davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1923-07-20
|One Pair of Birds
An Acre onFarms
OfU.S. Estimated

a little more than one pair of
birds to the acre of farm land is
the average shown by bird CEN
suses over period of seven years
Tor the country east of the great
plains and north of Maryland. the
Department of Agriculture reports.
The robin is the most abundant
species, the English sparrow Sec
.ond. In thedmmediate vicinity of
buildings. including lawns and or
chards, about 13O pairs of birds
are found to nest on 100 acres; for
the entire farm the average is
about 112 pairs to 100 acres.
In southern and western states
many more bird counts are neces-
sary before conclusions are drawn
for those sections.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
H|NTSAT NATIONAL
FIGHT ON RENT ACT
Local Realtors May Soon Call
for Legislative Pressure,
Shreve Says.

Although there was not a realtor
from Washington to speak for the
Capital city. tell of its Legislative
difficulties or of its beauties in the
fve-minute contest before the recent
national convention in Cleveland, it
was pointed out last night at IA meet
ing of the Washington Real Estate
Board in Wardman Park Hotel that
realtors the country over are begin
ming to watch the Capital city. par
ticularly the national legislature.
Lee d. Latimer said that he was
ashamed and dispirited when not one
realtor from the Capital city was en-
tered in the five-minute contest.
Way to Success.
Raymond T. Craigin of Cleveland,
vice president of the National Asso-
citation of Ro'al Estate Boards, spoke
of the impression left with Cleve-
landerS by the real estate men AT
their recent convention. He said the
board that succeeds is the board that
takes an interest in every public
question. street railways, telephones,
police, tiremen, etc.
Realtors are more and more begin
ming TO take greater interest in
that the national Legislature has to
he watched, particularly in it's legis-
1ation for the District, as once legis-
latfon is enacted here some one in the
other cities tries to get it through
there, whether it is good or not.
Attacks ON Rent Law.
Il have in mind particularly this
ridiculous rent law you have here"
he declared. They tried to put it over
out there, but failed, and don't think
they will try it again, as they have
about come to the conclusion that the
housing shortage has ended. How
ever, | want 10 tell you that if you
need help in getting behind the legis-
latorS who come from the territory of
other boards, just let us know" he
concluded.
Charles s. Shreve, president of the
local board, said that he thought
there would be occasion very soon to
call on the realtors to get behind
their congressman in favor of the
District realtors.
Most of the meeting was given over
to short reports from those who at
tended the recent national convention
Among those who spoke We're Will
liam II. Ball of Philadelphia, secre-
tary of the national association; F. g
Goodnow of AleXandria~ Va; w. w
Taylor, J. Walter O'Boyle, Frank A
ONeil, David Barry, John l.. Weaver
and Joseph l.. Herbert.
A buffet supper was served.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
EASTERN RAIL WORKERS \
TO TAKE WAGE STAND
BY the Associated Press.

By the AHsUCIHt ttU I'TtHs.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, July 20
John j. Hart, secretary of the East
eyn Association of Brotherhoods of
Railway Trainmen and Conductors,
has announced that a general confer
ence of brotherhood chairmen in the
eastern and southern jurisdictions,
representing every railroad system
east of the Mississippi. will be held
on August 10 at 1.-THE Hotel Winton.
Cleveland, Ohio, to decide whether
the eastern brotherhoods shall con-
cur in the recent vote of the western
association in favor of wage in
crease of approximately 20 cents a
day on every railroad system in the
United States.
Mr. Hart said that the brotherhood
will not resort to a strike, but in
event of a refusal of their demand
will rest their case in an appeal to
the Labor Board.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
NEW SAYS REPUBLICANS
WILL STAND ON HARDING

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 20
Harry S. New, Postmaster General, In
addressing meeting which well
coined Clyde G. Walb of LAGRANGE as
the new republican state chairman
said President Harding would be the
party's standard-bearer in the presi-
Dental election next year, and that
the party platform will be based on
the record of the President.
81 never saw a more auSplclous
opening of a campaign In Indiana
than this one" the Postmaster Cen
eral said, adding that long before
time for the election you are going to
find that Elephant preferred is sell
ing a lot better than 'Jackass com
mon.
More than 500 men and women at
tended the meeting.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
PREPARE FOR BIG GAME.
One Hundred to Be on Committe,
for Army-Mari Event.

With a view to making early ar
rangementS for the reception here of
the teams to represent the Army and
Marine Corps at the service foot ball
classic President Isaac Cans of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
sannounced today that he would ap-
point a committee of one hundred to
look after the details.
There will be number of standing
committees taken from this large
committee, to handle such details as
entertainment. grounds, music, pa
rades, theaters. publicity, etc, Mr..
Cans said, and the chairmen of these
various committees will form the
executive committee.
Evening star., 1923-07-20

7, tho future the White House. the
executive office and the police equau
house will be furnished with neat
supplied from the central heating
nlant in the State. War and Navy
building.
This change. which is now peine
made in the absence of the Presioeht
,rd Mrs. Harding, will have been COM
n1etea hv September /. and will mean
a saving of more than SS'ooo annual
lv in the operating cost of the White
House buildings.
pines are being laid TO convey not
scam from the central heating plant
70 the White House buildings. 1t Will
Not he necessary to make any change
Evening star., 1923-07-20
HUGE FRAUD LAID
TO RISK CONCERNS
Congress Member Plans Law
to Protect Holders of
Lapsed Policies.

Hundreds of millions of dollars have
been confiscated by insurance COM
panies within the last twenty-one
years, which rightfully belonged to
the estates of lapsed policy holders.
according to Representative Thomas,
democrat. of Oklahoma. who an
nounces that he will introduce a bill
in the next Congress to guarantee to
the public full benefits under all in
surance policy contracts"
The money held by the companies,
Mr.. Thomas said, consists of funds
which "rightfully belong to the. es-
tate of unfortunate persons who per-
mitted their policies to lapse after
nual premium payments to give their
policies a paid-up or extended insur
ance value"
POIicyholders UNIFORMED.
Failure of the companies to fully
advise policyholders of the value of
their policies. Mr.. Thomas said, is re-
sponsible for the condition. Many
who have PERMITTED their policies to
lapse, he said. do not know such
policies have a value If they have
Eeen in force for more than three
years. "and the insurance companies
taking advantage of this Ignorance.
fail to-notify them of such value"
Mr.. Thomas said he had made an
investigation of the subject which
showed that during the past twenty
one years hundreds of thousand OF
policyholders have permitted insur-
ance aggregating ten billion dollars
TO lapse and through failure to make
claims for the surrender value OF
their insurance have permitted the
companies. C in effect, to cOnfiScate hun
dreds of millions of dollars"
Evening star., 1923-07-20
MAN. II. WANDERS THREE NIGHTS
IN DISTRICT STREETS AND woods

picked about three quarts of black
berries before he became lost in the
woods. After spending Monday night
in the woods he found out where he
was and took a street car. which car
ried him near the John Dickson Home,
He got off and wandered around there.
again lost.
When asked by the family why he
did not ask his way he said that he
did, but that no one seemed to un-
derstand him. The family believe
that he forgot he was living on Riggs
place, where they have resided for
two years, and imagined his home
was on Kenyon street, where he for
merly lived.
For the past three years Mr.. Butler
has only ventured out by himself to
go to the barber shop. He always
has been fond of fishing and berry
picking and said on Monday that he
felt able again to return to his old
haunts for a while.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
BUYS AMERICAN COAL.
Germany Contracts for 75O,OO(
Tons This Year.

BERLIN, July 20-Germany has con-
tracted for approximately 100000 tons
of American coal so far this season, it
is learned in trade circles.
The demand for this fuel throughout
Europe has grown so since the miners
strike was settled in the United States
that it -surpasses all previous years,
with the exception of 1920, when a to-
tai of 100000 tons crossed the At
lantic
Evening star., 1923-07-20
CHILD FOUND MURDERED.
Ontario Girls Body Discovered in
Shrubbery

COBALT, Ontario, July 20.-The
body of six-year- Monica Foster was
found hidden in shrubbery near her
parents home, at Cochrane, Wednes-
day.
Provincial police and townspeople
have secured the vicinity for the crimi-
nal. The child was last seen alive
Tuesday evening.
A wound on the temple indicated she
had been struck down by a stone.
There were deep bruises on her neck
and throat, which had been cut, and
the body was otherwise mutilated.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
PRISONER DENIES
NAME IS COPELAND
Man Held as Slayer of Three
Here Maintains He Is
Lew Golden.

Dasnite positive declarations OF nu-
merous persons. acquaintances o.
wears ago, guards at the District jail
and several members of the pollce
force. the colored man arrested IN
,xron Ohio, as Herbert Copeland,
SLAYER Of Lieut.. David I. Dunigan'
poIiCeman John Conrad and Consta-
HE L. H. McParlan. continues TO
maintain that he is not the Slayer,
He reDeats that he is Love Goiueh
and not Herbert Copeland.
Two additional identifications OF the
rrieoner were made in the District
Jail yesterday afternoon. A. L. Bes-
sic. 2121 O street. who served as
line in Galveston. Tex, at the time
Herbert Copeland was employed
there. identified photographs of the
alleged slayer taken in that city ana
here as likenesseS of Copeland ana
picked him from a batch of ten prls-
oners in Jail.
Identifies Prisoner.
T. E. Bowles. 201S Columbia terrace.
who was employed at Indian Head.
Nd during the time Copeland was
working there, is the. other person
who positively identified the prisoner
at the District Jail.
Mrs. Alice Washington, colored re-
ligious worker, who spends much
time with prisoners in the Jail and
who was said by detectives to have
identified Copeland when he reached
Union station, today said she was
positive the prisoner in Jail is not
Coneland. Mrs. Washington said she
did address the prisoner as Copeland
when she saw him in Union station
and tell him she would be down to
see him. but since mas changed her
mind about his identity.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
$4,000 VOICES SING
MELODIES OF OLD
Greatest Community Music
Affair on Record Held
Last Night.

Massed voices of 5000 who iammed
Central High School stadium last
night and let loose a harmonious bar
rage of old shioned songs resulted
in the greatest sing ever staged un-
der the auspices of fhe Community
Music Association.
The musical multitude went home
singing. 1t hummed as the Army
Band played a selection, and added
staccato to the music by sending sill
Yer coins clinking into the collection
tins of the ushers.
5000 Turned Away.
The vanguard of singers reached
the stadium shortly before Z o'clock.
An hour later the 1000 seats We're
filled, and the crowd oYerflowed into
the streets. At least. 5000 We're turn
ed away. Commissioners Oyster and
Bell Were among the many who failed
to arrive in time for a choice seat.
and joined in the chorus from seats
In an aisle.
Traffic congestion within a half
dozen blocks of the school was un-
precedented. 1t was nearly an hour
and Il half after the close of the sing
that the last automobile chugged
away.
Army Band Plays.
Several selections by the Army
Band. under the direction of William
}. Stannard, opened the program.
Then Robert Lawrence Of the Com
munity Music Association led 10000
i'll singing America"
Song after song followed At the
initial rest a spotlight was turned on
a group of girls in vivid Russian cos
tunes tripping across the grass. They
stamped their little boots into line.
and, led by Miss Estelle Murray,
danced Brahms Hungarian Dance,
No s."
Then the bagpipes of the Washing
ton Scotch Pipe Band appeared from
under the stands and walled out Mrs.
Smiths Welcome to Scotland" Miss
Christine Campbell danced the high
land fling, accompanied on the bag
pipes by her father, Norman G.. Camp
bell Again the Murray dancers
danced. and Miss Murray, alone, gave
the Song of Love" from Blossom
Time"
The Capital Male Quartet did its bit
and the crowd spent its last bit of
vocal strength on The Star Spangled
Banner and left for home.
The Murray dancers were Misses
Marian O'Connor. Mildred lnge, Ida
Belt, Regina Briggs. Elisabeth Barks-
dale, Rita Dobrin. Marie Dobrin, Ste
phanie MaSarick. Katherine Consa-
dine, Mary Kane, Martha Ennis, Kitty
Mcleod and Frances Kahn.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
MEAT DEALER FINED $50.

John Viahahakis, dealer at stand
No. IA in the Riggs market, charged
with violating the pure food and
drug act, was arranged in the United
States branch of Police Court today
and pleaded guilty. He paid a fine of
$50 The defendant was charged
specifically with keeping and offer
ing for sale meats unfit for food.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
EDITOR BURIED UNDER ELMs

OBERLIN, Ohio, July 2O.-Funeral
services for John NJ Siddall, editor of
the American Magazine, who died
Monday, were conducted here today
by Henry Churchill King, president
of Oberlin College, and Dean Edward
] Bosworth. Burial took place be-
meath the ancient elms, less than
New York newspaper and magazine
writer's came here In a special car
Tor the services.
Evening star., 1923-07-20

"The Ring" the great symphony
drama. occupied Wagner for more than
a quarter of q century.
Evening star., 1923-07-20
BOMB WOUNDS TWO.

VIGO, Spain, July 2O.-Two men
were seriously injured by the explo-
sion of a bomb today in the office of
a labor bureau. The authorities be-
lieve it was an accident caused by
careless handling of explosives being
assembled in the bureau. Several men
are being held by the police.
Evening star., 1923-07-20

The King of Norway is one of the
best oarsmen in his realm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-11-16
Just Don't Use Brains.

Perhaps Keith, the British anthr0-
pologist, is right. He asserted the 9th
err day that people use only n small
fraction Of their brain capacity. If you
Witnessed the feats Of memory and OBJ
servation performed by the bank clerks
who pass on your checks to decide n
the signature Is really yours, you
would agree that the human mind has
marvellous capabilities that are not
brought into action ordinarily.
Signature clerks In banks are not
mental giants or marvels. Their
brains are no better developed than
yours. But through practice and train
Ing, they acquire the power to do
things that seem impossible, things
you would say you could never do.
Yet you might be able TO duplicate
their feats If you only trained your
observation and concentrated your at
tention as they have done
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-11-16

and dashed headlong down the dozen
yards or so of park path to the street,
across the sidewalk and into the road
way Bobby, on his feet again quicker
than he went down, was close behind.
People stood stock still and watched,
open mouthed. Lou, aghast, was con-
scious only Of sick fear.
Front street Is traffic plague spot
at times. A three-ton truck, momen-
tarily stalled, had halted three trolley
cars and a flock of motor vehicles Of
all kinds. AS the fleeing stranger es-
sayed to dart through the jam a shah
by runabout, squirming ahead without
hope of ultimate thoroughfare, blocked
his path completely. The man found
himself two PAGES from the curb, In a
cul-dersac with the flying form of
Bobby almost at his heela
Lou saw the stranger turn, saw
even from that distance that his face
was like the face of snarling dog
saw his hand whip behind him, saw
the flash Of steel, saw great daub of
red spring from nowhere and take the
place of Bobby's face. Lou felt that
she would never get her breath again
--as though she were dying.
There was rush Of people, and Lou
found herself In It, There was the
shrilllng Of whistle, blur of blue
uniforms, a tossing and f1inging about
Of arms and legs in little vortex. Dim
ly Lou caught fleeting glimpse of
Bobby. white as ghost where he
wasn't crimson, with a policeman
holding MN up and writing form
that two other policeman gripped and
menaced as they rushed 1t through the
jam to the patrol box on the corner.
"Bobbie" cried Lou. But the cry
was no more than a whisper and was
drowned by the clang Of the ambulance
they took him away in.
At the hospital that evening they let
Lou see Bobby, fer he had made a
special request that If by any chance a
girl named Louise Landers called she
should be admitted and the doctor had
said the long, deep wound at the edge
of the hair wasn't very serious
II had just read In that Chicago
paper" explained Bobby, that there
was a $500 reward for this Bolvlck
that kidnapped the Chalmers kiddie,
and his picture was In the paper. Then
happened to look up-and there was
his nibs, sitting right there; and him
supposed to be in Mexico. Say, Lou,
was up in the air. couldn't see a
policeman and he was leaving. SO !
just had to nall him. If I'd stopped to
think, maybe ! wouldn't have done It
1t might have seemed silly. But you
don't know how much l wanted that
money, Lou-for the rest Of the
course-and-well, for you. so Went
after him; and somehow I managed to
hang onto him till the cops came.
never knew was cut until l began to
wobble after they had him. All | kept
thinking about was twenty-five hun
dred dollars-and you. Because you
aren't the kind of girl to waste your
self on five-and-ten window dresser,
Lou"
Then all LOUIS wisdom went a-gllm.
mering. ooh, Bobby" she trembled
ut will be wonderful, Of course; and
we've lots Of time. But II wouldn't
care-now-if you were always going
to be window trlmmer-or a window
washer; so therep
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-11-16
PEAK IS EXTINCT VOLCANO
Highest Point in Southeastern Asia
Covers a Crater That 10 by No
Means Extinct.

Mount Demavend, the highest nelk
In southwestern Asia, is an extinct
volcano 30 miles northeast of Teheran.
1t has an altitude OF 1880 feet, and
is the lOftiest peak of the Elburz
mountain range, which extends 800
miles along the southern shores Of the
Caspian sea and into Khorasan.
Mount Demavend towers high above
the surrounding mountains, which
average about 1900 feet In height,
and may be likened to guidepost in
the series of ridges which separate
the seml-tropical region In the Gas.
plan basin, 81 feet below sea level,
and the arid plateau 1000 feet In altl-
tude. From Its summit the ships OF
the sea are viewed on one side and
the Persian desert on the other. AL
though there is no record OF an erup-
tion In historic times, its summit ls
conical and the crater still is intact.
Numerous hot springs at Its base are
active, and the internal heat Is sufii-
Client to melt the snow about the sum
nit and uncover large deposits OF
sulphur. This substance Is brought
down to the plains In bags as an
article Of commerce.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-11-16
PAPER FLOCK ALARMED HIM
Professors Chickens Increased SO
Rapidly He Feared They Would
DepopuIate the Country.

Anyone who Is attempting to sup
plement his income by keeping poultry
win be interested In the latest Ameri'
can story on the subject. A professor
OF mathematics, contemplating hobby
of this kind, calculated that he had
just money enough to buy a hen and
a setting Of eggs. After dinner one
evening he sat down to estimate re-
suits. II ten chicks were hatched and
half of them were pillets he would
have six hens the next year. On the
same basis he would have SO the third
year and 210 the fourth. From there
on he developed fast. BY eight o'clock
he had bought $1,000 acres more land
for his coops and runs. BY nine o'clock
he was occupying all the tillable area
of his own state. Two hours later the
original hen had populated the country
and was expanding into Canada and
Mexico. Just before It was time for
the professor to turn In for the night
It had become necessary to run hen
roosts out over the rivers and lakes. AT
this point he went out and killed the
hen. He hadn't the heart, he said, to
start thing like that and crowd the
human race out Of North America
Manchester Guardian.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-11-16
Gentle Hearts.

Great mlnds-male and female
have gentle hearts. Izaak Walton
handled frog as IL he loved
him. Cowper would not unnecessar-
fly hurt a worm. Lincoln upset his
White House cabinet to rescue a moth
er pig from a mire. Webster neglect
ed the Supreme court to replace a
baby robin that had fallen from Its
nest. Walton, the father Of fish
ers and fishing, angled for the habits
Of fishes more than for their hides
The capture Of a fish was insIgnIfl-
cantly incidental to the main notion
Of his hours abroad-hls divine love
Of the waters, the fields, the meadows,
the skies, the trees and Gods beauti-
full things that inh0blt these. IT'S the
soul we seek to replenlsh, not the
creel.-From "The Persistent Angler
and Brook Trout"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-11-16
LAMB OR NOTHING FOR HIM
Offended sultor Certainly Not There
for Lengthy Interview With the
"Family Mutton"

Usually 1t Is the father Of the girl
whom the trembling young man has to
see when he wishes to propose, but
sometimes 1t Is the mother.
One such unfortunate called upon
his prospective mother-ln-law, and was
met with absolute frigidity.
When his mission was announced,
the mother had a fit
mo, sirl" she exclaimed. II have
not encouraged your visits. On the
contrary, I have opposed them. 1 feel
you have taken mean advantage Of
our hospltallty-that you intend to
steal our one eve lamb"
Then the young man became angry,
for he had received every possible en-
enlargement.
Madam" he said to the astonished
woman, who expected and hoped he
would 90 down on his knees to beg for
the honor Of an alliance with the fam
lily, "if cannot have the family lamb,
you will excuse me from continuing
this interview with the family NUT
ton."-LOndon nt-Bits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-11-16
FIGHT FIRE WITH DYNAMITE
contlsoration That Threatened to Do
Enormous Damage Quickly Sub
dued by Powerful Explosive.

Many great fires that threatened to
destroy both life and property on a
wholesale scale have been subdued
not by water but by explosives.
When London's great blaze was
raging three centuries ago King
Charles himself superintendent opera
lions, He saw that the only way Of
stopping the fire was to make gaps
which the flames could not cross. At
his orders buildings in its path were
blown up, and the flames, having moth
Ing to burn, died out.
Even more violent methods We're
used recently to extingulsh an oil
gusher which had burst into flames,
A new well was being sunk In the mid
die of great ollheld. As the drill
broke through the final layer column
OF gas and oil shot $50 feet into the
air.
Attempts were made to get 1t under
control, and whilst they were In prog
ress crowbar striking against stone
made spark which ignlted the rush
ing, roaring column of gas. Next In
slant the whole oilneld was lit up by
a blaze that could be seen for many
miles. Every well In the nelghborhood
was In danger.
After an examination, an expert de
termined to blow out the hQhies Just
as one blows out match. But In this
case the draught was to be provided
by the explosion of hundredweight
of dynamite.
The operation was successful. The
force of the explosion broke the col
umn of flames and quehched a fire
that threatened to do millions Of dol
lars worth Of damage.