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Evening star., 1926-11-23
Making Minor Household Repairs.
BL LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

When doing the little things about a
home to make it look it's best before
thanksgiving, it is well to remember
mat glue, library paste, adhesive piaS-
ter, surgeon s tape and other adhesive
agents are decided aids to good house
keeping They are among the little
things that help the house to be well
Kept at little bother or with little work.
They are, of course. put to all sorts Of
practical uses foi which they are def
nitely made. But. it is not of these in
themselves that / would speak Just
now, but of the odd jobs where they
can be used sometimes as first aids to
housekeeping and again as qu'ck and
permanent agents.
For instance. the felt on the under
part of imp base or beneath tray
gets loose and a corner tlOpS down
whenever either is lifted 1t looks
most untidy, yet often it is allowed to
remain as it is because it seems like a
bother to have it fixed. Touch the bot
tom Of the lamp or the under side of
the tray with good glue and press the
felt up hard against Il. Then set the
lamp down where it win not be moved
soon or put weight on the tray. Let
them remain a little while and the
actual work is permanently done in a
moment or two
Paste for Wall Paper.
Library paste or homemade paste,
made by mixing -four and water to a
paste and then bringing il 70 ~ boil, is
tuSt the thing to use for sticking down
edges Of wall paper that comes loose.
II speckS of the paste to get on to the
paper they will scarcely bo visible
when dry. because they cannot even
be detected. II IS partly becau - il does
not show that this paste is so desirable
for such purposes. BE sure that the
paste is smooth. as humps will show
and the paper will not lie smooth.
Mending Books.
Adhesive plaster can be cut to fit
over torn places in things where edges
should be held togethe", and yet where
the article is too thin for them to be
held by glue. For example, when a
book cover has a corner badly bent or
actually torn off, "A triangular piece OF
adhesive plaster mends it well Have
the plaster somewhat larger than
needed to cover the torn part of the
binding. Fit IT in place and stick it
TO the inside OF the cover and the
mending will he completed. To give
perfectly good looking finish TO the in
side of the cover, a sheet of white pa
per can be cut to fit it and be stuck
down with library paste.
Torn Backs and Covers.
Surgeons tape is best to use for the
backs of books that have become loose
Evening star., 1926-11-23
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND III. ALLEN.

butcher will reduce the price on one
cut because he has an oversupply on
hand. Ask the butcher which cuts
are cheap today
Remember that coarser cuts make
good eating. too. They should be
bought as often rs the finer ones.
They will not only help to reduce
your bills, but also enable the butcher
to dispose OF the whole animal. Buy
raw meat for stews. Such meat may
later be ground and used with season
ingS.
1t is unpardonably wasteful to walk
out of butcher shop leaving meat
trimmings behind. They may be used
for soup or for cooking fat. Remem,
ber that the more you get out of
your meat per pound the cheaper 1t Is.
Watch the scales and figure the cost
of your purchase. Even reliable and
honest dealers make mistakes: don't
you he the one who pays for them.
Stay ont of shops during rush hours.
and buy your meat with care and de
liberation. Remember that there are
over a hundred cuts of meat One of
them is bound to be cheap today: buy
Evening star., 1926-11-23
AUTUMN
BY ID. C. PEATTIE.
Falling Leaves.

Intent upon some business matters,
I was riding along a city street in a
taxi, not noticing .he stately rows Of
autumn trees underneath which was
being carried, when a leaf blew in
through the open window and literally
into my hand. Nature quite plainly
insisted on my looking at the leaf, and
1 did so, at first with vague attention,
then with absorption.
1t is q strange thing that an Autumn
leaf hanging on its twig, with the late
gold sunlight pouring through 1t. can
look SO gorgeous and luminous, when
a shady place, appears as only scar,
dull wisp. The more closely the
Evening star., 1926-11-23

much the same as Reddy Fox did. He
was clever enough to want to make
sure that that hunter had found Mrs.
Grouse after he had shot her. SO Old
Man Coyote had started for the Green
Forest shortly after Reddy Fox start
ed. He hadn't found the exact place
where the shooting took place as
quickly as had Reddy. so of course
Reddy was ahead of him.
Old Man Coyote had just discovered
Reddy's tracks and had lifted his lips
in a little snarl when he heard Chat
terer the Red squirrel beginning to
Scold. Old Man Coyote lifted his head
and listened. He heard Sammy Jay
Join in. old Man Coyote @,rinned
Brother Fox must be right over
there" said he To himself Il reckon
Brother Fox Is looking Tor Mrs. Grouse.
| think III just run over there and
Evening star., 1926-11-23

and be less conspicuous. Or the book
can be given one of the attractive
fancy paper covers now so much in
vogue. Then the. book will look like
new.
Repairing Handles.
Adhesive plaster or surgeons tape
is so strong with it's closely woven
cloth back that it can be used to bind
about broken wooden handles, etc. The
ragged edges of the wood should be
tightly fitted together and glued first.
Then the tape should be wound spir-
ally about a handle, the edges of each
succeeding row of the tape overlapping
the previous one. 1t is surprising
what firm mend this makes
Evening star., 1926-11-23

stretch a white cord across the
floor and they must walk on this
without sidestepping. When this is
accomplished d they attempt to walk
the cord with tin cup on their heads.
This accomplished, they try to sit
down and arise without the cup fall
ing off. Now one of them can have
water in the cup without spilling it..
and it makes a stunt for them to do
at little parties where impromptu fea-
lures are called for. This is a good
physical exercise, also.
(Copyright 1926)
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ter choice than this service table
wagon. 1t Is mounted on small swivel
wheels and has handles at each end
so it can be pushed anywhere it is
needed very easily.
A cart of this type Is very useful
in the kitchen. AS the dishes are
dried they can be stacked on it for
transportation to the cupboard or
china closet.
If it is painted some bright and
decorative color it can also be used
for serving tea or after-dinner coffee
in the living room. It is especially
helpful in setting the table, since all
three shelves can be used at each trip,
and it is invaluable for serving.
(Copyright. 1920
Dutch railways may use motor ve-
hicles to supplement the present rail-
way service.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
What Do You Know
About Il?
Daily Science Six.

l. What is the capital Of
India?
Q. What is the capital Of Nor
way?
3. What has become of the
old kingdom of Bob hemia?
4. What new independent
states have appeared since the
Great War?
5. What has become Of the
old kingdoms of Serbia and
Montenegro?
ital Of Russia?
AnSWe. AneSe questions In
tomorrow's Star.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
It Cured Her.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
so your wife is sick of politics, eh?
I thought she was crazy about it.
She was
We'll, what made her sick OF it?"
"She thought she'd GO he limit
and smoked a campaign cigar"
Evening star., 1926-11-23
Interference.
II you would clear of trouble steer.
With Others never interfere.
Old Mother Nature

The little people of the Green Forest
and the Green Meadows are not so diff
ferent from we humans. Did you ever
notice how shouting will always draw
n crowd? Every one within hearing
wants to know what it is about It is
Just so with the little people of the
Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
OF course, Old Man Coyote had heard
the report of what had happened to
Mrs. Grouse, and Old Man Coyote felt
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charm Of Autmnual foliage

evanescent charm Of Autmnual foliage
is scanned the more it escapes one.
But there were other things to
notice. The stalk of the leaf was
there, too, and the base of the stalk
showed even to the naked eye that
which is better understood with the
microscope, that the fall Of a leaf is
something deliberate on the plants
part and something requiring q good
deal of work. What makes leaves
fall? why" say you, "they just fall.
like anything else!' But this is not
so; the leaves are not torn out of the
trees grasp by rude wind; they are
slowly, deliberately cut adrift by the
growth Of a row Of callous, brittle
cells across the base of the leaf stalk
The food having been withdrawn, the
leaf is no longer Of any use to the
tree; is. indeed positive nuisance, and
the tree sloughs it off.
Fully $10.0OO,O0o will be spent in
highway improvements in Colombia
Evening star., 1926-11-23
MOTHERS
AND THEIR CHILDREN.
A Rainy-D Day Stunt.
One mother says:

One mother says:
found out that one secret of
amusing my children was to engage
them in a game that took patience
and that aroused some incentive.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

If you are searching for thor
oughly practical gift for some home
body, you could scarcely make a bet.
Evening star., 1926-11-23

or partially torn from the covers. The
tape will show, but it can be tinted
to match the color of the book binding
Evening star., 1926-11-23

Fully $10.000,000 will be spent in
highway improvements in Colombia
within the coming year.
Evening star., 1926-05-10
No Place for Spain.
From the Pittsburgh chronicle-Telegraph

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Spain wants to be a member Of the
Pan-American Union because so many
of her people have moved to South
America. She used to own extensive
territories on that continent, and, like
Great Britain, lost her control of over
seas possessions because of tyrannical
conduct. The opposition that has
arisen to her proposal seems entirely
logical. The Pan-American Unions
personnel and purposes are sufficiently
indicated by its title. It is composed
of all the nations In this hemisphere,
the Dominion Of Canada being the lat
est acquisition. The admission of
Spain would set an exceedingly bad
precedent. It would mark the first
step toward weakening the Monroe
Doctrine.
There was much talk at one time of
having "a Monroe Doctrine for all the
world" When analyzed, the express
sion is meaningless. The Monroe Doc.
trine is wholly American or it Is moth.
ing. It's foundation principle is that
European nations shall not Interfere in
distinctively American affairs. The
Pan-American Union has been a factor
for peace on this hemisphere. 1t has
fostered better understandings and
therefore friendlier feelings among the
nations of North, South and Central
America. It Is said that Spain means
we'll" That may be granted, but she
should find full scope for her interna.
tional activities within the League of
Nations, whose field has recently been
shown more than ever to be distinc.
lively European.
Evening star., 1926-05-10
"A Question as to
Annuity Maximum
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
of The Star for 80 years. and want
to take this opportunity to thank you
Cor the deep interest which you have
manifested in our welfare regarding
the success Of our new retirement bill.
am very anxious to be set straight
as to those who will receive the maxi
mum annuity under the now proposed
bill, which Is before the House and
Senate. In your editorial of Friday
you stated that those who are receiv-
ing $50 under the present law will
receive $50, or the maximum. ]
have thought that for some time, but
I am informed that those who have
received salaries from $1,000 and up
will receive the maximum under the
new method of computing the an
nuity, unless the divisor of 40 is used.
retired on a salary of $1,260, which
under the present law gives me the
maximum of $720, but if the divisor
As is used I will not get the maximum.
but will only get $S40. 1 was under
the impression that the new bill was
to raise the $720 annuitants to $1,000,
and since there are no $720 to be
raised except those who are now being
pensioned, / felt that we would get
the benefit of the raise. Please let
me know If you mean all $50 an
nuitants will get the maximum, or
only those whose salaries were 81 500
and up? I really feel that all who are
getting the maximum under the pres
ent law should get 1t under any bill
or act. JAMES +. CHILD.
Evening star., 1926-05-10
Getting Out the Flapper Vote
From the New York Times.

From tho New York Times
A plan has been proposed in Eng
land for the political education of flap
perS. 1t has such delightful posSibili-
ties that there should be no hesitation
In trying 1t on here without waiting
for the results abroad. Ten-minute
speeches are to be interjected between
dances. Instead of lounging on the
stairs or wandering in the gardens, the
young ladies are to sit demurely with
folded hands and listen to a professor
talk about taxes or a sociologist dis
cuss heredity. Their partners, who
were not mentioned in the plan, but
who would doubtless benefit by the in
formation. could, by the grace of nat
ural superior knowledge, explain tech
niCal terms in whispered asides. Amer
lean young men should not be de-
prived of such joys. 1t would be made
almost as good fun for youth to take
a girl to a dance as to take her to a
ball game.
Full details of the scheme have not
been announced, but it is easy to fore
see that speakers would not be hard
to get. Breathes there q politician.
practical or theoretical, who would
not take pleasure in looking into all
these bright young faces" and drop
ping words Of wisdom into the eager,
receptive minds? But a committee
ought to be arranged for to approve
the speech before it was made. The
instruction should be non-partisan. 1t
should be in correct English, not to set
the fiappers bad example in gram
mar or accent. Above all, 1t should
catch and hold their interest, for of
what use is 1t to instruct their minds
If their hearts are in a cozy nook?
With modern methods Of education,
some simple way Of sugar-coating the
lesson should easily be found. The
speaker might do few tricks or play
a saxophone solo before he began his
lecture. Ingenious politicians could
find a hundred devices for winning at.
tention once they had permission to
make an address. AS soon as the plan
gets into operation we may look for
an enormous increase in the feminine
vote; for the f1appers will pass their
newly gained knowledge along and
bring their mothers with them to the
polls.
Evening star., 1926-05-10
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
8Y FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

ponement of Defense day tests. At
any rate, elements that train with
the pacifsts are shouting Halle
lujah.' and celebrating a glorious
triumph over "militaris1n.' Some of
the friends Of the test idea, which
originated with Gen. Pershing, think
political exigency killed 1t. An cleo
ton is in sight. It's the season when
parties and party managers never
ruff1e anybody's feelings needlessly.
Brig Gen. S. d. Rockenbach, governor
of the Capital military district, was
prominent in the organization of the
1924 and 1925 Defense days in Wash
ington. While he agrees with his
War Department superiors that the
tests are not vitality necessary, he
holds, on the basis of his experience
in France, that such things are un-
doubtedly useful. Rockenbach says
thousands of American casualties
might have been averted by men with
lust a. smack of military training.
Radio is playing a big role in the
fast and furious Pennsylvania sena.
torial campaign. Pepper. Pinchot and
Ware, either personally or by proxy,
have all taken the air, and will con-
tinue to occupy wave lengths until
the primary die is cast on May IS.
Bill Roper, Philadelphia city coun-
Gilman by occupation, and Princeton
foot ball coach on the side, opened the
air campaign last week on behalf Of
the Pepper-Mellon forces. When the
congressional battle is in full swing
In September and October, the air will
be heavily charged with politics.
Rent of radio space" is destined In fu-
ture to be a conspicuous item in all
official returns of campaign expendi-
lures, along with hall rent, cigars,
perfume, silk stockings, automobiles,
advertisements and other legaliZed
disbursements.
Nothing so graphically illustrates
the aristocracy of American labor
especially railroad labor-as the an
nouncement that the official organ Of
the brotherhoods, Labor. published
at Washington, has sent it's own cor
respondent to "cover" the British
strike. He is Heber Blankenhorn, and
he is reporting developments through
extensive cable dispatches. Mr.. Blank
enhorn was the only American news
paper man at the special convention Of
the British Trades Union Congress
which decreed the general strike on
Nav 1. 1t was one of the railroad
brotherhoods-the locomotive engi-
neers-which bought the great A.
story Equitable Building in lower
Broadway, New York, a year or two
ago, through the Empire Trust Co., in
which the brotherhood is heavily in
terested.
Copyright. 1926l
Evening star., 1926-05-10
Sectional Protests Ill
Became Americans
To the Editor OF The Star ::

To the Editor of The Star:
How can they be alive today. any
one who would try and arouse
sectional feelings, especially regarding
the story which belongs to the ages?
am hidebound Northerner,
grandson of a Civil War veteran, a
son of Spanish and World War vet
eran and a World War veteran my
self. live and have my being around
the traditions of the old Bay State,
loving every nook and corner Of her
small domain.
But I am ashamed of the actions
of certain people. who are patriots
on the strength of their ancestors. In
protesting over the Stone Mountain
Memorial, and the Southerners who
answer them with bitterness in their
words.
When are we ever going to get
away from the past? When are we
going to realize that we are no longer
just Northerners and Southerners, but
Americans, all!
If our Southern friends wish to
dead, they should have a perfect
right to, and every so-called North.
erner with any sporting blood in them
would say the same. Those who want
to keep alive the sectional hatred and
the bitterness of years gone by should
have no part in the life of America
today-the united and undivided
America, recognizing no South, East
West or North. but only America.
EDWARD FRANCIS SULLIVAN.
Evening star., 1926-05-10
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

compatriot of Snake Eye" Hennessy
II amt in no hurry, buddy"
Neither am /, son."
II can set here as long as you cam
Maybe you Can."
Bulldog determination settled upon
the tanned countenances Of both gen
tlenen of the wheel, as they glared at
each other, while traffic began to back
up on all sides.
The blockade was broken by the
sense of humor Of the taxicab man,
who suddenly grinned broadly, and as
quickly turned the fore wheels of his
cab.
This was enough, as slight as the
turning had been, to allow the ponder
Gus bus to continue its progress. The
driver smiled at the taXiman, In re-
turn, and started his vehicle on Its
way-behind schedule, of course, for
he had only been bluffing about haV'
ing plenty of time.
AS far as most riders Of public
busses can determine, the mooted
right of way belongs strictly to the
largest vehicle. There are traffic
rules and regulations, as every one
knows, concerning cars on your right
having the right of way. These are
we'll enough for ordinary purposes,
but they fail miserably when the
driver of a ton or ton-and-a-half car
meets a 5 or ton bus. We offer no
censure of bus drivers here. AS far
as we can see, the thing applies all
down the line.
Jungle rules seem to prevail In
Washington streets. The little car
gets out Of the way of the bigger one,
and that, in turn, slows up to let the
still larger car by. Automobiles
seem like small boys with "pickin'
eggs: Dare va: Dare ya.'
X j: x Y
Is there a secret brotherhood ex-
listing among policemen. street car
men, firemer. taxi and bus drivers
Perhaps it is simply due to the fact
that these occupations require sim
liar type of man of the active, hearty
brand-at any rate. there exists
among them u comradeship at once
understanding and pleasant.
Watch the traffic "cop" on the
corner. and you will notice him give
a friendly hail to every taxi and bus
driver who rolls by.
Street car motormen and conduc-
tors greet members of the flre ana
police departments like long'lost
brothers.
We have seen a bus driver make a
policeman jump back to the curb
rapidly to escape from being run
over, and receive in return only a
great grin from the officer of the
law.
If you or I. dear reader, had
steered our car so near to the official
toes. no doubt we would have heard
from II over at No. /.
Personally. we have only envy ana
admiration for this wonderful fra
ternity of the p. s. f. T. b. (Police-
Streetcar- -Firemen-Taxi- -Bus). An in
ner wish of ours always is to be on
friendly terms with policemen. We
would blush with pride to have
fireman call us by our first name,
and are always pleased when a bus
driver greets us familiarly.
Certainly, friendly relations be
tween the various members of these
public services tend toward elimina-
ton of friction and smooth operation
all around.
Evening star., 1926-05-10
:racted inquiry into the prohibition

tracted inquiry into the prohibition
question.
The subcommittee which held these
hearings has not made a report. 1t
may not make a report at this session.
1t certainly went into the question
thoroughly and gave ample time to
both sides for the presentation Of their
cases. 1t heard a multitude Of wit
nesses, and If any one failed to ap-
pear who should have appeared the
fact should have been made evident
at that time. The present petitioners
contend that one of the chief prohibf-
tionists, he who was present in per-
son throughout the hearings but did
not take the stand, kept out OF the
role of witness because he\ feared to
submit himself to cross-examinatton.
Considering the manner in which the
cross-examination was conducted, 1t Is
not remarkable that any witness was
reluctant to offer testimony on this
subject, and particularly on the dry
side.
But after all this question is not to
be settled by a hearing before a SUBJ
committee of the Senate or OF the
House, especially such a hearing as
that recently conducted, which had
more the aspect of a political rodeo
than a judicial research into condi'
tions. It is impossible to keep politics
out of any such investigation, just as
it is impossible to conduct a referen'
dunn on the subject by newspaper
polling.
The election that is to take place
in November may have a direct bear
ing upon this issue. The whole House
of Representative is to be elected and
one.third Of the Senate. If there Is, as
recent informal and unofficial polls on
their face indicated, a preponderant
sentiment for modification OF the en-
act, the next Congress VIII
surely reflect that sentiment and VIII
have a mandate for proceeding with
modifying legislation. So in truth the
investigation is continuing and Will
proceed until election day, with every
candidate for Congress as a witness,
calling other witnesses in support or
his view. Meanwhile the petition just
presented will serve as a campaign
document, which is probably the pur'
nose for which it was prepared and
filed.