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Evening star., 1926-06-05
Congress Guards Secrets.

PHILADELPHIA, June 5. 1916. -
Many years after this cruel contest
against ministerial oppression is over
the people may learn of the great
labors which are being exerted In
their behalf at the prese mt time by q
certain small group of men whose
services are now surrounded by
secrecy. This group is known only
as the secret committee of Congress.
The existence of the committee is
we'll known and Congress makes no
attempt to conceal the fact that
many Of its most delicate and diff
cult problems are referred to the
committed But no record of the
committees proceedings is ever al
lowed TO reach the public. and the
results of it's deliberations are rare
lv known outside the fnnermost
circles of Congress. until long after
the business is finished.
The complete inside story of this
war will never be known, nor will the
people fully realize what a many
sided contest this is, until the full
records of the secret committee are
published For the present the
gaZetteS are permitted TO say nothing
about the committee except. occasion
allv. that certain matters have been
referred to It. Some indication of
the committees great usefulness is
gathered from recent fragments of
congressional news which are no
Evening star., 1926-06-05
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Evening star., 1926-06-05
Your Awnings.

It's probably as natural Tor YOU
as for myself to be inclined to put
off the ordering of hot weather com
forts until the hot weather is right
upon us. The trouble with that pro
cedure is that you try to hurry. ma
haste is impossible and your awnings
are delayed in arriving. MeanWhiie
YOU broil while others bask IN the
cool shade. Now is shopping time
for awnings, and don't forget it.
There are two different kinds OF
awning cloth. One has its color or
stripes painted and the other mas
them printed on. They cost about
the same and are both satisfactory.
If they are painted they should be
painted with a mixture that includes
no impurities which may change
their color. The really pure paints
give a brilliancy which most OF the
woven materials lack.
AS for the material itself. 1t should
he especially strong. Such factors
are double twisted threads. and hlgh
numbers of threads to the square lnch
are important. In a store When the
clerk saws "high-count" he is refer
ring to the number of threads. AVN
ing duck of the best grades is mace
of 8 and S1a ounce Army duck.
Bargains in awnings aren't obtained
nv buying a light or inferior material.
The average window awnings cost
from .S6 to $50, depending on the
materials used. so you can judge Tor
Yourself whether quality matters.
Evening star., 1926-06-05


Johnny t'huck had been having such
good time wandering about and
doirg Just as he pleased that he had
almost forgotten that he had ever
had home. But one day there seem
ed to he something wrong with every.
thing. The weather Was wrong To
begin With. lis food didn't taste
right. lie couldn't make up his mind
where to 20. lie didn't want to play.
The sun was too hot. Nothing was
just right. AS q matter of fact. the
trolhle was all with Johnny. but he
didn't know it, He didn't know il
until along came dancing n Merry
Little Breeze and whispered into one
OF Tonnny's little black ears.
You don't know what l saw this
morning." whispered the Merry Little
Breeze.
Il don't care what you saw" grum-
bled Johnny.
You ought to care" retorted the
Merry Little EreeZe.
why? Why ought | to care"
Johnny dema nded, and he did il in a
very cross manner.
i'ctduSS- vi uliIpy, NIlai saw DC-
longs to .'ou and you ought To care for
ii. It's queer father that doesn't
care for his own child"
'M" children have all grown up and
gone away" mumbled Johnny.
els that SOP" cried the Merry Little
Preezs. We'll, Polly Chnck's haven't,
If yours have"
Johnny Chuck sat up very suddenly
md very straight. Polly Chuck
hasn't any children. That Is. she
hasn't any babies" protested Johnny.
Huh exclaimed the Merry Little
Breeze Then whose was that that
saw on the doorstep of your old home
this morning.
Right then and there Johnny Chuck
knew what was the matter with him.
He WAS homesck. He had had enough
of wandering around. He wanted to
see Polly Chuck, and though he
wouldn't admit it, he wanted to see
If Jimmy skunk had been right.
Jimmy skunk had whispered to him
that the rea son Polly Chuck hadn't
let him into the house was because
she had family down there and she
didn't want him around while they
were SO little. Now the Merry Little
Breeze had seen one of them out on
the doorstep. so perhaps they were
big enough for Polly to feel little
differently about them. Anyway, he
would find out.
When Johnny drew near to his old
Evening star., 1926-06-05
DR., Helen M. Strong.

Most Of us think of geogra ply as
the bounding Of states and countries
with unprOnounCeable names; as
rivers and oceans and products that
had to be memorized in school days.
We tried to forget about them as
quickly and painlessly as possible, on
the basis that they were always chang
ing the map, anyway, and who could
be bothered.
1t comes as rather a shock, there
fore, to meet human being. and a
woman at that. who really has her
finger in the making or the world s
mud pies; who really loves maps and
boundaries: who can be intricately
technical ore moment as to why the
lines arS drawn the way they are, and
yet paint a fascinating word picture
the next of some distant part of the
globe that we didn't even know ex-
listed.
DIR. Helen NJ. Strong. geogra phic ex-
pert of the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce, is this gifted per-
son. Born in Cleveland. Ohio. of early
pioneer stock. she grew up on family
tales Of the building of canals and
railroads and Of the industrial struE-
giles that went into the making of the
Middle West. The study of commerce
and the economic laws under which it
operated. with special reference to the
physical factors. becam her chief in
terest. She went to the University of
Chicago and took her doctorate, the
first woman in that institution to
achieve that degree i'm her subject.
There are very few others anywhere.
And she held honor fellOwrnips and
assisted in the department while she
was carrying on her class work.
In 1918 she broke her studying long
enough tn come to Washington and
help prepare the basic material that
the Col. House commission was to take
with II to Paris for the peace nego-
| tiations. This finished. she collabo-
| rated in survey of the arabic land of
the United States for the Department
OF Agriculture. returning to the uni
versity to finish her thesis in 1921.
Followed call to the University
of Missouri as assistant professor of
geography. and, in between times, she
| iaugh, Summers at Northwestern and
Penn State
The real beginning of her present
work came several years later when
she revisited Washington for the pur-
pose of making a single survey of
| world trade and agricultural products
| for the Bureau of Foreign and Do.
| mestic Commerce. She found she
| liked the work: the bureau liked what
she did with it. and she stayed They
gave her her own Office and prac-
| tically free hand. and therein lies
the uniqueness OF what she is doing
Evening star., 1926-06-05
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND II. ALLEN.

There is one way. though, of getting
bargains. Some stores have awnings
made to order, but never called for
or accepted. If you can find Il set
to suit your requirements YOU may
find a bargain on the counter.
Buying awnings often comes to a
point of deciding between painted
and woven ones. Painted awnings
are brighter in color, and they can
he repainted when they fade. The
woven awnings are preferable. it
seems. from the standpoint of wear.
or showing stains. One point some
housewives hold against the woven
awning material is that it shows the
same design on both sides. 1t isn't
always desirable or restful TO look
into stripes or checks from the inside
of the room. however fine they may
look from the outside.
You can buy one-color awnings
which are contrasting color on the
inside. While white undersides are
usually best because of the reflection
of light into the room when the avn
ing is down. some women prefer
softer rays or more Colortul ones.
Green softens the light shed into the
room and suggests the outdoor foliage.
When buying awnings it is neces-
sary not only to buy material that
won't fade from sun or weather, but
also to make sure that your iron
frames and fixtures are galvanized
so they won't rust. If you want
YOUR awnings to look as well next
year as this, take the awning cloth
Sin hand"
Evening star., 1926-06-05
Good Teeth.

The shape of the mouth in youth
and Of the whole lower face in middle
age and the charm Of the smile all
through life depend on the soundness
of YOUR teeth. so 1t is worth all the
money YOU can afford to spend to
keep yours in good condition. Pow
erty is no longer an excuse. there are
80 many good dental clinics where
treatment Is free, or very nearly so.
It is never too late to improve your
teeth, but really perfect teeth. of
course. are the result of good care
from childhood on, in fact from baby
hood on, since the inside of a baby s
mouth should be washed twice a day
with boric acid solution. A. bit of an
tiseptic clean cotton should be wrap
ped around the finger and dipped into
the solution, and the mouth washed
out with this. During teething. lime
water should be used In the milk to
strengthen the first teeth, on which
the health of the second depend.
The baby's teeth should be brushed
at bedtime and in the morning with
a soft brush and water containing
milk of magnesia to counteract acid
ity. the greatest destroyer Of chill
dren's teeth. II you start child
brushing his teeth before he is years
old IL will become a. lifelong habit.
The first teeth should be carefully
watched by a good dentist, and If the
second teeth show any tendency to
Evening star., 1926-06-05
$50 YEARS AGO TODAY
BY JONATHAN A. RAWSON, JR.
Story of the L. s. 4

longer held secret by the members of
Congress.
The secret committee about two
weeks ago applied to the marine com
mittee for the use of one or more YES
sells of the Continental fleet, which
will go to the French West Indies in
order to procure if possible. num-
ber of muskets not exceeding 10000.
On the same voyage these vessels Will
endeavor to discover the designs OF
the French in assembling a large
fleet and a great number of troops in
the West Indies, and whether the
French mean to act for or against
America.
The secret committee recently re
ceived news through confidential
sources that certain conditions in
the British islands in the West Indies
were deserving of investigation. Thf
committee Will therefore fit out twt
fast sailing vessels and send them i'm.
mediately to the islands Of the Ber-
mudas, 10 supply their inhabitants
with provisions and to take such
measures as may be necessary to dis
cover the state of the islands and the
disposition of their inhabitants
toward America.
When Gen. Washington was en-
powered on Monday to employ In
Canada q number of Indians not eX-
ceedinC 1000 his authority to 90 this
was conferred upon him. not by Con
gress itself but by the secret com
mittee.
Evening star., 1926-06-05
SUB ROSA
by MIMI.
by MIMI.
Prolonging the Agony.
ny FANNY Y. CORY

Fillmore Is considered by most Of
her friends mild enough person,
pIeasa mt and easy to get on with.
They'd laugh at the suggestion that
there was the least trace Of brutality
in her nature. and yet she practices
form Of cruelty which escapes at.
tention.
Gilmore is most popular with men,
and as is perfectly natural in the life
OF a belle she's scattered q few bro
ken hearts behind her.
Most OF the hearts. it Is true. mend
ed within two or three weeks after
being fractured, but one or two re-
| mained shattered. and with these Eli
more did not deal gently.
Jack had been going with her for
six months. and 1t almost looked as
IL she were going to select him as
her permanent dancing partner. when
she CHANGED to meet a new man, and
presto! Jack got the air.
lie felt pretty bad about it, kept
out Of sight for several weeks, and
when he did appear at dances again
resolutely avoided his faithless lady
fair.
His friends said he was beginning
for Jack was a nice boy and no one
| liked to see him suffer.
Then one night he met Irene Jack
son and seemed genuinely interested
-da need with her steadily. and cut in
every 5 minutes.
Everything was going strong, until
Gilmore appeared on the scene.
Vivid as a peony in her scarlet
dress. she stood in the doorway and
took in Jacks filtration with Irene.
She looked family surprised and an
noyed.
A few minutes later Jack danced
with her. She played up to him
teased him. ask ed him why he'd stay
ed away so long.
You mustn't be angry at me,
Jackie, dear" she told him sweetly.
Il only did what ] thought best for
both Of us. l value your friendship
highly and don't want to lose you az
a pal"
Poor Jack. She cast her old spell
upon him. and Irene saw him no
more.
From that time forth he saw Eli
more as often as she'd let him, always
hoping that somc day she'd change
her mind and come back to him.
And Fillmore, knowing perfectly well
running after her. joath 10 let another
girl win such Il prize.
That g unfair treatment. and Gilmore
must expect retribution some day.
II you've fallen out Of love with a
man. the only decent thing to do is let
him go away from you let him forget
YOU. let him get interested in some
body else.
It's selfish cruelty to keep him hop
ing and waiting just because he's too
good looking and too nice for any
other girl.
It's even bad to urge him to remain
your friend.
The best thing for him Is to see
nothing of YOU at all for long time.
Since you've hurt him. it's up to
you to assist. not hinder. his cure.
tCopyriRht. 1920
Mimi will be glad to answer any inquiries
directed to this paper provided a st1mpe,!
addressed envelope 10 inciOsed
Evening star., 1926-06-05
What Tomorrow Means to You
Gemini.
BY MARY BLAKE.

Tomorrow pla anetary aspects are
adverse until noon. They then under
go marked change and become quite
favorable. On the whole, IT is a falr
day for those observances or recrea-
,ions usually indulged In on Sunday.
The early contrary conditions that
might ordinarily exercise a baneful IN
fuence can be easily overcome, or
counteracted by relaxation ana
thought. and the absence of the
necessity of action will be advan-
tageous Later on in the day there
will be sensed feeling of comrade-
ship. optimism and good nature that
will. Of course. contribute toward the
pleasure that should he afforded by a
day of rest and gladness.
Children born tomorrow will not dis
plav much evidence of strength or
physical well-being during infancy.
They will he ailing quite frequently.
and cause much anxiety TO those awho
care for them. They promise. how
ever. to find happy issue out of all
their troubles. and to achieve physical
normalcy long before they are out of
their teens. Their dispositions will
leave much to desire. They will not
be frank. but cling to evasiveness.
They will not openly lie disobedient.
nut SuETepI1tIOuSiN tHcN W III uo tHoSC
things which they know they ought
not to do. This desire to deceive can.
and should, he cured. even if stern
measures are needed to do So. The
future of these children depends very
much on sound parental influence.
If tomorrow is your birthday you
possess many sterling characteristics.
but you have very little confidence in
others. and your doubts and misgiv-
ings make of your life a burden. 1t
Is not. of course, prudent to trust i'm
plicitly, but 1t Is fatal to ones happi-
ness to question the motives of all
those with whom one comes in con-
tact. Modest doubt is called the
beacon of the WISE but doubt in
dulged soon becomes doubt realized"
and. in order to get along in this
world contentedly. you must give
others such credit for their actions
as you want given for your own.
Your mind is a very active one and
you are never so happy as when hard
at work. You are nervous and high
ly strung, think quickly and act ener
getically-ofttimes impulsively. Your
nature is very affectionate and your
home life should be contented and
harmonious.
Well known persons born on that
date are: Nathan Hale. revolutionary
soldier; John Trumbull. soldier and
artist: Catherine A. Warfield. poet and
author; Henry Mosler artist; Thomas
H. Bradford. physician and author:
Bruno Oscar Klein, composer and
pianist.
Evening star., 1926-06-05
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop wos smoking and thinking and
ma was putting crooked things strate
and strate things crooked, and l went
In saying. G ma. G pop. you awt to
see all the powder Gladdis Is putting
on her face, you mite think she was
disguizing herself as a snow scene or
something.
Yee gods, have / got dawter or a
sack Of -four? pop sed.
Now Willyum calm yourself, gerls
will ne gerls, ma sed.
They wont il they can help it, they'll
be circus clowns, pop sed.
Wich Jest then Gladdis came in with
even more powder on her face than
usual saying. Well. olive OIL foxes,
you proberly wont be up wen ! get
home.
You better not go out If you don't
feel quite well, pop sed.
Wat do you meen. il | felt eny bet
ter Id be arrested for singing in the
streets. Gladdis sed.
Nonsents, you cant fool me with
your forced cheerfilness, your as pale
as a ghost, pop sed.
Wy father ] am not. 7 meen | GER
teny never felt less pale. you must
imagine il. Gladdis sed. and pop sed,
No | don't. either. your as wife as a
sheet. Ill leeve 1t TO Benny.
G. you certeny are. Gladdis, you bet
ter get away from those stairs before
YOU fall down them and wake up in
the hospittle, ] sed. and ma sed, o,
wake up, Gladdis. don't yoL see their
tawking about the powder on your
face.
Have | got too mutch on? Gladdis
sed.
Well / don't think so, the way the
gerls are wearing 1t. ma sed, and pop
sed. That's so. I think you could get
another half pint to stay on II you
wawked with your face tilted back
Werds.
o. wat do men know? Gladdis SEQ.
And she went downstairs and looked
at her face in the hall mirrer and put
a little more on.
Evening star., 1926-06-05
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Children Who Walk Late.

Mrs. l.. NJ. NJ: 1t Is not normal for
a healthy child of II months still to
be unable to walk. When such is the
case one thinks first of ricketts,. the
victims of which are almost always
late in both walking and teething.
Children are not naturally so timid
that they will not walk alone when
the proper time comes. in fact. bumps
and constant falls seem to have not
the slightest effect on their courage
They get right up and start walking
all over again. Since one cannot pos
sibiy know why children afflicted with
ricketts, or any nutritional ailment re-
fuse to walk, one can only guess that
there must be some sensation in walk
ing which is so unpleasant to them
that they refuse to do 1t.
One must do ones utmost to bring
the diet to perfection, so that one may
feel assured that the child Is receiv-
ing the nourishment proper for his
age. A child of this age who has to
be supported when standing and does
not crawl is obviously not in a healthy
condition.
Sometimes the fault lies in lack Of
muscular strength, and one lad who
did not walk until long past 2 years
Of age and who was found to have had
ricketts, in the past was helped to
greater strength and confidence by
putting him on a small play car which
he was compelled to run with his feet
This gave him the necessary exercise
and he soon showed a desire to walk.
This case was one Of a sort of mus.
cular weakness due to long malnutri-
ton.
Children do not walk at any par
ticular time, some children being far
more precocious than others, but when
a child is past IA months old and still
does not walk, the mother should make
some drastic changes in his diet.
Evening star., 1926-06-05
DLAI INAL ~ O1N1LO ". BURGESS

home. he sat up every few feet and
looked. At first he saw not hing on the
doorstep and he was disappointed.
But the next time he sat up to look
there was very funny. small per
son sitting up just as he was. and the
next timn he looked there were two.
and before he had gone much farther
there were three. and by and by there
were four. and then there were FIVE.
and the next time he looked Polly
Chuck was sitting right up i'm the
midst of them. Hello. Johnny
Chuck" she called. ITS about time
you came home. | would like to know
where YOU have been"
'Oh, just around" replied Johnny
Evening star., 1926-06-05
BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

come in crooked they should be
straightened at once while the mouth
is young. -,
Crooked overcrowded teeth Will
spoil a mouth that is good looking in
itself, thumb sucking will bring the
teeth in badl and spoil the shape of
the Jaw. Adenoids. which cause inn
proper breathing, will also spoil the
shape of trre 7aouth. This last, OF
course, is a matter for r.adical treat
ment.
A rather pleasant mouth wash Tor
any age is made of equal parts alcohol.
tincture of orris and rosewater fla
vored with a drop Of peppermint or
bitter almond.
C.. r. Many scar that is only on
the outer layer OF skin will bleach off
in time, and a scar that shows there
is injury to the under skin will not be
improved by having the outer skin
peeled off. The best way to get rid of
the blotchy appearance after attacks
of pimples is to keep the pores active
over the entire body through daily
bathing. Exercise and fresh air will
also help to clear these blemishes. A
skin that has been peeled is very
sensitive and must be protected from
the sun and wind.
Evening star., 1926-06-05

Recognition of the value of her con
tributions has come in many ways.
She lectures frequently and has re
Gently given an important paper be-
fore the American Economic Associa-
ton, where she was the only woman
present. She is a member of the
American Geocraphers' Association.
fellow of the American Geographical
Society and of the American Assocla-
tion for the Advancement of Science.
Last Spring at the Women's World
Fair in Chicago as the representative
Of the Department of Commerce she
was one of the speakers at the lunch
con TO famous women.
But her outstanding mark of dis
tincti0n came in her appointment by
President Coolidge late last year as
the first woman member of the United
States Geographic Board.
Evening star., 1926-06-05
Women Who Have Important Tasks
in Government Service
BY ALICE ROGERS HAGER

She Is having the opportunity to
create. Aside from the routine of
building up map files through CON
tact with the Al bureau offices in all
parts of the world. she acts as con.
sultant on geographic matters and
writes geographic analyses Of trade.
treating basic physical conditions in
the regions under consideratiOn-the
conditions that are fundamental in
the regulation of supply and demand.
Evening star., 1926-06-05
"Puzzhcks"
.PuzzLe.Lin,ericks


Whose appetite simply was ?;
There's nothing like s."
She cOntentedly =,
AS she let out a tuck in her >.
]. Capital Of Bavaria.
2. Without equal.
3. Nourishment.
4. Remarked in a soothing voice.
5. Outer garment gathered at the
waist.
Note-There was no chance what.
ever for this young lady to partake
in the modern passion for slender.
ness. as you will agree when you have
completed the limerick. In case you
can't figure it out. look for the an
swer,-as we'll as another "Puzzlick'
here on Monday.
lCopyright. 1926.I