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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13

British troops number 1890, Of
whom 109,273 are at home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
NOT A MAN IN
TIRHET ALIVE

Creeping forward. Lieut. Smith
found bodies. twisted. hlacksusd.
mangled bodies. but never a sign Of
life. Not one OF the men eft IN the
turret was alive.
With Capt. william T. Brothsrton
In command. tho Mississippi turned
and started for tho harbor. Phyai.
clans and men OF the medical corps
rushed 10 the ammunition room.
where other members OF the turrct
crew lay burned or shocked into un.
consciousness by the explosion.
Joseph cayielel Irving Emerson
and Robert Maeadin. from tho New
Mexico. were the only one Of eight
from their vessel who went aboard
tho Mississippi M Observer 10 sur,
yiye. They owe their lives 90 the
fact that they either jumped or were
blown from the turot 90 feet down
haichway into the powdtr maya.
zine. juht ~ tbe doors Of the turrot
closed nufnfnnfirnttts bablud them
Evening star., 1924-07-29
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN.

Satin pumps with Turnover" heels
are not suitable footgear for scrub
bing floors. and a worn-out evening
wrap scarcely does" in place of the
sturdy garden sweater.
But the housewife is not the only
one who is guilty of unsuitably using
her shabby finery." A business
woman now and then, and an occa-
sional school teacher. violates the
canons of good taste by appearing at
work in clothes which, considered a
bit passe for the theater or ballroom.
have been relegated. perhaps with a
minor change or two, to the office and
classroom.
"Dressing up a costume is an err
ror in a slightly different direction.
Many woman has tried to "dress up
perfectly plain costume with bits of
finery. using perhaps fancy"
blouse of coarse lace or openwork
embroidery with a severe tailor-made
suit, and succeeded only in throwing
the costume out of key and cheapen-
ing the whole effect.
The important point for the shop
per is to purchase sensible colors and
materials in the first place. Rich,
delicate fabrics and delicate colors,
however desirable they may appear in
the store, are not suitable for hard
wear or appropriate for many pur-
For the woman who can have only
one suit, a beautiful serge will al
ways be a better buy" than the cor
duroy or velvet, no matter how fash
ionable or desirable the one may seem
at the time of purchase. Simple
clothes or good lines and quality ma
terials are the only ones of which
women can truthfully say that they
wore" as long las there was a rag
left" of them.
Evening star., 1924-07-29
Nagging and Chorea-

Ny. daughter, writes New Jersey
mother, had to leave school before
the term was over because she be-
came SO fretful. nervous and twitchy,
as If she had St Vitus' dance. She
is - years old. The doctor said she
had to give up school because the
teachers demanded so much home
work and nagged at her constantly
if she failed to get it all written
out each day.
Most cases of chorea est. Vitus'
dance, st. Anthony's dance) begin at
about this childs age, and most cases
are in girls. Most cases occur in the
spring-but ! do not mean to say
that is the end of a winters nagging
in school. The cause of chorea is
pretty definitely understood--infec-
ton Of the brain and spinal cord by
a streptococcus from diseased tonsils
or other throat foci.
Overstudy is assigned as a common
predisposing factor in the authorita-
tive works on the subject. When a
child under 16 has home work" in
addition to the ordinary four or five
hours of school study that consti-
tutes overstudy.
The type of teacher that stresses
"home work" is not representative of
the best in teaching today. 1t is
rather the antique, the poorly trained
or unframed teacher, the leftover
from a discarded system, that de-
Evening star., 1924-07-29
Our Children-By Angelo Patri

you ever taken him to school and let
him watch the children at work and
at play so that the shock Of the new
ness may be little worn down? Has
he seen the teachers and discovered
that they are kindly gentle folk who
tremendously.
And about his body. Is he up to
weight for his height? Are his teeth
clean and mended where they have
broken. Are his nose and throat free
from obstruction? He will need all
the fresh air he can get and unless
nose and throat are clean he is going
to be starved for oxygen which means
that as far as he is concerned the
lessons need not be given. He can't
get them.
If the law calls for vaccination has
he been vaccinated? 1t is cruel to
add that ordeal to the first hard days
A sore arm is a very great handicap D
on a small boy trying to acquit him
self well in a new country such as
school is to the 6-year-old Be-
sides that sore arm is likely to be
hurt in the scramble in the play
ground. That isn't fair. All that
should have been attended to long
ago.
Have you his papers where you can
find them on the great morning? 1t
Is very embarrassing to find yourself
before a poised pen without the GER
tificate that puts that pen in motion.
The new pupil doesn't like it either.
Have you prepared yourself or are
you going to cry in the classroom and
beg the teacher to let you stay a
little while with him? That's the
crime of crimes. 1t will undo all the
for the first time is linked closely TO to
the success of the last one.
Copyright, 1924.)
Evening star., 1924-07-29
Preparing for School.

The little children are looking for
ward to going to school for the first
time this fall. The lucky ones will
go to kindergarten and those not
quite so happily placed will enter the
baby class Are they ready? 1t is very
hard to go to school for the first time
under the best conditions. 1t Is pain
full to go under the worst.
! think the worst thing that can
happen to a child is to be sent to
school without preparation mentally
and physically. The first day in school
is very often the most important day
in the whole school career. All that
comes after that day is built upon It,
colored by 1T, interpreted by 1t.
The child's mind is wide open and
intensely active. Every sound and
sigh is recorded indelibly. The dress
and the face and the voice of the
teacher, the smell of the polished
wood and the freshly sharpened cedar
pencils; the strangeness OF this new
world where you walk and stand and
sit under the law: the indistinct mass
of children. blurred but weighty on
the sense Of the stranger; all become
part and substance of school forever.
It's the greatest experience the
youngster has ever had. Have you
helped him get ready?
1 don't mean have you taught MIN
to read and write and say his tables.
That is not proper preparation for
sehool at all All of 1t may be de-
lsyed for a long time yet. without
tiyated his senses? Can you see and
hear and feel. Can he talk for him
self? Does he know his full name
and address and telephone call? Have
Evening star., 1924-07-29
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even be able to get imported things
quite easily at some shop or other,
and thus save yourself the trouble Of
sending over for them. And still
there really Is a thrill in feeling that
when your sister or cousin or aunt
or daughter comes back from France
next autumn her trunks will be few
ounces heavier because of some little
thing she has brought you.
As the fashions are now, there Is
nothing that 1t Is safer to get in
blouses. A frock may, or may not.
fit we'll enough even to make it pos
sible to alter 1t to your proportions.
But there Is so little At about a
blouse nowadays that it Is pretty
sure to prove satisfactory.
Long lingerie blouses of organdie
batiste or lace are worn by French
women as an accompaniment Of the
long jacketed tailor suit Sometimes
they are worn with a belt and some
times without. Then 1t is possible to
make an interesting frock from any
of them by wearing them over a
short, scant slip. This summer
Frenchwomen have shown a decided
fondness for wearing light tunics
over black or other dark-colored
slips.
The ketch shows one Of the new
ecru batiste tunic blouses so much
admired by American women in Paris
this year. 1t Is trimmed with ecru
lace and openwork embroidery and
tucked all over. With 1t is worn a
large hat of ecru straw, with tiny
worsted doll babies in bright colors
placed across the crown in front.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-07-29
Shabby Finery.

There is nothing so unpleasant in
dress as shabby ffnery, and those of
us who are obliged to keep up the
self-complacence of slim purse
must buy so carefully and with
such close attention to values chat
We are not compelled to cling to our
"hnery" a long time after it has
ceased to be fine"
We are all familiar with the ap-
pearance of the woman who tries to
economize by wearing out an elab-
crate afternoon blouse with her plain
tailored suit. Many women relegate
use simply because it is too soiled
and worn out to do duty any longer
for dressy occasions. Similarly, white
Kid gloves are worn to wear them
out" long after their whiteness has
gone the way of the irrevocable past
1t is not uncommon to see a woman
come down to breakfast in a soiled
silk lace-trimmed tea gown, possi-
bly, retrieved from badly chosen
honeymoon outfit. and which she con-
tinues to wear simply because she
''cannot afford to throw it away"
Finery which has grown shabby is
not only distinctly inappropriate for
wear about the house, but it is de-
cidedly not economical, for trailing
draperies that get in the way of
things. and fragile materials and
for inefficiency on the part of the
worker.
An old dinner dress, however strik
ing it may have been when new and
in it's proper setting, is incongruous
when old If relegated to the kitchen.
Evening star., 1924-07-29
Fduorite Recipes of
Prominent Women
BY EDNA Nj. COLMAN.
Chicken Mousse.
MRS. MORRIS SHEPPARD.
Wife of Senator SHEPPARD,

Mrs. Sheppard is one of the most
attractive and accomplished of the
young matrons in the group of sena-
bands home town, she is a graduate
of Randolph Macon Woman's Col
lege and also of the Washington
in wedding close upon the heels of
her graduation from the latter insti-
tuition. Besides musical ability of
more than ordinary quality, Mrs:
Sheppard is a student of affairs and
is active in the clubs to which she
her menus and table appointments
notably dainty and attractive. Here
is a novel and delightful recipe for
preparing chicken, by which it
or as salad, fitting in nicely into
any dinner or luncheon menu. AL
though it is somewhat troublesome
to prepare, Mrs. Shepherd considers
the result sufficiently compensating.
breasts of two cold chickens which
have been either baked or stewed.
Run them through the meat chopper,
using the finest knife. Put two table
Of milk and dissolve it by setting
the cup in a pan of boiling water.
Season a pint Of the ground chicken
meat with salt, pepper and some
lemon juice, and mix it we'll with
the dissolved gelatin.
Have in readiness a pint of rich
cream which has been whipped very
stiff and fold it into the mixture.
Place the whole in a wet mold or
pan and thoroughly chill until the
gelatin has hardened. When ready
to use, turn out on a platter and
serve with a good mayonnaise, gar
nishing the dish with olives and cell
cry tips. If this is made carefully
and permitted to stand long enough
to become thoroughly chilled and stiff
the loaf may be sliced and served on
lettuce leaves.
Evening star., 1924-07-29

Jacks inside the house. She would
leave them in there to go to hunt for
food, but the moment her back was
turned out they would come. So she
did her best to teach them as rapidly
as she could the things it was nee
essary for them to know.
They didn't have to be taught to
dig their little claws into the bark
They did this as naturally as they
breathed. OF course, at first they re-
mained very close to the entrance, so
that they might scamper in every
time they were frightened. This was
very often. You see, everything was
so new and strange that they didn't
know what things to be afraid Of and
what not to be afraid Of. So, often
they were frightened when there was
no cause for fright. One would be-
come frightened at something and
scramble for the safety of the house.
The others would scramble after him.
not knowing what had frightened
him. But 1t wouldn't take them long
to get over their fright, and they
would be out again.
Mrs. Happy Jack didn't leave them
alone any longer than was necessary
You see, every minute she was away
from them she worried for fear some
thing would happen to them. When
she was with them she taught them
in their play. They didn't know they
were being taught. but they were. In
Evening star., 1924-07-29
BEDTIME STORIES. 2. 2! s1sssss sMesszo'

playing tag they learned how to
dodge around the trunk Of the tree
When they tried to catch their moth
er, somehow she always managed to
keep the tree between her and them.
No one can catch you If you keep
the trunk OF tree between you and
the one trying to catch you" she ex-
planned. And they soon found that
this was SO. After that when they
were playing by themselves they
would chase each other around and
around the trunk of the tree.
Sometimes one would get on one
side of the tree and one on the other
side of the tree, and the first one
would try to catch the other one. The
other one would dodge back and
forth, SO as to keep the tree between
them. Mrs. Happy Jack would nod
her head in approval You'll find
that a very useful trick one of these
days" she said.
One day she discovered one of them
teasing his sister by pulling her tail.
She put stop to that right away.
You must leave each others tails
alone" she declared. "A good tail is
very important to a squirrel. What
ever you do, take care of your tails.
A good tall may save your life some
time
II don't see what good a tail is, ex-
cepting for looks" whispered one lit
tie squirrel to another.
His mother overheard him. Watch
me-" said she sharply. She ran out
along branch and made a long leap
Evening star., 1924-07-29

This afternoon me and Puds SIM
kins was wawking along jest TAX ting
| a wawk and some old lady came
running out Of her frunt door all
ixcited saying. Little boys. little
boys, do you want q doughnut and
an apple apeece?
Us saying we did. and she sed,
Well then come In my kitchen and
Q my. deery me, was never so
frightened in my life, and I've lived
through 3 wars, she sed.
Being kind Of fat little old
lady with pointy toes, and me and
Puds wawked back to the kitchen
jest as loaf Of saw a mouse as eny-
thing elts, and the kitchen door was
shut. the little old lady saying. Now
open 1t quick and pop rite In. and
III stay rite heer in the dining room.
Its jumping erround in the potato
box under the table. she sed.
Wich 1t was, me and Puds heering
1t as soon as we quick opened the
kitchen door and jumped in and quick
shut 1t agen, me saying, you ump-
the door to the back yard and it
will run rite out, watts you say,
pardner?
Lets go, Puds sed. And he quick
umpdumped the potato box and lot
Of all size potatoes and one small
size mouse came out, and / quick
opened the door to the back yard
ony insted OF running through it the
mouse ran into the bottom of the
cubbord among the pots and pans
and disappeared. and the little old
lady opened the kitchen door a crack
saying. Well little boys. is it gone?
Yes nam, me and Puds sed. Not
saying ware to, and the little old lady
came in saying. Ware did 1T go? o
l see, out the kitchen door. now pick
up the potatoes and Ill give you your
reward. Wich we picked the potatoes
up and she gave US each a apple and
a doughnut and we keep on wawking
and eating them and feeling kind of
nerviss, me saying. G, wat II sippose
the mouse jumps out agen and scares
her and she drops down ded or some
thing and heer we are eating her
apples and doughnuts. Holey smokes,
think how we'd feel, I sed.
G. gosh, Puds sed, and we went
home. and after suppir Puds came err
round and we was both still feeling
nerviss and we wawked past the little
old ladys house and she was setting
on the top step in a rocking chair
looking CRATE, me and Puds thinking,
Herray, and we went back and got
up a game Of prizzners base.
Evening star., 1924-07-29
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE,
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ D.,
Noted Physician and Author

lights in prodigies Of home work" "
The teacher whose aim and ambition
is to develop freak memories glories
In home work. The teacher who
strives to train the pupil to think
and reason has little use for this
practice. Home work" is naturally
convenient alibi for the incompetent
teacher.
But that is only one variety of
nagging which school children have
TO submit to and which proves more
than the frail ones can stand. The
quaint practice of requiring pupils
the study room still holds good in
some Of the badly managed schools
and high schools. To require a child
to sit prim and still for hours every
day is unwarranted and inexcusable
in any circumstances, and to prohibit
casual whispering is just favorite
indoor sport of the martinez. The
very height of this abuse of disci-
pine or department is reached by
certain teachers, who even require
the pupil to go through a rite or
ceremony of asking permission to
leave the schoolroom to get a drink
of water. Any teacher who practices
such indignities on those at his or
her mercy ought to be shelved for
the good Of the public health.
Discipline and proper order are nec-
essary and desirable in the schooling Of
the young. But parents who have due
regard for the best interests of their
children will not hesitate to interfere
when such cruelties as i have men,
toned are perpetrated by neurotic
teachers.
There is a form of nagging which
thoughtless parents and doting rela-
tives too frequently inflict upon chill
dren at home. Don't do this" and
Don't do that" are constantly dinned
in the child's ears, without rhyme or
reason, just thoughtlessly. This bad
habit cannot fail to break down a
child's morale.
Worse still is the habit of noticing,
commenting upon or praising or de-
ploring child's peculiarities, merry
ous' conduct, extraordinary doings
or sayings habit which the parents
OF spoiled" neurotic, hysterical and
freak children seem to be strikingly
fond of.
When I was a schoolboy the
teacher struck me over the head with
a book, breaking the eardrum. 1t
left me totally deaf in that ear. Is
there anything that can be done to
restore hearing in such a case?-E. p.
Answer-Probab not Breaking
or rupture of the eardrum, however,
would not cause total deafness. A
blow with a book may have injured
the sensitive nerve apparatus of the
inner ear, which would more likely
account for total deafness. Many
people with ruptured or broken ear
drums have nearly normal hearing.
tCopyright.)
Evening star., 1924-07-29
My Neighbor Says:

A sliced onion placed in a
basin of cold water will absorb
the smell of new paint in
room
Never trim a lamp wick with
scissors. 1t is almost impossi-
BILE to cut it clean and
straight. Just rub the burned
part off with an old cloth.
Never clean the finger nails
with sharp-pointed inStru-
ment. and never cut them with
out first soaking the hands in
warm water at least five min
utes. If the finger nails are
stained, try dipping them in a
cup of warm, soft water. to
which teaspoon of lemon
juice has been added.
If you keep an alarm clock in
the kitchen and set it at the
time your bread, roast or vege-
tables will need your attention,
you can then dismiss 1t from
your mind.
If you like the skin of roast
pork to be crisp and cracked
rub a little salt on the skin be-
fore placing 1t in the oven.
When boiling a cabbage or a
caulifiower, tie up a crust of
place it in the saucepan. This
pervading the house.
Evening star., 1924-07-29
TODAY'S BEAUTY AID

You can bring out the beauty of
your hair to its very best advantage
by washing it with Canthrox. 1t
makes a very simple, inexpensive
shampoo, which cleanses the hair
and scalp thoroughly of all the dan
druf, dirt and excess oil, leaving
wonderfully clean, wholesome feel
ing. After its use, you will find that
the hair dries quickly and evenly, is
never streaked i'll appearance and is
always bright, soft and fluffy; so
fluffy. in fact, that it looks more
abundant than it is, and so soft that
arranging it becomes a pleasure.
Just use a teaspoonful of Canthrox.
which you can get from any good
druggist, dissolve it in a cup of hot
water; this makes a full cup OF
shampoo liquid, enough so it is easy
to apply it to all the hair instead OF
Just the top OF the head
Evening star., 1924-07-29
Wafer Sandwiches.

These are delicious, but should be
made only a short time before they
are to be eaten, and they require
careful handling. Whip some double
cream until thick, sweeten and flavor
with vanilla essence or other flavor
ing, then stir into the cream some
finely chopped walnuts or hazel nuts
or preserved ginger or pineapple.
Spread this on some waters, cover
each with another and press gently
together.
Evening star., 1924-07-29
What TodayMeans to You
Leo.
BY MARY BLAKE.

Only slightly unfavorable planetary
aspects prevail until noon. and, while
they are not strong, little more than
ordinary care is advisable-a little
more thought, little more delibera-
ton. The balance of the day Is, from
an astrological point of view, quite
unimportant, although the signs por-
tend, unless proper care be taken to
avoid it, an acrimonious atmosphere
and an unsettled condition. Do not
attempt any new undertaking, and,
above all, maintain poise and exercise
thought
A child born today will suffer from
extreme nervousness and fretfulness.
These tendencies can all be overcome
in early childhood by healthy habits
and as much outdoor life as possible.
The child will show an inclination
for reading in solitude. This, during the
early stages. should be discouraged.
If necessary, forced, to mingle in the
ordinary pastimes Of childhood, until
its defects are remedied
II today is your birthday. you are
cause you set too high value on
your own comfort and ease and
pleasure. Riches and ease are not
necessary for your highest culture,
else tne world had not Deen so large
ly indebted in all times to those who
have sprung from small beginnings.
An easy and luxurious existence
will not train you to effort, nor will
it awaken within you that conscious
ness of power which is so necessary
for energetic and effective action. On
the other hand, poverty and hard
knocks may be converted by you into
blessings.
Do not covet riches for the sake of
riches. They are too great q tempta-
tion to ease and self indulgence-to
which we are all by nature prone
and will kill your inconQuerable de-
sire to succeed. Bacon says:
Men seem neither to understand
their riches nor their strength; of the
than they should; of the latter. much
less. Seaf-rSliance and self-deniaI,
will teach q man to drink out NJ his
own cistern. and eat his own Jweet
Evening star., 1924-07-29
Montana Steak.

Chop one pound Of lean mutton fine,
add one egg, half a cupful of milk,
per and a few drops of onion juice.
Form into small cakes and either
broil or fry them. While this dish
is more delicate If the egg and milk
are used, it can be made without
them. In this case it resembles ham,
burg steak as 1t is ordinarily pre-
pared from beef. 1t may be made
with or without onion.
Evening star., 1924-07-29
MOTHERS
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

One Mother says:
In some way my little boy had be-
come afraid Of the dark. He wanted
me to sit with him until he fell
asleep and to leave light burning
in his bedroom. 1 put our fiashlight
by his bed on a table, and urged him
to turn It on as often as he liked.
This gave him confidence, and he
soon got over his fear.
Copyright, 1924