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Evening star., 1923-09-17

Pop was smoaking ana thinking,
and was jest thinking. and sed, G
pop, its certeny bin q long vile sints
you gave mo eny money last.
1t cant Of bin moro than yeers
ago, because that's wen you were
born, pop sed. You were born In
1914 jest erround suppir time, and
you haven't bin in time for suppir
sInts, he sed.
Well, dident say IL was that long,
but it's certeny bin a long time. sed.
Meering sints he gave me any money
last, and pop sed, Well how long, fer
instants? Has Il bin a yeer? he sed.
No not yeer, G wizz, / sed.
Perhaps II was only munths, pop
sed.
No. it wasent 6 munths, G, sed.
Could 1t OF bin a munth2 pop sed.
Well. maybe, but ] don't think so,
I sed.
Well. well, how rapidly we draw
from the past into the present, pop
sed. Time flies and its a small werld
after all, he sed- And now that
come TO think OF IL, the mists cleer
away from my eyes and I have a
vision of tall hansome man hand
ing a round bewtifill dime to a small
funny looking boy yestidday morn
ing, he sed.
Q, G. that's rite, G, forgot that, I
How thoughtiess of you, pop sed.
Not saying what he would do in
ways.
Wich / dident.
Evening star., 1923-09-17

fell upon Precher. Preacher, where's
your book?' "Hi, Preacher, stand on
the porch and make us sermon"
Nothing very brilliant, nothing that
would sound as sc deadly an Insult,
but Simmie lost his temper and
him and he stopped for O. stone. Long
practice has made him dead shot
and he hit his own brother smack
on the head. SOW" he cried clRpping
his hand TO the place and bringing
1t away bloody. "Simmie, you cut me- :
Not a word said Simrnie but went
the school. a clamorous band led the
wounded one to the new teacher.
''Simmie hit him with q stone" they
did her she inquired. calmly
wrapping the bandage. Then ne must
Simmie and he'll haze to be punish
ed"
Astonishment lit up the faces of
the accusing crowd. The lad, who was
thumped was the be punished, not
the lad who did the humping. New.
very new, and not at all cheerful
news.
NOW I want you TO understand
that anybody who calls Simnaie out
of his name must take the conse-
quences and I will punish him into
the bargain" said the new teacher
sterniy before the first recess. And
Simmie." she whispered. come back!
want to speak to You alone"
Then she told him an old story
about two brothers whose names have
come down to us since the beginning
of time because one lost his temper
with the other.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-17
The Diary of Professional Movie Fan
Worse and more Of II.
BY GLADYS HALL,

wv sc 6nu AiOS VI IL
Jackie Coogan is reported to be in
What next? Or who next. we might
better say,
No doubt this news will cause heart
burnings throughout al the kinder
gartens of the land. We can picture
scores upon scores of five-year misses
lying in little crushed organdie
heaps when they learn that their
secret passions stand a good chance
of being unrequited. Still. 10 may be
only puppy love" although we hear
that the question of marriage has
been touched upon and not totally
denied by the young, we may say
very young, swain.
Well. then. gossip has it that Jackie
Cpogan is in love.
Anyway, the youngsters OF the
neighborhood insist that Jackie has
"a new girl" and that this time,
its quite serious"
And what Is more, they say that
IL 10 his leading lady, and that he has
been seen kissing her!
Be that as IL may. for gossip cam
not always be believed, IL has been
noted lately that at Hollywood par
ties Jackie has been especially at
tentive to dainty Peaches Jackson.
Peaches is just Jackie's age. seven
years old. Moreover, she is the first
leading lady Jackie has had since
he has been making pictures. Jackie
Well, maybe Peaches is my girl.
I like her q lot, and she sure knows
how to ride on horse, but I'm not
going to be married for Tong time.
But Peaches ~ q peach, all right.
ri1i,Ea rASer<ad
Evening star., 1923-09-17
BEDTIME STORIES sEG:::::: g. s:.:::.

Spotty.
rDo you mean that if you got a
mouthful of food on the bank YOU
couldn't swallow II? ?" persisted Peter
Ihat is just what 1 mean," re-
piled Spotty.
But why notY' persisted Peter
That's something / cannot answer
because ] don't know" replied Spottv.
you'll have to ask Old Mother Ma
ture: All / know Is that / cannot
swallow unless have my head under
water. If l couldn't get into the
water L would starve to death"
Peter suddenly remembered Snap-
per the Swapping Turtle. the big.
ierce cousin OF Spotty, and how he
mad heard the same thing about
snapper. He remembered that wben
he had first heard it he hadn't be-
ieVed IT. It was hard to believe
now now put he felt right in his bones
'haI Spotty was telling the truth.
asked. refer
Whatever I can get" replied Spot
Iy- Tadpoles are very good eating
and so are young fish. Then down
on the bottom OF the Smiling Pool
mere are insects which are very
tasty. Also there are water plants
Dy way OF variety. It was some OF
tnese that had for lunch iust nou
II you had come along, Peter vo,,
might have tried them too" Spotfv's
eyes twinkled. :"
Peter laughed. 'T1l take your word
Now l understand why IL is 7 narny
nave seen you eat. Ny, II does seem
funny TO think of having to kean
one head under water in order to
swallow" "
Copyright, 1923, by II. ". Burgess,
Evening star., 1923-09-17

The value of this beautiful tree is
enhanced by the character of its tim
ber and and rapidity of growth, and
were it not for its susceptibility to
the inroads of the locust borer, which
riddles the trunk, rendering il unfit
for lumber. 1t would be extensively
planted and become one of our most
valuable timber trees. Nevertheless,
it is tree Of grace, charm and en-
joyment, even though it has this great
fault.
1t is of interest to know that.
though the present distribution of
this tree is from New York and Michi-
gan to Texas and Georgia, its original
range was con ned 70 thn All ghinv
mountains from Pennsylvania to
Georgia, this large expansion being
due to it's wide use as a shade tree
and to its adaptability to many soils
and ease of reproduction, both by
seeds and suckers.
It is a slender. irregular tree,
reaching height OF sixty TO 100 feet,
with a trunk diameter OF four feet
The bark is light brown, deeply fur
Evening star., 1923-09-17
Chenille Appears on New Frocks
ny ANNE RrTTENHoUsE.

If the man who invented chenille
and called it by his native French
word for caterpillar had collected
on women's clothes he or his heirs
would not have acquired a very large
fortune within the past ten years
Chenille trimming is to most OF us
a memory, and a vague one at that.
Up in the attic there were once little
oapes and shoulder throws" trimmed
with chenille, that were once worn
by our mothers or grandmothers. But
they have long since been thrown
away.
But now chenille comes to the fore,
and the dressmakers and their as
sistants, the milliners and their as
sistants, here and everywhere, are
assuring us that IL is 'very smart"
The milliners seem TO have started
the fashion, as, indeed, they have
started many fashions that have later
extended to the realm of dressing.
Many of the new tam -shanterS, or
bsrets, as they are called In France,
are almost entirely covered with
chenille, SO closely has IL been ap-
pliqued. This chenille-trimmed tam
is one of the hats that are In danger
of overpopularizatton. Other hats
show chenille used less iavishly. The
chenille Is laid on the hat in scrolls
or more intricate design and Is caught
down by stitchery-such O simple
trick as to beguile the woman who
dares to trim her own hats.
Very smart are the frocks, capes
and coats of black crepe showing
lavish application of white chenille
that have been worn this summer.
Favorably spoken of among the new
things shown for autumn are the
frocks trimmed with chenille en-
broidery in oriental colors.
Significant as bespeaking the return
of chenille and fringe as well is the
frock of chanel, already much dis.
cussed, which shows a generous fringe
of chenille.
The sketch shows a. frock of beige
and brown satin with chenille stitch
cry in brown against beige.
Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1923-09-17
The Alcohol Death Rate.

The fellow who used to boast, in
sober intervals. that he could take
It or let IL alone" or that he could
take a few drinks and then stop be-
fore he became irresponsible, is
loudly proclaming the desirability of
Tight beer and wine'' nowadays He
is busily spreading propaganda to
the effect that alcoholism is more
widespread now than IL was in the
old wet days.
Take New York city, for example.
In New York city, IL anywhere. I'm
toxicants are still freely and readily
procurable and the death rate from
alcohol poisoning should be a pretty
good criterion of the amount of drink
Ing there now as compared with the
period immediately preceding prohi-
bition. Two sources of information
are open to the inquirer. both of
which are unprejudiced. First, the
health department statistics: second.
the statistics of insurance companies.
The health department statistics
show that since prohibition went into
effect the decline in the alcohol death
rate In New York city has been
extraordinary. Thus, In the year
1915. under the old license system,
before. the men were called to the
colors. there were 500 deaths from al
cohol. In 1920, under prohibition.
with the men back home, there were
1877 deaths from alcohol. In 1921
there were only ia deaths.
Life insurance statistics show that
the death rate among policy. holders
1917, and only 0.9 per 100000 policy
holders in 1921. The death rate
among policy holders from such dis
eases as apoplexy, chronic Bright's
Evening star., 1923-09-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Inek of Ambition

Lhek OE AmplT1Ons
How can you tell the difference be-
tween laziness and lack of ambition?
Mrs. J.
Answer-That is very simple. II Il
Is some other fellow. it is laziuess; IL
it Is i. IL Is lack of ambition. But
seriously, | think ] know what you
mean. Many persons are considered
lazy when, in fact, they are sick, as
O. careful medical examination would
show. even without word of ex-
pianation to the physician. How
ever, many persons who manage TO
be considered sick or in poor health
are just plain, downright lazy, as the
medical examination without any
preliminary arrangements would also
show; the examination would show
no health impairment sufficieat to
warrant the lazy life. In large sec
tions of the south hookworm infesta-
ton and the severe anennia which IL
causes have been responsible for the
laziness of q great many people who
IL cured, would have as much ambi-
ton as anybody else. A deficiency in
thyroid function may make q woman
look and be lazy. Carbon monoxid
poisoning makes lazy parasites out OF
thousands of young men. Foul air,
popular almost everywhere that
drafts are feared and the folks be-
Iieve In the catching cold myth, is
prolific factor of lack of ambition;
neglect of daily exercise by those
whose occupation Is very se@entary is
another. In fact, probably but a
small share of all laziness is mental
Evening star., 1923-09-17

rowed into long perpendicular ridges.
The branches are slender and nearly
horizontal and are efficiently armed
with sharp. curved prickles. The
leaves are pinnately compound, eight
to fourteen inches long, with seven to
nine leaflets, each leafiet one to two
inches long, one-half to fourth
inch wide, smooth margined and
rounded at the base and apex. They
are dark green above. paler beneath,
and in the auturn turn a clear, light
yellow. After the fall of the leaves
this tree is one of little attraction,
bare. ragged and unkemp, all it's
beauty seeming to lie In its foliage.
1t is with its flowers that the
black locust has its greatest appeal,
both TO insects and man. They are
white, very fragrant, and hang in
handsome. dropping clusters about
six inches long. Each small flower
resembles the sweet pea in form.
They appear in early spring. The
fruits are fiat pods. three TO eight
inches long. and are conspicuous in
the fall after the leaves have fallen.
The black locust is common in the
District. The trees illustrated are
growing Immediately south of the
Smithsonian Institution.
Evening star., 1923-09-17

Here is a group OF Scottish High
land family names which embrace one
variation. MacGuire, which is found
in Ireland.
Though the spelling of the name is
virtually the samc, the MacGuires of
Ireland, who trace their ancestry back
to the Highlands, should not be con-
fused with the descendants OF the
Irish clan Mcguire.
The Irish Maguires' name traces
back to the Celtic form '2facUidhir."
while the Scottish name traces back
to the clan name OF MacQuarrie,
which Is In the Celtic form Clam
Ghuaire." Strangely enough, the
origin of the clan Is placed at about
the same date as that OF the Irish
clan. In the ninth century, but while
the latter was an offshoot of the still
more ancient clan of the OHarts, the
Scottish was founded, according to
tradition, by one '-Guarie," a brother
of the chieftain "Fingon." who was
the founder OF the Mackinnon clan
and a member of that branch of the
Scottish race which came originally
from ireland.
The family names listed above are
but Angifcized variations OF the Gaelic
clan name, and are borne by descend
ants OF the various septs, or divisions,
of that clan. the stronghold of which
was the little Island OF Uulva, lying
Off the west coast OF Null.
Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1923-09-17
To Florence King Harding.
In Sympathy and Reverence.

have waited little time before
writing this, until the tunult OF
pity has subsidized in my heart anu
1 am calm enough to find simple
words. But even now that ! have
come to the task with q great long
ing to do it well, I know not how
to go about it. We have soiled our
Language with sentimental nlauiings
and hysterical bomhast. There are
few words left which are clean and
square enough to build q tribute
which may 10 her homage. Yet,
because of the great debt which ],
and all other women, owe her, ! shall
try.
So maHv things might be said
tear-staiped condolences, eloquent
eulogles. But no statement can be
greater than a bare recital of what
sl1e did. Not by golden rhetoric
will she be remembered in history,
but by the dignity and stanchness
of that womanhood which
In the midst of ensulfng weakness found
way TO be stroug--
In the midst Of chaos found way to be sim
ple--
In the midst of Devastating grief found
way 20 he serene,
A-w0man- hanpsrsd a. ethsr 8em.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
Listen, ,WorId!3 ~
sv GaAs Mshasa,

en-; bound by the fraiity OF her flesh
and the sensitiveness OF heart which
is the lot of all women who love;
bound also by the immemorial handi-
caps of her sex, the heritage of fear
and fever. handwringing and hysteria
uRreasoning intensity, blind despair
So bound, so hampered, and still
drained by wasting illness. Then
came death. And all the eyes of
women who have wept, or yet will
weep. strained through the night to
see what she would do. Those watch
ing eyes of women who are still tied
fast 20 racks OF fear despite all mod.
ern laws. What would she do?
Then, standing 50. her hand on that
dear hand which nevermore would
reach her in love, with every joy
that women treasure shattered for
all time, with her one haven swept
from out her life, she said
II won't break down"
No greater th1g has woman ever
done. No whiter light has ever been
upheld 10 those who talter on a
tear-stained path. He blazed trail
for true and gentle life. She fol-
lowed on.
Evening star., 1923-09-17

had given Spotty the Turtle chance
to play such a. joke on him. When
Spotty had said that he was going
TO get q lunch Peter had asked IL he
might go along, and Spotty had told
him that he might. Then Spotty
had dived into the water and disap-
peared. OF course, Peter couldn't
follow him, and, of course, Spotty
had known that.
Suddenly Peter burst out laughing.
'Ha, ha. lla, Ho. no. ho! He, he, he!"
laughed Peter.
spotty kept his face straight, but
his eyes twinkled. What are YOU
laughing at?'' he demanded.
AT myself" replied Peter. "Of
course you have been laughing down
inside ever since asked to go along
to lunch with you. / don't blame you
Now tell me, Spotty, do you get all
Every bit of it," replied Spotty.
rDont you ever get q bite when
you are out on the bank?" Peter
.Not a. bite" replied Spotty. "You
see, 1t wouldn't do me any good IL
Peter pricked up his ears and
looked surprised. Why wouldn't it?''
he demanded.
SYou couldn't swallow what?" cried
Peter
Evening star., 1923-09-17
The Guide Post
BY Henry van Dyke
Truth Wins It's Way.

Preach the word.-II Tim, iv. ..
False doctrines are never argued
out of the world.
They are pushed back by the in
coming OF the truth as the darkness
Is puShed back by the dawn.
Phillips Brooks was right. 1t is
not worth while TO cross the street
70 break mans idol. It is worth
whlle to cross the ocean to tell him
The skillfuI fencer who attacks
your doubts and drives you from
corner to corner of unbelief and
leaves you at last in doubt whether
you doubt or not does you a certain
service.
He gives you exercise, takes the
conceit out of you.
But the man who lays hold of the
real faith that is hidden underneath
your doubt--the silent longing for
God and goodness, the secret attrac-
ton that draws your heart toward
Jesus Christ as the only one who
has the words of everlasting life
the man who takes hold of his
buried faith and quickens it and
makes you dare to try to live by il
that is the man who helps you in
deed.
Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-17

Betty Cut-out was sitting on the
steps waiting for Billy to come out
so they could so to school together.
when the postman came by and
handed Betty two letters, one for
Betty from her cousin Alice Cut-up.
and one for Betty's mother from
Aiice's mother.
"oh. oh!' Betty cried. Mine says
that Alice and, Tom are coming to
town to go to school here"
And mine says that we must take
Alice shopping and buy her some
new school dresses" added her
mother.
The next morning before Betty
was awake her father drove down
to meet Alice's train. Betty woke
up when Alice pounded on her door
and ran in. wearing a pink dress
and carrying a basket of presents.
Here's candy for you," beamed
Alice, kissing Betty.
Mount Alice OIL lightweight cardboard, coloy
hsr light brown hair and pink cheeks, and out
her cut. Now The is all ready TO wear ths
mary new dresses she IL going to get this
ussks
Evening star., 1923-09-17
Cream Substitute.

Melt one-half an ounce of gelatin
In half gill OF water and add it to
two gills of unsweetened condensed
milk. which must not be diluted with
water, Add one ounce of sugar and
one teaspoonful of vanilla or other
fiavoring extract When cold, beat
until firm. This Can be used on cold
pudding in place of cream.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
Peter Rabbit Laughs at Him.
self and Learns ThinuS.

To laugh at ones self Is & hard thing 10 do
And those who so laugh are distressingiy few.
Old Mother Nature.
Peter Rabbit can see joke even
when 1t is on himself. What is bet
ter, he can laugh at himself This
is something a lot OF people cannot
do. 1t came over Peter all in 4 fash
that it was his own ignorance that
Evening star., 1923-09-17

Dark blue or brown serge silk crepe
or satin might be chosen for this
charming siip-on affair which cuts in
sizes Sc. ss. 40, 20, ~, 4s, 4S and so
inches bust measure. The front OF
the waist is slashed and becomingly
rolled back to form revers. This
dress can be made with long, flare
sleeves, tight-htting ones or those of
elbow length. For the 36-inch size,
3 yards of 54-inch material with Is
yard OF 36-inch contrasting is re.
CURED.
Price Of pattern. Is cents, In postage
stamps only, Orders should be ad-
dressed TO The Washington Star Pat
tern Bureau, - East 1Sth street. New
York city. Please write name and
address clearly.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
Latest Hollywood Gossip.

You'll never guess what 1t is!
As soon as you read the heading
--latest Hollywood Gossip you'n
think right away that it's something
new about Pola and Charlie, or Gloria
Evening star., 1923-09-17
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. d.,
Noted Physician and Author.

disease and heart disease--all OF
which are notoriously prevalent in AL
coholics-showed a corresponding de-
cline. and In 1921 was less than in
any wet year.
Evening star., 1923-09-17

sPrices realized ON Swift d Conn
pany sales Of carcass beef in Washington,
d. c., for week ending Saturday, September
rs, le23 on shipments sold out, ranged. from
1900 cents 10 2u,00 cents per pound ard aver,
2Se9 15.a3 eeats Qee seuad.
Evening star., 1923-09-17
Your Home and
You
a Disappearing Kitchen Table.
by HELEN KENDALL.

The extra kitchen table is a good
deal like the extra chair in the small
living room-when it is needed it is
needed badly, and when not in use il
is abominably in the way! In the
Evening star., 1923-09-17
Hlstorp OF Pour Same.
NJ PHILIP FRANCIS MoCsLAN.
MacOUARRIE.

yARIATroNS-Kacquar MacgusreA, Mac
ouirs, Macauise, MacCerrie.
RACIAL oRIGIN-scottish.
souRcE-A given name.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-02-16

the southland but such is not the case as they represent New England talent entirely.
 That the contentious of vocal in structor can De gazed upon from a very humorous angle is proved by the offering of Sam Adams and J. P. Grif- filth in their bright offering "A Music Lesson"
 The Clifford Wayne Trio is one of the latest of vaudeville's novelty ac- quisitions, the, trio consisting of two full Flooded Indians and son of one of the duo of real Americans The trio indulges in singing, talking, tumb- ling and hand balancing, the act diff fering from any offering presented by Indians
 Victor Graf is a comedian with remarkable tenor voice, employing an original idea for introducing his ini- tations of we'll known operatic sing CTS, as well as many who appear in musical comedy and vaudeville Al Jolson and John Mccormack follow one another in this versatile artists his act "Play This One, Please"
 Tom Hoier and Sasha Aylorff se- lect ship in mid-ocean for the scene of their little filtration act They call the skit All At Sea" and the fun, songs and dances which they intro duce in it form we'll balanced and extremely enjoyable act
 Tim and Kitty O'Meara in their Dancing Lesson" offer a stepping period that carries a lot of delight and entertainment to lovers of the light fantastic. A really nifty pair of dancers are Tim and Kitty.
 There will be an entire change of bill as usual on Thursday
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-02-16

to co-operate with our membership and it is agreed that we will be guided by Consistency as our Prin- ciple and give them our hearty patron age and support in accordance with the established policy of our organ ization.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-02-16
OILS WELL!

They say that oil and water do not mix, but when every $100 in vested in Standard Oil in 1911 now brings $37,000 it does look as if something got mixed with 1t.
 If a farmer had paid $1OO an acre for land in Indiana and land went up as fast as Standard Oil stock did, the farm land today would be worth 370 times as much as it was in 1911. He could buy 37O farms with the profits he made from one.
 '>Or, of the farmer had invested his $1O0 in Standard Oil in 1o11- with land about the same now as it was therl-he could now buy 37O acres of farm land.
 Those who "c1ain" that they are 100 per cent Americans are often tainted with oil. Those who advocate 100 per cent. Aneri- canisrn are painted as Reds" Some oil-painting!
 "Three o'clock and oil is well I" is the cry that goes out from the present-day town criers who are supposed to safeguard the pub1ic's interests.
 Secretary Fall is not tn only Fall" guy who fell for the oil
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-02-16
THE OPEN SHOP and The Union Label are dis cussed every week in The Labor News. Subscribe.
A Directory of Our FRIENDS

In pursuance of the movement which has for its purpose the urging of all working people to give their combined support to reputable con- cerns that have uniformly shown friendly attitude toward the cause of Labor, there will here be found a directory of enterprises which we feel can be conscientiously endorsed and which are, therefore, justly entitled to our good will and united co-opera- ton.
 It does not necessarily follow that concerns which are not here repre- sented are unfriendly, nevertheless those listed on this page have demon strated their friendliness in various ways and should have our support.