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Evening star., 1923-11-14
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

BELAsCO-Drinkw waters Robert E..
Lee" biographical play, at 2:20 and
$40 pm.
NATIONAL-Galswo Loyal
ties" melodrama, at 2:20 and $40 pm.
POLI'S-Balieff's "Chauve Souris."
Russian vaudeville. at 500 pm.
KEITH'S - Mcintyre and Heath.
vaudeville, at 2:15 and S:15 pm.
COsMOs-Harry webb's Entertain
ss snaous show from and fa pm con-
STRAND "sweethearts," vaude-
Vile and pictures. at 2:45. $3.50 and
$40 pm.
GAYETY-"All in Fun" burlesque
at 2:15 and Sis pm.
PREsIDENT-'Tf Winter Comes
(second week.. photoplay), continu-
Gus show. IL am. to midnight.
HOWARD (colored)-"North Ain,
South" musical comedy. at $3.50 pm
COLUMBIA-"A Woman Of Paris ;
photoplay, at 11:05 am. 1:05, 3:15
Sis. 7:15 and $3.50 pm.
RIALTO-"In the Palace of the
King" at 1880, 1880, $3.50. $3.50, 1886
and $50 pm.
PALACE-"Pleasure Mad" at 11:1C
am. 1:10, $3.50, $40. 1920 and s:3C
pm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lloyd. In
why Worry?". at 11:50 am. 1:45
$3.50, $50, 1850 and 10 pm.
AMBASSADOR of the
Night" show begins at z and pm.
CENTRAI-"Mother in-L Law" con.
tinuous show from IL am. until II
pm.
CRANDALL'S-Dou Fairbanks
in The Mark of Zorro" at 11:1t
am, 12:4o. 2:1o. $40. $40. GAO. s:1(
and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1923-11-14
Forget-Me-Not Funds Employed
To Help Desperate Situations

Forget-Me-Not day, recently pub
1icly held throughout the United
States by the Disabled American
Veterans of the World War, has a
pathetic everyday application in the
work for which the funds are used
by the veterans organization here in
Washington, according to those in
charge of the work.
Among the recent cases in which
veterans have been aided when they
had become short Of funds while in
this city trying to adjust compensa-
tion claims and after 1t appeared that
their sacrifices made in the cause of
democracy had been overlooked by
a cold world were:
First-A boy who had journeyed
all the way from Florida to Wash
ipgton with his wife and mother with
barely enough funds to make the trip
and live on for a few days while his
compensation claims were being ad-
justed.
With his mother and his wife he
Evening star., 1923-11-14
SENTENCES LIGHTENED.

Agnes Thompson and Mary Elliott.
young white women, were saved
yesterday, from a term of imprison-
ment in the penitentiary. They had
been sentenced last Friday by Jus
tice Bailey to serve three years each,
but on further reflection the court
decided that a term of one year
each at Occoquan would serve the
ends of justice. Attorney Harry T.
Whelan told the court that restitu-
tion had been made.
Evening star., 1923-11-14
DIVORCE PLEA DENIED.
Justice Stafford Dismisses Petition
of Mrs. E. M. Diane.

Justice Stafford of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
has dismissed the petition for limited
divorce filed by Eleanor NJ. Diane
against her husband. Louis p. Diane.
The petition also asked for separate
maintenance and the custody of the
children of the parties, which prayer
also was denied. The husband was
represented by Attorney Harry H.
HOllander
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-22
Protection of Emblems Of
Other Nationals Eagerly
Sought NY Chinese Who
Pay Salaries to Dummy
Partners.
BY JUNIUs b. WOOD
Especial Cable TO The San Antonio Lisnt
and the Chicago Daily News.


Canton, China, April co." Rent.
ing the flag" is a dubious form OF
enterprise which reaches
its highest development in China. IL
is an abuse of the extra-territorlai
privileges which foreign powers ENJOY
jim the country, and extremely pro
fitable to the citizens and consulates
of those countries which encourage
the questionable practice. 1t is I'M
fair to China and weakens the pres
tige of every foreign flag in China;
unending future trouble ana
Expense 20 those nations which are
navies in this part OF the
ks~S, to protect their citizens. Tax
payers at home will pay the bills. :,
Great Britain and the United
States are extremely strict in prevent
ing their citizens from going into the
flag-renting business. Howls against
the unsympathetic attitude OF the
American and British consuls are nu-
|merous, but as bona fide ship owners
Fan always secure permission to fly
their national flag, the home taxpay-
ers undoubtedly will back up the con-
bulls attitude. One feature Of the re-
bent China trade act may force an
Involuntary change in the American
policy. Other nations are not equally
6trict. French, Portuguese, japanese
and Panamanian flags are almost as
numerous as the five-colored flag OF
China itself.
Flag Is q Protection.
Once a foreign flag is run up over
garage, hotel, river junk or other
business in China, the property comes
Under the protection of the nation
Eymbolized by the flag. That nation
has the right and assumes the duty
Ii protecting it with its armed forces
nd in case of damage. to demand
separations from the Chinese govern
nent for the destruction of foreign
property. The flag is a warning to
Chinese armies, bandits, and pirates
hat the property does not belong to
chinese citizens and must not be
eized. Shrewd Chinese business men,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-22

said. he has always been interested in
politics. and at that time took more or
less of an active part in city and cOUn-
ty politics. In 1912 he decided To
run for office and after a bitter con
test as q candidate of the old Citizens
League, was elected county judge of
Bexar county. He held this office for
four consecutive terms, reSigning in
1920 10 return TO a practice of law
with his present associates. He was
married December ). 1900. to Miss
Sewall Culpepper of Houston. OF five
children born to them three are still
living. two boys and one girl.
Boyhood Ambition-To be an actor
Of the Observation-Disclosures type.
and he still confesses TO the fainteSt
of hankerings for the footlights and
the tinsel.
Clubs-Elks. Knights of Columbus
and Belknap Rifles.
Hobby-The study of human ma
ture, and he is of the opinion that
politics and his profession are the
best schools in which to acquire such
knowledge.
Recreation-Playing tennis and
swimming with his children.
Ambition for San Antonio-"My
ambition for San Antonio" Judge
Davis said, lis two-fold: A great city
"a city beautiful. Great, in the
sense that commercially she will be
without n peer, industrially unrivaled
Intellectually a wonderful center, yet
not so great or so intellectual as to
lose the delightful individualistiC
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-22

first month he was paid $25. When
the firm failed q few months later he
could not find another job for three
months so went TO work as a stenog
rapher in the office of his father who
was a railroad superintendent at Vic
toria. However. he wanted 10 live in
San Antonio so in a short time he re-
turned. getting a job as typist and
abstractor with the old firm of Hide
brand X Stribling. He remained with
them for six years, and then believing
that the railroad positions offered a
greater opportunity for a young man
wanting to rise in the world, went as
stenographer TO the auditors office of
the $. \. x A. L. He was secretary
to the late ]. W. Terry. About this
time. having read law in a desultory
sort of way for several years, he de-
cided to give up difference of $50
month in salary TO finish a law
course. He obtained job as stenog-
rapher and law clerk in the office of
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-22
Renting" National Flags Is
Profitable Business in China

having experienced the looting prop
ensities of both bandits and military,
are always ambitious to rent for
eign flag. Citizens whose consuls con-
nive at this subterfuge have a lucra-
tive business. :,
The method of composing the legal
fiction of ownership varies. Usually
a bill of sale, well protected by other
documents so that the actual equity
in the property remains with the
Chinese owners, is presented to the
consulate. The foreigner who Is rent
ing his country's flag receives the
honorary title of general manager.
His salary is anywhere from 500 to
5000 a month. He has nothing TO
do unless some Chinese authority,
either lawful or unlawful, molests the
property and then he protests TO his
consul who presents a claim TO the
Chinese government, usually accom-
panied by threats of warships and
retaliation.
One affable French citizen is said
TO have an income of between $4,000
and $4,000 q month from renting the
French tricolor in this city alone.
Judging from the number of Pana-
manian two-starred, checkerboarded
flags which fly over everything from
sampans to steamers. that diminutlve
republic has more citizens in business
here than the United States and
Great Britain combined. Portugal,
justified to some extent by the proxi-
nifty Of Macao. is heavy patron OF
the river traffic. The Japanese red
Rising Sun flag is more conspicuous
on land.
Makes Ii Part Of Insurance
One enterprising japanese insurance
company in another city gave tin
notice to tack on the door and flag
to unfurl over the roof. with every
policy. The tin sign gives warning
that the Chinese property is under the
protection of the japanese empire.
A few days ago the American con-
sui here discovered the Stars and
Stripes flying over n big automobile
establishment. He ordered the Chi
nese owners to pull it down. They
did, and q few hour slater Japa-
nese flag was pnfurled. Another
Chinese owner accounted for the
japanese flag over his building by
explaining that he had negotiated a
trifling loan, though he did not need
the money, at japanese bank.
Technically, these foreign institutions
have an interest in protecting the as
sets of these Chinese concerns, but
they are storing IN and inviting trou-
bic for their own and for other
powers.
The Chinese officials as well as
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-22

Davis--James Robert, member Of
the law firm of Terrell, Davis, Huff
and Mcmillan; past state deputy of
the Knights of Columbus, past exalted
ruler of the local lodge of the Il. T.
o. E.. and eX-county judge of Bcxar
county. Born February 81. 1873.
Nashville, Tenn, son of William
Davis. county of Mayo. Ireland. and
Katherine +. Barr of Nashville.
History Of Life-Born in Tennes-
see, he first came TO San Antonio
with his mother who was in i'll
health in 1876 travelling from Kings
bury by stage. After the death of
his mother the family moved here
permanently in 1879. He was edu-
Gated in St. Mary's College. gradual
ing in 1890, and the first job that he
had after leaving school was that Of
bookkeeper at a grocery store. No
agreement as to wages was made. he
being told that would be paid what
he was worth. At the end of the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-22

pirates and bandits, are rapidly los
ing their awe of foreign flags. When
a diplapidated sampan, propelled by
the Chinese owner and his wife with
a baby tied to her back, comes up
the river flying a Panama flag as big
as a sail, the general or pirate chief
has no compunctions about taking his
dole from its cargo. Nobody has ever
seen a Panamanian gunboat in China.
1t is a myth TO the pirate and he gets
away with it. The Panama consul
protests and the Chinese government
politely shrugs its shoulders. 1t also
is onto the fiction.
Claims Can't Be Paid.
Later, along comes launch Of the
Standard Oil company, the Asiatic
Petroleum company or some other
foreign concern flying the flag of its
bona fide owners. The loot is richer
and the looter can take a chance on
escaping the American or British gun
boats-which he has seen. "But We
can't pay all these unjust claims. So
many flags are merely rented says
the Chinese government when the
claim for damages follows.
Great Britain, because of the great
number of Hongkong-born Chinese,
has the most trouble in keeping her
skirts clean. Numerous American
born Chinese also have returned to
this neighborhood of their forefathers.
The foreign-born Chinese. as a rule,
wants all the privileges of a native
Chinese to trade outside the treaty
ports and all the protection of for
eigners when he gets into trouble. 1t
is not limited to Chinese of foreign
birth. A Caucasian-American, worthy
but not wealthy one day slapped down
$4,000 in real cash on the desk of
the American consul as evidence that
he was prepared to purchase five riv-
or junks. The consul was satisfied
that the $4,000 would be returned
TO its nervous Chinese owners as soon
as the energetic American emerged
from the consulate. The application
for American registry was refused.
The Dyer China Trade Act, accord
ing to American consuls, has taken
this discretion away from them.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-22

charm now all her own. Beautiful, in
that her spiritual and aesthetic
growth will always walk hand in hand
with her material progress. A place
where people so live and dwell that
commercial greatness has not brought
sordidness and selfishness; where, II
our financial greatness has been fruit
full, we have always wisely expended
Il consistent part of our gains TO in
duce music. art and culture TO abide
with us; where each citizen has been
so mindful of the rights Of his fell
lows. that broadest charity and not
dwarfish intolerance reigns: in short
a great commercial city with a heart,
and a prosperous citizenship with a
soul. l admit that my ambition for
the city is exalted and idealistic, vet
my faith in her people is so great
believe it possible for achievement"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-22

\. W. and Reagan Houston. and while
with them finished his course, enter
ing the firm of Houston. Boyle, Storey
& Davis.
Due to his Irish blood. perhaps, he
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-22

Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery. not
a graveyard, a beautiful, well kept
burial park. Crockett1GSS.-(Adv.)
, 1923-12-05

to dumb beasts, of work. of simple,
often repeated beginnings. She was
glad that she was working with her
hands. She twisted up her hair and
went over to the ranch-house where
she began soberly and thankfully to
light her kitchen fire.
1t was after breakfast, two or three
mornings later, when a stranger IN n
chestnut pony rode into Yarnall's
anch. tied his pony to a tree, and,
striding across the cobbled square,
came to knock ut the office door. At
h moment, Yarnall. on Ii other side
of the house, was saying farewell to
his guests, and helping the men pile
the baggage into the two-seated wag-
on. so this other visitor, getting no
answer to his knock, turned and looked
about h court. He did not, It was
evident, mind waiting. II was to be
surmised from the look of him that
he was used to 1t; patient and not to
be discouraged by delay. He was a
very brown young man of quite
astounding beauty and his face had
been schooled to keenness and re-
straint. He was well-dressed, very
clean, an outdoor man, a rider. but a
man who had. in some sense. arrived.
He had the inimitable stamp of
achievement. He had beer hard driv-
en-the look of that. too. was there:
he had been driven to more than or
binary effort. One of the men, see
iHg him, walked over and spoke re-
specially.
you want, to see Mr.. Yarnall?"
"Yes, SIR" The mans eyes were
searching the ranch-house wistfully
again. 81 would like to see him IL I
can. I have some questions to ask
him"
Hes round the house. gettin' rid
of a bunch of dudes. Some job. Both
hands tied up. VIII you 60 round
or waltz"
The stranger dropped to his heels,
%squatted, and rolled a cigarette.
"Tn wait" he murmured. "You can
let him know when the dudes make
, 1923-12-05
p ~
Iluck's Play.

@eSN Vsoy
A young man who had Just landed
in New York from one of the big. ad-
venturous transatlantic liners hailed a
taxicab and was quickly drawn away
into the glitter and gayety of a bright
winter morning. He sat forward eager
ly. looking at everything with the air
OF q lad on a holiday. He was a young
man. but he was not in his first youth,
and under n heavy sunburn he was
pale and a trile worn. but there was
about him a look of being hard and
very much alive. Under q broad brow
there were hawk eyes of ~greenish
gray. a delicate beak, a mouth and
chin of cleverness. II was m inter.
esting face and looked as though II
had seen interesting things. In fact,
Prosper Gael had just returned from
his three months of ambulance service
in France. and 1t was the extraor.
binary success of his play. "The
L~eopardess," that had chiefly brought
him back.
Dear Luck" his manager had writ
ten, using the college title which
Prosper's name and unvarying good
fortune suggested. 'you'd better come
back and gather up some of these
laurels that are smothering us all.
The time Is very favorable for the dis
appearance of your anonymity. I. for
one find II more and more difficult to
keep the secret. So far, not even your
star knows II. She calls you Mr..
Luck . . . to that extent l have
been indiscreet. . :"
Prosper had another letter in his
pocket, q letter that he Ind re-read
many times, always with an uneasy
conflict of emotions. He was in n
sort of hot-cold humor over II, in a
fever-fit that had a way of turning
into lassitude. He postponed analysis
Indefinitely. Meanwhile his eyes
searched the bright. cold city, its
crowds. Its %trnffics, its wlndows-most
of all. Its placards, and, not far to
seek. there were Il posters of THE
Leopardess."
He leaned out to study one OF them ;
n tall. wild-eyed woman crouched 10
spring upon a man who stared at her
In fenr. Prosper dropped back with II
cleaning smile OF amused excitement.
They've made II look like cheap mclo-
DRAMA he said to himself 'and yet
It's u good thing, the best thing I've
ever done. Yet they will vulgarize the
whole idea with their Internal notion,
of what the public wants Moreno
Is MS bad ms the rest OF them" lie
expressed disgust, but underneath he
, 1923-12-05
ANOTHER NURSE
PRAISES TANLAC

Mrs. Leona Culpepper, II Lucille Ave
nue. who was a trained nurse for fif-
toen wears, is another highly esteemed
Atlanta woman whose gratitude and
desire to help others prompts her to
toll Of the wonderful results she de-
rived from the Tanlac treatment.
az had suffered from nervous In
digestion and loss of appetite for four
mr. five years." said Mrs. Culpepper,
sand was nearly always ~nauseated. I
had heartburn so bad I could hardly
stand 1t, and became 80 weak and
nervous 1 could hardly do my house
work.
Reading what Tanlac had done for
others. I decided to try 1t, and by the
lime 1 finished the first bottle I was
feeling SO much better that / bought
two more. When I had finished the
third bottle I was feeling fine and had
actually gained sixteen pounds. Tan
lac is all that is claimed for it."
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
rists. Take no Observation-Disclosures
ment.
, 1923-12-05
U. S. Wars on Rodents.

Approximately CISCO acres In New
Mexico were treated during August for
the control Of destructive rodents The
work was done by the biological sur
vey of the United States Department.
of Agriculture and cooperating state
forces. As n typical result Of this
poisoning campaign in n three-ncre
tract which was treated in the Black
Lake district. 252 dead prairie dogs Of
the white-tnIled species were found.
This species of prairie dog Is very DIFF
ficult to poison.
, 1923-12-05

came In ana didn't give you any his
tory. i want TO see her II l may"
He was actually fighting an uneven
tional as he was, was gripped with
sympathetic suspense. ~ want" STAN
mered the young a ITO know her
name"
Yarnall swore. Her NAME, as she
gave it," said he, sis Jane. But, my
boy, you can't see her. She left this
morning"
Pierre raised a white. tense face.
"Left?" He turned rs If he would
run after her.
"Yes, sir. These people I've had
here took her away with them. That
Is, they've been urging her to go. but
she'd refused. Then, suddenly, this
morning, Just as they were putting
the trunks in, up came Jane, white
as chalk. asking them to take her
with them, said she must go. Well.
sir, they rugged her up with some trav-
cling clothes and drove away with
her. That was six hours ago. by
now they're in the train, bound for
New York"
Yarnall's guest looked at him with
out speaking, and Yarnail n%ervously
went on, "She's been with us about
six months. Lands. and l don't know
anything about her. She was tall,
gray eyes. black hair. slow speaking.
and with the kind of voice you'd he
apt to notice . yes, / see she's
the girl you've been looking for. !
can give you the New York peoples
address, but first. for James sake
I'm a pretty good friend of hers, l
think a lot of Jane-Ill have to know
what you want with her-what she 10
to you"
Pierre's pupils wi1ened till they all
but swallowed the ~smoke-colored iris,
"She is my wife," he said.
Again Yarnall swore. But he lit a
cigarette m took his time about an
swering. well, sir" he said, you
must Excuse me, butt was because
she saw you. l take 1t. that Jane cut
off this morning. That's clear. Now,
l don't know what would make a girl
run off from her husband. She might
have any number of reasons. bad and
good. but IL seems to me that II would
be a pretty strong n that would
make a girl run off, with a look such
rs she wore, from n man like you. Did
you treat her well. Landis?"
1t had the effect of n lash taken
by n penitent. The mar shrank a
little. w%hitened, endured. 81 can't tell
you how / treated her." he said in a
dangerous voice; at don't Dear tellin'.
Butt want her back. I was-I was
that was three years ago I am more
like a man now. You'll give me the
peoples name. their address? :"
Pierre laid his hand on the older
mans wrist and gave 1t a queer ur-
gent and beseeching shake.
After u moment of searching scru-
tiny, Yarnall bent his head.
Very WELL" said he shortly "come
In"
, 1923-12-05

their getaway. He'll get round to me.
My manner II won't mean anything
to him-Pierre Landis.'
He did not go round the house, and
Yarnall. being very busy and perturbed
for some time after the departure Of
his guests. did not get round to him
till nearly noon. BY that time he
was sitting on the step, his back
against the wall. still smoking and
still wistfully observant of his sur
roundings.
He stood up when Yarnall came.
sorry" said the latter: "thnt fool
boy didn't tell me you were here till
ten minutes ago. Come In. You1l
stop for dInner-if we get any today"
THANK you" said Pierre.
He came In and talked and stayed
for dinner. Yarnall was used to the
western fashion OF doing business. He
knew that 1t would be n long time
before the young man would come to
his point. But the Englishman was
in no hurry. for he liked his visitor
and found his talk divertIng enough.
Lands had been In Alaska-a lumber
camp. He had risen to be foreman
and now he was of for n vacation,
but had to 20 back soon. He had
been everywhere. II seemed to Var
nall that the strnnrer had visited ev-
cry ranch In the Rocky mountain belt.
After dinner. strolllng beside his
host toward his horse. Pierre spoke.
and before Yarnall had heard a word
he knew that the long delay had been
caused by suppressed emotion. Pierre.
when he did ask his question, was
white to the lips.
1--WE taken u lot OF your time" he
snld slowly. II cnme to nsk you about
some one heard TINT you had n
woman on your ranch. u woman who
, 1923-12-05
Iime to Call the Cops.

At n party n necklace n woman was
wearing was much admired. She took
II of to show It better and 1t was
passed from hand to hand. Later II
was not forthcoming.
The joke has gone far enough" said
the host. ~ will put this silver dish
upon the table, turf out the electric
light. count 100 and expect to find the
necklace on the dish when ! turn up
the lights
When he turned up the light the
fish had also vnnlshedl
, 1923-12-05
Difficult to Please.

He had walked himself tired, look
ing for n house. At last he found an
agent who had one at f52 n year-to
let.
He looked 1t over, but was disap-
pointed. So he returned to the agent.
NO good it's too damp. Toadstools
in the kitchen and mildew on the din
ing-room walls"
We'll" said the indignant agent.
what of 1t? What do o expect for
a pound a week? OrchlGs?"
, 1923-12-05
cu.Icura Soap for the Complexion.

Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
needed to make the complexion clear.
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum, and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Observation-Disclosures.