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Evening star., 1924-09-07
hand than some boys do with two.

hand than some boys do with two.
About four years ago Herbert lost
his left hand when it was crushed in
machinery. He got an artificial hand,
but found it too much trouble and
wouldn't wear it. He discovered he
could get along just as well with
out it.
His parents encouraged him to go in
for sports and other things that most
people thought he was handicapped for,
and it wasn't long before Herbert be-
gan to forget that there was anything
wrong with him at all. He didn't want
any sympathy, and soon other boys
found that Herbert hadn't any need for
sympathy at all, for he was getting
along as well as any of them.
Herbert plays on the regular basket
ball team. having made as high as seven
baskets from the field in a single game.
He is on the track team and is very
fast. He was on the second team last
year in foot ball and base ball. In ad-
dition to all this he is a very clever
tennis player.
Having only one hand to play with,
Herbert made up his mind to develop
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who has charge Of the uniforming Of q
number Of well-known schools, the one
piece frock has decided advantages over
the skirt and blouse combination. The
effect is smarter, in her opinion.
The school or college girl should re-
member that there is quite q difference
between dressing for dinner and wear
ing dinner dress. In many Of the
schools girls are required to dress for
dinner, and in many Of the uniformed
schools d uniform dinner dress Is worn.
But this is of course quite simple and
no lower cut than an afternoon frock.
The young woman going away to COL
lcge or school where there are no dress
Evening star., 1924-09-07
Circus Stunts That Bring Laugh.

why do people laugh" That's
what a circus clown has to figure out
and the nearer he comes to the answer
to that question the better clown he is.
One queer thing about getting a
laugh is that the larger the crowd the
simpler and more slapstick the trick
has to be to make the people laugh.
Being a clown now isn't like it was
IN the old days." according to Alfred
Afiaco, the oldest clown in the business
past 20. when there were small
shows and small crowds clown could
be cleverer. He could kid the crowd
and make bright remarks to get them
laughing. but now clowning has to be
more slapstick so everybody can
get it,
If you ever put on a circus your
self and want to work up some clown
tricks, you can make up the stunts
from this list Of seven things which
the clowns say people at circuses
laugh at.
First, there is what is known as the
"comic fall Every one will laugh
trick of the man in the silk hat fall
ing on the banana peel always gets
laugh.
Next there is the favorite tramp
and dog stunt. There's hardly
circus but what has tramp running
around the ring with q dog chasing
after, usually hanging on to his coat
tails It's stunt that's always good.
The funny cop is popular one. A
policeman with big feet and baggy
trousers who is always falling over or
chasing some one is found in every
circus.
The idea of getting wet is another
laugh maker. Squirting a water gun
or having water tumble down on a
clown always seems funny to the
crowd.
A man or boy dressed as a baby
and acting grown-up is a trick that is
used and never fails to bring a laugh.
Evening star., 1924-09-07

NE Q2y Tommy IurIIO WAS
busy mending pair Of worm
out shoes, when Brother Jack
Rabbit happended down the
road and stopped at the wood
shed for a chat.
"Brothah jack" said Tommy, you
remember po' old Mosey Skinhinch
what had a ingrowin' toenail on his
thumb?'
"Remember old Mosey" said
Brother Jack Rabbit, II should say I
does! He used to stand on d. corner
of Stumproot and Shellback Alley and
say-as d. folks went by-Hats, shoes,
suspenders an collah buttons Mosey
sold me dis westcott I been wearin'
d. pas ten years. What about him."
We'll" said Tommy Turtle, ooh
he done passed on to d. Great Re-
ward
Passed onto what?" asked Brother
Jack
"D Great Reward" replied Tommy.
You don't say!' exclaimed Brother
Jack. "Po' old Mosey! Po' Old
Mosey! Done gone to a'-gone back
to Jesusalem! Um-m-mr,
A long pause then ensued, during
which Tommy-who was still busy
hammering at his shoe-appeared to
drive in 20 hobnails, and then say
"Po' old Mosey!' Then Brother Jack
Rabbit would blow 20 smoke rings
and say "Po' old Mosey!"
''I mind d. time." said Tommy, re-
fiectively, when Mosey had a good
trade down to d. Crossroads. Folks
used to paterniye his sto' from far
an near. One day a Jay from d.
backwoods came in d. sto'. and Mcsey
went to wuck to sell him a suit of
store clothes. D. customer was deaf,
and he had ear trumpet on hand.
Mosey was retailin' d. merits of d.
hand -me-down suit 50 as you could
have heard him away or in Seldom
Seen. Finally Mosey stops bawling
into d. ear trumpet, an says to his
youngest offspring in a quiet aside:
"1m afraid lose dis sale, alto
gether.'
why's dat. papar responds the
boy.
Because, says old Mosey, I hAf
to holla so loud in d. customers ear,
dat my voice loses it's persuasive
ness he saya"
Brother Jack Rabbit laughed in the
quiet way that rabbits have.
Mind d. time dey put in d. first
telephone" he said. "Mosey had 1t in
his downtown store. Mosey called his
wife up at d. Shellback apartment, an
his son Ignatz answered d. phone.
"'Dat you, Ignatz? says Mosey,
bawlin' through d. phone. 70 sister
Snoopy Jane won't be homo to din
nerr
What's dat Pspar answered Ig-
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we'll take advantage Of the extreme
short measurement.
The schoolgirls pleated skirt should
by all means be mounted on a
slip top-so as to get over the diff
Guilty of skirt bands--to be worn with
a short overblouse. The tuck-in
blouse Is not without admirers and
when worn with straight sport skirts
and wide leather belt has undoubted-
ly smartness at the present time. but
the overblouse Is much more prac-
ticable for an everyday classroom
attire. Long tunic blouses are less
practicAble-less effective, too-for the
everyday classroom wear.
A practical choice for the present
"a Is a jumper costume consisting of
pleated skirt with overblouse to match
A henna-colored wool rep is made into
such a frock-with brown stitching
giving distinction to the blouse. De-
tachable white linen collars and cuffs
add touch OF trim neatness that ap-
peals to many girls. The pleated henna
skirt may Of course be worn with other
blouses when the original henna blouse
is discarded
A modified form Of the old time
Peter Tom suit has come in for con-
siderable favor, and II is the class
room frock chosen by some of the uni
formed schools. Others select a one
piece blue serge frock Of slender,
trim lines. In the opinion OF a woman
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natx and Mosey raised his voice a peg
or two louder
"'Yo' sister, Snoopy Jane, won't be
home to dinner"
why not. PapaT said Ignatz.
BECAUSE yelled Mosey, loud
enough to blast the transmitter-'She
hat to sing in d. choirv
Tommy drove in twenty-five more
hobnails and touched up the sole of
the shoe with a piece of beeswax.
Il minds d. choir business" he said,
'-and I also recomnembers another
time dat Mosey got . telegram AKIN
him to call up and order a new saw
for d. Lochiel sawmill. Mosey got his
party on d. line, and began to explain
what was wanted.
"'D' Lochiel Mill have busted its
saw he began. But the party on
the other end of the line didn't un-
derstand. So Mosey began again.
"D Lochiel Mill d LOCHIEL
M-ILL-have busted - BUSTED-D'
L-OCHIEL MILL HAVE-BUSTED
ITS SAW-SAW-S-O- saw"
~ I.
sone day" continued Tommy, "old
Billy Hedgehog came into Moseys
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store, an : ordered a full-dress suit
just like Judge Black Bears So
Mosey took. his full measurements.
and a week or SO later the suit ar
rived. Billy tried 1t on him, and
found it to be a secondhand, ready
made article, and about four sizes too
large. Mosey insisted that the suit
fitted him like the paper on the WALL
What I axed you to get me- said
Billy, was fu1l-dress suit-iust like
Judge Black Bears
Wh-a-a-t! said old Mosey. You
want suit like Judge Black Bears?
Why-Judge Black Bears suit is q
toastmaster's suit! You don't want q
suit like Judge Black Bear's!"
Copyright, 1924. by Edward MeCand,ish.,
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Getting Best of It.

A gentleman riding with an old
Irishman came in sight Of an old gal-
lows, and, to display his wit, said:
pat, do you see that"
ITO be sure, do," replied Pat.
And where would you be today II
the gallows had its duef'
"Id be riding alone" replied Pat
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Raced With His Own Train.

Back in the days of railroading
before the automatic couplers and
the air brakes made travelling so
much simpler, there were many ac-
cidents. Engineers had to depend on
the old link-and-pin couplers and
hand-Set brakes.
In those days, instead of the en-
gineer being able to set the brakes
on all the cars at once, he had to
Evening star., 1924-09-07
One.Handed Star

Herbert Rhoads, a star high school
basket ball player in Huntsville, Mo,
has only one hand. He II q crack basket
shooter, and does more with that one
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blouse, the cuffs and collars appear
ing at neck and wrists.
The choice Of coats depends some
what on the latitude Of the school or
college. The girl who acquires her
education in a northern cline wisely
invests in some sort of fur coat at
the beginning Of her college course,
even when to do so necessitates con-
siderable economy along other lines.
In more moderate climes a substantial
cloth coat possibly reinforced with a
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sweather beneath in cold weather,
answers the purpose quite satisfac-
torily. The expensive formal fur
coat-seal or ermine or any of the
very expensive skins-may be in
cluded by an indulgent parent in a
daughters school or college ward
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Giving Him COMPANY.

Aunt-Oh, Bobby. how cruel! Why
did you cut that poor worm in two.
Bobby-He seemed so lonesome.
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SIMPLE GRAY CREPE DE CHINE
DINNER FROCk SUITABLE
FOR A SCHOOLGIRL. 1T Is
TRIMMED WITH GOLD BRAID
AND A BASKET DESIGN EN-.
BROIDERED IN GOLD WITH
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS. GOLD
BRAID FINISHES THE CRAY
SCARF.
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9 &: S; :;
road and stopped at the wood
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sone day" continued Tommy. "old
Billy Hedgehog came into Mosey's
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-15
WILBUR URGES DIRIGIBLE zR-3 FOR FLIGHT TO THE
 NORTH POLE

WASHINGTON, Oct. If, The dazzling dream of being the first to fly the Arctic wastes to the North Pole will be realized by the United States Navy with the Los Angeles. (ZR3) if President Cool idge approves, said Secretary of the Navy Wilbur.
 The flight will be started spring the President consents and Congress appropriaes the money. Wilbur says.
 Navy cannot afford to waste it's only airship--with the Los Angeles and the Shenandoah it has two the Navy has taken out it's pigeon holed plans of the cancelled Shenandoah flight and dusted them off
 Secretary Wilbur will lay the whole question before the President for his aproval--its up to Coolidge.
 Some such sort of expedition to the Secretary the only to put the arship practical use. Under the Versailles Treaty the big arship cannot be used for military purposes. and this strics it to experimentation or training
 Wilbur is keen to 1t for advancement of commercial knowledge of transportation He sees the drigble ultimate in the light freight and passenger service devoted to transoceanic. rather than rauscontnenal work.
 'The loss of expensive helium gas incident to the passage the Rocky Mountains in the West will mitigate against commercial of such ships in the coast service,' Wilbur said.
 Residents of the Hawaiian Island have made the request that the Los Angeles be put into service between Honolulu and Pacific Coast port. San Francisco Bulletin
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-15
MUSCLE SHOALS IS
 BUSINESS DEAL--CAn NOT
 BOTHER WITH POLITICS

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, (AP)-lIenry Ford having withdrawn his bid for Muscle Shoals according interview with him in late Golfers Weekly. has assumed waiting attitude by putting it up to the government to make the next move if he is to take any future action in the matter,
 The transaction. characterized by Mir Ford as q simple affair of business which should have been decided by anyone within week" he declared "has become a complicated political affair" and tho bid was withdrawn because productive business cannot wait. politics.
 "Muscle shoals?" Mir. Ford is quoted That is not live issue with any longer More than two ago made the best bid knew how to make. No definite action has been taken on It. A simple affair of business which should have been decided by anyone within week has become com pcaed political affair. We not in politics and in business. We do intend to be drawn into politics.
 We have been and still deeply interested in Muscle Shoals national asset. There is small promise that it will be a national asset more than likely it will be only expense. That concerns every of citizens In the Ford business make up minds to do anything, We go right ahead and do 1t the least possible waste in time energy money. If cannot do what want in way, then go ahead and find another.
 we moving fast and the settlement of Muscle Shoals future seemed far away that had to find other means to do the things could have accomplished at Muscle Shoals. In fact have passed Muscle Shoals Productive business wait politics--therefore withdrawing bid
 Asked if that meant withdrawing absolutely from Muscle Shoals and everything that pertains to it, Mir Ford replied.
 "Yes have made bid; now let them make a bid And they will not have to wait three years for their answer We can tell them in five
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-15

minutes"
 After discussing the government investment in Muscle Shoals which he said much larger than 1t should be. but which could be helped because it rush work done in time for purposes Mr. Ford said:
 "Our bid intended to develope method by which the pnbic's money could be made pro ductive and eventually returned the public ury profit. while at he sarna should produce nitrates at sufficient low to sell them to the farmers at fraction of what they have to pay. Also, intended to create a plant which not only would have made us independent of Chili for nitrates for explosives but would give us an independent supply probably equal that of all the rest of the world put torether."
 Mir Ford said his company had completed the purchase of 1000 acres of coal lands in Ken lucky and after relating some Of the experiments conducted at he River Rouge plant said.
 We find from experience at River Rouge that generate electrical power in these coal lands to extent that need and at a cheapr rate than could under bid at Muscle Shoals. And also generate in way entirely outside of all political influence political med ding That is why have lost our interest in Muscle Shoals
 Asked what he thought ought be done with Muscle Shoals. MT. Ford replied
 "In any event. the public permit 1t to be broken for through it's nitrate production it be guarantee for peace the hand and the farmers the other. I be lieve the army engineers could carry it through if they allowed to exercise their judgment and work unhampered for they fine lot of But probably the best is that sug- gested by the president-that is the appointment of impartial commission
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The Nome nugget., 1924-11-15
LOS ANGELES CAPABLE OF LIFTING
 FORTY TONS OF DEAD WEIGHT

LAKEHURST N. J.. Nov. fl. tAP) The Los Angeles which is under consideration for Q polar flight spring has lifting capacity of forty tons dead weight it is said by aircraft ohicals here
 On the recent voyage from Germany. the dirigible had tucked away along the ribs 11,1o0 gallons of gasoline which was thousand gallons than was necessary the trip the weight of which was 2S tons. . At at cruising speed of 60 to eb miles hour the engineers figure that about 100 gallons hour will be used by the five engines which are located in separate gondoas under the big bag
 Placed giant set of scales and minus cargo, gas and gasoline the dirgibe itself 1t is estimated would weigh from 3a to 70 tons and when inflated and ready for travel. has lifting power of approx imately 70 tons more.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-15
ENGINEER DECLARES NEED $15,ooo,ooo
 TO REPAIR FLEET

WASHINGTON Oct. 29, (AP)--Announcement at the Navy Department that the battleship Florida would be placed "in reserve and that the proposed winter cruise to Australia might he abandoned has again brought to the front in "service circles the serious consequences of curtaied funds for upkeep of the ships.
 Already working under general orders which limit repairs to 70 per cent of recommended programs. bureau chiefs in Washington recently have held tinued conferences in the effort to work out some plan by which vital work the principal units of the fleet be accomplished despite the shortage of funds. Accommodating deterioration" is the nightmare which haunts grey old sea dogs who love their ships In the intimacies of clubs and offices they making mathematical computations to show that ship would be only 49 per efficient after a second visit to her home yard, and s5 cent on her third departure.
 Curtailed repairs are declared by members of the engineering staff already be apparant in the aton of the feet estimate being that s15,Ooo,ooo would be required to bring the, force to it's proper rating.
 A radio dispatch bearing the subject was re- gently sent to all ships and stations Calling aten- tion to the 'Inadequacy of funds" the department announced that mo alterations will be undertaken upon any ship until further instructions" unless a bureau had made provisions for them from a special appropriation.
 Alterations under way will be discontinued the orders added unless far advanced to make stoppage uneconomcal."
 While limit of 70 per apparently has been laid upon the work, instances cited where ships have been withdrawn from their ways with only 30 or 40 per cent of the scheduled work completed. Further additions to the list declared to be in prospect the fiscal year grows older
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-15
HILL WILL DEMAND MODIFICATION OF
 v0LSTEAD ACT

Baltimore, Nov. 15 APP Special Repre- sentative John Phillip Hill of Baltimore acquitted by the Federal Court this week of vio- lation of the Nolstead Act declares that he will go before Congress and demand q modification of the Volstead Act and attempt get passage of his oIa per bill grounds that the Volstead Act in it's present form is discriminatory and unfair MT Hill charged with featuring wine, beer and cider his home and thus maintaining a nuisance
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-15
MAN WINS OVER ELEMENTS IN
 BATTLE TO REACH STARVING FAMILY

SEATTLE. Nov. IS. (AP)-Fightng bliszards. and suffering untold hardshps Louis Knaaich president of the Kuskokwim Trading Company succeeded in delivering food to his starving wife and two chill dren at Apokak after travelling hundred and seventy Ave miles by dog team from Good News Bay where he was landed October 19 from the schoon- Apollo which had into storms and was fore ed to give up her trip to Apokak. according to word received here by J. H. Wagner. chief of the Alaska Bureau of the Department of Educa- tion
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-15
UNKNOWN SOLDIER DEAD ARE
 HONORED BY PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

SEATTLE Nov. 13. tAP)--Armistice day celebrated generally throughout the civilized world. according advices received here Cenotaphs unveiled in Chicago. New York, San Fran cisco. Seattle and Montreal and also in Paris. to the honored dead of the President Coolidge placed a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Sol- dier in Arlington Cemetery. Parades and demon strations held in all parts of the world
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-15
BEAR RACES MOTOR CAR

KETCHIKAN. Alaska. Oct. 2s. tAP)--A taxicab. taking passengers to Penninsula Pont here. recently. caught up with a bear running along the road. The driver speedsd up. but the bear. refus- ing to be passed accelerated his own gait.a For a mile the and the bear raced Brun leading. then unable take at high speed he catapulted down . bank to . beach and disappeared.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-15
ALASKA MAN BUYS INTEREST KANATAK
 OIL CLAIMS

ANCHORAGE. Nov. IS, (AP)-Speciai-Osca An derson paid thirty thousand dollars for a quarter interest in the William F. Lee Royalties coming oil claim Kanatak which is being drilled by the Standard Oil Company Anderson is president of the Evans Jones Coal Mine and the of the Ship Creek Meat Market.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-15
HOLLAND BUYS MILITARY PLANES

AMSTERDAM Holland. Nov. IS, (AP)- The government of the Netherlands has ordered l. high speed planes and 16 planes for artillery observation The military equipment is to be delivered in 1925.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-15
ANOTHER DEATH REPORTED FROM
 ELKs HOME CIDER TRAGEDY

LYNCHBURG, W. ". Nov. IS. tAP,-Another Elk veteran, the eleventh. died at the Home for aged Elks from the effects of drinking cider from keg which had formerly been used for arsenate of lead.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
FRUIT PRICES FIRM
At CENTER MARKET.
Vegetables Are Also Steady
at Observation-Disclosures
Moderate Today.

The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics today says:
Apples-Supplies light, demand
light; market steady. Bushel baskets
maryland and Virginia, various va
ricties, 1.25a2.00; Grimes, fancy, 2.00a
z.25.
Cantaloupes-Suppl limited: de-
mand light. account weather: market
steady. Colorado, Salmon tintS. 1um-
hos. 36s and ASS, 3.75: standards. ASS.
$50; flats. 12s and 15s, 1.30a1.40; pink
meats, fats, 12s and SIS. 90al.0 90; fats.
jumbos, 9s, LOCALS: Colorado, Tur-
lock section, standard crates. Casa
bas. 2.00a2.25: Honeydews, 2.25a2.70.
Onions-Supplies moderate, demand
moderate; market slightly weaker.
New York and Ohio, 1o0-pound sacks,
yellow varieties, No. ]. 2.30a2.50.
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
limited account weather: market
about steady. Virginia and Maryland,
IS and bushel baskets Elbertas.
medium to large size. fair color. 2.00a
go; good color, mostly 2.75; bushel
baskets various varieties, small size,
quality fair. 1.ooa1.50; Maryland 6s,
Elbertas. fine quality. 500; bushel
baskets Hales. large size, fine quality,
ring pack. 100; New Jersey, bushel
baskets Elbertas, ring pack, 2.50a
500; mostly 2.15
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate: market steady. New
Jersey. 150-pound sacks Irish cobblers,
L. S. No. I. 2.60a2.65, few 2.75 per
sack; Giants, L. 5. No. l, 2.40 per
sack. Dock sales East Shore Vir-
ginia cloth-top stave barrels Irish
cobblers. L. S. No. l. mostly 2.75.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate.
Demand limited, market dull. North
Carolina. cloth top, stave barrels. yell
low varieties. No. l, 4.5oa5.00. Dock
sales-East Shore Virginia, cloth top,
stave barrels. yellow varieties, No. 1,
4.15a5o0.
CabbaGe--Supp!ies light. Demand
moderate, market steady. New York,
bulk per ton. round type, $500.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate. De-
n1and moderate, market steady. New
York. crates. Big Boston type, best.
1.75a2.00, some fair condition, lisa
$50
Tomatoes-Homegro supplies mod :
crate: demand moderate: market
steady. Homegrown. ~ 2-bushel ham,
pers. No. l. 75a90: few. 100.
Celery-Supplies light: demand light:
Golden Se,f. blanching in the rough.
best. 2.50a3.00.
Grapes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate: market about steady. Cali
fornia crates Flame Tokays, 1.75a2
mostly 200. Homegrown, 6-ba sket
crates, various varieties. 1.50a1.7o.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

ernoon there was some reaction. Le-
high Valley Coal sales were strong,
crossing 80, as against Wednesdays
close of 3sss. On the other hand, fur-
ther profit-taking appeared in the
newly listed shares of the DUE Com
pany. Even around %. however.
where the stock sold today, there still
remained a paper profit to the original
subscribers of more than points.
Oil shares were irregular. Quite a
sharp break occurred in Prairie OIL
and Gas. Gulf Oil of Pennsylvania. up
nearly point. Trading was fairiy
active in International Petroleum
around 20,
Evening star., 1924-09-11

Algcrians prevent forest fires by
carpeting the ground under the trees
with a hardy, creeping plant that
will not burn.