Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1927, Page 10

ST PISTAC ECORD OFNONT Cost of Stamps in U. S. for December as Computed by Postmaster General. The people of the United States spent $73,500.000 in December for postage stamps, according to an an- nouncement by Postmaster S. New. This an | increase of $3,500,000 over the same period last vear. December’s mail required 42,646 railway mail cars to transport it, ac cording to the Postmaster who said also that this included an additional 1,043 cars over the number used last year. Despite the huge increase in mail, telegrams from postmasters all over the United States were unanimous, said the Postmaster General, in the declaration that the mails had been moved with greater dispatch this year and with less congestion than ever before. Heed “Mail Early” Injunction. The public has at last been induced to “mail early,” Mr. New said, thus distributing the load over a number of days instead of concentrating it in a last-minute peak on Christmas eve. Another reason given by the Post- master General for the fast moving of this year's mail is the fact that sclentific study has brought about an allocation of postal employes at exact points of load, with an auxillary force | within call for the handling of any | emergency. Postal revenues, said Postmaster | General New, have long been recog- | nized as an accurate gauge of the Nation’s economic pulse. An impov- erished people could not afford the enormous expenditure made this year for gifts or even for the postage of these gifts. From the standpoint of postal au- thorities, the revenue in this depart- ment, said the Postmaster General, was an unprecedented one in postal history. Money sent abroad this year reached the unparalled total of $7,406,652, an increase of $810,161, or more than 12 per cent, over the like period in 1925. The increase is ex- pected to pass the million-dollar mark when reports come in from San Fran- cisco, Seattle, Laredo and El Paso. Indications of Prosperity. One of the best indications of the Nation’s prosperity, according to Postmaster General New, is the fact that no section of the country shows a uniformly low rate of gain in De- cember postage revenues. Although the South is admittedly suffering from e i General, | SYNOPSIS, Spencer Trumbull, in order to be near Bla girl in the Adirondacks instead of tak- Ing a health trip, hires mis oid collegd and war-days chum, Billy Trask, to make the gsea trip in his place and’ promises him $1.000 and expenses if he takes his place der the eve aid eare of Keeler, a mals Who is a ranger to both. and thus the orders rask slarts aboard the Gulf S a wheel chair and no sooner is pushed on deck by Keeler than he be: holds a girl at the rall—the '“godde be ‘duba Her. ‘She s Miss Kent, at once to the interested invalid, her dragon of an aunt, Miss Grimum. while, Keeler makes 'himsel{ Sidpey Sads. a concealing — his jdentity. sk breaks bounds and meets Sidney, daughter of an absent-mind ofessor. ‘who has missed the boat, le her 1o’ continue his seien- tific " obkerva of ‘the achievement leads to an exposing of Trask, which Keeler makes worse by~ stating 10 that ~the invalid_is really a The captain threatens 1o put them off when the vessel reaches Key West Task determines to ' uefeat the captam & gurpose and, staye aboard. in which Miss ands aids bim. despite Mean- Trask's Reward. N THE derelict Trask uttered a sbout of dismay when he realized that the Golf Stream was leaving them, and clutched the girl's shoulder in a rough grip. e's moving!”’ he cried. Silent and fascinated, they watched for an awed moment. Beyond ques- tion, the ship was moving. been just without the path of the moonlight on the sea when they first glimpsed her. Now her bow cut slowly into it, and presently her whole hulk was silhouetted against the white light. “They've left us, Sidney” He dashed to the rail oyer which they had come, the girl following. The great hawsers which had linked the two vessels were no longer taut. They disappeared loosely into the sea, slatting against the side of the bark. The breeches buoy was where they had left it, rising and fall- ing sullenly in the waves. The sea anchor had been adrift! He raced across the deck again and stared out at the moving steamer. She had passed out of the moon path now and semed té be gaining speed. In a frenzy of consternation he raised his voice in a series of sheuts and “halloos.” The girl joined hers with it. When at last they paused, breathless, Trask shook his head in despadr. “They're over half a mile off,” he gasped. “They’ll never hear-us " “Can’t we make a signal? A light?” He dashed back to the cabin, stum- bled down the step, and returned with the candle. Sidney was already flashing her electric torch, having climbed to the top of the deckhouse in order that the signal might be more easily seen. A puff of air blew the candle out and Trask threw it from him angrily. cast the effect of low cotton prices, reports from postmasters in cities such as Jacksonville, Oklahoma City and Dal- las, while 3 per cent lower than last year, still do not indicate that there ‘was much let up even there in Christ- mas buying. On the other hand, many cities of the South reported an increase in revenues. Among these were Bir- mingham, Memphis, Charlotte, Lees- burg, Spartanburg and many others, 82 SEEK CITIZENSHIP. Hearing Will Be Held on Final Papers Monday. Justice Hitz, in Equity Division 2, will hear the petitions of 82 aliens final naturalization papers on Monday. Nearly every country of Europe is represented among the applicants’ No German is in the sroup. Among those to be examined Mon- day are Alexander J. Montgomery, editor of the American Motorist and member of the Press Club, who was born in Scotland; Philippe C. Boyez, former member of the French High Commission and now president of an importing firm; Dr. Eugene J. Kowan, & native of Hungary, now of the medical staff of Walter Reed Hospital; Dr. Paul 8. Galtzoff, aquatic biologist at the Bureau of Fisheries, who was born in Russia, and Signor Celestine Livera, who conducts an Italian res- taurant. —_— PROSECUTION AID SOUGHT .. Moore’s Bill Would Give Lawyers Right to Comment on Silence. Federal prosecuting attorneys would be given the right to comment on the fallure of a defendant to testify in criminal trials and the court would be tted to tell the jury to give ich weight s it thinks proper to that circumstance,” under a bill drafted by Representative Moore, Democrat, Virginia. As an fllustration of a condition which he thinks should be corrected, Mr. Moore referred to the recent trials in which Harry M. Daugherty, Thomas W. Millezand Albert B, Fall “kept silent, though they had the right to speak, and then were pro- tected from any criticism for not testifying. ey BAKING SUITS TO DROP. Btockholders = Withdraw Charges Against Ward and Corporation. . NEW YORK, January 1 (P).— All suits against the General Buking Oorporation, W. B. Ward and others, brought by a committee of stockhold- ers headed by William Deininger, will be withdrawn as the result of a series of conferences, it was announced by Bruce Barton, who as a stock- holder initiated the conferences. n announced that the charge: which were concerned with purchase and transfer of have been withdrawn. troversies over the company's affairs grew out of the organization of a General Baking Corporation in 1925 1o take over the commgg stock of the Genoral Baking Co. . Women and chfldren represent about §5 per cent of all workers in the Bpanish textile industry. Rastaurant * Netw Pear’s Day DINNER, $2.00 From 5 to 8 P.M. String Beais ™ Macavout Fol'hons ™ Gier oOR! Potomee 338 “Keep your lamp going!” he called. Bhe stood braced against the mizzen mast, bravely waving her pocket torch, while Trask began hunting about the deck in feverish haste. If he could only build a bonfire on the deck! Everything that he touched was dripping wet, and he gave up the quest and rushed once more to the cabin in search of something that would burn. He remembered the dry bedding in the upper bunk, where she had put the kitten. There was an agonizing delay while he lighted an- other candle. Then he lurched heavily through the water that clung about his knees and entered the state- room., With a swift jerk he snatched the bedding and mattress from the berth. The kitten fell out, uttering a fright- ened meow. He picked it out of the water, tossed it into the lower berth and charged out into the cabin with his burden. A chair floated across his path and the rungs got between his legs. He went headlong, carrying his precious load with him." ‘When he picked himself out of the water he was in darkness again, and the once dry bedding had joined the soggy flotilla that voyaged dismally back and forth with each movement of the vessel. ‘With an oath, of desperation he groped his way back to the steps and ran_to the deck. The girl was still at _her post, waving her little white light. It was pitifully puny. There was scarcely a chance in a tHousand that it would be seen, Trask knew. The Gulf Stream steadily widened the distance between her and the hulk under their feet. She had swung about, presenting her stern to them, and every minute was carrying her tarther and farther from them. Trask joined the girl on the deck- ‘house. “P can’t find a thing that'll burn® he cried. * lveryllhh_’\g‘s soaked. Have they given any sign?” Sl}"lo shook her head and continued to wave her torch. * Trask raged incoherently as he watched the receding ship, her lights still mocking ttholn from across a long expanse of sea. “But_we're doing our best, Billy,” she said quietly. * “We ‘can’t do’ any more.” Presently she glanced at her torch, made a little shrug of resignation and tossed the useless thing away. The battery was exhausted. “How far away is she now?’ Sid- ney asked in a voice that astonished him by its steadiness. “A mile and a half at least. They'll never see us!" “No, I'm afraid not. it have happened?” “Blodgett must have decided to move on and just cast loose his hawsers. He would not bother to send a bhoat out to unfasten them at this end.” How could nd the buoy, too?” Evidently just let everything go adrift. He wants to make Galveston as quickly as he can.” “But Keeler!” she exclaimed sud- denly. “God knows what happened to him,” said Trask grimly. “But he wouldn't deliberately let them go away and leave us, I'm sure!” Trask shook his head, as if he did not understand and as if it were not worth while trying. f The image of the steamer was smaller now, her lights growing faint- er. They stood beside each other, Wishing All - May Your Life Be She had | THE GIRL IN THE SECOND CABIN BY E. J. RATH. (Copyright. 1926, by G. Howard Wats.) watching in silence. It was a futile vigil, both of them knew; yet there seemed nothing to long as the Gulf Stream was in sight. After a stillness of several minutes he caught the sound of & sob. He turned and saw that the girl was cry- ing softly. Trask pulled himself to- gether sharply. “Come!” he sald, patting her shoul- der. *We mustn't give in to it. I be. haved like a crazy man for a few minutes, and I'm sorry. There's nothing to be frightened about. We can't sink “I was frightened,” she mur- mured, looking up at him. “I was just crying because—because I've been wicked.” “Wicked, child?"” She nodded and stifled another 'sob. “Wicked for bringing you here, Billy. 's—it’s all my fault, I uldn’t listen to you!” “Why, T was really just as anxious to come as you were, he asserted stoutly. “I won't allow you to blame yourself.” “You'll—you'll forgive me?" “There isn't a thing to forgive. But if there was T'd do it!” She studled him narrowly, as if judging his sincerity. He smiled at her and put his arm across her shoul- ng her a little shake. I'm the one who's real- v to blame. T shouldn't have let you come. I could have prevented it.” She was still looking at him, and to ask it seemed that he had never seen the girl with so much witchery in her face. e had not shrunk from his grasp; rather she had leaned her small figure against him, as if in- stictively seeking comfort. Trask's arm trembled on her shoulders. He knew why. He felt now what he had known a long time ago. “Sidney,” he said, bending his head tow what's the use of think- ing ¢ ing each other or I'm glad I'm here! Glad! nderstand?” “(Mad?” she repeated wonderingly. vhy should you- u eral seconds, then smiled wonderfull; although her lips were trembling. Slowly. she raised her arms and slip- ped them about his neck, drawing his head down to hers. “I'm glad you love me, boy.” she whispered—*because I love you.” Far out across the water the image of the Gulf Stream was still visible, They did not see it. When at last they looked again in the direction of the receding ship her lights were but a faint glimmer on the horizon. They had exchanged gcarcely a word since each told the other the greatest news in the world, She stood clinging to him, her face ggainst his coat, his arms close around —the sea, the derelict, th (oggho'-tlan- e steamer She kissed him again cngie et galn and patted his “Everything’s all right now,” sl murmured happlly. “Ten't 15, Bille: "Ye§v]e'ryn;inf.l he echoed earnestly. 'm just 5 vl e Ving to realize what “Why, it means v v that we love each “Of course. But it'seems so impos- sible and unreal. ¥ Sidney? Three daveret | b et contury,” she answe: - Iv. with a little laugh, = ~Bus ; does time have to do with it? It takes time for some things. It takes time to grow up, and then more time to 8row old; it takes time to write books, as father does; it takes time to llve. and to see things, and to go to places —and to have adventures. But it dogen't take timo to lover seems not,” he sald w Tk Mish Keeler were T ooked u; 1nShe looked up at him with s reprov. “That’s ungenerous, hoy. wrant him here to maico Rim feel ao . T suppose 2 - fsa conquenrl;gf' Yyou consider your- “Something like that,” he “If T known that, Td have mieds you fight harder. That is, I think T would. I'm not sure, though. You s?‘e, hat made it so easy, dear, was that we were both fighting on the same side. There! I think I've con. fessed enough; I don't want to spoli you—quite. " Look! I believe wo've seen the last of the ship, Although they searched the sea for & full minute, there was no answariy flash of the Gulf Stream's lights, = mefzrynul; u:rplzgn:hlhey‘ll come hunt. R fler they find we're not lepends on how If they get hours .w:"y".“é’::{’%'fi.'é: gett may declde it would be useless to try to find the derelict again. Besides he has a half-crippled ship. e won't want to take the chance of meet! more bad weather before he makey mré \ “But will anybody search . that's sure, as soon u'gc;:re ord ashore, or to _some other hi You just You Can’t Lose —In a good Bullding and Loan As- sociation, managed by competent men. Make a deposit In the Co- lumbia. Permanent Building Asso- ciation beginning with the new year. It will mean much to your fi:;::lnu'r;:yml&!fl: standing in the un 0 have a win, 4 vestment here. A 733 12th St. N.W, Main 352-353 Filled With Peace And Your Store of Good Increase Red Top Cab Company Mr. Earle I. Klein, Pres. Mr. Morris Hahn, Vice Pres. do but stare so |- A LIFETIME. —By WEBSTER. Meanwhile, we're bosses on our own craft.” She tossed her head with a gesture of pride and her sou’'wester hat slid oft to the deck, revealing masses of unruly chestnut hair. Trask sudden- ly recollected things. “I'm going to find some dry clothes, if there are any aboard,” he satd. “I fell down in the cabin.” He led the way, and once more they entered the wet, gloomy cabin. While Trask rummaged the captain’s state- room, Sidney visited the adjoining room, returning with the wet kitten. “What happened?” she demanded, holding it up for his inspection. “It was half dry when I put it to bed and now, even the bed isn't there! “‘Oh,” said Trask carelessly, “I grabbed the bedding, thinking it might burn. into the water. though.” “You ought to be scolded for being 80 careless!” “I was in a hurry.” “Well,” she said, cuddling the kit- ten agalnst her neck, “it was much more important to keep the kitten dry than it was to make a signal. I'm ashamed of you, William ~Hamilton Trask, or Spencer, or whatever your name really is! I'm not at all satisfied that you're what you really represent yourself to be.” He seized her and shook her gently by the shoulders. I picked it up, myself to be just s a person who is very happy.” I forgot the kitten, and it fell MAToR ,\ SE6 SmorE FROM TH CAMP FIRES OF TH PESKY REDSKINS ELSE MY NAME 15 NOT NATTY BUMPPONNVE wiLL CAMP To-MUGHT ON YON MOUNTING AT ATTACK THEM 1t THE MORMING- P (s DEERSLAYER “TRAILS THE IMDIAN CHINGACHGOOK. ON BARREL STAVE SNOWSHOE S §66576‘?7 “But T touched his lips to her cheek and sighed contentedly. : “'Night, Billy, dear,” he heard Ker murmur, drowsily. “I hope ®o0,” she sighed. can see that it's going to be a great responsibility to take care of you, with father on my hands, too. You're never absept minded, are you? Be- cause if you ever forget that you love TR me I won't forgive ¥ “T promise to remf‘m\ilr:nr that for at INTERFERENCE IS CHARGE. least a thousand years. | ; e “That’s long enough for a starter, I | Receivers of Hotel Apartment File Petition With Court. Interference (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) Trask found dry clothing in the ca; tain’s room, and the girl went bac to the deck, where presently he found her watching the moon on the sea and telling eecrets to the purring lit- tle animal in her arms. She was|Wwich Siuclair, receivers of the prop- perched again on the de _jerty at 1215 Sixteenth street, op- which seemed to be the driest s erated as a hotel apartment, against deck. He climbed up and joined her. | Mrs. S. L. Hillyer, manager of the “It's after midnight,” he said. place. The court is asked to punish be carrying you down and putting you | the manager for alleged contempt of to bed soon.” court because, it is charged, she with- Downi’ : thers?’ Never! held certain furnishings of the hotel right for exploring, but it’ frorfh the receivers December 27 and to sleep In. I'm going to stay up |attempted to persuade some of the here. It's mot a bit cold. Besides, I |8uests to leave, don't want to miss any of the ad-| The receivers were recently appoint- venture.” ed by Justice Stafford on a suit of They sat and talked for a long time, | Porter H. Dale, Senator from Ver- not of their plight. nor of the Gulf |mont, former owner of the property, Stream, nor of Keeler, but of matters | 2gainst Gustave Nassauer, to whom far more interesting—chiefly of them- [he had sold the apartment for selves. The moon had . completed |$150,000. The controversy arose over more than haif its arc when Trask |® covenant of the contract of sale re- felt her figure sagging gently against | Atng to profits from the business. him. Her eyes were closed and she TS gt was breathing gently. The kitten al-| Tea drunk to excess may cause neu- ready was asleep. He drew the girl's | ritis, according to a new medical head down against him, bent and | theory. with officers of the court is charged in a petition filed by Jo M. $mith and A. Left- It's all too spooky Dame Isabel. SABEL HOPKINS was a discon- tented woman. Her husband did not earn enough to suit her. She had married a crawler when what she wanted was aflyer. She was always prodding Homer and pitying herself and wishing—wishing—wish- ing that they had more money. fere we are, middle-aged peopls,” she would sa; and we'vé got no- where. Yet you've worked hard and been steady and I've economized and contrived. ~ All we've got is your job and our house. Almost everybody who was married at the same time we were has got more. Just look at the Tar- boxes! They've just bought their third automobile. 'And the other day Stella Tarbox went downtown and | bought that expensive library suite in | Cable’s window. She paid $300 for it. We think we've got to live six months {on $300." “Wo hav Homer would reply gloomily. “T don't see how Dick Tar- box gets hold of the coin. I wish L could. I wish I could satisfy you for once, 1s, and give you just such : | home as you want. You'll give me no peace till I do.” The Hopkinses wers not very happy together because at morning when Homer started to work Isabel sent him away sighing, and at night when he came back she sighed again, be- cause they had to have salmon loaf tnstead of roast chicken. Worst of all, she got on hard terms with her nelghbsrs because she was not on good terms with herself. And | she grew to hate the neighborhood |and the small, neat house and every- | thing in it | _“I could be just as much as Stella Tarhox if T had a chance,” she said to herself. “Homer ought to give me the chance. Any man can make money if he tries hard enough fo. Homer doesn’t try. He just sticks to that old job and takes what is handed out to him without complaining. He's too easy, that is all the trouble.” Tsahel cried a_good deal and her emotions made her sallow. People remarked that she didn’t look well. And she didn't. How could she look well or feel well, for ‘that matter, when discontent was seething within her like liquid brimstone? | Then one night something hap- pened. Homer came home to stpper with a new look, 2 new air. “There’ for,” he said, flung it to her. When Isabel had read the letter she screamed. She had her wish, indeed. Some relative of Homer's had died and left him $20,000. w we'll live as we ought,” she “I'll show Stella Tarbox. Homer, nt you to buy me t Norris “in that letter.” He e Norris place! Why, we don't want that. The house is too big for us, Is. And what would we do with all that yard? And that carriage house, besides! Oh, you don’t mean you want that.” “I do._ It's going for a song. And we can fix up the yvard and put a car in the carrfage house.” “But who'll learn to run the car?” “L will, if you can't,” snapped Isa- bel. Homer gave in. As soon as he got the money he bought the place for his wife. = This meant a lot of new furniture. The yard had to be re- dressed, repairs made everywhere and the new car selected. Isabel had s delightful time. She let people think what they pleased about the size of HomeT’s inheritance. The most triumphant moment of her life was when Stella Tarbox sourly congratulated her on her good for- tune. They had met at the dress- maker's where Isabel 2 where from a hundred thousand to a million. Isabel made him keep his him give up his job. He kept to that with quiet determination that ruffled her. In time, she got things to suit her and they gave a ‘“housewarming.” Everybody was invited and every- body went. It was a great affair for humble little Summitville. In time also the new car was purchased. Homer called it the “Yellow Peril” and after one or two attempts re- fused to learn to drive it. Isabel, in spite of her heroic resolve, gave up trying to understand clutches and service brake, and hired a man to drive for her. In a purple hat she made quite a sensation, flashing about &> \‘“\\ A [} % ; NS W \ | ) | what you've been looking mouth shut, but she could not make | | boxes, who wer THE EVENING STORY the Summitville streets in the yellow cur. For a couple delightful time. spent the wmore \vays she found of spending it. In the beginning had seemed a limitless sum. An anyway she had to live up to what was expected of heh She did live up to it, and more. Meanwhiie, Homer kept on wnrkxnf Hé had never given up the lttle house on_Meadow street, nor pented ft. He always had an excuse ready when Isabel begged him to sell. “I'm sort of sentimental about he sighed. “It was our first homs.” And Isabel Jet him have his own way, for he was very generous with her nd lenfent in all elss. But $20,000 annot last forever when it is belng constantly drawn upon. Thero came a day though when Tsabel recefved a polite note from the bank saylng that she had overdrawn her balance. She was stunned. “What ehall wo do now?” she de- manded of Homer. “It can’t be we've touched hottom. But if we have you'll have to sell the old house.” For once Homer displayed a flrm. ness that astonished her. No,” he said. “I'll keep the old s a right I reserve. But more money to® splurge f years she had & The more money she on by plac Unfortun: 1g—when_the st Lo patd. She didn't have the money and Homer had none for her. Isabel floundered for a while nearly a year, then she put a second mortgage on the house. All this time it was getting harder and harder to keep up with the Tar e making a_great deal Her collapse from departure of the \imost _simultan- had gone to could get of money just the malaria” and th Tarboxes occurred eously. The other flelds, ry y more for their mone e doctor ad- vised a sanitarlum for Isabel, but Homer took things into his own hands by removing her to the old house, which was dry and warm. The old Norris place had reeked with miasma But Isabel was done with it forever because the mortgage was foreclosed forthwith. In the old house Isabel grew rapldly but she was subdued forever. almly back and forth to work as if nothing had happened auction took most of the Norris e furniture, the car was sold at half price and the wreck of high for- tune was n ¢ complete. Isabel, however, blamed Homer for it all untll one day he brought her home a little book and asked her to read the story it contained It was a fairy tale of Grimm and it told of another Isabel whose discontent had led her to the top of the world, whence she had fallen with a great smash. The picture of the distracted fisher- man standing beside the sea and cal ing up the enchanted fish might have stood for Homer's self—"For my wife, Dame Isabel, wishes what I scarce dare tell’” She was, in very truth, Dame Isabel, and like the fishermsin’s discontented wife, she found herself in the very place she had started trom. Isabel pondered the storv a long time. She never mentioned it to Homer, but thereafter she was a much more reasonable, gentle and un- complaining woman. THE END. (Copyright. 1926.) ASKS CHANGE IN ROUTE. William F. Ham Reports Street Conditions Retard Bus Line. Conditions of the streets in the vicinity of the ncrtheast terminus of the projected extension of the Bur- leith motor bus line caused William Ham, pres hington Railwa d , to petition Utilities Commission to modify the route somewhat. 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