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Evening star., 1927-12-07
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

December I, 1801.-President Jeffer-
son today sent written message to
Congress, instead of appearing in per
son and addressing a joint session of
the House and Senate. as President
Washington and President Adams al
ways did.
December Z, 186O.-The Secretary
of the Navy, in a report which was
outlined in The Star today, attacked
the bill introduced by Senator Jeffer-
son Davis of Mississippi prohibiting
the purchase of patented articles for
the Army and Navy. The Secretary
says the measures, If enacted, would
be injurious to the public service. He
recommends the converting Of eight
ships-of-thelin into first-class steam
ships, which he says can be done at
cost of S3S3,00O each. The other
ships-of-the-line. he says. would not
pay for the expense, being old and
nearly used up. >" The Star today
notes with satisfaction that the Ma
tional Intelligencer mas joined it in
recommending, "for the solution of
our present political complications.
the assembling of a convention. or
congress of delegates, from the slave.
holding States for consultation"
The Star, which first suggested this
plan, calls it 1.-The only hopeful rem.
edy under existing circumstances"
Since the election of Abraham Lin
coin as President of the United
States last month"; there has been
much talk in the Aaveholding States
Of seeding from the Union. The
feeling among the political factions
in this city is becoming very bitter
and some of the Southerners have
been heard to say that Mr.: Lincoln
would never be inaugurated. These
remarks. however are believed to be
only idle threats, but it is realized
that the political situa ton is critical.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Queen Bees.

Mother insisted so 1 went with her
to the monthly meeting of the
Woman's Club. Oh, boy! Such
women, such ideas, and such patter.
Shall I ever grow up to be a woman's
clubber like them? Well, l hope not,
for they were one flock of fraus.
One of the members, whose bobbed
hair couldn't make you forget her
wrinkles, read a very instructive
paper on the habits of the queen bee.
They gave her unanimous vote of
thanks and agreed that they had had
a swell time and some cake.
1t seems that the queen bee is
right on to the game, for she lures
the male members up to the heights.
Just like a woman. who always wants
courtship done on a lofty plane. Well,
after queenie gets all the gentlemen
bees up so high that they begin to feel
dizzy, she makes her selection and
let's the others take the air.
AS for the lucky guy who gets the
dueen-well, his dead carcass falls to
the ground, for he gets badly stung.
Now that's what the lady authority
said about the queen bee and her
fancy courtship.
I guess you see what I'm driving at,
for every woman in the bunch was
just such a bee, and she could give
the queen lessons in courtship. There
they were, all dolled up and fed up
trying to kill time for the afternoon,
while their bee-partners were down
at the office trying to finance their
wardrobes and appetites. That's
woman for you.
She's coy, all right, and she knows
how to lure the boys to the higher
attitudes, but the aviator is going to
be an undertaker's understudy.
Women are just working the men to
death, for it takes a whale of q wad
to meet the bills which these frisky
DANES run up all around the place.
/ just want to tell you that we flap
pers may have some faults, but we're
not going to be guilty Of such man.
slaughter. OF course, We shall marry
that Is, hope so-but we intend to
hang on to the little job so that we
can go down into the stocking and fish
out enough to pay for our duds, If
nothing more.
Dear me! I wish the men knew
that, for then they might not be so
shy when it comes to the Turing game.
But still we don't intend to work any
bee tricks or beckon the boys to the
giddy heights of romance and finance.
No. for We'll meet them on the level,
and do our little part. No queen bees
for us, boys!
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Everyday Law Cases
What Is an eI-Post- -Fdcto
Ldl0?
BY THE COUNSELLOR.
BY THE COUNSELLOR

Because of the widespread violation
of the clean.yard law, the State Legis-
lature passed an act increasing the
fine from $5 to S25, expressly
providing that the new act shall ap-
ply to the cases then pending.
John Harts case, one of the many
then pending, was called for trial and
Hart was found guilty and fined $2o.
Hart's attorneys objected to the in
creased penalty and took an appeal
on the ground that the Legislature
had no power to pass an act increas-
ing the punishment on acts already
committed
The court declared the act an ex-
post facto law, expressly forbidden by
the United States Constitution and,
therefore, unconstitutional. classifying
the following as eX-post facto laws:
1. A law that makes an act done
before the passing of the act, and
which was innocent when done, Grim
inal.
2. A law that aggravates a crime,
or makes it greater than it was when
committed.
8. Every law that inflicts greater
punishment than the law imposed
when the offense was committed.
4. Every law which, in relation to
the offense or its consequences, alters
the situation of a person to his disad-
vantage.
Copyright. 1927
selfis @ isddressed Stamped envelopes Il they de-
sire reDIIeS to their inquiries.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
So You Catarrh. Are You?

1t is regrettably true that a good
many doctors, of every school, or doc
tors of no narrow School at all, but
just regular dctors, have contributed
heavily to the catarrh obsession. and
I blush to admit that there are still
not few doctors stringing patients
along with this catarrh obsession to-
day, but not good doctors, not doctors
who make it their practice to examine
patients, just low-grade practitioners
who accept the patients own dag
nosis and waive the formality, trouble
and expense of an examination.
When A doctor is properly educated.
qualified, honest and not too attentive
to his second-class mail, he interprets
a complaint of "catarrh" as a mere
indication of the direction his exami-
nation should take. No doctor of
standing would dismiss a patient with
any such spurious diagnosis as Ca
tarrh." No reputable doctor even
dares to define 'catarrh.' l would
Evening star., 1927-12-07
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

The sixth point Is general health"
Is it excellent, fair or poor? II you
have a nervous disposition. state so
under No. 7. Periodic physical ex-
aminations are so necessary to health
and beauty that l am including a ques-
ton on the subject under No. 8.
The last point is one that no one
will forget to include in her letter,
and so / have put the other items be-
fore il. When describing your beauty
problems tell also what you have been
doing for them. Tell how you cleanse
your skin and how you care for your
hair if these happen to be the sub
jects on which you desire help. OF
course. it is not necessary to use the
printed chart so long as you include
all nine points in your letter. together
with a self-addressed and stamped en-
velope for my reply.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. ID.

earnestly assure all correspondents
who write to me that doctor or doc
tors tell them their trouble is catarrh,
that they have been unfortunate in
the choice of doctors. Surely no ply
sician capable of examining the nasal
cavity would perpetrate such a hoax
on a patient.
There is no point in telling over the
list of disease states that most com
monty masquerade under the mean
ingless name of "catarrh." That only
serves to give victims of the "catarrh'
obsession something to worry about.
If you have this obsession don't worry
over what can be the matter. Submit
your complaint to a physician and let
him find out.
One phrase still current among spe.
cialists is middle ear catarrh." 1t
means nothing at all-precisely what
the specialists think and know about
the deafness so obscured. Well have
something further to say about this
last aff1iction in subsequent articles,
but we promise nothing more than the
truth.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
LITTLE BENNY
by LEE PAPE.

Me and Puds Simkins was wawklhe
along Jest wawking along, and we sa"
some man looking around on the pay
ment like somebody that lost some
thing and couldent find it.
Being a little man big around the
stummick. me saying to Puds. G, /
wonder if he dropped a dime, why
don't you ask him?
Wich Pubs did, saying. Did you lose
dime, mister? and the man saying, /
wish it had been meer money, meer
money can always be replaced, . deer
how could l of bin SO careless?
Puds whispering to me, G, he must
of dropped a dimond ring, o boy pig
reward
And him and me started to help the
man to look, helping him so hard he
pritty near tripped over us cupple OF
times, on account of us trying to look
everywhere he looked so we would see
it before he did, me saying, Is there a
reward out, mister?
A reward? Why yes, Id be ony too
pleased to pay a suitable reward, in
deed | should. the man said.
Giving me and Puds Encouragement
and ambition, and we started to look
even harded, thinking, G herray, and
the man sed, I'm sure I'm very glad to
have your help, young people often
have very sharp eyes, but at the same
time l do wish you would try to keep
from under my feet. o well, l sip
pose its useliss to look eny more eny.
way, it muN of slipped down some
crack or other. ii was sutch a very
tiny button, he sed.
A button, G wizzickers. mister, is
that wat it was, a button? 1 sed, and
he sed. Why yes my wife needs a
duzzen iXactly like it, and wen I go
home without them I'm afraid she will
be quite veXed. well, I'm afraid 1 must
give up.
And he wawked away shaking his
he'd sad, and me and Puds looked
for the button a vile longer just for
the satisfaction of jumping on 1t in
case we found it. which we dident
Evening star., 1927-12-07

One of my principal aims in con-
Quoting this department is to drive
home the fact that beauty must be
built from within and cannot always
be produced by external treatments.
Beauty problems. like scanty hair. fat
or thin limbs, sallow skins and dark
circles under the eyes, cannot be
remedied by purely local measures.
When people write and ask me for a
remedy for these troubles they very
often neglect to give enough informa-
ton about themselves to enable me
to suggest the cause and the cure
This. of course, handicaps me in my
Evening star., 1927-12-07

BOTH LONG -HAIRED AND
BOBBED.
but so that YOU could answer the ques-
tionS Of inquiSltive members of your
family who hadn't been asked-or had
not taken the trouble to attend,
But now the important question is
this: How many of the bridesmaids
had bobbed hair? How many had long
hair?"
Sometimes brides-to.be seem to
choose their bridesmaids with the
thought of their hair. Or at least it
seems so when all the bridesmaids are
blond young women with hair long
enough to be .knotted at the nape OF
the neck-or when the brunette bride
is accompanied by eight young women
all with short dark hair.
At wedding the other day where
all of the bridesmaids were very young
four of the six had long hair which
was worn in long braids, carried over
the shoulder. looking quite effective
with the medieval type of dress worn
and the closely placed wells.
Something quite new in the field of
dressmaking has been originated by
one of the prominent French dress
makers. 1t consists of frock with an
extra skirt. After all, II men like
suits with two pairs Of trousers. why
shouldn't women like an extra skirt?
The frocks heard of were made quite
simple with a draped overskirt that
might be worn as such or might be
used as a sort of shoulder scarf. No
one has ever suggested a possible al
tentative use for the extra pair of
trousers provided by the tailors.
EverY woman likes dainty handker-
Evening star., 1927-12-07
8
To Make Pine Cough
Syrup at Home
Has no equal for prompt results.
Takes but a moment to make,
Saves about $2.

Pine is used in nearly aim
prescriptions and remedies for IN
coughs. The reason is that pine III
has a remarkable effect in sooth. III
ing and healing the membranes of III
the throat and chest. Il
Pine cough syrups are made of II
pine and syrup. The syrup" is |
usually plain sugar syrup.
To make the best pine cough
remedy, put 215 ounces of Pinex in
pint bottle, and fill up with home
made sugar syrup or clarified honey.
This makes full pint-more than
you can buy readynade for three
times the money. 1t is pure, and
tastes good.
You can feel it take right hold
of a cough or cold in a way that |
means business. The cough may
be dry, hOarse and tight, or may be
persistently loose from the forma-
tiOn of phlegm. The cause is the
Same-intlamed membranes n d |
this Pinex and Syrup combination |
will stop it-usually in 24 hours /
or less. Splendid, too, for bronchial \
asthma or hOarseness.
PineX is a highly concentrated II
compound of Norway pine extract
and palatable guaiacol. and is fam III
Gus the world over for its promptIII
effect upon coughs. q Ill
Beware of substitutes. Ask &W
your druggist for "21a ounces 6SsU
of Pinex" with directions. rSSSSJ
Guaranteed to give absolute .-Gs.
satisfaction or money re- Ef517
funded. The Pinex Co, %zSiyA.
TT. Wayne. Ind,
DIMES
II for Coughs..A
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Bridesmaids and Length of Hair
BY MARY MARSHALL.

The questions that friends used to
ask us after we had attended a nota-
Die wedding all had to do with the wed.
oing presents. And YOU know your
sef chat it was well to notice the
presents if they were exhibited not so
much to satisfy your own curiosity
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Lessons in English
By W. L. GORDON.

Often mispronounced: Dislocate.
Accent first syllable. not the second.
Often Misspelled: Incandescence
three c's.
synonyms: Languid, inert, dull,
phlegmatic, apathetic.
Word study: use a word three
times and it is yours" Let us in.
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word:
Delusion: false belief; fallacy; halluci-
nation. "It was only a delusion, not
based on facts"
Evening star., 1927-12-07

chiefs and most of us judge a woman
daintiness somewhat by the type OF
handkerchief she carries. If you would
like to learn how to make new SORT
If handkerchief for evening wear, send
me a stamped, self-addressed envelope
and will send you diagram and dl-
rections for making. These dainty
squares make lovely Christmas pres
ents.
(Convripht 1897
Evening star., 1927-12-07

Layer cake with thick frosting is
tempting, but too rich for children.
AS my family likes cake in layers bet
ter than any other way, I have
evolved a simple form which is suit.
able for lunch box or to serve with
dessert. bake three layers very thin
in shallow pans made for this pu--
pose. Two of the layers bake plain.
The third I sprinkle we'll with granu
lated sugar and cinnamon before bak-
ing. The bottom and middle layers
are spread with homemade jelly
preferably crabapple. Then the sug-
ared layer is put on top, care being
taken to remove it from the pan with
out turning it over. This cake has
the appearance of being delicately
iced, and is tasty and wholesome.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
My Neighbor Says:

Prepare the pineapple some
hours before a meal if it is to be
served as a dessert. and plenty
of rich juice is desired. Slice
into strips. cover each slice with
finely sifted sugar, put in a glass
jar and let it stand in the ice box
until ready to serve.
If top and bottom hens Of
sash curtains are made the same
width. they may be hung on two
rods and always stay in place.
Grease stains on wall paper
may be eradicated by covering
the spots thickly with French
chalk. Then hold clean piece
of blotting paper over and pass
a warm iron over it. Do this
several times till the mark dis
appears.
To remove a spot of oil srilled
on a rug. rub the spot with gas
oline until it disappears.
Evening star., 1927-12-07

There are more than 100 woman n
pilots among the 1000 expert navi-
gators who guide shipping through the
dangerous waters that abound round
the coasts of the British Isles.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
VIRGINIA BAKED HAM,

Select small ham and boil.
Let cool in water in which it
was cooked. Remove skin and
trim excess fat. Put into ham
following mixture: IL cups
brown sugar, / teaspoon all
spice, teaspoon ginger, 2 tea
spoons cinnamon, l teaspoon
nutmeg. Lift to baking pan and
place in hot oven. AS ham
l cup brown sugar, / cup mo.
lasses, 1 cup vinegar, / cup
water. Bake until nicely brown
ed. This usually requires about
an hour.
Evening star., 1927-12-07

BANDEAU AND IMMENSE BOW
OF TCLLE FOR BRIDESMAIDS
ADDRESSES-AN ARRANGE
MENT THAT HAS ADVANTAGES
WHERE BRIDESMAIDS ARE
BOTH LONG -HAIRED AND
RORRED
Evening star., 1927-12-07
CHEESE SOUFFLE.

CHEESE 'SOUFFLE.
One pound cheese, teaspoon
salt, 2 eggs, butter size of wal.
nut, " pint milk. Crate cheese
very fine, beat eggs, add other
ingredients. mix thoroughly,
grease bowl and bake in oven u
hour. Serve very hot.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
MENU FOR A DAY.

BREAKFAST.
Cereal with Chopped Figs.
Omelet.
Bran Bread Toast.
Crullers. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Cheese Souffle.
Caramel Sweet Potatoes.
Baking Powder Biscuits.
Banbury Tarts.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Virginia Baked Ham.
Creamed Potatoes.
Carrots and Peas.
Lettuce Salad, French Dressing.
Tapioca Cream.
Coffee.
CRULLERS.
One cup sugar, Well-beaten
eggs, tablespoons melted but
ter, ia cups sweet milk, 3 cups
flour. 3 teaspoons baking pow
der. Use -four enough to roll
easily and handle as little as
possible. These will not soak
fat and are very light and ten.
der,
Evening star., 1927-12-07

Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-12-07

The Counsellor suggests that readers send
self addressed stamped envelopes If they de-
sire replies to their inquiries.
Evening star., 1927-12-07

Copyright. 1927
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-06-02

Pruning the shrubbery about the
house is just as necessary at the
annual orchard pruning if one wish
es to secure the best landscape
effect, according to j. Il. Herman,
instructor in landscape gardening
at the State College. When proper
~ done it removes all weak, dead
and diseased branches, increases
blossom production and allows for
the change and regulation of the
habit Of growth, he says.
"There are essentially two classes
of shrubs, those which bloom in
the spring and those which blossom
in the summer" Mr.. Herman points
out. "Spring blooming shrubs form
their buds the previous fall near
the top of the plant and pruning
in the late winter or spring will
result in the removal of these buds.
Summer blooming shrubs should
be pruned just before growth be-
gins in the spring. This will force
new spring growth upon which the
summer flowers will appear. As Il
general rule the Towering shrubs
need little pruning. Branches that
cross and are likely TO interfere
with each other, dead wood which
frequently harbor fungi and in
sects and too dense top growth
are about all that should be cut out.
Hedges which are allowed to
grow naturally require little prun-
frn oil a.
dead or diseased wood and the
checking of any portion which
shows evidence of too rampant
growth. 1t is unwise to have he'd
ges HAT on top for snow quickly
lodges in it and spreads il 81 that
the true beauty is lost.
"Pinching back the buds in order
to stimulate, direct and thckien
growth is all the pruning most ever
green's need. The removal of bran
ches for the purpose of thinning
Is rarely necessary for the beauty
of the evergreen comes mainly from
its habit of thick growth.
"Roses should be pruned severely
ut planting and should always be
cut back TO an outside bud to keep
the bush open. Flowers are borne
on the vigorous growth of the past
season and these become weaker
the farther they are from the roots.
Pruning of rose bushes should be
done early in the spring as the
branches are likely to freeze back
II done I'm the fall or winter"
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-06-02

GOD KNOWS. But win or lose, the
Yankees shall pay a price"
Jeanne knew but little of Richmond.
This turned out very well for her lat
err; neither friend nor foe knew any
thing about the personality of Jeanne
Beaufort
This time however, she dabbled a
little in the frivolous, but all with
grim purpose. Step by step she man
oeuvered until at last she stood in the
presence of the one man she sought
But you are so young" he pro
tested-"scarcely twenty"
Il am very, very old" she replied
with dry little smile. "And | am
all alone besides.N
'1here are terrible risks-death
always TO face, and perhaps dishonor-
able DEATH
II am ready. | want revenge"
"To play at love, to suffer the touch
of men you dispise, in order to gain
their secrets-that is not a pleasant
task for well-bred woman. War is
plays its part"
you are trying to discourage me.
You are wasting time.N
do you love any man
lie eyed her exquisite beauty. "Do
you expect to go through life without
lovingy"
81 don't know" she answered frank
iy. "But l hope that may. l want
revenge. My father, my brothers,
whom | loved, have given their lives
freely / wish to add mine."
So young and so terribly serious
Jeanne Beaufort, you shall have
your revenge. Come; | will take you
to the President himself. We need
women, need their arts and guile. To
morrow you shall start for Washing
ton. You shall become Il member of
some family there we trust. Choose
some name, and always in Washing
ton be known by it. And find Il man
by the name of Pars8n Kennedy. Bring
him into our lines, and you will have
served the cause to far greater ex-
tent than your father or brothers.
Tomorrow | shall give you all of your
instructions, codes and so forth
An officer came into the room. lie
looked like "A Creole, Spanish In color
and French III gracefulness. He
paused undecidedly.
"Ah. Morgan" said the Secretary:
"thiS is Miss Beaufort. Just u NOM
ent. until ] see il the President is
disengaged."
Henry Morgan fell in love with
Jeanne on the spot. Jeanne on her
side, saw a handsome young officer in
butternut She forgot all about him
the moment he was gone.
Later she learned something defn-
lite regarding Henry Morgan. He gave
to the world the impression that he
was rattlepate; vain he really was;
but underneath this vanity was a
matchless vaior. This discovery rather
interested her; for no woman is left
untouched in the presence of brave
man.
Soon she reconstructed he- opinion
of him as Il whole. His grace was
due TO muscles as strong and highly
tempered as watch.springs; and his
"attle-patedness cIoaked mind as
sinister and flexible as Machiayelli's
In their frequent encounters in Rich
hond he fascinated and repealed her
at the same time. He was always
about to join his regiment at the front.
but somehow he never did; and vet
for weeks he would disappear COM
pletely. When he returned he was al
ways a little thinner, little harder,
little less effe-vescent.
When he began to make love to her.