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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
KING RETAINS GROWN"
Flower Seller in New York Re
fuses to Abdicate.

NEW YORK (NAN.A) At the
foot of the mountainous Lincoln Build
ing the Greek violet king" still clings
to his sidewalk perch. Twenty-Five
wears ago he was selling flowers across
the street, at the entrance to the
Grand Central Terminal, and he hasn't
beer dislodged yet, although during the
erection of the Lincoln Building, still
diminished. he has been shifted from
pillar to post on the sidewalk, below
the scaholdinR.
There was a time when the king"
peddled posies without a license ana
was arrested thrice in a day. OEce
the Judge told him to go over to Flrs'
avenue, on the East Side, and sell.
That district then was less given TO
luxury than now, and the outdoor
florist informed the bench that he was
too good a business man to follow that
advice. The judge laughed and dis
charged him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
CHECK FRAUD AVERTED.
Paris Police Called Over 5o-Cent
- Barbershop Transaction.

bdIUEIaHUp 44"IIS0@E
PARIS CP).-Paying with check Is
always dificult enough in France, but
when one tries to settle small barber
bill that way the police are called.
: An American, described by the police
simply as "A S. because he was not
arrested, tried to pay so cent charge
with a check and instead got a lesson
in barber shop finance at the station
house.
The American explained his checks
were good at home, but the police re-
piled Paris wasn't his home and. any
way. there was plenty of small change
in circulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

Havana Cuba. has new modern bus
9ystem which eventually will cover the
attire island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

$4,000 and $45.00
Smiths S e a m ] ess
Fringed Velvet Rugs;
9x12-ft. and s.3x1O.6
sizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

May "a, 186l-The war began IN
earnest today. Soon after midnight
this morning, as a full moon looked
peacefully down and quiet retgned on
the Potomac shores, Capt. Smeads
company, the National Rifles, and Capt.
Powells company were advanced across
the Long Bridge to the neighborhood OF
Roche's Spring on the Virginia side.
Scouts were sent out in all directions
and managed to get past the line OF
Virginia pickets. Somewhat later the
pickets got the alarm, set spurs to their
horses and scurried down the road
toward Alexandria.
The Constitution Guard, Capt. Deg
ges, about 80 strong, were on duty over
the bridge. Col. Stone of the District
of Columbia Volunteers, asked them II
they had any objection to going be-
yond the District and the men answered
unanimously in favor of going any
where. They we're then advanced along
the road and through the country to
Four-Mile Run. The Virginia picket
guard at Roche'S Spring ran and soon
the alarm bell was sounding in Alex
andria.
About 2 am. large body of United
States troops crossed the Long Bridge
and proceeded toward Alexandria.
Other troops crossed by the Aqueduct
Bridge at Georgetown.
Col. E. E. EllsWorth'S Zouaves in two
steamers left their camp on the Eastern
Branch and went directly by water to
Alexandria arriving about 4 am. They
we're fired upon by disunionists when
they reached the town, but landed
without difficulty. Col. Ellsworth at
once marched his men to the center
of town and took possession Of it in
the name of the United States. Other
troops meantime marched into Alex
andria over the Washington Turnpike
extension.
Proceeding up town Col. Ellsworth
saw a secession flag floating above the
Marshal House kept by James Jackson.
He entered the house, went to the roof,
tore the flag down and trampled 1t
underfoot. AS he was descending jack
son shot him through the heart with
shotgun. killing him instantly. Private
BroWnell of the ZouaveS. shot Jackson
through the head and pinned him to
the stair with his bayonet.
There was much excitement in Wash
ington when the news of Col. Ellis
worth's death was received. The bell
of the Franklin Fire Company was
tolled and the flag over the flrehouse
half-masted. Col. EllSworth's body was
brought to the navy yard later in the
day on the steamer James Guy, under
a guard of his men, all of whom adored
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
MOVIES

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, May 24.-The
'no-honeymoon marriage continues its
popularity here. Bebe Daniels and Ben
LYONS will not leave the village follow
ing their wedding, June Is.
And Joan Crawford and Doug Fair
banks. IT., will probably find themselves
tied to the studios this Fall when their
wedding date arrives.
Jack Gilbert and Ina Claire will take
their honeymoon journey in Europe
later on. Baclanova and Nicholas Sous
cents following their marriage a little
while back. Constance Talmadge and
Townsend Netcher decided the colony
was too attractive in Summertime to go
honeymooning elsewhere.
Everything here is done on short no
tice. They may marry in haste, but
they can't repent at leisure-producerS
see to that.
When a Hollywood publicist went
Gertrude Stein we got the following
result:
Excerpts from a personality sketch
on Bebe DanielS)
"Bebe Daniels-An American senor-
ita. Exotic, languishing, lissom; native
of the country where stout hearted
Spaniards from the time of Cortez wan
dered over the plains, where Arabian
horses brought by the MoorS to Spain
were turned loose to procreate the mus
tangs Of generations later.
Spanish, Southerner, Texan, yet
thoroughly American; a Scotch father
and a Spanish mother; breathing the
dash of a maternal great-grandfather
who was President of Colombia.
BLACK hair, black eyes, olive skin
Inevitable that she should play the
drama that Is life. Looks well in fat
heeled shoes, divine in French heels.
Likes to gaze out over Pacific at
sunset. Spends hours staring out over
horizon. Perhaps 1t is the spirit of
some Spanish ancestor who set out for
unknown seas in galleonS.
Likes virility in the furnishings of
her home. Broadswords, rapierS and
the like are favored in furnishings. A
romanticist who has the reason OF
realist. Likes to work in pictures and
hopes never to retire"
(Which gives you rough idea of
lady who has perhaps been something
Of q puzzle to you in the past. The
farm almanac, the geography and the
history get a bit mixed up, but the en-
thusiasm IS certainly there-100 per
cent?
Foreign accents may be an asset, ac-
cording to some leading producers, but
those who have them do not seem to
be doing so well as they might.
Olga Baclanova is allowed to start of
on a vaudeville tour just as the COM
pany goes into heavy production. There
is difficulty in getting exactly the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
THE WONDERFUL CLOCK.
BY r. w. CRISWELL.

opinion that the best thing that kin
happen to you is o seven-pronged
streak of lightnin', an will retire
without shown my samples an he
did"
There was another thing about that
clock You could set 1t so 1t 'ud kindle
the fire at any hour in the nornin'."
'Is it possible2"
Eyes; an it 'ud put on the teakettIe,
pull the hired girl out Of bed an spank
the baby-if you had one to spank; an
as long as we kept that timepiece We
never had less than from IS to So"
"Quite wonderful, indeed"
"That wasn't all 1t 'ud do by long
shot. 1t 'ud catch more rats than .
Scotch terrier
Catch rats?"
Catch 'em quicker'n you can think:
or cat. Wind up what we call the rat
catcher, an it 'ud emit q peculiar
sound, like the weepin' of young rat.
The old 'uns 'ud come to the rescue,
an 1t 'ud be the most sorrowful rescue
YOU ever read about A couple Of steel
claws 'ud shoot out of the recesses of
that timepiece, an rats an mice 'ud
fall in a common grave, heaped an
pent as the poet says, in one red burial
blent"
Marvellous! Marvelous!''
More an that. This clock 'ud pick
up chips, blow the dinner horn, call
the dog. register the rise and fall OF
the time, give quotations from the
stock exchanges"
"You don't say so" (
Help a man on with his overcoat
"What"
Reach out his hands an assist you
with your Ulster jes' as natural as
life"
was it a good timekeeper?"
Keep time like singin' master
Don't make clocks like that nowadays.
Your grandfather's clock"
But grandfather had fallen asleep,
perhaps before half was told.
(Copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
False Attitude Toward Prosperity
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

titude no longer necessary. Having
triumphed in the kitchen when the bud
get was below normal, she will not re-
linouish the parsimonious attitude, nor
even the tasks which involved self-sac-
rifice. and to which she wilfully devotes
herself because she cannot be persuaded
to alter her thought.
The woman who clings to such a
manner of life when days of ease we'll
earned are at hand insults effort that
her husband or other members OF her
family have made to give her the COM
forts which are her rights. While add
ing a few unnecessary pennies to the
family purse she is depriving devoted
family from the coveted sight of seeing
her enjoy the pleasures which they
open to her.
II She considers herself too old to
change her daily practices of rigid liV-
ing she should consider the adage
never too late to mend" and such ways
are indeed in need of mending. Virtues
which outlast the need of them are no
longer virtues and may, even when
chung to for selfish reasons, have the
qualities of vices.
A woman who has been applauded for
her economies comes to regard economy
as her role in life. But the role changes
as the play advances. She Is kinder to
her family If she will forget what was
required of her at an earlier time and
throw herself into new part which the
change of circumstances requires. This
is necessary if she really wishes to con-
tinue to contribute to the welfare OF the
household.
A woman scrimping in the midst of
plenty. hard working when the time for
hard work is past, is not the happy COM
panion to husband. son, daughter or
friends that she should be.
Copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Lobster Chops.

Chop the meat from two large boiled
Holsters. then make one cupful OF thick
white sauce. Add the boiled lobster
meat, then half q teaspoonful Of grated
onion and one teaspoonful OF chopped
parsley. Cook thoroughly and add salt
and cayenne pepper to taste. Remove
from the stove. Divide in about 10
heaps on q piece Of clean paper and
cool thoroughly. Form into chop shape
and roll In egg and then in grated
bread crumbs. Fry in deep hot fat.
Serve with q claw in each to represent
the bone. Serve very hot with tartar
sauce.
Tartar Sauce: Make one cupful Of
mayonnaise dressing and mix with one
tablespoonful of chopped capers, one
tablespoonful of tarragon vinegar. one
tablespoonful Of chopped olives. and one
tablespoonful Of cucumber pickles. Add
minced chives or onions II liked. Serve
cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was sitting in his private chair
blowing out cigar smoke and looking
as II he was glad Of it, and I watched
him while, saying. G, pop, you Ger
teny injoy your cigars, don't your
That just expresses 1t, pop sed. In
fact, don't see how I could possibly
Ill even try, he sed.
Do you think Ill be ableto injoy
them that much when get old enough
to start to smoke? sed, and pop sed,
Why not, I mean why so? Your too
young to be even thinking of such a
thing, and mite as well tell you rite
now that II you never smoke all your
life you'll proberly have better health
and your eyes will be brighter and
your breth Ill be Sweeter and you'll
have more money in the bank and
spend it. I may seem to be a picture
OF contentment sitting here blowing out
clouds Of lukewarm smoke, and in fact
I am, but you cant see the other side
Of the picture, the reverse Of the NEEDLE
is invisible to you, you have no ideer
what the nicoteen Is doing to my sis
tenn. he Sed.
why, what's it doing to it, pop? I
sed.
I don't know, pop sed.
Then how do you know it can do
anything to mine? sed and pop sed
Because its o we'll known fact known
to any fixzeologist that bucket Of nj
coteen would kill the strongest horse in
less than 4S hours.
Ony horses don't smoke, sed, and
pop sed, And now you see how wise
they are. But the point I want to make
just now is, don't wunt you to be en-
vying me when you see me smoking
cigar OF corse get a certain amount
Of silly satisfaction out of it, especially
after a meel, but just because I look
as II thawt was a big angel floating
on o little cloud, don't forget the CRATE
fizzical price that I'm paying for my
indulgence, he sed.
What price? sed.
I don't know, pop sed, and I sed, Q
well, anyways, I guess nj smoke when
I grow up enough.
WITCH I CESS will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

Voltaire, so long in disfavor at the
French court, went back to Paris in his
eighty-fourth year for what proved to
be the closing scenes of his life.
Almost his first action on his arrival
was to seek his old friend, Comte
d'Argental.
Il have left off dying to come and see
you," he exclaimed, throwing his arms
around the comte.
Voltaire'S wit was noted for its suave
brilliancy. To enjoy his conversation
was privilege sought by notables from
all over the world.
In his youth the Chevalier de Rohan
had employed three rowdies to beat him
for a remark which did not show ex-
ceeding respect for the nobility. Vol
taire challenged him to a duel and was
thrown into prison. This incident en-
listed him as a soldier against all OPP
preston and all intolerance. Using his
pen in long battle that counted might
lily in ushering in a new era of liberty,
he welded it as a two-edged sword.
But in conversation his wit was like the
thrust of a rapier.
On his release from the Bastille the
regent made him gift of thousand
crowns.
At thank your royal highness that you
are thus careful of my board" said Vol
taire. but no more Of your lodgings, I
beSeech you"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
FAMOUS WITS OF HISTORY
Voltare Tested Even If He Made Monarchs Angry.
J. GLASS

The Duke of Villars. who liked to ap-
pear in theatricals asked Voltaire how
he thought he acted.
Like a duke and peer" said the
sage.
He thought his Russia Under Peter
I" would not be as amusing as his Life
of Charles XII" Peter was only ex-
tarordinarily wise. while Charles was
extraordinarily foolish" he explained.
II would give hundred years Of i'm
mortality for good digestion" he once
said.
He long correspondent with Catherine
the Great of Russia, although they
never met. When Catherine was sus-
pected of poisoning her husband. Peter
Voltaire pooh-poohed that bagatelle
about husband" Smiling wickedly. he
added; IT do not mix myself in family
affairs"
For long time he was happy guest
at the court of Frederick the Great OF
Prussia, where he corrected the writings
of the monarch. But they finally got
on each others nerves. On the king
sending him some verses to look over,
Voltaire exclaimed: will he never leave
off sending me his dirty linen to wash -
The remark helped to bring about his
exit from Prussia.
(Copyright, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

(This, extrevagant yarn belongs with
liars of lasting fame.)
"Speakin' of the time o. day" re-
marked Grandfather Lickshingle, when
the third girl thrust her head in the
room and asked what she should get
for dinner, "speakin' of the time o. day,
reminds me of clock had when
first went to housekeeping.
How did 1t differ from other clocks?"
every materially, sir, as you will
ascertain by findin' out. 1t wasn't
none of your French clocks, made in
Amsterdam by native of Switzerland.
Made it myself from designs of my own
designatin'. 1t 'ud run 80 days with
out whip or spur. Wasn't what you'd
call handsome clock, as in them days
we looked more to utility than move
ment. Built this clock for service"
1T was q success, no doubt"
"P'r'apS so, p'raps no. That's not
for your grandfather to say. I'll tell
you about 1t an you can bring in a
verdict in accordance with the evidence
adduced, an for such you shall answer
at the great day. I made this clock
outen machinery of a couple Of old
telephones, a type-settin' machine an
q jig-saw, together with some cogwheels
and dufunnys that KEN across in the
scrap pile back of the brass foundery.
Worked on it night an day for II
years, an when at last brought it
arose as the voice of one man an pro-
nounced it the most victorious triumph
Of the century"
what was there peculiar about your
clock?"
THE most peculiar thing about it was
its singularity. AS 1t said, had built 1t
entirely with view to its utility in q
new household, an had combined the
machinery to that end. In the first
place, that clock 'ud set on the mantel
and rock the cradle"
How was. that?"
well, I had wires radiatin' out from
the fly-wheel. These were attached to
the cradle
But at that time you had no occa-
sion for clock that would rock the
cradle. That is to say"
Nobody said had, did they? But
while I was about it thought might
as we'll FIX 1t that way. The neighborS
used to bring in their children an have
'em rocked just to see how 1t worked.
It 'ud rock as many cradles as there
was wires attached, an sometimes we
had as many as Is babies in our care
at one time. 1t was a curious sight to
see the Is or 80 cradles, each one con-
tainin' baby an some of EN- twins,
all goin' at once. One day stranger
KEN in our house to sell us some light
ming rods That day there was 40
cradles goin'. The man was astonished.
He looked at the sleepin' infants, then
at my wife, then at your grandfather,
and said:
my Christian frien', I am of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

ticed there without fear of embarrass-
ment. A train arrives. Kisses. A train
departs. More kisses. A boy and girl
might easily run from exit to entrance
and enjoy an evening of ecstatic bliss.
X X X
BY the way, what has happened to
the man who originated the following
ancient lines:
IF a street car jumps the track will
a safe deposit vault?"
IF Hughey Jennings is a Tiger. is
Connie Macabee?"
''Bobbie-How much did Nat Good
win when Jim Cor-bett?"
''Hobbie-Not much, for John Drew
all that Anna Held"
''Flip-When stocks went up, did LII
liam Russell?
"Flop-No, but Katy-did."
"1f Arkansas Seattle, Wash, what did
Vicksburg, Miss?"
Jokes, quips and lines like those run
in cycles and have their day. Their au-
thors are soon forgotten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

wedding she was delighted with the
way in which the arrangements were
fitted to the hour of the wedding. The
bride and groom we're taking a train
which left the station at o'clock in
the evening. That meant a o'clock
afternoon wedding. And that hour
brought up the question of refresh
mentS.
1t was too late for luncheon and
too early for dinner If they served a
tea came the question of the bridal
table; should the wedding party be
seated and served In state or should
they have the simple refreshments plan
ned for the guests.
Sally and her mother decided to
omit the bridal table, but to have the
towering brides cake as a centerpiece
on the buffet table. The cake was the
regulation brides cake, light white
cake with white, ornamental icing. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
My Neighbor Says:

Instead of cutting up fruits for
cocktails and desserts with
knife, try cutting them with scis-
Sors.
When making fruit cake, after
mixing all ingredients together
put the mixture into the refrig-
orator for "a hours. During this
time the fruit will swell and the
dough become much lighter.
After a bottle of olives has been
opened and partly used, cover the
remaining ones with water to
which little olive oil, salt and
vinegar has been added and cover
until used again. z
Slices of stale cake may be
served as dessert II covered with
whipped cream to which finely
chopped walnuts have been
added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
A Sermon for Today
Not Overwork, but underworld.

Text-"By slothfulness the building
decayeth and through idleness of the
hands the house droppeth through
Eco, x.18.
The building Solomon refers to is the
body. The body is often spoken Of as a
building or temple. 1t is a building
that slothfulness or idleness, If per-
sisted in for any considerable time,
will undermine and destroy.
We hear a good deal about the dam
ger of overwork, but underworld is more
harmful than overworking. II doubt
if hard work, steadily and regularly
carried on, ever yet hurt anybody" SAID
Lord Stanley. When you hear OF man
breaking down from overwork, if you
will investigate, you will more likely
find that he has been violating the
fundamental conditions of health or
overburdening himself with worry, care
and anxiety.
Mr.. Gladstone at the age of SO still
carried the weight of the British En-
pire, and with no show of WEAKNESS.
John Wesley probably did more and
harder work than any other man OF the
last century. and yet he reached the
age of 88, still alert and active. Work
and plenty of 1t Is healthy to a high
degree
Few worse things can befall one than
to have nothing to do. Said Charles
Lamb: mo work is worse than over
work; the mind preys on itself, the
most unwholesome of food" Besides,
in idleness the lower propensities be-
come all-controlling. The results of
unemployment, morally, mentally and
physically, are disastrous.
The harmful effects of idleness on the
so-calIed higher classes is a matter of
common observation. In those coun-
tries where livelihood may be OBJ
tanned with little effort you will find
the people to be weak and feeble.
All things else being equal the great
danger for most of us is not overWork,
hit llnderWork
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

correct role for q woman with . GER
tain type Of accent, unless the story
written especially for her. 'Baclanova
superb artist though she can be, Is IA
more difficult to cast in a talkie thai
she was in the silent films.
The vogue for gingham hit the colon,
when Mrs. Lawrence Tibbett appearet
at a smart luncheon in checked gtng
ham frock with fip-length coat q
cherry-colored linen and Gherry-col
ored kid oxfords.
A small hat of manufactured BALI
buntl straw was worn with the costume
Since all Hollywood Is divided int
three partS-those who see, those VIII
do, and those who ask questions-ther
was plenty of opportunity to exercis
the last talent. When the girls foun
that the costume was the product o
Fifth avenue and not the boulevar
they looked dismayed. but not for long
It's safe to bet that Bingham will be On
its way West by airplane and by trail
within the next "a hours The "sitnpl
life" costume is on its way.
AS one fair lady said. "Gingflan
brings out girls natural beauty" :.
(Copyright, 1929. by North Americas
Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

came from the caterers, since Sally's
mother did not feel equal to decorating
it. There were flowers on the table, Of
course, and at one end was coffee
service. At the other end was bowl
of delicious, rich fruit punch. 1t had
no bits of fruit floating in 1t which
make it difficult for guests to drink.
There were plates of small sandwiches
and other plates of petits fours or small
cakes iced in white and decorated with
silver dragees. Small candies and
sailed nuts were on the table. The
wedding cake, that rich dark fruit cake,
had been cut into small pieces and
placed in small white boxes. These
were piled on the table near the outer
door where guests took them as they
left.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Jellied Strawberries.

Wash and hull one pint Of straw
berries, cut in half. sprinkle with one
third cup of powdered sugar and let
stand for one-half hour or longer. Dis
solve one package of orange-flavored
gelatine in one and one-half cups of
boiling water and cool until beginning
to thicken. Pour over The strawberries.
chill and serve plain or with whipped
cream,