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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
By Gertrude Anterior,
Author Of Many Notable Novels,
and One of the Most Widely
Read Writers Of the Day.

He plunged down the steps in-
to the snowstorm. Even during
his precipitate retreat he had
realized the advisability of tele-
phoning for a taxi. but had been
incapable of the anti-climax. He
pulled his hat ever his eyes.
turned up the collar Of his. coat,
and made his way hastily toward
Park Avenue. There was not
a cab in sight. Nor was there
. rumble in the tunnel: no doubt
the cars were snow-bound. He
hesitated only q moment; it would
hardly take him longer to walk
to his hotel than to the Grand
Central Station, but he crossed
over to Madison avenue at once.
for 1t was bitter walking and
! there was bare chance of pick
ing up q cab returning from
one of the hotels.
But the narrow street between
its high dark wallis looked like
q deserted mountain pass rapidly
filling with snow. The tail street
lamps shed sad and ghostly
beam. They might have been
the hooded torches OF .caye-dwel-
lers sheItering from enemies and
the storm in those perpendicular
Businesses. Far down, a red
sphere glowed dinly, exaltiue
the illusion. He almost fancied
be could see the out-posts NJ
primeval forests bending over the
canyon and wondered why the
Poet of Manhattan" had never
irnmortalized scene at once go
sinister and SO lovely.
And no stiffness of a high noun
tain solitude had ever been more
intense. Not even a muffled roar
from trains on the distant Us
Clavering wondered If he really
were in New York. The whole
evening had been unreal enough.
Certainly all that was prosaic and
ugly and feverish had been OBJ
liberated by what 1t was no flight
Of fancy to call white magic. 8
That seething mass Of humanity,
that so often looked as if rush
ing hither and thither with no
6efinate purpose, driven merely
by the obession Of speed, was g
supine in its brief privacy as its
dead. ] In spite of the fever in
him he felt curiously up1ifted-
and glad to be alone. There
are moods and solitudes wher
q man wants no woman, how
ever much he may be wanting
one particular woman. -. But
the mood was ephemeral; he had
been too close to her a moment
before. Moreover, she was still
unpossessed. She seemed
to take shape slowly in the white
whirIing snow, as white and i'm
ponderable. a Nordic prin-
cess drifting northward over he-
gteppes. God! Would he ever
get her? II he did not it
would be because one of them
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
STILL AND MASH SEIZED
ON FARM IN MARYLAND

A complete 600-gallon still and
more than 5000 gallons Of mash
were seized by prohibition agents
yesterday on the farm of Frank
Weinold, near Cedarville, Md.
The seizure was the third which
has been made in as many months
by the same agents on the same
farm. According to the agents,
the other stills were located ut diff
ferent parts of the wilderness.
e Wefnold and Henry #. Neitzel, 8
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
LOADED DICE FOUND
IN CAR THAT. KILLED

wange srA six years old, Of of 1867 Floyd
terrace, Bryn Mawr, was fatally in
jured by an automobile at Bryn
Mawr avenue and Lancaster pike.
He died an hour later in Bryn Mawr
Hospital.
Several hundred sets of loaded
dice were found by Policeman Min
mis-, Of lower Merton, in the car
which struck the child. There also
were Several devices for boring holes
In dice and for repainting them.
The driver. Ralph Gimbino. of Tren-
ton, was held in $1,000 bail by Cor
oner Neville
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
Fire Ruins Shenandoah Hotel.

SHENANDOAH. Pa, Nov. 20.
Fire and water put the Commercial
Hotel out OF business here. The
fire was confined to the fourth
story, but the water saturated the
interior OF the structure, drenching
all the beds. The ioss will run into
thousands Of dollars. The electric
light wires had been cut, putting
the Eastern end OF the town in
darkness for three hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29

farmland, were arrested and
charged with manufacture and pos.
session of liquor. They were di-
rected to appear in Baltimore to-.
morrow for arraignment. Officers
making the raid were Prohibition,
Agents Thomas e. Wheeler and.
George 4. King.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
Sues for $1,000; Gets $50.

Elizabeth M. Reilly, who failed
in a suit to compel William F..
Cullinane to keep an alleged agree
ment to sell her the property at
1925 Twenty-second street north
west, for $3.50. and then sued
Cullinane for $4,000 damages for
alleged breach Of contract was
awarded $50 damages yesterday BIZ
a jury in Circuit Court. No. 2.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
Novel Tells How
Beauty Returned
to Old Woman

This serial is presented by ar
rangenleIlt with Associated FIRST
National Pictures, Inc, i'm whose
film version COrinne Griffith Wlh
appear as Countess Zattiany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29

Charles Galley
c. r Denney
Charles Lalos
/ s. w Peterson
Arthur Mortens .
William Darling
HyTnan Cohn
Elmer Juenernar1
Oscar BealI
Herbert Il Smith
emma Fl Garland
Frank Berlin
Harry ID. Gibbs.
3 Harry al ellis.
! John j Widmayer
LleWeIIen Luce.
Rufus Dent
Carl Grove
Albert IT Plant, jrl
Edward Tate $500
John q Abel
Frank Nader s.
Charles b. Chase
Charles r.. Drew
|. WiIIiaT11 Hamilton
w j HoIlander
w. d. SchWarmann
Victor Venters
Dorothy Allen
James Brown
William Pleasant
Charles Thornton
Dorothy Riggs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29

George W. Andree. 5
Peter A. Lotnax.
Leonard Crovoto $
John A. Jayner. S
s. M. Marks. :
M. r.. Scllwab -.
al. r.. Hines, jr.... 8
r.. j Moulton
O. w. Payne. -.
w. II. Toppery ... !
Clifton Burnside
Ira a. Bryan. I
M. Al Mays. 4
Albert S. Bunch
John j.. Money
holland Canter
e. S. Yelton.
T.. r. Miller $3.50.
Robert Landry.
Anne Sheldon Z
e.. M RaVencroft.
Estel Thompson /;
w. s. Bradfie1d
y. N. Thurston
Eugene Thurstorl 2
Eugene Hugin 2
Il. r. Edwards 2
Alex Thasion Q
G. III. Purcell IS. 6
Fred III. Cox. .... ia
r. w. Linlseiss q
Caesar. J Tanon 2
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29

InOuEn. Parents nave TAKEN a oack
seat"
ST don't quite see what you get
out OF it-guzzling and smoking
your nerves out by the roots, and
making yourselves cheap with
men little older than yourselves"
"You don't see, suppose, why
girls should have their fling, orr
her voice wavered curiously-
"why youth takes naturally to
youth. I suppose you think that
is a cruel thing for a girl to say?"
"Not in the least" he answered
cheerfully. Don't mind a bit.
But what do you get out of it
that's what I'm curious to know"
She tossed her head and blew a
perfect ring. Don't you know
that girls never really enjoyed lie
before?"
"It depends upon the point of
view, I should think"
"No, there's lot more in. It
than you guess. The girls used t.
sit around waiting for men to call
and wondering if they'd condescend
to show up at the next dance; while
the men fairly raced after the
girls with whom they could have a
free and easy time-no company
manners. no 3chaperons. no prudish
affectations about kisses and
things. No fear of shocking if
they wanted to let go-the strain
must have been awful. You know
what men are. They like to call
spade spade and be damned to
it. Our sort didn't have a chance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
esbyterian Church
organization Ends

New yo,k. Sept, 80 CA. Pl-Every
pastor OF the PRESBYTERIAN Church in
the L. s A.. 10000 in all. will re-
ceive during the next two weeks
copies of a new plan for organiza
ton of synods. presbyteries and
local churches, prepared by the Com
mittee on Reorganization and Con-
rolidation. This is one of the final
steps in the reOrganiza ton of the
church which has been in process
for three years.
The plan proposes that each of the
sol presbyteries set UP a presby-
tcrial council. a standing committee
on promoti0nal program and field
cctivities. and standing committees
on the work of each of the four new
boards, foreign missions, national
missions. Christian education and
ministerial relief. For each of tine
As synods similar council and COM
mittees are suggested.
Fer each of the 10000 Presbyterian
churches a local church council is
planned, to coordinate all the organ
izations and activities of the church.
funCtioning under the session of the
local church. and cooperating with
the presbytCrial committees. The
purpose is to effect a harmnniZed.
united and effective effort in all en-
tcrpriscS of the d n m n o n
throughout the United States, with
ont in any way sacrificing tho indi-
vidral authority of the local church
or prCSbytcry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
I Prosperity il, Italy
D7Eo To Fascist

Rome, Sept liza. P. by MaiD-
AS the first year of Fascist rule in
Italy draws to a close, it is interest
ing to consider what has been ac-
complished in the agricultural and
industrial life of the nation. 1t is
believed that the increased energy
and confidence on the part of land
owners and farmers. together with
favorable weather conditions, has
started Italy on the road to greater
production and prosperity.
The number of unemployed has
steadily declined; the official re-
turns for the months Of March and
April 1928, show a reduction of al
most one-half as compared to the
corresponding months of 1922.
There have been practically no
strikes or labor troubles since the
the Fascist and their leader under
took to run the Government of Italy
last October. The Ministry of Agri-
culture estimates that the gross val
ue Of Italy's crops for 1923 will ex-
coed that of 1922 by about 1000, 000.-
900 lire: the yields of wheat, barley
ard rye are about 90 percent higher
than in 1922. and from 10 to % per-
cent higher than that Of the average
for the last five years. In addition,
forage crops, silk cocoons. vines,
sugar beets and tomatoes have all
been more extensively cultivated and
have yielded larger crops.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
Everyone Should Vote


One flaw found in the operations of
the Maine initiative and referendum
law has been that measures submit
ted to the electorate foc their approx
a. or, disapproval have almost invarI-
ably been passed upon by a small
minority of the people. Even whom
bills have been submitted at regular
elections. a large proportion of those
going to the polls have neglected to
register their opinions.
If this is to become the rule. we
would better do away with the refer
endum law for if the voters refuse to
act upon it, it is of course worse than
useless The referendum is to be
tested once more on the 18th day of
the approaching month when the
measure initiated at the last session
ot the Legislature which provides for
. maximum working day of eight
hours for women and children is TO be
voted upon. The danger is that but
comparative handful Of voters Will
declare themselves at the polls and
that the decision. whether for o.
against, Will be decided by a small
minority. It would be 4 very serious
matter if this should prove TO be the
case for in its final analysis it would
be blow at popular. sovereignty. II
the popular viii is to prevail, the peo-
pie must declare their will.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
Soviet Money
Active in Siberia

Eladivostok, Siberia, Aug, 26-(A.
P. by MaiD-An attempt is to be
made to put Soviet money into cir
culation in the Far East. Mr.. Bar
ishnikoff. director of the local branch
of the state bank, who went to Mos
COW for the purpose of regulating the
currency in the Russian Far East. is
the main sponsor of the scheme.
Mr.. Barishnikoff points out. how
ever, that no attempt will be made
to interfere with the present Japan
csc currency circulating here, and
that Soviet money tokens will only
circulate on an equality with the for
ciSn money and will be changed at
the bank for foreign money or gold
as the holder may desire.
The money to be put into circula-
ton will be the Russian "tchervon-
cts banknote of the denomination
of ten rubles gold. but the rate of
exchange of which. although COM
paratively stable. still flunctuates a
little. This is the smallest piece of
guaranteed currency in Russia. hence
for any less amounts either silver
currency of japanese small money
tokens viii have to be used. In order
to keep up the price of the silver ey-
change the Importation of small Sill
yer money of other countries into
Far Eastern Russia has been prohih-
tied.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-01
Are There Two Ncv England5?
Session TRANSCRIPT

tlDDSNtlll II dist i''N'
The Maine Central Railroad takes
as its own the plan for combining the
American owned Maine railroads
with the Worcester. Nashua < Port
land division of the Boston * Maine
and including that combination in
the New York Central system. With
the anOcar2nco Of President MCDon-
aid at the hearing before members Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday a new and interesting ele-
ment was introduced into the case.
Mr.. Mcdonald docs not represent
united public sentiment in Maine. but
he is backed by public opinion of
business circles in Portland, the chef
city in Maine. and elseW here within
the state.
This is not the time to make pre-
dictions as to what the Interstate
Commerce Commission may do in
framing its scheme for the combin-
alton of the railroads Of the United
States intna limited number OF sys-
tens. Perhaps to those who think
about conditions and tendencies in
this part of the country the matter
of greatest present interest IS IN me
testimony of President Mcdonald,
and of MI George II. Eaton. the
freight traffic manager of the Maine
Central. is that which raises question
as to whether there are one or two
New Englands. Both gentlemen
placed emphasis on their assertion
that Maine. comprising about one
half the area of New England, had
interests which differentiated it from
the rest of this region.
In presenting this idea, President
Mcdonald said: There are two
sections of New England, each haV-
ing entirely different characteristics
Southern Now England is denscly
populated. 1t furnishes very heavy
traffic. and its traAsporta ton facill-
ties compose a closely woven not
work of railroad lines. Northern
New England Estate of Maine) COM
prises a territory of very large area,
with small population per square
mile and light traffic density. and it's
transportation lines are of n spread
ing character. From the standpoint
of efficiency and economy these two
sections of New England, so entirely
different would seem to require diff
ferent treatment" Mr. Eaton put it
briefly when he said that the de-
sCription Of New England as rail-
way terminal was appropriate when
applied to Southern New England,
but was not true as applied to the
northern tier Of states.
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Editors Letter Box
A Correction

Augusta, Maine, Sept. 90, 1928.
TO the Editor of the kenncbec Jour-
nal, Augusta Maine.
Sir: today's issue of the Jour-
nal appears a news item mentioning
my visit yesterday to the Towle
Academy, Winthrop. where once
attended school. l am referred to in
the item as Sir Hudson Maxim. The
writer of the notice evidently con-
fuses me with SIR Hiram Maxim, and
he mentions the great radio expert,
misnaming him Howard Maxim, in
stead of Hiram Percy Maxim He
furthermore designates him as my
son instead of my nephew.
l shall be obliged if YOU will let
me say through your columns that
Sir Hiram Maxim, the inventor of
the automatic system of firearms.
who was knighted in England and
became Sir Hiram Maxim, was my
elder brother, the father of Hiram
Percy Maxim. Hiram Percy Maxim
radio expert in the world-is the or
ganizer and president of the Ameri-
can Radio Relay League, the most
important amateur radio organiza-
ton in the world. He is the in
ventor of the Maxim Silencer.
Three members of the Maxim
family have been prominently identi-
fled with war inventions-Sir Hiram
Maxim inventing the automatic gun:
Hiram Percy Maxim, the son of Sir
Hiram. tnventing the Silencer, and
inventing various explosive COM
pounds, the most important being
smokeless cannon powder
Hudson Maxim.
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In the last story, you remember the
workman fairy was showing Little
Jack Rabbit all the wonder of Fairy
Land. And please don't forget that
the little bunny boy was as small as
a fairy rabbit after drinking the
magic juice which the Fairy Queen
had made from chcckerberries.
Now come with me to the lake"
said the tiny workman, leading the
little bunny to a sandy beach spark
ling under the rays of the afternoon
sun.
And, would you believe it? The
beach was all alive with tiny figures
working in the sand turning and
twisting it, searching for diamonds
Others were riding about on sand
flies or smoothing the feathers of the
wild fowls as they waded in the
water. Still others, were helping the
squirrels carry home their load of
nuts. And when Little Jack Rabbit
peeped into a dark nook, half under
a messy stone, he saw a funny fairy
painting red spots on the back of a
trout Up in a pine tree on the
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Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL. RAILROAD
Eastern STANDARD Time
~ 4 Al ~


Bangor. t12.50 a. m. s1.10 a. m. t235a. n.
T450 a. m. % 80 a. m, tl23S p. M. t2.52 pm,
1912 p. m. tao p. m.
B.&A.Pts.. liz 50 m. t2.35 am. 1928 o. m.
Bar Harbo-. "A 81. 10a m. Il. IS am. tl23s . m.
Bath. 1918 m. IA m. s955 a. m, 405
o. m. t7.32 3. m, @104S p. m.
Belfast. Gao am. 10 80 a. m, Y 80 p. m.
Boston. 1921 a. m. f6.15 a. m. 1894 a. m
1855 a. m. i2.i5 p m. 1894 p m. taos p. M,
*l04S p. m ..,/ -
Calais. 1885 a. m. 1928 p. m. Is'''SF 4
Dover Fozcroft. CA. so a. m, so p. m. -.
Gardiner. 1921 a. m. t6l5 a. m. te.34 a. m,
s95J a. z 4G p m. 1874 p. m, taos p n.
Isl IL p. m, t7.J2 p. m. *l04S p. IN.
Hallowell t6.l5 a. m. 70 "a a. m. 1886 a. m.
t2.46 p. m, 1894 p. m t405 p. m. t5.15 p. m.
t7.32 p. m. *l0.48 p. m.
Harmony. C450 a m, t2.52 p. m.
Lewiston, rs - a. m, 1894 a. m, 1886 a. m,
"A O5 p. m. so 4S p. m. -
New York. ia p. m. TAOS p. m. -
Portland. '3.Zl a. m, tG.l5 a. m, 1874 a. m.
1855 a. m. t2.45 p. m. 1894 p. m, t405 p. m,
1872 p. m, %l04S p. m.
Rockland, t615 a. m, 1884 a. m, taos p m.
Skowhegan. C4j0 a. m. 1870 m, t2.52 pm
So Gardiner 16 Is a. M 70. "a am, s9.55 a. m
t2.46 p. m. 1884 p. m, BIS p. m. t7.32 p. m
Fl0.4S p. m.
St John f1250 a. m.
Watervie. tl2.J0 a. n, s1.l0 a. m, 1913:
anna Scam. 70. 80 am. tl2.33 p m, t2.52 p. m.
s3.l2p. M. t7.40p. m.
*Daily. Daily. except Sunday. sSunday only
z Daily. except Monday.
A Discontinued after October 81.
c Except Sunday and Monday.
&C. DOUGLASS. NJ. L. HARRIS,
N-"o-ca Y. .. ?. G"n'l Mr.. Geal Pass. Agent
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Kingdom produces; 2. 5 times what
the German farmer produces; 80
times what the French farmer pro-
duces; 65 times what the Italian
farmer produces. Is it an accident?
Farmers of the United States send
their children to school less regularly
and fewer days per year and fewer
years than commercial, clerical,
banking and professional classes.
Agricultural workers constitute %
per cent of the total of occupational
workers and get ia per cent of the
national income. Commercial, cler-
ical, banking, professional and mis-
cellaneouS classes constitute 80 per
cent of the total of occupational
workers and get 40 per cent of the
national income. Is it an accident?
California enrolls a higher per-
centage of the population in high
school than any other State. The
State university at Berkeley enrolls
twice as many farm bred students as
any other State university.
Out of the so agricultural counties
in the United States realizing the
highest net income California has 13
and out of the 10 highest counties
California has 4: Is it an accident?
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The Valley Of 10000 Smokes

The Valley of Ten Tbousad
Smokes originated in the terrid
eruption of katnai in June. l9ll
which was ore Of tho rreateI
volcanic Catacylsms of historic timJ
If the volcano had been situatj
i'll a populous district. the very b
glnnlng OF the disturbance wouI
have been heralded with famid
headllnes. Since 1t occurred in a II
mote and almost uninhabited porti
OF the ALASKA Peninsula, it attract
little attention in the outsiI
world. -
The sight that flashed upon us
we surmounted the hillock was q
OF the most amazing visions cyl
beheld by mortal man. The Wild
valley, as far as the eye could read
was full of hundreds, no, THOUSAND
literally, tens of thousands I
smokes curling up from it's fissa
floor. \ dozen miles away the ys.
ey turned behind blue mountain
the distance. Plainly the smokes 4
tended that far. How much furthj
we could not tell. Even from II
hGsty examination we were able |
make on the day of discovery 4
could see that the vents must
counted by the tens of THOUSAND
From this first impression came q
name The Valley of Ten Thousa4
Smokes"
The first glance was enough to Il
sure us that we had stumbled id
another Yellowstone Park. unsel
and unsupported by white man l
native until this hour. Yet when
had opportunity to explore the valN
we found it different from the I'd
lowstone. There are no geysers, al
until recently there were no M
springs. The reason for this lies |
in the different temperatures of II
two regions. Boiling point is II
highest temperature found in Il
Yellowstone; in the Valley of n
Thousand Smokes it is the lowed
Consequently the activity of the Ya
lowstone takes the form of III
springs of one sort or another, viii
in the valley the emanations come 4
as steam. which in the big fund
roles is always greatly sperheate, |.
Current History Magazine. a
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s Lurrr JACK RABn1r
w 81 DAVID CORY
DAVID CORY

breezy hilltop woodland ell was
singing to black crow who was
afraid to go into the corn fields be-
cause of the old clothes man.
"Old Mr.. Crow if you weren't afraid
OF the Old Clothes Man which the
farmer has made,
You'd look behind the band of his
stovepipe hat
If you weren't afraid, Mr.. Crow, such
an old 'fraid- cat"
II wonder what is behind the band
of the ScarecroW's hat" thought the
curious bunny boy, but he didn't say
a word to the fairy about it. No in
deed. He made up his mind to find
out for himself, and turning to the
fairy workman, he said:
Il have passed a very pleasant day
with you Mr.. Fairy have seen
and learned much and now that the
sun is sinking behind the western
hill, may l trouble you to show me
the way to the nearest town."
Willingly" replied the fairy, "but
first take a bite from this little blue
apple 1t will change you into your
natural form. And presto! change.
the next minute Little Jack Rabbit
was his natural size"
AS if by magic. the forest glowed
with countless eyes of birds and
beasts and the air was filled with
their voices. The birds sang, the
owls hooted, the wolves barked and
the deer threw back their great
horns and sazed at him with fearful
eyes, begging him to stay with them
in Fairy Land.
oh, linger here within our wood
Where all is sweet and kind and
good.
We have no famous fairy rabbit
With feathered cap and khaki habit.
Please drink again the berry juice
And sing us songs of Mother Goose,
And all the nursery rhymes, you
know
Which Lady Love sang long ago.
Bat Little Jack Rabbit shook his
head knowing he would never be
content as Fairy Rabbit. but must
travel on through the big wide world
for more adventures.
Copyright 1923. David Cory.