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Evening star., 1926-03-24
HOME NOTES
EY JENNY WREN.

For fullest. keenest enjoyment OF our
garden plots we must have birds, and
to have birds we must offer them
some inducement to make their Sum
mer homes with US. Bird houses lure
the wren, the bluebird and the martin.
a bird fountain set among the
flowers summons the robin and
the wary blackbird to our fiowery do
Evening star., 1926-03-24
"PuzzEcks
.Pu-zle.Limeyick.

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A teacher in far +
Got into a terrible =.
He lent )
To his fayorite a,
Then forgot the students p
/. A seaport of Scotland
?. Predicament.
8. Fifty cents.
4. Pupil.
5. Place of abode.
(Note--"No collection Of jokes these
days is complete unless 1t contains one
about a Scotchman," says J. e. H.
Of Detroit. $50 this 'Puzzlick' may be
regarded Us both timely and clever"
Can you figure it out? The answer
and another "Puzzlick" will appear to-
morrow.)
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
There once was the head of a cult
Who achieved an amazing result
By giving advice
At a terrible price
To those who asked questions occult.
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Evening star., 1926-03-24

Take a four-pound piece Of beef.
brown with butter or pork. When
well Drowned. add one onion. one
carrot, one turnip cut in pieces, half
cover with boiling water and let sim.
mer tightly covered until tender. Re.
move the fat, thicken with flour.
strain the stock and rub the vege.
tables through a sieve. Add water
and a little cream until moderately
thick.
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Veal Outlets With Oysters.

Spread a veal outlet thicklv Wit
bacon fat. Prepare bread crumbs g.
for a filling. seasoning we'll Spreao
over the bacon fat very thickly. DO
oysters over It. pour Il little water il
the baking pan arid hake in the oven
covering with waxed paper 10 keer
the crumbs from burning.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

What IL the smart width around
The hem for the new frocks? When
10 a dress just full enough to be up to
date? These are questions that wom-
Ell ask this Spring as perSistently as
they asked last season how long their
skirts ought to be.
II would be convenient to be able
TO put it down in back and white and
60 say definitely tiEat skirts should
a.! be Just exactly . Yards and :1L
Evening star., 1926-03-24
The Star and Lion of the Republic of Paraguay. y.

IT, flag consists OF three horizontal
stripes, as In she Gag OF the Netherlands. rod
aboye, hite in the .r'iidIe and blue beloH
is placed in the uliddle of the white stripe
]! u narrow band ~ red, then white. then
blue The name 'Repubiica& & Del Paragussy r,as .,
golden star over sky and sea Ike lion Is
1n the diverse side OF the fag.
Evening star., 1926-03-24

On April n dinner will be given in
New York in honor Of Prof. A. Graves
to commemorate his 50 years OF serv-
ice at the University of Virginia and
at Washington and Lee University.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Jimson Weed.

The common ragged weed of your
back yard which is called JlmSon
weed is not named after some one
named Jimson. but gets its name by
a corruption Of jamestown, because
this flower appeared in the early Eir-
ginia colony of jamestown soon after
settlement there. 1t was really
brought accidentally by ships from the
tropics. The seeds Of Jimson weed,
or stramonium, are distinctly poison
Gus, affecting the brain. Thus com.
pany of British soldiers in India was
induced to smoke the seeds, as Hindus
often do TO induce religious frances.
Instead of religious notions, however.
the soldiers all got an idea that they
were monkeys and climbed trees and
Chdteered and threw coconuts at one
another. \ regiment had 10 be called
ont to arrest them and COnfine them
till the effects wore off. Now what
do YOU know about that?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
]. The Aurora BorealiS Is believed to
be caused by the decomposition of
positive and negative electricity In the
upper and lower atmosphere; artificial
auroras have been electrically pro-
duced.
.. The reason why the sky Is blue is
not definitely known; ozone and re-
fraction of light from ice crystals in
the cold upper strata have been sug
gested.
8. The upper atmosphere is cold
even in sunlight because the air, being
coiorless. does not absorb much heat
from light and because the warm
bla anket" of carbon dioxide iii the air Is
not found in the upper atmosphere.
4. The gases i'll the air are chiefly
oxygen. nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
5. The colors of sunset are caused
by the refraction of light from the
dust and moisture OF the lower atmos-
phere.
6. A rainbow Is caused by the pris
matte refraction Of sunlight on rain
drops.
fCopyrisht. le26.l
Evening star., 1926-03-24

Swedish mothers place money III the
DAhy's first bath to guarantees tn
Wvalth in ~ entuEA
Evening star., 1926-03-24

THE VERY FULL SKIRT MAKES
a GALLANT SHOWING IN THIS
PICTURE FROCK OF RED TAF
FETA TRIMMED WITH BLACK
LACE AND BLACK VELVET RIB
BON BOWS. IT Is WORN WITH
RED SLIPPERS.
understanding more and nothing
less. But there Is really nothing at
all settled about it. In fact, skirts are
Of all widths. In Paris PaQuin made
some rather long sheath skirts for
Spring that were sonarrow that there
was need Of d Slit to make walking
possible az all: and as All exponent OF
the other extreme, Lanvin made some
Evening star., 1926-03-24
What Do You Know
About 1t?

DAILY SCNIVc Din,
/. Do ferns have seeds"
=. Are orchids parasites?
5. DO oaks have flowers.
4. Is the tomato "a fruit?
8. Do potatoes set seed?
G. Can plants grow in the dark?
answers to these questions in
tomorrow S Starr
Evening star., 1926-03-24

NJ. Pstrl will give personal attention
Inquiries from parents or school 'esrhers g
hiIn N care Of this psper. inclosi1E -
addressed. stamped envelope for reply.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

But Algy. I'm very cross with v,r
really! You promised faithfuIIv !.
bring our engagement ring toniys,.
He: Believe me, dear, Tn soyrv
The truth is-the other girl hasn't y.
turned IL yet"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

Miss Lucy Bigelow, Chairman ana
Household Management Project
Leader of Fairfield Center Farm Bu-
reau has probably caned more
chairs and made more baskets than
any other Somerset County Farm
Bureau member. She learned now
TO cane chairs at a Farm Bureau
Meeting held in her community IN
March, 1925. Katie Stevens demon
strated re-caning chairs at that
time. Miss Bigelow caned one CHAIR
at the meeting and since that time
has caned IS chairs for herself and
seven for other people, some OF
whom lived in Fairfield, Norridge-
wock, and Hinckley. Some of the
chairs which she caned for herself
were in the house when 1t was
bought % years ago. One rocker is
known to be over 100 years old.
Besides Gaming 81 chairs for her
self and others, she has been great
help to Somerset County by con-
Quoting demonstrations on the Sub
ject in other communities.
Miss Bigelow has also done con-
siderable reed work since learning
the work at the meeting held with
the Home Demonstration Agent in
Fairfield Center in October 1925.
She has made five trays. five flower
baskets, Is ordinary work baskets,
one dolls cradle, and one standing
sewing basket, on which she is
shown working in the picture. Her
uncle, e. T. Bigelow. who is rs years
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

or by arranging II close to the head
II can be made to look smaller. A
large hat will make the figure ap-
near smaller while close hat will
make a person look larger.
"The length and thickness Of the
neck should next be considered. A
high and rolling collar will make
the neck appear shorter.
"Then there are the shoulders and
the waist to think Of. Narrow
sloping shoulders may be made to
appear broader by decorating the
outside OF the shoulder. or by an
unusual sleeve or by carrying lines
across the figure. Cross lines and
extra decorations should be avoided
on persons with broad shoulders.
II the waist is too narrow for the
bust and hips the dress should
hang as straight as possible. II the
hips are too wide all decoration
should be avoided. If they are
narrow cross line decorations may
be used effectively.
FINALLY there is the bottom Of the
skirt, ankles and feet to be con-
sidered. A short skirt tends to
shorten the figure while a long one
tends to lengthen 1t. A long skirt
on a stout person makes her ap-
pear older"
what are cross lines? When are
they used and how?"
Gross lines are made by anything
that carries the eye from one place
to another. 1t may be made by a
change of color. difference in ma
terial, by the place where one gar
ment stops and another begins, by
decorations, construction, a tuck. a
pleat a row of buttons or the design
Of material, such as stripes, flower
patterns, or plaids which should be
used by tall thin persons specially
and avoided by the short stout
women"
what about. sleeves and cuffs?"
"Short sleeves call attention to
the width of the figure as well as
to the size OF the arms. They are
attractive when arms are smooth
and well proportional. Sleeves
should be either a few inches from,
the shoulder, two inches above or
below the elbow, three quarter
, length or three or four inches up
from the wrist. Persons with short
arms should wear straight sleeves
with no cross lines. Any trim
ming on the sleeve should be placed
vertically. With long arms cross
wise lines on the sleeve by con-
struction or decoration break the
length. A close fitting sleeve should
be used only by those with well
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

shaped arms. neither too large nor
too small. Persons having very
slender arms should use q full
sleeve.
"A sleeve tight at the wrist calls
attention to the hand, making It ap-
pear larger. A loose sleeve without
a cuff tends to make the hand ap.
pear smaller than 1t IL and also less
noticeable. Any decided decoration
at the bottom of the sleeve calls
attention to the width Of the figure
at the hips"
! "Just one more question, how
about the necklines?"
1.-THE shape Of the face. the length
of the neck and the width Of the
shoulders determine the neckline.
Two important points should be
kept in mind. First, like lines ac-
cent like shapes in face and
shoulders. Second, extreme opposites
in shape and line contrast sharply.
The long face must avoid extremes
In length or breadth Of neckline,
the safest choice being a line oval
or rounding in form and quite close
to the base of the neck. The low
neck line is especially good for the
individual with the round face and
broad shoulders. A high fitted coll
lar should never be worn by one with
short neck. A low, roll collar Is
good on almost everyone II the
front neckline is chosen with care.
A broad oval appears to lengthen
the neck. A high roll collar hides
the neck and makes 1t look shorter.
A long v neck makes the face ap-
pear thinner. A low roll collar
gives the neck its full value while
the round neckline makes the face
appear rounder Flat collars on a
broad oval neckline tend to widen
the appearance of the shoulders"
Here are few hints for the stout
and the thin ladies.
Hints for the Stout
I. Be conservative. never wear
extremes in line, color or style.
2. Do not wear tight under
garments, they emphasize the
curves of the figure.
8. Be sure that the clothing ffts
well but is never tight in any part.
4. Do not wear elaborate sleeves.
S. Do not allow any cross lines to
be emphasized.
6. Wear plain materials with a
dull finish.
Z. Emphasize lengthwise lines In
the center front and center back.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

Chair Gaming 10 a proieet -.
on In Somerset County ma iled
with considerable euthusisss. sear
success. Meetings have hesr snd
in Fairfield. Larone, skowhs~s. asld
Adams, Cornville. Harmony q
son. Norridgewock, and Norm aai.
son. Twenty-Five chairs havs an
caned at these meetings. s.. sssn
more chairs are being cansS ~
those present at the meetinrs W
These chairs are caned AT n.
proximate cost OF from fftv !.
eighty cents depending on the A..
of the chair. OF course. II n. slze
and back are both caned. ths 80
would be practically double sos'
Meetings in chair canine
scheduled to be held in RIuIey re
New Portland, North Arson 80
Mercer. saa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18
How TO.Be
Well Dressed
Mrs. B. L. Taylor, Farmingdale
kennebec County Clothing Projee'
Leader

Can the short stout woman be
made to appear taller. or the tall
thin woman be made to appear
shorter, or the lady with . small
head appear to be made larger and
vice versa? These are very serious
questions. The woman that Is just
average size is fortunate. but she
has her problems in the selection OF
clothing, too.
Mrs. B. l.. Taylor of Farmingdale
Is the Kennebec County Clothing
Project Leader, clothing selection
being only one of the phases OF the
project. the other two being Health
full Clothing and Millinery. She
works in cooperation with the home
demonstration agent, Miss Grace l..
Pennock, in planning the work and
securing reports. But let's ask Miss
Pennock just few questions about
this clothing selection business.
What does one need to think
about when selecting clothes?"
zone should think not only OF the
hat. dress, coat or shoes needed. but
also of the clothes which will be
worn. of the usual needs for such
garments, and any special occasions
that are likely to arise. To be well
dressed the parts or a costume must
look well together, the colors.
shapes and textures should blend TO
form a unit. Each woman should
make a careful study of herself,
analyzing the good and bad quali-
ties of her appearance so as to I'M
derstand why some clothes look
well and others do not. Photo
graphs are an excellent source for
studying the individual. A better
method is a full length mirror and
handglass. Women should not for
get that others see them from the
back almost as often as from the
front"
"What are the points concerning
a woman's form which should be
considered in selecting clothing?"
well, first think of the figure 4as
a whole. Is she short or tall. stout
or thin? Is there any part of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

The honor Of being the first man
in the county to purchase a better
bulr' after the better bull" cam
paign started, goes to Frank e.
Niles Of Monmouth. Mr.. Niles is
one of Monmouths leading farmers
and Is interested In Jerseys. For
many years he has kept a purebred
Jersey bull and each time he has
bought a new one he has been very
careful to get better one. The re-
suit is a fine herd Of high grade
Jerseys.
The latest bull was bought of
Fred B. Perley of Vassalboro, Presi-
dent Of the Maine Jersey Breeders
Association. He is son of Plain
Mary's Rioter and out of one of Mr..
Perleys best cows.
Other men who have lately bought
new bulls are:
E. P. Oliver Of Oakland; W. o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

old, has made and bored practically
every base and engraved them for
her.
Miss Bigelow. who has belonged
to the Farm Bureau for six years,
has been Chairman every year and
Household Management Leader Tor
two years. When asked what she
thought OF the Farm Bureau, she
simply said II feel that people who
do not belong to the Farm Bureau
miss a lot"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18
Hints for the Thin

I. Have plenty Of fullness in
clothing.
.. Accent the outside lines Of the
figure; shoulders, sleeves or hips
with decoration.
3. Too loose clothing will EN-
phasize the thinness of the figure.
Clothing should fit the figure.
4. Do not wear straight lines,
let them fare.
s. Use lines going around the
figure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

Have you seen that awful Brown
girl lately?" asked one. II heard she
is married. Has her husband got any
money?"
It don't know about that" confessed
the other. reluctantly.
Well" vouchsafed the first woman,
'she said she would never marry a
poor man."
II know. darling, and now she hasn't
been married week, and everybody s
saying poor mani"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

figure that Is larger than 1t should
be in relation to the rest of the
body? The head, for example. A
small head makes one appear taller
A stout person with a small head
looks much larger than one the
same size but with a large head.
You see 1t Is a matter Of proportion.
The apparent size Of the head can
be changed by the arrangement Of
the hair and the choice of a hat
BY softening and loosening the hair
the head can be made to look larger
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

Parlin and F. w. Foss Of Mt. Vern-
on; r. B. CASTOR of Pittston; c. G..
Bisbee Of Wayne; L. w. Swift of
Sidney; Maurice Cannon and Mar
tin Hamlin Of Waterville; 1. L.
Jones Of So. China; w. P. Briggs
and Richmond Sargent of Winthrop:
E. E. Wentworth of China: Harold
Smith of Monmouth; w. X. Gates
of Vassalboro: and George ana
James Shaw of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

"Rumor has 1t that YOU ara nal.
to marry Jack" sS'As
Then rumor 10 lying. I shou,s,,.
dream of marrying him. He can,t ~.
can't shoot, can't drive a car. e.,..
Jazz. and can't play tennis"
But he swims awfulIy well, you
know" ~
Yes, but would you want a b.,
band that you had to keep in an ana.
RUM"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

The ferryman, while plying ov.. !.
stream which was only sIieStlv =. =
tated, was asksd by timid ladv \.
his boat whether any persons w..
ever lost in that river. 'e
"oh. no." said the man, "ws !.
ways finds them again the nsxf 49,.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-03

let him see it for himself Frankly,
c seems TO US that Mississippi and
New York newspapers are afraid that
if American Negroes see Moscow they
may conclude that it is a darn sight
better civilization than what they see
in Vicksburg and Yonkers.
] tell you there Is something incon-
sistent between this American report
about Russia and this American fear
Of letting Americans see Russia They
are certainly not afraid that Ameri.
can Negroes win hate what they see
In Russia. or that they will conclude
that Mississippi is better place to
live in than is awful Russia. II a
visit to Moscow were expected TO
make Negroes more willing to be op.
pressed in Mississippi, then Missis-
sippi would send annually a state del.
egation of Negroes 10 Moscow, TO
come back and report.
Well, what ARE they afraid OF?
Draw your own conclusions, Sambo.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-03
insult WILL 3
Be ASKED WHY
He GAVE Coin
Labor Leaders Said to
Be Embarrassed

Why Samuel insult, Clement stude-
baker, Ira D. copley, utility magnates,
and Daniel Schuyler insult attorney,
contributed the sum Of s2o6,235 to
Frank L. Smiths campaign fund, will
be the object Of Senator Reeds In
quisitorial powers when the senate
slush committees probe into the llli-
noIs primaries reconvenes in the fed
ersl building tomorrow at 10 a. m.
Money For Everybody.
In addition to the funds contributed
by Insult to Smiths senatorial cam.
paign he also gave $4,000 more to
the three Cook county tickets. of the
three rival groups He donated &c.
900 to the Deneen group treasury,
$40 900 to the Crowe-Barrett chest and
$4,000 to the Brennan democrats.
How much the good Samaritan con-
tributed to the Small-Lundin campaign
kitty remains to be divulged. Fred
Lundin, leader of the Small forces, is
expected to be called 10 the witness
stand next Tuesday and asked to tell
how much insult and other interested
parties contributed TO the expenses Of
his ticket
Gave One Quarter.
Thus three men interested in pub
lie utilities have contributed twenty
FIVE per cent of all the moneys known
to be expended in the primaries. The
total amount known to be spent is
1865, 1851 The total contributions
Of the three utility men are SAL
2351s.
The immediate results of the In
vestigation is a campaign against
Frank L. Smith by the anti-Small wing
of the Illinois G. o. P. Unless an in
dependent candidate takes the field in
the fall elections, there are indications
that this faction may throw its support
to Geo. f. Brennan, also a utility bene-
ficiary, tho only to the extent of $751;
600. A small sum, it is true, but the
principlei This is a joke. It IS re-
ported that Brennan is now kicking
himself with lIis wooden leg for nav.
ing accepted insults bounty.
There is Crashing Of Teeth.
Another group that is doing a lot
of head-scratching these days is the Ia
,or officials that backed Smith for the
enatorship Walker. Harrington and
Olander, do not feel the sting so badly
is reported. being well accustomed
% seeing their names linked with big
business and crooked politics. But
John Fitzpatrick and Edward Nockels
don't feel at all comfortable. 1t is
not so very long ago that they were
boosting a labor party and denouncing
all labor leaders who worked for. and
with the capitalist parties.
The fact that the matter will prob
ably be discussed on the floor OF the
CONTINUED on page D.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-03
new YORK PARTY
STARTS DRIVE TO
Get SIGNATURES
Needed for State
Ballot
Especial to The caiIy worker)

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The follow
ing candidates have been nominated
by the Workers (Communist) Party
for the coming city and state cleo
tons:
For governor, Benjamin Gitlow; for
lieutenant governor, Franklin P.
Brill of Buffalo; for state comptroller,
Juliet Stuart Poyntz; for attorney
general, Arthur S. Leeds.
New York City ticket: 2 A. D. Man
haitian, Rubin Saltzman; 4th A. D.
Manhattan, Meyer Loonin; 9Th A. d.
Manhattan. Benjamin Lipshitz; Sth
A. D. Manhattan. Rebecca Grecht;
10th A. D. Manhattan, John c. Nc
Donald; 18th A. D. Manhattan, Fan
ME Warshafsky; 18th A. D. Manhat-
tan, Abraham Markoff; 14th A. D.
Manhattan, Elmer T. Allison; 3rd
Bronx, Joseph Redgug; 4th Bronx,
Rose Wortis; 9Th Bronx, Charles Zim-
norman; 7th Bronx, j. Borochovitch;
6th Brooklyn, Samuel Nessin; 14th
Brooklyn, George Primoff.
Congressional Candidates.
Tenth congressional Dist, Brooklyn.
Bertram D. Wolfe; 18th COMPRESSION
al Dist, Man, Harry NJ. Winitsky;
18th congressional Dist, Man, Charles
Krumbein; 14th congressional Dist,
Man, Alexander Trachtenberg; goth
congressional Dist, Man, William
Weinstone; 23rd congressional Dist,
Bronx, Moissaye ]. Olgin.
The task of placing the ticket on
the ballot this year is a tremendous
one. At least 10000 signatures must
be procured for the state ticket and
at least the same amount of sigma
lures for all candidates in New York
City. All party members are instruc-
ted to Immediately turn in their
names either to their section manager
or to the campaign Office and they
will then receive instructions as TO
the procedure in this work and will
receive their petitions and territories
in which they are to work.
All party members must immedi-
ately go TO the local office at once and
register for this work. They will be
assigned to class for their instruc.
lions for signature collecting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-03
Miners Delegates Coming
Especial to The Daily worker)

Amer
do the
h
A. Purcell and Ellen wilkinson all labor party members the British parliament are
United Mine
o America
headquarters of the United
M W. A. the
will
recently