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Evening star., 1927-05-12
The Memory Garden.

ii w RS. FULLER rose slowly
4 IN n from the flower bed over
4 NR which she had been bending
and stood rubbing the dry
earth from her fingers
rshsla she looked across the street
where teachers and pupils were leav.
sap the high school building at the
close of the afternoon session. The
sonng peoDle came along the brick
walk in twos and threes, chattering
and laughing, Now ana then one
strolled across the campus readinS
from an open book or dropped down
~ rest a few moments on one of the
MANY stone seats to enjoy the shade
OF the large elms.
Mrs Fullers attention seemed
4xed on a young man who was walk
ing alone.
"something wrong" she muir
INJURED. Something wrong"
"what's the matter. mother?" in
ouired her husband teasingly from
his seat on the porch. Didn't that
last slim you stuck down live?"
"0h the plants are doing well
enough. It's the folks that worry
me she gave her hands final
brush to clear them Of the last parti-
c1es of earth and seated herself in
low rocker near her husband.
IT'S Mr.. Cross and Miss Lane. You
know how devoted they were last
Snrinro I haven't seen them to-
cether this Fall and the schoolgirls
fell me they hardly speak to each
other. 1t Just makes me sick"
."There. there. mother, you can't
settle Young peoples differences. Let
Them alone. They'll make it up
Il don't know. Sometimes little
o,tarrels are never made mp, I only
wish I could bring them together
somehow. They care for each other.
know. I've watched them many
times. She hasn't been over here to
see us this Fall. ] Imagine she would
feel more unhappy if she came, now
that they have quarreled.
''Neither has he been here. / used
to enjoy the young fellow. He never
seemed TO think it a waste Of time TO
play n game of croquet with an old
codger like me.
"There she comes now. I'm going
to hail her"
BE careful, mother; be careful"
Mrs. Fuller descended the steps and
waved energetically to a good-looking
young woman who was crossing the
street.
Come over" she called. ''I haven't
Evening star., 1927-05-12

n RS. FULLER rose slowly
IA from the flower bed over
MI which she had been bending
and stood rubbing the dry
Garth from her fingers
Evening star., 1927-05-12

The card had said, my love Is like
red, red rose" and the handwriting
was SO familiar that no name was
necessary. And now it was all over
Just rather foolish quarrel at nfs.,
but time had widened the breach
until it seemed reconciliation was I'M.
possible. There was just one sman
consolation. He seemed as unhappy
as she herself was, so he must have
cared, too. As she thought all TINS
over a tear rolled down and dropped
off her cheek. Mrs. Fuller, pretend
ing not to see. stood up brisKiy.
Come in. / made fresh rolls TO-
day and Wen have supper. A cup
of tea will rest you.
Miss Lane surreptitiously dabped
her eyes and silently followed Wnlie
Mr.. Fuller smiled behind his evening
paper. ut takes mother to manage
flowers and girls" he thought.
After the meal they washed and put
away the oId-fashioned china, then
went to the porch, where Mr.. ruler
had preceded them. Miss Lanes race
grew scarlet as she saw him standing
by the memory garden talking to a
young man who listened with re-
spectful attention.
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digging hin her precious garden, saw
two smiling young people approach.
ing her across the lawn.
We've come to tell you and Mr..
Fuller that we are to be married
next Spring" said the girl.
And it was your memory garden
that brought us to our senses" added
the man. And next Spring we want
to start one ourselves from the bridal
bouquet, but we want slip from
the red rose to plant in the middle" :"
I'm root 1t for YOU" said Mrs.
Fuller. Now you and pa go along
and have a game and Miss Lane and
l will get supper. I lifted the red
rose today for q Winter bloomer and
Wen set it in the middle of the table. -
THE END.
fCopyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-12

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Evening star., 1927-05-12

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Evening star., 1927-05-12

Albanians like their autos so we'll
that they keep them until the cars are
of no use to any one, then scrap them.
Evening star., 1927-05-12

They would not have opened their lips to any white man.
They did to member of their own race Chief Buffalo
Child Long Lance, that amazing ulbood Blackfoot who
becoming of the keenest writers and lecturers Of the
day. former Indian who won distinction as captain
of Canadian troops in France.
They opened their hearts and their lips to him. In wind
swept lodge in Manitoba in the angest Indian Council he
ever knew he heard the sora story infinitely more da-
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Evening star., 1927-05-12
By Don Marquis

"LEOPARDS" will show you that not only
Young women are covetous and forgiving
but animals as well have their feelings.
Evening star., 1927-05-12

Chief Long Lance wanted give the story Americans
But through what channelf He chose Cosmopolitan.
because he was convinced that there he would find
at intelligent readers than in any other publication in
swilnglypay asmuch reachcopyofcosmopol-
tan as they would have pay for from three other
publications they form reading atocracy which would
understand and appreciate the message he had to deliver
His account. "THE SECRET OF THE SIOUX" is in the
June issue of Cosmopolitan.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
BY Peter B. Kyne

"FOR HIS MONEY" is exactly why two
women pursued this wealthy cowboy-but
love captured him in the end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
Board to Pass on officer.

Lieut.. Col Benjamin II. Kerfoot,
Coast Artillery Corps, who has been
under treatment at Walter Reed Gen
eral Hospital, has been ordered to re-
port TO the Army Retiring Board In
this city for examination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
LUDWIG VOGELSTEIN
HEADS HEBREW BODY
Reelected Chairman of American
Congregations Board-M. D. Ros-
enberg Among Vice Presidents.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, January I'll
Ludwig Voge1stein of New York was
reelected chairman of the executive
board of the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations at the close of
the thirtieth biennial convention here
yesterday.
Marcus Raugh. Pittsburgh; Maurice
D. Rosenberg, Washington, and julius
Rosenwald, Chicago, were named vice
presidents.
Agricultural settlements in Pales-
tine, Russia and Poland and the spirit
ual and educational development of
these countries was Endorsed by the
union. A resolution also was adopted
upholding a policy of arbitration as
the means of settling difficulties be-
tween the United States, Mexico and
Nicaragua.
The national declarations of temple
brotherhoods and sisterhoods, allied
organizations, ended their sessions
yesterday. The temple sisterhoods
elected Mrs. j. Walter F'reiberg, Gin
cinnati, president; Mrs. Jacob Vert
helm, New York; Mrs. Maurice Stein
field. st. Louis; Mrs. Charles Cohn,
Nashville, and Mrs. Henry Nathan,
Buffalo. vice presidents; Mrs. Joseph
Herman, Boston, treasurer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 21.-In this
city of surprises, the capital of Topsy-
terveydom, Wall Street brokers and
professional men turn taxi driver at
night and organ grinders make 500
a week.
When Antonio Pagluighi was
crushed to death by a truck while
playing his hand organ in a gutter
his wife brought suit for $4,000, and
today his daughter Rose took the
witness stand. She said her father
usually collected $40 on Saturdays and
holidays and SIS on other days.
That the ranks of the city's taxi
might hawks" are recruited, at least
in part, from society's upper crust"
was revealed yesterday, when John
r. Darlington, jr., Of Park avenue
was fined SIS in Traffic Court for hog
ging the road with his taxicab.
Surprised Magistrate.
stepped forward, an Immediately
clad figure with jaunty boutonniere
in his lapel.
There must be some mistake" said
the astonished magistrate. You
can't be the taxi driver referred to In
this case"
"oh, yes. am" said young Car
rington, whose father Is publisher Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
HEARINGS DATE SET
FOR MUSCLE SHOALS
Mouse Committee to Take Up Ala
bama Project Next Tuesday.
New Bid in Sight.

The question of what to do with
the Government properties at Muscle
Shoals. Ala, came to life simultane-
ously yesterday in the House and at
the White House, with a decision by
the House military committee to begin
hearings Tuesday on bids for the prop
critics
While the committee was taking
this action President Coolidge received
q group of American Farm Bureau
representatives. who asked his support
for a new bid to be submitted shortly
by the American Cyanamid Co. of
New York
Meanwhile the House turned down
on a point of order an amendment by
Representative Allgood, Democrat,
Alabama, of the Army appropriation
bill to provide for Government opera
ton of the properties. Although re-
jected instantaneously. II proved a
vehicle for Representative Smell, Re-
publican, New York, to declare he
would urge Government operation
unless an acceptable bid was received
shortly. 1t also developed Chairman
Madden of the House appropriations
committee virtually has completed
drafting a bill to carry out the
Cyanamid co. offer and would intro.
duce it the first of the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
Jury FREES EIGHT
IN RUM BR|BE CASE
Resentment at U. S. De-
tective Methods Said to
Have SWayed Decision.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 21.-Eight Of
the fourteen defendants IN the So
called Costello rum ring today stood
acquitted of charges of operating a.
rum feet between the United States
and Canada and Of paying brides to
Coast Guardsmen.
AS to the others the jury was uns
able to agree after celebrating q
hours. The trial had been in progress
more than two weeks.
Resent Federal Methods.
The verdict. reported late yesterday,
was swayed through resentment Of
"under-cover" methods used by the
Government in procuring evidence in
the case, New York newspapers quote
one of the jurors as saying after the
jury was discharged.
This juror, whose name was with.
held, was quoted as saying he would
have remained in the jury room until
doom's day" before convioting any one
on the testimony of such witnesses
as the Government produced"
Turned State Witnesses.
Many of the witnesses were former
Coast Guardsmen, defendants in the
case, who confessed and took the stand
as Government witnesses. Several
said they accepted brides from the
rum ring, and then became under
cover" agents under A. Bruce Bielauki.
head of the prohibition departments
secret agents.
In arguing to the jury Nathan
Burkan of the defense counsel char
acterized such men as rats and re-
ferred to Bielaskt as "a. mysterious
and invisible power" who employed
pirates, hijackers, crooks and briba
takers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
DOPE CONFERENCE
PROPOSED HERE.
MussoIini and Others Favor
Meeting in Washington to
Combat Use of Drugs.
Hr the Associated Press.


GENEVA, January 21.-An interna-
tional conference in Washington to
study means of combating the grow
ing illicit trade in habit forming drugs
was unoficialy suggested here yes
terday as a practical step toward
meeting an evil which is causing
growing apprehension.
Members of the League Of Nations
undoubtedly would prefer Geneva, but
It is believed that Premier Mussolini
of Italy, for one. is ready to go TO
Washington or anywhere else unless
the league succeeds in achieving re-
suits by stopping overproduction in
accordance with The Hague conyen-
ton.
For Ration System.
Premier Mussolini, through Stefano
r,avazzoni, his delegate to the
Leagues advisory commission on
ouiun. now in session, has given
warning that the time has arrived to
establish a ration system and to limit
the factory output Of narcotics in
each country to medical and scientific
purposes, thereby supporting the re-
cent American note TO the powers
urging stricter observance Of The
Hague convention.
Information reaching the League
shows steady increase in drug con.
trabands. The United States has re.
norted that large quantities of NOR.
phIne, heroin and cocaine are being
smuggled into America, with seizures
becoming increasingly difficult because
of the cleverness Of the smugglers
and because of indications of the ex
istence of powerful international
drug ring.
U. S. Delegate Absent.
Lieut.. Col. Arthur Wood, American
expert member on the League com
mission, who led the fight against the
narcotic evil last year, is una bic to at
tend the commission sessions at pres
ent and has designated as his persona
representative /. b. Denham of New
York, who is keeping him informed
of developments.
Adherence of Bolivia TO the Genev;
opium convention was announced
with the reservation that Bolivia will
not undertake to restrict the cultiva
ton and production of coca leaf II
her territory nor 10 forbid the con
sumption of the leaf by the natives,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
BELIEVE JEALOUS
LOVER MURDERER
Police Think Railroad Execu-
tive and Woman Were VIC
tins of Revenge.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. January 21.-
The theory that a jealous lover shot
down A. S. Moore, 40, Southern Rail-
way supervisor of safety and santa
ton, and. then fatally wounded Mrs.
Ruby Thornton, SO. as she fed from
the scene of her companions death on
lonely road near Birmingham was
advanced by detectives today.
The bodies of the man and woman
were found late Wednesday night
where Moore had parked his automo-
bile in a pine thicket near the road
Woman Tried to Flee.
Moore had ben kileled by shotgun
discharged directly into his face. Mrs.
She had evidently attempted to fee
from the assailant, as her wound was
in the back of the head.
A discharged shotgun and several
empty shells were found near her
body, and a number of prints Of a
mans shoes were discovered on the
ground around her.
Although Moore was known to have
had $50 in his possession before the
shooting, ana aJtnough ms empty wal
let was found later a mile from the
shooting, police discounted the theory
of robbery. A taxicab receipt and a
piece of cloth, evidently from the lin
ing of a coat near Moore's body, may
prove valuable evidence, police be-
lieve.
Husband Out of Town.
Mrs. Thornton, the mother of a
9-year old daughter had been living
with here parents heer during the alb
sence of her husband, J. c. Thornton,
an insurance agent. who, it was said,
had been out of the city several
months.
Although Mrs. Moore and her three
children have been residing in Chat
tanooga, Tenn, for several months
Moores parents denied the couple
We're separated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
ORGAN-GRINDER MAKES 500
PER WEEK IN NEW YORK
Suit Discloses Music Boxes Reap Rich
Harvest-Brokers Turn to Odd
Jobs to Get Thrills.

the New Haven Journal-Courier, you
see I'm a broker in the daytime, but
at night / drive a taxi"
An official of the taxicab company
said later that young Carrington's
case was not an unusual one.
oh, yes, we have brokers among
our drivers" he said land doctors
and lawyers, too. They like to get a
little extra money, / suppose.
Wanted to See Life.
II have ridden so much in taxicabs
that I became interested in taxi chauf-
feurs and wondered whether they
really made any money to speak of.
Besides, and what's more important,
I had heard so often that a New York
taxi chauffeur meets every type of
humanity and sees so many angles of
life that are denied to ordinary hu-
mans / just wanted to try it for my
self"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
Marine Corps Changes.

,er AN Marine Corps this CITY has b uSa
detailed to duty with the American
Battle Monuments Commission, War
Department.
First Lieuts. A. c. Small and A. H.
Fricke have been transferred from
the naval station, Guam, 10 the United
States legation, Picking, China; First
Lieut.. J.. c. Whitaker. from San
Diego, Calf, TO Annapolis, Md; First
Iieuts. w d. Rassett and III. b. Liv.
ersedge, from San Francisco to San
Diego; First Lieut.. o. a. Hill. from
Paris Island, s. c., to Gendarmerie
dHayti, and Second Lieut. r. Pagan
from the battleship West Virginia TO
Paris Island. S. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
B|LL|ONSAT STAKE
UNDER DAWES PLAN
Germany Claims $9,000,-
600, 900 Marks in Dispute
With Preparations Board.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, January 21.-A case
involving German government claims
totaling more than 1900, 900 900 gold
marks opened today in the hall of
Justice of the Peace Palace before the
Arbitral Tribunal and Interpretation
Court created for the settlement of
differences arising between the Ger
man government and the reparation
commission regarding Interpretation
of the provisions of the Dawes plan.
Payments at Issue.
The matter for settlement is
whether certain payments by Ger
many should or should not be re-
garded as included in the annuities
payable by Germany to the agent gen
eral for reparation payments. The
items regarding which Germany has
raised question are:
Payments made September l, 1924.
or to be made by the Reich to German
nationals under certain clauses OF the
Versailles treaty as compensation for
retention, liquidation or transfer Of
their property rights or interests in
the territories of the allied and associ-
ated states, including Alsace-Lorraine;
for transfer of the German rights in
the Shantung (China) Railway; trans
fer of the German share of
the capital of the Morocco State Bank
and transfer of German interests III
public utility undertakins in Russia,
China, Austria. Hungary, Bulgaria,
Turkey and the territories formerly
belonging to Germany or her allies in
the World War.
Complexion of Court.
IT is for payments made or to be
made on these accounts that the Ger
man government estimates the large
sum mentioned.
The court consists of a Frenchman,
A. German, a Swede and a Hollander,
with Thomas Nelson Perkins of Bos-
ton, as president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
WANT NAME LISTED.
Cab Operators Bring Suit Against
Telephone Company.

Proceedings in ma ndamus to compel
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co to list the name of the
plaintiff in it's telephone directory
were filed yesterday in the District
Supreme Court by the Independent
Taxi Owners Association, which
operates the Diamond Cab Co.
Through Attorney Henry NJ. Fowler,
the plaintiff says the telephone COM
pany declined to list its name because
there appeared in the directory the
name of a similar concern, known as
the Diamond Cab and Messenger Serv-
ice. Fowler says that concern oper-
ates a messenger business and not a
taxicab business. He also asserts
that the telephone company after
soliciting an advertisement from the
plaintiff corporation declined to pub
lish it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
TRAFFIC PAUSES IN FIRE.
Shipping and Delivery Annex of
Goldenberg Suffers Damage.

Fire from an undetermined cause
In the basement of the shipping and
delivery annex of Goldenbergs
three story frame building at 9O9
Eighth street. last night threatened
serious damage to surrounding struc-
lures. but was confined through
speedy tire-fighting and the weather
conditions to the building of it's origin.
The fire swept, from the basement
to the third story of the building, do
ing considerable damage to parcels
awaiting shipment and delivery as
we'll as to Christmas trimmings and
decorations which had recently been
stored away.
The damage was undetermined, but
It was believed that the total loss
would be between $4,000 and $4,000.
Street car traffic on Seventh street
was temporarily tied up until the
hose could be trestled across the road
way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
SCIENCE STUDY NOTED,
Progress in Research by School
Pupils Observed by Educator.

The progress Of science in the pub.
lie schools Of the country was de.
scribed by DR.. Otis w. Caldwell, pro-
fessor Of education and director OF the
Lincoln School of Columbia Universe
ty, in an address to teachers of science
in Junior high schools here yester-
day afternoon in the music room of
Central High School. DR.. Caldwell said
more children are taking up general
science and continuing their work in
special sciences today than ever be-
fore.
DR.. Caldwell said the early method
of teaching science was to give each
subject as a separate course. The pres
ent tendency is TO work from a gen.
eral course to specific courses in the
various branches of the subject, he
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
Asks "Permissive' Merger Law.

A. p. Thorn, general counsel of the
Association of Railway Executives,
told the Senate interstate commerce
committee yesterday that the main
point Of difference between advocates
and opponents of railroad consolida-
ton legislation is whether it should be
permissive or coercive legislation. He
said he believed a permissive law to
start with would best serve the pub
lie interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
Resigns Commission.

Resignation of First Lieut.. William
T. Van de CRAFT, u. s. Infantry, re-
Gently stationed at Colorado Springs,
Col. has been accepted by the Presi-
dent. He is from Alabama and was
appointed to the Army In November,
1918,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
Thaddeus Austin Thomson Dies.

AUSTIN Tex, January 81 H).--
Thaddeus Austin Thomson. "a. for
nner Minister to Colombia and Texas
cattle mar. aied Wednesday,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-08

ship was Keeling down to the
shock of a sudden squat. 1t
caught her between sea and sea;
iron and copper bolts parted, IA
inch beams broke like match
sticks, and her fabric was spread
abroad like SO many straws.
Arson, in the NAV of a thousand
tons of salt water, was swept off
a hundred yards to leeward and
came up to breathe and see the
sky again, clutching franticalIy
at the splintered wreckage sur
rounding him.
In the space of few seconds
he lived an eternity. His mind
was obsessed by the silly thought
of the mess his cabin would be
in. my books will be ruined
and I'd liked to have
finished Maupin. / wonder how
it came out with Theodore and
Rosette -" A host of in
consequential fancies fla d
through his brain. Then he felt
the wind on. his face and found
himself embraced in cordage
which fouled his legs and arms
and carried him up and down in
hills and valleys of water like a
child on a see-saW.
1t was obvious that he was
entangled in some floating wreck.
age, and curiously enough he en-.
tertained the notion that it might