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Evening star., 1923-11-05
DROPS TO HIS DEATH.
Fruit Importer Falls or Leaps From
TWelYe.StorY Height. -

NEW YORK, November 5.-While
his family was celebrating. the birth
day anniversary Of his twin children,
Frederick E. Heidelberg, fruit i'm
porter, fell or leaped twelve stories
to his death from his Riverside drive
apartment last night. Friends of the
family could ascribe/ no motive for
suicide, saying he was in excellent
health and had given no intimation of
business troubles.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
BRITISH SHIP STRANDED.

LONDON. November 5.-The British
steamer Domino is stranded of
Christiania, according to advices re-
ceived here today. The vessels crew
of eighteen men has been saved, but
it is feared the ship will be. lost as
bad weather prevails.
Evening star., 1923-11-05
SCOUT CRUISER IN SERVICE.

PHILADELPHIA, November s.
The new scout cruiser Concord has
been formally commissioned at the
navy yard here. Capt. o. G. Martin
will command her. Naval officers In
full dress uniforms attended the
ceremOnS:
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-05

OPcCIdI n 10c GOODYEAR
sncnl Dnuh.. n. Runners GLOVE
brings you aae grade Rub AASbUUS1 ~ 1O nal Bs6s
pr eDparmen

All pure white gum Ruhhers.
in all sizes. No more than two
pairs TO any one customer.
Shoe Department.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
French Dancing" Fea-
turing U. S. Jazz Bands,
Are Resorts for Persons
of Many Nationalities
Seeking Pleasure.

Paris, Mar. S.-Turning away from
his hotel with a few hours of idle
time at his disposal, the visitor in
Paris who seeks the show windows
of the life OF the capitol, will. with
in a few blocks. find what he is look
ing for in one Of the many establish
ments which the French call "danc-
ings." The most popular places num-
Der at least a dozen. They are small
tea and supper rooms. \ pompous
and uniformed man is on duty at the
street door. but the place itself is
like as not tucked away on an upper
floor away from the noise of the
street,
The world passes through these
places. but America furnishes the
nucleus of the stock companies and
the audience that stage constantly
shifting show. Half the people present
have come 10 dance. the others TO
watch and TO talk. and 10 make new
friends.
Fashion does not parade the streets
in Paris. New gowns are not seen
on the Rue de Ia PaiX as they may
be on the Main Streets" of Amer
lea. Many of them appear on models
at the races. OF the stage. and TO n
less extent in theatre audiences but
the tourist sees more of the dress
makers and the milliner's work at
the tea tables or in night cafes than
all the other peacock alleys" to
which the visitor has access.
Feature American jar.
American jazz bands, or masters
of syncopatiOn" still predominant at
the "dancingS," but they are being
Frenchified. American music ranks
rs the best for dancing. but Ameri-
cans abreast of the times at home
sometimes notice music they first
heard several years ago on the other
side.
When interest begins TO lag on the
waXed floors entertainers. chiefly
American, are brought on to stimu-
late trade, and they and the English
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
Copyright. 1928

when he was gone. every time l go
TO give Tommy a lesson on manners.
say the very opposite of what j
mean. The words get all mixed up
in my mouth. If MixUp Land doesn't
turn back into Apple-Pie Land soon
the children will all be Indians. Tom
my used TO be the incest. politest
little boy in the world. How does
it happen that you are both so good?"
I'VE aren't Mix-Uppers, said
Nancy. We've come 10 put things
to rights"
"Oh. thank YOU" said Tommy's
mother. Here he comes now. What
in the world has he got?"
Tommy had a handful Of flowers
that he had pulled from somebody S
flower-bed and an apple he had taken
from somebody's apple tree. and his
shoes were tracking mud everywhere.
But the harder Tommys mother
tried to scold him, the less the words
would come.
That's n good boy" she had to say.
And all the time she knew he needed
spanking.
(To Be Continued.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08

Mr. Notetet-You're an undeslrabl cit
izcn. You didn't vote the last cleo
ton day.
Citizen-Yes. I did; in fact, I voted
three times.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

Manners in Mix-Up Land had be-
come mixed up as well as people.
Or lost, should say, for nobody had
any.
The Twins passed a garden where
a little boy was eating porridge out of
bowl. And he was making clatter
enough and racket enough with his
supping to drown a freight train of
coal cars. At least almost if not
quite.
That's fine. Tommy" his mother
was saying. II never heard finer
noise. Next time, perhaps. you can
make even more. Now scrape your
bowl loudly and don't fold your nap
kin and be sure to upset your chair
when you get up and slam the gate
when you get out. And be sure 20
slap all the little boys and laugh at
the little girls. and pull the little
dogs tails. And whistle so loudly
that you bother the neighbors."
"All right. mother" said Tommy,
rushing out and almost knocking the
Twins over.
"Oh. OH said Tommy's mother,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
MONK SEES FINISH
Mexican Religious Statements Causes
Anxiety Among Indians.

Mexico City, Mar. S.-Considerable
anxiety is shown by the Indian popu-
lation of the village of Mixcoac. near
Mexico City. following the recent
declarations of Father Genaro Rivera.
n Carmelite monk residing there. that
the end Of the world will come on De
cember 10, 1854.
The monk bases his prediction on
highly complex astronomical obServa-
tons he has been conducting for
years. and he asserts that the mil
lenium is certainty on the date men,
toned. lnasmuch as he is highly
respected man of the village. his as
sertions have caused great excitement
among the credulous Indians. Local
newspapers have given much promi-
nence to the predictions.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
100000
I'M GOES|NTO
(ECE|VERSH|P
|ns in Stock Invested
by $4,000 st..
Persons.
--r-@---s--
HOTER QUITS JOB
h Shattered and Home
Bold After Three
Years. -
AOTER QUITS JOB

10, y. ". March S.-Receivers
bpointed in federal court here
Dr. the l.. r. Steel enterprises,
b the public has invested about
1000. J.. X Steel, the promo
kbrt time ago, severed his con.
with the companies, of which
ere nearly a score on January
since then, direction of the
Enterprises has been in the
f a board of control.
receivers were appointed on q
equity brought to conserve
It's of the various corporations
Ititioner is the National Toy
nsel Manufacturing Company
itowre, Wis.
parent Steel company was or
in 1919 by Leonard X. Steel
r several years. had been iden.
with chain store companies.
beeSme Known as L. Il. Steel
| d, as the business grew, sub
were formed to sell stock
binister the real estate con.
by the various enterprises, anG
ny other purposes.
Elaborate Selling Offices.
among the subsidiaries was
r. steel Service Corporation
handled the sale of stock in al
I'll concerns in which the pub
invited TO invest. Elaborate
were opened in the larger
Z the United States and Cana
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08

ada. and large selling force was
engaged to dispose of stock. Fifty
thousand persons it is stated, put
more than $20,000,000 into the COM
mon and preferred stock.
Frequent conventions of the stock
statesmen were held at which Steel was
lauded as "a wizard in chain store
management, and the force was en-
Unused to greater effort in the dis
posal of stock in Steel enterprises.
The first sign of distress came on
January %, when it was announced
that Leonard X. Steel had surrendered
the presidency of the l.. X. Steel,
Inc, the " r. Steel Service Corpora
ton and the l.. X. Steel Realty De-
velopment company. and had placed
his stockholdings in these and other
subsidiaries in the hands of an exec
utive board.
Home Sold; Health Shattered.
Steel. it was intimated. left his en-
terprises without a dollar except what
was represented in his Steel security
holdings. His city home previously
had been sold and a beautiful country
residence where he now lives was in
his wife's name. Mr.. Steel's health
was shattered by his three years de-
vo.:on TO the business. it was stated.
NJ. VI. wilkins. general counsel
for the Steel corporations. was made
chairman of the executive board.
Stock selling. il was announced. would
be discontinued. but it was not until
the middle of February that the stock
selling agency ceased to function.
This was followed by an announce
mcnt that the state attorney general
had been investigating tho financial
status of the Steel companis and that
the Steel executive board had entered
into n stipulation not. to sell moro
stock.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
MT 'Cuss'
|ur Corrls
''Gets-It''
Them

3 Greatest Corn Harvester
L. everywhere needs to know what
| folks have already learned about
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
DROWN In SEAPLANE
Naval Aviator and Mechanic Strap.
ped In Seat Of Machine.

Philadelphia. March S.-Licutenant
Robert NJ. Farrar, naval aviator,
and stephen +. Sullivan. his me.
chanic. were drowned yesterday when
their seaplane fell into the Delaware
River, off Gibbstown. \. j., seven
miles south OF the Philadelphia Navy
Yard. from where they had started
for Washington ten minutes before.
Another seaplane was dispatched To
the scene from the navy yard and
with the assistance of n number of
small boats. the partly submerged
machine was lowed to the shore.
The aviators were found strapped
in their seats.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
DISCUSS OIL MERGER
Standard Plans To Absorb n Strong
Independent.

New York. March S.-Reports that
the Standard Oil company OF Indiana
was negotiating for the absorption of
Cosden and Company. one of the
largest Of the independent oil firms.
were confirmed in financial circles
yesterday. W. r. Stewart. chairman
of the Standard Oil company Of In
diana. who conferred with J. S. Cos
den. president of the other concern.
said no definite conclusion has been
reached and discussions were still in
progress.
If this deal is consummated it will
be the first large oil merger of the
year. The Standard Oil company of
Indiana is the dominating factor in
the refining and distributing industry
in the Middle West and in its terri
toy are operated about one-third of
the automobiles of the country. The
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
D K A WFUNNIE S


Dra in missing lines and colo The picture
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
America Furnishes Nucleus
of the Parisians Gay Life

nearly monOpolize that part of the
show. Professional dancers also arc
often American. although the "profes
siOnal" who dances with the women
whose escorts come only to look. and
who appear on the walters check for
ten francs n dance are more often
French or Of some uncertain nation
atty.
Models. actresses. and fashion
leaders show their beautiful clothes
ut these places. and many good
customer goes 10 an expensive dress
maker. whose gown attracted atten-
ton there and whose wearer. on the
dressmaker's payroll. found someone
TO introduce her to the wealthy pros
pect.
There is strange contrast of peo-
pie in these elaborate dance rooms
where a cup of tea costs a dollar and
cake is extra. English is spoken al
most as much as French. with Rus
sian a fair third. Much of the French
has n foreign accent. for there is a
queer procession of vague nationalities
constantly drifting through the pleas
urc circles Of Paris. There are many
of these well dressed men and women
with hard faces. who talk little of
themselves, and who seem TO have no
occupation. Then there is n consid-
cradle element of the frontier part of
upper society. but the real audience
is composed of the body of tourists
from abroad and the French provinces
who have come TO see how Paris
amuseS itself
Dancing seems to be the last con-
Germ of the "dancingS." Neverthe-
less it goes on constantly on the
small crowded floor. frequently limo
leum-covered. faster in the waltz
than Americans like, and slower in
the other dances.
Dancing in Paris often has been
said TO be dying out. but so far there
has been no reduction in the number
of these places with queer names like
MY Sisters Garden" and The So
Different. Real dancing meantime.
in the big. old-time bathrooms of the
Bal Butler, Moulin de Ia GAZETTE and
other places linked with the history of
the city goes on as always, unspoiled
by the after-war oddities OF the
best places"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08

company markets 20 Per cent of the
national gasoline consumption.
Cosden and Company's output this
year is estimated at ,60,000,000 gal
Ions of gasoline, exclusive of other
refined oils.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
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. Modern Stuff.

Poet-what do you think of this?
His Friend-Why, the meters all
wrong; there's too many feet in this
line.
Poet-Well, can't you see it's meant
to be an lode 10 n Centipede.''
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
We Have IL on En-.

Britisher-The sun never sets on the
English flag. YOU know.
American-Yes. that's 50. and the
moonshine's always on the American
flag.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-16

The picture-gram No. 2 from the
highway bulletin carries a detailed ex-
PLANTATION of how the greater benefit
to every year from state good roads
funds is made possible. 1t shows how
immediate permanent improvements
with bond money will reduce excessive
maintenance costs and so save
amounts to more than Offset the inter
est on the bonds.
Official expense records disclose that
on some heavy-traffic sections of the
trunk highway system the state is
forced to use more than $4,000 year
for dragging and mending and to COM
pletely regravel every three or four
years at $4,000 mile in addition, max
ing an annual $4,000 upkeep cost. Paw
ing costs about $4,000 mile and
means big savings in operating auto
mobiles on these sections-direct re-
turns to automobile taxpayers besides
more convenience and comfort.
Highway officials assert that the pro-
jected saving of over $1,500,000 year
on maintenance is not only in line with
experiences records but is conservative
1t is figured that under the present
plan continued-without bonds to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-16

and longer-purchases Of right-of-way,
grading, thing, bridges and so forth.
Also it is established that more than
40 per cent or nearly half the current
revenues each year go for like perma-
nent improvements. So the perma-
nent work each year was added to the
total for the previous year to show the
value of the road betterments which
will be put to public use-with bonds
and without bonds. On this basis, the
picture above shows the result by
years.
1t will be noted that with bond
money provided the highway program
will be advanced five years over the
progress to be expected under the
present plan, highway users to enjoy
the use in 1925 of $35,O00,000 of good
roads which will not otherwise be
made available to them until 1880.
Further, each year gains under the
bond plan and at the end of 20 years
it will make bigger total than under
the present method. There will be no
"mortgaging of the future" but in
stead a. benefit to each and every
year, according to the official bulle.
tin
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-16

The bulletin diagram No. shows
the value of improvements which will
be at the disposal of Minnesota trunk
highway users during each of the next
twenty years, with bonds and without
bonds, all based on the same revenues
for each year.
1t is assumed that the automobiles
will continue to be taxed at the agreed
SIS average, which is slightly less than
under the old personal property tax
law, and that the number of motor
vehicles in the state will increase so
that in 1927 and each year thereafter
there will be $4,000, 900 going into the
trunk highway furd.
Then the maximum bond and in
terest charges, on both outstanding
county reimbursement and proposed
state issues, were taken from the avail
able funds under a sinking fund tabu-
lation, leaving net amounts remaining
each year for maintenance and for new
construction purposes, the bulletin
states.
Proposed bond funds are to be used
only for purposes which will serve for
not less than 20 years and up to so
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-16

speed needed permanent betterments
the maintenance cost on the system
will run up to $4,150,000 year in 1927
and continue on that level, as pictured
Permanent improvements with bonds
however, will be $2,750,000 or $1,400.
900 less each year.
Annual expenditures for new con.
struction during the years 1880 to 1910
will not be as large under the bond
plan, but this will be more than offset
by the larger volume of earlier i'm.
provements, the use of which the bull
letin showing indicates, will be ex'
tended in full measure to those years.
Commissioner Babcock announces
that the bond plan will stand the
closest investigation and will command
the active support of every good citi
zen who is correctly informed about
it. Any questions about the proposals
will be answered promptly, he added
if addressed to the Minnesota High
way Department, 1246 University ave
nue., st. Paul.
The highway legislation has beer
the subject of informal discussions bu
the bills remain to be introduced, &C
cording to reports from the capitol.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-16

April 80, 1879, on the steps of the
federal building in Wall street, in
New York. A photograph of it is here
reproduced. 1t was also carried in
Washington's funeral procession. 1t
also served at the Inauguration of
President Harding, who is a thirty
second degree Mason. 1t belongs to
st. Johns Lodge, No. 1, +. and A. NJ.
of New York city.
Alexandria, historic little city on the
Potomac, close to Washington, is rev.
erently referred to by its citizens as
the ''home town. of George Washing
ton. From this viewpoint it is a fit
ting site for the new Washington
memorial. 1t is also suitable site
from the Masonic viewpoint.
The movement was started by the
AleXandria-Washin lodge about
twelve years ago. AT the last meet
ing of the George Washington Ma
sonic National Memorial associa-
ton in Washington final plans for
the building were approved The
building and grounds will cost about
S2,50O,000.
The memorial will stand on ridge
in Washington park, on the edge of
Alexandria, and will command a
splendid view of the national capital.
1t will be located so that all who make
pilgrimage from Washington to
Mount Vernon will pass by it.
The dimensions over all will be
160x230 feet, exclusive of steps, ter
races and approaches. The height to
the summit of the covered observation
platform, from which visitors may OBJ
tain a striking panoramic view of the
country where Washington spent the
greater part Of his life, will be 200
feet.
In the center Of the spacious struc-
ture will be an atrium, 70X100 feet,
| to form a memorial hall, which will
| contain 9 lifelike statue of Washing
| ton. This memorial hall, GA feet in
| height, will rise by clerestory above
/ the surrounding portion of the build
ing, and will be environed by num-
| Der of rooms dedicated to the use of
| Masonic interests, wherein every Ma
sonic organization in the United States
may have space.
Rising above the memorial hall and
forming the second story of the tower
will be museum, to which will be
transferred some of the most treas
ured possessions of the Alexandria
Washington Masonic lodge.
f! The New York Washington" Bible
belonging to st. Johns Lodge, No. L
F. and A. NJ, was taken to Washing
ton for President Harding's Inaugural.
ton with much pomp and ceremony
Rarely has the lodge permitted the
Bible TO be taken from its repository
] In the Masonic temple. Frederick A.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-16
GFaTaT TzI5EzTzz5W HzazE @Azll[, 3ksnos

Onderdonk, master of st. Johns lodge.
headed the official delegation, which
numbered about 80, and included
prominent Masons of the city and
state.
When President Harding took his
oath of office the Bible was opened at
the same page as when it was used
at Washington's Inauguration. THAT
is the page" said Mr.. Onderdonk,
containing the last of the forty-ninth
chapter of Genesis and the beginning
Of the fiftieth chapter.
According to our records, Washing
ton kept his hand on this page while
he took the oath, kissed this page, and
then, perhaps, in nervousness, turned
over the page, where the Book of Exc
dus begins. The upper corner OF this
page is creased little as If it had
been turned down as a marker either
during or after the historic ceremony"
Although Washington had been a
Mason for many years, had been
founder and master of lodge, this
Bible was not used in the Inauguration
by intention, but by accident. The
| committee, composed largely of Ma
sons. had forgotten 10 provide Bible.
| The head of this committee was r. X.
Livingston, chancellor of the state and
f, also grand master Of the Masons of
| the state.
The history of the incident has been
written by Adolph Geering Of st.
Johns lodge, as follows:
Everything was ready for the ad
ministration of the oath of Office tt
the President of the new government
when it was found that there had not
been provided a Holy Bible on which
the President-elect could swear allie
| glance to the Constitution. Jacob
! Morton, who was marshal of the pa
rade and at that time Master of st.
Johns ledge, was standing close by
and seeing the dilemma they were in.
remarked that he could get the altar
Bible of st. Johns lodge, which met
at the old Coffee House. corner OF
Water and Wall streets. Chancellor
Livingston begged him to do so. The
Bible was brought and the ceremony
proceeded.
when the stately Washington had
finished repeating the oath, with his
right hand resting on the open book
and his head bowed in reverential
manner, he said in clear and distinct
voice, Il swear, so help me God! Then
bowling over this magnificent Bible, he
reverently kissed it. Whereupon Chan
cellor Livingston, in ringing voice
exclaimed, Long Live George Wash.
ington, President Of the United
StateSp
"The Bible was Printed by Mark
Basket, Printer to the Kings Most
Excellent Majesty, London, 1747.'"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-16

How proposed state highway bond
issues will yield the public the use Of
more good roads every year without
one cent of increase in taxes is pic
tured in special highway bulletin.
1t is made plain In the bulletin that
the bonds will enable the state to make
many needed permanent improvements
on the trunk routes and thereby effect
savings on maintenance work which
will more than pay the interest on
the bonds. The motor vehicle taxes
at the rate they are now coming in,
highway officials are positive, will pay
out the bond plan in full. The public
will profit by the use Of more good
roads, they assert, from the same
amount of money.
Minnesota trunk highways carrying