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Evening star., 1924-10-12
CLAIM Democrats
COURT LAFOLLETTE.
0fhceseekers of Washington
State in Dicker for Votes,
Is Charge.
Special Disuatcb to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SEATTLE, Wash, October IL
Democratic officeseekers, particu-
larly the candidates for Congress.
are seeking to deliver the Democratic
party to the La Toilette group in re-
turn for personal support by the
Wisconsin Senator's followers in this
State Senator c. c. Dill is encour-
aging the deal
For several weeks negotiations
have been pending between the Pro
sressive party leaders and the Demo-
Gratis for an amalgamation OF the
Fermentation, Democratic and Pro-
sressive parties. These failed in so
far as the State ticket is concerned,
but have been carried through on the
congressional ticket. The Democratic
leaders are concedinE Davis has no
chance in the State and are anxious
to elect their congressional ticket if
possible.
Anaignmn ton IL Effected.
The Progressive party branch of
the La Toilette movement by nego-
tiating with the Democrats has an
taEonized the La Toilette State
party, the Independent party and the
La Toilette Independent Progressive
party, all political groups supporting
supreme Court has ruled the name
La Toilette off the ballot, but the
parties Will carry on their campaigns
irrespective of the court ruling
The La Toilette movement, due to
the general apathy which is holding
the Republican organization rank and
dle in its grip. is once more showing
signs Of strength. The visit of SEN
ator Burton X. Wheeler has aided the
La Toilette movement in Seattle, Spo-
kane and Tacoma, where the major
vote of the State is to be found. AS
result Of this renewed activity and
the fact that the Democratic organi-
cation leaders have virtually traded
the national Democratic ticket off for
support of the congressior al ticket
the Republican situation is becoming
serious from the standpoint of party
success. and the G.. o. L. leaders are
frankly worried.
Fight for Congress Seats.
The coalition congressional ticket
will seek to unseat Albert Johnson
IN the third district. Johr F. Miller
IN the first and Lindley III. Hadley in
the second. Representative John w
Summers in the fourth holds the in
dorsement of the La Toilette group
through the railroad brotherhoods.
while Representative Sam b Hill.
Democratic incumbent in the fifth.
holds the same Endorsement and sup
port.
There will be two sets of La Fol-
lette electors upon the November bal
lot-the Progressive party group and
the Independent Progressive party
faction. Efforts to effect an agree
ment whereby the Independent Pro-
greSSlve group will be withdra
have failed. Hidden behind the filing
or this ticket is to be found an anti
hu hlux Khan element in the La Fol
lette following. These people charge
the Progressive party leaders, recop-
nized by La Toilette as his repre-
sentatives. are closely affiliated with
the secret order and refuse to confer
ar consult with them. This factionaI
neht on the two sets of electors NAV
evenly divide the La Toilette presi-
Dental vote. assuring the carrying Of
the state by 4 large plurality for
Coolidge.
JAMES De K. BROWN.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
Whole Dollar at Stake.
From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.

Edwin has been strangely fidgety all
the evening. Usually he was content
to sit for hours and hours holding his
loved one, Edwardina. by the hand and
dreaming Of the sweet by-and- by. Sew
eral times he glanced at his watch, and
at last, two hours before his accustom-
ed time, he rose to take his depar-
ture.
80 soon, Edwin. dear! she sighed
Must you really go?"
II must darling" he answered
Though would sacrifice ten years of
my life to stay one more short hour
with YOU
But why, dear" she begged-"why
have you got to go so early tonight"
Because, dearest" he replied, "its
our lodge meeting, and if l don't go /
shall be fined a dollar"
Evening star., 1924-10-12
Must Have Been q Holdover.
Prom the Pittsburgh Chronicie-Telegraph.

From the PittsburHh Chronicle Telegraph.
Mrs. Hammett had just engaged a
new cook and she had only one. mis-
giving about the matter. Bridget was
not at all bad looking, and she fear
ed the young men would be hanging
around.
Now, remember" Mrs. Hammett
said to her the first morning after
breakfast, mo followers are allowed
to the kitchen. My last cook had to
leave for not keeping that rule"
A few days later the mistress went
- the culinary department on tour
Of inspection. She opened the door of
a large cupboard and, to her great
surprise, found a policeman standing
there. She turned an accusing eye on
bridget
whats the meaning of this?' she
asked angrily.
sI dunno promptly replied Bridget:
ne must have been left there by the
last cook"
Evening star., 1924-10-12
The Congress of Vienna.

From the Kansas City Times
The congress of Vienna was a meet
ing of the allied powers of Europe at
Vienna, to settle the affairs of the
continent of Europe after the fall OF
the first Napoleon. The congress met
for the first time September 20, 1914,
and continued its sessions until June
10. 1915. England was represented by
Catlereagh and afterwards by Wei
lington; Russia by Alexander I and
Nesselrode; Austria, by Metternich !;
Prussia, by Hardenberg, and France.
by Talleyrand.- All the leading powers
received important accessions of ter
ritory
Evening star., 1924-10-12
BUSINESS GROWING.

NEW YORK, October 11.--No fur
ther dividend changes are contem-
plated by directors Of the Yale
& Towne Co, following the extra
dividend on october 1, according to
w. c. Allen. president, who has re-
turned from abroad. Operations were
now at IS per cent Of capacity, he
said. 1900 men were employed at the
Stamford plant and earnings were
satisfactory:
Evening star., 1924-10-12
Some Proof.

From the Christiania vfkingen.
She-I showed father the verses
you sent me! He was pleased with
them!
He-Indeed! What did he say?
She-He said he was delighted to
find that / wasn't going to marry a
poet!
Evening star., 1924-10-12
lib New Oil Wells Started.

SAN FRANCISCO. October II (Spe-
ciaU-The total Of new wells started
in California oil fields so far this year
is 1.113, as compared with 1,1o5 last
year. Abandonment has been greater
This year than ever before, 35S wells
having been passed up, as compared
with 20 in the corresponding period OF
last year.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
RUBBER IMPORTS GAIN.

NEW YORK. October. 11-Imports
of crude rubber at all ports in Sep
tember increased to $4,000 tons
against 20.076 the month before. the
Rubber Association Of America re-
ports. Approximately 223,S16 tons
entered the country in the nine
months Of the year. about 5000 less
than in the same period of 1928.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
Not Like Ten Years Ago.
From the Fl Paso Herald.

From the Fl Paso Herald.
OF course, the grand military re-
view in Germany lacked pomp and
color of~the old days. The kaiser,
the war lord, the all-highest, wasn't
there. Also among the missing were
more than 1000, 900 men
Evening star., 1924-10-12
Tip for the Men.

Prom Good Hardware.
Mrs. Grabb-I can ScZ- without ask
Ing whether John has won or lost
st poker the mirnte he comes home.
Mrs. Grabb-How:
Mrs. Grabb-II he has lost he throws
his trousers across the foot of the
he'd II he has won he puts them Nm
Gar his pillow.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
Cheering Up Father.

From London Answers.
She: You must, ask fathers con-
sent"
He: But Is that necessary? You
have promised to marry me-"
."I'n marry you alright, but. George.
dear, you must go to father. 1t pleases
him once in a while 10 know that we
still consider him ones of the family"
Evening star., 1924-10-12
Courtesy in Court.

From the Columbus Dispatch
finally announced.
The prisoner thought he should say
something, so he spoke to the jury:
Gentlemen, I'm sorry to have given
you all this trouble"
Evening star., 1924-10-12
Relief.

From the Georgia Yellow Jacbet.
Her-I can't marry you
Him (downcast)-Why\ \not?
II was married last week"
OH Cjoyously) II vast afraid you
didn't love me-"
Evening star., 1924-10-12
AUTO MERGER HINTED,

ST. LOUIS, October II (SpeciaI).-
Officials Of the Moon and Gardiner
Automobile Manufacturing Company
announce they arc conferrtnI over .
,poaaih2A h2A-amalgamAtion>
Evening star., 1924-10-12
Oh, These Men!
From judge.

have ye? Is there anything to dis
! tinguish him by?
well, sir, he did have a mermaid
tattooed on his left shoulder but
then I suppose all gents has that
Evening star., 1924-10-12
WEEKLY BANK REPORT.

NEW YORK, November 1.-THE
actual condition Of clearing house
banks and trust companies for the
week shows an excess in reserve of
$6,646,30o. This IL . decrease in re-
serve of $3S,s35.41o, compared with
Last week.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
NEW FINANCING DUE.

NEW YORK, October 11.-Flotatfon
Of the international loan to Germany
is expected by bankers to be followed
by a large amount Of new. financing
Of all descriptions
Evening star., 1924-10-12
Must Be q Back Number.

From Judge.
Lottie-How is Gertie making out
In the movies?
Dottie-Not so good She's been at
the game for a year and still has the
Same husband.
Evening star., 1924-10-12
RAuRoAD ORDERS HEAVY.

NEW YORK. October 11.-Railroad
eouipment orders this week involve
more than $4,000 and include 80
locomotives. zoos freight cars and ~
passenger cars, according to Railway
Evening star., 1924-10-12
Should Have Known Better.
,m fhe Eiinhnreh scntsman

From the Edinburgh Scotsman.
sympathetic Person-Hello! What
is the matter, little boy? Are you lost?
Little Boy-Yes, I am. mighta
known better'n to come out with
grandma. Shes always losin' some
Evening star., 1924-10-12

concentrate alone on the national
ticket
Actions Of senator~
What are the two Republican Sem
ators of Nebraska doing in this cam
paign, Norris and Howell? Howell is
out in the State campaigning vigor-
ously for Coolidge and Dawes and for
the State ticket. He is the Progress
sive who carried the State in 1922
by some 10000 votes, and he is hav-
ing his effect in the campaign.
Senator Norris is saying nothing
about the candidates on the various
national tickets It is not expected
that he will say anything. His silence
is as much as the Republicans can
hope for, it is said here. on the Cool
idge and Dawes ticket. What has
been terrorizing many Republicans
his support of the La Toilette
wheeler combination. SO strong is
the position OF Senator Norris politi-
cally In the State that such an an
nouncement would porbabIy swing
the state to La Toilette. He is a can
didate to succeed himself. and it is
conceded without hesitation.
Val c. Peter and his German Ian
euage newspaper, the Omaha Tribune,
are out for Coolidge and Dawes, max
ing desperate efforts to prevent the
German American voter from going
10 I.afoilette, but it is exceedingly
doubtful that the arguments advanced
by the Republicans or by Mr.. Peter
will prevent a very large percentage
of German-Americans from voting for
the Independent Progressive ticket in
Nebraska At least. that is the best in
fufmAtto0c4hAtLEAn 06tAtn hore>ar
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05
WHY There Are No More Stories
By DR.. Frank Crane

BV DT. TIdllk oldHC
"HERE are no more good stories be-
cause we know too much.
Il The story tellers are not to blame.
We readers are to blame. The age is to
blame.
There is too much light. A thoroughly
illumined Boston mind can no more enjoy
narrowing tale than audience that
knows how all the tricks are performed can
enjoy q sleight Of hand performance.
Almost any story will do, and the more
artess the better, If you can find the right
listener.
If you don't believe it, try it on your
children. They are enraptured with Little
Red Ridinghood, and hang breathlessly up
on the adventures of Caliph Haroun AL
Raschid. And you couldn't sell stories like
that to a Broadway periodical for five
cents.
Innumerable ladies, bubbling with crea-
tive instinct, and DESTROYS of making
living some easier way than by housework,
are engaged in the story-writing business.
They come equipped with college educa-
lions and courses in literature; they know
all the arts and tricks Of Introduction, de-
velopment, and climax; every magazine ed
itor in the United States stands knee-deep
in their manuscripts; yet real stories are
scarce hens teeth.
But Jack Marinspike, seated on coil
of rope, smoking short-stemmed pipe of un-
speakable tobacco, while his ship walloWs
through the weedy Caribbean, squeezes the
souls of his little circle OF auditors who
squat around him, Bacchus pressed in
his two hands the bleeding grapes
Marlinspike is not so much of artist
as the last female analyZer Of sexual prob
lens in the Sunday supplement, but he has
better audience, an audience of virgin
ignorance, beautifully superstitious, greed
lily credulous.
All the real thrillers in the way of fic
ton originated when the world was young
and unspoiled by exact information.
There are it has been estimated but
about five or six original stores in all the
world. The rest are variations upon those
themes, And all the original half-dozen
date from the gray days of MeIchisedek.
Every yarn you begin in this months peri
odical you will find to be but a rewinding
of the wool used by Shem, Ham and Japhet
as they sat around in the ark and beguiled
the long rain spell.
Preaching declined when the pew holders
got to reading higher criticism With the
discovery of the works" behind the mar
wells of miracles and wonders the congre-
cation lost interest.
SO with the rise of general education the
story teller founders pathetically. His read
ers Will not gape except such game
as resembles suspiciously yawn.
1t is the children among us still untaint-
ed by knowledge, that keep us from 60
ing mad from boredom.
Driven from the fields and forests of
aoulthood by ak, and tractor plough, and
aa a:!oy smoke the fairies still dance in the
chlld garden. The spooks who leave the
showing groWn-up in disgust still visit
the little boy in his bed in the dark The
sods OF Greece, starved out of modern
MANHOOD by arid incredulity, still come
ana play with the children; and in their
blessed ears still sound the echoes or ~
pipes of Pan INC
Copyright 1924)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05

"Aen Arthur Train, formerly assistant dis
trct attorney of New York county is not
practlclng his profession he is writing stories
ana novels, usually with the law for q hack
ground. This dual employment makes him
IeoSonaoly pussy man. Nevertheless. he finds
time to tell his friends line of corking good
storles most of them being reminiscent (of
MS experiences as a practitioner al the bar
once upon time, as Train tells it. he was
representing the defendant in damage suit
against one of the New York traction com
pahles on account of a street accident in
when pedestrian had been prettv badly
hurt. An old negro woman, a resident of
Harlem's Little Africa. mounted the stand
as witness for the plaintiff She described
now the accident had occurred Train took
ner IN hand for cross-examination.
Auntie,' he said you have testified here
that when this man hit by the car he
cried out certain words. Would YOU mind
telling his honor and the gentlemen of the
jury just what those words were if Won re-
member them?"
"Oh, yassir, I remembers EN- mil hty well.
| ain't never gwine fergit--'
Never mind that. What was it he said?"
He said his back hurt him.
No-no! l mean, give us his exact
words!"
OATS whit he kept sayin' oyah and ovah
ag'in."
DO you mean to say that was his exact
language?"
Oats whut l means"
Now, look here, Auntie" said Train. II
can kell that you're trying to tell the truth:
but Mrent you getting little bit twisted?
Wasu't what he said: oh, my back!''
HUH" snorted the old kwoman. How
come you think he'd be yellin' out about yore
back when you wuzn't there at all? Nav
sub, he didn't say nuthin' bout yore back. De
onliest back witch he named from start to
finish wuz his own back"
Copyright, 1929
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05
A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY
Thou shalt lie DOM, and none shall
make thee atraid-Job 1879.
An Inflated Prophecy

"HE judgment of many newspapers and
/ at least fair proportion of experts
in aerial navigation is to the effect
asm to rise above his judgment when he
referred to the great dirigible Shenandoah
as "marking a new era in the development
Of mans conquest OF the, air in the United
States"
Of her type, the Shenandoah probably is
the most easily managed, the most beautiful,
and the most effective yet produced for
long distance scouting and patrol work she
has the approval of many naval and military
authorities; she has been warmly commend
ed for use in arctic exploration. Indubitably,
the Shenandoah Is triumph of American
engineering, inventive skill and craftsman
ship, says The New York Herald editorially
But. as the same paper points out, the
lighter than-air machines cannot compete
sither commercially or in time of war with
airplanes. In war time the gas bag is a
vast target and fearfully vulnerable, even
filled with non-inflammable gas. At any time
the drigible is comparatively slow, cumber-
some, difficult to land, and In high winds
unmanageable. 1t requires three hundred
men to walk the Shenandoah in or out of
a hangar. and, taking it from all angles,
the dirigible occupies an extremely restricted
field.
This government surely ought to see the
unwisdom of developing a great fleet of
gas-bags at the expense of airplanes
pretty we'll in such directions, has discarded
the gas-bag idea in toto.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05

ton Senators and representatives seemingly
are too jealous of their legislative rights to
share with cabinet officers voice in either
house of Congress.
1t is argued that to permit department
heads to speak in either house of Congress
would be giving to the executive too much
power in the making of laws. 1t would re-
suit it Is insisted, in a dangerous interior
function of the government.
The danger, it seems to us, Is more mag
med than real There is no suggestion that
cabinet officers should have votes in Con-
gress, and, as department heads, We fail to
recognize as anything other than helptul
their public Interrogation in the halls OF
Congress 1t would make for better I'M
derstanding, There would be less need for
congressional Investigations, and the motives
behind many important departmental oper-
ations would be made matters of public
knowledge.
AS far back as 1854 effort was made
to have cabinet officers appear in congress
and participate in debates on measures relat-
ing exclusively to their own departments.
A bill embodying this idea was drawn but
was never considered. Again, in, 1879,
another attempt came to nothing
1t is hoped that the revival of the agita-
ton may bring some positive results
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05
Let Cabinet Officers Speak

-HE revival of the agitation, by the late
Frank I. Cobb editor of the New York
World, for the parliamentary plan of a
responsible ministry in the United States to
replace the confusion of irresponsible leader
ship in congress, survives Mr.. Cobb's Wig
orous and sound arguments are being echoed
In the press Of the country, and there is rea-
son to believe that sooner or later cabinet
officers will be given voice, If not vote,
in congress.
The United States is one OF the few en-
Hghtened nations in which cabinet officers
are denied a voice in the national legislature.
Most countries require ministers to appear
in person, or by authorized representatives
and answer questions by members of the
legislature. Usually, the questions must be
submitted in writing at least one day In ad-
vance
The advantage and value OF the practice is
obvious. Not only does it enable legislature
members to keep in intimate touch with ex-
ecutive affairs, but 1t furnishes to the public
information upon which the people may form
a judgment of their own about matters that
usually are hidden from them.
But in the United States the cabinet is
divorced from the legislative branch. Cab
met officers have no voice in either house.
When information is sought OF them, they
boFO bebi nd
closed DOORS and the public knows nothing
of what they divulge, or only so much as the
committee chairman may care to impart.
There is lot of glamour around cabinet
officers and mystery around cabinet secrets.
A curious circumstance in connection with
the immunity of cabinet officers from public
responsibility is that Congress. and not cab
met officers Is accountable for the condt-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05

O. Has an automobile controlled by radio
been demonstrated successfully? j. B. G.
A. The Society of Automotive Engineers
says that the wireless control automobile was
developed in Dayton, Ohio. by an engineer
who was associated at one time with the en-
cheering staff of the air service at McCook
field. 1t has been demonstrated number of
times and was brought into the public eye
recently at the aeronautical meet at St.
Louis
@. What is the distance between Los An
geles and Hollywood? E. W.
A Hollywood is suburb of Los Angeles.
The distance between Hollywood and the CEN
ter of town is about eight miles.
Q. What trees are peculiar to North Amer
lea? c. F. P.
A. The following are some of the most
important trees that are found in their native
state only in North America Hickory, ball
cypress sequoa (both species), locust Gall
speces), yellow poplar, Arizona cypress,
white pine, western yellow pine and Doug
las fir.
Q. What is Tasmanian devil? r. R.
A. The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus
ursinus) is a creature, in size like badger,
in appearance like a bear. 1t is ponderous,
powerful, dark-colored, and covered with a
coat of long fur. It sleeps by day. By night
it seeks its prey. 1t is very strong and fero-
cious. lie is being exterminated.
Q. How much money did the World war
cost? d. E. l..
A. Attempts have been made by a number
OF statisticians and economists to compute
the money cost of the World The re-
suits arrived at vary. According to the es-
Inmates OF Professor Bogart under the aus
pieces of the Carnegie Endowment for Inter-
national Peace, the direct costs were $780,
33,637,097, and the indirect costs s15I,-
612, 542,56O making grand total of 1897
946,179,657.
Q. When and why was match first called
match? V. D.
A. The derivation OF the term match"
used in the present sense is obscure. 1t
is probably from the Greek and Latin
'myxa," meaning a nozzle of lamp. In 1887
we find reference in literature to matches,
the name being applied to the wick of
candle or lamp. The earlier reference TO
matches in their present sense is found in
1880.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05

An English cyclist was stopped by village
policeman one night, as his lamp was not lit.
The arm of the law demanded the name and
address of the offender, who handed him his
visiting card.
'Now then, this won't do" declared the
policeman on reading it; we've had too
many Smiths about here. Give me your
proper name, and be quick about it,
"Oh, well, il you insist, it's W. Shakes
peare Stratford, Warwickshire."
That's better" declared the constable, as
he entered it down in his book. You can't
catch smart fellow like me with that
Smith bluff"
A rather iliterate Scottish ma gistrate de-
cided to add library to his newly build man
sion so he called at booksellers and asked
to see the proprietor.
Il want you to get me library" he said.
"Certainly," replied the bookseller. Il shall
be very pleased to supply you with books.
Can you let me have a list of any particular
ones you want!"
Ma ma: We ken MAR about buiks than
me- the other told him, ''ye can choose them
yerseI."
Very good" said the bookseller. "thel
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-05

He assumes that the
Christian Church Is
justly open to the
charge of Theological
narrowness," and then
seeks to eXtenuate the
offense by attributing it
to the bleak and bar
rem soil in which the
Christian religion had
its origin. He. seems
to think If Greece, in
stead of Galilee, had
been the birthplace Of
Christianity, the Church
might have escaped the
"narrowness" wit h
which he imagines it
is blemished, and might
hoya in ho1.itnd tho Iowa