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, 1925-09-16
JOHN
By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
Dean of Men. University of
Illinois.

XETHEN l count VI the everyday
w heroes whom l have known
those simple, unselish souls who meet
sorrows and the sacrifices of n life AZ
toll uncomplainingly and well-I al
ways think of John.
His was, indeed, a very unheroic IL
ure. He was round-shouldered, an
thin, almost to emaciation, and il the
truth must be told. a little unkempt,
his thin iron-gray hair Il little ragged
and uncombed.
In early life he had been a farm
hand; later he %apprenticed himself to
a barber, and in recent years he had
kept an untidy barber shop at the
edge of town. Frugal wives beat him
out of his earnings by trimming the
hair of their husbands and children +;
the work was sometimes crudely done.
but a penny saved is twopence earned.
and there vas no evidence of an in
Hated currency in the village. He
could adapt himself It various sorts
OF work. He was a host in himself
at the time of spring housekeeping,
welding the paint brush skillfully
within and without the house, putting
on wall paper, and acting as general
carpenter and repair man.
He had "A ready wit, a keen insight
into the characters of men, a strangely
simple accurate judgment. He had
no knowledge of literature, he was not
much given to religion. he was quite
ignorant of political science, and yet
the village teacher always dropped In
to see John when he struck a hard
snag; the minister would never have
got quite successfully through a re-
vival service without consulting lin,
and there was never a political scheme
in the county carried through without
his being on the inside.
He knew everyone within twenty
miles, and everyone whom he knew
had a good word for him. Children
told him their troubles, mothers
named their babies for him, men ou,
of luck and out of work came to him
for help, and young boys asked his
advice n took it. No one was toe
low or too insignificant for his consid-
Grafton.
If anyone was sick he sent for John.
If anyone was In trouble, 1t was John
to whom he came for advice-young
girls and old women, wild boys and
shrewd men, the child and the gray
beard found in him an unselfsh friend
n a helpful adviser. No n ever
heard him complain or grumble oil
find fault with his humble lot.
When he died the village was
crowded with those who came to look
on his kindly ace and to follow him
to his last resting place. They were
the children with whom he had played
and with whom he had walked hand
in hand through the streets; they
were the women whom he had helped
and the men by whom he had sat when
they were wracked with pain; they
were the friends he had made through
his daily m~inistrations of toll and
~helpfulness.
, 1925-09-16
MEETEETSE


Mrs. Matte Abston and Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Riley were in town for
the Barbecue and stayed over night.
Rev. f. H. Dickinson went to
Cheyenne on Monday to attend Meth
odist conference. The session will
be over Wednesday when he expects
to return to Meeteetse.
Eugene Phelps went to Cody
on Monday and had a specialist
remove his tonsils.
Mrs. Basil Bennett went to Basin,
Sunday to be operated on for APP
pendicitis, Basil and son went also.
On Monday a bouncing baby boy
was born to grace the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Teddy Thayer. Congrat-
ulations.
Mrs. Daniel Weller and sister
Miss Amelia Trenholm Magnani
drove to Billings for a visit at the
home of the latter. Mr.. Magnani
went to Grass creek to accept a
position with the Midwest Oil Co.
Mr.. Frank Kenyon is spending a
few days in Hotel office during the
absence of Landlord Whitley"
Mrs. Reta Ward Robinson visited
in town a few days this week.
Mr.. C. C. Lands spent a few
hours here On Wednesday.
Fat Spere left Wednesday for his
old home in Vermont. He expects
to return in the spring.
Mrs. Fred Whitney went to Cody
"Wednesday to have dental work
done.
The hunting season draws near
and A. A.. Anderson is expected
at the hunters lodge soon to enjoy
the mountain scenery and recreation
as has been his custom for many
years.
On Tuesday. Sth George Christie
while crossing the street was acct
dentaly struck by Bunchie Doore's
car. He received bad cuts on the
face and ears and his ribs also were
injured. He and his parents were
Immediately taken to Cody by Mr..
Linton, where DR.. Trueblood made
Xray pictures and worked with the
little sufferer faithfully all the
week, with the result that they re-
turned home with him on Monday
18th, now he seems to be doing
nicely.
, 1925-09-16
SUPERPOWER IN RADIO
is USED IN FIRST TESTS
Giant Laboratory of WGY Transmits With Greatest
Power Ever Used-Engineer Expect Useful Results.

"The laboratory occupies 54 acres
OF land. and consists of 10 buildings.
three towers 300 feet high, one tower
$50 feet high. and a multitude of
smaller towers ranging from 60 to
100 feet in height. From and between
the towers is arranged a network of
antennas with which we hope to
secure fundamental data on the most
efficient antenna for a given wave
length and power.
ITO return to the subject of what
superpower can be for broadcast
reception:
FIRST, it is obvious hat the power
of the transmitter. if increased. will
, 1925-09-16

From the largest and most powerful
transmitting laboratory in the world
WGY. of Schenectady. N. Y. has just
kilowatts on the antenna for the first
time in this country or abroad.
This laboratory was erected three
miles outside of Schenectady by the
General Electric Company for the pur-
pose of making a systematic study of
transmission phenomena. 1t is equip
ped for research on w~avelengths from
five meters to 5000 meters with power
from five watts to loo, 900 watts.
, 1925-09-16
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free distribution is already given
away. Read the full details above,
then act at once, as this offer is
limited. Get a trial size now by
presenting this coupon to Green
Drug Company. s9~-16-30-o14 %
, 1925-09-16

C. A. Marston and daughter, Mrs.
Tom Kane, returned from a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Marston
at Buffalo last week. They report
Mrs. Marston's health very much i'm
proved.
, 1925-09-16

was also to celebrate the birth an
niversaries of Mrs. Thurston and
Mrs. Edith Brundage.
The Inner Circle. in which Mrs
Berringer has been a very active
member, will regret very much to
lose her from its roll.
, 1925-09-16
IN HONOR MRS. BERRINGER

The Inner Circle met at the home
of Mrs. Henry Thurston on Monday
in honor of Mrs. Grandma Ber-
ringer, who left Tuesday evening
for a visit in the east. The event
, 1925-09-16
DIPPING INTO
SCIENCE
Lightning

Lightning is an electric dis
charge passing from one cloud
to another, or to the earth. All
clouds are charged with cleo
tricity, and when parts Of clouds
which break away have a great
err electrical charge than they
car carry, the surplus charge
leaps to Another cloud or to the
earth MS a lightning flash. The
duration Of the fash lasts only
about one : hundred thou.
sandth of a second.
90. 1875. Western Newspaper union1
, 1925-09-16

Mrs. Joe Freeborg and Eileen
and Emil Lindstrom visited at the
Dave Freeborg home Sunday after
noon.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
z|HLMAN FORESEES
L|BERAL|Ty TO D. c.
Cites Snow Tie-Up as Argu-
ment to Congress for Larger
Appropriations.

The recent snoWstor1n experience
il the District was cited by Repre-
senta tive Fred y. Zihlman yesterday
rs a possible basis for more liberality
on the part OF Congress in regard to
appropriations for the National Capt.
tai
Speaking at the weekly luncheon OF
he Cosmopolitan Club at the Frank
In Square Hotel, Representative
Eihlnlan declared: fIt is poor business
snd poor economy and a poor system
CT government that corpels the heads
Of city such as this to have TO ap-
peal to an Army officer in the tempo
Cary capacity OF head OF the Bureau
al the Budget for just a promise of
funds 10 clear the streets" Mr.. Zihl-
man declared that damage to the
streets would probably result in an
expenditure of 100000 In repairs.
Budget Bureau Commended.
The Bureau OF the Budget has saved
considerable money TO the Govern
Ilent, Representative Zihlman stated
He said: 1T never was intended that
the bureau handling all the expenses
oT the Federal Government should
handle the finances of the District in
the same way or use the same hurried
way Of passing upon recommends
tions. The people of the District
should present their needs TO some
one in authority at the Bureau of
the Budget. who has been designated
TO study these needs" He said that II
the present method OF handling esti-
mates by the bureau was unfair under
the old plan OF fiscal relations, il
certainly was more unfair under the
nxed plan.
The money paid by the District
taxpayers should be spent in accord
auce with the ideas OF the people, ana
not III accordance with the feelings
Of a bureau bent on cutting down
estimates he declared
Parks Held Good Investment.
representative Zihlman classed the
parks of the city as one of the best
investments of the National Capital
and deplored that the Bureau of the
Budget cut appropriations SO that
$685. 900 will be all that the District
will get in the next two years, instead
OF $4,000, 900, as the bill provides.
Congress registered Its wishes
when II passed the bill defeating sew
eral restricting amendments TO do It..
The action of the bureau makes all
our effort and work seem empty and
useless" the speaker declared.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. January e.-Further Gre
dence TO Einsteins theory OF relatively
was given by one Of his foremost CO.
temporaries here last night. when Prof.
Albert 4. Nicholson. scientist at the
University Of Chica go. in his first public
lecture in 10 years. asserted his most
recent experiments had furnished Elm
stein another striking confirmation
While he prefaced the announce
meut of his findings with the state
ment that they were provisional
Pref. Nicholson declared he believed
additional experiments which he and
further support Elnstein.
The theory was tested by the ether
drift experiment, the latter also being
proved, Prof. Nicholson said. in which
two beams OF light were thrown by
mirrors in opposite directions through
3. 5.200-foot vacuum tube. The two
beams arrived at their starting
place at various displacements, which
indicated that there had been an inn
pediment in the velocity of light.
one OF the principal objects to be
determined in experiments was
whether the motion of the earth in
fuenced the We ocity OF light.
Had the two beams come home at
the identical time. 1t would have been
probable that some of Einstein S
theory would have been difficult to
explain, he said.
Instruments Described.
The results were announced at the
close of a lecture, in which the noted
savant eXpla ined and described many
OF the instruments through which
some OF the more important scientific
discoveries have been made. Einstein,
not only being confirmed, also had
furnished material for still more brill
liant work. he said.
Prof. Michaelson spoke at an occa-
sion arranged by President Ernest de
Witt Burton and trustees of the Uni
vcrsity Of Chicago.
His demonstration illustrated in a
number OF ways the striking proper
ties of wave motions. y mechanical
wave was made TO move SO slowly
that the eye readily observed its
properties. Small waves or ripples
on the surface of water were project
ed and made to appear almost at rest
through the method known as inter-
mittent illuntination.
Sound Waves Illustrated.
Sound waves were illustrated by the
interference of two trains of sound
waves from two large tuning forks
much in the fashion of the wave
travel. The picture disclosed that
sound waves, like light waves, travel
In straight lines. A sensitive gas
fame was used in this experiment.
The fame. when turned up to the
point of flaring, was made to fare
when high pitched note was sound
ed. The sound waves (too high to be
heard) could be reflected and focused
and made to cast shadows quite like
light.
The analysis of light by a prism
into a spectrum was projected and
two important types, continuous and
bright lines spectra, were thrown on
the screen.
Interference of light waves an
alagous to that of ripples and sound
were shown by projecting on the
screen the colors of soap films and
finally the fringes of an Interfere
meter fringe" in this case meaning
displacement, whereby thousandths OF
an inch differences in position of two
beans was made recognizable to the
eye. This instrument was devised for
the experiment on which the theory
Evening star., 1925-01-09
Tn California Win New OrIeans.

A most comfortable Winter route
to Los Angeles, San Francisco and
other California cities. by the excel
Ieent train service of the Southern
Railway from Washington to New
Orleans, thence de luxe NEW SUN
SET LIMITED" train Of the Southern
Pacific Lines, leaving New Orleans
at 1910 noon daily, featuring Club
Car with barber shop, bath and valet,
and Observation Car with ladies'
lounge, bath, maid and manicure, with
modern sleeping cars. Excellent din
ing car service all the way. Book
lets, fares and schedules, S. Il. Bur
CESS, SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYS-
TEN, 1910 II street NV, Washing
ton. Phones Main 5633 and 7063.-Ad-
vertisement.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
3 MEN ARE VICTIMS
OF TRAFFIC MlSHAPS
Auto, Trolley and Taxi Strike Men.
"Hit-and-Run" Driver
Sought.

Efforts are being made TO estab-
lish the Identity OF the driver of a
'hit-and-run" auto which collided
with another car on . street between
Firth and Sixth streets W ednesday y
night. A mistake In the number of
the license reported made 1t impos-
sible for the police to accomplish
anything. Only slight damage re-
suited from the collision.
An automobile driven by Frank c.
Mortimer. SO2 New Jersey avenue,
knocked down George f. Mattingly.
30 years old, 416 Fifth street, at
Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street
about o'clock last night, and badly
injured his arm. The victim was
taken to Emergency Hospital.
George w. Vaughn, 45 years old
Evening star., 1925-01-09

other officers were chosen as fol-
lows:
George A. Herman. secretary: Miss
Harriet NJ. Cheney, treasurer, and
Frederick w. Carpenter, executive
committee chairman. Representative
Charles r. Clifford, William G. Gavin.
Albert Mechud and Miss Ellen Lonl-
bard were elected members Of the
latter committee.
An illustrated lecture on Cuba was
delivered by G. d. Quesada. Cuban at
tache. He also eulogized the late
Senator Lodge.
1t was announced that the society
would hold a banquet and entertain
ment at the City Club February 10
President Coolidge is expected to at
tend. 1t was also announced that
Evening star., 1925-01-09
u. OF CHICAGO SAT4NT CONFIRMS
EINSTEIN THEORY OF FRELATIVITY
Prot. Albert ID. Nicholson Breaks IO-Year Silence to
Tell Of Remarkable COrrObordtiue Test.
Plans Further Study.

of RELATIVELY is founded and which
was the key to Prof. Michelson's re-
cent 1.-THE Velocity OF Light,
now given as $4,000 miles second.
has been measured to within about 20
miles of its speed, he said, and next
Summer he hopes OF have that dis
tanCe diminished to one mile.
I'VE will temporarily be satisfied
when we have it figured down to one
nlile-that is our ambition" he said.
amidst great applause and laughter
Evening star., 1925-01-09

cit T. street, was struck by street
car while crossing at Seventh and
T. streets yesterday and his nose and
right leg injured. He was given first
aid at Emergency Hospital.
Alexander Surr, 515 Seventh street.
was knocked down at Third and G
streets Yesterday afternoon by a taxi
cab driven by Charles L. Fox, 1876
New Hampshire avenue surgeon
at Emergency Hospital dressed an IN
jury to his ear.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
PLEATO COURT FUTILE.
Driver Up on Charges Sought
Freedom for Children's Sake.

Being the parent of small children
at home availed Curtis r. Wrenn
nothing IN Police Court yesterday when
he pleaded guilty to driving while
intoxicated. not owning g permit and
no 1925 tag. and threw himself on the
mercy of tho court.
so have other people small chill
dren," reminded Judge Mcmahon.
Many of them are constantly on the
streets and are at the mercy of your
drunken driving. You should have
thought Of them first, not afterward.
Thirty days straight. $40 or 80 days and
SO or 10 days on the three charges %
Wrenn was arrested yesterday by
Policeman z. l. Shelton.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
FR0THINGHAM Is NAMED
BY BAY STATE SOCIETY
Chosen President at Annual Elec-
tion-Banquet Is
Planned

Representative Louis A. Frothing-
ham of Massachusetts, was elected
president of the Massachusetts State
Society at the annual meeting, in the
Washington Club, Tuesday night.
Eliot WadsWorth, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, was elected vice
president
Evening star., 1925-01-09
MARCHAND

Everybody the tremendous ovation
Marchand Enthusiastic of ambitious
to hear his free public lecture TONIGHT
IF health don't
this He will
something you will new lose and forget
Evening star., 1925-01-09
COOLIDGE AIDS TRIBUTE,
Places Wreath on Jackson Monu-
ment During Exercises.

President Coolidge yesterday after
noon walked over TO Lafayette Park.
where in the presence OF members Of the
District Society of United States
Daughters OF 1872. he placed a wreath
on the statue of Andrew Jackson.
The ceremony was under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Noble Newport Potts.
president OF the District Society. This
is the anniversary OF the Battle Of
New Orleans, which was fought jan
uary s, 1915.
Evening star., 1925-01-09

Monday night, January IL, will be
Massachusetts night at the food show.
IN Convention Hall.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-26
PETITIONS FILED
 TO FREE MAUD BY MORSE GOVT. Ask That Maud be Placed in Hands Norwegian Coun-
 sul at Nome Norwegians Want Mail Institute Granted Leave to Remove Scientific Equip
 ment from Maud
Norwegians Want Mail

SEATTLE, Oct 26. (P)-Petitions were filed Saturday in behalf of the Norwegian government, the Carnegie Institution of Washington D. O., the Bio Film Company of Oslo, Norway to free the Maud.
 The Norwegian government has ask. ed permission to remove eleven bags of Norwegian mail, stamp cancelling machine and rifles and ammunition which were furnished the vessel when she made her northern trip. The Car. negie Institution was granted leave to remove it's scientific equipment.
 The film company has claimed own. ership of two motion picture cameras and quantity of film.
 Three libel actions pending for sup. plies furnished the polar expedition, are now before the court. Exceptions have been filed in behalf of Lief s. Rode, trustee in bankruptcy for Am undsen, who said all litigation should be transferred to Norwegian courts, and that the Maud should be placed in the custody of the Norwegian consul at Nome.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-26
SEVENTEEN NAVY PLANES TORNBY
 SEVERE GALES
Twenty-th Navy Planes Assembled for Grand
 Pageant SeUen are Total Wreck Strewn Along 5-Mile Beach by Force of Wind-May
 be Salvaged

BALTIMORE, Oct. 25. (P)-Seven- teen of twenty-three navy planes here for the navy pageant tomorrow, broke from their moorings during a seventy five mile gale and were strewn along the five mile stretch of beach.
 Another plane off Bay Shore Park has entirely disappeared Seven of the planes were found to be total wrecks. Hopes are held that the oth- CTS can be partially salvaged. Only six which were expected to partici- pate in the first day of the pageant, one of which was occupied, were moor ed to five hundred pound aprh
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-26
OF LA FAYETTE IS
 AMERICAN CITIZEN

The Marquis de Chambrun, who is member of the French Debt Commis- sion, now in Washington, is a direct descendant of the Marquis de La Fay cite and therefore an American citi- zen. Congress by special act confer red American citizenship upon La Fay cite and all his descendants. The Mar quis, strangely enough, comes back to pay the French debt to us. Chambrun was born in Washington, when his fa- ther was attached to the French em- bassy here. and he married an Ameri- can woman.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-26
and Quakes
 Persian Gulf Region
 Kill Seuen Thousand

kARACHl, British India, Oct. 26. (Flash) Brief details of the Persian Gulf cycIonic earthquake and storm and confirmed reports state seven thousand were killed and more than two hundred yes sels sunk. Several British naval vessels were damaged during the tornado.
 The islands of Tamb, Henjam and several of the lesser isles suf- fered severely from the shakes, while many acres of date palms at Basra were devastated.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-26
SECRETARY NAVY SAYS MITCHELL
 VERY IMPUDENT
Assistant Secretary of Navy Raps Mitchell in Chica-
 go Address
Mitchell Troublemaker
Wants Medal for Calling Superior Officers Bad
 Names"

CHICAGO, Oct 26. (P)-Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Robinson stop ped at Chicago today on his trip across country. He called Mitchell, 'Impu- dent and wrong headed troublemaker. He wants medal for calling his su- periors names," said Robinson.
 ''In America we still turn out in body to listen to any soap box orator who wants to kick against the gov zrnment," he concluded.
 Secretary Robinson predicted big increase in commercial airplanes.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-26
LIQUOR DEAL DIDN'T
 PAN OUT so GOOD

, YAKIMA, Wn., Oct. 26. (P)-Three Yakima policemen and one civilian were arrested on Federal liquor charges. They pleaded not guilty According to the confession of one of the officers, the officers arrest ed civilian with an automobile load of liquor The civilian talked them out of the arrest and sold them the liquor Then the Federal officers got wind and now they are lanquish- ing in the hoosegow.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-26
CHICAGO MURDERER SOUGHT
 BY CALIFORNIA POLICE FORCE

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., October 26. (P)-Martin J. Durkin, alleged kill Ter of four policemen in Chicago and another in Sacramento, is being sought in the foothills of San Bernar- dino and Riverside counties He has on a bullet proof vest and is accom- panied by two women~and a man in his automobile.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-26
ASSERTS BOLSHEViSM IS RAM
 PANT IN ENGLAND

Lady Cowan, wife of Sir William H. Cowan, with whom she has arrived in New York en route to the Inter-Par. liamentary Union in Washington, D. c. Lady Cowen. President of the British Women's Patriotic League says she is leading big fight against Bolshevism throughout Great Britain, where Communists are setting up Sun day schools where they are destroy ing the faith of children in God and the rulers of the country.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-26
ASK CONGRESS TO BUILD
 JETTlES AT NOME

SEATTLE, Oct. 26. (P)-The Cham Der of Commerce received from Sec retary Polet of the Northwest Alaska Chamber, an outline of a campaign to induce congress to extend the two par allel timber and concrete jetties which run from the mouth of Snake river in- to Norton Sound. These were intend ed to give depth of five feet at low tide, but failed.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-26
UNIVERSITY STUDENT SUccUMBS TO INJURIES
 RECEIVED IN A FALL

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 24. (P)- Alfred Goss, University of Oregon student, a junior, who fell from the roof of the grand stand on Multno- nah field before the OregonCali- fornia football game died at local hospital here as result of injuries received
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-26
MRS. LILLIAN DUKE
 PASSES AWAY IN N Y

NEW YORK, Oct, 26. P)-Mrs. Lillian Duke, who divorced twenty years ago the late tobacco magnate, James Duke, died in her music stu dio from cerebral hemmorhage. She had been greatly depressed since the death of her former husband. She was also weak from lack of food and her attorney said that she refused to accept loans from her friends.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-26
YUKON GOLD COMPANY
 MOVING OUTFIT TO MALAY

DAWSON, Oct. 26. (P)-The trans fer of men and equipment of the Yu- kon Gold Company, the name under which the Guggenheims operated near here, to the Malay peninsula, where the Guggenheims have large tin prop critics, is proceeding, and is expected to be completed soon. The camp near here which has produced much gold in recent years, has been closed.