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The Washington times., 1928-04-21
CAPES GROW
IN FAVOR

That capes are making inroads
on Paris fashion is pointed out
by Bettina Bedwell, who explains
that capes are being offered for
every conceivable use, extending
in range from the sports effect
to evening wear, in an article
in this weeks Liberty Magazine.
Paris offers lis capes," writes
Miss Bedwell, which may be
attached snugly at the neckline,
and capes draped around the hips,
also capes which are mere wings
from a fitted shoulderline, and
cape coats too. Paris also pre-
fers the summer cape made of
diaphanous wooden, particularly
for the street; and the cape OF
black or navy blue transparent
crepe worn with a simple plain
or printed froc1 makes one of
the most practical and least
burdensome OF wraps"
A perforated holder in which
perfume tablets are placed has
been invented to counteract odors
of cooking.
The Washington times., 1928-04-21
DO YOU KNOW THAT

A a move to end the sale Of
Imitation pearls as real, the
Czechoslovak government has es.
tablished a bureau at its mint to
examine all pearls before they are
put on the market. If genuine,
they are to be marked as such.
Girl civil service clerks in Ire.
land who resign their posts in
order to marry receive marriage
gratuities at the rate of one
months pay and allowances for
every year OF established govern
ment service limited to a max.
imum of IL.
As a means ot reducing the
high cost 1T living In Belgium,
the government plans to haul the
produce Of farmers free on market
The Washington times., 1928-04-21
HAIR GROWS
IN SPURTS

Shaving does not increase the
rate OF growth of the beard. The
ancient myth that it does is ex-
ploded in Popular Science Monthly
by DR.. Mildred Trotter, OF the
Washington University School Of
Medicine, st. Louis, after making
precise measurements OF sample
beard shavinss which were SUP.
piled by four students over
period OF nine months. DR.. Trot.
ter found that the. longer the
period over which the hair is per.
n1ttted to grow, the slower is the
increase in length from day to
day. Another result of the inves.
tigation Is the conclusion that hair
does not grow continuously, but in
spurts, each of which is followed
by a short rest.
A great meeting OF the Interna
tionAl Missionary Council was held
recently on the Mount of Olives
In Jerusalem. Missionaries and
young leaders of the young
Christian churches OF the Far
East. Africa. and Latin America
attended the conclave.
The Washington times., 1928-04-21
HOW TO FIND
IA JOB

A woman over thirty.five stands
poor chance Ok getting anyWhets
iii office work. according 70 n
secretary who has worked Ton
some of Americas leading buei
ness men, as reported BY Graca
Robinson in an article IN this
weeks issue Ck Liberty magazine.
Miss Rose M. Brophy, the
young woman In uuestion, ana
now engaged fla employment work
told the writers
Today the cry II 4or youth
It may sound cruel and superficial
but IL IS true that employers
want d secretary who 70 not hard
To look upon. I strongly urge
Girls ID tase means toward
youthful appearance that - re-
fined ana dieufffed.
Recently girl Of anaenaic
tendencies came to me- Tor 3 posi-
tion," she continued She was
pale. Prospective employers eaid
she didn't seem strong. At my
suggestion she put on q touch
of color. and the next day found
work.
The Washington times., 1928-04-21

days from rural sections to cities,
providing the foodstuffs are loaded
and unloaded by others than rail.
way. authorities.
Charles r. Brush, famous in
ventor, of Cleveland, Ohio, recently
celebrated his severty.ninth birth.
day.
Astronomers at the University
Of Chicago are searching the
heavens for a new planet, be-
lieved to exist beyond the planet
Neptune.
To test their ability to with
stand A. pitching sea, men Who
apply for enlistment In the French
navy are whirled and rolled about
in a mechanical chair.
The Washington times., 1928-04-21
INVESTMENT
YIELD

A fully stocked pine forest not
only means a greater growth
return upon the same investment
in land and effort, but 1t assists
itself in its own maintenance and
propagation far more than can
a ragged and patchy piece OF
woodland. Trees grown fairly
close together, says the American
Tree Association, make stralGhter
stems and yield better grades OF
material.
The Washington times., 1928-04-21
CORRECT
MANNERS

Bridal Showers
DEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN.

DEAR MRS. BEECKAfAl.
1. Does the weii.dregsed gentle
man 81 1928 wear black tls
81 ! white tie with = TuxedO7
.. Is ii proper for . sieter ~
give d bridal ahowar7
black tie. with dinner
jacket-a tuxedo etiit-a black
bow tie should be- worn. With
evening clothes formal dre1s~-a
white bow Eie - correct.
4. There are no special rules
about the giving of showers. One
Just uses ones taste ana social
tudannest IN giving them But
since showers are 4 BIZ Swallowed
~ the accusation that too often
they detericrate int sbo1oirg
parties, IL would seem 70 me thar
there might be an element OF bad
taste Ia d sisters planning II
give q shower for che bride.tCsbes
The Washington times., 1928-04-21

well-groemed. we1l-If1annered, up.
standing, energetic ana ambitious.
His mother laughs at the short.
comings that used to drive her to
distraction. As each period Of her
sons life brought on a new crop
OF faults she walled and moaned,
fused and sc0Ided.
The Washington times., 1928-04-21
sos. LADIES', dress.


Cut in eight sizes: IS. 40, AZ. A.
4s, As, so, and So inches bust
measure. A 4s.inch size requires
~ yards Of 39.inch material to.
sether with " yard of contrast.
ing material. The width OF the
dress at the lower edge with
pIaits extended Is TX yards.
Price 10c.
Send 10 cents in silver or stamps
for this pattern TO THE WASHING.
TON TIMES PATTERN BUREAU,
II Sterling Place, Brooklyn. n. =.
Use no other address. PRINT name
and address plainly 10 insure prOmpt
delivery. State number and sIso Of
pattern desired.
Send 10 eentA In silver or atamps
for our up-t0-date Spring and sum-
nasr. Is2S. B0Ok 81 Fashions.
The Washington times., 1928-04-21

Denny's father did not worry 50
much about the youngeter, be.
cause he had gone through the
same experiences and come out
q fairly decent ana successful man.
Furthermore, he was honest
enough to acknowledge TO himself
that he had been far from per.
The Washington times., 1928-04-21

old gentlemen singing mad in their and making them
like kicking their heels and taking back Of their
Her Come Out" putting the dream Of vacations in
young heads And in old too In the magic Of her singing
Romance lifts white ana Wild over the OF purple
adventure subways thunder serpene in
their draRon-way without
Ah Loves garden girls; howery
The Washington times., 1928-04-21
SeUen-T housand-MiLe Talk

The first between Vancouver
1000 miles, took place
Gently The call longest made within the
British Empire.
The Washington times., 1928-04-21

Spring singing garden On the city streets
she lifts her voice singing color from ayishng florist
windows resting refreshing soothing
In the she oaxng the wild thrust his purple
and white cups through the grass and leading the lively
Of birds On the mountains painting the SKIES and the
seaside she painting boats All the motherng
sending play She linking arms
The Washington times., 1928-04-21
Grase GrOlCs o. Slseep

Grass growing 81 The Brumagrove
district months
been round haysac and recently IL found
that their backs quite green.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
PAST AND PRESENT AGES LINKED
IN SMALL SOUTH AMERICAN AREAS
Wide Variety of Peoples Inhabit Continent
y. S. Natives Have Colonies
In Many Cities.

Between some countries we visited and
indeed between some parts of the same
country there are differences Of 10000
feet in altitude, of SO degrees in lati-
tude, of 100 degrees in the extremes OF
temperature, and of more than 1000
years in civilization.
An airplane pilot who regularly starts
at the sufficiently modern city of Lima
to carry mail to the eastern border OF
Peru complains that at the close of his
days journey he is annoyed by the
Indians shooting arrows against the
wings of his airplane.
Always at each stop in South Amer
lea one event of the ceremonies was a
reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover by
what In each city is called "the Ameri-
can colony" In each city Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoover stood at the end of the
room shaking hands with moving file
of men and women with the features
and bearing of the familiar American
type, while each spoke a few words
to Hoover saying he had come from
Connecticut or Ohio or Iowa and that
he had been down here" this or that
many years.
With each Mr.. and Mrs Hoover ex-
change a few words about a mutual
acquaintance with some person or some
other old association back home" AL
ways some one of the American colony
announced with pride tempered per-
haps with homesickness that he was
the dean of the American colony"
having been down here since 1889 or
some earlier or later date.
The size of the group from home
Evening star., 1928-12-23
| Nv Cable to The Star and the New York
Herald Tribune,

Nv Cable to The Star and the New York
Herald Tribune.
BUENOS AIRES, December %.
Except that we have cut across the
southern end of the continent by land,
the Hoover party has come close to cir
Communicating South America. Of the
many impressions one of the most per-
sistent is its size, its variety, Its gamut'
so to speak, and consequently the I'M
possibility of speaking about Latin
America as a whole and the danger OF
making generalizations about 1t. The
reader at home can visualize the con-
dition by applying 1t to SITUATION
closer to himself, by considering the
frequently unrealized variety OF his own
continent of North America.
Imagine circumnavigating North
America. Imagine starting at the up
of the Aleutian Islands, where the
Indians live by hunting and fishing
Imagine going down our West Coast
past Alaska. Canada, oregon, Califor-
MIA, on past Mexico and Central Amer
lea to the tropical Panama Canal. Go
ing north on the east side, imagine
passing Nicaragua, Vera Cruz, Florida,
New York City, on past the mouth OF
the St. Lawrence and Quebec, up be-
yond Labrador to the land of the
Eskimos.
People Are Not One.
The reader at home who visualizes
that picture will understand the i'm
possibility of thinking of North Amer
leans as whole or as type. In fact,
South America has a greater area and
more difference than North America.
Evening star., 1928-12-23

varied In each city. In Buenos Aires
1t was estimated to be about $500. In
Santiago, Chile 1t seemed about 200.
In several South American and Central
American countries, though not in Ar
gentina. the Americans hold posts as
employees of the local governments,
chosen to introduce expert experience
into the various services.
In Ecuador there is an American ex-
pert in the collection of customs duties
and another in the collection of in
ternal taxes. In several countries there
are Americans employed by the govern
ment to 1naugurate banking systems or
manage the stabilization Of the cur
rency.
In Peru the navy is administered by
some former officers of the United
States Navy, and a teacher from South
Carolina is high in the department OF
public education. Several South Amer
lean governments have employed ex-
perts from the United States tc study
their banking and currency systems and
suggest reforms. The bulk. however. OF
each American colony consists OF FAM
lilies of men who have gone to South
America as representatives OF business
firms and corporations. Practically
always there is a local Office Of the
Standard Oil Co. and such concerns as
the United States Steel Corporation, the
International Harvester Co., Goodyear
and other rubber companies.
The General Electric and Westing--
house have considerable stats engaged
in the electrification which is going on
rapidity in nearly every part of Latin
America. In Argentina the General
Motors Co. has staff large enough to
include such officials as a managing
director, manager of analysis, division
manager, acceptance division, sales
manager and what not. Several New
York banks and trust companies have
important branches manned by large
STATS.
American Insurance Companies.
One learns that some South Ameri-
can countries have laws requiring that
three-fourths or some similar percen-
tage of the employees of business houses
from the United States shall be citi-
zens of the country in which the
branch is located.
In nearly every country the Oldest
Evening star., 1928-12-23
REBELS REPULSED
IN AFGHAN BATTLE
London Disquieted by Re-
ports Concerning Evacuation
of Women From KabuI.
BY the Associated Press.


PESAWAR, India, December 22.-
Fighting was going on today in the vi
cinity of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.
1t is believed that the rebels were re-
pulsed. Communications were restored
this afternoon between this city and the
British legation, just outside Kabul,
which apparently had been within the
sphere of military operations during
the last few days.
All is quiet in Dakka City, but Jalala-
bad still is closely besieged. The dis
orders in the vicinity of the capital have
prevented the relief of Jalalabad
The Silks at Lalpura brought their
sacred book, the Granth Sahib, here
today for safe keeping.
At New Delhi today it was said that
the Afghan government had agreed to
the removal of all British and Indian
women and children from the Kabul
Evening star., 1928-12-23

LONDON, December % GA brie1
dispatch from New Delhi, India, to-
night, announcing that the Afghan
government had consented to tthe evac-
uation of British and Indian women by
air from Kabul, revived disquietude
concerning the actual situation in the
capital of Afghanistan
All previous dispatches had repre-
sented the staff of the British lega-
ton as safe and not especially anxious
which seemed to agree with the Afghan
official reports reaching London that
the rebels had been driven from the
capital toward the north. While a
dispatch from Pheshawar today said
that renewed fighting had occurred at
Kabul, again it was said that the rebels
had been repelled.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
STILL BLAMED FOR FIRE.
Officers Discover 1900 Gallons of
Mash After Blaze.

An exploding still was blamed for
starting a fire at 210 Taylor street
yesterday afternoon. After the flames
had been extinguished, police of No.
10 precinct discovered $500 gallons Of
mash in barrels.
Firemen of No. "a Engine Company,
who responded to a phone call that the
building was on fire, succeeded in con-
fining the flames to one room on the
second floor.
No one was in the house when the
firemen arrived
Evening star., 1928-12-23
DEATH is HELD SUICIDE.
Coroner Detects Poison in Glass by
Dead Mans Bed.

Because Coroner j. Ramsey hewitt
detected the odor of poison in a glass
by the bedside of a dead man, he yes
terday issued certificate of suicide in
the death Wednesday of Crawford
Bennie, 81, of 5735 Ninth street.
Bennie, a Bureau of Engraving and
Printing employe, was found dead in
bed by his wife. The family physician
refused to issue a certificate.
DR.. hewitt found a glass by Bennie's
bed. which bore the odor of a deadly
poison, it is said. Yesterday, a report
on the chemical analysis of the dead
mans stomach confirmed DR.. Nevitt's
poison theory. He then issued a GER
tifcate of suicide.
Relatives of Bennie were unable to
ascribe any motive for his act.
Evening star., 1928-12-23

American business Is likely to be some
one of our insurance companies. Oc-
casional representatives of American
business have been in South America
more than one generation, have raised
their families here, ara feel more
at home here than Indiana or
other American State of their origin.
To some families from the United
States there is an awkward complica-
tion. Several South American coun-
tries require compulsory military sery-
ice from their citizens and not infre-
quently the question arises whether the
son of an American family is of Amer
lean citizenship or is under the iuris-
diction of the country in which he was
born.
Sometimes a boy of American birth
Is eager for the experience of military
training while his American mother
may feel otherwise. Apparently there
is necessity for such youths to make
decision about the time they are
18 as to whether they shall regard
themselves as American citizens or as
citizens of the country in which they
live.
Among the Americans met here do
not happen to have seen any "adven-
turer" in the wrong sense, though We
met some adventures in the good sense.
The difference between the two types
comes mainly down to one word,
booze" One runs across American
youths of the finest kind who are here
on adventure in the good and fruitful
sense. One that met was raised in
Oklahoma sold cash registers in Texas,
tired of that, worked his passage to
South America, worked year in a
ranch in remotest Patagonia, worked
another several months in the timber
lands along Bolivia, works now in an
Office in Buenos Aires and expects to
acquire further acquaintance with
South America by getting job in the
upper Amazon
Romantic Type Gone.
In the case Of well-developed coun-
try like the Argentine, with a rich eco
nomic life, it is probably safe for the
young American to arrive without any
money. But that might be a perilous
experiment in some of the west coast
countries where economic life is scantier
and less fecund in quick opportunity
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1928-12-23
London Disquieted.

legation tomorrow by the British air
forces.
Evening star., 1928-11-20
THE EVENING STORY

their future. He was always on time
If the car was. He always warne EN-.
ily of his arrival by whlstiing. ana
when he entered the house ne was al
WAYS glad to see her, hungry, ana oiCen
with a treat to hand her--a pouno Oh
candy, maybe. or some fruit, or maya
zine And Emily never failed IN her
welcome by having a smile. warm
nourishinc meal, a clean house Tor ner
bread-winner She kept the little nome
beautifully and yet so frugaiiy tnaI
Charles salary went great way.
Both had an object to plan ior, save
for, hope for. With Charles IL was a
business of his own, with Emily IL was
a home of her own. They useo 70
laugh about 1t sometimes. Emily nao a
stout box with hole punched IN tne
cover into which she slipped every
snare nickel. dime and penny. The
silver spoon had given her the idea OF
saving for whole set of spoons. But
it was three months before she proudly
selected and paid for the mate 10
Helen Dixon's gift,
On her birthday Charles gave her
another spoon. She now hao a spoon
for each of them and one for company.
as she said laughingly. But they olo
not have any company, ana as LOT
themselves they were content to use
the cheap plated spoons which she hao
picked up at a bargain sale,
That first year Emily achieved set
of six spoons She used to take them
out of their box and fondle them and
admire them. 1t is only the woman
with the true home instinct who can
understand how this little wife felt
about her one household treasure.
The second year Emily was unable to
buy spoons. for Charline came-Char-
line named after her father, but with
her mothers sweet eyes. and lovely ex-
preston. Charline was better than a
whole outfit of silver; she was silver,
jewels, flowers, music, all the priceless
and beautiful things of life. There was
a new JOY in the small house, rented
furnished, and new incentive for saw
ing.
Charline's education and my silver,
q house and your shop. cen we ever ac-
complish them alp" Emily asked play
fully.
Charles laughed.
"Sure. We're bound to-"
The house came first. There was
darling bungalow going dirt Cheap.
They bought it and moved in. This
necessitated some furniture, but wi,er'
there's will there's wav. Tl1er
Evening star., 1928-11-20
The Silver Spoon.


r. MILY NASH found the small
parcel lying on her dresser
where it had been placed by tn:
IL hand of Mrs. nickey. Usually
the boarders at Mrs. Dickey':
found. their mail on the hall table
downstairs. and the very fact that Sc
much pains had been taken with this
parcel proved that it must have been
considered of some consequence.
Emily tore of the wrapper and open
ed the white box. Within the box on
q bed of white cotton lay cleaning
silver spoon marked with her initials
A tiny card smuggling beside 1t bore
the name of Helen Dixon.
She had known Helen Dixon SO
slightly that she had never dreamed OIL
receiving any SORT OF gift from hsr
much less a solid silver spoon. Tne
dear, beautiful, shiny thing! She held
Il in her hand tenderly. breathed upon
its glossy surface where the vapor
spread as on glass, saw her own quiet
sweet face reflected. and smiled to
think that this was her first and only
wedding present
She was to be married next morn
ing at 8 O'Clock and go at once TO ner
new home a small house in the quiet
suburb which she and her nance
Charles Burchell, had discovered after
much hunting. They were going to rent
until they could afford to buy, and
that might not be in years But they
were both resolved to begin modestly.
And so there was to be no wedding.
no trousseau, no trip. She had always
thought that she would never be mar
ried until she could have white satin
orange blossoms, a veil. But that was
fnf IN
earn her own living. She still thought
with regret of the veil, but to have
Charles was to have all that one needed
for happiness. He was so good, SO
sensible, so honest. Her one desire was
to make him worthy mate.
She stood looking at the silver spoon
for a long time. Beside the few things
already packed away in her trunk, bits
of bargain linen and the like, 1t was
her sole contribution toward home
making. She had earned so little, and
it had taken so much to live. Dear
Helen Dixon! She would never know
what happiness she conferred.
Next day she showed the spoon to
Charles. They were in the tiny house.
rented furnished, beginning their mar
ried life bv unpacking.
See what Helen Dixon gave me-!
she said.
Who is Helen Dixon?"
"A girl who used to come to the
store where I worked and buy Of me.
One day / saw her looking at my en-
gagement ring. and I know she under
stood. Yesterday she sent me this. She
must have guessed was going to need
It soon"
cts a beautiful spoon, solid, A No.
l." Charles said with the air of an ex-
pert II believe this came from our
shop. At least we have a pattern like
IL. A whole set like this would be
worth something" He named price.
Maybe some day can have whole
Get like it." Emily said, smiling.
II hope so. It's one Of those good
sensible patterns that never go out of
style" Charles spoke with the convic-
tson of a jewelers. assistant who loved
his work and meant to have his own
shop some day.
From the first life flowed smoothly
with Emily and Charles Burchell. They
were the kind of young married people
for whom there are no stagnant shall
lows. no exciting rapids. Charles in
terests were in his work, his home.