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Evening star., 1928-10-21
BY MILT GROSS.

b1 MILL UhOSS.
| ~ OHOO i. Nize Baby lit opp
all de putched aggs in conjonc-
ton witt tust. so momma II
~ gonna tell you sturry riggod-
ding de Ket wot he he'd a
Vance oppon witt time it axeested a
Ket wot he was seeting wan day in
a izzy-cherr so IL hentered heem in
de mind a tutt wot he soleeloquiced
to hecmsalf he soleeloquiced so:
Ho boy do got a geg.!! Dees is rilly
something hextrahordinary!!
must soitinly shell make a mutt to
spreeng 1t on de Konwention from
Kets.
So it arrifed gradually de Konwen-
ton :. wot it RUIZ opp de Ket wot
he sad!!
HIM, Meester Spicker!! Deed jost
concoct hidea Dunt esk!!!
So it gate henswer de Spicker. Moo
brodder Ket. it simms to me wot we
hall in tuttly agribble frame from
mind we should hiring de concoc-
ture!!! Spreeng heem!!!
So de Ket procidded SOL!
Wal you see is like dees :. on de
woige from making heXperiment!!
A whole lifetime chazing mize
witt rets odder sperruzz odder ken
merry boids odder maybe once
from while I could swiping from
a pushcott odder a gobbidge ken
feesh!! No? So now got bre
lance hidea so now I'll gonna mc
mine hadquodderS by a rastauraI
wot visualize deefreence mud.
instad from miZe witt de sperruzz
witt de kennery boids odder de gob-
bidge kens . SOIL be idder h Rust
Loin from Puck witt Mushroom
SuSs odder a Stood Tripe ala
Kreeull odder a Biff Keedney
Suttay maybe witt a Bustun Grim
Pie ala Mudd yat!!!
POT ii.
So 1t was hall de Kets kidd opp to a
high peetch from excitement wot
1t was ewinced hall over a kim
hinterest in de hexperiment.
So it hentered de Ket de restaurant In
de Keetchen wot has was leecking
. de leeps in henteecipation from
gudgeous fist wot he wiSualiZed
foist a lag from lemb!!! So, so
soon he trite he should itting de
lag from lemb so 1t gate heem
knock in de had witt broom de
Chat wot he he'd utmost conclusion
from de brain WoC II Sad to neem
de Chat he sad sol!
Moo Ket . Lats We should hunder-
standing itch odder from de stott
-. You'll poddon me plizze wot
spicking straight from de shoulder
und =. hehl hehi hehi you'll
nuttice I ulso walloping straight
from de shoulde1 heh! bot
in horder we should putting de met
ter blontly in de front from you ;.
so lay huff de wictuals in de Keetch-
en-. You want something to it SO 60
hout In de dining room und annoy
ing de costumers dunt, bodder-
ing in here. Do I making himself
trensperent???
So de Ket sad HIM. 1t sims streck a
snack. Ho wal, I'll bite mine time!l
So he strulled gradually hinto de
dining room wot he stood witt de
puZz by coStumer on de lep wot it
came hout from heem a meow from
a coaxing nature!! So de costumer
sad!!
HIM, a noif!!! Look a Ket wot he's de
property from de restaurant so dey
axpacting de costumers to fidding
heem ysA Grrrrrrr!!! Gerra-
dahere YOU Ket you'll! You want
Evening star., 1928-10-21

lowed you down here to hold you up.
He works that way sometimes-making
people think he's from headquarters
You'd hardly hit the bottom step before
he's gone through you!. He left 20 in
your vest pocket, though; he's funny
that way"
Who is hep You say you know
him?"
Hes Bobby Bernard"
Bobby Bernard? That's what he
called mel"
Sure; I know. He's a queer fellow;
sort Of playful"
Reside was lying there without will
to move, staring toward gray patch
at the entrance; That gray patch. he
realized presently, was the day This
was his wedding morning, and, instead
of being properly asleep in the Carlow
ingian, he was lying in the Castle Hotel
with cash In his head. But instead
of struggling against his lassitude and
trying to get back to validate his en-
gagement he was content to lie there
and watch the patch of light and won-
der about Bobby Bernard.
A S he looked the patch was blotted
out. Somebody he'd entered the
lobby and was coming toward him
through the gloom-Marshall P. Willis,
still IN evening dress, looking very gray
and haggard and angry.
He strobe to where he saw the ris-
ing figure of the Senator and stood
looking down at Reside. taking in the
significance of the matted hair and
the blood-stained dinner jacket lying
near
so this is where you've been?"
Reeside smiled family. Yes, sir: I
fell down stairs. Then I was robbed.
Somebody took my money and Estelle's
mesh bag.
Failing down stairs In a place like
this! I smell liquor"
1t was simply the taste the Senator
had administered as a restorative, but
when Marshall p Willis leaned down
to confirm the odor on Resides lips 1t
was more than sufficient. He drew him.
self up. his indignation growing.
Failing down stairs and. getting rob-
bed in the Castle Hotel! I don't care
about the robbing II 1t had happened
decently somewhere. But in place of
this kind! What brought you here?
That's what gets me-
Evening star., 1928-10-21

theater, where wanted to be, and it's
paying me my bread and butter. But
you? What happened to you?"
That was it. What had happened to
him? He did not know.
You remember what I used to talk
about, what I intended to do? Well
1 gave 1t up. ! drifted West after
knew you and-it's a long story-I
finally landed with big concern I'm
going to marry the owners daughter
We all came here for the wedding; a
party over at the Carlovingian. We're
sailing for Europe after that. I'm
all ready to 60"
1T is splendid. this success Of
yours"
He looked at her quickly, trying to
discover how she meant that; but she
reflected only sincerity and a kind of
sweet concern for his good; so he in
quired, to cover his momentary con-
fusion. about her mother She an
sWered:
Mother is at home. She Is happier
there than she would be trailing after
me live at the Castle Hotel. Rather
a poor place"
There was no reason for prelonging
the interview. The show was over;
u
Duments time
#k4
THERE was nothing for him to do
but walk In the direction of his
tentative appointment with Estelle Wills
and her parents 1t was a little past
IL; he could join them at the night
club. A.
He thought of hot rooms with walS
OF red and gold crowded with perfumed
ladies and earnest stout men, eating
and dancing.
Now he was coming to the hotel. He
must. he realized, 60 up and change
his clothes, IL he were to be admitte 4
to the place where the Wills trio was
waiting. 1t was prospect devoid Of
allure.
He changed mechanically, not hurry
Ing. An Hour or so did not matter
daylight would do. He wanted leisure
for trying to recall what Mary Dument
had said, how she looked.
Transferring his pocketbook and
watch his hand touched in pocket of
his dinner coat a mesh bag EsGelle
had asked him to keep 1t last night
and he had forgotten to return it-a
mesh bag bulging with bills bestowed
by her father He would return it to
her in the cafe.
He went down and turned in the di-
rection of the Cafe Nicabar. three
blocks distant. He had been cold. life
less. toward all his contacts with the
Willses when he had left them; he was
so now. Yet. he supposed, he should
go in, be led to their table, sit down
beside Estelle, dance, drink. eat and be
merry. For tomorrow was his wedding
day. He should be merry
But when he reached the plum-col j.
| ored velvet cord across the entrance
| he found ne could not 60 on. He stood
behind it. hands thrust into overcoat
pockets. staring in the direction OF the
Evening star., 1928-10-21

been on the way: that she would reach
hers had seemed beyond belief Yet
she had done so. while he-vel. what
had he done? He had been turned
aside; that was evident.
He wrote on his card a query: Are
! you the same Mary Dument I knew
| four years ago?" and sent it back.
/ waiting with trepidation until the usher
| brought word that he was to wait in
the lounge downstairs after the play.
x
THE expectation of meeting her was
Immediately the most important
interest in Resides life. He tried to
think consecutively of Fstelle Wills,
the wedding tomorrow. and the de-
parture for France, but he found the
subject was barbed with difficulties
He finally dismissed it, sitting there.
dwelling Oil Mary Duments arrival at
a principal part in play that, while
1t obviously was not doing we'll, finan-
cially, was, nevertheless. a professional
piece, adequately performed.
He reflected that, of he could be
doing as we'll in the profession he had
undertaken and then put aside for
what now seemed like weak excuses.
rather than reasons he would be
what? He was forced to admit that he
might be something he was not now
happy.
1t was with intense delight that he
waited in the room below for Mary
to join him. Where she came. slim.
dark-haired, alert creature in a severe
black street costume, he stood before
her and put out both hands. He said:
rs it possible that you are the girl
I used to know"
She sat down on a divan and in
dicated a place at her side.
The same girl, and yet not the
same. And are you the same James
Reside who used to urge me to go to
school and study for anything wanted
to be? did not forget that. You
disappeared, and never had a chance
to let you know that I did emerge.
/ went to Tech, almost over fathers
dead body: took the stage-training, and
then began to make myself nuisance
around the theater, demanding work
and not getting it. But here I am;
not doing much. but I'm making my
living at the thing. l may never be
anybody, but, at least, I'm in the
Evening star., 1928-10-21

NV tween the various promises
Y. of the Candidates there IS
not much nouriShment to
get from the press. Babe Ruth week
or 10 days ago did make the Candidates
take to the inside covers-in fact, drove
them back with the adds on his last
Gay of carnage and destruction In Mis-
souri,. They made the mistake out
thcre of throwing some Pop bottles at
the Babe, and the Babe returned the
complement by showering couple of
hands full of home runs right back at
an. Babe is not at his best till he is
in difficulties
You know it just don't seem like we
have any game in America where one
man stands out SO prominently and SO
far ahead of all the others in his line as
Babe Ruth does in Baseball. He Is the
most colorful Athlete that we have in
any branch OF sport. Kids are crazy
about Ruth, and he Is always doing
something to keep solid with them.
Raised himself in an Orphans home in
Baltimore. he has always kept a. keen
interest and sympathy with kids.
Look what happened In that last
game in st. Louis. He had knocked
one home run to tie the score, and here
he was at bat again, and the Pitcher
had two strikes on him, and tn had
turned and was talking to the Catcher
and Umpire when Sherdell the Pitcher
threw one right back quick and 1t was
another strike. But they had made
rule before the series started that there
was to be no pitch made only when the
batter was ready. Well Ruth knew that
that was the rule, and he knew that he
was in the right. So while the st.
Louis players and the Umpires were
srgueing why he just stepped back and
applauded them. OF course they de-
cided in his favor. Then the Pitcher
had to pitch to him again, and they
dident count that last ball, and as he
did why Babe just laughingly smacked
one over the whole Grand stand into
Grand Boulevard. and waved and
kidded with the hooting crowd as he
went around the bases Then two in
nings later he comes up again amid
jeers and Just iokingly t3utted" into
the Mississippi River, his third home
run for the afternoon.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
Pieces of Silver.
CHE "piece Of silver" 80 of

HE piece Of silver" 80 Of which
were paid to Judas N his act Of be-
traying Christ. was of peculiar interest
to the 1sraelites, and was always spoken
OF IN their holy books as the shekel Of
Israel, or holy shekel of the sanctuary.
1t was the amount which each Israelite
between the ages of 20 and so were re-
quired to pay into the public treasury
as a ransom for their delivery during
their sojourn in the wilderness.
A shekel was worth about so cents In
American coin. Money was, however.
much more valuable at that time. and
the 80 pieces" were equal at that Gay
to about $4,000 today. The shekel was
somewhat larger than half dollar and
was smooth edged. On one side 1t bore
the emblem of Aarons rod. as men
toned in Numbers. xvii8. surrounded
by the inscription in Hebrew which Is
given in the eleventh charter c! Leria-
Gus. with the words. "Shekel OF ISrael."
Evening star., 1928-10-21

didn't turn out so good and that would
make me feel like was responsible for
putting him there.
1t must cost that paper lot of money
for stamps and handling all those votes.
But I guess they can charge 1t all off
on their income tax as advertising Its
got all the papers writing editorials.
and no matter who gets the votes. each
side seem TO write that their side has
really been benefited. Honest, some
people can get nourishment out of the
most peculiar things. Well there goes
that Radio again. IF I am elected I
will pledge myself to relieve the Farmer.
l will enforce the law, restrict immigra-
ton, and" Oh! Applesauce
will be glad when it's all over.
(CcpyTight. Ie2s)
Evening star., 1928-10-21

the world could afford to kill off that
big percentage of their business.
Then, as 1 say, come Politics All of
them are watching the Literary Digest
straw vote 1t holds rehearsal for the
election every year, and this year
Hoover has been away out in front, but
Smith is drawing up on him at every
issue In case the vote is over before
election, doubt II they hold the cleo
ton at all, they will just take the Di-
eest's poll and innaugarate the man on
that.
don't know who they send these
votes to. never got any. 1t might
have been because I wasent registered
anywhere. / don't wan to have any,
thing to do with this election, and then
after maybe my man was elected he
Evening star., 1928-10-21
BY WILL ROGERS.

w YELL, all know is just what
n ! read in the papers. Be-
wv tween the various promises
Y Y. of the Candidates there IS
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-27

company at Sunburst. Tip" becoming
vice president of the Calpet and contin-
uing rs president Of the International.
while John continued as vice president
of the refining company.
The O'Neil brothers are sons of p. H
ONeil of Los Angeles. one of the larger
stockholders of the Calpet, but In their
individual operations in this state they
carried on their business and advanced
it to a $4,000, 900 value on
which they built up through their per-
sonal efforts, independent of any connec-
ton with which they could have hsso-
ciated themselves. The senior Mr.. ONeil
for a long period engaged extentive-
ly in the livestock business in North
Dakota and at one time was rendered q
position in President Coolidge's cabinet.
Ill health made 1t impossible for him to
accept.
Calpet Big Producer
The California Petroleum corporation
is one Of the larger independent compa-
MES of the United States. It's field prop
critics daily produce AZ, 900 barrels Of oil
n it's several branches extend into every
department Of the oil industry. The cor
poration operates a line of tank steamers,
maintains marketing connections in all
Of the principal counties Of the world n
has It's own pipe lines and domestic dis
tributing stations.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-27

EARL T. VANCE, Montana's ace Of
n, peace, n who is known all over the
~ state as one of the cleverest birdmen
in the business. Is out to make Great
Falls aviation center of the northwest.
To this end he has Incorporated his
company into the Vance Air service, &C
a modest amount OF stock for his
escadrille OF airplanes and the good will
of a profitable business, his aviation
school and equipment, and will build an
eight stall hangar on his property adj
Joining the Great Falls landing field. now
being put In on Smelter Hill by the
municipal authorities, and will expand
to meet the growing interest in Montana
aviation.
Mr.. Vance's company owns three
planes, a new n-Detroiter. cabined
for five persons, and equipped with a
Wright Whirlwind nine cylinder motor,
the kind behind which Col. Charles
.Lindbergh drove the Spirit of st. Louis
across the Atlantic and into imperish-
able fame. This plane cost Mr.. Vance
s1l 900 and is the finest airship in the
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-27

northwest. 1t recently made the 100
mile trip from Helena to Great Falls at
an average rate of two and one-half
miles a minute. Mr.. Vance also owns
the Waco Ten which won the New York
Spokane air derby last fall, and another
Waco plane-three ships in all. and will
purchase more for his company as 1t be-
ONE necessary.
In order to build and equip a modern
eight-stall hangar, put in a good ma
chine shop, gasoline tanks, extra planes
and other equipment to take care of the
needs OF his growing business the sale
of S25 900 worth of worcestershire stock
has been authorized by the directors OF
his company, Mr.. Vance agreeing to sell
this stock at par, 800 per share, and at
no commission, every dollar realized 60
ing into the treasury Of the company.
In addition to the planes and equip
ment the Vance Air service controls the
agencies for the Stinson-Detroiter and
the Waco planes, n the Vance School
Of Aviation. The school. already being
operated at a nice profit, is tutoring 90
fedgling birdmen at $3.50 each for the
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-27

THESE doctors must all think I'm broke.
BUT I Just couldn't go back and face
those fellows at the corner grocery
store without an operation.
IN Anaconda DR.. Raymond Hall looked
me over and shook his head.
I began to have hopes;
I'm very, very sorry" he said at last,
but you have nothing wrong with
YOU"
"OH, Doctorl" / cried. "Ir1 pay you-lots
Of times I pay people"
THE trouble with you Is that you are
physically sound. 1t would not be eth
ical to operate on q sound man.
you are sound-as q NUT"
WHEN he said nut" he kind OF empha-
sized 1t.
HE opened the door and shouted "NextI'
80 / went home and took q dose Of ep-
som salts and cried myself to sleep.
GOODNIGHT.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-27

course. and has 60 or more pupils ON
the waiting list. The company expects
to do a general business in carrying pas
sengers in every direction leading u Of
Great Falls, and inasmuch as MIR. Vance,
operating in a modest way for 20 weeks
OF last year, earning nearly $4,000 In ex-
cess Of xpenses is almost certain to
quickly develop into a profitable under
taking. in fact is making good money
now. Any one interested In the posi-
bilities Of this investment is invited to
write Mr.. Vance, addressing him In care
of the Vance Air service. Great Falls.
The officers Of the Vance Air service
are Earl T. Vance. president n general
manager; Sam Stevenson Of the First
National bank, vice president, and Aaron
Singer, treasurer OF the Paris Dry Goods
company. secretary. with the following
additional directors: w. w. Chiefly, presi-
dent Montana Newspaper association:
John E. Dawson. vice president Of the
Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance COM
pany: Frank Scotch OF the Montana
lower company, n E.. L. Shields OF the
Great Northern railway.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-27
Heating Plant Damaged

Due to improper draining when the
public school building was
closed for the holidays, damage esti-
mated at 50. 900 was done to the heating
plant by freezing. The entire east SEC
ton will have to be ordered. Other seri-
Gus damage was done to the general
plumbing CT the building, but no accu-
rate check has been made on the amount
of damage.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-27
FUND
TOBE INVESTED
ESTATES MONEY WILL BE
PUT TO WORK FOR PERMANENT
SCHOOL FUND

for Auto Licenses Not So
Large h Year as Last, Says Register
of Vehicles; ii Per Cent of Collections
Under Gas Tax Law Are Refunded
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-01-27
|. B. TIP O'NEIL
LEAVING STATE
PETROLEUM COMPANY'S LAND
DEPARTMENT

VIII Continue as Vice President of Or
ganization But VIII Transfer Head
quarters to Los Angeles; Change Fol-
lows Retirement of His Brother
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-12
Many Buds From, Other
Cities Here for Deb Ball

and Mrs. ze Barney Phillips,
whose party is given for their
debutante daughter, Miss Faith
Phillips, and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Davies, who are entertaining for
their daughter. Miss Rahel Davies.
Visitors
Miss Laura Frances Otis, niece
and guest OF the Secretary Of
State and Mrs. kellogg and the
Hon. Phyllis Aston, who is visit
ing Miss Katherine wilkins, are
among the visitors who will at
tend the ball tonight. Others are
Miss Alice dePeyster, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Ashton
dePeyster, Of New York, and
niece of Mrs. Tuckerman; Miss
Margaret Daingerfield, a cousin
of Mrs. Tuckerman; Miss Eliza
beth Elkins, of Philadelphia, who
is Mr.. Tuckerman' cousin, and
Miss Emily Campeau Gerhard.
also OF Philadelphia, who is a
granddaughter Of Mrs. Henry w.
Fitch.
Preliminary to the ball tonight
there has been a round of parties
for these visitors. Mrs Tucker
man entertained % of the debu-
tante group at luncheon today at
the Willard when her guests were
asked to meet Miss de Peyster,
Miss Elkins and Miss Gerhard.
Yesterday, with Miss de Peyster,
Miss Daingerfield, Miss Davies
and Miss Phillips as the special
guests, M. and Mrs. Tuckerman
had an informal tea for young
people at their home in Edgemoor,
which was followed by a buffet
supper. The guests on this occa-
sion were members Of the debu-
tante group, with number Of
young men as cavaliers.
Miss Elkins, who is visiting
Miss Alice Davis, daughter, of the
Secretary of War. shared honors
with the Hon. Phyllis Astor at a
small dinner given by Miss Davis
on Saturday evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-12

dinner dance for the debu.
tantes viii be held tonight at the
Willard, with small committee
of distinguished Washington
women as hostesses.
Mrs. William M. Jardine, wife
Of the Secretary of Agriculture,
whose daughter, Miss Marian JAR
dine, Is d debutante this season,
heads this committee, which in
clIdes Nine. BostrOrp, wife Of the
Minister Of Sweden. who will have
a debutante daughter next sea
son; Mrs. Joseph +. Davies, who
is presenting her daughter, Miss
Rahel Davies, this year; Mrs.
Eugene Meyer, whose daughter,
Miss Florence Meyer, will make
her bow in December; Mrs. Re
Barney Phillips. who has bud
in her family; Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman, whose daughter will
be presented next year. and Mrs.
James Vaudeville Carlisle, who
presented her daughter last win
ter.
A small subscription party, with
the guests numbering $50, all
from the younger set, this dinner
dance is designed to be an annual
event. and much like the now
famous Junior Assembly in New
York. Each member of the com.
inittee is allowed the privilege of
inviting two guests from among
their own contemporaries and
this little group will be seated for
supper at the COMMITTEES table"
n Ll.s
erman will entertain forty guests
at the dinner dance tonight. with
Miss Marion Jardine. daughter
of the Secretary of Agriculture,
and Miss Ellis Bostrom, daugIl-
ter Of the Minister Of Sweden. as
the honor guests, and two visi.
tors. Miss Alice de Peyster and
Miss Elizabeth EIkins, sharing
honors. Others who will enter
tain at dinner at the Willard be.
fore the dance are the Rev. DIR.