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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
Fears for Burlesque.
FEARS that the burlesque temple.

FEARS that the burlesque temple, sc
immune to earthly tribulations,
nevertheless, may have suffered by the
recent perturbations in the New York
stock market are groundless, it would
seem.
The financial earthquake never
touched burleSque. THE poor busi-
ness that is being done throughout the
country" says I. H. Herk, guiding star
of the Mutual Burlesque Association,
is confined to those shows that regis
tered failure upon their original pres
made outside the principal cities. by
operators who simply took a chance
Of putting 1t over In the sticks" pur-
posely avoiding the metropolitan CEN
tiers.
All is not Ill with burlesque, there
fore.
The Washington times., 1929-01-25
Silk Costume Slips
IN the january Selling
Are Exceptional Values
s2,95 $3.95 s4.95

At S2.95-v Variety of tailored and lace-trimmed
styles with deep hip hens. Some ruffle-trimmed
At $685. Fine imported laces add daintinessl to
these slips. Deep hens; in white and flesh.
At S4.95- Particularly important in the realm of
smart slips-creations of fine crepes and delicate
laces.
COSTUME SLIPS. THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1929-01-25

Of nothing better than a mixture
of good old sage tea and sulphur.
You can either prepare the mixture
at home yourself, or as most women
prefer, buy it already prepared and
ready to use.
The correct recipe, improved BY
the addition of other ingredients,
may be had in Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound. All druggists
carry it and since the cost is only
75c d bottle, there is really no need
for any woman to go to the bother
Of preparing it herself. You would
be surprised IL you knew the mum.
Der of men and women who employ
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur because
It's use is undetectable.
You simply moisten a comb or a
soft brush with it and draw it
through your hair, one small strand
ut time. BY morning the gray
disappears and another application
or two sees your hair beautifully
and evenly restored to its full or
iginal color. There is no suggestion
Of that hard, dyed look that repels
fastidious women. / advise any
woman--or man-whose hair is
turning gray to try Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur.
The Washington times., 1929-01-25
LIGHTSENTENCE
RHUNTRESS
/ PROBABLE

NEW YORK, Jan. rs G.N.s9.--
Found guilty by jury Of her peers
Of second degree assault In
connection with the shooting of her
lawyer-husband last spring. Mrs.
Esther Evans De Forest Wilson,
society huntress, contemplated today
In her jefferson Market Prison cell
on the penalty she will receive.
Mrs. Wilson, who will be SEN
fenced on Tuesday, faces two possi-
bic punishments. She may be fined
$1,000 and sent to Auburn Prison
for five years, with an additional
five to ten years for carrying
firearms, or she may be sent to the
Welfare Island Penitentiary for
from six months to three years.
In view of the jury's recon
mendation for mercy it is con.
sidered likely that Mrs. Wilson will
be given the lighter sentence,
Used to living in suite at the
exclusive Wardman Park Hotel in
Washington. Mrs. Wilson refused
to vince when she was ushered
into her tiny cell at the Jefferson
Market institution. Her husband
had objected to her prosecution.
The Washington times., 1929-01-25
JEWISH women
To H0LDFETE

The thirty-fourth anniversary of
the organization of the Washing
ton section of the National Council
of Jewish Women viii be cele-
brated at dinner and entertain
ment at the Jewish Community
Center, Sixteenth and @ Streets
Northwest, Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock.
One of the features of the enter
tainment will be "Tableaux Vicant,
which will be turning the pages
Of the family album" The coun-
ell was founded in Chicago 35
years ago and the Washington chap
ter organized year later, with Mrs.
Al. M, Fischel as first president
of the local chapter.
The councils work is along phil
anthropic. religious, civic and edu-
cational lines. 1t was this orgaai-
zation that initiated night schools
for foreigners in the District. 1t
is now a member of the newly or
ganized Community Chest. Mrs.
Leonard B. Schloss is president Of
the local chapter and general chair
man of the anniversary celebration.
The Washington times., 1929-01-25
Character Training
In Schools Is Urged

Failure of the public schools to
train in character and citizenship
was the issue raised by Roy Win
throp Hatch, of the New Jersey
State Teachers College. at a meet
ing of teachers of divisions 10 to
IS in the Armstrong High School
last night.
recruited from Sing Sing, DR., Hatch
said. and drew the conclusion
from. this that schools should. aid
in the formation of good habits
by their pupils. Assistant Super.
intendent II. III. Long presided.
The Washington times., 1929-01-25

The small hat shows its important place
in the mode in this collection of new
Spring hats; some have mere sug-
gestion of brims-others are off-the-
face models. Felts and straws in all
colors and black.
MILLINERY. THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1929-01-25
Blouscs are newly important
the neWest in this
smart group are prints

With the growing Importance of ensembles bouses too are fore
most fashion blouse ensemble is almost like
And since they prominent collection
carefully chosen printed blouses presented by Woodward
BLoU
The Washington times., 1929-01-25
What Shall / Do
for Gray Hair?
By ALICE sTRAWN
By ALICE STRAW

1 am often
asked for a
good way to
restore gray.
Il a d . d or
Is t re a k e d
hair. While
t h e r = ar c
many prepa.
r a tions or
the market
for the pur-
nose 4 ku0w
The Washington times., 1929-01-25
Scarfs for Southern Climes, 8
sPoRTswEAR. THIRD FLOOR

often be tang for they variety ways
each the other Fos which begin
scarf acquire possible wear
smart frock accessories in the lovely spring cOrs and designs
FIRST FLOOR
The Washington times., 1929-01-25
C5Sg@d9 Sweater Suits, $3.50
woMENs COATS. THIRD FLOOR

Bring MdseasOn Wear-and for Southern Sports
especially these charming sweater suits make
appeal they for
class the sports meets that follow Jane Wand offers them
in imaginable smart coorng the shades for
Southern migrators.
rH1RDF FLOOR
The Washington times., 1929-01-25
Girls School Oxfords, $3.50

Young school the smartes most comfortable
way collection of school oord includes sports
contrasting feathers with leather and soes
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Oxfords in the youthful manner
Boys School Oxfords, S

Hard active be of the sturdet make
Lorop school shoes Withstand the most strenuous
adventures
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
Two Fake Dry Officers
Caught at POttsville

POTTSVILLE, Pa, June Is
Fake Federal agents, VIVA operated
in this district and Who were
tripped up at TaTnaqua by the
vigilance of the local State police,
deplored the fact that they were
trapped in a thick" town, 1t was
disclosed by State officers on the
stand when the story of their cap
ture was told before Judge Hicks
in court room No. 2. 1
Gold prohibition badges and fake
prohibition agent credentials were
used by them to fleece unsuspect-
ing saloon and speakeasy proprie-
tors, but when John John Kasalss,
of Mauch Chunk Street, Tamaqua,
from whom they attempted to ex-
tort $500, grew suspicious and en-
listed the services of the State
police who set the trap for the
fake officers, they were. caught. :.
The two men on trial are be-
lieved to be hiding behind aliases.
but the court records show them to
be Joseph Ryan, of 614 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, Washington, D.
c., and John Murphy, of 52S Har.
rison ST., Syracuse, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
LITIGANT
W|THSTANDS
CHILLING

CHICAGO, June rs d.N.sl.-Cr
examination failed to shake the
testimony of Anne Livingston as De-
tense Attorney John A. Bussin shot
o.. estion after. question In an effort
to disprove her story of the ardent
wooing OF Franklin Hardin e, de-
PENDANT in $250.00O breach OF
promise suit.
/ Prenuptial contracts were intro
duced into The court today--the 2
ones that Miss Livingston failed to
sign, giving her dover rights Of
$1,000 and which are alleged to be
the cause /" Hardinge's leaving her
at thu altar.
Other Man Named
Again, the name OF Charles Max,
st. Louis newspaper man, VAS
brought into the questioning, as At.
torney Bussin sought to Identify him
as Miss Livingston's sweetheart.
Each time, however. the plaintiff
denied any lnsinuations about her re-
lationship with Max almt It as quic-s.
~ as they were made.
At the afternoon session Attor-
ney Benjamin H. Enrich announced
to the court that he would close
his case. relying on the testimony
of his client, Miss Livingston. t.
convince the jury, -
With Flying COlOrs
Miss Livingston. he said, has
come through with flying colors
and the calling of further wit
nesses would be superfluous to
prove the plaintiffs case.
Frequently during the cross-ex'
animation, both spectators and the
jury laughed heartily at Miss Liv.
ingston's quick retorts TO the cross
examination questions Of Bussin.
Called to the stand late In the
day, Hardinge had barely been
asked the usual routine questions
before Judge Miller adjourned court
until tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
Heads w. Va. Group for
Checkage on Orchards

MARTINSBURG, w. Va. June
2s.-With the object in mind Of Off
setting sentiment against orchard
protection and cedar cutting. Paul
Llngamfelter. orchardIst, Of Little
Georgetown. this county. has been
selected by growers here as chair
man ,of the orchardlsts Cedar Rust
Educational Committee. Work has
already begun in obtaining actual
facts as to the size Of the apple
industry in this section; the extent
OF damage actually done by cedar
rust and possible damage should II
be allowed to continue unchecked.
This and kindred information will
be placed before the general public
In an effort to offset the sentiment
against destruction Of the disease
spreading trees.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
Charles Walter Elgin
Buried at Leesburg

LEEsBURG. Va. June 2S.-,Rites
for Charles Walter EIgin. 81. who
died at his home in Leesburg. Of
spopiexy early this week. were con-
Quoted by the Rev. w. M. Compton.
Interment was in Union Cemetery,
He was a member OF the Methodist
Church and Olive Branch Lodge,
A. F. 4 A. NJ. LeesburE. For
many years he was engaged in the
mercantile and coal. business but re-
tired about 10 years ago.
He is survived by his wife. who
before marriage was Miss Margaret
Dulin; one son. Jack Elgin. Lees
burg: one daughter Miss Polly Ell
gin, Leesburg; one sister, Mrs. Hugh
p. Rodeffer, Lovettsville. and two
brothers. Arthur T. Elgin. Leesburg,
and Frank Elgin. washington. d. G,
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
Churches to Meet at
Leesburg Court House

LEEsBURG, Va June 2s.-
open.air union religious services will
be held on, the courthouse green at
Leesburg during July and August
by the Protestant churches, For
several years this custom has OBJ
tained and the people of Leesburg
and throughout Loudoun have at.
tended. Special music will be rem
dered. The first service will be un-
der direction OF the Baptist Church,
the other churches sponsoring meet
ihgs in rotation.
The first service win be held sun.
day evening, July Z, at 8 p. m. The
Rev. Homer ]. Councillor, of Wash
ington, d. c., educational director
Of Calvary Baptist Church. will have
charge. DR.. Councillor Is fayorapiy
known here,
In the event of unfavorable
weather, services will be held in the
high school auditorium.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
Virginia Agricultural
Problems Discussed

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, June
2s.-vIrginiaS rural problems were
discussed here today when the
State agricultural commission, es-
tablished BY Governor Byrd under
authority Of the last general as.
sembly. held one Of seven sched.
uled regional meetings. DR.. Julian
A. Burruss, president OF the com.
mission and head OF the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute presided.
Moro than a hundred prominent
farmers were present and many
took part in the discussion of
existing evils confronting the agri-
cultural interests OF the State.
other meetings will follow al
stanton. Bristol Marion and at
other points In the State.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
HOrD i Bleach
Ny Skin White

s'The camera Is q mercilssa eye"
Gays Miss Genevieve Barr, noted
New York model, land we girls who
have to face it have a method of
eur own for keeping our skins
white and flawless.
I'VE buy no ready-rnade prepare.
lions, but get three ounces Of
Orchard White at the drug store
and add to this the juice of two
lemons. This makes several weeks
supply OF very fine skin bleach
which softens, refines and whitens
the skin without any harm or irri-
tAtion. And because you use it
while 1t Is still fresh, 1t is twice
as effective as any ready.to-use
preparation. I find it a dandy
bleach for tan and freckles, too.
Every girl who takes up posing IN
New York, sooner or later learns
this studio secret. The bleach costs
only 9. few cents to make
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
Citizens Group to Buck
Licensing of ROadhOuses

UPPER MARLBORO, June "a
The meeting Of the county COM
missionsrs to be held July 2. when
aApublic hearing will open on ap.
pllcations OF roadhouses for new
licenses. promises great deal OF
interest. The Mt. Rainier Citizens
Association has appointed repre-.
sentative to appear before the COM
nlssioners and oppose the further
licensing OF roadhouses.
1t is expected that many private
citizens also will appear on their
own initiative to oppose such
licenses.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
NEW HAIR TONIC
5. IS GUARANTEED.
VIII Make Your Gray or Fad
ed Hair Return to Youth
full Beauty and Color
NOT LIKE THE REST

The newest, best remedy to make
your hair return to the same color
Il used to be years ago is Lea's
Hair TOnic-NOt a dangerous, poi
s0nous dye that works like paint
just rub little Of this tonic into
the scalp for few days, then mo-
tice the hair gradually and slowly
start turning back to the same
color it used to be. Not bit Of
bother. doesn't stain the scalp and
can't be noticed by anyone, but in
. . few weeks time you viii be
amazed how much younger and
better you look without those gray
hairs. A test will convince the
most skeptical, and Lea's Hair
Tonic is sold by the nationally
known Lea's Tonic Co., Brentwood,
Maryland, with guarantee Of salts.
faction or money back. Your drug
gist has Lea's Hair Tonic. One
Dollar per. bottle.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
FINED FOR ASSAULT

WINCHESTER, Va, June 2S.--
Ernest Lonas paid $12 fine and
costs in police court on charge
of assaulting Harry Cooper.
The Washington times., 1929-06-28
EASTERN STAR TO MEET

CLARENDON, Va, June 2S.--
The Mary Washington Chapter, No.
SO, Order Of Eastern Star, will
meet tonight in the Masonic Tenn
pie at Clarendon at o'clock.
Evening star., 1929-06-30

The arrival in London of Americas new Ambas-
sador at the Court of St. James. Gen. and Mrs
Charles Dawes in the royal carriage with Brig Gen.
Sir Hanbury Williams, the Kings equerry, who met
them. Q Associated Press Photo
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gan to hum with the industry that arises from
new markets and new trade sources
p RETURNING to the statement that the postal
service is entitled to no small share in the
credit for the existence of the Nation today
Mr.. New, in a contribution to THE Amazing
Benjamin Franklin" asks these questions:
Would Boston have dared stage its Tea
Party without the knowledge of that common
understanding and friendship with the other
colonies that was made possible through Frank
Inns postal service?
would Massachusetts, have peen so ready to
hurl defiance at q stubborn English King and
a tyrannical Parliament without the conscious
ness of sympathy and support from the other
American colonies?
would the Minute Men have been so i'm
petuous at Old North Bridge without the abid-
ing faith that thousands of other Minute Men
were ready and willing to take I'D the cause?
IF Paul Revere-himself, by the way a post
rider in Franklin's service-had staged his now
famous ride before the union effected
through Franklin's postal service had become
an accomplished fact, would not the children
of today read of him in their text books, along
with others now called patriots as traitor
to his country?"
England, no doubt, would have speedily put
down the little "mutiny" in the Colony Of Mas
sachusetts and that great commonwealth of to-
day would have languished for years under q
penance such as only an English King and
an English Parliament of those days could have
inflicted.
The other American colonies awed at the
treatment meted out to Massachusetts, would
perhaps have reviewed their grievances and
found them not to be so momentous as they
had at first believed.
The anger of England was directed toward
only one or two of the colonies, but the others
fell In line and made Of it a common cause.
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Washington and the District Of Columbia
were, of course, not then in existence. They
were represented, however by George Town."
Bladensburg, Upper Marlboro and Alexandria.
The arrival of I'VE" post was not then the
prosaic and matter-of-fact matter of removing
letter from the mail box as it is today. On
the contrary, it was a gala occasion, when men
dropped their work In the fields, women left
their spinning wheels, and children abandoned
childhood sports to rush to the post Office
where the mail was distributed, eager for the
least and the last crumb of news or gossip
from the outside world that might be dropped
by those fortunate enough to be the recipients
of letters.
The postmaster was man Of no little I'M
portance, yet his responsibilities often lay
heavily upon him. We read of one who de-
sired ardently to be relieved of his post be-
cause his home had lost its privacy and people
came at all hours of the day and night seek
ing mail whether twas post day or no."
Our mental picture visions the post rider,
with an air of importance, threading his way
through the throng with his bag Of mail con-
tanning tdngs of good and bad, and then the
mind wanders back over the route by which
he came.
There were the many streams, sometimes
swollen by sudden freShets which he must have
forded, the devious paths he threaded lodging
tree branches and briars and above all, the
woeful condition Of the roads. To the modern
comes
traffic lights Of the wrong color or the neces-
sity for stopping to refuel, the very thought Of
riding horseback or travelling by stagecoach
over one Of the early colonial roads would be
one so appalling as to be dismissed from the
mind instantly.
Perhaps the best conception Of travelling con-
ditions and the primitive lives Of our colonial
ancestors can be gained from the one other
document relating to early postal history that
Is still in existence This document was not
subjected to the great fire because it was In
the archives Of the British, having been writ
ten In 1773 and 1774, the last years of English
control over the postal service in America.
1t Is the diary Of Hugh Finlay, written dur
ing his inspection trip of Franklin's post routes
With 1t Is g map, crude and weirdly propor-
toned, but withal, the earliest post route map
Of the United States. What q contrast It pre-
sents when compared with a modern road map
showing the vast network of smooth hard
surfaced roads that now links virtually every
hamlet and settlement on the Eastern sea-
boardl
His diary, too, Is replete with information
concerning the postal system, the life Of the
times. the country through which he journeyed,
and the spirit of revolt which he found In the
aScendancy.
Finlay left Quebec on September Is, r7T3,
with his party Of two other white men and
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thanks to the postal service of Franklin that
made the contact between them.
After Lexington and Concord" it was
Franklin'S line of communications that made
possible the quick dispatch of the stirring news
to the expectant colonies to the north and far
to the south
1t was Franklins post roads that permitted
the rapid recruiting Of Washingtons CONT
mental Army from far-fiung communities and
later, the transportation Of artillery from one
battle field to another
1t would have been virtually impossible for
the continental troops to have moved over the
Indian trails that existed before Franklin's
enterprise converted them into traversible high
ways, while, on the other hand, the British,
with their fleets on the ocean highways could
have moved leisurely from one seaport to an
other, bringing the principal COLONEL cities into
subsection at will
ERANKLINS service of 81 years as Deputy
Postmaster General came to an abrupt close
in 1774, when he was summary discharged
from Office following q dramatic hearing be-
fore the privy Council in London He was
charged with having made public letters pass
ing through the colonial postal service from
Gov. Hutchinson and Lieut.. Gov. Oliver of Mas
SachuSettS to friends in England describing the
rebellious spirit OF the Americans and urging
the use Of military force to subdue them
For many years the affair of the famous
and even today the name of an English lord
who figured in the case Is not known for GER
tain because of Franklin's silence. It is known,
however, that Franklin did not remove the let
tiers from the mails, as charged, but that he
obtained them from a friendly English noble
man after they had been delivered
He loaned them to friends in America and
in some way they reached the press. Their
publication resulted In a furore on both sides
of the Atlantic. The incident was Just one
more of the very many things that added fuel
to the flames and fastened the day Of open
hostilities.
Hugh Finlay, Deputy Postmaster General for
the comparatively new crown colony of Can
ada supplanted Franklin. F1nlay had Just
completed a most painstaking survey of the
posts under Franklin's jurisdiction when he
was called upon to take charge Of them
His service, kowever, was short lived The
British posts, like everything else English at
that time, was in high disfavor among the
colonists. They refused to intrust their letters
to the post riders and resorted to the employ
ment of stage drivers or chance travellers to
transport them.
The result was, might be expected an al
most complete breakdown of the mail service.