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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28
BY WILL ROGERS.

w YELL, all know is just what I
n read in the papers. And
wv have been so busy lately try
ing to learn to speak lines
on the stage that / haven't
read all there is in the papers. But
have been keeping track of two things,
that is the people who are so success
fully taking the bl.ndfold tests, and
the speeches of the Candidates. Both
of these two things are Of equal i'm
portance.
It's really remarkable to what high
degree of efficiency we are developing
ourselves just think even blindfclded,
we are doing according to the billboards,
more than most people can with their
eyes uncovered. And it just don't look
like anybody ever fails. Everyone you
see with their picture on the boards
have picked the right thing. You know
think it would be good idea If we
did more things blindfolded. We seem
to do better that way than with the
blinkers off. Just imagine if everybody
can pick out the proper cigarette while
blindfolded, why don't they apply the
same thing to Liquor. People don't seem
to be able to pick the right brand of
liquor to stay alive on, SO why not blind
fold them? Maby they can pick out q
brand that they can live to enjoy. And
in marriage the blindfojd test might
help handicap divorces. OF course to
look at marriage you would think that
both sides had applied the blindfold
test. But that's just it. if they did that
bad with eyes open and unhjndered why
its a cinch they cant do worse blind
folded, and might accidentally do better.
1 think from some of the speeches
that the Candidates are using the
blindfcld tests on their voters, only it
don't look like they picked the right
thing It's been a great campaign and
the boys have thrown dignity and
High Mindedness" to the winds and are
going after that free rent at Washing
ton. Calvin was long time coming
out, but he finally did kinder emerge,
not far enough to do a lot of good but
he showed he preferred Hoover to
Smith, even if he didn't prefer Hoover
to Coolidge. Herbert wont hardly owe
him a cabinet position on what he has
done. But on tho other hand Cal feels
like he has get lot OF dignity to main
tain.
Quite a few of the boys were slow
about taking to the old soap box to help
rlean up their party standard bearers.
Dawes dident break cut till awful late
in life. Lowden at the presenC writing
is hiding behind the barn Kissing
through the crack. Be a good Joke on
Lowden If Hoover got in and did relieve
the farmers. Smith made quite a tour
of one nighters around Missouri and
Illinois. He hit Sedalia, even me on all
my wildcat tours dident get that one.
But that's right near my old stamping
ground Of Boonvills, where ! used to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28
Lady Among Thieves
By E. Phillips OPpenheim1
Pretty and Her Surroundings Were Fauess With One Exception

Look here" he demanded, who are
you chaps. anway?"
We're from Scotland Yard Benskin
told him. Look around and tell me
whether there are any articles not be-
longing to you"
Cant see a thing" he announced
"or anything missing. either. Paid up
everything to the nail. Gentlefolk, if
ever l knew any. You're on the wrong
track, Mr. Scotland Yard"
Perhaps So" Benskin acknowledged
picking up snapshot and looking at
it. I'VE make mistakes. You see." he
went on, turning over some magazines
and papers, "if we were too afraid of
making mistakes, we should never dis
cover anything"
Well if there's anything to be dis
covered about my late tenants, I'll eat
my hat" Mr. McDougal declared.
X X X X
H'TNELL me the names of these tenants
Il of yours, please" begged Benskin.
"Mr. and Miss Craven-Stewart, the
young people. and Mr.. Bellamy, the
elder gentleman" was the response.
And did they give you bankers ref
erences?"
Never asked for them. They called
one day in car, saw the sign To Let
looked over the place, and slept here
that night-gave me bank notes for a
month in advance They brought down
a man servant and a maid from town
next day, and I sent two girls and
boy up from the village. The two
young ones joined the golf club
straightaway, and they've been hard at
it ever since"
do you mean that they haven't left
the placer
"They went up to London two or
three times, believe" Mr.. M1Dougal
conf1ded.
II want you, If you can" his COM
panion urged, Ito remember those dates.
This is important"
We'll, one was a fortnight last
Wednesday, another was the Wednes-
day before, and last Sunday they were
up, too. All three went together-old |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28
The MiStletOe.

The use of mistletoe in the Christian
church was long forbidden because of
its pagan associations. 1t is said to have
been a tree until its wood was used to
make the cross of Christ, when it
shrank to its present proportions and
became a parasite, growing about other
trees.
tons among the old Norsemen and the
ancient Druid priests of Britain, and
some of these beliefs are retained as
part of our modern Christian customs.
Although some of its associations were
once evil it now means happiness, safety
and good fortune as long as 1t is not
beneath our feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28
WE DO so WELL BLINDFOLDED.

can write than Democrats. Course when
it comes time to go to the polls and
vote, why you then can include the
ones that cant write. All you have to
make is a cross so nobody knows how
this Gross" vote will go. 1t looks like
1t will be Democratic, but no one knows
for If they don't know how to "ead or
write they are just as liable tC put the
cross after HooYers name as they ere
after Smiths. But it's all been a great
show put on for no reason at all, for
Coolidge could have stayed in there and
made a better President than either one
Of them.
(Copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28

approached. He was more than ever
sure of 1t when an elderly gentleman
a stranger to him, rose from a chair
on the portico
Mr.. McDougal?" Benskin inquired
MY name. sir"
Are you the owner of this cottage?"
II am"
Can you tell me where your tenants
are?"
"Just what I'm asking myself" was
the puzzled reply. Il found this in the
tool she'd"
This was plain sheet of paper. to
which we're pinned several bank notes.
There we're few words, written in a
feminine hand:
Dear Mr. McDougal:
so sorry to have to leave your
charming cottage before our time.
Notes attached. Please distribute the
extra five pounds among the boy and
the two girls who come up from the
village.
"HILDA CRAVEN STEWART"
How long have they been here?"
Benskin asked.
Seven weeks. And good tenants,
too! Made friends with all the folks
around. The young people we're al
ways up at the Hall, and the uncle
played tennis with the doctor What
might you be wanting with them, sir?"
Our business" Benskin confided, lis
rather private. If you don't mind, we'll
leave it for the moment. I'll tell you
later on. In the meantime, may my
friends and I see over thes placer"
Mr.. McDougal struggled to his feet.
Don't know as there's any harm
ahOlt that d" he aSSented
They went from room to room of the
very attractive little abode, without
finding anything in the least unusual.
In the twin sitting rooms Benskin ling
cred for some time.
DO you mind looking round very
carefully" he asked their guide, land
telling me if you recognize any articles.
however trivial, that do not belong to
you?"
Mr.. McDougal was getting inuuisitive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28
Speed of the Mouse.

THE average mouse runs 1900
meters a day. according to the in
vestigations of French scientist, and
certain energetic subjects have been
known to run 10000 meters in a period
of "a hours.
With a view to the utilization of the
power of mice. an inventor constructed
wire drum revolving on an axle. The
power rendered by the little creature
ran little fax-spinning machine. The
production of linen thread was four
pounds per flve days of mouse labor.
The inventor of the machine 6ied be.
fore perfectirg the invention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28

loose pocket. It was there-charged-
turn of the wrist loaded.
He stood out in the open just as the
young man spring into the lane. The
positions now were reversed. His pur-
suer looked into the barrel of Ben
skins automatic, and BenskinIs hand
was as steady as his own.
Just yard or two nearer, please, I"
the latter invited. II want to talk to
| you"
The young man came on stealthily.
Benskin jerked his gun upward and
pulled the trigger. The bullet few
skyward.
"Just to prove to you that I keep
my gun loaded" Benskin observed.
Now stand where you are, please"
The other obeyed Sullenly. And
now wllat?" he demanded.
Benskin opened his lips to answer
and suddenly paused. BY the hood of
his car stood a can of gasoline.
II see that the gasoline I sent for
has arrived" he pointed out. Il think
| you and I have had enough of each
other for the afternoon. Surprising
you do me the last service of pouring
| that gasoline into my tank?"
I'm darned if will" the young
man refused.
A limousine glided down the hill
Benskin cautiously concealed his gun
| and moved little nearer to the hedge.
The limousine pulled up. A girl
| leaped out.
ALAN, you lazy person!" she ex-
claimed why haven't you been near
the links today?"
The young man moved toward the
| limousine. Benskin calmly poured in
the gasoline, started his engine, and
thrust in the gear. From halfway UP
the hill he looked back. His late
antagonist was talking to the occupant
Of the limousine Benskin pushed in
his second speed and careered gayly on
his way.
THE sub-commissioner tapped the
end of cigarette upon the table
and lighted it. His other hand was
toying with slip of paper
Il suppose you're sure, Benskin," he
queried, that everything last night was
as you've reported itP"
Benskin smiled reminiscently. ut
was a genuine hold-up, sir" he said.
Mai. Houlden turned to the slip of
paper.
This is the message from Cawston
this morning" he confided. 1T is
| from SeTgt. ASTON VINO Is very IN
telligent man: Have visited the cot
tage down Cawston Lane, usually called
the Small House, this morning !
found the owner, Mr.. McDougal. an
elderly gentleman, moving the lawn.
The young lady and gentlemen had
gone to play golf"
Benskin's face expressed his surprise.
Mai Houlden continued
You must remember that in none
of the modern archives here have we
any trio such as you describe on either
the Suspected or the Wanted list
Run down and have another look at
the place, of course, if you want to,
but it really looks as though you had
been made the victim of practical
joke
II don't think so, sir" was the reply
In any case. I should very much like
to go down this morning. May take
Brooks and another MANN plain
clothes-just little holiday jaunt?"
Maj. Houlden shrugged his shoulders
You don't usually make mistakes
Berskin," he admitted. Certainly, &c
and clear the matter up"
X X
THE small house basked still in the
sunshine. Yet there was somehow
/ a changed look about the place. Ben
skin was conscious OF it directly hi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28

into her hand and pointed to a postern
gate at the end of the news.
We've got the Jewels" he confided,
we've got that brother of yours, we've
got Uncle 10. They're in the cells, by
this time. Take your chance, If you
want it,"
"Benskin, the detective!' she gasped
you saved my life, he muttered
shamefacedly."
She laughed softly. leaned toward
him, and he felt the light touch Of her
Inns upon his cheek. Then she was
gone, mp the news. like fying bat
Benskin returned to headquarters
to report his partial failure.
(Copyright, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28

~ ENSKIN, although he had been
l. in many tight corners, faced
n death now-death, instant and
IL unpleasant-fo the first time.
He could see into the barrel of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28

THE small house basked still in the
sunshine Yet there was somehow
a changed look about the place. Ben
skin was conscious OF it directly he
Evening star., 1928-12-10
SOUND PAY BASIS
CONFERENCE AIM
LehIbach and McReynoIdS to
Confer on Creating Perma-
nent Salary Structure.

An important step intended to
clarity the situation resulting from fail
ure to administer the WEIGH salary
increase law according to the intents OF
Congress will be taken at conference
between Chairman Lehlbach of The
House civil service committee and Will
liam G.. McReynolds. Mr.. McReynolds
was designated to make a field survey
and report to Congress early in January
on setting up a permanent structure for
dealing with personnel salary problems
on uniform, buSiness-like basis
Representative Lehlbach in informing
himself regarding injustices and i'm
proper administration of the Welch act
so as to grant retroactive legislation ut
the present short session for the rel.a.s
of those who have not benefited as Con-
gress had intended they should benefit,
will avail himself of Mr.. McReynolds'
advice. r
1t seems probable that the permanent
structure to be built on the Personnel
Classification Bureaus report, due after
the Christmas holidays, cannot be set
up during the short session and must
go over to the prospective special ses-
sion of Congress. Mr.. Lehlbach, how
ever, will take advantage of all the as
sistance Mr.. McReynolds can give him,
so that the stop-gap relief measure he
proposes to introduce before the holi-
days may be drafted in conformity with
observations made by the board in its
comprehensive field survey In this way
Mr.. Lehlbach feels he will be able to
work out the best possible relief meas
ure to be rushed through in the short
session.
Evening star., 1928-12-10
Appendix Forfeited by Auto Mechanic
In Payment of Bet He Made With Banker

When the dispute first arose, Celaya
offered a $40 bet, but when this prov
ed too steep for Gutierrez he changed
it to pound of flesh. The mechanic
thought pound of flesh might inca
oacitate him permanently, but compro-
missed by offering to wager his appendix
against Celaya's.
The bet was made and the papers
drawn before notary public and wit
ness, after which the car was taken
to a mechanic whom both agreed was
an impartial judge. He ruled in favor
of Celaya.
Il viii send you my appendix by s
o'clock in the morning" said Gutierrez
and Immediately made arrangements
with two physicians to perform the
operation.
Promptly at o'clock the appendix
was delivered to Celaya. /
Evening star., 1928-12-10
OUTBREAK OF INFLUENZA
GROWS MORE SERIOUS
Epidemic Conditions Again Threaten
Danger To Thousands

resisting power. The pure food
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If you catch cold your danger is
even greater because colds quickly
develop into flu or pneumonia.
Every home should keep Father
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It's soothing elements heal the
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Guaranteed absolutely free from
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may be taken with safety by
every member of the family
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1928-12-10
SWALLOWS PACKET
Of RAZOR BLADES
Man Believed on Road to Re-
covery-Thirteen Taken
From Stomach.

After Is safety razor blades were re-
moved from his stomach at Emergency
Hospital yesterday afternoon, John Sc
bastian Conway, ST years old, deputy
commissioner of lighthouses, today was
reported in fair condition after good
night. and believed to be on the road to
recovery. X
Conway was brought to the hospital
Saturday night by DR.. Thomas Ruftin.
1929 Twenty-f1rst street, who was called
after the man had been found wander
ing in the street, attired only in night
clothes He was discovered near his
home, 3311 Highland place.
AT the hospital, X-ray photographs
disclosed a package Of razor blades
Evening star., 1928-12-10
CITY CLUB Film SHOW.

The City Club will be shown
motion picture Of the Fsdr Of the 1ro
Horse. conducted by the Baltimo,
& Ohio Railroad last year at Hale
thorpe. Md. Wednesday.
In addition, H. J. Odenthal, execu
tive secretary of the City Club. has an
nounced the railroad will send its Nal
Glee Club, consisting of so voices. tn
club is under direction of Robert Val
Zandt. The event is limited to mem
bers of the club and their families an
begins at 8:15 o'clock.
Evening star., 1928-12-10
PROGRAM HONORS
ORV|LLE WRIGHT
rs ENJOYS of Foreign Ma
tiOns Attend Dayton
Celebration.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTON, Ohio. December 10.-The
"cradle of aviation" to day paid tribute
to the man who rocked the cradle dur
ing the trying years of aviation's early
history.
Orviile Wright, who with his late
brother, Wilbur, perfected and few the
first successful flying machine, was the
recipient of a civic celebration to
demonstrate that the first man to ny is
not prophet without honor in his own
community.
Regardless of whether any one ever
questioned the ability of the Wrights to
fly in these early todays, today found
thoroughly "air-minded" city ready to
honor its first citizen. Seventy-flve
delegates from foreign nations, includ-
ing many diplomatic officials and aeron-
autical experts, joined in the full days
celebration.
Laboratories Visited.
A trip to the Army aeronautical
laboratories at Wright Field, named for
the air pioneers. led the officials past an
old barn-like hangar and flying field
which the Wright brothers used in their
early flying days. It was there that
they set up shop to improve their
plane after their first successful flight
at Kittyhawk, N. c., just 25 years ago
this month.
Field mice now play about the old
Wright hangar with careless disregard
for its historic flavor, while weeds stand
high in Huffman prairie" which was
the Wright's airdrome after they left
Kittyhawk in 1903. Ten giant multi
motored planes, representing the latest
development in American airplant de-
sign, swept across the old Wright air.
drome yesterday carrying the foreign
delegations to Dayton from Chicago.
Their luxuriouSly furnished cabins,
carrying 10 to IL passengers each, were
a far cry from the kitelike planes
which the Wright brothers took turns
in flying over the same ground 20
years ago.
Tribute to Wilbur Wright.
The foreign delegations, together with
Government air officials were to pay
tribute to the memory of Wilbur Wright
this afternoon in a visit to his grave
in Woodland Cemetery. He was strick-
he and his brother few their first
plane.
Brig. Gen. Lord Thomson, former
British minister of the air, and Pierre
Etiene Flandin, vice president of the
French Chamber of Deputies, were to
carry the worlds message of honor
and recognition to Mr. Wright in ad-
dresses at tonight's banquet. William
B. Mayo, chief engineer of the Ford
Motor Co. and designer of the giant
Ford transports, represented the in
dustry which has been built up from
the Wrights' beginning, while william
F. Whiting, Secretary of Commerce,
and William P. MacCracken, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics,
represented the Government
A special train was ready to carry
the American and foreign delegations
to the international civil aeronautics
conference at Washington after the
celebration. The Washington confer
ence, called by President Coolidge, will
open Wednesday morning, with Orville
Wright as the guest of honor
Evening star., 1928-12-10

lodged in his stomach. The blades had
been swallowed with wrapping of waxed
paper and cardboard.
An operation was performed by DR.:
John Lyons, assisted by DR.. Edward
Kelly, both of the hospital staff, and
the usual operating team" of nurses.
Thirteen blades were found. all in one
group, tucked away in the wall OF the
stomach The outer protection OF pa
per is believed to have saved the patient
from serious cuts.
Although admitting it was rather un-
usual, officials at Emergency Hospital
did not regard the operation as par
ticularly difficult or dangerous.
Graduated in 1900.
Mr.. Conway has been deputy COM
missioner of lighthouses since 1912. He
was born in Philadelphia in September,
1878. After graduating from the engi-
neering department of the University
of Pennsylvania in 1900, he engaged In
construction work in the West for about
10 years.
He is a member of the Washington
Society of Engineers, the American
Society of Civil Engineers, Delta Kappa
Epsilon and Sigma XII Fraternitles and
the Cosmos Club. He Is married and
has son.
Evening star., 1928-12-10
Gain Strength to Resist the
Germ by Taking
Father John S Medicine

Health authorities say that an
epidemic of influenza is now
threatened in many sections of
the country.
Your greatest danger from the
germ is when you are tired or run
down. In this condition your
system is unable to fight off the
disease germ and you need a
strengthening food such as Father
Johns Medicine to rebuild your
Evening star., 1928-12-10
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, December 10
Shylock. who demanded a pound of
flesh as a wager forfeit and failed to
get satisfaction due to an unforeseen
alternative, has been outwitted by a
Rio Grande City banker. An appendix,
substituting for pound of flesh, was
delivered Saturday to the banker in
bottle of alcohol by man who lost
a wager on the location of squeak
in an automobile.
Charles Celaya, the banker, won the
bet from AL Gutierrez, garage mechan-
ic. who insisted that the squeak was
in spring of the car. Celaya insisted
it was in the stabilizer An impartial
mechanic decided that the banker was
right, and Gutierrez today was recov-
ering from the appendix operation.
Evening star., 1928-12-10
Marriage Licenses.

=, Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
James r. Lewis. As. and Annie Taylor, "a;
Elmer G. Plaistel, %. and Lucille F. Moss
burg, 1S: Rev. w. M Hoffman.
:, Carroll EdwardS, 81. The Plains, Va, and
Eva Dove. y. this city: Rev. H. NJ. Hennig.
:, Ralph @, Steinback. o. and Ruby z. VIII
liams is; Rev. w. M. Hoffman.
Russell Richardson. jr.. 81. Philadelphia,
Rev. Herbert S. Smith
Edward Green. %. and Anna L. Lumkin,
%; Rev William d. Jarvis
Evening star., 1928-12-10

letters of friendly
appreciation for the
health work carried
on by the Tubercu-
ioSis Association and
financed by the sale
of seals. One OF
these letters is as
follows:
washington Tu-
berculosis Associa-
ton: Am incloS-
ing 50 in currency
for the stamps sent
to me with q feel
Evening star., 1928-12-10
Guard Against Flu
With Musterole

Influenza, Grippe and Pneumo-
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aches rub on good old Musterole.
Musterole relieves the conges-
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has all the good qualities of the
old fashioned mustard plaster
without the blister.
First you feel warm tingle as
the healing ointment penetrate
the pores, then a soothing, cool
ing sensation and quick relief.
Have MuSterole handy for erner-
gency use. 1t may prevent serious
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To Mothers: Musterole is also
made in milder form for
babies and small children.
Ask for ChiIdren's Musterole.
Jars & Tubes
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