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Evening star., 1934-02-18

their similarity 70 an old-fashioned radio had
set, evoked stereotyped wisecracks from every
msd wag ON the street. I grew tired Of being
asked whether could get Havana yet, or how
Amos n Andy were coming In. So finally
abandoned the nuns and wore my ears n
fresco-a fuIl-nedged New Yorker from ~
neck up.
But it was long time before could brine-
myself to discard my overshoes and woolen
mufler. Through years Of practice had %
quffed considerable skin In overshoe technique.
being able to stand on one foot for at least nve
minutes without toppling over and dashing 0ut
my brains against the umbrella stand. could
get my heel into galosh with the minimum
amount Of stamping and fasten all the buckles
without once biting piece out Of my tongue.
II seemed shame to let these gifts fan Int
desuetude.
Eventually, however, was forced to bow -
the weight Of public opinion, and public opin-
ion held that my overshoes were Q nuisance.
They were not attuned to the modern tempo:
they delayed exits and entrances in an aee-
when speed was the prime essential. Elevator
boys wearied Of waiting while put them on:
theater ushers rebelled at retrieving them from
distant aisles; cloak room attendants refused -
check them; my wife disapproved Of them
II admit they're not Stylish" conceded,
hut they may come In handy when We visis
friends IN the suburbs. They're Just the thing
for tramp"
II offered them TO tramp yesterday -
replied coldly, land he refused them"
So there was nothing for to do but drop
them into the ash can and consider the tnci-
dent closed Like the rest Of my fellow towns
men, hurdle snowdrffts and Wa<1D
through slush IN ordinary oxfords with only
4 thin layer Of absorbent leather between r..
feet and the elements
THE old WOODEN mumer. too has gone -
way Of the ss1oshes. It was massive -.
fair, and when put around the neck II stayed
put. swing me the appearance Of . territorial
governor about TO sink into his cravat for IL
third time. An wool and yard wide. Il meas
ured . good feet from tip to tippet
But today wear nlmy scarf that = Q
muf3er In name only. Its function - pure3y
ornamental, and It y - slippery as . pre-.
served pear. No matter how carefully I -.
range its dlken folds, two minutes later
has slithered out q sight Sometimes I AnA
1t nuttering from the nape Of my neck: sme--
times works It's way down one sleeve. and
pull It out q my Gun Hike magician displaying
the nass Of an nations But - . mufn9 =
won't even muf1e an oath. I've tried II.
ThuB the Winter wardrobe has been ~.
duced - . mere chassis Of It's former self.
II The winds aren't tempered to the sh0a
Lamb. ne shorn lamb = certainly ldisplayhg
. nne old Spartan indifference TO their haasts.
And anles this trepical tendency y checAs1
soon there = Nhsly 10 be wholesale niea-
ton & moths 10 Medicine Hat where NE
begms ct - below. They can't get Q sQD
meal h4o Ang more.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Right Off the Chest
Winter Clothing, the Weather Bureau and the Heather
BY WEARE HoLBRooK

any one ever having been fascinated by then),
and the men invested IN three-ply overcoats,
fur-lined gloves, arctic overshoes and caps with
flaps to protect the ears. And grandma knitted
like the old fury to supply the demand for
wristlets. mittens. mufl,ers and socks.
RENEATH these outward and visible trap
pings every one wore heavy union EAts Of
the consistency Of Pullman blankets: these In
cased the figure from stem 10 stern. Some
cautious individuals also fortified their mid
rims with red flannel cammerbunds or stomach
ulsters, and II was not uncommon for back
woods mothers TO sew the younger members Of
the family into their underwear in the Autumn
and rip them out In the Spring.
Yet even these artificial aids to warmth were
not enough. In combating the blasts Of Winter
our fur-bearing forbears developed their natural
resources to the fullest extent. They grew
whiskers wherever and whenever possible.
Burnsides served as windbreakers to protect
the ears, and . walrus mustache undoubtedly
took little Of the chill on the air before II
reached the nose and mouth. Uncle osbers
coming In from the barn with his mustache
sparkling like . crystal chandelier in the cold
light Of dawn was . sight worth getting up
early TO zee.
People took their winters seriously then, and
in the rural districts they still do It. It - IN
the metropolis that the tropical trend Is most
apparent. During my f1rst Winter IN New York
I prepared for cold weather In the customary
Midwestern manner, With special attention to
toes and ears. Those ears had stood by me-
prssticaaly At risht .ns,es-ior more than !.
quarter Of . century and didn't want to loss
them. 10 guard against this possibility ! hAd
BROUGHT With me . cap with flaps that buttoned
It made me look like = bloodhound, and
hesitated to wear 1t until saw some one else
similarly attired. But apparently 1t was the
only one Of It's kind IN Manhattan There were
derhaes and homburgs and toppers and feaoras,
but never dap-eAred cap. SO rather than in-
augurate new fashion in headgeaY, jo1ned
the ranks Of the majority and bought derby
Meanwhile, the thermometer sank lower and
lower, and marveled ct the nonchalance with
which these hardy New Workers left their ears
10 shit for themselves. Personally, wouldn't
trust mine out Of my sight, and after two or
three cold days. during which walked through
the streets with an ear In each hand, HE tho
hear-no-evn monkey. bought pair of sas-
NUNS In . little shop IN Brooklyn.
They were handsome. black velvet eaTmufls
lined IN maroon and fastened to . nat steel
spring resembling . bicycle clip. In fact. I
think y vAs . bicycle clip. TneoreticAlH k
Vas sef-adjusting, but one could never depend
on T. 4 might be sitting calmly in . st1eet
car vhen-pOp-my derby would sndden1y
bound inte the air, propelled b. the 8Hing
beneath Il A mare tvitch Of the eyebrow vaD
enough 10 release this ceanial eatapuk.
Also, Il soon became evident to me- uaat
earmuffs were not de riguesn n Me aty,
even when behaving properly. Nine. becanse0
Evening star., 1934-02-18

C1NsTIST5 continue to assure rs that
the Gulf Stream is not shifting its
course. Yet the fact remains that
Winters are growing milder. The ng-
ures Of the Weather Bureau may refute
this statement. Probably they do.
After as years of newspaper reading, have
come TO the conclusion that the Weather Bu-
reau has lost its sense Of proportion. The
mete0rologists ore 50 eager 70 establish new
records that they concentrate ON particular
moments and neglect to consider the season
o. q whole.
Hardly day passes that some meteofo-
logical record does not fall. Tomorrow. for
example. may be the coolest Monday, Fehru-
ary 10, at 2:37 am, In the history d the
Weather Bureau. Or the warmest or the wet
test or the windiest. By the same token. some
hitherto unknown race horse may establish
the world record for the half-mile ~ run by
. 3-year-old roam gelding ridden by jockey
named vergfl. Superlatives are found not
with telescopes, but with microscopes
RUT looking at Winter I'm perspective. as .
period Of time extending from the BE-
ginning Of December to the end Of February.
And that isn't just an Illusion which can be
explained away by saying that the snowdrifn
look smaller because We have grown taller.
There Is visible proof Of Winters Increasing
ciemency IN the clothing We wear-or. rather.
People don't bundle up the way they used To-
In colonial days bundling was IN impor-
tant factor In the social hfe Of the euGnnu-
nifty. It represented the triumph q dress
over desire, and fesembled 1 game Of "Trip
poker in reverse: rs the evening wore On. the
saosnns uns their ua SHAPE .s .ssa ea ss
erones. Many Q heroine was saved b. Suf-
location from fate worse than DEATH
Bundline did not survive the eighteenth
century. but undle-upping-vhich may have
been . by-product Of bOndling-s within the
memory Of most Of Us. A. late - 1900 no
child q tender years was permitted 70 venture
outside the house without being disguised -
. bag Of laundry. The transformation in-
vplved at Least half An hour os intensive
buttoning and buckltng. And when at lAst
the Wlntry world he looked IKE something
waiting to be called for BY . Salvation Army
truck. He moved stin1y and uncertainty. Hike
. deep-sca diver. There WAS . stocking-cap
pulled down over his eyes and . scarf wound
round and round his neck to the eAxs.
Under his heavy REFER jacket was . flannel
bib known Is . "chespetecter." and his nit
tens were moored by stout cord that Ian
through the sleeves of his jacket Thus
small, moist nose, and NO doubt y vUu,d hevs
been covered. too. II parental ingenuity could
have devised way to do 4 without committing
infanticide.
Children were not the only victims u bundle-
upping. however. Adults also adopted The oves-
stuffed costume ~ soon - the snow began -
ny. The ladies got out their fun teQues, 0u1ls
WOODEN peticoats and auxiliary shawls, oA1ea
"fascinators" (althoush there = NO record g
Evening star., 1934-02-18
The NeUy," said Bin, 'is Ete..
The Neoy," said Csssil1e, '.is
h0des."

Five mins,tss safter BIN left Bancroft Han, an
other phone cAn came m for him.
Ray Gardner was seated BY . writing desk.
He stood Up smoothly behind It and came 10
the point. He placed the tips Of his fingers on
the desk top and leaned forward. s1t concerns
my ward. Mis- Windsor" he said IN . crisp.
bustnesslike tone.
"Well?" Bill had not taken on his unidship.
mans cap when he entered.
II have noticed" Gardner spaced his words
carefully. = growing friendship between Aiss
windsor and you, amounting. she admits, to
more than just . friendship"
ANY of your budness?" inquired Bin txucu-
|lently. What right. he asked himself, had
Camille to be admitting things to . smooth
snake?
Yes. decidedly I'm coming to that" Gard
that Miss Windsor,s mother, and her father.
himself captain, were very much against her
marrying . naval ofhcer"
Il know" said Bill shortly.
And If she does, the fortune held tn trust
for her goes to charity?"
T know All about 1t. whats. your same7s
she has told me all about your steadfast I'D.
herence to the Navy" Gardner refused to b
hurried. And moving her aversion TO such
life, feea she u quite safe. stiIl-me can
never tell about . young girls whims, and II u
my duey TO safeguard her and keep her fortune
tor her"
Bin said nothing
IT my desire to carry out her fathers
vishs 0ardners eyes narrowed. How would
$4,000 look 70 you?"
BiTs bands clenched tightly. Then they un-
olded. drew cigarettes and matches from his
inform pocket. Bill laughed. Evidently Ca
mile had not got around to admitting any.
hing about last night
Her money" he asked coolly, cor yours?s
Gardner flushed. 1T Is from o sum BE-
4ueathed her, but given into my charge to
edminister IN her interest Is see ft unt1
ihe comes Of age"
And you don't want me to inveigle her into
he mire as . Navy wife, eh?" Bills voice WAS
Pxpressionless.
Her father was one Of my best friends, and
respect his wishes"
Bill thought: You want her yourself and
Ike to hang one on you" He eyed the poll
shed Mbane paw across the desk But he said
lth0ut emotion, friendship Is great thing.
Maybe could decide II saw the green stun
ou talk about"
Gardner drew billfold from his coat pocket
Evening star., 1934-11-27
Dedication Chairman Quits.

GARY, Ind, November q P.-
Mrs. Frank j. Sheehan, Gary, resigned
mittee in charge of the dedication De-
cember 7 of the new sl,OOO,OOO State
library at Indianapolis She said the
States educational interests demanded
that more than half hour be allotted
to the planned dedioatory ceremony.
Evening star., 1934-11-27

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Evening star., 1934-11-27
Many Persons Quit Farms.


For decade prior to the depression
about 100000 more people left the
farms yearly than arrived on farms.
Most of these migrants were young
people moving to the cities. But dur
ing the depression this migration is
believed to have been reversed, and
there are several million more young
people now on farms than there would
have under pre-depression conditions.
Farm population in the United States
has apparently risen to higher point
than ever before.
The population figures of the farm
census will show the magnitude of
| this back-to-th land movement, where
the people have gone, what they are
! doing. and whether the subdivision of
farms has as yet set in. We also need
answers to many other questions be-
fore we can have an entirely salts
factory land-use program.
You probably recall that there has
been considerable discussion in the
! past few years relative to programs
which would involve the partial de-
Capitalization of industry and part
time farming. It would not be DOS
sible to undertake such projects with
out these statistics
Western Acreage Mounts.
Furthermore. vast regional shifts In
lard utilization occurred between 1920
and 1880. an increase of crop area
totaling over 100000 acres taking
place in 1,13O counties located in the
Great Plains region, while decrease
of over 30,000,000 acres occurred in
l.94O counties located mostly in the
Eastern and Southern States It is
necessary to know If this shift in land
utilization has ceased and If the less
desirable land of the East and South
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS

II your skin is yellow-complexion
pallid-tongue coated-appetite poor
you have a bad taste in your
mouth-a lazy, no-good feeling-you
should try Olive Tablets
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a sub.
stitute for calomel-were prepared
by DR.. Edwards after 20 years of
study.
Olive Tablets are a purely vege-
table compound. Know them by
their olive color.
To have a clear, pink skin, bright
eyes. no pimples. a feeling Of buoy
ancy like childhood days, you must
get at the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the bowels like calomel-yet have no
dangerous after effects.
They help overcome constipation.
Try them and note the pleasing re-
suits. Millions of boxes sold yearly.
15c soc, soc.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
BORAH'S BLAST
GIVES c. D. P.
NEW ISSUE
By FRANKLIN G. SARTwELL

Nv FRANKLIN G. SARTWELL
Senator william E. Borah's at
tack on methods Of relief distribu'
ton doomed today as the most
important political development
since the congressional election.
Politically minded Washington
ians see in the aggressive attitude
of the Idaho Republican the real
basis upon which the 1885 cam
paign will be fought.
They had expected something
of the sort, but they did not ex-
pect it so soon. Neither did they
think that it would take just the
form that has been given it by
Senator Borah.
His G. o. p. Standing Studied
Speculation has been directed,
because of the Senator's attack
on relief administration, to what
part he will play in the plans for
rehabilitation of the Republican
party-a party whose colors ne
has borne nominally but to which
he never has been an unVarylng
addict.
The most persistent question
being asked among those who as,
eribe a political motive to almost
every act of every man in public
life is whether the Senator is
thinking of the situation which he
will encounter in 1885 in a cam
paign for reelection as Senator
from Idaho, or whether he IS
thinking of the presidential cam
paign of the same year.
Target of Democrats
Coming up for reelection as
Senator two years from now
Senator Borah has known for
months-or at least If he hasn't
he has been the only person in
washington who hasn't-that the
Democratic high command lis
out to get him.
It is no secret that those who
are directing the Democratic
party's affairs believe it is more
important to get" Senator Borah
than it was to get Senator David
Reed in Pennsylvania.
1t was regarded as an impossi-
bility to defeat Senator Reed.
But it was done.
It is still regarded, even after
the overwhelming Democratic sue
cess of last week, as an impossi-
bility to beat Senator Borah in
Idaho two years from now. But
the Democrats are going to try
and they are going to try hard.
He's Not Discouraged
Apparently the open threats
which have been made by the
Democrats to get Senator Borah
have not succeeded in any way
in cramping the public style of
the Idaho orator.
If they had, he never would
have returned to Washington
right after the great Republican
defeat and. breathing fire and
birthstone, have launched new
and effective offensive against
the Administration.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Woman Sustains
Injury in Crash

Mrs. Hattie M. Leath, 1900
block of Trinidad Ave. N. E., is
in Sibley Hospital today suffer.
ing a badly injured hip as the
result of an automobile accident
on the observation-disclosures
Highway last night between Alex.
andria and Groveton.
Mrs. Leath was riding in a
machine operated by her hus-
band when Marti Gregor, Rich
mond musician. attempted to
pass. According to Mr.. Gregor's
story. the Leath machine did
not pull over far enough. He
was arrested on a charge of reck-
less driving by Fairfax police
and was released on $500 bond.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
SHEPPARD
To SEEK NEW
DRY LAW
By WILLIAM S. NEAL
Interna tiOnaI News Service

Undeterred by fresh wet vic
tories in last weeks election,
Senator Norris Sheppard CD OF
Texas today announced he will
renew the fight for national pro
hibition in the Seventy-fourth
Congress.
Senator Sheppard plans to push
his new proposed twenty-second
amendment giving Congress the
power to declare the nation dry,
unless the proposal is vetoed in
the forthcoming conference OF dry
organizations in Washington.
Under this amendment States
would retain the power to enforce
State prohibition. Where States
have not 5cted, Congress could
either permit or prohibit the sale
of liquor.
Although Florida, wyoming,
Nebraska and other States re-
pealed State prohibition amend.
ments in the last election, Senator
Sheppard believes that new dry
swing is about to start. He said:
"The reaction which resulted
in repeal of national prohibition
is about over. 1t will now turn
the other way.
81 shall continue to fight for
national prohibition. We are
also for world prohibition.
Repeal has not made good
the promises Of those support
ing 1t. Women are frequenting
bars-the situation is worse in
this respect than in the old
days"
The Washington times., 1934-11-13

ADVERTISER EMIT
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
STOP THAT ITCH
In One Minute

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tortures of eczema, scales, eruptions.
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Clear, greaseless and stainless-dres up
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now. A 35c trial bottle, at drug stores,
is guaranteed to prove it-or money back.
D. D. D. Prescription is made by the
owners of italian Balm.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Ruptured Men Get
$3.50 Truss Free
Pay No Money Now or
Ever, for This Truss

Kansas City, Mo.-A newer rup-
ture method developed by doctor is
80 successful he offers to give every
ruptured man or woman who tries it,
a $3.50 truss free. 1t does away with
leg straps. elastic belts, binding
springs and harsh pads. After using
it, many have reported their rup-
lures better. Often in very short
time. Others say they no longer need
any support. The doctor offers to
send his method on 80 days trial and
will send the So so truss free with it.
If the method does not help your
rupture return it and keep the $3.50
truss for your trouble. II you are
ruptured just write DR.. Kaiser. 63l2
Koch Bldg. 1905 Main St. Kansas
City, Mo-, for his trial offer.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
TRANSIENT FARLEY

LYNCHBURG, Va. Nov. IL
(SpeciaD About so persons will
visit here tomorrow and Wednes-
day for a State conference of
transient bureau officials.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
FINCH APPOINTED

The Interstate Commerce Com.
mission today named C. E. Finch,
of st. Louis, on the panel Of
standing trustees in railroad bank.
ruptcY cases.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
WATCH, RING STOLEN

A watch and Naval Academy
class ring, valued at $50. were
stolen late yesterday when thieves
broke into the home of Lieut..
Lucien Ragonnet, 1900 block Cum
berland st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
OYSTER SUPPER

The mems class of the Park
View Christian Church will give
an oyster supper at the church
Friday evening.
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SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
Ha-nabas Barty. son Of the one-tirns
Champion pTize aEhter Of E1s ..5 t-5 IN
ts5s 8 az. y rom as tathers orother.
% 5o1n BsTty IS amased oy MS haP 5a-
S5-dsrsaly q Barnsbss' determination
no. = be come a. A 1.1- H.. ,,s mother
v6om he aeee1 sae. teiis bis father be
going % Loae2 3. - - become -.sss 20 se 3e-t
P,eeIs OF us coat. and tells hls son
he 81 haFe e eeCI- L frar z ta.her
and Nstty Beii another oae--!me cram-
Po1 not - u am III @ - r,5.sa Sd Conn
Barry taxes Els defeat. mantally. Snakes
bends s.,a p. Zen 5av s3a ,9r 80 Ie5d9a - Now
70 on s.......u,
,,i'@5 no ao-,ar. 'e1os4er-iy knocked IN
eon7co1s 5v fall over her STANDS a
, ,e7 es nan las e-cee5 The ' man down IN
asEt reg.-es tas E-z- aF d. the 3 goes goes
5as t ~. 5es8tv drops her handkeTca.ei
Barns0as Ands i--
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Fascination held his eyes fixed upon the two.
How real they werel He heard the girl speak to
the lion and then he saw her brush past the great
savage beast and come and bend over him where
he lay helpless on the trail. The girl La, high
prieSteSS of Omar
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By Ahern

He thought rapidly. In brief instant he re-
called that men had borne witness to the fact that
they felt no pain while being mauled by lion,
but if he were not dying, then surely he was mad,
for the lion and the girl must be hallucination.
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The sight of a lion growing above him might
have shaken the nerve Of man in better phys
ical condition than was Wayne Colt, but the vision
of beautiful girl running quickly toward the
savage beast was the final stroke that almost
Nhemed him.
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TheAmateurG Gentleman
BY Jeffrey FarnoI

here I sit. a martyr for conscience
sake. Now, sire If you are in no
great hurry. and have a mind to
travel in company with a martyr,
Just as soon as 1 am free of these
bilbOes, we'll take the road together.
What dye say?'
With pleasure!' answered Barna-
bas.
Why then, sir, pray sit down. I
blush to offer you the stocks, but
the grass is deyiish dewy and
damp, and there's deuce a chair to
be had-Which is only natural, Of
course; but pray sit somewhere I'M
I'll the Bo'sun, like the jolly old dog
he is. produces the key, and let's me
out BO'sun, you'll perceive the gen.
tleman IS waiting, and, for the mat
ter, so am I. The key, Jerry, the
key"
A KING your pardons. gentle
"A men BOTH" began the Bo'sun,
taking himself by the starboard
whisker, but orders is orders, and
I was TO tell you, Master Horatio,
sir, as there was firstly a round o
beef cold, for breakfast"
Beef exclaimed the prisoner,
striking himself on the crown of the
hat.
Next a smoked tongue" con-
tinued the Bosun.
"Tongue!" sighed the prisoner,
turning to Barnabas. You hear
that sir, my unnatural father and
uncle batten upon rounds of beef,
and smoked tongues, while I sit
here, my legs at a most uncomfort-
able angle, and my inner man as
empty as drum; oh, confound and
curse it,"
"A brace O. cold fowl" went or
the Bosun memorable; "a billed
am"
Enough, Jerry, enough. lest I
forget flial piety and affection and
rail upon EN- for heartlesS gluttons."
And" pursued the Bosun. still
busy with his whisker and alb
stracted of eye land I were to say
as you was now free to come out of
they stocks"