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Evening star., 1939-02-17
Dorothy Dix Says
Be as Courteous to the Family
AS You Are to Any Stranger

Not long ago I expressed the
opinion in this column that every
marriage would be a success and
every home happy and peaceful If
husbands and wives would treat
each other with the courtesy and
consideration that they show to
strangers. This greatly peeved a
man who wrote me as follows:
Lady, you are all wet in what
you say about husbands and wives
taking this attitude toward each
other. Especially about husbands
doing this by your leave and par
don me- stuff to their wives and
paying them f1owery compliments.
"A man marries to get a woman
ne doesn't have to be polite to. He
wants home where he can be just
as grouchy as he pleases and blow
off all the temper and nerves that
have been accumulating all day
when he had to watch his step and
his tongue.
why should I tell my wife that
love her? I married her. didn't +?
That's proof enough. Why should
I praise her housekeeping and good
management? She knows she would
hear from me quick enough if the
dinner wasn't just right and the
bills small. Why should 1 try to
amuse and entertain my wife in the
evenings when I am worn out with
talking trying to persuade the bank
to extend my note or some business
house to give me its accounts? I
have nothing to gain by palavering
over her.
"And why shouldn't I tell her to
shut up and that she doesn't know
what she is talking about when she
airs some of her opinions; or that
her new hat makes her look like
heck: or any other home truth that
occurs? Wives have to take what
their husbands say to them, and
like it.
mo, lady, you are all wrong
about this lah-de-dah business in
marriage. 1t wouldn't work. Not
with men. In fact, there wouldn't
be any marriages If men knew that
Evening star., 1939-02-17

/ do about it? The floor gets soap
and water used regularly, as do
not use wax.
MRS. G. w. c., Hyattsville.
Answer
The felt base for linoleum is not in
stalled with the idea that it will cover
bumps in the f1oor-it is used merely
as cushion and will conform to the
ups and downs" in your floor
causing strain just as the linoleum
would. I am afraid it is the uneven
places on the floor that cause the
cracks now. You can purchase stick
shellac at the paint store; it is used
like sealing wax and will fill up the
cracks as they appear. Soap and
water is not recommended by the
linoleum companies, as it tends to
dry the surface of the product,
which will also cause cracks in time.
Suggest you use linoleum wax, or,
If you prefer soap, get one of the
specially prepared linseed oil soaps
that feeds oil back into the material
as it is cleaned This will stave off
the opening of more cracks. The
paint stores or the large department
stores will show you these.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
I have just moved to Greenbelt.
My front room walls are very
pale green, the ceiling white and
the floor black block tile My liv-
ing room furniture is very large; a
three piece set covered in deep wine
mohair. My rug is in an all-over
design in tan, blue-green, wine and
black with a border of blue. My
draperies are green. The room does
not look just right to me. Can you
make any suggestions? Should I
attempt to dye my draperies to a
deep blue to match the rug? I have
been afraid to use slip covers on
my furniture for I am told moths
are more apt to get in them.
MRS. j. N. T.
Answer
Part of the effect of great size
of your furniture is due to it's heavy
color in three large spots against
your very light walls You could
reduce its size considerable by using
slip covers in medium tones to repeat
the colors in you rug. A small all
over pattern tending toward your
blue-green rug color for the darkest
piece; plan this so that it blends into
the wall color, too. Do one chair in
soft blue and another in tan. Then
you could use green daperies, with
the idea that 1t would be cool looking
In the spring without them.
Evening star., 1939-02-17
Ordinary Soap and Water Not Cleaning
9!e,;;sr,;xg N2~<r
How Can ! Look NY Best?

2. Don't wear stitched gloves.
The seams add to the actual size
of the glove and the stitching calls
attention to it.
3. Wear large rings.
They will make your hands look
small by comparison.
Square Hands
1. Don't wear rings with stones
that cover whole joint.
This makes your hands look still
shorter.
2. Do wear thin gloves.
Suede is better than capeskin to
make your fingers look as slender
as possible and consequently as long
as possible.
3. Wear long soft gloves
wrinkled at the wrist.
This will enhance the length CT
your hands quite surprisingly.
4. Wear your nail polish down
to the tip of the nail.
Large Ankles
/. Don't wear shiny stockings.
2. Do wear darkish stockings.
3. Don't wear anything but the
sheerest stockings.
4. Don't wear colored or fig
ured sports stockings.
5. DO wear clocks.
6. Wear shoes with straps
around the ankle.
Straps across the instep increase
the ankle size.
!. Wear high heels.
They shrink the ankle muscles.
Large Feet
1. Never wear light -colored
shoes.
2. Never wear plain vamp
shoes.
3. Wear high heels whenever
possible.
Arching the foot takes up the
length.
4. Wear open toes for evening.
5. Wear square toes for day
time.
6. Wear sandals cut down at
the side.
!. Don't wear pumps.
However, if there is enough de-
tall contrasting toe, punchwork,
etc. to cut up the front of the foot,
pumps will not make feet look larger.
(To Be Continued)
tCopyright. l939D
Evening star., 1939-02-17

every move of the making. Tweed,
velveteen, flannel and suede cloth
are smart materials for this design.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1873
is designed for sizes II, 13, Is and II.
Corresponding bust measurements
20, 81, 33 and IS. Size 13 (3D re-
quires IA yards of 54-inch material
for the long-sleeved jacket and l
yard for short-sleeved jacket; 21a
yards for the skirt, 1s yard for the
hood.
Send Is cents for Barbara Bells
Spring Pattern Book! Make your
own smart new frocks for street,
daytime and afternoon, with these
simple, carefully planned designs!
It's chic, it's easy. it's economical to
sew your own. Each pattern includes
a step-by-step sew chart to guide
beginners.
(Copyright, 1939.)
Evening star., 1939-02-17
Double Meaning

Though we usually think of the
word davenport meaning a type of
sofa, it really means a small writing
desk. The connotation of the word
davenport, to mean sofa or couch
with back and arms, comes from the
name Of the maker of a couch of
this type whose name was Daven-
port.
Evening star., 1939-02-17

"The D0n'ts Of Good Grooming"
Is a leaflet you may have by in
closing self addressed, stamped
(3-cent) envelope with your re-
quest. Address this paper.
Copyright, 1939D
Evening star., 1939-02-17

do about It? The floor gets soap
nd water used regularly, as I do
ot use wax.
MRS. G. w. c., Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1939-02-17
Best to Use Special Product
So as Not to Dry Surface
And Cause 1t to Crack
Built.In Bunks Are Becoming
Very Popular in Nurseries
And for Vacation Cabins
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

NOVEL;:
The floor kitchen about
an inch long 1t of fairly good grade noum
old Although
the floor little bumpy before the noeum installed
think could
Evening star., 1939-02-17
Long Arms

l. Taper your sleeves to fore
shorten your arms.
2. Cut the length with cuffs
reaching nearly to the elbow.
You can do this with contrasting
color or tucks or buttons or a deep
cuff flaring in beveled lines.
3. Wear deep gauntlet gloves in
a color that contrasts with your
sleeves.
4. Wear bracelet length sleeves
and bracelets.
). In the evening wear few
rings, but wear bracelets half
way up both arms.
Short Arms
l. Wear your long sleeves as
long as possible.
2. Bring them to a point over
the back of the band.
3. Avoid any appearance of
cuffs except narrow edgings of
white.
4. Wear your short sleeves
very short.
5. In the evening wear but one
very narrow bracelet on each
arm. but wear as many rings as
are compatible with good taste.
Thin Wrists
l. Wear a collection of clink-
ing bracelets.
But on your right arm only.
2. On your left arm wear your
watch below the wristbOne.
This will give you a less bony
effect.
3. Avoid bracelet sleeves.
4. Fit your sleeves tightly at
the wrist.
Wide cuffs make the wrists look
all the thinner.
Large Hands
l. Wear dark gloves.
Remember dark colors give an
illusion of smallness.
Evening star., 1939-02-17

For warm color use small objects,
books, flowers, etc. in warm rose
shades or soft yellows. A little of
the wine also, if you wish. Slip
covers are washable these days and
rather than encourage moths, I
think you will find that they do
otherwise by preventing dirt parti-
cles from settling into the nap of
the upholstery. When you take
them off to launder them spray your
furniture with one of the good moth
sprays and I am sure you will have
no trouble. The interiors at Green
belt rather call for light colors and
"clean-looking" fabrics.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
We are making plans to build q
mountain cabin to be ready for next
summer. For the present it will con-
sist of a large living room, with two
smaller rooms for bedrooms. What
would be the least expensive and
the most useful type of bed to use in
the bedrooms? We want comfort
able beds, but are limited in funds;
we also like to have extra room when
our friends or those OF the children
arrive. Would couches that open
into beds be the best solution, in
your opinion? MIR. F. R. c.
Answer:
In at least one of the rooms I
would suggest that you build in
hunks. Get good spring and mat
tress and have carpenter build you
the simplest sort of frame to hold
them. Children love them and when
your family is present you can use
just the lowers" The uppers are
ready for guests-except that you
usually have to draw lots, as all the
youngsters want to go up top"
Many people are using these in guest
rooms as well. With a little extra
cost drawer space, cupboard space
and dresser may be built right into
the walls along with the beds. You
may carve and paint these if you
wish, but the natural lumber, with
the corners smoothed, stained and
WaXed, is all most of us want.
Questions on household fur
nishings, interior dec0ra ton, ETC.,
should be addressed to Margaret
NOVEL;, in care of the Woman's
Page of The Evening Star. The
answers will appear in this COL
umn as quickly as space permits.
For personal replies on trade
names a stamped, self addressed
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16
Government Charges
Criminal Violation
Of Wage-Hour Law

Kansas City, Mo. (ILNS).-Crim-
inal prosecution for alleged violations
of the federal Wage and Hour Law
was initiated in federal court here
when the government filed informa-
tions against the owners and general
manager of the Universal Manufac-
turing Company.
Those charged with employing chill
dren under Is and with failure to pay
25-cent-an-hour minimum wage
were the co-owners, Richard S. Chand-
Ter and Mrs. Anna Berkowitz, and the
manager, Joseph Berkowitz.
The government listed 35 counts
against the three. Brunson Mac
Chesney, special assistant attorney
general, charged that the company
employs between 400 and 600 "home
workers" and last year reported gross
earnings of $4,000. Tickets for
games of chance are manufactured,
he said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16
One-Third OF Harlan
Signs With Union

Harlan, KY. (ILNS).-Progress in
the recognition of labor unions in
Harlan County is going on irregu
larly but pretty steadily. More than
one-third of the miners of the county
are working at the present writing in
the mines of companies which have
signed union contracts. The mines in
which County Judge c. E. Ball holds
stock, and who personally asked for
the militia, still held out.
Judge Ball set the bail of 46 miners
arrested by the National Guard at
$500 apiece. Each one of the as men
was required to rise and swear: 81 am
indebted to the state of Kentucky in
the sum of $780," Judge Ball was
told in open court that the union is
considering very seriously asking in
dictments of the militia for arresting
the union miners, who had committed
no crime. He leaned forward on the
bench and asked: "Do you want war
rants for these men?" as if he could
not believe his ears; and was told that
was precisely what they wanted.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16
Town Without Electricity
Is Rescued By r. E. A

Washington, d. C. (ILNS).-Here
is a piece of news from the Rural
Electrifcation Administration:
The locally owned electric plant of
Wayne City, H., 500 people, broke
down. The Wayne White Counties
Cooperative. was ready to connect the
town with the cooperative lines. But
the cooperative itself bought current
from the Central Illinois Public Serv-
ice Company, and the C. /. P. S. had
slipped into the contract a provision
that the coop. could not sell at whole
sale.
Four days the little village went
without light in homes, store OF
church. Then it got to the R. E. A.,
R. E. A. got to the Central Illinois
Public Service Company, and in less
than half an hour, the company agreed
to let the cooperative sell current at
wholesale rates to Wayne City for
60 days.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16
Employment Gain Low;
Wages, Profits Rising

Washington, D. c. ILNS).-The
A. F. of l.. report of unemployment
shows little gain in April though part
of that was due to the strike or lock-
out of the coal miners. Gains this
spring are chiefly in the building
trades. Trade union figures show
10.9 per cent out of work in May, COM
pared to Ill in April and 1874 per
cent in May last year.
A striking feature is that wage in
creases are replacing wage cuts.
Manufacturing firms report 10000
workers getting raises, and half that
number getting cuts. Profits Of 305
leading manufacturing, mining and
trade corporations for the first quar-
ter of 1889 show net profits of $780,
100000 as against $94, 100000 for the
same quarter last year.
Relief rolls remain high. w. T. A.
rolls dropped $4,000 from April to
May.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16

But tied up all the gains in forms
of steel
Good for nothing but killing and
destruction
Now, just suppose
That Hitler, plus Schacht-
Had applied the same methods of
finance
To the task of conquering the
worlds trade
Instead of piling up steel and cop
per in military junk
Had exported the steel in useful
commercial forms
Had flooded the world with indus
trial products
Maintaining the while peace and
international good will
What would the world have done,
to meet that attack?
For that matter, what could the
world do today
If Germany, and Japan, should be-
gin to turn swords into plowshares-
Transform their machine guns into
machine tools
Assemble raw material from the
worlds markets
To be manufactured into merchan-
disc
At German and Japanese prices
That, my brethren, would be really
something to think about.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16
Minimum Wage Hearing
Set For Hosiery Industry

Washington, d. C. (ILNS) Wage
Hour Administrator Andrews has or
dered public hearing June IL on the
unanimous recommendation of hos
iery industry committee that he fix a
minimum wage of 40 cents an hour
for full-fashioned hosiery workers,
and 321s cents an hour for employees
in the seamless hosiery branch.
The administration made public a
report prepared by Committee Chair
man George w. Taylor, Philadelphia,
Wharton School of Finance and Com
merce professor, who said his group
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16
E. E. Grant Is Head
Of Crystal Tissue

E. E. Grant, Middletown city COM
missioner, was elected president of
the Crystal Tissue Company, Middle
town, by the board of directors yes
terday. He succeeds the late z. W.
Ranck.
L. ]. Long was elected -presi-
dent and manager, and Miss Elizabeth
A. Cahill, secretary, was elected sec
retary treasurer.
Ranck was president, manager and
treasurer. Grant has been associated
with the company for 18 years.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16
SHORTS

Now, with Mayor Hague enjoined
from stamping on civil liberties, who
can think of way to get an injunc-
tion against Hitler?
A New York taxi owner testifies
that he paid $4,000 to member Of
the legislature to get Favorable leg
islation." Rotten, of course. But not
long ago, Wall Street pool skinned
the public out Of $12,OOO,O 900 by boost
ing oil stock More moral; or only
more expensive?
When 139 members of the House
OF Representatives were blocking
President Roosevelt's offer to give his
public papers to Uncle Sam, and IL
acres of the Roosevelt estate with
them, Sam Rayburn reminded the re-
calcitrants that President Coolidge
sold a bunch of his own remarks at a
dollar a word. Bully for Sam.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16

The National tuberculosis Associa-
tion has been carrying on it's battle
against tuberculosis since 1904. 1t
has 1923 local organizations through
out the United States, Alaska, Puerto
Rico and Hawaii.
Many schools and colleges now use.
the tuberculin test for the early de-
lection of tuberculosis as a part Of
their regular health examinations.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16
tude but are fakes pure and simple.

tude but are fakes pure and simple.
So with propaganda designed to en-
tangle this nation in Europe's end
less quarrels. Exposure in recent
years of the oftentimes lying propa-
ganda employed to get us into the
World War gives ample warning
against present efforts to line us up
with one side or the other. But have
we learned the lesson? Future months
and years will give the answer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16
Truths POndered While
Riding at
Anchor
Then gently scan
your brother man"
II M NJ oIo~A,1
BY Mr.. MOdestus-

Puck said it
What fools these mortals be-
There was Germany, before the
World War
Getting to be tops, in economic
scope and power
Carrying off lot of reputation for
music and science
Some of which we have since de-
cided she did not deserve
Then Germany got the military
swell-head-
Caught by the old Bismarckian OBJ
session
Of "Feinde ringsum," enemy en-
circlement-
Started out to put Deutschland
ueber alles"-
Stubbed her toe, came a cropper,
had to go way back
Then there was Japan
Had the world full of friends
Little brown men" were admired
and helped
Developed new skin of civiliza-
tion over her Samurai innards-
Started out, quite successfully, in
world commerce
Was getting along, the world
thought
Quite beautifully, in China proper
ties and trade
But the present generation of Jap
anese rulers could not wait
Wanted to get now, what other ma
tions gained in generations
Began spending her gains on mill
tary action
With the slogan: Asia for the
Asiatics-
Meaning: Asia for Japan, in one
year
But it did not work SO fast
And Japan has lost the most val
liable of all
The Imponderables of good will
To Germany came Hitler
After Versailles, after repara-
tions-
After rebirth of goodwill, plus
French hate and folly
With Hitler came Schacht, pro
ponent of new gospel of finance
Turning all resources of Germany
into guns, bullets and tanks
Massing bombers and air fighting
machines
Until all Europe was in a Utter
Hung the world on tenterhooks Of
fear
Achieved triumphs lost in war, by
sSchrecklichkeit" menaces-
Doing all this by mere shift of
the rules of finance
Junked bankers rules dating from
Merchant of Venice
Showed the world how to make
available nations resources
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16
The Cherry
" Where with our
roo Little Hatchet we
tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pre-
f0undly. Sometimes fippantly,
sometimes recklessly.

Iou We HedTu Ieii Oh the famous aHO
justly dreaded hoop snake
Yes, but you don't believe there is
any such animal, you object.
No? Well, read on, We of little
faith.
State of Pennsylvania is promoting
belief in the hoop snake.
Yes, sir, the state is engaged in
hoop snake propaganda, using pic
lures and text in an official publica-
tion to show doubters the reptile is
not a figment of the imagination and
that in the form of hoop he hunts
his prey on likely hillsides.
The publication is Pennsylvania
Angler, published by the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania Board of Fish
Commissioners.
If pictures and text are taken at
their face value, it's not hard to be-
lieve the hoop snake exists and is in
ueeu d I6dFSOIl6 CG1CCef.
Of course it must be admitted that
any story in a fishermen's publica-
tion is open to suspicion, in view of
the well known tendency of fish and
snake stories toward exaggeration.
But how are you going to doubt
the evidence of your eyes?
Pictures-four of 'em- purport to
show the hoop snake at his deadly
work.
First we see the reptile grasping
tail in mouth, preparatory to rolling
toward his prey.
Then the snake is pictured "bank-
ing turn" in changing it's course of
direction.
Next the snake is seen rolling along
at fast clip.
Last, it is depicted nearing it's sup
posedly doomed victim and letting
loose its tail and darting tail first
for the strike. In case you don't know
about the hoop snake, it is explained
the dangerous end of him is the tail,
which is alleged to be equipped with
a horn of an exceedingly poisonous
nature.
Paul l.. Swanson, writer of the hoop
snake article, gives some examples of
the deadliness of the reptile.
'1t seems as if they miss you they
got to strike at something when they
are in that mood, SO they usually hit
a cherry tree, which withers and dies
in short order"
(The Cherry Tree hopes it never
encounters hoop snake.)
The author says that the pictures
which accompany his article are the
only ones ever taken of hoop snake
in action. 1t seems the snake was
after his brother Dave and Mr.. Swan
son ran along beside taking the pic
lures.
''Dave finally got tired he AYERS,
"and the snake caught up to him and
let him have it. Lucky thing it only
put a hole in his shirt. The shirt
turned bright green in about two
years"
Mr.. Swanson cites other wondrous
"facts" in connection with hoop snakes
and winds up thus:
so the next time anybody tells you
they amt no hoop snakes, you just
tell them they amt no Sanity Claus
either, but it makes a darn good
story"
A lot of propaganda makes a "darn
good story" That's why it gets over.
It's so plausible.
Propaganda in pictures and text
painting striking workers with horns
and hoofs is along the lines of the
hoon snake warn Pictures and teyf
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16

Almost 200 persons die every day
in the United States from a certain
disease. If the disease were new, the
whole nation would be appalled,. Be-
cause the malady, tuberculosis, is as
old as human history, we are inclined
to look upon it as a necessary evil.
tuberculosis can be eradicated from
this nation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-06-16

believed that its unanimity "consti-
tutes strong evidence of the sound
ness of it's conclusions" The COM
mittee consisted of five represent
atives each for the public, employers,
and labor.
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80 Putronize Hamilton Industries IS


tuberculosis has been health prob
lem for hundreds of years. Hippoc-
rates wrote of the wasting sickness"
in the fifth century B. C. Before that,
as recent evidence shows, the early
Egyptians were sufferers from tuber-
culosis.