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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09
Spinach and Eggs in Ramekins.

Have ready generous cupful of
cooked spinach. chopped very fine.
Melt two teaspoonfuls of butter. Add
one tablespoonful of flour and one
fourth teaspoonful each of salt and
pepper. Cook a minute. then add
half a cupful of rich milk. and stir
until boiling. Add the spinach, mix,
and use to line a buttered glass
ramekin or an au gratin dish, break
into the dish three fresh eggs and
place In a moderate oven to cook un-
til the yollts are set. Serve for-break-
fast, luncheon or supper, with toast,
hot biscuits or rolls,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09

One of the latest styles for women
5 apron dresses, which is a type Of
style perfectly well adaptable for the
child, as the above illustration proves.
This pattern cuts in sizes 2, 4, and
years; size requires u yards of
:6-inch material with "a yards of
s2-inch contrasting material and
Yards OF ruffiing. Embroidery pat
tern No. e26-in blue only-15 cents
extra
The dress illustrated was made of
plaid gingham with plain lawn
apron and lawn ruffiing, but you
could make the dress for your little
girl Of contrasting organdies or wolfe.
Price Of pattern 15 cents, In post
aEe stamps only. Orders should be
Addressed to The Washington Star
pattern bureau, e East 18th street,
New York city. Please write name
and address clearly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09
DETlGTME CTnDTFC By Thornton
DAlD 11VlH ~ O1VALC W. Burgess.

had chased some one into a place
from which they could not get away
while he was there, and yet where he
could not get at them. They knew
that he was barking partly from ex-
element and partly in the hope that
his master would hear him and come.
Sammy Jay and Blacky the Crow
were two who heard Bowser's voice
and right away they became curious.
Sammy happened to be over in the
Old Orchard, while Blacky was over
in the Green Forest Both started at
once to see what was going on.
HE must have cornered some one
in that old stone WALL" said Sammy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09
Open Sandwiches.

Cut some rounds from ne-fourth-
inch slices of bread. Cut out the CEN
ters from half the slices. A dough-
nut cutter is useful in cutting these
If a plain cutter of the same size is
available for the plain rounds. Spread
the plain rounds with sauce tartare,
press the open rounds above, and fill
the open space with finely chopped
chicken, ham or olives, pressing it
into the tartare sauce below to hold
it in place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09

Jay to himself. 81 wonder if 1t can
be Peter Rabbit" Sammy flew lit
tie faster And he headed for a tree
from which he could look down and
see all that was going on. His cousin.
Blacky the Crow, was headed for that
same tree, and they arrived there al
most together. Both looked down
eagerly at the old stone wall to see
# they could discover any one hiding
between the stones of it.
Then Blacky noticed that Bowser
the Hound was looking up in tree
which grew beside that old stone
wall. OF course. he instantly looked
up in that tree. Then he became quite
as excited as was Bowser. Sammy
Jay looked up and at once became
equally excited. They saw what they
never had expected to see-Johnny
Chuck was up in tree.
Copyright, 1923, by T. W. BurgessD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09

for all time to come. After ! did
Lulu Bett,' strangers would meet me
f9r the hrst time and say. amazed,
Ny ny, you re young, aren't YOU"
Miss Wilson was aWfully anxious
To stay in New York for the premiere
Of ''rhe Covered Wagon" but Mr. De
Mill" was beginning the new picture
too soon, We all asked her if she
couldn't Wire him for longer leave
OF absence. and she told US that We
didn't know Mr.. De Miles iuescap-
ah!e schedule. EVERY one in tn
cast" she said, has to be on hand
for the reading of the story. |
haven't got chance"
Can rights reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09
The Diary of Professional Movie Fan
BY GLADYS HALL.
matte. too. to make any definite com

matte, too. to make any definite COM
ment on some ones teasing remark
about her being engaged. Whom am
supposed to be engaged to-" she
wanted to know, and she was told
that the last reports had it that j.
Warren Kerrigan is he favored man.
She just smiled. She has the sort
of smile that might mean anything
In her next picture she is to play
the part of woman of thirty-five.
She doesn't like it Very we'll II sup
pose" she said, iii be called mother
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09

green tones now. The rosy orange Of
sliced carrots makes row-bold
cubes of picked beets. magenta hued
small radiShcS, their scarlet coats
curied back from hearts of pearl.
Nermilion strands of pimentos in a
net across the whole. caught down by
curled anchovies, black and fat to
give a salty tang. And, last of all, a
border of dark olives round about.
The salads done. a masterpiece as in
triCate in hue as some old precious
piece Of clOiSonne.
And Mary writes. II did love beauty
50. And this is all so hideous."
Copyright 1897
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09

Giuseppe pauses now and mixes this
ali Well with salt and pepper. vinegar
as fruity as champagne and clear.
green olive oil. II stands an hour
until each chilly part is Favored with
the essence Of the whole. Now on the
platter II is spread ard. with a flourish.
Giuseppe starts the garnishing No
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09

For 40 days and 30 mites
IL rained and raned and rained
And most of the waiter stayed rite ware it
dropped
Because hardly eny drained
''Uoley Moses wat Il rain,'' sed Noah,
Il ony waiter and mud,
This may seem like rain 10 others
But 10 me it looks like II flood.
This 10 n rain and n lralf,'' he sed.
And maybe the sky aiHt dark
If the paper don't fair tUmorro
l bleeye Ill bid Ark"
The next day verse inStcd OF better
And the rain came down with slam,
So Noah scd. wares NV tool chest?
Come on Jafet, come ON Shem, come ON Ham,"
They bilt the Ark ont Of trees and things
And Noah Sed Male il tit".
All this paint may mike it look pritty,' he
but if the waiter gets in. good mite"
So they used up all the males they had
And borrowed all the uaybFrs.
And the nayberS got drowned down there on
the ground.
But Noah was saved hT his laybers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09

GREEN CREPE DE CHINE WITH
EMBROIDERED BODICE EN-
TENDING IN PANEL DOWN THE
FRONT OF THE SKIRT
front This is the line followed by
the young girls fruck shown in the
sketch. II is of green crepe de chine.
The blouse is embroidered and extends
in Il narrow panel down the front.
hanging loose over the straight lines
OF the plated skirt.
utopYright 1923
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09

Prices realised on Swift & Company
week ending Saturday, April Tth, on shipments
sold out, ranged from 1000 cents to Is. 90 cents
per pound and averaged 81 cents per pound.
advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09

The felt hat of tan or gray is very
smart when trimmed in seIf-colored
MORE or taffeta. The above hat would
be only the usual if it were not for
the rather unusual point the brim
goes into at the right side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09

Copyright, 1897
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-09

HE first of a series of daily ar
ticles on the birds of Washing
ton and vicinity is here pre-
, 1923-03-04
How to Talk

TELEPHONE USE is a simple operation and yet
l. from experience and observation it would seem
that there should be a school of instruction for
users as well as training of operators. America
has by far the best telephone service in the world.
We don't appreciate what We have until we come in
contract with that of other countries.
That our service is not perfect everybody is
aware, but the well-trained operators at the "cen-
trails all know the method of talking that is trans
mitted most successfully, while great numbers of
telephone subscribers and tollpayers are yet to
learn both what to do and what not to do to make
themselves understood.
Any experienced telephone person will tell you
more than an inch from it. Every added inch of
the line of communication by 100 miles. 1t is not
loud speaking that counts, but the talking and the
maintaining of the correct position, sud when tie
person at the other end begins to clamor for more
vigorous utterance, the recipient of the exhortation,
instead of beginning to yell, should adjust his re,
lation to the instrument stop looking around the
room or out of the ~window-and especially should
he or she speak both more distinctly and more
slowly. More haste, less speed" is particularly
applicable TO the telephone.
These are simple hints that everybody who will
can follow to the vast saving of time and temper.
Whether we all should try to trill our "r's' as the
operators do is a question, but even that should
be easy to many.
And if people should only be careful about the
pronunciation of proper names! OF all words, they
are the most difficult to get telephonically, for it
is impossible TO guess at them, and the rest of
the conversation usually does not help.
, 1923-03-04
Attacking the Constitution

1t is seriously proposed to change
the form of our government by I'M
dermining and o~verthrowing the inde.
pendence of the judiciary department.
The proposal to empower congress to
set aside a decision OF the supreme
court which declares an act of con.
gress unconstitutional is revolution
airy in its nature. That element Of
radical and FESTIVE men who are al
eager to tinker and experiment
with established institutions have no
patience with the thoughtful and de.
liberate methods of a court. When
they desire the quick enactment of a
law. it matters not to them that the
'aw is unconstitutional, and they rage
against the court which declares 1t
so. They concede that congress may
a law that violates the constitu-
ton, but insist hat congress should
have the final right to say whether
or not it a in fact made such blum.
der. 1t would appear that IL congress
passed an unconstitutional law, It
would do so either knowingly or un-
knowingly. II, after the usually full,
discussion. it enacted the unconstitu.
tional law knowingly. it would not
likely retract. If it passed it un-
knowingly. it would not be likely to
find it out.
a parliamentary body. composed Of
a 'arge percentage of men compare.
lively unfamiliar with the constitu.
ton and laws of the country. is not
fitted to pass Judgment upon the con.
s~titutionality of a statute. Such a
question is a judicial one of the high
est type and character and should no
more be referred to a legislative body
than n other function of the Jude.
larry.
This proposal means nothing mora
nor less than the complete wiping out
of our written Constitution.
Ben w. Hooner
, 1923-03-04
Continue to Do We'll

FITS TALK about prosperity. It is the most
~ cheerful subject before the people of the ma.
ton today. There is reason for it, cause for It
and above all desire for it.
Never in the history of American industry has
there been such productive activity. Basic indus.
tries such as iron and steel, textiles, leather and
the like are running capacity. The phrase "run-
ming capacity" means today from fifty to one hun.
dred per cent greater output than running capac-
iy in preNwar times meant. This is because dur
ing the war practically every basic industry in.
creased its capacity Mt least fifty per cent. Some
doubled their capacity. To illustrate: If an in.
dustry increased its capacity fifty per cent dur
ing the war and is now running eighty per cent of
its total capacity, il is producing one hundred and
twenty per cent more goods than it did in pre.war
days.
The Significance of this is at once evident when
II is stated that the United States Steel CORPORA.
ton is operating 90 per cent of its capacity. That
indicates a production far in excess of anything
eyer %attempte in pre-war times. Its production
during the month of January was 3,170OO tons,
thu largest output since March 1920. Despite this
fact its untitled orders today are approximately
1.0OO,O0O tons, the largest on record since the war.
Pig iron production for the month of January was
within a few thousand tons of its highest record
made in September, 1918.
4 statement from the census buresu says that
the number of textile spindles in operation in this
country Is the greatest ever and the purchases of
cotton by domestic textile industries. notwithstand.
equalled.
Inc Total motor vehicle production for 1922 was
, 1923-03-04
Booking System Fails

Barber shops seem to constitute
the one class. of professional estab-
lishfnents in which it is impossible to
introduce the custom of making al.
vance appointments. 81 gave the
thing a trial. said a downtown bar.
Der but the thing could not be made
to work"
For many years ! had been in
charge OF the shop at a club, and
"hen l went into business for my.
self many of my club members fol
lowed me. They were all wealthy
men, who dislike to walt. and at their
urgent request I undertook to make
booking as had been done in the club
It lid not take long though. to prove
that 1t couldn't be lone in a CONNER.
clal shop.
The very men who wanted me TO
introduce the system were
for its failure. Mr.. Jones would come
in at $3.50. for instance, to keep an an.
pointment made by his secretary over
the telephone. The specifications cal
cd for n shave. n on the strencth
of this I would allot twelve or fifteen
minutes to Mr.. Jones giving an an
po!ntment for say 3:45 to Mr.. Browns
secretary.
1t often happened that Mr.. Jones'
shave would develop into a haircut
and a facial massage. which meant
that I would be busy for nearly an
hour. II l refused to give him more
than a shave Mr.. Jones would be ruff
fled and II 1 undertook the entire Job
and failed to be ready for Mr.. Brown
there was n rumpus from the lat
ter.
Then again in order to make a
profit it was necessary that I should
cater to general trade as well as to
that of my regulars. This meant that
IL n stranger came in at 3.29 n was
followed a moment later by Mr.. Jones
no amount OF explanation would CON
vince the stranger that the late ar
rival had a right to take the chair
ahead of himself.
Engagement books are all right
for doctors, massage parlors. scalp
treatment establishments and the like
but they won't work in tho barber
shop.
, 1923-03-04
Our Wee Baby Dear

Where did you come from. wee baby
dear,
out of the Somewhere to US here?
Like an echo of love from across
the bar
a strain of lost music come back
from afar..
Is that why we love you so. our baby
dear?
Did you meet a sunbeam on the way,
Just at the edge of coming day?
Is tina why your smile seems so
tender and bright,
Is that where your eyes got their
wondrous light,
Is that why we love you so, wee
baby dear?
A bright sunbeam. sweet music and
love,
A soul from an Infinite hand above
And a little new life was on Its
way;
And that is our baby. come to US
TO stay,
That is why we love you o wee
baby dear.
Lillian L. vanBurgh.
Re snar Wvvo
, 1923-03-04
Our Mother Tongue

THE supreme court of our neighboring state, Ne
Il braska, has upheld a law of that state prohib-
iting the teaching of any language except English
in schools below the ninth grade. This is well.
The law is not only sound in law but sound in rea-
son. This is an English-speaking nation. More
over, English is rapidly becoming the language of
the world, so far as commerce and international
communication are concerned. The time is not far
distant when all nations will make English a part
of the course of instruction for their young peo-
pie in order to better fit them for their life occu-
pations.
1t is entirely proper for the young people of
America to study foreign languages but most of
them have all they can do to get a fairly good com
mand of English during the eight years they spend
in the common schools. In fact both the spoken and
written language of many of our high school stu
dents indicate that some of them did not achieve a
very notable success in their study of English in
the elementary schools. Those who wish to study
foreign languages after they have mastered Eng
lish, may well be encouraged to do so, but their
first attention should be given to that Language
in which we have written our history, in which we
transac. our official business and in which we con-
duct our ordinary conversation and communica-
ton.
The man who insists upon teaching his chill
dren some language other than English during the
comma school period is open to serious doubt on
the .seAe of his Americanism.
, 1923-03-04
The Chaplain's Appeal.

There has been so much commen+
on the prayer delivered before the
Colorado house of Representatives on
FEBRUARY sth by the chaplain, Rev.
j. X RAIDER, that the exact wording
may be of interest to the people of
other states.
Following is the correct version as
furnished by Mr.. RAIDER. himself:
Not by might o by power, but
by My Spirit saith tho Lord Of
Hosts. We fear our nation has ruled
God out of its reckoning. We are
building u barns larger and storing
our goods for many days and saving
to our souls. Eat and be merry,
while Lazarus still sits at our gates
unfed. u farmer. on whom we de.
pend for bread n butter, is facing
bankruptcy while the middleman
wakes fatter and fatter. Dur fire.
sides are being deserted. while i'm.
moral picture shows are crowded
with u young people. Many of our
churches are converted into social
Clubs. and many of our ministers
have crowded Christ out of the pulpit
and are giving the people literary es-
says for the gospel. We have pushed
Christ to the back and have pressed
on HIS brow a crown of greed and
crucified Him on a cross of gold.
Many OF Il courts are corrupted.
and many OF our officers are being
bribed. oh, Lord. help us to get
bach to the days of old and acknowl.
edge our Lord as our leader.-Amen."
, 1923-03-04
The Failure.

III we but stand alone in that mans
place.
Had we but trod the path wherein
he fell.
Had known the cares OF life hat line
his face
And dim his eyes and darken soul
as well.
Perhaps then we would wish for
caverns deep.
That we might pass within to silent
sleep.
II we had seen what shares beset his
way.
What dreams of youth had into
darkness passed,
Had felt the tempters lure. our reason
sway
Or seen iife's dearest hopes caught
in the blast.
Might we not then, with weakness,
sin and fall.
And pray that darkness come and
owe all?
Much better. with kind words, we
light his way.
For budded in that soul perhaps
may be
Thoughts that will blossom into life
n day,
And fill some lonely heart with
melody.
Let's not. with mockinG sneers. his
hopes appall.
we too along LIES way
may fall.
W. II. Gilliiand.
, 1923-03-04
Be of Good Cheer

TT is HOPED that out of the maze and tangle
Il of opinion presented TO the state land board,
Shich comes up for hearing tomrrow at Cheyenne
that the interests of the people and their desires
IL the matters of railroad building and oil land
Teasing may be served.
1t is not believed that any interest represented
in propositions to the board is openly seeking to
secure advantage of the state, no matter what may
have been said to the contrary by critics OF one
interest or the other.
It is assumed that the gentlemen, coming to the
state and those already here are not buccaneers
but business men seeking to do big things with the
opportunities presented by our natural resources
and needs of development.
That the propositions made to the state board to-
morrow will be business propositions and not gold
brick schemes is assured by the character and
standing of the men making them
That these propositions will be such that the
board can properly entertain from all standpoints
is not doubted and that the board will reach a
decision that has for its first purpose the welfare
of tho state and the people is guaranteed by the
quality of men who form the board.
There need be no worry. No one is seeking to
aEay with the state of Wyoming.
, 1923-03-04
Pushing Into Socialism

INVESTED in tax free securities are billions of
dollars. AS a consequence taxes on other forms
of wealth, other securities, are growing higher and
higher.
This sort of policy is driving capital away from
investments IN land, buildings, industry, transpor-
tation and public utilities.
The effect of all income taxes is to put a pre-
MUM on investing capital where it cannot be
reached.
Fluent capital, that builds industries, builds
homes and carries on new enterprises to employ
labor should not be taxed.
All securities of publicly owned utilities are
owned utilities are taxed. One helps nav the costs
OF government, and the other helps to make the
c9sls OF government greater 10 the group that pays
these costs. 49,
, 1923-03-04
See What Napoleon, And
Caesar, And the Boys in
Back Room Will Have?'
BY JOHN ~HANDSHAKER
(Alfas Weed Dickinson.)
Special Casper Correspondent-

asylum Is located Is a coupie of
miles out of town; SO when we get
there we take a Taxi-Cheater I'D to
the Dump. Ethelbert and I are talk
ing all the way about one thing and
another. and 1 give you my words,
ne talks so Intelligent I begin to he
very sore indeed at these people for
sending such a Brilliant Bird to n
Skull Hospital. He is explaining the
t'ourth Dimension to me, I remem-
Der. and Einsteins Theory of Rela-
tives. among other things. and he
docs 1t very well. too. I am really
quite surprised.
Well. we get to the door and I tell
the leader of All Baba's Forty
1hieves which is driving the Taxi
Cheater to wait, because I will be
right out after I talk with the War
den. i tell him. However I do not
get right out.
lust as I ring the bell and the doorv
opens, Ethelbert-which has been
standing as quiet as a broken down
sheep. reaches with one hand and
grabs the commitment papers out OF
my side pocket. Then he gives me 4
shove that nearly lands me on nv
$40 4@AA dIlQ lit lnTOW8 me
Commitment papers in after me.
Here" he says to the guy which
opens h door. this guy thinks he
Is John Handshaker. but he isn't.
II am Handshaker," he says. Oils
names Ethelbert.' he says, land he
is sure Cuckoo. Keep him for a
while until I get back" this bird
bellows. IT got a important business
engagement in Wall Street"
Well, the last / see of EtheIbert as
the door shuts he is driving away in
the Taxi, smoking a big Cigar. I
start for the door. but the Door
Tender is a big bird with a Nit like
a Meat Hook. and he Grabs me.
"Lemme co. I tell him, II am
John Handshaker. and I bring that
Goofy guy down hero to be Incar-
mated for a time"
Sure" the Door Tender SAYS, "you
are John Handshaker. Come on back
and see Julius Caeser-he's just hav-
ing a Conference with Napoleon IN
the back room. Come on and see
Cleopatra" he says. shifting his hold
from a Hammerlock TO a Half NeN
son. shes n good Broad" ne says:
but o gotta be careful she doesn't
bite your ear. She thinks ears Is
very Tasty" he says.
Well. Reader. I see I am in Bad,
but I try TO act as Sane as possible.
I stop Raving and Pulling to get
away. and I smile and say It is a
Nice Day. and let's Reason this out.
By this timea couple OF Keepers come
up. and they say Yes. it is a Nice
day-but L know the way they say
it that If I say it is a Cold and Rainy
February 31st and hat a Blizzard
and a Thunderstorm is coming up.
they will agree with that statement
Just the samei
1t takes me three guys from my
Home Town. Twenty Dollars in Tips
and about Five Hours to get out of
that Joint: and when Ethelbert is
finally Apprehended he is trying to
convince a guy at the door of Rocker
feller's private Offace that he is Hugo
SHINES and is here to loan the u. S.
some German Marks! Also. believe
I give the Neighbors which get
me into this jam a Strong Areu-.
ment for Leaving Ethelbert wher, he
is when Fail comes around; but they
take him out. at that. ! claim Ethel
bert is not crazy. He is a Genius:
but one OF the kind which should be
Kept Indoors Permanently