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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18
J. R. YOUNG IS DEAD;
ONCE IN CONGRESS
Civil War Veteran LONG in
Newspaper and Political
Service Here.

James Rankin Young. civil war
veteran and former Representative
from Pennsylvania, died today, fol-
lowing a short illness, at his nome
here. 3445 Ordway street. He was in
his 18th year.
Mr.. Young, the son Of the late
George Rankin and Eliza Russell
Young, was born March 10. 1s47, in
Philadelphia. He was educated in the
public schools of that city, enterin G
Central High School in 1862.
He enlisted with a number of pro-
fessors and students of the high
school as a private soldier in June,
1868, in the 32d Pennsylvania In
fantry and served during the Get
tysburg campaign as d part of Gen.
William +. Smiths division of Gen.
Darius n. COUGHS command.
Former Newspaper Man.
Immediately following the war Mr..
Young made d six months tour Of
the Southern States as correspondent
of the New York Tribune. From
June, 1856, to December, 1870, he
served as chief of the Washington
bureau of that newspaper.
He was chief executive clerk OF
the United States Senate from De-
cember, 1873. to March, 1879. He also
served as chief clerk of the Depart
ment of Justice from September, 1882
to December, 1883, and again as chief
executive clerk of the United States
Senate from December, 1883, to April
1892.
He was one Of the founders of the
Philadelphia Evening Star in 1886 and
was, a constant contributor to its
columns many years, writing over the
signature of 8. NJ. Mr.. Young was
elected to the Fifty fifth Congress as
a Republican to succeed John E. Rey-
burn. He also served in the Fifty
sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses.
In Post Office Department.
Mr.. Young was appointed superin-
tendert of the Dead Letter Office Of
the Post Office Department, serving
from 1905 to 1913. He then was APP
pointed superintendent of the postal
depository, Philadelphia post
office, serving from 1913 to 1915,
He was a member of the Gridiron
Club. the National Press Club and the
Pen and Pencil Club of Philadelphia
He was also q member of the Ma
sonic fraternity.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs Mary
Barclay Young; two sons, ]. Russell
Young, who represents The Evening
Star at the White House, and James
B. Young, United States consul, sta
toned at Venice, Italy; two daugh-
tres. Miss Nan Barclay Young and
Miss Julia Young, both of this city.
and two grandchildren, Miss Mary
Young and Russell Young, also of
this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18
COOLIDGE TO HEAR
INAUGURAL VIEWS
Will Discuss Plans With Joint
Committee From Sen
ate and House.

President Coolidge wants to confer
with the joint committee to be ap-
pointed by the Senate and House to
arrange the Inauguration ceremony
before he makes q decision regarding
the manner of celebration, It was
said at the White House today.
The White House communicated
this fact to Senator Curtis of Kansas,
Republican leader of the Senate. The
latter was asked to hurry the ap-
pointment of this joint committee,
that a conference regarding the In
augural can be held at the White
House without delay. Very shortly
after this conference, it Is thought
the President will lose little time in
publicly announcing just what kind
of an unofficial observance of this
event he will approve.
The President already has TOLD
callers that he would favor q parade
on PENNSYLVANIA avenue such as has
featured most inaugurations Also
he has let 1t be known that he would
rather see the ball or reception fea-
ture eliminated. However. he will
give the latter more thought. and
those who are close to him feel very
certain that he will finally agree to
q reception on inauguration night.
Appointment OF a chairman OF the
committee to arrange for the unof-
fetal part of the celebration is ex-
pected to follow almost Immediately
after the President has conferred
with the congressional joint commit
tee. Then will follow the appoint
ment of the general inaugural COM
mittee and the chatrmen and MEM
bers of the various subcommittee.
The White House has received nu-
merous suggestions and recommenda-
lions for the inaugural. Many names
also have been submitted for the
chairmanships Of the inaugural COM
mittee. Most of the latter are citi-
Gems OF tho District and have had
experience In Inauguration manage
mont.
President cooiidge has been WORK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18

ing under high pressure ever since
his Today vacation last summer. and
his friends and associates have urged
him to let down for a while. He has
agreed, to the extent that activities
at the White House, which have been
at full blast since the election, and
especially since the converting of
Congress, will be held down to a
minimum for the next week or SO.
Rest to Be Helpful.
Christmas week is being used as
the excuse. The President has agreed
to lay aside until after the Yuletide,
at least, all work except important
public business. However, the Pres
ident's health is described as being
splendid. but this lull is expected to
make IL possible for him to conserve
somewhat his strength and energy
for the long, hard grind to come with
the new year.
Among other important matters
the President is expected TO tackle
soon after the holidays is the maxi
ing over of several of the more i'm
portant Independent offices OF the
Government
The President today received Bishop
Desiderius Ralthazar, clerical presi-
dent of the Reformed Church of Hun
gary. who is making a tour of this
country raising funds for his con-
gregation and for the church coll
lege at Debrecen, Hungary. He was
accompanied by his secretary, Rev.
Michael Baja, and his son, Laszalo
Balthazar. The visitors were pre-
scented to the President by Andor de
Hertelendy. secretary OF the Hun
garian legation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18
U. S. POSITION OPEN.
Marine Fireman in Capital Sought
Salary Is $500.

The Civil Service Commission to-
day will receive applications until
December 80 to fill a vacancy in the
position of marine fireman in the
DISTRICT Of Columbia fire department.
The entrance salary is $500 year.
Competitors will not be required
to report for a written examination.
but will be rated upon their physical
ability, training and experience. A
requirement is at least two years
experience as marine fireman in re-
sponsible charge of high pressure
boilers or In higher position in the
engine room OF a steam vessel.
Applicants must have reached their
twenty-first but not their thirty-first
birthday on December 80.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained at the Office
Of the Civil Service Commission,
1724 r street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18
Clocks Tell Santa Ne,v Baby
Is Born and Waiting His Coming
Millions of Ticks Greet Capt. Squint II,
Interview With St. Nick-Latter

, lie made and a clock is put up over
the mantel its twin goes up in the
clock room here. The twins always
tick and talk together, so ! hear
! what is happening in all the homes
in the world.
DO you see that fat little gil,
clock over there, with the pink roses
on It? It is ticking off the story
of the new baby just born down at
Washington. We will make a note
of that and remember that there will
be one more stocking in that house.
Suddenly all the clocks were strik-
ing. They seemed to be making a
little tune, but I could not make out
what it was.
Let me tune you in," said Santa
Claus.
He took hold of my coat button and
began slowly to twist 1t back and
forth.
Rubber Buttons Better.
These bone buttons are poor Sc
lectors," he said. You ought to wear
rubber"
But when he got it just right ]
could understand the clocks. They
were singing:
If / like you and you like me,
U B I and B L;
For that's a little scheme you see
For / to be as happy as 2.
Us 1t quite grammatical?" 1 asked
I wasn't sure, but it didn't sound
right.
II don't know" said Santa Claus
Anyway, grammar doesn't matter in
Santa Claus Land. Did you ever see
me do this?"
He was balancing his chair on his
little finger.
Meet me at Peanut Square when
ever you think you have an appoint
ment," he said, and l will show you
some things"
Copyright, 1924
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18
BY CAPT. ELIJAH soUINT.

BY CAPT. ELIJAH SQCINT.
The only explorer who ever counted
all the spots on turkey egg: dog
fashion swimming champion of Ari-
iona; inventor of the combination
horse-trough and baby carriage; lead
err of The Stars expedition to Santa
Claus Land.
BY Courier Duck to The Star.
CHEESECAKE INN, Santa Claus
Land, December 49, went to keep
my appointment with Santa Claus in
the clockroom Of the palace. 1t was a
great, stately chamber so vast that IT
seemed like out OF doors. There was
low murmur. like millions of tiny
voices. 1t came from myriads OF
clocks. everywhere they were. almost
covering the walls. Santa Claus looked
very small, under the great dome. as
I approached. He was bouncing UP and
down and making strange, wiggline
movements.
do you jelly-rollT he asked.
/ scarcely knew what to say, 1 was
SO astonished.
ct can't seem to get this step right,
he went on. "One-two-three-bou
o-three-wiggle-tha where
go wrong-one-two-th three"
Captain Joins Dance.
found I was doing II too, and sud
denly I said: 1--WE got X! One-two-
three bounce-wiggle-yo sc you get
in a fast wiggle with that first bounce
That makes it add up right-one-two-
three"
That's it," shouted Santa Claus
Lets go!''
He seized me around the waist and
we jelly-rolled all around the big
ciockroom. Suddenly he stopped be-
fore a big grandfather clock and lis.
tened. Then he motioned me to a seat
"I'll tell you the story OF the
clocks" he said. Whenever q home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18

feel keenly the heavy responsibilities
placed upon me. Yet my determine
ton to do my best is strengthened by
my confidence in America and its
people"
Referring to his experiences at the
Washin gton arms conference, Ambas-
sador Matsudiaro said he admired the
American delegation ana the frank.
fair way in which they handled the
most complicated situations"
"It seems clear to me-" he con-
tinued, that our two nations are des-
tined to stand together to preserve
the peace of the Pacific regions and
by this cooperation make a great
contribution to the general welfare
of the world. Cherishing many happy
memories OF America, I am looking
forward with great pleasure to living
among you in your own country.
"I count upon the assistance of the
press, which yields such a tremen-
dous power for good. Without Its
whole earted devotion for any cause
the best efforts of diplomacy or gov
sxnments Is easily nullified."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18
PRINTERS FOR EXPANSION.
Council Endorses Bal1ou School
Building Program.

The Allied Printing Trades Council
at it's meeting last evening unani-
mously Endorsed the five-year public
school building program outlined by
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
Of schools, in his address before the
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday eve
ming
Organized labor is deeply interested
in the public schools Of the District
and favors any plan that will bring
relief from the present intolerable
conditions of portable and part-time
schools, and also to abolish over
crowding of the classrooms, 1t was
declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18
Fines Landlord for Lack of Heat.

CHICAGO. December 18.-Louis
Soukopp, owner of an apartment
building, was fined 500 and costs by
Municipal Judge Theodore. Ehler, for
falling to supply sufficinet heat to
tenants. The conviction was the hrst
of the Winter. several landlords hav-
ing been fined on. similar charges
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18
Sheffield Seeks Change

MEXICO CITY, December 1S-The
American Ambassador, James r.
Sheffield, is leaving today for Cuer
navaca, hoping a change in climate
will help him recuperate from the
attack of Jaundice which he has been
suffering with. The ambassador will
spend Christmas at Cuernavaca.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18
HARDING'S SISTER WEEDS
Marries Marion Real Estate Man at
Fathers Home.

MARION, Ohio, December 1S.-Miss
Abigail Victoria Harding, sister of
the late President Harding, and Ralph
T. Lewis, Marion real estate dealer,
were married here today. They left
Immediately for New York, from.
where they will go to Bermuda to
spend the Winter. They will be at
home here after March I.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Raymond w. Smiley. pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church, at
the home of the brides father, DR..
George T. Harding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18
PARIS-TO-AFRICA FLIGHT
IN 20 HOURS PLANNED
Capt. Doisy, Who Flew to Toxic
Last Summer, Would Cover
2,6oo Miles January 2.

ny the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 1S.-Capt. Georges
Pelletier DOisy, who few from Paris
to Toxic last Summer, will attempt a
nonstop flight from Paris to Lake
Chad, central Africa, January Q. The
distance is $500 miles. The plans
provide for tho covering Of tho dis
lance in 20 hours.
A ma chine similar to that used in
the Paris Toxic fight VIII be used,
and this will be accompa n ed by a
saoond airplane bearing fuel, with
the intention OF effeoting = transfer
gertaS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18
PRECEDENT BROKEN
BY HUGHES TO CURB
ANTI-JAPAN FEELING

Continued from First Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18

Continued Tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18

Purchase Of land adjoining the CID
dings School to provide for the erec-
ton Of . now i6-room building to re-
place the present Lincoln School
Building.
Erection Of . is-room building. In
GLIDING a combination gymnasium and
assembly hall. to replace the present
Lincoln School Building.
Erection Of broom building to
replace the present Randall School
Building.
Purchase of land adjoining the Bir-
ney School to provide for the con.
struction Of IN addition to said school.
Construction OF an 8-room addition
to tho Birney School, including the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18

the original piAnB TOT Inc COHStTuC-
ton of said building.
Fourth Division.
Purchase of a site on which to To-
cate a new 24-room school building
in the vicinity Of the Adams School.
to replace the Force and the Adams
Schools.
Erection Of q 24-room building, in
GLIDING q combination gymnasium
and assembly hall. on the site to be
purchased in the vicinity Of the
Adams School.
Purchase of a site on which to To-
cate a new 16-room school building in
the vicinity Of and to replace the
Abbot School.
Erection Of an 8-room extensible
building on the site to be purchased
| in the vicinity of the Abbot School
Fifth Division. -
Construction Of an eight-room ad-
dition to the Park View School, An
GLIDING the necessary remodeling Of
| the present building.
Construction of an eight-room ad-
| dition. including q combination gym
nasium and assembly hall. to the Bur
roughs School, including the neces-
sary remodeling of the present build
ing.
Purchase of a site on which to To-
cate a new eight-room school build
ing,> in the vicinity Of South Dakota
avenue and Rhode Island avenue
northeast.
Erection of an eight-room extensi-
Bile building on the site to be pur-
| chased in the vicinity Of South Da-
kota avenue and Rhode Island avenue
northeast.
Purchase OF land In the vicinity Of
| the Langdon School to provide for
Evening star., 1924-01-27

treated step for step, and sluug al,
along the wet deck.
Tnseeing. 1 stumbled into the wheeI-
house, and felt my way down to ths
iquiet, e1ectric-lit alleyway. I step-
ped out on the loo'ard deck through
the door from the officers quarters.
Under the lee of the long deckhouse
There was no wind. and under M
feet I felt the steady puIsation Of the
faithful engines-twenty knots. Above
my head had been played the struggle
iof two souls, of love. of danger. OF
thate. And through it all the works
| of men and the unrelenting menace
tof the earth had fought on.
/ And as / looked out through the
blackness away to the northwest !
caught q sudden brilliant pinpoint OF
Hight The Bishops Rock Light, tbs
, last yalediction and first welcome q
many a wonderer Of the sea.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-01-27
Wonders of Bacteria.

THE most interesting facts o.
science are sometimes concealed
under hard and repellent names. Who
would suppose. for instance, that
such words as "photoaxls" and
i"chenlioaxis' really cover very fasci-
mating discoveries, for the enjoyment
Of which no profound scientific knowl-
edge whatever is required? Photoaxis
means the influence of light on the
movements of the simplest living or
ganisms. The facts that 1t includes
are as surprising as they are inter
esting
There IS q kind OF bacteriunl
shaped like q minute rod and OF q
purple color, which exhibits this in
fluence OF light in a beautiful man
ner Indeed, it has been named the
light measuring hacterium. If a drop
OF water containing these bacteria is
placed under u microscope, and a mar
row beam of light is thrown upon
any part of the field Of view. the or
sanisn,s Immediately flock to the IL
Illuminated spot until by their great
nun bers they turn that part of the
Then, too, they discriminate be
tween colors; for when one investi-
gator threw instead Of a beam Of
white light d microscopic spectrum
into such d drop. the bacteria avoided
the purple and crowded into light Of
that color which Is absorbed IN pass
ing through their bodies.
Just so, another bacterium, the
euglena, which is red or orange
colored at the forward end, always
advances toward blue light when a
choice is given to it among the colors
of the spectrum.
ChemiotaXis is q similar phenore-
non, depending not upon light but
upon the presence of chemical agents.
An instance Of this is furnished by
the behavior of the common bac-
terium tcrnlo when in the water-drop
containing it Il little oxygen is dis
enga ged. Immediately the organisms
flock to that part of the water where
the oxygen is being liberated. Sim
ilarly other organisms are attracted
by sugar or by some acid.
One of the most wonderful cases s
that of a kind of plasmodiuu, called
Radhamfa, an organism that consists
of transparent, structureless, living
material which spreads itself along
d wet surface. When, near the edge
OF this fiat, shapeless, yet living
thing, bit of fungus IS placed, that
part of the Bahama which is near
est becomes excited, and streams OF
living material begin TO flow through
the mass toward that point. Then
the organism commences to grow out
toward the fungus and gradually en-
velops it, and the operation ends
with the absorption of the fungus.
These curious phenomena assume
q new interest when we learn that
"intlammation" is a result of chenio-
taxis. Whenever disintegration takes
place through injury inflicted upon
any Of the living tissues of the body,
certain organic cells which exist in
the blood and other fluids congregate
at the infiammatory center and feed
upon the products Of disintegration.
1t has therefore been suggested that
these "chemiotactic cells" are like
scavengers in the blood, which tend
TO free it from infection.
Evening star., 1924-01-27
Typewriting for Maps.

EVEN for the delicate work OF map
- making the typewriting machine
may be employed. The saving in
time and money by this method as
against human labor alone Is consid-
erable. On government work, where
scientific reports must be completed
as speedily as possible, the reduction
in time Is welcomed.
The machine is provided with nine
ty special characters Geographical.
geological, statistical maps and other
scientific work OF a similar nature
can be done on one machine. Provision
is made for tho use of 125 different
styles Of type by as many shuttlee.
A shuttle. bearing its ninety various
characters. may be substituted for
another in a few minutes. Where tho
work is complex, the details must be
filled in with pen and ink.
Evening star., 1924-01-27

The wind screamed and tore round
the great teak structure. There was
little light; a faint glow, little
above the level of the quartermas-
ter's eyes as he stood at the wheel,
/ Illuminating the ring of the gyro-
scopic compass.
The steersman nodded to me and
shifted his eyes back to the compass
ring.
The junior third should have been
on the bridge with Hansen. but had
apparently been sent away for some
thing. 1 could just see the outline of
+, Hansen's figure far out on the star
board side Of the bridge, where he
was TO windward OF the sheets of icy
| spray cracking like shot against the
| wheelhouse as seas broke against our
starboard bow. l peered carefully
round the corner Of the wheelhouse
and gazed ahead.
There was an air speed OF fully
! eighty miles an hour on the bridge.
,, It took my breath away and for a
minute blinded me as il tore over
! the bridge guard with a deep
throated drumming roar. / lodged
| behind the visor Of an automatic
screen.
There are two Of these screens on
! each side OF the bridge. They are
which one can place ones head and
| be protected from the binding gale
and spray. In the front is circle
| Of thick glass kept spinning fast
! by a little motor; you look through
| the top half of the circle and a set
! of brushes keeps the spinsling glass
wiped clean 1t is the only way you
can see ahead clearly in a rain
! furry, when your eyes can't face it.
+ SEARCHED the tortured black
l. ness for sign OF Bishops Light,
but could see nothing. Hansen was
! a few yards from me, peering through
! the other screen SO steadfastly that
| he hadn't seen me. There is a con-
slant stream of shipping coming out
! OF the Channel. you understand. And
we were doing our twenty knots
more than a third Of mile a minute.
The visibility was variable; now it
would be two miles, now half a mile,
as rain storm swept down.
Suddenly a little shift to the wind
| brought a drenching stream of spray
| and ice right over the windward
side of the bridge. I hastily stumbled
j back into the wheelhouse. The
steersman, intent on the compass.
| scarcely glanced at me.
/ ] looked out along the bridge and
beheld a sight that paralyZed me.
| Clinging to the top of the starboard
stairway, her feet and skirt dashed
by the driving furry, but the upper
part of her behind the windbreak of
/ the bridge, was Miss Lamar. mufIled
| in a big coat.
| Under no circumstances whatever
are passengers allowed on the bridge
at any time. Yet here at nearly mid
night, in a bowling gale. this girl
calmly climbed on to the bridge of
one of the most famous liners af1oat.
| She must have spoken, for Hansen
whirled round. and leapt to the head
of the ladder / saw her lips moving.
And Hansen stood closer, towering
over her by a good foot. l saw him
/ point down. The angle of the door
prevented the helmsman seeing them,
and stood motionless in the shadow
| most slow provocative smile. Her
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-12
well, it's evident Gibbs and
Ellen are to be married. How
viii their marriage turn out7
That's the next question.
CTo BE CONTINUED
Listening for O Metal

Old legends tell Of men who had the
power 10 look down into the earth and
see where gold and silver lay hidden
We cannot do this yet. but some
thing almost as wonderful is now pos
sible. says London 1'It-Bits We can
listen and hear the veins of precious
metal
Two Swedish engineers. Hans Lund
berg and Hurry Natharst. have invent
ed an electrical instrument which viii
locate metallic ores under The ground
and indicate their presence by making
a sound that can he heard.
The prospector carries the instru.
ment over the ground he is prospecting
and. with telephone receivers fixed on
his head listens. When the instru
ment passes over vein sound Is
heard. and the pruspector knows thai
what he seeks is somewhere beneath
his feet.