Evening Star Newspaper, September 14, 1924, Page 25

. LEADER MIRANDA “NEXICOS BRYAN Presidential Candidate Lik- ¢+ ened to Distinguished American. ®pecial Dispatch to The Star. MEXICO CITY, September 13.—Mex- ico’s motto, “IEffective suffrage, no re-election,” a rather inconsiderate destiny has twisted, for Senor Zuniga ¥ Miranda, self-styled perpetual can- didate for the presidency, into “ef- fective suftrage and no election. For the last 25 years his name has been on the list of candidates, and all the legal requirements have been fulfilled to the dot. The candidate a8 been us punctilious and exact about his position in the elections as he is about his high-noon promenade down Avenida Francisco 1. Madero, Mexico's Fifth avenue, in formal tail Coat, top hat and goldheaded Malacca cane. Destiny has been equally exact, for today, us when Zunigu y Miranda ©ouposed Porfirio Diaz four times, through the list of elections from Franctsco 1. Madero, Victortano Huer- ta, Venustiano Carranza, Gen. Alvaro Obregon to the recent Flores-Calles contest, she has awarded her stepson a traditional sero number of votes. “Mexico's Bryan” is the journalistic title Zuniga y Miranda has won. Per- haps u parallel exists in political am- bitions, but Zuniga y Miranda is a Bryan minus the anti-&lcoholic ten- dencles and vociferation, and plus a Quaintly serious idealism that makes him, in spite of the position he holds as a highly respected leading and com- petentslawyer for the poor, a rather pathetic individual. He is more of a Don Quixote than a Willlam Jennings, for his platforms, announced formally and campatgned for seriously, though certainly unobtrusively, bear all the earmarks of a resemblance to the famous windmills the Spanish cru- sader battled against. ‘Would Lower Prices. Senor Zuniga y Miranda would lower the prices of foods and prime necessities to a beautifully absurd level. He proposes that maize be sold at 1 cent a kilo, eggs at 1 cent each, and beans practically given away, for it is beans and tortiallas—flat maize cakes—that feed the majority of Mex- icans. He happily ignores the threat- cning agrarian situation, the ofl scan- dals, about which President Obregon has lamented that “If there were not 50 much oil in the wheels, the ma- chinery of Mexico's government would Tun much more smoothly.” The physical resemblance to the hero of Cervantes makes Zuniga al- most a comic opera figure. He is un- usually tall, thin, and his habits and ideals are as chronologically mis- placed as were those of Quixote, for while the knight would practice chiv- alry long after tournaments had ceased, Zuniga would govern a mod- ern, complicated Mexico through cour- tesy and a great many ideas that have been relegated to the attic of lace- paper valentines. He is the synthesis of a certain old- fashioned type of dreamer. Every Sat- urday evening a horde of beggars come to his sober, tranquilly ordered home to receive the gifts of food, money and clothing that are as much a4 Saturday night institution to the beggardom of Mexico as is the bath to the labordom of the United States. Hcro of Many Ballads. He is the hero of popular ballads and music hall songs and & frequent tigure in “zarzuellas” or vaudeville skits. The respect tendered him is tinged with a pitying consideration, and yet partakes of the same spirit that ‘makes a tourist remove his hat before a saint he considers hardly more than painted wood. Zuniga y Miranda is an institution, a candidate who as such has never been taken seriously, part of the Mexico that rode in victorias on the Boulevard Pasco de la Reforma on Sunday morning and kept its daugh- ters behind iron-barred balconies al- most beyond the reach of amorous troubadors. He is a paradox in a street shaking with the rush of Jit- neys and the screech of electric cars. During the recent election Zuniga y Miranda declared he was the only andidate who could hold the presi- dency, because neither Calles nor Ilores were genuinely Mexican. He is not vociferous about his reform measures, and neither is he startling- 1y practical. He has a simple, almost childish, confidence in his eventual triumph as head of the country, and in the meantime he continues in his role of an artstocratic, patriotic don, bowing to the proper members of the proper families, and in the midst of pistol shots and strange doctrines predioting for his tortured country a beautiful, rosy, Utopian “manana.” FEWER LIGHTNING RODS. Research in 1905 Indicated a Fail- ure to Protect. From the Kansas City Star. From the time Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod, in 1752, until the dawn of the twentieth cen- tury the Nation, the world, had an implicit faith in the abllity of the lightning rod to ward off the bolts of lightning. The death of the lightning rod came with the report of a light- ning research committee in 190, which showed many failures of con- ductors to prot the houses from the bolts of electricity. There have been {fequent discus xfons in scientific periodicals relative 1o the probable date of the invention of the lightning rod by Franklin. In a letter to Peter Collinson, dated July 29, 1750, Franklin proposed to test the electricity of thunder clouds and suggested the possibility of the light ning rod. In September, 1753, recorded that he erected on his ho . an insulated rod, connected at the lower end with a pair of bells, whic \ ¥ ringing would show when thi rod was electrified. April 17, 1753, he entered a note in his journal that he had charged a Leyden jar from this rod. A file of the Pennsylvania Gazette for the year of 17! ows that the lightning rod was in use at the time Franklin made his famous electrical Kite ex- periment. This same year he out- lined directions for erecting lightning rods and published them the follow- =z vear in Poor Richard's Almanac. The Perfect Servant. From the Youth's Companion. It seems to us that the perfect servant—from thestheoretical point of view—has been identified. As & mat- ter of fact he would have béen more satisfactory@ven to his master if he had been less perfect and a little moré human. Dickens used to tell a story of his blographer, John Forster. Forster had a devoted and skillful servant, Henry, who was always most correct in everything he did. It was there- fore astonishing one night when Yorster was entertalning several writers at dinner to see the scrupu- lous Henry make error after error. He upset a plate of soup, and Forster ut- tered a cry of alarm. He forgot to serve the sauce for the fish, and his master said, “Why, Henry! Altogether he made the excellent dinner seem a slovenly and poor re- past. When at the end of it he leaned over Forster's chair and said in a tremeadous voice: “Please, sir, ¢an you gpare me now? My house has been on fire for the last two ours” NAVAL CHIEF VISITS IOWA BIRTHPLACE Secretary Wilbur Goes Over Boy- hood Haunts and Inquires About Ancestors. Special Dispatch to The Star, BOONE, Iowa, September 13.—The recent visit to his birthplace here by Curtis D. Wilbur, Secretary of the Navy, served among other things to reveal the Secretary Is an ardent stu- dent of genealogy. His fs an ex- tremely large family and his arces- tors on both maternal and paternal sides are buried or still living in nearly every section of the United States. On an automobile trip from Des Moines to Boone Secretary Wilbur told members of his party he hecame interested in his family lineage while chief justice of the Supreme Court ot Califor, He carried this inter- est to Washington and during his leisure hours scanned the volumes of the Congressional Library for fur- ther information of his ancestors. His ancestors, the Wilbur and Langley families, were of early Colo- nial stock and both migrited west- ward from time to time, some of them settling first in Ohio, then in Iowa, South Dakota and Montana, and finally pushing westward to the Pacific States. The Secretary told how, when he was in Vermont recently, he had visited the graves of some of his relatives and then, upon reaching Des Molnes, he found an uncle, Zangwell Langley, was buried there. He has relatives liviog in Boone and Mar- shalltown and it was at his aunt's home here that he stayed during his visit. During his visit the Secretary went over every part of the town where he roamed when a boy. The maple tree in which he played he found still standing, but the house in which he was born is gone. FASHION MANNEQUINS TURN TO MOTOR CYCLES Smartly Attired Young Women Must Be Expert in Guiding Motors. From the London Mail. The great interest which modern woman is taking in motor cycling briugs in its train a new career— that of the motor cycle mannequin. Already these mannequins are to be seen in the shopping centers of the ‘West End, on the parades of the various seaside resorts and at the meetings of motor cycling enthusi- asts. They are a light-hearted, skill- tul and smart-looking sisterhood, and to them must undoubtedly be ascribed much of the popularity which the motor cycle is now enjoying among the energetic womanhood of the day. The motor cycle mannequin’s job is by no means an easy one. Her duties are as numerous as the outfits which she is asked to display. She may be employed by a firm to demonstrate a new type of mount specially con- structed for women. A clothing firm will possible enter into the scheme and provide her with the various out- fits which they wish to have ad- vertised. Daintily dressed, she must be capa- ble of riding her mount in as attrac- tive a manner as possible, whatever the condition of the road surface. As her work takes her abroad in all weathers, there are always the possi- bilities of skids and swerves on greasy roads. These she must be able to negotiate without drawing undue attention to herself, and with- out causing any spatters of mud to fly up on to her display clothing. In the course of a week she may be asked to undertake mock shopping expeditions in Bond street and Oxford street. She must therefore be an ex- pert enough driver to be able to nego- tiate traffic not only in the approved and lawful manner, but ever with an eye on her appearance and the effect which she cr It is not alwa easy to make & graceful start afte trafic hold-up, and ugly footwork is a pitfall which the experienced man- nequin instinctively avoids. ‘Then she may have to spend a day at Brooklands or attend hill-climbing contests, and even on these compara- tively long-distance runs she must be just as careful of her appearance. Her work does not end here, either. She must learn the mechanism of her mount and be able to answer ques- tions and discuss points with inter- ested onlookers. NORWEGIAN WRITER'S FAME. Historical Novel by Sigrid Undset Considered & Masterpiece. Charles E. Strangland in the Atiantic Monthly. Two names *stand oOut as pre- eminent among the writers of today in Scandinavia—Knut Hamsun and Sigrid Undset, both Norwegians. Thelr personalities and styles are diametrically opposed. Hamsun's rep- utation has increased by leaps and bounds during the last fifteen years, and his is one of the few Scandi- navian literary names known in the United States. Sigrid Undset arrived at fame through a monumental work which promises to give her such im- mortality as a Scandinavian may hope for. This work is an historical novel entitled “Kristin Lavransdatter,” in three large volumes, written with all of a man's advantages, though the thor is & woman. The work de- scribes the love of a man and & wom- an for one another, and that still greater love of a mother for her children. The humanity of the work is so real and deep, its feeling so genuine, its art so perfected, that it will yet have a circulation rivaling that of Hans Christian Andersen. The work was written during the war and just after its end; its his- torical bases are admirable and cor- rect; but he who reads it feels him- selt living at the time described— and a hundred years from today readers will still find it so. The war has had very slight influ- ence on real literature in these countries, fortunately. Present ten- dencles are rather remote from the earlier I'art pour I'art, and this is no doubt due in part to translations of American novels, with their tradi- tions of swift and exciting action. Such translations in cheap editions have been overrunning the Scandi- navian book markets, especially since the end of the war. ‘Why Shoemakers Are Genuises. From Capper’s Weekly. Reading & newspaper story by James Lucey, the shoemaker friend of President Coolidge, reminds Spud MeDoody, Oklahoma shoemaker and subscriber to Capper's Waekly, that he has known many real geniuses, musicians, singers, inventors, writers and politicians, who at some time in their lives were shoemakers or shoé repairers. McDoody believes shoe- jmakers accomplish much, because they are quiet and studious and have plenty of time to develop any idea that comes to mind. For inatance, McDoody himself has perfected process for tanning leather and m ing shoes second to none, besides . ing written and copyrighted a fast- selling book. So much for the adage that shoemakers should stick to their lasts. ————yen. If you need work, read the want columns of The Star, . THE SUNDAY INDIANA CHEERED AT MAINE RESULT Klan Situation in Hoosier State Similar to That in New England. Special Dixpateh to The Star. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., 13.—The overwhelming victory jof the Republican senatorial ticket in'Maine and the success of the Klan-backed State ticket has considerably encour- aged Republican leaders in In to hope that the entire Republican slate will be carried through. The situation in Indlana is siwilar to that in Maine, the Klan here back- ing Ed Jackson, the Republican cun- didate for governor. Republican lead- ers had begun to fear that the in- tense fight being made on Jackson because of his Klan Indorsement might work harm to the national ticket, which, admittedly, is strong In this State. With the example of Maine before them, however, they be- lieve the national ticket will exhibit such strength that it will carry the whole State ticket through to vic- tory. Can “Scrateh” Tickets. That Hoosiers can “scratch” their tickets, however, was shown two years ago, when Jackson was elected secretary of State by a mafority of nearly 40,000 and Samuel M. Ralston, Democrat, was elected United States Senator by more than 35,000 majority. Scratching, too, will be easier this Fall, because the large number of independent national tickets in the field precludes the use of voting ma- chines, which had come into general use in the State. Some idéa of the disparity in strength between Coolidge and Jack- son was shown in & poll taken at the State fair. The poll was taken from among a cross-section of the agri- cultural element of the State. Cool- idge received 66 per cent of the vote cast, John W. Davis 25 per cent, and Senator La Follette 9 per cent. That indicates to observers that La Follette has little strength among the farmers of Indlana, and that he will have to rely chiefly for support on the laboring elements of the larger cities. On the other hand, however, Jack- son received 59 per cent of the vote and Carleton B. McCulloch, his Demo- cratic opponent, 41 per cent. Inas- much as the Klan has its chief strength in the rural districts, Demo- | cratic leaders took heart at the show- ing. They point to the fact that Jackson Is running behind Coolidge as proof of their contention that the Democratic State ticket will win. HAROLD C. FEIGHTNER. FROGS MENACE CHICKS. Special Dispatch to The Star. COLUMBIA, Mo., September 12— The newest menace to chicks in this section are the bullfrogs, which are getting so large that they can swal- low medium sized fryers. This was discovered by Clarence Makin and Er- nest Jones, who killed about eighteen bullfrogs at John Gilbert's lake the other day. On dressing two of the frogs they discovered they had swallowed chick- ens almost the size of quail. CATTLE ARE GUARDED. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., September 13.— Officers of the Virginia State Fair have announced that no cattle will be admitted to the fair next month In the competition for prises unless| the cattle have been tested and found free from tuberculosis and all other diseases. This step is taken to protect blooded cattle and the enormous dairy herds that will be repr ed. We have hundreds of first- class tenants who desire to rent houses and apartments in all sections of the city. List your vacant property with us and we will secure good tenants. ‘We remit collected. STONE & FAIRFAX 1342 New York Avenue N.W. HAR STA CONBED, L0SSY Millions Use It — Few Cents Buys Jar at Drugstore the same day Bren obstinate, unruly or shampesed datr stays combed all day in any style you like. “Hair-Groom™ is a dignified combing cream which gives that sataral gloes and well. groomed effect to your halr—that final toweh o good @ress Dotk 1a Dusiess and of sedla: oceasions. “Hair-Grosm™ is greaseless; alse nelps grow thiek, heavy, lustreus Dair. Be- BumsteadsWomSyrup SRR, September | .. MAN CONFESSES MURDER, 9 HOLD-UPS, ENDS LIFE “Smoky” Kelley Reveals Past in Buicide Note; Was Sought by New York Police. Special Dispatch to The Star. TOLEDO, Ohio, September 13.— “Smoky” Kelley, 23, unburdened his soul by confessing to a murder in New York and nine hold-ups and committed suicide by leapinyg Maumée River here today. The con- fession was in a note scratched just before he took the leap. was found in a pocKet by patrolmen who recovered the body. The con- fession said his life had been recked by a woman.” “8moky"” borrowed a pencil, wrote the note, fastened two bricks with wire about his neck and before wit- nesses could restrain him plunged. Police say Kelley's suicide ends a three-week search for him by To- ledo authorities. SEEKS WAR TROPHIES. RICHMOND, Va., September 13.— Virginia cities and communities will recelve their share of the captured war trophies allotted to them under the act approved in Congress June 7 The adjutant general's office of the State has taken up with the War Department the matter of where the trophies to be awarded Virginia are to be found, as to who wlill pay tranaportation charges and how the lot shall be divided. g In many Bulgariun monasteries the monks are called to prayers by one of them going round the cloisters stri- ing a long wooden bat with a stick This practice dates from Turkish times, when Christians were forbid- den to use church bells. JACK RABBIT BOUNTY COSTS LOTS OF MONEY 7,000 in One Day Astonishes Of- ficials and Causes Plenty of Work. Special Dispatch to The Star. HEREFORD, Tex., September 13.— When the commissioners’ court of this county offered a bounty of 10 cents a head for all jack rabbits killed within the limits of the county, it was thought only a few hundred dol- lars would be required tg ay for the dead animals. To the astonishment of member of the board, 7,000 jack rabbits were brought In in one day, and within a period of a little more than a month more than 20,000 vic- tims of the chase were delivered at the courthouse and the bounty pald on them. ‘While in most instances only the ears of the jack rabbits were brought in, there were also 80 many carc: piled Into the county clerk’ that they took up much of the able space. After the disagre, work of counting them had been fin- ished they were taken into the engine room of the building and burned. Cattlemen, cowboys, farmers and many people of other vocations took part In the jack rabbit drives and hunts. The bounty was offered be- cause the pestiferous long-eared ani- mals were 50 numerous as to cause great destruction to growing crops and grass. Fifty-One Disabled in School. RICHMOND, Va., September 13.— Fifty-one disabled soldiers will be enrolled In the colleges and universi- ties of Virginia next week, aceord- fng to C. E. Bottoms, chief of the rehabilitation service in the Rich- mond district. Buy What You Please Pay at Your Ease On Credit Jewelry At Cash Prices ‘We say it again and again =OnCreditatCashPrices, because we actually do give you credit terms at prevailing cash prices, and that without charg- ing any interest. Ny AA This is the very latest creation in Wrist Watches. The case is 14k. ‘White Gold filled, fitted with 17J guaranteed Bu- lova movement. This Mlinois (Capital) ;s ; lilc;}mo timepioce, 3. . movement, fitted in a 14k, White Gold filled case of the latest design. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, SEPTEMBER 11, 192{_PART T. New Orleans Plans to Celebrate Anniversary of Freedom Batile By the Ameciated Préss. NEW ORLEANS, September 13.— With surviving participants present, Now Orleans tomorrow will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of a battle which caused a stir throughout the country, drew a proclamation frdm President Grant and resulted event- ually in the ousting of “carpet bag"” Kovernment from Louislana. It was fought Beptember 14, 1874, in the streets of New Orleans in that sec- tion of the city alonk the Mississippi levee and near Canal street The only reminder of the affair is a stone shatt, the liberty monyment standing in Cunal street pear the river and in the cénter of the area where the bat- tl was fought, efected to the memory of the citizens who fell. ; It was the day befors the battle that New Orleans newspapers pub- beginning: you have been outrage after outrage—hesped upon you by an usurping government.” It concluded with an appeal that they assemble the following day at the C tatue in Canal street “and in tof loud enough to be heard threughout the length and breadth of the land declare that you are, of right, ought to be, and mean to be free” The Crescent City White League and other organizations as- sembled at various meeting places as had been requested. Later in the day Gen. Fred N. Ogden, who had taken command of the White League forces, formed “a defensive line of battle on Poydras street—my right resting on the levee, my left on Carondelet street with the intention of throwing the city into a military camp for the purposes of thoroughly organizing the State forces,” according to his official report of the fight. At 4:15 p.m. the forces of government the cltizens had de- termined to oust opened fire on them. For hours the battle raged in the streets, cannon, gatling guns and other weapons being brought into play. The citizens lost altogether 12 dead and 13 wounded, of whom several died later. It was never de- termined what their opponents’ cas- ualties were, but, according to Gen. Ogden’s report, “the enemy’s loss must have been heavy from the number of dead and wounded left by them on the field. Their chief, Gen. A. S. Badger, fell into our hands, severely wounded.” the | WHEN YOU NEED A KEY You need our instant dupli- cating service. Duplicate key, 25¢c. 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