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Evening star., 1923-10-12
CAR KILLS CIGAR DEALER,
II, AND NATIVE OF D. C.
William M. Becker Dies Hour After
Being Struck at 18th and
G Streets.

William NJ. Becker. seventy-seven
years old. 10S 9Th street northeast,
was struck by a street car yesterday
afternoon as he stepped from the
landing platform on 14th street be-
tween G street and New Yory avenue
and died at Emergency Hospital an
hour later of fractured skull. The
car that struck him was in charge of
Motorman William Adams, 210 14th
street northeast. and Conductor
Charles T. Pickett, 1903 East Capitol
street
Mr.. Becker was a native of this city
and a brother of the late Rev. James
b. Becker, treasurer of Georgetown
University. He is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Mary c. DAILY;
two sons and daughter. The daugh-
ter Is Mrs. Juan O'Shea, wife of Lieut..
George O'Shea, u. S. M. c., stationed
at Portsmouth, Va. The sons, Francis
and William, are residents Of this
city.
The deceased was in the cigar busi-
ness at New York avenue and 14th
street and the accident happened only
short distance from there. Mrs.
Becker, visiting her daughter in
Portsmouth, was summoned home to-
day. 1t Is probable that funeral serv-
ices will be held at st. Joseph's
Church, I'd and G streets northeast,
Monday morning
Evening star., 1923-10-12
BOOK AGAIN HEAD
OF POSTMASTERS
'Iational Association Honors
Newark Man and Selects
indianapolis.

Postmaster Frank J. Book of New
ark, N. j., was reelected president
of the National Association of Post
masters, at the concluding session to-
day Of the twenty-third convention
at the New National Museum.
William e. Mannear, postmaster of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, was reelected Sc
retary. Vice chairmen elected in
cluded the following postmasters:
ROBBERY Bryson, Indianapolis; James
r. Power, San Francisco; Elizabeth
Barnard. Tampa, Fla; Charles A.
Robinson. Portland, Me-; Charles E.
Pass, Harrisburg, Pa; A. c Leuders,
Chicago; Henry A. Taylor, Cleveland; ;
Mrs. Beulah H. Cureton, Muskogee,
Okla; Thomas ]. Wilson, Clifton
Forge, Va, and John w. Philip. Dallas,
Tex
Indianapolis Chosen.
The association decided to hold its
next convention at Indianapolis. fol-
lowing report made by Postmaster
Mooney Of the Washington city post
office, chairman of the committee on
site for the next meeting. Addresses
by H. H. Billany, fourth assistant t
postmaster general. and Chester c.
Rausch. assistant director of service
relations, were heard at the nnal
session.
Mr.. Billany declared that last year
moro than 100000 mail sacks were
sent to the mail bag repair shop. here
for repairs, when as matter OF fact
not one needed any repairs, and tnat
the handling of these sacks cost the
Post Office Department more than
$4,000. These good sacks sent in as
needing repairs comprised nearly 80
per cent of the total number handled
by the shop.
AS the concluding act of the three
day convention the delegates called
in a body on Postmaster General New
at the Post Office Department, follow
ing the cabinet meeting.
Mourn Harding's Death.
The convention adopted resolutions
1amenting the death Of the late Presi-
dent Harding, and paying tribute to
his memory. pledging support to
President Coolidge, and asking that
the civil service retirement law be
amended to allow all postmasters the
privilege of retirement if previously
they had a civil service status.
President Coolidge, addressing the
National Association of Postmasters
at the White House yesterday, after
noon, said:
"As I was walking oyer this morn
Ing. 1t occurred to me how easy it is
TO get lost in details. Your work is
especially that of detail. l wondered
IL you had a chance to stop and think
of the real fundamental Importance
of the service you are performing.
at seemed to me that 1t was that
Of the transmission of Intelligence.
and that on 1t our business activities,
our Industrial relations, and our
whole social fabric has come to be
built UP. Civilization, I might say,
rests on 1t to a very large extent.
The government recognizes this i'm
Evening star., 1923-10-12
Father Fined $40
For Accidental
Staying of Child

Andrew Griffin, colored, who un-
Intentionally killed his five-year-
old son. Wilbur J. Griffin, January
IS last, and who pleaded guilty
last spring to charge of man
slaughter, was sentenced today by
Justice Stafford in Criminal Divi-
sion / to pay a fine of $40. The
father was much attached to the
child, who ran between him and
his wife during a quarrel at their
home and received a shot aimed
at the wife.
Griffin was tried on a charge of
murder in the first degree. but
jury disagreed, and he entered a
plea to technical manslaughter.
Griffin had a good reputation and
has been doing we'll while on pro-
bation since his trial. Barney
Bonavires furnished bail for the
prisoner.
Evening star., 1923-10-12
His Definite Arrangements.
From the Detroit Free Press.


A tailor had called to collect his bill
frequently, but without success. FINAL!
in desperation he said vehemently:
"Mr. Jones, I must insist that yot
make some definite arrangement with
me-"
"Why. surely" replied Mr.. Jones
agreeably. Lets see. Well, suppose
you call every Thursday morning"
Evening star., 1923-10-12

portance, not only In the care with
which 1t selects those who are to
carry it on, but in the great appro-
priations that are made for that pur-
pose.
"I want to. congratulate you on
what you have done, and trust that
you may carry on that organization
and build up a greater efficiency. in
the public service
Evening star., 1923-10-12

If you have been intending to pay two or
three dollars more for your Fall oxfords.
buy these and bank the difference.
They are of fine calfskin-either tan or
black-and quarter lined with calf. Good.
year rubber heels; smart, perforated tips;
solid leather sOles.
Section, Second floor.
Evening star., 1923-10-12
Lisle Union Suits, Special, s2e'

Most Union Suits are knit, then cut to
fit. These are knit to fit the human
figure; process much more costly but
also much more satisfactory. They are
Mems Furnishing
Evening star., 1923-10-12

of best quality Isle with closed crotch
and long sleeves. Priced much below
regular. A weight ideal for fall and
early winter. Sizes "a to AZ.
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when | had completed my search
there I left as l had come. That
portion of the fire escape ends OH
the floor below as you know, on the
skylight of Mrs. Vane's studio, but
walk-way runs around the edge
to the outside row of windows Of
the extension, where the second sec
ton Of the fire escape begins and
continues to The street"
WAS Gordon Ladd out or asleep?"
demanded Barry, half incredulously
Professor Semyonov smiled mean
ingly.
Neither, at first. When APP
pearcd at the window of his studio
could see through the door that led
into his living room. He was tramp
ing up and down, and though / do
not pretend to be psychologist, l
would be willing to swear that sor-
row alone, grief that tore at his
heart-strings, was reflected upon mis-
face. He was in solitude, aware ci
no eavesdropped, and yet l saw no
signs of either grief or fear
You returned then, Professor, the
way you had Gomez
Eyes; for soporific made from a
formula of my own which is less
harmful and more effective than
that in which Miss Shaw had in
dulged. With it I returned by way
of the fire escape to Mr.. Ladd's
window and raped on the case.
ment., He was astonished and re-
,sentful, naturallVJ hut when 1 made
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ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
By Olive Barton Roberts

"Oh, say" said Nancy one day to
Nick, Il think I'll send some ,valen-
tines myself. Pm going to Forget
Me-Not, the little fairy, and get, her
to help me make up some verses
."All right, I'll go, too said Nick.
"1'hat is, if Mr.. Stamps can spare
u.s." -
"Sure!" nodded the little fairy
postman. "My helper, Stridealong,
is cured of his rheumatism and says
he'll be back to deliver mail tomor-
row. He will help me to sort the
letters while you two are away
"Oh, thank YOU" said Nancy.
"And will you tell US where Forget
Me-Not lives?'
"She lives in place in Fairyland
called Bleeding Heart House. She
writes the kind. loving valentines.
Just across the street from her lives
Jack Cut-Up. He writes the comic
ones that aren't so kind"
"Then let's go to see Jack Cut-up
first, Nancy" said Nick. II want to
send a valentine to Flap Doodle.
You know! He's the purple fairy
who flies with his ears and tried to
knock Mr.. Peerabout, the moon-man,
off the moon.
"Oh, yes, let's!" agreed Nancy.
ale was the one that stole the Fairy
Queens wand. l remember how
mean he was"
SO off they flew, the two of them,
in their Magic Green Shoes, to the
place in Fairyland where the valen-
tine fairies lived. q
Forget-M e-Not blew them a kiss
and Jack Cut-Up turned somer-
sault upon their arrival.
"A valentine!" cried Jack. "Sure!
l can make you one in minute. l
know Flap Doodletfa and what a nui-
sance he is. How's this?
"'Who. stole the Fairy Queens
want?'&
Who emptied some salt in the pond !?
Who put tacks on the Milky Way?
Who drove the poor Moon-M Man
away?
Who fops his great ears, and grins
like poodle?
None other, my dears, than Flappy
Flap Doodle"
That's fine,' said Nick 'I'll take
it,"
But Nancy looked doubtful. 81
think it's rude even to send to a bad
fairy" said she.
Ito Be Continued
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service)
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Continued From Our Last Issue)
Professor Semyonov replied bland
ly: "The policeman on guard out
side Miss Shaw's door happened to
be an old acquaintance. He helped
me to open the the small skyligh.
in the main hall which led to the
roof From there l descended the
fire escape to the window of Miss
Shaw's studio, and found her hud-
died up IN a bare, hard chair in 4
slurnber that | fear was not a nor
NAL one, for a small carton of tab
lets was beside her. went through
the entire attic, examined the pitt
fully few garments and other things
and found no paint or other stains,
nor any eradicator save soap.
Climbing farther down the fire
escape past the windows of my own
apartment, / came to those of my
neighbor, Henry Griswold. His
dreams must have been deep. He
smiled as looked at him and made
Sounds in his throat like those of
an eXultant dog over bone. And
mentioning dogs, that stuffed mon
strosity which holds the place Of
honor in his sitting room was the
only object in the whole apartment
that gave any evidence of having
been cleaned in the last decade, and
] found it redolent of various chem
icals, among them also a strong cd IL
Of turpentine."
"The doc" mutterad Rarrv "Tbo
old stuffed dog!'
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KINGS LIIXuRIES


Scientific ve-robbers continue bringing loot from the
tomb of Tut-ankhAmen, king who ruled Egypt thousands
OF years This looestmated to be worth as much as
40 million dollars go to museums the looters
called "archaeologists."
They would be called grave-robbers, even ghou if old
Tut-ankh Amen had been buried recently Time seems to
make lot Of difference black black year and white
another.
After is dead few thousand years the atmos
phere of respect and vanshes So it's considered
proper to lug forth and display the mummies
found in Tut-ankh- Amens tomb.
must please the old gentlenans spirit at that for he
was forgotten and his tomb buried under drfted sands
again by of his grave-robbery.
His tomb had been robbed prevousy-about 5000 years
agoand reseaed by cemetery officials. The robbers left
behind treasure of antquesbeauul robes, gold plated
furniture vases, ETC.
All this costly in its day-stll is-but cost and gen
une luxury two SEPARATE things Many prospector
during the Kondke rush would gladly have traded gold
flour pound for pound To Shaving flour is worth
million times its weight in gold D.,
From acknowledgements tomb the scientific ooters bring
the kings favore chariot Stripped of it's gold and Jewels
it is plain tWowheeed cart such the average modern
boy would scott at.
This chariot didn't even have rubber wheels It must
have been decidedly uncomfortable, humping cobbed
pavements muddy ruts. It's safe guess that Tuankh
Amen would have traded half his kingdom for of the
vvers that Henry Ford has made available to rich and
poor alike.
The kings drinking goblet is found-carved from gor-
aabaser But that didn't make the liquor taste
better than it had been served in stone mug cheap
drinking glass. I
The things we consider necessities today would have been
dreamland uXuries for the ancient kings.
tomb yields gold candlestck He had convenient cleo
trio lights no movies no hot running water ice no
trains newspapers to keep him Informed OF far-ot
z doings.
Of course, maybe he enjoyed his life immensely, not
by human slaves and the instantaneous services of cleo
=trcty, steam and other modern scientific slaves
Enjoyment is largely mental attitude. And if we have
proper appreciation of modern convenences realize
that each of in king judged by ancient standards.
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Tom
Sims


In Reading (Pa.) about 600 gal
Ions of booze was seized in one
raid. Reading maketh a full man. :.
Frances new slogan seems to be,
"They shall not pass-their pay
ments.'
Germany is building America a
giant airship which she could fly
over on her reparation arguments
The Northwestern Stove Works
burned in Chicago. 1t seems that
their stoves burn too we'll.
Blind pianist lost the church's
money playing poker, which is haru-
er to play than a piano.
Our bootlegger- tells US when he
was seized with the grippe, it kept
him in longer than when he was
seized with the suitcase.
ExKing Frederick of Saxony
claims the Diet keeps him poor.
Many of us are Kept poor by our
diet.
Figures show Dartmouth boys
spend only five minutes a day with
girls, so we would like to see the
Dartmouth girls figures.
Seven aviators will try to lily
around the world this spring.
Spring always makes one feel like
that.
Learning to skate causes many u
mans downfall.
The United States has 229,S37 po-
licemen. This is the reason Ireland
has trouble handling riots.
After getting elected mayor If
Ransom CIV. Va.) woman changed
her mind and refused to be, mayor
and we can prove it.
American Tree Associatin twill
plant million trees, SO don't worry
about shade for 1913.
| Pure white beaver was caught
near Fort William (Ont) which may
| have turned pale from overwork.
London doctor says Bolshevism is
due to bad teeth. We knew there
was something loose in their heads. 4.
Miss Martha Miller is a famous
big game huntress who tainted be-
fore New York audience because
she had never seen such strange
things.
They say Babe Ruth, ex-baseball
player, has reduced 20 pounds. He
must be eating at a boarding house.
In Rome, an opera singers wife
] lost ring worth 10000 Italian lire.
! but not worth as much as one good
American liar.
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THE PROBLEM q F IMPORTED
POVERTY

In the report of an analysis OF
the distribution of poverty in this
city, scientifically conducted by
professors of the University of ChiE
cago, is illustrated one of the evils,
of the lack of proper immigration
policy in the United States.
Virtually all the poverty in Chi
cago, according to the report, is
confined to foreign-born persons.
There is no problem of American
poverty" And even in their pow
erty these foreign born, as .assrule,
are racially segregated. Frequent
ly the investigators found that on
one side of a slum street only pow
erty-stricken immigrants from one
European country huddled togeth-
err, while the other side Of the
street was occupied exclusively by
immigrants from some other Euro
pean country. And many of these
immigrants, the report points out.
run instinctively to poverty
Thus racially grouped and Gu.
off from real opportunity there.
seems to be little chance that these
people can help themselves or be
a benefit to the country. Speaking
their native tongue exclusively
and thinking thoughts of their
home-lands, they defy efforts at
Americanization and miss all
chances of achieving helpful citi-
zenship. They have not benefited
themselves by coming to America.
they have simply carried their
poverty across the ocean. And
certainly they have not helped this
country. !. They are what the re-
port calls "sore spots" on Amer
lean civilization.
A proper immigration policy, of
course, would exclude pauper~im-
migrants or those likely to be-
come paupers. Likewise a proper
system of caring for immigrants
after their arrival would make 1T
impossible for such large groups
to settle down in their poverty in
cities that have no use for them.
Rather it would place them hero
and there throughout the country
where there is a demand for their
labor and q chance for them to be-
come useful citizens.
Doubtless, congress will Sion
again, cpnsider a revision of the
immigration laws. There IL a
strong demand from several quar-
iters for liberalization of the pres
u. "
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HELP FOR UNKNOWN ARTISTS

The dome of the Grand Central Station in New York has
been secured display where any artist who
80 desires may show his Here the unknown Who
because of his poverty and lack OF fame could get inch
of space in of the exclusive galleries will have
chance hang his picture with advantage of lighting
and position The accessibility of the location will encourage
he visits of dealers and collectors Wealthy patrons OF
art in many cities supporting the enterprise
Many artist who has arrived at producing pictures OF
beauty and merit sinks in the process of commercazng his
talent. Bakeock of Americas greatest walked the
streets cold and hungry without chance to display or sell
valued at many thousands
America has advanced greatly in the appreciation of art
and in the promotion Of education for artists To insure
next great STEP
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his temper rising again. Il never
laid eyes on the woman!'
"Mr.. Griswold!" Barry asked
quickly. "What was that dogs
name 2"
Marcus, but we called him
Mark for short" Griswo!d drew
himself up. snow that you have
asked your last idiotically irrelevant
question, Sergeant Barry, will you
go?"
But Barry seemed not to haze
heard the furiously uttered request.
He still stood stroking the stiffened.
dropping ear of the beast and re-
marked:
"He looks quite lifelike, Mr.. Girls
void, with that detected expression.
I should not have called him Marcus
but Mopus!"
As the name fell from the detec-
tive's lips the change in the man be-
fore him was instantaneous and
hideous beyond all description. His
sallow skin turned a sultry gray
and he shrunk back and seemed to
wither like a mummy that is un-
rolled.
"Mopus!" 1t was mere. breath
that issued from between the thin,
dry lips. "Mopus! She called him
that"
"She Who" Barry's voice rang
through the room and then indeed
the mummy came to life.
A harsh, choking cry replied to
him and Henry Griswold staggered
over to the chair by the table and
flinging his arms wide buried his
face in them.
"My wife!"
Ito Be Continued
Copyright. 1923, NEA Service)
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A SCHOOL ROW

strange state of affairs exists in West Frankfort, Ill.,
where public elementary schools have been closed since
and likely to remain Indefinitely the
result of squabbe bond issue for teachers salaries
The teachers struck when they failed to obtain raise and
500 children idle.
There may be adequate explanation for such dead
lock- but is difficult conceive It's evil influence
be estimated The break in the regular school routine
is the smallest part of the damage Children and their elders
assmiating false standards of public and duty
right of every child in America public school educa
tQno its equivalent and the obligation of common
wealth to that it is provided are being sighted
Whatever quarrel political social, may be raging
around the schools should be allowed to permeate
interfere with their regular operation community where
such state Of Affairs develop is in bad way
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BY W. ]. Mccormick
8. Representative-at-Large From

u. 8. MISUNDERSTANDING From
Montana.
Charges Of corruption and brb-
cry had been banded about by both
sides in certain election contest,
and among the witnesses called by.
a congressional committee hearing
the case, was a colored man named
as all colored men in stories arc
named, Rastus. 4.a@
"Did anybody offer you money
for your voter" asked the chair
man.
Eyes, sab, man give me S. and
told me to vote for Mistah, Robin
son, the Republican"
"Did you take it?
Eyes, sal, and then another man I
give me SO to vote for Mistah
Harris, the Democrat"
"Did you take it,"
Eyes, sah."
"You got SO to vote for the De.
mocrat and SIS to vote for the Re-
publican. How did you vote?" ~
"Well, sab, figured that the Re-
publican was the least corrupt of
the two, SO ! voted straight Repub-
lican."
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A THOUGHT

And the evening and the morning
were the first day.-Genesis IS.
| think that nothing made is lost;
That not a moon hath ever shone,
That not cloud my eye hath cross
ed N
But to my soul hath gone.
That all my lost years .garnered liz
In this thy casket, my dim soul;
And thou wilt once the key apply,
And show the shining whole.
George Macdonald.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW

Comments reproduced In this
the opinion Of The Tribune. They
are presented here in order that
our readers may have both sides
Of important issues which are
being discussed In the press OF
the day.
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MYSTERY IN AN AID

London, Jan. 31.-This advertise.
ment appears in the "agony. column"
Of London newspaper: "Jane
Dennis and pei revd, mny thinks;
cid not writ ndr crcmstncs tho lwys
thinking f u. Mt m SIP 21st $3.50.
Vry lvng wish. Fiji" Figure it out
your yourself,
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COCONUTS

country is big and it's activities varied, that
has than faint idea of what's going at
any time.
This is illustrated in report showing that billion
nuts year under the American flag most of them
Unf island colonies Nine coconuts for each Of
United States and China the only countries the world
with balanced exchange fsupporting, able to get
h along without Imports in pinch
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RAINBOW Az MOONLIcHT

Croydon, England, Jan. 3l.-Jonn
Challis says he saw brilliant rain
bow n-the sky at midnight BY mooh-i
light. Yea, moonlight. nots moon-
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ent restrictive provisions. In the
interest Of good citizenship, of
course, any such liberalization
should be made to respond only to
an actual demand for the services
of immigrants of self-sustaining
quality and to opportunities for
newcomers to establis them
selves in happiness and prosper
ity.-Chicago News.
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Blind pianist lost the church's
money playing poker, which is haru-
er to play than piano.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-31

The Northwestern Stove Works
burned in Chicago. 1t seems that
their stoves burn too we'll.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-31

Germany is building America a
giant airship which she could fly
over on her reparation arguments
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Our bootlegger- tells US when he
was seized with the grippe, it kept
him in longer than when he was
seized with the suitcase.
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Ex-King Frederick of Saxony
claims the Diet keeps him poor
Many of us are Kept poor by our
diet.
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Pure white, beaver was caught
near Fort William (Ont.) which may
have turned pale from overwork.