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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-01-19
Organize Council.


We are now organising what is
called a First Glass Council. This
council is made up of men who so far
as possible win represent every
worthwhile phase Of the life Of this
community and will have full charge
of scouting drive. A drive win be put
on to raise the necessary funds and
trained man win be employed to de-
vote his entire time to recruiting,
training and organizing boys and
men for the different branches OF the
work. conducting inter-troop con
tests. a summer camp. etc.
Every man and woman of Aber-
deem win be given an opportunity to
invest in this program for making our
boys into clean. clear-eyed, strong,
healthy, real red-blooded American
men.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-01-19

Andy swicker is back in town.
Some will claim he never left.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-01-19
BOY SCOUT COUNCIL
TO Be FORMED HERE
A. o. DAYTON
Deputy Regional Scout Executive, Re-
gion No. II, Montana, Washing
ton, Idaho and Oregon.

The boy Of today is the man of to-
morrow. What kind of a man do
you want your boy to be? What are
you doing to assure it? We all want
our boys to be better men than we
are, so the Boy Scout movement is
entitled to at least your careful CON
sideration.
The American Federation OF La
Dor, after making a careful study Of
the organization and program, has
gone on record as favoring it.
It is noh-sectaTian and non-mili-
tary. 1t is misunderstanding pro-
gram that takes advantage of the
boys gang tendencies and his instinct
to be busy doing something and sup
plies him with real gang under the
Leadership Of a real he-man with a
wealth of real he-man things to do.
And though some of the things are
hard, as most character-forming
things are, he does them anyway, for
they are put before him in such an
attractive manner that he can not
resist and in doing such things as
say, his good turn daily" he is
forming not only character but hab-
its that viii stay with him as long as
he lives and are bound to make
better man Of him regardless Of his
standing In life, race or creed.
II he cares to do so he may wear
a uniform that Is sold to him at cost,
and fs.ua ia I,l1g rnaa,ao T,s.,. !, 1.nAt..
Scout. But this is optional with the
boy, but because of this uniform peo-
pie who do not look before they talk
sometimes say that 1t is a military
organization, which is not true in any
sense Of the word. A Boy Scout re-
ceives absolutely no military training
and is no more bound to fight In case
OF war than any other boy in our
land.
, 1923-02-08
WILL NOT STAND MlNGLlNG
Some Danger In Combination of Potash
Tablets and Potassium
Chlorate.

At a merry party in England. n of
the guests suddenly found himself
emitting a shower Of sparks. The
place OF origin was his coa pocket.
Everybody laughed, and thought IT
was "A w~ell-contrived joke. But 1t was
not. That was proved by a burned
jacket, chair, carpet, and hand. In
vestigation showed that the guest had
in his pocket "A packet of potash tab
let's. Also he had there a box of
safety matches.
Now a safety match is coated with
potassium chlorate, and it strikes when
II IL rubbed against phosphorus paint
ed on the box surface. But potash tab
lets are made of potassium chlorate,
and sc they. too, are likely to strike on
a safety matchbox. This is what they
had done. Some of them had escaped
from their packet and were loose In
the jacket pocket, ready to make a
fireworks display II they rubbed against
the matchbox. If you carry n safety
matchbox, be careful what else you
carry in the same pocket. Mind II Is
not potash tablets for n sore throat.
or you may Ego or W in a pri-
waite fireworks display.
, 1923-02-08
CAME BACK WITH INTEREST
Delivery Mans Bright Scheme for GET
ting Rid of Dog Somehow Didn't
Seem to Work.

William R~ugenstein, delivery man
for the Big -Four railroad, one time
owned a houn' dog that he wished to
get rid of. AS a certain means Of ac-
complishing his object. he locked the
dog in a freight a bound for Spring
field, Ohio, heaved a sigh of relief and
went about his work, glad with the
thought that he finally had got rid Of
that dog.
Two weeks later, Rugenstein was
opening a car containing a consign-
ment of goods from Springfield. He
heard something scratching on the
door.
AS he opened 1t, ont bounded three
emaclated, raw-boned cur dogs. On
the door of the car was written in
chalk:
See your one dog and go you two
dogs tter."-Indlanapolls News.
, 1923-02-08
"PuII Down Your vest.n

An American colloquialism. meaning.
originally, ATTEND to your W bust
ness" but now used us a mere sense.
less exclamation of wltllngs. 1t comes
to us from the time when trousers and
w~aistcoats were alike shorter than they
are at present, and when a wide gar
of linen shirt induced careful mothers.
wives or discriminating friends t. use
the %adjuratlon to the negligent. The
phrase soon became general and for a
time was used nd nauseum.-Chicago
Journal.
, 1923-02-08
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

INCOLN'S memorial in Washington Is
the center where will focus the Ameri-
can peoples annual tribute on Febru-
flyy II to Abraham Lincoln. This me-
morial is worthy the man and the day.
so far as human hands can express the
thoughts of human minds and hearts,
In a few generations 1t Will doubtless
have "A worthy rival, which in time
may surpass 1.-THE Lincoln highway.
n national road across the continent
lined with memorial trees, beautiful
with rnndsidn %lnnfinr hnSV with the
, 1923-02-08

Here was the great purpose. here the towering
hone. here the supreme faith. lie treasured the
inheritance minded down by the founding fathers.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04

The Count de Sincay became devoted
to Muriel Miles and everything was going
along as nicely as it could under the cir
cumstances until the Count developed an
insane jealousy for Muriel.
One evening she happened to go to the
theatre with a friend. The next day the
Count appeared at her hotel, the Chatham,
and came into her apartment in violent
rage. holding revolver in his hand. He
told her that he had come to kill her and
kill himself She told him, in a calm way,
that if he killed her he could not kill him
self, as he would have to live to take
care of her mother.
In his rage he fred at her, and the bull
let, fortunately, made but a superficial
wound on her temple. But she had to be
taken to hospital. This the Count did
himself with the utmost tenderness, and
every day he spent much time by her
bedside asking her forgiveness.
"Thank goodness" Murie1 told him,
with perfect composure. "you did not dis
figure me. | can hide the mark of the
wound under my hair. 1t was so consid-
crate of you 70 aim the bullet where you
did"
The Count de Sincay is we'll known in
Paris for his many eccentricities During
the war he was in the air service and was
decorated for having sunk a submarine.
There was some discussion about this, and
it seems that the submarine was never
identified
On bright Summer afternoon, during
the war, the Count was at one of the
aerodromes where there happened to be a
Fokker aeroplane which had Just been cap
tured that day, He made a bet with his
comrades that he could fly over Paris in
the Fokker with all the marks of an,
enemy plane, and return to the aerodrome
safely.
He started off and was soon seen by
the lookeuts, who gave the regular alarm
in Paris, thinking daylight raid was be-
barrage" of the anti-aircraft guns about
Paris commenced, and Count de Sincay
was in the midst of bursting shells. He,
The Washington times., 1923-02-04

was only too pleased to finance this
plunger from India
One day Muriel Miles was surprised to
have the millionaire gambler come to her
and ask for loan of $4,000 francs.
What could this mean? A man of such
great wealth coming to ask of an Ameri-
can girl loan of $4,000 fra. cs.
She began to inquire and found that
the Casino, after he had run up an ac-
count of 100000 francs, had stopped
his credit, so the great plunger was with
out funds.
Sir Edwin left Deauville and sought
new fields to conquer at Biarritz.
The Travellers Club has just recently
entered what it thinks is an almost hope
less suit for the nearly two millions of
francs which Sir Edwin owes. The Casino
at Deauville, trying to catch flies with
sugar, has not been so aggressive and
hoping to prove the truth of the old adage
that gamblers never do their pals"
So, when Muriel Miles came to Deau-
vile this season she was much remarked
One night she was sitting at the baccarat
table much interested IN her play, when
she was forced to notice a fne-looking,
well-built young man sitting beside her
by the gallant attention he was showing
her in assisting at her play. The next
night she found the same young man be-
side her. This continued for three or
four nights, when, as it is quite usual at
the baccarat table, he engaged her in con-
versation.
They met frequently after that and
talked together She found that the at
tentive young man was Count Henri de
Sincay, the son of the distinguished Sim
cay family, of Belgium, which was made
rich by zinc. His sister married the
Prince de Ligne. He, himself, had mar
ried into one Of the most highly respected
American families of the Partisan colony,
having welded the attractive Miss Marie
Louise Logan, daughter of John Logan,
of Washington, from whom he has been
separated for some time, divorce being
impossible on account of the religion of
the family.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04
Countess Henri de Sincay, the
Wife of the Count, Who Was an
American Girl, Miss Marie
Louise Logan.
Louise Logan

Newport he cut quite a swath, although
at no time during his stay in America did
he indulge himself in any of the esca-
pades for which he has become noted
since his marriage and return to Europe.
Tall, good looking, young, wealthy and
of family, ne seemed qualified to be
classed among the eligible bachelors in
the smart set. But until the sudden an
nouncement of his troth with the social
favorite, Miss Logan, he had given no in
dication of marital intention. In fact,
shortly before this announcement he
averred that he had not met any unmar-
ried woman in society for whom he
cared. Some inference was taken from
this that some matron might have caught
his eye, but this rumor was promptly
quelled when ne became engaged to and
little later married Miss Logan.
During his entire stay in America he
devoted little time to his ostensible mis-
sion of learning the zinc business, and it is
very doubtful if he had any intention of
any such pursuit for had he any desire to
do so he could have stayed in Belgium
and learned the business at the plant of
his father, who was at the head of the
extensive zinc industries at Liege His
marriage to Miss Logan and subsequent
return to Europe with her justified the
suspicion of his acquaintance that his
American trip was just lark.
His eccentricities and escapades gradu-
ally palled on his refined American wife
and the inevitable separation occurred
kiYooo ooro
The Washington times., 1923-02-04
No Morals"

to Count. de Sincay caused considerable
surprise in social circles. He was some
thing of mystery, although there was
no doubt in any ones mind that he came
of good family and had plenty of means.
marriage to Miss Logan for the purpose,
he said, of learning the zinc business. He
entered the general offices of the zinc,
trust, but found so much time to appear
in society that many were skeptical re-
garding his business intentions. He spent
much time at Newport, and the Winter
other homes of wealth. Between seasons
he was frequently in Washington. where
he became quite familiar figure. At
The Washington times., 1923-02-04

his gay dinners given in the
Casino. Some unkind people
referred to them as "the Beauty,
and the Beast" Sir Edwin
seemed proud of the artistic
touch that the beauty of Muriel
Miles gave him.
Everything was going along
well until some strange and al
most unbelievable rumors came
from Paris. Sir Edwin, being
the distinguished millionaire
that he seemed to be, was, of
course, introduced into the
Travellers Club, the exclusive
cosmopolitan institution of the
Champs Elysees. He had been
enjoying the hospitality of this
organization several weeks be-
fore he came to Deauville. He
played high at baccarat and
lost heavily, But he only
played like a man possessing
$85, 100000 could play, and so,
when he left and gave his check
for something like 1000, 900
francs, it was accepted without
question by the club.
But there was whisper go
ing about that the check had
not been honored when pre-
sented at his bank. When. this
runor reached Deauville Sir
Edwin was in the height of his
glory. He was playing the
limit, and when he lost he had
only. to go to the cashier
of the Casino, who, almost
anxiously forced him to take
large sums which were charged
to his account. It is the bust
ness of the Casino to see that
large sums are being played,
for it gets 5 per cent of every
bet made. The management
The Washington times., 1923-02-04

however, managed to escape
and returned to the aero
dome safely, winning his bet,
but being severely repri-
manded for his foolish esca-
pade.
With such experiences on
his record, his friends always
expect him to do the unusual
thing, so they were not much
surprised when his affair with
Muriel Miles became known.
Muriel ~Miles is we'll known
in New York. She came to
Paris little over two years
after she had just had a great
sorrow in her life. She was
engaged to be married to a
New York multi-millionaire,
and just when she thought
she was to attain the great
happiness to which she always
looked forward, Mr.. Hoyt
died. Disconsolate, she came
to Paris for distraction. With
the experiences which she has
had she has surely gained that
for which she came.
Muriel Miles is now in Nice,
trying to recoup what she lost
in run of bad luck there re-
Gently. Parisians are awaiting
the next chapter in her book of
into which her interesting bea
those romantic, soulful eyes WI
out like those of a faun, will 81
her.
Count de Sincay is well remen
many of the smart set in New
his wedding with Miss Marie Lou
was one of the notable events {
cial season of 1910. Miss Logar
of the most attractive and popul
women in Washington and New
ciety. She was very fond of
sport and was an expert hor
Particular care had been given h
ton, and she spent much of he
travel and study.
The announcement of her en-
The Washington times., 1923-02-04
PARIS. Jan. 20.

PARIO, Jan. 70.
ILL., ILL me if you wish, but if you
do, you must look after my
- mother for the rest Of her life.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
MARKET METHODS
IN EUROPE PROBED
Commerce Department viii Sub
init Special Report to
Next Congress.

A special report on European meth
DDS of marketing agricultural prod
ucts, including cooperative and other
associations, is being prepared by
the Commerce Department for sub
mission to Congress when 1t recon-
venes. It will be a part Of the de-
partment's general report on world
trade in agricultural products, au-
thorized by the last Congress.
The marketing report is being pre-
pared by DIR. Alfred Dennis of Prin-
cess Anne. Nd, who has just retuyn-
ed from a several months study of
the subject in Europe. DR.. Dennis was
American commercial atgache at Lon
don and Rome.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
BIG SLUMP NOTED
In GRAIN EXPORTS
Decrease Largely in Wheat and
Barley-Increase in Flour
Shipments.

Grain exports from the United
States last week totaled 3.e39,0oo
bushels, as compared to 6,s9s,ooo for
the week previous.
The decrease was due principally to
smaller shipments of wheat and bar
ley. There was a slight increase in
-four shipments.
The totals for the week, as COM
pared with those for the week pre-
vious, as made public by the Com
merce Department, follows: Wheat,
3,297, 900 $ bushels. against 4,775,000;
corn, 700 bushels, against $4,000
-four, 2S2, 800 barrels. against $4,000;
barley, $4,000 bushels. against 1880
900; oats, $4,000 bushels, against H.
900.
Canadian grain in transit amounted
to 247,00o bushels, compared to 1f2,-
600.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
NEW TEXAS RAILROAD
OPPOSED BY |. C. C.

A recommendation that the Inter-
state Commerce Commission deny the
application of the Colorado. Column
bus and Mexican Railroad Company
for authority to construct new line
In Arizona and New Mexico was made
to the commission today by ]. H.
Agate, one of it's examiners.
The proposed line would have ex-
tended from the Mexican border, near
Columbus, northward through New
Mexico and Arizona, with branches
into Texas, and with a total main
line and branch mileage of approx
mateIy 500.
Mr. Agate held that the promoters
of the road were not sufficiently in
formed as to the probable construc-
ton cost or the return which might
be expected from traffic on the line
Some section which the road pro-
posed to serve would be greatly
benefited, he said, but in other dis
tricts he found there was no neces-
IHsfy for new facilities
Evening star., 1923-09-17
DISCUSS BRANCH
BANKS AND CHECKS
Members Of Federal Reserve Ad.
visory Council Are in
Session Here.

Chief among questions listed for
consideration by the Advisory Council
of the Federal Reserve Board at its
annual fall meeting here today, was
that of par clearance of checks.
After having reversed its previous ac-
ton intended to tighten restrictions
on the movement of checks bearing
a collection charge, the board, about
two months ago, decided to lay aside
the problem for consideration at the
present meeting of the advisory body.
Another pending question which
lent more than usual Importance to
the sessions was that OF proposed
limitation on branch banking. AS to
this, however, most officials Indicated
that they expected no immediate rec
ommendation by the advisory council,
although the discussions probably
would have an important bearing on
any final policy which might be
adopted by the board.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

BOSTON, September 17.-The heavy
runs of mackerel in Massachusetts,
hay have resulted in a material de-
preston of prices here. Receipts in
the last week were over 100000
pounds as compared with 3,300
pounds for the preceding week.
Dealers, unable to dispose of this
quantity at once, diverted the
stream to local and outside freezers.
Large mackerel are quoted at %
cents each, a drop of 5 cents in a
week.
CHICAGO, September 17.-Building
material plants in Chicago during the
last month have been operated at 81
per, cent of normal capacity. Build
ing of all kinds has Increased, with
II ser cent more mon employed in
August than In July, and SO per cent
more than in January. Sales of
building materials improved per
cent In the month.
PORTLAND, Ore, September IT,
Puget Sound millers are reported to
be selling western white or white
clubS wheat In this market freely at
S1.07 and $1.0S a bushel. They were
credited with having paid premiums
for this same wheat only few days
ago.
-
PHILADELPHIA, September IL
Tanners here report that the demand
for sehool shoes has stimulated the
trade in glazed. kid. Black glazed
cabePettas of high grade command So
TO 40 cents, while low-grade skins
.ang6 from 8 to II cents.
DETROIT, September 17.-The
forecast for the Michigan potato crop
is placed at 30,o13 900, as compared
with 37,S42,000 last year. Estimates
snow q decline OF two million bushels
in the probable corn yield of the
state since August 1. because of dry
weather.
PITTSBURGH, September 1.-THE
retail price of gasoline is being main
tained here at % cents a gallon plus
the cents state tax. The policy of
dealers of giving a gallon of lubri-
eating oil with each five gallons pur-
chased of gasoline continues to be
followed.
ST. LOUIS, September l7.-Whole-
salers here handled 100000, 00o worth
cf mechanical rubber goods during
the last twelve months
Evening star., 1923-09-17
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct TO The Star Once


A feature in the Industrial section
was the sharp run up OF points In
Durant Motors of Delayare. The ac-
tion of Durant, however, failed to
motors, Du Pont Motors, which had
been in better demand recently, mere
ly held firm above 4. and Yellow Taxi
receded over 2 points to within a
fraction of its low last week.
During most of the afternoon the
market showed a decidedly firmer
tone. Gillette Razor advanced well
above ESQ. National Supply of Della
ware gained ground and Glen Alden
was improved. The new Chicago NIP
pie stocks were little changed.
international Agricultural Chemical
prior preferred preference, the new
common stock of no par value ana
the rights to subscribe to the new
issues were admitted to trading on a
when as. and IL issued basis, but at
tracted little attention.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
1O4 ENGINES TO USE OH.

NEW YORK. September 17.-Plans
of the Missouri Pacific railroad to
convert 104 locomotives on the Lcuis-
lana division into oil burners, became
known today through an announce
ment that three-year contracts for
100000 barrels of oil had been
signed with the American Petroleum
Company of Houston, Tex.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
BANDITS ROB MERCHANT
WHILE AUTOS PASS BY
specIal pispatcli to The Star.

WINCHESTER, Va, September II.
-SIugeed by two unmasked bandits
while on his way home late Saturday
night from his grocery store, A. w.
Russell had his pockets rified by one
of the pair, while the other pressed
q. revolver against his breast. Half
a dozen or more automobiles passed
the spot without their occupants ap-
parently knowing a hold-up was be-
ing staged
The bandits got only some loose
change. Russell having taken his
days receipts to a bank earlier in
the evening. He gave the police a
description of the men, and certain
rendezvous of known criminals and
near-criminais were being combed to-
day to locate the thugs.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES~A
Potomac EIec. 1st 5s-s1, 900 at se1s, 81, 900
at 9612.
AFTER GALL.
Washington Gas 6s 1933-Si 900 at 1908; .
81 900 at 1909, $500 at 1oo%.
Washington Gas Light-5 at 4sE, 5 at
4SS, 10 at 40, 10 at 49h, at 40.
Potomac Elec. Cons. 5s-Sl 900 at 81.
Capital Traction 5s-S500 at 93s4.
Money-Call loans. and 6 per cent.
Evening star., 1923-09-17

NEW YORK, September 17.-For-
eign exchange easy. Quotations in
United States dollars): Great Britain,
demand, 4.54; cables, 4.54N; sixty-day
mand, .0579: cables, .0579Ls. Italy,
demand. .0440k; cables, .0441. Bel
gium, demand, .048o1s; cables, .04s1.
Germany. demand, .00000o0065: cables,
.0000000065A. Holland. demand, 1898;
cables, .393S. Norway, demand. 1905.
mand, 1908. Switzerland, demand,
ITO. Spain, demand, .135oh. Greece,
demand, .o1S7. Poland, demand,
.000003%; Czechoslovaki, demand,
.0300. Jugoslavia- demand, .o109.
Austria, demand, .000014. Rumania,
demand, .o0461a. Argentina, demand,
1926 Brazil, demand, .1o12. Montreal,
demand, 81 21-32.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
BUTTER rs HrGHER..

CHICAGO, September I7.-Butter-
Higher; creamery extras, AZ: stand
ards, 46; extra firsts, 44ha46
firsts, 42a43; seconds, 40a40is. Eggs
Unchanged; receipts. 14,l03 cases;
trsts. 343s; ordinary arstss 2sa2A
Evening star., 1923-09-17
by WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK. September 1.-THE
movement of stocks on the curb ex-
change today plainly showed that the
selling late last week had been carr
ried to extremes. A number of the
oils which should have been affected
by, the announcement that the lead
ing refiners had cut gasoline another
cent a gallon. sold well above the
closing prices of Saturday. Standard
OF New York. when 1t reached 37L5,
was up point, and Gulf Oil of Penn
sylvania was somewhat higher.
Standard of Indiana was exceptional
~ active and strong. while Prairie
OH and Gas recorded q loss of 2
points at one time. but was at more
than this amount from the low reach
ed last week.