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Evening star., 1927-05-17
SUB ROSA
ny MIMI.
Details Are Boring.
ny MIMI.

It's the hardest thing in the world
to explain to you girls how to be
come an interesting conversationalist
that's one Of the things that just
come with growth of knowledge, and
acquiring of poise.
But it's fairly simple to point out
some things which make you dull
and boring conversatfonalist.
There are so many ways to slip
up in carrying on conversation
many things girls do which ought TO
be left undone.
For instance. there is that awful
tendency on the part of all female
cacklers to go into details-little
tiresome details in which no one is
interested but the speaker herself
Haven't you heard the sort of thing
I mean?
MY dear, we had the most fas
cinating time at that Summer place.
Hunts Point. We went there last
Summer, you know, and we spent all
,Tuly---or was it August think 1t
must have been August. Let me see,
that was the month when Buster got
wh0oping cough and-no, / think 1t
must have been July because we went
away just before he got whooping
cough---nOt after"
No one who was listening, cared
when Buster got Whooping cough
no one even cared when they'd gone
last Summer Perhaps someone
might have been interested in what
she had TO say about the fascinating
Summer place, but only il she'd kept
int. J,N1 70 l,a I, itt
So very few girls seem able to
stick to what they have to say which
will be OF interest to someone else.
SO many of them get carried away
by the sound of their own voices and
go on talking for hours without at
tempting to say anything.
Annabelle complains that, though
she's a bright happy little thing full
of pep, the boys fidget and shuttle
their feet while she's talking. finally
edging away to some other girl with
muttered excuse.
She can talk a blue streak, but she
can't hold any ones attention for more
than two minutes at time. Why?
Because she hasn't the power Of
sticking to one subject and making
that subject 80 interesting as to hold
her listener.
If she starts to talk about dancing,
she's apt to remember a dance she
went to last week with Tommy Jones.
You know Tommy Jones, don't
you?" she asks her partner. "Oh,
he's awfully nice. His cousin and ]
went to school together. She's
blond girl-awfully nice. but too tall.
She lived way uptown in New York.
I met her at school and we got along
together wonderfully. She had an
awfully cute little sister named
Dorothy. l was crazy about that
kid" etc, etc.
Is it any wonder that her unfortu-
nate listener listened until his head
ached, and then dashed off to some
other girl who had sense enough not
to go into unimportant details which
had no bearing on what the speaker
was trying to say? You can't blame
boys If they fidget and fuss. while
you're telling them all about the red
hair OF the man who sat next to you
in the subway, and how the woman
next door to you has three dogs and
one cat, one with yellow spots, one
with black feet, one with a very long
tail. etc. etc.
That kind Of conversation will drive
men from you as fas as anything
/ can think of.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
HOME NOTES
By JENNY WREN.

A more colorful, cheerful or COM
Portable sunroom than this one would
be hard indeed to imagine. Yet its
Evening star., 1927-05-17
To Pack China and Glass.

An Army officers Wife tells how
she packed china and glassware so
that nothing was broken during a
long journey by sea and land. She
used many small. stout boxes and
quantities of excelsior, putting but
few pieces In each box and embedding
these in the wrapping material. The
little boxes We're then placed inside
one larger box and so packed around
each one that there was no moving.
but they We're we'll wedged in. The
large box was then marked and sent
on its way in safe condition.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Spread it thick
A quick
delicious dessert


delicious dessert
For a quick dessert, particu.
larly fine for children, try
Grabeiade Minnie Tabioea
s tbsps. Minute Tspioea
cup hot water
3 tbsps. sugar
il cup Grapelade
], cup apple sauce,
unsweetened
Cook the Minute Tapioca
and apple sauce in the hot
water in double boiler IS
minutes, stirring frequently.
Stir in the Grapclade and
sugar. This may be served
either hot or cold, with un.
swectened whipped cream.
Serves six persons.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Fluffy Cocoa. >

One mother says:
Jessie loves our fluffy cocoa" which
I make with marshmallows. / put
four or five of them into the cocoa
when it is ready to serve and beat all
together with a Dover egg beater. A
little vanilla or a dash of nutmeg
greatly improves the flavor. This
drink served with several kinds of
crackers makes nice afternoon tea"
for the children when the mothers
are having their tea.
tCopyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-17
DAILY DIET RECIPE
Peppers Stuffed With Shrimp.

Large sweet peppers. >.
Minced onion. tablespoons.
Vegetable shortening. / tablespoon.
Chopped fresh tomatoes, cup.
Cooked shrimp, l cup.
Raw egg, !.
Salt x teaspoon.
Pepper. Il teaspoon.
Gluten bread crumbs. a cup.
SERVES FOUR PORTIONS.
Cut peppers in half. Remove seeds
and white pits. Tarboil for five min
utes in boiling water. Drain well.
Simmer onion in the fat five minutes.
Add tomatoes. Cook five minutes.
Add shrimp in small pieces, salt. pep
per and grated bread crumbs. Mix
Well. Add beaten egg. Stir until
thickened. Remove from fire and fiji
pepper cases. Sprinkle with a few
bread crumbs. Bake in hot oven 10
minutes.
DIET NOTE.
Contains vitamins \. h and c. some
phosphorus, iodine. also lime and iron.
Can be eaten by those wishing to
reduce.
Evening star., 1927-05-17

Final hid n IT, Played by SoS<61.
Salient Points of the Bidding.
South's minimum f0ur-card Heart
Evening star., 1927-05-17

SaltilIo. Mexico, is to have build
ing the lower floor Of which will be a
market and the second an amusement
center
Evening star., 1927-05-17

Contrary to general belief, King
George on all his railway Journeys
pays full fare for himself. the Queen
and every member of the royal house
hold in attendance.
Evening star., 1927-05-17

To let her hair stay bobbed or grow
long was Nancy's quandary. She
talked with Pierre. He advised bob.
bing. but with a difference.
why not keep the sides short and
Evening star., 1927-05-17

you must be careful OF your hair
this Summer. Hot sun shining for
hours and hours on hair makes it
streaky and faded. We will use a
camomile tea rinse after the shampoo
to give a CLINT to your hair. Being
a herb tea, the effect is less harsh
than when some of the powders are
used. But remember. little sun Is
good for your hair as we'll as for your
skin. So you will sit in our sun per-
sola when we dry your hair. No hot
air dryer this Summer for YOU
Evening star., 1927-05-17

let the back grow longer? Divide
the portion at the back into two
parts and, twist and cross them, pin.
ming them close to keep the small
silhouette. Or keep the back hair
short, but allow the sides to grow
longer. Then you can hide the
lengthening back hair by pinning the
sides over it.
"And. madame" continued Pierre,
Evening star., 1927-05-17

Across.
!. Equality of value.
4. Bridge.
s. Marry.
II. Samuel's preceptor.
IL. Toward
13. Proposed interna tional language.
ID. Beverage.
Is. Also.
16. Printed notice.
II. Company abb
Is. Lair.
19. Insect.
20. Radicals.
90. Prussian resort.
"a. In case that.
25. Act.
26. A great lake.
81. Center of rubber industry.
81. Indefinite article.
50. Mountain lake.
36. Southern constellation.
81. Kind OF bird.
3S. French king.
80. Wickedness.
30. Italian river.
AZ. Prefix: two.
AZ. Demand payment.
a.. Child.
As. Nickname.
as. A bone.
A.. Suffix: denoting quality.
As. Abstract conception of being,
49 Tidy.
so. Particular thing.
Down.
!. Part of flower,
9. Unattended.
3. Disturbances.
4. Begin.
5. Seed vessel.
s. Part of circle.
Z. Loop.
s. One who walks in water.
2. Kind of drug.
10. Thick.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Final Bid ....,.. Played by

bid results in saving game at prac'
tically no point loss. Had South
passed. West would not have had
the alternative of an informatOrN
double. but would in all probability
have bid Spades. or, at least, would
have eventually reached a Spade hid,
at which game could easily have been
made. North's jump assist to four
Hearts shuts ont any responsive BID
by East to Vests double.
Salient Points Of the Play.
Trick /. West. with two Major
tenaces and kink in the third
side suit. opens trump in prefer
ence TO any of them, knowing from
the bidding that there is no likeli'
hood of killing a trump honor in
his partners hand.
Trick 3. To escape two losers in
Diamonds, Declarer must finesse that
suit twice and leads for the first
finesse after exhausting the adverse
trumps. Should he be able to estab'
lish a long Diamond in Dummy be-
fore Clubs are led, a discard of a
Club thereon would enable him to
make his contract.
Trick 4. East is sure, in view Of
Vests trump opening. that West
must hold some honor strength in
both Spades and Clubs. SO does not
hesitate to lead away from his Minor
tenace in Clubs. A Spade lead could
gain nothing but the one probable
trick and might leave West in doubt
as to the best return.
fCopyright. 1927
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02
Pathos in Display
of OIdtin1e Photos

A table near the door of a second
hand bookshop speaks patheticaIly Of
ambitions, Vanities and sentiments Of
the past. 1t displays a pile of once
proud, now humbled and discarded
photographs. If one burrows through
the mass, fair women come to view in
sleeves as wide as their shoulders. in
ruffies and furbelows and frilIs: hips
In spangles and limbs in tights. The
men are in whiskers and high hats.
Many of them are boldly inscribed
with names once well known
Costumes call to mind popular the
atrical roles of long ago. A pompa-
doured beauty with a rose behind her
ear once acted with the Innocent
Maids" company at the Trocadero,
and a girl in a tight ermine jacket
once played at Paradise gardens. A
saucy miss from some forgotten mu-
sical show naughtily lifts her skirts to
her knee. Many of these photographs
did publicity duty in their day. A
stately form In black carries the
dashing line: "Allow me to present
Elizabeth Barry, Mr.. Ebert"
Even among those obviously of the
theater, however, the behind-the-scenes
flavor Is as strong as the publicity
tang. A wistful face in a decorative
sunbonnet wishes true success In all
things in life" from Duluth, Easter,
1897.
And where do they go? There are
always people who are collecting old
photographs and some of the stars
that have set are remembered still.
There are other buyers in search OF
Photographic illustrations of lego
mutton sleeves and bustles, of pompa-
dours and picture hats.-New York
Times
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02
"Naggiing"

From the days of Socrates and Kan
tppe, men and women have known
what is meant by nagging, although
philology cannot define it or legal
chemistry resolve it into its elements.
Humor cannot soften or wit divert 1t.
Prayers avail nothing and threats are
idle. Soft words will increase IFS
velocity, and harsh ones its violence.
Darkness has for it no terrors. and the
long hours of the night draw no dra-
perry of the couch around it. The
chamber where love and peace should
dwell becomes an inferno, driving the
poor man to the saloon, the rich one
to the club, and both to the arms of
the harlot. 1t takes the sparkle out of
the wine of life, and turns at night
into ashes the fruits of the labor of the
day.-Justice Hill, in Vests Docket.
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02
Highest Tributes to
Value of Friendship

Seneca, famous Roman, born in "a
B. c., crowned friendship very ten
derly:
"Of all felicities the most charm
ing is that of firm and gentle friend
ship. 1t sweetens all our cares. dis
pels our sorrows and counsels us in all
extremities. Nay. If there were no
other comfort in it than the bare exer-
else In so generous a virtue, even for
that single reason a man would not be
without it; 1t is a sovereign antidote
against all calamities-even against
the fear Of death itself"
Five centuries later, Euripides, the
Greek dramattst, "a master in the
handling of the tender and the pa
thetic," laid down what friendship
meant to him. 1T Is a good thing to
be rich,' he said, "and a good thing
to be strong, but it is a better thing
to be beloved of many friends"
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02
Mothers Pathetic Lament

Cast-iron figures of native soldiers
are included In a war memorial erect
ed at Mombasa, Kenya colony, Africa.
A native woman was seen near the
memorial, weeping and beating her
breast. A crowd gathered and ma
tives tried to comfort her. 1t trans
pired that the woman was under the
firm belief that one of the iron images
of the memorial was son who had
been posted as missing during the war.
She reproached the white men for
having been so cruel as to transform
her lost son into an iron man who
could neither talk to her nor see her.
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02
Ireland Settles DoDn

Fresh proof that Ireland is settling
down comes from one of the inland
counties, where, 1t IS observed. the
ballad singer has almost entirely dis
appeared from the market and fair.
Not so long ago-as recently, at any
rate, as the Home Rule period-sing-
ers Of ballads roaming in the streets
Of towns and villages and wherever
men were gathered played an impor-
tant part in the life of the never tran
quiI island Then lyric observations on
questions of current Importance are
described as having had decided in
fluence on the moldlng Of public opin-
ion
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02
only type of borax mined for 40
years.-Mercantile Trust Review.
Criminal Colds

For iury to acquit prisoner on
the ground that he was suffering from
cold when he committed a crime
sounds ridiculous. But before long
this may be accepted as a legitimate
plea BY even the sternest Judge
According to famous doctor, infec-
tion of the nose and cavities of the
skull by cold germs often results in
confusion and lack of memory. Mental
disturbances of this nature cause a
person 70 act abnormaIIy
A woman stole ring from friends
dressing table Everyone thought she
was a common thief. 1t was proved
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02
Joshing the Elevator Man

The old fellows who run elevators
IN public buildings are notoriOusly de-
l;berate and independent. A Detroit
citizen relates the News, was recent
~ conveyed by one of these political
favorites in a slow and dignified man
ner to the top of the post office build
ing. Then the old man stopped and
slowly and deliberately opened the
door ~ ler his passenger out. The
PASSENGER handed him a traffic cops
t:eKeI for snn ing. II mudp The old
'nvqtor for two davs
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02

The oldest inhabitants fail to recall
a winter Of so much fog, rain and
mud, or a time when our dirt roads
and lanes were in worse condition.
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02
Cob Hurr1or

A shipmate is a guy who will lend
YOU his last nickel. give you his neck
erchief so you can go ashore, lend you
his car, IL any, his likker, his last
cigaret, who will even he for you. IL
need be, at mast or any such emergen-
cy, who will go to the bat for you and
fight for you both ashore and on
board and will lend you anything but
his girl, but who gets sore as HI
when you relieve him two minutes
late for watch.-Great Lakes Bui
ictin.
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02
ESTATE of Charles schreffler. deceased.

R. W. SLAUGHTER. Auctioneer.
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02

ESTATE of Charles Schreffler. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters Testa-
mentary upon the Estate of Charles Schreffler
late of Blackbird Hundred. deceased, were duly
third day of December A. D. 1926 and all
persons indebted to the said deceased are re-
quested to make payment to the Executrix
without delay and all persons having demands
against the deceased are required to exhibit
and present the same duly probated TO the said
Executrix on orb efore the Twenty-third day
of December A. D. 1927 or abide by the law
in this behalf.
FRANCES LORAH
Address Executrix
Clayton. Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02

Newark is included in the priority
list of cities where Federal buildings
will be erected in 1928, the budget in
cluding $4,000 for a post-office there.
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02
I:fornia's BorGx

.,orch for gold in Cal1for-
rl y u N height in January 1885,
Eas a' veatch discovered borax
lS1 Z, If Tuscan springs, Te-
|Se "a'.. tbus disclosing another
4, d wealth amohg %oasr calf ~aIifornis ,,,I
ii resources. Iouay !, oa,,fo - ~ n,a
IIsss the largest paa' 81 H. ! oo,.Iv III
n supply of Doraz, TAIL Il Il the H. pIaYs gars
Ipsra1 deposits we're ae, 2 tbaHa ,,le pIaya mera
II lake bed type, sn ana t,n lnes1 oo1on,on more
LIsi " until 1881 when tlte eto1 cOlehaT- W u
aOs''., associated with F. W.
1lu' Y Smitb ID their development,
''ii i,il.,orarqd. Since that time the
y denosits have been aban-
", ~ colemanite has been the
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02

William Bender is confined to his
home in Chesapeake City, Md, with
serious injuries sustained by falling
from a scaffold while working on
building.
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02

later that she was suffering from a
severe cold and was incapable of dis
tinguishing between her own and other
peoples property.
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities

Mr. Paul B. Messick of Middletown
has moved his family to the residence
on South Broad street which he pur-
chased last fall of the Parvis heirs.
Smyrna times., 1927-03-02

Mr.. Paul b. MeSSlck of MlddletoWn
has moved his family to the residence
on South Broad street which he pur-
chased last fall of the Parvis heirs.
The oldest inhabitants fail to recall
a winter Of so much fog, rain and
mud, or a time when our dirt roads
and lanes were in worse condition
Newark is included in the priority
list of cities where Federal buildings
will be erected in 1928, the budget in
cluding $4,000 for a post-office there.
William Bender is confined to his
home in Chesapeake City, Md, with
serious injuries sustained by falling
from a scaffold while working on
building.
Ezekiel Cooper, So years old, of
Camden, n j., was found dead at the
home Of his brother, William Cooper,
at New Castle, Thursday night Cor
oner Harvey E. Nichols was notified,
but released the body to the dead
mans brother, after giving a certifi-
cate of death from apoplexy. Mr..
Cooper had been on a visit to his
brother, going to New Castle on Sun
day. He is said to have been doctor
ing in Camden for high blood pres
sure. He was not married, and be-
fore his retirement a short time ago
had been engaged as a farmer.
The Levy Court, acting for the
county, began repairs on the Della
ware City-Port Penn road. This road
was only completed last summer, with
a dirt fill raised to a height of about
Is feet 1t has washed out for a
stretch of 400 feet. The Radford
Dredging Co. has been employed to
throw up a bank and work was start
ed Monday. Fifteen Port Penn men
were employed by the county on the
work. The Radford dredge happened
to be in the marsh of William P. Nc
Connell near where the road washed
out and was preparing to throw up
additional banks around the muskrat
farm of William P. Mcconnell.
A special committee of Town Coun-
Gil of Milford, Delaware, met Tuesday
morning of last week and went over
the terraine which should be part of
the town of Milford, but which now
is just beyond the incorporate limits,
and works to the disadvantage of Mil
ford, by no increase in population
when the census is taken, and curtails
the total citizenship of Milford by
probably fifteen hundred at the pres
ent time; and, they are receiving the
benefit of fire protection, water, san
itary sewage, electric lights, churches,
schools and amusements, not to men
tion advantage of markets at hand
for family supplies, without contrib
uting penny towards support of the
town. The special committee was
composed of the President of Town
Council, Frank Reedy, Councilmen
Joseph Gray Davis and James l..
Davis and Colonel Theo. Townsend.
They followed the proposed new line
for the towns boundary its entire
length, viewing the points from all
angles, and considering the possible
future growth in the next twenty or
more years, and all arrived at an
unanimous decision as to what is
most advisable for the future welfare
of Milford and its prosperity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02
First there is the war danger

big imperialist nations of the earth
are massing to throttle the Chinese
Peoples Republic. Over ITS battle
ships of eight nations are riding in
the harbor of Shanghai and far up
the inland waters of the Yangtse
river.
Under the arrogant leadership of
British imperialism which had the
biggest strangle-hold upon the econ
omic life of the Chinese people, the
great powers are cynically preparing
their military Intervention to attempt
to stop the rising tide of the victor
ious Chinese revolution. Over thirty
of our battleships and all our regi-
ments of marines that are not other
wise occupied in the disgraceful bust
ness of invading Nicaragua, are in
China. British Imperialism which has
the biggest stakes there has been try
ing to make our government and our
marines take the lead in butchering
Chinese workers. And already our
marines have to their credit the jim
vasion Of Shanghai and the disgrace
full massacre of Marking. American
and British battleships opened up
with artillery fire on the civilian
population of Marking under the pre-
text of defending Socony Hill (Stan-
dard Oil Coz and over 1000 Chinese
men, women, and children were
slaughtered. American battleships
have become tankers for Socony. Now
Wall Street and British Imperialism
have gotten our government to join
with England, japan, Italy, and
France in insolent "identic" notes de-
manding Preparations for the fact
that one American was killed while
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02
A NEW WORLD WAR.

hundreds of Chinese were being
slaughtered. This note means only
one thing. IT MEANS WAR!
Attacks On Soviet Union.
At the same time that the big i'm
perialist powers are planning to in
wade China they are also planning to
attack the Soviet Union, the only land
in the world where the workers rule.
AS a step in this direction they en-
gineered the unheard of raid on the
Soviet Embassy in Peking. With the
connivance and approval Of the Bri-
fish and American ministers in Pek-
ing whose consent TO raid the lega-
ton section had to be secured, and
urged and paid by the bankers Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02

England, Japan and America, their
hireling, Chang Tso Lin, made his
unprovoked attack upon the Soviet
Legation in hopes that Soviet Russia
would declare war and thus give the
other powers a pretext to invade
China and attack Russia. But the
only government in the world that is
sincerely trying to avoid war is the
government of the Workers and
Peasants of the Soviet Union and in
place of falling into the trap it with
drew its ambassador from the puppet
government of Picking and warned
the workers of the world Of the new
war plot.
"War To End All Wars"
Ten years ago our country entered
into the bloody war which they told
us was "to end all wars" and now
Wall Street is planning to plunge our
country into a bloodier war than the
world has ever known. Such a war
would be the most unrighteous war
and tho most disastrous--a war to
crush the rising Chinese republic, a
war to crush the Soviet Union. And
if those two should be successful then
a new series Of international wars
with England and Japan for the divi-
sion Of the spoils, war for the par
tition Of China and the control of the
Pacific.
We must not permit this new world
war for which the nations are arming
and the battle fleets gathering in the
Pacific. This May Day let US demon
strate in every corner Of our land
along with the workers Of Great Bril-
tain, of Japan, Of China, of the Soviet
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