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Evening star., 1928-12-13
GAS FROM WATER
HEATER KILLS MAN
Overcome as He Sleeps.
Death Fourth in Family
| in Five, Years.

The asphyxiation yesterday of James
Bernard Clancy, 40 years old, of 81
New York avenue. who was overcome
while he slept by carbon monoXidef gas
from an unventilated water heater,
marks the fourth death in. the family
of John p Clancy, 68 years old, of the
New York avenue address, within the
past five years.
First a son, Robert j. Clancy, died in
hospital. Then another and, favorite
son. Ernest Francis Clancy. was shot.
Last Summer the mother, Mrs. Sarah
E. Clancy, died and physicians could
give no name to her illness. Her hus-
band thinks it was from grief. The
tragedy yesterday leaves Mr.. Clancy but
two Of his five sons.
His Room Above Kitchen.
MIR. Clancy said today that his son,
who is sheet metal worker sleeps in
the room directly above the kitchen
where the heater is located. Yesterday
morning Mr.. Clancy lighted the heater
and after he left the house the fumes
began to mount through vent to the
bedroom where the younger Clancy lay.
He apparently died without awakening.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon,
when his father returned from Work at
the Stuart Junior High School, where
he is janitor. his son was dead. The
Emergency Hospital ambulance was
summoned, and DR.. l. Rutkoski of the
hospital staff pronounced the man
dead when he arrived. Deputy Coroner
Joseph D. Rogers issued certificate
OF accidental. death
No Suspicion of Danger.
Both the father and brother, John
A. Clancy who is employed at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, say
that although they. have lived in the
house for five years, they did not sus-
pect the water heater was a source of
danger
John Clancy declared, however, that
his brother underwent mysterious ILL
ness several months ago, lapsing into
unconSciouSness while in the same
room. He thinks it possible that the
illness was caused by the same fumes
which resulted in death yesterday.
Clancy is survived by his father, his,
brother, John A. Clancy: another
brother, Raymond Clancy of Oakland,
Md, and two sisters, Mrs. Rhoda Red
dington of this city and Mrs. Mary A.
Butler of New York. No arrangements
have been made for the funeral.
Evening star., 1928-12-13
MUSIC
LSZEWSKA-JOHNSON SONG
RECITAL.

Maria OlSzewSka, European contralto,
who is on her first American tour, made
her Washington debut in joint recital
with Edward johnson, Canadian tenor,
at the Mayfower Hotel yesterday morn
ing. This was second of the current
series of morning musical programs pre-
sented by. Mrs. Lawrence Townsend
The audience was quite as large as that
which greeted the artists of the first of
the series last week.
Mime. Olszewska has rich, true con-
tralto, and sings with finished style.
Her enunciation, especially in the Ger
man and Italian, was excellent. The
rather noticeable effect of her breath
control may be due to having sung
heavy Wagnerian roles great deal in
opera with orchestral accompaniment.
The actual tone quality Is lovely. Her
first number was the air, "Che faro
senza Euridyce," from the famous Gluck
opera. The group of Brahms and Rich
ard Strauss songs was presented with
polished, individual reading, and
Strauss "zueignung' was the encore.
Later in the program came the Car
men" airs and the duet, which proved
an excellent closing number. 1t was in
the title role of this opera that Nine.
OlSzeWska made her American debut
with the Chicago Grand Opera Co. in
the initial performance of the season.
Mime. Olszewska was admirably accom-
panied at the piano by Edward Harris.
Mr.. Johnson, favorite concert and
opera artist with Washington audiences.
has never appeared here in better vocal
form His engaging personality and
dramatic style in interpretations were
evident from the first notes of his OPEN
ing air, "Colpito qui m'avete," from
Giordano's Andrea Chenier," to the
finish of his share in the Carmen" duet
Among the most delightfully."- interpreted
of his group Of unusual songs were Ivor
Novellos "a Pages Road Song" Hughes
arrangement of the Irish "The Next
Market Day." "To Anthea," by Hatton,
and the encore Edwin Germans ar
rangement of kangaroo and Dingo,"
from Kipling's "Just-So Tales" Blair
Neale was, as usual, his thoroughly ar
fiefic orr0unnq0iSt Fl r
Evening star., 1928-12-13
Robbers Get $40. 600 in Furs.

CHICAGO, December 13 GR.-Two
robbers entered a South Side fur store
yesterday, bound the proprietor and a
United States mail carrier, locked them
in a rear room and escaped with $4,000
in furs.
Evening star., 1928-12-13

Horace S. Cummings, former prominent
lawyer of Washington and identified in
banking circles. She is survived by
sister, Mrs. Thomas N. Mclaughlin of
this city.
Evening star., 1928-12-13
PARKER FINDS PATENT
REIMBURSEMENT FAIR
Arbiter Gives Decision on Alien
Settlements Under War
Claims Act.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Edward B. Parker, war claims arbiter,
yesterday handed down an administra-
tive decision declaring that claimants
for reimbursement for use Of patents
under the settlements Of the war claims
act of 1923 Should. be clothed with all
of the rights of an American citizen"
The decision carried general rules for
administering the act, which provides
fair compensation" to Germans, Aus
trians and Hungarians who owned pat
ents used by the United States or
sold or licensed by the alien property
custodian to the United States. More
than 900 claims are pending. REIN
bursement on the patents is limited by
law to $100000,O00.
Judge Parker, in his decision, pointed
out under provision of the act that, if
the claimants at the time of filing their
claims or upon the seizure of patents
during the war, labored under any dis
advantage because of foreign citizen
ship, they would be treated under the
present proceedings as if they enioyed
the full legal rights of American citi-
eIlS.
Evening star., 1928-12-13
MRS. J. |. CUMMINGS DEAD
Widow of Former Prominent At
torney Was Active Socially.

Mrs. Jeannette I. Cummings. for a
number of years active in social circles
here, died at her residence. 1855 K
street, last night after a long illness.
She was about 80 years of age.
Mrs. Cummings was the widow Of
Evening star., 1928-12-13
GARFIELD GROUP FAVORS
PROPOSED VAGRANCY LAW
Acouirement of Land to Develop
Playground and Park Is
Given Approval.

The proposed vagrancy law for the
District was indorsed last night by the
Garfield Civic Association at meeting
in the Garfield School. A proposition
for the requirement of land in the rear
and adjoining the Garfield School for
development as playground and park
was approved.
Committees were organized to canvass
the neighborhood to secure signers to q
petition seeking to have the gas mains
extended in certain portions of the
community.
Evening star., 1928-12-13

One requirement of the new course
in general science in upper grades OF
elementary schools Of New York City
is the study of the water supply OF
New York City.
Evening star., 1928-12-13

uStSu yesterday III
charge of the spe-
cial booths for the
sale of Christmas
Health Seals of the
tuberculosis Asso-
citation combined
with the numerous
self-service seal sta
tions throughout
the city and the
continued receipt of
re responSes S from
those who have re-
aaiuoJ a1INf,,aaY,f Nf
Evening star., 1928-12-13
DAYTONA BEACH PICKED
FOR AUTO SPEED TRIAL S
Segrave to Seek $40 Miles Per
Hour Record in Florida
Early in March.

BY the Associated Press.
Daytona Beach has been selected for
the international speed trials of Maj
H. o. D. Segrave, British racer who
was the first to attain a speed of 200
miles an hour
The trials, in which Maj. Segrave
hopes to send his car over the sands
of Daytona Beach at a. speed of 240
miles an hour, the American Automo-
bile Association contest board said in
announcing the selection of Daytona
Beach, probably will be set for early
March.
officials of the Florida city are ex-
pected here late today for confer
ence with members of the Automobile
Association contest board concerning
an official sanction for the race. The
conference has been set for 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1928-12-13
MOTHER VETOES GIRLS
IDEA TO FLY MAIL AERO
19-Year-o1d Stenographer's Plan
for Adventure in United States
Service Baked.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La, December 13.--
Miss Clara Meyer, 1s-year -old New Or
leans stenographer, who has never been
IN In an airplane, but who aspires to
be an air mail pilot, will have to remain
on the ground for a while.
Without saying anything to her fam
lily, she wrote the War Department to
learn how she could become an air mail
pilot. The letter was turned over to
Postmaster General New, who gave the
information desired and explained the
hazardous nature of the occupation.
. When her mother learned today of
what had taken place she Immediately
vetoed the plan. She announced that
her daughter would not become an air
mail pilot.
This is not the first time she has
sought something adventurous to do.
First she wanted to travel and write
her experiences. Then she wanted to
become a radio operator on a ship. Her
mother voted against both these pro-
posals also.
Evening star., 1928-12-13
CAPTAIN OF INFANTRY
SUMMONED BY DEATH
William Henry Allen, Native of
Georgia, Serving in Michigan,
Passes Away.

Capt. William Henry Allen, U. S. In
fantry, recently serving as an in
structor of the Michigan National
Guard. with station at Grand Rapids,
died at st. Mary's Hospital in that
city yesterday according to War De-
partment advices. Born In Knoxville,
Ga, November 26. 1890, Capt. Allen
served In the Georgia National Guard
from March, 1914, until October, 1917,
when he was commissioned as second
lieutenant in the United States In
fantry. During the World War he
served as captain in the National
Army and in March, 1920, reached the
same grade in the Regular Army His
widow, Mrs. Lois. Mcconnell Allen, is
in Grand Rapids.
Evening star., 1928-12-13

A recent QUESTIONABLE revealed. that
motor vehicle officials in every State
and territorial possession and the police
chiefs in sixty-eight of the largest cities
were unanimous in declaring that proof
of proper vision should be officially de-
manded Of all drivers.
Evening star., 1928-12-13
HEALTH SEAL SALES
REACH 100000
tuberculosis Association Goal Is
100000 at One Cent
Each in Campaign.

With the aid of many volunteer
of different organizations en-
Evening star., 1928-12-13
NAVAL OFFICER INFERRED.
Lieut.. comdr. A. ]. Hayes Is Laid
to Rest in Arlington

Funeral services for Lieut.. Comdr.
Allison John Hayes, Chaplains Corps,
.. S. NJ, retired, who died Of pneumonia
at his residence, 2540 Massachusetts,
avenue. Tuesday, were conducted at
Arlington Cemetery today. Interment
was in Arlington.
Comdr Hayes is survived by his
widow, 2-year-old daughter and a
brother He was 43 years old and a
native of Iowa. He was retired from
the Navy in 1925 after nearly 10 years
service. Until recently he had been In
Bar HarbOr, Me. 81
Evening star., 1928-12-13

seals on trial by mail, good progress was
made toward the goal of 100000 seal
sales at l cent each necessary to pay
for another years aggressive fight
against disease and for the protection
of the community Money received by
the cashier of the association up to noon
today represented the sale Of over
100000 of the seals.
A novel and attractive window display
which is now helping to boost the
Christmas Seal sale focused the atten-
ton of many hundreds of Christmas
shoppers during the day and evening
in the corner store window at Four
teenth street and New York avenue.
There the two prize winning Christmas
Seal ship models in the recent public
school contest, sponsored by the Tuber-
culosis Association, are placed on view
with easel placards telling the names
of the schoolboy builders, Marion Newell
and Arthur Davis, and large placard
informing the spectators that these
models with their builders were received
by President Coolidge at the White
House, while on the inside of the win
dow is fastened an enlarged photograph
of the President and the two boys which
was taken last week. at the time of the
reception in the interest of the seal sale.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20
HOW THE CUPBOARD
GOT IT'S NAME
By JEAN NEWTON

GIFTS in the cupboard" we frequent
ly hear today when what is
meant ranges from tits in the china
chest to 1.-THE sideboard" or "the dish
closet" Although the contraption from
which the word cupboard" had its
origin is now obsolete the term sur
wives and is frequently applied to its
modern substitutes.
Cupboard" gained place in our
language from the fact that the cups
and plates of a household originally
had a place on a wide shelf or hoard
built over the meat dresser whose use
corresponded to our modern serving
table.
In antique pieces and reprcduc-
lions the literal cupboard can still be
seen, unenclosed, over the dresser.
and so bearing little resemblance to
the closet arrangements which are
frequently endowed with its name to-
day.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20

TOR tasty dish to serve as lunch
L con the following will be found
most appetizing:
Sweetbreads and Mushroom Ramekins.
Cook a pair of sweetbreads in acidu-.
lated water for fifteen minutes. then
plunge into cold water and cut into
small pieces. To the measure OF
sweetbreads add an equal measure OF
chopped mushrooms. Add two tea
spoonfuls of lemon juice, one-half tea
spoonful Of salt, a pinch of nutmeg
and a dash of pepper. Melt two
tablespoonful of butter and cook a
thin slice of onion finely chopped;
when yellow add the sweetbread mix
ture and cook two minutes; now ado
one cupful of bechamel sauce, one
chopped truffle and one-half cupful of
cream. Fill the ramekin dishes, cover
with buttered bread crumbs and bake
until brown.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20
Evening Story for the Riddles

the farmer who owned this barnyard.
Yes. the parrot was a splendid par
rot to have around. SO many adven-
lures had he had!
So story telling and wonderful deeds
had their part in the life of the BARN.
yard.
And this life in the barnyard went
along so that every day it seemed that
the animals were even happier than
the day before.
Dash. the dog. was like private
Waterman for them, and altogether
the barnyard was as jolly and pleas
ant u place as ever a group of barn
yard animals could have.
And when the barnyard animals
heard that not only had they their
stories to tell and to act but that
stories about them were being told
all about, the pigs grunted. the rooster
crowed, the hens cackled. the ducks
Quacked, and all the others Chartered
in their own peculiar way and said:
''Well. we're glad people know of
us! After all we're q pretty fine set
of animalsi"
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20

TN THE barnyard quite often there
was story telling. One OF the hens
would tell the little chicks stories of
other chicks and of adventures they
had had and of good and bad deeds
they had performed.
Mother Turkey would tell her chill
dren how they should act and would
explain to them how miserable, for
example, little turkeys had been who
had disobeyed their mothers and had
let their feet get wet during the first
weeks of their lives.
Red Top the Rooster would boast
df the days when he mad been young
rooster and tell of how every one had
paid attention to him and had listened.
amazed and wonder-struck, at his
Growing.
The pigs would grunt and sQueal
and tell of famous pigs in the family
-pigs who had been splendidly greedy
and wonderful eaters!
There were stories to tell which
would make the animals laugh and
grin and at times the barnyard was
filed with the laughter of the barn
yard animals-such funny laughter
as it is, hoo.
Maybe you have heard it at times:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20

WYE SHALL call him Mickey for
w the very good reason that that
was his name. His mother called him
that, his little sweetheart called him
that, and to those two the name will
always be sacred. He was a worthy
namesake of him with the flaming
sword.
Mickey gave his life for another
When he might have saved himself he
did not falter Ia doing what he
thought to be his duty In saving the
life OF his playmate.
The falling girder he might have
watched from standpoint OF safety
but If he had he would have seen the
object of his b0yish affection mangied
and killed. Rather than that he chose
70 risk his life for her safety and
risking he lost It.
There will be no monument for
Mickey. little marker is all that
will tell where he is buried: No
eulogies will be written to recite his
virtues, no songs to sound his praise
Yet Mickey evidenced and displayed
that quality of which 1t is said. great
er love hath no man than this. that a
man lay down his life for his friends"
Mickey exhibited that highest type
of courage, the courage which neither
hears nor hopes for praise. which is
not bu0yed up by applause nor sup
ported BY the expectation of reward
Goethe, who wrote wonderfully OF
Many things. said Courage and mod
esty are the most unequivccal of vir-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20
Table Etiquette
BY H. IRVING KING
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

TT is to be hoped that no one who
reads these articles will be guilty
of such breach of table etiquette as
to spin knife around at table. Yet
if anyone should so far forget himself
as to do such a thing let him be sure
and spin the knife back again in a re-
verse direction or he will have bad
luck. This superstition is one of
which the essential and explanatory
part has dropped out, in the course
of the centuries.
The key to it is found in the folk
lore of some remote English districts
where the superstition reads that If
the knife is spun from right to left 1t
must at once be spun backward from
left to right. That is if it is spun
against the sun" it must he spun
back with the sun"-in the direction
of the movements Of the hands of
clock. This makes the whole thing
clear-the superstition is remnant
Of sun-worship. The movement from
left to right is in conformity with the
upDdIcHl OOuioC Va .thC sun anu was
called the ceremonial circuit"
Thus did the Egyptian priests move
in procession, worshiping the sun-god.
Ra, when Memmon's statue sang to
the rising day by the shores of the
Nile. To reverse this sacred, cere-
monial circuit would. of course. be
sacrilege sure to be punished by the
offended sun-god, unless amends were
quickly made by resuming the ordained
sunwise order of movement. So the
current superstition regarding knife
twirling should run. If at table you
should, through forgetfulness, twirl
your knife from right to left be sure
and twirl it back again from left TO
right. or sunwise. or bad luck will get
you.
"a by>McCIure Newspaper Syndicate.p
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20

No mother in THIS enlightened age
would give her baby something she
did not know was perfectly harmless
especially when few drops of plain
Castoria will right a baby's stomach
and end almost anH little ill. Fretful-
ness and fever, tool; it seems no time
until everything isl serene.
That's the beauty of Castoria; Its
gentle influence Seems just what is
needed. 1t does hll that castor oil
might accomplish without shock tc
the system. Without the evil taste.
It's delicious! Being purely vegeta-
able, you can give it as often as
there's a sign of lcolic; constipation;
diarrhea; or need to aid sound, nat
ural sleep.
Just one warning: 1t Is genuine
Fletchers CastoIia that physicians
recommend. Other preparations may
be just as free from all doubtful drugs.
but no child of this writer's is going
to test them! Besides, the book on
care and feeding bf babies that comes
with Fletchers Chstoria is worth its
weight in gold.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20


tor Friends"
screamed and yelled at times with
merriment for he had lots to say for
himself and lots to remember.
The parrct had, at one time, helped
to collect money for hospital. The
money had been needed badly and the
parrot had sat up on balcony and
had shrieked:
1--WE need money. The doctors need
money for the hospital. Help the doc
TORS. Help the doctors and the hos
pital with your money"
i Every one had looked up and had
Seen that the parrot was making ali
these cries and it was the parrot who
was so successful in raising the funds
thatNwere needed. That was favor
lite story in the barnyard. and the par
rot was very proud of that. too.
Then the Sparrot had at one time
escaped from, the hospital-he had
thought it WOULD be rather fun to so
off adventuring. And one day he got
away and flew up to the branch Of a
nearby tree, but all he did when there
was to call for his doctor friends and
they opened his cage door so that he
was able to go back to safety and his
own real home.
And later on he had been given to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20
BY MARTIN MARTIN

OF course, too, at times the animals
did all sorts of things which would
never be forgotten and later ON these
actions would be described to even
younger chicks and turkeys and pigs
and ducks.
Mrs. White Hen told of the days
when she was bride and how every
one admired her wedding feathers and
said that they were just suitable. for
every one really should have white for
wedding.
The parrot in the enormous cage
on the back porch squeaked and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20
Quack, Quack
.o.<
By Viola Brothers Shore

FOR THE GOOSE
G ONE men may be cake eaters, but
- what most w0men'd like to be is
cake-eaters-and-hav
A woman that thinks her German
silver is platinum amt SO pitiful as
the one that thinks her platinum is
German silver.
YoiF miss a sweetheart after you
lose her, less and less as the months
60 by. A mother more and more.
FOR THE eANDER--
No matter who the tiivver belongs
to, it answers the one that's got his
hand on the wheel. If any.
An apology or a loan is worth dou-
BILE if you make it quick.
Once you leave snake Irvine it.
SEX uruund> yoUr le;, Sou doppf need,
to expeck ii to leave without bitin.'
The drivers got one set Of ideas
and the traffic cops got another.
Copyright,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20
A Real Triumph

One of the major victories man can
achieve is the triumph over trivialties.
We let little, totally insignificant in.
cidents loom so large that they de-
stroy our peace of mind. Such habit
denotes a very limited capacity for
thinking and small soul.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20
& Mickey, the Courageous 3

went through to the end without tai
tering or fear
Somewhere, some time. NQerhaps
there will be a temple erecfed to
everyday heroes men and women and
boys and girls who in their COMMON
activities, their everyday lives. f4ce
and master with unflinching resolN-
ton the duties and tasks that thew
encounter.
Somewhere among the tablets in
that temple Mickey's name will be in
scribed. You could not have a
worthier ambition than to have yours
beside it.
"a by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20
Spinach. French style.

If fresh, cook with only the water
which clings to it after washing. Cook
until tender and drain and chop fine.
Return to the heat. add four table
spoonfuls of butter cooked with three
tablespoonful of flour and two-thirds
of cupful of chicken stock. Season
with teaspoonful of powdered sugar,
salt and pepper to taste, grating of
nutmeg. lemon rind.
&c. 1923. Western Newspaper Union,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20
Foods We Like
By NELLIE MAXWELL

sugar with one-half teaspoonful of
salt. Add the liquid slowly to the
-four mixture and spread in shallow
pan. After mixing and spreading,
cover with the following: Four table,
spoonfuls of sugar, two tablespoonful
of butter and two tablespoonfuls of
flour. Mix until well blended. Bake
in u quick oven.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-20
Quick Coffee Cake.

Break one egg into cup and beat
we'll; fill the cup with milk, mix and
sift the dry ingredients, cut in one
tablespoonful of butter, using one and
one-fourth cupfuls of -four and two
and one-half teaspoonfuls of baking
powder and three tablespoonfuls of