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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16

Will Hatcher, who graduated
from the high school this yeal
has gone to Tucson to attend the
university. Hatcher has been re-
porting on The Dispatch during
the summer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16

John George, the well known
club man, left Wednesday for New
York. His many friends declare
he is homesick for q sight of the
Great White Way and tnat q
day or two will be sufficient.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16

Mrs. r. w. Byrnes and daugh-
ter arrived yesterday from Los
Angeles to join Mr.. Byrnes, who
succeeds Jim Dpeed in the office
of e. r. Pirth
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16

Two couples married seventy years
ago in Minneapolis have celebrated.
We tell it to show it can be done.
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16
{BI|||::S||!EA(lR|iEEES e

The melancholy days have come, the
gladdest of the year; the baseball sea-
sons ending, and footballs coming
near.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16

Six villages have been wiped out by
Rio Grande floods and hundreds of
cigarets extinguished.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16
LUCKY

It's good thing that the Funda-
mentalists didn't bar evolution before
it made us what we are today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16
Sixteen Years Ago

Mrs. Dorothy McNair left yes
terday for Phoenix to visit Mrs.
r. A. Kirk.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16

A. ]. McDermott, after spending
pleasant vacation. returned yes
terday from Los Angeles.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16

What are all these hog calling con-
tests about? Is it just minor league
for grand opera singers?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16

A son was born yesterday to
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Douglas at
Santa Barbara.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16
More Truth Than Poetry
By JAMES j. MONTAGUE
A REWARD UNCLAIMED

Dear Uncle Sam: Unlike the bee
I have not stored away the honey
And of exceeding use to me
Would be a tidy sum of money.
have no gold nor silver plate,
/ have no dollars in my Golfer,
Yet quite unmoved I contemplate
Your offer.
If L should meet within the cove
I sail on in my tiny kicker,
man obtaining treasure trove
BY vending quite Illicit liquor.
I'd nimbly speed across the brine
And make no rash attempt to curb
him 4rs4
And by no word or deed of mine
Disturb him.
These aren't nice people, Uncle Sam
And taking them in charge is risky
They do not care a tinker's dam
For anything but running Whiskey.
And in their eyes, so judges state
No form of crime could be absurder
Or easier to perpetrate
Than murder.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16

Summer can leave when she plcases
now. We've seen enough of bathing
girls to last us while.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16
COMPLETE CURRICULA

All the American colleges now have
golf links so none of the students can
complain of the lack of language
courses.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16

THE WAY TO SHUT THEM UP
If Mussolinis critics aren't careful
he may grab one of them and put him
in his job.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16
rHAT Is SOMETHING

Travelling Investigators report that
most of the prairie states are dry on
election day.
Copyright, 1926, Bell Syndicate. Inc0
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16
FOOLISH

1t is idle to film the mosquito. He
never can be made popular.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16

financial failure doesn't hurt so
much after you become accustomed to
your new friends.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16

Nearly half of the taxes of Honolulu
now go to public school expenses.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16
BUT is 1T COLLEGIATE?
(Tucson Starr


things
stor believe
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-16
10, needy as I always am

So, needy as I always am
I'd rather go to money lenders
Than to assist you, Uncle Sam,
In running down these arch offenders
To almost any lengths Id. go
Were there sufficient compensation
But what you offer me is no
Temptation.
Evening star., 1926-11-17
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Thursday, November 10.

Tomorrow is one of the lucky days
that come not often in the calendar
Venus, the sun and Uranus are all
in benefic aspect. Mars and Jupiter
are adverse. 1t is pre-eminently a
day auspicious for the affairs Of wo
men, social and. financial.
There is a promising sign for ro.
nance, and engagements made under
this sway should be most fortunate.
Weddings tomorrow are we'll direct
ed, for Uranus preserves the illusions
despite the cold realities of life.
Theaters should prosper and 1t is
foretold that there will be tremendous
patronage, especially of comedies.
1t is a favorable day for men who
control the financial or political des
TIMES of the people.
All men and women who are build
ing big careers should benefit from
this planetary government.
Great intellectual progress is fore
told for the United States, which Is
to develop many new scholars.
Aviation is to make sudden prog
ress in this country and to be much
used in commercial transportation o1
every sort.
Uranus near the nadir may bring tc
New York storms and even industrial
disorders.
Persons whose birth date 1t Is have
the augury Of success in the coming
wear which will bring many changes
Children born on that day may, be
high-strung and quick-tempered.
Copyright 1880
Evening star., 1926-11-17
SUB ROSA
~ MIMI.
Apologizing.

With sinking heart Mildred
| watched Tommy rise to his feet. She
| realized that he was about to do one
Of his special parlor tricks, than
which nothing could make her more
| miserable.
Mildred loathed parlor tricks, but
she loved Tommy. She hated to have
him get up and make q fool Of him.
self in front OF all these rather sophis-
icated friends Of hers.
"Oh. dear" she laughed nervously
at her next-door neighbor. II do
hope you won't mind these dreadful
| sists on doing them"
That was Mildred's habit. Always
she apologized for the dreadful things
Tommy was going to do or had done
or was doing.
Tommy was q rather eccentric
young man with strange table man
| ners, and a very selfish disposition.
1t was his wont to break dates, for
get to make polite excuses, and gen.
orally fail to conduct himself as the
conventional gentleman does.
This sort OF things caused Mildred
the most intense mental suffering, but
she was mad about her Tommy and
determined that no one should cr1ti-
cupation came to be that of apolog1z-
| ing continually for Tommy.
Always nervous, always apprenen-
sive, she kept her eye on him, waiting
| for the slightest eccentricity that she
might cover it up with pretty
speech of apology to the person or
persons hed offended.
Some people thought this was very
beautiful and touching. Othefs
thought it was just an example OF
| foolishness.
1t wasn't so important that Mildred
was wasting lot OF nervous energy
| worrying about Tommy's strange pc
hayior-but it was important that sne
was going forward determinedly with
her plans to marry this man. whose
every action caused her apprehension
and bother.
Inst now she doesn't mind apologize
ing for him, She's SO blinded by this
rose.colored infatuation of hers tnat
nothing seems important but Iom1ny
himself.
However. when he's Just a nice cid
husband Of some five years standing,
Mildred's playful little apologies VIII
begin to be bitter complaints: Sne II
nec,1liarities which she now tries TO
laugh off. She'll never be at her ease
with this strange boy. And the oes.
thing she can do for herself IS 10
realize this fact, and cease trying TO
adapt herself to him. 1t can't De
done.
Or, if she really loves him she must
stop feeling the necessity Of apologlz-
ing for him. She must take him just
as he is-make up her mind 10 get
used to his eccentricities stop
smoothing off his rough edges.
If your man is constantly having
to be apologized for, you must decide
either to give him up or to give UP
| the sort Of friends to whom his be-
havior would be so Objectionable as
to make an apology necessary.
But she must stop eternally eXcus'
ing him one way or the other. Inat
attitude will never make either him
| or her happy.
| Mimi will be glad to answer any INQUIRIES
! 5,ractad to this paper provided a stamped,
addressed envelope is inclosed.
(Copyright 1926)
Evening star., 1926-11-17
CHAPTER XIV.
Nina Again.

In January Nina Price re- burned
from her trip and again rang Selena
on the telephone. Once more @te was
invited to dinner at Johns request.
only this time Helena invited Natahe
and Fred, as we'll as Harry Carron,
and, instead of dining at homs; John
took them to hotel.
Natalie, who cooked dinne~ every
night and whose life moved along
more prosaically than her sistcg.', was
very gay. She loved the excl cement
of the big, lofty dining ROOFS. the
consciousness of being well lisessed.
She was far lovelier than Nina, in
spite of the latter's Paris fro'$t- Be-
sides, her fresh youth, Nina s. iophis-
tication was just shade too marked,
and even under the f1attering flights
she looked a bit jaded. !
Perhaps if Johns attitude Inward
her had been different, Helena HwOuld
have been the prettiest woman pres
ent. She certainly had more seauty
| than either of the other wome n, but
before they had left the apar: ment,
which John was serving the coy }<tails,
| Natalie had noticed certain l3nsitude
about her sister. There was MS spirit
! in her. She was courteous eaough,
but entirely lacking in what :.atalie
termed pep" And, too, 1t seemed
| to Natalie that John never; once
looked in her direction. He Was al
ways challenging Nina Price, :thd she
was responding. Was Helena falous
! of Nina?
with the intolerance OF Syouth
! Natalie looked over Nina Pride and
pronounced her decidedly passd She
couldn't hold a candle to Helepil, and
during dinner Natalie decided ~ play
| a game. Artfully she began TO make
| up to her brother-in-law. G:everly
she made provocative remarka taimed
in his direction, and by the nratdle Of
the meal she and John were haYing d
| beautiful time. :.
Helena was puzzled. Was tllss Nat
allie her little sister? She haIsnever
seen her like this before. Anaf John.
| He had ceased to look at Nina2 Price.
| He was giving Natalie all hia satten-
ton. !:
| Helena was sitting between Harry
and Fred. She stole look at Fred
| from under her eyelashes. J:
| He was sitting very straight and
stiff and not saying a word. Helena
remembered suddenly the coisversa-
| ton they had had on jealousy long
before Natalie's marriage. SAi won
dered what was going on in. Fired s
mind. She tried to imagine Just what
! he was thinking about his wifas
John paid the check and tlpeS rose
to go, but it was Natalie's wi%ap that
John held and not Nina's. AZ they
were leaving the dining room Vatalie
managed to speak to Fred.
Don't look like that. silly"
"How can / help it," he regorted
whats the matter with you tt.night,
| Natalie. I don't know you.
Tell you later" she said Briefly.
"It's game I'm playing jus. back
me up for all it's worth, like 4; sweet
Evening star., 1926-11-17
INSTALLMENT XIV.
Improved Standing Position.

standing is not a matter of throw
ing back the shoulders, holding your
head up and keeping the lower part
of your body as fiat as possible" said
the rhythm instructor. This may be
true, but you never will stand prop
erly until your whole body learns the
lesson of relaxation and of a perfect
control. When you get the feeling
of individual rhythms that underlie
their every movement, then it will be
as natural for you to stand correctly
as it is for you to stand at ALL"
II think I've slouched all my life"
Helen responded.
"Well, you appear to have been do
ing it for some little time" the in
structor smiled. However, the idea
is, Mrs. Crane. to stand as comforta-
bly, erect as you can without making
conscious effort for correct posture.
I'd like you to try to vision cool, slim
| reeds. From them lesson may be
| learned. What is your idea of them,
| Mrs. Crane?'
"They are straight" The instructor
nodded encouragingly. And -
Helen hesitated.
"They are straight, but not stiff:
they are unbroken and whole" the
! instructor announced. 'And the sap
flows up through them unimpeded by
crooks and bends. I want the feeling
Of those slim reeds to permeate your
being-I want your body to be re-
laxed and under control. That is the
only condition, Mrs. Crane, under
which it will properly obey. You
must lose that elf-consciousness that
is the bane of human being. 1t is
what makes our bodies awkward and
our fingers clumsy"
"I've been conscious Of my bulk for
Evening star., 1926-11-17
NATALIE HAD NOTICED ctRTAIN
| boy. Trust me, darling. You know

boy. Trust me. darling. You know
love YOU"
There was a ring IN her voice that
reassured Fred. Natalie would not
stoop to f1irt openly with another man
unless there was some good reason
for 1t. He began to realize, too, that
John had paid a great deal of atten-
tion to Mrs. Price before Natalie had
begun to use her arts upon him. AS
If any one could resist Natalie!
And so he smiled at her and she
gave him a brief nod of understand
ing. Then she went up to John and
deliberately tucked her hand inside
his arm. In this manner they strolled
through the lobby.
Back at the apartment they played
red dog. Natalie sat next to John
and made side bets with him, while
Nina, on the other side, was forced
to get along as best she could with
Harry Barron. who rarely said very
much and who found it difficult to
respond to Nina's artfulness.
Fred tried to talk to Helena, but
she grew increasingly silent as the
evening wore itself away. He couldn't
help wondering what Natalie's game
was as he watched her, but he was no
longer jealous. She had asked him to
trust her and he knew he could.
tCopyrlght. I926D
Continued in tomOrrow's STAR
Evening star., 1926-11-17
4 Wife's Transformation
mamBy MARY CULBERTSON MILLERma

fore she felt tho spirit of the thing
the rhythm. Tho vertebrae in her
neck were so tight and unyielding from
holding her head in that thrust-out.
side position, for years, that even
when she tried to loosen them and
hold her head erect, she could not
accomplish 1t.
The caterpillar exercise did much
for Helen-each time she came to a
more erect position of the head than
the time before. She forgot the spe-
ciflc reasons for her movements In
the interest of feeling the movement of
the caterpillar and so unconsciously
Strengthened and limbered her neck
to a surprising degree. She lovd be-
ing caterpillar, it made her feel so
warm, so cosy, and oh so sleepy.
The Turtle Can Teach Us.
"Can you recall turtle, perfectly
Mrs. Crane?"
mot perfectly >. but I've hazy
idea of it's size and movements"
Helen was standing erect. "Try
to feel on your back the hard shell
of the turtle. Can you do it?" The In
structor asked after a moment
I'm trying" The instructor nod.
ded and went on in a droning voice.
"Your . neck stretches :. .
way down to the base of your spine.
1t is confined by that hard shell, SO
that your head hangs over. The
hot sun is beating down on you and
begins to crack your shell. You feel
1t cracking around your neck first
then it drops off. Drop your head a
little, Mrs. Crane. More and more
it cracks and drops to the floor. Fur.
ther and further your head and long
neck droop over. Now the shell
has all dropped off and all the neck
has been freed and hangs from the
base relaxed"
Copyright 1926)
Evening star., 1926-11-17
DILL L. 11VAL ~ L. O101I1O ". BURGESS

Reddy had found some feathers. He
knew them at once for the feathers Of
Mrs. Grouse. There was no mistaking
them. 1t was here that she had been
shot.
Instead of being filled with sadness
at this discovery, Reddy appeared to
be filled with eagerness. He put that
sharp nose of his to the ground and
then he began to run rapidly. this way
and that way, in all directions. He
smelled Of every inch of ground right
around there. Farther and farther
from the spot where he found the
feathers Reddy got. All the time he
was hunting for scent-the scent of
Mrs. Grouse. BY and by he found an
other feather. 1t was SO far from the
place where the other feathers were
that Reddy frightened up.
Il don't believe Mrs. Grouse Is dead
at all" thought he. mo. sir, she isn't
dead at all. She got away from that
hunter"
At the thought Reddy's mouth be-
gan to water. Perhaps he would have
that grouse dinner after all.
Copyright 1926)
Evening star., 1926-11-17
"puzzEcks
-PuzzIe-Limericks.

There was a matchmaker named
Who thought he was awfully ?,
But he couldn't 5,
He a
When he tried to do business on
3.
i. Proper name meaning speedy" !"
g Clever.
3. Succeed (colloquiaD.
4. Failed (colloquial-four words)
S. Slang expression for credit"
(Note-There are several slang ex-
pressions in this limerick and they
may puzzle you considerably-but
then "Puzzlicks" wouldn't be "Puzz-
licks" if the puzzle were omitted. If
you can't figure it out, look for the
answer and another ''Puzzlick" to-
morrow)
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
We once had a blasphemous parrot
That swore It'll we just couldn't bear
it;
When we tied up his beak
He learned. in one week,
In the deaf-and dumb language to
swear it.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-11-17
Gooch Becomes Army Hero.

FORT LEE, N. j., November II.
171G.--Yesterday' loss of Fort Wash
ington on Harlem Heights leaves the
American Army with but two impor-
tant military posts east Of Hudsons
River-Gcn. Heath's, at Peekskill,
and Gen. Lees, at North Castle. Fort
Lee is now the American headq
ters, but it Is not likely to be for very
long, inasmuCh as its use has been to
co-oOorate with Fort Washington in
an endeavOr TO control Hudsons River
With Fort Washington lost, all hope
of controlling the river has vanished.
and Fort Lee is too much exposed to
land attacks to warrant its being held
longer. So that the next loss which
America seems destined to suffer Is
the loss of Fort Lee.
Gen Washington and his officers
are today endeaVoring to calculate the
consequences of yesterdays disaster.
"The loss Of the post is nothing" says
Col. Tench TilShman, compared to
the loss Of men and arms. and the
damp it will strike upon the minds
of many. We We're in a fair way of
finishing the campaign with credit to
ourselves. and l think to the disgrace
of Mr.. Howe. and had the general
Washington followed his own opin-
ion, the garrison would have been
Evening star., 1926-11-17
$50 YEARS AGO TODAY
Story of the u. S. A.
BY JONATHAN A. RAWSON, Jr.

withdrawn Immediately upon the en-
emy's falling down from Dobbs
Ferry"
Keen as is the regret that Fort
Washington has been lost with its
splendid garrison, and serious as the
military consequences must be, there
Is much satisfaction over many stories
of personal bravery during yesterday s
affair One story has a member of
the Fort Lee garrison as its hero.
Gen. Heath tells 1t. Giving his ver-
sion of the assault upon Fort Wash
ington, he says:
Gen. Washington was now spec
tator of this distressing scene, from
the high bank at Fort Lee, on the op-
posite side of the Hudson, and, having
a wish to communicate something to
Col. Magaw, the commanding officer
at Fort Washington, Capt. Gooch of
Boston, a brave and daring man, Of
fered to be the bearer of the message
He ran down to the river, jumped into
a email boat, pushed over the river,
landed under the bank, ran up to the
fort and delivered the ssage-came
out, ran and jumped over the broken
ground. lodging the Hessians, some
of whom struck at him with their
pieces, and others attempted to thrust
him with their bayonets-escapin
through them, he got to his boat and
returned to Fort Lee"
Evening star., 1926-11-17

Reddy would rather have for dinner
than a plump grouse. He had tried
many times to catch Mrs. Grouse, but
she had always been too smart for
him. That was because she had
wings. At least, that's what Reddy
said. She was smart. but If she hadn't
had wings he was sure he would have
caught her long ago.
Reddy hurried along the old cow
paths through the Old Pasture over to
the edge Of the Green Forest. When
he reached the Green Forest he moved
with the greatest care. That hunter
with the terrible gun might be there
still. Reddy didn't want that terrible
gun pointed at him. Presently Reddy
met Prickly Porky the Porcupine.
"Have you seen that hunter with
the terrible gun around here?" in
quired Reddy in his politest manner.
Prickly Porky wasn't polite at all.
He merely grunted and shuffled along
to the tree he meant to climb. He
didn't like Reddy Fox, and he showed
it very plainly. Reddy merely grinned
and kept on.
Presently Reddy met Bobby Coon.
"Hello, Bobby" said Reddy. What s
this 1 hear about Mrs. Grouse being
shot over here in the Green Forest?"
THE same thing I hear, I guess" i"
replied Bobby. IT guess it is true
enough. l heard the bang, bang of
the terrible gun. / haven't seen Mrs.
Grouse since. Isn't it dreadful?"
Yes" said Reddy, "it Is dreadful"
And to hear him you would have
thought that he was filled with sad
ness. AS a matter Of fact, he wasn't.
He was filled with impatience at the
minute, but he didn't want Bobby Coon
, to know it. AS soon as he could Reddy
said good-by and went on, so that
presently he came to the place in the
Green Forest where Mrs. Grouse had
been shot.
For several minutes Reddy stood
| looking and listening. his black ears
cooked forward, his bright eyes search
ing among the trees for the least little
| movement, and his little black nose
testing every Merry Little Breeze that
came wandering along. At last he
was satisfied that the hunter with the
terrible gun was nowhere about. Then
| Reddy began to hunt. He ran back
and forth and from side to side. and
his bright eyes took in every leaf and
twig on the ground. At length he
discovered what he was looking for.
''Ha" he exclaimed under haG
breath. This Is the place"
Evening star., 1926-11-17

They are quite appealing when merely
painted some gay and decorative color,
such as jade green, lacquer red, pea
cock blue or polychrome yellow. The
simplest and least messy" way to
paint them is to first treat them with
a coat of white shellac and then apply
one or two coats of brushing lacquer.
The lacquer dries very quickly.
They may be further decorated by
applying decalcomania transfer de-
signs on the ends.
Copyright. 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-11-17

John Henderson and Helena F.'ss are
engaged and yohn Is tired Of hsfs At
c1enoss lis mind. 1hev are s,i,rted
and n1sn thsv gesarn 5rom ,o,tnad tnesr :nsy stIy
N9fai.e. s enGaoed. she also disTrers
tha. @ Ike toys 5et,oeen Tafaiie ,ard:Frsd
Parsons Is different from the io'aesJohn
boat Nth them going doocn 70 Eds'and.
comes to to,on and John sends ~ er-
fraUaoant fo,cers. This leads 70 Qn,Gnr.
fact thai Helena feels Sometbtt1 is
iorono. Natalie is married and ~ hsr
her sister 1cith0ut results. She ryeets.
h01ceUer that Helena is unhdppy. {
Evening star., 1926-11-17
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

The person who Yields a nimb1e
paint brush can often contrive really
valuable and appreciated Christmas
gifts at comparatively small cost.
Nearly every one cOvets a little
hanging book shelf for living room or
bedroom, and yet these articles are
quite expensive when purchased al
ready decorated. Undecorated, how
ever, they may be purchased in a va
riety of styles for as little as So or $4
Evening star., 1926-11-17

foot on rainy days and depended on
the doorman with big umbrella or
a protecting awning when they hur-
ried from motor car to restaurant or
store.
Since the umbrella is a rally day
accessory, 1t must be rather gay
covered with colored silk-red. blue,
green or purple-and finished with a
clever handle. All sorts of appealing
little animal and bird heads are to he
found. There are some new umbrellas
containing little lockets in which the
rather sentimental woman may keep
lock of hair or a small picture.
Umbrellas with oilskin covers
chosen to match the color of the OIL
skin coat with which they are worn
have been shown here and there and
ought to meet with favor among the
college girls who affect the brightly
hued slicker.
tCopyright. 1926.O
Evening star., 1926-11-17
Day of Tricky Umbrellas Arrives
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Once women were content on a
Rlny day 10 carry umbrellas that
were just umbrellas. Usually black
umbrellas made Of good silk il they
could afford it, Now we are not so
easily content. We want umbrellas
that are not only umbrellas but cigar
cite containers, vanity cases, electric
torches, scent bottles or something
else that has nothing whatever to do