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

thinker, the effective reasoner is one
who has the knack of using his mem
DRY and forgetting appropriately and
In due balance.
1t Is good thing to remember to
forget the right sort of things. If you
emphasize everything you emphasize
nothing. You cannot have mountains
without plains or valleys without noun
aims. If all the dry land on the earth
were mountain you would have no
mountain, but an elevated plain.
Thus mountains and valleys are rela-
tive terms and imply each other. SINH
larry, you need both remembering and
forgetting to do any effective thinking,
will depend on the balance you strike
between the two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
nosey guys in here. This amt no animal

nosey guys IN mere. This amt no animal
Oh, tough, just like that. With the
recklesSnesS OF youth, we demanded ad-
mittance. For brief second we didn't
know whether the doorkeeper would
throw us out into the street or call the
committee on bouncing. He decided on
the latter, and half dozen very, very
rough Hooking playmates gathered about
in force. Then one Of them said:
This Is q good club and we ought
to git into the society columns like all
the other swells. Don't throw him out
Invite him in. Well git our mugs in
the paper"
This seemed to satisfy the committee,
and we were admitted. On the lower
floor long bar extended the length Of
the room. It was dif1cult to see 1t
because Of the crowd. Most tables were
studded about the room, at which were
seated couples and foursomes. Upstairs,
what was once front and back parlor
had been turned into a dance hall. in
the far corner of which a perspiring
three-piece orchestra rendered the pop
ular song hits of the day.
The musicians were coatleSs. On the
nondeScript, tuneless piano stood three
half-f1lled Schooners. The music never
ceased. There were no intermiSsions, for
committee had been appointed to see
that the orchestra didn't stop. The club
was not going to pay $l0-for music
from 10 pm. to a.m.-and not get its
moneys worth.
Stealthily we started to sketch. We
had many interesting subjects. East
Side, West Side" banged the orchestra.
Some of the girls were pretty and many
of the boys we're not without a certain
male pulchritude,
While we were at work a tall, Ian
tern jawed youth approached with q
girl on his arm. Draw her!" he de-
manded. Go on. Draw q pitcher Of
my gal and If I don't see it In de
poiper I'll knock your block on when
see yer"
Fear or newspaper enterprise caused
us to obey his command. Then another
escort led his lady friend up to be
sketched. It was not only not polite to
refuse, but extremely dangerous.
At o'clock in the morning every one
repaired to the dining room for buffet
lunch. Tongues chartered merrily and
everything was lovely until there was
a commotion in one corner. Then bot
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10 De SOOU.
OF course, there were some exceed
ingly tough outfits, and the element of
danger lurked wherever good fellows"
got together. It was surprising how
jealous a boy could be over his Mamie. I"
Under his elegant, vivid shirt bosom
beat a loyal heart for the girl in the
pink-red dress who wore a swell feather
in her hat. No society queen was so
glorious, indeed.
There were no automobiles in those
simple CCyS, no roadhouSeS or any
thing. There we're. it is true, cabs, but
that mode of transportation was very
expensive and was out Of the question.
In the most socially obscure clubs 1t
was risky business trying to make"
somebody elSe's mol" A chivalrous boy
friend might throw a. chair or even
bottle with deadly 9im and purpose.
The next morning a nalf dozen youths
would find themselves in Police Court.
One day an enterprising editor as
signed us to cover" one OF these social
shindigs known for its "whoopee." No
EVENING was regarded as successful I'M
less some one took q black eye away
from the place. We were very young,
and the organization was exceedingly
tough. Get story and some pictures"
demanded the editor. land may you live
to get back to the Office"
It was not difficult to locate the So
cial club. whose headquarters were in a
dirnly lighted side street. From within
could be heard the sound of revelry.
Approaching the door we were
stopped by an arrogant youth who
asked where our lady friend was. In our
innocence we explained that we were
from a newspaper.
"Yeah?" said he, menacingly. well,
that lets you out, pal. This is a ladies'
and gents club, and We don't want no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
BRAIN TESTS

This test Is an interesting one, be-
cause several answers are given to each
question-and one or more Of those
answers may be correct.
So underline each that you think is
correct and complete the test in two
minutes.
/. Question: What does the name
Washington mean? A State; noun
tain: q President; a capital; a large
river.
2. Question: What country owns q
portion of Guiana? Spain, Britain,
Holland, France, Portugal.
8. What countries form part of the
Isle of Great Britain England, Ire
land, Scotland, Brittany, Wales.
4. What large reptile infests rivers
In hot countries? Lobster, octopus, alli-
gator. barracuda, crocodile.
s.. Which of the following generals
were at the Battle of Gettysburg? Lee,
Grant, jackson, Meade, Mcclellan.
8. Which Of the following was Ro-
man emperor? Julius Caesar, Hanni-
bal, Nero, Alexander, Diocletian.
I. Which Of the following countries
are in South America? Colombia, SAL
yador, Peru, Liberia, Persia.
8. What was the name Of the mes
senrer Of the gods of mythology? Pluto,
Hercules, Mercury, Neptune, Hermes.
Answers.
1. state. mountain, President, capital.
Q. Britain, Holland, France. 5. England,
Scotland, Wales. 4. Alligator, crocodile.
5. Lee, Meade. s. Nero, Diocletian. 7.
Colombia reyd. 9. Mercury, Hermes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
LITTLE BENNY


Pop was smoking and thinking and 1
sed. Hay pop.
That depends, pop sed, and I sed,
Do you know what I was Just thinking.
was thinking of diffrent dreems had
at difIrent times, and was thinking 1t
was lucky thing for you they was
just dreemS instead Of real life. For
lnstantS one time dreemed you was
asleep and your bed cawt on fire and
your muStash and your eyebrows was
all bernt of and you looked fearse
Suppose I felt rather uncomfortable.
too, pop sed. I'm glad It was your
dreem and not mine, he sed, and sed.
Yes sir, and for instants one time l
dreemed you was wawking along and
some robber held you up with 2 re-
volvers and took all your money and
then he took all your clothes except
your undershert and your socks.
That shows at least he had the in
Stincts Of a gentlemen. pop sed, and I
sed, Yes sir, and another time for in
stants I dreemed you was riding horse
back and the horse termed around and
bit a big peece out OF your leg.
The unmannerly animal. pop sed, and
I sed. Yes sir, and for inStants had
another dreem and dreemed you was
eating a CRATE big plate Of soop with a
little bit Of a spoon, and somebody
threw q match In 1t and 1t Exploded and
flew all over and bernt your mustash
on.
What, agen? pop sed. and sed, Yes
sir, so when you find out your gold
watch Is still going and ony has a little
dent in the back. and the CRYSTAL amt
even broke, CESS 1t wont seem so bad
after all those axsidents.
Meening on account Of me having
dropped 1t short distants, and pop sed,
Suppose your rite. and Suppose when
you realize that In the old days they
use to boil children In oil and skin
them alive, sipose you'll consider your
self the luckiest boy In the werld when
you find out your ony going to get a
limited number of slapS with my slipper.
Being what got.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
NANCY PAGE
At Last the House Plans
Take Shape.
NV MI nnENCE IA cANYE
BIZ FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Here is the plan of the two floors Of
the house as drawn by the Page archi-
tect. They had specified that there
must be plenty Of open fireplaces. They
had one in the living room and in the
large bedroom upstairs. Nancy hoped
one might be added in the dining room.
Since this room was on an outer wall,
it looked as though it could be done.
The little study which adjoined the liv-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

take care Of her, that would leave the
room for wee Peter. They considered
cutting q door between the maids room
and the small adjoining bedroom. II
the maid were a nurse, that would be
the thing to do, they decided, since she
could then take care of the baby.
The bathroom just around the stairs
was placed at the front Of the house,
but there was nothing seriously wrong
with that. On the whole, they were well
pleased.
To build home like this the PAGES will
have to draw on their savings fund. They
have that because they budgeted. II you
are interested in budgeting, write to Nancy
Page, care OF this paper. inclosing q
stamped, self-addressed envelope, asking for
her 1eaflet, Budgets Are Fun"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

selves being helped from beneath
table where we had sought refuge.
THAT wasn't nothing" said q COM
forting voice "You ought to be here
some night when there is real fight
over same dame"
The old-time social club is gone,
which perhaps is a good thing. We are
improving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

M a 8 3 ! z 3 II q
as ally" L a S t
names we're taboo,
and even If known
were seldom used.
Once in awhile
an indignant escort
would resent the
overtures Of an
other male mem
Der, perhaps in
sistence upon hav-
ing another dance,
and then an argu-
ment would start.
Occa sionally it
wound up in a
fire. eff rail, but
more often the
boys would shake
hands and promise
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ties ana glasses
and dishes began
to wing their way
across the room.
There were screams
and. the lights were
suddenly "douSed."
In the eerie dark
ness, wonlen'S ter
ror-stricken voices
were followed by
mems shouts. Dishes
continued to break
against the walls.
The battle lasted
for five minutes,
though 1t seemed
an hour.
When the lights
were again turned
on we found Ollr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

Requests have been received from
readers for the list of places where
Easter cards would prove messages of
cheer although not received until after
the festival. These requests have come
from reader, who remembered that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

ing room shared the same chimney as
the living room fireplace and had its
own chance to glow and flicker with log
or coal flames. They planned to use the
terrace for outdoor living in the Sum-
mer and considered having an awning
put over part Of it. They both liked the
small breakfast room adjoining the din
ing room.
The upstairs pleased them in many
ways. It is true they felt there were
not enough bathrooms, but did not see
how they could possibly get another one
in. The nurse or maid had her own
suite. The small bedroom In the front
Of the house was planned for Joan.
Should her mother get well enough to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
Macaroni With Bacon.

Cut four slices of bacon into small
pieces, mince one medium sized onion
and fry them together until the onion
is cooked. Add one can Of tomato soup
and three cupfuls of cooked macaroni
and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well,
place in a baking dish, cover with
bread crumbs and bake In a hot oven
until brown. This makes five generous
servings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

At the 142d annual meeting Of the
Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference, establishment of o minimum
salary of $4,000 and q furnished par
sonage for married pastors was recon-
mended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

serve il to your friends is to enhance,
70 a marked degree, your reputation
for delicious foods.
The ingredients used are actually
superior ia most ways to'those you
can buy yourself. Exaetly what they
are, we show in box at right above)
Hence to Try il once is often to re.
nounce home-baking utterly. More
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AND THEIR CHILDREN.

One Mother Says:
Little clip ciothespins I finh most
handy for keeping my chiIdrens tubbers
together. Before / thought II using
them, overshoes were always getting
separated and one or the other lost.
But now. as soon as they are taken al
they are clipped together. Mary can
always find both of hers. So can Bob.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

such addresses were offered after
Christmas, suggesting a way in which
Christmas cards could be disposed of
and give delight far beyond their in
trinsic value. 1t Is a great pleasure
70 realize that thoughtful readers are
planning to send their Easter cards on
further missions of happiness.
Cards are treasured by children and
adults In remote regions OF Southern
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-19
ANTI TI-PROHIBITIONISTS ARE BEGIN
 MING TO WORK.

The Massachusetts State Senate, overwhelm- ingy Republican in politics. by vote of better than four has requested Congress to take steps looking toward the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment The action was taken in obedience of referendum vote that carried sweepingly at he late election
 The significant hing about this is the evi- dence that it gives that those Nho opposed to the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act are organizing. Heretofore there has been the organized Anti Saloon League and some of the churches side while the other there has been wholly unorganized but large part of the public. The Association Against Prohibi- tion will, il is said have ample funds to carry on it's campaign, which will probably be more active in he Republican Party than in the Demo cratic This does not mean that it expects to compete with the Anti-Salocn League in the size of it's campaign fund but it's leaders believe that to get results they will not need much money as the drys have been accustomed to using
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-19
EXPERIENCE FOR HARDSHIP OF
 CABINET.

Expressing surprise that MT. Hoover would probably name MT stimson for Secretary of State, a we'll informed citizen complained that the New York lawyer had never had experience in handling foreign relations. He had never served as Am bassador or the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate. and his years of public service as Cabinet officer had been few
 While previous experience in international affairs has always been regarded as helpful for 2 Secretary of State, it has by means controlled in the selection of men for that position. care full examination would probably show that the precedents are about ffty-ffty if. in fact, the preponderance is not in favor of the selections being made from those who had not had previous Experience in international matters. Judge Hughes had never had official connection wi'h foreign affairs when he was chosen for Secretary of State by President Hardine Bainbridge Colby like MT Stimson had devoted most of his years to his very large law practice in New York City. William J Bryan had had no experience, in public office except two terms in Congress, but for other reasons ne is not very valuable precedent for anything. Walter Q Gresham went from the bench into Clevelands Cabinet Secretary of State and Richard 0ney's experience had beer that of lawyer with large practice and two years as Attorney eneral He was excellent Foreign Secretary. William M. Evarts Hayes Secretary of State: Jeremiah S. Black, Secretar. of State for portion of the Buchanan Admin istration William L. Marcy,shead of the Stat Department under President Pierce and others who acquitted themselves according to the bes traditions of statesmanship, had had no previous experience in international affairs.
 The custom has been to select men for tn, head of the state Department on account O. ability and standing the country rather thar because of experience ill foreign relations Th is due, probably, largely because the Secretar, of State is regarded as head of the Cabinet ant the Presidents right hand Some day. per haps the Secefary of State who sits at th Presidents right at Cabinet meetings, will hav no port folio but will be assistant to th President and Foreign Secretary will be chosel op account of his technical knowledge to hand the details of foreign affairs President Clevelan urged his solution of the dual office of tn Secetary of State.
 MT. Stimson's experience in Nicaragua and tn Philippines has probably put him in closer touel with international law than most Secretarie of State had been before their induction int ohce.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-19
Thinking ImperialIy.
tPrinoe Rupert News.)

tPTinCe Rupert NeWs.)
 There is general movement today toward Generalization of the British Empire. Britain and the Dominions were recently faced with ten dency to disintegrate South Africa was openly hostile there was movement toward the United States in Canada, and in other Domnions there was dissatisfaction Today that to be pass ing The trouble in South Africa has been to a large extent overcome, the Canadian tendency has been checked and all the Dominions today seem to be realizing that their lot lies in being part of powerful British Commonwealth, known gen orally as the British Empire.
 The most important phase in this development has been the realization of the true condition by Great Britain The Little Englander' longer exists The men who at one time talked of the "colonies" as belonging to us' have disappeared and today everywhere the people are coming to realize the immense possibilities of a world power lin which all the important sections have equal status and all fly the flag
 The conception of a commonwealth in which each part is Independent and yet in which all unite in time of stress for the benefit of the whole is a The world has not seen the like before Whether this will be followed by some tangible ties, such free trade within ihe Empire and freedom of citizens to move to and fro at will without restrication is something to be worked out in future. At present we have a condition which is unique. Britain led the way in the development oi parliamentary constitutional government. The rest of the world followed. Today again she is leading he way and il is possible that in time the whole English speaking world may become part of great commonwealth in which each part 4 is independent but in which each allows priv lieges u the other which make fer greater world freedom
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-19
More Or Less True

If it is on the club day a hus band can make his wife as mad by coming home with a good healthy appetite as he can any time by bringing h 0 m an unexpected guest.
 When woman goes down town to buy a dishmop she makes a tour of all the stores, pricing every thing from fur coats and ball gowns to hairpins before she lands in the 5-and-1O to make her purchase.
 It used to be true of a good many, but evidently when they come to pass out there will be larn few of the modern women who can have it said of them: She was the mother Of 10 chil- dren."
 In the good old days it was un- usual for a woman to have a meal turn out badly, but in this can- opener age it Is rare to have one turn out anything else.
 With skirts so high even the girl with the "swanlike neck feels she may as well wear high-necked dresses too, and keep her chest protected.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-19
IGNORING OWEN :. YOUNG.

The internal ional commission that is meeting in Europe to consider and revise the Dawes Re- partions plan selected Owen F. Young one of the American Commissioners. for Chairman and the European press has already ehrstened the body the Young Commission" This is . sort of rec. ognition that Mir. Young was the real author of the Dawes plan. However there is no dispute over that for Gen, Dawes the one that first gave him credit for authorship. and, as is habitual with Gen. Dawes, he said it out loud No less generous than Gen. Dawes, MT. Young said the plan was properly named the Dawes Plan for he said. no matter who had most to do in work ng fl out. il was unanimously accepted by the com misloners Gen Dawes was chairman ol the com
 mission and he the one who sold it to the world. But this time the commissioners are hon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-19
A Prohibition Inquiry.
Cincinnati Enquirei

(Cnclnnatl 11nQuneE}
 The promise of the President-elect to set up commission to examine the question of pro hibition impartially is interesting. But there are tremendous difficulties in the of an impartial investigation of this extraordinarily controversial subject. Presumably there eight or nine able men in the United States somewhere who really are unbiased but Diogenes himself, with modern searchlight and a Fokker plane, would probably scan these forty-eight commonwealths in vain for them Only the ardent Vets and Drys have made their presence known. And presumably MT. Hoover is not prepared to spend the best years of his life in such search.
 Unfortunately four Vets and four Drys do not make eight unbiased investigators algebra to the contrary notwithstanding. Anyone who has argued the prohibition qnetsion with a differing friend is aware that without common ground of fundamental viewpoint there can be no unified conclusion.
 Such a commission as the proposed prob- ably will unearth a few facts already patent to great numbers of people There has been no effective prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the Limited States since Columbus landed in 1892 Respect for law has been undermined by the att in industrial efficiency have resulted from the vastly higher COST Of liquor.
 These and other similar truisms will he framed in legal verbosity and sent to the White House for nasty reading Senators will quote at lengt h from the report, using 1t which ever side of the question they favored in the first place. And the gay battle will be on one more clarified a trife-but only q trifle
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-19
American and English Libraries.
Manchester Guardian. ]

Impressions of a recent visit to America are given on another page by MT. l.. Stanley Jast the Chief Librarian of Manchester He was struck by the lavish profusion of public libraries in America, by their magnificent housing and also by the care taken in the training of their librarians. The most interesting question he discusses is the relationship between the librarian and the reader In America the librarian has more of a priestly functon he is the medium between the reader and the book proffering guidance and advice Here the reader is left largely to himself, free to range the shelves and handle the books, forming his own judgments and consulting his own tastes with the librarian in the background willing to inform and advise when he is consulted The two systems are doubtless suited to the differing national tenn peranisnts There is something to be said for both But there can be no doubt that America mas me advantage in the fuller provision of university training for librarians
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-19

If the temperance people, those who are op- posed 70 alcoholic liquors, are wise, they will consent to q modification Of the Prohibition laws before the campaign against fanaticism goes further IL is possible that a compromise could be agreed upon that would remove Prohibition from politics If the Methcdst Board of Tom- perance, Prohibition and Public Morals and the Christian Herald continue to control the foes of alcchol, there will be terrific collapse one of these days and the reaction might very well be injurious.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-19

Canada is preparing to meet the threat of higher tariff against her by the United States |by arriving at relations with countries that will grant reciprocity When we take into account that Canada buys sSOOOOo,oO 900 or Sooo,0Oo,oOO worth of goods from the United States it is obvious that she has something to offer for the favors she asks.