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Evening star., 1926-05-09

ANTIQUE bureau and chest of drawers. old
colonial. with Gen. Washington handles: also
Did Sheraton piece. Wilton rug. 1S43 { 81.
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Veterans of Great War

a resolution was adopted depre-
eating the false propaganda Of ex-
IRENE pacitists and the subversion OF
patriotic ideals by organized groups
of women
The appointment of Mrs. Lucy p.
Boyd as national secretary OF the
auxiliary was ratified.
Other reports that were accepted
were: On Americanism, Mrs. Eugene
finance, Mrs. Ira NJ. Downey, Indiana.
hartman; legislation, Mrs. r. l..
Hoyal. Arizona. chairman; member
ship. Mrs. Donald Alacrae, Iowa; child
welfare, Mrs. s. Z. Hudson, Texas;
publicity, Mrs. w. D. Nillars. Mime
sofa: gold star, Mrs. William Cud.
worth, Wisconsin,; trophies and
awards. Mrs. Virginia B. Rangeley,
Alabama; Fidac. Mrs. Lowell +. no
bart. Ohio; constitution, Mrs. Walter
Beals Washington; unit activities.
Mrs. J. w. McInturff. Oregon; emblem.
Mrs. Dorothy r. Harper. California;
memorials, Mrs. Bernard S. Nicller-
son. North Dakota, and hereditary.
Mrs. Gertrude E, Hawley, New Hamp-
shire.
A committee arranging for the
American Legion convention in Paris
in 1927 told President Coolidge this
week that more than 10000 members
of the organization would make the
trip to France.
They estimated that 90 liners would
be necessary to transport the Veter-
ans, and that in addition to the legion
naires 20 600 others would take advan.
tage of special rates to visit Paris ana
the battle fronts.
The Forty and Eight, playground
of the American Legion, will give an
entertainment at Mount Alto Hospital
next Wednesday. DR.. 3. c. MacNeal
grand chef de gar, has appointed
Charles kohen chairman OF the enter
tainment committee. a special mu-
steal program has been arranged.
Thousands OF changes, both de-
creases and increases, in compensation
awards for disabled veterans will re-
suit from the new rating schedule Of
the United States Veterans Bureau
in the opinion of American Legion re-
Mobilization officials and other persons
in touch with the situation. The new
schedule has been in effect since Jan
uary !.
Review of compensation cases for
reratings under this schedule will be
a gradual process, according to the
bureau Efforts will be made to rate
as many cases as possible on a perma-
nent basis. 1t remains TO be seen
whether the resultant increases will
balance the decreases.
Under the new plan. which the
American Legion assisted in working
out, the claimants occupation prior to
his enlistment will be considered In
estimating his incapacity. Ii he was
engaged simultaneously in more than
enc line OF work. the employment
which usually occupied the greater
part of his time will be regarded as
his occupation at enlistment. But If
II is established on the basis of con-
elusive evidence that his training and
experience had sufficiently qualified
him for some other Occupation and
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new commander is we'll VerSed in the
affairs of the post, having served sue
ceSSfully as post adjutant and vice
commander and for several months
past has been acting commander, dur
ing the Illness Of Comdr. Shaw.
The following We're initiated: Ross
H. Johnson, Milton X. Lockwood, c.
Cassard Schroth, John IT. Powell
Frank A. Scrivener and Thomas r.
Offenhacher
The post Endorsed Senate resolution
~, recently introduced in the Senate
by Senator Shipstead of Minnesota
"providing for the election OF i com
nittee Of the Senate to Investigate all
matters concerning the operation and
maintenance of St. Eizabeth's Hospi-
tai" The resolution WAS presented by
Past Comdr Howard : Fisk, in the
interest of the thousand veterans OF
the World War who axe confined
there and to whom reference was
made recently in the report OF the
Srand jury appointed TO investigate
conditions at that hospital and the re-
port submitted to the supreme Court
OF the District Of Columbia
In adopting the resolution the
grand jury and its foreman, Daniel A.
Edwards. were commended for bring
ing out the facts in its report TO the
Supreme Court Of the District OF Co
lumbia. The resolution received the
unanimous vote of the post.
The initiation of several candidates
took place during the evening, the
candidates being G. Cassard Schroth,
Joss II. johnson, Milton x. Lockwood,
John T. Powell, Frank \. Scrivener
and Thomas r. Ofenbacher.
The seventh birthday anniversary
Of the post will be held Sunday, March
z and will be celebrated with appro-
PIRATE exercises. The affair will prob
ably be held in the afternoon, with
prominent speakers and musical pro
gram.
William +. Mahony, reported as
chairman of the tinfoil committee
that additional contributions Of tin
foil had recently been made to the
post. He urged post members to con-
tinue sending in as much as possible.
Announcement was made that eight
popular Victor artists would give two
performances at the Washington Au-
Gitorium Sunday. February IA, under
the auspices of Robert Beene and n.
]. CGsel. Included in the program will
be Henry Burr, Billy Murray and the
Peerless quartet.
Creation Of an American Legion
auxiliary social service organization
with headquarters in the National
Capital, to contact and report on in
competent wards of the United States
Veterans Bureau, was proposed In a
report submitted to the national ex-
ecutive committee, meeting in Indian
npolis recently, by Mrs. Marie S. Ruth
of this city. chairman Of the guardian
ship committee. The report was ac-
cepted by the executive body. but no
provision to finance the proposed serv-
3Ce was made.
More than a half million dollars in
cash, in addition to clothing and food
valued at $4,000, was disbursed by
the auxiliary for rehabilitation work
during the year 1925, it was disclosed
in the report of Mrs. Hazel L. Work
man Of indianapolis, rehabilitation
chairman.
The report of the national poppy
committee. headed by Mrs. Adalin w.
Macauley Of Menomonie, Wis, re-
vealed that the auxiliary's poppy day
program is greater than ever before.
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Grams Joint committee. Ma

Grams joint committee. National
Commander Chancey o. Howard of
the Army and Navy Union, who is in
charge of the reception and welfare
committee, announced the acceptance
Of many prominent persons, includin
members of the Senate and the
House. to serve on the reception com
mittee. The music will be furnished
by the orchestras of the Army and
Marine Corps Band. There will also
be several musical numbers by artists
who will provide many special fea-
lures for the entertainment Of those
who do not dance. An invitation has
heen sent to the President. his cabi-
net. the Vice President, the diplo-
matte corps, the judiciary, the SUI
preme Court and veteran members
Of the Senate and House. Col. Fred
erick Owens of the public buildings
and public parks office, in charge OF
the installation and decoration OF
boxes, has begun preparations.
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at the clubhouse,
1929 | street, re-
sulting from the
resi- & n a I l on OF
Comdr. Charles o.
Shaw, who was
compelled to re.
sign on account of
illness.
The result OF
the election was
as follows: Com
manGer. ]. j. Muir
ply; first vice
commander. Wal
ter j. West; sec
ond vice COM
mander, G. j.
Painter and third
vice commander.
w T. Porter The
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Veterans Joint Committee.

veterans JOINT SOmmlttee.
The veterans joint committee held
a meeting January 10. at which Mr..
jackson of Costello Post Of the Amer
lean Legion presented a protest from
100 eX-service men in the railway
mail service against the action Of the
Railway Mail Clerks Association in
connection with the latter's stand to
abolish preference for the railway
mail clerks of the United States. At
the national convention OF the Rail
way Mail Clerks Association in Den
yer. Colo. last Summer that associa-
ton went on record petit!oning Con-
gress to abolish veteran preference.
1t Is thought that an effort IS being
made to Influence the action of va
rious members of Congress with re-
gard to this change. The committee
went on record disappearing the abol-
ishment of veteran preference for the
railway mail clerks, and as a result
of the action OF the committee the
executive committee of the American
Legion unanimously adopted a reso-
luton requesting its national legisla-
tive officer to guard against any
change in veteran preference legis-
lation in so far as the same affects
railway mail clerks or other veterans
employed in the executive depart
mentS.
Chairman Harlan Wood reported
the results of II cases in which he
had been authorized to appeal for re-
lief in connection with alleged In
fringement Of preference rights. On
account of press reports indicating a
reduction in force in the office Of the
registrar Of the Treasury, 4 series of
conferences with veterans and others
employed in this office were held
with view to securing the retention
in service of all exservice men, and
he said 1t is believed that no eX-service
men will be discharged from that Of.
flee at the present time.
Announcement was made that the
contract. which was authorized at a
previous meeting. had been entered
into between the committee and the
Washington Auditorium for the eve
ming of February II for the Wash
ington-Lincoln memorial and relief
grand ball and entertainment 10 be
given under the auspices OF the vet
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this occupation will be considered as
his true occupation at enlistment.
Veterans with permanent partial
disabilities in which there is little
prospect Of a change of condition will
not he re-eXamined, but new ratings
will be assigned in the regional office.
In cases where there is u possibility
of such change and where there is
report of physical examination i'll the
preceding six months, there will be
no denominations. If there is no re-
port of examination within that time.
an examination will be made.
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AMERICAN LEGION.

The election of a commander and
three vice commanders for George
Washington Post. No. ]. the American
Legion, took place last Tuesday night
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THE POTTERS
PROLOGUE

lied and Manf home from their honeymoon IN
~ Florida They left Bill down there, still sdssndn for
the Magic Isle CORPORATION We a pass lightly their
complications of finding 'stabs housekeeping apartment
Iectiug furniture hoseirs and consider ths installed
shelf of those sectional bookcases of city life called
obaytsent building Of the many IN that cast circulating l.
6ory of comedy and tragedy krO7rn REFINED residential
district" Monte finds shs needs maid for the reason that
everyone else h s bsadirs has although not often the
same for soxsexts weeks The biggest ibs of
made is the cyssy ths Arob bit the House Maid
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MAID: can't serve the pie, madam ..
MAMIE: In the first place don't want the pie and
in the second place. why can't you serve if do want It'll
MAID: You haven't enough pie plstes-not near enough
counted only IT, y-... d : @r
RED: Well, for Gods sake how many there of us
MAID: WIN clear CLEAN of e#atahon IN her eyssl A
million.
Pa (Unsasiy think will be getting home have lot
Of work to do this evening. (Sarts to get ab.)
MAID (Eseitsd) Are you going to make million dollars
MA; (Panieky) Wait minute, Pa don't go without me.
Red and Mamie jump to their feet and aaOd fear She
regards them Nth gentle smile the door bell rings Every
r.hes to it Red gets there first; there is uniformed
stranger paiting hers)
STRANGER: I sorry to disturb you, but could speak
TO you just momentf -
RED (UneasiEy) Why, certainly, what is itf
STRANGER: Entering and regarding tense group The
fact am looking for somebody who has been
coming in here today understand she is working for you
MAMIE: He must mean Gertrude.
STRANGER: That's the name-Gerrude (Esetsd Is she
still here, has she escaped?
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meanwhile have funded the French debt satisfactorily suggested
several and improved reservations for the u S. before they
will allow into the World Court put Mussop in his
place and provided cackeack light wine and beer amendment
to the Constitution naturally they bit fagued by
and ready to do justice Mamie dinner let proceed
MAMIE: EAs everyone is seated Now hope you won't
mind. This isn't going to be much Of dinner.
PA: 1t will be pleasing novelty your expense for
once lifting glass; Many happy returns of the day.
RED: Lifting his It's good safe stuff, don't worry
PA: Don't worry about worrying If it isn't safe I'll
know it.
MA: Now don't you start acting foolish, Pa.
PA: draining glass; Foolh This i, by far the smartest
thing I've done this evening.
MAMIE Proudly knew how you liked steak, went
out myself and picked it.
PA: us Gertrude enters Nth huge tlattsrJ All here she
comes. (Whss knife fork and beams scith blsasws)
maid puts platter dOun middle of table and The company
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Bits. of Fact and Fun

lys has lived in royal homes-Marl-
borough House, sandringham, Wind
sor Castle and Buckingham Palace.
Now she is moving into fiat Of her
own in Mayfair.
Miss Knollys has never known
what it is to hear the pustman'%
knock or to have tradesmen calling az
her door.
Upwards Of 80 per cent Of the
worlds cork is produced in Spain and
Portugal The finest is grown in var
ious parts of the provinces OF Seville,
Badajoz, Cadiz, Huelve, Barcelona
and Salamanca. The age Of maturity
varies in different parts Of the same
tree. From eight to nine years is re-
quired by the trunk; from ten TO
eleven years for the first branches,
and from eleven to twelve ycarS foT
the second branches.
Not until the sap flows freely
through the tree-usually from June
to the beginning Of september--does
the stripping" take place. To strip
cork tree properly requires years
Of practice. The amateur invariably
ruins a tree with the axe.
After the tree is gagged to de-
termine the approximate thickness Of
the lockwood, circle Of horizontal
cuts Is made at the bottom Of the
trunk and sgain about four feet from
the ground. A series Of perpendieu-
lar cuts then connect the two. A
wedge or lever is now inserted in the
cuts and moved gently to and fro.
Then the BAN is stripped off and re-
moved TO the storeyard where il is
stacked IN piles and left until some
moisture has eYapOrated.
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By J. p. McEVOY

RED: Escaped? What do you mean?
STRANGER: mean the woman looking for insane
(MAaie sereams) Oh not dangerous, that not very Sh
just has curious mania very curious, she's got millions on til
PA: (GrimiyJ We got her.
STRANGER: (Hatpay) That's fine; I've got to take he
back to the home. It's. a sad case
MAMIE (Who has to find another maid nov) III saw Il
is but can't say sorry to be rid of her she's like that
STRANGER: Well you tell about these peopleI
just she's got mania about food everything should b
served in million pieces You see she used be cook in
little restaurant and she married the pretty soon he had
chain of restaurants all the country and after few year
he had hundreds of them and of course they very rich and
finally he sold out for million dollars And then seems
got to speculatng and he lost everything and committed sucd
and affected her she finally had be taken away So nov
every chance s gets she and and gets job
cook but she thinks she is cooking for million restaurants
MAMIE And that's why she tries to chop everything up
million pieces.
but have to be very diplomatic about it We've had do M
before know just how go about it May herl
RED: Bet your life. Calls Oh Gertrude. Come here
minute.
STRANGER: When she arrives) am sorry to disturb
you but hear you are wonderful cook and I've come to o
you a wonderful job. t@.
GERTRUDE: But have a job,
STRANGER know, but can offer you than thes
people ITO Red Will you give her million dollars week
RED: fSiaereiy) Certainly not
STRANGER: Well, will VIII you work for me- Gertrude|
for million dollars week.
GERTRUDE: Ito Red aud Mamie) Well you see how isl
really can't refuse such an offer as that can 1?
MAMIE Enthusiastically You certainly You bet
ter take it right away ...-..
Gertrude hrryies aUay to get her hat and coat
RED: Shouting after herr And don't stop wash thd
dishes ITO SuHser she'll probably try make million pieces
of them.
as Gertrude reofpsar Nth hat and coat and handbag ali
troun togshe, uidiyj.
MAMIE and RED Goodbye Gertrude goodbye Practically
Fash her oat of the door in their sntHasiasm)
PA and MA: (RelieOed) Goodbye, Gertrude
CHORUS: (As Stranger closes door after himself and Ger
irads) Thank Heaven! What night
"a And That's That-Until Next Sunday
- motto ures.r rerved "
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THE French can claim the dis
tinetion Of having the shortest
surname in the world. 1t is 20" and
is quite common in Paris. A Madam
Teresa o was for many years the pro.
prietress Of a Partisan cafe. 20" Is
also the name Of a village in Nor,
mandy, and the Chateau is occupied
by the Marquis do.
The next shortest surname is Irish
this is also found in Sweden, an eI-
plorer, well known in his day, was
named John Ek, and one Of his de-
scsndants, named Eda Elk. could prob
ably claim that she had the shortest
names in the world.
Of towns with short names there
are "a" in Sweden, and ~" in the
Chinese province Of Honsu. There is
also, in another province, a village
with the name Of "Y."' In Europe
there are several rivers named "A"
but the palm geographically must be
given to ~" a small bay in the
Zuyder Zee.
In England there are many three
letter names, but in the churcbysrd
round a ruined orset church there
are grayestones erected iu memory Of
several members Of a family named
81" The name was either changed
or the family has died out, for none
bear "it' today.
After years in the service Of roy
atty, the Hon. Charlotte Knollys,
companion 70 the late Queen Alex
aDdria, has just left Marlborough
House to begin. at the age Of 81, what
for her viii be an entirely new life
Ever since her girlhood Miss Knoll
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By Elsie Robinson

every time you think what a Kind,
Good, Loving, sslf-sacrificing Parent
you'v. been and what a Selfish, Cruel,
migrate she Is, you crash into another
sob.
Well, You'll sob alone, sister.
You haven't been a kind, good, low
ing parent. You've been a lazy, silly
cowsrdly Stacker in the greatest job
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FRANTIC MOTHER.
ALIBI FOR PAST.

70 you're ablibiirg your past Iszi-
ness and Stiffness by saying that you
didn't have the heart to stake a club
and drive her to wash Dishes And
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LISTEN, WORLD! = Mothers Desserts

II you trained 4 dog to bite you,
would you feel that you were a
martyr IL he nipped your shin?
II you sowsd garlic would you expect
to reap violets7
Silly qusstonsi Yes, very silly. But
not half as silly or as tragic as the
problem which some parents make for
themselves. As, for instance, this
Frantic Mother A lot Of people
are going to weep round, wet tears
over this mama. But here's one lady
whose eyes will remain absolutely Vol
stead.
Dear Elsie:
Can 1 write to you about my daugh.
Ter? She is IS. I try to be a good
and loving mother TO her. We are
poor people and she has been given
the benefit Of every spare dollar. She
has never been allowed to do anything
about the house.
- MOTHERS PLANT.
As long as cater to her every wish
and run to do everything without say
ing anything or making objections,
mams's the cats pajsmas. But IL /
try TO point out to her that she Is a
selfish, borrid girl-Whew-vhat q ter
rifle scene. sacrifice all my time to
keep her clothes up, to the minute.
do all her washing, sewing, etc. She
thinks it no more than ny duty. Am
to blame, dear Elsie, because did
not, ten gears ago, take a club and
drive her to wash dishes, do the dust
ing and should l give her that drastic
trea tment nov!
When persons used % tell me was
making a mistake in being commanded
instead Of in commanding I used to
laugh. try 10 imagine how she must
seem to people. ] have heard her hurl
such sarcasm when IN company that
an fairly pgralyzed. ! am exhaust
ed and heart-brokeu. Despite her ways
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IT'S NOT LOVE.

That isn't love. That's a selfish
qualification Of your own emotions,
You've no right to crafty your own
emotions at the expense of your child's
character. It was your job as u
mother to train that little girl, even
though it was tiresome process and
meant discipling yourself as well
as her. You didn't have the spunk
10 do it. And now you're paying the
penalty. But the penalty you're pay
ing is as nothing to the penalty which
she will pay IN her life.
What can you do nov? l don't
know. But there are quite few
things you can stop doing. You can
stop doing her washing, nsnding and
sewing. You can stop dressing like
a scrub woman that she may dress
like q queen. A baseball bat wouldn't
do her much good now, but every time
you feel yousself slumping on your
job you can take O mental club 10
yourself aud jolt yourself back into
q realization Of what your duty is, as
a mother. Maybe il you'll take up
that duty, even at this late date, some
valuable human material may be
saved.
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on earth. If a policeman or fireman
or city official had fallen down on
bis job as you've fallen down on yours,
he'd be publicly disgraced and fired.
II gangstsr or a fiend had wrecked
a Jouns life ., you have wrecked the
young life entrusted to your keeping,
we'd Jail him for life. But because
you're . mother, you go free. Take
it from me, you're , disgrace to the
craft.
1t wouldn't have been necessary to
take . club to your child, and you
know it. But it would have taken
endless patience and perseverance and
a kind but firm hand, and you loved
your own comfort too much to bother.
~But I loved her." you cry indig
nantly. Il couldn't bear to sec her
work.
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I adore her. But / shudder to think
Of the kind of a wife she is going
to make.
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Ma and Pa come over.

Ma and Pa come over.
RED Of she will Just order hash next time and
she'll bring chops, unless she decides fish.
MAMIE: as the salad comes in also chopped into mil
lion little fises Something tells that dinner night
is not going to be success
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gaze it in establishment contains literally hundreds Of
little Cubes of meat Maid hies out and returns m vegetable
dish containing hundreds of pieces of fo'afOes).
MAMIE: (Infviated) What does this meanf D..
MAID (Haf crying I'm sorry but couldn't get million
pieces out of it Couldn't go out and get another one?
RED: In rage Who asked you for million pieces.
MAID Simply You have to have million (Starts for
Kitchen I'll be right back with the dessert.
Everyone staves everyone eseoo for aOora
Maid returns in fep moments crying.
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SCENE ii

The following evening Pa and Ma have arrived and Ma has
finished tour of inspection in which the furniture and furnish
ings have in for expert criticism Pa and Red,