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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05
BRIGHT Lad.

A tire company in Indianapolis was
giving away toy balloons to children,
and one little fellow asked if he might
have two.
Sorry" said the man in charge,
"but we only give one balloon to each
boy. Have you brother at homer"
mo" replied the truthful young
ster, "but my sister has, and l want
it for him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05
Economy.

Let US learn the meaning of econ
omy. Economy is a high human Office
Ia sacrament when its aim is grand,
when it is the prudence Of simple
tastes, when it is practiced for free
dom, or love or devotion.-Emerson.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05
when Horses Nose Itches2

Little Robert-Mamma, does a
horse use his front feet for hands?
Mamma-Of course not, dear.
Little Robert-Then what does he do
when his nose itches?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05
S+nn Cha pain

The hurt of a burn or a cut stops when
Coles CarbolisaIve is applied. It heals
quickly without scars. soc and 60c by all
druggists, or send 30c to The J.. w. Cole
Co., Rockford, Ill.-Advertisement.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05
Doctors plan "RIack List"

Doctors in London are suggesting
Hblack list" of patients who go from
one medical man to another instead of
paying their bills
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05

An open mind is desirable if it can
accept or reject intelligently the stuff
it catches.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05
smarty!

Bub-Why is your nose in the mid
die Of your face?
Bill-Because It's the scenter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05

A man never realizes how many
things he disapproves of until his own
daughter reaches sixteen.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05
A sickly Child

Mahoningtown, Pa" l would like
to say a few words about Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
About year ago I thought it would
be necessary for me to take my
daughter out of school. She was
losing weight, was nervous, and
when she would come home from
school she would drop into chair and
cry, and say, Mamma, don't believe
7 can go to school another dayI' ]
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05
An Important Point.

Judge-"Five dollars or ten days
in Jail" Prisoner-''What kind of
jail have YOU got?'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05
Obstinate oven Doors.

If the oven door works stiff1y or
squeaks, rub a little lard on the
hinges and the trouble will disappear.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05
Mentioned It to Morpheus.

From a Story-"To his considerable
surprise, Shane, on getting into bed,
fell Immediately into a deep but rest
full Sleep
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05

posed to be dry before dryness Was
ordered for the rest of tie country.
Vets Bureau Big Department.
Shortly now the senate committee
with Major General John f. Organ, as
its counsel will start its investigator
into the past transactions OF the vet
Grams bureau in an attempt to deter
mine what was wrong, and prevent, by
publicity of the facts, any wrong do
ing, intentional or otherwise, in the fl
ture. 1t is only today that the new
director of the bureau, Col. Frank Z.
Hines, can be said to have settled hln-
self into the seat Of authority and TO
have started the work of regeneration.
He has been a busy man for two weeks
getting his bearings.
The veterans bureau has under It's
spending control an appropriation
for the current year of $40O,O0O,OOO.
Thirty years ago this sum would nave
paid the running expenses OF the Uni
ted States government. There are thou
sands OF paying jobs in the bureau
and in its branches. 1t has been
honey-pot for men seeking sweets. Inc
politicians, it is charged, unloaded
many of their favorites on the back OF
the bureau and the politicians, IRE
spective of party, did much more than
attempt to secure jobs for the faithful
jobless. Many of them, it is said, USED
their influence to secure first consid-
Grafton of claims for ex-service men
whose friends had pull.
When Charles F. Cramer, former
general counsel of the veterans bu-
reau, shot himself and passed out, he
carried part Of a story with him, the
story of the attempt of the greatest
bureau Of the government to carry on
efficiently when beset on all sides with
political and personal endea- ors to
make the organization function quick
ly for the favored few, to the exclu-
sion of the claims of the deserving
many.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-05
Victim of Politicians.

The writer of this does not believe
that the former general counsel was
implicated in any way in any transac-
tons savoring in the least of dishon-
esty. He was the victim probably,
as others with him were and perhaps
still may continue to be- of that per-
nicious habit of American politicians
and of others, selfish but powerful,
of using the influence of place to dis
turb orderly business procedure.
1t is pretty well known that many
of the complaints from service men
throughout the country that their
cases have not been given considera-
ton are based on the fact, and made
insistent thereby, that certain of their
comrades who happened to know some
one in a high place had secured quick
" the consideration which was denied
or delayed in its giving to others no
less and perhaps more deserving.
There are hints that the investiga-
ton of the deeds and perhaps the
misdeeds Of the veterans bureau will
disclose instances of graft. One ven
lures to predict that disclosures OF
graft on any great scale will not be
forthcoming.
The fact remains, however, that the
veterans bureau, while it has done
much work, has not done it as it ought
to have been done, nor as it would
have been done if the politicians had
kept their hands off. 1t never may be
disclosed because the investigating
committee cannot go into hundreds of
individual cases, but a minute exam
nation of the records today probably
would show that men not deserving
compensation have been given it, and
that men who do deserve it thus far
have been refused it. The tendency,
it is charged, has been to give as
much heed to the influence back of
the case as to the case itself
Favorites Get Jobs.
Originally too many fayor1tes of the
politicians were given jobs in the vet
Grams bureau. There seems to be
danger today that another kind of
favoritism, possibly, may be shown
which will hurt the work of the bu-
reau and keep bad the conditions.
Naturally the ex-service men desire
that places shall be gwen to their COM.
rades There is a sentiment back of
this and sometimes sentiment is dan
gerous to good public service. A vet
eran who is given a job because he Is
a veteran, without any regard to his
ability can make just as much trouble
in a government bureau as an incapa-
BILE who has been given place
through political influence. 1t is some
thing to be able to say that the lead
ers Of the veterans are beginning to
realize this, and that before urging the
appointment Of comrade for place
they are assuring themselves that he
can fill it.
The veterans bureau spends It's
own money It seemingly is the be
lief Of the more conservative ex-sery-
ice men that it would have been bet
ter to have left the funds under the
control of the Treasury department
where it originally was lodged. The
selection of hospital sites and the
erection of hospitals not only are left
to the officials of the bureau, but they
virtually have the last word of what
Evening star., 1923-10-28

wick is where the burning is COM
plete, for the oxygen Of the air has
free access to the flame. In the dark
portion in the diagram there is no
burning, for the oxygen is united in
the outer portion of the flame before
1t reaches the inside. In the luminous
(dotted) portion Of the fame the
burning Is only partly complete. The
whole fame Is surrounded by q thin
mantle you can hardly see.
To prove that the inner part Of the
flame. black in the picture, does not
burn press a piece Of paper quickly
on 1t until 1t almost touches the wick.
You will find there is a charred wing
on the outside where the burning
took place. but it incloses a space
where the paper did not burn.
If you set a chimney over a candle
with space below for'the air to come
up. supplying oxygen. the candle
burns. Remove the sticks that hold
up the chimney and the candle goes
out.
II you hang a piece Of tin down the
center OF the chimney, making two
channels, a draught will be created,
the air going down one side and the
smoke being drawn up the other side.
Evening star., 1923-10-28

ager of the basket ball team. which
meets at the Recreation Club play
ground Tuesday afternoons. Molly
Greely was chosen as the new man
ager, with Marie Eastman as her as
sistant. The girls discussed plans for
q card party to be given in the near
future.
The regular meeting of troop "a
was held Monday evening in the Ana
costa Methodist Church Hall at Z
o'clock
After lining up for opening cere-
monies a business meeting was held.
Esther Rankin gave the report Of
the last meeting. The girls then di-
vided into classes. Alice Fowler in
structed the tenderfoot group. The
second class group was directed by
the captain, Vera Lawrence. A sew
ing club was formed.
Evelyn Hazel, Vera Inscoe and
Esther Rankin represented the troop
at the Star building.
Ethel Cooksey was elected scribe at
the meeting.
The troop will have a Halloween
party on Monday night.
The girls of Troop 40, Miss Mildred
Averill captain. are selling Girl Scout
cookies at pharmacy on East Cap
itol street. At its meeting Monday
evening the girls were drilled by Mr..
Weideman.
On Saturday. October 13, approx
mately 10 Girl Scouts and officers
met at the Star building and were
shown how a newspaper Is made. A
most interesting hour was spent there
by the Scouts.
Evening star., 1923-10-28

MadEe Carter entered the troop at
The girls were shown how to make
plue prints of leaves by Miss Vera
The entire meeting was spent by the
girls In making the blue prints
The girls OF Troop IA met Friday,
the 18th, In the basement of the Force
ScnooL. Plans for work to be done
Later two games. prisoners base"
and Cities" were played Betty
Seeds has been made secretary of the
Troop Il. Miss Fitzmorris, captain;
Dorothy Petty. scribe. held it's regu-
lar meeting October 10 at the North
east Catholic High School The girls
decided to hold meetings at Z O'Clock
on @ rridhays: h This troop has acquired
play on Thursday. Two girls were
appointed to take care Of the bali
ana permission to play with it must
be be obtained from them. The girls de-
Troop 2s. Miss Evelina Gleaves.
captain; Edna Simpson, scribe. held
Its third meeting Thursday, at $3.50.
Ihe patrols went to their respective
corners and learned how to make
Knots. Each knot was learned with
an accompanying story. A court Of
honor meeting was held.
Troop 2s. Miss Hilda King. captain:
Nanette Oembitz. scribe, held it's first
meeting since June on Tuesday at the
captain. g apartment. The meeting
was called to order by Scout Leah
Guggenheim. Plans for getting new
members for the troop were discussed
and ways Of earning money for the
treasury were suggested. Examina-
tions for regular scout work and
merit badge work were discussed.
The tenderfoot tests will be taken by
several OF the girls iext week.
At the meeting last Monday Bea-
trice MandeIl acted as chairman
Plans for giving a play were talked
over. Omcers were elected as fol-
lows: Rhoda Friedman, secretary;
Beatrice Mandell. treasurer: Nanette
Dembits, scribe. A new member. Re-
gina Gutenberg, entered at this meet
ing.
On Monday troop Al of the Girl
Scouts held, its regular meeting at
the cabin in the woods near the Mary
land School. The cabin will be used
in the future except during stormy
weather. 1t is nearing completion
and the fireplace and brick oven were
tried out. The first matter discussed
was how to furnish the cabin. A
committee of six girls was appoint
ed by Capt Chafee to decide about
this Representatives from each pa
troll were appointed to form a hospi-
tality committee.
On account of her inability to be
present at the practice games, Char
lotte Wheeler has resigned as man
Evening star., 1923-10-28

Thomas ]. Kelley, scoutmaster; II,
Howard l.. Webster, scoutmaster; 10,
Capt. F. r Norcross, scoutmaster; 20.
A. !. Williams, scoutmaster; "a, Rev.
A. J. Torey, scoutmaster; 33. Maj.
Frank Moorman. scoutmaster; 80.
G. w. Cooke. scoutmaster; 40, Thomas
A. King, scoutmaster: 46. ]. P. Hovey,
scoutmaster; 81. DIR. F. NJ. Woodw ard.
scoutmaster; 50. Charles NJ. Marsh.
seoutmaster; .a 81: J. "; ;i' Taliey' scout scout
master; 73, Paul Robbins. scoutmas-
ter; SO, Harry E. Thomas, scoutmas-
ter: 81, DIR. T. F. Murphy. scoutmaster; !;
80; leo, Dan TyrreIl scoutmaster: 10l,
Frank Sherwood. scoutmaster: 1875; 127,
William Scflultheis. scoutmaster.
The following men have recently
been commissioned as officers of the
Boy Scouts movement in Washington:
Byran S. Flather, field executive,
region E. which comprises southeast,
southwest and northwest south of M
street and east Of 18th street: George H.
Parker, deputy commissioner of divi-
sion 8, comprising Arlington county.
Va: o. Z. Meinzer. formerly scout
master of Troop -: assistant deputy
Harris. assistant deputy commission
er; Division 4, Edwin Blakelock; d.
vision 6, P. L. Kicker. assistant depu-
! ty commissioner. Division Z. and the
following new scoutmasters: Arthur
J: Houghton. Troop 1o5. Glen Echo.
Troop 81, Church Of the Transfigura-
ton: Earl B. Saunders. Troop 43.
Pierce School; H. E. Thomas. Troop
son, Troop 80. Holy Comforter
Church: Rev. Paul Furfey. Troop 80.
st. Martins Roman Catholic Church; {;
A. L. Smith. Troop III. Rosslyn, Va: !;
Paul CARRIER. Troop 139, Mount Raj
nier. Md; Thomas L. Degnan. Troop "a;
At a meeting Of the court of honor
last Tuesday evening the following
scouts were awarded merit badges:
Troop 10-Carl Ackerman. cycling,
safety first; William Ackerman, cy-
cling, safety first, pioneering: Earl
Dawson. cycling, safety first. pioneer
| ing: Miller Dorsey cycling, safety
! first; Henry Hoffman. cycling. safety
| first; Clarence Stauffer. cycling, safe
| ty first. pioneering. Troop 15-C. NJ.
Gilbert. physical development. crafts
manship; Warren Kimball. cooking.
pathfnding. Troop 39--Jack Crosby,
4o-Harry Smity, conservation. ma
chinery; Sydney Smith. machinery.
Troop s3-Sam McGlathery. cooking.
| firemanship; James Mercer. cooking.
public, health; Jonn SwartWout, nre-
| manship; Vernon Robbins, automo-
billing. firemanship. Troop 81
| George Tolson. cooking, firemanship.
Troop 70-Nathaniel Everard. fireman.
ship; Donald Stubbs. poultry keeping:
Kenneth Stubbs. poultry keeping.
safety first, Eremanship. Troop IL
Frank Brumby. jr., public health.
Troop s1-Elliott Murphy, first aid to
/ animals. horsemanship. public health.
Troop 100--George Holley. carpentry,
| fremanship; Lewis Atkins, safety
| first: j. F. Marquis. painting; Alden
| Smell, safety first; John Wackerman
carpentry, cooking.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
Halloween Crown.

Proclaim yourself king of the Hal
loween party by wearing Halloween
crown hat. Make it yourself from
a strip of paper twenty-four inches
long and ten inches wide.
Fold the length in half. and again
in fourths. so that the strip now
measures ten by Six inches. Keep the
folded edges a the sides. Four inches
from the base draw straight line
from fold to fold. An inch and half
from each folded edge on the new
line. make dot and from the dots
draw slant line to the center of the
top of your paper to make the tongue.
Cut from the fold around the
pointed tongue and on to the other
edge of the paper. Fold in the four
flaps to make the top of the crown.
The hat will appear more crown
like if you now round the corners
between the four sides. Cut them in
scallops or points if you wish a
fancier crown. Paste the hat togeth-
er to make a box and then catch the
four points at the top. Finish with
a tissue paper fringe pompon. or
lantern or cat faces on the sides.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
War Horse Dies.

George Washington, namesake of
a famous general, and war horse Of
another famous general. is dead He
was the property of Gen. Pershins
and served his master in the world
war.
Pershfng has ridden the horse
since the exciting days of Villas pur-
suit on the Mexican border in 1916.
Later. when the animal carried the
commander-in-ch in France, he
was gassed. From that time on he
declined in health and was sent to
the United States, where he had Moth
ing to do but ronp in pastures.
His fifteen years, made moro
weighty by the hardships he had
endured. hung heavily upon him. It
was finally decided to end his suffer-
ings and send him to the happy pasture
land
Evening star., 1923-10-28
(9jAbL50Ma G9E5:G1
Written and Illustrated by Edward
McCandlixh.

Written and Illustrated by Edward
McCandlixh.
TOMMY TURTLE was carrying in
i some wood for the kitchen stove.
AS he passed the door he noticed a
row Of ten or twelve big, yellow
pumpkins drawn up in military
formation along the wall.
Hello. Jessica." said Tommy to
Ma Turtle. whats all d. big pump
kins about?"
Dem punkins" replied Ma Turtle.
why. dem punkins is for d. jolIifica-
ton. Next week. come Tuesday. is
Halloween. and Pop Turtle is glvin'
one o his rousin' stag pahties."
halloween it is." replied Tommy.
Deed if it amt! Dat fack done
'tirely slipped my mem'ry. 1t amt
goin' to be much of stag party
though" he continued, cause / gwine
to slip in a few Of d women folks
to kind of balance up"
go easy on d. women folks,"-NIa
Turtle advised. "One woman can spoil
good stag pahty any time"
Yes" Tommy replied, IAN it only
takes one good henhawk to break up
hen pahty. sho' 'nuff-" and Tommy
laughed loudly at his own Joke, Ma
Turtle joining in and enjoying the
joke. too.
Well. anyway" said Ma Turtle
presently. IF you got any provender
to add to d 'freshments on dat noble
occasion-why. small favahs is thank
fully received"
L reckon I might rastle around
and scare up few odd melons, and
roastin' years. and such truck"
Tommy replied. "Stuffll have to be
requisitioned. though" said he.
Requisitionedr" inquired Ma
Turtle, whats dato" 8
Oats Army slang for take what
you wants, an get what you're get
TIM" Tommy replied IT'S word
what covahs a multitude of sins"
This was too deep for Ma Turtle,
who went back to her cooking.
Presently Tommy went whistling out
at the back door. and about an hour
Evening star., 1923-10-28

thrown out and his toes turned in.
which showed that he fully expected
to enjoy himself-which he might
well do. because Po pTurtle's crab
apple and roastin' year parties were
famous.
The guests continued to arrive in
groups of twos and threes. Pop Tur-
tie stood at the front door with a
large box of grape-leaf cigars. AS
each guest arrived he extended his
hand and said:
Good evening! How is your wife?
How is your family? Have a che
root"
Evening star., 1923-10-28
GIRL SCOUT NOTES

At the organization meeting of
Troop 26, Girl Scouts. September Z.
eight girls were present. On October
19 there were thirty-two girls en-
rolled and enrolment was closed
with four patrols. eight girls in each.
Mrs. w. H. Alexander is captain.
with Miss Evelyn Webb and Miss
Margaret Tuckey lieutenants. Eight
cen girls have passed the tenderfoot
test and all of these girls are pre-
The boys of of Troop 70. with their
scoutmaster, Ellis Middleton, and the
girls Of Troop 26 meet in the same
building on Friday nights. These
two troops are going to have q
Halloween party together. There are
two girls op each. These committees
are on games, entertainment, deco
ration and refreshments.
Voluntary contributions from boys
and girls will buy all the refresh
ments. except those the girls will
prepare, such as cakes and candies.
This will be q masked party, and is
to be held in the Presbyterian hall
at 18th and Fairmont streets.
Troop 1. Mrs. Harris Franklin. cap
scribe. met at the Adams school,
Tuesday afternoon. Janet Rutter.
Catherine Platt and Elizabeth CARRIER
have been made first class scouts.
The new mem berS OF this troop are:
Sarah Clark. Eugenia and Margaret
Olney, Anne and Elizabeth Hale and
Sarah Sudler.
The officers for this year are: Pa
troll leaders, Janet Rutter and Cath
crime Platt; corporals. Margaret Held
and Evelyn Walker; flag bearers,
Olive Bowman and Margaret Worth
ington; chairman, Margaret Straight
secretary and scribe, Mary Worth
ihgton and Anne Hale. Plans for
Increasing the troop treasury were
talked over.
s. Troop 4, Mrs. Loretta Murphy.
captain: Leah Woods. scribe, held
the first formal meeting. Wednesday
at $3.50 pm, with excellent attend
Ance. After the opening ceremonies
patrol. corners were held and the
tenderfoot candidates were helped
by the patrol leaders, Leah Woods
and Dorothy Claypole. Lieut.. Wiley
helped the second class candidates.
After patrol corners a Halloween
party was discussed and plans were
made. At o'clock taps" was sung
and the meeting adjourned. A court
of honor meeting was held by Lieut..
Wiley and the patrol leaders. during
which plans were made for the COM
ing meeting. Four new members
were present. The patrol leaders and
the lieutenant represented the troop
at the Star building.
4 The regular meeting OF Troop 10
was held at the home OF its new
captain, Miss Hazel Scanlon, on Co.
lumbia road, at $3.50 pm. Saturday
Evening star., 1923-10-28

All the folks gathered in the main
room of the Clay Bank, where a big
wood fire was blazing in the stone
fireplace, and every guest lit his
cheroot and drank tumbler Of hard
crabapple cider. and fraternized with
the other guests. Before very long
the main room had acquired a min
gled aroma Of grape Ieaves, corn silk
and skunk cabbage tobacco. Offset by
the pungent odor Of ripe apples and
roasting corn.
Nothing in particular happened, ex-
cept that when Ma Turtle stepped
some sweet milk she bumped into a
ghost dressed up in q pumpkin head
and a feather bolster. Ma Turtle
screamed. and the ghost" turned out
to be Brother Jack Rabbit. who was
always considerable of a rogue on
such occasions.
Land sakes. Brother Jack Rabbit"
breath. do. please, don't skeer me
no mo- that-a-way. I done went and
took you for d. old Ka-joogaIa Mani"
All the guests appeared to enjoy
an immense evening. Brother Rae
coon took two glasses of hard cider
and began Dragging about how he
had whipped three wildcats single
handed. Brother Bullfrog fell asleep
and had his coattails bobbed. Little
Billy and Susie Turtle had a special
table all to themselves, out under the
tree stump.
Along about 10 o'clock the party
became quieter, and one by one the
Halloween guests began putting on
their big coats and trundling off
nomeward. after thanking Pop Turtle
for very enjoyable Halloween eve
ming"
Tommy" said Ma Turtle the next
day. what was Brother Raccoon tell
in you about his garden patch, yis-
tiddy evenin'?'
He was jes' sayin'." replied Tom
my, with a laugh, that he thought
he saw somethin' familiar about dem
roastin' wears"
Evening star., 1923-10-28
Oxidation and Burning.

DART Of the air which we breathe
is composed of an element called
oxygen. When oxygen unites with
other substances a compound sub
stance is formed. This uniting is
called oxidation. We cannot see oxi-
dation, but we know 1t takes place
by it's results. Oxidation produces
heat in small or large quantities.
Z Iron rusts, or !oxidizes, at a very
low temperature. In animal Fife oxi-
dation takes place and the heat pro-
duced gives the animals the energy
to move about. When oxidation takes
place SO rapidly that a flame Is pro-
duced it Is commonly called burning.