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HadaSsah Ball
In Washington Hotel Tonight.

The members of the Washington
Chapter of Hadassah and their friends
tonight will hold the tenth annual ball
in the Salon de Nations of the Wash
ington Hotel Tonight's ball promises
to be the most successful ever held by
the local chapter, and arrangements for
it have been perfected after weeks OF
work on the part of Mrs. William /
OguS, president Of the chapter; Mrs
Henry A. Hirsh, chairman OF the ball
and Mrs. Edward Cafritz, chairman of
the committee on tickets.
Miss Phyllis Robinson will be hostess
at an informal Thanksgiving day tea
dance sponsored by members of the
junior section of the Women's City
Club this afternoon from 4:30 to
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Delos A. Blodgett. Miss Sophie Casey
and Miss May Clark.
The officers af the Society Of the
Danes are: President, Mrs. Virginia
White Speel; senior vice president, Mrs.
Charles F. Humphrey; junior vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Warner B. Bayley; treasurer,
Mrs. Samuel r. Calhoun; registrar, Miss
Selma Munter! Borchardt: historian
Mrs. Robert j. Holmes: chancellor, Miss
Helen F. Downing, and recorder, Mrs
Frank B. King.
Mrs. Alexander c. Columbus will
give a Christmas sale Monday and
Tuesday from to 10 o'clock for the
benefit of the Maryknoll Sisters, who
have a convent house in Washington
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scholarship they maintain at the Lin
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
Monday afternoon at O'Clock in thte
Willard Hotel The following list of pa
tronesses are sponsoring the work be-
cause of their interest in the girls Of the
Nancy Hanks arts and crafts depart
ment; Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Mrs. Curtis
D. Wilbur, Mrs Edward E. Gam, Mrs.
Everett Saunders, Mrs. John Wesley
Hill, Mrs. Charles A. Coolidge, Mrs. j.
A. Hull, Mrs. G. C.. Williams, Mrs.
C.1arls= 3. Wood. Mrs Frank W. Mon
dell, Mrs. william Fitch Kelley, Mrs.
John A. Johnston, Mrs. Henry w.
Fitch, Mrs. Willard Brownson, Miss
Edna M. Patton, Miss Julia D. Strong,
Mrs E. st. John Greble, Mrs. Gertrude
Moss, Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, Mrs
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Peruvian embassy; Mrs. Re Barney
Phillips, Mrs. James Huntington Tur-
ner, Mrs. william Fitch Kelley, Mrs.
Emerson Howe, Mrs. ElonZo Tyner, Mrs.
Stark of Holland and Mrs. r. K. Smith.
A notable addition to the program
for this event is group Of solos to be
rendered by Pietro Gentle, juvenile
lead of the musical comedy "Whoopee, >
who is being presented as the guest
artist at the breakfast through the
courtesy of Jack Wilbur, well known
member of the New York League OF
American Pen Women. An interesting
fact in connection with the appearance
of this talented young Italian singer
at this breakfast is that it was while
singing at a similar gala occasion-a
dinner in New York to Eddie Cantor
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gary: Mrs. James Couzens, Mrs. Her
bert j. Slocum, Mrs. G. B. Kerstein,
Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Henry G. Fer
guson, Mrs. Frederick c. Hicks, Mrs. G..
r. Cecil, Mrs. Willard H. Brownson, Mrs.
Louis Storrow Greene, Mrs. Henry W..
Fitch, Mrs. John w. Burke, Mrs Clarence
c. Williams, Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, Mrs.
Mrs. Alfred Pembroke Thorn, Mrs. Ste
phen B. ElkinS, Mrs. Frank S. Hight,
Miss Mary B. Adams, Mrs. Bessie Kib-
hey and Mr.. G. Bryan Pitts.
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that his voice attracted the attention
Of Mr.. Cantor and he was Immediately
engaged for the part he fills in
"Whoopee"-that of Wanensis-though
he had no no, experience in acting. pis t,,2
Of his guitar, which he plays himself,
three baritone solos, q Spanish love
song, "Ay, Ay, Ay";: Mon t'anho piu," by
Tosti, and Laugh, Clown. Laugh"
Though reservations are being rapidly
made for the breakfast, there is still
opportunity to secure tables or single
or group seatings, Of which Mrs. Rose
Gouverneur Hoes is In charge.
The annual card party and sale of
the District Society of the Danes of the
Loyal Legion for the benefit Of the
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SOCIETY
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chiffon velvet and was attended by
her sister, Miss Ruth HutSon, and Mr..
j. Walter Davis, jr., of Norfolk, Va,
was best man.
Immediately after The ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Bellinger left by motor for a
trip through the Valley of Virginia and
will attend the annual foot ball v. p. l.
v. M. l. game at Roanoke, Va, Mr..
Bellinger being graduate of class '27,
v. M. I.
Only intimate friends of the family
and relatives were present, among
whom were Mrs. Joseph Bellinger of
Petersburg, Va, mother of the bride
groom; Capt. and Mrs. Robert Luce of
Boston, Mass; Mr.. T. Ogier HutSon,
brother of the bride; Mrs. Anne M. ST.
Cloud of Hollywood, Calf, aunt of the
bridegroom; Mr. and Mrs. August
Jansen of Washington, and Mr.. Ross
Kearney, Mr.. j. Marshall and Mr.. Fred
Adams, jr., classmates of Mr.. Bellinger.
Mr.. John j. Allen and Miss Elsie r.
Weeks have issued cards announcing
their marriage, Saturday, November "a,
In Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen will be at home
after December l at 1477 Chapel street
in New Haven, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Plotnick of
1891 Tilden street northwest announce
the engagement of their niece, Rae
Burns, formerly of Washington, to Mr.
George Weiner of New York City. Mr..
Weiner was formerly from Philadelphia
and is graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania. A formal dinner will be
given for Miss Burns and Mr. Weiner
in the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Phila-
delphia following the foot ball game
today.
A number of girls have been chosen
for the pony ballet and as Jockeys in
the Junior League Circus to be given at
the Washington Auditorium Deem
Der 10.
Included in the group are Princess
Elizabeth de Ligne, Princess Antoinette
de Ligne, Miss Victoria Tytus, Miss
jeanette Hume, Miss Helen Robinson,
Miss Katharine Carlisle, Miss Rebecca
Davidson, Miss Phyllis Hight, Miss
Alice Davis, Mrs. Robert Pell, Miss
Katharine Dunlop, Mrs, Emonds Smith,
Mrs. Chester A. Snow, Miss Mary
Devereux, Miss Helen Clifford, Miss
Frances Gore and Miss Katharine
wilkins.
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First Of Charity Balls
Aids Episcopal Hospital.

The first of the numerous charity balls
Of the social season was given last
evening when the board of lady man
ayers Of the Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital acted as hosteSses in
the bathrooms Of the Willard Hotel.
The ball, given annually on Thanks
giving eve, always attracts the debut
tantes, especially those in the residen-
tial circles of Washington, with the
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Mrs. Jones Fuller of Durham, N. c.,
Is spending Thanksgiving Washing
ton at the Mayfiower with her daugh-
ter, Miss Caroline Fuller, who is at
{ tending National Park Seminary. Mrs,
Fuller will also be the guest of her
brother and sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Pace of Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-04
LIFE OF SUNS, WORLDS

writing you said that recent discoveries in
the transformations have scientific
speculation into channels the search for consistent
theories of cosmogony Will kindly tell what these
recent discoveries and how they have changed scientific opinion
regarding the nebular hypothesis?-F M, Brooklyn"
yHE hypothesis assumed system
formed through the contraction of great nebulous the
- major part of which the sum- while the planets
formed from rings left off at the periphery the rotating
during its contraction. SupplementnR this
accounting for the suns continued radiation energy the
theory
solar matter
slowly shrinking suficeG maintain the radiation
OF the law OF mechanical of heat calculated
nat the present radius of the hank only 200 feet
the needed would be supplied in this at least twenty
or thirty million years.
nbular hypothesis by demon
stration that mathemacay inconsistent details
the law angular At the the supple
theory the thermal
tnued
when the discoveries about constitution
vast extension of the probable lifetime of the other
of radiant energy
The present view that the radiant energy
the liberation Of locked the atoms and that the life
time OF be hundreds thousands of millions of
If that be then be gradually radatng its
ngs On this hypothesis the English astronomer Eddnon has
calculated that the losing $50 million million tons of its
and that might dissipaing itself away that
rate for Is million million years
ravagant seeming suggestion is that in Russell Dugan
Astronomy to the effect that single might
through almost every known spectral starting very
giant passing through various stages TO the main
B. and finally contracting
temperature of a white dwarf"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-04
Congress, Street Car Merger
and Higher Car Fares

Congress enthused the street railway merger
plans far evolved is waiting for the Public UTILITIES
Commission submit something tangible fair alike to the car
companies and to the public
Senator Capper chairman Of the Senate District Committee
has conclusions his One is that Congress
not likely approve any legislation, merger or otherwise
which gives promise of forcing increased car fares this CITY
He thinks the fares high enough.
The second that he will oppose any merger plan which
puts upon the public the public treasury GUARANTEE
Of fixed return to traction stockholders
In the Wilson merger plan it is contemplated that fixed
valuation Of about $5000OO0O shall be given the merged
snd ps ras s s would
be enforced by sliding scale OF street car fares -,
ochoders and bondhoders would be assured Of definite
good thing for years to come The idea the cospus one
Street car fares might go up or they might go down.
but Senator Capper to think that the up part would
BE uppermost.
The street railway companies of the District have steadily
declined years into any service acost or
They especially opposed to this when they
thriving and making returns above normal with juicy
dividends.
Now that the future of street railways bright and
nobody knows what may happen in matters
Che costplus scheme would be real GUARANTEE against
possible lean days. It would be most comforting to be
absolutely assured fixed return Of seven per cent
companies have authority now to merge and proceed
under existing laws with the Public Utilities Commission
performing its authorized functions OF fixing rates 50 tnaE
legal returns may be had.
No additional legislation for is necessary unless
possibly, the mere approval OF congress
The owners Of WashgOns street and bus concerns
re understood engaged in negotiations that lead to
N agreement for merger That is the right thing to do
Any merger legislation Congress be called TO pass
axcert that Of approval to give concessions to
The local utilities that may be to the interests Of the
public especially guarantees" provisions.
After ALL is the street railway companies that should be
most deeply concerned about merger It common sense
that merged company controlled by head insttuting
economies would be stronger financially and in every other
cvay than under competitive basis, az
It would better position to the public and to
increase its would be better prepared to meet
fhe future transportation problems Of the District
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ALETTER TO THE EDITOR

Editor The Washington Times:
TN your issue OF December IA,
1927, which has just come to
our notice, there appears COM
munication in regard to the in
vention of the carbon telephone
transmitter, addressed to you by
Clara Louise Leslie.
This lady states that she has
spent a year on research work on
this subject. Her work in that
direction was evidently not as
thoroughly done as might be, for
she omits mention of a deciding
factor and names the wrong per-
son as the inventor. Direct
judicial decisions are always SUI
perior Of ex parte statements, and
therefore I beg to call your at
tention to the opinion of Judge
Brown in two suits brought in
the United States circuit court,
district of Massachusetts,, by the
American Bell Telephone Com.
pany against the National TeIe-
phone Manufacturing Company
ct al, and Century Telephone
Company ct al, reported in Fed
eral Reporter 100, page 976 ct
seq. The Berliner patent was
declared invalid, and In the course
of the learned judges remarks he
said: 1.-THE carbon electrode was
the invention of Edison. Edison
preceded Berliner in the trans
mission of speech. The carbon
transmitter was an experimental
invention of a very high order of
merit. Edison, by countless ex-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-04
CHARACTER TEST
by DE-. Frank Crane

nUSKN real creed consists not IN what
n he but in what he likes You can stand Deiore n
declare fath ne Aposyies
Greed and other number of articles until you are Dac N %
face, but will not disclose kind of man you are
character out finding out Wnat ne
likes you like staying at home and motherng your BABIES
best do prefer killing and woundng animals unoer 5ns
name of sport YOU irresistby boxing mahE
These things disclose real ean1ngs
little while all the preachers IN the country were asked
to the subject the same day.
The subject IF Had Only One Sermon to Preach
Zone" always attractive. down and
presents something definite.
Several famous who in New York City once
of favorte spot in the city,
One chose the Bronx Zoo another the Battery the
Museum of Natural History and Others different spots Each
revealed by his selection the favore place much
his character and his habits The whole made an interesting
article that attracted much attention
We always interested to know the tavor1te spot Of
famous man. Presidents favorte dish is, who
selects beautiful in the world
Newspapers full of such things and newspapers are run by
who know what interests
Magazine articles without number have been built around the
choice Of the greatest character OF fiction,
the the of would select as
companion other selections have resulted IN Of
the most interesting articles printed
all to conclusive
But they are definite and they people think.
character might be made the basis OF one
selections.
If person would could honestly such questions
What one book would you if all others were to be
destroyed?
What man would you to meet?
What letter would like to receive?
What thing do you wish you had not done?
What was the wisest thing did!
What wish do you want fulfilled?
What your happiest moment?
similar questions would pretty
of a persons character life and habits.
Copyright
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periments, succeeded in advancing
the art. That Edison did produce
speech with solid electrodes before
BerIiner is clearly proven. The
use of carbon in a transmitter In,
beyond controversy, the invention
of Edison. Edison was the first
to make apparatus in which car
bon was used as one of the cleo
trodes. The carbon transmitter
displaced Bells magnetic trans
mitter, and. under several forms
OF construction. remains the only
commercial instrument. The ad.
vance in the art was due to the
carbon electrode of Edison. 1t is
conceded that the Edison trans
mitter as apparatus is a very I'm.
portant invention. Berliner was
not the inventor of the first con.
slant contact transmitter. An
immense amount of painstaking
and highly ingenious experiment.
preceded Edison's successful re-
suit. The discovery of the avail
ability of carbon was unQuestion.
ably invention, and it resulted in
the first practical success in the
art"
For the information Of the lay
reader it may be stated that the
microphone, as now used in the
radio, is in all essentials the
same as carbon telephone trans,
mitter, and therefore its inventor
was Edison.
HENRY LANAHAN,
General Counsel for Thomas A.
Edison,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-04
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. C. A. L. Reed

UOU are more fortunate than
4 most parents II you have es-
capped care and anxiety about eye
troubles in your children.
In this connection Harmon
(practitioner) calls attention to the
fact that, during the first three
years of life, before children go to
school, there is one outstanding eye
complaint. 1t IL more frequent in
infants than at any other age,
and it is the commonest of all
their eye troubles. It is called
conjunctivitis, and is a microbic
infection Of the membrane lining
the eyelids and covering the eye
ball.
The risks of this infection are
well known, as it is responsible
for more blindness than any one
cause.
1t starts as a slight redness
with a little plug of mucus in the
corner of the infants eye a day
or two after birth. It is not a
thing to be trifled with, but re-
quires instant care.
1t is best prevented by syste-
matte care at birth. AS soon as
the head is born the eyes should
be wiped clean with dry wool, a
separate piece for each eye. After
the first bathing. in which the
face should be washed in separate
water, the eyes should be bathed
with a mild antiseptic lotion such
as every physician knows how to
employ.
In the toddIing years the infec.
ton risk to the eyes from dirt is
excessively high. Consider the
crawling child's habits and man.
ners. Dirt seems to exercise the
greatest attraction for it, and it's
hands and face, nose and eyes,
are always literally covered with
dirt. Apart from dirt there are
the effects of the rash infections
to be considered, especially among
the industrial population, where
the children catch them much
earlier than in the better-off
classes. Measles is the cause of
many an attack of conjunctivitis,
which not infrequently passes into
a more chronic and serious form
of eye trouble.
Although it is true that on the
"hOAS LhO IL SdISL Tie age Tie
less the risk, yet in some places
the children of school age are
more liable to conjunctiVitis than
they were when they were a year
or two younger. The rise in in
cidents at this time is most evil
dent where the general standard
of cleanliness in the schools Is
not good. Harmon's figures show
that in the clean schools the fire.
quency of conjunctivitis was 81
per cent, in medium clean schools
it was IA per cent, and in dirty
schools it was 10 per cent. There
was, therefore, twice as much in
the dirty schools as in the clean.
Dirt is not the only factor,
however. A good deal of in.
Illumination is caused by eye
strain. Close work must exact
from young children an effort
out of all proportion to that re-
quired of adults, and the strain
must tell, especially when the
focus is not good. Perfect focus
is rare. and "a per cent of
elementary school children are
below average. The crowding, the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-04
No Fascist Citizens?
We Admit Buddhists and Such

An Official in the Department of Labor says foreign born
citizens win have their citizenship revoked members Of the
italian Fascist. Why2
naturaized foreigner may belong the Buddhist church
and believe young Krhnamur to be the genuine Messiah and
still remain an American citizen He may believe in spiritual
Ism telepahy Mohammedanism Zoroastranis single tax
why his citizenship because he believes Mussoni
has the right idea for Italy?
You may say he might want to try Mussonis methods
hare What of it? The Constitution gives him the right to
want anything and try anything if he get the majority
with him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-04

DIR. Pinelro. THE FAMILY
SHOULD BE BASED ON THE
MOTHER, NOT ON THE
FATHER"
Does the idea shock you? It's
not really new. Matriarchs APP
peared long ago in human history
families headed by the mother.
Indeed, some psychologists claim
that this was the first form
of family life. POCKET BOOKS,
NOT PROVIDENCE, MADE MAN
THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY.
Fathers refused to pay bills for
other mems children. Hence the
ban on the unmarried mothers.
But now the ladies have their
own pOcketbooks-andt the balance
of power is shifting.
VIII we go back to matriarchs
again? wonder. 1t opens
amazing vistas, doesn't it?
Mothers pensions to tide the un-
married mother through her
period of unemployment and assist
her through the child's minority.
New lodging facilities, where
working mothers can live with
their children and the children
can be cared for during the day.
The right to have a. baby without
a. husband. Strange to say, that
would suit many women. Have
you noticed how many women
make excellent mothers but miser-
able wives. Revolutionary ideas and
many mamas will be enthusiastic
about them--BUT HOW ABOUT
THE PAPAS?' HAVEN'T PAPAS
A RIGHT TO REAR AND EN-
JOY THEIR OWN CHILDREN?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-04
LESSONS IN
VAMPING
BY Helen Rowland

CIOthes-And Synthetic Personality
CLOTHES do not make the
" woman--but they make q
man LOOK at her!
If girl has TT" charm or
s. A, it doesn't matter much
what she looks like; but to the
girl unblessed by an over supply
of these. clothes are the first aid
to vamping. They are her win
dow.display advertising!
Now that beauty comes in
boxes, bottles and facial surgery,
it is so universal that Helen OF.
Troy could walk down Main
Street, without turning a single
head. Men are fed up on it.
ALL women are easy on the eyes.
It is only in what lies BEHIND
the eyes, that one girl differs
from another. "Style" no longer
consists in being a replica of
being DIFFERENT. distinctive,
surprising. In order to attract
a mans eye. these days, you've
almost got to put it OUT.
Theoretically, man doesn't
know or care a hang what a
woman wears. But he knows a
stunningly turned-out woman,
when he sees one. And nothing
SO thrills him as the knowledge
that the eyes of every other man
in the room are turned admiringly
TO follow the woman beside him.
In order to turn a mans head,
you've got to turn OTHER mems
heads.
One way to be individual Is to
find a type" and play 1t up.
Whether it's the breezy, sleek,
tailored boyish type, or the fluffy
feminine, appealing type, or the
picturesque, exotic type, stick to
it, emphasize it and play it to
WIN. 1t doesn't matter in the
least whether the Lord made you
that way or not so that you can
LOOK the part. Most of woman's
personality" is in the magma
ton, anyhow-and lots of 1t
comes from the modiste and the
beauty shop, rather than from
Heaven.
Thank heaven, few men know
how much time and money 1t
takes to keep that fresh school
girl complexion and those glossy
locks! They think you were born
with a marcel wave and smelling
like fresh-cu violets. Never wake
them up by telling them the brand
of your perfume, or letting them
know that your clothes didn't
GROW on you!
Given the right hats, well-shod
feet, flawless silk hose, an ex-
pensive brand of perfume and
perfect grooming, and almost any
girl can pass them off for "per-
sonality."
Clothes do not make the woman
but they make a man look at
her. A man is attracted first
through his eyes, then through
his imagination. And 1t Is not
until these have gotten a good
running start, that his heart
begins to work!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-04
Atheism Is Impossible
Say, "I Don't Believe" Men Believe

Charles Lee Smith, Of New York. who thinks he is atheist
but isn't because real atheism is IMPOSSIBLE bothered the
Rev Dr. straton with pamphlets arrested and released
under $500 bail
No should interfere with anybody elses religion in
this country which guarantees religious freedom.
Dr. Straton has right to believe that the whale swallowed
Jonah without hurting him Charles Lee Smith has right to
at all.
Each should respect the others rights here this earth
and let anybody think what he chooses about what going to
happen later We shall all know enough what happens
after the clods fall the coffin