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SUB ROSA
DY MINIS.
DY MIMS.
Santa Claus to- OtherSf

Calls man Ia So generous he sim
| ply overwhelms her with gifts Oi
every kind.
| She's never known any one so Mt
t~rly unselhsh and thoughtful. Never
day goes by that ne doesn't dt
something marvellous for her.. ..
Hes perfect Santa Claus to me :,
she tells her friends proudly. And
they all Sigh enviously wondering
why a halftimer like Gail should hsye
gra bbed on such a generous provider
But bigsnearted Ben. the hero Of
the story. happens to be In love with
little Gail.
And being In love. he's showing
of for all he's worth. He's striving
to impress her in every way he can
with his unusually splendid qualities,
However. bef0ie she actually de.
cides to take him for better or worse.
she might well make a few quiet in.
vestisations. go.
The world IL full, Of men who are
perfect Santa Clauses to the girls
they's In love with.
RM. alas! How few hmsba nda can
be found who cveaburden their wives
with gifts and flowers and. ANDY.
II Gall wants to make sure that
she's got herself a. peIma anent Santa
Claua she'd Detter look around q hit
How IL he treating HE IA amily? Do
"o' her ana dad and little sister all
come In for handsome. remembra ncAe
every so often? < 80
IL ne just as thoughtful and kind
about sparine them any trouble?
Does he think Of them frat and him
self afterward? ..s's 80, -,
Or does he just take them Tor
granted, and rather ignore their
claims to his time and thought?
Is. II he considerate Of old friends
does he show them Just a. much
courtesy and generosity as he does
new q cQus inta nces?
What difference does that make
Gail might ask. THE mans In love
with me. OF course. he's nicer to me
than to anybody else. Even il he
doesn't give his family 40 much time.
he's sure to he the same 10 me always;
Men are always more generous to
their sweethesrts than 10 their
families ....-. j..
Yes. that's jus, the trouble. men
are more generous to their sweet
hearts than they are later to their
fan,iliea.
Yom see Gail ia going 10 he part of
his family, some day. She's going 10
he Just - much q part OF his every
day life a. are his mother and father
right now. ..
And II he's not particularly sener-
Gus to the old folks at home. she
can't expect that he's Soins to con-
tinue the Santa Claus art. once the
gla NOR and roma nee have begun to
die.
Not. that ! discourage Gaifs marry,
ing Ren at ell. Only ] warn her no;
to base too much confidence on his
ever.increas sing generosity TIL she
finds out how much ne carries out the
role OF easy -Gtver IN hie EVERYDAY NE
While a. man IL madly In love with
you. yoa can't. Judge his charactef
from his. actions. toward S9u. -.
You've got 10 watch.a bit. ana see
how he's treating Others hefore you
can Hndersts nd him perfectly.
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Is Handedness Hereditary I

Probably the most plausible expla n
alton for the right .ha ndedness Of the
ma jority Of people tS6 per cent Of the
populationl is habit and parental train.
ing and example.
But that theory faila to account for
the 4 per cent cf untaught left-hs nd
edneae. 40 we had better look over
some other theories.
Even II slett ,ha ndedness. be hereof
tary-which Is a debatabIe question
that fact would throw little light on
the cause or origin Of II. IT Ia fatuous
in any case to say: "Oh. 7 inherited
IA rdened arteries from grandfather"
for even IL all OF ones immediate an
cestors abused their arteries and paid
for the damage promptly, every man
starts this life with q normal set OF
arteries and It n up TO him to take
care Of EN- or abuse them. and after
all. that is what determines the con-
dition Of, arteries in the fullness of
years.
II is alway possible to nnd inter
esting or strib1ng examples Of left
ha ndednees In several generations of
Ia Family. But cancer not rarely ,oc-
dplrs In more than one generation OF
al family and so does tuberculosis, !,
Obesity. dia abetes. dandruff. or prevarj.
cation. inst 'because such things are
80 Ammon that they are bound tn
ha ppan more or less in every IA mily.
ManyA scientific investigators believe,
howevAr. that .ha ndedness Ia a ques-
ton of heredits. For instance. DR..
II. F.. JoAdan Of the University of Vir-
xinia. con'luded from study Of han
ednees In, 1000 individuals. represent
ing ~ iirAaees. that left.ha ndednese
is heredityA and follows very. closely
the Nendehan Wv of Inheritance.
This conclusion was supported ny
study s,f left \handedness" in 305 fam
lilies by Prof. IRA ncis Ramsley Of the
University ofA Colorado. lao left
Evening star., 1926-05-29

There In skill in arranging furniture
80 that II accents coziness. so that
whether you have much or little fur
niture. and the rooms are large or
ANAL. they seem to he we'll furnished.
\ rom that looks crowded has an un-
easy feeling. We keep looking about
tn see what can hest he eliminated A
room that is measerly furnished Is not
any more satisfactory, because we
keen wondering Just what would he
the hest thing to supply to make 1t
seem right
Where rooms are large and furni-
ture In sparse. 1t should not he pushed
back against the walls. Corners. too.
should not he made to appear deep.
To prevent this one corner may have
= piece Of furniture such as a pian
or a davenport placed at an angle
across It. Or table may he placed
before II. rather than In 1t. Do not
cut of all corners. but one or two of
them may he. with good effect. BY
dra wing the furniture little way from
the walls mot roo much. thouehl
the attention is centered and not dis
Sipated. A screen behind davenport
dra wn out from a wall is excellent.
The height Of the screen takes care Of
the wall space while the screen gives
pleasing background for the furni.
ture:
QUelling Furniture.
, II o room In small. Quell the furni-
ture by showing 1t hack close to the
wall and make the angles of the walls
appear as deep as possible. book
case corner is good for this. The
ca ses are not actually wide, and so
Evening star., 1926-05-29
What stTomorrowMeans to You
nv MARv bs.AKK.
Gemini.

Genini.
Tomorrow'a planetary aspects are
very favorable and. from o material
point Of view. 1t Ia possibly unfortu.
nate that these conditions should. oc.
cur on . Sunday. when the opportun.
ity for accomplishment is usually
lacking. They denote an urge to
work. . stronE aense Of courage. a
clear vision. and a degree Of self.ss.
s,Irance thst would conquer oil dim.
culties and achieve success: II ia
Sunday. however. and the exist ence
Of such influences must react in a
manner favorable To the observance u
and customary pursUita Of the day.
The home circle must be cheered by
the atmosphere. and the abeence ~
encN Of optimism and torches ra nee.
nfusf produce that which makes for a
happy day.
ChAdron born tomorrow will enjoy
exceptionally good health durins in :
fancy. They DO. however. ata nd ex.
posed TO one or more serious illneeees
In their teens. which win dema nd
unremitting care and conata mt atten
ffon. The extent Of their recovery
VIII depend very much on whether
they have been properly nurfured in
tneF oabyhood. Their chara CT SrS viii
7oe strong. without being disa Ersea bic:
lner dispositions will be kind and
anectionate. without being efY,,AiyA
Thetr natures win be rsnerous nj
frank. without being gullfble. Tn their
. studes, they will display normal IN.
terest. They are bound to excer IN
outoocr sports. and too much conf,ne.
mont Will only tend to warn thar
minos ana cripple their enerriAs !"
II tomorrow your birthday. yout
CHARACTERISTICS are modesty. little self.
assurance. great f0rbea rance ,ons.
aunerink patience and an ina biIttv "a
mink III OF any one. You are loved
nS your friends, but an ordinary on.
tooker smiles NJ the way things ara
put over on you. thinking. although
erroneously. that you are blind 10
wnat 10 going on around YOU. A ma
ture s,ich a. yours radiatea hann;. i
ness and peace, and though its ma.
teriai rewards may he few, YOU al ,
ways have the satisfaction Of belnr
Ifee from worry. and Of having the
APPRECIATION of Your own conscience. :
You are. OF course. pafnsta king IN the
duties that fall to your lot. You are
not destined to become prominent or
famous. You. however, MI q space In
the world TO the advantage Of an
fhoee with whom YOU come In con. .
tact. and your. '"make.up" is ofs
greater value than riches. -
Well known persons born IN that
date are: James Woodrow. clArsv.
man and educator: william M;
Springer, statesman and furist: I'd.
ward J.. Mark. zoclosist: Edward I.
Burlinkame.' journalist: Gustav Fl.
Schwab. merchant: Mrs. Spencer
Trask. Katrina Trash" auth0r.
rtccpyrisht. fsss.1 -S'a.s =
Evening star., 1926-05-29
BEAUTY CHATS: BY rD,A KENT FORBES

and that YOU. know what you're dojnx
or callous
To give any detailed corn treat :
ments would take ton. long today We
must have several chats on the suh-
ject. Remember that you begin avery
treatment by soaking the feet in hot
water to which little horax has been
added. Then the feet should he dried
and az much loose skin rubbed Off
with the towel as possible. A little
COTTONWOOD soaked in the water should
be Kept over the corns go az to keen
them soft while the rest Of the foot is
being treated. Each corn should he
carefully shaved down little, by little
50 a. not to touch the live skin. And
then the spot-the rough edges of thp
akin hetng removed with the nall scis-
sors-should he rubbed with q little
OIL or cold cream. Or. ifsthe corn has
been sore. 1t should he painted Will, A
little cOllOdiOn
Tired. sore OF aching feet are the
cause OF many unsupported and ap-
Aparenly unrelated ills. r. .
NJ. r. L.-Short hair reoujres fire.
qN'ent washing since il gets oilv muctf
s0A ner than long hair Ruth IL with
soft towels to remove some of the oil
at times and II will not he inclined 10
pacI<\as you say yours does. The fye-
auerA cor1bngs do not have anything
to. do1 with the oily condition. - !.
Try~an egg shampoo for removing
the DAN hdruff. and massage the scalp
every day to improve its circulation:
K you 10 this A healthier condition
wfll resNts BE sure. your barber uses.
sanitary Aprecautionst &nd that his
combs ARD Railways sterilized.
Thomas NC.-Kerosene Ia 50 stimu.
iating to ths scalp thst5it will some.
times prevent the hair from falling
out. KeroseA,e has pretty muoh> the
same effect ~ alcohol has, but with
sither. only nae when necessary, say
three treatnents with ~ day: bstwssn
each one. A. Abe trouble is with the
scalp. apply ttA remedy TO the scsiY,
aud not to the AA ir.
the hsir was to h, soaked with lrsro-
sene was ififor1natisn on destr0ying
verFnin. ~. = ~.
Evening star., 1926-05-29
"puzzIcks," s.:
= -Puzzie.Limerirks.

A fellow sojourninE In =. -' >
Got his bill from the clerk in the ,:
The more items he r,3-' =. 49,.
The more things he =, a.. -
A nd the wea ther grew torrid and s..
i. One Of the Southern Unittd States.
2. Hallway.
3. interpreted from writing.
4. Stated. s.,..-. =. ,.. : ..,e
s. Hotter.
(Note-''If you: don't believe this
.Ptlzzlick' IL true. you never got bill
from q clerk in the > Of Il hotel In
+" states j.. G. W. Of Boston, who
forwarded this limerick. Why not
send one Of your favorites In for ,the
other "Puzzlick" +: ns? The answer
to this one and another "Puzzlick'
will appear on Monday)
Yesterday's ''Puzxlick." :,4
A man who was deeply in debt,
Said, NO matter Whatever i get,
NY :crSd3R Nlaim
Which discoura sed, ;, ,es
Evening star., 1926-05-29
Lessons ., in English
Copyright. lQc6.)
ny ". l.. GORDON.

Words often misused: Don't say II
have got to CO.. Omit get" :
often. misprononnced: Premature.
Pronounce the first e as In me :
often mispelled: Belief: ie.
synonyms: Skillful, adroit. clever,
dexterous, expert, apt. able, talented.
ingenious, gifted, bright.
Word study: Use a word three
times and II II yours" Let us In.
crease -eur, vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today'a word:
Retrospect tncup); a view Of some
thing past. He turned his pen. to 4
retrospect of the civil War;"
Evening star., 1926-05-29
Common ,FooA Troubles.

II yhu have any sorA Of trouble with
your feet you should 81 TO a chircpo-
dist regularly just ~ yAu would Ectc
. dentist If you have teekh trouble. 1t
In a good plan 10 60 befaNs any actual
pain starts. for a corn dr callous fs
much more easily cured n the trsat-
ment Is begun early. An& be sure
your chiropodist Ia good. N'r q poor
one IL worfe than no use. :
II you would rather do it\yourself
and save the expense pufchaN, q nall
clipper which is 30 shaped thaf 1t cuts
the nails or evenly. and which 10
about the only way of cutting tks big
toe nail to the proper shape In yAoinf-
ing V, which avoids lrGr6winN too
malls. You should also have 4 pair
,of stout nail scissors to cut oh\ the
sloosened hits Of skin from the botfA,n
:of the callouses. and either a safeA y
Srazor blade or a proper corn knifA
jbut be sure you have a steady hama
Evening star., 1926-05-29
Fried Twists.

= Beat up two exes. Add one-third ~
A cupful Of sugar. one tableSpoonfu,
Of cream. two tablespoonftsle or melt.
Cd butter. half .. teaspoonfsil n bak
ing sodA. half q teaspoossf,il ~ cream
or tartar. q quarter teaapoonfal each
OF salt and powdered mace. and -four
enough to make o stiff dough. Roll
out and divide into pieces the shape
Of . pencil, atie in bowknsts. fry IN
plenty OF smoking hot fat. and dust
with powdered sugar.
Evening star., 1926-05-29
Baked Herrines.

This II very convenient ala, to
have ready. a. when baked ytlys her.
ring can bA eaten cold wash and
clean Thoroughly any number Of hey.
rings that may bA desired. and .sprfn-
kle both sides with pepper and salt.
Arrange In 4 buttered pudding dish.
either cciled up or straight. adj one
tablespoonful Of vinegar and gle, q
piece of buttered paper over the, dish.
Then bake slowly in the even fon<ene
hoee. - :.>..n-g- - =
Evening star., 1926-05-29

or, the gray old rabbit who lived
there, that IT was one of the finest
places In all the Great World. And
then Buster Bear had come shufHing
along down. the cowpath close 10
Johnny Chncks new home. and
Johnny had squesled and turned a
back somersa ult into his house. Now.
IL Johnny hadn't sauealed perhaps
this story never would have been
written. But he did sQueal. and
Buster Rear heard that sQual.
Buster turned his head and looked
over the bushes just in time to see
the twinklin2 little black heels OF
Johnny Chuck disa ppeart inside his
honse. "Woof: Woof", said Buster
Bear In his deepest rumbly- eruWhly
voice. "Woof. WooE Now. who is
that?" Then he turned and broke
through the bushes aud shuf1ied
straight over to have hook at Johnny
Chuck's house. OF course. the first
thing he did was to poke his nose In
at that open doorway and sniff. 1t
was a long sniff and 1t made great
noise down inside. II sent -the~coIdest
kind Of little shivers running all %, er
Johnny Chuck. despite his warm coat
Evening star., 1926-05-29
What Do You Know
About 1t? =
naily Aetenee Atx.


\. What common chemical OF
the medicine chest gives test
for starch? >..
z. How may the presence OF
lime b. tested?
). Why does silver tarnish
when exposed to the air?
4. What 10 present in the soil
that gives the color to the red
claye? D..
5. How, may the stains Of
iodine he removed from a fab
ric?
&. How ts the preeencA Of
carbon, dioxide in q well or cave
revealed?
Answers to these questions in
Mondays Star. s...ts% =.
Evening star., 1926-05-29
Decides TO Go Home.
'Tis well " sometimes We arrange
0rinions Of our own to change.
Old Mother Nature

Any one who absolutely refuses to
change an opinion when proven in the
wrong is just plain obstinate. More of
dignity is lost in clingine to a wrong
opinion than ever is lost in cha nging
an opinion.
Johnny Chuck, who. YOU know. had
heen trapped in a box trap in the Old
Orchard and turned loose in the Old
Pasture by Farmer Browns Boy. had
almost made up his mind that he
would spend the Summer in the Old
Pasture. In fact. he had begun to
share the opinion Of Old led Thnmp-
Evening star., 1926-05-29

Heaven ID not Hgon BY q single
hound: but by taktAE ens ytsp ss D..
tirna. -.
Evening star., 1926-05-29

A SCREEN BEHIND 4 DAvENroRT NOT ONLY PROTECTS From
TIE Fl-RNITRE AND DECORATION FOR wall. SPACE.
Evening star., 1926-05-29

ffnpyrieht. 1894,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19
GIVEN THREE YEARS
FOR SELLING DRUGS
Edward B. Preis, Anacostia Ply
stefan, Dumfounded at Re-
ceiving Jail Sentence.

Justice Bailey in Criminal Division
l today sentenced Edward B. Preis,
physician Of Anacostia. who for
merly was an Army doctor stationed
at Boiling Field, to the penitentiary
for three years. Preis pleaded guilty
January % to an Indictment charg-
ing unlawful purchase and sale of
narcotics at various times in 1924.
The right to issue prescriptions
under the narcotic act had been taken
away from Preis in 1922, it was
stated. but he continued to make
out prescriptions under various
names and had them filled at drug
stores.
The case had been referred to Pro
baton Officer Steele for investiga-
ton and report. but Preis ignored
the requests of Steele to visit his
office. When called this morning,
Prets said he had come to see the
probation officer, but Justice Bailey
told him it was too late and pro
ceeded to pronounce sentence.
For WHAT" excitedly asked the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

physician. who appeared dumfound-
ed, and reluctantly followed deputy
marshal to the cellroom
Probation for five years was ex-
tended today by Justice Bailey to
Arnold 3. Coffman, % years old, who
was formerly employed in the Post
Office Department. Throughout the
year 1924, 1t was charged, ne had
stolen from the malls various articles,
some of which were recovered at his
home in Alexandria.
Shirley w. Hutchinson, colored. was
given three years in the peritentiary
for grand larceny. He hal been cn
probation for similar offense and
few weeks after the probation eX.
pired entered the dining hall of
Georgetown College and stole S:03.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

ago would be wiped out in favor Of the
lower rates in effect sine 1921.
The conference, which broke up for
a while yesterday during the fight on
the inheritance tax, reached another
crisis today. Senate conferees inform
ed the House how far they are willing
to go on a compromise and left the
conference until later in the day.
House confereeS considered the pro
DoSal for another hour and indicated
they expected an agreement before
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19
AGREEMENT ON TAX
BILL TODAY IS SEEN
Senate Conferees Agree to
Inheritance Levy, But
Get Reduction.

BY the AssOCldtCd Press.
An early agreement between the con
ferees on the tax bill by which the in
heritance tax will be restored to the
measure was freely predicted today
after another two-hour conference of
representatives of the Senate and
House.
The inheritance tax. which the Sen
ate had voted to repeal. has been the
main stumbling block to a final agree
ncnt.
In yielding to restoration of the in
heritance levy. it was Indicated the
Senate would gain its point for re-
troactive cut on this levy by which
cle increased rates voted two wears
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Raymond L. Thompson, co'cred, who
aided Hutchinson in entering the
dining hall, was given one year.
Terms of one year each at Deco |
guam were imposed on Elmer Lam |
berth. housebreaking; Luigi Perticari |!
receiving stolen property, and Preston I,
Henderson. COlOred. hOuSebrea king.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19
COLORFUL FIGURE DIES.
Was Sailor, Indian Fighter and
Pioneer Cattleman.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 10 C4p
w. II. Wolfe. sea. captain. Indian
fighter and scout under Buffalo Bill
and the late Gen. Nelson a. Miles, and
pioneer Arizona cattleman, died here
yesterday, aged IS.
At the age of IA years he left his
home in Detroit, Mich, to follow the
sea. He rounded Cape Horn twice as
master of a six-masted schooner.
His service in the Indian wars in
cluded the campaign against Geron-
imo.
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cough consisted of mice cooked and
dried to powder and then mixed with
sugar.
Evening star., 1926-04-06
RELIGIOUS DISPUTE
IS Up AT ELECTION
Voters of Missouri Village to
Decide FundamentaIist-
Liberal Dispute.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLARENCE, Mo-, April 6.-Voters
of this little village today went to the
polls to cast their votes in a munlclral
election, the campaign for which dur
Ing the past week has developed into
q religious controversy in so far as the
nlayoralty race is commemorative pop
ulace iividing in taking sides with the
two candidates, j. c. Maupin, former
Baptist preacher, and L. j. Peterman,
retired farmer.
The campaign for the mayors office
proceeded along the usual run until
about a week ago, when Maupin, the
lone candidate. was found to have been
one of a group of students of William
Jewell College, Liberty, Mo, in 1922,
which presented petition to the
board of curatorS of the college de.
manding the retention of DR.. A. Wake
field Staten, member of the school fac
ulty, who was ouSted by the board for
what were termed too liberal views
expressed in his book. What Jesus
Taught" This issue was raised against
Maupin, but he refused to'retract from
his stand and the battle has waged
intensely with the fundamentaliStS
supporting Peterman and the liberal.
lists alignihg with Maupin. Some of
the townspeople deny that the election
has developed into a religious contest.
Last night Maupin declared, II stand
just where I did four years ago when
l supported DIR. Staten. l am not re-
tracing or backing up"
Maupin, member of one of the
Oldest families in Shelby County.
preached for a number of years, retir-
Ing a year ago as pastor of the Bap,
tist Church at Amboy. III. He now
conducts large store here
Peterman has declared that his re
Hgious views are exactly the same
as those of the late William Jen-
nings Bryan as expressed at the evo-
luton trial in Dayton. / take every
word OF the Bible as my religious
guide.'
Evening star., 1926-04-06
FIGHT ON DIVIDING WALL
LOST BY MRS. PERRY
Appeals Court Refuses to Order
Tearing Down of Structure on
Sixteenth Street.

The District Court of Appeals in an
opinion yesterday by Justice Robb, re-
fused to order the tearing down OF
new dividing wall which supported a
wooden division fence between prem
ises 1884 and 1886 Sixteenth street
northwest. Mrs. Fannie S. Perry,
owner of one of the houses, did not
give her written consent, when Victor
B. Rench, owner of the other prop
erty, proceeded to erect the wall.
division wall had been in exist
ence for o5 years and when Rench
was about TO improve his property he
found that the old wall could not well
be underpinned and decided to build a
new wall at his own expense, although
half of the wall was on the land of
his neighbor. Mrs. Perry sued out an
Injunction against Rench and his con-
tractor, which was denied hv the Dis
trict Supreme Court. and she appeal.
Evening star., 1926-04-06
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

NatiOnal-"The Alarm Clock" farce
at $40 pm.
Belasco - THE Gorilla" mystery
farce. at $40 pm.
Wardman Park-"Her Temporary
Husband" comedy. at $50 pm.
Keith's-N. V. A. week and vaude-
vile, at 2:15 and Sis pm.
Earle-"California Night Hawks. -
vaudeville, continuous from 1880 to
IL pm.
Strand-"King of the Turf" vaude-
vile, continuous from 1890 to IL pm.
Gayety-"Miss Tabasco," burlesque,
at 2:15 and Sis pm.
Columbia" Beverly of Graustark. -
at 11:15 am, 1:15, 3:25, $50, 7:S0 and
$40 pm.
Metropolitan - Sally. Irene and
Mary" al 1875 am. 1910, 2:10, 4:10,
$50 $50 and $50 pm.
RialtO-"Skinner's Dress Suit" at
11:45 am. las, 3, 5:35, 7:o0 and 9:20
pm.
Palace-"The Bat" at 1905 am,
Los, 3:l5. SIS, 7:20 and 9:35 pm.
Tivoli-"Irene," at 2, $50, $40, 1880
and $40.
Ambassador - Sally. Irene and
Mary" at 6:15, s and $40 pm.
"Mannequin," at 1890, .,
$50. 3, $50, and $40 pm.