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Nom, dear:
Well, the storm is over, and all
is we'll on the Potomac. At least
temporarily. Alan hasn't bought a
revolver, nor have / attempted
suicide.
It wasn't your letter, or it
wasn't any conciliatory moves on
Alan's part that brought about the
reconciliation. It was friend of
Shirley's. / had luncheon with her
the day after Alan and / had our
little run-in-when we were still
giving each other silent treatment.
Janet, that is her name, is a
stcnographer. And hope to tell you
she is something to feast the eyes on
cute, slim, snappy, with face SO
young you can't believe it ever could
sag or droop. Just how any man
could have her around and not fall
desperately in love with her, is more
than this poor brain could figure.
For no reason whatever, we got
on the subject of employers and
their wives. Janet said she won
dered why so many women were
jealous Of their husbands stenog-
raphers. Or why they imagined
that they had no thought in their
heads but to vamp their employers.
Then Janet told me about her
boss. It seems he's really an awful
~ fine person, and q promising
architect. Janet said he is married
to a woman about five years older
than he is, and that she devotes her
life to being jealous Of hubby.
Janet said the wife is always
popping in out of breath, apparent
~ hoping to find them in some COM
promising position. Janet says she
can just feel her voice get full Of
nails If she calls up after five, and
Janet answers the phone. And she
always treats her like q servant
when she talks to her.
And the ridiculous part of the
whole thing is that her husband il
absolutely crazy about her-mean-
ing the wife. Janet admitted she
couldn't understand why.
Janet said that II most women
really knew what stenographers
thought Of their bosses, they would
never bother to be jealous. As she
talked, seemed to see the light.
After all, ! do hate jealousy. And
/ hate not to be q square shooter.
So, when Alan came home, just
hit from the shoulder-told him
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WASHINGTON 81
LETTER SKI

haven't any leaders. Neither Borah
nor Norris want to lead an inde-
pendent movement. And such a bolt
from the G.. o. P. would probably
have to line up with Heflin's party
If there is one.
Anyway, organizing a permanent
third party would be gigantic
task. 1t would take lots of money
and, even more Importantly, lots Of
organization. 1t would need politi-
clans and it wouldn't have any, be-
cause it couldn't promise any jobs
for long time.
Members of Congress and other
elective officials could hardly be ex-
pectcd to join it meanwhile, for they
would lose their jobs and the coun-
try would lose the services of most
of the Independents now in office.
Whether Helm will lead third
party is doubtful. If he does, he
will have to lead almost alone. He
might conceivably cause the defeat
of Smith, but the possibility seems
remote.
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BARBS

Governor Paulen of Kansas says
that if q woman cannot hold her
husband she is entitled to no aid
from the sheriff's Office to bring
him back. Someone is always
stepping up to do the ladies a good
turn like that.
The best recruit for the army is
married man, says q recruiting
officer. Probably because he knows
how to mind.
A Washington inspector finds
that it's all a myth about taximeters
being nervous. One of these days
somebody will find out taxicab
driver is a reformer.
There is little chance for Dol.
shevism when 24,00O,O0O people are
driving cars, says a political lead
er. The man probably never has
been driving car in a Sunday pro.
cession when the head of the parade
wouldn't 60 more than 10 miles an
hour and that in the middle Of the
road.
The boy out west who murdered
his whole family ought to get
clemency. Poor orphan!
A Chicago man got a divorce and
then lived with his wife five years
before he told her about it. But
maybe it took that long for him to
get in q word.
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Hiding Its Spots

Nobody will be fooled by the generally ex-
cellent personnel of the Tammany Hall delega-
ton bound for the Houston convention. Not
even the uninitiated have been deceived into
thinking Tammany Hall is Sunday school or
ganization or has suddenly "got religion"
There is no doubt that special pains have
been taken this year to produce good i'm
preston on the public mind and upon the Demo-
cratic delegates from the solid South" and Nc
Adoo's West. The Tammany delegation is
hand-picked by the master hand, and with more
than usual care, and with view to answer
ing the prejudices and criticisms of the enemies
of Tammany. The prominent and distinguished
men who have permitted themselves to be en-
rolled under the Tammany banner are intended
as an answer to the allegation that no good
thing can come out Of Tammany Hall, and that
it is necessarily and inherently the center OF
political corruption and evil.
It is not a new thing for Tammany to give
responsibility and dignity to it's delegations to
national conventions by the selection Of men OF
social and professional standing. The Balti-
more convention of 1912 was an instance where
impeccable delegates represented Tammany but
failed to save it from devastating hurricane of
denunciation by William Jennings Bryan, who
was not deceived by the spotless front.
The holier-than-thou Democrats are for
getting themselves. They are making the
dangerous and very un-Democratic thing Of adj
hitting that there are some bad Democrats"
Except when the Tammany tiger runs into the
national political arena the world is told that
all Republicans are bad and all Democrats
seraphims of sanctity and pearls of purity.
One thing nearly all Americans have in COM
mon is the conviction that they are better than
the others.
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Cheapness Not a Virtue

Contracts for public construction usually
must be allotted under the law to the lowest
responsible bidder" The Lowest responsible
bidder" however, is phrase that lends itself
to several interpretations. Consequently from
time to time friction has arisen between au-
thorities, bidders and the public.
There are contractors who assume that the
low bid is all that concerns those letting the
contract The comptroller general at Wash
ington has interpreted the word responsible
to mean any bidder who is able to supply q
corporate surety bond to cover his contract. The
Associated General Contractors of America
take issue with the government official on
this point And the public has learned from
sad experience that the lowest bid is not al
ways the cheapest in the long rum
Competitive bidding was conceived to abolish
that vicious form of corruption known as Con
tractor government" Many large private for
tunes were built upon public contracts awarded
to political favorites at their own price. Com
pulsory awards to the lowest responsible bid
der has removed another temptation for dis
honesty in public office.
There is one weakness in the new system. 1t
places premium on cheap work and often
drives public officials, through fear Of being
suspected of corruption, to award contracts
to bidders they know to be irresponsible. Only
that administration deserving and enjoying full
public confidence dares throw out the low bid
on the grounds of responsibility. Thousands
Of defaulted contracts, delayed public construc-
ton and Unreasonable loss in public funds are
the fruits of awarding contracts to the lowest
bidder without first determining his ability
to do the job we'll
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A LESSON ON THE DIGESTIVE
TRACT

L v ~
TRACT
Very few human beings actually
experience hunger. When you feel
hungry from missing meal, it is
probably due to breaking the habit
of eating which you have formed.
Those who have actually ex-
perienced real hunger know that it
is terrific craving coming from
the very cells of the body. This
only occurs after a person has
missed several meals. This deep
seated craving actually comes be-
cause Of the need that our body
cells have for food to grow, multiply
|. and function.
The food we take into our mouths
is in much too crude a form for
these delicate cells to use as nour-
ishment, and it must be prepared
and broken up into certain chemical
forms before they can make use Of
it. This work is performed by the
digestive system. OF all parts of
the body, it is most important that
we understand the digestive organs,
for If these fail in their work We
are sure to have a loss of heath.
Our digestive system includes the
entire digestive tract, which begins
with the mouth and ends with the
rectum. The food passes through
the tract in this order: Mouth,
esophagus, stomach, and valve of
the stomach known as the pylorus,
and the small intestine which is
divided into three parts. The first,
in which the liver, gall bladder and
pancreas empty, is known as the
duodenum, the second part of the
small intestine is known as the
jejunum, and the last part of the
small intestine is known as the
ileum. The end Of the ileum joins
onto the lower part of the ascend
ing colon which is a portion of the
large intestine. Where the ileum
joins onto the colon there is valve
located, known as the ileo-caecal
valve. This part into which the
food emrties forms kind of pouch
called the caecum. At the bottom
Of this pouch is located the famous
vermiform appendix.
The large intestine or colon is
about four feet in length and it be-
gins at the appendix in the lower
right side of the abdominal cavity
and ascends upward to a point just
below the liver where it makes a
bend known as the hepatic or liver
flexure. 1t then runs transversely
from the right to left side of the
abdomen, where it makes another
bend downward near the spleen,
known as the splcnic flexure. This
portion of the colon is now known
as the descending colon. AS it
reaches the bottom Of the abdominal
cavity it makes a peculiar "S''
shaped bend known as the sigmoid
flexure, aft which it enters the
rcctum and then out of the body.
l would like you to keep this pic
ture Of the digestive system in
your mind because it will help you
very much in understanding many
of the rules of diet. This muscular
tube which we have just studied
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At the Movies
ELTINGE THEATRE

Cleopatra, legend tells US, sur.
rounded herself with beautiful WON.
en- in order that her own superlative
charm might outshine them. Now
we have Billie Dove, star in photo.
plays, doing the same in films.
In "The Heart Of . Follies Girl"
which is to head the entertainment
bill at the Eltinge for today and
Tuesday Miss Dove is supported BY
nearly fifty Of Hollywood's young
est, prettiest and most shapely
dancing girls. They compose the
chorus in scenes of the famous girl
show, and take part in intimate
back-stage scenes.
Then Mildred Harris. beautiful.
blond, actress, and Clarissa Selwyn-
ne, have important supporting roles.
No one can say that Miss Dove is
afraid Of feminine competition! AL.
though the star has some highly
dramatic scenes, and must weep
copiously in . few Of them. she d
beautiful in every foot Of the film,
In "The Heart Of . Follies Girl"
incidentally. she il gorgeously COS.
TUNED. From her Follies dancing
garb to her evening gowns, and
negligee, there is q grand display
Of the costumer's part.
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1776, General Howe, of the British
forces, started little scrap which
wound up with Washington's re-
treat to Harlem. Then it was that
Mrs. Murray became party to a
little ruse worthy Of a Broadway
third act. She entertained the
British leaders with wine and cake,
thus distracting their attention UNI
til Washington and his men could
make their getaway. They would
have SURELY been trapped, for the
Continentals had hardly gone beyond
where 39th Street now runs before
line of British soldiers stretched
across the cornfields that then
waved across Manhattan Island.
GILBERT SWAN.
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everything and laughed at the ro-
mantle evening l had planned. Alan
was a brick. Then he said, since /
had confessed, he would too-he had
worked until late, and then he had
taken his stenographer out for a
bite, and they had sat and talked.
and he was pretty surprised when
he found how late it was. He came
home with apologies, feeling really
quite contrite and ran into the little
act described in our last issue.
The honest confessions cleared
the atmosphere-and we had quite
a romantic evening. Yours for
truth. MARYE.
NEXT: About Florence.
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1t remained for the magazine Life to make
the final comment on the oil trials
Messrs. Sinclair, Doheny and Fall, Life says,
ought to be fervcnt supporters CT the Z. 5.
Constitution. For where, it asks, would these
gentlemen be without the great institution of
trial by jury?
With which we can now consider the case
closed.
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IN NEW YORK

New York, June 4.-Theres' a
smile on Broadway that goes some
thing like thistle sticks closer
than Harry Thaw's bodyguard."
And, on Broadway, no simile
comes into being unless the subject
thereof has been we'll mulled over
by the ringsiders, the reporters and
the gossips.
Harry's bodyguards have long
been a source of Broadway banter
He has had a number Of them
They're generally husky young men
who look as though they could heave
their rivets if they had to. They're
we'll groomed and frequently good
looking. Only Thaw knows where
he gets them. Only the bodyguard
knows what he's for. But he has
to accompany Harry on his endless
rounds Of the night-life, and sit
about looking bored.
I have heard that they have ia
pass an extremely severe barrage Of
questions and, like the three wise
monkeys, neither think, see nor hear
evil of their employer. Harry has
been known to become slightly OBJ
streperous on occasion, whereupon
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

=
Question: w. K. l.. asks: "Will
you please tell me what is the cause
Of a cataract over the left eye?
Haven't had it long. Would like to
know If there is an absolute cure
without an operation. Am SIS years
old"
Answer: A cataract can some
times be stopped by the fasting
cure and the wearing of properly
fitted glasses. Most cataracts
would never start if the afflicted
one did not wait too long to put on
glasses. Continued eye strain brings
about an inflammation of the eve
which is the first cause of catar-
act. After that, injudicious living
feeds the trouble and if proper
treatment is not taken in time, an
operation is the only thing that will
restore the sight.
Question: Mrs. D. w. asks.
"Could get copy of one of your
articles that l have lost? am
making a scrapbook of them and
would like the one on the use of
cooked and raw foods"
Answer: Any article which has
appeared in this column will be sent
to you if you will name the article
and send large, self-addressed,
stamped envelope.
Question: Alice B. asks: "Do YOU
know of any good home treatment
for goitre?"
Answer: A goitre is an enlarge
ment of the thyroid gland, and is
generally caused by congestion in
this gland of morbid waste pro-
ducts. A fruit fast will eliminate
such deposits and return the gland
to practically its normal size. The
diet after the cure should be free
from all grain foods and an acid
fruit meal should be used once a
day.
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DR.. Mccoy will gladly answer
personal questions on health
and diet, addressed to him,
care Of the Tribune.
Enclose a stamped addressed
envelope for reply.

only acts as q receptacle for the
carrying Of food. The digestion is
performed by the means of glands
which empty their digestive secre-
ton into the digestive tract.
The first important digestive
glands to throw their alkaline se-
cretions into the food are the saliv-
airy glands which are located with
in the mouth and assist in the di-
gestion of starch by converting it
into form of grape sugar so that
it can be absorbed by the blood. II
you have had humps you know
where the salivary glands are locat-
ed, because they are the ones which
become inflamed and swollen in
this disease.
Tomorrow's article will be a con-
tinuation of this lesson on the di-
gestive organs and their functions.
You should save these next two ar
ticles for reference and study.
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Peace Advocates to Meet
At Dinner October Z

A dinner is scheduled Wednesday.
october II, in the Congress Hall Hotel,
when Mr. Clement M. Biddle, promi-
nent in business and social circles in
New York and Philadelphia. will be
the presiding chairman, and the Ma
tional Council for Prevention of War
will present its vice chairmen. Among
those who have accepted invitations are
Miss Jane Addams of Chicago, founder
of Hull House and president of the
Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom; Rev Peter Ainslie
of Baltimore, editor of the Christian
Union Quarterly; Mrs. Louis d. Bran
deis of Washington. wife of United
States Supreme Court Justice Bran
deis; Mr. James G. Mcdonald of New
York. chairman of the Foreign Policy
Association; G. Ashton Oldham, Bishop
Cosdjuter of Diocese of Albany, N. Y.
and Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead of Boston.
well known peace advocate.
Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer. veteran
educator and social and peace worker.
will act as toastma ster. and brief
speeches of greeting will be given by
the vice chairman. The principal ad-
dress of the evening will be made by
Mr.. James G. Mcdonald, who has lust
completed tour of Europe to observe
present political conditions He will
speak on The World Today" Reser-
vations may be made through the Ma
tional Council for Prevention Of War
at 532 Seventeenth street northwest be-
fore Tuesday, october Is.
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Miss Riggs of Maryland
To Wed German Baron

A coming wedding of international
interest is that of Miss Dorothy Riggs.
daughter of MFR. and Mrs. Augustus
Riggs. Sd. of Howard County, Md. te
Baron Hans wiprecht Won Baroy hi
Germany, only son of Baron and Baro-
ness Ruderick Won Barby.
The ceremony will take place the
latter part of October in the hccne Of
the brides r-sen.s- Mea:a-brocE.
Miss Riggs returned about two years
ago from a four years Sojourn in Ger
many, during which time she made her
home with ner uncle and aunt. Baron
and Baroness Eric von der Heide. While
there she attended school.
Miss Riggs is descended from both
English ana Spanish nobility. the latter
| line coming through her grandfather,
the late Senor Dor Prudeucio de Muir
guiondo. who was Minister from
| Uruguay to the United States.
| Baron Won Barby is a descendant of
| the old regime of Germany. his father,
Baron Ruderick Won Barby. having been
prominent in the World War as COM
mander of the German Army at Brus-
sells
Evening star., 1928-10-14

lands. Va. are visiting DR.. and Mrs
Arthur r. Crane on Northampton
street, where they will remain during
the sessions of the General Convention
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Robert H. Stacy entertained
section IL of the Presbyterian Church
at luncheon Tuesday.
Mrs. w. Harold Smith entertained
at bridge and supper Friday in her
home on Military road.
Mrs. Victor Whitlock was hostess to
the nature section of the Woman's s
Club Of Chevy Chase ct luncheon
Tuesday In her Summer home at Sher-
wood Forest, Md.
Mrs. Vernon Hodges entertained di-
rectors Of the Needle Work Guild of
America at tea Monday following their
first meeting of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas l.. Wilson of
Cape May, N. j., are guests over Sun
day of DR.. and Mrs, William Blum In
their home on Elm street.
Miss Lucia Demond of East Aurora,
N. Y. is visiting Mr. and Mrs. George
w. Stone on Cummings lane for a
week.
Mrs Roy S. Steward entertained at
luncheon Wednesday in honor of tn.
executive board of the Women's Club
of Chevy Chase. Mrs. Lyle Offut and
Mrs. r. S. Mcbride assisted Mrs.
Steward. The house was beautifully
decorated with gold-color dahlias.
Mrs. l.. E. Warren entertained at
bridge Tuesday evening.
Mrs. George w. Stone will entertain
the apron committee of the Y. w. C. A..
oI which Mrs. A. E. Corning is chair
man. at luncheon Tuesday in her home
on Cummings lane.
Evening star., 1928-10-14

eroe on the Norway coast and where he
and his family lived in primitive fash
ion and spent the entire Summer boat
ing and fishing. After placing young
Peter Alexis with DR.. and Mrs. Peter
sen for the school year. Nine. Lundh
went to Paris, where she is now. while
the counselor returned To Washington
to permit the Minister 10 enjoy his hol-
iday. She is expected here late this
month.
M. wongs Svetslekha. the attache Of
the legation and pleasant young bach
eIor. is living at Wardman Park Hotel
and makes pleasant addition to for
eign social contingent there. This is the
first assignment of the attache and he
studied in the usual seats of learning in
prepare ton for career in the foreign
office of Oslo.
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Norwegian Legation
Seen as Social Center
In the Coming Season
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First PsgeD
comfortable and ornate home. in which
wedding gifts are delightful adjunct
and which will take the happy memoriec
Of the young couple back to their nup-
tial day.
Nine. Sioveland is the daughter of
Col. Thomas Knoff Of Oslo and her
mother was of English parentage and
bore the we'll known name of Haviland
The wedding of the Norwegian secretary
and Mile. Sophie Knoff took place under
brilliant environment in the home of
Col. Knoff and was attended by the So
cial and official world of Oslo. Col
Knoff Is retired army officer and for
years had charge of the photographic
bureau of the Norwegian national de-
tense. After the ceremony proper the
newly married couple repaired to the
English church, where the nuptial bene-
d1ction was bestowed. this In difference
to the bride. who is of Episcopalian
faith. M. Siqveland belongs to the
Lutheran, the prevailing religious creed
OF the Scandinavian countries.
The Norwegian secretary is . native
OF Oslo and was Carefully edIcst-i for
the consular and diplomatic service. He
had been transferred from Shanghai in
July in anticipation of his wedding, but
he had previously spent several years in
charge of the consulate in that impor-
tant Chinese port. He mad also served
in Antwerp as attache of the consulate
general Of Norway. He received his
early education in the public schools of
Oslo and graduated with honor from its
university.
The Minister from Norway and Mime.
Bachke. who sailed from their own
country late in August, are expected
to return to Washington about the first
week of November They have passed
their short vacation with relatives in
Oslo and have also paid visit to Paris
where the son of Nine Bachke by a
former marriage is at school, The Min
lister remained at his post In order that
the counselor Alex H. G. o. Lundh and
Nine. Lundh might make an earlier
visit to their home The only son of
the counselor and Nine. Lundh. Peter
| Alexis. who Is about 10 years old. has
been at school in Oslo under the care of
his grandparents. DR.. and Mrs. Sieg-
wart Petersen. and naturally his par
ents. having been separated from him
since last Summer. greatly desired to
visit their old home. Mr.. Lundh en-
joyed a. vacation after his own heart, fol-
lowing visit to his wife's kindred, for
he went to small island Just off Frag-