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HOUSE CHALLENGED
TO STOP FUNDS Of
CLASSIFYING BODY
Representative StengIe, AS
sailing Board, Moves to
Abolish by Vote.
HOLDS CONGRESS INTENT
IN PASSING ACT IGNORED
Condemns Administration Of Law
as Egotistic Plouting
of Authority.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Abolition of the personnel cIassi
hcation board by the simple process
or cutting off the appropriation for
It's support during the next fiscal year
VIII be attempted in the House late
today when this item Is expected to
be reached in the Independent Offices
appropriation bill.
Ihe House last year by an over
whelming vote approved the bill
fathered by Chairman Lehlbach OF the
ClVlI Service committee TO abolish
the personnel classification board and
turn its duties over to the Civil Serv-
ice Commission. In making the mo-
ton in the House today to eliminate
the salaries for this board Represent
ative Charles I. Stengle, Democrat,
Of New York will challenge the
House to show whether il really was
sincere in its vote on the Lehlbach
bill last year, IF members meant
what they said then, they have an
opportunity to do that very effective
y now Representative SteugIe says
Coupled with the proposal, Repre-
sentative Stengle explains what is
really the cause Of dissatisfaction
with the personnel classification board
and what he believes 10 be the cure
House leaders urged him to make
this explanation because since 1910
he has been an active worker in the
interests of Civil Service employees Is
editor, lecturer, author and Iegisla-
tor, He is honorary vice president Of
the National Association of Civil
Service Employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-17
From Press to Home
Withit the Hour"

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
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20. s. Weather Bureau Forecsst.)
Cloudy and colder tonight; mini
mum temperature, about "a degrees;
tomorrow unsettled.
Temperatures-Hig 4S, at noon
today; lowest, 81, at 4:30 am. today.
Full report on page I.
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The Washington times., 1925-02-26
TAILORED
LINGERIE
BY Alice Langelier
international News Service Staff
Correspondent.


TAILoRED lingerie is the
order of the day for wear
With new spring frocks.
French designers are advising
women to be very careful in Sc.
lecting lingerie which is as flat
and clinging and as supple as
the gown which is worn over it.
Some ot the most exquisite under
wear now being shown at the
February white sales are the
white linen sets trimmed only
with drawnwork Hand drawn
work is the smartest kind of orna-
Tnentnfion that is seen in the
shops, and white linen lingerie
is always just q bit more exquisite
than any other kind.
Even smart sets in silk. crepe
de chine, or silk wolfe, come in
tailored styles. For these net
edgings and applique Ornamental
ton are the EewAst trimming. It
may be applied fiat, or in pleated
insertions, bound with silk or
folded to make a hernS for APP
pliQue Of flowers. birds and other
{motifs. but the trilnrning Is sure
to belDsrfeetly smooth and tlffIe-
less.
= Rows OF double hemstitehing,
arranged in geometrical patterns,
make simple, plain trimming on
the chemise, and knicl1er sets and
others have real lace trimming
in flat bands. One of the smart
shops is showing lingerie trimmed
in black Chantiliy, very close and
!. clinsing. 1t is especially attrac-
tive on soft pinks and yelIows.
The chennise envelope is being
adopted more and more by chic
Parisiennes, who realize how
necessary it is to avoid bulk with
the present fashions.
Washable satin is making prac-
tical pajanna suits for sleeping
or Iounging. It is interesting 30
notice the number of pajamas
now displayed in the smart shops.
Many are so very gorgeous that
they are really negIigee or mouse
garments. For real sleeping pur-
poses there are simple pajamas,
in eponge, with colorfuf collars in
contrasting tones. Some Of the
jackets slip over the head and
tie about the waist with b soft
sash. thus doing away with much
Of the mannishness.
The Washington times., 1925-02-26

week : and q A4ARtE JeRtTlA
few moments Of care each day
should keep your nails in the pink
of condition. provided you have the
habit Of taking good care Of your
hands.
BY this Ismean not only scrub
ing them well when they need
it with soap and water, but rub
hing q coed softenfng hand lotion
at least once q day into your
finger tips and hands.
This win keep the cuticle smooth
and Iooaencd and lessen the diff
Guilty Of giving yourself good
manicure. Or, IL you have your
nails cared for by a skilled oper-
ator she VIII bless you for light.
ening her labor and insuring good
results by your cooperation.
When the cuticle is neglected
and allowed to grow tight TO the
nail. the work Of Ioosening and
pressing it back 50 that the lovely
ralf moons are visible Is actually
arduous and fraught with danger
OF cutting the delicate skin. If
these Iumina are allowed to go
into eclipse under your cuticle the
final result win be jagged skin
and hang-nailsa condition a.
ugly as it is painful:
Nowadays there's a so-called
cuticle remover to be had which
makes the manicuring, Of ones
own nails a much simpler oper-
alton than it used to be. This
.acid softens the cuticle and makes
pressing It. back with the orange
stick q simple matter.
Many manicures nowadays pre-
fer using tweesers to manicure
scissors when an obstinate bit of
rough, jagged cuticle has to be
removed. But avoid as far as
possible the use Of either tweezers
or scissors, as both tend to ulti.
mately thicken and roughen the
.cuticle.
+: And one wor6 of warning re-
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
Foxy Grandpa's Story
WHY THE WATER,BEETIE rs A HIGH DIVER.

Ut was one Of those Lazy days
in September which makes
~youzthink that summer will
never end and that winter must
be many months away.
Bobby, Bunny and l stood by a
pond, and Bobby said:
'It doesn't seem possible that
soon I win be skating on this
very pond. Look how quiet and
peaceful It is. There's nothing
stirring" ser
But Bobby was wrong. ForSat
that very moment we noticed dis
turbances on the surface of the
water. A curious black object
appeared. Then a popping noise
was heard and with the pop and
much kicking and wriggling the
little black object disappeared.
What was that?" asked Bobby.
Something came up for air.
answered Bunny.
Lets wait and catch it," said
Bobby. 1.-THE next time he comes
up I'm going to grab him. what
ever it is"
He waitcd-quite a while, too.
Then the water dubbed and soon
the little black object reappeared.
Bobby plunged his hand into the
water and seized It,.
Quickly he dropped it on the
ground and exclaimed:
Water beetle"
Sure" said Bunny, land a fine
one, too"
Look at those hind legs, said
Bobby. ...
yes" said Bunny, land look
at the whiskers on them. No
wonder he can swim. could
too, If I had such a pair of pad
dies"
why this looks exactly like
the beetles we see on land some.
times said Bobby turning him
over.
Just the same" said Bunny,
these fellows often leave the
water and take trip on shore or
change their residence from one
pond to another. Bot sometimes
they have a tragic end for just
such wanderings."
What do you mean?" asked
Bobby.
"You see," said Bunny, "these
water beetles are great divers.
And oftimes when they are on
land they will mistake the glass
roof of a greenhouse for the sur
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
PALE PINK NAILS
A Few Moments Of Care Each Day
Should Keep Your Nails III
Pink Of Condition.

garding the final polish Of your
nails! "A delicate, glossy, pals pink
is highly desirable. But the ex-
aggerated shine and deep red tint
that some oyerzealous manicur4s
achieve, 10 neither beautiful nor
in good taste. Don't make your
fingernaiIs unduly conspicuous BY
the polish you give them. but
apply just the merest bit Of LIQUID
or powder to preserve their freshly
groomed. clean appearance.
Never apply . sharp steel IN
strument beneath your nail tips,
for it win rough the skin and
cause the dirt to cling. If yen
havsn't IN orange stick q hand
!. and must use pointed steel tiIs.
soften its point with : bit Of 81.
sorbent cotton before applying y
ia the skin under your nails.
The following formula said to
be derived from the Orient, makes
an effective nail rouge:
Clippings Of aIlxanet, X ounce;
alcohol (s5 per cent. ounce.
After this mixture nacerates
for one week ii becomes . bril-
liant color. Apply Il to your fin.
gernaiIs with absorbent bottom
then blend II with more absorbent
cotton.
Every fastidious woman has her
own method Of cleansing and
identifying her nails. But there
are cretain fundamental rules d
symmetry and good taste that
govern: The nails must present
smoothly curved edge. either
slightly pointed at the tips Or
evenly rounded. They must b.
neither too long nor too short,
but just the lnegth that best pro
tects the fingers.
The cuticIe must be smooth ana
unbrolxen and reveal plainly the
deep. dainty half moons. Not one
vestige Of suspicious gray should
be allowed to question the abso-
lutte cleanly condition Of nails and
fingertips. And the nails must
glow like pale pink jewels -
lovley finish ia dainty hands.
The Washington times., 1925-02-26

face Of a pond, take q header and
unconsciously commit suicide"
Oh" said Bobby. And yet
they can stay long time in
water, too, and go around on the
ground"
"Sure thing" said Bunny. They
have air chambers on their backs
so that they can stay under water
an hour and a quarter at q
time"
Lets throw this fellow in and
!. see him dive suggested Bobby.
Very carefully he lowered the
little beetle on to the quiet sur
facesof the lake.
why, loolx!" exclaimed Bobby.
He doesn't dive. Perhaps he,
doesn't want to-
He wants to dive, all right,
but he can't make a shallow dive"
declared Bunny.
why not?" asked Bobby.
Because his coat is so shiny
and smooth that the water is re-
PEELED by it-pushed off" s."
oh" said Bobby. Lets try
him higher"
Bobby Lifted the beetle up high
in the air and let him drop.
Into the water the beetle dis
appeared and we never saw him
again.
Perhaps that's what's the mat
ter with my diving" said Bobby.
THE next time I'm going to try
the high diving board. Maybe my
skin is too slippery and that's
why I always land on my tummy.".
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
By ElenOre Meherin.
The Biggest and Best StOr::' Of
Her Career.

Praying so she saw him, tall
and brown, and merry-the dark.
tender eyes grinning in hers.
And praying so, she covered
her face and tried to shut away
q pale, taunting throng of mem
cries.
Let him be we'll again-she
would efface all these! She would
be drawer, truer. Oh, she would
stand up nobly to the higher
things she sometimes felt. She
would Danish this soft, easy,
careless life she had been living.
She would plunge into the grip
ping, holy things
Anything - anything On the
wide earth he wanted-that she
would give. She cried, remem-
bering an episode Of the past
week-the morning after party.
His head ached. he said heavily:
e'Call that good time. Nora
Lee?''
And she answered breezily:
s'I've no hangover! I enjoyed
myself. immensely
"Lord-is this the way we
want to go. on? Wen be old the
first thing we know-and all
wen have done is to avoid the
real things OF life"
She went over afrly and kissed
the hack of his neck, whispering:
s'Thee win feel better tonighti"
And he answered bitterly: Jaw,
I'm sick of it! sWhat incentive
has a fellow got? What's the
use of grinding
But she had won him over as
she always could She had put
her cheek against him and muir
INJURED:
We've only had a little while
mot three years yet! Are you SO
unhappy? I'm mot enough for
gOu2
why, I thought I was
He had laughed sheepishly and
called himself brute.
But she knew now that she had
many. many times tficked him 50
that she had forced down pro-
found, instinctiye longings Of his
that she had arrogantiy made
rim go her Wy because Il was
the free. easy way
Miles to Travel.
Oh. not because it was the
drawer. deeper path. He followed
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
MEDITATIONS
OF A
MARRIED WOMAN
Helen Rowland.

flivver, after all; it's what you
have the eyes to see and the
heart to enjoy that makes the
journey worth while.
A woman often thinks that it's
her feet, when its's really her
conscience that's hurting her,
after a day Of frenzied shopping.
A girl knows that she isn't
the first-nor perhaps even the
twenty. first in mans
life; but a man never can Inn
agine how a woman COULD have
loved anybody on earth but him
self, and is NEVER bothered with
jealousy.
The ''man-hater" is q thing Of
the past; no woman feels justified
in these days in hating the whole
seq, merely because she didn't
or did--happen to marry enc of
them.
II you have to make q mental
diagnosis in order to discover
whether or not you are rally in
love. you are NOT. When you
are really ii love, you viii know
it, as surely as you know when
you are really hungry. or really
drowning, or really fal Ing down
stairs.
"a man can always find some
thing to give his attention to,
when his wife starts talking,
even II it's only his finger nails.
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
| WHO SAID TT
| AND WHERE

yet do I hold tlnat mortal
foolish who strives against the
stress Of necessity"
Euripides in Hercules Fursns"
notes the futility Of opposing the
. inevitable.
"The precious porcelain d hu-
man clay"
Byron in '.Don Juan thus
speaks OF the human body.
'"Tle best thing know between
France and England is the sea-"
Times have changed since Doug.
las Jerrold wrote this in THE
Anglo-French Alliance
(copyright. 1894. King Features
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
w III EN- IN
DOU B T
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman-
Signing Her Name
TEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:

Signing Her Name
TEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:
~ Which is the proper way
for a young married lady to sign
her name-Mary Brown Smith or
Mrs. George A. Smith?
A CONSTANT READER.
no you mean how she should
~ sign her name to letters?
Mrs" should never be used in
the signature OF letter. A mar
ried woman should sign a letter:
Yours very sincerely,
MARY BROWN SMITH.
If the letter is to a stranger or
to a business firm, or to some
one who does not know her for
NAL name she should put her for
NAL name in parenthesis at the
left OF the, signature. Like this:
Yours very truly,
MARY BROWN SMITH.
MRS. George A. Smith,
Will you permit me to talk to
you about your letter-paper? It
is. not in good taste, for the color
is altogether too vivid and the
iridescent edge is not artistic. I
hope that by now the supply is
exhausted. Is it? FOR your good
handwriting and your black ink.
it would be better If. you sup
piled a frame OF white or gray,
or very light blue letter-paper,
plain and conservative, and there
fore in good taste.
+, From The Bride TO the Groom
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Is it customary for the
bride-to.be to give the bride
groom-to-be a wedding gift, and
il so. what ise usually given?
~. e. c. Il.
TT is not customary, but it is
perfectly correct. of course.
Here are q few things that might
Be given, a gold pen or pencil
Tor BOTH, a short gold key chain
or gold key ring. long silver
key chain, a, belt buckle, cuff
links. a travelling bag, a watch
chain, a silk muffler white or
black and white) for his evening
clothes, a gold or silver cigarette
case, or a black MORE silk set con.
sisting Of cigarette case. match
CASE. and card-case) for use with
evening clothes.
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
RECIPES OF
CONTESTANTS

Orange Pie.
One cup Of sweet milk, y cup
sugar, 2 tablespoons flour Tor corn
-starchl, teaspoon butter, medi.
UNI sized orange, 2 eggs.
Mix together flour and sugar.
Crate orange rind, add to milk
with the juice and mix with flour
and sugar. Stir well, then add
yolks of eggs beaten well and
butter. Cook in double boiler, re.
move from fire, and after 1t il
slightly cooled, pour into rich
crust. Use whites of eggs for
meringue Flavor meringue with
orange or vanilla.
MISS ETHEL C. LYNCH, Il
Bethesda, Md.
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
Making Batters

NEVER add much liquid to the
AZ flour when making batters
until all the Jumps in the flour
have been beaten out. Then sti..
in the remainder Of the liquid
gradually
The Washington times., 1925-02-26

that il they
CLEAN BACK ct
you in shape
. lys pale pink
cleanliness you.
feel more self
confident, eff
Gent and TT
beca us 9 Of
your knlowl-
edge that
they're look
ing their bes.
a gocdlnlani-
cur0 once each
The Washington times., 1925-02-26

one. No man seems to be con-
stituted strong enough to stand
concentrated affection without
getting contraction OF the heart.
1t doesn't really matter whether
you go through life in an import
ed touring car or in secondhand
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
BY Maria Jeritza,
Priima Donna Of fire Metropolitan
Opera Company and One d
the Most Beautiful Women
ar the Hay.

"HERE'S nothing more satis
flying TO ones sense Of clean.
illness. comfort and dainti-
ness. than the consciousness that
ones hands are in good condition
with wellnanicured nails.
Glance at your own nails tiass
moment. III venture to guess
The Washington times., 1925-02-26

" VERY man should, soner or
later, make fool of him
- self over some woman--if
she would only give him TIME,
''Twenty-seven days are requir-
ed for the moon to complete its
circuit around the earth'-but, by
that time, a man usually has a
new girl, anyhow.
why is it that q man always
picks out the. kind Of dog and the
kind of wife that tugs at the
The Washington times., 1925-02-26

leash, and then
is so chagrined
W h 3 n the v.
can't be made
t o ] u m p
through hoops
or to trot
along at his
heels like faith
full little Fido?
It Is wiser
for a girl to
be just a little
fond of severel
men than to
be too fond Of
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?


l.. When was San Luis Obispo
Mission, California, founded?
2. When was Marcus Whitman
American pioneer of the North
west, murdered?
8. When did Francisco de Xeres,
historian Of the Conquest Of Peru,
die?
A. When was the fate of Ed
uard Vogel, African explorer,
ascertained?
5. When was Zenobia Queen of
Palmyra?
Answers to these queries will be
printed tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
ANSWERS
To yesterdays questions.

To yesterdays questions.
1. Santa Barbara Mission, Cali
fornia, was founded in 1885.
2. Viscount de Turenne, French
marshal, was killed at Sasbach,
Germany, July 81, 1875.
8. Mark Catesby, English nat
uralist. lived in America from
1872 to 1919.
4. Calvin was banished from
Geneva in 1888.
5. The Peace of Augsburg was
concluded September 25, 1855.
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
Second Installment of Modern Novel,
Conferred On Heart and Mind :
of the 'Flapper.' -

her-Dut not with all MS nedTC,
All his heart she had not want
ed.
She wanted 1t now-each throb
and hope of it. And if it could be
hers one complete hour again she
would hold it the greatest treas
ure life could offer.
It would be hers! No God-would
take him from her. Why, they
had just begun :" - why,
they'd only turned one little cor
ner of the road. There
were long miles before them
miles to travel hand in hand.
She went again to his bed. hold
ing with desperate serenity to the
stubborn, unnatural hope.
His hand twitched on her palm.
It no longer chung. 1t only seized
convulsively-at long, aching in
tervals of restless quiet.
He opened his eyes once and
groaned hoarsely: Sorry - not
much to leave you--poor .Eorry---
poor-poor-Ionely- sorry
She leaned down, all but sing
ing in his ear: but you're not
going! I won't be alone: You
won't leave me, Dane. I WON'T !
let you go. need you. -
want you. oh-you
don't know! Dane - fight you
must fight! You CAM
Clinging To Hope
His lips moved painfully
thin, chalked line of suffering,
He shook his head.
But suddenly his fingers hard
ened on hers. He said, terrified:
What? What? DON'T go-don't
leaven'
Her heart stopped-she fancied
a gray shadow fitting and set
Ting. on his features.
She wiped his face and put ice.
as he demanded, on his lips. He
asked again family: what? You
spoke 80
And she knew then that he
wanted her. murmur in his
thoughts that it was thread
a bright, silver thread tossed in
to his failing consciousness that
it held him to her.
She said: ''Dane-you are bet
ter. Oh. Eght-please dear. You
can never leave me-never-you
can't go. You feel me holding
you It is coming to the dawn
soon-then you're better - bet
ter
Hour after hour-smiling- cwip-
ing away tears--looking upward
and clinging to that young, un-
conquerable, persistant hope.
CHAPTER XXI
Fighting With Death.
Her hand caressed his. End
lessly. She looked at the dim,
Swallowed walls and murmured
with blazing, indignant quiet:
"You won't take him. Nor
Her spirit rose gigantic and
hid him from the silent, un-
answering enemy, advancing
noiseless through the night.
He was HERS! Nearer to her
now than ever. Many images
walked up and smiled at her
smiled with dark eyes, laughing
and tender. They were all Of
him-as he sometimes entered
quietly. stood behind her, slip
ping his arms over hers, bending
his head down
She loved it when he did that
when he was dominant
and merry.
She touched his hair softly
now-limp and brown against
the pillow. And she remembered
touching her mothers hair So
touching it and weeping, for the
dear hands chilled on hers.
Ito BE Continued TOm0rrowl
The Washington times., 1925-02-26
Mfles Cd TraVeI,

Oh. not because it was the
drawer. deeper path. He followed
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