davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1919-08-21

A specialist has at last perfected
pure face powder that positively will
not cause enlarged pores. blackheads
and irritations. In fact, while it Is
considered the best face powder. 1t is
also a remedy for complexion trou-
bles. 1t is guaranteed pure and harm
less to the most delicate baby skin.
It beauties wonderfully because it
helps to clear and tighten the skin and
protect the complexion from blem-
ishes. This new kind Of face powder
is made largely Of an ingredient that
skin specialists use in the treatment
of the complexion. And it really stays
on better than any other face powder.
OF course, saying this, every one
knows we mean the famous La-may
Evening star., 1919-08-21
lITLdE I
6rBEDrImTE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1919. by T. W. Burgess.)
Peter Discovers Linnet.

1t didn't take Peter Rabbit long to
find the sweet singer whose happy
trills had caught his attention. He
spied him sitting on the tip-top of
a fir tree in Farmer Browns yard.
Peter didn't dare go over there, for
already it was broad daylight. But
he didn't have to, for the sweet singer
flew over in the Old Orchard and
Evening star., 1919-08-21
alighted just over Peters head. Hello.
Peterw he cried.

alighted just over Peters head. Hello,
Peter! he cried.
Hello. Linnetw cried Peter. II
was wondering who it could be who
was singing like that. 1 ought to
have known, but you see it is SO long
since I've heard you sing that 1
couldn't remember your song. I'm so
glad you came over here. for I'm just
dying to talk to somebody"
Linnet the Purple Finch. for this
is who it was. laughed right out. 81
see you're still the same old Peter"
said he. II suppose you're just as full
of curiosity as ever, and just as full
of questions. Well. here 1 am, so
what shall we talk about?'
YOU" replied Peter promptly.
Lately I've found out so many sur
prising things about my feathered
friends that I want to know more.
I'm trying to get it straight in my
head who is related to who. and I've
found out some things which have
begun to make me feel that know
very little about my feathered neigh
bors. It's getting SO that 1 don't
even dare guess who a persons rela-
tives are. If you please. Linnet, what
family do you belong to?"
Linnet new down a little nearer to
Peter. Look me over. Peter" said
Evening star., 1919-08-21
BY LOUISE ROCHON.

There is nothing so absorbing as to
plan a going-away-to-sch ward
robe, and just now this thought is
uppermost in the mind of every
schoolgirl The local shops are show
ing excellent costumes for college or
prep school wear. There are charm
ing schoolroom frocks of serge and
Evening star., 1919-08-21

tempt Of court. Judge Mcmahon. IN
the District Of Columbia branch Of
the Police Court. in hning Williams
told him that IL didn't pay the $2a
ne would have to go to Jail for twen-
ty-five days.
Evening star., 1919-08-21
Sweden Importing Hun Trucks.

STOCKHOLM, August 10 (Havas).
The importation into Sweden from
Germany of trucks and wagons made
for war purposes is assuming very
large proportions. according to the
local newspapers.
Evening star., 1919-08-21

gabardine, usually in navy or mid
night blue. some in brown or taupe.
smartly livened with touches of vivid
wool embroideries. There are also
the dressier models to be donned when
the text book is closed and the school
room forgotten for the week end. In
fact, there is everything to make
choice of just the right things a SIM
pie matter.
The first consideration is the frock
that must weather the storm of
schoolroom service. Practical it must
be. and yet attractive enough not to
pail when pressed into constant use.
The first thing that one would do
we'll to tuck into the trunk bound for
boarding school might be frock of
navy blue gabardine. with a narrow
underskirt and loose peplum blouse.
caught in slightly at the waist with
a narrow belt of the material. A tiny
Evening star., 1919-08-21
Witness Fined for Contempt.

Morris NJ. williams. who was a wit
ness in a case in the United States
branch OF the Police Court yesterday.
was fined $25 on a charge Of con-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-19
rho only solution.

To The Editor OF ;he Times Dispatch:
railroads should be owned By tho
United States government. because II
functions OF government is TO furnish
roads for the use OF al! the people.
that the. railroads in the Old English
PHRASE should De INC Eng Highwa y
use. sun. ! have been loath to see
this done. II it could he. avoided
Recent events have forced me TO
the conclusion, that il cannot. II ser;
vice that can he depended upon at all
times is TO be furnished.
tho coun HE p ars is ksly TO s" tor
want Of transportation whiis; AT the
same time the city people are starv-
ing TO death because the" cannot get
The workers in the mines are likely
to have their whole means Of living
taken away. because the railroads can
TO freeze 10 death because they can
not get the coal that they mus, have
10 kee n,,,,, wsrm And al! because a
by the throat. and viii not work for
the railroads. or allow any one else
to do So
II is a sclf-cvidcn, proposition that
a man cannot be punished for not
"orklns Tor private individual or a
corporation; but he can be made 10
work for the government
believe that tho United States gov
eminent should take tic railroads. Of
course paying for them in some wav
Ihen the railroad should he put under
tnc military system. and the employees
should be part OF the army. They
should be enlisted for different periods
and not allowed TO resign or Quit. cx.
cept as soldier is. II they refused
70 work they should be punished just
as soldier il that refuses 10 obev
They should be literally paid. bu,
MADE TO work Under modern con-
uitions the railroads are as necessary
TO ihe welfare of tho people as arteries
ana veins are TO an Individual Thcv
must function or there is death
IT is 4 disgrace TO any country that
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German Emigration
DY PROF. II. T.. FAIRCHILD.
Authority on Immigra ton.

The news from Germany that an enormous
soon as the basis es,ablished IS extra
has to do Mh ih9 pns
e of mn eondi,ions in Germany and the
%ho w SHTpi% t be- of abe q psoPI u sras
peste thst VIA Isaye the COUNT !, is eX
e1se that eo 1n and apparently there
to oo hold them It, IS intended howSvsr to con- ON
a aFo' , ana sqtde his emisraon in such
duction in Germany and at the same lime
Fahsrana rom The seT,ies o Of shese 70 e aho
Thai the V German 1i ALTITUDE toward
h has m, nor Tha NEE since pre- days is shown
sr Gf5E 4? ss made so to kgs
and to permit only those indiyidusls leave
sfe;G9ndiy for hsmselyes There IS mo" not The he
part Of me emiFrants consider the interests st"
a an ssdsnee OF F Se Ihs4 hey
10 b remain un "H alien a, heart just as
many ndvadas this M sEss Phase
en' a9a dsy Of TO hsr "a homes p
o on h 6 dd 6s Of ,6o me BY, Inc altitude
.h tina The German einigrant viii be received
The ssSs%a ssaaSa9ss THIS %ess is it's
oh of
he emasds fe Tor a5 for Years s
and the unwillinGncss Of their governments 10
a!toW, their c!tiZcns TO cNpai riate themselves
would reduce the sources or immigration 10
TINS country TO small proportion Some ha vo
States. " 49, 0''''-u
But II IT be true that emigration OF large
popu!a tion is to spring from Germany imme-
diateIy after the peace settlement and il the
GoNerhinent or that country does not plan to
rheSk IL, but only To- guide i, certainly We
cannot expect any different situation to pre-
vail IN other countries which hav suffered no
less ;han Germany and whose people are much
less accustomed to government control OF their
actions - ~ >''N''
The motives for emigration from the Old
World TO the New will be stronger. not wcaker
than before the ware Copyr ght. 1850
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Health Talks by DR.. VIM. Brady
Mfnnows Versus Mosquitoes.
fCopyriRht 1918 National Newspaper s-rv. ,

SSman Tss SsSsty
SSKSS,er rs Wild animal seldom found near
quito is animai ii IKE am ae, ps
lodge member. abroad and busy by night some.
with tbs rest OF .he boys
breeng Most n0 speees a Ss o0y
q few rods from their breeding places. There.
tine hs Of Of Hn
rem TSs the PES, Of mosGutoes
is dead or stasnant water. and sufficient stag.
Or in n old toao en IN u Z" behn h &
or tr,i n the unScreened rain barrel or in
toes one could desire in season. weedy places
along ro ne edges or shores Of brooks or ponds
hanging into the water from shore furnish pro
lection Tho for breeding mosquitoes.
TIVE Wa a eEs n n Pass II day
must breathe air constantly or nearly con-
formed into Ia comma shaped creature called a
pupa which remains Quietly at the surface
winged mosquito energies from the pupa and
sf,s F from IN nus a S;n for himself The whoe
Erown skeeter is therefore less than ten days
Frequen, spraying. of the water with petro-
teuln sunocates the larvae or wisglcrs and dc
barrels Folding @s;af s ansn Fa be
water lby drainage hlling) will discourase
the propagation OF mosquitoes in a ncighbo
one OF the most effective methods OF stopping
other is by sockng The Wafer with orr or
binary minnows. If bass or other hsh which
enea o@ or By M hfs s. be
,, n , fHw dozen , minnows placed In pond
pests in a very few days,
:, Iountaips where mosquitoes breed should be
ire Hes1rGXe5S of embryo mosnntocs blu,
more Ill a given time.
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FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
oblcms Discussed for Readers OF Tho Times dispatch by
horu3ive Writcrs-A Daily Editorial Feature.
NEW TARIFF TAX ON FERTILIZERS.
ALFRED b. WILLIAMS.

With that .one big union" of which
the American Eolshevists tell usI US,
il will be interesting to see what will
be done with tariffs. All these years
We have been Imposing duties on for
Se paner pbor our war
has saved us from competition very
thoroughly, and We have had perfect
protectionist ,poinf OF view. but we do
not seem to be very we'll pleased with
the results. 1t is easy to sec now that
when peace Is restored and competition
is resumed the comrades across the
water Will have to demand to be paid
American wages. or TO have wages here
reduced something to like theirs. or the
1t has begun already. The Republi-
cans Will put through a bill to impose
new duty on potash. which the farmers
Probably the prices Of potash have not
had really apprcclable effect on tho
cost OF producing cotton and potatoes.
but they have been one OF the many
items increasing the farmers bills. and
80 have contributed their mite TO II.
G. l.. Now Germany has vast stores
mast any price. Alsacc also has great
quantities We must buy AT least 90
QUO tons from one or both. Proba bly,
We could get II for less than 500 a
ton. The proposed tariff viii make us
pay twice as much. The argument for
ii is that We now have machinery and
equipment TO produce 100000 tons a
year in this country. half our normal
need. and that IL We viii keep out the
foreign product few years longer We
Will DC elf-supportinE and independent;
in the matter Of potash. and lie able to
make all We need for ourselves. 1t is
tho old Observation-Disclosures story.
The Republican attitude is some
what apologize thus far because some
protest from farmers is expected. Most
OF tho protcstants are cotton farmers
and they arc not remarkably influential
with the present Con creSs. however.
The Middle West is not acuteiy inter
es,ed. and Nebraska. California. Colo
RADIO and Utah have developed potash
plants of Importance. GcorEia. Nir
Ginia and West Virginia people have
invested some money in The enterprise
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tho whole people arc TO he at TN.
mercy OF Il small portion. and that tina,
I'm. portion can practically say
whether or not the rest can have the
means OF making 4 living. or OF keen
ing alive: y remedy must be found
and can be found.
The county In which live is n large
fru!t growing one. The time Ia c.the
the large crop OF apples. TO which the
people have given years work. is ~
hand II tho railroads do not run
trains to carry them TO cold storage
,hcrc VIII be immense loss am in,
formed That recently at crozot In Al.
ocma!lc county. Va. five car loads Of
peaches rottcd because they could moi
he moved. The mon who tied IN ire
railroads ought TO DC sued for dam,
nothing.
Let the people OF the country and
or inc cities get together and sec that
Jaws are enacted that viii make tho
railroads. run at all times so tb,,
service can be depended upon.
AS SAID III the beginning ! do no,
sec now tl.i5 can be done unless TIC
IhiieG states government takes them
hhu that laws arc enacted that vii
make the employees work. or sur.r
puniShment Tor not doing so
AS the old phrase runs III .,..,
OF inc people is the supreme law
s. 3. WHITEIlL.AD
Lortnston. Va. August IL. 1915.
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A Tabloid Tale
One Out of Three.

The lady had sreyish red hair, freck!cd fore
Mr.. Bones. hear
.a a. young lady is speakns". smiled the
Ing up.
chair Why. by your sweet youthful Voice !.
TRYING to hide ninety horse power pleased
smile. the lady turned her head and buried he r
SIR. Bones. want you to tell nc"
something about your numerous Suitors" he
ing each other from her ches, up 10 where they
melted into the red of her hair.
aro cried the lady admirngly Il nave co Sno
TO you about three men whom love-
"a hem
The great detective coushcd twice to LOT
her see he had cold
AS | was saying. | in love with three
your advice"
This is quite interesting ease" yawned
William. George and lIenfy,' corrected the
lady. with eyes downcast.
"rirs, madam; have the three one. by one.
in case you decide which to take"
appy T Wors he soa asa Sa a aE
a, You for several minutes. Then he t,o,,sS,,t
Of all the rich men who were too mean TO
in palaces How could he teii III" ''erks living
Madam. will need Il hundred dollar re-
tainer to take this case"
But. Mr.. Bones, =
No butts madam: say $500
MIR. Zones, intended---'
I'm sorry. madam" and he bowed her in a
The lady had been going 10 say that s10o
was $500 too little for the immense issue a I
stake.
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News of Fifty Years Ago.
(From the Richmond Dispatch. Aug 10. 1851

Yesterday three cars of an castboumd freight
train Of the Soulhside Ra ilroad ran off the
wsre overturned. /. Ct. ii Olson. conductor. and
Rev william Myers colored preacher. were
killed
Five white. men and three negroes were fined
in the Mayors court yesterday for feeding their
horses in the streets. They pleaded ienora nee
Of the law and the Mayor made the fines light
Governor Wells issued order yesterday for
bidding the purchase Of tobacco for the CON
vcts in the pcnientpry. This viii the
state about 81 600 per annum. but II VIII he
tough on the convicts. nearly every one OF
whom is tobacco consumer when he can
get II.
A terrific fire is raging in Chesterfield County
Railroad.
"A. Vance Brown formerly president of the
First National Bank OF this city, has been
elected president OF the National Bank Of Com
rnerce, of Chicago.
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Business Problems
SOLVED ny BRUNO DUKE.
Author. Hnrold Whitehead.
NanInhed Profits.

CHAPTER Ill.
.fich!y Na!apon proved 10 he n nondcscr ntjve
kind OF person. He some " hat ,indersiz.I
mao lot OF reddish frecklcs, spare sandv IA IT.
ana Queer sandy moustachc that stuck : ra!ght
OUT Iikc Two cheap toothbrusnes. "
he had Il peculiar habit Of hesitatinp hnfo-o
spe aHtS and hnishing every comment with a
question. lie was however, earnest i'm his
wishes 70 make good and quick To prnvn :.
point More In mis- favor SIN. was a within ne IS
70 accept suggestions. '''e '''Se
as entered the store saw him up a ladder
putting some boxes shelf lie Slid dn,.n
me iadGcr with astonishing rapidly ana an.
I'm Peter Flint Bruno Dukes associate"
AhrIn. yes glad TO meet YOU Mr.. Flint. Mr
D .nI "rrte ne and was expecting YOU Have
Yes. Mr.; Ma la bon. that Is about half an bour
ago, We neon Observing the window frirnm nt,
IN inc Town. and must say that your Windows
arc bpIendld. by far the best In Ashton
itehily ,.cr-l'fn glad To hear that Won think
veg. Mr.. Malabon they arc sales windows
and that in what few retailers Iianap. ;m rs -
lhEy confuse mere ATTRACTIONS aroiIsinp disui1 W.
"l,h desire -to-oWn-th ne goods shown di.ni, -:
indeed. i--cr-think that's clever ;is you
h 0' y, mr. rlin,. ! suppose you arc an expert
saw mat We might 20 on talking abou, nm
Inc lead. said "a Wv"
II don't claim % be am exner, nm ,,,,,i.
Nr. Mhiabon merely have a difcrcni - - r M
iencc. rather broader. perhaps. than most nnco
PIC hut this in taking your timc-suppose We
&C. n""n 10 your problem. Tell me in az few
vordE as possible how the matter Stands ." To
bh continued tomorrow. ~
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and may suffer from serious internal
-Strusgles between self-intercst and
devotlon TO Democratic free trade or
tariff for revenue principles.
Altogether II is said. $50. 000. 900 was
invested In potash plants and develop
ments while Germany was bo,stinr
that We would be starved for lack OF
her supplies. The kelp scheme on the
Pacific Coast has been Abandoned No
duty can be made high enough. to en-
able IL to compete with Europe In
fact. all We produced everywhere last
year amounted to but $1,000 tons. but
California insists that at Searles Lake
tire country for eighty years. and
wyoming comes forward and caps this
with announcement taat her Leucite
rock deposits Will give US plenty for
500 years. In Nebraska three lively
towns have srown into being on the
strength or prospective potash produc-
yelling. rcxardlcss of political attach
ments. for the potash tariff.
-, The situation has elements OF humor.
Through years before the war the
Germans. by elaborate propa ganda
preached into the American farmer that
potash freely used was his one hope
farmer came TO believe IL. When war
came the Americans busted themselves
demonstrating 10 tho farmer that he
did not need more than half the potash
economic on II TO his profit. About
the time the farmer was beginning to
NoSOTn tnlS. peace arrived, with !b0.-
100000 OF American capital Invested in
potash. obtainabIc only by expensive
processes and with high labor. SO NE
arc taking the hack track and whiIe
TALKING of tho League OF nations 10 as
sure universal and perpetual peace
shout Tor an American potash industry
TO make US safe in case Of war with
ANYBODY. including France and Ger
many.
l, is SAFE 70 predict that the pro-
tcctionists will win. and that next wear
We VIII have plenty of potash. but VIII
pay for II II least 81 more per unit.
ana farmers VINO have begun to figure
already on next years costs mav "a
well make up their minds TO IL and in
ciude the new tariff tax in their fer
til2er bill.
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A Daily Once-Over.
Let tho other Fellow Worry.

YOU have 4 project in mind. get IL well under
=, lot the rcSpOHs ID III DaSs on %
other hands. headr. nr corporations
You interest the
pcWc riear 10 hasten the end the time
when thc invention of your own brain shall be
market be given 10 the public
Granted that thiH Is uncnm Portable situa-
ton for the cDthuniastic starter OF an idea
M, DOCK your iinpa;iencc gain you anything?
ipg think you can Stir things up and 40
you Keep yourself IN whrl. and all you ac-
cnmplish 10 10 batter your own feelings and
r'Jucc your energy.
when matters have gone out Of your control
cDiuplricly. forge, 10 worry about them.
&c, ynur mind into other channels.
Think cheerful, happy thoughts, and be Hura
iha, everything van turn out Just you would
hHy. st.
f,ook contcnd"d and peaceful and hopeful
that everyone and everything you come in con-
iac, ~ith cannot help being drawn along with
tho current Of your silent strength.
Their. bo greater SUCCESS than full self
crntrol. ~hich Us ncccsEary to succcas.-(Copy-
rlXLL 1870
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Let the Country Look On

Hh PUBIC Is TO be party TO the confer
erence between President Wilson and the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee It is
10 be allowed to act witness 10 the pro-
ceeding and 10 weigh III its own fashion the
questions and answers. In other words it
is to resume its righttul place as Jury
20 decide on the merits of opposing contcn-
tons.
When the Senate committeeman decided
to ask for conference With the President
a decision far too long DELAYED IL adopted
an absolutely justifablc course in insisting
that the usual onfidental character of White
House interviews be changed In this case
mat committee wanted the country to know
what the President said TO 1t and what il
Sald 70 the President. That demand on the
part OF the committee vas not based on
partisanship. II was based on sound Arneri-
canlsm
The President me, the committee more
than half way. He not only stated that it
would be agreeable TO him 10 have the con
Terence nonnally open TO the public bu,
he proposed that official stcnographers be
employed TO make verbatim record OF every
word that was said, this record to be spread
before the country, not after the conference
was over OUT while 1t was actually in
progress.
This IL a most wholesome attitude for
both sides to take II will give rcasguran,o
10 INC whole country. The American pconIn
nave an nndeniabc right 10 know the reason
which dictated the Presidents coursc in
Paris they have looked TO him directly
Tor those reasons but he has not found q
convenient or advisable 10 go deep into them
IN any public ut'crancc since his return from
farls lie seems 10 have held back in ma,
direction awaiting just such an oppor,uni,v
as the Foreign Relations Committee now az
fOrds him.
ON the other hand. The people would i've
10 kno" no" the President mcctg the arpu-
McnlS which the opponents Of the Ica;u,.
have advanced. These arguments have bccr
made in public day after day since The treaty
debate began. Democratic Senator havc
sought 20 reply to them, hut il must y. .d
United in all candor that these gpokcs,oc, .,
the President have not removed All dnut,,
ana m!sgivings. There is a very pcnuIuc d.
| gree OF uncasncsS in minds Of many n.cn,c
| over some phases 0f the league covcn.,,
| ThiS is true OF many men moreover wbo ar.
| convinced absolutely that :. league should he
| rounded and that this country should he :.
member OF it.
II. c. L." over the telephone .ouno.
exactly like III L. L." and In prac,icc f.c,v
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SEEN ON THE SIDE
BY HENRY EDWARD WARMER
The Inst Few Drops.


Therc was a dinner pnrty
At u big hotel the other night
In honor of famous soldier.
And distinguished gentleman
VINO sat at my right
And who makes on an average
half million year,
Thought II would be Il fine idea
10 order a quart Of champagne.
so he ordered II and the walter
Went away and was gone
4 long time. He was looking
All around the wine cellar.
Finally he came back and
He huEged bottle 10 his breast.
He hated to open 1t.
He left 1t in the cooler
For a long. long time
He brought the check for It,
The check called for so5
Then he opened the bottle.
Making a ceremony OF IT.
And filled the six glasses.
We all sat around for an hour.
And looked at /; and admired It.
But nobody had the heart
To drink any OF it. We knew
1t was the last champagne
We would ever see. Finally
The distinguished gentleman
Closed his eyes, so he couldn't
witness his crime, and drank his.
We admired ours until il was time
To go home. and then.
But why prolons the story
OF such tragedy?
TX NJ