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The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
THOUSANDS OF BIRDS SAVED
Blown Out to Sea From United States,
They Land on Liner for
England.

erpool-Thousands OF American
land birds, blown out to sea by un-
favorable winds. sought safety on the
decks of the Cunard liner Scythia on
recent trip from New York and
stayed on board until II docked nj Liv-
erpool. When misfortune overlook
the feathered travellers they were MI
grating. probably from the North At
lantic states to the warm lands border
ing on the Caribbean. Now many of
them again are free, but in England.
thousands of miles from their destina-
ton.
The great flock settled on the
Scythia's decks when the steamer was
about 400 miles from the American
shore, and transformed II into n foat-
ing aviary. wild canaries, robins, lin
nets, thrushes, sandpipers md juncos
fiuttered around the decks. perched on
the rigging. and even penetrated the
lounges and engine room. The pas
sengers and crew cared for them. CIV
ing them warmth, food and shelter.
but, even so, many Of the smaller birds
died from exhaustion. Three owls and
score of pigeons were easily cap
tured
Old sea travellers say they never
have known birds to alight before in
such large numbers on single ship.
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
PENSION LINE is GROWING THINNER

The number of pensioners on the
rolls June 30, 1922, was 547 O16, com
pared with 566053 on June 30 the pre-
ious year. OF these 193,SS1 were Civil
war veterans; 271,194 Civil war
widows; 1886 veterans of the Span
ish-American war, and 9,19S widows of
Spanish-American war veterans. There
were 73 soldiers drawing pensions for
service In the war with Mexico and 40
widows of soldiers of the war of 1912.
Several important notifications Of
the practice of the pension bureau
were brought about during the year
by departmental decisions. One de-
cislon held that person who enlisted
in the regular army subsequent to
April %, 1898, and was discharged on
or before April IL, 1899, or who en-
Listed In the navy or marine corps af-
ter May 4, 1893 and was discharged
prior to April II, 1899, could be con
sidered "a volunteer" This holding
favorably affected hundreds of claims
filed by widows and minors of soldiers
Of the Spanish-American war.
In the last fiscal year. 13O.T36 pen.
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
Star RZCephei
Fastest of All

This star. variable star of the So
called cluster type, has long been
known to astronomers. but Its velocity
was never measured until recently.
1t Is far too faint to be seen with the
naked eye, Is being Of the tenth magni
tude. 1t Is in the constellation Ce-
pheus, and is $500 light years distant
from the earth, which means that the
light from it which astronomers now
see through their telescopes started
on Its journey to the earth In the time
of the shepherd kings of Egypt. near
ly 1900 years before Christ.
Velocity Is Greatest.
That distance is only n small frac-
tion of the distance from the earth to
some of the more distant star clusters,
but the outstanding fact about RI
Cephei is that Its velocity as it flies
through space is the greatest yet
known for star.
The speed Of the star was meas
ured at the Harvard observatory by
complicated process of observations
and computations. including among
other things the comparison of photo
graphs recently taken at Harvard with
others taken 81 years ago. when the
observatory was just beginning its
task of preserving IA Photographic his
tory of the entire sky. Since that time
"sky patrol" has been kept without
interruption at Cambridge, supple
mented by photographs taken mt the
station at Arequlpa, Peru, and the his
tory of the stars down to the eleventh
magnitude has been written by the
stars themselves on over 100000 pho
tographic plates weighing 14O tons.
Study Sky Photographs.
Most of the discoveries made by
Harvard astronomers, 1t is said at
Cambridge, are not made by looking
through telescope at night, MS Ia
popularity supposed. but by doing what
was done in the case of this discovery
Of the speed of RE- Cephei. by study-
ing and measuring by day, in the
laboratory. photographs taken Mt
night, and by computing the sicnin-
cance of the changes in the brillIance
or position or spectrn of the stars 40
recorded on these plates.
The discovery of the immense snead
of RI Cephei is said to be jmDortont
to astronomers as suggesting that tbIs
type OF variable star escapes from the
slobuiar. clusters, hypothesis sup-
gested also by other recent observa.
tions.
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
Tube Repairs Its Own Punctures.

~ NJ
by deep corrugations that are nodded
around the tube, as indicated in our
diagram, which shows the unlnfated
tube in position in the casing. When
it is now inflated and forced by its
contained air to conform to the shape
of the casing, pressure is set up
along its outer wall which is claimed
to be sufficient to close the hole made
by any ordinary puncture, and keep
1t closed. The compression tube" is
made in Tulsa, Okla, and has been in
rather extensive use In the Southwest,
with very good results.
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05

from II. These buds will be graftes
upon stock TO produce trees of the new
variety.
Five thousand dollars seems like
hir price for nm apple" remarked ont
well informed nurseryman regarding
Moods sale. "but in these days new
apple OF exceptional quality. color ant
size IL worth small fortune to any
one who has the courage and orgnniza
,Ion to introduce It to the nation
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
AUTOMOBILE
RGhHIN'rSMQA

The customary time to put water in
the radiator Is while the garage man
Is pouring a quart Of oil into the en-.
gine.
To prevent a short circuit slip q
small piece Of rubber tubing over the
wire at the point where the contact
might occur.
Having learned to master the car
when everything is running in ship
shape-the next step Is to learn to
drive it when things have gone wrong.
The compression of car should be
carefully watched by occasionally
squirting oil around spark plugs, valve
caps and relief valves, as well as
around the gasket Of the removable
head.
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
oNE-ToN CANDLE FOR CARuso
S'*,een,r DOT Memorial Taper Made
IN New York Designed to Last
Eighteen Centuries.

New York-A candle of cbor,,.
treated beeswax, five feet in circ,,,.
,ra',.' sn.e at the base 10 feet high and
weighing one ton, known as the EnrIco
Caruso memorial candle, has iust heen
completed In the studios of Anton,a
aJeiio Bro, and will be shipned to
foinpeli. Italy, within few days =,
cost S3,7oO and was made on tho -
uer OF an orphan asylum In New York
OF which Caruso was a generous how
factor 'ehe-
The candle will be placed :,
cnurch @ OF Our Lad of PompeiI, where
Caruso last worshlped. It is intendaS
to last 1s centuries, burning, at tho
suggestion OF Cardinal vanutell. "A
hours on each All Souls day.
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
TUBE THAT REPAIRS
ITS OWN PUNCTURES
Described as Most Ingenious De.
vice Attained So Far.
When Inflated Pressure Is Set Up Suf.
ficient to Close Hole Made by Or
dinary Puncture and Keep
II Closed.

Here is an inner tube that repairs
its own punctures and it is described
in the Scientific American as the most
ingenious attained up to date on this
perennial problem. The inventor
makes his tube with circumference
considerably greater than the Inner
surface of the casing for which it Is
designed. The extra rubber is taken
care of and it is made possible to in
sert the uninflated tube inside the shoe
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05

made for them alone.
We want those men to try Edge
worth. We would like to hand them
our pouch personally, but as that is
impossible, we'll do what we can.
The makers of Edgeworth will send
free samples to any pipe-smoker VINO
will ask for them. Simply send postal
or note asking for these free samples
and they'll come to you by the frss
mail.
Edgeworth comes in two FORMS
Ready-Rubbed and Plug Slice. In
either form it is a moist, fragrant 20
bacco that packs nicely, lights quickly
and burns freely and evenly.
We can't promise that Edgeworth
will make brilliant ideas come to YOU
but we are sure you will have ae-
lightful smoke-and after all, thats
all that good tobacco is supposed 10
give.
For free samples, address your pos
tai or letter to Larus e. Brother u, Solii'
pany, a. South 21st Street, hlch,
mond, Va. If you will mention the
name and address Of the dealer lloni
whom you usually buy your tooacco'
your courtesy will be appreciated.
To Retail Tobacco Merchants
your jobber cannot supply you WIN
Edgeworth, Larus & Brother C9in, IN
pany will gladly send you prepaid d! uy
parcel post a one or two-doZeh 1,,,c Sa,
ton of any size Of Edgeworth rug
Slice or Ready-Rubbed for the sain'
price you would pay the jobber.
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
New Jersey Farmer Sold Freak
Branch Which Bore New
Variety of Fruit.
BOUGHT BY NURSERY FIRM
Owner Was Paid 1000 and Will Get
Two Cents for Each Bud That
Is Deveioped-Will Be Sub
jected to Exhaustive Tests.

Ferrell, y. IA wire cage has been
constructed around the 'S5,ooO apple
tree" in the orchard of Lewis Mood, u
farmer living at Ferrell, in South Har-
rison township. Gloucester county.
Mood recently sold branch from THIS
particular tree, producing an entireiy
new variety of apple, to one OF the Dig
nursery firms OF the country for what
is said to be record breaking price for
this fruit.
The public will have TO wait two
years or more before II can learn very
much about the Mood apple, us 1t Is
being guarded with the greatest
secrecy, indicated by the erection OF
the stout wire cage entirely around
the tree. All that is known so far Is
that II is red apple Of exceptional
size and sweetness. There is no other
apple just like it in this country, so
far as horticultural experts have been
able 10 determine.
To Be Tested.
This new variety will be subjected tC
the most exhaustive tests under vari
GUS climatic and soil conditions
throughout the United States, before
the nursery firm which has bought 1t
Is willing to place it upon the market.
orchard science as applied through top
budding will make it possible TO pro-
duce the new fruit in quantities large
enough for experimental purposes with
in a year or two.
The new apple is purely an accident
of nature, being freak from one of
the ordinary orchard varieties. Mood
noticed several years ago that one o
the branches of particular tree in
his orchard was bearing an apple that
was different. both In color and flavor
from the fruit from other limbs on the
same tree. He watched this apple care
fully for season after season. He took
off some buds and started other trees.
The big red Mood apples were in such
demand among his customers that last
season he sold $75 worth of apples
from the original tree alone.
Nursery Men Interested.
A representative of Il nursery com
pany learned that the Jersey farmer
had an apple that was attracting atten-
ton and he called TO see Mood. II had
thought of trying to put out this new
apple myself" said Mood in talking of
his find" Il put price on the apple
that l thought would keep those fel
lows from pestering me about selling.
They got the head of the company here
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
Wire Cage for
$4,000 Tree

to look over the apple and TO see Tho
tree and we came TO terms.
Just what these terms are are Sc
forth In a bill OF sale and surveyors
record of the exact location OF the
tree. which have been filed In the Glou
cester county clerks office at Wood
bury. Even the particular branch OF
the tree is designated in this unusual
record.
According to the agreement on file
which is corroborated by Mood in per-
sonal conversation, he has received
$1,000 In cash and Is to get $4,000 In
royalties" at the rate Of two cents foi
each bud that is taken from the orig
inal branch or any trees developed
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
Commissioners Report Shows
Civil War Men Are Fading.
"a 100000 Less Paid to Veterans In
1928 Soldiers Drawing Pen.
sions for Service in Mexi.
can War

Washington.-The American pension
system cost the public S255, POI ,662
during the fiscal year ended last June
~, according to the annual report of
the commissioner of pensions. OF this
amount S253.S07 ,5S3 was paid out for
pensions, the cost of maintenance of
the system being $1,394,O79.
mat the number of pensioners Is
rapidly diminishing is shown in the
statement that S4,9OS,25 less was paid
In pensions during the last fiscal year
thdn during the previous year; that
%a'ooz civil war veterans died as
against 24,7T5 for the previous year.
and that 21,259 widows died. as com.
pared to 1o.451 the year previous.
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
Il was smoking
my pipe when
it came to me"
Which may, or may not,
be a boost for Edgeworth

How many good ideas are born in,
pipe OF tobacco! There is somethip,
in the calm contentment of smoking
pipe that seems to open up the mind
for new ideas.
A busy man, thinker, whose brain
is crisscrossed with thousand i'm.
pressions, finds that smoking his pine
wipes out most of the confusion. and
leaves his mind clean, so that the new
idea, the inspiration, has a much
better chance to make its impression
AS il pipe-smoking wiped all the
chalk-marks from the blackboard OF
the mind and invited new ideas. new
thoughts, and creative plans to out
line themselves thereon.
Lots Of men get good ideas when
shaving. Many more find their new
ideas when putting away at the pipe.
The right kind of tobacco is an in.
portant matter to a pipe-smoker-
though, like breathing, he seldom
thinks Of it. Having settled on Ger
tain brand. it becomes habit to buy
that. II the tobacco just suits his
taste, it doesn t matter what its name
is or what it costs-it becomes
his tobacco.
Edgeworth suits many men. We
presume there are some men who
wouldn't like Edgeworth. 1t is
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
Wire Fence Kills Two
Half a Mile Apart

Lufkin. Tex.-A boy and
man, although half mile apart.
were killed at almost the same
moment by contact with wire
fence, charged by high tension
wire, which had fallen across it
during n storm. J. d. Adams
was killed in front of his home
and Carman Bird, In a field out
of sight of Adams home, start
ing to 60 through the fence,
touched 1t also with fatal results.
A neighbor Of Adams was
shocked in trying TO effect
rescue.
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
Battery Tips.

Cover the plates with water.
Turn on the lights when the
battery becomes hot.
Test the battery every two
weeks with a hydrometer.
Always be sure TO have suffi-
cient pure distilled water in
the battery.
When filling the battery, wipe
the surface clean of moisture
and dust.
Relieve the work OF the bat
terry when starting by retarding
the spark, and only using
single short pressure to the
starting button.
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
Harvard Observatory Declares
That 2,5OO,O0O Miles Per
Hour Is Its Pace.
LONG KNOWN TO ASTRONOMERS
Speed of the Star Was Measured at
Harvard Observatory by Compli-
Gated Process Of Observations
and Computations.

Cambridge, Mass.-Nearly 2,5OO,OOO
miles per hour, or !, 100 kilometers per
second, is the speed record set by the
star RE- Cephei, which, according to
n bulletin issued by the Harvard col
lege observatory, has been found by
Harvard astronomers to be moving
through space with n greater velocity
than that Of any other star whose
speed has yet been determined.
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05

aion ann claims were disposed of and q.
Zo''ro' checks prepared and sent out
AT the close of the year s2,615 claims
under various pension laws were mend.
ing. penu'
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05

matter ol lndlVld-
ual taste-like eat
ing onions.
But we have a
belief that there
are many pipe
smokers not smok-
ing Edgeworth who
ought to be =
who don't know
n Edgeworth and
therefore have
4 no idea that
! there is a to-
bacco that hits
their taste so
exactly that it
might havebeen
The Dolores star., 1923-01-05
Girls! Girls!!
Clear Your Skin
With Cuticura
Eather Was Ready.
Soap zse, Ointment rs and Soc. Taleun zse.

Father Was Ready. III
He-Do you think your tatilei
be willing to help me in the iu'u.' to,
She-Well, 1 heard him say he ~ =,
like kicking you into the iiiuu
next week.-London Tit-Bits.
Fifty per cent Of the woriu .
comes from the Transyaal.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
RADIO FIELD IS
CLEAREDF0R
SPEECH
Hoover Asks All Not Sending
coolidge's Harding EuIogy
to Keep Silent.

Secretary of Commerce Hoover
has issued a request that all radio
stations not broadcasting President
Coolidge's eulogy of the late Presi-
dent Harding next Monday night
between $50 and S:45 D. M, keep
silent at this time, Hoover says:
''The profound reverence OF the
American people for the great man
to whose memory the week ID dedi-
Gated and the earnest desire OF our
people to listen without interference
to the presentation by the President
render it highly fitting that special
courtesy be shown during the
#broadcasting on this accession.
therefore, urgently request that
all radio transmitting stations, ex.
-cept those engaged in broadcastiY.g
this address, become and remain
silent from $3.50 to S:45 b. M, Eastern
standard time, onA the evening OF
Monday, December 10, the period
during which the President will
speak"
The Navy Department has agreed
to suspend all radio operations III.
Guiding those OF the station At Ar
lington. Va, except s. o. 81. ana
other emergency calls.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
PRESIDENTS PROGRAM

$50 General II. M. Lord,
director Of the budget.
1O-Dr. Otto Wiedfeldt, Ger
man ambassador.
10:15-Gustav Lindquist. Of
Minnesota, to pay respects.
1O:2O-Dr. w. III. Jernagin.
1880 Cabinet.
12:15-Col. e. Lester Jones,
director of Coast and Geodetic
Survey,
1880 Committee on agricul-
ture commissioners of all
States to pay respects.
1886 Capt. John Flanagan.
$50 Committee of farmers
of the National Grange Dealers
Association, J. w. Short
hill, secretary. and Eugene
Meyer, jr.
4-Washington corresponds
ents.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
197,SS7

Sacramento High School and
Junior College, Sacramento,
Cal. ..............s. ..'....
The Benedictine School, Savar-
nah. Ga. .................
Beloit High school. Beloit,
Wis. ...........s....
Detroit High School, Detroit,
Mich.
Kansas City High School, Kan
sas City, Mo. ..............
st. Emma Industrial and Ag-
ricultnral College, Rock Cas-
tles Va.....s........
Concordia College. Fort Wayne,
Ind. ....e...........s
Girard College, Philadelphia,
Pa. ............s.. s.5s......
Canyon city High School, Can
yon City. Colo. ............
Indianapolis High School In
diauapolis, Ind.
Rockford High School, Rock
ford, III. ........Y..
Oakland High Schools, Oak
land, Cal. ............... !
Hamilton High Schools, Ham
ilton, Ohio ................
Leavenworth High School,
Leavenworth, Kan. .........
Chicago High Schools, Chicago.
Ill. s....... $3.50 -. ........ 4
Loyola College, Los Angeles,
Cal. ...s.......
Ogden Senior High School. Og-
den, Utah ..........Y...
Home-Fog High School, NASH
vile, Tenn.
Joliet Township High School.
Joliet, Ill. Observation-Disclosures.
West High School. Salt Lake
City. Utah .............
East High School. Salt Lake
City, Utah ..............
Calumet High School, Ca1u-
met, Mich. ..............
Minimum number Of ent
likely to have more.
Entries will be received until j
airy Is. 1924. Actual shooting
then begin.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07

University Of Delaware. New
ark, Del.
Louisiana State University.
Baton Rouge, La..........
University Of Kentucky, Lex
ington, KY. ................
University OF Chicago, Chi
cago. Ill. ..s..............
University Of Boston, Boston,
Syracuse University Syracuse,
N. x. s....A.s....s...
Yale University, New Haven,
Conn. .....s.s....s..s
Massachusetts, Argicult u raj
College, Amherst, Mass.
Pennsylvania State College.
State College. Pa...........
University Of Nebraska, Lin
coin, Neb. ................
st. Johns College. Annapolis.
Nd. ..s...s.ss..s
College of st. Thomas, st.
Paul, Mimi. ..............
University Of Minnesota, Mimi
eapolis, Mimi. .............
Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology, Cambridge, Mass
State College or Washington,
Pullman, Wash. ......
University of Oregon. Eugene.
Ore. ....s......... ..3.......
Military Academies.
Staunton Military Academy,
Staunton, Va. .........
Gulf Coast Military Academy,
GuIfport. Mass. .....s.....
Western Military Academy,
Alton, III. ...........
Bordentown Military Acad-
envy, Bordentown, n. J....
st. Johns School. Manlius.
N. 7. ....................
Kemper Military School, Boon
vile, Mo. s..........s.....
Texas Military College. Ter
relf, Tex. ...............
st. Johns Military College,
Delafield, Wis. .........
Chatham Training School,
Chatham, Va. ...
Castle Heights Military Acad-
envy, Lebanon, Tenn.
Pennsylvania Military Col
lege, Chester. Pa. ....
Texas Military College. Ter
rell, Tex.
Alabama Polytechnic Insti-
tute. Auburn. Ala. $4,000.
Blackstone Military Academy,
Blackstone. Va. :. .
Bingham Military School,
Asheville., NJ G. .........
Till Military academy, Port
land, Orc. ...........
Northwestern Military and
Normal Academy, Walls
worth, Wis. ......
Tennessee Military Institute.
Sweetwater, Tenn. .-
New York military Academy,
CornwalIzon-Hudson, N. Y.
Augusta Militar Academy,
Fort Defiance, Va.
Wenonah Military Academy,
Wenonah. N. j. ..........
Hitchcock Military Academy,
San Rafael. ral. ...
High Schools.
Dewitt Clinton High School,
New York city ...........
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
ENGINEER BEARS CLOSE
RESEMBLANCE TO TEDDY

Charles Beers. fifty-eight years
old. of Pittsburgh, Pa, famous i'm.
personator Of Teddy Roosevelt
stopped in Washington today on tho
come from an appearance before
the Chamber Of Commerce at Jack.
sohville. Fla He. has appeared in
He appeared before the conven.
ton OF the Hoyal Order Of Moose
in Chicago seven years ago and
met Roosevelt there.
Beers is a steam shovel engineer.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07

A4NNyb9 aANA8NsNA . - . .
Minimum number Of entries;
likely to have more.
Entries viii be received until Janu.
airy 10. 1924. Actual shooting will
then begin.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07

lican Presidential proposal conven.
ton for adjusted compensation to
ex-service men,"
The inward fact is that If Score.
tary of State Hughes would take
the American experts whom he was
going to send to Europe to be mem.
bers of the Reparation Calculation
Conference and would have them
STAY in Washington and calculate
the cost of the bonus until all
parties concerned were agreed on
what the cost actually will be,
this problem would be considerably
cleared up.
One thing Is certain. No bonus
bill will be passed which will reduce
by more than one-quarter the an
nlal average taxation savings which
now are feasible.
Copyright, 1928. Washington Press
Service)
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
Air officers' Dance.

The first Of a series of dances for
Air Service Reserve Officers of this
district, VIII be held at the Manor
club Tuesday evening. Automobiles
will be furnished to take all officers
and guests to and from the dance.