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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
THE EVENING STORY

Mrs. Crum shook her head. BE.
tween you and me and the side Of the
house." she whispered, 1--WE no pa.
thence with this new-fangled style in
raising children" Then she became
very busy with her cleaning.
BY night Grandma Polly was a sad
little wreck. She prepared Edward $
food, but Edward would have none
OF 1t. He wanted chocolate cake and
nothing else. And when he was de-
MED he caught up a lovely plate and
dashed 1t to the floor.
Grandma looked down at the pieces
of Carlotta's beloved china and then
at the handsome. furious little boy.
Two long weeks Of struggle stretched
before her like nightmare. No, she
could not stand 1t. She would be hav.
ing one of those spells" which she
had Whenever she was overweight.
Before Edward was aware she caught
him up. turned him over her knee and
spanked him hard. AS her slender
praying for strength.
There never was a more astonished
child than Edward. Punishment was
unknown to him. A spanking was a
brand.new sensation. He slipped
eye to eye.
Now. then. will you he good or
shall I spank you some more?" painted
grandma.
II be dood." Edward walled. Sud.
denly he flung his arms about
Grandma's neck. Il love YOU" he
whispered.
When two weeks later Carlotta and
Will returned they found gay,
bright little Grandma and a happy
well behaved Edward.
do you know. I've been conscience
smitten," confided Carlotta. II told
VIII that was afraid you would find
Edward too much for you. How did
you get along?"
'Splendidly," Grandma replied
promptly:
"And did you use the Frobel
method?" asked Carlotta anxiousiy.
Grandma Polly smiled innocentiy.
81 don't know thing about F'robcl. "
she murmured. II just used a little
way of my own"
(rhe end.l
tCopyright. 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07

The younger women have preferred
a single striking ring usually Of the
less expensive sort.
The newest fashion IL to wear your
finger rings like your earrings in
pairs. You may even wear two rings.
one on each hand. exactly alike. and
wear only one earring. Some Of the
jewelers. are showing sets consisting
Of two earrings, one for each ear.
two identical finger rings. one for
each hand, and necklace or pendant
brooch.
Fine pieces OF jewelry are being
used more and more for wedding
presents this season and there Is prec-
edent for such choice in the gifts
recently chosen by the King and
Queen Of England. When a daughter
Of Lord Dawson, who is physician.in.
ordinary to the King and Prince OF
Wales, was married in London the
other day the King and Queen sent
a brooch OF diamonds. rubies and
enamel with the initials Of the senders
on the back
A favorite bit of jewelry with
fashionable Parisians at present con-
sists of pairs of round. button-like
pins made of small diamonds set in
platinum-or crystals set in silver.
IL you prefer. These pins may he
worn one on each shoulder Of an
evening dress.
Semi.precious stones are. as you
know coming in for great deal Of
attention at present. Among these
are topazes and amethysts. Jade.
too. sponsored by Jean Patou, has
come once more to the fore. 1t Is
considered especially smart for wear
with afternoon gowns of black.
Such simple trick to make one Of
the new little soft felt hats that it liz
remarkable that more women don't
make them. But perhaps II il nice
for us that they have not done so. for
there Is still an air Of distinction
about them. II you want to know
how to make them. send stamped, self.
addressed envelope and we will send
the diagram with directions at once.
Downright. 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
W IN T E r
ny D. G. PEATTIE.

"One rubber plant can never make
a home" a poet has sung. and neither
can gas log and a motto telling you
to keep smiling. and New Year cal
endar with a never-never-land on it
painted by Mr.. Parrish. And yet, IL
/ had to make a choice between these
equipments Of parlor. l would choose
the rubber plant.
The people who own rubber pla
and water them and tend them can
never see what those who do not are
laughing at. and the people who
smoker behind their hands on the
street as they pass the bay window
with the rubber plant are incapable
Of understanding what the rubber
plant lists find so charming in good
old Ficus elastica.
OF course. one very lofty answer to
give to both factions In that until you
have seen the rubber plant in the
tropics you are unqualified to Judge.
One of the wonder sights of my life
was a regular front-window rubber
plant that was nearly so feet high,
as many feet in the diameter OF it's
spread. and had perhaps one acre of
miraculous. glittering leaf surface
held up to a Florida sky. Then. in.
deed. did l realize that l was speaking
to a cousin OF the Peupul tree, the
tree Of Benjamin. the strangling fig,
| the true fig. and the Banyan tree un.
der which Alexander sheltered 1000
men.
This. however. In a know-it all sort
of answer. and quite deserving of a
chilly reception. One will have to de-
clare for one side or the other more
| nearly than this. For myself, / can
say that. without owning a rubber
tree myself never keep long term
house plants. because. like the family
cat. the problem Of what tn do with
them when you go Is too severe on
the neighbors--yet I find II profitable
to go up to a rubber plant and ex.
anime 1t every time ! see one.
To botanist. even these dusty.
| stunted little runts of the mighty rub.
Der tree are fascinating. The leaf Of
a rubber plant Is a typical bit Of
tropical foliage. You can form a
fairly accurate conception OF a Bur.
| mese rain forest just from looking at
the leaves of rubber plant. Notice
the glittering surfa :, the great thick.
ness and weight OF the leaves. the
paler undersides. the lack of fiexibil.
| ity. the fleshinexs. Notice. too. the
| one strong. central midrib and the
| relatively slight branching veins, and
observe that. instead of branching at
an acute angle to the midrib. az the
| veins OF an oak leaf do. they branch
nearly at right angles. In the tropics,
even oaks take on this character
heavy. glossy leaves. without mar.
ginal teeth and wide-angled secondary
veins. No doubt the conditions OF
tropical life dictate this type Of leaf
In many regions. but just why, who
knows?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
Willie Wills
NJ ROBERT CULLEN.

II guess ] got n hundred I'm spellin'
today IL there In two g's in ma jesty.''
Copyright. 1891
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07

Mince a pound of steak and add
TO II a quarter OF pound of fat
bacon also minced. and the same
quantity Of bread crumbs. Season
well and add chopped parsely. thyme.
and II liked a little onion or sha Hot
finely minced. Work the mixture
well together and bake in fireproof
dish. Serve very hot with grilled
toma toes.
Another variation 10 to steam the
mixtures. In which case an egg
should he added to bind II. II il
liz wanted for the children and a
larger quantity is required. more
bread crumbs can be added and an
other egg. Cook well In q buttered
mold. turn out. and serve with brown
gravy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
17-YEAR.0LD MURDERER
DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
Executed at Ohio Penitentiary for
Staying Woman and Her
5-Year-Old Son.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. January IA
17-year.old boy, the youngest slayer
ever electrocuted by Ohio, paid with
his life in the electric chair at Ohio
penitentiary last night, for killing O
mother and her 5-year-oId son.
The youth was Floyd Hewitt, who
slew Mrs. Fred Brown and her son.
Fred, jr., at their Conneaut, Ohio,
home last February.
Hewitt seemed dazed and puzzled In
the death chamber. but apparently
vas unmoved. Entering the chamber
his eyes swept the group Of witnesses.
but he did not speak. His last words.
spoken before entering the death
chamber. maintained innocence Of the
crime Of which he had previously
confessed.
In his confession, Hewitt said he
beat Mrs. Brown to death when she
repulsed his advances and killed the
child TO silence him.
Unsuccessful appeals were made
through State courts and the board Of
clenency. based on Hewitts youth and
declarations Of low mentality. A final
appeal 10 Gov. Donahey 10 commute
the sentence to life Imprisonment also
failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
Eggplant.Tartar Sauce,

+ Peel the eggplant and slice II In me.
dunn thick slices. Let stand In cold
salted water for 30 minutes. Take
from the water. wipe dry. roll In beat.
en- egg and cracker crumbs and fry
slowly to golden brown. Lay the
slices on brown paper to drain. Place
In the warming oven to keep hot
Serve with tartar sauce made as fol.
lows: Add one small grated onion to
one cupful of mayonnaise, then add
one small diil pickle, bit of garlic
nd garniah with parsley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07

Boil one.fourth cupful of rice until
tender. Scald two cupfuis of milk in
a double boiler. Stir one and one half
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch smooth In
one.hah a cupfui OF maple strip and
stir this into the hot milk. When the
mixture thickens cover and let cook
for IS minutes. Add the rice. which
has been cooked until the grains are
dry and distinct. and beat in the yolks
of two eggs which have been beaten
light. Beat the whites Of the eggs
until dry and gradually add one.fourth
cupful Of maple strip and spread over
the pudding. Bake In moderate oven
for about Is minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
NUMBER 10 BUGBEAR
FOR SCARY M0T0RlST
Chicago Man Sends Back First
Three License Tags Because
They Contain Sum.
b the Assorin,ed Press.

b. the AskociHted Press.
CHICAGO. January 7.--I.ife In made
UP Of number Of things. the accent
in the case Of Irwin s. Berling of Win
nesks, being on the word number
Mr.. Berling applied for motor car
license and got No. IS. He sent IL
hack Another license arrived. II was
no. So. Mr.. BerlIng observed that 5
and s total 10. 80 he sent that back.
His third license happened IN he No.
81. which also totals u. He returned
H., and DOW awaits the fourth, hoping
that IL viii not arrive next Friday.
which, he has noted, falls on the 18th
Of the month.
The number OF letters In Mr.. Ber-
1ing's full name add 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
Title Law Here Urged.

Jerome Fanciulli. chairman of the
transportation committee of the local
Chamber of Commerce, who presided
over the meeting. said he believed the
real purpose of the Virginia law was
to prevent bona fide Virginia residents
from escaping the higher cost of the
Virginia tags by giving fictitious adj
dresses here to obtain District Of Co.
lumhia tags.
This situation will he corrected with
passage of proposed automobile
title law for the District, which now
is being urged here. and which, IL is
understood. shortly is to be introduced
in Congress, Mr.. Fanciulli said. Such
law would make it virtually impossi.
BILE for non-residents 10 obtain tags
here by giving false addresses. 1t was
stated:
Mr.. Fanciulli was named permanent
chairman OF the joint committee
seek modification of the law, and other
members selected were C.. II. Frame,
representing the Merchants and Man.
ufacturers' Association: Ivan G.. Weld.
vice president of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce: L. A. Spiess
and John McGiil. jr., while representa-
fives also are to be named for the
Washington Board of Trade and the
NHriDla state AH33OheF OF commerce
Those Mt Meeting.
Among those attending the meeting
last night were f. J. Rub, Joseph NJ.
Wise. r. L. West w. III. Rawley, G..
H. Frame. ". S. Brenizer. w. S.
Brown. 4. G. Jackson. Robert T..
Brake. j. W. Hoffman. C. f. Fries.
d. ]. Gibson. A. e. Biedermann. A. G..
Hermann, John McGill. 5r.: Bryan
J. Abel. J. A. Brooks. w. j. Lynch,
G. F. Brooks, William Jorg. l.. A.
Spiess, r.. A. Cook. Herbert G. Earn
shaw, John W. Hardeli. G. r. Ora.
ham. Jerome Fanciuih, Dorsey w.
Hyde. jr.. W. Pearce Rayner and
Robert X. Carter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
Grandma's Little Way.

RANDMA POLLY read Car
lotta's letter with n sigh. Car
r lotta was her youngest sons
wife. She had written to say
4L..A Hl-sll ..-a 8. l,..;.,rr cent ColifE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
VIRGINIA TAG LAW
APPEAL IS PLANNED
Committee Named to Urge
Change in Behalf of Wash.
ington Owners.

An early appeal for modification of
provisions of the Virginia license law
affecting Washington owners of mo-
tor trucks regularly operating in Nir.
ginia will be made to the General
Assembly of the State by joint COM
mittee representing the trade organi-
cations of the District, it was decided
last night at a meeting of members of
interested groups at the office of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce.
in the Homer Building.
Holding that the provisions OF the
Virginia tag regulation affecting bona
fde residents of Washington to he
unfair and discriminatory. the 40
truck owners and trade body repre-.
sentativeS at the session authorized
the appointment Of n committee to
plan :. movement for modification of
the Virginia act.
Attorney to Re Retained.
Tlans also were laid for the raising
of funds for the EN-, ,loyment Of an
attorney to draft proposed changes in
the Virginia law and foe presentation
Of the case Of Washington truck own.
ers tn the Virginia General Assembly.
The threatened tag war" between
the District OF Columbia and Virginia.
which now has been postponed by
Virginia authorities pending an appeal
by Washington groups for moditica-
tion of the act. arose in October and
again last week, when James NJ.
HAYES. il. commissioner of motor
vehicles OF Virginia. directed that the
law he applied to Washington owned
trucks regularly" operating in that
State. This would mean that all de-
livery trucks of local concerns MAX
ing regular deliveries in Virginia must
l.e provided with Virginia tags IS we'll
as District of Columbia tags. 1t was
stated at the meeting last night that
the maximum cost of such license
plates would he in excess of 5000.
whereas District of Columbia tags
cost but 81 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
Maj. Phillipson Assigned.

Maj. Irving J. Phillipson, adjutant
generals department at the War De-
partment, has been assigned to addi.
tiona1 duty with the 320th Infantry
In the Third Corps Area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
Maj. Tasker Transferred.

Maj. Arthur y. Tasker. Medical
Corps. at Fort Humphreys. Va, has
been transferred ~ Fort Lewis,
Wash, for duty, effective in May
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
Jewelry for Wedding Presents
BY MARY MARSHALL

For some reason women haven't
been especial, interested In rings
within the past few years. 1t has
been the more old.fashioned sort Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-14
The Gay Abandoned
Eighties

the evolution the ballroom continues during the
century with the acquired during the nineteenth
the will dance far beyond the comprehension of the
average Certainly little left imagination
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-14
Such Hounds as
They Are, He's
Master OF

IN the days before the Actors
Equity. post war salaries. motion
picture palaces and other eco
monte improvements III the life
81 the theater. the actor led =
dogs life. Legend had II. n
those far off days. that All actors
ultimately went to the bowwowa,
and III truth, before the the
atrical business became the fifth
Or sixth or whatever 1t Is. largest
Industry, many of them actually
did 90 to the hounds.
william Blanche. an itinerant
Thespian of the old school and
player Of note. is i victim u
the old proverb. Finding himself
cat liberty. the way the actors
have or saying they are without
jobs, Mr.. Blanche last year &C.
cepted ! position with George
Whites Scandals as Masters Of
the Hounds
In the Scandals, which 90 on
view at Polls tomorrow there II
4 number called walking Dogs
Around sung BY willie Howard
Tom Patricola. Harry Richnan
ana Eugene Howard 1t Is q
comic number and six dogs Of
varying sizes and coI0rs figure
in the words and business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-14
Have Lots of Brass
And Plenty of
Humility

The egotism of the actor -
always ripe theme for writer's.
Every author from George Moore
down--or up, just as you happen
to feel about Ilim--has had his
fling at us: and / suppose, with
reason. incidentally why doesn't
somebody take a year off and say
a little about the egotisn or
writer's? But that Is another
story" Jessie Crommette, speak
ing.
The next time you feel scorn.
ful about the egotistic actor, try
to remember that it Is almost as
necessary a part OF his mechan.
ism as his voice or face. We.
were discussing this the other
day between scenes Of six Feet
Under" and Ira Hards made a
sound remarkable first ever
heard that explained the subject
clearly and sanely.
AS mater OF fact, he said,
unless you are q bit OF megalO-
maniac you are no good. Unless
you walk on the stage with the
full confidence and assurance that
you are really great person,
4 you IL never IN the worth w
able to lick your audience and
make them feel the same way
about YOU.
Can you imagine an actress
surprise at hearing such SYM
pathy from q manager? The
matter had never occurred to me
before in that light. although,
naturally we all feel FESTIVE under
the constant accusation while at
the same time we never could do
anything about 1t.
Mr. Haris was right. An hum
BILE actor is a defeated actor. An
actor without consciousness OF his
own merits can never compel his
acceptance by q theater full OF
cash customers. And unless these
customers are so persuaded they
walk out of the theater cheated.
At the same time think a
certain humility in private life is
no bar to an actress success.
She may have to do some very
difficult acting to put 1t over,
but even that Is not bad prac.
tfce."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-14
He Exemplifies !;
New Type Of
TT"

Lawrence Gray, who plays the
leading male role in. the new
screen attraction. Ladies Must
Dress" which opens at the Fox
Theater today. is probably one
of the highest paid and most
sought after leading men In Holly
wood today. In the past year he
has worked steadily every day In
one production or other and DUR
ing that time has appeared in
chief support Of some Of the
brightest feminine stars.
While producers and his thou
sands of admirers seem to see in
him the new style OF male, lit"
developed to the nth degree,
Lawrence himself modest1y attri.
butes it to pure 1uck-to getting
the breaks, as he puts It. And
the most interesting part OF all
this fame and fortune that has
come to him Is the fact that he
started his screen career against
his own desires.
He had ambitions to become a
producing executives. He had
never appeared on stage or screen.
but had studied the technical side
of film producing. He had just
started out in some humble semi
executive job In Hollywood when
Bebe Daniels saw him. She
cajoled him to try acting lust
once" That was three years ago.
He has been at 1t steadily ever
since.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-14

The waltz-mazurka was just be-
ing introduced into provincial
England during the early Georgian
period, the era in which Sir James
Barrie has placed his famous play.
Quality Street. Marion Davies
newest starring vehicle, playing
at the Palace Theater now.
Research at the Metro-G Goodwin
Mayer studio, where Sidney
Franklin directed the picture,
shows that the dance was thought
quite daring by even the young
folk OF the period, and was looked
upon as something scandalous by
the older generation Of that time.
1t was one Of the first dances
where young people danced in
couples. holding each other as
they waltzed. The fact that they
stood two feet apart did not keep
most people from thinking it
wee bit ultra.
The old-fashioned waltz which
followed brought forth general
condemnation from those who did
not engage in its practice on the
dance floor. That the dancers
would actually permit their bodies
to touch brought the dance into
disrepute among the reforners
OF that day.
1t was only the flapper of 1906
that would brave public opinion
to try out the new steps before
the public. The lancers and
minuet still held sway and We're
considered the modest and proper
dance steps by most people.
The waltz was danced on high
platforms built out of doors and
encircling the great trunks of the
gigantic English oaks. There Is
little doubt that a jazz orchestra
of today and an exhibition of such
dances as the Charleston and the
Black Bottom would have been
so shocking as to call for a SEN
tence of penal scrvitIde or worse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-14
Colleen Knows the
Camera Must
Grind On

Union hours have no place in
The life Of Colleen Moore.
From the moment the director
first calls, .Camera!" until the
final fadeout has been recorded,
she places herself at the studios
command.
This petite stars working day,
rs shown by an average of figures
from her last six pictures, is IL
hours.
This average was slightly in
creased in her most recent fea-
ture, Her Wild Dat, !" the gay
First National comedy now play
ing at the Earle Theater, and has
been bettered during the making
OF previous productions.
While the filming of Twinkle
toes" was in progress Miss Moore
worked under the exhaustlng
studio lights for thirty-one days,
Including Sundays, and pacticaiiy
every night as well.
A fall from a handcar used IN
The Desert Flower" forced Col
leen to spend several weeks in
hospital cot. Upon arising, ana
against her physicians orders, she
Immediately returned to work IN
the picture in order that prOduc-
ton might not be delayed longer
than absolutely necessary.
Miss Moore went to New York
for Broadway and Fifth Avenue
scenes for .sOrchids and Ermirle.
The story called for rain scenes
atop Fifth Avenue bus. The
company waited two weeks for
rain and when a storm finally set
in. everyone was eager to make
the most Of It before the advent OF
another period Of clear weather
Compelled by the action Of the
story to dress herself in light
clothes. Miss Moore was drenched
again and again and, as result,
incurred q severe cold. However,
and with high fever. she con-
tfnued for several days In the
rain. going directly to bed as soon
as the director dismissed her at
the close of hard day. and re-
naming there until just before
dressing to 90 on location again
next morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-14
Prospects for the
Week After
Next

POLI'S - Return engagement,
s'The VagabOnd King"
BELASCO E'rancine Larrimore
In "Chicag0.
NATIONAL--A new play. ia
Grtngo. Newman, on Sunday.
KETTH'S Elsie Janis; other
acts.
Merry Go Round
revue and film, Love and Learn,
with Esther RalstOn.
COLUMBIA--R anon Noyarro
and Norma Shearer in The Stu
dent Prince.
RIALTO-Tom Meighan in The
City Gone Wild.
EARLFc-Mary Aston and Lloyd
Hughes in No Place to CO.; stage
features.