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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

who danced and whipped themselves
into bleeding masses.
In the middle of the seventeenth
century came the RanterS. the Quak-
ers, the Fifth Monarchy men and the
Shakers. the Jumpers and the original
Methodists-all fanatically quivering or
acting in frenZies OF various kinds, end
ing usually in commissions or in coma.
How different were these extremists
from the untutored Indians. in either
faiths or acts of worship?
y 4 X
In 1900. there came an epidemic
of religious frenzy in Kentucky and
Tennessee, chiefly among the Metho-
dists and Baptists. when fanatic preach
ers, or "revlvalists," preached the i'm
mediate advent of Christ, who would
take up His reign, in 1905. and end all
sin. The worshiperS fell IN uncon-
seriousness, or engaged IN hysterical
laughing or crying, shouting or excia-
nations of terror.
A similar epidemic broke in Tennes-
see in 1920 and again in 1881. In the
later case, 1t was the Adventists who
stirred up the excitement. In 1873, IN
Rockford, ILL.,, Mrs. Dore Beekman, wife
of the Congregational minister, started
something" by declaring that she was
the immortal reincarnation OF Christ.
t1GT IUdIly xUllUWCIS (WIACAA 0A0 Aioo AAA~
clude her ministerial husband) built a
church, which they called Heaven, and
sought proselytes.
Another outbreak occurred in Ten
nessee. in 1888. led by a man named
Brown, who profeSsed to be Christ re-
incarnate, and he gathered proselytes,
until 1t was feared that human sacrifice
would be perpetrated, and the sheriff
interviewed and broke up the meetings.
More recently, among the negroes OF
South Carolina and Georgia, there have
been pretended Christs, with the result
that hundreds OF worshipers aban-
doned their property to follow the
frauds. In the late nineties, Mrs.
Woodwork in Indiana had cataleptic
fits nightly In her revival meetings OF
Heavenly Recruits"
Great excitement has occurred among
Mohammedan Misunderstanding der
wishes, etc-but these examples above
referred to were in enlightened United
States of. America, where so much fear
has been expressed of the demoralizing
effect of Indian rites.
Perhaps, If our physicians heal them
selves, pay the millions claimed as due
under treaty obligations, and build the
schools as promised. we might yet
"civilize the poor Indians" all the
adults OF whom are now voting Ameri-
can citizens. The main trouble with
10" is his "untutored mind"
lcopyrigEt. 1929. By Paul ". Collins)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
A Generous Gift.

President Hoover's camp on the Rapi-
dan Eiver in the Blue Ridge Noun
tains is destined by him to become a
Summer retreat for other Presidents
of the United States who succeed him.
Further. Mr.. Hoover plans to have the
camp included in the projected Shen-
andoah National Park The purposes
Of Mr. Hoover with regard to the camp
are revealed in correspondence between
himself and william e. Carson. chair
man of the Virginia Conservation Com
mission.
Presidents of the United States are
compelled by their duties to remain in
washington during the Summer months,
just as Mr.. Hoover has been COM
PEELED this year to remain in the Capt.
tai by the exigencies Of farm relief and
tariff legislation. 1t is important, I'M
der such circumstances. that the Chief
Executive of the Nation have retreat
to which he may 60 for rest over week
ends Former President Calvin Cool
idge recognized this fact and urged
before he left the White House that
provision be made for creating Sum-
mer home for Presidents on Mount
Weather. That location. however, did
not appeal, apparently. to the incoming
President. and Mr.. Hoover went further
afield and into country more rugged
and where fishing abounds.
The announced purpose of the Presi-
dent, who has purchased the property
on which his camp in the Blue Ridge
stands, is to transfer the title to the
Government. In the meantime con-
tributions to the construction OF the
presidential Summer camp~h have been
made by residents of Virginia, the
Marine Corps and the Army Engineers.
now at work on improving the road
which is the entrance to the camp and
which eventually will be permanent
entrance into Shenandoah National
Park. Mr.. Hoover has a constructive
mind. What he undertakes is habit
ually thought out with permanent end
in view. The selection of the camp
site for his Summer use is no excep-
ton to this rule. With his usual dill
gence, he has accomplished his end and
brought about the establishment Of a
Summer home which Is likely to appeal
particularly to future Presidents be-
cause of its proximity to the National
Capital. because of its utter change and
contrast and because of the rugged
beauties of the country in which 1t is
placed.
Presidents of the United States, like
other men, feel occasionally the need
of getting away from their desks. With
the multiplied duties which are now
imposed upon the Chief Executive, such
need has become more apparent In re-
cent years. In the Blue Ridge Noun
tains of Virginia he can be assured 81
freedom, of a respite, however brief,
from the formality with which the
Presidents life in Washington is bound
around. Mr.. Hoover's gift to the future
Presidents of the United States may be
considered in the nature of "presiden-
tial relief" the need of which Is some
times lost sight of in the discussion OF
farm relief, and relief for numerous
other groups in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHrLANDER JOHNSON.

INDEBTEDNESS.
Can I forget the youthful lay
That helped to while the hours away?
The songs Of simple phrase were dear
And some of them trifie queer
The rhythms which taught joyous feet
To revel in a bliss complete
Along with words linked to a style
Which was distinctly infantile.
Those youthful lays, they march, they
dance!
You can't escape by any chance.
Those times of yore. well understood,
Can I forget? I wish I could!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
The Prison Program.

The country has been shocked in recent
days by revolts in number of the great
penal institutions of the country. These
revolts have occurred both in State and
Federal prisons, The fact that revolts
leading In each instance to the loss Of
a belief in some quarters that the prison.
ers in these institutions, in some mys-
FERROUS underground manner, had COM
municated with each other and laid
their plans for Jail deliveries carefully
timed.
Whether there be any truth in these
suspicious or not, these revolts. led by
desperate criminals. but Joined in by
many of the prisoners. have served to
focus attention on the fact that the
Federal Government has permitted the
facilities in the Federal institutions to
fall far behind the needs of the present
day. President Hoover has promptly
come forward with plan to end prison
srowding. He proposes the expenditure
of S5,000,000 to add to the size of Fed
eral prisons already constructed and the
establishment of new prison in one Of
the Northeastern States. In the opinion
of the President. the overcrowded con-
ditions of the prisons today have been
responsible, in part, if not altogether. for
the attempts made at Jail delivery. It
has led to infinite generalization" and
A4as caused trouble and outbreaks"
Congress has been appealed to in the
past for relief from the conditions ex-
listing. due to overcrowding of Federal
prisons. The prison at Atlanta, Ga. for
example, has a capacity of 1.7l2 per-
sons and an actual population of
3,787. At Lcavenworth the facilities
are for 1000 inmates, while at present
1888 are housed there. President Hoo
yer is to send his recommendation for
additional prison facilities to Congress
when that body meets in December.
This recommendation of the Chief Ex-
ecutive, plus the aroused interest in the
situation brought about by the out
breaks of the prisoners themselves, is
likely to have its effect and bring about
needed legislation.
The increases in the number of pris-
oners indicate, unfortunately, that
crime is on the increase in this coun-
try, although the increase in popula-
ton in recent years while prison build
ing has been standing still must be con-
sidered responsible in part for the pres
ent situation. The largest number of
Federal prisoners are violators of the
narcotics act. These narcotics law vio-
lators. comprise about 33 per cent of
the prisoners at Atlanta and Leaven-
worth, Prohibition contributes IA per
cent of the prisoners. When the fact is
taken into consideration that many vio-
lators of the law escape entirely. it APP
pears that President Hoover was justi-
fed when in his inaugural address he
declared disrespect for the laws was
great and growing evil in the United
States. Unless his crime commission is
able to recommend remedies and the
Government puts them into effect,
building on considerable scale
must be expected in the future. Prisons
and prisoners cost the American tax
payers tidy sum today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
"How did YOU enjoy the cavernse"

"How did you enjoy the caverns?"
The girl smiled.
ooh, they were beautiful, but an
afraid Of caves I would never have
gone If I had known that 'cayerns
meant caves"
Let no one Jump to the conclusion
that this young woman was ignorant.
She simply did not know, as she said
that "caverns" means caves"
Most people do know it, but that !:
no good reason why any particular per-
son cannot be permitted the luxury OF
not knowing it.
No doubt there are scores, hundreds
and thousands of word meanings, as
well as facts of all kinds, which most
OF us do not know, and probably will
never know.
Yet there Is a decided tendency or
the part of some to make a capital issue
out of detecting another in some gram
NAUTICAL error, or in mistake in SPELL
ing. or something of the sort.
We have never met person who did
not make SON, such mistake, or indulge
in some word form which critical
person might not regard as wrong. The
point Is that, according to his light, he
may be right.
Different ages have had different
pronunciations. Children in the past
were taught to say 'Roosian" and
"Proosian." When. therefore. as men
and women they use such pronuncia-
tons no one has a right to say they
are in error.
Even if they are wrong. what OF IL?
Sometimes words as spoken by others
stand out like sore thumbs. They rub
one the wrong way. We hope that they
will not use them again.
Yet an hour spent with a. great I'M
abridged dictionary will shame such
foolishneSs out of us. since 1t will show
us how little of the whole we know
ourselves.
few peculiarities in pronunciation
spelling or usage, or even in grammat-
ical construction. may be permitted
every one, since it is not possible for
any one to be eternally correct.
1t is true that many men and women
have so mastered their vocabularieS of
everyday use that In an ordinary con-
versation one cannot detect them in
error.
An intimacy with them. however, will
reveal, In practically every case, that
there is something or other which they
pronounce incorrectly.
I'VE girls" and "us girls" is forever
n diC SCOLCS vi
similar ones which even the best edu-
Gated persons Tin the usual sense) in
dulge in.
Often they do SO because of the very
pains which they take to avoid them
Do you remember when you first tried
to ride q bicycle? You invariably ran
squarely into whatever YOU tried to
avoid.
So it often is with grammatical err
rors and INSTRUMENTATION Of words
Perhaps the error was legitimate in the
first place, but long ago it became a
sort of second nature.
The harder one tries to overcome the
handicap, the more difficult the feat
becomes. with the result that in times
of hurry or stress the old error creeps
back.
Confusion of one word with another
for no apparent reason, is a very real
thing In the speaking life of every one
Such errors appear unnecessary To
others because they do not understand
how the confusion came about In the
first place and do not stop to realize
how they are continued.
X X X
Every one has a fayorite or pet con-
fusion OF words. We know a man, for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

Chicago and other large cities are
justified in demanding that Chinese
who conduct tong wars" should sail
for China. where they may be able to
get first-hand information as to what
they are fighting about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

The horrors that courtrooms develop
are always exceptional. The figures In
the extraordinary revelations are mag
nified in Importance. but in contenn-
plating any Of them the average citizen
is glad to realize that the general run
of humanity Is not like that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

A question of grammar is raised
when, in accordance with custom per-
tanning to ships, Graf Zeppelin is re-
ferred to as She" Even in aeronau-
tics a count docs not rise superior to
the ordinary rules. A Graf" is hardly
eligible to take advantage of the cur
rent spirit of feminine supremacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

Prison outbreaks must be disap-
pointment to philanthropists who were
endeavoring to make penitentiaries SC
pleasant that any convict ought to well
come the opportunities they offered for
relaxation and culture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

Nav Have Been Reservations.
From the Boston Evening Transcript
Senator Borah was the guest of Pres.
ident Hoover at luncheon, but doubtless
with the reservation that White House
hospitality In no way diminishes TIT
right of free speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

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to the use for republication Of ell news dis
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
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published herein All rights of publication Of
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

Benefit might be derived from an
imperative rule that no war can be
started until ali the debts pertaining
to the most recent one have been set
tied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

Threats of salary reductions should
M6an nothing to dancing and cinema
stars who can afford to have pearls
worth a quarter of a million dollars
stolen.
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Indeed a Novel Idea.

From the Kalamazoo Gazette.
The Transatlantic aircraft service
which wants to try novel publicity
stunt might send one of It's craft across
without sstowaway On board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

More and better autos are promised.
The need is felt for some method of
preventing more and worse drivers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

Virginia does not forget old friends
and remembers that she has large
number Of influential Democrats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
Greatest Movie Hero.

From the Louisville Times.
The greatest movie hero Is the fellow
who goes seven nights week to see
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
Safe Supervision.

sale SupeFVISiOHs
"Have you been up In an airplane?
mot yet" answered Senator Sorghum.
"There are lot of transportation mat
tiers involved in legislation in which I
can interest myself without, physical
risk. The only safe place from which
to supervise trafic of one kind or an
other is q mahogany desk"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

Jud Tunkins says he doesn't under
stand politics and he never saw any,
body who did more than few years at
q time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
Sentimental Journey.

The moonlight and the buggy ride
To sentiment are now denied.
The folks now hit a trolley pole
And travel by police patrol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
PLAYING AIOnG.

A man attempts audacious tricks.
Proceeding with cunning smile.
He thinks he's playing politics
And playing havoc all the while.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

"De loudest voice." said Uncle Eben.
sis de one dat keeps you awake an
gifts de best of de argument"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
Better Than Nothing.

From the Arkansas Democrat.
The only thing that some folks save
for a rainy day is the job OF painting
the kitchen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
Others Enjoy Your Vacation.

From the Danbury Evening News.
Among those who enjoy your vacation
are those you have left behind to worry
along without you for two OK three
weeks.
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Learning" said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, "is a guide to the fortunate,
but a menace to one who selects the
wrong teacher"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
Perfshable Luxury,

Automobiles are becoming SO cheap
that anybody can have one"
eyes," sighed Mr.. Chuggins, ''but with
all these trafic crashes, for how long?"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

"No Legislature need think" advises
the Houston Chronicle, that 1t can
make punishment suddenly more severe;
no governor need think he can elimi-
nate psrdons and cast greater gloom
into the already sdarkened lives of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

Then there were the sPlasellants.'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-25
200 Attend
Camp Fire
Ceremonies

More than 200 Camp Fire Girls
participated in ceremony held at
the Claypool hotel Saturday after
noon, the Camp Fire semi-annual
grand council fire.
The program included the singing
of Camp Fire songs and the cere-
mony Of the lighting Of the camp
fire. A pageant, 1.-THE Camp Fire
Garden" was given, after which
ranks were conferred and honors
awarded by Mrs Charles H. Smith,
president, and Miss Bernice Boyn-
ton.
The following girls received wood
gatherers' honors:: Edith Hooser,
Grace Victor, Rose Mary Woeder-
man, Anna Louise Kappas, Lodema
Leach, Ota Mae Lewis, Blanche
Davy, Georgia Shake, Edna Fon,
Mary Belle Brooks and Elsie Stock.
Those who received the rank of
f1remaker we're Mary Ann Duke,
Elma HaWorth, Dorothy Heyden,
Hornaday, Katherine May
Jackson, Sara Marie Laid, Juanita
Morgan, Judith Hessler, Elsie Pick
EFT, Maxine Longlnire, Thelma Wal
ton, Marion Gearen, Dorothy Strong,
and Mrs. Lucille Hughes.
Torch bearers rank was bestowed
upon Virginia Foster, Marthena
Margaret Sink, and Mrs. Donna
Eberhard. This is the highest rank
bestowed upon Camp Fire Girls.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-25

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-25
Think Thrice
Before You
Get DiUOrce
BY MRS. WAITER FERGUSON

BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON
A woman, the mother of two chill
dren, who believes her husband no
longer loves her, wants advice.
Il have darling little home and
two babies, but my husband grows
colder to rne each day. In fact, he
admitted almost that he doesn't care
for me any more. I still love him
and although I feel sure I could go
out and earn my living, I am fond
of my house and hate to give it up.
Would you divorce him?"
1 would not. We are peculiar
creatures when it comes to solving.
our marriage problems. We expect
to meet gigantic obstacles in our
business life and we will struggle to
overcome the most violent opposi-
ton to our careers. But we give up
at the very first hint of trouble in
our most important work, the build
ing of a happy marriage.
Foolish to Give Up
The woman who has a home and
children and secure place in her
small world is very foolish to re-
linquish them voluntarily, merely
because her husband has grown cold
to her. Leave him alone and he'll.
probably warm up again. Some men
also, are ten1peramental.
And one thing wives ought to
learn is that there are many other
interesting and worthwhile things
in this world besides husbands. If
we could merely assume this, we all
might be infinitely happier.
A home one loves, two babies to
care for, and ones small circle of
friends are not to be sneezed at
when it comes to erecting a perma-
nent foundation for happiness.
But let us suppose for the sake Of
argument that the woman did di-
yorce her husband. What would she
have instead? Her pride, you say.
Yes, but that might become rather
a bedraggled thing after while.
Would Face Hard Task
She would be obliged to get out
and tackle a job in world where
competition is daily growing more
strenuous. She would have to turn
over her home to some other woman
to keep.
It's strange thing that we do not
teach our children that to make a
success of marriage one must cul-
tivate patience and forethought. IN
stead we lead them into believing
that matrimony is the goal where
perpetual happiness rests.
Is it any wonder, then, that at the
very first trial one or the other of
them will make a Decline to the
divorce court? And often this is the
saddest of all errors.
Think twice before you get mar
ried, girls, but think hard three
times before you get a divorce.