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i've got Betsy Bonnet String!" old Gurgle Glug, the bottle imp, howled as he jumped around the tree and caught the kind-h e arte witch lady.
 There were two other bottle imps with Gurgle Glug they jumped around t h e [ r c e. t o O. Wheel" they all cried; now we will make her shake her magic apron and give us lots and lots of cream puffs."
 You bet we will..' old Gurgle Glug said, but we will take her back to my house first, so that no one will see us with the cream puffs! If they saw us, then they might want some, too, and we want them all ourselfes!"
 We do not want anyone else to have any!" the other sel- fish bottle imps agreed.
 Now old Gurgle Glug and the twoI other bottle imps didI not know that Rag redy Ann and Rag-l g1dy Andy had heardl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-23

to stick and this he holds directly in the rear of the drawn nail, the
 magnet holding the article so that it will appear to be suspended from the drawing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-23

Beware of this fate, girls, and if you find yourself getting sentimental over your married boss. buy a ticket to the farthest place your money will take you to, and go while the going is good. It is your only chance of escaping untold sorrow.
 DOROTHY DIX. Copyright, 1923. by Public Ledger
 Company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-23

Mrs. Henry Dill. 720 Twentieth stAeet, north, at the\ Y. w. c. A. this after noon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-23
Your.Hon1e and You
By HELEN KENDALL
By HELEN KENDALL THE BEDTIME STORY

We'll" the young hostess excused herself from her dinner guests-a
 family gathering-"I must go up and
 tell the babies their post bedtime 1 story"
 What do you mean% chorused the | loving relatives.
 The mother laughed, why, you see. they have to be talked into sleep. mess again. after listening to the
 radio bedtime story" she explained.
 Their daddy. who manipulates the | radio outfit, goes up and turns on
 the evening bedtime story for them, and they love it of course, particu.
 larly the Man in the Moon.' but they are so excited afterward and talk 1t
 over so eagerly that sleep is as far from their thoughts as 1t could well
 be.
 After the radio story is finished. consequently I go up and tuck them in and sit by them for a little while. telling the old dull reliable tales of
 which they know every word. A
 story with plot in 1t Is nothing to
 put child to sleep by. Mine wouldn't go to sleep for hours if I didn't tell them, in a gentle mono. tone. of the little gray mouse that crept into the barn and out of the barn and into the barn and out of the barn, and into the barn and out of the b.
 "oh, help! you're putting me to ] sleep" cried a male cousin. There are really only few old standby stories. full of plotless repe- tition. that are true bedtime stories for very little children" asserted the mother. 'Night-time is no time to stimulate little imaginations. es- pecially with tales of adventure and possible danger. While I think the radio stories are great delight to children. I believe a wise mother or nurse should quiet down their whirl- ing thoughts with simple, unevent- ful. tranquil story which leads them gently into dreamless sleep. For very little folks, the story of 'Arabella and Araminta, (the name of whose author I have forgotten) is almost ideal. Any rhythmical repe- tition. however, of harmonious words and ideas. is a good nightcap for the
 highly-strung child"
 Mrs. Henry Dill. 72o Twentieth stKeet, north. at theA Y. w. c. A. this after noon at 2;Soto'clock. 4 oecial meeting of the board of the g Sisters association will be held Saturday at Il o'clock at Kath- crime Inn.
 The New Era Study club will plant their tree on the Avondale school ground this afternoon at o'clock, The regular meeting of the club will follow at the home of Mrs. Rhodes Boykin at o'clock. Twentieth Century club will meet with Mrs. R., B. McEachin. 1929 Nine- teenth street. south. at o'clock this afternoon.
, 1923-03-15
Arizona Fails to Ratify River Pact.

Phoenix, Ariz.-The Sixth Arizona
Legislature adjourned without ratify-
Ing the Colorado river treaty. The
Colorado river compact failed of ratl-
fication after one of the most bitter
and dramatic conflicts in the history
of Arizona legislatures. The compact,
%allocatlng the waters of the river ba-
sin among the seven basin states was
signed ut Santa re Dec. %, last. and
has since been ratified by the Legis-
latures of California, Utah, Nevada,
Wyoming and New Mexico. II is still
before the Colorado Legislature.
, 1923-03-15

Newburgh, N. Y.-'I was all doped
up" S%ullenly, defiantly, with no trace
Of remorse or fear showing in her pal
Idly pretty features. Angelina Tazena,
alias Mary Conklin, told of her motives
in kidnapping 3-year-old Leopold Min
kin, Jr. from his Albany home. She
spoke casually, almost lndifferently, as
she sat under the watchful eyes Of the
Jail matron. II was crazy. l didn't
know what | was doing" declared the
girl. who for three days kept the child,
for whom an entire state was search
Ing, hidden in II rooming house here.
, 1923-03-15
II You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best

Have You ever stopped TO reason why
it is that SO many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
Of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is PLAINTIFF article did not fulfill
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited to those who are in need of it.
A prominent druggist says, Take for
example DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a
preparation / have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend. for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many Of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has so large a
sale"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony Of thousands who ave
used the preparation. the success Of DIR.
liner Swamp-Root is due to the fact,
so many people claim, that il fulflls al
most every wish in overcoming kidney.
liver and bladder ailments, corrects uri-
nary troubles and neutralizes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle Of
swamp-Root by parcel post. Address DR..
hilmer & Co, Binghamton. n. Y, and
enclose ten cents; also mention this paper.
Large and medium size bottles for sale at
all drug stores=Advertisement.
, 1923-03-15
Woman ReIens over Island.

A lost Pacific island whose several
natives are ruled by n white woman
has been discovered by an English sur
vey ship, according to a report from
San Francisco. The woman, widow
of an Australian, went to the island
in the far South Pacific, which is called
Bardoa, years ago, In the hope that
missionary work would serve to as
suage grief over the loss of her husband.
and now she is recognized as the high
priestess and supreme ruler of the is
land. The only other white inhabIt-
ants of the island, according to the re-
port, are an English author, his wife,
and an Irish servant woman
, 1923-03-15
WASHINGTON

The country now faces the unaccus-
toned prospect of nine months with
out n session of Congress. The Sixty.
seventh Congress has passed into his
tory.
Secretary of the Interior Work per-
formed one of his first official acts
when he took over a historic piece of
ground in the states of Utah and Colo
sued by President Harding on March
2, to be preserved for posterity. This
ground has been designed as a nation
al u and the Indian word,
"Hovenweep," meaning deserted val
ley" is the name that has been given
IL.
Taxes on farm lands have more than
doubled in the eight years from 1914
TO 1922. A anvas of the Department
Of Agriculture, just completed, shows
the average Of state, county
and local taxes paid by farmers
throughout the country in 1922 to have
been 700 cents, compared with 31.4
cents in 1914.
Gov. Thomas w. Hardwick an
nounced at Atlanta, Ga, that he would
accept an appointment as special as
sistant United States attorney genera
at the expiration of his term as COVER
nor of Georgia. Governor IIardwick's
term as chief executive Of Georgia will
expire on the fourth Wednesday in
June, when he will be succeeded by
Clifford NJ. Walker, who was elected
in the general election last fall.
Vice President Coolidge appointed
the new Senate commission directed to
make n broad Investigation Of the gold
and silver industry. Senator Nichol-
son, Republican OF Colorado, author of
the original resolution. was appointed
chairman. and others are Senators Cd
die, Republican. of Nevada; Gooding,
Republican, Idaho Pittman, Democrat,
Nevada, and Walsh, Democrat, Mon
tana.
A plan of vast magnitude for the
consolidation of all western railroads
into four systems, which would open a
new era OF railway development and
systematic and cheaper transporta-
tion, wa submitted To the Interstate
Commerce Commission recently by
Hale Holden OF Chicago, president OF
the Burlington lines.
In u parting shot at the Congress
which thrust him into the public eye,
Manuel Herrlck. the former congress
sional air daredevil" issued u seath-
ing denunciatlon of liquor law VIOLA
lions among members OF the House.
, 1923-03-15
win Export Horse Meat to Europe.

Rockford. m.-Taking owe the pack
Ing plant OF the Farmers Cooperative
Packing Company in a transfer made
here, a new company headed by T.. NJ.
Chappell OF Chicago. which, It Is an
nounced, will be Incorporated for $780,
600, will pack horse meat for food
purposes. The meat will be exported
to Europe. Horses Will be shipped in
from western ranges. A dog food, In
which horse meat will be the principal
Ingredient, also Will be manufactured
for domestic sale.
, 1923-03-15

Henry said his employer, sternly,
you dld not expect Inc back again this
morningI"
mo, sir" said Henry.
81 suppose You are aware that when
came In | cnught you kissing the
typistf' And his employer glared at
him angrlly.
ayes, sir replied Henry. without
blushlng. but II you remember. sir.
you told me to be sure and do all your
work while you were away."-Strny
Stories.
, 1923-03-15
$50 Arc Poisoned at Sumner.

Shanghai report received here
from Hang-Chow, capital of the prov
ince of Che-Kiang, said 200 students
and fifty teachers were poisoned, elev-
en- students and two servants having
died, as a result of eating supper at
the first normal school there on the
first day of the new term. cores are
reported to be desperately ill, many
thought to be dying. 1t is believed poi
soned rice was served at the supper.
, 1923-03-15

Paris.-Raymond Poincare, premier
of France, in n statement here, de-
clared Germany's recent complaint
that the French and Belgian occupa-
ton of the Ruhr is Illegal and in vio-
lation of the rights of man, seemed
strangely illfounded when the world
recalled what Germany was ready to
do in 1871, had France not paid her
indemnity to Germany. The premier
added that official documents proved
that Germany wished to reinforce her
army of occupation in France to a de
gree necessary to guarantee her rights
and that she was even ready to resume
the war by modifying u half million
men.
, 1923-03-15
From an EnaIIsh Play.

rs there anything you want?"
what a question 10 ask "A woman 20
Boston Evening Transcript.
, 1923-03-15
SITUATION IN
RUHR is Tense
PolNcARE SAYS GERMANY WISH.
Es TO INCREASE HER
OWN ARMY.
W FRENCHMEN SLAIN
ASSASSINATION OF TWO FRENCH
OFFICERS RESULT OF uN.
REST IN RUHR.

Recklinghausen.-Two Frenchmen,
one an officer and the other IA civilian
railroad man, were as%sassinated in the
streets of the mining town of Buer,
near Reckinhausen.
Each body when found, had five bull
let wounds in it. One of the victims
was Lieutenant Colonel Tim of the
chesseurs and the other NJ. Jolly, chief
of the Buer railroad station.
Unrest and discomfort among the
population of the Recklinghausen dis
trict have been smouldering for several
days. The Staying of the Frenchmen
is considered the most serious affair
since the occupation of the region be-
gan.
General Laingelot, commanding the
district, ordered the arrest of the bur-
gomaster of Buer, the assistant burgo-
master, the chief of police and two
other town officials. All of them are
being held by the french as hostages.
The French authorities asserted to-
day that "A penalty of at least 100000
900 marks would be imposed upon the
town of Buer and public places. No
trace has been found of the slayers of
the two Frenchmen.
Indications of renewed active resis-
lance among German individuals were
reported by the French intelligence of
ficers during the last week. Several
German secret organizations, with
headquarters here, are said to have
-
, 1923-03-15
Chamols Gives LIttIe leather.

The channels, which disports itself
on the mountains. has nothing to do
with the bulk of the channels leather
which we all known. The latter Is
really the lining of sheepskins, which
is stripped Off and treated by a special
process to render 1t soft and pllable.
Only a very small proportion of this
leather is obtained from the chamois.
, 1923-03-15
Tho cutioura Toilet Trio.

Having cleared your skin keep II clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse
and purify. the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
without Observation-Disclosures.
, 1923-03-15

Brown (showlng a friend hif carl
! don't say she's much TO look at, but
you should e the way she takes q
hill.
Frlcnd tcallonslvl-un or DOWN
, 1923-03-15
Period.

"They say her house is furnished
with period furniture" commented
Hank Ippank.
sort of early Pullman effect" re-
sponded Herb Blurb.
, 1923-03-15
news TO DATE
In PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN

The House of the Arizona Legisla-
ture at Phoenix, by II vote of % to -,
with w members absent, defeated u
resolution calling for the unqualified
ratification of the Colorado river COM
pact.
Conditions in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas
and Nebraska improved during the
last half of February, according to re-
port announced at jefferson City, Mo,
by Regional Director e. A. Logan of
the United States Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics.
The cigarette law which in recent
weeks has made Utah famous has been
so amended by the State Legislature
as to make the measure entirely out of
the freak" class. Under the law as
amended, the sale of cigarettes and
the other forms of consumable tobac-
co is authorized under a license sys-
TEN. But the advertising of cigarettes
is prohibited and the advertising of
other forms of tobacco is authorized
only in newspapers.
Cleopatra, unofficial custodian of n
ROOF in the federal building at Los
Angeles where confiscated liquor is
stored, is "a $4,000 cat" according to
H. III. DOlley, chief dry enforcement
agent, who said the cat saved the gov
eminent at least that much in the last
month. The way Cleopatra proves her
worth is to catch mice which otherwise
might destroy paper labels and other
Identification mark placed on the bot
ties of liquor, Dolley said.
Discussion and possible revision OF
the Colorado river compact will be the
object of a conference OF the League of
the Southwest to be held at Santa Bar
bara for five days early in May, 1t is
announced by the Santa Barbara
Chamber of Commerce. The confer
ence is expected to be attended by
more than 1000 delegates, the COVER
nors of California, Colorado, Arizona,
New Mexico, Nevada and Utah, Secre-
tary of Commerce Hoover and other
cabinet officials.
Eluding revenue cutters which for
days have been patrolling the heads,
and dry agents who have beer watch
ing the coast line, n two-masted auxil-
larry schooner from Vancouver slipped
into San Francisco bay and succeeded
in landing IA rich rum cargo of 1000
cases of imported whisky, valued at
100000. A fleet of auto trucks were
waiting at Lugana cove as the schoon-
er slipped in the Golden Gate and
hove to close by the army transport
docks.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
SOPRANO ARTISTS
ON CONCERT LIST
Stringed Selections Also to
Feature Program at Gen.
trail High School.
PUBLIC CONCERT.

Central High Community
Center. tonight, SIS o'clock.
Admission free. Doors open at
z O'Clock.
Program.
Marcn -. Selected
Wa 8 hington Community
Orchestra, Charles V. Ban
ner. director.
(a) America"
(b) Salute to the Flag"
(c) Oath Of Allegiance"
(d) Doxology
Everybody.
(a) 20, Come, All Ye Faith
(b) MY Old Kentucky
Home"
(c) Garry Me Back to Old
Virginny."
Everybody.
{a) Welcoming Visitors to
Washington.
CD "Howdy."
Everybody.
(a) Meditation" from
tb) Perpetual Motion"
Froelich
Evelyn Scott, violinist.
(a) Joy to the World"
(D) DADDY.
Everybody
ta) "Charmant Papillon,"
Canpra
(b) Pastorale, "Bergerette."
Old French
Elizabeth Dayton, soprano.
(a) Improvisation. Walters
Prize Song. Wagner
(b) Capriccio. B minor.
Dohnanyi
Robert Gooch, pianist
ta) Goodbye. My Lover"
(b) Nancy Lee"
(c) Sailing"
Everybody.
(aD "Valse Brilliante". .Abt
OBJ "Serenade Espaniol,"
Muder
Alice E. Hill. mandolinist.
Walter B. Holt, guitarist.
Nonsense Song"
Everybody.
Announcements.
(a) Where My Caravan Has
Rested" ......... .Lohr
ID "Marcheta,"
Schertzin ger
Miss Dayton and Margaret
Callahan, meZZo- soprano.
(a) Perfect Day"
(b) Star Spangled Banner"
Everybody.
Evening star., 1923-12-23

may be made. william J. Love, man.
aging director Of the Unitss States
Lines. said that local officials of the
United States Shipping Board would
begin an inquiry after the holidays.
A high onicial Of the Shipping Board
announced that the matter probably
would be placed before a naval board
Of inquiry. since the Leviarhan was
the largest ship in the United States
naval reserve.
No Damage to Hull
An examination of the ship at her
pier in Hoboken where she will be laid
up for the winter, revealed no damage
to her hull. Capt. d. A. Maloney, marine
superintendent of the United States
Repair work was started today on
the Leviathan's two low-pressure re.
versing turbines. After the over.
hauling. which will require about two
Boston for drydocking and recondition.
ing.
Capt Maloney accepted responsibility
| FOR sending instructions to Capt Hart
! ley, commanding the LeWathan, to dock
the ship. At 9:45 am. when condi-
tions were favorable at the pier, he sent
the following radio message to Capt
Hartley:
Come to anchorage OFF pier Sc. VIII
| take passengers of in stream IL impossi.
BILE to DOCK
Reason for Action.
This action was taken, he explained
because it was feared further delay
would bring the ship to her pier at low
| tide. making it impossible to dock.
Contrasting views were expressed by
shipping men over the statement OF
| Pilot Joseph Bigley that the strong ebt
| tide and wind carried the ship OFF her
| course. Expert pilots held that the
Leviathan was caught between two di-
| vergeDt currents flowing from the Kill
| Won Kull and the Hudson rivers, which
acted as a pivot and swung the ship
/ into the mud. The reverse turbines
they said, did not respond as quickly
as usual.
Other shipping men, including a ship
ping board official. criticized the pilot
for holding the ship to the west side OF
the channel and said that the vessel
| when II struck was clear Of the waters
of the Kill.
The Leviathan's low pressure tur-
bines astern, an important factor in
her reversing mechanism, have been
useless for a month or more, which
was said to have been responsible in
part for the predicament yesterday.
The liner made her last two trips
with these turbines in their stripped
condition. One million blades must
be put in the turbines. 100000 in each.
Evening star., 1923-12-23

han, mezzo- soprano, be heard in vocal
duets. Robert Gooch of the Hendley-
Kaspar School of Musical Education,
will be the piano soloist Of the eve
ming. Mr.. Gooch's numbers will be
"Improvization, Walters Prize Song"
by Wagner. and Dohnanyfs "Capric-
clio. B Minor" Evelyn Scott, one of
Washington's young violinists will be
presented by the Washington College
of Music
The community singing. under the
direction of Robert Lawrence, will in
clude several Christmas carols. The
audience singing will be accompanied
by the Washington Community Or
chestra. with Mrs. H. Clyde Grimes
at the organ. Mrs. Grimes also will
present twenty-minute organ re-
cital preliminary to the concert
There will be 1850 free seats and
ago seats reserved for members of the
association and for those desiring to
purchase reserved seat privileges for
25 cents.
No children under four years of age
will be admitted and all other chill
dren must come with adults and sit
with them throughout the concert.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
GEORGETOWN TO ERECT
TREE FOR CHRISTMAS
Sing Committee to Have Music in
Triangle in Front of
Peck Chapel.

Plans for a large community Christ
mas tree to be placed on the triangle
in front OF Peck Memorial Chapel.
2Sth and NJ streets northwest, where
il will remain during Christmas week.
are being made under the auspices of
the Georgetown sing committee
Christmas eve there will be COM
munity singing at the chapel at 8
o'clock. The singing will be led by the
Georgetown church chorus. The COM
mittee has requested that all who are
interested in the tree send a dollar to
the Farmers and Mechanics Bank.
the Potomac Savings Bank or to AL
bion X. Paris Of the sing committee
Members of the sing committee are
as follows: Rev. Charles B. Austin, T.
Janney Brown. B. A. Bowies, Harold
w. Burnside, G. Bowdoin Craighill.
" w Dorsey, Frank X. Green. Will
liam T. Glover, Erskine Gordon. Louis
p. Hieston, Mrs. A. Parker Kitchens,
Harry V. Haines. Mrs. John Ihlder.
Rev. I. w. Ketchum. Frank P. Leetch.
William c. LOCKER. Hervey L Lauder.
Richard Mccartney, Ernest F. Mech
lin, ]. A. oliver. A. K. Paris. jr:
John @. Reckert, Mrs. F. w. Mercy
nolds. Mrs. l.. d. Smoot, T. Blackwell
Smith and f. d. Talcott.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
MINES BUREAU PARTY.
Christmas Celebration at Interior
Auditorium.

Children Of members of the bureau
OF mines staff enjoyed a premature
celebration of Christmas at the an
nual party of the bureau, held last
night in the lobby and auditorium
Of the Interior Department building.
More than 100 children of employees
Of the bureau received gifts from
Santa Claus, with q monstrous Christ
mas tree In tho auditorium the center
Of attraction.
The children gave q short program
Of their own, with the following
taking part: Miss Evelyn Mann in
ballet dances, Miss Mabel Duncan IN
cello numbers, accompanied by Miss
Helen Nash. other numbers included
c. B. Eby's debating society" Dren-
nan. master magician; Betty Jacobs
as the parrot" Philip Pope as the
strong man., Yvonne Julihn as the
Sword swallower." and Robert
weigel as Spark Plug" The chill
dren gave an impromptu circus. with
each one appearing as an animal.
Daddy" Balm. director Of the bu-
reau, made q short address, congratu-
lating members of the bureau staff
on their work for the year and dis
tributed presents to Officials and
employees.