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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

August ~. 1S14.-President Madi-
son returned to Washington today, fol-
lowing the evacuation of the city by
the British troops under Gen. Ross.
MRS. Madison, who remained here
until q short time before the enemy
arrived and then hurried across the
Potomac River with carriage carrying
documents of value to the Government,
taken at the last minute from the
Executive Mansion, is expected to return
here and rejoin her husband not later
than tomorrow.
President Madison has been absent
from the city about three days, during
which he has travelled in q circuit
through Virginia and Maryland. He
accompanied the marching American
columns to the disastrous battlefield ut
Eladensburg. When it became apparent
that defeat was certain, he fastened
back to this city, arriving at the white
House just after Mrs. Madison had
left
Then, in company with Secretary of
the Navy Jones and Attorney General
Flush, he crossed thu Potomac River
at MaSons Ferry AMI made his way
into Virginia. The first night ne slept
at farm house about 10 miles from
Washington City. The next day he
travelled Northward and then turned
East, crossing the Potomac River back
into Maryland.
After passing through Rockville, the
President went to Brookville, about 8
miles North, where he expected to meet
Gen. Winder, commander of the
American troops. Failing in this, he
spent the night at Brookville and then
returned to this city, reaching here this
saturday afternoon.
President Madison Is a guest tonight
at the residence of Mr.. Rush.
During the latter part of his three
day journey, the President was accom-
panied by Cavalry guard, commanded
by Col. Armistead T. Mason. A guard
Is placed tonight around the house In
which he is sleeping.
It is expected that the President will
Join his wife tomorrow at the home Of
her brother-in.law, Richard Cuts, on
street, about two blocks east of the
Treasury Building. Probably the Tay-
loe residence, at Eighteenth and New
York avenue, will later be hxed up
for a temporary residence for the
President during the time the injury
done TO the White House by the Brit
ish soldiers Is being repaired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27

By WILLIAM BRADY, M. ID.

ton, nervous breakdown, neurasthenia
or bad nerves is never a valid diagnosis
of what ais you, If there is anything
the matter. AS have tried to explain,
all nervousness" is merely q manner
of conduct or behavior.
A nervous" person is just as strong
as one who Is not nervous" The laity,
and perhaps some doctors, have too
often assumed that a nervous" indi-
vidual Is necessarily feeble. There is
no sense in this aid. in fact, it's an
error which works havoc with many
lives.
Copyright. l9301
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27

In an instant I had his reply:
1.-THE fight on the League Of Nations
at the close OF President wilson's adj
ministration."
For a while he sat there telling in
cident after incident of that memorable
battle in the Senate. Even ut this late
date, he remembers the details as Wv
idly as if they had just happened. His
eyes flashed as he talked.
That famous and only gesture of his
right hand held close to his side with
index finger out just as If he had
whipped out pistol from his pocket
was used more than once as he de-
Scribed various episodes of the fight.
He promised to write for me, when he
had the time, some Of his impressions
of those days. He says not half of the
story has been told.
The writer was not in Washington
then. But short while after his chat
with Senator johnson, during the time
the London Naval Pact was before the
Senate, he drifted into the press gal
lery while Johnson was speaking, just
in time to hear:
"The contest in which am engaged
viii receive from me the best that Is In
me. ask no quarter from any source
or under any circumstances. / Know
no other way to fight when / am ngnt"
ing for my country than, II necessary,
to die, and am willing, sir make
no agreement. I stand here upon my
rights. - Then:
Lay on, Macduff:
And damn'd be he that FIRST cries,
Hold, enoughP"
1t must have been the same johnson
johnson, famed of the iTreconciliAbles
of the days of 1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Simply Made With Feminine Touch
BIZ MARY MARSHALL

nine touch added by way Of frills of
pleated ribbon. We suggest using rib
bon an inch and a half In width, pref
erably thin ribbon Of not very ex-
pensive sort. To make the frill as
shown in the diagram, you will need
five times as much ribbon as the I'm
ished frilL This makes a very full frill.
You. may make. If ycu like, single
box pleatS in the ribbon. Then you
will need only three times as much rib
bon as the finished frIll. The pleats
should be laid about three-quarters of
an inch wide, or q trifie narrower. The
amount OF ribbon required remains the
same, no matter how wide you choose
to have the pleatS.
II you like, you may use bias strips
of lightweight taffeta ribbon to make
the frillS instead of the ribbon, cutting
the strips an inch and half wide and
leaving the edges raw.
Cuffs of this sort are usually decidedly
fiattering and have tendency to make
the hands appear smaller than they do
when a fiat cuff or no cum at all is
used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Nervous, but Not Feeble.

Sure, I can see you are nervous.
can even understand how you suffer in
your mind about 1t. recognize the ia
miliar symptoms, or better the mani
festations or expressions or signs or
peculiarities, that betray nervousness.
It is too bad. I sympathi1e with you.
Honestly I do. I've been nervous my
self-positively fidety and all on edge.
For that matter, I'm excessively Sensi-
tive to certain things which try my
nerves, my patience, my good nature
or what have I. know that Tom re-
mains calm and at ease where Dick
gets little excited and Harry flies OF
the handle entirely. We may grant you
the view that Tom has no nerves or
and Harry is kind of high-strung,
neurasthenic, very nervous person, for
poor Harry has suffered nervous
breakdown" or some severe strain which
shot his nerves to pieces"
All right. Now let me put In O word
insist that there Is no such thing
as nerve exhaustion. I maintain that
there is no such thing as nerve energy.
declare that, so far as We know to-
day. the functioning Of the nervous
system Is no more drain or strain
on strength, life, vitality or energy than
is the functioning of the stomach or
the skin. One may have healthy,
normal stomach or skin; there Is moth
ing stronger" One may have healthy
or normal brain or spinal cord or set Of
nerves; there is nothing better.
The trouble with the wiseacre popula-
ton is that to them human physiology
Is a closed book, q book they haven't
the curiosity TO open. People are so
gullible about health and disease. physi-
ology, pathology and hygiene, that any
charlatan can tell EN- whatever he
wants EN- to believe and they'll be-
lieve 1t. 4
stage fright is q perfect example Of
nervousness, You're frightened. by
what? 1t is ridiculous, but you sure are
scared. You're .self-conscious, selfish,
in the FIRST place. If you can forget
poor people out front who have to en-
dure whatever you're about to say or
do. why, first thing you know you're
not afraid any more. Perhaps you
can't get cured all in night, though
you ought to make short work of the
Silly. groundless terror If you begin I'M
selfshly and think of the whole BUSH
ness from the viewpoint of the victims
instead of keeping your attention con-
centrated upon yourself.
Well, now, all alleged nervousness is
like that. I've often referred here to
the selfishness of these nervous indi-
viduals. OF course, don't believe more
than q very few of them deliberately
cultivate such a temperament or such
a course of conduct In life. But never
theless nervous people are Self-centered.
You can't deny that
ought to remind the reader at this
point that nervousness. nervous exhaus-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY MoLL1E MERRICK.

who were deaf and dumb. That Is why
there never were any waste gestures in
Lon Chaneys work. He had been q
pupil in a grim school with a true
technique. He had never been to school
since his ninth year, when he stay-d
home to take care of his mother, who
was ill., He had been a vaudevillian, a
of the most outstanding characterize
tics which the screen has given the
world.
Some of these grotesques were given
to the public at q coe, which no other
actor would have paid. He wore har-
nesses for many Of the crippled and
manned figures in his stories which
could only be borne for 10 minutes at
time. At the close OF such working
days he practically dragged himself to
his car and the peace Of his home. !
never saw him at an opening or in a
= eater audience. never glimpsed him
Oh the streets of Hollywood. But often
C.. t. = lot one found him standing in
his shirt sleeves and with an old cap
pulled down over his eyes, talking with
the props boys. the loootblacks, the
newsies.
He compounded his own makeup out
Of secret formulas. on which he spent
much of his time away from the studio.
stitution to inhale those chemicals.
But it was a art of his life, and he
never stopped to think of 1t in terms
of anything but inevitablity. His dress
ing table looked like a chemists bench.
| His makeup glass was bit Of cracked
mirror nailed to the wall. His dressing
room like hall bed room In some
shabby boarding house. And the room
beyond, with its iron bedstead and the
confusion OF costumes, a strange reve-
lation In the soul Of q man who had
no time TO think of little things.
| He wore felt pads in mis- mouth much
of the time to effect = radical changes
| in appearance that he was able to
make. This was one reason he held out
| from talkies-the fact that an unob-
structed tone was demanded, and there
| fore he could not use some Of the
greatest of his M cup tricks. He put
| irritants into his eyes when he wanted
to play some poor bit If fiotsam toss j
up In a water front dive. Yet each one
of these things was leSsening his stay
in the world Of men.
He worked on for an entire year with
the dark shadow of death at his elbow
because he had never been away from
the shadow OF pain. and nerhaps the
death which awaited had so, Of the
brightness of release for him. The mar
Of a thousand faces never let the world
glimpse his own face-a beautiful, tor
tured countenance that e. Greco might
have painted. The eyes which are
closed today are ga ag for the FRS
4 time in AZ years on scenes Of utter
peace.
(CopyriRht, 1880. by North American News
/ paper Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
LITTLE BENNY


Mrs. Hews came to see ma this after
noon, and they was drinking tea and
eating little cakes, ma saying, wish
this heet would let up.
End the motion, Mrs. Hews Sed. It's
not doing anybody and good except
perhaps the icemen, and they must OF
had their full of gooi out of 1t by this
time so there's no fertilizer excuse for It.
A little rain would K big relief, she
sed.
The weather man promised rain for
this afternoon but I haven't seen any
sineS of it, ma sed, and Mrs. HeWs Sed,
Yet mite of known that. When the
weather man says one thing just make
I'd your mind its going to be the other,
and you'll have an tnfallible system, she
sed.
That's lust what do, ma Sed. If the
weather man says cleer take my UNI
brella and If he says the opposite / do
the contrary 1t seems to me anybody
could be a weather man, she sed, and
Mrs Hews sed, Yes, of corse, all you
haff to do is sit around and CESS wrong.
WITCH just then / looked out the win
dow and the sky was all dark and it
was starting to sprinkle alreddy, and
Sed Hay. ma, hay Mrs. Hews, its rain
ing, its raining now.
Well of all things, ma sed. Well,
sippcSe If a person gesses often enough
theirs bound to hit it rite sooner or
later, that's ony human nature, she sed.
OF corse, if you just keep on saying
something long enough its bound to
come true some time if there's any prob
ability connected with it at all, Mrs
+ IS sed. Id like to have another one
of those delicious cakes, but fear
their fattening. she sed, and ma sed
How can they be, their such little bits
of things.
And they 10th took another one, be-
ing about their 10th apeece.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Risnue of Clams.

Open two dozen CLAIMS and wash them
in their own liquor. Strain the liquor
through two thicknesses of cheesecloth,
add one quart Of water, half a tea
spoonful Of celery extract. half tea
spoonful Of chopped parsley and some
pepper and salt, and boil for 10 min
utes. add the CLAIMS, chopped very
fine, and cook for fve minutes longer
Blend one tablespoonful of butter with
one tablespoonful of -four. add to the
soup, cook for three minutes, then
strain through a fine sieve. Return to
the fire, heat to the boiling point and
add one pint of thin cream, Serve with
finely minced parsley and crackers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. t II (N.A.NA).
TO the world at large famous name
has passed from the screen. an -,ctor.
~ years of ..ge, has succumbed to q
fatal illness after q gallant fight for
life.
To the few who really knew Lon
CLANCY spirit which has never been
free Of sorrow and from pain since early
childhood has made the last sad entry
IN the book of life.
It ID reasonable TO suppose that q
little more than a. year ago, when doc
tors warned Lon Oh ley that he was
In the grip of fatal malady and must
retire and rest, he looked out beyond
for q moment, as he had way Of doing,
smiled and said: Thank you, boys"
and then went on in his own way-the
cnly way he understood.
Perhaps It was that look of the be-
yond In Lon Chaney's eyes which has
caused the studio where he was star
to receive q flood of kilograms each
season, for many years now, if1quir g
as t.. neither or not he was i'll. or even
dying. They came in the days before
his frailness took grave turn Nobody
has ever been able to trace the rumors,
but great news services and famous
editors have wired frantically from
time to time, always under some strange
conviction that this was no idle rumor.
The last time talked to Lon
CLANCY, on the set of 1.-The Unhcly
Three" was looking for an interview.
He held my hand for moment and
looked beyond and through me.
"rdon't like interviews" he said, "or
anterviewers. But think you and !
could talk about lot of things, Ind /
think YOU ". .ldn't make me feel was
being interviewed" Except for a GER
tain fine transparency in his skin and
q fire too intense for normality in his
eyes, ne did not give the impression OF
physical depletion. One got that more
through the sense of his closeneSs OF
spirit TO something the rest Of US didn't
feel. The lines in his face could have
been etched there by experience and
emotion as much as by pain.
But he has seldom known day when
physical suffering has not made lis
work twice the task it could be for any
other actor. The weird characterize
tions which Slapped his strength were
the most real things In life Of chimer-
zeal fantasy.
He first learned pantominie when :
ing 70 communicate with his parents,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Attractive Salad.

Slice a large Bermuda onion in rings
one-fourth inch thick and slice some
green peppers and fresh pimentos in
the same way, taking care that the
vegetables are of regular size. Drop
all into ice water and leave for half
an hour, then drain and wipe dry and
separate the onion into rings. Arrange
the rings, one Of each kind. on indi-
vidual lettuce or cress-lined plates. Fill
each ring differently. In the green
pepper place the whites of hard-cooked
eggs finely chopped and mixed with
mayonnaise. In the white onion ring
place the yolks of the eggs treated in
the same way then fill the red ring
with sardines or any preferred canned
fish or meat cut into very small pieces
and mixed with mayonnaise. In the
center Of each plate place q sprig of
watercress or tuft OF celery to add a
decorative note.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27

inch contrasting and yards of bind
ing.
For afternoon it's luxuriously smart
in black crepe satin with white faille
crepe jabot
Black transparent velvet is another
advance Fall idea with the jabot of
deep ecru lace.
Flat crepe and canton crepe appro-
pirate for all-day wear.
For a pattern, of this style send Is
cents in stamps or coin directly to The
Washington Stars New York Fashion
Bureau, Fifth avenue and Twenty
ninth street, New York.
The new Fashion Magazine is just
of the press. 1t shows all the attrac-
tive models for Fall and early Win
ter. The edition is limited, so we
suggest that you order your copy to-
day. White your name and address
clearly. inclose 10 cents in stamps or
coin and mail your order to Fashion
Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
A Sermon for Today
Power.
BY REV. JOHN n. QUINN.

Thou hast been faithful over a few
things will set thee over many
things. Matt. as: 90.
Noticing over a cher1ist's table a
magnet which hung loaded with a COL
lection of various tools and weights, a
friend asked him, What is the magnet
doing?"
Il am loading 1t up" the chemist
answered. 1t has been lying on the
table doing nothing and losing it's pow
er, so now am giving 1t something to
do-a little more every morning-and
it's gaining; it's growing stronger every
day" and he added small file to the
clump attached to the magnet
That's the way" he continued, God
makes magnets of men. If they loaf
around and do nothing, they can't do
anything; they lose their force. But
give them some work and they'll soon
be good for more than you ever dreamed
they could do. Magnetic power and
muscles-yes, the brains and souls Of
men - are developed by something
to do"
Power increases with use and de-
creases with non-use. Christ declared
this principle when He said, Unto
every one that hath shall be given, and
he shall have abundance; but from him
that hath not shall be taken away even
that which he hath"
Use or lose" is q law that applies
to every living thing in the world of
nature. 1t applies equally in the realm
Of human life. The man who neglected
to use his brains will soon find his
mental powers decaying Any gift or
talent one possesses and neglects to use,
he will soon lose.
On the other SkAnd, let a man put
his native endowfnents to active use
and they will be increased and multi
Piled. Let him keep his mind en-
ployed by thinking and studying and
he will find his mental faculties ever
growing keener and stronger. Let him
make himself useful according to his
ability and opportunities and soon 1t
will be said 10 him, Thou hast been
faithful over a few things; I will set
thee over many things"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Cheese Tomato Toast.

In the top of double boiler melt one
tablespoonful OF butter, add one table
spoonful of -four, and stir until smooth.
Add half a can of tomato soup which
has been thinned with water, one-fourth
cupful of grated cheese, half tea
spoonful o. salt and pinch Of pepper.
Cook until thick. Fry IL slices OF
bacon, toast six slicec of bread, and
place two slices of bacon on each slice
of toast Pour over the sauce and serve
hot This is good to serve for luncheon
or supper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27

in the fight against ratification OF the
London Naval Pact, as the leader of
what he himself recognized as lost
cause, lift that fine head Of his and
shout:
Lay on, Macduff;
And damn'd be he that first cries,
Hold, enoughr"
One day not so long ago, while sit
ting in the Vice Presidents room just
on the Senate chamber, 1 asked the
veteran California Senator what he re-
garded as the most thrilling battle he
had engaged In during his long lime as
q member of the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Banana, With Ham,

Put two tablespoonflls Of butter in a
hot frying pan, add two thin slices Of
cola boiled ham, and brown until the
edges curl. Sprinkle with pepper and
place on a hot platter. Put q large
banana which has been peeled and
sliced in halves lengthwise into the hot
butter, and brown thoroughly or all
sides. Place each half on q slice Of
ham and sprinkle with finely chopped
nut meats. Serve with potato balls.
This serves two persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Macaroni and Kidney.

Break half q pound of macaroni in
pieces. Cook until tender in boiling
sailed water. Drain. While the maca.
roni is cooking wash one beef kidney,
cut in slices and saute for i've minutes
in three tablespoonfuls of melted fat.
Add one and one-half cupfuls Of water,
teaspoonful of salt and one tablespoon
full of catsup. Cover and simmer for
as minutes, then thicken the gravy with
one tablespoonful of -four mixed with
cold water. Lift out the kidneys, mix
the gravy with the macaroni, and a.
range on a hot dish. Pile the kidneys
in the center and serve very hot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
LYonnaise Eggs.

Peel and chop fine two medium sized
onions and cook them gently in quar-
ter Of cupful of butter until they be-
gin to brown. Stir in one tablespoonful
Of -four. then add gradually one cupful
of hot milk, and stir until smooth and
thick. Season with salt, pepper and q
speck Of powdered mace. Then add six
hard-boiled eggs, cut lengthwise into
quarters, and heat thoroughly. Turn
out carefully on squares Of buttered
toast sprinkle with parsley, and serve
at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27

celebrity on how he
looks at the thing.
There is Senator
Hiram johnson, for
example - veteran
of 80 many rough
and tumble battles
in the S e n a t e.
Senator johnson
has the reputation
when he goes forth
to battle that he
either fights to
d e ath or does
nothing at all.
I watched him
during the memo
rable fight with
Arizona on the
Boulder Dam ques-
ton. / saw him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
ny HERBERT PLUMMER.

TO one who sits on the sidelines in
washington and watches the parade
OF national figures and the part they
play, from day TO day, 1t never fails to
be interesting to 60 backstage from
time 70 time and chat with this or that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
Home in Good Taste
BIZ SARA HILAND.

Built In the naodernistic manner,
bookshelves often solve the problem OF
taking care of books for mouse or
apartment. :,
In the accompanying illustration Is
shown a set of bookcases which may
be used together or separated.
The lower part, which has cupboard
space as well as shelves, might be used
in a recess beneath window or In
front of a regulation type of window.
The tall. narrow shelf could be used
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE.
Grecian Influence.

The frightened hipline is given ac-
cent, swathed in Grecian manner in
wool crepe print day. frock. Shir-
ring secured it at either side seam.
The skirt is circular shaped so as to
keep the silhouette slender with a
gradual widening toward the hem.
The jabot neckline lends softened
line to the bodice and takes away
from its width.
Style No. 8l7 will be found extreme
ly easy to make. It comes IN sizes
SO, 38, 40, AZ, A and 46 inches bust
Size SO requires 3% yards of 39-inch
material with five-eighths yards Of 1S-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
DAILY DIET RECIPE

BETS AND STRING BEANS.
Diced cooked beets, one cupful;
cooked string green beans, one
cupful; French dressing, Il cup
full; lettuce leaves, 8.
SERVES 4 PORTIONS.
Combine the vegetables and
dress with a spicy French dress
ing seasoned with little mus
tard or table sauce. Arrange on
tender crisp lettuce-all well
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes fiber, much
lime, iron, vitamins A and B.
Can be eaten by children Of 6
years and over If high seasoning
were omitted from dressing. Can
be eaten as given by normal
adults of average or under
weight and by those wishing to
reduce II mountaineering dressing
were used.