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Evening star., 1926-03-20
BRYAN MEMORIAL
URGED AT POINT
Officials Seek Site in Pc.
tomac Park for ST, ZOO, 900
Project.

The William Jennings Bryan memo
rial to be located in Washington prob.
ably will be placed on Hains Point
and extend back some distance in
Potomac Park, II that section of
Washington's park system can be OBJ
tanned for the purpose. it was de-
cided at d meeting Of the Bryan
memorial officials with Josephus Dan
iels, national chairman, last night at
the Hotel Lafayette.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of discussing ways and means
Of conducting the campaign for funds
for the $1,00C,O00 memorial and, to
some degree, details of the memorial
itself.
The campaign will take a definite
form here in the near future. Right
Rev. James E. Freeman. Episcopal
Bishop of Washington. suggested at
the meeting that a Sunday be set
apart in all churches of this city
Catholic, Protestant and jewish
when a special opportunity could be
given for contributions to the me-
mortal fund for the Commoner.
Bishop Freeman declared he believed
all of the local congregations would
gladly support the enterprise.
A new feature for the memorial was
proposed by Senator Walsh of Mon
tana, designed to enhance it's attrac-
tivenesS.
Would Include Searchlight.
Senator Walsh proposed. in the
event the Federal Government will
dedicate the Hains Point section of
Potomac Park for that purpose that
in addition to the carillons THAI are
to be placed in the tower. a great
searchlight be added
A searchlight would serve In
practical way as a guide to Shippsng
coming up the Potomac. to the
Washington wharves. 1t would also
add to the aesthetic qualities Of the
proposed memorial, symbolizing the
ideals and helpful influences of the
Commoner. The suggestion was met
with the general approval by the
many committee workers present
and the idea will be considered in
detail later.
Mr.. Daniels, Thomas Rees, Spring
field, ILL.,, publisher. and Manton NJ.
Wyvell, secretary of the Washington
committee, and others will confer to-
day with Charles A. Moore and other
members OF the L Inc ATtS COMMISSION
regarding plans decided upon thus far.
Later conferences are to be had with
Maj. U. S. Grant, Sd, officer in charge
of the public buildings and public
parks Of the National Capital, and
then an appeal will be made to Con-
gress for the necessary authority for
the erection of the memorial. Mr..
Daniels will leave Washington this
evening, but will return for further
conferences within two weeks.
Says Congress will Approve.
Senator Walsh, Senator Fletcher
and Representatives Oldfield and
Crosser told the committee they could
count on approval by Congress of
plans approved by the Fine Arts Com.
mission.
The funds for erecting the Bryan
memorial here will be raised by volun-
teers, it was decided. An executive
secretary will be appointed to handle
the necessary routine work here, but
no professional collecting agents will
be employed.
The purpose, it was explained today
by Charles NJ. Galloway, vice presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
Bryan Association, is to make certain
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Evening star., 1926-03-20
Spinal Meningitis Spreads.

BOISE. Idaho, March 20 @.-Sev.
eral additional cases and one death
from spinal meningitis have been re-
ported to David Burrell, State COM
missioner Of public welfare, By DR..
r. M. Fouch, State medical director.
The public schools at Post Falls
have been closed, DR.. Fouch an
nounced, adding that several Of the
five cases there are virulent.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
Mad Dogs Bite $40
AS Vagrant Animals
Menace Leningrad
By the Associated Press,

LENINGRAD. Russia, March 20.
The Pasteur Institute here is
besieged by victims of the rabies.
In the last two months 500 cases
have been reported and SO mad
dogs have been killed.
A Moscow dispatch late in Janu-
ary said five persons were dead
there from rabies caused by the
bites of animals suffering from
hydrophobia. The disease was
spreading, 1t was said, because of
a plague Of wolves and vagrant
dogs and cats in the city and sur
rounding area.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
MEXICAN REBELS YIELD.
Forces Operating in Vera Cruz Sur.
render to Government.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March 20
@.-Rebels operating in the State Of
Vera Cruz under the leadership of Col.
Victorian Saldana have surrendered
to the Mexican government, the war
department at Mexico City advised
the Mexican consulate here.
These rebels, according to officials
at the consulate were harassing
traffic and looting villages between
Mexico City and Vera Cruz.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
Reno Mayor in Senate Race.

RENO, New, March 20 R.-E. E.
Roberts, mayor of Reno and formerly
Representative In Congress from Ne
vada. yesterday announced his candi-
dacy for the Republican nomination
for the United States Senate against
Senator Taakar l. oddia.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
Count Thrown From Horse.

ROME, March 20 @.-Count Carlo
Calvi di Bergolo, husband of Princess
Yolanda, eldest daughter of the
Italian sovereigns, was injured today
when thrown from his horse. He
was hurt internally but, & 10 be.
Iaysd. not 1apgsrouslXe .-....--.--...
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17-Day.0ld Baby Under Knife.

CHICAGO, March % CP.-One of
the worlds youngest appendicitis vic
Tins, 17-day- old boy, Is recovering
today from an emergency operation
performed by DIR. Benjamin H. Break
stone. chief surgeon Of Q Chicaso
hospital
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MINISTER "MA'S" RIVAL.
Will Run for Governor of Texas
ssto Save Souls From Death"


NAPLES. Tex, March 20 R).-The
Rev. o. F. Zimmerman, known to
Texans as 'Zim the Tithing Evange.
list" says he will enter the race for
Governor Of Texas, provided he re.
ceives encouragement to do so. The
prospective candidate Is a Methodist
minister and a Democrat His plat.
form centerS around Saving Texas
from political entanglements and legal
technicalities."
Mr.. Zimmerman said he favored
ousting the monkey educators" from
the school system and saving Texas
from political entanglements ito make
it possible for her ministers to save
her souls from DEATH"
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, incum.
bent, has announced her candidacy for
reelection.
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Saws Congress Will Approve.

EQntippa6 on 2aga + Column ~
Evening star., 1926-03-20

(U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair, colder tonight. minimum tenn.
perature slightly above freezing: to-
morrow fair. Highest, 63, at 4:30 pm.
yesterday; lowest, As, at 6:15 am. to-
day.
Full report on page Z.
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20
Forest Rangers Learn
Tricks of Lightning

Lightning plays no favorites. 1t
picks on spruce, pine, fir, cottonwood,
hemlock-anything. 1t plays more
often over some parts of the hills than
others; it will hit the same tree sew
eral times.
On the hill where live there isn't
a tree of an age of 200 years that
does not show lightning scars, and
the almost human manner in which
such trees heal their wounds is d
marvellous revelation.
Lightning, when it strikes vital,
maturing tree, leaves no burning
path; but when a dead snag or de-
vitalized tree is struck there is I'M
minent danger that in the groove left
by the stroke bit of pitch or tinder
will ignite and cause the tree to smOl-
der and throw off large quantity Of
smoke. This generally rises in spirals
straight up from the forest and ex-
pert observers become so clever that
they easily tell that kind of fire and
SO notify the ranger of what he may
expect before he sets out.-Saturday
Evening Post.
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20

Fundamentally, Of course, the IDEA
of the submarine goes back Into
very remote past. Aristotle speaks OF
some kind of submarine vessel used
In the siege of Tyre more than 2OOO
years ago, and there are occasional
mentions of the idea through history.
In the Sixteenth century one comes to
the bishop of Upsala's claim to have
Invented a boat for scuttling ships
from below, and in 1928 Charles l
gave a Dutch inventor an order for
"boats to 60 under water" though
they do not seem to have been used
against the French. There were the
rudimentary and unsuccessful "tur-
ties" of Bushnell In the Eighteenth
century. But an Ill fate pursued the
early inventors. FIilton's submarine
was rejected by France, England and
America in turn, and he set himself
to the more usual work Of designing
boat engines. Johnson's submersibie
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20
Genius Poorly ReuOarded

The discovery of the correct posi-
ton and physiological function of the
heart, when announced by Andreas
Vesalius, the Belgian master of an
atomy, was received on the one hand
with cold skepticism, and on the 9TH
er with hot opposition. Slowly,
grudgingly, the worth Of it was rec
ognized. Reward, in proper measure,
was not given. But 1t provided the
stepping-st enabling William Har-
vey to discover the circulation OF the
blood.
Vesalius was a native of Antwerp.
his period being 15141564. At four
teen he was student Of medicine In
Louvain; at twenty he was In Venice.
and the year following became public
demonstration at Padua. In Bologna
he gained a professorship and In Pisa
q similar chair. At twenty-eight his
incompatible treatise on human an
atomy appeared.-London Graphic.
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Found Compensation for Her Af1iction

A clergyman called on an old lady
who had been bedridden for some
years.
"Well, Mrs. Davies" he said. "and
how are you todayT
"Oh, I'm pretty well, thank you,
was the cheerful answer.
"Ah, that's right" said the clergy
man, sympathetically. Il hardly ex-
pected to find you in such good spirits,
considering your affiiction. l was
afraid I should find you downhearted.'
"No, no, siri" she cried. interrupt
ing him. "No, no, indeed, sir. I've
much to be thankful for. Why, only
the other night. when that house just
opposite was on fire, couldn't help
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20
CHAPTER XIII-Continued


His back is broken" shouted my
great-uncle.
The James had begun to gather
headway; but as the wheel was re-
leased from the dead helmsman's grip
her head fell off, and she dropped
sluggishly into the trough Of the seas
which surged over the shattered
waist, and one green hill of water
burst squarely on the poop, hurting
us to the deck. Peter recovered his
footing before either Murray or /,
showed the Easterling's body aside and
gripped the wheel in his own hands.
Slowly, the buoyancy all out of her,
the Royal James swung around in re-
sponse to the rudder's thrust and lum-
bered off before the wind.
The headland Moira had sighted
faded into the mist; but my great
uncle shook his head sadly.
1--WE are making water" he shouted
to me; 'and the island is TO leeward.
We can scarce weather it, and If we
do"
A faint hail reached US from the
fo'csle.
Land"
And a rent In the storm-clouds
showed a second and lower headland
fair over our larboard bow.
Peter started to put the helm down
to enable us to bear off as much as
possible and have whatever chance
there was of clearing it; but Murray
caught his arm.
mo. no, Peterp' cried my great
uncle. Head up! Head up! 'Tis
the North inlet! If we can pass In
to sta'b'd of that spit We are safe
"Ja." squeaked Peter, and his iron
muscles forced the rudder over until
It neutralized the drive of the vino
and sea; and foot by foot the Roya
James made her southing, passed the
east spit with half a cables length Il
spare and opened a narrow, bottle
shaped roadstead, with tree-clat
shores that offered protection from
any storm that blew.
The rain was still pelting down
The surf was foaming on the QUITE
beaches; the wind whistled shrilly IL
the rigging But to US that prospec
was the fairest ever seen. Moira sanl
to her knees in prayer beside the dea'
pirate. My great-uncle stepped to tn
rail and bade the survivors of tn
crew get sufficient sail on the shil
TO give US steerageway. And L
tried to shake Peter. He blinked a
me solemnly.
81 t'ink Gott spoke out loudt to de
tdefl today, Bob" he said. JAP
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20
Fish Not Brain Food

There is a widespread belief that
fish contains large proportion Of
phosphorus, and because of this is par
ticularly valuable as brain food. The
percentage of phosphorus in speci-
mems studied are not larger than are
found in the flesh Of animals used for
food; therefore fish is no more valu-
able than meat for the nourishment Of
the brain. The opinion of eminent
psychologists is that phosphorus is no
more essential to the brain than nitro
gen, potassium or any other element
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selected for skill at some special
trade. One squad were to overhaul
the sails and cut and sew from spare
canvas suit for the new mizzen,
which q second squad were to hew on
the slopes of Sypglass mountain and
transport to the ship. A third squad
were to repair all exterior damage to
the hull; fourth were to recalk the
started seams; fifth were to attend
to whatever internal repairs were
necessary.
Coupeau was placed in charge Of
the work aboardship, and the rest OF
us carried Colonel ODonnells body
to the top of small hill east of the
head of the inlet. There, In the midst
of a grove Of pines, we laid him to
rest. Twas a noble situation for
wanderer who had never reached his
goal, with the clashing boughs and
the distant thunder of the surf to
sound a requiem until the end of time
and a view over green meadows and
dwarf woodlands to the white rim Of
the beach and the blue sea, shining
| in the sun.
Yesterday seemed years past.
| blinked my eyes, looking from the
| peaceful garb of nature to Moira's
| slim body huddled In prayer beside
the mound of raw earth amongst the
nine needles. On the edge Of the grove
the men who had dug the grave were
| PLAYING a gambling game with the
pine-cones. Peter leaned on a musket,
gravely compassionate. My great
uncle, his eyes puckered in thought,
was staring out to sea. AS watched,
/ he twitched my coat sleeve and drew
me to one side.
"I shall leave you to amuse your
self as you choose for the remainder
of the day." he said. "'Tis for you
and Peter to safeguard the maid.
| must ascertain, If possible, what hath
become of Flint"
"And then?" asked.
"Then?" His eyebrows arched In
surprise. "Why, then, Robert, we
shall continue as we have done hith.
erto."
"You must pursue this insane
scheme?"
He was as patient with me as II
I were a fractions child.
""Tis no insane scheme but 9
coup of high politics of fascinating
import, my boy. 1 own to dissap
pointment it doth not appeal to yor
more readily. What? Shall we cry
quits, simply because of shipwreck
And after every move hath turned as
we plotted it should!'
/ shook my head hopelessly, but de
cided to try again.
'.Bethink you," I argued, "the long
boat can speedily be made weathe
tight. In her we might reach"
"Put it from your mind" he inter
rupted with hint of iron In his voice
"You little know me, Robert, IL yol
reckon me one to turn back from wha
I have begun-in especial, this mat
ter which consummates the ambition
of my life"
, "But we"
This time the iron was uppermost
J "Boy, you are essential to M
, plans. Much as love you, L Blu
: we'll not talk on that plane. I an
r none for threats. Let 1t suffice tha
4 you are not to mention the subjec
e again"
t He wheeled around and left mt
8 and with his escort Of tarry-breek
s strung out behind him was soon bul
/; led In the underground on the lowe
t fianks Of the hill.
r The sun was past meridian whe
Y Peter and induced Moira to abar
: don the unmarked mound, and to d
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20
Tribute to Teacher

Frank, age six, was mischievous
lad in school and along with several
others, just as bad, managed to give
the first-grade teacher no little
trouble.
His schoolhouse was situated on a
busy street, so that the teacher always
went with the children to the street.
Frank was telling his father about
some Of the pranks they played and
then began to explain how the teacher
coached them never to cross the
street without looking both ways for
machines, for they might be killed.
Frank exclaimed In surprise: Yes.
sir, dad. as mean as some OF those
Kids are she doesn't want them to be
killed. What do you think o., that7"
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20
CHAPTER XIV
Disaster

Another less self-assured than An
drew Murray must have been dis
mayed by the series of misfortunes
which had beset him. We were safe,
but no more The Royal James was
taking in water so rapidly twas neces-
sary to beach her on the mud-fats
at the south end Of the inlet. She
leaked like a sieve where the mizzen-
mast had thumped her side, and her
upper works were In splinters. In
the fight with the Walrus and the
storm we had lost eight-odd men, but
more serious than this were the deaths
of the two mates. Martins body was
found near the stump of the mizzen
he had been struck down by the mast
he so distrusted Nothing was ever
seen of Saunders, and we could only
suppose that he had been swept over
board.
The crew were apathetlc and sullen,
inclined to be mutinous and resentful
of my great-uncle's authority. For
the first time they had reason to queS-
tion his omnipotence, and 1t required
a full display of his ruthless temper
to reduce them to subjection-an ac-
complishment to which he was aided
considerably by Coupeau, and / am
free TO admit, by Peter and me, who
could not afford to risk the brutal H.
cense which would certainly follow a
successful revolt of the gundeck' IS
polyglot horde. The former galley
slave was a redoubtable ally with the
nine-tailed cat, and a bruiser whose
fists were as deadly sure as the long
eighteens he handled so deftly.
The rain and wind ceased with the
approach of darkness, and my great
uncle had the men mustered under the
poop, many of them still bleeding
from the punishment they had re
ceived. And of all his feats / deem
that the most remarkable: To face,
practically unaided, upward Of hun.
dred and fifty men, who had just been
curbed In the act Of mutiny, without
even sufficient light to enable him t.
exploit the compelling gleam of his
tawny eyes. He beat them down
and held them down-by sheer power
of will and utter fearlessness.
you stand upon the deck of Q
wrecked ship" he said bleakly. 'Un
der matches lies sufficient treasure tt
make every one of you comfortable
for life, to buy you dissipation or place
or fortune, whichever you prefer
One man can lead you to repair tn,
ship and conduct you where the treas
ure will be Of use to you.
'T am that man. Without me yol
are doomed to spend your days chas
ing the goats on those hills; and 1
there is any repetition of the disorde
exhibited today shall maroon all o
you save number required to handl
the ship.
"Get to work. Before you rest
expect the maindeck. to be cleared an
staging rugged oversize for resheath
ing and calking"
He drove them until midnight, the
sent them reeling to their hammocks
In the morning a systematic pla
of occupation was arranged. By Cou
peau's advice a handful of the NOR
amenable of the crew-mostly negroe:
Portuguese, Italians and Frenchme
of the south-were organized as a
afterguard, and the remainder wer
divided into squads headed by me
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20
~ Feu
m Little q
'.Srnilees
- Sas@ ~
STOLEN MELODIES

Irving Berlin, at dinner party In
New York, listened In silence to a
number Of harsh criticisms on the
music Of Blank, popular composer.
"Well, Mr.. Berlin, what do you think
Of BlankT a woman asked.
II think it's rather unwise to make
fun of Blanks compositions" said
Mr.. Berlin, "for you never know who
composed them" Chron-
icle-Telegraph.
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20
a Hard Day

"Well, sweetie, how has my little
bride been all day?' asked Younghus-
band on his return from his office.
"Oh, Georgel" cried his wife, break
ing into tears. "a salesman came
here and called me his dear madam
and 1 called police officer and now l
have to 60 to court Wednesday r.
American Legion Weekly.
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20
More Rough Diamonds

In the past the United States i'm
ported largely polished diamonds, but
in the last few years the number OF
rough diamonds brought in has been
considerably increased, the 1925 i'm
ports being more than double those in
1924. This indicates an expanding
industry in the United States among
the diamond polishers.
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20

vert her mind we led her on tramp
to the shoulders Of the Spyglass,
where a score of the James men al
ready had felled giant fir and were
Topping the branches from the trunk
preparatory to removing the bark. In
the forest near by we killed mess
of birds, and Peter skillfully broiled
them over an open fire, and after that,
since she professed to enjoy the ST.
lence Of the mountain side, we pressed
on, beyond hearing of the ringing ak
blades, and finally came to the foot
Of the steep pinnacle of rock which
was the lens of the Spyglass.
Here we would have halted, but
Mora had heard the story of the
watch the pirates maintained from
the summit, and she insisted on COM
pleting the ascent, despite the late
ness of the hour. And we, because
we were for doing anything that would
please her that day and relieve her
grief, consented.
It was more difficult than 1t looked,
and the sun was low in the west when
we reached the platform at the top
stained and blackened by the beacon
fires that had burned there. But the
view was glorious. The island was
spread out beneath us like map on
table, from the Foremost hill on
our left all the way southward along
the rocky spine of the west coast to
Mizzenmast hill and cape to the
west of that which old Martin had
called Haulbowline head. Eastward
| the irregular shore ran north and
south to the indentation of Captain
Kidd's anchorage, the tree growth
| matted and thick except for several
savannas midway Of the island and
the silvery loops Of two or three small
rivers.
We identified the masts of the
James, rising above the headwaters
Of the North Inlet, and the opening
in the trees north and east OF Cap
/ tain Kidd's anchorage that was the
site of the fort Flint had built. And
then Moira cried out:
"Oh, blessed saints, will that be a
ship? Do but see Bob! Peter!"
She pointed eastward; and there
sure enough, was ship, or rather, the
tops'ls of a ship barely lifting ovel
the horizons rim. If 1t had not beer
for the fact that the suns rays were
striking level across the ocean floor
and SO were reflected from the sheer
of the canvas, we should never have
seen it, not even with glass.
| "Aye, it's Ship" I said
| "Ja," nodded Peter. 1T is Flint
Moira shivered.
"Troth, and who would it be else2'
she demanded. 'sThere1l be no friends
of us come a-calling, I'm thinking"
"It might be a kings ship" be
gan.
"No, then," she denied, 'if thi
island is gone all these years withou
the kings ships finding track Of II
tits not like they will come upon
sudden In this moment.
"'Tis a ship indeed" I agreed un
willingly. AYE, a full-rigged ship"
"Ja, a ship like Flint's," said Peter
We were silent for an instant, tn
three of us, dazed by the suddennes
with which our whole outlook on tn
future had been changed by this Ut
expected loom Of tops1s leagues away
"He must have weathered tn
Storm" / said foolishly.
"And now the red fighting will begi
all over again." cried MORA. IN
soul, will there not have been death
, enough for this treasurer Every piec
of It must be speckled with men
blood"
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thinking Of all the poor people crush
ing each other In the street, and many
of them not getting sight OF the ire
at all, while here was /, all nice and
comfortable in bed, and 1 could see 1t
beautifully through my window with
out even turning overl Oh, no, I've a
lot to be thankful for."-London Tit
Bits.
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20
Early Postage Stamps

Prior to the use of postage stamps,
which were first issued in 1S47, post
masters used what were known as
provisional stamps. These were In
the nature Of rubber stamp which
served the purpose of postage. 1t
showed the prepayment of postage
and was similar to the postmark on
letters today, and usually bore the
word "Paid," name of the office and
the amount Of the postage remitted
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20
Telenhone bx Radio

Radio telephones are to be installed
on the huge air lines Of the German
air service in addition to movies"
and phonograph music. Passengers
will be able to talk with any tele-
phone subscriber in any large city in
the country.
The Ely miner., 1926-08-20
Cause Enough

$50 you've quarreled with Charley
Brown. What was the cause, II may
ask?"
''He proposed to me again last
night"
"Where was the harm In thatT
swell, had accepted him the night
before"