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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18

Please explain about the
electric eel; II It has sufficient
electricity stored in IL to kill a
man, how does 1t keep it in
sulated, water being one Of the
best conductors Of electricity?
And how is the force gener-
ated? p. MATHIASSEN,
Hayward, Cal.
"HE electric eel and the few
other electrical animals
i known, such as the torpedo
and the electrical catfish, furnish
a fine basis Of speculation for
anybody inclined to theorize about
the possible part that animal
electricity may play in the more
obscure phenomena Of human
life.
For the electric organs Of these
animals are composed Of mOdi-
fled muscular tissue. and it is
known that all muscular action,
in man as well as in other ami
mails, is accompanied by a certain
development Of electric current.
In man. as In nearly all ami
mails, there Is absence Of any dis
tinctive electrical organ, but in
such creatures as the electric
eel (Gymnotus electricus), such an
organ exists on q large scale,
and of quite elaborate structure,
though for its operation there
does not appear to be any source
Of electricity essentially different
from what occurs in man. IT Is
a matter of degree and OF special
structure. Every motion Of our
muscles produces a slight amount
Of electromotive force, which sets
UP q weak electric current. But
we have no physiological appa.
ratus by which such force may
be stored, or directed, while the
electric eel has q most effective
apparatus Of that kind.
Electric Organs.
Whether any perceptible cleo
trio shock Is ever communicated
from one human being to another
is q subject Of dispute, but il it
is, then 1t might be inferred that
q man could, in certain condi-
tions, initiate, in q relatively weak
way, the action Of the Gymnotus
when by a double contact it
sends an electric current into the
body of another animal.
The electric organ Of the Gym
notus is situated In the tail, be-
tween the. skin and the muscular
tissue, and Is formed by modi-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18

IN LOVE is highly complicated, difficult, ARTI-
FICIAL PROCESS Some biologists assert that nature
intended that should stay in love any than
she intended that gasshoppers should stay in love- Love
simply her plan for providing there would be another
up housekeeping with else far Mama Nature
concerned.
But man, he grew away from Natures plan pos
sbies of beauty and peace in permanent unions which
he has been trying to develop since However there's
still great deal of grasshopper in many of It's easy
love- but hard to nger So of either toll gloomiy
at the job of staying in love lament bitterly the fact that
fall out of love. And Of we re always hoping
that miracle will happen whereby II just automatically
remain faithful and devoted But that miracle will never
happen Humans don't grow devotion and loyalty auto
matcay any more than they grow wings and haoes
maticaly.
So want to stick by Lucy, Pal you'll just naturally
have to stop thinking about Jane It's up to you. You
needn't blame your skids on anybody anything else
yavndc Inc 4 4 IS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18
The Duchess

This Russian Duchess something gone back to the
continent of her phantom throne
While here she received the marble heart from some and
loud applause from others.
While in midst she handicapped by lot Of other
heirs and heresse apparent who hanging to badly
frayed meal tickets in Paris
These rivals insisted that the who to see us was
not the real thing they also insisted that they were the real
thing but it does not appear to make much difference as
none Of them dares 60 within thousand miles Of Russia
The Soviet government does how many Czas and
Czarinas there are long they keep their distance
And they will probably keep that for they cant afford
70 keep anything else.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18
WHERE CHRISTMAS is
DRAMATICALLY CELEBRATED
BY Temple Manning

THE SIC1LIAN is dramatic by
temperament, and 1t Is second
a nature with him to enact the
scenes that appeal to his emotional
nature. For religion, love and re-
venge are the primitive emotions
that stir his mind at all times, and
at the call OF any OF them, he Is
quite ready to perform, in the man
ner traditional among his fellow
countrymen.
And so It is that the week before
Christmas finds a little Nativity
shrine consisting Of wooden tray,
green with fresh turf, surrounded
by toy cattle, a naked baby doll and
a tiny grotto surrounded by candles,
in the window of each shop and in
each open doorway
To each OF these little shrines
comes the bagpiper, piping his tune
of worship. He plays a pastoral of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18

the Infant Jesus in sweet, digni.
fled measure reminiscent of Haydn.
Evening after evening as twilight
falls, he makes his appearance te-t
fore shrine after shrine while the
shopkeeper stands with barred held !.
surrounded by his family, before
the door.
on Christmas Eve there Is pro.
cession through the streets and an
effigy of the Holy Babe is carried
through the town. The whole
population follows ON the heels Of
the procession. The spectators
burst into tears of joy and embrace
each other, exclaiming Christ Is
born"
Then follows the church service,
The effigy is brought into the
catheral, where youth. symbolic
ing the Boy Christ breaches q
sermon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18
ELSIE ROBINSON

ing stone that will never, NEVER gather
any marriage bliss.
Love doesn't take" like vaccination,
rendering you immune to all other attacks.
Love doesn't sprout like wisdom tooth and
stick until they order the white carnations.
1t isn't guaranteed policy, against fires,
thefts or collision. 1t mighty transient
permanent you'll have to do your darndest-
permanent you II have to do your hardest
and keep on doing it. You'll have to set
your mind on that one object and keep it
there despite thousand distractions. Isn't
there any way to avoid those distractionsi
None at all--if you'r re red-blooded human.
You're going to meet them every time you
look around
You see, its this way, M.-B.-M. FALLING
IN LOVE is AN easy and delightful
NATURAL experience. But STAYING
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18

Happy the who is skilled in tracing effects up to
their
is but elOquence which shows that the orator
talk.
Poetry is the breath Of beauty flowing around the
spiritual world the winds that wake up the flowers do
about the material world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18

seemed 50 much more ovable and sweet than the other two
combined on until the present time year past
met girl just after having recovered from my last in
fatuation who really and truly thought could love for
ever We became engaged and / really thought could
never love another loved her.
She recently left for of the West to return next
spring and find myself in the same fix as have al
ways BEEN The love for her gone and new star is
have not broken faith with her yet have not been IN
true to her yet do not feel the toward her as did
What your candid opinion of me- Miss RobinsonY Do
you think there any permanent happiness in store for
me, with girl that shall always lover
MIGHT BE- NINE
So want brand of love that will prove permanently
adhesive, MB.M.2 And you wonder if they make brand
like that2 That's an easy question to answer THEY
DON'T Love doesn't stick Of its own accord You've cot
to keep FASTING down and watching the edges unless they
get loose And you let your attention wander from the
my Your heart will just naturally become roll
king
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18
WORDS FROM THE LIPS OF WISE MEN

good character when established should not be rested
in as an end but only employed as means Of doing still
further good
Let remember those that necessares as we our
selves should have desired to be remembered had been our
sad lot to subsist other men s charity
The place Of justice is hallowed place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18

mod is generally supposed to be God of the Great
Things Of storms of earthquakes Of volcanoes and Of
planetary orbits
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18

The place Of justice is hallOwed place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18
LISTEN, WORLD!
k<M MIGHT-BE-MINE" penned the fol-
M lowing plant. He describes him
N self as a "shy. sensitive self

NV lowing plant. He describes him.
1V1 self as shy, sensitive, self
conscious young man who has never been
much Of success as a lady's man. But,
despite his modest avowals you gotta admit
he shows wonderful speed. One trembles to
think what lii M-B-M might really have ac-
complished if he hadn't been Human Violet.
At the age of seventeen, !" he continues,
after introducing himself, IT experienced my
first serious love affair, with girl my own
age. We became engaged, but another star
had crossed my path within year and all
the love | had experienced for this girl
seemed to be transferred to the second girl,
who was my senior by three years. OF
course, the first girl released me from the
engagement and | Immediately became en-
gagged to the second.
g. year later I met another pirl WIN
Evening star., 1924-09-04

A. Lejeune, commandant United States
Marine Corps. chairman; Aztec Club
Of 1Si7. Maj. Edgar Erskine Hume,
United States Army. chairman.
National Society, Danes of the Loyal
Legion, Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker,
chairman; Military Order of the Loyal
Charles F. Humphrey. United States
and Military Order of the Spanish
Dudley, d. D.. chairman; Military
r Mcclure. United States Army,
chairman: Department of District of
Columbia. National Chapter. No. l. the
American Legion. Frank l.. Peckham,
chairman: District OF Columbia chap
ter American Red Cross, Mrs. Harry
Barnes, chairman: the international
American Society. Mrs. Francois b.
Moran. chairman; Washington Board
of Tr-de Mr.. L. c. Graham. chairman.
The wreath of the Sons of the
Revolu ion will be placed on the statue
by Gun H. Rudolph. president of the
Board of Commissioners of the District
of Columbia. representing the District
Government.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments includes Col. George c. SAT-
farrans United States Army, retired,
chairman. with DR.. Marcus Benjamin
and Samuel Herrick. Brig. Gen George
Richards, United States Marine Corps,
president of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton. with Charles p. Light, secretary
Of that society, will attend.
Evening star., 1924-09-04
WOULD LESSEN WORSHIP
OF MAYFLOWER ANCESTOR
New President of Society Urges
Body Take Place as Force
in Current Affairs.
Rr the Associated Press

u" the ASs0ciAted freSs.
PLYMOUTH, Mass, September A.
The General Society of Mayflower
Descendants should get away from
too much ancestor worship. said
Addison p. Munroe of Providence.
X. J.. after his election as governor
general at the closing session of the
triennial congress today. MIR. Munroe,
who had previously served as secre-
tary general, added that the society
ought to take It's place as an active
force in current affairs.
The congress adopted four amend
ments to the constitution. One of
these provided that no person should
be member OF the general society
who was not Il member in good stand
ing of State society and no person
should be admitted to State society
until his line of descent had been
approved by the historian general.
A resolution presented by Deputy
Gov. Gen. Archie Lee Talbot of Lewis
ton, Me-, that the secretary erect a
statue at Plymouth to Gov. John
Carver of the Plymouth colony was
referred to the general board of
assistants for investigation.
Charles Dickens looked upon Fri
day as his lucky day.
Evening star., 1924-09-04
LAFAYETTE HONORS
PLANNED SATURDAY
Many Organizations to Par
tIcipate in Ceremony at
Statue in Park.

The Sons of the Revolution, in con-
junction with other societies, will
pay tribute to the memory of Lafay-
cite when it will hold appropriate ex-
erciSes Saturday at the base of the
statue in Lafayette Park. The cere-
monies will mark the 18th birthday
anniversary of the French general
and will take place at 10 o'clock in
the morning.
The Rev. DR.. William l.. Darby. Sec
rotary, Washington Federation of
Churches, will deliver an invocation.
and color bearers from the United
StaLes Army will carry replicas of the
flags of the Revolutionary r&riod.
These include, among othe~s, the
royal Bourbon flag of France, the
colors of the French army under the
Comte de Rochambeau The Cam
bridge Flag. under which Gen. Wash
ington took command of the first
American Army, will also be display
cd. Music viii be furnished by the
Navy Band. under Leader Charles l..
Benter and a guard ofi honor of
marines will participate.
Chafrmen Are Named.
The following named organizations
have designated committees, with
chairmen as named. to take part in
The exercises:
The order of Lafayette. Capt. Paul
Anderson. chairman: District of Co
lumbia Daughters of the American
Revolution. Mrs. Maud :. Wiley.
chairman: District of Columbia So
ciety Sons OF the American Revolu-
tion. Selden NJ. Ely, chairman; De-
sccndants of the Signers of the Secret
Pact, Mrs. Paul Anderson, chairman:
club of Colonial Danes. Mrs. Murray
Addison, chairman: Scions Of Colonial
Cavaliers. Mrs. David Smith Gordon.
chairman: Grand Lodge of Masons
of the District of Columbia. J. Claude
keifer. chairman; State Council,
knights of Columbus, James \. Sui
liyan. chairman; District of Colum-
ba Society. United States Daughters
OF 1872. Mrs Francis \. st. Clair.
chairman: District of Columbia De
partment, Veterans of Foreign Wars
uf the United States. MAJ. Gen. John
Evening star., 1924-09-04
GILPATRICK ARRAIGNED.
Connecticut State Treasurer Held
Under $4,000 Bond.

PUTNAM, Conn, September 4.-G.
Harold Gilpatrick, former State
treasurer and cashier of the First
National Bank. closed after the CASH
ier had attempted suicide, August Z,
was arraigned yesterday before
United Ctates Commissioner Earl
Matthewson at the hospital where
Gilpatrick is a patient. He is charged
with embezzlement of 100000 from
TIE bank. Gilpatrick, through his at
torney, waived examination and his
bond was fixed at $4,000. The bond
was furnished by 26 Putnam friends.
Many of the bondsmen have money
tied up in the First National Bank.
Evening star., 1924-09-04
TWENTY HURT IN WRECK.
p. & r. Passenger Train Meets
Freight Head-Ou.

BLOOMSBURY, Pa, September A.
Twenty passengers were slightly in
jured yesterday when a Philadelphia
and Reading passenger train was in
collision head-on with a freight train
seven miles south of here. Only three
required medical attention. The engi-
neer of the passenger train was the
most seriously hurt, suffering internal
injuries. His fireman's Leg was broken
in jumping from the cab and a woman
passengers arm was badly cut.
Both locomotives were wrecked.
Evening star., 1924-09-04

ADVERTISEMENT
Evening star., 1924-09-04
Khan Builds Home
For Me', Deprived
Of Sight IL, Blast
Special Dispatch to The Star.

aLANNINGTON. w. Va, Septem-
Der 4.-Jesse Taught. blinded in
an explosion seven years ago. has
Just been presented with a house
by the ku klux klan. members of
which erected the structure on the
Farmington-Ida May road. in one
day. then furnished 1t.
A flaming cross was worked into
the roof, and two cement crosses
into the chimney.
Evening star., 1924-09-04
Veteran immigration Man Quits

MONTREAL, September Am
nouncement was made yesterday that
John H. Clark. for 25 years United
States immigration commissioEe er here,
had resigned. 1t is understood his
resignation is prompted by the deter
mination of the authorities at Wash
ington to remove the United States
immigration station from here to
\,Wport Vt.
Evening star., 1924-09-04

Charles Dickens looked upon Fri
day as his lucky day
Evening star., 1924-09-04
ECUADOR MAY O. K. PACT.
Considers Versailles Treaty and
Entry Into League.

QUITO, ECUADOR September An a
bill submitted to the Senate yesterday
by the foreign minister, the Ecua-
dorean government demands ratifica-
tion of the Versailles treaty and of
the League of Nations covenant The
Evening star., 1924-09-04
Kellogg's Bran delights father
by bringing health to children

Poor little kids-they needed bran
badly. But they wouldn't eat ordi-
nary brans They didn't like them.
Most folks don't. Then their father
tried kellogg's Bran, cooked and
krumbled. What a difference. He
tells the story in his letter:
Dear Sirs
wish to express my appreciation Of your
krumbled Bran which ] have used for my
children this Summer. We had great deal
of trouble with them through constipation,
and bran had been the most satisfactory
remedy. but they could not be induced TO
take the old varieties because they
disiked them so. They enjoy the krumhled
bran. and consider il essential ingredient
of their porridge No one whose children
have not been troubled in this way can ap-
| precate the relief there is in having their
bowels move regularly.
THE original of this letter is on file at
| the Kellogg Company Battle Creek. Mich.)
Evening star., 1924-09-04

bill also would authorize the govern
ment to announce it's adherence to the
League of Nations.
The bill was referred to the foreign
relations committee of the Senate. Ac-
tion on it by the Senate is expected
before the end of the present month.
Evening star., 1924-09-04
ADVERTISEMENT

Constipation is a dangerous dis
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to be 1909 effective. Kellogg S
Bran is guaranteed to bring perma-
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Eat two tablespoonfuls daily-in
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Try it in the recipes on every pack
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Evening star., 1924-09-04

Men don't grumble at summer on
account of the heat. It's the ever
lasting demand for more Ice to be
chipped for the iced tea.
Evening star., 1924-10-10

Miss Dorothy Logan, adjudged the
most beautiful girl in Wyoming, has
been selected as Princess PetroIia
for the oil convention to be held next
month in Oklahoma
Evening star., 1924-10-10
UNFAIRNESS CHARGED
IN U. S. SHIPPING RATES
Southern Representatives See. Scale
Working to Advantage of
Northern Ports.

Ocean freight charges now in effect
are hindering development of ports and
industries Of the South Atlantic Coast
to the advantage Of North Atlantic
ports. representatives of that section
testified yesterday in the Shipping
Boards rate investigation.
A subpoena was issued for the ap-
pearance today Of Sidney f. Morse, sec
retary of the Transatlantic steamship
conferences. Ocean cargo rates now pre-
vailing were fixed by conference agree
ments. George H. Baldwin. president of
the Jacksonville, Fla, Chamber Of Com
merce, asserted there was a general
sentiment throughout his district against
the South Atlantic differential of 7k
cents hundred pounds on ocean freight
over the figure on shipments from North
Atlantic ports J. w. White, foreign
traffic representative of Jacksonville, in
urging parity of rates, said he has been
told by shippers in competitive territory
that Jacksonville would be given more
consideration as a freight artery IL it
had the same rates as North Atlantic
ports.
A tilt between Commissioner Fred
erick ]. Thompson and Julius H. Cohen,
counsel for the port of New York au-
thority, arose while White occupied the
stand.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
HOLD INNOCENT MAN
WAS KILLED BY MOB
Chicago Police Investigating Case
Of Negro Who Was Beaten
to Death.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. October 10-Belief that
the mob which beat to death William
Bell, a negro, early yesterday killed
an innocent man, is expressed by the
police who are working on the case
The dead man was suspected of
having attempted to attack one of
two white girls, but neither girl
could identify Bell as the assailant.
Bell was beaten with a base ball
bat and kicked and trampled when
the screams of Betty Greenblatt and
Bertha Deutsch brought a crowd of
youths from a nearby wineshop. The
killing occurred in front Of the
Deutsch girls home. where the negro
was alleged to have accosted the
girls.
Two other negroes, Thomas Clark
and Albert Harper, said that Bell had
been talking with them and was
taking his leave when the mob ap-
peared. They ran. their story con-
tinusd; but Bell hesitated and was
Otto Epstein, owner Of the wine
shop. was arrested and charged with
welding the bat in the attack on the
negro. He denied that he was in any
way connected with the mob.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
PLAN AIR MANEUVERS.
Given Program for Next
Year Off Florida.

Extensive maneuvers off Florida of
the air forces attached to the scouting
fleet are provided in the operations
program approved by the Navy Cen
eral Board and by Secretary Wilbur.
When the fleet proper goes to Guam
tanamo next March one division of
destroyers and all the air squadrons
will proceed to Pensacola for the pro-
posed games, remaining their until
1t is not now contemplated, officials
said today, that either of the air
cruisers will participate in these exer-
ciSeS.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
FIREPROOF CHURCHES
DECLARED u. S. NEED
Average of Five Edifces Daily Re.
port Damages From Flames,
Says Dean Athearn.

Fireproof construction has been
neglected in the churches OF the
United State. according to facts gath
cred by Dean Walter S. Athearn Of
Boston University and sent out ir.
connection with Fire Prevention week
approximately five church fires
occur every day in the year through
out the United State, and more than
S6,000,O00 worth of church property
is destroyed every year, according to
the National Board of Fire Prevention
and the National Board of Fire I'm
derwriters," Dean Athearn stated.
Church leaders and laymen alike,
who have not investigated the sub
Ject of church fire dangers are as
founded by these figures. Sunday
school children and Pensioners trap
ped in burning churches are scenes all
too common, yet little foresight
would make them rare"
Evening star., 1924-10-10

The wise man carries wealth in him
self
Evening star., 1924-10-10

Explains Service and Pay.
From Life.
Wife-Why do you suppose plaster
ers received SIS a day?
Husband-Well, they cover up some
of the mistakes the bricklayers make
Evening star., 1924-10-10
ROBBED BY ARMED MAN.
Merchant Surrefiders $22 Cash
When Bandit Displays Pistol.

A young man appeared in the store
of Jacob Frank, 236 + street north
east, last night, purchased milk,
cream and cakes and handed the deal
er a. dollar bill. Just as Frank opened
the cash register to make change the
customer pointed a pistol at him and
demanded the contents of the reg
lister.
There WAS no hesitation on the part
of the merchant in complying with
the demand. He had only about S22
in the cash register at that time. hav-
ing taken other money from it earlier
In the night. The armed man took
the cash and walked from the store.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
Looking Forward.

From the Medical Record.
Seeing the doctor passing, Mrs. Flub-
dub called him in and inquired: Have
you a kit of medicine suitable for
apoplexy?'
why, yes, think So" answered the
doctor.
kindly be seated" said the woman.
But where is the case of apoplexy?"
ut will happen in minute"
II don't understand" said the puz-
zled physician.
'As soon as my husband comes in I
am going to ask him for a little extra
money"
Evening star., 1924-10-10
Lonely.
From the Chicago News.

From the chicago News.
Here" said Sherlock Holmes, sits
the loneliest man in the world. Un-
unloved; no brothers or sis
ters, no little children to call him
uncle: not even a landlady's child to
smile at his return
Wonderful" gasped DIR. Watson.
How do you know all this?"
Elementary, my dear Watson" re-
piled the great detective; "he opened
a package of cigarettes and threw the
picture card away"