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Evening star., 1921-09-15

doesn't go too far from the dooryard.
She is very fond of Farmer Browns
Boy, and he is very fond of her. al
though it troubles him greatly to have
her hunt his little friends. He al
ways sends her home when he sus-
poets her of hunting.
Black Pussy had seen her master
go down along the edge of the Old
Orchard for several mornings. He
never was gone very long and when
he returned he looked if he had
had a particularly pleasant time.
II wonder what he does and why he
goes" thought Black Pussy. III
follow him next time and see what l
can see."
So the next morning when Farmer
Browns BOY started along the path
between the trees of the Old Orchard
and the old stone wall Black Pussy
was just IA little way behind him.
He didn't know it, No. sir. he didn't
know it, She took good care of that.
Had he known that she was following
he would have sent her back in
hurry. Black Pussy suspected this.
and So whenever he turned his head
she crouched fiat in the grass beside
the path.
Half way along the path Farmer
Browns Boy sat down on the ground
and began to take things from one of
his pockets. And then as if by magic
appeared Striped Chipmunk. Where
he came from Black Pussy didn't see.
One instant he wasn't there and the
next he was.
Black Pussy's tail twitched with
eagerness. Many times had she
tried to catch Striped Chipmunk. but
always he had been too smart for her,
whisking out of sight between the
stones of the old wall. where she
could not follow. Many. many hours
had she wasted waiting for him to
come out again where he had gone
in. only to have him pop un some
where else. Now here he was out il
the open path, If only she could
su-nris" him out there she would
catch him.
And then her yellow eyes turned
almost green with jealousy. Yes. sir
that is what they did-turned almost
green with jealousy! Striped Chip
r,unk was running all over Farmer
Browns Boy. climbing to his shoul
der. peeping in his pockets. sitting
on his knee and stuffing the nockets
in his cheeks with things Farmer
Browns Eoy was giving him. Black
PusSy's tail twitchHd more than ever
hut now it was with anger. 1t was
jealous anger She had made q dis
covery. and she meant that StriDed
Chipmunk should pay dearly for it.
Copyright. 1921. by T. w Burgess)
Evening star., 1921-09-15

allowed to dry on over night (Bay
rum may be used in place of the
alcohol in the formula if alcohol is
not availablep.
QUESTIONS AND AsSWERS.
Artificial Ice.
Which is the purest ice, natural or
artificial? (Mrs. F. NJ. b.,
Answer-Natural ice is pure enough.
as a general rule Artificial ice ia
purer than natural ice harvested from
polluted waters. Your health officer
can inform you whether the natural
ice you use is pure.
BicarbOnnte of Sodium.
Is it harmful as a practice to take
bicarbonate of soda every night be-
fore going to bed? 1t seems as though
must take it. for if I don't later in
the night it seems as though some of
and could go no farther. Sometimes
my heart feels little embarrassed
by the gas and 1 add little aromat atic
spirits of ammonia to the water in
which 1 dissolve the soda. Is that
harmful. Or is little spirits of pep
permint better for gas around the
heart? Is essence of wintergreen bet
ter than peppermint? R. E. M
Answer-The soda is comparatively
harmless. The aromatic spirits of am
monia is comparatively harmless
Either or both act as alkali., neutral
izing acidity of the stomach The
soda itself creates or gives off gas
when it mixes with the acid in the
stomach. Peppermint and wintergreen
are irritantS of the stomach and not
advisable for self dosing.
Evening star., 1921-09-15
SH|{$!s:;s$s\4&BaiB SGH$::s$ !!;;! k: \&5If j ]
7ZN Laura. A. Nrk.nan ~
Lauro. Ny,kx1,o,7

in this fashion. If you wish to de-
termine how successfully your living
room passes this test of orderliness
OF arrangement, draw map of it on
sheet of paper, indicating the fur
niture and rugs by small squares and
oblongs. Then experiment by draw
ing a second map of the room. this
time putting in the rugs and furni-
ture so that their lines are always
parallel with one of the four sides
of the room. The restfulness of this
second map in contrast to the rest
lesSness of the first map will convince
you that the second plan is the best.
Is the room we'll balanced? This
is the third test of well arranged
living room. Are the large pieces of
small pieces equally well distributed
over the room? For example. heavy
features such as fireplace on one
side of the room should be balanced
by massive piece of furniture (such
as davenport. large bookcase. piano
or library tablet on the opposite side.
Otherwise room gives one the i'm
preston of see-saw-with all the
heavy objects weighing it down at
one end and the other end left with
out weight or interest.
Convenience and health should also
be taken into consideration when
planning the furniture arrangement
of the living room. Pieces Of fur
niture should not be stood in paths
of travel SO that one will have to
step around them or accidentally
knock into them when going through
the room tas from d door on one side
to door on The Other). Bookcases.
cabinets, and small tables or tab
ourettes may be stood in locations
where it is not comfortable for one
to sit. a large chair or a davenport
may be placed near a window SO as
to provide plenty of daylight for
someone who wishes to read or sew
in the daytime; a desk or a piano
should likewise be near enough a
window to receive strong daylight.
Care should also be taken that chairs
are not placed in a draughty position.
Evening star., 1921-09-15
Pores Hereby Abolished.

The pores of the skin are like auto
intoXication fine Hypothetical
foundation upon which to set up and
launch lot of plausible remedies
plausible to .credulous folk.
The skin has a great many minute
openings in it, to be sure. from which
protrude the shafts of the fine hairs
that cover the skin and through
which empty the Sabaceous or oil
glands. whose secretion serves to keep
the skin soft, pliable. pink. young and
warm, and the sudoriferOuS or sweat
glands whose secretion serves to reg
ulate the temperature of the body,
but practically not at all to carry on
any poiSonS.
A pore is something more than an
opening in the skin. 1t is an inlet.
or means of absorption. The skin Of
man has no such equipment. Man
does not breathe one bit through his
skin. The minute openings just men,
toned so commonly mistaken for
.'pores." do not absorb anything from
the outside world; nor do they open"
and ''close" with warmth and cold
as popular Imagination has it. In
fact. the little openings called pores"
are no more important physiologically
or pathologically than is the hole in
which a post stands or the hole in
which a nail is set in the wood.
IL seems ueploTdDie 10 duu tHdt tHlS
leads straight to the inevitable con-
clusion that things purporting to feed
or nourish the skin through the pores
purport to accomplish the impossible.
Thus. things purporting to improve
complexion by giving something to
the skin through the pores would
have the same effect if applied to the
side of house.
1. required several years of study
for me to learn that when a young
woman complains of enlarged pores
she means she has an excessive secre-
tion Of sebum or oil doctors call this
seborrhea) or more or less plugging
of the little openings of the sebaceaus
ducts with hardened sebum white
heads or comedones) or with sebum
mixed with carbon and other dark
pigments (blackheads). For these
troubles the best application I know
'is a mixture Of about equal parts
of sublimed sulphur. alcohol. COM
pound tincture of lavender. glycerin
and camphor water, which Is to be
shaken and dabbed On the face and
Evening star., 1921-09-15
Squads With Mushrooms.

SINCE. draw and truss half a dozen
fine squads and fill them with a rich
forcemeat of crumbs and mushrooms
moistened with cream and favored
with pepper and salt. Put the birds
in roasting pan and cook rapidly
for eighteen minutes. Take them
from the oven. untruss them and dress
them on a hot dish. Pour into .he
baking pan half a tumbler of cur
rant jelly and place over the fire to
heat. Serve in a sauceboat with the
birds.
Evening star., 1921-09-15

LEARN TO BE A
STORAGE BATTERY
.REPAIRMAN
and earn from $35 to $50 q week: we can
teach Won IN TWO weeks: day and evening
classes See Mr.. O'Donnell 1217 2 st nv.
MAN, elderly. who understands farming TO
work with owner; good home. Address Box
81! N. Star office.
MAN-EIedriy, co,ored. without family, IN
small place in Chevy Chase. Nd. Good home for
right party. Apply to Mr.. White, s12 18th
MARKER. experienced. Anchor Laundry. 800
Princeton IL
MEN to train in their spare time for excellent
positioas as craftsmen; individual instruction
day or night. Complete course in 3 to months
Ra.es 20 he increased on September 2l. Enroll
now Full; particulars on request. Columbia
School of Drafting. 14th and T SITS. NV
MEN-Let us prepare YOU for the electrical
field in your spare time. day or evenings. Short
easy-to-learn course in applied electricity that
pre- pares for electrical contracting. house wiz
ing repairing and handling of electrical ss-
plies Position open for all our graduates.
f'nsy terms Of tuition. Call. write or phone
Main 1875. National Radio Institute. l345
Pa
Evening star., 1921-09-15

little people of the Old Orchard the
Green Meadows and the Green For
est There isn't ons. who doesn't hate
her. Were she Obliged to catch them
for food in order to live. as is the
ease with Reddy Fox and most of
the others who hunt those smaller
than themselves. the feeling would
he very different. These other hunt
ers hunt because they have to. Black
Pussy hunts because she wants to.
Black Pussy has way of following
Farmer Browns Boy about when he
Evening star., 1921-09-15
Personal Health Service
By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D
Noted Physic.an and Author

Slned1 tr 10 NOT o dagnossu Oh
I've answer by DR. f dressed is
ceved
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Evening star., 1921-09-15

This ad, when presented at the office
Of the National Radio School. 1345 Pa. ave-.
will entitle you to free demonstration tday
or EVENING", until 0 pm. Of how easy wireless
-telegraphy is to learn by our new copyrighted
method of instruction. Over 7,O00 students have
taken training through our resident and corre-
spondence courses. Big opportunities in the
wireless field for any ambitious young man.
Salaries. including expenses. average $50 a
week to start and advance is rapid to higher
positions as radio engineers. researchers. etc,
up to $l0OOO a year. Make your spare time
count this winter. Investigate our wireless
course now. Easy terms. Bring this ad and
let us demonstrate.
National Radio School.
l345 Pa Ave.
Evening star., 1921-09-15

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
who wish to use after-office time
to their financial advantage are
invited to call at Room 23o Bond
building, I4th and N. Y. ave.
Onen until O pm. >
Evening star., 1921-09-15

Blue diamonds have been found in
India and red-tinted ones in South
Africa s. - ~ -. g ;.lss1
Evening star., 1921-09-15
Black Pussy Makes a Dis.
C0very.
BY THORNTON ". BURGESS.
OF jealousy 1t is the fate
To lead to lasting. bitter hate.
Old Mother Nature

1V 10
Old Mother Nature.
Black Pussy dearly loves to hunt
1t was born in her. The love of
hunting is born in all cats. She
doesn't have to hunt. oh. my, no.
She never has to look for food. No
Pussy.
She doesn't have to hunt the little
people of the Old Orchard and the
Green Meadows. Certainly not. She
does 1t because she loves to hunt. 1t
is fun to her. Eut it isn't fun for
those she hunts
So Black Pussy is hated by all the
Evening star., 1921-09-15

MEN. with executive ability. who can qualify
as managers with organization that is ex-
tending its offices in the principal cities OF the
United States Kindly apply between 10 Am.
and l pm. Moore Haven Sugar Corpora ton.
345 Mnnsey bldg.
PAINTERS for inside duY Mo-k Col lO1XO
Evening star., 1921-09-15
l34J Pa. Ave.
phnnp Main 1919

Phone Main 1875
MEN. with executive ability who can qualify
as managers with an organization that is ex-
tending its offices in the principal cities OF the
United States. Kindly apply between 10 am.
and | pm. Moore Haven Sugar Corporation.
345 Mnnsey bldg.
PAINTERS for inside day work. Col. 1OOs0.
PAINTEWs-open shop. Apply to foreman
after ). 2Il 4 st. ne. 18'
TAINTERS-Two: must be first-class me
chanic~: ready for work in the morn
ing. Northwest corner 14th and Euclid SITS.
NV.
PAPEEHANGEIS-1Vso first-class Call after
pm. Henkel. 74o Varnum st. NV.
TAPERHA NGERS-Th 81 per day: come
ready for work Risdon & Bell. 1873 Quincy
NV 16'
PAPERnANGERs 3; frst-class: at once
Call Mr. Derrick. Cleye. 645:
PhTEHT p;aTad DRAETsMENs good n.sa state if en-
dress Box 15S-k. Star office. 1as
PLUMBERS Two frst-class; steady job for
good men J. G. Flood & Co.. 2120 14th st.
PHI MHElss-Le.ld workers, several 1rst class
steady job: open shop. r. E. Dove. 1872
PRESSERS-2. first class, on
Hoffman pressing machines;
also hand pressers on ladies' fine
garments. The Hoffman CO.,
1880 Pa. ave. Sc.
SALESMAN = Young man. with. some me-
chanical knowledge; chance for advancement;
salary and commission; bring references.
Garren's Music Store. .M7 H ne:
sALESMAN-To sell real estate. with >auto-
mobile: prospects furnished; good opening.
Address Rox 77-L Star office: 3.
SALEsMAN-~-For silverware departnent--eld
established firm; one capable Of waiting on
high-class trade; excellent opportunity for
Capable man state experience and salary de-
sired. Address. with references, Box 233-k.
STR oftc".
SALESMEN-Advantageo connection can be
made by clean-cut, energetic salesmen Tor the
placing OF a high-grade. security. Call at
Room $50. Bond bldg, 14th and New York
ave. lst~.
SALESMEN-We want three men who are 1t
present employed as salesmen: must be high
est type AID prove same by references: we
have oppo, tunify Of lifetime for the lfght Kind
OF man: only those with absolutely proved
ability need apply. Phone Main 1167 for inter-
view.
sALESMEN-We want two men who can .sell
electrical appliances In Washington, Maryla ad
and Virginia. An exceptional opportunity to
those wiling to connect with the largest elee-
trical corporation In the country. whose prod
ucts are nationally advertised. is, awaiting
those who qualify. For interview seefs sNF.
Mckenna; 764 10th. e. NV etfter. p N. ~ SIX
Evening star., 1921-08-08
j. s. EMBASSY in.
L0WLY QUARTERS
Offices in-Argentina Located
Over Mattress Factory
and Ladies' Tailor.

BCENOS AIRES. July 6.-Refusal of
the State Department at Washington to
authorize sufficient funds to lease new
embassy headquarters suitable to the
dignity of the United States, in the
opinion of Frederic Jesup Stimson, re-
Gently retired ambassador. has forced
the American embassy to take quarters
In building whose ground floor is oc-
cupied by a mattress factory, a carpen-
ter shop and ladies' tailoring estab-
lishment.
Give Up Old Building.
The embassy was obliged to give up
the building which has been the office
OF American diplomatic representatives
Tor the past twelve years, owing to the
desire OF the owner to occupy il himself.
Ihis was two-story residence of
pleasing exterior, facing the Plaza San
Martin and. although far from preten-
tious. as compared with the legations
OF most other countries. was we'll ar
ranged, well appointed and entirely oc-
cupled by the embassy. 1t was obtained
parattvely low. for $50 pesos a month,
or a little more than $500. and this fig
ure. on account Of the friendship of the
owner for Ambassador Stimson, was not
raised when rents went soaring during
the war.
Only Allowed $50 Pesos Rent.
When it became necessary recently
Stimson nor Francis White, now
charge d'affaires. could find a build
ing comparable to it for less than
2,30O pesos month. The State De-
partment set limit of $50 pesos. and
now strangers looking for the Amer
lean embassy find building on a
side street. whose shabby entrance is
nanked, on one side, by a'window
exhibit of gaudy colored mattresses
and. on the other. by ladies' dress
forms.
One ascends to the embassy cad
quarters by dark spiral staircase.
set in well, to a small "sala" or
waiting room, which in winter Is
heated by an oil stove. There are ten
other rooms which visitors agree are
Shabbiiy decorated. and, with the ex-
ception of two with freplaces, they
have no heating apparatus.
Fire Threatens Old Records.
Recently there was fire in the
carpenters shop. Had the fire de-
stroyed the building, complete
archives. dating from the days of
Caesar Augustus Rodney. first Amer
tury ago. probably would have been
lost.
Only one other nation has an en-
bassy in Argentina. and that is Spain,
which will soon house its ambassador
in a palace costing nearly two million
pesos. The Chilean legation already
has veritable palace, while the Co.
lombia legation boasts of two pre-
tentious buildings. one as the minis
ter'S residence and the other for the
legation offices, connected by a beau
tiful garden. France has a legation
which cost 100000 pesos. The British
and Italian ministers also are elabo-
rately housed.
The present embassy of the. United
States sits in the shadow Of build
ing across the street, twice as big
and handsomely appointed, occupied
by the legation of Cuba.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
WOULD AID AMERICANS
HELD IN FRENCH PRISONS
Church Commission Head will Ask
Attorney General to Negotiate
for Lessening Hardships.

ATLANTA. Ga. August s.-Rev
Or. L: .. Bricker. president of the
Churches Prison Commission, an
nounced here last night that he would
at once ask Attorney General
Daughefty to take steps to make 1t
possible for representatives of the
commission to visit Americans in
civil prisons in France, who are de-
clared to be suffering hardships.
Dr. Bricker explained that he would
approach government officials in the
matter through the Attorney General
because the latter is personal
friend of his, and added that the
charges made in a letter to the COM
mission by H. Cleveland Coke, for
merry United States vice consul gen.
eral in Paris. are absolutely true"
as regards the condition of the Ameri-
cans.
Mr.. Coke in an appeal to the COM
mission asserted that there are some
three hundred Americans chiefly ex-
service men, serving sentences in
French civil prisons and that his ef-
forts to get American relief organi-
cations in France interested in them
had received the cold shoulder"
The prisoners are in many cases
not properly clothed and are not even
among persons who speak the English
Language, Mr.. Coke said. He declared
that red tape surrounding French ad-
ministration prevented persons not
relatives or backed by some strong
organization from even, visiting the
men.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
kORFANTY DENIED
BRITISH PASSPORT
FssT
French Paper Says as Result
He Cannot Plead Cause
Before Cabinet.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS. August 6.-Adelbert Kor-
fanty, leader of the Polish revolt in
Silesia. will be unable to go to Eng
land. as he planned. to plead the
Polish cause before members of the
British cabinet. said the newspaper
Eclair today. A passport was grant
ed him by France, but when per-
mission to visit England was sought
at the British embassy korfanty
was declared to have been informed
by Baron Hardinge, British ambas-
sador here, that the government in
London had instructed him to deny
a wise.
fanty is regarded as an undesirable
by the British government.
The Havas Agency says it under
stands the commission of experts
charged with the preliminary ex-
animation into the question of the
division of Upper Silesia has virtually
ended it's work. In view of the i'm
possibility of reaching Unanimous
agreement on the results of the ple-
biscite in Upper Silesia the experts
decided to deliver the supreme coun-
Gil their report, showing the different
solutions suggested and the favorable
and unfavorable arguments raised
during the discussions of the CONF
mission, leaving to the council the
task of making a decision in the
premises.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
DROP ELWELL CLUE
IN WOMAN'S STORY
Authorities Certain Miss
Clarke Had Nothing to
Do With Murder.
BY the Associated Press,

ORLANDO. Fla. August s-Au-
thorities announce that they have
definitely established that Miss Lena
Clarke. postmistress at West Palm
Beach: ALLEGED to have confessed to a
$4,000 postal theft. and now held in
Jail here in connection with the kill
ing of w. H. Miltimore, former postal
cmploye, In her room at a local hotel
here Monday night. had no connection
with the murder of Joseph B. Elwell.
wealthy clubman. in New York in
June, 1920.
They have established. they say.
that Miss Clarke has not been north
Of Atlanta. Ga. since she was an
Elwelrs name was brought into
the case by excerpts from an
the authorities. This purported
statement, some 1000 words in
length. has now been made public in
full by Sheriff Karel OF Orange
county. 1t Is said to contain no
further important details.
History Of Her Life.
1t is described by the woman. au-
thorities say. as the histroy of her
life beginning with the loss Of $38.000
from the post Office while her brother,
Paul Clarke, was postmaster in 1918.
and ending, with the killing Of Milti-
more. AS to the actual killing of the
man, however. the alleged statement is
hazy, and quotes the woman as saying
she had been without food for two
days previously and does not "remem-
ber'' it.
Elwell. according to the alleged
statment. winter visitor to Palm
Beach, loaned the woman the money
TO cover the loss for which she be-
lieves Miltimore responsible Later
Elwell called for an optional settle
ment. the alleged statement continues,
and rather than submit to his demands
she entered upon career of doctOring
the post office accounts.
Suicide Suggested.
The alleged statement relates how
Miss Clarke hoped torepay the $32 900
theft by committing suicide with the
appearance of an accident. Her par
ents would have realized $4,000 in
this event, according to the alleged
statement. but her plans were aban-
doned when other employees came under
suspicion.
Just before Christmas, 1920. when
her manipulations of the accounts be-
came embarrassing, the alleged state
ment continues, her brother, Paul.
promimed to help her, but he died
Christmas day as the result of a snake
bite in the mouth.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
HEAVY GOLD SHIPMENT
IN SWEDEN FROM RUSSIA
News of Arrival Quickly Affects
Exchange Rate on Dollar,
Which Is Rising
Which Is Rising.

News. Copyright. 1921.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden. August g.
Another heavy shipment of gold from
Russia, consisting of 1872 cases of
rubles, arrived here on Thursday by
way of Reval. consigned to three
Stockholm banks. News of the ship
ment became known early in the day.
Immediately affecting. the exchange
rate on the dollar. which for week
!.speculators always calculate that the
Russian gold shipments eventually
reach the United States. because
practically every mint here is work.
ing overtime on Russian gold to make
it conform to the requirements of the
United States mint. AS long as the
American market remains open for
remitted Russian gold it offers one
Of the best fields for a rapid turnover.
How much gold the soviet govern
ment retains within Russia is various
" estimated. but even the most con-
servative bankers here declare that
this once huge treasure has dwindled
to one-third of the amount held in
Moscow last January. While it is
true that the Russian government
has been forced to make huge gold
shipments to pay for supplies bought
in outside countries, it is questioned
whether the soviet officials have not
ruined any prospect they had of re-
constructing the internal financial
system at a later date. Without any
metal backing Russian money will
remain practically worthless for
years.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
45c: TO Soc Ribbons, BIC

Satin Ribbons. with moire designs. and
combination Stripe Ribbons, in pink. blue.
white, old rose. navy blue and other wanted
shades Five inches wide
Evening star., 1921-08-08
METAL WORKERS MEET.
Proposal to Stop Ammunition Max
ing to Be Before Conference

BERN, August S.-The Interna-
tional Metal Workers conference.
which opened today at Lucerne, will
dicuss many questions. prominent
among which will be a proposal from
the Americans regarding the stopping
OF the production of ammunition in
case of a new war.
Fifteen countries will be represent
ed by sixty delegates. The federation
has branches in eighteen countries
and it's membership aggregates $780,