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not crouch-and she seemed Sorl OF
slumped up as she squirmed herself
through the stores revolving door 10
the street And. of course, the other
woman wanted to know what was the
matter-something must have nap
pened-
"Oh. nothing. And everything!
Father Time has just been giving me
the third degree And while | know
| ought 10 he laughing over it, the
thing hurts like a stab in the hack.
And she managed 10 end up with
smile
The other woman insisted upon dt-
taiIs-you know how we dear women
are-and the fatal truth came out:
We'll. Of course. YOU can't keep on
living without growing old. and while
| don't banker for the giddy pleasures
of youth. still. once in while When
some old codser of my callow days
comes along and tells me | don't look
a wear older il sort of bucks me mp
and sets me cabbling. ! am afraid
shall have my gambling spells AS long
as | live. hut. anyhow-you remember
John Y. Rlank-asked me 10 marry
him about forty-eleven years ago:
nice old chap. but lacking the in
gradients for the making of what YOU
might call A soulmate; though brain
mate would be better-hut, anyhow:
I happened on Johnny about two
hours ago. and after we had told each
other how we'll we were, and he had
said how young | was looking !
agreed to chaperon him into the doll
department to buy his grandniece q
teddy bear.
While we We're buying il each Of us
harked back to the days when what
small girl wanted was A doll that could
be dressed and put TO bed in crib
and wheeled around in a straw car
riage with an afghan-pink and white
and as Johnny seemed particularly
interested in the reminiscence, | asked
the lovely little clerk to show us one.
She asked what style of doll. and
still back in the swaddling clothes Of
memory answered:
Wax
The lovely young clerk said she had
never heard of a wax doll. but-iust
a minute. please, while she asked the
clerk in charge.
The clerk in charge came to the
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front and annhilated me with the in
formati ton that no wax dolls had been
made for 30 years-'since furnaces
came in
Johnny looked at me and smiled. and
| made noble effort and grinned
back
Then. when we had bought the
teddy bear and We're on our way to the
elevator. a little girl about years
old. who must have liked the cut of
my face. since she singled me out of
all that mob to hold me up 10 ridicule-
before Johnny-said:
Grandma, will you please show me
where | can get drink Of water?
Johnny chuckled out like boy al
circus. hut-well. j hope | always
observe the dignity of my position in
llfe-t told him to get in that eleva tor
and 20 about his own affairs. as I in
tended to take nv granddaught to
the ice cooler" Which | did. Wasn't
it awful?-and funny? If you could
have seen poor old Johnny trying not
20 laugh at me-"
And the thought of il set her to
laughing at her own self-a regular
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NEW MUSICAL PRODIGY.
Raja Garbusova. Is, Hailed as
Great Cellist.

BERLIN. December 26 P)-Rer-
lin music lovers are hailng the adj.
vent Of new musical prodigy in the
person of 16-year-old Raja Garbusova.
a Russian girl cellist from Tifis.
whome some critics have placed in the
same category with Pablo Casals, king
Of cellists.
Raja was discovered BY s. Mayrn-
witch. an American engineer in Rus
sia, who made possible her appear
anCe before German and French audi
ences. Since she was Years old tho
blond, curlyhaired, blue-eyed Ra IA
has been playing an instrument usual
ly considered TO require too much
strength for woman to achieve more
than mediocrity on il. Raja Garhu-
sova. critics say. plays the cello as
though she had been born with it,
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the statement went meditative as
sertion:
They don't seem to make women
like her today"
JUST to show the magnetic power
of two of kind" even as eX-
pressed in yarns. A successful woman
hreezed into small office the other
day and told this bit Of incident she
had just heard from a woman who
lives in the South.
You may have noticed that this is
a period in which visionary temples
to women are being foretold and work.
ed for throughout the country, with.
as yet. small signs of solid founda.
tiOnS. but the woman who breeZed
in has discovered that to one sister,
anyhow. has been awarded the fame
she was entitled to--a real recOgnit ion
expressed in a statue which stands in
great Sout hern city--in a park. 1t
Is the figure Of An ancient woma n
in poor dress. with a tiny. old-fash
ioned shawl across her shoulders And
the lettering on the base Of the statue
reads:
"Old Margaret"
This heroine also sold milk-in the
days when milk. I'm a tin can, was
carried on the head. No matter how
hungry Margaret might be AT the end
Of her milk rounds she always re.
served cup of milk for some one
poorer than herself Being A thrifty
hard working body - and carrying
Evening star., 1925-12-27

is only a strange place, and this he
ing Christmas week, everybody ought
to be home-even If 1t be not az
sweet" as the song says.
Years, death and distance NAV
change a real home into an al partment
or merely rooms" hut the spirit of
fuletide lives forever, and So having
had your merry Christmas. here 5
wishing Happy New Year for every
body.
Evening star., 1925-12-27

pany in the way
of looks she keeps
her philosophy on
tap and mana ses
quite cheerfullN.
except on such
iamentab BILE occa
sions as. say. last
Wedn Q d a. y. on
that $ II n s h i n y
forenoon another
woman met her
lust outside a
store that was
jammed to the
doors with not-so-
e Early Christmas
shoppe RS. II e Z
generally good
humored face was
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AROUND THE CITY
BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

- HE could never have been a
- pretty girl and she hasn't i'm
proved with agc--you notice
women never do. but
Seeing she has plenty of COM
Evening star., 1925-09-28
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. September 2S
(SpeciaD.@A meeting of the directors
of the Chamber of Commerce is to be
held this week, probably tomorrow
night, to elect a president to succeed
the late Kenneth w. Ogden. AT
meeting held last week selection was
made, but the choice was unable to ac-
cept. The forthcoming meeting will
make another selection.
Members of the committee on new
enterprises left today for Acquia
Creek, where they will inspect the
stone quarries of the George Wash
ington Stone Corporation. After the
inspection luncheon will be rendered
the visitors by the officials of the
company. Among those on trip are;
Robert S. JoJnes, G. p. Waller. +. A.
Feldtkeller, u. 5. Lambert, II. +. Gen
try. +. c. Goodnow, Harry Hammond
o. ii. Kirk, +. G. Clinton knight Car
roll Pierce. Mayor w. A. SmoOt, Julian
Y Williams, +. We'll and w. B. Nc
Groarty. In addition to the committee
the following have been invited as
guests of the committee: George T..
Warfield, Taylor Burke, J.. II. Dudley
NJ. +. Madden. George Nungezer. r.
f. Ticer John b. McGroarty and
Michael Il. Dwyer.
The first Baptist Church was crowd
ed yesterday morning when Walter
johnson, base ball idol addressed
Baraca Class. Johnson told the young
men of the reward for those who lived
clean lives. He pointed to his own rec
ord as a base ball player and declared
that he would not be in base ball to-
Evening star., 1925-09-28

day except for his attempt to live a
clean life and his abstinence from in
toXicating liquors.
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York. !" topping it off with the strains
of "Tammany."
The governor begged off from a
long speech. He had been going con
stantly since July 4. he explained.
and cant speak ont Of doors any
way
my pipes get hot and swell up
he said. referring to his throat, which
was hoarse from the stress of the re-
cent campaign in which he emerged
victorious over the Hylan forces in
New York's mayoraity primary.
incidentally the overture by the band
provided him with an opening wedge
for his talk. The visitor related that
he was in Il Hot Springs movie show
in 1922 when his picture and the in
formation that he had been elected
governor was flashed on the screen.
What about that fellow" asked a
man sitting behind me-
We'll. he went around New York
singing song about sidewalks and
they elected him governor" another
replied That pleased the crowd.
The serious part of the governors
talk was directed at the economy rec.
ord of the national administration.
Hits Economy Claims.
There is a propa ganda now being
circulated that the heavy burden of
taxation is from local sources and that
the Federal Government is effecting d
wonderful economy. We ought to
speak the facts. The reductions in
national expenditures are large, due
to the changing of the country from
Il war to a peace basis.
''In the States and cities an attempt
is being made to catch up with pub
lie improvements delayed by the war. !"
George f.. Brennan, genial boss of
the local democracy, was responsible
for the gathering, which introduced
such an array of candidates for every
office from President to sheriff that
Mayor Dever was unable To get
the entire list.
Gov. Smith departed for New York
after conferences with sectional and
national Democratic leaders, including
three delegates from Nebraska who
voted for Smith all through the bal
loting at the last Democratic national
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paign resulted in approximately 10
arrests. ABOUT one-haf of these
cases were tried and about one half
postponed for the reason indicated
Virtually all of the others were, it
is stated, similar in character to
these dismissed by Judge Riggs.
While Sheriff Clay Plummer has an.
nounced that the tag campaign is at
an end, he has instructed his men to
keep their eyes open as they patrol
the various roads of the county ana
to arrest all persons whose cars are
found to be carrying fictitious" tags.
The annual rally day exercises
were held in Warner Memorial Pres
byterian Church, Kensington, yester
day morning.
Evening star., 1925-09-28

the next Congress should increase
the pensions.
Adjt. Gen. Murphey stated that
while he did not think that the or
ganization would take n stand on
the, question, If Il resolution were
placed before the veterans indorsing
the stand of Col. Mitchell, who is Il
Spanish war veteran, il would be
quickly passed
II has also been announced that n
resolution would be placed before
the convention proposing to establish
a service bureau for Spanish War
Veterans similar to that of the Amer
lean
Memorial services were held last
night for the dead of the Spanish
American war.
John j. Lawless of Gen. Leonard
Wood Post. this city, presided, and
DR.. w. a. Myers. Jacksonville, de-
partmental chaplain, delivered the
memorial address.
Evening star., 1925-09-28
SMITH OPENS FIRE
. ON ECONOMY TALK
Hits Administration Claims
in Chicago Speech, Believed
Campaign Opener.
BY the Associated Press.


2 CHICAGO, September 2S.--A few
subjects Jotted down on the back of
a torn envelope provided the ammu-
milton for Gov. AL Smiths message to
Cook County Democrats Sunday
recital which his friends considered
an opening bid for the Democratic
nomination for President in 1928.
Coincidentally, Mayor William De
Yer, who introduced the New York
chief executive as the most brillian nj
party leader in the nation was con
sidered TO have started a boom for re.
nomination. Neither speaker, how
ever, mentioned candidates.. but the
subject was assumed by the 100 900
sons of Democracy who. leaders of the
party said, attended the picnic and
tollification
Prohibition Avoided
The subject of prohibition, likewise
was not touched upon either by the
wet liberal of New York or the Chi
cago mayor, who has drawn praise
from the drys, although many Demo
Gratis had gone to the picnic expect
ing some pyrotechnicS on the queS-
ton. Newspaper men, who had come
all the way from Broadway with the
understanding that Gov. Smith was
going to tear the lid off, also were
disappointed
Dressed III formal black, but with
pink rose adding Il limited aesthetic
touch to the somber color Gov. Smith
outlined a tentative program OF re-
form in Washington that he said
would save 5000, 0,0O0.000 a year and
bring governmental affairs in line
with the progress in science and busi-
ness in thls "airplane age
The crowd was yelling for AT long
before he began his brief speech and
as the governor stood before the
cheering crowd band added a fa-
miliar note by booming out the Smith
anthem. The Sidewalks of New
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Hawk Flies Through Window.

While chasing a swallow in County
Donegal. Ireland, a hawk flew into
the open door of r. T.. Bidlake's place
and followed the swallow up the broad
stairs at the head of which was a
large plate glass window. The swal-
low in it's graceful manner, although
going at great speed. made the turn
in the stairs and through an open door
into a room. The hawk, however, was
going at such speed as to be unable to
stop and flew through the plate glass
window, showering glass in all direc-
tions.
Evening star., 1925-09-28
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md, September 2S
resulting from the tag campaign re-
Gently conducted by Sheriff Plummer
and his men in the lower section of
the county will be tried in the Police
Court here. Judge Samuel Riggs,
who presides in that court, has an
nounced, excepting some of those
postponed because of the failure of
the accused TO be in court when their
cases were called for trial. The cam
Evening star., 1925-09-28
Candles Now Made of Glass.

Candles have become so popular for
purely decorative purposes in homes
which are we'll equipped with cleo
tricity that manufacturers have de-
signed IA candle that will not wilt,
break or chip 1t is simply made
of glass tubes filled with colored silk
floss. The silk projects through u
hole in the top of the tube, giving
the effect of a fringed wick.
Evening star., 1925-09-28
Tanganyika to Get Railroad.

Tanganyika, the new name for the
territory formerly known as German
East Africa. is TO have double the
railroad facilities that now exist. The
ca st African commission is preparing
to run lateral lines connecting with
the main line which goes across that
country at this time. The mileage to-
day is about | 900 miles and at least
700 miles will be added
Evening star., 1925-09-28
VETERANS MEETING.
IN ST. PETERSBURG.
Spanish War Men Said to Be
in Favor of Stand of
Col. Mitchell.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. September
2S.-By rail and automobile and on
foot thousands of delegates and
Visitors to the twenty-seventh annual
national encampment of the United
Spanish War Veterans arrived here
Yesterday. Trains last night were still
other veterans.
Adjt. Gen. James }. Murphey of
Washington, ID. c.. announced that
he expected this to be the largest en-
campment that the Spanish War
Veterans have ever held.
Prominent Men Arrive.
Many prominent citizens arrived to-
day Among them were Maj. Gen.
William Stopford, U. S. A.. retired,
now mayor of Beverly, Mass: Col.
Fred a. Stopford of the lst Corps
Area: United States Senator II. o.
Bursum of New Mexico, Gen. Winfred
Scott, L. 5. A. .retired. now commits
Sioner of pensions, at Washington,
ID. G., and Rev. Sam Small. evangelist,
candidate for national chaplain.
Hundreds of clerks were kept busy
at registration booths throughout the
day. The delegates and visitors spent
the time in renewing old acquaint-
ances and discussing the probable
action of the convention.
Chief interest is centered upon the
air service Situat ton and the plan To
have the pensions of the Spanish
War Veterans increased. Lobby talk
is to the effect that the organiZat ton
of the veterans should indorse the
stand of Col William Mitchell, de-
posed assistant air chief, and that
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II DIRECTORS

within whose hands
rests the policy OF this
company.
These men are leaders
in their various fields of
professional and business
activity. Aggressive, yet
conservative. bearing i'll
mind at all times the con-
fidence placed in them by
the thousands of custo-
mers of this company.
Evening star., 1925-09-28
Czechs Order U. s. Engines.

The minister of railways in CZecho-
slovakia is purchasing American rail
efficiency of railroads in that country.
The engines heing ordered will make
81 miles an hou" on upgrade hills
and this speed will be increased to 60
miles an hour on level stretches. They
are wanted for express trains.
Evening star., 1925-09-28
ADVISORY BOARD
OF 23

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connecting link between
the branches of this COM
pany and the activities of
the sections within which
they are located. In this
way the public is assured
of the utmost service
when dealing with their
local branches.
Evening star., 1925-09-28
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main objective of giving
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ton the finest banking
service possible.
Evening star., 1925-09-28
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fully trained in the vari-
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your financial problems
and especially equipped to
give the wisest counsel
along the safest and most
progressive lines.
Evening star., 1925-05-22

II is nara 10 drive nome the TACT ina
On May IL the Pirates jumped to
seventh place. That was not much of
a jump, but it showed the Pittsburgh
outfit was beginning to get it's wind.
On May 16 the club had attained
fourth place. and today it was in a tie
with. Cincinnati for that position. 1t
wouldn't be so bad to have the Pirates
in fourth place If 1t weren't for the
fact that the Giants are so far in ad-
vance of the second and third places.
Now Likely Contenders.
Still, the obvious fact that Pitts
burgh is gaining is something, and
before the race is over the team may
get somewhere within reach of the top
and occupy its customary place as
challenger to the Giants.
1t is National League history that
none of its clubs has had more op-
portunity to win pennants, and has
missed more, than Pittsburgh. Since
1921 the Pirates haven't missed year
being within shooting distance Of a
flag, but they haveu't won one in
this time.
There is a lot of history about the
inability of the Pirates of the past to
win a championship. and some of it
is told now rather freely by players
VINO tnlnk tney were the victims OF
others. The Pirates-are not placed
in the list of those who have not been
honorable with their game, but there
are yarns about advance celebrations
or pennants that never were won
which cost some unfortunate young
men as many thousands of dollars as
the winners got. 1t was quite a lit
tie time before the growls from play
ers got under way. but it was inevi-
table that they should.
In three weeks more the heat of
Summer will begin to tell upon ball
players, and II its effects are as vital
Evening star., 1925-05-22
D. c. COLLEGE MINES
ARE ENDING SEASON

College base ball. so far as the local
varsity group is concerned, Is all but
ended for this year.
A game with Washington College
at College Park today concludes
Maryland's campaign and Catholic
University, which was to meet Boston
College at Boston today, will be
through with the diamond sport after
encountering Army at West Point
tomorrow.
Georgetown, which has completed
it's home schedule. has yet to take a
short Northern trip.
Two of the local college track
teams will be in action tomorrow.
Georgetown's stellar lot of athletes
is to go to Annapolis for a dual meet
with the Midshipmen, while the
Marylanders are to participate in an
invitation meet to be held under the
auspices of the University of Rich
mond at Richmond.
Catholic University's nine yesterday
was defeated, to 3, by Harvard. at
Cambridge Four bingles off Devin,
mixed with an error, netted Harvard
four runs in the third frame.
Evening star., 1925-05-22

while will have been accomplished.
1t Is not that these worthless have
gone hitless for any lengthy period.
but simply that they have looked so
unimpressive in their daily wand
welding duties. Bluege. in particular
has appeared woefully weak Of late.
He is a player who swats in streaks
and he is on the ebb tide now.
johnson Hurls and Hits Well.
The failure of Moon and Oss to
function satisfactorily as stickerS
did not prevent the Nationals from
recording a GO verdict in the second
game of the series with the BengalS
yesterday. however. Johnson not only
hurled effectively. but contributed
three of the dozen blows obtained off
a trio of Tiger twirlers to register
his sixth consecutive victory Of the
season. Bucky, the boss, also got
three blows, while the only bingle
achieved by Peck was produced in a
pinch and accounted for pair OF
markers.
No time was lost by the Nationals
In getting down to the business at
hand, Rice walking at the outset. ad-
vancing on Leibolds rap to Collins
and scoring on Stan Harris looping
safety to right. Stan moved up as
Goslin singled to left. Joe Harris
then hit into double play.
A second run was similarly initi-
ated in round 2. Here 1t was Bluege
who drew the free ticket. Oss swiped
the middle cushion as Peck took
third strike, reached third on Ruefs
death and cantered in when Johnson
singled to center. Rice also hit safely,
only to be forced by Leibold.
Cobb's single in the second was
nullified when Heilmann hit into
double play and Blue died stealing
after beating out bunt. Tavener
got no farther than the midway sta
ton on his double in the third. when
Haney also walked, but the Bengals
got busy with effect in the fifth and
tied 1t up.
Tigers Deadlock Game.
Blue beat out a slow bounder over
the box to open. Tavener walked, ana
both scored on double to right center
by Bassler, batting for WoodaI. john
son was unable to handle Collins bunt.
and the bases were flled when
O'Rourke was plunked in the back,
after Haney famed. Wingo then
lined to Rice, whose perfect peg to
Ruel doubled up Bassler trying to
secore from third.
A bit of assistance from the enemy
enabled the Griffs to forge to the
front again in the sixth. Stan Harris.
started with a line single to center,
and was safe at second when Haney
took Goslin's hot shot and pulled
O'Rourke off the sack with a wild
the sacks, and Bucky Tailed when
Bluege drilled into a dual killing.
Tavener then made a sensational play
on Peck's Offering, to end the rally.
Evening star., 1925-05-22

Sam Gray and Gordon Cochrane
shared major honors in the wrecking
of the st. Louis defense. the former
with his eighth consecutive pitching
victory and the latter with three
home runs. which tied the modern
major league record.
Five scattered hits were all that
the Indians could gather from Bob
Shawkey of the Yankees, who won,
s to 3. One of the safetieS was a
home run by Speaker.
Boston broke a 6-6 deadlock by
scoring three runs on Blankenship
in the seventh inning. topping Chi
cago at the finish. 9 to Z. Five
pitchers for the White Sox and three
for Boston braved heavy batting rail-
lies.
The Cubs fell one run short of ty-
ing Brooklyn after a ninth-inning
rally, the game ending, to 4, when
Dazzy Vance famed Charley Hart
nett with a runner on second. Hart
nett had hung up his twelfth home
run of the season in the previous
inning.
The Giants won the opener of a
four game series with the Pirates.
5 to 4. Pittsburgh played loosely
and Babe Adams was chased to the
showers in the fifth inning. Harrison
succeeding him.
Philadelphia thwarted the attempt
of the Robins to break the tie for
second place by taking the Reds into
camp, 9 to I. A home run and a
single by Hawks chased in four runs.
The Cardinals slumped before
heavy hitting by the Braves, II to 3,
but not before Rogers Hornsby had
made his ninth home run of the
season.