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NOT MCE SSARiIv
IA CRIMINAL TYPE

that one could marx the criminal by
t1e contour Of the face or shape Of the
ears. receding forehead or bullneck.
In IS years of thief snatching" he
said. Il never found this theory appli-
cable &c my work. More often 1t has
oas', the contrary. One Of the greatest
scholars know Is a man whose nose is
twisted and lies fiat against his face
One of his ears is malformed. too. He
holds degrees from several universities
and Is one Of the most competent bridge
engineers In the country.
las q youth he was an excellent foot
bah player. and one day. when they
pulled him from beneath a ton Of bone
and flesh. they found his nose broken
and his ear nearly torn of.
Following his graduation he lived In
the open and acquired coat Of tan
which has never entirely vanished.
He is brilliant Wit and a man OF
rigid integrity. and yet / dare predict
that the searcher for criminal types
particularly the novice: might suspect
him Of being a gunnlan or safe buster.
Il know two foot ball coaches. AZ
least, who are respected members Of
their faculties and who hold professor
ships. They. too. have suffered at the
hand. or rather feet. Of foot ball and
in cap and sweater certainly look capa-
bic of swinging blackjack or bludgeon
NO. you never can tell the character
OF man by an aQuiline or snub nose
One OF the most desperate crooks ]
ever laid a hand on was bl,ie-eyed
mothers darling type Of fellow. The
sort that nice elderly ladies rave over.
Why, he resembled n collar ad chan.
His business Well. he blew post ONCE
safes. that was all.
The criminal today relies LARGELY on
his innocuous appearance He Is not
the blue jowled figure Of fiction. He
is more likely 10 be collegiate looking.
The very gentility of his garo and man
ner makes his escape In u crowd
simple matter. The pens are filled
With q flock Of male pulchr.tude."
Well. tough appearing egg" never
will worry us from now on.
Our youth" writes reader Of this
column. speaks strange tongue TO-
day. As near as can recall. my son.
high school boy. used this phrase.
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Today in
Washington History
By DONALD 4, CRAIG.

February Is. 1799.--Benjamir Stod-
dert OF Georgetown. who assisted Presi-
dent Washington in the purchase Of
land for public buildings and reserva-
tons In the new Federal City and later
became president OF the Bank of CO.
lumbia. resignIng when that institution
had friction with the city authorities,
was appointed first Secretary OF the
Navy by President Adams IL was the
first report OF Mr.. Stoddert to Congress
as head OF the newly organized Navy
Department, which was influential In
obtaining today from Congress an ap-
preparation OF 81 900 900 TO build six
ships Of war and purchase grounds for
six navy yards. one OF which was 10 be
at Washington and another ut Nor
folk, Va.
In the first plan Of the city n place
for a navy yard had been fixed by the
Commissioners along with the other
public reservations. but the land had
not been purchased. II was n tract Of
land containing IL acres, bounded by
Seventh. Ninth and M streets and the
Eastern Branch. but this tract was evi~
IDENTIFY not regarded by Mr.. Et0ddcrt as
large enough, for he asked the Commits
sioners 10 procure additional land This
was accomplished when Daniel Carroll
and William Pr0ut agreed TO take In
exchange lots In other squares for the
lots held by them In the two squares
adjoining and comprising the entire
area on the west Of the navy yard site
and bounded by Sixth. Seventh and M
streets and the Eastern Branch.
For The two squares thus acquired the
Commissioners received from the United
States $4,000. which In regarded as the
current market price
February 70, lib II was stated In
The Natimai IntsiIigencrr today that
during the Winter VI lSi4-i8lb 40 for.
eigri diplomats have remained IN Wash
ingt0n, because OF fear that the Britain
would repeat their burning Of the city.
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the import and meaning of which I
am at a loss TO understand: II I get
a fash at his pan. I'm going to knock
him for a row II icycles' Where, in
deed. are We going? Is It not about
time We rescued the English Of cur
fathers?'-F. F. W.
This question vas submitted to a
young fellow. and We asked him to m
terpret the phrase. Sure" he agreed
1T means that that bin is going TO
slap him for an outside loop when he
spots his mush anywhere"
Another youth was asked to supply
MS version. Why. certainly" said
he. He simply means that when he
flags certain guys map he'll bend it
around his neck. Ask me another one"
Another lad. the son Of q friend. was
more informative and said. Why, that
fellow meant that should be see the
face OF a certain one he vas going TO
hit him, but 1t sounded more i'm
preSsive. no doubht. to put It in tougher
words. They know better"
We agree. Some Of our best future
defenders OF pure English are among
those who are abusing It today.
methodical acquaintance. whose
NE consists OF sleeping. working, eat
ing and going TO the movies, received
a police card for parking overtime.
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BEDTIME STORIES BY THORNTON
~ - OA~AAZO ". BURGESS

or Spooky the Screech Owl. and Il was
well he did. just In time he saw
Spooky coming through the moonlight
White!oot whisked around underneath
the hive and there he chung. Spookv
passed on without seeing him.
II only can get inside Spooky can
hang around nil he pleases," muitered
Whitefoot, as he returned to work at
the little doorway. In a few minutes
he had a place that he feould SQUEEZE,
through. Just inside hi stopped, Il
was dark In there. Tut Whitefoot
didn't mind that. He wa used TO NOV
ing about In the dark. lie stopped to
ma out all he could by means of his
nose. II was the first time he had
even been inside beehive He knew
1t was the home of bees. His Isnse told
him that His nose told him that there
was a great mass of bees inside. You
see: he had been In hollow trees in
which bees were living. SO he knew the
smell OF honey and the smell OF bees
Also he knew that. while In the Sum-
mer 1t wouldn't have been possible for
him TO enter that hive. In Winter the
bees were asleep and he could enter In
safety.
I'D like to live here" said Whitefoot
to himself 1t would be splendid
place 10 spend the rest Of the Winter.
II IL warm. there's plenty to eat right
at hand and no one would ever, ever
think OF looking for me here. When
warm weather comes l can move out.
! believe I'll do 1t. All ! need to do Is
to make a place In the back here and
build comfortable nest. All those
bees are at the top: they won't bother
me ~ all, The dead ones will be good
eating and there are always dead ones
Yes. sir, this IL the place to spend the
rest OF the Winter. l wish had come
over here earlier now"
tIoustiEht lpaSl
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Bookcases may be considered as deco
f4tare units, or as shelves for utility in
the housing of library. In either in
stance they are containers for volumes.
For many years their usefulness has
been thought all that was essential,
their decorative element consisting Of
the colorful bindings of the books. To-
day the bookcase has returned as a
distinctively ornamental addition to the
furnishings.
Many who have. fine libraries Of
choice editions look little askance at
these bookcases. feeling that the con-
tainer is thought of more than the
books. I remember hearing one woman
say: Il do so want a bookcase with
those charming little loaded glass doors.
but they are so decorative" She was
q person of many delightful qualities
but books were not her forte The books
that she had could well be accommo-
dated on the four-foot book shelf.
She bought the bookcase. and had IT
filed with editions bought BIZ the deco
ratoy. X certainly looked handsome in
her well appointed living room. Her
sole object in having the bookcase was
that OF attractive interior decoration
The books did not feed her soul, but
the beauty of the furniture did. One
rather sympathizes with the viewpoint
OF the bookiover, however. whose devo-
ton 10 books would repudiate such dis
elimination.
II is when the books are so rare that
they call for a bookcase to accord with
their excellence that the book collector
delights in a handsome bookcase. II
must be confessed, however. that book
lovers are apt to content themselves
with booksheives and rely on the con-
tents 70 have the special appeal.
The home decorator who enjoys her
books and has the small library she
possesses housed on painted book
shelves has a bond in common with
the book collector who has an extern
sive library. The volumes instill a cosy
atmosphere. They invite one TO rest
o while and enjoy their companionship
The colors IN covers blend and soften
like the tones of an Oriental wall hang.
ing Decoration exists and Is fraugh'
with beauty
And so re realize that bookcases.
whether dne or simple, have decorative
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there tn keep out just such little ex-
piorera aa Whitetoot. And Whltefoot
wanted TO get into that hive more than
he had ever wanted 10 get INTO any
place before that he could remember,
Az he sat there on top Of that hive
he SAW that there were number OF
other hives. Perhaps ! can ind one
that I can get into" thought he. Any
way 1t won't do any harm TO look"
SO Whitefoot continued his explor-
ing He climbed all over the next hive
and WAS disappointed lie did the
same thing 10 the third hive, with no
better results The fourth hive was
Just like the others he had tried To get
into. hut On the NTH hive he found
when he tried IL that the wire cover
Ing the little entrance WAS loose, Yes
sir, II was loose. Whitefa0t went Ia
work with teeth ana claws. He gnawed
away a little bit around the entrance
Ha tugged and pulled ut the wire and
II became more loose, All the time
that he was working his nose told him
that thsre were just as interesting
things inside that hive as inside the
flfst 0ns, But while he worked he kept
. ~atehful eye open for Aooty the Owl
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Scotch Kali.

Wash and bleach two tahlespoontuls
at pearl barley and soak It over night
In little cold water. The next day
prepare two pounds of mutton, Wine
and put II into a pan with about three
quarts OF cold water. the soaked barley
and one teaspoonfu, Of salt nrins
slowly to the boiling paint, skim well
and simmer for one and one halt hours,
Wash one white cabbage and four lecks
and shred the cabbage tine. Ii the
flavor Of tho cabbage Ia objected 10 M
being too strong. bianeh II frat by putt
ting II In cold water and bringing to
the boiling point slice the leeks, add
them 10 the either ingredients and cook
for another one and ane.half hours,
Season well, Cut the meat into plucea
and serve IN the soup or separately. II
desired, other vegetables may ha added
10 this soup.
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Home in Good Taste
BY SARA HIIAND.

II our ingenious forsfathers had beer
confronted with the furnishing Of SINAI
apartments such IS We live in today.
they would NOS have been greatfy wor-
RED over the problems. for many O.
their furnishings had several uses And
were very compact.
Fur instance. there was the trunS,s
osd. which rol,ed under the high wooden
four-poSser. and then there were the
FreSse" beds 80 hails into the hcuss
that they could be lifted I'D and held
Ia the wall when ncs desired as beds
These must have been an inspiration,
Tor our preSsut-Gay wall and Sslsar heSsS
which are thought by many 10 be s.
strictly modern
Another interesting bis OF o,d-tinss
furniture Is the hutch table. which i
continuation chair and table. sS
shown IN the sketch. Some OF sAsse
were made with tops large enough &c
accumuo<aa.e six people The Ssas Is
either hinged 10 Lift Up in box fashion
or equipped with q drawer in which
were Kept silver, pewter and naiScelis-
sseolS ARTICLES for the kitchen and Sin-
ms ryaln
These are attractive and rrsctScal
FOR oar modern At,sneS> which are is,y-
h'SheG III the spirit % early American,
and as an occasional rressde chair they
enhance \ grouping. while az q mo
meatS notice they may be turned into
table for the "ehassy hour c1 tea
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Sunday afternoon 1t was kind OF
damp out but not axually doing eny-
thing sutch as raining, ony wasent
allowed out jest the same. and pop was
reading diffrent parts of the Sunday
paper and I had ideer. thinking, G..
If I ask him a whole buntch Of hard
questions he'll get tired Of trying to an
ser them and leeve me go out.
WITCH I started to do, saying. Hay,
pop. why is the equator ony imag-
merry line insted of a reel one?
Don't you know? pop sed.
Nor sir, I Sed.
Thinking he would say he dident
either, and he sed. Then Ill tell you.
Their afraid If they had reel line
there the natives would cut 1t UP to use
for clothes lines, and the terrific tx
pense of keeping it in repair mite Iced
to wars between the various countries
in the torrid zone. he sed.
And he kepp on looking at the paper.
and pritty soon I sed. Well hay pop.
will you ixplain me something?
Enything at all. mention 1t. pop sed
and sed. Well why don't a fish ever
catch cold?
1t does. that's jest the point, pop sed.
In spite of the fact that they are per-
posely made without feet so as to make
it hard for them TO catch cold in the
water. they persist in running their
beds into bubbles ard 'h,ls creating
drafts, and the consequents is that
fishes always have sn!ffely noses, is
there enything cts can tell you? he
sed
No sir. I sed.
Proving the ideer mite cf bin al rite.
ony the trubble was jest happened &c
try II wen pop felt like tawking.
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ern furnishings were copied bodily: for
instance. the vogue for quilting and
piecing OF quilts.
One of the speakers brought an old
quilt. which had been in her family for
$50 years. The club members found
three distinct quilting patterns. She
said that the wavy lines and arrange
ment Of segments of circles were made
by laying on plates. saucers, sauce
dishes, even cups, TO get the circular
line.
They discovered that there were over
400 quilt names for the pieced and
appliqued patterns. Confederate Rose
duck and ducklings. forbidden fruit
trees. Gentlemen's fancy. love rose
London roads. pilgrims pride. shooting
star. tree OF Paradise were some of the
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Maple Gelatin Pudding.

Cook for a few minutes IN n double
boiler one cupfui OF maple strip and
four egg yDlks beaten. Stir constantly
Put two tabiespoonfuis Ut gelatin In
one ctipf,ii of cold water. ana when the
gelatin is dissolved add IN the tug mix
lure while hot on the stove. Remove
and let cool. then add four esg whites
beaten stitf and twD Cupfuls VI whipped
cream. MIA all together 10 look fiuffy
and rough and set aside 10 CONCEAL
Delicious II served with small amount
of whipped cream and few nuts or
ulacarUon crumbs on top.
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Cars and Costumes Harmonic
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Member the time when we thought
we Just had to wear goggles and linen
busters and weird, mushroom hats and
yards and yards Of veil whenever we
went out for a ride in an automobile?
And we called them herseless carriages,
too, to start with, and lost our breath
IL we went as fast as 20 miles an hour.
Maybe you're too young and maybe
you'd rather not admit you remember
anyway.
II ever women did look grotesque it
was when they we're all dressed up for
one OF those horseless buggy rides, only
usually they felt rather grand, because
1t was something in those days even
TO nave second cousin twice removed
who possessed one of those new con-
veyances. And for a good many years
II apparently didn't occur to any one
that the linen buster could be made
along smart lines. The idea was to
use year before lasts pattern and to
get It at least two sizes larger than you
needed.
Now, OF course, no one really has
to wear special clothes for motor wear.
Most people have closed cars and all
mats mt closely enough to withstand
the wind even in an open car. But
OF late years dressmakers have been
turning their attention to specially de-
signed motor raiment, not as a matter
OF necessity but rather as a sort o..
luxury item in the wardrobes of women
who always choose to fit their apparel
to the occasion and the place.
But almost any woman who can
afford car can afford to have the
costume she wears most frequently
when driving chosen to harmonic with
her car.
If your car is OF sedate dark gray
you will look smart in a dark gray coat
and close-fitting felt hat with perhaps
a red scarf or red flower in Your
buttonhole. A woman I knew recently
sent her car to be repainted-though
1t had been driven less than a year
and was certainly not in need of the
treatment. But, as she explained. she
had decided on a billiard green ensem-
Bile for Spring and the car was blue
and 1t was cheaper, as she figured It. to
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vallE. 1t Is a delight to possess book.
cases that fit wall spaces. These are
now available, for the cases are made
in a wide variety of shapes and sizes
from the high. narrow ones to the low
wide ones. When the shelves are filled
with assortments of books that lure
both the eye and the mind. the value
of the bookcase is twofold There ex.
lists the same colorful quality of bind.
ings as In the simpler cases. The utili-
tartan bookcase, however. lends a Ger
tain decoration. not by the case. it must
be admitted. but rather by the contents.
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picturesque names given in answer to
roll call
The tea leaves in green and white
with solid green leaves at the base fig
ured green and white upper sections
and appliqued stem made a delightful
quilt. One quilt with small pieced bas-
kets used lavender. yellow and pink
sprigged pieces. The basket handles
we're appliqued. And the white back
grounds in both these patterns were
deliberately quilted.
tCopyrisht 1881
Al The c'Hb they served new sandwiches
Write 10 Nancy Page. care of this paper In.
fivksng stamped. sell. addressed enyeinpr
asking for her iesfet on Sandw i.tie~
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Via tAOAt. IL y " dS
the task Of appre-
bending and con-
victing. II possible.
that shady clan
Of citizens who live
by their wits. Nu-
merous prison S
have checked some
Of this gentleman'S.
catches for safe
keeping, and dur
ing his service as
an active Secret
Service man. he
won an enviable
record.
Speaking last
night to a group of
intimates. he at
tackled the failary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25

4nS nappeneo q
week ago. and the
man Is still talk
ing about IL.
BoaSting is q bet
ter word. How
thankful we are
for small adven-
lures. Il Is de-
pressing 70 reflect
how many Of our
neighbors live the
draboeSt sort OF
lives That ex-
plains why. On bus
and street car and
N restaur ants.
folks may be heard
speaking Of . GER
tain lam" they
Wera IN ~ ss<> 4
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Az ActEkOSE
70 some.

said to him. listen TO me. you dis
ham" 1t is the natural craving for
adventure. OF chance to be even .
small sized edition o, hero. and Their
ind q willing listener 70 our expert
encsS. To receive police card MAY
be just as thrilling an adventure &
one as the stalking % jungle game tC
another.
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DAILY DIET RECIPE
Mullins.
BY FANNY Y. CORY.

Mufiins.
Wholewheat -four. J cups
Cooked rice. cup
Salt. y teaspoon
Baking powder. S teaspoons
Eggs, :
Sweet milk. cup
ONE DOZEN MuFrINS,
Mix together wholewheat -four. bak-
Ing powder and salt. Add 10 cooked
rice. which should be cooked so that
every grain Is separate and not paSty
mass. Add slightly beaten eggs. Stir
we'll. Add milk. stir batter well and
pour into well creased muffin tins.
Bake about IS minutes In a moderate
oven.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes protein. carbohy-
drates, lime and iron. The yitaminS
have Gen damaged BY the action OF
the baking powder, Can be eaten In
moderation by adults Of normal digrS.
ton who are Of average or under
weight
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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX
Sound Advice to Miss Twenty-one, Whose Mother
Urges Her to Marry a Wealthy Suitor Instead
of Her Poor Sweetheart.

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DEAM MISS DIX am widow have good home
one to tax kt to- very sS being alone for some
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people do and nsea good
SUI has enough personality about her cnamer " VINO
BEDTIME STORIES BY THORNTON
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Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was ex-
p!oring In the Old Orchard. He was
sitting on one of Farmer Browns bee
hives just at the edge OF the Old
Orchard nearest Farmer Browns door
yard. He hadn't been able TO get into
the hive. There was some wire over
the entrance to 1t. II had been put
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Costume Blouse,

Costume Blouse.
The sport OF "ensembling" or the
clever putting together of an ensemble
is q favorite one this season..
A satin blouse, for example, which
subtly includes both the elements Of
formality and informality with its
softening surplice neckline and its tai
lored kid belt) offers a rare opportunity
for clever combinations With a satin
skirt. 1t makes an afternoon costume,
and with a tailored suit one for the
street.
Downright 1921
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The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

| An investigator for large corpora
ton is in Washington on business for
his company. Before his present asso-
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NANCY PAGE
Old-Fashioned Pieced Quilts
Have New Vogue
RI FLORENCE la GANKE.
RI FLORENCE la GANKE.

The Nancy Page Club had reached
the discussion of early American
needlework in its program of early
American life. They found that mod
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While Mother Sews.

One mother says:
My two-year-oid boy delighted in
rummaging my machine drawers every
time ] wanted TO sew. I emptied one
drawer and when ready to sew. would
fill it with some OF hts playthings
Each time there was surprise and he
would sit there playing by the hour.
never thinking OF the other drawers
which contained buttons, pins. scissors.
etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-25

have the car repainted than TO buy
another Spring ensemble for motor
wear.
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Discovery has thrill its own,
Especially ~ YOU re- alone.
-~--Whitefoot the Wood Mouse