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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-03

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How much Is the Public.
Utilities Commission worth to
the taxpayers 81 the District.
of Columbia
The Commissioners and Ralph q
Fleharty peoples counsel think
they are worth as much as the Dis
trfct Comm ssioners
All Of which means that the ntfli-
ties board members and Fiellarty
have got their heads together to de-.
wise some plan NJ thereby they can
have their salaries Increased from
81 500 to 81 600
Heads Get Increase
The Melch Bill gave the District
Commissioners $500 Increase, Ell
fectlye July last Certain other
Federal commissions enjoyed the
same salary boost.
When the news reached the utili.
Ties commissioners they fOtfopted II
10 the District auditor and ask ed
How Gomez The auditor broke
the news that they were not lii the
classified service. The commission
ers then anted 10 know how they
could get that way quick.
Why Not TIlems
Y Col Harrison Brand vice chair.
man ST the commission, Wal wearing
a long face and thinking hard today
While III conference with the people y
counsel an the subject 0f how to
bring about the salary boost
The colonel would not be quoted
on the subject other than 70 saw that
i.if the other Presidential appofntees
having responsibilities similar To
ours are 10 get $4,000, then I'VE want
1t, too.
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on Good Behavior,
Man Goes Back to Cell

Edward Ryon, 5O-year.old white
man, was sentenced to serve six
months In jail five months ago.
Judge Mattingly In Police Court to.
day was told that he had been given
a month off for good behavior.
Admonishing him to save his good
behavior for use outside of Jail.
Judge Mattingly sent him back for
30 DAYS on each Of two charges In
default If ssh iii fines today. Police
man j.. Stedehouser had arrested
Ryon last night for being drunk and
disorderly.
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Fire Destroys Truck
OF Hardware Company

A truck owned by the Rudolph
West Company, hardware dealers.
was Ndestroyed by fire today, The
blaze Was caused by a short circuit.
The truck was driven by Herbert
Clark. Of the 110Os. block OF Forty.
eighth Street Northeast Damage
is estimated at 81 900. The fire o..
CURED while the truck was parked
at Fourteenth street and Rhode
Island Avenue Northeast.
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new BARRACKS OPENED

The new barracks at Fort Humph.
reys, Va. OF Company B, Thirteenth
Engineers. was formally opened to-
day when the members of the com
panf acted as hosts at a house
warming. Barracks are open for
inspection from to 8 p. m.
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( -.
Linda yVaIarons 0Nnli&n waitress
IN hotel III HedhfiI, Mos ~ BE-
friended By simon Wnlfl0et mil.
IiOnaires who sends her 60 M1NDuNH
University HI place az bis unuRllNek
who had died On tIle Way u the
school She meets IhOmn1 Moon
light Mauehani. whom she ilAe1
very much
1uIcv fEIIfs. her ncieI7b0t III the
Boarding house. IS IL love with
IlnWre ffnnIsflIs. cnntniIl n the foot
halI team and native Of WeNNlAl,
whom linda has rejected Tom
introduces lel ID Professor Prime
considered eccentric IN the student
body she also meetS A.eenHEs.
Van Horne, queer eQutelteu
youth. with whom she has feM
dates
HOsIkins. drunk reveals Linda
past 10 her friends Tom knocks
him down Tor doing 4. LApu1
tells her whole story ID Tom mn
then breaks with him: Sire y called
before tie student council ~ MEs.
Steuef.
After tile bearing where Nlle MpN
sentenced ID month without t.At ZEE
Linda: ii rebeIiiQug mood. Ae.
cents date with H0SIIlS 10 50 To-
TINT paFty. The 4NIse AgeNIlis
Laws aeainsf mniVersity nIltllnfltx.
A b0ofIexKer Manned etc.
too friendly with her. Linda
STOPS him and knocks him down
ana then leaves tia party. walk
ine into town: The next MORN
iISe she reads III The paper that
Pete wae murdered at t1e
brawl.
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Exchange. which las been aban-
doned Tor the newer Lincoln.
The West Exchange WAS built by
the Chesapeake and Potomac Iele.
phone Company and opened for
service for 800 telephones on March
1901, The office now has ,32e
telephones To serve.
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II seems there was two
freshmen the corset sales
man was saying e the ire
side group al Tom and Linda
came down the stairs from
the mezxanine an hour later
Shut up, Jed, and lamp
that baby interrupted the
advance agent for THE girl.
and music show that was TO
descend upon the opera house
that week. DON grew
en- any better Oh Broadway
Cornfed but fragile that !
tie combination
The girl and boy passing
heard the last Of his rer
marks, and Tom turned 10
look at the men over ! husky
shoulder They dropped
their eyes It seems there
was two Irishmen he
corset salesman was saying
as Tom and Linda went
through the revolving doors
to- the street.
The little car seemed to
have settled down ii i nest
of snow To sleep for the
night. Tom climbed in first
to see what chance there was
Of starting II, and, after =
few false alarms, climbed out
again and cranked il. Hop
IN, Linda, before she dies,
he shouted: making q dash
for the wheel, and Linda,
clambered ia, scooping up
continued Oh Fiction Page,
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ALL SET FOR MODEL PLANE TOURNAMENT y e


High School The lads LETT Clinton Phillips William
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

Rinse all trace of soap from the
skin, dry it thoroughly and then
put cornmeal mash which Is made
by adding sufficient buttermilk to
the cornmeal TO make a loose paste.
Smooth the paste over the arms
tits rather messy and Id suggest
the kitchen sink as the most APP
propiate beauty parlorl until you
have a thick layer Of the paste on
the arms. Then, taking regulation
bandage gauze, three inches wide Is
good, wind this around the arms
to hold the cornmeal paste on
them. Saturate the gauze by pat
ting the buttermilk owe IL and
continue 90 keep The bandaEe sat
urated with buttermilk for fifteen
minutes. then Let it dry out nat
urally. This takes approximately
another fifteen or twenty minutes.
Remove the bandage. rinse of
the cornmeal. pat the arms dry
and then massage a hand lotion
into the skin. letting il dry in
All parts o. The body can be
ble2ched in the same way. although
the neck and face are more diff
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
BY Social Secretary.

TN the last fifteen years color has
held a more and more impor-
tant place in the home-maker's
plans. And with its increased use
has come an increased recognition
of its psychological value.
II is now generally understood
that bright, cheerful colors In a
house make a cheerful family,
whereas dark, dingy colors have
the opposite effect on those who
are so unfortunate as TO have 10
live with them. AS a result, yell
low, orange, rose, light blue, vivid
greens and reds have become usual
in almost all homes. One of the
newest wrinkles in decoration, IN
fact, is pale blue, green and pink
sheets to match the blankets and
other decorations in the bedroom.
But it is possible TO carry a
good thing too far. Above every.
thing else, the home-maker should
avoid too many colors. For that
leads 10 a scrambled effect that is
neither pleasing nor pretty. And
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

EVERYBODY, everywhere, in
= all ages, has wanted to be
slim. Slimness has always
been recognized as one Of the es-
sential attributes Of beauty. And
slimness, Of course, IS always a
declaration Of defiance against the
appearance Of encroaching years
There is no reason why you
should not be slim. Fatness 10
caused BY the fact that you do not
exercise sufficiently to s up the
energy which should be yours. And
so your food goes into fat cells
which simply store up useless po-
tential energy. It is up to you.
if you have permitted this to hap
pen, to Danish this condition
Lie flat on your back, your
hands under your head and your
legs straight out. Now raise your
right leg slowly straight into the
air. Lower your right leg and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
Planning Color in the Home.

il Is always wise 70 have n or
two rooms that are subdued in
color. For nobody wants to be
bright and cheerful all the time.
And too much bright color can
often be irritating.
Remember. for example, that the
purpose Of a bedroom is rest. Use
light, pretty colors there, but be
careful how you use the more
vivid reds and greens. Blue Is q
very good color for the bedroom,
for it has a soothing effect that is
almost soporific- Red. on the con-
trary, acts as a stimulant. II is
likely to make quiet rest difficult
BE sure. too. that rooms that
open off one another are done in
colors that harmonic. Otherwise
the effect Of both rooms is spoiled.
Furthermore, by chopping up the
colors, you have leSsened the eff
feet OF distance which the vista Of
two rooms should give. Thus you
lessen the size Of your house in APP
pearance. That's q bad idea, for
spaciousness is one effect much
sought after by decorators.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
By Florence w. Ross.
Chapter 6.

T~HE rain came down with all
the fury OF q pent-up re-
venge. There was ONE
thing vindictive in the way it
gathered speed - as though it
could hardly wait to spread itself
over the entire city at once.
Yet Jerry and Babs. splashing
their way through the little park,
and fortified against the rains on
slaught by slickers and heavy
boots. laughed in its face. For
they were IN love, and to them
the sun was shining.
Darling" Babs was saying,
sits so utterly impossible, u 60
Ing on this way. You know how
mother feels about men. She
hates the thought of my friend
ship with you. Then there's Mr..
Byrdon-I've caught him glaring
at you when you pass my desk.
w ought to do something about
It."
They we're walking hand in
hand, and for a moment Jerry said
nothing. He merely pressed the
white fingers so confidently en-
twined in his. Then he cleared
his throat and began: "As you
know. Babs, my father isn't very
well, and I'm doing my best to
send Helen through college.
Mothers been q peach about
money, but just the same I've been
giving her a large slice of my
salary. During the last few weeks
I've thought a lot about economic
ing and ! think I've hit on a plan
But before | tell you what it il,
want to ask you a question. Did
you ever play house when you
were a kid?"
81 loved IL more than anything
else" said Babs, bewildered.
"Wen then, how would you like
to do it on a larger scale7 II we
were married secretly, we could
nave an apartment uptown, where
we could 20 In the evenings-and
then we wouldn't have to have din
ner out, or 60 to the theatre SO
often. You see. we'd be saving a
lot of money"
Babs' eyes shone, but she tried
to make her voice behave. You're
just a silly boy, Gerald Renard,
and you'll never have any sense
Your fathers an invalid, you're
trying to send your sister through
school, and you have the courage
to suggest marriage. But-but Il
would be wonderful" she ended
weakly.
cit will be, sweet" said Jerry.
sand all the obstacles you mention
are mere trifles. Wen be glori-
ously happy"
"0hi Jerry, It viii be such fun,
having a place all our own. But
we must never, never tell a SOUL"
warned Barbara. at would
nearly kill mother, and as for u
jobs, they wouldn't be very safe"
So they reasoned, back and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
A Good Reducing Regimen

raise your left leg in the same way.
Now raise both legs as high as
you can and lower them very slow
". II Is the slowness with which
0 perform this exercise that is
important. II Is this slowness in
control OF the muscles which will
strengthen them and this
Punishment of the surplus fat
which has accumulated around
them.
Now the final exercise OF this
series Is the most difficult Of all.
Do not try 1t until you have done
the two previous exercises several
times.
Lying fiat on your back as in
the other two exercises, bring your
legs up and back until your toes
touch the floor above your head.
Repeat this several times, gradual
" increasing the number from day
10 day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

ffVUTHAT, indeed" we may
W ask, "is next in fashion.
y when oilcloth is intro
duced In the bathing suit feld?"
Cast-iron may be used for neg
ligees, checkered tablecloths for
evening gowns, or chiffon inserted
into fur coats. Who's to say but
Fashion herself, and she's such an
inconsistent pixy that she may even
20 TO such lengths in a dull season.
At any rate, oilcloth has af-
fected a smashing entrance into
an unaccustomed field. 1t may be
seen here as part of a black and
white bathing ensemble. The oil
cloth, shiny and sleek, describes a
beach jacket that smacks of the
tailored town mode and is edged
and lined with white cut wool. The
accompanying suit features black
Jersey trunks and a white Jersey
tunic with a black trim. The cos
tune is new and striking, but we
haven't the slightest intention Of
giving it q good w~rite-up. It's too
cheap and too extreme and too I'M
suited TO the mode for words
even for harsh words. In describ-
ing il, intention IS merely to pass
along a warning so that you may
be prepared when first you see il
on sale and, al a-twitter over its
newness, will, however, refrain
from snatching it up in haste TO
repent at leisure.
The above sketch looks as though
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
Household Hints

EIRM tomatoes. packed in alter
/ nate layers of dry sand. win
keep for months without spelling.
Always sift -four once before
measuring. Should you wish to
substitute baking powder in recines
calling for cream of tartar, Use
just twice as much powder as the
cream Of tartar designated in the
recipe.
"A ripe cheese, while i~ndigestfbIa
in itself, aids the digestion Of other
foods.
Before putting a metal teanot
away, drop a lump OF sugar into
II, ana the next time ii u used tha
tea viii taste fresher and have
q better flavor.
Vinegar and salt u an excellent
mixture for cleaning brass.
A hair net kept handy can ~
slipped on over the hair hefora
going outdoors to hang clothes
etc. This precaution win insure
tidy hair.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

cult to handle than the hands and
arms are. The hands may be taken
care Of by simply INNER sing them
in a mash of cornmeal and butter
milk, holding them there for half
an hour.
Or one hand and arm may be
taken care of. then you a have
someone fix the other one for you.
Help l. also required for bleach
ing the neck, shoulders and face.
Why not have a bleaching party
some afternoon instead OF a bridge
party? Ny 0wn personal expert
ence with bridge parties IL that
they usually end In a discussion of
beauty problems, anyway, so why
not take q beauty treatment in
stead of talking about it'll
Plain cornmeal moistened with
water makes an excellent cleanser
for the hands and leaves them soft
and white. After rinsing of the
cornmeal, dry the hands and mas
sage a lotion into the skin.
For bleaching, however, the but
termilk is necessary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
alSI secret sysIs H
BY Josephine Huddleston.

mother settled in Illinois some sixty
years ago. Like ali farmers wives
she had chickens and part of their
diet was a daily feed of cracked
corn and buttermilk made into a
mash.
Ny grandmother noticed, as time
went on, that her hands remained
white and soft despite their heavy,
unaccustomed work. Her face,
neck and upper arms tanned with
the heat and exposure Of long hours
in the garden but always her hands
remained white as snow and soft
as velvet.
AS time went on she began TO
study over this . . wondering
what simple duty she did with her
hands that kept them lovely. 1t
must be something she did fire.
quently . (. something that in
cidentally preserved her hands.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

Each daily task with her hands was
thought over and finally she came
to the corn and buttermilk for the
chickens . . which she always
mixed with her hands. Buttermilk
was known to be slightly bleach
ing. Was II possible that butter
milk, combined with cracked corn
had a strong. safe. bleaching ele-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

~ nee again we take a food.
as in the case Of lemons and
olive oil, and turn it to
strictly feminine purposes. I'm re-
ferring 70 the lowly cornmeal
which has other purposes than to
grace the breakfast table as Cruel
or fried mushi
The idea IS an old one and
comes from the plains of Illinois,
dating back to the days when farm
women held shoulder to shoulder
with their men folks in labor and
yet found time to try to retain a
semblance Of feminine beauty and
charm.
A mash of cornmeal and butter
milk used for bleaching the skin Is
the particular item I've in mind and
its origin, as far as | know, dates
back TO the days when my grand
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

forth, walking through the rain.
And no matter how many objec-
tons were put forth, they were
thrown c~arelessly, joyously aside.
The happy prospect OF playing
house" was filled With such rose
ate possibilities that neither Jerry
nor Babs could give up the idea.
AS they reached the gates Of
the park, an old woman with a
basket Of flowers approached
them. Jerry bounced upon a
lovely corsage Of white peas and
with a flourish presented them to
his prospective bride.
"And now. my dear young lady,
we will taxi TO the nearest Justice
of the peace and get ourselves mar
ried."
Barbara was still protesting
when they reached the brownstone
house that was their destination.
But the sweet peas on her shiny
slicker trembled. and her face was
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
nextim Jashions?

the lady had actually forgotten her
skirt when she set out to 90 a-walk-
ing-a terrible condition for any
lady 10 appear TO be in-and it's
merely because the costume Is fash
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
Plau blouse

BARBARA DoNNEs. private secretary to John Byrdon. is in
~ ,eresied in Gerald Renard. 8 eo-worker Of herA Because Of
her employer, fondnes, foi her. she conceal, her friendship
with Rensrd from him. Despite her widowed mothers dsap-
prova Of al men, she spends mosi Of her time with Gerald He
has confessed his love for her and they are
thinking OF marriage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

CsBarabaru- Poard ~ Maryland Jarboaa. C1urtta,
q David BeiaScoD
moist with tears as she said, Il
do"
Ten minutes later, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerald Renard emerged, shaky,
giddy, dazzled. The rain had
spent itself, and they looked upon
a sky serene In It's blueness. "A
rainbow smiled back at them ...
(To be continued.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

Today we can't buy a flock of
chickens and feed them cracked
corn and buttermilk mash each day
just to have a soft, white skin. But
we car modernize the treatment
by using cornmeal which we buy
at the corner grocery stors instead
Of grinding it in our own mill and
we can leave an order with the
milkman for buttermilk.
The treatment I've worked out
Is as follows:
Cleanse the skin thoroughly Us
ing warm water and CASTLE soap.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

nEAR MRS. WILSON:
~ Several DecES ago I tUr0te you
far information as 20 hol0 I could
rcmove tOine spots from q canton
creme dress. wiz you kindly take
care OF the above at your con
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

ment. She experimental by let
ting the mash come higher up on
her arms and was rewarded, within
a remarkably short time, by seeing
the tan on her forearm disappear.
From then on none Of the Dedman
womenfolk showed tanned skins at
church on Sunday morning or at
neighboorhood barn dancesi
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
chc Bulletin Bourd
BY Mrs. Mary d. Wilson

UeHieHcei Yours Uery truly, H. s.
The difficulty with your question
IS that there IS no sure way to re-
move wine strains without taking
the color Of the dress with them.
That IL why the cleaners were un-
successful in their attempts. Wine
stains should by covered with 4
thick laye r salt while the Y are
still wet. Then boiling water
should be poured through the ma
terial from "a height. Such treat
ment should be given immediately.
Try half strength oxalic acid on
an underseam to see If it fades
the material. LII ii doesn't, use il
on the dress. Ii viii remove the
stain. Wash in hot water and
soap to remove the acid.
NEAR MRS. WILSON:
- WIN you please tell me tuhat
iDiH take rust or an irory tray
caused by toilet wdter spiliin0 on
i9 Also hot0 con I take q 5rol0nish
SPOT or WheTe medicine o sniIledf
Thank Vou. MISS II. 3.
! have found that the only wav
to take stains of Of ivory Is 10
take them out. Rub the ivory with
pumice stone and oil until the snot
Is removed. I'm sorry, but this
viii leave a dent in the ivory.
In this column each reek Hrs.
Nary ID. Wilson UiH dHsIrer aH
questions concerning the household.
No personal correspondence. DON'T
send stamps.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

NEAR MRS. WILSON:
~ Could poa please ten me hot0
% get ria of hothSi MRS. @. y.
If the moths are in clothing
take the clothing to the sunlight
and brush thoroughly. Wash the
infested closet with strong soap
suds. Burn a sulphur candle, and
spray the walls, shelves and boxes
with oil or cedar. benzine or gaso-
line. BE careful Of fire while
doing this. II the moths are in
over-stufFed furniture, | would ad-
wise YOU to send it away and have
II baked. This Is the only sure
way of destroying the eggs in
such furniture.
DEAR MRS. WILSON:
~ My husband got some green
pnint on a light graz shirt. Hoo
can I tCaSh it OIL Thank you
MRS. P. S.
Turpentine Is the best thing to
use in removing paint stains Re
nov the paint, and then wash the
shirt in the ordinary way.
rn- xrrTT COM.
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minutes n a ernst Il not desired the dish may h
covered with bread crumbs and Drowned. IL fresh
tomatoes and corn are used the pie will require twice
the time to cook, first one-half OF the time covered with
a plate. and the last one-haf uncovered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01
By Getty Brownlee.
Famous Fashion Expert)

ffVUTHAT, indeed" we may
M ask, lis next in fashion.
when oilcloth is intro
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-01

PUTTER . pudding dish and m Il with alternately
40 layers OF boiled or canned corn and tomatoes and
season with salt pepper and butter: cover ths top with
piecrust and bake In o moderately hot oven TOR IS
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