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The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
GIRLS BEAUTY
LIES IN SHOES
Facial Beauty, too, For Pain
In Feet Means Frowning
/. :. Face.

Girls who have broad feet not
adapted to the long. stylish. narrow
shoes Of the more fortunate sister
with the slender feet. may be seen
wearing more becoming shoes after
having consulted Miss Norma Schwen-
dener at the Y. w. C. A. this week.
These girls forget" says Miss
Schwendener. that in wearing these
Ill fitting shoes they are really de-
tracing from their attractiveness be-
cause their facial expressions show
so plainly that the pretty shoes do
not fit."
Miss Schwendener. physical director
Of the Y. w. c. A, is going to CON-
duct a special foot week" at Nhe
"Y" headquarters on + street this
week. bringing here men and women
who are specialists on the subject Of
how to take care of the feet.
Miss Katherine Mckenzie. a regis
tered nurse, along with a bone
specialist. DR.. A. r. Stands. and DR..
J. A. Talbot, an orthopedic specialist.
all of this city. will be at the Y. W.
C. A. on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday Of this week at 7:45 p. m. to
give talks and advice on the selection
Of proper shoes.
Miss Schwendener plans for other
campaigns Of educational character
during the winter. the foot week"
being the first of the series.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
u. S. CHEMIST BURNED
FATALLY IN EXPLOSION

Ernest C. McKelvey. "a. OF IS Le-
land street. Chevy Chase. Md. was
fatally burned while working in the
chemists room in the main building
Of the Bureau of Standards yesterday
afternoon.
A gasoline explosion in the shop
burned McKelvey's hands and body
so badly that he died on his arrival
at Emergency Hospital an hour after
the accident.
McKelvey was a native OF Ohio.
but came here some months ago to
obtain a government position. He Is
survived by a widow and one child.
Coroner hewitt will hold an inquest
over the body at the District morgue
tomorrow afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
ALEXANDRIA
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Afexapdria, Va. Nov. 2.-The hear
Ing of the rate case Of the Washing
ton-Nirginia Railway Company before
the Slate corporation commission has
been postponed until next Thursday.
The hearing originally was set for
November 2e
The railway company desires to in
crease Its passenger fares. commuta-
+tion rates and baggage charges for
intrastate traffic to the same level
as that authorized by the interstate
commerce commission and also TO in
crease its freight rates within the
State of Virginia.
The proposed new class rates are
the same as those in effect on the
Washington and Old Dominion Rail-
way, while the proposed new COM
munity rates are the Washington
Virginia Railway Company's old rates
plus 3 per cent.
While hunting near New Alexan-
dria this afternoon Edgar Ciarke's
foot was blown OF by the premature
explosion OF a gun. He was taken
to the Alexandria Hospital.
An Alexandria club has been o.
ganjzed at the University of Virginia
with the election Of these officers:
James NJ. Duncan. jr., president: Al
/ bert V. Bryan, vice-president; Robert
Z. knight, jr., secretary treasurer.
There are nineteen Alexandrians
now attending the University Of vir-
Einia most Of whom are graduates OF
Alexandria High School. They are
Laurence G. Fawcett, johnson Nc
Guire. Edwin Graham. Alvin Fried
lander. Hugh Marsh, Charles, e,
Carlin. jr.. C. Waller Barrett. Everett
Pohl. Robert E. Knight, jr.. Brooke
Howard. Thomas Kelly, Herbert
O'Meara. James NJ. Duncan. jr.. Ed
! gar Dare. Harry Howard. Charles Sui
livan. William Blake. c. B. Morton
and Albert V. Bryan.
William A. Van Horn, IS years old
died this morning at the residence oi
Charles Mumford. Braddock. He was
unmarried and was a native Of Mary
land. Van Horns death followed a
three days illness from pneumonia.
/ For the past twenty-seven consecu-
I, tive years he had been employed as
/ a motorman on the Washington-Vir.
ginia Railway and in point of serv.
ice was the second oldest man on the
| road.
Members of Alexandria Council
No. S. Order OF Fraternal Ameri.
cans. will attend special memorial
| services tomorrow night at the
Methodist Protestant Church.
The two Baptist churches of this
city will inagurate the opening OF
the $4,000. 900 Baptist campaign
with sunrise services at Z O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
The will of Robert W. Ballenger
was admitted to probate in the cir.
cult court of Fairfax County this
week. His estate is divided among
five children.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
Carter B. Keen Elected
Head of Maine Society

DR.. ]. Stanley Durkee, recently in
augurated as president of Howard
University. entertained the Maine
Society at the Wilson Normal School
last night, with a reading from his
unpublished book, a pastoral Of old
Scotia days. DIR. Durkee spent his
childhood in Nova Scotia. whose re-
semblance to old Scotland and to
Maine were pointed out by the
speaker.
officers elected were: Hon. Carter
b. Keen. president: C. NJ. Stewart. H.
w. Bearce. and Harriet b. Lord, vice
presidents; Francis Fernald and
Rosanne Dugan. recording and cor
responding secretaries: Charles s.
Sands. treasurer, and Frank H..
Briggs, orator.
Plans for a joint meeting of the
several State societies of New Eng
land were discussed.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
CITY NEWS BRIEFS.

Five more George Washington Uni
versity students have been pledged
to membership in Greek letter frater-
mites. The list follows: Sigma Phi
Epsilon. Edward Porter Henderson;
Theta Delta Chi. Van II. Manning;
Chi Omega, Agnes Messer, and
Sigma Kappa. Margaret Foster and
Margaret Fravel.
The bowling league OF the Inter-
fraternity Association at George
Washington University will open its
season tomorrow night at the Arcade.
Games will be played on Mondays
and Thursdays. The next meeting of
the association will be held on Decem-
ber at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Chapter House.
E. r. Williams. also OF the Junior
class at Sheffield. has been made
member of the society OF Franklin
Hall Chapter of Zeta Theta Frater-
nifty.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30

subject Of . special nsssass 10 Con-
sress By the Prssidsut
. CS1n1ssasa PersssseL
Those invited to-ssrve on ths com
mission are 7. W. Gregory. former At
torney general; oeorse W. Wicker
sham. Oscar 9. strsus. Henry n. Rob
inson. Pasadesa. Calf: Frank W.
TsuSsig. cotuit Masa: Samuel w.
Mccall. Boston; Herbert Hoover. Mar
tin @. Glynn. Henry c. Stuart EN-
Garden. Va; Prof. w. c. Thompson.
OF Ohio State University; Richard
Hooker. Springfield. Mass; Julius
Rosenwaid. Chicago; Owen d. Youns.
New York: II. J. Waters. Manhattan.
kans-. and Stanley King. Boston.
George T. Slade. now In Europa
has not yet replied 10 the invitation
No alternate has been named In his
place.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
SELF DEFENSE IS
TAXI DRIVERS
ASSAILANT PLEA
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

He said: Come back. Buddy. I won't
hurt you / stopped and he came
closer. i was afraid. We were of
the road. picked up a stone and
threw it at him. 1t struck him and
knocked him down.
He had a small knife in his hand.
took a fiashlight from my pocket
and threw 1t at him where he had
fallen.
HE still had the open knife. While
he was getting up he dropped II.
jumped for it and struck him across
the face with II.
II went back to the car and stayed
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
SHIP HELD ON SHOALS
LIFTED OFF BY TIDE

Atlantic City n. j.. Nov. 29.-After
being held fast on the shoals of
the pier here for six hours. the steam
er Allianca-Panama for New oYrk
with seventy-five passengers-pulled
herself of at high tide and proceed
ell tonight for her destination.
The ship had been an object of
curiosity all the evening for thou
sands along the boardwalk and the
million Dollar" pier.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
DON'TS FOR ALL
HOME BREWERS

The Internal Revenue Bureau
yesterday warned:
Don't try to sell formulas for
the "cuH that cheers brewed in
your own kitchen"
Don't brew the cup that
cheers in your own kitchen"
Either>>operation. the bureau
says. subjects the person re-
sponsibie to fne and imprison-
ment.
Merry Christmas.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
FOUND DEAD IN ROOM
WITH GAS TURNED ON

G. W. Eill, IS years old. a roomer
at the Vendome Hotel, Third street
and Pennsylvania avenue north
west, was found dead of asphyxia-
tion by Illuminating gas in his
room at o'clock yesterday morn
ing, by Policeman Hoursely.
Hill came to the hotel four days
ago. He registered as coming from
New York. The police thus far
have been unable to trace Hills ad :
dress.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
If Your Complexion Is Maned
If Dandfuff Menaces Your Hair

touch spots of dryness, dan
druff or itching, on retiring,
with the Ointment on end Of
forefinger. Cover head for
night. Next morning shampoo
with Cuticura Soap and hot
water. Rinse with tepid water.
Repeat in two weeks if needed.
Then make these fragrant
supercreamy emollients your
everyday toilet preparations,
and have as a result in most
cases clear. sweet, healthy
skin, clean scalp, good hair
and soft, white hands with lit
tie trouble and trifling ex-
Soap. 25c;. Ointment, Csc and soc:
falcum. CSC. Sold throughout the
world For sample each, free.
address: '-Cuticura Laboratories
Dept o. Maiden. Mass"
tE Cuticura Soap shaves without
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
Switeknea ShAe.

Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. 1.-In the
face Of warning that such action vss
illegal under the laws Of their brother
hood. an outlaw strike was begun late
today among terminal swifchmsn Of
Kansas City.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
Tubereular Cure RiRht, Sold.

Berlin. Nov. S-The rights to the
turtle serum tuberculsr cure to two
capitalists for 7oo.o00 marks has been
sold by DR.. Friedrich Franz Fried
man.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Il oolmhia: Rain IN s,srnins a.
lowed b. CLEARING. colder st night; Moodas hir.
colder; fresh 10 STRONG southvss 70 pnths1
vindA
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
How Can Have
Beautiful Hair
And Skin ?

In most cases by making
Cuticura your everyday toi-
let preparations. Thus you
have the delicate Cuticura
medication applied in a nat
ural and wholesome way.
calculated to restore clog
ged. irritated skin pores to
health. and health means
beauty and purity.
If Your Complexion Is Mared
by clogged pores, pinples,
-blackheads, redness or rough
ness, gently smear the face, on
rising, with Cuticura Ointment
on the end of the finger. Wash
off in FIVE minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water, us
ing plenty of soap, best applied
with the hands, which it softens
wonderfully, and continue bath
ing a few minutes. Finally
dust on a few grains of Cuti-
cura Talcum, the most frag-
rant and healthful of Talcum
Powders
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30

"Seventy-seven" for Colds and
Grip is but one of Dr.. Humphreys
System of Medicine.
You have tried "Seventy-seven"
and are satisfied.
There are thirty-hve other medi-
cines equally good
They are described in a simple
manner in a Medical Book pub
lished in English. French. Span
ish. Portuguese and German
mailed free to any address in the
world.
At all Drug and Country Stores.
fumphreys' Homeo. Medicine Co.,
1s6 William Street, New York.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30

Members of Alexandria Council.
No. S, Order or Fraternal Ameri-
cans. will attend special memorial
services tomorrow night at the
Methodist Protestapf Church
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-06
LOCAL NEWS
Fresh Pork at Bakers. Adv If

Fresh Pork at Bakers Adv If.
The Delco-Light dealer for this
territory is Ray C. Hall, Ellis. KS. II
J. W. R. C1ardy, of Winona, was
transacting business here Wednesday,
IF you want you photos you viii
have to hurry Beans Studio 35 At
Otis Schwanbeck, of Voda, arrived
home last Sunday evening from his
pleasure trip to Denver
If you want to get a fern buy 1t
now while we have a few No or ers
will be shipped in this fall.
Mrs. Norbeck is now assisting with
the work at the postof1ice with view
to remaining there permanently
For a dependable alarm clock that
is fully guaranteed come to the Re-
liable Jewelry Store, Wa-Keeney. Ad.
Herman Ericsson, manager of the
Huycke Lumber yard at Ogallah, was
transacting business here Wednesday,
For Sale-Choice section of unina-
proved well watered land southwest
of wa-Keeney; at $50 per acre Easy
terms. Herman Long. Adv. 81 1t.
Miss Maude Niesley, bookkeeper at
the FIT. Hays experiment station was
at home in this city few days the
last week visiting with her parents.
The city schools are closed for the
rest of the week owing to the teach
ers having gone to Salina to attend
the meeting of the State Teachers
Association.
Chas. Shriner, who is working for
| the Union Pacific at Sharon Springs,
was in Wa-Keeney Saturday and Sun
day visiting at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Shriner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Littlechild Jr.,
arrived home Wednesday night from
Concordia, Kansas, where Mr.. Little
child had been taking treatment in
hospital for the last week or ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Benisch who
live south of town, expect to leave
| this evening for Rensrow, Oklahoma,
where they will spend the next two
months visiting with relatives and
friends.
S. A. Newcomer was down from
Co11yer township Monday attending
| the meeting of the board of county
commissioners. Mr.-Newcomer and
family are soon to leave for Salida,
Colorado, where they will visit with
relatives and friends for few weeks.
The first number of the High
| School lecture course, the Sandy Nc
Pherson Entertainers, was the attrac-
ton at the Garden Theatre last even
ing. Judging from the expressions
we have heard, the company gave ex-
ce1lent satisfaction and presented
worthy program
S. S. Harvey was up from Ogallah
township Monday attending the reg
ular meeting of the board of county
commissioners. He says threshing has
commenced in that vicinity again and
that the coal shortage is not worry
ing them much because the engine is
a gas and oil burner.
The eyes of the people of this vicin-
ity are turned quite frequently to-
ward the signs which read ''The Eyes
of The World" which is to be present
ed at the Garden Theatre on Novem-
Der IA movie This is the dram
itization of Harold Bell Wright's ia
nous book by the same name.
Mrs. Jennie A. Guilbert has moved
her household goods in from the
farm and will soon be comfortably
located in her residence property re-
Gently purchased from Walter Baker.
She has had the interior of this res
idence redecorated and modernized
completely and it will make her a fine
home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-06

HI. j. Hil1e shipped out five car
loads of grass fat steers to the Kan
sas City market Tuesday morning.
They were a bunch of high grade
herefords which he had raised on his
ranch on the Smoky and good judges
of cattle declare them to be the best
bunch of steers in Trego county and
that they ought to bring the top of
the market in Kansas City.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-06

! Smoked meats at Bakers. Adv If.
! Mrs. Ruth Howe and little son went
down to Ellis this morning on the
jitney.
The most complete stock of Alarm
Clocks in Wa-Keeney. The Reliable
Jewelry Store. Adv.
T. w. Maynard received word last
evening that his daughter, Mrs. Chas.
LaRue, who is in the hospital at Hays,
had taken turn for the worse again
and he went down this morning to see
her For the last week her condition
had been much more promising and it
is hoped this turn for the worse will
be only temporary and that she will
rally from it and begin to regain her
strength.
Halloween was appropriately cele
brated in Wa-Keeney last Friday
night by the boys and young fellows
of the city. Saturday morning reveal
ed the many changes which had taken
place during the night. Buildings had
been removed and new houses estab-
Hshed. Farm machinery had also been
collected the side walk in front of
the business houses. No serious dam
age was done but the boys evidently
had a lot of fun, both in placing the
articles and in watching the victims
remove them. The results of the even
ing's entertainment revealed the fact
that there is lot of old rubbish about
the city which should be cleaned up
and removed to some more appropri-
ate locality In fact, there are whole
lot of rubbish holes about town which
ought to be cleaned up. The whole
year has passed without a cleanup
day and the summers growth of veg
citation added to the accumulation of
trash, makes some good fire traps
which are liable to produce a fire dur
ing the winter months.
Fresh beef at Bakers. Adv. If
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-06

| Pure home made lard at Baker,
| John C. Burbach and family, Of
Collyer, were transacting business il
| our city today.
| w. R. Walker arrived here from
| Manhattan this morning and is look
| ing after business matters on his
| ranch north of town.
Do you have headaches? Are you1
eyes getting weak? Then have youl
eyes tested and fitted at The Reliable
Jewelry Store, Wa-Keeney. Adv.
Now is the time to have your por-
traits made and save from SO cents
to 81 90 on the dozen. Beams Studio
Adv. 35 At.
Mrs. Chas. Stelnberger was called
to Topeka the first of the week on
the time by visiting at the home
her brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Diebo1d left last
Thursday night for trip to the west
ern coast where they are planning on
spending the winter in southern Cal
ifornia
We understand that Mrs. s. J. c.
Hickman, whose home is short dis
lance southwest of town, is suffering
considerable pain and inconvenience
from the effects of rheumatism.
Ed Williamson, of Wataga, Ill, was
here Monday visiting at the home of
his aunt, Mrs. Olson and with his
cousins, Oscar and Fred Olson He
was enroute to his home having spent
several months in California.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Sinner left last
evening on a pleasure trip to their
old home in Maryland and in Pennsyl-
vania. They are planning on being
gone for the next three months. Their
daughter, Miss Erma, is now in
Maryland and is expecting to return
with them next spring.
North Brothers show company is to
be the attraction at the Garden thea
tire the rest of the week There has
been a good sale of season tickets
which indicates that the people of
this vicinity have not forgotten the
good quality of the shows which this
company have put on here in time
past
Returns received from the third
Red Cross roll call show that the peo-
pie of Trego County appreciate the
work done by that organization. Mrs
Joseph Spena, of the Willing Work
ers group, turned in fine report early
morning-the first to arrive
Four groups had reported at head
quarters Tuesday evening a total of
200 memberships secured IF this
is kept up there is no doubt
that Trego County Chapter will go
over the top, and then some
VIM Wilson, a young man who
makes his home with his aunt, Mrs
John Diebolt, at Old Togo, in Graham
county, was brought to DR. Herrick's
Office Monday evening with a badly
injured leg As we get it he was
driving team to loaded wagon and
in some way either fell or was thrown
from the wagon and the wheel caught
the feshy part OF his right leg just
back of the knee, decorating the flesh
and muscles very badly. : No bones
were broken and at last reports the
wound is healing satisfactory but is
very sore and painful.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-12-18
BUYING UNSUITABLE TIES
Tragedy Enough in Such Christmas
Presents Purchased by Woman, but
They Might Do Worse.

Look at the trouble that is being
stored up there" sneered the morbid
pessimist as he pointed to a group
of women around the necktie counter.
at would be funny" he continued,
'if it were not so tragic. Why it is
that lovely woman with all her eye
for the beautiful and with all her
accomplishments cannot select a neck
tie for a man is one of the things
that rank with the unfathomable mys
teries of life. l would sooner send a
blind mau to buy me q warranted
sound horse than I would enlist the
services Of woman to select neck
tie.
Think Of the fat men that will wake
up on Christmas morning to find in
their stockings a delicate emaciated
baby pink necktie that will look like
a consumptive shoestring when it re-
poses on their bountiful expanse of
white shirt bosom. Then on the other
hand. Bones, the human skeleton will
probably get delirium tremens when
he is made the recipient of a spotted
necktie big enough to make shawl
for grandmom. OF course nothing
will do for the nice. dignified old gen
tleman who never wears anything but
a little black bow, but flowing sash
of passionate hue. Willie. the gay
sport, on the other hand. will get some
thing that would look nice on grandpa,
and so it will go on down the line
"Oh, the Christmas neckdel What
tragedies are written in thy name !"
The pessimist paused.
Then he added thoughtfully 81
would, though. rather have my wife
buy me q necktie than pick out my
cigars. "-Philadelphia Inquirer
The Carlisle independent., 1919-12-18

90 UP To strangers just like that?' with
q wave Of the hand.
Hardly. One must be moved by
the Christmas spirit. Look at that
man over there, staring at that doll
in the window"
The man turned at the sound of
her voice and asked Pardon me, do
you know any little girl who would
Just love to have a doll? There must
be hundreds of little girls just aching
for one. That doll is the counterpart
Of q picture my partner has on his of
fee desk-dark curls, blue eyes and
al. That picture has been a mascot
10 me, and ! would love to buy the
doh. But 1 missed my train, and I
am not acquainted in the city. Talk
about bachelor being lonely at
Christmas, Why, Christmas in a big
city alone-never. never again for me-"
Miss HOLSTERS face beamed with
pleasure. You are just the person we
wsnt. We will form a triple alliance
of 'has-been' lonelies. You just come
along to my place, its only around the
corner, and share my Christmas din
ner. Christmas is really the children's
day, so lets just pretend we are chill
The Carlisle independent., 1919-12-18

Il don't understand why you are
here, Miss Aiken, but you are going to
take the next train with me TO your
mothers home. You have lost that
'baby-doll' expression. How strange
that the little picture girl and you
should be the same. Why, one of the
inducements that Jack offered me was
that his sister would be home for
Christmas. I'll run in and buy that
doll, and then we will proceed to Miss
HOLSTERS"
AS they entered Miss HOLSTERS
apartment. they uttered a cry of sur
prise. for standing in the middle of
the room was child.
"Why, here's just the one we are
you! Look, little one !" said Miss Hol-
lister
Boys don't want dolls cried the
tot; they want soldiers and guns, and
steam cars. and"-
'But why are you dressed like a lit
tie girl?"
Because my father don't know any
better. He left me home all alone on
Christmas. so just came in here-the
turkey smeiled so good"
Suddenly a voice was heard full of
anxiety, asking: rs my boy here?"
yes" said Miss HOLSTER; come
right in"
"Johnr' she added in great aston
ishment.
"Yes, Mary" said the man; ito think
I have found you after all these years.
My wife died last year, and this is all
I have" he said, pointing to the boy.