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The Washington times., 1923-10-11
THE THIRD EYE
A STORY OF AN EDITOR AND AN ARTIST

: over Banners shoulder. sche
sketch was coming on aplendidlyg
He would have great feature
for the Sunday paper. Then he
went out again and started down
the hall.
The elevator door slammed
open and one OF the prettiest
girls he had ever seen stepped
out. She was dark-eyed. olive
skined. 1.-THE as an Indian. for
eign-looking. A silver purse ana
some trinkets dangled from her
hands. She made swiftly and
gracefully for the door Of the
art room. Like q sudden blow in
the face Doggett knew that this,
this beautiful young aavage. was
Banners wife, and he waited,
instinctively, as II for crast.
There was q sudden little cry,
followed by an exclamation Of
annoyance from the interrupted
artist, and by some angry, hys.
terical language. The baby be-
gan to wail.
Doggett went fearfuIly back 70
the art room door. Mrs. Banner
now had the center Of the sfaga.
With flashing eyes she confront.
ed her husband, who held the
sketch high above HIS head. out
of her reach.
"Give me that horrid thing III
once, Jack Bauner.' demanded
the baby's. mother. How dare
you draw our baby-my baby.
like that? How dare you, say,
make our little son look like that
dreadful museum freak? I knew
something awful was sure to have
happened when ] heard the baby
was down here in this placer
IT'S only a sketchg pleaded
Banner. ITS hundred dollar
page sketch! It isn't our baby &c
all! It's another baby, / tell your
ut is our baby!'' cried his, wife.
Its our own baby, and IL you
think I'll let you publish any such
picture Of it. you're mistaken.
Tear it up at once"
I'm not lose my position 3ust
for your within" rejoined Banner,
You are making scene all for
nothing! It's only the outline. Z
tell you
She jumped and grabbed fce
the sketch. vainly. Then she b.
gan to cry.
''I'll draw another one began
Banner. For goodness saika.
take the baby homer.
I'm never speak to you again!n
she said. ''It's the most insult
ing thing ever heard Of! It's''
"Ah, tear It upg' said the old
artist. His eyes were moist.
your wife is right. You have Q
fine little boy here. I'll tear up
the drawing and take j chanes
with the old man. Give 1t to
me!
He swept 1t out OF banners
grasp; but before he couId tear
1t across, pogget stepped IN. He
was as stefn-loolEing az ever, but
there was a sort Of represaed
twinkle In his eye. The baby
stopped its challenging cry. The
mother had taken It, and had BE-
gun to coo into It's blue satin
ear.
81 tell Shu what wen do with
this" draFled Doggett. Take
cut the extra eye, and run it
plain on he first page, with q
ring Of SnSiCn's Cupids around it
see? Just call it, the First
Prize"
The Washington times., 1923-10-11
LAND OF BURIED TREASURE
ONDON.-Where next will the
seeker after ancient treasure

ONDON.-Where next will the
seeker after ancient treasure
pursue his romantic quest?
The answer. it is to be hoped.
Is Syria. Che Of Prof. Petrie's
ablest lieutcnants remarked not
long ago, when coasting along
the Syrian seaboard:
When the excaVator can get
at the treasure this country
holds, discoveries will be made
that will put the wealth of an
clent Egypt in the shade"
We were passing Tyre. This
ancient sea-girt port stands guard
over secrets which may one day
set before US, In undimmed colors,
the romance Of the Phoenecian
merchant adventurers. Diggers
have, so to speak, scratched its
surface, but hardly more. All
Syria knows the legend that, from
time to time, pieces of gold are
found on its historic beach-frag.
ments OF the wealth it's mariners
won a score Of centuries ago.
Sldons housekeeping peacefully
The Washington times., 1923-10-11
Cure Is Success

r OHANNESBURGH. - Success
full experiments in treatment
- for sleeping sickness have
been carried out by Professors
Klein and Fischer, two German
scientists, over a period Of twelve
months here and in Northern
Congo.
The cure Is usually effected
after three injections through the
skin with the Bayer 205 treat
ment, and eminent doctors state
that there is no doubt regarding
the efficacy Qf the discQEegXa
The Washington times., 1923-10-11
GhOulS Active

n EFIANCE, Ohio. - Diamond
hunters discovered that con-
~ victs, working in the South
African mines, were in the habit
of swallowing diamonds and that
death sometimes resulted from
such misconduct. Acting up this
information the hunters for this
gem bought an entire cemetery
where bodies OF such convicts
were buried and made a fortune
by removing the diamonds from
the carcasses, according to H. H.
Mollencup, local jeweler, address
Ing members Of the Defiance Elk
change Club.
The Washington times., 1923-10-11
MOnOcles Rule

r ONDON.-No longer il the
monocle the mark OF an
- English gentleman.
Taxi drivers and artisans have
taken to sporting monocles. One
explanation that IL offered for
the popularity Of the single eye
glass is that many men whose
position in life has been lowered
through trade depression and un-
employment desire to have an
outward symbol Of their previous
station.
Opticians say that the sale Of
monocles is six TIMES as great as
it was before the war.
English women have also taken
to the monocle with . vengeance.
Heather Thatcher, an attlMGtive
actress, paved the way, and now
many women. leaderss9in social
and professional life, are affect
ing the nonocle.
The Washington times., 1923-10-11
Once-Overs
Copyright. Service Incl
DO THE VERY BEST YOU CAN EVERY DAv

Do not be discouraged you do get results in your
undertakings you think you should.
Many times matters may be shaping themselves to ac
compllsh the thing that you working for Yet
to you at the moment it all seems hopeless.
1t is right that you should work the goal which Won
have set before youfor the goal which your high ideals
have pictured.
But you work too hard and Illustrate your PURPOSE
by running your health in close concentration in the
matter.
You believe IN Higher Power, of course you do then
why try success sooner than it can he gained in
the right way2
The Washington times., 1923-10-11
Here You See One Picture
Kindly Imagine Another, MUCH WORSE.

This picture
is printed in a
little paper
c q II 9 d The
B y stand er,
published i n
London, a n d
under it the
line &C DOL"
idge in splendid
Ice -ol&tion.
That is q bril-
liant B ritis h
play on words,
the Cool in
Coolidge, q n d
the Ice -o1a-
ton of the
United States.
The idea is
that Coolidge is
very cool to
Europe, and the
isolation Of the
United States is
very icy toward
Europe.
The Washington times., 1923-10-11
Nature Talks

TIE reason for the name ''dog-
fish" has to do with the
l. habits of the species In the
hunting Of prey, says Nature
Magazine. The name Is declared
to have been applied to several
species Of sharks because It is
their custom to hunt in packs,
after the fashion OF hounds and
heaGlaA. -.
The Washington times., 1923-10-11

Furthermore,
the British edi-
tor printing
this pict ur 9
wishes to i'm
press upon us
that it is very
foolish for cool
Mr.. Coolidge to
sit on q cake of
a
The Washington times., 1923-10-11
RENTING>DOGS TO MILADY WINS
LUCY LOWELLIS PRAISE.
EAiredale for Sports" Effect or Blue Chow for
Dainty Aloftness Add to Stroll
BY Lucy Lowell.

H H5;Y.s are renting out dogs in mystic, who goes
The Washington times., 1923-10-11

/[WXYHERE do you wish me
" to Iut the extra eyer"
w asked Banner, the
Evening star., 1923-12-20

Detroit. Mich. has changed its flag
five times.
Evening star., 1923-12-20

The governmcist of Panama has re-
N.'.- =. Il. pct flv'E'ably on Il proposal
that women be allowed to participate
-. "a, iJ-4 presidential elections.
Evening star., 1923-12-20
ASKS MORE FUNDS
FOR RESERWSTS
Budget Provision inadequate
for Proper Training, Gen.
DeIafieId Says.

a movement to have Congress in
crease appropriations for the train
ing of Army reserve officers from
$2,907,64O to $6149.150 was launched
today by the Reserve Officers Asso-
citation, under the personal direction
of John Ross Delafieid Of New York.
president of the association.
In a letter to the $4,000 reserve
officers Brig. Gen. Delafield said the
budget recommendation of approXi-
mately $3.O00,oO0 sis not enough to
secure adequate training for the re-
serve officers to keep them fitted for
the great espouSibilities that will
fall 70 them in time of war"
Cen Delafi"ld pointed out that the
budget allowance would permit the
training Of only 1900 officers. while
the increase proposed would permit
the Army to give fifteen days train
ing a year to 26,3G0 officers.
The expense is not relatively
great" ho continued, Tor all these
reserve officers work and study and
train themselves, without any com
penSation except for tn" short period
while they ar" in training. at their
own expense and without any reim-
hursemenL Indeed, il is far the most
economical form Of effective prepared =
ness for national defense that has
ever been put into operation"
Evening star., 1923-12-20

Mrs. Cornelius B. Stone, aged nine
ty-four years, of Texas, is probably
the oldest Daughter of the Confed-
eracy in the United States.
Evening star., 1923-12-20
Films of NeWts
ShoWn to ProUe
Darwin's S Theory

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 2O.-Dr
Paul Kammerer, biologist of the
University of Vienna, yesterday
flashed on a screen at City College
pictures of progressive geological
experiments whereby he asserted
he had proved the Darwinian the
ory that acquired characteristics
are inherited
He showed pictures of expert
ments with the proteus newt. He
asserted he had succeeded in de-
veloping the rudimentary visual
organ of the blind newt into a full
sized functioning eye by red il
Elimination, to which the animals
were exposed for five years after
birth.
Evening star., 1923-12-20
TEN REPORTED INJURED
IN OHIO B. & o. WRECK
Wheeling-to-Chicago Train Splits
Switch, overturning Day
Coach
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BETHESDA, Ohio, December 90
Eight or ten persons were reported
injured, two seriously, when a Balti-
more and Ohio passenger train bound
from Wheeling to Chicago. split a
switch in front Of the station here,
turning over one day coach and dam
| aging the front end of the station.
The rear truck of the smoker was
derailed in passing over the switch.
/ throwing that car from the track and
! turning over the day coach following.
| The overturned car crashed into the
! depot. tearing out a. portion of the
waiting room and the telegraph office
! The accident occurred at sos am.
| First information did not disclose
/ whether those injured were in tha
| overturned coach or on the station
! platform.
Evening star., 1923-12-20
CHICAGO'S HOLIDAY MAIL
10000 TONS EACH DAY
Most of It Addressed to Children
Post Office Officials
Discover
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, December z5.--IIalf the
nackages now passing through the
Chicago post office in the Christmas
rush say "Ma-ma." when they are
handled.
IF they don't say Mama" they
suuawk or squeak or at least have an
intriguing rattle" James ~ Piper,
chief of the parcel post department,
Evening star., 1923-12-20

said today. so it is not at all hard
to guess who will get the lions share
oe the gifts this year"
Ten thousand tons of parcel post
mail or so 900 sacks of il. are pass
ing through the Chicago post office
daily, Mr.. Piper declared. This great
mountain Of Christmas cheer-for the
youngsters mostly-probably Will in
crease to 1900 tons by the end OF
the week, when the rush reaches it's
peak.
"In normal times the post office
handles an average of 700 tons OF
parcel post mail daily" said Mr.. Piper,
but it's capacity at holiday times
can be Increased to handling 10000
sacks an hour"
Evening star., 1923-12-20
PLAN Y.M.C.A. CHRISTMAS.
Members in Dormitory to Get Gifts
and Breakfast.

a home atmosphere" will exist for
the 150' dormitory members of the
Y. NJ. c. A. many of whom are hun
dreds Of miles from home. w. o.
Hiltabidle. business secretary, is re-
ceiving gifts for distribution to the
members on Christmas morning from
friends and relatives of the members
A Christmas breakfast also is be-
ing arranged by Mr.. Hiltabidle with
a program of Christmas music. Young
woman employees of the Y. NJ. g. A.
and from the Y. w. c. A. will serve
the meal William Knowles Cooper,
general secretary, will deliver the
Christmas message.
Evening star., 1923-12-20
On the Job.

From the Los Angeles Times.
\ farmer walked into the village
general store.
Il want" he said. that tub of mar
garine and that bacon and all the
other fOodStuffS."
Good gracious" said the recently
bereaved widow who kept the store.
Whatever do you want with all them
things. Mr.. Giles7"
Il dunno replied the farmer. "but
I'm the executor of your husbands $
Will. and Lawyer Stiles said | was to
be sure to carry out all the provi-
SionS."
Evening star., 1923-12-20
RAIL STRIKE IN CUEA.
Government Says Few Workers
Have Left Jobs.

HAVANA, December 2O.-The long
threatened strike OF workers on the
Cuba railroad became reality yes
terday when a number of the en-
ployes walked out. Government Of
ficials assert the strike has not be
come general, as many of the en-
ployes are awaiting the arrival of
Secretary of Labor Retancourt, who is
to make final effort to settle the
points in dispute between the com
pany and it's men.
Evening star., 1923-12-20
SEES REVOLUTIONARY
POWER INVENTION
Engineer Says Something Must
Take Place of Steam Engine
in $50 Years.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the A associated Press
CHICAGO, December 20.--An in
vention within the next $50 years
more significant than the steam en-
gine, to offset the rapidly decreasing
supply Of coal and OIL was predicted
last night by Prof. Henry S. Phil
brick of the Northwestern Univer-
sity School of Engineering. speaking
before the University's Medill School
of Journalism.
Among the possibilities OF new
power-producing devices now un.
known or unsolved were mentioned
solar radiation and the harnessing OF
atomic energy.
Prof PhilbTck urged an immediate
completion of Il comprehensive power
program for the country such as geo.
logical survey engineers now are max.
ing.
Evening star., 1923-12-20
SIX TURKEYS STOLEN

high cost of Christmas turkeys will
mean nothing to at least one individ-
ual, who last night got possession Of
SIX turkeys and a coop in front of
Abe Borah's store, 201 NJ street south
west.
Evening star., 1923-12-20

Miss Elizabeth Criswell. a Phila-
delphia social worker, has been ap-
pointed director of the child welfare
department of the Grenfell Mission in
Labrador
Evening star., 1923-12-20
HELD As JOYRIDER.

Detective Frank Alligood of the au-
tomobile squad yesterday arrested
Robert s. McCready, sixteen years
old. 1920 Warder street northwest.
and held him to answer charge of
joyriding. The car belongs to Miss
Ada c. Woody, school teacher, re-
siding al 1912 p street northwest
Evening star., 1923-04-30
FILM TRUST CHARGED
TO EASTMAN CONCERN
Federal Trade Commission Names
Subsidiaries in Complaint;
Answer Demanded.

Charging conspiracy among the
Eastman Kodak Company OF Roches-
ter. y. r. Jules Z. Brulatour. film
tories Association. Incorporated, and
It's members, whereby the Eastman
concern acquired a virtual monop-
oily in the manufacture and sale of
cinematograph films, the Federal
Trade Commission has issued a for
NAL complaint which the respondents
must answer within thirty days.
= The complaint alleges that compe
ttition in the manufacture and sale Of
prints of motion picture films has
been hindered and in some instances
eliminated as the result of the alleged
conspiracy.
The members Of the Allied Lab
oratories Association. Incorporated,
named in the complaint are: The Bur-
ton Holmes Lectures. Incorporated,
Chicago: the Craftsmen Film Labora-
tory, Incorporated. New York: Kineto
company of America, Incorporated
New York: Cromlow Film Laborato-
res, Incorporated. New York; Pali-
sades Film Laboratories, 1ncorpo-
Grated, Palisades. New Jersey; Clare
mont Film Laboratory, Incorporated,
New York; Film Developing Corpora
ton, New York; Evans Film Manu-
featuring Company, incorporated, New
York; Republic Laboratories, Incor-
porated New York: Lyman H. Howe
Film Company. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. !;
Rex Laboratory, Incorporated, Cliff
side, y. j.: fremont Film Labora-
tories. Incorporated, New York; Mark
Dintenfass. Hudson Heights. y. j.,
and the Erborough Company, New
York.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
MOB HANGS NEGRO,
IGNORING PLEAS
Appeal of Girls Father Fails
to Save Man Accused
at Columbia, Mo.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
4 COLUMBIA, Mo-, April 30.-Leaders
Of the mob which stormed the county
Jail here yesterday morning, cut through
steel doors with acetylene torches and
hanged James Scott, negro, charged
with attacking the fourteen-year
daughter of DIR. H. f. Almstedt, head
of the German department of the Uni
vcrsity of Missouri, arc known. accord
ing TO K. NJ. HuIen. Boone county prose-
Sutng attorney, who promises an imme-
date grand jury investigation.
At least one non resident Of Columbia
lod the mob which was said to have
been made up of the rousher element
OF the city. 1.-The state has evidence
enough TO identify the man who fur
nished the rope and the man who threw
the negro off the bridge" Hulen said.
Eyewitnesses and DR.. Isidore Loeb
acting president of the university, de-
MED that students were in the mob.
Troops Too Late.
Fred Brown, sheriff. hurriedly tele-
phoned to Gov. Arthur NJ. Hyde for
troops, but, despite the prompt order
the negro had been hanged before the
guardsmen could be modified.
Scott was hurried to bridge near
where he was alleged to have accost-
ed the girl. and despite the pleas of
DR.. Almstedt that the law be per-
mitted to take its course and Scott's
own reitcrationS of Innocence, a rope
was tied about his neck and he was
hurled over the bridge railing.
The girl was not injured in the al
legged attack She said Scott, whom
She identified positively, had sum
j moned her to aid another child caught
on the bridge. and then seized her,
out was frightened away by the ap-
prOaCh of Il ha nd car.
Negro Pleads Innocence.
OvertaknS the mob. DR.. Almstedt
vas howled down and went back
home. Throughout the whole affair
the mob orderly. During that
time the negro was declaring his in
nocence.
.Mister." he said to white man
standing aearby. before God I'm an
innocent San. I couldn't die with a
, lie In my mouth. l never done il.
I'VE had been afraid this thing
would happen for week. Sheriff
Brown said. II pleaded with the mob
and begged any in the crowd who
stood for law and order to come to my
assistance. They only laughed at me
and cursed me"
DR.. Almstedt said
Il wanted to see the man punished
but not by mob violence
DO you believe he was the guilty
MANI" he was asked.
II have no doubt that he was" Dr.
Almstedt replied. He was identif1eo
positively by my daughter.
Evening star., 1923-04-30

a cablegram to Augustin Edwards.
president of the pan American con-
ference now in session at Santiago,
Chile.
Another object Is to arouse popular
interest in a study of the resolutions
adopted by the Chilean conference.
The new committee, of which Bar
rett is chairman, will be entirely un-
official in character, he announced.
Central headquarters will he main
tanned in New York, with branches
in Montreal. Mexico City, Havana,
Panama. Philadelphia, Boston, De-
troit, Chicago, St. Louis. Denver,
Seattle. San Francisco, Los Angeles,
New Orleans and Atlanta.
Nearly a thousand representative
men and women are already enrolled
in this country. Canada, Mexico, Cuba
and Panama, Mr.. Barrett said, and
the movement will soon be extended
to other countries in this hemisphere.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
new PAN-AMERICAN
SOCIETY ORGANIZED
John Barrett, Founder, Says Body
Will Work for Western
Solidarity

NEW YORK. April 3o.-Organiza-
tion of new international pam
American committee for the primary
purpose Of awakening continental
public attention on the Importance or
pan-American solidarity for the peace
and progress of the western hemt-
sphere" was announced last night by
John Barrett. former director-gen-
eral of the Pan-American Union, in
Evening star., 1923-04-30
CITY PLAN DELEGATES
WILL TOUR WASHINGTON
Trade Board to Take Visitors on
Sightseeing tExpe-
dition

Plans have been completed by Fred
CT. Goldren, chairman of the park 3
and avenues committee Of the Wash
ington Board OF Trade, to entertain
the delegates to the national con-
ference on city planning, meeting at
Baltimore this week, bv a sight
seeing tour of Washington Thursday
morning.
Tonight is District night at the
conference, at which the development
Of the National Capital will be dis
cussed. Lieut.. Col. Clarence o. Sher-
rill. officer in charge of public build
ings and grounds, and Maj. r. A.
Evening star., 1923-04-30
Deduction.
From the Houston Post.

Fron the Houston Post
DR. Watson-What with the Young
girls wearing short hait- and knick erS
its difficult to tell them from boys.
Holmes--On the contrary. my dear
Watson, the problem is quite simple.
If the young person is washed behind
the ears it's a girl.
Evening star., 1923-04-30

pose of acquainting the delegates
with the original city plan and the
needs for the development of that
plan. The start will be made from
Evening star., 1923-04-30

Columbus statue at 1920 Thursday !
morning, and tho ride will take the =
delegates around the city, past the 4
principal points OF interest
Evening star., 1923-04-30

Wheeler, assistant engineer commits
sioner, will address the conference.
Members Of the Board of Trade and
other civic organizations are to be
Evening star., 1923-04-30

present
Tho delegates are expected to ar
rive here Thursday morning. The
automobile ride will be for the pur-
Evening star., 1923-04-30

Among the Kachins, a tribe in
Burma. girls wear their hair bobbed
as a sign that they are unmarried.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-01-12
Like California

A letter from Mrs, X. b. Hooton
at YOIDa Linda, Calf, was recelv.
by Mrs. John SlaytOn this week 10
which Is found that the Hootens are
mighty well pleased with their new
home. In describing the country
the letter says:
"Sunny California is one beauLi-
full place. The country is more
beautiful than the towns 10 me.
The country is not neglected, every
foot of 1t Is cultivated, kept clean
and the houses are as nice as they
build IN town, 50 it Is all beautiful
I've been To the ocean aud words
can't express the sights and scenes
there. / will have to GO a dozen
tunes to see it over good. Its won.
deriul and without a car you are
barefoo,ed. Richard sDd PearIe
work on the same job and Bert is
on another Job HIY babies are all
IN school, everything furnished.
All you llhNt w w - ethh Autlu .
Nolan said he went with hts teacher
and two cars of boys up Ia the hrlls
aud went barefoUled, ate walernei-
ons and had dandy good tIms. |
canned niue quarts Of rIpe tomatoes
last week. back there a tub Of ripe
tomatoes would be rarity now
Beulah when you finish school there
come out here aud go to Fulhuglon
high school. You never saw lbe
picture of such a building. lie six
miles from here but IN front Of my
uoOr are two garages and the bus
takes the boys and gIrls every day
free. They all meet in front Of my
door every day to go to school
The Hootens left Randolph coun
ly IN Deoe amber and by the tone Of
the letter they are far from dissa.
pointed with their new home,