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CLAIM OLDEST STEAMER

MELBOURNE. Australia Especially -
The claim for being the oldest propeller
passenger steamboat in the world is
made for the Edna, which was
launched by Barclay, Curle g. Co. as
far back as 1854.
This vessel was Communicated in
1856 for duty In connection with the
Crimean War. She conveyed horses and
provisions and later officers; and men.
Florence Nightingale occupied one of
her cabins for time.
The Edna is of $50 gross tons and
she is an object of pride in Australia.
She still does her daily run from Mel
bourne to Gegscng and back.
EC0pSs1Hht, 1q3l)
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Science
japanese Cro,cing Taller,
Scientist DiscIoses.
The Japanese race Is growing taller.

The Japanese race Is growing taller.
Such is the conclusion of DR.. Thomas
j. Leblanc from statistical analysis
of the stature Of Japanese youths 20
years old, which has just been an
nounced by the Tohoku Imperial Uni
versity.
About 100000 are measured annually
for military service. The mean height
in 1892, DR.. Leblanc found, was 1928
inches shorter than in 1925. This in
crease, he says, is StatisticaIly signifi-
can't and there Is no evidence that the
trend will not continue for some time.
The analysis also showed that as
japanese youths grow taller the tallest
ones tend to be lighter in weight than
were the tallest ones in 1917. The rea-
son for the phenomenon is unknown.
DR.. Leblanc suggests that 1t may not be
confined to the Japanese and that other
races may be growing taller 9ur the
same hidden reasons. T. r. H.
(Copyrial1t, 1881 }
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MATA HAR| LEGEND
LIVES IN DAUGHTER
Arrest on Espionage Charge
Recalls Mothers Death
by Firing Squad.
special pispatch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MUNICH. September 1.-THE gaudy
legend of Mata Hari, dancer, courtesan
and spy, Is long time dying out. 1t
has just been given fresh squirt with
the arrest in France ON an espionage
charge Of young woman claiming to
be Mata Harris daughter. This young
carrier-on of an apparent family ira
dition in the field of espionage says
that she was solemly commissioned to
clear her mothers name of spy guilt, an
ofense for which the flaming demi-
mondaine was executed by the French
in 1917.
ANY contention that Mata Hari was
not German agent may be denied on
very good authority. On the authority,
in fact, OF the officer (also woman)
who was responsible for getting Mata
Hari a chance in the German spy serv-
ice, who instructed the dancer in her
war duties, and who was intensely
chagrined when it turned out that Mata
Hari as spy, was a Sickening failure.
The officer in question, chief of the
French section of the German intelli-
gence service of the western front dur
ing the war, is DIR. Elsbeth Schrag-
mueller, better known to the allied spy
organizations as "Mademoiselle Doc
teur." Living quietly today in Munich,
where this correspondent has had occa-
sion to talk with her extensively about
her war experiences. she was, of course,
an infinitely more important cog in the
vast machinery Of conflict than Mata
Hari herself.
Was Agent H-21.
To "Mademoiselle Docteur," the gilt
tering dancer was merely Agent H-21, :"
woman already in her 40s, who en-
tered the German spy service frankly
for the money there was in ia last
grasp at the luxurious life she had led
up to that time. What the effort actu-
ally led to was death under the bullets
Of French firing squad at Vincennes
To the last Mata Hari denied her
guilt. Records show not a single actual
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LOSES RACE WITH DEATH

EVANSVILLE, Ind, September II
GP).-James Short arrived by plane
from Raleigh, N. c., in time to offer
his blood for two transfusions but too
late to save the life of his 3-year old
son Richard yesterday.
Richards death climaxed a series of
misfortunes which have befallen the
children of the family James, IT,, 6,
is suffering from broken collar bone
received in fall. william, 8, fell from
a second story window recently and
broke his leg.
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THE WOMANS COLLEGE

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Very low tuition rates by enrolling now.
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aide should make a conclusive inquiry
into Mata Harris knowledge of political
and military matters, and her general
capabilities for the work which she
sought. The result Of this examination.
which took place in one Of the larger
cities of Middle Germany, was that she
was finally employed as agent H-21.n
Having submitted proofs OF her re-
lationship with French officers of the
highest rank, as we'll as with other dig
nttaries of the entente, Maea Hari
ridiculed "Mademoiselle Docteur's''
anxiety that she would be especially
watched by the enemy intelligence
service.
ut is out of the question that. I, the
adored idol of the French people, should
tanned.
Mata Hari did not expect the turn of
events that actually came about. Every
thing was done to protect her; minute
instructions were given her as to cross
ing, frontiers, getting her information
Docteur -
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Commits Error.

Commits Error.
Yet, strangely enough, she virtually
delivered herself to the enemy: threw
prudence to the winds, neglected even
the most fundamental precautions I'M
der the very eyes of entente agents, she
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URGES AIRCRAFT STUDY
Glenn Martin Points to Recent
Lack of Sales.

1. LONDON, September II (EJ.-Glenn
L. Martin of Baltimore. delivering the
Wilbur Wright memorial lecture before
the Royal Aeronautical Society last
night, declared it was time to make a
"systematics study of aircraft manu-
facture"
"We are not yet, it seems, able to
place our goods upon the market in
correct FORM" he said, land at the
proper price to attract public patron
age"
He pointed cut less than 400 COM
mercial planes were sold to users
IL months. Isn't it reasonable to sup
pose" he asked, that the time has
come to cast OF the old-fashioned
philosophy and to view the subject of
manufacturing upon a more truly scien-
tific baSiS?"
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called upon the German military attache
at Madrid These follies, lacking even
the judgment of schoolgirl, led eventu-
ally to her capture.
Whatever her wiles, her physical
beauty. her command over men, Mata
Hari was q stupid spy, To DR. Schrae-
mueller she was q woman fully aware
that the time was near when her exotic
appeal would irrevocabIy fade She
worked for the Kaiser" because she
needed money, but she used less clever
ness in getting it than she ever had be-
fore. Playing dangerous game, it cost
her her life.
tCopyriSht. 1872
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CIRCUS MEN SEEK PAY
Many of $50 Stranded on Return
to Winter Quarters.

LANCASTER, Mo, September II C4).
Attorneys for approximately $50 en-
ployes of the Robbins Brothers circus
were busy yesterday attempting to col
lect three weeks back wages due the
employees, or, in lieu of the pay, to at
tach the circus equipment Many of the
employees are stranded here. The circus
came to Winter quarters Tuesday from
Mobile, Ala, where it closed enc OF the
poorest show seasons on record.
Offictals Of the circus denied reports
the show had been abandoned. They
said they knew nothing about the en-
ployes' efforts to attach the show.
Circus officials have offered workmen
two weeks pay and performers one
weeks pay. Only few of the hungry
have accepted.
Fishermen report that fewer salmon
visited River More, Irish Free State
this season than at any time in 10C
wears
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TOR the first time anywhere at SIS, A. S. Beck
] has produced an OPero Pump. made entirely
by hand. What does that meons II meons fhot
the upper and sole are sewed together by hand
.ponstoknsy.. stitch by stitch-insurns perfect
RexibiIiN and smoohness. II means thot il is hand
lasted, producing O beouy Of line and snvsness
Of fit impossible by any other method, Il means
that Il is hdnd-tuTned by thot inirieote process
which gives fine shoe its inimitobIe liehtness and
grace. Only shoe that combines these three
hand processes con be considered handmade
shoe in the true sense Of the word. And, never
before. TO our knowledge. have they been CON-
bined in shoe ihot sells for SIS.
lnsrieote poins and planning hove made this
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TURNED BY HAND


achievement possible. The finest mofeios have
been Used The finest method hos been employed.
Nothins- absolutely nothins-hos been soeri-
feed. We do not believe that beffer or smarter
Potent leother opero can be purchased any.
where at any price.
Il has token FIVE months TO fill this order. FIVE
months Of metieulous hand workmanship. II will
be impossible TO reploee these shoes as fest as
they are sold, 50 we cannon guarantee how long
they will Lost.
cerfainly no womcnwho is accustomed TO wear
ing hand-sewed shoes need be urged TO visit an
A. S. Beck store this week. For here is value thot
again emphasizes the fact thot AS. Beck shoes ore
mot Just IS shoes. but fine shoes shof sell for S.
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CONCEALED CAMERAS
 GUARD TRADE SECRETS

BERLIN, Oct. g. (P) - Secrets gained in wartime spying are used by German industrialists to protect their hard gained world markets.
 A tiny camera and a new pro- iector which permits reading let ters thru unopened envelopes are the latest devices used for counter espionage in German factories where secret processes and for mulae are employed.
 The new camera is worn inside the vest with the lens appearing like a button. It even can be fit ted into a glove. Thus persons suspected of industrial spying may be photographed without ex- citing their suspicion.
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GOVERNMENT JOBS
 UNDER MUssOL|N|
 N0 LONGER SNAPS

ROME, Oct. 9. (P1 1- Civil Ser vice employees in Italy have had their duties laid down for them by Mussolini, who, in an editorial in the first number of the State Workers Magazine, told them they were not as other workers who washed up and went home when the whistle blew.
 "The State employee, from the highest to the lowest grade" said the Duce, cannot be foreign to the State, but is rather an inte- gral part thereof"
 Elaborating his theme, Mussoii- nj told them: "An employee of the Fascist State is not man who for a certain task, receives a compensation, and, finished with his work, is able to disinter- est himself from the State"
 He is, the Fascist leader told them, man who represents the State and his work is not a sim pie matter of economic pressure, but a duty, an act of "an exqui- sitely moral nature
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BURGLARS PERFORATED

Rudely awakened from a deep Slumber at a. m. Thursday at his home on 3rd and c streets, H. A. Bickford was somewhat surprised when two would-be burglars at tempted to gain forceful entrance to his donlicile by jimmying his door Seizing his rifle, Mir. Bick- ford took steady aim and fired. The burglars evaporated.
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BILL JONES NEEDS MORE INCOME

Winter is approaching and the children's school expense will be higher this year than last. Bill looks forward to less income in the regular way. Many industries have shifted to the "zigzag" plan for their employees in an effort to help everyone thru the winter. This means that each employee will have about half as much in come. Prices of clothing and food have come down some, but not in keeping with the "zigzag" income. There will be just as much coal to buy and rent to pay. Bill must buy and rent to pay. Bill must have more money than he can expect from his usual sources.
 He has some money in the sav- ings bank drawing 3 per cent in terest. While it is true that money was put there for a rainy day" it isn't bringing him any income worth mentioning; and S20 or $40 or even $10O of that wouldn't go very far on a rainy day" He needs more money coming in.
 Bill Jones is the average Amer ican. He knows that many man in exactly his financial condition has invested part of his money and has made enough return to give him the added income he needed. But Bill knows there is some speculation with every in vestment, no matter what it is or how good it sounds.
 He doesn't know whether he should take any chances on either his savings account or his present income Of course his savings ac- count is not absolutely safe; he realizes more money has been lost by depositors thru bank failures during the last 10 years than thru any single line of investment other than the stock market crash in 1929. Being true American and realizing that nothing risked, nothing gained" he likes to take a chance. Bill is a cautious fel- low and wants to speculate, but he doesn't want to lose his money.
 So he losses aside all the wild eyed" promises and impractical guarantees that flood the mails and seeks out a chance to specu- late with the safety of a flowing oil we'll to fall back on if the well he bets on turns out to be dry If the new we'll comes in big, Bill should make profit of 10 times his investment If he doesn't he still has his money where it should pay him dividends, over period of years, twenty times larger than the savings , bank interest. And he has the speculative chance of making a real fortune if the new we'll comes in good. He wants to speculate with his fingers crossed, as it were, and that is exactly what ! he does when he accepts our spe- eial Pool offer, and shares i'll one gusher while we drill for another Write us for full information, but better still-mail us $20, $100, or even $20O, and share in our next dividend If you are like Bill Jones, we might help you. 7 E. M. Th0masson & Co.,. Inc.
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PORT OF MISSING MEN !

COURTNEY, John P.-Father of Roy Lee Courtney, killed at St.. Mary's, Kansas, on February 18, 1881. Wanted to settle estate.
 Please advise Sidney Urbansky, American Legion, St. Mary's, Kan.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-09

Have you heard he new "OKE." records at Sylyia's. They are won derful.
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Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
The Introvert.

An introvert is silent, self-con-
sciouS. self-centered person. AS a rule
he is a thinker Put him before the
public to speak and, while he may say
lot in few words. he makes rather
poor showing. If you put him on the
road as a travelling salesman you had
better give him line that will sell
itself. The introvert does not know
that craftsmanship starts at the point
when the customer sayS no" He I'M
mediately starts to the next prospect.
IntrovertS rarely go into politics.
Once In. they make good public GER
wants. The late Woodrow Wilson was
the nearest approach to the introvert
type ever to reach the presidency.
Study the outstanding men in public
life and you will find few introverts.
But go into the field Of finance and
investment and you will find plenty of
them. They are usually at the head of
such concerns. Money matters demand
careful, thoughtful attention. They can
make the plans for the other fellow to
carry out. They think in terms Of sit
uations rather than personalities. For
this reason introverts are usually poor
Judges of people 1t is not how you
look to an introvert that induces him
to trade with you: it is what you have
to offer. So, while the introvert is a
poor salesman, he makes a good buyer
for any concern. And one is just as
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DOROTHY DE'S LETTER BOX

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about the way thew spend money
s am s 45s sy s ss bel PFssfn on
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and ample as os Of
really seen the woman he maEs until the honeymoon
the ships ugly enough
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bsRP f But hee wo ahd @ e GT
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NEAR DOROTHY in establishment which several
5 @ h @ n sne the that snd or ds or
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Another that people all Of this planning big
excitement alienation
their and for atrwa they like talk about
there
pleasure Of getting her mourning and having clothes
bereaved widow through the first days Of her
that's that and whether is bunk"
that he
and to feel that when he alone.
DOROTHY DIX.
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Ny Neighbor Says:

To wash channels skins which
have been used for window wash
ing, soak for five minutes in
warm soap suds. Wash through
several suds and rinse well In
tepid water. Do not squeeze, but
shake out as much water as pos
Sible and hang on line to dry.
If in doubt as to whether or
not a turkey is thoroughly cook
ed, pierce the leg. If the blood
is a pale pink the turkey is done.
Lemons packed in dry. clean
salt will keep for several months.
They can also be kept In a jar
OF water, renewing the water
every day.
It is easier to carry wood from
the cellar to the fireplace if it
is tied in a stout piece Of canvas.
Copyright, 1881, by the Associated
NewspaperB)
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Factors i'm Correspondence
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

good handwriting IS not always distinct.
The term Is applied to the appearance
of the writing as whole, and not in
detail For this reason when addresses
or data must be perfectly legible, it Is
often demanded that the important
words be printed.
Aid to Post Once.
Addresses on letters must be legible
II mail matter Is to reach its deStina-
ton safely, and with the greatest pos
sible speed. It Is true that postmaSters
and those who sort letters are adept
readers of writing, but even they must
give extra time to sorting mail in which
the writing is difficult to decipher, and
sometimes letters finally have to go to
the dead letter office.
Too Often Overlooked.
When mailing letters be sure to put
the sender's name and address on the
envelope flap. This insureS the return
of the letter to the writer within q
reasonable time. If the letter has to be
opened in order to secure the Sender'S
name, not only Is extra time consumed
and its return delayed, but extra return
postage has been asked. Even when
sending a Self-addreSSed envelope
IS. A. S. E.), write your name not only
on the face of the envelope, but put
your return address, although the same,
on the flap. This is wise. And in each
instance see that the writing Is legible.
Copyright. 1sS!.)
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Club Sandwich.

On slice of buttered toast place q
thin slice OF American cheese and
brown in the broiling oven. Cook two
slices of bacon for each sandwich.
Saute some sliced pineapple in the ba-
con fat. Place a slice Of pineapple on
top of the cheese. then leaf Of let
tuce and another slice Of toast. On top
place bacon and a lettuce cup with
mayonnaise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10

important as the other in modern bust
ness.
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Too Often Overlooked.
Shepherds Pie.

Grease baking dish and cover the
sides with a thin layer Of seasoned
mashed potato. Fill the center with
well seasoned, slightly thickened lamb
stew without potatoes, with creamed
chicken or with fish. Cover the top
with the mashed potato and bake until
the pie is we'll heated through and
lightly Drowned on top. A small
amount Of baking powder or a we'll
beaten egg adds to the ightness Of the
potato.
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: ~ w. Burgess.

Shadow the Weasel came no farther
than the entrance. He grinned and
then laztly yawned. He had been tax
ing nap when Twitchtail came blum.
dering In, and because he had already
dined heartily he was not hungry and
so not inclined to give chase, which
was well for Twitchtail.
When at last they were safely away
from that place Mrs. Twitchtail had
her say. "Of all stupid things, you did
the studipest," said she. you are old
enough to know better than to 20 into
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Potato Croquettes.

Prepare like other croquettes, except
that the potatoes should be formed
into the shape of nests, which are
filled with creamed chicken, mush-
rooms, or peas, and then covered with
more OF the potato mixture and rolled
into shape again. Dip in crumbs and
egg and fry brown.
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DAILY DIET RECIPE
TOMATOES STUFFED WITH
REANS

TOMATOES STUFFED WITH
BEANS.
Very large tomatoes, four.
Canned baked beans, about one
cupful.
Bacon slices, four.
SERVES FOUR PORTIONS.
Cut off tops and partly scoop
out centers Of tomatoes. Fill the
tomato shell with one or two
tablespoonfuls Of baked beans.
Wrap a bacon strip around each
tomato and fasten in place with
a toothpick or shaved match
stick. Put on glass baking dish
and bake in very hot oven 900
degrees F.) about IS minutes
until bacon Is cooked.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes protein,
starch, fat. Rich in lime, iron,
v1taminS A, B and C.. Could be
eeEen by normal children 10 years
and over. Can be eaten by nor
NAL adults of average or under
weight. II bacon were omitted,
could be eaten by those wishing
to reduce.
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SHE THOUGHT.
any place without first making sure
that no one Is in there. You must be
crazy. What Is your nose for? Really,
my dear, I thought better Of you. 1
really did"
TwitchtaI opened his mouth to say
something, but thought better Of It.
Mrs. Twitchtail was getting even with
him and there wasn't really anything
to say. He had been just as careless as
she had been and he knew it.
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system after system is tried out, to
secure legibility without sacrificing
speed. Many methods, after being tried
out have to be discarded because to
insure this legibility quick writing is
sacrificed. The manual work must be
easy in order to simplify the written
word since in the various vocations of
life as well as in its ordinary routine,
writing longhand is an essential, not
withstanding the inroadS made by the
typewriter, dictaphone and other me-
chanical devices.
The business of housekeeping to be
efficient requires keeping of some ac-
counts, each one of which requires a
certain amount of writing. To speed it
up rapid penmanship is essential. But
unless one can read what has been
written without spending time to de-
cipher it, the writing is of little avail.
So legibility is the main thing.
CarleSSneSS.
The number Of persons who are care
less in shaping letters when writing is
enormous What is generally called
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Tender Steak.

Cut some tender steak into squares,
place slice Of onion on each square
and wrap in bacon. Fasten with a
toothpick, cook in a hot frying pan,
season nicely and serve on q warm plat
ter with catsup or any preferred sauce
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"BONERS"
Humorous Tid-Bits From
School Papers.

A BRAZIER IS THE KIND OF GAR
MENT THE ITALIANS WORE m
STEAD OF HAVING THEIR HOUs-
Els HEATED BY FURNACES.