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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-17
FAK|NG ANTIQUE
FURNITURE J
REAL ART
Workmanship Often So Good
Only a Few Centuries Of Wear
Needed, Says Hayden.

The demand for old furniture,
particularly "old Colonial" has be.
come so great that there is increas.
ing difficulty in supplying It. In
order to satisfy the collector many.
articles have been practised, which
in varying degree are difficult 10
detect, according to the skill ana
ingenuity Of the present-day MANI.
facturer of antique furniture.
Replicas Of old pieces are Ire.
quently made, and the workmanship
is so excellent, according to Arthnr
Hayden, and the copy of thegsold
craftsman's style so perfect. thai
1T only requires century or two
OF wear to give to the specimen the
necessary tone which genuine old
furniture has naturally acquired. s
French ornate furniture from the
days of the Boule to the Empire
period has received the flattering
attention Of the fabricator by being
initiated in all its details. sss
Many secret processes are On
| ployed to imrart an appearance of
] age to the wood and to the metal
mountings. The cruder methods are
to eat off the sharper edges OF the
metal mountings by means of acid,
and to discoIor the new surfaces
by the aid Of tobacco juice, both
of which are not difficult to detect.
The steady manufacture Of these
finer pieces gees on in France. and
i 1t has been found that the foggv
atmosphere of London is especially
useful in producing the effect, .Of
age upon the finer work, conse-
quently many forged pieces are
shipped to London to be stored In
order to ripen until considered ct
for the American market, where
many forgerfes have been planted,
Old oak has always been a favor
tie with the public and the number
! OF grotesque styles foisted upon "a
credulous public during the last
; twenty years has been remarkable.
Nowadays, many ask for pieces
of "fuined oak" which is modern
oak discolored by means Of am.
monia, which darkens the surface
Of the wood to a depth Of one.
sixteenth of an inch. It is not In
frequent to find an attempt made
to represent this as old oak after
an elaborate treatment with linseed
Oil, turepntine and beeswax, though
an examination of the interior edges
of the wood will discover its
modernity at once. 80
| OF course, such tricks as these
are not practised by any firm Of
standing, who cannot afford and
will not injure their reputation by
any Misrepresentation ~
1t is chiefly by the character Fd
carved work that old pieces can ljA
recognized. There are three pitfalls
to avoid: First-Fraudulent pieces
throughout, of modern wood ana III
modern carving; Second--''Madc. lls3,'
pieces which often consist of GEM.
Inc old pieces of carved wood piecea
together from fragments of carvfEie
with modern additions, and, tlira
restored" pieces. asa
THE CONNOISSEUR.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-17
/. |. S. IS BIGGEST
EMPLOYER IN
WORLD
Civil Service Commission Has
Examined 5000, 900 Since
institution.

Epitomizjhg the activities of the
United States Civil Service since
1t was organized in 1883, the fol-
lowing facts. supplied by the COM
mission today. afford conapre-
hensive grasp of the work Of the
sreatest employment agency Of the
world located at Washington.
Since 1889 approximately 5000 900
applicants for Government. positions
have been examined. or this num-
Der. about 1,500,0 0e. were accepted
ana placed in Government positions.
This Is declared to be the employ
ment record held by any selecting
agency in the world
During the seventeen months when
the United States was engaged in
the world war the commission gave
examinations to almost a million
applicants. while it furnished almost
100000 new employees from its regis
tiers.
At present there are approximate
ly $4,000 persons employed under
CIVIL service regulation in Govern
ment positions. At the peak of the
war expansion the number was
9I7,76O. While the war force has
been materially reduced, the turn
over in the Government depart
ments, with their various bureaus,
REQUIRES the appointment Of more
than $4,000 perons each year. The
number of persons taking civil Serv-
ice examinations is approximately
100000 a year.
When organized the commission
INn -
ployes for the postoffice and GUS
toms only. Now the classified serv.
Ice embraces more tnan 1900 posi-
tons. including activities Of !. ali
kinds from yhose % ti.e ?,nskilled
laborer to the highest grades, OF
technical, professional. scientific and
administrative experts.
Under executive order the COM.
mission holds examinations for post
masters at frs, second and third
class offices. In the past three
years more than $4,000 such exami-
nations have been held
At present the commission is
represented in approxima ely 1000
cities and villages in the United
States by local boards of examiners,
having total membership of more
than 10000.
A1AcIAadttonS prepared by the
commission are along practical lines,
the aim being to test the applicants
Tor the particular kind of work in
which they seek to engage.
1t is now costing American tax
payers more than $780, 900 a
year to- pay the employees in the
Federal Civil Service. OF this
amount about 100000, 00e a year
goes to employees of the postal serv-
ice. The latter service is practically
self-sustaining. This leaves the
payroll of the civilian employees
who are not in the postal service
about $500 ,0OO, 200 a year, estimated
to be about 10 per cent Of the an.
nual budget.
The commission has approximately
500 employees on it's own payroll in
the District of Columbia and in
the field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-17
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DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sAk
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about that natural buoyancy whichSsSii
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The Dolores star., 1924-08-08
Mr.. Fox Resigns Cashiership.

R. S. S. Fox who has been associated
with the j. ]. Harris & Company,
Bankers serving them as we'll as the
public as their cashier, severed his con-
nection in this capacity to devote his
time to the Harris Bros. Nero. Co. of
which he is secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Fox entered the employ of j. ].
Harris & Company on December 1st.
1903, at that time the bank and store
was operated under the one firm name
In 1908 the banking part of the ]. J.
Harris & Co. was organized as a
private bank operating under the State
Banking Law. On January 2, 1917 this
bank was reorganized as corporation
under the name of J. J. Harris & Com
pany Bankers and are operating as a
State Bank under the supervision of
the State Banking Department. Dur
ing these many years J.. J. Harris and
A. F. Harris have served as president
and vice president and are still active
in the carrying on of the bank work.
We are glad to assure Mr.. Fox's many
friends that he will remain on the
Board of Directors.
J. Ford White who has been with ].
]. Harris & Company, Bankers, as
assistant cashier has been elected to
the cashiership to fill the place made
vacant by Mr.. Fox's resignation.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Manager Carroll has everything
about ready for the cameras at the
movie camp. j. R. Trimble went over
to Grand Junction this week to meet
some of the actors that are coming
in from California, and Frank Pyle IS
getting his Indians rounded up. The
old stage coach brought up from Farm
ington some time ago has been put in
shape by the Morris brothers. 1.-THE
Birth of the West" will be a great
picture.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08
CROSS RoRDs

Fred Hechtman and Bob Gardner
made trip to Plateau Saturday, re-
turning home Sunday. They went up
to see where the movie people are
working.
Everett Magarrell, after spending
several weeks visiting his parents,
sisters and brother, left for his home
in Los Angeles, California this week.
This is the first time Everett has been
home since he was nineteen years old.
Frank Cook was calling in our neigh
borhood Wednesday. Frank is hauling
fruit and vegetables from McElmo to
the sawmill.
Mrs. P. A. Peterson was in our
neighborhood this week getting apricots
and visiting her aunt.
C. ]. Copeland of Lockerby, Utah.
was visiting friends in this section
this week.
Bert Richardson cut D. P. Short
grain Sunday.
Club meets with Mrs. Hechtman
next Wednesday. Everyone come.
Elders Anderson and Francis of the
Mormon Church, were calling on the
people in this neck of the woods last
week.
Some of the men here have worn out
the knees of their overalls they say
''praying you rain" but we have oul
doubts. Any way we haven't haf
enouph rain tn Law the d,1st here an far
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

J. R. Trimble requests all old timers
to meet OF the Town hall Wednesday
evening, August 18th, at 7:3O o'clock,
to discuss arrangements for the annual
picnic which will be held in Dolores at
future date.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Hampton of
Beulah, accompanied Rev. c. l..
Flanders to Pagosa Springs where they
attended the Southwest Baptist Asso-
citation meeting. They returned home
Monday.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Charles and Miss Dora Turner, who
were called here by the death of Mrs.
L. P. Turner. left Tuesday for their
home at Petersburg, Illinois. They
took the Turner children with them.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Mrs. Susie Thornell and daughters,
Gladys and Virginia, and Nellie Van
Arsdale, of Kansas City, were Dolores
visitors the first of the week.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Misses Greta Akin, Evelyn Akin,
Wilela Trimble and Henrietta Bear
left Wednesday for the Coke Ovens
where Roy Akin was to meet them and
take them over to his sheep camp near
Dunton to visit with Misses Eva and
Mildred Akin. The girls are figuring
on big time.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Mrs. d. L. Reavis, entertained at
bridge Thursday of last week Mesdames
Lilly, Lefurgey, Howell, Waldron,
Miller, Porter, Nelson, Artz, Brooks,
Sheets, Ware and Miss Helen Drury.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

The homes of Mrs. Eva Royce and
with paint the past week. This paint
ing campaign is making the old town
look better.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

j. j. Downey and family of Cortez,
and A. j. Waldron and family of this
place went up the river Wednesday for
few days camping and fishing.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Harry Bender left Tuesday for his
home in Chicago after a two weeks
visit in Dolores the guest of Miss Helen
Drury.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

The new seats for Central park ar
rived Friday and have been placed at
convenient places in the park. A little
rest in the shade will do you good.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Don't seem to be very good day
for fish," remarked the man on the
bank to the angler who had sat for
four hours without nibble.
''Oh, l don't know" replied the
fisherman calmly. II don't see why
the fish should complain! I'm the one
who ought to kick"
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

A Ford car belonging to John Thomas
was stolen from the street Friday and
driven nearly to Rico before the thief
was caught and the car recovered by
Sheriff Philley. The thief is boarding
at the county Jail.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

W. E. Riddle, the clothing man, will
be in Dolores in few days with
samples of clothing. shirts and under.
wear made to measure.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

John Koenig. Grover Britain and G.
M. Mullins were down from Rico Fri
day attending the representative con-
vention.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Porter of Puy-
allup, Washington, arrived in Dolores
Thursday of last week and were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Porter
until Monday. H. ]. and M. F. are
brothers.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of trustrees of the Town of
Dolores was held in the Town Hall
Tuesday evening. Mayor Miller and
Trustees Plumlee and Odenbaugh
were absent. ]. M. Kinsley asked for
permit to erect a building on the rail-
road right of way west Of Fourth
street. This request was laid on the
table for further investigation. James
Marshall asked for permit to erect an
addition to rear of barber shop, and j..
R. Becher asked permission to build a
platform in front of storage room on
Fourth street formerly Grant Hughes
blacksmith shop. These two permits
were granted. The marshal was in
structed to investigate the side walk in
front of the Wake buildings on Seventh
street and act in accordance with the
ordinance.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Parsons and Mr.
Parsons s brother and wife of Trinidad
visited Dolores friends Friday evening
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Clarke, who
have been in Dolores the past two
weeks on account of the sickness and
death of their daughter, Mrs. L. P.
Turner, returned to their home at
Mapcos Tuesday.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Miss Frances Cunningham came il
from Fit. Lewis Friday and spent the
week end with home folks.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rickner and
daughter, Mia, and son, Charles. of
Mancos visited Friday with Mrs. d. L.
Reavis.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Miss Beatrice Folks of Montrose,
arrived in Dolores Monday and is the
guest of Miss Lillian Bear.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Miss Leo Webb, who has been visit
ing friends at Lewis. returned yester-
day to her home in Durango.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08
BE optimistic about the future be.
cause optimism gathers no moss.

Timely advice: Put your business
AFFAIRS in writing, but not your love
affairs.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

C. w. Smith and family spent the
first of the week at Lebanon taking
vacation and looking after the Lebanon
store while Mr.. and Mrs. jackson are
on a business trip to Leonard and
eastern points. v. C. McCabe of
Durango, is looking after freight at the
local depot during Mr.. Smiths absence
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

What has become of the fellow who
used to think it was smart to remark q
half dozen times during the evening,
"It's a long time between drinks?"
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08
DOLOREs' MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO AUGUST 8, 1os

W. u Williams. photographer, will
be in Dolores August l6 for about one
week. Work first class
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

F. w. Cunningham moved his family
from Dolores to McPhee Friday.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

The fellow who has no business to be
in business won't be very long.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

]. Arthur Davis of Miami, Oklahoma
was guest at the d. Giorgetta home
from Monday to Wednesday.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

The Southern Hotel changed hands
yesterday. Mrs. j. E. Johnson retir.
ing and c. A. Dill taking charge.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

In an exciting game of ball at Cortez
Sunday the Dolores team won from Ed
Porter and the Cortez team by score
of 9 to 8.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Z. W. Lilly left Tuesday for Denver
He expects to drive a new car home.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

W. L. Williams, the picture man.
came in from Pagosa Springs yester,
day.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

Miss Daisy Pyle went over to Mancos
yesterday to visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Minnie Wallace.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

o. T. Trimble and son, Calvin, left
Thursday for Denver on a short bust
ness trip.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08

The world is full of good people, but
it is difficult to distinguish them some
times.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-08
ps ople learn from doing and also
rom being done.

Come folks never get back on their
Iet until they get rid of their auto
Sobiles.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-12-05

held prospect Of large financial gain
according to present standards.
Biltmore, as an object lesson in max
ing country life pay its way, is of no
practical value; almost anything Is
possible with Vanderbilt income. And
until country life, as Mrs. Vanderbilt
conceives 1t, Is made to pay its way,
1t is not likely to be the rule of the
| land.
The vicinity of all our large cities
Is dotted with costly country resi-
dences" that only the few can afford
to occupy and with country estates"
that none can make pay. These are
not the real thing; they are merely the
transportation of city life In the coun-
try.
It's the surest kind of sure thing
that the country estate which pays its
own way means work for somebody.
There'll be waving grain, but e'er 1t
delights the eye somebody's going to
know just exactly why Providence
provided him with eyebrows. There
are fresh vegetables-and also weeds.
There are fresh eggs, but the hens
will lay where you can't find 'em-un-
less somebody watches out. There's
golden cream-but the lowing kline
must be MIXED. Agricultural labor
Is scarce and high-priced and neither
skilled nor permanent. Here's where
the indepedent income bulks large.
There are city people who fear and
hate the country; they are to the hotel
and apartment born; they are creatures
of the crowd and the social whirl; they
have their being in terms of Jazz and
moving pictures. To the thinking
American our Twentieth century civil
ization in the big cities is neither safe
nor even sane. And it seems obvious |
that in some way the fiocking of the |
TO the cities must be coun- |
terbalanced by a return to the soil
If the prosperity and welfare of the
nation is to continue.
And yet TO many good American
perhaps TO the average American-life
on the land seems the highest and
best Of callings. He cannot see why
1t should not be responsive to intelli-
gence and skill. 1t holds forth to him
visions of health, happiness and finan-
cial ndependence-and real home.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-12-05
Charlie Chaplin Married

Nogales, Ariz.,-Charles Chaplin
screen actor, and Lita Grey, his lead
ing lady, were married in Empalme,
according to a dispatch from Quay
mas. The wedding took place in the
presence of a small circle of friends,
including the brides mother and
grandmother, the dispatch said. Fran
cisco Esque and Paul Ramierez were
witnesses for the bridegroom and An
gel Murillo of Guaymas and Fran
cisco Monque of Empalme acted as
witnesses for the bride, who is other
wise known Lillita Louise Murray.
Judge Antonio Faro performed the
ceremony, the dispatch said. The
bride and her mother returned to
Guaymas after the wedding and were
joined there by Mr.. Chaplin.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-12-05
FAHY CONVICTED
Of MAIL ROBBERY
FORMER POSTAL INSPECTOR
TRACES PENALTY ON SIX
DIFFERENT CHARGES
Once Trusted Employee of Govern
ment Now Faces Charges OF
Holding Up Mail Train and
Taking Big Sums of Money

Chicago of guilty wer
returned here by federal Jur,
against William j. Fahy, former pos
tai inspector, and James Murray, poll
tician, on five charges of robbing tn
mails with a gun, five charges O
conspiracy to rob the mails, each II
connection with the 100000 Rond
out, ILL.,, mail train holdup on JUNE
| IL.
Judge Adam c. Cliffe said that he
would fix the punishment of each next
Saturday morning, when, he indi-
Gated, he would also hear motions
of defense attorneys for a new trial.
Meanwhile, Fahy and Murray will
be held in Jail.
The jury deliberated over five hours
before reaching an agreement. Wal
ter McComb, chauffeur for Murray, In
whose home William Newton, wound
ed robber, was found, was acuitted.
Six men, said to have been the ac-
tual robbers, pleaded guilty, and part
testified for the prosecution against
Fahy, Murray and McComb. In the
closing arguments, government prose
cutors pictured Fahy as a judas, who
accepted pay from the federal govern
ment to run down the robbers and
kept them posted as to operations
against them.
Defense counsel attacked the credi-
bility of the governments witnesses.
The robbery as one of the most dar-
ing in recent years. A Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul mail train, carry
ing currency, bonds and securities val
ued at millions of dollars, was stop
ped at Rondout, ILL.,, about, thirty five
miles from Chicago as it sped toward
st. Paul.
The holdup men subdued the train
crew and drove the mail clerks from
the cars containing the registered
mail with gas bombs. They selected
more than fifty pouches of registered
mail and forced clerks to load them
into two automobiles in which they |
had driven to the scene.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-12-05
ZR-3 Is Christened

Washington, = Americanization OF
the giant dirigible ZRi3-the last of
the historic line of German Zeppe-
lins-was completed here in set
ting symbolical of the peaceful ways
she is to follow. The flutter of white
pigeons, released by the hand of Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge and the rush aloft of
myriad of bright toy balloons were
the chosen outward signs of the big
cruisers rechristening as the Ameri-
can ship Los Angeles" All the high
officials of the government and many
ENJOYS from other lands gathered at
Boiling field for the ceremony.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-12-05

evergreen pun he made when preach
Ing at Mapping, about Wrapping sin
ners. His ready wit was shown by
his comments on the questions and pc
titions frequently passed up to his pull
pit in Surrey chapel, Blackfriars road.
A wag sent up paper, urging that the
prayers of the congregation might DO
asked on behalf of the preacher. that
he would not ride In his carriage on
Sunday. The preacher promptly in.
vited his petitioner TO come to the yes.
try after service. and be saddled to
take him home.