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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10

the tribute. and that was all there
/ was to it-unless--- SIX
| Unless. perhaps. he may have felt
call to do missionary work among
the Pennsylvania Dutch that were SO
| unmindful Of Scripture as to name
sinful word-being habit, as it were
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS plain
Dam.
THERE Is a pleasant street out
Southeast where many children
play. The other morning two BOYS
had the bricks to themselves--one of
them such q tiny tad that he wore
| Killed skirt under his sweater and
was sucking at a rubber pacifier. In
contrast to this baby silencer, he had
a pair of wicked fists that were lam
basting giant, who was all OF Ave
years. and had attained the manhood
| OF pink Bingham knickers
Pink Bingham had taken the count
and was crying when q passing WON.
an paused for investigation The big
thoy flashed up from the ground ard
| SUMMED into explanations:
Il was JUS maxim, b'lieve--cause
he's too little to hurt big boy like
me--but he ticks all us kids all the
time, an then goes home an tells
his popE1his pop Is twainin' him to
be a pwizefighter--"
The seeker after details made mod.
est inquiry as to why the boys didn't
| fight back-just little licks that
wouldn't hurt too much, but pink
Bingham had his own idea of ethics:
"Whyer Yves big boys an he's JUS
baby, most-if he was big like me
I'd show hint Why, / could thow
him down an sit on him in no time
Jes' wait till he gets as big as me,
once-he's nice little kid, il his pop
didn' make him fight oil the time to
keep him in twainin"-but he can't
keep him from suckin' that nipple,
cause his nom pets him up like
that-a reg lar baby. suckin' a nipple
like he was 6 monfs old"
The fighting kid, most genially in
terested in the talk, took the pacifier
from his mouth and held it in a hand,
apparently having no pocket-and the
woman, an all-alony soul, who feels
like opening her arms to scoop in the
universe, wondered at the inscrutable.
ness of life that deprives 30 many
splendid women Of motherhood, to on
dow the treasure Of pretty boy on
father whose idea of rearing a
child Is to make him a bully, and of
a mother who let's her 2-year.old son
go around with a pacifier in his
mouth
How much better this world would
be II only we had the making of IT.!
Did YOU ever entertain that pleasant
little idea? *
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
YOU AND, UNCLE SAM
Series Of Educational articles Telling Hoso Federal Govern
ment Is Organized and Ho,0 1t Functions-W rifen ~
Expressly for School Childreh. 81 3.
No. 54-Uncle Sans Pensioners.

Of their soldier, husbands. all Of whom
are over 80 years Of age. ~.
On July 4 OF this year occurs the
18th anniversary Of the proclamation
by President, Polk Of the treaty of
peace of Guadaloupe Hidalgo. oficiany
There are still 10 soldiers Of this war
on the pension rolls and 1905 widows,
a total of 1897 pensioners.
There are 132,072 soldiers Of the
Civil War, 81 nurses and 245, 1877
widows receiving pensions. OF the
War with Spain there are 97,773 sol.
diers, f15S nurses and 17,S07 widows
q total Of 1878 pensioners. OF the
Regular Army establishments there
are .,l2.s2s soldier and 1853 widow
pensioners. The indian Wars have
left us e,s6s pensioners-3,s4s soldiers
and 5000 widows. -
World War Benenciaries.
The total number Of World War
veterans who have received ."rehabili.
tation"--vocatjonAl training-up to
April l. of this year was 177,328, and
ON that date there were still 27,2T in
training: The total amount distributed
In training allowances was &496 .593,
000.. At the end of training period the
etrainee is re-examined for assignment
to q different. disability rating. 49,
The Veterans Bureau also admin
listers what Is called military and
naval compensation for disability. run.
ming from 10 per cent disability to
double total disability, as in the case
of man blinded and then. suffering
amputation as a result OF injuries
sustained while in service or the re-
suit Of service origin. The total NUN.
Der of cases allowed in which payment
has been made to dependents Is "A, 9S5
Disability compensation, where q man
Is alive and payment Is made to him,
has reached a total Of 407,267 cases.
The number Of active cases on which
payments are now being made is
62,385 for death disabilities and 2O2,-
1874 to the soldiers themselves. The
total disbursements for such disabil.
tiles has reached 94.540,000
! Term insurance for World War
veterans Is paid partially from pre-.
MUM receipts and partly from ap-
preparations by the Government. The
actual disbursements from the Federal
funds has been $176, 1865.
Back in the early days of the World
War our soldiers were allowed to make
allotments from their pay to wives,
mothers or other dependents, to which
the Government added an allow
ance." and on this score the Govern.
Anohl mas uiSpuTSeu SZ,lS6,ool IN aQ-
dition to the mans own allowance.
The adjusted compensation" or
soldiers, bonus" account, has not been
completed, as all claims have not vet
come in. but to date it amounts to
80 500. 000,0 00.s There are approx
nately 4.50e,900 men who come under
these provisions. but the full number
will. probably never apply for their
bonus"
As you know, the affairs Of the Ma
tional Capital are run by District Com.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
EuRESEES ATRPL AAES
AS TROOP TRANSPORTS
British Official Believes Future
Will Develop System Into Long
Distance Carriers.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON April 14.-Afrplanes to
transport troops long distances in
great numbers are foreshadowe6 i'm a
book. The ROYAL Air Force as n Ca
reer,Ne issued recently by the British
air. ministry : Development Of air
craft. 1t is set forth. points to the com
ing4 OF machines much larger than
thosesnow in use. to be driven by two
or more high powered engines, and
which will be capable of performing
very long flights.
In these machines. it is stated, it
will be feasible to transport. soldiers,
fighting equipment or bombs great dis
tAnces at speeds considerably greater
than 400 miles per hour Large fly
Ing boats, designed to remain at sea
several days at a time, and other ma
chimes for use in cooperation with
the navy are among the interesting
developments predicted.
: Other craft mentioned are gun-spot-
ting planes for the wireless direction
Of fleet gunfire, torpedo carriers and
new fighting scouts, all of which are
planned to be able to fly off and alight
upon decks Of ships of which they are
units.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10

Uncle Sam Is the yworld.champion
pc nsion payer. His pension payments
are one of the biggest items in cost
of Government. He pays: these pen.
sions in quite a variety of ways.
Through the Pension Office In the
Department of. the Interior. he makes
regular allowances to soldiers and
sailors who served prior to the World
War, to nurses and widows of these
soldiers. Through the retirement
division of the Pension Office annui-
ties are paid to civil employees who
have grown old In the Federal service
Through the Veterans Bureau he
pays aIIotments, allowances. insurance
and adjusted compensation to those
during the World War and to their
beneficiaries. Through the District
Commissioners he pays annuities to
retired police and firemen of the
National Capital. Through the Com
missioners also he pays a stipend,
based on years of service, to retired
school teachers and administers a
self-insurance fund for them. Through
the State Department he provides for
veteran workers in the foreign service;
through the War and Navy Depart
ments for retired pay to officers and
enlisted men, and through the De-
those who have grown old in light
house and lightship service. Through
the United States Employees Compen-
sation Commission he, compensates
civil employees for personal injuries
sustained while in the performance
Of their duties.
The task of administering these
several systems of pension is extremely
complicated and requires d consider
able working force. The pensioners
on the roster Of earlier wars Is rapidly
decreasing-as for example, the num-
Der of those who fought in the War
with Mexico has now been reduced
during the last year from 81 to 10.
while the number of widows Of the
War OF 1912 decreased from a3 to 22
Incidentally, the recent death Of
James @. Thomas. Mansfield, H.. re-
moved from the pension rolls man
who held the record for, longevity as
q pensioner. :. He > fought. in the
Mexican War, had drawn a pension
for 10 years, 6 months and 16 days,
receiying In all $22 ,046.2a. His pen.
sion started at So a month and was
increased to $72 q month. He died
at the age of SO. - Or.
The grand total OF pensioners for
military service in wars previous to
the World War is 517,52s. The num-
Der Of those receiving, money from
Uncle Sam on account of services in
the World War Is daily increasing
During the last fiscal year. 6.577,171
checks In payment. Of pensions. were
mailed by. the Pension. Bureau alone,
representing a total disbursement of
$23g ,004, 814.; Although the "1lethS an
nfversary of the ending Of the War
OF 1919 occurred last February II.
there are still % widows drawing $50
a month on. account Of the services
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
LONDON HOPING TO WIN
FAVOR OF OCEAN LINERS

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 14.-London Is
planning to make the landing of
travellers at Tilbury docks SO easy
and pleasant that liners will bring
their passengers here instead of going
to Liverpool, Plymouth or South.
ampton.
At an expenditure estimated at
built and the latest devices for the
rapid embarkation Of passengers and
baggage will be installed. London
can be reached in 40 minutes from
Tilbury, as against much longer train
trips from other ports. The work is
TO start at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
What Tomorrow Means to You
Taurus.

No very favorable conditions pre-
vail tomorrow, and the planetary as
poets are distinctly adverse. Any ne
gotfations OF Importance, any act that
may vitality affect your career or your
life, should, il possible. not be con
[shmmAfed. and only unavoidable rou-
tine duties should receive your at
tent1on. The signs denote an. absence
OF clearness Of VISION q 1ack-albeft
temp0rary-of keenness OF Judgment,
and any decision made under such
cloudy conditions Is not usually pro-
ductiye of he-best results. Specula-
ton and alt: hazardous. risk must be
avoided, and It would. be wises to defer
until some more opportune moment
the execution OF any agreements or
contracts that inyolve financial obi
cations. -" 80. sAti.r......f +
n Not much, Of an assuring nature can
be prugnosticated about the health
during infancy Of the child born to-
morrow. 1t will suffer, more than Is
usual, from the ailments OF childhood,
and will demand constant vigilance
and unremitting care. IL 1t is to secure
q fair start on the road o-nofmal ma
turity. Its disposition will be patient
and unselfish, while its character Will
be, at once, engaging and. reliable. 1t
will not reveal much aptitude or liking
very painstaking in all It's studies, al
though at no time does 1t promise to
be brilliant Its success will lie more
In a subordinate capacity than In one
Of command or leadership.
1t is difficult to aIlalyze' the charac-
tiers, or. dissect the temperaments, OF
those who tomorrow celebrate their
natal anniversaries. They can, when
they SO viii It. be so charming, so af'
la4 -
dificult to realize that the same per-
son can be consumed, with envy, jeal-
ousy and malice. They are very often
irresponsible. acting without thinking,
and speaking without deliberation.
They, by their observation-disclosures,
often raise the objects of their affec-
ton to the dizzy heights Of happiness.
only, almost at the same moment, to
bring them to the abyss of despair by
an unexpected burst of unjustified
temper and malevolent anger. One
hours together, and no matter what
happens, they, in their opinion, are
always right, so, according to their
judgment, ii1fallibility is q monopoiis-
tic privilege conceded to them alone.
Their love and friendship are Of
uncertain value, as the first IL htly
EXPRESSED by sense Of possession and
the latter IL chiefly available for those
who can be patronized, or to whom
favors can be shown.
Well known persons born on that
date are: John Lowell, phiianthropist;
Matthew Vassar, phiianthropist; Sep
tfmus Winner, composer: Theodore D.
Wilson, naval constructor; Charles W.
Fairbanks, Senator; Irving Berlin,
musical composer.
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mo, indeedX,. t wouldn't think of
,tpaying such prices as cooks are ask
ing, so we broke up and went to eat.
l.ing in cafes-saves a lot of work"
:. The other woman ended her expla-
.nation with the 'complacency of one
who has solved a countrywide prob
lem. But the bar of soap companion
proved she wasn't as foolish as her
Clothes implied.
That's all right, If the two Of you
>@ltke 1t; but Jim couldn't live any
where except in his own home. And
Safhe way l look at it / ought to keep
house in turn for all he is doing for
2me-especial as he thought enough of
sfne to put the house in my name
&do every stitch Of my own work and
IT'S got so now l wouldn't want help
wff 1 could afford it'd hate to see
my pretty new kitchen messed up by
a hired GIRL
81 And you do all the work of that
big house?"
%s."Uh huh, but it isn't so big-only
six rooms and all the conveniences.
The minute Jim gets out after break
,.fast l start from top to bottom, and
by going over things every day there
is never any heavy. clean-ups to tire
me out. / just slip on dust cap and
Wrapper"
The wrapper called up an obvious
yearning that caught the notice of
%the woman who boarded:
:; Then what are you doing all fid-
Ndled up this time of day? + should
Jfthink you'd be home cooking Jim's
dinner"
Thursday is my day out, same as
other cooks-and we make it into a
party. 1 meet Jim at the plant and
then we go to a cafe for dinner and
the movies afterward. And 1 have
ito doll up. because Jim likes to let
the feIlers he works with see how
\stylish he can dress me- And
then we finish up with a cup of tea
Vat home And / honest believe he
bikes that best of all
And il you had been listening in,
you would have felt cheap for mis-
Jndging 50 clean and wholesome a
thing as a bar of soap. just because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
's.:AROUND THE CITY
By Mamie Lancaster

4 it reminded you of loud.smellinE per-
fume. 1t is SO easy to find fault
which you may have noticed, seeing
| that so many of us do 1t.
| *>* 4
| 4 RICKETY CART drawn by q
horse-four-footed animal-shed a
| wheel and spilled out half load OF
| Junky furniture on the Asphalt, in.
| Guiding a mattress of low degree. The
! accident being a mere matter Of play.
! ed-out gear, the passing crowds took
no notice. until q dog trotted into the
| incident. -.
| He was sober-looking old dog
with a bushy tail and q collar. And
he was keeping company with sober,
| oldish man along a pavement that
helps to bound Franklin Square. But,
at sight OF the spilled mattress. his
sense Of humor got so far ahead of
his dignity that he left his man. to
scamper out-and fling himself on its
striped ticking with all the abandon
of tired puppy ready for. q nap.
Having created the impression, he
bounded up and back to base. He
knew as well as the next that a mat
treSs belongs in a house instead of
on the street. And having recog-
niZed the Righteousness of the trans
fer in the only way allowed him by
same as any other fellow after en-
joying his little joke.
/ And at this very minute some wise
man is writing a book-wise men are
always writing books-to prove that
dogs have no intelligence, but merely
the habit of instinct"
A MSTERDAM-Rot mill.
- dam-and this one:
A good and charitable minister
opened his door to a Washington man
who was in deep grief. He wa nted the
minister to come at once to his wife,
who was dying. The minister put ON
his hat and followed. On the way he
asked the man his name. The man
answered-'Dam''-
The minister raised q shocked hand
for silence. And his good face flushed
up at sound of the worlds most pop.
ular cuSs word. But it made no diff
ference in his tender ministration to
the, poor. woman, who died a little
later, and for whom he said the last
service.
After the funeral, the man called
again at the minister's house. The
minister having. by this time, learned
the mans name, gave him kindly
greeting. And the man said:
You preached such BEAUTIFUL words
about my dear, good wife that I have
come to thank you and pay
Again, the minister raised a hand
for silence time in appreciative
refusal; he asked no money. 1t was a
part OF his workout the man in
sisted:
They were such kind, beautiful
words that l cried because my wife
could not hear them. 1 know she
would have said, DAM
The minister could not quite down
the shock of a word that was far. far
better than it sounded, but he made
no other sign, and the man went on:
Dam, / want you to go and give
it,"
And the minister, respecting the
mans feeling in the matter, accepted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10

.Sshe wore a fancy
: sweater a dozen
S{years to young
for her-to be en-
,stirely just, make
1T an even 10-and
Nsnybody could tell
: by the way she
$ talked and breath
: ed that she was
sSearning for the
: time to come to
kick off her high
: heels and get into
something loose.
Walking. with
her was another
woman, and the
two were talking
like this-.alloWing
for the drawharks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
What Ounce Of Gold Buys.

One ounce Of pure gold pays wages
Tor 20 hours of work In the United
States; so hours of work In Great Brit
ain; 80 hours of work in Japan; 100
hours Of work in France or 200 hours
of work in Germany on 1925 standards
of wages for average labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10

shows that payments are now being
made to 1.734 persons. - 73.S.--:
Copyright. 1895. BY Will r. Kennedy
The fifty.fi article in this series
Will be on "How All Our Expenditures
Are o. KID. It will be printed I'm.
this paper next Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10

NaE was as plain as a bar of soap.
~. but the fair. fat and fortiness
of her was harnessed into what
~ ever It, is that women use to
compress their too solid. ct
cetera, into the shape they call svelt
Dveffa tan skirt that showed silk
stockings and suede slippers to match
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
ECZEMA IN RASH
ON HANDS
| Could Not Put Them In
Water. Blisters Formed.
Cuticura Healed.

Eczema broke out on my hands
In rash. Later my hands became
rough and sealy and then biisters
formed. Icould not put my hands
in water, and / hed to wear rubber
gloves to do my work.
began using Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and after q few ap-
phcations my hands were better. r
continued the treatment and now II
am completely healed" (Signed)
Miss Eileen Mcdonald, Alton
Louisiana.
Make Cutieura Soap and ONT
msnt your everyday toilet prepa-
rations and have q clear. sweet
skin. soft smooth hands, and al
healthy scalp with good hair. Cui- |
cura Talcum 10 unexeelled in purity j
Seep -. Ointment Is and Zoe. raleun he eoAt
Ss9ywh9e. Sample each free. Address
.oHassr. Isbsrster1ss, Dept Il. NslAsa. Hasa"
Cu6esra Shavin~ Stick zSc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-19
COTTON CROP Low
GRADE, JARDINESAYS
(By the Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 19.-This
years crop contains more low grade
cotton than any since 1920, Secretary
Jardine has declared in letter to SEN
ator Smith, democrat, South Carolina,
chairman of a special committee con,
sisting of a senator and representative
from each cotton growing state selected
ed to recommend cotton legislation at
this session of congress. The secretary
was asked for information on the am
cunt of t..:s years cotton crop that Is
untenderable under futures contracts
and is unspinnable.
The secretary's letter said the de-
partment was without definite informa-
tion on these subjects but he declared
the average of several private esti-
mates of untenderable cotton was ABOUT
3.50o,000 bales. With. reference to
"unspinnable cotton, he explained that
this term is often used inappropriate
ly to mean cotton of very low grade =
and that practically all of this is even
tually used in the manufacture OF
coarse yarns and goods"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-19
is VALLEY RED HOT
WITH PESTS, STORMS,
X = =
ASKS CALIFORNIA MAN

The Valley has evidently been
pictured to some persons as land Of
rattleshakes, mosquitoes storms and
unpleasant conditions in general.
From F. j. Kron, Of Headsburg,
Calf, comes the following: Recent
ly-I read an article about your part
of Texas as being equal to California,
ETC., etc.
Now can you prove it? We have
the idea that Texas is red hottie
ideal place for malaria, storms, rattle
snakes, mosquitoes, and flies, etc.
Kindly give me full particulars re-
garding your city and section Are
not the summer months very hot, and
have you not severe electrical and
wind storms? How about healthful-
ness and water for drinking?"
The letter came to the Chamber of
Commerce here. Mr.. Kron will be
given information that the Valley has
none of the things mentioned in his
letter except plenty of healthfulness
and good drinking water.
1t was suggested to the chamber that
Mr.. Kron be informed thot "also we
have have no earthquakes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-19
Slight FROST
DAMAGE Seen
Little Injury to Crow
ing Truck Reported
From Valley

Damage from frost which covered
parts Of the Valley last night will bs
very slight, according to produce men
and w. j. Schnurbusch, local fcrecaster.
who have received reports from many
sections today.
There was but little of the more ten
der truck growing in the Valley, these
men say, but there undoubtedly will be-
some damage to tomatoes and beana
Other crops have escaped IL is- believed
The frost was very spotted, reports
70 US indicate" said CIeTe .Tsndy. pro-
duce buyer, -'and most or the tender
stuff j. believed to have escaped A.
fog early this morning and the damp
ness Of the ground helped i'm preventing
damage"
MIR. Schnurbusch said reports 10 hin
indicated there were sections ina the
Valley which had entirely escaped frost
and others where IL was very light.
Rising temperatures are predicted for
Sunday with probable cloudy weathes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-19
SATTERWHITE AGAIN
DELAYS SESSION CALL
(By The Associated Press.)

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. l9.--Announce-
ment as to whether he will call spe-
cial session Of the Texas legislature
was postponed until Monday by Lee
Satterwhite, speaker Of the house, this
afternoon. The speaker said he was
confronted with ''perplexing legal
questions. II the session can be held
legally and a lawful way can be found
to pay witnesses the general assembly
may desire to hear, Satterwhite indi-
Gated he expects to call the session.
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson has said
her political enemies wish the session.
called in an effort to find something
which would make GROUNDS for trying
to impeach her. She declared such eff
forts would be in vain.
1T seems the whole responsibility
Of calling special session has been
placed on me alone, and that I'm damn
ed if do, and damned if don't, and
to tell you the truth, boys, don't know
what the hell to do" the big speaker
from the Texas Panhandle told news
papermen. He laughed as he made the
foregoing statement, but his face so-
bered, as he said, an take that back
do know what to do and I'm not afraid
to do it. It's not myself I'm. thinking
Of in this crisis but the people Of Tex
as"