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Evening star., 1924-03-17

Me and Leroy Shooster was stand
ing by the lam post feeling athaletic
on account of both having on SWEET
kinses sissy cuzzin Persey Weever
came up in a long overcoat with fur
erround the collar, me saying, Well
look watts heer, ware did you get the
overcoat, Persey, ware was the fire
sale?
You must be cold, aint you, Persey,
why dident you put on ear muffs vile
you was about it? Leroy Shooster sed.
don't know wat you'd do If it was
RELY cold, Persey, sed. CESS you'd
carry erround a stove and set on it
every few steps or SO, sed.
Overcoats may be all rite for old
men, that's the way I feel about over
coats, Leroy sed. And him and me
Persey about his overcoat and feeling
prouder and prouder of ourselfs, and
Persey sed, That's all rite, if you knew
wat 1 know maybe you wouldent
Why, wat do you know, watts a
matter? me and Leroy sed. and Persey
sed, Well, If you wunt to know why
I'm wearing this overcoat il you think
you know SO mutch, well jest leeve
me tell you I'm wearing this overcoat
because it's the only place I've got
room in my pockits for all my candy
and apples and nuts and things, if
you reely wunt to know.
o well, I CESS you got q rite to
wear a overcoat if you wunt to, this
is a free country and everybody don't
haff to dress the same, Leroy sed
and sed, Sure. a overcoat aint eny
warmer than a swetter enyways, it's
longer, that's all, enybody that wunts
to wear overcoat can wear one as
far as I'm concerned.
Well, Jest thawt Id tell you, that's
ALL Persey sed. And he started to
wawk away, me yelling after him.
Seeing is believing.
You aint got a thing in your pock-
it's, you're another, Leroy yelled after
him.
Persey keeping on wawking as il
he was deef and dunn and me and
Leroy standing there in our swetters
feeling diskusted.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Bean-Stufed Onions.

Choose four good-sized Spanish
onions. Peel and scoop out the CEN
ters. leaving hollow cups with OPEN
ings at the top not larger than a
half dollar. Chop the part of the
onions removed from the cups and
let simmer for thirty minutes in half
cupful OF olive oil, with two bay
leaves and q pint OF canned tomatoes
and season with salt and pepper. Mix
with these two cupfuls Of baked
beans, enough bread crumbs to take
up any surplus Of oil. and fill the
onion cups with this mixture. Place
in a covered pan with a little water
in the bottom and cook In a. moderate
oven for one hour, or until the onions
are tender. They. may be steamed--if
more convenient - -
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Washington City, February q
1918.

Yesterday I dined with the Presi-
dent, agreeable to his invitation. /
must confess I think that the Presi-
dent and his lady receive company
very graciously. Four of us. Messrs.
Cushman, Palmer, Drake and myself.
went toether in a hack about half
past Ave. On entering the large sa-
loon or outer room and while the
servants were helping US off with our
cloaks, Mr.. Joseph Jones Monroe, the
Presidents brother and private Sec
retary, made his entire from the
drawing room door, and instead OF
coming up to US to make us welcome,
moved off diagonally towards fire.
place at least fifty feet from our side
of the room. Giving up my wraps to
servant. I advanced towards him
gentlemen to his notice. Now Mr..
Joseph Jones Monroe, you must know,
Is a pretty, sweet, sfmpering gentle
man with a head as soft as pam
cake and, as Is sometimes said, half
baked. With all the prettiness in the
great condescension said he would
precede US and introduce US to the
President and that he would be
obliged IL I would introduce the other
gentlemen. Accordingly he set him
self in array and led the van, while
we all followed in Indian file, and in
this order passed twenty or thirty
gentlemen all sitting in row in
great and solemn state and as mute as
fishes, they all, it would seem, hav-
ing undergone this grand state cere-
mony. Mrs. Monroe was seated at the
further end of the room with Mrs.
Hay (Mrs. George Hay), her daugh-
ter, and Miss Gouverneur. her niece
subsequently Mrs. Johnston Ver
Planck of New York;. on either side
Of her. On our approach she arose
and received us handsomely, when,
after being myself presented, in
troduced the other gentlemen.
IT now expected to be led up to the
President, but turning around, Mr.
Joseph Jones Monroe, the pilot. was
not to be found: accordingly, as no
one was standing in the room. we all
retreated and made the best Of our
way each one to his respective seat
I now looked around and observed
the President sitting very demurely
by the chimney corner. on which
Evening star., 1924-03-17
My Neighbor Says:

Always use bread crumbs to
cover articles to be fried.
Cracker crumbs absorb the
grease.
Lace that is strong and whole,
but soiled or stained, may be
dyed a pretty color by sleeping
it in tea and ironing while
damp.
A good substitute for a small
funnel such as is used in filling
salt and pepper boxes may be
made by utilizing the corner of
an envelope and cutting Oft the
tip of the corner.
When cooking meat that is
tough, put a tablespoonful of
vinegar into the water that the
meat is to be boiled In. 1t will
make it tender.
To clean linoleum, rub well
with soap, then wipe with a
flannel wrung out in hot water.
Allow to get quite dry, then
polish with any floor polish.
After this treatment the limo
leum will keep clean and bright
for a long time.
Ink spots on the fingers may
be instantly removed with a lit
tie ammonia Rinse the hands
after washing in clear water.
Evening star., 1924-03-17

stream Of visitors to the pile of corn
stalks in the corner of Farmer
Browns cornfield. At first Danny and
Nanny had felt very much set up, as
the saying is. They had become
famous. For the first time in their
lives they had become important.
They were treated with the greatest
respect. 1t was very tlattering, and
they enjoyed 1T.
But soon they began to grow tired
of il. Also so much attention began
10 worry them. They couldn't so much
us poke their heads outside without
finding some one waiting for them.
This would have been bad enough had
it been only friends. But certain
hungry enemies were always hanging
about. Reddy or Mrs. Fox was apt
to appear at any time. Redtail the
Evening star., 1924-03-17

the hem, giving an uneven, noncha-
liant effect.
But flowers are far newer and at
present smarter than feathers as a
nem trimming. In place of the
bands of soft fur that characterized
SO many beautiful evening gowns
one may now see clustered flowers.
The sketch shows a blue moire
silk with violets so arranged on the
hem. A scarf hangs from a cluster
of violets at the left side and is
carried draped over the right shoul-
der.
Quite persistent are the reports of
a revived interest in the modes of
1880 and thereabouts-the mode made
familiar to us still by the drawings
of Du Maurier. In that period an
untrimmed hem or skirt edge was
quite unheard of.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Your Home and
You
The Charm Of Green.
BY HELEN KENDALL

The arrival Of st. Patrick's Day,
with Its "wearin' O. the green" sug-
gests few thoughts about the value
Of this beautiful color in the decora-
tion of the home.
l sometimes think there is no color
in which the difference in shades is
so important The right green is not
only a delight In itself but is excel
lent background against which to
set off brighter colors; the wrong
green is as distressing as an unpleas-
ant odor or a sour taste
There are certain yellowish greens,
with slck1y cast that should to
my mind, be carefully avoided. A
double daffodil that blooms very
early in my garden is a biiious-Iook-
ing affair with its greenish tinge in
Evening star., 1924-03-17
WHAT TODAY MEANS
TO YOU.
BY MARY BLAKE.
Pisces.

= 1pSVos
Although today starts off with
doubtful vibrations, others of very
favorable nature advance, which are
good for general business activity.
The evening benefits by the benign
aspects Of the day and favors social
affairs and those between the oppo-
site sexes.
A child born today will need much
careful watching. as it is liable to be
weak both physically and morally.
If today is your birthday, you can
be much happier than you are if you
viii try to overcome the ever grow
ing belief that you are hard done
byl"... Your character is a good one.
founded on proper sense of right
and wrong; your disposition, if al
lowed free development, is bright and
animated; neither your character.
however, nor your disposition appears
to be strong enough to eradicate the
feeling that your every desire is
thwarted and that some one is put
ting something over on YOU
you do not always occupy first place
in other peoples thoughts. Most of
the things that you imagine are di-
rected against you are done regard
less of you.
In money matters you have a strong
"
full of the old adage. Many nickels
make muckle." You will never
grow rich by a brilliant coup, as you
never take chance. You. however,
stand to win out in lesser degree,
by hard work and frugality.
Your home life is staid and cir
cumspect. You do not get out of il
those exciting thrills which fall to
the lot of others of a more trustful
and generous disposition You do,
however, secure ease and comfort.
Only those who do not brood over
fancied wrongs and hurts. and who
sympathetically think of. the cares
and worries of others ever get real
feet happiness.
Well known persons born on this
date are: Charles F. Brush, electrical
inventor; Clara Morris, actress; Henry
w. Lawton, brigadier general:
Emily Sartain. artist; Walter Gresh,
am, statesman; Moncure s.. CONWAY
author and clergyman.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Danny and Nanny Become
Too Famous.
You may long for less. and never more.
Fame in time becomes a bore;
Danny Meadow Mouse.

OF course, in no time at all every
body in the Green Forest and on the
'irecn Meadows had heard the Won
derful story of how Danny and Nam
ny Meadow Mouse had been carried
to the Sunny South in the great man
bird, spent the winter there and had
been brought back. OF course, at
first no one believed it. But when
Jenny Wren and Mr.. Wren and Win
some Bluebird and MIR. Mocker the
Mockingbird and Hummer the Hum
mingbird told of having seen Danny
and Nanny in the Sunny South, there
was noting to do but to believe the
wonderful story.
Of course, every one wanted to hear
that story. from Danny ana Nanny
themselves. and so just as soon as II
was known where Danny and Nanny
were living there was a constant
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Violet and Other Flowers on Hem
by MARY MARSHALL,

This season one finds very few
plain or even hemlines in evening
gowns. If the material of the gown
is hung straight then there is usu-
ally some sort of trimming about the
hem that keeps the line from being
straight and unbroken. Rows Of
maratou appear to be favorite
method OF trimming the hemline.
This is particularly effective on white
1rocks cut with a rather full circu-
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Fish Puff Balls.

Make a white sauce with one cup
fui Of scalded milk, one fourth cup
full OF flour and little salt and pep
per. When it has thickened. stir in
one cupful OF cold cooked faxed fish.
then two we'll beaten eggs. Fly
tablespoonfu9 at q time in smoking
hot .st, fritter fashion
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Rice and Chill Chicken.

Cut up a frying-size chicken. Fry
add one onion chopped fine, one green
sweet pepper. one tomato, one table,
spoonful Of chilli powder and half a
cupful OF FicA. Add salt and pepper
and enough hot water to cook the
rice until we'll done.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Menu for q Day.

Menu for a Day.
BREAKFAST.
Bananas and Cream.
Oatmeal With Cream.
Scrambled Eggs.
flashed Drowned Potatoes.
Bran Gems. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Egg Salad.
-,. Rolls.
Coffee Jelly.
Hermits. Tea.
DINNER.
Fruit Cocktail.
Cold Lamb. Hot Gravy.
Creamed Potatoes.
Boiled Spinach.
Romaine Salad.
Prune Whip.
POTATOES.
Fry out salt pork, cut in
small cubes. remove scraps.
There should be about one
fourth cup of fat. Add two
cups of cold boiled potatoes
finely chopped. one-eighth tea
spoon of pepper and salt if
needed. Mix potatoes thor
oughly with fat, cook three
minutes, stir constantly, let
stand to brown underneath
Fold as an omelet and turn
on hot platter.
HERMITS.
Mix two eggs, two cups of
brown sugar, one-half cup of
butter, one-half cup of cur
rants, one tablespoon of
chopped cloves, the same each
of grated nutmeg and soda,
melted in water, and of CHINA
mon. Beat all we'll. Add
enough flour to make n stiff
paste and roll out thin. Cut
i'll rounds and bake in a hot
oven.
PRUNE WHIP.
Cook two cups of prunes un-
til tender and press through a
sieve. Beat whites Of three
eggs, add one-half cup of sugar.
one tablespoon of lemon juice.
one-half teaspoon of salt. Care
fully fold in prune pulp, pile
lightly on a buttered baking
dish and bake thirty minutes
in a moderate oven. Serve with
whipped cream.
Evening star., 1924-03-17

Letters written during the
presidency Of James Monroe by
tative Thomas Hill
Hubbard of New York. These
letters, addressed to Mrs. Hub
bard. picture social and politi-
cal life in the National Capital
of q hundred years ago.
Evening star., 1924-03-17

BLUE MOIRE FROCK WITH ARTI-
FIClAL FIOLETS TRIMMING THE
HEM. THE SCARF Is FASTENED
UNDER A CLUSTER OF VIOLETS
At THE HIP AND Is THROWN
OVER THE SHOULDER.
lar skirt. The single row or rows of
Inarabou then curve outward, follow
ing the lines of the skirt
There is nothing very new about
fringes of ostrich flues about the
skirt, but one still sees skirts so Or
namented. This may be done on
full circular skirt that is short
enough SO that the ostrich fiues
when attached only come to the in
steps. or there may be an irregular,
draped skirt with just occasional,
long willow flues attached around
Evening star., 1924-03-17
WANTED-SALESMEN.

AUTOMOBILE SALESMAN wanted: experience
ed men preferred. but will consider others;
to men of ability who can produce, we can
offer attractive proposition. Apply TO Mr..
Urick Young, Simms Automobile Co., 1887
SALESMAN on magazine and book proposition
that is capable of handling crew. Attractive
proposition offered. Apply Room III McGili
bldg, between IL and y: 2 and 8 o'clock only.
TWO GOOD MEN, IL willing to work, can
make good money; best commission basis also
advance on sales. Apply $3.50 am. SIS 7th
NV 1Ss
Evening star., 1924-03-17
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
TRAFFIC. MANAGERS.

G1U1 AV Z w GN AUENOILS
BUSINESS POsITIoSs-Free registration.
Washington Employment Exchange; operated
for the public By the Washington School for
Secretaries. Room 213. Transportation bldg.
18th and n SITS. NV.
CHARWONES, housemen, cooks. chamber
maids. dishwashers, cleaners. janitors. wait
ers, lsborers, supplied. Fuler's Exchange,
offce. 1221 25th ST. West 20s9. 1ss
COOKS, houseworkers. maids. iaundresses.
mattresses. Robinson Bureau, POLL 11th ST.
" 2693 22s
COOKS. nurses. Mattresses Iaundress, butiers,
chauheurs janitors laborers, maids, hremen;
city and away. Potomac So 1ss
HELP SUPPLIED FREE-North 26t9-w. Men
and women. 1a21 9th nv. Phillips tx
change
laundress. Clarke's. North 1875.
RELIABLE domestic and commercial white
and colored help. Briggs Bureau. 1907 18Th
st. Potomac 1888
Evening star., 1924-03-17

@ CHAUFFEURS.
Our busy time is here; big
money is being made by our
drivers. Only men who want to
make big money need apply;
references required. See Mr..
Ryan,
BLACK AND WHITE TAXI,
1914 New Hampshire Ave.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
HELP-FEMALE.

CASHIER-Experienced one with knowledge
of bookkeeping: permanent position; good sal
ary. State full particulars. Address Box
1918 Star ONCE
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-14
RALSTON BOOM
GETS UNDER WAY
Indiana Democrats at Wash
ington Start Fireworks,

BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE presi-
Dental boom of Senator Samuel NJ
Ralston of Indiana is wei Established
here today.
With true Hoosier political sagacity,
leading Democrats from Indiana are
filtering through the mob of party
leaders from all States, quietly drop
ping Ralston propaganda.
Ralston may frown with great
severity, but he must recognize that
his friends from Indiana. withor with
out his consent, are determined to
put him in the most advantageous
place in the convention fight-the
most advantageous place if the Nc.
Adoo boom does not sweep everything
before it.
Meredith Nicholson, Charles A.
Greathouse, Dan Simms, Walter
Charles, Lew Ellingham, Ed Hoffman,
Fred Van Nuys, Miss Gertrude Nc.
Hugh. Miss Bessie L. Riggs, national
committeewoman, were the Hoosier
Democrats busy. Tom Taggart is ex-
pected to add his influence. Head
quarters for the Indiana crowd has
been established in one of the best
hotels and the world is ''to come on
up."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-14
SOCIAL COUNCIL
WORKERS NAMED
Committees for 1924 Chosen
at Sphinx Arms Meeting,

The Council of Social Agencies today
selected these committees for 1924, al
the Spink-Arms:
Board of the Community Fund
Fred Hoke. the Rev. Francis H. Cav
! isk, Evans W'oollen, John r. WEIGH
Thomas Carr Howe, Gus Efroymson
William H. Insley, the Rev. o. W
Fifer. t
Budget: J. w. Fesler, Albert Gold
stein, William H. Insley, Leo NJ. Rap
rapport, John Smith, Earl r. Gender
Prof. Howard Jensen, Eugene c. Eos
ter.
For individual members of the coun
Gil: Mrs. William W. Thornton, Muir
ray Auerbach, Mrs. Della Thompson
William H. Insley. Mrs. o. NJ. Pitten
ger. DR.. w. F. King. the REV. Fran
els NJ. Gavisk.
On transient men and women: Miss
Gertrude Klingman, Miss Joan Nc
Hugh. George Rabinoff, Mrs. J. Sandy
Young, ]. C. Elmquist, w. F. Bryan
Paul Kirby, H. E. Eberhardt, Mrs
Edith O'Neal, F. E. De France, Miss
May Belcher and Miss Grace Fergu
son.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-14
odd GimIet Eye,' in Crime
Crusade, Makes Clean City
Out of Philadelphia,
DEATH RUM0RS DENIED
Not a Saloon Open in Quaker
town and No Major
Banditry Reported,
BIZ United Press

bU CHlteu PF6SS
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14.-"Old
Gimlet Eye" Butler. the Marine gen
eral, who, as director of public safety,
has launched a .bomb-like attack
against law-breakers, is expected back
at his desk today to plan a second
forty-eight-hour drive against crime
and vice
After five days of warfare against
denizens of the underworld, Butler
took the weekend off and mysteri.
ously disappeared. AS soon as the
director left the city reports spread
like wild fire that he had been assas-
sinated by an underworld gunman.
The report was officially denied and
it was explained the fighting Qua
ker" was merely taking a brief rest.
The first week of the Butler regime
has made the city virtually clean. A"
Today there is not a saloon open in
Quakertown. BY raids and moral per
suasion, the police have closed up
1923 liquor dispensing places.
Police shattered all previous records
last week by making 420 raids. They
swooped down on cigar stores. gam
bling dens. wee dives, poolroons and
all places suspected OF being crime
breeding" establishments.
No major banditry has been report
ed since the Philadelphia police be
came Butlerized.
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Demands Upon Operators 10
Be Formulated in Con-
ventionr
CONFERENCE TO FOLLOW
Effort for Reinstatement of
Alexander HoWatt Is
Expected

Formulation of wage scale de-
mands will be the principal bust
ness before the international con-
vention of the United Mine
Workers of America when it
opens in Indianapolis Jan. %.
Resolutions concerning wages and
numerous other problems before the
miners are pouring into the interna-
tional headquarters from local unions
all over America.
All resolutions concerning wages
will be turned over to the wage
scale committee which will make
recommendations to the convention.
The recommendations finally adopted
by the convention will be turned over
to the joint scale committee of miners
and operators which meets in Jack
sonvi;ie, Fla, Feb. II.
While many local unions are insist
ing on a higher scale, it is said to
be probable that the miners will not
ask for more wages to be effective
when the working contract expires
March 81. Widespread unemployment
Is expected to be a big factor in de
termining a wage scale. It is expected
the operators will insist on a reduc
ton of the scale
Another feature of the convention
may be an effort Of so-caIIed reds"
to gain control. An effort on the part
OF friends Of Alexander Howat. de.
posed head of the Kansas miners, to
have him reinstated is anticipated.
Between 1,500 and $500 delegates
are expected to attend the convention,
sessions Of which will be held in Tom
hnsen Hall. The meeting is expected
to last two weeks or more. The Gre
dentials committee is now at work
going over the list of delegates.
John L. Lewis. international presi.
dent, will appoint a resolutions com.
mittee and scale committee soon.
James J. Davis, secretary of labor,
will speak during the convention.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, AMI
otLer labor leaders also may be
present.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-14
CREWSTONNAMED
TO HIGH POST IN
AMERICAN LEGION
HooSier Chosen to Succeed
LemueI BoIIeS as Ma
tionaI Adjutant,

Russell G.. Creviston, assistant ma
tional adjutant of the American lie.
gion, today was appointed national
adjutant by Commander John r.
Quinn. His appointment was con-
firned by the executive committee, In
session at Legion headquarters.
Creviston succeeds Lernuel Bodies.
who resigned few days ago to &C,
eept a position with the Park, Austin
& Lipscomb Co. New York publish.
ers.
Creviston was born on farm in
Grant County. In May, 1917. he en-.
listed In Company + OF the 4th Indi.
ana Infantry. as i private. Three
months later he was sent to the sec
ond officers training camp at Fit. Ben
jamin Harrison. Following gradu.
aaon, he was given complete charge
Of the administration coordination
section of the general staff of the saith
Division.
While working FOR Community
Service, Inc, OF New York, Crevistcn
gave considerable time to Legion &C.
tvities. His appointment as as.
sistant adjutant was made by the
late Commander F. w. Galbraith Jr.
The executive committee was 20
consider a resolution introduced by
Maj. Reed Lands, Chicago. past
commander of the Advertising Mems
Fost, Chicago. requiring retention Of
the Cross as marker for ex'servIce
mems graves. A small marker has
10 7
has been placed. The resolution was
result of wishes OF Gold Star Mothers.
Major Lands said.
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ZONE CAR FARE
RATE DISCUSSED
Five, 6 and 7-Cent Scale May
Be City Proposal.

Zoning the city so street car fare
will be on the basis of distance a pas
senger rides may be suggested by the
city as a way out of the tangled fnan-
cial condition of the Indianapolis
Street Railway Company.
Although Taylor E. Groninger. cor.
poratiOn counsel. said street car Of
ffcials had not approached him, he
indicated that the sliding fare scale
might be proposed as a compromise
Mayor Shank viewed the plan favor.
ably.
Groninger proposed that the fare
within a radius of fifteen blocks in
each direction be retained at cents.
From the 1900 to 5000 block he pro.
posed Scent fare, and cents from
5000 to the car line terminus.
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STATE BANKERS PROTEST

BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Protests
of Indiana bankers against Secretary
Melons plan to issue treasury saw
ing certificates apparently yielding
per cent interest" will not cause with
drawal or change in the certificates.
The bankers wanted per cent GER
tificate substituted.
Senator Ralston of Indiana has re-
ceived letter from under Secretary
Winston in which the treasury insists
the savings certificates do not COM
pete in ordinary banking business.