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WANTED-SALESMAN.
We HAVE AN OPENING In our orGanisa:
tion for an experienced man TO sell Foro
automobiles; man with knQwledee OF com
mercial cars preferrsd see Mr. LosAn'
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NELP-DoAGRsTTC.

WOMAN, settled. coioFed. food cook. General
ncSseworH three u 1cmlt nnt stHy aSyn,s nsnH;
PARK t0. NV. 40.
WOMAN. ceIored,. settled but net Old: must
family pf two and baby, Call evoninEe be-
kWeeH and g. 49l2 9Th st. n.M. 1ss
WoMAN--n you are. settled woman inter;
ested In permanent home as well ~ small
compensation. have place for you a. gen.
efel houBeWorker. Small bungaloE IN sub:
urbs. Refned family. adults, girl D. Cal
Clev. 0003-W after 8 pm.
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MOTOR TRAVEL.
VACATION TINE,

WANFEb-3 PABBRNoER 70 co 70 Los
AnEeles. CALI, by automobile Monday. june
gs; $50 Per person, round trip. Atlantic 54oT,
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discriminating traveller car owners. See u
1or quests to all points. National Traye
Bureau, e47 Earle Bldg. national S076. 10
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Phone Netiensl '!, "a 1921: !

WESCHLER'S. el5 Z ST. NV.
Household effects, merchandise, stocks,
the Washinston public.
FURNTTURE-Household goods, au-
tomobile, merchandise, fixtures, etc,
bought. Highest cash prices. Call
Metro. 1873. Prompt service. Hs
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ATTENTION. LADIES.
Between ages IS 4 50. who need to work and
will give ) hours daily can make splendid
money with us. No selling call at 1lo4 W.
ave. NV. suite ]. between IL and B. ASK
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OLD GOED-Bring your old gold, silver, plati-
mum, diamonds. also discarded 1ewelry; We
need them in our manufacturing dept; will
pay highest prices. A. Kahn. Inc. 935 2 st.
SOD, by the acre. Evergreen Supply Go.
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BEAUTY SHOP OPERATOR, experieneeds
Hsrpef Method. I7il conneeticu. ave: le.
BEAUTY OPERATORS marcel. finger wav-
ing Phone Atlantic $3.50.
CASHIER and bookkeepeF; state age expe.
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around the world, but the way Mears
does it, II 10 work and plenty OF it,
both for himself and his pilot. Mears.
although he has probably had more
hours in the air than many pilots,
cannot ny . ship. 1t. therefore, de-
velops on his associate to spend long.
weary and sleepless hours at the
stick" There Is hazard in such q
flight, too. The plane must be heavily
loaded with fuel in order to carry
them great distances nonstop, and q
heavy plane cannot be Unanswered as
easily as q light one. Besides that, the
motor must function perfectly or else
they will be forced down to earth or
water; the earth in many cases being
just IS fatal, as their trip carries them
over impenetrable forests and inacces-
sible mountain ranges.
Americas perennial globe circler,
however, has taken all these things
into consideration and wants to go
again. He has tried to guard against
mishap. His plane is adequate, his
pilot Is skilled and he Is experienced
in the art OF fast travel. The entire
civilized world will bid him bon
voyage" when he begins his 1891 dash.
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The DO.X Difficulties.

The DO-x, Germany's mammoth fly
ing boat, Is having difncult time of it
on Its projected flight to America.
Begun with great bsllyhoo nearly two
years ago, the ambitious attempt OF the
ship to span the Atlantic has met with
one misfortune after another. First,
pontoon was crushed in Holland on the
f1rst lap of its journey. Several days
were required to repair the damage be-
fore the ship was taken to England.
On the English take-on for Lisbon,
which was to be the starting point of
the crossing, great diflculty was ex-
perienced IN getting tho 1lfty-six ton
craft into the air. Buffeted by head
winds, the DO-X was forced down on
the sea before the Portuguese capital
was reached and was compelled to taxi
more than fifty miles before making a
haven. Shortly after that the ship
caught on FIRE and an entire wing
burned of. Repairs were not completed
for several months, but finally the
Do-X was again ready to point its nose
westward. This time II got as far as
the Canary Islands. but on an at
tempted take-on several days later a
big wave smashed into the wings and
rendered it again hors de combat. Now.
with the ship in Portuguese Guiana,
revontionists have seized q fort where
gasoline was stored and converted the
fuel to their own use, leaving the DO-x
stranded.
This series Of misfortuneS appears to
demonstrate conclusively that the giant
boat Is unwieldy, cumbersome and ILL
fitted with its present power plant to
make the long hops necessary to cross
the Atlantic. Americans are much In
terested in viewing this mammoth Of
the air, but their interest has been
lessened by the postponements for its
showing, and its feat of crossing the At
lantic II 1t succeeds will not be par
ticularly spectacular considering the
amount Of time involved from the start
to the nnish.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDEE JOHNSON.
OF the KEY.

OF the Key.
There was . man of earthly mood,
Who chilled enthusiastic Rles
BY asking questions rather rude,
All practical, but on the key.
We warbled OF the blossoms bright
That love the sunshine and the shower.
Said he, The roses are all right,
But how about the caulidower7"
OF the melodious birds Of Spring
We caroled lightly now and then
Till he inquired, why don't you sing
About q rooster or q hemp"
Unto a picture he drew near.
He almost made the artist faint.
He said, 'Twould take you long, fear,
To give q house q coat OF paint"
Thou man OF practical designl
In wisdom's way your footsteps run!
And yet, . honored friend of mine.
You surely miss q lot Of funI
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valuation, agricultural land to b taxed
only on the value 1t may have for pur-
poses other than agricultural. This
assessment, II u proposed, win stand Tor
i've years. the valuation TO be repeated
at the end Of that period.
Thus, II the Snowden plan Is adopted
and British land is to be assessed for
taxation, new "Doomsday Book" Is to
be written. Visitors to London have
seen the great tones In the Record Or
nee which were compiled In 1885, In the
reign Of King Alfred. They constitute
the record Of a survey Of land made by
commissioners named by the King, who
collected the particulars regarding land
titles, tenures, value, extent and stale
of culture of all the land In the king
dom, securing this information from
sworn juries consisting Of sheriffs, lords
of manors, presbyters, bailif1s, in short
all classes interested. This book Is the
hasis Of all titles, and is the most
precious document in England.
The new "Doomsday Book" will prob
ably not be compiled as easily as that
OF 1886. There Is no more land in
England, OF course, but it is in a
much more complicated condition, what
with improvements, subdivisions, urban
growth and industrial developments.
The problem Of getting back to actual
land value regardless of buildings will
not be an easy one to solve. Nor will
the standard OF valuations for asri-
cultural land on the basis Of uses other
than agricultural be easy to establish.
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Competition Is Keen
For SeabOard Trade

From the Baltimore Sun.
Competition between Atlantic ports
for business. always keen, promises to
become more intense in the future.
Though New York largely dominates
export and import trade, 1t is dissatis-
fed with its share and is making q
hard drive TO improve its position. At
the same time New Jersey Is fighting
to eliminate advantages which New
York enjoys so that its side OF the
Hudson will come into its own. And
now Philadelphia seeks 10 create q port
authority. similar to that which con-
trolls the New York situation, and to
make the Delaware q greater shipping
center. Gov Pinchot, promising State
aid. says that CO. operation on the
part Of Pennsylvania at large will bring
to Philadelphia change as astonishing
and as beneficial as has occurred in
Baltimore"
The struggle has been intensified by
the slump in water-borne commerce,
and port which expects to retain its
fair proportion Of shipping business
must grid up Its loins and prepare for
sitter opposition than has been hitherto
encountered. 1t Is tribute to Balti-
more'S many natural advantages, both
in its water front and In its location
in reference to the Midwest, that it
has managed to hold its own thus far
without such help from the State as
a number OF other ports are given.
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A TardY Protest.

The unfortunate action OF the District
Medical Society in protesting against
the site for the ChildrenS tuberculosis
Sanitarium, nine months after the site
had been bought and the purchase an
nounced, can have no effect now. The
sponsors OF the resolution, passed under
suspension OF the rules at q recent
meeting, might have realized that. The
interesting question is why the resolu-
ton ever was passed.
The move for q Children's Tubercu-
losis Sanitarium was begun actively in
1922. There have been so many steps
in fostering public sentiment to support
this undertaking, 30 many commit
tees, so much discussion, that 1t would
be tiresome to repeat them now. At
every stage in the movement physicians
in private practice in the District have
been consulted. The late DR.. George
M. Kober, as every one knows, was one
of the leaders in the effort TO obtain an
adequate institution in the District for
the care of child victims of tubercu-
losis, and other physicians, outside Of
the health experts and medical men
engaged in public health work, have
given their time and their effort to
service on various advisory committees.
The selection OF q site was not
hit-or-miss proposition. More than q
hundred sites were suggested. Scores
OF them were inspected. An outstand-
ing authority on such institutions as
the proposed sanitarium was brought to
Washington to make suggestions, and
specifications were drawn that had to
be met In the ANAL selection OF any
site. To make long story short, the
land on the Defense Highway fulfilled
the qualifications and was bought ut q
price, $4,000, considered reasonable.
The detailed information regarding
the selection of q site would, OF course
have been available to any committee
or member representing the District
Medical Society at any time. Sugges-
lions would have been cheerfully re-
ceived. One might presume TO believe
that the District Medical Society, an
organization devoted to safeguarding
the health OF the community, rs well
as the interests Of its members, would
not have been content merely TO keep
abreast Of developments in the cam
paign for the sanitarium, but would
have interested itself actively in such
pioneering work as the inspection and
final choice of q site.
For the society TO wake up nine
months after the site has been bought
and the purchase announced and to
pass q resolution full Of singing crit
icism does not place the Medical Society
in . favorable light, and, without taking
into consideration or discussing the va
Eious problems encountered by those
VINO selected and bought the site, be-
comes rather unwarranted.
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Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

in the country, however, is disposed of
for local consumption.
One good feature of local naanufac-
lures and industries is that native cap
ttaI predominateS, though Spanish, Ger
man, Italian, Danish, British and Co
lombian money also Is invested to some
extent. American interests are very
limited.
The largest article Of export Is the
Panama hat. Though this article of
headgear is eminently suitable for use
in Ecuador, the native population, for
some reason, have very little predilec-
ton for 1t.
In normal times, almost the whole
production of Ecuador, both agricul-
tural and manufactured, is consumed at
home. OF late, surplus goods have
sought foreign markets.
~
Protest Against Serbs Addressed
To League Of Nations.
La Macedonia, Geneva CExterritorial
publication) The appeal addressed to
the international conscience by Mime.
Cinema Veleva and revealing such ter
rifying facts concerning the regime es-
tablished by the Serbs in our country
has stirred profoundly the whole OF
Macedonian emigration. In Bulgaria
alone more imam nail q million Mace
DOMAIN emigrants have held over 300
meetings, at which resolutions were
passed addressed to the League of Ma
tons on the subject of the situation in
mountaineering which would not
have been tolerated by the authorities
in that country.
The resolutions are protests against
the acts OF the Jugoslavian authorities
tending toward the forced assimilation
of Macedonian Bulgars: petitions to the
League OF Nations to protect the Bull
garian population OF Macedonia and to
impose upon the Jugoslavian govern
ment the execution of the engagements
assumed under the treaty for the pro-
lection of the minoritieS. which remains
a dead letter, as far as the Macedonians
are concerned, and an appeal to the
public opinion of Switzerland, as rep
the political expression Of o
free and impartial country, to raise its
voice in behalf OF European and
Christian people who are being prose-
cuted simply because they desire to re-
main faithful to their traditions and
their inspiration.
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II il no new experience for Washing
ton to be the mecca toward which many
minds converge at this season OF the
wear. but the present season must mark
almost the high tide. Presence OF the
international Chamber OF Commerce,
with its thousand delegates from thirty
I'VE nations, stamps the American Ma
tional Capital for the moment as the
meeting ground Of the world.
washington long since became the
focal point for activities associated
nurely with the life and affairs of the
United states. This Spring has seen
the usual pilgrimage TO the Potomsc's
shores Of hosts OF men and women
IaaRusd for a wide diversification OF pur-
hoses. Advocates and opponents Of pro-
hibition recently came and went. The
Daughters OF the American Revolution
were IN annual session and other patri-
cite organisations met here.
The early days Of May have been
EiYen over to meetings Of eminent groups
afHhated with the law-the American
.ociety OF International Law, the Execu-
tive Committee Of the American Bar
Association, anc the American Law In
Stitute. Physicians and surgeons have
been in eoncIave Labor and agricul-
t,ire have had their respective heads to-
Rether. Trade associations meet in the
District Of Columbia almost daily.
societies striving to coordinate the
work of schools and colleges and the
national educationa system counsel and
highly resolve, in Washington, intermit-
tently.
with Congress ordinarily In long re-
cess. IL - q nicely balanced arrange
rnent that finds the Republics unonicial
bodies in successive conclaves at the
seat OF government while House and
Senate are at rest. without exception
the leaders Of these organizations say
they md here an inspiration and
atinulus for constructive endeavor that
exist nowhere else in the United States
Surprisingly large numbers Of Ameri-
cans, drawn to washington by con-
grasses, conferences and conventions OF
every conceivable character. visit the
Federal city for the first time. Invari-
ably they Succumb to It's unique charm.
They go home with two outstanding
emotions determination to come
Again and stay longer next time. and
. realisation Of why It. Is that men and
women sent here to serve their country
soon capttulats to the lure Of WASH
ingtor and contemplate with sorrow the
possibility that some day they may be-
emma lama ducka
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

pathology, made typhoid vaesaEIaAAca
practicable IN 1895 and 1897, MnoculaGr
ing over 5000 soldiers IN India In 1858.
@. Was Dido really the name Of the
Queen who founded Carthage7-T. b.
A. Her name was Elissa. Verel gave
the name OF Dido 70 this Queen IA HIS
Aeneid.
@. What sentence preceded Patrick
Henry's immortal Give me liberty or
give me death"?-M. r. p
A. The second revolutionary eonven-
ton OF Virginia was held In st. Johns
Episcopal Church at Richmond IN ITS.
Proposals for q peaceful settlement had
been strongly advocated. On the third
day. March 23. ITS, Patrick Henry,
realizing that war was inevitable. over
whelmed the opposition to resolutions
for arming the Virginia militia in q
speech which has since become famous.
He ended, Us life so dear, or peace 30
sweet, as to be purchased at the price
of chains and slavery? Forbid II, Al
mighty God. I know not what course
others may take, but a. for me, give me
liberty or give me DEATH"
Q. When and where was coal FIRST
used?-C. @. c.
A. Coal has been known to man and
used for fuel for several thousand years.
What is probably the earliest recorded
reference to 1t occurs in treatise "On
Stones" by TheophrastuS. a pupil Of
Aristotle, which was dated 371 &c.
@. How many exclusively Jewish COL
lege fraternitieS are there in the United
States?-G. H. z.
A. The last compilation shows II for
men and for women. Possibly others
- 49, 80 tra ~
organization at the present time.
q. How wide is the entrances TO
New York Harbor?-V. r.
A. The entrance from the ocean Is
miles wide, from Sandy Hook TO Rock
away Point.
@. How does an earthquake change
or affect the surface of the earth7--
J.F.
A. It is variouSly affected by an
earthquake. in some of the greatest
earthquakes. there are no features more
remarkable than the dislocation OF the
crust. The displacement along the
fault may be mainly horizontal. mainly
vertical, or partly vertical and partly
horizontal, In . few earthquakes, such
As that at Messina in 1908, the move
ment takes the form Of o. varying Of
the crust, no actual fault being Visible
on the surface. When the moveEnent
Is horizontal, the fault may appear Is
crack or assure. or may be revealed by
the severing of roads, fences, etc, the
ends Of which may b separated by
several feet.
@. How many firms manufacture
electrical machinery?-A. T.
A. According to the Electrical Trade
Catalogs" there are nearly 5000 manu-
facturers of electrical machinery, ap-
paratus and supplies, including those
In closely allied lines.
@. Who wrote the play. "a New Way
to Pay Old Debts"?-B. A. L.
A. It was written by Messenger. who
fiourished shortly after Shakespeare.
It was produced In 1875. Garrick re-
vived 1t in 174s and Keene in 1927.
Q. Where was the Valley Of Baeai-
p. M.
A. 1t Is an unidentified place men,
toned In the Psalms. It meant the
Valley of Weeping. Baca trees were
either mulberry or halsann.
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Land Taxes in England.

Yesterday the House OF Commons
adopted, by q vote OF zee 10 $50, the
resolution OF Philip snowden. chancel-
Ior Of the exchequer OF the Labor min
istry, authorizing the imposition OF a
tex Of q penny in the pound on land,
starting in 1888 The Liberals voted
With the government on the proposition,
the Conservatives In opposition. The
measure must pass the House Of Lords
which undoubtedly will balk, but even
tlIalIy will approve. under the operation
OF the veto rule. which makes the
upper chamber of the British Psrlis-
nent helpless Of effective opposition 10
measures adopted by the lower.
This proposal is revolutionary. 1t is
regarded as the beginning Of a system
81 taxation that has been resisted and
avoided in England from time imme-
F0Orisl" The land has never been taxed
for general revenue purposes. The ex-
psnses Of the realm have been met by
other means, notably in later years
by income taxes, estate taxes. customs
end excise taxes. The revenue OF the
current budget. for ls30-sl. was at the
outset OF the period estimated at $780,
as, 600 OF this total fe3 900 900 was
To come from estate duties. Rl22. 7I0, 900
from customs, EI2s $50. 600 from excise
tmposts and E75O 100000 from income
taxes. with GS4. 500 900 from surtsxes.
Thus Of the total budget revenue for the
current period Of 1858. 57O,O 900, or very
nearly eighty-four per cent, came from
these items alone. Land taxes, together
with house duties" and mineral rights
duty, account for en- estimated income Of
1900, 900, the direct land taxes being
only . small percentage OF this total,
or on innnIteSimal fraction Of the Teye-
niue
Chancellor SnoWden's proposal Is that
the land taxes are 70 go into effect in
1888, with provision for q two-year sur
Sey Of assessment. Many believe that
this period 10 not suficIent for q yalua-
ton OF ell the land within the United
kingdom. Between ten and twelve
million parcels Of land are TO be valued,
the basis Of valuation to be the price
= hlch . purchaser would pay for the
I'D without buildings a. ths date Of
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Never explain things too completely.

Never explain things too completely.
It is a mistake.
The honest soul who attempts to be
fair to another by exhaustive e2plana-
tions usually ends by getting hiEnself in
wrong.
It takes half q lifetime or more for
q great many people to learn that all
they have to do Is to say mo" or Yes. y
The danger the honest man runs is
twofold. II he insists on being fair to
another, he is apt to make that other
feel that there must be something still
unexplained, so deep lies suspicion In
the average human MIND.
Or else he causes anger.
Anger, once aroused, makes q martyr
out of any man.
The commonest maneu7er in oral bat
ties is for the clever land often dis
honest) one of the pair to goad the
honest man into saying something
which he may resent.
This is exactly what the crafty one
has been planning to bring about.
Now he can substitute anger, Wnlcn
he likes, for humility, which he does
not like.
The strange thing IS that no sooner
does a man become angry than ne be-
gins to think he Is right.
No matter how wrong he knew him.
self to be a moment before, the moment
he begins to get mad he achieves
transformation in personal righteous
ness.
From the position Of the accused,
which humbled him, he jumps 1mme-
diately into the role OF the prosecuted,
and becomes accuser in his turn.
This is the curious transformation
which anger permits any man in con-
nd no
honest person should permit his ao-
verSary.
An excess OF honesty, a desire to be
fair down to the last degree, is the real
cause behind so many lost arguments.
One fails to remain calm, and fa1ls IN
most instances, because one insists on
being too meticulous In explanation:
In the first place, the adversary does
not deserve it. Complete explanation
will do him no good, will only furnish
him with fuel, steam for his engine,
fire for his ire.
He is incapable as you we'll know, OF
entering into your state OF mind. Fur
therunore. he would not, II he could.
WHY. then. be at such great pains to
attempt TO explain anything TO him?
say Yves" or NO" and let 1t go NJ
that
Suppose you sit in judgment on some
thing or other The applicant comes
forward. He has an exhibit which you
know, from experience, is poor.
Kindness Of heart prompts you to tell
the poor fellow, not that it is bad, In
so many blunt words, but that 1t Is not
quite as good as it might be.
You hope, alas, that he will catch on,
take the hint, have enough common
sense to see that .'ou do know thing
or two, and are making a decent,
honest, clean and above-board attempt
to ''let him down easy!
Alas, not he!
Never has man yet admitted to him
self, even though his mind tells him
the truth, that what his hands and
mind have wrought is not excellent.
Try this Superhonesty, II you VIII,
but confess afterward that 1t is more
or less failure. 1t was doomed from
the beginning.
The spirit OF man Is so constituted
that 1t would rather hug a pleasant
delusion to it's breast than shake the
hands of an unpleasant truth. Man
stands firmly for the truth, when the
truth pieases him, but not otherwise.