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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
Young Mexican Girl
Recklessly Displays
Courage at Naco
BY the Associated Press.

By GFiB AsSOCIatcd Ffc55s
NACO, Sonora, Mexico, April 6.
One of the greatest displays OF
courage during this mornings
battle in the Naco federal
trenches was made by q Mexican
girl apparently not more than is
years OF age.
The maiden walked alone. up
right, on the firing step Of the
east trench, shook her fist at the
advancing, shooting rebel troops
and hurled shrill verbal maledic-
tons upon them. Repeatedly the
heated "soldadera" was pulled
down behind the earthen breast
work by soldiers, but always she
leaped up again. She was not hit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
BODY or UNIDENTIFIED
MAN FOUND TN RIVER
Apparently in Water Some Time
No Marks OF Violence
Discovered.

The unclad body Of an unidentified
man was found in the Potomac River
Just above Fort Washington, Md, at Z
O'Clock yesterday evening by Sergt.
Clarence Richardson. attached to the
Army post there. Prince Georges Coun-
ty oficials were notified.
Sergt. Richardson said the body ap-
parently had been in the water for
some time. He saw no indication Of
violence on the body. The man had
dark hair, he said, but. owing to the
condition OF the body, he was unable
to estimate his age or color.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
LITTLET0N REELECTED.
Chairman of Board Of Tax Appeals
to Serve Second Term.

Benjamin H. Littleton, now chairman
of the Board of Tax Appeals which
adjudicates Treasury tax disputes, was
reelected by the board yesterday 70
serve in the same post for second two-
year term. --,.s,
Mr. Littleton,. whose home Is IN Nash
vile. Tenn, was formerly in the Bureau
Of Internal Revenue before going on the
Appeals Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
KANsANs RESENT ATTITUDE.
Believe Curtis Should Show Up Wash
ingtOn SnObsD

Believe Curtis Should Show Up Wash
ingt0n Snobs.n
TOPEKA, Kans., April 6 (SpeciaD -
Dolly Curtis Gam, central figure In
Washington's social war, today has the
old home town talking about her en-
deayor to attain her aim.
And as q result some Kansars are
calling upon her brother, Charles Cur
It's, Vice President Of the United States
to stay In there and pitch and show
those Washington 'snobs' how to treat
lady from Kansas"
In some State capital circles tongues
are wagging almost as furiousiy as In
the social circles Of the National Cap
ital. But because shes our girl, .
most of those who do not see why sc
much disturbance should be aroused over
where. Mrs. Gam may sit at social
functions, are not permitting themselves
to be quoted.
Kansans admit but do not understand
what Is happening to the beloved Curtis
family In washington. The stories
about "High Hat Charley" which came
out of washington before the outbreak
Of Mrs. Cams social war were too TN
like the Charley" Kansans knew te
Nbe swallowed whole.
Curtis plain As Old Shoe"
Any Kansan, If he's Republican, viii
tell you that Charley Curtis Is 'just Al
plain as an old shoe" His sister, too
never has shown herself to be 3 snob.
Social position didn't mean much tt
Mrs Gam In the days she was boosting
her brothers stock for the Republican
Presidential nomination. She was en-.
tirely too absorbed In her brothers po.
litical welfare to worry about social po.
sition in those days.
However, while majority Of Kan.
sans privately express their regret that
q Kansas woman feels called upon IL
"go to war" to establish and maintain
her social prestige there are some wht
believe that she is justified.
Charles M. Harger Of the State Boart
of Regents has publicly come to the de-
tense Of Mrs. Gam and the Vice Presi.
dent.
"Kansas will hold real holiday behint
Vice President Curtis In his effort Il
upset the society rules of the effete Easi
and put his women folk In their proper
place In the parade" said Harger.
Hoover Dncked Decision"
"What are lot Of bediamoned wivel
Of ambassadors and ministers that the!
should be ahead of Kansas lady? tn,
countries they all represent owe Vi
money and until they pay up they
should be modest and stay where the.
belong.
"The demand Of the Vice Presiden
at the head of the receiving line or a
table No. / at bridge games, or what
ever he Is fighting for, is eninentl!
lust. We notice President Hoover hai
ducked the decision, which Is not credit
able to him. He ought to come RICH
out and say what ought TO be done.
| ut Is lucky the Navy bill was passed
for If worst comes to worst 1t may b
necessary to FIRE few shots to settle
| the matter. Wars have been Tough
for far less cause. hope Charley
ytays in there and pitches all Summer
| IL necessary, to Win."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
AIR STUDENT KILLED.
Young Kentuckian Victim of Crash
Near East ST. Louis.

EAST ST. LOUIS, III, April s R.-
Startling Wells, jr., 81 years old, Of
Elizabethtown, KY, a student at Parks
Air College, near here, was fatally in
jured today when plane In which he
was solo flying crashed from an altitude
OF 200 feet " mile north of the field.
Witnesses said wells was flying low
with the wind when the plane went into
a spin and crashed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07

Brightwood Chapter, No. ~, viii give
wood Masonic Temple, Georgia and
Colorado avenues. Raymond I. Schrei-
ner in charge Of tickets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07

The board Of managers of the Epis-
copal Church Home, Mrs. N. i. Cham
berlin, chairman, win give the annual
theater benefit April 23 at the, Ma
tional The play will be what Every
Woman Knows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07

The Washington Cat Club will meet
Tuesday, pm, at the home Of Mrs.
Bonner, 1704 Lanier place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07

The Associated Retail Credit Men Of
Washington will have Spring dinner
meeting April 10 at Raleigh Hotel. Ches-
ter Leasure, United States Chamber Of
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Rinses for the Hair,

While speaking of various essential
points In care Of the hair I have repeat
eddy told my readers that proper sham
pooling is Of paramount importance, and
along with shampoo one must consider
rinses, for no matter how conscientious
ly one may massage the scalp before the
shampoo or how careful in choosing
the correct soap, II rinSing Is neglected
the hair will still be dull and lifelesS.
In the first place, the hair must be
finsed thoroughly to make sure that
every particle of soap has been washed
out. Nearly every one has had the an
moving experience of thinking the hair
was eleansed properly and then finding
that the comb became white and sticky
when used after the hair had been
dried This is caused by the soap left
In the hair. So after shampooing until
hair and scalp are clean rinse very
thoroughly. If warm water is used for
the flrSt two or three rinsings 1t will be
easier to wash out the soap. This
method also leaves the hair softer.
AS a final rinse there are special
products suited to the various kinds of
halr. The blond Is anxious to keep her
hair from turning dark and In her de-
sire to do so many q blond has I'M
wisely used undiluted peroxide on her
hair with results that are most dis
heartening. Peroxide alone Is so strong
that it viii eat into the hair shafts,
making them brittle and dull in ap-
pearance. Lemon Juice is also too
strong to use undiluted as a rinse for
blond hair. But though it is not wise
to use undiluted peroxide or lemon juice
on the hair. both of these agents are
perfectly harmless and make a splendid
rinse for blond hair when they are d.
luted sufficiently with water.
The juice of two lemons mixed with
two quarts of water may be used as a
final rinse for most shades of blond as
well as for brown or light hair Camo-
mile tea is also very good rinse for
ashen blond or light brown hair. To
prepare this rinse. boil one ounce of the
dry flowers in one pint of water. Strain
through double cheesecloth. Use this
liquid as rinse. Those who wish a
stronger rinse to brighten fair hair will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
DIET AND HEALTH
BY LULU HUNT PETERS, M. d.

Baby Molly eagerly clutched the gay
dolly with the real hair wig, stopped
crying and gurgled her delight Her
mother, relieved, turned to her work.
But not for long. Molly was making
such peculiar sounds Rushing back,
the mother found her gasping and
struggling for breath; bald dolly at
her feet told the story, Fortunately,
the wig, sticking in her throat, was not
so far down that the mother was not
able to reach it.
Wouldn't you think that all mothers
would know the danger of giving small
children toys that have detachable
parts which can be swallowed? APP
parently they don't, for otherwise there
wouldn't be so many accidents from
them.
The Christmas season means new
toys. so I'll repeat the warnings I've
given:
/. Toys must be safe. That means
that for babies and young children who
are too young to know that all things
are not edible, the toys should be wash
able. And they should not have de-
tachable parts that can be pulled of,
for the same reason. If you have al
ready bought such toys, see If you can
not in some way fasten the parts on
so they won't pull OIL, and II you can
2. AS toys have been proved by mod
ern psychologists to have definite part
in character building, do not give those
that create a spirit Of destructiveneSs,
such as guns and fireworks.
8. Get those that are adapted to the
age and continued use Of the child, so
as not to foster extravaganza and care
leSsness.
had better tell you again what to
10 Rnr he nh 1xyho od
some foreign object. If he Is old enough
to have cereals. give him some with
bran, or agar added, to furnish a pad
ding. Do not give him physics.
If q child swallows something the
wrong way, hold him upside down and
slap his back; If he is too large to hold
upside down, put him on the table
with his head and body down over the
sides. If the object isn't dislodged in
this manner, YOU can try gently to get
1t out with a button hook, being ex-
ceedingly careful not to push the OBJ
ject further down and not to tear the
throat with the hook.
These are the only home remedies
I can suggest while you are waiting
for the physician.
Christmas time, above all other times,
belongs to the children, and 1t should
be the happiest time of the year, but
unfortunately too often it is q time
of sorrow through preventable acci-
dents. Take this matter Of the Christ
mas tree lighted with candles, for in
stance; that's dangerous thing. An
other source of danger is the overeating
Of the Christmas candies and dainties.
This is frequently followed by serious
intestinal upsets, and sometimes by even
more serious things. Our clinics al
ways show an increased number OF chill
dren suffering from diabetes. Still an
other cause Of illness among children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
GENEROSITY

I like to give goodly sum to help
along q home for cats, to buy the
heather chewing gum, or parasols, or
stovepipe hats. When have written
out a check to help some people in
distress, feel I'm not moral wreck,
have my virtues, I confess. But don't
take my pen in hand to write q check
of that design unless fully understand
that no assorted debts are mine. The
grocer's In financial plight, he sorely
needs his picayuneS, and / will not be
doing right unless pay him for his
pruneS. The butcher says that trade
is punk, and he complains in fearful
tones, and must send to him the plunk
l owe MIN Tor some marroWbones. The
tailor dolls me up in style, so that I
have princely air; he trusts me with
a pleasant smile, although he has small
wealth to spare. And now he hints
he's needing cash to buy imported
gabardines; his house will shortly 60 to
smash unless he gets the needed beans.
The doctor climbed the muddy hills
through rain and storm, one beastly
night, to feed me life-preserving pills,
and make my innards function right
And now he needs the coin that's due,
that has been due a good long time. so
he can buy an overshoe, to help him
tread through snow and rime. I feel
that must pay such bills, that other
men may eat and live, before I take
my gray goose quilts, and write out
checks, and give, and give. When I
have paid up all owe, If there be any
coin on hand I'll help the needy Eskimo
to start his Arctic hot dog stand.
WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
Your Baby and Mine
BIZ MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

When the baby begins to turn his
eyes in and stare at the end Of his but
ton nose or rise on the top of his head
and stare backward at the wall behind
him, with his eyes all which way. don't
fly to the conclusion that he Is doomed
to be eross-eyed for life. It just means
that along with the rest of his weak
members his eyes haven't acquired their
full strength, and looking cross-eyed Ia
just an indication of their early inabil-
ity to coordinate.
Up to about months of age (some-
times longer) it is more than probable
that when baby turns his eyes in GER
tain directions they will go slightly
askew. This terrifies his mother, who
feels that something should be done
about it immediately. If she will just
have patience the eyes will straighten
themselves. She will find them going
astray less and less, until the baby will
have no more difficulty Co-ordinating
them than has an adult II baby Is
cross-eyed all of the time, then there
is a congenital condition that will have
to be righted when the baby is Oh
enough to wear glasses. An oculist must
decide when that time has arrived.
Obviously we don't want to put undue
strain on any baby'S eyes. We don't
want to let him sit staring into the sun
or spending most of his time in q sunny
room with white walls. Either would
be a strain on an adults eyes. Turn
the baby's crib away from the bright
window when the sun is shining in, or
throw cover over the sides of his crib
to lessen the glare.
Avoid white walls in the nursery.
They look clean, but they reflect every
beam of light and cause fatigue and
nervousness in the baby who is SUBJ
jected all day to this hard, bright light.
Buff walls or any soft, light, neutral
color, yellow, or pale green if toned
down with gray or tan, will be better
than white, and even in these rooms
there should be a dark-colored shade as
we'll as a white one at the window, and
draw curtains which can be pulled dur
ing baby's nap periods.
Playthings hung in front of baby for
his greater convenience and entertain
ment should be at q comfortable dis
lance, so that they aren't in front of his
eyes constantly. To my notion 1t is very
bad to hang playthings to carriage top
and let them dangle right on top Of
babyS nose, so that he can't escape
them. no matter in which direction he
turns.
Healthy vision takes account Of the
fact that the eyes are to be used both
for distance and close up It isn't wise
to feel that baby's smallness makes it
imperative that he only look at things
close up. Put some larger objects at a
distance and let him enjoy them there:
let him look at trees and houses across
the street so that he may have the nat
ural exercise of adjusting his eyes to
varying distances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
By J. p. GLASS.

DR.. Auguste Ambrose Liebeault
French physician, whose use of hyp-
motto suggestion in treating the sick
brought him wide reputation, recorded
an unusual experience.
Suffering from a nervous ailment, a
certain M. de Oh. came to consult with
DR.. Liebeault This man revealed to
him that he was much upset by a pre-
diction made to him by palmist
More than year before, while walk
ing in Paris, he had seen upon a door
the inscription, Mime. Lenormand,
Necromancer." Out of mere curiosity he
went into the house, where he was met,
In a dark room, by Nine. Lenormand.
This woman, reading" his palm, an
nounced: "You will lose your father in
year from this day. You will soon
be soldier, but not for long. You will
marry young, have two children and
die at &C."
M. de Oh. was at this time only 10
years of age. He did not receive the
prediction seriously end laughed as he
narrated it to his friends. But after
his father died, exactly a year and a
day later, he began to be bit un-
certain.
When, one by one, the other terms
of the prediction came true, his I'M
certainty changed to genuine alarm.
ne OlQ, 1nOeeQ. serve as a soldier LOT a
short term. His subsequent marriage
resulted in the birth of two children.
With his twenty-siXth birthday ap-
preaching, he went to DR.. Liebeault,
hoping the doctor would be able to help
him avoid fate which he now re-
garded as almost certain.
DR.. Liebeault had no belief save that
what had happened to M. de Oh. was
pure coincidence. But his patient was
so agitated that he was unable even
to get him to sleep and he feared that
self-suggestion might. indeed, fulfill the
final term of Nine. Lenormand's
| prophecy. He proceeded to use other
methods. He had the young man con-
suit with one of his somnambulists. o
wise old man Of 70, who was quick to
grasp the situation the moment he
heard NJ de Chs first question. II
was: when shall ] die?"
you will die" replied the somnam-
/ buiist, you will die in Al years"
The effect of this bit of maneuvering
DR.. Liebeault recounts, was marvellous
The patient frightened at once. He left
in the happiest of moods. When he got
by his birthday with nothing happen.
ing. he was convinced that he woulc
be safe thereafter.
Pleased that he had been of assist
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be used in living room, hall or dining
room makes it doubly valuable.
Constructed of satinwood and deco
rated with delicate inlays and lowered
panels, piece such as this would be
suitable for living room, dining room or
hall.
In the hall it might have over 1t a
mirror with gilt frame of fine design,
and in the living room it would be
Of this style. One might be placed at
each side Of the fireplace or arched
doorway. Over each might be hung q
floral painting or mirror.
For the dining room . pair would
also be attractive and very practical,
for behind the front panels, which are
hinged, are shelves sufficiently large to
hold all the linen and china required
for the moderate sized dining room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
MENU FOR A DAY.
= BREAKFAST.

&S411AGA4 AA0
- TangerineS
Cornmeal hush with Cream
Dreamed Dried Beef Toast.
LUNCHEON.
Escalloped Oysters
Celery Olives
Clover Rolls Fruit salad
Tea.
DINNER.
Cream Of Celery Soup
Baked Ham Raisin Sauce
Franconia Potatoes
Baked Stuffed Onions
Endive and Grapefruit Salad
Apple Dumping Lemon Sauce
CREAM DRIED BEEF.
Wash, scald and drain the wa
ter from the beef and turn 1t into
o rich cream sauce. Evaporated
cream may be used, reducing it
one-half. This makes a nice,
rich sauce. Make 1t Just as you
would with milk.
ESCAILOPED OYSTERS.
One pint oysters, one scant pint
milk, twelve rolled crackers (use
the regular round milk crackers),
one egg, one-half cupful melted
butter. Add salt and pepper and
stir all together. Bake about 20
minutes In a medium hot oven.
FRANCONIA POTATOES.
Prepare as for boiled potatoes
and parbou 10 minutes. Drain,
and place in the pan in which
meat Is roasting; bake until soft,
basting with fat when basting the
meat. About 40 minutes is the
time required for baking.
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ance, DR.. Liebeault quickly forgot the
incident. But 1t was recalled to him
several months later when he received
an invitation to the funeral of M. de
Oh. The poor young man had died APP
proximately four months short of his
twenty-seventh birthday.
DR.. Liebeault notes that death was
caused by gallstones, resulting in rup-
ture and peritonitis
If one regards this case as one of
fulfilled prediction, one must credit
Nine. Lenormand with going elsewhere
than to her customers hand for her
information. The implication would be
that she possessed psychic powers. The
fact that disease, not suggestion, killed
M. de Oh. is evidential, provided the
facts Of the case were confined to those
stated.
The hardest thing to believe is that
any one, even a professional palmist
would foretell death so brutality to 8
young man, or. for that matter, any
man. Many will say that DR.. Liebeault
merely has recorded a chain Of inter-
esting condolences.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

find that adding the camomiIe tea to
two tablespoonfuls of peroxide, two ia
blespoonfuls of lemon Juice and one
quart Of tepid water is very effective.
The rinse should be applied evenly over
the hair, left on for about 10 minutes
and then rinsed of in tepid water.
When it comes to auburn hair, there
is nothing better than a henna rinse
for accentuating its bronze lights and
luster. The henna rinse for auburn or
chestnut brown hair is made by boiling
two ounces of dried henna leaves in one
quart of water until dark, reddish
brown liquid results. Strain out the
leaves and add more water to obtain
the desired shade. First rinse the hair
in clear, tepid water and then apply the
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| WASHING on NE
| RUNNING eoAaO.


driver climbed out-a great. huskv-
looking fellow, badly in need of a
shave. In fact, he looked anything
hut-well, nice. Standing on the run
ming board for all the world to hear
and see, this same fellow, in a shrilI,
somewhat off-key. but nevertheless
quite Iusty and vigorous, whistle, with
All Ye Faithful And he never missed
q note. Now I'm asking you, are ali
these boys quite the-uncolth fell
lows the majority Of the people think
they are? I hope you can see my point
In the telling Of this story.-M. A. r."
Washington cab drivers, compared
with those of other cities, are unusually
courteous and respectful. In a city
visited by so many strangers there is
ample opportunity to dig" tourist
Tor extra dimes but it is seldom. IL
ever. done. Most of the men driving
about the National Capital are earning
an honest living for themselves and
families. Many of them came from
homes where religious influence pre-
vailed. Some of them are bows who
have come to the city from small out
side towns, They came that they might
find opportunity here.
One more day before Christmas.
Three more days until father will wear
his tie to the Office and the wife ex-
change Cousin Maude's present for
something she needs.
X X y
The large department stores employ
an extra force of detectives to watch
for shoplifters during the holiday shop
ping. Naturally, these have nothing
visible by which they can be identified.
The innocent lady or kind-looking
gentleman at ones side may be store
"dick."
An amazing number of persons is
tempted to lift" articles which can be
secreted with comparative ease. They