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The Washington times., 1927-03-18
Chinese Bishop Here

BISHOP ODORIC CHENG one of the two Chinese
Franciscan priests to be elevated to the rank of bishop
is visiting the franciscan Monastery. The picture
shows left to right Bishop Cheng Father John Forest
MCGEE, Father Bonaventure Simon and Father Laur-
ence Pizzati.
The Washington times., 1927-03-18
"THE LEADING ROLL"
~

Bill: An ANstrGtGn composer
wandered into cdnnibdl tribe,
tohich UGs about to make soup
of him tuhen he danced the
.ChGrleston" for them, pleasing
them so that they escorted him
to safety and loaded him Nth
presents. Oar missionaries to
Africa natght find this dance
quite useJE in their york.
AUNT DEDA.
The Washington times., 1927-03-18

In Chicago 12g gGngsters
haze been killed in gang sU0r-
fare IN three gears. If they
.qoiH Just confiRe their kill
ings to themselves the COM
gsuaitg may be better off,
after all. UNCLE ZEKE.
The Washington times., 1927-03-18

Bill to Jack--You're so dumb
you can't be one person. You
must be twins.
Jack to BiII-BOy, you're so
dumb yOm think the Panama
Canal was named after hat.
HOFFMAN.
49,
Said the doUe to the cosU:
Don't you 1oish goa could coo?''
Said the cov to the doUe::
mo, / 10ould rather moo"
E. L. S.
The Washington times., 1927-03-18

The Hollywood GirP'-Bea-
trice Burton-starts Monday in
The Times. Read It.
Evening star., 1927-05-02
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Tuesday, May 8.

For tomorrow good and evil in
fluences conflict, according to astrol-
ogy. The afternoon is read as much
more auspicious than the morning
for most human activities. Accord
ing to astrology, menacing influences
are strong i'm the morning, but they
abate later In the day.
1t ia day in which financial prob
lens. large and small, may be trouble
some, but there is a good sign for ali
efforts toward stability and system.
Later in the day there is fair
rule for constructive effort Of every
sort. Builders and civil engineers
should benefit exceedingly.
Education is to be appraised at its
true value as never before, inasmuch
as trained men and women are to be
needed in many countries, the seers
prophesy.
There is a fair promise for all who
seek positions under this direction
of the stars and women should be
especially fortunate
Persons whose birthday it is should
guard against losses in the coming
year. They should avoid litigation
of every sort.
Children born on that day will be
happy.
tCopyright. 1921
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Everyday Law Cases
ARE PERSONS BOUND BY
TERMS OF
AGREED COMPROMISED
nv THE COUNsELLOR.
BY THE COUNSELLOR.

John Harley entered into an agree
ment with a contractor to make exten-
eive improvements in his house.
When the repairs were completed,
Harley complained Of the workmanship
and the quality of the material used
and declared that he would not pay
the agreed price. The contractor, on
the other hand, insisted that the work
was done according to specifications.
After much discussion. Harley and
the contractor entered into an agree
ment settling their dispute at a sum
less than the contract price. The fol
lowing day, however, the contractor re-
turned the check he had received from
Harley, with letter declaring that he
had decided that the compromise was
unsatisfactory and that he would take
the matter to court.
At the trial. Harley proved that the
contractor had settled the dispute.
The latter. nevertheless, tried to show
thatthe compromise was unreason-
able and without merit in that the
contract OF repairs had been properly
performed
But the court refused to admit the
contractors evidence of this kind and
upheld the compromise in accordance
with the following widely observed rule
of law:
Compromise of doubtful or volun-
tary settlements between parties.
which were characterized by good
faith and full disclosure of all the
facts are favored by the courts and
they will not go back OF the action
thus deliberately taken, especially
wher the dispute Is not without
foundation"
Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-02

ing him with her eyes, and again that
feeling OF revolt surged up in him. If
he went back now, would she perhaps
relent?
But he did not go back. He pulled
off his hat and stood for moment
smiling at her. And he had the salts
faction of seeing her sad little face
break up into grief as the tears
streamed down her face.
She had cared for him. lie was sure
OF that. AS for him. she had brought
him the most wonderful experience of
his life.
The ship was sailing at midnight.
In a daze Sally had gone with Myra
through the city of Buenos Aires. My
ra's recovery had been fairly rapid.
Having once made up her mind. she
always cleared the decks" She had
of action. She was going home TO Bill.
1t was a new experience to her and
therefore interesting.
She made a great fuss OF sending
Bill a cable.
Sally had to wait while she stood
there puckering her brows and decid.
ing what to write. They had left the
boat soon after Richard had departed.
Sally's heart was still filed with the
memory OF him and the way he had
stood for a moment to smile back at
her.
OF course, they had to see Buenos
Aires, now that they were here. Once
she had thrilled to the very sound of
the words. How silly they seemed
now. People mattered in ones life, not
places-Richard, Tom, Marjorie.
AS she stood there waiting while
Myra wrote her cable, the thought of
Marjorie swept across her mind.
Suppose she had actually divorced
Tom. The courts might have awarded
Marjorie to him. OF course, he would
have been generous. Tom couldn't be
anything else, But Marjorie had to be
thought of and considered. It would
have been question or giving her
up entirely or dividing with Tom the
time spent with her. How unfair to a
child, who needed both her mother and
her father
tCopyrght. 1877
tC0ntinued in tom orroxrfs Ssfa~N
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Fashions i'm Frocks and Coats
BY MARY MARSHALL.

ton between modes in millinery and
modes in hairdressing.
II is hard to settle these fine points
Of precedence in matters OF fashion.
who shall say, for instance, whether
the fashion in coats Is determined by
the fashion in frocks, or the fashion in
frocks determined by the fashion in
wraps? Does woman buy coat be-
cause il can conveniently be worn
over her frock, or does she select a
frock that can be worn beneath her
coat?
Undoubtedly there was time when
the frock took precedence--that was
back in mid-Victorian days when won1'
Ell spent much more time indoors, and
outdoors was generally looked upon by
fashionable women as an impossible
sort of region that had to be passed
through to get from one real place to
another. Then doubtless shawls and
the loose unsightly dolmans that won-
en- wore were the favorite type OF
wraps because they were the only sort
of wraps that could be worn over i'm
mensely bouffant skirts and ballooning
sleeves. Now women think much more
concerning their appearance outdoors
than they did then.
But this question has raised itself
this Spring: Can the fashion for
straight-sleeve coats persist II frocks
with sleeves puffed below the elbow
continue in favor?
Evening star., 1927-05-02
CHAPTER XIX.
Aftermath.

Buenos Aires, where they we're in
port two days, always remained a
dream to Sally. Now that she had
made up her mind she was eager to
be at sea again After that terrible
night she and Myra had been con.
stantly together. Sally had an idea
that Myra had seen John Rigby and
talked to him, but she hadn't seen
Richard, at least alone.
In her walks about deck she had
seen him in the smoking room, drink
ing with other men. He seemed TO
spend most of his time there.
She had sent him a note asking
him not to refer 10 what had happen
ed between them. Tt was a very
young note, and made his crime seem
a. very heinous one. To Richard his
impassioned plea OF that night had
not been entirely without justiica-
tion.
It was difficult to project himself
into the mind of a woman like Sally
with any success. But after reading
her note, he realized that he had
made an irreparable mistake. She
would never forgive him. OF course,
he knew nothing about Myra and John
Rigby, but he could not help realizing
that MYra must know something OIL
what had happened, because she never
left Sally alone for a minute.
Just before reaching Buenos Aires,
while he was packing in his state
room, he had moment of revolt. He
had a wild impulse to get Sally in
some way 10 himself, TO plead his
case with her He could explain that
there need be no irregularity. She
could go home, divorce her husband
and he would eventually come for
her. He wanted her so much. Little
Sally
But, after all, he made no effort to
get in touch with her, and he never
knew why Perhaps it was because he
felt that she would be happier going
back to her husband. He loved her
enough for that.
At Buenos Aires, as he left the boat,
he turned around and looked back
Sally leaned against the rail and for
once she was alone. She was follow
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Laughing Around the World
WITH IRWIN s. COBB.

The first offering of this series has
to do with thing which actually hap
pened in London suburb. At least,
it was reported as an actual happen.
ing.
A lady wrote to the manager or an
electric power company complaining
that two of it's employees, while en-
gagged on a repair Job near her home,
had violent discussion during the
course Of which they used such inde.
scribably blasphemous, profane, vulgar
and obscene language that the entire
neighborhood was scandalized and
shocked 1t was to be gathered from
her statements that pious people went
to bed suffering from nervous collapse,
that fresh milk soured in the crooks,
that innocent little children were
stunted in the growth, and SO on and
so forth.
The manager forwarded a letter to
the senior of the alleged offenders
asking for an explanation in writing.
The reply, which is quoted here YER
batim, ran as follows;
Me and Herb was working on a
pole in front Of this lady's house.
was on top of the pole, Herb was down
below. BY accident I spilled q ladle of
hot lead down the back of Herbs neck
and he looked up at me and said:
Harry, you really must be more care
full" "
Evening star., 1927-05-02

1t is my intention, in the series start
ing today in The Evening Star, to tell
stories which I have gathered in vari'
Gus parts of the universe and also
stories gathered by accommodating
friends who in turn passed them along
to me. Naturally, since / spend more
of my time at home than abroad, a
considerable proportion of these stories
must have a native source and a ma
tive background.
Also, it is inevitable that a majority
of the stories originating in foreign
countries will deal with other English
speaking races. All the same, ven
ture to hope that, sooner or later, most
of the main geographical divisions OF
the world will be represented.
No pretensions are made that al
these stories will be brand-new. Prob
ably rs per cent of them had a sound
as of newness In my ears--and I've
heard quite a good many stories in my
time and have tried to remember the
worthwhile ones. Probably some of
the remaining group will be old. In
deed, they may be very old, but / have
ever maintained that it's age should be
no bar against the retelling Of a savory
yarn. Many of my own favorites have
long. white whiskers.
These things being mutually under
stood, let us proceed.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

IT is a wide sunny room in a house
that In many ways embodies the char.
acteristists OF the old house of New
England. The most remarkable fea.
ture of the room is the walls. which
are paneled with rare old woods.
The panels We're contrived from the
doors of a very old house. am the
patina of age is rich upon them.
All the woodwork in this room, IN
cluding the walls. is painted soft
dull green, which makes a striking
background for the furniture. This
furniture. by the way, is worthy OF
special notice. The table ts a square
topped, gate-leg table from England
The spoon-back chairs have rush seats
and are an American adaptation oi
the Queen Anne style.
The dark walnut furniture and floor
the deep, bright orange of the velvet
hangings and the mellow green of the
walls all combine to make picture
not easily forgotten.
(CouyriEht. ip27)
Evening star., 1927-05-02

Use one'half a pound OF grated
cheese, two cupfuls of sifted -four
with one level teaspoonful Of baking
powder and one-half teaspoonful of
salt sifted three times. one-haf
cupful of butter or other shortening
and dash OF cayenne pepper. This
will make a very stiff dough. Roll
to one-fourth inch in thickness, cut In
strips Of uniform size and bake
light brown in q moderate oven. Very
nice with SOUP or salad
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Chocolate Pancakes.

Beat together the yolks OF four
eggs, one tablespoonful Of sugar. two
ounces Of -four a pinch of salt aud
two tablespoonfuls of milk. When
light, add two tablespoonfuls Of cream.
Just before using, mix In the stiffiy
beaten whites Of two eggs. Cook,
browning on one side only. Then
slip onto a hot plate, sprinkle thickly
with grated chocolate, roll up. dust
with sugar. place on a butter tin and
bake in a moderate oven for Is
minutes.
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Gateau Of --runes.

Wash four cupfuls of prunes, cover
with cold water and allow to soak over
night. Steam until soft, then rub
through a sieve. Dissolve two heap.
ing tablespoonfuls of powdered gelatin
with one cupful of boiling water, add
to the prune mixture with one cupful
of sugar and the strained juice of one
orange. Pour into a wet mold and
turn out when set. Decorate with
whipped and sweetened cream. Serve
with lady fingers.
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Soups for Chilly Days,
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

One mother says:
Here is nourishing soup for
Spring days which is a favorite with
my little girls when they come home
for a quick noon luncheon: 1t is a
combination of peanut butter and to.
mato juice. Use one and g. half cup
fuls Of tomato juice, half cupful of
peanut butter, one teaspoonful OF salt,
one teaspoonful of paprika and two
and half cupfuls of boiling water.
Add the tomato juice gradually to the
peanut butter, and when smooth add
the seasonings and the water. Sim
mer for 10 minutes and serve with
croutons. A few drops Of demon juice
may be added just before serving.
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Lessons in English
BY W. l.. GORDON.

Words often n1isused: Don't say 81
enclose Tor inclose1 herewith my
check" Omit herewith.
often mispronounced: Disaster. Pro
nounce the first SIS z.
often misspelled: Berth place to
sleep); birth (act Of being bornl.
synonyms: Rescue. delivery, deliv.
eranee, liberation, respite. reprleve.
Word study: Use word three times
and it IS yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word
each day. Today's word: Academic,
(adj1: belonging or appertaining to q
college or university; formal or theo-
retical, as opposed to practical "The
book is too academic for the casual
reader"
Evening star., 1927-05-02
NANCY PACE
-
A Summer Sunhonnet
for Joan.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKF.

when is mother coming home,
Aunt Nancy"
mot for some time. sweetheart.
How would YOU like to send her a pic
ture of yourself playing in the sand
pile?"
That afternoon the photographer
came to the Pages home. Joan was
dressed In her play froclx of English
print. With the dress she wore a sun
bonnet made of the same material. 1t
was OF two pieces, easily taken apart
Evening star., 1927-05-02

Mvrd Warren and Sally Bates, tlco
sisters Of tcideiy different tempern-
ments, decide to take long sea trip.
Tom Bates hates the idea of losing
SdIIy and she breads lenpfng him
Mgrd doesn't care Uerg much 4chdt
her husband thinks, but he loreS
her. Paris, together iCith Nyrn's in
fuence, changes Sally. On the ship
taking them to South america she
fdlls in lore 1Dith Mr.. Richard Alden
and he tcith her. Mpru interests her
self In a Mr.. John Rtgbg T'iro nights
before they reach Bnenos Aires both
sisters are faced 1cith the same prob
lem. Both men 1cdnt them to stay
in Bnenos Aires pending diUorce.
Sally is shocked. but Myru consents.
Sally makes Mur1 beIieUe that she hos
consented, too, and then Mvra Wdkes
up and agrees to 90 home as planned
Evening star., 1927-05-02
HAND NO. q
South is the dealer. What is the
proper bidding and play9

Each day we shall publish a com
plete hand presented by Mr.. White
head, together with a chart upon
which the bidding and play may be
noted. These hands may be played
with cards by one. two. three or
four players, before filing in the
chart.
Tomorrow we shall publish Mr.
Whitehead's explanation Of tOday's
hand, with the important features
emphasized.
Fill out your own chart and com.
pare is tomorrow with Mr.. White
heads method Do this each day and
carefully read Mr.. Whiteheads eX-
planation. and YOU will find that your
knowledge Of the game will progress
rapidly. Compare your bidding and
play with that Of your friends-the
comparison may be Illuminating.
Record the bids that each player
should make, assuming that he does
pot see any of the other hands.
These hands must not be bid or played
Double Dummy" i. e., as though all
four hands were exposed.
play, use IS" for Spades. III for Hearts
-" for Diamonds. and &C" for CLUBS
do~bIe sq REpBII3F Ter for S0 redoable 1dc1Be DBL i0F
Saturdays Hand as Played by
Mr.. Whitehead.
Hand No. Al.
The Correct Bidding and Play.
CByaeketsd card sk0zvs lead to each tTiek)
Evening star., 1927-05-02

TO prevent the establishment Of the
ten in Dummy.
Tricks and 8. North does not
lead out all his Hearts, but quite
correctly utiIiZes two Hearts in
Dummy as entries for the lead or
Diamonds twice up to the Minor
tenace Of that suit in his own hand
as his only hope for game.
(Copyrght. 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
The Night Bottle.

| Mrs. II. b. writes: 81 have a little
girl who was years old Easter sun
day. She is healthy-looking child
and has q good appetite. Up to two
weeks ago she was very cross at
nights, waking a number OF times and
crying for her bottle. l thought
breaking her of it would stop the wax
ing habit. That night she slept all
| night and the next night, but since
then she wakes up at 2 or o'clock
and will not sleep. Now, why does
she do that? She won't lie down and
be quiet, whether / speak kindly to
her or sternly. I thought Of letting
her cry 1t out, but her father objects
to the racket. He wants to sleep"
Answer-No child of years ought
to be taking a bottle at any time, and
certainly not at night. A child of this
age should sleep quietly from Z to z
o'clock without waking, and you made
big mistake to continue giving a
feeding for this length of time. The
child needs restful sleep and not food
at night. But there is something
wrong with the daytime feeding. that
is sure, or else the child would not
need a feeding at night. You did not
tell me anything about how she is
being fed, but If you will write to this
department and inclose a stamped and
self-addressed envelope I shall be glad
to send you leafiet on feeding for
this age.
Mrs. p. r. writes: 'My baby
weighed bit over pounds at
birth and now at months II pounds
and ounces. She gets this formula
- r,f, fot
and tablespoonfuls Of dextri-maltose;
also teaspoonfuls of orange juice
with water and a little milk of mag
nesia He seems constipated Is he
too young for prune Juice? Is there
anything else he needs at months?
He is very active and happy, and loves
to be free Of his diaper and kick and
stretch. When a baby spits a lot, is
this q sign of teeth? / thought per
haps he was thirsty, so ] am giving
him boiled water. We adopted this
boy when he was ga weeks old"
Answer--EEbe baby is doing beauti-
fully, and yoc are to be complmented.
doubt If teeth cause the splitting, but
he really doesn't need so much sugar
in his formula, One and one-flfth
ounces is enough, or about one tea
spoonful over three tablespoonfuls.
his weight 0oeSn eau IOT any more.
He may be less constinated after this
change. The prune juice won't hurt
him. He needs nothing more now
except TO keep increasing his formula
as he progresses in weight. At s
months OF age you can begin cereals.
Wouldn't you like the feeding leafiet?
Just a stamped. self-addressed envel-
ope and your request will bring you
one, and also the leafiet on constipa-
ton. IL you desire that.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

one ambitious hairdresser has said
that 20 far as fashion is concerned the
rnilliners must play second fiddle TO
the coiffeurs. He bases his assertion
on his belief that it is the fashion in
headdress that determines the fashion
in hats and that woman does not
have her hair arranged to suit her hat.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

THE BIDDING
Salient Points Of the Bidding.

| North holds a strong original bid
IN any position. a suit bid prefer
ably to No Trump because of his
worthless singleton. In line also with
what is now recognized as the best
practice, he bids his four-card Major
suit in preference to his hve-card
Minor. Although South has assisted
his Heart bid. North. on the second
round, shows his Clubs, because with
Spades adversely called and assisted
he realizes that he will be compelled
to trump, and cannot afford a force
with suit of four Hearts, unless
South also holds four AS South holds
but three Hearts, he heeds North 8
warning and does not return 10
Hearts. though holding two honors in
that suit.
Salient Points of the Play.
Trick /. West plays his Queen TO
show the Jack, so that East will
continue with a slow Spade i'm order
Evening star., 1927-05-02
The Right
Breakfast
Eat Food that Supplies
Balanced" Ration After
Nights Fast

IF you feel tired, hungry, "hdgety"
/ hours before lunch, don't jump
to the conclusion of poor health.
Thousands have unenergetic morn
ings because they start days with
breakfasts lacking in certain food
elements.
To feel right, you must have
well-balanced, complete breakfast
ration. At most other meals--lunch
and dinner-you get it. But break
fast is a hurried meal, often badly
chosen.
Thus Quaker Oats, containing
16eo protein, foods great tissue
builder, $50 carbohydrate, its great
energy element. plus all-important
vitamines and the bulk" that makes
laxatives seldom needed, is the die
tetic urge of the world today.
1t is food that Stands by you
through the morning.
Get Quaker Oats today. Grocers
have two kinds: Quick Quaker,
which cooks in pa to S minutes, and
Quaker Oats.
Evening star., 1927-05-02

but orders her hat to suit her head.
dress.
Perhaps Il does work that way; per.
hsps the other way--perhaps some
times one way, and sometimes the
other. Or what is more likely, it may
be that IL works both ways all the time
and that there is a constant inter-rela-
Evening star., 1927-05-02
noLp

for laundering. The tie strings were
attached to the brim and We're run
through the casing.
Nancy laid the bonnet crown pat
tern on fold of the goods. The
crown was ID inches long at its long
est part and Is inches wide at it's
greatest width. The casing was put
on 31a inches from the bottom. The
brim was i6 inches long and 5Ia inches
wide. This was cut on a lengthwise
fold of the material. Twelve button
holes were worked in the crown and
12 buttons were Sewed on the b1-im.
Copyright 1927
Spring and Summer is salad time; Send
2 cents in stamps and stamped. addressed
envelope for Nancy PAGES leafet containing
many recipes for delleous salads.
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Willie Willis
s--@~aeaaeas-u--razs-~@ss.zs
By ROBERT CULLEN.

"Skinny's got six more marbles n
got, but got two more warts
Evening star., 1927-05-02
Cheese Straws,

CONTINUED in tomorrow's Star.)
Evening star., 1927-05-02

tCopyright. 1927