davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1923-02-11

uct, the producer faces an inequality
because of the d!sproportionate num-
Der of sellers with whom he completes,
as compared to tho limited number OF
those who buy his product. 1t Ia pos.
sibie that n partial remedy for this
condition may be found through the
establishment OF cooperative selling
Evening star., 1923-07-08
GOSPELS AS CURE
| FOR UNREST URGED
Speaker Says Church Must
Bring Capital and Labor
Together.
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
wINONA LAKE. Ind. July a
challenge to the church to urge the
Christen gospel as the only solution
for social and industrial problems
was made tonight before the inter
national conference on Christian citi-
zenship by DR.. Charles l.. Stelzle,
founder of New York Labor Temple
and widely known authority on indus
trial relations At the morning ses-
sion of the conference DR.. Stelzle in
troduced "a 4 ca to 3he rulers of. the
world urging concerted action for
world peace based upon CHRISTIAN
principles of morality.
THE time has come TO try Chris
tianity," the address said. 1t was
sent 10 the sovereign heads OF more
than fifty governments, having been
approved by the 1000 delegates at
tending the conference.
Cause of Unrest.
Speaking on the "cause and curse
of social unrest" DR.. Stelzle said:
EFT is not a question whether the gos
pei Is big enough to meet the social
problems of the day, 1t is question
whether we are big enough to apply
it:
Social unrest, he declared, was
caused mainly by those institutions
(which teach the finest idealism the
world has ever known"
From the time of the early dis
ciples," said DR.. Stelzle. "the church
has been exhorting the masses to i'm
prove their economic, as well as their
moral condition. Without the social
unrest created by these institutions
there can be no real progress. And
all the powers and resources of the
opponents of social progress will not
prevail against it.
Because the church has been SO
largely responsible for this social un-
rest it dare not desert its people in
their present critical situation. The
greatest question before the church
today is whether 1t is ready to lead
the people unselfishly on in their
fight for democracy. finishing the task
it SO long ago began, or whether it
will step to one side and permit the
Evening star., 1923-07-08

Scientists for years have maintain
ed that it was impossible to obtain
oil in the Appalachian valley. The
geological survey reports, however,
that in Lee county near Rose Hill, in
the southwestern corner of Virginia,
the existence Of an oil deposit has
been confirmed and explained by one
of the most peculiar natural phe-
nomena which ever has engaged the
attention of paleontologists.
With the first rumors of an, oil
strike Charles Butts, % Claiming
street northwest, a geologist with
wide experience, was sent to Lee
county. He found the oil in a little
valley about one mile square sur
rounded on three sides by ridges
which rise 800 feet or more. 1t came
soft green shaJe rocks and sand
stone, while the soil and rocks of the
surrounding ridges are bright red
low and the red soil was marked
sharply by cleared fields.
Fossils of Another Age.
Butts studied the fossils in the yell
low dirt and sandstone. He found
that they belonged to an age sew
eral million years later than the fos-
sils in the red soil. How Is it that,
in this restricted area. they lie on
top of the younger geological forma-
The only practical explanation,
Butts reported to the geological
ridge from 1l5 to 12o miles long and
20 to 20 miles wide was thrown up
over a mile from the direction of the
center of the earth. 1t may extend
Of Pine Mountain in Kentucky. This
means that oil strikes are possible
anywhere in this region, but their
existence is highly. speculative at
present. The small area OF iater
formations exposed at Rose Hill is
what is known among geologists as
"a window'-that is, hole worn by
erosion through the older rocks al
Evening star., 1923-07-08
Original B.P.O.E.
To Bring 8O-Inch
| Beam to Meeting

: Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTA, Ga, July The
biggest Elk on earth. from stem
to stern, with an equatorial line
that stretches a full eighty inches,
: will. be on hand tomorrow. when
the ififty5ninth. annual conveption'
of the Benevolent Protective Order
of Elks opens here.
d., He is-swi T. Brinson sof Way
cross. Ga, and he tips the scales
at the neat figure of 900 pounds.
Although Brinson has been an Elk
for many years he never before
has attended national conven-
ton of the order. This is because
the present-day railroad trains don't
have doorways large enough to
admit him. Now that the meeting
is close to home, he will crank uD
his specially constructed automo-
bile and drive here. The automo-
bile is reinforced against the ex-
ira weight it carries. and has a
long, hung seat in the back to
give Brinson space and comfort.
Brinson calls himself the original
B. P. o. Z. (biggest person on
earth), and none has arisen as yet
to dispute the claim.
He plans to take part in every
thing at the convention. and in
tends to swing a fantastic. IL not
light, toe at the peach ball, the
watermelon ball and the cotton
ball. the three gala events Of the
conclave.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-07-08
OIL Deposit in Virginia
/ Confirmed by U. S. Geologists
Science Refuted When Mile-Square Val.
ley Yields to Test, and Possibilities
in Appalachian 4 Are Frightened. -


fording an idea of what lies below
the surface along the rest of the
formation.
Further Test Drills.
. The geological survey advises fur
ther' test drills. If they are to be
made, within a mile or so east and
west of the present well. II oil is
there 1t probably will not lie more
than $500 feet below the surface,
The Virginia oil is very similar in
quality to that obtained in western
Pennsylvania. The great difficulty
met in the one well which has been
sunk at Rose Hill comes from the
fact that salt water seeps in rapidly.
Due to this it is impossible to de-
termine the commercial value OF the
discovery. An experienced operator
has been put in charge to cement off
the salt water. At the, same time
another we'll will be sunk 1000 feet
in the same valley. The present we'll
is only 303 feet deep.
In the meantime, considerable ex-
citement exists throughout the en-
tire area, consisting of a large area
of Virginia pasture farms, owned, for
the most part, by poor farmers. The
geological survey carefully refrains
from attaching any commercial pros
poets to the discoveries. which stlll
need a great deal of further checking.
The oil first cropped out about f1f-
teen years ago in an old well on the
farm of Mr.. Bayles. at Rose Hill, who
pumped out several gallons at inter-
walls with his water. He sent sam
pies to Representative Robsion OF
Kentucky, who reported them TO the
geological survey.
Previous Ventures Vain.
Previous oil ventures along the APP
palachian valley have been failures,
due to the fact that they were under
taken without sufficient scientifc ba-
sis Biologists at the Smithsonian In
stitution report that the oil discovered
in Lee county and the possibilities in
the surrounding formation are clear
ly the only probabilities of oil in this
section. This is proved by the deep
wells dug along the seashore from
Atlantic City to Charleston, S =. II
there were any oil. they say, it would
seep into these wells sooner or later,
but thus far this has not happened.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
MARTEN, MOST PRIZED ANIMAL
OF FUR TRADE, DOMESTICATED

The marten. most romantic. of North
American animals, has been recruited
for the swelling ranks of barnyard crea-
lures.
AIilady's fur coat in few years. it
is likely, no longer will stir visions of
great pine forests, black northland riv-
ers, and lonely trappers-for one by
one the fur bearers are passing into
the class of the pig, the COW. the tabby
cat.
/ For years the biological survey of the
Department of Agriculture has expert
mented with the marten-nost valued
prize of the fur hunters. But it was
found almost impossible to keep the
animals alive in captivity. Continual
study has shown that proper steps
taken during the breeding season not
only enable the farmer to rear them
in cages but that they will multiply
rapidly.
| Raised With silver Fox.
A number of martens now are being
raised with the silver fox packs on
! American fur farms, and, the biological
| survey reports, there is no deterioration
I inA the fur from that brought into tn
Evening star., 1923-07-08

unscrupuleus agitator to usurp .the
place which rightfully belongs to the
church.
Character Supreme.
The church must insist that the
social question is fundamentally a
religious question, and that after all
character is the supreme thing no
matter what the economic system In
troduced may be. The church must
seek to bring capital and labor to-
gether upon the basis of confidence
and mutual respect. No organization
can do this SO effectively as the
church. The church must insist upon
absolute justice for both labor and
capital. Nothing short of this can
cure the social unrest of the world
A plea for a better spirit of law
enforcement and observance was
made by Arthur Burrage Farwell of.
Chicago. wherever there is OBJ
lection to the work of reformers there
you will find men who are violating
the law" he said.
The theme of law enfocement was
also taken by Representative Clyde
NJ Kelly of Pennsylvania. In .addi-
tion he made a plea for American
participation in the world court.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
HIS VISIT. TO U. S. LASTS
ONLY THIRTY SECONDS
Ship Steward Races From Incom-
ing Liner to Outgoing Vessel
at New York.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July THE title of
world champion brief visitor to
America was claimed today by Pieter
by the Holland-America Steamship
Company.
Radio instructions in one hand and
his baggage in, the other. Soberling
stepped from the incoming liner
Veendam at Hoboken today, bounded
across the pier to the Nieuw Amster-
dam and boarded her for the trip
back. Deducting the time when both
his feet were in the air as he sped
across the pier. steamship officials
estimated his stay on American soil
at thirty seconds fiat.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
SOVIET PLANS BANK.

MOSCOW, July THE government
proposes to establish bank for for
eign trade and to combine the foreign
and internal trade departments into
single department of commerce, II
was announced today. Leonid kras-
sin, who has been minister of for
cign trade, will be the head of the
new department.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
STATES REPRESENTED.
Larger Red Units Given Mem in
Council.

MOSCOW, July 7.-One represent
ative each from the two largest in
dependent states of the United States
of Russia-the Ukraine and the Cau-
casian group-have been admitted to
the federal council of commissars
They are NJ. Churbar of the Ukraine
and NJ Orkalasvili of Georgia who
have been named as assistant to
Premier Lenin. There are now five
vice presidents of the council.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
RAIL WORKERS GIVEN RAISE

HAZLETON, Pa, July Car in
spectors, freight car men, machinists,
boilermakers, electrical workers, black
smiths, sheet metal workers and helpers
and apprentices in these classifications
of the Lehigh Valley railroad men on
the Hazleton and Mahoney division
were today notified of wage advances
ranging from 1 to 2 cents an hour. The
increases are effective as OF July !.
Evening star., 1923-07-08

Canadian and Alaskan trading posts by
the Indian hunters
Fur farming. the biological survey re-
ports, has become an increasingly
profitable business along the northern
border and in Alaska. Foxes and
skunks are raised successfully and pay
big dividends on the investment. The
rearing OF such animals, however, is a
science in itself. which is continually
developed by government experiments.
Need Motheriy Cats.
Among the latest discoveries is that
no fox farm should be without a sup
ply OF good. motherly cats. The
mother foxes often are vicious with
their young. In such an event the
baby foxes can be turned over to the
cat, who will nurse them as tenderly
as If they were her own kittens.
The government experiments are car
ried on at the Keesville. y. Y. station,
and in the past few years over 500 fur
farms have sprung up in the United
States.
Evening star., 1923-07-08

According to the records of the
Maine Historical Society the first
sawmiIl in New England was set up
at what is now South Berwick, Me-,
|. IN The wear 1874
Evening star., 1923-07-08
UNION PLASTERERS ASK
INDICTMENTS BE KILLED
Thirty-Six Accused of Conspiracy
Say Grand Jury Proceedings
Were Improper.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July 7.-Dismissal
of remaining indictments against
thirty-six members of the Plasterers'
Union, whose trial on several counts
charging conspiracy in restraint of
trade ended in jury disagreement,
will be sought in supreme court, de-
eral Sherman today.
The motion for dismissal Is return
able next Wednesday. 1t charges the
indictments were improper, because
a special deputy attorney general
appeared before the grand jury and
because that body was not presided
over by Justice McAvoy, designated
by Gov. Smith to sit for the extra
ordinary term.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
MILESTONE FIGHT
RESULTS IN DEATH
Self-Defense Claimed for Shooting
in Harvest Field Between Men
Near Bonneville.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


CULPEPER. Va. July T.-Loomis
Morris, farmer, lost his life at the
hands of Battle c. Shihet. near
Boonesville, following an apparently
trivial dispute over some whetstones
in the harvest field an hour before.
It developed at the inquest that
Shiflett had fired the shot in self
defense and he Immediately gave
himself up to the officers, being ad-
mitted to bail in the sum of 81 900.
to appear at the October term of
circuit court.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
TOURS
SIXTEEN-DAY
All-Expense Personally Conducted
Tour To
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
and. SCENIC COLORADO
LEAVING WASHINGTON, ID. c.
August 9, 1923
SIXTEEN-DAA

Every comfort and convenience in Standard
Sleeping Cars with meals in strictly FIRST
C.ass Hotels and regulation Dining Cars,
spending five days in Americas most wonder
full and interesting yellowstone National
Park" with occupancy of hotels while there.
The principal points TO be visited Will be
Denver, Weber Canyon. Echo Canyon. Garden
of the Gods" Ogden Canyon. Salt Lake City
fhearing the organ recital in the Mormon
Templel, The Great Salt Lake. Royal Gorge.
Colorado Springs, Manitou. Circle Drive. South
Cheyenne Canyon. Seven Falls Cave of the
Winds, and a trip TO the Top Of the World
Pixies Peak. with an entire day at Chicago.
Stop-overs arranged the Return "trip.
For rates and detailed information com
municate with the undersigned. who is re-
ceiving bookings at this time. ~
y. blanche CAIN
4011 Illinois Ave-, NV.
Tele, Columbia 6x6QW (EyeninrsS o
Evening star., 1923-07-08
STAYS FELLOW OFFICIAL.
Coal Company President Kills Sec
retary in Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, July 7.-Wil-
liam McCoek.1 fifty-fve, secretary and
treasurer of the BLACK Creek Coal
Company of Nauvo, a mining town
seventy miles northeast Of Birming-
ham, was shot and killed by T. L..
Sharp, siXty-f1ve. president of the
company, today, according. to reports
reaching here.
Evening star., 1923-07-08
Character Supreme.

unscrupuleus agitator to. usurp sthe
place which rightfully belongs to the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
B. Y.P..U. HOLDS
NEET|NGAT
BETHANY :
Christmas Entertainment 70
Put on for Visitors by
Church Union.

Columbia B. Y. P. U. Federation
held its regular monthly meeting
at Bethany Baptist church. Beth
any B. 7. P. u. put on an en-
tertainment entitled "Christnaa
Messages from Other Lands" DR..
Stevenson. pastor. and Miss Ethel
Hegner, president, Bethany B. Y.
p. u, welcomed the visitors.
A flying visit to Philadelphia was
paid by 81 Baptist young people
of Washington. A banquet at
Grace Temple was rendered the
visitors by the B. Y. p. u. of that
city. A sightseeing tour around the
city was also given them.
West Washington B. Y. p. U.
gave, at the home Of Miss Bonita
Stomback, a farewell social to
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mccarthy.
who are moving to Jackson, Mich.
Mclean Union recently enter.
tanned members and friends with
"B. Y. p. u. Wedding"
A B. z. P. U. quartette, re-.
Gently organized at West Washing
ton Church, is composed of Mrs.
Hilda Garrison, Miss Hazel Ladsen,
Roy Sabean, and z. c. Hodges.
Columbia Federation has been au-
thorized to begin publication Of
monthly paper in the interest of
B. Y. p. u. in Washington and
vicinity. Arrangements are being
made with a publisher. The maya
zine will appear shortly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
100 VOICES WILL
S|NGXMAS
CAROLS
Choir at Covenant Church to
Render Special YuIetide
Program Tonight.

A special program Of Christmas
music will be given this evening
at the Church of the Covenant by
the evening choir of 100 voices,
under Claude Robson, director;
Harvey Murray, organist; Mrs.
Howard Blandy. pianist. and the
solo quartet, composed of Miss
Ruth Peter. soprano; Miss Richie
Mclean, contralto; Ross Farrar,
tenor, and Herman Fakler, bass.
Beginning at 715 o'clock. the
choir will sing some Of the best
known carols and solos Of the
church. The solos will be: 20
Holy Night" (Adams), Mr.. Farrar;
THE Virgins Lullaby" Buck),
Miss Mclean; Calm on the List'n-
ing Ear of Night" QHarker), H.
Fakler. Among the carols will be:
The First Noel" odd Franch); Isl
lent Night" odd Germany; I'm Elk.
celsis Gloria CWarren); Harvey
Murray will play '"The March of
the Magi Kings" Oubois).
Beginning at o'clock, the regu-
lar service program will be given.
The choir will sing For Unto Us
a Child Is Born" from '"The Mes
siah" HandeD: "Sing, Q Sing. This
Blessed Morn from "The Holy In
FAINT" Bullard); And the Glory of
the Lord" from 1.-THE Messiah"
HandeD; Miss Peter will sing the
soprano solo, 1.-THE Birthday Of
King" (Neidlinger).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
CHURCH READY
FOR|TS1O7
SACRAMENT
Christ Episcopal Has Held
Holy Communion Regularly
Since 1916.

Christ Episcopal Church, at Thir-
ty-first and 0 streets northwest,
was incorporated on Christmas Eve
107 years ago, and ever since
the Holy Communion has been
celebrated there on Christmas Eve.
In more recent years this GUS
tom has been followed in a number
Of other Episcopal churches, and
next Monday evening the sacra-
ment will be taken in nearly all
of them. Special music will fea-
ture this midnight celebration and
other services on Christmas Day.
At. st. Johns Church, George
town, there will be watch night
service on the last day OF the
year.
At the Chapel Of the Transfigu-
ration there will be a carol service
and preparation for the holy COM
munion at o'clock Christmas Eve.
At st. Margaret's Church the
children's carol festival will be held
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
At st. Johns Church, Bethesda,
the children of the Sunday school
will give q Christmas pageant this
evening at 1880.
A large trimmed Christmas tree
will be placed on the lawn in front
Of st. Stephens Episcopal Church.
Fourteenth street and Columbia
road northwest, this afternoon and
will remain standing until the day
after Christmas. At night the tree
will be lighted by colored search
lights. On Monday afternoon the
children of the Sunday school will
march out of the church at 4:3O
and form around the tree singing
9ld-fashioned Christmas carols.
Later there will be q service for
children in the church
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

A Christmas entertainment for the
children OF the community will be
given by the Columbia Heights
Christian Church next Wednesday
evening. A present will be given to
the children at the close of the en-
tertainment.
Tomorrow morning the Rev. B. H.
Melton, pastor, will preach Christ
mas sermon and preside at the COM
munion table. At the evening SER
vice the choir will sing 1.-THE Star
Of Bethlehem" a Christmas can.
tata, under the direction of F. J.
Eden, chorister, with Mida Tucker at
the piano.
The Junior and Senior Christian
Endeavor Societies have just closed
membership contest. The prize
went to the junior society which will
be feted by the senior at an early
date.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
Church Editor Gives
Seasons Greetings
To All

The Church Editor of The
Times wishes to extend the sea-
sons greetings to those who
have used the columns of the
church page and to those who
have not yet deemed it wise TO
do so, to the congregations of
ALL the churches of Washing
ton and the devoted pastors and
rectors.
Christmas is the time of the
year when our love for our fell
low men seems to consume us.
We are ALL-all-in-all a little
band of people, insignificant in
our powers, humble, meek, do
ing our best or what should be
our best. So at this Christmas
season in our beautiful city of
Washington let US ALL extend
our love for our fellow men,
until we will be one band of
people united for one purpose
that of service for others.
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a
MOST HAPPY NEW YEAR,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
Wil1neth Bible Class,
COngratulates
Founder

The James L. Wilmeth Bible
class for men, founded by
James L. Wilmeth, late director
of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, met last Wednes-
day evening at the home of
Arthur Horn, 1921 Eleventh
street.
A resolution was adopted
congratulating Mr.. Wilmeth on
his vindication from charges,
implied and unstated, arising
out of his dismissal from the
Government service ."for the
good of the SERVICE" and in
structing the secretary of the
class to write Mr.. Wilmeth adj
vising him of the action taken.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
MUSIC SERVICES PLANNED
AT ST. ANDREWS CHURCH

Sunday evening the choir Of st
Andrews Episcopal Church, under
the direction of Marguerite A. Ross,
organist, will sing Matthew's STORY
Of Christmas" the solo parts to be
taken by the regular church SOLO
lists, Minnie Volkmann, soprano;
Sue v. Hess, contralto: Walter S.
Frick. tenor, and George s. Parker.
bass.
On Christmas morning the special
music program is: Prelude, "Festi-
val TIE Deum." e fiat dudley Buck)
cello and organ; "Sing . Sing This
Blessed Morn" Rogers); "Agnus
Del" (GounOd); Sanctuc; Gl0rtT
in Excelsis tOld Chant. F. Clifton
Hillyer, cellist, will be the assisting
artist. The public is cordially IL
vited to both services.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-22
CHOIR ORGANIZED
FOR ELLIPSE CAROL-FEST

A mixed chorus is being organized
by Adolf Torovsky, organist and
choirmaster at Epiphany Church, to
sing familiar Christmas Carols
around the Presidents tree on the
Ellipse, from to $3.50 p. m, De-
cember "a.
All choristers are cordially in.
vited to join this chorus which will
be stationed on the band platform
at the tree. A brass quartet from
the U. s. Marine Band will play
the accomplishments to the carols.
Ten traditional carols will be sung,
including Awake in a Manager"
Good Christian Men. Rejoice" Isl
lent Night" God Rest You, Merry
Gentlemen" 'I Saw Three Ships"
Good King Wenceslas." I'VE Three
Kings of Orient Are" 1.-The First
Noel" shepherds, Shake Off Your
Drowsy Sleep" What Child Is
This?"
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SONG OF SILENT" TEXT
AT MT. VERNON CHURCH

1.-THE Song of the Silent will
be DR.. Clovis Chappells subject
Sunday morning at IL o'clock at
Mount Vernon Place NJ. e. Church
South. The evening service will
be conducted by the choir. Elk
tracts from the Dawn in the Des-
ert," the Christmas oratorio which
was given Thursday and Friday
nights at the church and Friday
noon at Keith's, will be given.
Mr., Rippy will preach at the over
flow service Sunday morning, his
subject being, "A Country Boy
Comes to Town"
Dr. Chappell will preach a spe-
cial Christmas sermon on Tuesday
morning at o'clock.