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The Washington times., 1925-09-16
PRIVATE FIRMS
To MOVE AIR
MAIL
EN
U, s, Considers Bids From Ten
Concerns-Cheaper Rate
Explains Requested Bids

The Government will gradually
divorce itself from the transports,
ton of mail through the air and
will permit privately owned com
panies to take over this increas-
ingly important adjunct Of the pos
tai service.
This was indicated today when
Postmaster General New began
consideration of bids for contract
air mail service on eight feeder
routes connecting with the trans
continental air mail line. Fifteen
proposals from ten concerns We're
received and each will be carefully
studied before any contracts are
awarded. :,
The concerns bidding on air mail
service are Western Air Express
Corporation, Colonial Air Line,
Wiley F.. Crist, Federal Aircraft
Co. Eastern Aircraft Transports
ton Co., Robertson Aircraft, In
corporated; National Aircraft Trans
portation Co., Walter Thomas Biz
ney, Ontario Aircraft Corporation
General Always System.
Nearly all these concerns offered
tc carry air mail for four-fifths OF
the revenue the Government de
rives from the service. In q few
instances, proposals were made on
the basis of from six to eight cents
out of every ten cents paid for ali
mail service.
Postmaster General New said he
was pleased at the number Of bids
submitted for the feeder lines.
'tI am sure President CoolidGe
feels, and / share his view, that the
service of the air mail can he bet,
ter performed by privately owned
companies than it can be by the
Government" New said. Il hope
to see it all taken over by private
companies, whenever it can be IS
tablished that they have an or
ganization equipped to carry it on,
The Washington times., 1925-09-16
THIS BOY PREFERS
PIANO TO BASEBALL

CLEVELAND, Sept 16.--Josef
Myerov, fifteen-year-old pianist.
who has been termed q genius BY
worId.famed musicians. simply can't
abide jazz. p4scordant sounds, such
as 4 flat note, fairly make him
crinre. He would rather peg away
at piano scales by the hour than
hit d home run.
Josef. visiting relatives here, as
founded local critics with his abil-
ity 1t the piano. Already he IS
composing and playing his own
niecee. and he has won two 81 900
scholarships at the Curtis Institute
in philadelphia, where he lives.
The Washington times., 1925-09-16
COOLIDGE DIsAPPRoNAL IN
MccRAY CASE INDICATED

While President Coolidge has
not yet received the recommends.
ton Of Attorney General Sargent
in the case OF the proposed par
don for ex.Gov. Warren r. Nc
Cray Of Indiana. It was indicated
today in authoritative quarters that
the President does not teel inclined
to extend executive cIemsncy at
this time.
The Indiana governor II now
serving a ten-year sentence In At
Innta for embazzlemen1 and con.
spiracy, and has served only q
short portion Of his time.
The Washington times., 1925-09-16
Other Needs for Baby

Silk-and-WOOl Shirts, double
breasted, for infants up to
years. A fine, soft 81 IN
quality for. .........
Quilted Pads, am excellent
oualitv. in three different
sizes, and priced ac-
cordingly at sec, CSC S1 m
and
Vanta Towels, finely knit.
with dainty edge of pink or
blue. Each SOC. Wash CEC
cloths, 2 in package for ~
Nursery Blankets, size 80
by. 40 inches, in pink or blue
with cunning nursery pat
terms in a dozen styles BIC
Each s''.'.''
FIann Q cite Gowns, with
button front and draw-strlng
at bottom. In infants 59C
size only. Each. .... O"
FOURTH FLOOR
The Washington times., 1925-09-16

THREE GRANDS, in car jr
were case-damaged. Our shops hi
the bruises perfectly. They are so
guarantee to be as good as new.
a genuine bargain. The prices fol
The Washington times., 1925-09-16
CHARLES w. ELIOT
REPORTED BETTER

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. 16.-
Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus
of Harvard, was still confined to
his bed today with shingles.
Attending physicians said his re.
covery was expected, although his
illness was quite painful. He 10
ninety.one years old.
The Washington times., 1925-09-16
ENGLAND WILL SEND
ENVOY TO RADIO MEET

Great Britain has accepted the
invitation of the United States to
attend an international radio con-
ference in Washington in 1926, the
state Department announced today.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-13
RESTAURATEUR LETSPATRONSET
 PRICE FOR MEAL
SAN FRANCISCO LOSES ONE OF HER MOST LOVABlE AND
 RICHEST CHARACTERS

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-With the passing of H. H. Hjul, famous San Francisco restaurateur, who died at his home here recently from heart failure at the age of "A this city by the Golden Gate lost one of it's most picturesque and lovable characters.
 Hjul was the owner of coffee house-one of those truly delightful gathering places, gay with cosmopoli- tan life and teeming with color and amusement that are only to be found in New Orleans and San Francisco
 And furthermore Hjul was true patron of honesty, firm believer in the policy that all the world is hon. est.
 Not only did Hjul believe in this policy of an honest mankind, but he practiced it, and practiced it with devotion that is rare to find.
 For thirty years anyone could go into H. H. Hjul's coffee house, count up what he owed, pay for it and Hjul would take his word for it. No checks were ever given by the walters in his restaurant.
 Before the great earthquake and fire of 1908 Hjuls restaurant was located on Sacramento street, between Rear ney and Montgomery. After 1906 he moved to Montgomery street, where his establishment came to be regard ed as a landmark. Both places were in the heart of the financial district.
 Hiul was the first man to open a coffee house in the financial district of San Francisco It was rendeZ- vous of famous characters for over a quarter of a century David Warfield among others, was a familiar figure there whenever he came to town
 4 man could eat a dollar dinner at ! Hjul's and pay quarter for it, and the proprietor would ask no questions about the price. Many time man would come in an pay for meal a week after he had eaten it. i Apparently Hjul's idea that all men were honest was paying proposition for his business was always propser Ous, according to his con.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-13
Crotesque Bird of Egypt
 Filmed by Patient Swede
(By Associated Press)

tBy Associated PresS)
 STOCKHOLM, Mar. 12.-The giant stork "abu markub," or father shoe beak," rarest and most fantastic among living birds and looked upon as a curious relic of prehistoric eras, has at last been seen in its native haunts by white men, and has been induced to pose before motion pic ture camera. This is the accom- plishment of Bengt Berg, called "Sweden's bird wizard" who has just returned from Africa.
 Bengt Berg has devoted his life to the study of birds and migratory wildfowl in their habitats, especially rare specimens. He seems to have an almost uncanny knack of getting on familiar terms with them by dint of extreme patience and carefully planned ruses. His latest exploit, the filming of the "abu markub' was precided by weeks of cruising on the upper Nile. The discovery of the strange bird was made on an un- named, almost impossible tributary of the Nile. The bird has body somewhat like that of European stork, while the large bills reminds one of the pelican. The eyes are large and yellow, and his whole as pect is that of a creature of fable.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-13
Berlin Designs Side
 Door for Busses

BERLIN, Mar. 13.-Berlin has found that it's motor busses are top heavy. Since the streets have be- come congested with the growth in the number of automobiles there has been an increasing number of ac- cidents in which the busses have figured, and some have upset with serious consequences.
 The authorities are now consider ing a lower vehicle, with side instead of rear doors, and a covered roof to give shelter in rainy weather.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-13
ENGLAND AND HER
 COLONIES
 ACCEPT PROTOCOL.

GENEVA March 12-Chamberlain told the council of the league of na-- tions at thronged session today that he had just received telegrams show ing, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India unable as we'll as England, to accept the protocol as security for disarmament.
 He further declared the protocol tended toward war rather than peace. Chamberlain discarded the idea of compulsory arbitration and said that special defensive arrangements fram- ed in the spirit of a covenant and op- erating under the leagues guidance, were the only ways to obtain security for the nations.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-13
SAGE FOUNDATION ISSUES REPORT ON
 CHILD MARRIAGES
(py \ ssociated Press)


 NEW YORK, Mar. 12.-More than e67 GOO persons living in the United States today were child brides" less than 16 years of age when they married. or were married to brides under that age, and the great major ity of these, contrary to popular be- lief are native white of native par entage. These are few of the many facts revealed in an extended study of child marriages pursued in 90 cities in 2S states, preliminary report on which was made public here today by the Russel Sage Foun- dation
 This situation is due in large meas ure to two causes, says the report: the fact that many states require no better evidence of age, than the affidavit of one of the candidates for a marriage license, and that the le- gal minimum marriage age is still only 12 years for girls and II years for boys in New York, New Jersey Pennsylvania Kentucky, Louisiana Virginia, Florida, Maryland, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Colorado, Idaho, Maine and Mississippi.
 Continuing the report given out by the Foundation says: The seri 0usness of the situation becomes even more impressive when it is known that the Foundation classes as child brides only those under Is years of age; that it does not take into ac- count the many marriages of child ren over 16, but under IS; and that the total of 667000 child brides is increased each year by thousand of additional child marriages. Nor have the Foundations investigators in cluded in their estimates boys mar ried at r or younger to girls or women older than 15, because the number of such marriages is rela- lively small.
 The study, which is still under way covers not only the child mar riage problem, but the whole sub iect of the administration Of mar riage laws The sections of the re- port dealing with child marriages will be published within few weeks and will immediately be brought tC the attention of leagues of women voters, marriage law administrators school authorities, state and local legislators, clergymen and social wei fare agencies turnout the country.
 AS an illustration of the public apathy in the matter, it is a fact that in II states it is legally possi ble for a girl to marry at an earlier age than that at which she is per mitted to become a wage earner The marriageable age of girls has remained an inactive issue in these states, while their educationa and child welfare agencies have kept the age of leaving school and of enter ing industry burning one.
 Tn the matter of child marriages no group in any section of the Unit ed States has yet given serious at tention to the social effect of ex isting laws and to their necessary daily adaptation in the license of fees. It should be noted that these facts concern the general public also and parents more than any other one section of the public"
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-13

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Eaton, Crane, Pike Stationery at the Alaska Shop. If
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Sheaffer's Life Time Pens, at the Alaska Shop. If
Seward daily gateway., 1925-03-13

Join the Chamber of Commerce.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

And, praise be-one needn't forever wear
plain tailored oxfords to be comfortable.
For these smart foot-comfort shoes intro
duce smart styles constantly, as shown IN
the new tan calf gore pump illustrated.
Worth so much-Costs so little
I'D give anything for shoes that are
pretty. yet dom: hurt my feet"-and here
they are. Narrow heel broad toe. No
pinching. no slipping and rubbing, no burn
ing. just try one ftting-you'll be an Arch
Aid convert for life! And these wonderful
health shoes cost no more than $40, $11, or
$3.50.
Evening star., 1925-03-01

Full skins, with mag
nihcent brushes, in several
fashionable shades for
Spring.
(Second Fleor.)
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
Excellent Recipe Given
for Automobile Polish

For furniture or automobile bodies
an excellent polish can be made by
thinning down boiled llnseed oil with
turpentine. This should be applied
sparingly to the clean surface with
cloth and should be rubbed briskly
with soft dry cloth or cotton waste.
1t is hest not to use body polish on
car until the gloss has become dull.
Another polish commended by auto
mobile experts is made from one gallon
of tdrpentine, three and one-half
ounces of citronella oil, one pint of par
ATTN oil or light cylinder oil, and one
and one-half ounces Of oil of cedar.
When the finish Of car has become
very dull the appearance can be great
ly improved by rubbing with mixture
Of cylinder oil and kerosene.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
Bearings Will Fail if
Improperly fabricated

When overhauling car the wise
motorist will not overlook the slightest
chance for needed repair or replace
ment. Especially now that a shortage
Of both new and used cars is certain,
the greatest care In keeping the car In
good running order is imperative.
Some Of the most important parts of
car and the parts most susceptible to
wear If not properly watched are the
bearings. Bearing failures are usually
due either to improper adjustment or
improper fabrication. One of the first
rules of bearing fabrication Is that the
lubricant must not contain any water,
acid, alkafi or any kind of abrasive.
Such substances will greatly affect the
highly polished surfaces of races, balls
and rollers.
1t is said of flake graphite used as
a lubricant that "the more 1t is rubbed.
the smoother 1t becomes" The oil or
grease Is used more or less as vehicle
to carry the graphite to the surface of
the contact.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
Retarded Spark Common
Cause for Overheating.

A common cause of motor overhead
ing is retarded spark. A retarded
spark causes late spark, a spark
that does not fire until the piston
has started well downward on the ex.
plosion stroke. Consequently the
gases have expanded and when fired
are in contact with larger area of
the cylinder walls. AS the water sys-
tenn is in contact with this larger
heated area, there Is greater and
quicker heat absorption which, when
continued for any length Of time.
causes overheating
In six cylinder engine, at speed
Of 2600 r. P. NJ. the distributor
furnishes 100 sparks per second. With
retarded park the temperature
reaches nearly 5000 degrees Fahren-
heit in direct touch with larger
area of the cylinder walls. Again the
heat Indicating instrument on the
radiator cap comes to your aid, and
warns you that something is general
ing an abnormal amount Of heat
which, unless quickly corrected, will
cause serious damage.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
Homemade Gaskets Prove
to Be Quite Efficient

Some of the paper gaskets used I'M
der transmission and differentlal COW
ers, between carburetor flanges and
in many other places often are Of com
plicated pattern. When, as it some
times happens to the amateur repair
man, the original gasket breaks a very
satisfactory job can always be made
with the aid Of machinists's ham,
mer, a little shellac and a piece of
stout paper. The first operation Is to
clean with gasoline the surface upon
which the gasket is to go; next cut
the paper as nearly as possible to
shape. Easten in place with shellac
and let It dry, which requires only
few minutes. Now, with hammer,
tap along the edges until the edge
breaks through the paper When you
come to rounded corners or to screw
and bolt holes, use the round or peen-
Ing end Of the hammer. When even
paper or shellac is lacking a piece Of
cord under transmission or dlfferen-
tial cover, etc, will make grease
sight joint.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
1@HE WHY ST 81 X KING 5svIHo
- SUPERSTITIONS

that feast of the dead which our an
cestors celebrated unnumbered cen
turtles ago. Nearly every savage race
on the globe has such feast today
on some date when the spirits Of the
dead are supposed to return to their
earthly habitations. Ours is per-
petuation of the old Celtic feast of
the dead which was celebrated on the
Celtic New Years day-Noyembe 1.
In the hopes of supplanting an old
pagan custom by Christian observ-
ance, Pope Gregory " in 1876 estab-
lished the feast of All Saints for No
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
COMETHING TO THINK
y ABOUT ByF. A. WALKER

mature parents, is liable to become en-
tangled. for the spider is no respecter
of youth or age.
A bewitching smile, a glance of the
eye, musical voice, beaming coun-
tenance, an uncomfortable greed for
wealth, may, in some way or another.
prove to be the flowing thread of the
terrible web flung out by a passirg
breeze to entrap you.
"Now," says the spider, as he spins
another thread to make your captivity
more certain, NOW l am in position to
continue our discussion"
Up to this moment you have sue
ceeded in eluding him.
And in your fancied security, as
likely as not you have tainted and
derided him, so now he is bent on
hooking you, quite ready to resume
the discussion.
But the manhood in you is going to
outwit him.
You are going to wean from him
his subtle power, by warning the
world from your housetop to beware
of his silken web which has through
the ages strangled out love and hope,
washed out eyes with tears and poi
soned hearts until they have festered
and died.
"a by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
What's in a Name?"
BY MILDRED MARSHALL
Facts about your name; its history;
meaning; whence II was derived; sig-
niicance; your lucky day, lucky jewel
MELINDA

THOUGH not generally listed in
L English nomenclature and regard
ed rather as product of the South
In this country, Melinda has in reality
an interesting history dating back to
Spanish ballad lore. In that remote
era, she was undoubtedly Melisenda
and first appeared as the name of the
wife of Don Gayferos who was
taken captive by the Moors, on the
occasion of the feats that were rep
resented by the puppet shows in
which Don Quixote took an unfor-
tunately lively interest.
Another Melisenda was Princess
Melisenda who carried the uneasy
crown of Jerusalem to the House of
Anjou. 1t was a most natural step to
eliminate the overabundance of sylla-
bles and contract the name to our
present-day euphonious Melinda. For
some inexplicable reason it caught
the fancy of the South and Its popu-
aarity there is still unquestioned.
The opal is Melinda's talisman'c
stone. 1t is the most mysterious and
fascinating of all gems and Is be-
aieved to bestow upon its wearer the
charm which comes from brilliancy,
restlessness and ever-changing moods.
1t will prove for Melinda talisman
against sorrow. Monday is her lucky
day and / her lucky number.
20 by Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.)
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vember l. But this substitution not
working as well as was expected. q
feast of All Souls was instituted, and
November 1 being already occupied,
was placed for November 2. Or
rather the custom grew up from the
example of Odilo, abbot Of Clugny,
spreading throughout Christendom,
though 1t is said never to have been
formally sanctioned by the church it.
self. This custom of celebrating
mass for "all the dead who sleep In
Christ" on November 1t was thought
would be sufficiently analogous In Its
idea to wean the people from their
old heather rites of November 1. 1t
was the church's second attempt to do
away with the old pagan feast of the
dead, the MANNED rites of which still
flourish among us in the observance
Of Halloween.
(@ by Mcclure Newspaper syndicats.)
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
THE SUBTLE SPIDER

HIDDEN In some dark corner. or
IL perhaps right before your eyes
the spider spins his silken web in
which to entangle and destroy his I'M
wary victim.
Whether you believe 1t or not, you
are watched every hour of your earth
ay existence by some sort Of vicious
spider planning to entrap you.
If you are less watchful than he,
If you do not take account of your
words and actions and make a men
tai note of the trifiing web-like things
which are happening all about you.
the spider will eventually outwit you.
And when once you become en-
meshed in his invisible web great
sense of fear will descend upon you
with the weight and swiftness of
raging deluge Of whose existence you
did not before believe to be possible.
Falling into the spiders web is one
of the deplorable misfortunes of the
human kind Everybody in life, from
the rosy-cheeked schoolgirl to her
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
THE FRATERNITY
OF GRIEF
BY DOUGLAS MALLocH

VOU have had grief-but so have l !;
/, too, have watched the clos
ing tomb,
My house has had the empty room
My heart the ache. Our loved ones
die,
But, oh, the company they meet
Upon that far, celestial street
Where throngs Of angels intertwine--
My beloved and yours. your loved and
mine.
/ have had grief-but so have youI
And, in my hour of deepest loss,
do not see the single cross
Thank God, l see the other two.
Yes, my own loss has this much
gain:
/ feel the brotherhood of pain,
And, kneeling here beside my own,
l know the loss that you have known
We have our grief-but SO have all
In all our grieving all our grief
Must not be selfish. Pluck one leaf
And gently let one petal fall
Upon some spot where someone
sleeps
For whom some other woman weeps,
For whom some man will mourn to.
day;
We have had grief-but so have they.
"a by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate1
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
HALLOWEEN

A S EVERYBODY knows, Halloween
\ is the night especially favorable
for the practice of all sorts of magic
rites, especially Of those projects" or
love divinations and charms, by which
young men and maidens seek to know
something of their future partners or
see them evolved visible from thin air.
Ghosts and spirits walk about and
wierd things are said to happen on
Halloween.
In some places boys mount pump
kins on poles and, draped in sheet,
carry them about Stimulating ghosts.
All this is but perpetuation Of
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-10-16
rmotber,, Cook Book

Shadows lie dark on the hillside,
Sunshine lies warm on the shore,
But the golden rod waves in his pride,
And the clover blooms no more;
Gone are the blossoms OF May,
Their robe Is purple leaf;
And the corn stands ripe in his sheaf,
For summer is gliding away.