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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-09-28
Hard to ostsrmln. Turtles Age.

Hard TO Determine Turtles Ass-
The bureau OF fisheries says there
10 no sure way In which 20 determine
the age Of hardshell turtla In most
Instances the plates are examined
closely with microscope, and on these
plates there can be noticed scale ex-
pnnsion. This scale expands as the
turtle grows. leaving a ring OF growth.
These rings are counted the same as
those OF y tree
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-09-28
Historic Herb Hsoss.

i. Is not widely known. except 70
the trade. that Madison. Ind. has the
largest and perhaps the oldest herb
house In the United States. which has
existed since 1854. IL collects from
various parts OF the country and
distributes TO mnny parts of the
world approximately 100 varieties Of
leaves and roots known In the buai-
ness as crude drugs.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-09-28

When the root of the common cat
tail is maeerated and boiled, a strip
Of an excellent flavor is produced.
This was commonly used by the
lroquois Indians on corn meal pua-
ding and as a sweetening for other
Indian dishes. Cat-tail roots are said
to contain as high as thirty per cent
of SUGAR and starch.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-09-28

II Is said that the yard WINS orfgi-
nally defined by royal decree rs the
length OF the arm Of King Henry L
The British yard is now The distance
at 90 degrees r.. between two lines
on bronze bar KEEP, a, the Standards
Office, Westminster. London.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-09-28

II the 10000. 900 acres now in
farm wood lots in the United States
were placed under sound forestry
methods they would yield substantial
revenue - their owners, as well as
lumber TO help relieve the timber
shortage which has already begun u
be felt.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-09-28

The Japanese bride on her wedding
day receives eleven commandments
from her mother. These command.
ments are rules Of conduct which have
been handed down from generation TO
generation. and all self-respeeting
brides are expected to live up to
them.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-09-28

Holding to the theory that good
biscuits. or even fairly good biscuits,
have great deal to do with the sue
cess or failure of a marriage venture,
the county clerk of Clarkshurg. West
Virginia. will issue cook book for
the bride along with each marriage
license.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-09-28
Nothing to Nothing.

a parvenu Is an upstart. In other
words. paryenu Is man who has
risen from nothing suddenly and be
come nothing suddenly
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-09-28
HELPED ME VERY MUCH
SAYS EUNICE M. PRATT
TESTIMONIAL


Gentlemen:
IN Worcester short time
advertised and decided have
trouble and helped much
bottle by Please advise what drug
Very truly
OUNCE NJ PRATT
2S39 Bay St,
Taunton, Mass
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
CHANGES IN ARCTIC OCEAN
Seals Said to Be Finding Temperature
Little Too High, and Ice ls
Less Plentiful.

The Arctic ocean is warming up, ice
bergs are growing scarce and in some
places the seals are finding the water
too hoe, according to a report to the
Commerce department from Consul
lift at Bergen.
Reports from fishermen, seal hunt
ers and explorers all point to a radical
change In climatic conditions and hith-
ertO unheard OF temperatures in the
Arctic zone, exploration expeditions re-
porting that scarcely any Ice has been
encountered as far north as 81 degrees
% minutes. Soundings to a depth Of
800 meters showed the Gulf stream
still warm.
Great masses Of ice have been re-
placed by moraines of earth and
stones, while at many points we'll
known glaciers have disappeared.
Very few seals and no white fish are
being found In the eastern Arctic,
while vast shoals Of herring and
smelts, which never before have ven
tured 80 far north. are being encOun-
tered in the old seal-hshing grounds.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
PUTTING IT UP TO TINSMITH
Mr.. FiJJit Wants to Know Why Stove
pipe Is Always Adjusted to
Such Small Dimensions.

One of the unsOlved mysteries OF
everyday life is why a stOvepipe man
will always make a stOvepipe too
small. Give him the old pipe as
pattern and he will send a new piece
that can't he put on even with shoe
horn. remarks a New York Sun writer.
Fijjit had a bandage around his
finger when he got to the Office the
other morning and explained that ne
had vainly tried to adjust a piece Of
stOvepipe that was too small.
eff 1t had been an inch too large
It would have been all right" he said,
"fOr 1t rested on the stove and could
not come off. But that tlnsmith be-
lieved in a snug fit, and he made the
pipe so small that I had to send It
back after working with It for half
an hour and cutting my finger"
Two other men in the office said
they had similar experiences the last
week and no one could offer an ex-
PLANTATION of the thusness Of the
stOveplpe.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
At the MOUieS
AT THE OPERA HOUSE

Friday and Saturday-SOme people
will wonder where Harold Lloyd found
the model for his Characterization
in "Dr. Jack" his newest feature
comedy, which will be distributed by
Pathe Exchange, Inc. The medical
profession is full of OR. Jacks" or
"Dr. Jack" to be more correct. While
Lloyd was making his new comedy, he
had visits from many well known ply
sicians, who gave him valuable advice
in the development of his story. One
was DR.. Peck, an eminent eye, nose
and throat specialist Of Chicago. When
DR.. Peck had the story of "Dr. Jack"
outlined to him by Lloyd, he laughed
heartily, for it brought to his mind
"Dr. Sunshine as one of ChicagO's
foremost specialists in children's dis
eases is known. CDR. Sunshine" ef-
fects his cures just as Lloyd does in
CDR Jack Sunshine, a little candy
and wonders are worked by this noted
Chicago physician, in his own peculiar
way. In his medicine case-or what
SQOulQ UG Ills ulcuICluG OetoC5 lit Net4
ries jars of jelly, lollypOps, and most
everything else but medicine.
Monday-Dorothy Dalton got all the
exercise she wanted in "The Crimson
ChalIange," her new Paramount pic
ture. Besides doing a lot of horse
back riding and a number of chase
scenes in which she ran down the vii
lain, mounted on a fast horse, sh'
found that merely to carry arOunC
two large six-shooters in heavy car
fridge belt with holsters was no cas-.
task. "They feel as if they weighed
a ton" said the star. In the title roll
of Tharon,she has a vigorous Wester
part-a girl who can shoot with eithe
hand, ride like a puncher and figh
with the roughest of them.
Tuesday-A crap shooter with
sweet tooth! Well, why not? Merry,
Leroy, playing the part of the Offic
boy in "The Bonded Woman Bett
Compson's Paramount feature, is Onl
a youngster, despite his stage an
screen experience. 'The Bonded We
man" provides Betty Compson with
splendid role. The cast includes job
Bowers, Richard Dix, Ethel Wales an
other capable screen players.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
ELETON BUSINESS BLOCK IS
NEARLY WIPED OUT BY FIRE
SEVEN BUILDINGS DESTROYED
THURSDAY WITH A $4,000 LOSS
Four Families Were Rendered Home
Iess.-Business Stands With Big
Stock of Goods Fall to Flames

oLUGk III OOOuS 4 1Al W 4
-Four families are homeless and |
seven buildings almost totally destroy
ed with a combined loss of about $751; |
600 as a result of a fire which ragged |
for nearly three hours Thursday in !
the heart of the Elkton, Md, business !
section, threatening for time to de-
stroy the entire business section of
the town. The buildings destroyed
and the losses follow: American Store,
owned by Alan McLane; store loss &c.
600; McLane's loss, $4,000. Anthony
Williams Jewelry store; second floor
occupied by Williams and his family;
three story brick building owned by
Robert NJ. Cameron; Williams loss,
S6.5OO; Cameron's loss, $4,000. At
lantic and Pacific Tea Company and
Cohen Brothers shoe store, total loss,
S1O,5OO. The second and third floors
had been occupied by Wayne Renshaw
who moved out Wednesday, last.
Igaro shoe store; building owned by
George R. Ash; third floor occupied by
John Moore; loss, $1,000. Pappas'
ice cream and confectionery store; loss
/ $4,000. Millinery store of Mrs. Rose
| Dipilo; rest of building occupied by
! Mrs. Dipilo and her mother, Mrs.
James Alagia; damaged by smoke and
water; loss, $4,000. Wells drug store;
damaged by smoke and water; loss,
! $1,000. The fire was discovered about
11.30 Thursday morning in the base
ment of the American Store, 104 West
Main street, by Frank Davis, man
ager of the store. By the time the
local fire companies had arrived it had
spread to the jewelry store of An
thony Williams, 102 Main street.
Famed by a high wind, the flames
quickly moved north. Emergency calls
were sent to Newark, Rising Sun,
Perry Point, Port Deposit, North East
! Chesapeake City and Wilmington.
Running a hose line from the Elk
River, 100 yards behind the buildings,
Engine Company, No. 5, from Will
mington, played an important part in
saving the day. Seven buildings had
been licked up, most of them of frame
construction, before the blaze was
finally halted in Wells drug store
Plans are being made by the owner.
of the buildings to rebuild as soon a.
insurance adjustments can be made
Because of the high insurance rate il
that part of the town, the loss is ia
from fully covered. The buildings de
stroyed formed practically an entir,
block. In the next block are the New
Theatre, bank and office buildings, tn
. largest i'm ElktOn.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
FEW OF ABORIGINES LEFT
Black Men Of Australia Passing Away
One of the Lowest ef
Human Races.

The race of the aboriginal black
fellow of Australia is rapidly diSep-
pearing. Numbering about two hun
dred thousand a hundred years ago,
less than One-hundredth of this num-
ber are today to be found. And like
all passing races the blackfellow for
many years has been more and more
dropping the festal and war costumes
Of ancient times.
The blackfellOW is an chronological
problem, but the weight of research
seems TO point TO the race having a
Caucasian origin. Yet though they are
If this be true, the bloOdt4Others Of
the highest civilized races, they are
still rated as one of the lowest of hu-
man races, unable to comprehend
higher than the figure three, and when
found by the white men possessed Of
little more skill in survival than a wild
animal.
Yet at the same time they rank in
physique as one of the finest of races.
The men have been noted in the past
for their wonderful tracking abilities.
Some, besides having exceptionally
keen eyesight, have been found to be
possessed with an almost animal keen
ness of scent.
They also invented the boomerang,
wonderful weapon known to only one
other race on earth. In another %
years this race will in all probability
have disappeared off the face Of the
earth.-DetrOit News.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
NEW WORKERS BURNING WOOD
Builders, It Is Said, Are Being Be-
sieged by Householders Asking
for Old Lumber.

HOuseholders in all parts of New
York, according to the observations of.
policemen, are collecting a great deal
of firewOod this fall. This is taken to
indicate that many of them are an
ticipating a coal shortage during the
coming winter
In backyard sections everywhere It
is a common sight to see the male
members of the family busily engaged
in splitting boards and lumber into
kindling wood This firewOOd, as
householder expressed it, is not in
tended to supplant coal, but to help
save il.
AT this time last year." a builder
said, 81 used to give wood away Occa-
siOnally when l was tearing down or
repairing old buildings. l used To
hang out a sign reading, Wood given
away free for the asking My only
stipulation was that persons applying
for It should cart it away for them
selves. 1t may surprise you when
tell you that my wood often went beg
ging. 1t is quite different this year.
/ do not have to hang out a sign :;
every day I am besieged by men,
women and children soliciting old lum-
ber for firewOod. There are so many
of these applicants that l have to turn
most of them away.
II am sure that this demand for fire
wood means that much more wood is
going to be burned in fires this winter
than in the past"
Smyrna times., 1923-06-27
An Enduring Heel.

Aluminium heels for boots and shoes
are the invention Of designer OF
Northampton, the center of England's
boot and shoemaking industry. 1t is
cOlored to match the shoe. To the
base of the heel is screwed a piece
Of leather, which, when worn out, can
be replaced at cost not exceeding 12
cents IA pair. The heel itself will not
wear down. even when the leather has
disappeared.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
OFFICERS GUESTS
OF ALMAS TEMPLE
Chiefs of Patrols, Bands and
Chanters Are Banqueted
at City Club.

Officers of patrols, bands and chant
ers of all temples attending the Shrine
convention were guests last night at
a banquet given by the Almas Temple
Shrine committee at the City Club.
More than 500 were in attendance.
With entertainment between each
course and a number of acts at the
conclusion, the affair was one round
of jollity. Mingled between profess
sional entertainers were numbers by
Zurah Temple Chanters, and their
quartet from Minneapolis. The quar-
tet sang song poking fun at Wash
ington, which made great hit, and
was responded to in kind by the pre-
siding officer. Virgil NJ Fookes of
Almas Temple. The quartet consist
ed of D. A. Davis, w. B. Heath, w. S.
Marshall and f. II. Forbes.
The entertainers of the evening in
cluded Mrs. Lucy Dickinson Marx.
Worth and DeVore, Gypsy Rahmouje.
"Dicky" Bird. w. II Kennedy, the
the Gladding sisters and Camille
Little.
A plea was made by Harry G. Kim
ball of Almas Temple. in charge of
bands and concerts, that the visiting
musical organizations add a few pro-
grams at hospitals. The music of the
visiting organizations was highly
praised by Mr.. kimball, who expressed
the appreciation of Almas Temple.
The banquet was in charge of Virgil
NJ. Fookes, Charles r. Bartlett song
Evening star., 1923-06-06
PRESIDENT AMONG
MOBILES AT FEAST
Tent in Willard Dining Room
Scene of Tribute to In
periaI Potentate.

Beneath circus tent erected in the
Willard dining room last night some
764 mobiles, including President Hard
fng, made merry at the banquet tend
cred the imperial potentate, James
). McCandless. by officials of Almas
Temple. the Shrine convention hosts
Among the dignitaries attending we're
Gen. j. ]. Pershing. Secretary DENLY of
the Navy, Secretary Wallace of the
Department of Agriculture, Secretary
OF Labor Davis, George B. Christian,
secretary to the President; DIR. Charles
sawyer, Commissioners Rudolph and
oyster. James S. McCandless, Leonard
+. Steuart. potentate of Almas Tenn
pie; members of the Imperial Council
delegation and officials of Almas
Temple.
Capt. Irving oHay, whose career in
spired Richard Harding Davis book "A
Soldier of Fortune" acted as rinsmas-
ter Leonard p. Steuart presided. The
banquet was arranged by James c.
aoyle, chairman of the banquet commit
Tee Edgar c. Snyder, chairman of the
entertainment committee and banquet
director. assisted by W. F. Roberts,
Otto j. DeMoll. and Warren w. Grimes,
song leader. Music was furnished by
meyer Goldman's orchestra
Free SideshOw.
Previous to the banquet the quests
were ushered In the small ballroom ad-
Joining the main ballroom on the tenth
moor, where a free sideshow was given.
Ihls show contained many interesting
spectacles, staged by members Of Almas
temple, assisted by few animals. The
president. upon entering, was taken to
each place of interest
During the dinner a large golden
vase was presented to Sunny Jim
McCandless by Gov. Albert White
OF West Virginia and member
or Nemesis Temple of Parkersburg,
where Mr.. McCandless once lived.
Among the entertainers were the
syrian Tumblers. lassoing stunt by
Frank f. Cassidy, a small-boy artist:
followed by a similar exhibition by
one of the experts at the Wild West
Rodeo; Dicky Bird. twelve-ye
boy soprano: songs by the chanters
or AL Malikih Temple of Los Angeles.
songs by Madame Yvonne lie Grand
Ryan, Miss Louise Taylor and Jo-
seph H. Jenkins; banjo music by
Ward and Cory and a Hawaiian stunt
by Gracilita and her Hawaiian Band
Near midnight whine the banquet
broke up, President Harding and his
secretary and aides toured up and
down Pennsylvania avenue, where
they were met with many cheers nv
the jubilant throng.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
SHR|NER CHANTERS
SING TO PRESIDENT
1000 Voices in Serenade to
Executive Before Stand in
Garden of Allah.

President Harding was serenaded
by 1000 chanters from the various
Shrine temples at an impromptu con-
cert held at the Presidents stand in
the Garden of Allah last night at IL
o'clock.
The chanters. under the leadership
of Arnold Spencer of Detroit, prest-
dent of the National Association of
Shrine Chanters of North America
gave a program OF classical and pop
ular numbers, together with a num-
ber OF Shrine chants
Many Hear serenade.
The joint concert was heard by q
large gathering of Shriners and other
merrymakers. The singing last night
followed an open house held from
to o'clock yesterday at the GaveI
Club, 719 18th street
There the Almas Glee Club and Or
chestra was host to the visiting
chanters. The convention of the ma
tiona1 association. held at pm, re
suited in the reelection of Mr.. Spen-
Ger as president.
Plans for future work of the chant
ers were discussed and the past work
OF the singers reviewed.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
FROM THE MINARET
BY DIXON MERRITT

To make q M0slem holiday
The MRgf reaching
Beyond old Egypts spires and sphfnxes,
Its pyramided, mystic Jinxes
And other deep-hid fan-farals
To Caanan's early past0rals,
Where pied sheep WED with speckIed goat
They 1t through a cinemnscope,
And all its hues, from heltatr0pe
To Turkey thin Nile
Are thrown Washington for screen
I'm Square and Mall Avenue,
There's tangerfne midnight blue,
Magenta. turquoise. orchid, flame
The only that's halfway tame
Is chesnut Joker.
From that to scarlet emerald Ochre
And purple the pOtentate.
There's brown, and and slate,
yermiliiOn, black and orange-tan
There's silver sheen through
There's sunburnt gold ON baby blue,
And
One hue there In that's
Not anywhere, in all the thPong
And that's
1R made of such peculiar
That human vision perceive IT.
That's why the Shriners didn't 1t
In rafment of the patrol,
I'm coat, socks, stole
Yet their fuller not all gnudy
When through the rainbow rnked and paved he,
Wild-drunk o and riot,
He slipped quiet
a stopped and stayed
Then, In the feH of Shrincr lady
he Shrnedoms light
thread but purest white.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
3 BANDS SERENADE
employees OF STAR
Houston, Miami and Providence
Shriners Visit News
paper.

The visiting mobiles have not been
forgetting the newspaper men who
nave been constantly on the Job.
Three Shrine bands drowned out the
scribes' typewriters in The Star office
today.
The band from the Arabia Temple,
Houston, Tex. the only clown band
at the convention here. seranaded the
business office early this morning.
This band has with II Gloria Russell
who Is doing some entertaining
dancing.
The Palestine Temple band, from
Providence, brought their organiza-
tion of fifty members to the building
and entertained in the lobby and
news department. This band Is re-
markable In that 1t Is composed en-
tirely of business men and does not
have single professional player on
II. They played Dixie" Boston Com
mandery March" and "Crinoline Days"
The Palestine Temple is composed of
$500 members. four hundred of
whom are attending the convention.
There are fifty in the band, seventy
five in the patrol. sixty in the Legion
of Honor and seventy five in the
drum and bugle corps. This band
never commentaries It's music. An
drew Intehouse directed the music.
The Mahi Temple OF Miami, with
its tall drum major, also serenaded
The Star. Alexander Orr is the di-
rector of this body.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
CONCERT BY zA-GA-zlG,
Des Moines Temple Announces
Complimentary Programs.

A complimentary concert will be
given by the Za-Ga-Zig Temple Band
under the direction of Noble John T.
Beeston, together with a concert by
the Za-Ga-Zig Chanters, with Noble
George Frederick Ogden, directing,
tomorrow evening at o'clock in
front of the Knights of Columbus
building. The two concerts will be-
gin promptly at o'clock
Members of the knights OF Colum-
bus are especially invited to be pres
ent for this concert
A special invitation has been ex-
tended all members of the knights of
Columbus Band of Washington to be
present and to extend a hand of cor
dial welcome to the members of the
Shriner's Band and Chanters on this
occasion.
The Des Moines delegation will
leave Washington Friday morning for
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1923-06-06
SIOUX CITY SHRINERS
HAILED BY CROWDS

One of the outstanding impressions
made in yesterdays official parade
was made by the Asu Bekr Temple of
Sioux City. Iowa. In addition to the
imperial representatives, the temple
has on hand in the city a delegation
of l40 uniformed members. as we'll as
many visiting members and wives and
families.
Under the leadership of G.. Albert
Watt. the mounted patrol. number
ing thirty. all riding gray horses,
which had been especially selected
and brought here for the occasion,
won much admiration from the spec
tators along the line of march.
The foot patrol numbered thirty,
and was led by its captain. Harry
Morrell. The chanters and band,
numbering thirty and fifty respective
ly. were applauded all along the
Avenue. The temple gives much
credit TO the leaders OF the chanters
and band. Directors Wood. Sigmund
and Reed
The imperial representatives from
the temple are: Potentate Carl Jones,
Fl. D. Wood. Del Browning and Past
Potentate Howard Pierce. Mrs. G..
Albert Watt and Mrs. Howard Pierce
are also among those who came with
the temnle from Sioux City.