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THEIR HEARING RESTORED

An Invisible Ear Drum invented by
A. o. Leonard, which is a Tiny Mega
phone, fitting insidethe ear out Of sight,
is restoring hearing and stopping Head
Noises Of thousands Of people. Re-
quests for information to A. o. Leon
arc, Suite 6oS, 70 Fifth Ave., New York
City, will be given prompt reply.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27
Bell-Ans Hats OUer-Acidity
This Widely Used Sure Relief Can Be
Depended On Every Time.

How disagreeable, how exasperat-
ing, how embarrassing to be sufferer
from gas, belching, heartburn, sick
headache, nausea and other digestive
disorders. BELL-ANS for Indigestion
Is harmless, pleasant Sure Relief.
Tested by over 80 years use. 25c and
Toe Pkgs. at. all drug stores, or send
for free samples to Bell & Co., Inc,
Orangeburg, N. Y-Adv.
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Conscience

Stenographer-Shall 1 end the letter
with yours sincerely sir?
The Boss-No, you'd better sign it
respectfully yours" 1 said a thing
or two I'm none too easy about.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27

| wright's Indian Vegetable Pills contain
only vegetable ingredients which act gently
as tonic laxative. by stimulation--not irri.
| taticn. 372 Pearl St.. N. Y. Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27

Saving dimes gets no one anywhere
unless he does something with the
dimes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27

Fidelity is seven-tenths of business
SucceSS.-Parlor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27

Low brows often can be found be-
meath high hats.
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WANT MEN to sell biggest necessity ever
shown Ford Owner Make $3.50 weekly. Ex-
elusive Territory. No capital needed. Write
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Wanted-A representative in every county.
Young men retired or small farmers. Earn
as much as IS to $50 a day; exclusive terri
tory. Our products sold money
back guarantee. Write for particulars. Give
age. ARCO. Box 80. Greencastle. Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27

Local Representative Wanted. Exclusive ter
ritory to men or women to represent fastest
selling line of dress goods. draperies. and
silk underwear Hustlers make $50 to 500 per
week. Part full time. Write for free sam
Piles and start right out. EXP. Unnecessary.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27

ROUND TRIP TO DETROIT CHEAP
Visit Dynamic Detroit. the Wonder City.
For soc I will send you ten view cards
which you address. stamp and return I will
mail them from Detroit
ALEX. H. THOMPSON
6044 Belvidere Avenue Detroit, Mich.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27
BUSINESS PLACES FOR SALE

BUSINESS PLACES FOR SALE
Located in good Penn. cities. nearby.
CLOTHING-FURNISH
store; sales $3s. 900 yr: 10 VI. lease: rent
500. includes - rooms: stock inventory
:A-1 fixtures: account sickness. Sacri-
dee $4,000 File 1913.
DAIRY BUSINESS
Receipts 100000 yr; fully equipped milk
pasteurfzing plant capacity 1000 OTIS. daily |:
8 trucks wagons; well est. Rent $50; real
buy. Price $4,000 File 942.
- v.- VALUABLE PATENT
TO be used in connecting railroad Joints;
something new. real fortune here for
some one able to market this. $4,000
THE APPLE-COLE COMPANY
1OO2 Transportation Bldg. Detroit. Mich.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Lace Panels
$1.69

In a choice selection of
the newest designs in
flet and shadow effects.
With scalloped bottoms,
fringe trimmed and here
in ivory and ecru colors.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Velour Drapes
$3.50 set

Set consists of side
drapes and 50-inch val
ance, trimmed with 2
inch silk fringe. Made
of a deep, rich velour
with the desirable lus-
trous sheen. Gold and
colors.
IN .anshurgh' 's-$3th ST
Evening star., 1927-09-18
45-in. Duplex and 5O-in. Damasl

An unusually fine quality of Damask that
generally is priced at far more. Striped and
figured effects on self or contrasting grounds
Duplex in plain colors and has a lovely silky fin
ish. The ideal material for draperies
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Mail or Phone Orders Promptly Filled
Phone Franklin 74OO

This is only one of the many amazing values in
our September Sale! But very attractive one,
indeed Beautiful optic colored glassware in
soft new rose color or a deep, rich green. ver
satile group, consisting of water goblets, fruit
salads, sherbets, wines, cocktails, footed ice tea
glasses and footed table tumblers.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Terry Cloth
69c yd.

An exceptionally good
quality of reversible
terry cloth in many of
the newest Fall designs.
ideal for portieres and
draperies. Bright cheer
full colors.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Sale $685. SO to $3.50 Wilton Rugs~>R Sizes 8.3x

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Evening star., 1927-09-18

An exceptionally good value of
light weight French serge at this
remarka bly, low price. All with a
fine soft finish like generally
found in higher priced materials.
Here in wanted and desirable
colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03

ment that in conventions, special interests,
small mnorities OF the people at best, control
nominations urging that it is far easier to
dominate comparatively small group of dele.
gates than it is to dominate the electorate.
Boss Tweed, who led notorious ring in
New York City years ago, once said: LET me
nominate the candidates and I care not who
elects"
might venture" says Senator Owen, 'to
suggest that the Vice President, in his consid-
Grafton of the intracaces of the structure of
Government devote his mentality to a careful
analysis of Mr.. Tweed's views and the expert.
ence upon which they are based"
Nominating Systems.
A history OF the nominating methods EN-.
ployed in the United States recently compiled
by Helen M Roca for the National League of
Women Voters, shows three periods in the
evolution of the nominating systems The first
the era Of the caucus, beginning in colonial
times and extending to 1925. The second was
the period of the convention, extending from
1925 to the close of the last century. The
third is the era Of the direct primary system
beginning with the Wisconsin law in 1904, put
through when the late Senator La Toilette was
governor of that State and continuing until
the present day. The trend, 1t is shown, has
been away from the control Of nominations
by select few to control by the electorate. Is
the pendulum now to swing the other way?
The legislative caucus for nominating pur-
poses was recognized in most of the States at
the end Of the eighteenth century. The
gressional caucus in 1900 was used for the
nomination of presidential and vice presidential
candidates. 1t came not long afterward to be
criticized aristocratic, corrupt and defective
from the standpoint Of party representation. 1t
went by the board eventually, and the conven.
ton system was adopted This was considered
more democratic.
But the convention system eventually fell
into disrepute. Corruption and fraud were dis
closed. Instead Of amending the laws regulat
ing the conventions, a movement arose for
more direct action. The primary election sys
tenn was established in many States after Wis.
consin had taken the lead, and that system
now prevails in A OF the States, generally
speaking, while of the States described
as convention States" The last are Con.
necticut, New Mexico. Rhode Island and Utah.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Creation in the House of a new
standing committee on public accounts
to handle all legislative matters affect
ing the general accounting Office,
and replacing a dozen existing com.
mittees on expenditures in the various
departments, is provided for in a bill
covering proposed changes in the
House rules which has been con.
sidered by the committee on rules
and which will be urged for adoption
when Congress meets in December.
The need for this new House com.
mittee, which would rank in impor-
lance with the appropriations com.
mittee, is emphasize in a report Just
completed by the Institute for Govern.
ment Research, which has made an
exhaustive study of how the general
accounting Office, as the coordinate
branch OF the Federal budget system,
can be strengthened, to more eff.
GENTLY perform for the people the pur.
poses for which 1t was set up.
DR.. William F. Willoughby, author
OF this report, which is awaiting con.
sideration by Congress, and who is
executive director of the Institute for
Government Research, an association
or leading citizens cooperating with
public officials in the scientific study
OF government with a view to pro.
noting efficiency and economy in it's
operation and advancing the science
or administration, points out that the
most fundamental feature of the gen
eral accounting office is that it is
an instrumentality set up by Congress
through which to exercise control over
the administration.
The reasons for this control are that
Congress may be assured that there
is rigid compliance with all of it's
orders in respect to the collection,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
Progress Predicted for Capital City
AS Congress Sees Visitors Increasing

White House, and especially by the
fact that q casual visitor might walk
in and make himself at home for a
time in several rooms of the official
residence of the President. 1 recall
that a college friend visited the White
House with me, and we became so in
terested in our "reminiscences that we
found ourselves sitting on an old
fashioned divan in the "red room"
until l finally remarked, do you
realize that we have literally been
loafing in the White House?"
OF course, Washington Is very diff
ferent city today-a much more beau
tiful city--and its possibilities for
systematic Improvement and beauti-
fication have hardly been touched.
My present observation is that the
attitude of Congress toward Washing
ton is much more sympathetic than
formerly, probably by reason Of the
fact that so many people travel now
adays. coming to Washington for
business or pleasure, that they no
longer regard the city as a remote
political center, but as the Capital of
the National, their own Capital, and
have a personal pride in it's growth
and development. Washington is fast
becoming a church center, an educa-
ton center, business center, a con.
vention center, as well as the seat OF
National Government. 1t is symbolic
of the material and spiritual growth
of the Nation.
Upon my first visit here I gave lit
tie thought to such serious things as
the operation of the Federal Govern.
ment. Most certainly, then had not
the faintest idea that one day
"a ~; anfn n
have a part in the administration OF
the civil service law, which has done
more to purify and stabilize employ
ment in the Federal service than any
other one piece of legislation ever
enacted in this country.
Merit System New.
If / had taken the time to investi'
gate the progress and condition OF
the classified service then, I should
have realized that the civil service law
was on a very insecure foundation.
Fortunately, there were always Few
far-sighted men who realized that the
reform was builded on common sense
and common safety, and that sooner
! or later the merit-system law would
| take its place among the really con-
/ structive statutes of the Nation.
/ If 1 could have looked forward to
/ the present day. / should have seen
the merit-system principle firmly es
tablished in four-fifths' of the Federal
civil service. Should have seen the
| ella ssified service grow from a few
thousands to $4,000 and a disposition
| in Congress to enlarge it's scope from
year to year.
There is abundant testimony to the
practical benefits OF the competitive
examination system.
The following passage appears in
he annual report Of the supervising
j.. Continued on Third Page1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

n DOMINATING candidates for public Office
M in the United States takes greater
" Importance in these days. when issues
are not so sharply drawn, than does
their actual election. Two systems of naming
candidates-the direct primary and the conven.
tion-have their adherents. The primary, how
ever, is far more prevalent the country over.
1t was a foregone conclusion. when the Reed
slush fund committee of the Senate revealed
the expenditures made in the senatorial prima.
ries of Illinois and Pennsylvania last year, there
would be drive against the primary system.
1t is now on. Vice President Charles G.. Dawes
has thrown himself into the fight for a return
TO the convention system, at least material
modification of the primary In the current
issue of the North American Review he has at.
tackled the primary from several angles He
sees in it domination by minorities; the control
by "blocs' representing special interests instead
of by parties. He sees in it excessive expendi.
lures and high costs of primary elections max.
ing it possible only for wealthy men to seek
office. He demands return to the convention
system, with primaries to select the delegates
to the conventions. In conclusion, he says:
IF we are reasonably to hope for real re.
form, we should return to the representative
system Of party government patterned upon the
Government provided for our country by the
Constitution Of the United States"
Owen Answers Challenge.
The challenge to the primary system has
been promptly answered by former Senator
Robert l.. Owen of Oklahoma. president of the
National Popular Government League, a non.
partisan organization. In the main the conten.
ton of Senator Owen is that the convention
system is far more open to corruption by brib
cry and intrigue than is the primary system
Indeed, he points out, the convention system
was abandoned for the primary because of scan.
dals growing out of the older system.
Both Vice President Dawes and Senator
Owen deplore the failure of many of the quail.
fled voters to go to the polls in this country.
But Senator Owen takes issue with Gen. Dawes
over the cause for the failure of the voters to
vote. The Vice President sees the growing grip
of organized minorities, able to dictate nomna.
tons to office. The head Of the National Popu-
lar Government League counters with the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
Denies Radio Is Aid
To Barley Culture

Radio waves will never make two
blades Of barley grow where one grew.
before. declare plant psychologists Of
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture, in reply to statements az
cribed in recent news item to Ad-
miral w. H. G. Billiard, chairman OF
the Federal Radio Commission. Ad-
miral Billiard was quoted N saying
that barley planted under the radio
towers at Arlington grew so hign
that it overtopped men walking
through 1t. due to the influence OF
the radio waves. :
Many researches have been con-,
Quoted in electriculture to determine
this very point, the scientists state.
and the results have always been.
either inconclusive or distinctly Mega
tive. The Arlington barley. It Is point
ed out, had no control" That Is,
there Nas no other plot OF barley
planted on exactly similar son but
removed from the possible influence,
of the waves. Without such con.
trolls" no biological experiment has
any value whatever. In the expert.
ments Of the plant Psychologists there
were always control" plants, which
showed little or no difference from
the ones exposed to the electrical
Wavees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
TRAFFIC CONFERENCE TO PLAN
UNIFORM TRAFFIC REGULATION
Committee Meeting in Detroit July Will Take First
Steps Toward Establishing Single Code Cover.
ing All Cities i'm Il. S.

the basic ordinances as laid down ir
his home town, it will materially add
to his enjoyment of the trip as well
as to the equanimity Of motorists OF
Salina. The same is true IL tourist
from Oregon knows he can avoid
trouble while touring in Florida simply
by following the traffic regulations OF
his home community.
This fact will bring about a great
amount OF cooperation among motor.
lists all over the country and. It is be.
lleved by leaders in the movement
that motor clubs of all cities will back
the project with hearty enthusiasm.
1t is true that certain cities, such as
Chicago, New York or Philadelphia,
because of local conditions and the
great density of traffic in certain sec
tons, may be unable to adhere to a
uniform code, but such cities are not
so widely important when it comes to
the establishment of uniform ordi.
nances as are the hundreds Of com.
munities with populations ranging
from 10000 to SOC, 900.
1t Is believed that in the larger
cities where traffic regulation has
been worked out in detail, numerous
agencies will support the movement
so that necessary changes looking to.
ward similarity with other communi.
ties may be brought about. The atti.
tude of the police is illustrated by
what one officer recently told several
persons who are behind the move.
ment for the establishment of uniform
municipal regulations.
Says Uniformity Demanded.
We think we have a good system
OF traffic regulation. We've worked
1t out thoroughly, but even so, the
public wants uniformity" he said.
The subjects which the committee
(Continued On Third Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
War Over Direct Primary Is On

Party nominations for President and Vice
President are still made by national conven.
tions. But in a. number Of States-17 or 1S-
an effort is made to give the electorate voice
in the selection of the party nominees for these
offices. In those States presidential preferen-
tial primaries are held and delegates selected
to support this or that candidate in the con-
ventions. They are bound less
stringently, according to the State laws. to
adhere to the candidates preferred by the cleo
torate as indicated in the primary elections.
There has been a trend away from the presi-
Dental primary. Some of the States which had
such laws have repealed them, as in the case
of Montana and North Carolina In other
States the laws have been held unconstitutional.
But efforts to repeal the primary laws govern
ing the selection of candidates for other Offices
have not been so successful. Nor is there like
lihood that the primary, generally speaking,
will be abandoned at this time.
Vice President Dawes, declaring that the
perpetuity of our form of Government depends
upon the general exercise by our people of their
right of suffrage. says that if impartial
American voters absent themselves from pri-
mary and general election polls in such mum.
bers that organized minorities habitually control
the results of elections, we have in effect, lost
our present form of Government"
Low Vote Is Cited.
The Vice President sees the primary laws
in their present form reducing the number OF
qualified voters who exercise the franchise. In
a presidential election he finds only about half
the qualified voters Of the country taking part,
or So per cent. But in non-presidential years.
when Congress, State and municipal elections
take place. the percentage of voters is far less
he says. He even puts the vote in non-pres.
dental years. in pramary elections, as low as 25
per cent.
Under such circumstances" says the Vice
President, linen who are elected to Office are
thus selected by small minority of around
per cent Of the qualified voters" He figures
that where parties are evenly divided, 1917 per
cent of the qualified voters take part in each
OF the two primaries and that a majority of
that 1914 per cent dominates. How easy, he
argues. it is for organized minority to con-
troll nominations under such circumstances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03

owe my good fortune to the in
terest which that man took in
me. His training and encourage
msnt made me what am"
X X X
About a century ago a certain
scientist was startling the world
with His researches. One great
discovery after another came out
Of his laboratories; his lectures
were thronsed by eager listeners.
He was the lion Of the hour.
X y X X
He received a note one day
from an unknown, self educated
boy, the son Of a blacksmith. The
boy confided to the scientist his
ambition to give his life to
scientific research; he even hoped
that some day he might meet and
talk with the great man himself.
X X X
The reply to the note was "im-
mediate, kind and favorable"
The boy was invited to meet the
scientist, and later became an
assistant in his laboratory.
X X X X
The scientist was Sir Humphrey
Davy, to whom the world owes q
great debt for his long list Of
discoveries in physics and chem.
istry. But an even larger debt 10
due him for the Encouragement
offered to the unknown son Of
a blacksmith, whose later work
outshons his own. Sir Humphrey
Davy's greatest discovery was
that boy-Miehael Faraday.
X X Y X
sometimes think that sue-
cessful businesses should add q
line to their letterheads after
this fashion: "Jchn Jonsa 4 Co.,
Builders Of Automobiles--and Of
Men,"
\ n ~
And that somehow the Govern.
msnt should discriminate, in
lsvyinu its taxes, between the
businesses where men are merely
used and those where man are
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
Makers of Men

Copyright. 1927

MAN who has aceumuiat.
" ed more than a million
~ dollars in various enter
4 n prisea was in my office
not long ago.
~ understand that Jones 10
going to leave you to 90 into
business for himself" l said,
referring to one Of his younger
associates. "a hope the venture
will be successful"
at will be-" my friend replied
positively. ~ wouldn't have let
him undertake it unless | was
sure he could make it 90. It'a a
point Of pride with me to have
my boys successful.
u X X X
1.-THE biggest satisfaction I get
out Of business 10 in picking
likely youngsters and helping
them up the hiII,' he continued.
"Look ut the men who started
with me. There's Mason, vice
president of the best concern Of
it's kind in the country; and
Emerson, who has made a for
tune in Chicago; and Needham,
with q snug little business that
gives him $4,000 a year; and a
dozen others. ! held on to them
in the face Of all sorts Of offers
until just the right thing came
along. Then | said: GO to it,
and I'll help you all can
X X X n
~ an, prouder Of them than I
am Of my factories" he eonelud-
ed. "Their success is the best
thing in my business life"
n X X
Az he spoke, thought Of an
other millionaire who died not
long ago. Of him it was said
that he hired brilliant young
men, paid them we'll, Slapped
their ideas and energies, and
tossed them out like squeezed
oranges. He left great wealth
when he died, but that 10 all he
did leave. There 10 no single
man anywhere who can say: ~