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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
BY BEN McKELWAY.

"All the worlds a stage
And all the men and women merely
players
They have their exits and their en-
frances
And one man in his time plays many
parts
ND every political conventions
" stage, and all delegates merely
~ players. They have their exits
and their entrances. And one
delegate in his time has many parts.
Some Of them have parts that
call only for a thump upon the
stage with the butt of lance, and
the gutteral warning-"What Hol The
king approacheth." Others are clowns
or court testers. who tickle the king
beneath his chin and do backward
somersault. Others walk modify about
the stage, lovelorn. occasionally lifting
their voices In melancholy lit. Others
fondle the skulls of Yoricks and dwell
upon the glories OF the past. others
are the captains Of the guard. valiant
ly rushing in to save the maidens IN
distress, while others, creeping In
while the lights are low and the music
walls, drop poison In the hero's soup
and hide behind the clothespress. Some
say their lines well, rising to thespian
| heights, appearing again and again
TO answer curtain calls, while others,
casting themselves in degrading roles
and mounting their lines, dodge eggs
and old cats thrown from the peanut
gallery and stink deiectedly out--never-
| more to make their bid from behind
the glow Of the binding and often
bewildering footlights.
n
All Of them attend the quadrennial
! political conventions. While some mas
terhand douhtlessly casts them In the
roles they must assume, this choice oil
parts, as far as one with only human
eyes may see Is left to the actors
themselves Some take one role. some
| another, but each must believe, in the
beginning, that the choice he has MADE
| Is the right one and that when the maj
curtain falls he will have won to glory
Disiliusionment often waits until this
| last curtain. Then is the time for re-
| gret--thcn the wish that the thing
| might be rewritten, to give one a
| chance to try again in some other role.
| But then IL is too late. The audience
has gone. the house Is dark.
The dramas at Kansas City ana
| Houston produced their stars and their
hams, their tragedians and their come
dians, their Juveniles and their heavies.
But these dramas differed from ordi-
nary drama In one sense. They were
| political dramas.
| Irreconcilable differences OF opinion
are what keep politics alive, give poll
tics its life blood. So. II one critic at
| tempted to demonstrate that certain
| character at Kansas City was cast in
| the role Of a comedian, or another char
acter at Houston was cast In the rOio
of villain. such an attempt would be
met with a Humorous yolley OF WILL
lieation and denial, What one observer
might regard as q noble part, another
| would see as mean and despicable.
| What one observer might regard
ar shallow comedy, another would
see as poignant tragedy. There
were certain stanch paftisans at
Kansas City who witnessed the march
OF protesting farmers through moist
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tenn based on mistrust and suspicion
cannot help but provoke an analogous
atmosphere on the other side of the
Rhine. This atmosphere would GER
tainly be harmful for the future of Ger
many. 1t would also be dangerous for
the tranquility of France"
Since this conversation the result OF
the German elections ought to have en-
phasized the importance of such an ac-
tive policy. even to the most prudent
among the French statesmen. and there
are already indications that this is true.
Why did lin the title Of this article
define the question of real peace on
the Rhine as Europe's greatest problem?
Because any other noisy claims or
nationalistic agitations are only dam
gerous In the event of Franco German
tension stirring up the world again.
Continued on Fourth Pare)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
It's the Reconstruction Period; How
Much Have You Been Reconstructed?
BY BRUCE B4RTON,

I NJ a certain city of about a
hundred thousand people a
confidential surve was
= made during the war to de-
termine who was doing his part
and who was Sinking. II dis"
closed this very interesting fact;
The rich men of the city had
come through splendidiy in re-
Spouse to every appeal; so had
the workinemen. But the great
middle class to which most OF
us belong was doing about as
little az it decently could. The
backbone Of the country" need
ed a good, stiff course OF spirit"
uai osteopathy.
Il 8: 4: Il
The war was a great reVealer
in matters OF that sort. 1t
turned US inside out and al
lowed us to look at our inner
seivesj and most Of us had
none too much reason to feel
battered at what we saw. We
realized suddenly that almost
our whole thought and energy,
before the war, had been de-
voted to the primitive business
of feeding and clothing our own
selves and our own little brood.
On Sunday we dropped a trifte
in the contribution box; now
and then, under compulsion. we
signed pledge card for a mig.
aardly sum. But in proportion
TO our incomes we were really
giving nothing at all.
n II 1t IL
AS the war progressed, and
one great campaign followed an.
other, we improved considerably,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
BY COUNT CARLO sFoRzA.
Former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Ambassador TO France.


and Ambassador TO France.
TINE greatest European event of re-
cent weeks is the defeat of the
Nationalist and all the militar-
i istic parties in the German cleo
tionS.
1t came, of course. as a surprise to the
ex-KaiSer in his Dutch retreat at Doom
for royalties are always taken by sur
prise.
But what is strange about it is that
the triumph of democracy in Germany
seems to have come as surprise even
to responsible European politicians.
It was only few weeks ago that a
French stateman, whose name enjoys
a great authority among middle-class
Frenchmen, said to me:
IT remember too well that you have
always been a most severe critic of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08

French in beginning the canal project
To carry out the plan the bill. If en-
acted. would set up a Panama Canal
Memorial Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08

until at the end we were giving
money in amounts that would
have amazed US a few years
earlier. And we were feeling
better inwardly than ever before
in our lives. The question 10
now: Shall we continue to live
on that higher plane Of generous
impulse to which the war lifted
us, or are we to drop back weak.
~ and be no better than we
we're?
!; Il II II
You may remember a certain
great passage that tells what
happena when an "unclean
spirit" is cast out OF a man.
Unless he is doubly on his
guard, back comes the unclean
spirit reinforced with seven
others, and "the last state OF
that man is worse than the
first"
!; i; x Il
War casts out OF people the
evil spirits OF seltishness and OF
envyinas, Of petty ambitions and
Of greed. But after the war the
spirits too often return IN
greater force. The Revolution
was followed by what John
Fiske termed the Critical period
in American history: after the
Civil War came the "hioody
shirt" in politics. graft in
finance and ualiness in art and
architecture. What is the after
record OF the Great War; So Tar
as you personally are concerned,
how much better are you than
you were 10 years aaoi
ia.ah
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Peace on the Rhine

FnaSo
ReachaR ea ndersant lng?
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
CURB ON CAMPAIGN COST
is AIM OF PARTY CHIEFS
&. DIP. and Democratic Nominees FrOwn
on Lavish Use of Money-Expenses
of Former Campai GINS Recalled.

another victorious fight at a cost of
Sl.95S,oo0 Hughes found his eXpen-
ditures of $3,829.000 of no avail.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
BEAUTY How and Why
ELECTRICITY IS THE BEST DEPILATORY
By Ann Alysis

Among the preparations which have come into considerable vogue at present as hair removers are the so-called waxes, which are in real ity resins rather than WAX. They are heated, and applied to the af- fected surfaces. where they are al- lowed to remain till almost cool when they are removed by quick jerk. The hair which is embedded in the wax comes out as the wax comes off, and remains off till the hair grows out from the roots again The safety razor as a mechanical means of removing superfluous hair is too we'll known to need discussion.
 Electricity applied for several minutes to the affected surface. several inches at a time. is re- lied upon by some people to free them from unsightly hair. This method requires several treat ments before the hair is definitely loosened from It's bed.
 Electricity. conveyed through a needle to the hair root. kills the roots in cases treated this way This method has the advantage of definitely and finally killing the hair and 50 must be considered the best of all. This operation, as we'll as all the others mentioned. causes irritation of the skin. An application of cold cream will gen erally arrest or minimize this in- clination.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
LOVES EMBERS Adele Garrison's Absorbing Sequel To
 Revelations of a Wife"
, made up my mind that I nevel
Beginning a New Serl9l-

made up my mind that I never
 would go back to Transvania. "Of course, that was much easier
 to say, and 10 dream about than to
 accomplish. In all your country,
 l knew but two people. Henry and Anna schmidt. whom you know as my uncle and aunt, Henry and Anna i Lincoln. Anna had been my nurse
 until l grew too old for such service
 and Henry was a steward on one
 of the estates. Both are devoted 70 me and both We're nearly as heart
 broken as I when Henry's brother. who earlier had emigrated to Amer ica and prospered, was found dead
 and Henry, his sole heir had to
 come and live upon his property.
 I knew that they would help me in keep any secret Of mine as safe as I the grave, if I could only get to | them, I was sure that only ] of
 our family. knew their address, for | my mother did not like either of them particularly, and had not kept 1 track Of them.
 The next question was that Of money for I knew 1 should need a | great deal of il. l had some Of my own in a bank which I drew out | the last day before We left the coun-
 try, and l managed to bring all my ! personal jewels with me. But 1t
 was not enough. and I was over l joyed when the chance offered It. ! self to do & favor-deiver a ,nes- sage over here for some one who Was willing to pay what was | fortune 10 me for the favor. 1 Butts like the old Man of the
 Sea around my neck, that favor. However, that's nothing to bother you with now"
 Secretly I disagreed with her. ] | was very sure that it was the crux
 of her story, and that if were to aid her in the danger which so
 palpa hly threatened her, it was most necessary that l hear more Of this
 mysterious person who was willing
 to pay fortune" for the delivery of a message.
 Copyright. 1928. Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
The Princess Tried to Lose Herself
 i'm America

The voice of the Princess Olina Of Transvania, vibrant with repugnant acorn Of the royal suitor her parents had forced upon her, trailed away into silence--a silence I did not dare break for fear of snapping the con- tiuuity of the absorbing story she was telling me.
 IL was a journey into a world en- tirely foreign 10 my own humdrum existence upon which she was per sonally conducting me, and fairly held my breath in the pause which followed her description Of the ill., favored and middle-aged King of Trees to whom her parents had be- trothed her.
 Then" she resumed, with a brighteniug Of her tone. when l could See no way out but killing myself, my father and mother wishing. fancy to give me a last good time before tying me up 10 an old man, said that I might make the trip too. Poor mother: she can't help being q queen and having to live up to the rules-she'd let me be happy If she could-'
 Her face softened with tenderness, and with an impulsive gesture she opened the hand in which she had clutched the miniature case. opened 1t and pressed a kiss upon the ex- quisite presentment Of the beautiful and famous queen Of Transvania. Then she thrust it toward me.
 Isn't she marvellous, my beautiful maman?' she demanded.
 Indeed she is,'' l returned, try ing to make my voice sound sin cere, but my heart was hot against the woman who could so sacrifice her child. no matter how hide bound the traditions which surrounded her.
 But she's like iron when she makes up her mind 10 any course" the daughter of the rosolute queen went on, ''so I knew that my trip 10 America would be my last glimpse of freedom, that going back to Transvania afterward would be the same thing as going to prison for life. and-quite suddenly-I
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29

There may be meaning in a name. There may be not: it's all the same.
 Scrapper the kingbird
 ''Who told you that you have a cousin named Nosey"" demanded acrapper the kingbird of Bobby Coon.
 Bobby grinned. "Yon ought not to have to ask that with Peter Rab- tit around" said kc.
 Peter grinned and looked a little bit foolish. Peter had just arrived and was sitting on the ground below Bobby. where he could hear all that was said. Scrapper chuckled. "Kab- bits are alike the world over. l guess" said he. "Nosey IS we'll named"
 ''Is 1t because he has long nose ," asked Bobby.
 Scrapper nodded. Yes" said he, "it's because he has long nose and is forever poking it into all sorts of places. I've noticed that people with long noses are very likely to be that way"
 Do they call him Nosey the Coon?" asked Bobby.
 No" replied Scrapper. They call him Nosey the Coati. He doesn't look much like Raccoon, but he belongs to the same family as you do, so l suppose he must be sort Of cousin 10 you
 II suppose" said Bobby. that he has a nice. big tail. l wouldn't think much Of member of the family who didn't have a nice. big tail
 That depends on what you call a big tail," replied Scrapper. "A tail may be big in two ways; or 1t may be big in either one of two ways. It may be big around and long, or 1t may be big around and short. Or 1t may be small around but very long In either case 1 would call Ii . big tail Now. you have big tail. It isn't very long but it Is a big tail. You cousin Nosey has a. big tail but 1t is big the other way
 Do you mean that 1t is long tail?" inquired Bobby.
 That is just what ] mean" re- piled Scrapper. 'lt is very long tail I don't know of any one with a longer tail for his size, excepting his cousin kinky the kinkajou, or one of the Monkey folk. He has a long nose and a long tail"
 Does he live in tn" Green For esto" inquired Bobby Coon.
 "He lives iu the Jungle,' replied Scrapper. That Is what they call the Green Forest down there-the Jungle
 'rIs he a good climber?' inquired
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
Menus of the Family
 BY SISTER MARY
BY SISTER MARY

Breakfast t--Steamed figs with orange slices, cereal. cream. broiled bacon with scram bled eggs. rhubarb and orange marmalade. crisp toast milk, coffee.
 Luncheon-Fish fritters, creamed celery. snow pudding. milk. tea.
 Dinner-Beef loaf with bananas rice croquettes. ten-minute cabbage, pineapple charlotte. milk. coffee.
 Beef Loaf with Bananas
 One pound roundsteak ground egg, 1 small onion. 1 teaspoon salt. 1-4 teaspoon pepper. l cup stale bread crumbs from soft part Of loaf. tablespoons minced fat salt pork, large bananas.
 Combine meat. onion, salt and pepper, bread crumbs and fat salt pork. Add egg we'll beaten and mix thoroughly Shape into loaf and place in roaster. Place in a hot oven and roast for one hour
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
British Breweries Have
 23 Women Directors

London. Mar. 23. W. twenty three British hrewcries have women directors.
 Niscountess Rhondda, England $ foremost business woman, has com- piled a list of various trades in uhich women directors were con- cerned and found that brewing beaded the list. Next came educa- tional companies with 22 women di- rectors.
 Of 27.00o directors of companies ir this country. she announced. but 300 were women.
 Until the ordinary father takes his daughter into business as nat urally as he now takes his son. wo- men will not take their place in the industrial world,' said the wis., countess
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29

basting frequently if a self -basting roaster is not used. Peel bananas and cut in halves lengthwise and then crosswise. Arrange. outside up, around the loaf in the roaster. sprinkle with salt, pepper and lem on juice and bake until bananas are slightly brown. Serve bananas as border around the beef loaf on a hot platter.
 Copyright. 1928. NEA Service, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
GALLI-CURCrS MAKEUP
Applying It, Writes Opera Star Calls for Real Artistic
 Nicety if One Would Look Her Best.

An opera stars methods for en- hancing prettiness of eye and com plexion arc intimately disclosed by Amelita Galli-Curci, Metropolitan coloratura soprano. in this article. It is the second of a series of six written personally and exclusively for NEA Service and The Herald. (By Amelita Galii-Curci) Let US begin with that import ant feature capable in itself of such wealth of expression-thc eyes Makeup color to match the eyes of the individual should be used, brown, black or blue, put lightly ,, on the lids and delicatcly beneath the eyes themselves. The custom originated in Japan where, having dark eyes. they blackened the lids and widened the contour of the eye with black coloring.
 Need I add that this application of the proper color should be done with discretion. artistic reason. and absolute neatness. Any at- tempt to brighten the eyes with nostrums Is dangerous. but a good | eye tonic is beneficial.
 If you have not fresh, clear skin underneath, the application of cos should the face be washed with water. Cleansing cream is the best medium to use. Bathe the face in it before putting on make up in the morning and at night in taking 1t off. If going out in the evening. again use cleansing cream before applying fresh makeup. Te 1 attempt at such times to fresher the makeup already on results only in unnaturalness.
 The next step is to give the face good rub with a block of ice This should be done both night and morning. It tightens the skir and increases blood supply at the surface. Massage is good if uset sparingly; otherwise it is injuri ous. and no less an authority thar Sarah Bernhardt declared 1t so.
 After an ice rub. there follow. the application of good foundation cream. Rub this on lightly anc not too much of it or if you do, i will cake the powder when you pu it on as a final touch.
 Applying the rouge. liquid ol paste. on the foundation cream de. mands utmost nicety. To do i properly, study natures way O. placing coloring. But select the right tone of rouge-for blondes tangerine; for brunettes, a darke, rouge, raspberry or American Beauty. for instance. | Here is list of Be Carefuls' in putting on rouge:
 1 Do not put 1t near the nose:
 Let the surface it covers be tri. angular in shape, with the poin, of the triangle toward the nose ant widening outward:
 The height of the coloring ehoult be on the cheek bone, which gives brilliancy to the eyes,.
 Put no rouge on the chin, but { little delicate dab on the ear lobes.
 Eyebrows hair and the culti. walton of their beauty is the theme of Galli-Curci's next article
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
Your Health How To Keep It. Causes of Illness
By Dr. Morris Fishbctn Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and Of Hygeia,
 the Health Magazine.

Water is absolutely essential if the body is to keep up its activities. It is necessary not only to aid building up the tissue. but in order to permit the carrying on of all of the chem l ical and physical functions that take place.
 Most of us get more water than we drink as such through the fact that practically every food sub stance contains some water and most of the beverages are prac- tically entirely water. Milk con- tains ss per cent water. wines any where from S5 to S5 per cent and even distilled alcoholic drinks are usually more than one-half water. If both food and water are with held. life cannot be prolonged for more than eight or ten days. With air and water life can be prolonged for a considerable time, even through food is not given. Professional fas- ters always drink water during the starvation period. Some of them carry on from three to five weeks | "lIiOut loOu.
 Milk is probably the best of all beverages. particularly when 1t ia taken from properly inspected cows under sanitary conditions. transport. cd under clean conditions to the place where 1t is used. and past eurized in most instances before use.
 Lemonade and other drinks made from citrus fruits are excellent in tho body and serve as valuable source of vitamin c.
 Tea and coffee are good beverages if taken in moderation: If taken in excess. overstimulation may result due to an overdose of the drug call ed caffein. which has the power of stimulating the higher centers of the brain. Tea varies in it's qualities &C., cording to the manner in which 1t is prepared.
 One expert recommends that the proper way to mako tea is to pour lit off the leaves after five minutes putting it in another warmed tea Ipot.
 Soda water. pop and similar bev. erages hae a certain value. due te the amount of carbonate they con. ttain,
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
Life's Niceties Hints on Etiquette

1. When introduced, which de- cidcs whether or not to shake hands. the man or the woman?
 ?. If, however. man offers hls hand. what should q woman do? 3. Do women as a rule shake hands with each other upon intro- duction?
 The Answers
 1. The woman.
 2. Take it speedily and cordial ly.
 3. II Is a growing custom among business women. In strict lv social circles women bow.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29

Bobby.
 Scrapper nodded. He is a very
 good climber" said he. He is very much at home in the trees" Gan he climb as well as I cam"
 persisted Bobby Coon.
 Better replied Scrapper. At least he can climb more quickly than
 you can. You see. he gets a lot of his food up in trees" T suppose you mean birds eggs and little birds" said Bobby.
 Are you judging others by your 1 self. Bobby?" demanded Scrappcr severely. Your cousin Nosey is quite as much a fruit eater as you
 are-perhaps more so. And to get ! fruit he has to climb for 1t. Many
 a time I've seen him with lot of his relatives up iii q tree. all of them stuffing themselves. Your cousin
 Nosey is more sociable than you are. Bobby"
 Copyright, 1928. by T. W. Burgess) Tte next story: "Nosey the Coati."
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
Landlady Is Attacked
 By Her Tenants Dog

Chicago, March 29.--There's a dis tinct hazard in being landlady. es- pccially when your tenant has a po- lice dog. Take the case of Mrs. Ostajkovich who had Ignacy Mlo- towski and his dog locked up be- cause Ienacy set the dog upon her when she came 10 collect the rent.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
TASTY PUDDING

Leftover cooked breakfast food makes a delicious baked pudding
 with milk and seasoned with sugar,
 vanilla and raisin.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
SEEDED RAIsINs

Before you start seeding raisins. pour boiling water over them. let stand a few minutes and then drain. Tho seeds will come out easily.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
HAIR BRUSHES

Never use soap on hair brushes. Dip the bristles up and down in hot ammonia water. Rinse and dry with bristles down.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
.RTICHOKE SALAD

ARTICHOKE SALAD Artichokes are delicious served chilled with Russian dressing and cheese wafers.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
CLEAN BLANKETS

When washing blankets, shake first, then plunge into warm suds and wash. Hang on line, stretching firmly. and rinse with the garden hose,
New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
VINFGAR MOTHER

VINEsAN MOThEN A pinch of salt will keep moth CT" from forming on the top of vinegar.