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one. There is something about the
former that has an appeal to young
and old. Children will delight in
throwing the little harmless hatchet,
whether they score or not. While adults
WILL find satisfaction in the accuracy
of their eyes and the skill of their aim
when successful in scoring. The sec
ond game requires some skill in gaug-
ing numbers, and therefore is best
suited to children who are not very
young and TO adults.
The preparations for each game are
simple but must be made beforehand
by the hostess. For instance, there is
the log from the cherry tree to be fash
ioned from u roll OF cardboard, crudely
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100000 LIBEL SUIT FILED
Divorce Charges of Former Internal
Revenue Official Basis of Claim.

Arthur G. Borden, hairdresser, T23
Eleventh street, yesterday filed suit
In the District Supreme Court to re-
cover 100000 damages from Francis
G.. Maston. former Deputy Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, for
alleged libel Through Attorneys
Robert H. Mcneil and John w.
Maher, the plaintiff says, Mrss Whit
fred G.. Matsou, wife of the defendant,
procured a divorce at Salt Lake City
April 2, 1925, and that Natson Is seek
ing a modification of that decree.
In connection with the motion for
modification there was filed an
affidavit which contained allegations
attacking Mrs Matson and Borden,
all of which Borden denies. This
affidavit forms the basis of the libel
proceeding.
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ReserYist Gets Duty.

Capt. William A. King. Signal
Corps Reserve of this city, has been
ordered to active duty in training, at
Fort Monmouth, y. j.
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ARMS MEET STAND !.
OF i. S. CLARIFIED
Presidents Assured Support
viii End Doubts, Officials
Here Believe.

Assurances from the Summer
W htks House of cuntiaued American
supp"sN for the Geneva effort 10 find
an "oNNNtabe agenda for a general
cohIefehsNsAon arms limitations was
wefcome.t official circles here rs
tendlhs 70 tS'ssr the air of all doubts
Geneva meetings.
In the face otVhs reiterated dec
laration that PresSapnt Coolidge is
contemplating no Sfsa that might
hinder the successful %oAtrome of the
Geneva discussions. officials believe
recent rumors to the. conNcarv viii
pass largely unheeded.
The difficulties in reconciIlAw con-
fIcting expert views encouaterNa at
Geneva thus far were to he anNcis
mated. it is pointed out. The hisetAAS
of the conference closely paralissasa
that of every similar intefnatlo1lah
gathering in the waves of pessimlstlc
press comment that have been lndnc-
ed. Yet in the opinion of officials. mere
il is too early To accept nj tace NaHle
The predictions that the Geneva meet
ing will end With nothing accomplish
ed.
Have Had Time for Study.
The military and naval experts
have lust reconVened at Geneva
after an interval in which many OF
the European delegations have had OPP
portunity to go home ana tax mat
tels over. with higher authority.
There is little doubt here that at
least two aspects Of the suggestions
made at Geneva have figured largely
in these cunverSati ons. The Amefl-
can idea. voiced by Minister Hugh
Gibson as head of the American
,rrnlln. that regional agreements might
well pIav an important part IN any
general scheme of reducing military
and naval burdens without endanEer-
Ing national security, could not nave
been overlooked. it is felt. 1t also Is
recalled that the tentative japanese
gesture at Geneva toward a possible
Northumberland supplement
tai agreement to extend the WASH
ington naval limitation program to
other than capital craft, although
quickly stripped of any official signif-
icance by the Toxic government,
evoked worldwide comment.
Three-Power Pact Possible.
Possibilities were seen then that a
sort of high seas regional agreement
between the three major naval powers
might he contemplated by its spon-
sor. II was pointed out here. however,
that Great Britain might find herself
too close to the Mediterranean situa-
ton 10 accent any limitations upon
her naval program unless france ana
italy also were included.
1t seems clear that such a project is
not to be expected on Washington
initiative unless as a direct outgroWth
of the Geneva deliberations or as an
aftermath of failure TO reach any
constructive understanding there.
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Cuticura Heals |
letter Over Hands
Face And Neck |

81 was troubled with letter for
some time. 1t began with little red
pimples that broke out all over my
hands, face and neck. and itched
and burned terribly. Scratching
caused eruptions and my face was
so sore that ! could hardly bear to
dry it with a towel. For two or three
days ! could not put my hands in
water or do my work. could not
rest at night on account of the
irritation.
I began using Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and after using one
cake OF Cuticura Soap and one box
Of Cuticura Ointment was healed"
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hook. Va.
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daily use of Cuticura Soap, with
touches Of Cuticura Ointment as
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Talcum is fragrant and refreshing
an ideal toilet powder.
Soap 25c Ointment Is and 5oc Taicum Use. Sold
everywhere Sample each free Address
"Cudeura Laboratories, Dept q, Maiden. Mass"
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SKIP Fringed VelVetS and
Seamless Administers
s28.75

Too fine grades of rugs that sell for S3S
and $3.50 at times other than the Half.
Yearly Sale.
a
Velvet rugs in neutral colors of varying shades
scattered with motifs inspired by the Chinese.
Closely woven, short mapped rugs that noted =
for their long and splendid service. So So.
So
Administers that have no seams to show the
early signs of wear. Rugs that known and
used the country over. Popular patterns espe-
cia1ly adapted to living and dining rooms make UP
this group Sizes 9x12 and 8.3x10.6.
Floorl
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American Makes Moonlight Ventures Into Some Forbidden Place

watch my shadow as it left the marble
platform and moved again across the
moon.blanched park. On marble
bench I sat beside the deepest lly.pooi
and looked at the great white blos'
SONS drifting among the reflected
stars Of an Indian sky.
And as I looked there seemed to
come from its depths call, the same
that had twice drawn me poweriees
into the Tai: "Come to my caress, on,
mortal-bathe your body In my cool
wash your mind of consciousness"
ONLY an insomniac owl watched me
remove my clothes, or heard the faln'
ripple as I dropped into the alabaster
pool. This was a page from tine
Arabian Nights, a reversion TO the
tabled luxury of ancient emperors-'
this, at last, was romance.
It was an hour before dawn. The
moon had reached the peak or Es
course and was shining with unearth'
ly brilliance. Alone. in all this super.
natural beauty. resting by the pooi
before the phantom Tai, 1 felt myself
transported to some previous exist
ence that knew neither time nor space
nor substance.
/ glanced up to find day streaking
the east. There was a rush OF wind,
q rustic Of leaves Suduenly
1 was aware Of being bitterly cold.
Realities began to emerge before my
eyes. The gardens lay about me,
stark and tangible. The TaJ-had
turned again-to stone.
In a fever of dread and perplexity
flung on my clothes, hurried to the
tower gate. AS I passed underneath
the vaulted tower. / looked back
through the arch-framed opening to
find the sky in amber hues. the park
dew-pearled, waking to the matin
song OF lark and oriole.
I saw the Tai, rejecting the rose
and-gold, still tenderly beautiful. still
beckoning, and as turned to her for
one last, farewell glimpse, the first
beam of sunrise struck the dome
Then the heavy weary gates closed
behind me, and the Lady of my
Dreams passed from view.
Copyright. 1926,
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ADehk.

snyriads OF stars and the thick clus.
ter Of the colored lanterns hanging
from invisible tug and battleship that
dotted the Bay of Algeciras.
This exquisite view Of sea and city
fulfilled every expectation, and made
me glad that for it had braved the
dement's. My purpose accomplished,
~as on the point OF yielding to the
old and lateness, and turning back,
hut on such q night there was mad
ness in the moonlight sudden and
intense desire to reach the sacrosanct
summit of the Rock took hold Of me.
MY suspicion that strangers were
not allowed to wander about the
upper reaches after dark was con-
tirfned when / bumped into an iron
pike fence Is feet high. that said in
rery eloquent terms: Thus TAR.
,trariger, and no farther. Below this
point there is only an international
seap5rt. .bove--the greatest and
most significant fortress In the world. y
The rate through which the road
tntered forbidden ground was guarded
by q sentry.box and a small hut.
where q light shining through the
window gave evidence Of a guard.
However, the gate was wide open,
and I walked UP to It. The box
VAS empty, but could see the British
soldiers in the, hut through the open
door.
1t was tense moment should
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"STEALTHILY I CREPT AROUND
SLEEPING SENTRIES, SOFTLY
CROSSED THE THRESHOLD"

shading Of one into the other. The
prolific vegetation along the river
bank tolerates no fraternizing with
the desert.
was exposed to the sweep of the
night wind, and only by heroic use OF
the blanket could keep warm. AS
for sleep, that was impossible. But
who would have cared to sleep with
mystery and antiquity lowering
around? The droves of annoying
guides had gone to bed; the droves OF
tourists were safe at Shepherds: 5000
year-old Kheops was mine alone.
About o'clock the moon dropped
behind the Second Pyramid. and. hid
den by three million cubic yards OF
stone, turned this mountainous pile
into a black triangle with two glowing
edges. An hour later this soft light
disappeared entirely, leaving tho tri-
angle an enormous bulk without shape
or significance.
Not long after, from a tiny village
far below. a cock crew. indicating that
the eastern horizon was clearing.
Once more the hamlets and palm trees
began to take shape as the light
gathered strength and color; the vast
patchwork of titled land lay hidden
under a purple earth-clinging mist the
two needle-like nninarets of the Mo.
halnmed Ali Mosque at Cairo pierced
the skyline.
I A rainbow would have departed in
shame could it have seen the sunrise
colors on city and river and garden
and desert. A long caravan of so
camels, stealing a march on the early
dawn. crept noiselessly inland from a
distant oasis: hawk launched forth
into the air from his perch not far be-
low me: the shouts of the donkey
About 8 o'clock the heat of blazing
sun assisted me to detach myself from
these thoughts and hastened my re-
treat from the ever-changirg panor7
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Were caught on top at night without a
pass?"
tries"
An opening remark in one Of Prof.
Rogers lectures at Princeton on An
cient Oriental Literature was that
''the land Of Egypt Is 5000 years and
5000 miles away" recalled this
statement when the white walls Of
Alexandria began to peep over the
horizon, and realized that Egypt was
only 10 miles away and not 5000.
Arriving at Cairo soon afterward
and obtaining quarters at the Y. NJ.
G. A. dormitory, knew that some
thing stirring awaited, for two lunar
months had passed since Gibraltar,
and now again the moon Illuminated
the city and flooded the Nile.
A mental picture Of the moonlit
Pyramids was presented to me for
consideration. At once the idea capti-
waited my fancy, ana strained my
eyes beyond the rim OF the sprawling
city, across the Nile, to the edge of the
Libyan desert, where / knew they lay
deserted.
It took but moment to drag a
blanket from my bed, seize my camera,
and by the last tram.car head for
Kheops, on top Of which I was deter.
mined to spend the night.
The trolley terminal showed no
signs Of life: the motors ana dOnkeys
ana caf11els, which had always heard
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swarmed about the station. were no
where to be seen. Splendid! would
not be annoyed by importunate guides.
Greatly relieved by this discovery. l
set off in search OF the pyramids,
which were not difficult to find. espe-
eiaIly on such 81 night as this, for they
rose above everything and shut out
their acres and black mountains of
stone.
In the dim light. however. | failed
to locate the well-beaten trail which
/ knew led up one corner OF Kheops,
even though examined all four sides.
two Of which were intensely Hum
mated by the moon and two deep In
shadow. But for an armed guard
here and there scarcely another per
son other than myself was to be found
within the entire area OF this awesome
graveyard.
I saw little to choose from by way
Of route to the top. so started up the
side facing the Nile. lifting the
blanket and camera one block ahead
and then climbing after them. Some
five millenniums ago the surface OF
these gigantic tombs were smooth
triangular. blocks, long since removed.
having fitted into the angles between
succeeding steps.
The condition Of the surface today
does not differ greatly from the orfgi.
nal condition. The decaying stone
and accumulated debris have again
filed the angles. so that in another
few thousand years this hewn stone
monument will be only a symmetri'
cally shaped hill Of sand and gravel.
* T. y ss
AS ciambered from ledge to ledge,
"A this waste matter was frequently
dislodged and sent Gathering down the
slope, making such q noise that ex-
pected to have the police from Cairo
rush to the spot, fearful that some one
was trying to steal their prize Pyra-
mid. Later I found on the northeast
corner the clear and stair-stepped trail
used by all tourists, but 1 was now de-
termined to blaze q virgin track since
it added novelty to the adventure.
Twenty minutes climbing and /
stopped for breath. to find myself only
four steps from the summit. A scrain-
BILE and a jump and four steps were
three-then two---then one--and then
behold, I stood on top!
Many, many pens have described
the panorama seen at midday from
the peak of Kheops; few have de-
scribed it at midnight. The desert
that lay behind had lost all distinct
ness of outline and had become a float
ing sea Of sand, a stretch Of indefinite
softness.
The line between arid waste and
tropical verdure might have been cut
with q knife; there was no gradual
Evening star., 1926-05-30

Upon his graduation from
Princeton, young Mr.. Halliburton
he is now IS years old--was Of
feied as a present by his family u
de luxe trip around the world.
But, having travelled that way be.
fore, he chose to go ION his own"
without financial protection. And
so he went laughing, beating and
fighting his way. facing dangers
at which older men would have
quailed.
Last week. In the first of a series
of five articles, Mr.. Halliburton
related his conquest OF the Matter.
horn. in whose attempted ascent
more lives have been lost than on
any other European mountain.
While climbing hand over hand up
an ice-covered cable he was blown
away from the cliff wall and for a
few moments hung at the end of a.
rope over a. 5.000-foot precipice,
until he could be pulled to safety.
In 1.-The Royal Road to Ro-
nance" Mr.. Halliburton has re
counted other perilous and, at
times, amusing experiences.
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night. These were anxious hours, a.
we felt that we were practically at
the mercy Of any one on the shore or
in a passing junk.
The first night we spent in a lone
some spot near Wushan. We hardly
slept a wink that night, SO nervous
had we become from all the stories
we had heard. and few disconcertinS
things that happened. A Chinese ship
was anchored near us, and we could
hear the staccato voices and smell the
opium smoke all night.
y Il 4 X
THE next night we spent at
= Wanhsien, where one Of our gun
boats was anchored, so we slumbered
well that night. There was a ship
next to us which had Just come down
from Chunking, and had been fired on
heavily. Five men had been injured.
two of whom died. All Of the bridges
of the up-river ships are heavily
armor plated. Ours had a layer OF
steel-two inches Of wood-lnore steel.
Thick plated windows can be lowered
on a seconds notice, and most of
the ships we passed the next day had
che side windows down.
We anchored in deserted spot.
king the next day. At Fengtu, near
the mountain where the King Of the
Dead resides, one Of our American
ships was being held for several
hours by some general in order to
transport hts concubines down river.
The general must have had q hard
time deciding which ones to save. for
the ship had been illegally detained
there since noon. and It was nearly
dusk when we passed her. We did
not hesitate long at that town, for
fear the general might decide TO, take.
some of his troops up river instead
of down.
We reached Chungking that night
and stayed one day, sailing at day
break the next day.
Every one was apprehensive Of our
trip back, as all the soldiers were
going in that direction. So a radio
message was sent from the Z. S. :.
Paios, our gunboat at Chungking. To
the u. s. 8. Monooacy at Wanhsien.
to come up and meet us at the place
where the other ship had had Irouoie
--Fengtu. We were certainly glad
to see her there. although no shots
had been fired at us so far. The
captain Of the Monocacy told as that
he had just interviewed the general
at Chungchou, and the general had
promised that no soldiers would be
loaded on our ships. However, one
could not always rely upon Chinese
promises, so he was going to follow Us
back to Chungchou and anchor along
side Of us for the night. =
When we reached Chungchou we
found soldiers camped along tho
beach, waiting In junks and In sam.
pans, all packed and ready to board
our ship. The general himself was
on hand, with his household goods.
anticipating a pleasant cruise down
river under the protection OF the
Stars and Stripes.
We strained our eyes anxiousiy
watching for the little Slonocacy.
which was some distance behind US
and might arrive too late to avert un.
fortunate complications. A thin line
OF smoke just beyond q bend In the
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/, the shroud was lifted from the sky,
as the moon glinted through the
boughs upon the sleeping garden.
Then, as watched, the moon float
| ed upward from the trees to commune
in secret with the phantom Tai.
Silvered, the mausoleum emerged
from shadow, and hypnotic in new
radiance beckoned to me once more.
| Needless Of consequences / crept
| from my green grotto-there was no
sound. On tiptoe I mounted a stair
way to the dafs;-there was no chal-
lenge, for the sentries had been touch.
ed by magic, too, and slept pro-
| foundly.
Higher rose the moon; fairer
cleaned the Tai, a harmonious pile of
masonry In the sunshine Of the morn.
ing, q specter underneath the stars,
now transhgured to a cleaning gos-
samer, an airy bubble that might
| evaporate into ether while one looked
upon it.
Unaware of the passing moments,
watched the shadows move in the
deep recesses Of the facade, until, un.
able to resist the lure Of the interior,
turned to the main portal. Stealth.
tries, softly crossed the threshold, and
entering stood beside the faint-lit
tombs Of the Shah.in.Shah and Arje.
1 mand.
A bronze lantern hung by a chain
| from the obscurity of the dome above,
and the light shining through its
perforated sides cast fantastic shadows
on the carven walls. Forgetful OF
sentries. whistled q subdued note
and listened to It ringing and rering.
ing In slowly dying echoes far up in
the blackness of the vault.
| The fourth hour came, and found
me standing pensive beside the En-.
+! press grave. A pilgrim to her shrine
she had blessed me with protection.
/ With sudden shame l realized / had
brought no Offering.
Neither gold nor silver did have
not even a flower; but in a recess OF
my wallet, kept for memory's sake
there withered a twig Of myrtle
piucked six months past from some
courtyard in the Alhambra Of the
Moors, amid whose storied battlements
had sought romance on such q night
as this. From one Moslem monument
in Spain II had come to another in
India, directed perhaps by the hand o1
Allah.
Reverently I placed these fragile
leaves upon her tomb. The vino
brushed gently through the vaulted
corridors, and slowly swung the hang
ing lantern to and fro; and was filled
with happiness, fancying that hel
spirit had sent this murmured bene
diction.
No one was awake to see me creeI
forth into the balmy night. or t
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tirely difserent--more sraciously
after passing over some rapids,
while men on shore wait with ropes
to heave you across IL you fail to
make 1t (the ship hits the rushing
waters. pauses. almost stops, then
with a final, painful effort crawls up
and over, ''full steam ahead'J; after
successfully clearing q rock which
YOU head directly for, and slxirting
two other rocks which are hidden un-
der the muddy water, you pass
through more open country. where
the river banks are lined with little
farms. And all the while, up and
down the river, the junks pass by;
fascinating, mysterious ana nearly
obsolete with the successful introduce
ton Of steamships.
There are moments when you think
Of the Yosemite, others when you
mention the Grand Canyon, or some.
times the Inland Sea, or Geneva, with
the sparkling sails and snowcapped
mountains. Then, when you see a
beautiful little white temple. nesting
against green hill, or perched pre-.
cariously on the tip-top OF the high
est rock. looking as IL 1t were about
to fly away. with its delicate roof
curved outward and upward like the
wings Of q bird, you are held spell.
bound by the charm that IL China.
But, Oh. the cities--the filthy plague
holes--where disease ana want wal.
low in the narrow. fetid streets on
which the sun never shines. Pigs
and horribly NANCY dogs with scarce.
about at will: but they cannot com.
pare In loathesomeness with the
iepers. the human beings with small.
pox and other dreadful diseases, the
dirty, half.naked beggars Haunting
their indescribable land In some cases
selfsinfiicted) deforfnities. These poor
wretches live and die on the wet.
winding streets, and 80 near are they
In life to death that II 10 sometimes
several days before the bodies are re.
moved by the society organized for
that purpose.
It Is no uncommon sight to sec an
execution taking place on the main
street. d. q head or two hung in an
here and there . man being tortured
for some petty offense-and tortured
with that cruel Chinese ingenuity
which puts to shame the best efforts
Of tho middle ages. Yet this IL the
country which is shrfeking wildly for
her sovereign rights" and wants all
foreigners here placed under her anti
quated laws and corrupt ~adnninistra,
ton. This Is the country which claims
'thc Oldest civilization In the world"
and doesn't know the meaning OF the
word civilized"
Truly, In comparing what nature
has done for China and what man has
made Of the gifts she offered you cam
not help thinking Of the hymn:
where every prospect pleAses,
And only man Is vile"
- y -
WE like to think OF the Chinese as
w being all that Confucius exhorted
them to be. But alas! they arc farther
away from their great teacher than
the average Christian is from Christ.
AvaTice. greed. lust. graft, pride;
drunkenness and opium naokinG; poy.
,erty, famine an1 disease; with the Do
iiberate depfeNations OF the military