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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
SINCLAIR FALL I
| CASE is DELAYED
Search for Missing Wit
neSSes in Europe Causes
Continuance Here.

While the Government carries on
fits search throug'l Europe for two
important missing witnesses, the
Sinclair.Fall conspiracy tria! growing
out Of the Teapot Dome naval oil
lease, stands continued from April IS
TO May %.
Justice Hitz Of the District supreme
Court yesterday announced his deci-
sion to continue the case after Gov
eminent counsel had urged and de-
Tense counsel objected 20 q continu-
ance until next October.
The court gave notice that If the
Government failed to lind the two
missing witnesses-Har-y G. Black
per and James i. O'Nell, wealthy
american oil operators-he would
entertain a motion for further con
tinuance Of the case until next FAN.
Said to BE in Hiding.
Blacxner and O'Nen We're declared
by owen J Roberts of special Gov
eminent oil counsel. TO he in hiding
dodging special and consular agents OF
the Government who have been
searching for them for number OF
weeks.
These oil operators are sought 10
shed light on the organization and
administration OF the Continental
Trading Co, ltd. a Canadian organ
ization, from which the Government
charges Harry II. Sinclair obtained
S230.500 In Liberty bonds and caused
them to be converted TO or for the
benefit Of Albert B. Fall, within few
,s.,.44
negotiated the lease with Sinclair for
fhe Wyoming naval oil reserve.
THE Government also urged post
ponment Of the trial because Of the
illness of J. W. Zevely of counsel for
Sinclair and material witness; A
e. Humphreys, an oil man. and Sen
ator kendrick. Democrat, Wyoming.
In reply to this defense attorneys
argued that the illness Of Zevely and
Humphreys was progressive" and
that they probably would he less
likely TO be able to testify later than
they would be this month.
Funds to BE Available.
As to Senator Hendricks testimony,
defense counsel said it was largely
documentary, and that the Govern
ment could rely upon another witness
who testified to much the same thing
at the trial at Cheyenne of the civil
suit involving the lease. which fianally
was argued yesterday in the United
States Supreme Court.
The defense also asserted that
through the failure Of the second de-
ficieney bill in the Senate fihbuster at
the close of the session there would
not be funds after July / to get Gov
eminent witnesses here, but Roberts
said expenses would be paid by the
Department Of Justice out of regular
funds
Justice Hitz appeared reluctant to
graz the continuance, telling Gov
ernment counsel that THE illness Of
the i'll and absence of the absent is
progressive" and asking whether
there was assurance that the missing
would be found. Roberts replied that
the Government was making every
effort TO locate them. and hoped to
find them He added that the Govern
1lent should not be deprived of their
testimony If it could be obtained
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UNDER COVER AGENT KILLS MAN. |s HELD
 ON MURDER CHARGE

ROCKFORD, Nov. 25. P)-John Beyer, 25, of Janesville. under cover dry agent, shot and instantly killed William Petroff, 40, of South Beloit when the latter attempted to knock a drink of liquor from the pro- held by police on murder charge, stated he entered Petroff's home and was served drink. When he display ed his star Petroff tried to toss the drink upon the floor. Beyer admitted he then shot and killed Petroff.
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CHURCH SERVICES

Sunday services at the Seward Com munity church will be as follows.
 Song, prayer and preaching service, conducted by the pastor, at 80 a. m. Evening worship at 7:30.
 Sunday school at 12:45 D. m.
 The church will be warm and con- fortable, no matter how cold the weather may be. Come and worship with us. The Divine command Is, Not forsaking the assembling our selves together, as the manned of some is' (Heb. 10:25). Let us obey this command, and renew our spiritual strength on the Lords day. We all need the services of the Holy sanctury.
 THOMAS PHILIP GRAHAM 5
 Minister
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HUSBAND SLAMMED HER !. WITH MAHOGANY CHAIR

BOSTON, Nov 25. lP-The Dutch ess of Torlonia, the former Elsie Moore, testifying in her divorce trial, said she had left her husband because he hit her with part of a mahogany chair when she revealed to him she had shadowed and knew of his rela- tions with another woman.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-25
OF WEALTHY
 MAN IS FOUND sHO7

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25. (P)- With self inflicted wound in her abdomen, Mrs. Elsie Tallant, the daughter of the multi-millionaire, is near death here in her room at the Cecil hotel, whare she 7sas found screaming for doctor Suncide mo- tives are lacking and it is believed that she accidentally shot herself while cleaning her gun.
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SEVEN DIE IN BLIZZARD

CHICAGO. Nov. 25. [P)-Seven peo' pie are dead here as blizzard is sweeping over the southern Great Lakes district The snow has fallen throughout the night and 1t is gener- ally predicted that extreme cold weather will continue throughout the middle west.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-25
GIRLS ACADEMY BURNS
 UP; ALL ARE sAVEl

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Nov. 25. R)-Routed from their beds at Mt Mercy Academy by fire early in the morning, 75 girls marched to saftey into nearby residences. The academy is conducted by Sisters of Mercy.
 The fire, which destroyed the dor mitory and music room, caused dam age estimated at s75,OOO. It's origin has not been determined.
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BIG GAME ANNOUNCED

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25. (P)- Stanford University may play Pitts burg University in the annual tourna ment of roses football classic at Pasa- dena January it was announced. Stanford has been asked to play and will decide whether they will accept the invitation.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-25
NO STATE OF WAR

WARSAW, Nov. 25. tP)-Poland re- fuses to become involved in war with Lithunia and considers present condi- tions of theoritical state of war ridic- ulous in which Poland will have no
  part, private advices said.
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WOULD NOT HELP

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. lP)-Pres- ident Coolidge opposes reduction in the tariff rates as an aid to farmers, the White House spokesman said. The President does not think such 8 move would benefit American agriculture. 1t was asserted.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-11-25
APPOINTED DIRECTOR FLEET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. (P)-Capt. Paul Grening has been appointed Director of the Merchant Fleet of Europe. He was formerly master of the liner President Harding and has been Acting Director for Europe since May when he succeeded Jos. E. Sheedy
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PUMPKIN PIE
TIME
BY Hannah Wing

TRY this pumpkin pie II you
l. have a homesick feeling for an
old.time dessert. There's SEINE.
thing about it that's different-and
better-than those you remember.
Can you tell what it is?
IL cups pumpkin.
tablespoons n1olasses.
tablespoons melted butter.
l teaspoon cinnamon.
u teaspoon salt.
\ teaspoon nutmeg.
teaspoon ginger.
! egg.
cup milk.
Mix the ingredients we'll to.
gether and pour into a tin lined
with plain pastry. Bake slowly for
about one hour until filling is firm.
When cold, form ring of currant
or plum jelly or butter next the
crust. Garnish the center Of the
pie with sweetened whipped cream.
The pumpkin filling may be
baked in small custard cups.
When cold turn from the cups and
serve with whipped cream or jelly.
The colorful pumpkin also
HldhcS ucIiClOuS PRESERVES anu
corrections.
Candied Pumpkin
One pound pumpkin, 1 pound
sugar, / cup pineapple juice.
Remove the peel and cut raw
pumpkin in medium thick slices.
Boil the sugar and pineapple
juice until it forms a heavy
syrup. Add the pumpkin to the
syrup and cook until the pump
kin begins to soften. Let the
pumpkin stand over night in
syrup and cook the syrup until
it spins a thread. Add the pump.
kin again to the syrup and sim.
mer until thick and clear. Drain
the slices of pumpkin on plate
in Orlder to save the syrup, then
place them ON a cheesecloth over
a rack in a warm place. Dry
them until they are sticky
about "a hours.
The dried pieces should be
clear and perfectly tender.
Candied pumpkin has a rich
golden color and pleasing taste.
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ally in preventing infection may
be judged" DR.. Peter points out.
by a careful test of hand wash
ing. made during the winter
months when respiratory dis
eases are most prevalent.
The acreage man. washing his
hands in warm, clear watch con-
tributes about 10000 organ
isms from that source alone. In
warm, soapy water his contribu.
ton rises to 1000. 900 organisms
This indicates that soapy water IS
more than two and a half times
as effective as warm water with
out soap, and many times as eff
fective as cold water without
soap.
Therefore. in advising frequent
washing of the hands to avoid in
lection, we mean thorough cleans.
ing with soap and warm water,
and not a perfunctory wetting Of
the fingers"
Behind all these precautions
should be the defense of good
health, built by sound habits of
eating. exercise. rest, and fresh
air. In Catching" a communi.
cable disease, two factors are al
ways involved. One is the in
vading power of the bacteria. The
other Is the resistance of the in.
vaded person.
IF you do take cold, in spite Of
all precautions. be your own 20
liceman," DR.. Peter urges. PRO
teet others by keeping away from
them. especially during the early
stages Of the attack. Be care.
full, he clean, be considerate.
The Washington times., 1927-11-07
Vote for Cleanliness, Says Medic0

DETWEEN the last rose of sum-
~ mer and the first sneeze of
winter lies the election season,
when men and women alike vote
on the question "How many colds
am | going to have this year,"
Now is the time for all good
folk to come to the aid of their
health" declares DR.. W. w. Peter,
internationally known health edu-
Gator. and associate secretary Of
the American Public Health Asso.
citation. 1T is carelessness, as
much as any other factor, which
causes the large number of colds
from which the public suffers.
Out of every hundred persons
there are always from ten to fiji
teen who have a cold. Most per.
sons indulge in from one to three
colds a year.
Colds are communicable from
person to person, as are typhoid
fever, diptheria, and a host of
other diseases. Ordinarily they 10
not make the victim sick enough
to stay at home, so he goes about
his daily business mingling freely
with others and spreading the
disease. A severe cold, combining
the patient to his bed, may be
harder on him but is better for
his friends and neighbors.
One of the first rules for escap.
ing colds, DR.. Peter points out. is
to avoid infection by being scru-
pulously clean.
Wash your hands before eating
or handling food.
II you must shake hands with
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By L. Lamar Matthews
TWO women, whose children

TWO women, whose children
Aare grown, were talking to-
gether recently and the converse.
ton drifted into discussion of
honesty
My mother.in-law says that it
is natural for child to steal"
said Mrs. Blank, and the only
way to keep him from it is to
TEACH him not to steal. Her
mother believed the same thing,
she says. and I think they are
right about it."
''That is what modern writers
say on the subject" answered
Mrs. Green. but l don't believe
it. l can't remember ever telling
my children that it is wrong to
steal. 1t never occurred TO me
that they would"
Your children are remarkably
straightforward" answered Mrs.
Blank. but il you will think back
you will see that YOU were con-
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PRESERVING
THE BODY

WITH science, superstition and
w innumerable strange and In
correct notions intermingled,
preservation of the human body
after death continues to be a sub.
ject that attracts the deepest in
terest and attention wherever and
whenever it is discussed.
At times this interest, says Wal
ter A. Gawler, Washington morti-
clan, is based on miSinforma ton,
which has implanted wrong ideas
regarding the most modern meth
DDS of preparing the dead for in
terment.
Many peculiar views concern
ing the methods employed in
preparation of the dead still exist,
despite the effort made by the
trained mortician to give emphasis
to his capability to perform his
services in a most expert and sci
entific manner. He endeaVors to
gain the confidence of those he
serves by serving them well and
proceeding on the premise always
that the respect which the human
body demands necessitates a skill
that takes into account the ad-
vances made by the medical and
chemical sciences.
Because the expert embalmer
utilizes these sciences, it has be-
come possible with their aid go
to overcome the raVages Of dis
ease that the body not only is
preserved for a long time but
is preserved intact and in the
appearance of perfect health. The
practiced mortician today is many
steps ahead Of the almost bar
barrie customs Of years gone by.
And progress in mortuary serv-
ice as in many directions that
lead away from the grave, is
continuous and notable"
Two huge eight-story apartment
houses are under construction in
London. at a cost of $500 900,
and will contain flats" of various
sizes and degrees of luxury. The
largest will cost s17,50N a year,
and the average about $4,000.
There will he $50 in all.
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the period of his childhood" said
Mrs. Blank. You may not have
told him in so many words not
to steal but you taught it to
him bit by bit, day after day"
There is no use in telling a
child Honesty is the best
policy: Thou shalt not steal"
or any Of those age-oId maxims
and commandments. unless you
practice their teachings yourself.
When parents wink at small
discrepancies. or laugh at the
little offerings of their own
youthful bandits, they can just
expect to reap the harvest as the
children grow older.
Shining examples Of such a
harvest are found in youths who
forge checks. who attempt hold.
ups or shop-lifting; who do any
of a number of things that shock
newspaper readers every once in
a while.
Parents who insure themselves
against that sort of shame are
those VINO train their children
early and late to be absolutely
honest about little things as well
as big ones.
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self and what he does with himself
and his money. Do you think he
would voluntarily tell me all
these things If he didn't care? Or
is it just that he wants some one
to tell things to?
II thank you for your courtesy
in answering this letter and
helping me decide a difficult
problem. TROUBLED"
All problems are difficult. dear,
when a warm heart and cool
head offer entirely different ad-
vice to their owner, as in your
case. But, don't you think you
can call a counsel of your heart
and head and so work out a COM
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Fashion Fads and Fancies
DUTTONING Their Way Into . ribbc

DUTTONING Their Way Into
II Style, purses have foregone
their usual snap fastenings in
favor Of huge buttons. with a
variety Of amusing lock devices.
Even small and medium sized
purses have very large buttons,
far out Of proportion to their d.
mansions. These handbags are of
velvet or MORE. suede. kid. ALI
gator or reptile skin to match
either hat or shoes.
Sowing the Seeds Of smartness
for ornaments to brighten the
latest black velvet hats, the new
est pins are of massed seed pearls
and come in pairs. Just the size
and shape of a violin kew. one OF
these pins is placed under the
brim on one side Of the hat.
while it's twin is placed above the
brim on the opposite side.
By a Hairs Breadth are hair
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Until he proposes. my dear,
give of your companionship with.
in reason, cultivate his friendship,
appreciate and respect his conf
dence. enjoy his attentions. But
refuse to allow yourself to be-
come seriously sentimental. This
is hard, l know, when you see
man often and his devotion is
dear to you. But you can guard
your heart with the aid of your
head.
The morbid seriousness Of sickly
sentimentality has killed the
growing interest OF many a man,
frustrated many a good friend.
ship. Find a wholesome safety
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valve for your emotions through
outdoor athletic sports and
hiking, through other friendships
and enthusiasms, such as books,
A pet charity and a pet hobby.
Take sincere. sisterly interest in
all worthwhile. young men you
know.
If the young man you like
best asks you to marry him,
searching your heart, you will
learn whether you can love him
above all others and hope to hold
his affection throughout the years
as shis wife. Your reply will then
be fraught with seriousness for
you both and, let US hope, with
thrilling joy.
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promise which will be right and
satisfying?
Marriage Is very serious un.
dertaking. A young man would
be foolish, indeed, who plunged
into ii without taking time TO he
sure of the wisdom Of the move
and the suitability of the girl he
chose.
Your heart and head will. surely
sympathize with your friend in
his dilemma and wish to grant
him plenty Of time in which to
make up his mind and circle
of good friends from whom 10
choose the girl he loves. If he
were to decide hastily to marry
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you. Let me hasten to assure you
l am not rejecting on his hon.
esty or sincerity. But we all
speak impulsively at times, ex-
pressing merely a within or mood
of the moment.
Moods change. The girl who
believes word for word all man
says under the spell of a harvest
moon or June ROSES, may be lay
ing up heart.breaks for herself.
When A man asks girl in I'M
mistakable terms to become his
wife, she can be fairly sure of
''his side Of the question:" and
can afford to "get serious" with
him.
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you, and you accept him just as
hastily and the marriage proved
unsuitable and unhappy as so
many hasty matches do. the mis-
fortune would he yours as much
as his.
SO give him plenty of time to
decide and do not begrudge him
other friendships.
Your head Endorses the advice
of your friends: Do not get
serious" with a man unless you
are sure of his side of the ques-
ton.
You cannot take seriously all
the compliments and sweet moth.
ings your friend may repeat to
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Until He Proposes
He Has Not Proved
His Love for You
By Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on the Problems of
Love and Marriage

WHEN is it wise for a girl to
w "get serious" with a man?
This is the burden Of a letter from
"TroubIed," which lies on my
desk as 7 write. And it is the
refrain of many troubled letters
receive.
Troubled" says her head coun.
sells her one way, her heart an
other. Most of us, remembering
experiences Of our own, can sym.
pathize with her in this dilemma.
Here is her letter:
"Dear Miss Fairfax:
Il am 81. l have been going
with a young man of % for about
five months. He has a good posi-
ton, with chances for advance.
merlt, and makes a good salary
Tor a young man only out of
college one year.
He went steadily for six
months with another girl. He has
given her up, but he still thinks
about her. He says he is not fall
Ing for any girl. just now. but may
not always feel that way. He says
he likes me better than the other
girls. 1 know of one girl with
whom he goes out as often as he
does with me.
Do you think l am wasting my
time? He is the only young man
go with, and am beginning to like
MIN more than l should, am
afraid.
Should | believe everything he
tells me? Or do you think he will
go back to the other girl?
My friends tell me to go slowly.
They say a girl should not get
serious with a man unless she is
sure Of his side of the question.
My head says this. also, but my
heart tells me differently.
He turned to me when he was
In trouble and broke off with the
other girl. / am his confidante.
He tells ME everything about him
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persons who have colds, be sure
to wash your hands afterwards.
Keep away from common drink.
ing cups. roller towels. pipes,
pencils and other objects con-
taminated with fresh secretions.
The dishes from which, 3u eat
may carry the infectit : from
some other member of the house
hold. The home maker should
recognized it as one of her maj or
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responsibilities. if one of the
family has a cold. to see that his
dishes are washed in hot soapy
water and well scalded. Ali
dishes should be SO treated, us
a matter of every day sanitation,
but 1t Is particularly important
with an infection which Is car.
ried through nose and mouth
secretions.
The value Of cleanliness as an
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} and turn 1t loose in the back.
yard where they had found it.
That was very effective les
SON." commented Mrs. Blank. III
you had allowed your hoy to keep
that money. it might have planted
a seed of dishonesty deep in his
nature" go
Il remember another time when
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the conductor gave him back a
few cents too much on the street
car. He was so pleased with his
good fortune: and then / made
him return the extra pennies
much to Sons disgust"
II you tried long enough. you
would probably recall a series Of
such happenings. scattered over
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Honesty Can Only Be Taught Blu a Good Example

stantlv instilling the right prin-
ciple into them
Then Mrs. Green laughed.
THAT makes me think Of the
time when Son and an older boy
caught a neighbours hen in our
hack yard and sold it. Son came
home with twenty cents and
told me proudly that he and Dick
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had taken that old brown hen
that stayed in our yard to a
store and sold her. They didn't
know whose hen it was, but they
had sold it anyway. | said, Go
and tell Dick to come here
When Dick came made the two
boys take the money back to the
store. get the hen. bring it home
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1861. Ladies' Dress with Slen-
der Hips.
Cut in sizes: SS, 40, a., "A,
As. 48. so and So inches bust meas
!. ure. A 42-inch size requires Az
yards of 40-inch material. The
Z width of the skirt at the lower
edge with plaits extended is 212
yards Price 1Oc.
4 1851. Chold's Coat.
Cut in A sizes: 2, 4, and s
years. A swear size requires u
yard of 54-inch material. Price
Zoe.
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In tracing the ancestry of Thomas Alva
Edison we must go back to Holland. The
original Edisons were important miers on the
Zuyder Zee. The first members of the family
to come to America landed at Eizabethport,
n j.. and settled near Caldwell, NJ. J., the birth
place of President Grover Cleveland.
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DO YOU KNOW
THAT

The most dangerous hour in the
streets of London is between 10
and II at night. The slackest
time Is between midnight and
p. m. Thereafter the calls for
a.nbulances increase steadily
until p. m. After that comes
a slight hull, but the figures
again become very high between
and p. M, especially during
the summer.
The longest regular nonstop
train on earth is operated III Eng
land, 1t is Just 800 miles, on the
London, Midland and Scottish,
from London to Carlisle, in Scot
land, scheduled for hours and
40 minutes without stop.
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A footing City

OHANGHAI, China, has more
~ whistles than any other city
in the world. Shop owners supply
every one of the many employees
with one, and even small children
on the streets carry them. The
activities Of scores of armed rob
bers are responsible for this con-
ditiOn.
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The next definite record we have of the Edison
family in America is of Thomas Edison, great
grandfather of Thomas A., who became bank
official on Manhattan Island and signed Cont
mental currency in 177S This sturdy pioneer
longevity which prevails in the Edison family.