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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

even the simplest bleach will neutral
ize the oils and make the skin feel
harsh. Much bleaching will have q
very drying effect. You can counter
act some of this by giving the skin
treatment with cream after using the
bleach. The Juice from cucumbers is
bleaching and not so irritating as some
of the others, lemon juice being one of
these.
I am sorry I cannot help you with
your freckles as I did with your hair
troubles, but you may avoid some Of the
worst of the freckles if you protect your
skin from the strong glare of the sun
over the hot Sumer months.
Irene D.-Mrs. r. F.: shall be glad
to send you the information about treat
ing your hair, if you will forward a
self-addressed, stamped envelope for
the mailing You will be risking your
eyesight If you put drops into your
eyes to produce the effect of brightness
Your eyes will not be dull If your
health is all right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

After suppir last mite pop was smok-
ing with unsattisfied expression, say
ing, This cigar taists like straw and
there's nuthing In the newspaper that
l don't know alreddy and if I started to
reed book just now Id drop of to
sleep like a brute in the jungles and
my legs don't seem either willing or
able to take a wawk and thawt of
bowling or playing billiards fills me
with violent paneS and life seems stale,
fiat and improbable.
Meening he felt bum, and sed Well
do you wunt me to give you an ideer,
pop?
Ideers make the world go round, pop
sed. Meening what was it, and I sed,
Put on your shoes and hat and coat and
take me to the circus.
Hah, the siren call Of adventure, pop
Sed. But its impossible. you half to
get UP in the morning, he Sed.
Ill sleep coming home in the trolley
car, pop, sed. I get too much sleep
anyways, you always say so when you
wake me up in the mornings and I go
back to sleep egen, I sed, and pop sed,
Objection sustained, but everybody will
be going to the circus tonite, the cars
will be so damned Ill be fiZzical reck
and nerviss grease spot by the time
I get there.
No you won't, pop, Ill tell you min
strel jokes out of my new book all the
ways there, and you wont even notice
it, sed, and pop sed. Objection sus-
tanned. but the mob coming out will be
gassly, Ill have my toes stepped on and
my pockits dipped into and Ill swallow
millions of other peoples germs and get
End hand sawdust in my eyes, and be-
sides, it will keep you up too late, the
mite air hasent enough sunshine in it
according to the latest scientific reports.
Aw G. pop, you don't half to worry
about me, the later I'm up the tighter
Ill sleep, if I'm tired enough Ill sleep
2 hours werth in one, Sed, Objection
overruled. Well, maybe Sattiday after
noon If you don't remind me more than
43 times, he sed.
Me keeping count of the times I've
reminded him so far, being IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
OUR CHILDREN
About TOYS.
By ANGELO PATRI

Buster is years old and Every
stirring" He plays hard from dawn 70
dark at whatever game the boys,
usually led by himself, can make up.
His activities range all the way from
tossing a ball to staging hold-up in
the candy store.
OF course, the whole neighborhood
was upset by the hold-up idea, espe-
cially the mothers whose children were
not in it, Every dangerous. Some
thing very wrong in the children OF
today. Their mothers are certainly to
be blamed"
Well, let's see. Buster. being an alert
boy, goes up and down his world seeing
what he can see and the very first
OF the street that leads to his select
suburban neighborhood is a billboard
that depicts strong men in action
high boots, knives, guns-great to-do's
AS he plays on the field he hears
his 9-year-old elders telling of the
movie-"Some battle I'll tell the cock
eyed world" He plays the tales OF
the hold-up men, he watches his Supe-
riors on the field play pirates" Being
an intelligent lad he mates the gay
boots these pirates wear, the knife in
the right one, its handle invitingly
ready. He sees them flashing these
knives and yelling "hands-up." He
longs to be a pirate and with the
pirates yell-but his mother says
''You're too little for such rough game!
and anyway 1 would not allow you K
own knife. Knives are nothing T.
play with. It's a bad play that CALI
for knives even if they are dull knives
Nobody ever points knife at anybody.
20 yes they do, perhaps" ant
Buster, fresh from his lessons of TIN
billboard the play field, the shop win
dow, describes his experiences and re
news his demands for the pirate boot
aud the knife that goes with them
''No," says mother THE whole thini
is wrong. Where are your, ball ant
your skates and your shovel and bar
row? You haven't finished making tn
dog house yet. Patsy will be cold
you don't get it finished soon"
But building a dog house is tam
beside a gang of pirates so the 4-year
old villain manages be ways that ar
dark to cajole pair OF the magl
boots and the fascinating knife from
friend, for a consideration, drawn fror
the bank on the top shelf, and he an
his chum, already equipped with boot
and blade. swoop down on the cand
man and order him to stand and de
liver, "hands up"
He delivered both lads to thei
mothers. The story lost nothing b
being spread abroad in the land. TIL
two Young pirates are marked men
and their mothers are distressed oil
of all proportion.
am the last one to advocate tn
"make-a-law" idea. 1t is not nece:
sary All that is necessary is for til
mothers clubs to write to the tc
manufacturers and say that they wi
publicly denounce such toys for chi
tirep and refuse. to buy. them. for. the
OWL childEen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

One Mother says
When I was a little girl learning to
sew over -and-over my mother had me
do stints In order to have 1t some
thing besides just work, she pinned the
seam with pins about A inches apart,
and began my stint on the top step Of
our front stairs. When had Sewed to
the first pin I took out the pin and
was allowed to drop down step. I
remember there were seventeen pins
and seventeen steps and the stint was
done before I was tired; the bottom
step was reached-the stint was done!
Hurrayl
My mother never made me do patch
work OF all endless, tiresome jobs
patchwork is the worst. When
Sewed made something. And I learned
to run a straight seam, to overcast the
edges, to hem, and to sew on lace in
making doll dresses. never give my
child any task that is lawful part Of
housekeeping as a punishment. Let
them early learn that such work is the
most beautiful service there is; and
teach that the reward comes with the
tasks we'll done. For there Is Won
derful satisfaction in contemplating a
task done well.
(Copyrisht, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
Stubborn Skin.

Some compilations look muddy and
blotchy in spite of every care. Some
break out, or show blackheads, and no
amount of diet nor bathing nor steam
ing. does any good. If you unfortunate
ly possess such skin, then go to your
doctor for the address of some good
person who gives colonic irrigations, or,
as they are sometimes called, syphon
Washouts.
The first phrase is the most descrip-
tive. BY means of two rubber tubes,
several gallons of water are washed in
and out of the colon. Different nurses
use different methods, in most cases
CASTLE soap and water is used first, then
water with saline solution or a soda
solution in it, often at the finish, a
soothing antiseptic lotion is used with
the water. This is about body heat,
and there is neither pain nor any sensa-
ton at all during the treatment.
One of the great things is that enough
water must be used to soften the hard
ened matter that collects in the colon,
and wash it out. AT the very, end OF
the colon, (Which goes up the body on
the left, across the abdomen and down
again on the right side) is a place
where the smaller bowels empty into
it. Here is where the trouble lies,
Matter collects in spite Of laxatives, in
spite Of diet in spite of exercise. Free
passage is impossible. more matter col
lects, the poisons are taken up by the
blood, and the least evil that can follow
is bad complexion.
This gradual autointoxication. self
poisoning, can go on for years. Bad
eyesight, nerves, unreasonable depres-
sion. eternal tiredness, general deli
cacy, and hundred other troubles may
be only this. It cannot hurt you to
try this cure, whether you think you
need it or not.
The syphon method uses only one
tube, which branches into two at the
ends, causing the water to fiow in and
be syphoned out.
M. E. CT. M. D. J.-Barbara H. !:
You can bleach your freckles slightly,
but they will always return. There is
a limit to bleaching the skin because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
DAILY DIET RECIPE
SUMMER SQUASH AU GRATIN,

Yellow squash, two pounds.
Butter, one-Quarter cupful.
Salt. one-half teaspoonful.
Pepper, one-eighth teaspoonful.
Grated onion, one-quarter cup
full.
Bread crumbs, finely grated,
three-quarters cupful.
SERVES 4 OR S PORTIONS.
Cut squash into small pieces.
Remove seeds and fiber and wash
in cold water. Place in a steam
er, cover tightly and steam until
tender. Scrape squash from shell,
mash and season with butter,
salt, and pepper. Arrange layers
of squash, grated onion and
bread crumbs in a buttered cas-
serole. Finish with layer Of
bread crumbs on top. Bake in a
moderate oven about Is or 80
minutes.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes fiber, lime,
iron, vitamins A and B. Can be
eaten by normal adults of aver
age or under weight and by those
Wishing to reduce If no bread
were eaten at meals in which
this recipe appeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
Lessons in English
BY w. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say,
Half of the books is on the table"
Say "are" when half" refers to
plural noun.
Often mispronounced: Indiscernible.
Pronounce the as 2. accent after
the r.
Often misspelled: Attacked, not
ckted.
Synonyms: Taint, pollute, vitiate,
contaminate. infect, corrupt, stain.
Word study: use q word three
times and it is yours" Let us increase
our vocabulary by mastering one word
each day. Today's word: Despairing,
hopeless. There was q note Of de-
spairing appeal in her voice"
The executive committee Of the
Variety Artists Federation has passed
a resolution objecting to the proposed
Sunday opening of London theaters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30

certain actress whose work he admired.
When he had a bookful he had them
bound in handsome volume and pre-
sented them to the star.
Statistical bureaus subscribe for GER
tain information. Authors want to
know how their latest books are being
received and even pugilists are anxious
to read the opinion Of sports writer's.
Clipping has become real and
essential business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
SUB ROSA
Rain.

It's annoying to &c caught in the rain
just. when you've shed your Winter coat
for a light wrap and are all het up
about the return of the robins and the
coming of Spring. But there's thought
in every raindrop, If only you can see
the sparkle of what is pelting your
tricky toys.
A real rainstorm is a democratic
downpour which treats all alike, since
all are free to get soaked and equal in
the amount of rain which each one
gets. Rich and poor, Smart Aleck and
Dumb Dora, bright limousine and bat
tered taxi-if they aren't in the same
boat, they are in the water which floats
1t.
OF course, the same is true of the
merry sunshine which bathes all and
freckleS some, but we don't notice the
common sun rays the way we do the
same storm. Rain reduces us all to the
same level and there we are.
But If it is the same Jupiter Pluvius
who gives us the community bath, its
the same Venus Pluvius who woulc
shower us with the same love. Every
girl has her chance in these heart
storms which come in the Spring, anc
since there are no two raindrops ex'
actly alike, every girl has her own spe.
cial lovedrop in the storm.
We are accustomed to think that low
is meant for privileged persons like
| poets and screen stars, but there arr
some RomeoS who are not matinee idols
some JulietS who are not from Holly
| wood. When it comes to the big show
| love, all the worlds stage.
Art is a matter of talent, love an at
fair of the common heart. Here anC
there may be flash of genius, but thu
throbs Of the heart are like the In
Vulnerable raindrops with more thar
enough thrills to 60 round.
There are many people in the world
according to the telephone directory ant
census taken, and hence there ar,
bound to be people of all shapes ant
sizes, all sorts and types. Cupid Is sup
posed to shoot an occasional arrow a
the tender heart, but the little curl.
haired bandit carries a machine gun
If one love bullet misses you, there ar
plenty more in the heart weapon.
The main thing is to get into tn
rain, to feel the affection you'd like u
have bestowed upon you. It doesn't rail-
In the desert where rain is needed, bu
on fertile ground
When loves sun shower looms up il
the west, don't don the slicker of Sc
clusion. the overshoes Of aloofness o
raise the umbrella of eccentricity, bu
let the soft raindrops have their merr.
way.
tcopyrisht, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

'"Then, too there are the social lead
erS. Many of them wish to know what
is written about them. Henry Ford,
Charles M. Schwab, John D. Rookie
Teller and Thomas Edison occupy col =
umns. What they have to say interests
the public, with the result that they
furnish good reading. The late j. P.
Morgan was another who occupied
space in the papers.
Few Presidents received more pub
licity than Theodore Roosevelt. His
life and interests we're so manysided
that there was scarcely day when he
did not pr0yide a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30

good story. An
drew Carnegie, steel
king and philan-
thropist, was con-
stantly in the news
columns. Due to
the World War,
Gen. PerShing and
President Wilson
and the allied COM
manders appeared
daily in print.
Sometimes others
than the ones writ
ten about subscribe
for clippings con-
corning these &C
tivities. A certain
man used to save
all the notices he
nn,,1r3 nIafoiY, nf a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
Strawberry Charlotte.

Soak two tablespoonsfuls Of granu-
lated gelatin in one-third cupful of
cold water, then dissolve in one-third
cupful of boiling water. Add one cupful
of sugar, cool, then add three table
spoonfuls of lemon juice and one cupful
of strawberry juice and pulp. When
cold whip until frothy, then add the
whites of three eggs beaten stiff and
fold in half pint of whipped cream
Line mold with fresh, ripe straw
berries, turn in the mixture and chill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30

The father Of a small Washington
lad has equipped a small shack in the
back yard with tools of all kinds and
there the youngster is experimenting.
Science of the future may be advanced
through the interest and activities OF
American youths who, early in life, de-
termine to take things apart to see
what makes them work.
It wasn't so many years ago when a
typical American boy of our acquaint-
ance begged his mother to let him use
her chicken house for the purpose of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30

developing q AAiC
chanical contrap-
ton he had been
mulling over. She
consented, and for
q few days the dust
flew. Neatly ar
ranged shelves and
work tables re-
placed rooStS and
box nests. A light
fickered late at
nights i'll the i'm
provised research
laboratory, and the
neighborS began to
inquire what 1t
meant. Even the
mother was at O
loss to understand
Why her son was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
Rhubarb With Figs.

Cut one-fourth pound of dried figs in
small pieces and stew until partly soft.
Add to their bulk in rhubarb cut into
small pieces. Put these into a baking
dish lined with thin slices of stale cake
or bread, add sugar to taste and bake
slowly while covered. A meringue made
of the whites of two eggs and sugar
may be added, then slightly Drowned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30

There is world of difference between
the new type OF princess dress and the
princess dress that was worn by Gibson
gifls 20 years ago--the sort of dress
that looked as if the wearer had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30

Long express trains carrying nothing
but eggs are being run from farming
districts to city auction. markets, 10 the
. ðeIlaudGs ~ g. . ~, RI - N2I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30
Willie Willis
By ROBERT CULLEN.

Mama was wrong, though. I was
goin' to start washin' my ears ever
day anyway If that new girl hadn't
moved here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30

THERE is one uncomfortable social
i situation women are now spared.
The latest discovery in Kotex Labora-
tories banishes all odor and each Kotex
sanitary pad is treated by this patented"
process. No self-consciousness now,
no fear of offending in this way. This
one remaining problem in connection
with sanitary pads is solved!
So sof-and shaped to ft
Because corners of the pad are rounded
and tapered, it may be worn without
evidence under the most clinging gown.
There is none of that conspicuous
bulkiness so often associated with old
fashioned methods. The amazing alb
sorption of Cellucotton absorbent wad-
ding is q tremendous advantage. 1t is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30

actually 5 times more absorbent than
cotton. The identical material used in
$50 of the leading hospitals of the
country, Cellucotton absorbent. wad-
ding is preferred by surgeons for its
delicate softness and hygienic comfort.
You can adjust the filler to suit your
own special needs. 1t is easily disposed
of, no laundering is necessary. A new
process makes it softer than ever before.
Buy box today :. Is cents for
box of twelve. On sale at all drug, dry
goods and department. stores; also
through vending cabinets in rest-rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30

poured in in molten state, and that as
a matter of fact required the most
complicated arrangement of boning
and lining, of hook, eyes and snappers.
In considering the differences be-
tween the clothes we wear today and
those that women wore Is or 20 years
age we are all too apt to lay particular
stress on the fact that clothes today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
BOOSTER OUTING
SET FOR june 7-10-
M. & M. Association Planning
Steamer Trip on Potomac
and Chesapeake Bay.

The annual Washington booster out
ing of members of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association will be held
June to 10, on a chartered steamer
making a trip on the Potomac River
and Chesapeake Bay, according to plans
decided upon by the outing committee,
of which william E. Russell is chair
man.
The business men on this frolic will
visit a number of points of interest in
Guiding Old Point Comfort, Norfolk,
Ocean View and Annapolis. and ar
rangements are being made for fishing,
golfing, bathing and other sports.
Gen. Anton Stephan, president of the
association, has announced the follow
ing subcommittee chairmen, who are
arranging for phases of the outing:
William e. Russell, chairman of the
executive committee in charge: Bert
Olmsted, commisSary committee; Mark
entertainment; Charles
Frame, itinerary; A. J. Sudlun, SOU
venirs; L. A. Payne. tickets. G. H. Dixie
man, concessions, and j. E. Colli1ower,
publicity.
This will be the twentieth annual
outing of the association, which has the
double purpose of advertising Washing
ton as a business center and serving as
an enjoyable outing for members and
friends Of the association. A steamer
will leave Washington Friday after
noon, June Z, and return the follow
ing Monday morning in time for busi-
ness.
The board of governors of the asso-
citation will hold their monthly meet
ing in the Office of the organization in
The Star Building at 2:30 o'clock FRI
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
J. r. OYSTER PICTURE
GIFT TO D. C. SCHOOL
Presentation to Be Made Friday
Night in Presence of Dis
trict Officials.

A picture of the late Capt. James F.
Oyster, former District Commissioner
and president of the Board of Educa-
ton, will be presented to the James F.
Oyster School, Twenty-ninth and CAL
vert streets, at 8 o'clock Friday night,
by Mrs. Clark G. Diamond and Norman
F. Oyster. daughter and son of the for
mer District official, respectively.
The presentation exercises will be
attended by DR.. Frank w. Ballou, SUI
perintendent of schools; Robert G. Hay
cock, assistant superintendent in charge
of elementary schools. and other school
officials. Commissioner Dougherty also
is expected to be present on behalf OF
the Board of Commissioners.
Following the presentation, which will
be made by Mrs Diamond, the picture
will be unveiled by Mr.. Oyster. At the
conclusion of the exercises, the school
will be opened and lighted while rep
resentative work of the pupils will be
placed on exhibition during an open
house reception.
Capt. Oyster was appointed member
of the school board July /, 1906. when
the public school system was reorgan-
lied. One year later he was elected
president, in which position he remained
until April, 1918, with the exception
of five-month interval. during which
he temporarily relinquished the chair.
Subsequently Capt. Oyster was appoint
ed as District Commissioner. and DUR
ing his term in office he gained many
friends throughout the city besides
those he won while on the school board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
PRATT TELLS FORCE
TOOBSERvE RIGHTS
Illegal Acts Under Guise Of
Enforcement viii Not Be
Tolerated, He Says.

Maj. Henry G. Pratt. new superin-
tendent Of police, in the first general in
structions to members of the force since
his appointment, announced that illegal
and unconstitutional acts under the
guise Of law enforcement will not be
tolerated.
The warning was contained in a gen.
eral order broadcast yesterday after
noon throughout the department. 1t
declared that every official act Of a
duly authorized police officer must be in
accordance with the due process of law,
and that whatever the action, "it must
be Endorsed by public authority and
sanctioned by the law Of the land"
The order also stressed that the de-
partment would not tolerate an apha-
thetic attitude by police toward the ex-
istence of SpeakeaSies, gambling houses
)r other places where the law Is violated.
Continued commission of law VIOLA
lions in any territory, it declared, will
be construed by the department as
clearly indicative of inefficiency of COM
mand and of execution" and will be fol-
lowed by investigation and drastic dis
ciplinary action.
Maj. Pratt reminded precinct COM
manders particularly that it is their re-
Sponsibility to keep in intimate touch
with conditions throughout their re-
Spective territories, and admoniShed
them that they must initiate charges OF
inef6ciency against any policeman who
does not measure up to the standard of
an officer.
THE department" the order con-
cluded, will not countenance any de-
signed attempt on the part of any mem
Der of the force to shift or evade his
proper responsibility"