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Evening star., 1927-10-15
future.

In connection. with the service of
the Christian Science Parent Church,
Annie c. Bill will speak on 'Immor-
tality" tomorrow. II am, in the
assembly room of the Hotel La
Fayette.
The Red Triangle Outing Club will
meet tomorrow, 3:45 pm, at Nichols
avenue and Raleigh street. Take Con.
gress Heights car. There will be a
hike to Steel Plant and back to the
clubs campfire. Bring lunch and
lashlight. Coffee will be furnished.
The meeting of the Michigan Park
Citizens Association. postponed last
Wednesday due to inclement weather
will be held next Wednesday night at
Bunker Hill School.
The Hubbard Raymond Home and
School Association will meet at Hub
bard School Monday, pm. Annual
election.
Rev. G. o. Bullock, pastor of Third
| Baptist Church, will preach a specia
sermon Monday in Vermont Avenue
Baptist Church. under auspices of the
Tribe of King David, George E, Onley
captain. Proceeds for the building
fund of the church.
West End Citizens Association viii
meet Monday, S pm. at G. w. L. Cor
coran Memorial Hall, Twenty-frst an(
G streets. Election of officers.
The District of Columbia Society
Sons of the American Revolution, will
have formal presentation TO the ma
tional society Of the new ndtiona
headquarters building. 1927 Sixteenth
street. Tuesday, 2 pm. The Distric
of Columbia Society will act AS host
and all compatriots are invited.
The Botanical Society of Washing
ton will meet Tuesday in the assembly
room of the Cosmos Club.
Past Pocahontas Association viii
give a card party October 80 at Chest
nut Farms Auditorium for benefit o
the orphans fund.
Vincent E. Costello Post, American
Legion, will meet Tuesday. 8 pm, II
boardroom of the District Building.
The Newcomers Club Will have
luncheon meeting Monday, 2:30 pm.
at Hotel La .Fayette.
The National Association Opposed T.
Blue Laws will meet tomorrow, pm
at Musicians Hall. 1905 E street
Linn a. E. Gale will speak.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
Thieves Get Mayors Spare.

Special Dispatch to The Star
MANASSAS. Va. October 15.-WhiIe
Mayor G. A. Sinclair was attending a
Masonic meeting last last Friday eve
ming a new spare tire was stolen from
his car. which was parked near the
post office.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
Constance Talmadge Wins Divorce

EDINBURGH. Scotland. October Is
R.-Constance Talmadge was grant.
ed a divorce today by the Court Of
Session in her undefended action
against Capt. Alastair William Mackin.
nrIa
Evening star., 1927-10-15

The Progressive Club will give a
500 card party this evening, 8, at "A
Grant place.
Evening star., 1927-10-15

Delta Phi Kappa Fraternity will
give a reception and dance at L'Aiglon
Club.
Evening star., 1927-10-15

Acacia Chapter. No. %, o. E. s.
will give card party for the benefit
of Temple Building fund, o'clock
at Thomas Circle clubrooms, 1926
Massachusetts avenue.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
ELECTION SUIT DROPPED.
Weir Declared Victor in Manassas
Revenue Commissioner Fight.

Special Dispatch to The Star
MAN ASSAS. Va. October 11.-The
case of r. NJ Russell against Il. NJ.
Weir. contestinG the legality or the
recent Democratic primary. when kus
sell was defeated for revenue commis'
sioner by two votes, has been thrown
out of court on account of insufflcleht
evidence. The decision, gwen ny
Judge Samuel G. Brent. declared Weir
the official nominee of the Democratic
party at the general election In NO
vember.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY

The Ohio Girls Club will give a
dance this evening at the Denlee, 1919
f street. Ohioans invited.
Evening star., 1927-10-15

The Ergatocrats' Club will meet at
8 o'clock at SIT Thirteenth street.
Evening star., 1927-10-15

Naples sells most of its gloves to
Great Britain and the United States.
Evening star., 1927-10-15
FOUND.

SUM OF MONEY-Owner can have same by
Identifying property and paving cost of this
advertisement Phone Falls Church col.
Evening star., 1927-10-15

Shortage of native labor Is restrict
ing gold production in South Atrcd'
Evening star., 1927-10-15

In connection. with the service of
the Christian Science Parent Church,
Annie c. Bill will speak on 'Immor-
tality' tomorrow. II am. in the
assembly room of the Hotel La
Fayette
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
MAYS LANDING NEWS
Street Lights
To Be Placed
In Two Towns
Mizpah and Gigantic City
viii Be Illuminated
BY Electricity

Mizpah and Gigantic City viii
have electric street lighting. An
agreement has been reached be
tween the Hamilton Township Com
mittee and the Electric company
whereby dozen lamps viii be
strung along the main road leading
from the Harding Highway through
Mizpah and Gigantic City, giving
these two towns the advantages OF
illumination and It's consequent pro-
lection.
The announcement was made
at a regular meeting Of the Town
ship Committee Monday evening.
There had been some difficulty in
reaching an agreement with the
electric company because the Com,
mittee did not want 10 make a long
term contract until the end OF the
fiscal year, but this was straigh-
tened out satisfactorily and work
will proceed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

Road overseer Burton Abbott
was instructed TO make the neces-
sary repairs and Improvement to
River Road. This road. one Of
Mays landings beauty spots, Is
much used both by local motorists
and visitors because Of its natural
beauty and it is an asset to the
community to have it kept in good
repair. Lately it has developed
number Of holes and ruts and these
will be filled and the road put in
first class condition again.
The argument over Who is re-
sponsible for the repair and main
tenance Of the traffic dummy at
Bakers corner has been settled by
the Township Committee taking it
over and deciding to put it back
into use. The standard was put
out of commission some time ago
by a limb of tree that fell on it
during a heavy storm. The State
Highway Department refused to
make repairs and the county Off
Gals who installed it also declined
because the State had taken over
the road. It is felt that the flash
ing light is a needed safeguard at
This corner, and that it will pay
the township to put it into use
again to forestall many accidents
that are apt to follow the absence
OF a warning signal at this danger
GUS point.
There was a discussion of the
traffic problem at the junction of
Cape May avenue aud Main street.
Traffic on these two thOroughfares
was much greater last Sunday than
it has ever been in the history OF
Mays Landing, and the rate at
which it has been increasing each
week this summer shows that it is
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

going to be more of a problem as
the months go by.
Sunday afternoon and evening
the traffic is so heavy that it is
to have a policeman sta
toned there all the time TO keep it
moving rightly. Chief Taylor has
had q strenuous time for the past
four or five Sundays. and it was
agreed at the Committee meeting
that it is dangerous for man to
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

have to stand in the midst of this
traffic.
When the new cutoff leading
across Main street is built, which
will probably be done before next
summer, it will be necessary TO
have a man on duty very much of
the time. As traffic ,can be much
better directed by means of light
than by any other method, it was
the concensus OF opinion that a
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
WANT CROSSINGS CLOSED

The West Jersey and Seashore
Railroad Company wants 10 close
the grade crossings at South Cape
May avenue and Mistletoe avenue
when the new bridge route is con
structed over the railroad and river
between these two streets. The rail
road officials argue that the bridge
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

Somebody played a joke on the
local police department when Ii
cense tags were ordered for in
stead Of sending MIG tags, for NUM-
cipal license, they sent CG tags
which mean county license Chief
Taylor says the bus runs just as
well on county tags as any other.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

will serve all Just as well and that
the grade crossings are very dan
gerous.
The Township Committee will not
act on the suggestion until the
bridge is built and property owners
ON these streets can see whether or
not closing of the crossings would
be satisfactory TO them.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26
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THE BEST COMEDY IN AMERICA
Copyrighted by lhhngC A) ThghBe

A Ford had stalled and the usual
crowd had collected around it, all
offering expert advice. But to no
avail, the Ford would not go. At
last in despair the owner cried,
Doesn't anybody know anything
about this carp"
"Only a lot of bum jokes" a
mournful individual said.
OKLA. Whirlloind.
Bootlegger, whose partners are
busy unloading truckload OF
liquor in dark alley: We're lost!
Two men are watching us over
there.
Another bootlegger, relievedly,
after anxiously peering into the
shadows for a time: That's all
right, They're only policemen.
Carolina Bueeaneer.
~
The Texas lad had Just deposited
a nickel in a public telephone.
Operator: Number, please.
The Texan: Number, nothin', |
want my chewing gum.
--Lehigh Burr.
Customer: I want pair of
spec-rimmed hornicles i mean
sporn-rimmed hectacles-confound
i mean heck-rimmed spornacles.
Shopwalker: l know what you
mean, sir. Mr.. Perkins, show this
gentleman pair of rim -sporned
hectaoles.
-Tsxqs Ranger.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

Picnics scheduled for the ensuing
week at Lenape Park include: At
lantic County Changers, Thursday;
Volunteers Of America, Tuesday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

traffic light would have to be in
stalled at this point next summer,
whether the cutoff is finished or
not.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

Mime. Lorgettes Wasn't that exquisite rendition by
Senior Gazzence of the orsso in the fourth of Wag
ner's Tannhduser last night?
Nouoeau Richie (udieiousy): Yes, that mouvemene
truly superb But the whole found the entire performance
very deightful-that is all except the vocal program
Broom jag.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

Don't blame the telephone COM
pany for placing the poles so near
the curb. Those poles never hit a
motor car except in self-defense.
--MinM, Ski-U-Mqh.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

Chocolate Bar: What am desc
here dark specks in dis here oat-
meal?
Dusky Man: Keep youh coat
buttoned. Dem dark specks in dat
dar oatmeal am desc here things
dey calls calories.
-Middlebnyy Blue Baboon.
The Actress: l don't wish to
attract attention. / don't like pub
licity.
The Press Agent: Great stuff
Wen make a big story of this.
Goblin.
He: Did you hear the new Es-
kimo story?
She: No.
He: Freeze a jolly good fell
low!
N. Y. State Lion.
"Why are you running a steam
roller over that feid?" asked the
stranger.
I'm trying to raise mashed po-
tatoes," explained the farmer.
- ol.5oL Rs,,x
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

What is a pessimist?"
"A guy who won't brush his
-eeth for fear Of wearing them
out"
link.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

The face vafue fouay Sf-the thfr--
ty pieces of silver mentioned in the
Bible is about $225O.
Palms are regarded by the peo-
pie of Egypt as symbols of peace
and rest and are held sacred.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

paw, what is a cake eater?"
"a college boy who bites his nails
so short that he can't pick up cafe
cheeks
Okla. Whniuina.
"Can you beat it? l called him
dirty bum, liar and lousy,
low-down crook-and he never said
a world"
Force of habit, old boy; he's
an umpire"
---Michgan Teehnic.
''He didn't tell me he loved me-"
conhded a girl to friend, "but he
kissed me"
"Ah," replied the other, "he
must love you if he kissed you
Stamford ChabauaI
Gould you learn to love me?"
We'll, I learned to speak Polish"
-YaIe Reea~i.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

First College Student: How
come your cigarette so frazzled?
Second Imbecile: Aw, some big
g.ly was standing on it.
-~Kaasas Sour OIL.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

'That youngster seems to take
great interest in his geography les
sons"
''Yes, he's planning to be a pop
ular song writer when he grows up
Goblin.
q ~
Of course, a grounding is sau
sage.
IN. T. Voc Doc.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-07-26

Tit: What's the difference
between vision and sight?
Tat: That's easy, my girl is
vision. yours is sight.
---Wask. Cougars Pdw.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-23

orative, if kept bright and evenly
hung The finest old Dutch and
English kitchens actually drew much
of their charm from the utensils.
Provide some kind of nook where
the garbage can may be set without
being conspicuous. 1t must always
be kept tightly closed of course.
And an ample waste basket will do
much toward keeping the kitchen
tidy, while a laundry basket or bag
in an inconspicuous place will be an
inducement to keep dish towels
clean.
For further decoration, many de.
signers are planning corner cup
boards built into the wall. for the
purpose of holding either the decora-
tive glass and china Of the house
hold, or some Dresden figurines or
bright pottery.
The window sill may hold a flower
pot painted to match the color
scheme. Geraniums, begonias and
other hardy boomers will blossom
all winter, and summer, too,
The last touch of charm for the
CHEEKY kitchen is the old painted
Dutch clock. with it's naive designs
of wooden-shoed children, or its floral
gariands in vivid hues.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-23

Next-a linoleum of harmonizing
shade is chosen-not too light in
color, and not too heavily figured.
In a buff room. green or blue mixed
makes a good floor color. With
putty walls. brick red is lovely. Ap-
pie green, or blue mixture with gray
or buff, is suitable for the SUMMER
room.
Shelves wooden cabinets and Ia
bles are then painted in correspond
ing colors, leaving work space UNI
painted. of course. In place of the
dead white oilcloth formerly used
on kitchen shelves, delightful col
ored cloths with scalloped and
pinked edges are now available.
For the curtains, simple chintz,
repeating the major colors, is prac-
teal But possibly the quaintest of
all materials for kitchen windows is
flne-checked bingham. which now
comes in all co!ors and in sheer. fine
textures.
If the windows are over the sink
or table, the curtains must be short
enough not to flap out over them to
hamper work.
Some kitchen utensils must be
hung in plain view, and there is no
reason why they should not be dec
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-23
HIS MAN IS NOT WORTH DYING FOR, SAYS MARTHA LEE

vase?" and Banning passed the
broken Chinese vase to the Doctors
outstretched hands.
IT would"
Further examination of the wit
ness brought out the fact that hui
man blood had been found on the
broken lip of the vase, thus dispell-
ing any possible doubt that the vase
had been the instrument of death.
"Are you able to fix, approximate
ly, within a few minutes, mean,
the time of death?" Banning asked,
and every ear in the courtroom was
strained for the answer. Upon his
answer Cherry's very life might de-
pend.
by certain tests, which will de-
scribe if you so direct, L fixed the
time of death at approximately one
half hour before my arrival; that is.
at approximately $40 or S:45,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-23
Faith and Interest Gone

Dear Martha Lee: This letter is not
from a crazy woman. but one almost So l
am so desperate. can see nothing fur
Their in life and am horribly tempted to
go out of it-and soon. Can you offer me
word OF comfort:
am 81, girl with good education.
ing and worth while to friends. ! have
liked men. but did not know the meaning
OF love until five months ago met a man
When he was where ] could see or hear
him. life seemed beautiful and empty alb
solutely when he was away.
he really tried TO break down my reserve.
He did. and | was guilty of the scandalous
was considerable and kind. but now / be-
lieve he was playing with me. for some
days ago his engagement TO another wom-
an was announced. Even as write this.
| can scarcely get my breath. am suf-
fering horribly This has killed all my
SiA N Sp snd Rsrfi in life b 5R POs ss
Certainly you are not. l sympa-
thize with you-greatly, but this
man is not worth dying for. Sure
ly there are others-your mother or
some one to whom your giving
away to this ugly thought would
bring intense sorrow. II you can go
away, see other scenes, do so. II
not, don't let an hour go by until
you have changed your present line
OF activities and are working so
hard, giving so much thought to
something aside from love and men
that you haven't time to concen-
trate on this.
II you'll not weakly give away.
but rise above this experience. you'll
find you have a strength and power
to help others and be of real use in
the world, that you haven't dreamed,
of before. Countless thousands be-
fore you have gone through just
this same experience-and have sue
cessfully risen above it, my dear.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-23
BY MRS. Walter Ferguson

Sinclair Lewis, iconoclast, in his
last book, Elmer Gantry," has
struck at an idol and smashed a
pebble.
Also he has created the most
leepicab,e. the most unintelligent,
the most cowardly, the most con
tcmptible rogue that ever disgraced
fiction
This Elmer. who climbs to great
heights in the religious world by rea-
son of a sonorous voice, canny. sell
fishness and blatant hypocrisy, is
positively the worst fool who ever
stepped across the pages of a book.
In this age when heroes may be any
thing from thieves to perverts, Ell
mer has sunk to the nadir of sheer
rottenness. lie is everything that a
hero should not be and then some.
And have no doubt that he is a
perfect picture of some of these
bowling, discriminating and unctious
evangelists who go up and down the
land bringing souls to Jesus and
money to their own pockets. We
have all seen just such sham, cover
ing just such cowardice.
Sinclair Lewis has evidently de-
sired to show up the hollowness of
The church. But lie has sadly missed
his target. For he has made every
character in the entire volume either
perfect fool, perfect prig or a
perfect rogue. The people whom we
glimpse in the background as we try
to peer around the square shoulders
of the strutting Rev. Gantry are sod
den morons, slick villains or mouth
ing hypocrites. If the world We're
peopled by such creatures as reside
in Jictional Zenith, it would not~be
worth saving.
Happily the reader with discretion
can get the point and still retain his
equilibrium. The thing is so exag-
gerated that it fails of its purpose,
which is obviously to traduce all
things religious
We all know that there are just
such blatant commercial vendors of
religious nostrums as this Elmer, but
at the same time, we realize that
there are hundreds and hundreds of
decent, conscientious men who are
honestly trying to help struggling
souls to a better comprehension of
the hidden meaning of life. All about
us are these grave and noble men
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-23

seeming a big moment, lowered over
the chairs of frantically busy report
ers.
'I did escort Mrs. Wiley, then Miss
Cherry Lane, to dance at the MARI
boro Country Club on Saturday,
October" Bob answered slowly, but
distinctly.
But to the acute disappointment
of press and audience, Banning dis
missed Bob without another ques-
ton.
Cherry leaned back to grasp his
hand as Bob took his seat immedi-
ately behind Faith. Don't feel
badly" she whispered, a brilliant
smile on her lovely little face for the
benefit Of the watchful reporters.
"You did splendidly and 1 wouldn't
have had you lie for me for the
world"
"Oh, Bob" Faith quivered, as her
cold fingers closed over his out
stretched hand, "Bannings going to
rake up everything that Cherry
ever did. He'll have Mrs. Albright
testify to what happened at the
Country Club"
She and other whisperers were ST.
fenced by the rapping of the judges
gavel, which preceded the calling
of the next witness:
DIR. Enos Paxton! DIR. Paxtonp'
When the thin. middle-aged, soft
spoken doctor had taken his place
on the witness stand and had been
sworn, Banning, after a few prelimi-
nary questions, allowed him to de-
scribe the wound which had caused
the death of Ralph Winston Cluny.
Then, in your opinion, doctor,
death resulted from one blow upon
the back of the skull. made by a
blunt instrument Banning summed
up the medical examiners testi-
mony.
THAT is correct" DIR. Paxton
nodded.
Would you say that such a blow
could have been administered by this
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-23
"ELMER GANTRY" MAY DO GOOD

who neither shout nor gesticulate
but who somehow keep the flame Of
faith Sublime alive in noisy world.
Bad as this book is, if it will en-.
able a few persons to see through the
antics of the average unintelligent
revivalist who makes periodic visits
into fields ripe for pluclSing and
then, after the collection, hides him.
self away with pockets lined with
coin that should in all justice go to
he struggling resident pastors, it will
mot have been written in vain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-23
. BRIGHT -COLORS FOR KITCHEN
Decorators Pretty Paint
Hides Its Hospital
WhitenesS.

BIZ NEA Service
NEW YORK, March 23.--Femin-
ism and freedom Notwithstanding
woman loves a kitchen.
A few aspiring souls may find
sublimation for their culinary in
stincts in public life. But the great
bake perfect biscuit than sing a
perfect aria, would rather cook epic
dinners than write blank verse.
Many a down-trodden wife too
timid to fight with other weapons,
has launched mighty sallies of hash
and parsnips and greasy stew at her
defenseless husband. And thousands
Of fur coats, otherwise unobtainable,
nave been won by crisp waffles and
maple syrup, served from "a shining
kitchen.
All of which simply means that
the better the kitchen, the richer
the sables-or the squirrel!
New. York decorators are lending
a hand to the cause, by making
Kitchens both convenient and attrac-
i've, beyond the dreams of our grand
mothers.
The first blow has been struck at
the crude white, glittering, barren
Kitchen. Colonial cleanliness may be
still preserved, without the hospital
appearance that white-tiled and I'M
relieved metal give.
Color in the kitchen is the new
motto on Fifth Ave. And the model
Kitchens recently displayed in the
Architectural and Allied Arts Exhi-
9ition illustrate the trend.
First of all, the experienced deco
tator paints the walls-or whatever
portion of them is untiled--in a rich,
warm shade that will reflect the
light, but soften it. Buff, or putty
color makes a good wall background
for north kitchen-apple green or
pale delft blue for south exposure.