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Evening star., 1921-12-16
Women and Politics,
An Ottawa special to The Star 8

An Ottawa special to The Star says:
For the first time in Canada's his.
tory a lady will be found in the Cana
dian house Of commons. The new
farmer and school teacher, who was
elected as member Of parliament for
South Grey. Ontario.
The women everywhere are taking
their enfranchisement in the proper
spirit. It means much to them. They
are qualifying for citizenship-for
party organization work, for cam.
paign work, and for office-holding.
And they are going to the polls on
election day in large numbers. That is
not their day for going fishing.
The membership Of the British par
lament shows two women. and that of
our House Of Representatives shows
one. Here and there throughout the
country may be found woman men,
Der Of q state legislature, while Can
ada now swings into line.
Women are appearing on the gov
ernmental stage opportunely. The
world is being made over-or rather
is being rearranged. An old order,
political, economical. and social, has
passed, or is passing, away. The new
is taking shape, and women must help
to give it shape. They are very i'm
portant factor in the equation.
This Canadian recruit comes from
the farm and the schoolhouse. and as
agriculture and education are very
much in the legislative picture these
times she should find as a legislator
full use for all the knowledge of both
subjects she possesses.
Evening star., 1921-12-16

The only criticism to be offered con.
cerning our old friend Santa Claus, is
that he is likely to be more reliable
for family that wants a grand piano
than he is for one that needs a ton Of
coal.
Evening star., 1921-12-16

1t is unfair for the Germans to
criticise Bernstorf for having his pic.
ture taken in a bathing suit. He was
doing his best to be popular, and may
easily have been overinauenced by
the popularity Of gentlemen who were
figuring prominently in the Russian
ballet.
Evening star., 1921-12-16

Unfamiliarity with the Japanese
language is the only excuse to be Of
fered for an admirer Of the pictorial
comics who desires to know why,
since there is a Mutsu, there should
not also be a Jeffsu.
Evening star., 1921-12-16

Woodrow Wilson's fondneas for
vaudeville is an evidence Of the need
Of relaxation common to all humanity :.
The weary politician requires relaxa-
ton no less than the tired business
man.
Evening star., 1921-12-16

It may reasonably be assumed that
Ireland has a large number Of tired
business men who would be glad to
see a status attained which would
permit comfortable progress in COM
mercial prosperity.
Evening star., 1921-12-16

American efforts to feed hungry
Russians ought to be SO managed that
Trotsly will not be able to impress
the grateful people with the idea that
the relief is due to his political in.
fiuence in the Bronx. .r.rs.s =
Evening star., 1921-12-16

If war had not been associated in
practice with SO many heart-breaking
tragedies, it would long since have
been regarded as ridiculous in theory.
Evening star., 1921-12-16

There is disposition to compliment
Judge Lands by conceding that he is
no less learned in the law than he is
in base ball.
Evening star., 1921-12-16

The District of Columbia citizen
may be non-voter, but he will never
be non-taxpayer.
Evening star., 1921-12-16

Occasionally distinguished confer
ence correspondent is inadvertently
made to look like an author trying to
be his own book agent.
Evening star., 1921-12-16

Such is the pride Of authorship that
a biography may read as If the writer
had difficulty in keeping it from being
an autobiography.
Evening star., 1921-12-16

Russia is waiting for leader who
will forget political advantage and
proceed to give the world the benefit
Of her undeveloped resources.
Evening star., 1921-12-16
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Disproportion.
A warship might seem proper stuff
Our efforts to employ,
II It we're only small enough
TO make a pretty toy.
Asa unique artistic prize
It's praises might be sung,
If it could be reduced in size
And as a watch charm hung.
The price which for It has been set
Brings a result that's funny;
It costs too much, by far-and yet
It's too much for the money.
Evening star., 1921-12-16

Military pageantry makes fine
show, but it is of no value whatever
as a relief to the tired business man.
Evening star., 1921-12-16
One.Way Performer
One.Way Performer.
Old Mars has always made men fret
When prowling round about:
He always gets US into debt
And never helr~.;s out.

TITS dangerou.. - do too much ex-
plainin'," said Uncle Eben,' cause
you never kin tell de point where de
explainin' Is gineter git so energetic
dat it's jes' de same as quarrelin'."
Evening star., 1921-12-16
Strategy.

"why have you selected Mr.. Grow.
cher to play Santa Claus? He's the
gloomiest man in the house,
That's the reason" said Miss
Cayenne. Were going, to disguise
him and rehearse him iif,ieyssything
he has to say. 90 that hs can't spoil
the party
Evening star., 1921-12-16

The Lucrative Accomplishment.
You should scatter more sunshine
when you appear in public. Make your
audiences laugh once in awhile.'
Make 'em Taught" echoed Senator
Sorghum. IF could do that do you
suppose I'd be sticking GROUND. at
statesman's salary? I'd be a, movie
comedian"
Jud Tunkins says golf is getting SO
prevalent that the next thing we
know there won't be enough vacant
space left in the country to raise pota-
toes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-08
What They Stand For And Why
is IT PORTER

DORTER IS -indeed one CT the So
u called .occupational surnames. but
it IS not derived from the occupa-
tion that most Of us first think Of In
connection with the word porter"
The old porters from whom the SUR
name Is derived were gatekeeners.
Every castle had porter. who usually
dwelt In a porter's lodge or just with
in the oar-eucomplsse walls Of the
castle. Medieval towns. circumscribed
with stone walls, also had porter
who dwelt az the entrance gate, and
THIS position Ike thar or the castle
porter. was quite important. often
the actual work OF tending to the
door fell TO his servants. while he en-
Joyed merely che honor that went
with the office.
At all events the first porfers did
not carry baggage or other burdens
but tended doors and gates Of one
sort or another. one OF the oldest
recorded cases OF the name Porter Is
that Of a family in Cornwall in the
castle Of Trematon in that county fu
England the post OF porter was an
heridltary one in the family thar
later bore the name Porter Many
years before they took this name
however. the head OF the family was
known as the -Janitor de Trematon."
IN England there was quite q re-
mariahle family Of Porters who
gained fame IN art and letters Anne
Maria Porter and Jane Porter. who
wrote The Scottish Chiefs and
Ihaddeus Of Warsaw. were both
sisters OF sir Robert ker Porter, who
became Famous as painter OF battle
scenes
In this country the family IS even
more distinguished. but it is as lead
ers IN battle, both military and naval
not as painters Of battles. that the
a nTHs|HHIHH
riry
The founder OF the most distin-
gulshed Porter family here was Rob
err Porter, who came from London
berry, ireland. iu 1920, and settled iu
Fennsyl Among the members
OF this family were David Ritten-
house Porter. governor OF Pennsvl-
vania, and Georga Porter. his brother.
governor OF Michigan. Then there
was David Dixon Porter, celebrated
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-08

she bent over the cushions. reaching
out her hand, and from the couch
arose the form OF young girl. fresh
and beautiful as q Nay morning Her
eyes sparkled az two diamonds, and
her lips were tinted like a tourma-
line All adoWn her back Heated
tresses Of rudy gold, with a slender
3eweled circlet combining them at the
brow Hsr robes o. silken gauze
floated around her ike a cloud, and
dainty satin slippers shod her feet
At this exquisite vision Tips old
comrades stared in wonder Tor the
space Of a fun minute, and then every
head bent low IN honest admiration
OF the lovely Princess Ozmz- The girl
herself cast one look into Giinda's
bright face. which Elowed with pleas
urs and satisfaction, and then turned
upon the others. Speaking the words
with sweet diffideuce, she said.
7 hope rcne Of you VIII care lesz
for me than you did before. I'm Just
the same TIP. you know; only
only
only you're differentF said the
Pumpkinheads and everyone thought
Il was the wisest speech he had ever
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-08
The Wonderful Stories Of "OZ"

NOV" said the sorceress TO lIombi
IN = want you TO tell as why the
Wonuerl-- Wizard OF OF paid
you three visits. and what became OF
the child. 0zmas, which so curiously
The witch looked at Glinda defiant
ly- but said not a word.
Answer me!' cried the Sorceress.
Eut still Aombi remained silent
Perhaps she doesn't know. re-
u beg yous wiz keep quiet said
TIP you might spoil everything
with your foolishness"
VERY ven, dear fatherl7 returned
the Pumplllnhead. meeklv.
HOW glad I am TO be a Woggle-
Bugl- murmured the Highly 1Lagni-
fled Insect. softly NO one can eE-
pect wisdom TO flow from a pump
kim
"Ueu." said she scaracre-. a.r-hat
shan we do 20 make McmbI speak2
Unless she tells Us what we wish 10
know, her capture wiz DO us nc good
&c all"
suppose we my kindness" sug-
gesleo me Tin Moodman- I've heard
that anyone can be conquered with
kindness, no matter how ugly they
may be-
At this the witch turned TO glare
upon him So horribly that the Tin
Woodman shrCnZ back abashed.
Glinda had been carefully consid-
crinE what TO do and now she turned
20 Iombi ana said;
You viii gain nothing. 7 assure
you, by thus defyiuE US. For I an
determined to learn the truth about
the Eirl Ozma- and unless you tell me
all that you know, win certainly put
you TO death.
-Oh. mol Don't do thatr' exclaimed
the Tin Woodman. 'Ir would be an
awful thing 20 kin auyonc-even old
lIombi-n
But It IS merely a threat" re-
turned Ginda- shall not put
Mombl TO death. because she VIII pre-
fer % tel me the truth"
-Oh. 7 Eeei" said the TIN man, much
relieved.
suppose T tell you All that you
wish 90 know" said Mombi. speaking
SO suddenly that she startled them all .
NV hat VIII you 90 with me thenz'
ln that case, replied C4finda, 7
shall merely ask you 20 drink q pow /
erful drauEht which viii cause you 20 /
forget all the magic you have ever d
learned
.'Thsn I would become a helpless
old Womau-
But you would be alive" sug-
gested the Pumpkinhead. consolinely-
Do try 10 keep SILENT" said TIP.
nervouslT-
'T'u try" responded Jack. "but you
yin admit that it's q good thing to
Especially Il one happens to be
Thoroughly Educated" added the
Woggle-Bug, nocding approval
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-08
Lardner Gives Way To EIihu Root
But Will Take Any Other Open Job

on them 20 fit all the different kinds
or letters For inst would tx Il 90
that when you wrote q letter that
you thought was couEcal you could
buy a stamp With Charley Chaplln's
I picture.
When you sent a person the month
I y statement Of what they owed you,
/ the stamp for It would have a pic
rure OF some famous man named Bin,
like Bryan or Kart or Sunday or the
kaiser.
II you wrote a letter enclosing
some money the stamp would be a
picture OF some notorious Jack ssy
Dempsey or Pershing OF Barrymors
or Jilrs husband
A invitation TO q party would be
stamped with a picture Of the Haig
boys or 1ir. Yolstead, according %
the party.
The regrets would carry a photo Of
Cox or Ludendorf or group picture
OF the Yale football squad.
A Invitation 70 a wedding would
have on &c q design OF a minister
holding a $50 tip IN his mitt.
Also 7 would make e compulsory
for people that wrote and asked you
70 dinner 20 buy one Of two styles OF
stamps, either with a picture sof q
man In dress suit or a picture Of
q man IN his own clothes. then they
wouldn't be no argument about what
you was suppose TO wear.
Love letters would be stamped with
g photo OF Lillian Gish or Theda Rara
according to- how much you dast say
in them
After had ran the dept. a vile and
they vas big surplus on hand I
would go a step further than the
above and introduce q stamp system
which have always thought it would
be ideal. namely TO have every letter
stamped with the picture Of the party
who the letter was for and also a
picture Of the party that wrote it. In
this way you wouldn't half TO open
practically none Of your mail. And
suppose you met the mail man on
the ST. ard he recognized you from
your picture. why he could say
Wait a minute, I have got a letter
for you and save the trouble OF going
70 your house. AS for the picture Of
the sender, I would have Il made a
criminal offence for say a concern
IKE the gas CO. to get you TO read
their mail by stamping Il with a pic
ture Of Dorothy Dalton.
In the case I found Il impossible
to carry out my idears IN regards
70 stamps for a vile, I would put in
effect temporary scheme that would
be q trouble saver. namely, would
have the clerks in the P. o. open up
all your mail and II they thought
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-08
By FRANCES COWLES.
Isl " LAMB2

WHO first imposed thee, gentle
w manner" asked the English man
OF letters, Charles Lamb, when
rejecting his own last name in q
poetic mood, and DOUBTLESS gooa
many OF the name have wondered
at times why and under what cir
cumstamces some remote ancestor
came 20 bear this name that seems
synonymous with gentleness and
mildness.
It Is natural enough to conclude
thar the first who bore the name Of
Lamb were IN some way or other con-
nected with lambs im their daily vO-
cation. and that perhaps Lamb is
vocational surname with practically
the same significance as Shepard. But
there is very good reason 20 accept
another theory concerning the origin
OF the name. and 20 put the name in
class with what might be called
sign names In old England every
Inn ana a gQod many stores ana work
shops had SIGNS hanging out as marks
Of Identification. Doubtless this orig
mated in the days when the average
man could better flocate an inn or
shop n an Image OF bear hung out
In front than q sign hung out on
which was written the name Of the
man who ran the place Hence there
were an sorts Of signs connected with
all sorts of inns and shops. for the
benefit Of those who could not read.
The lamb was not an unusual sign
and it was looked upon as being
especially auspicious when it took the
form OF the angus DEL. or lamb OF
God. a lamb bearing q banner with
cross. Inns bearing this sign were
known as eat the sign Of the lamb"
or simply the white lamb" or the
lamb. II is uot diffcult 10 see how
the owner OF such an inn or shop
might come TO bear the surname OF
Lamb, or Lamhe. as &c is sometimes
written--Copyrlght 1920, by the Me-
Clure Newspaper syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-08
AR WARREN G. HARDING.
Wl Marion. O.
= = d. L Z


About WEs- ago 7 wrote you g
letter applying for the position as
secy. Of state In your cabinet and
haven't recd- 10 reply TO same but
from what been reading in the
papers ir looks Ike you had made
IL up in your mind TO give this posi-
ton 10 either Chag. Hughes or Ell
II Root We'll ". G., Haven't moth
ing 90 say VS. neither one OF these
men and believe they would both
make you q good man as Ell has held
the position before vile Chas. mind
with yours as he was president him
self q whole night.
Speaking about Chaa. he reminds
me something like q busher on a
baseball club Washington drafted
him from the NY. state league and
All he done was set on the bench till
tne Senators needed a run and he
run for Sweeney and got called cut
on g close decision and in the mean
vile they had signed up another
1enen warner ana y vas PACK %
the bushes FOR Cnas. and when say
bushes am not makeing no vulgar
reference 20 his disguise.
But laying all Jokes 60 ] side. what
am getting at IS that wanted
portfolio in your cabinet though i
use Il TO bring my play manu-
scripts back home in. but no iokeinE
Gamauel. vile I said I would prefer
secT- Of state, why u you have got
man 81 mind for that position. why 7
would just as lear take one OF the
other places like for inst post master
gen
Vow Gam. know that some OF my
eneuys VIII probably tell you that 7
am not eligible for this portfolio as
I once served q furn as substitute
mail carrier i- Niles. Mich. and know
EomthinE about how the mail service
should be ran. but between you and 7.
Gam, 7 don't recau nothing about the
FMS and outs Of the business and as
Ear as technical knowledge is con-
Eerne1 ] would enter the rev birth
with that blank mind so nessary to a
cabinet member
Bow TO Handle Xmas Packages
But 7 have got some Idears in re-
CARDS 10 the Improvement OF the p.
%. dept and while 7 think the pres
cnt iucum hrauts has made a start, I'm
the right direction. stil I don't feel
like he has Erasued all the posi-
bilitrs. Like for inst II another war
come up in France and our boys was
sent over there ana their Wifes and
mothers mailed xmas presents to
them. why instead Of dumping all
these packages on q ship bound for
Honolulu j would open them up at
Hohuk6n and have a rumage sale and
send a certain per cent OF the re-
ceipts back 10 the Wifes and mothers
70 keep them going tin -he var dept
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-08
ISTLAWRENCE?

I AURIE. Larry, Larkin. Larkins.
Lawes and Lawkin as wei as
lawson are all derived from the
well-kn0Wn first name Lawrence
lawson is simply patronymlc- It
IS g contracted L1wrenceson- These
are simply the English forms Of the
name. in Italian there are surnames
taken from the first name Lorenzo
in France laurent Is the usual form
and the Swiss Lori and LEM. short
for Lawrence, have been adopted as
last names Laurentius. the Latin
form OF the name. was well known
ia old Rome. but il was the benev0-
lent Roman deacon st. Lawrence, who
was martyred by being roasted over
grldlron. who made the name nonu-
lar I'm western Europe, where &c was
a rather more frequent first name 500
or 400 years ago when last names
were in the making than d is today.
The name is occasionally spelled
Laurence. but usually the -W" takes
the place Of the '-u- You may re-
member that Samuel Laurence was
the celebrated portrait painter who
painted such telling Ikenesses OF
Dickens, Ihackeray, Tennyson. Lowell.
Browning. Carlyle and others. while
SIR Thomas Lawrence who flourished
g half century earlier, gained fame
for his portraits OF pretty women and
rosy-faced children
In this country there is n family
iA A4aAlrlia ll Llc HulLIi- one OF Lnelr
lumber was Henry Lsurens. who was
president Of the continental congress
in l1Il. and his son. John. was dis
tlnguished for his rare ealiantry fu
the revolutionary war.
The Lawrence family has been IA
nous in England for their colonial
soldiers- There was Sir Henry Mont
EomerT Lawrence. noted adlninistra-
tor in India. and an elder brother Of
Sir George St Patrick Lawrence. dis
tinguished English general. and
younger brother John. who became
lord Lawrence. famous administrator
in Indla--Copyright 1929. by the Nc
Ciure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-08
The Meanings OF Your Name
ISTLATROBE9

nONT waste any time wondering
j how the family Of Latrobe ever
managed to take their name from
g sort Of stove. The fact IS that the
known before the days Of a central
heating plant. took its name from IT'S
inventor, John Hazelhurst Boneval
Latrobe. The name Latrobe IS really
OF French origin. although the
founder Of the family in this coun-
try caUne here from England. The
truth Of the matter Is that 7the first
Of the name in England was one
Henry Boneval de Ia Trobe. a native
OF France who went to Holland after
the revocation OF the Edict OF Nantes.
There he entered the military service
OF the prince Of Orange, four years
land when ne was called to be king
as William III He was severely
wounded at the battle Of the Bovne
in 1890 A descendant Of his. Benia-
min Henry Latrobe- born IN York
shire England in 1853. completed his
education at the university OF Leip-
sic There he entered the prussian
army as a cornet OF Hussars. Then
he returned TO England and settled
in London. where he rose rapidly as
@ surveyor. He became. in fact. sur
Teyor o. public offices in London. but
on account Of political differences Of
opinion he set out for the new world
end came to Virginia in 1895 His
talents as an architect were at once
recognized and he planned many
buildings in Philadelphia as wei as
the Catholic cathedral in Baltimore. /
he was appointed by Thomas Jeffer-
son TO work on the columns in the
capitol al Washington and he de-
signed the famous columns in fhe
north wing that take as their in
suiration q corn stalk Later he de-
signed 8 column from the tobacco
plant A son Of Benjamin Henry
Latrobe was John Hazelhurst Bone I
val Latrobe. who followed the pro-
fession OF lawyer, but gained fame
as the Inventor Of the immensely Z
popular stove that bears his name. I
John Hazelhursts brother. BENJAMIN I
Henry. was a well known engineer Z
and Johns son. Ferdinand Claiborne, I
was a ven known lawyer.
In England a family descended an
parently from the same Hugenot an
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-08
LSH EMERSONo

7 Tow many admirers OF the essayist,
/ I Ralph Waldo Emerson, know that
some remote ancestor OF his took
the family name from the same source
that has given a name 20 the great
continent OF the western hemisphere2
This source name is Emeric or Al
mericus. Of which Amory IS a form.
Emerson IS simply an English pa
trouymic Of this first name. The
first Emerson was a son Of an
Emeric. And America is, as every
one knows, named Tor Nespucci,
Is an Italian form Of the same name.
This was LatnlZed 10 Americas Yes
pucius. whence the name Of the vest
ern continent
The first Of Ralph Waldo Emer-
sons ancestors 70 arrive on these
shores was Thomas Emerson. who
settled in Ipswich. Mass, in 1648. Re
had a son John, one OF the early
graduates Of Harvard college, son
Nathaniel. and son Joseph. who was
the ancestor Of the essayist. through
the line Of his second wife, Elizabeth
Buckley. Ralph himself was the sec
Ond OF five sons or the Kew. william
Emerson, a minister of the first
what has been called a decidedly
academic race" as might De seen
from the number OF ministers and
educators in the family. no less than
four members OF the Emerson family
have gained distinction as educators,
and there have been clergymen Of
the family and q missionary TO the
Sandwich Islands.
Decidedly the name Is better known
and the family probably proportion
ately larear here than in England
Copyright. 1920. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-08

n photo OF Lillian Glsh OF Theda
Kara according to how much you
dast say in them
got around TO sending them part Of
their last Aprifs allotment
But the thing would get after IS
our stamp system (which 20 looks TO
me Ike &c was one Of the siIliest
things connected with the govt. As
soon as You promised me the port
folio ] would 90 right 20 work and
get Up some stamps with some sense
70 them Like for inst. instead OF a
picture Of q boy rideing a bicycle on
the special delivery stamps, I would
have a picture OF the Shamrock or
q Ford with a wheel Off
1T is my idsar that the stamps that
is used the most cftenest ike the
] and cent stamps should ought to
have picture On them that win give
the person 70 Wo the letter is adj
dressed some sort OF hint as to what
the letter is about, SO as Il they are
not interested they don't half TO open
the letter. OF course IL you write TO
somebody 20 inform them OF the de-
mice Of some relative or friend its o.
x to use one Of the present stamps
Washington's picture or some other
party that's dead.
stnmps TO Indicate Contents.
Bur the most OF the stamps would
haM TO be brand new, with photos