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Evening star., 1927-04-24

Some interesting conclusions to be
6rawn from the figures are that the
average motor car consumes asa gal
Ions Of gasoline yearly. Arbitrarily
taking IS miles to the gallon as the
average yield, this means that the
average speedometer records 6,810
miles of travel each year.
It has been said many times that
gasoline tax funds have been divert
ed for other purposes. Perhaps
they have, but. on the whole, the
figures do not bear out this accusa-
ton AT $35,000 mile, the gasoline
tax revenues for 1926 would build
around $3.50 miles of hard-surfaced
highway. It is estimated that $4,000
miles of such road were built, so it
would seem that the motorist really
has quite margin in this respect.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
SPRINCTIME
Scotch Broom.
BY d. C. PEATTIE.

Not many people seem to know
that at this time of year one may see
the true Scotch broom in bloom,
growing wild, or more exactly, natur-
allied, in some spots in Rock Creek
Park and elsewhere in waste ground
outside the city.
1t makes a glorious display of gold,
with it's sweet pea shaped flowers
and its strange stiff bearing. like a
Scotch soldier on parade. L have
never seen it here so abundantly as
on Cape Ann, near Marblehead, Mass.
but even here it is worth a trip
merely to see it.
Broom and gorse are always
thought of in unison, because the
poets have sung their praises so; but
the wild gorse, of which there is a
fictitious story that when Linnaeus
came to England he knelt down be-
side 1t and prayed, does not grow
here with us. We have. though. still
another waif from the Old World, the
the mighty Plantagenet kings took
their nanhe-from the Latin, Planta
Genissa. Genista is at root reall..' an
old Celtic word. gen, meaning bush.
So that the dyer's weed, which looks
much like the broom, but is more
weedy, is rich, too, in Old World ira
dition.
Though the European plants that
come to us unlimited are largely
weedy and are sometimes enemies to
be feared. almost all have delectable
old names and ancient associations.
and, in some ways, especially for us
who live in cities, they are worth
learning.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

(5l I have a white skin, dark brown
hair and gray eyes; what are my
colors? / shall wait patiently for my
answer. DALLAS NJ,
Answer--(D The breasts are diff
cult to reduce because heavy mas
sage would injure them and the sweat
ing down process would leave them
fIabby. Exercise will tighten the
muscles and improve their shape. but
does not always actually reduce the
bust measure. The bacls, stroke in
swimming is a good exercise for MAX
ing well formed bust. High kicking,
leg-raising and rotation of the trunk
at the waist are good reducing exer
cises for the abdomen. Correct pos
ttIre is very important in gaining q
slim. shapely figure. My leafiet on
Beauty Exercises" contains special
exercises for bust and hips; plea Sc
send a stamped, self-addressed enve-
lone for it. (2) Soak the nails in warm
olive oil for ten minutes each night
and leave a little cold cream under
the nails during the night. CD Yes,
if YOU do the movements vigol ously
and swim several times week. az
You should weigh between LOG and
III pounds. 81 You may wear flesh.
dull rose, peach, dull orchid, pink
violet. mauve, dark green, gray. rose
taupe. rose, beige. deep cream, black,
burgundy, dark and dull soft blues.
For a Spring coat you might have
navy blue twill with gray fur or
black silk with Roman stripe facings
of gray, red, green and yellow.
LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Impressionistic Needlework
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

motif, using different colors for the
flowers, an attractive banding or bor'
der can be fashioned.
BY grouping several of the motifs
three or fiye-and embroidering them
in French knots against a darned
background an entirely different ef-
feet can be made Do not make the
outlines too exact Slight irregulari-
ties in contours give the desired
shadowy appearance.
Adaptations.
A modification of this impression
istic needlework can be made rapidly
bv darning in designs and putting
double row of French knots along
all edges, using the identical color
for each embroidery. That is, II you
make a rose e-colored blossom, darn
with the same shade of rose that
Won employ for the outlining In
French knots. Have different colors
for the various flowers. Combina-
tions OF color are essential to i'm
pressionistic needlework.
Some excellent ways to use this
embroidery is for hatbands and bags
to form matching accessories. Scarfs
and bags, or scarfs and hats make
two other accessory sets. The needle
work lends itself well to cushion EN-
broiderv and household accessories,
such as table scarf ends, etc. 1t is
q substantial sort of work rather than
a dainty one and should be used in
accord with this idea.
Evening star., 1927-05-12

Chex is super6ne toilet soap-plus
purifying odorless deodorant--and that
explains how it gets at the cdass, puri-
fies and refreshes tired, aching sweaty
feet, while banishing and correcting the
offensive odor.
You dispense with troublesome foot
powders and lotions, which seal up the
pores, and just bathe the feet with a
creamy, deodorizing lather of Chex.
Instantly-all odor is GONE, and in a
few weeks the diseased pores become
healthy and excessive perspiration, ten
derness, itching and odor are no more.
Using Chex soap always insures against
such odors One using will prove that Chex
is the wonder soap Of the age
Over 900 900 cakes sold the first year by
druggists and at toilet counters. Cost no
more than any fine soap; Chex is sold and
all good drug and toilet counters. -
Evening star., 1927-05-12
A Bleach for the Neck.

Dear Miss Leeds-Will you please
print In your valuable column the an
swers to the following questions; Cd
A bleaching lotion for the neck; (2)
few exercises for reducing hips that
measure 81. ii. NJ. j.
Answer-tD Here is bleaching To-
ton you may apply once or twice
day: Two drains glycerin, thirty
grains zinc sulphocarbolate. three
drains alcohol, one and one-half ounces
orange. flower water, enough rose
water to make six ounces. A simpler
lotion may be made of two ounces
gIycerin, two ounces rosewater, one
balf ounce scented alcohol and one
quarter teaspoon carbolate of zinc.
Give the neck bleaching pack with
b,ttermiik and cornmeal once
week. CD Thirty-seven inches is not
large for a mature woman's hips. If,
however. you have small hip bones.
are short in statue and il your hips
are swathed in flabby fat, then eXer-
Evening star., 1927-05-12
LITTLE BENNY
RY LEE PAPE.

Sattiday afternoon I was downtown
with ma on account of her making me
go down with her so she would know
ware | was. and we started to go pass
a waving machine outside of a drug
store, and I had a ideer. saying, Hay
ma. why don't you way yourself, and
if YOU way eny lighter you don't need
to be afraid to eat a ice cream soda
and we can go in the drug store and
have one.
Well, it may be good ideer to way
myself, enyway. ma sed
Not saying enything about the ice
GREEN soda ideer. Being the main
deer, and she got on the scale and
put a cent in and nuthing happened,
ma saying, My goodniss, don't tell me
it's out of order after my cent is in
there.
And she started to hit the sides of
it with her hands, me saying, G wig,
ma. it's out of order all rite, we dident
notice the sine on the frunt of it.
Meening a sine hanging on by a
peece of string saying Not Working,
and ma sed, Well izzent that con-
temptable.
And she started to jump up and
down a little to see il that would
make it werk Wich it dident. and
drug store man came out of the
store looking worried, saying, its out
Of order, Madam, and you'll ony make
it verse.
Why dident you come out and tell
me that before I put my cent in? ma
sed, and the man sed, But my deer
madam, there's a big sine hanging
rite there.
I dident see the sine, ma sed. and
the man sed, But my deer madam,
surely that's not my fault, and ma sea,
Well I'm sure it's not mine, my eyes
are as good as enybody eltses so it
cant be my fault. you cant iXpect
people to spend their lives reeding
sines on waying machines, you awt
to have a man standing out heer
warning people.
But my deer madam, a mans SER
vices are worth several dollers a day
and I'm lucky if that machine takes in
so cents, the man sed, and ma sed,
Well I cant help that, cant be tx
pected to solve your financial diff
culties, and the man sed, My deer
madam, please allow me to refund
your money, your logic is too mulch
for me.
And he gave ma her cent hack and
we went home without the ice GREEN
soda on account of ma not knowing
weather she was lighter or heavier
and feeling too Exhausted to get on
eny more scales.
Evening star., 1927-05-12

bination Of patchwork and embroid-
cry, each contributing its quota TO
the brilljancy of effect or the mellow
ness of color artistry.
French knots are used in impress
sionistic needlework. Each stitch is
like dot of color corresponding to
one speck in the vibration element of
a painting in this style. Backgrounds
and stretches of fiat color may be
done i'm appliqued cloth or patchwork,
as this kind of work in applique is
commonly called today. Or they may
be darned in.
Inspirations.
Designs must be carefully chosen
II one is not gifted in creating effects
without patterns in embroidery.
There are many wall papers and Gre
tonnes, printed linens and ribbons in
Dresden designs that can be copied.
It Is not necessary to do more than
give an impression of the pattern.
The charm of the work consists in
the vibrant splashes Of color and not
in details of design. The value of
exquisite color combinations is there
fore apparent.
Motif Available.
Those who would like a simple
motif to use will find the one offered
for gilt-edged embroidery is delight.
fully applicable. BY repeating the
Evening star., 1927-05-12

roof of it, Slowly the two great jaws
came together and then Peter found
himself looking at the homeliest per-
son he had ever seen. He knew it
must be one of the people from one
Of those far.away countries, for. like
the others, it was in one of those
great cages on wheels. But he hadn't
supposed there was anybody in the
great world so homely.
Spotcoat the Leopard saw the
funny expression on Peters face.
THAT is plymouth the Hippopot-
anus" said Spotcoat. Isn't he a
beauty" Spoteoat grinned when he
said this. "They call him plymouth
the Hippo for short" he added.
Peter stared most impolitely and
all the time he kept swallowing as if
he were trying to swallow something
that wouldn't go down. Here was
some one with body almost as big
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Baked Omelet.

To make a baked omelet, first beat
up the yolks of six eggs, then add six
tablespoonfuls of milk, one-half tea
spoonful of salt and the whites Of the
eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Melt a
small piece of butter in a baking pan,
pour i'm the egg mixture, then bake in
a moderate oven for 20 minutes. Serve
at once.
Evening star., 1927-05-12

Impressionistic needlework is the
name / am giving to embroidery ef-
fects that are gained with colors
worked In masses rather than in SET
designs. There is a vibrant quality
TO this embroidery that is suggestive
of impressionistic painting The work
may be done entirely with needle and
thread on cloth, or it may be a com.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Salad of Cooked Vegetables.

Asparagus or peas left from a previ-
,us meal can be used, with or without
he addition OF other vegetables. such
is French beans. young potatoes,
carrots. crisp lettuce
aves and small cress. topped by
ayonnaise dressing. Cut the vege
bles into suitable sizes. season well,
lightly with a little mayonnaise.
&. up in the center of a salad bowl
1 garnish with the lettuce and cress.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
BEDTIME STORIES BY y. 1HGsays' n"Scsss

as My Lord the Elephant. but TN
body was mounted on four shol
very stout legs. like four posts. Iht
was no hair on the skin. The ea
were rather small and so were III
eyes. but the mouth made up Tor a.
else. Once more Bigmouth yawnet'
and all Peter could think or was the
opening Of Farmer Browns barn door.
Just then Peter was Joined by Danny
Meadow Mouse, who, in spite or all
that Nanny could say, had crept into
the circus tent once more. Danny
wasn't as big as one of Bigmouth S
teeth. lie winked and he blinked.
Did you ever feel so small in all
your life, Peter Rabbit" he demanded.
Peter confessed that ihe never had.
Why" he said, his mouth is so big
that if l should jump into it he would
never know / was there. He must be
a dreadful persons when he is free"
Not so dreadful" said Spotcoat the
Leopard. who had overheard the re-
mark. Nobody is particularly afraid
of plymouth. You see, Bigmouth lives
in the water"
''IIe lives in the WHAT" cried Peter.
1.-The water" replied Spotcoat.
where he lives they call him the
River Hog"
Does he SWIM" asked Peter.
"Now. look here, Longears, il he
didn't swim how would he live in the
water? Of course he swims," replied
Spotcoat.
Does he breathe like fish," Peter
inquired.
NO" replied Spotcoat "He
breathes just as you and do. But
when he wants to go to the bottom
he can take a lot of air down with
him; and he doesn't have to come
up to breathe for some time. He likes
to wallow in the mud along the banks
of a river"
Does he eat fish or animals or
birds?" inquired Peter.
At this Spotcoat laughed right out
Now how could anybody so big and
clumsy catch fish or animals or
birds?" he demanded
II don't know" replied Peter. But
any one with such a surprising mouth
as that might he expected to do sur
prising things. What does he live on
anyway"
Grass and water plants" replied
Spotcoat. He's big and homeIy and
clumsy. but really he is very good
natured."
.tCopvright 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-12

Peter Rabbit was just about to ask
Spotcoat the Leopard some more ques-
tions when sound of a yawn caused
Peter 10. turn his head. "Oh." cried
Peter family. and his eyes looked as
if they couldn't possibly stay in his
head. You see, he was looking into
great cavern of "a mouth, Just how
he knew it was mouth he couldn't
have said, but he did. Never in his
widest dreams had he imagined such
mouth. II was broad and it was
deep and it was so big that he could
have sat right up in it with his ears
straight up and then not touch the
Evening star., 1927-05-12

MAKES ABOUT 10 OUNCES.
Peel, core and chop apples. Pick
over cranberries, discardng bad ones
and stems. Stew cranberries. apples
and water about one-half hour. Press
through a sieve forcing through all
the pulp. Add sugar. Cook about 10
minutes more. Turn snto one large
or in individual molds to be used AS
an accompaniment to meats. Or can
be put in Jars. Makes about two
and one-third cups.
DIET NOTE.
Cranberries and apples both contain
some lime and iron. Could he Used
in a. laxative diet.
Evening star., 1927-05-12

n fellow in flavor, these prunes which ripen
Iv the trees until their store of sugar IS COM
plete. These are Sun-Maid Prunes, from the
packers of the famous Sun-Maid Raisins.
Rejecting small, unripened or undeveloped sizes
Sun.NIaid selects natural medium sized prunes with
small seeds and plump, rich meatiness.
Cooking rounds them into delicious 'plums, firm,
tender-skinned their juice rich in natural sugars.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
FACE BECAME
BLOTCHED
AND PIMPLY
ALL-BRAN relieved con-
stipation-cleared skin
in 80 days!

Read this remarkable testimonial
to the power Of ALL-BRAN over
constipation:
For four years I have been q chronic
sufferer from constipation. Being . saies-
man for skin preparations. was oroughI
face to face with y serious question wncn
my face became blotched and pimpH.
tried everything without results unth .
friend persuaded me TO try the regular use
of Kellogg's ALL-BRAN.
I'm less than 80 days my eonstipated con-
dition was cured and my face permanently
cleared. Although sell skin salves, etc.
recommend Kellogg's to my close friends
Mr. HERMAN DusAyrrL
Philadelphia. Pa.
More than forty diseases are
caused by constipation. Headaches,
bad compilations, weakness, dizzl-
ness and many other forms OF suf-
fering. But Kellogg's ALL-BRAN
is guaranteed to relieve it. Eat two
tablespoonfuls daily; in chronic
cases, with every meal.
ALL-BRAN comes ready to
serve. Delicious with milk or cream
and add fruits or honey. Fine in
cooking. Sold and served every
where. Made by Kellogg in Battle
Greek. Recipes on package.
Evening star., 1927-05-12

1t has got so every time a European
author has to buy another package
of blades for his American safety
razor he writes another diatribe
''rainst the United States.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
DAILY DIET RECIPE
Cranberry and Apple Jelly.
MAKES ABOUT 10 OUNCES.

Two cups cranberries, one cup
water. onehalf cup sugar and two
cups apples.
Evening star., 1927-05-12

What royal breakfast dish! How easily they may
be made into desserts that tempt the whole familyI
And, because they are tree rpened, they supply in
fullest measure all the nutrtive values that nature
can store in prunes.
Ask your grocer for Sun-NIaid Prunes, the finest
of the California crop. They in & pound
purple cartons with the Sun Maid GIRL trademark Of
known merit upon them.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Peter Sees plymouth.

Beauty is the point of view;
What pleases me may not please you.
plymouth the Hippo.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Reducing Exercises.

Dear Miss Leeds-W How can |
reduce my bust and abdomen? (2)
What can I do to keep my fingernails
from breaking? t3) VIII swimming helr
me reduce? f4) am IS years old and
Ave feet tall; what should I weigh?
Evening star., 1927-05-12

SuN-MAlDP PRUNEs come
in l & 2 pound purple
cartons, companion
fruits to:
SuN-MArD NEcTARs.
seedless raisins with
even the fragrance of
ripe grapes in red
cartons
SUN-MAID PUFFED.
seeded raisins that
aren't sticky, that re-
tain the true muscat
favor-in blue cartons
Evening star., 1927-05-12

else will reduce them In proportion to
the rest of your figure. Here are two
exercises that will help you: tal Lie
on your back on the floor. Raise
both legs up vertically. open the legs
in a V-shape, then close them; repeat
until tired: tbl take the same starting
position with legs held up vertically.
Keeping feet together swing both
legs over to the right as far as pos
sihle, then up again, and over to the
left Repeat. LOIS LEEDS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-12-08
ASSIST IN INSTALLATION OF
NEW BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM

Mr.. o. o. Hewlett of Raleigh has
been in Boone for the past several
days, looking after the installation
of new set of books in the offices
at the courthouse and giving the
county officials a working knOwl-
edge of the county government acts
as passed by the last general assem-
bly,. Under the new plan the county
auditor can at any time ascertain the
condition Of any department of the
fiscal system, thereby eliminating ex-
pensive audits. An accountant will
check the records at intervals but no
long drawn-out audits will be neces-
sary.
Mr.. Hewlett will remain here un-
til everything is running smoothly
under the new system. He is sent
here by the county government ad-
visory commission at Raleigh at alb
solutely no expense to the county, re-
gardless of how long he may be en-
gagged in the work.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-12-08
10th Session of Congress
Convened on Monday
Gets Away to Fighting Start, With
Ware and Smiths Right to Seat
in Senate Challenged

Washington, Dec. 5.-The seven
tieth congress began work on Capt.
tcl Hill today with a political tumult
in the senate that promises to echo
throughout the. session and far into
next summers presidential cam
paign.
Hardly had the bang of the gavels
called both houses to order before
the long impending Smith-Vare elec-
ton battle broke in the senate and
showed into the background the
consideration of host of legislative
tasks that the new congress will be
called upon to tackle.
Even in the house, where stricter
rules call for more regular procedure
came an indication of discord and
political confusion ahead. After some
debate a resolution was adopted to
investigate the eligibility of one of
its new members, James M. Beck Of
Pennsylvania, elected to fill William
S. Vare's seat and chief counsel for
Ware in his senate contest.
Despite these first minute eiigibili-
ty disputes congress got its machin-
cry into shape to receive President
Coolidge's annual message at noon
tomorrow. After that has been read
by the clerks of the two houses, the
house will make start at its huge
Legislative task. The senate will
plunge into the Smith-Vare fight
which may occupy its attention for
days and perhaps weeks. 14
Reorganization of the senate was
deferred until later in the week by
between the Republican
and Democratic leaders.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-12-08
LINNEY WILL BE
DISTRICT ATTY
Boone Man Said to Feel That Party
Hasn't Given Him Cold Shoulder;
Mr.. Gavin May Cause Trouble in
Camp

Greensboro News, Sunday.
Frank A. Linney of Boone will get
presidential and congressional ap-
proval as attorney for the United
States court for the middle district
OF North Carolina.
Judge johnson J. Hayes of
Greensboro, holding a recess appoint
ment by President Coolidge, will
face no opposition when mis- confir-
nation comes up before congress.
Mr.. Linney will hold office only
few months, until an experienced
successor can be secured and made
thoroughly acquainted with the du-
ties of the office. He will resign,
satisfied that the Rpublican party
has not turned its back on him be-
cause he was unsuccessful in his
fight for the middle district Judge
ship.
After resigning, Mr.. Linney will,
in the event Al Smith is nominated
for president by the Democrats, run
for governor of North Carolina on
the Republican ticket with a slogan
of "Intoxication by Prosperity, not
Booze"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-12-08
President Delivers
Annual Message

Washington, Dec. 6.-Firm re-
iterating the administration policy
of economy but suggesting a mod
crate expension of the national de-
fense, the annual message of Presi-
dent Coolidge was received today by
the new congress.
Transmitted to Capitol Hill by
special messenger, it was read simul-
taneously in both houses and then
ordered printed as a public docu-
ment. s,.s-.----
The message, one of the longest
Mr.. Coolidge has ever written,
touched upon practically all the. is
sues that face the new congress. 1t
set forth clearly that the president
was prepared to back up the posi-
tions he has taken on such subjects
as farm relief, Muscle Shoals, the
development of the Colorado River,
tax reduction and host of others.
Following are the highlights in the
message:
Policy of rigid economy but with
moderate expansion of defense and
natural resources.
Opposes McNary- y-Haugen farm re-
lief bill with equalization fee fea-
ture.
Addition of cruisers, submarines,
airplanes and carriers to navy.
Recommends that flood control be
confined to lower Mississippi this
year,
Favors construction of dam at
Boulder Canyon on the Colorado
river, and sale of Muscle Shoals to
private interests.
Reiterates belief in high protective
tariff.
Both public and officials should
observe the prohibition laws.
Indorses railroad consolidation.
Defends administration policy in
foreign affairs.