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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-21

GOOD frocks and true are these
~ currently exhibited by your
favorite designers, Sew Your Own.
There's an ultra-polished model
for informal evenings dancing
and that sort of thing), called the
"Good-night frock." Then there's
the more home-loving Good
morning number, and, to COM
plete the trio, a swell little after
noon frock for tea-time goings-on.
Why not spend happy days ahead
in these very frocks? All you need
do, you know, is to Sew, Sew, Sew
Your-Own!
Spring Frock.
The girl who has a flare for
streamlining will see at once that
the frock at the left is meant for
her-just for her. She will make
it of satin if she's thinking ahead
to Spring; of wool if her mind is
on the present or near future. She
will puff the sleeves gently, give
the girdle tie fair but firm snug
ging-up, adjust the chic cowl neck
and she'll be something lovely
to look at. Yes, Milady, this is the
Goodnight frock" and if it's the
last thing you do, you must add ii
in your new wardrobe.
To Start the Day.
When you greet the little family
with that bright and CHEEKY Good
morning." be sure your frock re-
fleets an equally sweet note. Sew
Your-Own's most assuring num-
Der to this end is pictured above
center. With a copy or two in gay
gingham or seersucker you'll
breeze through your days work
like nobody's business. The shirt
waist styling offers style and COM
fort that make this your best bet
for early seasons wear.
A Go-Gittin' " Style.
And for a charming "Good
afternoon" choose frock with
plenty on the personality side. Such
is thenewyoung model at the right.
Buttons in a line down the front tell
you in so many dots and dashes
that here you have 'go-gittin' "
style, for Spring, 1888. Princess
lines cared for fastidiously by a
belt, and a collar with much of
what it takes-these are things
that prompt Sew-Your-O Own to put
this frock in it's Fashion-First Re-
view for the Spring season. Make
your version soon, Milady. That
invitation to tea will find you un-
afraid and eager to go.
Pattern 1410 is designed for sizes
IL to 20 $50 to SO bust). Size IA re-
quires AS yards of 39-inch mate
rial, plus rs of yard contrast for
trimming sash as pictured.
Pattern 1888 is designed for sizes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-21

made it easier for Inza, who had
feared her own nervous condition
might cause him to suspect some
thing.
SNOW, don't forget, not word to
my father, should he awaken,
Frank" she pleaded.
''Not a word" replied Frank.
For the time being she with
held some of the truth from her
aunt, who was the housekeeper. She
merely said that her horse had be-
come frightened and run with her
and that Frank had saved her from
a nasty accident.
'I'll tell her the whole of it later,
when I'm not in such funk my
SELF" she said to Merry when Mrs.
Clayton left the room for a minute.
He would have left her then and
returned to the school, but she asked
him not to 60 so soon.
''I've just got to have a talk with
you, Frank" she declared earnest
ly. "We've got our wires all crossed
up. Please wait for me to get out of
this rig and into something else. I
won't be long,"
1t was queer, or maybe it wasn't,
but he was willing enough to wait.
There was something about her, and
he was beginning to think it was
more than the fact that she was
such a positive sumner, that now
made him ready to do more than a
little waiting.
So he sat in the pleasant library
and talked to Mrs. Clayton, who re-
vealed herself to him as a widow
and Mr.. Burrage's sister.
OF course Mrs. Clayton was nat
urally curious about the details of
what had happened when Inza's
horse ran with her. but he escaped
seeming to be offensive by laugh
ingly saying he would let Inza tell it
herself.
She came down shortly in dainty
frock that had bewilderingly altered
her appearance.
Outwardly at least, she had
shaken off the shock OF her I'M
pleasant adventure.
"But I've forgotten all about
Walter" she said, laughing. 'That's
me, the champion forgotten. Some
body's sure to tell him about the
runaway, and he'll turn a hand
spring. So I'm going to phone him
now and let him know I'm all okay.
I'll make it snappy. Frank"
Mrs. Clayton smiled as Inza
danced lightly away into the next
room to telephone. "She's always
making things snappy," she OBJ
served. "She can turn a dull mo-
ment into a blaze of fireworks when
she wants to-"
She excused herself now, and INA
found Merry alone in the library
when she returned. She came
straight to him and gave him both
of her warm hands.
"Now." she said, we've got to
find out where we 60 from here.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-21
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-21

SO to So. Size 38 requires 4M yards
of 35-inch material.
Pattern 1911 is designed for sizes
IL to 20 go to 40 bust). Size IA re-
quires 3B yards of 35-inch mate
rial, plus "a yard contrasting for
collar and cuffs.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, 247 w.
Forty-third street, New York,
N. Y. Price of patterns, Is cents
Gin coins) each.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-21
No Black Flower

Neither nature nor science has
yet produced an absolutely black
flower. Although it is called
"black" for classification pur-
poses, the color of the widely
publicized black rose is really a
very deep red.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-21
Attain Majority at Marriage

In several states Of this country,
male and female minors, upon mar
riage, attain their majority, or the
legal age which entities them to
manage their own affairs. Golfers
Weekly
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-21

Best Things Most Difficult
According to the proverb, the
best things are the most difficult.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-21

See All of 1t
There is only one way of see
ing things rightly, and that is see
ing the whole of them.-Ruskin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-21

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are an
effective laxative. Sugar coated.
Children like them. Buy now!-Adv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
FEDERAL BAR PLANS
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Col, Rice Names Committee to Aid
in Campaign Here and
in Field.

The Federal Bar Association, COM
posed of attorneys in the Government
service, has launched drive to enroll
new members here and throughout
the country.
Col. Heber H. Rice, chairman Of
the Membership Committee, has
named a special committee to aid
in the drive. In the latter group are
Mai. Gen. Allen w. Gullion, John T.
Vance, South Trimble, jr.: Abner
Ferguson, Walter Wyatt and Joseph
T. Heating.
To assist in the establishment OF
branch chapters throughout the
United States, the following were
named as chairmen of subcommittee:
Texas Chapter. Margaret Rawalt;
Baltimore Chapter. Pauline Floyd;
New York, Roy H. Valance; San
Francisco, c. Roy Smith; Atlanta,
Ellyne Strickland; Chicago, Horace
Russell; Nebraska. Grace McGerr:
Southern Florida. James W. Morris;
Minneapolis and St. Paul. William
Morell: Denver, e. K. Neumann; Cleve-
land. Gladys A. Harrison; Boston and
Pittsburgh, j. Leighton Cornwell.
Officers Of the Federal Bar Asso-
citation are Robert Freer, president;
Robert jackson, first vice president;
William Morell, second vice president;
William E. Reese, fourth vice presi-
dent: David Dawson, secretary; Har-
cid E. Jacobson, financial secretary,
and Herbert Rice, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

Commenting on the current traffic
safety campaign. officials of the Coun-
Gil Of Social Agencies yesterday cited
the Organizations long advocation of
more Fairgrounds and recreation CEN
ters in the city,
The recent large number of traffic
accidents to children has at last
brought this need home dramatically
and tragically to the District state
ment said The council for years has
been bringing this need to the atten-
ton of the public through its neighbor-
hood councils"
The council, further reviewing its
work in the welfare activities of the
city, said its duties were to provide in
formation on which effective planning
may be based.
If a genuine and urgent need
exists which is not being met" the
statement continued. lit is the respon-
sibility of the council to stimulate
community interest suficiently to get
this gap filled. Where and how to get
competent legal advice for those On
able to pay the usual fees was one
such need As a result of the recon-
mendations and efforts of commit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

Council Of Social Agencies. BY social
planning is meant the accurate and
scientific appraisal Of the needs Of
the District for the care of children.
aged and unemployed, medical and
nursing care, facilities for construc-
tive recreation. wise and understand
ing help for those with worries and
problems which threaten to over
whelm them-everything that means
security and protection for all the
citizens. The next step after the in
formation has been secured is the
orderly, business-like. intelligent plan
ming for organizations and agencies to
meet thosee needs in the most efficient
and economical way possible"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

plement the efforts Of the paid staff
A course for volunteers is conducted
each spring and fall, and brings to
Washington outstanding social think
ers such as E. c. Lndeman, Sanford
Bates. DR.. Edward T. Devine, Glare
NJ Tousley and David c. Adie.
In addition to courses, the council
keeps the member agencies informed
of the standards of proficiency which
a worker must meet to do good job,
and encourages workers to secure fur
ther training to increase their eff
cheney. In similar fashion, the
schools demand that the teachers Of
Washington children shall be WE'LL
educated. well-trained people and that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

ing credit, just 50 the people Of
Washington can secure reliable infor-
nation on social agencies from the
council.
THE Community Chest, which is
the financial agent for SO private
agencies in the city, utilities the in
formation collected by the Council of
Social Agencies. Each fall the Bud
get Committee OF the Chest studies
reports prepared by the council on
the effectiveness and value of the
work Of the various agencies and
with this as a guide plans its budgets
and sets the goal for its fall cam
paign.
Social planning is the goal Of tkes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

at regular intervals they shall return
for further study.
In welfare work, as in other fields,
there are racketeers who take ad-
vantage of the natural generosity Of
people to secure money which may
not be used for charitable purposes.
While there Is no legal action which
can be taken against such racketeers,
the council stands ready to advise as
to the value of the social services
rendered by the organizations solicit
ing funds. This Is a kind of credit
bureau" for the protection of Wash
ington citizens. Just as a business
firm uses credit bureau to check up
on the reliability of customers seek
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

agencies" the council said. 1.-THE wise
and economical expenditure Of this
money is the constant concern Of the
Council Of Social Agencies" The
statement continued:
To get the most for the money,
employees must be experienced and
skilled whether they be stenographers
or case workers, engineers or visiting
nurses, bookkeepers or recreation lead
ers. The Council of Social Agencies
works constantly to improve the cali
Der OF personnel in the welfare agen-
cies. Training courses are conducted
by outstanding authorities in the vari-
Gus fields under the auspices OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
Society Plans
TOPreserueU.S.
Opera Scores
Oregon State Library
Proposes National
Repository.
z. the Associated Press.

Fs the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg, Aug. 20.-A plan
10 make the Oregon State Library a
national repository for American
grand opera scores has been inaugu-
rated by the Society of Oregon Com
posers, with the approval of Gov.
Charles H. Martin.
President E. Bruce Knowlton re-
vealed today the society had set about
collecting an estimated 500 to 700
scores, most of which are unknown
and unpublished. They should bel
preserved, he said, because they reflect
= phase of American life and repre-
sent musical delineation OF the
Nations growth.
Knowlton said there was no such
musical repository in the United States
now
The association estimates tina.
America has had upward of $50
operate composers, each of whom mas
written from one to seven scores.
They are not all masterpieces, of
course" Mr.. Knowlton said, land few
of them have anything but sentimental
value now. But they should be saved.
and Ne are trying to collect them
from composers or their heirs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

council for the benefit of Washington
social workers. Several of these
courses, started in the council, have
been taken over by the universities
here in the city as q part of their
regular curriculum.
while most of the social work to-
day is done by paid workers, volun-
teers still play an important part in
all welfare activity. 1t is perfectly
obvious that the funds contributed by
private philanthropy could not at
tempt to employ as paid workers a
sumcient number of trained people to
carry the full burden in the COM
munity. Therefore, able volunteers
are recruited by the council to sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
Need for More Fairgrounds
Reiterated BY Welfare Unit

tee Of the council, the Legal Aid Bu-
reau came into existence"
The council pointed out that it is
composed of representatives from So
private and % public agencies in the
relief, health. rehabilitation and recre-
ational fields.
over $2,500,000 were contributed
last year by the citizens OF Washing
ton for the support of private welfare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
D. c. PER DIEM GROUP
SEEKS HIGHER PAY
1900 Now Getting Only 81, $50
a Year Cannot Get Sick
Leave Benefits.

Demands that the District budget
for the next fiscal year provide about
100000 for increases in the wages
Of approximately 1000 OF the lower
paid per diem workers were placed
before the Commissioners yesterday
by Edgar G. Brown, president of
United Government Employees.
He said there were some 1000 per
diem workers now receiving only ST.
$50 year. who could not be given
annual and sick leave extended to
other per diem workers because of
the limited extent of their work days
per year. He argued their pay should
be increased to between $1,000 and
$500 year, that they should be
given a permanent annual status and
granted full annual and sick leave
The plea was filed particularly on
behalf Of those street cleaners, order
lies at the District hospitals, Refuse
Department workers, school janitors
and employees of the Street Division
whose pay does not exceed $1,000 a
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
FILM SERIES STARTS
Boys Department of " Presents
Educational Movies.

The first of a new series of educa-
tional motion pictures, presented
under auspices of the Boys Depart
ment of the Central Young Mems
Christian Association were shown
yesterday in the boys building, 1892
G street NV The films consisted
of two reels on "Vermont's Maple
Industry"
Tomorrow at IL am. two films,
Where Winter Sport Is King" and
Trail Through Mooseland" will be
shown. and on Wednesday at IL am
there will be five-reel feature,
Pony Express" A comedy reel will
be shown both days. The series,
under direction of William T. Fry,
associate boys director, will continue
through the winter.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Montgomery Official
To Continue Drive
On nUnreported Assets
County Returns to Be
Checked Against
State Reports
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan correspondent OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 17.-Wil-
ton T. Allen, State supervisor Of
assessments for Montgomery Coun-
ty, said today he would continue his
drive to collect taxes on unreported
Intangible assets of county resi-
dents.
In the past six months. Mr.. Allen
ferreted out more than $1,000 900 in
unreported assets by comparing per-
sonal property returns in Montgom-
try County with Federal income tax
returns in Baltimore Adding that
sum to the county's taxable base
means about s21 900 added to coun-
ty income every year.
Because of provision in the law
permitting collection of taxes for
four years back, Mr.. Allen reported
that $42,8l5 has been collected since
last June.
With the job of checking personal
property returns in the county with
Federal returns in Baltimore COM
pleted, Mr.. Allen will start Monday
to check them against the State in
come tax returns in Annapolis. This
"double-check" is not expected to
uncover as much in unreported as
sets as the comparison with the
Federal income tax returns, but
should be effective in securing closer
compliance with the law in the fu-
ture, Mr.. Allen believes.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Mrs. Dull Is Compared
10 Punlh-Drunk Fiqhter
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Dec. IT,
Mrs. Fern Patricia Dull, who testi-
fed at her murder trial that she
did not remember shooting Attorney
William Holbrook, with whom she
had lived for nine years, heard
herself compared by defense psy-
chiatrist today to a battered prize
fighter who fights on instinctively
while in mental haze.
DR.. Walter M. Bartlett of Benton
Harbor, Mich, the witness, testified
that prize fighters, under such cir.
cumstances, "are acting only with
their sub-conscious minds" and as
serted that Mrs. Dull reacted in q
similar manner.
The sub-conscious mind knows
neither right nor wrong" he said
Through intensive cross -examina-
ton by Prosecutor Edward A. Wes-
tin, DIR. Bartlett adhered to his
theory that Mrs. Dull was punch
drunk" when the shooting occurred
and later when she gave police an
account of the shooting which she
processes now not to recall.
The cross-examination still was
in progress when court adjourned
until Monday.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Firemen QueII Blaze
Near II Gas Tanks

=. Arlington County CVa) firemen
last night were seeking to determine
the origin of spectacular fire at
the Union Iron Works, south of the
Washington Airport.
AS the fire burned near IL tanks
of gasoline next to the Continental
Oil Co.. firemen at first concentrated
their efforts on the side next to the
explosive fluid and had the blaze
under control within a half hour.
Five fire companies responded to
the alarm.
Investigators said they believed
the flames started above the FORE
mans shop office-a wooden section
in the steel and corrugated iron
building. The Office was almost
completely destroyed. Valuable rec
ords were not maintained there,
company officials said.
The fire started about noon and
at about the time the last of the
fire departments was responding
employees were leaving Government
offices in Washington. AS a result,
a traffic jam formed on the Wash
ngton-Richmond highway.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
| Womon's Hunch
Finds Husband
Believed Biqonist
BY the Associated Press,

6y the Associated FreS6.
BALTIMORE, Dec. II. - Two
weeks ago Mrs. Josephine Womble Of
Boston filed a bigamy charge against
her husband, then set out to find
him. Search Of several Eastern
cities proved fruitless, and today she
boarded a train in Washington to
go home.
But she had a hunch on arriving
In Baltimore, and left the train, a
few blocks from the station she
found her husband, John D. Womble,
on a street corner and had him ar
rested.
Arresting Officer Andrew Nc
Namara said Mrs. Womble accused
her husband of having q wife in
Greensboro, N. c., when he mar
ried her in 1886 In Orlando, Fla.
1t. Edward Stemple had a hunch,
too. He went to Womble's Baltimore
address. There they found another
woman who identified herself as Mrs.
Womble and said she was married
last Friday in Alexandria, Va. After
talking with Womble at the police
station she rescinded her statement.
Womble went to Jail to await Boston
police. Mrs. Womble (Josephine)
went to Alexandria to do some
checking.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated PreSS,
LONDON, Dec. ia curious and
sinister sequence of events that
began November 81 in the winding,
soot-coated passages of the York
shire mill town of Halifax, has
posed a complex problem for both
Scotland Yard and the psycholo-
gists.
England called these events the
work of "the Slasher."
This pop-eyed youth, always in
"fawn macintosh" crept on stock
ing feet through quiet places with
names like Back-Crib lane and Long
Love lane night after night, swing
ing bright new safety razor.
When he saw a woman he leaped
upon her and the razor rose and
fell. Usually some one found the
victim screaming in the street, her
left arm slashed through the coat
sleeve.
Nicknamed "Vaccinator."
"The Slasher," variously nick
named "Sid" and the "Vaccinator,"
supposedly did this 13 times-twice
to the same girl-before Scotland
Yard was called in.
But last Wednesday - December
1.-two girls were bound over for
trial on charges of slashing them
selves and the crown prosecutor de-
clared in court that at least five of
the 13 reported slashings were fakes.
One girl said she did it with a
penny razor blade because she was
angry with her boy friend. The
other confessed she scraped herself
with a comb because she was "ex-
cited" by reports OF phantom
slasher.
A boy defendant also was COM
mitted to trial on charges of causing
malicious mischief for an imaginary
slashing.
In Halifax, which once executed
26-cent wool thieves on hilltop
guillotine, the attacks petered out
after Scotland Yard men arrived.
SHADOW" Over England.
But right away an eerie army
of youths in fawn mackintoshes and
with staring eyes and sharp razors
spread out over England.
From Manchester to Bournemouth
they left trail of girls with slit
sleeves, screams and stories like this:
Some one grasped me and threw
me down. He cut my arm once
and before I could cry out he
vanished. The silence made it like
a horrible nightmare. He did not
utter a word"
Or this: It was uncanny.
Like wrestling with a shadow"
Along with this came a sprinkling
of women who, questioned carefully,
admitted they slit their own sleeves.
They went to jail
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Man Accused
fSIopping
Mother Exijed
By the Associated Press.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec. ia
young man accused o. slapping his
mother was banished today from
Allegany County.
William Thomas Usher, "A, ar
rested on complaint of his mother,
Mrs. Ella Snyder, was given
sentence of one year in the House
Of Correction, suspended on condi-
ton he leave the county land never
return"
Usher testified he pushed her in
the face" because his mother was
throwing coffee cups at him as he
was leaving her Virginia restaurant.
Usher also asserted his mother was
intoxicated.
County Investigator Terence J..
Boyle told Usher mo man should
raise his hand against either of
his parents, regardless of their con-
dition, or actions"