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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
SPORTING

Jack Dempsey admits split with
Jack Kearns in Chicago.
Louis Firpo, the Argentine heavy
weight, says he Is anxious for another
fight with Jack Dempsey.
Oxford and Cambridge have extend
ed to Cornell and Princeton an official
invitation for track and field meet
in London next summer.
!, 3 The announcement made in Italy
that Peter de Paolo, youthful winner
of the 5O0-mile automobile race at the
Indianapolis speedway on May 30,
will participate in the Grand Prix at
Mona on September 6 has produced
general satisfaction in motor racing
circles.
France defeated Holland, to 0, in
the final Of the Davis Cup European
zone play.
Harvey B.. Snodgrass and Walter K.
Westbrook, Los Angeles, won the ma
tional clay-court tennis doubles at St.
Louis by defeating William Tildsn
and A. L. Wiener, of Philadelphia.
Vincent (Pepper) Martin, one of the
best known among the contenders for
the feather and junior lightweight
boxing crowns, died recently of pneu-
monia in St. Johns Hospital, Long
Island City.
The determination Of Miss Cecil
Leitch, second best golfer in Great
Britain, to Compete in the women's
national championships at st. Louis
in September will lend an information
al touch to the tournament.
Boxing in New Jersey returned the
state net profit of S90,444.37 during
the fiscal year ended June 80.
Walter Johnson, the Washington
Senator's great pitcher, has staked
out an eight and one-half acre claim
near Battery Park, Nd, where he in
tends raising chickens.
Jack Kearns, manager for Jack
Dempsey, predicted that If Harry
Wills ever climbs into the ring with
the champion the big negro fighter
will be knocked out in two rounds
Spain won the first two matches in
the Davis Cup elimination play with
Mexico.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
FOREIGN

Germany's reply to Frances securi-
ty pact note, received In Paris, was
regarded as satisfactory. Foreign
Minister Aristide BRAND, 1t is under
stood, will soon open negotiations on
details.
Thirty-two agreements concluded
between Italy and tJugoslavia at the
recent conference in Venice were
signed in Italy.
The British miners are standing
firm in their decision not to partici-
pate in the government court Of in
quiry into the coal crisis.
Many persons were drowned and
thousands lost their homes as floods,
caused by twenty-day rainfall, swept
over the Chikla Lake district in India.
The Department of the Interior has
ordered an investigation of the shoot
ing of Harold G. Bretherton, United
States Vice Consul at Aguascalientes.
Military revolt in Portugal sup
pressed and leaders jailed without
firing shot.
1t is probable that the situation in
Shanghai will be investigated by a
commission Of three judges, one
American, one British and one Chi
nese, according to dispatches received
In London.
The Dawes plan does not guarantee
that Germany's reconstruction work
will be completed, nor will it cure all
Germany's ills, according to the Dus-
seldorf chamber of commerce. Or
ganization asserts the plan has failed
to come up to expectations.
| 1t is announced in Mexico City that
more than s19,OOO,OOO have been
saved by economies in President
Gales 1925 budget. In the War De-
partment alone 100000 have been
saved through the Presidents re-
trenchment plans.
The members of the Pachitch-Ra.
ditch coalition ministry took the oath
Of office at Belgrade. The first act OF
the cabinet was to sign the release
from custody of Stefan Raditch, lead
err of the Croat peasants party and
other persons implicated in an al
LEGGED conspiracy against the Jugo'
I Slavic government.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
The Real Point of the Joke

Two American performers, filling
vaudeville engagements in London,
took lodgings together in house on
a side street back of Covent garden.
Late ct night, following the first day
of their joint tenancy. they left the
theater in company and, having had
a bite and a drink at chophouse
set out afoot for the new diggings.
One of the pair undertook to show
the way. The trouble was, though,
that for the life of him he couldn't
recall the name of the street where
the house stood nor the number of
the house itself. For nearly an hour
they wandered through deserted by
ways seeking their destination. Fin
ally they happened upon street
which wore familiar look. And
sure enough, half way down the
block stood the house where ehey
were luartered.
With glad cries of relief the tired
pair hurried to it. Here fresh diff
ticulty arose. They had no latch
keys. Coming away that afternoon
neither had thought to ask their land
lady for a key. However, the second
man figured he could pick the lock,
He worked at it vainly for another
half hour while his companion tidg-
eted about. Finally in disgust and
despai" he gave it up as bad job,
and the two of them went to a hotel,
where they spent the remainder of
the night.
Now comes the point of the story
The man who could not remember the
name of the street, nor the number
of the house was Barton the Memory
Wizard. The man who could moi
master the lock was Houdlnl the
Handcuff King. :
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
GENERAL

A distinct shock was felt at Helena,
Mont, recently. Beyond the stopping
OF a. clock in business house, no
damage was reported.
Two men in an automobile held up
Q messenger with the Lakey Foundry
Company payroll in Muskegon, Mich.
and escaped with approximately
$50, 900.
Emil w. Wagner, once head Of one
Of the largest grain commission
houses in the country and reputed to
have had then private fortune Of
$S,O00,OO0. committed suicide by leap
ing from the fifteenth floor of the
Westminster Building in Chicago.
A sharp earthquake shock was felt
throughout the San Francisco Bay re-
gion recently. No damage was re-
ported.
Loss estimated at 100000 was
caused by fire which swept the yards
and loft of the Elk Tanning Company
at Ralston, Pa.
A water spout forming suddenly in
Santa Barbara Bay drifted north
along the coast at rate Of about
seventy miles an hour. When Il
passed Naples, fourteen miles north
of Santa Barbara, 1t was apparently
ten miles at sea. No shipping had
been struck by It at that time.
The Milwaukee Journal in an inter
view says Fowler Mccormick. son Of
Harold Mccormick, of the Interna
tional Harvester Company, will leave
soon after August / for Africa as q
member of an expen2ition headed by
Carl G. Jung, Swiss psychologist.
The first National Bank of Shelby
Mont. which closed for the second
time since the Dempsey-Gibbons bout
in 1913, will reopen within a week
Harry Gerharz, president, announced
The $4,000 demanded by the State
banking Department to guarante,
solvency. has been raised by stock
holders
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31

Spreading the Feast for the
Stranger
When Sam Blythe was Washing.
ton correspondent he went into New
England to sound out public opinion
on one or another of those crises
which, politically speaking, are for
ever threatening the liberties of the
American people. forget now just
what particular crisis it was, but. at
any rate, for the moment it was of
deep concern s,to the public at large
and Sans job was to get slant on
the prevalent sentiment in certain
states.
Among others, he called upon the
retired political leader of New Hamp-
shire, who lived in small but COM
Portable cottage in little town. The
old gentleman felt deep concern in
the vital question of the hour, what
ever 1t was. He argued and he ex-
pounded, and he produced documents.
in support Of his views. Noontime
approached and still he was nowhere
near through with what re had to
say. So he insisted that Blythe
should remain with him through the
afternoon.
Having sampled the cuisine of the
local hotel at breakfast. Blythe
promptly consented. The old gentle
man excused himself in order to in
form his wife that there would he a
guest for the midday meal and also
to get some important papers bearing
on the subject under discussion
which were slowed away, he said. In
a room upstairs. Going out. he left
the parlor door ajar.
Through the opening Blythe heard
voice, evidently one belonging to
the mistress of the household.
Samantha" the lady said. raising
her tone in order that she might be
heard by the cook in the kitchen,
my husband has invited a gentleman
to stay for dinner. Take those two
large potatoes back down cellar and
bring up three small ones"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
ALONG
LIES TRAIL
By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
Dean of Men. University of Illinois.
GROWTH OR DECAY


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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
MY FAVORITE
STORIES
By IRWIN s. COBB

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Spreading the Feast for the
Stranger
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-02
TREATMENTS BALL
 MOST NOTABLE
 EVENT IN YEARS
TWO HUNDRED TAKE PART IN GRAND MARCH-MANY FINE
 COSTUMES SHOWN

One of the most successful events given in Seward in many years, was the masQue ball given New Years Eve by the Seward Volunteer Fire Department. It is estimated that near ly 300 spectators and participants crowded the big hall when the open ing piece was played by the orchestra.
 The hall was beautifully decorated with thousands of streamers, electric novelties, and cunningly contrived booths and rest hooks. The stage was trellised off with artificial marble pill lars, supporting grill work of col ored strips, intertwined with electric effects. Many beautiful costumes were shown, probably 200 masqueraders taking part in the grand march, led by Uncle Sam and Miss Columbia. The splendid music added greatly to the enjoyable occasion. Many costly and beautiful prizes were given, some 20 door prizes being awarded in addition to prizes for the prettiest costumes, best sustained character, best male and female impersonators, and doz- en other events. Several large cakes were among the prizes awarded.
 The ball was one of the most bril- liant and successful ever given in Seward, and showed much work and careful preparation by the various committees. The boys are certainly
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-02

apartment house.
 Henry Frost as Uncle Sam and Mrs. o. A. Johansen as Miss Columbia made one of the most imposing look ing couples in the hall, and their cos tunes were lavishly applauded.
 MT. and Mrs L. w. Olson as bow cry couple was one of the hits of the evening.
 Joe Stanton made fetching miss.
 John Flower as Neptune was a suc- cess, and he did not need any mask.
 Innis Nekeferoff won big box of Optimo Kings. Innis, the popular second Cook at the Grill, always man. ages to cop off good prize at every masquerade ball.
 Nanny Senft, former fire boy, did most of the carpenter work in the hall and was a great help, as was MT. Rob- erts.
 Mrs. Harold McCutcheon won a fine prize as a scarecrow. Her disguise was one of the few that was not pen erated during the evening.
 Gus Manthy, Harry Ellsworth, Chas Cooper, Walter Holben and Martin Lanning, worked hard to make the dance success.
 Manager Joe Burns, owner of the hall, showed a true Alaskan spirit by donating the building to the fire boys
 To all who helped to make the big dance a success the Seward Volun- teer Fire Department wishes to ex- tend their thanks and to wish one and all happy and prosperous New Year.
 The costumes were so many and so pretty that it is hard to pick out any one for praise. All were unusually good.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-02

ed feats little short of marvellous with the cowboys lariat. She wound up by spinning a 60-foot rope, feat of no small magnitude. This feature was donated to the boys by Mrs. Reed who was formerly on the Pantages and Orpheum circuits in vaudeville.
 Charles E. Hinde won the head prize, leather travelling bag, in a costume representing a Scotch Jew. He was a scream. MT. Hinde made his own costume to the smallest de- tail, and the Scotchmen present were reminded of the old heather and native highlands.
 Leon Urbach won the second prize, a silk shirt. MT. Urbach represented MT. Kolb, of Kolb & Dill, Dutch come dians.
 The two Seferovich boys, Howard and Adelbert, won prizes as negro bride and groom.
 The music was especially good and great credit goes to Gus Manthy for collecting the musicians and arrang- ing the program.
 Walter Holben presided at the punch bowl, and was the most popu- lar man in the hall.
 Earl Mount, chief decorator, with his able corps of assistants, had the hall looking like a Fairyland. Great credit is due MT. Mount for his un- tiring effort in beautifying the hall.
 J. P. Hannon was chief electrician, and to him is due the credit for the many electrical effects.
 Wasn't Harry cute?
 The Arcade apartments brought home the bacon Six of the principal prizes went to occupants of the big to be congratulated over their annual affair.
 A Few Side Notes.
 One of the events of the evening was the exhibition of fancy rope spin. ming by Mrs. Earl Reed, who perform
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-02
Stormy Session On Naval Needs Bring No Results;
 Call Wilbur To Appear

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. D. P).-Investigation into the needs of the Navy was decided upon today by the House Naval committee.
 During the stormy session, mo- tion was adopted to call Secretary Wilbur before the committee on Jan- uary 8 and to make such recommen- dations as he might deem expedient.
 Chairman Butler announced during the discussion that he had been in formed that President Coolidge had expected a conference to be held within a year, looking to further Ma val disarmament
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-02

men. It also carried thirty-one mil lion dollars, including nine hundred thousand for the construction of roads in Alaska, which is one hund- red seventy-fve thousand over the budget estimate.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-02
Railway Meets Demand
 Of Cross-Word Puzzle
 Fans On Crack Trains

NEW YORK, Jan. ZAP First sid equipment for the crossword puzzle fan was installe1 on through trains on the Pennsylvania railroad tnday. A dictionary aa' book of synonyms were placed iI the obser- vation and club cars of the roads crack western expresses.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-02
Walker, Sub Halfback,
 Is Expected To Start
 In Stanford Lineup

PALO ALTO, Ca'. Dec. 31 --<APl. --Wa.ker, substitute halfback for Stanford seems ID have earned q 'egular berth for himself by his n,eril( rious conduc, ip he big game ~:til California and probsb.5 will start the game against Notre Dame It Pasadena New Years.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-02
War Department Asking Appropriation Covering
 Alaska Road Work

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 2.- (AP).-The War department appro
 priation bill which was reported into the House would maintain the pres ent twelve thousand officers; one hundred and twenty-five thousand
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-02
FLOWERS GIVES OPPONENT
 A SEVERE THRASHING

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-(AP).-Tiger Flowers and Joe Lohman staged a little fstic encounter here but was stopped by the referee after Flowers was seen to be making mince pie out of his opponent.
 Lohman seemed helpless during the three rounds in which the bout last ed and much claret emanated from his nostrels and mouth.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-02

CATHOLIC SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday School will be held in the Catholic church every Sunday at l o'clock.
Evening star., 1925-11-17
GIRLS LIMBS In sMLLE. MODISTE''
MUST BE DRAPED ABOVE KNEES
Rollin Bonds Effort to Convince Women That Bare
Thighs Are Things of Beauty, Proves Futile
But ''Charleston'' Gets Clean Bill

The failure of Rollin Bond, di-
rector of the Washingtonians to CON
vince group of dubius women
that dimpled knees and bare thighs
are things of esthetic beauty mas
caused the postponement of the com
pany's premiere of Victor Herberts
delightful comic opera, Mile. Mo
diste."
The initial performance was scIssd
uled TO be given tonight in the Central
High School Auditorium, but Mr..
Bond was forced to defer the initial
presentation until tomorrow night in
order TO find proper" drapes for the
barren limbs of seven pretty damsels
who are to modernize the opera with
an Interpolation of the eccentric
Charleston dance
Abbreviated costumes which display
portions of the anatomy Of fair dancers
may be all right for the profe ssional
stage, Mr.. Bond has learned to the
dismay of his artistic temperament.
but in a public school house they are
strictly taboo. -s-.
The opening performance of Mile
Evening star., 1925-11-17
MO[LER DEFENDS
TRUCK ROUTE PLAN
Declares Proposed Rules No
Hardship and Needed to
Prevent Congestion.

Many of the objections raised by
merchants and truck operators at the
public hearing yesterday on the reg
ulations affecting the loading of
trucks and the barring of them from
certain thoroughfares We're answered
and explained today by Traffic Di-
rector Eldridge and his assistant, Col.
I. C. Moller.
Col. Moller declared the barring OF
solid-tire trucks and horse-drawn We
hicles from portions of New Hamp-
shire avenue, Rhode Island avenue,
Sixteenth street and Massachusetts
avenue was recommended. not to save
annoyance to the residents of those
streets, but to relieve traffic conges-
ton at Thomas, Scott and Dupont
circles.
The traffic officials disagreed with
those who said at the hearing that
barring the trucks from those ar
teries would make it necessary for
such vehicles to use devious and dan
gerous routes in getting across the
city.
Evening star., 1925-11-17
Nearly Half a Million for Hos
pitfalls and Sewers Granted
by Bureau.
S35O,000 FOR NEW BRIDGE
is REFUSED IN ESTIMATES
Amount Is Slight Increase Over
1925-Army and Navy Get Bet
ter Distribution of Funds.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG

II was learned at the White House
today that the total estimates for the
running Of the Federal Governmer:
and the District government for the
next fiscal year have been compieteG
and that The local government ie =
lowed a total appropriation slight
in excess Of the s36 .032 600 appro-
priated for the present year. A
though the budget figures which have
been made known to the Presider,
are now closely guarded it is under-
stood that when the budget is ser-
TO Congress the total amount est
mated for the District will be in the
neighborhood of $36.200, 900.
w. At the same time it is divulged tIla,
one OF the real accomplishments Of
the Commissioners of the Distric,
who prepared the estimates for the
local government and who appeared
before the Budget Bureau in advocacv :
of the needs for the city, is the ALLOW
ance of nearly half a million dollar
for additions to be made to the Ga
linger Hospital and for a liberal =
tension of the sewer system of IL"
Capital
Evening star., 1925-11-17
!, FLYERS APPARENTLY ARE PAWNS,
} MITCHELL CASE WITNESS ASSERTS
Lieut. Duke Sustains Coloners Charge in Hearing.
Purpose of Evidence Causes Wrangle-Data
on Weather Bureau Issue Read in Court. :

Sol. William Mitchell's charge that
Army flyers are being used as pawns
and are subjected To unnecessary
hazards by failure of the War De
partment to provide properly for
their safety was directly upheld as
apparently true" by Lieut.. Donald
G. Duke. chief OF the Airways section
of the Army Air Service. who testi-
fled today at the resumption of the
Mitchell trial.
Under rigid Cross-eXaminatiop by
Maj. Francis B. Wilby of the gen
eral staff, who took the prosecution
out OF the hands of Col. Sherman
Moreland. trial Judge advocate. the
witness said that lit would appear that
some of the flyers are being used as
pawns" by higher-ups in the depart
ment
When the new assistant Judge ad
yocate from Gen. Hugh Drums office
sought To have the witness place the
of the Army Air Service, "a flying
officer" Lieut.. Duke refused to con
cedc the point. declaring that his
chief often has 10 carry out orders
Of his superiorS.
Describes Hazards.
Lieut.. Duke described. on first TAX
ing the stand, hazards to which the
flyers are subjected on the airways.
especially between Washington and
Evening star., 1925-11-17
CEREAL BEVERAGE
TAX IS APPROVED
One Tenth of a Cent a Gallon
Levy Ordered by House
Committee.

A new tax of 10 of a cent a gal
Ion on general beverages was ap-
proved today by the House ways and
means committee in its preparation
of a revenue bill
Such tax was asked for by prohi-
bition enforcement officials as a means
of giving them power of inspection of
breweries manufacturing near-beer
and to check the flood of high
powered beer"
The committee turned down an al
tentative suggestion from Mr.. An
drews that an occupational tax of 800
annually be imposed on brewers.
1t was also decided by the commit
tee to insert no provisions In the
proposed bill which would allow re-
troactive refunds of taxes. on the
ground that such action would open
the door to inestimable losses in gov
ernment revenue.
Evening star., 1925-11-17

Modiste" would have gone on tonight
without any abrupt interference or
censorship, perhaps. had not The Sun
day Star, in the goodness OF its heart
published a striking pose of the
Charleston ballet-seven pretty and
shapely girls that would do credit TO
a "Follies' Chorus-in costumes that
displayed not only the knee but S or
10 inches above it.
The picture was in the rotogravure
section. and Mrs. Cecil Norton Broy,
general director of the community
center department of the public
schools, and virtually all of her asso-
ciates observed il closely They had
given Mr.. Bond permission to stage
the opera in the Central Auditorium.
but had not the remotest idea that
seven girls We're going TO cavort be
fore the audience in costumes that
they decided We're utterly shocking"
Mr.. Bond was summoned to the
Community Center Office and ex.
planned to Mrs. Broy and her COL
leagues that the costumes worn by
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Evening star., 1925-11-17

Moundsville, W. Va, due TO lack Oh
adequate weather forecasts.
The witness told of unsuccessful ell
forts, made over a period of four
years, to have the War Department
establish meteorological stations at u
number Of points along the airways,
and he asserted that the absence OF
suitable weather data has endangered
the lives of the pilots and threatened
destruction TO valuable Government
property.
The witness testified that the chlel
of the Air Service at times has lfaA
his official duties prescribed by the
War Department in connection with
certain matters that have arisen, and
that the duties thus imposed by the
Secretary of War" We're outside the
realm of the official regulations gov
erning the air chiefs office.
Reed Lands Testifies.
Reed G. Lands. son of the base ball
commissioner and one of America )
outstanding aces in the World War,
followed Lieut.. Duke on the stand. lie
testified that during the ia hours he
flew over the enemy lines in France
anti aircraft fire never interfered with
his performance of his mission.
He said he saw only one plane De
stroyed by antiaircraft guns and that
was on the last day of the war. Mr..
Landis was Il major during the war,
but has resigned. His testimony was
Evening star., 1925-11-17
SOF FT-COAL TESTS
PROVE ITS MERIT
Demonstrations Given in
Three Sections of City by
Experts Today. -

Washington householders and
housewives who once regarded the
anthracite mines as their sole source
of coal learned today that bituminous
coal burns just as efficiently in either
furnace or kitchen cooking range
when properly handled, and with no
more smoke or dirt than hard coal.
In three sections of the city dem
onstration stations were opened this
morning by the Coal Merchants
Board of Trade and The Evening
Star. Expert engineers. provided by
the former, quickly proved to the
spectators present that fires could be
started with bituminous coal without
freeing even a whiff of smoke or gas
into the house.
These demonstrations We're held at
4425 Georgia avenue northwest, 1920
Thirty-seventh street northwest and
108 Seventh street northeast. Begin
ming Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock
three additional demonstration sta
tions will be put into operation at the
following addresses: 270S Ontario road
northwest, 1925 Seventh street north
east and 1874 Corcoran street north
west