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matically eXtinguished by means OF
what is known to electricians as a
magnetic blowout. thus producing a
periodic signal that may be varied to
designate different localities.
I, is doubtful if a more practical
light exists. and the simplicity of its
principle and mechanism is remark
able. according TO the experts. one
conspicuous item of interest connect
ed with il is that its principle is not
new TO the electrical world, in view
OF which it seems strange that prac-
;ical use has not been made of il be-
fore this.
The inventor Of this interesting de-
vice caught the idea from a flashing
trolley pole scraping along the wire.
The penetrative light emitted by the
current impressed him, with the re
suit that an electric flash lamp utillZ-
ing the idea was constructed and pro-
tected BY basic patent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05
BY RING LARDNER.
Chapter " of Autobiography.

~ HRISTMAS EVE at the
Grudges'. No Christmas eve
since has seemed like any
thing at ALL With all their
wealth and position. my host
and hostess and their children were
intensely democratic and their serv-
ants Joined in the festivities on an
equal footing with the family and
guests. In fact, Mrs. Stevens UIydia).
the laundress who sat beside me at
meals. was quite the life Of the party.
and kept us in spasms of laughter.
For example:
mfr. Iardner,' she said to me as
we watched Bera Grudge and the
hostler trim the tree. II suppose |
may expect present from YOU.
YES" 1 replied. land it will be
something appropriate for a person of
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which all the members have to tell a
story on a subject which is told us a
week before the meeting. The sub
ject for our next meeting is: THE
Stingiest Man / Know" VIII you
tell me the stingiest man you ever
met?
Yours truly,
o. COMM TELLMEE.
Answer-The stingiest man / ever
heard of was a man who fell over
board and as he was swimming ashore
policeman hollered to him that it
was $50 fine for swimming in that
river, and when the man heard that
he Just threw up his hands and sank
Dear Mr.. Wynn have a puzzle
for you TO solve for me. like to bet
on horse races but / always break
about even. Here's how 1t is. One
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be sure, the Valley Of the Mississippi
stands in small need Of irrigation.
but many tributaries on the western
side flow through an arid country.
which could he saved by q wise use
of the water now available by judi
CiouS compromising.
4 series Of artificial lakes thus
formed would serve Il triple purpose
First, they would tend 10 modify the
climate in the direction OF greater uni
formity: second. they would furnish -
vast store of water for irrigation. and
finally. the use OF the waste head for
generating electric power would fur
nish a source of revenue which would
go far toward putting the work ON IL
sound financial basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

evergreens and the baubles and
ca ndles were hung on a shoe tree,
When the tree had been trimmed
the question arose as to who would
hang up the stockings.
why not Mrs. Stevens" ! said
iokingly she certainly ought TO be
an expert
I'm hang one on your jaw in min
ute" leased the laundress.
A. few minutes later Mr.. Grudge.
who his friends called Doc because his
home overhung the river, suggested:
Lets have some carols
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

hailed from the lungs. 4 system OF
mining carries all the impure air
breathed out TO chamber containing
the absorbing chemical. In this com.
partment the carbonic acid gas is en-
tirely eliminated.
4 small amount OF oxygen, just
enough to renew the air. is added to
the changed and regenerated eXhala-
tons and passed on TO a compart-
ment in the helmet. where il can be
inhaled through the nose or the
mouth. BY this method the vitiated
air is continually being made over
into new. The inventor contends that
his device will 90 away with the ac-
cidents and loss of life which have
occasionally occurred through defects
in the diving hose or pumping APP
paratuS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

A ingenious inventor not long ago
surprised The naNiGAtors ana
fer,., passengers on san Francisco
Fav with an electric tiashlsgnt which
no Installed on pierheadS and eleNa-
lions on shore and put INTO opera
ZION. both day and night during fosGy
weather. The blue-viotet co'ored hare
could lac distinguished through me
dense mist several hundred feei. laf-
the. than the customary SlShal lsh'S
and gave much satisfaction to captain
and passengers,
Ia principle and construction II y
NOT unlike the common electric arc
lamp Two carbon r"IS conveying
electric current are periodically tourh-
Cd aud separated but IN separating
they dlaW out or >tr"tch the art.
when j, becomes momPntarily more
highly ilunlinatiVe. When the mani
mann poin, is reached the arc Is auto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

turned humid, and I don't feel 50
we'll"
Have a cigarette" said.
NO thanks: find they affect the
bronchial tubes.
whose" / asked.
Mine" he answered
oh, yes l said, and | lighted one.
so YOU find the weather trying"
continued cheerfully.
Yes. it's too humid. It's up to a
saturation OF &C. I'm all right till it
passes ga. Yesterday afternoon ii was
only about 81. and l felt fine. But
after that ii went up. / guess 1t must
be a contraction of the epidermis
pressing on some Of the sebaceous
glands. don't you?''
I'm sure 1t is" | said But why
don't YOU just sleep it off till it's
over"
Il don't like to sleep too much" he
answered. I'm afraid Of it deve!op-
ing into hypersomnia, There are
cases where it's been known to grow
into a sort of lethargy that pretty
well stops all brain action alto
THAT would he TOO bad | muir
INJURED. What do you do 10 prevent
II r''
Il generally drink from half to
three quarters of a cup of black COT
fee. or nearly black, every morning
p, from IL to 5 minutes past. 80 AS
to keep off hypersomnia. It's the hest
thing. the doctor says.
Aren't you afraid. SAID, OF us
keeping you awake?
Il am" answered Podge, and a
spasm passed over his big yellow
face. I'm always afraid Of insom
mia. That's the worst thing of all.
The other night I went TO bed about
1890. or % minutes after-l forget
whtch--and I simply couldn't sleep. L
couldn't. | read a magazine story
and still l couldn't: and read an,
other. and still | couldn't; and | read
another. and still l couldn't sleep. 1t
scared me bad.
"Oh. pshaw..' | said II don't think
sleep matters as long as one eats
properly and has q. good appetite.
x y
LIE shook his head very obviously.
Il ate plate of soup al lunch, '
he said land I feel it still
You feel it,
Yes" repeated PodGe. rolling his
eyes sideways in a pathetic fashion
that he had II still feel II. | oughtnt
10 have eaten il. 1t was some sort
OF a. bean SOUP. and. of course, II was
FUN of nitrogen. l oughtu't 10 touch
nitrogen" he added, shaking his head.
Not take any nitrogen? / re
peated.
NO. the doctor both doctors have
told me that l can eat starches ana
albumens. all right. but ! have TO
keep right away from all cartoons ana
nitrogeus. I've been dieting that way
for two years. except that now ana
again ! take a little glucose on phos-
pilates,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05
HE PLAYS THE sAxopHoNE VERY POORLY.

what a little pig is OF course I cry
and don't answer him, but / wish I
could give him an answer that would
stop him from calling me little pig.
Yours truly,
G. TZAWFUL.
Answer-The next time he calls you
a little pig and asks you If you know
what a little pig Is. you say: Yes,
papa, a little pig is a hogs SON"
Dear Mr.. Wynn bought a new
suit the other day and the first time I
put it on the coat split up the back.
How do you account for that?
Yours truly,
/. PICTICT.
The buttons were sewed on too
tight.
Dear Mr. Wynn--Every month
club belong to holds a meeting at
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day I win but the next day lose.
What can / do?
Yours truly,
WILL I. EVERWYN.
Answer-That is very simple. just
play every other day.
Dear Mr.. Wynn-My father says il
costs from SO to S. to have a tooth
pulled by gas. Don't you think II
could be done cheaper If the dentist
used kerosene?
Yours truly.
A. kEETOOTH.
Answer next week
The Perfect Fool.
lCopyright. 1o26.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05
Panama Hat Shoes.
MAKING shoes from Panama h

M TAKING shoes from Panama hats
A'A does not sound very practicable.
But it has been done with surprising
success. Managers OF large depart
ment store in New York City found
themselves saddled with an overstock
of Panama hats. They cudgeled their
brains to figure out some way TO dis
posing of them profitably. They finally
found that Panama hats made attrac-
tive shoe tops. according to Popular
Science Monthly, and accordingly
turned them over TO the shoemakers,
with satisfactory results. The Panamas
were cut for uppers bound with black
velvet. The result was what might
be called exceptionally "dressy."
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THERE WERE FOURTEEN CHANT CHILDREN.

authors note.-They're done now
II was now time 10 examine the
stockings. In mine ] found an orange.
a flashlieht, a mechanical toy. a box
Of Crayons. some candy and NINA
ture chess set.
ooh. Mrs. Stevens" I cried excited
ly. see what found in my stocking.
And sec what found in mine" she
replied
| looked IL was a run.
Cro Re ContinuedD
Copyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

Hose for conducting air from the
surface 10 the diver under the
water has always been considered IN
disnensable An elaborate system o.
pumps operated either on land or IN
boats has been necessary 10 force
fresh air continuously through a
great length of hose TO the man be
low the surface. Not long ago. how
ever. II was announced that an inNen-
tive genius had conceived and. 4 is
said. put into successful operation a
device which will do away with the
old apparatus for diving once the new
system is perfected.
BY the new method the diver car
r,%s on his back two steel bottles con
tanning highly compressed oxygen.
Another cylinder contains chemicals
for absorbing the carbonic acid eA-
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that is a cute present to buy him?
Sincerely, LILY kUPPS.
Answer-The present is all right,
but he's liable to leave it on a table in
some fraternity house, and some other
student might come along with the
eight of spades and take 1t.
Dear Mr.. Wynn have been en-
gagged to a young man for nearly six
months and we were TO be married in
November. but last night he confessed
to me that he had wooden leg.
What shall I do?
Yours truly.
DORA KNOB.
Answer-Break it off
Dear Mr.. Wynn am a boy
years old and my father treats me
very roughly. He always calls me a
little pig and then asks me If l know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05
Bold Advice Given
To Valetudinarian
Medical Questions Solved for Mr.. Podse,
But He More Than Takes the
Matter to Heart

That must be a nice change, /
said cheerfully.
1T is" he answered in a grateful
sort of tone.
There was a pause. ] looked at his
big twitching face. and listened TO the
heavy wheeling Of his breath, and /
felt sorry for him.
See here, Podge.' | said, Il want
TO give you some good advice
About WHAT
About your health"
Yes, yes, do he said.
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your calling. / am going to give you
q cuff In the neck"
"If you do" she retorted without an
instant's hesitation, Il will be hot
under the collar"
sis -boom-ah. Tiger. murmured
Rera. one of the familv's two Prince
ton goods.
This was before the invention Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05
BY STEPHEN LEACOCK.

~ OW are you. Podge?" ]
said, as / sat down in a
leather armchair beside
him.
] only meant How do
you do" hut he rolled his big eyes
Aideways at me III his fabby face Dit
was easier than moving his face) and
he answered:
I'm not as we'll today as ] was yes
terday afternoon. 1S.st week ! was
feeling pretty good part Of the time
but yesterday about 4 o'clock the air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05
Questions Answered by Perfect Fool
Description of White Elephant Party May Come Surprise Persons Who
Have Not Previously Been ToldM of Etiquette
BY ED WYNN.

~ EAR MIR. WYNN: ! am sec
rotary Of the Ladies' Inquisi-
tive Auxiliary, an association
devoted to looking into other
peoples affairs. We need
some money so have decided to give
novelty party in the Town Hall. Have
YOU ever heard of White Elephant
party? If so, please describe it in de
tail, will you? Sincerely,
SARAII TOGA CHIPS.
Answer \ white Elephant Party"
is a party where the ladies are sup
posed to bring anything that is
around the house which they can find
no use for and yet is too good to
throw away. Ladies' cannot bring
their husba ndS.
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Dear Mr. Wynn: I have a little son
who was S years of age last Wednes
day l asked him what he would like
for a birthday present. He asked for
a Bible and I gave him one. Since
that time he has pestered me with one
question till I'm frantic. He keeps
asking me to show him what a miracle
is What can | do to demonstrate
fully. to him. just what miracle is?
Truly yours, G. RCSELEM.
Answer AS he is so annoying with
his persistency the best thing to do is
this: The next time he asks you what
a miracle is. ask him to turn around.
The minute he does. give him a swift
kick, then ask him if he felt the kick
When he says yes. say to him: We'll,
if you hadn't. that would be mira
Gle"
Dear Mr. Wynn: | know a boy who
likes TO show off when there is a
phone very poorly, Yet he always
brags about his playing. He said
that when the Prince of Wales was
over here the Prince attended an ANA
teur performance and the Prince
comma nded him TO appear. with his
saxophone, before him. Do you be-
leve him?
Yours truly. CLARA kNETT.
Answer: What your boy friend
means Is simply this: He appeared
with his saxophone around 9 o'clock
and the Prince did not arrive at the
performance till 10 o'clock. There
fore he really appeared before the
Prince.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: l am coed at a
we'll known college and am crazy
about a boy my own age who goes
to the same college. He gave me a
lovely cigarette holder for my birth
day, and his birthday is next Satur-
day l saw a whisky flask in shop
window which was made to look like
the seven of spades. Don't. you think
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WELL, Geo. and some bundles come
home at last. and | was so busy
irving on the new ashCan-trNing il
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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tenance of Public Schools 1888, 127. 90
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wear and entire satisfaction.
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PENSIONS.CONTlN FUND
Lacy Shaw. Trustee. d. c.
Kennedy ---.----------------.---- $4,000
Geo. NJ. Hunter Trustee
Susie Mills -------.-.--------- 1000
Social Service League Trus
Hattie S. Shipley ------ 10000
Social Service League Trus
Francis Jackson -------.---- 1900
Social Service League Trus
Mrs. Edward Henley ---- 1890
Geo. NJ. Hunter Trus. Martha
Ricketts, .--.-.-.--.---.-.----.-----.-.-- lzU'Uu
A. A. Moxlev Trus. Bertga
Zeigler -----.------------------------- 4o.OU
Geo. NJ. Hunter. Trus. Grace
B. Green .---.-----.-.---.---.-.-..--- lO.OO
Mercer Jones Trus. Dan
Warner -------.----------------------- 50.OU
(29) Total...-..........------ $553.OO
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STATE OF MARYLAND, MoNTGoM-
cry COUNTY, To-wIT:.
l. John Gardner. Treasurer of
Montgomery County. do solemnly
swear that the aforegoing and an
nexed statement is true and correct
to the best of my knowledge and be-
lief.
(signed) JOHN GARDNER.
Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to the goth
day of September. A. D. 1926.
(signed) L. CURTIS MORTIMER,
Notary Public.
To the Honorable. the Board of
County Commissioners:
Gentlemen:
l hereby certify that have carefully
audited the aforegoing statement of
Receipts and Disbursements. and find
the same correct.
(signed) CLIFFORD H. ROBERTSON.
Auditor.
September Goth, 1926.
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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL, DECEMBER 1926

PREMIUMS ON BONDS, COUNTY
OFFICIALS
Police Fund
r. G. Hilton, Agent; Bonds.
County Officials - $ll4.3S
Rockville Development Co.
Bonds County Officials 1900
u6 Total----.------ s12s.Ss
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PREMIUMS ON BONDS & WORK
MANS COMPENSATION INSUR-
ANcE, CONTINGENT FUND
Cissel G. Offutt, Workmans
compensation Insurance S2,113.2O
CD
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PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT FUND
NINTH ELECTION DISTRICT

NINTH ELECTION DISTRICT
Standard Lime and Stone
Company; Stone -- s52s.44
w. f.. Ricketts,; Repair
Ninth District Roads -,--- 5000
Company; Stone $3.50 1892
L. C. Burns; Repair Oak
mont Road ---------- 1900
F. H. Hutton; Repair Barns
Vile Road --------.-.-----.-.---- 109.75
w. f. Gregg; Repair Brigh
ton Road -...--.-.--- 1850
(40 Total $1.3S9.4
Evening star., 1926-05-24
JAPAN ISSUES DENIAL.
Has No Plan for Separate Naval Con.
ference, Says Toxic.
3y the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, May 24.-The Japanese
government made formal disclaimer
today of any intention of proposing
any move for armament limitation
apart from the present session of the
preliminary disarmament commission
at Geneva.
A foreign office statement declared
that Geneva reports crediting Japan
with such inclination do not in any
way reflect the true intention of the
Japanese government. The statement
followed receipt of Geneva dispatches
crediting to japanese circles there the
informal suggestion that Japan would
like to participate in a triangular
naval conference with the United
States and Great Britain, in case
France and Italy could not be per-
suaded to Join such a gathering.
Wants Success at Geneva.
In we'll informed circles, it is as
serted that the government of Pre-
mier Wakatsuki is keenly desirous of
further naval reduction by -interna-
tional agreement. basing it's hopes of
continuation in office on the possi-
bility of tax reduction through fur
ther naval limitation. However, the
that Of President Coolidge that every
aid and assistance should be given
to make possible an agreement at
Geneva.
Japan is determined to cooperate
with the powers to the best of her
ability to realize a solution of the
disarmament question: the foreign
office statement said. consequently
Japan earnestly hopes for the success
of the preliminary conference at
Geneva and -entertains no proposal
with respect to any similar undertak-
ing other than the present conference.
I'm these circumstances we need
scarcely say that the rumor emanating
from Geneva that Japan has some
new proposals does not in any way
reflect the true intention of the Jap
anese government.
Experts Are Pessimistic.
Japanese military and naval experts
hold little hope for an agreement for
armament reduction in Europe from
the present Geneva sessions. The
hopes held in this country for further
limitation are based rather on a sec
ond gathering comparable to the
Washington conference in case the
Geneva attempt proves abortive.
However, 1t Is the official attitude
that Japan does not intend to submit
any proposals to this end either for
mally or informally.
At the foreign Office it is believed
that the sentiments of some of the
Japanese delegates at Geneva may
have been misconstrued as forecasting
an informal proposal for new move
to limit naval armaments.<
Evening star., 1926-05-24
Judges Escorts
Are Armed After
Threats Are Heard

United States Marshal Edgar G.
Snyder, it became known today,
has taken additional steps for the
protection of the justices of the
District Supreme Court as a re-
suit of the arrest of James Woods,
who, after being released from st.
Elizabeth's Hospital. was said to
have in his possession a pistol
and a list of persons. including two
justices of the court.
The six deputies, one assigned to
each judge. who stays near him in
court and accompanies him on his
trips between the courtroom and
the Justices chambers, have been
equipped with loaded pistols car
ried in holsters beneath the coats
of their uniforms.
Evening star., 1926-05-24

Washington's population by July
will have passed the half-million
mark. with some $4,000 citizens to
spare, according to an official esti.
mate announced today by the United
States Census Bureau.
The Nations Capital thereby will
graduate into the select fourteen
class" Of American cities having pop
ulations of 0,000 or more persons.
The ether thirteen, in order of esti-
mated size, are New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, st.
Louis, Baltimore. Boston, Pittsburgh,
Los Angeles. San Francisco, Buffalo
and Milwaukee.
The Capital, with its approximate
$4,000 inhabitants, is thirteenth in
the list, being sandwiched between
Buffalo's 900 and Milwaukee, s
517 900. Milwaukee is another gradu-
ate from the 400 000-odd class.
The Governments estimate for
Wa shington is based on the average
rate of increase in population from
1910 to 1920, the years in which the
Evening star., 1926-05-24
PASSENGERS UNWAKENED
IN FATAL TRAIN CRASH
Engine Smashes Three Cars, Jumps
Track, Wrecks Signal Tower
and Turns Over.
By the Associated Press.

ny IHe ASSOCldteQ 1TeSe.
MANSFIELD, Mass, May 24.-In a
wreck that caused the death of one
trainman and even knocked over a sig
nal tower, some of the passengers of
the Owl, fast train from Boston for
New York, were not even awakened
from sleep this morning.
The wreck was on the New York
New Haven and Hartford. The Owl.
running 25 miles an hour, hit the end
of a freight ct a crossing. The big
passenger locomotive r.ade 'xHdli1.:
of three freight cars and then jumped
the rails, heading for the signal tower
The signal tower man, Thomas Man
ming, dashed for his door, followed by
two companions. All three fell clear
of the wreckage and unhurt as the
tower crashed on the rails. There it
caught fire from the locomotive Goals.
The passenger locomotive finally
rolled over athwart the New Haven S
three main lines, and it's fireman, Err
nest Kidding OF Newtown. Conn, died
q few moments later from his injuries.