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Evening star., 1927-11-29

'the decision is significant as appar-
emily being the method by which are
to be carried out assurances given by
the Mexican government that if the
Mexican courts are allowed to deal
with this problem, they will settle it
satisfactorily To America" The Bangor
Commercial recalls that throughout
the agitation of years there has ex-
listed doubt if the Mexican government
would follow it's hand to tire point of
oonfiScation." The Lansing State
Journal holds that the Mexican diff
Guilty is not yet settled. but ,lIs Drift
toward Mexican acquicsccnce seems 20
have set in."
"While five opinions of the Supreme
Court are required to establish beyond
question the unconstitutionality of anv
law, it is of good omen that, In this
first oil case. the contention of the
American company. one that has not
accepted the new petroleum law. has
been upheld" comments the New
York Times. The Chicago Daily News
says: THE fact that nine OF the
eleven members of the court signed
the opinion in question warrants the
hope that the four additional decisions
required will be handed down in due
time. Still there is no absolute as
Surance that the final result will be as
satisfactory and decisive as the present
situation seems to forecast" The New
Orleans Tribune feels that "the COM
rletiOn OF the other judicial processes
necessary to make the present ruling
effective would remove the ground for
agitation of the general relations be-
tween the two Countries
The Hartford Times does not 'Iear
precipitately to the conclusion that all
is we'll in Mexico because this decision
has gone we'll" but that paper de.
scribeS the matter as "a pleasing au-
curry, welcome news" and concludes
that cit should materially strengthen
the influence of those who believe in
dealing with other nations in a civil
lied and peaceful manner"
The Providence Bulletin calls it "thc
most hopeful sign that the mists of
disagreement and misunderstanding
that have lowered over the field of
MeXican-American relations for almost
4 decade will soon be dissipated." The
Kansas City Journal forecasts improved
relations. IF the court adopts similar
toward other problems of
ownership"
Evening star., 1927-11-29
"Folie a Deux. "

Although the case of Mrs. Ruth
Snyder and of Henry Judd Gray. con-
victed of killing the formers husband
has passed beyond the judicial stage
and the sole chance for their escape
from the death penalty, short of ex
traordnary intervention, lies in eXecu.
tive clemency. an effort is being made
10 avert their punishment on the
ground of insanity. A celebrated
psychiatrist has been summoned from
Chicago to New York to examine these
two condemned people, he having fig
ured prominently in the Leopold-Loeb
case of several years ago. 1t was he
who wrote the psychiatric report on
these two young slayers, describing
the "folie deuX" theory under which
he held that the youths were insane
when in each others company, but
perfectly normal when apart. 1t is
the hope of the defense counsel that
he may apply this theory to Mrs.
Snyder and to Gray and secure for
them a rehearing on the insanity de-
Tense.
Emphatic public indignation was felt
n the outcome of the Chicago case,
which so deeply shocked the country.
The engagement of expert alienists
in behalf of the defense brought to
the highest pitch the general fear of
the insanity defense as a means of
defeating justice. When the young
defendants after conviction were sen.
fenced to life Imprisonment instead of
the death penalty, which it was widely
felt they deserved, the feeling pre-.
vailed that the safeguards against
wanton assaults upon life had been
weakened.
The theory tnat two persons may
be sane while separate and insane
while in company is an extremely
dangerous one to entertain in defense.
It may be applied to a great variety
and a wide range of departures from
the normal 1t may be made blan-
ket excuse for crimes Of passion which
have no possible condonement. 1t
may be made to fit any conspiracy for
q breach of the law.
In this instance the motivating
causes Of the crime were simple.
Greed was the chief of them. Unfor-
tunately, it is not uncommon for an
unfaithful wife to seek to rob her
husband for the benefit of a para
mour. 1t is more rare that she should
take his life, but whenever that crime
is committed, whether with the con-
nivance of the man or without, just
rs whenever a wife is killed by her
husband in order to put her out OF
the way to rid him of an unwelcome
sonsort, the "folie a deuX" defense may
be applied by an extreme stretch of
the imagination. But if it is enter
tained, if it is effective in any degree
to lessen the penalty which is so fully
earned and so richly deserved, it be.
comes a menace to society. And the
hope is that in this instance no op.
purtunity will be given torreopen this
case to permit the application of this
fantastic theory.
Evening star., 1927-11-29

Nav. Annie, Susie and Helen
these are the girls whose names we
remember from our grade school days.
Other names are gone, with tnelr
owners.
After all, the girls of grade school
did not mean much to the boys theh'
even as their successors today 90 not
count for much in the lives OF our
successors in early scholastic halls.
Just girls.
Who bothered much with girls? The
amazing fact that they were much
better developed, both physically and
mentally, by the time the seventh
and eighth grades were reached, meant
as little to us as the girls themselves
Nature. through some strange error.
or even freak. made the girls young
ladies', whereas we were only boys
in short pants" land few in knicker'
bockars which were regarded as dis
tinctly effeminate. them.
The worst of it was that even In
our most exuberant moments we
realized that our dignity was not what
IL might have been. that our appear
ance was not "up to snuff" and that
we had quite a distance to go before
we would be men.
" * "
"A mans a man, for all that, as
the poet said A boys boy. too
Gathere ed with a number of girls IN
the classrooms of the public schools,
he finds that the Juvenile charmers
make some impression on him
after all.
We remember May, Annie, Susie
and Helen.
May was a quiet young thing, tall
for her age TAT all ages), slender,
with a certain willowness more es-
teemed to day than it was then: pale
with a fetching palor. intelligent
beyond her years.
1t is a safe bet that no boy who
went to our school will ever forget
Nav, especially if he were something
of a scholar. because Miss May led the
class from the first to the eighth
grade.
Led it. that is. unless Annie did.
Whereas May was sweet, in the best
sense of that word. Annie was cold.
Annie was "smart" with different
touch to her smartness. She and May
were pals" who We'd with each other
in leading the class. They did this,
however, with a difference.
Nav was an excellent. student be-
cause she could not help 1t.
AnIlIc. OU lilC ctiCl oSPiA w ~
be A No. simply for the glory Of
sitting in the first seat in the first row
on "a" side.
Teacher did not include Psychology
in subjects taught. but every boy there
was a psychologist when it came to
sizing up Annie.
How we hated Annie.
Cordially, sincerely, devOtedly we
loathed Annie. We admired May, for
she did not try to beat us in lessons.
Gentle May won that first desk as
naturally as she breathed. She could
not help it.
But ruthless Annie dared to aspire
to it. That was what irked us so. An.
ME actually studied her lessons, instead
of talking behind her geography book.
Annie dared to let it be known that
she also studied her ''hOme work."
So Annie's popularity suffered. 1t
had to suffer. No combination of
juvenile prettiness, nor any amount of
Mammals best dressmaking skill could
conspire to raise her in the estimation
of the hOVS
Evening star., 1927-11-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. Are there any places that have
not been explored?-C. S.
A. There are as yet remote, un-
explored regions in Africa and the
iungles of Brazil which have not yet
been penetrated by white men.
@. Who built the Covent Garden
Theater? What caused the "old prices
riots" mentioned in connection with
this theater?-C. S. E.
A. The Covent Garden Theater was
built in 1881 by the harlequin Rich
under patent from Charles II to Sir
William Davenant. 1862. 1t has been
rebuilt several times. 1t was burned
in 1903 and rebuilt in 1909 at great
cost. The increased prices of admis.
sion, intended TO defray part of the
expenses, gave rise to the "old prices
riots" In 1S47 it was called the RovaI
Italian Opera House. On March 4.
1856. it was burned again and tho
present structure was erected in 1858.
Q. Does Vermont lead in the pro.
duction of turkeys?-N. y.
A. Texas leads the Nation in point
of turkey production. Raising Of
| Americas national bird at present is
centered in the II counties comprising
the geographical center of the State.
Last year these counties produced
sufficient dressed turkey meat to feed
amply every man. woman and child in
/ New York.
Q. In what way is Edison interested
in the rubber industry?-A S.
A. Thomas A. Edison is enga ged in
research with a view to developing an
American domestic rubber supply. He
has experimental with 250 plants. in
Guiding milkweed, in which he finds a
rubber content Of > per cent.
Q. Which freezes more quickly,
/ water or mike. p.
! A. Water will freeze more quickly
/ than milk.
| @. What is the name of the organi.
"a ton that is planning a memorial 20
| Abraham Lincoln and his mother?-
! \. +.
! A. The Indiana Lincoln Union is
/ undertaking to finance and erect a
memorial in southern Indiana at the
place where Lincoln spent his boyhood
| and where his mother died and is
| buried.
Q. How much sugar should he
| allowed daily in the diet of a child?-
| K. L. T.
A. An ounce Of sugar a dav or its
equivalent in honey, sirup. candy or
some other sweet is sufficient for the
child, and not too much if served at
! the end Of a meal, so as not to DESTROY
the appetite for other more useful
foods. This allowance should include
sugar used in cooking and also that
added to foods al the table.
| Q. Please relate the legend Of Mar
| cissus.-H. G.
a. In Greek mythology Narcissus
was beautiful youth. a son OF
Cephissuus and the nymph Liriope.
metamorphosed into a flower For his
! insensibility to love he was caused
by Nemesis to fall in love with his
own image reflected in water. Unable
to grasp this shadow. he pined away
and became the flower which bears his
name. The nymph Echo, who vainly
loved him. died from grief.
The resources Of our free fnformG-
ton bureau are at DOur ScrUice You
are inrited to call upon it as often as
Uou please. 1t is being maintained by
The ETeninD Star solely to Serrc you
What question can lrc GnStccr for
Dou? There is no charge at all CT.
cept ? cents in stamps for return post
age. address DOur letter to The EUe.
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred.
eric j. HdsLin, director, Washington,
ID. C..
Evening star., 1927-11-29

soon as that is adjusted all IL well.
Babylon was not SO big, after all: an.
cient Sparta proves another disap.
pointment. and doubtless IL the lost
Continent of Atlantis ever is located
it will be found to be not much larger
than the sort of island retired boot.
logger picks for his Summer villa.
Evening star., 1927-11-29

A nation must have government.
A number of names have been evolved
from the Russian chaos. The one that
happens to be selected as the formal
designation will not affect the situa-
tion unfavorabIy if it can be made
to stand for something stable and
sincere.
Evening star., 1927-11-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Leaves.

Leaves.
Here's a scrapbook which we find
Filled with "reminiscences rare;
Memories that inspire the mind
OF a stormy day or fair.
When the branches bare abound,
AS the Old Year goes his way,
Every leaf upon the ground
Means a faded Summer day.
Evening star., 1927-11-29

In many instances the final triumph
of bold achievement is the salary
figure offered by the theater. The
playhouse still represents the ac.
countant's window where Fame
caSheS in.
Evening star., 1927-11-29

When confronted with actual law.
a great embarrassment comes into the
life of a man who, like Remus, has
been accustomed to be a law unto
himself.
Evening star., 1927-11-29

Fascist wear black shirts. More
resplendent attire on the Lido does not
prevent serious significance from die.
tating Italian fashions.
Evening star., 1927-11-29
No New Material.

INU INtW lNdUCE I"hs
"I suppose you are preparing to tell
the people a few things they didn't
know"
"No, SIR" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. "The business of statesman
lust now is to assist a public with too
much on it's mind to forget some of
the minor details"
Evening star., 1927-11-29
Speedy Separation.

From the Saginaw Daily News.
Three times AMI out" doubtless
originated In Egypt. There, when
man wants to be rid of his wife, he
says three times, II divorce thee"
and the thing is done.
Evening star., 1927-11-29

The fact that Turkish ladies have
removed their wells has not made
beauty contests any more exciting.
Evening star., 1927-11-29
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Evening star., 1927-11-29

In restoring the glories Of ancient
Rome. Mussolini is compelled to meet
the ancient jealousies and suspicious
OF the surrounding neighborhood.
Evening star., 1927-11-29
Muddy Waters.

From the Omaha World Herald.
Seems likely that the flood control
legislation will be a turbulent stream.
Evening star., 1927-11-29

"Companionate" is a term which
may cause confusion in case necessity
arises for making alimony arrange.
mentS.
Evening star., 1927-11-29
Variable.

From the watertown Daily Times.
A radio wave length just gets set
tied down when the commission orders
it to move on. ~
Evening star., 1927-11-29
Hopeful.

From the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.
A Mexican woman. aged 118, has
just been vaccinated for smallpox.
This is optimism.
Evening star., 1927-11-29
Held Back.

From the Asheville Times.
Many who enter the primaries of
the political school are never pro.
NOTED.
Evening star., 1927-11-29

Lindbergh wanted to see Europe.
Now all Europe wants to see Lind.
bergh.
Evening star., 1927-11-29
Friendly Prejudice.

Friendly Prejudice.
"You used to be very fond of horses" "
II have lost my taste for them" ="
answered Miss Cayenne. II am a
great admirer of the Prince Of Wales,
and horses don't seem to like him.
Evening star., 1927-11-29

Jud Tunkins says science and sociol.
ogy have at least done a good job in
putting the gossips out Of business.
There's no such thing as scandal any
more.
Evening star., 1927-11-29
Pictures and Headlines.

The underworldling said, II vow
I think I'll take another chance.
I was a sneak thief once-but now
am a hero Of romance"
Evening star., 1927-11-29

Poverty" said Hi Ho, "is a hard
price to pay for the privilege of not
being cheated by faithless servants"
Evening star., 1927-11-29
Warm Autumn.

Thanksgiving spirit still survives.
We're thankful to remember
We did not meet. to shorten lives,
A sunstroke in November.
"A prize fighter" said Uncle Eben,
lis 'bliged to keep cool in de ring and
hold hisself in readiness to use a
strong arm in business discussions"
Evening star., 1927-11-29

Q. In what way is Edison interested
in the rubber industry?-A. S.
A. Thomas A. Edison is enga ged in
research with view to developing an
American domestic rubber supply. He
has experimental with 250 plants. in
Guiding milkweed in which he finds a
rubber content Of per cent.
Evening star., 1927-11-29

@. Which freezes more quickly,
water or mike. p.
A. Water will freeze more quickly
than milk.
The Washington times., 1927-11-11

and an overhearing young war
rior, get him interested in the
activities of some juvenile organi-
cation that will convert his bat
Ting impulses into efforts for the
victory Of his team.
If he Is a timid child with fear
in his eyes and a whine upon his
lips, teach him how to protect him.
self. Start in on plans for build
ing up his physical strength.
There are those who can teach
him the art Of jiu-jitsu, whereby
small men can defend themselves
against brute strength. II your
boys case Is serious enough to
warrant such measures, it is en-
tirely reasonable to secure such
instruction. That is better than
allowing him to go through his
boyhood with the stamp of the
coward upon him.
The boy who is perfectly able
to defend himself doesn't have to
use that ability very often. That's
why a boy should know how to
take care of himself. II he doesn't
know Snow-teach him.
The Washington times., 1927-11-11
A Simple Wedding
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:

NEAR MRS. BEECkMAN:
~ I am a constant reader of your
column and have often thought
how fortunate perplexed persons
are to have such splendid ad-
wiser on the various social prob
lens that arise. Now it Is my turn
to come to you for help, and I
trust you will let me know il I
have troubled you too much.
am to be married in Novem-
Der. There is to be a very small
wedding-just a ceremony at the
minister's house, to be attended by
our parents, brothers and sisters
and few friends.
/. Do the groom and his friend
go direct to the minister's or do
they come to my home?
2. His brothers and parents and
other friends come to my home, do
they not, from where they are
driven to the minister's house?
3. Are the formal engraved In
vitations issued to the guests in
the case of a simple wedding as
outlined above? If not and would
it be demanding 100 much to ask
you to outline such a letter for
me?
4. Am I right in understanding
that announcements are sent i'm
mediately after the ceremony and
do not wait until after the couple
return from the wedding trip?
s. am planning to wear a vel
vet dress and hat to match, as the
ceremony is to take place in the
early afternoon. Is this proper?
Gould you also tell me what the
groom should wear?
bow before the charming
things that you say Of my column.
Thank you very much for making
me 50 happy. / am glad that you
have now entered the ranks Of the
'actiVe readers" and I am de-
lighted to help you with the plans
for your wedding.
I. The groom and his best man
go directly from the groom's home
10 the home of the clergyman.
This is much better form.
2. No, the groom's relatives go
directly to the ministers house
from their own home. There is no
reason why they should come to
your home first. Only your at
tendant comes to your home.
3. No; for such a simple and in
formal wedding, formal engraved
The Washington times., 1927-11-11
HE INVESTED
WISELY

DAYNE WHITNEY, financier.
L sportsman. horse lover and
gentleman. who recently died at
the age of 81. leaving a. fortune
which affords the world one Of its
hest lessons in finance and in
vestment. was one of the least
known of the very wealthy men
of America, says Hugh Fullerton
in an article in this weeks
Liberty.
The romance of the Whitney
millions is unique in the history
of finance; almost as Economically
mysterious as the man himself
who avoided the .limelight in which
most New Workers., rich and poor.
revel." the author continues.
payne Whitney produced nothing,
manufactured nothing, grew moth.
ing. but took money and, by
selection and investment. watched
it grow into a fortune whose size
would have startled those bold
buccaneers of politics and finance,
William C. Whitney and Henry
r. Payne, from whom the basis
of the great hoard descended.
Living and entertaining on a
Lucullian scale on one of the
most magnificent estates in the
world, giving away millions Of dol
largs with no hint of publicity,
entertaining his friends, chosen
because they were interesting
rather than on any social or
financial basis. maintaining
great racing stable at a loss
despite its big annual winnings,
he left an estate estimated at from
$25O,OOO,OO0 up; not in gilt-edged,
but solid gold, securities.
The Washington times., 1927-11-11

Can you afford to go to an ex-
pert manicurist several times
weekly, and give her charge of
the grooming of your nails, or
still more luxuriouSAkcan you
manage to have her come to
you? If so-by all means do.
You will find it restful to let her
beautify your hands while you re-
lax. And the exquisite loneliness
Of well.groomed nails is worth any
time and expense devoted to them.
But even though You have little
time and less money to spend on
the grooming of your nails, do
not despair. For you can get
marvellous results if you know
bow to manicure them correctly
and will devote a few minutes
each day to the purpose.
Needless to say, the first requi-
site of a. successful manicure is
clean instruments. See that your
towels, your nail brush, your alb
sorbent cotton, orange sticks and
file are in sanitary, spick and
span condition.
The second requisite is that
your own hands be clean. Scrub
your hands and nails we'll with
warm soap suds and a nail brush,
especially at the finger tips, under
the nail ends and at their base.
After washing your nails and
hands, file your nails to the shape
and length you prefer. A long,
flexible steel file is best for this
l. \
dexterously with long, even
atrakes from the side of the nail
to the tip, as this movement is
with, not against the natural
grain of the nails.
File your nails close at the cor
ners and longer at the tips. but
not long and pointed enough to
break off or split easily. The
final rounding and shaping and
smoothing of the edge Of the
nails should be done with an
emery board.
The cuticle should next receive
your most careful attention, be-
cause on it's smoothness and
looseness from the nails depends
much of the beauty or your finger
nails.
Every time you wash your
hands, massage your cuticle back
ward from your nails as far as
you can. At night, soften it with
olive oil or cuticle cream. Excel
lent cuticle removers can be
brought for manicure use, which
loosen and soften the cuticle so
that it can be shaped to disclose
the pretty half moons at the base
of the nails.
Wrap the point of an orange
wood stick with absorbent cotton
then dip it in nail cream or lemon
juice and pass it under each nail
to bleach and whiten the tip.
Wash and dry your nails, then APP
ply the finishing touch to their
grooming liquid or powder nail
polish. Liquid polish in the
natural pale rose tint is lovely
and protects thin. brittle nails
from bruising or splitting.
The entire manicuring process
] have described need not take
more than fifteen minutes and it
should leave your nails clean,
Rhapely and beautiful.
The Washington times., 1927-11-11
A SHILLING
SHOCKER

TNHE hardest story in the world
i to write and make it perfect is
the mystery yarn or thriller, &C.
cording to Valentine Williams,
writing in the current issue of the
Bookman.
Mr.. Williams, who has spent all
his life reading and writing this
type of fiction, believes, in spite of
the conviction among highbrows
that that sort of thing is childs
play. that it is only given to one
writer in a thousand to possess the
most important gift for such writ
ing-that of construction. Many
modern disciples of Dumas and
Poe, of Stevenson and Doyle" he
says, have the gift of lively dia-
logue. More possess the knack of
Stringing together a chain of hair
raising adventures. But how few
are capable of turning out a well.
tailored story, one of those yarns
as snugly fitting as a Savile Row
dress coat, with a plot that neither
bags nor Says nor wrinkles, q SUI
premely skillful blend of romance,
mystery, humor, suspense and sur
prise.
l wonder if highbrows realize
what desperately hard work the
technique OF that sort of thing
imposes on the unfortunate crafts
man. No half dozen chapters for
him as a sort of leisurely first act
for the introduction of characters
and motifs. We have to start
literally, very often-with a bang,
and trust to our skill. among the
breathless, crowded events of our
opening to slip in the indispensable
presentation OF characters. environ
ment and theme. For the self-re-
speeding novelist this branch of
fiction is one long fight between a
relentless technique and his nat
ural instinct to depict his charac-
ters as they appear and illuminate
the fountain springs of their &C.
TONS