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The Dolores star., 1924-03-07

Opportunities are not always at the
top of the ladder.
The Dolores star., 1924-03-07

w. D and L. A Starkey and families
of Cahone visited relatives Sunday in
Dolores.
The Dolores star., 1924-03-07

WANTED-Housework with private
family. by middle aged lady. Inquire
at Star office.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
Horrors Of Stocking.
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.

ADMIRAL BOYLE SOMERvILLE gave description,
"a in Blackwood's Magazine in February 1920 Of
"A inspection made armed merchantmen during
the which is very interesting.
The Admiral first described the arrangement board
warshp where there luxury but where everything
clean and tidy There were bathrooms for the
stokers.
On the merchantmen however, found conditions APP
palling The stokers slept in the hold Round the dirty
walls iron beds placed over the other
the place would hold fourteen in number Every bed
was occupied.
The stokers lay there black and wet just they had
down from the engine room Each man lay hudded
up on his ''donkeys breakfast which consisted of
coarse brown sack filled with DID, hard It
arranged mattress with square corners and
fattened the sides but simply hard stuffed sack
There other furniture of any Sort tables,
chairs, benches and the only place for clothes
narrow shelf which would hardly hold hat.
Al @ one memOe s dFoa every cG Ss fu
stew whatever else it happened to be- Each got
the dish passed around and took his portion Of the
horrible stuff in his hands and ate it sitting lying his
bed 1t far degrading sight than to the In
habitants Of There plates knives forks,
no table to have put them on not even bench sit
while eating. When the visitors asked where the stokers
bathroom the response plying smile and state
ment that such effeminate luxury completely un-
known among those 1t also said, The stokers
used to it. We are not particular board
That such conditions should react upon the health OF
the men is to be expected Sailors not only suffer from
accidents including drowning but also from many diseases
such as typhus and yellow fever.
There is for this, the Of the disease
and the way they spread known and there scientific
methods of prevention is for instance that method
applied by Gorgas in Panama As people know
how deal with diseases they become harmless and the
area of land in question is cleared of infection.
The question opens opportunity for the Red Cross
which probably the only society properly equipped to
handle the situation
Andrew Balfour quoted remark of Disraes to
the effect that "a great scientist and wit said three hun
dred years ago that there misunderstanding in the
Vugate for where Vanitas vantatum omna Vanitas
written what the Wise King had really said Santas
Sanitatum omna sanitas."
The health of the nation should always be uppermost
in the minds of it's ministers.
Both from the standpoint Of economy and humanity it
will be advantageous consider the health of the at
Copyright. clursN Newspaper syndae)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
Citizen Pershing a Welcome
Resident Of Washington
By BILL PRICE.

All Washington welcomes Citizen JOHN J PERsHNG
permanent resident Of the Capital of nation which
trusted him fully in the doing Of big things that brought
unying goes to his country and mperisable honors to
himself
Our hope is that nothing may interfere with the plans Of
Citizen" Pershng that will carry him elsewhere It is
fitting that the Capital Of this nation shall home and
that he shall remain close machinery that he helped
to make formidable in the final reckoning with Germany
and European miltarism.
President CANS Of the Washington Chamber Of Commerce
did good days work for his beloved city when he took
Citzen Pershng into that organization an honorary
member and started him the way to participation in the
affairs Of the District.
The great military cheftain made fine beginning when
he told the members Of the Chamber Of Commerce that he
was - Washngonian and stands for Washington" Less
than that not expected from him Although his military
assignments have been in many parts Of the world his years
Of efficient labor have been numerous in the Department
ITSELF His closest and intimate associates are in this
city, His dcep love for his country extends to the city from
which his country's destinies mainly directed
General Peshng is far from being an old man. but his
years Of active work and huge responsibilities entite him to
long season Of rest and the opportunity mingle with his
democratic fellow citizens sort Of private the ranks
Citizen Pershing struck gratifying keynote when he
told the Chamber Of Commerce that Washngtonans ought
70 have vote and their affairs Doubtless he
wildly recalls the principles for which this country is sup
posed to have fought in Europe feels that HOME RULE
ehoud apply here well of the small nations of
Europe or elsewhere.
# distinguished citizen will lend US his influence in
getting the right Of suffrage promise him big boost for
the job Of first Senator from the District In the Senate he
be real asset to the nation in governmental and political a
fairs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
FENCE lasts three years, dog three fences horse
"A three dogs and three, horses

FENCE lasts three years, dog three fences horse
"A three dogs and man three, horses
Many take less of their conscences than their
regulations.
I
Misfortune is often the daughter of good mother.
Mistakes through haste through doing thing
leisurely
Mans inhumanity to makes countless thousands
Loquacy storms the ear, but modesty takes the heart
He sleeps well who s'not that he has slept badly
There is no making good cloak Of bad cloth
It's safer to command the dead than the living
benefit cannot be conferred upon person unwilling
to accept.
When mans cloak is threadbare it is easy to pick
hole in it.
colt you may break, but old horse you never can
They that command the most enjoy themselves least
1t takes ten pounds Of sense to carry one pound
Of learning
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22

good companion makes heaven out of hell.
The love of power natural Unsuitable and coyed
by possession.
They love least that let men know their love-
lie begets lie till they come to generations.
It is better to be unborn than untaugh for ignorance
the root of misfortune.
Nothing is too high for man to reach, but he must
climb with and confidence.
IT'S better to bind children to you by gentleness
than fear.
Minds that have nothing to confer
Have little to preceive.
Books true friends that will neither flatter nor
dssembe be you but true yourself, applying that which
they teach unto the party greved and you shall need
other comfort counsel.
Under all speech that is good for anything there lies
silence that is better Silence is deep eternity speech
is shallow time.
Patience and gravity of bearing an essential part
Of justice
Wherever you are, do as you DONE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
GARRETT P. SERVISS SEEKS
BALL LIGHTNING FACTS
Little Known Of Phenomenon, But Scientists
Hope to Explain Causes.

IF YOU should see a ball Of
lightning" summon up all
u your sang froid, watch It's
motions and peculiarities with
great care and then, while the inn
preston Is fresh, write out all
the details and send them to
Professor W. J. Humphreys at
the Weather Bureau, Washing.
ton. II you could only send him
the lightning ball itself, no doubt
that would be cream Of evidence!
However, Professor Humphreys
is not one of those scientific
skeptics who believe nothing ex-
cept what has occurred, or been
seen. in their own particular lab.
oratories. On the contrary, he
expressly says, Most cases of
ball lightning aren't, but soma
are; and we want to understand
the cause and nature Of this rare
phenomenon" He also speaks of
1t as "the strangest of meteors.'
do not know whether PROBES.
sor Humphreys himself ever saw
a lightning ball; IL not, then his
statement that some are must
he based on the observations Of
others IN which, or in whom, he
has confidence. asut, If the phe-
nomenon, though real, is so rare
that even the best authorities on
such subjects are seeking for
elementary information about it,
how can there exist any criterion
for distinguishing between the
cases that "are" and those that
''aren't?"
Probably the reason for saying
that ball lightning does some
times occur is that something
like artificial examples Of 1t have
been produced. But 1t would be
presumptious to assume that
laboratory experiments have in
this matter laid down inflexible
laws for natures procedure, so
that all cases of ball lightning
which do not conform to the
model. must be rejected as he.
longing to the class Of the
"aren'ts."
I have never seen lightning
ball. but hope that IL i ever do
see one shall have courage
enough not to run away, and suf-
AACACAL 'COOAlCSS W OhAcOAO AIAC "
fill out a satisfactory bill Of par
ticulars on the points concerning
which Professor Humphreys spe-
cially desires information, to wit:
by whom seen; whether others
also saw it; when (date) and
where geographic locationI; stage
beginning, middle, or close) OF
storm: indoors or out; II indoors,
how il came in and how 1t de-
parted; single or many; duration;
color: size; shape; nature Of out.
line (sharp or blurry); noise; odor;
fixed in position or moving; II
moving, whether with or indie
pendent Of wind; direction OF mo-
ton vertical, inclined or hori-
zontaD; velocity; kind of motion
(smooth or jumpy): effeO.s pro-
dued: also anything else that was
observed in connection with It,"
Anyone who should be able to
fill out that whole program sue
cessfully. ought to be rewarded
with . ''Ph. D." or, better. with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
Attention, Match Users!
How Many Trees Can Be Charged to You Each Year9

Two hundred million dollars year is the worlds match
Dill means four trilion six hundred seventy five billion
six hundred and fifty million matches 20 up in smoke every
twelve months This includes those that work Uncle
Sam accounts for trillon and half Of this total.
How many trees does it take make those matches7 If
ycu have idle moment and have gone crazy figuring
the If Table, the Washington baseball team you may be
match consumption
These match figures used by Charles Lathrop Pack
president Of the American Tree Association in opening the
New England FOresy Conference That Of Packs
OF ressng upon the public the fact that putting idle land
Of u.s.
There are many other figures available. We use eight
million tons Of paper every year. This is four times the annual
consumption twenty-five years ago. The American people are
reading newspapers Great editions Of the
use acres Of trees that making pulp into news
print
There but way have cheap wood the cornerstone
Of every industry particularly home building and that is to
put the eghcne million acres of idle land to work growing
trees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
Sap and Salt

Things done in violence are
rarely done right.
Revenge pays smaller wages
than any other pursuit know Of.
You see yourself reflected more
In other mems vices than in their
virtues.
Ability is not considered neces.
sary in a candidate. Availability
Is what counts.
The professions do not really
object to advertising; they object
only to paying card rates.
There is this to be said in favor
of laying up treasures in heaven:
They are not subject to taxation.
Hez Heck says: 1.-THE prohibit
ton o. water would do a lot to
popularize it."
When the soup Is hot, the glut.
ton burns his tongue.
A piece of rope will scare a man
who was once bitten by q snake.
It's a fool dog that looks for q
scrap when his teeth are about
gone.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22

My Dear Laura-what an odd
viewpoint! Your letter seems to
say to me that your friends, per.
sons you have known but a few
years at best, are of more con-
sequence in your life and your
affection than those who are your
own-bound by ties Of blood and
tradition!
Is It possible that you truly,
In your heart, grow tired Of see-
ing their faces-father's. mothers,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the holiday
table? / think you must be very,
very young II your answer is
"yeS"-and that the years will
tinge your memory with sadness.
No, ! won't write against an.
niVerSaries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22

the much rarer IN. O." master
Observer.
But 1 really think that Profes.
sor Humphreys appeal deserves
to be taken very seriously and
am glad to help spread it. I hope
that he will succeed in gathering
some (many cannot be expected
valuable observations. He has
we'll indicated how to make them.
He says he has just read a whole
book about ball lightning, bur
that like Faust he is almost an
wise as when he began. ] have
myself read many accounts Of the
phenomenon, and it is true that
they are very deficient in scien.
tlfic material, though some OF
them have a thrilling quality not
inferior to that Of a good ghost
story.
Only those who have read some
OF these stories, which describe
the rolling over the floor OF a
crinkling, flaming or wickedly
glaring ball Of condensed light.
ming, which seems to be con.
vulsed with an intention inmedi.
ately to explode, and blow the
terror-frozen onlool1ers into eter.
nifty. can form a competent con-
ception Of the probable difficulty
of the task for whose perform.
ance' Tor the sake Of science. fu-
ture observers OF such spectacles
are invited to screw up their
courage and sharpen their wits.
1t may be added, as an induce.
ment to Danish fear, that, with
the rarest exceptions, according
: TO the books, these bombs of pure
electricity wait until they have
got out OF an open door or win
dow before blowing I'm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
By LUCY LOWELL

and even birthday festivals are
not what they were back in the
days when the evening fireside
existed. l know a woman who
sends her mother a gift every
birthday--but the two have not
met for five years
Still they do draw families to-
gether-these celebrations. And
anything which does the least
toward keeping alive the feeling
OF family will help toward re-
establishing the home and doing
away with the impersonal, almost
critical. relationship that threat
ems our future as a nation.
Copyright. 1924. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
Changing Your Body
Removing a ebay Window"

you live in house that doesn't exactly suit YOU have the
house changed, made bigger, windows wider etc.
The day coming when the house in which we all live the
human body will be changed radically as any private
dwelling ever
At Battle Creek surgeons have removed from Mr. Goodman
by surgical operation forty pounds Of unnecessary fat In
middle life accumulate in front what the doctors politely
call IAN apron The same operation recently performed
on one OF the richest and ables in the United States
That operation will simple in years come Surgeons
VIII do away with pain in childbirth And what more i'm
pOran they will perform operations to enlarge the cavity
tanning the puary gland giving that gland to grow thus
removing one great cause Of human inferiority
When understand glands as well as the electrician
understands his mechanism the efficiency Of the human race
will be increased at least one hundred per cent
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22

We Americans are losing our
homes too rapidly as 1t is. Big
brother has his interests and flies
to them the moment the evening
meal is over. Little brother has
his own friends, and is on his way
at the first possible instant. 1
know few sisters. who go out to-
gether.
And know few mothers and
fathers who do not spend long,
lonesome evenings at home. Or
perhaps they, too, nave their sep
arate sets of interests with vary
ing sets of acquaintance. For
even friendship is becoming rarer
with the loosely caught family
ties.
The Christmas and New Year
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
DirigibIes Too Slow
Fighting Hawks Are Needed.

The Nays big drgible Shenandoah will take part in
mimic against battleShps Not much that idea She is
too big too easily hit by anacraft guns slow She is
like inflated turtle sent to catch rabbits For that work
swift hawks necessary.
High speed flying machines starting out thousand at
Time each carrying bomb that would destroy any battlesp
win drive surface fighting ships from the sea- =
DiigbleS might be useful scientifically painted they
could sail 80 high as to be out Of sight But that would inter
fere with their aim.
In the next war; baehps will leave their harbors
In the last war with submarines and flying machines partly
developed the English and Germans afraid send their
fleets 70 sea-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22


All this listens very well to Henrietta The longer she 8
hustled for herself the keener she is to sit back and let
somebody else carry the job. So she sits back She
Grapes hexse about the Sturdy Oak And then the darn
thing falls And picks itself up, and leans her.
cry Sometimes one bunch of tears and tumble is
enough Sometimes it takes good many but in the end she
finds out that the only thriving vines vegetables and
'em
So that's my advice Henrietta disappointed BRIDE whose
Sturdy Oak trying to lean her. Stand up your
feet Henrietta and make the best of it. More
chung to than cling and in the end who shall say not
the happier for itf
Syndicate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22

fourteen, Elsie, and thought was getting
somebody to take care Of me, and it looks like
] got to take care Of him. don't mean he
won't work. He works, and stay home, but
it is the other things mean.
HENRIETTA
Yep, it's a hard pill to swallow. When
Henrietta covers her typewriter for the last
time, and shakes the office dust off her feet,
she treats herself to long, luxurious sigh of
relief. THAT'S over. No longer will she
have to be a Sensible, Strong Minded, In
dependent woman. She going to be Hens
little wife, and Hen doesn't like sensible,
strong-minded, independent women She's
just his little inspiration-his own dear little
girl, and he's going to take care of her, yes,
indeed, and shield her from the hard business
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22

at all He twentysix, Elsie and thought he would be
wonderful and he promised to take such of me- and
now that married he just stands back and waits for
to do everything had to hunt for the house
rented and he always complaining about little thing
the matter with him. and word about tired
ANYTHING told my girl friend who is divorced and she
sald oh, you never know till you marry him. They
all like that!''
Elsie they all like that so selfish and everythngY
Maybe am unreasonable but with the younger and
everything you would think he would look for me
little like he said he would, but nothing doing You would
think his mother Say these with their mother
n-law stores Maybe my husbands mother alive he
would get enough babying there and would do little for
me- guess sound foolish, but have worked since was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
ANNIVERSARIES
IN EAR MISS LOWELL:

fk0 EAR MISS LOWELL:
Will you please write
something in your col
umn against the craze for ami
versaries. I think the silly, way
that people rush 10 celebrate the
anniversary of almost everything
from birthdays to New Year is
sentimental and chastity.
Now that everything else Is
being modernized why can't we
bring this custom up to date by
dropping it. We young people
have our friends. We have plen.
ty OF good times without being
dragged to lot Of old fogey
family gatherings every few
weeks. LAURA M. p"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22

"HERE isn't woman in the world who
docsn yearn for wise, strong, noble,
Il beautiful Male to lean on. There isn't
a woman in the world who hasn't picked out
at least one likely looking male and tried it,
only to discover that he also picked her for
leaning post. He may be six feet two and
weigh 800, and she four feet ten and weigh
86. No matter. He's yearning for someone
to understand" him and comfort him when
he has cold in his head, or the other fellow
wins the golf cup. This is what every woman
learns before she dies, and Henrietta is about
to learn. Henrietta has written me all
about it.
DEAR ELSIE:
l am nineteen and bride Of two months
and disillusioned. It is not what l expected
Evening star., 1924-02-04
new SOVIET CHIEF
HAS q ASSISTANTS
Rykoff, Head of Council of Com
missars, Is of Peasant
Origin.
EXPECTED TO WIN PEOPLE
Trotsky to Continue in Office as
War Minister.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, February 4. - Alexis
Ivanovitch Rykoff. the newly chosen
head of the council of commissars,
will have four ass.s.ants-Leo Kam-
eneff, who also is chairman of the
council of labor and defense; Nj.
Tsurupa, commssar of food supplies
and chairman of the state planning
commission: NJ. Churbar, chairman of
the Ukraine council of commissars,
and NJ. Orkalaovili, premier of Geor-
gia.
The other federal commissars will
be George TChitcherin, foreign af-
fairs; Leon Trotsky, minister OF war:
Leonid kassin, minister of foreign
trade; M. kubichetf. minister of in
spection; NJ. Djerjinsky, head of the
supreme economic council: NJ. Bruk-
hanof, minister of food; NJ Sokolui-
kof, minister of finance; NJ Scnmiut.
minister of labor; NJ. Smyrnoff, min
lster OF posts and telegraphs. and NJ.
Rudzutuk. minister of transport The
latter Is the only new member of the
council. He succeeds to NJ. Djerjin-
Skys old post, and is a prominent
trade unionist. All the members of
the council naturally are communists
In addition to the council of COM
executive committee of twenty-one
members, seven from the council of
hatlonalltles, seven from the federal
council and seven jointly chosen NJ
halenln, the Russian peasant presi-
dent, is retained as chairman of the
executive committee, with NJ. Pet
ronky, president of the Ukraine CEN
tral committee, and NJ. Tcherdiakoff,
president of the white Russia com
mlttee, as copresidents
Tile list of other members of the
executive committee includes several
members of the council of commits
sars, including MN. Kameneffs Tsur.
upa, Smyrnof and Rudzutuk. in addi-
ton to the well known communists,
stain, kurSky and Rakoffky.
BY the new federal constitution
Doth the council of commissars and
the executive committee are invested
with executive and Legislative powers
betWeen sessions of parliament
Probably never in history has a par
Lament and government been so
quickly chosen.
Everything moved as though ma
nipulated by strings.
The Georgian, Orkalasvili and the
Ukranian, Churbar, are old-time party
members.
Rykoff, who is in Ill health, has
been unable to attend any of the
recent conferences of the soviet lead
ers. His peasant origin is counted
upon to win the support of the peas
ants. He is a strict adherent of
Leninism. and has few if anv active
antagonists in the communist party.
While Trotsky remains ill the af-
fairs of the army will be in the
hands of his chief assistant, NJ. Ska
lansky.
Evening star., 1924-02-04
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