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Evening star., 1926-12-27

New Year wishes and New Year
resolutions form the nucleus for the
entertainment features that appear
today for the eve of 1927. You know
the old saying, IF wishes were
horses" and so we shall have horses
In evidence to race us along to the
Rulhllment of our hearts desire. And
a real wishing tree, for we shall chris
ten the Christmas tree by this name
following the delightful precedent Of
England, where the English ash is
called by the beautifully symbolic
name of the Tree of Heaven. For the
resolutions, we shall continue to make
the tree serve us, so it will do the
fhree-fold duty of being the main ele
ment in the home decorations and be
in evidence in the development of
each of the features.
In order that the horses may take
us TO our wishes, let us make plenty
Of these steeds of white cardboard
with no two halters alike. A pattern
for the horse can be cut from the
tracing of any horse found in a child's
picture book of animals or frcm the
pages of some magazines. The horses
are hitched to the tree, not in the
usual way by means of halters,
though they have them, but by tiny
wires Invisible hairpins will dol SO
that they will look as If treading on
the ground. They are suspended Tor
hitched. as Wen call it, to branches
of the tree. some high, some low, and
all about it, waiting for their owners
TO unite them.
Hidden Solutions.
Little bundles of hay should be
hung on the tree with yarn or ribbon
TO match that used for the halters.
There should be as many horses and
bundles of hay to match as there are
players. Dried grass, or greenish
straw-colored tissue paper slashed to
resemble wisps of hay, should be tied
into little bundles, each containing
a hint, written on a slip of paper,
concerning the fulfillment of sone
wish.
VIII Wishes Come True?
The hints may be yes, no. time will
tell, perhaps, etc, interspersed with
the following predictions:
1--Your wish will come true If you
follow your lunches.
2-Micawber used to say, Name a
wish and crafty it," and was advised
that person could in a measure "as.
sist a wish to come true" Perhaps
you can.
3--Your wish has fighting chance,
so keep up your courage III 1927.
4--Never say die to a wish. Keep
It alive and see that it comes true.
5-Yes, for you are the sort OF per-
son who will work for a thing You
wish to come true.
Elf you don't tumble your wish
but rush it to a goal you win win it.
Never say cant but "canter"
Evening star., 1926-12-27

the table and looked at John search
ingly. He was thinner, decidedly so.
He looked as if he hadn't been sleep
ing well, and Natalie smiled inwardly.
"How's everything" she asked
brightly. You look tired"
Its the heat" he responded quick
ly. II always hate hot weather."
why haven't you been out to see
us? It's gorgeOusly cool in the coun-
try. Besides. you haven't seen Fred,
junior. He isn't parboiled any longer.
/ think you'll like him now"
Natalie was grinning, and John said
suddenly: you've never come down to
lunch with me before. Is there any
particular reason for my being hon
ored today?"
Copyright. 1926
Continued in tomorrow's Starr
Evening star., 1926-12-27
EVERYDAY QUESTIONS
Ans,cered by DIR. S. PARKES CADMAN

Make sure, however, that you have
a. case. My experience as pastor
who frequently visits hospitals in the
course of duty convinct,s me that their
medical treatment Is dictated by the
best science available, with unfailing
consideration for the patients them
selves.
Evening star., 1926-12-27

The Howard Courant defines "a fine
command of language" as the ability
to keep still until its time to talk.
Evening star., 1926-12-27

Prices realized on Swift & Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington. ID C,
for week ending Saturday, December 20.
1926. on shipments sold out ranged from
1880 cents to 1850 cents per pound and
averaged 1496 cents per pound.--Advertise-
Evening star., 1926-12-27

TIE CHRISTMAS WISHING TREE" THE
Evening star., 1926-12-27
Veal Croquettes.

Continued in tomorrow's starr
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| and George : By Nina Wilcox Putnam
america Only Woman HunO,1st

maiden name, well, anyways. she had
some entertaining TO do. | mean Art
kept practically open house, with the
Round Table all set for never less
then twelve and often a few extra
dropping in unexpected.
And what the boys ate in them days
was plenty. 1t wasn't any case of
a ordinary business mans lunch, with
just a sandwich, coffee, and a slice Of
pie, or bowl of crackers and milk,
thank you. No, sir.
When the boys of the Round Table
Luncheon Club dropped in for a snack,
they would each take a coupla roast
hams, half a elk, a outsizc cheese and
SO hot rolls or so and still find room
for a dainty snack of baked pig for
dessert. As for what they drank to
wash this down, well, il prior to prohi-
bition the U. S. A. of America had
stocked what one of them lunch club
members could drink at a meal, there
wouldn't be no need TO worry over the
bootleggcrs, on account they wouldn't
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Oh, yes, indeed, she says, it's a
terrible life, really, being married 70
such prominent gentleman as Mr.,
Smathers. You can't imagine how ]
hat to entertain. I got to give big
dinner parties all the time. on ac-
count of his prominence, it makes it
necessary for me 70 keep three ser
wants, yes indeed, and they are so
hard 70 get. Yes, indeed, we 20 out
practically all the time, our life IS
practically one long jump from olives
to atter-dinner speeches.
Oh, yes, indeed. an wore out. he
ing entertained, and as for my clothes.
they are continually wore out for the
same reason, that l haf 70 wear them
out all the time. I need so many
new clothes, but then. Mr.. Smathers
always likes me 10 do credit 10 bis
position, be says that even If dresses
don't have button holes any more. my
dresses must do credit 70 him. and 50
! have credit at practically all the
stores. Ny dears, it costs him a for
tune, but in our prominent position
why what can we do:
Yes indeed, it certainly IS trial
70 Be the wife of great man, We
ere just bothered 70 death with pres
ents and invitations and free trips
and entertainments, and conventions
and Of course We return them all. !
mean except the presents. Yes IN
deed, it is weary life. We are going
50 much 1 sometimes feel practically
gone.
A. for the work Mr.. sma,bers has
to do. well you cen imagine how
hard be works! Of course il is prac-
tioaTv al brain work. and after I.v-
ing with him al these years and
knowing his brain tho way ] Do. ]
sometimes wonder how b. uses his
brains ct all. In fact ! sometimes
marvel he has any brains Irf'.
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Ring Studies California Fauna

the announcer finely announced thai
the winner was the IaSr vita the low
back when left us in the dark as from
where we set the backs of all the en-
tries male and female appeared to b.
In the same general location as re
CARDS the rest of their torso.
We went one day to visit lor
farm where lions is raised and trained
for movies and circuscs by Mr.. and|
Mrs. Charles Gay. Vile we was stand1
ing outside the cage of Of the veti|
eran beasts Mrs. Gay made the de
finite announcement that Mr.. Lard1|
ner would step inside and set dow1|
in a chair and be photographed with
the biggest one.
This come as a pleasant SURPRISED
to me, but the ladies Of our party
was on hand and they was nothing
TO do but acknowledge the applausel
Without a tremor in my voice I asked
what was the lions name and when
they said it was Yuma, / said I hoped
it would be in good Yuma and stepped
boldly into the den. Two pictures
was taken and afterwards printed in
the Los Angeles and San francisco
papers, but neither Of them give any
indication of the true state Of Yuma's
feelings towards me and vice versa.
One of our pleasantest days was
spent in Redlands as a guest of Mr.l
and Mrs. Scott. Burns. Mrs. Burns
went to college with the madam and
is very entertaining for lady that
has had no advantages.
A plethora Of engagements prevent
cd us attending one of the exhibition
baseball games between the Chicago
Cubs and Los Angeles. The Cubs was
training over on Mr.. Wrigley's Catal-
ina island and the boat trip between
there and the mainland is quite a
strain on anybody's self control.
Whether seasickness is a help to al
athlete in training is open TO ques-
ton, but Mr.. Wrigley probably fig
ures that IL the bulk Of his squad
would even get fatally nauseated, it
would strengthen the team.
Next wk. as stated above / will
report few OF our adventures in
Hollywood including a birthday din
ner given for me by Charlie Chaplin
who didn't know the dinner was for
me or that it was my birthday.
RING LARDNER-
Copyright 1926 by The Bell syndi-
cate Incl
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and ate some Of my own cake on
account | could be sure of that, after
which l come on back in the parlorr
and sat down in a bunch of female
ladies which was gathered around
dear Mrs. Smathcrs, listening TO her
brilliant conversation.
Believe you me, her dress was
something rich, she was heavily up
holstcred in red plush and there
was something honey about her, in
fact. she reminded me a lot Of the
Emporium's Annual Home furnish
ing sale, especially the extra large
overstuffed sofas. And not alone
was her appearance rich, but also
her line Of conversation.
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Jennie Turns Back Pages of History
and Discovers Consolation
There.

Yes indeed, it has been great
strain on me. and suppose my
friends give me too much credit, but
in a way l do suppose / have helped
make Mr.. Smathers what he is to-
day, you know a lady can, and |
have certainty spent his money
wisely. and if it hadn't been for me
urging him, l just know he would
never Of taken the chances he has.
But l always tell him, nothing
risque, or nothing gained. a man S
good reputation is simply every
thing and | have done my best TO
watch his step, give me what credit
you will.
Well, naturally / was almost as
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and thought he meant it was a dance
hall, but he said it was a house of
correction for young people. At this
juncture Red lowered his voice and
said:
"They's a boy in there that got
caught down at Long Beach, Some
thing happened that a man cant
hardly believe, but it is true just the
same"
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much impressed with what Mrs.
John Henry Smathers said as she
was. and ] admit where I was a
little bit jealous Of her, too, on ac-
count her complaints was only 20
lite boasts, and any lady will readily
understand what l mean. And 50
when | had quite another little per
sonal chat with her and rays good
bye, 50 pleased TO of met you, I
an sure; why when that talk was
over l started off home. wishing
George. that's my husband, was
great man, and that l, too, had all
them troubles with presents and in
vitations and etc.
This got me to thinking in gen
eraI about how it would feel TO be
married 70 a great man, and / rea-
LIKED where being that was really
nothing new in the world. 1t wasn't
invented by Mr.. and Mrs. John Hen
~ Smathers by any means.
CAESARS BETTER HALF.
Take, for = sample, Mrs. Julius
A. Caesar. Now there was a woman
Who must Of had her hands full.
Caesar, being the prominent citizen
that he was, undoubtedly went out
gyms '''' anu ""s" 'n"usn' VI
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Os'' i'"u'"s NV Ou'O'n 10 lis iau''',
"'D' anu A'eWns Dis pa'enL
.s"'"Fi Sa"DaI' PROPERTY 'aSci'"eu'
10y - '"' vi amy "s"' 'u' ~
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'''y'' D''''i' y" ''','D' ' d 1s ""'
guy 'l 'A'1 ''' h local i'I' l'''' D1'
n'a o- DsA' "a var ana 'nat was
'' VIZ u"'' D'''Ie inc! 'h'ent'd 'h'Se
pa'1Ia'' An"S' I'snung costumes
~" o. ''O7 "'"' '"I' a''i9u ne u"h'
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WHO '."'oa "A.It ana a Jumper or
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vi ''''' 10 n'fs'i "AIIH ne Was away
s-D'.''''Ls 'a4I INTO three parts 80
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BY Ring Lardner
Famed Naturalist Puts Los Angeles
Under Microscope, Promises
Revelations.

a slow motion picture of Gibraltar
during Lent. In the free for all dane
ing the floor was so crowded that the
orchestra could play a whole num-
Der without nobody getting no further
than as if they was Yale on the other
sides 2 I'd. line.
The feature of the evening was a
amateur dancing contest in which
the contestants was anonymous and
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have any business, nobody would be
buying.
Undoubtedly. Mrs. King Arthur
got a whole lot OF pleasure out OF
all these Iuncheons, and liked being
known as q splendid hostess, and en-
joyed seeing her name in the paper
as having entertained the Soandsos
and all that. But just the same III
best her and Arthur had some terri
bic rows. nights, about the butcher s
bill and the increased cost Of mulled
ale.
Yes, l thought, being married to
great men may have its advantages,
but then. quite TO the other hand, il
seemed. the more ! thought of it. 10
have its drawbacks too. Lookit the
lonely life Of Mrs. Christopher Co
lumbus must Of had. And there was
Mrs. Ponce de Leon; 50 far as
know Of. Ponce never took her 10
Florida not even once. and III bet
she would Of enjoyed Palm Beach as
good as anybody.
Then there was Mrs. Napoleon
Bonaparte. will say for Nap, that
he done most Of his fighting away
from home but even at that ] would
not care to Of been any Of his wives,
they got only sour publicity in the
end. As for Mrs. p. #. Barnum, ]
guess all she had was a saloon nj
freaks. and. goodness knows, Mrs.
Gar Of Russia had her social career
cut terrible short.
JENNIE MISSES 4 HOOT.
So BY the time come home
what with thinking all this, ] come
also to the conclusion / was glad that
George was merely one Of them typ
ical commonplace men that never
gets any especial prominence and that
! was fool ever 10 Of felt the least
bit enyious Of that Mrs. J. H. Sma,n.
ers and her great man. So when ]
got in the house there vas Geo. in the
house. too. and in his shirt sleeves,
and he looked 50 nice and honey aud
ordinary, that ] give him big kiss Of
welcome.
We'll, old lady, he says At once, do
yoI know who you are kissing? !
just been elected second vice president
Of the Hawthorne Social Club, and
I'm conner make q speech there, sun
day night.
And says no! Why how won.
dertul George, oh dear, says,
realize it is wonderful honour, dear
but good gracious. now suppose
veil hat TO do a lot Of entertaining
and accept a lot Of invitations and
al that, Uhat perfect bore, And
Geo. SAYS. yes. its . terrible mus
ancc, but what could do 10 prevent
their approaching me- You cant
keep good man down. And / says
no. Of course not. especially with 4
wife like ! behind you. Not that
give q boot about that sort Of thing
but 50 long as it had 10 happen VIII,
couldn't ! have known it in time q
give a hopt this afternoon
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A young man was defending the
"kiddcr." Someone had said that one
who turns 81: Is things into a jest
ought to be hanged. The young man
who sat on the other side Of the table
has smiled slightly and begun his
defense Of the "kidder" and bis art.
He was a tall, shy youthful man.
Ny neighLor at the table told me that
he had been so shy that he couldn't
sell bonds and he had given up that
business and had begun to write. Al
ready he was successful author. Pub
fishers had discovered in him A vein
of satire. He was a bidder" whose
Kidding had put him near the
front ranks Of American authors at
%. One Of the foremost publishers
had printed his book during the holi-
days.
Il started kidding at a tender age, 8"
he said. II Gale a girl in our
neghborhood a name. I'm sure that
in my bashful way ! intended it rs
A compliment. But the girl didn't 50
take it. She threw a rock at me
that laid me out cold and laid my
head opep. will always have the
scar. D.. was a red headed girl. /
won't give her name for she is mar
RED
REVIVED IN ARMY.
He rubbed his scalp in rueful
"Reminiscences.
"HappiIy?" someone threw at him
across the table.
I've wondered he said with 6
lift Of his blonde left eyebrow.
The lift Of the eyebrow must have
3 n satire for the diners roared at it,
But serving in the army revived
the faculty that the redheaded girl
nearly slew as she nearly slew me-
I faintly tried to jest at things that
otherwise might have been ovcrwhclm.
ing We fellows wanted 10 90 IA
France. We wanted TO live in the
trenches and come home and tell tall
stores about French life. We wanted
to pop over the enemy.
What we did was 70 camp on the
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GETTING CHUMMY WITH A
LION

We had dinner at the Ambassador
in Los Angeles on what they called
College Night probably because Jack
Kearns, Nora Bayes, Bessie Love,
Buster Collier and myself was
amongst the guests. Miss Love done a
exhibition Charleston that made
everybody else's Charleston seem like
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gers. II works like Ct nm. every
time.
A tiny bottle Of "Frerznuc- custs
only a few cents ~ any drug stor..
sufficient 20 remove every hard rDu.
soft corn. corn between the toes and
calluses-Ty IL!
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Well, my mouth was wide open
waiting for Red to tell me what had
happened at Long Beach which a man
couldn't hardly believe, but he evil
IDENTIFY seen in my eyes that I was go
ing to be a skeptic and he dropped
the subject then and there and looked
like he wished he had never broughten
IL I'm
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To the editor:
Next wk. | will try and say 1
few wds. in regards to our experience
amongst the dumb animals of Holly
wood, Calf, but today will devote my
self to a brief acct. of other things
seen and heard and done during q
recent visit to Los Angeles, Pasadens
and environment.
Well, We picked out the Huntington
hotel in Pasadena to stop at and found
it a wonder hotel with Mr.. Royce the
genial mgr. taking grand care of our
little party and he was a classmate
of John V. 4. Weaver's at Hamilton
college of whom the other alumni OF
same is Alexander Woollcott. The first
few times we went sight seen we Dor
royed car off OF the hotel and drove
to Hollywood or Los Angeles or
wherever we was going and then made
the mistake of dismissing that equipagc
and depending on Los Angeles taxi
to get US back home. Well, it seems
that though Los Angeles and Pasadena
is only 9 miles apart and has been
that way for yrs, the whereabouts OF
Pasadena is a. battling misery to Los
Angeles taxi drivers and as for the
Huntington hotel, why you might as
we'll ask them to find a mustache cup
in one of Miss Spence's dormitories.
The hotel has got tower that reeks
with bright lights, but trying to get
a Los Angeles taxi man to see it is
like asking a blind caddy to look for
one of Rube Goldberg's tee shots. The
results of this was that vile we was
paying for rms. at the hotel we slept
in Los Angeles taxis which when you
stick 5 grown ups in the tonneau of
same, they amt no danger of nobody
falling out of bed.
JAIL NEWS BRIEFS.
One day I sat out from the hotel
alone except for a driver from Pasa-
dena whose old lady never had to
bother about christening him as they
was no way in the world you could
stop everybody from calling him Red.
Red was a married man and didn't get
no chance to talk at home so / found
out that the big place up on that hill
was the so and so school which was
Free Methodist institution and !
asked Red what was the difference be-
tween Free Methodist and a leashcd
Methodist, and he said the Free Meth.
odists was a lot more heretical and
wore cotton stockings.
He said that place up on the next
bill was the new Los Angeles Jail and
it would be big success as a Jail only
for the fact that you could unlock the
doors from the inside with a spoon.
"A good many Of the inmates" said
Red, have happened to have a spoon
in their pocekt and they just turn the
locks with it and walk out. When
everybody gets wise to this the warden
will wake up some A. NJ. and find the
Jail deserted.
provided" I says, that the crimi,
mails is all equipped with desert
spoons"
Well, the next pit. Of interest we
past was r place that Red said was
Juvenile Hall and a very popular place
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You'll laugh, rcally' Il is 80 easy
and doesn't hurt one bit!
Drop "Freezgns' on that old,
bothsrsomg corn. Instantly iJ stops
acbing then shortly you lift that sore,
touchy corn right off with your fin
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GRINNING AT DESTINY.

ton
GRINNING AT DESTINY.
kidding is exaggcration. In an
other form it is saying what you don t
mean. In spirit it is grinning in the
face Of a malign destiny. 1t is refus-
ing to whine when you arc hurt. II is
testing at ourselves without bitter,
ness. A good example Of Kidding is
a line in a popular play that / saw in
New York. A mans wife played
mean trick on him. She betrayed his
business secrets to a rival. He lifts
bis hand and you think he lie going TO
strike her as she nearly deserves. But
instead he grins sickIy and says.
That's pal"
Kidding is worthy thing" said
the young man who was too shy to sell
bonds and who blushcd at facing 81
men and women at dinner. at IL
laughing when you want TO cry.
Then be said what quoted at the be
ginning: at is building a wall Of de
Tense around oneself in q terrible
world"
He told us story Of the bravest
man he had ever known.
at was August. Mid-August in the
city. A fellow was driving garbage
wagon. 1t was awful garbage. Over
it he bad placed a sign. Fresh Straw
berries He was kidding a frightfuI
job. He was hero
The youth Of today, he thinks. is not
TOO daring. II il not mnterialistic.
Not irrevercnt. u il courageous.
Young America and the Misses Amer
lea, he says. are harmless "kiddcrs.'
The wisdom Of shyncss and Of -.
find something worth while in IT,
Don't your
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Defense of Kidding
By Ada Patterson

northern border and swab cabin floors
and wash dishes and turn ourselves
into laundresses. / was surrounded
by kiddcrs. The fellows didn't groan
nor curse their fate. While they were
rubbing nightshirts TO pieces on the
washboard they would grin and say
For the honor and glory Of our ma
ton"
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ORIGINAL ROTARY CLLR.

Then just think Of being married
70 Ming Arthur Of England His wife
didn't have any cincb, neither. ] am
referring 10 the boy who wa the
originator Of the Rotary Club ides.
the on" who had the round table. Be
.lerc you me. GUuniverc. which be-
lieyc that was Mrs. King Arthur
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WOMAN HOPES PASTOR is
HURT IN AUTO WRECK

NUNEATON, Eng.-Rev. M. A.
Dodds, who was injured with his
sister when his auto struck dog
and was wrecked, has received the
following letter from Lonion
woman:
'sYou have probably been over
many other animals without injury
to yourself or your car, and | am
afraid, as an animal lover, / must
confess am gratified that on this
occasion you did not escape scot
free, In common with most of
the clergy, you probably believe
that animals have no souls, and
therefore you are perfectly iusti-
fed in moving down any that
come in your way. If you thought
or hoped you could go over with
out injury to yourself or your car,
| hope YOU are very badly injured
indeed so much SO, that you will
never drive car again and NOV
down dogs and dumb creatures be-
cause there is no law to protect
them"
The dog was only slightly in
iured when the auto hit him.