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FLASHES OF LIFE

New York--"1'hc experiment having
proved Successful thus far, Miss Elise
Rizer and Mr.. Aage Woldike desire
to announce their marriage" Thus
begin engraved announcer ents just
,nailcd telling Of wedding that oc-
Cured a year ago. Actress and in
surance broker explain that they de-
sired to keep their union secret un-
til they were sure it would be per-
manent. Marriage is good thing"
says the bride, "but ours is the only
way" gl.fstaf-
New York-Trouscrs for women are
predicted by Paul Poiret, and Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait is thinking of
writing an essay on "Will men wear
skirts?" The trousers. Mr.. Poiret
writes in the Forum, will become as
inevitable as bobbed hair, but he
sets the date for their general use as
1857.
Observation-Disclosures royal visitor
will be in the United States shortly.
Prince William Of Sweden will tour
as private gentleman studying the
people and avoiding official functions
as much as possible.
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IN NEW YORK

New York; Dec 20.--Fhe highest
rental in the world for the amount
Of space involved is now being paid
for tiny Broadway corner.
For this minute space, the size of
modest kitchenet, rental Of $685.
/ 600 is collected. No, it is not oc-
cupied by any quick-money scheme,
but is used solely to demonstrate
the making and use Of popular
brand OF cigarets..
The more one sees Of Broadway,
the more one realizes that the
good old fash Toned circus had
most of its ingredients. The vast
popularity and enchantment of the
street may lie in this fact; for what
has so universal an appeal as the
circus? =.
There are the soft drink stands,
the alluring lights--on more
elaborate scale. Of course; all the
catch-pcnny stunts from rubber
ROSTERS to trick tops; ballyhoo, men.
rounding up the crowds in auction
rooms and around street corners
and side shows to no end.
But the latest steal from the. cir
Gus is that of the trick waiter in
the night club.
| Do you remember the clown char
acter in the 0ld-timc circus who
stood in the entrance and followed
folks to their seats, making fun OF
them as they went? This was great
stuff for the early arrivals who
waited eagerly to see who would be
picked on next.
Certain night clubs, now have
walters who find that modern vari,
alton of this stunt is highly success.
full. One Of the best mimics gets
$3.50 week for making guests ridicu-
lOus.
The trick waiter, disguised only by
a somewhat bad-fitting evening coat
and "b00b" look, prctends to new
corners to be very awkward. He will
stand in the aisles blocking the APP
proach of new guests; he will drOn
ice on the dance floor and have great
difficulty picking it up. all but up
setting the dancers; he will let .
email piect Of ice trickle, down .
bald. hesd and will spill trick trays
ovtr ss4S heads Of we)l-dressed
women.
Many newcomers ct first are high
ly indignant. but the laughter from
other tables assures them that inno-
cent antics are afoot and SO they sit
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Critics and Statesmen

cre,t Establishment grow rather wearcd at thc
bright child H. G.. Wells. They murmur that he Il
beccming acidulous in his declining years; that NJ
is carping critic who carps than he crlticzes
if you please.
They point to choice bits culled from his iates'
brain-child "Thc World Of William Clisse.d.
Now in spite of Wells many-paged introductio,
which explains that William is not H. d., but only
a fictitious person, nobody believes this preface
What William says, II. G. says, they affirm, ant
will not be dssuaded Therefore these juicy bits ar,
attributed to II. G. and not to William:
Mr. Lloyd George magnificent weed-as
clever as six foxes"
"Lord Balfour is damned Madonna lily
"Mr Ramsay Macdonald is queer vain simula
crum of a statesman.
"Mr ]. r. Clynes is an intelligent looking LITTLE
cockatoo of man..
Lords Oxford and Grey are great historical
monuments
British turns on Wells-cas him dyspeptic and
jaundiccd splenetic and who dips his pen in gall
England, you may recall, also is all wrought uI
over another book. "The Whispering Gallery which
does not handle celebrities with hands that have been
dipped in lilac water
There's da. ger in too much railing at men who
call other men names.
This is advocacy of permission for all men to
call all other mea names without provocation But
policy of defending celebrities just because they are
that, with burning of incense before them and tht
chant of Sacred sacred!' makes it difficult for
truth and knowledge to flourish.
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prised at the difference there is
between the American assistant to
an executive and Clara Bow as
Crizette. She is the peppiest bit
Of femininity imaginable, and looks
quite adorable-in fact so much so
that you can readily understand
how CASTOR Fleury, played by
Monte Blue, feels that a wife is q
negligible quantity when there is
Clara to play with.
Marie Provost, q Gaaton's wife,
Loulou. is not very we'll pleased
with the arrangement, feeling de-
snite her own unorthodox affec-
tion for another, that hushsnd,a
interest should be centered NE III
better half. The result Of this mix.
| Up, which y made even funnier By
John Roche % the musician Who hal
eaptivatsd Loulon's fancy, vivaciou,
and tense comedy.
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NEWS BRIEFS

New York World dispatch from
Washington says Comptroller Gen.
cral McCarl has reported to President
Coolidge that funds of alien property
have been illegally drawn from the
treasury, and administration expense
was excessive.
Eighteen are injured and two
houses are demolished AS 800 kegs
Of powder explode in freight ear
at West Paterson, N. J. Train de-
railmeRt started fire that caused cx-
plosiOn.
Austin. Tex, paper says Mrs. R0g-
ers. university graduate and bank
robber, stole to pay membership OBJ
legations to the Texas chapter Of tho
American historical association.
Newspaper reporter finds steel
cylinder bomb in hall of justice in
San Francisco. Machine had been
timed to explode as court employees
entered the building.
Lithuanian diet at KovnO elects An
tomas Smetona, president of the revo-
lutiOnary government.
French parliament accepts first
balanced budget since the world war.
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Ileana'S Cadet

The cadet at West Point who wor the favor Of
Princess lleana during the recent visit Of Queen
Marie wishes he never had seen her. his mother is
Wiling to wager According to the boys mother
he young mans life has not been worth living since
he evening when the princess singled him cut for
oval a;tcnti-n Everything from "Adonis of the
academy" to prankish post cards has been his lot
since the fatal evening It's the price Of glory.
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back to watch what happens to the
next couple.
Paying So a cover and Sc o bottle
for gingcralc, for the privilege of. be-
ing laughed at and showed about,
may seem to many bit hard to
understand, but Broadway has taken
to the idea with great gusto and
high grade clown walters are in
great demand.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service. lnc.)
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ton"Do you believe in God?" The immediate an
swcr Of many is "whosc" God? What kind Of !,
GOd?"
Turn to the church section Of any Saturday news
paper and observe the different kinds Of dvinities
scheduled to be worshippcd at the Sunday services,
before you think it easy for men and women to an
swer do you believe in God?"
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"Punch then, punch with care,
Punch the ticket Of the passenger

And f you rhyme passenger" with care just
get it out Ct your head, dare you!
Or you see somebody on the street who knows you
and you know him, too, but You can't recall his
name That puzzles you for week
Or somebody says Say, what was the name of
that fellow who swan the channe?' You know
perfectly well and start real smartly and
the name is gene,
Now comes this De you say, "AlOng this
railroads right of way IS produced two-thrds Of
the oats in the United States?"
Or does the grammarian say, Along this rail
roads right Of way ARE produced two thirds of the
oats in the world?'
One guess good another. for even
those in the high places, grammatically speaking
can come to no conclusion when appealed to by the
railroad.
The University Of Chicago votes for "are
Northwestern University votes for "s." Harvard
puts its okay lis with which Princeton, strange
" enough, agrees, but Yale votes for "are"
So there you are--or there you is!
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BY Tom Sims

BY Tom Sims VI.
As for the barber in Wisconsn
who also is coroner we can only sug-
gest the sign: lnquests for the
i3ald.'
Gertrude Ederlc had stiff neck
after il plunge into the Pacific. We
can hardly wait to hear what re-
licved her.
Far-fctchcd, perhaps, but a good
picture: A scotchman in front Of i.
nickel phone while his ncighbor's
house is burning.
Well, well, here come the Christ
mas neckties. Last year did you no.
ticc how popular boards became
RICH after the holidays?
"Stop and shop" is the word be-
fore Christmas. Afterward it be
comes just "St0p." &.
Copyright. 1926, NEA Service, Inc.)
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the trapping Of the principals in a
forest fire.
The various sequences which COM
bine to make the photoplsy are each
little photoplays that work up to
their own climax.
Wanda Hawley. as leading lady
and incidentally, the only woman in
the picture. gives . fetching inter-
probation of the eternal feminine,
and the havoc she can bring to the
heart Of even the hardest backwoods-
men.
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A THOUGHT

Set thine Mousse n -oosdsr.- isaiah
SS:l. xr
So work the honsy. bees. creatures
that BY rule In nature teach the
act q order to : psoplsd skingdom.-
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FRANKLIN LETTER

Philadelphia.-A company is offer
ing several sheets Of paper for. sale
at 100000. The documents comprise
Benjamin Franklin's letter to Fred
erick the Great and copies Of the
Declaration Of independence and the
Articles Of Confederation which
Franklin sent the sovereign.
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Who's Right?

Just things going along pretty well, THANH
you, somebody always puts scratched needle o.
the monograph.
Simetintes this scratched needle takes the for1s
Of getting something into ones head that won't
Out--such as the railroad 81 gan:
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53@.0I BHyVt0 - =
Clara Bow, the exotic and highly
entertaining flappsr 81 sereendom. Il
. tonic Tor the blues ir "Kiss Ne
Agai..s 1t the Eitings today and
| 1uaoday..
K 9Ae pottrays The part Of ! Pa.
risian seeretary, and you'd be sur.
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TOMORROW: More news from
Cherry and another session with re-
p0rters.
Evening star., 1926-04-22

and others sat around the long cabin
table. smoking and chatting. Then
Capt. Amundsen would bring out Il
phonograph and play jazz tunes heard
this season on Broadway, which
sounded odd in this environment.
Then Capt. Amundsen would put on
some old songs of which he is SO
fond. "Old Black Joe" "Swanee
River and Home, Sweet Home, ="
sung by Alma Gluck. which she sang
to him when he returned from his
last expedition.
That last song is universal in its
aDpeal. and all of these men, bred
to the sea or ice, simple. irarticu-
late. not understanding the words.
leaned against the walls or rested,
chins cupped in their hands, dream
ing and thinking. Capt. Amundsen
sat, pipe in hand, smiling refiectively
at the machine. Mr.. Ellsworth
lounged on the cushions, staring at
the ceiling Mr.. Galchen, pilot and
hunter, to whom SnoW-covered noun
tains are home, leaned forward, look
ing at the floor. Capt. Jansen, 6S
years old, who has sailed the seas
since boyhood, sat under the swayinS
boats in corner, his hand over his
eye. Roenne, the grim old sea dog,
who went to the South Pole with
Capt. Amundsen, sat retiectively and
scratching his chin. And ever the
music was the sound of the groantrg
timbers and the creaking planks as
the ship rolled along in the Arctic
spell. 1t was the goodnight song
each evening.
Evening star., 1926-04-22
AMUNDSEN ARRIVES
At KINGS BAY BASE
Norge Will Start North as
Soon as Mooring Mast Has
Been Inspected.
BY RUSSELL ID. OWEN.
BY Wireless to The Star

BY Wireless to The Star.
KINGS BAY, Spitzbercen. April
ga perfect day welcomed Capt
Roald Amundsen and Lincoln ELS
worth yesterday afte. to Kings
Bav. the starting point for their
flight on the dirigible Norge over the
tor of the world to the North Pole
anh possibly on to Point Barrow,
Alaska. The sun threw an intense
white light on the snow covered
mountains and glaciers of Spitzber-
gen, a world of Elittering white and
purple shadow. and before 1t the SoIt
blue of the calm, ice flecked sea.
The Knut Skaaluren reached the
dock at O'Clock and instantly work
was begun to unload her hundreds
of tons of stores. hydrogen. gasoline,
food, etc.
About a mile from the dock the
shin hit the ice and forced its way
through slowly. The ships whistle
was answered from the shore by the
salute of a gun. Everybody was at
the shore watching the ship. Capt.
Amundsen smiled hapOilv at being
back in the North again. and Mr..
Ellsworth was SO pleased that ne
put on n derby hat and paraded the
deck humming Give My Regards to
Broadway" the first man ever to
wear derby in SpitZbergen.
Trip North Perfect.
The VOYAGE from Tromsoe of three
and half days was almost perfect.
Only on one day. the second out
did the ship meet ice. when for six
hours it drifted in a dense fog, SUI
rounded by little icebergs and masses
of drift ice, which made navigation
dangerous. When the fog lifted the
voyage was resumed late yesterday
afternoon.
The first sight of Spitzbergen OBJ
tanned was n huge white tooth of
ice-covered rock rising from the sea
beside a great table-like mountain.
1t was more than 60 miles away,
but the setting was such as Max
field Parrish would be delighted to
paint in dream country. The scene
with the long gray sea and the horizon
of white mountains, touched with
gold and rose where they caught the
sun and blue in the shadows, was
like a fantasy land of fire. ice and
eternal sun. Above the sky was
touched with the soft reflections of
the sun on the ice below.
STRAY golden dreams" Mr.. Ellis
worth called it. and Capt. Amund-
sen, gazing at it. said: People don't
know. dreams. dreams, Greams-suCh
beauty
Midnight Sun Shines.
The whole of the trip was far out
side of ordinary life, a voyage in
another world. Each night was
longer until the last night had no
darkness, sun being below the horizon
only short time and shone again
IN the cabin windows before the night
had barely begun. Each night after
dinner Capt. Amundsen. Mr.. ELS
worth, Lieut.. Hoover, in charge of
the landing operations for the Norge,
Evening star., 1926-04-22

Russians, in Capt. Amundsen's and
in his own behalf, for their helpful
ness and also reminded his hearers
Of what Russian scientists had done
in Arctic exploration, many Russians
having lost their lives in the North.
Both Col. Mobiles and Lieut.. Riser
Larsens speeches were greeted with
tumultouS applause.
The Russians have done all possible
to assist us. We are living in a wing
of the former Cars palace at Gatchi-
na, which is not regularly used. When
we arrived 1000 men worked for 4S
hours, clearing the snow and making
Evening star., 1926-04-22
ROUTE DECIDED UPON.
Norge Not Expected to Start fOr
Spitzbergen Until Next Week.

BY Wireless to The Star.
LENINGRAD, April 22.-It is prob
able that the airfhip Norge of the
Amundsen- Ellsworth Mobile Polar eX-
pedition will not leave here for Spitz-
bergen before next week.
The Norge'S route is now agreed on.
From Leningrad we will follow the
west bank of Lake Ladoga until we
catch a glimpse of the AleXandrovsk
Railway, which we will follow until
west of the White Sea, southeast of
Lake Enare. when our course will be
>@- Circct for Nadsoe. We prefer to
avoid stopping at the Vadsoe mooring
mas. and if the weather is fine will
continue direct to SpitZbergen.
The Leningrad Scientific Academy
TODAY held a reception in honor of the
members of the expedition, at which
nrominent Russian scientists and the
Norwegian and Italian consuls and
representatives of the Soviet govern
ment and of the Leningrad council
we're present and gave Lieut.. RiiSir-
Larsen and Col. Mobile warm re-
ception The academY'S vice president,
Prof. Stekloff. praised the expedition
and expressed great hopes of the re-
suits of the Polar flight. owing to the
importance of knowledge of Polar at
D1OSDnoT1c CO1l(llllOuS NIlSH pi ClJeiI IIIt9
weather forecasts for the Northern
Hemisphere. He concluded with best
wish for Col Mobile and Lieut.. Riser
Larsen.
The president of the Russian Geo
graphic Society reminded the COM
pany how DR.. Nansen's exploits had
inaugurated new era in Polar eX-
Dloration. now again entering a new
era with Capt. Amundsen's airship
fight.
Thanks Russian Scientists.
Prof. Ryan of the Air Transport
Institute praised Col. Mobile as the
constructor of the airship which Capt.
Amundsen had specially chosen for
his flight.
On behalf of the Norges crew Col.
Mobile expressed thanks for the kind
reception and also for the compli-
ments paid to his airship.
Lieut.. RiiserLarsen thanked the
Evening star., 1926-04-22

a passage for the horses, sleds and
motors placed at our disposal.
The Norge's meteorological service
is receiving all possible attention. the
Russian stations cooperating fully.
The Russian newspapers daily CON
tain voluminous reports Of the eXpedl-
ton.
Many Birds Seen.
AS the ship steamed up the SpitZ-
bergen coast, called Svalbard by the
Norwegians, it was seen that this was
not a lifeless land despite the glitter
Continued on Page Twentyseven0
Evening star., 1926-12-07

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Made with double stitched
seams and Bartexed pockets.
Sizes SO to A.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
Mems 79c Ties 2 for 81

Fancy cut silks, in new pat
terms and colors. A wide range
from which to choose. These
look like much more expensive
neckwear.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
Toilet Pieces Each, 81

er-of-pearl-like on amber
i'll pink, blue, white, gold colors.
Mirrors, hair brushes, combs,
picture frames, jewel boxes, bud
vases, perfume bottles and mani
cure sets.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
Mems M Csc 6 Prs. for 81
Hose

Highly mercerized Isle. Dou-
bic heel and toe. Black, gray,
cordovan and navy. Sizes 9H
to II.
Evening star., 1926-03-16
ROBERT w. FARRAR
EXPIRES IN HOSPITAL
Served as Senate Committee Sec
retary During Long Tariff
Bill Fight.

Robert w. F'arrar, 56' years old.
who was secretary Of the Senate
finance committee during the long
struggle over the MISUNDERSTANDING
tariff bill and who had long been
intimately associated with political
leaders, died at Providence Hospital
Sunday morning, following an opera
tion. Mr.. Farrar had served also as
clerk Of the Senate pension committee
at o time when 1t was one OF the
most important in tie Senate.
He came to the Capital as a MEM
ber Of the staff of former Senator
McCumber when the latter entered
the Senate 26 years ago.
Mr.. FArrar was at ono time col
lector Of internal revenue for North
Dakota and South Dakota and had
been engaged also In newspaper work
in the latter State. In addition he
was at one time connected with the
Republican national committee and
had served it in many important
capacities. He was born in Haines-
town, Pa, but went West with his
father at an early age.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Louise t.
Farrar: q son. Ensign NJ. +. Farrar,
stationed on the u. S. s. Pruitt in
Asiatic waters; a daughter, Mrs.
Henry 7. Burnett, wife OF Lieut..
Burnett, Urtted States Navy; his
mother. Mrs. NJ. Z. Farrar, two
brothers. Frank +. and Marvin Far
lar, and four sisters, Miss Grace
Farrar, Miss Mayme Farrar, Mrs.
Nellie Kinnear and Mrs. Haroldson.
Funeral services were conducted III
Hines undertaking establishment this
afternoon at ? o'clock. 1nternlent
was i'll Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1926-03-16
THE WEATHER

District-Cloudy tonight and to-
morrow. possibly light snow or rain;
not much change in temperature;
minimum temperature about 80 de-
grees: moderate southwest winds.
Maryland-Cloudy. possibly light
snow or rain tonight and tomorrow;
not much change in temperature;
fresh west and southwest winds.
Virginia-Cloudy tonight and to-
morrow; not much change in tenn
perature; moderate to fresh and
southwest winds.
West Eirginia-Cloudy tonight and
tomorrow. probably light snow; not
much change In temperature.
Records for "a Hours.
Thermmeter-4 pm, Al; PM, 81;
II midnight, 81; AM, 2S; 8 a.m.,
81; noon. Sc.
Baromeer-4 pm, 5000; s pm.
29.98; II midnight, 1899; am,
5000; S am. 1901; noon. 5000.
Highest temperature, AZ, occurred
at 4:30 pm. yesterday; lowest tenn
perature, 28, occurred at am. to-
day.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, SO; lowest, 26.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United State Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Today-Low tide, 4:05 am. and
4:32 pm: high tide, 9:57 am. and
1922 PIN.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 4:53 am. and
5:23 pm; high tide, 10:44 am. and
1l:10 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose $40 am; sun sets
Sis pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises G:1S AIM; sun
sets 616 pm.
Moon rises S:07 am; sets 9:21 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Condition OF the Water.
Temperature and condition oi the
water at Great Falls at a.fn.-l EN-
perature, Sc; condition, clear.
yy~oxt.>. -, Vra rsn,,o Cities
Evening star., 1926-03-16
WILLIAM H. BURTON DIES;
WAS 81 YEARS ON STAGE
Veteran Actor Played in Noted Old
Plays With Joseph Jefferson
and Other Celebrities.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Willianl
III. Burton, an actor. on the American
stage for 81 years, who acted the title
role in David Harum" and played for
L. years in Shadows of a Great City,
died yesterday at his home. lie was
81 years old.
Burton made his stage debut at
Ford's Theater, Baltimore. in 1860.
He supported Charlotte Cushman and
Maggie Mitchell, Joseph jefferson and
other stars. Some of the productions
he acted in were 1.-THE Lion and the
Mouse" 1.-THE Quaker Girl" and THE
Cave Man" Since his last stage ap-
pearance, with Faversham. in THE
Squawman," he has been in motion
pictures.
He is survived by his widow. a
daughter. Mrs. Guy Standing. and two
grandchildren, Guy Standing. jr., and
Katherine b. Standing.
Evening star., 1926-03-16
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

Anthropological Society Of Washing.
ton will meet, 4:45 O'Clock, in New Ma
ional Museum, room 42-43. w. II
Jackson will speak of archaeological
Pioneering in the Southwest"
Costello Post, No. Is, American
Legion, will meet, o'clock, in the
boardroom Of the District Building.
Columbia Historical Society will
meet, 8:l5 o'clock at assembly hall OF
Cosmos Club. THE United States
Coast Guard. Accompanied by Stories
of Shipwreck," Oliver M. Maxam,
chief. division of operations, United
States Coast Guard.
George Washington Post, No. !.
American Legion, will meet, o'clock,
at the clubhouse, 1929 ! street.
Henry ID. Cooke Home and School
Association will meet, 8 o'clock. in
auditorium Of the school. Representa-
tive Brooks Fletcher will speak on
Understanding the Modern Youth in
the Light Of the New Psychology
Music by Mrs. Fletcher. Songs by the
seventh grade. Refreshments.
The National Fellowship Club will
give an informal dance In the rose.
room, Hotel Washington. Strangers
In the city invited. Visitors welcome.
Oriental Council, Royal Arcanum.
will meet at Pythian Temple. Grand
Regent j. +. Brashears will speak.