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Evening star., 1925-03-06
ISMET WINS CONFIDENCE.
New War Minister Demands Ruth
less Policy, in Speech.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 6-The
Grand National Assembly at Angora
voted confidence in the new ministry
of Jsmet Pasha yesterday, 155 to 20.
The new war minister, Redjeh Bey
justifying the emergency measures
proposed by the government. asserted
that Germany had been beaten in the
world War because she was INSULT
ciently ruthless.
I'VE must profit by that lesson,
he declared
The emergency measures include
the establishment of a tribunal ot
independence" in the rebeIlious area
of kurdistan, and similar one il
Angora, with powers of life anC
death, and d bill authorizing the gov.
ernment summarily to suppress Of
tending institutions and publications
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since her resi-
dence in Wash =
ington, achieved a
W j d e reputation
for her efforts in
behalf of philan :
'thropies for chill
dren. Mrs, Dough
erty's work for
the Red Cross is
well known, and
il is to her credit
that the handsome
marble building in
which the nation
al headquarters of
I h / S agency of
mercy is lodged
remains open for
the visitin & public
c. i -,1l
Evening star., 1925-03-06
Twas Just a Brother.
From the Los Angeles Times.


Yes" said the principal of the young
ladies' seminary to the proud parent,
you ought to be happy, my dear sir.
20 be the father of so large a family all
the members of which appear to be so
devoted to one another"
Large family! Devoted !" gasped the
old gentleman in amazement. What on
earth do you mean?'
"Why, yes, indeed said the principal
beamng through his glasses. No fewer
than IL of Ediths brothers have been
here this term to take her out, and she
tells me she expects the tall one with
the blue eyes is coming again tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1925-03-06

York Avenue Presbyterian Church
will be the speaker at Mondays serv.
ices, while DIR. Howard A. Kelly oil
Baltimore, Md, will speak, at Tues
days session. Other speakers on the
next-week program are: "Wednesday
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur, Thurs
day, Rev. C. Barney Phillips of the
Church of the Epiphany. and Friday,
Rev. James S. Montgomery, House
chaplain.
Evening star., 1925-03-06

the schools. The report of the COM
mittee on International relations. pre-
sented by Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins.
chairman, told of it's activities in pro-
noting a better understanding be-
tween the United States and its neigh
boring countries. Mexico and Canada.
Delegates to the conference will
view for the first time this afternoon
the remodeled District Chapter room
in Memorial Continental Hall The
room has been refurnished in Revo-
lutionary period furniture.
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VICTIMS GET S4OO, 900.

CHICAGO, March 6.-Eictims who
sunk approximately S2,000,o00 in Leo
koretzs Hythical Panama oil promo
tion schemes, will get about 100000
in a distribution Of funds salvaged
from his estate made possible by the
waiver of income tax claims by the
internal revenue bureau.
Koretz died a few weeks after his
apprehension, in the State peniten-
fiarV
Evening star., 1925-03-06
WILL BUILD FIRE STATION
Contract Is Awarded for Erection

Contract for the erection of Wash
ington's first bungalow fire engine
house was awarded by the Commits
sioners to the G. A. Hofferberth Con-
struction Co, at a cost of S49.424. The
new fire station will be located al
Conduit road and Reservoir street.
On recommendation of Fire Chief
George S. Watson, the Commissioners
issued an order today raising the
height limit to applicants for the
Fire Department from feet inches
to feet s inches tall The limit was
reduced some time ago in order to
obtain a large number of additional
men.
Evening star., 1925-03-06
Milkman's Explanation.

From the Chicago Journal.
my dear" remarked the young
husband. did you ask the milkman
why there is never any cream on our
mike
"Yes, darling, and he explained
quite satisfactorily. 7 think that it is
a great credit to him
What did he say?"
THAT he always fills the jar so full
there is no room for cream"
Evening star., 1925-03-06

. Washington Chapter, American In
stitute of Chemists, will meet, S
o'clock, at Raleigh Hotel DIR. NJ. L.
Crossley, president of the institute,
will address the meeting Resident
fellows will tender DR.. Crossley a din
ner at the Raleigh at o'clock. All
Washington chemists are invited to
the meeting.
Evening star., 1925-03-06

Miss l.. Y. Johnson Of Texas will
sing at Mckinley Memorial Baptist
Church, Rev. S. G. Lamkin, pastor, at
s o'clock. Admission free.
Evening star., 1925-03-06

The Chillun Heights Citizens AS
socistion will meet, s o'clock. al
Woodburn School. Mai. Wheeler will
address the meeting.
Evening star., 1925-03-06
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
TODAY-

The Langdon Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation will meet at Langdon School
at 3 o'clock. DIR. Lois Meek will speak
of "The -School-Age Child"
Evening star., 1925-03-06
TONIGHT.

The Writers League will meet, S
o'clock, in Thomson School.
Evening star., 1925-03-06

Many schoolbooks, volumes for
general circulation and pamphlets
already in type in Soviet Russia can
not he printed because of the short
age of paper
Evening star., 1925-03-06

The Business Women's Council will
meet at the Church of the Covenant.
DR.. William A. Eisenberger will teach
the Bible class, subject, Heroes of
Christ" Music
Evening star., 1925-03-06
FOLKS

Mrs. John Allen Dougherty, widow
of the admiral who died in Peking
about 10 years ago while on a special
mission from President Taft, has,
Evening star., 1925-03-06

Gasoline is being produced in Per
sia, butt natives cannot buy it be,
cause cost Of transportation makes
the price prohibitiYe for them
Evening star., 1925-03-06
MOTHERS CLASSES
EXPLAINED TOD.A.R.
District Chapters, in Con.
vention, Hear Report on
Americanization Work.

Reports of committee chairmen fea-
tured the opening session today of
the two-day annual state conference
OF the District chapters of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton in Memorial Continental Hall.
Mrs. John NJ. Beavers, state regent,
is presiding.
Mrs. w. w. Husband chairman of
the Americanization committee. pre-
sented one of the important reports
at the initial session. 1t outlined the
activities of the committee during the
past year and referred particularly to
the organization of class for
foreign born mothers in the Amer
icanization School. a nursery for the
infants of mothers attending this
class also is conducted by the society.
Evening star., 1925-03-06

Senator King of Utah will address
the Friday Night Assembly at the
Sixth Street Synagogue, S O'Clock.
Evening star., 1925-03-06
school Work Reviewed.

Mrs William b. Hardy. chairman OF
the patriotic education committee, in
her report stressed the vigilance OF
the committee in preventing the
spread of unfa &orable propaganda in
Evening star., 1925-03-06

An aluminium box that Will hold fire
of absorbent wool and paraffin, and
may be moved from stove to stove
to give heat to rooms for a short
time, has been invented.
Evening star., 1925-03-06
ONE BIG ENCYCLOPEDIA.
Work tf Silk-Bound Chinese Rec.
ords Filled 10000 Volumes.

From the Asia Magazine.
In the latter part of the eighteenth
century, Chin Lung had his scholars
collect all available Chinese records
and write them INTO history, known
a the ''Ssu ku ChUan Snu."
Four sets were deposited in the i'm
perial palaces for safety. This great
work filled les, 600 volumes, written
by hand and bound in silk.
Through the fates of wars, but one
set remains intact, although seven
copies were originally made.
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80. Gloria wondered II jim Car
eve was worth tho misery that
was waiting for May Was any
man any happiness worth
such misery
And what would Jim DO now
Would No marry May when tho
scandal had quletrd DOWN
Gloria doubted it Jim wasn't tho
marrying kind"
And suppose hr did marry May2
Wouldn't the memory Of DR. John
always bo between them. Ike n
ghustly hand keeping them apart
OF course Il would
lie hadn't been able % keep hl7
wife away from Jim Carowo while
10 lived But now that be wac dead.
Il would probably be easy enough
Ugh Gloria shiysrtd pl the
thought of the power Tho dead can
have over the living
Mta HgiFga looked up Rf her
She had cleared away her lunch. aua
was reading IN a thin little book
Il suppose she s8ld TO Gloria,
you've been reading thHt piece IN
tho paper about Dr.. Seymour hai-
eide Terrible thing. wasn't itF
Horrible. Gloria agreed twas
was great relief 20 talk about u
10 anyone. Why DO you suppor he
dii such q ihinE Eprers
fut doctor. tiil young. and with
everything % live for7'
Miss Briggs let bsr hand fnr idly
on her desk They were lovely. SEN.
Nuyc hands her ono yap-
ny
"Pcrhapa he didn't have every
thing, she taid very quietly NO.
boiy has everything he yanta In thiH
world uobo1yl Aud besides. I've
heard that Or Seymour mud bir wife
didn't get along very well together -
Now who had told. her that
nirkg Oh. no Alr ullaf0, ~
course She war Nliss ErgsN sis.
Ter aa vril as Or John "bo'
nurse She had probably known al
about hla tronblcs. Gloria said to
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home. Mrs Gregory. / find can't
afford 10 cat around at restaurants.
WIN you have some coffee
with mcg'
NO, thanks" Gloria answered
coldly. She was very hungry but
she couldn't very well eat salt With
Miss Briggs when she hated her as
she did.
Aud she did hate her! She hated
Miss Briggs lovely voice and the
dainty way she ate everything
about her.
Gloria watched her closely. There
really WAS something attractive
about the woman hut. OF course.
sho wasn't pretty the way Gloria
vast
She curled herself up Hike a kitten
IN a Bis chair In tho sunny cor.
ncr BY tho winduwa sha took out
her vanity c0so and looked az hcg-
self IN its little mirror. Then her
eyca Travelled 10 Nlsa Briggs face.
No susan Briggs az her bcu
couldn't hold a candle 10 her when
II came to looks Her eyes we're
lovely, but There wcrc finB crpwN'
feet AZ the corners OF them. And
there were shadows at the corners
Of Miss Briggs mouth that would
be deep. carved wrinkles In icw
years
.. Was u possible that Dick was
In loyo with this plain little woman
who was at least eight years older
than his beautiful young wife,
But perhaps he had tired on her
iut bcHuBc she was his wife. Gloria
thought gioomily She had heard
May Seymour often say in her rim.
bitter way that no man loved his
wife after the first flush OF married
lifo was gone
May Seymour, She Of All women.
had least reason for saying a thing
Ike that, She must Fave known
all along how desperately Dr John
cared for her
\ folded newspaper las on thr
sill beside Gloria. sho picked it up.
Il WAS full Of tho ugly details Of
Or. Johns suicide On the first
page was n largo photograph %
May Ia a plumcd picture hat.
Poor May! shN was fair game
for any gossip today Everybody b
tongue Was waEging about her.
What a life she WAS facing FOR
years and years and years people
would remember that her husband
had killed himself because Of her
love affair with another man
the story would hound her to the
very day she died.
No matter where aho went. tho
talo would follow her No matter
in what remote corner or Tho world
she tried 70 hide, there would ri.
ways be some ono who knew all
about her For there always was
somebody. People never lci
you forget your shame
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needing any buttons for tho next
so years"
Juggle Jump looked down at all
his push-buttons and sighed. But
you don't know what trouble
they arc" he said. y would will
ingly part with them, hut they
won't come Off. I'm slave 10 but.
tons. ! have to stretch and shrink
and swell and diminish and fiattcn
and bulge and 80 on. until feel Ike
a pan Of bread dough on baking
day ] wish ! could snceze these
pesky buttons off like Puff did
That reminded the Twins Of their
crrand.
Puff has sneezed Off all Of his
buttons" said Nick, "and we
thought perhaps some Of them had
come here. Did thcy?"
who is Puff" asked the button
store man curiously without answer.
ing.
He's the Fairy Queens cook. :"
said Nancy And he's so fat that
when he sneezes his buttons fly"
i've heard Of a butterfly and a
horsefly and bluc.bottle fly, but
/ never heard of a button fly. +"
said the man.
"Oh, dearg' said Nancy. 1--WE
don't mean that at am And she
explained tho whole thing over
again, about the pepper pot and
all.
II see" said the buttonstore
man Then it's a case Of but.
ton, button who's got the button
What did the button look lke?"
Nick took one out Of his pocket
the ono they had found in Movie
Land which the King Of Tumble
Town WAS using for butter dish.
Here 1t u.s." he said you can
SEQ IT Is made of mother.of pearl
and is big as u twodollar silver
piece. It Is flat and round and
has -four holes in the middle to sew
II on by"
rye nothing as big as that. "
said the button.storo man. But
here are some little ones at five
cents dozen, and here arc some
at five cents a hundred and here
are some at five cents pound
Pay your money aud take your
/ choice"
But altho Iugglo Jump and the
Twins looked at all the buttons In
the store, there were none like
/ Pufrs There were hard buttons
and glass buttons, silk buttons ant
cloth buttons round buttons ant
square buttons. but none like Purfs
wed better be going" said jug
gle Jump. 30 pushing his buttor
that said tiny hc and the Twin,
shrnnk until they could get thru
the koyholc again, and away the!
went
ITO BE COnilnucd.l
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her employer. But. because OF
Dick. she said nothing.
She picked up the phone and
called the police. They asked a
dozen questions and at last Gloria
took the instrument from her and
answered them.
I'm send man out right away
TO look things over" tho deep. mas
culine voice az the other end OF the
wire told her, There have been
lot OF burElaries in that neigh
borhood lately"
As Gloria turned away from the
telephone. Il suddenly occurred TO
her that there was no one az the
house TO admit the man from police
headquarters when he got there
"Oh, well, she thought. careless
Is. what's the diff lie can come
back later" She didn't want him
going thru her house. now. any,
way The beds were stlll uam1dc.
altho & was afternoon. and the
dirty dishes from yesterdays lunch
we're still piled in tho greasy sink
For some reason or other. an old
English poem that her mother used
10 tell her when she was Lazy.
flashed Into Gloria's brain. II told
about a collicr's sloppy wife. who
loved 10 gossip and hated 10 work.
One evening he was killed AZ the
mine, And when they brought his
body home "the alut ran up TO
make tho bed" the poem said with
brutal frankncss. Oh. we'll. after
she had seen Dick and fixed things
up with him. she'd so home and
straighten the house. Gloria prom
Used herself She would honestly
try 10 be a better housewife from
now on.
Won't you have n lettuce sand.
wich?' Miss Briggs low VOICE broke
in upon her thoughts
She had opened package OF
sandwiches. aud thcunos bottle
stood on her desk. From Il came a
thin curl Of steam and the fragrant
smell OF coffee.
Il always bring my lunch from
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~ @S FN3 FWOEslT
q q Olive Roberts Bartor
NO. I'm THE BUTTON STORE

Once inside the button.storc, jug.
gle Jump and the Twins resumed
their proper sizes,
why do you have paddock on
your door?" asked Nick cit was
(. very hard for us to get in. We
had to como thru the keyhole."
well. I'll tell YOU" said tho
button-store man The sign over
tile door says We keep buttons.
And how can we keep them IL poo.
pie get in 10 buy thcm?"
"That's true" said Nancy thought.
fully. we never thought Of that.
But it's all right for you to sell
ahem to US now that we are here.
| Isn't it,
certainly" said the button-store
man obligingly But TO judge by
your friend here, you won't be
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herself These nurses they find
out everybody business.
"Misa Briggs" Gloria asked alb
ruptty. Ibid you over know why
IN. Seymour and his wife didn't get
aiougY
Miss Briggs opened her candid
ewes. why, yes" che answered.
There waa some sort Of love affair
between Mu Seymour and q Mr.
Clrewc. wasn't there? I've heard
there was"
Gloria shook her head
1T wasn't a love affair" she said
"Not what IA call d love affair ni
least. May Seymour % my best
friend. and / happen 20 know sho
wasn't in love with Jim Carcwc. She
used 10 tear around with him be
cause she was lonely Or John was
never az home. and May didn't have
many women friends, She
called Jim her little boy friend and
that's an he was 10 her / know
Miss BnggH looked At her with
indignant angry eyes.
"Oh. that's bcaHtly" she cried,
Whats benatly7 What DO sou
meanT' asked Gloria, bewlldcred.
sho didn't know what Miss Briggs
was talking about
"oh. / mean that you could almost
forgive a woman Tor d great big love
anuir that had swept her off her
fcrtg' Susan Briggs said But when
you think o. a fine man like DR. John
seymour killing himself over "a par
lor sheik' who happened 70 gmuHe
his wife. oh. RS slckcniug'
And what a hidcous was,o'
For On John was needed. lie was
or some urc ia the world.
"Oh. Mays not 20 hadr' Gloria said
Shc wanted 10 defend May but she
didn't ace just what defense Of her
there was.
"shrs just made a boteh Of things
she finished. weakly, II
guess won't wait amy longer Tor
Dick ! ought 10 20 home
She put ON hcr hat before tho mir.
ror nutfed out tho dark, reddish gold
curiH around her ears
A. she PASSED Miss Briggs desk
hrr ESQ was caught by the bright
cover % Tho book she was reading
II was Robert Louis Stevenson
"FatIima Letters
Ibid Dick lend SOU thatT' GloriB
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GLORIA GORDON AeAuuful dap
Der. marrics DICK GREGoRNs a
stfuKeliug lawyer Her idea of mar
riRgo a. fiu and zinc clothes but
rs work or children
she refuses polutblank TO do her
own hOuseworl,. and hires a maid,
but Dick has to Let the maid so. be-
cause he can't afford 90 pay her
NyaEus, Gloria has sWampcd him
with debts Tor her clothes aud new
automoblle.
: SHE becomes infatuated with
!. STANLEN WANBuRN, an actor She
lends him money, ami finally. whom
DC leaves town 90 80 20 New York.
Gloria follows him. He spurus her
telilug her ,bv has Just married a
Russian actress, Then Gloria tries
20 land a job as a chorus girl and
taiis Discouraged. she comes home
10 Dick
lie takes her back hut not as his
vie, one night Gloria leaves him
10 work late az the office with
SUSAN BRIGGS, his secretary. while
Gloria h. az home alone. the house
- robbed. Dick doesn't get home
until almost morning. Gloria won-
ders IL he was with Miss Briggs an
that ttmc hut next morning she
learns that he was az the house ur
Or. JOHN SEYMOUR, who had KILL
ed himself because Of the love affair
AAAAh tNNHhN-A Nf.ANN hh AtAH y NAN HfAHA T
and JtM CAKEWE
Gloria goes 60 Dicks office TO toll
him about the robbery, and 10 make
one last attempt To win him again,
Now co on wTru THE STORY
"Alr. GreEory's some out 10 lunch.
Miss Briggs told Gloria, But he
ought to be back soon, II you'd like
70. you can SIC down and wait for
him. You won't disturb me at all.
She went on with her typswriting.
s Gloria gIared down al her smooth
head. bent over the machine.
She guessed she had per.
sfect right 10 sit In her own husbands
5pffice without waiting for Miss
Briggs permission And " she want
nd 10 disturb Miss Briggs, she could
do that. too Watch her,
She took OF her hat and tossed il
down careleSsly on Miss Briggs
!, desk. II bounded or onto the floor.
Gloria picked IL up and handed Il
4 10 Miss BriEss.
"Iust brush that thing off she
said impudently.
Miss Briggs looked UP AZ her in
surprise. Then she flushed deeply.
But without a word she wiped the
dust from Cloria's hat with n hand
towel that she took from a drawer
,apf her desk
Then she hung It on the rack be.
arhlnd her
Look up our burglary Insurance,
while you're on your feet, Miss
Briggs Gloria snapped
From under her thick lashes, she
leatched Miss Briggs 80 20 the files
On the other side OF the room. and
look FOR the insurance papers
Here they are. Mrs Gregory" she
said quietly. as she handed them TO
Gloria.
And now call up the police and
tell them we had robbery at our
house last night" Gloria directed
her. TEL them all our table silver
was stolen. II was worth about
$500 in case they ask you, !"
Miss Briggs stood looking down
al her for n moment.
Wouldn't il be better II you
talked to them yourself, Mrs Greg
orygn she asked IN a low tone.
They're sure to ask a lot OF cues.
lions that. won't know how to
answer
Gloria met her look. coldiy. "wm
you please do what I told you tor
she drawled.
Miss Briggs bit her lips II was
IN the end OF her tongue to tell
Gloria that not she. but Dick, was
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Milford chronicle., 1925-01-02
Forest Park
Near BridgevIIe)

Miss Huldah Moore, daughter Oi
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore, of neaI
Milton, and Homer Banning, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Banning, OF
Oakley, were quietly married We'd
nesday evening, December gath, al
Milton. We wish them many happy
and prosperous years.
An interesting meeting was held
at Forest Park school house on last
Tuesday evening, December 23rd. A
Christmas program was given by the
pupils of the school which seemed
to be enjoyed by all. The refresh
ment committee sold ice cream and
cake. The next meeting will be held
on January q.
George Smith and Dorothy Feyer-
abend mOtored to Wilmington on
Wednesday of last week.
The Misses Mae and Florence
Passwaters were Sunday visitors of
Mrs. Charles Banning and family.
Elijah Collins spent part of last
week with friends in Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos J. Wiley and
son Wallace attended the wedding
dinner given at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward J. Feyerabend on
Sunday. in honor of their daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donovan, Jr.
Mrs. Samuel Millman and chill
dren passed Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. Leroy Webb and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baker and
family Of Centerville, Md, spent
Christmas Day with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Collins. They were
accompanied home by her sister,
Miss Laura Collins.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Passwaters
and family entertained a number of
heir friends on Christmas Day.
The Misses Rebecca and Arrie !
8awell gave a Christmas box party !
1t their home on Friday evening, De-
3embeT 26, at which a number were
present and reported a fine time.
Charles Passwaters has started |
MS usual winter trade, making |
lrOOmS.