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Evening star., 1923-01-16
A THOUSAND AND ONE AFTER
MOONS IN CHICAGO. BY Ben

Another Chicago newspaper man.
Another rebel against the "hypocri-
sizes" of life and letters. Another
novelist, this one of a realism so deep
and thick as to menace one some
times with the ooze and slime of It..
A genuine artist at heart; If be-
havior. q freakish gamin who should
be spanked. A follower of Theodore
Dresser. whom. in frank homage, he
classes with those great questioners
of the desires of the heart-Dostoev-
sky, Schopenhauer, Dresser and
Hecht had vision of the daily paper
illuminated with bits of life-news,
in fact-done in terms of literary art
Why not? SO. Slipping into the role
Of the Lady Scheherezade, he betook
himself. to the streets of Chicago for
a story q day, not to save his head,
as in the case of the lady herself. but
to indulge his literary soul instead.
And these are the stories. Unlike
Dresser. Ben Hecht keeps himself in
Fortunate, less devouring than is that
of Dresser. He is the complete artist
here-feeling. appraising, composing
vitaliMng, tallytng the work step by
step with. the fact-a sincere and
honest fellow getting the thrust and
street and alley. from police court
and man hunt. from shop and dive,
from lovely lake-washed afaternoons
and deep star-spang1ed nights-from
these and nine hundred and ninety
five other sources at hand he draws
the substance of, this enchantment.
For much of It Is enchantment.. All
of it is of a quality to make one for
get, for the moment at least, his later
literary misbehaviors- - "GargoyIes.' -
for instance-which, in sum, conyicts
Hecht of, being completely destitute
of any sense of the fitness of things.
Even a very dull person can realize
that a theme whose essential essence
is privacy is constitutionally untitled
to provide suggestions for a street
parade. Not Hecht--he does not see
this. The illustrations? Astonishing
and, at first. past finding out, except
that they jump out at one from every
page In Q bixarre and audacious at
task !. g. ~.
Evening star., 1923-01-16

An eight-year-old motion picture
star is worth several million dollars.
There is no doubt about his having
been one of those good boys who al
ways saved their money.
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The fact that Russia has not done
much with political economy does not
prevent her from insisting that she is
strong on art and literature.
Evening star., 1923-01-16

The strikers at the Bochum steel
factories, now taken over by French
troops, are not altogether out of SYM
pathy with their old employers.
Evening star., 1923-01-16

The activities of Mr.. McAdoo may
serve to suggest to Mr.. Will Hays that
an association with the motion pic.
lures need not permanently destroy a
mans taste for politics.
Evening star., 1923-01-16

Barnum said, THE public likes to
be humbugged,' but did not imply that
every amateur is competent to do the
trick.
Evening star., 1923-01-16

The Impeachment rumor OCCASION
ally asserts itself. but with nothing
like the emphasis and reliability of the
resignation rumor.
Evening star., 1923-01-16

When investigation reveals the fact
that prices are too high. the average
consumer can usually declare in all
candor that he knew it first.
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All Other States.
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80 the use for republication OF all news dis
patches credited to ii or not otherwise credited
in this paper and also the local news pub
llshed herein. All rights OF publication Of
special dispatches herein also reserved.
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Moscow promises to send us some
good actors in generous return for the
bad actors the l. w. w. sent over to
Europe.
Evening star., 1923-01-16

The German paper mark again re-
cedes in value, but lump of coal be-
comes more precious every day.
Evening star., 1923-01-16

The occupation of the Ruhr shows
signs Of being buster in a military
than an industrial sense
Evening star., 1923-01-16

When Clemenceau was here he
talked interestingly to the American
people, but evidently did not tell all he
knew
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Power af Surresfion.

''Why do you agrieulturists find so
much fault?'
'I dunno" rejoined Farmer Corn
tossel. ''it's something we catch from
you all speechmakin' politicians"
Evening star., 1923-01-16

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
EDITION, fs delivered by carriers within the city
at 10 cents per month: daily on'y. ~ cents per
fers may be sent by mail or Telephone Main
5000. Collection is made by carriers at the
end OF each month
Evening star., 1923-01-16

The process of, political evolution
going on in Europe does not particu-
larly interest Col. Bryan at present.
Evening star., 1923-01-16
Musings of a Motor Con

AS DER Hortense sweet slumber crept
An earthquake through the city swept.
Hortense dreamed on, believing that
She flivvered and a tire went fiat.
Evening star., 1923-01-16

Alleged iniquities of life at the
capital of the nation. and particularly
withing the Capitol building, in 1910
had percolated to Gulfport. Missis-
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business ONCE. 11th st. and PENNSYLVANIA Ave.
New York ONCE. 100 Nassau 81.
Chicago 0fflce: Tower Building.
european ONCE: 16 Regent ST.. London. England
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A winter season may escape the
severe cold wave, but never the grip
germ.
Evening star., 1923-01-16

"Time is money" said Uncle Eben,
''but de kind Of money a loafer,s time
10 wuth Is counterfeit u
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Extreme Measures.

Extreme MeaSures.
81 understand you have taken up
the study Of hypnotism.''
81 have" replied Senator Sorghum.
"a lot Of the folks out home are be-
coming so dissatisfied the only way to
get 'em to vote for me will be to mes
merize EN-
Jud Tunkins says he was once one
Of those happy barefoot boys" but
he's been a heap more comfortable
since he was able to wear shoes.
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ming or two singing sentimental bal
lads, she accompanying him on the
piano and the rest Of the family sit
ting ON the side lines to see that ne
rough stuff was pulled. Having noted
that she dropped her eyelashes and
turned family pink when he came to
the "Thee-only thee!" bit, he felt
a mild sense Of encouragement, strong
enough to justify him in taking her
sister aside next day and asking IL
the object Of his affections ever hap
pened to mention his name In the
course Of conversation. Further pour
parlers having passed With her aunt,
two more sisters, and her little broth
er, he felt that the moment had ar
rived when he might send her a vol
ume Of Shelley, with some Of the pas
, sages marked in pencil. A few weeks
later, he interviewed her father and
obtained his consent TO the paying
Of his addresses. And finally, after
writing her q letter which began
Madam! you will not have been In
sensible to the fact that for some time
past you have inspired in my bosom
feelings deeper than those of ordinary
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way?' inquired Sam solicitously, as he
fell into step by her side.
much better now, thanks. I've
made friends with a girl on board
did you ever hear her name-Jane
Hubbard-she's q rather well-known
big game hunter and she fixed up
some sort Of. a mixture for Pinky
which did him a world Of good. !
don't know what vas in it except
Worcester sauce, but she said she
always gave it to her mules in Africa
when they had the bolts It's
very nice of you to speak so affection
ately Of poor Pinky when he bit YOU"
Animal spirits! !" said Sam tolerant
ly." Pure animal spirits! like to see
them. But, of course, l love all
dogs"
"Oh, do you? SO do L."
Il only wish they didn't fight so
much. I'm always stopping dog
fights"
Il do admire a man who knows
what to do at a dog fight. I'm afraid
I'm rather helpless myself. There
never seems anything to catch hold
Of" She looked down. Have you
been reading? What Is the book? 2"
ITS a volume of T%ennyson."
"Are you fond Of Tennyson?"
II worship him." said Sam reverent-
~. "Those-" he glanced at his cuff
those Idylls Of the King l do not
like to think what an ocean voyage
would be If l had not my Tennyson
with me-"
eve must read him together. He is
my favorite poet"
1--WE will There is something about
TennysOn. :"
"Yes, isn't there! I've felt that my
self so Often!"
Some poets are whales at epics and
it a day when they've written some
thing that runs TO a couple of verses,
but where Tennyson had the bulge was
that his long game was just as good
as Lis short. He was great off the tee
and a marvel with his chipshots."
That sounds as though you played
golf"
"When | am not reading T%ennyson,
you can generally find me out on the
links. Do you play?"
II love it. How extraordinary that
We should have SO much in common.
We really ought TO be great friends"
He vas pausing to select the best of
three replies when the lunch bUgle
sounded.
ooh, dear!" she cried. IL must
rush. But we shall see one another
again up here afterward?'
I'VE WILL" said Sam.
"We'Il sit and read Tennyson."
Zine! Er--you and ! and MOrti-
mer?"
ooh, no, Bream Is going to sit down
below and look after poor Pinky."
Does he-does he know he is?'
mot yet" said Billie. I'm going
to tell him at lunch"
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Forged Certificates.

The forging Of Uruguayan naturali-
zation certificates, to enable Europeans
TO enter the United States as Uruguay
ans. has been disclosed. The Uruguay.
an law requires a residence Of five
years before citizenship papers are
granted an immigrant. Certificates
were obtained in great numbers by
false declarations Of witnesses who
apparently were members Of a strong
organization which has qualifications
In Argentina and Brazil. ,
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"Come, Mrs. Mouse"

is, If Daddy says so. You should be
more dutiful, my son."
SORRY" squealed Maurice, Jr., very
politely.
"YOu see," said Daddy Mouse, "this
is a big Office, and from here they
send out stories Of happenings at
Chris mas time. l heard them talk
ing today. They were talking Of their
Christmas presents, one Of them
brought forth a box in which were
all sorts of goodies"
The little Mice looked very much
excited, but their Mother looked al
them to let them know that their
Daddy must finish his talk first.
1t "a hard to keep quiet, but they
managed it while Mr.. Mouse con
tinued:
"Oh, yes, in the box there was pop
corn, and some sailed nuts and some
sweetmeats, and they had the rude
ness to talk about it before me-"
The little Mice felt like saying that
their Daddy was talking about it be-
fore them, and though they knew they
would get some, 1t was hard to wait.
"They were talking Of Christmas
stories and Of Christmas shopping, and
Of everything about Christmas, and
finally the one who had the box OF
goodies said to the other:
"'You must have some of the nice
things. I brought them down as
thought they'd go well after lunch as
nice Christmas extras
$50 the ether person took some
from the box and the person who
owned the box said:
"'Oh, you're not taking nearly
enough
Goodness, that was hard for me to
hear, for all this time I was hiding not
far away.
"But to my delight didn't the frs,
person say to the second, Hold out
your hands while / give you sOme.'
sand then, JOY Of JOY, there were
ever and ever so many spilled and
they showed them under the desk with
their feet so the room wouldn't look
untidy and there they were all read.
for Our Christmas party.
Sand here they still are for they
were out of sight and no INK though;
they were there to be brushed up.
was so afraid someone with a broom
might see them.
"But, oh moi"
And the Mice all had a Christmas
party of real Christmas goodies. AND
such a merry, merry feast as 1t was
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CHAPTER w

IL was the fourth morning of the
voyage. OF course, when this story
is done in the movies they won't be
satisfied with a bald statement like
that; they will have Il Spoken Title or
a Cut-Back Sub-Caption or whatever
they call the thing in the low Gems
where mOtion-picture scenafio-lizards
do their dark work, which will run:
"And so, calm and go!dsn, the days
went by, each fraught with hope and
youth and sweetness linking two
young hearts in silkcn letters forged
by the laughing Love-God"-
and tile males in the audience will
shift their chewing gum to the other
cheek and take u iirmer grip of their
companions hands and the man at the
piano will play Everybody wants a
key to my cellar" or something equal
Fly appropriate, very soulfully and
slowly, with a wistful eye on the half
smoked cigarette which he has parked
on the lowest octave and intends fin
ishing as sOon as the picture Is over.
But / prefer the plain frank statement
that 1t was the fourth day Of the voy-
~ That is my story and l mean
to stick to it.
Samuel Marlowe, munied in a bath
robe. came back to the stateroom from
his tub. His manne had the often
sive jauntiness of the man who has
had q cold bath when he might just
as easily have had a hot one. He
looked out Of the portfolio ut the SHIN
mering sea. He felt strong and hap
DIV and exuberant.
1t was not merely the spiritual pride
induced by a cold bath that was up
lifting this young man. The fact was
that, as ne toweled his glowing back,
he had suddenly come 10 the decision
that this very tNy he would propose
to Wilhelmina Bennett. Yes, he would
put his fortune to the test, to win or
lose 1t all. True. he had only known
her FOR four days, 6ut what Of that?
Nothing In the way Of modern prog
ress Is more remarkable than the
manner In which the attitude Of your
lover has changed concerning pro-
posals OF marriage. When Samuel
Marlowe's grandfather had convinced
himself, after about a year and a half
of respectful ~aloorness. that the emo
ton which he felt towards Samuel
Marlowe's gran'niother-to be was love,
the fashion vi the period compelled
him 10 approach the matter in a rouad.
about way, First he sl'enl an eve
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friendship. . A.. :" he waylaid her
in the rose garden and brought the
thing off.
How different is the behavior of the
modern young a His cOurtship can
hardly be called a courtship at all.
Ills methods are those Of Sir w. S.
Gilbert's "~Alphonso."
Alphonso. who for cool assurance all
creation ticks,
lie up arJ said to Emily who has
cheek enough for six:
Miss Emily Emily iots You; VIII you
And Emily said: Certainly. Alphonso.
like a bird!"
Sam Marlowe was q bright young
man and did not require a year TO
make up his mind that Wilhelmina
Bennett had been set apart by Fate
from the beginning of time to be his
bride. He had known it from the mo-
ment he saw her on the dock, and all
the subsequent strolling, reading.
talking, soup-drinking, tea-drinking,
and shufle-board-playing which they
had done together had merely solidl-
fed his original impression. He loved
this girl with all the force Of a fiery
nature-the fiery nature Of the Mar
loves was a by-Word in Bruton street,
Berkeley square - and something
seemed to whisper that she loved him.
At any rate she wanted somebody like
Sir Galahad, and, without wishing to
hurl bouquets at himself, he could not
see where she could possibly get any
one liker Sir Galahad than himself.
SO. wind and weather permitting,
Samuel Marlowe intended to propose
to Wilhelmina Bennett this very day.
He let down the trick basin which
hung beneath the mirror and, collect
ing his shaving materials. began to
lather his face.
~ am the Bandolero" sang Sam
blithely through the soap, 81 am. | nm
the Bandolero! Yes. yes, | am the
Bandolero!"
The untidy heap Of bedclothes in the
lower berth stirred restlessly.
"Oh, Cd" said Eustace Hignett
thrusting out q tousled head.
Sam regarded his cousin with COM
miseration. HOrrid things had been
happening to Eustace during the last
few days. and 1t was quite a pleasant
surprise each morning to find that he
was still alive.
Feeling bad again, old MANI"
IL was feeling all right" replied
Hignett churlishly, until you began
the farmyard limitations. What sort
or a day is iii"
Glorious! The sea . :"
Don't talk about the sea"
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IgRIW|3S@alSa
OS~ 80 aC
MARY II BONNER
CHRISTMAS FOR NICE

Mr.. Maurice Mouse was as excited
as he could be. He wiggled his whis-
kers and he squealed and he said:
"Come, Mrs. Mouse and all the little
Mice, for we're TO have a Christmas
party"
"A Christmas party" repeated Mrs
Mouse. Dear Mr.. Mouse, how sweet
and ~extravagant of YOU"
Dear, generous Daddy" said the
little Mice.
"Come, come, make not too much
noise" said Mr.. Mouse, and he led the
way.
They went through the different
rooms Of the building where there was
a great deal OF machinery and the
little Mice said:
Daddy, what Is here besides ma
chinery? They don't keep food in
their machines, do they?"
Hush, Daddy will show you in just
q moment" he said.
SO they all kept very quiet and on
they hurried after him.
II hope we will get there soon,'
| said Mrs. Mouse. Il am quite out OF
breath hurrying. l am not as young
as I used to be-"
Nonsense, nonsense" said Mr.,
Mouse. You're still the sweet, charm
ing young mouse with whom l fell in
love-it seems but a few hours ago! y
Mrs. Mouse grinned a beautiful grin
and said:
"Ah, I'm a lucky mouse to be sc
loved by my mate. And his love Is
a love worth having. It's an un'
selfish love and not as the love of a
cat would be. A cat would love me
cruelty"
One Of the children started to cry
at the word "cat," but soon Quietet
and after that short stop they went
on again.
At last they reached a room where
were desks and tables and many pa
pers.
"This doesn't look like a banque
room, Daddy" said little Maurice
Mouse, Jr., "but maybe 1t is, maybe
u.s."
'Of course it is" said Mrs. MOus'
sternly to her child. "Of course /
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Something rather new in the use OF
pontoOns is a telephone line in the
Santiam forest, invented by a fire
chief of the United States Department
of Agriculture. This line extends for
nearly a quarter Of a mile across n
lake. The poles that were set in the
lake bottom last fall were pulled out
by the ice, leaving the line in the WA
ter. Some pontoons were built by
using large logs and making a sort of
raft, which was anchored In the prop
or place by means of heavy stones
and wire, and poles were erected upon
the pOntoons to which are attached
swinging insulators. The line is be-
ing held up very satisfactorily by this
arrangement.
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"CASCARETS" FOR LIVER
AND BOWELS-10c A BOX
Cures BiliOusness, Constipation, Sick
Headache, Indigestion. Drug stores. Adv.
Had Her Opinion of Him.

The major was extremely peppery,
and as he was doing his best to win
the golf clubs medal, he was an
noyed when at one hole he was kept
waiting for a few minutes by a wom-
an who sauntered carelessly down the
fairway with a baby In her arms.
"Come away, madam" he called out
Justify. "Hurry up with that baby
Of yours"
The woman glared at him indig,
nantly.
Baby yourself she snapped, play
ing with that little ball, and in those
ridiculous short trousers, too"
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Mrs. Horace Hlgnett. world
famous writer on theosophy. au-
thor OF The Spreading Light"
etc, etc. arrives In New York IN
a lecturing tour. Eustace, her
SON, Is with her. WIndles. ances-
trail home OF the Hignetts, is his,
so her life Is largely devoted to
keeping him unmarried. Enter
her nephew, Sam. son OF Sir NAL
Iaby Marlowe. the eminent Lon
don lawyer. 1t IS arranged that
Sam and Eustace shall sail to-
gether on the Atlantic the next
day. Enter Bream Mortimer.
American, o OF n friend OF an
tnsufferable American named
Bennett, who has been Fostering
Mrs. Hignett TO lease Windlea.
Bream informs her that Will
helmina Bennett Is waiting for
Eustace at the Little Church
Round the Corner. Bream him
self Is I'm love with Wilhelmina.
Mrs. Hlgnett marches off TO Gus
faces room. The scene shifts
90 the Atlantic at her pier. Sam,
heading for the gangplank, meets
n glorious, red-headed girl, with
whom he instantly falls in love,
though her dog bites him. Eus-
tace appears, heart-broken. II
appears that his mother had
"pinched his trousers and de-
Iayed the ceremony. w~hereupon
Wilhelmina had declared the we'd
ding off. Sam is pushed over
board. has a desperate struggle
In the water with another swim
ner and ~reJoins the Atlantic at
quarantine. The red-headed girl
Ia Wllhelmina Bennett-"Billie."
She halls Sam as a hero and in
PRODUCES Bream.
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step in and separate a couple Of the
brutes, absolute strangers 10 me, who
were fighting In the street. reminded
her that we were all fighters nova
days, that life itself was in a sense q
fight; but she wouldn't be reasonable
about It. She said that Sir Galahad
would have done 1t like a shot. l
thought not. We had no evidence what
soever that Sir Galahad was ever
called upon TO do anything half as
dangerous. And, anyway, he wore ar
NOR. Give me a suit Of mail reaching
well down over the ankles, and / will
willingly intervene In a hundred dog
fights. But in thin flannel trousers,
MOI"
Sam rose. His heart was light. He
had never, Of course, supposed that the
girl was anything but perfect; but it
was nice to find his high opinion Of her
corroborated by n who had 10 res
son to exhibit her in a favorable light.
He understood her point Of view and
S%ympathiZed with it. An idealist, how
could she trust herself to Eustace Hig-
nett? How could she be content with
a craven who, instead Of securing the
world in the quest for deeds OF derring
do, had fallen down so lamentably on
his first assignment There was a
specious attractiveness about poor old
Eustace which might concelvably win
a girls heart for a time; he wrote
poetry, talked well, and had a nice
singing voice; but, as a partner for
life well, he simply wouldn't
do. That was all there was to it. He
simply didn't add up right. The man
a girl like Wilhelmina Bennett required
for n husband was somebody entirely
different somebody, felt Sam
uel Marlowe, much more like Samuel
Marlowe.
Swelled almost to bu~rsting-pOint
with these reflections, he went on deck
to join the ~ante-luncheon promenade.
He saw Billie almost at once. She
had put on one Of these nice sacky
sp~ort-coats which so enhance feminine
charms, and was strlding along the
deck with the breeze playing in her
vivid hair like the female equivalent
Of a viking. Beside her walked
young Mr.. Dream Mortimer.
Sam had been feeling n good deal of
a fellow already, but at the sight of
her welcoming smile his self-esteem
almost caused him TO explode. What
magic there is in a girls smile! 1t is
the raisin which, dropped in the yeast
OF male ~complacency, induces fermcn'
tation.
ooh, there you are, Mr.. Marlowe!"
ION, there YOU are" said BrcGm
Mortimer, with a slightly different In.
lection.
II thought I'd like a breath OF fresh
air before lunch,' said Sam.
"Oh. Bream!" said the girl.
"Hello?"
do be n darling and take this great
room will you? ! had no idea it was
so warm"
"Ill carry It." said Bream.
Nonsense. L wouldn't dream OF
burdenlng you with it. Trot along and
put ii on the berth. 1t doesn't matter
about folding 1t up"
"All right" said Bream moodily.
He trotted along. There are mo-
ments when q mar feels that all he
needs In order to be q delivery wagon
Is q horse and a driver.
He had better chirrup to the Cog
while he's. there, don't you thinkT" sug-
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Law Was Obeyed.

"Just think, it was against the old
blue laws to kiss ones wife on Sun
dayY
'That so? What was the penalty?'
Dunno. No husband was ever
brought up on the charge."-Boston
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