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Evening star., 1928-06-18

A resident of a nearby suburb found
rat scampering across the floor Of
his baby's sleeping room. He imr1le-
ately purchased one of the strongest
spring traps in the city. He discov-
cred after considerable search rat
hole on the outside CT the house near
a cellar window and proceeded to set
the apparatus. Then he left it and
waited for the snap that would snuff
out the life of the rodent. His eager
ears we're rewarded by the sound of
closing trap followed by walls and
yelps. Rushing to the door. he saw
large dog racing away with the trap
hanging to one foot. He hurried after
the animal and released its foot A
few minutes later the trap was again in
position for its victim. Once more he
heard tortured cry This time big
yellow cat was desperately trying to
0isengage a paw from the tenacious
spring His third attempt was success
full. however, and the rightful victim
was caught.
Evening star., 1928-06-18
The Useful Egg.

II might not be a bad idea 70 make
yourself I'D some beauty formulas from
fggs. They are most useful as beauti-
hsrE, externally and internally, too. for
they supply certain amount OF sui
paug and other minerals the body needs
Takwe one egg and separate the yolk
and the white. Keep one half the white
b. itself, mix the other half with the
yolk. and mix well without using an
egg -beater. This is for the scalp, before
YOU shampoo.
Nov, / have read books on beauty
end listened TO endless discussions by
experts" and others as to how to put
egg on the scalp for shampoo. Direc-
tioEls are always most complicated
Honestly, there's no magic In the way
sou put the egg on rour hair; you SIM
ply put IL on. rub IL all over the scalp.
and that's that Get IL on the scalp.
cn the hair. too. II doesn't matter. No
process can make 1t anything but
messy: when it dries you'll look like
nothing human. but Ii doesn't matter
Bit! Keep that egg on half an hour.
}cnEeT II YOU want, let II dry, then
rinse il of with warmish water. and
f1ar5poo your hair with any mild soap,
rinse and dry. The scalp win be free
1f 6andruff, ti1e hair sleek and glossy.
al due 10 the egg.
- Beat up the rest Of the white for q
f~cial sStringent or face mask. First
q all cleanse the skin with cream
rlpe of. rub on the egg. lie down 20
r''nutes While il dries. II draws the
fzin 'fr tsvt. pulling the wrinkles out
s1ooiF and bringing up sagging mus
e'es. Hence I gay. lie down, for then
fS3e Eaggilg muscles DO not sag and the
frssk dries on face relaxed and
younger looking suppose you know
~ oi6iS!l woman looks younger lying
down? General relaxation, and the
Evening star., 1928-06-18

Esby specialists agree nowadays,
that during the first six months,
babies must have three ounces OF
fluid per pound Of body weight dahy.
An eight pound baby, for instance,
needs twenty -four ounces Of Hud.
Later on the rule 10 two ounces OF
fluid per pound OF body weight. The
amount Of fluid absorbed by .
hresst.fed baby 10 best determines
By weighing him before and after
feeding for the whole day; and il 10
EASILY calculated for the bottle fed
enc. Then make up any deficiency
with water.
Giving baby sufficient water often
relieves his feverish, crying, upset
and restless spells. II ii doesn't,
give him few drops OF Fietcher's
Csstoria. For these and other ills OF
babies and children such ss collie,
eholres, diarrhea, gas on stomach and
loss OF sleep, underweioht, etc, lead
ing physicians say there's nothing
so effective. II is purely vegetable
the recipe 10 on the wrapper--and
millions Of mothers have depended
on il in over thirty years OF ever in
crsssins use. II regulates babys
bowels, makes him sleep and eat
right, enables him to get full nourish.
| nosut from his food, 50 he increases
in weight as he should. With each
| package you get book on Mother
hood worth its weight in gold.
| Just a werd Of caution, Leek for
| the signature Of Chas. N. Fletcher or
/ the package so you'i be sure 10 get
the genuine. Tire forty cent bottles
/ contain thirty-fivs doses.
Evening star., 1928-06-18

Sick stomachS. sour stomachs and
indigestion usually mean excess acid
The stomach nerves are over-stimu-
lated. Too much acid makes the
stomach and intestines sour.
Alkali kills acid instantly. The
best form is Phillips Milk OF Mag
nesia. because ono harmless. taste
less dose neutralizes many times its
volume in acid Since its invention.
so years ago, it has remained the
standard with physicians everywhere.
Take spoonful in water and your
unhappy condition viii probably end
in FIVE minutes. Then YOU will al
Evening star., 1928-06-18
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

A resident was commenting on the
appearance OF Massachusetts, avenue
when several blocks of that splendid
thoroughfare resembled a mud road
few weeks ago. A veteran of 81 said:
II remember when most of the cityS
streets were In that condition. be-
lieve In progress and beauty, but some
how I would like to see the old WASH
ington knew when l was boy With
the demolition Of most of our ancient
structures we are losing the Htnos-
plere that charmed the early visitors"
There is at least mite of truth in
the observation. The charm of an old
house or village is inexplicable. The
European preserves his time-worn
structures and regards them with a
certain reverence. Disintergrating
buildings may appeal to us Americans,
bat not to the extent that we permit
them to choke modern beauty"
X *
A bus drew up to downtown cor
ner to discharge several passengers,
Among them were two fashionably at
tired women. The skirts Of each were
ShNyt and their
Evening star., 1928-06-18

Those who listened in to the closing
moments of the Republican convention
were amused at the voice of the chair
man as he put the question TO the dele
gates, commonly known as the visiting
firemen. II sounded like this: 'Youllave
observation-disclosures gzublukhallinfavor
ayIoppoSednotheresolutioniscarried.' II
no" wished to crowd into any open
ing anywhere along the line, 1t would
have needed a jimmy"
X X
A friend of ours has Just received a
check, The signature is strange, and
he has no idea who sent the money or
what ii is for He is reluctant to cash
1t and is trying TO locate the sender.
To many adventureleSS folks there
may be no romance i'll rum running.
but even the most pronounced dry
might set kick" out OF the tale told
us by an ex-runner of illegal wet i'm
portations. Il am through with the
racket. big boy" said he. IF every
shot fired at me during the night runs
] used to make had hit its target !
4. A. N -
Evening star., 1928-06-18

One mother says:
Big industries issue booklets deSerib-
ting the development OF their products,
which may be had on request, and
enieh contain q wealth % accurate In
to. nation, helpful and interesting 10
soung folk A few such booklets which
my children have collected and used
in school work are The Making Of q
Newspaper" The Story OF Wood, .
'+'fi7e story of Rubber" and the adyer-
tiSing 90 connection with the recent
centenary celebration ~ big railroad
The last illustrated with every means oi
transportation from earliest times
Whenever ! write for such books on
data explain they are not for pro-
EpectiYe customers, but for ci1iidEen's
educational use. Ons advertising de.
psrtnent wrote on the booklet: "Tns
child enlightened today may be the BIZ
buyer et tomogTcw."
Evening star., 1928-06-18
BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

fact that fiabhy muscles droop, but to-
ward the outward, not the downward,
part OF the face.
Eona.-You win make your skin very
dry II YOU continue to rub 1t with lemon
every night and then let this remain
until morning ANY bleach should be
applied for a few minutes and washed
of. Follow then by giving the skin
plenty Of cream 10 make up to 1t the
natural oil that has been neutralized
by the bleaching.
Nellie F.-Dampen your hair and
shape it into the waves that are be-
coming Tie these In place until dry,
and then comb them out ard reshape
with your fingers.
For the dandruff, give a hot on
massage before you shampoo: or rub
any sulphur pofnade into the scalp a
short time before the shampoo IL II
continues, send self addressed stamped
envelope for the pilocarpine tonic
formula.
Evening star., 1928-06-18
BY CAPINI vEoUIN.
Is Your Health Line

IL XOuI tteAttn Ltne
drom lower palm toward little finger)
/. Deep and continuous?
2. Broad and shallow?
3. Chained made up of tiny links) ?
4. Broken?
5. Wavy or tortuous?
6. Long, running nearly to base of
little finger?
Answers.
/. With such an abundance of vital
ity, such fine, clear brain and ex-
uberant spirits you find life very we'll
worth living. You have an excellent
memory and are a fluent speaker.
2. There is nothing wrong with your
health, but you like TO believe there is
You become depressed easily and are
moody and uncertain. This mental at
titude affects your business career
8. You are irritable, morbid pessi-
mistic, extremely nervous; your brain
is dull and your body listiess; you lack
self-confdence. The causes are stom-
ach and liver. You need physician
to overhaul you.
L. Your frequent little spells of ILL
ness, most of them of no great impor-
tances in themselves. but enough to up
set your career and hamper your busi-
ness, viii make success difficult for you
to attain.
5. Your health viii have its ups and
downs, and you viii be alternately filled
with enthusiasm and vitality and
strangely depressed and slack. Your
career win be correspondingly unsteady,
uncertain.
6. A vigorous constitution, q strong
brain, initiative, f-confidence. SELF
reliance, optimism. an open mind
these fine qualities viii assure you a
happy career and phenomenal success
In business.
tCopyright 1927
Evening star., 1928-06-18
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woys know what to do. Crude and
harmful methods will never appeal
TO you. Go prove this for your own
sake. 1t may save great many dis
agreeable hours.
Be sure to get the genuine Phil
lips Milk OF Magnesia prescribed by
physicians for so years N correcting
excess acids. 2Sc and Soc a bottle
any drug store.
Milk OF Magnesia" has been the
L. ). Registered Trade Mark OF The
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Com
pany and its predecessor Charles H.
Phillips since 1875.
Evening star., 1928-06-18
Coddled Eggs.

Many ways have been suggested for
cooking eggs in such way that the
yolks will be cooked and the whites
will not be overlooked. One Of the
most satisfactory ways is by coddling,
and is done as follows: Allow a cupful
OF water to each egg. bring the water
TO the boiling point, remove it from the
nre. put IN the raw eggs, cover the
dish closely and leave the eggs in the
water Tor about seven minutes. There
IS some unc ~rtainty about this method,
for eggs differ in weight and also in
temperature at the time the cooking
begins, but this method can be de-
pended upon more than others. Good
results can be obtained by pouring hot
water over eggs If the same dish with
the same amount of water Is always
used, but each cook must make her
own rules. Conva1escents and children
can eat eggs prepared in this way.
Evening star., 1928-06-18

you happen near the bathroom.
Few toilet soaps are mild enough
today for frequent rinsings. 1fused
eight times day they do more harm
than good. Chappes hands would
DC your sole reward for extra care.
The soap most often used is
ocngon Toilet Soap. You'll find its
lather a delight - mild yet clinging,
soft, elastic, as cleansing as can be!
Buy TWO cakes of ocragon Toilet
Soap at ooce. Rinse often an
through the day, And give your
hands a careful, gentle washing In
rich, creamy Octagon Toilet Soap
lather before retiring, That's all.
This is the nay 10 tell a
real good soap
some soaps form skin" when
you are half way through the cake.
Other soaps ser soft and mushy.
BUT o1agon Toilet Soap is the same
all the way through. generous in all
waters with IT'S clean, abundant lath-
er. yet hrm Go the end of the cake.
And ocsagon Toilet Soap is fuIl
measure. Big sss1 ~ Salsl sa~s.
There is an extra week in every cake.
Order octagon Toilet Soap. Try
cake today, For normal. pretty haads
this pure white soap.
Evening star., 1928-06-18
WHY WE DO WHAT WE Do
By MEHRAN X. THOMSON.

good to come out Of the unpleasant
experiences of life. It Is the optimis-
tic attitude that impels US to take
chances TO explorel to investigate, to
find out things, to desire and achieve
success.
Temperament has o lot to do with
the optimistic attitude. Those who
have bilious condition do not see
the rosy side of things. The state of
health and the finctioning of the
glands of internal secretion also make
a difference.
We are optimistic because we are all
gamblers in the game OF life. Not
knowing what is ahead of US, we place
great stakes on the future and hope for
the best. When adversities pile up on
us we still hope that the next turn OF
the wheel Of fortune win gTfng us good
luck This eager anticipation of the
best in store constitutes the charm OF
living and the greatest inducement to
SUCCESS
Evening star., 1928-06-18

The story Of two frogs is well known.
One was an optinist and the other
was a pessiuist Both of them acci-
6erealiy fell into large can OF milk.
The pessimist, looking on the dark side
of life, gave UP Immediately and was
drowned The optimist, looking on the
bright side of life. determined TO make
an effort. He girded up his loins and
began kicking and swimming around,
not knowing how he could possibly
escape from his strange bath, but hop
ing against hope that something would
turn up in his favor The next morn
:nc when the farmer came and looked
into the milk can he found the pes
stniStic frog at the bottom Of the can
quite dead. while the optimistic frog
was cheerfully floating around on
cake of butter he had formed by his
valiant efforts in the struggle to escape
Optimism is characteristic of life.
As we love life we are optimistic.
Optimism is the attitude. Of expecting
Evening star., 1928-06-18

chase started III earnest. AS I entered
the village il began TO rain. and in a
measure nature saved me. although
Skidded ali over the highway desperate
ly striving TO escape Luckily I was
driving a high-powered machine or
would have been out of luck. Another
night I dug six bullets out OF the rear
of the car not 10 mention two that
penetrated tire We weren't so afraid
of the officers as We were of hi-jackers.
About 5 O'Clock one moonleSs morning
We were travelling at our usual high rate
Of speed when We were blocked by a
large moving truck apparently stalled in
the center Of the road. We had to
stop Three Of the toughest-looking
yeggs ever saw stepped out and
showed revolvers at us. Exactly $4,000
worth of liquor changed hands in less
than FIVE minutes. I'm through with
the game and have been for several
years There sTe easier ways Of making
money"
Evening star., 1928-06-18
Home i'm Good Taste
BY SARA HfLAND.

The trend of modern design in furni-
ture is fast swooping down upon us,
and before we know 1t many of us who
have been skeptical about its stability
will be admitting 1t to our home fur
i1ishing without realizing 1t.
For example, here we are shown
bookcase which. though thoroughly
modern in design. Is such an interest
ing piece that It might easily be added
Evening star., 1928-06-18
Frozen Apricots.

Mix two cupfuls OF sweetened puree
Of apricots, either canned or dried; two
cupfuls of apricot juice and oiie-third
pound of fiiarshinallows cut up. Allow
TO stand over hot water Natu the
marshInallows are melted Cover one
tablespoonful of gelatin with two table
spccnfuls of cold water. then dissolve
over hot water and add to the apricot
Evening star., 1928-06-18

to our sun room without any fear of its
causing disagreeable note.
1t really Is a versatile piece. looking
equally well with wicker furniture or
painted wood. and where you finish IL
in colors to match the balance of tho
pieces in the room or give 1t a color
scheme distinctly individual you will
find that it will seem to be perfectly at
home.
Another unique thing about 1t is that
you viii have combination bookcase
and flower stand. for there are Ave
small surfaces In which flowers. plants
or bric-a-brac may be placed.
Evening star., 1928-06-18
Fashion Flag.

The flag which is being flown most
fiauntingly just now by sports fashions
is red, white and blue. Both on land
and sea-from the tennis court to the
beach. the patriotic colors are acclaimed.
A bathing suit makes the combina-
tion very effectively with a tunic of
silk in nautical print of red, white and
blue. with blue Jersey tights edged with
a trimming band of the print.
Evening star., 1928-06-18

mixture. Boil half a cupfil of water
with one cupful of sugar until II
threads, then add 1t to the stiffiy beaten
whites of three eggs. Combine this
with the apricot fixture. add half a
pint of whipped cream and half q tea
spoonful of salt Cool Thoroughly, put
into buttered mold or freezer and
pack In ice and salt for about five
hours. Serve in tall glass cups and top
with whipped cream,
Evening star., 1928-06-18

The instant they tried this deli
cions bread they knew home.baking
was needless
THIRTY years ago, Washington
housewives longed for a loaf of
good bread ;. one they would not
have to bake themselves.
But they went on mixing, kncading,
setting" baking >. wearing themselves
out with drudgery!
Then Mothers Bread made its appear
ance and all that was changed.
Here was bread as tender and delicate
as the best fome-baked bread And
it could be bought in stores ;. fresh
every day!
No wonder thewomen ofWashington
were delighted! Thousands of them
Evening star., 1928-06-18
LV6 ONW
what she wore

CHE had looked perfectly SUM-
- ming in her smart ensemble
costume of beige crepe, with deep
cuffs of lustrous black fur.
But far more lussrous were her
hands. so white and def, so slim
and graceful. What had she worn?
He never could remember. But oh,
her hands. He had been fascinated!
Her hands were naturally pretty.
But he happened TO know that she
really did a LOT of work at home.
How did she manage to keep her
hands so soft and silky
Pretty hands always admired
Everywhere today people look TO
hands to tell a girls charm and
culture.
Make your hands as pretty as
nature intended them to be. There
is way that well-born Southern
women were the hrst TO discover.
Rinse your hands all through the
day with soothing lather- cleans
ing to take away the dirt. YET fine
and mild so hands won't chap and
roughen.
Doa't wait till night, Remove
every layer of surface dirt as soon
as each task is doae. Eight times
a day. if necessary. As often as
Evening star., 1928-06-18

stockings flesh COL
c:ed. The young
or woman, after
alighting, turned
a help her COM
l1anion. Take 1t
easy, grandma.
size said. The
older woman fast
ened a pair of
frigid eyes on her
granichild an d
whispered: You
take your hands
off me. l can get
out without your
assistance and
don't call m e
grandma.
Evening star., 1928-06-18

~ AfNAANA ~ ANA N -
holes as a sieve. !
had just crossed
the border one
midnight when I
found the road
blockaded by off,
GERS. There was
but one thing TO
Go and / did it. l
dashed through a
field, taking part
Of the fence along
with me as ! went.
Somehow I man.
aged to clu6e the
dicks ' but they
telephoned 10 the
next town through
which I had to
.,.er n4= E,,nrr, fl,s
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IF You'll Learn to Change Conversation at Right
Time," Confesses Adored Wife and Mother,
you'll Sidestep Family Rows

WOMAN adod by her family beloved by her friends and much
knowing when
Evening star., 1928-06-18

Prices realized on Swift e. Company
sales OF carcass beef In Washington. D c..
for week ending Saturday, June Is, 1913. on
shipments sold out, ranged from 1879 cents
20 "a 90 cents per pound aud ayeraged 81 So
cents per pound. Advertisement.
Evening star., 1928-06-18

turned TO this delicious bread land they
never went back to baking!
That was thirty years ago ;. but you,
today, can have this same Mothers
Bread If anything, you'll find it more
delicious than the bread that was served
in your mothers day.
If you could only watch us bake it,
you'd quickly know the reason. We use
the same nourishing ingredients you'd
use in your own kitchen: the highest
grade -four; the hnest-grade shortening;
and rich, wholesome milk.
Just order a loaf tomorrow and test
it for yourself.
Long before that first loaf is gone
you'll know the reason for Mothers
Breads thirty years of success. Corbys
Bakery; Continental Baking Company.
Evening star., 1928-06-18

People interested ten them thing for the first time she
hundredth time their
Evening star., 1928-06-18

AT YouR DEALERS
NEVER MORE THAN ios
Evening star., 1928-06-18

CopyriGht. 1921
The monitor., 1928-04-20
WILLIAM c. MATTHEWS

In the sudden death of
William C. Matthews, our race
has lost one of its outstanding
leaders. Born, like so many of
the strongest men, in the south
land, young Matthews, eager
for an education, found a way
out. He first attended Tuske-
gee Institute where he receiv-
ed some elementary training.
Thirsting for more knowledge
and higher educational advan-
tages, he went to Phillips Acad-
envy, thence to Harvard and
graduated from law school of
Boston university in 1907. His
legal ability won recognition,
as the positions which he held
The monitor., 1928-04-20
GOOD NEWS

1t is certainly good news.
Sears-Roebuck company has
purchased a building and will
soon open one of its branch
stores in this city, which will
give employment to about two
hundred people. The policy of
this company has always been
to give a fair proportion of en-
ployment to our people in al
most any and every capacity
they are able to fill. We have
no doubt that the same policy
will obtain in its store here.
The coming of this firm, as of
that of Montgomery, Ward and
Company, bespeaks the con-
fidence that broad-visioned
business men have in Omaha's
future. Stop croaking, begin
cheering and boosting for
Omaha.
The monitor., 1928-04-20
A BLOW AT INTOLERANCE

Governor McMullen has ap-
pointed Irvine Stallmaster,
aged 81, judge of the district
court to fill out the unexpired
term of the late Judge Wake
ley. The appointment is re-
markable from two points of
view: first, that of age. 1t is
exceedingly rare, if not I'M
precedented, at least in this
section that one SO young
should be clothed with this dig
nifty; and secondly, from that
of race, Judge Stallmaster be-
ing a Jew. His race or nation
atty ought not count against
any man. His character, quail
fications and ability should be
the sole criteria of ones fitness
for office or position. Unfor-
tunately this is not true. De-
spite their character, training
and ability, there is a preju-
dice, damnable prejudice, as
all prejudice is, against the
Jew, as there is against the Ne
gro. He, too, is a victim of in
tolerance. 1t is therefore most
praiseworthy that Governor
The monitor., 1928-04-20

this showing that the colored people
who fought political servitude in
order to establish economic freedom
and equality were not inclined to
entrust their cause into the hands of
one whose hands were tied onto a
ruthless political machine, whose die
tates he must obey. They made
very definite challenge to any power
that be, the right to choose for them
and force them to accept that choice.
The better thinking people gave warn
ing that their integrity and self re-
spect must be preserved at any cost.
They fought, not so much for the
preference of either candidate as for
the establishment of a principle and
the recovery of our long lost racial
integrity and political prestige. This,
we feel sure, we did regardless of
the result of the primary.
Let me warn DR.. Mcmillan that
the fight is not finished, but just
begun. 1t is one thing to be nomin-
ated at the primaries, and quite an
other to be elected at the general
election. Voters are restricted to
party choice in the primary, but are
free to vote for anybody in the gen.
eral election. The campaign in the
Ninth engendered bitterness that
/ fear will not die before the Novem-
Der election. Can Dr. Mcmillan sue
coed in welding these broken senti-
ments after being nominated under
the circumstances he was, is the great
question that he and he alone must
answer. The fight in this district
will now be between a white demo-
crat, who is also a machine product,
and colored republican, who is