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Evening star., 1927-11-06

inss: Billy Xciticr. songs, accompanied
by Mrs. Zeitlcr; "SnCk" WOLF. i'll a
novel sklt "A plaro monolosue:
Chick" GodfreN's Zig Gag Foll!eS
Revue ana MinStrelS. presenting
Julia Cunningham and Florence En-
hrey dancers; Harriet Pool. dances;
Emily Fischer. toe dancer; Virginia
Walters. songs. and Horace Sidotti
and Robert EMckie, Hawaiian guitar
player and singers.
A Halloween dance was held by the
Grotto Band and Drill Corps at the
New Willard Hotel Monday evening.
Prizes for costumes were awarded to
Miss Thclma England. Mrs fiubber.
Mrs. Mullins. Miss Grace Z. Miller
and Messrs. Wilmer Lynch. j. ID.
Perkins. q. r. Nutwcll and Thomas
+ Cargill. The next dance will he
held at the New Willard Hotel
November 10.
The Grotto Band viii entertain
Lebanon Lodge ut Masonic Temple on
November is.
Members of kaliipois Grotto are
invited to attend a ceremonial at
Al Time Grotto. Atlantic City, y, j.,
November H.
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past grand representative of Alabama.
made an address. A feature of the
evening was the presence and recog
nition of Past Grand Master and Past
Grand Representative ]. T. Petty,
member of Eastern Lodge. No. Z. and
who when grand master of this iurs-
diction instituted Federal City Lodge.
Others who made addresses were
Grand Treasurer William II. McCon.
nell Grand Representative William r.
Galliher of the Grand Encampment
Ora nd Patriarch James w. Lyons and
Past Grand George G. Wilson
Grand Master Windsor and his
family. in company with several other
grand officers. went last Sunday morn
ing to Frederick. Nd. to participate
with the Maryland jurisdiction in their
annual pilgrimage. More than Il 900
members of the order were present
from all parts of Maryland. Bishop
William +. MacDowell was the
speaker and program was rendered
by the children of the home
Federal City Lodge conferred the
second degree on class of candi.
dates Friday evening, the degree being
under the direction of Past Grand
William III. Mcconnell. Washington
Lodge sent one of its candidates to
Federal City Lodge for this degree
BriShtwood Lodge celebrated it's an
nual dance last Friday evening. Re.
freShmentS were served
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Rebeltah Lodges.

After the regular business meeting
Of Naomi Rebekah Lodge tomorrow
evening the president of the Noble
and Vice Grands' Association Emma
II. StrOhel, will have a meeting to
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tC0ntlnued on Eleventh Page.)
Evening star., 1927-11-06

Kallipolis Grotto staged a gondfel-
low night at Grotto headquarters last
Friday evening when Prophet &. r.
Howell, chairman, presented q pro
gram. The Grotto orchestra under
the direction Of Prophet Charles NJ.
Dunn interspersed the program with
musical numbers throughout the eve
ming. Those contributing to the pro.
gram were: Master Walter Takes.
Past Monarch John II. Shreve read.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-24

fornIa wishes to motor home from the
national capital He takes Route 240
me cross-over to Route 40 from Wash.
nstnc. d. c., which Joins Route 10 at
Frederick, Md, and from Frederick he
follows Route 40 all the way home
Following the new routes Is an easy
matter because of the simplicity Of
the markers used. As shown by the
sketch which accompanies this article,
the route marker is a white United
States shield. 1914 inches by IS inches,
carrying the name Of the state and the
route number In black In addition to
these route markers, the federal sys-
tenn has an approved series OF dan
ger. caution, direction and miscela-
neous Mountaineering signs. These
use but three colors black. white and
yellow, and are In five distinct shapes.
Caution signs are OF two types
designating varying forms OF dan
ger. II 1t Is a sharp curve or mar
row bridge--or other dangers inherent
In the construction Of the road itself
this Is indicated by diamond
shaped sign "a by "a inches. Ap-
proaches to cross roads or to school
sites are shown on a square plaque
"a inches by "a inches. On each
plaque Is told the danger to be looked
for. The stop sign Is octagonal with
the word stop" In the center. The
railroad crossing sign is the familiar
circular plate. "a inches In diameter.
with the letters "RR" In the center.
One bar on the sign means a single
track and two bars mean more than a
single track. The yellow color Is used
on the railroad crossing sign.
One value of the new system and Its
signs is that 1t will eventually do
away with large number OF paper"
highways and highway associations
throughout the country which have
been organized for the profit OF the
sponsors. The multiplicity of these.
with all their various signs and mark
ers and the confusing information
about them, will be superseded by the
enc uniform federal system. Follow
Ing the signs Of this system Will be
an easy matter and the tourist will no
longer be troubled by his inability to
reconcile the names Of towns with the
information which he receives before
he starts on his trip or which he picks
up as he goes along. The new route
marker has already been erected as
the standard route marker In % states
and 20 others will have them in place
by the time the 1927 touring season
ends
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-24
Help Kidneys
By Drinking
More later
Take Salts to Flush Kidneys and
Help Neutraiizc lrrI-
Eating Acids

Kidney and bladder irritations often
result from acidity. says noted au-
thority. The kidneys help filter this
acid from the blood and pass 1t on to
the bladder. where 1t may remain to
irritate and infiame, causing burn
ing, scaIding sensation. or setting up
an irritation at the neck Of the blad-
der, obliging you to seek relief two
or three times during the night. The
sufferer Is in constant dread; the wa
ter passes sometimes with scaldIng
sensation and Is very profuse: again,
there is difficulty in voiding II.
Bladder weakness, most folks call
It because they can't control urina-
tion. While 1t Is extremely annoying
and sometimes very painful, this Is
often one of the most simple ailments
to overcome. Begin drinking lots Of
soft water. also get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from your phar-
macist and take tablespoonful In
glass OF water before breakfast, Con-
tinue this for two or three days. This
will help neutralize the acids in the
system so they no longer are source
OF Irritation to the bladder and urf-
nary organs, which then act normal
again.
lad Salts is inexpensive, and Is
made from the acid Of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia, and
Is used by thousands OF folks who are
subject to urinary disorders caused
by acid irritation. .Jad Salts causes
no bad effects whatever.
Here you have a pleasant, efferves-
cent Whitewater drink which may
quickly relieve your bladder irritation.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-24
The Neo Routes

The main cross-country routes
of the United states system ms
adopted for uniform marking by
the american Association OF State
Highway Onicials ares
EAST AND WEST
1O.--Defroft to Seattle.
20.--Boston to east entrance Of
Yellowstone National park.
30.-Atlantfc City. N. j.. to As
toria, Ore.
40.-AtIantfc City to San Fran
cfscO.
50.-Annapolis. Nd, to Sacrament
to. Calf.
66.--Chfcago to Los Angeles.
70.--Beuufort. n. O., to HoIbrook.
S0.--savannah. Co.. to San Diego,
Calf.
e0-JacksonviIIe. Fla. TO vsn
Horn. Texas.
NORTH AND SOUTH
1.--Fort Kent. Me-, to Miami.
Fla.
n.-Rouses Point. N. r., to New
Orleans.
2n.--CIeveIand. Ohio, to Jackson
Vile, Fla.
8.-Mncktnac Straits. Mich, to
Mobile, Ala.
H-Eagle River, Mich, to Ma
pies. Fla.
45.-Cbfcago to Mobile, Ala.
Sl.-Lake Superior at Hurley.
WIS.,. TO New Orleans.
61.-Grand Portage, Mich, to
New Orleans.
I.-International Fails, Mimi.
to Baton Rouge. In.
75.--St- Vincent. Mimi, to Cal
weston. Texas.
S1.--Pembina. N. D., to Laredo.
Texas.
01.-Great Falls, Mont. to Dag
gett, Calif.
es.-BIaine, Wash. to Ell Centre.
Calf.
1O1.-POrt Angeles w..n
through Astoria, Ore, along
the Pactfce coast to fha
Mexican line at Tia Juana.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-24
Special Offer
to Victims Of
Indigestion.
Your Druggist Says Pleasant to Take,
Elixir Must Help Poor Distressed
Stomachs or Money Gladly
Refunded.

You can be so distressed with gas
and fullness from poor digestion or
dyspepsia that you think your heart
Is going to stop beating.
Your stomach may be so distended
that your breathing is short and gaspy.
You are dizzy and pray for quick
relief-what's to be done.
Just one tablespoonful Of Dare's
Mentha Pepsin and speedily the gas
disappears, the pressing on the heart
ceases and you can breathe deep and
naturally.
Oh, What blessed relief; but why
not get rid Of such attacks altogether
Why have them at all?
Especially when any druggist any
where guarantees Dare's Mentha Pep
sin, pleasant elixir, to help you or
money back.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-24

from Fort Kent, Maine, to Miami
Fla. Route 81 is crossover from
Roanoke, Va, on Route IL to Aber-
deem, N. c., on Route /. Another ex-
ample: Route 40 is one of the prin-
cipal transcontinental highways, run
ming from Atlantic City, N. j., to San
Francisco, Calf 1t follows closely
the fortieth parallel of latitude and is
already being referred to as the ma
tional Main Street" since SO many
important cities are located on it
Suppose congressman from Cali
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-24

say, It's going TO be easier to get there.
so far as taking direct route and
not having to inquire constantly, Am
on the right road?' are concerned
And you can thank your Uncle Samuel
for that.
For the federal bureau of public
roads has announced that the United
States system OF highways will soon
be complete and that $4,000 miles of
uniformly marked highways, crisis
crossing the country In gigantic
checkerboard pattern and linking
every section Into simple compre-
hensive plan, will await the motorist
who sets out on cross-country tour.
This task has been completed after
two years of intensive work by state
and federal roads officials who have
synchronized and harmonized all the
various highway systems into one
great national system with uniform
and easily remembered markings
Hereafter the tourist will not have to
remember road names. color bands or
any other confusing designations. The
main transcontinental lines least and
west) are numbered evenly from 10
to 90 In multiples Of 10, with one ex-
ception Chat is No. 68-Chicago to
Los Angeles). Interspersed between
these transcontinental trunk lines
are other routes carrying such num-
bers as 2, 4. 6 and 8, all of which car
ny out the idea that roads bearing
even numbers are east and west roads.
North and south roads bear odd
numbers. the main routes being num-
bered from l to 101 In multiples of
10. They also have supplementary
routes, running north and south, bear
ing odd numbers, such as the As and
Is shown in the accompanying list.
Connecting and cross-over roads.
which give easy access to leading
cities on the main routes, are num-
bered in such way as to indicate
their relation to the trunk lines This
is done by prefixing third digit to
the trunk line number. For instance,
Route II is trunk line from Rouses
Point, N. Y, to New Orleans which
runs through the Shenandoah valley
in Virginia. Route ] Is a trunk line
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-24
Deaf Operator

1t, is well known that what are
called 4first-class' operators in teleg
raphy read messages not by means Of
punctures in strips of paper, which
are only meant for beginners, but by
sound that is, by the clicks Of the In
strumeEt. OF course. by practice. an
operators ear Is rendered sensitive
until at last he can catch the faintest
whisperings Of his Instrument. 1t
wouldn't be supposed. however, that
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-24

this method of reading messages
would suit deaf man. And yet a
deaf man has accustomed himself to
these circumstances. A certain opera
tor In washington is deaf, but he
sends and receives messages by the
sense of feeling. He places his leg
against the instrument table and reads
by the swift Earring thus commune
Gated: at the same time he watches
the motions of the instrument.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-24
Unsirkabie Rope

A fiber rope that Is unsuitable has
been produced in Holland. The rope
includes core OF foam rubber that
has specific gravity only one-fourth
as great as that of cork.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-24
Statue of Liberty

The dimensions of the head of the
Statue of Liberty from chin to crani-
um are IL feet 8 inches and the
length of the nose is 4 feet 8 inches.
1t is said that 40 persons can stand
In the head of this statue.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-24
KUcG2wGv ,Sz1F HG71NY
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

I SOME pleasant morning
this summer you'll be
loading up the old family
automobile. and when
you and mother and your
offspring start or for
some distant part Of the
United States, you're GO
Ing to find that It Will
be much easier to get to
where you're going than
aver before That Is to
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-24

An alarm clock attachment for
wrist watches is = recent novelty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-19
Income Tax Problems
Simplified for All
No. 8.

The normal tax rate under the reVe
nue. act of 1926 is IA per cent on
the first $4,000 in excess of the per
sonal exemption. credit for depend
ents. etc; per cent on the next
81. 600. and 5 per cent on the balance
The surtax rates apply to net m
come in excess of $4,000, as in the
revenue act of 1924. The maximum
rate. however, under the 1926 act Is
reduced to 20 per cent, wnlcn ap-
plies to net income in excess Oh S1Vv,-
600. instead of a maximum or 4V
per cent on net income in excess OF
$500 900, as was provided by the
1924 act.
The exemptions are 81 500 for single
persons, and $4,000 for married per
sons living together, ana heaos oi
families. In addition a taxpayer IS
entitled to a credit of $500 for each
person dependent upon him FOR chlei
support if such person is under Is
year of age or incapable of seit-sup-
port because mentally or physlcaliE
defective Such dependent need not
be a relative of the taxpayer nor
member of his household. The term
mentally or physically defective in
eludes not only cripples and those
mentally defective. but persons III Ill
health and the aged.
A taxpayer, though unmarried, who
supports in his home one or more
relatives over whom he exercises fam
lily control is the head Of a family
and entitled to the same exemption
allowed a married person. Also he may
claim $40O for each dependent. For
example, widower who supports in
his home an aged mother and daugh-
ter II years old is entitled to an ex-
emption of $500 as the head of a
family, plus a credit of $500 for each
dependent, a total of $4,000. The $4O0
credit, however, does not apply TO
the wife or husband of Il taxpayer,
though one may be totally dependent
upon the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-19
BIMBONI ENGAGED
AS NEW CONDUCTOR
Will Direct Washington Opera
Company in "Lakme" on
January "a.

Alberto Bimboni, operate conductor
and composer, has been engaged
as conductor for the Washington
National Opera Company, General Di-
rector Albion announced yesterday.
Mr.. Bimboni will make his first ap'
pearance here as conductor in
"I.akme." which viii be sung at the
Auditorium, January "a, with Luella
Melius in the title role.
Mr.. Bimboni, now an American cit
izen. was born in Florence, Italy
where he carried on his studies. He
began conducting when ne was "a
years old his first work being a per
Torrance of III Trovatore" at the
Florence Grand Opera He first
jumped into prominence by a reyiva
of Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater" a diff
cult work.
After some years as conductor al
Florence. he became an assistant Il
Lombard. the famous teacher, witt
whom Mr.. Albion studied in Paris al
one time.
Coming later to America, Mr.. BIN
boni conducted in Washington the
first performance ever given here OF
Puccini's Girl of the Golden West
which was sung in 1911 by the Savage
Grand Opera Co.
Since coming to America, Mr.. BIN
boni has conducted for Hammerstein
and for operate performances in Bos
ton, Cleveland, Portland, Greg
Havana, Cuba, and other places.
Becoming interested in Indian his
tory and music, Mr.. Bimboni wrote
an Indian opera, ''Winona," which he
gave with success in Portland, Greg.
Mr. Bimboni has been in this CITY
for several days working with the
orchestra and is enthusiastic over the
work of the musicians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-19

poleon III offered to create the King.
dom of Venetia for the archduke, but
Francis Joseph refused
A voyage to Brazil in 1860 shattered
the Arch1uke's health, but later when
the great Mexican plot" to overthrow
the republic and place a European
prince on the throne was Matched by
Napoleon Macmillan was approached.
The city of Mexico had already fallen
TO the French troops. An assembly
of mobiles offered him the throne After
long hesitation, Maximilian accepted,
and in May, 1864. he and his consort
arrived at the city of Mexico.
Mind Gave Way.
The Empress role in the subsequent
history of the Mexican empire and
its complete collapse after Napoleon
III abandoned it was large. The loss
of Maximilian's initial popularity was
largely due to measures which she is
supposed to have inspired and when
at last Macmillan, maddened by
Napoleon's desertion and the impossi-
btlities of meeting the enormous debts
he had piled up, determined to abdi-
cate, it was she who persuaded him
TO cling to his throne. She agreed to
go to Paris and Rome to plead his
cause and In 1866 at the age of 26
she arrived in the French capital. Her
mission was a complete failure. Napo-
leon III turned his back on the man
whose throne he had raised At Rome
she had no better success and her
reason seemed to be giving way under
the strain
After Macmillan had been captured,
tried and shot, apparently her mental
breakdown became complete and she
was found one day wandering in the
streets of Rome, babbling like a child
When taken charge of she was wash
ing her hands in one of the street
fountains. An appeal was made to
the Tuileries for assistance, but it
was repulsed. She retired to Miramar
and subsequently was received at the
Chateau of Laeken, near Brussels, by
her brother. Here for more than so
years she had dragged out a miser-
able solitary existence. Very rarely
she received a visit from a member
of her family.
The fiction that she was still EN-.
press of Mexico was continued by
the widow of Macmillan and her
little court of Ave persons and also by
the Belgian royal family during all
the time she remained recluse at
the Laeken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-19
RAIL WAGE DISPUTE
TOBE AIRED HERE
Southeastern Officials and
Labor Men Agree to Meet
Mediation Board.
By the Associai d Press.

By the Associa Press.
Officials of Southeastern railroads
and executive offices of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen and the
Order of Railroad Conductors nave
accepted invitations from Chairman
Wtnslow of the United States Board
of Mediation to attend executive ses-
sions in Washington to discuss the
wage increase demand now pending in
that territory.
The railroad labor organizations, in
backing up a demand for a wage in
crease, have taken a strike vote
drought the southeastern territory
preparatory for pressing the situation
to a conclusion.
Plan General Discussion.
The meetings in Washington are
designed to allow general discussion.
The boards arbitration was accepted
by eastern railroads and by train serv-
ice organizations in that territory last
year, and the arbitration resulted in
the granting of a 71a per cent wage
increase on Eastern lines. Whether
the controversy in the Southeast will
develop in the same fashion remains
qupestion which may be settled at
the pending conference.
Open VOts Tomorrow.
The strike vote taken by the unions
has been forwarded from each local to
Washington under seal, and will be
opened here tomorrow, though it is
generally believed that most of the
employees of the Southern railroads
have voted to place necessary author
ity for a strike call in the hands of
their union officers.
All of the major lines operating in
the Southeast, except the Southern
Railway. are involved. The Southern
system is exempted for the time be-
ing from the negotiations because
terms of the understanding control
ling the wages of its train service en-
ployes do not expire until next March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-19
Senate Galleries Get Moneys Worth
In Warm Debate Started by HeAin

mented on Senator Helms speech as
follows: THE speech of the Senator
from Alabama has been taken seri-
ously by few. 1t will be remem
bered that some Is years ago. Hal
ley's comet scroched through the sky.
1t had a tail million miles long.
1t gave off an iridescence and some
persons grew frightened until scien-
lists assured them that while the tail
was indeed a million miles long the
whole affair did not have about it
or in it an ounce of substance. Like
wise, the speech of the Senator from
Alabama gives off an iridescence,
but is bereft of even an ounce of
substance.
John Randolph loved books, horses
and dogs. John Randolph had a
great library which he treasured. All
things equine and canine, near or
remote. interested John Randolph.
Returning home one evening he
found that one of his most precious
books had been gnawed by his faVo-
rite dog Beppo. Instead of chastis-
ing the dog he simply took up the
fragments of the book and wrote on
one of the remaining leaves, 'Beppo
did this when he was drunk AS to
the speech of the Senator from Ala
bama, | can say, He made his
speech when he was excited"