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cause coats usually outwear skirts,
but that is an after thought. the coat
really belongs to the contrasting skirt.
One of the new skirts for fall is
shown above, made of striped serge
and box plated so that the light
stripes are revealed between the plaits
of a solid color. The light stripe
makes the neat folds that form small
ornaments at each side of the front
and diamOnd-shaped buttons, in two
colors, matching the cOlors in the
skirt, finish off the folds. A fiat belt
is made of the material and fastens
with button near the front.
Tailored and lingerie blouses con-
tinue to bear the separate skirt com
pany. Those high-cOllared ones of
crepe de chine. worn with tailored
bows or ties at the neck. are among
those present this fall and reassert-
ing their perennial charm Of neat
ness.
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wv ITH its advantages In the use
w of clothes that employ beauti-
full color combinations and are
varied by many patterns in stripes,
plaids or checks, the separate skirt
finds its neatness another great asset.
The precision of plaits, and their man
agement. wins it many admirers
Manufacturers are adding TO this fine
tailoring this season. small touches in
tailored decorations, that call atten-
ton TO the perfection of workmanship
that is the glory of the tailor's art.
But the separate skirt appears to
need new name-it will soon be the
contrasting" skirt. There are many
suits among the new shOwings i'm
which the coats are plain and the
skirt in a checked or plaid or striped
pattern; the coats and skirts are in
tended for each other and Will spend
their days together. There is an adj
in owning an extra skirt-of
the same material as the coat-be-
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A Feeling Of Security

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful. or habit producing drugs.
Such medicine is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp-Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegeta bic herbs.
1t is not a stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
1t is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Advertisement.
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What No One u. S. Woman Has

Both the National League of
Women Voters and the National WOm-
ans party are working for the appoint
ment of a woman on the United States
delegations to the coming disarma-
Inent conference in Washington. And
10 and behold Representative Alice
Robertson of Oklahoma (portrait here
with) goes back on her sisters and viii
not cOuntenance the proposition for
moment. Just listen to thisl She
says:
It's Just nonsense. 1 don't know
of a woman in the United States pos
sessed of the qualifications to sit on
that commission. She would have to
have experience in international af-
fairs. She would have to have expe-
rience in diplomacy and diplomatic
affairs. She would have to be famil-
lar with foreign languages and condI-
rions. She would have to have social
standing She should not be a climb
er socially. She would have to be pre-
pared to listen much and talk little.
bill. do you?''
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A Ii womankind is strayng shop
"A ward these days, making endless
Journeys and excursions among
the new displays of hats and blOuses.
The milliner has a rival now, for
blouses grow and grow in Importance
and delight the eye with new en-
chantments of bealtiful color or ex-
Quisite. intricate garnishments. Going
shopping is about as inviting as walk
ing in a garden of wonderful flowers.
but not so safe for the pocketbook.
However, it is time now to make a
choice among hats and houses for fall
there never was a better time-and
the first showings are apt ato be the
best
Crepe de chine and other crepes APP
pear TO have seized upon the mag
ination of women almost to the ex-
cIusion of other materials, when they
consider blouses. These lovely fab
RIGS make all the fancy blouses and
many of the palmer ones. 1t is always
summer in their realm; at least there
is nothing about them that betrays q
concession to wintry weather. But
tney manage nevertheless TO be gay
of the new season by flaunt-
ing its colors and its embellishments.
Many of the new blouses combine
two colors and two materials. as can
ton crepe and georgette On crepe de
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Wood and the Philippines

The house military affairs com
mittee has tabled a resolution giving
Maj Gen. Leonard Wood authority ia
maintain his army rank while serving
as governor general of the Philippines,
for which he has been selected by the
President This, of course. means
that General Wood, in the judgment
of the committee, will have TO resign
from the army TO accept the place
Representative Mckenzie of Illinois,
said that the action was taken with.
out criticism of General Wood 1t was
simply felt that bad precedent would
otherwise be established.
On the other hand, Senator Wads-
worth of New York, chairman of the
senate military committee, has intro
duced a bill, understood TO have been
suggested by the administration pro-
viding that active army officers shall
be eligible for "civil offices of the gov
eminent in administering its territor-
ial possessions
GARD of trustees has granted General
= d,,tfoc until
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DODSON WARNS
CALOMEL USERS
You Cannot Gripe, Scken or Savate Yourself if You
Take "Dodson's Liver Tone Instead

Calomel salivatesl It's mercury.
Calomel acts like dynamite on slug
gish liver. When calomel comes into
contact with sour bile it crashes into
ii, causing cramping and nausea.
If you feel bilious. headachy. con-
stipated and all knocked out. just go
TO your druggist and get a bottle of
Dodson's Liver Tone for a few cents.
which is harmless vegetable substi-
tute for dangerous calomeI. Take a
spoonful and if IT doesn't start your
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chine and georgette. This. last union
of beautiful materials appears in the
blouse pictured. of sapphire blue crepe
de chine and black geOrgette. Like
nearly all the fancy blouses it is cut
with a peplum which in this case is of
the georgette and extended above the
waistline where it is Joined to the
body of the blouse under row of
French knots. The peplum is elabo-
rated with slashes and ingeniously
trimmed out at the bottom, across the
front. where bead fringe calls atten-
tion TO its eccentricities. Beads with
braid embroidery and little extra
stitching of silk make this a splendid
bit of finery. 1t is a slip-over model
cut in the kimonO style and has a
narrow sash of the georgette.
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The w. c. T. u. and Prohibition

Miss Anna A. Gordon. president
of the w. c. L. u. said at the recent
forty-eighth annual convention of the
organization in San Francisco that In
her trip to South America she had
found prohibition live issue In Chile.
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Urn
quay. and the presidents of Chile and
Uruguay enlisted in the movement.
"All the world is looking on Miss
Gordon said. land will Judge pro-
hibition by the brand that is labeled
Made in America To enlighten the
family of nations we must help hold
aloft the sbrightly-burning torch OF q
well-enforced, successful prohibitorp
law We must still crusade"
An unacceptable obligation. Miss
Gordon declared. rests upon every
law-abiding citizen bravely TO co-oDer-
ate with federal and state enforce
ment officials and TO work for the alec.
ton regardless of party affiliations Of
candidates who believe IN prohibition
program of our new crusade the
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Year Round curtains.

The figured linens which are now
playing such an important part in all
house decoration are suitable for ev-
cry room, says Delineator- The idea
that we should use velvet and silk for
the living and dining rooms has quite
been superseded by the popularity for
figured linens and cretonnes. We'uSed
20 take down our hangings in May and
go curtainlesS until almost Thanksgiv-
ing. This was neeess ary. rs velvet was
out of place during the MINERS heat
But now We plan a pretty nome Tor the
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n deLinneliohf
Uncle Sam and Disarmament

Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachu-
sets, Republican leader of the senate,
has been appointed by President Har-
ding delegate to the coming disarm-
ament conference in Washington. In
the senate, in answer TO Senator Har-
rison of Mississippi. he outlined some
Of the principles which will guide him
at the conference.
He favOrs a general Limitation
of armame-ts, but he Iavors no limi-
tation unless il is general. He re-
CARDS armament reduction as primari-
ly necessary TO relieve the worlds
economic distress, and he hopes that
it Will also promote universal peace.
He considers that the United States
has already cut It's army and navy
budgets TO the danger line and thinks
il would be a grave mistake TO make
further curtailment unless there is an
international agreement for reduction
of armament
II have always been in favor of
or Lodge. But II must be a general
viz
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CATARRHAL DEAFNESS

Is greatly relieved by constitutional treat
ment HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is constitutional remedy Catarrhal
DEAFNESS is caused by an infamed con-
dition Of the mucous lining Of the Eusta-
you have a runb bling sound or fn1perfa~t
hearing. and when il is entirely closed
Deafness Is the result Unless the in
fanmation can be reduced. your hearing
may be destroyed forever HALLS
CATA%2RI MEDICINE acts through the
blood on the mucous surfaces of the svs-
tenn. thus reducing the inflammation and
assisting Nature in restoring normal con-
Circulars free. All Druggists.
r j. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.-Ad-
Vertisement.
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ASPIRIN
Name ''Bayer" on Genuine

Bewarei Unless you see the name
"Bayer'' on package or on tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty-one
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer
package for Colds. Headache, Neural
gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache,
Lumbago, and for Pain. Handy tin
boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of As
pirfn cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of
Observation-Disclosures OF Salicylicacid.
advertisement.
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Whether the slowly descending skirt
length will be generally accepted, re-
mains TO be seen; we have 1t on the
best of authority that the Paris dew
otees of fashion are trying it out, If
not actually sponsoring it, and many
of the photographs received in this
country of the gowns worn where fash
ion congregates. are showing the ankle
length garment.
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Lots of Teachers.

Hearing her little boy using profane
language, his mother severely reprOved
him and inquired. Where did you learn
TO swear like that?"
From pas shaving, uncle's golf.
brothers f1ivver and sisters parrot, ="
answered the youngster promptly
Boston Transcript.
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Particularly Youthful.

The straight bodice. with very little
decoration and attached to a full
skirt is a fancy of the moment for
frocks of dark silk. These are par
Ecularly youthful.
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Every Man His Own Censor

The Congressional Record, as ev-
eryone knows is supposed to be a
shorthand record of the proceedings
Of congress. But 1t isnt-always
Take, for instance, the battle of words
in the senate the other day between
the fiery Jim" Reed of Missouri and
the exact-spOken. blOnd-halred Nc
Cumber of North Dakota 1t was
fracas the witnesses will not soon for
get, and the only reason it ended as a
battle Of words was because John
Sharp Williams Of Mississippi (pOr-
trait herewith a master peacemaker,
interviewed.
The bonus bill was under discus
sion. Reed twitted McCumDer.
The North Dakota man replied. Finally
the exchange of compliments got to
the point where McCumber said some
thing about settling the matter "out
side Reed replied:
Il never saw BLACKBOARD vet
who did not want to 90 outside to SET
tie sometime"
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An Imperfect container.

Her tears gave the thing away"
"Wel, we might have known 1t
would leak out.''-Boston Transcript.
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When n mans temper is ruffled his
brOws usually knit.
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People who live in stone houses
shouldn't throw glasses.
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FOB SUMMER COLDS

Use Vacher-Balm; it relieves at
once. If we have no agent where you
live, write TO E. w. Vacher Inc, New
Orleans, acknowledgements.
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year round and linen curtains are ap-
propriate at all seasons.
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me story of the ReedNfcCumber
America in position and
RecOrd
But not ord
compshed its
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The Easiest Man

The Easiest Way.
Justwed-Do you give your wife an
allowance or does she ask you for
what she wants?
Longwed-Neither. She takes it all.
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If You would become student of
human nature begin by studying your
own
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of has granted en
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Some men grieve s. worth over every
dollar they lose.
4 silent man is always worth listen
ing TO.
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liver and straighten YOU up better and
quicker than nasty calOmel and with
out making you sick. you just go back
and get your money.
II you take calomel today youu be
sick and nauseated tomorrow: be-
sides. it may Salivate you. while III
YOU take DOdson's Liver Tone you will
wake up feeling great. full Of anlbi-
ton. an, ready for work or plsy. rs
harmless, pleasant and safe to give
to children; they like il. Advertisement
Evening star., 1921-10-16

KA.BE.NAH-GWAY
(Wrinkled Meat). known to tourists
as plain John Smith OF Caas Lake,
MINI. ka.Be-etc. recently celebrated
his 18th birthday anniversary, and
some think he may be even older
than that-as the skin On his face IN
almost 0ssiAed. He is. veteran Of
mine marriages and Of six battles with
the Sioux. ----,s.-.
Evening star., 1921-10-16
Appeal of Starving Russia for Succor
Affords Chance to Cure Soviet Evils

ent states and a return to the
previous form of government.
1t is certainly not an easy mat
ter to talk about Russia. where no
free press any longer exists and
where all the people can do is to
try to keep themselves from dy.
ing of starvation. But the west
ern states must find some means
of making it quite clear that
In no case do they wish to re-
instate the ancient regime, that
they are ready to recognize all
federal forms Of government and
that they have no power to pre-
vent or in any way to retard the
transfer of the land to the peas.
ants. They must also explain that
their full recognition of the de
facto government or governments
Of Russia is only subordinate to
the respect Of International laws,
and not to the admission Of in
debtedness toward certain states
Of Europe. To put it briefly, the
states Of democracy must once and
for all give up assuming the outer
aspect of a Bayard. while having
the soul of a Shylock
The communist illusion through
out the world burst like a bubble
when the government OF the So
vfets sent out its S. o. S. appeal
for the starving millions of Rus
sia. But the mission of succor and
help should be also the beginning
Of reconstructive work. We are
not in position to give Russia all
the things Of which she is in need.
But we can give her the assurance
that we do not intend to help in
the restoration Of the ancient regi-
me, and that we honestly wish to
cooperate toward the resurrec-
tion Of the Russian people.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1921-10-16

grams showing the appalling disproportion OF
governmental expenses for civil and uttlttarian
purposes to those growing out Of wars Of the
past and preparation for possible wars in the
future.
But the cool and far-seeing statesmen Of this
and other countries realize that the diplomatic
questions which are to come before the assem-
bly, are far more intricate delicate and impor-
tant than the altruism Of lessened ornaments
or the dollars and cents involved therein Fail
ure to compose satisfactorily these difficulties
precludes any reasonable hope of agreement for
material hating of military and naval programs
now outlined in stupendous bulk by all the
nations participating in the conference. The
country now recognizes the logic of President
Harding and Secretary Hughes in holding that
the diplomatic settlement must precede the
military curtailment but it Is doubtful if the
country has fully visualized the extent and seri-
BUSINESS of the Pacific and far eastern questions.
X X X X .
officials of this government have sought to-
impress the fact that upon the writer's for the
public prints rests q serious responsibility in
the coming weeks: the necessity. In the con-
servation of the worlds welfare, of cool think
ing. dispassionate and calm expression and the
avoidance of bellicose jingoistic sentiments.
Fortunately. discussions of the conferences
labors as they proceed are likely to be entirely
dissociated from domestic political tinge or
animus. The distinguished democratic leader
of the Senate, Oscar Underwood-and he Is a
patriot-has sounded the keynote in this respect,
which other partisans will echo.
X X X
No such division of opinion upon any of the
questions coming up is deemed possible, COM
parable to the honest differences of sentiment
about the league of nations which arose during
the progress of the Paris peace conference, and
later In this country when the treaty of YER
sailes was submitted to the Senate. to be finally
rejected on votes that were bipartisan. The
outlined scope OF the questions to be discussed
does not at this time disclose any vista look
ing to ENHANCEMENT of the United States in the
problems, territorial political, of Europe.
That the vision does take in, however trade
and economic questions involved in territorial
spheres Of influence is beyond doubt, but it is
pointed out that there can be no division be-
tween republicans and democrats upon these
questions, all-American in their bearing.
X X X
When it comes to politics. there is enough
in the present domestic situation to furnish
food for thought for the most ardent politician.
The important question confronting the repub-
lican party at the moment is whether the re-
publicans in the Senate will be able to hold to-
Evening star., 1921-10-16

in most Arian languages the word
wealth is synonymous with dominion
and power.
The Russian experiment has
been extremely useful to the
whole Of Europe and America.
The Red International Of Mos
cow has revealed itself in its.
true color Of 1.-The International
of Famine and Death" Communism
has proved its incApacity to guar
antee. in practice. even that min-
imum. Of production which might
suffice for an inferior race. If
whirlwind of madness, coming
from Russia, at one time threat
ened to submerge the world. Rus
sia herself no longer menaces,
but begs for help and pity and
has made the very confession
which we expected from her. The
frank admission Of her ruin can
not. Of course. be expected to
come from her fanatics and from
the violent upholders of COM
munism. but that recognition
comes from facts and has no
need of further confirmation.
But what is now happiness in
Russia must not induce the west
ern states to repeat the errors
which they committed during and
after the war.
A long time must necessarily
elapse before the Russian people
slowly resumes its international
life, and even more slowly its
way to progress. but to begin
with it must choose a different
road.
The peasants. who form the vast
majority Of the population. look
back with terror to the ancient
regime. They have taken possess
sion Of the land and mean to hold
it against all comers: they cannot
for moment think of permitting
the return of the great Russian
landowners. whose estates were as
large as provinces. and who often
did not themselves know the full
extent of their possessions. One
Of the causes which has rendered
it possible for bolshevism to keep
on It's legs so long has been the at
titude of the entente. which has
always shown the greatest SYM
pathy for the men Of the ancient
regime. The czar Of Russia was
an Insignificant man. and his
court and government mainly COM
posed Of INSCRIPTIONS, thieving,
drunken and violent men. Who
can wish for a return Of those
conditions?.
All the men Of the ancient re-
gime, from " Koltchak to Denf-
kline and wrangel, have received
from the entente. and especially
from France. arms and financial
help. The Russian people never
had any sympathy with those en-
terprises and often openly opposed
them. I have had occasion to
speak with the representatives Of
the new states, especially Of the
Caucasian states. In Paris and
London during the sittings Of the
conference. They all agreed in
saying that the action OF the men
Of the old regime. and especially
that Of Denslsine, had for itsiobject
the suppression -of the independ--
Evening star., 1921-10-16
PRESIDENT IS INVITED.
Accepts, Professionally, an Invita-
ton to New Orleans March Is.

President Harding has accepted pro-
visionally an invitation to visit New
Orleans, La, during the week of
March IS, 1922, when the Southern
Commercial Congress will be In an
nual session.
DR.. Clarence j. Owens, director gen.
eral of the congress. who extended the
invitation, said that the Presidents
acceptance was with the understand
ing that he would go in the event
nothing Of an emergency nature arose
to prevent. .:
The invitation was presented on
behalf of Gov. John M. Parker of
Louisiana. President Harding is ex-
pected to address the congress. 1t is
understood that the President on his
return to Washington will stop at
Baton Rouge to participate in the
ceremonies incident to the public
dedication Of the new. Agricultural and
Mechanical College Of Louisiana.