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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

The Philatiea Glass Of Marvin M. Z.
Church will give q song and style show,
under. auspices Of the Loyal Women's
Class Of Fifteenth Street Christian
Church, q O'Clock, ut Fifteenth street
and Kentucky avenue southeast.
The Writer'S League will meet. 9
o'clock, at Thomson Center, Twelfth
and L streets. Program: Short stories,
by Fred Mclaughlin. DR.. William
Wright and leila Newcomb. Any one
interested Is invited.
A novena in preparation of the Feast
of the Sacred Heart will begin at $3.50
O'Clock in Sacred Heart Chapel Of the
Visitation Monastery, Bethesda, Md.
Rev. Francis p. Lyons, G. s. p, win de-
liver the sermon. Subject: Live, Jesus,
In My Heart" :.
Brightwcod Citizens Association will
meet, 8 o'clock, at Brightwood Bank.
National, No. 1, Womans Benefit As
sociation, will hold open house." $50
O'Clock, at l75O Massachusetts, avenue.
The Union Guard team will give ben
efit play, 1.-THE Mock Marriage"
Lincoln Camp, No. 2. Sons of Union
Veterans Of the Civil War, will meet, 8
o'clock, at 808 ! street.
The Big Sisters of the District of Co.
lumbia will meet at st. Patrick's rec
tory tonight at 8 O'Clock.
The Rosedale Players will present
"Mammys LII Wild Rose" o'clock, in
Esther Memorial Parish Hall, Congress
Heights.
A card party for the benefit of the
Church Of Our Lady of Victory will be
given, Q o'clock, Harrington Hotel.
A progressive 500 card party will be
given at Schmidt's Cafeteria, 206 Four
teenth street southwest, at $50 o'clock,
under, auspices Of Bradley PIT. A. Pub
lie invited.
Country circus and carnival in the
parish hall Of St. Stephen and the In
carnation Episcopal Church, Sixteenth
and Newton streets, 8 o'clock.
The Catholic Daughters of America,
Court d. G. No 212, will give Q dance
in the clubhouse, Sol z street.
FUTURE.
Bethany Chapter, No. a, o. E. s.,
will give It's annual dance and card
party tomorrow, $3.50 pm, at 2400
Sixteenth street.
The Capitol Heights Home and School
Association will give o card party for
the benefit of the school at the school
building tomorrow at pm.
The Mackin Club will give . dance
tomorrow evening in st. Paul's Hall,
1923 v street.
The ladies' section of the Concord
Club will give Spring dance tomorrow,
9 pm, at 3l4 C street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

The Big Sisters of the District Of Co.
lumbia will meet at st. Patrick's rec
tory tonight at 8 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

Lincoln Camp, No. 2, Sons Of Union
Veterans Of the Civil War, will meet, 8
o'clock, at sos I street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
Terry NEWS IN BRIEF.

The tPhilathea Glass Of Marvin M. Z.
Church will give q song and style show,
under auspices Of the Loyal Women's
Class Of Fifteenth Street Christian
ChurEh. . O'Clock, ut Fifteenth street
and Kentucky avenue southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

Brightwcod Citizens Association will
meet, 8 O'Clock, at Brightwood Bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Ell Comancho' s Stories
Something About Craqctsh.

The crawfiSh is never seen at all by many
people, yet he is an interesting creature in
several ways He can live in or out of water.
and he can get along on either vegetable or
meat diet and he well knows how to take care
of himself under any sort of circumstance that
he may encounter.
For instance he likes to eat certain small
water plants that he finds in ponds and rivers,
vet he can drop any and all vegetable food ct
any time and live on small nainnows, or even
on fish eggs or insects. He has no d1fhculty
in catching these last with his big, awkward
pincers which you would think he could not
even move without soaring every living thing
in sight. In fact this creature is not pretty
thing to look at from any point of view.
The crawf1sh is the little fresh-water brother
of the big sea lobster and, like him, he is good
to eat when he is full grown. When he is small
he is just as good to eat, but it taxes too much
time to eat him because he must be boiled In
salt water until he Is red like the lobster, and
then his tail is pulled of where it joins
the body and the rest is thrown away. There
is no meat in the body and the only edible part
of him is the big white muscles of his tail.
When his tail is separated from the body it has
to be peeled like the tail of shrimp, for all
these creatures have hard, armor-like SHE'LL
This hard shell is the same that of the
lobster except that it is not so thick or hard,
but it is still a job to peel it in order to eat
the fine tail meat.
Crawf1sh like still water with considerable
plant growth in it, so they can be found in
almost any pond, stream or lake, where they
hide under rocks slabs, moss beds or any
thing that will protect them from the predatory
fishes which all eat them. The fish are
particular danger when the crawf1sh are small
or when they are soft and helpless just after
shedding their Shells which they do progress.
sively as they grow larger. This shell does
not grow after it is once formed and as the
crawf1sh does grow he has to shed his shell.
When a pond inhabited by crawflsh begins
to grow dry from evaporation or any other
cause. the crawflsh digs down into the mud Of
the bottom sometimes as much two feet
but usually about foot and there he hollows
out roony den. This of course, is full Of
water, which is the thing he must have to
live comfortably, because his shell gets hard
and brittle when dry. AS he digs his hole he
piles the dirt up into chimney above ground
so that his den can always be found by looking
for this foot-high chimney. You will some
times see the chimneys in damp, ground in the
y909Sss, q, veil as in dried up ponds. ,sg,j3 !.
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OF SfR RSY PX 1Sf i .

the hat, oblivious to everything except the
necessity of playing
The flames cracked. The air was full of
shrill cries of fear Then suddenly above these
sornds there arose the inspired strains of
spirited march Harrison, playing desperately
in the darkness, feared that nobody would hear
him But the music would not be denied. The
feet of some of the crowd began to move in
time to the music. The pressure at the door
relaxed for a moment, and those blocking the
exit crushed against the walls, were able to
squeeze through. Others followed, two abreast
and more moved up to take their places. In
few minutes there was a measured trampsng on
the floor, and as the flames spread over the
walls and ceiling of the room, the blancneo
and fascinated faces of the children could be
seen, gazing awestruck at the peril so near them
as they marched toward safety.
Harrison, at the piano. was in position OF
grave danger. Already the side of the instTu-
ment nearest the stage was smoldering, ana
the strong smell of scorched varn1sh came to
his senses above a hundred other impressions.
The air that he breathed, mostly smoke seemed
to burn his very throat and lungs. and the
tears were streaming from his eyes. Doggedly
he played on, wondering II he could endure
until the hall was cleared.
Now the flames were licking over the top OF
the piano, and he was looking into furnace
for breath burying his face in the lapel OF his
coat to try to shut out the sitting smoke His
senses reeled, but the sounds of the music told
him that he was still playing, and he could still
hear the beat of feet moving down the narrow
stairs to safety.
Choking, realizing that he could bear no
more, he looked rapidly toward the door. They
were all throughl Pressing his arm over his
eyes and nose to keep out the heat and the
cruel smoke, he staggered blindly toward the
door, His cropping hands found it, and he
cried out with pain, for the framework was
burning He gathered his weakening body for
a dash through, when suddenly low moan
reached his ears.
Somebody was still there! Somebody had
failed to get through. With desperate effort
he forced his eyes open, but now the thick
smoke would allow him to see nothing He
dropped to the floor and struggled toward the
moan A dozen feet away, crumpled against
the wall, he felt body. He tried to clutch
the shoulders, and his hands passed over the
face and hair. Then he uttered desperate
groan It was Jack, his brother, flung aside
and injured as he tried TO guide the crowd to
safety!
(To Be Concluded Next Sunday)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15

stood here to try to guide them through the
door desperate resolve to help his brother
came to him, but at that moment the mob was
upon them.
The first of them got through, but those be-
hind were pushing so rapidly that many were
jostled against the wall and thrown away from
the door. Frantically raising his voice above
the shrill cries of fear Jack tried to slow them
down, to help make them get through the door
in some semblance of order. But Jack was
helpless, crushed against the wall, thrown aside
before the milling throng.
Then suddenly an inspiration came to Har-
rison. Somewhere in the back Of his seething
brain there flashed memory of the orderly
students as they marched from this very room
to the strains of his music. He remembered
how irresistible the beat of march time was
how those who heard it could not help but let
their feet move to the rhythm Of the music.
And as the thought hammered at his brain, he
became a fighting, struggling boy, pushing his
way toward the piano that yet might avert
disaster.
1t was physically impossible to get through
the crowd. Only one way was open, and that
was over the stage, which was rapidly being
transformed into roaring furnace. With
little sob he clambered upon it, feeling the
flames licking at his clothes his nostrils filed
with acrid smoke. He stumbled across it in the
darkness, leaped to the floor and found the
piano The stool had been pushed away by the
fingers found them, but he was unconscious of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Banking Facts For
Boys and Girls.
BY John Y: Beatty
Editor Of Bankers Monthly.

HAROLD SEARS overheard his father say at
the breakfast table, "I must send the $500
tax money to the county treasurer in North
Dakota to pay the taxes on my land there"
Harold and his dad lived in Illinois and so,
quite naturally, Harold asked his father.
Daddy, how can you send the money to North
Dakota? If you put 1t in an envelope ana
mail it, somebody might steal it. wouldn't they?
That is lot of money to put in one envelope
THAT gives me an opportunity to explain
to you" said his father, "how easily money
may be sent through the mail without much
danger of it's being lost stolen.
IT will go to my banker and ask him to
give me draft or cashiers check, explaining
that want to send $500 to the county treas
urer in Nelson County, North Dakota. I will
pay him the 5000 and he viii give me
cashiers check which I will then insert in an
envelope and mail to North Dakota.
This is approximately the same as If sent
nv own check with the exception that the
county treasurer in North Dakota would prob
ably not accept my check, not having any
knowledge as to whether I might have ball
ance in the bank or not. On the other hand,
he will accept the cashiers check from the
bank because he feels much more certain that
the bank will have a deposit to take care OF
the cashiers check
THE important thing for you to know is
that this cashiers check is not made on my
bank but on bank in the city and the cashier
of my bank writes check just the same as
would write one with the exception that 1t
has the bank back of it instead of an individual
I'm this case the cashiers check will prob
ably be made on a bank in Minneapolis where
happen to know our bank has an account
The county treasurer in North Dakota then
deposits the cashiers check in his bank and
his bank sends it to Minneapolis for collection.
The money is taken out of the account OF our
bank there Thus I have paid my taxes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
TOP CARDS NOW VIII BE
CONFUSED WITH 6URlEO CARDS

up this loaded deck carelessly and shuttle 1t.
being careful not to disturb the top cards.
Take the first two cards and show them to
the audience for a very short space of time
Put the cards back into the deck at random
in full view of the audience and leave them on
a table in plain sight of all. Explain as you
walk away from the table that you will make
those cards rise through the rest Of the deck
and come on top by sheer power OF thought.
Appear to think hard for a moment and
then walk back over and pick up the top two
cards from the deck. OF course, they are not
the same ones you originally took from the
top of the deck, but nearly every one will con-
fuse the 9 of spades and Of clubs with the
8 of clubs and OF spades If they are shown
very quickly and not for long space OF time
Try it and see.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
ObticaL Illusion

An optical Illusion enables you to perform
this card trick successfully.
Take the Of clubs and the Of spades,
8 of spades and 9 Of clubs and put them
on top of the deck in the order named, secretly
and in advance of the time for performing the
trick. When you get before the audience pick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15

Harrison Gore is q boy Of slight physique but con-
siderable musical ability and when he plays for the
students TO march out Of the assembly naH in at
But Harrison feels that other and stronger boys MS
tempt and he feels bitter when he is not chosen as
one Of several boys who to keep order at q
Christmas entertainment to be held in the High
School assembly hall Harrison, however Is to play
the piano during the program. In the midst OF the
entertainment the huge crowd Is thrown into panic
throughout the room. The broad stairs to the rear
blocked for repairs and the only out is past
the flaming stage. Jack, Harrisons brother, tries to
guide the terrihed crowd toward the front door in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
He Remembered.

Teacher-When did shingle come into use?
Tommy think 1t was when was about five
years old, nla'am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
INSTALLNIENT III.


HARRIsoN had been well toward the front
of the room when the fire started, and he
had not moved. Now the frightened boys
and girls made for the front door, something
of their panic filled him, and he dashed for
ward The glare from the flames lighted that
end of the room and as he reached the door
the furious light Illuminated for a moment the
face of his brother. Jacks face was set grin1ly,
and his eyes were filled with fear.
And the reason for that fear burst upon Har-
rison as he stopped for a split second beside
his brother and turned. Bearing down upon
them, like stampeding cattle, was the terror
stricken horde that a moment before had been
a quiet peaceful audience Of boys and girls,
men and women. The light of the flames was
reflected In their eyes as they raced forward.
plunging down the aisles, showing one another
aside, bent only on passing that fire and reach
ing the door that led to safety.
They could never get through! Harrison
realized that in a fash. The other guards
were all at the rear of the room-only Jack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15

Young Girl (watching pole vaulD-Think
how. much higher he could go if he didn't have
to carry that stick. CT. .,,; -. ,., ,,.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
/. WHAT DR.. CAL DWELL
LEARNED IN AZ
YEARS PRACTICE

A physician watched the results of
constipation for AZ years, and believed
that no matter how careful people are Of
their health, diet and exercise, constipa-
ton will occur from time to time Of
next Importance, then, is how to treat
it when it comes. DR.. Caldwell always
was in favor Of getting as close to nature
as possible, hence his remedy for consti-
patton, known as DR.. CaldwelPs Syrup
Pepsin, is o mild vegetable compound.
1t can not harm the system and is not
habit forming. Syrup Pepsin is pleasant
tasting, and youngsters love it.
DIR. Caldwell did not approve Of
drastic physics and purges. He did not
believe they were good for anybody's
system. In practice Of AZ years he
never saw any reason for their use when
Syrup Pepsin will empty the bowels just
IS promptly.
Do not let day 60 by without .
bowel movement. Do not sit and hope,
but go to the nearest druggist and get
one Of the generous bottles Of DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin, or write "Syrup
Pepsin," Dept. BIB, Monticello. Illinois.
for free trial bottle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

which gees with the hat just described
might have been called in. grandma's
day q shoulder shawl" for it is
squire folded tilree-corneredwise and
has hantl-tied fringe all around.
Another smart model emanating from
The atelier of the same modiste is of
brick red felt with novel insets of
muii-cnored plaid japanese silk. The
triangle scarf is of the same silk.
In connection with the theme of
plaid straw note the piquant model
Ashnwn below; In this group. Looks
stunning with fur coats. that is If yon
Are an advocate of straws for midsea-
son wear.
however. felt is your choice for
me iial TINT spans the interim be-;
s..ssl,. ,kUw afsds spsssra, luslli0ll als-
proves to the extent Of creating them
with new cruces both as to color and
contour and tricky" ideas which give
the something different" look.
Felt with straw and felt with flow
ers are receiving the attention Of mil.
liners. AT the top of this group is a
model which features the color-con-
trast theory which so dominates In
both costume and millinery realms
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
Help Kidneys
By Drinking
More Water
Take Salts to Flush Kidneys and
Help NeutraIize lrri-
Eating Acids

Kidney and bladder irritations often
result from acidity, says noted au-
thority. The kidneys help filter this
acid from the blood and pass it on to
'sthe bladder, where it may remain to
irritate and infiame, causing burn
ing. scalding sensation, or setting up
an irritation at the neck of the blad-
der, obliging you to seek relief two
or three times during the night. The
sufferer is in constant dread; the wa
ter passes sometimes with a scalding
sensation and is very profuse; again,
there is difficulty In voiding it.
Bladder weakness, most folks call
1t because they can't control urina-
ton. While it is extremely annoying
and sometimes very painful, this is
often one of the most simple ailments
to overcome. Begin drinking lots Of
soft 9 water, also get about four
ounces Of Jad Salts from your phar-
macist and take a tablespoonful in q
glass of water before breakfast. Con-
tinue this for two or three days. This
win help neutralize the acids in the
system so they no longer are source
of irritation to the bladder and uri-
nary organs, which then act normal
again.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, and is
made from the acid Of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia. and
Is used by thousands of folks who are
subject to, urinary disorders caused
by acid irritation. Jad Salts causes
no bad effects whatever.
Here you have a pleasant, efferves-
sAnt lithia-water drink which may
quickly relieve your bladder irritation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15

everything. Makes our little nest look
pretty slim. eh2''
@No, no, Peteri I love our bunga-
low"
He laughed little as men do when
they've discovered secret.
AS he was going away he said:
''Give me that key to the bunga-
low. you've got, will ydu, Syl?'
"Lost yours?D she demanded.
Peter did not answer. When be
went away he took the key Without
1t Sylvia could not enter her paradise.
She did not see the bungalow again
for tive reasons. One was that Peter
had both keys and another was that
she thought 1t better not to see II I'M
til She had got over the impression
Helen had made upon her. She wished
. that she had been so brave and strong
that Helen could not have made that
impression.
Che next three weeks were busy
Is. Sylvia kept ON with her job AZ
&. library until the last minute. Then
81 put on her new clothes and went
! toSlthe parsonage with Peter and was
married in the presence of the min
listers family. Then they took tire
train for Silverton. where they were
to visit Peters married sister for d
week.
They came back one beautiful late
afternoon. \ cab took them from the
station to the bungalow.
1--WE might just as we'll start in iiv-
ing there" Peter said. 1--WE had the
furniture man put In few things
just enough to get along with until
you can make up your mind what you
want. It's up to you to do the real
home-making, you know, dear"
Peter unlocked the door and they
entered. The pink western light came
in at the windows and the first thing
Sylvia saw was that change had
been effected since she last saw the
little house. Those adorable cup
boards, the window seat with cover
that lifted, the darling closet under
the stairs-tllose were built-in fen
lures. and they had not been there
three weeks ago!
ooh. Peter! Where did they come
fronry" she gasped.
We'll, | did most of them myself
with little help" Peter replied.
AFTER I-saw divers bungalow | re-
allied that ours wouldn't be complete
without a few built-in TEXTURES"
Sylvia chung to his arm, her face
radiant.
"And that's why you took the key"
Il was so afraid you'd ind out"
s"Oh. Peter" sighed Sylvia. what
a man you are" And she rested her
head contentedly on his shoulder while
the sunset light welcomed them home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
Odd judgments Made
Under Ancient Laws

That persons have been and are still
punished for crimes under the law Is,
of course, q truism, but It has lately
been shown that 1t was by no means
uncommon for organized society Va
1 PUNISH iIsfnnnate oUJerss TuF yrtliliss.'
Among. the KoolSas of India. for in
stance. il is decreed that If maa
suffer death BY falling from tree,
the relatives shall punish the spirit of
tile tree by cutting the tree TO pieces
and scattering the chips to the wind
A king of Cochin-Chim is said TO
have become dissatisfied with the way
a ship was sailing and to have ordered
it publicly whipped. Within recent
times In China Is wooden female Idols
were tried for the murder of an army
officer found guilty and publicly be-
headed.
According to ancient AnglO-Saxon
law q sword, cudgei or other weapon
with which a man was murdered was
thought TO be in disgrace. and under
the law could not be used again until
the crime was expiated. No cutler
was ellowed to sharpen the sword
without a certificate to the effect that
it had been freed of faint. In Nor
way, in recent times, such farm imple-
ments as ssickles,, which had been used
as weapons to kill man, were con-
demned to hang in the barn unused.
In an old set of municipal laws Of
Schleswig- H0lstein is a statute proyid-
ing that when man was killed while
working on building. the timber
which caused his death paid the pen
atty by surrendering itself to the fam
lily of the victim. If the owner re-
fused to give up the timber he was
fined 9 marks
In the town of Uglich. Russia.
Prince Dimitri, son of Ivan the Ter
rible. was assassinated in 1891. The
signal of insurrectioE was rung by the
town bell. and as this was grave
political offense. the bell was banished
to Tonolsk. Siberia, by the Russian
government. There the bell Ian
guished in disgrace for many years.
AT length 1t was reconstructed and
hung up in a church. but it remained
in exile. Finally, in 1892. after serv-
ing a sentence of 300 years. Ii was
fully pardnned and restored to its ma
tive village. In some of the Scottish
Islands. the fishermen still cling TO
the old custom of Bleaching boat
from which a fisherman has been
drowned. The boat is dragged up on
the beach. the fishermen assemble
about and curse II; then they leave,
1t to-rot upon the beach.
A French lawyer has told how a|
glacier was accommodated on ac-
count OF the damage 1t had done TO
life and property In the valley. In
English law there was for many years
statute compelling owners of per
sonal chattels which had caused the
death of man to give them TO God.
This was accomplished BY turning
them over to the crown TO be sold and
the proceeds applied to pious uses.