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The Washington times., 1924-06-11


a country house for the season, so
hath the Republican party opened
it's convention, this day. Yea, even
as housewife, in the spring, have
they busted off all the antique Re-
the spots therefrom, and polished
up all the old planks, and gilded
the whole platform, until it shineth
IKE unto brand new promise in
a naughty world.
And 10, as always, the women
sat and held their peace and pre-
tended to listen, while the men talk
ed about themselves. and told how
wonderful they were. Yea, for
hours, did we keep silence, while
they told of all the grand and glori-
GUS things which they have done
for the love Of the country, and of
the party, and Of their fellow men;
yea. and of all the grander and
more glorious things they are going
to do.
Clap Hands DutifuIIy.
And, when they perceived that a
speaker had made a point" the
women clapped their hands together
dutifully, as one should say, "yes,
dear But between points" each
woman. mentally trimmed over her
last years hat, and worked out a
n y. embroidery EN- y, pattern fer fer sum-
And, when none were looking, the
women winked and whispered
amongst themselves and above the
loudest masculine roar from the
mouth of the great ''amplifier,"
there rose faint feminine. hum.
For, peradyenture, women must let
men talk but they are not always
forced to listen. And man is con-
tent, If they will but keep silent
and say, hear, hear"
/ And IN. while the platform oratory
flowed on and on, gazed about me,
and behold what seemed a vast and
wol1derous flower garden. For the
flowery speeches of the men, who
handed themselves and one another
bouquets, were not more brilliant
than the lowered hats OF the women,
who appeared as the last cry
from Paris.
And. while the land played 1.-THE
Star-Spangled Banner" the lights in
the great auditorium turned from
gold to passionate purple and a
pushing rose; and a thousand violet
rays We're cast over all the beauty
and the chivalry gathered therein.
Politics Is Wonderful.
And ] said in my heart, "Oh,
isn't politics wonderful"
For, as / looked about me, I be.
held many fascinating things-even
the handsome delegates covered with
badges and scented soap, and shaw
ing talcum and dissatisfaction; and
John Philip Sousa covered with
gold lace and glittering braid and
majesty and beauty; and Frank
Hitchcock. looking like a Kuppen.
heinler advertisement for ''the smart.
~ dressed man." and glittering with
hair tonic and smiles.
But Of all the things which met
mine eyes, the most fascinating was
a great sign in scarlet letters, which
read, Exit" .
And, 10, arose and followed
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exemplified the whole situation bet.
ter than the scene which greeted
me this morning when I went down
to breakfast and saw in the dining
room of the Hollenden. Mr.. VIII
Rogers and Mr.. William jennings
Bryan having breakfast together.
If that isn't laugh l don't want
a cent.
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Mrs. Solomon LOOksIn
On The Convention
BY HELEN ROWLAND,
InternatIonal Nsys servIce staff correspond

by Internal News ervcep
(The haze to sit and Esten 1Ohle the talk
themseVes)
CLEVELAND Ohio, June 11.-My daughter, dost thou
excitement? Dost thou long for thrill and delight
q surprise sIsA
Then charge thee seek them not at the opening of
political convention. For it dryer than wthered
and duler than silver knife and there surprise it.
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Politics Is Wonderful.

Obtain New Life ana viEor by Talrin-
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Logic Loosed To Trail
Coolidge Mate
nv WILLIAM HARD.

CLEVELAND, June lin the shadow Of the shrubbery
around about the convention person by WIRE there
lurking and shrinking horde Of gentlemen whom cruel
fate pursues It will catch up with Of them
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-22
Washington Note
Sells for sl,575

A LETTER written by George Wash
"A ington, regarded AZ most inter-
ssting, changed hands recently at a
sale In the Anderson galleries of auto
graphs from the library of the late
Henry Cady Sturges of New York city.
The price paid for the letter was
$1.575. This is the letter in which
Washington said he was not inclined
to accept the presidency. The miSsive
was addressed to Jonathan Trumbull.
The letter reads:
Mount Vernon, Dec. 4th, 1888
MY dear Sir: 1t u sometime since
had the pleasure to receive your
favor of the 2Sth Of Oct0ber-but as
had nothing particular to send In re-
turn, / postponed writing until the
present time to see whether anything
new would turn up.--Nothing Of Inn
portance has occurred.-But in the
meantime, I was extremely happy to
find that your State was going on 50
well as to federal affairs; and you
will permit me to say that have not
been little pleased with observing
that your name stood so high in the
nomination for Representatives to
Congress-
"In general the appointments to the
Senate seem to have been very happy
Much will depend upon having dis
interested and respectable characters
in both Houses.-For II the New Con-
gress should be composed Of charac-
tiers in whom the citizens will natural
ly place 4 confidence, It will be most
fortunate circumstance for conciliat-
Ing their good will to the government
and then, If the government can be
carried on without touching the purses
of the people too deeply, think 1t will
not be in the power Of the adversaries
Of it, to throw everything into confu-
sion, by effecting premature amend
ments.-A few months will, however.
show what we are to expect.
II believe you know me sufficiently
well, my dear Trumbull, to conceive
that am very much perpleIed & dis
the subject to which you allude.
"If should (unluckily for me). be
reduced to the necessity Of giving an
answer to the question. which you
suppose will certainly be put to me, I
| would fain do what was in all respects
| best.-But how can I know what II
best, or on what shall I determine
May Heaven assist me In forming a
| judgment for at present, see moth.
Ing but clouds and darkness before
me.-Thus much may safely say to
you in confidence; IL ever / should
from apparent necessity. be induced te
go from home In public character
again-it will certainly be the greates
sacrifice Of feeling happiness tha
ever was or ever can be made by him
i who will have In all situations. the
pleasure to profess himself. witt
| sentiments of real esteem.
4 Your affecte friend and obed
i Servant,
1 tsigned, &c. WASHINGTON"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-22
COLOMBIAN
WORKERS
Ask G0mpers To Aid Form
alton OF Real Labor Feder-
alton
By international Labor News Service

By International Labor News Service
Washington, d. C.,-Carlos Mel
guizo, representative of the organized
workers of the Republic of Colombia,
conferred for three hours with Pre-
sident Gompers, discussing labor mat
ters affecting the workers of the
South American Republic.
I'VE need your assistance and CO.
operation in organizing in Colombia
real labor federation" said Mr.
Melguizo. "And if a delegation from
the American Federation of Labor
were sent to my country. it would
have wonderful results for our la.
Dor movement there which just now
is beginning to take shape"
Mr.. Melguizo Informed Mr.. Comp
ers that the Tropical Oil Co., which
is branch of the International Oil
Co., with dominating factor in local af-
fairs in the province of Santander
making it extremely difficult for the
workers to secure settlement OF
their grievance. According to Mr.
Melguizo, both the Tropical Oil Co
and the United Fruit Co. exert ar
undue influence in the political af
fairs of the country, to the detri.
ment of the people.
~ Il
Melguizo that he would render every
assistance possible to enable the Ia
Dor movement of Colombia TO cope
with the problems confronting it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-22
WASHINGTON
ON NATURE

ooeoOeOOoooSOe
A GREAT deal Of rain fell last
"A night and the heaviest sleet !
boughs Of all the trees were incrusted
by tubes Of Ice quite round, at least
half an inch thick-ths weight ct
which was so great that my late trans
plantations in many instances sunk
under 1t, either by bending the bodies
Of the young trees-breaking the limbs
or weighing up the roots-the largest
pines In my outer circle were quite
oppressed by the Ice and bowed to the
ground, and the largest catalpa trees
had some OF their principal branches
broken"
"A great hoar frost and ice at least
one-eighth Of an inch. thick-what In
jury this may have done to the fruit
and vegetation win soon Be- seen. The
buds Of every kind Of tree and shrub
are swelling-the tender leaves Of
many had unfolded-the apricot bios
SONS were putting forth-the peaches
and cherries were upon the point OF
doing the same. The leaves Of the
apple trees were coming out, those Of
the weeping willow and the lilac had
been out many days and were the first
to show themselves. The sassafras
was ready to open-the red bud had
begun to open but not to make any
show; the dogwood had swelled into
buttons. The service tree was show
ing its leaf. and the maple had been
full In bloom ten days or q fortnight.
OF this tree, observed great differ
ence in the. colour Of the blossoms;
some being of deep scarlet, border
ing upon crimson, others OF q pale
red. approa ching yellow. .. :"
"Found what IL called the spire
bush "a fragrant aromatic shrub) In
bloom-perceived this to be the case
on Monday, also as I returned from
Alexandria and supposed it had been
blown two or three days-it In
small greenish flower, growing round
the twigs and branches, and will look
well In a shrubbery."
"Its light and airy foliage, crimson
and .variegated flowers, presented
gay And mirthful appearance contin-
ually whilst In bloom visited by the
brilliant laundering humming grid -
Quotations from Washington in James
H. Penniman's George Washington al
Man Of Letters"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-22
NEW CONVICT WORK
PLAN

Birmingham, Ala.-An attempt will
be made to mitigate the evils of con-
vict labor in the mines of this state
by substituting prison supervision for
that of the mining companies.
The companies will pay the state a
fixed rate a ton for coal which the
state will take from the companies
mines.
Convicts employed in the Aldrich
mines revolted last month, and the
matter is being investigated by the
Shelby county officials. The uprising
was a factor in changing the system.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-22
THE KALEIDOSCOPE
BY /. c. McCUMBER

There is one thing that can be said
about running a democracy 1t only
takes about one person in ten to see
that the other fellow comes across
with enough to pay his salary. In
other words one person in every ten
is an office holder of some kind Now
it is mp to the highbrows to add
another office force to dig up statis-
tics as to whether two-thirds of those
office holders are really worth their
salt in actual beneficial labor they
are alleged to perform
One of those statisticians informs
US that the average life of a two
dollar bill is six months. That is,
it is used in way for that length
Of time and then it is sent back to
Washington to be replaced by another
Many of us poor devils know that the
average two dollar bill has the last
ing power of an ant under the heel
of two hundred pound editor.
**
In many ways the United States
leads the world. For instance, Tur-
key, country that has been in the
lead of the civilizing influence on the
whole so-called Christian world, dis
covered that alcohol would run an
automobile engine more cheaply than
gasoline, and then promptly revoked
her prohibition laws. On the other
hand, the United States finds that it
can operate its government more ex-
pensively on legislative gas. and con-
tinues to lead the world in murders
and accidents.
Most of the people in England die
of old age, so statistics inform US.
1t also tells us that in twenty-three
years the total deaths by reason of
railway accidents amounted to 73.
Thus again we have reason to say
that old England is rank piker. If
we cannot kill thirty or forty a week
somebody is falling down. In 1928
England had only one railway acci-
dent involving loss of life. Some of
the men of William H. Anderson and
Rev. Perley Bakers stripe are now
collecting pennies trying to find
another reason why accidents are in
the United States Formerly they
accused trainmen of being drunken
sots and placed the blame at the door
of Mr. Al. K. Hail. Mr.. AL. X. Hall
being officially non compos mentis.
they will suggest that the accidents
are due to heredity, per Sc: Our
grandfathers and grandmothers drank
their tea and coffee straight, thus i'm
pairing the morals of their progeny,
with the exception of the holier than
thou.
Even the poor fishes are getting
theirs. 1t appears that a great deal
of unfit ammunition has been dumped
into the ocean and many fish have
been poisoned. Thus more work will
have been cut out for new crew
of officials in an endeavor how to
make the poor fish immune to the
poisons dumped in their bathtubs.
During the war someone changed
the name of st. Petersburg to Petro-
grad. Now it is thought that it will
be changed to Leningrad. Before
somebody beats US to it, we would
suggest that Washington be changed
to little Teapot Dome. Why? Oh,
just because it appears that we as
Americans send most of our little
things to the national capital, and
again most people can tell you more
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-22
about Teapot Dome than they car
about Washington.

1t is always very impressive to heal
some deacons in church say Amen
Then when you ask him to quit hand
ling prison-made goods and give hon
est labor chance, you can hear him
express himself to the effect that no
body is going to tell him how to run
his business. Yes, and when he kicks
in a nice sum on the foreign mission
or worldwide end, you must not in
sinuate that little children should not
be forced to give up their lives to the
Unsuitable greed of industry. If you
suggest these things your name is
forwarded to Washington and the
attorney general is liable to announce
that another drive is on by the seven
leagued communists. Beware of the
dogi
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-22
WOULD END CENSORSHIP

Albany, N. Y.-A bill has been in
troduced in the state senate TO repeal
the state motion picture censorship
law. Governor Smith favored this
plan in his annual message.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-22

and mining company suspended work
because they were cheated by check
weighman employed by the company.
The workers asked that the man be
discharged, and when this was refused
they struck,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
MOTOR TRUCKS
FOR CANAL
Would Drain Waterway and
Replace Canal Mules

A aii recently proposed before
parliament presents a novel idea in
transportation. Eays Hugh u. Butler.
acting commercial atiacho. London
IN a report 20 the department %
oommerce. II purposes the draining
of hegsnt's canal and iia CONVEX.
sion into a sunken road for motor
freight traffic. The canal. com.
ple,ed 10 1880. extends from the
Thames AZ famohouac basin 20 tho
Grand Junction canal al PADDING
ton. and before the advent Of rail-.
ways carried an enormous tonnage
II u eight and one hair miles long.
90 feet wide and a. feet deep.
The plan 10 10 rcvet tho sides.
pave the bottom. and have two 20.
foot roadwayn thru the center Tor
thru traffic. and a i0foot space on
each eide fof loading and diucharg
inE vehicles. Water. electricity. and
sewage would be carried below the
roadway Tho Thames end II in
the center OF tho dock system on the
north side OF tho river. and i with.
IN 500 yards Of the Rothsrhlthe yo.
hicuiar tunnel which crosses under
the river 10 tho great Surrey com.
mereiai docks on the south sidc. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Seattle Auto Traffic
Problem Has Nothing
on Sill ole N'YaWk"

room for heavier traffic would cost
millions upon millions Of dollars.
MORE ROOM NEEDED
FOR y. n. VEHICLES
Yet. according 20 Police Commits
sioner Richard r Enright, New York
has reached the end Of traffe rsgi
laiion.
There IL only one thing left. -
says Enrght I'VE have got "a
have more street room. with our
limited street space and the con
stantly Increasing number Of We.
hicles. traffic congestion Is bound 20
SO from lad 10 worae. and unless i'm.
mediate relief - afforded. business
win suffer. more people will 10 killed
ana injured and a situation most
detrimental 10 the city will 30 pre-.
cipltated.
This situation hiss become increas.
lngly difficult despite tho fact that
Now York has done To- utmost 20 get
iia people underground. Al some
points In the city. there are M many
~ five layers o. traffic. three un.
der ground and one above. beside the
surface traffic.
More subwayp and ychiculhr tun.
nsls hre being planned. Yet that n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10

MIR MILLER-METcALFE. Lon.
Af1 don. England. inventor OF tho
first three-wheel roller skates. has
nothing on Gunnar o. Eskeland. OF
2i7 Cedar ST.. Seattle. Wash.
Eskeland has perfected and pat.
ented. In the United States and
Canada. a scrviceable roller skate
Of three wheels. featured by coilcd
spring shock absorbers and having
ground surface fashioned on The
curves OF an Ice skate. rocking from
heel to toe.
With his nav spring-equipped
skates. lakeland hopes soop TO be
able 70 finance a mandatory hero.
Eskeiand demonstrated his new
skates for The Star Friday. and
showed II possible to maintain a
higher rate OF speed than with the
four-wheeled variety now popular.
The three.wheeled skate. In which
the rollers are in tandem. with inside
heavy iron braces. appears to be
heavier than necessary, but Eskeiand
points out that this Is designed 70
f-ive moro service. He expects soon
to be able 70 purchase stamp ma.
chine and turn out the skates in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10


GRAVEL ROADS
Hsnssa-n spis Waller -Hrnfen 10 Maris
usnd Faru c.essf. tasancs o. So
coneition psf1ur - Maple Vausy ft
Gear Grove ana Hobsft reads
Kent Hlsek Diamsad- Passmsut fsf ~
miles out - Kent. taianra excellent
Magic Yaiisy Isiaek Diamsnd -oosd.
Fnumris - frankiin-G
esnset HiEhuaJ-
IssaguAh -f'fssfou-Paasf
Fresion-faii City-daod gravel
Hrnton -Isaaq uah-parsd
Faii Cify Denny Creek-Jood GraFrt
Denny Creek - SUMMIT far gravel
single track rith numsrgBf tsrs
cuts Use caution,
IssaquAh Newport EIssiisnt
Auburn Hlaek Diamsnd fFta secs Greek
-1raYsl section eIcsiisut.
stevens Pass niEhwsy-Ogsn % 80
komifhi fair coalition.
wosdinFilis- Dutnli-dosa gravel
Krnt-Des Meinss- E4osfisuf
Des aoines- Tacoma HiEhlins
gravel.
Saehss Pass-EHcslisnt condition 10 KIM
county, open - White River camp
hridEs over White River ~ PARK co
trance reported in dangerous condition
and washouta on road IN park
lake Forrest rark Nsnh Jrunk Cennso
tion-OHs mls pavement eHcclleut
balance good gravel,
BeIIesus- nsdmond-oosd.
H~dmond-FAli City-0ood Erarsl
Dea Molnes Trsstis .s. VISA. on Bid
Road North q Dss hoinss-Clesed. u.
tour 70 hight a. north end q bridge
For further Information call IA in-tst9
local al.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10

small Quantities until market Is
found.
Tho rollers OF the present models
are OF heavy fiber. but Eskeland Is
also experimenting with a hard rub.
Der wheel.
News dispatches recently carried
articles concerning tho first three
wheel tandem roller skates, fash.
Toned by Miller Mctcalfc. an English.
man. His skates also have the
rocker form. but this Is attained In
tho English skates By having the
middle wheel slightly larger than
the others. Eskeland makes his
wheels uniform and shapes tho skate
frnme 10 obtain tho rocker form.
Both seyles clamp 70 the shoes. tho
Eskeiand's also have heavy leather
heel cup and ankle straps.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
RIGHT-HAND TIRES
WEAR BECAUSE OF
LOAD AND SLOPES
T'HE Tact that automobile tires

TUE fact that automobile tires
l. on the right side Of the car
wear out moro quickly than
those ON tine left side Is one
which many motorists arc un.
able to explain.
A popular misconception Is
that turning corners more FIRE.
quentiy TO the right than TO tho
left Is responsible for this wear.
Such. however. Il not the case.
The reason that tires on tho
right side wear more quickly |.
that they carry n greater load
than their brothers on tho left.
The natural slope Of the street
or road causes more OF the load
TO rest upon the right side Of
the car.
In addition. the natural ten.
deney Of the car to slide side.
ways because OF the road slope
must be counterarted more by
the tires on the right side than
by those on the left.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10

hardly considered significant IL com
I parfson With tho larger plans b.
fore the Rev York auth7ritiss Tor
the relief o. traffic
OVERHEAD STREETS
ARE PROPOSED
Tie main idea u 70 get New
York's workers out Of Manhattan a.
conveniently - possible 20 their
homes IA the other four boFoughs
and farther outlying suburha. For
this. express auto streets above he
surface have been suEEested-one
especially along the Hudson river.
Another idea IL 20 widen existing
main thorofares by cutting into The
building along aide and forming er'
csdoa FOR pedestrians.
Whatever the plan adopted. how.
over. millions upon millions VIII
have 20 be spent 10 relieve New
York o. ~ traffic congestion. IL II
estimated tho creation Of arcades.
by widening existing streets. will
mean an outlay Of 81. 100000 a mile
That would mean moro than 1900
900. 900 for the creation Of one such
"expressway' thru the length Of
Manhattan
Yet city engineers here are So
rfously considering adoption o. this
plan IN connection with. the con
str7lction OF an elevated auto road
way along tho west coast Of Man.
haitian and on up into tho Bronx.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Innocence Claimed
in Auto Tragedies

William Mcdonald and Louis Bel.
anger entered pleas OF not guilty
to charges Of manslaughtcr when
arraigned in superior court Friday.
Both men were charged In conncc.
ton with recent automobile deaths.
Peter Mcdonald. father Of VIII.
linn. pleaded not guilty TO charge
OF contributing to tho delinquency
of a minor. The father took VIII.
liam to moonshine dump where
tho youth became intoxicated. and
drove his automobile over the body
OF n pedestrian.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Produce Men May
Form Association

The Seattle Produce men will
meet May "a TO discuss the organi.
zation Of Northwcst Produce MS.
sociation. u. Hertzman. president OF
the body, declared Saturday,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Grand Army Vets
to Visit Schools

Members OF John II. Miller Post,
No. 81. @. a. r.. who will visit
Seattle schools in connection with
Memorial Day exercises. May 20,
were appointed Friday by Judge
10, @. Austin. patriotic Instructor Of
the post. Tho members will Welt
high schools at a. m. and the
grade schools at ia5 p. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
ny ISRAEL KLEIN

Dy ISRAEL KILN
NEW YoRil-Iet us pause Tor
~ the present On our haunris
against the traffic situation 81
Seattle and shed n tear Tor New
York.
New York most populated city IN
the United states. faces this con,
dition.
/ The main part Of this city Is a
small island. 1874 miles long and
two and one haif miles AZ is widest
point Yet thia small area Of about
20 square miles has a population 81
s.sst.0oo'
:. Thousands % travellers come
and 50 daily. centerinE their business
and pleasure on this Island.
3 only 10 thorofares 10 the
greater part Of the island's length.
4 The island Of Manhattan has
been 70 thoroly developed. and ita
property values have SCARED 20 high.
that widening Of the streets 70 make
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-10
Mt. Rainier Trip
Subject of Talk

An illustrated lecture OF the 1924
trip around Mt. Rainier will feature
tho regular monthly meeting OF the
Mountaineers saturday night at tho
Y. w. c. A. auditorium. Fifth ave.
and Seneca st Fred Q. Gorton.
chairman OF tho outing committee
and Joseph T. Hazard will speak.