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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

The Stars "bestsnsws-stsry confess
must have given rise to certain
thoughts IN minds Of many men. It
must have struck some Of them that
many Of thu short ~ssaxs which chit,
dren wrote were nee >alr good but
very good. Many Il NJ essa9a shows&
that THAR authors not ealy write
well but read we'll And there IL thA
point. The contest was not only to
discover how well = younE person
writes, but how web . yern1 person
reads.
The art Of reading - . valuable art.
There b much carstsss talktnx. car<-
less writing and carsl.se rsa1sa9.
Careless TALKING no AeaaAk lsAAn ~
list, but careasss reading "a colsanasu.
One can imag!nea person whe = little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
Heard and Seen

An outraged citizenry evidently has
taken its revenge.
Along a ceItain street car line
stands billboard, and on that board,
is tho advertisement Of a dentist.
Part of the ad is made up OF the
grinning face Of the ugliest woman
on OF off a billboard. That face is
or was-so homely that it was posi-
lively painful to look at it.
Sensitive passengers On the cars are
drawn TO gaze at that board against
their Will. 1t Is something like the
feeling that obsesses many when they
gaze down from precipice.
1t is excruciating to look. but look
You must. Some avert their heads as
the car passes. But she win be grin
ming at them the next time they pass
Today all that Is changed.
! Some person or persons unknown
has or have dabbed that awful visase
with great Strcaks of mud, or clay, or
some similar substance. The molar
grin Is obltterated. Now sou can ride
in peace.
Some say that cats have no brains.
but let me tell you that they have.
Not long ago I saw a member of
the house cat tribe give striking
display OF feline intelligence. Maybe
it was only quick-acting instinct, but
II so it was just as good as brains
This cat ran out into the street at
full speed.
An automobile came along, also at
fun speed.
Now. when an automobile. running
at d good clip. meets a swiftly NOV
K. SOTnt.1ltnQ IN
happen-and not to the automobile.
But this time nothing happened to
the cat, either.
For a second it seemed that nothing
could save the animal.
He ran full tilt into the front
wheel. hitting 1t at right angles.
Almost swifter than the eye could
follow. the cat hoped onto a spoke.
and rode around on it until the
spoke came down again.
Then the creature hoped off.
Maybe that wasn't quick thinking.
but it certainly looked like it.
:: :.
Speaking of street cars and cats,
there is a certain motorman on the
Wisconsin avenue line who can run
his car without running over cats.
!, He was bringing a full car up. the
rather steep slope just below r street.
1t was night, the street rather dark,
except for the glare from the. cars
headlight. and the small illumina-
ton from street lamps. - ~
Suddenly the car slowed down,
coming almost TO halt.
Looking out, passenger on the
front platform saw that what the
notorrnan had slowed down to avoid
hitting was a cat, which had run
out onto the track. Had the car not
slowed down the animal probably
would have been ground into bits.
! wonder how many motormen
there are who would do that?
= ::
Have you ever noticed policemen
and fremen sauntar onto a street
car, and enyied the way they can
get in the front doorP -
If SO, you would have wondered at
the action of a moterman one morn
ing last week. The car was crarnhIed
with people, but there was plenty Ut
room UP front"
A group of oops" came along. All
but one went to the back platform
and struggled aboard.
/ the front platform, and, knocking on
| the glass. he cried out to the motor
man: Got any room on there?"
"Plenty of it," snapped out the.
motorman. But he made no move to
open the doors, and the officer had
, to run back to the rear platform.
CHARLES z. TRACEWELL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

At this stage Of the proceedings a
presidential boom servoo purpose
even If it does no, more. than remind
the country that sonae worthy citizen
of previous prominence is still avail.
able for public service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

Prohibition authorities have not yet
gone so far as to assume q general
state Of lawIessness that would war.
rant equipping enforcement agents
with machine guns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

However Indifferent to the expense
of gossip; he may be. Mr.. Vanderlip
must admit that 100000 would be a
large. price to pay for a. little idle
chatter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

James Reed and James Cox ere
never likely to get close enough to-
gether in any disorderly ideas 10 b
known as the James boys Of the
democratic party. D..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

i People who, speculated in oil and
happened to lose have at least the
satisfaction Of knowing, they are not
likely. to be investigated for sure-thing
methods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

Philadelphia quietude permits the
hopeful assumption that Smedley But
Ter has cleaned up the town 50 thor
oughly that there is nothing left to
talk about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

II is impossible to, secure the same
rapidity Of action in reducing a tax
that can be brought to bear in estab.
fishing it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

Educators still insist on, the value
Of Greek cs1ssics. Too many students
are disposed to apply the theory only
to the classic dances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

Harmony in the. G. o. p. may de.
pend on a performers ability to oh.
serve the directors signal for rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

There has seldom been a time when
members OF the party out OF power
could not think up a list of officials
who might be invited to resign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

One Of the duties Of the. Attorney
General. as Mr.. Dausherty sees It. Is
to protect his efRce as tar g. posstble
from any <1erogatory tnpHtatiors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

Time might be saved if a congress.
'sional investigating committee could
arrange to, open branch Offices in
Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
SHOOTING STARS
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Tho Moon Smile.
When you've read all the news and
- you try to enthuse all in vain
DER the facts that you find,
You look at the sky where an airship
glides by which appears to leave
trouble behind.
The world. after all, is 80 weary and
small that you'd like to forget
it awhile "
And drift out through the, clouds, far
away from the crowds, where
the man in the moon wears. q
smile.
I wonder Just Why, as he looks from
on high. his face is so constant
ly gay.
For our sorTows down here ought to
cause hins q tear as we patiently
pI0d on our way.
The sunshine. Of old we'd tain barter
for gold and the innocent jest
turns to guile.
There's, e reason, no doubt, and I'd
like to find out. why the man
/. in the moon wears a smile.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

As the time approached for OBJ
serving the centenary of the signing
-, OF the DeaIara-
Washington and tion of Indepsnd-
A. o....,;.1 enee fifty years
WV eS"sS ago various cities
claimed the right to be the scene Of
the celebration. Washington was one
of these. In The Star of February 10,
1874, is the following:
Some Of the papers are now be-
ginning to talk of Washington as the
proper place for the centennial cele-
bration- In fact, no other place
should ever have been thought Of In
with the exhibition. Phil
sdeIphia lays claim to 1t mainly on
account Of IndependAncA Hall in
which the Declaration was signed. II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

Between hfty and sixty years ago
Washington had but one letter carrier
as, the population had little intercourse
with distant states or foreign nations.
His route was from the navy yard to
Georgetown. which he had to perform
on foot. He had acquired a very rapid
gait and would swing his cane In a
most scientific manner, like a drum
major on his march. He; in reality,
quence, performing his daily route with
great dignity of manner. compelling
people on the street to make way for
the mall as he claimed all the privi-
leges accorded to 1t. II in delivering
a letter the money was not ready for
him he would pass on with the missive,
telling the party he would cali next
day and to be ready for him. Letters
were then paid on delivery. Should
any one cali him penny post. he would
take It as a great insult. ! believe he
discharged his duty faithfully while he
held the position. At length mis-
fortune fell upon him. and not having
courage to battle against It, drink be-
came his ruin and his misery" w.
B Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

Caused by Forgeries. NUMBER 3 Of
stock orders accompanied by ap-
parently good but actually worthless
checks, mailed from various points in
New York and Pennsylvania The
market broke sharply. and then on
the disclosure of the fraudulent
character of the orders, recovered.
Something Of the same sort happened
fifty years ago. In The Star of Feb
ruary Is, 1874. is the news story tell
ing of fraud that was regarded as
the greatest in the history of the
New York Stock Exchange. During
the morning an unidentified man
to the vice president Of the board,
purporting to come from William
Orton, president of the Western
uouncing the decision to increase the
capital stock by nearly 25 per cent
for the purpose OF making repairs
and improvements, extending the lines
States and establishing a line to
California and Mexico. 1t was indi-
Gated that though the expected diVi-
dends might be delayed. the ultimate
value Of the stock would not be d.
minished.
Almost Immediately another letter
was handed in as from the directors
of the Toledo, Wabash and Western
Railroad Company, announcing an is
sue of 100000 shares of additional
stock, increasing the capital from
SIS, 100000 to $35,000,000, to purchase
new rolling stock and engines, re-
pair the equipment and otherwise i'm
proving facilities. The stocks of
these two companies Immediately de-
clined in q rush to sell. Western
Union going from 76A to Ts' ana
wabash from 80 10 to 4eA.
During the excitement caused by
these sharp fluctuations members OF
the board examined the letters,
which were pronounced to be Tor
eeries. The letters were sent to the
offices of the two companies and were
there stamped as fraudulent. the
"As soon as these official deniais
were made public at the board. there
was q, rush to buy back the stock sold
on the forged letters. The decline was
nearly all recovered, but In the nnai
dealinrs the market was feverash,
with q downward reaction. Detec-
tiyes are already on the track OF the
perpetrators of these forgeries; Inc
losses to parties forced TO sen GU.
securities in consequences or the irauo
are said to exceed half a million DOL
lars"
.-, ~. - T,~h.uar,, 81 f274 is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

Representative George r. Brumm Of
has at last landed in
Congress on his third attempt to fill
the s4at, which his father occupied
during eight Congresses.
Representative Brumn claims that
I'm 1S1a while Nominated was, counted
|out.a He claimS that In 1920 he was
|heaten ~ = aznAu majority "thEenGA
lYha took asS00 ystsss -
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he moon. wears a srni
VordB Fail.
avestigation il lasting

Inns 1nVeSueoLiOh u ias1lHB longer
than us,ral.'
ut is," answered Senator. Sorghum
in q discouraged tone. Pm not sure
that It hasn't been mismaaaged. 1t
seems impossible to. follow the. usual
course and render this investigation
such dull reading that the people are
willing to lose interest" =.
Jud Tunlkins says the man from
whom he rents Is so naughty that he
has about decided to address him as
your hnd1ordship.''
Political I4pulse>
No matter what. with deep dismay,
The average person notes.
Soznsboav's looking for e. way
To turn It into votes.
Invitations.
Invitations to- resign are becoming
very frequent" -.
eyes," answered Miss Cayenne. II
don't see why t. hasn't become cus-
eSN1n3y w @So@RO sr~eA ~. <A&AoxSA
FORM - -. ~s .,..' =.
.-...-..
Rreseeying. QrdpI. ,'-.
II understRAa that Crimson GNlch
10 headtng an electton.~ y
yea answered Cactus Ioe. And
thsre'a . good deal Il feeling"
~But the tswn seems remarkably
quiet" 49,
Ut alius does on election day. OWN
/ to the possibility Of stray bullets every
body sAaSa indoors en-; votes by tele-
phone" ., y.
"A man kin BE- - Maach q an cp4f
la&se. y seA& 1aelA EbaA ~&1A ~ stsA4sy
goes tAys<eA ~ ssk111s Aasss6 gold
bricks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Last spring Wall Street was severe
ly jolted by an attempt at fraud
through the
Wall Street Decline placing of
Caused by Forgeries. -.
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The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
edition, Is delivered by carriers within the
city at 80 cents per month: daily only. 40
cents per month; Sunday only, 20 cents per
month Orders may be sent by mail or tele-
phone Main $780, Collection is made by car
riers at the end OF each month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

Jud Tunkins says. the man from
whom he rents is so naughty that he
has about decided to address him as
your Rnd1ordship.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

I'm The Star Of February g. 1874. is
printed a. letter signed by 81. c.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-24

Representative Ernest W. GIBSON OF
Vermont who, although q new man
lin Congress, has jumped into pFomi-
|neac@ BY his proposal for an inves-
litigation Of the shooting of Senator
Frank L. Greene by z prohibition en-
|foYcarnent agent, 80 Q world war vet
|eran. He served overseas for two
years with the rank Of captain. was
promoted to major and served az colo
nal Of the l72d Infantry. s. -
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Business Office, 18th ST. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Office: no, Fast -4ond St.
Chicago Office Tower Building.
European Office: l6 Regent St., London, England.
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There are. four members of Con-
|sress who were formerly actors, Rep
julius Kahn Of California,
chairman of the House committee on
military affairs; Representative Sol
Bloom of New York, who in his youth
was an actor in California; Repre-
sentative Fritz Lanham OF Texas and
Representative William p. Connery OF
Lynn, Mass, who quite recently came
OF tho vaudeville stage.
y x
Members Of Congress and members
Of tho press, gallery at tho Capitol
have Just had it agreeably, impressed
upon, them that Florida produces the
finest quality of oranges Jefferson
Thomas, representing the, Florida Cit
rus Exchange, sent number Of boxes
of Indian river fruit, oranges and
grapefruit so. that the folks at the
lCapltot might enjoy little OF Flor
ida's pent-u up sunshine. Then Repre-
sentative Joe Sears received number
OF. boxes Of oranges and grapefruit
from the Miami Chamber OF Commerce,
which he distributed to his colleaHues
and the, Washington corresponoent4
Finally, Representative Herbert j.
lprane secured several boxes or the
choice. fruit shown at the Florida ex-
hibit in New York, which were en-.
jjoyed by members Of the House.
-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09
FLEE FROM MOTHERS.IN.LAW Navajo Indians Consider Them Worse
 Than Unlucky

The superstitions of the Navajos are So many and so varied that life, for them, would be a constant burden if they observed them as carefully as they are supposed to. It is probable that the great American mother-in-law myth, which represents all mothers-in. law as being very bad medicine, had its origin in the beliefs of the Navajos; for very terrible things are supposed to happen to any Navajos man who is SC unfortunate as to meet his mother-in- law face to face.
 When the Navajos are pressed to re- veal the hideous calamities that would befall them in the event of meeting their mothers-in-law, they move un- easily from foot to foot and evade the issue. It is too horrible to talk about but it is obvious that meeting a mother, in-law, in Navajos circles, is the very apex ftough luck.
 A Navajos will go to any lengths to avoid burying a dead man. It is very bad medicine to kill or skin a bear His superstition, however, has never led him to consider as bad medicine the stealing of fascinating little odds and ends from the white man any more than the white man in years gone by con sidered that he was doing any particu. lar wrong when he sold Navajos women and children into slavery, stole Navajos lands and killed Navajos sheep.-Ken. neth l.. Roberts in the Saturday Eve. ming Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09
Home Nursing
Children's Head aches WILLIE GREEN had a headache w and, with a sigh, his teacher all lowed him to go home. It was


 lowed him to go home. It was the only thing to do. But when she was crossing the big park that evening on her way home she was both pained and grieved to see Willie Green shouting and yelling like a wild Indian, and she turned her head away lest he should see that she had seen him-she was very fond of Willie.
 A trifle grossly, she related the ex- perience to her doctor-brother at the dinner table that night.
 To her great surprise, he was in clined to feel entirely sympathetic with Willie Green.
 Among untold thousands of school children" the doctor said, headache is a chronic ailment. Most interesting investigations made in various coun- tres concerning have revealed astound- ing conditions. In one of our midwest ern states last year 10000 school chil- dren were questioned by specialist, and it was discovered that 20 per cent suffered frequently from headaches while in school.
 "As a famous medical man has said, the head is continually deing fire alarm duty for other parts of the body"
 School children's headaches, however medical authorities agree, can be con nected more or less with the following causes: Anemia, eyestrain, defective teeth, nasal catarrh, adenoids, and throat trouble.
 Toxic conditions of the blood caused by constipation, deficient sleep, exces- sive fatigue, approaching illness or re- cent illness from which the child has not entirely recovered, are also respon- sible for "school headao8es."
 Then, general nervous tension in highly excitable children may account for headache.
 Children who are deficient in growth, undeveloped, under-nourished or sui fering from general nervous instability also suffer frequently from headaches.
 The children of neurotic mothers have headaches frequently. In families where there is history of migraine (sick- -headache), hysteria, gout, rheu- matism, etc., one may often find the child the victim of headaches when he is apparently otherwise in perfect health.
 But teachers as well as parents are we'll advised to regard the headaches of school children seriously.
 Headaches mean something.
 First, if you would correct these headaches, inquire into the childs habits of hygiene.
 Has he been properly taught?
 Does he act slowly and chew his food properly?
 Does he get plenty of outdoor exer- else?
 Does he sleep with his bedroom window wide open?
 Does he drink milk, or tea and coffee with his elders?
 How are his eyes?
 Will his steeth stand inspection?
 Is he "mouth-breather" because the back of his throat and the nasal pass ages are obstructed with enlarged adenoid and tonsil tissue? Medical supervision in the public schools, warm school lunches and super vised play and exercise in school hours has done much, educationalists contend, to improve the geneal health of the school child. As result there are not as many Willie Greens" being sent home from school because their head aches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09

the child mean?" enquiries her mother when Stella bursts out with, "1sn't that the cats whiskers!" or You tell lem biscuit, you've got the crust !'' But Stella never takes time to explain her meaning. As she says, "I'm not a rifle, I don't repeat"
 All the boys like Stella. She is one of the most .popplar girls in the crowd. She always has a ready response and is never at loss for words. One day one of her girl friends bent over and started d run in her silk stocking. As quick as a flash Stella cried out. II see you have Babe. Ruth.' Now whenever one of her friends gets run in her stockings she calls it Babe Ruth.
 The minute a new expression is coined Stella makes it hers and uses it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09
PASTELS BY LUCILLE nOTIGLAS

The Birmingham Art club Is arrang- ing to place an exhibition of pastels, done by. Miss Lucille Douglas, in the administration building at an early date. Miss Douglas formerly had a studio in Birmingham, and Is fondly re- membered here. Her many friends are looking forward to this opportunity to view her latest paintings. All of them were made in China, where Miss Doug las has resided for several years, and she calls them "The Waterways of China" Miss Douglas will visit friends in the city sometime during the winter. MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
 The regular monthly meeting of the the Birmingham Music Teachers asso- ciation was held Wednesday at the Motion hotel, followed by a luncheon in the cafe. A number of matters per tinent to the business q the associa- tion were discussed. One concert will be given during the season, the date to be announced later, by the teachers, for which an attractive program of un- usual merit will be arranged.
 Dr. Roy F, HOke delivered the sec Ond of his series of lectures on phychol- ogy, which many pronounced even more interesting than the first. He laid stress on the ear and the sense of hear ing, on vibration and sound; conso- nance and disonance. There is limit to our hearing capacity, he stated, for beyond a certain point of vibration,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09

constantly until she tires of 1t. l.
 This summer she spent week as Ocean View. There she met two south. ern sailor boys. Skipper and Chipper. Sitting around the campfire one night one of the group was telling her troubles to the crowd. After she had finished, Chipper said, "Well dems yo' blues, ma blues is different. And that is Stella's pet bit of philosophy now.
 Stella is always looking for excite ment. She is of highly nervous dis position and tires easily of the young men of her acquaintance. But some day young man will come along who can keep up with her. He will prob ably be second George Ade.
 She is a type.
 She is The Slangy Girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09

it differs in several essential points. Of course, the expense to each member of the class is much less than the cost of a private lesson. MT. Herring believes in the individuality Of expression in piano playing-not the parrot-like imi- tation of ateacher's style, but the per- sonal intuition retained and guided by correct principles. Certainly the com poser's idea and aim must first be un- derstood, the spirit of, the composition intelligently discerned, and then an in telligent interpretation not lacking in individual character, can be given.
 This class will doubtless prove both popular and beneficial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09

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