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Evening star., 1924-11-29
ASK WINTER BUILDING.
Trade Leaders Plan to Cut Sea-
sonal Unemployment

The campaign for more buildng z
and repair work during the Winter
months, aimed at reducing unemploy-
ment and giving the public greater
returns for the money il spends on
most energetic support from manu-
facturers and distributors of building
materials, according to the Division
OF Building and Housing of the De-
partment of Commerce. Many of the
most prominent concerns in the coun-
try, as we'll as organizations doing a
smaller business and retailers, have
called attention in various ways to
the advantages of Winter building
The usual letdown in construction
during the Winter has in the past
cut down retail sales and consump-
ton of practically all building ma
terialS to fraction of Summer bust
ness. The uneven demand extends
back to the raw products from which
materials are made, and results in
irregular employment and decrease
i'll purchasing power on the part of
n large section of the community
The seasonal fluctuations in railroad
traffic are increased, and there is a
generally upsetting influence on busi-
ness and employment. The vigorous
campaign for a more even building
year is, therefore, being supported by
manufacturers who are not only con-
tributinS to public education on the
subject, but are working on the
technical problems which concern
builders in making Winter work easy
end economical.
Evening star., 1924-11-29
100000 IN SALES.
Homes in Various Sections Sold by
Hugh G.. Trey.

Sales Of residences in various Sec
tions of the city totaling approx
1nateIy 100000 are reported from the
Office of Hugh {. Trey. The sales in
Clude:
Lieut.. Charles G. Timmons pur-
chased 430S Chesapeake street.
No. 234 Willow avenue, Takoma
Park, Md, was sold for Alexander Il.
aud Lima Kennedy to William E. Rob-
inson.
No. 1711 = street southeast was pur-
chased by Mr.. and Mrs. George L.
Turmage.
The following properties. built by
NJ. &; Il. e. Warren, were sold III con-
Little. No. Sill Fifteenth street
northeast was sold to Charles ]. Helm,
lr.; 5115 Fifteenth street to William
!. Hynes, and 1i27 jackson street to
Delmas G. Stutler.
Oscar J.. Layton aud wife purcha d
semi detached colonial brick house,
b22l Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. Katharine \. Dunn purcha sed
1926 Hamlin street northeast.
No. 310S Thirty-third place was sold
for Floyd T.. Davis TO Stephen W. and
May L. Douglass.
Harold E. Atkinson of the American
Red Cross purchas sed a new bunga-
low on the corner of Fifteenth and
jackson streets northeast.
No. 209 Charming street northeast
was sold for II. X. Howenstein & Co.
10 Richard r. Halpenny.
Evening star., 1924-11-29
RICHARD L. CONNER BUYS
CLEVELAND PARK HOME
Board of Trade Official Heads
List of Ten Realty
Purchasers.

The purchase of home in Cleve-
land Park by Richard L. Conner, as
sistant secretary of the Washington
Board of Trade, is An interesting
item among a list of recent sales re-
ported by the office of Boss e Phelps
Ten properties, which aggregate in
value $150,000, are:
Charles L. Tankersley sold A house
just completed by him at $500 Thirty
sixth street. in Cleveland Park, to
Richard l.. Conner. The house is of
brick construction, having six rooms,
two baths, hot-water heat, electric
lights, garage and other improve
ments.
Claud r. Forshee bought a new
house built by Boss & Phelps, located
at 1lo9 Third place northeast.
David Is. Gottwals bought an at
tractive suburban home, situated on
Grace Church road, Woodside, Md,
owned by NJ. G. Benton.
Lieut.. J. +. Million sold his home at
l120 Staples street northeast TO
Charles Rodbell.
A house at 34l4 Garfield street, in
Massachusetts Avenue Heights, was
Barrett Browning.
George L. Altemus sold his home at
1915 Military road, in Chevy Chase, to
Ethel *. Ratliff.
n new house just completed and
owned by Boss x Phelps at I'LL Third
place northeast was purchased by
William V. Shupe.
Fannie +. Bieg sold a property at
Evening star., 1924-11-29
SHAPE OF AMERICA
UNCHANGED IN AGES
Chicago Geologist Says Evidence
Points to Little Deviation in
Millions of Years.
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. November 2s.-Evidence
that the general shape OF the Amer
lean continents has not changed very
much throughout known geologic
time, or millions of years, Is seen by
Prof. r. r. Chamberlain. University
of Chicago geologist, who has pre-
sented a study of the significance OF
continental frame work, the uniVer-
sity announced.
Prof. Chamberlain has found, he
announced, that existing mountain
ranges are, with few exceptions, par
allel to the borders of present con-
tinents and that the trends or an
cient mountain ranges millions OF
years ago were parallel to the eH-
isting ranges. He assumes from
these observations that ancient con
tincnts occupied much the same posi-
tion as continents today.
He does not recognize certain
extinct areas of land which scholars
Evening star., 1924-11-29
z MAYORS CLAIM OFFICE.

LAREDO. Texas, November 2s.--
Conflict OF authority In the State OF
Tamaulipas, Mexico, where two rival
governors, Gregorio GarZa Salinas
and Candelario Cara claim tho Of
flee. has manifested Itself in Neuvo
Laredo. opposite here. where two
rival municipal governments exist
10y Cara Trevino and Sanchez
Garca each declared himself mayor
following the resignation OF Jose
Moreno and both have appointed city
officials.
Military authorities are taking nee
essary steps to prevent armed clashes
pending the settlement Of the differ
enceS.
Evening star., 1924-11-29
TRAIN KILLS AUTOIST,
Eormer Sheriff's Machine Complete
ly Wrecked in Crash.

STATESNILLE. y. c.. November %.
IT. L. Bandy, -, formerly sheriff of
Catawba County, was instantly killed
at a grade crossing on the Southern
Railway about two miles west of
Statesville late yesterday, when his
automobile was struck by train No. II
and completely wrecked. The body
was taken to Statesville to be pre-
pared for burial. .EX-Sheriff Mandy
lived near Newton. n c
Evening star., 1924-11-29

tinents that have disappeared into
the sea.
ut is generally agreed" he said.
that the nature OF deposits of sedi-
ment on the continents indicates that
they have been deposited In shallow
seas on the continents and that the
present continents have never been
depressed to form part of the deep
sea floor. Countless disconformities
in records of rock strata show that
these submerged areas have been
transient and shifting"
Evening star., 1924-11-29

223S Decatur street northwest to Mar
garet Giltinan.
A. r. Cushing sold his home at 1904
Nearney street northeast, in Brook
land, to Eliza b. Moncure.
Dollie Lawton purchased a home at
1906 Kenyon street northwest from
Jeanette Borland.
Evening star., 1924-11-29

Miss Frances wieser or the Geo
graphical Survey is considered as
one of the most expert illustrators in
the country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-06

You can't manage everything, Sal
ly."
Sally thought she could, and she
felt a faint resentment at the CON
trary implication. But she had no
intention of arguing it with Bob; he
was always positive about things.
Odd you want to go to the rall-
road tomorrow"
1t was the Wreck speaking. All
through supper he had been eating
with silent vorac,pusness that
caused Dad Morgan to wonder II
there were any nerves in the stonl-
ach.
"Why, I'd planned to go" said
Sally, "but it seems we can't make
it,"
"Certainly we can make it." de
clared the Wreck, with sudden as
perity in his voice. "Why not? III
take you.
The sheriff laid down his knife
and stared. The Wreck never fail
ed to amuse him, but this was then
third meeting. SO the Wreck wouIc
take her to the train, would he'
The sheriff glanced at Dad altt
grinned.
''On a horse?" he inquired.
an a machine" answered the
Wreck, shortly.
"Oh-h-hw 1t was spoken Wit
gusty good nature, but it carried !
volume of scorn. So tie Wrucl
thought, at any rate, for he glareC
through his horn-rimmed glasse
and pushed his plate back.
"Want me to drive you over il
the machine?" he demanded, switch
ing his glance to Sally. He flung i
out as a sort of sweeping challenge
that included even Ma.
''Why, it would be lovely" SAT-
Sally. 81 q
The sheriff took plenty of tim
to laugh. He rather expected Da'
to join, but Dad merely RENAME
qui2zical. Ma and Sally wer
watching the Wreck.
eyes it sure would be lovely.
said the sheriff, easing down fo
speech. Going to put a flivve
over the trail. Ell? What are yor
figuring to do? Run her on tw
wheels?"
The Wreck made an irritabl
movement of his shoulders an
ignored him. He was still lookln
at Sally.
Isn't there a road he asked.
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even in moments Of repose.
: @102A ~ IVA SelVice Irc.

even in moments Of repose.
Ma Morgan nodded, but made no
comment. Ma was never very talk
alive; ordinarily she contentcd her
self with confirmatory mods. the
opinions and conclusions of others
usually being sufficient for her.
IF it wasn't for the fact that
chcre'd be no way of getting the
horse back, I'd ride over alone, -
said Sally.
No chance" declared The sheriff
pooh! Why not? Why, Bob, I've
done it. | rode as far as the rail
road last summer and l know every
inch of the trail, And it's only
about thirty-five miles"
"Well l wouldn't let you ride
alone. Besides. there'll have to bt
a pack horse to take your grips
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-06
PREVENTIVE MEASURE
IS BEST TREATMENT
Sir David Bruce Tells Scientists
at Toronto Medicine Must
Change Its Strategy

TORONTA, Ont, August 6.-Sr
David c. Bruce, president of the
British Association for the Advance
ment of science, today delivered
the inaugural address to the Asso-
citation, now in convention in this
city. The best treatment for dis
eases found in preventive meas
ures, was the subject Of Sir David's
sneech. Medicine in the future
must change its strategy; instead OF
awaiting attack, it must assume the
defensive, the medical man of the
future must examine people when
they are apparently well, and not
wait until disease is in evidence,
the speaker arg ,ued.
Sir David showed how medicine
changed it's outlook after the me-
morable researches of Louis Pas
teur; how disea ses have succumbed
to the onslaught of scientific re-
search. and have been conquered,
one by one; how the recent war,
while giving a setback to many
branches of investi cation, provided
stimulus along other lines which
resulted in a compleste understand
ing of certain troublesome diseases,
and the providing of knowledge
which would not have been obtained
in many years under normal con-
ditions; and finally, he drew atten-
ton to the enormous toll which ais
ease still exacts in diminished hui
man efficiency and shortened hui
man lives, showing how ignorance
and Indifference are in a large
measure responsible for this eco
nomic loss, and prophesying that
with redoubled efforts, science will
eventually eliminate this waste.
Drawing attention to the pre-
valence of disease in civilized
countries, the speaker said: up
wards of 2O,0OO,OOO weeks of work
are lost every year among the in.
sured workers of England, which is
an equivalent of the work of 1885,
600 people for the whole year lost
to the state. When to this is ad-
ded the corresponding figures for
the non-insured population, you
get some idea of the Importance Of
preventive work.
1.-THE medical practitioner of The
future must frequently examine
people while they are apparently
well, in order to detect any incipi-
ent departure from the normal, and
to teach and urge modes of living
conformabfe to the laws of per-
sonal health, and the public health
authorities must see to it that envi-
ronment is in accordance with
scientific teaching"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-06
PRISONER WITHOUT
NAME BEING HELD

WAYCROSS, August 6.-Tbe ar
resting of ga prisoner without a
name" is the puzzle which confronts
the Sheriff of Ware County. Ne
Gently the railway authorities turn.
ed over to the Sheriff a man who
was charged with 'hoboing' his way
on the roads. Although the Sheriff
has repeatedly asked the prisoner
his name, he is wholly unable to
understand the answer. And the
prisoner refuses to write his name,
either because he is iIliterate or
just naturally will not do so. ANY.
way he is being held for trial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-06
Cattle Get Own
United States Bureau
Government Recognizes Impor-
lance Of Milk Pro-
duction
By NEA Service

By NEA Service
WASHINGTON, August 6.--The
Importance Of the dairy cow and
the growing completely of Ameri-
can agriculture have finally beer
recognized with the establishment
of. the new bureau of 1airying in
the U. S. Department Of Agricul-
ture.
DR.. C. w. Larson, head of the
new bureau, was head of the dairy
division of the bureau of animal
industry, from which the bureau
has sprung. He was born on a
farm in Iowa and for the last 20
years has been actively interested
in the improvement of dairying.
Although several European coun-
tries have been famous for their
cows and dairy products, no coun-
try has gone forward in this indus
try as rapidly as the United States.
Foreigners frequently comment on
the safety of our milk supply ard
the marvellous machinery developed
for handling milk from the time it
is taken from the COW with the
milking machine until it is deliver
ed to the consumer in sterilized
bottle, cleaned, filled and capped by
machinery,
Also the health of dairy cattle
has been wonderfully improved,
particularly in TIE eradication of
tuberculosis, which is going on at
an increasing rate. Each year shows
an increase in the consumption of
milk because it is becoming one Of
the safest folds and long has been
recognized as one of the most nu-
tritious.
DR.. Larson says that, in spite OF
the, progress which has been made
there is room for much more I'M
Iprovement, as many of the funda-
mental problems have not been
solved. His bureau will study
Iamong other things, the underlying
principles of breeding to insure Il
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-06

cts road part OF the way,
said Sally. "a good part Of .he'
way. Yes, it is. Bob; you can drive
a wagon over it."
"And what do you do when you
come to the mountain?" inquired
the sheriff, smiling. i haven :
noticed any road there yet"
But it connects up with some
other road before you get that far +;
I'm certain Of it," sally was getting
interested. And the other roac
must go somewhere. There were
some people from the north who
came through in a car only last
spring"
"Well, it's a long, roundabout
4 road, even if you located it." said
the Sheriff. Il know the people
you mean. They had car"
/ Still the Wreck ignored him.
is it country like this around
Ihere?" he demanded. "All open and
plain sailing?"
"There's plenty Of open country,
I answered Sally. with a faint smile.
| The Wreck amused Sally, just as
/ he did the sheriff But she founc
something more than amusement il
him. There were times when hi:
assurance fairly startled her. Be
sides,she still liked the idea d
making her train.
"Road part way and open coun.
try the, rest of the way" observed
the Wreck. Anything the matter
with that? You don't hear me yen
1'ing?"
an hear you yelling if you Try
to make it in a flivyer," remarked
| the sheriff. and he coupled another
laugh with it.
Sally was musing over it, anc
found the idea slightly exciting.
"Bob. I don't see any reason wb,
it can't be DONE" she said, slowly
"And if we had to turn back. VII.
| there's no harm, anyhow"
| Turn back~ echoed the Wreck
"What for? You want to catch
train, don't you? Well, when l star
catching trains. I catch 'em. Wan
to go?"
"Why. L"
Sally looked at the sheriff. H
shook his head authoritatively.
Cant be done, Sally. l know
what I'm talking about. And be
sides"
He paused to observe the Wreck
who had pushed his chair back fron
the table and risen. Sally nibbled a
her lip; there were times when 81
wished Bob would not be so sweep
Iingly authoritative.
ANY time tomorrow that YOUR
ready I'm ready" said the Wreck
regarding her with a stare that wa
almost belligerent. "Anl anybod
/, , who tells you it can't be dono5is SUI
feringfrom arrested mental develc
lment."
He limped out of the room, bu
there was something absurdly az
gressiye in his gait. Dad Morga
leyed"his back appraisingly and the
looked at the sheriff.
i Wrecks kind of saddle sore" h
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-06
BEGIN HERE TODAY

Dad Morgan stands leaning
against the corral fence on his Bar
NJ ranch. watching the approach OF
4wo riders. They are his daughter,
Sally, and an eccentric young east
erner who is visiting the ranch to
recuperate from a nervous break
down. The visitor is known as the
Nervous Wreck Wreck" for
short-and is a hopeless tenderfoot.
Dad tells Sally that Bob Wells,
her fiance, will be unable to escort
her to the train next morning. She
is disappointed. Sally has been edu-
Gated in the east and knows the
ways of places far beyond the
range" as Dad puts it. Dad Nor
gan's ranch is a rather small one,
and there is an air of idleness about
it. ut is a ranch taking a long and
honorable rest The busy years are
behind it."
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observed, mildly, "but he certainly

OpoCl 'Ou, AiiiNi'j
keeps clipper.
"He's a nut" said the sheriff.
Gle can't do it in a million years.
"But he might, Bob Sally had a
look in her eye that BODIED a desire
for discussion.
"What? In a flivyer?"
owe heard" said Dad Morgan
mot that rvee got personal expert
ence-but I've heard that folks can
60 most anywhere in them things
except in society"
CHAPTER II
The Two-By-Nothing Prairie
The ranch buildings were miles
back of them; how many, Sally
could not exactly tell, for there was
no speedometer on the flivver. But
they were fifteen miles from the
ranch. at least, and the railroad was
still more miles to the north. BY
the trail which wound nigh along
the eastern flank of Black Top il
was about twenty miles, as nearly
las Sally could figure. They could
not follow the high trail, of course
somewhere a road branched. which
they must take, and Sally was III
tent on watching for the road.
1t was an odd sensation, humping
ever the trail on Wheels; it helped
her to forget that there had beer
words with the sheriff the night be
fore. just as he was saddling to ride
back to his job at Fisher.
Once she remarked the fact tt
him that it was pretty bad trail
after he had navigated a det6ul
that carried them around a boulder
bad trail?" he echoed, almos-
sharply. ''You don't call this bad, d,
| you? l call it boulevard
He was obsessed with a resolve t,
make the task so childisnly simple
that the sheriff would eat his word
and be overwhelmed with mortifica
ton.
| The Wrecks name was Henr,
Williams. and he belonged consid
erably farther east than Sally hal
ever been; as far as Pittsburg, il
fact. His coming to the BARN. nae
been without specific generalization
it was merely an incident, it 40
peared, in a great plan. They frs
sighted him is the middle of fora
noon two weeks back, coming flu
rlously up the coulee. with radia
tor that boiled like Old Faithful an,
q carbon knock that sounded liIl
the crack of doom. He brought tn
thing to stop in the dooryard, in
! troduced himself. asked FOR water
tarried for lunch, ttnkercd with tn
car stayed for supper, and thel
kept on staying.
i Continued in Our Nexs issue)
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possible the same results that breed
ers of grain, flowers and fruit are
able to accomplish.
In addition to the Laboratories,
the dairy problems will be worked
out on large farm at Beltsvile,
Md, near Washington, at a com,
mercial creamery and cheese fact.
DRY at Grove City, Pa, and on ex.
perimental farms in various parts
of the country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-06
LIGHTED MATCH
CAUSES EXPLOSION

WOODLAND Aug GA lighted
match near a gasoline tank caused
an explosion at a garage near hero
recently. The fire was soon under
control and the property damage
slight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-06
NOW &c ON WIFE THE STORY

81 amt got any kick" unused
Dad. Il got mine; enough, anyhow.
Let the rest of'em hustle. They have
not come into their rheumatism yet.
Only Pm sure sorry that Sally 5
goin' to miss her train"
So was Sally But, true to Dads
mental prediction she did not say
much about it, even to Bob Wells,
who had ridden twenty niles to ex-
plain and would have to ride back
again that night. Bob was the
sheriff; things that were much more
important in a material wway. He
had cattle of his own. and a couple
of mining claims that promised, and
he owned a general store at the
county seat. Dad Morgan said there
wasn't more likely young hustler
in all Montana than Bob Wells. And
when Bob took to, calling on Sally,
Dad felt that the future was work
ing itself out in proper and pros.
porous fashion.
AS nearly as Dad could figure it
out. in the absence of direct infor-
nation, Sally was going East to see
about things for her trousseau. ANY
how, the sheriff seemed to be GER
tain enough about it, and Sally made
no denial. She had known Bob
Wells since she first rode her own
pony as a little wild thing raised
on the BARN., and she did not en-
counter any surprise in the idea OF
marrying him.
Il reckon" said Dad. as he glane.
ed up from his supper, that. Bobig
got more to lose by your missin'
that train than anybody else around
these parts"
The sheriff winked as he reached
for the coffee pot and helped him
self to another cup. He was large,
healthy and well-pleased young
man, with slightly boisterous air,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-06

s'G An alarm clock arrangement has
been made by which radio receiv-
g 2 ing set can be started up spec
a flied time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27
Italian Living
More JOYOUS

Rome, Aug. CA. P. by MaiD
Italy eats more, drinks more, and
smokes three or four times as much
as before the war. in the old dai =
each Italian disposed of an avera1a
of 80 pounds of fresh meat a year
and eight of preserved meat: now
the consumption is 46 and 40 re-
speCtively. The use of sugar has
lisen from IL TO Il pounds a year
per capita, while the consumption Of
coffee has nearly doubled. Where
the average Italian drank 40 litrcs
of wine a year, he now consumes
500.
There has been q heavy increase
in the consumption of tobacco. as Il"
average Italian used to spend nire
lire every year on his smokes ara
now spends 60.
Perhaps the greatest increase CT
all is in means Of transport. Befo. @
the war the bicycles in Italy num-
bered 100000; now the country
contains 100000; motorcycles num-
hercd 1000; now there are $500:
automobiles were 1900 and now
they number $4,000: public automo-
hiics which were $500 are now 1000,
there were only. leo motor launches
ard now there are 500
There is no doubt that whateye.
Italy has suffered TIN ouch the wa.
the standard of living of her people
has gone UP rcfrcshinGly.