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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-18
Safety First

Admiral Moffe good naval officer is wrong about
Mitchell He says lit is longer question of aviation
weapon for national defense but question of the
honor of the navy
Admiral Moffett is mistaken The honor of the navy
portan that something for the navy protect
ficency The people interested in adequate flying
defend the United States In comparison with
safety the honor of the especially when the navy
its incompetency, is of secondary Importance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-18

II AURA Is gong
IL 20 look for
her first job to-
morrow, and no
martyred Chris
tan ever went
with more shrink
ing to the lions
than Laura to
her Boss.
But w h Y?
YOU ask. Bosses
aren't so terrible
as all that. Some
times they're a
little grumpy.
but it's easy to
manage them il
you use a little
sense. ="
I'll tell you
why, dearie. Lau-
ra's Mama has
been filling little
Laura's m ] n d
r,,;th DTDT She
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-18
SAP AND SALT
BY Bert Moses

Shooting craps is a poor way
for a boy to learn mathematics.
When the nurse is cookbook
ing, the patient is in no hurry
to get well.
Some folks are not as big fools
as they look. while others are
bigger.
Perhaps no mistake is greater
than paying more attention to a
business than to a family.
Hez Heck says: Next to git
tin rid o. a cat, the next hard
est thing is to git rid O. a bad
name"
fessed that in some of the eviden-
tial photographs presented by M.
Labadie there appear, on the
sensitive "paroptic" faces of the
girls, traces of what might be
suppressed mockery.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

comfort. For this Cclotex house
will keep snug and warm on the
bitterest winter days-rcfrcsh-
ingly cool through a sweltering
summer.
There, your childrens health will
Evening star., 1925-10-04

neighbors have accepted their dis
covery.
Over 10000 families now enjoy a
degree of living comfort not to be
found in ordinary homes,
They are not all wealthy. Any,
o,>> xr,t@ b,,:1Io oo~,
Evening star., 1925-10-04

Celotex is applied directly to stssd-
ding in place of ssood shedthing.
A srau 30, sheathed Is many times
stronger tha~ one sheathedspieh spood
lumber. And L is q apdH dtat e6ee.
ticel, keeps esst heat and coL
Evening star., 1925-10-04
A. Ctabbcdrds, brick or stucco
3. Celotex Insulating Lumber
c. Stssddinx, or framesuork
d. Ceiof<x Insulating Lumber

Crsss- section shouing application Of Celotex
lnnal0tins Lumber: (b) in osstside srdils az
sAemhing, sphere It replaces suood ls1sber
enl building paper, and (D) ON INSIDE sualls,
sphrs plsssV is atrlisd directly to iss sxrfses.
Evening star., 1925-10-04

TONG before history, a man came
L. out of his cave and built the
first rude hut.
He was a leader. He used his brain
to get better place to live.
His neighbors watched from their
caves, ofcourse. Some of them grunted;
and kept on living in caves. But the
ones with most sense were quick to
build huts for themselves
In recent years Celotex Insulating
. Lumber has made it practical to
build homes that really keep out
heat and cold.
This improvement has been rec
ognized by leading architects and
builders as a great step forward in
home building But some will 60 on
building as before.
Homes have changed far more than
people since then.
TWo kinds of people
Teuo kinds of homes
-. 80
In nearly every community there
have been leaders quick to see and
make use of this improvement in
home comfort
And everywhere a certain class of
Evening star., 1925-10-04

You will have a sounder invest
ment: a house that will be
stronger, last longer, have a higher
resale value.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
Get all the facts

These are living improvements so
vital that every progressive person
will demand the facts before build
ing or buying home They make
the ordinary house as out of -date
as one without electricity, modern
plumbing or central heating plant.
Ask your architect or contractor
or lumber dealer to tell you more
about Celotex. All lumber dealers
can supply it. Everywhere leaders
in these lines advise it's use.
If you are going to buy home
already built, get Celotex construc-
ton, n,ifyou possibly can. Somedayyou
may want to sell or rent it and then
you will find that the house that is
more comfortable and more econom-
ical of fuel is better investment
And bV all means send for the
The Washington times., 1925-08-26
Empty Superstition
Hurt So Bill
BY WILLIAM ATHERToN DUPUY
United States Bureau of Efficiency

The most logical theory of the origin OF the superso
that the twodollar bill unucky that have been able to
find is that which holds that
and that its association with that number brought into
The Washington times., 1925-08-26
FRENCH ASSA|L
MANY LAWS.
Of j. 6.
Americans Now Flee Abroad
for Liberty, One News
paper Declares
INTERNAIIoAAL NElVs LEI PNoTo
BY International News Service

PARIS, Aug. 26.--''In the United
States q new law is made almost
as often as baby is born" says
the. French financial newspaper, Les
commenting on the un-
necessary law-making craze OF the
American Congress.
1.-THE poor old American eagle Is
helplessly. trussed up with rounds
and rounds of legal red tape.
"A man is elected to office In the
United States not to enforce the
laws, but to manufacture them.
1.-THE more he manufactures, the
greater his success as a legislator.
Who would ever think the mod
ern Americans are descendants of
Europeans, who, OPP
pressed by laws. fled to a virgin
country to breathe the atmosphere
OF freedom.
These days the liberty lovers
again cross the ocean, but in the
opposite direction. Our American
guests seek in France what they
cannot find at home: they endeavor
to escape from the restrictions they
encounter in America. After all,
what are laws?
"A great race has lived happily
with only ten and has certainly
prospered since Sinai.''
The Washington times., 1925-08-26
DRAGON WANTS
KHAN To KEEP
Masks ON
Disrobing Keeps Politicians
and Business Men Out, =
He Tells concIave

BUCKEYE LAKE, Ohio, Aug.
26.-The practice of klausmen APP
pearing in public unmasked was de-
nounced by Glenn Carter, graDl
dragon of Nebraska, before the
national meeting Of about $50
grand dragons and titans of the
order in conclave here.
"This," he said, "has kept hun
dreds Of politicians and business
men from joining the khan"
Carter's stand was opposed by
several grand dragons and titans,
but no definite action was taken.
It was pointed out particularly
that klansmen in Ohio, said to be
the strongest khan State in the
Union, frequently appear in public
without their masks.
Clyde w. Osborne, grand dragon
of Ohio, pleaded for harmony, de-
claripg many of the trials Of the
order could be attributed to jeal-
ousy among the leaders.
The khan, he said, must purge
its membership Of undesirable per-
sons.
Osborne detcribed many former
kleagles as "mercenary" or honest
without business sense" and others
as just plain Crooks"
One grievous mistake the order
made, he said, was to place too
many high-salaried officers on the
pay rolls.
He blamed the defeat Of the
Bible bill in the Ohio legislature to
the weakness of khan legislators
and their failure to comply with
khan obligations once they were in
office.
The Washington times., 1925-08-26

Radek, France and Germany will
be the doubtful factors when it
GENES to a contest between AM
erica and England. France" fs
says, twill be the chief European
trump which the United States may
play against England. 8
AS to Germany, Radek advances
the hope that she may eventually be
won for Russia. and intimacy with
the Soviets would keep her from
fighting on. the side Of England.
Struggle For Germany
..The struggle for gaining Ger
many Will continue between US and
England, and the worse grows the
Dosition OF England, the more
chances there will be for US to win"
For mankind in general Radek
sees a stormy future. and for Eng
land in particular he forecasts
hurricanes.
Lady Macbeth has lost her sleep,
and will never sleep any more, ne
exclairns. England is that great
mower about which we can say TINS
one lost the war
The Washington times., 1925-08-26
MEXICO WILL CANCEL
OLD DIAZ BOND ISSUE

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 26.-The
Mexican government has decided
to cancel the bond issue, made by
the Diaz regime for the improve
ment of the harbors of Vera Cruz
and Tampico, according to authen.
tic reports today.
Bonds amounting to nearly five
million dollars will be cancelled, it
is stated. The Government will
cancel upon grounds that the pro-
ceeds of the bond issue used for
contracts illegally placed, the con-
tracts having been let after private
bidding. whereas the constitution
provided that contracts should be
let only after public bidding.
The Washington times., 1925-08-26

the United States Naval Hospital
I wisEf to thank you most heartily
for the wonderfully clear and ac-
curate manner in which yOu
broadcast the baseball games
pIay-By.play for The Washington
Times. III you and The Times
management could realize the
great comfort and indispensable
pleasure you. afford us boys.
many Of rs unable 70 be out Of
bed, believe me you could not
fan to feel that you have done us
an 3 favor the memory Of which
win remain with us IS = delight
full souvenir Of yourself and The
Times
e'WitIl appreciative re cards
from the boys at the United
States Naval HopitaL, believe me
most cordially your friend,
e. BOYD DORIAN.
Past Department Chaplain,
United Spanish War Veterans.
This Is but one Of hundreds Of
similar letters received by Mr..
Sweets and The Times. Others
viii be published from time to
time.
The Washington times., 1925-08-26
NATIONAL MUSEUM TO
HAVE WELFARE EXHIBIT

The New National Museum this
winter will receive set OF sixty
five large colored panels showing
the various phases Of child welfare
work in the United States, 1t was
announced today. 1919
THE collection has been offered
nv the National Child Welfare As
ISOLATION, and will be installed early
next year, according to present
plans. The panels now are pelng
exhibited in various cities through
out the country.
The Washington times., 1925-08-26
I TINES RADIO Of
BAL | CANES
PRAISED
Boys of U. s. Naval Hospital
Express Appreciation
Through Chaplain

That the #broadcasting Of the
Griffmen' s 1t-of-town games by
The Washfn ton Times, through
WRC, IS apr keciated by baseball
fans is attested by a great number
of letters, applause cards, telephone
calls and personal calls from sport
lovers in Washington and vicinity.
For instance:
''Mr. William Sweets,
Announcer,
Radio Corporation of America.
my Dear Mr.. Sweets:
On the part of the patients In
The Washington times., 1925-08-26
EtNeWS Briefs
Taken from TOday's Classified Ads

TAKEN ITOIn NHnSBAIbCu 11uB
AUTO mechanics helper; boy 10;
hard worker; wants job at once.
PIANO-Upright Prescott, reason
able; also 8 pieces oVerstuffed
furniture in good condition for
sale.
d ST. N. E.-Nicely furnished
room and board: for rent to
couple or two girls.
PIANO saIesmen, wanted, ex-
perienced; salary and commits
sions,
r ST. n. w.-F1At, three largo
outside rooms. bath, gas. cleo
tricfty, phone.
TURN TO CLASSIFIED PAGES
AND FIND OUT EXACTLY
Who's Who
The Washington times., 1925-08-26

l
disrepute.
Although 1t may have once been
a piece-of- thirteen, the two-dollar
bill Is now a piece-of- sixteen and
should therefore be freed from sus-
picion of i'll omen. The piece-of-thir-
teen was an old Spanish coin COM
parable in value with the English
ten-shiliing piece and therefore
somewhere near the two-dollar
value. s.
Origin Of "Bits"
There were pieces-of-eight to
which much reference has been
made in pirate stories. They were
common Spanish coin. They
were eight reales, or bits. Bits
were twelve and a half cents, There
are eight bits in the American dol
/ far. It is from them that we still
sometimes use the term two bits
and four bits for quarters and half
dollars.
The piece-of-eight was the parent
OF the American dollar. These
Spanish coins were more used in
the colonies than were English
shillings and pounds. They proved
to be handler and so the young
nation adopted them as its stand
ard when it set up for itself.
Nations In their money expert
ences have often found that, having
set up a standard, there is diff
Guilty in maintaining it. The Ro-
mans used copper bar known as
the "as'' for money. IT was al.
most the first money in that part
Of the world. It started out by
being bar OF a certain weight. A
few decades later It was but about
a fourth as heavy as in the be.
ginning. Those who made it had
gradually decreased its copper con
tent, probably to their own profit.
The English pound, likewise started
out by being. an actual pound of
silver. 1t was not long. however.
before it was less than half "a
pound.
Changing Values
The original dollar, the piece-of-
eight, likewise ran down. 1t be-
came piece-of-seven, even a piece.
DISK. There were pieces of ten
pieces of twelve, and finally. the
piece-of-thirteen. This was the bfg
silver coin which became the orig.
1naI two-dollar piece. 1t was the
coin that came to be known as nm
lucky in the days when piracy was
in its hower~
The i'll omen OF this two-dolIsr
silver piece undoubtedly came IN
from the Caribbean through the
South. 1t attached to the two.
dollar bill when it appeared It
did this despite the fact that the
two-dollar bill is a piece-of.s sixteen
and has no association with the
unlucky thirteen. It was like a
deserving youth who suffers from
the bad reputation of his father.
It's i'll repute spread over most
Of the country. It stopped, how
ever, at the Hudson river and the
ST.. Lawrence. The two-dollar bill
never lost it's popularity in New
England. In Canada there is no
feeling against it.
| The Bureau Of Efficiency he.
lieves that there is need for a
denomination between the one and
the five, that such a denomination
serves a useful purpose, adds to
the convenience of the currency.
1t believes that the myth of i'll
omen should be dispelled and that
these bills should find their logical
place in the currency, that there
| should be one of them in circula-
ton to each three one-dollar bills
instead of one to each eight as is
now the case.
The Washington times., 1925-08-26
KALIAN GENERAL
WINS REINSTATEMENT

ROME, Aug. 26.-King Victor
Emanuel today reinstated General
Porro to his former grade on the
active list of the. army and created
him a knight OF the Great Cross
of Maurizio Lazzaro.
General .Porro, who was assistant
chief of staff of the army during
the war. was later cashiered.
The Washington times., 1925-08-26
More Poison Victims

CHESTER. Pa, Aug. 26.-Sudden
attacks of illness suffered by sew
eral Delaware county families is a.
tribEted to eating fruit sprayed with
a poisonous liquid to kill insects.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Allen, Of
Swarthmore, are among those
taken i'll.
The Washington times., 1925-08-26
FORECAST
j. s. WAR WITH
BRITAIN
Karl Radek, Spokesman, SECS
Battle for Economic
Supremacy Certain
BY II. r. KNICKERBOCKER
international News Service

81.
MOSCOW, Aug. &C. England
fighting America for the SUI
premacy Of the seas, for oil, for
markets, for the right to be the
worlds banker-this is the pic
ture in the foreground Of Bolshe-
vism's vision Of the future.
Today Karl Radek adds his
voice to the ominous prophecy Of
Leon Trotzky that the next world
struggle will be between the two
giants of the English-speaking
race.
} Aim 81 Industrial Supremacy
Neither he nor Trotzky allow
other factors than those Of eco
Monies to weigh m the balance.
Strictly MARKHAM and rigidly ma.
teria1istic, they argue that the
money interest. In the long run will
outweigh the ties OF blood. Of Ian
guage and Of common traditions.
Writing In Pravda, the organ of
the Communist party, Radek de.
clares: 1.-THE worlds history does
not know a case in which two
mighty Industrial powers, possess.
ing the greatest fleets, have not
struggled against each other for the
supremacy Of the world. That lis
why the Anglo-American conflicts
must lead to war"
He admits that the time IL not
yet ripe for the fulfillment OF his
forecast. England and America
now try CONSCIENTIOUS to cooper.
ate, he says, but the relentless force
OF economics pushes them steadily
apart.
English Losing Ground
Radek's vicN0s may be taken as
typical or Bolshevik Thought about
America. Though he sacrificed sew
eraI or his party offices through
his loyalty to Tfetslxy in the late
controversy, he maintains uncon-
tested prestige as an interpreter Of
foreign affairs.
Out of the events Of the last few
months, Radek has selected a group
to support his belief that England
is gradually Knocking under to
the superior economic strength OF
America.
England he cites. ''has issued
an embargo on the export OF capt.
tai, whereas the United States DUR
ing the last six months has ex-
ported not les that $1,0!O ,0OO, 900.
Australia" he continues, "coI1ld
not receive q loan in London, but
had to borrow $75,000,OO0 in New
York. London could lend Australia
on $25,OO0,000.
Pound Supported Here
1.-THE British pound depends en-
tirely on the support of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank," declares the
Bolshevik prophet, adding that
Great Britain tries nevertheless to
keep her military forces on a level
independent OF the grace of, Amer
ica. The British admiralty demands
$3.50, 100000 for the Increase Of
Britain's fleet"
On the European continent, says
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1925-11-01

good place to fish, and felt the same old ex-
element, with just enough vague fOreOodngs
in it to make it pleasant. Still, had grown
foot or two since | used to fish there, ana per
haps I could return the compliment by throw
ing the old gentleman over his own fence, and
then hiss in his ear "R V g e !! ]!
l had got pretty we'll across the lower
forty and had about decided that I1dd mad
been gathered to his fathers, when saw MN
coming with his head up like a steer IN the
corn Tidd is blacksmith by trade, and ne has
an arm with hair on it that looks like JUMBO
hind leg. felt the same old desire TO cn1nO
the fence and be alone. / didn't know exactly
how to work It. Then I remembered how peo-
pie had remarked that I had changed very
much in twenty years, and that for homeiy
boy had grown to be a remarkable plctur-
esoue-looking man. trusted to Tidd's failing
eyesght and said:
elbow are your?
He said, GLOW are y9u?" That did not
answer my question, but 1 didn't mind a little
thing like that.
Then he said: IT sposed that every pesky
fool in this country knew I don't allow fishing
on my land
s'That may be- says l. 'Fbut amt fishing
on your land I always fish in damp place IL
[ can. Moreover how do know this is your
land? Carrying the argument still furtnef
and admitting that every pesky fool knows
that YOU didn't allow fishing here, am not go
ing to be called a pesky fool with immunity, IN,
less YOU do it over my dead body" He stopped
about ten rods away and became more fear
less. 4 don't know who you are said |, as
took off my coat and vest and piled them .sv up
on nv fish basket eager for the fray. You
claim to own this farm, but it is my opinion
that that you o. are the hired man. pulled up with
little authority. You can't order me off this
ground till you show me duly certified alb
stract of title and then Identify yourself. What
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1925-11-01

ty Nitrogen and phosphorus are the two ele-
ments mostly needed in the soils and in some
cases limestone. Nearly any grain or forage
crop can be raised on these soils in the county
Has Ideal Location
Pierce county is ideally located for the
growing of corn as the boundary on two sides
by water keeps back the early frosts in the fall.
The soil itself is well adapted to the growing
of this crop. In the past year over $4,000
acres of corn were grown, consisting of the fol-
lowing varieties: Wis. No. IL, or Golden Glow;
Mimi, No. 13 Wis, No. z, or Silver King, and
a few early yellow dents and fints. Oats yield
very we'll, here. Some farmers reported yields
of 80 bushels to the acre the past season. Near
w so 900 acres were raised in 1925. The soil
in the county is very well adapted for the grow
ing of barley. 1t produces large plump ker-
mel that sells at premium on the markets.
Over FL 900 acres of this grain were raised the
past season Some parts of the county are
devoted to the raising OF rye. The greater part
of the soil is too heavy for this grain crop. On
~ 5000 acres of this grain were grown in 1925.
Some wirter>and spring wheat As raised III Hifa
western part and central part of the county,
mostly spring wheat. 800 acres OF winter
wheat and 5000 acres Of spring wheat were
harvested the past season. Some of the finest
quality of wheat grown in the middle west has
been grown on farms in the western part OF
Pierce county. There is enough buckWheat
raised to furnish the population with nice buck
wheat cakes on frosty winter mornings, and
these are usually top dressed with finest maple
syrup produced from $4,000 hard maple trees
tapped each spring. This county grows the
largest acreage of flax in the state. Nearly
1000 acres were produced the past season.
This crop is grown alone and with other grains
and is sold to the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co., at
Red Wing, Mimi, which company operates n
large linseed mill there.
Other cash crops are grown here which help
out the farmer with the smaller acreage. In
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1925-11-01

milk, and whey, the good grains and pastures
raised here, and are fattened on good corn pro-
duced here
Nearly $4,000 silos furnish the above live
stock with very nutritious succulent feed
during the winter months.
The Poultry industry is becoming a very
important industry on every farm. On some
farms we find that the income from poultry is
greater than from any other kind of livestock
Over 100000 birds are found in the county
The value of eggs and poultry sold amount to
ever 100000 each year One thousand farm
ers in the county are selling the poultry and
eggs through their own cooperative market
ing association which pays according to the
grade delivered. A few farms in the county
ere specializing in poultry and thousands OF
baby chicks are Matched each spring and are
shipped to different parts of the United States.
A number of birds raised on these farms are
sold for breeding stock.
Honey Production Large
Quite few farmers in the county enjoy
working with the honey bee. | find that over
$4,000 worth of honey was produced in the
county the past season. Some OF the beekeep-
ers produce as much as seven to eight tons OF
honey per year. The Eastwood trees, clovers
and large number of wild flowers make this
section of the state an ideal place to keep the
bee busy, and Pierce county dining tables are
supplied with delicious honey.
The climate and soil are well adapted for
the growing of fruit. $50 acres of straw ber-
ries, 40 acres of raspberries and $4,000 fruit.
trees consisting of apples, plums and cherries,
all producing a well favored, highly colored
fruit, which sells readily on the markets, are
found in Pierce county.
From the foregoing, we can come to the
conclusion, that man can make good hvlng
along nearly any kind of agricultural line he
chooses, in this county. However, it also at
fords recreational opportunities along the line
of hunting and fishing. Many a lusty trout IS
pulled from the shady brooks, and the Mlssls-
sippi and ST. Croix rivers give up their wealth
of bass, pike, pickerel, as well as other fresh
water fish. We also find some of the poorer
quality of fish, such as the buffalo and carp, be-
ing settled out, placed in artificial pools! III
Has Numerous Advantages
The streams of water, hills and ValgeysAaTes
followed by scenic highways which ape not
equaled by any others on this side of the Rock
les
Pierce county has very desirable climate.
The four seasons are very distinct and each al
fords it's beauties and pleasures
Considering the many advantages and OPP
portunities the folks have who live in this sec
ton of the state, whether by chance, choice or
necessity, I feel that they can consider them
slves fortunate indeed The stage is set here
for the person who has the desire to accom-
plish and achieve. Comparing this region with
others in which I have been, in this state as
we'll as others, I feel free to say that this sec
ton of Wisconsin is truly blessed