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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
THE PASSING OF AMBROSE
ByP G.. W0deh0use
He Longed TO Have His Devotion Tested and 1t Was

presiding over the contest they ap-
peared to be planning. Apart from the
nauseous idea of devouring oysters at
half past 4 in the afternoon. he re-
scented the notion of spending any more
of his money on these gargoyles.
But, at this juncture. he observed,
threading her way nimbly through the
traffic, the elderly lady who had made
the scene. A number % omnibus could
have got her quite easily. but by sheer
carelessness failed to do so, and now
she was on the pavement and heading
in their direction. There was not an
instant to be lost.
Push in," he said hoarsely. Push
, in"
A moment later they we're seated at
! table and waiter was lowering beside
them.
Ambrose made one last appeal to his
guests better feelings.
you can't really want oysters at this
time of day." he said, almost plead
ingly.
1T bet you we can" said Old Tinker
"Oh. ell right" said Ambrose
oysters
Eons passed, and he was aware that
| the galluping noises at his side had
ceased. All things end in time. Even
the weariest river winds somewhere to
the sea.
Finished" he asked, in cold voice.
There was moments pause. The
boys seemed hesitant
Yes. If there aren't any more"
There aren't" said Ambrose. He
beckoned to the waiter.
"L'addition," he said CURLY.
| "Sare?"
The bill"
THE bill? Oh, yes. sare"
S'arill and jovial laughter greeted the
word.
lie said pill T. gurgled Old Tinker
"'Pil' - echoed Wilfred.
They punched each other distractedly.
to signify their appreciation of this ex-
cellent comedy. The waiter, flushing
darkly. muttered something In his ma
tive tongue. Ambrose Redeemed to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
CAUSE OF VOLCANOES.

The cause of volcanic eruptions is
as yet one Of the earth's mysteries
which are not satisfactorily solved. Va
rious theories exist about the causes
of volcanic action, but scientists admit
that of actual causes we know little.
The rocks beneath the surface of
the earth are kept moist by the water
(rain or snow that sinks through the
upper surface. They probably contain,
therefore, from to 20 per cent
water. The heat is very intense be-
meath these layers of rocks, because the
temperature of the earth increases
nearer the center of the earth, where
the material there melts and forms orir
flaming mass. This molten mass grad
ually produces steam. The pressure OF
this steam increases constantly.
The chemical decomposition of rocks
and water forms gases, and as the mol
ten material rises it spreads over the
watery rocks near the surface and ac-
quires these gases.
AS the mass reaches the surface, the
weight above cannot hold in the ex-
panding force Of the steam. and the
whole mass explodes with terrific fury
The lava pours forth and the fumes of
the gases escape. and are often more
dangerous than the flaming lava itself.
Lava reaches the earth in various
forms. In a recent outbreak of VOL
vano of the explosive type. the lava In
the upper portion OF the volcano was
cold and hard. The volcano had been
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sake persisted at birth. Only the
thought that Bobbie would be Of the
company enabled him to endure the
prospect of being seen in public with
this outstanding piece of cheese.
Let's CO." said the boy.
"All right" said Bobbie. I'm ready"
Wen find Old Tinker on the steps,"
the boy assured her, as one promising
deserving person some delightful treat
Old Tinker, discovered as predicted
seemed to Ambrose just the sort Of boy
Wilfred. He was gcggle-eyed and
freckled and also, as It was speedily to
appear, an officious little devil who
needed six of the best with flves-bat,
THE cabs waiting" said Old Tinker.
How clever OF you to have found a
cab, Esmond" said Bobbie indulgently.
II didn't find it. It's his cab. I told
it to watt
A stified exclamation escaped AM
brose, and he shot glance at the taxi's
clock. The sight Of the figures on 1t
caused him pang. Not six with a Ave
bat, he felt. Ten. And of the juiciest.
Splendid" said Bobbie. Hop in.
Tell him to drive to the Tivoli."
Ambrose settled himself and devoted
GtlCiiNAOAl " VI SAi6 w aNO4A oAAS ASSN
of Boobies cousin, Wilfred, who sat OPP
posite him The boy seemed as LIBERAL
ly equipped as centipede, and there
was scarcely a moment when his boots
were not rubbing the polish of Am
brose's glittering shoes.
1t was with something of the emo
tons of the 10000 Greeks on beholding
the sea that he sighted the familiar
architecture of the Strand. Soon he
would be sitting next to Bobbie in a
dimly-lighted auditorium, and man
with that In prospect could afford to
rough It bit on the journey. He
alighted from the cab and plunged into
the queue before the box office.
He had just forced his way to the pay
box and was turning to leave, after buy
ing the tickets. when the thing happen
ed. From somewhere behind him an
arm shot out, there was an instants
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Londont traffic, there sounded the crisp
note of we'll smacked head.
1t was Wilfred Who being nearest,
had received the treatment, and it was
at Wilfred that an elderly lady, pausing,
pointed with indignant horror in every
waggle of her finger-tip.
I've good mind to call a police
man." she said
It is peculiar phenomenon of life in
London that the magic word police
man" has only to be whispered in any
of it's thoroughfares to attract crowd.
Ambrose. gazing about him, now dis
covered that their little group had been
augmented by some 80 citizens.
A passionate desire to be elsewhere
came upon the young man. OF all
things in this life he disliked most a
scene-and this was plainly working up
into a scene of the worst kind. Selling
his sacred trusts by the elbow he ran
them across the street. The crowd
continued to stare at the spot where
the incident had occurred.
For some little time, safe on the OPP
posite pavement, Ambrose was too busily
occupied in reassembling his disinteg-
rated nervous system to give any atten-
ton to the world about him. He was
recalled to mundane matters by Squeal
from his young companions.
90! Oysters!"
"Golly! Oysters!"
And he became aware that they were
standing outside restaurant whose
window was deeply paved with those
shellfish On these the two lads were
gloating with bullying eyes.
Il could do with an oyster!" said Old
Tinker.
so could I do with an oyster" said
Wilfred.
Il bet I could eat more oysters than
you"
II bet you couldn't"
II bet could"
II bet you couldn't"
II bet you million pounds you
couldn't"
Ambrose had had no intention OF
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They Die Naturally in Mexico

got In till a Guy named Huerta come
along, and Poncho Villa saw that the
stage needed q new Character for Hol-
brook Blynn, SO he charges into Column
bus New Mexico one night and that
gave us chance to see Mexico First,
before seeing France.
So our troops went down and used
that as rehearsal for the main event
overseas. Someway or other Madero
and his Vice President Suarez were
being transferred from the White House
to the Jail and come to an accidental
death by murder. Huerta was supposed
to know nothing about it, and was very
much surprised on appointing himself
President. Well then when the whole
of Mexico saw that all you had to do
to be President was to shoot the one
that was. why that brought on some
pretty fancy Workmanship. Caranza
started him school of Workmanship.
body that had any ammunition.
Then Obregon comes into the picture.
Up to then he was an Amateur, but he
entered in earnest now Huerta saw
that old man Diaz knew more than
just how to rule a Country, he knew
how to leave one when the leaving was
good. so Huerta used the same Ocean
for the same cause. He decided to get
seasick instead of shot. Caranza moved
into Chapultapec Castle, whiskers and
all. Another Revolution bobbed UP in
the State of Sonora, whose principal
product is Revolutions. Villa and CD
RECON were sent to either assist 1t, or
hinder it, but at any rate not to let II
stay dormant. They fell out with each
other on the way and started one Pc
tween themselves, had a battle. OBJ
RECON lost an arm and Villa lost the
battle.
Then Zapata come along Chat
means shoes.) Well he walked into a
personally conducted Revolution OF MS
own. Then another Huerta. Adolpho.
mot any relation to the other one)
He takes out Revolutionary permit,
and starts revoluting. About this time
CaranZa died what is natural death
in Mexico, he was shot, practically to-
tally. De La Huerta, the was only sup
posed to be Provisional President). that
is president until he was shot. was ban
ished or thrown out. Obregon however
comes in by an election. something I'M
heard of up to then, that was new
way to be President. So everybody
wanted to try that SO another man
from Sonora, Plutarcho Gales, follows
in Obregon, las Mexican President
can't succeed HIMSELF even If he Is
living he cant do it.
Gales served and Obregon was to
follow back in, (you can go back in II
you stay out awhile). But Obregon
died natural Presidents death Then
they appointed Gil. pronounced Heel)
Now Escobar getting tired of this ele-
walton business, decides to come back
to the old way of electing Presidents
by the Bullets instead of the ballots.
So Its Just question Of whether he
will be shot before he becomes Presi-
dent or after.
Copyright, 1890 -
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eyebrows. Laughing at walters was
simply one of the things that aren't
done, and he felt his position acutely.
It was a relief when the waiter re-
turned with his change.
There was only solitary Sixpence on
the plate, and Ambrose fastened to dip
in his pocket for further coins to sup
plement this. A handsome tip would,
he reasoned, show the waiter that,
though circumstances had forced these
two giggling outcasts upon him spiri-
tually he had no af1iliation with them.
The man would understand that, du-
bious though the comapny might be in
which he had met him, Ambrose within
himself was all right and had heart
of gold.
And then he sat up. tingling as from
an electric shock From pocket to
pocket his fingers few, and in each
found only emptiness. The awful truth
was clear. An afternoon spent in pay
ing huge taxi fares, buying seats for
motion picture performances, pressing
half-crowns into the palms OF admirals
and filling small boys with oysters had
left him a financial ruin. That six
pence was all he had to get these two
blighted boys back to Eaton Square.
4 MBROSE WITHIN had never left a
waiter untipped. He had not sup
posed 1t could be done. He had looked
upon the tipping of walters as natural
process. impossible to evade, like breath
ing or leaving the bottom button Of your
waistcoat unfastened.
Ghosts of bygone Wifins-Wiffins who
had scattered largess to the multitude
In the Middle Ages, Wif1ins who In
regency days has flung landlords purses
Of gold-seemed to crowd at his elbow
imploring the last of their line not to
disgrace the family name.
On the other hand, sixpence would
Just pay for bus-fares and remove from
him the necessity OF walking two miles
through the streets of London In a
souashed hat and in the society of
Wilfred and Old Tinker.
Ambrose Wifiin made the great de-
cision. Pocketing the sixpence with one
swift motion. he sprang to his feet.
Come on!" he growled
He could have bet on his little friends
They acted just as he had expected they
would No tact. No reticence. Not an
effort towards handling the situation.
Just two bright young children Of Ma
ture who said the first thing that came
into their heads and who, he hoped,
would wake up tomorrow morning with
ptomainc poisoning
II say!" 1t was Wilfred who gave
tongue first of the pair, and his voice
rang through the restaurant like a
bugle. You haven't tipped him!"
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N OIHlNG mas gained dS IIluCIi
Publicity and is known as little
about as this Mexican Revolu-
/ Y ton. Hoover hadent been
sworn in over three quarters OF
an hour till the desire to be President
ON the part of half of Mexico broke out.
1t just looks like his being inaugu-
rated kinder put the same idea into
81 generals heads In Mexico. SO they
started issuing ammunition to their
men and said, Come on Boys let's be
innaugarated. how would you like to be
personal bodyguard to the President OF
Mexico?"
Up here in our Country every Boy is
taught by some old disappointed Spin
ster that Every one of you boys have
the chance of becoming President, pro-
vided you were born in the right part
of the Country, and were not born OF
Democratic parents" We are taught
that from birth, and some of the more
feeble minded ones take it seriously,
and start to preparing, by reading what
Washington did, and what Lincoln did
and what Roosevelt did. And as a
matter of fact no one of the whole
thirty of them that we have had ever did
what anyone of the others did. All OF
the prospective Candidates study what
to do, and who to do 1t to and here
comes Coolidge and does nothing and
retires a hero, not only because he
hadent done anything but because he
had done it better than anyone.
Now in Mexico they have their fairy
tales that are told to their children the
same as we do here. Where we are
! taught that every boy has a chance to
be President, they are taught, IF my
ammunition holds out, can get them
before they get me, not only can be
President but will"
Now we have come to look on a
Mexican Revolution the same as we
have come to expect the Farmers to
cry for relief. We may not know just
what day 1t will be, but we do know
that it will come as soon as enough
Notes come due with the Farmer, and
, in Mexico as soon as enough Generals
have had a dinner together, got full Of
on who would be President first out of
! the bunch.
/ Mexico used to have these things
years and years ago, and then along
come a fellow named Portfolio DiaZ.
: Now nobody has ever to this day dis
covered what's in Portfolio. Boston
carries more of them for no reason than
any City in the World) But this old
| Portfolio down there it dident take long
| to see what he was loaded with. He
! just sit and waited till one of the Gen.
erals got too full of "Teculia" (thats
Mescal before its been diluted).
| Well old Portfolio would just play a
little trick. He would see If this certain
over-Patriotic General could stand up
IN front of a "Dobie" wall while some
other fellows plsyfully tried to bowl
! him over with a series of Nfauser
bullets. In that way he kept what has
| since become known as the Peace for
about 80 years. A Revolution under
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A MEXICAN ELECTION.

years. He was getting old and his
judgment was getting faulty. Instead
of relieving this fellow of his over
abundance of patriotism in the usual
way why he put him in jail. That was
fellow named Madero.
Now jail will detain you for an in
definite period. but firing squad will
just practically ruin you. Now its
never been quite clear how Madero got
cut of there, neither has 1t ever been
any clearer how Portfolio Diaz got on
Boat You see he had broke his rule
The best way to keep good man down
is with Bullets.
Well Madeyo hadent any more than
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Substitute for Tin.
THE tin can, the first line Of defen!

THE tin can, the first line Of defense
Of the young bride who is forced to
make good as cook the sure refuge
of the husband when the wife is away,
the vital necessity of the camper and
the Army and Navy and one of the old
standbys of the jokesmith, is causing
some concern to engineers.
Nearly 8,000.000.000 tin cans are used
annually in the United States and, hay
ing been used, pass on to the refuse pile.
Eight billion cans a year require an
enormous quantity of tin, and 1t Is not
becoming any more plentiful with the
passing Of the years.
It is to meet this situation that eX-
perts are studying the problem and
seeking ways and means OF obtaining a
substitute for the tin can. Whatever
1t may be. it must be cheap, and so the
engineers are looking ahead to see what
may be DONE
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his administration just dident seem like
1t could get organized. The fellow
wouldent any more than get an idea
that he would like to be the God Father
of one than the last words he would
seem to remember would be spoken in
his native tongue, Ready Aim FIRE."
There was no disarmament of Con-
ferences, no League of Nations, no
World Court. Life in Mexico was just
perpetual peace outside of just burying
Generals. One day instead of the usual
routine of have you any Message you
would like to leave to your folks" why
he give fellow jail sentence instead.
That was his first mistake in 80 or 40
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quiet for years Then movements oc.
CURED in the earth's crust, and lava
was forced up from deep below the sur
face. The molten mass came in con-
tact with water in the rocks as 1t
passed through. and the heat caused the
steam explosion.
If water were poured on a mass of
molten clay just come from an iron
furnace the reaction would be similar
to volcanic explosion.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21
Deviny Made Official
OF Printers Federation

John ]. Devlny. former assistant
director of the Bureau Of Engrav-
ing and Printing. of the 600 block
OF Maryland Ave- N g., has been
appointed executive secretary : OF
the international Master Printers
Federation, known as the United
Typothefae of America, with head
quarters in Chicago, 1t was an
nounced last night.
Deviny was appointed by Frank
J. Smith, president of the organiza-
ton, after Col. Edward r. Miller
handed in his resignation as execu-
tive secretary.
Deviny served at the Bureau of
Engraving ana Printing during the
Harding administration. He is
member of the, Washington Cham
ber of Commerce. the City Club and
is a former president of the Wash.
ington Club of Printing House
Craftsmen. He Is also a member
of the District of Columbia Bar.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21
Safe Breaks Mans Leg
In Slide Downstairs

Injured when struck by a steel
safe when 1t slid down a flight OF
steps while being moved, John
Brown colored. 81. OF the first
block Congress CT. N. w. was
treated at his home today for
broken leg.
Brown was taken to Emergency
Hospital in an ambulance after be-
ing hurt yesterday while working in
the 900 block E ST. n w. He later
was removed to his home.
The Washington times., 1929-02-21
Senate and House to
Iron Out Diploma Mill

The diploma mill bill, to regulate
degree comforting institutions in
the District, is the subject OF con-
ference today between the Senate
and House.
The bill has passed, both houses
but the House made 1t a little
stronger than the Senate. The con-
ferees will attempt to iron out the
differences.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
Save Women and ChiIdren

Montgomery. Ala. March u E- Alabama National Guardsmen had succeeded in rescullg 37 persons, majority CT them women and cAlI- dren from the inundated regions around Elba, Governor Bibb Graves vas advised at s:5Q q. Ill.,. today The rescue party was composed Of the vanguard of gJardsmen sent rom here early yest1raaE
 The message was inc first dlree- word from the guardsuen since they left their headquarters here. It said +he refugees ha4 teen Temov- d to safety from E. point six miles from the city ot EIba, adding that they were pushing ou toward the flooded city m motor boats. No casualties were reported.
 A government nlaue dispatched from Maxwell fed for observation ii the flooded area and to maintain radio muulcat with the Na- tional Guard rescue base, returned 70 Nontgomery after running into Q dense fog bank at Troy. The p.an" pilotad by Lieutenant Charles M Gravatt, with Sergeant k. r. l. choate, as observer, will return tt the area if visibility clears
 4 second plane dispatched 70 tr' flooded area was believed ny Ora at Q be flying biindly h the fog. J IS plIoted by Lieut.. John ". Per sons with Lieut.. Byron A Glover a' observer Graya+t said he could no ece the ground from q low altitude
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
Tidal Waves Hit Town

Virtual tidal waves from White river. Big Creek and the treacfler- ous Pea river descended or Elba late yesterday and last night as d result Of a record rainfall during the previous 4S hours.
 Reports from Enterprise, l 5 miles southeast Of Elba, indicated the po- sition of the flood sufferers vas ex- tremely precarious. Rescue parties after six miles Of slow travel were stopped by washed -out bridge. A party of national guardsmen from Montgomery was marooned by the same washout, and it's means Of es- cape back to Montgomery to at- tempt another route to EIba was cut of.
 Direct communication with Elbs has been impossible slnce early Yes terday afternoon. Reports of the plight Of residents there reached Enterprise and were relayed here by couriers. With the couriers were four refugees, a Mrs. J. C. Johnson
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
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men who passed our home in a canoe.
 The water was so swift We thought several times we would be capsized in the brief half-mile we were forced to ride through the whirling currents.
 T have walked the distance that they took us in the canoe dozens Of times. IL is a brief five minutes walk.
 ! Tonight it took us more than an 1 hour 10 negotiate 1t and every sec i and was tense with the thought that one misstep and We would all be hurled into the raging stream. "The negro section of the city was first hit. Within a short time, how eyer. the rising flood had reached the higher sections.
 within view Of our home we could not see whether any homes i had been washed away, but the water ever rising and ever flowing more swiftly must surely have swept away many houses.
 At first residents Of the town drifted about in canoes in the shal- low waters, somewhat inclined tc take the flood as a joke.
 Lives and Homes Imperilei
 Tn an hour or two conditions
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15

one of five known refugees who have escaped.
 Water submerging the tops Of automobiles flowed through the court house square" Miss Hughes said
 Hundreds of families had sought refuge in the courthouse when the muddy waters first began to lick at their homes, and at ?. m. hun dreds Of other families were ma rooned on the roofs Of their houses or had sought safety in the more substantially built business houses.
 We are used to floods in Elbe. and when this one struck We paid little attention at first.
 The water started rising carly Thursday morning and by 9:5o a. III. had risen 10 a height 10 cause school authorities to dismiss their pupils.
 By 1g:30 ?. m. the water was well into the residential district and families were moving 10 higher ground. In another hour the water poured down the business streets and continued rising rapidly, soon slbmerging the automobiles left parked a. the curb.
 saved by Canoeists
 Our rescue was effected by two