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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-31
Railway Purchase Approved.

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today approved the appli-
cation Of the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western railroad for permits
sion to acquire by lease the prop
erty Of the Sussex Railroad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-31
Oil Stocks.

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibbs & Coz
Bid. Asked.
Evening star., 1923-12-03

ef all she hrmiI that
f M na M a"yan,1s ] 4 viii the & Hs sn thai s s is
wrong un ~ ' ~ "' " ~ "
WHEN dealings children
w which wonder fathers mothers
i
In the world and results
is hardly vtonn
c1dren IT is the fixed @ that ndHly the plastic
You a
w If % ns mot9sr keeps cla
] nss ] t @a do ss of m o3 G HS11 , it cs this thai
ON % b % f%E % "f hat Int gqF2 genf % na a i But the
ana haE nn times it will the
hoy hoy nts, hE from
snsir infat% that th"% bound
@ n% nrr @ m or & tmt 'nT doomed
f f"t"9 e 1r das~s that e2r" has
,% ] m tn n fn%n5t' @ ,p p.n eI" and by % .eye
strong and W~I 1t NOV" people
and Slain M nstr fahr and mothers hay
III" 'Nn that they dts that
done % f'r '"alh p, tn, n J"f[@ffy % and
TttT @ l raf r pan1 T parents [i. d has Sxstgned
t. u, KIN child t q5sns5ds5 @ m iti f1aiss n
shrink nIIess makes him
t ' n"r' Is no hope for boy who isn't
NJ h pGn & ner hacs the deserts and take
the, hdood % The Ina had 9C SIC hssss
.hak vr 1a the were bundering
Of its Ana n jqs1 ] hdng @ thc hourn
,h % We S to .ess 9y holding
annsrs he will act 'nm % knows that he
win make good m If ,fr f make mark business he
tdes1 " anything but sweet ikei s
2 ra%sfui is G @ ing fathers
as ,Gay va an t @ hong thought in I
~ ~ ~ G 'cGrrsh reshh Ps1S%n Tsa{n DoRoTiIY Din %
Evening star., 1923-12-03
The Alfabet.

The alfabet is loose spelling before
its put together. There is 2G letters
In the alfabct if YOU say it rite and
less Wen you say it too fast trying
10 show Of. If YOU counted the cap
ituls there would be - letters. ony
YOU don't. on account of the cap
itols being thrown in free.
Every letter in TIL. alfabet is in
titled TO it's own shape. but people
Don't always remember that: being
wat makes their writing iMrd to
reed
The alfabet always has all its
letters in the same place. making
il hard tn rcm"mh-r at first and
nard I" forget afterwards. For in
StantS - always comes before = and
q comes after ii. hut ORC don't
spell "nytiins. at leest in Inglish.
wich its nroh.rt! a good thing it
don't on account "i the va" it would
sound
ON -.s'~'m T.. ci:i3-; the aIfab.t
f"n'r ~ x / sound very important.
nUt N,n -ta" h"l" c'"ss r"ci,"s il ~
IL r i; srUnI* NnahetHU proving
why it taxi 50 may mrn /" maI..
a ofRtS;-
Eveiy enteuc.. a,vt =" l",iu with a
capitol letter ana rn3 with a period.
the csTitSl litter nnja- hnrr for APP
;iearan%c# Sitc" n'it lil- Period prov
ing the sentence * r|riN over and It's
tim" I" s:"u "uJ think ai"ut il.
Evening star., 1923-12-03
Danny and Nanny Meet {
Strange Fellow.
Ee courteous 70 those You greet,
Nor laugh at those whom you may meet
Afntl,n-

Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse
had escaped from the great bird
or airplanc, which had brought them
to this place far down in the Sunny
South. They were glad to be no
longer prisoners. OF course Every
prisoner is glad to be free. 1t al
ways has been so, and il always will
be SO. But Nanny was not happy.
She was not as bold as Danny, and
she was afraid of this new land She
was the more afraid because she
didn't know what to fear. But whe n
Danny insisted on going exploring.
Nanny went along too. She simply
couldn't be left alone.
Everything was new and strange.
Nothing was familiar. Even the grass
s9ch as they found was quite differ
eIt from the grass of the Green Mea-
6owS of their old home. There was
30 need of any little paths through
II, for 1t didn't grow thick enough for
s1js. They found many strange seeds
snd berries. Some they ate, but some
they Let alone.
At last they came to a place where
many pine trees grew. They We're
not like the pine threes of the Green
Forest back home. but still they were
pine trees The very sight of them
made Danny and Nanny feel better.
The ground was dry and sandy.
Danny spied little mound of sand
Johnny Chuck's doorstep.
See. Nanny" he cried. DO you
suppose Johnny Chuck has cousin
down here? Let's go over there and
But cautious Nanny insisted that
Evening star., 1923-12-03
Tuck'in BIouses for Sports Wear
nv ANNE RITTE>uOIS,:.

All bi"uses nowadays ar" 'utt;lH
divided between those that tuck in
and those that do not
On"e--somc of US can remcm her
quito plainly--thc chief division was
between thoS" that buttoncd i'm tho
back and those that did not. Most
OF them did. Then there were
blouses with collars and bIousea
without. Short-sleeved. long-slseved
and sleeveless blouses next divided
the honors. And now such matters
seem TO he secondary. The impor-
tant thing is whether the blouse
tuchs in or does not.
II Is safe to say that Very few
women who really year their spot
clothes for sports select anything
but the tuck-in blouse for a. tual
sports wear. or course the tuck-in
blouse is more maunish. and there
inie more sportmanly. To be- sure.
the hip-band blouse gives one ~
narrower look around the hips. and
this is much TO he desired. it Is
blouse In way to minimize the g.Vth
helow the waistline. The blouse it
elf should he Ions and the band
or the skirt should he ample enough
TO be worn below u hal We still call
the normal waist ;ina
White cotton broad 10th is sold TO
he the favorite of all materials for
washabl" blouSes q: tho present tim.
This seems to - tho inyaria ~ =
choice Of the .o'ieae o! ho8riinr
school girl vhr hnS a1o~tcd the
.-narate sport SKIRT WasH - va a"d
nitted Jacket rS h"r .va~ylrv uni
i0rm. Sha d""h.l"ss h"o~ar tha
'-h.te broad, 10th beCaus" ~ ftS truly
mas u!iue anne rance
quite re"erfiv pon"ce vas hea"
used for III '7~h:on'nc - enma 81
Evening star., 1923-12-03
RFIDukNk' SI11RIEC ". Burgess.
~ - By Thornton

did.. must keep out of sight en-
uaan propose to take any unnecoae cue
sdry chances. ieceS-
90 nat. said she. may be the bon,.
oL ,h cousin Of Johnny Chuck. II 'ie :, ie
i".re - ne VIII be nothing to fear, Rut
OF some nor or De: 1T may he the home
w W. s9nbie up two fat Meadow Mic
w don know anything about tbis
.and. We don't know ANYTHING ahn,,t
'ne people who live here
uor11 IN ! guess there's nothing to
Mt! MT! about. said Danny carelessIv
IneS probably are not very different
from the people we already know
However. ~, ! suppose it is just as we'll
So Danny and Nanny took care %
Keep under the protection of bushes
gradually. made their way to that
mound of sand. Just as thew eY
pected. they found hole there. II
was hole that Went down in the
ground on long slant. 1t appeared
TO be quite as long a hole as JOHNNY
Chuck would have dug. They could
only guess how far down in the
ground II went by the amount of
sand they had brought out of it.
For a while they watched for tho
owner. but no owner appeared
Finally they went close to the en-
trance. The found queer footprints
thAre. These were Footprints they
didn't recognize. They followed
them short distance. and so il was
that quite unexpectedly they came
face to face with strange fellow.
HE was walking very slowly toward
them. He had four legs covered with
scales, blunt, stout claws, a blunt,
rounded head, very short tail, and
he carried his house with him, for
his body was entirely hidden inside a
stout shell.
Copyright, 1873. BY T. ". Burgessy
Evening star., 1923-12-03
THE GUIDE POST
By Henry Van Dyke
The Honor of Courage.

BE strong and OF good coura &c
Deut. 2l:6.
Courage is an honorable virtue.
Men have always loved and praised
il. 1t lends a glory and splcndor
to the life in which it dwells
The world delights in heroism, even
in its rudest forms and lowest mani
feststions. Among the animals VIC
create a sort of aristocracy on the
basis of courage. and recognize, in
the fearlessncss of the game beasts
and birds and fishes. a claim to rank
above the timorous. furtive. spirit
less members OF creation.
In man bravery is always hnc-
daring foe is respected, ana
though VIC must fight against him, We
can still honor his courage, ana AZ
most forget the conflict IN our au-
mira ton for his noble hearing. Inc
enemy who sinks ana piots ,hadae anu .In
ceaIs-makcs traps and ambuscaoes'
seeks to lead his opponent INTO dah-
GERS which he himself would never
dare to facets base. serpehtlhc anu
contemplate. ,,
hia antaeonist in any conflict. phys
ical social or spiritual. and deals iaIr
hlows. and uses honest arguments,
and faces the issues of warfare. IS
man to love even across the chasm
of strife. r,or
than a disguised skeptic. brave.
frank. manly foe is infinitely better
than false. weak. timorous friend;
The literature of courage has al,
ways been immensely popular. ana
tho history of the brave Is written
in letters of gold.
+ II is this that men have loved 10
read in the strange, confused annals
of war-deeHs of self-forgetful dar-
ing which leap from the smoke ana
clamor OF battle, and shine IN the
Sudden making of splendid names.
~ ;s m, quality which levels youth
with age. gives to woman the force
of manhood, equalizcs the peasant
with the noble. and consumes all ost.
ward distinctions in the hame OF
glory. ,. 100.
Evening star., 1923-12-03

remained with me ever since / read
il years ago.
The selection of individual appro-
pirate gifts for every person on ones
Christmas list grows increasingly
difficult from year to year. To he
sure. many Of us have simplificd our
lists 10y crossing off nearly every
name except those OF the children.
Perfunct"ry giving-'last year she
gave. mc'-is dying out. thanks hc,
But there still remain the dear rcl4-
tivcs and friends, often scattered far
aud wide. whom We love and whom
VIC truly wish to remember with.:a
gibl" evidence of our affcctif4 r. on
Christmas day. II
Here is the solution which, one
woman found last year She was too
busy with many duties to make gifts
with her own hands. and not strong
enough to do the weariSomc shop
ping from counter to counter. so
she went direct to a little shop of
odd. handmade articles. and picked
out a charmingly decorated candle
stick of good lines and colorinE. She
ordered no less than a dozen of these
pretty things. One of them went to
Annie i'll faraway Nevada. and one
to Kate, teaching in the Blue Ridge
mountains. in n rough shack One
went to Aunt Emma, in the old la
dies home. and another to a pretty
college-girl niece. She sent one to
"A neighbor and two others to her
husbands sisters. living in different
states. The others were disposed
of i'm the same way.
These dears all live away from
each other and will not have the feel
ing that the gift is not individual"
she explained. 1T is u candleStick
that cannot be bought elsewhere.
Every one likes and can use a can
dlcstick. Each came in an attrac-
tive box and all were delivered at
one time. 1t saved my going to
twelve different clerks and picking
out twelve different gifts. 1t repre-
scnted my taste, for at the last
minute I sncaked one out and kept it
for myself :"
Evening star., 1923-12-03
by Is. 4. ENIIONS.

two trees illuSrated are in the east
end "i Lafayette Park. They are
Ia beled.
There are several varieties Of this
spruce. one of u low form with Wild
spread branches. one with the voun:s
shoots yellow. one with graceful.
hanging branches. and one on which
the branches have few lateral branch
lets. this giving the tree q i"ose.
slender appearance.
Th.rc are ~ known species OF
SprucrS in the world. widely dis
tributri genus ~. very beautiful
tyergreens. Many OF Them are M
portant timber trees. and all except
four are in cultivation for the:r or
namental value their tail. regular
pyrami'lIi habit filling an imp"rtrnI
place in thu landscape @ard"2 = :
materials. Th-y are all of S.ngn-
iarly symmetrical habit and usually
are Of rapid growth.
\ few Alpin. forms are dwarf-d
and there are numbers Of dwarfr;i
and slow growing horticultural Narl-
cites. these often more curious and
interesting than beautiful. Spruce
timber is soft. light and straight
grained and is much used for con
struction. ship building. for the in
terror finishing of houses and in
the construction Of airplancs.
Evening star., 1923-12-03

1t would seem. on first thought.
that in our own list Of native spruceS
are trees filling all the requirements
and beauties az the spruce nature.
hu: the oriental spruce. It tree Of
the Caucasus mountains and western
Asia. is an addition of peculiar grace
IuIness. and also OF slow growth, this
last serving to iii certain needs. pr!n
cipany for planting ia small gar
dens whore a rapidly growing ever
green would soon usurp NOR" than
its share "f space and fertility. An
other feature rf this tree is that.
even when heavily shaded. il retains
It's lower branches for many Years.
1t = a tall. slender spruce. feach
ing a height of l26 feet. with spread
ing ascending branches: in one Va
riesy with graceful dropping branches.
The needles are short and com
parativeiy thick for apruc" r"cdl"s
dark green and shining. Tn" hui.
flowers are carmine. Hf"s
appear in spring and ar" fairly c..':-
spicuous. The cones are 2i2 10 "'=
inches long. less than an inch thick.
in shape lik. an elongated egg. The
Evening star., 1923-12-03
My Neighbor Says:

Hang meat in a cool, airy
place, but not in a draft. for
that makes it dry and hard.
Sweeping linoleum with an
ordinary broom is but scatter
ing the dust. Slightly moisten
a square of flannel. tie 1t over
the broom. and then sweep.
To prevent cheese getting
moldy wrap it in a cloth that
has been dipped in vinegar and
wrung dry as possible. Keep
in cool place.
Rugs should not be shaken.
Instead hang them on a
clothesline and beat them with
cane beater kept for the pur-
pose.
- To remove paint from the
glass of window is quite a
simple matter. A cloth dipped
in hot vinegar will do II.
When frying onions always
put "A saucepan lid over the top
OF the frying pan, SO as to keep
in the steam and flavor. 1t viii
also make the onions cook more
quickly.
Hang woolens out on the
line dripping wet, without
wringing them at all. If
dried in this way they will not
shrink.
Evening star., 1923-12-03

sparkling eyes, Joe offered a bun con-
tanning a strip Of pink ham. He'd
wanted some good marbles for
long time.
"1'll give YOU two douEhnu:s for
the green one, too" volunteered Joe
Fatty agreed eagerly. He'd forgot
ten his lunch. Then Joc'S eye fell
on two classics. which he received
in exchange for an apple. His last
sandwich went for handful of
chalkies.
When tho deal was over. Joe re-
allied he was hungry. He couldn't
cat marbles. and that was all he
had. Sam. seeing his downrast face.
laughed. Here, take half my lunch.
and next time don't be SO crazy
Evening star., 1923-12-03

The woman. who likes smart. not
fussy cloths, garments that are slip
ped into easily, and last, but not
least, things that are really Wearable
(and by wearab1e is meant clothes
that look just right whenever you
wear them, and that won't be unbe-
coming after you've spent a hard day
in the shops), is going to grab at this
new skirt and blouse idea. The skirt.
which falls in a graceful cascade at
the side. and which may be attached
to A camisole top. or not. as you wish,
can be worn with any number of
overblouses. The blouse. pattern No
1114. comes in sizes Is years SO. IS
40. AZ. A and IS inches bust meas
ure. and the skirt. pattern No. 1915.
can he had in sizes 16 years. 36. IS,
40, 42 and A inches bust measure.
The blouse and skirt patterns are
separate.
Price of each of two patterns, I5
cents, i'm postage stamps only. Or
ders should be addressed to The
Washington Star Pattern bureau, -
East 18th street, New York city.
Please write name and address
clearly .--.s-,
Evening star., 1923-12-03
japanese Dish,

Beat an egg and stir it into one
tab1espoonful of chicken soup or
weak consommc. Place few pieces
of canned fish, one small bunch OF
sninach leaves a few button mush-
rooms and some small boiled shrimps
in a small bowl and pour the pre-
pared soup over them. Cover the
bowl tight, place it in a pan of boil
ling water and steam the dish to the
consist ency Of boiled custard. Serve
at once.
Evening star., 1923-12-03
Fig Cracker Sandwiches.

Chop one-fourth pound of figs very
emo and add half a cupful Of water.
Cook the figs and the water to the
of a smooth paste. Mash
the figs and add more water to them
~ NECESSARY. Chop some blanched
almonds very fine and make them
into a paste. Add the juice of half a
i'mcn Mix the almonds with the
cooked figs. When the mixture is
cold spread it between crackers or
lady fingers.
Evening star., 1923-12-03
Your Home and
You
A Wholesale Christmas Gift.
BY HELEN kENDtIL.

We'll. here We are in December
= gain. and Christmas only n scant
thr"" weeks or 50 away. Far back
in every w"usan's mind 4 haunting
thought turks. night and day t.
lusqu"je CAROLYN Wells uonsans,
verse.
oh, What shall / give to Annie.
-tud what snail give "a kat~?'
That isn't exactly the wording. and
there's NOR" of it, but IT'S Qoan has
Evening star., 1923-12-03

PARIS, November 19.-Dear Ursula:
Surely the wit of genius evolved this
exquisite perfume burner-an ori-
entail ARABIAN Nights" sort of man,
riding a still more oriental sort OF
fish made of flame -colored porcelain.
! feel waited to the stars with the
intoxication of color and perfume.
PAMELA.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-12-03
COLOR
CUT-OUT
Joe Trades His Lunch.

Hey. loo" yelled Il tat boy across
the Nard as Sans friend started to
eat his lunch. IN trade YOU my
brown a22tc for sandwich" With
Evening star., 1923-12-03
CREAAIED CarLIFI.oWE.E

Rem ovo leaves. cut Off stock.
soak - minutes h I'D down in
enough oOid " g"r 70 cover.
Cool, th"ad ~ - "a ~ mute or
until >nFt. IN boi inG Sa'tcd
water: Ir1in. pa ..lc flower
";t'.~ and r,h at ia II. cups
white sauce.
Whit Saurc-TWO table
spoons butter. tablespoons
-four. cup milk. !. teaspoon
salt, few grains pepper. crt am
butter and -four. stir into hot
milk. thicE.n
Evening star., 1923-12-03
Po
.: ,::::.: :::::::: Do1ohyDi &: ;:::::: :::
Suggesting Failure Evil to Your Children
Minds Is Like Feeding Poison to Their
Bodies-As the Parents Think,
So Are the Children.
50 Are the Children.

4 MoNi little f"pper
hir aud nns lr and onges her lips and
Evening star., 1923-12-03

HIKES lO JdEG. anu JOY I'I'- anu nc
a good time. just as thousands of
other girls of her age and class are
doing.
All OF this greatly oUtrage~ the
mother. who tells her daughter that.
in her day. decent girls didn't paint
their faces. nor shining, and that
they stayed at home evenings and
read good books. instead Of running
around with apauncd-hai"ed boys.
OF course. it is mother love and
mother anxiety thar makes This
woman keep continually before the
girls. eyes the tate of those that
follow the road OF pleasure. Il never
cutters her head that she may be
precipitatins on her child the "atas-
trophe she breads. but that is pre-
cisely what she is doing.
She is making the girl feel that she
is sophisticated and worldly wise one
uf the wild. wild women. She is
giving the flavor Of forbidden fruit to
what would otherwise be harmless
littl. anusements. She is making the
girl reckless. because she is making
her believe that she is under suspicion
and is being talked about. Worst
Evening star., 1923-12-03
CIERANT CAKE

add gradually cup Of sugar.
Feat > whole eggs and yolk
together, ada them 10 the bat
ter. then add y cup of milk.
. "uDS Of flour :; teaspoons of
ha king powder and | cup Of
ttoTrcd currauts Bake in
we'll CREASED and Toured pan
Evening star., 1923-12-03

Prices realized on Swift & Com
pany sales of carcass beef in Washington, u.
C., for week ending Saturday. December /.
1923. on shipments sold out. ranged from
1000 cents to 1900 cents per pound and
averaged 1925 cents per pound.-Advertise-
Evening star., 1923-12-03
OAiEI.f,1'

one teaspoon Of water to each
egg. -Four to . eggs makes n
good umelet. Beat yO,ks light.
add :. little salt. I'ut table
Si""n Gutter in spider, VIII II
melt i pour IN mixture when
it begins To set pour in h atcn
white On top. Run broad kHifc
under oul"iet To allow butter to
run under. ] hen set all over
fO.d and serve at once
Evening star., 1923-12-03

this material cannot fail 10 aVpe.,l
q those WI" kno-v il r-ry -"Dd
unduot in the wa htrh.
iCopyrisht '".'i
Evening star., 1923-12-03

Menu for a Day.
BREAKFAST
Grapefruit.
Dry Cereal with Cream.
Om"let. Bacon CurlS.
Hot Corn Cake. Coffee.
LUNCHEON
Baked Spaghetti and Cheese.
Rolls.
Currant cake. Tea.
DINNER
Cream Of Celery Soup.
Broiled Steak.
Baked Potatoes
Creamcd Cauliflow"r.
squash Pie. Con, e.
Evening star., 1923-12-03
Our Birds in Verse
By Henry Oidys
RUBY.CROWNED KINGLET.

A tiny rivuiet OF lispine song
liauntS the green SUBMITS OF the clustered trees
4, light and happy as the needless breczc
That strays their scarcely swaying tips among
Nh vagrant. we'll know that trivial riil
Which to a broader stream OF sound shall swell
When thou doSt brood within j northward deli.
And with thy voice the shadowed spaces fill
Down from thy lofty haunts thou hast sped
Inquisitivc sprtc. tn intruder to inspect.
Or didst thou hitherward thy flight direct
To fash for him the jewel III thy head:
But whether curiosity or art.
Thou restless spark OF verna energy.
Impcl thy lingering. stay with me-
Thou art pure delight to eye and heart
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-28
Rye and bye he flew over Bing.Bane Land

Bing- Bang Land and all the Bling
Bang Landers cried out, "Oh, look at
the queer new bird in the sky -
Nick flew right over the enemy's
country where the could see down
into the camps and find out what
everybody was doing.
But something dreadful happened.
A tin soldier lifted his gun and
shot at Nick's airplane and hit IT.,
breaking one of the wings.
Down crashed Nick and it's a won
der he wasn't killed.
But he wasn't-not even hurt, and
he jumped out to find himself sur
rounded by tin soldiers.
Take the prisoner off to jail said
General Hobbledehoy, the leader of
the tin army. land search him."
Six tin soldiers hustled Nick away
and put him in Jail at once.
The first thing they did was to take
away his magic Shoes.
When he. did not return Nancy
began TO worry.
Ito be continued.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-28

The Toy Maker shipped two brand
new airplanes to Bing-Band Land By
express.
The Tinker Man opened them and
put the parts all together like the
smart tinker man he was.
Then he called Nick. Which one
do you wish to fly in?" he asked.
"The one belonging to the wooden
soldiers or the one belonging to the
tin soldiers? Which side are you
on?"
"Fd better stick to the wooden
soldiers answered Nick. 81 can
not be a traitor, sir!-
Good" cried the Tinker Man.
But you are too big to run this toy
airplane the way you are
That is easily fixed" said Nick.
"Don't forget that Nancy and have
Magis Shoes
So he proceeded TO wish himself
quite small and soon he was in the
airplane learning all there was to
know.
!, Bye and bye he flew away over