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Evening star., 1927-11-27
BY MARY MARSHALL.

BSTRACTLY speaking we ought
~ all to wear bright colors-rich
"A reds. glowing greens, gorgeous
! warm purpies and enlivening
tones of orange--to brighten
up Winters cold and often gloomy
landscape. But. for some reason or
other which remains for student of
clothes psychology to determine, wom-
en- prefer blacks and browns, grays
and beiges. If they wear bright colors
at all it is for indoor frockS, or for cos
tunes chosen for resort wear in Sum.
mer.
1t would be unfair TO say that well
dressed women don't wear bright
colored street clothes in Winter. But
you can see for yourself that the ma
iority of the smartest women at any
gathering are the women who cling
rather tenaciously to their dull Or
dark hues. 1t is hard to say whether
these women wear the subdued coiors
because they are smart. or whether
they are smart because they wear
them. 1
1t has been said that for street wear
this season Paris knows but four tones
black, beige, gray and navy. Brown
ls used by way of trimming on beige
1and black-but not very often for an
entire street costume. Some of the
beiges used by the French dress
makers are dark enough to be IN
cluded in the range of browns. a
shade known as hazel has been used
extensively by Jean Patou. Navy blue
has made little advance as color for
street wear in this country. Tn
fieniably smart when it does appear, it
strikes many of us still as being too
cold a color for Winter.
Jean Patou has also combined a
cloth coat of ruddy brown with Aus
tralian opossum, less expensive fur
which achieves distinction when used
by this master. / have seen an occa-
sional green street ensemble obviously
from a dressmaker of first rank.
France has way of making perfect
smartness depend on very nice dis
tinction between two extremes. So
smartness in skirt lengths does not de-
pend on wearing them shorter than
YOUR friends dare to wear them or
longer than any one else in your set.
The uneven skirt hem line may solve
YOUR problem for evening. but for
street wear skirts are quite even
around the hem. Their smartness de-
pends on wearing them of exactly the
right length-neither too long nor too
short. The length Of the skirt and the
distance from the ground cannot be
set down as a rule for all to copy. be-
cause these measurements depend on
the height and proportions of the in
dividual.
But remember that for street wear
the smartness of the very short skirt
has gone entirely. On the other hand.
the coat or suit that is too long looks
Evening star., 1927-11-27

sash girdle at one side with long loops
and ends. and there is large
shoulder decoration made of fiat pink
roses. C'est tout.
Velvet hats have to some extent
taken the place of felt hats in the
favor of we'll dressed women. but
whether you choose felt hat or a
velvet one. the chances are that you
will want some sort of metal or jew
eled ornament for it. For most of
the velvet hats are made simply and
need just touch of brilliance to COM
plete their charm.
(Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-11-27
WARM ENOUGH TO BE WORN WITHOUT A COAT ON MANY
WINTER DAYS IS THIS STREET FROCK OF MIXED TWEED WORN


They should be about an inch across.
and as nearly round as possible. Let
them stand three or four hours.
Then melt some dipping chocolate
the special kind that comes for can
dies. Let it get almost cool in shall
low dish and then lay each roll Of
fondant in it. Remove carefully,
when it is all thickly coated with
chocolate. and allow it dry on sheet
of waxed paper. q
When the chocolate is hardened and
half an inch thick
There you have four kinds Of candy
pretty to look at. good to eat.
And easy to make? Try it and see.
Evening star., 1927-11-27

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Evening star., 1927-11-27

BSTRACTLY speaking we ought
~ all to wear bright colors-rich
"A reds, glowing greens, gorgeous
4 a warm puppies and enlivening
tones of orange--to brighten |
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
TO ERAL
INCOME TAXPAYERS

For the convenience of those
who are required by law to file
Federal Income Tax returns,
Deputy Collector of Internal Rev
enue will be at Nevada Hotel,
Las Vegas, on March II, 13, IA,
and Is, 1927, to assist taxpayers
in preparing their returns. No
charge will be made for this SER
vice. The matter Of filing your
income tax return should be Civ
en- immediate attention. in order
to avoid penalty and interest.
For 1040A should be used if
the income is derived chiefly
from salaries and wages and
does not exceed $4,000.
Form 1040A should be used if
the income is more than $4,000,
or is derived from a trade or
business, including farming.
Your return for the calendar
year 1926 shall be filed not later
than March 15, 1927, with the
Collector of Internal Revenue for
the district in which you reside
or have your principal place OF
business.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
VETERAN ENGINEER OF
UNION PACIFIC DIES

James Passno, veteran engineer
of the Union Pacific, died in this
city Saturday night, February 26,
1927. aged Sc years. Diabetis is
given as the cause of death.
Mr.. Passno is credited with
being the oldest engineer in
point of service ON the Union Pa
cific, haying been in the employ
of the road for about 40 years.
For more than AZ years he was
a member of the B. of L. E.
Mr. Passno was a resident of
Las Vegas for the past 20 years.
He had been in poor health for
several months. The death of
Engineer Charles Ireland, his old
friend and companion, recently
affected Mr.. Passno greatly and
doubtless hastened his going.
The deceased leaves surviving
him his widow and two sons, Roy
Passno and w. M. Passno, both
of this city.
Funeral services, held at the
Las Vegas Funeral Home Tues
day afternoon, were conducted by
the Christian Science Church of
which Mr.. Passno was a member
The many friends of the
Passnos in Las Vegas express
their sincere sympathy with the
family in their sad bereavement.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
CLUB AIMS
AT 100 PER CENT
MARCH ATTENDANCE
Fred Pennington Puts On
Proeram-Bie Party Plan
ned March 12.-"Oh To
Stockton"

Las Vegas Rotary Club held it's
regular luncheon meeting at the
Union Pacific dining room Thurs
day noon.
President Frosty Mildren hopes
to be able to report 100 per cent
attendance for every meeting in
March and took occasion to ad-
monish the members on the mat
ter of attendance.
Walter Bracken read a maga-
zine article on "Alabis" which
was applied to the attendance
question by President Frosty in
such a way that members will
find it better and cheaper to at
tend than it is to fail and at
tempt to alibi.
Chairman Sam Lawson of the
entertainment committee report
ed that arrangements for the Ro-
tary party March II are progress
ing in fine shape.
AL Cahlan, chairman of the
"On To Stockton" committee, re-
ported that every member of the
Las Vegas Club will be present
at that big event Having won
the district cup for best attend
ance at the district conventions
for three years in succession, the
Las Vegas Club is now offering
similar cup for the attendance
competition.
Fred Pennington and Tige
Tompkins were in charge of the
days program, but, Tige being
called away on business, Fred
gave an interesting talk on "The
Care and Burial of Dead Human
Bodies"
"In a Little Spanish Town. .
and 81 Love to Call You My
Sweetheart" were delightfully."-
rendered as duets by Mrs. A. w.
Ham and Mrs. c. E. Pembroke,
with Mrs. Roy w. Martin at the
piano.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
MANY HIGH SCHOOLS
ENGAGE IN CONTEST
Four States Definitely Or
ganized in Southwest
Hundreds to Participate

With four States defenitely or
ganized, hundreds of high schools
preparing energetically for the
coming preliminaries and thous-
ands of students putting in every
spare minute on the preparation
of orations, the National Oratori-
cal Contest on the Constitution.
less than one month after the
opening date, is progressing more
rapidly in the Pacific-Southwest
Zone this year than in any previ-
Gus year since the movement was
launched on a nationwide scale.
In addition to the school au-
thorities of California, the State
superintendents of Arizona, Ne
vada and Utah have come out
in cordial support Of the contest
in their respective States and
have signified their intention OF
extending their fullest co-opera-
ton in an effort to make the
contest of 1927 a greater success
in the western territory than 1t
has ever been before.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
W|DE-OPEN GAMBLING
BILL GETS KNOCKOUT
Assembly Refers Measure
To Public Morals Commit
tee AS Means To EasV
Death

The much discussed wide
open" gambling bill went to an
early but not untimely death We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:40, when it
was referred by the assembly to
the committee on public morals.
This action vacated the special
order for consideration of the bill
Thursday and is regarded as the
death of the measure.
A majority of the committee on
public morals is understood to be
against the bill and proponents
of the measure admitted that the
bin is in all probably permanent
ly disposed of for the session.
The public morals committee
is composed of Kennedy OF
Washoe, Duncan of Elko. Neely
of Washoe, Fuss of Pershing and
Narcotic of Esmeralda. The bill
had previously been reported out
by the committee on ways and
means without recommendation.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
WILL STAGE
PENNEY STYLE SHOW
Notable Fashion Event Will
Be Given in EIks', Hall
Next Monday Evening

The Annual Spring Style Show
of the J. c. Penney Company
will be presented Monday evening
at s o'clock according to the an
nouncement of H. L. Perry, the
local manager. The Elks' Hall
Will be transformed into the
Garden of Style"
The models for over one humid
red and fifty garments will be
Lucille Wadsworth, George
Humphreys, Eva Norris, Georgia
Lee Honstad, Dorothy and Made
line Loomis, Francis Slye, Eve
lyn White, Mrs. A. w. Ham, Mrs.
c. E. Pembroke, Mrs. E. F. Du-
pray, Mrs. A. ]. Tomkins, and
Mrs. Graham.
Marjorie Bartell, Maize Martin,
Laurette Slye and Joyce Ham
mond will act as pages.
All of the latest modes in
women's clothes win be shown
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
The j. c. Penney Company
Style Shows have established
themselves as notable social
events and, judging by former
shows, the big hall will be
crowded with an interested and
enthusiastic audience.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
COMMERCE CHAMBER
CONSIDERS NEED
OF CITY PLANNING
To Cooperate with Mes
quite Club.-Asst. Secre-
tarV Pembroke Resigns.
DIR. Barr Talks

The Chamber of Commerce held
its weekly luncheon meeting
Tuesday noon with the usual
large attendance and the usual
live interest in questions having
to do with the progress Of the
city. Vice-president Sam Lawson
presided.
Following the reading of min
utes by Secretary Whitehead, a
communication was read from
the Chamber of Commerce Of
the United States asking that q
delegate attend the annual con
vention May 2, 8, 4. 1t was sug-
gested that any member who
happened to be in the east at
that time would find it well
worth while to secure credentials
and attend.
c. f. Pembroke, assistant sec
retary, presented his resignation
as such, stating that other bust
ness would claim too much Of
his time in the future. On mo
ton the resignation was accepted
DR.. Barr, chief chemist of the
Union Pacific, who was a guest.
spoke in an interesting way OF
the Importance of his department
to the various communities, es-
pecially as related to water sup
ply. He also touched on the per
manent benefits which would
come to Las Vegas with the
completion of the Boulder Dam
project.
DR.. Park called attention to
the need of some advisory body
to assist the City Commissioners
in regulating the methods of
building so as to make Las We
gas distinctive and beautiful. He
called attention to the manner
in which Santa Barbara is being
rebuilt as a distinctive Spanish
city.
w. E. Ferron spoke in approx
al of the idea and urged that it
be given careful consideration,
suggesting that proper regula-
tions may be enforced through a
building inspector.
E. G.. McGriff spoke in approx
al of the idea and urged that 1t
should be applied to new sub
divisions, streets, tree planting
and the planning of farms.
Mr.. Knudson spoke of the dis
advantage to the city of building
several smaM shacks on one lot.
C. P. Squires called attention
to the fact that the Mesquite
Club has for years been inter
ested along the same lines, and
moved that the Chairman appoint
a committee of three to confer
on the subject with similar
committee of the Mesquite Club.
The motion being carried, the
Chairman appointed DR.. Park as
chairman of the committee, with
power to select the other two
members of his committee. The
secretary was directed to notify
the Mesquite Club of the action
taken.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
PERFECTING PLANS FOR
NEW RICHMOND HOTEL

Mr.. Haenke, Los Angeles ar
chitect having in charge the
preparation of plans for the new
half-mfllion dollar tourist hotel,
arrived in Las Vegas last Sat
urday. He was accompanied by
his son.
Mr.. Haeuke is making rapid
progress in perfecting the plans
for the several buildings which
will comprise the new hotel. The
general plans of the buildings
and the layout of the grounds
are in shape and the work OF
making details and specifications
is in progress. Mr.. Richmond
expects to let the contract as
soon as possible.
Mr.. Haenke reports that he is
also making progress with the
plans for the new three-story
busines block for Mr.. Moore, to
be erected at Second and Ere
mont
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
CALIFORNIA BUILDING
WILL Be DEDICATED
California Legislature and
Officials Will Visit Reno
March Twelfth

One hundred members of the
California State Legislature will
arrive in Reno by special train
Saturday morning, March II, to
dedicate the California building
on the Exposition grounds, ac-
cording to w. L. Miller, Execu-
tive Secretary of the Exposition.
The delegation will be headed
by Lieutenant Governor Buron
Fits Of California who will de-
liver the dedicatory address. Cali
fornia will dedicate the building
to the memory of those who
made the supreme sacrifice in
the World War and will present
the building to the Reno Post OF
the American Legion for their
headquarters following the ex-
position.
prominent civic and political
leaders from California, Nevada
and Utah will attend the cere-
monies which will include the
dedication of Nevada's two humid
red and fifty thousand dollar
exposition auditorium later in
the day. Governor Fred Balzar
of Nevada win dedicate this
building to the people of Ne
vada.
The Reno Chamber of Com
merce and Exposition officials
are making elaborate plans for
the entertainment of the visiting
delegation including band con-
certs, a banquet, entertainment
and dance.
The Transcontinental High
ways Exposition opens June
twenty-fifth and continues to
August first, 1927.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
VEGAS HIGH SCHOOL
ENTERS CONTEST
ON CONSTITUTION
High Schools of State Show
Lively Interest. - j. L.
WadsWorth is District
Manager

Las Vegas High School has this
year again enterde the National
Oratorlcal Contest on the Con
stltutIon and Will compete vigor-
ously with the other nigh schools
representing Nevada in the Pa
cuIc-Southwest finals in Los An
geles May 13.
The Fifth Nevada district in
which Las Vegas is located will
be under the management of j.
l.. Wadsworth, principal of the
Moapa Valley high School at
Overton. The final contest for
this district will probably be held
April 23d.
Mr.. Judson will have charge of
the activities of the Las Vegas
High School and the Las Vegas
Age will carry full publicity ON
the progress Of the contest and
will offer a prize for the Las
Vegas winner.
Prof. Whiteneck reports that
Las Vegas High has much prom
ising material for the contest
and he expects to see the Fifth
District, composed of Lincoln
and Clark counties, send a win
ner to the state contest at Reno.
He has extended an invitation to
have Fifth District finals held in
Las Vegas.
Though with only twenty-eight
high schools, the State of Ne
vada has gone into the Fourth
National Oratorical Contest on
the Constitution with a vim and
enthusiasm that would do credit
to a commonwealth with ten
times that many schools, accord
ing to reports from Reno reach
| ing Director Nichols.
The State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, W. w. Ander-
son, has undertaken to act per-
sonally as the director of the
contest in the Sage brush State.
with E. o. Vaughn, principal Of
the Reno High School, as deputy
| direction. The Nevada State
Journal, edited by J. G. Scrug-
ham, former governor Of Nevada,
will furnish the newspaper spon-
sorship.
L hS ANGNdud OJdlG. JONTudl, III
addition to carrying full publicity
on the contest while it is in prog
ress, has offered as a prize to
defray all expenses of a trip to
Los Angeles of the Nevada final
list who is chosen to act as the
States spokesman at the Pacific
Southwest finals to take place in
Los Angeles on May 13.
Further cooperation has been
pledged by Kiwanis, Rotary and
other service clubs throughout
Nevada, most of which have al
ready offered prizes to local win
ners. Frederick B. Balzar, the
present Governor, and the mem
bers of the Supreme Court OF
Nevada will act as judges of the
State finals.
The teachers of the State have
taken up the contest ideas with
enthusiasm, and hundreds OF
high school students are already
preparing orations under their di-
rection. Prof. A. F. Blanks, form
er Pacific Southwest director of
the contest, who has assisted the
Nevada school authorities in Or
ganizing their State, reports that
be found enough enthusiasm for
the contest in this State OF
$4,000 to make a creditaib1e show
ing for a. State of 100000.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
WORK UNDER WAY ON
NEW DELKIN BUILDING
Will Provide Room For
cash & Carry" and Del
kin JeweIrV With Offices
Above

Work was begun this week on the
fine new two story building on
Fremont Street between Second
and Third, which is being con-
structed for Mr. and Mrs. A. C..
Delkin.
The structure will be. so feet
frontage by 120 feet deep. The
lower story will provide ample
room and fine accommodations
for the growing business of the
Las Vegas Cash & Carry Gro
Gerry and the Delkin Jewelry
Store. The upper story will be
devoted to a series of well ar
ranged offices. The plans are
drawn by the Inter Mountain
Plan Shop of Salt Lake City.
The Delkin building is the
first to start of several improve
ments being planned for the Las
Vegas business district this year.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05


promptly at two O'Clock accord
ing to the management "if only
two people are in the grand
stand" Therefore the fans are
urged to come early. The UNI
pires are pledged to keep the
game from tagging so that there
viii be ample time for the two
games.
The visiting team is said to be
one of the strongest teams in
Los Angeles. The team is a
member of the Southern Cali
fornia Base Ball Association
They have beaten Las Vegas
three out of four games, "but
not this time," say the Vegas
boys.
The second game will be be-
tween Wilson's Tigers and the
Needles Giants, both teams color
ed and-fast The last game
here between these teams went
thirteen innings and a strenuous
contest is anticipated by both
teams.
The management of the games
says: IF the fans want base
ball Net them show me Sunday. |
have the team-give us the sup
port"
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
ORATORICAL CONTEST
RULES MORE STRICT
Competitors Allowed But 10
Minutes. - One Word
Spoken After Limit Dis
qualities

Enforcement of the rule confin-
ing speakers in the National Ora
torical Contest to a limit of ten
minutes in the delivery of their
Orations will be more vigorously
observed than heretofore at the
national finals in Washington of
the contest now in progress, it
was announced yesterday by Ran
dOlph Leigh, the national direc-
tor.
"In former years a speaker has
been allowed to speak ten min
utes and then, if necessary, to
finish the sentence he was utter
ing when notified that the time
was up" said Mr.. Leigh.
"This leniency has worked a
hardship on contestants who have
literally adhered to the time
limit. In some cases contestants.
eager to put over all the facts
they could in a short time, have
resorted to the device of making
their closing sentence a very
long one, the effect of which has
been to make it possible for con-
testants to deliver a speech of
ten minutes plus the conclusion
OF the final sentence.
"The policy in 1927 will be to
treat the ten-minute limit literally
Speakers will be warned by the
chairman's gavel when their ten
minutes have elapsed, and if they
utter more than one word after
the gavel falls, this will disquali-
fly them"
Mr.. Leigh says that he is an
nouncing this change at this
early stage of preparation for the
contest in order that the con-
testants may have it in mind in
the writing of their oratiOns.
While the rule applies only to
the national finals in Washing
ton, it should be recalled that
every contestant has the right to
hope that he or she will be
national finalist, and should there
fore prepare orations with this
rule in mind.
Another point referred to by
the national director is the fact
that the national finals are con-
Quoted in a building that seats
5000 persons, which is always
filled on the occasion of the
finals, and that in order to make
himself heard in so large an
auditorium, the speaker cannot
speak with the rapidity that is
possible in a smaller building.
1t is suggested by Director
Nichols that the participants in
the contest in the Pacific South
west zone write orations that
may be comfortably delivered in
nine and One-half minutes so as
to prevent their being at a dis
advantage if they go to the ma
tional finals.
"The time to prepare for the
big event is during the period Of
preparation for the smaller pre-
Hminary events" says National
Director Leigh "It is disastrous
to try to cut down a prepared
speech at the last minute. Fur
thermore, it viii be unnecessary
to do this if contestants will keep
their eyes on the ultimate goal
from the start"
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
DIVORCE SUITS FILED
IN DISTRICT COURT

Fred E. Angrove filed a suit
for divorce Monday from Mae
Angrove on the grounds OF ex-
treme cruelty. The Angroyes
were married in Los Angeles
August II, 1913. There are no
children and no community prop
erty. A A Hinman is the at
torney for the plaintiff.
Suit for divorce was filed by
Robert Lee Vance through his
attorney Hartley A. Harmon on
the first of March charging Ger
trude E. Vance with desertion.
According to the complaint there
are no children, nor is there any
community property. The couple
were married at Bellingham,
Washington on the thirtieth of
June, 1914.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
BIG DANCE TONIGHT

The Brotherhood of Railway
Signalmen of America has made
preparations to give a big dance
at the Auditorium tonight.
hTe occasion is for the pur-
pose of having good time and
establishing closer relations with
the people of Las Vegas.
The boys of the signal gangs
are engaged in the great work of
installing the automatic signal
system on the Union Pacific be-
tween Salt Lake and Los An
geles. They only occasionally
are able to visit Las Vegas and it
is hoped that our people will at
tend their bali in large numbers.
There will be music by The
Toddle Jazz orchestra and a
pleasant time is assured.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-03-05
WARMING

The 1927 Grand Jury of Clark
County, Nevada, brought to my
attention the fact that certain
business people in Clark County
are conducting slot machines
that paid money, and punch
boards for merchandise. all of
which is against the law of the
State of Nevada, and a State
Prison offense. Most all the
people know the law, but few
may not. For this reason | am
giving you all one notice. Your
next notice will be warrant OF
arrest. A word to the wise
should Cbe sufficient,
SAM GAY, Sheriff.