted to him is ap,
10 dislike any kind of work
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23

Pipes filled with Edgeworth
probably have no more soothing effect
than pipes filed with other tobaccos,
but most Edgeworth smokers some
how feel that they need Edgeworth to
get complete pipe satisfaction.
II you have never smoked Edge
worth, send your name and address
on a postcard TO Larus G. Brother
Company. They will be glad to send
you free samples generous helpings
both of Edgeworth Plug Slice and
Ready-Rubbed.
Smoke few pipefuls and judge for
yourself whether or not you wish to
become permanent member of the
Edgeworth Club.
Edgeworth is sold in various sizes
to suit the needs and means of all
purchasers. Both Edgeworth Plug
Slice and Ready-Rubbed are packed
in small, pocket-size packages, in
handsome humidors holding n pound,
and also in several handy in-between
sizes.
For the free samples, kindly address
Larus Il Brother Company, rs South
2lst Street, Richmond, Va. If you
Will also include on your postcard the
name and address of your regular
tobacco dealer, your courtesy will be
appreciated.
10 Retail Tobacco Merchants: II your
1oober cannot supply you with Edge
worth, Larus & Brother Company will
gladly send you prepaid by parcel post
one or two-dozen carton of any size
OF Edgeworth Plug Slice or Ready
rubbed for the same price you would
pay the jobber.
The Dolores star., 1923-11-23
A Standard External Remedy

ol known value-safe and effective.
It's "Allcock's'-the original and gen
ulne porous plaster.-Ady.