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Evening star., 1924-01-17
GOTHAM GRiNDS OUT
CONVENTION PLANS
Trades People, Hotel Men and
Stage Folk Prepare for
Session.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January 17.-Wheels
of preparation, turned by trades
people, hotel men and stage folks. as
well as politicians. are whirring
merrily in New York. grinding out
plans for the democratic national
convention in June.
Democratic leaders and campaign
managers began looking about for
suitable headquarters. citizens COM
mittees started work on entertain
ment plans, and bids for accommoda-
tions for delegates and visitors began
passing back and forth.
David H. Miller, state manager of
the campaign to make william Gibbs
McAdoo the democratic nominee, re-
served an entire floor in the Hotel
Vanderbilt for headquarters during
the pre-convention drive. The demo-
cratic national committee, 1t was
reported. would establish headquar-
ters in the Waldorf-Astoria, which is
within eight short blocks of Madison
Square Garden, where the convention
sessions will be held. New York
state organizations are expected to
take over quarters in Hotel Biltmore,
where Gov. Smith always had his
campaign OInceS.
Alteration Plans Drawn.
Plans for alterations in Madison
Square Garden that would increase
the seating capacity from $4,000 to
10000 already have been drawn, 1t
was said, and were tentatively ac-
cepted by the national committee
after New York was selected as the
convention city yesterday. Besides
making room for more seats the gar
den alteration plans call for the in
of certain facilities neces-
sary to the proper conduct of the
Fred A: Muschenhelm. president Of
the Hotel Association of New York,
announced the association would or
ganize special committee to operate
a convention bureau for the accomno-
dation of the convention crowds.
There would be no increasing Of
rates. Mr.. Muschenheim declared.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
WOMAN is SENTENCED
FOR LIFE IN MURDER
Found Guilty of Being Accessory
In Killing Of Mother and Un-
born Child in Blast.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PADUCAH, KY, January 17.-Mrs.
Emma Skillian was sentenced to life
Imprisonment here this morning on a
charge of being an accessory to muir
der growing out Of the killing of
MIs. rosetta warren and her unborn
child here last April, the state having
charged she conspired with Mrs Hem
rietta Wagner to plant ten sticks of
dynamite under Mrs. Warren's bed.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
FIVE DEATHS, BIG LOSS
TO PROPERTY IN WIND
New York Has One of Most Sc
we're January Storms in
Years.
TWO VESSELS IN DISTRESS
Four Men and Woman Reported
Missing on Barge.
By the Associated presa

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 17-One of
tho most severe January wind and
rain storms that has struck New
York city and vicinity in years had
subsided today after causing indi-
rectly five deaths. considerable prop
erty loss and damage to small ship
ping In the harbor and along the
New Jersey coast.
Two unidentified vessels were re-
ported in distress. Four men and a
woman were missing after the sink
ing of barge off Long Branch, N. ].
The deaths were due to traffic ac-
cidents. More than score of pedes-
trians were slightly hurt
Damage estimated at thousands Of
dollars was caused by the smashing
Of plate glass windows and electric
Evening star., 1924-01-17
STUDENTS AT AMHERST
DIVIDED OVER COOLIDGE
Democrats at Presidents Alma
Mater Said to Be Stronger
Than Republicans.
By the Associa ted Press.

AMHERST. Mass, January 17.-Not-
Wlthstanding that President Coolidge
is an Amherst College alumnus, he is
not receiving undivided support from
the undergraduates. Both republican
and democratic clubs have been
formed among the students within the
last few days, and the democratic
organization was said today to show
the larger membership. When the
formation of the republican club was
announced this week meeting was
promptly called by the opposition for
the formation Of an independents
democratic" club. with mo members
of the college republican club ad-
n:itted. A large number enrolled.
Committees from each club are con-
ferring separately on policies and
candidates, reports Indicating that
Coolidge may be the republicans'
choice. with some opposition from the
radical bloo.' No word is forthcom-
ing from the Observation-Disclosures
as to their nominee. This party seems
likely to control the undergraduate
press. as 1t included the editors Of
The Student. the college paper: Lord
Jeff. the humorous sheet, and the
president of the Press Club.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Pacific Fleet Traversing Canal
In Face of Heavy Fire of Enemy
Attack" By Planes on Gatun Locks Frustrated, But
Damage to Fort Not Assessed By Umpire
in War Games

range. The chief umpire will assess
the damage later.
BLACK destroyers were reported
moving eastward from Portobelio
laying a smoke screen and were fired
upon by the coast defense batteries
at about lis o'clock at ranges up
to 10000 yards.
| .x.At 4 pm. the Black fleets main
body opened a long-range lombard
rnent on Fort Randolph from a po-
sition beyond the range OF the guns
of this fort. but it is impossible at
| this hour to estimate the results of
the action. \,
BLACK aircraft conducted a raid
south from the base at Portobello
and on returning were engaged by
the Blues anti-aircraft battery L.
The planes were flying low and II Is
believed one was brought down.
THE Blue fleet is making good
progress in transiting the canal and
Its advance elements are now arriv-
ing at Cristobal."
Only skeleton forces have been left
in the Army barracks on the Pacific
side. The others are somewhere in
the bush," occupying vantage points
SO as to oppose a landing by the at
tacking force.
1t is expected that the entire Pa
tobal by Saturday. II will sail next
the Caribbean sea.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
SLAYER GETS new TRIAL.
Virginia Supreme Court Reverses
Parsons Verdict,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RICHMOND, Va. January 17-Th.
supreme court today reversed the cir
cult court Of Northampton county in
the Parsons murder case Parsons
shot and killed George r. Lewis. a
railroad striker at Cape Charles in
penitentiary.
On the record In the case the .u-
preme court reverses the trial court.
the main ground being that tho feel
ing and bitterness at the scene Of the
trial recommended change Of venue.
Evening star., 1924-01-17

ern Europe, who is being American
lied by the domestic service route, is
having a rough passage in her first
few weeks in a kitchen of one of
the Boston suburbs She cannot cook
and she Is not used to American
methods of housekeeping. When
finally her mistress asked in exas-
peration the other day:
do?"
yes, Missus," she replied. in all
sweetness and assurance. 81 can milk
a reindeer"
Evening star., 1924-01-17

A second piece of pie exemplifies
the small boys idea of getting his
just desserts.
Evening star., 1924-01-17

signs. The wind reached, a velocity
of seventy miles an nour. Mary trees
were uprooted.
The liner Henry B. Mallory, pitching
in heavy seas, early today succeeded
in taking off the officers and crew,
twenty men in all, of the Danish
freighter Normannia, disabled off the
coast.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
What Started Karmalade.
,m the Hartford C0urant,

from the Haftfofd C0ufant.
The making of marmaiade oriri-
mated with a Scotch sea captain who
brought home from a voyage oranges
from Seville. After the long trip the
oranges had begun to decay, and the
thrifty Scotch housewife to save
those that were good made Jam"
much as she would have made 1T, OF
currants or gooseberrios. From this
small beginning grew ono Of the most
famous marmalade factories In the
British empire. first STARTED by tfs
family Of the old sea NAptain,
Evening star., 1924-01-17
One ACCOMPLISHMENT.

From the Boston Globe.
.Teckla, a girl just over from north
Evening star., 1924-01-17
Be Careful What You
Wash Your Hair With

Many soaps and prepared sham
poos contain too much free alkali.
which is very Injurious, as II dries
the scalp and makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is Mulsified
.ocoanut oil shampoo, for this Is
pure and entirely greaseless. 1t is
inexpensive and beats anything
else all to pieces. You can get this
at any drug store. and few ounces
will last the whole family for
months.
Two or three teaspoonfuls is all
that is required. Simply. moisten
the hair with water and rub 1t in.
1t makes an abundance OF rich.
-reamy lathcr. cleanses thoroughly
and rinses out easily. The hair
dries quickly and evenly and 10
'oft, fresh looking, bright, fluffy.
wavy and easy to manage. Besides.
t loosens and takes out every par
ticle Of dust, dirt and dandruff.-
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1924-01-17

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l34 II st. n. W.
EDWARDS MOTOR SERVICE Co.
10th and Rhode Island Ave. y. Z. =.
GREY STONE SERVICE STATION.
l1th and Rhoae Island Ave. y. W.
GRlFYlTH'e FILLING STATION,
18th and r. Streets n. W.
Joe lNOEF,
lAe1 PennA. Ave. 8. e.
NABvkL CARBURETOR SALES CO..
3l7o 18th st. ~, ".
0ARYI4AND AVE, FILLING STATION,
18th ard Maryland Ave. n. =.
Mt. PLEASANT GARAGE.
o494 18th St. n. W.
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Evening star., 1924-01-17

lMWs Necessary Tank Installations Are Conplsted]
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A SURE WAY TO ELIMINATE
WAR GRAFTERS

The conscription of wealth and
industry as we'll as of man power,
as enunciated in the Universal draft
act, has received unanimous support
from $500 Boston citizens.
The occasion was great mass
meeting sponsored by the American
Legion in the interest of adjusted
compensation. During the meeting,
Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards, de-
partment commander of the Ameri-
can Legion in Massachusetts,, was a
speaker, and chose as his sub
ject what he termed the great ira
gedy of the last war-failure to
conscript the nations resources a.
long with the manhood Of the ma
ton.
This program has been support
ed by the American Legion in two
national conventions, and the Uni
versal draft act is urged as por-
ton of the Legion's Legislative pro-
gram now before Congress. 1t has
the support of Secretary of War
Weeks.
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+ DIT o RIA l. S
EDUCATED FOOLS

There is no fool like an educa-
ted fool. | believe in education but
going thru school or college does
not constitute education.
A naughty simpleton once re-
marked of famous university, ~
went thru that college" A man pres
ent who had sized him up for just
what he was, looked at him in dis
gust. II went thru it, too" he said,
Sightseeing. / went thru every
building on the campus"
Anyone claiming to be educated
and can't spell Judgment" and
thinks the sun sets in the east,
is an educated fool. And if he or
she has diploma, that is only a
certificate testifying to their fool
ishness.
| know man who never went
thru high school or college, but he
is one of the cleverest mathemati-
clans and chemists l ever met. I
know others who have diplomas,
have studied these subjects, and
they would tell you that a logarithm
is a lumberman's measuring stick.
and that for all they know "H2 o"
is the abbreviation for "He's too
old"
Thoroughness is the crying need
in our schools and colleges. Abra-
ham Lincoln's principle text books
were Shakespeare and the Bible
But he learned them we'll. What he
learned, he learned. What he knew
he knew even if he didn't have
a certificate to prove it.
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INK FROM OTHER PRESSES

Continued from second coulmn)
cieties, or combinations of socie-
ties, or propaganda, or popular
votes.
Wilson's plan for international
peace was league of nations and
it has bedeviled the whole world.
Mr.. Box should have offered prize
to the man who can tell how to
make the league of nations func-
ton and it would have cost him
nothing.
"The world is covered with peace
plans from Ford's peace ship to the
league of nations. But it is not
plans that are wanted. What is
wanted is execution. Mr.. Ford had
an idea for peace, but could not
execute it.
Wilson and Gompers had ideas
for peace and regulation of labor
and tariffs through the world by a
commission sitting in Switzerland.
The whole world is filled with words
for peace. But neither plans nor
words reform. The reform must be-
gin in the human heart. Christ
came into the WORLD to bring peace
and people are still struggling to
promote His plan, and is there any
other plan than His--the substi-
tuition of love for hate? The Chris
tan religion--the Sermon on the
Mounts the promoter Of peace
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A PITHY ADMISSION OF GUILT

Pennsylvania politics are again
fermenting. E. G. Bonniwell, Of
Philadelphia sends out letter dated
February %, in which he asks the
Democrats to elect him as Nation
al Committeeman from Pennsylvan-
ia. He sounds clarion call to vo-
ters to express their choice, and
not submit to leaders who seek
to control the State Committee" by
manipulation to defy the judgment
of voters.
The third paragraph Of his let
ter says; "our organization has
decayed, our candidates denied as
sistance, our members of the Legis-
lature betrayed by the State lead
ers thruout the entire period Of
more than twelve years, during
which these men were entrusted
with authority. Nevertheless. in the
light of certain Democratic vic.
tory they now ask you to give
them the power that they SO wan
tonly misused. appeal to every
Democrat to reject men, some of
whom being wet are now dry, some
of whom being dry are now wet,
and who trim their sails to catch
every breeze of political advantage"
Regardless of what else Mr.. Bon
niwell seeks, he certainly succeeds
in branding the Democratic party
as rotten. And the only recourse
left for thinking voters is to align
themselves with the Republicans.
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INK FROM OrHHa
PRESSES
HHnsrsns 90 S9ssss TsQ&ss
Hssm LssxinG H1i4sEs
Of Ne Csan4ey
sELECTIvE IMMIGRATION

The immigration question has al
ways been . bone of contention In
this nation. Instead Of considering
it from a business standpoint 1t has
invariably been dragged into poll
tics.
What would be wrong with con-
sidering the question of immigration
from the standpoint Of the business
needs Of the country7 We have our
representatives in all foreign ma
tions whose business It 10 TO look
after American interests. II manu-
featuring plants in New England,
cotton raisers in the South. farmers
in the Middle West. mine operators
in the Mountain States or lumber
men on the Pacific coast need labor
when there is no help available in
this country, why should they not
be allowed to consider avsiling
themselves Of idle workmen in other
nations?
Supposing = mine operator needs
fifty employees; supposing fifty far
mers need one hundred farm hands.
Let them state their needs to the
United States Department of Labor.
which, in turn, would advise our
representative in the foreign coun-
try from which the character Of help
desired could be most readily secur-
ed. Let our foreign representative
advertise or communicate with
workmen who might wish to come
to this country; require these work
men to furnish . record Of their
past employment and associations;
pick the desired number and send
them to the United States with a
ticket to the point Of destination.
The farmer or manufacturer who
receives these laboring men should
sign q contract guaranteeing to
employ them at a stipulated wage
for not less than one year. These
immigrants should be required to
report to the state authorities at
specified times in the section where
they are employed and after = GER
tain number Of years should become
American citizens or be deported to
their native land.
The question Of securing COM
mon labor in the factories and on
the farms in becoming \ real prob
lem in this nation. Instead Of dump
ing the scum Of Europe into New
York City where 1t is left to shift
for itself. q policy Of this charac-
ter would restrict immigration 10
the needs Of the nation. No man
could afford to contract to employ
help for = year unless he actually
needed IL. 1t would give US a bet
ter class of immigrants in that they
would be picked at the source Of
supply instead Of trying to seq
gregate them after arrival here and
deport the undcsirables.
This is not a labor union ques-
ton or a political question. 1t 10 a
serious problem involving the future
labor supply Of this nation. Many
Of our laboring men Of today will
be our employers tomorrow and
neither they nor their children will
do the hard work which their fathers
did. Where will they get the men
to do this work. The farmers son
is leaving the farm because he can
not get help to do the back-bresk-
ing work which his father did and
he has been educated to q point
where he will not do II himself.
This subject Is worth serious
thought and it seems as il some
plan like the one suggested might
be worth discussion and considers-
ton. Industrial Record.
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March

March dangers of Trifling
With Life, God and the Soul. Acts
26:28-32, Luke 12:15-21. Leader,
Flora Williamson.
March 14-The Bible In All the
World: How 1t Is Sent Forth, and
What 1t Does. Ps. 43:1-5. Lead
err, Jessie Holcombe.
March 21-The Personal Touch in
Winning Others to Christ. John
1:40-5. Leader, Mrs. Irving Smith.
March 28-What Missions have
Done For Social Welfare. lisa. 1:16,
IT; Luke 1888. Leader, Mrs.
Adam Simerson.
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TALKING WITHOUT THINKING

The prosecuting attorney was ex-
aiming negro witness.
Nov Mose," he said. "tell us
what you know about this fight"
well boss" began Nose, II
think"
II don't want to know what you
think. Tell us what you know"
81 think"
Il told you not to tell us what
you think"
"But, boss" said Nose, apollo
getically, II amt no lawyer.
can't talk without thinking."-Ev-
erybody's.
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WHENCE PEACE MUST CONE

A wise financial man says: "The
Box peace prize is q foolishness
from the beginning. Peace does not
come by any plan. National and in
tcrnational peace is a matter Of the
human heart. l have no doubt Mr..
Rockefeller would give millions for
a practical or business plan to pro-
mote the Christian religion over
the whole world. But no plan for
world reformation Is possible by
essays. or words. or prizes, or So
Confined in fourth column)
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THE MOTHER

Edward shall go far,
And Harold will be still
Keeping the gates ajar
Upon this hill.
Light seeds take wing
When the high winds come,
But from sown ones spring
Harvests kept at home.
Drifting seeds are known
Planted to repine
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TRAVELLED

TRAVELLED
Lady, grant US n boon
Ease your swift speech. and see
See how the irst-quarter moon
Swings in the buttonwood tree 4.
Still In ecststic tone
The lady relates that she
Dined at Capri once, in some yes
teryear
con the terrace, you know, Il
was, my dear
We've nothing at all so wonder
full herci"
And the lady talks and the
moon has flown
Away from the buttonwood tree.
&C. S. B. in N.Y.Tribune.
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SMILIN' THRU
TURMOIL
1T GBE SEE

TURMOIL
Ali Life,
You villainl
What have you done to me?
But yesterday
was heart-whole
And fancy free,
But today
All me!
Today's another story!
But yesterday
lit seems an age!)
was tranquil,
Calm and contented;
Then, Life,
You old trickster!
You sent HER
To 80 wiring and twist
This poor heart of mine
That I am desolate
Without her
mel Who boosted
poor fooll)
OF my many
Conquests and fancies.
You old rascal
Why did you send
HER
With such wonderful eyes
OF brown, that haunt my very soul!
You knew. you old fox!
My weakness
For such an adorable mouth
Elusive. yet captivating,
Fragrant with the nectar of the
gods!
YOU knew that which | have
Kept in the inner chamber
OF my heart
OF my secret admiration
For all the feminine graces
OF soul, form and intellect
Found in my darlingl
And have ruthlessly
Exposed ME-
To the shafts of
That villain Cupid;
Who has split my
Aching heart in twain!
Woes me, you old sinner!
SHE WON'T HAVE MEL
--Amo.
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FAKE VETERAN EXPOSED IN
LAMBERTVILLE

A deception that was praetieed a
which had about died out, reached
this section last Friday. And altho
it was late in reaching here, it nip
ped in the bud more promptly than
at other places. 1t was the old
scheme in which a man visits the
home of a deceased veteran and
claims to have been his close friend
in camp or in France. Then he
proceeds to touch" the relatives
for whatever he can get away with.
Last Friday a man called on Mrs.
William benson, mother of Edgar
H. benson, who was killed in France,
and represented himself as having
been a close friend of her son while
in France. On the strength of this
he borrowed 5000 from her. He
bertville and tried the same tactics
on Mrs. William Malloy, of North
Main street. Her son, Henry NAL
10y, died while in training camp,
and the man claimed to have been
his intimate friend. She gave him
his dinner, and in the meantime her
other sons arrived and grew sus-
picious of the stranger. They final
ly forced an admission of guilt
from him, and he turned over to
them the money he had secured
from Mrs. benson. AS soon as he
could get away he left town, and
the police were unable to locate
him when the matter was reported.
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"ENDEAVOR
ECHOES"

Notes from the March Issue
of the publication of that name
Issued by the Y. P. S. c. E.
of the Lambertville Presbyter-
ian Church, and edited by Mrs.
John Johnson.
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8 9
VETERANS COLUMN
JACK THE STACKER" CON-
DEMNED BY VETERANS


Resolutions of Indignation were
adopted by prominent members of
the American Legion in Knoxville,
Tenn, when a newspaper erroneous
ly conveyed the impression that
Jack Dempsey had been asked to
officiate at a Legion boxing show
as referee.
The resolution declared that the
conduct of Dempsey was mot in
conformity with the ideals and
standards of the American Legion"
and that his war record was such
chat no honorable man can look
upon it without blush of shame"
ONE INJUSTICE OF THE VET
ERANS' BUREAU
Frank Van Vert, World War
veteran who was badly gassed and
wounded by shrapnel, has been
saved from starvation by the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary of st. Paul,
MINI. Van Vert is half white and
half Indian, and has been making
his home on the White Earth Indian
reservation, where, through an in
vestigation conducted by the adj
jutant-generals department, he was
found seriously i'll.
He was attempting to chop wood
in order to provide warmth for his
wife and four children, but was so
weakened from exposure that he fell
as Investigators reached his side.
Aid was called and Van Vert put
to bed, suffering from pneumonia.
His case was reported to American
Legion Auxiliary officials, which
rushed aid to the man, providing
him with warm clothing and food.
Van Vert was rated by Veterans
Bureau officials as totally mentally
disabled, though his compensation
stopped last October. Since that time
the man has been endeavoring to
earn his own living. He will be car
ed for by the Legion until he can
be hospitalized by the government.