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CLUB WOMEN
To CAMERON
DELEGATES HAVE BEEN NAKED
FROM SEVEN FEDERATED
CLUBS FOR CONVENTION
APRIL 27.
Matters OF Public Health A-o TO Occupy
a Large Part OF tho
Program

Delegates have been appointed GA
the seven federated clubs ~ the n"rtn-
western federation q: W"maHS cut"
20 the convention I" b" held At cam
c-on, Thursday. April -. In ;""i'l'h
to the number ot DELEGATES VII" NJ!
represent their clubs there MI! to - 70
oral members from each club VII" Wi!
attend the convention. Matters o; pub
tic health will occupy an important par
OF the program.
The following delegates have "'"A
appointed;
Woman's c7uh-Mrs. =. Harold Erc"-
nan, Mrs. Andrew Wilson. Mrs. I. !
Proudtoot. Mrs ". l.. Eu.o.,. Mrs. ".
S. Hamilton.
Art Study Club-Mrs. E"n Morris.
Mrs. Oscar Callahan and Mrs. he Costa
Ward.
Collegiate Numnae-MrS peat lay
Tor.
woman's Literary Cluh-Mrs. George
Island Literary Cluh-Mrs. W. y.
Mount de Chantal Study Cluh-Mrs.
C. C. Ruchannan. Miss Rose Coleman.
Child Study 'Club-Mrs. Homer jack
son.
Mrs Frank Fulton. rres'hHrt ~ mo
northern district. and Mrs. NJ u. Rugs
OF MnundSvllie.
Mrs. Andrew Wilson. chairman OF IN"
program ARRANGEMENTS. has pr"pAr'H
topics on Health ard Child NcIfhr"
Among tho speakers Will BE- Miss Janet
Geister, who will discuss topics "c pub
lie health. DR. NJ V. IciCler. Of III"
state department. ~ public health. ana
Mrs. Jean T. Dillon. state chairman W
m. division OF child welfare. Mrs
Frank Fulton will direct tho program
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hrIaa a, MIDI chc'::ie after "?rHo'ng
,ar wcri.rud ~ t"!~ city On BUSINESS
MI Ma,ih, M.!i":. student - Mt. Le
; ,.fInnin. Academy. vii! resume h'r stun
/ g.. t,,i:,v setter nrcnI.HS the past week
Nth ir ;.r"rHt. "r :..t"cmth a;'r"c'.
: WI NJ i3r" Wi hL"wn n""":'a H"7
| r..: 9...n ..ndcrwcNi Il severe "rtriuoh
O, IT,. Oh.u Valley GENERA ll">H' al 4
few dn.s ago. * resting comfortably.
MISC sara Whitaker. who LETT fnr
! New york last night accompanied by
, her father. NJ. -A;ncrt Whitaker WI"
Sol Tuesday on the White Star Line
; FIR Europe. Ic- trip W.. include Eng
land. France Switzerland and ltaiy.
While N I'aiy she viii visit Il school
| friend =: Naples.
W. T. Irvine left las; nigh; for New
YORK CT" where he VI. spend the
wtcN
NJ. AMI Mrs. Josorh Holloway of
! Pi;tshur.h. wero guests over the week
! crl nr NJ. and Mrs. W. W. holloway.
Mi>.. Tii:h Young, Of Buffalo. y. !"
hau c,urncd To- hrr home after visit
! Ing her mother, Mrs. l.. Cook. ~ Woods
! dale. She WIS hero I" attend tho we'd
ding Of her brother. Mr.. ". t. Young.
! whose mrrrlago to Miss Mamie Cook
! took plac" Last week.
| Mrs, Elizabeth Edmundson and Mrs.
| John Adam Hess will join MT. ana
Mrs. Seaton Alexander ard Miss Nary
and Eernarl Alexander In q European
| trim which they intend making IN
short time. 49,,
! Miss Carrie Whitaker, who has oeen
a. guest OF Mrs Charles Guild. or inc
| Island, for tho past fcw days has iett
! for her home n Ncn!a, OHIO
! Miss Margaret Burns. who was n
guest Of Mrs. Join Truschel last week.
Sas returned ~ her home IN Pittsburgh.
Miss Josephine Cox vii return 'h'S
! month from MorCantown. W. Va, where
! sho has spent the weekend.
Mrs. Mary Weaver. OF WoodSdale'
! who has BEEN visiting IN cincinnati for
! The m st few days, will return today.
Rahh, Hyman lola, pastor OF the Eof
| Street Temple. returned 10 thlS Guy
! Saturday morning after spending Fri
| day IN P;r' shurgh.
| George Ilnhenstein. Of South Chap"ne
! street. loft this city SATURDAY for Akron.
| n,,!n, where v" viii visit for several
| days.
Mrs. J. X. Macmillan. Of Mckcesport'
| IA, Is Visiting her daughter. Mrs. }.
Harold Brennan.
Mrs. {. G.. Bucharnon. OF Chicago. Ill.
is the guest OF her daughter. Mrs. Homer
MrGrcgory, Of the Island.
Miss Margaret McClannahan Of Thir-
tccnth street returned 10 pittsburgh
today. after spending several days with
her parents.
Miss Florence Jamison returned from
Pittsburgh yesterday. where she has
heon visiting friends.
Miss Ada Quinn and niece. Miss Viz
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tro!t. where they visited Mp. Dsymses
parents
Miss Katherine Scharf. who II aftse II;
ing school a. West Liberty NormaAI
spent the weekend with her parents.
Miss Nancy Dowler. OF Parksrsbu&s
.sp-nt several DAYS the past week tns
guest of Miss Charlotte Ltnsz.
Mrs. Agnes Brown o. Norfolk. Va -
the guest OF Mrs. y. Z. whitaker. ~
Woodsdale.
John Wilson returned to Ohio seesS
University during the past week A11S y
spending a short vacation win
parents.
The many friends Of Mrs. r z. L
strider will be glad to learn that -
condition is rapidly improving.
Frank Waterhouse has resumed M
studies at CorneH after q short vaeAto4
with his parents.
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g.nia brand. returned homo yesterday
after a stay OF several months in tho
south,
Loo Spiiic-s. who IS attending school
n ". & j.. sprni tho we"h end with his
parents.
Mss Helen Waller Of the Island
returned from P!ttshmrgh Ia; evening
after spending several days with rela'
tiNes
william Duva!l OF Harrisburg. re-
turned homo yesterday after an EXTENDED
visit with friends IN this city.
Harold kle!vcs Of the South Side. Is
suffering from a badly injured eye, re-
celvcd yesterday while playing baseball.
Afford Hadcr has accepted position
~ pianist with tho, Dizzy SIX Orches-
ira"
Paul Allen BcYm"r and Robert Craw-
ford returned the past week from De-
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"A Oresa Rehearsal"

ToniChs at the Y. NJ. T.. \. the opcrctta
"a Dress Rehearsal" Will b" given
under the auspices OF the W. G. I. [.
u Will be presented by tho music de-
rartmert OF the woman's club under
the direction OF Mrs. Flora Williams
Thu play Is replete with ci"Ter sitna-
lions and incidents which are developed
10 the best possibilities BY the very
excellent cast which has given tn!s
popular performance twice before this
season. The cast follows:
Miss Jones. principal Of tiroE" House
Academy .......... Mrs y l.. Alpin
Made moiseiie Ep!nard. French cover
ness ........ Miss Angela n!"cmIIl"r
AMY FThhS. afterwards Cinderella
................. Mrs, Lee nohha
Sarah AIM. 4 greedy girl ............
............. Mrs. Geo. r. Wilson
Sophunisha $pivirs. tn" rom atic S.rl
........... Mrs ". - F.tE}er
Martha Higgins, Afterwards sp:'"tut
sisters ........ Mss Shirley Warman
Carrie Jackson. afterwards Spltstn!
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r.ttz Home weddtnS.

The Wedding OF Miss Elizabeth j.
pasue, Of Elm Grove. daurhteE or tne
late Daniel DaSue, and Mr.. Edward
Archer, occurred on Saturday afternoon
at o'clock at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
R w. Dague cousins OF tho bride. the
ceremony was performed by tho Rev
~ N. Riddle. pastor OF tho Methodist
church OF Elm Grove. In the presence
OF many Of their relatives and FRIENDS
Tha attendants were Miss Mabel L.
Daxu. and Mr., John J. LouSh. the
Young people will make their home a.
tho sands farm on Bethany pike wnere
Mr.. Archer IS employed in a responsible
position.
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0nnort-nItY Circle

Thursday. April -. Will be the date
for the monthly meeting oc the Oppnr-
tun!ty Circle Of Vance Memorial Church
10 - he'd A. @:lJ in tho afternoon IN
the Mems Bihlr class room, Mrs. ]. NJ.
Potter. pre- iHcn; o: the circle. pres;d-
Ing. "FreedneH" will l." tho subject OF
her address. The following program
will 10 ho followed:
Devotional. ..........M Mrs. Arch DORSEY
Select Readings from Paul Lawrence
Dunbar. noted rcgr" poe: lin dia-
lecO ......,..E by Several Members
Rer0r, =: tho Preshyter,al Meeting
N Home Missionary Wark.
Mrs George Hunt
Echoes from Foreign Fields.
.............M Mrs L. r Gamble
Negro Sp;ri;u2!s---
Il Want - 70 a rn-iStiau"
Walk In Jerusalem JUST Like Ioh1"
Several O: the Members
Vocal Se,cc,.rn. ..................
.........N Miss Cnr"line Schmc!chel
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About People
Movements Of Individuals x0 A1A
Prom Ths Otty.
At THE HOTELS

Rogor-J. II. Riggs. ParkershurX:
Mr. and Mrs. Il. Howell, I'aden City;
Il. Lebow. Charleston.
MoLure-W. S Hughes. TarninEton;
!. Mcclure and wife. Moundsville: J. G..
Morton and wife. Moundsvil!e: Goo. +.
Farris. Huntington: b {. Turner. Par
kersburg.
windsor-T. J.. Smith and wife,
Fairmont; J. W. Moral and wife, Fair
month: II. II. Hutton and wife. Hunting
ton.
stan,m-Mrs. T. {. Rose, Wheeling:
7. +. Rose. Wheeling; Charles II.
Schant. Wheeling.
George Watson has returned 20 his
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Will Entertain Bride Elect

Miss Ielcn Wilson. whose marriage
20 Mr.. William Rainbow will tax" place
Oh Tuesday May. Is. at the thomson
NJ. E. church. viii be the recipient or Il
number OF complimentary affairs witn'n
tho next two weeks The FIRST vii!
he given on Thursday evening when
Mics OLGA Rainbow VII be hostess TO
L. number OF her friends at her home
on tho Island. Next week Miss FLOR
enc. Harmon will entertain, giving a
shower at her home on Virginia street.
Tuesday evening May :"
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VINE cling Girl Honorcd

Miss Elizabeth Cook. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs william ]. cook OF Pleasant
Vali.y. and now engaged as director or
the Conservatory OF Music. Mount Au-
burn. Cincinnati. has received rccQSni-
ton M composer OF ability. one or
her recent compositions. chorus for
woncn's voices. 1.-THE Sea FA!r!C3,' is
70 BE- sung in New York AZ Carnegie NIL
sic Hall on Monday. May LIST. Many OF
her compositions have received tho
praise and favorable comments OF New
York citizens
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PASTORS AID Society

Under tho auspices Of the Pastors Aid
society Of tn" Second Presbyterian
church = pleasing programs will be pre-
s.ut,d on Thursday evening. April 81
featuring several we'll known Wheeling
musicians aui Mrs. Pearl Hipps. IN
struc.ur OF tho Eyrcu k!nS school At
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Catholic Women's League

. Er.l,N TX IT,, r,H'.0e " the beard
-: G;re,''r, -. ,l,"uE at II, 'ath"-
',r Nunar', l"rcu" lA,r" VIII i" 500
al es,i"r. Lr-;u; which "2rd~ ard
lamrs w. T., p'a:,I tui = ,r-hr 'rn'A-
e,,I s"rNiI
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r...as,y Club VIII Entertain.

Tonight at Welcome Inn 10! us'''t',
,ba members OF the Macademy CLUB VIII
entertain at a chicken and waftl" d!Nn'''
The committee Ia charge OF the arrange
men,s is composed oc four prominent
members OF the club: Bert "''stE'
E;rnes, Gerbls. Emmett Barnes anu o'"n
Fisher.
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Mrs. McClurg Hays was hostess yes
terdav afternoon very informally I"
numbc- OF the friends Of her daughter
Miss Mary EuSton Hays whose ems age
ment 10 Mr.. Paul Lutz mas JUST r''"
anro.nr.d Tea was served at four
o'clock
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Mt DeChautal Study Club

The final mcetlnS this season. OF tho
Mount de Chantal study Club VIII 'e
held this afternoon a. tho home OF MISS
Virginia Evans OF Moundsv!!lc. fcatu?-
ing the Installation Of officers. Inc
program for the year 1922 and 1928 Will
be outlined. Tho officers recently elected
are:
Prestdcnt--MrS. c. G. Buchanan.
Vice Pres!dent-Mlss Mary Alexander.
ry-Treasurer-Mrs- 6. l.. FVuts.
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ElkS Ball

Arrangements are completed TOR tho
Eiks ball. which will be foremost on
tho social calendar OF this week. \ largo
crowd will attend the dance and TianS
have been made TO mako Il one OF the
most interesting events OF the season.
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Card Party Wednesday

Tao W"f:lln'. E"ncht aSao"lnt.on or
the Maccah""s Will give n card party
in their rooms az the former Masonic
temple 1T Fourteenth and Market
streets ~ "Wednesday evening. April IS.
Prizes W." loo AWARDED tho winners a.
c,lrnr". G.mInocS. two hundred and
othcr SaI.NE.
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Entertain Bridge Club

Mrs. : W. Harper. os Echo Point
will entertain the members or her
bridge cub today at her homo. Tina
afternoon will l." spen: at bridge and
other interesting diversions. Luncheon
".u 10 served toward tho conclusion of
the game.
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St James Circle

Mrs. George Crook will entertain tho
members OF the -. James Circle OF
Kings Daughters a: h"- homo on the
island this evening. Election Of off,
crrs and Other matters t.: interest vii!
be TRANSMITTED.
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Miss Bernice Humbert is the only
girl among 1900 students enrolled IN
the engineering division Of the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
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Rehearsal Tomorrow

rehearsal vii nc held this evening AZ
the lecture room o; St. Matthew
I'hurch for Tho Legend or Granaua'
the charming opcrctta which Will DO
staged by the music department. OF els
Woman's Club under the direction OF
SIrs flora Williams at the Carroll Club
Auditorium on Thursday. May 4. Tho
rehcorsal which was TO have been held
on Monday evening has been postponed
until tomorrow, owing 20 tho Dress
Rehearsal" the orcrctta which will be
given tonight at the Y. NJ. t. a. Aud'-
tor.un under the auspices o. the w.
c r L.
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Pittsburgh. who Will hc aSsi9tcd By MiNa
Carrie Schencr,,in us arC"m!anist. MIS-.
Edna Nay DcrrospCro and Mrs. j, Is
Nay will also appear on tho program.
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i@s;ead OF rose leaves little green
parrots nod socially to each other
ever he cabbage roees on the wide
ertmssu straw 1t tho left. Below
q hat made q fold on fold OF blue
tulte snds up with \ veil Il the
Evening star., 1922-11-15
By the Associated Pres.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, November 13.-Green-
wich Village. that Bohemian center
regarded as a perpetual fountain OF
mirth, for q time was threatened with
its little tragedy. but now the tale
has taken a new turn and the happy
ending is in sight.
A few weeks ago Sonia the Cigarette
Girl was stricken desperately III.
Heart disease, a strange form. the
doctors said.
For weeks she lay in a hospital
ward, pale and wan. And very lonely
was Sonia. for she found that her
village friends. the poets and paint
ers who laughed with her and blew
smoke rings with her in collar and
garret, had deserted her.
On the walls were none Of the gay
tapestries, the paintings and the
sketches in which she delighted. The
sounds which came to her were omi-
nous sounds, lacking the music and
laughter which to her had constituted
life.
Sonia is only in her twenties. Youth
rebels at grim hospital walls and
white-clad doctors and nurses, with
their stethescopes and mysterious
charts.
Wins Fight for Life.
But now doctors say that Sonia has
won her nght--that soon she will be
discharged.
Every one knows Sonia in the VII
lage. In her smock and sandals. she
could be seen any day walking bare
headed through the alleys OF the
Latin Quarter. shaking her bobbed
Evening star., 1922-11-15
GREENWICH VILLAGE CIGARETTE
GIRL WINS LONELY BATTLE

head violently when engaged in ar.
gument over Bellies Lettres or the
theories Of Freud. +
Sonia--she has q last name, but IN
the village she is known only az
Sonia--is q Bohemian. Thousands OF
out. f-towners, who have visited the
village. have seen her slipping from
table to table in the fantastic tea
rooms which the village boasts. ca5ol.
ling the merrymakers into buying
package Of her cigarettes. /.
Sonia is versatile. Now she would
make little money at one thing. at
other times at another. Some time
she would make nothing at all
Once she went to Boston and there
staged 4 Bohemian dance largely at
tended by Harvard undergraduates. Ar
rangements went bit awry. the dance
was not wholly success and the police
reserves had to be called.
Opens Own shop.
A few months ago she opened little
shop Of her own in the village. To
her stock Of cigarettes she added
erudite tones and fanciful batiks.
Then she was stricken.
Her acquaintances tried to find her
family. They were all dead, she said.
She smiled mysteriously whenever
she was asked whence she had hailed.
She Just appeared one day in the vii
lage. Tradition has It that her home
land was Russia.
'It isn't so much that I'm down and
out" she said bravely. ITS that the
village folks don't come to see me.
up in Provincetown and Croton. But
they might send me word or have
dropped in to see me before they
went"
Evening star., 1922-11-15
DEADLINE FOR CRIMINALS S
EXTENDED BY new YORK
Action Intended to Protect Shop.
pers and Merchants in Holi-
day Season.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 14.-New
''deadlines," marking large areas
within which men with criminal rec
ords will be arrested on sight have
been laid down for the protection Of
merchants and holiday shoppers. it
was announced at police headquarters
after q conference Of all police in
spectors Of Greater New York.
The old "deadline" protecting the
financial district was known for years
to crooks throughout the country.
BY the ruling. however. the criminal
visitors to town will need to block
tIal zones on their pocket maps.
both Wall street and Maiden lane.
thus comprising both the financial
and the jewelry centers. The uptown
area runs two and a half miles from
9Th street to 59th and spreads out
part Of the way to include not only
5th avenue and Broadway. but Lex
ington and 9Th avenues thus fnclud-
ing most Of the department stores
hotel and theater Observation-Disclosures
regarded az the richest field enter
prising criminals could cultivate.
Seventy-five patrolmen, in addition
to many detectives, will watch the
uptown area The uniformed mon
being stationed on both sides Of the
street at four-blook intervals Twen-
ty-five patrolmen, supported by q
varying number of detectives. will
watch tho downtown zone.
Evening star., 1922-11-15
BANDS CHILDREN
V'|CT|M|zE CROWDS
Posing as CrippIes, Young.
sters Impose Upon Charity
of Passersby.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, November 13.-The po-
lice have purged the list Of street
beggars in Chicago for q time, at
least. In 50 doing they have stopped
operations Of a gang Of children. all
Of so tender an age that they are not
amenable to the law. These girls and
boys, hardly out Of their baby clothes.
have victimixed hundreds Of mature
people.
1t came about through the discov-
cry Of Harry Goodman. nine. thinly
clad and with blackened eyes and an
empty sleeve. standing in front Of q
moving picture theatsr. In his appar.
ent one good hand he extended q
cup to collect the jingling coins.
As the chill Of the day penetrated
his frail form he shivered under his
ragged Jacket. and the baby voice.
am blind: please help!" came through
seemingly chatterinE teeth.
Coins Rain I'm Cup.
Many a friendly nickel and dime,
with here and there larger coin.
fell into the cup and many a sympa-
thetic passerby stopped to console
the boy. touched by the apparent
pathos or the little figure.
One man. more interested than the
this. my boy; come with me-"
Harry followed. The man led the
way to the station house.
Buy this boy meal, give him the
balance Of the change and send him
home," said the man., tossing q bank
note on the desk.
Good" said the desk sergeant, and
he sent out for warm food and coffee.
Something about the dexterity with
which the blind boy found his way
to his mouth with the food made the
officer Suspicious. He felt for the
stump of the missing arm and his
suspicion deepened.
Blind Eye Blinks.
Was that blink Of the blackened
eyes? The officer watched more
closely. Another blink-this time un-
The officer srasped the youth by
the shoulder and unbuttoned the
ragged Jacket. The missing arm was
located tucked neatly beneath the
shirt. The darkened lids flew open
disclosing eyes IS bright a. stars on
Il only did It to get money for
c-candy," sobbed the now terrified
young beggar. ''Us boys do It all the
time TO- set money for that and the
movies"
out Of the tattered pockets the po-
1iceman poured seven dollars worth
OF small change while the lad sobbed
out his name and address. His par
ents were notified, and the mother
soon appeared to claim her son.
'Too Smart" says Mother.
'.He always was too smart for his
own good" she declared. sei1ing the
offending offspring by the shoulder.
"He is only nine years old. and he
10 in the fifth grade in school,"
Hes far too smart to be allowed
to run loose" said the policeman. who
had secured from him the names Of
many others who benefited by the
mendicant performanoe. "Watoh him
more closely next time or there will
be trouble"
Harry and the members Of his
gang" are too young to appear In
court, but all the parents have been
notified to keep them on the streets
and the police are closely scrutinix-
ing all downtown beggars.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1922-11-15
1O.HOUR BOAT RIDE.
DRUGGED COFFEE.
$500 ROBBERY

HAVANA, Cuba. November 12.-
Nine emigrants from central Europe
and one from China recently paid
$50 each for q ten-hour motor boat
ride. a cup Of drugged coffee and the
privilege OF footing it thirty five
miles back to Havana after being
robbed Of $500.
According to the story they told the
police. three men agreed to land them
on the Florida coast without bother
ing the American immi grafton au-
thorities. Boarding . motor boat at
dusk near Marianao, they put to sea-
At dawn tho next day. after several
hours deep slumber, brought on by
what they believe was drugged coffee.
they were landed in q desolate cove,
told they were on American soil and
left to shift for themselves after all
their cash and valuables had been
taken at the point Of a pistol. A nt-
tie scouting located the Cuban VIII
lage of Jibacoa and a rural guard.
who pointed out the road to Havana
The police are holding q man, who
says he is an American. and a Cuban.
charged rs principals. Tho third
man has not yet been found.
Evening star., 1922-11-15
FIAPPERs OF BURMA.
Sometimes Garry So Much Brass
They Must Use q Cane.


Temple ~. Manning in the Cleveland Plain
Perhaps no women Of the east have
been given moro publicity" than
those Of Burma. In his "Road to
Mandalay." Kiplins. really made them
famous.
manned a. they were long. long be
fore the British took possession:
the same food and wear the same
kind Of clothes they have for CEN
turtles.
when q man marries he hands over
II his jewelry and ornaments to his
wife. Indeed, the mans wealth may
be reckoned by nsIs the smount of deco
Brass Is the metal which is par
ticular1y expensive and rare in
Burma, and as a. result brass Is
quite the thing" in the line Of jewelry
The women wear a kind of kimono
a short skirt about the length Of q
bathing suit skirt, but very tight.
This, however, 10 not important In
Burmese fashion. The important
point to the Burma woman Is how
much brass she can carry. for the
themselves down with brass rings. ;.
Sometimes the burden Of jewelry
10 80 great that q woman needs q
cane on which to lean as she walks
,round proudly displaying her wealth.
It is a real burden, because the average
woman in Burma wears at least fifty
'ounds Of brass, and many are env1ed
ecause they can boast Of seventy or
lightly pounds under which they totter
ID they walk. p