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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-16
BIG CROWDATTENDS
POLICE ATHLETICS
First Annual Field Games Started by
Revolver Shot at 2 O'Clock
This Afternoon.

The policeman strutting the streets in
uniform of blue is familiar to ALL Those
who know him SO looked on in surpri Sc
at the sturdy band of athletes at Ameri-
can League Base Ball Park this after
noon. and wondered if their eyes de-
ceived them.
These athletes are the same men who
guard the peace. They are today COM
peting in the annual field games of the
Metropolitn police department
The games are being held this after
noon for the benefit of widows and
orphans of dead members of the depart
starter fired his revolver. sending off a
half dozen policemen in the first event
of the day. the stands at the park were
well filed.
First Annual Field Games.
1t was flying start for the games.
Everything had been perfected to make
the first event of its kind a banner one.
Sixty Boy Scouts were on hand, and
saw that the spectators were comfort
ably seated A bevy of pretty girls sold
programs
Prizes of cups and medals are offered
for the various events. All the COM
petitions are limited to entries from the
police force. but there are several add
ed attractions.
Patrick Mcdonald of the New York
police department. the Olympic shotput
champion, Egon Erickson. also of the
New York force, members of the Olym-
pic team and former National A. A. U.
high jump champion, and John ]. Eller,
another member of the Olympic team
and record holder and all-around 160-
pounds national champion, came to
Washington to assist in making the
meet one long to be remembered. These
champions from New 1orks finest
are scheduled to give exhibitions of
their skill.
wrestling bout between Detective
Joe Grant, former champion middle
weight wrestler, and Joe Turner. the
present champion, will be interesting.
The detective has not said much. but it
is rumored he will go after Turner's
crown
Fourteen events are carded on the
rNI.r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-16

St Louis has one factory which will
this year consume 1o0,eoo,o00 feet of
lumber.
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year with Lowell E. Jepson. the party
nominee and a pronounced dry. Schall
has not Committed himself openly on
prohibition and is likely to get the wet
vote. So what is sauce for the tenth
district goose will not do to garnish
the fifth district gander
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-16
No Stated Choice for President.

Should the eleven electors remain
GA the ballot, Secretary of State
Schmahl says he could not permit them
to go on the ballot as "progressives,
for Vice President, John NJ. Parker"
They would have no stated choice for
President. Even so, some of the cleo
tors favor making stand. Z. ]. Meier
of ST. Paul declares that if he is forced
of the ballot he will vote for Wilson,
and thac others will do the same 1t
is asserted that in st. Paul especially
there IS a good deal of Wilson senti-
tnent among former bull moosers.
Republicans. however. believe that
fully 95 per cent of the Roosevelt
voters Of 1912 are for Hughes. Be-
yond doubt 80 per cent of them never
left the republican party, or consid-
cred themselves anything but repub-
licans. The radical element that per
sisted in maintaining a party organi-
zation is split, but the majority has
declared itself for Hughes, and it is
believed that the eleven progressive
electors could not get better than a
scattering vote. In this state they
probably will not cut much figure. but
in a doubtful state would be a danger
Gus proposition, and republicans here
are wondering how many bull moose
electors there are on tickets in other
states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-16
Presidential Electors in Mime
sofa Persist in Maintaining
Party Organization.
CLAIMED THEY ARE BACKED
BY SMALL FOLLOWING
Democrats of the State Divided on
Local Issues-Both Parties
Having Trouble.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, September Is.
In spite of the action of the pro-
srcssive state committee last July re-
questing the progressive party presi-
Dental electors to withdraw from the
Minnesota ticket, so as to unite the
Hughes vote on one set of electors.
eleven.o the twelve bull moose" cleo
tors nave failed up to this time to
Withdraw. and unless they do so by
october 10 their names will appear on
the. ballot. Whether they will quit or
not will depend, it is said, on a confer
ence within the next few days to be
attended by John NJ. Parker and the
other members Of the progressive ma
tioual committee who held out against
the Endorsement of Hughes.
Judge NJ. D. I'urdy, the Minnesota
national committeeman, voted for the
j. hughes Endorsement, and his action
was. approved by a majority of the
progressive state committee, but a mi
iiority in Minnesota. headed by State
Chairman c. ". Halbert, favors per-
petuatlng the party. Mr.. Halbert is
member of the committee which will
meet with Mr.. Parker next week. ON
the outcome OF that meeting. Mr.. Hal
bert says, the future course in this
state will depend
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collar is faced with satin. White eel
luloid buttons banded with black in
three sizes are used for decoration
and for fastening the coat. The model
fits the figure vaguely above the waist
line and is generously wide below.
The front sets trinity, with the full
ness at the sides and back, held in
place by a belt of satin, and the
checked material. In the model of
covert cloth the sleeves are cut in
n with the body of the coat and the
garment is hardly more definite in ad-
justment to the figure than a shawl.
The collar is very high at the back
and is faced with taffeta silk. 1t has
an open throat. There could hardly
Nothing more %pretentious than a big
bath towel and heavy mercerized cot
ton yarn are needed to make a pretty
combing jacket like that shown in the
picture. These practical and familiar
things of sturdy quality are wrought in
to many articles for personal use and
for furnishings. The bedroom slippers
shown with the jacket are crocheted
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-10
When the Tibetan Bathes.

Near the ancient wall across the
road at Yatung, Tibet, there are some
remarkable hot springs, the water in
some cases registering boiling point.
Many Tibetans congregate around
these springs to battle, and the water,
which is highly charged with sulphur,
is considered specially eticacious in
cases of skin disease.
Bathing is a simple process on the
part of the Tibetan. All that is con,
sidered necessary is to scoop out a
depression in the deposit round any
spring, and this, filled with water,
makes the bath. A tent is sometimes
thrown over it, and the whole family
men, and children-sit for
hours in the steaming water, and they
look a different color after a prolonged
immersion, the process removing sew
eral layers of dirt.
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ley. You will not object to my bring
ing him here7"
mot at ALL" answered Ram Gus,
grinnlng all over his black face.
That night, when Ram Gus was
sleeping. Pyne crept downstairs and
verified certain suspicious which had
become already a moral certainty. The
next morning, when Arthur Hartley
arrived, with his wife, the three con-
fronted the butler.
Il have discovered the murderer"
said Pyne suddenly, and noted the
start the butler gave. Come this
way"
He led them into the unused pantry.
He had stripped the section of paper
from the wall adjacent to the Buddha
IN the next room. There was a tiny
circular hole in the plaster. too small
to have been noticed by the paper
hanger. Inserting a blade of grass.
Pyne pushed it clear to the end.
Ram Gus, who had remained in con-
%steTnatlon at the door, gave a s$kly
smile and sat down on a kitchen chair
which was in the room.
Pyne led the others into the library.
He went up to the Buddha and pressed
tho beady red eyes. They fell back
ward upon their tiny hinges, reveal
ing-the end of the grass blade at the
back of the right eye.
Here is where Colonel Hartley
was standing when he met his death, -
said Pyne, taking w his position on
the floor. He was killed through the
right eye. He was observed from the
text room through the left eye. by
mean of q slender tube"
'But how was he killed." questioned
Arthur Hartley, thunderstruck.
by an overdose of curare," an
swered Pyne. 1T is a drug we'll known
to the Veddahs of Ceylon, and dis
charged with fatal effect by means of
a blowpipe. Here" he ended. taking
2 little reedy tube from his pocket.
lis the blowpipe.. which I discovered
inside the head of the Buddha. The
the Veddah clue l should never have
suspected its existence. The blowpipe
discharges a dart ~impregnated with
poison, so tiny that it passes into the
flesh and is Immediately hidden like
u thorn. The end of the barb can
be broken off. That accounts for the
suffusion of blood on the temple
He led them back into the pantry
Ram Gus was still in his chair. in
the same position that he had adopted
when he sat down.
Il am authorized to arrest you, Ram
Gus" said Pyne, touching the butler
on the shoulder.
But Ram Gus made no answer, only
his head dropped, and he suddenly top
pied to the floor. Then they saw, up
on his forearm, a. tiny, circular mark
as of suffused blood. And Ram Gus
forearm was already almost cold.
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Idea Quickly Catches On,

Hilda Jensen rushed up to officer
Cohen.
Officer, that man is following
mel"
Faith, then, I'll foley tn mar an
see why he's folleyin' vel" spoke OF.
icer Cohen, who had been a member
of the force for some time.
A crowd of small boys, seeing a
policeman following a man, started in
pursuit and followed the policeman.
At that a crowd of men, seeing a
crowd of boys, followed the crowd of
boys.
The rest of the city, observing all
these people following one another,
took the procession for a parade and
soon had the sidewalks roped OF and
themselves lined in dense banks be-
hind the ropes to enjoy the specta-
Gle.
The board of education, hearing of a
parade. declared a holiday and thou.
sands of children ran trooping out of
the schools. Catching the infection,
banks closed and general jubilation
reigned.
When officer Cohen caught up t.
the strange follower of Hilda Jensen,
it developed that he had only been en-.
d~eavoring to return her handkerchief,
which she had dropped, but that time
it had once again been demonstrated
that all an idea needs in this lear old
country of ours is a good start.-Puck.
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Doc Wasn't on the Job.

A few years ago a party of tourists
from the U. s. A, among whom vas
an Iowa doctor who could always be
depended upon to say the unexpected,
were visiting in Stratford and were be-
ing shown through Shakespeare's
home. AS they came to a certain
room the pompous guide halted and in
a very impressive n announced:
This is the room where the great
poet was born" One of the party in
a very subdued tone exclaimed: We'll,
doc, what do you think of that?" The
M. D. shook his head and sadly re-
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is mounted upon a short wire shaft,
n end of which is bent into a hook
IF, Fig. 81. Stick the long end of
this shaft through one hole in the
propeller, and the hooked end through
the other hole. then twist the hooked
end over on to the main part Of the
shaft, as shown in Fig. 8.
The propeller is supported upon the
bearing plate G Gigs. 6 and 10). Cut
this out of a piece of tin IL inches
wide by 8 inches long, bend 1t in half
crosswise to give it stiffness. and
then bend 1t ~lengthwise to the angle
shown 80 it will fit over the slanted
stern CT the boat. Punch two holes
through the upper end for mailing to
the stern, and a hole at the lower
end for the propeller shaft to run
through. A couple of beads must be
slipped yer the shaft between the
propeller and plate G. to act as a
thrust bearing" III, Figs. 9 and III.
Probably you can find a couple of glass
beads in your mothers button bag.
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the foundation must be cut down as in
Dictated by dotted lines in Fig. s. so
the remaining depth will be about two
and one-half inches Gig. 81. With the
box thus prepared, cut two end pieces
out of thick cardboard "a, Fig.
y. and tack these to the box
ends. Make the peak of each 8
inches above the bottom edge. The
box may be stood on end upon the
cardboard for the purpose of marking
out the lower portion of end pieces A.
When the cardboard ends have been
marked out, cut, and tackled to the box
ends, procure two pieces of glass of
the right size to project over the
ends A and sides Of the box, as shown
in Fig. 4. Join these two pieces (B
and c, Fig. 81 at the peak with a strip
of tape Tapped over them ID, Fig. 81.
Unless the boxe. are lined with
metal they are likely to leak after you
water the planted seeds. so it is q
good idea to place a cake tin or some
thing of the sort beneath to catch the
drippings, and to attach spool feet
to keep the bottoms high and dry.
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In Woman S Realm
Coats Adapted for Youthful Appearing or Matronly Wearers Are
to Be Had in Appropriate 0eSgns-Pretty Combin1 Jacket
That May Be Fashioned From a Bath Towel and
Heavy Mercerized Cotton Yarn.

Those who are gifted with the fac
ulty for creating styles must also Re
able to adapt styles TO women of va
rious ages. They contrive to interpret
them in many ways, so that garments
bespeak youthful or older wearers. In
the picture two coats are shown. The
checked model leaves no doubt in the
mind that it is suited to and made for
a young woman. The coat Of covert
cloth is not quite so decided in char
acter.
These coats are recommended to
meet the general needs of every DAY
for young women. The checked mod
ell is in black and white, bordered and
banded with black satin. The rolling
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inches high and the rear edge
5 inches high. and cut down the
front and back even with the
edges of the ends, as indicated by
dotted lines in Fig. 2. Many of you
girls will find it no trick at all to cut
down the starch box in this way, but,
If you think you cannot do it, ask ia
ther or brother to lend a hand. With
the cutting done, get a piece of glass
large enough to fit over the top and
project a trif1e over the front and
ends. Possibly you can find an I'M
used picture frame with a glass of the
right size, OF several camera plates
that can be fastened together with
passepartout paper to make a piece
large enough to cover the box; II not,
a painter will sell you a piece for a
nickel.
The model shown in Fig. 4 looks
more like a florists nursery green
house. The starch box which forms
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-10
He Stood Alone in the Library.

ne $1,000 Alone IN the Library.
low in a turban and frock coat,
sneered maliciously.
THE doctors certificate was apo
plexy,'' he said. Am l under suspi-
cion?"
YES" answered Pyne frankly.
The butler shrugged his shoulders.
"Stay as long as you like" he said.
The investigation meant everything
to Arthur Hartley. and his wife, a
pretty. brown-eyed girl, who, at Pyne's
request, had taken up their abode in
the village. Pyne spent days inves-
tigating. with the following result:
The Buddha was set back against
the wall. There was no mechanism by
which a person, concealed there, could
discharge a bullet. And the examin-
ing physicians had satisfied them
selves that there were no marks of
violence.
The room next to the library, used
as a pantry by the butler, had been
recently repapered and painted. and
at the time of the %colonel's death had
been empty, Ram Gus having moved
his pantry 10 a little unused chamber
across the hall.
Doctor Gummidge, who. with his
son., had certified to the cause of death,
Informed Pyne that it was undoubted-
ly cerebral apoplexy. the temporal ar
terry having broken. leaving a small
round stain at the front of the ear,
due to suffused blood.
The net result was nothing. And
yet Pyne became more convinced that
Colonel Hartley had been murdered.
He stood alone in the library, look
ing into the shining. inscrutable eyes
of the Buddha, which seemed to wills
per hints of something diabolical. He
entered the renovated pantry and
sounded the wall. There was only
l6th and plaster. The painter stated
that he had only papered and painted;
the wall had beer absolutely unin-
jured.
Pyne was almost IN despair when a
chance remark of a townsman gave
him a clue. Three years before a
party of Veddahs, the aborigines of
Ceylon, had been on show in London,
and the authorities had brought them
for a day to the colonel's house, to
have him talk with them about Ger.
tain matters OF the contract which the
interpreter could not understand. Colo.
mel Hartley had been a linguistic ex-
pert, and the Veddahs, who were now
back In Ceylon, were delighted with
the result of their journey.
Pyne felt the ciue-but he did not
see 1t.
Ram Gus, I am satisfied that you
had nothing to do with the coIonel's
Death" he said to the butler. And
Ram Gus. who had watched him with
uneasiness which he could hardly con
eeal, suddenly thawed out.
1T is hard to be suspected OF hav
ingc caused the death of a beloved mas
ter" he said.
Very sad. and very unfortunate
answered Pyne. well. | shall leave
tomorrow, after p%ronouncing my opin
ion in the presence Of Mr.. Arthur Hart
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11e
Buddha'S
Eyes
By A FILSON


Copyright, 1916, by w. c. ~Chapman-)
yves, old Colonel Hartley had quar-
relied with his son. but | am not salts
fed that the will was his. He was
o the sort of man to leave every
thing to his. Indian butler"
Ram Gus had been with him for
years. The signature has been veri-
fed by ell who knew the colonel"
Il shall run down to Haverham,
with your permission, and make an
Investigation"
The lawyer shrugged his shoulders.
James Pyne was an old Indian &C
quaintance of the late colonel, and
his friends shocking death had de-
pressed him greatly. The circum-
stances were as follows:
Colonel Hartley. living in retire
ment near Hayerham. with his Indian
Lutler. Ram Gus. had quarreled VIC
lantly with his only son, Arthur, over
the girl whom Arthur had subsequent
ly married. He had cut him put Of
his will. The will seemed to be genu-
inc. Even Pyne. after examining the
signature. was compelled to accept the
general opinion to this effect.
But he believed the colonel had
made another will. that Ram Gus had
murdered him and stolen it. The
colonel had dropped dead in front of
his great bronze Buddha, eleven feet
high, which occupied one end Of his
library. The Buddha was supposed TO
bring sudden death to anyone who
owned It. The colonel had taken it
from its shrine in Amritsar.
Pyne, arriving at the house, found
Ram Gus in full possession. He OK.
planned briefly that he had come to
investigate the circumstances of his
masters death. Ram Gus, a surly fel.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-10
RATH-ToWEL coMRlNe JACKET.

Of mercerized yarn, and the two make
the sort of gift that one friend likes to
receive from another.
A long bath towel with blue and
black broken stripes on a white ground
was chosen for the jacket pictured. 1t
is a very simple matter to convert a
towel into a jacket. The towel is fold
ed crosswise at the middle of its
length, and a slash six inches long cut
for the neck. A slit is cut from this
neck opening to the bottom of the
towel to form the front opening. All
the raw edges are finished with a hem
a half-inch wide.
The mercerized cotton yarn used
for the crocheted edge matches the
blue stripe in the. towel in color. Wide
lingerie ribbon, in blue satin with a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-10

small figure. is used to make the bows
that tie the fronts and back of the
jacket together under the arms. Ties
of the same ribbon are used for the
fastening at the front. When the jack
ct is worm the edges below the neck
are turned back TO form revers
The uppers for the slippers are
be a better selection than this for a
coat which must answer for all sorts
of wear. 1t is good for the street or
the car. 1t is severely plain, with no
purely ornamental features, and de-
ponds for distinction upon original and
clever lines and nicely of machine
stitching. BY these simple near it
manages an elegance that is apparent
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-10
Train is GROWING.

The train is gradually growing wider
and longer. From a mere panel of
tulle or silk, attached to the shoulders
and having no relation whatever to the
frock, it has become incorporated with
the skirt, or as a mantlelike drapery
of voluminous proportions.
In many instances the overskirt of
a gown is extended at each side TO
form long points which trail behind
like a double train when milady walks.
These points are trimmed with tas-
sells or ornaments Of metal or beads.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-10

saw of the bow end on a line with
the bow of the hull, and the stern
end on the same slant as the bevel
cut on the stern of the hull. With n
side in place. nail on the second
side and trim off it's ends. The stern
piece &C, Figs. 8 and 81 should be
cut next to fit the slanted ends Of
the sides.
The propeller &c, Fig. 81 is cut from
the side of a tin can. Cut a piece 3
inches long and y inch wide, round
its ends, and with the point of a nail
pierce a hole through it each side of
the center of the length of the piece
Gig. y. To finish the propeller, it
Is only necessary to take hold of the
two ends and twist the piece into the
shape shown in Fig. 8. The propeller
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-10
Amnnn the Hnnl.

Among the numerous tribes of In.
dams native to North America few
have more interesting characteristics
than the Hopi, the name being a con-
traction Of Hopitu. which means
peaceful ones" The last remnants
of this once powerful tribe are to be
found in the northeast section of Ari-
IONA, United States of America, where,
on a reservation of about $500. 900
acres. they occupy six villages. or
pueblos, which have a population OF
about 1000.
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in the picture and promises a busy ca
reer.
Designers have already turned their
thoughts to coats for fall and winter,
so that We may expect, no further in
novations in styles for this summer.
crocheted with close-set firm stitches
and sewed to tie soles with silk
thread. They are finished with bows
of ribbon like that on the jacket. In
slippers and jackets of this kind there
is much comfort, for they are dura-
BILE and practical and dainty as well.
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rYaana
s HANDICRAFTFOR BOYS AND GIRLS S
81 By AH.4- M 8
S A. NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS s
0Cnnuriuht hv A Malv HALL
A roy MOTOR BOAT.
Copyright, by

The toy motor-boat shown In the
illustrations is propelled by a tin pro-
peller run by a rubber-band motor.
First cut out the hull from a piece
of wood 1 inch thick. making 1t of the
shape ind dimensions shown in Fig.
8. Be careful to curve the side edges
the same. The stern end should be
sawed of on a bevel as shown in Fig
4.
The sides Of the boat (B, Figs. 4 and
81 are thin strips 2h inches wide.
Nail one to one edge of the hull, then
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-10
In a New York rrousseau.

Black taffeta was used in a dress in
a New York brides trouseau, 1t was
sprinkled over at intervals with deli
cate pink rosebuds made of chiffon.
The skirt wGs cut pannier fashion and
trimmed in front with a little silver
lace apron. The bodice was of pink
yelled in silver lace and there was q
huge ruff of pink tulle around the
dropped shoulders.
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Dark presses or sults-

Dark dresses or suits can be cleaned
beautifully by this method: Boil a
number of ivy leaves until the water
becomes almost black; when cold lay
the clothes on a table and brush ali
over with the liquid. press with a hot
iron.