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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-05-08
Five Women Win in Election Battle to
See Who Runs Missouri Town

tation nut the "otns ratified merrily
az. the drug store showcase, The
new ticket composed entirely of wo-
men made g hit with the voters.
There was enough IN the fund on
election day to hire wagons and
teams and haul 70 the polls every
prospect that looked reasonable
Record Vote Poiled
II was rainy election day but
the women were not daUnted over
the niily muddy streets went wagon
after wagon. the drivers working 70
bring out every available voter The
result was a record vote
And the result was overwhelming
~ ir favor of the 1--we women nomi'
mated &C guide the destinies Of De.
Kalb
Mrs Meadow. head of the re.
form movement was chosen Tor
mayor by the council. Mrs. 5. J Hull
was delegated to the duties Of city
clerk The other three councilmen
are Mrs L. A Mallory Mrs. Charles
Clinkenbeard and Mrs John Pyles
Nc bootleggers. sneahs or graft.
ers need apply" Is the slogan Of the
new administration. And. while the
feminine regime Is still new sew.
eral bootleggers are reported to have
left for greener fields
No marshal has been appointed
yet. But II may come to the point
where II you want to be arrested In
DeKalb. you'll have to have woman
do II
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-05-08

IF VOL wan' nuntine hcenst IN
i DeKalh Mo. Vol. &c &c woman
cit, clerk ano apply
II YOU wani new sidewalk In
Vos par ." towr. VOL &c &C YOUR
woman councilman
And u vol wapi SONS axtraordi
nary service suct rs presenting
some distinguished visiio, with the
KEYS al th4 city voJ ask the mavor
&C dc Anc shes !, woman too
"a al, cam. ahou, a, rhe iasI elec.
ton The women of the towr and
many OF the mer voters as shown by
the election returns were dissatis
fec with the way a few men had
beer running the town
Whiriwind Campaigns
forcement Of law So wher the wo.
men learned that the same old ticket
had been placed ur for reelection.
they got busy
And they worked fast The time
wac short There was only one day
left after they had perfected their
organization In which to conduct a
campaign
The drug store of DR. w Nc.
Adow. husband of the new mayor.
! became campaign headquarters The
word was passed around that Ii any.
} one wanted to help with a little
financial contribution the money
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-05-08

Flowers In many colors, against
black background, are interesting in
this jumper costume of crepe de
chine, which is one of the latest
models. Bands Of blue crepe and
crystal buttons make the only trim.
ping necessary.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
the International Railway Fuel Asso-

the International Railway Fuel Asso.
citation.
Nearly every citizen either directly
or indirectly is holder Of railroad
securities" he said. ''In addition to
the 100000 holders Of railway securi-
ties, approximately 50.000,OO0 life in
surance policy holders and $4,000 900
savings bank depositors are indirectly
interested. Railway securities repre-
sent considerable part of the invest
ed capital Of life insurance and bank
ing institutions"
A new type of locomotive designed
on the principle Of vacuum bottle
for use in suburban passenger and
Evening star., 1926-05-12
the other is in hospital in a critical

the other is in hospital in a critical
condition.
John Harrington, engineer at the
knights of Columbus clubhouse here,
late last night went into a manhole
TO open valve that drained the
swimming pool.
He failed to reappear and several
youths notified Ernest j. Boughey
manager of the club.
Boughey sensed that something had
gone wrong and without hesitation
lowered himself into the hole. He,
likewise, did not reappear and the
youths, becoming frightened, sum-
moned CARTS Rountree, physical di-
rector and former st. Thomas College
athletic star.
Evening star., 1926-05-12

resulted when the board of education
tabled majority and minority reports
of the committee which investigated
the allegations. The majority repori
was signed by NJ. ID. Therrel, who
made motion that both reports "be
tabled and forgotten" The motion car
ried, 8 to 3.
1t was pointed out that the board Of
education has no authority to abolish
books from the school curriculum
within five years after adoption by
the board.
Evening star., 1926-05-12

switching services was predicted by
members Of a special committee
studying railroad combustion prob
lens. Steam to propel this locomo-
tive. one of which is now under test
at Dallas, Tex, would be generated at
central stations and pumped into the
engines boiler at high pressure. A
single Charge" it was reported, would
enable one of these engines to make
a four or five hour run, and would
also accomplish savings in fuel with
out the cost of electrification.
Evening star., 1926-05-12

Rountree had the youths holds his
ankles while he went head foremost
into the hole. An instant later the
boys noticed that his body had become
limp and pulled him out. He was
rushed to Il hospital, where his condi-
ton is reported critical as result Of
inhaling sewer gas fumes.
Police and firemen were called.
Working with gas masks they
brought out the bodies OF Harrington
and Boughey. who had succumbed to
the gas fumes.
Boughey formerly was Iowa COM
mander of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars.
Evening star., 1926-05-12

The best quality per-
oxide we can pur-
chase for a discrimi-
mating clientele. Pint
bottle. 13c during this
one-day sale.
Evening star., 1926-05-12

6oc Lowney's Gold Stripe,
ID. .49c
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10. .......... .4Sc
500 Planters SGlted Pea
nuts, ID. ................2 .29c
600 Hershey's Chocolate
Kisses, ID. .39c
Evening star., 1926-05-12

49c ChocolGte-covered Pep
pernint Pdtties, ID. .....39c
6Oc Samoset ChocoLote-coV-
cred Nougattnes, ID. .... .39c
500 Lipp's Whipped Creams,
lb. .....................S9c $50
SOC Hershey's MilE Ckoco-
late, k-lb. bar .........2le
Sc Cheaoing Gum. 3 pkgs. 10e
Evening star., 1926-05-12
VACUUM LOCOMOTIVE
PREDICTED BY EXPERTS
New Type Will Take "Charge" at
Central Station and Run for
Four or Five Hours.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 12.-Railroads Of
the country are not owned by Wall
Street, but by Main street, A. e. Gift,
vice president Of the Illinois Central
Railroad, declared. yesterday before
Evening star., 1926-05-12

A Scotland Yard detective is help
ing in the preparation of a screen
series showing how the public is
by get-rich- quick schemes.
Evening star., 1926-05-12

25c Blue Jay Corn Plasters,
18c.
Soc Shinola Home Set, in
Guiding bristle dauber, can Of
polish and lambs wool polisher
all for 33c.
35c Peoples Furniture Pol
ish, 21c.
Evening star., 1926-05-12

The pure g t
and best quality
household drugs
o b t a / n a Bile.
Packed in sani-
tary cartons.
15c Sodium Bi-
carbonate, lb.-
l2c.
Evening star., 1926-05-12

England film producers are pre-
pairing a series entitled Wonderful
Women" which will include many
Df England's feminine celebrities.
Evening star., 1926-05-12
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6Oc Pape's Diapepsin. .36c
$1.25 Gatde's Pepto Man.
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500 Milk Of Mogmesia,
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Evening star., 1926-05-12
HERO RESCUER KILLED
BY GAS IN MANHOLE
Bodies of Two Found When Third
Is Overcome in Attempt
to Save Lives.

BY she Associated Press.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May 1.-TWO
men proved themselves heroes here
last night One paid with his life and
Evening star., 1926-05-12
ATLANTA BOARD TABLES
ANTI-EVOLUTION MOTION
School Officials Defeat Attempt to
Bar Teaching of Subject by
Vote of 8 to 3.


ATLANTA, Ga, May 12.-FinaI de-
feat of the movement started several
weeks ago to bar the alleged teaching
of evolution in Atlanta public schools
The Washington times., 1926-05-03
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
mI ro,.f.,,, -, .,f fh0 u VuIuo
~ DR.. FRANK CRANE
The importance Of tie 4

1T il always the value IN anything that ultimately gVes
it its Importance.
You cannot define what is about acertan girl tnas
attracts you We say is personality which m another way
of saving we don't know what it is. II ls somesnne
It is this same unknown quality that leads man g SUI
ass n business It is his knowledge Of the rules NOT
his adherence to them 1t something about him that makes
him succeed and we vaguely call business acumen q
shrewdness Nobody knows it is, the successful man
least of all. ,
are Of importance in foods that = 20
saw it is not SO much how much carbohydrates pross ~
fats YOU eat but ii Is much yitamines they contain
These ytamnes are very elusive something and we oo nos
vet exactly understand them but do know tnat 1ney
rive lettuce tomatoes and oranges for instance their vaue
Spinach which has little real sustaining power has many
vitamnes.
1t is this something person that makes nm goOo
pianist, volnist, singer.
It is the something about that we call style snas
makes him interesting writer.
That which gives thing It's ultimate value always an
unknown quantity. We do not know what electricity -
but we do know that Importance and it can be used
So in the matter Of studies One will excel n Ian
guages another mathematics and why they 90 inns nO
one except that each has sort Of liar for MS
particular calling.
give person all the regulations you can THINK
Of but he will succeed unless he has this something
or value which vaguely call common sense or talent
but which, after ALL determines how far he shall CO.
The great problem before all after all said and DONE
is to find the value Of Whoever shall solve this VIII
find the answer the human equation
The Washington times., 1926-05-03
Boulder Dam Is Worth Six
Muscle Shoals
It Can Be Built Without Costing Federal Tax Payers
Cent Build It Now and Protect 100000 Lives

Boulder Dam greatest American project OF public
provement the completion Of the Panama Canal
Down through seven States fed from mountain flows
the Colorado River In dry time it harmless in flood time
fury Each year carries away more soil than dug
Panama Each year threatens to flood and destroy
Imperial Valley.
Of California It like from 100 to 800 feet below the
bed the river levees break overflow
valley has outlet Twenty millions of property
hundred thousand lives await the building Of Boulder Dam
token of their security For the dam would tame the
flood menace.
It would do
Il would provide water rgate great section arid
and would insure plenty Of water for domestic use through
ont Southern California.
It would make reservoir six times large that made
by Gatun Dam In Panama.
The water would would Manhattan Island to
than five times the height Of the WO0lw0rh Building
It would possible electrical power than gen.
Grated at Niagara and be worth six Muscle Shoals would
wealth and convenience in group
Of great States
And the beauty Of it is that while the completed develop
would cost around $126000OO0 it wouldn't cost the
Federal because the and the water
ols would pay for it from the start AL that is wanted of
Uncle Sam is to set the works in motion
This the undertaking which three Presidents including
Coolidge ndorsed which three Cabinet members and
the Senate Committee Irrigation and Reclamation
favoring and which handful Of Democrats in the House
are trying to hold up.
Oh yes we overlooked Representative Swing California
Re Republican The bill to build the dam bears his
name but lately he too, seems 20 have wobbled.
actually had to be dragooned into promising to go with
the committee to the President to be told that the
President Is In when he recommended Swings bill
The Democratic opposition this wonderful Improvement
pinheaded It presupposes that the bill is held up the
Republicans will lose Their loss Of votes won't be
marker what the Democrats win lose they continue
act dogs In the Manager.
The whole country viii benefit from Boulder Dam because
every dollar Of the wealth it viii make possible will add
70 the buying power that makes prosperity for all
The Washington times., 1926-05-03
Why of Explorers

People further than the ends Of their
win preceve little except futiy in the several current
attempts to solve the North Polar puzzle
Such folk viii feel that the and energy going into
these efforts reach the ear northernmost spot might
Be usefully expended.
Aside from valuable scientific information to be
obtained by all Of the expeditions addition to
the total Of human knowledge always worth whiewe
Just such activities those staged by the invaders
Of the Polar Businesses
The spectacular png Of wits and Drawn against nature
difficulties and errors the triumph of tremendous
obstacesthese things vastly important purpose
The explorers help remember that the race must
and always striving toward greater accomplishment
matter what the Odds They forciby remind us in an
age Of easy living that courage and hardwood and pioneering
curiosity still greatly count.
Exploring keeps alive the adventurous heart not only in
the breasts Of the intrepid daes Of the unknown but
read of their stirring deeds in the breasts of all OF
The Washington times., 1926-05-03

he is too! But. Elsie, he has a
weakness for "heroics. Take
for instance this incident. He is
captain of football team and
always plays a good game. But
on this occasion in particular
he played extremely well and
incidentally got several hard
knocks. In fact, he was hurt
so badly he could hardly con-
tinue to play. Did he stop?
Not he! He played on courage
ously and finished with q touch.
His injuries were real. I'm
sure, for he was lame for weeks
after-but secretly, do not
think he regretted the injuries
at all, because when ! COM
mended him for his pluckiness,
he seemed quite delighted. Was
he playing to the gallery?
OF course, 1 know that all
humans appreciate praise. natur-
ally, but should one deliberately
set out to win it?
II / am inclined to be too
critical please tell me so, be-
cause I want to be fair.
Gertrude.
Was he playing to the gallery
OF course, he was, Gertrude
but what's wrong about that?
We all play to the gallery, II,
we didn't we'd still be sticking
in the mud.
I mean that literally. The thing
that has drawn life up out Of
the mud, and given it manifold
forms, until at last 1t has reached
the highest form of all. is that
same instinct to play to the
gallery, to preserve and protect
oneself.
Scientists have named that in
stinct THE INSTINCT OF SELF
PRESERVATION. 1t is a ire
mendous force-stronger than the
law of gravitation, stronger than
the pull of the tides. 1t has sent
man on and on when fear and
laziness would have held him
back. It has dominated every
impulse of life from the earliest
forms. That's the instinct which
made the protoplasmic jelly grow
gills so it could breathe. That's
the instinct which made the
bodies of animals in cold coun-
tries grow hair.
That's the instinct which makes
our football hero endure great
injuries and then strut his
stuff" before the gallery.
Gertrude may not be able to
see the connection between her
hero's strutting and the proto-
plasm's gills, but it's there, just
the same.
AS life has become more COM
pick, our needs have also become
more complex.
That primal bit of slime was
sitting pretty IL 1t could grow
gills. But gills won't satisfy US.
The instinct of self-preservation
must do more than feed ana pro-
tect our bodies. 1t must feed ana
The Washington times., 1926-05-03
ONCE-OVERS
WHY DO UNWHoLEsoME THOUGHTS AssAII. YOU AT
UNEXPECTED MOMENTS?

You sometimes wonder if anyone understands you and
again you wonder if you understand yourself
You shocked certain thoughts which come to you
at times
You relieved when they driven from your mind
and you thinking along beautiful, sensible
elevating lines.
You consider ancestors and know that you have
found nothing about any of them which is of alarming
that might have been handed down you in this
morbid mind trouble which you sometimes have
You know that you not cruel you have never COM
mtted crime, your life has been comparatively clean
Your parents grandparents and
Of fine character and reputation.
Then why should such evil thoughts you
WE'LL perhaps have read books of nature and
the crimes in subconscious thought finally
gain the ascendency.
Bad books to be condemned for of the wicked
in the world
Perhaps it is such reading at time in your life which
Is cropping out now to shatter your peace of mind
Read good books.
lsgs service 1ne,
The Washington times., 1926-05-03
LIGHT-YEARS
By Garrett P. Serviss

1--WE have had a discussion
concerning the meaning nf light
years. One claims that If 1t
takes two years for light to
reach a certain point in space
someone observing us from that
point will see a succession of
events which have occurred on
this earth two years before. But
the other claims that light rays
merely carry light and do not
hold images any longer than 1t
takes those events 20 happen.
VIII you settle the questton?-W.
F., New York"
THIS scientific dream OF light
Il waves-preserving history in
a state of spacial contemporaneity
has been worked over in good
many forms lately. When treated
In the positivist spirit, which is
so popular in these times, it may
lead to very serious misunder-
standings. LIght.waves do not
contain images Of the objects from
which they emanate, or are re-
Elected, but they are capable Of
forming such images when TO-
cussed upon a receiving surface.
They may form images at any
distance to which they go. but
the size and brightness Of the
images will diminish with increase
Of distance. so that the earth, IL
seen from the distance that light
can travel in only two and a half
hours, would appear to the eve
as q mere point, If bright enough
to be seen at all. At the distance
Of two light-years it would be
utterly invisible with the most
powerful telescope that man has
ever made or is ever likely to
make.
Appears Very Bright
When the planet Venus is near
est to the earth, about 26,000;000
miles, although she is of nearly
the same actual magnitude as
the earth. yet she appears to the
eve only as a superlatiVely bright
star, and the best telescopes show
nothing but shadowy outlines of
what may be broad general fea.
lures Of her surface. So far are
light-waves that travel a distance
equivalent to only two and one
third minutes from presenting an
image of Venus that would show.
even in a telescope, the "eyents''
that had happened on her surface
during the interval.
The fallacy underlying the fas.
cinating dream is evident. It pre.
supposes the observer watching
the light-waves arriving from the
earth at a distance Of thousands
of millions Of miles. to be fur
nished with perfect powers Of
The Washington times., 1926-05-03
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
81 Helen Rowland
01~1
The Monday Roast

The Monday Roast
Before marriage, a man keeps
a girls photograph on his desk
as an inspiration-after marriage,
he keeps it there as a protection.
This is the time Of year when
we women stop trying to look
warm and comfy in a backless
evening gown and begin trying
to look cool and nonchalant in
collegiate sweater and a high
"choker." Selfpersecution Is the
first law of fashion!
The Age of Discretion is that
unhappy moment, when man
can look into a cocktail glass and
see only the danger that lies at
the end of the filtration.
A woman may bury bone Of
contention" but she always marks
the spot, SO that she can go back
and dig it up again, when she
needs it in an argument.
The only way to test a mans
affections Is to watch him when
the house catches fire and see
whether he rushes to save his
Wife, his golf-sticks, or his bank
book.
AS long as a man can read
woman's heart in her eyes, he
gives the love-game only half his
attention; it is only when she puts
on her poker face and stands pat
that he begins to sit up and take
notice.
Nothing so annoys a man as to
hear a woman promising to love
him forever" when he merely
wanted her to love him for his
few weeks summer vacation.
Before marriage, a woman has
to draw a man in" or draw nim
out"-after marriage, she has to
DRAG him out.
AS skirts go up, mems senti-
mental enthusiasm seems to go
down. Apparently, romance can.
not live on nothing but knees.
For discouraging an optimistic
Romeo, nothing has ever yet been
found so effacious as a. well-placed
YAWN.
The Washington times., 1926-05-03
The Eyes Have 1t

Reports from abroad say viii less this
before Over here they have been doing just that
FOR several years past
There irreducible minimum in feminine garb,
but what is it?
Those dmayed by the lavish display of female charms
take comfort in the certainty that reaction follows extreme
the pendulum swings the other way.
So day knees will retire beneath long skirts; sleeves
and collars win sprout; ankle will stares
viii coyly hide
Who that laughed!
The Washington times., 1926-05-03
BY ELSIE ROBINSON
ST RUTTING OUR
STUFF


sire which animated the first fish
that wriggled from the pool and
tried to be q frog. It's Lire,
reaching up and out and on
.'But I think that's perfectly
horrid," cries Gertrude. YOU'RE
saying my friend is not better
than q nasty old Shiny thing that
went Wiggling around It all
sounds so cruel and selfish and
stupid
Wait minute, Gertrude. I'm
not trying to make you see the
horridness Of life. I'm trying to
make you see its hidden purpose
and beauty.
1t is true that the instinct Of
self-preservation reaches back to
the slime. BUT TT ALSO
REACHES ON TO GOD.
Do you think that this huge
urge would have been placed in
matter. only to evolve protopIasm
: and frogs and selfish, cruel
human bipeds? Why the silliest
idiot wouldn't put that tremen-
dous machinery in motion just to
produce such trivial results as
that.
That urge was placed there to
send us ON. On to perfect life.
It has already sent us quite q
way-from that bit Of primal jelly
to the boy who can endure pain
that he may reap honor. If &c
could do that, do you not think
there must be some splendid goal
ahead?
And If it could do that, cannot
you be more tolerant toward the
conceit which is one little mani
festation of that urge?
1t will not be hard for Won 70
be tolerant toward your Young
friends conceit, because YOU are
fond of that friend. But as YOU
go out into the world it is going
to be very hard for you to be
tolerant toward older. meaner
forms Of conceit. And you'll
actually hate the greedy. selfish,
envious people who are animated
by that same old urge.
Try not to hate them, Gertrude,
Try to understand them. For the
sake Of you own growth, try to
see the struggling soul of life be-
meath all its crude manifestations.
Try to think Of bad" people as
sick people, thwarted people, hurt
people. Don't be sloppy. Set
your face firmly against badness
and sickness and hurt. But be
tolerant to those who are sick
and hurt, my dear.
For we're all OF us treading a
long, hard trail, little girl. BUT
THINK GOD PITIES AND
LOVES HIS LITTLE PEOPLE
WHO STRUT THEIR STUFF
BEFORE HIS EVERLASTING
THRONE.