Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1926, Page 26

28 R P — LOVE BALM SUIT WAITS ON BEAUTY Judge Silences Mrs. Brew- ster Pending Appearance of Corliss Palmer. By ¢he Associated Pre NEW YORK, March 6.—A $200.000 sifenation suit brought by Mrs Aleanor Brewster against Corliss Palmer, beauty prize winner in a con- test conducted by Eugene V. Brew- ster, wealthy magazine publisher, is hanging fire pending the appearance of the defendant Miss Palmer is in Hollywood and opened ~ vesterday, until Monday to le to come here Brewster mer not o but the lova of he: Miss Palmer, she said heauty contest. The conte: ducted by Brew could do t to girls wh tion pictary Miss Pal fied, was who had prizes. home for vhe hnd no pl Established Brewster said, n “location” trial, which postponed she intends to Mrs, Miss Pal beauty prize hushand as weil entered a 1920 as con he ning the doors to enter the mo. ness honestly Mrx. Brewster now o the was i testi nd inquired award the Brewster the plea i s o ouse, Mrs. Imer refused m, she de- 1 hier hus n the mor was the In 1924 her nd family ster’s her 1 Morris- which the publisher 2 and she “third party” s Palmer d to Br the me in 1 Just bou said he wo 25 soon as he co #oon after said siage had beer #ude of his w Mra. Rrewster denied thix and said Ber husband had never sought a di- vorce. In 1922 she and her hushand wrranged a meparation m which to week and a Loy d home atlon over this income has been In ourt several tir Soon her testimony ©r'Malley halt was too fmportant Ahe defendant. mer a divorce hopes of ned hy m the a r- she was Is. ewsier Court began Justice to say the case to go on without EVERYMAN INVESTMENT: BY GEOROE T. AUGHES Ask Your Banker. If the maxim of giving the prefer face to nationally known securities sver those of onl local reputation = observed the investor will perhaps mies some good opportunities, but he will also avold serious losses. Cer juinly he will not be beguiled bv the Frafty promoter who of stocks in »ew and untried enterprises. T have already suggested that one b’ the best ways to test the inv anent merit of a security i3 to as one’s local banker how much he v loan on it. This i tes whenever thers is any doubt at all rank will not make a loan on collateral that it cannot sell if horrower fails to make good. bank must be protected. It cannot ford to take chances with other pe ple’s money, for it is the funds of its depositors that it loans not its own snd it must always be prepared to meet unexpected demands for cash. So when your bank makes you a loan on & Btock or & bond vou at least know one thing, that the security can be sold to some one else if neces- sary and that without much delay. Therefore, when you are tempted to venture into new investment Helds make this test with the bunk first. Re member that it does not always rollow hat an_investment is to be con demned because it is not good collat: eral for a loan. A high-krade real es ate mortgage I8 not gencral borrow upen and there are other ceptions, but when you find it 1 sible to borrow the stc ou are asked to buy It ul least suggests cuu tion until the reason for the re is_satisfacto: explained. On the other hand, the siocks and bonds can_ea sie not deservi consuderation a 2 A eny the The to usal investment ra ulry as to v: s basis for a loan is always wise. (Copyright. 1626 ) 1ODITY WIRED STAR FROM aleohol product is €in seeds they $10 o ton as from the and d ssed OMAHA. March 6 3 to Owmaha packers during the veek for $10.65 a hundred pounds. the ghest price in two months MILLIS, Ma March loseph Herman Shoe (o awarded a centract for of regulation Awrmy shoes Quartermaster’s Department Army. CLEVELAND, March ¢ to the Ohio FPoultry JAssociation, 50,000,000 hatched in Ohio rs sold has been by the the —According Improvement chicks are umercial hatcheries wnnually. The first commerciai chicks the vear pecked their way to treedom this week. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 6.— ¥ urniture plants at Grand Rapids are working at full speed. Sales at the annual furniture ma here were extremely satis tory. PITTSBURGH, March 6.—There has been a slow increase in orders for sutomobile sheets and strip steel here, Railroads are placing small orders for veplacements and new track and equipment, JOPLIN, Mo, March ¢.—A 90-day sption has béen given the United Zinc Bmeltine Corporation on Vantage No. 2 mine, south of Baxter Springs The option calls for payment of $50,000. et FORM ROTARIAN CLUB. Twenty Rotarian members of the $louse met at a luncheon yesterday and organized the Congressional Rotary Club. A charter will be asked of interna- Moval headquarters in Chicago, and the club plans to hold weekly meet- inge. Representative Albert E. Carter of California was named president and Representative John C. Ketcham of Aichizan was chesen secretary. Those agosent rvepresented 13 States. but | pos- | The | 500 pairs | EAL ESTATE. Pay or Face Trial, Order to Navy Men Held for Alimony Naval personnel on the alimony list for unsuccessful marital ven- tures must meet their obligations or face court-martial, according to a circular letter sent throughout the naval list by Rear Admiral Shoemaker, chief of the Bureau of Navigation. Officers or men who fail to pay alimony in accordance’ with court orders and are hiding behind lack of jurisdiction of the court will be transferred by the Department back to the j iction of the court so that the court can reach them and en- force its decrees Admiral Shoemaker says there has been brought to the attention of the bureau many cases of avoid- ence by officers and enlisted men of the payment of alimony for the maintenance of children and for- mer wives. If, after investigation, it is found that the man is at fault, one of the tollowing corrective dis- y measures will be take: Discharge of the enlisted man as an irable; trial by court-martial nduct to the prejudics of good and discipline; trial of an sr for conduct unbecoming an and gentlen or to an officer or enlisted man ck to the jurisdiction of a civil court in which action against him is taken. TRADE HOLDS UP | | | i 1 | irCommodity Markets Are Not Seriously Changed by " Week’s Events. | | i | H BY J. C. ROYLE. Special Dispateh to The Star NEW YORK. March 6.—Local re-| tail (rade and some of the commod- | acutely suscepti influence, undoubtedly | the adverse effects of the stoc market slump of the week. Dut the reacted to the support afforde to the steadying of the spec es with equal readine New York department stores re- ported that some of thelr woman cus- tomers had been warned to go slowly | {n meking purchases until the ma stabilized. On the other hand. I ers say the femmnine intuence never more apparent than in thel eck to 8 ng under the sudden drops recorded on the ticker. Brok- ers report 8co: of their customers | who held stocks as investments de clared their woman folk urged them not to sell on a falling market, ws- serting, “if you sell, we'll just spend the money and be no better off New Merger Announced. The ruling of the Interstate Com-| merce Commission on the Nickel Plate merger and the consent decree obtained by the Department of Jus- tice with the National Food Products Corporation helped to clarify the merger situation. Nelther indicate t mergers will be frequer or less extensive. In fact + oil merger, that between the water Oil and Assoctated Oil panles, involving assets estimated $240,000,000, was announced toda But th do indicate that future consolidations will be so framed to come within the restrictions posed by the Federal offictals The cold weather of the week prob- ably added militons to the returns to the fruit growers of the country by hecking premature budding and con equent danger from frosts. The prune supply of the ion i3 e tremely smail and prices in this line strong. Citrus fruits also are <howing price improvement. In other frults the low cost of and small stocks make heavy ning operations inevitable later in the vear, com- im can- Dairy Products Do Well. ! oducers of dairy products are do- | ling well. The number of men em- ployed in the automobile industry is higher than ever before in histor: Steel production is hnproving. with moving steadily upward g 90 per cent in the Pittsburgh Actucl volume of materinle building construction in the is heavier than in uny | Smilar period. Bullding material | pwices are well stabilized, but labor | costs have shown a siight advance The technical position of lumber strengthened during the week "the strike in the textile trades in New Jersey 18 a disturbing factor, but predictions of labor leaders th the trouble will spread to New En, land are not taken too serfously. Rayon continues in strong demand. The non-ferrous metals were acute- iv responsive during a part of the week to the movements of the Stock Bxchange. Copper, lead and zinc all | refected the drups recorded. Tin, in Qemand from London, re. roug. * The silver position in the Orfental trade itnation to strengthen reac district used in lust maonth active mained found and poll it hing Radio Demand Improves. Office equipment and tabulating and | computing machines of various sorts e showing activity commensurate with tha development of commerce. The radio manufacturing companies are finding <lightly-better demand for and stocks are still high. | The yelps are going right down the | line in the tubber trade. Prices are | egs than half as high as when the 1925 top of $1.21 a pound was reach- | ed. Yet manufacturers complain busi- ness has not been up to expectations, and consumers complain becausa tire prices have not dropped proportionate- 1y with rubber Cigarette sales are 10 per cent high- er than a year ago, and even the cigar trade has brightened up. Petroleum Is bettering its position, and the only marked complaint from the 1 trade for the moment is emanating from dealers in the East all stocked up with anthracite substitutes, which they have difficulty in moving (Copyright. 1926.) “RUN-PROOF” STOCKINGS SOON TO BE ON MARKET British Textile Industry Told of New Method for Weaving All Silk. LONDON, March 6 () .—“Run. proof” stockings and frocks soon will be on the market. This was announced by Sir cholas Grattan Doyle, M. P., speaking at a luncheon of the textile industry here. Sam- ples of the new knit-fabric were dis- tributed among the guests to take home to their wives. Sir Nicholas said the discovery would revolutionize the textile trade and greatly assist in relieving un- employment in Leicester and Not- tingham, where 40 looms have been installed for making this brand of ‘women's wear. The inventor of the “‘ru: textile is A. Serra of Lyon, . A8 STOCKS DROP. their products, although inventories { THE EVENING What Do You Know About It? Daily Science Six. 1. What is the greatest speed attained by a motor boat? 2. What is the greatest speed attained by a regular American passenger train? 3. What is the greatest aver- age speed of a regular American passenger train service? 4. What country has the high- est average regular passenger train service? 5. What was the greatest speed record for a transatlantic salling vessel? 6. How long did it take the first steamship to cross the At- lantic? (Answers to these questions in Monday’s Star.) Clipper Tea Ships. The most famous speed record far the fleet of tea slipper ships engaged in the China-to-England trade was that of nine vessels, all built by the sume firm, of Greenock, Scotland, which cleared the harbor of Foochow | at the same Instant in 1866 and raced | all the way to England without stop. They at once lost sight of one anothe: nd did not meet again until came together in the FEnglish Chan- nel, when all nine of them docked in London in the same hour. This stu pendous voyage of 16,000 miles had been made in 89 day: Now. what do you know about that? Answers to Yesterday's Questions. 1. Sharks. seahorses, eels and swordfish are true fishes: Jellyfish, . whales and dolphins are not The heaviest fish caught In Amer- s In the last 10 years was a Jones in Fla 3. Besides food. their oils, as fe ¢ gelatin » flsh’s gills are for breathing. ) have an acute sense of hear. the Caloosa- are used for nd a source sh Salmon are both flsh MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN 1 fresh and salt water Banishing Superstition. One Mothe, When 1 sa ren begin to relate feartul superstitions they have learned from schooimates I immediately take steps to eradicate these hnpressions. 1 laughingly tell themn that in some is considered bad luck to the moun over the left shoulder. 1 some the 1 and that both anot possibly be Then in re rd to the black cat bad iuck notion t out that one of their happiest friends owns a bl Persian And €0 on through the list. Su- ted in the 1 chiidhood of all tenac rent VERY NEED ND PURPOSE o Gl needs reads your Iwork See u Over 100 Years 01d.” FRANK LIBBEY & CO. Lumber and Millwork th and New York Ave. Main 1223 nmier rat What will this do for your house Your radiators are con- cealed beneath attractive designs of all metal SLYKER Radiator Furniture Your ugly rediaters become at- tractive consoles or window scats. Your walls, ceilings and dru;uiesm longer show smudges of dirt. Everyone in the house feels better because of the mots- ture maintained by the patent humidifier ~ conceal beneath the top. Made in shades of ny, Walnut, Ivory or Whhl/?e}.‘oEléh of the six coats of cil enamel is baked on separately. You will certainly want radlators equipped with ¢ attrective pieces. Ask for estimate without obli- gation. Studio of Interior Decorating, Sixth floor. Waodmard g 10th, 1ith, F and G Streets. they | 205 pounds, taken in | STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, FLAGSTAFFS OF WASHINGTON Y JENNY GIRTON WALKER. i a | The Tricolor of | ‘The stripes of this flag are of equal width, red at the top, horizontal lines for blue at the bottom. It {s undoubtexdly the ancestor of the merchant flag of old Russia, and it is often claimed that it euxgested the red, white and blue of the United Statés. France and several oiher countries colors orunge Tradition with certain conuects special countries, and naturally comes to mind in connec tion with Holland's flag, because orange Instead of red was the color of one of the stripes, and ‘“Oranje boven” was the cry at the time of the coming of the Dutch to America In answer to the suggestion that the flag of the therlands originated at the time of the union of the seven northern provinces in 1782, @ Duteh author, writing in_ 1831, sa In 1682 the Netherlands possessed their lown flug, and this was the livery {of Wiillam the Silent. orange, white ! und blue, a flag bor | against’ Spain. This Willlam, who was Prince of Orange and Nassau, took his title of Prince of Orange from the small principality of Orange now belonging to France. He was born in 1633. He carried his colors valiantly through several wars for independence, and { became the firet stadtholder of the Republic of the United Provinces, The orange stripe on the flug was retained for more than 50 years after i i | Shampooing. There are dozens of shampoos you | n make at home; vou have only to choose which kind you think will sult your scalp best. One sort, especi v good for red or for blond hair, 1s y shaving up castile soap—the real castile, not cheap so-called castile soaps—and putting & heaping tablespoonful of the shavings into @ pint of hot water. Bring thi to a_ boll and keep in a large-mouthed bottle. Wet your hair with hot water, pour a little of this, about a third of it, {on the scalp and rub well with the {hands. The fingers will rub up a thick {lather. | With fresh water wet the hai |and pour on another third of the b | tie and rub to a lather again. Do t third time, finishing up the ‘Then rinse put four or five t ot wat and o final rl » with cold You can make ort of hiun or dark hair ing tar | soap, but as this s usually very motst, { you will have to guess at a tablespoon ful and simply chop it in tiny bits to 1ke it melt easily. Or, if you have rge bottle or earthen’ jar, m 0 of water. this is too thick a jelly, add more water 5% front porch: spacious pantry, SAMPLE HOUSE, N Open for 733 Twelfth Si QUALITY HOMES Detached Brick & Stucco OPEN Daily and Sunday 10 AM. to 6 PM. Drive Out Conn. Ave. to Raymond St. by all the ships | of the young republic in its warfare | the Netherlands. Some say that the more definite color and fade. It is po: red became confused in of flag is seldom used in he certatn that the chang place after 1630 and bel during the same period ence of the United Nef formally acknowledged color. ng upon the colors f in 1916 New the only pure indigo flag time in 16! use was Amsterdam jon the flag which of that shade. The Netherlan: | kingd several changes in as the national flag the Netherlands is a gave the country its e roval standard as wel of Nassau. The prin at the Netherlands lej Buclid street, the day, August 31 | shampoo. {15 too dx | tar ud pour {over it. Let this settle |through a p iece of che |this water hot to {use it without massage the scalp. ngers with the tar scalp, letting the h way afterward. dandruff, and it ¢ B! has gone dead. i best dry get a little pl AP sion of the City of New York fixed s Republic in 1506, and has undergone | governis the red, white and blue is retained Queen’s pint of ve orange was changed to red because the red is a less lable to ble that orange and reproductions : and coats of arms, AS OrANEe is | raldry It e to red took fore 1663, and the independ therlands was in de or a municipal determined that at the was founded blue dye in blue. They therefore decided that the blue stripe Henry brought to America must have been | Hudson became a ent, The Queen of descendant of the Prince of Orange and Nassau, who | arly flag, and the orange and blue are still on the as the ipal flag ation, 1 lion bir the juice of a lemon to the castile soapt If you have dark hair that | Amazing ok sticky hot water in ¥ and st -esecloth very shampoo is powdered hich does not cling to the | scalp and can be brushed out easily Scalloped Chi ased baking alte vers of weil | usinz avout | powde | ful of grated cheese. about two-third teaspo to {is Jeaten eggs have been intil the cheese is soft d is set. Th T n dish for luncheoi W. 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Main 392 226 Investment Bldg. but | n off { Use | the tar soap, und | ow and then to ‘That is, wet your | water and rub the ir dry in the usu good_for ves luster and life to SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1926. LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. I was late for dinnir agen last nite, being a bad nite to be late on dc- count of having bin late 4 times alreddy this week, and I opened the frunt door and looked in and they was all in the dining room eating alreddy, me thinking, G, it I ony had some ixciting news to tell them it would take their mind off me being late. And I went back in the dining room trying to think of some, saying, G, ma, G, pop, wats you think? 1 know wat I think, ma sed. and I quick sed, I meen, wat do you think, 1 meen who do you think got run over? Wat? Who? O my goodniss, ma sed. Wats all this? pop sed. 1l give you each 3 gesses, you cant gess, I sed. 11l give you 3 seconds to speek out. T bet not? pop sed. Well 111 tell teny ixei It cant be eny more ixciting than this sispense, ma sed. Are you go- ing to speak out and say wat hap- pened or are you going to stand there iike a beid of pray for another hour she sed, and 1 sed, Well us fellows was all standing erround the lam post and all of & suddin a big truck started to go pass, (i wiz it w of the biggest trucks I ever saw, bet they dont come eny bigger. Well. go on, 50 on, ma sed pop and I sed, Well, all of | Hunts fox terrier Tedd it was cer- and a spddin Sid The blue of the flag is a dark, rich | in the middle of the street The Councll and Art Commis O my goodniss, and ibo vou dont meen to say enythi S 1 1t quite, but the dog jumped back in time hecauxe even as it was he | allmogt got run over and the m: on th@truck called some of the f 1es 1 ever herd. Sit down and eat vour dinnir , for Peet sake, pop sed Wich T did vee Simple Cake. | Mix together one cupful of sugar, three tablespoonfuls of cooking sirup, one tablespoonful of melted butter and gehalf a cupful of sweet milk. Let sme to a boll, cool, then 5dd one-half a cupful of sweet milk and onehalf a cupful of flour with one ‘teaspoon- tul of haking powder sifted in. Bake in a slow oven. If you use frost iug on the cake, add the yolk of one or two eggs to the cake finements HOME at 1. BEVE { them was somebody run over or were they | 8 one | 1{ Wat happened for Peet sake? | h rite out | REAL ESTATE. Shopping for Shoe Stitches. Have vou ever gone shopping for repairs on your shoes? Often you have to pay as much as three or four dollars to have a pair of shoes re- paired. Were you to spend that amount of money on a new article yowd think twice, but because it's going toward repairs you accept it as inevitable. A good shopper is just as careful about buying repairs for her shoes as she is about buying the shoes themselves. If she's going to use a pair of shoes for god, and she wants re-soled she has a full sole put on. If she's just going to use them for evervday wear, a half sole costs less and satifies her need. doesn’t wait, either, until a sole rn completely through before s kes her relics to the shoemaker. Now if you were going to have | soles put on your shoes you might | still have other choices lo make. | | Supposing your shoets were for | tennls, you'd want a rubber sole, or | you might have a crepe rubber sole {but on for golf. If vour shoes were rood” you would only want Supposing _your shoes were for | walking and working a heavier choice would be necessary to stand the wear. It's never economical to wait w L heel is at a 40 de; e angle to it repaired. A worn-down heel 1. California Stew. and one-half k into cubes or gives Cut pounds of | bits, cover | ong round st vith one quart of bolling water and | cook for o few minutes, then add one- 1lf a bay leaf, one chopped onion a seasoning of salt and paprika. Sinmer until the meat is tender. Re. m the mea | center of the serving dish. Thicken the stock with butter and flour blend ed togather, add onehalf a cupful of | their money—i special eleot B CONVENIENT chopped almonds, six chopped ripe olives, one green chill pepper and one. half a cupful of tomatoes. Pour over the stock. Chocolate Custard | Mix one-half a cupful of sugar with | four ounces of grated chocolate, pour {over this threefourths cupful of boil- |ing water and stir until thick and smooth, placing the bowl in hot water. | Cool. flavor with vanil | two cupfuls of boiled | this over ed ste 1 pears and top with whipped cream. {be served over sponge drops or used ustard. Serve WHEN WE GO BY MRS. HARLAND H. AL you a worn-down and pluce it in the || and stir into || 1t can also | | SHOPPING pearance, an it shortens the life of vour shoe by putting extra strain at particula: points. When vou have new heels put on, insist on having the old heal taken entirely off. Otherwise you won't have a strong solid heel. Don let & shoemaker make vour shoe un- fit for wear bv raisiug or lowering the heel £o0 that vour toot is _placed in an uncomfortable position. Specify the sort of heel vou wish to have put on. If any stitching rips on your shoes, don’t wait until an entire seam {s out. Go at once to the shoe shop and have the repair man put in double or triple stitches. It your shoes are of French calf or cordovan leather, they will be useless once the stitching starts 0. You can reclaim them for a while, but don't spend much on them, because repairs will only be tempo- rary. Often a shoe will be made smaller by re-soling. Instruct the shoemaker to put the new stitches right below the old ones. 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