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Evening star., 1924-04-27
The Story of the Plow.

THE origin of the piow is lost in
/ the mists Of antiquity. Long be-
! fore written history began men dis
covered that the earth must BE-
/ loosened in order to yield the best
| crops. 1t may be that a war club
sharpened to a point, served as the
first plow. Flowing with a stick i
still the method employed in regions
where work animals are scarce and
the number of human beings so great
that food cannot be spared to feed
animals.
Following the use of the sharpeued
stick the primitive man fashioned his
plow from the natural crooks of the
branches of trees. Ancient monument
bear sculptured representations OF
these crude implements. They consist
ed merely of a wooden wedge tipped
with iron and fastened to a handle
projecting backward. and beam.
pulled by men or by oxen, projecting
forward 1t was an implement that
merely looSened the soil slightly. not
in plows during the middle ages were
the wedge pIows, specimens of which
are still to be seen in Mexico and
Spain. The plows used today by the
native Egyptian in the valley or me
Nile, show no Improvement over the
plows used 5000 years ago.
The Dutch effected the first real i'm
MIR
people were, in fact, the originatorS
of the modern plow. The yankee
pIow of a century or SO ago was made
almost entirely of wood. Iron was
thought to poison the soil. fnJure III
fertility and promote the growth CT
weeds.
From this crude implement was DC
veloped the walking plow seen. on
every small farm. If Thomas JefYeT-
son had not become famous as. a
statesman he would have achieved
undying celebrity as maker OF
plows. Before any other American
inventor he proposed to have his
moldboards made entirely of cast
iron. Recognizing Jefferson as the
inventor Of the moldboard founded on
mathema tical principles, the English
board of agriculture elected him as an
honorary member and the French
Academy conferred high honors upon
him.
The next advance in the evolution
of the plow was tho invention OF tho
sulky plow, which greatly reduced
farm labor. With the INTRODUCTION
of the riding plow" farmers thought
that the last word had been achieved
with reference to plow development.
But the application of mechanical
power to the plow has brought the
implement to a perfection undreamed
of by our ancestors.
The greatest obstacle to the exten-
| sion of the wheat-raising area of tha
great northwest was the lack OF
| power. To answer the urgent demand
for power, the farm tractor has un-
dergone marvellous development "a
recent years.
The old steam threshing engine
| hitched to horse plows was the step
ping stone between the gang plov
and the modern traction engine ard
engine sang plowing.
Evening star., 1924-04-27

at the envelope. Things fell out Of t.
folded papers and little book One
sheet of paper was signed Tune
Pearse." She read IL feverishly
though the words bobbed up ana
down like birds feeding.
Dear Mrs Pavitt: Sam the Sane
as saved my life fifteen years ag"
when some fellows caught me cheat
ing up at Cripple He has not spoke
about it because he was willing TO
give me another chance. He is the
whitest man in this county, but no
good at cards. I won hts money to
keep somebody else from getting il
bought the mortgage on his land
Here it is, and here is your bank
book. put the balance of the none
in the bank in your name. Keep il
that way.
"TUNCK PEARSE.
"P. SIT will kind Of please San
TO know that / cheated when I won
the money"
Copyright, 1so4.)
Evening star., 1924-04-27

addressed to Mrs. Samuel Pavitt, in a
hand she didn't know.
She looked swiftly around to see
where it could have come from. Out
side, through the window, a moving
object caught her eye. She pulled the
back door open quickly. A man was
walking rapidly toward the road. He
got quickly into a diminutive autoino-
bile and drove away.
She had no conscious thoughts at
all. she sank into a chair and tore
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Did you lose 1t all?
Yep. Every dollar"

You didn't tend to the mortgage,
| or buy the tractor, or the groceries,
or the clothes, or anything, before
| you began to pIay?"
Good God. no! Don't you suppose
I'd tell you IL had?" His teeth
were chattering with the cold. II
lost every dollar of it except the
price Of a-a"-the word gagged in
his throat-"a phonograph. I'm a
regular low-down, dirty cur, I'm not
| fit to crawl back to you"
She looked at him with cold, steady
acquiescence.
And I wouldn't've come" he jerked
out, "if it hadn't've seemed yellower
not to-"
Yes" she said in a voice like her
look, 'it would have been yellower." :"
| The look shifted to the medal on
his coat, and she let it rest there.
but without intention. Her mind
was devoid Of NIX
! cold-dead-absent.
! He sQuirmed beneath her look 1t
seemed to heat the cleaning medal
on his coat and make It burn him.
He wrenched it off, tearing the cloth
.tshe'd have to mend that), and flung
It from him.
It'll never wear the burned thing
again" he chartered, the lips of his
weak mouth trembling from cold and
misery. But Ella Pavitt knew that
he would.
CHE sat on with her quiet hands
in her lap and looked at him as
| impersonally as if he were a tramp
who had come in out OF the night,
drug that had killed all her feelings.
For Gods sake, say something.
! Ell. Call me anything you want to-.
but don't sit there staring at me like
! that"
She said, You ought to have a cup
Of tea and get out of those clothes
and go to bed"
She laid her work aside and got
up and filled the heating stove with
papers and dry cottonwood twigs and
sent a fire roaring up the stack. She
went into the kitchen to get the ket
! tie. Through the open door she saw
him draw near to the warmth almost
| furtively and stretch out his hand.
His face was white and drawn with
pain and misery. AS she came bach
into the room he sobbed almost with
out knowing it. The sound of it
| smashed the invisible wall that had
stood between them and freed her
| from the trance that had held her.
| Freed her so that she could suffer
too, That was Sam Pavitt there
| her boy and her husband! Fate might
tear each of them to pieces with the
knife blade of the other, but it
| couldn't separate them. r.- ,..r
With an inarticulate cry she thrust
! the kettle on the stove and gathered
him into her arms, wet and drip
| ping as he was. and covered his cold
face with kisses and strained him to
! her and said to him passionately
| over and over again the silly, baby
| ish things that all the human race
uses when it's tenderness transcends
| eyes on his misery and his degrada-
| ton and clung to her and sobbed
| like a child
When she had got him into bed
! she sat. on the edge of 1t and held
| his hand and comforted him by let
| ting him talk. But she put the light
out, so that he couldn't see her eyes.
| They were bleak and, .shrunken and
| frightened.
Evening star., 1924-04-27

CHE didn't look at the fragile How
- cred chiffon parasol of Samueiia
that stood over in the corner, or at
the little red plush chair with steers
horns for arms, of poor little Jackie's s.
who never sat in it without prick
ing himself; or at the big aluminium
plaque on the wall, with an edge
frilIed like a pie and a picture OF
the capitol building at Denver IN the
middle Of it: or at the large, naring
chrome Of . thin-necked, anemlc
woman tn a polonaise and q busde'
with a tall, old-fashioned hat that
rode high on her blonde head, and
an armfuI of flowers; or at any of
the other presents that Sam had sent
from ncnyc" c.l IT, r:r:u1e s~.i$ .olt
when. tipsy cous.i,iu.i i.it~ ~. =. .il":n
Evening star., 1924-04-27
PARIS, April 19.

T<HERE i something nep in Paris
hats-for men, of course.
Women's hats are always new
Evening star., 1924-04-27

CERTAINLY - Ella remembered -
~ they had been darned good to
il, p.'',' :: or :oHe'', fnsh or h"oi'e,
ihei. :. ..s..'i o..3 III Thea. .,4.. a .lid.. !
Evening star., 1924-04-27

EIL4A whistled the next morning
- as she stirred the waffle batter
and tried a drop on the iron to see
if it was hot enough. She had been
up since o'clock; had fed the horse
and the COW and the chickens;
milked, dressed Jackie and helped
Samuella with her buttons; set the
table for breakfast, and got every
thing ready to serve the rninp:." Sam
arrived.
Her clear. high, boyash whistle
filled the kitchen. Her feet touched
the floor lightly as she moved happily
about. She had put on white skirt
and a thin white blouse with cro-
cheted lace on the ruffie that ran
down the front, and a strand OF pink
n,-s. .tS-i th.rc vas = full-b'own
IL .....,-s u leg
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
WORLD SERIES
TRAFFIC
PLANS
'olice Complete Arrangements
For Handling Crowds at
Griffith Stadium

Traffic arrangements for handling
he world series baseball crowds at
be Griffith Stadium are completed,
Inspector Charles A. Evans, acting
hajor and superintendent of police,
hnounced today.
He said the same regulations eff.
bctive for the Marine and Third
brps Army football game last fall
lould be put in force again. Forty
housand attended this game.
/ "Our plans enable US to accommo-
bite q crowd of 100000 persons, al
dough we do not, Of course, con-
bmplate that many attending one
hme." Inspector Evans said.
Inspector Evans is confident the
|riffmen will win the pennant.
IT have doped 1t all ont and it
loks to me as IL washington will
bme out on top" he said. 1--WE
lay the same teams as New York
hd l know we will win just as
lany games as the Yankees. 1 see
bthing else but first place for
lucky Harris boys"
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
R|VERSEARCHED
FOR MANS
BODY
w. M. Lawrence browns In
Attempt to Rescue Wife,
Who Died of Fright

After an unsuccessful search Of
more than twenty-four hours, boat.
men and officials have not yet
recovered the body of Wilbur M.
Lawrence, 1852 @ street northwest,
who was drowned at Patuxtent
Beach, Md, yesterday in an effort
to rescue his wife, Mrs. Helen
Adams Lawrence, who died of heart
failure when the current bore her
away from shore.
Mrs. Lawrence's brother, H.
Windsor Adams, 1907 Park road
northwest, is directing the search.
He has taken charge Of the body
of his sister, which was recovered
yesterday and removed to the
Patuxtent Beach Hotel.
The couple had gone to the
beach, which is on the Patuxent
river opposite Solomon's Island, by
Saturday for a week. end
holiday. Mrs. Lawrence, with a
woman companion, had been float
iLg' on inflated automobile inner
tubes, when the current caught
them and carried them away from
shore. Neither could swim and
they cried for help. Lawrence. who
was unable to swim, and several
other bathers plunged into the
water and in the excitement Law.
FENCES disappearance was unno.
t!ced.
Mrs. Lawrence was dead when
brought ashore. DIR. j. p. Bean,
of Patuxent, declared death was
due to heart failure, caused by
fright. Her companion was unin.
jrred.
The couple were married in
Washington in November, 1921.
They were both employed as clerks
in the Veterans Bureau. They had
no children. Mrs. Lawrence was
the daughter Of Mrs. Eva W. Law.
renee, 1907 Park Road northwest.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
SHARE INJURED
DURING BOUTS
ON STRETEESS
Two Men, Cut With Knives,
Removed to Hospitals
Labor Days Toll

Labor Day In Washington was
observed with an unusually few
number Of traffic accidents, three
small collisions being reported to
police. But there were a half dozen
street fights. No one was seriously
injured.
Harry L. Lewis, white, 227 Second
street southeast, was struck on the
nose, which was broken by n fist
blow from Richard Holmes, colored,
26l4 West Gordon street, Philadel.
phia. Lewis was taken to Casualty
Hospital for treatment, and Holmes
was arrested.
Russell Dodson, 332 C street
southwest, cut over the right eve.
on the right arm and back with
Q knife by Isaiah Carter, of the
same address. the police report.
Dodson was taken to Emergency
Hospital. His condition Is not
serious.
Others hurt in fights were:
Waverly Pierson, 1249 Ninth street
northwest. cut with a sharp instru.
ment; Bertha Wo6dson, $50 Half
street southwest; Louis Rettigrew,
4 Railroad avenue southeast, ami
Edward Gather, 502 Twenty.third
street northwest.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
NEW LEIS|NGER
K|LL|NGCLUES
FRU|TLESS
Three Suspects Are Quizzed.
Policeman Buried With
Simple Rites
lowing the funeral Yesterday

Following the funeral yesterday
of Raymond Leisinger, slain po-
liceman, police continued the search
today for the persons who shot the
officer from speeding machine
last Thursday. They admit, how
ever, that the clues are not tan
gible.
Three suspects were arrested yes
terday and will be held for ques-
tioi1ing.
The colored woman in a pink
dress and her three male COM
panions who were arrested several
days ago, in connection with the
case, are still detained but police
have found nothing yet to connect
them with the killing and it is
expected they will soon be re-
leased.
The report that someone had told
the Second Precinct yesterday of
seeing a machine with bullet holes
in the back of the car and with
indications that the rear bumper
had been recently removed was
declared today to be false.
Simplicity marked the funeral Of
the slain patrolman. Both at the
home, 1841 Monroe street north
east, and at Glenwood Cemetery,
where the body found it's last rest.
ing place, the services were brief
and simple.
The services were conducted by
the Reverend Charles E. Fultz,
pastor of United Brethren Church,
who praised the spirit which had
carried the man to death while on
duty.
Members of the family and high
officials in the Police Department
we're grouped around the coffin
while along the street nearby men
and women gathered to pay honor
to the policeman.
The coffin was carried by six
policemen of the Second Precinct,
brother officers of Leisinger. They
were, Privates Stup, Christesen,
Montgomery. VINTAGE, Skinner and
Dorenbacher.
Contributions amounting to SPAS.
SO were received yesterday for the
fund for the relief of the family Of
the dead policeman. This brings the
total for the blind widow and her
two children. to 1881. Most OF the
contributions were small.
Another $50 was ADDED to the
fund today through the contribution
Of G. w. Babcock. son of the late
Congressman Babcock Of Wisconsin
Babcock reported his car stolen early
this morning. Within a couple OF
hours 1t was found by the police
and Mr.. Babcock donated the $50 to
the fund
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
POLICE FOIL ATTEMPT
TO "KIDNAP" BRIDE

Zela Mae Moore. 304 Twe'Ffh
street northeast, was saved from
kidnapping" just after her marriage
last night, when Headquarters De.
tectives Fowler, Darnall and Robey
interfered with a plan of some of
her friends.
After her marriage to Orville F.
Smith, 1910 r street northwest. in
the st. Johns chapter room OF the
Eastern Star, a group OF friendly
abductors were carrying her away
from the groom when the detectives
saw the connection and interfered.
After being released from the
mob" the couple shook hands with
everyone and went to thu home Of
the bride. They leave tfi4ay on a
motor trip through the North.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
Happy moments IN the
Hves Of office boys and
stenogs: Boss telephones:
"Pve got to be out of tolVn
today"
JINGLES JAKE.
THAT "AWFuLn GAME.

THAT WFUL" GAME.
"HurEah for Babe the King o.
just fling away your old straw hats.
At last we've trimmed the fighting
And cinched the pennant hOnOrs.
or course. they've chased US ali the
But we have settled them today
Babe Ruth has hit two homers.
"slx runs to three--the game is won.
With two short innings yet to come
Wen send those kids from washing.
Back to their pas and 'mommera.
They were too coclKy, dOn'tcher know ?
10 think they ever had q show
TO even smell the pennant dough
BABE" Ruth has hit two hOIners."
Two homers In q crucial game
Has "HOme-run Baker" come again?
The king Of Swats," long may he
Through times eternal summers.
What the deuce has broken loOse3
That etrong-ar slugger called the
Has cleaned the sacks-but what's
Babe Ruth has hit two homsrs.
Riff' Bang Bang! swashOO' The Fighting
Have filled the air with balls and
The game Ia Iost--put on your hats
Our pennant hopes are EOners.
Eight runs TO seven hits will do
We thought we had them beaten, too
Oh, bOyi We've met our Waterloo
In spite of Babes two hOmers,
WILL T. WHELAN.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
Of T ICIALS
FINISH
PLAN
Double Lamps 20 Feet High
Will Turn Pennsylvania Ave.
Into ''Oreat White Way"

Sixteenth street, from Lafayette
Square to Walter Reed Hospital,
hnd Pennsylvania avenue from
Fifteenth to Seventeenth streets,
Kill be made Washington's great
white way" under plans formu-
lated by District officials.
New types of lamps, more pow
lrful, and mounted on posts from
to 10 feet higher than those
bow in use will be installed on
Ehese thoroughfares within the
hext six months, it is planned.
1000 New Lamp Posts.
In addition, Commissioners J..
Franklin Bell, Assistant Commits.
Homer William H. Holcombe and
Electrical Inspector Warren B. Had
by, who comprise the Districts
lighting committee, plan to relight
Sther streets In the city.
One thousand new posts, equipped
With the best type Of lamps, will
be erected soon. They will replace
lntiquated gas light.
1t is planned to spend about $75,.
100 in the next few months to
make Washington streets brighter
Double lamps on posts 20 feet
high will be installed on Pennsyl-
lania avenue Single lamps on
losts Is or 1S feet high will be
II laced on Sixteenth street.
The installation Of these lights
Fill mark the. opening of an extern
i've street lighting program.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
HONEST DAYS WITH DAVIS
IS NEW CLUBS SLOGAN

Sale and distribution Of campaign
lttons bearing the slogan Honest
hys With Davis" will be begun
the Mcdonald. Washington Black
hrn Club which will open it's head
harters at the residence of Mrs.
bannie Blackburn Moran. 2315
massachusetts, avenue, tomorrow
Iorning.
,IThe club has been organized to
lmpaign for the election of the
hfnocratic candidates for President
ia Vice President. The formal
bening Of the cluD will take place
q meeting Thursday evening.
lrs. Moran Is the author Of the
bgan adopted by the club. Off.
lrs are Mrs. Moran, president; Mrs.
bse Gouverneur Hoes, Mrs. Edwin
Fuller and Mrs. Daniel G. Chace,
be presidents; Judge Rose Nc.
bnald, Of Berryville, Va, secre.
lry.treasurer, and Miss Eunice
hylor, corresponding secretary.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL
INQUIRY Is DISCUSSED

Plans for the Forthcoming Fed.
eral agricultural inquiry were dis.
cussed by the Cabinet today.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace
and Secretary of Commerce Hoover,
who are making preliminary ar.
rangements for the inquiry, report.
ed to President Coolidge on the
progress to date. Announcement
OF the personnel OF the committee
which will make the investigate
u expected shortly.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
DEMOCRATS
PROBING
CHARGE
q. o. P. imported Labor Men
To Hear Speech of
Accusation

A blast of ridicule is to be shot
at President Coolidge's gathering
Of labor men at the White House
yesterday. Organized labor is
up in arms over the assertion that
the members of the audience were
representative of the unionized
workingmen of the country.
A storm is brewing as both
Democratic national headquarters
here, and the La Toilette cam
paign managers, are eager to
know the details of what they say
was a ''cut and dried and care
fully worked up" gathering to
hear the Presidents Labor Day
address.
Accusations Made.
Accusations that the railruad
fares Of the III .laborites who at.
tended the meeting were paid by
the Republicans are heard; also
that their hotel bills and their taxi
fares were all paid for out Of the
Republican campaign Golfers
AS the names Of the labor men
at the White House are scanned,
officials OF the American Federation
OF Labor and allied bodies declare
that only one regular union is rep.
resented-that of the longshoremen,
which is dominated by r.. v. o'coa.
nor. chairman Of the Shipping
Board. Most of the others are not
even subordinate officials IT the
unions to which they are said to
Advertise in any newspaper for
men wanted to take part in A per.
sonally conducted trip to Washing
ton with all expenses paid" said
q labor leader today, ''and see how
many flies you attract. That IL
almost a parallel to what happened
in this case"
Charges are made that the Re.
publican campaign managers de-
clded that it was necessary to off.
set the John w. Davis and La Fol.
lette Labor Day speeches so they
sent out a hurry call for any labor.
ing men who carried union cards"
to hear President Coolidge make
speech.
Difficulty Encountered.
They had difficulty in getting &C.
ceptances from any well known
leaders and in consequence were re.
duced to taking anyone whom they
could attract by the lure Of a free
trip, to the Capital.
Daniel c. Roper, one of the
Democratic campaign managers, Is
carefully investigating every detail
OF the White House Labor Day
party. The American Federation
OF Labor is expected to issue q
statement about the affair in the
near future.
T. v. O'Conner, chairman of the
Shipping Board, bIJntly refuses to
confirm or deny the reports as to
the manner in which the Republi.
can National Committee is said to
have worked up the. demonstration.
Other administration officials are
silent, for the present at least.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
AUTO STRIKES YOUTH
lNJURLNG HIM SERIOUSLY

Run down by an automobile at
Nichols avenue and Pleasant street
southeast, Charles Henry Johnson.
fourteen. residing near Twelfth and
N streets southeast. was badly in
jured last night. Richard E. More.
land, 1851 South Carolina avenue,
was the operator Of the car.
The boy was taken to the Gas.
ualty Hospital in a passing car,
where his condition Is said to be
serious.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
SUMMER TONES,
AND SOME ARE NOT.

That a woman will be Governor of
Texas
Presents q question that almost
wrecks us,
For who can tell beyond q guess
II she'll be the Governor, or Gov
ernesS?
"GranpOp, which was furst, de chicken
or de egg" inquired little Jim.
Son." said his grandad. "dat's a ques-
ton dat ives got to leaf to Him.
But dis l does knO' an Ise bin
chicken fed,
YO' kin eat him fore he's born, an
eat him when he's daid."
"Where are you going my pretty
maid?"
Going gold digging, SIR" she said.
Some on the altar their hearts have
But wise ones prefer a hand with .
spade,
He had been q cub reporter and
gradually went mp higher,
His friends, recognizing his ascension,
presented him with Q Tyre.
OLD SOCKS.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
COOLIDGE SYMPATHY
SENT TO VIRGIN ISLANDS

esident Coolidge today SEM ,
message of sympathy to the gover.
nor Of the Virgin Islands, following
a hurricane which caused heavy
loss Of life and property damage
there. The message follows:
Am deeply distressed to hear
Of tragedy that has befallen the
people of the Virgin Islands. win
you convex, to them my sincerest
sympathy, Particularly to the be.
reaved rel ives Of those who have
been killed.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
IMPROVEMENT PLANNED
FOR WISCONSIN AVENUE

District officials are now making
plans for the Improvement of Wis
consin avenue northwest, from
Massachusetts, avenue to River road.
This thoroughfare, according to ten
tative plans, will be developed into
one Of the largest and most beauti.
full arterial highways in the city.
The car tracks of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, now
located on the sides of the avenue,
will probably be removed to the
center.
Congress has appropriated $3.50, 900
for the work. The avenue will be
so feet wide.
The Washington times., 1924-09-02
FACE CRACKERS.

SignOr Veronica dim Jones) had
two performing lions which he ex-
hlbited at country fairs. Return
ing to his home town, he housed
them in q shed In the rear OF his
dwelling and after supper went
down town to meet the boys. Ar
irving home with difficulty about
a. m. he tlptOed to the shed,
opened the cage door, cRept in
and slept with the lions. He had
seen his wife through the window
waiting for him.
Pat O'Houllahan was down with
the smallpOx. His wife said to
him,
"Patsy, yen a very sick mon.
Don't yea think had better send
for the good father2"
"No, Mary Ann, send for the
rabbi"
rabbi Is It? Sure, Patsy, yex
mind must be WANDERING"
"Wanderin' nuttin'. Would yex
be after havin' me give the good
father the smallpox"
OLD SOCKS.