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Evening star., 1924-06-07
GUNFIRE BREAKS PIPES.
Conclusion Damages Mains q.
Miles From Camp Knox.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June Con
cussion from heavy artillery fire at
Camp Knox, more than twenty five
miles away, caused two broken water
mains early today. Citizens of Louis
Vile reported dishes Jared from their
shelves. Nearer Camp Knox fright
ened residents awakened between /
and 2 am. said their houses were
shaking and feared an earthquake.
Seventy-five millimeter guns were
being used. The firing lasted about
twenty minutes.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
PROGRAM Cut and Dried.
BRITISH PACT REFUSED.
Irak Assembly Rejects Treaty Un
til GUARANTEES Given.

BEIRUT. Syria, June IA dispatch
from Bagdad states that the Constit-
uent Assembly Of Irak has refused
to ratify the Anglo-Irak treaty. The
assembly demands that the British
government give a written promise
regarding the modification which
Great Britain agreed to make in the
treaty after its ratification.
One of the main points of the
agitators against ratification has been
that the British failed to guarantee
against surrender of the Vilayet of
Mosul to Turkey.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
the outset. The battle shifted to the

west.
In the first primary of importance
South Dakota's proposal conference
the same state which had instructed for
Calvin Coolidge in 1920, came forth with
an Endorsement. 1t was significant of
Mr.. Coolidge's strength in the west
This was on December 4. One can
not exaggerate the Importance Of
that South Dakota primary. First
of all, it contradicted the advice of
those who had been urging Mr.. Cool
idge to stay out of primaries al
together and to make a passive cam
paign. Secondly, it led to indorse-
ments in the primaries of neighbor-
ing states
Copyright, 1924)
Evening star., 1924-06-07
VIRGINIA MAY SUPPLY
NATIONAL PLATFORM
State Convention Leaders Expect
Glass to Dominate New
York Session.
SEE SENATOR AS NOMINEE
Effort Will Be Made to Break
South's Jinx at Norfolk.
By Consolidated Press.

BY consolidated Press.
RICHMOND. Va June 7.-Virginia,
overwh elmingly Democratic, is tickled
to death today. She is getting reacy
to carry Senator Carter Glass poll
tical platform and Senator Carter
Glass himself to the national con-
vention at New York and believes
she will oust the south's jinx. She
thinks the convention will accept
them both.
Democratic party leaders in Vir-
ginia expressed confidence today that
the platform which will be adopt
ed by the Democratic national con-
vention in New York city would be
the one written at the state conven-
tion in Norfolk by Senator Glass next
Wednesday. Senator Glass, accord
ing to Democratic wiSeacres here,
will be chairman of the resolutions
committee and will frame the state
Democratic platform virginia's
delegates to the national convention
will present that platform to the ma
tional body and they believe it will
be received as Carter Glass outline
of. policy was received as the back
bone of the Democratic platform at
San Francisco in 1920.
These Jeffersonian wizards, who are
hanging about state offices and hotels
here today in preparation for next
weeks seances at Norfolk, further say
that this platform, Carter Glass own
convictions politically, will make
Carter Glass the Democratic nominee
for President.
In brief, that platform will call for:
A firm attitude toward other gov
ernments; place in the league of
nations; enforcement of the dry law;
a strict conservation policy, and re-
ligious liberty a la Jefferson.
Virginias political chiefs will attend
the Norfolk convention. Representa-
tive A. j: Montague. representing the
congressional district which gave
America Patrick Henry, William
Henry Harrison and John Tyler will
be there; and preventative Otis
Bland of the district which furnished
George Washington, James Monroe
tive r. Walton Moore, mentioned as
Virginia's next governor. from James
Madison's and Zachary Taylors home
district and Representative Patrick
Henry Drewry. from the district where
John Randolph of Roanoke" was
born; and Representative Harry st.
George Tucker from that which gave
the country Wilson: and Representa-
tive Thomas w. Harrison from the
district whence came the immortal
Jefferson himself. And all will back
Carter Glass platform-and Carter
Glass
Program Cut and Dried.
So the program is cut and dried.
The ten districts will have their dele
gates in Norfolk by 10 am. Wednes-
day. There will be short district
meetings when each district will set
tie on its delegates to New York,
and will name members of various
committees. The state convention
will assemble then. Within a short
time the resolutions committee will
frame its outline of policies. Senator
Carter Glass will present it. And
though the junior senator from Vir-
ginia still insists that he is for Nc
Adoo, Virginia convention will insist
that it is for Glass to the last ditch.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
Imagination.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Here's a cooking expert who says
to use imagination in your cooking"
"Um. And what is this, my dear?"
Veal potpie."
'Uh. Imagination in the eating will
do no harm" j.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
British Squadron Visits Hawaii.

HONOLULU, June IA special
service squadron of the British navy,
headed by the battle cruiser Hood,
arrived here yesterday for a visit of
one week.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
CONGRESS SPEEDS
LEGISLATION WITH
ADJOURNMENT DUE

CONTINUED from First Page
Evening star., 1924-06-07

Copyright, 1924.)
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-09-11
Che.
American
. Legion
Copy for This Department Supplied by the
American Legion News Seryice)
MILLIONS IN BACK
PAY NOW IN SIGHT

Payment Of millions of dollars In
back compensation to disabled World
war veterans depends upon the out
come of controversy between the ma
tional rehabilitation committee Of the
American Legion and the United
States veterans bureau.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the
veterans bureau, has issued prelimi-
nary Instructions to field offices that
payment of retroactive compensation
to those persons whose cases have
been presumptlvely connected with
service under section 200 of the World
war veterans act of 1924, may not be
made for any period before the date
of the approval of the act on June Z,
1924. Watson B. Miller, chairman of
the Legion committee, has taken issue
with this view.
Mr.. Miller declares that there is In
the phrasing of the law a definite
suggestion of retroactivity In that the
time man acquired his disability Is
placed back within period now some
years remote"
No claims which have been con-
nected with service by historical facts,
wherein under the provisions of Sec
ton 210 Of the act compensation may
be paid retroactively for one year
prior to the filing of the claim, the
amount depending upon the physical
condition of the claimant during that
of hu fiaa hfI~ 70
preliminary ruling, it was pointed out.
The Legion purposes, it was learned.
to place upon the same status those
claims which have now been con-
nected with service through the OPP
Grafton of the 1presumptiFe" clause OF
the new act.
The Importance of the ruling can
easily be recognized when 1t is stated
that during the first month of opera
ton under the presumptive provision
$500 tuberculous, $500 neuropsychi-
atric and $50 amoebic dysentery
cases, making a total of $500 claims,
were connected with service and
placed upon compensate basis.
These cases alone, at the hospital
rate, 1t was declared, involve a half
million dollars In compensation each
month.
If the Legion wins Its point, the
benefits to the men involved would be
enormous. The fact that the bureau
has not yet issued permanent regu-
lation covering this point, although
1870 49, &v.,o ,,aop+bo bava roccod
since the passage of the act, Is taken
to indicate the possibility Of favor
able decision.
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THE VANISHED POMPS OF
YESTERDAY

u DWARD, the seventeen-year-old
IL son Of my next-door neighbor, was
in state Of mind. He was going to
take HIS girl" to party and was a
good deal humiliated because the fam
lily did not own a coach or limousine.
and the journey from her house TO the
scene of the social orgie-a distance
of four or FIVE bloeks-wousd have to
be made in an open car.
ats rotten luck to have to take
girl that way" he complained TO his
mother, all sympathetic as mothers al
ways are. Il don't know what she'll
think. All the other fellows have
closed Packards or Marmons, and l
have to go In an open Buick" 1t was
indeed a cruel fate
1t was not thus when / was seven
teen. We went in style then. I was to
take Hattie Barlow to the Fourth Of
July celebration In Mink Grove. She
was a mighty pretty girl, and she was
thirteen. 1t seems little young now,
as think it over, but that fact never
occurred to me then.
made elaborate preparations for
the event. / washed the lumber wagon
and swept 1t out carefully. | made
fresh cushion for the spring seat. and
tied a new ribbon on the long buggy
whip / carried. / trimmed the names
and tails of the mules I was to drive
and brushed and curried them until
their coats shone like ebony, though
didn't know much about ebony then.
We went In the morning so that we
could be part of the parade which was
headed By the local band and lead by
Taylor Rowlett riding a spirited bay
horse and wearing beautiful red sash
made of shiny paper muslin. It was
some parade! / remember that Hattie
wore a white sflirtwaist and bright
blue silk skirt that her aunt had sent
her from Boston Her hat was white
with a band of yellow daisies around
It, and as I said, she was mighty
pretty.
/ had two dollars and a half 70
spend. We stayed all day and had
lunch In the grove, and rode the merry
BO-EOu1Ns anu dlC iAC ~ CoAAs anu wy
corn balls, and everything but dinner
we ate at the Martin house. the big
hotel In town. It was the first time
had ever eaten at hotel and It cost
me twenty-five cents each for the
dinner. but there were no tips We
didn't start home until after the fire.
works. We drove slowly. and the moon
was shining and the night birds were
calling and, as think I've said before,
she was mighty pretty. and was very
happy amid the splendor Of 1t. But
it's all vanished now, though Sir Fred
erick Hamilton didn't have thing on
us that night
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Uncle Sam Reports to
Legion on Insurance

The United States government, big
gest insurance company in the world,
is not maintaining the reputation Of
insurance companies as to profits, ac-
cording to figures recently released to
American Legion officials in Washing
ton regarding the war risk term in
surance In May, 1924, the total
amount of money received by the vet
Grams bureau In premiums on war risk
term Insurance policies was approx
mately $4200OO,OO0. The total pay
ments made by the bureau up TO that
time for permanent disability and
death claims were more than $520.O00,-
600. In addition, the government still
has liabilities against it for unpaid in
stallments of death and total disabil-
ity claims Of more than 81 900, 600, 900.
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SELF-ENTERTAINMENT

Drank MARSHAL lives in the viii
l. lage near which / was born. He
was a farmer until he was forty-five-
a prosperous farmer whose land had
been left him by his father. He had
never really worked hard He had
gone TO the district school until he
was fourteen and his father had even
sent him to boys academy for
time and had offered to put him
through college, but he was not fond
of study, he saw nothing very prac-
teal in books or in education, and he
came back home at the end of his first
year at the academy and announced
that he was through. He went TO work
on the farm, and a few years latsS.
his father having died. he Inherited
it and took charge o. it.
He developed no interest outside of
the routine work In which he was en-
gagged. He had no avocations, no hob
bies no recreations, He never read
book so far as l know; he had no IN
terest in newspapers excepting in the
one or two technical agricultural pa
peTs which his father. had subscribed
for and which he paid for each year
In an uninterested way. He had no
interest in music; he could not play
game; the details OF travel confused
him and got on his nerves. He was
totally without resources for self-en-
tertainment 1t had never occurred to
him when he was young that old age
would one day catch up with him and
separate him from his old occupation.
ana If he were then 10 be happy there
must be something within him to form
q hasis of that happiness.
lie moved to iowa when he was
forty-f1ve and gave I'd work. He sits
by the radiator In winter and on the
porch in summer. refsless and discon-
tepted. His chief interest Is tending
the furnace in winter and moving the
lawn in summer He has four times
as much money as Ire can spend, but
he's wretchedly unhappy because he
haR meyer learned 10 enjoy himself.
One OF the happiest persons l ever
knew was an old lady, blind and bed
ridden. She had read widely and this
reading had taken her into fields Of
poetry and romance. and into every
foreign country on the globe. AS she
lay in bed her mind WAS filed with
beautiful memories; her Imagination
carried her far away from the scene
of her misfortune. She repeated to
herself the beautiful things she had
committed to memory: she sat with
the people she had met in history and
biography and fiction No one who
visited her was ever impressed with
the fact that she was helpless and
blind, for her mind was full OF things
for her own entertainment.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-09-11
NeuO York Elks Praise
Massachusetts Legion

Expressing appreciation of the
courtesy of the American Legion In
assigning a detail of service men for
the assistance and accommodation Of
the visiting Elks in convention at Bos-
ton recently, the New York Elks sent
a letter to General Edwards, comman-
der of the Massachusetts Legion, as
follows:
81 am sure you will be pleased to
learn that the men conducted them
selves admirably and made a very
pretty showing in the parade. We re-
ceived all along the line of march APP
plause, and feel that much of this
was due to the fact that we had these
men at the head of our line. The
young men whom you sent were In
deed fine examples Of sturdy soldiery
and American ruggedness. Signed.
New York Elks."
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Must Not Delay Filing
Compensation Claims

Advice from the national headquar-
ters of the American Legion at In
dianapolis, urges all ex-service men
not to delay in the filing Of their adj
tusted compensation claims as a
safety first" measure. There is a
provision of the compensation law,
section COL, whereby only the face
value of the Insurance policy win be
paid beneficiaries If the veteran dies
before filing his claim, whereas, If the
claim has been filed, beneficiaries re-
ceive the matured value of the policy.
The Legion points out that, inasmuch
as there are two veterans deaths in
the United States every time the
hour hand passes from one hour to
the next, there is real danger in care
less delay in filing OF applications.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-09-11
Ten Years After: What Is the Gain to the World
From the World War?
From Symposium in American Legion Weekly.

~ EN- JOHN PERSHING-Whe probably too close 70
the definitely judge of its general benefits mankind
yet the victory did result preventing domination by utocrac
with all its disastrous effects upon civilization and the evidence
is clear that the free peoples the world will unite resisting such DOM
mating domination.
Sir Arthur Cu commander chief of the Canadian eped
fonay ocWe gained appreciation and better realization
of wars unpeakae its dreadful hardhps its cruel slaughter
and its aftermath Of loneliness and broken hearts We know
tonal discord deuson and a lie.
American soldier No. 100000 who served the ranks throughout
the and staff geant-Ahough claim that
result the World the world has been made sae for democracy
it that the American principle that governments derive their
just from the the governed has for the first me
impressed upon European minds
Sir Phillip Gibbs British crpondentThe only gain the
inspiration that from the vaor of youth and its ready
rifce for ideals higher than selfnterest
Macmillan Harden German editor and pubicis-The certainty
that has lost its last glowing charm of romantic hay Of knight
hood and has become endless of industrial matter and
physical and chemical devils work
Samuel Gomper president the American Federation of Labor
The world gained freedom from the of organized ma
peram without which all peoples later would have been
enchanted.
Adams is sys-
industrial efficiency achieve the Of slaughter and desuc
ton Among the living growing determination abolish for
the sake of those who gave their lives to end it.
John Maynard English economist author Of Economic Conse
quences of the Peace"-I don't know
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-09-11
IF YOU HAVE TUBERCU-
LOSIS; STAY HOME

ONE of the common beliefs about
~ tuberculosis Is that climate Is Of
great Importance in its treatment. AS
soon as person discovers that he has
tuberculosis, his friends and relatives
at once begin to plan to send him to
California, Colorado, Arizona, Florida,
the White mountains, or the Adircn-
dacks.
This is not surprising when we re-
member that for many years doctors
held the same opinion. A hundred
years ago, when a young man went
into a decline" 1t was customary for
the attending physician to order a
long sea voyage. Sometimes the man
came home well. Sometimes he never
came back When the cause of tuber-
culosis was first recognized. about for
ty years ago, it was common for doc
tors TO send their consumptive patients
to California or Colorado. Later on,
New Mexico and Arizona became pop
ular resorts for consumptives.
Many of these unfortunates have lit
tie money, most of which is spent to
take them to the place where they
vainly hope TO regain their health.
Homesick, Ill, unable to get the care
and the comforts they need. they die
far away from their loved ones, or re-
turn, exhausted, to die In a few weeks
or months.
We know now that tuberculosis Is
not a disease of any one locality or
climate. AS 1t occurs anywhere. so 1t
can be cured anywhere. A mild cli-
mate is not necessary. Cold air is
better for consumptives than warm air
Ones chances of getting well at home
are better than anywhere else.
Just as we have learned that no
medicine will cure tuberculosis. so we
have also learned that no climate win
cure Ii.
There are four things which every
consumptive must have ii he wishes
to have chance 10 recover. These
are rest. fresh air, good care and nour-
ishing food. These he can get in any
locality and in any climate. He can
probably get them better at home than
anywhere else.
If you have tuberculosis, don't spend
your money on railroad fare Save 1t
for good food and care. Sleep ont
doors wherever you are and rest Until
nature has overcome the effects OF the
disease.
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Here Is What the Public Really Pays Money to
See in the Movies


all kidding and talk of art aside what the public really
cabaret lively fighting swell clothes
cute kids (aso dogs catsl Hears and Flowers love
stories f well done and other gmpses
high society stuff especially about married life the RICH
fappers and jazz and old home stuff.
Kids course only delight of senimenasts But in
there nmenasts than suspect
Society of appeal 1t only human nature to
much spend We like
ming envy dappa To learn that the rich have troubles and
falings fills with Of delight
If you list of boxo points you will find that
appeal conspcuousy lacking There intellectual
appeal pictures picture be inengenty produced and
intelligent But in the last analysis cannot be consd
cred an If this fault at least the motion picture
Ia company with music painting and sculpture all of which
- sp0 primitive and innate of beauty
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-09-11
Soldier Peddler LarU
Is Regarded os Unfair

The so-called soldier peddlers' law"
In effect in the state of Minnesota
should be repealed, according to res
olution passed by the state legislative
committee of the American Legion OF
Minnesota The law enables former
service men to peddle without a
license. The Legion points out that
under the law many outsiders have
come into the state at various times
and competed with local merchants
who are paying taxes and who are de
serving of the patronage of the con-
sumner. The Legion legislative body
also suggested that law prohibiting
aliens from teaching In the grade
schools be passed.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-09-11
HOW TO KEEP
WELL
DR.. Frederick R. Green,
Editor of Health"
WIPING OUT MALARIA BY
DESTROYING MOSQUITOES

THE mosquito is the only insect
4 which carries malaria.
1t can not be gotten by might air"
the use of stagnant water, living or
sleeping in damp or shady houses. or
living with another malaria patient.
But mosquitoes are found wherever
there are stagnant pools for breeding
places and damp and shady spots tor
them TO live in during the daytime
In early times. it was noticed that
malaria often developed In new conn
tries. with the breaking up of the soil.
and disappeared after the land was
drained and settled. This was because
breaking up the soil caused depres-
sions and hollow places in which wa
ter collected. Later on, as the ground
was drained, the mosquitoes disap-
peared, because their breeding places
were destroyed.
The female mosquito lays her eggs.
from 40 to goo at time, in stagnant
pools; on the margins of ponds and
fresh-water lakes; In roadside bitches
and ruts; even in tin cans and broken
bottles.
The eggs hatch In two or three days
and the young females soon begin to
lay eggs so that If breeding-plaees are
present, they increase in enormous
quantities.
However much of a nuisance they
may be, mosquitoes are harmless I'M
til they have bitten a malarial patient,
so that the disease can be prevented
either by destroying the breeding
places of mosquitoes or by protecting
all malarial patients from mosquitoes
by the use of mosquito nets and
screens.
If both of these methods could be
followed with complete success, ma
laria would entirely disappear, just as
yellow fever is now rapidly disappear
ing from the earth.
The breeding of mosquitoes can be
prevented by draining all stagnant
pools Of water and destroying all pos
sible breeding-places. II these swamps
or pools cannot be drained, crude oil
is put into the water. This forms
coating on the top or the water and
when the mosquito larvae come up to
breathe, they are unable to penetrate
this film and die from suffocation.
Mosquito control was first devel-
oped on a large scale by General Cor
gas in the Canal Zone. In 1906. when
Gorgas went to Panama, there were
nearly $4,000 cases of malaria among
the $4,000 employees working on the
canal. Today there is practically no
malaria in the Canal Zone. Wiping
out malaria in Panama cost the gcv-
eminent $3.50 year per person, less
than l cent day-about the cost Of
a stick of gum.
State boards of health have worked
out methods for malaria control, es-
pecially in our Southern states. so
that any community can be free from
malaria at a very slight expense.
If you have malaria in your family
or your community, it's your own fault.
Get busy and stop it.
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Legion Home Company,
NetU Ohio Institution

The American Legion Home COM
pany, of Conneaut, Ohio, was recently
Incorporated at Conneaut, under the
state laws of Ohio and received Its
charter in which the following pro-
visions were included: This corpor-
alton is formed for the purpose Of
promoting, assisting and fostering
civic organizations, for the support
and advancement of patriotic prin-
ciples through local and community
groups and societies organized for
charity, education and recreation"
According to a Legion official, the COM
pany has $1,000 with which to start
the ball rolling on its Community Bet
terment campaign