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The Washington times., 1924-12-29
ONCE WELDED.
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Patrick Mccoyem Awarded
Philadelphia Contract ctHas
Romantic Career
d. Interaatlonal Newa serrlce.


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.
rick McGovern, New York contrac-
Tor. has been awarded the contract
tor construction work on the sec
end section Of the Broad street sub
way ct an outside cost limit OF
$14.SO0.O00. It took only four days
70 wind up the contract.
In 1891 McGovern arrived in Bps-
Ton from County Cavan, Ireland, q
"grsenhorn," with only a few
dollars In his pockets. He was
what was called ''fine broth OF
. boy. q magnificent physical speci-
men and able to lick his weight in
Wildcats.'"
Today he has not lost whit Of
this physical vigor. He took q job
swinging pick and shovel, this
being the handiest thing to do at
that tine.
In Gold Rush.
Filled with the spirit Of adverl-
tuTs, young MCGoyern started for
Alaska in 1894 in quest OF gold. he
I'D not locate any great treasure,
Lut had some wonderful experiences,
which satisfied his love for life in
the open and taught him the great
lesson Of self dependence.
Returning TO Boston, McGovern
SNt up business in a small way.
His office and headquarters was
4 small tool shed with an oil lamp.
Today he has q magnificent suite
OF offices on the top floor of a
towering building overlooking the
a. Y and many Of its great public
works, which he has had q hand
In carving out. Visible from these
windows is the stretch Of the Rock
away causeway, a cleaning ribbon
Of cement
The contractor who originally
undertook the causeway Job SINK
q cold million dollars and then gave
it Up. The obstacles were too great
70 overcome.
The engineers in despair turned
to Mr.. McGovern. He went at the
Job with his characteristic vigor
and carried it through to a finish.
Although. lacking any technical
education, Mr.. McGoVern is q born
engineer. At least this was the
estimate Of C. M. Holland, engineer
OF the new Hudson river tubes,
who died recently, a Massachusetts
boy from the. town Of Somerset and
one OF the great. engineers Of his
time.
Mr.. Holland and Mr.. McGovern
were close friends and had been as.
sociated on many difficult engineer.
ing problems. Mr.. Holland con.
ceived and Mr.. McGovern carried
out these works.
Mr.. McGovern got his early ex.
perience in tunnel building In Bos.
ton, which was the first city In the
country to undertake underground
transportation. He had some part
Of the work on the East Boston,
Washington street, and Beacon Hill
tunnels. This experience proved
valuable in New York when he took
up the completion of the Fourteenth
street tunnel after this, too, had
been abandoned by the original con-
tractors.
Other Big Jobs.
Among other big projects that he
has carried out are the Champlain
canal, the army base at Boston, the
Lexington avenue subway In New
York. and the water system at
Montreal connecting the city and
Lachine rapids.
Mr.. McGovern has an interna.
tional reputation as a builder and
ne 10 consulted by engineers and
construction boards all over the
world. He is the president Of the
Contractors Association Of New
York, one Of the most powerful
business organizations in the coun.
try.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
MILAN BANK Is ROBBED
OF MILLIONS IN JEWEL s

MILAN, Dec. 29.-Many millions
Of lires worth in jewels and securi-
ties were taken by thieves who tun-
nelled from a sewer, through a
steel.lined wall and into the Genoa
branch Of the Banca Commercials
Italiana, officials admitted today.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
coUNTERFEITER DUPEs
PASSENGERS ON SHIP

PARIS. Dec. 29.-South Ameri.
cans arriving aboard the steamship
Liicretia discovered today they had
been made victims Of the Polish
counter feiteF. Jclla Goldman, in
changing French francs for sup
posed $50 bills on board ship.
The bills had heen raised from
smaller denominations.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
Y. s. CLAIMS CONSIDERED
BY FRENCH OFFICIALS

PARIS. Dec. 29.-The question Of
the cost Of the American occupa-
tional troops in Germany was dis
cussed today by Premier Herriot,
War Minister Nollet. General Gull
laumat, commander in chief Of the
German occupational troops, and M.
Tirard, Rhineland high commits.
gioner.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
CONCERT

Concert at Marine Barracks, at 3
p. m. by the United States Ma
rine Band Orchestra. William
II. Santelmann. leader; Taylor
Branson. second leader. The pro-
gram.
March, Liberty Bell" sousa
Overture, "Stradelia" ,FiotoW
Petite valse. Domino Rose
Grand scenes from "RisolettoS
waltz. ION the Beautiful Rhinv
Suite. "A Day in Venice" .Nevin
lA) Dawn. andante.
tbl The Gondoliers. non troppo
presto.
tcl Venetian Love Long. andante
oppressive.
(d) Good Night. andante reli-
Gai6b de concert. ''vinea"
Marines hymn, "The Halls OF
M0ntexunA.'
''The star. .spangled Banner"
NOTlCE-There will be no con-
cert at the Marine Barracks, We'd
nesdAy, December 81.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
End of the Year Sale of
Remnants and Odd Lots!

Remnants of 36-inch Part
wool Serge, yard .......... -.
Remnants of 36-inch White
Velvet Corduroy, yard
Remnants of 36-inch Silk
and Cotton Crepe for dresses, yd.
Remnants of 32-inch Fig
ured Plisse Crepe, yard !. 49,.
Remnants of 36-inch Col
ored Poplin, white and colors, yd.
Remnants of 36-inch Woven
Stripe Shirtings, yard. .......
Remnants of 36-inch Dark
Colored Cotton Serge, yard. -.
Remnants of 36-inch Light
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Remnants of 40-inch Print
ed Dress Voiles, yard ).
Remnants of 4O-inch Print
ed. Dress Voiles, yard .........
Remnants of 36-inch Khaki
Cloth, yard
Remnants Of 36-inch White
Curtain Scrim, yard -.
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Remnants of S6-inch Part
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Remnants Of 27-inch White 4,
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Remnants of 36-inch Fig
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Remnants of 72-inch White
Krinkle Cloth, for Bedspreads,
ward
Remnants of 72-inch Col
ored Krinkle Cloth, for Bed
spreads, yard -.
Remnants of 36-inch Col
ored Sateen, yard :.
Remnants Of 40-inch Rayon
Stripe Wolfe, flesh color, yard.
Palais
The Washington times., 1924-12-29

Remnants of 36-inch Color AO
ed Silk and Cotton Tussah, yard. 4CC
Remnants of 4O-inch Col
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Remnants of 36-inch Tan AOo
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Remnants of 45-inch Colored To-
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Remnants of 32-inch Lor- 90
raine Tissue Ginghams, yard. OCC
Remnants of Odd-size Turkish Towels,
saeh' 19c, 23c. 28c
Remnants of Odd-size Huck Towels,
each,
12c, lac. 19c 24c
Remnants of Fancy Lace 100
Dresser Scarfs, all perfect, each. ICC
nrssanr ssmn1Rts sasrfs Of ..PS Fancy Printed 22c
Remnants of scalloped Round Table
Cloths EACH 78c, CSC
Remnants of Unbleached ALL 90
linen Crash, yard ............ LLC
Remnants of Unbleached ALL TO-
cotton Crash, yard ............ lLC
Remnants of White Mar no
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Remnants of Colored Rayon 90
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Remnants Of 2-pound Cot 90
ton Bats, for comfort filling, each OOC
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The Washington times., 1924-12-29

Palais ROyal--Bargain Basement.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-29

and breadth of Europe, and force the American applicants to go to regular photographers, most of whom require many days to com plete pictures and charge many times the amount travellers pay the specialists in passport pictures.
 The contention of the state de- partment is that the pictures must have white background so the signature of the applicant, when written across the picture win be more legible.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-29
FINE PORTRAITS MUST
 BE ON U, s. PASSPORTS
Difficulties Made More Annoying by New Rules of State
 Department.

Berne, Switzerland, Oct. 29. - Passport difficulties for Americans have been made little more annoy ing by the new regulations of the state department providing that photographs presented for use on passports must be of specified thickness, of certain dimensions, and must have a white background.
 These regulations specify pie lures which are wholly unlike the rush photographs supplied by emer- gency picture galleries the length
New Britain herald., 1924-10-29
EDIsON's DIET NEARLY IDEAL.

Spinach, tomatoes, carrots, sar- dimes and milk. form the diet of Thomas F. Edison. electrical wizard. Eminent physicians have pronouncee this almost an ideal diet -- in fact ideal but for the inclusion of sar- dimes, which they generally agree upon as being only for those with good digestions.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-29

published her famous textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures In the light which Science and Health throws upon the Bible, it is now possible for any sincere student. in proportion to his fidelity and love, to learn and practice Christian healing. Writing on pages 146 and 147 of Science and Health Mrs. Eddy says: 'Di- vine metaphysics is now reduced to a system, to form compre- hensible by an dadapted to the thought of the age in which we live. This system enables the learner to demonstrate the divine Principle, upon which Jesus heal ing was based, and the sacred rules for its present application to the cure of disease.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-29

Call on the Wants to be of. serv- ice-they cost but a trifle.
Evening star., 1924-06-01

Now the common element in all
these men is personality. Each one
of them has a developed, balanced,
nicely adjusted, well hung personality.
You feel that as soon as such a man
is in your presence: when he enters
room you are somehow aware that
he has come in. When he leaves you
realize that he has gone out. AS soon
as he opens his mouth you know that
he Is speaking. When he shuts his
mouth you feel that he has stopped.
For the requirement of personality,
the first thing needed is to get into
harmony with yourself. You may
think that this is difficult. But a
little practice will soon show you
how. Make the effort, so far as you
can, to set up a bilateral harmony
between your inner and your outer
ego.
When you get this done start and
see what you can do to extend your
self in all directions. This Is a little
hard at first, but the very difficulty
will lend zest to the effort. AS soon
as you begin to feel that you are
doing 1t, then try. gently at first, but
with increasing emphasis, to revolve
about your own axis. When you have
got this working nicely. slowly and
carefully at first, lift yourself to a
new level of thinking. When you
have got up there, hold it.
The next great thing to be ac-
quired is optimism, cheerfulness, the
absence of all worry. 1t is a scien-
tific fact that worry has physical
effect upon the body, clogging up the
oesophagus and filling the primary
ducts with mud. Cheerfulness, on the
other hand, loosens up the whole
anatomy by allowing a free play to
tho bones.
Evening star., 1924-06-01

curses at a cobra. on middle face he
are looking quite satisfied. holding a
citron, or Indian squash, with one of
his hands: on left-hand face he are
holding out lotos flower with angel
expression peculiar to Hindu attempt
ing to sell something to Americans.
Hon. Indian Guide, who lecture price
one rupee, say that this statue repre-
sent silva being himself and Vishnu
and Brahma all the same time. Per-
hapsly. This relidgeon are too hard
for Japanese Schoolboy to learn in
one % lesson.
In other portions of Elephanta are
considerable smaller stone portraits
of silva, about the size of Statue of
Liberty. One of them show silva get
ting married to Parvati with all gods
G. goddesses floating through air
with rice & elderly shoes. Another
one show Hon. silva teaching Shimmi,
or sacred dance, to several Of his
children. This statue were shot up
by cannons when Portuguese come to
India in 18th Century. If they had
been very straight shooters maybe
this dance would never got 10 Broad
way & started so many things that
can't stop.
But we must not lotter too long
among those magnified stone gods.
Hon. Train were waiting for take us
to Agra, which are a very curio town,
but not so curio as the railroad what
fetch us there. This G. /. p. (Great
Indian Peninsula) RR are very SIM
mular to the Erie RR with an Eng
lish accent. All the Pullman porters
is Yogis with rings In their noses SO
they can be hitched when not in use.
Passengers sleep in a compartment.
IL at all. When we have went Is
minutes from station so much coal
come in through window that shirts,
faces, morals & everything gets
ezackly the same color. On these
trips only way to tell an Englishman
from Indian are this: the Indian are
usually praying G. the Englishman
are usually drinking.
All night long through window 1
could see India going past, much
faster than you would think that
country could travel. Next morning
1 awoke uply to observe a land which
resemble California full of sacred
cows and mud puddles in which bru-
nettes was bathing their clothes, ba-
bies, cobras & other kitchen utensiles.
Temples, temples everywhere. In In
dia there are more temples than there
used to be saloons in San Frisco. If
Hon. Volsted should come to India &
close the temples l sippose bootleg
ging would go on just the same.
And then. by golly. We stop train,
for there we was at Agra. Several
black persons (what was towerists
when they starteO got off and say
o. when viewing pretty sights of
that grandy city of elderly time.
Agra, Mr.. Editor U tell you this
Evening star., 1924-06-01
HE JUMP INTO A SNAKE CHARMER.

for your ignorance) were a city built
long time Of yore by a lot of Mugul
conquoriors. Somebody are always
conquoring India. 1t are a habit.
Every thousand yrs. or so long come
King who captures India and spend
the rest Of his life wondering what
to do about 1t. Those Mugul Emper-
ors was sort of cross between
Japanese and Turks which made them
extra brave and fond of wives.
WELL, short time after Hon. Chris
w Columbus died of grief from
dishcovering America long come a
king name of Akbar who decide to
take India while nobody else was do
ing so. Therefore he slew the resi-
Dental sultan and all his soldiers.
In fact there were a great deal of
Slowing enjoyed in that battle. The
mother of that dead sultan were a
old lady called a Begun. She did
not like to see this cumpartive
stranger playing with the Koh-i-noor
& other family diamonds what he
took over with the real estate. There
fore she call her cook & ask him to
usual. II Hon. Cook would feed that
killing food to Hon. Akbar she offer
to make him Governor of a State
about the size OF Oklahoma, but not
SO wild.
This seem only fare to Hon. Cook
who mix Prussian acid into Hon. Ak
bars chicken curry & rice. But that
Great Mogul were too smart, by
golly, He smell that foods, do not
care for it, and feed 1t to q dog
The dog died.
So did the cook.
30 did the Begun.
After that he were called Akbar
the Good and were celebrated for
his mobile works. He built a fort at
Agra which resemble the Tower of
London done in pink ice cream with
pretty chocolate loop-holes through
which arrows could be shot, il neces-
sary, at the Enemies of. God. He
built a mosque with walls made of
solid jewelry. stole from the family
that had just moved out. This made
nice quiet place for the Faithful to
pray in. After than Hon. Akbar
tipped all residents of India a rupee
apiece. This custom remains wher-
ever American towerists show up.
This Fort of Agra are most beauti-
full place since Arabian Nights. All
that Akbar family were crazed about
building marble palaces covered with
fruit & flower pieces made of rubies,
emmeralds, diamonds & whatever
happen to be in the icebox that morn
;pe II Seen that uop Akbor bod a
grandson name of Shah Jahan who
were Janus for butchery. insanity &
matrimonial bliss. He kept a stable
filled with racing elephants with
which he got lots of fun riding over
Evening star., 1924-06-01

REGIN each day with smile. When
you rise in the morning throw
open your window wide and smile out
of it. Don't mind whom you hit with
il. When you descend to the break
fast table try to smile at your food,
or even break into a pleasant laugh
at the sight of it. When you start
off to your place of business enter
your street car in a bright and pleas
ant way, paying your fare to the con-
ductor with a winsome willingness.
When you go into the office, re-
/ move your coat and rubbers with a
pretty little touch of bonhomie
Ask the janitor, or the night watch
man, how he has slept. Greet your
stenographer with smile. Open
your correspondence with another
smile, and when you answer il, try
to put into what you write just the
little touch of friendly cheerfulness
that will win your correspondents
heart. 1t is amazing how a little
touch of personal affection will
brighten up the dull routine of busi-
ness correspondence like a grain of
gold In the sand.
Don't sign yourself Yours truly"
but in some such way as Yours for
optimism" or Yours for a hundred
per cent cheerfulness." But / will
show you what I mean in a more ex-
tended way by relating to your the
amazing-but well authenticated-story
of the rise and success of Edward Bean
head.
In presenting the instance Of Ed
ward Beanhead, / may say that have
no doubt whatever of its authenticity
1 have seen this story of the rise of
Edward Beanhead (under his own and
other names) printed in SO many
journals that IL must be true.
Skeptical readers may suggest that
Edward must have owed his start in
life to early advantages of birth and
wealth: he may have been prince.
This Is not so. Beanhead had no
birth and no wealth. Accounts differ
as to where he was born. Some of
the documents. as reproduced in the
best advertising pages, represent him
as bright little farm boy from
Keokuk, Iowa 1t is well known, of
course, that railroad presidents and
heads of colleges come from there.
The only thing of which we can be
certain is that Edward Beanhead, as
a youth just verging into manhood,
was occupying a simple station as
some sort of business clerk. Here
came the turning point of his life,
BY a happy accident Edward came
across the little booklet entitled Tut
ankhamen is a Dead One. What are
you? Learn PERSONA efficiency in six
lessons. Write to the Nut University,
Evening star., 1924-06-01

one of the best authorities on ancient
and modern photography, appraised
the library, and said it had no equal
anywhere A building is to be erected
to house 1t.
I took train and rode out to
Corinth a few days ago. The modern
town lies not far from the western
mouth of the Corinth Canal, and it
may be reached by boat through the
canal, by railway or by automobile.
1t is an ordinary little Greek city of
about 5000 people.
The ruins lie about five miles away.
There are Americans in charge. and
1t was with one of them that l wan
dered over the remains of the great
past that are now coming to view.
nNE of the most interesting discov-
~ cries to me is that made as to
the Oracle of Corinth. which gave
forth DEGREES like the one / have de-
scribed in my visit to Delphi. The
Oracle at Corinth was connected by
subterranean passage, fitted with
mouthpiece that served as a speaking
tube. The arrangement was such
that the priest could crawl in under
ground some distance away, and by
a little ventriloquism make his pro-
phetic words come out OF the mouth
of the Oracle. If the ancients had
discovered the radio they might have
broadcasted the words of the gods to
all parts Of Greece.
Among the other excavations Of the
American school have been some on
the Acropolis, that great hill Of pink
limestone rock which rises straight
up from the plain on which Athens
stands to the height of a fifty-story
apartment house or to almost the
height Of the Washington Monument.
1t is right on the edge of Athens, and
commands view of the city, the
plain and the ocean. 1t was the seat
of government of ancient Athens un-
der the Greek kings. and later was set
aside to the worship of gods. 1t looks
much like a great rock of rosy red
mar BILE with here and there a bit or
grass or a blood-red poppy peeping
out of its crevices. The plateau upon
the top contains, 1 judge, about ten
acres, and upon it is the Parthenou
the most wonderful structure beauty
and art ever created.
tCepyrisht 1874, carpsnter's World Travels. !,
Evening star., 1924-06-01
Popping YOUR PERSONALITY
Efficiency the d;udua a1inActv Affairs.

EAR FRIEND READER-for
you will not mind my calling
you this. or both Of this. for
So feel already that we are
friends, are we not, don't you?-let
us sit down and have a comfortable
get-together visit and talk things
over.
Are you aware that there is big
movement going on in this country,
and that a lot Of big-hearted men
and ever so many big women are in
1t? Perhaps not. Then let me try
to tell you all about 1t and the way
in which the world is being trans
formed by it.
Have you ever thought of the large
place that love plays in this world?
Perhaps not And If you have hither-
TO been clean outside Of our great
movement toward the new life and
the new success. you have probably
never read the booklet on choosing
mate.
1t may never have occurred to YOU
how many men in picking a mate, or
life companion, or even a wife,
make bad pick. There are ever so
many cases on record where serious
dissatisfaction arises with the Sc
lection which has been made With
so many to choose from, this seems
unnecessary. If you Will study the
work of DIR. Salubrious. you will see
that he makes the bold claim that
men and women are animals and they
should mate with the same care as
fG hnx hyy he 1~h
and the graminiferous mammalia.
The essential idea is that a new
race of men and women is emerging
under our eyes. These people are
| a new set Of beings. Alive with per-
sonality, using one hundred per cent
of their efficiency, they are rapidly in
heriting the earth, AS Doctor him
self has put it. Tho future will be-
long to those who own it."
Do you want then, reader-to be
in this movement or out of it? Or,
no, let me put it in the striking way
phrased by Allforce, Can you afford
to be out of it?"
Let us therefore proceed to study
out this afternoon quietly and sys-
tematically, taking nothing for grant
ed. We have said that personality is
the greatest thing in the world But
now let US ask ourselves: How do
| we know that personality is the
greatest thing in the world? From
| what corollaries do we draw this
hypothesis, and is such an innuendo
justified? In other words. who says
so?
Our answer to this is very simple.
The greatest men in the world those,
that Is to say. who draws the largest
| salaries, do so by their personality
Ask any truly great man how he
made all his money, and he will al
ways tell you the same thing. The
bigger the man is the more loudly
he will say it.
X X r. x
THE other day had a few minutes
conversation Il couldn't afford
| men in this country. ITO what I
asked, "do you attribute your own
greatness?" He answered without
hesitation, ITO myself"
Yet there was a man who has the
reputation of being the second big
gest consumer of crude rubber in this
| country. l asked another man, a
| large consumer of adjustable bicycle
parts, how much he thought he owed
of his present commanding position
| to education. He answered emphati-
| cally, Nothing" Something in his
| tone made me believe him.