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Evening star., 1925-07-05
Rod May Find Stream.

BECAUSE a peach tree limb, used
as a divining rod, tipped" for
water at a spot in a Lynchburg, Va,
street, city forces are digging up that
street in quest of small stream
which has been flowing through the
basement of a bank for three months.
If the peach tree limb divines cor
rectly, the city will pay for the ex-
cavation and stop the leak, but it
the Tip" is wrong and the digging
futile, the bank is to pay for the
digging.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Every Motorist Knows.

From the Kansas City Star.
A Kansas City man who bought his
car a part at time thought he finally
had everything a motorist needs. He
sailed forth Sunday afternoon and
found out about five miles from town
that he had everything a motorist
needs except jack and pump.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
No Exaggeration Intended

From the London Answers
He-You grow more beautiful every
day.
She-You exaggerate too much.
Jack.
He-WelI, every other day, then.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Why Is a Bachelor?

FROM Judge.
Uncle Tom," said his young nephew
to an old bachelor, tell me about
some of the narrow escapes you've had
from the women"
Boy" was the response. eff there
was any narrow escapes the women
had 'emr'
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Stand Hiah Pressure.

GTEEL boilers inches thick and a
~ feet in diameter are being made
by an American gun-boring firm of
the best gun-steel. These boilers are
designed for super-pressure steam at
1900 pounds per square foot.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Slam I

Freshie-There' a town in Ohio
named after you.
Proud Senior-Yes? What's the
name?
Freshie- -Marblehead.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Explained.

Louise-You mean to tell me that
the escaped convict lived for six days
in a cave without food?
John-Oh, no, he lived on milk.
Louise-Where did he get 1t?
John-He had the sheriff's goat.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Likeness Was Perfect.

OF Giotto, the great Italian painter,
it is related that as a pupil of Gina
bue, he once painted a fly on one of
his masters pictures so naturally
that Cimabue tried to brush it off,
thinking it was real.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Wasn't Fired.

Enployer-You say you had your
last place three years? Why did you
leave?
Applicant was pardoned
Evening star., 1925-07-05
All OFF.

This weather doesn't agree with
me-"
That's not surprising. 1t doesn't
even agree with the weather man"
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Found

Pete (after being badly beaten in
elecuon)-Did you vote for me?
Repeat-Yes, / was the one.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Not Today.

Hubby-The garbage man is at the
back door.
Mrs. Newlywed-Tel him we don't
need any.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Exists in Great Numbers.

From the Toledo Blade.
Unfortunately there is the kind of
a citizen who works others and calls
it labor.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Helping Him.

I'm so happy 1 can't help but
break into song"
Get the key and you won't have to
break in
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Answered.

Where was Sheridan when he took
his 20-mile ride?",
"On a horse.''
Evening star., 1925-07-05

H A T present" Ellsworth went on,
A'I am in finance. I'm promoting
companies"
"Oh, yes" I said. had seen COM
panies promoted before.
Just now" continued Ellsworth,
Evening star., 1925-07-05
BY RING LARDNER.

@O the editor: Very few items
of interest happens around a
little community like where 1
Il live in, and that is what
LraS % difficult 70 r,af out
Evening star., 1925-07-05

~ ~ONSIDERING the amount
of time you've put in on
that garden-I laugh re-
~ marks the frau. Your
weeds ought to be doing
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Loose Change for Loans
and His Wife That the Hardest
Have Been Borrowing the Money.
BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM.

A S Calliope, that ancient Greek
~ poetess, used to say in her
"A Daily Hints to Young Women,
4 \ Look out for promising young
Evening star., 1925-07-05

n HADN'T seen Ellsworth since
our college days, 20 years before,
at the time when he used to bor-
l. row $3.50 from the professor of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
SCIENCE FINDS
BRAIN NEVER
TIRES
Prof. Walter Miles Says 1t Is
Only Physical Body
Loses Pep"
BIZ International News service

BERKELEY, Calf, Oct. TO-
Science has discovered that the
brain never tires, according to Pro-
lessor Walter Miles, of the psy-
chology department of the Univer-
sity OF California.
It il only the physical body that
loses its pep. The brain energy
practically goes on as long as the
body lives, the professor said.
Backing up his assertions, Doc
tor Miles related a remarkable ex-
pertinent recently conducted on a
small boy.
The boy was given figures to
multiply over and over for twelve
hours daily. No nourishment was
given him. 1t was found that he
worked just as efficiently at the end
of the period as at the beginning.
when we tire Of what we are
doing and say, I'm tired. My brain
won't work any more it is really
a case Of physical exhaustion" said
Doctor Miles. Few men ever live
at the maximum Of their energy.
At total relaxation Of our bodies
study and thought would be ever
lasting.
1.-THE brain is a never firing or
gan, but it must be stirred by some
stimulus to give us the power to
keep it working.
1.-THE only remedy for the So
called brain flag is rest and sleep
to eliminate physical tiredness."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
FEW VACANCIES
LEI IN Q.NLC
RESERVE
More Than 70 Per Cent Of the
Authorized Quota Are
Commissioned

More than 10 per cent Of the
total number 81 reserve officers
authorized for the quartermaster.
corps Of the army have been com
missioned, ii was stated yesterday
BY Major General William Hart.
Quartermaster general.
General Hart said that reports
from all nine corps areas and from
the overseas departments indicated
that commissions III the quarter
master reserve are being sought by
highly trained technical and pro-
fessionaI men. who are well quail
flied to perform the varied duties
incident to service In the corps. III
Is pointed out, as an example, that
Frank J.. Hines, the director OF the
general in the quartermaster re-.
serve.
During the past week, according
Quartermaster general here III
washington, there have been TWEEN.
ty-seven additions to the commits
stoned list Of reserve officers, mostly
in the grades Of captain and. lieu
tenant. The field grades, major
and up, are well filled. mostly by
officers who had extensive ex-
perience at home and abroad in
the last war, but there are a num-
Der OF vacancies in the lower grades,
for which younger men are taking
the examinations. During the same
period there have been six separas
tons from the serviceI due to va
rious caJlSese such as DEATH dis.
charge due national guard status,
designations and transfer to the
auxiliary service, leaving q net
Local reserve officres OF this
branch will meet tonight for the
first time this season, in the re-
serve headquarters, Graham build
ing, 1402 e street northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
Wells
KIDNAPPING OF
PR|50NER
Alleged Abductor Of Girl
Thought Slain by Men
Who Took Him
BY international News Service

MERIDIAN, Miss, Oct. 1O.-The
fate Of Morris Raynor, twenty
eight, of Akron. Ohio, remained a
mystery today after an all-night
search by officers and relatives of
the man.
Raynor. en- route from Ohio to
Hickory, Newton. county, near here.
where he was being brought in GUS
tody of a detective to answer q
charge of abducting a seventeen
year-old girl more than year ago,
was kidnapped from the officer on
a business street here by band Of
men and spirited away
in motor car.
The opinion was expressed by
many here that Raynor probably
had been slain by his abductors
and his body hidden.
Raynor was captured by his alb
ductors just as. he left q train here.
On the same train the girl he is
accused of abducting was pas
senger, it is said, accompanied by
her brother, who was bringing her
back from Ohio.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
BLIND 0RGAV|ST
n AIS own
MUSIC
HoIlins Recital First Of Series
at Washington
Auditorium
b Jessie MacBRIDE

England,s noted blind 0rganist and
composer, Alfred Rollins, whose me.
lodfous music is In every organi8t's
repertory, inaugurated 3 series Of
organ recitals at the Washington
Auditorium last evening.
Mr.. Rollins, during his short stay
In. America, is the guest Of the Ma
tionaI Association OF Organists. His
playing Of his own very lovely,
Spring Song brought something
as fresh and as Scotch as heather
in bloom. He seemed to love to
dwell upon certain mellow chords
Of churchly music, was q fluent ex-
ecutant in q Turner "Scherzo" and.
gave his most brilliant rendition IN
Weber's fanciful "Oberon'' over
ture.
Some difficulty in handling his,
registers proved handicap to the
artist, he could not get them to
disjointed, which may mean q little
softening of the choirs of the organ.
And it Is q very primitive Amer
lea that Mr.. Hollins has evidently
been told to address In his i'm
provisation upon q requested theme.
he doubted that we knew the mean
ing the term! Whereas, using the
Scotch Bonnie Banks o. Loeb
Lomond," he deserted his text
and wove into it q mixture OF seThe
Star Spangled Banner and Yankee
Doodle''-that we might recognize
and a touch Of the Blue Bells OF
Scotland" creating what we term
medley"
The next recital on the great
organ will be given by Henry r..
Seibert, on November IL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
COTTON MANS
CASE NEARS
JURY
w, B. Cole, Wealthy Manu-
facturer, Accused OF Kill
ing Daughters Sutton
By International News Service


ROCKINGHAM, N. c., Oct. To-
voicing a scathing indictment Of
w. B. Cole, and calling upon the
jury to uphold the law against MUIR
der in North Carolina, Solicitor F..
Don Phillips today delivered the
final argument in the trial of w.
B. Cole here.
The case was expected to go to
the jury during the afternoon, as
soon as delivery of a lengthy
charge by Judge Finley was COM
pleted.
Cole, on trial for the killing Of
william Ormond. young war vete-
ran and former sweetheart OF his
daughter, Elizabeth Cole, Is q
wealthy cotton mill owner. Cole
contended he shot Ormond during
q fit Of temporary insanity after
,Ormond had written him a letter,
claiming that Ormond had been in
innate with Coles daughter, and
begging Cole. to permit him to
marry the girl. Miss Cole, testify
ing for her father, denied any i'm
proper relations with Ormond.
Seventeen arguments were de-
livered to the jury by attorneys in
the case, including some of the
most prominent members of the
Carolina bar. The trial has been
in progress tive weeks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
PASSENGER ON RUM CART
IS DISMISSED m COURT

Charles Daugherty was not held
responsible for the liquor alleged to
have been found in the wagon Of
Arthur Carson when both Daugher-
ty and Carson were arraigned in
Police Court yesterday on charges OF
transporting and possession.
Daugherty told the court that
Carson had picked him up with his
one horse wagon and that he was
merely riding with him when Po-
liceman L. M. Wilson stopped the
wagon and discovered nine and q
half gallons of alleged whiskey.
The case against Daugherty was
dismissed. Carson demanded jury
trial ON the liquor charges but
pleaded guilty to the larceny OF
eight chickens from Florence Brooks
and was sentenced to thirty days in
the workhouse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
SHR|NERS PLAN
ALEXANDRIA
temple
Club Is Being Formed With
Object Of Securing
Charter

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. To-
with the object Of having temple
lin Alexandra. local Shriners are
planning for the organization Of .
Shrine club. According to the esti.
mates Of those planning the club
there are over 800 Shriners In AL.
exandria, most Of whom are mem
bers Of Acca Temple, Of Richmond.
Al petition is being circulated with
gratifying results. It is expected
that Ii the club il organized 1t will
be comparatively easy to gain the
additional members necessary to
gain d charter. r.. Clinton knight
and Bill May are leaders in the
movement.
The seventh annual convention Of
the Catholic Aiuimnae opened last
night with g. dance and reception
State furnished an event on the
program. The business session be-
gan this morning ct $3.50. In st.
Mary's academy. they win close
Monday when State officers are
elected. Senior class members Of
st. Mary's academy are acting as
pages at the sessions.
with only twenty-one working
days before the scheduled time Of
completion, work on the new
George Mason hotel is being pushed
by the contractors. "A painting OF
George Mason, for whom the hotel
is being named, will be one Of the
principal decorations. It will be
painted by Griffith Cole. The
building will contain 100 rooms and
be the only modern hotel in the
city.
In Police Court this morning
Ralph Small, 1914 e street, Wash
ington, was fined $50 and costs for
driving while drunk. According to
the testimony Of City Manager Nor
ton, Small turned over a small de-
livery truck which he was driving
along North Washington street.
Small pleaded guilty. Harry Jack
son. local secondhand dealer, charg-
ed with violating the dry law. was
dismissed.
James Perry and Michael Tor.
soma, Ph1laQelpnla boys VINO ran
away from home and were picked
up here Thursday morning. were
turned over to their mothers this
morning and started for home.
Three civic meetings win be held
Monday IN the rooms OF the Cham.
Der of Commerce; at 2:3O the Alex
andria Fairgrounds Association will
meet; at 8 the directors Of the
Chamber Of Commerce viii con-
vene for the purpose Of electing q
president to I'LL the vacancy caused
by the death OF Colonel X. w. Og-
den. The Alexandria Booster Club
viii meet at to decide on the dis
tribution Of awards or their aboi.
ishment.
The Corporation Court, Judge
Howard w. Smith presiding will
convene for the October term. Mon
day. A grand jury viii probably
be called some time during
term IL the installation OF the CEN
trail heating plant in. the City Hal
is found not to disturb the sessions
Of the court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
BOY,11, shot BY
SIX-YEAR-OLD
PLAYMATE
Atlantic City Visitor Here in
Hospital With Bullet in
His Lung
BUDDY" is getting along fine.

BUDDY IS geItlng along 1lne.
That IL, as fine as an eleven
year-oId boy can be with a bullet
In his lung. Buddy. otherwise
known as Francis Previte is the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Previte
of Atlantic City.
Yesterday the little family ar
rived here on tour, and stopped to
Visit s. Bennedetto at 759 Sixth
street southeast:
Buddy" and the three stepsons
of "Bennedetto. Charles, 6, Dome.
nick, 9, and James, II, were play
ing in the front room Of the Sixth
street address when a shot was
heard and Buddy" screamed.
The boys parents rushed in to
find the little fellow with a bullet
wound in his chest.
According to the police, Charles,
the youngest, had fired a 80 cali.
Der revolver and the bullet found
its mark in .Buddy's" lung.
Charles was questioned by police
and then released In the custody Of
his parents.
An x.ray viii be taken today Of
the wounded boy at Casualty Hos
pitaI to find the exact location Of
the bullet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
BABE RUTH DUE
U|IDE. R KNIT
AGAIN
King Of Swat Bacg IN New
York for Another Operation,
Missing 2. g. Game
81 IntsrnationsI News serviee


NEW YORK Oct. 10. Babe Ruth
is about to 90 under the knife again.
The famous sIugger was back ri
New York today. having been
forced to forego seeing the remain
Ing games Of the 0orId series be-
cause his condition has taken b
turn for the worse.
His illness Is believed to be an
aftermath Of HIS operation last
May. He IS expected to enter st.
Vincentss Hospital this afternoon to
prepare for the operation which is
for the removal OF an abscess.
Ruth was depressed this morning
over his plight. He went to Pitts
burgh to see the opening world
series games against the advice Of
his physician. inflammation had set
in In the old wound and he walked
with q limp. In Pittsburgh the
wound had to be treated with ice
packs.
The king OF swat was anxious to
see all the world series games. He
also had planned to take hunting
trip to Canada Immediately after
the series. He will have to give
up this plan, It was said today. as
he may be in the hospital for sew.
eral weeks
Mrs. George Herman Ruth said
this morning that her husbands
condition is not serious and that
he is resting easily In bed in the
Coma Course Plaza Hotel.
The abscess which has developed
Is on Ruth's right leg below the
knee.
He Is not suffering greatly. !"
Mrs. Ruth said. ''I do not know
whether It will be necessary for
him to 90 to a hospital. That will
depend upon what his physicians
have to say. He is fretfuI because
he was not able to stay in Wash
inetnn Tor fha rest nf fla series =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
FILMS TO TEACH HISTORY
A NOVELTY AT PRINCETON

PRINCETON, N. J.. Oct. TO-
Use of motion pictures in Prince.
ION classrooms have been inaugu-
rated here and Professor Thomas
Jefferson Wertenbaker will devote
his lecture hour on THE History Of
the American Colonies" to show
ing film depicting the settling Of
jamestown. This is the first N.
stance in the history of the uni
yersity OF the use Of films in non
professional studies.
Six different films OF 1.-The Chrol:.
icles Of America" photoplays, pre-.
pared by the historical faculty Of
Yale University. will be used by
Professor Wertenbaker in his
course.
They are part or a set presented
to the university by Miss Eleanor
DeErass Cuyler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
WOMAN WHO WROTE LOVE
LETTER SENT TO JAIL

Bessie B. Neal. celered. was or
dered committed to jail yesterday by
Justice Stafford in Criminal Court
No. 2, on a charge Of perjury. be-
cause Of evidence given by her at
the trial Of William McAfee.
The woman had denied the author.
ship of a love letter received by Nc
Afee at the Jail and Justice Stat
ford ordered her to write some OF
the words of the message on a
paper, which was then submitted
to the jury.
Comparing the handwriting. the
Jury concluded that the woman had
written the note and acquitted Nc
Afee Of a charge Of assault. The
woman was sent to jail.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
FILIPINO HALF-BREEDS
NEED AID, SAYS WOOD

NEW YORK, Oct. 1O.-In a fur
Their appeal given out to American
citizens to contribute to the $4,000.
600 fund to be used to aid in caring
for and educating children of Amer
lean blood in the Philippines, Cover
nor General Leonard Wood ex-
plains that $500 of the 1000 cases
on the books of the American. Guar
dian Association Of Manila are des'
peratesa
Former Governor General W..
Cameron Forbes, Of Boston, has ac-
cepted Craftsmanship of the national
organization to raise the fund.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
FLORIDA TRUTH
CAMPAIGN IS
STARTED
Drive to Check Fraudulent
Advertising Is Now
Under Way
BY InternatiOnaI News Service

NEW YORK, Oct. .1O.-A definite
campaign was in progress today to
check fraudulent advertising con-
corning Florida as well as alleged
inspired propaganda to injure
Florida.
The Florida development commit
tee is undertaking a campaign to
force Florida promoters to tell only
the truth" about Florida and at the
same time it is seeking to stifle
allegedly inspired misinformation
concerning Florida.
Governor Martin, of Florida, has
been here in conference with leading
Florida promoters giving the cam
paign a start.
The governor declares that no
amount OF hostile propaganda can
successfully assail the growth and
prosperity OF Florida. He has
pledged a reduction in taxes next
year, with further reductions in
future years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
FLOWERS BANK
THE NIS0N
BIER
country's spoEtsmen Mourn
asaL asst Rites for Great
Pitcher Near
~ Internaflonal News Service

LEWISBURG, Pa, Oct. To-
Banked iii flowers from admirers
ii virtually every section Of the
country, the body Of Christy
HFathson, one Of baseball's iI1Incr-
tais, reposed In the front room Of.
|a little homo In market street to.
day.
IT was '1datty'' back at the place.
where he first achieved fame as q
football and baseball player at
BuckneIl College. At 2:S0 o'clock
this afternoon the body win be-
borne to LewisbIirg cemetery. re-.
.garded as one Of the most beauti-
fII burial grounds Ia central Penn
sylvanfa, and there Big Six VIII.
bc laid to rest as thousands bow
their heads while Z bi1gle sounds.
Services Simple.
As the "Old Master, desired, fu-
neral services VIII be pf simple
character, but the host Of famous
personalities present for the last
rites OF the diamond hero and idol
"of the American boy, lent an at
mOsphere that bespoke the true p0.i
sition Mathewson held II the hearts
OF his countrymen.
Honorary pall-bearers VIII be
Emil Fuchs president Of the Bos-
ton National League Baseball club;
John McGraW, president q the
New York Giants: David Bancroft
and Edwward Reilly, manager and
secretary Of the Boston club; Err
nest Sterling. BrOnxvtllle, -
and Albert Powell, New Haven
Conn.
The Reverend Frank b. Everett,
pastor Of Lewisburg Pregbyt terrain
Church was in charge Of funeral
services.
Guard From BucIxaelI
Students Or BuckneH College sta
toned q guard Of honor at Matty's
bier, and handled the long lines Of
his friends who filed past the
coffin.
As "Big six was the IDOL Of
all classes In life, so did he IN
death receive tribute from the null
titudes. L.aborers, students. bust
ness men, college officials, all
friends and former neighbors OF
Mathewson, went to the home Of
Mrs. II. G. Stoughton, the widows
mother, to pay their respects.
When the body arrived at the
east end Of the SusQuehanna river
bridge, it was met by the entire
BuckneIl student body, numbering
more than q thousand. The stu
dents paying tribute to "Matty''
as an alumnus OF BucknelI, escort
ed the funeral party to the Slough.
ton home.
MathewsoR died at q Saranac
Lake resort last Wednesday after
fighting desperately to regain his
health.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-10
WOMAN CHASES THIEF
IN OFFICERS ARMS

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10.-After
graphing with a thief as he looted
a cash register, Mrs. Lydia Wolfert,
clerk in a bakery led a crowd in
pursuit OF the man when he gtrlIg.
gied loose and chased him into the
arms of a patrolman.
Mrs. Wolfert was alone in the
store and, after going to the base
ment, returned to find the intruder
removing $40 from the register.
The woman threw her arms about
the man and shouted for assistance
until he threw her aside and fled,
She then pursued him, with a
crowd at her heels, until he was
halted hY PatTolman Cantwan