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The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Largest and Smallest Planes

Aircraft of every description, includ-
ing the smallest plane ever built and
successfully flown and the largest
now in use by the United States army,
participated in the second annual avia-
ton meet given by c. Fayette Staples
post, American Legion, at Old Orchard,
Mass. on Labor day. Rear Admiral
w. f. Fullam, of the United States
navy. who is connected with the aero
nautical branch Of the service, was the
guest of honor during the meet.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Almost Alone

ave were playing to practically
empty houses the whole time. and one
night there were Just few people
dotted about the theater.
For a few minutes in one scene in
Dear Old Charlie / have the stage
completely TO myself, and Holman has
to come in and in the most ugubrious
and solemn voice ask me: Are you
alone?
"On this occasion very nearly up
set his gravity, for looked all around
the house and then replied Almost.
From the Truth at Last, by Charles
Hawtrey.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
DiUorce Psychology

Representative Tinkham of Massa-
chusetts said at Washington dinner
party:
Divorce has increased 100 per cent
among us since 1913. This is terrible
divorce thoughts distort and discol-
or even our etymology. A young and
pretty girl applied to me for a position
the other day.
"'You are unmarried? 1 said to her
"'Oh, no. said she, with blush. !
haven't been married yet"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

cclac Pills Clean, Convenient, Certain.
COLAC PILE PILLS remove the
cause of piles, stagnation of the blood
in the lower bowel. COLAC stimulates
the circulation and builds up healthy
conditions right at the seat of the
trouble.
Easy to take as any pill. Not a
cathartic. No drugs or opiates. A safe
sanitary, effective pile remedy that any
one may use without loss of time or
annoyance. Get COLAC today. Only
60 cents at druggists or 65 cents post
paid in plain wrapper from Colac
Chemical Co., Inc, Glens Falls, N. z.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Name Squares for Heroes

West Springfield (Mass) post of the
American Legion has committee at
work upon a plan for naming certain
squares in the town in honor of West
Springfield men who gave their lives
in the service of their country during
the World war. A ceremony dedicat-
ing the squares viii be held on Armis-
tice day in November.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Needed Their Wild Horses

Recently a group of horsemen start
ed out into the deserts of Utah with
the determination of capturing the
"Three Grays," wild horse kings of
the desert, who had defied efforts Of
all the broncho busters of the past in
catching them The horsemen were
American Legionnaires of Cedar City,
and they wanted the wild horses for
their third annual rodeo at Cedar CITY,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

Watch cutlcura Improve Your Skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off Ointment in FIVE minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. 1t
is wonderful what Cuticura will do
for poor compilations, dandruff, itching
and red, rough observation-disclosures
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Giqnt Police Officer

Springdale, Pa, claims the biggest
of all policemen in George Klingen-
smith, who is six feet six inches tall
and tips the scales at exactly one
eighth of a ton-not any of it fat.
Klingensnith is too heavy for light
weight motorcycle bought for him, and
the borough council was forced to re-
turn the machine.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Big Difference in Price

Helium has been greatly reduced in
price since it was first produced. Its
original cost was $1,700 a cubic foot
Now it can be extracted, 90 per cent
pure, for cents a cubic foot.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Bakery Does Big Business

One bakery in this country uses co.
600 cases of blackberries, cherries,
blueberries, pineapples, strawberries
and raspberries every year in making
pies.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Prudence Ranks E4iph

Prudence is not only the first in
rank of the virtues, political and NOR
al but she is the director and regula-
tor, the standard Of them all.-Burke
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Presidents Greeting

A message of greeting from
President Coolidge to members
of the % posts of the American
Legion in the District Of Column
bia as representative of the Lee
gion's membership In probably
every state, was read at the
opening of the sixth annual con-
vention of the District depart
ment of the Legion recently.
The presidents message stated
in part: In their intimate con-
tact with government agencies
dealing with the great national
army of former service men, the
Legion has shown uniform loyal :
ty and readiness to sustain the
efforts of the government"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25
Old Custom Retained

In Arabia and other eastern coun-
tries at the present day the most SOL
emn agreements are still ratified by
salt.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

It is easy to pick the fellow whose
father jerked forelock. He is AFRO
CANT and overbearing.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

Riches have wings and travel faster
than flying ace.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

An old-timer is one who can remem
Der when affixing a patch was a deli
cate art.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

The problem of life cannot be solve
by touching the button.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

The wisdom of the prudent is to
understand his way.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

A man is. in his veriest reality, wha
he loves.-George Tyrrell.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

Your character cannot be essential
ly injured but by your own acts.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-25

A lawyer doesn't know everything,
but he thinks he does.
The Washington times., 1924-07-10
DIR. FRANK CRANES,
DAILY EDITORIAL
The CIav1lor to Do
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.

II GET tired of people who are forever clamorng to do
do, dol
And this over-actvity be not pernicious
bad actions as in good.
Burgaes carefully planned and usually quite success
full but the world full Of phlanthropes that went off half
cooked and did little but wound innocent bystanders
the baby is SICK if international relations are tan
gled taxes HIGH if the roast is underdone the
unemployed too numerous, if boys and girls are too
frsky jumps the average and demands why we do
not Do Something.
Even the godsakers appear and want to know for Gods
sake why we don't Do Something.
The reason of course, ptaby simple We don't know
what to do
Of course wait too long, and there is criminal
ndecision but the whole the ashers out and jumpers
do damage than good.
As matter Of fact, keeping still has settled more disputes
than all oquence and letting alone has cured nvads
than all medicines
Business be crippled times hard and finances in bad
way But if kindly Providence would carry into the
ocean and drown all legislators who pass and make
regulations improve things affairs would quickly right
themselves.
Womens skirts will get about the right length if med
dlers will quit trying to stretch or shorten them.
Movies will grow decent legislatures will let them alone
There strong, balancing rghtng force the universe
Action equal reaction Drunkards die off The money
octopus at last devoured by the law Of diminishing
turns.
Your boy will come through somehow you will not regu
late him much your husband will improve if you will
quit naggng things around at last about where they
ought to be.
And it will get well if you pick it.
Copyright 1924. Mcclure Newspaper syndcate)
The Washington times., 1924-07-10
Bosses Enjoy Themselves
And Their Owners Are Satisfied

Having watched the convention you see how promoted bar
tenders sometimes called political Bosses enjoy themselves
They demonstrate that they and NOT 1OO0O0O people
have the authority to kill off and select candidates for
Thomas Jeffersons great party of Democracy"
You can't blame the bosses enjoying their little ioe
man entirely Ignorant fattened graft powerful bv
corruption, likes to feel that he is SOMEBODY
And when ne is able to to the people, You cannot have
THAT man. but you may have THAT man for your Presi
Dental candidate y he feels that he is somebody
The bosses can enjoy themselves at the same time not
nure their prospects and not offend their employers
those employers big flnancers of monopoes that
Keep the bosses fat perfectly satisfied with Republican
administration.
Ihey look upon the Democratic Party something to be
regulated, and kept safe.'' ~ ~
10 the posses they say Amuse yourselves with that Demo-
cratic Party do what you like long you keep them from
nominating anybody that would be really dangerous to us in
case he got elected" " 80 "
It's good joke the people, But as long as millions Of
men think more about spring hat than they do about
national election the joke will last.
The Washington times., 1924-07-10

P.oPA0 nj
I'm of them Other people go ahead without hale t
ing, but something is lacking in me-Im born failure
You d. be amazed Pal; if you knew how manv Jnlias
there the world So for the sake of those other
failures m going to repeat Of the things said to
to her face e' " '
julia is making two mistakes! Ones about herself and
ne otner about all the rest Of the world Julia feels that
she being held back because she more md and shv and
s sensitive than everyone else Mistake No And she
for them to fight and because they don't feel the acute re-
actions which she experiences Mistake No And So be-
cause she believes she'd been handed an unfair deal bv
Fate she lies right down and quits whenever sbe IN
against difficulty abis herself out of il with dozen
Now, here's the truth Julia rs sensitive Rpt so is
everyone else It's hard for Julia to stand up and fight
And no snap for the rest of the world thousand i'm
pulses pull Julia in many directions when shes irving
to make up her mind And the rest of us are likewise
yanked about Julia doesn't like to be laughed at Who
does Julia doesn't like to risk failure Does anyonef
Juha doesn't know what to say in a crowd" Most of
us don't Only, unfortunately, we say it.
In short there's nothing unqua about anv of Juia's
handicaps. We all have them. Success WAS NEVER
The Washington times., 1924-07-10

The worst Of it is that she won't tell the truth about
this lazness and cowardce Particularly she won't tell the
truth herself She always herself lofty
motive grouches at party she says is because she
can't make herself become interested in small talk or
because she cant stand their cheap vulgarity If she
fails get job she won't honestly acknowledge that rs
because she's afraid to face the business world No.
claims that mother won't these fbs And she thinks
the world believes hem too But the world doesn't The
world knows exactly why Julia unhappy, unsuccessful
unpopular The world knows it's Juas fault
It's always fault when miss doing the
things might have DONE Note that say the things we
NIGHT have done" Not the things WANT to do. We
all want to do things can't do We all waste lot of
time in evyng others for feats aren't fitted emulate
or probably wouldn't enjoy could perform. But we
all could have much richer colorfu lives than we are
having and we're missing such lives just Julia missing
them-by own laziness, cowardice and dishonesty
Any normal person be popular-if he or she will
work for that popularity and sacrifice his or her own
ishness and prejudice in order to obtain it.
Any normal person can succeed in somethng-can OBJ
tain sort of prestige if it's only good nature
and potato salads.
Any normal person can be sought out and desired if
ne or she will accumulate something that desirable.
but WHY SHOULD YOU EXPECT PAYMENT FROM
LIFE IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO GIvEi -
The Washington times., 1924-07-10
AGES OF SOME PRESIDENTS

among them the question OF the
age of a President, and as to
whether old or young men are
best fitted for important and
strenuous duty. The records OF
history furnish a great deal OF
evidence on both sides OF the ar
gument. And while it Is unde-
niaLle that many Of the greatest
careers have been made by young
men. yet as we look back in his-
tory we find that many or our
past Presidents Of advanced age
have proven their ability to sus-
tain the labors and discharge tins
onerous duties of the executive
office with strength and power
second to none.
The oldest of our Presidents at
the time of his inauguration was
William Henry Harrison, who was
sixty-eight. Next to him in point
OF age was James Buchanan, who
was inaugurated at sixty-six; and
Zachary Taylor comes next, who
began his term at sixty-five.
John Adams and Andrew jackson
were both sixty-two years Of age
at the time they entered the Of.
flee. Franklin Pierce was forty
nine years old; Ulysses s. Grant.
forty-seven, and Grover Cleveland
forty-eight.
washington was but forty
three when he was called to the
command Of the American revo
lutionary army. Henry Clay was
Speaker Of the House OF Repre-.
sentatives at thirty.four; while
James @. Blaine was thirty-nine
when he became Speaker of the
House. John c.. Calhoun in his
forty-second year was Vice Presi.
dent Of the United States; Alexan.
der Hamilton took charge OF the
Treasury at the age of thirty.two.
John c. Breckenridge, of Ken.
lucky, was Vice President at
thirty-two and candidate for the
Presidency at thirty-five. In mill.
tary life, especially, young men
have been most conspicuous.
NANCY NORTH
The Washington times., 1924-07-10
Another Tribute

Editor. The washington Times:
WE are glad to express to you
w the appreciation Of the OF
ficers of the National Education
Association for the reports OF its
sixty-second annual convention
which have appeared in The
washington Times. The Times re-
porters have been genuinely Eff
cient and courteous In spite OF the
difficulty Of reporting the ccnven'
ton with many activities going on
at one time and Of the competition
with a national political conven-
ton for the public interest.
We wish to commend especially
the fine work of Mr.. Voss. All
the members Of our staff were
pleased with his intelligent effort
to cover the meetings as thor
oughly as possible.
In covering the meeting In this
way The Times has helped Wash
ington to make an impression
upon the teachers Of the nation
which they will remember through
the years and which they will
carry into the class rooms Of the
land. The meeting has been ono
of the largest in the history OF
the association, having brought to
washington from fifteen to twenty
thousand visitors, who are prac-
tically unanimous in declaring
this to have been the most sig.
nificant meeting in the history Of
the association.
JOY ELMER MORGAN, I
Director Of Publicity and Manag-
ing Editor OF the Journal or
the National Education Associa-
tim
The Washington times., 1924-07-10
BY LUCY LOWELL.

" HERE is one worker
left to the old world. A
Il thing so simple that the
"show-me" folk who need it most
are likely to overlook it.
Faith.
1t seems to me that as we pro-
gress in knowledge and the ability
to do, we lose in like proportion
the ability to believe without
tangible proof.
We lose not only the power Of
believing in anything or anyone,
but the wish to do SO. For faith
is kindness as well as trust.
Very old, old fashioned-so old
as never to have been heard, per-
haps, by many of today's genera.
ton is the word of the Greatest
Philosopher Of all time:
IF We have faith and doubt
not if We shall say to this
mountain, BE thou removed and
be thou cast into the sea- it
shall be done"
Few Of us, I think, have the
faith in our belief in ourselves or
each other to order the mountains
that loom across our ways out Of
our lives.
Yet ] know it can be done for
1 have watched occasionally and
reioiced.
I know a fragile little woman
who married against the advice
other friends and perhaps against
her own best judgment-though
this / doubt.
Jim's mountain was strong
drink. It had blocked his way
to achievement all his life. These
who knew him said it always
would.
But Mary didn't seem to think
40. She didn't say what she
The Washington times., 1924-07-10
LUCY LOWELL DISCUSSES
'MOVING" FAITH

, thought to anyone but Jim. ]
happen to know that about all
she said to him, as he stood shak-
ing and remorseful after bout
with John Barleycorn was some
thing like this:
1T don't believe you'll ever do
it again!'
In her heart she believed that
he wouldn't do 1t again.
And the odd part OF it was
that he did it less and less often
and finally gave it up altogether.
81 kept thinking how she
trusted me-and. I got so l
didn't want the stuff" was all
Jim ever had to say.
I know a girl school teacher
who refused to allow the class
incorrigible to go to a corrective
institution.
Year after year he had been
sent away, only to come back
and upset the school till even
his parents lost patience. The
girl who was entering her first
term as teacher had heard OF
him, as had everyone else In the
small town.
"But I'd like to give him a
chance" she said. IF I'm very
square with him think he'll
be square with me"
The boy was surprised and puz-
lied. But after one or two
half.hearted attempts at mischief
he mended his ways. The teacher
had reason to be proud of him
eventually. After all, the knowl.
edge that the worst Is expected
doesn't help us to DO our pest:
And the beauty OF latin Is
that it expects the best in the
very face Of the mountainous
worst!
The Washington times., 1924-07-10
One Uneven Fight
The Winner Should Lose.

MISS Eosette Duncan of the Duncan Sisters clever
amusing young ladies of the stage appears to
thing that offended the dignity of policeman in Cicero
In the process OF taking her to the station house. for show
ing lack OF respect for the laws majesty this policeman broke
the young womans nose and broke one of her ribs
exactly even fight F' " "0n y
Is to be presumed that Judge in Illinois will have
ne pleasure OF giving that policeman few months in iai to
think it over, at his leisure, 49, "
The Washington times., 1924-07-10
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

HANDED TO ANYONE ON A SILVER
PLATTER Opportunity may have come
in large gobs to certain fortunate souls, but
lit was never turned into success unless they
overcame exactly the same disabilities under
which Julia now groans.
The trouble with Julia is really this:
She's day and COWARDLY and DIS
HONEST.:,, She doesn't want to work for
the rewards she desires. She doesn't
want to subject herself to the hard disci-
pline which is essential to any success She
just wants to float up to success and glom
on to it. And that doesn't happen to any
one And she 8 also afraid. She won't take
chance or run risk or dare ridicule or
danger.
The Washington times., 1924-07-10
LISTEN, WORLD!

ULIA7S feeling pretty low in her
spirits Nothing new about that.
y Julia's been feeling low most of the
time for the last thirty years-ever since
she cut her first tooth and realized that
Fate had particular. grudge against her.
it exceedingly. In fact, lately she decided
to get over it entirely. So she bought
book on Self astery-one of those Sue.
cess in Sixteen Lessons affairs. It's good
book Julia gave it to me to read, so I
know. It's filled with excellent advice
from cover to cover. But somehow II
hasn't helped Julia bit, and now she has
one more grievance against Fate.
Its no use trying" she walls. "Some
The Washington times., 1924-07-10

Editor, Washington Times:
~HE Democratic convention
unprecedented in its duration
and exciting details, mas
brought UP many interesting
noints Of Presidential tradition,
Evening star., 1924-12-13
For Brighter Street Lighting.

ALI that is needed for the better
lighting OF Washington streets is ap-
preparation of sufficient money by
Congress. The chief purpose of bet
ter lighting is to make. streets safer
for traffic and pedestrians. The danger
Of ill-lighted and shadowy streets has
been discussed by many citizens as
sociations and other civic bodies, and
it Is common knowledge that many
Washington streets used by a large
volume of traffic are dimly lighted.
The District Engineer Commissioners
says that there is. no doubt that q
large percentage Of serious accidents
occur at night. and it follows that bet.
ter street lighting will be an impor-
tant factor to make the streets safer.
He has said: I'm working out our
plans for the city-wide Improvement
of lights, we have proposed special
types of illumination for the streets
and avenues that are natural traffic
arteries 1t has been said by the
Dsilian Commissioners that bette9
Evening star., 1924-12-13

measures for carrying the plan into
effect were the groundwork OF the
Norris bill for hydro-electric develop
ment Of the Potomac, which bill has
been passed By the Senate.
On Friday special subcommittee of
the House District committee ordered
favorable report to the full COM
mittee. - p.
There ts disagreement between en-
gineers as to whether the price Of
Potomac electricity, could be reduced
so much below the price Of coal-made
electricity as to warrant the expendi.
ture for developing the river. The
weight of engineering opinion is that
hydro-electric development Of the Po-
tomac would be justified, and the con-
servation of coal, which is increasing
In cost, is a factor. Maj. Tyler has
computed that coal plants would use
soc. 900 tons Of coal year. to produce
the $4,000. 900 lilowatt hours Of pri-
mary electrical current which can be
generated by the river.
Evening star., 1924-12-13
"A National Arboretum.

A bill is pending In the House and
Senate for the acquisition Of tract
Of land lying northeast Of the city and
the establishment there Of q national
arboretum. 1t is proposed to use this
area, which IL generally known as
Mount Hamilton, for the culture of in
digenous trees and Of plant growths
from other lands that may be accli-
mated. The soil is remarkably suited
to such a purpose. The hill land is
adaptable to certain forms Of tree life,
while the lower lands, bordering on
ana in part reclaimed from the Ana
costa River, are especially suitable
for other growths. In the opinion Of
scientists this combination is the most
favorable for aboretum uses that can
be found in the United States.
At present the Government has no
place where 1t can preserve and ex.
pertinent with native and foreigRtree
life. Specimens OF alien trees and
plants are being received here con.
stantly by the Department Of Agricul
planting space. They must be dis.
tributed. usually to private parks. In
the national forests great growths OF
standing timber are preserved, but no
organized attempt Is made, for lack Of
facilities, at the cultural study Of
trees native to the United States and
those suitable for transplantation
from other soils. At Mount Hamilton
practically every indigenous and for
eign plant and tree of the temperate
climate can be grown.
Efforts to secure the establishment
of a national arboretum here at Wash
ington have persisted for years. The
selection of Mount Hamilton as the
appropriate site gave a definite objec-
tive to this endeavor. Now the pend
ing bills propose the acquisition Of the
site with the needful appropriations
to follow. Time Is an element of inn
portance. In the growth OF the city
this tract will eventually. and perhaps
in a short time, be taken for subdivi-
sion for the building Of homes unless
the Government secures 1t. 1t is not
a mere acreage Of land. 1t is a par
ticular site. peculiarly suitable for
arboretum purposes and not TO be re-
placed with a substitute.
Considerations of economy dictate
early action rather than delay. For
the value of this land will advance
rather than recede as the years pass
The Government can obtain it now at
a reasonable price. Later it will have
to pay more-if it can get It. There
fore 1t Is urgent that the bills provid-
ing for the creation Of a national ar
boretum at Mount Hamilton should be
passed at the present session to start
this long-delayed work, which Is of
such importance in the preservation
and study and development of native
and ada ptable trees and plants.