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Evening star., 1924-11-07
Scotch Drop Scenes.

Mix well two cupfuls Of -four, half
d teaspoonful of baking soda, two
thirds teaspoonful of cream of tar
tar, half a cupful of sugar. and a
pinch of salt Into this dry mixture
pour 2 tablespoonfuls Of corn strip,
L unbeaten egg. and enough sweet
milk to make medium batter. Beat
well and drop by tablespoonfuls into
a hot, well creased frying pan, turn
ing when a golden brown. Serve hot
for breakfast with butter or MARINA
lade.
Evening star., 1924-11-07

Spain is where this little lady
Makes her hoIne-a sunny land;
There she wears a gay mantilla,
Bears q tambourine in hand.
Make her flowing dress all scarlet;
Scarlet make her mantle, too;
On her shawl SO gay and daShing
Paint tho figures brightest blue.
Make her cheeks and lips verrilion;
Black as ravens is her hair.
Now behold, so gayly dancing,
You've a Spanish Lady fair.
Betty Cut-outs room at school i!
giving show of dolls of all th'
nations. One of the. girls in hel
room dressed up the Spanish doll yo,
see today.
Copyright. 1ac4)
Evening star., 1924-11-07
Chicken Delight.

Cnjoint a baking size chicken, as
for frying. Put in roasting pan
with some chicken fat or butter, and
sprinkle literally with flour. salt and
pepper. Place five or six whole small
onions and green sweet peppers,
seeded, around the chicken, cover
with water, and cook until tender
Remove the cover and brown. Serve
onions and peppers around the
chicken.
Evening star., 1924-11-07

Little Striped Chipmunk, with the
rockets in his checks full of seeds, so
that he looked as if he had the
mumps, overheard Peter. Fun" he
mun1bled. Fun! Why, you don't know
what fun is, Peter Rabbit. The great
est fun in the world is in doing things
worth while. No other fun can COM
mare with this. Learn how to work,
Peter. and you will learn how to have
real fun"
Peter lazily scratched lons car
with a long hind foot. 1T makes me
positively tirod just to watch you fell
lows running your legs off to get food
>ihst YOU don't need now" said Peter.
rhatterer the Red Squirrel heard
This. Don't watch us, then, you long
legged bunch of laziness," he barked-
And remember, Peter Rabbit, that 1t
s a whole lot better to run our legs
Of NOW While there Is somethins to le
Evening star., 1924-11-07
Chatterer Works Hard
Wise is he who works today
That in the future he may play.
-Chatterer the Red SQUIRE

Autumn is a busy time for most of
the little people of the Green Forest
:tnd the Green Meadows. There arc a
few who are not particularly busy,
but only A few. Peter Rabbit is one
of them. His cousin, Jumper the Hare,
is another.
What's the use of working when
there is so much fun to be had in
stcad?" said Peter, as he watched
some of his busy neighbors.
Evening star., 1924-11-07
Coffee Cream.

Heat / pint of milk in double
boiler. Add 1 pint of strong coffee,
cupful Of sugar, 1 egg, and thicken
with 1 Tablespoonful of coinstarch.
Let cook until thick. add 1 teaspoon
full of vanilla, and pour into nolds
u cool. Serxs with WHIPPED cream,
Evening star., 1924-11-07

A soils laboratory on wheels, with
professors, recently has completed a
tour through several counties in
Ohio. More than $500 people visited
the class, many bringing samples of
sick soil. which the doctors examined
and prescribed for. .-
Evening star., 1924-11-07

Sunday Island. in the Pacific, is
really tho tallest mountain in the
world. 1t rises 1000 feet out Of five
miles of water, and is thus nearly
5000 feet from base to the summit
Evening star., 1924-11-07

Science and Inventions
Benny Potts has invented a new sci
entific EesSing game, being TO wawk
in IL room with your eyes shut and
open the frunt of Il clock and CESS
wat time it is by feeling it's hands
with yours. Him and his cuzzin
Artic Alexander and PudS Simkins
played it up in the inventors setting
room last Sattiday till the thing fell
off of the mantcl peccc and Mrs.
Potts came running up.
Conversations Between Famous
CaractcrS.
Skinny Martin-Hay, who arc you
tawkinE to?
Puds Simkins-You. Who are you?
Skinny Martin-Gou.
Puds SimkinS-Wcli, watts you go
ing to do about it?
Skinny Martin-Wats you?
The End.
Evening star., 1924-11-07
SisSiety Page.

Mr.. Benny PottSes CuZZin Sue is
visiting him at his house for q few
days, Mr. Benny Potts not caring how
few.
Evening star., 1924-11-07
EIXtcrt
ni~ robI,er
The Weakly News
Weather. More and colder.

EXtcr,
Big Robbery
y valuable collection of corks be-
longing to Leroy Shooster disap-
peared from his room somc time last
week after he had spent almost a
lifetime saving them. Leroy says
wen he last saw them they was in
their usual place, some on his desk,
some under the bed, some in his
bewro draws and some in diffrcnt
places, tho ony clew being that his
mother often Threatened to throw
them out unless he kepp them all in
one place and out Of site.
Evening star., 1924-11-07
Nature Article.

Nature Article.
Chickins cant tell the time but they
always go to bed jest the same about
s clock, proving nature is wonder
fill.
Evening star., 1924-11-07
Planning Meals and Managing the
Oven.

v Y HAT to have for the next
n meal is the question. One
wv housewife has solved the
problem by the use of
Evening star., 1924-03-29
z TRAINS ISOLATED
IN POTOMAC FLOOD
Bridges Washed Away,
Banks observation-disclosures
Rushing Toward Capital.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HAGERSTOWN, Md, March 90
General warning for all inhabitants
along the Potomac river from Cum
beriand to Washington to move to
high ground was issued this noon
with the river and it's tributaries
reaching flood stage and in many To-
calities already overhowing the
banks.
Both passenger and freight traffic on
the Western Maryland is at a complete
standstill. Four railway bridges have
been reported as washed away. Two
passenger trains are marooned by six
feet of water near Keyser, w. Va A
special train carrying several hundred
Shriners to the ceremonial in Baltimore
tonight has not been heard from. The
train left Cumberland early this morn
nothing could be learned Of it's location
because of the crippled condition of the
wires.
Many of the streets Of Cumberland
already are under water. The princi-
pal thoroughfare, Mechanics street, is
Hooded with three feet of water. The
entire town of Piedmont w. Va, is
inundated with four feet of water
with the river still rising. The in
creasing wall of water is rushing on
to Williamsport, Md, where the river
is rising at the rate of thirty inches
an hour. According to estimates, the
beginning fthe flood stage should
reach Washington about o'clock to-
night
Melting snow and the heavy rain
Of last night are rapidly contributing
to the flowing Of all streams The
downpour still is continuing, with no
abatement in sight, according to the
weather bureau.
Prediction is made that the flood
will be the worst the Potomac river
region has experienced since 1889,
when unestimable damage was done
and the c. & o. canal banks were
washed away for miles
UARNTNG rs ISSHED
Evening star., 1924-03-29
TAX SALE DEED HELD
BAR TO REDEMPTION
Owner Must Deal With Buyer
After Issue of Paper, Ru-
dolph Rules.

Hereafter a property owner whose
real estate has been sold for taxes
will not be permitted to redeem it at
the District building after the tax
sale buyer has applied to the Com
missioners for deed.
Commissioner Rudolph made this
announcement today, following a
public hearing yesterday. at which
a number of lawyers contended that
under the law the Commissioners
were bound to allow the real owner
to redeem at any time before a deed
is actually delivered.
The law provides that the tax-sa1e
buyer must wait two years from the
date of the sale before applying for
a deed, and during that time the real
owner may redeem by paying the tax
due plus IL per cent year penalty.
The Commissioners feel that il at
the expiration of the two years the
tax-sale buyer applies Immediately
for deed the District must issue it
promptly.
After a tax deed has been issued
the real owner may still redeem, but,
in addition to the penalty, he may
then be required to pay the tax sale
buyer a bonus. These deeds, it is
said, constitute a. cloud on the title
to the property and must be paid off
before the original owner can make
any disposition of the land or build
ings.
Evening star., 1924-03-29
MEMORIAL BRIDGE
TO COST S7,5l0,oDD
Potomac Project Estimate Is
Held as Expressing View
of President.

When the bill authorizing the Ar
lington Memorial bridge to serve as
a connecting link across the Potomac
river between the Lincoln Memorial
and the Lee mansion in Arlington
national cemetery, passes Congress,
it will provide for the expenditure of
approximately s7.50O.0O0.
Two Provisions Made.
At least this is the opinion of those
who discussed this proposed legis-
lation with the President today. This
ciude $1,000, 900 for the bridge struc-
ture itself, and s2,50o.Doo for the
necessary orHamentation and the con-
struction of the immediate approach es
at either end of the bridge.
1t is understood that while the Ar
has some fairly well determined ideas
regarding the future treatment of the
main highways directly leading to the
north and south approaches to the
bridge. they will be left for future
consideration. To carry out these ideas
would necessitate the outlay of an ad-
ditional sum that would make the en-
tire project cost upward of $4,000, 900.
In the interest Of present day economy
and as a means to expedite somewhat
thoriZation for the latter feature of the
project will not be requested at this
time
Lord Approves Measure.
The bill authorizing this bridge and
providing for its plans and construc-
tion and its cost has been drawn UP
by. Col. Clarence Q. Sheriff., executive
officer of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge Commission, of which the
President of the United States is
chairman. That part of the draft per-
tanning to the appropriation for the
bridge has been gone over carefully
by Brig. Gen. Lord, director of the
budget, and, except for some fea-
lures. considered unessential to the
bridge proper, it has his approval.
1t was said at the White House to-
day that President Coolidge will call
a meeting of the commission some
time next week, at which each item
in the Sheriff. draft will be gone
over, with the view to putting the
bill in gnal shape. When the com
mission meets, Senator Cummins of
Iowa, President of the Senate, will sit
with it as a new member. He fills
the vacancy created when Mr.. Cool
ldge became President.
Evening star., 1924-03-29
SENATORS FAVOR
HOUSE BONUS BILL
G. o. P. Members Back 20
Year Insurance PIan-Re-
port Sought Next Week.

The bonus and tax bills both came
under the eyes of the Senate finance
committee today with members
pressing consideration of each in the
hope of reporting then to the Senate
next week.
Army and Navy officers were called
upon first for data which is to be
used as the basis of the committees 5
own estimate of the probable cost
of the soldier bonus bill passed by
the House.
Chairman Smoot has announced
that night sessions will be renewed
next week. Sentiment, he says, is
fairly well crystallized among re-
publicans of the committee in favor
Of the bonus bill passed by the House,
providing for paid-up twenty-year
endowment life insurance policies and
cash payments to veterans not en-
titled to more than $50 in adjusted
service credit, while the democrats
are almost solidly for a tuli CASH
payment option.
The estate, gift and excise tax
schedules are practically the only re,
naming sections of the revenue bin
TO be COnSlOSItu ny tiiS
after disposal of the corporation tax:
Proposals to change the form OF
taxing corporations Temporarily
blocked progress in the senate
finance committee yesterday in its
consideration of the revenue Dill.
Neither the bill passed by the House
nor the Mellon tax revision plan
proposes any change in the corpora
tion tax.
The section was finally passed over
by the committee, however. and some
of the technical provisions or the
CORPORATION tax system agreed 10.
The estate and gift taxes and the
miscellaneous and excise schedules
will be taken up in rapid order now,
after which, Chairman Smoot said,
the bill would be reported i'm
mediately. Such action could be OBJ
tained by next week, he thought.
Senator Reed, republican, Pennsyl-
yania, suggested that the corporation
tax of 121z per cent be increased to
IA per cent and the special tax on
capital stocks of 81 for each $1,000
worth of stock of a corporation be
eliminated. Senator Jones, democrat,
New Mexico, told the committee he
would offer some form of graduated
tax in place of the fiat corporation
levy. He did not mention the rates
he would propose, however.
The committee did agree to the
Treasury draft of the bill in regard
to eliminating a provision placed In
the law in 1921 which changed the
basis of fixing valuations of certain
stocks. This provision affected prin-
cipally lumber companies.
Evening star., 1924-03-29
Greek Orthodox
Bishop Wants to
Be an american

Renouncing his allegiance to
Turkey and Greece, Vassilios Com
vopoulos. Metropolitan Of the
Greek Orthodox church, has ap-
piled to the District Supreme Court
to be made an American citizen.
He holds the rank of archbishop
and has been designated by the
patriarch of Constantinople to
establish the seat of his see at the
National Capital. AS his future ac-
tivities will be in this country, the
archbishop decided he could be-
come best affiliated with the
American life and thought by TAX
Ing out naturalization papers.
The archbishop was born in ST.
nope. Turkey. of Greek parents,
March IL, 1880. and came to Ameri-
ca last September. He is unmar-
Rad and resides at 3o35 18th street
northwest.
Rev. Demetrios Papa-Stamation
thirty-two years old, a priest of
the Greek Church, accompanied the
archbishop. and, like him, made
application for citizenship. He
gave his birthplace as Larisa,
Greece, and said he came to this
country August 10, 1910. He is
married and resides at 1916 11th
street northwest
Evening star., 1924-03-29
BALDWIN ASKS POST
VACATED BY MILLER
Deputy Insurance Superintendent
Would Succeed 0usted Dis
trict Official.

Thomas M Baldwin, jr., deputy su-
perintendent of insurance of the Dis
trict, today applied for appointment
as superintendent to succeed Burt A.
Miller, who was asked to resign yes
terday following the publication of
the charges made against him by Rep
resentative Blanton.
Mr.. Baldwin tells Commissioner Ru-
dolph in letter that he believes he
can "step right into the breach and
put this department where 1t ought
to be-" He states that if given a trial,
if he fails to put the insurance de-
partment where it ought to be, he
will, promptly resign.
Commissioner Rudolph indicated
this morning that it would be several
days before the vacancy is filed. He
made it plain thai he wants to con-
slider carefully applications received.
In submitting his resignation yes
terday, Mr.. Miller requested thirty
days leave, but it was not granted
Deputy superintendent Baldwin is
acting head of the insurance depart
ment today.
Although the request for Mr.. Mil
lers resignation was made by Com
missioner Rudolph yesterday on the
heels of publication Of Mr.. Blanton's
charges against the superintendent,
the Commissioner has not made any
statements with regard to the re-
quested resignation.
Evening star., 1924-03-29
RUSH TROOPS TO SCENE
OF MINE HOME BLASTS
Authorities Seek Dynamiters at In
herman, Pa, Following Fifth
Outrage in Year.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
SCRANTON, Pa, March 2s.-State
troopers and county detectives rush
ed to Inkerman, Pa, looking for the
persons who discharged dynamite
early today under the homes of two
anthracite mine workers
Two explosions, one following the
other, seriously damaged the homes
of Stanley Cadiski and John Bezanus,
and smashed windows in a dozen
other dwellings. No one was seriously
hurt.
Today's explosions at Inkerman
brought the total of dynamitings in
Luzerne county in the past year to
five.
Evening star., 1924-03-29
OIL PROBE GOES
OVER TO TUESDAY
William Boyce Thompson
Then to Be Questioned on
1920 G. O. P. Finances.

The Senate oil committee was in
recess today until Tuesday, when it
plans to question William Boyce
Thompson, former chairman of the
finance committee Of the republican
national committee, about the liqui-
dation of the republican deficit in
Cured in the 1920 campaign. Mr..
Thompson was to have been examined
yesterday, but was not called.
w. L. Kistler of Tulsa, Okla, pres
ident of the Producers and Refiners'
Oil Company, was subpoenaed yester-
day, and Senator Walsh, democrat,
Montana, announced that he planned
to call three or four more witnesses
to substantiate the sensational con-
vention "oil deaP' story told by AL
Jennings, once famous train robber
and friend of the late Jake Hamon.
Evening star., 1924-03-29
POLICIES
TOBE CONTINUED
New Ministry to Follow Along
Lines Laid Down by
Predecessor.
BY the Associated Press.

by Ine ASSOCIATED PreSs.
PARIS, March 29.-The policies OF
the former Poincare cabinet, both
foreign and domestic, will be contin-
ued by the new ministry, it was de-
clared by leading members of the
cabinet after its first formal confer
ence with the premier this morning.
NJ Poincare officially presented all
the members of his new cabinet to
President Millerand at the palace of
the Elysee this noon. The president
warmly congratulated the premier on
having succeeded in grouping about
him the most brilliant personalities
composing his cabinet" He added
that the new government could be
assured of the presidents full collab-
Grafton on all occasions in conform
ity with the nations best interests
for the settlement of the difficult
problems of the present situation.
Before calling on President Mile
rand the cabinet held its first official
council. The premier informed his
colleagues of the broad outlines along
which he intends drawing up the
ministerial declaration to be read in
the parliament at 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
All the ministers appeared to be in
high spirits. Louis LouSheur, minister
of commerce, said:
My immediate efforts will be di-
rected toward bringing down the cost
of living"
Justin de Selves, minister of the in
terror. was spokesman as to the gen.
eral course the cabinet would take.
THE unanimous sentiment of the
new government is to continue the
policy of Premier Poincare," he said.
That goes for internal affairs, as
well as foreign policy" put in Minister
of War Maginot
M. Francois-Marsal, the minister of
finances, declared the affairs of his
ministry would be directed along lines
of economy. mo expenditures will be
made unless they are covered by
equivalent receipts" he said.
Evening star., 1924-03-29
BERGDOLL POSTPONES
RETURN FROM GERMANY
Unofficial Proposals Fail to I'm
press Him as Genuine, Draft
Dodger Says.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Assoca ted Press
EBERBACH. Germany, March 20
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the Amer
lean draft evader, whose departure
from his hotel here early in the week
was responsible for reports that he
was on his way to the United States,
returned to the hotel today. He said
he was not making any preparations
to return to the United States.
Bergdoll had been on a motor trip
to the Black forest He said that
although he was prepared to return
to the United States under certain
conditions. the proposals made to him
from unofficial quarters failed to i'm
press him as genuine. He and his
three companions, the Stecher broth
ers. preferred to await something
more tangible in the way of assur-
ances that they would not be dealt
with too severly.
Evening star., 1924-03-29
Z P|GGLY W|GGLY
SUSPECTS CAUGHT
BIundon and Reidy Taken
Without Fight in New
York Hotel.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 29.-Earl Blum
don and Dennis Reidy, both of Wash
ington, alleged to be members of the
Piggy Wiggly hold-up gang. which es-
capped with $4,000 last Monday morn
ing, were arrested as they entered their
room on the seventeenth floor of the
Hotel McAlpin early this morning Their
arrests complete three apprehensions
in the hold-up. A fourth is still at
large.
Blundon was strolling into his room
about 2 o'clock this morning when
Sergeants Kenny and Lowenthal and
House Operative Dennison descended on
him. He put up no fight. Reidy was
walking in at o'clock when he also
was taken into custody.
Detectives Find 500.
In their possession detectives found
approximately $500, but through tele-
phone ''tracers" they discovered that
they had been in touch with a New
York bank during the last few days,
and an Investigation of their account
with the bank is now under way.
Both used aliases. 1t is believed that
approximately $4,000 is in the bank.
Blundon and Reidy, who are still in
the early twenties, were too surprised
it is stated, to put up any opposition
but a bigger surprise awaited the
New York detectives when they found
no pistols or dangerous weapons in
their possession.
Held ms Fugitives.
They were taken to the West 30th
street station and held for a hear
ing later this morning as fugitives
from justice in the Jefferson Market
court
1t was learned by detectives that
they have been in New York since
Tuesday, going to Newark, n. j., in
by train. Neither would make any
statement to New York police when
questioned regarding the Piggly
Wiggly hold-up.
Desperate Man Mt Large.
Much secrecy was thrown about the
capture in the hope that quietude
might aid in effecting the capture of
Joseph Frank Nalley, represented as
the only desperate man implicated
Blundon is twenty eight years of
the accredited ringleader of the jail
delivery recently at the Arlington
courthouse Jail when eleven inmates
escaped. Reidy is twenty-one, and
has no police record. 1t is believed
that this alleged hold-up is his maiden
venture with persons of known Grim
inal records
Nalley is we'll known to police,
Tracers to principal cities have been
sent out in the hope of his appre-
henSion.
Evening star., 1924-03-29
VANDERBILT DETECTIVES, ON TRAIL
OF MANY GRAFT CHARGES HERE
Retired Banker Says Name of Next Cabinet Officer
to Resign viii Cause ShOck-TeILs of
Investigations of Bureaus.

The person to ask why Fall is
not indicted is the President Of the
United States" he continued.
This country is still far from
understanding the Washington situa-
tion. The country, instead of being
in a state of hysteria, is in a coma
Newspapers have printed an endless
amount of evidence-so much that
few could read it, but they have
printed little real Interpretation"
Mr.. Vanderlip said that he and
members of his bureau had been
shadowed by detectives since they
had been helping the, Wheeler COM
mittee in it's investigation of At
torney General Daugherty. The
bureau has a staff of about forty
men including detectives, five lawyers
and paid newspaper men.
Evening star., 1924-03-29
WARS ON WASHERS HERE

Commissioner Oyster today in
structed Maj. Sullivan to send a de-
tail of policemen and policewomen
in plain clothes to break up mash
ing" on F street.
The Commissioner said he was
prompted to issue the order follow
ing receipt of complaints from par
ents who said their daughters had
been accosted while walking on that
thoroughfare.
Evening star., 1924-03-29
TOLL OF LANDSLIDE
LIGHTER THAN REPORTED
Blocking of Roads and Rail Lines
Prevents King and Queen Reach
ing Stricken Interior.

By the Associa ted Press.
SALERNO, Italy, March 29.-Late
returns show the actual loss of life
from the landslide in the Amalf dis
trct to be less than was at first cal
culated.
The blocking of roads and rail lines
and the disturbance of the sea has
made it impossible for the king and
the Duchess of Aosta to reach the out
of-the-way villages, which suffered
the most, and both have returned to
Rome after insuring copious and con-
tinuous relief.
Four ships have arrived at Amalfi
with clothing, mattresses, milk, bread
and preserved meat
Evening star., 1924-03-29
EXPECT EARLY VERDICT
IN LUDENDORFF TRIAL

By the Associa ted Press.
BERLIN, March 29.-According to
advices from Munich, DR.. Won Kahr,
Gen. Won Lossow and Gen. SeissIer.
who contended they were coerced
into joining the Ludendorff- Hi tier
putsch of last November, have gone
to Italy ION fortnights leave Of
absence"
The verdict in the trial of Gen.
Ludendorn, Hitler and their code
PENDANTS is expected to be rendered
soon by the Munich court