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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-16

The Philadelphia Company declared
the regular $1.25 dividend on the s
per cent preferred stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-16
The Pullman Company declared the
regular quarterly dividend of So a share.

New York bank clearings. s43s, 900, 900.
new York bank balances. Ss2, 900, 900.
$4,000, 900. Boston bank clearings, So, !,
100000. V'''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-16

TULSA. Okla. July 16.-Operators
in the Hewitt oil field are at last
down manv Of their pump
ing wells and pinching output OF
flowing wclls in an effort to restrict
production. Similar steps are notice
able today In the Graham field.
Evening star., 1923-11-11

Jack Rabbit, High Sheriff Of Podunk
Center, was in the store buying some
harness when Tommy came in and
began stoking up on sugar plums and
ragweed cigars. Brother Jack Rab-
bit eyed Tommy in a suspicious man.
ner. Presently he stepped over where
Tommy was buying some ginger pop
and mince pie.
Money comm easy yo' way. desc
days." he inquired.
Easy come. easy Co." replied Tom
my. as he blew a large smoke ring
and put a smaller one through it.
How come" inquired the High
Sheriff.
Hits a deep secret" replied Tom
my, which 1T would be telling tales
out of school" Whereupon the High
Sheriff walked off, leaving Tommy
occupied with a cigar. glass of root
beer and a half OF chicken pie.
The following day Tommy took his
treatments as usual at Seldom Seen
and came on back through the lonely
road. Out stepped the same stranger,
with another little parcel, which
Tommy promptly took. and proceeded
Evening star., 1923-11-11

morrow, and talks are to be given by
Miss La Sale and DR.. A M. Baggs.
The Bryon Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton will hold a school lunch Tues
day and Wednesday from IL to
o'clock. the proceeds to be used to
buy school Victrola.
The meeting OF the Mothers Club
Of the Johnson-Powell School will be
held at z:30 pm. Wednesday. DIR.
Robert NJ. Yerkes will deliver an ad
dress on The Principles and Methods
of Mental Tests"
The Blair-H Hayes p. T. A. met
Thursday afternoon In the Hayes
School, with the president, Mrs. Levy,
music class under Nine. Won Unschuld
had been started. Plans were made
whereby the association would coop
crate with the D. c. Congress of
Mothers and P. T. A; in the Christ
mas sale, and MrA L. H. McGruder
was appointed chairman Of the COM
mittee. The next meeting will be
in the Blair School December, l3.
The Brent-Dent Parent-Teachers'
the Dent School at 9 p. m. Miss
Junior High School, will make an
address and Mrs. Mary Chaplin of
Trinity n. E. Church choir will sing.
executive committee November % at
p. m. at the school.
The Brightwood Parent-Ttechers'
Association held it's first meeting
of its new officers. The attendance
was the largest in the history Of the
association and was the result of per-
sonal solicitation by an active MEM
bership committee supplementing a
special through a communication ad-
dressed to all pa, .nts of the neigh
borhood by its president, w. L. Evans.
An interesting program of music, in
Guiding piano solo by Miss Dorothy
Gravatte and addresses followed the
the newly appointed supervising prin-
cipal of the third division, was the
guest of honor. William NICK. Clay
ton spoke on the prop.s. d $50 000, 900
bond issue. explaining the reasonable
vide for the future needs Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Ira b. Nutter, the
chairman of the legislative commit
tee of the District of Columbia Pub
BIC School Association, also discussed
the proposed bond issue. Considera.
BILE community spirit was manifested
and the feeling seemed general that
all should Cooperate in working for
improvements in school facilities and
closer community spirit this year.
The new officers are: W. L. Evans,
president; Mrs. H. B. White, first vice
president; Mrs. Maine "a teacher),
second vice president; Mrs. e. H. Pull
man, secretary; Mrs. L. T. Gravatte.
treasurer. The chairmen of standing
committees are: Membership COM
mittee, Mrs. A. j. Dinger; school needs
committee, Mrs. r. L. Whitcomb;
health COMMITTEES. DR.. C. f. Ralph
legislative committee, DR.. w. 3. Bell:
refreshments committee, Mrs. Will
liam Norris.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
Balance.

livery object, however irregular 1t
Il may be, has a center. If 1t were
hung by the center point the object
would not tip lazily about. but would
balance. When you stand on the tip
Of one toe, the rest of your body has
TO be in such a position as to balance
over the toe. A rocking chair tips
over when you rock so far back that
the center Of weight Is thrown be-
hind the supporting rockers.
Cut a piece Of cardboard in any ir-
regular shape. BY resting it hori-
zontally on a pinpoint, held straight
up and down, you can soon find the
point where 1t balances. Now, il you
thrust the pin through the point and
hold the pin horizontally, you will
find that tho card will stay in any
position that you put it. It is said
to be in equilibrium.
Equilibrium is unstable when an
object tips over easily or tends to
keep moving when changed a little
from its original position. A pencil
poised on It's point on your fingertip
is an example Of extremely unstable
equilibrium. Unstable objects fall
readily to more stable positions. The
Evening star., 1923-11-11
Where Bees Get Honey.

When strangers go to Trebizond. a
city in Asiatic Turkey, on the Black
sea, the inhabitants Of the locality
warn them against gathering honey
from the trees in the country. It
seems that the bees collect their
honey from poisonous flowers, and to
eat 1t Is dangerous.
In the United States, the greater
part Of the honey comes from the
west. The bees steal the pollen Of
the sweet clover. white sage and
other mountain flowers and store it
in combs they make, or, II they be-
long to q bee farm they deposit the
golden sirup In combs Of beeswax
placed In the hives by the farmer.
Honey In the central states Is made
from white clover, Spanish needle and
heartsease. In the south, cotton, mes
quite, horsemint and sweet clover are
rious sections of North America the
bee haunts also orange blossoms, astezs
and basswood.
In the east and north and in Canada
buckwheat or white clover II usually
the mecca of bees.
The bees of Scotland gather their
honey from the heather. Narbonne
honey, Of France, II like our white
clover honey. Mount Hymettus. In
Greece. near Athens, Is celebrated
in masterpieces Of prose and verse
for its fine honey which comes from the
Wild thyme.
Evening star., 1923-11-11

at book stores. or drawing paper, COL
ored with paint or crayon.
To make good letters is an ac-
complishment which few young art
lists achieve, SO it would be better.
perhaps. to trace the letters for your
labels than to try to draw them free
hand. Mark on the back of the news
paper with a soft pencil and then
trace the words on to your drawing
paper.
To indicate whether your jam be
plum, grape or strawberry, you
should cut a tiny pattern OF the
fruit and paste it before the word
Trace. if you like, the fruits and
color theme or draw your own. 1t will
be possible to find tiny pictures in
magazine advertisements.
The back of each label should have
thin coating Of mucilage, so that
1t will stick when attached to a Jar.
Tie in the pages Of a book and then
cut the labels on the line dividing
them from each other. so that they
can be torn out easily:
Evening star., 1923-11-11
Gallery Of Pests.

There is no rogue's gallery where
the faces of criminals are exhibited
to the world that can equal In size
a new kind OF rogue's gallery kept
by scientists of the United States
government. Agricultural experiment
stations established ever the coun-
try are continually at work seeking
out the insects that destroy crops.
that breed plant disease and injure
fruits and vegetables. When such
an insect is discovered his life habits
are carefully studied and he Is mount
ed and put on display where people
may view him and learn his HARM
full characteristics. Thus the great
est rogue's gallery is a gallery Of
pests-criminaIs of the insect world.
The Department Of Agriculture
each year sends out the finest of
Acientiic detectives to hunt down the
pests, Their discoveries mean the
Evening star., 1923-11-11

Written and Illustrated By Edward
McCaAdlish.
TOR some time Tommy Turtle
r. had been taking treatments
from DIR. Bob Muskrat, for
what Tommy called misery
In his right shoulder. DR.. Muskrat
lived in a slumbering village called
Seldom Seen." which was four miles
away from Never Seen"
Yes. you amt but seldom seen,'
| said Tommy. as he passed the former
place. AN what's mo'-there's a rea-
son."
Late one evening Tommy was re-
! turning from his regular visit to Sell
dom Seen along lonely bit of road
| when he met up with an affable
stranger of the Raccoon persuasion
who saluted Tommy politely and bor-
| rowed a match.
Coin down d. road?" asked the
stranger Tommy allowed he was.
Mind droppin' dis little pahsel In
hollow stump?" he asked. Tommy
took the parcel and inquired about
the stump.
Big hollow stump on d. ler han
side d. road" said the stranger. you
can't miss It,"
Drop in d. little pahsel, and den
reach in yo' hand an take out a little
small change 70 yo' trouble" said
he.
This sounded easy, and so Tommy
went on down the road until he came
to big hollow stump on the left
hand side of the road. Tommy drop
ped the parcel in and reached in his
hand. Sure enough, there he found
three big. shiny copper pennies,
which he put in his pocket. Then he
went whistling OFF again. thinking
what a nice thing it would be II he
could meet up with few more
afable strangers like that.
+ X X
The next evening found Tommy
once more on his way home from Sell
dom Seen and DR.. Muskrat's. When
he passed through the lonely bit of
woods he again met the same Rae
coon of the preceding evening.
Coin down d road?" inquired the
stranger, exactly as before. Drop
dis little bun'le in d. big hollow
stump" said he; and he moseyed off,
Evening star., 1923-11-11

This column is conducted under the aus
rises PIC ssi OF the District Of Columbia branch Of
teachers Associations.)
All parent-teacher associations are
urged to send notices for this column
saunders, 800 street northeast. by
the Wednesday preceding the Sunday
on which publicity is desired.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president
OF the District of Columbia Congress
OF Mothers and Parent-Teachers' AS.
sociation, has returned from the
meeting OF the Middle Atlantic Coun-
ell in Trenton, N. J. Though the
District was entitled to send six
delegates, Mrs. Rafter and Mrs.
Tolson were the only representatives
Mrs Tolson has been a very active
member of the Congress Of Mothers
and Parent-Teacher Association since
its organization, as she was a char
ter member. She is now recording
secretary of the Middle Atlantic
Council. During the session in Tren-
ton Mrs. Rafter introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unsn-
imously adopted:
Whereas, within the area OF the
District Of Columbia stands our ma
tionai capitol; and
Whereas we believe, as mothers
and teachers. that what obtains in
Washington is standard for the
entire country,
BE 1t resolved, That the Middel At
lantic States Council, here assembled,
do go on record urging the Congress
of the United States to make proper
provision for the schools of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, making them
standard for the entire country.
"And be it further resolved. That
copies of this resolution be sent to
the chairmen of all committees of
the United States Congress"
gates who attended the sessions was
Miss Martha Stromberg. principal Of
Abraham Lincoln School in Balti-
more. Miss Stromberg is the presi-
dent of the PIT. A. in her school and
Evening star., 1923-11-11

"As an explorer" said the Jigedy
below, patting his nimble-footed
mare on the neck. Il take my place
with Balboa, Ponce de Leon and DIR.
Cook. I have travelled every bride
path of South America and returned
with some novel experiences and b
fine coat Of tan"
1t is the custom of the Jigedies to
take a route that spells something.
Here is the South American course.
Trace it with straight lines between
the towns and you will have a letter.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
A Lesson in Signals
and the Quarterback

same accent, even while the ball is
being passed.
In good system of signals each
play should have a distinct number
indicating a definite assignment to
each OF the eleven men. Dead num-
bers should be changed all the time
and apparently given the same stress.
a good head" for the quarterback. a
team should also be sure that the
quarterback is good leader. the sort
of person they all have confidence in
and whose judgment they are willing
to trust.
Evening star., 1923-11-11

leaving the "bun1e" in Tommy's
hands.
Just as before Tommy dropped his
bundle in the hollow stump, reached
in his hand and pulled out five shiny
silver pieces, which he promptly
added to the collection in his right
hand pants pocket, which Tommy
usually called THE First National
Bank"
Tommy gave a low whistle.
Well" said he. NOW amt this
pretty soft? Reckon / bettah take a
few mo- treatments down to Seldom
Seen. Real, sho-nuff money. too"
said he. taking out the coins again
and turning them over.
Boy. Howdy" Tommy exclaimed
"Dis means apple pie. cider. an q
good stogie down to d. Cross Roads
Store"-and Tommy set of down the
road stepping out like a blooded
PAGER. and with his hat set jauntily
on one ear. Just as he left the hollow
stump he fancied he heard some one
sneeze. He listened q moment, but as
there was no other sound he pro-
ceeded along until he reached the
Cross Roads Store. Brother Cornelius
Evening star., 1923-11-11
Foot Ball

(Vhis is cne Of series Of Iessons
Nh .sh bring out the most important
points which every boy should know
VINO wants to learn to play foot ball
rightly
THE chief responsibility OF the
L quarterback is to choose the plays
and give the signals For this rea-
son he must be clear headed and
able to reason quickly concerning the
proper play to selct.
AS signals are SO important in a
game. the quarterback must have a
good memory. SO there will never be
any danger of his mixing signals.
He must be careful not TO accent
play numbers. nor to snap signals.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
Safe Experiments in Science

pencil can be put into stable equi-
librium by sticking a penknifs or
other weight in each side obliquely.
Push nail up into a candle so that
when the candle is put in a glass Of
water it balances with it's wick
above the surface. Light the candle
and you will find that it burns to the
end This experiment Is an example
of the law of Archimedes which
states that when a body is immersed
in water It loses weight in an amount
equal to the weight Of the water dis
placed"
Evening star., 1923-11-11

on down the road. When he got to
the stump he popped the package In
and reached In his hand-Bang! A
sharp pain travelled up Tommy's
right arm. and he felt himself caught
and held fast In the jaws of 2 coon
trap.
Tommy jumped. jerked. howled and
turned somersauits-but the coon
trap held him fast Presently he
heard footsteps approaching on the
main road and Brother Jack Rabbit
appeared in sight. followed by Depu-
ties Grounding and Gray Squirrel.
Brother Groundhog," said the High
SherifY, step for ward an arrest dat
rascally bootlegger." Tommy was so
scared that a lump arose in his
throat and he almost swallowed his
Adams apple.
please. please. Mister High sher-
i'll" Tommy begged. II amt been doin'
no moonshinin'i I'm a poor man.
Mister High Sheriff. Please. please.
let me go!"
The High Sheriff ran his hand into
the stump. and pulled a package out.
"Onwrap dis pahsel, an see Is he
doin' any bootleggin'," said he to his
trusty retainers.
Brother Gray Squirrel opened the
package and took out a large bottle
marked:
WILLIAM B. SWAMP ROBINS
APPLE JACK STOUT.
For coughs, colds and hay fever;
Rheumatism, and st. Vitus' Dance.
For THAT Tired Feeling"
Without peer.
Brother Jack Rabbits eye travelled
from the bottle to his deputies; thence
to his prisoner, and back to the bot
tie again.
Brother Groundhog," said he, Il
been havin' a tired feelin' in my Off
lef' forefoot. Maybe a nip O dis
Cure-for-AlI. Apple Jack-What's its
Name, might set me up in business"
said he. ID case is dismissed"
Five minutes later Tommy Turtle
was once more on his way down the
road. headed toward home. He left
off his treatments down at Seldom
Seen, and the curious part of it was
that he never had any more mis-
cries" in his right shoulder.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
The Figure.

THE easiest way to draw the hu-
i man figure Is by the "oval meth
od." In this method q small oval or
egg is used for the head. q larger one
for the trunk of the body, and then
the arms and legs are added.
Notice how simply the above
sketches are drawn; no features are
included, yet they are full Of action.
A cartoonist usually sketches his
Evening star., 1923-11-11

GirisI A oIeamy mass Of Iuxuriant
hair full Of gloss, Iuster and life shortly
follows a genuine toning up of neglected
scaIps with dependable "Danderine."
Falling hair, itching scalp and the
dandruff 10 corrected Immediately. Thin,
dry, wIspy or fading hair 10 quickly in
vf0orated, taking on new sire Myth, color
and youthful beauty. "Danderine" Is
delightful on the hair; a refreshing,
stimulating tonie-not sticky or greasy
Any drug store.
Evening star., 1923-11-11

annual saving OF thousands Of dol
lars to the farmers.
The scientists have gone a step
farther when they have recently
begun investigations in some foreign
countries from which the United
States receives shipments of fruit.
fly Of Mexico which Is the cause
Of much of the spoilage of fruit
before 1t reaches American markets
Is q late discovery.
Evening star., 1923-11-11

A BAD WRECK-Of the constitu-
tion may follow in the track of a
dfsOrdered system. Don't run the
risk: DIR. I'ierce's Golden Medica' Dis
cOvery remedies disorders and affec-
tiOns due to impure blood or inactive
liver. The germs Of disease circulate
through the blood, the liver Is the
filter which permits the germs to en-
ter or not. The liver active. and the
blood pure, and you escape disease.
When you're debIlitated, weight be-
low the standard. the "DfscOveryn
builds up the body.
Evening star., 1923-11-11

figures in by this methou. then goes
facial features, the hair. clothing,
etc.
Practice drawing the figures on
this chart-don't try to add details,
as that will come later. After you
have drswn these figures several
times originate few OF your own.
When you have worked at drawing
to study clothinG.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
How Careless.

Mother: Poor Jimmy is SO un-
fortunate"
Caller: How is that7'
Mother: During the track meet,
he broke one of the best records
they had at college"
Evening star., 1923-11-11
Let's Get Ready Now For Christmas

TAKE 4 sheet of colored paper
i eight inches long and three
inches wide. Fold it in the center
Evening star., 1923-11-11
BuIllsteadsW WOl7nSvruD

ITO children an angel Of mercy" Where
directions are followed. 1T NEVER FAILS.
Despite scarcity and enormous cost Of SAN.
TONIN, IL contains full dose. Stood sixty
years test. Sold everywhere or BY mail. soc
Q bottls.
Est. c.. A. Voorhees,. NJ D.. Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-22
MOTHERS "
 |I II MEN
rHE MorHER OF CECIL RHODES.

A woman whose softening influ- ence was especially needed by her children was Louisa Peacock Rhodes, mother of Cecil Rhodes. the great explorer. and second wife of his father, F. w. Rhodes. The father of 12 little Rhodes, a stern. tight-lipped vicar, believed in rearing his chill dren by the rod method. It was only Louisa, who was the mother of all but the oldest of the brood, that stood between them and the almost cruel severity of their father.
 The father was completely bound by. conventionality, the mother was manifestation of originality in thought or action on the part of his children. The mother encouraged it and shielded them often from their fathers Spartan principles.
 Because of the attitude of the father to his children. they turned to their mother for everything. She devoted her whole life to making them as happy as 1t is possible. and It was her pleasure to give them pleasure. Her heart bled when their father treated them austerely, and she tried to soften him, but in vain. So instead she acted as buffer, making things as easy Tor the chil- dren as she could.
 Mrs. Rhodes was woman Of great charm and ease of manner, all sympathy and tenderness. 1t was this quality of sympathy in her that did the most to help her children de- they ultimately became. Between her and her son Cecil existed a par ticularly strong tie of understanding and affection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-22
MIZPAH CLASS TO ENTER-
 TAIN FRIDAY EVENING

 The Mizpah Bible class of the First Baptist church will entertain at a musicale and play, '"rhe Evolutions of Sir AdmiraI," in the Sunday school auditorium Friday night at o'clock. The church and general public are invited. The following program will be given: MUSICAL-PART l Piano selection, Miss Blanch Moore. Song. q Hate to Go Home Alone" Little Daphne Clarke. Violin duet. Iris" fPiere Ward), Chester and Virginia Tate.
 Cornet solo, Melody in F" (Rubin- stein). c. F. Straiton. PART !, ,> Vocal solo. The Shades of Car men" (Tirin VillD, Mrs. w. J. Pitti- man.
 Reading. selected, Mrs. w. II. suy- dam, Jr.
 Duet, selected, Mir. and Mrs. J. Fred Schoefield.
 Vocal solo, "The Secret" (John Prindle ScotD. Mrs. Jack Watford.
 PART III
 Evolution of Sir Admiral"
 CAST SIT Admlral, J. ID. Harris.
 The Admiral as boy of 1. Johnston Hawkins, Jr. . His Baby Sweetheart" Sophie Clarke.
 The Admiral as school boy, Robert Berry.
 His School Girl Sweetheart, Evelyn Mcintosh.
 The Admiral in first teens, c. F. Straiten.
 His Milk Maid Girl, Miss Ethel Lit | tie.
 The Admiral as college boy, c. E. Straiton.
 His Co-Ed Girl, Miss Bonnie Pearl Bullock.
 His Golf Girl, Miss Celia McCrackin. His Twin Loves, Misses Stapp and Caudle.
 His Tennis Girl. Miss Jennie Baker.
 His Yale Girl-Miss Lucy Free.
 His F1apper, Miss Berthyne Bart ley.
 Sir Admiral as a soldier. Eric Smith.
 His Bugle Girl, Miss Eva Burson. | His Cow Girl. Miss Henrietta Cat l lette.
 Sir Admiral as sailor. J. c. Brewer.
 His Japanese Girl. Miss Blanch | Smith.
 Sir Admiral when first commits 6 His Dutch Girl, Miss Mary Brown. His Roman Girl, Miss Georgie Gull | pepper.
 His Spanish Girl. Miss Opal Ham, rick.
 His Red Cross Nurse. Miss Jean Smith.
 His Paris Maid-Miss Billie Brum- melt. | Sir Admiral as groom, J. D. Harris, His Bride. Mrs. Frank Wcbber. Flower girl, Virginia Campbell. l Ring bearer, Nell Plostosky Pianist, Miss Blanch Moore. | Reader, Mrs. l.. M. Espy. | Receiving at door, Mrs. Karl Pla- tosky, Mrs. Edna Davis, Miss Sadie | Kincaid.
 Serving punch, Miss Eunice Ford | Miss Biglow. Miss Elsa Metz Ter. Miss Jessie Lane. Miss Mary Few, l Mrs. Sara Mcintosh. Ushers, Miss | Alma Martin, Miss Anice Cargill, Miss Alene Hutchinson. Miss Lois Bur | dett. In charge of collection, Miss Nettie Stoddard. Miss Ceciic Smith.