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The Once Over
SOCIETY AND TESTIMONIALS
BY II. I. PHILLIPS

The world do move. Society leaders have joined
the Endorsing Cult. A few years back If an adver-
Using agent had knocked on the door at the homes
of Our Best People and asked the lady of the house
publicly to indorse a gadget, facial cream, cigarette,
rug, perfume or bath fixture she would have order
ed the butler to call a cop. Today all is changed.
Milady will now lend her name to the commercial
of ships and shoes and sealing wax. Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish Morris has Endorsed a stocking, Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, J, Mrs. Adrien Iselin II, Lady Louis
Mountbatten and Mrs. George Grant Mason have
placed the seal of approval on a cosmetic and any
number of smart women, including Mrs. Frederic
Cameron, Jr, Mrs. Robert Mccormick, Countess Col
oredo Mansfield and Mrs. Joseph Loiter have sung
the praises of a mattress and springs.
Full pages in the rotegravure sections have given
the public intimate glimpses of the Church and
Loiter boudoirs that the lower half may know now
the other half sleeps.
satisfy itself with small fry testimonials. 1t goes
after the big fish and gets them.
The man with a pancake flour, a new face cream
or a four-poster bed to market used to take an IN
dorsement from Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Smith, but today
he goes straight for Mrs. r. De Quincy Ro;Fingbilt,
bluest Of the blue bloods.
OF course, it takes more money. He can get six
Mrs. Joneses for the price of one MIS-. aockingbilt,
but Mrs. Rockingbilt is worth it.
The modern advertising expert has no compunc-
tons about approaching the Upper Clusters. He
doesn't even hesitate. He is finding 1t just as easy
to get a dowager to speak up for an oil furnace as
it used to be to get an average housewife to sing the
praises of a skillet, and as simple to- land a testi-
monial for a cigarette, overshoe or suit Of underwear
from a bebutante as to land an Endorsement of a
freckle- from a sales girl.
It has become a fad.
The Smart Set loves it. Where it will end nobody
can tell. We soon may see Mrs. Throckmorton, Wall
about, holder Of one Of the low numbers in the Four
Hundred, proclaiming how easy it is to make money
raising Belgian hares at home, telling of her success
learning cartoonfng in ten simple lessons, or saying
"All that I am today I owe to Tesated Iron"
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BY+LJEFFERsoN FARJEoN e~mp& ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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have nothing to do with us, and
we're rank outsiders. All the same,
we've got interested-and If you're
in any sort of danger"
"Dangerl" she murmured. What
makes you think-there's danger?"
Perhaps because you don't deny
that there Is" he replied. rs
there?"
She did not answer. She was
thinking, hard. From the house
voices were suddenly raised-the
high, querulous voice of the profess
sor, and the sharp, dominating
voice of the spiritualist. Then the
voices ceased, and Celia Cunning
ham raised her head.
Once, while Charlie had been
picnicking on Exmoor a hunted
deer had suddenly bounded out Of
a little clump of buches, and, for
an instant, had stood stock still be-
fore flashing away again. In thai
instant Charlie had seen the deer's
eyes-beautiful eyes, capable of
great serenity, but tortured just
then with the fear Of some name
less horror. He thought Of that
deer now, as he watched Celia
Cunningham's expression.
Don't forget-I'm here to help"
he said.
"Oh-if you could!" she NUT
tered.
why not try me?" he sug-
gested.
She was silent again. She could
not make up her mind. He tried
to make it up for her.
IF you think you are in any dan
ger from Mr.. Simon Brill" he
said, plunging, Il may tell you that
I am of exactly the same opinion"
Now her eyes were open wide in
wonder.
What do you know Of MI. Simon
Brill?" she faltered.
The voices at the house were
raised again. The professors more
shrilly, and with a note of nerv-
Gus decision; the spiritualist's as
sharp as before, but with an angrier
tang. A moment later, there was
a movement at the front porch,
and Simon Brill came Stumping
out, the professor behind him,
Quick" hispered Celia. do
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
Health and Right Living
By ROYAL S. COPELANC, nj. d.
Former Commissioner Of Health,

Fortunate indeed Is the babe
born in an enlightened land. with
popular education and widespread
instruction in the care of infants,
the American baby is blessed in
deed.
When we contrast the scientific
feeding of our youngsters with
what Is done in certain lands, we
must rejoice that we know how to
care for the little ones. I want
you to read how a recent writer
describes the care of infants in one
part Of the Orient.
After a beautiful tribute to the
mother love, telling how the child
Is idolized, the author laments the
ignorance Of the uneducated and
uniformed parent. The mother
would never discipline the child,
even though she knew the meaning
Of the word" Listen:
"She has not the vaguest con-
ception how to feed him or de-
velop him. Her idea of a suffi-
cient meal is to tie a string around
his little brown body and stuff him
till the string bursts"
Isn't this terrible?
Thank God, the mothers OF mod
ern civilization are not limited in
their knowledge of how to feed a
baby. Neither are they bound by
the business Of tradition. Our
mothers are eager to find the very
best way to deal with their chill
dren and they are free to apply
their knowledge. That is why the
infant death rate is steadily de-
creasing.
I have often said that the de-
gree of civilization is measured by
the infant deaths. That standard
determines the progress Of a COM
munity.
I shall never forget the quiet and
modest admonition of the chief
personal assistant to the commits
sioner soon after I took charge OF
the health department OF New
York City. This good woman call
ed my attention to a graphic
chart, showing the infant deaths.
The success or failure of your
administration will be determined
by what is added to this chart dur
ing your administration.
The full significance Of this
statement did not dawn upon me
at once. But the more I learned
of public health work. the more I
became convinced that the way we
care for our babies determines our
humanity, our scientific knoWl-
edge. our real civic progress.
There Is little more to say to-
day. 1t is enough to add that the
foundation of health is laid in the
early years of life. The usefulness
Of the adult. the ability to think
straight and to work hard, the
physique to meet successfully the
contests of life-all these depend
on the mother wisdom applied in
those early years.
From time to time. infant feed
ing will be discussed in this COL
umn. No American mother will
depend on the breaking Of a string
as a rest Of sufficient feeding. She
will know exactly what must be
fed, how much must be fed, and
what must not be given her baby.
BY the application Of simple rules
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Star Lore
The Dark Areas on the Moon.
BY Arthur ID. Carpenter

Could one view the earth from N
position on the moon, he would sec
many parts over its surface obscured
by clouds. AS the earth'S atmo-
sphere cleared, there would be times
when the sun would be seen beauti-
fully mirrored upon the surface Of
the oceans. In the same Say, III
there were oceans on the moon, the
sun would be reflected in them. In
the early days of lunar observation,
it was thought the dark markings
on the moon might be Us, and
they were 50 named. Ii a mis-
take, however. The daT markings
are largely due to u lunar
surfaces causing the 81 Eht to be
poorly reflected from moon.
Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
/. Gen. Jose G0nZalo Escobar;
Mexican revolutionary troopS1
JuareZ.
2. BrahmaniSm.
3. Wolsey.
a.. I John i, 8.
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Washington Letter
By HERBERT C. PLUMMER

WASHINGTON, April 26-It has become quite a
habit with us of late as we wander through the cor
ridors of the many government buildings in Wash
ington to keep on the lookout for those agencies and
people engaged in tasks about little is known.
1t is surprising how many there are. In some
instances these little known workers are to be found
in places far off the beaten track. They start a job,
work at it day by day, and often finish it with only
a few outside their immediate offices knowing any
thing about it.
Our latest find was just the other day in the navy
building. 1t was a federal board, working under au-
thorization from congress, compiling a federal stock
catalog.
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TO A LIVE TROUT IN A NEW YORK
STORE WINDOW

Twinkle, twinkle, little trout,
Wond'ring what it's all about,
Swimming in a window brook
Where the passing throngs may look;
List'ning to the shrieking brakes !
And the bedlam traffic makes;
Harking to the traffic cop
Whistling for the "go" and "stop;"
Quiv'ring to the constant jars
From the flat-wheeled surface cars;
Blinking thru the window glass
AS the funny faces pass
And at those that stop and stare
At you in the water there;
Do not worry, don't be blue
wondering why it is that you
OF all trout both small and great
Should be picked for such a fate;
Splash about and pleasure find
Try to bear this thought in mind:
Mighty few trout meath the sun
Ever get a Broadway Run"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-26
By 'J.JEFFERsoN FARJEoN

I'm the next twenty-four hours
perhaps" answered Brill.
And where?"
I'm Coomber House-perhaps.
And then, again." he added, alb
ruptly, perhaps not. In any case,
Coomber House is a very unhealthy
place to potter about in, and wise
folk will remember it,"
Come, comet" cried the profess
sor. Are we never to have our
chat, Brill2"
Simon Brill nodded, and began
to follow his host, who was al
ready Fastening towards the house.
Charlie looked after them, then
turned inquiring eyes on Celia. The
girl had made no movement to
leave.
Il say, am I a nuiSance?" ask
ed Charlie. I'm feeling pretty well
all right now, if you think / ought
to go?"
She hesitated; then said:
Don't 60 on my account,
please."s
You mean that?"
"Of course"
Then 1 won't so on my account"
he said. "At least not for a few
minutes. You know, if you pro-
vide such amazingly comfortable
hammockS, you mustn't expect your
guests to go-not even your unin-
vited ones. Won't you sit DOWN"
A deck chair stood beside the
hammock. Celia sank into it, and
a look Of great WEAKNESS entered
her eyes. But the next moment she
was fighting it.
How did your accident occur?'
she asked, trying to forget her own
troubles. Il haven't heard"
Il went owe a stone" replied
Charlie, hating himself for the lie,
He had told plenty Of lies in his
time, but this one rather stuck IN
his throat. His excuse was that
he was really lying on her behalf.
And did you fall off your BIZ
cycle?" she went on.
Yes, I fell off," nodded Char
lie. Il was cycling along-and
there was this stone-this large
stone-and I expect I wasn't look
ing, because all of a sudden" He
paused. Celia's eyes were disturb
ingly trustful. Its no good, Miss
Cunningham" he murmured. lame
ly. Il can't keep 1t up any longer"
Can't keep what up?" she ex-
claimed.
my little deception" he said,
dropping his voice. There wasn't
any accident" She stared at. him.
THE whole thing is a put-up job.
I-I-wanted to"
ITO force your way in here?" she
demanded, flushing.
Yes. But don't be frightfully
angry with me until you know the
reason"
What is the reason?"
"A fearfully impertinent one.
I've got an idea-never mind how,
for a moment-that you're in some
sort of trouble, and if there any
way whatever in which I can be of
assistance-Well, I've come along
The flush deepened now, but it
changed in character. 1t was no
longer a sign of indignation, but or
confused gratitude. She did not
speak for a while. A sudden weak
ness seemed to have descended
upon her. Then she said, now
keeping her voice as low as his:
Who are you?"
MY name is Charlie Carfax," he
answered, though that won't put
you much wiser. 1 arrived here
last night with a friend, and by a
series of amazing incidents we've
got on to it that things are not
as they should be. OF course, Miss
Cunningham"
How do you know my name?"
Let me seel How do I? 1 think
Mr.. Brill mentioned it. Or, if he
didn't, I heard 1t at the Yellow
Stag, where I'm staying. Where
was !? OH remember. I was
saying that OF course these things
that are not a. they should be
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Who am I? OF what troops am I
in command? What large town did
my forces recently evacuate?
What is the religion Of the priestly
caste Of India?
Who vas Archbishop OF York DUR
ing the reign of King Henry VIII in
England?
IF we say that we have no sin,
we deceive ourselves, and the truth
is not in us" Where is this passage.
found In the Bible?
Today's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are strong
willed and above average intelli-
gence. They do their jobs well.
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CHAPTER XVI

CHAPTER XXVI
The professor began to walk ur
and down the garden path-siS
little steps one way and six the
other. His nerves seemed on the
verge Of swapping. Celia, looking
at Charlie as though for the
comfort Of his prosaic solidity
murmured:
What does he mean?"
I'VE met last night outside
Coomber House" responded Char
lie, and the professor paused alb
ruptly in his pacing, then as alb
ruptly resumed it again. Mr.
Brill tried to impress us with the
theory that the place vas haunt
ed"
"Haunted?" cried Simon Brill
THAT foolish, ineffective word
Yes, undoubtedly, in your terms
Coomber House is haunted! Before
long, 1 shall prove this. The skep-
tics will stop smiling, and the world
will be converted to a new philoSo-
phy-a philosophy that at present
we merely snatch at. I will dc
more than Oliver Lodge or Conan
Doyle. I will prove that spirits
eXiSt-that the dead miners OF
Byford Moor are still here among
us-and that they can march out
Of the bowels of the earth while
the sounds Of the explosion that
changed their condition still ring
in u ears. When my expert
ment-"
He stopped. Charlie did not
know whether it was some thought
Of his own that had caused him to
stop, or whether it was the sight
of the professor, who was hopping
his brow as though on the verge
of collapse.
We'll, If you convert me you'll
be clever grunted Charlie. con-
sciouS that the remark was made
quate. but anxious to make some
contribution that would relieve the
strain a little.
Il see-you are n of the true
skptics," COMMITTED Simon Brill
more quietly. "But-tell me-you
have heard those strange booming
sounds under Coomber House, have
you not?".
Eyes. I've heard them"
81 don't know that I've got any
special idea. I'm not a detective
or a scientist. And it's so fright
fully hot!"
But you have some theory of
your own, eh?" persisted the old
man. you and your friends?"
Its the sea dashing against the
rocks, most likely" said Charlie. IT
gather that most people believe it
is, anyway"
I'm sure it is,' exclaimed Celia,
unexpectedly. II was there once,
and somebody explained it to me.
The water enters some Of the caves
for quite a way at high tide, and
when it's rough What r you
smiling at, Mr.. Brill?"
Il am smiling at the colossal ig-
norance of mankind" replied ST.
mon Brill, and also at the picture
of you, also, sir-when you are
confronted by the proof I shall
very shortly offer the world"
He turned towards the profess
sor, but Charlie suddenly asked:
When Is this proof going to
take place, Mr.. Brill?"
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you know a little tea shop near the
blacksmith's?"
"I1l find it." he whispered back.
"There's only one. The names
Dace. Well-there! Half past
eleveni Will you?"
"You bet, I will" he murmured,
and rose from the hammock.
Joscelyn Marlowe seemed very
long ago.
(TO BE CONTINUED
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ANSWERS no HEALTH

ANSWERS TO HEALTH
QUESTIONS
"A READER" Q.-What will
remove superfluous hairf
A.-Send self addressed, stamped
envelope for further particulars
and repeat your question.
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READ THIS FIRST:

READ THIS FIRST:
The plot concerns some weird
underground noises beneath a sup
poSedly haunted house in Byford
Moor. One day, Brown, a roman
tic young clerk, overhears a rough
looking man say to another: after
her! And-if she's troublesome
don't be particular what you do to
herl" Brown trails the girl, whose
name is Joscelyn, to the house. He
disappears. Charlie, one of his
companions, follows, Simon Brill.
who is under suspicion, to a pro-
fessor's house, known a S Moor
View. He meets the professors
daughter, Celia.
(Now Go On With the Story
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Of hygiene her precious infant viii
wax strong.
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MATTER OF

Investigation revealed that the board was doing
just what the name suggests. There was being listed
in orderly and classified arrangement all supplies
regularly procured, stored and issued by or for the
various branches of government. Also there was be-
ing furnished in the case of each item the informa-
ton necessary for procurement, storage and issue.
In other words, the government is doing pretty
much the same thing that mail order houses have
done. 1t is taking inventory of supplies it has on
hand, listing those that the various branches require,
and simply telling them where they can be obtained,
and at what cost.
Rear Admiral T. H. Hicks, chairman of the board,
gave use an idea as to the magnitude of the task and
the necessity for such a catalog.
The governments requirements in the way Of sup
plies cover a very great variety. This is reflected in
the catalog by the segregation into 81 classes for
storage and issue Of the upwards of $4,000 items it will
list. 1t is also shown by the fact that these commod-
tiles are obtained from 81 main groups Of industry,
not to mention the subdivisions where specialization
N industry has developed.
At present, items of supplies are designated mostly
in official papers in whatever manner the writer of
the paper might choose. AS a result, efforts to conf
municate information are almost as difficult as
though the various persons concerned were employing
languages.
Uniform description and nomenclature will eIirni-
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OF GREAT

UF UHEAI
But Rear Admiral Hicks says there is an even
greater need than this. He believes that the catalog
will fill a vital need Of the nation in case of war.
He referred to the navy in illustration. Since 1915
the navy has had a standard stock catalog. During
the war, navy vessels and bases in Europe were able
to make known their needs and obtain them with
certainty while operating 5000 miles fro mthe sources
Of supply.
The same conditions should prevail in every other
branch Of the government. This catalog, in time of
war, would ~acquaint industry with the governments
needs. and industry would be prepared to meet them
with the least delay and confusion.
The Washington times., 1929-10-29
PASTOR MOURNS
EVILS HERE

Declaring himself frankly de-
pressed by the social conditions
among ali too many Of the colored
people OF the city, the Rev. r. w.
Brooks, pastor of Lincoln Congre-
gational Church, called upon mem
bers OF the Oldest Inhabitants Asso,
citation, meeting in the Twelfth
Street Y. last night, to visualize
the future and do something to
correct things.
The economic outlook. moral sit
uation. growth Of prejudice between
the races, and the tendencies to
waste time and substance in wild
parties We're described in detail by
the speaker.
A report upon a permanent home
for the organization was received
Samuel w Watson is president and
George Walton, secretary.
The Washington times., 1929-10-29
8 Chill D RE n
HURT At PLAY

Play yesterday resulted in perha ps
fatal injuries to one little girl
and painful hurts to two other
children.
June F,ichoItz, g. Of the $500
block Colorado Ave. y. w, while
playing in the rear yard Of 5746
Thirteenth st. y. W, where a
house is being built, tumbed into
lime pit and suffered burns
which may cost her her life. She
is in Walter Reed Hospital.
George Mathews, 3. of the $500
block II st. n. w. while coastins
on the sidewalk was struck by q
truck coming from An alley near
his home. The driver, Elmer
Spencer. took the boy home. where
it was found his left arm was
broken.
Henry Liberty, colored, IA, Of
the 200 block Four and one half st.
S. w, while PLAYING football in
Sixth Street. between Maine and
Missouri Avenue, fell and frac-
tured his ankle.
The Washington times., 1929-10-29
LACK|NGDOCTOR
4 ARE DEAD

Two aged white men ard two
Young coiored women died without
medical attention last night. polics
reported today,
George II. Barr IS, 6oo block F
St \. w. was found by Jearre
Slaughter. maid, dead upon the floor
Of his room. DR.. Louis Ji,nal, Of
Casualty Hospital. was called, but
declared life extinct upon arrival.
1t is believed death was due to
natural causes.
Heart failure caused the death ~
Henry Lows. g., Honn block New
Hampshire Ave. \. W. before he
could he rushed IN Emergency Hos
pitai in an automobile,
Echa Rehecca Wi1kerson. coiored.
35. 2400 block H. St \. w. died 4:
her home before medical ali could
reach her. Fo1ice reported 1othl7-
suspicious.
Frances HalIy. colored. so, 500
block E'iftN-fifth st. \. E fell Ill
in her back ward and succumbed
without treatment. She had been
in poor health for some time, It was
reported.
The Washington times., 1929-10-29
Community
To Hold Carnival Nov. 20

Plans for the Fourth Annual
Southeast Community Carnival. to
be held Friday. November 30, We're
completed last night at meeting
at ttine Junior High School, at
tended bv delegates from various
associations of the section.
The school building will be turned
over to the carnival, With vaudeville,
a children's entertainment, a mari
onet show. basketball game, ex-
hibits, and othcrattractions.
The Washington times., 1929-10-29
Jane Addams Suggested
For London Conference

Appointment OF Jane Adams TO
the London Conference on Arm1-
ments was urged today in a letter
To President Hoover from Mrs.
Hannah CIothier Hun. chairman OF
the National Board nf the Womens &
Inter national League for Peace and
Freedom.
In thc purpose and dclivcra lions
NJ this conference" tho letter :aiG
there is an ont standing woman
who ia capable and fully corvrt-
SAINT Jams Addams Her appoint
ment by you would fit in with tho
progressive policies or your admin.
istration and would help TO achieve
the great objects of the confer
enca"
The Washington times., 1929-10-29
Unknown Revolutionary
Soldier HOnOred Today

Delegates to the thirty third V1r-
Sinia State conference of the Na.
tional Society Of The Daughters Of
the American Revolution. now in
session at Alexandra. TODAY held
memorial services and decorated the
grave NJ The unknown soldier Of the
Revolution in the rhurchyard Of the
Old PrPzhyt erlan Meeting House.
Among the officials participating
were Mrs, Nathaniel Bear2ar>
state regent, Of Norfolk Va; Mrs.
Charles z. keesee. State vice
regent Martinsvllle, Va, and Mrs.
I. Cook Grayson. state historian ot
CharIOtt eSville.
The Washington times., 1929-10-29
GUT FOR.
WAGGONER

NEW YORK. Oct. % T.N.SO.-
Charles Delos Wa@@Oner, small-town
banker, convicted of sWindIinc SIX
Of Now Nork's largest banks Of
$500 600, today faced only 10 years
in the Federal Pcnitontiary at
Atlanta.
Following q request by NVag-
goner's attorneys for a reconsidcra-
ton Of the "eXcessive" term Of IS
years first imposed. Federal Judge
Coleman re-sentenced Wasgoner to
10 wears.