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Evening star., 1928-12-31

Well, sir, tomorrow will be New Year
day Wednesday we will date our
checks and letters 1929" 1t is hard
to destroy a habit of 12 months dura-
ton. Some of us will make pledges we
will not keep and scarcely intend to
recognize when we make them. There
will be revelry and much whoopee at
most public places. and the night
clubs will flourish like green bay trees.
Resolutions will be shot as full of holes
as a Swiss cheese.
New Year eve is no time for solitude.
The hardest adventurer Graves COM
Evening star., 1928-12-31
BY DICK MANSFIELD.
Registered u. 8. Patent Office.

At one time, years ago, coffee drink
ing was banned in Constantinople. The
clerics won an edict which closed the
coffee houses and inflicted punish
ment of "a blows on any one caught
drinking the fragrant beverage in pri-
vate. 1t was held as an intoxicating
drink and against the precepts Of the
Koran
Evening star., 1928-12-31
ORANGE CAKE.

One cup sugar. 1a cup butter
and / teaspoonful extract of
orange (creamed together). Then
add 2 eggs, 1a cup milk, 134 cups
-four and 2 teaspoonfuls of bak-
inc powder.
Frosting-Juice and grated rind
small orange, butter size of wal
nut, yolk / egg, ! tablespoonful
boiling water and confectioner's
sugar to make stiff.
Evening star., 1928-12-31

hours; many go through the
Winter without any trouble from
colds. It's compound that comes
in little white tablets. Take one,
and that first snuffle is just about
the last; or several tablets If
you've let the cold go until it's
serious.
Pape's Cold Compound is all you
ask for; and the druggist charges
35c for a package, and 1t never
seems to fail for anybody.
Evening star., 1928-12-31
Everyday Law Cases
When Is Principal Bound by
Ratification OF Agents Un-
authorized Act?
BY THE COUNSELLOR.

William Grayson, salesman for
washing machine company exceeded
his authority when he agreed to sell
100 machines for less than the regu-
lar selling price. He informed his
company about the matter, but ne
elected to tell them that he had also
agreed to include in the sale valuable
The company, not
knowing this, wrote to the customer,
ratifying the sale at the lower price.
When 1t learned of the agreement
for the attachments, the company i'm
mediately rescinded the order, and re-
fused to make the shipment.
The customer contended that as
the company had ratified the agents
act 1t was bound to the contract he
had made. In defense the company
stated that its ratification was made
without knowing all the essential
facts, and, therefore, 1t was not bind
ing.
The court agreed with the washing
machine company and dismissed the
suit of the customer, stating:
IF an agent does an act beyond
his authority, the principal is not
bound by it. If the principal. however,
ratifies the unauthorized act, the act
is binding upon him. Before a ratifl-
cation is binding upon the principal,
he must have been actually acquainted
with all the material facts concerning
the transaction he is ratifying."
Evening star., 1928-12-31

SISTER ENSEMBLES OF GREEN
CLOTH TRIMMED WITH BROWN
FUR. COAT FOR OLDER SISTER
IS BELTED. GREEN WOOL
SOCKS OVER FLESH-COLORED
STOCKINGS. LITTLE G r L
WEARS A GREEN BERET AND
GREEN CLOTH LEGGINGS. A TIE
OF THE MATERIAL UNDER CHIN
AND NO BELT.
sister because it made me feel like an
orphan. Children in orphan asylums,
had heard, all dressed precisely alike
Evening star., 1928-12-31

When was little girl very much
resented having to wear frock pre-
cisely like one worn by my slightly older
Evening star., 1928-12-31
HOT BROWN BREAD.

hui bItOW4N 101N1akALs
One cup molasses, 21a cups
sour milk, 2 level teaSpoonfuls
soda, IL cups corn meal, 11a
cups graham flour, 1lz cups
white flour. Steam 4 hours
without letting water stop boil
ing), then let bake Ia hours in
oven. Serve hot.
Evening star., 1928-12-31

Prices realized on Swift & Company
sales of carcass beef in WASHINGTON, D. c.,
for week ending Saturday, December 29, 1929
on shipments sold out. ranged from 1900
cents to $500 cents Per pound and averaged
053 cents per Observation-Disclosures
Evening star., 1928-12-31

MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
Oatmeal with Cream.
Parsley Omelet.
Sausages.
Hot Brown Bread.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Clear Soup.
Crown Roast of Pork, Apple Sauce.
Bread Dressing, Brown Gravy.
Mashed Potatoes.
Baked Squash.
Fruit Salad.
Crackers, Cheese, Coffee.
SUPPER.
Welsh Rarebit.
Toasted Crackers.
Preserved Gingered Pears.
Orange Cake, Tea.
The Washington times., 1928-11-09
Variety Of Faiths

A variety of faiths was repre-
sented in the trio of clergy pres
ent--the Rev. DIR. jason Noble
Pierce, pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church, which the
President and Mrs. Coolidge at
tend; the Right Rev. James Fl.
Ryan, president of the Catholic
University, and Rev. DR.. Abram
Simon. DIR. Simon was accom-
panied by Mrs. Simon and DR..
Pierce by Mrs. Pierce.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles w. Rich
ardson, Mrs. Alvin T.. Hert, vice
chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee, and Mrs. I'd
ward Beale Mclean, all of Wash
ington, were present, and the COM
pany also included Miss Mary
Randolph, social secretary to Mrs.
Coolidge, Col. Osmun Latrobe and
Capt. Wilson Brown, the Presi.
dents military and naval aides.
The table for state dinner at
the White House brings reminis-
cences of many administrations.
The heavy cut glass goblets date
from the Harrison administration,
the service plates, with their wide
bands of deep blue and gold, from
the Wilson regime. Dolly Madison
gave her name to the golden serv-
ice, which is always used. and the
flat service of heavy silver gilded,
sponsored by Mrs. Harding, was
augmented by Mrs. Coolidge.
Last evening quantities of great
yellow chrysanthemums We're used
as decorations, arranged in flat
PLAQUES and filling tall golden
vases. Single cllrysant themuTns in
small vases outlined the mirror
with its dancing numphs used as
centerpiece and down the long
table were golden epergnes filled
with fruit. Bronze candles In
golden candelabra gave an eff
fective touch of contrast.
All the state apartments were
decorated with flowers, chrysan-
themums and roses principally, In
tints to harmonic with their color
scheme.
After the dinner there was
recital in the east room, for which
the company of guests were aug
mented by others invited especially
for the music Among them were
members of the Little Cabinet"
group. The program was presented
by Nine. Yolanda Nero, pianiste,
and Alexander KisseIburgh, bari.
tone, with Harry S. Spier as his
accompanist.
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The Ambassador of Cuba and
Mime. Ferrara, WHO landed in New
York yesterday from the Levia-
than, will come to washington to-
day.
The Ambassador of Germany
and Nine. Won Prittwitz have
gone to New York to meet his
mother, who arrived yesterday
from Germany and will be their
guest for several months.
y =
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Kellogg will go to New York this
evening to remain several days.
The Secretary will deliver an
Armistice Day address on Sun
day at the Metropolitan Opera
House before the World Alliance
for international Friendship.
The Washington times., 1928-11-09
COMMISSIONER 5 Wife
To Release Hounds In
Drag Hunt TOMORROW

Mrs. sidney Taliaferro, wife Of
Commissioner TaIiaferro, will re-.
lease the drag hounds for the
Riding and Hunt Clubs run,
which will start tomorrow from
Massachusetts Avenue extended
at o'clock and will be followed
by a hunt breakfast al the club.
The whips will be Miss Winifred
: West sand Ennalls Wagganian,
1r., son OF Major and Mrs En-.
nails Waggaman. Officers OF
the club are Rear Admiral Cary
T.. Grayson, president; Frank S.
Hight. vice president; and Melvin
c. Hazen, secretary y-treasurer
The committee in charge Of the
hunt Is composed Of Samuel u
Henry, Melvin G.. Hazen, and
Quinton Conner.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Roscoe
Davis entertained at luncheon at
the Willard today in honor OF Lord
and Lady McKeown, OF ottawa.
Canada, who arrived in washing
ton yesterday and viii remain for
few days at the Willard.
Lord McKeo,vn - chief OF the
Dominion Board Of Railway Com.
missioners and an acquaintance of
long standing Of Mr.. Davis
~
Judge Clarence N. Goodwin, Of
Chicago has arrived at The Carl
ton for several days.
~
Lieut.. and Mrs. Charles Vernon
Barnum entertained at dinner in
their quarters at Fort Myer pre-
ceding the first OF this seasons
dances ait the post. Their guests
were Capt. and Mrs. Ward Maris,
Capt. and Mrs. J.. B. Golden,
Capt. and Mrs. Il. A. Shafer.
Capt. and Mrs. R VI MarAist
Capt. j.. Clinton Tribby, Lieut..
and Mrs. r.. w. Mckinney, Lieut..
and Mrs. Christian Knudson.
Lieut.. and Mrs. II. w. Millice,
Mrs. e. Cox Griffith and Mr..
and Mrs. william G. Eacho.
A tea, sponsored by the hos
pitality COMMITTEES of the Women's
city Clubs. will be given In the
clubhouse, % Jackson Place, Sun
day afternoon, from 4:30 to s
O'Clock. Mrs. George w. East
nlent and Mrs. John Allen Mum
son will preside at the tables, as
sisted, BY Mrs. Laura Al. Bradley
and Mrs. i. B. DodsOl.
The Washington times., 1928-11-09
Visitor From Boston
To Be Much Feted;
Guest OF Mrs. Letter

Mrs. Bryce ]. Allan. of Boston,
who is on her annual visit to
Mrs. Joseph Letter, is being much
entertained while here. Mrs. VIII.
liam Mason Wright, wife of Major
General Wright, entertained at
luncheon today for Mrs. Allan,
and this evening Mrs. Letter will
he hostess at dinner in her honor,
after which there will be dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Welles
will entertain at dinner on Mon
day evening in their apartment at
1855 Massachusetts Ave. in COM
pliment to Mrs. Allan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Thomas
will be guests at a tea this after
noon at the Willard Hotel follow
ing the lecture which Mr.. Thomas
is to deliver at the National
Theater at 4:30 o'clock. Their
hostesses will be the committee
which arranged the charity bene-
fit at which Mr.. Thomas will tell
of his experiences in Arabia and
Palestine during the World War
as the only American observer
with Field Marshal Lord Allenby
and Colonel Lawrence.
Senator Robert r. Wagner. of
New York has arrived in Washing
tor. and is staying at The May.
flower.
*S X
Jonkheer Richard van Schulz
Ienburch, of the Netherlands lega-
tion. is at the st. Regis In New
York.
Maj. Gen. David G. Shanks Is
passing few days in New York,
where he is staying ait the Hotel
Astor.
Charles Lee Cooke has been
joined by his sister. Mrs. Rams
burg, who will be with him until
the first of January, when she
will start on trip around the
world. Mrs. Ramsburg has spent
the summer in her country place
in Maryland.
Miss Dorothea Lane entertained
at a supper party last evening in
honor Of Miss Ellen Peele and Mr..
James Nolan, whose marriage will
take place Thursday. Miss Lane
has as her guest Miss Sarah
Worthington for several days.
The Washington times., 1928-11-09
DIPLOMATS Dinner

The Ambassador Of Chile and
Nine. Davila and the Ambassador
Of Argentina, DR.. MaIbran, were
the guests for whom the Minis
ter of Panama and Nine. Alfaro
entertained at dinner last evening.
The other guests were the Minis.
ter OF Venezuela and Mime. Girls
anti, the Minister of Persia, Mira
Davoud Khan Meftah, the Minis
ter of Bolivia, and Nine. Diez de
Medina, the Charge d'Affaires Of
Paraguay and Nine Ramirez;
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William ..
.Connor, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Talia-
ferro. Mr. and Mrs. Stokeley Nor
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Owsley,
Mrs. Frank Hamilton and Mrs.
John Allen Deugherty.
The Minister of Siam, Lieut..
Gen. Phya Vijtavongs, entertained
the legation staff at dinner last
evening in honor OF the birthday
anniversary Of the King of Siam.
The Washington times., 1928-11-09
At Pan American

The director general of the
Pan American Union, DIR. i. S.
Rowe. entertained at luncheon
today in the. Annex of the Pan
American Union in honor Of the
minister Of Costa Rica, DIR.
Manuel Quesada Other guests
were the Attorney General, Mr..
Sargent; the Secretary of the
Navy, Mr.. Wilbur; the Secretary
of Commerce, Mr.. Whiting; the
Secretary of Labor, Mr.. Davis;
the Undersecretary OF State, j.
Reuben Clark; Brig. Gen. Herbert
M Lord, director of the Bureau
of the Budget; DIR. Hugh s. Cum
ming, surgeon general of the
Bureau Of the Public Health
Service; Stolxely w. Morgan, chief
Of the Latin American division
Of the Department OF state:
Esteban Gil Borges. assistant di.
rector of the Pan American
Union; Senior Don Fernando =.
Piza. secretary Of the legation Of
Costa Rica; Rear Admiral Cary
T. Grayson. Judge w. w. War
wick and DR.. Dana C. Munro, Of
the Carnegie. Endowment for
international Peace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Snow.
jr., entertained company Of 10
at the supper dance at the Club
Chantecler last night.
Robert D. Coe and William
Cushman also entertained at the
ciIlh
The Washington times., 1928-11-09
Supper Club

The Saturday Evening Supper
Club, organized under the leader
ahip of Bruce Stewart, will give
a dinner at the Lafayette Hotel
en- the evening of December 5.
The first meeting of the group
took place last Saturday Mt the
Glypswick Studios and the club
The Washington times., 1928-11-09
WHITE HOUSE
DINNER FOR
CABINET
President and Mrs. Cool
idge Open Official
Season

Continued from Page 6)
of town were Mr. and Mrs. F. j.
Fisher, of Detroit; Mr.. and Mrs.
F~ed Morgan Kirby, Mr.. and Mrs.
John c. Martin and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick f.. Weyerhauser.
The Washington times., 1928-11-09
proposes to meet each week
through the season.

Mrs. Lucinda w. Prince, head
and founder of the Prince School
in Boston, who is spending few
days at the Grace Dodge Hotel,
motored to Frederick yesterday
to make an address at Woods Col-
lege.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-02-03
The Farmer
at Washington

Acting as secretary of the Corn
Belt Federation of Farm Organi-
cations, which includes thirty
seven farm and farm marketing
organizations in the Mississippi
Valley states, | have made two
trips to Washington to consult
with the cotton, rice and tobacco
farm leaders and to interview
members of Congress concerning
relief legislation.
Having succeeded in passing
the McNary-Haugen bill through
the 69th congress by comfortable
majorities, there was a disposition
on the part of the farmers to go
to sleep, believing that the job of
repassing the bill at the hands of
the 10th Congress would be easier.
Farm organization leaders in
touch with the situation at Wash
ington, however, knew that such
was not he case, and began early
in October to sound warnings of
trouble ahead.
1t is true that we have made
gains in the senate and also in the
house membership. Over on the
senate side the progressive republi-
cans command the situation. We
placed three new members on the
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-02-03
FOOD FOR THE BIRDS
Chinook Opinion)

In the editors back yard the
mast few weeks a flock OF small
birds with a swagger topknot and
bright marked bodies have been
camping. The berries OF certain
shrubs are the attraction that has
held them apparently. A clump
of buckthorn bushes with a great
abundance of black bitter fruit
every year brings these f~eathered
visitors for a call. Several Rus
sian olive trees next draw them
and on the puckery fruit of that
shrub, they work happily as long
as the supply lasts. Wild cur
rants, buffalo berry, T~artarian
honeysuckle bushes also furnish
food to supply the winter wants
of the small birds that are so wei
come a sight in the cold weather
season.
The value of the shrub from
the viewpoint of the bird visitors
is something that appeals to us.
The planting of bushes about a
place to adorn and beautify the
home grounds is one objective. If
in the selection of those shrubs to
set off the home, n picks some
of them for their fruit, the visits
of the small song birds to~the
community can be encouraged.
The bitter and acrid fruits of sew
eral Towering shrubs that have
no other use are highly relished
dainties in the minds of these lit
tie tourists of the air. There are
but few places that can not find
a corner where a clump or SO OF
such shrubs can be planted to the
adornment of the grounds as well
as for offering an inducement to
the feathered visitors to call.
Birds are real friends of man.
The small amount of toll they
take in some gardens is nothing
compared to the aid they give us
in the unceasing war we have to
wage on insect life to protect our
selves from starvation. But util-
ity aside, one must be hard crust
ed indeed that does not welcome
for themselves alone the CHEEKY
chattering songsters who come and
go so joyously. And it is not
much to do then to be hospitable
to the gay visitors and spread
them q feast to their own liking IN
the air that they may come often
and stay 70 cheer US
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-02-03
CAUSES OF CRIME

The so called crime wave has
been much discussed. Authori
ties on crime believe that the
continual printing of crime stor.
les with pictures and minute de-
tails probably incites certain
types of minds to the thought of
crime.
A leader in crime study says
he does not believe the oft-ex-
pressed thought that the late war
tended to produce criminals. for
few in the ranks were of the type
to make professional criminals.
He states that those who were
children in the years from 1914
to 1921, are now young people;
that during the wal they heard
many unwholesome thoughts ex-
pressed. They heard their elders
talking about how to get all the
sugar and other essentials they
could despite government appeals
for conservation. They saw de-
velop a spirit of defiance and in
dividual disregard of law.
The average PERSONS income
was greatly increased, extrava-
giant ideas were developed by
children and grown-ups. Many
preferred to indulge in great lux
uries rather than pay taxes pre-
scribed by law. These habits eX-
beyond the family through
institutions. There developed an
unwholesome atmosphere breath
ed by the children of the age
which children are now the
men and women
whom the majority OF those com
hitting crimes come.
The fact that this theory may
not be in accord with that held
by the majority, is II of the JUS
tifications for the existence OF the
National Crime Commission
which is trying to assimilate all
the theories it a bring together
and hopes to evolve from them
reasonable explanations and prac-
.ical remedies.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-02-03
.CLOSE-UPS in THE
NATIONS CAPITAL
(By Stephen James,

Readers of the Congressional
Record, if there are any, hardly
get a true picture of the verba.
tim discussions that take place
on the floor of the House and the
House and the Senate.
Oftentimes in the heat of de-
bate opponents speak with more
vigor than tact. Occasionally
the stenographic account fairly
bristles with plain-spoken Ian
guage. But when the speech is
printed in the Record, the objec-
tionable terms are deleted, the
debate has all the virgin air of
an academic lecture. Each mem
Der of Congress is given the priv
ilege of deleting or editing an adj
dress, made eXtemporaneously
from the floor, before it finally
appears in printers ink, and
sometimes this delays the appear
ance of an address for days at a
time.
Democratic floor leader, Eight
ing Jack" Garner, of Texas, re-
Gently paid his respects to Repre-
sentative Treadway, of Massa-
chusetts, in the following words:
my friend, Treadway, to use
an automobile expression, has n
of the largest hoods, and one of
the loudest horns with the least
horsepower that | ever heard in
my life"
Recently when Representative
Blanton, also of Texas, was dis
cussing the appropriation bill for
the Interior Department, he
scared away on one of his favor
lite subjects, St. Elizabeth's Hos
pital for the Insane, and it super
intendent, DR.. William A. White.
Blanton is the bitter opponent of
the administration at st. Eliza
beth.
He was disturbed by frequent
Interruptions and questions, and
finally was asked to yield for the
moment by Representative Shall
berger of Nebraska. In view
of his known attitude toward the
hospital for the insane, however,
his remark in reply to Shallen-
berger set the House into an up
81 yield to the gentlemen from
Nebraska" said the Texan, "but
l do not want to be diverted
from st. E~lizabeth's." His col
leagues howled with glee.
Instead of st. Elizabeth's, Blan-
ton seeks to be diverted" by his
constituents to the Upper House,
having already announced his
candidacy for the Senate.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-02-03

Senator James Thomas Heflin.
of Alabama, Cotton Tom" to Ger.
tain groups of unfriendly news.
papers. drops the proverbial mon
key wrench into the harmony
works of the Democratic party.
He is reproved on the floor of
the Senate by his party leader,
Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, a
Protestant, for his vitrolic at
tacks directed jointly against Al
Smith, of New York, the Roman
Catholic Church and the Pope in
Rome.
Without defending the objects
of Heflin's ire, Robinson urges a
degree of tolerance for party
members of whatever race or
creed.
Helm undoubtedly has the gift
of oratory of the old-fashioned
spread eagle kind, that is so fast
disappearing in the legislative
halls of the nation. His views
have won him a sizeable follow
ing in many sections of the
South, both within and without
his native state. Around him
rallies the remnants of those or
CARNATIONS that thrive on the
issues which he champions. His
friends say he believes his des-
tiny leads to the White House,
and recently he has been men
toned as an Independent candi-
date for the Presidency. If he
should forsake his party, or his
party should forsake him, almost
his sole campaign, judging by his
past, would be the religious issue.
a friend of the Alabaman des-
cribes his campaigning ability
among the folks back home as
something u%ncanny. He can
praise a constituencies cotton
crop until the voter would feel
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-02-03
Just an Opinion

Visitor: 81 suppose, dear, you
are just crazy about your ne"
baby sister,"
Young Hopeful: Mother seems
to like her but my opinion is we
got stung."
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-02-03

When Alfred MCGEE in Glen
vile, Ala, died he made a request
that he be buried near the hish-
way, and that the farmers haullhs
their cotton crop to market "a
the price in a loud yoice rms
has been done for As years.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-02-03

The young thing across the
wsy says economy should pc
praetiesd 70 every home and a a
saosld rot - bought until the
msrtgage Oh the house is com
Dlefely ~gorecIosed-