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Evening star., 1932-09-11
Ankle Girtl1
(1.ooo)


haze to the ankle measurement, ,uhen
the latter is taken as 1000 Dotted
lines indicate diameter measurements
and solid lines indicate girth measure.
nrents These ratios hold good, re-
gaTdless OF the Individuals figure.
the degree of skeletal thickness in various
parts of the figure. The measures are then
converted into a single size unit, the ankle
girth, which is taken as a basis from which sco
determine and prescribe all the girth and
diameter measurements of the body and weight
The six measurements which he takes are
the breadth Of the shoulders, breath of the
pelvis, breadth of the hips, the girth of the
wrist, girth Of the knee and girth Of the
ankle. The girth mes crements used are the
average Of the measurements for right and
left Sides
The ankles are measured at the thinnest
part, above the ankle bone. You should be
standing squarely on both feet for these meas
urements The knees are measured across the
kneecap.
The wrist measurements are taken between
the bony knobs and the hand, with the hand
open and in line with the forearm and the
fingers extended. These measurements should
be taken with q steel measuring tape The
breadth Of shoulders. pelvis and hips is meas
THESE measurements are corrected" for the
ankle girth. Then Mr.. Willoughby uses a
formula reminiscent of your high school alge-
bra. The corrected ankle girth measure is
squared, the squared value is multiplied by the
observed measure II stature, and the product
is divided by constant" The answer is the
number of pounds of ideal body weight for the
individual being measured.
In the development of his method, Mr. Will
loughby found that it gives better results for
men than for women This is bound to be the
case, he explained, in any rule proposed for
reconciling persons natural muscular devel-
opment with his underlying bony framework.
In women the thickness Of the fat under the
skin in relation to the thickness of the muscu-
lature varies more than in men, The heshy
parts of women's bodies are less uniformly
developed in relation to the development Of
their bones than Is the case with men, so
rules about the proposition between bones and
flesh are less reliable for women than for men.
Likewise, certain Of the skeletal measurements
Continued on Fifteenth Page
Evening star., 1932-09-11
BY JANE STAFFORD.

bHAT is your ideal weight? You
+ :: !; !: !: :
what standard are Won meas
Evening star., 1932-09-11
You May Be Too Thin When You
Think You're Too Fat, If You
Ignore Your Bones When Getting
on the Scales.

casually to explain their weight differences b,
the variation in the size Of their bones," DR.
Shelton observed.
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER AS A BOY, BY SIR GODFREY
KNELLER.
Here Is His Picture

This picture, by famous painter is of many that
belonged the late Princess Roya sold public
auction in London.
Of the princess interesting pictures this parcu
1ary interesting to women, and to mothers especially
This William Duke of Gloucester shown in the picture
boy nineteen children born Queen Anne, of
England, and THE ONLY ONE THAT LIVED THROUGH
INFANCY.
All of the eighteen others died BIRTH before birth,
shortly after birth.
This alone survived to have his portrait painted
The face handsome showing of the that
usually went with royalty in old days and that tends to dis
appear in these doubtful democratic days
Birth control advocates will seize upon this picture and
tell you that Queen Anne had had fewer children
them might have lived.
Not that it would make much difference now
On the other hand those opposed to birth control denounc
ing it opposed to public interest the will of God will
tell that the mother of Caruo had been satisfied with
eighteen children there would have been Caruso
and if the mother of Napoleon had been satisfied with two
or three, there would have been Napoleon.
Birth control advocates will say All very well, but
of the worlds greatest men, Alexander the Great
ONLY child And birth control opponents will counter with
'That lucky for Alexander wholesale killer It
was fortunate that his mother did have like him
Inasmuch mothers the children care of them
worry them bury them when they de share their dis
grace to the full and their glory very little is perhaps
the mother who should decide how MANY children will
have, and WHEN she will have them.
The decides how many fights he will have and when
he will have them how much work he will do and when he
will do it.
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
Provisions of the
Proposed Measure

1t would be sheer effront-
cry to say that this is parti-
san. Banks, economists,
business men have all been
urging this procedure. 1t
is the only way anything
can be accomplished under
existing world conditions.
The President, who refuses
to take the initiative, would
not dare to veto such a
plan.
The Democratic measure
also proposes the creation of
permanent international
economic conference" with
duties rigidly confined to
the consideration of tariff
matters. This has become
a necessity for the reasons
just mentioned. The Presi-
dent would find some diff
Guilty in justifying a veto of
that plan.
The two other provisions
of the proposed measure
would probably encounter
the hostility Of the President,
though neither of them are
necessarily partisan in spirit
or purpose. Both relate to
the Tariff Commission. Both
will meet the approval of the
major part of the people.
Under existing law, appli-
cations can be made to the
Tariff Commiss sion for
changes in the rates of taxa
tion in the schedules. The
theory is not bad, but it is
necessarily bad in it's opera
tion. The selfish private in
terests that have long made
a scandal of the tariff are
always on the job-petition-
ing for increases in the tariff
tax on the consumers. They
are organized. They know
exactly what they want.
With expert aid, they pre-
pare their cases for the COM
missioners. And that is the
only side that is heard. The
fact that the consumers
MAY be heard is meaning
less. They are unorganized;
and do not appear. There is
very little publicity about
the application of selfish in
terests. The first the con-
sumers know the commission
has acted.
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
A Big Help
Advice to the Hungry

The Bureau of Home Economics and the Extension
OF the Agriculture Department have labored produced
valuable contribution to the literature of the depression
These mighty agencies have put forth weekly food
rations of which would maintain life for while in
family of five and the other of which would allow the
family to live in health with margin of safety
Judgment the food values of the ration left
to the scientific minded
But the fauay inclined ascertain the money value of
the suggested raons by eephoning nearby grocery store
Apparently the experts of the Agriculture Department
believe that these rons just about the least upon which
q family could get along.
Even at that the first ration would slightly less than
$500 and the margin of safety ration would cost slightly
more than $500.
The $500 ration would permit the family share almost
one loaf of bread day They could split up almost two
eggs daily.
When you consider that family of five should normally
fifteen meals day. you that of members
would grow fat the ration
But the experts in scientifically preparing the raton
looked thing.
They failed to tell where the $500 is coming from
TO buy them.
The Washington times., 1932-01-08

I1ldG JOD LII ~
order to improve the family
living standard or buy luxuries
for themselves. Women who
want that job for food. Women
who want that job for frills.
WHICH WOMAN SHOULD
GET THAT JOB?
THE single girls" you'll say,
cor perhaps the woman with
the babies; but the woman who
has other support-the selfish
spender who uses her wages to
buy luxury for herself-never"
Yet here comes Mrs. A. B. with
the theory that SELFISH
SPENDERS ARE A BLESSING
TO THE COUNTRY.
A New Angle
It's a. new angle to an old,
sore subject; and it's plenty
argument. Listen!
Dear Miss Robinson:
One hears so much criticism
nowadays about married women
workers, and women who work
just to buy finer things for
themselves or their homes.
that you'd think they were
criminals.
DOES 1T MAKE HOW A
MAN SpENnS HER,
MONEY, AS LONG AS SHE
KEEPS 1T IN CIRCULATION
AND HELPS KEEP BUSINESS
GOING?
Suppose a woman does work
for luxuries. When she buys
those luxuries the owner of the
factory, the man who works In
the factory, the stockholders,
the department store, the
railroads, the sales people, the
clerical forces all make profit.
The thing she buys may be
silly or unnecessary" but 1t
does not seem so silly when we
realize how many people de-
pend upon its sale for their
daily bread. When a woman
like that takes a job, she gives
jobs to dozens of others.
If people were permitted to
buy only the necessities of life
if only those needing such
bare necessities were given
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
LISTEN, WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson

jobs-what terrible country
this would be. Can you imagine
it? No automobiles, no do
mestic conveniences, no silk
stockings or underwear, no
beauty aids, no movies. Think
of the number of people who
would be out of work if we
cut out luXuries!
A Big Business
I heard a man sneer at a
woman because she went to
work with a lot of makeup on.
He said she ought to have her
job taken away from her on
account of that. But that very
night I read an article about
the beauty business. 1t said
erica uses $3.50, ,OOO,O 900
WORTH OF COSMETIC
EVERY YEAR. Think of the
thousands and thousands of fac
tory workers, statesmen and
beauty parlor operators who
would be put out of work if
women weren't allowed to buy
makeup!
Compare the married woman
worker who earns $50 a week
and spends SIS for luxuries,
and the married woman who
stays at home and scrimps and
buys only necessities. WHICH
ONE PUTS MORE MEN TO
WORK? WHICH ONE is
BETTER FOR BUSINESS?
Isn't our famous American
standard of living" based on
luxury buying? And aren't
our married women workers
who take jobs, so they can
buy more luxurieS for them
selves and their families and
send their children through
college, largely responsible for
American prosperity? 1 think
they are.
MRS. A. B.
And now it's YOUR turn.
Well?
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
Tariff Barriers
Must Give Way

The President appears to
be almost alone among
thoughtful Americans in as
suming that the tariff barri-
cades of the nation have
nothing to do with the de-
preston; and that the re-
movaf of these destructive
restrictions on trade is not
an essential part of any
statesmanlike plan to re-
lieve the economic situation.
Happily the House does not
share the President s view.
Neither do the economists;
nor the business men of
vision and intelligence; nor
the financiers.
The President appears de-
termined to maintain the
status quo; and that does
not make for confidence in
his leadership.
He has a plan for the re-
lief of the railroads; and it
is clear that their condition
calls for relief. But it seems
strange that the President
cannot understand that one
of the reasons the roads are
in bad shape is that there
has been an appalling de-
crease in freight; and that
this decrease is measured to
a very important extent by
the decrease in foreign trade.
The freight trains are no
longer heavily laden with
goods moving to and from
the sea shore-because there
are tariff barriers there.
The restoration of trade is
the first essential to the
restoration Of prosperity and
the tariff barriers must give
way if there is to be a res
toratiOn of trade. It surely
is absurd to imply that
when the House gives atten-
tion to this phase of the
economic situation it is turn
ing away from relief meas
ures.
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
Tariff Plan
Ought To Be Adopted

The Collier measure pro-
vides for the creation of a
consumers counsel-a repre-
sentative of the consuming
public which pays the taxes,
He is to be on duty all the
time, preparing the case for
the people. To this the
people certainly are entitled.
1t would be interesting to
know just what possible OBJ
lection the President can
urge against that provision.
The Republicans could not
oppose it as partisan, for
that would be a public proc
lamation that it is a fixed
policy of their party to OPP
pose the representation Of
the consumers in the fixing
of rates the consumers have
to pay.
The fourth provision trans
fers the power to increase
or lower tariff rates under
the flexibility clause from
the President, who never
was intended to have the
power to tax, to the Con
gress, which the Constitu-
tion makes the sole taxing
body. 1t merely proposes
to get back to the original
intent of the Tariff Commis
sion-to make it an advisory
body for the Congress, furh-
ishing that body with in
formation on which it can
act with intelligence.
The power to tax-for
that is what it amounts to-
becomes a dangerous power
in the hands of one man,
no matter who he may be
The Washington times., 1932-01-08

THE action of the Presl-
l. dent in sending a special
message to Congress to urge
speed on the Administration
measures dealing with the
economic conditions was un-
expected and surprising, in
view of the extraordinary
speed with which the House
had acted before the recess.
Of course, Congress cannot
be expected merely to ac-
cept, without consideration
and posi- Bile amendment,
everything the President pro-
poses. That is not "the
American way" nor the
constitutional way. But it
is to be expected that Con-
gress will move as rapidly
as is reasonable.
Meanwhile, by considera-
tion, the Democratic House
has found it possible to cut
almost $14,OO0,00O from the
cost of government proposed
by the President s budget.
Assuming, as we have a right
to do, that this is possible, it
is fortunate for the tax
payers that instead of acting
merely as a eyes, yes" body
for the executive department
the legislative branch took
time to reach its own con-
clusions.
The fact that the Demo-
cratic House has seen fit to
propose action on the tariff,
which does not enter into the
desires or plans of the Presi-
dent, may have been respon-
sible for the sending of the
message.
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
ONCE-OVERS

always correcting the mis-
spelled words or the mispro-
nounced word. and doing it
with such superior air.
The lift of an eyebrow, the
shrug of a shoulder, a thou
sand and one little snobby
ways of expressing amazed dis
dain for the poor ignoramus
who does not know any better.
All of which goes to show
that very often manners are
only skin deep.
It takes good breeding to
hear, but not make it apparent,
that there has been a mistake.
Why don't you try to assume
the manners of a lady or a
gentleman2
Copyright, kss2, by International
News Ssrvice)
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
The Democratic Measure
Is Sensible and Sound

The plan proposed by Rep
resentative James W. Collier,
with the approval of the
Democrats board of policy,
reduces no rates of the pro-
hibitive act which has caused
so much of our trouble. That
would make for delay and
confusion; since such meas
ure, originating in the Demo
cratic House, would en-
counter opposition in the Re-
publican Senate and the
President. The most en-
couraging feature of the
proceedings in the House
thus far is in the revelation
that the leaders there are
realists, not impractical
theorists. The Democratic
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
Fools Paradise"
In China and Here

Wise words from Gen. James e. Fechet chief of the
Army air service who has just resigned his commission
because he not permitted to tell the truth about national
defense except private citizen:
the most hated nation rnore
than share of the worlds treasure is
practically unprotected. Unless do about
there national consciousness impending trouble
with ample preparation to meet it, fools
be lost"
You may think that is exaggeraton If so consider
China, another FOOLS paradise.
China is hated and rich but she is unprotected
In the last few weeks she has given up 100000 square
miles Of her territory and 3ooOO0oO Of her people without
even war.
The Washington times., 1932-01-08

earth that revolts and bores a
normal girl to tears, it is being
kissed or mauled by the wrong
man. Of by a different man,
every time she goes out.
You can't entirely blame the
men for all this. Men take
their cue from women; and
they could never have started
taxicab clinching, if they had
not had plenty of feminine CO.
operation. But, it's high time
that all this vulgar jazz-age
cheapness were out" And
that a girl could enjoy an eve
ming in a mans company with
out having her marcel wrecked
and her lip-rouge smeared all
over her face. 2,
Copyright, 1889, Kirkg Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
Breeding and Manners

Breeding and Manners
It is fine to be alert and wide
awake and ready to grasp op-
portunity.
It is quite another thing to
be "pishy" and aggressive in
trying to get in places where
you have not been invited.
Perhaps it is because you are
so prone to ask yourself into
things that your name is not
presented oftener when organi-
cations are looking for mem.
berS.
On the other hand it is
snobby to Snub a person for
showing interest in things
which are not their affair to
consider.
There are some folk who are
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
The House Tariff Plan
Is Sound and Just
Blu Claude G. BOWerS

measure is sensible and
sound to the core.
1t calls upon the President
to do something he has
shown no disposition to do
to attempt the negotiation
of reciprocal trade agree
ments with foreign govern
ments that have adopted
measures similar to ours in
retaliation, looking to mu-
tual concessions in the in
terest of the restoration of
trade.
The Washington times., 1932-01-08

world. Single
girls with old
folk depend
e n t upon
them. Child
less widows.
Widows with
c h i | d re n.
Wives wit h
babies a n d
sick or un-
employed hus-
bands. Wives
whose hu S.
b a n d S a r e
working, but
W ho W a n t
fhot inh in
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
Why the Taxicab Clinch?

Why the Taxicab Clinch?
Man is Natures Pet. She
proved this, when she endowed
him with his triple-plated, water
proof, fire-proof, ice-proof, indie
structible optimism. His sub
lime, unquenchable self COM
placency!
If woman had only one-quar-
ter of mans optimism, she would
be sitting right on top of the
The Washington times., 1932-01-08
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

No matter what she may say
or do to discourage him, the
average man just can't Be
L1EVE that a girl-any girl
isn't yearning to be loved"
embraced, kissed-mauled!
He simply cannot see any
reason why she shouldn't want
him to kiss her-even when he
looks in the looking glass. What
If he DOES resemble the fat
gentleman on the cover of a
magazine? Isn't he a MAN?
He can no more than think of
the combination of a girl and a
taxicab, without adding a
"petting party" than he can
think of bitters without adding
WhlSkey. Or OF ginger ale with
out thinking of gin. Or of lamb
without thinking of mint sauce.
There it is, all mapped out in
his mind. Man-girl motor car
-darkness-privacy. What, no
kisses? Don't they go together?
Of COURSE, they do!
He may not particularly want
to kiss the girl. It's just "the
thing to DO" Like accepting
the crackers passed with the
tea-or the anchovy sandwiches
passed with the cocktails.
Of course, women are tender,
affectionate, clinging things
and they DO like to be loved.
But if there is anything on
The Washington times., 1932-01-08

In business, a man may
sometimes be a little tinid or
doubtful. But never in mat
ters of love. Or in his atti-
tude toward women. Nothing
but a bullet ever convinced a
man that a woman actually
didn't WANT him around, any
more.
All of which brings us to the
automatic "taxicab-clinch" from
which so many girls suffer, and
without which no modern man
seems to think the evening COM
plete. It is getting to be just
an old Spanish nuisance!
The Washington times., 1932-01-08

Are Selfish Spenders a
Blessing?
One job and 100 women ap-
plying for that job!
Single girls, alone in the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-07
BOARD CUTS WAGES

Minneapolis. April 7.-tP-Over-
riding strenuous objections of Mayor
Anderson and two or three other
members against immediate action,
the park board reduced wages Of its
employees eight to ~ per cent We'd
nesday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-07
RAILROAD PROBLEM
SUBJECT OF SPEECH
J. A. Knapp, 500 Line Official
Addresses Bismarck-Man-
dan Rotarians

Speaking on what is the Matte,
With the Railroads." ]. A. Knapp
Minneapolis, supervisor Of the demur-
rage department for the 500 Line
addressed an inter-city meeting OF
the Bismarck and Mandan Rotary
clubs Wednesday noon at the Grand
Pacific hotel.
Continuance Of rail carriers at q
profit daily is becoming more Of a
public concern, Knapp told the club
men. This is due directly to real
ization that life insurance holdings,
trust funds and savings accounts are
being placed in jeopardy In proper
ton to shrinkage in value Of railroad
property, he said.
Politics, labor, government regula-
tions. taxes and competition from
truck and bus lines all figure in the
railroad problem, Knapp said. Point
ing out that the carrier cannot serve
the public to the best of its ability
without employees working willingly
for the best interests of the road, he
listed efficient and economical Serv-
ice as the first step.
Various government commissions
regulating activities Of the railroads
were characterized as menace as
they have outgrown the purpose for
which they were created. he said
Such regulations tend not only to
limit growth of lines built for the
development Of primitive territory,
but they also lead to series of other
abuses.
Regulation Of trucks and BUSES on
the same basis as railroads and equal
advantages in taxing, were suggested
by the speaker, who pointed to ad-
justments which would work for the
common good Of all types Of car
riers.
Ray Bergeson, president Of the Bis
marck club. presided and welcomed
the Mandan club in talk in which
he stressed the value OF acquaintance
to foster better business and social
relations. He called attention to the
fact that the Bismarck club cele-
brated its 18th birthday in March,
while the Mandan club has its 18th
anniversary In May.
L. G. Thompson responded for the
Mandan club and commented on the
feeling of good will and cooperation
prevailing between the two cities.
Judge A. G.. Burr announced that
Mrs. Winter Russell will speak on
World Court Protocols April and 9.
Carl Nelson served as chairman for
the day.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-07

PREPARE MANDAN COURSE
Reconditioning work to put the
Mandan golf course in shape for the
coming season is under way. A pro-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-07

gram planned includes trimming Of
grass, replanting. and placement Of a
rock foundation under one OF the
green's. Arthur Olsen, professional of
the course, is working with G. W..
Stephens. park commissioner, in SUI
Ipervising the work.