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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
NEAR EAST FUND DRIVE
LAUNCHED HERE TODAY
"Hunger Knows No Armistice" Is
Slogan-Women's organiza-
lions Co-Operate.
"Hunger knows mo- armistice. :

Hunger knows no armistice."
With this slogan the Washington
Near East Relief committee, begin
ming today. will institute a cam :
pafgn in the city to raise money for
the starving peoples of the near east.
Several of the women's organiza-
tions of the District are cooperating
with the committee in the campaign.
among them the d. A. r. regents OF
the District, Twentieth Century CLUB,
Women and Sisterhood of Eighth
Street Temple, Junior League, sun
shine Society, Women's Christian
Temperance Union, Order of the East
ern Star. Young Women's Hebrew AS
ISOLATION and young women from the
partment.
Collection booths will be located at
the banks, theaters and hotels OF the
| city. The following women will be
among those to be at booths Mrs. r.
Fuller. Mrs. r: B. Lyon. Mrs. w: d.
Mrs. John Rood, Mrs. Averill, Mrs
NJ. j. Boyd, Mrs. Dickins, Mrs. Frank
Odenheimer, Mrs. Arnold. Mrs. Hos
kins, Mrs. John Hervey Young. MIS-
George I. Marye. Mrs. William II.
King. Mrs. Howard T. Hodgkins: Miss
Wardman, Mrs. Cabot Stevens, di-
| rector of the local committee, and
Mrs. Flesher. Volunteers are needed
| by the committee and are urged to
report at room sos Bond building.
The booths will be open until Christ
mas.
Mrs. Stevens has announced that
the funds of the Near East Re-
lief committee had run out. but that
Cleveland Fl. Dodge, national treas
urer. intended to borrow on the col
lateral of American generosity, be-
lieving that the people of the United
States will not let their charges in
the near east Starve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13

loan away, But Rusty didn't. Instead
he ran up Farmer Browns Boys arm
to his shoulder and sat there. still
trembling. Farmer Browns Boy gently
put him down on the floor and stepped
back.
Rusty hesitated. Then what do you
think he did? He climbed back into that
wire cage. Yes, sir. that is just what
he did. He climbed back into that
wire prison and crouched in the darkest
corner of it, Farmer Browns Boy
scratched his head in puzzled way.
He was puzzled. He couldn't under
stand Rusty going back into that
cage of his own accord. Something
is the matter with him." muttered
Farmer Browns Boy. He acts
afraid of something, but there isn't
a thing here for him to be afraid of.
Then a thought popped into his head
fright in the night. Perhaps Black
Pussy the Cat got in here and tried
to get at him. Yet | am sure / shut
Black Pussy up last night. ] don't
see how it could have keen her.
but it is sure thing that something
gave him a bad fright"
Farmer Browns Boy closed the lit
tie door of the cage and went about
his morning work. and all the time
he kept puzZling over Rusty's be-
havior. BY and by. as he was getting
some meal from a bin. he noticed
something on the floor in corner.
He went over to it and found the
body of gray old Rat.
This is queer muttered Farmer
Browns Boy. Now what could have
happened to him."
He turned the Rat over with his
toe and bent to look closer. Then
his face lighted. Shadow the Weasel
has been here" he exclaimed. There
isn't the least doubt about it. He
killed this pest, and I hope he has
killed all the rest of the Rats about
here. Now l know what ails Rusty
Shadow must have discovered him in
wonder he is frightened. But the lit
the rascal knows when he is we'll off.
He knows that Shadow can't get into
that cage and that is why he went
back into it. He knows he isn't safe
outside with Shadow the Weasel about.
and that he is safe inside. Poor lit
tie chap. he must have had dread
full scare. I'll have to see to it he
desn't have another. Shadow prob
ably will stay around here until he
has driven out all those pesky Rats.
hope he will. But ! cant have him
frightening Rusty to death"
So when he had finished his work
Farmer Browns Boy took Rusty's
cage over to the house. where there
was noSchance for Shadow the Weasel
to brighten him again. and that night
Rusty slept well.
Copyright 1920 by r. W BurcessD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
IF YOU SERVE SOUP.

Whether or not to have soup for
Christmas dinner is a question that
presents itself to many housewife
once a year Housewives living where
good oysters on the half she'll can
be got very often prefer them for the
first course to soup and are quite
sensible in not having both oysters
and soup. Because the main course OF
Christmas dinner is usually very
bountiful, a heavy soup is never
good choice. A fruit appetizer, such
as little grapefruit served in a
glass with perhaps few seeded hard
grapes to garnish it is a good selec-
ton. If you do have soup remember
that it's place in the menu is that of
an appetizer rather than an appetite
satisfier. Therefore you should select
actual nourishment You should serve
1T rather sparingly. 1t should be very
hot and well seasoned.
A highly seasoned, not too thick
vegetable soup is good selection. One
way to make it is to simmer the out
bunch of celery and an onion, all well
cut up. Drain the water from these
and add the juice from jar Of your
lhome-canned tomatoes or tomato
Juice made from dried tomatoes Add
a little meat stock-a little leftover
meat gravy will do very nicely if
you have it. Season well with freshly
ground pepper and salt and serve very
hot.
What ia known as a vegetable con-
somme is good selection. Various
sorts of vegetables, including onions.
turnips and carrots. should be cut up
in small pieces and simmered to-
gether. A little meat stock is added.
Although a thick soup should not
be served, as it is too hearty there
are delicious so-called cream soups
that might be chosen. Onion soup is
one of these. To make it, chop up
| some onions and cook in butter or
! butter substitute for five minutes
but do not let them brown or burn
Add few cups of cold water and
cook for thirty minutes and then
press through a strainer. Now melt a
little butter with an equal amount of
-four, add very slowly some cold milk
and make thin white sauce. Cook
carefully for five minutes and then
combine with the onion stock. Sea-
son with salt and pepper OF course.
| the quantities in this should depend
on the number of persons you wish
to serve. For five you will 1 Nd three
| medium sized onions, two cups of
cold water and pint OF milk. Three
level tablespoons Of flour will be
enough. as you do not want thick
soup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
PLEAD PRESSING NEED.
Speakers at Meeting Urge Provision
for Feeble-Minded Children.

The necessity for an institution to
care for feeble-minded children was
advocated by Chief Justice Constap-
tine J. Smith Of the District Court OF
Appeals and former Judge William H.
DeLacy. president of the st. Vincent
de Paul Society, at quarterly meet J..
ing of that organization in Carroll
Hall last night.
Chief Justice Smyth said the need
for the institution was most pressing,
although the blame for its lack could
not be placed upon the shoulders of
the residents of the District or Of
ficials of the local government He
said that it was to Congress that the
local population was now looking to
I'LL the need.
Judge DeLacy pointed out that the
District was obliged to send such
children out of the District and away
from the vicinity of their homes,
thereby working a great hardship on
the parents.
Annual reports were read from the
parish conferences of the society, and
plans for relief work during the com
ing year were discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13

Canals Of q total mileage OF more
than 5000 miles are In efficient use
in England,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
THE HUMAN FUTURE.
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Copyright, 1901


We are apt to overlook the elo-
quence Of events.
Our Imagination is so much more
active than our observation.
We are ourselves the authors of that
fanciful state of things that might be,
and tina. would be if people would
only follow our advice, but destiny
itself is the author of what really
happened.
There must have been some good
reason for the great mistakes, disas-
tiers and setbacks of history. else they
would not have been.
That does not by any means signify
that they were right, or that all is for
the best, or that black is white, but
it does mean certainly that no man is
that govern the present and the forces
that mold the future save him who at
tends to the past and studies its
causes.
Dreams have their worth and Ito
plan schemes their use in shaping the
actual history, intelligently grasped
and understood with common sense,
is worth pound of them.
We must try to understand the
standpatters. Even il we intend to
combat the conservatives and reac-
IlOnarleS, we can 90 II muCn more Ell.
fectively il we sympathetically get
their point of view.
And there is always this to be said
in favor Of laissez faire and of not
making any change: That whatever
may be the evils Of the present system
we know what they are, whereas any
new system, being human. will also
certainly have its faults, and we do
not know what they will be.
The argument is found in Hamlet's
soliloquy. where he reflects that it is
better to bear the ills we have thar
fly to others that we know not of"
We need radicals, revolutionists and
reformers, as an army needs spies and
adventurous outposts: but we need
also the cautious and prudent. as An
army must also keep in touch with its
base Of supplies. .. 4.
It would be doubtless sad world
were we all old-fogy and keepers of
tradition; but il would be a mad
world, and would probably crash back
into barbarism, were we all willing
to try any new scheme that fancy
might propose and artful logic prove.
For, after all, whatever good we
have gained has grown out Of the
past, poor as it was: and whatever
advance the race shall make in the
future will somehow be develop
ment of things as they are now, i'm
perfect and unsatisfactory as they
may be.
Bad and poor as are the past and
present, they are-human; can the fu-
ture be other than that?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
With a Fireless Cooker.
Have you a fireless cooker?

Have you a hreieSS cooker!
And if you have one. DO you make
good use of it?
1t is a fact that many owners OF
fireless cookers have never really
mastered their use. They cook the
breakfast cereal in them, perhaps be-
cause that is decidedly convenient
"a boiled ham or a piece of corned
beef-in the cooker. but they really
do not make 1T pay for itself.
Now q cooker can be made to pay
for itself in a very short time, and
If you once get into the habit OF
using one you can make II save
your own strength and time. Here
are some recipes of very good fire.
less cooker dishes:
Baked Beans-Soak three Dints of
beans for the night and then PARDON
with half a teaspoon of soda. Drain
and put in the cooking vessel. Season
with salt and four tablespoons OF
slices of salt pork, or, il you wish to
make the dish serve for the main
stay of the meal, add one pork chop
for each person. Heat the disks, put
one under and one over the beans
close the cooker and leave the beans
in for four hours.
Soup and Beef Loaf-Put shank of
couple of sliced onions IL onion flavor
is liked, and a sprig OF parsley, and
cover with water. Put over the fame
until the meat is heated through and
then put in the cooker with hot
disk under it until morning.
Then drain off the liquid. and re-
move all the meat from the bones
a breadpan. Strain enough of the
liquid to cover the meat, and to every
pint add a quarter of package OF
gelatin-the liquid should be heated
and poured hot over the softened
gelatin. Season well with salt. pa
prika and celery salt, and pour over
the meat. Stand away to harden
and the jelNed meat loaf is ready to
serve. Now strain the remaining
liquid. dilute it with water if 1t is toe
strong, and IL there is not enough OF
1t add tomato juice. If there is enough
add some diced cooked carrots and
minced parsley, some boiled noodles
or any other desired garnish-and the
soup is ready.
These two recipes suggest how very
good meals can be prepared in fire.
less cooker. for the hot baked beans
and pork chops, with the addition OF
tomato salad and fruit for dessert
would make a good dinner. And the
hot soup. the jellied beef loaf with
tato chips, with boiled rice for des-
sert. would make another good meal
For the rice, wash two cups of it and
heat 1t thoroughly over water In
three pints Of milk. Season with q
little salt, sugar and nutmeg, and put
in the cooker. still in the boiling
water, on hot plate. Leave it there
three or four hours. Just before serv.
ing heat on the stove and add the
beaten yolks Of couple of eggs Or
IL the day Is hot, serve cold as it is
with sauce made Of the yolks OF
eggs beaten creamy. sweetened, anG
the whites of the eggs folded gently
into them just before serving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
PARIS, December 2. 1920.

PARIS, December 2. 1920.
One of the things that has been
most impressed upon me over here
is the great Importance which the
Frenchwoman attaches to her proper
rest. Except in a few places which
are run mostly for American tourists,
there Is very little of the late night
life which great many of our own
countrywomen indulge in.
AS a rule, the Frenchwoman goes
| to the theater; occasionally to q res
taurant afterward. and home and to
bed at a comparatively early hour.
The fashionable Frenchwoman is able
to stay in bed late and to have her
breakfast served to her there. This
petit dejeuner." as they call it. con-
sist of nothing but most delicious
buttered rolls and chocolate, or per-
haps coffee. The real breakfast does
not come until about IL o'clock.
This method has great many
things to recommend it. One is that
the length of time between the din
ner and the next meal gives the
stomach complete rest; the French
women say that this improves the
complexion.
1t is not so much the length Of
time between meals which the French
count on to keep them beautiful as
it is the amount of rest they take.
If they can lie in bed late in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
4s ACCUSED AS GAMBLERS,

NEW ORLEANS. December ia
total of forty-three alleged gamblers
was rounded up by local police yes
terday as the first step in Supt. GUY
Molony's war on gamblers.
A vigorous campaign will be Waeed
against all forms of gambling, in
Guiding betting on the races and
bookmaking, according to the new DO
lice superintendent. and all police
men have been instructed TO be vigil
liant in arresting violators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
MATERNITY LAW ASSURED

A comfortable majority in Congress
is assured the Sheppard bill,
according to Mrs. Florence Kelley,
chairman of the subcommittee of the
joint congressional committee, work.
ing for the passage Of this leeis-
lation, who attended the meeting of
this committee, held Saturday after
noon. The principal question, accord
ing to Mrs. Kelley, who is secretary
of the National Consumers League. is
when the vote will come.
Confidence that the bill will come
to a vote in the Senate some time this
week was expressed by Mrs. Maud
Wood Park. chairman of the National
League Of Women Voters, under
whose auspices the joint congress
sional committee working for this and
other needed bills was formed.
ut is imperative" said Mrs. Park.
that the bill should be passed in the
short session in order to have it acted
upon by the 1921 sessions of the state
legislatures. Otherwise. in most
cases, states could not make their ap-
propriations until 1928"
The Sheppard -Towner bill is in
tended to provide protection and edu-
cation,for expectant mothers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
Famous Old Recipe for
Cough Syrup


Thousands of housewives have
found that they can save two-thirds
of the money usually spent for
cough preparations by using this
well known old recipe for making
cough syrup. 1t rs simple and cheap,
but it has no equal for prompt re.
suits. Il takes right hold of q cough
and gives immediate relief, usually
stopping m ordinary cough in n
hours or less.
Get ~ ounces Of Pinex from any
druggist, pour it into . pint bottle,
and add plain granulated sugar
syrup to make a full pint. II you
prefer, use clarified molasses, honey
or corn syrup, instead of sugar
syrup. Either way, it tastes good,
keeps perfectly. and lasts . family
a long time.
It's truly astonishing how quickly
il acts, penetrating through every
air passage of the throat and lungs
-loosens and raises the phelgm,
Soothes and heals the membranes,
and gradually, but surely, the an.
noying throat tickle and dreaded
cough disappear entirely. Nothing
better for bronchitis, spasmodic
Group. hoarseness or bronchial
asthma.
Pinex is a special and highly CON.
centrated compound of genuine
Norway pine extract known the
world over for its healing effect on
membranes.
Avoid disappointment by asking
your druggist for "2Iz ounces Of
Pinex" with full directions and
don't accept anything else. Guaran.
teed to give absolute satisfaction or
money promptly refunded. The
Pinex Co.. Fl. Wayne. Ind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
lI1ILLESoRlEs
%rBEDTInE
Farmer Browns Boy Guesses
What Is Wronu.
ny THORNTON ". BURGESS.
ne 10 his own most helpful aid
VINO knows just when to be afraid
-Eaymer pro~n's H.

something was wrong with Rusty the
FOX Squirrel. Farmer Browns Boy
knew it the instant he discovered that
rusty had no appetite for his break
iast 1t was good breakfast, a fine
breakfast, but Rusty hardly touched it,
when was very unusual for him.
what is the matter with you?"
asked Farmer Browns Bow. or curse
Rusty didn't reply. He didn't reply be-
cause ne didn't understand what Farmer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
CARD PLAYERS ARRESTED.

WILMINGTON, Del, December ID
Thirteen men were arrested last
night. charged with Sabbath break
ing. They were not gambling, accord
ing to the police. but. under the Della :
ware blue laws, card playing is for
hidden on Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13

the ice box permanently, since II pre-
vents odors by taking up all gases.
In box in which coke is set, milk
and onions may even stand side by
| side. The milk will the remain free
| from the taste Of onions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13
To Rid the Ice Box of Odors.

A bad smelling ice box may be
cleansed of unpleasant odors if can
of coke is placed in it. at is a good
plan to have a small can of coke in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-13

Browns Boy said Instead he climbed
UP on Farmer Browns Boys hand a
thing he had never done before. Then
Farmer Browns Boy noticed that Rusty
was trembling
He was puzzled. 1t was clear to him
that Rusty was afraid of something but
that he wasn't afraid of him He took
Rusty out Of the cage. 1t was the first
time, and he half expected to see Rusty
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-09
COIL PRoFIr.,EIc::.tLa

It may be possible :Aa. Inc txh hits which 1t is desired to suon' in ca1iec4 ton with the alleged molc-,o,ist.c con truI and 1roioeering in tb, anthracite coal industry are not HecaBt.v Q tte determination of what aGj's,nerl s1or Id bs made in connection witfl 7le t.en Lnds of -tfe miners for higflar pay tf cer.a'n- Y cannot mean that because the opera
 ors have a monopoly or have been prof s;eering, if either is correct. that the min- CTS should get everything they ask on the ground that they should share in unjust profits but the very fact that there is such determined opposition to the sub- mission of the eviderlce, whether it has a bearing .uPoH the wage question or aot. gives indication that if the facts are ,lot brought out in connection with this q separate investigation.
 The fact cannot be lost sight of that ale public is quite as interested in this controversy as the other two parties. It {, ss the consumer who shoulders the bur den He must pay whatever increase is granted and he must also ray if there Is an unduly high price because of mo- iaopolistic control.
 { ], Thus i: is we'll that it should be known .iot only what the facts are for asking sor the increase in wages but there should also be shown what the cost of mining coal is. what the overhead .sharges are and what the companies have been taking in the way of profits i3uring the period when prices have been 50 extremely nigh
 ss The public not only wants to know
 %hether such increases as it will have ko-pay as the result of any increase to inc miners will represent the actual in- crease in wages to the miners, whether the profits of the companies are such as
 so justify the throwing of the wage in-
 .rease onto the consumer of whether in sset there is justification for the pres
 mt high price of coal whether or not
 here is to be more money granted the
 miners.
 It is possible that the securing of such
 Information lies outside the province of Fms commission but if that is so others
 should get it. It is time that the inter-
 sstz of the public were protected.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-09
] CIRCULATION sWEEK ENDING JULY Sd, 1920 %. 7O8
HIRAM JOHNSON SPEARS.

r7aAction consistent with that of a can dldate for the republican nomination and what he had indicated he would do in casa another was chosen is the state u1ent by Senator Hiram Johnson to the rsftect that he will support the republi- can ticket and calling upon the voters 10 do likewise.
 Johnson congratulated Hard ling upon his nomination. He was per hzps one of the most disappointed of the republican candidates though from the time the balloting at Chicago was start z-edz it was evideH. that he was out of the ; running even if it had been considered bsfore that time that he had chance. Thus when he refused to declare his at titude to the nominee there was occasion e far surprise for no one knew better than -,aa the effect of the 1912 break and his conduct in 1916
 Now. however. Senator Johnson shows that i.e has been giving the entire sit nation the weighty consideration that it deserved. He recognizes that should he in any way lend his influence for the de- feat of the republican ticket it would simply mean just that much contribu- ton in behalf of the democratic nomi- 4tseS- I3itL tlltitlOIt III bcnslI C1 l1le league of nations. which has called forth his bitterest opposition.
 He regards the league as the para mount issue with the republicans firmly against the covenant as presented by the rpzcsident and standing for nationalism lssfore Elterna. ionalisTn and in behalf of America which is mindful of her obli- gallons TO humanity and civilization but maintaining always the policy of Wash tngton. Jefferson and Monroe of friend ship wich all and entangling alliances with none.
 The declaration by senaf..- Johnson has been awaited with interest It is inc only logical position ne c7a-i take He gives those who have been connecting him with Q third 9a-y m1tenrn- the right advice and it is D be expes.ed tiiat le will join in the ,sS,stlS eve, as ke is urging others to d