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Evening star., 1924-03-10
COURAGE
Il am the master of my fate,
4 am the captain Of my SOUL"
-HENLEY,
GoethaIs Gave Up His Ambition.


George W. Goethals wanted to be a
doctor; he studied hard to prepare for
the favorite family profession, but his
poor health compelled him to abandon
his ambition and start over again.
He was born in Brooklyn, n. Y, and
when eleven years old left the public
schools to become an errand boy in
haired and quiet and was considered
to be just an ordinary boy.
When fourteen he attended school
again and kept books for q produce
merchant after hours and Saturdays
at a salary of IS a week. He worked
his way through the College of the
City of New York, entered Columbia
University to study medicine, but the
day and night work and study had
undermined his health and he had to
stop. .
Deciding to be soldier, he wrote
Gen. Grant for admission to West
Point; the letter was ignored and he
applied to Sunset" Cox, the political
leader, and had to assure him that
he would make good before he got
his support.
He made brilliant records at West
Point and the engineering school at
Willets Point, then carried q rod in
the field. Within two years he was
made first lieutenant and nine years
later captain. His results when in
charge Of canals at Marietta, Ohio,
and Muscle Shoals, Tenn, earned his
appointment as member OF the gen.
eral staff and board of fortincations.
During the Spanish-Amerfcan war
he was chief engineer Of the LIST Army
Corps, then was detailed to the
general staff and in 1907 was given
charge of construction of the Panama
canal, that had cost France many
lives. $3.50, 100000 and a political
Goethals fought foyer epidemics,
political red tape. native revolutions,
strikes and rock slides, and completed
the .f1fty-mile waterway, the worlds
greatest engineering feat, within
Congress thanked him and made
him a major general Of the United
States Army.
And his services during the world
war while in charge Of transporta-
tion, of supplies and troops in this
country and their embarkation over
seas won him honors from this and
other countries. =
.n-.- 1os1Hs1t sas0
Evening star., 1924-03-10
The South to Sneak.

Within the next few days the voters
at the primaries in two southern
states will express their preference be.
tween Senator Underwood and VIII.
liam G. McAdoo for the presidential
nomination. Tomorrow Senator Under.
wood will have the unusual experience
OF trying out a contest In his own
state with another Alabamian. Should
he fail to carry the rimaries he
would find himself seriously handi.
capped in the struggle which he will
face in Georgia March 10 with Mr..
McAdoo.
Friends Of Senator Underwood real
ize the seriousness Of tomorrow's pri
maries. and have been making a
strenuous fight for him, with disturb.
ing elements rendering the outcome
doubtful. He is said to be opposed by
section of the labor vote, by some
OF the woman vote and is vigorously
fought by the ku klux Klan. There.
fore, If he wins, his victory may be ex.
pected to have far-reaching influence
in other states.
William G. McAdoo is going to
Georgia this week on a campaigning
tour, and can be counted upon to
arouse the natives. The McAdoo for.
tunes did not prosper well in Mis-.
souri's county conventions last Satur.
day. though he did not suffer as much
as Senator Reed did in the latter's
own state.
The Georgia and Alabama primaries
will attract the attention Of politicians
throughout the country, and will have
important effect upon the fortunes OF
these two aspirants.
Evening star., 1924-03-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIN

Q. How many net tons of btu
minous coal would there be under an
acre OF land, average height of vein
OF coal thirty-six inches, allowing for
stumpage and waste. and coal lost
through pillars?-H. j. G.
A. The geological survey says
that in estimating. coal in reserve
they figure, that In a vein Of coal one
foot thick there would be 800 tons
under an acre. In a vein three feet
thick it would amount to 5.4oo tons.
About one-thfrd is estimated in
wastage; therefore, mined. it would
amount to about $500 tons. The
amount might be some less or pos
sibIy more.
@. In the Sargent exhibition now
being held in New York. find a por-
trait listed as that of Mrs. Burkhart
Has this been known by another
name?-B. M. G. .,
A. This canvas is generally called
Girl with a Rose" The portrait was
executed in 1882.
Vhdt COcS IL COSI year TO
g. II - .
A. The expenditure for public
schools per pupil in average attend
aflco in 1920 was $64.16. There are no
available figures as to- the cost of
sending child to public schools.
union carbide or by electricity
d., 4
gas and electricity. The inaccessible
lights are operated by means of COM
pressed acetylene dissolved in ace
tone. The locks are Illuminated by
'400-watt tungsten lamps with con-
crete refectors.
q. How many cars are there In
A. Passenger trains averaged 81
cars per train. in 1921 and 1922.
Q. What is the story connected
with the song 'The Spanish Cava-
lier"?-A. c. r.
A. The song was composed by a
youth of San Francisco who shipped
as cabin boy on board the flagship
Of the Pacific squadron about 1875
anna, where he deserted and enlisted
in the Panama army as a drummer
boy. firing of this he worked his way
back to San Francisco, where he was
arrested as a deserter from the
United States Navy. Through a
who was an old sweetheart, he was
released. In her honor he composed
two songs based upon music which
he had heard in Panama To his bit
ter disappointment she had later re-
fused to recognize him. He then cast
CT ID No r.
THE Spanish Cavalier" before a San
Francisco actress who appreciated it.
Shortly afterward it was produced In
public. 1t was not published until
Evening star., 1924-03-10
The Author Of "Tipperary.'

When the British troops went into
war in the summer of 1914 a certain
popular song was being sung all over
England, swinging tune with a senti-
ment that meant nothing in particu.
Lar. 1t was "It's a Long Way to Tip
perary." It had a peculiar marching
quality. It was easily sung. Its range
was within the scope Of the average
voice. So 1t became the battle tune of
the Tommies who went to France. 1t
was sung in Flanders, and all during
the terrible retreat to the Marne. It
was sung in the Marne hght that
stopped the German advance. It was
sung in the trenches, when singing
was allowed, during the many months
OF prutracted sta1emate warfare, It
HzS sung IN the base camps ana st the
Evening star., 1924-03-10
Rate by Mail-Payable In Advanc,
Maryland and Virgins.
All Other States.
Member of the Associated Press.
The Speeding Mania.

An automobile carrying a party of
seven hack to New York from a wed
ding anniversary celebration crashed
into telegraph pole on the Boston
post road near the Bronx Zoo Park
Sunday morning and three women
were killed, while two other occupants
were injured with little chance for re-
seriously hurt said later that the car
was travelling "at a moderate rate Of
speed" when approaching the place
where the road turns sharply to the
left. At "a moderate rate Of speed, -
according to safety standards, the
motor car would never have left the
road, assuming fairly careful driving.
The fact seems to be that the car was
being driven at a rate of over forty
miles an hour, according to other evil
dence. This may by some be regarded
as a moderate rate, while others con.
slider twenty miles as moderate. The
point is that there is no agreement by
motorist road users as to what is a
moderate rate of speed.
No motor car driven over twenty
five miles an hour, at night especial.
ly, can be regarded as in strict control
against any contingency. The larger
and heavier the car the greater the
danger, for the momentum increases
with the weight. When the road is
straight and clear a twenty-five-miie
pace may be entirely SAFE, thirty
mile pace or thirty-five or even forty.
But the road must be clear, with no
sharp bends. At night it is difficult
TO see turns in time to slacken speed
Unless one is perfectly familiar with
every foot Of the way, high speed in
darkness is an invitation to disaster.
The other night a motor cyclist, with
his niece in the sidecar, went down
the hill just east of the Monocacy
river on the way to Frederick, Md,
at such pace that at the bottom Of
the hill, where the road turns abrupt
ly, he crashed into the wall Of the
landmark bottle bridge with such
force that the woman was thrown to
her death on the stones Of the river
shore and he escaped with his life by
falling into the water. He could not
make the turn just as the people
on the Boston post road Sunday morn
ing could not make it.
Speed is the cause Of almost all
traffic accidents, to those who are
speeding and to others. The desire to
hit it up" to a high pace seizes upon
many motorists when they get out
upon the road. and they dash ahead
regardless of others and without refer
ence even to their own security. These
are the chief contributors to the
casualty records. Unfortunately, those
who are directly responsible for high
speeds are not the only victims. They
sacrifice their passengers. and in many
cases other road users who are them.
selves careful. We're it not for this
fact they could be left to their devices
to meet their own punishments
Evening star., 1924-03-10
Denies Mrs. Stetson
Is Christian Scientis,
To the Editor Of The stars

To the Editor Of The stars >.--.
In your paper of March 6 there
appears an item of news by the As
sociated Press from New York city,
concerning an investigation or propa-
ganda to: strike out the third stanza
from The Star SpanEled Banner"
The news item would lead .one to
think that Mrs Augustus E. Stetson
Of New York city is & member of the
Christian Science organization. Mrs
Stetson is not and has not been for
nearly fifteen years member of the
Mother Church, the First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston,. Mass, or
a member of any Of the branch
churches. She is in no way associated
with the Christian Science organixa-
ton. -sssF- PHILIP KING.
Christian Sciencs committee on publi-
cation for the District Of Col1mAlaS
Evening star., 1924-03-10

for example, be somewhat embarrass-
ing to the favorite adopted son Of
California If. after five or six weeks Of
solicitation, less than 0,008 of CAM
paign expense money was contributed
at the rate Of a dollar a head from the
entire country.
But anything IL worth trying in a
campaign, and maybe the McAdoo dol
Lars will flow into the treasury in
surprising volume. One never can
tell what will happen.
Evening star., 1924-03-10
1880, The publishes. paid $50 for the

song. ,,-
Q. When will be the proper time
TO seed lawn this spring?-W. H NJ
A. The Denartment sof,sAgrf1uIture
) says that q lawn should be- seeded
preferably in August or early Sep
tember. If it has not been planted
! IN tne fail. seed should be sown just
die. sIf.the grosznd is. prepared it may
DC seeded any time now.
9; In what way is Miss Helen
Keller connected with the Robert e.
Lee famiiy?-A. /. 5. 81.
A Miss KelleTs grandmother or
her fathers side was a second cousin
OF Robert z. Lee. She was a grand
daughter of Alexander Spott1swood,
an early colonial Governor: OF Vir-
ginia-
Q. Who was the first ancient whs
gave any account, of the British Isles
from personal observation?-y.L C.
A. The Greeks knew OF the British
Isles from the accounts related by the
Phoenician traders but, says Prof.
Kelsey, Caesar was the first ancient
to record his personal impressions of
the isles.
O.. What lis the derivation of the
word "cocoa"?-E. N. @
A. It is a corruption Of cacao, the
run botanical title being Theobrama
cacao" which, translated, is cocoa,
the food of the gods"
Q. Thave often seen the statement
that "at athe death Of Chopin the
Countess Potocka sang to him some
she singE-G, w. L
A Franz iszt. in his life OF
Chopin" says that the Countess Po-
tocka, at the death of the composer.
sang the famous Song to the Vir-
gin," which we are told once saved
the life Of Stradella, and the hymn
by Marcello.
@. When Ray Harroun won the
first 50o-mile race at Indianapolis
did he drive the entire distance him
self?-F. s
A The Indianapoiis Motor Speed-
way Company says that Ray Harroun.
who won the first 500-mile race al
Indianapolis, driving a Marmon car,
| which had a one-seated body, was
! relieved at about ESQ miles by Cyrus
more: than 100 miles. Mr. Harroun
again took the ear and was driving
! at the finish.
@. What is a poaND. n. P.
A. The moa was a wingless bird
found in New Zealand, somewhat like
an ostrich In appearance. It varied
from the size of a turkey to birds
twelve feet in height. They were
edible and their determination more
than 500 years ago is probably due
to that fact.
(Redders of The Euenissg Star can
get the anstoer TO any question By
toriting to The Stdr Inforrbdtio1 Bu-
redu, Frederic j. Hdskin, director,
1890 North Capitol street. There is
no charge ercept 2 cents Il, stamps
for return postage.
Evening star., 1924-03-10
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The OId-Fashioned Oh Can.

The Old-Fashioned Oh Can.
How dear to my heart is the old.
fashioned oil can
We filled at the grocer's for less
than a dime.
The oft-glowing lamp it supplied with
the fluid
Which burned for awhile. then left
traces Of CRIME.
It made your hands greasy and sticky
to touch it.
II left on the carpet it started q
It's contents were always exceedingly
smelly,
But hardly as strong as the oil we
get now.
That old-fashioned oil can was placed
in the kitchen
And sometimes the cook, to assist
the cuisine, .----
Would carelessly grab it and get the
blaze going
By spraying the kindling with raw
kerosene.
The hose cart and ambulance hastened
to greet us.
The cook from the rafters looked
down in disnay.
That oil would produce a terrific ex.
plosion,
But none as severe as it causes
today.
Proper Caution.
"An investigation, Of course, must
be carefully managed"
"Most carefully" agreed Senator
Sorghum. "If you become reckless
you're liable to find out things you
didn't want to know"
Jud Tunkins says the country needs
not only more good roads but more
good drivers.
Income Tax.
Success complete with your income
sheet
Needs morals as we'll as art.
You must be quick at arithmetic
And honest and pure in heart.
Reciprocity.
Statesmen are always looking for
q way to help the farmers"
"Why shouldn't they?" rejoined
Farmer Corntossel. "Our votes have
certainly helped lot of statesmen"
'The most important thing about a
bottle Of bootleg liquor" remarked
Uncle Bnl Bottletop. sis the label. 1t
costs more than the contents and is
considerably less harmful"
I'VE all likes to be fooled a little"
said Uncle Ehen. "a genman kin git
mo- service fob . no-count boss race
tip dan he can foh 9 real dollar bill"
Evening star., 1924-03-10

Proceedings in the United States
Senate are becoming sufficiently thrill.
ing to demand the services Of good
police reporter or even Of an expert in
detective magazine fiction.
Evening star., 1924-03-10

1t is a safe prediction that the diff.
.ferences between managers and &C.
tors will be adjusted in time to have
a few good musical shows going in
New York for the democratic national
convention.
Evening star., 1924-03-10

The prize peace plan brought for.
ward by Mr.. Box was at a disadvan-
tage in being announced at a time
when publicity was stampeding in all
sorts of directions.
Evening star., 1924-03-10

Tax reduction will not be hurried.
In the name, however, Of all that is
discreet and practical in politics it
ought to be in evidence before the
summer campaign opens.
Evening star., 1924-03-10

There is no way Of computing the
number Of duels that would have been
fought by this time had matters simi-
lar to those now before Congress
come up in France or Germany.
Evening star., 1924-03-10

The dignity Of President of the
United States is never In danger. His
office represents the dignity Of the
American people themselves.
Evening star., 1924-03-10

The present generation now takes
its turn at describing how much bet.
ter many things were before the
war;
Evening star., 1924-03-10

The Department Of Justice ran the
Daugherty resignation rumor to the
ground and found absolutely nothing
In It. :--->.-.
Evening star., 1924-03-10

"The most important thing about a
bottle Of bootleg liquor" remarked
Uncle Bill Bottletop. sis the label. 1t
costs more than the contents and Is
considerably less harmful"
Evening star., 1924-03-10

(Redders of The Erenis,1 Star can
get the ans0er TO any question By
toriting to The Stdr Inforrldtion Bu-
redu, Frederic j. Hdskir, director,
1890 North Copitol street. There Is
no charge except cents IN stamps
for return postage
Evening star., 1924-03-10

Income Tax.
Success complete with your incom,
sheet
Needs morals as we'll as art.
You must be quick at arithmetic
And honest and pure in heart.
Evening star., 1924-03-10

I'VE all likes to be fooled a little"
said Uncle Ehen. "a geznman kin git
mo- service fob Q no-count boss race
tip dan he can foh q real 6cllar bill.s
Evening star., 1924-03-10

Tomorrow. One-efghth for the
Navy.
Evening star., 1924-03-10

reciprocity.
Statesmen are always looking fol-
q way to help the farmers
"Why shouldn't they?" rejoined
Farmer Corntossel. "Our votes have
certainly helped q lot of statesmen"
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11

Building blocks that are being made Of sswdust end lime are said to es fire, sund and waterproof.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Since she made the INDICAN
 TEST

v ou'u never os rid of headaches by d oping yourself with headache pow. dsrS' this wcmarI doctor told her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-08
Liberal Parties
Favored in
French Political

/ Paris, April u CA. i. by maiD-
The French electoral campaign has
been waged in greater political con-
fusion than has existed in the coun-
try since, just after the fall of the
Second Empire. a royalist parlia-
ment was sent to Paris to inaugurate
the Third Republic.
Party lines are so broken and
party politics so vague that politi-
cal phrophets are at loss to find
basis for any sor. of predictions.
The only certain element in the sit
uaton is that for several months the
pendulum has BEEN swinging to-
ward the Left, that is to say in
favor of the more liberal parties,
Radicals and Socialists, and against
the moderate and conservative gov
eminent majority.
All the special elections held since
last fall, including parliamentary,
city and departmental, have shown
large gains for the Socialists and
Radicals. Local circumstances en-
tered into some of these results but
on the whole they are accepted.
natives of the National Block" as
showing decided tendency toward
radicalism and socialism.
The Radicals and Socialists, how
ever. have big gains TO make if they
wrest the majority OF the chamber
from the National Block" which,
in 1919 won 116 seats from them and
constituted a government coalition of
400 members in the lower house, in
spite of the fact that the Radica Is
polled 100000 votes as compared to
100000 in 1914, and the Socialists
increased their vote of 100000 in
1914 to 100000. The Radical and
Socialist coalition, however. will
not go to the country with the full
strength of the parties as polled in
1914. The Communists have Slapped
a great deal of the strength of the
Socialist party. Only the result of
the coming election will stow just
how many votes the Communists
have taken. but surface indications
are that the faction which takes it's
orders from Moscow will poll in the
neighborhood of 100000 votes. This
would leave the Socialist with about
the same number. supposing that the
two factions together show a small
gain over 1914.
The Radical party also has been
weakened by the resignation or ex-
clusion of number of deputies who
supported Poincare's foreign and
fiscal policies. These men have
formed a new Radical Federation
which will cooperate with the other
groups of the government ajority.
The strength Of the different groups
In the present Chamber is as fol-
lows: Republican Democratic En-
tente National Block). 40: Inde-
pendents. mostly royalists. 81: depu-
ties belonging to no group, %: Re-
publican and Social Action. Al: Re-
publican Democratic Left. IS: Re-
publican Left, Sc: Republican So
cialists. 80; Radicals. 80; Socialists,
so: Communists, 13.
Practically all the parties. except
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-08
Fine Art of Serving
Taught en- Continent

London. April ga. i. by Mail)
English walters are beginning to
initiate the pre-War custom of their
continental CollCagcs in going abroad
for year or so to acquire the flnesse
of the profession. There they learn
foreign languages. become attentive
and. most of all, they acquire the
food sense"
In the old days walters in high
class continental establishments
were required to put in year each
in England. France and Italy to
learn not only the language, but the
eating peculiarities of the different
countries.
English walters now go abroad in
droves every year. says the secretary
of the London County Council School
for Walters. Every year the London
hotel and restaurant proprietors are
exacting more from their walters
which is all against the Englishman,
for the foreigner knows far more
about food and service than those
who lack continental experience. In
fact, survey shows that the whole
art of the restaurants in the British
metropolis Is in the hands Of French
men and Italians.
The chief cause Of the discomfort
among English walters, however, is
the rank they are given when the
pay envelope and tips are in ques-
ton. Foreign walters in London
earn from $40 to $50 a week exclusive
OF their tips, while the home trained
English waiter has to be content
with about two-thirds of that
amount.
The more periodically inclined Of
the proprietors are advancing money
TO their employees to allow them to
obtain continental experience, which
places them at least on parity with
their rivals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-08
Improvement Society Meets

The ladies of the Village Improve
ment Society met at the library
parlors on Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Annie Merrill and Mrs. Althier
Haskell as hostesses. The meeting
was in the nature of a musical
with Stephen Foster as the special
subject under consideration. An
original paper on the life of Foster
was read by Mrs. Merrill. also
several articles about him were
read. There were piano duets by
Mrs. Edith Jones and Mrs. Florence
Taylor and by Eunice Tibbetts and
Bernice Blaisdell. Mrs. Neva Jones
sang, Come Where My Love Lies
Dreaming" Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
Haskell sang a duet accompanied on
the Hawaiian guitar by Mrs. Jones.
Altogether it was a most delightful
program. Ice cream and cake were
served by the hostesses. At the
business meeting the president, Mrs.
Harriet Blaisdell appointed the
nominating com m i t t e e: Mrs.
Josephine Whiting, Mrs. Florence
Taylor, and Mrs. Annie Merrill: and
the calendar committee, Mrs. Ellen
Pierce, Mrs. Neva Jones, and Mrs.
Mabel Miller. 1t was voted to buy
silent policeman to be installed
on one of our dangerous corners
with some of the clubs money raised
at the recent entertainment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-08
CANAAN

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Shores and
Mrs. Walter Crommett were in
Skowhcgan Wednesday.
Onal Salisbury is gaining slowly
and is able to be out
The May Ball Friday evening was
great SUCCESS netting the grange
nearly 800.
There will be a special meeting of
Canaan grange Thursday evening
May s. and the first and second de-
erees will be given a class of can
didates.
There will be dance in grange
hall Friday evening. May 9.
Mrs. Martha Davis and daughter,
Edna, We're in Skowhegan. on bust
ness Friday.
Mrs. Nettie Boston. who has been
visiting Ter brother, and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Rolfe, returned to
Skowhegan Tuesday.
William Clark will go to Madison
Monday. where he has employment
for the summer.
:. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Tatro and