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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Heated Losses in Cold Weather:

Heated losses in cold weather are due
to thoughtleSS habits and errors of
omission and commission. At the Begin
ming of new year our minds are easily
susceptible to new ideas as a rule, so we
will propose few.
If you have noticed, shoes without
trees curl up and lose any vestige of
shape or appearance. This is doubly
liable to occur in a warm closet. In
the latter shoes will not only curl but
leather will also crack and stitching be-
come tender Look for warmth in your
shoe closet, and keep every pair of
shoes on trees.
Radiators are used for no end of
purposes but none more novel than dry
ing fur coats. There is no better way
to crack a skin than to let it dry on
nice hot radiator. If you stretch your
arm shortly after and hear rip, you
will know Why.
Other articles which may be reason
ably certain to be ruined on radiators
are silk stockings, gloves and silk lin
gerie or silkens of any sort.
AS 1t seems to be mystery, we will
impart the information solemnly that
many rubber boots and overshoes are
cemented in parts. If one losses them
to dry before fire or over or under
radiator. there is a fair chance to
loosen the cementing or at least the
rubber from the cementing.
All of us are sadly acquainted with
the fact that mud splashes and that
wintry streets are well supplied from
time to time with nice oozy mud and
slush. If it is allowed to dry on a gar
ment it may be easily brushed. If it
is rubbed when damp it will almost
certainly leave an unpresentable splotch.
Year after year the above facts are
disregarded by folks with more money
than caution. We do not address this
to them. We address it to those who,
like all of us, need reminders from
time to time. The above only lists a
few of the ''unnecessaries" of life. nu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
The Mirror of the Mode
BY MARY MARSHALL,

we remarked the tendency of well
dressed women to wear high-heeled
shoes with the sports type of costume,
procedure which would once have
been considered quite bad taste. Women
even wore high-heeled shoes on the
beaches, and some of the bathing shoes
we're made with heels that were any,
thing but low. Women had learned the
trick of walking with a degree of COM
fort on high heels, and they felt that
they looked dowdy with low ones.
High heels are somehow taken for
granted in the present silhouette. One
would not venture to say that they are
losing ground to lower heels, still there
is this difference between the woman
who is really well dressed and the
woman who is not-she chooses her
shoes with precision to suit the occa-
sion, and if she finds that she cannot
walk in high heels without causing
them to run down unduly she chooses
lower ones, reServing the high heels for
shoes for formal afternoon and evening
wear. There are new street shoes with
moderate heels of fairly substantial
sort that look decidedly smart, and the
new sport shoes with quite fiat heels
have no longer the awkward appear
ance that they once possessed.
A girl I know was wearing an eve
ming wrap which she told me she had
made in less than an hour. and she had
copied it from one that friend of hers
had brought home with much pride
from Paris. I really thought she was
until I examined the
graceful wrap and found that it was
made entirely from an uncut square of
material, joined here and there by
snappers and a tie string or two, it'll
a bit of scant shirring at the back.
This weeks diagram gives sketch of
the original wrap, with a diagram for
making. It can also be used to make
a most useful sort of lounging robe or
beach wrap. 1 am sure you will find it
worth the trouble of sending me a
stamped, elf-addressed envelope, and
will gladly send it at once.
(Copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24

IT have what doctors call favus or
scald-head. I have been doctoring it
for about seven years. Several times it
cleared up, but it always came back,
and it sets me wild. The last doctor
said it was a fungus growth, like
grateful I would be if could be cured.
! am 81 years old, male. could work
again if it wasn't for my scalp.-C."
Favus is a skin disease somewhat on
the order of ringworm, and is some
times called cruSted or honeycomb
ringworm. It is contagious and you
must be very careful not to use towels,
combs or brushes of others, c. The
disease is not common in the United
States, but is comparatively frequent in
many European countries. 1t is caused
by a vegetable parasite and is charac-
terized by pin-headed or pea-slzed, soft,
cup-shaped yellow cruStS, tending soon
er or later to run together. 1t is trans
mitted from one person to another or
from infected cats, dogs, fowl and
sometimes cattle and horses.
The common or usual site of favus Is
on the scalp, but it may occur on any
portion of the skin and occasionally
attacks the nails.
BY a vegetable parasite Is meant a
very low type of vegetation that lives
on other living tisSues-a fungus
growth Your doctor said it was like
mushroom because mushroom is a
fungus, but the cause of this disease is
a very much lower form of vegetable
life than the mushroom. 1t is called
'achorion Schonleinii," if you like to
know the scientific name.
Jackson states that in the treatment
there are three weapons-faith, perse-
verance and parasiticides (medicationS
to kill the parasites). The X-ray treat
ments are the most effective parasite
cides. If these cannot be secured, then
indications have to be used. One that
is recommended is an ointment made
of one dram of reSorcin to the ounce
of lanolin and oil, half and half.
Before using any parasiticide, the
hair on the spots that are affected
should be pulled out Then the scalp
is to be scrubbed with soap and water,
the lather to remain on from & to 80
minutes, then rinsed off. Follow this
with the medication. It must be used
daily.
The reason you don't get cured, c.,
Is that you don't persevere in your
treatment and you don't watch your
scalp carefully enough to see if any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Lessons in English
BY w. l.. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say, 1T
met you in Detroit some weeks since"
Say some weeks ago."
Often mispronounced: Marconi:
as in ARM" as in no." i as in ''it,"
accent after the o.
Often misspelled Arrogant; note the
RI and ant.
Synonyms: Manner, appearance,
aspect. demeanor, mien. department,
style.
Word study: use a word three times
and it is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Alluring; attrac-
tive, fascinating. THE alluring adven-
lures of life stretched before him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Contract Card No. 7.
TAKE-OUT BIDS,

Take out partners major suit
bid of one if lacking normal
trump support and holding two
quick tricks.
% Shift to other major If
holding as good as a defensive
(2) Shift to no trump if hold
ing two quick tricks in two suits
other than partners.
go Shift to minor if holding
as good as a defensive bid.
Take out partners major suit
bid of two if lacking normal
trump support and holding one
quick trick.
Take out partners minor suit
bid, even when holding normal
trump support, if possible.
Take out partners no-trump
bid of one or two with
Cd Major suit as good as a
defensie bid Holding strong
major, give double Jump
co Minor suit as good as a
defensive bid if holding single
ton or void of suit.
90 Any hand that contains
two suits of five or more cards
and one quick trick. If partner
rebids no trump, bid second suit.
Take out partners no-trump
bid of three with any game-go-
ing bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Fruit Gelatin.

Soak for five minutes one and one
half tablespoonful of gelatin in one
fourth cupful of cold water. Dissolve
IN half a cupful of apricot Juice and
add one-fourth cupful of sugar, stirring
until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in the
juice from one orange or lemon, then
add half cupful of apricot puree. Pour
into a wet mold and chill. At serving
time unmold and serve with plain boiled
custard or with cream.
To make the custard, scald one cup
full of milk in a double boiler. Add
one-fourth cupful of sugar, then the
beaten yolk Of an egg. To avoid form
ing Jumps, turn little of the hot milk
into the egg yolk before turning it into
the larger quantity of hot milk. Cook
until the mixture coats the spoon, re-
move it from the fire and add one
fourth of .teaspoonful of vanilla or
other desired flavoring. Almond ex-
tract blends well with the flavor of most
fruits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Potato Balls With Fish.

Scoop out the inside of hot baked
potatoes and put the potato through a
ricer. Use two cupfuls of sauce, add
two tablespoonfuls of butter and moist
en- with rich cream. Beat constantly
and season with salt and paprika. Add
half tablespoonful of finely chopped
parsley and one egg yolk slightly beaten.
Cook for a minute, stirring constantly.
Remove from the fire and fold in well
the beaten white of an egg. Shape in
balls, roll in finely chopped nuts, place
on buttered sheet and brown slightly.
Arrange around broiled white fish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24

FASHION FAVORS THESE BOX
CALF OXFORDS WITH SOLID
LEATHER HEELS FOR WALKING
THEY ARE WORN WITH SHEER
Isle STOCKINGS AND A TAI
LORED TWEED SUIT. THE HIGH
Err HEELED SHOE SHOWN IN
PROFILE AT THE RIGHT MAY
LOOK EXTREMELY UNATTRAC-
TIVE WHEN SEEN FROM THE
BACK
take the trouble and the money to have
new lifts attached whenever the old
ones show the slightest unevenness, then
you had better make a definite plan to
walk on lower, firmer heels. 1t sounds
like unnecessary advice, and yet every
day one sees women otherwise care
fully dressed whose ensemble is really
spoiled all because of their slipshop
heels.
Last Summer and the Summer before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
DAILY DIET RECIPE

MUSHROOM TOAST.
Mushrooms, one-third pound.
Butter, two tablespoons.
Flour, one tablespoon.
Milk, three-fourths cup.
Salt, one-half teaspoonful.
Nutmeg. dash.
Toast triangles, four.
SERVES FOUR PEOPLE.
Break stems from mushroom
caps. Remove gill-like growth.
If skin seems tough peel it off, but
some mushrooms do not need to
be peeled. Cut mushrooms in
pieces. Melt butter without
browning. Add mushrooms and
simmer or saute, stirring, without
breaking the pieces, for 3 min
utes. Sprinkle in the flour. Stir
for a few seconds. Add milk, salt
and nutmeg. Reduce heat and
simmer Is or 20 minutes. Serve
on toast triangles.
DIET NOTE.
Recipe furnishes protein, which
Is present in the milk. Mush-
rooms should be of first quality
and from a trustworthy source, SO
there will be no danger of poison
ing. They should not be eaten
by persons suffering with nephritis
or kidney trouble. Recipe can be
eaten by healthy adults of nor
mial digestion who are average
or under weight-plain mush-
rooms can be eaten by those
wishing to reduce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
No SYMPTOMS EXCHANGED Here.

Do you think there is any relation be-
tween diabetes and neurasthenia? To
my mind they seem to have many sym =
toms in common. My father died of
diabetes,or rather coma induced by dia-
bette gangrene, and I am said to be
suffering from chronic neurasthenia.-
r. D. C.
Answer - The term neurasthenia
means exhaustion of nervous energy, If
1t means anything. There is no such
thing as nervous energy. so far as
physiology can show. believe you will
find no reputable physician today who
will deny that "neurasthenia" Is a
blanket used to cover whatever ails the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Hominy Croquettes.

Make white sauce of one table,
spoonful of butter, one tablespoonful of
flour and one cupful of milk and pour
slowly over one beaten egg. Mix this
with one quart of cooked hominy, add
one tablespoonful of salt and half a
cupful of fresh bread crumbs and
form into croquettes. Dip in beaten
egg, then in bread crumbs, place in a
buttered pan and bake in hot oven
until nicely Drowned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
New Salmon Salad.

Remove all the bones from one can
of red salmon chilled, MASKING to small
pieces with fork. Add one cupful of
pecans chopped, two apples, one large
carrot and some celery, all chopped, a
pinch OF salt, two teaspoonfuls of sugar,
generous amount of salad dressing. Mix
well, chill and serve on lettuce leaves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24

There is no wind more nipping than
January or February one 1t finds
all the cracks and crevices and sneaks
in with freezing chill.
That is only one reason why the
smart woman likes to have a warm
muff and fur choker scarf-plus a
matching band on her hat. In addi-
ton, these three accessories give ad-
mirabls distinction to her furless cloth
coat. This set is broadtail-the muff
being lined in velvet to make it warmer.
(Copyright. 1929, Standard Publishing Corp)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24

You simply cannot look we'll dressed
or smart or fastidious or well groomed
with heels that are run down or bent,
And If you cannot walk on high heels
without forcing them to bend out of a
perfect perpendicular, or if you won't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

merous others will suggest themselves
and by needing them we may save our
money and tempers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24

ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
CHARLES CO. To
| HOLD FAIR

LA PLATA, Md. Aug. 2s.-.
Charles County Fair win be held
on October /. and 8.
Tuesday, October /, is Southern
Maryland Homecoming Day.
A special invitation Is extended
to all Southern Marylanders to
meet their old friends on the fair
ground.
Judging an exhibits. except live,
stock. will begin at $50 a. m.
and close at IL a. m.
Wednesday is sportsmen's Day.
Ring judging of sheep, swine.
beef, dairy cattle will be held at
II a. m.
Champion Trap Shoot. This event
viii be divided into two classes
Charles County Championship shoot,
Only residents OF Charles county are
eligible. A silver cup will be pre-
sented to the winner.
The Open Championship shoot
event IL open to all regardless OF
place of residence and a silver cup
will be presented to the winner in
this class also.
These eW ats viii be in charge Of
T. p. McDonagh, La Plata.
Thursday, October 3, will be Chill
dren's Day. All children attending
schools in Southern Maryland will
be admitted free.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
new TRIAL DUE
IN VA. DEATH

LURAY, Va, Aug. 2S.-Living
under heavy recognizance bond to
appear before q special grand jury
which will investigate a charge OF
wife murder against him, Edward
Splitter, well,known farmer Of Shen'
andoah county, living in the Mt.
Jackson neighborhood, IL miles west
Of Luray, is the central figure IN
the most novel homicide case that
has even been known In the courts
OF Virginia.
Spitler's wife died some time ago
under suspicious circumstances from
strychnine poisoning, physicians
declared. When Mrs. Splitter be.
came desperately III at midnight
Splitter and his sister.in.law, a Miss
Bynaker, member Of q prominent
Shenandoah county family, fled
from the house--in fear--it Is said.
When they later returned to the
farmhouse they found the woman
dead. Other occupants Of the house
were the dead woman's three chill
dren. asleep In different parts OF the
building.
Suspicion at once pointed 10 spit"
Ter as being responsible for the
woman's death. He was iTnmed-
lately locked up in the woodstock
jail, A hearing given him before
O justice of the peace resulted in a
sentence, of one year in jail In addi-
tion to a fine Of $500. Attorney
Brumback, representing Splitter, de-
clared that the conviction was IL
legal.
Later he secured SpitIer's release
from jail under q habeas corpus
writ, granted by Judge Philip VIII
llams, of the Shenandoah Circuit
Court, 1t appearing the conviction
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
FAIR To OFFER
BIC TOURNEY

MARTINsBURG, w. Va, Aug.
2S.--One of the features of this
years Morgan Grove Fair at Shep.
herdstown will be a riding tourna,
ment In which knights from Mary.
land, West Virginia and Virginia
VIII ride for prizes. Plans for the
fair have been completed and only
good weather Ii necessary to make
the annual fete one OF the most sue.
cessful in history. Dates are Sep
tember to 6, inclusive.
In addition to the regular grand.
stand performances on Monday and
Tuesday afternoons, the All clubs
of three counties will present a col.
orful demonstration which will In.
clude community singing led by
Miss Sarah Huff. of New York.
Thursday night, the same clubs
from Morgan, Jefferson and Berke-
lev counties will present pageant
in which will be portrayed events Of
historical interest.
Entries in the live stock and la
dies departments are already listed
by the superintendents and full
houses In these sections are fore.
cast. All herds Of dairy cattle
which constituted one of the finest
showings ever TO be presented last
year at the fair will be returned
again this year. The fair grounds
are being thoroughly cleaned and all
Of the buildings given fresh coats Of
whitewash. A number of tents are
being erected for the occupation Of
sectional folk who camp at the
grounds during the week.
Officers for the fair are: Presi-
dent, ]. L. Myers: vice presidents.
jefferson county, r.. r.. McQuilken;
Berkeley county, o. l.. Sperow;
Washington county (Md.), c. d.
Kretger; secretary, A. w. Billmyer,
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
Volunteer Va. FireHnen
Will Hold Fall Carnival

FAIRFAX, Va, Aug 2S.-The
Mathey Place on the Lee Highway
fax Volunteer Fire Departments
fall carnival. The Night Hawks
Orchestra viii furnish music for
dancing which will be the feature
of the evoning program. Proceeds
of the celebration win lie used to-
wards the next payment on the re-
Gently purchased fire engine. The
Mclean firemen who are assisting
by operating one Of the booths,
have also loaned the dance pavil-
ion, stands and electric wiring used
in Mclean day. which was com.
pleted Saturday night.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
GRAF V0YAGERS.
To Be on AIR

Stories Of their adventures and
their emotional reactions to grid
ling the world in 20 days win be
told by passengers on the Graf
Zeppelin over q nationwide hook-up
Of stations Of the National Broad
casting Company when the giant
airship arrives at Lakehurst.
If the tests now being made with
the radio telephone equipment
aboard the Graf are successful, the
broadcast viii begin before the air
vessel Is moored.
WASHINGTON Iisteners-ln will be
particularly interested In the fact
that George r. Hicks, announcer
at station WRC, win Join Graham
McNamee and William s. Lynch in
describing this successful culmina.
tion of the globe,circling cruise.
According to present plans, the
Graf is expected at the United
States naval air station some time
tonight.
As in previous broadcasts of Inn
portant events, the reports will be
rebroadcaBt from ahort-wave trans
mitters to all nations Of the world.
This program OF the addresses Of
the intrepid voyagers on the Zep-
pelin has been made possible
through the cooperation of the
National Brcadcasting Company ana
the Hearst newspapers.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
StrsWbridge Ii Named
TO Head Victory Post

Mlection of officers for the ensu.
Ing year was held by Victory Post,
American Legion. last night.
w. Il. Strawhridge was elected
co1nmander: Gus Kraukopf first
vtee commander: w. +. Lynch, sec.
ona vice commander; Tony Russo,
third vice commander; A. r.
Schroeder. chaplin: Max Levin,
master at arms; G. r. Lanahan.
sergeant ait arms; Albert Rricker
and Albert Guzman. color bearers:
III. v. Krichton and A. K Hines,
color guards: NJ. L. Hill. judge
advocate. and A. p. Schroeder his
: Horian.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
Convenient
for husbands but hOv about
THEN" wiveS?

TN thousands. of towns throughout
i the country, this scene is duplicated
every day. A parking space or public
garage filled with cars used in business,
while the other members of their
owners families are marooned at home.
A second car would make their day
so much easier and pleasanter. And
almost any family can afford second
car by picking out used car from the
stocks of General Motors dealers.
Their sales of new cars are so large;
they accept so many cars in trade
often with mileage scarcely touched
that you can find cars of every size
and type in their showrooms.
Used cars are low.cOst
unused TRANSFORMATION
Every day more and more families are dis
covering that they can afford second car in
this way. The prices are amazingly low.
And a General Motors dealer enables you
to enjoy the car you like Immediately through
the convenient GMAC Plan of purchase.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28

hinged on technicality and did not
comport with the alleged crime.
Splitter Is now under q heavy
bond for his appearance before a
special grand jury that will sift all
the details of the case, which VIII
be gone over again.
Splitter declares he will be acquit-
ted on account OF two notes found
by his dead wife's bed when he re-
turned to the house.
One OF these was addressed to
him and said that Mrs. Spitler's
death was due to strychnine, self ad-
ministered.
The other. note was addressed to
Miss Bynaker. This also declared
that no one but herself was to
blame for her death. A large mum.
ber Of witnesses win testify that the
notes were in Mrs. Spitler's hand
writing.
One OF the notes told where Miss
Bynaker should buy milk for Mrs.
Spitler's baby. winding up by de-
claring that "Ed is not responsible
for this deed"
The Washington times., 1929-08-28

ApaFtmemea eg all sinss in al na~<
tiens Of wathingteH ere efe9asd
Through today's classified eds.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
Lhuepage Is Chosen
AS Successor to
Townsend

Thomas p. Littlepage. local at.
torney and one Of the powers bs.
hind the throne in local politics,
has been chosen as the successor
Of the late 7. Lincoln Townsend
as treasurer Of the League Of Re-
publican state Clubs in the Dis
trict.
This action was taken at a
meeting at G. o. p. headquarters
last night, at which Edgar G.
Snyder, District marshal, Judge
Mary OToole, Judge Isaac r.
Hit, James 8. Mccarthy, Mrs.
May D. Lightfoot, and others
honored Mr.. Townsend in talks.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28

Leading schools and colleges. offer
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-07
POTATO MEN In
MEETING HERE
Films Show Advantages 20
Be Gained In Correct
Packing Methods

The Rio Grande Potato Growers
association opened its convention
in Brownsville at $50 a. m. this
morning at the Dittmann theatcr.
About one hundred members OF the
association were present. F. B.
Latham, president. made a short
talk. urging members to attend the
election Of the board Of directors.
which will be held In the district
courtroom this afternoon at one
o'clock. "A regular business session
will be held after the election.
A film, showing the grading.
sorting. packing, shipping ana
marketing methods of "a large con-
Germ was shown. The film showed
the advantages Of the uniform size
and quality Of potato. packed in
cotton sacks and shipped under
ideal conditions over potatoes that
are poorly graded and sold in bulk.
The aim of the association in
showing this film to Valley grow
ers Is To acquaint them with the
advantages Of modern grading and
shipping. which bring better prices
and quicker turnover Of the pro-
duct.
"A regular business session got un-
der way at ten o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-07
$50 Are Reported
I Drowned In England

HELSINGFORS, Finland. Sept.
7.-(AP)-One hundred and fifty
persons, mostly school boys and
girls, were drowned today when
the Finnish steamer Jeru sank in
a heavy storm while plying its
regular route from the town Of
Tampere TO the village of Kuku.
Only fifty of the two hundred
passengers were saved.