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Evening star., 1937-12-25
IL HURT IN KENTUCKY
IN RAILWAY ACCIDENT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HOPKINSVILLE, KY, Dec. 25.-Dr.
Egbert w. Smith, rs, secretary of the
Foreign Missions Board OF the South
ern Presbyterian Church, and F. J..
Shubert, both Of Nashville, Tenn, were
In a Hopkinsville hospital today with
possible rib fractures as the result of
a train collision here.
Some 10 others were given first-aid
treatment for injuries suffered when a
10-car mail and express section of q
Louisville g. Nashville train On route
from Nashville to st. Louis, Mo-,
rammed the rear Of an 11-car pas
senger section which was stopped at
the time.
Disconnection of the airl.nes con-
trolling the brakes Of "at least nine"
cars prevented Engineer S. E. Harris
OF Evansville, Ind, from stopping the
express section in time to avert the
collision, he said.
The impact drove the entire pas
senger section forward about 8 feet,
damaged its steel rear car and caused
the wheels Of two. freight cars to
leave the track.
Evening star., 1937-12-25

A birdlike call from nearby was
quickly answered some distance away.
Signalling back and forth until it was
rapid and loud, 1t was like buzzing
sound. Through the whole winter we
visited them, often leaving a peace
offering Of nuts for our determined
intrusion.
Late in the spring We came across
nursery as We tried to slip through
the old fence rails. Four pink babies
without a hair to their backs-blind,
helpless and as Wrinkled as prunes.
Their cradle was as beautiful, warm,
and comfortable as mother love could
make it.
Pretty soon the mother came. It
was nursing time, and mice babies
must have milk in order to grow.
These were the first group Of the year.
There would be several more, for mice
must have large families. there are
SO many foes about who deplete their
numbers. In your beloved woods, you
may be able to find happy, industrious
deer mice, who will gradually learn
to trust you and eat from your hand.
Copyright. 1872
Evening star., 1937-12-25
STEAMBOAT MARK
IS LIKELY TO STAND
Fast River Ships No Longer
Built-U. S. Rules Rigid
and Shippers Different.

Steamboat Bill, steamin' up the
Mississippi tryin' to beat the record
Of the Robert E. Lee"-so goes an old
ballad lamenting the tragic demise Of
mythical river captain.
For three generations Steamboat
Bills have churned the muddy Mis-
sissippi between New Orleans and
st. Louis with throttles wide and
safety valves tied down--yet the in
credible record Of days 10 hours
for the 1,200-mile trip, set by the
Robert E. Lee in its historic race
with the Natchez in 1870, still stands.
And 1t is likely to stand forever, says
the Rocky Mountain Herald.
Three factors support the belief
OF old river men that the record of
the Robert E. Lee will never be sur
passed. One of these factors Is that
the fast packet boats Of old no longer
ply the Mississippi. Another is that
tie old spirit of competition and keen
rivalry Is lacking in the less color
ful shippers of today. The third rea-
son is that the United States Depart
ment Of Commerce has clamped down
on the highly dangerous tactics en-
ployed by the old captains to get
more speed and power from their
side -Wheelers.
The perilous but popular practice
OF tying or Weighting down safety
valve levers to increase steam pressure
has been condemned. The Steam
boat Inspection Service of the eDpart-
ment of Commerce now seals the
safety valves of all river craft after
setting them to pop" at compara-
lively low stage of pressure.
In the famous old river ballad the
legendary Steamboat Bill-symbolic
of the doughty generation of river
shippers Of the Mark Twain era-met
his fanciful end when his sidewheeler
blew up.
Nowadays river craft are con-
structed with an eye to economic op-
Grafton and carrying capacity rather
than speed.
Modern river traffic is the direct
antithesis of rail, air and ocean traffic.
While railroad lines, airlines and
steamship companies are striving daily
to outsreed and outstreamlire each
other, river craft are undergoing the
opposite treatment.
The fast. streamlined packet boats
are being replaced by square, blunt
nosed toWboats. built only for tre-
mendous power and durability.
Even the largest packets were able
to carry only so or so tons of freight
IN their holds, in addition to a deck
tul OF passengers. The towboats, how
ever slug along behind as many as
10 or II fully loaded steel barges,
often pushing as much as $4,000 tons,
or the equivalent Of about seven
average-sized freight trains.
The bulk of the freight traffic is
handled by the Federal Barge Line,
| Government-owne fleet of 81 power
boats and 204 barges, operating under
the direction of the Inland Water
ways Corp. Its chief competitor is the
MISSISSIPPI Valley Barge Line Co., a
private company operating S tow
boats and 80 barges.
These unwieldy barge -pushers re-
| quire at least six days and nights. in
Guiding stops to load and discharge
| freight. to make the downrirer trip
from st. Louis to New Orleans. Six
teen days is the average time for the
return trip.
Passenger service on the Missis-
sippi no longer exists between St.
Louis and New Orleans.
Evening star., 1937-12-25

stand fists and guns and horses and
things like that. But that's all. When
1t comes to the supernatural they
back down."
We didn't get his drift for a
minute. Then suddenly Curley Ed
wards grinned. You mean ghosts?"
That's it. Ghosts! We gotta
scare that guy if We want to get
him of this ranch. He's got to be
T MUST have been about midnight
that I woke up with a wild and
hldeous screech ringing in my ears.
I pulled down the blankets and saw
Big Ben sitting up in his bunk. He
had lighted candle and was looking
through the open bunkhouse door.
What the devil was that?" some
one asked. Nobody answered, and
we lay there in dread silence. Then
from down near the horse corrals we
heard something that sounded like
long-drawn-out sigh. 1t was fol-
lowed by a gutteral, rasping noise.
And then. not 20 feet from the bunk
house door. we heard footstep.
looked at Big Ben. He was draw
ing on his boots. He reached for his
hat and stood up. AS he did SO there
suddenly appeared in the doorway
the most hideous apparition I ever
wanted to look upon. The thing had
the head and shoulders of a steer.
Its body was misty-white Its hands,
waving almlessly, seemed to be the
roofs of horse. There was a leering
grin on its face.
Big Ben let out yelp and shrank
back on his bunk. The apparltion
advanced into the bunkhouse and
stood for a moment with its great
head swinging from side to side. And
all the time curious cultural noise
kept Issuing from its throat.
Suddenly the great head stopped
its sidewise movement and the hollow
eyes seemed to fasten on the crouch
Ing figure OF Big Ben. AS if he were
the object of its mission. the thing
raised one OF its hooflike arms and
brought it down with sweeping force
on Big Bens body. Big Ben let out
whimpering. frightened yelp cring-
Ing farther back in his bunk and
making no effort to defend himself.
The thing" stood back and turned
to the bunk on the opposite side OF
the room, as if its occupant were its
next victim. Big Ben took ADVANTAGE
OF the opportunity and flashed through
the door. A few minutes later we
heard the pound of hoofs and knew
that our tormenter had gone for keeps.
1t worked fine" said Chubby.
grinnins at Curley, who was removing
dried steers skull from his head.
except that that beating you gave
him wasn't on the program. How
Gomez"
That" Curley grinned back, was
the result of impulse, provoked when
I saw the bloke lying there in my
bunk" And Curley sighed YEARLY
and crawled under the blankets lust
vacated by Big Ben.
(Copyright, 1872
Evening star., 1937-12-25
.HE deer-footed mouse in her
little house Is safe from the
sleet and snow" That
means to q nature love

AACuA1o w lldLuIc lOVcE,
here is a thrifty creature who lays
up stores for the winter and makes
her house snug and warm against
the cold winter winds; therefore she
must be rather an interesting neigh
Dor. full OF good works"
So we make note In our nature
book. Look up the deer-footed mouse
on next outdoor jaunt." We soon
have an opportunity for observations.
Close to dense woods we noticed ex-
quisite little foot prints etched on the
slightly soft snow Our cue! We fol-
low these tracks until they come to a
stop. A fine bramble- bush, once the
rendezvous of catbirds and the migrat-
ing tribes Of the air, is now a mass Of
intertwined, thorny branches with a
cluster of leaves caught among them.
Upon close inspection. it is clearly
seen that a roomy nest, formerly be-
longing to catbird or robin, had
been rooted over. an entrance on the
sunny side carefully arranged. and
the stair steps were the broad strong
spines Of the bush.
Madam Whitefoot was at home.
The tracks that led to her door were
double; she followed exactly the same
path she had taken to her storehouse,
stump, that could be easily entered
from its summit, and which our dull
eyes had passed by as We followed
the tracks leading to the castle in
the brambleS.
We knocked at her door Immedi-
ately two very large, bright eyes,
flanked with handsome black whiskers
and a most inquisitive nose, appeared
We were given a quick, "once over"
Evidently We had passed the inspec-
ton all right as harmless creatures,
so with flip of her tail she turned
about and went back in her apart
ment. She must have felt disap-
pointed at her decision since We
knocked again at her door. This time
she came out with swish. down the
steps Of thorn she tripped, and was
off and across the snow. We caught
glimpse Of her fawn-colored coat,
dark gray upper coat and OF her white
lined slender tail and her white
leggings.
Search for her safety zone was not
rewarded. She was far more clever
than We and knew her woods we'll
But We were now fully awake to such
a charming nejghbT and decided to
see more of her.
The native American is a self-sup-
porting and self-respecting creature
and with few exceptions leaves the
property of man alone. Later We dis
covered. through following its foot
prints, it is night worker. There
We're many homes to be found; some
Evening star., 1937-12-25
LESSONS OF YEAR
PASTORS THEME
Or. lenski Announces His
Sermon Topic at Grace
Lutheran Church.

DR.. Gerhard E. Lenski will preach
at Grace Lutheran Church at IL am.
tomorrow on Lessons the Year Has
Taught U.s." An enlarged choir will
sing Christmas music. The sacra-
ment of baptism will he administered.
Newly elected officers who will ad-
minister the affairs of the church
during the coming year are: Church
Council, Leon Chatelain, jr., presi-
dert; Earl Haislip, vice president:
Robert HandWerk. secretary; La Four
Raymond, financial secretary: Marvin
Bumgarner. treasurer; Henry Althoff,
Frank Stutz, G. I. Anderson, Hugh ".
keiser and John K Althaus.
Congregational trustees are Earl S.
Halslip and Ona r. Hoover. Super
intendent of the church school, Frank
Stutz, and Andrew Dahl, assistant
superintendent.
Officers of the Women's Guild are
Miss Clara Umhau, president; Mrs.
John Althaus and Mrs. George Werner,
vice presidents; Miss Tillie Ritter,
treasurer; Mrs. Fred Campbell, secre-
tary; Mrs. Lulu Davis. recording secre-
tary, and Mrs. Fred Winkelman, finan-
cial secretary
Officer personnel of the Fidelity
Club are Mrs. Leon Chatelain, presi-
dent; Mrs. Ruth Glenn. secretary, and
Mrs. Casper Berger, secretary.
Evening star., 1937-12-25

IT WAS a beautiful day. It wasn't
just because the sun was shining.
1t was shining, but that wasn't what
made the day beautiful. It would
have been beautiful day had Jolly,
round. bright Mr.. Sun hidden his
face behind the clouds from dawn to
dark. 1t was something else that
made the day beautiful. 1t was some
thing that couldn't be seen but could
be felt. 1t was something in the air.
At least, that is what Peter Rabbit
said. and Peter must have been right,
for it seemed that everybody felt it.
Early that morning Peter Rabbit
watched Reddy Fox coming down
across the Green Meadows, no
longer green, for it was winter. Peter
was sitting just outside the dear Old
Briar-patch. He had been out all
night and had just returned home.
AS Reddy approached Peter felt no
fear OF him or Ill will toward him.
That was strange, for from no one
has Peter had to run for his life as
often as from Reddy Fox.
Reddy didn't come over close to the
dear Old Briar-patch as he usually
cid to glare in hungrily at Peter and
Evening star., 1937-12-25
LECTURE TOMORROW
ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
William Wallace Porter of New
York to Be Speaker at First
Church of Christ. Scientist

church OF Christ, Scientist.
A free lecture on christian Sci
ence: Its Inexhaustible Compensa-
tons will be delivered at $3.50 pm
Sunday in First Church of Christ,
Scientist, Columbia road and Euclid
street NV, by William Wallace Por-
ter. c. S. B., Of New York city.
Mr.. Porter is member of the Board
OF Lectureship of the mother church
the First Church of Christ, Scientist,
in Boston. He will be introduced by
Mrs Corinne D. Dunmore, second
reader of First Church, which spon.
sors this lecture. The public is in
vited.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
Kay Francis Settles Suit.

HOLLYWOOD. Dec, Is R.-Kay
Francis suit against Warner Bros.
Studio to annul her $500 weekly con-
tract-brought when she was not given
the lead in "Tovarich"-has been
settled amicably, the studio said yes
terday.
The Federal Court suit will be with
drawn.
Clauoette Colbert was borrowed by
warmers from Paramount for
''Tovarich."
Evening star., 1937-12-25

wards bunk We knew the force Of his
personality. He was grinning then,
a grin that belied the mans dispo.
sition.
Curley's bunk was near the door,
with no upper to bump your fore.
head on when you sat up suddenly.
1t was the most desirable bunk of
the lot. Tom Slater and 1 exchanged
winks when Big Ben dumped his
war bag there. He was. we figured,
going to get an awful disappointment
when Curley arrived
Big Ben silently distributed his pos
sessions on the shelves above the bunk
and was rearranging the blankets
when Curley, followed by a half-dozen
of the boys, appeared in the doorway.
He saw Big Ben and stopped short.
Placing hand on either hip, he said:
We'll. we'll. friend. What no! and
likewise what the devil? Haul your
freight and send in your apologies
later. You're slumberin in the wrong
pew"
Big Ben looked at Curley and
grinned "Howdy. neighbor," he says.
Il guess you're talking little too
noisy and premature. amt yuh?
Where I comes from cowboys choose
their hunks accordin' to their size
and ability"
"Yeah?' says Curley. And he
reaches out to lay hold of the big
guy. But Big Ben wasn't there to
lay hold OF. He was on his feet and
had planted a short, powerful jab on
the point of Curley's jaw before you
| could say Rob Jackinson.
And now" says Big Ben, that
| that point is settled. let's all get
acquainted. A couple of you blokes
drag off your pardner here and douse
his head in water while I introduce
| myself. I'm Big Ben Belfast, and I
usually get what want That there
was an example of how I get it,"
! THAT was how We came to meet
Big Ben. He proved to be a big.
staggering bully. A blowhard and
boaster. He claimed to be the best
AiSAAecl Will e1llleE guns or uSlS IN
the whole of Borax County. He
claimed the riding and rope cham
pionshlp of the West. Briefly, he vas
the big shot in anything and every
thing.
What made us feel so mean was
the fact that he backed up his boasts.
He swapped six gun bullets with Joe
Carter, who is about the fastest gun
singer that ever visited the Double
Cross. and Joe went away nursing a
neatly creased wrist. We gave Big
Ben Ell Diable to ride, the only un-
broken horse on the range-a devil
Tor meanness and viciousness. Big
Ben swung aboard Diable's back and
rode him to a fare-ye-well, yipping
with glee at every toss and twist.
1t was uncanny. We were souelched.
licked, beaten. Worse still, when Big
Ben had proved his every boast he
began to gloat. Every waking moment
Of the day. it seemed he talked and
Dragged and boasted of his great
Evening star., 1937-12-25

Mrs. Peter. He passed at a safe dis
tance, safe distance for Peter, and
merely looked over and grinned. Then
he continued toward Farmer Browns.
DO you know" said Peter to little
Mrs. Peter, there are times when I
almost like Reddy Fox"
When you have that feeling COM
ing on you better be sure you are in
the dear Old Briar-patch," said Mrs.
Peter dryly. Then she added, Its
queer, but I feel almost friendly
toward Reddy myself this morning"
TITS in the air." declared Peter.
Reddy first went over to the old
stone wall along one side of the Old
Orchard. There he received a sur
prise. On big fiat stone of the old
wall sat Striped Chicmunk Instead
Of trying to catch him Reddy sat
down and grinned ood-naturedly.
What are you doing out here?" he
asked. II thought you retired for the
winter long ago."
80 I did. So I did" replied
Striped Chipmunk pleasantly, instead
Of scolding as was his won't when he
saw Reddy But you know, or ought
to know. that I wake up, get a bite
to eat and pop out for a look around
now and then So here I am and it
Is good to see you"
Reddy grinned. "You don't feel
that way often" said he.
mo, I don't, but I do today" re-
piled Striped Chipmunk, and grinned
too. Il don't know why I guess it is
In the air."
Just then along came Sammy Jay.
He alighted on a branch just above
Reddy. Ordinarily he would have be-
gun to scream Thief" at the top of
his voice. Somehow he didn't feel
like 1t this morning. To his own sur
prise, he greeted Reddy and Striped
Chipmunk pleasantly. It was just
%. with Chartered the Red Squirrel.
He who quarrels with and scolds
everybody, and especially Reddy Fox
and Sammy Jay actually seemed glad
to,see them. and they to see him.
AL that day there was nothing but
good will all through the Great Forest
and over the Green Meadows. Farmer
Browns boy had made sure that none
should be hungry, and because of this
there was no fear. Fear you know,
Is born of hunger that leads the strong
to. hunt the weak. And so that day
was beautiful, the most beautiful day
ina the year because-why, because
It was Christmas Day.
(Copyright. 1879
Evening star., 1937-12-25
Alcohol in Milk Kills Cat.

When two children in Warsaw, Po-
land gave their cat milk mixed with
alcohol it went mad, sent them to a
hospital severely scratched and bit
ten, and had to be shot.
Evening star., 1937-12-25
MARRIAGE LICENSE
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Evening star., 1937-12-25
DAILY SHORT STORY
Double Ghosts
IRON the day

FROM the day
Big Ben Bel
fast signed on the
Double Cross pay
roll as a top-hand
until the moment
We saw him high
failing 1t through
the ranch gate q
month later every
last COW waddie OF
us ceased to act
like men and came
more TO resemble
weakened molly
coddleS.
Big Ben was one
Of those large,
breezy, grinning,
domineering sort
of ch aps. Ten
minutes after he
ca m e into the
b II n k house and
dumped his war
hoo nv, C,,r1ev I'd
Evening star., 1937-12-25
OLD STORE CLOSES

BOSTON, Dec. 25 (Pl.-The Shepard
Store OF Boston, one of this city's oldest
and best known department stores,
closed permanently last night, affecting
approximately 400 employees.
At the close Of business on Christmas
Eve. John Shepard, jr., 81. owner and
son Of the founder. announced the
stores stock had been sold to William
Filenes' Sons Co.
All employees were given an extra
weeks pay.
Having arrived at the point in life
where I am an octogenarian," Mr.
Shepard said, 1t seems best that I
should curtail my business cares"
Evening star., 1937-12-25
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON ". BURGESS.

Prithee set this day apart,
Peace unending All your heart.
Bear no malice: think no iii,
For your neighbor hold good will.
Give, and let each gift attest
That with love it hath been b!est.
Merry Christmas; May this day
Joy attend YOU all the way.
Evening star., 1937-12-25

achievements. It
made US boil with
rage, and yet there
was nothing at all
we could do. Moth
ing to still his
tongue.
Big Ben had been
around nearly a
month when q few
OF us boys held q
meeting. Something
had to be done
about the situa-
ton. Chubby Will
son presented a
plan.
I've met men
like this jigger be-
fore" said Chubby.
They're O. K.
when 1t comes to
material t h n G S,
something they can
see and take hold
Evening star., 1937-12-25
Natures Children
White.Footed Mouse (Peromyscus
leucopus noveboracensus).

under stone fences. in burrows be-
longing to mole neighbors who never
disturbed them, under board fences
and old logs.
They proved to us what agile climb
ers they were and even went so far
as to inspect the pent houses Of squir-
rels, helping themselves to q bit Of
their food. too. However, owls love
mice for dinner. Caution had to be
exercised by the intruder.
The Washington times., 1937-03-15
in
Denise Could Have Had
All the Luxuries That
Riches Can Buy
By URSULA PARRoTT
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Gilbert Wndon oUely Rendue from
except Keith
Sed uyboy HoWeDer Keith and Denise break
not offer Denise upon
of her fathers financial ruin Keith frankly explained that
his eahy father and to marry meant
diSinherted
Despite fact that bored and unhappy DeniSeS sister
Immediately she her
marriage be formal
at the end of she is not happy, he H free her
through With it, He resented his
fathers dominance of his life hch pre0eted him from doing
NTH music teacher
had died shortly AFTER At first
Keith endured fathers loyays sake but later be-
of the he Dould Inherit
Demise and Gilbert be married the meek before THANKSGIVING
quickly thought but yet empty
before her eddtngddy she receOes note from Keith
late,
Keith ledDeS
her he says ohing nowadayS I'll Wat for you With
Denise udrreS Gilbert
The confident he could in her oDe but after
than the
His feelings toards him like those of taOore niece
toudrd N admitting uncle. And he loUed her so!
Felicia and after threeddy Ut to the
seasort Felicia decides to seek dorce both badly
iniur motor accident
The Washington times., 1937-03-15
NOW READ ON

Its comfort to hear you Gilbert to feel that little
daughter is protected and fortunate
II was Just curious" Gilbert said very casually. Did
Sheldie Ive?"
Denise felt heart stop and start again She had wanted
to ask and dared Her mothers words Yes,
he's recovering Not that find it in heart to care
The Washington times., 1937-03-15

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