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a representative in the 10th state
legislature is certainly making the
boys at Cheyenne take notice of
him even though he is outstanding
ly wet in his views on legislative
matters. and one of the proponents
of the new divorce" bill which was
sidetracked in the Senate. Simp-
son drew the fire of many of the
sober heads of the house with his
radical anti-prohibition talk and on
that issue at least had to take a
back seat" Simpson admitted that
before going to Cheyenne he called
In Hot Springs bootleg element,
consisting of 81 past masters in
this industry. and knew just what
they wished in the way of legisla-
ton.
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was under quarantine. Measles
are something which 1t seems every
child will have sooner or later, and
very seldom leave any bad effects
If properly handled. A word of
caution is always due to the mother
to guard the Riddles from exposure
and cold while they are in the con-
valescent stage. In exceptional
cases the health of the patient has
been affected permanently.
Much is heard nowadays regard
ing the game commission" Those
who are in favor of the commission
must take off their hats to u
Governor who has lined up the
legislature to support a measure
providing for a game commission,
and unlike many politicians he is
now standing for and striving for
those same things which he told
the dear voters he endorsed before
election.
One of Cody's boys, Milward
Simpson. now of Thermopolis and
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Any attempt to abolish the law
enforcement department was fore
stalled last week when the issue
came on in the House. Although
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there were many sound and po,nt
ed arguments against the name
In which the law enforcement de-
partment has been operated IN the
past, it is not necessarily bad. its
purpose is exactly the contrary. ana
If Governor Emerson can whip this
department into shape he Is entitled
to the whole-hearted support of the.
people of Wyoming in his work.
No one can explain Lincoln. He
came out of the invisible, walked
up to his task, performed it. and
went back into the invisible again
America will always have such a
man in such a crisis. We canno,
analyze such men but we know he.
soil in which they nourish their
roots. It is the common thought of
the race. They will give rootage to
another such as Lincoln when the
time of need, the time for his an
pearing, comes again.
, 1927-02-16

No doubt whatever about it. The prohibition laws are no.
entirely enforced. For that matter, neither are any of the other
laws. Just the same the party that is "al wet" in the next gen.
eal election is the party that is going to continue to stand out
in the rain.
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One of Cody's boys, Milward
Simpson. now of Thermopolis and
Evening star., 1927-04-20
MRS. VAN ORSDE[
AGAIN HEADS CA. R.
Society's Present Officers
Are Reelected With Two
Exceptions.

Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel was re-
elected president Of the National So.
ciety, Children of the American Rev
olution, at its thirty-second annual
convention this morning at the audi.
torium of the National Red Cross
Building.
The entire slate Of officers was re-
elected, with two exceptions, as fol-
lowS
Mrs. Eleanor s. Washington How.
ard, vice president; Mrs. Frank 8.
Ray, recording secretary; Miss Aimee
Il. Powell, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Thaddeus M. Jones, treasurer;
Mrs. John A. Maxwell, register; Mrs.
John M. Kerr. historian, and Mrs.
Percy NJ. Bailey, chaplain.
Others Elected.
Mrs. Theodore Clay Uhler was elect
ed organizing secretary and Mrs.
Charles S. Groves was elected libra
rian-curator.
The following national vice presi-
dents were reelected:
Mrs. Violet Blair Janin, Mrs. Rob
inson Downey, Mrs. Lawrence H.
Quirollo, Miss Dorenda Rogers, Mrs.
Amos A. Fries and Mrs. Frederick w.
Mrs. Georgia Knox Berry, Mrs.
Rose Mulcare, Mrs. Carl H. G1roux
and Mrs. s. D. Fitzpatrick were elect
ted vice presidents.
Miss Ann Cummins and Mrs. Larz
Anderson were elected national hon.
orary vice presidents.
u. 8. Destiny Up to Young.
The destiny of the Republic rests
in the hands Of the boys and girls OF
today as a link between the changing
generations, Col. James A. Moss, ".
S. A., retired, director general United
States Flag Association, today told the
convention.
Col. Moss said that it was the sacred
duty of parents to forge strong INK
Of posterity. He also declared the
fundamental principles of citizenship
are embodied in the ideals for which
the flag stands.
The following committee reports
were read this morning: Harriet M.
Lothrop Memorial Building fund, Mrs.
Frank w. Mondell: Ellis Island, Mrs.
John P Mosher; Tamassee School Ii
brary, Mrs. Howard B. Carlisle; pub.
licity, Mrs. Fred T. Dubois, and nom-
nations. Mrs. Eleanor w. Howard.
Inc COHV6uLlOU OpCuC0 VIII q
prayer led by Mrs. Percy M. Bailey.
national chaplain. Musical selections
were rendered by trio composed OF
Jean Westbrook, violin; Frank s.
Westbrook. jr., cello, and Mrs. Frank
S. Westbrook, piano.
The program this afternoon in.
cludes the singing Of Children OF
Patriots" by the delegates, the recita-
ton of the c. A. r. creed by Phyllis
May Adelman of the Capt. Edmund
Richards Society of Washington, a
vocal solo by Ellery Merriman of the
Third Free School Society Of Dor
chester, Mass; the reports of member
societies, presentation of gifts and the
singing of the c. A. r. song by the
assemblage.
The meetin gtonight at 8 o'clock
will consist mainly of an entertain.
ment program featured by the recital
of Patia's prayer by 9-year-old Patia
May Gerth Of the Sarah Whitman
Hooker Society of West Hartford,
Conn. The poem was written by
Henry Edward Warner of the Balti-
more Sun in reply to a request from
little Miss Gerth for some Washing
ton birthday verses.
Evening star., 1927-04-20
BOOSTERS OUTING
TO START June Il
Three-Day Merchants Voy-
age viii Be Limited to 225.
Will Dock at Night.

The annual Boosters outing" OF
the Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation will be held June 1920 on
the steamer Southland. which will be
chartered for the event, Gen. Anton
Stephan, president OF the association,
announced today.
The itinerary OF the three-day voy.
age, as usual, will include a number
OF points along the Potomac River and
Chesapeake Bay. An innovation this
year will be that the trip will be in
progress only during the day, with
the steamer docked at night.
The District Commissioners. chair
men Of the Senate and House District
and Andrew J. Sullivan.
retired deputy chief of the District
Fire Department, will be invited as
special guests of honor. The number
of boosters making the trip will be
limited to 225.
Owen Is Chairman.
Claude owen has been named gem
eral chairman of the outing committee.
Louis Levay is treasurer and Edward
d. Shaw secretary.
Other members of the general COM
mittee are announced as follows: r. p.
Andrews, A. A. Auth, F. p. Avalear,
u. d. Blackstone, Robert l.. Buckley,
Charles Crane, James Z. Collifiower, j.
G. Callahan, Harry CrandaH, p. M.
Dorsch, George s. De Neale, John 5.
Dunn, Joseph A. Fisher, DIR. M. g.
Gibbs, I. l.. Goldheim, Frank Harbin,
F. w. Harper. A. f. Jorss, F. V. Kill
liam. Maurice Kafka, Mark Lansburgh,
r. B. H. Lyon, NJ. A. Leese, Bert L.
Olmsted, L. A. Payne, William E. Rus.
sell, NJ. d. Rosenberg. Fred A. Spicer,
A. J. Sundlum, s. NJ. Selinger, Gen.
Anton Stephan, O. T. Wright and
Dewey Zirkin.
Other Committees Named.
other committees are as follows:
Executive committee-Claude Owen,
chairman; Gen. Anton Stephen, Mark
Lansburgh, Louis Levay.
Refreshment committee-A. A. Auth,
chairman.
Commissary committee--Bert Ohm
sted. chairman: Joseph Fisher, Fred
Bucholz, e. G. Wallis, G.. II. Budd.
Entertainment committee - Mark
Lansburgh, chairman; Sam zirkin,
Harry Crandall, J. II. Boobar.
Ticket committee Il. A. Payne,
chairman; F. p. Avalear, James Z.
ColIifiower, P. NJ. Dorsch. DIR. NJ. q.
Gibbs, NJ. A. Leese, r. B. II. Lyon,
Dewey Zirkin.
Publicity committee-M. q. Gibbs,
r. E. Buckley, A. J. Sundlun.
Itinerary committee-Frank Harper,
George De Neale, +. p. Avalear.
Evening star., 1927-04-20
Noted at the ID. A. r. Congress

at the Congress in the capacity OF
honorary president general. These
women are Mrs. William Cumming
Story of New York, Mrs. George
Thatcher Guernsey OF Independence,
Kan: Mrs. George Maynard Minor Of
New London, Conn. and Mrs. Athony
Wayne Cook OF Cooksburg, Pa. They
gave brief greetings to the Con-
gress at its opening session and will
also be in line at the reception to be
given at the New National Museum
tonight.
Among the other interesting figures
at the Congress are the honorary vice
presidents general who have been
given that title for distinguished serv'
ice to the society. Those included this
year Mrs. Julius j. Estey of Vermont,
who is giving loyal service to the cre-
dentials committee; Mrs William But
terworth of Illinois and Mrs. John
Newman Carey Of Indiana.
At the request OF the D. A. r., the
Washington Rapid Transit Co. an.
nounced that it will institute special
bus services from 18th and Columbia
road to Memorial Continental Hall
and the Washington Auditorium.
Buses will be operated over route
8 between $50 am. and 5 pm.
carrying Lincoln Memorial destina.
ton sign and over route from 6:45
to 11:30 pm. with a Seventeenth and
B streets sign. The special service
will be operated until Saturday.
Ohio's delegates to the Thirty-sixth
Continental Congress of the d. A. r.
are bending every effort to elect Ohio's
.ot nj lot 20
honorary State regent, to the post Of
honorary vice president general, two
vacancies in which class will be filed
at the sessions Of this congress.
An honorary member of the Ohio
delegation is Mrs. James r. Mckee,
daughter of Mrs. Benjamin Harrison,
first president general of the d. A r.
and wife of the late President Har-
rison. Mrs. Mckee is very much in
terested in the proposal Of the d. A.
r. to commemorate her mother in es-
tablishing the Caroline Scott Harrison
memorial dormitory at Oxford College
for Women, oxford, Ohio. During the
sessions Of the congress Mrs. Bros
seau will give an opportunity for Of
ferings to be made for this memorial.
Two notable Indiana d. A. r. mem
bers We're commemorated at the an
nual memorial services held Sunday
afternoon in Memorial Continental
Hall. These women were Mrs. John
Lee Dinwiddie of Indiana, vice presi.
dent general from that State, and
Mrs. William A. Guthrie, also a vice
president general Of Indiana. Two
thousand and sixty-seven members of
the D. A. r. have died since the last
Continental Congress, and Mrs. Bros
seau paid tribute to them at Sunday
service.
Rupert Hughes, novelist, whose
recent book on the private life OF
George Washington attained wide
notorfety, has given 800 toward the
preservation Of Kenmore, the home
of Washington's sister Betty, accord
ing to Mrs. H. H. Smith, executive
secretary of the Kenmore Associa-
tion. Mrs. Smith is a Virginia dele
gate to the D. A. r. Congress.
Mr.. Hughes visited Kenmore the
other day, and was greatly impressed
with its beauty and the movement tc
preserve it intact, as a memorial tC
the Washington family.
Evening star., 1927-04-20
CADETS GO TO CAMP.
staunton Corps Will Spend 10
Days at Winchester, Va.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, April 20.-The ca
det corps of the TStaunton Military
Academy entrained here today for its
annual Today encampment at Win.
chester. More than 600 cadets from
all parts of the United State. so Off;
GERS and faculty men and so employees
of the academy were in, the party.
The camp site at Winchester is on
a 25.acre plot near the city, donated
for use free of cost. Col. Thomas H.
Russell, superintendent of the acad-
emy, accompanied the boys on spe-
cial train. The cadets will have strict
discipline and military training. The
corps and its band will have part
in the Apple Blossom Festival, return
ing to the city April 20.
Evening star., 1927-04-20
Who Won the WARP
Cried in Shanghai;
8 II. S. Sailors Hurt
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, April 20.-A num-
ber of foreign troops engaged in a
fracas at cafe here and after
1t was all over the police reported
that eight American sailors were
suffering from bruised heads.
British, Italian and French soldiers
and sailors Jared similarly.
The fight started over conely
Russian girl, one Of a number of
dancing partners employed in the
cafe. 1t was intensified when
somebody shouted, "Who won the
war;" French police and soldiers
eventually quellsd the DISTURBANCE
Evening star., 1927-04-20
California Wins Will Fight.

SALEM, Mass. April 20 [P).-The
University of California has been
awarded $3.50, 900 under the win Of
the late Edward F. Searles. Methuen
millionaire recluse, through the find
ing Of Judge Harry r. Dow, that
victor A. searles, a nephew. had for
feited his claim to the bequest by
contesting the will. It was indicated
that the decision would be appealed
to the Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1927-04-20
Graf Apples. Pep Up Cider.

Since eating apples lack the tart.
ness essential to good cider, the De-
partment of Agriculture has found
that satisfactory cider may be pro-
duced by blending the rather insipid
juice obtained from most eating apples
with the more acid juices from cook
ing or crab apples.
Evening star., 1927-04-20

ffeSlOeS at LuncneOH.
Mrs. Samuel Jackson Kramer, State
regent of New York, presided at the
luncheon and meeting of the New
York delegation held in the ballroom
of the Willard Hotel yesterday. Mrs.
William Cumming Story, honorary
president general. was present. Mrs.
John A. Mosher, chairman Of the
national G. A. r. Ellis Island COM
mittee and popular candidate for vice
president general from New York,
was among those who took an impor
tant part in the meeting. The State
regent reported that 161 chapters are
represented at the congress. The
State has completed it's cottage at the
d. A. r. Mountain School, Tamassee,
and is accommodating an endowment
fund of $1,000, more than half of
which has been contributed. A bond
issue for Constitution Hall Of $204,600
has been taken by the New York
d. A. r.
Mrs. Andrew r. Hickman, State
regent, reported at the State meeting
of the Oklahoma delegation the forma-
ton of six new chapters in the State,
making the total of 81 chapters.
Mrs. Arthur s. Buchanan, State
regent, presided at the Tennessee
State meeting yesterday in the Mary
land room. Other Stale officers are
Mrs. w. C. Johnson, State vice regent,
and Mrs. r. NJ. Buddeke, State cor
responding secretary.
Miss Anne Wallace, q former State
Evening star., 1927-04-20
Students on Hunger
Strike, Protesting
High School Menu
Special Dispatch to The Star.

HAGERSTOWN, Md, April 90
High school students declared a
hunger strike here this morning
because of orders by the faculty
not to leave the school grounds for
the 22-minute lunch period.
Dissatisfaction with the menu of
the high school cafeteria was the
cause of general desertion of the
lunchroom in favor of drug store
soda fountain. The students, girls
and boys, were singing a protest
song today, the refrain of which
ran:
The coffee tastes like turpentins
And the butter tastes like lard.
Evening star., 1927-04-20

While Scotland is bewailing the fact
that oatmeal is passing out Of favor
there to such an extent that many
mills are closing. Great Britain as a
whole is Americas s greatest customer
for the porridge maker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
MISS XEFIRA H00E, 81,
DIES AT LOUISE HOME
Daughter of Naval officer Was De-
scendant of George Mason
of Virginia.

Miss Xefira Mason Hooe died last
evening at the Louise Home in her
91st year, after a lingering illness.
She was the daughter of First
Lieut.. George Mason Hooe, u. s. NJ,
and Elizabeth Mason (Grymes) Hooe.
She was born at Montchene. King
George County, Va. Her father was
a victim of the yellow fever epidemic
aboard the L. S. s. Vandalia in 1S45
and was buried at sea. Valuable naval
relics gathered by him on various voy-
ages were contributed to the naval
museum at Annapolis.
First Lieut.. Robert Emmett Hooe.
U. :. N, and Capt. Alexander Sev-
mour Hooe. U. S. N, who distin-
guished himself at the battle of Palo
Alto during the Mexican War. were
her uncles. George Mason, author of
the Virginia bill of rights, was her
great-grandfather.
Miss Hooe spent her early life in
washington. but upon the death of
her father she returned to Virginia
where she remained until about 20
years ago, since which time she had
lived at the Louise Home.
She was a member of EpiDhanv
r. II. Church. Funeral services. to
be conducted by Rev H. b. Phillips,
VIII be held tomorrow afternoon at
the Louise Home. Interment will he
In the family lot at ST. Johns p. r.
Church at King George Court House
Va, Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

cific line at Gold Creek, in Montana's
Hellgate Canyon, on September 3,
1888. and 10 years later, on January
6, 1893, to finish the Great Northern
in Washington.
The Lewis and Clark trail, which
followed the Missouri River into Mon
tana, is crossed by the Northern Pa
cific at Mandan, N. OAK, and Clark's
returning route is the railroads path
for a considerable distance. The Great
Northern follows the Lewis and Clark
trail through much of Montana and
runs parallel, for a way, to the home
ward course of Lewis.
$4,000 Miles of Railroad.
Should the union of the Northerns
be carried through, the merger will
control operated mileage exceeding
rs, 900, with 1900, 000,O 900 valuation
and a capital investment of $3.50 ,000,-
000--for although the consolidation
does not plan to embrace the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy lines, more
than 81 per cent of that roads stock
is owned jointly by the two roads.
Northern Pacific mileage is 6,682
and that of the Great Northern 1902,
subsidiary lines bringing the total to
500. The combined lines have some
1900 locomotives, 1900 passenger cars
and $4,000 freight cars, and operate
in Wisconsin, Minnesota, both Dako-
tas, Iowa, Montana, Idaho. Oregon
Washington and the Canadian prov
inces of Manitoba and British Co.
lumbia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
RESERVISTS' CRUISE
DATES ARE ANNOUNCED
80 First-Line Destroyers to Garry
Civilians on Practice
Voyages.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Summer training cruises for Naval
Reservists on the Atlantic Coast and
in the Middle West. to take place at
two-week intervals beginning in July
and ending in August, We're approved
today by Secretary Wilbur.
More than 80 deStroyers of the first
line will be placed at the disposal of
the Reservists in the areas mentioned.
Pacific Coast and Far West Reserve
training will be provided for in sup
Elemental orders.
The Reserves of the Atlantic Coast
and Middle Western regions, begin
ming with the first two weeks cruise
on July 2, the second on July % and
the third on August 10, will be assem-
bled at Brooklyn, n. Y; Baltimore,
Washington, New York City, Roches.
ter, Miami and Jacksonville, Fla.
Georgetown, S. c.; Boston, Philadel-
phia, Erie, Pa; Portland, Me-; Lynn,
Springfield and Worcester, Mass.
Newark, ~ j.; Buffalo. Dunkirk,
Newport News, Charleston, New Or.
leans. Atlanta, Norfolk, Richmond
Camden, New Haven, Perth Amboy
New Rochelle. Ossining, Pittsburgh
Cleveland, Toledo indianapolis, Chi
cago, Columbus, Rock Island, Milwau
kee. Grand Rapids, Kansas City, Min.
neapolis, Peoria, Niagara Falls, Os.
wegO and other Great Lake and New
England ports. From these points OF
concentration the Reserves will be
taken to the destroyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

"By sextant observation on the two
stars forming the pointer of the Great
Bear, or the upright of the Southern
Cross he explains, "a navigator can
tell his exact position at any moment
during the night. And castaway sail
ors with no sextant or other instru-
ment can approximately but definitely
tell their position within 10 or Is miles,
thus avoiding the horrors of aimless
drifting.
"In the northern hemisphere, for in
stance, imagine a huge clock face
around the Pole star, with IL above
and below, in the usual fashion
Take as our hour hand upon this i'm
aginary clock face the stars called the
pointers and the Great Bear or Dipper
Read the hour indicated thereby and
add to it the number of months and
fractions of the month elapsed since
January !. Double this sum and sub
tract it from 52A or 28A or 4A, the
test for which of these three constants
we must use being that the remainder
must be positive, yet less than "a.
The result will be the true solar time
reckoned from midnight-with IL to
"a for pm. time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
PROMOTERS TURNING
TO RADIO ADVERTISING
Better Business Bureau Warns
Against Questionable Sales
Schemes and "Quackery."

Thwarted at other points, promoters
of questionable sales schemes now are
turning TO radio, seeking a new means
of advertising their wares or services
but are meeting with hut little sue.
cess. according TO a statement today
by Louis Rothschild, director of the
Washington Better business Bureau.
Warnings against such type Of ad-
vertising seekers are being broadcast
throughout the United States by the
National Better Business Bureau In
cooperation with the affiliated local
bureaus, he said. These warnings and
the alertness of radio station mana
gers are said to have protected the
great number of unseen listeners-ir
on radio programs from all but few
of the questionable promotions. az
cording to Mr.. RothSchi,d.
A recent warming along this line
was sent to managers of the local radio
stations, he reports. concerning a Ger
tain cancer institution which has been
dubbed "quackery" by recognized
medical associations. This institution
it is said. recently has been appealinC
to radio stations for space on the
'tair -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
URGES WOMAN JURY DUTY.

Judge Mary O'Toole of the Munic-
ipal Court urged women to accept
jury duty in an address yesterday be.
fore the Republican League, at Re-
publican headquarters, S23 Fifteenth
street. Judge O'Toole told the women
present that they would find jury duty
interesting as we'll as being a patri-
otto duty.
Mrs. Cabot Stevens explained the
aims of the School of Politics." which
is shortly to be started by the league.
Mrs. Edward A. Hartman presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
$4,000 Miles of Lines Would
Be One System for all
Practical Purposes.

By the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, March 15.-Rails that
cross and follow the trails over which
Lewis and Clark fought their way
through trackIess wilderness into the
Pacific Northwest more than a CEN
fury ago are comprehended in the pro-
posed merger of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railways.
Through forests, along streams and
over mountains never before trav-
ersed Lewis and Clark pioneered in
the early years of the nineteenth cen
fury to blaze a path which opened the
great Northwest.
More than half a century after
them came James Jerome Hill, rising
from laborer's job to empire builder.
Jim Hill visioned the vast Northwest,
then an uninhabited waste, with miles
of untitled prairies blooming with life
and commerce.
Fathered Two Railroads.
He sent ribbons of steel across the
plains and over the Rocky Mountains
to the Pacific Coast. Two of the rail-
roads he fathered are the Great North
ern and the Northern Pacific, which
will be Joined in a giant system. -
Advancing westward from st. Paul
and eastward from the coast, track
| layers, who often found themselves
explorers, too, met to drive the last
spike in the completed Northern Pa