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The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
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s9TOTy Martha Martin

''The Moles have pointed noses,
which are very strong, and which help
them in their burrowing. They also
have front paws, which, too, are very
strong.
But these are their only tools.
They do not have the help of car
penters' tools, but they work only
with what they have themselves.
"These MoIes I'm telling you about
this evening are cousins of the Star
Nosed Moles, and are sometimes
known as the Oregon Moles.
"Now, there were three little baby
Moles who had been born in the early
spring. They did not remain helpless
for long. And in less than two months
they had grown to be almost as big
as their parents and We're helping in
the building of tunnels and the plan
ming of their home.
1.-THE Moles, as you know, build
mounds and they have tunnels for
roadways to their nests and also other
tunnels which they use for hunting.
"At night the Moles come to the
surface and look for food Sometimes
they have long tunnel under fence,
which is used as a general road.
"'Now, little Moles,' said Mother
Mole, this is Mole advice.
Do not waste your time doing
nothing. A Mole would consider that
disgrace. Often l wonder if people
up on the earth know how steadily
the little creatures under the earth
are working.
"'We. for example, are working al
most all of the time. We do not be-
lieve In resting. We believe in work
ing.
eve want to build, and we want
to look for food. Insects and nice
worms are what we like OF course
we like drinks of water, too. And to
be good providers of food we've al
ways found we must look for 1t.
eve couldn't sit still and have it
come to us. Good earth makes diff
ference, too, as in rich soil we can
find more to eat
But l cannot talk to you any
more, / have given you Mole advice
And Mole schooling doesn't last long
Little Moles graduate from their
schools very, very soon.
Fancy children graduating at two
months
$50 the smart baby Moles began the
work all Moles must do
(Copyright.)
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
AS Told by
Irwin S. Cobb
FOR THE PATIENT

Drank MCINTYRE. the plumpest
4 comedian on this continent, played
vaudeville dates one season. One
night after his turn he dropped into
a short-order restaurant near the the
alter for bite, before going to bed.
Sitting next to him was a former cir
Gus acrobat, who did horizontal-bar
act on the same bill with Mcintyre.
The acrobat was saving away at
the sinewy knee-joint of fried chick
en- leg. Though the knife was sharp
and he was athletic. he made but lit
tie Roadway.
He waved his hand toward bottle
of ketchup which stood upon the coun-
ter near McIntyre's elbow.
Say, boz he requested, pass de
liniment, win you? De seagulrs got
de rheumatism.
Copyright by the Mcknight Syndicate. Inc.)
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30

The Indiana public service commits
sion finds that expenses of all motor
bus companies operating in the state
last year, according to their reports,
was $3,2S3, 400. This was $159,O2O
more than the revenue derived from
the 457 routes operated by 206 compa-
MES all over the state.
There were 1853 companies that
showed net profit above operating
expenses. But the losses of the other
AZ firms offset their profit and left the
state total in the red. These, for the
most part, were bus routes operated
by traction and street-railway com
panies, the records showed.
Many Routes Discontinued.
However, since the Inauguration of
the bus law last year that placed their
operation under the jurisdiction of
the public service body, there have
been several companies that have gone
under, and 70 of the routes have been
discontinued, while many companies
have sold out to competitors.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30

Almost one out of every six routes
that have been authorized by the com
mission, John w. McCardle. chairman,
says, have been doomed to die natu-
rally.
When asked what was the cause OF
the high percentage of abandonments,
and the enormous loss to operators,
his reply was: Private automobiles. !"
Salesmen Drive own Cars.
TITS too easy, now to jump in an
automobile and drive from one town
to another. The roads are good, he
said.
travelling statesmen who used to
furnish large source of revenue for
utilities and would have been means
Of making a profit for the bus opera
tors now are driving their own cars.
1t is more expedient. And one source
of revenue is shut off"
About 10 per cent of the companies
operating notorious lines, McCardle
says, have been forced to return their
buses to the selling companies.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
SWEEPING TURNS
is BAD DRIVING
Slows Up Traffic in Rear
and Is Difficult to Do,
Says Expert.

Motorists who have been accus-
toned to making sweeping left turns,
to the chagrin and delay of all other
drivers behind, can listen with advan-
tage to II. NJ. Lucius, secretary Of the
Automobile Club of Maryland, who
prescrlbes a simple formula for over
coming this driving deficiency. Dis
cussing the subject, Mr., Lucius says:
Eat every corner we find some driv-
err who gets himself into jam and
holds up the whole traffic stream be
cause he pulls to the right to make
a Ieft-hand turn and to the left to
make right-hand turn.
Il have spoken about this many
times, but, from the number of peo-
pie who still make the mistake, it will
not hurt to discuss it again.
''What puzzles me is that every mo-
torist who has been driving longer
than a month has not discovered the
little secret long ago 1t would seem
that the difficulties they get into
would show them their mistakes.
Want Plenty Of Room.
"The instinct that prompts them to
pull wide for corner, of course, is
easy to see. They want plenty Of
room to make the turn. But what /
can't understand is that these drivers
haven't found that the turning radius
on present-day automobiles has de-
creased to a point where short turn
can be taken with the longest car.
Here is the trick in nutshell
BY pulling to the left-center for a
left-hand turn, no one will cut you off
by passing on your left. Straight and
right-hand traffic will go by on your
right and you can watch your chance
to get through the oncoming line.
Similarly, by pulling over to the
right-hand curb for right turn, no
one can cut you off and straight
traffic will go by on your left.
Many Can't See It
simple, isn't it? Yet there are
countless automobiles who cannot
seem to get it through their heads. If
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30

saw such a mistake only occasional
ly would not speak again of it, but
every day at almost every corner doz-
ems of drivers mess up the traffic
stream and get themselves into bad
humor by perfectly simple mistake
on their own part.
"Also drivers will find their turn
easier If they give their hand signal
in plenty of time when about to make
a left turn. When about to make a
right turn, it is best to make de-
cided move toward the cross street.
Holding out your hand only holds
back the cars behind when they might
be sweeping by, for they watch for
you to make left turn"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
BILLIE'S LAST VISIT

Now Billie Brownie had said he was
going to make one last visit to the
zoo.
BY that he did not mean that he
would never again visit the zoo.
oh, no, not by any manner of means.
But he had been paying great,
great many visits to the zoo of late,
talking to the different animals, hear
ing their stories, Of their ways and
habits both here and in the zoo.
Some of those who had not told of
their ways in a long time and felt
they should have chance once more
were given that chance by Billie
Brownie
But now Billie had given many,
many, many OF them the opportunity
for telling their stories.
He had had most interesting time,
too. There was hardly anything he
enjoyed more than hearing what the
animals did when they were free, and
what they did here in the zoo.
He loved animals and he loved be-
ing with Them
But he had almost neglected some
of his other friends for the animals,
and now he must see them.
He wanted to visit more of the flow
ers and the trees, the good old friends,
Mr.. Sun and Mr. Moon, and the King
of the Clouds and the Army of Rain
drops, the Mist grandchildren and
Nurse Fog.
He had not seen any of them in
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
First Air "Sleeper''

The worlds first flying sleeping
cars are in the course of CONSTRUCTION
at the works OF the Deutsche Luft-
hansa, one of Germany's leading firms
Of aircraft manufacturers. BY pat
ented device the ordinary seats in the
machines used for daytime flying are
convertible into comfortable berths.
The machines will be used on long
distance routes where plans are being
laid to supplement day services with
nighttime air expresses.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
ABOUT BABY MoLEs.

nT M GOING to tell you this eve
ming" said daddy, "about the
smart baby Moles and the Mole fam
fly.
"As you know, the Moles live I'M
derground.
Their home nest is of leaves and
grass and it is. too under the ground.
From their home nest is long wind
ing tunnel which they build through
the earth.
"They must keep the earth out of
the nest, and so it is pushed upward
to the surface. You can imagine the
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
FEMALE OF DRIVER SPECIES
LESS DEADLY THAN THE MALE

drives automobile In California
is nom more despite Kipings findings
division vehicles at Saca
that drivers have FEWER
serious and are
speed prevalent among women MARSH
written
said the motor vehicle chef
taking
the correct hand signal at least
Of
ons curves they the average
men," -,
driving is increasing at fast rate Marsh
added Although all California drivers
women nearly received for cards
arehle by
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
How It Started
By JEAN NEWTON
"CRUSTY"

IF EVER there was word which
4 seemed so unmitigatedly and ire
parably slang that it would never be
used in polite speech, it is this word
"crusty" with the significance of I'M
pleasant or disagreeable manner,
sometimes of an imposing or merry"
disposition. ret such are the ways of
words-we find it fully accredited in
Webster's.
Attempts have been made by some
antiquarians to connect the origin Of
"crusty'' with "cross," meaning dis
agreeable. However, it makes very
far-fetched and unauthentic history of
the term. This is one instance, where
to 60 far is to go astray, because the
true origin of the expression is so OBJ
viously before our eyes in the word it
self.
webster Cranky" manner, or that
''thick skinned type that is nerve"
personifed!
(Copyright)
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
Looked Like Skeez;x's Pa

Billy was a tiny boy, but had been
to kindergarten a few days where
great big fat boy had pushed him
down hill. He was in She car with
his grandmother later when all at
once he jumped up and shook her and
said, Look, gramma, look quick.
That's the boy what hurt Billy, the
one that looks like Skeezix's pa.'
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
This spark-PIuo Tester VIII Detect
Defects Immediately.

sion tester, a device in which the
plug may be placed and subjected
to a pressure of from 60 to rs pound
square inch, then connected with a
coil and the action of the spark noted.
To make such testing box, obtain
4-inch iron pipe nipple, about 6
inches in length, and fit it with two
pipe caps. In one Of the pipe caps
drill and tap hole large enough to
receive the spark plug. Usually two
testers will be necessary Popular
Science Monthly.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
SOME THING TO
THINK ABOUT
By F. A. WALKE Err
TIE Truth

THE most powerful thing in the
i world is Truth.
A lie, while it seems to have pow
er, is the most useless and ineffective
thing conceivable.
For many centuries the world be-
lieved that the sun revolved around
the earth.
That was not the truth. And all
the centuries of believing a lie did not
vary the course Of our globe hairs
breadth.
1t is probable that we are still be-
lieving many lies because we do not
know the truth.
In medicine, in theology, in physics,
in a score of the realms of investiga-
ton, our knowledge is so incomplete
that we wander about in search of the
truth, believing meantime a lie or
only a half truth.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
Spark Plug Tester Very
Useful for Garage Men

It is difficult to determine the con-
dition of spark plug, unless the plug
can be subjected to pressure, for un-
der atmospheric pressure a spark will
leap across the electrode gap, even
if the porcelain or mica is broken
down. For this reason every garage
or repair shop should have compress
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
KnorU Any Others?

There is word in the English Ian
guage the first two letters of which
signify a male, the first three a fe-
male, the first four a great man and
the whole a great woman The word
is Heroine"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30
No EncentiUe

Employer Sam. ! hear you and
George almost had a ight9
Sam-Yassah, boss, we all would
a had terrible fracas, only there
wasn't nobody there to hold us apart
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30

Customer Which leather makes
the best shoes2
Shoe Salesman don't know but
banana skins make the hest slippers.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30

work it is for these little creatures,
so tiny and yet so clever.
From the nest there is a special
runway by which the MoIes can es-
cape If danger suddenly overtakes
them when they're in their nest.
$50 that they really have fortresses,
too, you see
"And all this is done by little crea-
lures who are almost blind. They
have lived underground SC much, and
so constantly, that they can hardly
see at ALL
"Some Of them cannot see at all.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-30

Practically all our troubles come
from not knowing the truth.
Christ, whose wisdom was as great
as His goodness, said Eye shall know
the truth and the truth shall make
you free"
Free from what? Free from the re-
suits of believing an untruth, for once
we know the truth no one can make
us believe its opposite
Because Of the value of the truth
every man, women and child should
make the greatest effort to acquire
should strive for it with indomi-
table energy and unending struggle.
The invention of movable types and
the development of the printing press
has done more to make the truth
available and spread its knowledge
than was done in all the centuries
that preceded them.
1t may be that you, if you apply
yourself to this great mass of infor
nation, may be the one to set the
whole right on something about which
it is now wholly mistaken.
When Harvey discovered the truth
that the blood circulated through the
arteries and veins he upset all the no
lions of the medical world, which had
hitherto thought it necessary to bleed
patients in both arms to keep the bal
ance of blood even.
Columbus wrecked a whole world
of biographies when he set sail from
Spain to find out the truth about the
lands to the West
More recently Einstein riddled the
theories Of the scientific world by
proving the truth that ray Of light,
thought to be the one straight thing
in crooked world, may be bent by
the force Of attraction.
Seek the truth in everything. Dig
for it. Struggle for 1t.
1t is the only kind OF knowledge
worth possessing
1t is the one thing that never loses
its value.
1t is the same yesterday and tomor-
row.
1t is the essence Of immortality.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicats.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24

These are four-bedroom houses-with every
room big, roomy and Light. They are situated
on beautifully Handicapped terraces which are
made more attractive through the addition OF
fieIdstone retaining walls. Large covered con-
crete porches which will be a real comfort on
any evening. Impressive entrance hall. Richly
decorated living room with stippled walls, dis
tinctive electric fixtures and open fireplace.
PaneIed dining room, finished in duo-tone. A
kitchen that will prove source of real pleasure
with its complete equipment, including Hoosier
Kitchen Cabinet.
All of the bedrooms are spacious and have
large clothes closets They are Planned just
as every home-Iover likes to see the upstairs
part of his home arranged. Two bathrooms,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-22
Stop Losing Flesh
And Grow Fat Quick
Says HOllOws in Cheeks and Neck
Growing Deeper Every Week
Something Can Be Done for Skinny
Folks and Done Right NOw-TOday

Tens Of thousands of thin, run.
down men-yes, and women too
are getting discouraged-are giving
up all hope of ever being able 10
take on flesh and look healthy and
strong.
All such people can stop worry
ing and start to smile and enioy
life right now for McCoy's Cod
Liver Oil Compound Tablets which
any druggist will tell you all about.
Is putting flesh on hosts of skinny
folks every day.
One woman, tired. weak and dis.
couraged, put on Is pounds in five
weeks and now feels fine
. We all know that Cod Liver Oil
- fun of yitalizing flesh producing
Stanlines. but many people can't
sake 1t because of it's horrible smell
and fishy taste and because it often
upsets the stomach.
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound
Tablets are as easy to take rs
candy and If any thin person don I
gain at least 5 pounds in 80 DAYS
your druggist is authorized to give
you your money back-and only ca
cents for so tablets. Ask Peoples
Drug Stores or any druggist.
But be sure to get McCoy's. the
original and genuine, and bear In
mind that for thin, sickly kids they
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-22
Program, Syracuse, WGY (379)
| MFBL. (252l and VIVIAN (27Sl.

Program, Syracuse, WGY (379).
WFBL (252) and WHAM (27S).
8 D. m.-"Vision," religious drama,
by the Villanova Players. New York,
WGBS (316); James Mckinley Rose,
tenor, New York, WEAF (492l.
$3.50 p. m.-Motion Picture, "The
Sporting Lover" New York, WIZ
(455) and WRC (469); program of
Gaelic Music. Pittsburgh, kDKA
1907; William and Mary College Glce
Clubs and Orchestra. Richmond,
WRVA $3.50
$50 p. m.-Hermon Choral Club,
Philadelphia, WHIP (50S).
9 %. m.-Royal Salon Orchestra,
Erva Giles, soprano. New York,
WIZ (455) and WRC (469).
10 p. MANUAL dinner OF the
American Newspaper Publishers AS
ISOLATION with Theodore Roosevelt
and Will Rogers speakers. New
York, WIZ 1850; Silvertown Cord
Orchestra, New York. WEAF chain;
Louis Victor Saar, pianist and COM
poser. in program Of his own com
positions, assisted by the Chicago
Women's Musical Club Chorus, Chi.
cago, WJAZ 1922.
1890 p. Morgan recital by YIN
cent Percy, Cleveland, WEAR 1887.
11:45 p. Morgan recital by
Charles A. Sheldon, Atlanta, WSB
(428)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-22
SOPRANO TO HAVE LEAD
WITH ROYAL SALON MUSIC

Erva Giles will be the star Of the
evening with the typewriter spe-
Gals from WRC tonight. She will
sing some of the lovely tunes Victor
Herbert composed for 1.-THE Foctnne
Teller" and Mile. Modiste."
The program this evening includes
excerpts from mo! No! Nanettew
1.-The Prince OF Pilsen", "Bombo",
THE Cocoanuts" THE City Chap"
and other Broadway musical shows
of the past 10 years-there and
hack
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-22
OBJECTION RAISED TO
D. C. INSURANCE CODE

Although 1t appeared that the IN
surance men Of the District had
finally agreed with Superintendent
Thomas NJ. Baldwin, jr., on the
proposed new code, objection mas
been made to the whole measure
by A. " Gruhn, OF Chicago, repre-
senting mutual companies, and fur
Their hearings will be held before
the District Commissioners before
the bill is sent to, Congress.
After the insurance men had
preceded through the entire bill
yesterday at an open hearing n the
District Building, the chances Of
submitting measure free from OBJ
jectionable provisions were blasted
by Gruhn, who said that his cnm-
panies were opposed to the legisla-
ton
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-22
ROMPING AROUND THE RADIO DIALS
TO STAR
IN AIR WAVES

In that 10 per cent Of time radio
stations are not broadcasting music
hereabouts-and they tell US 80 per
cent OF their programs must be
music-science seems to have the
call. Washington, with its flock
Of scientists, is just now filling
the air with star lore. Tonight,
for instance, Prof. Harlow Shapley.
of Harvard, to be heard from WE1C
ut 8:15, will answer the query that
has been 50 frequently made
What Are the Stars?"
Stories about stars are particu-
iarly timely just at this particular
period of the year for the reason
that the good ship earth Is due to
sail through a mcteoric belt that
will provide celestial fireworks for
one or two evenings.
PASSION PLAY
BROADCAST TONIGHT
The students of Villanova Col
lege are to present a religious
drama they call "Vision" at station
WGBS this evening at 8 o'clock, for
the benefit Of those listeners who
did not hear the broadcast Of the
drama during Easter week from
wIP, Philadelphia. The drama was
written for the players of Villanova
and while it Is not the story OF
the Passion Play, it parallels that
drama and was especially prepared
for radio.
Mention Of religious drama calls
to mind that the purveyors of, non
alcoholic beverages will fill the air
this evening with Mexican melodies
from WEAF at S15f under the di-
rection of Nathaniel Shilkret. The
director has assembled a complete
program Of music Of all sorts which
relates to Mexico and Mexican
ideas and ideals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-22
PRESIDENT HAS BUSY
DAY SHAKING HANDS

President Coolidge spent most Of
the day yesterday shaking hands
and posing for the cameras. Al
together about 1900 visitors were
received.
During the morning the President
shook hands and was photographed
with three big delegations-the
American Dairy Federation; conven-
ton of the United Synagogues Of
America and delegates to the Phi1a-
delphia conference Of the Lutheran
Church.
In the afternoon he and Mrs.
Coolidge received 1000 delegates to
the annual D. A. r. Congress.
The !. President was invited to
speak, spend the summer in Le-
nox, Mass. and be initiated into
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-22
On The Air Tonight
BEST PROSPECTS

3 %, m.-Baseball game-Wash.
'inEton vs. Philadelphia at Phila.
ielphIa - Washington Times-WRC
= D. m.-New Willard Concert
Orchestra - Washington - WRC
1850 p. m.-"Judge. Jr."-New
York-WJZ (455).
7:45 .. m.-Syracuse University
-Syracuse-WFBL (252),
WGY (379) and WHAM (27S).
$3.50 D. m.-Motion picture, The
Sporting Lover - New York -
WIZ (455) and WRC (469).
9 D. m.-Royal Salon Orches-
tra-New York-WJZ (455) and
WRC (4691.
10 D. m.-Silvertown Cord Or
chestra--New York-WEAF chain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-22
ST. JOSEPH'S PLAYERS
TO PRESENT COMEDY

'The Arrival of Kitty" a com
edy playlette, will be presented by
the st. Joseph's players in the par
ish hall tomorrow and Saturday
nights at 500 o'clock.
The cast includes Miss Jennie
O'Reilly, Miss Catherine Mcdonnell,
Harry Candee, Edward Aloysius
Kelly, Leo Curtin, Edward Knott,
Miss Doris Thompson, and, Ray
mund Rafetry. William Boyd is
directing the play under the super
vision of Miss Elsie Clements.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-22
GEORGETOWN TEAM
TO DEBATE RUTGERS

The Georgetown University ream
will debate with that of Rutgers
University tomorrow night on the
quetsion, THAT This House Flvors
the Organization Of an Independent
United Air Service"
All members of the local team
are seniors, Walter Thompson, An.
thony Brennan and Thomas Tough
lin. Justices Martin, Campbell and
Stafford, and Uric Bell. president
of the National Press Club. will be
the Judges
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-22
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