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Women Who Have Important Tasks
i'm the Government Service
Rv ALICE ROGERS HAGER

is not sentimental waste OF Govern
ment time and money, but a wise In
vestment in futures-futures OF re.
spect and loyalty, of real interest and
ambitious effort. One dissatisfied
worker can, like the leaven in the
loaf, raise dissatisfaction in many
others. But let the same worker find
out that there is some one near the
head of affairs who really cares about
her problems, and the sun shines on
a different world.
Miss Tate is the assistant to the
public printer, and 1t has been Mr..
Carter's comprehension Of personnel
difficulties that has made possible this
part of her Job. 1t is only one part:
The rest is in acting as guardian of
comes across his desk goes through
her hands first. All the people who
want to see him must pass her in
spection. and prove that they have
real business with the executive.
Miss Tate comes from Rutledge.
near Knoxville. Tenn, and her
father was a judge in the Land Office
here for several years. Mary Tate
began her business life as a stenog-
rapher. and her own experience with
the business world has taught her the
lessons she Is now passing on to other
women.
Her stenographic training took her
to a position with the joint commit
tee on printing at the Capitol. and
she was later made assistant clerk OF
the committee. When Mr.. Carter
was appointed public printer by
President Harding in 1921, he offered
Miss Tate the chance to become his
secretary, and shortly afterward
created the place of assistant, so that
she might take on the additional per.
sonnet duties. She is the first woman
to hold such a position in the Print
ing Office.
Among her significant accomplish
ments has been the installation of a
milk service to the employees. Each
morning at $50. pint bottles of milk,
with straws, are taken about the
plant, and all who want them may
buy them at the wholesale price.
Since the beginning Of this service.
the Printing Office doctor has proven
a drop Of so per cent in illness in the
plant. Many of the women who have
families had been coming in the morn
ing with no breakfast. because father
and children must be fed and started
to work and to school. and mother
had no time left for herself when that
was done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
Clues to Character
BY J. o. ABERNETHY.
The Bold, Aggressive Type.

You have observed how timid some
men and women are. how they will
stand aside and let their more ag
gressive and bold brothers and sisters
pre- -empt the best of everything. Have
YOU ever watched a crowd get on
street car? You know how so. many
men and women. too. will push
through and elbow others out of the
way to find seat without seeming to
care what happens to the rest of the
passengers.
The bolder ones have what we are
pleased 10 call the faculty of self
defense well developed in their ma
lures.
In this type the governing ability
is quite apparent. and exhibits the
power of command required by the
leader. teacher foreman, superin-
tendent. judge or general The ability
to execute law and to command men
makes one bold. daring and cool in
time of danger. 1t often assumes the
aggressive form. especially when
found in the physiognomies Of mill
tary leaders and of discoveries.
Glance at the nose: If it seems to
bend outward from just below the
root to a point on line with the top
of the nostril. you will know that here
is a person vino is bold. aggressive,
physically and mentally. when
aroused by what he considers a viola
ton of his rights.
Is inclined to physical holiness. but
will tear down the opinions and plans
Of those with whom they disagree.
tCntr.i-nt 1866
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Bath Salt and Overweight.


There are many lures dangled be-
fore the eyes of the overstout who
need to reduce.
Representations are made that If
you take "get-thin remedies" the fat
will disappear without exercise, With
out diet. Representations are made
that II you use bath salts in your
daily tub the fat will disappear with
out exercise, without diet. 'Get-thin
remedies are harmful. No drug
should ever be taken without the per-
sonal advice of competent physician.
Bath salts can soften or perfume the
water. but they will never dissolve
fat. They are useless as a reducing
agent.
To claim that by the continued use
of bath salts excess fat will gradually
and BEAUTIFULLY disappear is holding
out a promise that cannot be fulfilled.
1t is true that perspiration does
carry away some of the body poiSons.
1t is also true that If the toxins or
poisons are not thrown from the body
i'll health will result. The skin alone
cannot take care of this waste. A
healthy, copious perspiration alone
will never entirely clear the system.
And a bath in a tub will never cause
the kidneys, lungs and bowels to per-
form their particular functions. A
bath in ordinary hot water will in
duce as much perspiration as though
bath salts were used. A clean skin is
necessary to bodily health. but the
internal organs are most important in
the function of getting rid OF waste.
Proper diet will nourish the body and
cause it to assimilate the nutrients of
the food taken and eliminate the
waste.
To have a good fire the smoke must
go up the chimney and the ashes must
not clog the CRATE. To have bodily
health the poisons are thrown out
through the skin, lungs. kidneys and
bowels.
1t is true that corpulency cuts down
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SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
His Jobs ALL Wrong.

You wouldn't think to find a girl
kicking because her mans earning q
hundred and fifty a week, would you
You wouldn't think she'd cry herself
to sleep every night, thinking ABOUT
his job, especially when the man in
the case is still very young and there's
every indication that he'll go higher
next year. You'd think she'd be sit
ting pretty, making out the list or
wedding guests. wouldn't you?
But Ruthie isn't. She's simply
breaking her heart over the fact that
her Billy Is working in an awful dump
with a lot of lowbrows; that his job
is one which brings him into contact
with roughnecks all day long. and
that he has to wear horrid, dirty
clothes all the time he's working.
Shed rather he'd get out of his
chosen work into something new,
something more refined, more dlgni-
fed, more elevating. Shed die II
some of her friends were to see Billy
in his working clothes. Not all the
money in the world could ever make
up for the shame Of her position.
Which. of course, is just another
form of snobbishness and ought to be
sternly suppressed by some one who
has some influence with the young
WOtAldI. IL Oily lCAS WI1I AC - NOAA.S
now just to humor his lady fair, he'd
be miserable. He loves the work he
does; there's every chance that AN
other five years will see him far ahead
An it, perhaps in a more dignif1ed posi-
ton than in which he now finds him.
self. To give up his chosen career
for the sake of the girl he loves
would mean unhappiness for them
both in the end. He'd never be sue
cessful in anything else. Shed soon
get tired Of poverty. no matter now
genteel it was by virtue of his having
a white collar job
Some girls have a more serious
problem to face than Ruth's. There
are unfortunate maidens whose men
have adopted professions which M
cessitate continual entertaining. eteNs
nal dinner parties. never-endirk
ro:nds of social events with never
seconds peace and quiet. If the girls
themselves hate the social whirl. they
have a right to talk over seriously the
question of the mans position before
they marry. If mans work takes
him away from home for the greater
part Of his life, his f1ancee must pom
der long before deciding to take the
fatal plunge.
There are all sorts of situations
which nave TO De COnSlOereu seriously.
But there is no need for any girl to
worry simply because her man is max
ing a success in a line which she
thinks beneath her dignity.
AS long as he's making a success,
she has no cause to worry. There's
bound to come a day when he will
better himself and she'll find herself
the wife of an influential business
man. Better success in a working
mans job than failure in the white
collar position.
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Wartime Iodine.

During the war the production OF
German iodine having come abruptly
to a stop, the allies looked about for
new sources of iodine. The most
promising seemed to be the iodine
found in seaweed. The largest plants
in the world are certain immense
kelps of the California coast. and to
these the chemists turned. Huge ma
chimes for dragging the shallow
waters were devised and extensive
plants were put up near the shore for
extracting the iodine from the red and
leathery water plants. This worked
well the first year, but the second year
it was found that the kelp had been
almost exterminated, and that, con-
trary to expectations, it did not grow
rapidly. Today the iodine trust" is
offering prizes for anybody who can
discover a new use for iodine. as in
peace times the supply exceeds the
demand.
Now, what do you know about that?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
/. A lesion is a running sore.
2. Septicemia Is blood poisoning.
3. Solerosis is a hardening of any
part of the body.
4. ElephantiaSiS is an abnormal
charging of any part of the body.
S. The cause of epilepsy is not
known.
s. Digitalis is used as a heart slim.
ulant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

Even the rudest. simplest folk have
had to devise some sort of fastening
for even the most primitive of cloth.
ing. Historians tell US that the an
cient Britons and Germans fastened
their cloaks by a large, sharp thorn.
Only few years ago this primitive
brooch" was used by some Of the
poorer folk in Wales.
During the latter half of the last
century clothes fastenings were amaz-
ingly intricate, and the manufacture
Of these little devices became an i'm
portant industry. Tons Of hooks and
eyes and 'snappers" were used by the
dresSmakerS every season and I'M
countable hours were spent in sewing
and resewtng these little things in
place. A man who succeeded In In
venting some fastening device that
was more satisfactory than those that
had gone before might hope to acquire
large fortune.
But now, within the past decade or
two. the tendency has all been in the
other direction. The better the gown
the fewer the fasteners seems to be
the idea Of a great many women. If
a frock Is properly designed and really
fits you. 1t needs precious little fasten-
ing. Clumsy. ill-fitting garments de.
pend on these devices to keep them in
place.
The tendency this Autumn seems to
be for more intricately made clothes,
but you may be sure that any sort of
intricacy that will mean less easy adj
justment. and more numerous fasten-
ers will not find favor with the up.to-
date women. A buckle or q button or
two, sash or a tie string, that is all
that Mrs. and Miss Twentieth Century
will accept.
(Copyrirht 1921
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HOW 1T STARTED
'Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground.
BY JEAN NEWTON.

Down in de cOrnfield.
Hear dat mournful sound:
All the darkies am a weeping.
Massa's in de cold. cold ground.
Whenever the old song book is
taken out and voices are raised in
singing the old favorites, one that is
certain to be included is "Massa's in
the Cold, Cold Ground" One of the
most popular of the plantation melo-
dies Of the we'll known composer.
Stephen Collins Foster. it's lines so
vihrate the spirit of the Southern
darkey that it would seem that none
but a Southerner. a man stepped in
the local color of the South. could have
written it. So truly. too. does the
plaintive lyric strike it's mark that one
would suppose it's inspiration to have
been a true scene of darkies mourn
ing their departed master. Yet how
different the facts revealed by the
story Of the song.
For Stephen Collins Foster was a
son of the North, born in Pittsburgh,
and spending his life north of the
Mason and Dixon line. and with the
heritage of details that have come
down to us regarding his life and the
writing of his songs we learn that it
was not a scene of darkies mourning.
but his own sorrow at the death of his
own father. which inspired him to the
writing of the plantation song,
"Massa's In the Cold, Cold Ground"
tCCryright 1880
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
PALE HANDS.
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR.

Leila Marsh, ,Cho has Gltrdys been
money Because she Is inexperienced.
she is forced to ruEc a position as
Iddu'S maid u>ith q ricI; and beautiful
tromdn. Mona Kingsley. In the fam
IN are Richard. Mond's husband. and
BARN., the son. Barry persecntes
Leila Nth his<-uftentionS and Mona
amuses herself BIZ humiIidting the
ofrl. Richard. 1rho has learned long
400 that Mona docs not lore him, be-
Gins by pitying Leila. and then dis
corers that he cares for her. Barry
fuoIlv comes to the conclusion that
he must hare Leila at all costs ana
makes M his mind to mGrrH her. To
his amusement, she refuses him Scorn-
fuUU. and later Mona discharges her.
During all this time Mona has been
firtin1 NTH pouna bachelor. Ronald
Cameron. rho is Infatuated 1rfth her.
She has been leading him on because
of her d1'idncsS for admiration. our al
Tono Island house party he hndtty
rersundcs her to run dlrdy nHth him.
,tmono the guests is poun0 girl.
rritzic Lang, 1rho. 1rhen she discor-
ers Ronnys infdtuGfion for Mona,
sho,rS her ScOrn openly. This b0therS
Roruu. aud on the dan set for the
elopement he realizes that ne Is max
mo a. mistake On the ardy to the city
there is an accident and Mona IS
killed. In the meantime a change has
come orer Barry, aud he gets q 700
selling bonds He aud Richard 90 to
the country to play golf the same
,t>rek end Mona goes to Long Island.
Then reach home to receirc the netcs
Of her death After her discharge.
Leila takes q position as assistant to
the hedd Of an employment agency.
fdru Brandt. 1Cho manages the place.
the same ono 1cho placed Leila uith
the Eingsleps. and is rfry much IN
terested in the girl. Leila Is hdppE
sore for the fact that she dtscorered
her lore for Richard Kingsley the dag
she left his house. Mary is eager to
ndr1nce Leila and sends her TO inter
,,;e,p Emerson Phelps 1rith regard to
n position as pirate secretary. Phetps
is an eccentric 1rriter and Leila likes
him at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

In selecting a chicken feel
the breast bone. 1t ought to
be quite soft. smooth and
easily bent. If 1t feels like
gristle, the bird is young, but
If bone like, then the chicken
is old and will be tough.
Cornstarch will remove
grease stains from cloth. Rub
a little dry cornstarch into the
soiled places and it will at
once begin to absorb the
grease. Brush the first used
off carefully and proceed In
same way until the spot disap-
pears.
Lettuce washed thoroughly
in cold water and placed in a
granite pan with a tight cover
or In a paper bag with the top
folded over tightly will remain
crisp and fresh for several
days and always be ready
when needed.
Make bags of cheesecloth in
which to put small pieces Of
soap. Oatmeal added to the
soap when used in the bath
makes the skin soft and
smooth.
To wash handkerchiefs so
that they do not discolor, put
them in a tub of cold water to
which a handful of salt has
been added. The next day
wash them out and boil them
with one tablespoon of salt
and one teaspoon of orris root.
Rinse in cold water and hang
out to dry.
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CHAPTER LII.
Fate Again.

Ieila's life in the Phelps home on
Fast Tenth street was not only pleas
ant but often thrilling. When she
wasn't busy working with Mr.. Phelps
on the novel. she was treatea IKE
nemher of the household. Not only
that. but for the first time in her life
she met interesting people. Hardly
any one ever came to the house VINO
didn't do something. and the conversa'
tions in the big workshop or down
stairs in the living room were stnhu'
latinG. :,
She was accepted quite naturally.
and although at first she said nothing.
content just to he among those pres
ont. as she grew to know people bet
ter she ventured opinions that were
usually well expressed. one night,
when group of them were lounging
about talking. Mr.. Phelps. out OF
clear sky. produced part of his manu-
script from the desk. read few SEN
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sick mother who is keeping her
anxious and worried. and so cutting
down her efficiency during her work
ing time. So she goes to Miss Tate
and tells her about it, and Miss Tate
finds a way to have care given the
invalid while the daughter is away.
The girls mind then comes back to
her job.
Perhaps there is a wedding to be
planned. Miss Tate can advise about
everything from dressmakers to min
listers, and she is so understanding
and sympathetic that the bride brings
her shy condolences, and takes away
warm feeling about her heart that
makes her a much more enthusiastic
employee Of the office.
The work Miss Mary Tate is doing
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"Puzz7;cks"
.Puzzle.Limericks-

There was once a young lady +
Who worked off her energy 2:
Then she took to the 3
For a life that was 4,
And found 1t much more to her 3.
]. One Of them is said to have dis
covered America.
2. Walking long distances.
3. Large body of water.
a. Without letters.
S. Taste.
(Note-Of course. that's just what
you might have expected. What Is?
Well. complete the "Puzzlick" by plac-
ing the right words, indicated by the
numbers. in the corresponding spaces.
and you'll see. Or. If you can't see,
the answer and another "Puzzlick''
will be here tomorrow
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
A rheumatic old man of White Plains,
Who will never stay in when it rains.
Has home full of drugs
Kept in little brown jugs
That's all that he gets for his pains.
(Copyright, 1867
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Core and pare one pound of pears
and put them in IA saucepan. Add
half cupful of sugar. two cupfuls
of water and four cloves. Stew until
tender. then let them stand at the
side Of the stove until clear. The
sirup should be thick and the sauce
pan kept covered all the time of cook
ing. The cloves may be omitted. but
they are decided Improvement.
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Miss Mary Ann Tate.

There are between nine hundred
and a thousand woman employees in
the Government Printing Office. They
work in all manner of positions. But
at their head, as guide, philosopher,
and friend" is another woman whose
duty it is to help them in whatever
way they need help.
Perhaps a girl in the Office has
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EAT AND BE HEALTHY
Dinah Days Daily Talks on Diet
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine

the expectancy of life. Insurance
companies consider an overweight a.
poor risk. Kidney trouble. heart
trouble and high blood pressure attend
overweight.
There is only one way to sensibly
reduce overweight. That Is proper
food. Strenuous exercise will some
times reduce weight. Sometimes eXer-
else only hardens the muscles and
causes a big appetite. When the ex-
ercise is stopped the pounds come back
Starvation diets are harmful. They
are also unnecessary. a non-fatten-
ing diet can maintain health and
strength. Mr.. Corpulent who wishes
to reduce can do so sanely and pleas
antly by eating delicious foods which
do not make fat.
If YOU are fat and like bath salts.
use them. But do not fool yourself
into believing that perfumed bath
water will take off the offending fat.
r. S.-Can potatoes be entirely elm
mated from the diet?
AnSwer-PotatOeS can he entirely
eliminated from the diet. But a prop
erly cooked potato is a valuable food
They should not be cut out unless
there Is sufficient reason. However.
they should not be eaten in excess.
either.
X. NJ. W.---Do whole grains contain
iodine?
AnSwer-YeS. Iodine also is present
in green peas. green beans. bananas.
asparagus, tomatoes. garlic. white
cabbage. mushrooms. Strawberries.
carrots, sorrel. leaks. grapes. arti-
chokes. white dried beans. lettuce.
beets, turnips, melons. radishes. pars-
ley. potatoes. sea foods. agar and
Irish moss are rich in iodine.
T,oocaI ~, a,,,,o,. of lsaata,, ,~r,~a,,
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One mother says:
OF course the utmost care should
be taken to prevent the clothes of
children catching. fire. but if such a
thing does happen, it is we'll to know
what to do. Remember that flame
shoots upward. If a child's clothes
are blazing, grasping him and turning
him upside down will keep the flames
away from from his face. Then they
can be smothered quickly in a rug
or blanket.
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What Do You Know
About 1t?

l. How is mercury generally
obtained?
2. How is gold generally OBJ.
tained?~
8. How is salt generally oh.
tanned?
4. Is platinum as precious as
gold?
5. What is fools gold?
6. Where does the United
States get it's sulphur?
Answers to these questions in
tomorrow Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

Incased in ainor of beaten copper
plates, the skeleton of what is be
lieved to have been an Indian chief
has been unearthed in Kentucky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

One hundred million atoms can be
placed within the space of an inch.
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A GILT BUCKLE AT THE BELT
AND GEORGETTE TIE STRINGS
AT THE NECK ARE THE MEANS
OF FASTENING THIS BEIGE
GEORGETTE l. A c T. TUNIC.
WORN OVER "A MATCHING
GEORGETTE SLIP.
ample enough, since it frequently hap
pens that the clothes fastenings of an
ancient race have lasted much longer
than the garments they held in place.
Almost every collection Of Egyptian.
Grecian or Roman antiquities shows
us buckles, pins and fibulae of extreme
antiquity.
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WOnnen'S
DaintineSS
Under the most trying
hygienie handicap now
assured. NEW way
offers true protection
discards like tissue.

TIGHT frocks, sheerest gowns
IL wear them now any day, any
time, anywhere, without q moments
doubt or fear!
The uncertainty and insecurity Of
the old-time sanitary pad" has been
ended.
Most women now use "KOTEX"
.. new and remarkable way.
Five times as absorbent as ordi-
nary cotton pads.
Deodorizes, thus ending ALL dam
ger of offending.
~ Discards as easily as a piece Of
y tissue. No laundry. No embar-
rassment.
Obtainable at all drug and Depart
ment stores simply by saying
"KOTEx." You ask for It without
hesitancy.
Costs only a few cents. Proves
old ways a needless risk. IL in a pack
age. In fairness to yourself, try il.
K0Te K
No laundry discard like tissue
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Across.
I. Famous resort.
II. Sound of pain.
-. Upon.
13. Above.
Is. Public official.
81. Portuguese monetary Unit
90. Negative.
go Period of time
25 Half.
2S The whole.
81 Point.
80. Send forth.
SO. Sailor.
"a. Lubricate.
&c. An oasis.
80. Constant effort.
80. Fruit.
10. State (abbr.).
"a. Grain artificially terminated.
A. Crankiness.
I. Exist.
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3. Exclamation.
49, Indefinite article.
g. Toward.
6. Within.
Z. Company (abbr)
S. -four Roman).
Q. Rip.
TO- Period of time (abbr.)
Ia. Carved.
Is. Type of warship (pluraD.
II. Speaker.
1S. Typographical engineer (abbr.).
10. Proposition.
20 Former Spanish kingdom.
%. Mans nickname.
"a Proposed international language.
26 Printers measure.
81. Note of the scale.
20. Behold.
SO. Pound (abbr.).
80. Exists.
81. Yes foreign).
80. Irishman. .
80. Mixed type.
40. Unit of square measure.
Al. New England State (abbr.).
~. Mother.
AZ. Siberian river.
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Devices for Fastening the Clothes
By MARY MARSHALL.

Some student of costumery might
give us a most interesting monograph
on the history Of clothes fastenings.
Sources for such a study would be
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Stewed Pears.

Continued in tomorrow's Star
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My Neighbor Says:

Copyright. 1920