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The Washington times., 1923-05-12

especially for pretty people. The
prettier a client and the better
made, the greater the advertise
ment. That Silver, as a Broad
way star, would be, for a time
anyway, in the public eye was an
added attraction. But most they
liked her because of her person.
atty.
Nine young people out of ten
are ashamed to be natural: or if
not positively ashamed, consider
that a show of sophistication is
more expedient. 1t is for this
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
A Brilliant Romance Dealing With
Stage Life, Illustrated by Charles
Dana Gibson.

; Yes, SIR"
A few minutes later, the money
in crisp, yellow bills. was, in Sill
ver's hands.
"A little advance against your
salary" Hedden explained. But
this is just pocket money. Dresses
and that sort Of thing you should
charge-better have the bills
sent, well, not to me, that
wouldn't look well. Have them
sent to the Mckay Hedden Thea
ter Company"
You're awfully good to me-
pure selfishness, my dear
child am counting upon you
for added fame and fortune. Is
Nellie waiting? Then don't keep
her. Have a good time. And
mark you, I want you to wear
lovely clothes, want you to have
beautiful things. You are too
young for diamonds; and you
<SAN AOA AANA CAAOASAA +IOL
at sleast,, not yet. But 1 saw a
lovely string of tourmalines the
other day at Tiffany's, old roses,
pale greens, faded mauves. Look
at it. I would like to give it to
you. But I suppose / mustn't"
She shook her head.
well, if you like it, buy it.
And now, my desA- child"
AS she turned to go Hedden
called in loud voice: Tell Mr..
Vanderbilt 1 will see him in
few minutes"
SilvsR was deeply impressed
She wondered if it could be one
of the Vanderbilts. 1t was not.
1t wasn't anybody at all. 1t was
just one of those little strata
gems by which Mckay Hedden
continually gulled the gullible and
maintained among them an i'm
pre9nable prestige.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
THE. RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis-
The Marathon.

<<0H, won't you come and
- dance with .me?" he
" heard the maiden speak:
we'll dance along two days or
three or possibly week. We
will not stop to rest or sleep,
we will not dine or sup; but just
as long as we can creep We'll
keep the toddle up. Wen wear
the fiddle into fits, we'll run the
cello down and, other records
smashed to bits, we1l grab the
victor's crown. Let's =. two-step
through eight pairs of shoes and
scads of hosiery, and, when it
seems we have to snooze, we'll
snatch cup of tea. We'll
shimmy when we start to go,
then as our brisk step halts,
when we have danced a day or
so, we'll try a dreamy waltz.
You've heard about the festive
dance, so joyous, blithe and gay;
but that was not a circumstance
to dances danced today. Wen
trot six days or maybe eight,
while cops are on our trail to
nab us if we hesitate and land
us in the Jail. Oh, dancing was
a pastime once, folks loved to
whirl and glide, but all these
marathonic stunts had never
then been tried. So come, my
friend. and let us dance, NJ. DIS
are all about to give us needed
stimulants when we are tuckered
out. They'll closely watch our
temperature and give us strych-
nine pills and say how much we
can endure, while lawyers make
our wills. Eyes" thus the maid
en- sweetly signs. "let's dance a
marathon; one may keep at it
till one dies, but think-what
laurels won!"
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
WHEN MY SHIP COMES IN By Gouve1
A Delightful Serial Replete With Excit-
ing Incidents and Featuring
Picturesque Heroine.

when payable, he did not tell her,
and she, believing him to be her
true friend, and generous to the
point of foolishness, did not like
to ask.
She had her purchases charged
to the Mckay Hedden Theatsr
Company and kept only the vaguest
track Of her expenditures.
She began to meet and like a
great many people. Her enthus-
iasm, sweet temper, and inexperi-
ence delighted them. And though
nobody had ever seen her act, she
began to enjoy a great reputation.
Fables were circulated concerning
her. She was said to have drawn
great crowds in Chicago and San
Francisco. Hardly anybody be-
lieved that she had never had
public appearance. Even Mac. !"
they argued with some justice.
wouldn't give a star part to an
absolutely untried person" Many,
especially among the women, gave
it out as a fact. perfectly well
known to them, that she was far,
far older than she looked. Such
! would say, for. instance: Now,
you wouldn't believe she was TWEEN
ety.eight, would your" or ''She
really does look like a girl in her
teens, doesn't she?"
An Unfortunate Affair.
It became gossip that she hal
had an unfortunate love affair.
She had eloped, it was saids with
a wealthy cattleman from the
Southwest, only to discover when
it was too late chow they reIishei
that when it was too late"D that
he was already married. Others
said that she had really known this
all along, but that until he beat
her she had not cared. Her family,
stern and rich New Englanders.
had cast her off. Mckay Hedden
had discovered her exhibiting =
troupe of trained dogs in vaudeville.
She had, it was said, the most
wonderful genius for the manage
ment of dumb animals.
J. There were people, mostly men,
who accepted her. age, origin and
all, for exactly what she was
.sAnd these were the people, because
they were simple and sincere.
whom she came to like. Some Of
The Washington times., 1923-05-12

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extent Silver did. But she was
too human to- carry her tragedy
into the great department stores
and the fashionable dressmaking
establishments. Give natural.
healthy, and pretty girl carte
blanche to buy things for the
first time in her life, and you will
have gone a long way in keeping
her and nelancholia apart.
To the dressmakers Silver was
a precious customer They are
very human lot. They take pride
in making pretty clothes, and
The Washington times., 1923-05-12

reason that so many boys smoke
and so many girls look bored.
The boy wishes to be thought of
the world worldly; the girl likes
TO appear as one long surfeited
with amusements. But Silver
Sands was not one of the nine.
Contagious Excitement.
She told the dressmakers that
never before had she bought her
own dresses; that never before
had she had any money to spend
And she told them how happy
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
By GOuverneur Morris,
Famous Novelist and Information.
ally Known as One Of Our Pre-
nier Writers of Short Stories.

E< A ND now" said Hedden,
smiling, "you are a
A star. 1 welcome you,
One of the young men folded
up the contract and took it
away.
o star, to my little quarter of the
heavens"
They remained standing and
Silver could not help looking
about the chapel-office with child
ish wonder and curiosity.
LET me seeI Let me seev'
said Hedden. "There was some
thingx-something. / have it! A
copy of your lines in When My
Ship Comes In has been mailed
TO you this morning. You will
be perfect in them Monday week.
We shall then begin rehearsals.
In the meanwhile, though shall
See you often, am up to my
ears in work, and, Nellie Michelin
50
will look after you. | hope you
Hike pretty things to wear, do
your"
Silver burst into a gay laugh.
You bet do" she said.
Money will be no object to
you" said Hedden.
Spend what you please: but
be guided a little by Nellie;
she knows what the best people
are wearing. And, by the way,
You don't want to stop with her
forever; so we must find a maid
for you and an apartment. You'll
enjoy that. Let me know when
you begin to buy furniture. L
love furniture. But you will
want some ready money and
never carry any. Dear me. Dear
me!'
He clapped his hands loudly,
exclaiming at the. same time,
''Tisbury! Tisbury"'
A little man. who may or may
not have been a Jew, opened a
Madonnaed door and poked his
head into the chapel.
Get me four or five hundred
dollars, Tisbury."
The Washington times., 1923-05-12

and excited it all made her. !. Her
pleasure and excitement were.
contagious; even Nellie Michelin
was affected: and the oldestf and
most cynical dressmakers behaved
as If the art of dressmaking had
just been discoyereds and was the
most exhilarating sport in the
whole world. =
Hedden encouraged her to be-
extravagant. He was always tell
ing her that she could afford to
do this and that. Though just
what her salary WasA,to- be- and
The Washington times., 1923-05-12

THIS is the anniversary of the BIRTH in 1884 of James
Sheridan Knowles, the playwright, author of Vir-
ginius, The Hncbback'' and other weknown plays.
The Washington times., 1923-05-12
EasVissg Lebanon.

IN the face of cliff in the Lebanon hills Rameses IT
King of Egypt 5000 years ago. ordered stone caryers
to inscribe tablet setting forth his conquest The
figures of the Egyptian ruler and his still visible
The Washington times., 1923-05-12

WY1s,
1 knew aire 4 by hersel 4
Evening star., 1923-12-17

San Francisco, has been detailed and
ordered to Manchester for duty with
the New Hampshire National Guard.
Maj. H. G.. Jory of Baltimore, Maj
F. H. Harvey of Kansas City. Mo. and
Maj. ]. E. c. Fisher of Beatrice, Neb.,
all of the Officers Reserve Corps.
have been ordered to this city for
temporary duty.
Sergt Steve Zasada, 1st Field Artil-
lery at Fort Sill, Okla, has been de-
tailed to duty with the Texas Nation
al Guard, at Dallas.
Navy.
Capt Edwin H. Dodd, at San Fran
cisco, has been assigned to the COM
mand of the destroyer squadron IL,
battle fleet; Commander D. A. Scott
to command the Henshaw; Com
mander Fl. T. Kays to command the
Moddy, and Commander r. r. Stew
art to command the Sinclair.
Capt E. II. Watson has been detail
ed as assistant commandant, fourteenth
naval district and Commander l.. p.
Davis of the Melville to the fifteenth
naval district.
Lieut. Commander II. w. Hosford has
been transferred from the Navy Depart
ment to the Procyon.
The President has accepted the resig-
nations of Lieut.. S. b. Dodds of the
Kennedy, Ensign Henry NJ. Baker of the
Evening star., 1923-12-17

A beautiful thin model.
guaranteed case, in either
the IL or 16 size. Fitted
with super-jeweled Elgin
movement. With this
watch we include, with
out extra charge, a beau
tiful Waldemar Chain
and Pocketknife.
Evening star., 1923-12-17

been detailed as military instructor.
high schools. Dallas, Tex, and Maj.
Fl. S. Adams, retired, as military in
structor, high schools, San Antonio,
Tex.
Maj. w B. Harrison, 18th Engi-
neers, in the Panama Canal Zone, has
been ordered to Portland, Ore, for
duty.
Maj W. w West and H. d. Cham
berlin, cavalry, at the school of ap-
plication for cavalry, Tor di Quinto.
have been detailed as observers at
the British Cavalry School, Weldon,
England. prior to their return to the
United States.
Maj. M. c. Browne, 7th Infantry,
has been transferred from Vancou-
yer barracks, Wash, to Fort Sam
Houston. Tex. Capt. c. NJ Lucas,
Gath Field Artillery, from the Philip
pines to Sioux Falls. S. d. First
Lieut.. Norman McNeill. infantry,
from Honolulu to Fort Sam Houston.
Tex First Lieut.. H. p. Dram, Corps
of Engineers, from Hawaii, to Flor
ence, Ala. and Lieut.. Col. o. H. Dock
cry, jr., infantry, from Fort Lawton,
Wash, to New York city.
First Sergt. HeZekiah Sessions,
cath Infantry, at Fort Benning, Ga,
and First Sergt w. J. A. Reiker,
ordinance department at Aberdeen,
Md, have been retired on account
Capt. V. D. vesly, field artillery, at
Evening star., 1923-12-17
Changes in Stations Of
Army and Navy Officers
OF Interest to Capital
ARMY.

Lieut.. Col. E. j. Dent. corps of en-.
gineers, at New Orleans has beer
transferred to Nashville, Tenn, fol
duty
Coast artillery officers in Hnwaii
Va. as follows: Maj. c. A. .'rcn III
Hapts. T. r. Phillips. E. L. Barr and
w. +. Marquat, and First Lieuts. A
l.. Parmalee and d. D. Lamson.
Herman ]. Koehler. master of the
sword, u; s Military Academy, has
| been retired in the grade of lieu
tenant colonel in conformity with a
special act of Congress.
Capt. A. V. Gair. 18th Field Artil-
lery, at Fort Bragg, N. c., has been
detailed as military instructor North
Carolina National Guard with sta
Capt. c.. NJ. Reddig, Medical Corps,
mas been transferred from Camp
Meade. Md. to Camp Holabird. Md.
tillery. from Fort Sill. okla. to Min
neapolis. Mimi. and First Lieut.. NJ. S.
Curtis. Sd Infantry. from Fort Smell
ling. Mimi. to Brookings, S. ID.
First sergt. II. r. Brown, 10th
First Sergt. Abraham Carpenter, 25th
Infantry at Nogales, Ariz.. have been
retired on account of age.
Chaplain Aristeo ". Simoni in the
signed to duty at Walter Reed Gen
eral Hospital this city.
First Lieuts. F. E. White and f. r.
McReynolds, Air Service. have been
assigned to duty at Boiling Field
d. c.. and First Lieuts. b. S. Thomp
son and W. j. McKiernan. jr.. Air
Service. to Langley Field, Va. These
officers are now in the Philippines.
Maj. W. G. Kilner, air service. has
been detailed as liasion officer OF
that service at the Army War Col
lege; Vice Capt. o. P. Echols. air SER
. vice. relieved.
Evening star., 1923-12-17
D'ANNUNZI0 MAY TAKE
FRANCISCAN MONK vows

BY Radio to The Star and Philadelphia Public
Ledger. Copyright, 1923.
PARIS, December II. - Gabrielle
d'Annunizo intends in the near future
to make pilgrimage to the tomb of
st. Francis of Assist and later don
the habit of a Franciscan monk, ac-
cording to Partisan friends of the
Italian poet.
Wearied with wordliness and re-
pentant of his sins, the former die
tator of Fiume is said to be leading
life of solitude, silence and medi-
tation, reading only sacred books
while, stunning the vanities of the
world.
AS the author of the "Martyrdom of
Saint Sebastien," d'AnnunZio dis
closed the flame of mysticism which
burns within him, although it's spirit
uality became ironically linked with
worldiness through the fact that 1t
was interpreted in Paris by Ida Ru
binstein. who formerly was the be-
loved of d'AnnunZio,
Evening star., 1923-12-17
SA|LSTAD AND GIRL
FACE ARSON TRIAL
Brought Back From Califor-
MIA to Wisconsin After
Disappearance.

BY the Associated Press.
SUPERIOR, Wis, December IL
Edward ]. Sailstad, former president
of an Eau Claire, Wis, phonograph
manufacturing company, and Dorothy
Anderson, his former stenographer,
were returned to Superior from Napa,
Calf, last night to stand trial for
arson incident to the burning of Sail
stad's summer cottage at Lake Ne
bagamon, Wis, nearly four years ago.
With the burning of the cottage, In
which Sailstad and the young woman
have admitted they placed the body
Of Allen McPhee, Sailstad's friend,
which had been buried a few days
previously. the couple fled. partly
Sailstad has confessed, to escape
financial disaster which beset him as
executive of the phonograph COM
pany and to permit them to continue
their love affair.
Docs Not See Wife.
Mrs. Leona Sailstad Richardson,
Sailstad's wife. who has been married
again since he disappeared, did not
see him last night, nor did his mother,
Mrs. Augusta Sailstad, past whose
home Sailstad and Miss Anderson
How his mother will receive him
seems to be Sailstads chief concern.
When arrested recently at Napa he
professed tnat he was glad the worry
of remaining unidentified was over
and expressed desire to be returned
to Superior to clear UP the tangled
skein of affairs.
The prisoners will be held incom-
municado. pending the arrival here of
Robert E. Kennedy, district attorney.
The date of their arraignment has not
been set.
Miss Anderson Ill.
Miss Anderson, who, before becom-
ing Sailstad's stenographer, was a
Chicago cabaret performer, known as
the Sunshine Girl" is suffering from
incipient tuberculosis.
Before they We're placed in cells
last night they were together for a
while and renewed their pledges of
undying love. Miss Anderson said
she would wait for "Teenie," as she
calls SalStad.
Evening star., 1923-12-17
Women Exaggerote Age to Vote
at 80. British Politicians BeIieue

is only slightly in favor of the
men. Since 1914, when women
were first admitted to the fran
chise, the total number of voters
has swelled from 100000 to more
than 20.000,000.
1.-The woman of twenty-nine who
is keen to vote may take the risk
of putting herself down as thirty
on the registration FORM" said
one political agent 1.-The official
is entitled to ask her to produce IL
certificate of her age, but obvious
ly he refrains from doing so un-
less he has some ground for sus-
picion."
Evening star., 1923-12-17
$1,000
The LADY Vernon"

shape-the latest in popularity Handsome
twenty-five year guaranteed hand-caryed case,
.6 Jewel adjusted movement, platinum finished
crown and silk ribbon and clasp.
Evening star., 1923-12-17
Still With 1920
Gallons Mash Is
RatedU.S. Record

By the Associated Press.
JOHNSTON CITY, ILL.,, Decem-
Der IA still found in a barn
near here is said by federal agents
to have contained the largest
quantity of mash ever discovered
The entire floor of the barn was
given over to the vat which con-
tanned total of 42,20O gallons of
mash, made from wheat, rye and
yeast. Gigantic boilers and pumps
were also found. The water for
the mash was pumped from an
open sewer 200 feet from the vat.
The farm is leased to Adam
Sochek, coal MINER
Evening star., 1923-12-17
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press ..
LONDON, December 17.-Some
women are exaggerating their age
in order to vote, in the belief of
politicians.
AS women are not qualified to
vote until they reach the age of
thirty, while the legal voting age
of men is twenty-one, 1t is regard
ed as strange that in several par
liamentary divisions the names of
women on the registers actually
outnumbered the men, while in
many constituencies the difference
Evening star., 1923-12-17
JUDGE SAYS OIL MEN
VIRTUALLY HIJACKERS
BY the Associated Press.

MUSKOGEE, Okla, December II
Officers of the Indiahoma Refining
Company of Tulsa were declared
little better than hijackers" by
Judge r. L. Williams in United States
district court after attorneys for
stockholders in the company had
told of the purchase by the India
homa company Of the Okmulgee-
Northern railroad and of large sal
aries alleged to have been paid to
the officers of the railroad company.
Judge Williams declared his deter
mination to retain jurisdiction in the
case, investigating an application for
receiver filed by stockholders, despite
"a report of Grant Foreman, special
master, a week ago in which the
company was described as solvent
and appointment of a receiver de-
clared unwarranted
Evening star., 1923-12-17

Bainbridge. Ensign w. F. Burns. jr., of
Newport Train Station. Ensign Charles
H. Steele of the Milwaukee, and En-
sign II. p. Knowles.
Dental officers have been transferred
as follows Lieut. II. r. Alexander from
this city to Newport, r. l.. Lieut.. w. G.
Carroll from this city to I'd Marine
Evening star., 1923-12-17

Brigade, Santo Domingo; Lieut. G. NJ
Frazier from Quantico, Va. to I'd Ma
rine Brigade, Santo Domingo, and
Lieut.. f. G.. Ulen from this city to
operating base, Hampton Roads.
Evening star., 1923-12-17

It's all right to stand up for your
self, but it isn't necessary to tread
On other peoples toes
Evening star., 1923-12-17

The fellow who blows his own horn
is always soloist ready to respond
to an encore,
, 1923-02-02

would be reimbursed In the event Of
failure of n state bank or banks.
The senate Thursday passed House
10, providing for safety instruction
in public schools; House 20, relating
to contracts for public works, and
House FL. providing a penalty for
trespass by hunters and trappers on
privately owned lands. The commit
tee OF the whole senate approved sen
ate IS. providing that Wyoming shall
meet the provisions OF the federal ma
ternity act; Senate 2s, amending the
Workmen's Compensation act, and
Senate 40. providing that county sup
~erintendets of schools shall rervo as
truant officers and receive for their
services in that capacity salaries
ranging from $500 to $500 Il year. de.
pending on the assessed valuation OF
tho counties in which they serve.
The house early in the session
adopted a rule that no bill might be
introduced later than the twenty.
fifth day Of the session. but this has
, 1923-02-02

workmen would be protected from
bad weather. I know what i]nclentert
weather means-I've spent II years
as a cowhand in Wyoming. Some OF
the car men seem TO want this bill,
some OF them don't. We're al will
ing 10 be reasonable. We don't want
to force the railroads to make an i'm
nense outlay or money for ONE un-
necessary project or else be forced to
do their repairing IN other states. We
want to keep the work and the work
ers in Wyoming. But we MI want to
sec freight rates come Gown
Another bill relating to the coal
mining industry YVES before the com
mittee of the whols house T%hursda,.
II provided for ;hr posting OF notices
OF semi.monthly wage payments at
the mines. but was amended to pro
vide that made the law should be
posted. The change was made after
argument that the porting OF notices
of impending wage payments would
Tip OFF, persons who might be in
spired to attemp. pry-rol rnbberlcs.
Two new 'Coor billT wcro brought
- II the house Thursday. both by
, 1923-02-02

Representative Shrum. One. House
". provides foe amendment OF the
Wn'lmen's Compensation act. mi
the other, HoITo 159, provides Tor
Gu- y inspectIo = CT coal mines.
The labor rs. capital disputes were
the outstanding features of Thurs.
days legislative proceedings. Anoth.
er interesting development was the
decision OF the house to kill House II,
providing hat counties OF the first
class should be those with an as.
sessed valuation OF $50. 600 900 or
more, those OF the second class the
group with an assessed vall(Ition OF
from 81. 900 900 to 30.o0o, 900, and
those OF the third class counties with
less than S12, 900. 900 assessed valua.
ton. Objection was made to the bill
that the re.classification would reduce
the standing OF some counties. with
the involved reduction of the salaries
of their officials and the bill was in.
definitely postponed. The bill's class.
ificat,on would have reduced Big
Horn, Carbon, Converse. Fremont,
Goshen. Lincoln n Niobrara coun-
ties from the first class to the second
, 1923-02-02

slass. and Campbell. Crook. Uinta.
johnson and Washable counties from
the second class to the third class.
The "axe" of the house was work.
ing well Thursday afternoon and was
applied to House 76. providing for
creation of the count of whitcomb;
House 81, to make the sanitary laws
more stringent, and senate 1, post.
ponirg the payment-due late of 1925
taxes until June /. 1923. A bill en-
bodying the provisions of the latter
previously had been passed
by the House.
House 70, to enable municipalities
to adopt the city manager form of
government, was approved by the
committee OF the whole House.
Representatives Mercer of Big
Horn county and DeHoff of Niobrara
county Thursday afternoon intro
duced House 1853, providing for state
guaranty Of bank deposits. The bill
provides for creation of n fund from
which depositors in state banks