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Evening star., 1926-06-07
Lee Moves for Liberty.

PHILADELPHIA, June {. 1176.-
This day may go down in history as
one which heralded the coming OF
new nation. Richard Henry Lac of
Virginia laid before Congress, in ac-
cordance with the instructions of his
colony, a resolution declaring that
these United Colonies are, and of a
right ought to be, free and independ-
ent States, that they are abSolved
from all allegiance to the British
Crown, and that all political connec-
ton between them and the State of
Great Britain is. and ought to be, to-
tally dissolved"
The same resolution asserts that 1t
is eXpedient forthwith to take the
most effectual measures for forming
foreign alliances and recommends
that a plan of confederation be pre-
pared and transmitted to the respec-
tive colonies for their consideration
and appreciation.
It is said on good authority that Mr..
Lee delivered a brief address before
offering the Virginia resolution He
spoke of the vast resources of the
United Colonies and of their capacity
tor defending themselves against for
eign aggression or oppression. He
said with much earnestness that. by
declaring themselves TO be an inde-
pendent nation with an established
government. the colonies would be in
a much stronger position to seek for
Evening star., 1926-06-07
bEAU l. OI1AlO BY EDNA KENT FORBES

1t Is bound to look natural and to be
becoming.
The more often you do this the
easier it will he to set the hair; In
deed, if you have even the slightest
tendency toward wavy hair you can
train 1t to stay in these loose marcel
waves. and even If it does come out
after a few days you will be safely
over the limpness that follows the
shampoo.
Mrs. B. H.-There is nothing wrong
with the treatment you have followed
for getting rid Of the blackheads. ex-
cept that you have overdone it. Stop
using the powder for time and
merely cleanse with a cream or a
mild soap. If your skin is not clear
after the irritation has disappeared.
try the powder again with less borax
in It, or omit the borax entirely IL
there is the least tendency to irrita-
ton.
Mrs. r. F.--The egg astringent is
so simple that it can be made each
time you use it. 1t is merely one
part white OF egg to six parts water
Evening star., 1926-06-07
EAT AND BE HEALTHY
Dinnh Days Daily Talks on Diet
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine

their health \ by reducing. Young
women who are already too thin and
who are studying at college or work
ing in offices and leading extremely
active social lives as a side line would
commit the height Of folly by under
taking a reducing diet.
If there are any such foolish peo.
pie in the reducing army, the trum-
pets must be blown to bring them
standing at attention. and the procla-
nation warning them against their
folly must he read through a loud
speaker. "All ye who are normal in
weight; all ye who are too thin--be-
ware DO not undermine your health
by weight reduction"
Then the trumpcter must blow an
other blast. The announcer must bel
low forth. "TFear We me. All ye oyer
fat, your health is in danger. Disease
is waiting to grab you. Sensible.
careful weight reduction will help
you"
There is no general rule but com
mon sense about reducing. You 90
or you don't. as your own individual
wellbeing demands.
A greyhound should look like a
greyhound. A st. Bernard should
look like a st. Bernard. A woman
should look like a woman and not
like a COW.
NJ. A. HIS gluten -four fattening
Answer-Gluten flour is not fattenine
r. Ii have a great many PIN
pies. / love candy and eat it freely
Could this be the cause? Answer-It
could very likely be the cause. Per.
sons who are subject to pimples must
eat sparingly of the sugars. pies
cakes. jams. jellies, marmalades. Cut
out the candy and eat fresh fruits for
your sweet tooth. Also get rid of con
stipation by proper diet.
Readers desiring personal answers to their
questions should send self-addressed. stamped
Evening star., 1926-06-07
Lessons in English
BY W. L. GORDON.

Often mispronounced: Aye (always),
pronounce as in day" Aye Cyes).
pronounce as in tie
often misspelled: Recognize; ze.
synonyms: Part. particle. piece. por-
tion, fragment, atom. element, mem.
ber. ingredient, section. segment. in
stallment.
Word study: Use a word three
times and it is yours Let US in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word:
Arbitrary: depending on the will of
the arbiter: absolute; despotic. They
transgressed several of the arbitrary
rules"
Evening star., 1926-06-07
Our Children By Angelo Patri

Not a bit. But they know a lot
more about things than we did when
we were growing up. Now take us.
We couldn't have driven a car a cou-
pla of hundred miles. We couldn't
have found our way. And we wouldn't
have known enough to wire home for
money if we had been stranded.
bet I'd have just sat down and cried
and waited until somebody found me
and took me home
well, YOU were a girl. Maybe
your brother would have been hraver.
He might have been II he'd had
the chance that he wasn't allowed to
go to the village alone with the team
until he was 81. Somebody went with
him to steady him"
Was he sensible?"
"Not a, bit more than mine Ia sensi-
bile today. The first thing he did when
father gave him his head was to buy
some sheep that an old farmer down
the road had been wanting to get rid
of for seven years. They had to be
killed outright. No.. he wasn't so
sensible, either"
well, maybe when they grow bit
older and have a little more expert
ence. they will know better
But in the meantime? II they only
had a little common sense.
/ Common sense is crystallized expert
ences. You can get 1t In just one way.
Store UP experiences and interpret
them intelligently. That takes most
of us lifetime.
INQUIRIES from parents and school teachers
on the care and development of children
Write him Of TINS for reps
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1926-06-07
"PuzzEcks"
d. =
-Puszle.Limericks-

A soubrette who had made a i
In despair drank a pint Of ,;
Soon the hair on her 3
Turned from yellow to -,
And she then got a job with 3.
]. Failure.
2. Highly seasoned pepper sauce.
3. Where hair should be.
5. Leading American theatrical pro.
ducer.
(NOTE: Completion Of this limerick
by placing the right words. indicated
by the numbers. in their correspond
ing spa ces. will show you what hap
pened to the soubrette and why her
fate was a happy one. The answer
and other 'Puzzlick" will appear TO-
morTow)
Saturdays "Puzzlick."
There was a young lady Of Munich
Whose appetite simply was unique
There's nothing like food"
She contentedly coOed,
As she let out a tuck in her tunic.
Evening star., 1926-06-07
Measuring Distance by Sight,

It Is told Of the Napoleonic wars
that in the midst of battle the little
corporal suddenly decided to throw
his left wing across a. Russian river.
The distance did NOT look great, but
there was no bridge and 1t would he
necessary to Judge the distance before
he could decide whether to have his
men swim 1t, or stop to construct
some rude sort Of bridge. A young
engineer was standing at attention
beside him. Lieutenant. how far Is
II across that river?" asked Napoleon.
The question sounds unreasonable. as
the lieutenant had no surveying in
struments with him. But remember
ing the simple rule in geometry by
which one may find the length of two
sides Of a triangle If one side and an
angle are known. the lieutenant pulled
his vtzored cap down over his eyes till
IL made approximately an angle Of 45
degrees with his line Of vision when
he had fixed his eyes on the farther
bank, and knowing his own height,
he calculated for a second and
promptly replied. "25 meters, sire"
Good" said Napoleon and ordered
his army to swim the river. Napoleon
won the battle.
Now what do you know about that?
Answers to Saturdays Questions.
/. The only trustworthy distinction
between a cherry and a plum is found
In the stone; the stone Of a cherry
has only one ridge down the side: the
stone of a plum has a ridge on both
sides.
2. Cranberrfes are grown on acid
bogs.
3. The grapefruit is not a. hybrid,
but a natural species of citrus native
in southeastern Asia.
4, The navel orange originally came
from Brazil.
3. A tujube Is a datelike or prune
like fruit Of the Duckthorn family,
native in Asia.
g. A vineberry is Japanese berry
related to and similar to a raspberry
Evening star., 1926-06-07
Okra Salad.

Wash the pods and cook them in
boiling salted water until tender.
Drain and chill, then they may be
eaten from the fingers with French
dressing like cold asparagus, or may
be sliced and mixed with cucumbers,
tomatoes or green peppers, alone or
in combination. An individual plate
Of French dressing should accompany
each portion. If the pods are to be
eaten from the hand, the stems
should not be removed, but left for
handles. A few okra pods added to
the pickle jar will be found to b q
o1>eat addition. .t --
Evening star., 1926-06-07

the opening was covered on each side
by the dressing-tahle arrangement
sketched here.
Large mirrors, purchased from a
wrecking company specializing in
Fifth Avenue mansions. were set over
the opening Of each room and secured
with glass rosettes at each of the four
corners.
Small chests of drawers were placed
at either side of the mirror to hold
toilet articles and comfortable dress
ing chair. completed the group. In
this room there is also a large and
squashy cushion for the lady to rest
her feet upon when dressing.
Evening star., 1926-06-07
Ginger Cookies.

Cream one cupful Of butter with
one and one.half cupfuls of sugar,
then add two eggs we'll beaten. one
cupful Of milk, sift in four heapins
cupfuls Of -four. two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder and one level teaspoon.
full of ground ginger. Allow to chill,
then roll out, cut in rounds and bake
In q hot oven.
Evening star., 1926-06-07

dry. apply a touch of good cold
cream-that is all.
Do this regularly, and particularly
in the evening. Use powder and
rouge, If you wish. But never leave
them on over night. They clog the
pores, often enlarge them. Black
heads and dishgurements often fol-
low. They must be washed away.
Get real PoLnsohpe
Do not use ordinary soaps in the
treatment given above. Do not think
any green soap, or represented as
Of palm and olive oils, is the same
as Palmolive.
II costs bat Zoe the cakei-so
little that millions let it do for their
bodies what it does for their faces
Obtain a cake today. Then note
what an amazing difference one
week makes. The Palmolive Conf
pany (Del Corp.). Chicago. Illinois.
s1T1
Evening star., 1926-06-07
Question of Elaborateness in Hats
BY MARY MARSHALL.

Most American millinery buyers in
Paris make the most of every much
trimmed hat they see. They are con-
Evening star., 1926-06-07
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

In remodeling an old brownstone
front mansion it became desirable to
close up a double doorway between
two rooms on the second floor which
were to be used as bedrooms. The
doorway was locked and sealed and
Evening star., 1926-06-07

LARGE HAT WITH SOFT. HIGH
CROWN. FROM MARIA GUY OF
PARIS. 1T is MADE OF AMER
ICAN BEAUTY CROCHETED
STRAW TRIMMED WITH VEL
VET RIBBON. FOR ALL IT'S
SIMPLICITY 1T IS SUITABLE
FOR AFTERNOON WEAR
PARIS.
go back to the trimmed hats that used
to he the fashion before the war--it
would be an entirely profitable fashion
for the milliners.
The present disposition of women to
wear hats trimmed only with a sim
Pile bow of ribbon or a brilliant orna-
ment is as unrrofitahle to them as
the present fashion for slender fig
Evening star., 1926-06-07

More than a quarter of billion dol.
lars was handled last year by the
money transfer service of one of the
telegram companies.
Evening star., 1926-06-07
Using an
Improved Soap
On your face n,ay prooe a
costly folly

On your face may proue a
costly folly
That Is why foremost beauty
experts of the world advise
this simple daily rule in gaining
the charm of natural fovelinesa
THE modern way to beauty is
Il wen charted Leading skin au-
thorities urge It. Thousands of bean
tiful women employ h. To endan-
ger your complexion with untried
ways is folly.
Before Palmolive came, you were
told use no soap on your face"
Because soaps then were judged too
harsh.
Then came this famous creation.
A soap made of rare beauty oils in
expert blend. A soap made to be
used 1avishly on the skin. A soap
that changed the beauty methods OF
the world.
Thus today the accepted beauty
care is simply the balmy olive and
palm lather Of Palmolive used in
this simple way. Beautiful COM
p1exions are too priceless for ex-
pertinent. -.
7ry this one speek note the
changes n jour skin
Wash your face gently with
Palmolive Soap, massaging it softly
into the skin. Rinse thoroughly, |
first with warm water, then with |
cold # your skin is inclined to be |
Evening star., 1926-06-07
What Do You Know
About 1t?

Daily Science Six.
/. Who was Tycho Brahe?
2. Who was Simon New
combe?
3. Who was Copernicus?
1. Who discovered radium?
s. Who worked out algebraic
nathenat1 tics?
6. In what scientific line was
George Washington proficient?
Answers to these questions in
tomorrow's Star.
The Washington times., 1926-02-24
SAFER BRIDGES
. To BE SOUGHT

.Reconcreteing OF the floors of
all wooden bridges in the city to
abolish vibration. erection of addi-
tional guard rails, construction of q
cable safety rail, and complete re-
placement of the railing on Calvert
Street bridge will be suggested to
the District Commissioners in a
series OF recommendation from the
bridge committee of the Board Of
Trade, it was announced today.
A resolution which embodied
these recommendations was passed
by the committee at les meeting
yesterday. George w. Offutt, chair
man of the committee, presided at
the meeting.
In suggesting an additional guard
rail for the bridges, the committee
took into consideration the state
ment of Engineer Commissioner J.
Franklin Bell, that rail higher
than eleven inches would catch the
hub caps Of automobiles passing
close to it. It is the plan of the
bridge committee to have the guard
rail a curb in the form of step
with the high part Of it on the
inside to overcome the danger of
contact with hub caps.
The cable safety rail suggested
by the committee is to take the
form of many used over the coun-
try. It consists of heavy steel
cables stretched from a high point
on one end of the bridge to an.
other point at the floor of the
bridge, two of these cables strung
in opposite directions would cross
each other and furnish a resilient
stop for automobiles should they
crash against it.
AS an aftermath to the death Of
Mrs. John A. Standish, the COM
mittee also recommended that the
District Commissioners see to it
that all snow is removed from the
bridges Of the city instead of being
banked against the curbs.
Friday at p. m. the committee
on law Of the Board of Trade will
meet and at 4:30 p. m. the CON-
mittee on water supply will meet.
The Washington times., 1926-02-24

the trigger of his gun. Wolfe dis
armed the man.
Lieut.. G. d. Bartelmes and Private
J. p. Wheeler, No. 2 engine COM
pany, for extraordinary Judgment
and zeal in the performance OF duty
in rescuing Mrs. Amelie Crank, so,
and Miss Martha Jean Crank, Ia,
from a position OF danger at fire
at 1920 G st. N. w.
Sergt. T. II. Green, No. engine
company, for rescuing a runaway
team in front OF No. engine COM
pany.
Battalion Chief A. c. Buscher and
Capt. D. II. Burch. OF No. engine
company, for efficient work in
fighting fire at Rosslyn, Va. last
September
Rescued Little Girl
Private James H. Fling, Tenth
precinct, for rescuing four-year-old
Olivia Burchett from fire in The
frame dwelling at 730 Twelfth ST.
N. w. Flames and smoke cut off
the girls escape. Fling, disregard
ing personal danger, went after the
girl and brought her to safety. He
was severely burned. Capt. Charles
Z. Peck declares filings act was an
excellent example Of heroic work"
With Private Michael J. Dowd,
]. F. Flaherty, Sixth precinct, dis
armed a colored man in a down.
town hotel. The two policemen were
seeking evidence in the hotel when
the man, discovering their identity,
drew a revolver. Before he could
use the weapon. Dowd and Flaherty
disarmed him.
Motorcycle Privates John Nicola
and o. L. Blackwell, Eleventh pre-
cinct, for disarming a colored boy.
The boy, gun N hand, was roaming
the streets. He was found to have
escaped from the Industrial Home,
stealing the revolver at the insti-
tuition.
Pivate T. M. Poland. Fifth pre-
cinct, for meritorious work in ar
resting an ex-convict wanted on
charges of HOUSEKEEPING. The
criminal was armed when Poland
made the arrest.
The Washington times., 1926-02-24
GUNMAN TURNS
COPS SLAIN

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Gangland re-
piled today to the drive Of police
and Federal agents against the
Malta and alien gunner with its
41st murder since last July in the
gang warfare which has control Of
Illicit booze as it's object.
The victim was Edward Bardella,
23-The Eagle" he was called in
the underworld. Bardella knew
too much" police said today. More.
over, he had decided to turn ccp-
per" and had applied for a job on
the police force.
So last night, 1.-THE Eagle" was
taken for q ride" and at dawn
today his bullet-riddled body was
alley.
Twenty-Five Of the men arrested
Monday night still were held today.
Deportation proceedings against a
dozen were TO be begun during the
day while the others were "a ~
held for further i-"~Stieation.
The Washington times., 1926-02-24
NELLIE, The FIDDLER, AND MONS. Il. FORD
MAY SH|F | QUIZ
FOR TAX BILL

In an effort to block special
prosecution Of the MelIon-owned
Aluminium Company Of America,
/ Republican leaders today sought to
divert the senate into other legisIa-
lative channels.
The Administration forces, an.
ticipating close vote upon the
Robinson plan for employing special
counsel to initiate criminal anti
trust proceedings against the Mel
lon concern, were anxious to avoid
a decision AS q result, they
planned to call up the new tax re-
duction bill.
The Robinson plan, which would
call upon President Coolidge to APP
point special prosecutors, mean
while gained new support over the
Walsh proposal for a Senatorial iI1-
vestigation into the company's AZ
fairs. The Insurgents, with their
balance OF power. were committed
to neither plan. demanding only
that some action be taken.
II think the evidence discloses
that the Department OF Justice has
not made fair attempt to prose
cute the Aluminium Company" said
Senator Norris (HJ Of Nebraska,
Insurgent leader. The Federal
Trade Commission made an exhaus-
tive investigation, showed where the
company had violated the trust laws
and the department ignored THEN.
findings. After q brief inquiry Of
It's own, the department white-wash-
ed the Mellon company.
1T Is probably too much to ex-
pect one department Of the Gov.
The Washington times., 1926-02-24

Diplomatic circles placed this In
a crowd, killing two persons and
wounding 16 who attempted to re-
sist their efforts to arrest two
Spanish priests for deportation.
The riot started, in front of the
Cathedral Of the Sacred Family,
the second largest church in
Mexico City and less than six
blocks from the American embassy.
According to the newspaper FL
Universal the enforcement of the
law threatens Mexico with a re-
ligious war. The paper reports
that clergy throughout the repub-
lie are aroused to a high pitch of
excitement and are ringing bells
The Washington times., 1926-02-24

calling upon the faithful to resist
to the last ditch.
While up to the present. this
paper, which is usually wen Inc
formed, added, the law was con-
sidered applicable only to priests
pressure in the capital is being APP
piled to make it effective upon tho
clergy of Protestant, Jewish and
other creeds.
Yesterdays riot which started
when the crowd strove to thwart
the efforts Of the police to enter
the cathedral reached menacing
proportions when the mob marched
to the office of Minister of Interior
Tejada and broke down the doors
when refused admittance.
The Washington times., 1926-02-24
SPEED SEEN FOR
TAX BILL

Unless present plans go awry,
President Coolidge will have tho
new tax reduction bill on his desk
for signature within the next 4S
hours.
In completed form 1t passed the
House, 354 to %. and was knocking
on the Senate door today for adj
mission.
The insurgent drive for drastic
revision of the bill, which reached
its maximum strength when auto
mobile and amusement taxes were
abolished, retained only a trace of
its former appearance today.
The combined action of conferees
in restoring those features of the
bill and the House in overwhelming.
ly approving the revised measure
indicated that only nominal oppo-
sition would be forthcoming on this
second entry of the bill into the
Senate,
Many of the insurgents were
placated by restoration OF estate
taxes at the House maximum Of
90 per cent, after the Senate had
completely wiped out such levies.
The Washington times., 1926-02-24
OPERATION OF SHOALS
BY u. s. HELD CHEAPEST

Public operation Of Muscle Shoals
would provide cheaper electricity
than private operation, the Rev.
John A. Ryan, professor of indus.
trial ethics, Catholic University, told
the Senate Agriculture Committee
today.
Changes in social and industrial
life to be produced by development
and distribution of electric energy
will equal those of the industrial
revolution a century and a quar-.
ter ago, according to many authors
ties" said Doctor Ryan.
The Washington times., 1926-02-24
OPEN FORUM
for the discussion Of
PSYCHIC PHENOMENA

pual gifts and conscious spirit COM
munication all through the past
ages-Why not now? Are we to
admit we are less spiritual today;
than were those Of old? Have we
restricted a limitless God, and an
Interchangeable natural law to the
limited vision of our present day
conception of what God may be,
and not what he really is?
Sensitive to Vibrations
tune teller. A medium Is one whose
organism Is sensitive to vibrations
from the spirit world and through
whose fundamentally intelligences
in that world are able to convey
messages and produce the phenom-
ena OF spiritualism.
Spirits are but men and women
Invested Of their moral bodies. They
take with them consciousness,
memory, reason, sympathy, charac-
ter. Advanced spirits are denonli-
mated angels. and from them come
the lessons OF spiritual truths and
indictments.
Al fortune teller IL one who pre-
tends to tell you OF coming events
without any basis of present OBJ
served conditions for forming that
opinion. A medium may receive
a communication from the spirit
world which foreteIls comm 8
events, but It is merely an incident
to the communication, because the
spirit is able to form an opinion
based upon the condition ne OBJ
serves from the spirit side Of life
that the human cannot observe
from this side of life. Mediunlship
is not mind reading nor is 1t, telep-
afhy. II this were possible there
would be the utmost confusion In
all phases of life.
Spiritualism is fraught with a
diversity of opinions. The writer
speaks only for the underlying prin-
ciples of spiritualism promulgated
by the National Spiritualist AsSo-
citation of the United States Of
which body he is the secretary.
Spurious Take Advantage
The general use for many years
Of the terms, "spiritualism" and
'spiritualist" prevents copyright
OF those terms. Many spurious per-
sons have taken advantage of this
fact, and who knowing this asso-
citation is Incorporated under the
religious body act OF the District of
Columbia, and that 1t demands a
high moral and unquestionable
character of its representatives; In
dulge in fraudulent practices under
the guise and protection afforded
by calling themselves spiritualists.
These practices are not approved,
condoned or abetted by this associa-
ton, neither are their perpetrators
amenable to our penal code as they
have not subscribed to our laws,
rules and usages.
With 800 chartered auxiliary So
cieties in the United States and adj
herents numbering hundreds of
thousands this association has a
moral obligation to perform in that
it issues no licenses or ordinations
to persons not worthy or competent
to teach the philosophy or demon
strate the phenomena Of spirit
ualism.
EDITORS NOTE-The Open Forum
is in receipt of many letters inquiring
why the writer's contributions have not
been printed. An immense amount of
correspondence Is flowing into this de-
partment OF The Times and in due time
practically every letter received will be
printed, whether 1t takes the Spiritual
ist or the anti-spiritualist point of
view.