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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-14
STUDENTS TO ENTERTAIN.
American U. to Have Public
Christmas Program Tonight.

Christmas carols from nine nations
and Christmas tableaux will be pre-
scented by students of American Uni
versity in a special program open
to the public tonight at the gym
nasium auditorium on the campus,
Nebraska and Massachusetts ave-
nueS.
The entertainment, to open at 7:45
o'clock. will be under the auspices
of the College Choral Club, Dramatic
Club and College Orchestra. Soloists
will include vocalists from the choir
of Mount Vernon Place. M. E. Church
South.
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Births Reported.

James 4. and Ida L. MeAIllister. boy.
James c; and ida 1. Donaldson: boy.
sa aaiie and saTs aaR' zsdnsr girl
George B. and virginia strott, girl 49,
Albert Y. and Lille I N Vol fri; !,
Innis Il, and Tlsia N. Hart, girl.
Ha4ns ; and ans M assa Colin S Fri GIRL
Fsgsne aa a9d E hssp E Y ns girl Girl
Charles 6a S. and Frances H. Mason. girl.
Max and Ruth L, schecter. girl.
Charles S L. b. and Marc Holland. girl.
B BsMG + AND AND 5 Gfaee fsGna sf girl
Samuel B. and Martha farrell. girl.
George G. and Shirley A: Wilmeth., boy.
Curtis B, and Margaret J. Porter. boy
RAYMOND B. and Jessie l. Walter. boy;
Walter T. and Constance. T. Cannon. boy
Nelson s and Mary RCs. Il Helm how boy
oryiile b and syivia NJ. GarIitz. boy.
John, 4. and Emma l.. Hixon twins''
50 Arthur T. and Paula We'll ttwins). girl
George M. and Ella l.. Brown. boy.
William r. and Rhoda l. Morrison. boy.
David and Tillie Slckman. boy.
william c: and Anna n graves. boy boy.
Roswell H. and Julia w. Blair. boy
Joseph and Agnes McGrath. boy.
Gerald J. and Anne Connolly, boy.
George r. and Barbara E. Blake. boy.
Charles A. and Mary Iovno. boy.
LYMAN and Pauline Freshman. boy.
Claude and Mildred Pope. boy.
Abraham L. and Esther Phillips, boy.
Stephen and Estella Anderson. girl.
Samuel and Ruth Henry. girl,
Newton and Sophia Smith. girl.
Saul and Marcella Kittrell boy.
Philip and Clara Pinkney boy.
William and Evelyn Green. boy.
James L and Vernia Simms. boy.
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VETERANS PLAN SMOKER.
Former Members Of Battery c,
10th Artillery, Announce Reunion

Former members Of Battery C.
10th Field Artillery, A. E. F., will
hold their second reunion and smoker
in the National Guard Armory, Sixth
and o streets southwest, Friday at
o'cl ,ck. All former members Of the
regiment are invited.
The first battalion was composed Of
local men who enlisted in the First
D. G. Cavalry and were transferred
to artillery. They saw extensive serv-
ice in this country, England and
France under Mai. Leroy Heron, now
colonel Of the 313th Field Artillery Re-
serve Corps.
The committee in charge Is David
L Riordan and ]: Fred Chase.
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NEW HEADQUARTERS.
Third Corps Area to Change OF
fees in Baltimore.

Headquarters of the Sd Corps Area,
now located in the Standard Oil Co.
Building in Baltimore, will be trans.
ferred June l to a building formerly
used by the Public Health Service
the site of which was offered by the
city for use by the War Department
until the new Federal Building, now
under construction in that city. is
completed.
1t is said that the Government pays
a heavy rental for the present quar-.
tiers. The change was authorized by
the War Department on recommends,
ton Of Maj. Gen. Macarthur. com.
manding the Sd Corps Area.
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RABBI TO BE WELCOMED.
Eighth Street Temple Brotherhood
Plans Program Tonight.

Rabbi Abram Simon, who has been
travelling in Europe. will be welcomed
home by the brotherhood Of the
Eighth Street Temple in the vestry
rooms of the temple tonight at
o'clock The entertainment will in
clude musical ensemble by childr en-
of the congregation. magic tricks by
NJ. Tinker.
Jacob Eisenmann will be presented
with a gift in honor of the thirty
fifth anniversary Of his associa ton
with the Washington Hebrew Con.
gregation and other Jewish activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-14

BERLIN, December IA CR.-
Although rupture is not officially
admitted, it was learned today that
recent negotiations between the Ger.
man Dye Trust and the British chem.
ical industry must be regarded as
having ended for the time being. No
a prospect Of an agreement. A re.
sumption Of the negotiations, how.
ever, is still regarded as probable
although it is unlikely to take place
in the immediate future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-14
HuBAcHER HEADS CAMP.
Officers Elected by Unit Of Spanish
War Veterans.

Col James S. Petit Camp, No. 8
United Spanish War Veterans, elect.
ed Samuel Hubacher, Interior De-
partment employee, its commander
last night at the monthly session
at 921 Pennsylvania avenue south
east.
Additional officers were elected as
follows: William T. Ryan, senior
vice commander: Charles A. Strobel
junior vice commander; John D
Norton, officer of the day; Harry A
Pixton. officer of the guard, and
James r. Smith. trustee.
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New Chief for Air Field.

Assignment of Maj. John N. Rey-
nolds to command Mitchell Field,
Long Island, was announced today
in Army orders. Maj. Reynolds is
now on duty with the air corps units
of the Second Division, Fort Sam
Houston. Tex.
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Deaths Reported.

Morris Lapides. 90. 1918 Shepherd ST.
John 5. Furtney. 81 Sibley Hospital.
Henry r. Anderson. 40. 81 II st.
Beatrice de Loduranteye. 90. Tubercu:
pspital
Sarah Sarah Smith. Al. eco Z st. ne ne. ~
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GIBSON COMMITTEE
TO CONTINUE PROBE
OF LOCAL AFFAIRS

Continued from First Page.l
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Porto Ricans have adopted the fad
for elaborate radiator cap ornaments
fer autos.
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ARGENTINA.

ARGENTINA.
For the week ending December 10. 1927.
-Temperature-Precip
Cur. Depar. Cur. Depar.
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FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
n am. Greenwich time. today.)
Stations. Temperature Weather
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28

But as she sat at her type
writer from the corner of her
eyes she watched James Burton.
He smoked a long, slender cigar
three for a half. She estimated
that his cigars cost at least SIS a
month.
He was a brusque, opinionated
man, who had acquired a degree
OF romance among the girls in
the office because of a rumor that
his bride.to-be died the night be-
fore their wedding. That was 10
years ago. He had not looked
at women since.
Very Pretty
A certain finesse in his dress
and a courtly aloofness in his
manner heightened his attraction.
With Roen he was soft-spoken.
His eyes often appeared troubled
to her.
Now az she brought letters for
him to sign, he looked at her lace
jabot and suddenly smiled: That's
very pretty"
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there in Mrs. Mangan's room, slip
ping into her little pink bungalow
apron.
And when she went down stairs
to the clean and shining kitchen
where Mrs. Mangan had made a
little pot of fragrant green tea
and little plate of piping hot
Melba toast. that mood Of utter
loneliness was still on her like a
black garment.
''Oh, Mrs. Mangan, weren't you
nice to fix that for mel! she
exclaimed when she saw the mod
est little feast spread out at one
end OF the snowy.white kitchen
table. "But / couldn't eat q bite,
really! The tea-I'll drink the
teap'
II thought you looked a little
peaked and tired" said Mrs. Man.
gan, looking down at her with
shrewd eyes. You been a-takin'
off too much flesh lately. Though
why anybody as thin as you should
want to be more thin. I can't
imagine! You're nothing but
pipe-stem now! Seems like a
woman ought to have some shape.
to her, stead of being straight
up and down like a clothes pole.
never did think women looked
so pretty as when they all wore
bustles and padding on their
chests. Me-oh-ny, you should-a
seen me when Charlie Mangan
picked me off my family tree! /
DID have a figger, even though
! do say itv'
Suddenly she changed her tune.
"Bobbie. l think you'd feel a lot
better if you went into that there
hall. and opened that package!
T won t do no harm to see what
the Man Back Home has sent
YOU, even If you are going to
marry that blatherskite movie
director up on the hillp'
Bobbie set down her tea cup.
Mr.. McCloud is anything but a
blatherskite. Mrs. Mangan," she
said. She tried to say it with dig.
nifty, but her voice sounded only
listless.
Mrs. Mangan looked sharply at
her for a minute more. then dived
into the pantry off the kitchen,
and then came back with a plate
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ROEN WAS ILL AT EASE

service! Dearie sat with folded
hands and dreamed that one of
these aggressive men high in the
worlds favor would smile on her
girl; would sweep upon her with
gifts and gaiety and all the lavish,
spendthrift ways so dear to q
woman's heart.
When the new building was
completed and Roen moved into
the private office of Mr.. James
Burton to become his stenog-
rapher, Dearie's heart swelled.
Every day she asked Roen about
the manager. Last Monday he
bought Roen a great basket of
immense black cherries. over the
top Of the basket was a pink,
filmy mass Of the blossoms. He
said to Roen, They're sweet and
fresh. got up this morning at
o'clock and picked them for
you"
When Dearie saw the basket
with the lovely flowers she
glanced hastily at her daughters
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Now Go On With The Story,

conscious Of her mothers search.
ing eyes.
I'm not thinking of marriage,
Dearie. I've Jackie and all his
schooling. That's ever so much
more important.
Eyes, and this will grow harder.
You'll never be able to meet the
expenses alone. Each year the
bills have increased. And you'll
soon be earning all that is paid
to a girl"
Her mothers words closed like
heavy, down-pressing wings. She
knew all the unspoken things in
Dearie's thoughts-the subtle
warning against, Michael; the sug.
gestion Of other and more fortu.
nate men. Oh, many Of these
would be glad enough to take up
Roen's burdens in thanks for the
gift of her love.
Suffers Deeply
Dearie suffered acuteIy because
of her daughters deprivations.
She thought Roen beautiful,
though in a vital, ardent way so
different from her own fragile
charm. But. men like this deep,
joyous vitality. Men must surely
look at Roen and want her.
She questioned her about the
men in the offices. At Christmas
time, when Roen brought home
many boxes Of candy and many
glove orders, Dearie inquired mi
nutely about the donors--especial-
~ who gave the 10 pounds Of
bonbons in that red satin box.
Nonsense, that all this attention
was mere appreciation for jealous
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"WHAT are you doing, Dearie""
w Dearie laid her hand on
Rooms shoulder: Watching you,
Ronnie lass"
"But you're not supposed to. l
thought you were dozingg."
You have too big a load to
carry. Have we fallen behind,
Roam? Couldn't We save a little on
the butter? We could do without
tea"
Roam laughed. 1t was like Dearie
to make enchanting, foolish sug.
gestions like this. She laid her
cheek in her mothers palm, feel.
ing strong and undaunted again.
But it's more than you should
be asked to bear, Roen. Now,
when you're young and should be
enjoying yourself, look around
and see what other girls your age
have. All the carefree happiness
that is showered upon them
Roan's eyes grew soft. She
thought of the sweet, fervent
months since last Augustine sud-
den moments when Michael would
take her hands and turn her face
to his.
tive my share, Dearie." she
murmured absently.
Dearie sat down with her arms
resting on the table. She fingered
the little stacks of bills. will It
be your portion to have this bur.
den always? The years are flying.
You'll want to marry and carve
out your own life"
The last sentence faltered
pathetically. Roen was stiflingly
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THE HOLLYWOOD GIRL = Bv Beatrice Burton

S THOUGHT I heard you,
Il dearie," she said with her
smile that wasn't really a smile,
but just slackening of the
worried look she always wore.
A little package came for you
today" she went on, talking over
her shoulder as she vanished into
the darkened living room, land I
put it up here on the mantel for
you, so that no harm should come
to it. I think it's from the Man
Back Homer
She said the last words coyly.
She always called Andy Jerrold
the Man Back Home" and she
said moreover that she had fallen
in love with the picture OF him on
Bebbie's dresser.
Now, what do you suppose he's
sent this timer" she asked curl.
ously, as she handed the girl a.
small, square brown paper pack
age. They always say nice
things come in small packages.
Shall cut the string?" She had
a pairing knife in her hand all
ready to do it.
But Bobbie slowly shook her
shining blond head that cleaned
like raw gold under the hall light.
She laid the package down on the
hall table.
81 think I'll have to send it back
unopened, Mrs. Mangan." she said,
her brooding eyes on Andy's hand
writing across the front of the
parcel.
She went on upstairs and picked
up Andy's photograph from her
dresser. She held 1t in her hands
and spoke to 1t from her heart:
why do you keep on sending
me things. Andy Jerrold9 Why
don't you just forget all about
me? Don't you know ii upsots me
to get things from you? To see
your handwriting on envelopes and
packages and things?"
She never stopped to wonder
why it was that the very sight of
Andy Jerrold's writing should up.
set her and make her blue and
homesick and lonesome-lonesonne
for what and whom? She didn't
know. She just knew that she was
awfully, awfully blue as she stood
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face. Roen flushed; Dearie
though, The man cares for her.
She knows it."
II this were so, how all their
wearing difficulties would vanish!
How lucky! How bright and
blessed! The fingers toying with
the bills trembled. How happy
it would make me, Ronnie, to see
you freed of all this. I grow
afraid thinking of the future
oh" said Roen, jumping up
with a gesture Of breezy defiance,
1t only comes a day at time"
Jackie Happy
When she was safe in the quiet
of her own room she repeated, 1T
will grow harder. Each year the
bills Increase" She took off her
shoes slowly, pulling out the wide
silk laces. She felt gmothered
and hot.
Am I going to get the suit,
ROM" asked Jackie, looking off
evasively.
p They were walking to the sub.
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dark glossy green, and that had
tiny pine trees cut into them to
let through the light and air.
There were straight curtains at
all the windows and white shades,
instead of the green shades and
lace curtains that Aunt Gertrude
had loved, and that Bobbie always
had detested.
A new fan-light had been put
in above the front door, and there
were cunning little bay-trees in
tubs on either side of the front
steps. The ugly brick foundation
of the house had been hidden by
dwarf evergreens, and on the
whole the old house didn't look
like the old house at all, but
like q brand new one
There was snapshot OF the old
backyard which Robbie never
would have recognized except for
the two-car garage with its many.
paned windows. The windows
were wreathed with some kind of
vine now. and near the garage
was a stone drinking fountain for
birds.
There was an awning over the
back porch and more vines les.
TONED the railing. They looked
like trumpet vines.
Whoever heard of such a
thing!' cried Bobbie. Her voice
broke on q wild sob as she flung
the pictures down on the hall
table, Getting a house all ready
when I told hin-TOLD him not
to- She burst into a storm of
hysterical tears while Mrs. Man
gan looked at her.
''Well, that's nothing to cry
about, honey duck" she MUIR
INJURED comfortingly. With one
hand she stroked the girls shak.
ing shoulders and with the other
she picked up the photographs
and squinted at them, one by one.
Hes got to live somewhere, ]
suppose she went on, sensibly,
land he's sure to enjoy this
house. It's fixed up real pretty.
amt it? My, I always did want
one Of them there bird.baths for
my yard. Amt that elegant,
though? Now. now. honey, don't
take on so. Amt no man worth
itw
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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in the old kitchen on Locust
Street. And just to taste 1t took
Bobbie back to those long-ago
days.
She never had thought herself
happy then. But she knew now,
looking back at that time, that
she had been happy really, with
Andy dropping in at the most
outlandish times of the day or
night to take her for a drive or
to bring her a new magazine or
a box of peanut brittle from
the Sugar Bowl on the corner!
With the little pupils at Locust
Street school waiting for her
every morning, with fresh little
faces and fresh little minds.
With the Saturday afternoon con-
certs and matinees~ with some Of
the teachers, or with Aunt Ger
trude or with--Andy. And then
Sunday with Andy againi Driving
with him-swlmming with him.
picknicking with him.
''Why, he was my whole life
back home, and I never knew"
thought Bobhie, choking on a
piece Of peppery veal.
She jumped up all at once, and
was across the kitchen and out
into the hall, where the brown.
paper package lay on the table
beside letters addressed to 'Miss
Marie Firkin" and Miss JEANNE
Firkin." Bobbie often wondered
who wrote to those two silent and
eolorless slaves Of the type.
writer-poor thingsl
With quick impatient fingers
she broke the string and stripped
off the brown paper wrappings.
Within was a flat tan-colored box
such as photographers plates
come In.
And within that box was a
stack Of glazed photographer.
largements of snapshots they
looked like.
Boobies big brown eyes grew
bigger and rounder and darker
than ever as she lifted them up
and began to run through them.
They were photographs of the
old white house OH Locust Street,
back home. But how changed it
was!
There were shutters on every
window, plain shutters that looked
a. II they might be painted =
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way. His hand was tucked in
hers. She loved the feel Of its
neat, warm fingers. And she
liked the careless, man-of-the
world air he now assumed as
though an Easter suit were no
moro to him than a sling-shot.
"You bet you are! And a hat
and shoes and a shirt and
necktie."
"When?"
Saturday"
In spite of himself he pulled
his hand free and rubbed the two
palms grinningly together. Gosh
be a Cholly boy-won't /? Any
kind of a hat / want?"
She laughed and swallowed and
would have liked to hug him.
Late last night she made her
plan. She would pay all the bills
in instalments. She had never
done this before. Debts fright.
ened her.
Next month she would pay
them.
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"LET ME DRIVE YOU HOME"

She turned crimson. Not think
ing, and with q hot touch of re-
sentiment: ut should be! It cost
plenty"
How much is plenty?'
'"This cost 81"
He said in a rather awed way
and staring at her: "Ohv'
He kept her late. You won't
mind q few extra letters, will you,
Miss Ross? I want to get these
out today"
Yet they were not important
letters. And he dawdled, entirely
unlike his forthrf9ht, plunging
way Of handling them. Abruptly
he snapped out his watch.
"Humph! Nearly s. Let them
CO."
He sat waiting while she got
her hat. Then he stood up and
held her coat and watched, in a
troubled, musing way, as she
lifted the 1abot over the lapels.
When they reached the street
he very casually took her arm.
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BY
Frederick William Wallace

pleasure. his leathery face i'm.
passive. his jaws slowly munching
on the eternal quid of tobacco.
Two seamen held the ladder,
the mate remained curiously
handy, while four sailors were in
the boat.
Lucille flashed a quick ALIEN.
bracink glance at the steamer
stopped down to leeward, the
lifeboat in the water, and the
audience staring at her. Then
she turned to Campbell, standing
with his hands in his pockets,
diffidently gazing UP at the
backed sails on the mainmast.
Her red lips curled super.
ciliousIy, her long eyelashes half
closed upon her vivid eyes, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28

seemed as though he were looking
through clear ice into eyes that
held for him nothing but detesta.
ton and contemptuous disdain.
THAT steamer will take you
back to New York and the titled
nincompoop you plan to marry.
1 wish him well Of his soiled
bargain! You'll be in the city by
tomorrow morning-time enough
for you to think up q salts.
factory story to explain your abb
sence. Into the boat with you"
He spoke quietly, the hard,
cynical light in his eyes alone
denoting the tenor Of his utter.
ance.
Crosby pointed the way to the
ladder which was slung over the
side, and stood, awaiting her
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MARY carried the spirit to the
AVA other woman, who gulped it
down wolfishly. Grimacing slightly,
she murmured: That's good. =
Now take me to your ROOM"
Lucille threw herself down in
the bunk, and making herself
comfortable. for all the world like
a sleek and beautiful cat. began
to feel more at home. Are you
one Of his women" She fixed
Mary with her vivid blue eyes
and asked the question with di.
rectness.
NO" came the others reply.
I'm the stewardess."
Lucille nodded. But how did
you come to be on board here?"
The answer came politely. "You
will please ask no questions"
The other smiled. ooh, I beg
your pardon" She paused and
added, her expression changing to
one OF hate and repugnance. But
he is a devil, is he not?"
Il do not discuss my employer
with others. Is there anything
else can 90 Tor your! She asked
the question courteously.
Lucille's face grew sullen and
naughty. Yes she answered inn
periously. Get me my clothes,
some food, and another glass of
brandy"
Curious Girl
Very wellp' Mary nodded calm.
ly. But I won't get you any
more brandy" She turned away
and left the room.
"A curious creature" comment
ed Lucille when the other had de.
parted, "but useful and oppor.
tune" She scanned the tiny room,
taking in the simple furnishings.
There was nothing in the place to
suggest that it was tenanted by
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ing full In the light breeze. The
steamer conveying Lucille back to
New York was a mere smudge Of
telltale smoke on the horizon.
Yes, sir!' The mate ackpowl.
edged Anson's command and his
voice went laundering in the can.
vas spaces as he bawled: Lay aft,
all hands,
Campbell, who had for the last
hour been modify pacing the deck,
stopped his promenading and stood
regarding the men trooping aft
with a portentous scowl. Fear
could be discerned upon many
faces, while others appeared sullen
and impassive.
Captured
'rBosun! Chips!' He addressed
Mulcahy and Crosby. $50 In and
fetch that fellow Mooney outw As
he gave the order he reached over
into the stern Of the uncovered
lifeboat hanging from the quarter.
davits ana unrove yokerope from
the rudder. Running the plant.
knotted and pointed 4-foot length
Of hard cordage through his hands,
he tossed it down on the deck, took
off his coat and laid it on the cabin
trunk. The assembled crew. noting
his actions, began to shuttle un.
eaily.
Squfrming and struggling, sroyi-
ing oaths and imprecations, the
second mate was carried out and
unceremoniously dropped down in
the waterways.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow