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is nowhere else to co. said Nibbler to
Mrs. Nibbler, in that squeaky little voice
OF his. IF 1t were Summertime we
might go somewhere else. 1t is of no
use to go back to the house, for con-
ditions are just as bad over there. SO
I don't see but that we must stay right
here, in spite of that terrible shadow
with claws All we can do is to train
the children to watch out for it. Oh,
dear. oh. dear, I wish I knew just what
it isl"
It was in the early evening of that
very day that Nibbler the House Mouse
started to cross from one side Of the
barn TO the other on big beam. which
made UP part of the haymow. He was
halfway across when he pccped over
the edge to look down Just as he did
SO that terrible shadow seemed to float
right beneath him. without sound,
1t f0ated down. down, and then sud-
denly dropped quickly. A minute later
and it had started up again. Up, up
it came. while Nibbler remained notion
less from sheer fright. Up, I'D it came,
and stopped on a rafter just across from
Nibb,er, For the first time he had
good look at it. II was Bird. 1t was
Smoky the Screcch Owl! NiDbler didn't
recognize him, because. you know, Nib
bier had lived ell his life either in
Farmer Browns house or Farmer
Browns barn and so never had seen m
owl. But he knew he was Bird, for
he had wings and feathers. Somehow
it was relief to find that it wasn't
just q shadow.
Nibblor stared across at Spooly and
all at once he became aware that
SpookyS round, fierce eyes were fixed
on him. Then Nibbler saw that in the
claws of one foot Spcoky was holding
tightly a half-groWn Mouse. Poor Nib
bier! He was too frightened to move.
Probably that is what saved his life.
Had he started to run Spooky would
have been over there III an instant.
But because he remained motionleSS
Spooky didn't recognize him as
Mouse. And, being occupied with the
one he had caught. he paid no further
attention to poor Nibblcr. After what
semed a very. very long time to Nib
bier, there was faint squeak under
the hay in a corner of the barn. In
stantly Spooky turned his head that
way. This was Nibbler's chance. He
ran swiftly back the way he had come
and darted down under the hay. Ely
the time Spooky turned his head back
Nibbler was safely out of sight. Then
how he did hurry home to tell the
news! Before the night was over
everybody in the big barn knew that
the terrible shadow was not a shadow
at all, but member Of the owl family
(Copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26

Ing, I'm off, that proves it. that's the be-
ginning Of the end counfound it I'm in
for nice case Of foo or something.
Now Willyum I never herd anything
so abserd in my'life, ma sed. Your just
like baby was you get your mind on
something, the ideer, there are thou
sands of innocent things that can cause
you to sneeze without any thawt of the
future. My goodness you just got done
telling me I was foolish for thinking I
was getting cold, and now why should
you insist on thinking the same thing for
yourself? Are you any better than I
am? She sed. Now III just tell you wat
we'll do, you forget all about your so
called cold and Ill forget about mine,
she sed.
But blast it all, you dident snccze and
I did, pop Sed.
Meening she could forget about her
cold if she wanted but he wouldent for
get about his, and ma sed, o hush about
your sneezes. I'll sneeze if it will give
you any plezZure.
Wich she tried to and couldent and
pop tried not to and did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PA?E.

Pop was smoking in back of the
sporting page and ma was darning
holes out of stockings. saying, o deer,
was afraid it would happen and now
I feel it coming on o deer 1 know I'm
going to catch cold.
Wet rot, who told you? pop scd.
Its not question of being told, its a
question of a certain feeling, and that's
the kind of certain feeling 1 have, ma
sed. 0 deer. and particularly wunted
to go through the Winter without a
cold, she sed.
Well zee gods, so you are, I mean so
you Will, pop Sed. You never looked
healthier in your life and you have no
more sines of cold than 1 have Wat
are you trying to do, worry yourself
into the chills and feverS? 1t mite be
done If you try hard enough and ex-
pose yourself to enough drafts, he sed.
WITCH just then he sneezed a fearse
sneeze, saying, For Pect sake dent tell
me there's anything in mental sugges-
ton, haven't sneczed for munths and
/ never sneeze unless I'm going to get a
cold
WITCH just then he sncezed agcn, say
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
Switzerland Season Busy.

With snow falling earlier than usual
Switzerland reports longer and buster
season than for several years. At Wen
gen and some other resorts, every room
in the hotels and pensions was occupied
by the middle of December, and the
places have been busy since that time
contests and skating and curling COM
petitions.
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But then it was noticed that these dis
appearances kept right on when Black
Pussy seldom came to the barn.
Then there began to be a story go
around all through the barn. 1t was
whispered in every Nibbler home. 1t
was talked about in every Rat home.
There wasn't Rat or a Mouse who
had not heard of the terrible shadow
in the barn. A number of frightened
Mice had seen it. It made no sound.
1t seemed to just float. But down from
it would reach great claws and seize
an unlucky Mouse or young Rat. 1t be-
came spoken of as the terrible shadow
with claws. Every day there were fewer
Mice and fewer Rats, and every day
there was greater fear in Farmer
Browns barn.
THE worst of it is, my dear there
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(Copyrieht, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
The Terrible Shadow.
Pity those who dwell in fear;
Where danger always hovers near.
Nibbler the Mouse.

These were dark days, as well as dark
nights. in Farmer Browns big barn. At
least that IS the way Nib5ler the House
Mouse and Mrs. Nibbler and all the
other Nibblers felt about it. That Is the
way the Rat family felt about it. You
see. there had been many mysterious
disappearance. Not day went by
that one or more members Of the Nib
bier family and the family Of Robbar
the Rat did not disappear Once they
had disappeared, they never came back.
AT first Black Pussy had been blamed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26

A pessimist is one who thinks moth
erly instinct is dyin' cut jest because
Mrs. Ike Lark's convicted siSter-in-law,
mother Of eleven, has told her lawyer
not t. bother about a new trial.
Speakin' o. cruisers, another thing
this country needs is q lot o. new dress
suits, an not allow Queen Marie t.
catch us unprepared again.
(Copyrlght, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
ANCILLARY. PETITION
] FILED In BARR CASE
Trustee in Bankruptcy Asks In
structions About Operation
of Building.

F Harold c. Smith, trustee in bank
ruptcy of John l.. Barr who filed a
petition in Maryland last November,
today applied to the District Supreme
Court in an ancillary petition in bank
ruptcy for instruction about the opera
ton of the Barr Building at 910 Seven
tenth street, which is encountered to
the extent of $1,040,000. Smith, through
Attorney H. Winship Wheatley, tells the
court that the building is the chief
asset of the bankrupt's estate.
There are three trusts on the property,
the trustee informs the court, one for
100000 due February, 1885, second
trust for $500, 900 due in l8 months from
February 7, 1928. and third trust for
$4,000. The trustee says he has no
criticism of the first trust and believes
the third trust to represent $40, 900
actually advanced the bankrupt by his
father but asks for an accounting by
the Commercial National Co. which
owns $228,520 of the notes secured by
the second trust The rest of the notes
totaling S46.480 are held by Barber e.
Ross, the petition states
The court is also asked to authorize
the William Corcoran Hill Co. to sur
render certain rentals of the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
prizes of SIS cAre Offered
for Community Chest Essays

Washingtons Community Chest drive Is near.
Through it the citys giving to charitable projects will be
co-ordnated
Greater good expected to be achieved with organized
effort
everywhere are uniting the great fund raising
effort
These funds to be distributed to 81 organized charities
of the District during the of the coming
To further interest in the coming campaign The Evening
Star today offering prizes toang SITS for the best
be written by Westinghouse the advantages Of the
Community Chest in the National Capital.
These essays must be under three hundred words in
length All persons Washington, except employees OF The
Star, eligible to awards
Manuscripts must be submitted to the Community Chest
Essays Contest Editor The before Wednesday jan
uary %.
Their merits will be judged by board of editors OF The
Star.
That essay will be awarded prize of $10O
Second best $50, and third best SOS.
BE and enter your essay early. Do not delay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
SCHOOL ESSAYS
URGED BY STREET
Study of Charity Methods in
CIassrooms Suggested by
Chest Director.

Suggestion that the schools take III
the study of present-day benevolenc,
distribution methods and combining j.
with their classroom studies in English
write essays for The Evening Star con-
test on the advantages of the Commu-
nifty Chest in Washington, was made TO.
day by Elwood Street. director Of the
coming Community Chest campaign.
The essays must be under 800 words
in length and be in the hands of the
Community Chest essay contest editor
before Wednesday. January g.. Prizes
totallng SITS, with first prize of $780,
$50 for second choice and SIS for third
choice, are offered by The Star.
The prizes will be awarded at IL
dinner at the Mayhower Hotel Janua
20, which will open the 1929 campaig
of the Community Chest
Good response to the call for essays
already has been noted by the contest
editor, and more are coming in with
every mail
Many Of the essays submitted show
that good deal of thought and re-
search have been spent in their prepara-
ton. and some excellent arguments in
favor of the operation of the chest as
against the old method of each charity
holding a drive for funds once a year
for its individual work have been noted
in the essays submitted.
ConciSeneSS must be the by-word of
the eSsayistS in the contest. the contest
editor points out. as the limit of 300
words on the essays will not give much
opportunity to the writer to ramblc
Good. clear-cut. but terse sentences and
forcefully developed points will win the
prizes, he declares. --.,.
For school children any information
on the workings of the chest, what It is
expected to accomplish, the history OF
its acceptance by the charities of the
city and any other data needed for the
composition of essays are available at
Community Chest headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
U. S: INVITATIONS DELAYED.
France So Far Only Nation to Act on
Morgan and Young.

PARIS, January Is (P Formal and
official invitations to J. P. Morgan and
Owen D. Young to help revise repair
lions are still being delayed. although
every one here takes it for granted
that the matter is all settled. The
Preparations Commission cannot send
the invitations until all the govern
ments concerned have actually ap-
proved, and so far France alone has
forwarded assent to the appointment
of the two men to London, where all
the governmental replies are being as
Sembled.
A telephone message from Berlin at
noon to the Preparations Commission
reported that the German government
had not yet even received inquiry as
to whether it agreed officially to the
American names.
Until all the governments have re-
piled President Chapsal Of the Repa-
rations Commission cannot bring that
body together to send the invitation
to Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Young.
NM. Moreau and Parmentier, the
French representatives, expect the first
meeting of the experts probably will
be held on February 9 or February IL.
The Japanese delegates. M. Mort. for
merly financial attache in London. and
M. Aoki, deputy governor of the Bank
of Japan. are somewhere in Siberia and
are due to arrive in Paris next Tues
day. Weather reports indicate storms
in Siberia and their arrival conse-
quently may be delayed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
GRAND Jury LISTS
MANY INDICTMENTS
Murder in First Degree and
Assaults With Dangerous
Weapon Among Charges.

Murder in the first degree is charged
in an indictment reported today by the
grand Jury against William Adams.
colored. in connection with the death
of Willie Easton, also colored. The
men got into an argument at a crap
game. it is alleged, September 20 last
at 332 Armory place southwest, and
Adams is alleged to have shot and
killed Easton.
Louis Parker is charged with two
cases of assault with a dangerous
weapon. =. He is alleged to have slashed
street southeast and when his son,
Milton I. Parker. sought to interfere,
the father is said to have cut at him
but merely cut through his clothing.
Clara T. Payton, Alice Lewis and
Lucinda L. Brown, all colored, are
jointly charged with grand larceny In
the absence of their employer. Mrs.
Linnie M Bourne. 2027 Hillyer place,
August IA last, it is alleged the sum of
$50 was taken from a drawer in her
chiffonier, which, it is charged. was
distributed among the three employees.
Most of the money was recovered.
Larceny after trust is charged in an
indictment against Charles w. Brooks,
who is said to have been entrusted by
Benjamin Greenberg, jeweler, 17l8
Pennsylvania avenue, with watch
worth $85 to sell. Brooks is declared
to have pawned the watch in Philadel-
phia.
Harry Harris and Leo Rohen, alleged
pickpockets. are indicted for robbery.
It is charged that they took $235 from
the pocket of Seruch T. Kimble, a
teacher at Central High School, as he
was purchasing tickets at the ball park
for the Georgetown-W West Virginia foot
ball game, November II. The men are
said to have been identified by Georgi-
ana z. Kimble, the young daughter of
the victim, who accompanied him to the
game.
The grand jury ignored a charge of
HOUSEKEEPING against James Harris and
one of assault against Thomas Mcbride.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include: Patsy Troianio
and Jackson L. Marshall, HOUSEKEEPING
and larceny; jackson L. Marshall Patsy
Troianio and Fred Curley, housebreak-
ing; Fred Curley, depreciation on prt-
vate property; Harry B. Gallatin, Will
liam H. Martin, William Anderson (alias
j. H. Lewis and Edward Gravette,
grand larceny; Edward P. Williams,
non support of minor children; William
Henry Hawkins, assault with dangerous
weapon, and Richard jackson, incest
and carnal knowledge. f3%
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15

tCOntlnueQ from FlrSC RAGE
"singularly blessed in that no delega-
ton had called.
Where the woman delegates were re-
ceived, however, 1t was with gracious
ness and understanding. In the alb
sence of Mrs. Gait, Miss Ruth Morgan
of New York made the presentation of
resolutions to Senator Copeland. DEM
ocrat, the senior New York Senator
He replied that while he was sympa-
thetic with the desire of some SEN
ators to have the foreign relations COM
mittee issue formal statement giving
! its Interpretation of what the treaty
means, he would vote for, the treaty
and expected to see its ratification.
Il might add that I would have voted
for it, perhaps, even had you not called
upon me-" he said.
Senator Gillett, Republican of Massa-
chusetts. also made the same answer
to the delegation that visited his office,
while expressing his cordial sympathy
and that of Senator Walsh, Democrat
of Massachusetts, with the efforts of
the women to bring world peace a step
nearer.
Following the proceedings at the
Capitol, the conference resumed its
Sayre was to speak on the r. o. T. c.
and militarisn in schools and colleges
and Prof. Edwin M Borchard was to
deal with the obstacles to international
reduction of armament.
DIR. Fosdick Heckled.
Two unlimited and unannounced
woman speakers, who persistently hec-
killed. DR.. Harry Emerson Fosdick New
York divine, nearly broke up the key
note banquet meeting that formally
opened the Conference on the Cause
and Cure OF War last night in the
Washington Hotel.
The interruption of the proceedings
came at the end of burst of applause
that greeted DR.. Fosdicks concluding
admonition to the nearly 1000 woman
pacifiSts present that the nations have
at last adopted q new world slogan,
"Renounce war as an instrument of ma
tional policy"
He had no sooner taken his seat than
an unobtrusive little woman. with mill
tant eyes peering through her specta-
cles. arose from her seat against the
far side of the hall. Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, the national chairman,
paused with mace uplifted
why doesn't DR.. FoSdick talk about
the economic rivalry petwsen the two
leading powers, the United States and
Great Britain, for control of the world
markets, instead OF the psychology of
war and this Kellogg treaty. which is
a smoke screen for the Imperialism Of
American" the speaker demanded un-
eXpectedly.
Mrs. Gait was too astonished to in
terfere
The unlimited speaker, Miss Harriet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
ACCUSER OF POLICE
OFFICERS IS CITED
PatroIman Allen Charged
With Undue Interest in SAM
tary Inspection Case.

Policeman r. j. Allen of the third
precinct, who came into the limelight
several months ago when he charged
before a meeting of the Police As
ISOLATION that police officers had beaten
prisoners was cited before the trial
board today on charges growing out OF
a complaint from Health Officer Will
liam c. Fowler that Allen went into
Police Court and gave testimony con-
tradicting one of the Health Depart
ments sanitary inspectors.
The specific charges are that he I'M
duly interested himself in the case al
though the warrant originally had been
given to another officer to serve. 1t
is also charged that he failed to make
proper report on the case to his SUI
perior officer.
Claims Store on His Beat.
The charges are based on an inves-
tigation and report made by Inspector
w. H. Harrison.
According to the report Policeman H.
l.. Jacobs of the third precinct was
given warrant sworn to by Inspector
Phillip Cake to serve against Ersilio
/ Gharavi. 2200 Pennsylvania avenue, a
lunchroom proprietor, for using al
legged unsterillzed glasses. Allen, the
report said, took. the warrant from
Jacobs and served it himself, claiming
that the Gharavi establishment was
on his beat.
The report charged that Allen
served the warrant and on December
%, 1928, went into Police Court and
testified that the glasses in the estab-
lishment were clean. The case against
Gharavi was dismissed.
Prompted by Fair Play, He Says.
In report which Allen made to
! Harrison he declared that he knew the
Gharavi place had been kept in a
sanitary condition and that fair play
led him to testify for the proprietor. He
also told Inspector Harrison that while
The inspector charged the use of un-
sterilized glasses. his personal investiga-
ton had disclosed that no glasses were
, used, but paper cups, which were dis
posed of. The report also said that the
officer had learned that the inspector
! and the wife of the proprietor had
quarreled over matter not concerned
| in the inspection.
Allen, a college man, has written nu-
merous newspaper articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
through appointment by President Will

through appointment by President Will
son. although he was Republican.
His work in the Treasury Department
so impressed President Harding that he
appointed Mr.. Gilbert in the following
year to the newly created position Of
Undersecretary of the Treasury, a po-
sition in the fiscal affairs of the Gov
eminent second in Importance only to
that of Secretary Mellon.
In Secretary Melons absence he
served as head of the United States
Treasury, the youngest man to occupy
the post since Alexander Hamilton.
In his own office Mr.. Gilbert had
general supervision of the Federal Farm
Loan Board the office of the controller
Of the currency, the Office of the treas
urer of the United States, the Budget
Bureau. the register of the Treasury,
the public debt, and the commissioner
of the accounts and deposits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
It the Senate Office Building to inter

Silyerman. secretary of the New York
branch Of the All-American Anti-Im-
perialist League, persisted in louder
tones:
why doesn't DR.. Fosdick tell lis
something about the struggle for oil?''
she demanded, as calls from the floor
temporarily drowned out her voice.
Abruptly taking her seat, Miss Silver
man was succeeded by an ally in Miss
Vera Buch of the New York Working
Women'S Association. She was CARRIED
in q pale blue sweater coat and her
nearly feet of height loomed men,
acingly large.
Eyes; and why doesn't DR.. Fosdick
tell us something about American Ma
rines killing people during the past year
in Nicaragua" she demanded in tones
even louder than those Of the diminu-
tive Miss Silverman.
DIR. Fosdick appeared anxious to make
some reply, but Mrs. Cats restraining
hand kept him silent in the midst of
the rapidly flung questioning. With the
other hand the chairman welded her
mace vigorously, but ineffectively.
The woman heckler was not to be
downed so easily. With final chal-
lenge she called upon the New York
divine to tell why warships are being
kept in China if the nations are so anx-
ious for peace.
Hecklers Leave Hall.
BY this time the uproar in the room
was so great that Miss Buch resigned
herself to the futility of trying to speak
against a thousand voices There were
Kisses and chorus of calls for silence.
In the midst of the confusion the two
women walked out of the dining hall.
A woman in pink evening dress fol-
lowed at cautious distance to see that
their exit was made without further
disorder.
Finally, when the dove of peace again
had descended upon the pacif1st gather
ing, the meeting proceeded to devote
the remainder of the time to the serious
undertaking at hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
EXECUTION Is DELAYED.
Condemned Killer of Sweetheart
Granted Stay Until March 20.

Chief Justice Mccoy today granted
stay of execution to George Herbert
Thompson. colored, who was under
sentence to die in the electric chair
Thursday for the killing of his sweet
heart, Elsie r. Bowen. when she re-
fused a reconciliation with him October
81. 1927. The court fixed a new date
for the execution. March 90, but it is
likely that still another date may have
to be selected. since March 20 happens
to be Good Friday, and it is also doubt
ful II the Court OF Appeals will have
DISPOSED OF the appeal by that date.
The execution Of Thompson was first
fixed for November g. but was changed
to January IT. Attorney Frank j. Kelly
for the petitioner has Just docketed the
appeal in the appellate court and II
may not be reached for argument be-
fore March
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-15
CHAPEL DEDICATION
is SET FOR TOMORROW
Methodist. Structure Given in
Honor of Bishop Mathew
Simpson and Wife.

Dedication exercises for the new
chapel being constructed in the Meth
odist Building, First street and Mary
land avenue northeast, will be held at
3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. DR..
Clarence True Wilson, general secre-
tary of the Methodist Board of Tenn
perance, will deliver the presentation
address.
The new chapel is being built with
$4,000 gift from an anonymous
donor in Philadelphia. 1t Is in honor
of the memory of Bishop Mathew
Simpson and Mrs. Simpson. The
daughters of Bishop Simpson have Civ
en- portraits of their parents for the
room.
The chapel will be received by
Bishop William Fraser Mcdowell. presi-
dent of the board All members have
been urged to attend.
The old chapel is being made over
into an addition to the dining room.