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Arkansas survey., 1924-09-20

The Seventeenth Annual Ses-
sion and the First Biennial Meet
ing of the Supreme Lodge Of the
Woodmen of Union closed here
Friday evening, August 30, with
a band concert in Tompkins Din
ing Hall. The session opened
formally Wednesday evening
when Principal K. r. Motion eX-
tended a cordial welcome to the
delegates to the Institute and
Mrs. w. E. Welch, Reverend j.
Q. Upshaw, Pastor o fthe A. M.
f. Church and Mr.. E. H. Gam
lin, President Of the Local Ne
gro Business League welcomed
them to the community. This
session, however, was preceded
by two closed sessions during
the day.
The Woodmen of Union is a
fraternal insurance organiza-
tion operating in the southern
states and the District of Colum
bia, with headquarters at Hot
Springs National Park, Arkan-
sas. DR.. f. A, Kendall, Supreme
President and the Honorable
John L. Webb, Supreme Custo-
dian and a graduate of Tuskegee
Institute, are the moving forces
in the continued growth Of the
organization.
The report of the Supreme
Custodian, Mr.. Webb, showed
that the membership of the or
der had reached the $4,000 mark
that the order owned more than
Arkansas survey., 1924-09-20

the rally. Prof. L. o, Grady is
the principal.
Prominent among the speak
ers will be Prof. j, W. Younge,
Greepville, Tenn, Secretary of
the Board of Education of the
A. NJ. E. Zion Church; Prof. j.
w. Eichelberger, Chicago, ILL.,
General Superintendent of Sun
day Schools Of the Zion Church
md former principaJ of the in
stitution; Prof. Eichelberger has
recently returned from the
Worlds Sunday School Conven-
tion held at Edinburgh, Scot
land.
Governor McRae will address
the meeting at the evening ses-
sion. The Governor has a
special message on education
for the race in Arkansas which
he will deliver at this meeting.
Bishop W, j. Walls the new
bishop of the Arkansas Confer
ences will make his first state
ment to the public here. The
meeting will be held at st.
Paurs A. NJ. f. Zion Church,
10Th and Spring streets, Rev.
wv. A. Cooper, pastor, The
public is expected to attend
these meetings which will con-
tinue throughout the day.
Arkansas survey., 1924-09-20

burned my bridges behind me,
and | have crosser the Rubicon.
/ want the vote of Delaware for
John W. Davis, and with the help
of God and the vote of Delaware
for John w. Davis, and with
the help of God and the votes OF 4
the colored people we will get it,"
(The Journal and Guide)
Arkansas survey., 1924-09-20
COLORED BABY WINS FIRST
PRIZE AT JEWISH BABY
SHOW
Preston News Service.

Preston News Service.
Newark, N. J. Sept. B.
Walls and tears came from little
six-months old Mamie Pearl
Rice when she was lifted from
her tiny carriage after she had
won the prize for the best deco
rated carriage in a baby parade
given by the Jewish Sisterhood'
The child dressed in a white
cap and dress, rode in a carriage
decorated in black and gold. At
ter she had been adjudged the
winner she was lifted on high so
that the admiring crowd might
seee her. She was awarded q
beautiful pillow.
Arkansas survey., 1924-09-20
1872
THE GREAT CUE ,YcoMEs IN.

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While the cobbler unused thei passed his pane
A beggar drenched by the dr. ling rain.
He called him in from the St. my street.
And gave him shoes for his p'uised feet
The beggar went and there me crone,
Her face with wrinkles of SCI Vow sown.
A bundle of faggots bowed hth back,
And she was spent with the french and rack.
He gave her his loaf and se' lied her load
As she took her way on the wkary road.
Then to his door came a littltt child,
Lost and afraid in the world 70 wild
In the big dark world. Catching it up,
He gave it milk in the waiting cup,
And led IT home to mothers ARMS.
The day went down in the crik knson west
And with il the hope Of the Hlessed Guest
And Conrad sighed as the wdrld turned gray:
"why is it. Lord that your feet delay?
Did you forget that this wasl lthe day.?
Then soft In the silence voice he heard
lift your heart for l kept my word;
Three times came to your friendly door;
Three times my shadow waI on your hoor'
I was the beggar with the bruised rect;
I wns the woman you gave 10 eat;
was the child on the homeless street.
Markham.
Arkansas survey., 1924-09-20
LEWIS TELLSWHY he LEFT The "G.0.P."

In Opening Salvo In Delaware
Declares Party Has Never
Attempted to Secure Rights
OF Race Since Hayes.
Arkansas survey., 1924-09-20

Continued to Page o.
Evening star., 1924-03-18
Describes Isle Royale.
Pennsylvania Editor Reveals Facts
As He Found Them.

To the Ed tor Of The Star:
I noted with interest in a recent
number Of The Star some remarks
concerning the antiquities OF Isle
Royale, to which 1 beg to offer q few
emendations.
Isle Royale is not thirty -five miles
from Duluth, but $50 miles at It's
nearest point. The island contains
not twenty one, but forty eight, inland
lakes, great and small. The surround
ing islands and islets number 160.
been studying now for many years.
are not found at three points, but
practically all over the island and on
some of the small islands. The mag
nitude of the work Indicates a mining
period centuries long.
Last fall / was at the head Of an
expedition which excavated on the
site Of a prehistoric town occupied by
these old miners, and while ! am un-
able to Identify them with any known
saying that they were not the red
You are correct in speaking Of the
moose and caribou OF the island. I
believe the moose herd to be the finest
in the world. Up to this time, at least
both tho moose and caribou have been
we'll protected. The state of Michi-
gan keeps game warden on the
island summer and winter, and he
does his work well. The danger lies
in this fact: :.
Unless this land is very quickly OBJ
tanned possession OF by either the
state or federal government there Will
be extensive lumber operations. which
will not only destroy the beauty Of
result In the slaughter Of the moose
Wi1ifAW r. =. FERoUsok
Evening star., 1924-03-18
Speaking Of Politics.

When President Coolidge said that
guilt Is personal" he made a sapient
observation with an application bear
ing upon the general political situa-
ton. Events are rapidly justifying
the statement, especially with regard
to the republican party's interests and
his own candidacy for the presidency.
1t has been the hope of the democrats
that the disclosures in the oil investi-
CATION and the inquiry into the De-
partment Of Justice now pending
would diminish the prospects of the
republican party and even impair
those of President Coolidge getting
the nomination.
The administrations prompt action
in the possible criminal aspects of
the Teapot Dome affair, already yield
ing results. relieved the President and
the party Of any charge Of dilatoriness
or Of trying to shield any republican
involved. Demonstration Of the coun.
try's faith in President Coolidge has
been made in recent elections for the
selection of delegates, by the selection
of Coolidge delegates in widely sepa-
rated sections over his only opponent.
There is reaction from the first
horrifying shock over the oil dis
closures as the investigation takes on
such partisan status disclosing politi.
cal animus There is further reaction
on account of the character of the
probe. One hears comment from the
man In the street expressing i'm
patience over the scope of the inquiry
and with the development of so much
that seems immaterial politically.
The political drive is not registering
effectiveness. There is evidence that
against the time when the elections
come on politics will still be politics
along old lines. and the two parties
will 60 to the polls facing normal is.
sues, and perhaps a third entry.
Evening star., 1924-03-18
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLiAM VILE

have been a United States senator
from Illinois, an ambassador or
cabinet officer years ago. President
you want" The official goid-digger
of the G. o. p enjoys President Cool
dge's confidence and esteem. too.
He and Mrs. Upham are always White
House guests when they come to
Washington.
Gen. Isaac R Sherwood. great
grandfather OF the House of Repre-
sentatives. has just published book,
Memories Of the War" Between the
time Sherwood enlisted as a private
in the 18th Ohio, Infantry. In 1851.
and was mustered out as brigadier
general. in 1865, he saw the war OF
the rebellion from q myriad of close
up vantage points. Gen. Sherwood
records that Jefferson Davis was re-
sponsible for the fact that no Goddess
of Liberty surmounts the Capitol at
Washington. He was Secretary OF
War in Franklin Pierce's cabinet In
1855, and in that capacity rejected
was to crown the dome. Davis
frowned upon the design because in
Greece the liberty cap was the sym
States was half slave and half free"
Gen. Sherwood writes. land Davis
contended that a figure bearing a lib
erty cap, crowning the national Cap
itol, would be menace to the south.
At Davis suggestion the figure was
changed. and. instead of Goddess
of Liberty, the statue is that OF q
woman with the right hand resting
on the hilt OF a sheathed sword. the
left on a shield and holding an olive
wreath"
+ *
Kirksville, Mo-, is the seat OF the
first and largest college OF osteop-
athy In the United States. The Do
partment OF Commerce recently L.
censed a powerful radio broadcastfnE
station at kirksville, from which "the
truth about osteopathy" is TO be her
aided through the air.
y u
George H. O'Connor, the John Nc
Cormack of the District OF Columbia
who has enlivened a thousand Wash
ington banquets with his dialect
songs, is warbiing ditty that Prcsi-
dent Coolidge might broadcast TO
Colorado. Folks out there want the
President to help slay n ferocfous
lion that is at large, destroying an
imals and terrifying the populacc
OConnor's ballad deals with q dusky
circus hand who was asked to vol
unteer to catch an escaped Bengal
tiger. The refrain runs: Good chance
for somebody-not me-"
Copyright. lse4l
Evening star., 1924-03-18

perils surprising those In the tales
with which Othello wooed Brabantio's
daughter. And as we sit snugly by
our own firesides we feel stirring with
In us the high resolve that Americans
shall succeed where others failed;
that no hardships. no obstacles. how.
ever seemingly insuperable, shall turn
us back from being the first of avia-
tors to circumnavigate the globe.
1t is. truly, a splendid adventure
upon which the four Army aviators
have set out. and all Americans may
justly be proud of them. We know
that the flying men Of other nations
have failed in like undertakings but
We cannot bring ourselves to the be-
lief that failure is in store for Maj.
Martin and the three other neck-or.
nothing young fellows who are with
him. Somehow the names Martin,
Smith, Wade and Nelson do not sug.
gest failure. They suggest, rather, the
blood Of pioneers; lineage from men
who blazed new trails and overcame
a wilderness. May the blood Of their
forefathers win them through to
achievement and safe return!
But the around-the-world flight
shouh not be looked upon as merely
an adventure to win plaudits for the
flyers. 1t is intended to serve a highly
practical purpose in the developing
science Of aviation, and is meant to
make up some of the ground which
America has lost to aviation rivals.
Ii is not a matter for pride that this
country, which gave birth to the
heavier -thanair machine. should lag
so far behind other nations in develop.
ing it's possibilities. The one thing
most needed in order that America
shall take its rightful place among
flying nations is stimulation Of public
interest. to the end that both military
and civil aviation shall have the sup.
port they require. And as we follow
the course of the four Army aviators
around the world it is likely to be
brought home to the average citizen
that he has stake in the flying game
and share of the responsibility to
see that his own country does not fall
behind because moral encouragement
and financial support are withheld.
Evening star., 1924-03-18
Praises MckeIlar
For Low Fare Fight
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
l desire to express through your
columns my appreciation OF the
efforts being exerted by Senator Nc
Kellar to have the street car fare In
this District lowered For some time
l am confident, the people of the Dis
trict have felt that the car fare is
too high, but nothing has been done
to lower II to pre-war rates.
1t has never been explained. So
far as | have been able 10 know.
why. when the Public Utilities Com
mission ordered the car companies
to sell three tokens for 20 cents. such
sale of three tokens was prohibited
on street cars. II is true that we are
allowed to purchase them at banks,
but. for instance, there is no bank
In Benning. That means that all OF
the people in this section, and we
have a good population, must. IL they
want to take advantage of the low
rates, go into Washington and then
to bank to buy three tokens. Thc
saying that ii would take too much
time to sell them on the car falls
lat when you take into consideration
hat service is held up until cash
ARE Is exacted out OF a So bill.
/ think that the efforts OF Senator
Mcclellan should be commended as a
step in the right direction.
CHARLES f. A. LONGUS,
secretary. Benning. Glendale. Oak
Land Citizens Association
Evening star., 1924-03-18
House Committee VS.. Mellon.

The issue as to the soldier bonus,
project which has been charac.
terized as "a righteous obligation to
the defenders of our nation" and "an
INSCRIPTIONS raid upon the United
States Treasury" is clearly joinel in
the majority and minority reports of
the ways and means committee of the
House made public yesterday. That
issue resolves itself into so simple a
matter as whether the estimates of
the Treasury Department are right
or wrong.
lie that a bonus cannot be paid and
taxes cut at this time-that an in
come tax reduction Of IS per cent will
more than wipe out the surplus ac-
alton. Apparently aware Of the pop
ular demand that nothing is to stand
in the way Of tax reduction, the ma
jority of the ways and means COM
mittee, strongly favoring the bonus,
have investigated the matter of
Treasury receipts and expenditures,
and fatty deny the assertion Of Mr..
Mellon.
Thus, provided one regards the
soldier bonus project from the eco
nomic rather than the ethical view
point, the ultimate fate of the pro-
posed measure apparently depends
upon whether Congress elects to be
guided by Secretary Mellon or the
majority of the ways and means COM
mittee in the matter of the national
budget. This choice, Influenced by
political considerations, will be made
in the near future.
1t is generally anticipated that the
bonus mea sure as reported to the
House will pass both bodies Of Con.
gress and be vetoed by the President.
Whether or not 1t can be passed over
the presidential veto will, it appears,
depend upon how a half-dozen sena-
tors feel as to the relative reliability
OF Secretary Mellon and the House
ways and means committee as finan-
cial oracles. Considering the political,
industrial and economic consequences
involved, their decision will be mo-
mentous.
Evening star., 1924-03-18

never be realized. because many Of
the old forts have disappeared and the
city has grown over their sites. But
some Of the fort ruins and fort sites
remain and the Engineer Commis-
sioner has a plan for q Fort drive
which will follow existing roads and
call for the building Of short roads
here and there 1t is planned that
this route shall be improved as a drive
by which men may visit the sites of
a number Of the forts beyond the
Eastern branch and a number OF fort
ruins and fort sites between the East
ern branch and the. upper Potomac.
1t will not be so fine Fort drive as
was planned a third or a half century
ago, but 1t will have to serve.
Another old plan is the parkway to
connect Rock creek and Potomac
parks. That plan is not so old as the
Fort drive plan, but it Is in fair
way to be carried out. Various tracts
have been acquired on both sides of
Rock creek between the Zoo and the
Potomac and others are soon to be
added to the parkway.
There also is the olden plan for
taking over the hills and rock cliffs
between the Aqueduct bridge and
Great Falls as national park There
is life in this project. and II the
Potomac hydroelectric plan becomes
a "going concern" much Of the land
between Little Falls and Great Falls
will be taken under government own
ership and reserved as park. Inde.
pendent Of the hydroelectric project,
the Board of Trade recently adopted a
resolution that it actively supports
and urges the passage Of appropriate
bills or resolutions providing for an
early survey Of the banks Of the Po-
tomac from the Highway bridge on
the Virginia side and the Key bridge
on the Washington side to Grea;
Falls" Such a survey would be pre-.
liminary to the preservation as park
of lands bordering the Potomac.
Evening star., 1924-03-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

@. How many towns In the United
States have gas for cooking pur-
poses?-P. A.
A. The bureau Of standards says
that approximately 1000 towns and
cities In the United States have gas
for cooking purposes.
O. Arc the actinic effects OF the
SUMS rays more noticeable at the
seashore or in the mountains?-
G. c. M.
A. The Naval observatory says the
actinic effects of the suns radiation
are most intense at the highest alti-
tudes above sea level. But much
more important in this connection Is
the SUMS angular elevation above the
horizon. 50 that. even at sea level.
provided the sun is high. the actinic
effects of sunlight are very marked.
indeed.
Q 10 there a town named Banana?
w. E. r.
A. There is an African island
north of the mouth of the Kongo
named Banana and a town on the
Island by the same name. 1t was
until lately a station of commercial
importance. The building of a rail-
road to Matada. with the establish
ment Of an ocean steamship line to
Headquarters of trading firms
brought about the decline of Banana.
@. Are there gorillas in the United
States at present?-H. H.
A. The National Geological Park
Informs us that there are no gorillas
in the United States at the present
time.
@. When was the Lincoln Memo
rial dedicated?-P. NJ. A
A. The memorial was dedicated on
May 30. 1922.
Q. Could George of England
speak English?-C. n. e.
A King George could not speak the
language. AS result, hn seldom at
tended meetings of his cabinet. because
he could not understand their delibera-
tions.
Q. In what month is the nightingale
due in England in the spring?-H. S. B.
A The bird appears in England about
the middle of April. 1t at once breaks
into full song, which, says one writer,
volume as the serious problems of life
nest building. incubating and rearing
the young-have to be performed.
@. In hanging bunting, which color
goes at the top. the blue or the red?-
C. S. D.
A In displaying bunting the order
ehould be blue at the top followed by
white. with red at the bottom.
O.. What is the spade convention p
A. This is a term used in auction
bridge. When a player has made an in
formatory double he must be prepared
to have his partner bid spades. With a
holding of four spades the partner is
supposed to bid this suit regardless of
strength, unless he has five OF more
hearts also.
Q. Since the introduction Of anti
toxin how much has mortality from
diphtheria decreased IS. P. D.
A. The pubic health service says
that in the days before we had anti
toxin one out of every three children
who had diphtheria died. Now, if anti
toxin is used on the first or second day
of the disease, ninety y-eight out of every
100 children recover.
Q. Do incubator chicks develop into
good egg layers?-S. W. c.
A Lady Anne is the champion egg
laying hen Of the country. She is ten
Evening star., 1924-03-18
Flying Around the World.

No matter how humdrum and
prosaic the average mans life may be,
he is a poor ciod. indeed. who cannot
find somewhere in his makeup a re-
sponsive thrill to the adventures of
gallant youth. So the four young
Americans who yesterday started on a
flight around the world carry with
them the envious admiration of those
OF us who must bide at home. How.
ever timorous our souls might be when
put to the test Of danger. In our
inaeinations we would dy with them
over mountain and sea and desert
visiting strange lands and Drawing
Evening star., 1924-03-18

years Old and has 1900 eggs to her
credit Lady Anne is a White Leg
norm, ana she was born In an incu-
Q. Who won the prize for the best
slogan for railroad crossings c-R K.
a M H Gambee Of Brooklyn. ~. Y.
won won hrst prize for slogan and also first
prize for poster. The slogan Is. sWajt-
You May Lose!" and the poster. q train
and automobile approaching a road
crossing.
Q. Did the late President Wilson
have an audience with the Pope while
! abroad?-k. D.
/ A President Wilson. on January
.. 1919. paid visit of courtesy to the
Pope. He also presented his entour-
age to Pope Benedict. and wds pre-
. sented by the Pope with a mosaic of
Guido Rents picture Of ST. Peter.
Q. Is there a free evening school.
where foreigners may learn to read
, and write English?-A. ID. r.
A. The Columbia Junior High
School al o street between 9Th and
7th streets conducts free evening
classes for foreigners on Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Q. What is OLA podrida a-J. E. c.
A. Ola podrida is one Of the ma
stew made of meat, sausages. chicken
and peas. Because of the varied
. character of the mixture, its name iS
often used to describe any tumble of
words or ideas.
@. What animal WASHES it's food be,
! fore eating it?-E r. NJ
:! A. The raccoon washes everything
1t eats before putting it in its mouth
| If water is not at hand, II will rub
ma
considers the food clean.
Q. Was Uncle Toms Cabin" the
f; first story that Harriet Beecher
| Stowe wrote?-O. M H.
! A. While Mrs. Stowe is chiefly re.
! membered as the author Of Uncle
Toms Cabin she wrote many other
| novels. Her first book. The May
! flower" was published in iS43. "Cocle
Tens cab1n tona, rss aPPsaf9d Rps from IN ae me
1851. to April, 1852, and was issued il
book form in 1852.
Q. Where did Angora goats come
from and who brought them to this
country?-U. y.
A. Angoras are traced to a dis
tinctive breed that was known even
| in the days of Abraham. They are
native to Angora. in Asia Minor, and
were brought to the United States by
LIT. JAMES Il. LAWS Vi Soluiiipl6Sp ~ ~
in lS49.
Q. Did Martha Washington have
any sisters?-H. NJ. S.
A. Martha Washington was the
daughter of Col. John cambridge OF
New Kent, at the head of York river.
Va. The William and Mary College
Quarterly says that his daughters
were Martha, Anna Maria, Frances,
Elizabeth and Mary. Frances and
Mary died at the ages of seven and
fourteen, respectively. Anna Marias
married name was Bassett. MarthaS
married names We're Custls and
Washington. respectively. Elizabeth
married John Aylett.
@. How long has take all OF
wheat" been in this country?-A- U.
A. "Take-alr' is disease which
attacks some varieties of wheat, and
/ it was first noticed in this country
| In April. 1919.
(Rape you question yoa soomt
| ons1pered! Send u TO The Stdr In
! formation Bureau, Frederic J. Has
! Kin director, 1920 North Coptot
| street There IS no charge for this
| service, except cents in stamps for
| return postage.