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Evening star., 1925-08-20
TEST OUT FLOORS
IN i. S. BUILDINGS
Safety Survey Shows Loads
They Can Garry, Mehaffey
Report Says.

An inspection has been in progress
for the past month to determine the
safety of floors in the Government
buildings in charge of the office of
public buildings and grounds, it was
revealed today in the report of j. {.
Mehaffey, chief of the Design and
Construction Division.
The survey is calculated to show
not only the ability of the floors to
stand up under the present weights.
but under increases of load which
may come in the future or which
might be brought about by a re-
arrangement of offices.
The survey also includes the safety
of the foundations of the temporary
buildings erected during the war and
which still are used for Government
offices.
Mr.. Mehaffey also reported an in
veStigation in process on the deteri-
Grafton of the willow trees along the
Speedway, some of which are showing
signs of dying, and the cost of addi-
tional tree planting in East Potomac
Park
Progress was reported in construc-
tion of the field house in Anacostia
Park The concrete foundation has
been laid and the forms torn away.
A start has been made on the brick
work.
At Meridian Hill Park 5 per cent
of the Chaplin street entrance has been
completed and about a fourth of the
wall from Chaplin to Belmont street.
Shop work is progressing, Mr.. Me-
haffey reported, on a new elevator for
the Washington Monument, but no
work has been done at the Monument
itself.
An exhibit is planned during the
next week of the plans as they now
stand for the statue of Gen. San Mar
tin, the Latin American hDerator,
which will be placed in Judiciary
Square.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
POLICE SEEK FOUR.
Two Runaways From Industrial
Home School Included.

Joseph Simmons, Is, and Chester
Gray, 16, disappeared from Industrial
Home School yesterday afternoon
Relatives of the fugitives reside in the
northeast section. Police were asked
to locate the runaways and return
them to the school.
Theodore Econornin, 9, was re-
ported to the police as missing from
his home at 740 Sixth street. He left
home at o'clock in the morning, DO
lice were told, and when he had not
returned at 9 o'clock last night his
absence was reported.
Police last night instituted search
for Edward Weber, 21. reported miss
ing from his home at 1T c street
northeast. He disappeared Monday,
police were told.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
TREASURER, SHORT
100000, RESIGNS
New England Textile Firm Shocked
as by Bolt From Blue, Says
Head, Blaming Errors.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON August 20.-The resigna-
ton of Arthur r. Sharp as treasurer
Of the Hamilton Manufacturing Co. of
Lowell, one of the oldest textile con
Germs in New England, and the dis.
covery of a shortage of 100000 quick
capital of the concern were announced
last night by President Felix Racke-
mann. He asserted that an audit had
shown inaccurate bookkeeping. Fred
eric c. Dumaine, jr., has been made
treasurer.
"This came like a bolt out of the
blue to the board of directors" Racke-
mann said. There has been no steal
ing. We find no evidence of dissipa-
ton of funds. There was no personal
gain to any one SO far as we know.
The president and directors have
found that the company has been
travelling on an inflated credit. We
have borrowed more money than we
ought to have borrowed"
Evening star., 1925-08-20
FIRE SWEEPSN. J. HOTEL.
$25o,ooo structureAppears Doom
ed-6OO Guess Escape.

OCEAN GROVE, ]. J., August 20
R.-The North End HOTEL one of the
largest hostelries on tie Jersey shore,
was swept by fire tods. Six hundred
guests were driven frm the building
Two hours after the ire started the
south wing. containing the famous
blue suite, where THEODORE Roosevelt
stopped, was doomed, with damage
estimated at 900, nd the flames
were sweeping the centr of the $780,
900 structure.
The fire was discoered by an
employe in the laundr and engine
room adjoining the souh wing. AL
though the fire was sreading rap
idly, servants went throgh the build
ing and reused the guests all of whom
had time to dress and sve such ar
tiCles as could be carrid in hand
bags.
The hotel is owned b, the Ocean
Grove Camp Meeting Association and
leased to Robert Watt. The entire
structure appeared TO be oomed.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
PLAN OUTING TOMORROW,
Independent Order of Sons of JON
adab on Annual Affair.

The Independent Order of the Sons
of Jonadab will hold it's annual excur-
sion to Chesapeake Beach tomorrow
William j. Armstrong heads the ar
rangements committee. John c. Foster
is grand chief of the organization and
John H. Jaeschke is grand secretary
treasurer.
Cedar Camp, No. Is, of the Wood
men of the World is holding it's annual
outing today at the Beach. Two
thousand Woodmen and friends from
Maryland, Virginia and the District
are attending. E. M. Suit of Upper
Marlboro. Md, is in charge Of ar
rangements.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
Hoover Denies Significance.

Secretary Hoover issued a formal
statement today to counteract sug
gestions that the forthcoming visit to
Russia of former Gov. Goodrich of
Indiana and DR.. F. A. Colder of LIE.
land Stanford University has a po-
litical significance. Both made of
fetal investigations in Russia some
time ago.
There is absolutely no truth in
statements that the visit of ex.Gov.
Goodrich or Prof. Golden to Russia
has any connection either with my
self or the administration in any
fashion whatever" But Mr.. Hoover
said: ut was my understanding that
Prof. Colder was invited by the Petro-
grad Academy of Science to partici
pate in their 200th celebration and S
ofar as 1 know Gov Goodrich is
travelling for pleasure"
Evening star., 1925-08-20
DISTRICT NATIVE DIES.
J. A. Mulquin, Expert Piano Tun
er, Expires at Age of 81.

James A. Mulquin, 81 years old. and
a lifelong resident of Washington
died at his home, "a l street, yester.
day, after an Illness Of about 10
months. He was an expert piano
tuner in the employ of E. F. Droor
& Sons Co.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Matilda Mulquin; son, David j. Null
quin, and a sister, Miss Mary Null
quin.
at ST. Aloysius Church Saturday
morning at o'clock. Interment will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
ROBERT J. SMITH, JR, DIES
Pioneer Market Man Is Victim of
Heart Disease.

Robert J. Smith, jr.. whose father
the late Robert ]. Smith, sr., was for
many years a well known butcher in
Center Market died of heart disease
at his residence, at Foxall and Conduit
roads, Monday night. Mr. Smith was
"a years old and like his father, was
well known in the meat business.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs
Pauline Snyder, and two brothers
Harry NJ. and George B. Smith.
Funeral services were conducted al
the residence this afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Interment was in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1925-08-20
OIL STATI0I is ROBBED;
$1OO TAKEN FROM SAFE
Standard Establishment Is Loot
ed After Entrance Is Gained
Througl Window.

A small safe 1t the Standard OH
service station at New York and New
Jersey avenues was robbed last night
About $100 in casf was taken. A $40
bill was overlooked
Police say the safe was a very in
expensive affair, which could easily
have been opena3 with a monkey
wrench. Entrance was gained to the
Office by forcing a window.
No clue was obhned by Detectives
Kelly and Waldron who investigated
the robbery, and Fed Sandberg, fin.
ger-print expert, ound no telltale
fingerprints.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
No Repetitions for Hubby

A few months ago an English Illus
trated paper published a joke which
struck me as having merit. When I
repeated 1t in company of a gentle
man who is supposed to know nearly
all the Jokes In the world he told me
that in slightly different guise the
same wheeze was current on the
Pacific coast twenty years ago. He
may or may not have been wrong. In
any event, I like the British version.
A couple from the country have
come up to London for a week s
visit. They have seats in the first
gallery for performance of a So
ciety drama. To them the play
proves exceedingly tiresome. In one
of the intervals the husband. sitting
a yawn, turns to his deeply bored
wife:
What comes next?" he asks.
She consults the program.
at says ere, Act four, sine as
Act one'
"Owl" he exclaims, "let's 'op it. l
couldn't sit through all the lawful
mess again"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
A Voice From the Void

Once upon a time | was asked what
I considered to be the funniest short
story in the English language. After
due thought decided on this one:
A group Of big leaguers on their
spring training trip were marooned
by rain one morning SO that they
could not go to the ball field for
practice. They sat under the portico
of the Texas hotel where they were
quartered and snapped small talk.
An admiring ring of villagers sur
rounded them.
A languid, ragged negro drew near,
anchoring himself at the outer edge
of the audience. He laughed with
loud appreciation at every sally from
this or that visiting notable. He had
the look about him of one seeking a
suitable opportunity to solicit the
gift of small sum from some gen.
erous white stranger. But hour after
hour passed with no proper opening
until the forenoon was spent.
Suddenly the whistle on the can
ming factory across the street from
the hotel let go with blast and the
hands came trooping out bearing
their lunch pals.
"Uh uh, dar she goes" said the
darby, as the siren voice died away.
Hits dinner time fur some folks
but jes' twelve o'clock for me-"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
THE WALRUS

Snow the other day." said the
Walrus, 81 heard in a roundabout
way, as one might say, that some one
else wanted to hear about the food
ate.
YES, that is what l heard. 1t seems
that little girl told another little
girl that she had heard about me and
about my food and she began to tell
her friend about me and about the
story she had read about me.
"Well, the little friend said:
"'Dear me, I'd like to read story
about the Walrus and his food, too
"Now that news came to me from
still another person and SO once more
am going to tell my story.
81 have heard that thin people
wanted to be fat and that fat people
wanted to be thin, and that between
them no one is satisfied-or not quite
entirely satisfied"
"Well," said the Harbor Seal, that
may be true but it may not be true.
/ don't think it's particularly inter
esting subject, do you?
"Or has it to do with the story
you were asked to tell?"
"More or less" said the Walrus.
my dear Harbor Seal, though you
live along the coast of the Atlantic
ocean and are nearer people than !
am, you really haven't any brains.
"Now l come from the Arctic re-
gions, north of America and Europe,
and yet I believe ! am more Of a
creature than you are"
I'm size, perhaps said the Seal.
"In other ways | don't know and
really don't care"
you prove to me-" said the Wal
rus, 'that to be an interesting creature
one must take an interest in other
things. Nothing interests you and
you are as dull as can be-"
"Some creatures might be insulted
by such speech said the Seal but
/ do not care what you say"
swell, must say that you are
queer and also that folks who aren't
satisfied with themselves are queer.
I've actually heard of people who
ate food they did not like which
would make them fat, and of others
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
An Attack on the Affiliated
Talent

Two professional confdence-men
made the acquaintance of wealthy
sportsman. He admired their spright-
Illness while privately deploring their
vocation.
When the acquaintance had ripened
into friendship he invited them to
shoot in his private preserve. Before
daylight they were padded out in a
skiff and put in blind which, the
night before, had been stocked with
wooden decoys. There the guide left
them, for the time being.
AS the dawn began to break, one Of
the pair suddenly was aware of the
wooden birds bobbing about in front
of him. The light was poor and he
was green at the duck-shooting game.
He arose and fred both barrels of his
gun into the flock.
His partner Strengthened up, took
one look, and cried out in distress:
'NIy Cd! You're shootin' the
boosters ~
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
"You Are as Dull as Can Be-"

who went without food they greatly
relished so they would become thin.
Nov / insist upon having food |
like practically all of the time.
''That is why my family don't thrive
in the ZOO
IF they can't get us food we like,
we object, and SO they say it is hard
to keep walrus in the zoo.
tits not their fault that they can't
always get our kind of food, for they
try hard enough. know that.
But just the same we object and
won't eat what we do not like.
"We love clans They are hard to
get sometimes, the keeper says, but
/ have been here for ages and ! find
the ZOO pond they have given me a
very pleasant place.
1--WE would not go without CLAIMS to
be thin or fat-but we don't worry
about such things as it is our nature
to be fat, so we are fat!
That's simple"
81 should say you were big
creature" said the Seal from his
pond.
Certainly it would appear that you
don't object to being fat.
''But you are wise not to let it wor-
ry you. That is very wise.
IF you felt sad about being fat,
you would have to feel so very sad
because you're so very fat"
''Not bad, Seal, not bad-for you
Eyes, l weigh more than four thou
sand pounds" the Walrus admitted
proudly.
Catch me trying to grow thin! ]
should say not / am actually proud
of my great and splendid weight, !
am!
"And / hope that when people dis
cuss me they will not only talk about
the food l eat and how 1 demand Just
certain food but that they will also
talk about my weight.
after all, four thousand pounds in
walrus is not to be sneezed at--that
is if any one does sneeze actually at
things they think beneath their notice
Still it is an expression even if ii
doesn't mean much"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
No Wages Could Pay Mother for Her Work

THE average mother with four or
five children" has been under scrutiny
by an investigator in home economics,
says the Syracuse POst-Standard. He
finds that in the course Of a year, she
makes the equivalent of 1,095 loaves
Of bread, so cakes and $50 pies, pre-
pares meat which if assembled, would
make one or two cows and about six
hogs, peels 5,110 potatoes, makes l.
200 beds, dusts 1900 chairs and sews
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
WHY SUFFER ANOTHER
DAY WITH INDIGESTION

The big seller today for acute and
chronic stomach misery Is Dares
Mentha Pepsin and 1t is such a fine.
pleasant ana scpremeIy good medicine
that If the first bottle you buy doesn't
help you-your druggist will return the
purchase price.
One man writes, IT Cannot understand
why any person will continue to suffer
from gastritis or indigestion when Dare's
Mentha Pepsin Is available"
And tens Of thousands Of people
many of whom almost died with sto mach
agony-think the same way.
Its the right medicine for any person
who suffers from bad digestion, gas,
heaviness and that feeling of suffocation
which is always dangerous
For gastritis, indigestion, dyspepsia or
any stomach agony-acute or chronic.
keep Dare's Mentha Pepsin In mind.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
Historic Theaters

Acts 10 20 and 81 refers to the
Theater of Ephesus, one of the IA.
nous out-of-door theaters Of the
Greco-Roman world. 1t was one Of
the largest, if not the largest, theater
of the times. The remains have been
found on the slope Of Mount Coressus
and a number, of interesting inscrip-
TOMS there show that the theaters Of
the ancient world were used not only
for entertainment, but also for large
assemblies and gatherings of every
sort.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
The Opinion of an Expert

The Opinion of an Expert
My father-in-law, who lives in Sa
vannah, Us fond of fishing. He has a
friend residing in the nearby city of
charleston who, if such thing be pos
slble, is fonder even of fishing than my
father-in-law is.
Ihls Charleston gentleman hired a
negro boatman to take him on an an
gllng expedition. Before starting, the
negro was quite sanguine of a salts
factory catch. He knew, he said, ex-
actly the right place to anchor with
the certainty of plenty of strikes.
Nevertheless, an hour or more
passed during which the patron did
not feel single nibble. He changed
bats, he shifted his position, he did
everything an experienced angler
should do, yet no bite rewarded him.
He was patient man, as all good
fishermen must be, but there is limit
to patience.
Look here, Bob" he said at length,
ARE you sure this is the place where
you brought those other gentlemen
yesterday when they made such good
catch?"
"Yassuh, this yere is de indentical
spot"
Are you certain we have the right
sort of bait?'
"Yassuh, we got de very best bait
dey is"
"How about the tide, then?"
de tide suits exactly, boss" said
Bob.
well, you told me before we start
ed tLat the weather was perfect for
fishing today. If the weather is right
and the tide and the bait, and if we've
come to the right spot, what's the rea-
son I'm not getting any results? I'm
not kicking, you understand. I'm
merely asking your professional opin-
ion as an expert"
Boss" said Bob, "de trouble is dat
de fish amt yere whut de water call
fur"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19

industry, reached it's zenith in the
years 1929. In 1923 60 companies
were working with a total of 161
steamers, "a land stations and
80 floating factories. The produc-
ton in 1913 was 100000 casks of
oil, valued at about 36,000,000 kroner.
The period of the war caused the whal-
ing industry to slacken off, but now
whaling is progressing again in South
Georgia, South Orkneys and Shetlands,
the West African waters and in the
far distant Antarctic waters of the
Ross sea.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19

90 to 100 garments, exclusive Of mend
ing and darning and the sewing on of
buttons. The gross amount of dish
washing and number of other ac-
tivities is not computed. In her spare
time she may do the family wash.
This hardly seems to cover the
ground. Mothers can be recalled who
do all that and then some. They do it
without any Claim to knowledge of
modern efficiency systems. Their OBJ
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
Where 1T Hit Him

Man--Why are you crying, little
fellow?
Little FeIlow-My conscience hurts
me-
Man-And why should your con-
science hurt?
Little FellowYou let somebody use
a brush on you and see if your con-
science don't hurt you.-Carolina Buc-
cancer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19

William Lyon Phelps, the eminent
critic, was discussing the new French
school of writer's.
Marcel Proust," he said, lis prob
ably the leader of this school His
work is complex beyond belief. The
complexities of Henry James later
manner are as simple as A B be-
side Proust
IF Marcel Proust were writing an
ordinary love scene he would make
the girl talk like this:
"'Bill, darling, am | the first girl
who ever asked you if she was the
first girl who ever asked you if she
was the first girl you ever kissedY"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19

jective is work performed and they
go far in its attainment.
The investigator is endeavoring to
contribute an answer to the question:
Shall mother be paid salary? That
question, however, once answered in
the affirmative, is productive of an
other just as difficult of answer: Can
we pay her what she is worth?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
He's WeIl-Mannered

Mother-No, sir You'll stay right
home and chop this wood. No fishing
today.
Son-But, mother, the boys coaxed
me so hard / feel as though l ought
to 60 to eblige them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
What She Did When Kissed

What did you do when Bobbie
kissed you?"
"Weli, when wanted to scream 1
couldn't-and when l could didn't
want tor
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19

Adam had his childish experience
with little green apples after reaching
manhood.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
Norwegian WhaIers

Norwegian whaling, in respect oe
providing the material outfit for the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
9eE5A2xNT C0QkRaE ~ RZNAGIZzH
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

ALVIN COOLIDGE, thirtieth Presi-
dent of the United States Of America,
and "The First Lady of the Land"
at Plymouth Of the Pilgrims a
. pleasing and significant picture to
all good Americans at Thanksgiving
time For Thanksgiving Day is
national holiday peculiarly our own.
It's the happiest sort of combination
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19

DON'T ACCEPT and so effective that
ANY SUBSTITUTE mothers who once use
them always tell others about them.
At all Druggists. Trial Package FREE.
Address Mother Gray Co., LIE Roy, N. z.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
MY FAVORITE
STORIES
By IRWIN S. COBB
(Copyright.)

|. !. |. I.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
(Copyright1
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-19
IF MOTHERS ONLY KNEW

Many children are COM
planning of Headache,
Feverishness, Stomach
Troubles and Irregular
Bowels and take cold
easily. If mothers only
knew what MOTHER
CRAPS SWEET pow
DERS would do for
their children no family
would ever be without
them for use when need
ed. So pleasant to take
~1I - = &c 49, A.. :. 4
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
MRS. CARTER OFFERS
W.C.T.U. OLIVE BRANCH

Proposals to mend the break in the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union have been sent to the convcn-
ton over which Mrs. Claude dc Van
Watts will preside for two days. COM
mencing Wednesday. in Waxahachic.
Overturcs were sent by Mrs. Claude
j. Carter, elected president of the
branch which met Saturday in Dal-
las and which had representatives
from all parts of the state.
Mrs. Carter said she would resign
Immediately upon assurance that a
new officer personnel would be elect
cd for the reunited force OF the w. {.
7. l..
ave were loathe to bring about the
break in the ranks of our organiza-
tion," Mrs. Carter said, but most
of us already had been read out of
the order by Mrs. Watts.
I'VE have no program formulated
beyond presenting the proposal to the
Waxahachic faction. We will be- hap
Ply to 90 back with them if we are
given voice in the affairs Of the or
ganization as laid down. Otherwise.
we will take whatever steps are ncccs-
sary for the furtherance of state
work,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
{. A. POLICE MAD
BALTIMORE
SUSPECT
Prominent Attorney Is Put
Under Guard as Life
Attempt Feared.

Heavily guarded TO prevent him
from making any attempt to end his
life, a prominent Baltimore lawyer,
arrested by city detectives, was await
ing the arrival of Maryland police in
the city Jail Wednesday.
He is held on a fugitive warrant in
connection with the embezzlement of
huge sums of money from his clientele
in Baltimore. His arrest in San An
tonic Tuesday cuminatcd a nation
wide search. He was traced from Bal
timore to Majestic. KY. thence to the
Mexican border, Harlingen, thence to
San Antonio.
Working on Information that the
man was receiving mail under an as
sumed name here, Chief Sam Street
and Captain Harvey of the detectives
set a trap and arrested the man at
the general delivery window of the
postOfficc. He was picked up by De.
tectives Herbst and Kohr.
With the description to Chief of
Police I. .. Miller from Baltimore
authorities, came warning TO guard
the man against any possible chance
at suicide. Realizing the gravity oil
the cases for which he is alleged to
have been indicted, it was believed
by Eastern police he would attempt to
take his life.
Soon after his arrest the man sign
ed waiver of all rights, allowing his
transfer TO Maryland without extra
dition papers. Baltimore police were
notified and Immediately sent officers
after the prisoner.