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pensions August s. 1882. from the sixth
congressional district of Virginia. and
was assigned to the western division.
Last March. on account of failing
health. he resigned.
He was one OF the charter members
and vice president OF the beneficial as
ISOLATION of the bureau, and a member
of Trinity Episcopal Church. His wife
and one son, j. A. Phillips of the gov
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ought to pay it. The demands for these
trains and for supplies were always made
by the President in his official capacity.
II the government is responsible, an APP
-,ropriation ought to be made to pay these
bills.
III Mr.. Roosevelt is responsible for the
unpaid bills, he ought to pay them At
any rate, Congress ought to have the
facts, in order to take such action as
the situation may demand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20

The United States is fundamentally
opposed to decorations, as everybody
knows: but it is strange fact. neverthe-
less, that there are no end of badges that
have official sanction. and even come
from the government ITSELF. There is nc
man better equipped 10 tell about this
than J. e. jerks. and he does so in our
next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits We're
issued today:
To Edwin Casson-For one twO-story
brick and stone store and dwelling at 1226
North Capitol street northwest; architect,
3. S. Simmons: builder, Andrew Gleason;
estimated cost. $4,000.
To Charles Ii. Taylor-FOr two two
story frame and stucco dwellings at 2.t'2
and 1884 Macomb street northwest; archi-
tect and builder. c. ii. Taylor; estimated
cost. $4,000.
To the Southern Building Corporation
To install three electric passenger ele-
vators at 18th and II streets northwest;
contractor, Otis Elevator Company; esti-
mated cost, $500.
To the Southern Building Corporation
To install one combined passenger and
freight elevator at 18th and ii streets
northwest; contractor. Otis Elevator
Company; estimated cost, S6.5G0.
After suffering for several weeks. Miss
Susan F. William, eighty-twO years old,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
TOUCHING STORY TOLD
BY RED CROSS WORKER
Appeal Made to the Benevolent
by Those Engaged in
Selling Seals.

Yesterdays record of the sale Of the
little Red Cross seals, according to the
reports received from many who sold
them, was a gratifying one in some re
spects, but did not equal the proportion
necessary to set the additional $500
needed for next seasons work at the
Red Cross tuberculosis day camp, and
there are but five days left to bring up
the total to the amount actually needed
to carry on that work. A new sales sta
ton was established yesterday at Clyde
Grimes, Wisconsin avenue and N street.
An Effective Appeal.
The appeal that went out from Mrs.
Mclaughlin. Miss Boardman and Mrs.
Bayly, the committee in charge Of the
seal sales, seems to have thoroughly
stirred up the young assistant seal sellers
in all quarters. I'VE are all SO an anxious
to make good showing. not for our
selves individually, but for the cause
OF the day camp" said one very serious
young woman. Il have seen the good
work done at the camp and l have seen
the necessity for it.
Her voice was just bit tremulous as
she told the story Just a short while
ago l was with one of the ladies to see
poor man who was stricken with tu-
DtTculOSIS. tie uleu WUllc we were tneTe.
His poor wife has it, too. I am sure, from
her pale, thin face and the hacking cough
that at times prevents her from talking.
Saddest Feature of All.
But the saddest of all was the poor
little girl. Only five years old. with great
big blue eyes. Perhaps the disease hasn't
got hold of her yet, but it will. There
are two older children, too. They were
housed in small, dingy room. lighted by
an old smoky lamp. Over in a dark
corner the poor man lay on wretched
looking bed. The furniture was scant. A
little stove. red hot on top, made the air
sitting. oh. it was awful. And while
the poor woman was trying to tell us
about her husband, he began to cough,
gasped for breath and with the most aw-
full sound 1 ever heard, breathed his last
The workers in the cause of the Red
Cross tuberculosis day camp tell some sad
stories of their experiences They are
sympathetic, of course, but practical as
we'll To them there is more to touch the
heart, they say. in the condition of the
little children they find. Often several
of them as IN the case cited, are grouped
with their parents in dark, dingy, ILL
smelling rooms whose very atmosphere
breathes death and desolation.
1T takes so little money! one of them
remarked. Ito help them 1t seems a
pity it is so hard to get. And it is only
because the people generally do not know
the facts or forget to do what they want
to do and mean to do if they are only
urged to it,
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LODGE FACES DEFEAT,
IS ASSERTION OF floss
Massachusetts G0vern0r-EIect
Declares Senator Will
Never Be Returned.

LYNN, Mass. December 20.-Gov.-E,e
Eugene n. Foss opened here last night
his second series of meetings in his cam
paign against the reelection of United
States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, and
in his opening speech reiterated his pre-
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G.. &c. PHILLIPS DEAD.
Had Been Clerk in Pension Bureau
for Many Years.

G. r. c. Phillips died this morning at
his residence. 943 street northwest,
after a long illness. The remains will
be taken to Houston, Va, for inter-
ment.
He was appointed to the bureau Of
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Who PAID ROOSEVELT'S
RAILROAD BILLS?
Rainey introduces Resolution
in the House Calling for
an Investigation.

How much travelling did Theodore
Roosevelt do when he was President?
How much did 1t cost?
Who paid for it, IL it is paid for?
And if it hasn't been paid for, why
not?
All these pertinent queries and a few
more are contained in resolution In
troduced in the House yesterday by Rep
resentative Rainey Of Illinois. The reso-
luton provides for the appointment OF q
committee of five members of the House
for the purpose of investigating the rail-
road expenses incurred by Theodore
Roosevelt while President Of the United
States
The special committee is directed by
the resolution to ascertain the total of
all transportation expenses incurred by
Mr. Roosevelt, and what part of it he
paid, If any.
Statement by Mr.. Rainey.
In connection with the resolution, Mr..
Rainey last night gave out the follow
ing statement:
II expect to press this resolution and
to insist on a thorough investigation. 1
remember that when Mr.. Roosevelt was
President he frequently made demands
upon the railroads for special trains for
hunting trips and other junkets The
trains were always furnished.
1.-The railroads could not afford to re
fuse a demand by the President I have
reason to believe that the bills contracted
by the President were never paid Thes,.
expenses fell heaviest on the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad Company.
There are 5000 or 90 600 stockholders
in that company. 1t has been charged
that transportation to the value Of at
least 100000 was thus furnished to
Theodore Roosevelt by this company
This bill ought to be paid. Somebody
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20

Mrs. Lucy Dew WEIGH, seventy-six
years old, widow Of Judge Thomas N.
WEIGH died at her home in Caroline
county. Va, Sunday from paralysis. Her
husband died two years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
Small Sum Goes Long Way.

1.-TWO thousand dollars seems a small
sum to help such desolation and protect
the community they say. 1T is the
Christmas season when everything is sug-
gestive of peace and joy and comfort.
Please ask the people not to forget those
whose lives may save with but a
small fraction of what they spend for
lesser things. 1t only needs small sum
from each to make what we need. Last
year we got $4,000 from the sales of the
little seals. 1t ought not to be SO hard
to raise s., 600 this year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
Widow and Six Dependents.

No. g. \ widow with six children, three
in school. The oldest girl is remarkably
bright, has entered the high school and
has a good prospect of being teacher il
she can continue at school This will
mean that the amount she could earn
must be made good to her family. Four
dollars a week. or S20S year. will give
her the opportunity.
No. Z. a respectable old colored couple,
the man over eighty years. His wife
works but cannot make enough to sup
port them both. A former employer pays
their rent. Three dollars week. or Sl5U
a year. is needed to make them comfort
able and keep them together.
No. $. Widow with three children under
twelve years. Work as hard as she can,
this mother can only make s.; a week. Her
church helps her all it can, but to keep
this family properly and enable the chill
dren to develop as they should 81 a week,
Or $2OS year must be provided.
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Have Seen Better Days.

No. 3. \ refined old couple who have
seen better days. The man is an in
valid usually supported by his wife. An
accident has incapacitated her for the
time being. Forty dollars will tide them
over the next two months, when the wife
will again be able to assume the bur-
den.
No. 4. Blind colored man, with four
mOtherlesS children. His oldest daugh-
ter, a girl of sixteen years, is doing a
mothers part in making comfortable
home for them. The rent is paid by a
relative. The daughter earns about 81
a week at washing. This is all she can
do in addition to her home duties. I'm
less s. week, or $3.50 for the year, is
provided this happy little home must be
broken up.
No. j. 4 delicate little widow, with four
small children. The mother has had tu-
berculosis and has been cured, but must
be careful not to Overdo. Twelve dollars
a week, or 5000 for the year, will keep
this home together and enable these chill
dren to have a mothers love and care.
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Opportunities Enumerated.

No. !. laborer with incipient tuber-
culosis which the doctors assure him can
be cured by three-month sOjourn in the
sanatOrium. This is not possible unless
SO week can be provided to care for
his wife and five small children. A total
of $12O will care for this family while
the father is being restored to health.
No. 2. a hard-wOrking, industrious
man, who always took good care of his
family until stricken with incurable
heart trouble. There are four children
in the family, only one old enough to be
a wage-earner. The youngest is a baby
of a few months. A boy of six years is
a cripple. With her sick husband, Grip
pie child and young baby the mother has
neither time nor strength for wase-earn-
ing, but she is a splendid mother. There
are no relatives able to help. Their
church is helping them with the rent,
but $40 a week, or $500 year, will be
required to keep this humble home to-
gether.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20

After suffering for several weeks. Miss
Susan F. William, eighty-two years old,
died at her home at Salem, Va, Monday.
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Give Children a Chance.

The thing which will appeal to most of
us is to give the children in these fam
lilies a chance, and where there are old
people who have struggled all their lives
and with success to be Independent until
old age or illness has overtaken them, to
help these also to end their days in COM
Portable self-respect. To place eight FAM
lilies beyond the reach OF Sordid want dur
ing the next twelve months will be an ex-
preston of the Christmas spirit extended
far beyond the Yuletlde season.
contributions sent to the Associated
Charities. J23 III street northwest, will be
promptly acknowledged, or. if preferred,
they may be sent TO this paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
CHEER FOR ONE YEAR
Effort for Extension of the
YuIetide Period.
EIGHT FAMILIES NEED AID
Associated Charities Presents Op-
portunity for Benevolence.
PEOPLE WORTHY OF RELIEF
Appeal for Funds to Place Them
Above Actual Want for
Twelve Months.
PEOPLE WORTHY OF RELIEF

Christmas cheer and happiness 800 days
of the year is what the Associated Char
tiles wants to bring to eight families
whose needs are described briefly under
the head of eight opportunities. This is
the time of year when there arc lots of
people who want to give where it will do
the most good-that is, where 1t is most
needed. They only wish to be assured
that their gifts will not be duplicated.
The visitors of the Associated Charities
have made a careful diagnosis of the
family needs described. Following this
diagnosis they have carefully estimated
the income and necessary expenditures of
the family. They have studied the re-
sources available and have calculated
what the minimum requirement is for de-
cent living in these families during the
next 800 days. This is charity with a
plan and future.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
SAUER KRAUT.

Sauer Kraut is pretty good eating
along in late autumn, with fresh pork
Good authorities tell us that kraut, I
meal of it once week, with no other
food except bread at that meal, will
give certain immunity from liver trou
BILE.
After kraut has fermented it should
be removed to a cool place, to keep
well. There is an old notion that
freezing Injuries it, but this is not
true. 1t will not keep well If toe
much of the juice is removed, when
you visit the key or barrel to get
kraut to use.
The first part of November is our
time for making kraut for winter and
spring use. 1t is not apt to keep well
very long if made early in the fall
We use the best quality of cabbage
for this purpose. Loose green heads
should never be used if you want
your kraut to look we'll and taste
good.
Cook kraut in the oven in kettle
that has close cover. and the odoI
over the house will not be so great
My German neighbor covers piece
of fresh pork with kraut, and COOKS
for two or three hours in the oven
This is a good dish for wash day ana
doesn't require much looking afteI
just adding a little water occaslon&
ly is all.
Kraut will be expensive this sea-
son for the farmer who failed 70
raise his own cabbage and many falf
ed in this locality on account Of the
dry weather.-F. w. NJ. in the lnu
ana Farmer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
A Grand Future.

'That boy surely will go to Con-
gress when he grows up" says the
father, after vain effort to convince
his young hopeful of the enormity
of continued disobedience.
What makes you think that?" the
mother asks.
Every time We send him to do
something he does just what we don't
want him to do and then comes home
and argues it was what We wanted,
60 Evening Post.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06

| although they were severe and rather
| painful. you can't hang on long
there. can you Slivers?" he shouted,
his words being barely audible above
| the storm. Tim shook his head, his
teeth chattering.
Ross looked once about him. There
was no time to summon help nor to
hunt for more rails with which to pry
at the sagging pole He turned and
ran directly beneath his companion.
From one foot he tore the heavy rub
Der overshoe that covered the thick
felt boot Tim wore leather shoes
and leggings. that would have been
useless in such an emergency.
Wrapping the Ovcrshoe about the
handles Of a pair Of pliers, he climb
cd the pole, and deliberately shipped
off one Of the wires. The insulation
was BY no means perfect, and he re-
ceiyed shock that made him CRATE
his teeth. but he cut another, and
then another. By this time his arm
was numb and almost helpless, SO he
changed hands and reached for the
fourth wire.
Il can get down noWt" Tim called.
Wait where you are r0ared the
big man. I'm not going to let you
take chances now, you're halffrozen.
What he said, or implied was true;
Tim was in no condition to climb
nimbly about a dangerous place.
The next two wires were severed
with the utmost difficulty. The final
one, splitting blue, fell across Big
Georges wrist He reeled backward.
as if struck with a club, and fell limp
ly to the frozen ground below
Fortunately a grocer's delivery cart
passed at that moment, and Tim,
sliding recklessly down the pole,
hailed the driver, who helped to 1t
Ross on board. They drove to the
car line, for the most pressing need
was to rush the injured man to a hos.
pital.
On the way they met the power
company's repair wagon. Alarmed by
the accident, the foreman readily
agreed to repair both lines at once.
Big George partially revived as
they carried him into the hospital
ward. He looked up at Tim and smil.
ed sheepishly
"Will he recover" Tim whispered
to the surgeon.
"A man of his physique?" was the
reply. Eyes" They found a broken
collar bone and a deeply burned
wrist, but the patient made light of
his injuries.
you're hero. George" said Tim,
"and you saved my life. You can call
me Slivers to the end of the chapter.
for you've earned the right
you're only a fraction of a man in
size, Tim" Big George replied, "but
you are and always were worth three
of me, big as l am. I've known that
from the first, but I didn't ever ex-
pect to tell you So" He extended his
uninjured hand, and the feud was
over.-From the Youths Companion.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
The Ignorant UnbeIiever.

The late Neil Burgess used to
clinch, with an anecdote, his claim
that atheists were always ignorant
"A coarse, staggering fellow" he
would begin, declared in a barber
shop:
"I don't believe in no hereafter.
You live and die, and that's the end
OF ye.'
why, you must be a Unitarian,
George the barber said.
Huh, not met was the reply. I'm
too fond O. meat for that "-Ninne-
apolis Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
BOILED CUSTARD.

Beat the yolks of 8 eggs slightly
add IA cup of sugar and pinch d
salt and add gradually 2 cups Of scaA
ed milk, stirring all the while. Col
in a double boiler, continuing to ah
the mixture until it thickens and /
coating forms on the spoon. Strn
Immediately, chill and favor with Il
teaspoonful of vanilla. Care must h
taken not to cook this custard tN
long or it will curdle Should ths
happen beat it with an egg beater uH
til of a smooth consistency.--Neh
E. Zackular, in the Boston Post.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
Above The
Crossed Wires
&&#M###########
By Roe L. Hendrick.

II get divers OUT ON the wires
,Akay. this wind'll freeze his half
III of blood into an icicle in just
0Br seconds" Big George Ross roar
II With full-blooded and rather fat
u51ted merriment at his conceit.
Tim Mahoney-who had been call
u "Slivers"-showed his teeth, but
1t In laughter. The little hot-tem-
ysEed wisp of an Irish lad was in a
nUUering rage in an instant, precisely
u Rig George had intended that he
aARld be. The other telephone line
-. gathered in the stock-room,
1se busily preparing for the days
1urk- They made no comment on the
WRal one-sided quarrel. Some of
nAem did not even smile, for Ross's
oE1sering of Mahoney had long since
Suased to be novelty, and seldom
HEDved amusing. Indeed, several fear
II that it might yet lead to serious
sequences.
The huge fellow did not mean to be
aszel. Having a superabundance of
1exh and muscle himself with no
Osersupply of brains,-the diminu-
o7sR size of his fellow workman seem
~ 10 him absurd, and he harped up
- Mahoney's thinness and feather
weight until the little Irishman would
xiver with anger or burst out into a
xEzng Of invectives in reply. Then
~ George would laugh till he was
aBeafhless, and watch for an oppor-
o0fty to resume his foolish annoy
Qnpe&
Tim hated him, but he by no means
0eed Tim. In secret he respected
81 admired the little man, who not
~. was far and away the better
uR1nsr of the two. but whose cour-
- no one had ever questioned.
~ Georges outlaws were still au-
AaAse when the superintendent came
- ne door.
Tahoney," he said, glancing about
- room, you and Ross take your
ADair kits and hustle out to the An
-ed District. Get transportation
- the Office, and take Lyell avenue
0r to the end of the line. There's
as1ble out there, and think the
nsuxce of it is somewhere along Bak-
or street. Anyhow, the Station f
3siiehboard is out of commission and
ssxy telephone in the district
ct 0ff. There must be a cross some
U1s Re. Go east, and look for every
rScse where the power company's
rssres go over ours. Hurry up, for
we've getting complaint every min
H1e. and the Empire State people will
HRke capital out Of every hours de-
~.
Hhall we go to the station after
ming up the line?" Mahoney asked.
NO. I'll attend to that. Come back
Ae.
N . moment the two men were
nFcasting the fierce March gale out
1k1e. Coming after a period Of un-
warm weather, the storm
Bemed even more severe than the |
zE1ual temperature warranted. A
lnst of sleet and snow was being
Hk1ven before the wind, and even Big |
4surge staggered and gasped as one
n the stronger gusts struck him full
= the face. No one was abroad ex-
spt the few whose business admitted
u no delay, and the usually crowded
9Teets appeared almost deserted.
Your name'll be Shivers instead
= Slivers by the time we get out to
lhker street," Ross beloved over
lfs shoulder to his companion, and
Zen. IS usual, laughed at his own
3Eke
TIT 90 my work as well as you or
ny other man." Mahoney piped back,
md I'm thinking even you'll shiver
} IL too" /
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
HINTS.

Croquettes are best fried in DOR
ing lard or oil. The mixture shouid
be allowed to get cold, then moloe.
and dipped into beaten egg and Dresa
crumbs. The use of a frying baske'
will save much trouble.
Croquettes may either be moiae'
fiat in chops, in a cone shape OF :
round balls. It is a mistake to msA'
them too long and narrow, as In''
are apt to break in frying.
No tastier accompaniment for w
chicken fricassee is to be had lns.
the Spanish red peppers drained il0I
their can, rolled in crumbs and HE
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
Dead Swell.

A young girl, incorrigibly given to
slang, went with her mother to the
funeral of an aunt The dead woman
had been strikingly handsome in
life, and her features retained all
their attractiveness. How do you
think Aunt Blanche looked?" asked
the mother, when they had viewed
the corpse. Enthusiastically the child
replied, Dead swell, didn't she, moth.
err"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
PINEAPPLE NARMALADE

Peel. core and chop the pine. Weig,
and allow a pound OF sugar to ead
pound of fruit. Mix well and Ia
stand in the preserving kettle ovg
night. In the morning cook abor
half an hour, then run through ,
sieve. Return to the preserving ks
tie and simmer, stirring almost Con
stantly for half or three-quarter d
an hour until a clear amber colOr
paste results that will be firm whs
cooled. Pack in little pots.-Emn'
Paddock Telford, in the New. yW
Telegram. ....->~;s.7-- +.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
ORIGINAL CHERRY PUDDING

Sprinkle / quart stoned cherriaI
thickly with sugar and let stand fa|
two hours or more; make rich bill
cult dough of l pint flour, teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. l of sugar, Il
of salt. IL cup of butter, or equal
parts lard and butter; mix lighty
with warm milk: roll out quite thin,
drain cherries from sugar, cover the
dough thickly with cherries, roll up
like a jelly roll, tie up in cheese
cloth we'll Toured and boil steadily
for one hour. Serve with cherr
sauce.-Laura A. Humphrey, in the
Boston Post.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06

Notwithstanding the duty of 40 per
cent a barrel large quantities of ap.
pies from Oregon. Washington and
other States are consumed in West.
ern Canada