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Evening star., 1924-10-17
THINKS VETERANS
IN LINE FOR DAVIS.
Chairman Shaver Also At
tacks Coolidge for Delaying
Action on Sugar Tariff.

Glenn L. Shaver, chairman of the
Democratic national committee, in
three statements given out at COM
mittee headquarters, predicted that
veterans of the Civil and World Wars
will support John w. Davis for the
presidency; accused the Department of
Justice of delaying the prosecution of
Charles B. Forbes and criticized the
President for failing to reduce the
sugar tariff.
The President Mr.. Shaver said in
his first statement. apparently intends
TO delay action on the sugar tariff
until after election, with a continuing
heavy loss to the consuming public.
Talks of Forbes Indictments.
Discussing the Forbes indictments
the chairman declared the Veterans
Bureau frauds case brought against
him in Maryland had been postponed
until next January, and that brought
in Chicago until November "a. Thus,
he said, the cases both had been
postponed at the Instance of the
Coolidge administration until after
election"
This effort of the Coolidge admin
lStration to prevent the trial of the
Forbes cases in the closing days of
the campaign" he continued. is in di-
rect contradiction to the promises
that President Coolidge gave the peo-
pie last February when he was max
ing a political speech before the: Ma
tional Republican Club in New York.
Referring to the numerous instances
of corruption in the administration
then under public discussion, Presi-
dent Coolidge said:
There will be imme diate, adequate.
unShrinking prosecution. criminal and
civil, to punish the guilty and to pro-
int
Now the Department of Justice,
whose head is member of the Pres
idents cabinet, on its own initiative
and despite the objections Of the at
torneys for Forbes, has delayed the
trial of this former Republican Off
Cial.
Cites Probable Explanation.
The explanation is probably to be
found in the fear of the Republican
administration that the frightful
management of the Veterans Bureau
will be revealed in the testimony.
Pre- sident Coolidge could have pre-
vented the postponement of the
Forbes trial in the court at Balti-
more. He had control, through his
Attorney General, or the local dis
trict attorney. But he is evidently not
willing in this specific instance to
make good the promises he uttered
in his political speech eight months
ago"
Declaring that three out Of four
service men and women of the World
War and two out of three veterans
of the Civil War" are supporting
John w. Davis. Mr.. Shaver said in his
third statement that thousands of
dollars were being spent by the Re
publicans ito develop a Republican
Service League and to win votes from
La Toilette by attacking his war
record"
Evening star., 1924-10-17
Placing the Blame.
Prom Pearson's Weekly.

Prom Pearson's Weekly.
Travers-You have actually sent a
bill with my clothes. What an insult!
How dare you.
keepers fault, sir. He got you
mixed up with those who pay
Evening star., 1924-10-17
JOHN B. MILLER DIES,
Forty-Five Years Washington Res
ident Succumbs to Illness.

John b. Miller, 70, resident of
Washington for the past As years,
passed away at his late residence,
1405 Lawrence street northeast,
Brookland, D. c.. Yesterday afternoon
Evening star., 1924-10-17

that tho association is stronger than
ever and cities reports of the finance
committee for the last two years. as
follows:
Evening star., 1924-10-17
OCTOBER, 1923.

President Smith also called atten-
ton to a letter received from Repre-
sentative Thomas l.. Blanton of
Texas relative to the alleged failure
of the Commissioners to grant mem
bers of the force one day off in seven
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Rome Also KnesO Strikes

Off1cials of the American Federation
Of Labor, among whom are some stu
dents Of the classics, have discovered
that ancient Rome was no more i'm
mune to strikes than modern New
York or Chicago. They have discov-
cred that Livy and Ovid described a
strike Of musicians in Rome.
The strikers, who belonged to the
guild Of musicians (tibicines) refused
to work because, the banquet which
was additionally accorded them every
year at the expense Of the state was
omitted in 81 B. c.
The musicians all left Rome and
went to Thur to await overtures from
the state. The situation created by
the walkout was very embarrassing to
the authorities, for the sacrifices could
not be carried out without music. The
men were finally lured back by STRAIT
egy. They were served freely with
wine and taken to Rome .dead to the
world.r The men won their strike,
however. for the authorities decided
that a privilege 80 long accorded had
become q right and the banquet was
restored.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Nitrate of Soda

Nitrate of soda, which, as highly
concentrated source Of nitrogen, was
first recognized in the older countries
of Europe, is now becoming an article
Of worldwide consumption, even such
naturally fertile countries as Egypt.
the West Indies and the Hawaiian is
lands employing fair quantities both
in cotton and sugar culture. Fortu,
nately for the rapidly expanding de-
mand for nitrate of soda the enormous
supplies now known to exist in the
desert regions Of Chile are estimated
to last at present rate Of consumption
for the next 300 years. Less than 10
per cent of the territory where nitrate
Is likely to be found has so far been
exploited and the vast areas still. to
be opened up will, for many years to
come. provide the nourishment for the
impoverished soils of the pnited
States and Europe,-Grace Log.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
China Had Great Ruler
in Chin Shih Huang

Fifty miles south Of the Chinese
city of Peking has been discovered
the walls of an ancient city, which
fiourished over 1000 years ago. The
walls embrace greater area than the
walls Of Picking and lie buried at an
average depth Of four feet. Late in
the Second century B. c., there arose
a king in the then comparatively small
China who compared favorably with
Alexander In conquests and empire
building and whose empire lasted al
most until the present day. This was
Chin Shin Huang, or Shin Huang III
(.The First Emperor"), whose rule
ending in 200 B. c., marks the close of
the feudal period and the beginning
of the empire in Chinese history. Shin
Huang II subdued the feudal princes,
built the famed great Chinese wall
and successfully defended the country
against the Tartars from the north,
standardized money, transportation,
writing and other things which aided
naturalization, and destroyed as much
Of the ancient classics and traditions
as possible, with the idea that the
history of the Chinese empire should
begin with his reign.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Women Who Are Heads
of Large Enterprises

Man beQueaths his business to girl
secretary because "she Is the only one
who knows how to run 1t properly
Business women are no rare things
these days. the Philadelphia Inquirer
observes. A conspicuous example Of
one Is Mrs. Mountz who was q dele.
gate to the 1924 Republican national
convention.
Mrs. Mountz has successfully man
aged an extensive coal business
For years the great steel mill al
Coatesville was operated by woman
whose energy and enterprise equaled
that Of any man.
A young woman is q leading factor
In one Of Philadelphia's largest milk
companies.
One OF the largest orchardists In
Montgomery county is woman.
After William Weightman died his
daughter, now Mrs. Penfield. carried
on the business and was capable Of
managing big as well as small details
What was for many years Philadel
phia's largest drug store was lona
managed by granddaughter Of Chris
TOPPER Marshall. Its founder:
Women were In successful control
here Of large hospital and medical
college.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Good Motto for Life:
"Bring Out the Best

DID you ever stop to think what
kind of woman your wife would
have been If you had not asked her to
marry you? Or did you ever imagine
what type of man your husband
would have been If you had not an
swered "Yes"2
Have you ever crushed any ambi-
ton, chased away any talents or driven
inspiration from your household
What have you done to increase or de-
velop your life partners talents7
Whether you are aware Of 1t or not,
you have either brought out the best
side of this partners life or buried all
that was good in him or her.
A good many Of us possess two
sides. There are more Doctor. Jekylls
and Mr.. Hydes in the world than we
realize. How frequently your opinion
of a man and some one else's do not
tally! You will often say: II can't
see how Brown tolerates Jones; he's
the meanest man In the world!" And
yet Brown has found the better side
of Jones.
Have you found the better side Of
your husband or swife? Have you
done anything to bring that better side
to the frOnt?-Chicago Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Londoners Take to Charms

For centuries the hair from an ele-
plants tail has been worn as charm
by superstitious natives Of the East.
But only recently has this ancient pre-
caution against the evil eye pene-
trated to London. New charms made
from elephant hair are sold In the
form OF rings and bracelets. Rings
may be obtained from $2.25 upward
and bracelets cost about the same
price, although those with gold spiral
mounts run up to $3.50 or more.
A very popular bracelet has a gold
clasp with portly elephant In white
enamel hanging from circle OF hair;
another has a strand Of gold Wire
twisted with hair. Signet rings have
the hair set in half the hoop at the
back. There are also twisted rinss
and plain ones without the signet.
There is nothing very attractive
about elephant hair, but the jewelers.
have done their best with rather un
promising material and produced va
riety of charms for those who wish
for good luck.-New York Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Jauanese Houses BY No
Means Things of Beauty

The clay walls which surround a
Balinese farm in Java are usually two
or three meters high. Very often they
rest upon foundation Of stones and
are covered with a heavy layer Of
rushes which are to protect them from
destructive tropical rains. A door In
the wall is closed at night with wood
en- or bamboo planks, the Detroit
News states.
The walls around farms Of "DOeng-
gavas" or district mayors, are usually
built of more substantial material.
The same is true Of the homes Of
Balinese princes. Yet while these
latter houses may be deliberately dec
GRATED they resemble the more humble
dwellings in that they are exceedingly
filthy. The numerous members Of the
family = parents, brothers, sisters.
nieces, nephews, married or unmar-
ried-live in q single house.
The pigs, dogs and goats found on
every Balinese farm are kept in a
separate hut. The loan huts are usu-
ally built upon wooden elevations and
are exceedingly ugly and ungainly.
On each farm one will also find
bamboo baskets to house the fowls.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Guiana Blosv Gun

Perhaps the most elaborate form of
blowgun Is that made by the Indians
of the Guianas. 1t consists of an inner
tube fashioned from a certain palm
which grows very thin and straight.
The pithy center and the knots are
knocked out with hardwood stick,
and the bore, about one-half inch in
diameter, is ground to machine ,fin-
ish with rough leaf which cuts like
sandpaper. This barrel Is then in
closed for protection In an outer cas-
ing made Of two lengths of hardwood
grooved down the center, glued to-
gether and bound with ornamental
cane and beadwork, says the Detroit
News,
A lip piece of carved wood is care
fully fitted, and sights are added
actual front and rear sights. the latter
open, the lower jaw ana canine teeth
Of some small Jungle cat-and the
weapon is then completed xarabalan,
field piece Of some eight to ten OF
twelve fest In length, according to the
available length of the original inner
tube.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Christian Name John
Easily Most Popular

A compilation Of : the Christian
names of army officers contained in
the official Army Register for 1924
shows the relative frequency Of oc-
currence Of these names. The reg
lister gives the names Of 1881 off,
cers-11 1854 on the active list and
2,197 on the retired list. AS the
Christian name Is not given In the
case Of sixty-four names the list shows
the record for 1857 officers.
The first five names John, william,
Charles, James and George-number
nearly 20 per cent Of the entire list.
while the list shows that about one
half Of the entire army is made up
Of officers with the first twenty names,
says the Army and Navy Journal.
Some 1896 different names are given
in the list, of which, in the case of
966, more than 60 per cent appear only
once.
This compilation was made by ST.
mon Newton Of the United States
engineer office, Detroit, Mich, to whom
the Army and Navy Journal is in
debted for his carefully prepared ar
ticle, which shows the following as
most frequent:
John 920, william 907, Charles 633,
James $50. George $40, Robert 374,
Thomas 3O6, Frank 2S4, Henry 275,
Joseph 26S, Edward 259, Harry 249,
Walter 1S9, Arthur 181, Paul $50,
Frederick 145, Harold IA, Richard
1870, Francis 1877, Albert 1875, Samuel
121. Edwin 1T. Ralph 1O4, Clarence
80, Herbert 81. Louis So, David 95,
Fred 80. Howard, Raymond 76 each,
Alfred rs, Alexander, Benjamin Is
each, Ernest II, Donald 68, Daniel,
Hugh 81 each, Eugene 68, Carl, Roy 65
each, Philip "a, Lewis 81, Edgar. Law
renee 81 each. Oscar IS, Earl AZ,
Theodore 43, Edmund 80, Clyde, Lloyd.
Russell SO each. Guy, Oliver 81 each,
Claude. Clifford, Kenneth SO each,
Leonard "a, Elmer. Horace, Jesse 3S
each, Allen. Harvey Ray 80 each,
Chester. Leslie 81 each, Andrew, Les
ter 30 each. Peter, Stanley 20 each,
Norman, Willis % each, Michael 81.
Jacob 28. Bernard. Leon, Stephen,
Wallace 25 each, Douglas, Franklin,
Frederic, Herman, Patrick. Percy "a
each, Everett, Ira, Leo, Martin, Sid
ney % each, Floyd, Gordon, Otto,
Victor 20 each, Lee IL, Homer, Maui
rice, Wilbur 20 each.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Pishdos sen,etbins Ne.g

pagflsh aren't so scaFce. but who
ever heard Of q fshdog. asks the Rqs
ton Globe. which proceeds to relate
than Capt. Russell N. Pernette, Cob
bosseecontee guide. owns one and her
name Ii Echo. She is pointer. and
points fish az well as game. Echo goes
fishing for herself, too. She wades into
the water until It Is half up to her
body. stands still. and when perch
or sunfish comes along, snaps 1t up
In jiffy. She uses NO bait and her
fish never gets away. Echo IL get.
ting along In years, but clever dog
that she is. she's paying the price Of
seeking her pleasure In an unnatural
environment. She's getting all "done
up with the rheumatic" and has to do
all her fishing now when her master
isn't looking.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Women Surely Haze Keen
Sense of Money Values

If the average woman were without
q sense Of money values, as charged
by budget expert, the average Amer.
lean family would have less money In
the bank than 1t has. Eliminating the
girl who lives at home and can spend
her earnings for pretty things, and
whose extravaganza is one Of the
manifestations of her youth, 1t would
have been fairer to say the average
housewife of America has very keen
appreciation Of the value of money
and how hard it Is for the husband to
earn it. 1t is probably quite true that
women do not budget their expenses;
neither did the great United States
government until few years ago. II
the budget expert would go into the
stores patronized by the wives Of wage
earners and note with what care and
anxiety the customers spend their
money and how anxious they are to
get full value, she might revise her
judgment a bit With due respect to
the photographers, the women are
shrewd Buyers. The hardly saved dol
lars which bulk so large in savings
fund reports and bank deposits are
where they are because the women Of
the country have put them there, often
against the will Of their husbands.
The average man is a much swifter
spender than woman, and despite
the jokes Of the photographers and
comic artists, all women do not throw
away money on innumerable hats and
gowns. The budget expert did less
than justice to her own sex when she
criticized their financial acumen.-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Found Petritaed Egg

A schoolbOy playing in the sage
brpslr few miles from Kuna recently
pi,a nl up what is believed to be a
pstritird egg. Speculation Is now rife
as to whether 1t is that Of dinosauf
rnd similar to those found some time
ngo In the desert Of Cobb. Mongolia,
SAYS m Associated Press dispatch from
Eoise. Idaho.
IN size the Idaho specimen is four
and thirteen-sixteenths inches long and
three and nine-sixteenths inches in d.
ameter. The outer surface is dark
ochre In color, the inside dirty
lemon. and 1t shows complete mineral
replacement.
Some time ago the remains of Ave
footed horse were discovered near
Homedale, and once the skull Of a
rhipoceros was found imbedded at the
head Of Picket Pin creek. near !dah9
City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Lincoln Came to Aid
of H0rassed Actors

There Is tale In Joseph Jeffers0ns
autobiography which Is worth repeat
ing for several reasons. His actor
manager father and family were tour
Ing the Middle West. They had played
the thriving town Of Chicago. then
glorified In its Ane new board side
walks; had proceeded to Galena by
wagon, sitting on the horsehide trunks
covered with the mottled skins Of de-
funct circus animals; had passed on
to Dubuque In sleighs over the frozen
river, the properties and scenery
breaking through the ice and getting
well soaked; had acted. In all sorts Of
theaters,. from courthouses to barns,
In many Of the towns just springing
up In the Middle West, and had at
last reached Springfield, Ill. Here
they had real theater. built by them
selves-a tremendous undertaking in
which the family Of Jefferson had
risked literally everything. I'm the
midst of our rising fortunes" says JEFF
ferson, "a heavy blow fell upon rs. All
religious revival was in progress at
the time, and the fathers Of the
church not only launched forth against
US in their sermons. but by some polit-
ical maneuvers got the city to pass al
new law enjoining a heavy license
against our 'unholy' calling; forget
the amount, but 1t was large enough
to be prohibitory. In the midst oil
their trouble young lawyer called
upon the managers. He had heard!
Of the injustice. and offered, II they|
would place the matter In his hands,
to have the license taken of, declar-
ing he only desired to see fair play,
and he would accept no fee whether
he failed or succeeded. The case was
brought up before the council. The
young lawyer began his harangue. He|
handled the subject with tact, skill
and humor, tracing the history VI the
drama from the time when Thespi9
acted in cart to the stage Of today.
He illustrated his speech with a num-
Der of anecdotes. and kept the council
in roar Of laughter; his good humor
prevailed, and the exorbitant tax was
taken off. This young lawyer was
very popular in Springfield, and was
honored and beloved by all who knew
him, and after the time Of which I
write he held rather an important
position in the government Of the
United States. He now lies buried
near Springfield, under q monument,
commemorating his greatness and hia
yirtues-his name was Abraham Lin
coln."-San Francisco Argonaut
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Rebuke courteo..s

Eddie Bremen. manager Of the Ma
jestic theater. likes to tell this one:
Some years ago. when Eddie was
treasurer Of the old Majestic, he was
sitting in the back of the house watch
Ing the vaudeville. A tired business
man. stopping one Of the fair ushers
demanded in hard-boiled. tone:
"Where In HI Is the mems smoking
room?"
eco right down the stairs" she re-
piled sweotly. land turn to your left.
You will see sign that reads Gentle
men, Don't >pay any attention to the
sign. Go right in."-Houston Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Joke on ArcheoLoRista

Fossils Of prehistoric animals which
lived during the great Ice age are
found In certain layers Of blue clay in
Tennessee. Man, 1t has been claimed,
arrived on the scene thousands Of
years after these blue clay deposits
were made. Recently, however, geolo-
gists working near the site of an old
Indian earthwork found some Of this
same sort of blue clay. Underneath
this clay were human bones. The dis
covery was exciting-the geological
evidence seemed to place the first
Tennesseeans back with Ice age fos-
sils. Then some kill-joy In the party
discovered that the Indians had evil
IDENTIFY transported this ebay from some
DISTANCE and packed 1t down into fiat
layers rese4lbling geological strata.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
e<e-.. @a-s. 49,
ROMANCE OF RIBBON
MATTER OF HISTORY
Colorful Adornmenfs Worn
in All Ages.

In all your rambles among the rib
bon counters, did you ever consider
the ancient romance of the "ribbandr'
Matching ones mood with ribbon Is
not a modern pastime. All through
romantic history, ribbon, glittering and
cleaning, winds Its silky way.
Always the token Of love, chivalry
or power, the "ribband" of old has
appeared now as love-knot, carried
by some knight as his lady's favor;
now a rosette for diminutive slip
per; now single streamer from a
seal of a document of state.
When Queen Elizabeth took the
throne ribbon first came into its own.
Both bellies and beaux of the period
used 1t lavishly for their personal
adornment. "Men of meane rank"
writes historian, "weare garters and
shoe roses of more than five pounds
apiece" AS for the ladies, ribDon
richly trimmed their headgears and
formed sprinklings of rosettes and
love-knots on their handsome gowns.
But In the reign Of Louis XVI, the
favored ribbons amounted to frenzy.
Ladies berlbboned every garment, ey-
cry accessory, and gave the ribbons
such meaning titles as attention"
''mark of hope" "downcast eye" Sigh
of Venus" Gentlemen wore hair rib
bons.
The practical Scots. however, found
a more useful mission for the ribbon.
In Scotland, down until a quite recent
date, the "snood" or ''ribband" on the
hair Of a girl meant that she was un-
married.
The name "ribband" comes from the
fact that, before the first ribbons were
used in Europe, probably in the Six
teenth century, they were woven on
the bands and borders Of garments.
and were narrow, like a rib. When
they were first manufactured as sep
arate trimmings. they were often OF
gilt, with threads Of gold and silver
interviewer. Consequently, they were
expensive. and the English parliament
passed an act reserving to nobility the
right to wear them.
The ''blue ribbon" and fred ribbon"
which are often given today as marks
Of excellence, had their origin in Eng
land. The blue ribbon then designat-
ed that Oldest order in England, the
Order Of the Garter; and the red
ribbon stood for the next highest or
der, the Order Of the Bath.
Another ribbon custom which origi-
mated in England Is that Of numbering
ribbons. This numbering was gov
erned by the thickness Of the English
penny, which was almost as large
as our silver dollar.
So. you can indulge your ribbon fads
and fancies with the assurance that
you have historic precedent back of
you, next time you make o trip to the
ribbon counter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
Practical Education

A practice house or model cottage
IL part Of the general equipment Of
home economics in all vocational
schools of Oregon. Each girl has ex-
perience In all the fundamentals of
the ,household-food preparation
house cleaning, laundry and sewing
The food-preparation classes give the
actual experience OF buying and pre-
pairing for a number of persons The
girls are taught the spending value Of
the dollar, principles Of house deco
ration. child care and home nursing.