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Evening star., 1924-12-24
WRGINIAN Is KILLED
IN FIGHT OVER WIFE
l. H. Bottom Charged With Murder
of H. D. Brown, Former Pro-
hibition Agent.
By the Associated Press.

og lle Associated frcSs-
RICHMOND, Va, December 2i-
Howard d. Brown, former prohibition
agent Of this city, is dead and Lin
wood H. Bottom, son OF Davis Bottom,
State superintendent of public print
ing, is lodged behind the bars of the
city Jail charged with murder as the
result of a shooting affray yesterday
which brought to a climax unfriendly
relations caused by Bottoms alleged
attentions to the wife OF Brown.
The shooting occurred in the down
town district shortly after l o'clock
and in full view of hundreds of
Christmas shoppers.
Bottom is said to have fired four
shots full at Brown as the latter ap-
preached him on the street All took
effect in the victims body. AS Brown
crumpled to the sidewalk, eyewit-
nesses say, Bottom calmly reloaded
his revolver, and, entering a beauty
parlor, telephoned police headquar-
ters and told them to send for him. as
he had killed man. When the Off
GERS arrived he offered no resistance
and was taken to the police station,
where he was charged with murder.
Brown was rushed to hospital
where he died
Evening star., 1924-12-24

THEY had been reading magazine advertise
i ment about Listerine, the well known anti
septic, and about its wonderful deodorizing power
1t spoke of how Listerine removes onion odor and
it challenged the reader to make this test:
"Rub bit of fresh onion ON your hand. Douse
ON little Listerine. The onion odor Immediately
disappears.,'
She was skeptical and bet that it couldn't be
done. He had seen it demonstrated before and set
out to prove it to her. The girl lost her bet But
she gained valuable bit of information.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
SUIT FOR So, ,OO1,139.66
DUE TO FIRMS FAILURE.
Stockholders of Bailey Brothers
Tobacco Company Allege Con-
spiracy to Wreck Concern.

BY the Associated Press.
GREENSBORO. N c., December "A.
Suit for s2001, 1896 damages,
growing out of the failure OF the
firm of Bailey Bros, a tobacco manu-
featuring concern, of Winston Salem.
was fild here yesterday by w. l.. Ashby,
Patrick County, Va, on behalf of the
stockholders of the bankrupt concern.
The petition filed in United States
district court names as defendants
the r. ]. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston Salem; the Wachovia Bank
and Trust Company, which has
branches in a numebr of North Caro-
lima cities. and a number of indi-
viduals. 1t charges conspiracy to
wreck the concern. for which receiv-
ers were appointed May Is, 1928.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
mccoy JURORS GO !.
H0MEF0R HOLIDAYS
Arguments in Case End With
State Demanding Death
for Ex-Pugilist.
By the Associated Press.


LOS ANGELES, December "a
kid" Mccoy sat in his cell in the
county Jail today while the jury
which will determine his fate on a
charge of killing Mrs. Theresa Mors
was liberated until after Christmas.
Arguments in the former pugilists
trial were completed in Superior Court
late yesterday, with the prosecution
demanding a verdict of first-degree
murder.
In closing argument Deputy Dis
trfct Attorney Ostrom declared 1t was
not pleasant, on the threshold of
Christmas, to be demanding the death
penalty for any man, but IF we have
not law enforcement what is to be-
come OF us?"
The killing of Mrs. Mors, he said,
was the act of "a roue and rake, in
famed by liquor" Outworn as a
prize fighter. and a failure at every
thing else, Mccoy was determined
to live on the money of Mrs. Mors,
Ostrom argued. and when her chang
ing attitude warned him his meal
ticket was slipping away" he became
possessed of a fnurderous rage and
slew her.
Evening star., 1924-12-24

ices as Secretary of War, is en- route
from New York as a Christmas pres
ent to Newton d. Baker, telegram
received by him last night states
The volume was compiled and pre-
sented by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise.
owen D. Young. Raymond B. Fosdick,
Julius Rosenwald, Chicago: Edward
A. Filene, Boston; Gen. Tasker II.
Bliss and many others.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
U. S. MAIL SACKS LOOTED
BY BANDITS IN HONDURAS
American Business Interests Pro-
test Careless Handling of
Valuable Matter

Correspondence OF the Associs ted Press
TEGUC1GALPA. Honduras, Decem-
ber 1.-American business interests in
Honduras are concerned over the ut
ter careleSsness which has character
ICED the handling of mail matter
within Honduran territory. from the
United States. Serious losses and
much inconvenience have resulted.
1t seems that some $50 sacks of
mail from America accumulated re-
Gently at Pito Solo, near Calse Yojoa,
in a wooden building. Marauders came
that way, and as the sacks were un-
guarded, they looted them all. Let
ters, documents, checks drafts, in
voices, ct cetera, were scattered about
in the fields, and the mail sacks them
selves carried off to be used as rain
coats.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Scre,U SWALLOWED
28 Years Ago Is
Tnke1. From Lll11 q
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, December 24-A
one-inch brass screw, swallowed
2S years ago. was removed from
the right lung of Frank Crawford
by DIR. J. Homer McCready at the
Francis Memorial Hospital here.
A tube equipped with a small
electric light bulb was inserted
through the mouth and after the
screw had been located long
forceps was used in its removal
The patients condition is reported
as being good"
Evening star., 1924-12-24
GIFT FOR N. D. BAKER.
Friends Mail Concentrations of
His Work as War Secretary.

CLEVELAND, December PA
large Morocco bound book, contain
ing letters, press clippings, editorials
and interviews. commencing his serv-
Evening star., 1924-12-24

The United States Army and Navy
are to standardize radio sets. Air
planes of the two services are now
unable to communicate because of
the differences
Evening star., 1924-12-24

Nature never makes mistake, but
she sometimes leaves a job for the
dressmaker to finish.
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SIMPLE BEAUTY AID
TO KEEP
YOUR HANDS LOVELY
BY Maria Jeritza-

once. during the twenty.four
hours-just before retiring. And
with the, hot water she does not
use any soap.
After their bath in hot water
she dries her hands thoroughly
on a Turkish towel and rubs them
with white vaseline. She then
draws on a pair of loose rubber
gloves before retiring.
Your hands may grow red just
at. first under this treatment, she
says. but after a week or so you
will find that they are beautifully
white, velvety and supple.
She rubs the white vaseline
into her fingers with the move
ment one uses in drawing on a
new pair Of gloves, a strong, gen.
tie, downward stroke from the
tips to the base of the fingers,
And she rubs it into her hands
and wrists with the massage
movement one employs in wash.
ing ones hands. These move
ments should always be used in
rubbing cold cream or lotions
into the hands,
OF course; in. order to give this
plan. a fair. trial. you will find it
necessary to follow directions ex-
actly. For instance, use loose
rubber gloves. They can be
bought in the. ten-cent store. Cot
ton gloves win not do as a sub
stitute.
Also draw on the rubber gloves
before you wash dishes or for any
other reason .inmerse your hands
in hot soapsuds.
And use white vaseline, not car.
bofated or yellow vaseline. For it
is only by, following directions ex.
actly that we can hope for sue.
cess with any exercise or formula.
If you wish perfect hands-and
what woman does not-surely
you cannot work out simpler
method Of attaining them than
that I have suggested. And you
will find that in eliminating
roughness. from your hands you
will do much toward eliminating
a certain ruffled irritability from
your disposition. thus adding to
your charm as well as your
beauty.
Copyright. 1924. Premier syndicate. Inc.
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2 Mges.;.z:.:E:!.!. q:

seeking ways and means to i'm
prove. the appearance of the
hands. one is confronted with the
difficulty that arises from an en-
barrassment Of riches There are
SO many delightful softening and
whitening formulas to be had,
all Of them practical and mex
pensive, and so many simple ana
efficacious beauty methods for
improving ones hands, that to
choose from among them is be-
wildering.
You may be entirely satisfied
with the plan you have worked
out for keeping your hands al
ways at their soft, white. lovely
best. including the supple, strong
grace that counts for efficiency
in everything they undertake.
If you are not satisfied with
their condition. suppose you. try
g. plan advocated by a certain
famous actress as her own par
ticular method Of attaining and
retaining lovely hands. Her
method has the Endorsement of an
equally famous physician. Per-
sonallE have not tried it, be-
cause / obtain good results by
other methods. But ! shall sub,
NIT the plan to you, as it seems
simple, practical and well worth
q trial.
The actress to whom l.. refer
washes her hands in cold water
and good CASTLE soap whenever
necessary during the day. Hot
water she. uses on them only
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-27
CAN A KANGAROO SWIM?

KIT ERE we are." I exclaim-
ed as our ship pulled
- up to the dock. Here
we are in Australian
1.-THE land Of the Kangaroo
Bunny yelled.
They're certainly funny-loolxing
fellows" commented Bobby.
Imagine what the first men
who ever saw a kangaroo
thought" said I.
who were they and when did
they first see a Kangaroo" asked
the inquisitive Bobby.
EN- tell you," answered. 1.-THE
first men who saw a kangaroo
were part Of the crew of Captain
Cook. an English explorer, who
came out here to this the almost
unknown country in 1910. They
had gone ashore to gather some
food, while the ship lay in the
Endeavor river here in New
South Wales, and while they were
foraging they saw a kangaroo
They were astounded and could
hardly wait to get back to the
ship to tell about it.
''As it happened, a great natu.
ralist, Sir Joseph Banks, was in
the expedition. What did he do
but catch a kangaroo and take 1t
back to England. That's how the
kangaroo first got to Europe"
II hope we can see a kangaroo
in its wild state" ventured Bobby.
"That shouldn't be difficult"
said I, ''kangaroos are very COM
mon here"
Soon the ship landed and so did
we. Straight for the open coun-
try we started and were soon ex-
ploring.
Fortunately one day we saw a
whole herd Of kangaroos. There
they were lying cuddled up to-
gether. Some were playing with
, each other-just as you have seen
puppies play. Others were nib
bling grass or doing. We snap
ped several pictures.
"Can kangaroos swim?" asked
Bobby, as we neared the point.
was about to answer his
question when Bunny shouted
MAN overheard! There swim
ming across the bay!"
We watched his progress and
went down to the shore to wait
for him. AS he came nearer,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-27
By Beatrice Fairfax.

AYORA is sweet little thing.
IN But she Is always tagging
~ around after someone and
echoing that someone's opinions
and initiating that someone's
habits. Rex. who loves Nora de.
votedly. wonders whether he is 60
ing to, have a spineless wife If he
goes ahead and marries his Nora.
This is the way he states his
case:
"She's the cutest little trick you
ever saw. And the way. she looked
up and seemed to adore me
brought me right to her feet when
I'd known her only a week or two.
But now I'm beginning to realize
that Nora looks up and adores
everyone. She doesn't wish to go
to a certain restaurant because
her uncle says the service there
is punk. I get good service there
and always have, but Nora keeps
saying she knows she'd hate 1t be-
cause uncle says 1t is rotten.
I'VE were on our way to see q
picture the other night and were
all set, as 1t was on a subject
that, interested me a lot. But
Nora's brother was sure she
wouldn't like 1t, and Nora couldn't
help listening and being influ.
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the Country.

this without making me the an
nouncen1ent. But I have what do
not wait for me to tell you. And
at once / Ene--while / think we
have decide we shall be the
friend. Is it not?'.
II hope we are friends. How
did YOU get back from South
America so soon?" / smiled with
IA great effort at poise.
At my request. the maid went
sout to get Manuelo some hot
toast and in a few minutes Man
uelo Ortiz and ! were left alone
in the sunny breakfast room.
AT once the boy leaned across
the table and addressed me with
ilnpetuosity the more fervent for
having been restrained during the
presence Of the maid.
''I am come to you at once. ]
have much shall say to you. An
illusion she have died for me. But
instead of the lies / have made for
myself have for me new ideals.
Sonora. you are one Of my ideals.
So brave! So sweet! So-alone!'
You have aroused by curio-
sity," i suggested. IT'D like to
hear what has happened to bring
you to rne-so informally. Has it
anything to do with the Shipping
Corporation? / was anxious to
reach you about that
:'''Maybe!.. How can / teII?''
Manuelo shrugged his shoulders
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my glasses gave me the surprise
of my life.
TITS not a manr' I shouted.
'Tt's an animal"
BY this time we were almost
breathless with excitement. On.
and on came the animal that Ger.
tainly was a strong swimmer.
And when he finally came to the
shore and crawled up on the
beach. there before our very eyes
was q kangaroo! He shook him.
self and hoped off into the
bush.
THAT fellow was forced to
that. I'll wager" said Bunny.
you're right" said I. "I was
just about to tell Bobby when
you called Man overheard! that
when pressed and in danger q
kangaroo will take to water. But
never knew that a kangaroo
could swim such a distance.
i've read a lot in the papers
about expert swimmers from
Australia and Annette Keller1nann
and the Australian crawl" said
Bobby, "but I never guessed that
even the kangaroos were long
distance swimmers"
"Not surprising" said Bunny.
dropping one ear. Possibly
there is something in the climate.
You must remember that the
kangaroo family are among the
oldest inhabitants here"
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BY Ann Lisle,
Whose Serials Of Married Lie
Have won o Big Popular

66XKTE'D better wait a little
w longer for Mr.. Harrison
I suggested.
There was no audible reply, but
the girl flounced a bit as. she went
down the hall. This was ex.
planned when I picked up the re-.
ceiver and Jiln's voice answered
my greeting. 3
Hello. Anne! Sorry, but 7.
won't be home for dinner. I'm
held up and don't know what time
I'll be in. You've had a hard day.
30 go to bed and get all the sleep
you can. won't disturb you
when I come in"
'TIl wait up. I began; but
Jin's voice cut in impatiently:
Don't do that. haven't time
to talk now; but I'll be dead my
self when come IN and won't be
any too anxious to chin. DO as
] say for once without arguing,
won't your"
why, yes--of course-Jin1. - I
answered, hiding my hurt and dis
appointment.
Cant say any more now. i've
got a lot to attend to. Be a good
girl and don't start imagining
things. Now run along, dear.
Goodnight . ,.-.
And before I could put one Of
the questions trembling on the
tip Of my tongue, the receiver
clicked up implacably.
I. was badly hurt by Jim's curt
refusal to discuss with me the
mission which had taken him from
Dreamwold so suddenly. His tele-
phone message explained nothing.
I dragged through dinner and
the first hours of the evening,
going to bed by 10 so I could lie
up>earIy and have a long talk with
Jim before we departed for; our
respective offices. But when 1
got to the breakfast, table found
q note from Jim at my place. It
read briefly and without anything
to soften the bare facts:
Dear Anne: The business which
called me from Dreamwold isn't
80
settled by a, long shot. I'm off in
. rush. See you tonight for din
ner If all goes well. In case am
not coming home. viii try to tcle-
phone you at your office. Best
from jim"
The doorbell rang while Twas
wrestling with. my grapefruit. and
q moment later the maid came
Into the dining room with Manuelo
Ortiz following on her heels. Be-
fore the girl could say a, word.
Manuelo burst out with Spanish
fervor:
':Buenos dias,. dear. sonora. For.
give me, please. that I come like
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-27
WHEN IN
DOUBT
BY Cornelius Beekman-

NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Will you kindly tell mo
what is the correct way to- seat
married couples at 81 luncheon
or dinner party? Should they
sit together or have different
partners? MRS. T. e.
THEY should never be given
l. places next to each other.
Such seating arrangement is done
only by hostesses who have no
idea Of social form.
(Mrs. Beeckman will be glad
to answer questions on etiquette
submitted by Peaders.(
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-27
DEVELOP A MIND OF YOUR OWN
Some OF the Noras Of This Life Of Ours Are Pleasant Little
MorOns Who Let Their Strong Minded Families Do
the Thinking for Them

enced. She's always changing her
mind. She listens to every one
but me.
II think she feels that I must
be a dummy or I wouldn't have
fallen for her. I feel like sinp
when I realize that I'm on the
verge Of marrying girl who
hasn't a mind Of her own. I'll
bet after we are married she'll
go home and ask mother whether
we ought to have roast beef or
lamb for supper. and II mother
says lamb I'll get it, even though
can't eat the darn stuff.
I'm fairly stubborn male,
but not set, and I'd rather have
the stubbornest female ever than
find myself married to a, little
girl who would let anyone-even
me-do all her deciding for her.
Do you think should break
with Nora for our own good?"
How much do you love Nora,
Rex? How much do you care
what becomes Of her and how she
develops? How much effort are
you willing to make to help her
find herself and the full stature
Of her mind?
Those are the questions you
must ask yourself-and your
answer depends somewhat on
them and somewhat on certain
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Delightful Sequel to when Girl Marries,' Which
Scored Such Tremendous Success Throughout
the Country

and spread his hands with palms
wide in a Latin gesture. Then he
rushed on:
From the beginnings make
the start. Yesterday I have gone
to make the afternoon call with
Rose
''Rut, wait a minute" I inter-
rupted, getting my thoughts in
order. II understood Rosa to say
you had gone to South America.
Did you come back-on the pilot
boat?"
II have never start for home"
ManueIo ortiz replied fatty.
But why should Rosa'- I
began half to myself, then I In
terrupted my own thoughts to
ask quietly. "oh. yes-you meant
to go and changed your mind.
And yesterday you went to have
tea with Mrs. Cordova to tell her
Of your change of plans"
Again the eloquent shrug Of
Manuelo's shoulders as he said:
II have not plan shall go
home. have never tell Rosa
/ shall go. But when Rosa tell
me shall not have anyone to
see me. I am SO much the slave
I hide. / was foolish boy. But
I am man now and / see Rosa is
maybe what you call scoundrels. :"
To hear Manuelo thus calmly
disclaiming his goddess was
startling enough, but my amaze
ment continued as he went on
ruthlessly:
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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; things. cannot read out Of or
into your interesting but slxetchy
letter.
Some Of the Noras Of this
world are sweet, undeveloped,
unselrKh little creatures who
have ctag1ed into the habit Of
sacrificing themselves and their
opinions fos 7heir families. Catch
one of them young, and train her
to recognize Nab value Of person
atty, opinions. Individuality and
backbone, and she may turn out
to be sane and. sensible help.
mate.
Also, she may overdo the de-
veloping thing and eturn into
regular termagant. But that
isn't imminent enough to worry
the man who was first attracted
by a baby's stare and then finds
himself wondering what lies be-
hind it.
Some Of the Noras Of this life
Of ours are pleasant little morons
who let their strong-minded fanli.
lies do the thinking because they
are incapable Of the sustained
effort required to make up one
small mind. A woman like that
makes pleasant enough toy for
"a man who wants nothing sturdy
cannot be a mental companion to
a thinking male person.
When a man finds himself In.
voIved with girl who seems to
let her. people do her thinking
for her, he must stop and do q
little investigating. Perhaps q
selfish and stubborn family haG
dominated a girl too simple and
sweet and kindly to fight against
them. Perhaps the girl has fallen
into the pathetic habit of endur.
ing. rather than striving for the
right as she sees it. In this casG
gallant knight4ought to be glad
and pround that he has come
along in time to rescue damsei
in distress.
But IL the girl you love is q
slave to family domination and
tradition, and il she is ready to
sacrifice you to the whims and
notions Of her whole tribe, then
/ you'd better come to grips with
your problem as socn as DOS.
sibie. Either you two go out to
found a new home and to. con.
tinue the race in terms Of your
own natures and visions, or you
are merely shadows of other
people. And il your sweetheart
isn't going to be your partner
and pal because she is slave
to her family instead Of a loving
and able member Of it, then
you'll have to figure out Just
how much Of a battle you are
willing to put up.
Constant friction wears away
love just as surely as constant
dripping wears a stone.
The woman who puts her fam.
lily first, and has no sense that
her husband is her partner, de.
stroys the basic meaning Of true
love and real marriage. So don't
let q baby stare blind you to
the fact. that. you want to marry
woman. not a lisping, weak.
minded, cute child.
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body.
What every
W o m a n may
not know, how
ever. is that
keeping the
hands smooth
and white and
shapely is a
simple matter.
requiring only
a few mo.
nents Of in
telligent care
each day.
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