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Evening star., 1924-01-27

spoke an Individual, "A trlhe
stoop- shouldered, wearing the insig-
MIA Of the devil dogs" and, Incl
dentally. the light blue ribbons, with
white stars indicating the possession
of two congressional medals of
'honor-the most coveted decoration
bestowed by the United States of
America.
The person addressed was high
ranking officer of the Army, on tour
of inspection, in France, and the re-
mark was in retaliation of some
what caustic comment that private
OF marines had failed to salute the
high-ranking officer aforesaid. 1t so
happened that the back of the prf-
yate was turned and he had not seen
the approaching officer.
The foregoing is characteristic or
SmedIey Butler. Philadelphia's new
Sdirector of public safety, and of his
devotion to the organization Of sea
soldiers" of which he is shining
light and outstanding figure.
1t was during the late summer OF
1918 that the 18th Regiment of United
States Marines arrived on a convoy
of transports in the harbor Of Brest.
Brig. Gen. George H. Harries, for
many years a resident of this city
and a former commanding general of
the District OF Columbia militia. was
n. command OF base section No. B.,
services of supply, of the American
expeditionary forces, with headquar-
tors at Brest The writer hereof was
base adjutant.
The march from the docks at
Trest to Camp Pontanezen was an
erduous and trying one, even under
normal conditions. But for troops
Just landed from crowded transports,
after an ocean voyage that may
lave consumed from a week TO fifteen
tays, it was an ordeal. POntaneZen
is on the far side of Brest, opposite
the harbor. The route to it was up
kill; u steep incline, the entire dis
tance of several miles. In hot wealth
er with fun equipment, it is small
wonder that some OF the men sue
Gumbed, physically. 1t was an even
more severe hike than that from
Che docks on the Gironde river, near
bordeaux, to Camp Genicart. Such
il said advisedly.
The 18th Regiment of Marines had
hardly reached Camp PonteneZen
when a story was going the rounds,
end il spread rapidly, of how one of
the men faltered soon after the start
Of the march up the HILL and that
fhH regimental commander, Col. But
Ter, donned the marines blanket roll
sitouIdered his rifle, And, supporting
him by the arm. led the regiment
tho remaining distance to its deSti-
nation. 1t was an example of forti-
tude and endurance that resulted in
every man retaining his place in the
column throughout the hike, and is
another characteristic Of Smedley
Butler.
r :; :. x
CHORTLY prior to the arrival in
~ France OF the 18th Regiment the
world had been made aware that the
Marine Corps, as part Of the I'd
Division, had accomplished wonder
tul results in the offensive, then at
SIS height. 1t was plain TO any one
although no words were spoken on
the subject. that Col. Butler and his
Evening star., 1924-01-27
FRAU SCHRATT DECLINES TO ACCEPT
PRINCELY OFFERS FOR HER LETTERS

Former Power Behind Throne of Francis
Joseph of Austria Now Suffers From Want
Because of Depreciation of Investments and
Pension, But Refuses to Make Use of the One
Way by Which Her Fortune Could Be Re-
stored-Letters From Emperor Sought by
Many.
Evening star., 1924-01-27

* former star of the Court
Theater and lifelong friend of
) the late Emperor Francis
Joseph, has fallen upon evil days.
Frau Katharine, who lived in
wealth and ease, receives from the
Burgtheater pension of 1000 crowns
per month, but this sum, formerly
equivalent to $3.50. is now worth less
than 2 cents in the deprecated cur
rency. 1t would cost her 3,400 crowns
for the street cars If she should go
to fetch her 1000 crowns.
She owns villas at Ischl baths and
! Rietzing, suburb Of Vienna, and a
Vienna town house. But these, under
the artifcially low rents prevailing,
bring her very little. 1t seems that
| she cannot sell them.
Gifts of the emperor. which once
filled these houses, have been disposed
of: slowly, always at great loss. to
live. Certain handsome furniture
brought slightly better prices last
week at the Vienna auction rooms.
Other installments will be offered in
successive months. There remain
from the emperor her porcelain serv-
ices, silver plate and valuable oil
paintings.
She is a good woman and has de-
voted almost too much money, as she
got it, to charity, whose needs wrung
her heart
GO passes before US the most in
teresting figure of the later life
Of Emperor Francis Joseph-for
twenty years before his death the
power behind the throne.
The emperor left Frau Katharine
handsomely provided for: in particu-
lar. an investment OF 100000 in gilt
edged pre-war Austrian securities:
but. like fairy money. they seem.
somehow, to have turned to dry leaves
III her hands.
In 1921 she refused what is every
where and repeatedly called prince
ly offer for her letters from the en-
peror-corresponden Of great VOL
ume, full of personalities of reigning
Europe, and stretching over a period
of more than twenty years. Never
theless, they are love letters. And
she has. they say, refused repeated
offers almost monthly. Only last
year also, they say-and it has gone
the round of cable dispatches-that
Evening star., 1924-01-27
BY c. FRED COOK.

</TD rather be a corporal in the
Marine Corps than a major
general in your Army" Thus
spoke an individual. a trifie
Evening star., 1924-01-27

; Stories of Ma
rineCorps Off
Ger Told by
Those Who
Have Been AS
sOciated With
Him Served
With Distinc-
ton in World
War and Other
Campaigns-In
HonOrs Con-
ferred Hold S
One Record
Shared by Only
Four Men.
Evening star., 1924-01-27
BY STERLING HEILIG.

TRAU KATHARINE SCHRATT. |
* former star of the Court |
Theater and lifelong friend of
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Continued on Fourth Page.l
Evening star., 1924-01-03
Headdresses Are More Elaborate
By ANNE RIrTENHcUsE.

1t Is sometimes difficult to tell the
difference between one of the frame
less toques of metal cloth such as
some of the milliners are making at
present-notably Caroline Reboux-
and an evening turban. For hats are
apparently becoming smaller and
lighter and headdresses are becoming
more elaborate, In fact more than
one OF the frameless toques sent out
from Paris earlier in the season have
been worn as evening turbans.
The sketch shows an evening head
0resS eof gold cloth studded with
levels oI.rather Egyptian line. Like
many OF the seyening headdresses 1t
completely covers the brow, even en-
ringing on the eyebrows. 1t is no
longer a matter of. comment when
women hide this part of their face
rs though there were something in
decent about showing it. But so
much latitude does the -present mode
allow us, that we may go with per-
iectly bare brows--if we. like-and
be quite as fashionable as though
we hide them
Within the past few weeks: l.fact,
many young women--women en- doubtless
with fair, smooth broks to show-Ahave
taken TO wearing their filets and dia-
Gems rather high on the forehead.
but this is only by way of variety.
The effect of the smart turban. of
course, is that it has been sdraped
cgch time it is put on. But the
lever woman does not attempt this.
She knows that it takes the fingers
and the knowing eyes of a very clever
!olliinef to arrange this drapery cor
icctly. So there is ALWAYS a lipbt
HeI cap that is made to fit the head
Evening star., 1924-01-03
Sheets and Sheeting.

Real linen ranks with old lace and
fine silver in the hearts of many
housewives. And a clean, cool
smooth linen sheet does carry with
1t "A feeling of chaste comfort.
Linen sheets. however, are luxury
that does not come cheap. They are,
for most of US, an unnecessary ex-
travagance, for the finest grade OF
cotton sheeting is almost as hand
some, does not wrinkle so badly and
wears well. e.
Linen is cold. smooth and leathery
TO the touch. Not every one likes the
'"feep of linen sheets on the bed.
Their irresistible attraction seems to
he their great beauty, due to the high
luster and sbrilliancy. And it is the
most cIeanIy fabric, because the fber
is longer and does not fuzz up Yike
the cotton in. spinning. so the woven
surface is smooth and stays clean
longer. Linen does have the disad-
vantage that II wrinkles badly, so
auent1y in order to retain their fresh
appearance.
If you can afford linen sheeting,
however, by all means, have IT. A
from two to three times as much
as a good cotton sheet, That is why
the fine cotton is replacing the linen
in so many instances. Linen is the
coolest sheet TO use in the summer.
because linen radiates the heat from
the body: cotton, on, the contrary.
tends to hold the heat, and Is warmer.
Many women imagine that they
save money by purchasing sheeting
by the yard and making it up at
home. There does not seem to be
as much of a saving on the money
side as some think, but 1t. does en-
Evening star., 1924-01-03
HEALTH HINTS
By Bernard MacFadden.

The bent-over position of the spine.
with the STOPPING shoulders that go
with it, influences the body in two
ways.
First, the body and it's functions
suffer from the direct effect of bad
posture upon the internal organs.
The chest is fiattened and cramped,
thereby crowding the heart and pre-
venting the free expansion of the
lungs. 1t thus means an immediate
loss Of the proper supply of oxygen
in the lungs and consequently in the
blood, but it also means a displace-
rnent downward of all Of the vital
organs. This faulty position of the
body involves not only cramped
chest. but the sagging and protruding
abdomen.
In the normal position the abdo-
minal. region is never extended. In
the slumping position, however, char
acteristic of the extremely aged, or
of the one who has prematurely aged,
the abdomen is relaxed and proiapsed,
and the stomach, liver and other in
terral organs sag several inches be-
low the normal, cEowding upon the
intestines and other parts below.
There is considerable strain of all
ligaments and tissues in this pro-
.apsed condition. and there is also
organs upon one another. Under
such circumstances poor functioning
Is inevitable.
/ But impaired functioning also re-
suits from bad posture in another
way. that Is through the obstruction
of the spinal nerves. due to the bend
Ing OF the spine from its norman posi-
ton and the improper aligniasht of
An ideal posture corrective Is the
simple exercise Of clasping the hands
back Of the head, then, pulling the
will straighten, the spine, raise the
chest and give good standing position.
To "vtolyse" according to my idea
of improving the posture. straighten-
ing the upper spine and arousing
latent nervous energy, is as follows:
Evening star., 1924-01-03
Danny and Nanny Find a New
Home,
Doth prove his fitness by tho test.
Who Of disaster makes the best.

Old Mother Nature.
Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse
stopped just long enough to see that
the great man-bird had a broken wing
and was standing on its head. Then
they hurried away as fast as their
short legs could take them. They had
had such q fright In their dreadful
fall that their only thought was to
get away from there as soon as pos
sible..
Now, the great man-bird had fallen
on the edge of the garden Of the
owner Of the little house Danny and
Nanny had looked down on. That
house wasn't much of a house. 1t
was the home OF a settler. You know
into a land where few or no other
human beings live and there cuts
away the trees and plants crops, and
so makes farm. This place was the
beginning Of a farm, and It was a
long, long way from any other farm.
didn't know this.
They ran until they were quite out
Of breath and had to stop. Then they
began to take notice Of things Nanny
eo muda ao d6 now she
we haven't any place to go. We
don't know where we are"
YES, we do" said Danny. I'VE
know we are right here"
But Nanny was too much upset to
join in Danny's chuckle at his own
joke. Danny saw this. Don't you
worry" said he. II guess If we look
around we can find a place to make
a new home. That place where we
fell is a garden, or I don't know one
when I see 1t. That means there is
sure to be plenty of food, for
wherever man IS there is food.
suppose we can go back to that man.
bird
-No," declared Nanny most decided
ly. "One fall out Of the sky is
enough for me. Now I am on the
ground, mean to stay here"
"AIl right" replied Danny cheer
fully. "We'll look around for place
for new home"
Now, on the Green Meadows up
Evening star., 1924-01-03

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Evening star., 1924-01-03
Phantoms of the Dawn.

A little while ago / suggested
practicable excuse for remaining out
of school a day or so. to W.T. coryza'
That this suggestion found a wide
ance clerk in a large school tells me
that there has been frightfuI cpl
demic of coryza since ! offered this
simple hygienic advice. Today l take
great pleasure in bringing science
fo the support of the schoolboy and
schoolgirl who do not deny that
thew heard mother calling, yet fail to
get up in time, and consequently ma
themselves tardy in arriving at
school.
stance. children. 1t is a valid excuse
for being a little late in the morning.
The fact is that in the normal process
of awakening from sleep one nrst re-
gains consciousness to sound sensa-
tions and a little later the capacity
IL is quite true that feller hears
his mother calling and telling him
it is time to get UP. although he has
not vet recovered the power to get
up. OF course, this excuse. like
coryza, won't do to use habitually, but
for an occasional tardiness it Is abb
soIuteIy tight and scold proof.
The twilight state, If I may so call
il, between sleep and waxing is
strange state of half or fractional
consciousness, during which weird
things happen or seem to happen.
If one can carry the memory of these
weird things over into the. fully con-
scious state, likely enough one will
have a very good yarn, maybe real
idea, an invention, a plot for a story.
or something else of practica BILE
value. With some persons the dream
happenings of this twilight zone are
so vivid. as recalled to the waking
consciousness, that the phantasms of
the dream are assumed to have oc-
Cured in reality. Thus many a man
has oCme to swear he has seen
ghosts, received visits from spirits or
otherwise entertained phantoms.
People who sincerely believe they
have experienced these actual spirit
manifestations are akin to. the hys-
terical, not in the common or vulgar
sense of the word hysterical, but
Evening star., 1924-01-03
When We Go Shopping
BY MRS. HARLAND II. ALLEN

APPS APE the housewife to have sheets pf
W. pteclse size that she desires
w "n ha, ouylng sheeting by the yard ask
~ naEe IL torn instead of cut. Ere
aatn'iy you see sheets advertised as
stoai Sneets' in the ready-made
n.t,,.. ms makes straighter sheet.
Jar;n Mrirm VIII not pull crooked in laun-
There are many grades of sbeat;ng
on the market. The cheaper Qualities
are often very coarse and heaviIy
sized they are rough to tbe tnucb
anu anu heavy to wash and iron. The
pest grade of cotton sbeefinp is
known as percale. II is verv White
lsive. 20 i'ioio eApeh-
Make these tests before Won buv. Js.
the sheeting harsh and starchy. or
does 1t feel firm and softp Doas II
feel smooth? Is it's weight in the
hand due to sizing or 10 q firn, con-
struction of the cloth? Are the warns
close. together regular and strong?
Does 1t look as well on the wrong
side as on the right? Most i'm norfani
where ali bed linen Is Concerned ;s
the cleansing quality; it must be easy
to wash and iron Size is Important; !;
a comfortable and convenient sheet
must be from twelve to eighteen
inches larger than the mattress on
all sides in order to tuck in securely
Plain hems on sheets are cheaper than
the hemstitched or scalloped and are
more serviceabie for hard, everyday
wear.
Evening star., 1924-01-03
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, nj. D.,
Noted Physician and Author.

in the true medical sense. Hysteria
means to the physician a state in
which an idea controls the body.
About the nearest normal individual
comes to hysteria is this twilight
zone between sleep and waking. One
who has true hysteria is no more to
blame for the manifestations of his
disease than is the epileptic for his
fits, for some part of his conscious
ness is to all purposes asleep or in
abeyance. very much as Johnny's
power of voluntary movement is in
allegiance although he hears mother
calling him. all right. We might say
that Johnny is suffering for the mo-
ment with total hysterical paralysis
"a paralysis which seldom fails to
respond to vigorous suggestion. but
which is nevertheless real paralysis
Until Johnny gets fully awake. On
the same ground we might properly
consider all who testify to having
actually seen spirits or talked with
them as subjects of hysteria minor.
These people are all abnormally
susceptible to suggestion,
(Copyright.)
Evening star., 1924-01-03
BEDTIME STORIES = =: 9s::... ss::.:.

North Nanny had always been the
one to lead when they were looking
for a. new home. But down here, in
this new, strange Sunny South, it was
Danny who led the way. Danny al
ready had had some experience Be-
sides, In him was the spirit of ad-
venture. So Danny led and Nanny
meekly followed. She kept right at
Danny's heels She was afraid of
losing Danny and being left all alone.
Danny kept along the edge Of that
garden. He remembered how easily
he had lost his way the first time he
had left the great man-bird. He didn't
intend to get lost this time. BY and
by they came to the stump of tree
on the very edge Of that garden.
This is the place." declared Danny.
Evening star., 1924-01-03

Sattiday mite me and pop and ma
started to take a wawk, pop saying,
Lets go out lords the park and then
II we wawk far enuff we'll be in the
park without axually making eny
promises
No. lets wawk this way for a
Change. jest for a change, we never
Wawk this way, ma sed.
The majority rules, pop sed. Meen-
ing ma, and we started to wawk UP
along the stores, pop saying, Speek-
ing meerly as bizniss man out for
relaxation, this is my ideer of no
place to wawk
Well, If we ony had a radio set home
wed proberly be sitting there lissen-
ing to 1T now, ma set, and pop sed,
Yes, that's so, you're never so bad off
but wat you could be verse,
10 meen the other way erround, wat
could be nicer than having a radio ?
ma sed.
Not having one. pop sed. Ask me eny
question you wunt to know and Ill
anser II rite out of my he'd, pop sed
wien jest then we came to a store
with lot of noise of diffrent kinds of
music coming out of it, ma saying,
| Heers radio store now and they've
. that coming through the air without
single wire to push it, izzent it
wonderful to think of? she sed
Its terrifying to imagine, pop sed.
And he wouldent stop to Iissen and
pritty soon we came to another store
with even more sounds coming out,
ma saying, Well, well heers another
one.
Yes. and you knew it before we
started. this has all the earmarks of
| a put up job. pop sed. Lets cut out
this wawk and go to a movie, Let's go
| to the Little Grand. he sed.
! No, let's go to the Narsissus, ma sed,
and pop sed. Well, all rite. a movie
! is a movie. And wen we got to the
, Narsissus wat was outside but a big
sine saying. BY popular demand we
have installed a radio set witch will
be connected between picktures.
| After all, there's no place like home,
lets go home, pop sed.
! Wich we did.
Evening star., 1924-01-03

This foreign tree has been widely
planted as an ornament in the east
ern United States and to some extent
as forest crop. Though without the
grace and beauty of the white pine
and without the majestic proportions
of the red pine. which it otherwise
resembles, 1T is an exceedingly beau
tiful tree, with an appearance of
sturdiness and lusty health. There
are other good features, such as
hardness. resistance to extremes of
heat and cold, rapid growth. de-
penda bility, fourishing in any soil:
trees may be safely transplanted,
even in the growing season.
It's native home is from southern
Europe to western Asia, a tree to
100 feet and occasionally to $50, with
stout, spreading branches in regular
whoris. in youth usually forming a
compact. regular pyramid. in old age
sometimes broad and fiat-topped. The
leaves are stiff. sharp-pointed. three
to six inches long, usually twisted.
in punches of two, In relatively short
sheathes. They are of very dark
green, darker than any other ever
Evening star., 1924-01-03
Jelly Sauce for Game,

Cook one onion In three table
spoonfuls of butter until just brown.
Add one bay leaf, one stalk of celery
chopped, two tablespoonfuls of flour
half teaspoonful of salt and one
fourth teaspoonful of pepper. Blend
All smooth and add gradually one
pint of stock. Keep stirring until il
Dolls: Let simmer or cook In a
double boiler for fifteen minutes
strain, add half cupful of curran,
Jelly and stir over the fire until Tn
jelly is melted.
Evening star., 1924-01-03

green except the red cedar. The
cones are two to three and one-half
inches long, egg-shaped, yellowish
brown, glossy. The scales are thick
ened at the apex and usually bear a
short, dull spine. They ripen the
second autumn, but do not open until
another crop is ripe.
The small trees illustrated are
among a group of Austrian pines that
are growing in the Mall about hun
dred yards west Of the south end of
the bureau OF engraving and print
ing. There are others in the Mall
and other Washington parks.
1t is very variable species. with
numbers of geographical and horti-
cultural varieties. Variety austriaca
is the more hardy form from Austria
to southeastern Asia and is the one
usually planted in this country. Va
riety calabria is the Calabrian pine
Of Italy and Sicily. Variety poiretlana
is the Corsican pine of Corsica. OF
the horticultural varieties there is a
dwarf. dense, bushy form, one Of
PROSTATE habit. a. compact dwarf
form. with needles which turn golden
yellow in winter.
Evening star., 1924-01-03
Squash and Tomato Scum,

Sift together two cupfuls of cooked
squash and a pint of canned tomato
Cook together two tablespoonfuls of
butter and two tablespoonful of
-four. Add two slices of onion, and
when lightly Drowned stir in two
cupfuls of milk and let cook until
thickened. Add the sifted squash and
tomato, season with salt to taste
white pepper and celery salt and stir
the whole until 1t boils. Stock may
be used instead of milk. Garnish
with cheese balls
Evening star., 1924-01-03
Oatmeal With Apples.

Core some apples. fill the centers
with some cold cooked oatmeal, and
place them in baking dish. Sprinkle
some sugar on them, then add some
water. Bake the apples in moderate
oven until they are soft. Garnish
the dish with oatmeal and serve with
cream.
Evening star., 1924-01-03
Scarlet and Gold.

Chop some sweet red peppers fine.
mix them with some cream cheese
and form balls of the mixture. Serve
one or two balls with every Slice of
gingerbread. The spicy flavor of the
gingerbread and the savory taste Of
the mashed cheese and peppers make
a delicious combination.
Evening star., 1924-01-03
COLOR.
CUT-OUT
Peggy's Peculiar Name.

DO you know why We call her
Pigeon-toed Peggy" the boy in the
third cot at the Children's Hospital
asked David. Because she stumbles
over her own feet!'
Il don't!" cried a little girl with
brown braids.
Then how'd you break your arm
Evening star., 1924-01-03

What is said to be the first electr
caliy operated pipeline dredge in iii
world is now at work in the Colur.
bia river at Longview, Wash. II us.
less than half the normal amount 4
fuel