Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-27

pleasant holiday for the naval band
when the President chooses to take
it along on his river trips. But as
ship of war the Mayflower is a
joke. 1t is obsolete. 1t wouldn't do
even as rum chaser or rum
runner.
Rutherford b. Hayes was President
when the first telephone was install.
ed in the White House in 1879. The
instrument remained there for more
than year on trial. free of charge,
before telephone service was actually
contracted for. Today telephones are
sprinkled all over the White House
proper and the executive offices, with
large private switchboard and half
a dozen trunk line wires Private
telegraph wires are operated day and
night from under the executive roof
And radio sets and microphones are
here, there and everywhere.
The Post Office Department has is.
sued a fraud order against a Chicago
woman who was doing a large bust.
ness in selling by mail for 25 cents
printed horoscope readings to all per-
sons who sent their names, birth dates
and the fee. 1t appeared that the
horoscopes were prepared and printed
in sets of -, one for each sign of the
zodiac, and contained statements "of
general nature" They We're so
drafted as to have general application
to all ages and conditions and both
sexes, and identical readings" were
sent to all persons who happened to
be born under the same zodiac sign.
The department fraud order distin-
guiShed such horoscopes from those
cast according to the "so-called science
of astrology." where the exact mo-
ment of birth is a prime factor and
each individual horoscope, when
scientifically" read, is different. The
inference was that the department
would regard such as within the law.
1t declared that the sale of the printed
horoscope constituted a fraud because
the woman who sold them had made
no special study of astrology" and the
persons who purchased the readings
received no greater information than
could be obtained "by any person Of
average education from books pub.
lished on the subject, which are avail.
able in public libraries and on news
stands"
X X X X
Present-da educators ought to find
considerable significance, as indicating
the trend of the times, in the order
which has just been issued at West
Point abolishing the day and night
sentry duty in the cadets dormitories.
This custom, as old as the academy,
is now done away with in line with
twentieth century educational ideas.
1t relieves the cadets who were
obliged to take their turn at guard
duty from this burden, and gives more
time and more energy for study and
recreation, as well as removing pris-
onlike symbol Monitors, however,
are to be substituted, charged with
the oversight of the dormitories and
responsible for the cadets good con.
duct.
Three reasons for three votes which
will not be cast this year for the Re
publican ticket-all true stories. First
White House caller: II am a great
admirer of the President. I want to
support him, but my father and my
grandfather were lifelong Democrats
I find myself in a difficult position. ]
have decided the best thing to do Is
not to vote" Second White House
caller: II want to do all that I can to
aid the President. 1 am working hard
for a Republican victory. But no! ]
am not a registered voter. You see
until Mr.. Coolidge came along never
took any interest in politics." Third
White House caller: "How is the cam
paign coming along? Everything
looks fine up my way. Say, want
you to fix me up with couple of good
seats for the Army-Navy game. What
Nothing doing? Well, don't expect
any favors from me. that's all"
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