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Evening star., 1924-03-25
One Touch of Spring and
the Window Sill Ice
Box MeIts From VieU-

At least it should melt.
In fact, it never should have
existed. For our climate is too
changeable ever to be trusted
to take proper care of food.
But in March, the most treach-
erous of all months-now
sunny and smiling-now blus-
terry and snowy-the month
when the ups and downs of the
thermometer are extreme-the
Window Sill Ice Box becomes
a positive menace to health.
The one safe, clean, abbe!i2mg
place for food is your immaculate re-
trigerdtor, kept at an eVcn tembeyd-
tire acith an adequate supply of ice.
Pure, clean american Ice costs but a
fraction of q cent bound
Evening star., 1924-03-25
TOUR OF STREETS ASKED.

The House District committee was
today invited by GEORGE C. Shinn,
chairman of the committee on streets
of the Washington Board of Trade
to make a survey of the streets in
the District of Columbia, with a view
to securing adequate provision for
further improvements.
The progress of street improve
ments does not keep pace with the
growth and development of the city,"
he said. Larger, more comprehensive
and more business-like programs of
street improvements over a period of
years should be inaugurated, he ad-
vised the committee
Evening star., 1924-03-25
STEEL WORKER HEIR
TO 100000 ESTATE
Thomas GemmeIl Will Accept His
Share for Niece's Benefit,
He Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March %
Thomas Gemmell, steel worker,
learned through u newspaper adver-
tisement that he had been named a
beneficiary in the estate of his broth
er, John Gemmell, whom he had not
seen for sixty years. The latter died
recently at Namaimo, British Colum-
bia, and, according to information
here, left an estate valued at 100000
to his brother. The advertisement
seeking information regarding Gem
nell was inserted by the Standard
Trust Company OF Vancouver 3. c.
GemmelI at first declared he would
waive rights to the estate. stating
that he preferred the simple life"
and that he had saved enough to keep
his wife and himself lin q manner
that suits u.s. He later declared,
however. that he would communicate
with the Vancouver company for the
benefit of a niece who had made her
home with him since childhood.
Gemmell declared that he last saw
his brother when John Gimmell left
their home near Glasgow, Scotland,
and came to America. Gemmell fol-
lowed some years later. but they had
not been in close touch with each
other, he said.
Evening star., 1924-03-25
BRIDE ASKS ANNULMENT.
Girl of Fourteen Had Eloped With
Youth of Twenty-Three.

Clara E. Sheppard, fourteen years
old, by her guardian, Walter c. Smith,
today asked the District Supreme
Court to annul her marriage to
Joseph Z. Sheppard, twenty three
years old, which was celebrated at
Alexandria, Va, February ! 3 last
The child says she was still attend
ing school and without permission of
her parents eloped to Alexandria
with the defendant and was married
under a license for the obtaining of
which she says her age was repre-
sented by the defendant to the clerk
of the court as eighteen years, when
he knew she was not that old. She
returned to her home, she states. and
has not lived with the defendant and
has not been supported by him.
She is represented by Attorneys W.
F. Kelly and p. J. J. Nicolaides.
Evening star., 1924-03-25
RADIO STATION In CHINA
WILL COMPETE WITH U.. S.
Rival of American Company Offers
Faster World Service and
Cheaper Rates.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1924.
PEKING, March 25.-The Mitsui-
bussan and Kasha Company, which
is involved with the American Fed
eral Wireless Company over exclusive
wireless privileges in China, has COM
pleted a huge station at Shuanchiao,
fifteen miles east of Peking, and is
prepared to inaugurate direct service
with London, New York, Copenhagen,
Berlin and other world capitals.
Cheaper rates and more rapid serv-
ice will be offered by the wireless
GeW1aRX.
Evening star., 1924-03-25
FRANCE AWAITING
WORD FROM ENVOY
SkepticaI Over Versions of
ParIey Between de st. Au-
Iaire and Macdonald.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 25-The French for
eign Office is awaiting a report from
Count de st. Aulaire, the French
ambassador in London, as to what
lister Macdonald at their conference
in the British foreign Office yester-
day.
Meanwhile there is considerable
skepticism as to various versions of
the conversation emanating from
attitude taken by the ambassador
regarding the evacuation of the
Ruhr.. On that point. it was de-
clared in authoritative sources to-
day, that the French government
stood ready to accept the sugges-
tions expected from the reparation
experts regarding pledges in the
Ruhr-the withdrawing of the eco
nomic and administrative organiza-
tions established there in exchange
for the more comprehensive pledges
1t is thought the experts will recon-
mend
importance Lis Minimfzed.
The importance Of yesterdays in
terchange in Downing street is min
imized at the Quai dOrsay, where
it is explained that the talk was
simply continuance of the conver-
satons that have been going on ever
since the second exchange of letters
between the two premiers looking
to settlement of the various out
standing questions between the two
nations. notably reparations and ma
t;onal security for France.
Premier Poincare's instructions to
Count de st. Aulaire. sent last week,
are considered likely to have given
directions to the French amba SSa .
dor on certain points, but the par
ticular angles of the entente prob
lens discussed are thus far not
known here.
Evening star., 1924-03-25
Two More for Coolidge.

Republicans of the sixth Missouri
congressional district yesterday in
structed two delegates to vote for
President Coolidge at the republican
national convention.
Evening star., 1924-03-25
CHAPTER Xxx.
Why Wilson Broke With Lansing and
How the Government FunctiOned
without an Active President.

No incident in American history
parallels the few days in which the
government of the United States had
no President, for Immediately fol-
lowing Woodrow Wilson's physical
breakdown he was unable to function
as the Chief Executive.
Opinions may differ as to whether
any important piece of public bust
ness was neglected-the cabinet took
care of every decision and executed
every policy But there can be no
doubt that for few days at least
Immediately after his return from the
western trip the President was dis
abled and for long tima thereafter
was unable to discharge the duties
of his office to the extent that he
did in the preceding years of his
term.
Seri01s moments there were when
1t was thought Mrs. Wilson would not
i've. AS the crisis was passed and
II became apparent that the Presi-
of his life and would be unable to
see many callers or write conmuni-
cations on matters of state. his sup
porterS developed the fear that some
one in the Senate or elsewhere would
raise the question under the Consti-
tuition which provides that the Vice
President shall succeed the President
In case of death or inability.
Nagueness in Constitution.
The Constitution itself is not very
clear on the question of what shall
be done when a President is dis
abled. 1t says:
In case of the removal of the
President from Office, or of his death,
resignation, or inability to discharge
the powers and duties of the said
Office, the same shall devolve on the
Vice President, and the Congress may
by law provide for the case of re-
moval. death, resignation, or inability.
both of the President and Vice PreSi-
dent, declaring what officer shall then
act as President, and such officer
shall act accordingly until the dis
ability be removed or d President
shall be elected"
Is the Vice President to become
President or merely assume the duties
and discharge the powers of the pres
idential office until the Presidents
disability is removed? No Vice Presi-
dent has ever assumed Office on the
disability of President and Thomas
X. Marshall, who was Vice President
during President Wilson's incapacity,
made no effort to succeed him. Con-
Sress has never passed a lazy specifi-
CdIly giving the procedure that should
be followed in case of presidential
inability.
Unable to Sign Documents.
After the President suffered a
stroke, his condition was so alarming
that he was unable for several days
to sign documents or attend to pub
lie business. The Secretary of State,
Robert Lansing. called at the execu-
tive offices to learn the true condition
of the President because the King
and Queen of the Belgians, who were
In New York, had expressed a desire
TO come to Washington if they could
be received. Rear Admiral Cary IT.
Grayson, the Presidents physician,
told Mr.. Lansing that Mr.. Wilson was
in no condition to receive the king
and queen, much as he would like to
do so, and that perhaps if their itin-
Evening star., 1924-03-25

(TomorrOw's chapter tells Of Wood
row Wilson's relations with the
press.)
Evening star., 1924-10-01
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Is an
Adosnless
Eden
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Afraid or Loatf to Enter the Holy
Bonds of Matrimony.

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Evening star., 1924-10-01
BEDTIME STORIES BY BY szssHT9s E1SsH9;

the house for breakfast. I've caught
that Possum," said he to Farmer
Brown. I've got a pen all ready for
him and after breakfast I'll put him
in it. He is the fellow who was steal
ing our young corn. With him
prisoner l don't believe our corn will
be bothered any more. You know
BowSer and l gave Bobby Coon a
scare the other night. and / think
he'll keep away from the cornfield."
After breakfast Farmer Brown
went out with his boy to see Unc'
Billy Possum put in his new home
Farmer Browns Boy picked up the
trap and carried il over to the barn
Il think I'll put him in a barrel first,
where we can have d good look at
him said he. The old rascal prob
ably will play dead. Then ! can pick
him up by the tail and put him in his
pen"
SO Farmer Browns Boy brought
out an empty barrel and stood il
right side up in the middle of the
barn floor Then he lifted the box
trap and held it over the barrel and
opened the door. He held it in such
a. way that whoever was in the trap
would have to drop out of it into the
barrel Farmer Brown stood close at
hand
When the trap was opened Farmer
Browns Boy and Farmer Brown had
a glimpse of some one sliding out of
1t down into the barrel. That glimpse
was all they waited for. Farmer
Browns Boy dropped the trap with a
yell and jumped backward. tripped
over box and landed on the barn
moor fiat on his back. You should
have seen him roll over. scramble to
his feet and run for the barn door.
Farmer Brown had jumped back
with equal suddenness, and had kept
right on backing until he was at What
he thought a safe distance from that
barrel. Both had caught a glimpse
Of something black and white sliding
out of that trap into the barrel, and
both had known that it wasn't Inc
Billy PoSSum. Both had known in an
instant that it was Jimmy Skunk in
stead of Inc Billy Possum who had
been caught in that trap. And nei-
ther cared to be within range of jim
my'S little scent gun.
Copyright, 1924, by r. W. BurgessD
Evening star., 1924-10-01
The Followers.

We all love the leader His power
thrills us, the light in his eye draws
us to him, We bask in the warmth
of his smile. We are proud to have
a word with him and to shake his
hand is to achieve near greatness.
For him we bring out the brass band
and the drum and the banners. For
him we hire hall and make speeches
and eat more than is good for US.
Great is the leader.
But we overlook or take for grant
ed the chap who makes good what
the leader orders. Eyes fixed on the
lips of his hero, he drinks in every
word and then sets to work to carry
out the dream. 1t is he who writes
the letters, checks up the answers.
goes after the contribution from the
Skinfint, hires the halls. buys the
railroad tickets, meets the train, gets
out the voters. smooths the hard
places and unties the knots.
He avoids fights of all descriptions.
That is instipctive with him. II
wastes time and energy. it makes
bad friends. it doesn't get you any
where He sits back silently while
the committee talks itself out and
then has the last word. the word that
oils the machinery he has all ready
set up and waiting. the word that
comes with the power of authority
because it is backed with intelli-
sence and fired with the spirit of
the real doer.
You see these people everywhere
there is something to be done. They
are the secretaries and the managers
and the treasurers and the chairme en-
of the groups. When it rains the
evening of the meeting the other
Evening star., 1924-10-01
Your Knitted Dress.

The knitted dress, as every woman
knows, nets the wearer both style and
comfort. Even the cautious woman
buys knitted costumes nowadays. for
the old notion that the cloth neces-
sarily saws and ravels easily has
been exploded, largely by the manu-
facturers themselves, who are put
ting out a much perfected product
today in comparison with that of
only d few years ago
AS to the definite advantages OF the
knitted dress, it is, when well made,
extremely durable and comfortable,
warm and yet lightweight. And il
doesn't wrinkle! Its elasticity in
sures its ability to hold it's shape, yet
permits it TO stretch with every move
ment of the body. 1t is because of
this freedom of movement which the
fabric permits that the knitted cos
tune is considered particularly suit
able for sports and for general
utility wear.
But if you are not careful to buy
a dress that is of good. firm close
knit and made OF first quality yarns
II is quite likely to sag out of shape
and wear out quickly. And you must
do more than select a garment of eX-
cellent material and workmanship
too, TO secure a maximum of service
and continued beauty in knit dress
II is particularly important that you
select the correct size, for q too small
knit dress, however high grade Will
soon stretch and become shapeless
Then, YOU must be more than usually
careful not to pin collars, corsages or
accessories TO your knitted costume
since 10 do so is to invite holes and
runs"
The knitted fabrics you Will most
commonly see in outer apparel are
jersey. silk jersey, tricollette and
knitted coatings and suitings The
best grades of knit wool suitings are
carefully finished, stretched and
Evening star., 1924-10-01
eBen1WS
Notebook
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They gave out the reports in skool
today, mine being a pritty bum sort
of a one, and after suppir L was
wishing ] dident han to get pop to
sine ii, and pop was smoking and
thinking. me saying. Hay pop.
Hay Is for horses and that's me, I'm
beest of borden. pop sed going on
smoking and thinking with a sattis-
fled Expression, and I sed, l made
some pritty good ansers in skool this
week. pop.
How were the questions. pritty
good too? pop sed.
They was hard, that's WV nobody
in the class couldent anser them but
me. | sed.
There's nuthing like being the
smartest boy in the class pop sed.
always had that reputation wen
was your age and I'm glad to lern
there are certain days Wen you take
after me, he sed.
made one good anser in joggrny,
sed. The teetcher asked wat a
strate was, and every fellow she
asked jest sat there looking dummer
than possible, till at last finely she
asked me and | sed strate was
thin body of water between = thick k
bodies of land. sed.
Good. that reminds me of some of
L
age, you're growing more and more
like me every day, pop sed. and | sed,
es sir, | made good anser in histry
TOO, the teetcher wunted to know
wat Ponce dee Leon discovered and
nobody elts had eny ideer wat, and |
forget wat l told her but watever il
was it was rite
You must of bin feeling tx? tly like
me at your age, its wonderful how
histry repeets itself, espeshilly dur
ing the histry lessin. pop sed, and
sed, Yes sir. o, heers my report,
pop. it has to be sined so you mite
as well sine il.
| mite as well look at it ferst. pop
Sed. Wich he did. saying. Yee gods
wat report. | don't understand how
son of mine can be 50 different from
wat l was at the same age, it duzz ent
seem naturel. all | can do is look at
you and think + mysef and shake
my he'd.
Wich he did and he sined the re-
port still shaking it,
Evening star., 1924-10-01
Our Children-By Angelo Patri

members VIII yawn and say, Pretty
wet night. Guess I'll stay in Moth
ing much doinw anyway but what
old Bob can attend to-"
Nothing much but what Bob can
attend to. You see if it were really
important like moving a set OF reso-
lutions to the convention of hat
makers, Bob couldn't do it. That
would require the greater intellect
of the members of the committee.
But paying the rent for the hall.
laying in the coal. getting the car
penter to mend the roof and taking
the check round to Miller who must
get his sick benefit-wen. Bob can
do those things by himself.
Now. I'm not decrying leadership.
Ear from it. But ] am asking for
bit of recognition for the valuable
followers. those who say when asked
to Join" What can I do?" But ono
leader is needed for a host and sure
~ the quality of the host ought to
receive a little thought. and the
WORKING follower given high place
In our esteem and affections
me SCHOOLS sin against such chill
dren. If the lad doesn't double up
his hsts and threaten to punch the
nose of the lad who jostled him he
Is scorned as a pacifst. The fact
that the lad doesn't care to punch
folk, that he has no taste for that
any more than for picked lines LET
US say, does not matter He's labeled
The chap that doesn't go out for the
team, the girl that doesn't care about
the class presidency, the child will
ing to follow a good lead rather than
create it. is practically ignored il
not worse.
Yet what would become of US il
q rn
along to carry out the Visions ~
the leaders? Wouldn't it be a good
scheme then. once in a while to
praise useful men and women-and
children?
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-10-01
What TodayMeans to You
Libra.
BY MARY BLAKE.

Libra.
Today's planetary aspects are ex-
cellent until late in the afternoon
thereafter they become distinctly ad-
verse. During the early part of the
day it is perfectly safe to launch any
new enterprise or affect any material
change, as the signs indicate success,
especially in efforts involving finance
or manufacturing. In the evening it
is essential to seek repose. as the
trend is toward irritation and annoy
ance. Do not allow trif1es to worry
you or upset your equilibrium.
A child born today will have an
uneventful infancy, and will, under
normal conditions. develop mentally
and physically just the same as other
children. Its character will be stub
born: its disposition gruff rather tina n
amiable: its mentality more profound
than superficial. This child will,
owing to an absence of tractability,
present many difficulties, and il per-
suasion should fail. resort must be
had to more forceful discipline, in or
der that it's stubbornness may be
converted into resolution and its
gruffness into courtesy and consider
alton for others. IT is more likely to
succeed in a profession than in a
commercial career
If today is your birthday, your
many good points are fully appre-
ciated by your friends and acquaint-
ances. but behind your back they all
make fun of your very apparent
vanity.
You have. by your alertness and
quick mental processes, accomplished
some few successes, both social and
commercial. These are recognized
by those around you; but you. by
your continued boasting of these
achievements, detract from the credit
due you.
Good, successful work, social sue
cesSes and smart conversation pos
sess merits that are patent to one
and all, but they lose much of their
glory IL attention is being drawn, in
season and out of season, by the
chief actor to the brilliancy of the
performance.
Self-praise is no recommenda ton.
and there is very little glory in al
ways seeking the spotlight. If you
fairly deserve 1T, others will see that
you are placed within it's rays.
Nature may have been in a prodigal
mood when you were elected to be-
come a resident of this little earth
Of ours; you should for this be CRATE
full, but not boastful. 1t is not your
fault that you are physically supe-
rior to your fellows. You, by your
own efforts, cannot add an inch to
your stature. Why, then, not be
grateful for and not vain of some
thing for which you are in no way
responsible.
Well known persons born on this
date are: James Lawrence, naval
officer; Rufus Choate, lawyer; Kate
Field; James Lewis, comedian; Annie
Besant, theosophiSt; J. G.. S. Black
burn, former United States Senator.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-10-01
Brown Sugar Pie.

soften in a saucepan tablespoon
fols OF butter. stir in 4 tablespoonfuls
or nour, mix to a paste. and add by
degrees 1 pint Of milk. Stir over the
fire until the whole boiIs. Mix 2
cupfuls of brown sugar with u a
cupful of milk, and stir into the thick
ened mixture in the saucepan. Cook
until the sugar is dissolved, then re-
move from the fire and stir in the
beaten yolks OF eggs and the Juice
Of " lemon. Pour into a baked
pastry shell. cover with a meringue
made of the whites of the eggs, and
bake until the meringue is brown.
Serve cold.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
Farorite Recipes of
Prominent Women
BY EDNA VI. COLMAN.
"Squawk Pie"
MRS. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
or Oyxfer Rax


When Col. Roosevelt returned "a
oyster Bay after his first season as
freSloent OF the United States and
Idlrectly after the lamentable accident
at flttsneld, he and Mrs. Roosevelt
heId reception for their old friends
ana helShbors. in the course of which
ABOUT 5000 people made up line that
"ouho ltsef up to the house on Saga
more Hlil. In the throns the genial
president found many old acouaint.
ances nc had not seen in many wears
one OF whom he hailed with deIirht
and called Jake" Thirty wears had
passed since he had seen Jake who
mad been employed by his father as :,
guide for himself. then an eaee,
sport-loving boy of about IA wears IN
pilot him on the various fishing and
hunting expeditions about the swamps
and marshes of Long Island. one
OF the chief delights OF these trips
which Jake engineered was hot
Squawk pie" The colonel declared
| IT to be the best dish in his memory
| Though Mrs. Roosevelt does NOT
list "sauawk pie" in her favorite re-
clpes, she knows of the colonel's bov-
ish fondness for it and that il is q
hunters dish, made as any other
game or bird pie. In this case She
is certain that only the very Young
oirds were used, as the full grown
marsh heron. which is called
| sQuaWk. is not edible Given q
combination OF salt air. with tang
, or Autumn chill, and a steaming hot
squaWh pie set before hungry bows
around a campfire, there would be
left little to be desired The "souawk
PIE story and Jake" are among the
treasured memories of the coloners
family and Of the little group priv
| legged to hear him tell il in his own
inimItab Bile fashion, and is one of the
ie" stories not previously given to
| the public.
tCopyriyht 1924