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Evening star., 1925-12-04
DIAMOND SECURITY
PROVES TO BE GLASS
Box Containing 16 Is Given Tenth
Street Man to Guarantee Re-
turn of $500 Loan.

Two men left box of diamonds
as. security for $500 yesterday with
kalman Dworkin of 3521 Tenth street.
Dworkin later became suspicious and
had the stones examined. They were
fine specimens of glass.
Dworkin reported the case to the
police. The operators worked in a
highly polished manner. One told
Dworkin he was a tailor and he need
ed some money for time. He took
a box from his pocket and displayed
Is diamonds" worth ''at least from
$500 to $500 each"
DWorkin went to the bank, drew
out $500 and took the box as security,
while the two men went away. Police
are trying to locate them.
Mrs. Sarah Fraction, 1414 Twelfth
street, told police last night that $3.50
worth Of jewelry had been stolen
from her home between o'clock and
midnight last night. The loot inClud-
ed a diamond ring set in platinum,
Evening star., 1925-12-04

that the United States should examine
its policy known as the Monroe doc
trine and seek, in cooperation with
other American peoples. such a re
statement of policy as Will make 1t a
ground Of good will between the United
States and Latin America. The pro
nounCement further stated that the
reserve officers training camp units
the citizens military training camps
and the mobilization or Defense Test
day exercises should not be used az
means of fostering the spirit Of
war" and 1t called on the Government
TO make a careful review" OF the
effect Of military training. The pro-
posed mobilization of industry in prop
aration for war was condemned and
the hope was voiced that tho United
States would cooperate with other
nations in further disarnaamentA
An official check-up at tho closing
ceremonies showed that 1873 delegates
attended the sessions. These repre-
sented more than 80 Christian COM
munions and will take the report Of
the conference back to their respec-
tive denominational conferences for
action.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
new TAX MEASURE
NOW READY in TYPE

BY the Associated Press.
The new tax bill as drafted by the
House ways and means committee
was put into printed form today for
presentation Immediately on the con-
vening Of Congress next week.
The principal features of the meas
ure. including reductions in income
levies and various other taxes, already
have been published.
Income taxpayers would benefit
chiefly from the 1926 900 900 cut pro-
vided for in the bill. Normal income
tax rates would be reduced from 2 to
x per cent on the first 81 900 of tax.
able income; from TO 3 per cent on
the next 1000 income and TO per
cent on the remainder of income
Surtax rates, which start at | per cent
on the amount of income in excess Of
$40 900, would be cut SO that the maxi.
mum rate would be 90 per cent on the
income in excess of $4,000" The
present maximum is 40 per cer-. ap.
plying on income in excess Of s5oC 900,
In addition the bill provides ior in.
creased personal exemptions from
81, 900 to $500 for single persons and
from $4,000 to $500 for married per
sons.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
Armenian Orphans
Present Coolidge
Handmade Rug

President Coolidge today re-
ceived, as a token X gratitude for
American relief work In the Near
East. AN Ispahan rug, 22l square
feet and containing 4.404,247 sep
arate knots, made by Armenian
orphan girls In the Near East Re
lief Orphanage in Sidon, Syria.
Designed by an Armenian refu-
gee girl, saved by Near East Re-
lief workers from the massacres
in Marash. in 1919. the rug re-
quired 10 months Of labor for
completion. 1t was started imme-
diately after the observance OF In
ternational Golden Rule Sunday
last year for the benefit of child
rescue and welfare work in the
Near East and arrived in Wash
ington yesterday.
An inscription on the reverse
side of the rug reads: Made by
Armenian girls in the Chair,
Syria. orphanage of the Near East
Relief and presented as a Golden
Rule token of appreciation to
President Coolidge
The presentation was made by
DR.. John H. Finley, New York
editor and vice chairman of the
Near East Relief. and Charles V.
Vickery, general secretary Of the
organization.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
CHURCHMEN ADOPT
MODIFIED WAR BAN.
Oppose Conflicts "as Method
OF Settling Disputes
Assemble Again.

Adopting without a dissenting vote
detailed pronouncement outlining
the attitude of the Christian churches
OF America in regard to war. the
National study Conference on the
Churches and World Peace adjourned
last night with an agreement to re
assemble within several years for the
purpose of reviewing the progress to
ward its ultimate eOal-the firm es-
tabhshment Of world peace.
Disagreement between the two fac
tons over the question OF whether
the church should condemn Ill war
or only aggressive" war, so pro
nounced during the early delbera-
lions, changed to a reconciliation of
views at the closing session, with the
result that the final declaration com
mitted the church as opposing war
as a method Of settling disputes"
"Sin" Declaration Banned
The declaration that war is "a col
lective sin" also was stricken from the
original pronOunCement Both actions
represented victories for the self
styled ''pra ctiCal group" who fought
vigorously the attempts of the paci-
fists to put the conference on record
as opposed TO ''all war"
The question of what stand the
church should take IN connection with
conscientious ObjectorS. which pro
voked a warm and animated debate
during the waning hours of the con
ference, was settled by n compromise
The final declaration stated that the
church should recognize" the right
Of the individual to follow his con-
science in the matter of participating
in war. The original declaration had
pledged the church to guard and as
sert" this right.
Plans for military expansion on the
Pacific Coast, the conference declared
are needless and are provocative OF
suspicion and misunderstanding on
the part Of other nations Entrance
into the League Of Nations and the
World Court was urged. with all neces-
Sary reservations.
The final declaration also declared
Evening star., 1925-12-04
GERMAN CABINET
QUITS TOMORROW
Chancellor Luther to Name
New Ministers in Sympathy
With LoCarnO Policies.
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, December 4.-The Ger
man cabinet will resign tomorrow.
This is in keeping with an announce
ment made by Chancellor Luther on
November 20 to the party leaders
that the government would withdraw
from office after the Locarno pact
signing ceremony in Londor, Decem
ber /. and that a new cabinet would
be formed in sympathy with the Lo-
carno policies and obligations.
The Berlin papers publish an In
terview which DIR. Stresemann, the for
eign minister, gave to a German cor
respondent in London, in which he
expresses the greatest optimism re-
garding further negotiations over
questions arising out of the Locarno
understandings.
A report from Paris that DR.
Stresemann will soon proceed there
is hailed with satisfaction by the
Liberal Socialist press, which points
out that this would be the first time
in 55 years that a German foreign
minister visited the French capital
officially
Norwaerts observes that "Strese-
mann's visit would more visibly than
judicial pacts demonstrate TO the
world the beginning of Franco Ger
man co cooperation"
Evening star., 1925-12-04
NEW ARMS PARLEY
MOVE IS LAUNCHED
League of Nations Council
No. 2 Holds Its Initial
Session at Geneva.
By the Associated Press.


GENEVA, December 4.-The first
stone of the foundation for future In
ternational conference for the reduc-
ton Of armaments was laid at Geneva
yesterday, when what Is known as the
League Of Nations Council No. 2,
which is intrusted with the study of
all disarmament problems, held its in
augural meeting.
The council met under the presi
dency Of Paul Boncour and launched
into a preliminary exchange of views
with regard to the designation. COM
position and rules OF procedure Of
new organization which, under reso-
luton Of the assembly. will be Gre
ated at Geneva to replace the existing
league disarmament commission.
1t is this new organization which
will prepare the way for the convoca-
ton OF a conference for the reduction
and limitation of armaments. 1t is
desired to make 1t as representative
as possible so as to be able to handle
all the complicated phases of disarma-
ment.
The meetings, which will continue
throughout the week, are being at
tended by Lord Cecil, Great Britain,
and representatives OF hte Latin
American members of the council
Evening star., 1925-12-04

valued at $3.50; a white gold dia almond
ring valued at $3.50, two small gJta
mond rings valued at s25 each, a S25
wrist watch and a pin valued at s..
$3.50 gold piece also was taken.
Three diamond rings valued at $5OO
also were reported stolen from the
home Of Mrs. Benjamin Taylor, at
1886 U street. since Wednesday night.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
FORGER Is JAILED.
English "Barrister'' Given Inde-
terminate Sentence in New York.

NEW YORK, December I, OP.-
Anthony Gascoyene Young. who rep.
resented himself as q former English
barrister and claimed he held an
honorary commission in the British
army, was sentenced in General Ses-
sions Court here today to an indie.
terminate term in the penitentiary and
to subsequent deportation to Eng
land.
He pleaded guilty Of forging the
name OF Charles Behan. director OF a
motion picture distributing firm. to a
letter used by him 10 borrow money.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
Soviet to Buy $4,000 Horses.

GENEVA, November IS (By MaiD.
Russia is in the market for $1,000
horses. according to information re-
ceived here. The Soviet government,
In its preliminary estimates for the
1S25-28 budget. has set aside 12,o0o,-
600 rubles for the purchase of the
animals. which will be distributed
by the commissariat of agriculture to
the peasants.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
new SPANISH CABINET
HOLDS FIRST MEETING
Ministers Meet in Formal Session
After Being Sworn In by
King Alfonso.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, December 4.-The civil
ian government, which is taking the
place Of the military directorate, held
It's first formal cabinet council yester-
day. The members were sworn into
office by King Alfonso in the royal
palace in the morning.
The new ministers exchanged i'm
pressions regarding the proposed re-
organization of their respective de-
partmants. The council was brief and
no actual business was transacted.
Evening star., 1925-12-04

There are just two ways to buy
is for cash-the other is
on time. IF you cannot pay all
cash, then you can name your
own terms in reason. You can
pay as much or as little in rea-
son ~ first payment. We will
meet you half way on any rea-
sonable basis.
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full Of sweetness and there was still
the third ad.
She walked through the shopping
district, stopping for a brief, caress-
ing glance at the wondrous colors Of
evening gowns newly imported.
The shops here fascinated her, es-
pecially that one that had such a
summary air, with birds in cages.
so that when you entered a flash of
song and a dart Of yellow met you.
The address was blocks beyond
this. Her buoyance sank as h
reached the street piled with fruit
boxes; crates of vegetables of
squawking chickens stacked at the
curbs. She went on to the middle
Of the block, breathing gingerly.
At the address she had marked, an
enormous butcher dray was now
parked and two men lifted out whole
beeves, lambs and pig. singing them
over their shoulders. Drips of red
went down slowly, smudging the
sidewalk. Chickie gulped, taking in
the raw, 1eshy odor. but she fol
lowed the men into the darkened
area. They hung the meat.
In a corner on a small platform
was a door with the glass painted
white and office written black and
large. Chickie almost ran to 1t,
more in the hope OF getting a free
breath than from any eagerness to
begin work IN these surroundings.
A thin man in a sack coat. VINO
looked more like a discouraged, IN
derfed preacher than a wholesale
butcher, admitted her. He said:
"Well-you come about the adj
can't exactly say" He seemed
very uncomfortable. In the or.
ner, just hanging her coat on a
hook, was a poor looking. sallow
girl. She eyed Chickie, almost with
appeal, brushed. a heavy bottle fly
that kept ciroling about her head.
Finally the man said: But you
might leave your name and address.
Miss Nelson isn't sure she can do
the work"
The sallow girl sat very still. her
eyes glued on a note book. There
was something dramatic and hope
less in her quiet. Chickie's ready
imagination took fire. She said on
a sudden impulse: II couldn't do
the work at all. I've never had ex-
perience. I'd rather not consider it."
She went out quickly, scarcely
pausing till she was we'll into the
breeze and sunlight again. 1t sur
prised her to find her nerves quiv-
ering. Jobs like that-fll up your
lungs with heavy. odorous breaths-
get your feet In those red snudges
on the sidewalk? She was glad Miss
Nelson seemed to want the place so
wretchedly.
Well-that was the last of the list.
Another week Of idleness-going on
two months now. Chickie swung her
purse. 1t wasn't going to last. Why
it couldn't! Plenty of work.
So she went to the bank and drew
out 800 in currency. She had a
breathlessly, choky feeling doing
this. Yet she felt herself very tall,
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ter o6 81 5en sH6s5fns and i j thS ,Gnl Br ssss Of
5qd%iapSa dg dgi,d 40 To ss start t.r life nancy, anew
Wsr fhwee ia Moore S ch dei - goes to
Chicago for employment;
Am Sarah AeaWtd i6lOn sts shs Whist MlIstn, sis MsrS
Blake, McPike, yanina Knowles and
home-town friends.
hes sI%m Who Bls ssill 2 1oe es,ld 52{eLi6 sweet act
CRickfe refuses the friendship of
Edgar Manx. fellow boarder at Mrs.
Daisy Brack,. Eloise Maxwell. Betty
and md, D @TtS 3 3rIdRie ap I'd tBBe e oYyfie cones 81
Winnetka home as companion Tor MS
daughter. Barbara. Lee. his son. v
Their sister Edith MRS. Dirks Pot
teri secretly loves Jimmy. an, actor;
Chickie is asked to be bridesmaid
at the weddin gof Barbara and Paul
Scott; At Gbso, rehearsal ear IAN, MY FSitb ki1 NJ
Chickie's past life. Edith orders
Lee attempts suicide when Chickie
o!ctih1ictile accepts a position in the
office of George Edgeman. ,wb~e Luis
Lamarck. friGnds Of the Williams. has
IanlarcE tells Chickie that her past
trouble in evading his attentions. but
a costly bracelt and insinuates that
because of him she is receiving more
saIsrv than the work is worth. She
fears up her check and leaves. He
pursues her and. Wilde defends her
against his drunken attack.
Chickie visits a hospital where old
Julie a news peddler. is recovering
from az a as 3SclaMSffTf; HTHE STORY
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She said cheerfully: well. woman
II thought you were Job seeking
today"
CrO BE Continued
fCopvrfuht King Fenturo 9vndicatel
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CT

you don't suppose they'll allow
her to leave the hospital. not knoY-
ing what Is to become of her?'
when they leave-they leave! We
haven't any follow.up squad. What
do you think this is? A PRISON."
Chickie said hoarsely: IT'S not
right-we can't stand by and do
nothing"
Eva stood on the steps. That's
just what we can do. And nothing
else. There are two or three a
month like Elena. Can't help them
all, can your What good does it do
to help one?"
Chickie vas as weighted with this
forbidding fate awaiting Elena Cas-
tenada as though 1t were her own.
She saw the pathetic, beautiful
youngness of the girls face; the
childish pride when she said: You
can kiss him.
It seemed to her frightful that
she and Eva would stand with fold
ed hands and allow Elena to go out
into this brutal aloneless. 1t seemed
" A0E LlldL SI0 was a AQANbA GU JNH@S
older in potse and confidence.
And it was bitter enough for her.
She went along the street, stumbling,
biting her lips. That night she
didn't sleep. Her thoughts filled
with quixotic schemes for aiding.
She would send an anonymous let
ter to Elena with 500 of the $3.50
she had in the bank. Or she would
rent the vacant room upstairs and
ask Mrs. Janis to let Elena come.
Then she would get a Job. Why
she would support her for a while.
She was carried away with the reck-
less fervor. Oh-her own trouble
was not as awful as this-older-six
years older-how tragic life can be-
Monday morning Chickie got up
before 6. She had pasted on a card
three adds. And one of these she
was certain was going to be her Job
and a peach of a job
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wondered how she should offer this
money to Elena Castenada. wonder
ed IL the girl would resent her efforts
She would havel If anyone had come
to her and said. II know OF a nice
room. you can stay as long as you
like" II anyone had said that TO
her she would have turned cold as
steel. She would have smiled and
thanked them 50 that they would DO
filed with modification.
But she was different from Elena
ehickie knew this. She was young
enough-yes. But for that thing
she did. she and she only was re-
sponsibie. She would allow no other
to be held accountable for this would
have trailed II all in ~unbearable
shame. Her own heart; her own
spirit-swept though II might have
been more by the sacrihcial urge OF
a girls first love than by it's own
wild wish-had yet poured itself out
freely and OF its own spontaneous
prompting. This was It's n JUS
tihcation. She would have burned 70
hear herself catalogued as "be-
trayed."
But this Elena was cuch q child
thing. And It was different having
no home TO go TO and not co much
as the money TO buy her dinner.
Chiclde had never been desperate
like that.
She grew excited and more impa.
tent and fervid than in the night.
Eva was Just dressing TO go on
duty. She turned with lazy surprise
when Chickie walked into her room.
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A Visit to the Maternity Ward Of
a Hospital Touches
Chickie Deeply

, to an inner office. She motioned to
the applicant in the picture hat.
The girl flushed. looking very
young and alluring. Chickie thought:
"She won't get it-why did she
wear such a hat-but it's so warm
here"
She had scarcely time TO finish
this brief judgment when the girl
swept back to the room, her cheeks
scarlet. She made a bolt for the
outer door. The same thing hap
pened to the midget. only she re-
turned with a grin from a to ear.
The sever applicant was called.
A long moment elapsed. Chickie
was allowed to apply. Miss Hatch
et," as Chickie christened her prede-
cessor, sat vigorously at a table
taking dictation from q 1ustered, un-
! happy-looking man while directly
facing the door, behind a small rail-
ing, was a straightforward woman
with a wide mouth literally crammed
with very long, heavy teeth. She
watched as Chickie entered, then
reached for a pencil stuck in her
hair: your manner You've had ex-
perience in legal work? No? sorry,
you won't do"
No courteous: 1--WE may give you
a chance. You may hear from u.s."
No "sit and rest yourself a bit" Not
a word. Chickle walked u~nsteadlly
to the door.
In the hall the midget waited for
the elevator. She burst into a laugh
at the sight of Chickie: You, too!
What a scream! I suppose the
fright gets It,"
Chickie said .whimsically: "Sweet
and gracious, wasn't it? I never
was bounced out on my a like
that before"
Perhaps It's your first experience
with a Jealous wife. She's the
Joneses Of the firm. The husband is
the land" I knew what to expect,
but I thought I was ~inoffensive
enough to get by. They say she
throws a fit If he even looks at q
pretty girl. I should worry with a
dollar in my purse! Do you need
the job?"
I'm a way-yes."
Touch luck. I've laid off all
summer; and that's the only one
worth looking up"
"Oh-I saw another"
I'D like to bet it's the n that
said, must have personality plus,
also initiative"
Yes"
IN say you need the plus, all
right. to sell their fake oil units.
That's the job. I went there last
week. Well-so long. I'll have a lit
tie more vacation"
Chickie was a little dismayed with
this breezy dismissal of her chances.
But it was a fine amber day toward
the end of September. The air was
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CHAPTER XXXIV
EOtSaIn

Before 9 o'clock Monday morning
Chickie waited in the small, gray
papered office Of Jones & Jones, at
torneys. She had read this ad with
a glow of hope.
Three applicants were ahead of
her. One was a plump, blonde girl
in a pink sport suit and a large pic
ture hat trimmed with pansies; then
there was, very rigid against the
wall, a tailored business person, one
Of those women who are 80 at 20,
and still 35 at so; the third was a
slim midget with a neat air and
very knowing, eager face.
Chickie, pretending to read a
book, surveyed these rivals anxiously
and found them surveying her.
A girl with drab hair and nostr1ls
so wide it gave her whole face a
greedy aspect, now opened the door
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a flicker to call it's life. 1t was rud
dy and plump. Suddenly, opening
its mouth, it yawned nightly.
Something in that twisting of its
lips struck along Chickie'es nerves
She had an overpowering wish to
sink on her knees, hide her face
against the chfd's. She touched the
baby's hand. She leaned down,
whispering to the girl. "1t's lovely"
The girl saw into Chickie's eyes.
They were trimming. She said Inn
pulsively: You can kiss him."
Then Chickie walked u~nsteadily to
the corridor where Eva waited. The
large, easy face had a twinkle: Stay
out Of hospitals in future If you
can't do any better than that,
Chickie was unable to answer She
was seeing one who forged against
a beating wind. head down; n who
stopped suddenly and laid a still
form on the ground, blowing a
breath between its blue, unstirring
lips.
Ah-if the child had lived; If 1t
were with her now; If she had 1t to
guard; it to raise against the worlds
protest? She stopped abruptly and
wiped her face. She murmured
"Eva-what becomes Of a child like
that?"
Eva shrugged: "Peddled about,
mostly. Sometimes they're adopted"
"They leave them here? How can
they do that?"
"It's the only thing to do, isn't
it?"
Chickie's hands were clammy. She
rubbed her handkerchief in a ball
between them. us it? But that girl
seems to want It,"
There's the thrill for you. She
does want 1t. They hardly ever do.
She's going to take it. It's hers. We
can't stop her. You al see what
she's walking into, can't you-a girl
Of Is with a child-no home-no
job"
Eva told the girls story. Elena
Castenada belonged to an old Span
ish family. The girls were all pref
ty and full Of fire. They were poor
but stern and proud. One of the
sisters was married.
At fifteen Elena came from De-
troit, where she had been raised,
to Chicago, getting a job as altera-
ton hand In a department store.
She fell in love. No one knew the
man. And no threat of disowntng or
disgrace could force his name from
the girl, Elena.
When the married sister found
out she offered to take Elena in If
she would get rid Of the child. If
Elena would leave the babby, the
sister would allow her to live in
her home. The girl refused so that
now she wouldn't even turn her
face from the wall when her sister
came to visit. She was afraid they
would steal the baby-she was even
suspicious that the nurses might
give it away while she slept.
Chickie felt weak and almost un-
able to breathe. Shea said family:
IT suppose she has some money
saved"
"Oh-you do! Altering ladies'
| gowns is very profitable to the ap-
prentice"
"If she hasn't, what is she to dor"
Sad life, isn't it?"