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Well for about hr. after we got In
all that happened was the orchestra
nakeing different squeaks till finely a
bird stepped up in front Of them that
everybody claped, SO l asst the gals who
he was and they said It was Roberto
Moranzoni the conductor
''Oh. yes" said. II use to know him
whom he was a brakeman and his name
was Bob Moran"
Pretty soon the curtains hoped open
and we begin to get the plot. 1t seems
like married life In Japan, where this
show comes Off. Is a good deal like
amongst the movie actors over here.
You can call 1t of by giveing wks.
notice. Well they was detective nams
b. F. Pinkerton that was in the u. 8.
Navy intelligents burro and they had
sent him to Japan to try and fnd out
who give Sims them orders and vile
he was there he seen Geraldine. So he
ast her II she would make of them
marriages and she said yes, or they
wouldn't Of been no show.
Well Pink has rented a honeymoon
cottage way up on top Of a hill and
when the play opens him and his friend
the American consul is up there waiting
for Butterfly to show up for the cere-
mony. The consul was played by a bird
name Scott but his name in the show
was Sharpless SO they had to write all
his songs on the white keys.
Wile they are waiting Pink sings
"Would you like a hghball' and Scott
answers yes and when they drink 1t tho
orchestra plays part Of The Star
Spangied Banner. deuce knows why.
Well finely Geraldine come in and
she hit q couple of cracked tones in her
first song and Pink says to her Are
you trying to make US believe what the
llbretto says about you being Is yrs.
old and pretending like your voice is
changeing." So she says back Who
wouldn't sing couple OF sour notes
after climbing hill like that?" So Pink
said III you was a real Butterfly you'd
OF few up the hill" Yes" she says,
"but was a caterpillar when I started"
She had broughten a lot Of other
bugs with her that she said was
relatives and justice Of the peace and
they put on a wedding that was a
worlds record for speed probably be-
Evening star., 1920-02-15
Brutal Customs.

GOV. GOODRICH OF Indiana SAID
in a discussion of old Christmas
customs:
''The old customs that have fallen out
Of use were a little too coarse and brutal
for these ultra-r refined times. Take, for
instance, the old custom OF serving
boars head at the Christmas dinner.
Il know rich man who thought he'd
revive the old customs on Christmas,
and accordingly a boars head formed
tho dinners seventh course, When the
head was brought in on great silver
platter, a lemon In the mouth and the
fierce eyes staring CLASSIFY straight
ahead, the effect was tremendous.
Tho rich man, serving slices of the
head, came to the turn OF his little son.
"weu Willie. will you have some? ?"
he said.
"'Yes. papa, Willie answered in an
awed whisper. but please cut me off a
piece where II isn't looking"
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Right of Inheritance.

A MAN was travelling In Texas when
he met a certain Col. Gore. He
tried to find out how the colonel had
come by his military title. 1t seemed
that the man had not participated In
the civil war. nor had he fought the
Indians or the Spaniards.
yet you SEEM" said the stranger.
TOO old man to have served across
the water. Perhaps you once COM
manded the Texas Rangers. They
were brave mon. and It was an honor
to lead them" ~etass
NO" said Col. Gore grufiiy; II
never had nothin' to do with the
Hangers" s "a
Then" said the stranger. els the
title merely assumed? Have you real
ly no right to III"
'of course I've got q right to IT,"
said Col. Gore. "ths best right In the
world--the right OF inheritance"
You inherited itT" said the
stranger with q daxed look. tn
herited II from your father. I sup
pose"
mo, sir" said the colonel; II In
herited II from Col. Schuyler Mont
somery. I married his wilder, sir"
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his wife smoked a pipe so he had snuck
hack to the US. and secretly married
a cigarette feind. Mean vile Madam
butterfly has little son witch she has
named him Larva Pinkerton and they
are waiting for his dad to come back
and see him. Finely Mr.. Sharpless
shows up and trys to tell the Madam
In naturals that he has had letter
from Pink and Pink is married again
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dent In the career as law
yer OF their great commander in.
chief. Abraham Lincoln. Something in
the freedom Of its language, that Of
the courtroom, seemed to appeal to
the sympathies of the young American
fighting man. And the great advocates
consummate art in the choice OF just
the right word was the essential ele-
ment In the accompli shment of his
purpose-in this case the furtherance
OF the ends Of justice in the detection
OF perjury For rarely men spake as
this man spake.
a young man had been brought to
trial charged with disturbing a public
meeting. This was an offense severely
punishable under the law, especially
when, as In this case. the gathering
was for religious purposes. Some one
had thrown barnyard fowl-a duck
through an open window into the
midst OF the worshipers, effectualy
putting an end to the proceedings and
breaking up the meeting.
The circumstance had greatly
aroused the people Of the community,
CHANGING as 1t did at time it's mem
bers were at daggers drawn in sup
port or condemnation of the methods
pursued by wandering revivalist and
his disciples. Ordinarily uuicscent
prejudices and feelings, tinctured more
or less with religious fanaticism. had
been famed into flamo by the breath
or gossip incident to the narrow range
OF happenings In a rural community.
While some deplored the degeneracv
Oh the times in which such occur
rences were possible and were insist
ent In their demands for severe MN.
ishment OF the offenders. others were
ihdinerent or hostile to any action
Ihe youthful element was Interested
In anything which promised anv r..
ilef from the monotony OF existenc.
some OF the more reckless foar,,u
they might be involved I'm the ,nvesti.
sation. Representatives OF the differ.
eht shades OF opinion crowded IN.
courtroom on the day of the trial
MI Lincoln had undertaken the
aelehse OF the accused Youth III
al first paid slight attention to tho
course OF the proceedings. Those in
!ereSted In the fate Of the defendant
could not account for his seeming In.
o'Herence. Falling. like the rest Of
tho world, to credit Abraham rJn.
cold with the wealth of resourcefuI.
ness he was soon 10 display in a
striking manner. they feared the case
was going by default.
hut on the cross-examination Of n
youth OF the neighborhoo1, who had
apparently qualified M the star wit
ness OF the prosecution, Mr.. Lnco,n,s
manner suddenly changed. with a
countenance indicative Of Intense
ieehns ana repressed Indignation he
raced tho too willing witness. Level.
"s an accusing finger menacingly al
Evening star., 1920-02-15
Around the City.

are she wouldn't even think to men.
tion It except that she wanted another
woman to know that
This morning there came bird
with a blue rest. and the other day
the cardinal. who is my regular call
er, brought his wife along. l consider
II a compliment-it Is great thing to
be trusted even in SO small a thing.
Now and then blackbird shows up.
and they fraternize with the sparrows
on the friendliest terms
Which seems to suggest that the
sparrow of this town is as worth con-
sidering as his fellow bird OF Scripture.
i: j; y *
A LETTER came. 1t was addressed
in the style known to chirog-
raphy as the fine Italian hand. and
the stamp was stuck on at a rakish
angle which implied that the writer
was flirting with the Postmaster Gen.
eral. The stationery was of the quail
ity you call ultra. and was perfumed
with the fragrance of tea roses.
which you know. dears. costs big
money inside Of bottles or out. Just
to look at the dainty thing was to
vision chiffon young lady
writing at gilt-traced desk with
bonbons on the side. which shows
what deductions count for outside Of
detective stories, for
The letter was signed Paul Blank, and
said. in part
Il have canary. And as intend
to give UP my apartment before leav-
ing for Palm Beach. I will be glad to
send 1t to you for the old woman you
wrote about. so that she won't miss
the bird that few away. The cage
goes with it. and there are several
packages Of seed"
And he probably will go butterfly.
ing through life and never give his
kindness another thought until no
stands on that scale where souls are
measured and weighed
X II X
DEOPLE who make up the early
rush car crowds are generally
good-natured-passengers and en-.
ployes alike-but there are occas sional
others.
One woman. for illustration, was
5ammed In the aisle Of a Potomac
Park car the other morning. when.
in accommodation to the conductors
unnecessarily peremptory orders to
move forward" she smashed again. )
something almost underfoot. It was
small boy, who had been caught
In, the undertow and was literally
gasping for breath.
"As I lifted him up to the air I
said to the woman next. that II tho
company couldn't provide cars enough
to carry Passengers they ought to
get of the track. The conductor
gave the suggestion merry ha -ha
and the voice of an invisible man
gruned out:
"well. lady; no one asked you to
get on this car
Evening star., 1920-02-15
40 THE EDITOR: A vile ago

"O THE EDITOR: A vile ago
read in the N. Y. papers write
up of show they put on down
to the opera house name lara
that was SO warm that Geraldine Farrar
took of her coat In the 1st. act and she
tsas going to do 1t again Thursday. 30 I
give up $40 per each for some tickets
but whom we got there they announced
that 4 tenor name Creamy that had
tsen on the stage when she done 1t the
1st time was still in bed yet with a
high fever and they wasn't no other
tenor In tho Co. that would stand
&round in such exposure SO they was
going to put on Madam Butterfly in
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tead with Geraldine playing the insect.
Weu whom you've brought a couple Of
~ you don't feel like saying let's get
4ur money back and 60 home, specially
khsn you have just road in % miles on
fhe N. 7. N. H. and H. and had to set
Xp al tho way SO we stuck for Madam
butterfly and maybe some OF you hasn't
DooA the show so I will explain 1t.
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'\HAT multitudinous being, the
general reader. may or may
not be interested in the maxi
ing Of book illustrations. but.
anyhow. here's taking a chance:
= Tho spring trade will bring out an
trtistic sort Of something in the
way Of morality literature. in which
yarious phases Of life will be SYM
Solized by everyday designs such as
khese, to give you an idea:
Memory" will be an old crone bab-
bling to herself by a cold hearth:
eYouth," a bonfire: "Midlife." its
glowing embers. and Age" a pinch
ef ashes ready to blow away. For
trontispiece there will be a compan-
ION picture OF "Pleasure-Its Bub-
Sles and Dregs." showing. first, a
Qapper, In chorus girl undress, posing
hudaciously with a brimming cham
tagne glass for a group of laughing
youngsters and then, the same wom-
IN, old and deserted. crumpled up in
the dark, with a broken flask by her
6lde. There will be many other flash
4s Of gay-colored illustrations. but
these will be enough to show how
the pictures began:
Two women were Sunday fter-
booming with third. And while the
hostess was making tea the one who
VA an art student said to the one
who did features" at space rates
that she had just received her first
prder from a publishing house and
that she was SO proud she didn't
know what to do, and SO scared
that
Fl know only got my chance be-
bause no one else would touch it. and
don't blame them. though I'd love
% mako good. But 1 ask you. how
im I to follow instructions when the
inly sample have to go by Is that
Future may be pictured as drawn
curtain, only 1 mustn't use a curtain.
because the symbol must be some-
khing new"
Make it a woman with a big hat
that hides the view" suggested the
brewer Of tea. And that started 1t.
Before that tea wagon was wheeled
1ut Of tho incident the art student
AAA . bushel of ideas. most OF which
xors accepted and paid for.
And now you know as we'll as the
, neRt how tho illustrations were made
Ger one book--anyhow.
-
"A WOMAN read a club paper on
- Birds" When she was through
you would have supposed that
tho sparrow had not only killed Cock
Aobin with his bow and arrow. but
1haA anaihilated every song bird that
Washington ever knew.
Al ,thsr woman whose brains have
boss her a pretty home also has an
.opin concerning sparrowa 1t ex-
prssscs itself In bread crumbs. She
shcws no symptoms Of writing a pa
>>e m tha .uh;ect and - cbancas
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cause Pink'S initials was R.F, 50 But
terfly didnt half TO change hers. They
was a good alto singer from Chicago
name Frances Ingram visiting the
bride and II had Of been Pink l would
of hesitated a long vile before pick
ed Gerry instead OF she,
Well Act 8 Is 3 yrs. later and its
broughten out that a little vile after
the wedding. Pink had found out that
Don't mind him, said the woman
who was next. If he were a gentle
man he would not have said a thing
like that
And the invisible voice. adding a
grunt to its grunness. Clipped back
with:
And if YOU were a lady you
wouldn't have got on a car where
men are
There was really nothing to be
said to talk like that So we Kept
quiet until when the time came for
me to get off the conduC or tried to
hedge by saying that it wasn't him
who had spoken like that. Ihe
change was due to a quiet man, Who
had just said to that Official:
"'You may hear more OF this,
"I don't know whether anything
came of his warning or not, but
that child was having hard time
all right" MAMIE LANCASTER.
Evening star., 1920-02-15

A ROUND their campires the SOL
~ dierS of the civil war used to
n narrate the following incl
dent in the career as a law
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when the procession approached the
Union Club. which is just above the
Cathedral. and which was the scene on
Thanksgiving Day OF an Irish demon
stration which resulted in the smashing
of many windows because of the appear
.ance of the British flag by the side OF
the American flag. the marchers were
silent.
( The St. Regis il just three blocks from
the Union Club. and by the time the
vanguard reached Fifty-ffth street the
crowds had become lively once more
and broke into cheering. Mrs. Mac
Swiney again WAS surrounded by pho
tographers and she graciousy consents4
to pose. Then she entered the hotel. and
after short rest met newspaper report
ers, who were introduced to her by
Frank p. Walsh of the committee IN
vestigating conditions In Ireland. Com
missioner Whalen was also present
Il ain deeply grateful for the wonder
full reception given me this morning. and
especially to the women of America for
their generous tribute to my husbands
memory" Mrs. MacSwiney said II have
had many beautiful letters from Amer
lea, even from American children, and
am happy to be in a country where so
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SINN FEM TO EXECUTE
TRAITORS TO REPUBLIC

BELFAST. Ireland, Dec. 4.--The Sim
Fem has circulated a proclamation
throughout the west and south Of Ire
Ian declaring that those guilty OF 'trea-
sonable conspiracy" will be executed as
traitors to the Irish Republic. The proc
lamation reads:
Whereas The Irish Republic has de-
clared war on England we hereby give
notice that any one guilty of treason
able conspiracy will be shot without
warning as a traitor to the republic"
Another warning has been issued
from the Irish Republican Army bril-
gade headquarters in Belfast" 1t says
Notice Is hereby given that any per-
sons who enlists IN, or give any as
sistance whatever to. the special con-
stabulary force at present being organ
lied by the enemy will be regarded as
traitors to the republic and will be
treated accordingly
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specsol Gable 10 TIE NEw YoRK IIERALD.
Copyright, 1890. oy TIE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London. Dec. 4.
Arthur Henderson, of the British
labor commission which has been in
vestigating conditions in Ireland. was
reported tonight to be returning to
London from Dublin early next week
and headed straight for No.10 Downing
Street to discuss peace in Ireland with
Premier Lloyd George
Despite the Premier's stiff declara-
ton, when he spoke at the dinner
given TO him at the Constitutional
Club last night, in favor OF continual
ton of his policy to root out murder
in Ireland before peace can be talked
of, it was openly charged here tonight
that he has been indirectly, but per-
sistently and hopefully, negotiating
with Arthur Griffith. founder of the
Sim Fem organization and Vice
President of the Irish Republic" for
several weeks.
One version Of the story is that Mr..
Griffith's arrest was ordered by other
members of the Cabinet for the purpose
of breaking up peace talk at any cost
until the humiliation of the Sim Fein
could be completed There is no real con-
tradiction OF the two situations, how
ever. 1t was only three weeks ago that
Premier Lloyd George himself declared !:
I'VE have murder by the throat" Since
then the campaign has been. carried on
with vigor Increasing in geometrical
proportions.
The news comes from Dublin now that
many Sim Feiners have been rounded
up and that the internment camp on the
shore OF Dundrum Bay already is being
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TO come through the door of No. 80 and
had kept everybody from the pier In
order 20 avoid confusion.
When the slight figure Of Mrs Mac
Swiney dressed M a long black broad
cloth coat with deep collar and cuffs of
black lynx. and wearing small hat COW
cred with heavy black veil, made its
unexpected appearance ut the other door
those In the fringe OF the crowd almost
blocking West street Immediately rec
ognized her. They burst into a shout
and began to surge toward her. Then
the crowd became silent as the black
rebed woman walked across West street.
smiling at men and women on the right
and the left. Though they crowded close
TO her there was little or no disorder,
and when the police arrived and began
pushing them back to make way for her
they moved quickly and without protest
AZ ahe stood on the other side Of
West street awaiting the arrival of
Commissioner Whalen's automobile the
men and women begged, her TO speak, to
give them a message. 1T is wonderful"
she said "the most wonderful thing
ever saw"
BY this time the street had been
cleared about the automobile. the COM
mittee with Mrs. Macwsiney had entered
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many, many people are thinking about
the cause OF Ireland"
you will understand. OF course, that /
can say nothing about conditions there
until 4 have appeared before the No
tion's Commission on Ireland. which in
ited me here. The hearing is to be on
Wednesday next In Washington, ] am
told. but should like 10 say that both
my husband and I always expected that
America would HELM us greatly In win
ming our freedom. We feel In Ireland
that America has greater responsible
ity in the matter than any other land, on
account of her fine traditions and her
war pledges, and because there are 80
many millions OF our kin in this coun-
Try"
A delegation of longshoremen, headed
by Joseph Ryan. called at the hotel.
Mrs. MacSwiney saw them and learned
that the men had brought her luggage
from the pier to the st. Regis in an
automobile
IT want to say" stated Ryan, that
the White Star Line cooperated with
us In every way In facilitating the
handling Of your baggage"
Mrs. MacSwiney had removed her hat
and heavy coat and looked much more
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MRS. M'SWINEY HERE
EXPECTS GREAT AID
Continued from First Page.

drew to her stateroom, but was asked tc
come out to receive q welcome from the
committee on board the police boat
Patrol.
The five members OF the women's
welcom.rs committee. headed by Mrs.
Henry Willard. and Harry Roland. sec
rotary to canon de Valera. almost
missed the widow because she made her
exit from the pier by little used door.
Although the police had made elaborate
preparations 70 handle the crowd and TO
escort Mrs. MacSwiney TO the automo-
bile awaiting her. their preparations
were practically useless because Of the
fact that the visitor used an exit upon
which they had not focused their at
tention. The exit is midway between
Piers SO and 60. They had expected her
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slender and much younger. After
thanking Mr.. Tfiyan she suddenly
leaned forward 70 get closer view Of .
button he was wearing on his coat lapel
II see you havS-a picture OF myself
and baby" saidr the young widow, With
one of her engaging smiles.
( But the baby doesn't look like that
now; she is much bigger. You know
she Is two and half years old now"
When the interview with the long,
shoremen had ended Mrs. MacSwiney
consented to go 10 the hotel roof and
pose for more photographs. She talked
very little. Her sister-in-law. Miss
Mary MacSwtney. said she thought New
York city ugly. although interesting
from an artistic viewpoint When told
that ]. p. Morgan was fellow pasr
senger on the Celtic Mrs. MacSwiney
made no remark. Miss MacSwiney .ex-
claimed. You mean the great American
financier?"
All during the voyage Mrs. Mac-
Swiney. with the exception Of one day,
Remained Ia Thar stateroom II was .
stormy passage and not until the
steamship neared New York was II
calm enough to make a deck appear
ance comfortable for weary voyager.
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used TO hold the surplus there being too
many of these prisoners for the jails in
Ireland. THE NEW YORK HERALp's cor
respondent in Dublin was informed that
the authorities In Dublin Castle now for
the first time believe they know all the
people wanted and already they have
made substantial progress in rounding
them up.
Herbert IL AsQuith. Liberal leader
and one time Prime Minister, to-day got
taste of how bitter Irish opinion is
when he was almost howled down while
addressing a mass meeting In Albert
Hall, cali=d 20 protest against the Gov
ernment's policy in connection with the
reprisals. AS a matter OF fact, he was
howled down by Irish sympathizers.
who insisted that his administration
had been just as guilty as that
OF Premier Lloyd George in the
matter of killing Irishmen. The meeting
whooped through a resolution condemn
ing all killings in Ireland and demand
ing peace
1t is rer orted here that Mr.. Griffith's
truce conditions are based on the with
drawal from Ireland of all the armed
forces OF the crown and the release OF
all political prisoners. In Government
circles It is insisted that this is impos-
Sib!e that II Premier Lloyd SeorSS
makes peace II will be with the crown
forces in control In Ireland and most
OF the important Sim Feiners behind
tho barbed wire OF the internment
camps,
THE Galway people always were q
bit soft" said one Irishman here to-day
The resolution OF the Galway County
Council seeking truce. however, is
as symptomatic. 1t 10 conf
IDENTIFY expected that the Dublin Council
viii follow suit next Monday. Irish
business men are Mortified at the pros
psct OF the utter ruin facing them II the
disorders, and particularly the railway
stoppage, continues.