davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1924-04-29

snow in the sheltered places in the
Green Forest. Right away she started
in to help gentle Sister South Wind
melt that snow.
Now, just as usual, Jerry Muskrat
had spent a. most comfortable winter.
1t hadn't mattered to him in the least
how much snow and ice there was.
For all he cared the snow might have
reached the tops of the trees in the
Green Forest. OF course it didn't But
If it had it would have made no diff
ference to Jerry. Jerry simply ate
when he was hungry, slept much of
The time in his comfortable house. and
when he wanted exercise swan about
under the ice. He could always find
places where he could get fresh air.
So while many of his neigh bors were
worrying and suffering, Jerry was en-
1irely comfortable.
But now Jerry was beginning to
STorry. You see when snow is melted
Evening star., 1924-04-29
Jerry Muskrat Watches
AnxiousIy.
Worry is the lot of all.
1t comes alike to big and small.
-Tprry ~

Sweet Mistress Spring had not
1oitered on her way up from the
Sunny South this year. She had been
in a hurry to arrive. Gentle South
Wind had done her very best to melt
ahe snow and have it out of the way
before the arrival of sweet Mistress
Spring. But there hadn't been time
enough. You see, there had been a
great deal of snow, a very great deal
SO when sweet Mistress Spring ar
rived there still was a great deal of
Evening star., 1924-04-29
Black and White Mourning Clothes
ny MARY MARSHALL.

In one line OF women's apparel we
can get very little guidance from
Paris. That is in mourning clothes.
For French women always have worn
and still do wear much heavier
mourning than we do. Such mourn
ing as seems but conventional to
tham would strike US as being in
Evening star., 1924-04-29
Spaghetti-Mnshroom. Tomato.

Cook one cupfu1 of spaghetti in
boiling salted water for twelve min
utes. Drain, rinse with cold water.
then add to one can of tomato soup.
rooms in two tablefulspoonfuls of fat
and add with half q cupful of cheese
TO the spaghetti. Heat thoroughly and
serve.
Evening star., 1924-04-29
The Chatterer

One mother says:
Never discourage a small child's
"chattering." He is exercising with
words to develop, just as he tries
walking. Do not correct him very
much at first, though he strings words
together strangely and gets his gram
mar all mixed UP. If he hears good
grammar at home he will soon get
straightened out, but If you call his
mistakes to his attention too often
he may become discouraged and les
sen his efforts at learning the use of
words.
Copyright, 1a24)
Evening star., 1924-04-29
Dorothy Dix'S Letter Box
What Is the Most Frequent Cause of Woman's
Downfall to the Lowest Level?-Should
She Be Pitied or Scorned?

TEAR of the streets be pid
depth? A READER
Evening star., 1924-04-29

demn it as unhealthy and unneces-
Sarily depressing. Perhaps il is
moro question of race than anything
else.
While English women have never
gone in for quite such heavy mourn
ing as the French, they do follow
more complicated system of mourn
ing than we; that is, in England one
hears more about the conventions of
nrSt mourning, second mourning, half
mourning, etc. More definite rules
are drawn concerning what jewelry
may be worn a [ different periods of
mourning, what fabrics may be used
With US the whole question is more
apt to be settled as a matter of taste
than as one OF conventional rules.
Evening star., 1924-04-29

Allen county, Ohio, has three uym-
an constables.
All in all, there are 100000 more
women than men in Europe.
Evening star., 1924-04-07
CONGRESS WORKERS. BILL
FAILS TO PASS HOUSE
Proposal to Adjust Pay to Meet
Loss of Bonus Beaten by
Vote of 2O6 to 1o5.

The House today refused to APP
prove the bill introduced by Chair
man Madden of the House appropria-
tions committee adjusting the sal
aries of the employees of Congress in
lieu of the $240 bonus.
There are 2,361 employees affected
and under the proposed rate of pay
their salaries would amount to $4,-
97,S40, as against $4.172,206.67, which
is the present rate plus the bonus.
Due to opposition led by the demo-
Gratis, with Representatives James F.
Ryrnes of Tennessee, republican !;
Rddy of Missouri and republican !:
Bianton of Texas leading the fight, the
necessary two-thirds to pass the bill
under suspension of the rules could not
be mustered. The vote was 206 to 105.
The present average salary of capital
employees is $1,767: the recommended
average salary is S1,905, an increase of
$13S.
Some Of the opposition to the bill was
due to the fact that Senate clerks re-
ceived substantial increases that were
not provided for House clerks. The
Madden bill was introduced as a result
of survey made by authorization OF
the House.
Evening star., 1924-04-07
PRESIDENT REDUCES
RUMELYS SENTENCE
Former Publisher of New York
Mail and Associates to
Serve Only One Month.

President Coolidge commuted TO-DAY
TO one month the prison sentences OF
one year imposed upon Edward a.
Rumely. former publisher of the New
York Mail. and S. Walter Kaufman.
and Norvin r. Lindheim, convicted
for violation of the trading with the
enemy act.
The communication will permit the
release within about two weeks of
the three men, now confined in the
WeStcheSter. y. Y, county Jail. The
President previously had commuted
the sentences from a Year and day
to one year in order that they might
be imprisoned in the Westchester r
Jail, rather than the Atlanta peni-
tentiary.
The three men began serving their
sentences March 19, after having lost
their appeal to the Supreme Court.
After the Supreme Court decision
movement was started to obtain
clemency on the ground that they
were not aware of the source of
money used in the purchase of the
New York Mail prior to the entrance
of America into the world war. and.
therefore, while technically guilty of
violating the trading with the enemy
act, were not actually conspirators
to Break the law.
Works i'm Hennery.
EAST VIEW, n. Y, April when
DR.. Edward A. Rumely, former pub
Usher of the New York Mail, learned
today that President Coolidge had
commuted to one month his sentence
of a years Imprisonment for viola
ton of the trading with the enemy
act he was working in the hennery
of the Westchester county penitenti-
ary here.
Penitentiary officials said the pris-
oner would have eleven more days to
serve, during which time he would
continue to work on the penitentiary
farm.
Evening star., 1924-04-07
SENATE ACCEPTS
GAS TAX REPORT
WITHOUT DISSENT.
Similar Action Quickly Ex.
pected in House on Con-
ference Agreement.

Without debate and without oppo-
sition, the Senate today adopted the
conference report on the gasoline tax
bill for the District of Columbia.
Senator Ball, chairman of the Dis
trict committee and chairman of the
conference committee on the gasoline
tax bill, submitted the conference re-
port to the Senate Immediately after
the convening of that body and asked
for it's consideration.
The conference report now awaits
the action of the House and it is ex-
pected that body also will adopt 1t
and that the bill then go to the Presi-
dent for his approval.
The bill as agreed to in confer
ence carries a tax Of 2 cents per gall
Ion on gasoline, a license fee of 81
a year on automobiles, except those
operated by electricity and steam, and
continues the present personal prop
erty tax on motor vehicles. The
taxes so raised will be paid into
the Treasury to the credit of the
District and will be subject to appro-
priation on the 60-40 plan. The gaso-
line tax is to go to improvements
and extensions of the streets of the
city. The bill is being enacted into
law with the understanding that there
shall be permanent reciprocity in the
matter of automobile licenses be-
tween Maryland and the District of
Columbia
Evening star., 1924-04-07
LANNON'S COP. GIFT.
|SPUT AT &25,0)O.
Money Spent in 1920 EIec-
tion, Says Friend-S25,0 900
a to Harding Hotel Bill.

The Senate oil committee devoted
inquiry into stories of oil deals and oil
contributions in the political campaign
of 1920.
Four witnesses followed one another
in quick succession at the big COM
mittee table, and none of them. added
materially to the information which
previously had gone into the record.
Fails to Tell Doheny Gifts.
Wilbur W. Marsh of Iowa. former
treasurer of the democratic national
committee, testified that he must con-
suit the committees books before he
'seso1d tell how much Z. l.. Doheny con-
tributed to the democratic fund in
1920; w. L. Kistler. an Oklahoma oil
man, disclaimed any connection with
republican campaign collections in that
year, and J. s. French of Oklahoma
City told Z re committee Jake Hamon
had inform I'd him of expenditures of
100000 ini the 1920 election and of
s25, 900 to LAY the hotel expenses of
Harding convention headquarters in
Chicago.
Robert F. Wolfe. publisher of the
ONO state journal at Columbus In
sisted under repeated questioning that
he had no first hand information about
the famous '2 o'clock hotel conference"
on Harding's nomination, and never
had heard until recently of an attempt
to make an oil deal for the nomination
of Leonard Wood.
Marsh First Witness.
Mr.. Marsh was the first witness.
Marsh said he had no recollection
as to the specific contributions of
Doheny in the 1920 campaign. 1t
would be necessary, he said, to con-
suit records of the committee, which
are in the Washington headquarters
He was excused.
The committee then called W. L.
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column a.
Evening star., 1924-04-07
De Long and Coleman Had Com
pleted Trip in Near East.

NEW YORK. April 7.-George B.
de Long of New York and Robert
Lewis Coleman of San Francisco, who
were waylaid and murdered on an
Albanian highway, were on their way
to Paris and London. after a trip
through the Mediterranean, Richard
Lounsbery, son of Mrs. de Long, de-
clared today.
Mr.. de Long and Mr.. Coleman left
here January 26 and went as far as
Constantinople Returning they pass
ed through Bucharest, Athens and
other cities and were going through
the Balkans on their way to join Mrs.
de Long and her son in London the
ninet eenth of this month.
Mr.. de Long, who is a son of Sena-
tor de Long of California, and who
up until seven years ago was a resi-
dent of that state, was forty-riine
years old and a retired real estate
broker. He was a graduate of Leland
Stanford University of the class of
1896.
Evening star., 1924-04-07
One Black Eye Cost of Motor Trip
For 1000 Miles Without Oil or Gas
Tourist Starts for Coast With Engineless Ford and
To'orope-Generous Fraternity of Highways
PrOuides Notice PO,Uer.

ticket and so decided to make tho
trip in his Ford. No. he didn't pur-
chase an engine. Just a stout tow
rope.
Mr.. Packard got his start to Los
Angeles just outside of Fort Scott.
A motorist heading west found him
stalled car. The motorist offered aid
and Mr.. Packard produced the new
tow rope. 1t was only a few miles
to the nearest garage and Mr.. Pack
ard was left with his car, by his own
request. in the road in front of the
THAT was the hard part" said Mr..
Packard. II had to push Liz down
the road piece to wait for the next
feller. 1t was like that all the way.
And! say, those garage fellers sure did
give me some dirty looks when 1
didn't turn in but showed along far
enough to wait for the next feller.
Can Enjoy Trip
"Once or twice, in the big towns, I
had to hire some feller with span
Of mules to haul me out into the
country again, but they were rea-
sonable enough and most of the time
it was great, just sitting pretty at
tHo SlCCIAuS WhCSf duu eHJOylHS CHS
scenery. I came through just aflying.
A feller can enjoy the trip much more,
too, If he don't have to worry about a
pesky engine, and gas and oil and all
them things that cost money. Easy
riding, too, in Liz. / don't know that
I ever had better time, or met more
nice fellers. All of 'em were, willing
and anxious to help another feller
with a car out. 1t makes a differ
ence, this owning a car. 1t was sure
fine, most of the way"
Mr.. Packard made no reference to
his discolored eye and cut lip.
When questioned bluntly about the
sinner. he was reluctant, saying it
was just a personal matter but when
definitly pressed, completed the story
of his trip. ,
That? Oh, thaA happened out in
the desert near Los Angeles. That
was my third tow before the last.
He was a. nice feller, too, spun me
along for about twenty miles. Then
he got nosey and looked under the
hood
Evening star., 1924-04-07
INDIAN LAND FRAUD
CASES TAKEN UP IN
DAUGHERTY PROBE
Letter Shows Fall Sought
Delay in U. S. Prosecution
OF Miller Brothers.

Dry details OF the Miller brothers
land fraud case in Oklahoma were
reviewed today by the Senate Daugh-
erty committee.
A bundle of letters passing be-
tween the Justice and Interior De-
partments and various individuals
were read sinto the record and sew
eral witnesses were questioned as to
why criminal prosecution of the case
resulted in imposition of fines, and
why no civil suit to recover the land
ever was filed.
One of the letters showed that
Albert B. Fall tried while he was
Secretary of the Interior to obtain a
postponement of trial, but the JUS
tice Department replied that the
criminal suits must go forward.
Most of the letters were presented by
Edwin S. Booth, who served under
Fall as Interior Department solicitor.
Harreld Makes Statement.
Senator Harreld Of Oklahoma made
a voluntary statement to the commit
tee disclaiming any political interest
in the prosecutions and saying he
only had urged action because he felt
everything should be done to protect
the interests of the government. He
had learned to his surprise, he said,
that the Justice Department had
asked for nothing but fines against
those found guilty and hade made no
move to recover the lands, which are
a part of the 101 ranch.
1t developed while Booth was on
Sfo M ha q c
special attorney for the Department
of Justice in connection with civil
suits in the Miller cases. They were
assigned to him about March l of this
year.
Sees Reason for Delay.
Booth said there is a reason" why
to him by the Department Of Justice
before March, 1924, but that he
would prefer to tell the committee
that reason Gin confidence" Senator
Jones, republican, of Washington, said
he was satisfied there has been un-
justifiable delay" but would mot fore
close" the case on the Department Of
Justice until he had heard its expla-
nation"
Booth said rumors of oil discov-
cries on or near the land involved in
the Miller cases were without foun-
dation.
Claims Title to Land.
Senator Ashurst, democrat, Ari-
zona, said he had a telegram showing
that the Miller brothers claimed title
to the lands.
ooh, that means they're going to
stand suit said Booth.
There was an argument when
George B. Chamberlain, Daugherty's
counsel, took up the cross -examina-
ton.
MY client is out of Office on the
strength of rum-running, rum selling.
convict testimony" Chamberlain said.
land he hasn't had a chance to put
in a witness. I ask, in all fairness,
that some of the gentlemen in the
(Continued on Page 4, Column 1.)
Evening star., 1924-04-07
ALBANIA REGRETS ACTION.
Press Bureau Claims Murder of

LONDON, April 7.-The Albanian
press bureau in London received to-
day the following dispatch from Tirana,
dated Sunday:
"At 10 o'clock Sunday morning two
American merchants wrce killed by un-
known persons on the Tirana-Scutari
road at a spot forty kilometers from
Tirana. The Albanian government and
the Tirana population are profoundly
moved by the crime, which they deepup
regret.
This is the first occasion on which
such a crime has been committed in
Albania. where foreigners have al
ways been the object of the greatest
hospitality and sympathy on the part
of the population. The Albanian gov
ernment is convinced that the un
Evening star., 1924-04-07
Special Dispat tch to The Star.

10 lne Stdr.
LOS ANGELES, April IA Ford
car, with "a tourist aboard, arrived
in Los Angeles Sunday. That may
not read like news, but it is.
Alex Packard of Fort Scott, Kan,
was the tourist. That makes the
story sound a bit more classy-a
Packard and a Ford
One of Mr.. Packard's eyes-the left
one-had all the color and fire of a
big, black opal, standing out quite
prominently, but, alas, quite useless
as an organ of vision. His lip was
cut and he was considerably mussed.
but the hero of a road trip in a motor
car that smashes all record for econ
omy. He travelled about two thousand
miles in his Ford--one of the vintage
of 1917-and turned in the following
unofficial record of his trip:
Consumption of gasoline, 200.
Consumption of oil, 900.
Unable to Drive.
How Mr.. Packard managed to make
his unparalleled economy run gives
new and interesting chapter to the
history of motoring in the United
States, and sets up an interesting
sidelight upon the fellowship of mo-
toring, for, while Mr.. Packard made
the trip alone in his car, he does not
even know how to drive one, except
to work the steering wheel, a trick
learned from joy-riding on a moving
machine. And Mr.. Packard sat at the
steering wheel for the full journey
from Fort Scott to Los Angeles.
Mr.. Packard's car was originally
owned by a friend of his back home.
After the friend got tired of motor
ing, he decided to start a pickle fac
tory, and took the engine out of his
Ford to furnish the power for his
factory. Then Mr.. Packard came into
possession of the car at a real bar
gain, and had hopes of installing an
engine in it when he got the price.
Gets Urge to Travel.
But about this time Mr.. Packard
experienced the urge to come to
southern California. He was not in
funds sufficient to buy railroad
Evening star., 1924-04-07
Arms Cut, Emphasizing of
International Law and New
Court Are Sought.
ECONOMIC CONFERENCE,
BORAH PLAN, IGNORED
Made Attempt to Meet Diverse
Views on League, Spon-
sor Declares.

A joint resolution proposing a
world peace conference was intro
duced today by Senator Pepper, re-
publican, Pennsylvania
The Senate would advise the Presi-
dent under the resolution that the
time is suitable for the assembling of
a conference similar to the two held
in the past at The Hague.
The resolution set out these three
things to be considered:
Further reduction of all armainents,
means of emphasizing the importance
and influence of international law
and plans for establishing and
strengthing "a world court along the
lines of The Hague peace tribunal"
In brief explanation Senator Pep
been deliberately left out, because
it was covered in a similar resolution
by Senator Borah. republican, Idaho.
The proposal for discussion of a
world court he said was intended to
obviate the necessity for attempting
to satisfy the widely diverse views
upon the league of nations"
Democrats Agree to Need.
The statement of the Pennsylvania
senator brought several democratic
senators to their feet. The demo-
cratic leader, Senator Robinson of
Arkansas, said he gareed there was
need of another arms conference, but
added:
Il don't agree there was any
ground for congratulations on the
result of the Washington conference,
which limited itself to Limitation of
capital ships. already practically OBJ
Solete.''
Senator Swanson, democrat Virginia,
called attention to the provision in the
Navy appropriation bill suggesting a
limitation conference.
"Fifty-four nations are now in con-
ference on the subjects you list" he
said, and have invited us to attend.
Would you object to our participat-
ing?"
Il refuse to be drawn into a debate
on the league of nations" replied
Senator Pepper.
The presence of Russia at the ,leasne.
conference prevents our entering,"
suggested Senator Borah
on, 1T might prevent Secretary
Hughes going, but not some other
representative" replied Senator Swan
son.
Senator Copeland, democrat, New
York, declared a conference on re-
storation of world trade was far more
important.
Brussels Offered ms Site.
Suggesting that the proposed con-
ference might be held at Brussels,
Senator Pepper said an invitation is
sued by the President of the United
States and the King of the Belgians
would be one certainly worth the
while of every nation to accept" He
added that selection of Brussels
would avoid any jealousy existing
between Geneva and The Hague"
The Pepper resolution follows:
whereas. the international peace
conference held in The Hague in 1899
and 1907 were found to present USE
full opportunities for the friendly ex-
change of views and opinions upon
great world questions, and
Whereas, the progress subse-
quently made at the Washington con-
Continued on Page 2, Column So
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HOSPITAL RADIO
DONATIONS START
Star Receives $30.75 to
Swell Fund Raised by
''Roxie" and Gang Here.

Contributions to The Stars "Roxie"
radio fund, which will be applied to
money raised by S. l. Rothafel and
his gang" from the Capitol Theater
in New York for the installation and
maintenance of radio receiving ap
paratus in the Walter Reed, Mount
Alto and Naval Hospitals, began ar
irving today. Announcement was
made in The Sunday Star yesterday
that this paper would undertake, at
the request of the committee in
charge of the "RoXie' radio fund, to
aid in raising the deficit necessary to
install and maintain the radio sets in
the three government hospitals for
the disabled service men.
All checks and money sent to The
Star will be turned over to James II.
Baden, vice president of the CONNER
cial National Bank and treasurer OF
the "Roxie" radio fund. They should
be addressed to The Stars "Roxie"
radio fund.
Set Mt st. Elixabeth's.
"Roxfe" announced in his Sunday
night broadcast from the studio of
the Capitol Theater that The Star had
undertaken to help swell the radio
use some of the money for the install
Iation of a receiving set with loud
speaker in St Elizabeth's Hospital.
After the Washington hospitals have
been equipped with radio apparatus
the great radio impresario indicated
that he and his gang would devote
their efforts to raising funds for SIM
liar work in the hospitals of other
cities.
List of Contributions.
Contributions received by The Star
today follow:
James Rather Anderson, $40.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Perrine, Alex
andria, Va, SIS.
Mrs. Archie Regan, S12 18th street
southwest, $3.50.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Johnston,
United States Soldiers Home, 81.
James p. Gallagher. 25 cents.
The total amount is $30.75.
Contributions of any amount will
be received by The Star and ac-
knowledged in its columns.