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Evening star., 1926-10-16
SELLING ART DESCRIBED
William B. Burruss Addresse,
Large Group at City Club.

William B. Burruss, New York
sales engineer, entertained a largely
attended luncheon gathering of
members of the City Club yesterday
with rapid-fire and dramatic dis
course in which he compared modern
statesmen with characters Of Shakes
pearean plays.
Salesmanship, the speaker declared.
Is the ability to make other persons
see things as the salesman does-the
selling of ideas, he said.
Gen. Anton Stephan, president of
the City Club, presided and introduced
the speaker.
Evening star., 1926-10-16
$450,000 GEMS STOLEN.
Burglars Rob Belgian Financier of
Valuable Jewels.

BORDEAUX, France, October 16
R),-Alfred Loewenstein, Belgian
f1nancier, who recently offerd to lend
the Belgian government 0,00O, 900
without interest, is the victim OF a
band Of burglars, who entered his
villa near the frontier.
Reports vary as to the value OF the
Jewels stolen. One account says the
Jewels were worth 100000 francs
(S450 ,OO0), and including a string of
pearls worth 100000 francs ($120 ,0OO).
The thieves took the entire contents
of the safe in the villa.
Evening star., 1926-10-16
Warrant Officer Retired.

Warrant officer Sydney II. Weston.
stationed at the general intermediate
depot. Brooklyn, \. Y. has been
placed on the retired list OF the Army.
and will proceed 20 his home.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

Wallace Nation of Southampton,
England. has created a puzzle for
radio licensing officials by receiving
programs over his aerial and broad
casting to 20 neighbors over private
wires
Evening star., 1926-10-16

Chile is constructing a modern high
way 200 miles long between Punta
Arenas and NataleS.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15

nT GOT to buy a pair of shoes"
Stenographer.a
"That SOP" asked the House De
tective, uninterested.
Eyes, and it's quite chore, too"
said the girl. Every woman who
buys shoes wants pair that are neat
and snappy, very small on the out
side, but with plenty of room inside,
so she can wriggle her toes when she
is pleased. But shoes don't come like
that
THAT'S the trouble with us women,
Kelly. We always want something
that isn't. Every girl wants hus-
band who is fine, masterful. success
ful business man in the daytime, ac-
cumulating a wad which will balk a
leaping greyhound, yet who shakes a
wicked hoof at night and is sort of
social arbiter. But husbands do not
come like that A money-grubber in
the daytime refuses to break out of
his chrysalis and be butterfly at
night
"a woman wants to hook up with
a good journeyman plasterer who can
earn big wages in daytime, singing
plaster like statue of industry or
look like one Of those heroic cartoons
Of the honest laborer, and then have
him all manicured and dressed and
combed and perfuned like blue rib
bon Pomeranian at night Somehow
life doesn't supply any such light
ning-change artists Honest mechan-
les all chew fine cut and dancing
fools are soda jerkers in the daytime.
"a woman wants to hook up for
life with a guy who can shoulder his
lzay thi ough crowd, uppercut an
overcharging taxi driver, or cut his
initials with his knuckles in the mug
of a corner loafer who makes remarks
to his lady friends, yet who is kind
and gentle as a bunny rabbit to his
wife and children. But bunny rabbit
men at home are third assistant book
keepers in the daytime. Chaps who
are cave men In the street pull Stats
out of the bed with which to beat
their wives at home.
"If it can't be had, Kelly, a woman
wants it. and mostly 1t can't be had !;
so we women enjoy a lot Of misery
in this world"
Copyright by the McNauEht Syndicate. Incl
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WARNING AGAINST
KNIGHTS OF ROAD.
Practice of Picking Up"
Strangers Proved by Rec
ords to Be Harmful.

With the opening of fine pleasant
weather the sons of Esau," who have
been "hoIed up" are again afoot on the
highways of the nation, according to
motorist who doesn't follow the
practice of picking up strangers on
the road.
These restless souls, made impa-
tient by an enforced sojourn In one
place for the months of the rains
and cold, are now in hurry to be
going somewhere else.p
Going Anywhere.
They are going north or south and
some east or west. Few know whittier
they are going or how far. All that
seems to interest them is a change of
scenery, new environment, new
faces.
No matter on which highway one
travels nowadays there one will see
numbers of these birds of passage
trudging along the road going some
where, anywhere.
Some of them are honest workers
who are seeking new jobs, and lack
ing the necessary railroad or stage
fare, are making the journey on foot.
But most are merely "tramps,'
weary Willies," BIOS"
There was a time when these lat
ter birds of passage" made a prac-
tice Of giving their patronage" to
the railroads exclusively when they
raodo thar ss5oper j,.ro,,,D rI1bo,. ,.oc1,
the rods or blind baggage and the
"side-door pullman was travel ode
luxe" to these gentry.
In recent years they have amade
a radical change In their methods
of travel. The increasing number
of passenger automobiles and trucks
has been making the highways easy
for them. Now they travel by auto
when they can.
And that is just the trouble. They
so very frequently can and do. Mo
torists, most of whom are far more
kindhearted and generous than they
should be for their own good, do not
hesitate to stop on signal from these
knights of the road" and carry them
as far as they desire to go.
Regret Generosity.
There are many instances where
autoists- have regretted this gener-
osity. 1t has resulted in their being
found on the roadside, sans auto,
sans purse and almost sans life it.
self.
Police annals throughout the ma
ton are full of such cases and yet
human nature is such that motorists
will keep on doing the same thing
time after time, needless of the warn
ings contained in newspaper accounts
Of theft and almost fatal assaults by
members of this army Of ride graft
ers."
The wise motorist is he who win
not give a lift" to these gentry;
who will go on his way unmindful
Of the stop signal so urgently waved
in his path.
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s@a55asdBIs55Ml ~ \ e
aSEOGy Martha Martin

the flowers, why, last week you were
nothing but a little bud, and here you
are all out
I'm just the very same way that
people will say to child. Why, my
dear, you seemed only baby so
short a time ago, and here you are
grown up almost"
The Wind kept blowing and blow
ing and pretty soon the King Of the
Clouds spoke again.
"Mr Wind, wouldn't you like me to
join you? The people are all saying
that it is looking overcast and as
though 1t might rain. And here !
am all ready for good frolic. am
eager for fun"
Join me, join me by all means"
said Mr.. Wind
So the King of the Clouds joined
Mr. Wind and Mr. Wind blew and the
King of the Clouds called forth all the
Army of Raindrops and what a time
they had
They chased over the pavements
and the roads and the sidewalks
&Ir. Wind after them! They ran races.
They had so beautiful time.
swell, WE'LL" laughed the King of
the Clouds. 81 did hear such funny
thing Just now. Someone opened
window and poked her head out for
second and then she said, "Oh, mercy,
it is raining to beat the band
''Now that IS a joke! / may beat
down upon paveanents and the roads
and the sidewalks but don't beat
the band. / wouldn't know how to
to play an instrument and so make
music. Fancy the King of the Clouds
playing a saxophone or a cornet
What funny expressions people use"
And then the King of the Clouds
and Mr.. Wind raced and chased even
more and oh, such a wind and rain
storm as It was.
The people who were indoors shook
their heads and said, Impossible to
go out on day like this" And the
ones who were already out-of-doors
got soaked drenched right through
all their clothes
(Copyright.1
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How Ii Started
CHRONOLOGY"
By JEAN NEWTON

MAYHEM we arrange a series of
w facts in chronological order
we place them in the order in which
they happened, In their place with
reference to time. So chronology is
the system Of placing in order of
time, of arranging events in their
consecutive place. e
1t is from the ancient Greek name
for the god Of time that we have
this word in modern speech. He was
Kronos. also spelled "Chronos." who
correspondent to the Roman god
Saturn as the original and supreme
deity.
Whether Kronos was regarded by
the ancients as the god of time be-
cause he was supposed to have been
born of heaven or infnity from
which we have time, or whether the
association was simply the result of
similarity between the name "Kronos''
and the word "chronos,' meaning
time, is debatable, question. AS it
comes to us, however, In our heritage
Of Greek mythology. we have Kronos
or Chronos. the god of time, who
has intrenched himself into our Ian
guage In the word chronology"
Ccopyrightl
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15
Auto Operators Advised
to Start on Low Speed

When starting down very steep
grade it is advisable to place the
gears in low speed. The rear wheels
will then turn the engine, asmovement
requiring considerable effort. This
produces a very good braking effect.
A light car on moderately steep hill
will stop, and heavy car will move
slowly, but always under control. This
is called using the engine as a brake"
1t should be practiced from time to
time, so that the driver may become
familiar with the method If all the
other brakes fail, this is the best and
only thing to do. Practice the trick
frequently, so that it becomes as easy
as any other operation, and you will
have cause to be thankful If ever the
need arises to use 1t.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15
RoIshepik Grorpl

Otto Kahn, the millionaire philan-
thropist, said at dinner in New
York:
'The charges that our Bolshevik
friends bring against the moneyed
classes remind me Of the forger who
complained to his wife:
Don't talk to me about the rich.
They're hopeless. Here spent two
hard-workin' weeks gettin' old Gobsa
Goald's signature down pat, and the
very day start out to pass one Of
his checks the hypocritical old skunk
goes and fails ="
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nN-
deeRz Ws4oRP.
SIMPLEX CABLINER
IA Modern Fairy Tale.l

"a Modern Fairy Tale.D
CALLED in special extra session by
~ their beloved queen, the fairies,
perched on toadstools with their lit
tie legs crossed debonairly, discussed
ways and means of destroying their
enemy, Simplex Cabliner, who
preached to mankind that there are
no fairies.
LET US mix powder of hensbane
and addergrub, and whiten it so cum
ningly with butterfly dust that he will
think is is sugar and put it in his
coffee" proposed the fairy Trala.
"Devilweed juice is much more dead
ly," suggested the fairy Cola. mo
mortal can recover from the effects
Of 1t. We can put some In that cheap
tea his wife just bought, and when
he complains about the taste, his wife,
fearing he has detected the inferior
tea, will tell him he imagines it."
81 have much more subtle plan, :"
spoke up the fairy Lala. Let us
cause him to dream of a wonderful
recipe for homemade wine. He will
make it. drink it to satisfy his own
vanity, and thus prepare his own
death potionr
With shrill cries of approval and a
patter of hand clapping that sounded
like soft rain. the fairies unanimously
adopted the idea.
90 by George Matthew Adams.D
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Good Combination

His wife was great on fixing up ro-
mances between young folks Of their
acquaintance and was spelling the en-
joyment of his evening paper gushing
about young couple who had been
seen together.
yes" he grumbIed. they're ham
and eggs all right"
What do you mean by that?" she
demanded.
He's a fool and she's dumbelI.
and SO they belong together. like ham
an" he retorted Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15
Six Ways of Being Good
Driver Told by Expert

Seven nationally known traffic ana
safety experts were asked to state
what they believe were the charac-
teristics of safe and good driver.
An analysis of the opinions submit
ted show that the men all agreed on
the following major essentials of good
driving:
1. The good driver has a high de-
gree OF self-control at all times, this
control manifesting itself in various
ways.
2. The good driver always maintains
his car in such shape that it responds
easily and quickly, thus assuring con-
troll of the car as far as the purely
mechanical equation is concerned.
8. The good driver regulates his
speed in accord with the conditions
of the road over which he is travelling
and never travels at such a rate that
he cannot stop it within the clear
course" ahead
4. The good driver invariably exer-
cises due regard for the rights of 9TH
ers and always applies the simple
axioms of courteous behavior.
5. The good driver accepts the
safety of the pedestrians as a primary
consideration.
6. The good driver keeps his mind
on the road ahead, as day-dreaming
or chattering at the wheel causes
many more accidents than are caused
by bee stings
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15
Always Release Clutch
When Rounding Corners

Always throw out the clutch when
rounding sharp corner. 1t has a
beneficial effect upon the tires. When
ever the car tends to skid, due to its
detection from the straight course, a
cross strain is brought to bear on the
tire treads, which is directly proper
tional to the weight of the vehicle and
the radius of the curve and proper
tional to the square of its velocity. If
the power is applied in rounding a
curve, the tendency to rip off the tires
is further aggravated by the back
ward drag due to traction. If the
clutch is released. however, the factor
is eliminated and the strain is there
by reduced.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15
AS Told by
Irwin S. Cobb
SOLVING A DARK
MYSTERY

XHTHEN you can say for a story
w that it is funny and that, more
over, it is the recital of an actual oc-
currence claim it carries with it
double value. / think this story is
funny, and have knowledge that the
thing happened substantially as it is
here set down:
Achmed Abdullah, the novelist and
short story writer, is an Afghan, de-
scendant of an old and noble family
of Afghanistan and son of for
mer governor of Kabul He was edu-
Gated in Europe, and he has lived and
adventured pretty much all over the
world. Being natural linguist, he
has picked up tongues as he went,
until today he knows as many Ian
guages and jargons as probably any
living man knows.
With the rank of captain he was on
recruiting service once for the British
army in Cairo To him came an
Egyptian officer of police to ask his
aid. 1t seemed that two native con-
stables had picked up in the bazaars
a black man whose nationality was
unknown and whose purposes were
unfathomable seeing that he could
not be made to understand the ques-
lions put to him by his captors.
1t seemed that for several days be-
fore his arrest the prisoner had been
lurking about the bazaars, butt for
ganins and the despair of those who
sought to interrogate him regarding
his antecedents and his intentions. AS
much for his own protection as for
any other motive the police had locked
him up. Now the expert assistance
of Captain Abdullah as translator was
solicited.
Abdullah accompanied the puzzled
functionary to the prison. In cor
ner of a cell crouched huge black
man staring with apprehensive, sullen
eyes at the newcomers. 1t was evil
dent that he was of some African
stock; also it was plain that he was
in badly frightened state. He was
clad in nondescript costume of tat
tiers which he had picked up some
where-the sandals of an Arabian, a
Turkish fez and the ragged remains
of donkey drivers white robe.
Being admitted to the cell, the vol
unteer interpreter proceeded to fire
simple questions at the captive, first
in French, then in Afghan, and then
In Ashantee, in Turkish in Tibetan,
in Greek, in Chinese, in Persian and
in Batu. There was no response; the
black merely continued to glover at
him dumbly. SO then Abdullah tried
him in some OF the tongues of the
Sahara desert and in the clucking dia-
lects of one or two Congo tribes and
finally in zuluese, with which he was
also more or less familiar Still the
hunched-up figure gave no sign of
understanding.
In despair Abdullah gave it up. 81
wonder" he said aloud to himself in
English, what in thunder you are,
anyway"
With a below of thanksgiving the
prisoner leaped to his feet.
BOSS" he whooped. Use a Free
VIII Baptisti''
And SO he was-a country darby
from Alabama who had shipped on
tramp steamer out of New Orleans,
had deserted off the African coast,
swimming ashore naked and had for
days past been lodging about the ma
tive quarters, growing hourly more
bewildered and more desperate In
these strange surroundings.
90 by the Central Press Associationy
o.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15
Study Oil Viscosity and
Torque Needed to Start

Some attention has been given by
the bureau of standards, Department
Of Commerce, to the relation between
oil viscosity and the torque required
to start an automobile engine in ro-
tation or to bring it up to a given
speed. From the results thus far OBJ
tanned it appears that while the Wis
costly of the oil does have pro-
nounced effect upon the power re-
quired to crank the engine at speeds
of 100 r. p. m. and higher, it does not
have any appreciate influence upon
the torque required to start the en-
CINE rotating.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15

who have been in cities all through
the week and who have gone out on
Saturdays and Sundays have said as
they have looked at the flowers and
the shrubs and the trees and the
leaves, oh, how they have grown
Eyes, they have spoken of the flow
ers just as though they were chill
dren, for you know how people will
say to children, How you have grown.
"And the people have even said to
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15
Radio Beat Telegraph

A sermon preached more than ayear
ago by Rev. Hugh Thompson Kerr Of
Pittsburgh, was heard at point 400
miles north of the Arctic circle, in
North Bafin Land, almost 2,200 miles
from Pittsburgh, but the applause"
card, reIayed by telegraph from Mon
treal, has just been received by him
Owing to infrequent communication
the letter was year in reaching Mon
treal
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15
KING on THE CLOUDS

seH ELLO," said the King of the
a Clouds to Mr.. Wind
"Hello." said Mr.. Wind, and he
whistled great long whistle. Then
he blew and he shouted:
I'm Mr. Wind and I'm wild today
I'm full of pranks, I'm full of play.
don't care what the people say.
i am going to have a time so gay
st has been warm lately,'' said the
King of the Clouds. land people have
seen how things have grown People
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15
Keep Glass Clear

Among the new laws affecting mo-
torists in New York state are The
windshield and rear windows must be
kept clean from posters. A license
plate must be clearly visible on the
front of the car Manufacturers and
dealers are required to register the
sale of new cars.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15
Mechanism for Headlights

The Illustration shows an adjusting
mechanism for vehicle headlights,
comprising rod extending trans
versely across the front of the vehicle,
having conical-shaped recesses in its
ends, brace rod arranged parallel
with the first rod and having its ends
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15
Adjustable BOD for LIahts.

secured to the tenders of the vehicle,
brackets supported by the tenders at
each end of the first rod, adjustable
bolts carried by the brackets, pointed
ends on said bolts for engagement in
the recesses of said first rod, foot
pedal and adjustable connection be-
tween the foot pedal and the first rod
for imparting movement thereto.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-07-15

According to the last annual report,
there are in Great Britain over 201.00O
mentally affected individuals
Evening star., 1926-11-08
TAX REFUND PLAN
|NDORSED BY GREEN
Better Than Trying to Revise
Revenue Bill, Says Iowa
Representative.
BY the Associated Press.

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, Novem-
Der s.-Unqualified support Of Presi-
dent Coolidge's plan for refund on
taxes was given last night by Repre-
sentative W. r. Green Of Iowa, chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee of the national House of Repre-
sentativee. on the eve of his de-
palture for Washington, where he
will preside over special meeting of
the committee on November Is.
II notice from Associa ted Press re-
ports that the President has indicate ed
that he will approve a rebate to be
made on this years taxes. except ex-
Mse taxes" said Mr.. Green This
can be done, and It will he better than
70 undertake a revision Of the revenue
hill at the short session. which would
not afford time for a full and proper
consideration.
ut should Also he said even a
slight depression in business would
estimated surplus. and II In well TO
allow the new law to work out before
making any general revision. which
probably will be done at the first ses-
sion OF the next Congress. At that
time the joint committee of the
House and Senate. Of which I am
chairman, will be ready 10 make its
report.
The alien property bill and the re-
fund to he made on taxes. together
with farm relief will he the most
tmporta mt matters to he taken up at
the next Congress. The first two will
be presented by my committee and
we may he able to have the tax bill
ready when Congress convenes, as
we'll as the alien property bill.
Evening star., 1926-11-08
TWO HURT IN LEAP.
TO ESCAPE POLICE
Jump From Second Story Window
Of Massachusetts, Avenue
Apartment.

Diving from a window Of a second
story apartment-No. %. the Valots.
1890 Massachusetts, avenue-to escape
A police raid early Sunday morning,
Frank Kelly. 25 years old. 916, Massa-
chusetts avenue. and Lucius D1cker-
son. 3s years old. 9o5 Butternut street.
plunged to a concrete court and were
taken TO Emergency Hospital. where
they are under treatment.
Preliminary examinations showed
them to he suffering from bruises and
possible fractures Of the legs. which
will he definitely determined today.
Police accepted $40 collateral from
each at the hospital on charges of
disorderly conduct.
Kelly and Dickerson explained that
they had Just dropped in at the
apartment and had been there per-
hsps half an hour when police, at
tracted by complaints by neighbors OF
noise, visited the apartment. AS they
were about to open the door the two
guests made an exit by the window
route. jumping about 80 feet to the
court
Evening star., 1926-11-08
WOMAN BADLY HURT
IN CHAIR-HURLING ROW
Dodging Furniture. Husband Said
to Have Accidentally Stabbed
Wife in Melee Following.

little social gathering last night
~ s33 Fifth street northeast ended In
q cutting and chair-toSsing affair.
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Caparrotta
Of "a Seventh street southeast. bear.
ing the brunt Of the attack. according
to police reports today.
Mrs. Caparrotta was cut on her left
acknowledgements. she told police at
Casualty Hospital before lapSing into
unconsciousness. She said she ran
against the knife
Her husbands head was the target
for the chair and the aiming Is said
by police to have been done by Joseph
Sita. - of 3n4 Massachusetts avenue.
The knife Is alleged to have been
brought into play by Caparrotta in
self defense. In the ensuing melee the
wife received a deep stab wound. Her
condition is serious.
CaparrOtta also was treated at the
hospital and later was held on a
charge of assault
Nrenches. more knives and other
weapons were welded In a number of
other weekend rows. police say
Eight participants We're wounded and
two We're arrested.