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COURAGE
am the master OF my fate,
I am the captain OF my soul"

Eugene G.. Grace worked his yav
through college. where he was a
base ball star and Valedictorian. but
had to ask credit for his tuition
and after he was graduated he be-
came a laborer.
Son of an eXsea captain in little
Goshen, N. j., the lad went to the
nearby school and helped in his
fathers store.
Winning a. scholarship, he attended
Lehigh- University, and in his fresh
man year won prize in mathematics.
He became the best shortstop the
college nine had ever had, was made
captain, and his team defeated Yale.
Princeton and clubs of other large
institutions. At twenty three he was
valedictorian of his class when he
was graduated. But he did not have
enough funds to complete his courses
and the authorities agreed to defer
his tuition payments.
~ Immediately after leaving college
he went to work for the Bethlehem
Steel Co, at Bethlehem, Pa, where
he worked twelve hours day and
received Is cents an hour. He had
studied electrical engineering and
was placed in charge of an electric
crane. He studied at night and he
practiced strictest economy until he
had saved enough to pay MS Lenigh
tuition.
Made superintendent of yards and
TRANSPORTATION he did so well that
President Schwab sent him to Cuba
to straighten out the company's min
ing troubles there. Completing the
task in six months, he was placed
in -charge of constructing the Saucon
steel plant At thirty he was made
general superintendent of all Bethie
hem plants, and a year later was
appointed general manager and elect
ed a director of the Bethlehem Steel
At thirty-seven he was elected pres
fdent of the company, three years
later he was made head of the
Bethlehem Steel corporation, and was
earning $1,000,o00 a year.
Enthusiastic over his work, he went
to Europe to carry through an inter
national enterprise that was to be
the largest in the world, and was
winning success when the world war
broke out and killed the project.
Then came five years of driving
work without a vacation, making
ammunition and supplies for the
allies. In 1917 he was made president t
of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Cor
pofation.~.Today. at forty-seyen, he
still 10 at the head OF the Bethlehem
organization.
Copyright, 1924J
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than the Republicans. The Ohio
state Journal (Republican} finds it
hard to follow the reasoning of this
paper. because "ali or nearly all the
states of the northwest where La
Toilette is expected to make a show
of strength at the polls are more
likely .Ls normally to go Republican
pendent Republican, sees it the La
Toilette movement has none of the
dash and determination and favorable
background Of the Roosevelt move
ment of 1912" The Wichita Eagle
QndependenD mentions that "inde-
pendent movements in politics are
supposed to gather their power of
propulsion from much passion, but
there is little passion among the
population of the United States just
now"
The many thousands of voters who
would follow La Toilette. the Mime
opolic Tribune (Republican) main
tains, ARE the ones who are more
bent on voting against something
and somebody than on voting for
something and somebody" The sta
bility and sound sense of the
electorate. the Fargo Tribune de-
clares. has been tested before" and,
ut sometimes makes mistakes. and
on occasions certain sections may
temporarily follow strange gods, but
predominately a majority of the
whole country will be found on the
side of sound government" As the
Little Rock Arkansas Democrat
(Democrati0 puts it, there NAV be
time coming when talk of a third
party will have some kick in IL. hut
at the present it is about as sig
planting of potatoes" -
The various opinions antasonistic
to the La Toilette platform NAV he
summed up in the words of the
Lansing State Journal Independently.
which says. the planks are wise and
unwise. dangerous and foolish, ap-
peals for racial and bloc support, the
ofer to purchase votes Of special
groups at the expense Of the Ameri-
can people; impossible ideas that
would tend to chaos and the destruc-
happiness" In regard to the Social T
ist vote, the PhiladeIphia Bulletin
independent Republican, claims:
The opportunist policies Of HilIauit
and Berger. backed also by Debs,
middle-of-the-road party Socialists
whose campaigning ardor is likely ia
be chilled by bourgeois Candidate:
and in any case the support of Debs
and his ilk is likely to do the La
Socialist radicals who might he
willing, to take a chance on an inde.
pendent party movement" The Bos-
ton Transcript independent RepubIi-
can) concludes that the platform
adopted by the conference at CIeye-
land must complete the determina-
tion sof the people to have no use
for La Toilette.
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Rate by MaiHPayable in Advance.
MARYLAND and virginia,
All Other States.
.mher ~ the Axsociated Press
Notification Ceremonies.

, On August IA President Coolidge
will be formally notified of his nomi-
naee~-. The ceremony is not essential,
the President the minute he was NOM
mated, and within few minutes was
. known to everybody in the United
States who can read or hear. But the
ceremony has come to be time
= honored CUSTOM and a majority of
men will have no violence done such
customs. They consider a notification
ceremony as part Of the business Of
making a President. In the case of
Calvin Coolidge and John w. Davis
there will be notification and accept
ance speeches, and many thousands of
men will strive to take their measure
Of the men from those speeches, while
millions of other men will find support
fer the belief they hold already and
which probably no argument could
disturb.
At the moment when this is written
no time has been set for the notifica-
= tion of Mr.. Davis, but it will be held
within two weeks And it will be that
form of ceremony which is called
celebration. The formal notification"
Of President Coolidge will be more for
NAL. 1t will be held in the evening at
Continental Memorial Hall. which
seats 1000 persons, and admission
must be by card. The radio will carry
the speeches throughout the land. and
there will be a great demand for cards
Of admission to the hall. Perhaps there
are many men who feel a tinge of re-
sret that the ceremony is pot to be
held in the open. with seats for 1000
special guests and acres of land for
other guests to stand on. People look
on the notification of man that is
TO carry the banner of a party mil
lions strong as a momentous spec
tacie. If such a ceremony were held
at the base of the Washington Monu.
nent a large part of the District
population would attend and crowds
would come from nearby States.
At Clarksburg the Democrats will
stage a celebration. The faithful will
come from far and near. If the
weather is fair tens Of thousands OF
the voters Of West Virginia, Maryland
and Virginia will be there. The rail.
, road trains will be crowded, and per-
. haps excursion trains will be run. The
roads will be filled by autos. 1t may
not be much of a factor in November.
but politicians seem to feel that it is
good business to give crowds as much
enthusiasm as they will stand.
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Picking a Chairman.

Candidate Davis is taking his time
about picking a campaign manager.
Having asked Representative Hull to
continue as chairman of the national
committee, which the Tennesseean de-
clined on the ground Of the need Of
rest. Mr.. Davis is now leisurely exam
ining the field Of possibilities with a
view to finding the most efficient man
for this role. He intimates that he
will find a man and settle the question
definitely by Friday, and that immedi-
ately upon getting the chairman
started on the new job Of organizing
the campaign he will himself leave for
a Today rest in Maine to prepare his
Opening gun" speech for the notifica-
tion day.
The choice of a campaign manager
is always the ,prerogative Of a candi-
date. He may continue the old chair.
man CT pick new one. This is essen
tial, because Of the necessity that there
should be the closest relationship be-
tween a nominee and manager. Lack
Of harmony leads to mistakes which
may cost votes.
Mr.. Davis is not novice in politics
He has twice been a successful candi.
date for Congress. His two West Vir-
ginia campaigns have given him a
taste Of the game, and he knows that
much depends upon the character and
the vision and the industry of com.
mittee chairman. 1t is sometimes hard
to find chairman of experience, how.
ever, who perfectly reflects the candi.
dates views. Mr.. Davis is taking his
time in order that the man he chooses
will meet all the requirements Of an
exceedingly difficult position.
Evening star., 1924-07-15

O.. Is the Hudson Bay Company
still in .existence?-S. B. B. ~,
A. This company IL in existence,
having its main ONCE in London, an
office in Winnipeg and forts and
trading stations in the far Canadian
north. This English chartered COM
pany was incorporated in 1870 by
Charles II. In 1859. in return for a
land grant Of 100000 acres and
$4,000. 900 the company gave up its
ancient privileges and claims and be-
came q modern business corporation.
Q. Does the fact that church serv-
ices are broadcast tend to keep peo-
pie at home who might otherwise at
tend church?-A. v. e.
A. This is matter about which
opinions differ. A clergyman In New
York whose Sunday service has been
broadcast by radio for two years says
spiritual returns that the radio serv.-
ice makes possible. Among the good
things that he says for the radio
service are that lit awakens the
spirit of religion in many listeners
and leads them to become regular at
tendants at church.
@. What Is the size of the largest
pyramid in Mexico?-J. NJ. T.
A The pyramid at Cholula, west of
the city of Puebla and about sixty
the largest in Mexico. Its base is
1.400 feet square and the altitude is
200 feet. It's volume is 130, 0,666,60O
cubic feet. This pyramid in Mexico
of masonry. although 1T Is not so
high. as the great pyramid in Egypt.
Q. What were the names of the
children Of the William Brewster
who came over on the Maynower?-
c. H. H.
A. The four Brewster children
were named Love, Wrestling, Pa
tience and Fear.
Q. Who gave the name Rainier to
the mountain which is now to be
| called Mount Tacoma?-T. p.
A. Capt. Vancouver was the ex-
plorer who discovered the mountain.
He called it Rainier out OF compliment
to the admiral, who was an intimate
friend of his.
Q. What has Colombia done with
the money the United States has paid
her for the Panama Canal?-W. H C..
A. or the s10.0o0,ooo already paid
1t is reported that $4,000 has been
uStO as CdpiIdi tnc now HdtloHdl
bank and that the other $5,000,000
will be used in building railways.
Q. On what day were the most men
killed during the Civil War?-C. D. T.
A On the second day at Antie tam.
| September IT. 1852, the greatest loss
of life occurred. Technically. this
| was a drawn battle, but Gen. Lee WAS
placed at a disadvantage in that he
| was forced to return across the Po-
| tonac.
Q. What is the weight of Jupiter,
Mars and our earth?-E. c.
a. The Naval Observatory says that
| the earth weighs 5000 millions of
| millions of millions of tons. The
mass of Jupiter is 3IS times that of
| the earth, and the mass of Mars is
010S part of that of the earth.
Q. What does the term "muirburn"
mean?-L S. l..
| A. In Scots law this term denotes
| the crime of setting fire to any heat h
| of muir" from April IL to Novem-
Der /.
Q. What methods were employed
| by the Romans in executing mural
| decorations?-B. T. r.
| A. The principal methods used by
| the early Romans were painting in
| fresco, mosaic painting and marble
| incrustations.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

q. Who wrote the lines which the
Clemens family had carved on Susy
Clemens headstone?-B. N. G.
A. They are by Robert Richardson
and were found by the Clemens
sun. shine kindly here; Warm south
ern wind, blow softly here. Green
sod above. lie light, lie fight-Good-
night. dear heart, goodnight, good
night" -
Q. Is it unlawful to use the red
cross as a trade-mark?-H. X. e..
: A. 1t is unlawful for any one to
use the Red Cross emblem for the
purpose of trade or as an advertise
ment, except those persons, corpora
actually using or whose assignor was
actually using the said emblem, sign,
insignia or words for a lawful pur-
pose prior to January s, 1905.
Q. Are trout native to the waters
Of Louisiana?-E. P.
A. Tho Bureau of Fisheries says
that trout are, not found in the
waters OF Louisiana, as tho water Is
too warm. Trout require water of a
temperature OF so or below.
Q. What is the best time to re-
queen bees?-M. B. G.
A. ReQueening Is generally recon-
mended after the spring honey flow is
over. From the LIST of July until the
middle Of August is best. The. bees
should have at least eight weeks to
build up before the frost occurs.
Q. How was the drum introduced
into Europe?-J. 7. r.
A The kettledrun, which is one of
the various percussion instruments
peculiar to all peoples, was probably
brought to Europe by returning Cru
saders.
@. What is a tree naiI?-R. X.
A. A tree nail is a long wooden pin
used in fastening the planks of a
vessel to the timbers or to each
other.
Q. Did England, or did she not.
recognize the South at the beginning
Of the Civil Wars. p. S.
Of neutrality May 13, 1861. by which
she recognized the Confederate States
as belligerents. This action on the
part of Great Britain was shortly
afterward followed by other Euro
pean countries.
Q. How can a person judge whether
a tablecloth is all linen?-T. R
A. Linen absorbs water immedi-
ately and feels heavier than cotton.
Linen II freed from dressing becomes
translucent when treated with olive
oil; cotton remains opaque. II torn
quickly, linen threads will be smooth
cotton threads will curl.
Q. What fruits will make vine
gar?-K- D. w.
A. Apples, grapes, oranges. black
berries, pineapples, watermelons.
peaches, figs and mayhaws will all
make satisfactory vinegar.
Q. If the term "Post ondce De-
partment" is correct, why not war
ofiice or state Office department?-C. S.
a. Post ONCE Department" is the
correct term, since 1t is the official
title Of this executive department OF
the Government The depa rtments
derive their official titles from the
phraseology employed in the acts of
Congress which are passed creating
such departments.
Q. If corn was native to America
how does 1t happen to be mentioned
in the Bible?-L. B. P.
A. The corn mentioned in the Bible
was not Indian maize. which is the
corn referred to as native to America
(Let The StGr ia}ormation bureou
Frederic J. HGskin, director. Ttcenty-
first ond C streets northeast, ans.oe1
your question. The only charge for
this service IS cents in stamps for re-
turn postd0e-)
Evening star., 1924-07-15

The old-fashioned girl Kissed to
make up; the modern one makes up
to kiss.-Lyan Item.
Advertising as An art has reached
Its limit A magazine advertisement
refers to the 'individuality'' OF =
straw hat-Birmingham News.
> Houses built Of glass are said 70 he
chezper-but Just think of the az.
pense Of buying blinds.-Dayton News,
The modern man thinks he il rough
ing 1t when He wears . soft collar
Advocate.
Tho world gets better. Now II
smokes At the table after meals.
whore formerly 1t used-teothpieks-..s
Akron Beacon-Journal.
Japanese women buy their dresses.
BY the pound and their bread by the
yard. American womsnS buy their
dresses by the inch and their bread
by the sandwich.--Nashville Banner.
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Germany has been successful in
postponing her reparations problem.
In the meantime other problems which
may become even more serious COZ
tinue to assert themselves.
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Reports that liquor costs SIS a quart
in New York create suspicion that
Gov. Al Smith Is not as wet as he has
been painted. ::
Evening star., 1924-07-15

After all, the leading political issue
in every country resolves itself into
that Of taxes: how much. by whom
levied and to what purposes applied.
Evening star., 1924-07-15

Foreign gambling resorts occasion
ally advertise fabulous winnings. 1t
helps business, and there is seldom
any one to check up the precise fig
ures in the transaction.
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Donation Not Made.
Vicar of Mount Carmel Sayi
News Report Was In Error.
Yh the Editor Of The Star:

10 the Editor Of The Star:
I have seen a statement in The
washington Star of May /. 1924, to
the effect that site for an American
hospice in the Holy Land has been
donated blythe Carmeiite Fathers. -
--s Would, you, kindly contradict this
Statenp6nt ae II is quite untrue.
FRANCIS LAMB,
Vicar Of Mt. Carmel.
Evening star., 1924-07-15

A most liberal theater.going public
will never understand why actors and
producing managers should find it
necessary to quarrel over a division Of
the box office receipts.
Evening star., 1924-07-15

- Many delegates assert that if New
York insists on having another con-
1oention' they will favor taking it to
Coney Island and wearing their bath
Ing suits.
Evening star., 1924-07-15

1t may be the belief of Mr.. W. J
Bryan that no candidate with a run
ming mate like the Governor Of Ne
braska could fail to develop the high
est qualifications.
Evening star., 1924-07-15

The formality Of choosing a chief
tain is observed by Tammany Hall, al
though Gov. Smith has made it clear
that delay need leave no fear that the
New York Democracy will lack leader.
ship.
Evening star., 1924-07-15

Americas athletic supremacy may
vice from the New World on physical
culture as well ass on. economic sys-
TENS.
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Farmers and laborers Will find it
easier to get together when workmen
are more abundant at the time for
getting in the crops. =.
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Talk Of throwing the presidential
into the hands of Congress is
untimely. The public is a shade weary
Of deadlocks.
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SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANpER JOHNSON.

Family Troubles.
They tell me I'm related in a distant
sort Of way
To the chimpanzee that gambols on
the bough.
My latent social pride asserts inevita.
BILE sway.
The kinship I abruptly disavow.
And yet 1 am related in a far more
narrow sense
To some burglars Of degree both
low and high, \
To a pirate and q smuggler and the
keeper of fence
They're human like ourselves, we
can't deny.
The annals Of zoology remind me, to
my grief.
The genus homo, which includes
myself,
Contains the perpetrators Of some
deeds beyond belief
And alienists who rescue them for
pelf
Among the fads and fashions that 30
frivolously hit
The demonstrations make good peo-
pie sad
In summing up relationships I'm
tempted to admit
: A plain old chimp, perhapa is not
so bad!
Evening star., 1924-07-15

II the iceman is little late. excuse
him. He may have been busy en- route
soliciting orders for next Winters
coal
Evening star., 1924-07-15

Jud Tunkins says there are two
kinds Of people liable to exaggerate
the Importance Of money; those who
haven't. II and those who have.
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Balancing Forces.

The pessinaist Is impolite--,
Oh, listen to hts song;
whenever one things going right.
Another's going won4r'
Evening star., 1924-07-15

"De man dat's allus in a, hurry. y
said Uncle Eben. ais de one dat's allus
behfndhand."
Evening star., 1924-07-15
Practical Contributor.

"Do you think we ought to go to
the assistance Of Europe?"
Certainly said Miss Cayenne. IT
buy all my dresses in Paris.''
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Inc ISLuIh SOyd6C, PaNACu-- with
incident and hardship. as was the out
going one. suffered the added misfor-
tune of an epidemic of fever. But
fair winds and fine weather came at
last. The. .pestilence ran ftself out.
The ship steered merri1y toward
New York. And as they came into
the Narrows, ..no more did we think
of the gale and the plague; nor turn
our eyes upward to: the stains Of
blood still visible on the topsail
whence a sailor had fallen. Oh, he
who has never been afar, let him
once go FROM home to know what
home Il. Hurrah! Hurrah! And ten
thousand times hurrahi Down goes
our anchor-fathoms down into the
free. and independent Yankee mud.
one handful of which was now worth
q broad manor in England"
Revealing as a. personal confession.
realistic as Main Street," romantic
as life in its high moments OF inven-
ton, "Redburn"- opens, the door of
delight again to those who, by way
Of "Moby-Dick" and "Typee', and
'Omoo," have already come into an
appreciation of the depth and power
OF Herman Melville adventurer and
scribe. !. g. NJ
Evening star., 1924-07-15

Q. What methods were employed
by the Romans in executing mural
decorations?-B. T. r.
A. The principal methods used by
the early Romans were painting in
fresco, mosaic painting and marble
incruStafiana.
Evening star., 1924-07-15

- C0Uea0u0.
A most expensive bathing dress
Had lovely Arabella-
Said she, TITS going TO rain. I guess
: I'll carry an umbrella"
Evening star., 1924-07-15

(Let The StGr Information bureou,
Frederic J. Hdskin, director, T,centy-
first ond G streets northeast, anstoer
your question. The only charge for
this service IS 2 cents in sto,nps for re-
turn postdQe.)
Evening star., 1924-07-15

"Are you going to take the stump
in this campaign?"
YES" replied Senator Sorghum,
''but with caution. People who as
semble to hear Q speaker are a. a rule
already Of his way Of thinking, and
you have to be careful not to say
something that viii make them change
their minds
The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-20
DETROIT MANAGEMENT
FINALLY SOLD VEACn
Veteran Outfelder Was on
Market for Three Years.

The sale of Bob veach to Boston
marks the elimination o three years
effort on the part of the Tiger manage
ment to peddle the veteran gardener.
hitter of no mean ability and a
fielder as good as the average, Neach,
nevertheless, has never fitted in the
scheme of things according to Cobb's
ideas, tendency to slow thinking
probably having something to do with
1t.
In going to the Red Sox under Lee
Foil and Bob Quinn, veach will be
working for ). pair 10 whose downfall
he contributed in no small degree two
years ago, when they had the Browns
battling the Yankees for the pennant.
Toward the end of September that
year the Browns, just q lap behind
New York, stopped over in Detroit on
their way home. winding up their last
invasion
The clubs went into the eleventh
inning tied, and then. with two out
and two on, Dauss passed Tobin to get
at Eddie Foster.
Foster took a toe hold and swung,
and three runners started homeward
as the ball winged down the left-feld
foul line about two feet off the ground.
1t looked like a certain triple. but
Veaeh, playing deep, raced over, diyed
clear of terra firma and speared the
ball with his bare hand. sprawling out
after he made the catch, which was
of the impossible" variety.
Pruett blew in the thirteenth and
the Tigers romped in. Incidentally.
as Is well known. St Louis finished
just one game behind New York.
The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-20
Kissing Termed Crime
in Puritan New England

kissing Is considered an unhealthfu
practice by some people. A few year
ago the physicians Of Milwaukee pre-
pared bill for the absolute suppress
sion of kissing, on the ground that tn
practice was hygienlcally dangerous
The bill did not become a law, or
would b0HArRade Milwaukee more, ia
-scS Sofncvff,r. oAAn.Ioa 1awo SX-s
listed in Puritan New England.
In 1856 Capt. Kemble of Boston was
"set for two hours in the public stocks
for his lewd and unseemly behaviour
which consisted in kissing his wife
publiquely on the Sabbath day, upon
the doorstep Of his house, when he had
just returned from an absence of three
years." Twelve years later Jonathan
and Susannah Smith were each fined 5 |
shillings and costs for smiling on the
Lords day." The smile, it would ap-
pear, was only less helnous than the |
kiss itself.-Detroit News.