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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
JAZZ RE|GNS ON
M|SS|SS|P
STEAMERS
FIappers and Sheiks Dance
Where Gamblers Once
Held Sway
BY TOM KEEFE, DR..
international News Service.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 1.-THE
"jazz" age has hit the Mississippi
steamboat. The steam whistles still
shrek the approach of the vessel
to the levee, but that one-time thrill
ling sound is now interspersed with
the moan of the saxophone and the
plaintive note of the violin.
In days gone by 1t was the Gus
tom of the male passenger to re-
pair to the bar shortly after the
boat was cast off from the levee,
there TO WOO the goddess of chance
during the course of a hectic draw
poker game, while he slipped the
vintage of the boats saloon. The
gentler sex were wont to HE them.
selves to the promenade deck, where
they twiddled their thumbs, or put
the finishing touches on a little
bit of crocheting for grandma
nightcap.
jazz Displaces Bar.
However, times have changed
even for the Mississippi steamboat.
There is no longer such a thing as
the boats bar; that is, in the sense
of pre-Volstead days. The passen-
gers, instead of segregating into
groups dominated by preponder-
ance of either sex, mix freely in
the latest steps from New York.
The six-shooter in the hip pocket
has been supplanted by the more
modern whiskey flask. Flowercd
vests, frock-tailed coats and hard
boiled" shirts have retreated before
the attack, en- masse, Of wales
trousers, rolled socks and dancing
pumps.
The romance Of plotting, such as
Mark Twain and his comrades knew,
has passed, too. No longer does
the pilot stand at his big wheel
and struggle against the current CT
the river. Instead, the steering APP
paratus is manipulated with steam
or hydraulic power.
There is, however, one custom
which Is still in vogue, antedating
the jazz" age. That is the GUS
tom of greeting the steamboat at
the small river towns. At the
first blast of the deep-throated
whistles a major part of the popu-
lace troops down to the levee to
await the approach Of the offspring
of "Fulton's Folly"
With the black smoke rolling
from her long, graceful twin stacks
and the swish of the wheels back
ing water for landing at the levee,
she is the awe of the populace. Less
timid ones scramble aboard the
boat as she strains at her hawser
and inspect things at first hand,
while the rest of the admirfng
throng gapes from distance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
JAN|TOR'S AR 7
NOW TAUGHT
IN COLLEGE
Colorado School Offers Sum-
mer Course in Caring
for Furnace

. GREELEY, Col, July ia col
Iege education for janitors.
That is the newest course added
to the curriculum of the summer
school at State Teachers, College
here.
According to Professor Harry S.
Canders, of State Teachers, who
formulated the academic course for
the janitors Of some thirty West
ern schools, genuine finesse" will
be added to the janitors stock in
education"
A janitor Of long years expert.
ence, it was pointed out by tho
professor. may know how to sweep
floors, build furnace fires and at
tend to the various other duties
which his job calls for, but the ex-
pert janitor of modern days re-
quires a real college education.
With the construction of new
school buildings with numerous
modern improvements, Professor
Gander said, it takes more than or
binary knowledge to hold the lofty
position of janitor.
Instructors will show the stu
dents how to save money for their
employers by demonstrating the
proper way in which to heat school
buildings with a smaller amount of
fuel than now is used; how to clean
blackboards perfectly without i'm
pairing the janitor's eyesight, and
the approved method of securing
the best ventilation in class room
buildings.
Those attending the first janitor-
engineer college course in the coun.
try include janitors from cities in
Colorado, Wyoming and Kansas.
Demonstrations and lectures by
prominent engineers will be includ-
ed in the course, ...
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
PATRIARCH, 90, SAYS
HE HAS NEVER CUSSED

LIMA. Ohio. July 15.-Thc accom-
plishment of which William b.
Bowdle- is most proud, after ninety
six years of life. is that never in
that time hid he use cuss word.
Perhaps he didn't need to, for even
today his power of expression is
remarkable, and his trenchancy in
speaking, of all the latest scientific
and social developments would put
to shame even the most "hep" high
school student.
Bowdle believes that the secret
of longevity is centered in char
acter and good habits; in hard work
and in the taking of life as it comes
without worrying.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
WOMAN WAS AFRAID
TO GO TO SLEEP

as Adlerika, is a valuable. agent
for the purpose of cleansing the
bowels of matter which has been
in the system a long time and
which other less effective, means
have been unable to dislodge. 1t
Is often astonishing the great
amount of matter Adlerika draws
from the intestinal canal-even
right after natural movement 1t
sometimes brings out unsupported
quantities of additional matter.
Many times 1t brings out much
GAS, thus relieving pressure in the
abdomen.< Adlerika is especially
valuable when PROMPT action is
necessary or to encourage the
elimination of metGbolic poisons
through the bowel.
In slight disorders such as oc-
casional constipation or gas on the
stomach and headache when due
to bowel inaction), single spoon
full of Adlerika often produces
surprising and gratifying results.
In cases of obstinate constipation
or stomach trouble, if -Adlerika does
not bring relief in "a to So hours
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
TRIPS TO MOON
ON ROCKET
FORECAST
Earth to Live on Synthetic
Foods, Also Predicted
BY Scientist

BOULDER, Col, July ia
visit to the moon with huge rock
cts as propellers; gland treatments
of idiots and imbeciles making
them into useful citizens; food for
the millions and gasoline for auto
mobiles extracted from Colorado oil
sha1e deposits: sugar taken from
Jerusalem artichokes much sweeter
cane and sugar beets and morphine
"moonshine'' will become common
incidents in the future, according
tt. Doctor Watson Davis, managing
editor of Science Service, who pre-
d;cted these happenings to dele
gates at the eighteenth annual con-
vention of the American Associa-
ton for Advancement of Science
here.
THE most thrilling story man
has ever heard is that of evolu-
ton" Doctor Davis declared.
IT am confide-4 that in a few
years a roc'-nt will be nerfected
for making a trip, la Jules Verne.
from the earth to the moon. A
model of such a rocket IS now un.
der construction.
Synthetic food will be used for
feeding the millions or billions OF
the future. A process has just
been patented which will enable the
chemist to extract from oil shale,
which Colorado has in abundance,
fats that will be very similar to
those now used in our daily menus.
Oil shale will supply fuel for hu-
man bodieseas well as gasoline for
automobiles.
II also predict a revolution in
the sugar industry, and base my
prediction on reports from the
Federal Bureau of Standards, which
has discovered a substitute for
sugar called levulose, which, dis
coverers claim. Is much sweeter
than cane or beet sugar and to be
extracted from the hardy and easily
grown vegetable-the Jerusalem
artichoke.
I'm medicine we realize now
that the mere handful of internal
glands that are contained in the
human body have a powerful in
fluence. An infinitesimal amount
is enough to change an idiot into a
normal citizen"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
ODD AUTO COLLISION
REMOVES MANS PANTS

WOOSTER, Ohio, July r5.-"I
thought such things happened only
in movies"
This was all Harry Bogner, promi-
nent Wooster merchant, could say
as he stood on a street corner, with
woman's shawl wrapped around
him where trousers had been.
Bogner was standing on a curb
recently when two autos passed at
close quarters. They co1llded side,
wise. and one was thrown toward
Bogner. The doorknob inserted it.
self into his trousers pocket and
skidded away with Bogner's truu.
sers hanging to 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15

gushing, the foreigner il flourish
ing off the scores of millions of
pounds which he extracts from the
pocket of the British housewife, I"
said the Daily Express.
Premier Baldwin has promised a
commission to control prices of
foodstuffs, and has also promised
agricultural reform, but meanwhile
the Englishman gets his "roast beef
of old England" from the Argen-
tine and his English breakfast
bacon" from Denmark and the
United States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
ENGLAND IS FED
BY FOREIGN
LANDS
Britain Is importing More
and More of Her Food
stuffs Yearly
By DAVID M. CHURCH,
international News service.

LONDON, July 15.-Great Brit
ain appears to be more and more
dependent each year upon the
worlds surplus of foodstuffs for
fits existence. Population appears
to have increased far more rapidly
than food production, and the pre-
war production of foodstuffs has
never been restored.
Statistics of imports for the year
1924 seem to indicate that the
British breakfast table is almost
entirely dependent upon foreign
production. During 1924 nearly
$3.50 900, 900 worth of bacon, ham
and eggs were imported into Great
Britain and Northern Ireland.
The imports of butter, for in
stance, had greatly increased over
the previous year. During 1928
the United States exported about
$500 900 worth of butter to Great
Britain, whereas in 1924 it exported
more than $500. 900 worth. Dur
ing the year Great Britain paid
more than $3.50, 100000 for butter
imported from countries outside OF
the empire.
Eggs imported into Great Britain
during 1924 were valued at $47,-
000, 900.
Though England has been re-
garded as the home Of some OF the
finest cheeses known to gourmets.
during 1924 there were 100000
worth Of cheese imported.
Demand Action.
Lord Beaverbrook's newspapers
are conducting a campaign demand
ing that the Government take steps
to rectify this situation.
nHRhila British farming Is Ian
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
y. S. cEMETARlES HAVE
10000, 900 GRAVES

BOSTON, July. 15.-Mora than
$4,000 plots of ground of varying
size are set aside in the United
States as graveyards and Gene
teries, according to Harry G.. Sam.
son. an official of the National
Selected Morticians.
Every county in the United
States Is estimated to have about
thirty places OF burial" said Sam.
son. There are 2,968 counties. "A
village graveyard contains about
$50 graves, after three generations.
Taking this as a basis for the
population OF the country as
whole, Uncle Sans acres must now
hold about zoe, 100000 bodies
crumbled into dust"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
COUNSEL
DROPS DEAD
OFF HORSE
Richard v. Lindsbury, Famous
Lawyer, Found in Park,
Life Extinct
By international News Service.

SOMERVILLE, n. j., July Is
Richard v. Linsbury. general coun-
sci for the United States Steel Cor
poration and one of the moss widely
known lawyers in the country,
Near his body was foNnd his
horse. He had been is the habit
of taking an early morning ride
through the woods.
While it was at first uncertain
whether Lindabury had been thrown
from his horse and killed, or suf-
fered a heart attack, medical ex-
animation later disclosed that death
was due to a stroke of apoplexy.
He was dead when found. APP
rarently the noted lawyer suffered
d stroke while in the saddle and
slipped TO the roadway.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
GAME RANEN To
CRUISE WITH
COOLIDGE
Lens Men to Have Pictures
Taken With President on
Board MayfIoWer
BY international News Service.


SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. July 15.-
Completely reversing the traditional
order OF things. a score of pho.
tographers will themselves be photo
graphed today-an extraordinary
occasion.
Lens men who themselves ~shun
the camera. as a child fire. will
allow themselves to be photo
graphed as guests Of the President
and Mrs. Coolidge on board the
u. S. s. Mayflower. The trip In.
cludes inspection in Fore river Of
the new airplane carrier Lexington.
President Coolidge today took the
photographers on a cruise on the
Mayf1ower.
HiIIes q Visitor.
Considerable specuIation was
caused around White Court, summer
home Of the President, today by an
nouncenent that Charles d. Hilles,
Republican national committeeman
for New York, had been summoned
for a conference. with Mr.. Coolidge
tomorrow.
Hilles has been mentioned as next
Secretary of War In event John
w. Weeks fails to recover from
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
the advice of a reputable physician
should be secured.
Reports from Physicians

the advice of a reputable physician
should be secured.
Reports from Physicians
''I congratulate you on the good
effect from Adlerika since / pre-
scribed it." (Signe0 DIR. L. Langlois.
"Adlerika is the best in my en-
tire 81 years. experience" (Signe0
DIR. G. Eggers.
'I prescribed Adlerika with high
ly satisfactory results" (Signed)
DIR. A. C. c. Name given on re-
quesD.
II can't get along without Adler
ika." (Signed) DR.. w. H. Bernhart.
J. r. Pickett Ia user of Adlerika)
writes: after taking Adlerika feel
better than for 20 years. Haven't
language to express the impurities
eliminated from my system"
Adlerika is a big surprise to peo-
pie who. have used only ordinary
bowel and stomach medicines be-
cause of it's REAL and QUICK
action. Sold by leading druggists
everywhere. In Washington by
the Peoples Drug Stores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
MOUNT LOGAN SCALED
BY AMERICAN EXPLORERS

CORDOVA, Alaska, 4 July 15.--
Having successfully reached the
summit of Mount Logan, a hither.
to unscaled peak in Yukon Territory,
six adventurers, headed by Captain
A.. II. Mccarthy, have returned
safely to civilization.
Mount Logan is in Yukon Terri
tory and has been considered only
second to Mount Everest in for
midable barriers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
But Two Doses Adj
lerika Bring REAL
Relief.

For over a year I was troubled
with dizziness and gas on the stom-
ach. I was afraid to sleep because
the gas collected around my heart,
causing pain. After two doses of
Adlerika / got real relief. Now l
take it only once week and have
not been bothered since" (Signed
Mrs. E. Cole.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
GIRL WITNESS FIRED; /
COURT FINES BOSS

CHICAGO, July 15.-Maurice
Haas, who discharged his secretary,
Catherine Wolny, because she was
away three days serving as wit
ness was fined S. by Judge Michael
Mckinley for contempt of court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
'sNeWs Briefs
taken from Today's Classified Ads

FLOOR CASE. umbrella case, desk.
s shoe chairs for sale.
NEW brick homes, semi-detacheA,
$3.50 to 37.1S0; rooms hard
wood floors INV. h., screens
throughout and many other fea-
d ST. 8. Els furnished rooms,
h. H., apartment. entire second
floor: gas range. bath, sink, NV
WRIST wATCH-HaniIton, plain
gold, lost between, 1880 and IL.
DEMONSTRATORS with soliciting
experience wanted; can earn 4Se
per- week.
TURN TO CLASSIFIED PAGES
AND FIND OUT EXACTLY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15
DIAMOND GONE, SOS
HUSBAND; WIFE LEFT

CHICAGO, July 15.-~Mrs. Anna
Melendez, with her husband. bought
a diamond for $500 in South Bend.
on terms. Then they came to Chi.
cago and sold it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-15

There is now offered to the pub
lie a liquid preparation which is
not only a wonderfully effective
and QUICK intestinal evacuant,
but which also seems to stimulate
the glands of the intestinal tract
and to cause expulsion of flatus
GAS. This preparation, known
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
FREDERICK MAN
A SUICIDE
Escapes Observation and Uses Shot
gun-Was Disordered Mentally

George E. Hillyard. 81 years old.
member of one of the Oldest and
best-known families of Frederick
County. died by his own hand late
Saturday afternoon on his farm,
short distance off the Valley Pike
on the Cedar Creek grade, about two
miles south of Winchester.
Mr.. Hillyard, who had suffered
from mental disorders for a number
of years, shot himself in the head
with double-barrel shotgun. Only
one load. however, was used, and it
is thought it contained comparative
ly few shot.
Mr.. Hillyard went from the house
to the barn some time after five
O'Clock and killed himself with the
gun. He is said to have placed the
muzzle close to his right eye and then
pulled the trigger. probably with his
finger.
II is thought the cartridge contain
ed only powder and wadding, which
was packed very tight. The stock of
the gun was blown into tiny pieces
by the force of the explosion and
was found some distance from the
body.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
BIRTHDAY DINNER

Mrs. Emma Neeb was given a sur
prise dinner on her sixty-eighth birth
day by her sister, brother, nieces and
nephews with their families, as fol-
lows:
Her sister Mrs. G. W. Dellinger and
husband Mrs. Valley V. Fritts and
daughters, Audrey, Virginia, Eliza
beth and Mary Louise, of White Post,
Va: Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Dellinger,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. K Dellinger and
daughter Olivia, and Mary eileen Lup-
ton of Winchester; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F. Wisman, Mr.. and Mrs E. Wisman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wisman and
daughters Louise and Iva May, of
Edinburg; Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Swee-
ney and children, Emma, Hilda, and
Tommy. also of Edinburg; Prof
Worth Pence and Miss Mildred Pain
ter of Edinburg; Mr.. and Mrs. Wis
man and children, leila, Mary, and
Frank, of Cumberland; Mr. and Mrs.
IL. VI NOOQobOths MI
and Mrs. E. N. Frye and children.
Leonard, Lois, Beryl, and Marie, also
of Woodstock; Mr. and Mrs E. F.
Bushong and children, Lee, Gilbert,
Forest and Garland, of Woodstock;
Mrs. Sallie A. Wisman, sister-in-law;
Miss Hazel Stultz and Bessie Borden,
Woodstock: Mrs. H. H. Wisman,
sister-in-law, Toms Brook; Mr.. and
Mrs. Blaine Wisman and children,
Evelyn, Joseph and Marie, and Mrs.
Laura Bryan. all of Woodstock Mr.
and Mrs. G. w. Funkhouser and chill
dren, Nelson, Fred. Warren, Sarah,
Frances, and Nancy of Harrisonburg;
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Wine and sons,
Walter, and Mervin;, and Mr.. r.
Wine, of Harrisonburg; Mr. and Mrs
! p. X. Shank and children, Glenwood,
Virginia and James, of North River;
Miss Ottie Wine, Harrisonburg; Mr..
and Mrs. e. Golladay and children,
Roller and Jane, of Woodstock.
All came with well-filled baskets.
including huge birthday cake baked
by Beck's, at Harrisonburg.
1t was complete surprise.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
FORT VALLEY

Rev. f. L. Miller, of Maurertown
niled his regular appointment a
Trinity on Sunday afternoon.
Miss Althea Plauger, student a
5. I. s.. Harrisonburg, spent tn,
weekend with her parents. Mr.. an,
Mrs. c. F. Plauger and family. O
Seven Fountains.
Samuel Shirley, of Washington, i.
visiting with friends here.
Miss Della Tamkin, William anf
Paul Tamkin. were business visitor.
in Woodstock and Lebanon last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Emma Shipe visited Mr.. and
Mrs. w. C. O'Flaherty and family
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Coverstone. OF
Dilbeck, left last Thursday for Wash
ington, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Tamkin. From there, Mr.. and Mrs
Coverstone and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Tamkin will motor to Pittsburgh, to
visit relatives there.
Some of our folks attended the mic
ME at Hamburg on Saturday. The
Fort Valley Band helped to furnish
the music for the occasion.
Misses Mapha, Maude and Sada
O'Flaherty left Monday to attend the
Annual Baltimore Conference En-
worth League Assembly, of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, from
July rs to August 3, at Massanetta
Springs. Miss Maude O'Flaherty at
tends as Washington District Secre-
tary and Miss Mapha O'Flaherty as
delegate from Epworth Church,
Washington, D. c. From Massanetta,
the Misses O'Flaherty will return and
take up their duties in Washington,
d. C.
Miss Isabel Glenn of Harrisonburg,
spent the weekend with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Glenn, of Carmel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Strosnider and
family and Mrs. Atwell Ritenour, of
visited Mr.. and Mrs.
James Munich and Mr.. and Mrs. C.
F. Plauger over the weekend.
Misses Mapha and Sada O'Flah
erty attended Rally Day at Fishers
Hill. Sunday.
Orville Plauger, young son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. F. Plauger, who has
been ill for the past two weeks, re-
mains about the same at this writ
ing.
Tobias Ritenour, who is employed
in Front Royal. spent the weekend
here at his home. Lorenzo Riten-
our accompanied him here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ritenour and
family of Stephens City and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Tamkin and family of
Dillbeck spent Sunday with William
and family
A large crowd attended the mea-
surfing party held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. O'Flaherty on last
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Davis and Mr..
and Mrs. Lester D. O'Flaherty and
daughters Elaine, Audrey Fay and
Betty Jane, arrived here from Wash
ington Saturday by motor. Messrs.
Davis and O'Flaherty returned Sun
day, leaving their families for a, va
cation with relatives and friends.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-31
SCHOOL BOARD
is REELECTED
Present Officials Efficient Have
Arduous Duties to Perform

4 The School Trustee Electora
Board OF Shenandoah County met i,
the ofiice of the Division Superintend
ent of Schools, July 23. 1925 fo
the purpose OF appointing school trus
tees Tor the term beginning Septem
Der l, and ending August 81. 1928
The membership of this board is a,
4 follows:
5. d. Borden, Chairman.
Z. V. Shoemaker, Clerk.
Philip Williams, Commonwealth
Attorney.
The following trustees were an.
pointed:
/ A. b. Bushong-Lee District.
b. E. Nelson-Ashby District.
j. Z. INSTRUMENTATION District
DR.. w. C. Ford-Woodstock Dis.
trict.
q. A. Dellinger-Johnston District
p. w. Peer-Stonewall District
+. Frank Ramey-Davis District.
In making these appointments. the
School Trustee Electoral Board feels
that the members of the County
School Board has succeeded splendid
ly in building up the schools of this
county, especially in the last ten
years. This school board has faced
at almost every meeting an ever-in-
creasing demand for better and larg-
er school facilities. The board has
tried to grant these requests in so far
as it could, considering the fact that
the increase in revenue has not kent
pace with the demand for new facili-
ties.
Notwithstanding all this, by means
OF the sinking funds in the various
districts the Indebtedness is gradu-
ally being retired and three districts.
Woodstock, Madison and Stonewall
are entirely out of debt In the other
four districts, the obligations are be-
ing retired at the rate of about ST.
600 per year.
In recent rating of the State
Board of Education, the schools of
this county are rated as twentieth
among the hundred counties of the
state. This county then stands above
all the adjoining counties, while at
the same time Shenandoah County
was fourth from the hoftnm in TOW
rates for schools
The Trustee Electoral Board is of
the opinion that members of the
School Board of this county who have
just been reappointed as indicated
above, have shown unusually good
business judgment in raising the eff
cheney of the schools of this county
so high on revenue so meager as COM
pared to what other counties are re-
ceiving.