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emotions revealed in private letters.)
LETTER FROM RUTH BURKE TO
LESLIE PRESCOTT

l am writing, dear Leslie, first, to
let you know l am well enough to
write, for know you hated to leave
me when I was still SO very ill. Sec
ondly, wish to introduce to you, by
letter, the loveliest baby that was
ever permitted to come into this
world. She is lying beside my bed
in that gorgeous bassinette that you
bought while you were here for your
granddaughter, Leslie Ruth Burke.
Walter is getting we'll fast and
with the advent of the baby and my
convalescence, he has become his old
self and we all are very happy.
wish I were going to be we'll
enough to 60 over to see the taking
of Paula Perier's picture, "Hot
Steel" at the MILL suppose Jack
is very glad, however, that / shall
not be able to come. I'm sure he is
very nervous for fear everything will
not go right, after that accident at
the mill. Tell him not to worry
about it, however, for such things do
not come in pairs.
Great Scott! Don't you feel rich
with all the money you got from
your pearls? ! must tell you that
Wafer brought tome TO baby leslie
, q wonderful pearl the other day and
declared his intention a adding to il
until he got a grand string, and
made him take it right back to the
jeweler
You see, what you have done to
your god-child. You have kept hcl
out Of a gorgeous string of pearls
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'MeALAh4GIgBz

After the burglaries and Zoe's tragic
death, ! have always felt ! would
never want to see another of the
little milk-white beads as long as
live.
walter has just come in and says
"Tell Leslie, that if little Jack be-
HAYES himself and grows up as fine
as he is now, we'll give him the first
choice for baby Leslie's hand.
He'll have to be some young man
though" he said, Ito be good enough
to ask for the tiny little hand of
Miss Leslie Ruth Burke"
Isn't he silly?-but right down in
my heart / wish that some day it
might be so.
While I've been lying here in bed,
the last few days l have been think
ing what a wonderful thing our
friendship has been and is. Leslie,
thank God that it has been my priv.
lege to call you friend" There was
time in my life when if you had
not stood beside me l would not have
wanted to live. Always in any trou.
BILE you were there. What grand
things we will have to talk about
when we are grandmas. Tell Jack
said that. 1t will give him laugh
Dearest Leslie, want you to know
that many, many. times day l para.
phrase that couplet of Whittier's and
say:
Zone woman friend my life has
made have never been betrayed"
Whittier would probably turn ovel
in his grave if he heard it, but it's
the truth if not poetry. love you
always, dear.
RUTH.
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youngster from being hanged for doing something
he couldn't help?
OF course. the lawyers would object to such a
scheme They always object to suggestions for
eliminating red tape and technicalities. But the
lawyers aren't in n majority In this country. Per
haps the rest of could get together and put 1t
Think 1t over. Doesn't it sound worth trying
il something like it?
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HOW. TOCARE
FOR STYES

acid, 10 grains to the ounce, or Of
sulphate Of zinc. one grain to the
ounce Of water. or argyrol in 6 to 10
per cent solution, are about ~ good
as any thing you can use at home.
A stye il nothing more or less than
an old-fashioned boil on the eyelid.
II one stye follows another, it is we'll
to have the. eyes examined by an
oculist, IS eyestrain is frequently
contributing cause Of the trouble
and this can be corrected by the use
OF proper glasses.
The immediate treatment for styes
consists in bathing the eyelids for Is
minutes ut time, every hour. with
hot solution of boric acid. In pre-
pairing the solution Of boric acid, put
in as much as will dissolve in the
water. The eye itself may be wash
ed with warm. not hot, bOric acid
solution dropped into the eye with
medicine dropper as already de-
scrihed.
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Getting Away With Murder

Laurence WELLER chairman of the Criminal
Courts Committee Of the Charity Organization SO
ciety OF New York, In the February number OF
Worlds Work presents valuable analysis OF crime
statistics showing the chances of escaping the pen
atty Of the law for murder.
The chances are three to that murderer will
never be arrested; if arrested twelve to one that he
will never he convicted; If convicted more than a
hundred to one that he will escape the death pen
atty Failure Of courts and juries to make the pun
ishment fit the crime is graphically set forth in the
article
In Chicago for instance in 1929 less than one half
of the defendants tried for murder were penalized
OF nine sentenced to hang one. was put to death
This one criminal paid the full penalty of the law
because he was without means to employ attorneys
and take advantage of the many and devious delays.
1t is interesting to note that LAG homicides cost
the Metropolitan Life Insurance company $724,0O0
in one year. Out of these homicides, ia muir
der cases and only individual put to death.
Investigation showed also that punishment does
act as deterrent. 1t is related that when certain
judge took office, stealing of mail in that district
was common This Judge issued notice that cul-
prs brought before him guilty of this offense would
be punished and not let off with a reprmand or
suspended sentence had been the in the past.
Stealing from the mails in that district practically
stopped following few prison sentences.
The author of the article reaches this among other
conclusions
Punishment can deter only when it Furnishes
And when the criminal continue in a life OF
crime and go his way with perfect impunity (and
immunity, why should anyone expect the nominal
punshments that are enumerated in the statute tt
act deterrent?"
In Chicago recently movement started t
raise defense for Martin J. Durkn, a gunmar
who has committed several murders and for year.
has lived life Of crime. Be it said to his credi
that Clarence barrow, in view Of Durkins cOnfes
sion OF various crimes, refused to defend him
Lawyers went to the Jail to their terms unde
which defense would be conducted that would Civ,
Durkin the advantage OF every locphoe of law an,
court procedure At this writing Durkn has no
been able to raise the money to hire these experts
in artfu lodging.
Public opinion once thoroughly aroused will maxi
law enforcement effective 1t is not all tn
fault OF the courts the prosecutors Every tim
there is wave of public sentiment for enforce
ment the people very often get what they demand
= Some revision Of the criminal code is necessary t,
break up the combine between crooks, politicians
! and shysters in the legal profession.
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The weather man could vacate
now and leave Z few weeks supply
of colder predictions.
Everything's so funny. When a
man goes aboard ship now ne isn't
on the water wagon.
The only branch Of the air service
that hasn't had any serious accidents
lately is Congress.
One is born every minute. That's
why some Of the towns larger than
this are larger than this.
When one says she suffers in SUI
lcnce she may mean that when she
is in. silence she suffers.
Figures don't lie-not in short
skirts.
If you want to cut figure, make
it the cost of living.
Most farmers would rather 70
ahead and let rabbits hurt crops than
run the risk Of amateur hunters.
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self, the Tin Soldier was, which is a
matter for thought. Are soldiers
soldiers because they are brave, or
because-well, just because
But there!
At last all the Hidy Go people were
on board, everybody from Miss Pith-
ers. the yarn lady, to Teddy Bea,
and the Twins.
Poor Mister Havalook sat in the
caboOse.
do, please" he was saying over
and over to himself with a chuckle
81 must remember"
Ito Be C0ntinued)
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With q little practice shall !eara to
control these people very nicely"
II shan't move step!" roared the
Tin Soldier Indignantly when Nick
dried him off. "Not a step. I've
lost every drop of paint / ever own
cd and my eyes into the bargain"
The only way tc shut him up was
to paint him, so Nick took him back
to the tinkering' room and did the
best he could. His gun was pink,
and his uniform green, and his boots
bright red, while his pint-pot hat was
rich purple with yellow cockade.
But he was rather pleased with him
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A Catch in II

An Indiana newspaper remarks that "giving
youth ten years In prison certainly gives him an
opportunity TO reflect on the folly Of a criminal
career
All. but there's catch in ii. First of ALL it gives
him an opportunity to associate with the toughest
yeggs in the state, who will be glad to tell him all
they know about crime and fill his mind with hatred
for society. And in the second place, some parole
board is certain to to it that he gets before
he's served third of his full term.
You certainly can't keep your hands in your
pockets when you have wife on them
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ADVENTURES
aMe TWINS
~ OLIVY QoBHpIs RApTot


Hurry up!" cried the Gingerbread
Man, engineer of the Hidy Go Land
Express. "All aboard for Tin Can
City"
"How can l get on when you
haven't car long enough to hold
me?" Timber Long Legs wanted to
know.
Take two cars" offered the little
brown engineer quickly. Cor three
If necessary"
"A very good idea indeed" said
Mister Havalook. mo doubt a good
baking in hot oven is good for
brains. should never have though.
of such a. thing myself"
"Yes," complained Timber Legs
cts all very we'll, if you don't turn
corners. There's the rub
II suppose you could bend a bit"
said the Gingerbread Man crustily
"But do hurry. l have to be there
and back before I'm. missed" And
again he footed his whistle impa.
tiently.
All the Mildly Go Landcrs started
to crowd in ut this, the Crinoline
Doll pushing her way with two sharn
elbows, in quite an inclegant man.
ner for SO elegant lady.
But then fine manners 20 on with
fine dresses sometimes anu you can
blame the poor thing for being rude
Her nice stiff crinoline skirt that
Black Dinah had SO kindly starched
had been stolen off the wash line
and she looked most ordinary in her
plain straight underslip without q
smidgin of lace on it even.
She climbed on and sat down in the
car behind the one Timber Legs oc-
cupied. "Now will the rest Of you
nlease hnrrv?" she remarked. "The
Rag Doll is getting further away
every minute and If we don't re,
started, we'll never catch her. II
we don't catch her soon | shall faint
again, know shall"
Couldn't we 60 in q b0at?" said
Sailor Sam. "I'm afraid l shall get
land-sick on a train. l only have
one kind Of legs and they are sea
legs"
This reminded poor Mister Hava.
look of something.
"Oh. say" he cried. Eve forgot
the poor tin soldier. He's still lying
ut the bottom OF the water pail where
he went to get the stiffness soaked
out Of him."
"lil 60 hack and get him." said
Nick. "I'll dry him off and bring
him &long."
no. please" remarked Miste,
Havalook.
"There!" he thought to himself
That sounded we'll. shall remem.
Der to say II oftener! Do, please!
Do, pleased" he kept muttering over
and over to himself. 1T shows my
leuthority and yet it Is. not unkind.
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Justice?

woman being tried for murder in an Ohio
city recently In the middle of the trial her law
Yer received word that she had possible claim to
large estate left by man who had just died in the
far west.
He Immediately indicated that. in his opinion, the
trial ought to be delayed: for if the woman did
prove heiress to the estate she would have enough
money to afford to put up an insanity defense, and
pay aenists to come and testify for her.
1t is not often that such splendid illustration of
the glazing weakness of our criminal court proceed
ure comes to hand
Think of it! II she should Unexpectedly turn out
to be RICH instead of poor she could have the bene.
tit CT expert testimony and might ESCAPE punish
ment Otherwise-that is, if she stayed poor--she
would have to face the ordinary processes of law
and might perchance spend the rest of her life in
the penitentiary.
AS our courts are now conducted, the whole bust
ness Of mental responsibility is in frightful mess.
: poor person does not get the same treatment in
our courts that a rich person gets!
The whole theory of criminal procedure seems 20
ne at fault The accused person hires alienists to
testify that he isn't; and the decision in the case is
then left to the Judgment OF dozen jurors not one
OF whom knows a SINGLE solitary thing about psy-
choIogy or mental pathology
Some day. perhaps it will occur to us that It
mgat be wiser to have expert alienists kept in the
pay OF the state. just legal experts-the Judges
Are Kept in the pay Of the state so that any per-
son accused Of crime would be examined at once to
zee II he were OF sound mind.
n 4 the alienists find him sane-well and good let
him be tried with nothing said at the trial about an
'insanfty defense II they find ne is not mentally
responstble that toe, Il well and good let him be
D1t ran institntion whore he can do no more harm.
placed who're his mind can be brought back to
s1nl, possible. A
something ~ that be better than the
~ re9now 1atsue7 Wouldn't II tend to
apaee fach and Doot O. more of an equal 1ootinr!
Rosldn't keep Suilty rs6cals FROM escaping pam
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DIR. HUGH 8. CUMMING


Practically all forms Of severe m
flammation Of the cyclids are con.
tagi0us, By means Of the. discharge
through the agency Of towels. hand
kerchiefs,. soap and wnshbasins. or
in the case Of children, through the
exchange of toys.
'I'ink eye" so called. is a severe
epidemic. form of conjunctivitis
caused by a specific germ known as
the Koch w eeks bacillus.
With regard to the treatment of
cOnjunctivitis, it may be said that
all but the very mild grades, which
last but short time. should be treat
ed by physician skilled in the dag
nosis and treatment Of diseases Of
the eye. in short, an oculist.
A mild astringent and antiseptic
lotion, such as q solution Of b0ric
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THOUGHT

My days are swifter than . post:
they flee away, thex see no good
Job S:25.
There is nothing Of which we are
apt to be 50 lavish as Of time, and
about which we ought to be more
SOLICITORS, since without it we can
do nothing in the world. Time is
what we want most. but what alas!
we use William Penn.
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IL k.yM% J
BY @AQ 0bchenA
TEARIN' IN


There's heap Of satisfaction for
the man who swings to action when
he. has q job that really should be
done. He's the live and snappy step
per who has got the brand OF pep
per that can make the hardest labor
turn to fun.
Has no time for lazy frettin', as
to where he will be gettin', cause his
time Is taken ,up with tcarin' in.
Frets and fumes are only brcwin'
for the man who's shy on doin', and
is just bit too lazy to begin.
After all, where life will find us
quite depends on what's behind us,
and a man Is what he makes him
self. ! guess. II you We left trail
Of Sinking. in tho place Of honest
working. well--yOu cant expect 10
reach to much success.
All we've got to do is learn to
know the proper one to turn to, and
the proper one is you, it's safe to
say. Though we're all created equal,
after that our own sweet sequel quite
depends on things we're doing, day
by day.
When angry, count ten-then
swear.
One of these bright days -
the car companies are gonna ..
- decide that giving people -
= lot of straps to hang on is all -
:. wrong-and make US bring -
our own. -
A motion picture company, taking
pictures Of real American farm life,
caught farm hand in action. Show
ing what science can do.
At trying to meet expenses he
Was never known to shifk.
! He looked until he found . job
Then sent his wife to work.
HOME. SWEET HOME eight
O'Clock in the EVENING" Tha baby's
crvin' fer drink Of water. Dads
yellin' fer his slippers. Tha two boys
can't find their pajamas. The dishes
are waitin' in the sink. Somebody
ringing the front door bell. And
nom has but two hands.
NOW, HONESTLY
You haven't been to movie or q
show for weeks.
Gosh. how you hate movies. Think
they give you headache. Imagi-
nation, most likely. but it's q good
alibi.
! Just sticking. around the house
and you enjoy It.
Been out al day. among people,
and you're satiafied to settle down
and loaf in the evening.
But, how about the Mrs.? When
she's reading. the paper. just watch
Betch. she turns to the movie. or
show ads.
Take the hint, old man. She'll get
| = kick out Of it-And that ought to
give YOU = kick, too.
Va can't blame some neople for not
claiming to be self-made.
How Apple Pie got Its Name. Once
upon time good housewife, made :
pie crust. It came out pretty good.
so tit was q shame to waste 1t.
"Whet'll I put in It {" she asked her
husband Apples" came the reply,
just like that. sSa
FABLES IN FACT
HJIRRAH EXCLAMATION MARK
FATHER FOUND A. NEW JOh
PERIOD QUOTATION MARK NOW
GONNA QUOTATION MARK SAID
kHE TO HIS WIFE QUOTATION
MARK BE AUREgAND WAKE ME
At SEVEN IN THE MORNING Pc
.RIOD I DON'T WANT 10 BE LATE
THE FIRST DAY QUOTATION
MARX PERIOD so THE MRS. SET
THE ALARM FOR SEVEN COMMA
AND COMMA AS USUAL COMMA
1T PAlLED TO RING PERIOD AND
DID FATHER GET UP QUESTION
MARX SURE DASH DASH DASH
UP 10 HIS NECK IN TROUBLE
FOR NOT GETTING DOWN ON
TINE PERIOD ],
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CORPORATIONS

United Motors incorporated, Minot,
$4,000; J. T. Blaisdell, G.. F. Kiel-
hook and T. E. Senness.
Federal Land company. Kathryn.
n. D., $4,000; Andres Stortroen, E.
E. Simpson and E. A. Nicholson.
CAR.SHY
Native: "Waal, how dye like up
here ?"
Visiting Motorist: "Oh, the coun-
try's all right. but don't think much
Of your pedestrians. Life.
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TOMORROW: Letter from Paula
Perier to Sydney Carton.
Evening star., 1926-08-23

AVA ~ ~ ~ ~ Avn
Thisis the famous
Easy Washer with
o91e.piece alumni
nun, wrin6er. The
h dre DIS Of
thousan de Of
these washers in
use today have
created a perna-
nenf demand for
this model. We
shall continue TO
make it, en7body-
in9 the same fine
workmanship and
materials as here
tofore.
Evening star., 1926-08-23
farm AID IS HIT
BY EX-GOvERNORS
Allen and McKeIvie Hold
/ Problem Is Not One for
| Legislation.

Wisdom of political cures for agri-
cultural ills arc questioned by TWO
former Republican governors In ar
ticles appearing in the September Is
sue of the Nations Business, onclai
crean OF the Chamber or Commerce
of the United States.
Henry 7. Allen of Kansas declares
chat conditions in Iowa are not typical
Of those elsewhere and cites speclnc
examples of prosperity among 1arm
ers in Kansas. While Samuel IL. -hc
Eelyie of Nebra ska says he Is not one
Of those who believe that unless the
strong arm of the Government inter
yenes the farmer Is headed for the
bow vows.
The present condition of the Iowa
farmer, Mr.. Allen says, rs not the
result Of poor crops and bad prices.
but is the reaction from giant specu-
lation In real estate which cannot
be cured by law.
"No Remedy for Bursted Boom."
There is no legislative remedy for
q bursted BOOM" he asserts. adding
that time necessary for readjustment
is natures only remedy"
There is only one immediate rem
edy for Iowa farmers, to wit. another
World War" he continues. THE
1913 900, 900 of subsidy proposed by
the Haugen bill wouldn't be a drop in
the bucket. Some Of 1t would have
to go to other States anyway.
THE loan proposed by the Tincher
bin would be an aggrevation. al
though, Of course. the passage Of
either one of these bills would be
good for the political lie. and the
professional friends of the farmer
could point to 1t and say, We've saved
you again.
Holds Communism Will Result.
The disposition of the surplus. says
Mr.. McKelvie. Is indeed an important
problem for the farmer to solve, and
when ! say farmer l mean exactly
that. It may be expedient for the
Government to try to solve it, but it
certainly is not sound economically
The most the Government can do is
TO help the sovereign citizen to help
himself. bearing in mind that when
the sovereignty is violated the citizen
becomes dependent, a mendicant. or
what is worse. a member of a com
munistic state"
This farming is a business" he
adds. "and the sooner we farmers find
1t out the sooner we will get our share
of the national income"
Evening star., 1926-08-23
P. E. P. co. AND 2 DEALERS
CHARGE HIGH COAL RATES
Railroads Cited for accent Gross
Ton Rate Excess Over What
Others Pay.

Alleging an overcharge OF 20 cents
a ton on bituminous coal brought to
their yards in the District Of COlum-
bia from the New River and Winding
Gulf districts of West Virginia. the
Potomac Electric Power Co. and two
Washington coal dealers Joined in a
complaint to the Interstate Commerce
Commission today asking reduced
rates. The dealers are Fadeley & Co..
wholesalers, and John p. Agnew &
Co., Inc. Their complaint is directed
against the Chesapeake Ohio Rail-
way Co, the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg & Potomac Railroad Co., the
Evening star., 1926-08-23

Southern Railway Co. the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Co. and the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co.
Through G. r. Marshall. attorney
for the three complainants, they al
lege that whereas other coal dealers
and users here secure joint or local
rate of S2.84 per gross ton for trans
portation of bituminous coal from
shipping points on the lines of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, the rate
Evening star., 1926-08-23

and surrendered. The two remaining
men named still are at large.
The men who surrendered are Pete
Carlino, Carlo Mulay and Peter La
rocco. Peter and Tony Danna were
fatally wounded on the afternoon OF
May u while they were standing in
front of soft drink bar The shoot
ing was believed to be the outgrowth
Of a black hand feud
Evening star., 1926-08-23
SWIMMING TEST FAILS.

SANTA BARBARA, Calf. August
% @.-An attempt to swim the 20
mile channel between Santa Cruz Is
land and the Santa Barbara, mainland
failed yesterday when Zane Steenrod.
we'll known in Atlantic Coast aquatic
circles. left the water after swimming
for five hours. He had planned to
span the channel in 1S hours.
Evening star., 1926-08-23
Holds Communism Will Result.
Strategy Gets Pie.

From the Topeka Capital.
II hope you didn't ask for second
piece of pie when you had dinner at
Bobbie Smiths house?"
mo, mother, didn't. | jest asked
her for the recipe SOS you could make
some pie like hers and then she gave
me another piece without asking
for it,
Evening star., 1926-08-23
Black-Eye Healer
Finds Jobs Scarce
Under Prohibition
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BROOKLYN, y. Y. August %.
Lew Alberts who admits in a
sign outside his shop at 81 Sande
street. that he is the worlds
champion black eye repairman"
says the waterfront district here
is becoming too peaceful and that
he may have to move to a more
turbulent neighborhood.
Il used to be located in the old
Bowery, around Chatham Square,"
he said. but they cleaned that up
and Sande street was the toughest
place l could find. My best busi-
ness comes from the sailors, but
with prohibition and other things,
it's falling off to nothing"
Evening star., 1926-08-23
New Editor for Hartford.

HARTFORD, Conn, August %
HD.-The Hartford Courant says that
Maurice Sinclair Sherman, editor of
the Springfield Union. will become
associate editor of the Courant on
October /, relieving its editor. Charles
Hopkins Clark. of duties that illness
has made 1t difficult for him to dis
charge.
Mr.. Sherman has resigned the
editorship Of the Union, effective Sep.
tember 25.