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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-25

20. 8. weather Bureau ForecaStl
Fair. continued cool tonight; tomorrow
fair slowly rising temperature.
Temperatures-High 81. at 1890
pm. yesterday; lowest, Il. at am. to-
day.
Full report on Page 9.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-04
Obliging

Although most burglars take
care to avoid leaving finger
prints at the scene Of their
activity, one who broke into
the William M. Arnetts phar-
macy, at 2310 East Tenth
street, early today, left not only
a print, but considerable por-
ton of a thumb.
The burglar, whom police be-
lieve to be a dope addict, en-
tered the store and opened the
narcotics case. He was fright
ened away by a night watch
man. Arnetts said he was not
certain whether any drugs we're
taken.
When police investigated to-
day, they found the skin and a
portion of the mans thumb
hanging on a jagged point of a
side window he smashed to
gain entrance. 1t is being ex-
amined by a Bertillon expert.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-04
SEARS, ROEBUCK
HAS new RADIO
SiIvertone Goes on Market
in Department Store.

Saturday is Silvertone Radio day
at the new Sears, Roebuck & Co.
retail store, Massachusetts avenue
and Alamaba street. An interesting
demonstration program has been
arranged, with displays of Silvertone
radios on all floors.
Sears, Reebuck & Co. radio en-
gineers have been building sets since
invention of the wireless, and they
are unanimous in their belief that
this new Silvertone is one Of the
best ever manufactured at it's price.
The Sears, Roebuck organization
chose dorado Taft, the famed Amer
lean sculptor, to lend his genius to
the creation of a type of cabinet
design that would meet with the
approval of every taste. Taft has
accomplished his purpose, for they
have been proclaimed masterpiece
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-04
LEGION CLOSES
GREAT SESSION
AT LOUISVILLE
City Digs Out From Under
Enormous Blanket of
Confetti.

b. Tufffd prrEe
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 4.-Louisville
dug out today from under a blanket
OF confetti, feathers, and bursted toy
balloons. spread by merrymakers Of
the American Legion.
The eleventh annual convention
Of the organization officially closed
Thursday. following election Of Of
fioers and the headquarters staff
dinner, but farewell burst Of hi
larity preceded the homeward rush
OF legiOnnaires Thursday night.
The national champion drum
corps from Franklin post, No. oil,
Of Philadelphia, remained until the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-04

in cabinet beauty by critics the ma
ton over.
The new Silvertone may be had in
a wide range of cabinets and prices.
Sets are sold complete with tubes,
delivered and installed, fully guar
anteed for one year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-04
Pets With Cat

BIZ nited Press
CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-Edmund
P. Clarke weighs 200 pounds
and is in the butter and egg
Business. You'd think he would
be nice TO his wife. But here's
what she told in court:
I'VE married in February.
on March % he threw the
alarm clock at me. April he
broke a mirror. on my head.
May 6 he slapped me with the
cat. The cat was black and,
what with the broken mirror,
I haven't had a lucky day
since"
Judge Thomas j. Lynch in
dicated he would change her
luck with a divorce decree.
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last minute, parading and serenad-

last minute, parading and serenad-
ing.
At a late hour the downtown dis
trict began to return to normally.
Street cars were able to operate and
automobiles were permitted through
the main section, which had been
turned over to the ex-service men
since early Sunday morning.
The convention will be held next
year at Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE
nv MApR rVuATN

mark Twain, whose real name was Sam
American hdmorist. author Of the adyen-
"A Connecticut. Yankee in King. Arthu's
Court, "the, Jumping Frog," "Innocents
In the appendix to Crocker's Bos-
wells johnson one finds the following
aneedote; it deals with Cato's soliloquy:
zone day Mrs. Gastrel set little
girl to repeat to him CDR. Johnson)
Cato's soliloquy, which she went
through very correctly. The doctor,
was to bring Cato to an end?'
She said 1t was knife.
"'No, my dear, it was not So.'
any Aunt Polly said 1t was knife.
"'Why, Aunt Polly's knife may do,
but was a dagger, my dear
"Then he asked her the meaning
of 'bane and antidote,' words which
occur in the soliloquy. She did not
know. Mrs. Gastrel said:
"'You cannot expect so young a
child to know the meaning of such
words
"Dr. johnson then said: MY dear,
how many pence are there in sixpence2'
"'I cannot tell, SIR was the half
terrified reply. On this, addressing him.
self to Mrs. Gastrel, the doctor said:
Now, my dear lady, can anything
be more ridiculous than to teach a
child Cato's soliloquy, who does not
know how many pence there are in
sixpence?'"
In a lecture before the Royal Geo.
graphical Society, Prof. Ravenstein
quoted the following list of frantic ques-
tons, and said that they had been
asked in an examination:
Mention all the names of places
in the world derived from Julius Caesar
or Augustus Caesar.
''Where are the following rivers:
Pisuerga, Sakarta, Quadalete, Jalon,
IAN you know of the following:
Machacha, Pilmo, Schedules, Crivoscia,
Basecs, Mancikert, Taxhen, Citeaux,
Meloria, Zutphen.
THE highest peak Of the Karakorum
range.
1.-THE number Of universities in
Prussia.
why are the tops of mountains con-
tinually covered with snow (sic)?
Name the length and breadth of the
Skaptar Jokul in the eruption of 1888"
This list would oversize nearly any
body's geographical knowledge. Isn't
1t reasonably possible that in our
schools many of the questions in all
studies are several miles ahead of
where the pupil is? That he is to
struggle with things that are .ludicrously
beyond his present reach. hopelessiy
beyond his present strength? This re-
mark in passing, and by way of text;
now I come to what was going to say
Answers to questions, made by pupils
on examination papers, make up a veri-
table English as she is spoke" that
will illustrate how little they sometimes
grasp. Notice, for example, how the
phrase "publicans and sinners" got
mixed up in the child's mind with
politics, when the result was this defini-
ton which takes one in a sudden and
unexpected way: Republican, sin
ner mentioned in the Bible"
Also in Democratic newspapers now
and then, I might add. Here are two
answers where the mistake has resulted
from sound assisted by remote fact:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
DIET AND HEALTH
BY LULU HUNT PETERS. M. d.

provements-are taking away much of
the natural exercise we used to get.
Cancer, heart and kidney disease, liver
disease, with the gall bladder trouble
and stones, diabetes--the so-called
degenerative diseases-are on the in
crease. And one of the reasons they
are on the increase is that we do not
get enough exercise. We continue the
same eating habits that we used to
enjoy in youth, when we were more
active, and we pile on weight. Over
weight is the forerunner of many of the
diseases have mentioned.
AS far as the cold bath is concerned,
am Arm believer in it. Person.
ally, like q tub of cold water better
than do the cold shower. I wouldn't
think of beginning the day without it.
There is one pretty safe rule to go by
in the use of cold water-if you feel
warm and glowing and alive after its
use, then you should take 1t. Even
those who do not get q good reaction
could gradually condition themselves
by first splashing cold water on the
face and chest and daily increasing the
surfaces that are splashed.
DR. Williams is also reported to have
said that the alarm clock is perniciouS
because it awakens one violently. I
don't agree with him there, either, for
I believe the better sleep on account
of the relief from worrying about
whether one would wake UP on time,
counteracts the shock of the alarm.
II one didn't awake on time, the hurry
and worry of being late, and the gulp-
ing down of the breakfast would also
be more harmful than the shock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
Lack of Exercise.

DR.. Jesse F. williams, professor Of
physical education, Teachers College.
Columbia University, has certainly
created a stir by his statement that
morning setting-up exercises and cold
showers are not so beneficial as COM
monty supposed. and are silly, super
stitious and artificial"
Certainly setting-up exercises are
artificial, but don't agree with DR..
Williams that they are silly and SUI
perstitious. do agree that they are
not so beneficial as is believed. For
the simple reason that they are not
practical systematically enough! Natu-
rally, I'm talking about the normal,
not those who have some contra-lI1-
dication to exercises.
AS I understand, DR.. Williams was
against the set "setting-up" exercises,
not exercises such as walking and
games. Certainly games, especially out
door games, that call into play most
OF the muscles of the body, are more
beneficial than ordinary setting-up ex-
ercises. Golf, for instance, swimming,
tennis and hiking, especially over hilly
ground. But how about the many who
haven't the time for these diversions?
They certainly should have some daily,
systematic exercise.
1t is the exercises of the trunk
muscles that you get in the Setting-up
exercises, that are of especial value.
There is too much evidence from all
sources of the benefits of setting-up
exercises to discountenance them.
Our labor-saving devices-automo-
biles, elevators and other modern i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10

"Plagiarist, a writer of plays. Dema-
gogue, a vessel containing beer and
other liquids"
I cannot quite make out what it was
that misled the pupil in the following
instances; 1t would not seem to have
been the sound of the word, or the
look of 1t In print:
"Asphyzia. a grumbling fussy temper.
Quarternions, bird with q nat beak
and no bill, living in New Zealand.
Quarternions, the name given to q
style of art practiced by the Phoeni-
clans. Quarternions, a religious con-
vention held every hundred years.
Sibilant, the state of being idiottc.
Crosier a staff carried by the Deity"
In the following sentences the pupils
ear has been deceiving him again:
THE marriage was illegible. He was
totally dismasted with the whole per-
Torrance. He enjoys riding on q
pEa philosopher. She EVA. was ", very quick at
to substitute. The leopard Is watching
his sheep. They had strawberry
vestibule"
Here is one which-well, now, how
often we do slam right into the truth
without ever suspecting It: 1.-THE men
employed by the gas company go round
and speculate the meter"
Indeed, they dol And when you
grow UP. little child, many and many's
the time you will notice it in the gas
bill.
In the following sentence the little
people have some information TO con-
vey, every time, but in my case they
failed to connect; the light always went
out on the keystone word:
The coercion of some things Is re-
Ynarkable, as bread and molasses. Her
hat Is contiguous because she wears 1t
on one side. He preached to an eyre
gious congregation. The captain
eliminated a bullet through the mans
heart. You should take caution and
be precarious. The supercilious girl
acted with vicissitude when the per-
rennial time came"
That last is a curiously plausible
sentence; one seems to know what 1t
means and yet he knows all the time
that he doesn't.
Here is an old (but entirely proper
use Of word, and q most sudden de.
scent from lofty philosophical attitude
to very practical and homely illustra-
ton: I'VE should endeavor to avoid
extremes-like those Of wasps and bees"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

October 10, 1851. - Maj. Gen. Nc
Clellan and his staff, accompanied by
his usual mounted guard, crossed the
Potomac River into Virginia again to-
day to inspect the new positions taken
by the Union Army.
The advance movement of the Union
troops from Chain Bridge can be ex-
planned now with propriety. The IN
formation was withheld from the pub
lie yesterday to make certain that II
did not reach Confederates until the
movement was an accomplished fact,
which it became last night.
It is now learned officially that the
division under command OF Gen: smith
at Chain Bridge advanced about 8
o'clock yesterday morning and occupied
prominent positions In the neighbour
hool of townsville, Va. When the adj
vance reached Langley's, which has
hitherto been the outpost Of the Union
Army in that vicinity, the troops were
divided. A part of them continued up
the Little Rock Run turnpike and occu-
pied Prospect Hill, and the other part
took the new artillery road and occu-
pied Smiths and Maxwell's Hills, mile
and half this side Of Lewinsville.
Batteries were drawn up and Infantry
placed in position to support them. After
waiting about three hours for an attack,
Union skirmisherS went on and took
possession of Lewinsville, the Confed-
crates retiring from that town before
them. All Of the new positions were
still occupied by the Union troops to-
day. and it is understood that Gen.
Mcclellan intends to retain this new
line.
1t was learned today that portion
Of the Union troops under Brig. Gen.
Porter also advanced yesterday and oc-
cupied Minors Hill: to the right of Falls
Church, commanding both that village
and Barrett's Hill. The latter is occu-
pied by Confederate pickets.
Gen. Mcclellan and his staff, accom-
panied by "McClellan's Dragons" I'M
der command of Capt. Bucker, crossed
the Chain Bridge early yesterday morn
ing and spent the day making recon-
naissances Of the new positions taken
by the Union forces.
It was explained today that the new
movement places the Union Army "in
possession of the extension on the right
Of the advanced line occupied some days
since by the similar movement, in which
Upton's, Taylor's, MunSon's and Ma
sons hills were taken possession Of by
the Federal troops.
The Union forces prepared today to
meet any attack on the new positions
which the confederates may make, but
it is considered doubtful that Gen.
Beauregard, the Confederate command
err will move against the new line, be-
cause he is aware Of the advantages of
the heights occupied by the Union
troops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
LITTLE BENNY
BIZ LEE PAPE.

My cuzzen ATtie was at my house for
Suppir, being stake under onions with
chocklit layer cake for dizzert, and me
and Artie both had 2 slices and there
was one peece left on the plate. being
the SWEETEST chocklit cake pritty near
ever taisted, and I sed, Well. there
seems to be one slice left.
Perhaps its ony an optical Illusion
pop sed, and ma sed, I don't know how
1t ever excaped. hee hee.
If wasent a gentleman Id ask for
1t, sed. Ony I'm a gentleman and
Artie is my guest so think he awt to
have 1t, ony of corse no gentleman
would take the last peece. I sed.
Well then neither would I. Artie sed
Personly I think you both have had
more than enough, not to say ample
peece to Artie and let him give you
half she sed.
Like fun, do you think wunt to take
his leevings2 sed. Give 1t to me and
III give him half. sed.
Why should I take your leevings, like
heck, Artie sed, and pop sed, All rite,
leave 1t on the plate, 1t looks very well
there. After all. what Is more touch
ing than a last slice of cake raining
supreme amung the crumbs of It's yam
pushed brethren? he sed.
That suits me, sed. and Artie sed,
All rite, whot do care.
And we left the cake there. and me
and Artie was playing lotto on the liv-
ing room floor and had an tdeer. say
ing. Ill be back in minnit.
And went and snuck down the back
stairs and everything was cleered off
the dining room table except the slice
of cake in the middle, and started to
eat 1t. tasting even better than the rest
NJ the raka and the hack stairs Skroak -
ed. and who was it but Artie, proving
he had the same ideer, and he started
to yell and make so much noise quick
gave him half of the cake and he ate
it like somebody that dident care
weather it was leevings or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
A Sermon for Today
Man With the Dull AK.
By REV. JOHN r. GUM.

eff the iron be blunt, and he do not
whet the edge, then must he put more
strength: but wisdom is profitable to
direct"--Ecc. 1910.
add q step to IT," said q Spanish
father to son who complained that
his sword was too short.
A suggestive word is this for the
fellow who is short on equipment. Let
him make up for his lack by Just that
short on natural endowment is no
reason why he should complain or
imagine that he is too handicapped to
achieve q worthwhile destiny. The
very fact that he is lacking in the
native ability should stimulate him to
put forth all the more determined and
persistent effort.
This is what the writer of Ecclesiastes
means by his reference to the man with
the dull ak. OF course, this man
should endeavor to "whet the edge" of
his ak. He can undoubtedly sharpen it
to some degree. But suppose after all
his whetting he finds that his ak will
not sharpen to keen edge, then what?
Let him put the more strength behind
it. If, after all his effort to improve
himself, he is still duls let him apply
himself the more dill Gently and dog
gedly. Wisdom is profitable to direct"
as to this.
It is not always the fellow with the
sharpest AK that cuts the most wood.
The -witted man often depends
too much on his wit. For that reason
he Is often overreached and surpassed
by the dull-witted man, who, realizing
his limitations, devotes himself to his
work with uncommon persistence and
perseverance. Let him be determined
to make UP for his dizziness with pro-
portionately greater exertion and you
can watch out for the man with the
dull ak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
Your Baby and Mine
BIZ MYRTLE MEYER ErDRED.

Mrs. d. e. H. writes: II have been
reading your articles long time, and
think they are good. I have a very
different problem, and really do not
know what steps to take with this child.
This boy of mine will be 10 in a few
days. Ever since he has been old
enough to walk / have had trouble with
him. I've punished him in different
ways, but nothing seems to do any good.
The thing he does most is to steal, and
when find him with money and QueS-
ton him he will lie and lie and lie.
He takes money out of my purse
or any ones else that happens to be
about. When we miss it and ask him
If he took it. he always denies it with
such convincing look that it is hard
to disbelieve him. A few days ago he
took SO cents out of my purse. He
spent it for candy, ice cream, pop and
Yale lock. 1 threatened to put him
in a reform school If he didn't tell the
,, truth, and he finally admitted it..
Money is such a temptation to him.
He will do anything to earn it-sells
magazines, runs errands, helps farmer
sell vegetables, and countless other jobs.
He brings 1t home and puts 1t in a box
toward his education. He has quite
nice little bank account. Perhaps you
think do not give him enough money
I let him go to a show on Saturday and
give him a nickel to spend. Can you
give me any advice?"
Answer-Your problem is typical OF
the child who yearns to spend ana mas
no money to spend. You make your
greatest mistake in urging the child to
put all his earnings in the bank. There
it piles up, and meanwhile he is so In
spired to spend for the thousand ana
one things every boy of this age wants
that he steals from any source, and nat
uraily he lies. You would, too, if
you had done wrong and knew
it. You would be certain to at
least try to escape the penalty. You
make several mistakes, which, II cor
rected, should help the boy. You must
keep your money or any money out OF
sight, since you know he is tempted
But feel absolutely certain that If you
insist he keep out at least 81 Of each
weeks earnings for his own spending
money, asking no questions and letting
him do as he pleases, you will end this
trouble.
Don't even mention reform schools. Do
your part, and there will be no neces-
sity for them. Put before child as an
ultimate end, he is certain to reach It,
such is the power of suggestion. You
must make him feel that you under
stand why money temptS him, and that
you are helping him and expect him to
do his part. He will II you have faith
and faith. We have leaflet on the
subject of honesty and its corollary,
"lying," which you may have for the
usual self addressed and stamped en-
velope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
Clover Leaf Rolls.

Put into large bowl four tablespoon
fuls Of shortening, two tablespoonfuls
OF sugar and two teaspoonfuls of salt
Add two cupfuls Of scalded milk and let
stand until lukewarm. Soften one yeast
cake in one-fourth cupful of lukewarm
water and add to the liquid. Care must
be taken to see that the milk really be-
comes lukewarm before the yeast is
added, otherwise the rolls will not rise.
Add three cupfuls Of -four and beat
well. Cover and let rise until light
When risen add enough flour to knead.
Knead thoroughly and place in a
creased bowl to rise until double In bulk
Place on a Toured board and knead to
break the bubbles of gas. Place three
small pieces OF dough In each comparr-
ment of q muffin tin. Let rise until
double in bulk and bake in hot oven
for about is minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
Neapolitan Pudding.

Cook one and one-half tablespoonfuls
of gelatin In one-third cupful of cold
water for five minutes, then add one
and one-half cupfuls of boiling water
and -eighths cupful of sugar and
stir until dissolved. When the mixture
begins to thicken, fold in the beaten
whites of three eggs. Then divide in
three portions. To the first portion add
two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice, eight
maraschino cherries chopped fine, and
brick mold Color the second portion
pink and add two tablespoonfuls of or
ange Juice and three tablespoonfuls Of
coconut. When the first portion is set,
add the second portion. To the third
portion add one teaspoonful of vanilla
and one square of chocolate melted,
and after the second part is firm add
the last layer. Chill and when ready
to serve remove and cut in slices. Serve
with whipped cream or boiled custard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
Lessons in English
BIZ W. L. GORDON.

Word often misused: Do not say, "She
seems to have no capacity as stenog-
rapher." Say, mo ability"
Often mispronounced Yacht. Pro-
nounce yot, as in of"
Often misspelled: Able (capable) 4,
Abel Ca mans Y1arne).
Synonyms: Name, title, appellation,
designation.
Word study: use word three times
and it is. yours" Let US increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Abash; to destroy
the self-possession Of; confuse; discon-
cert. "He was a person whom nothing
could abash"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10
Blackberry Banana Tart.

Beat the whites Of four eggs to stiff
froth. Add i've tablespoonfuls Of pow
dered sugar, the four egg yolks and five
grated slices of zwiebach. Flavor with
vanilla. Put the mixture In buttered
ring mold and bake for about 10 minutes
in q hot oven. To make the filling boil
one cupful of water and one cupful of
granulated sugar. Flavor with vanilla.
Pour the sauce over the ring and fill the
ring with assorted fruits, consisting of
two canned pears, two canned peaches,
one grapefruit, two bananas and some
canned cherries and blackberries. Gar
nish with whipped cream. This Is q
delicious dessert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-10

pleating is applied to the lower half of
the front of the curtains and across the
bottom, rounding on the corners grace
fully.
The trimming for the upper half ex-
tends from the top front edge, is caught
begins), and enough of the pleating is
left unattached to be used as tie-back.
This forms another graceful curve to
match that at the bottom.
A third curve extends across the bot
tom of the valance.
The glass curtains are of silk gauge
ana the overdraperies OF two shades of
taffeta.
Copyright, 1921