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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
In the Swim

Few picture stars have enjoyed the
world tours and unusual experiences
that have ben the portion of Betty
Blythe, who, by the way is a really,
truly Los Angeles girl. Betty's musi-
cal and athletic accomplishments,
while not extraordinary for an Ameri-
can girl, are a source of amazement
in those eastern countries where
women do little besides eating sweet
meats and bearing children.
Hence, in Constantinople, the fact
that Betty could swim caused no end
of surprise. When asked how she
managed to do it, however, Betty was
stumped. Finally she said:
"Oh, L just jump into the water and
wave everything
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
MComparntivelvv Is cnod

one grim look--a deep breath-two
terrific secondS-then the parachute
opens and the 2O00foot descent is
comparatively certain" = New York
Paper
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
Good Innnsfment

A life insurance company asked q
widow for a testimonial. This is what
she wrote:
II got my husband to take out life
Insurance policy.
"One month later he was drowned.
II consider life insurance a good in
estment."-Literary Digest
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
Plucked From the Plains
BLOCKING the Punsters

"a new watch for women is to be
worn at the waist" says an English
paper.
To forestall numerous correspond
ents, we remark right now that such
an idea involves a wasting of time
Boston Transcript.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
Lucrative Concession

Some French firm was make a lot
of money printing the resignation that
Mr.. BRAND keeps on his desk.
Copyright, 1926, Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
Wordsworth was Right

The child is father of the man and
he begins to exercise paternal au-
thority at a very early age.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
Progress

Pretty soon women will look over
dressed when they appear in one piec
bathing suits.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
To Distinguish Royon

Artificial silk, or rayon, as it is gen
orally called, can be distinguished
from real silk because it is more lus-
trous than real silk, more stiff and
harsh, and burns like cotton with
yellow flame that flashes along and
leaves a small amount of gray ash.
An exception is a brand Of artificial
silk recently introduced which gives
a hard ball of ash. The yarns untwist
very readily and the individual fila
ments spread apart in more or less
of a fan shape Artificial silk is usu-
ally weaker when wet. Therefore
when garments made Of it are laun-
dered, they should be handled care
fully and not rubbed Do not wear
rings when washing these articles, or
you may tear holes in the fabric
Properly handled, this material is use
full and attractive, the United States
Department Of Agriculture says
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
Haze Picked Tripe for
Change on Family Table

Beef tripe, or stomach lining, is
good food which may be preserved
by picking when beef cattle are
killed on the farm. The United States
Department of Agriculture gives the
following directions for preparing it:
After the tripe has been thorough
ly cleaned and rinsed in cold water, 1t
should be scalded in hot water Ca lit
tie below the boiling point). When
sufficiently scalded, the inside lining
of the stomachs may be removed by
scraping, which will leave clean,
white surface. Tripe should be boiled
until tender Casually about three
hours) and then thoroughly chilled in
cold water so that the fat may be
scraped from the outside. When this
has been done, peel off the mem
brane from the outside of the stomach,
and the clean, white tripe is ready
for picking. is usually picked in
45 grain vinegar.
The picked tripe is prepared for
use by washing and wiping it, and
after dipping convenient sized pieces
in flour or egg and bread crumbs, fry
ing it till golden brown.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
Two-Piece Jumpers Are
Seasonable Favorites

Each week brings further proof that
the ingenuity and cleverness of design
ers in creating new versions of the
popular two-piece jumper frock have
not been exhausted. SO generally be-
coming are these costumes and so
youthful and smart that it will prob
ably be some time before they pass
out of the fashion picture.
Among the latest models to be
brought out are those fashioned of
shantung or rajah silks. They are on
an equality in popularity with Chinese
damask and come in such a wide
range of colors that they are adapted
both to street frocks and to the color
full models designed for sports and
country wear.
Taffeta also has found it's way into
the realm of the jumper dress and is
used for several of the most attrac-
tive models shown this season.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22

HOW TO CLEAN OUT
TRAP OF A SINK
Dirt and Grease Adheres to
Side and Bottom.

prepared by the United States department
of Agriculture.)
All waste pipes and traps are sub
ject to fouling. Dirt collects in the
bottom and grease adheres to the
sides. The United States Department
of Agriculture in new Farmers bull
ietin, 1460 "Simple Plumbing Repairs
in the Home" tells how to clear out
ordinary fixture traps. Unscrew the
clean-out plug, as shown in the illus
tration and wash out the obstructing
matter or pull it out with wire bent
to form a hook. Small distractions
are often forced down or drawn up
by the use of a simple rubber force
cup (sometimes called ''the plumbers
friendly costing 80 to 60 cents. The
cup is placed over the fixture outlet
and the fixture is partially filled with
water. The wood handle of the cup
Is then worked rapidly down and up,
causing alternate expulsion of the
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
Glitter of Crystal or
Bright Clean of Metal

Each season one hears that beaded
frocks from a fashion point of view
are nonexistent. And each season
they appear in new and more inter-
esting versions and take their places
in the important modes of the mo-
ment. 1t goes without saying, how
ever, that the crude and rather garish
effects which characterized the bead
ed frock that had such a vogue a
few seasons ago is absent. One now
finds delicate and intricate designs
worked out in subtle colorings ac-
cented here and there with CLEAN
of metal or the glitter of crystal.
A fashion note emphasized by those
who viewed the important collections
of new French models introduced
within the past few weeks is the ten
dency to slightly mold the lines Of
the frock in a manner not unlike that
Of the princess frock. 1t is only a
suggestion, however, and all the more
effective for it's unobtrusiveness.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
High Value of Ronann

A banana is very high in food value,
according to the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. In fact, al
most one-fourth is starch and sugar.
In addition, it contains a small amount
of protein, a trace of fat, and small
percentage of mineral matter. A ba-
mana should be fully ripe before using
in order to get the best flavor and the
most digestible condition. One au-
thority in discussing food for young
children suggests the occasional use
of a little scraped ripe banana. In
buying bananas, be sure the stem end
is left on. In this way, the food is
delivered in sealed package. Baked
bananas are good served in place Of
a starchy vegetable with meat or as
dessert.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
Balloon Sleeves,
Wide, Long Skirts
Basque Waists Also Given
Prominence by Lanvin,
Paris Designer.

Jeanne Lanvin has actually COM
bined basque waists and balloon
sleeves, with the wide, long skirts of
$780, into afternoon gowns that are
extremely graceful If somewhat star
tling, says a Paris fashion writer in
the New York Times.
For these afternoon gowns, Lanvin
usually chooses a quaint checked taf
feta. One such, in a gray-and-white
check, with white Organdie collar and
trimming relief, was cut with the fit
ted bodice extending we'll below the
WalStl1ne at the back in q deep half
circle, so that the extremely full skirt
gathered to this foundation had de-
cided up-in-front line to add to it's ap-
parent width. The skirt fell nearly
to the ankles at the back. The sleeves,
gathered into cap at the shoulder
and into narrow band cuffs at the
wrist, were immense in size-balloon
is the only word to describe them. AS
last touch OF audacity, the gown had
two-inch straight belt, fastened
tightly about the natural waistline.
Lanvin is not the only designer who
has experimental with the robe de
style, though no other house dares
equal her exaggeration and her state
illness. Drecoll shows various piquant
sleeveless gowns under this designa-
ton, for which he uses pompadour taf-
fetas, or soft satins in plain colors,
both materials new this season. He
likes the fitted bodice cut in a deep V
to the waistline in front, with a vest
inserted. Like Lanvin, he cuts the
bodice much longer in back to give
the up-infront line so smart just now
The skirts are tWo-tiered, very bout
FAINT and very short. One lovely model
at this house was in taffeta of palest
yellow.
Another interesting model is light
blue afternoon dress of heavy crepe
in powder blue, with front of net
ruffles piped with silver. The sleeves
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
Coat Frock Survives
Longer Than Others

No model has survived a longer
period of popularity without in any
way sacrificing the essential quality
Of chic than the dress modelled on the
lines of a coat. It's adaptability to
materials widely different in character
has had much to do with it's success.
Fashioned Of woolen or heavy silk
fabrics, it appears among the smart
est street costumes; GARRETT out in
crepes, both plain or printed, it has
its place in afternoon modes; devel-
oped in chiffons, georgettes and metal
brocades, or even lace, it is singular
ly appropriate for evening wear.
For the more mature woman a
frock on these lines is an ideal choice.
1t gives the slim effect so much to be
desired and there is no break at the
waistline to cut the figure in two.
Shirrings play part of distinct i'm
portance in the fashions Of spring and
often supply the only note of decora.
ton.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22

are puffed with ruff1es and tightened
a hat to match-of silk hair with
flowers at the front.
At BOue SOuers, the robes de style
make the wearer look as though she
had stepped out of a Fragonard pic
ture; for this house specializes in deli
cate hand embroidery on sheerest lin
en- and uses this ethereal material to
form the entire lower part of the dis
tended skirts of pastel-tinted taffetas.
There is subtle hint of the jazz
age in the black taffeta and lace
gowns, embroidered in rosebuds, that
Bechoff adds to the experiment, due
probably to the sophisticated color
and to the shortness Of the skirts and
certainly not to the dignified, tiny
parasol accompanying each costume;
for tiny lace parasols are known to
be decidedly midVictorian Perhaps
it is because of the fOur-inch putting
at either hip just where the fitted
waist joins the full skirt. Perhaps it
is because the little sleeves are mere
puffs; or perhaps-and it is suspected
that this is the real reason-it is be-
cause what looked at first like very
deep bertha of lace gathered at the
neck on a velvet band is soon seen
to be a separate lace collar, which.
removed, shows the dress to be decol-
lete and, ready for an evening func-
ton.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
FiUe-Minute Cabbage Is
Best to .S0Ue Vifon1ines

II was boiled to deathw read the
inscription on the cabbage tombstone
in a "vitamine cemetery" which
formed part of a vividly instructive
pantomime staged by some school
children not long ago. The excellent
lesson Of this entertainment, showing
the Importance of short cooking
period for all the vegetables valued
for vitamineS was easily understood
by those present, and as the dramatic
part of the lesson was followed by di-
rectiOns for preparing many common
vegetable foods to conserve their vita
mines, they also learned how to avoid
boiling them to death"
In addition to the fact that the vita
mines in cabbage are destroyed by
long cooking, there are several other
advantages in cooking this vegetable
as little as possible. The directions
given below by the United States
Department of Agriculture give a
delicately favored crisp cabbage dish
which can be prepared in a very few
minutes just before a meal, or pre-
pared early in the day and quickly
heated at serving time. The color is
very attractive when green cabbage is
used, and the kitchen and house are
not filled with cabbage odOr.
Wash and chop finely enough cab
bage to make one quart. Simmer for
about two minutes in one pint Of hot
milk, adding one and one-half tea
spoonfuls of flour. Season with salt
and pepper Cover the cabbage and
heat for three or four minutes without
allowing the mixture to reach the
boiling point. The vegetable should
not entirely lose its crispness. If more
convenient, the cabbage may be
cooked in this way early in the day.
set away to "ripen" or develop flavor
for few hours, and reheated quickly
just before serving.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
Changeable Silk Used
for New Spring Hats

Among the new bonnets from
Paris are changeabe bengalines. One
has 10 idea how becoming this change
able silk is when fashioned into mil
Iinery. Many early spring hats of silk
or satin have upturned front brims,
the brims being rather wide at front
and sides and entirely missing in the
rear. These familiar off-the-face mod
els which were very popular season
or so ago are most effective when the
brim is Of silk and the crown of milan
straw. A rhinestone pin acts as a
erons trimming.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
Tailored Mode Leads
in Clothes for Spring

The tailored mode, not only in the
usual acceptance of the phrase as ap-
piled to suits and street frocks, but to
afternoon costumes as well, may with
truth be said to dominate the fashions
of spring.
Not for many seasons has the sim
pie tailleur of blue serge or black
and white checked wool been so much
in evidence. Cut on the plainest lines,
put together with meticulous tailoring
to give it character, this is the cos
tune which the best-dressed women
wear during the morning hours of
shopping and for luncheon.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
Serve Lamb Dishes Hot

Serve all lamb dishes piping hot on
hot plates, suggests the United States
Department of Agriculture. Because
the fat of lamb hardens as it cools
and sticks to the tongue, many per-
sons are prejudiced against even the
lean meat. Also serve with lamb
currant, mint barberry or some other
tart jelly, or tasty sauce favored
with parsley, mint, capers, tomato,
hOrseradish, curry powder or chopped
pickle. These "cut" the fat and tone
down the pronounced flavor that ap-
peals to many but not to all.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22

(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
Community teamwork this year in
Beulah. Carroll county, Ca, has re-
suited in a substantial and attractive
woman's clubhouse, which is not only
used for the monthly home demon
stration meeting but for girls club
work, a community reading room and
other uses. The small cost of $28. S5
in actual money was made possible
because no ground was purchased,
permission being given to use the
community school grounds, and all
material except flooring and brick
for the chimney was donated. The
labor was furnished by the men of
the community.
The house is built of logs Gables
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22

inside and out are of birch poles, and
these were also used inside the cabin
underneath the rafters. On the front
gable is the date of erection cut from
smaller pieces of birch. Cracks be-
tween the logs are daubed with gray
mud. Around the walls inside are
cushioned puncheon benches. The
house is furnished with the most
needed articles, donated by the mem
bers Of the woman's club. 1t has at
present a stove. table, curtains and
utensils for demonstrations. The
monthly club meetings are alternate.
ly demonstration programs and rec
reational meetings attended by entire
families. library will be gradually
developed.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
Anti-SaIo01l League

In 1892 group Of clergymen of the
United States endeavored to form an
anti-saloOn league in which the clergy
men of all denominations of the Unit
ed States should participate. This did
not materialize. The Anti-Saloon
League of America was founded at
Oberlin, Ohio, by Howard Fl. Russell,
1898, and in the same year in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22

water from beneath the cup and sue
ton upward through the waste pipe
and trap. If a trap and the waste
pipe from it are clogged with grease,
hair, or lint, it is best to open or dis
connect the trap and dig out the greasy
matter with a stick. The use of chem
ical solvents in waste pipes is ex-
planned in Farmers Bulletin 1926,
'Farm Plumbing"
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
Shave with cuticura Soap

And double your razor efficiency al
we'll as promote skin purity, skin COM
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste, no irri-
tatiOn even when shaved twice daily.
One soap for all uses-shaving, bath
ing and shampooing.- advertisement
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22

There is yellow streak in human
ity that makes it want to blame all
it's troubles on others.
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
Matter of Opinion

''Ts that your dog, Willie?"
"Well, the man next door thinks ha
owns him."
Arizona state miner., 1926-05-22
Optimism

The birthday Of the umbrella was
recently celebrated.
Many happy returns.-Life.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-12
THE PRIMARY SYSTEM.
Cincinnati Inquirer.)

"The primary system is artlfl-
cial. 1t practically has destroyed
personal interest in polltlcs-that
interest which, since the founda-
lions of the Government were put
down had been the life of party
activity. There is no rea-
son why parties may not be main
tanned as efficient and honorable
organizations. The primary sys-
tenn does not appear to have i'm
proved either the public service
or to have enhanced the quality
of official morality. Partisanism
weds itself intellectually to
real issues. 1t may, and does,
make mistakes, but in the end it
as nearly justifies itself as human
action can come to achieving such
result. The gravest danger to
this country-a danger foreseen
by Macaulay many years ago-is
that it Is not thinking along party
lines. What is needed to-
day is great political leadership,
not primary political pasteuriza-
ton" To which we would add
that the party system tolerates no
masqueraders.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-12
T WENTY-FIVE-YEAR
STATUTES.
(From the New York Sum-

| (F'rom the New York Sum-
The lawmakers of New Jersey
are now bordering a bill which if
enacted into law would limit the
life of any statute to twenty-five
years; that is, a quarter of a CEN
fury after a law was enacted it
would automatically disappear
from the books The theory be-
hind this scheme is that all stat
utes should be revised at compar-
atively frequent intervals in order
that the codes might be free of
obsolete enactments, outgrown
restrictions and obsolescent pen
alties.
There is lot of junk between
the calf-skin of law libraries.
House cleaning would be good
thing. Yet it must not be forgot
ten that Britons and Americans
have a splendid capacity for ig-
noring their statutes when they
are outgrown or bothersome, but
resurrect them with admirable eff
feet when occasion suggests their
useful employment in the public
interest. High authority has it
that no man can go through his
ordinary routine for twenty-four
hours without violating one or
more State laws or city ordinan-
ces. Notwithstanding this the
honest man who goes quietly
about his business stands little
chance of seeing in a policeman
or constable anything except
cheering symbol of safety and
protection. Sleeping statutes and
ordinances trouble no clear con-
sciences.
A twenty-five-year embargo on
the enactment of new laws, except
appropriation acts, would find ma
ny supporters. But we might as
we'll preserve until they disappear
in the ordinary attrition of events
the statutes that embody the
hopes and fears, the wisdom and
folly, the strength and weakness
of the past. Perhaps in quarter
of a century Legislatures will
have taken to holding their SEES
sions only once in every twenty
five years.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-12

The Pleasantville Press is on sale
at the following places:-
Absecon-Ellen E. Shovel at the
Postoffice.
Atlantic City-Shore Fast Waiting
Room, 8 S. Virginia Ave.
Pleasantville : p. T. Harris, 3 s.
Main St; II. w. Kenmore. 80 ;.
Main St; Ted Merrick at Electric
Station: r. p. Hambleton, 101 N:
Main St: o. p. Jones. q q. West
Jersey Ave; Charles B. King. 421
N. Main St or at the office, IL w.
Washington Ave.
Somers Pont-Joseph Green, Hig-
bee Ave. and Shore Road; A. b. Lin
go. Shore Road and New Jersey Ave.
Ocean City--W. p. Sinkinson,. 7th
and Asbury ave; w. f. Gardiner,
$50 Asbury ave.
Mortified - At the post office;
David Breen. drug store.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-12
| Il s"t MAINLAND

Strong opposition is developing
against the proposal of realty pro-
moters to fill in Inside Thorough
fare, from the lower end of Vent
nor to the Pleasantville boulevard
bridge.
Plans of the developers called
for establishment of a broad high
way ON the course now occupied
by the water.
The refrigeration" afforded by
the body of water that keeps the
land an island is stressed in new
drives against the project. One
land owner along the route, adj
hitting that the film would
greatly enhance the value of his
property, pointed out that the
marshlands between Atlantic City
and the mainland were being rap
idly developed and the time was
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-12

-Elwood Roselle, 81, has been
committed to Jail in contempt OF
court, for falling to abide by a
previous order to pay So a week
toward the support of his S9-year-
old mother, Mrs. Mary Roselle, of
Mays Landing. He is the young
est of three sons upon whom she
depends for support.
Measures designed to streng-
then national defense, including
plans recommended by the Presi-
dents air board, have been
slaughtered by the House military
committee. The same fate was
meted out to bill for a separate
air force for the Army.
"A seventy-four year old negro,
James X. Polk, admitted in a
Memphis court that he was the
father of forty-nine children, thir-
ty-six by former marriages and
thirteen by his present wife.
Canned Holsters appear to
have lost their popularity in the
American markets, being supplan-
ted in many markets by canned
crab meat, which is cheaper and
improved in quality of late so as
to be more uniform than the aver
age of Holsters from the smaller
canneries of New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island. U. S.
| Commerce Reports.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-03-12

the Legislature by Senator Simp
son for the consolidation of al
municipalities in any first-class
county. Hudson, which seeks tC
create a Greater Jersey City, is
back of the bill, and Essex, which
also is affected, opposes it.
Mr.. Stokes suggests that spe
cial commission be named tc
study the proposal and to report
to the next Legislature. He says
IN the clamor of proposed con
fascinated by bigness. Bigness is
not always a virtue, especially ii
it overshadows and suppresses in
dividual activity and civic inter
est.
New York City is so big that
it's civic spirit is lost and her cit1-
zens as a rule have we'll nigh
ceased to take a part in her gov
ornamental affairs. The civic pride
and interest of the citizens OF
places like Montclair, South Or
ange, Caldwell, Glenridge, Orange
and other suburbs of Newark are
a great asset to Essex County and
it's loss would be most deplorable.
"If these places are merged in a
great metropolitan municipality,
those who now act as Mayors and
city clerks and members of the
governing bodies of these commu-
mites and take pride in the de-
velopment, artistic and education
al and material, of their respect
i've abodes would have no official
part i'll the merger city. Their in
terest would cease and become
abortive. The State and nation
cannot afford to lose this patriotic
service if self-government is to
survive and the best ideals to be
preserved. Small municipalities
are the life of this nation