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Evening star., 1927-09-14
George Washington
Pictures Put Back
In Chicago Histories

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, September 14,-George
Washington is being put back into
the Chicago public school histories,
just as Mayor Thompson promised
in his america first" campaign
for the mayoralty.
Pictures Of the Father of His
Country" appear as frontispieces in
two histories, needing only school
board approval to be adopted as
standard school texts here. The pic
lures in each case supplant The
Signing of the Declaration of 1nde-
pendence." Although the latter is
regarded as a patriotic picture, the
Washington frontispiece is more in
harmony with Mayor Thompson's
vigorous campaign against what he
described as ''un-American' history
texts.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
|. S. MACHEN DIES
AT RICHMOND HOME
Former Alexandria Lawyer and
Newspaper Man Served Term
in State Senate.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, September IA
Former Senator Lewis S. Machen, for
many years a newspaper man and
lawyer of Alexandria, Va, was found
dead in his home here this morning,
presumably the victim of heart disease.
For some time Mr.. Machen has
been director of the Legislative Refer
enCe Bureau at the Statehouse ana
assistant attorney general. He was
about 60 years old, and is survived
by his widow and a son, Lewis ii.
Machen.
While a resident Of Alexandria Mr..
Machen entered politics and became
so we'll known that his election to the
Senate representing the thirtieth dis
trict was achieved with a large major
ty. He later became a candidate for
lieutenant governor. but was defeated.
He was a member of the law firm
Of Machen & Moncure in Arlington
County. Besides his extensive law
Evening star., 1927-09-14
EXPERIMENT KILLS
BRITISH SCIENTIST
Attempt to AnaeSthetize Self
Results in Death of
Famous Surgeon.
By the Associated Press.

by EHb ASSUC4HISu I ItSs.
MANCHESTER, England, September
14.-The death of Dr. Sidney Rawson
Wilson, noted medical scientist and
surgeon, behind the locked doors OF
his laboratory was generally attributed
by friends and associates today to an
attempt at self-anaesthesia
DIR. Wilson was sitting lifeleSs be-
fore a machine for administering gas
mixtures, with an anaesthetizing mask
over his face, when found by his wife
late yesterday. He was about 48, and
was known among medical scientists
on both sides of the Atlantic for his
studies of the effects of different ana
esthetics.
Fellow surgeons said he undoubt-
Evening star., 1927-09-14

ing the nine sentenced to death. that
their criminal activities were of an
especially protracted nature and pre-
sent the greatest danger, particularly
in connection with the fact that the
British intelligence work lately has
enormously increased"
Evening star., 1927-09-14

practice he contributed articles to
many papers and magazines and was
regarded as an authority on laws in
Virginia. He was editor of the old
Alexandria Times, while a resident
there
Evening star., 1927-07-31
NUNGESSER'S KIN
ABANDONS HOPE
Capital Resident Doubts Theory
That Flyers Ever Reached
This Continent.
JOSEPH BILLADELL.A.

Hope for the safety of Capt. Charles
Eugene Nungesser, French ace who
set out with Capt. Francois Coli in
their white plane to bridge the At
'lantic westward, finally has been def
initely abandoned by Robert Eugene
Nungesser. his brother of $40 G. street
northeast, and his mother in France
Nungesser, who runs timing shop.
believes their plane encountered a
storm or that the machine hit the
water and they were lost at sea. He
discounts the view that the flyers
reached the North America cont.
nent, but naturally grasped at every
straw of hope that pointed to their be-
ing in Newfoundland or Labrador.
The war heroes set out on their high
adventure from Paris in the dim dawn
Of Sunday, May 8--nearly three
months ago-and now, without a hint
of their Whereabouts or fate, Nunges-
ser shakes his head sadly and says in
English that bears but a trace of his
foreign birth, 1T is too bad"
Nungesser saw his brother in New
York year and a half ago, for the
last time.
He was like that" said Robert, "do
a thing first and talk about it after
ward"
Evening star., 1927-07-31
MORSE USES WEALTH
TO DEFEND DAUGHTER
Alleged Object Of Murder Plot Will
Spend Fortune, if Necessary,
to Defeat Prosecution.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW BRUNSWICK. n. j., July 80.
George +. Morse today declared he
would spend as much of his $4,000
fortune as was necessary to defend
his daughter. Miss Bessie Morse, and
her negro maid, Mamie Todd who
were indicted yesterday on charges of
conspiring to take his life and those
of three relatives.
Morse. who furnished the $1,000 bail
for his daughter, after her arrest on
the charges last month, today retained
former Judge Freeman Woodbridge as
counsel
i believe my daughter is innocent
of these charges" Mr.. Morse said to-
day, ''and l will spend any amount to
defend her and the maid"
A special session of the Middlesex
County grand jury yesterday returned
indictments against the two women,
accusing them of plotting to bring
about the deaths of Morse, Bessies
sister, Mrs. Elmer Dey. the latter's
husband. and Raymond Britain, an
adopted son.
Prosecutor John l.. Toolan an
nounced today he would move the case
TO trial next Friday.
Toolan and detectives attributed the
alleged plot to a desire Of Miss Morse
to obtain the estate of her father.
Much corn has been damaged by
/ the drought in Mexico
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FEDERAL LAND BANKS
WILL RETAIN STATUS
Commissioner Meyer Denies They
Will Be Placed Under
Treasury.
Br the Associated Press.


SPOKANE, Wash, July 3o.-No
change in the administration of FEEDER
al Land Banks to place them under
Treasury Department supervision Is
contemplated. and any interference
with their independent administration
by the present Farm Loan Board will
cause his resignation, Eugene Meyer,
commissioner of the board, said here
today al meeting of farmers, bank
ers anu others.
Answering a question by Senator c.
c. Dill. the commissioner said that at
one time the Treasury Department
had under consideration a plan to
have a board of examiners for the
Farm Loan Banks independent from
the Farm Loan Board.
Nothing was done" he added. $50
far as ] know. Secretary Mellon does
not desire TO press for such legis-
lation."
In answer TO question by Senator
Wesley l.. Jones, Mr.. Meyer said the
Land Banks are working with the
farmers and have no desire to take
over farms unless compelled to do SO.
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FIREMAN IS RELEASED.
J. p. McGrath Charged With As
sault at Chesapeake Beach.

j. p. McGrath. fireman attached
to No. 13 Engine Company. held by
the local police for the Maryland
authorities. yesterday was ordered re.
leased on n bond of $500 on a writ of
habeas corpus signed by Justice Jen-
lings Bailey, following the filing of a
'etition by Attorney NJ. f. Bischoff.
The petition says that the alleged
warrants were issued by William w.
Duke, claiming to be a justice of the
CAGE Of Calvert County. Md. and
'lege an assault and battery on
Nedda Wanderer and Leroy Baston.
McGrath says he Is not guilty OF the
ofense. The alleged offense occurred
at Chesapeake Beach. Md.
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RESERVISTS BEGIN CRUISE

PHILADELPHIA. July 80 R).-
Members of the United States Naval
Reserve force from Cleveland, Toledo,
indianapolis. Chicago. Columbus and
Pittsburgh left the Philadelphia navy
yard today on destroyers for a 16-dav
training course in New England
waters. They were joined by $50
members from the Camden, n. j., dis
triCt.
Newport, r. T.. will be reached to-
morrow and manoeuvers will begin
Evening star., 1927-07-31
Hyacinthine Macaw, Beautiful but Dumb
Parrot, Very Rare, Is on It's Way to Zoo

covery of a single nest is like finding
gold nugget for the native hunters.
The women then take the place of
the mother parrot, chewing corn until
it is soft before giving it to the nest
lings. The parrots are not worm and
insect eaters. and some varieties will
cat only one kind Of fruit or seeds.
The hyaCinthine however. is not
particularly fuSsY eater, and once 1t
is broken in on cheWed-up corn it can
be switched over to sunf0wer seeds.
These birds. which retail for more
than $500 each, are exceptionally
long-lived in captivity and become
tamc, but their beauty is offset by
their stupidity. With infinite pa
Evening star., 1927-07-31

A hyacinthine macaw, the largest
and most beautiful of the parrot fam
lily, and also one of the rareSt in cap
tivity. now Is on it's way from an ami
NAL dealer in Amsterdam to the
Washington Zoo.
This bird, which is pure hyaCinth
blue In color and reaches a length of
feet. inhabits the junsleS on the
south side Of the Amazon. The num-
ber is limited. however. and the birds
are seldom seen even by the natives.
They nest in hollow trees and some
Indian women make a practice of
hunting for these nests. The nest
lings are taken a few days after they
hatch and sold to dealers. The dis
Evening star., 1927-07-31

Purchasing on cur popular Lay-by Plan
means that you may come in, make your selec-
ton, pay small deposit and with subsequent
convenient payments your coat will be reserved
for you until called for. Take full advantage of
Sigmunds Lowest Cash Prices by purchasing
your new Winter Coat in this most satisfactory
way.
Evening star., 1927-07-31
MAN IS RECUPERATING
WITH BULLET IN BRAIN
Leaves Hospital After Puzzling
Physicians by Surviving At
tempt at Suicide.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. July BOT. w
Mcmahon. 81. Tulsa. Okla. who has
bullet lodged somewhere in his
brain. left the general hospital here
Yesterday. He will so to California
next week to visit brother and
reCuperate.
Mcmahon. who attempted to com
NIT suicide at a loca. hotel. July g.
persistently refused to give a reason
for his act
For more than two weeks he Iav
Evening star., 1927-07-31

Much corn has been damaged by
the drought in Mexico.
Evening star., 1927-07-31

tience they can be taught TO say a
few words. but they are not good
takers and learn very slowly in COM
parison to the true parrots.
The bird coming to the Zoo will lie
the third hyacinthine in the United
States.
Evening star., 1927-07-31

In the hospital I'm a semiconsciou'
condition. his body paralyzed excepi
for the large toe of his left foot. His
improvement was rapid In the last
week, however. How he lived puzzled
physicians.
Evening star., 1927-07-31

Apartment buildings costing nearly
$i.000.000 are TO be constructed at Bel
grade. Jugoslavia.
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Now Go on With The Story.

differently, someway, about Coles.
She doubted that she loved him.
At least the thought of him sent
no high, free note vibrating exul.
tant in her heart as the thought
of Kent had done.
But now she began to wonder
il that singing joy might, after
all, be quite real: If. instead, It
might not be a dream; one OF
those nearly every woman must
have with her first thought Of
1ove-those dreams which so
seldom come true.
Agnes must have had some
such experience when she fell in
love with Steve Day. And it
wasn't separation but fulflllment
which took 1t from her. Hard
that would be-harder than Civ.
ing up the loved one--to see the
dream fade and die at his hands.
Even Stella must have felt it,
loving Skeets Bradley as she did.
And life was killing that for her,
too. Not with merciful slowness
but by q violent blow. That.
too, would be hard, to awaken so.
Her own lot was happier, she
told herself. BY it she also lost
the loved one but the dream
was hers, to have and to hold.
Fragrant thing locked up in her
secret heart, 1t would remain al
ways fresh, always fair.
But one could not live for a
dream, Life had its problems and
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She was always wild to hear all
the gossip that there was to be
heard.
Sally could almost see her ears
twitch with eagerness as she
turned to listen.
He called me a cabaret dancer,
and it made me furious" she be-
gan. 'He told me I'd lost my
reputation by dancing downstairs,
but now that I'd stopped it he
was quite willing to marry me
and make an honest woman of
me again" She set her teeth at
the memory of the things he had
said. and the tone in which he
had said them.
"Cabaretw sputtered Aunt EN-
fly, pulling on her freshly-cleaned
white shoes. Calling my house
a cabaret! That's the worst yet!
But you wouldn't ever want to
marry HIM, anyway, would you
Sally?" Her tone showed just how
little she thought Of young Mr..
Theodore Sloan.
''Not in a lifetimer' declared
Sally. passionately. ~ told him
so--and that's what finished him,
I reckon, Anyway, he was glad
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better than they liked coffee or
tea or any other drink. And
Hilda had only said, Eyes. ma'am,"
in her meek voice. Hilda had
been in the United States less
than q year. herself, and was as
innocent as Aunt Em-almost.
Well, III 60 down and make
short work of theml'' cried Aunt
En- in a determined voice. and
started down the stairs, all primed
and ready for battle.
Sally brushed up her hair.
washed her hands, and followed
her.
BY the time she got to the lower
floor the party Of six were on their
feet and marching for the front
door, all Of them glaring at Aunt
EN-, and the women murmuring
impolite remarks under their alco-
holic breath.
Never heard of such q thingn'
one Of them declared. ''Plenty Of
other places, though, thank the
Their car turned toward The
Lark, mile away down the road.
what did you say to them?"
asked Sally, watching them 90.
Told them they couldn't drink
liquor here-that this was q re-
spectacle place" answered her
aunt, grimly. "They said they'd
been having it. here all summer
and I suppose they had. How
could We have been SO blind to
what was going on, Sally?"
I'VE were busy" said Sally, with
q sigh. Busy enough to. be blind
to almost anything
We did enough work for six
women" This from Aunt Emily,
with = sigh that matched Sally's
own.
They had very little work TO do
that night. Sunday always was
dull at night. but this Sunday held
the record for dullness.
Hilda. the waitress. served only
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DUT this was different this at
- titude that people like Ted
Sloan and John Nye had developed
towards her. The attitude that she
had been guilty of a disgraceful
thing by dancing publicly in the
with scornful edge to his voice.
place that Ted called "a cabaret"
The House by the Side of the
Road looked as respectable and
coZy in the middle Of its wide,
green lawns, all trimmed with clip
ped hedges. With its shutters
open, and it's crisp. white cur
tains hanging in the windows,
It might have been anybody,s
lovely suburban home. just as
1t had been for years when Aunt
En taught school.
But as Sally reached the bot
tom of the steps that led to the
porch q big maroon touring car
swung through the gates. 1t
came to an abrupt stop with a
loud shrieking Of brakes, and
six people all but Tell out Of it,
three loud-looking men and three
flashiIy-dre women-the sort
of women who have their hair
bleached and their painted mouths
fixed In a perpetual smile.
One of the men. a stout, short
fellow in light gray, hailed Sally
as she went quickly up the broad
steps ahead of them.
Hey, Dolly You serving sup
per this time Of day?"
She half turned and looked at
him. She had seen him in the
dining room several times before
always with woman. and never
with the same woman.
She frowned down at him.
We don't serve until o'clock"
she said coldly, and as she spoke
the sound of church bells from
the church up the road sounded
upon the still air.
six o'clock now" she said.
to herself, listening to them.
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The man took out his watch,
looked at it, and snapped it shut
again. Just 8 now, girls" he
called to the three bIondined won.
en-, and they came teetering up
the steps on their Spanish-spiked
heels and into the house.
Send in a bowl of cracked ice
and some ginger ale and glasses
right away, Dolly" the stout
man shouted good-naturedly TO
Sally from the door of the din
ing room.
She was halfway up the stairs
by this time, and she went on up
without even a backward glance
at him.
Aunt EN- was upstairs In. her
own room, slipping into one OF
the plain white linen dresses
that she always wore in the
kitchen. From her appearance
she might have been q head nurse
or woman doctor ready for the
operating room. She certainly
did not look like the owner
of roadhouse that was fast get.
SAAA0 q AAsAAAAO 0tAAOAA6 q CEA O<AAA1
class Of people for being "hot
stuff"
"Well, you certinly took your
time about getting back" she
snapped out as Sally came into
the room. II made all those
pies myself, and cleaned couple
Of dozen broilers, besides
| thought you were only going
to be gone an hour"
Sally shrugged her shoulders.
Il walked part Of the way home"
she explained. Tied and l had
a fuss. and made him let me
out Of his car"
Well, you're more Of q fool
than I thought declared Aunt
EN-. Suppose you did fuss with
him? That was no reason for get.
ting out Of his car and taking two
hours to get home. was 1t? What
did you quarrel with him about?"
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SGMARK that must" he
1Nk bawled at the solemn per-
sonage. Exclusive on the Rawl-
ings divorce"
Emily thought it the most fas-
cinating thing she ever had seen.
Fancy a. girl doing working
out there in that noise! She felt
anything marked must" surely
would be very special.
Coles told her 1t was. That was
after he had closed his desk and
they were on the way to the ferry.
Means It must run no matter
! what else Is thrown out. That
girls a good reporter; digs up
stuff no one else can get"
We'll. only wish could have
9a job like hers"
He smiled down at her and shook
his head. mo job for a golden
girl. Reporters are out at all
hours, in all places, going without
food or rest. Work is different for
q kid going into shop like
Frances Haiden's just for the fun
OF it,"
She started to say, "But I'm
not working for the fun of it; I've
q family to take care Off
She didn't say it. They came to
the ferry just then and she didn't
remember to say 1t. Long after.
ward she wondered why she hadn't
remembered.
CHAPTER 2e
After that evening Emily felt
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its demands. One must meet
those as they came, courageously,
taking for ones self whatever
seemed happiness.
The glamour that had settled
upon Coles the witching night
in the city frightened as days
went by. Such an aristocrat ne
had looked with everybody eager
for a word from him, so clever
he had seemed at his desk writ
ing faster than she could think a
thing that thousands would read.
Aristocratic-yes, he was that.
Birth, no doubt, and breeding.
Things she revered in spite of the
pale ghost of class-antagonism
which sometimes haunted her.
He made her feel she was doing
him a great favor by allowing him
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herself. But she always could
listen and maybe they'd like her
for that. Those she met at
Frances did. Emily was becom-
ing an expert listener.
She would think of these things
and then she would go and sit
with Agnes a while, resolved to
tell her something OF Kingdom
Coles. To see IL she could not
overcome prejudice enough so
they might talk together, happily.
But there never seemed q
chance for this. Emily would
begin. why not come with me
some afternoon to see Frances,
Muz? You'd like her friends
They'd be too grand for an old
woman like me, dear" signing.
I'm not one to leave my own
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20 people during the evening. And
at ~ o'clock half OF the fresh
grape pies that Aunt EN- had made
were on the pantry shelf, un-
touched. So were half Of the
chickens that had been par
boiled, ready for frying.
Two automobile loads Of young
college kids stopped in" said Aunt
EN-, calling to Sally from her room
where she was undressing for bed
q little later. But when they found
out that there was no music for
dancing they went away again.
told them to come back some week
night-that we still had our phono-
graph"
Sally said nothing. She had not
much faith In their return the
next week. When young folks
started out for an evening of
dancing they wanted good music
loud and peppy and intoxicating.
reckon we're losing our
dancers AZ wei az our drinkers" :"
she told herself, turning into her
own room and switching on the
lights.
Just as they flashed up the door
bell rang loudly, and she jumped.
Now, who can that be at this
hour?" she called to Aunt EN-,
looking down at her cheap little
wrist watch. "It's almost l."
Oh, probably just a boy with a
telegram from your mother or
Millie,, asking for some extra
money" replied Aunt EN-. and
there was WEAKNESS In her tones.
ct notice that they're all awfully
glad to take money from US,
even IL they do think we're both
disgraced. You 60 downstairs,
will you? I'm all ready for bed"
Down the stairs went Sally.
She turned on the porch light to
see who stood without. before
opening the door. The soft radi-
ance shone on the crisp red hair
and glinting gray eyes Of Ted.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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} enough to let me get out Of his
car. But he was right about one
thing, Aunt EN-, and we know 1t,
don't. we-that our dining room
isn't the quiet. coy. little place
that 1t started out to be-
well. we're trying to get that
fixed up" said Aunt EN-. We've
got rid of our shinnmy dancer"
she laughed. "and our jazz orches-
ira. Now. all we have to do In
keep the wrong kind Of people
away"
Its not going to be so simple.
There's a whole party Of them
downstairs now. yelling for
cracked ice and ginger ale," an.
swered the girl, and Aunt En-
raised her shocked eyebrows until
they vanished under the dark,
neat waves of her hair.
At last Aunt EN- had learned
what people did with the innocent
little white crockery bowls of ice
that they had been sending into
the dining room for SO many
months.
Once she had remarked to Hilda,
the waitress, that people seemed
to Ike ginger ale with ice in it
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This with a hint Of reproach.

This with a hint Of reproach.
But they're not grand. darling,
and it's nice to make new friends.
Why, there's young fellow comes
there, Kingdom Coles. who writes
on a newspaper. He's fine boy.
You'd love to hear him talk about
this and that
Little red spots sprang out on
Agnes cheek.bones; her eyes
were bright suddenly. You like
this man, Emmy? You see him
much?" Her voice was taut with
alarm.
Emily might have told her then;
she might have said, quickly, ''I
don't know whether I like him or
not but I'm thinking Of marrying
him. Oh. ]. need your advicer-be
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to be in love with her. Not
like Marty Nolan who came with
his fighting jaw out and said.
I'm going to marry you some
day, En-" AS If it were for him
to say!
Exciting to be Coles wife! DIFF.
ferent from the flat, monotonous
days in Lyall. Nights Of work.
ing about the house. going no
where much save when Frances
invited her.
There'd be the theater every
night, perhaps. and dinner in
such gorgeous places as the Van
Rex. And no doubt he'd have
many friends like himself one
would get to know, interesting
and clever.
OF course she was not clever
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fair, Muz-tell me how you see
it"
But Agnes couldn't be fair.
Shield Kitten, let her do anything.
But not so much sympathy these
last years for this older daugh.
ter. Agnes saw things as Steve
had in his bitter days; she gave
no thought to the change that
had come in the very end when
he warned Emily against his mis-
takes.
You see this man often.
Emmy?'
Hes only one who comes
there
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It was a year before the fairy
took Amy Sue to see Santa
Claus again.
And Amy Sue had tried very hard
to be a polite little girl.
A few days before Christmas
the kind dream fairy
took Amy to Santa Claus house.
Amy Sue went into the big room
where Mrs. Santa sat dressing
dolls.
She was dressing a bride doll.
Amy sat quietly a long, long time.
co. P. 9. New. s.rvie. Inc,
IL
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CONTINUED Tomorrow)

"WeIl. I hope you'll not forget
you're as good as promised to
Marty"
Emily moved ilnpatiently, said
with the sweet lips Strengthened.
"I'Il not forget. Muz."
Agnes settled back, satisfied,
but Emily went on thinking.
She's willing for me to marry
Marty. She knows / don't love
him--that I never willard she
thinks 1t right for me to- marry
him anyway. .
CTo Be Continued Tomorrow