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Evening star., 1923-12-29
ADVANTAGES OF TILE
BUILDING OUTLINED
Manufacturers Explain Methods of
Use Which Give Best Re-
/ suits to Builder.

Tile manufacturers do not offer their
products as a universal substitute for
all other materials in the construction
Of all parts of a house. They urge 1t
primarily for use in exterior walls be-
cause here its advantages are greatest.
The desirable features of hollow
building tile should be considered from
the. standpoint of the finished wall pro-
duced from them, rather than from
that of the individual unit itself, as
this is the ultimate standard by which
any material should be judged.
Following, is brief summary OF the
desirable features of hollowAtile wall
Durability-The oldest buildings in
the world are constructed Of hard
burned clay.
Weather protect;on-when properly
or moisture. Heat is transferred
slowly and in small quantities, because
hollow tiles contain dead air spaces
which resist the transfer of heat
through the wall. This allows one
high degree of interior comfort at all
times of, the year.
Fire protection-In the process of
nahufacture tiles are heated to higher
teRperature than Is ordinarily gen.
ertsted il a Warning building It has
BEEN saiG tha. they have been burned
until all fear of fire is gone.
Rigidity- and strength-House walls
built Of tile should have a minimum
thickness of eight inches. Mortar bonds
the tile together in a stiff and rigid
wall that is not affected by any wind
short of a tornado. and these wallis
often withstand such storms even when
the roof Is torn of.
Economy-Many builders report that
the cost Of tile is no greater than that
Of other standard materials, while
others report II to be somewhat higher
Variations, in expense depend mostly
upon local conditions and familiarity OF
the local workmen with the various
niateEtllgs The special economic ad-
vantages are low cost Of upkesp and
great length Of servicA
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Ing light and thereby increasing the
in a home.
1t Is surprising to investigate one
OF the color charts supplied BY manu-
facturers and note the difference in
the reflective value OF paints. For
example, wall painted pure white,
In a fiat tone, gives you 79 per cent
reflection, whereas the same wall
painted in a bright sage gives OILY
@3 per cent reflection,
Suppose for example in the paint
ing of your kitchen you selected a
color known as forest green. Your
reflective value would be only 21
per cent, whereas il you had chosen
ivory you would get ~ per cent re-
f1ection Not only would the ap-
parent size Of the room be affected,
but 1t might make all the difference
in the world in the CHEEKY bright ap-
pearance so desirable In kitchens, and
by the use of a dark color there is
the possibility that the work in the
kitchen would be done with less speed
and more fatigue.
Evening star., 1923-12-29
BABS0N SURE KEEN
BUSINESS MEN WILL MAKE
GOOD PROFITS IN 1924
! CONTINUED from Thirteenth Pase.l

take part of the money which here
tofore was spent for other things.
Competition for the consumers dol
lar has grown exceedingly keen and
has caused distribution costs to in
crease unreasonably.
Finally, We are still suffering from
serious maladjustment between the
prices Of various groups of commod-
tiles. The price that the farmer gets
for his product Is in most cases low.
The prices that be is asked to pay
for the things he must purchase, how
ever. have seen no such reduction. 1t
is obvious that we can't ha q healthy
trade when the farmer can get q
thousand dollars for his crop. but is
asked to pay $4,000 for what he wants
to buy.
In this connection it Is also neces-
sary to remember that the farmer Is
an original producer. The dollar that
works through our commercial ma
chinery starts with him. and we can
not have any degree of business
market and is buying freely Has it
occurred to you that the greater part
OF the activity OF the past year has
been in the distribution of our goods?
Traffic has been heavy. The wheels
ars ARE onSs sotns asround; srO busy in carrying
raw materials like wheat and copper
have been practically a drug on the
market. There has not been a fair
living for the original producers Of
the great staples OF our country.
Mind YOU. we do not need high prices
for a brisk increase In trade. All we
need Is fair adjustment between
prices.
Coming Year VIII be spotty.
The coming year. like 1893. will be
spotty. Some industries will do very
ment. Last year the building indus
try was one Of the leaders. see no
reason for much activity In factory
construction. On the other hand,
residential Ts building will continue. al
on at the 1928 rate. The automobile
industry was very active last year.
OF course, the extreme activity in
this industry cannot continue forever.
The The, aut9mobils a1,o,Is Is performing: how
Guilty with this situation Is not that
there are too many automobiles, but
rather that this business Is out of
line with other things. 1t would be
lines showed the same courage and
initiative which the motor business
has exhibited.
have referred to factory building.
Certainly 1924 should not be year
in which many new plants should be
constructed. Neither IS 1t year
when one should stock up with a
large quantity of commodities for
forward business. There will-be ups
and downs in the different items of
the commodity list, but outside OF
seasonal rallies, / do not see why
the average Of commodity prices
should advance. II there is any
marked tendency, the average for the
first half of the year should be down.
ward rather than upward
The labor situation Is one of the
Evening star., 1923-12-29
Northwest Section

Mt. PIeasant-$l3 soo-Fine section, close to
park, 10 rooms and baths, brick, h.w.h, elec.,
2-car garage. This is bargain.
Near 10th and Iring-So,oo 1000 rooms and
bath brick 8 stories, on lot over IS #. wide
by l06 ft. deep. Immediate possession.
Near 10th and Upshur-$I4,Soo-8 rooms
sleeping porches. An especially attractive
proposition in most desirable location.
Webster St.-So,S5o-6 rooms and tiled bath,
brick with Nokol h.w.h., elec front, rear,
sleeping and breakfast porches, fireplace,
#. to alley. See this unusual offering at once.
Evening star., 1923-12-29
COLOR OF WALLS CAUSE
OF POOR HOME LIGHTING
Dark Papers and Paints Absorb
Much of Illumination and
Make Rooms Seem Small.

to the question of proper illumina-
tion of homes that is frequently not
given sufficient consideration
Sometimes the lights are blamed
for not giving enough illumination
when in truth the fault lies with
the colors Of the walls. Dark walls
absorb light and make rooms appear
smaller. while light walls reflect light
and make the rooms appear larger.
Scientific experiments made by
paint manufacturers have proved that
the various shades and tones of col
ors are important factors in reflect
Evening star., 1923-12-29
EXPLAINS WHY PLUMBER
GOES BACK FOR TOOLS

In discussing the question of why
the plumber goes back after his
tools, William j. Mott, secretary OF
the Master Plumbers Association Of
Sacramento, Calf. says:
FIN ninety-nine cases out Of a hun
dred the house owner and the plumb
ing and heating dealer are both at
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time to let little wind out of some o
our political pessimists who are pessi
mists for votes only.
The path of salvation in America doc:
not lead along the lines OF revolution
and internal conflict. We do our revo
lutions at the ballot boxes as sane
and civilized people ought. Unfortu
nately in so doing. we usually elect a
few radicals to various official positions
giving the impression to those who dc
not understand America and American
institutions, that our government is on
the verge OF disintegration.
Admittedly conditions in the United
States are not ideal. But compared with
any country anywhere in the world to-
day they are such. an improvement that
we have scant reason to complain.
The situation on the farms of the west
and middlewest just at present. is chal-
longing the best thought OF the nation
hence in this connection it might be OF
interest to hear what the farmers them.
selves are doing. Instead OF turning
to the fallacies OF bolshevism, socialism
i. w w 1911 dllu Quiet ISlilS TIC idl III
ers in Allen and Bourbon counties,
Kansas. have met the economic situa-
ton with economic weapons and are not
asking the reds to save them. j ike
wise they are taking no stock i'll politi-
cal saviors either.
These wise old Kansas farmers nave
formed cooperative buyers pools and
they are buying such staples as they
need, ranging from gasoline for their
flivvers to farm implements. dire t from
the makers. They are saving the differ
ence and in part, recouping their losses
on farm products due to existing mar
ket conditions. They have elected a
manager for a distribution company,
put in a warehouse and they are financ-
ing their weak members to some extent
at least. In the meantime, those who
have been robbing the farmer are not
selling goods in Allen and Bourbon
counties. The farmers have an economic
weapon that is fatal to profitcering. But
these farmers are not "pessimists-for-
office" types of men. They are repre-
sentative American farmers. a
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OVERRIDING PESSIMISM

That was a timely and we'll turned
phrase uttered by former secretary OF
agriculture E. T. Meredith that ct is
time to debate pessimism." Mr.. Mere
ditll had reference especially to the ut
terances of Senator-elect Brookhart OF
Iowa and Senator-elect Johnson OF
Minnesota. Both are of a type popu-
larly described as '1oud-mouthed.'
Nobody, in the least familiar with
conditions, will deny that the farmer is
in an impossible position. He has borne
the brunt OF war readjustments and re-
lief has not been accorded him. But
the farmer never has secured relief by
political means and never will. He has
been victimized from time to time by
loud-mouthed' gentry who promised
him everything and delivered him moth
ing i'll return for his votes. Nobody
need be surprised if the farmer run:
true to form again and enters a move
ment of some sort similar to movement:
he has engaged in before
But it is high time that somebody
arise in this nation and challenge sucl
wild assertions as some OF these psuedc
leaders Of the farmer vote are making
Johnson for instance talks glibly abou
the dangers OF revolution and Brook
hart is open in his admiration for certain
features OF sovietism.
There is no more danger OF revolu
ton in the United States today than a
any time since a great civil war divide'
this nation into hostile groups. In fac
there are fewer causes for revolution to
day than ever in our history. To tail
OF such thing even to mention it i
connection with the after-war domesti
problems VIC arc all trying 10 solve, i
near-treason and should be so viewed.
We have debated our currency an
we have debated our business and Nj
-'Meredith is right in saying that it
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banks attorney, and to Bennett
Swope, the latter being the only men,-
Der of the board available at short
notice. This done. he wrote note t.
Henry Nelson. In spite Of his effort
to control his hand, it shook when he
signed his name, and on second
thought he destroyed the missivs.
There is something ominous about the
written word. II Nelson grew suspic-
ious. he'd never come.
Gray stepped into Gus Briskow's
office and asked him to call the former
vice president, first. however. explain
ing exactly what he wished Gus to
saw. The ruse succeeded; then Gray
returned to his own office. He drew
a deep breath. Within him he felt a
ferocious eegerness take fire, for IL
seemed to him that the day of reckon
ing had come. Henry's behavior was
now easily understandable the fellow
was cringing, covering in anticipa.
ton of a second blow. Well, the whip
was in Gray's hands, and he proposed
TO use it ruthlessly-t0 sink the lash,
to cut to the bone. to leave scars such
as Henry had left upon him. :.
Gray, too. kept a revolver in his
desk. He removed it and placed 1t in
his pocket. :.
Buddy Briskow chose this, of all
moments, to thrust his grinning. Wis
age into the door and to inquire: got
time for me now, Mr.. Gray!'
Not now, Buddy
When!
"Why-almost any other time
II wouldn't bother you. but it's i'm
portant and II promised a certain
party" The youths face Redeemed,
his smile widened vacuously.
Later. ii you don't mind"
1t was plain that Buddy did mind |,
nevertheless, he withdrew.
When Swope and Lowe arrived,
Gray could with difficulty restrain
himself from hurting out the reason
for his urgent summons, but he con-
tented himself by asking them to wait
in the presidents office.
CONTINUED in Our Next Issue.)
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CLIMBING.

A certain man who was tramp
sat in the shelter of a little cliff
that shielded him from the chill Of
autumn winds and felt in his pockets
for a few grains Of tobacco where
with to fill the bowl Of his disreput-
able pipe. Two small stones near at
hand supported tin cans whose outer
surfaces were black with smoke from
the fire beneath and in one of the
cans there was coffee and in the
other a savOry stew that perfumed
all the air. With his pipe alight,
the man leaned back against the
wall of the cliff and smiled in COM
plete contentment.
Tobacco, food. an appetite and
liberty" he murmured. What more
can mortal ask?"
One year later the man passed
that way again, but he was no longer
a tramp. He had come up in the
world aud was prospector. A
patient burro carried his kit of tools
and his supplies of food. The man
made camp in the lee of the cliff
and set about the business of pre-
pairing supper. There was food in
abundance, and the air was sweet
and warm. Having eaten his fill,
the man loaded his pipe from gen
erous pouch, folded blanket, and
sat upon it with his back against
the wall of the cliff. After a little
he moved uneasily on his improyised
seat.
What a life?" said he. II wish
to Heaven | had decently comfort
able chair out here"
Another year passed. and now the
man stood before a. nickeled basin in
n Pullman car. and studied his re-
Election in. the mirror above. With
countless : thousands of dollars in
bank and other thousands daily add
ing to the total of his wealth. he
was travelling in. quest of entertain
ment. For the first time in his life,
to employ his own phrase. he was
riding the cushions. At present he
was shaving, and in little while
he would make his way back to the
dining car and consume n generous
breakfast.
"It's a darned strange thing to
me- said the man. as he lathered
his chin for the second time. that
these Internal dressing rooms cant
be made 4 little more convenient
Baltimore Sun.
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THE MEN WHO NEVER
RETURN. D.,

L have known of many mem.
Men who have gone AWAY.
Men who have left their homes:
And over the world stray,
Men who have had hardships:
Men burdened down with care.
Men who have given up all hope;
whose burdens were hard TO lear.
Some have lost in the game OF love
And at last given up the fight.
Have tried hard to forget the past:
And have disappeared in the night.
Some there are who worked too hard
And have broken under the. strain.
Their friends are gone and all is lost
There remains but a troubled brain.
Some Of them have no cares: as
Those who have had no home.
They are born with restless feet;
From place to place. they roam.
Adventure some are looking for:
Some in search of gold and fame.
"Soldiers of Fortune" they are called
And right well do they earn that
name. -ag--
You may see them in every port;
They are in every distant cline,
They are never in hurry;
To them there is no time. a,
Some you see in the East;
Or in the Artic's frozen lands,
Some live in the desert;
Travelling the burning sands.
Some may have reached their goal
Yet like derelicts they seem to be,
Tossing about the sea of live:
They are Children of Adversely.
Many's the tear that's she'd;
Many's. the hearts that yearn,
Many a one that waits in vain:
For these men who never return.
A. Dean.
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Poets Corner
SMOKE.


Smoke, your graceful spirals wend
their way,
In even changing forms they dip
and sway.
Transparent rings and curis float
through the, air,
Like wind sweet strands Of some
fair maiden's hair.
For the lonely bachelor at his fire
side,
You weave the things that be has
been denied.
Love, a mate, and offspring and
home,
And kindred things he misses when
alone. ~
Your weaving must be done BY
fairbanks,
With fairy-shuttles bobbing here
and there,
Weaving fairy castles in the cir.
BY c. o. B.
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AN EXAMPLE FOR MAN

A moro tragic event than the one
which called it forth was required to
make the world recognize as literature
an editorial which the late Warren G..
Harding had written on dog. Even
when Editor Harding became President
Harding, perhaps few people outside OF
his own home town knew that he had
ever devoted his talents to such a sub
jcct But when death claimed him. his
high position gave weight to what he
had said about matter that had no
connection with affairs of state. -.
No connection? That is what the
world assumes-until tragedy alters
human perspectivcs. Then it realizes,
momentarily at least, that a mans char
acter is most clearly defined by his
attitude toward the comparatively unim-
portant homey affairs of life.
In every man there is an element OF
hero-worship. Perhaps it is well that
this should be so; thus may the good
that some men do live after them, in
stead of being inferred with their bones.
If Warren G. Harding had never be-
come the chief executive OF the greatest
nation on earth, few people would have
given more than passing thought to
his tribute to dog; indeed, it would
not have been read beyond the circu-
lation limits of the newspaper in which
it appeared. But now the world reads
what was written by a man who sub
|sequently became President; and the
world considers it in a new light.
1t requires surprising eloquence-elo-
quence in form as we'll as in substance
to direct universal attention to the plain
est of truths. Editor Harding's tribute
to the little terrier that had been poi
soned was not regarded as a literary
gem" because in form it was not sur
passirgly eloquent. But now, when cir
cumstance has called attention to it.
thoughtful readers everywhere may rec
ognize IN that formerly obscure editorial
the very essence of eloquence; and may
possibly. he genuinely and lastingly at
fected thereby. Such an effect would
define a kind OF hero-worship discred-
table to no one. 4
Mr.. Harding'S tribute TO dog is not
as eloquent in form as Senator Vests
The latter has long been a classic; iron,
the strictly literary standpoint it i
about as nearly perfect as anything
made of man could be. Yet Mr.. Hard
ings contains thought which gives j
high potential value for human appli
cation.
| Although it is unorthodox to ascrib'
a soul to dog, Mr. Harding said, ii
substance, nevertheless a faithful do;
manifests qualities which many humai
beings would do we'll to assume or de
velop-qualities which would add lustr
to the crown of glory which human
beings anticipate as their reward whe'
they shall have passed into the Grea
Unknown.
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so LONG, FLAPPERS

Time resolves many problems. So do
the gods of garb-otherwis known as
fashion arbiters. Only yesterday. it
seems, the flappcr. problem OF the
none-such degree. ruled this quarter of
the globe. giving point to the descrip-
ton, Lend OF the free and home OF the
brave" None such, indeed,
But, slas How the stvle conferees
can transform a lass. Parents and
grandmothers and reformers had their
try; it was in vain. The flapper con-
tinued 10 flap. Now the designers have
achieved, or have begun the process of
achieving, what no amount OF personal
condemnation could do The flapper has
been condemned, all right; or. rather,
her flapperish habliments have been con-
demred. Yet, after all, this distinction
may be unnecessary. For, ii clothes
make the man, there are reasons for be-
lieving. il one accept theory suggested
in recent dispatch from style head
quarters, that clothes ''are" the girl
Doubters are invited TO consider this ::
A heightened skirt makes curt manners
incongruous. That is the theory in hem
stitched form. The ruffles and pleat-
ings will appear later, when the ex,fap-
pers fsll have appeared fully accoutred
as per the latest styles.
Strange as it may seem to the phil
osophers, human behavior has always
been affected more or less BY human
dress, from the time of primordial man
through the various civilizations of the
earth. Esau was a right good citizen
until he arrayed himself in hairy coat ;
then he became predatory, and stole his
brothers birthright.
If the biblical reference is far-fetched.
then consider how uncouth the English
acted when they became ruff-necks. Or,
bringing the theory down to recent
times, and testing it by American his
tory, recall the story OF the prominent
settler who, recaptured from the Indians
and finally re-taught the English lam
guage, explained that he had become
a confirmed savage only after his sus-
penders wore out.
If the reader will admit that this
brings us to the Q. E. d. stage. then
all those who will quit eating dough-
nuts" may revert to the original propo-
sition, which is that the flapper, as a
result of the new garb designed for her.
may become extinct in behavior as we'll
as in appearance. For curt ways, list
less looks, wilful acts and contemptuous
words do not go with" long skirts.
picturesque drapsries. tight bodices and
lace ruffles. Her model, the gods of
feminine garb has decreed, must be "the
portrait of lady
Stimulating lady in outward appear
ance, the flapper-or ex-flapper-will be-
tray herself as poor play-actor ii she
doesn't talk and carry herself in that Dig
nified, respectful, mildly austere man
ner depicted in the old portraits on the
wall. Looking like lady. acting like
lady, talking like lady, she will have
fair chance of becoming lady in &C
cordance with the tine-honored concep-
ton thereof.
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The Turkish diplomats are said to
have outwitted the European diplomats
at Lausanne We knew it-a nation
could sell Turkish rugs all over the
world at such prices was bound to have
smart diplomats, too 49,
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good name cannot be swept away by
the rash talk of any one, high or low,
in office or out of office, but ii, i'll the
final analysis, it can be shown that
this city has been sought out to be made
a political football OF defamation it is
quite likely to bury in oblivion those
who set out upon such Il perlous errand.
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4 major in a certain English reim-
meut had a great contempt for incapaci-
ty Of any kind, and was also somewhat
impatient A sergeant complained to
dcrtake the duty of barber to the COM
pany. rs there no gardener in the com
pany?" asked the major testify. See IL
you can find one. and send him to me-"
The man was duly sent. but on receiv-
ing orders to act as barber, ventured to
eNpostulate. WHY cried the major.
'If you can cut grass you can cut hair!
Go on and do it,
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JULY CALCULATIONS


Sunday only average. ....3o.I5s
The above totals and averages are for pajd cir
custion, exclusive OF all spoiled copies and any free
copies OF '' -S
We hereby swear that the foregoing statement Of
paid circulation is correct.
IT. c. BROWN
Circulation Manager.
Q. 4. BUCHANAN,
Business Manager
sworn snd subscribed before this End day OF
August, A. D., 1923.
FRED :. BONNER JR
Notary Public.
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of their neighbors ought TO stay an
look out for what potaters they've
left in the ground. What d'you
say?"
Swope eyed his companions briefly
then he nodded. Well stay,
"Then, Mr.. Secretary. let her 20 =