davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-16

4s44. A Practical Undergar'
Cut in 4 Sizes: Small, S4.Ss;
Medium, 3S-40; Large, 42-44; Elk
ira Large, 46-4S inches bust
measure. A Medium size requires
rs yard of S6-inch material.
Price Zoe.
5422. Ladies' Skirt.
Cut in Sizes: %. q, 20. 81,
SO, IS and 80 inches waist meas
ure, with corresponding hip
measure, IS, 81, SO, Al, 4S, As
and AZ inches. A 2s-inch size
requires 81 yards of 40-inch
material. The width at the foot
with plaits extended will be Az
yards. Price lOc.
Send Zoe in silver or stamps foF
each of these natteERs to I'll
Editor. Print name and address
plainly to insure prompt delivery.
state number and size Of pattern
desired.
Send Zoe in coin or stamps for
ouP up-tO-date spring and summer
1895, Book Of Fashions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-16
JacksOn's Home

TUpGE DOUGLAS WIKLE, per-
u sonal representative OF Gov
ernor Peay, Of Tennessee, has vir'
tually completed arrangements for
the participation of his State at
the Ses1uicentenniaI international
Exposition in Philadelphia. A
REPLICA of Andrew Jackson's Her
n1itage is one of the features of
the exhibit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-16

ssWork!' Mother Phelps raised
her thick eyebrows.
work, of course" Peggy an
swered. ''Ranny viii have to.
help support the baby 40 soon
az he's able to 80 to work. But
/ shall never take = penny OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-16
Jelly lars

Wash and save all mustard and
mayonnaise jars and use them for
jelly. They have strong tops,
and instead OF tying with paper
you have the tops all ready for
use. It saves a lot of time
MRS. r. HOLLIDGE, Tyler Ave
nue., BalIston, Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-16
promise Me You Won't der Peggy Cried There Was No Answer

aIfmony from him.
..AIIrnony?" she asked. Are.
you going to divorce Ranny. even
after this?''
Peggy stared at her. why,
certainly!' she answered. "Ranny
asked me for a divorce the day
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-16

hotel and packed UP her clothes
to go home.
'I'ye got TO get back to the
baby" she said stonily to Mother
Phelps, who had taken q room
next 10 hers. "And I've got
TO get TO work."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-16
Sharneninp Scissors

To keep a keen edge on your
scissors. try cutting on the neck
Of an ordinary bottle, until the de.
sired edge is obtained. The re-
suits Will be surprising. MRS. j.
EDWARD DAVIS. sos Columbia
Rd. ", w,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-16
Scratched Furniture

II a good piece of furniture be-
comes scratched 1t may be re-
stored by painting the mark with
iodine, applied with a camel-hair
brush. Then polish with a good
furniture polish.--MIsS LILLIAN
BoTELER, Berwyn, Md. r. +. D.
Box 166,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-16
PEACH CROP
GOOD

THE plum curculios is a species
- of beetle which attacks
peaches, plums, and other fruit.
AS a result Of control activities
followed since the unprecedented
outbreak of the curculio in Geor-
gia peach orchards in 1920, this
insect seems to be under complete
control.
A report received from its local
representative by the United
States Department of Agriculture
states that the Georgia peach crop
this season is estimated to be the
largest in the history of the In
dustry. There are very few signs
of curculio damage.
"Cbolie" coats of crash, in gayly
figured designs are very smart Tor
beach wear over bathing suits.
In exact copy of the original Chi
nese garments, these coats have
large square SleeVes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-16
This Day in Our History !.

CSTONY POINT N Y was captured the British July
- Is 177e This affair regarded historians the most
brilliant military action Revolutionary War; 1t prevented
a separation of the colonies
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-16
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS
For Poison Ivy

Poison ivy can be cured very
quickly by rubbing it with laun-
dry soap. Apply it real thick and
let dry.--MRS.' A. T.. RICHTER,
Oil Alabama Ave. S. e.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-16

Entered Parliament At Nineteen
JAMES FOX the celebrated English statesman and
orator entered Parliament Tory l4es when ns va
Two years later ne was maus sunuk Aotu ~ 80 -
nniralty ii Lord Norths ministry.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
POLYGAMY AID DENIED.
New Law Merely Intended to Protect
Families. Press Bureau Says.

LONDON, November 20 CPD.-The
Russian Soviet Press Bureau in Lon
don denies that the new marriage
laws adopted in Russia abolish regis
tratiOn or introduce polygamy. 1t is
pointed out that all the new law does
Is to place non-registered marriages
on an equal footing with registered
marriages. so far as the duties Of the
man and wife to each other and to
their children are concerned. the OBJ
5ect being to protect the interests of
women and children.
Far from abolishing registration. It
Is asserted that the new law expressly
states that registration will form in
disputable proof of marriage.
AS for poygamy, the press bureau
sets forth that the new law makes II
more difficult, inasmuch as the legal
and material responsibilities incurred
by a couple in actual marital rela-
tions are not lessened by the fact of
Evening star., 1926-11-21
Ship Tonnage Capacity.

Tonnage Of a ship refers not to its
weight as is often supposed. but to
its carrying capacity. The term
originated in the time Of King Henry
VII Of England who introduced one
Of the first navigation acts of it's kind
in which the importation Of Bordeaux
wine in any vessels except those
owned by his lieges was forbidden.
The liquor was carried in huge
barrels called tuns and since then
the cargo capacity Of a ship has been
measured by tunnage or tonnage, the
modern term, says the Popular Me-
chanics Magazine. In connection with
war vessels, however, the word
refers to the weight Of water they
displace or their displacement ton
mage, the common way of describing
the weight Of other ships.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
UNMARRIED WIVES
GIVEN ALL RIGHTS
Russia AboIiShes Distinctions
Against Common-LaW
Marital Unions.
~ the Associated Press


MOSCOW, Russia, November 90
Legal distinctions between registered
and unregistered marriages are abol-
1shed in Russia by law passed by
the all.RusSian Soviet executive COM
1nittee, the supreme governing body,
last night.
This new law involves no signifi-
cant change in the present marriage
system. under which a divorce is OBJ
tainable with virtually no costs, on
the expressed desire of either party.
The law gives a common-law wife the
same right as a registered wife to
claim support for herself and a share
in her husbands property To OBJ
tain the status Of common-law
wife a woman must prove that she
and the man have lived together and
acquired household property together.
POLYGAMY AID DENIED.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
SEEK MEANS OF SUPPORT.
Parisiennes who Admit Age Of 40
Organize League.

PARIS, November 20 CR.-Parisien.
mes who have passed-or rather who
are willing to admit having passed
tho 4o.year mark are organizing
themselves into a league to defend
their interests. The main object Of
this league is to find employment for
it's members, who from the mere fact
Of their age often meet difficulty in
getting positions in Office or work
shop.
Charities, both public and private,
decline to assist them on the ground
that they are not old enough to cease
work. Their situation often is pitt.
able
Evening star., 1926-11-21

the tie not having been registered in
cases where conjugal relations can be
proved by other means.
Under the law marriages may still
be celebrated in churches II SO de-
sired
Evening star., 1926-11-21
One More Coming to Him.

From the Guide to Nature Magazine.
"Why don't you attend church?'
asked the minister Of q non.attendant.
well. tell you. sir. The first
time I went to church they poured
they tied me to a woman I've had to
keep ever SINCE"
eyes," said the parson, land the
next time you go they'll throw dirt
on you."
Evening star., 1926-11-21

The phrase "skin Of my teeth
originates in the Book Of Job, xix, 20.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
RETIREMENT FUND
DATA IS SOUGHT
Secretary Work Urges Civil
Service Actuaries to Com
pIete Their Report.

A request upon George B. Buck,
chairman Of the board Of actuaries
of the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund, for information as
to the probable date. when the board
the condition Of the retirement fund
was made by Secretary Work of the
Interior Department in a letter to-
day. ..''
He states that the Secretary of the
Interior would be expected to report
at an early date to the Senate and
House committees on civil service
on the results Of the work of the
board Of actuaries. which he had ap-
pointed. The letter. in part. fol-
lows:
ION December "a, 1925. this de.
partment entered into q contract
with you as actuary to report, in
conjunction with the other members
Of the board. upon the condition of
the Civil Service Retirement Fund.
plan Of actuarial work for the fiscal
year 1926, submitted by you.
"In addition to reporting on the val
uation of the system, desire that the
board recommend such changes as In
it's Judgment may be deemed neces-
sary to protect the public interest and
maintain the system upon a sound
financial basis as authorized in Sec
ton is Of the act mentioned.
LAS the need for revised retirement
legislation has been discussed for
years and is now the subject OF study
by the Senate and House committees
on civil service, II is expected that the
Secretary Of the Interior will report
at an early date on the results of the
work Of the board Of actuaries which
he has appointed"
Evening star., 1926-03-20
:GEN. MEN0HER, g.
! TODAY, IS RETIRED
Winner of Many Honors Dur
ing World War Closes
Long Career.

Maj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher, COM
manding the 9th Corps Area at San
Francisco. closed his active military
career today on reaching the age Of
"a years. He will be succeeded in
that command by Maj. Gen. James H.
McRae, recently relieved from COM
mand Of the Philippine division.
Born at Johnstown. Pa. Gen. Men
oher was graduated from the Military
Academy in July, 1886 and served In
the Artillery arm until November,
1918, when he reached brigade rank.
He took an active part in campaigns
in the Philippines from 1899 to 1901,
and during the World War command
ed the 42d Division from December,
1917, to November 10. 1918, and the
9Th Army Corps until his return to
the United States in January, 1919.
Under his command. the AID Divi-
sion took gallant part in all the i'm
portant engagements from Chateau
Thierry to the conclusion of the Ar
gonne- Meuse offensive. For his serv-
ices he was awarded the distinguished
service medal by the United States,
the Legion of Honor by France and
the order of Leopold by Belgium.
In July, 1920, he was appointed chief
of the Air Service and held office un-
til October. 1921, when he resigned.
Since then he has commanded the
Hawaiian Division at Honolulu and
the 9th Corps Area at San Francisco.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
SECRECY SHROUDS
MURDER INQUIRY
Sands Still Missing Link in
New Evidence Chain in
Taylor Case.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March 20.-District At
.orney Asa w. Keyes of Los An
geles, who is investigating the muir
der Of William Desmond Taylor, mo-
ton picture director. has left here
for the West as silently as he came
Quitting Boston. presumably for
Detroit or Chicago, Keyes. who has
kept unflaggingly on the trail OF
Tavlors slayer since the mysterious
murder three years ago, refused TO
disclose his plans. Even the hotel
where he stayed declined to make
public his forwarding address and
other efforts to trace his movements
were fruitleSs.
Keyes while here admitted that he
had examined new witnesses In Phil
adelphia and New York.
But" he said. until we have To-
Gated and questioned Edward Sands,
Taylor's missing butler, / can make
no further revelations. We came
here from New York as a result of
what was told us by Mary Miles
Minter, who was at Taylors home
a few hours before the murder.
I'VE are anxious to see Mabel Nor
mand, who was with Taylor Just be-
fore he died. but she left New York
before we arrived"
Keyes declared that the success of
his investigation depended on COM
piete secrecy concerning his new evil
dence.
The district attorney had been re-
ported as holding the belief that
Sands will be discovered in either
Detroit or Chicago. From the time
Of the murder. no trace Of the man
over has been found, although numer-
Gus clues have been followed.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
DENIES BABES ARE TORN
FROM MOTHERS ARMS
Arthur e. Cook, Aide to Labor Sec
retary, Defends Administration
of Immigration Law.

Denying that immigration officials
are tearing babes from their mothers
arms" in rigid enforcement Of the
present immigration act, Arthur E.
Cook, assistant to Secretary Of Labor
Davis and liaison officer for that de-
partment and the Bureau Of Immigra-
ton, yesterday upheld the present law
as getting highly satisfactory re-
suits" He declared that policy OF
numerical restriction Of immigrants
Is here to stay, in addressing the Sec
ond forum luncheon meeting OF the
City Club.
There never has been an instance
of babe and its mother being sepa-
rated in the Ave years I have been
with the department" Mr.. Cook de-
cleared. Immigration officials, acting
on advices Of the Secretary of Labor
always have found a means Of keep
ing mothers and their babies together
usually by paroling the babies in their
mothers care, he said.
Immigration merely for Increasing
the number Of laborers needed in GER
tain industries is wrong, he declared.
Mr.. Cook told the City Club mem.
bers that the present system of plac'
Ing immigration physicians and in.
vestigators in foreign ports in order
to stop immigrants who would not be
admitted here has proved a great ben
!, eft both to this country and to the
immigrants themselves. Belgium and
Holland have asked that the plan be
employed there, he said.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
MACREADY FLIGHT BAROCRAPH
HERE FOR OFFICIAL CELEBRATION
Bureau of Standards Experts to Start Tests to Deter
mine Actual Altitude Reached by Veteran in
Attempt to Set Record.

whose stamp of approval of the hlght
makes it Official" Lieut.. Macready
must attain an altitude of 100 meters
or 800 feet in excess Of Callizo's fig
ure. The French pilots peak was
reached at 1856 feet. and unless the
celebration shows Macready flew to
1886 feet, the Frenchman still holds
the world altitude record.
The method Of celebrating the baro-
graph at the bureau. in simple terms.
is to take the instrument on exactty
the same flight in the laboratory oy
means of reproducing the exact tem-
peratures and air pressures as en-
countered on the climb. The baro-
graph will be placed in a bell jar and
the various atmospheric pressures ap-
piled to it. At sea. level the pressure
is about 29.9 inches on the mercurical
standard used and decreases corre-
spondingly with the higher attitudes
The mercurical standard gives the eA-
act pressure as it should be for the
higher attitudes, and the barograph
must check with this. The experts
also take into consideration the vart.
GUS degrees of temperature recorded
at intervals on the altitude flight.
These temperature checks bear an
important relation to the density OF
the atmosphere. Since the pressures
and the temperatures are not con-
stant, the experts are called IN 10
strike q proper balance.
Several tests will be run" on the
barograph and the results checked
and crosschecked until the bureau
exnerts are satisfied with the results.
The figures then will be turned over
to the National Aeronautic Associa-
ton, provided they are in excess OF
the January 20 mark, made by Mac
ready, and the association will homo
Evening star., 1926-03-20

Shrouded in mystery and with eyes
of all aeronautical America and
France turned toward it, the baro-
urday by Lieut.. John A. Macready
Of McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, to
smash the world altitude record has
reached the Bureau of Standards from
Dayton for celebration.
The delicate instrument, which re-
corded an altitude of 39,O25 feet. or
561 feet lower than the record held by
Pilot Callizo of France, may on cali
bration show much higher figure
and give to the veteran Army alti-
tude flyer the world record, which
he once held. And, experts Of the
Bureau Of Standards declare, the
chances Of the Paragraph showing an
even much lower reading than first
reports gave We're just as good.
Rarely have the altitude instru-
ments been calibrated to show
higher altitude than originally re-
corded, the experts explain. How
ever, the barometer used by Lieut..
Macready January 20. when he was
forced to discontinue his climb as
victory seemed imminent owing to
motor or. supercharger trouble. when
calibrated by the bureau produced
figures several thousand feet in excess
Of what the original celebration re-
vealed. The final official figures for
that flight are 3S.704 feet.
Immediately on its arrival, the
Paragraph was turned over to Fl.
B. Henrickson of the aeronautical
instruments section, who will do the
actual work of checking the unof-
fetal reading of 39,025 feet. Final
results cannot be expected before
Tuesday. 1t was announced. Ac-
cording to the ruling of the Fedora
tion AeronautiQue Internationale.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
Cows DislOcated
Hip Mended When
MOtOrCar Hits Her

Some cows take prizes for milk
production. others for quantity out
put Of butter fat, but one up in
Brockton, Mass, takes them all
for luck.
This bovine was accustomed to
going about her duties in life on
three legs-a dislocated hip pre-
venting the use of the fourth.
Then, one day while being driven
from a side road on TO the main
highway, she was hit by an auto
mobile operated by a woman. The
cows owner didn't let the auto
drivers sex stand in the way OF the
harsh words that came to his lips.
Before he had finished. however,
he noticed the animal for the first
time in years. was walking natur-
ally. Investigation proved the
animals hip had been put back
into place by the impact Of the COL
Esion.
He took back the harsh words
Evening star., 1926-03-20
Probe of Congress
Sought to Find Out
If Criticism Is Just

Declaring newspapers and mag
azines were constantly "belittling
Congress" and printing articles
constituting an Impeachment OF
1.-THE entire membership" Repre-
sentative Thomas, Democrat, Okla
homa, introduced a resolution
yesterday for a congressional in
qu.ry into attacks on Congress In
general.
If there Is decadence," he said.
''let us find 1t out ourselves and
prevent this pyramiding Of critt.
cism."
His resolution would provide for
an investigation by a special House
committee into possible govern.
mental improvements"
Evening star., 1926-03-20
JOHN D. SHERMAN DIES;
NOTED IN JOURNALISM
Former City Editor of Chicago
Tribune Succumbs After Sew
eral Years Illness.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, March 20-John Dick
inson Sherman. 67. veteran Chicago
newspaper man, died last night after
an illness of several years. Born in
Chicago, he entered newspaper work
after leaving college and formerly
was city editor of the Tribune and
the old Inter-Ocean. He had been
connected with the Western News
paper Union since 1914.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Mary King Sherman. president Of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs,
who was with him at the end: his
mother and four brothers. three Of
this city. and Sampel G. Sherman,
general manager of the Rocky Noun
tain News and Denver Times, of Den.
yer. Colo.
In an address last year before the
Medill School of Journalism Mr..
Sherman told the story of the cele-
brated public be damned" interview
attributed to the late Commodore
Vanderbilt. Mr.. Sherman said he
ELECTED the statement from Commo-
dore Vanderbilt when he interviewed
him concerning the operation of his
railroads.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
MARY GARDEN IGNORES
PRICE OF ALL CIGARS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 20.-Mary
Garden believes that a man smoking
a scent cigar with the picture Of a
beautiful woman on the band gets
just as much pleasure out Of it as the
man smoking 81 cigar.
However," she said as she sailed
for Europe on the Aquitania early
today for her annual sun baths on the
Riviera, ''as far as l am concerned.
the scent cigar is similar to the 81
cigar in one respect-both smell
awful"
Miss Garden was commenting on
the suit brought by Maria JeritZa.
Metropolitan soprano. against cigar
company for using her picture on
cigar bands.
Among scores who saw the Chicago
prima donna off was Glenn Hunter
the actor Miss Garden expects to
sing in Paris in June Just to keep
up her pep" and to return next Oc-
tober.
Dorothy Gish was another passen-
ger on the same steamer. who ex-
poets to do some work in Europe be-
fore her return. She is under con-
tract with British film company to
star in three pictures.
Princess BibescO also was aboard.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
SIX FUG|TWES HELD
in BROADWAY FIGHT
Richard Whittemore, Slayer
and Escaped Convict, Among
Accused Gem Thieves.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. March 20.-An auto
mobile chase and fight along Broad
way yesterday resulted in the arrest
Of six men and a woman, one identi-
fled as an escaped murderer and con
yict from Baltimore. Three of the
others are accused with him of a 800.
900 diamond robbery here on Jan
uary II.
The six men were held as fugitives
from justice, and the alleged mur
derer Richard Reese Whittemore, was
charged in addition with homicide and
robbery. His wife, Mrs. Margaret
Whittemore, %, was arrested. charged
with Illegally possessing firearms, as
she was about to leave the city.
Gave Cleveland Address.
Whittemore gave his first name as
Tobert and his address as 1882 Thorn
dyke avenue. Cleveland. Three other
prisoners, who said they were Leon
kraemer. Jacob kraemer and Joseph
II. Langdon, game the same address
The other two men gave their names
as Bernard Mortillaro and Pasquale
Chiarelle of New York City.
Mrs. Whittemore was registered at
a hotel as Mrs. Margaret Collins, &C
cording to the police. In a trunk were
three loaded revolvers. quantity of
cartridges and three black silk masks.
the police said.
Jeweler Identifies One.
Leon Kraemer. arrested under the
name of l.. /. Lewis, was identified. ac-
cording to the police. by Folmer Prip,
a jeweler. and girl clerk, as the man
who, last December %, robbed the jew
eler's offices of S11, 900 in jewels.
Whittemore confessed. police say.
that he robbed a bank messenger in
Baltimore of $1,000 on March IL. and
also that in escaping from Baltimore
prison In February, 1925, he attacked
q guard, who died later.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
EMPEROR PREFERS HORSE

tomobiles are used throughout Japan.
the Imperial Household Is determined
that its stately and aristocratic horses
and carriages must be preserved.
Consequently it will construct II
beautifully decorated carriages this
year. Estimates have been invited
from Japanese firms and the cost. 1t
is expected, will be about 800 900 yen.
No imperial carriages have been
used since the great earthquake Of
1923. when most of them were dam
aged BY fire. - :. - :
Evening star., 1926-03-20
ARMY ENGINEERS HEARD.
Corps Resents Charges Made by
Commercial Contractors.

The Army Engineer Corps defended
itself before the House Judiciary com
mittee yesterday against charges by
commercial contractors that it's work
is inefficient and not conducted on an
economical basis.
Mai. Gen. Harry Taylor, chief of the
corps, fatty denied charges that en-
ployment of day labor Oh public JOBS
under direction of Army engineers
was inefficient. He said contract labor
on many public works might be ad-
visable, but that day labor in some
instances would be preferable.
He opposed the bill before the COM
mittee designed to curtail the present
work Of Army engineers.