Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1928, Page 36

WOMAN'’S PAGE. Cleansing Methods for Jewelry BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. Few women but have some social side to life, and as the season for such activities advances the need of keeping whatever jewelry one wears jin the best condition becomes more pressing. ‘Whether this is genuine or replica, neglect in caring for it will most as- suredly show. The reverse is also true, NECKLACES OR PEARLS THAT ARE NOT GENUINE MUST BE CLEANSED WITH GREAT CARE. namely, that jewelry well cared for will be marked for its luster and beauty. A woman whose diamonds frequently brought admiring comment was wont to reply “They are clean diamonds!” Most people, according to her, robbed their diamonds of their perfect bril- dirty. Hers were given the tilious care. One must know with what one is dealing in undertaking to wash jewelry. Turquoises, for instance, should not be subjected to washings, nor should most of the very beautiful sorts of replica pearls, but most of the other types of stones, especially those of the trans- parent sort, whether real or imitation, are improved by frequent ablutions in hot suds. A fine brush is a necessary adjunct in the cleaning of rings. A small paint most punc- variety, will help to dislodge particles of dust from portions otherwise inac- cessible. Plunge rings. pins, bracelets, etc,, into a wooden basin filled with the hot soap and water. Be sure to use a pure soap, such as castile, which will have nothing of an acid nature in it. If neither the wooden bowl nor the fine brush are at hand, it is possible to give the jewels a good cleaning with other aids. The object of the wooden | bowl is to supply a soft, non-injurious surface that will not scratch the stone. will serve as well, and a_ toothbrush, around the end of which absorbent cotton is wound, will serve instead of the brush, though not quite as well. Rings, silverware, etc., sent to a jew- eler to be cleansed return with a pecu- liarly high brilliance due often in part to the fact that they are plunged into a solution which takes away the tar- nish. Such a powerful agent in the hands of experts is excellent. Some persons, however, undertake its use at home in caring for platinum and dia- monds, but this is not advised. To leave the jewelry in the solution for a moment too long is injurious, rather than beneficial. Jeweler's sawdust is helpful in main- taining the brilllance of gems. After the cleansing process the jewels are shaken free of water, held for an in- stant between soft linen towels and then dropped into the fine sawdust, which may be kept in an ornamental con- tainer on one's bureau. The woman who is satisfled with nothing less than perfection in the matter of her personal attire knows that such measures as are described put an enviable touch to the toilette when jewels are worn, (Copyright, 1928.) DAILY DIET RECIPE COOKED PEARS. Cooking pears, medium size, six. Butter, two tablespoons. Water, one-fourth cup. Sugar, one-fourth cup. SERVES SIX PORTIONS. Peel pears. Place each in a muffin tin. Spread with butter and cover with the mixed sugar and water. Bake in moderate oven until pears are soft. Are improved by serving with ginger sauce. DIET NOTE. Recipe furnishes a little fat, sugar and fiber. Lime, iron, vita- mins A and B are present. Can be eaten by children over 4 and by normal adults of average or liance by being content to wear them under weight. MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLY HOLLYWOOD, Calif,, October 24— ‘When Charlie Chaplin wandered into a prize fight the other night he saw a slim, blond girl regist enthusiasm. He promptly forgot all about the fight, for the girl looked the way Edna Pur- viance looked 10 years ago—and Charlie Chaplain knew he had found the lead- ing lady for his next moving picture. Virginia Cherrill, the little blond Chi- the ce face, thing was easy. There wag the matter of a test. There slways is, even in the best regulated ‘The girl seemed a plin is under 5 feet 7. au'. heels Sdain.ch lot in u:e, n;lfl discard- g some 3- ones brought Virginia Cherrill down to the required size. Her test proved she had the emo- ality Chaplin saw in her from the lance. And the story has the added fillip of epposition on hehalf of the grandmother, who threatens disin- heritance if she follows a movie career. However, mothers are ambitious these days, and Chaplin’s new leading lady has her mother as a sympathetic ally B rginia, Cevri has to Chi gone icago %o pack up her things. Prior to this artistic windfall she has done little else than play bridge at 10 cents a point. ‘Was convent reared, and finished off in @ finishing school. ‘While we were on the subject of lead- g ladies, and so forth, I asked Charlie ‘haplin why he didn't talk in his forth- coming picture. ‘The master comedian isgoing to let some one else do the talking—in the picture. He believes in the transcen- dent power of pantomime, Throughcut his career as a motion picture artist Chaplin has protested the tendescy of many movies to use their lips in tense scenes. MERRICK. His close-ups are carried out without any movement of the lips—the turn of an eye, a lift of his brow, an eloguent shrug. Chaplin has not needed to re- sort to words. But here's a safe prophecy: When the new micture is made you most prob- ably will see Chaplin the man without the funny hat and cane and turned-out shoes. You will see the Charlie Chap- lin that a whole world comes to Holly- wood to glimpse. And he will come forward and smile his slow, hesitant, n;;fnnng smile and to you and tell you what sort of icture it is going to be. And probably introduce the characters of that picture to you. And you may see him after the pic~ ture with a beard, glvir;f a very excel- lent imitation of a political orator—a stunt he does inimitably. ‘The world in general is quite as anxious to know how Charlie Chaplin the man will seem at first hand as they are to know George Bernard Shaw via the Movietone. And Chaplin the artist never disappoints the world. He will take six to eight months to make his picture, he tells me, and will spend a million dollars on it. This is significant, in view of the fact that most_of the big studios have shooting schedules of three to 'six weeks for their most pretentious efforts. The studio of La Brea avenue, Holly- wood, which logks like an old English village, is being torn up to make way for the building of a city block. The next Cha movie will have the toot of motor , the sound of the police- man'’s whistle; even the voices of many of the principals will be heard in it. But in the picture proper Charlie Chaplin will remain the same eilent, eloquent artist of pantomime the world has given maximum acclaim. (Copyright, 1928. by North American News. paper Alliance.) PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D, Good Old Summer Time. ‘The evils wrought by dance mara- thons are already beginning to manifest themselves, The papers carried an item the other day about a team that had gone through the dance marathon and now proposed to rearrange a full four- ‘year college course along so-called mara- thon lines. The young persons pianned to study about 19 hours a day and sleep only four or five hours, sleeping 15 min- utes out of every hour and studying the rest of the time, thus completing the entire course in one year or less. Now, there may be some sense in the notion that a normal young adult can get along on less than the customary eight hours of sleep, but it does seem to me that the scientific sharps are tak- }nx an unconsciously long time to prove It. The legend about Napoleon, Edison end other famous men who, one may believe if he likes, required only a few hours of sleep every night, is just a legend. Doubtless there were crises in Napoleon's life when he glept little. It is easy to believe that Edison might stay with some important piece of ex- perimental work even if he has to_cut in on the regular sleep schedule. But,! €hucks! every doctor who has ever en- gaged in practice knows how to get| along on short sleep rations—and what | of it? That a man lives on in spite of ‘the loss of sleep is no evidence that the loss has not impaired his health or effi-! clency. The exact sleep ration for a given| individual or class is difficult to deter- jmine, but here is 4 fair schedule of re- muirements for persons of different age’ groups: Infants up to 2 months of age re- quire 20 hours sleep. Infants from 2 to 6 months &ld re. quire 16 hours sleep. Infants 6 months to 1 year old re- quire 15 hours. From 1 to 2 years, 14 hours. ‘Two to 4 years, 13 hours. Four to 7 years, 12 hours, Children up to the age of 12 years require 11 hours. Children from 12 to 16 need not less than 10 hours sleep. After 16, students or brain workers, 8 hours. Athletes, muscle workers, require more with 7l to 8 hours sleep. Elderly folk not physically active re- quire 7 hours or less. As 8 health investment it surely pays to have the most comfortable sleeping arrangements one can obtain. The room itself should be inviting, and the bed, of course, should attract and not repel the owner. It is a fine thing when clean tired out and all out of sorts and everything to have a nest where you can hop in and in almost no time forget all your woes. Then if the bed is the right sort everything will look so dif- ferent in the morning. One too common fault with sleeping gear is sagging at the middle like a blooming hammock. To one hardened to sleeping on the ground or on a plenk or in a Pullman bunk this may not be a serious drawback, but it is impossible for any one who understands or appre- clates the health value of comfort to sleep like a jackknife. See that your bed gives evenly at all points if it gives at all under your weight, ‘The second fault with alleged accom- modations in the bed chamber is heavy coverings. Blow yourself to feathers or down for lightness with warmth, and you'll have less of that delightful night- mare in which a rhinocerous playfully rolls around on your chest. ‘When we consider that one spends perhaps 10 times as much time in his bed as in his automobile, it is curious that the padding and springs of the latter are the more carefully calculated to provide eomfort. (Copyright, 1928.) Chocolate Dessert. Cook together in the top of a double boiler one pint of milk, four tablespoon- fuls of sugar and two squares of bitter chocolate cut up, until the chocolate is dissolved, stirring frequently. Stir in two tablespopnfuls of cornstarch dis- | solved in one-third cupful of water or | milk, and cook until it thickens. Set | aside to cool Just before serving, beat | up the chocolate mixture with a spoon, and fold in one cupful of whipped cream flavored with two tablespoonfuls of confectioners’ sugar and a little vanilla, Served in sherbet glasses this sleep—9 hours. deptary adults may do very well 4 makes a very delicious and attractive dessert, D brush, either of the oil or water-color | A porcelain bowl lined with a soft cloth | everything is going wrong or you are |, WHO REMEMBERS? BY DICK MANSFIELD. Registered U. 8. Patent Office. “COME, ON SHOUER OUr ‘When there was a deep pond on the site where the Washington Post Office now stands and the youngsters of the neighborhood went sailing? NANCY PAGE Scraped Furniture Shows Beautiful Grain and Color BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. ‘When the Laceys were getting ready for their Halloween party they knew they would want to use the bedroom on the third floor. This had an accu- mulation of old furniture which needed rejuvenation, Should they paint it, enamel it, discard it or what? Mrs, Lacey decided she would do none of these things. She wondered why she could not bring out the grain and color of the wood itself. This was especially successful with an old dresser. It had been golden oak. She applied varnish remover and scraped down the wood. Then she waxed it and found a beautiful dresser of soft brown. But it was 'still an old dresser. Mr. Lacey took off the mirror, dis- carded the curved and carved supports entirely. Then the mirror was hung above the dresser, which now became a chest of drawers. Instead of hang- ing the mirror lengthwise she put it up_crosswise. ‘The iron bed was an inoffensive piece of furniture with high head and me- dium high foot plece or board. The head was sawed off until nothing but the bed frame was left. The foot board became the head of the bed and the frame, minus its head piece, became the foot. This made the bed quite in style. The covering was of deep ecru round thread linen put together with strips L;Jlf c\:;r.seA ]lceté:ruck;eud in heavy ecru thread. ery lamp was put beside the bed. il ® # hen one considers doing over furniture one has usual Write o mnc‘y’vm? c:‘r%’«’a'}"&ui"n'.é’.“r‘?'&': closing a_stamped, self-addressed enveiope, asking for ner leaflet, “Budsets Are Fun (Copyrignt, 1928.) Today in Washington History BY DONALD A. CRAIG. October 24, 1864.—A group of Con- federate officers was brought to Wash- ington this morning from the prison camp at Point Lookout, Md. The men maintained a bold and defiant attitude, notwithstanding their long n- ment, and when told at the provost marshal’s office of Maj. Gen. Bheridan's great victory over the Confederate army of Gen. Early in the Shenandoah Valley day before yesterday they re- fused to belicve it. Several of them swore it was untrue. ‘When a new?nper containing Secre- tary of War Stanton’s official bulletin announcing the victory was shown to them they still refused to believe it, declaring it was published by the ‘ashington Government merely for ef- fect, “to keep up the drooping spirits of the Northern troops and prevent desertions.” Secretary Stanton today made public another official dispatch from Sheridan to Lieut. Gen. Grant, forwarded by the latter to the War Department. It in- dicates that Sheridan's success was even greater than first reported. Ap- parently before the battle ended at dark the Confederate {.oops were thrown into complete confusion and abandoned most of their artillery, which wes captured by Sheridan. “I do not think,” says Sheridan in bis telegram, “there ever was an army 50 badly routed. The Valley soldfers are hiding away and going to their homes. I cannot give you any esti- mate of prisoners. I pushed on regard- less of everything.” A telegram announcing the Union victory was sent today by Secretary Stanton to Maj. Gen. Dix at New York, and Gen, Dix was instructed to fire “a national salute of 100 great guns” in honor of this victory. Six paymasters left Washington this morning on their way to Sheridan's army to pay off the Union soldiers of that command. They carried a large sum of money. and were accompanied by a heavy military escort. The steamer Charlotte Vanderbilt ar- rived here this morning from City Point, Va., headquarters of Gen, Grant. 8he stopped en route and picked up gome refufeu from Virginia who had made their way scross the Potomac River, Some of them were women. They say the news of the first defeat of Gen. Early by Gen. Sheridan in the Valley had just reached the public in 5ichmund and caused great consterna- lon. e e e A complete ground course in avia- tion will be given free by the United Aviation Schools, Inc., te one girl or boy from each high school in New York City. A Why Do Marriages Fail? DorothyDix Thinks Husbands and Wives Ezpect Too Much Feminine Ideal of Perfect Mate Is as Impossible of Realization as Masculine—Expect g the Impossible. WOMAN who has been marrled six years and who says she has neve had a single peaceful day in them wants to know how to please a hype: critical husband. She says: “My husbend is very particular about his food, and complains if every- thing is not perfectly cooked, yet, after 1 have spent hours over the stove preparing a dinner to his liking, he grumbles because I smell of the kitchen. “He says I don’t read enough, and then when T read he complains of my wasting my “He finds fault with me because time over novels instead of looking after the house. 1 am not stylishly dressed, yet when I want a new gown he complains of my extravagance. “He says lg'm not compgmunable enough, yet when I go out with him he shows that he's bored to death and wishes that I had stayed at home. How can I please such a man as this?” You can't. A lady angel from heaven couldn’t. The only way to deal with that kind of a disgruntled grouch is to let him alone, and go along! and do as you wish without referring to him. He wouldn't be pleased, anyway, 50 you might as well please yourself. The man has an aggravated case of a very common failing among hus- bands, and that is of expecting the impossible from their wives. They demand that their wives shall be lightning-change artists, who can be house- hold drudges one minute and society butterflies the next; who can do the cooking and washing and ironing and sewing and mending and baby-tending for a family, and yet always appear with beautifully manicured, lily-white hands and dressed in party gowns of silk and lace, and be able to hand out a line of bright and entertaining small talk when hubby comes home. Of course, this is utterly unreasonable. The woman who does her own work is bound to have rough and work-hardened hands. She is bound to be tired and nerve-racked.s It takes money and leisure and ease of body and mind for a woman to be able to keep herself calm and serene and beautifully dressed and up to the minute m_col;lvel;sni;ion. THE man expects his wife to be Mary Ann in the kitchen and Queen Ann in the parlor; to be able to get a dinner with one hand and play the plano with the other; to dress like a fashion plate and spend. no money. He even marries on this platform. He picks out for a wife a silly little debutante who rolls her eyes at him and asks him foolish questions and then he is horribly disappointed in her because she isn't a wise, experienced, broad-minded, sane woman. He sclects a girl because she is heautiful and dainty and helpless, and then complains if she isn't practical and economical and a good manager. He will even marry a professional woman and then feel himself ill-used because she knows more about temperament than she does the proper temperature to bake bread. Yet the very man who expects the impossible of his wife is not illogical enough to look for miracles anywhere else. He wouldn't buy an automobile and expect it to turn into a church organ.' He wouldn’t pick out a steak in a butcher shop and expect to find it converted into ice cream when he got home. He wouldn't expect his dog to burst suddenly into song like a canary, but he does expect just as incongruous things to take place in a woman as soon as the marriage ceremuny.u‘rel_d gver her. NOR are men alone in expecting the impossible of the ones they marry. Women have a talent for that, too, and nine-tenths of the complaints that you hear from wives are simply the result of demanding that their bread and butter shall also be caramel cake. You hear plenty of women, resplendent in imported finery, sighing because their poor, dear Johns are so absorbed in money-making that they haven't time to attend Browning circles and Ibsen matinees. Sometimes these wives even go so far as to consider that their husbands’ lack of soulfulness justifies them in having long-haired, high-browed affinities, with whom they can discuss the whatness of the ain't and other throbbing propositions. You see other women married to literary or artistic men who lament that they have more companionship than dollars, and who are dissatisfied because their husbands can’t make as much money as a Wall Street broker. In short, the feminine ideal of a perfect mate is as impossible of realization as the masculine. No man is at once a great money-maker and an idealist; no man can make a fortune in the grocery trade and hold his wife's hand at the same time any more than a woman can be both a leader of fashion and a household drudge. It is because men and women ex| marriage is so often a failure. pect the impossible of each other that DOROTHY D (Copyright, 1028.) WORLD FAMOUS STORIES THE NAVIGATOR BY SAMUEL LOVER. Samuel Lover, author. One of “Handy Andy.” Barny O'Reirdon was a fisherman, and a heartier fellow never hauled a net nor cast a line into deep water. Indeed, Barny, independently of being a merry boy among his companions and a lover of good fun, was looked up to rather by brother fishermen as an intelligent fellow, and few boats brought more fish to market than Barny's. His opinion on certain points in the craft was considered law, and, in short, in his own little community Barny was what is commonly called a leading man. But there came one who challenged Barny's prestige—a sailor from_ other parts, who had been as far as Fingal, wherever that was, thought Barny, though he wouldn't admit he didn't Barny O'Reirdon decided to maintain his reputation by going to Fingal himself, no less. He would take his ship there, for wasn't he a naviga- tor? And, what was more, he wouid take a cargo of good old Irish potatoes, for surely potatoes would find a market anywhere, and so he would turn a penny of profit besides. But where was Fingal? There was the rub. That was a 1yro{wm mystery to Barny, which until discovered must hold him in the vile bondage of infe- riority. The plain-dealing reader wouid say “Couldn’t he ask?” No, no! That would never do for Barny. That would be an open admission of ignorance his soul was above, and comemaenfly Barny set his brains to work to devise measures of coming at the hidden knowledge by some roundabout route that would not betray the end he was working for. Suddenly Barny set sail with two of his companions after a delay which was a mystery to every one but himself. His hooker, as his vessel was called, soon passed to windward of a ship that left the harbor before her, but could not hold on a wind with the same tenacity as the hooker, whose qualities in this particular made it a particularly fine fishing boat. A ship left the harbor before the hooker had set sail, and it is now fitting to inform the reader that Barny had contrived to ascertain that this ship, then lying in the harbor, was going to the very place Barny wanted to reach. Barny's plan of action was decided upon in & moment, He had nothing to do but to watch the sxmnfi of the ship and follow in her course. Here was at once a new mode of navigation discovered. But Barny did not tell his companions this. He preferred them to think him a navigator in the usual fashion. so he drew shead of his Jeader and fell back and used every ruse to avoid appearing to follow her. This went on for four days, during which they saw no land. And at the end of a week the ship that was leading Barny bore down on him, as though to speak him. The captain did speak him and asked where Barny was going. “I'm curious to know what the deuce you've been following my ship for the last week,” said the captain. Barny denied such an action. “Why, did two people niver thravel the same road before?” he demanded. Finally, without telling his purpose, Barny was let go on his way again. Four days more Knsed. and the provi- sions in the hooker began to fail and they had to start eating their cargo of potatoes for sustenance. Barny saw he would have to get in- formation, so he overhauled his leader and asked for parley with the captain. He wanted to know if the captain ex- pected to get there soon. Where? Why, where he was going, of course. “1 dare say in about three months,” said the captain. So Barny said that he had found out where the captain was going and had wanted to see that place for himself. S0 he had followed. . And where did he think the captpin was going? To Pin- gal, of course. “No,” sald the captain; “it's to Bengal.” “Oh, Gog's blakey!” said rny. “What'll 1 do now, at all, at all?” ‘The captain ordered Barny on board, 1797-1868, was an Irish his best known books is as he wished to have some conversatis with him on what he very naturall considered a most extraordinary adven- ture.” The upshot of it was that Barny must turn about and keep IQMIGY course to the northeast. Barny was also given provisions and water, and so after a long palaver sent on his way homeward. “Remember that!” said the captain. “Never alter that course till you see land. Let nothing make you turn out | of a northeast coursce.” The two vessels now separated on their opposite courses. What a con- trast they were! Proudly the ship bore away under her lofty and spreading canvas, cleaving the billows before her. manned by an able crew and under the guidance of experienced officers; the finger of science to point the course of her progress, the faithful chart to warn of the hidden rock and the shoal, the long line and the quadrant to measure her march and prove her position. ‘The poor little hooker cleft not the billows, each wave lifted her on its crest like a sea bird, but three inex- perienced fishermen to manage her, no certain means to guide her over the vast ocean they had to traverse, and the holding of the fickle wind the only chance of their escape from perishing in the wilderness of waters. With an admirable fortitude, Barny assumed a composure to his companions that was a stranger to his own heart. And this was not all. He had to effect ease and confidence, for Barny not only had no dependence on the firmness of his companions to go through the un- dertaking before them, but dreaded to betray to them how he had imposed on them in this affair. Barny was equal to all this. He had a stout heart and was an admirable actor. Next morning a ship was bearing down on the hooker. The hooker was hailed and ordered to run under her lee. “The devil a taste,” said Barny. “I'll not quit my nor'aist coorse fo~ the King of England, nor Bonyparty into the bar- ain. Bed cess to you, do you think "ve nothin’ to do but plaze you?” “A-hoy there!” shouted a voice from the . “Put down your helm or you'll be aboard of us. I say, let go your jib and foresheet—what are you about, you lubbers?” Barny did so, and engaged in con- versation with the commander. The outcome of it was that the brig had been out of potatoes for some time, so they bought Barny's full cargo at a good price. This was luck, for now Barny did not have to go to Fingal at all, He had sailed farther over the sea than his rival, which would suffice. 1t also appeared that the brig wanted a pilot to guide her into the very port which was Barny’s home haven. So Barny went aboard of her, telling his companions to follow close after the brig in the hooker, for he (Barny) had been engaged as expert navigator to pilot the brig into port. The hooker put into Kinsale, and Barny safled the ship into Cove, It was the first ship he ever acted the pilot for, and his old luck attended him, No accident befell his charge, and, what was still more extraordinary, he made,the commander believe he was absolutely the most skillful gllat on the station. 8o Barny pocketed his pilot’s fee, swore the commander was a gentle~ man, wished him good-by, and then pushed his way home with what Barrye swore was the aislest made money he ever had in his life. So Barny O'Reir- don, the navigator. got himself paid for piltong the ship that showed him the way home! MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Naughty Before Company. One mother says: My little girl had a habit of being naughty and acting “cute” when I took her about. To break her of this T left her at home once when I went to a party, On my return, I told her about a nice little girl that was taken about because of her quiet behavior and of her manners when dessert was served. My child took it very seriously, prom- ising te be good the next time. New she aets very well, more as a matter of pride than fear of the penalty of staying st home A Rounding lines and oval curves are | the ones most acceptable to modern | feminism, expressing simplicity with- | out severity. An oval ling in a new felt hat by Maria Guy sweeps across the forehead well above the eyes and takes the inevitable downward movement over the right ear. The pin of real stones, or of imitations or simulations, con- tinues its hold upon milinery affec- tions, giving a note of richness to many plain hats. Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. A corner cupboard means a great deal in the way of creating charm if a quaint, old-time room is desired. In the accompanying illustration is a cupboard which would fit beautifully into a breakfast or dining room. If used for the former, one cup- board is sufficient, but for the latter the room as a whole would be more pleasing if a pair were used. ‘These may be of pine, maple or oak, if they are separate pieces; but if they are installed as a part of the archi- tecture, they may be of a wood which lends itself to paint or enamel finished" to_match the woodwork. With a piece such as this a drop- leaf or refectory table might be used; and Windsor, Hitchcock or other sim- ple types of American “fancy” chairs. A painted wooden floor, left bare or equipped with a large oval braided rug, would be appropriate, arid the window treatment might consist of ruffed muslin glass cuntains and overdra- peries of a semi-gldzed chintz in old- time colorings and design. THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Thursday, October 25, Astrologers read tomorrow as an un- ?;:e:'t‘nmg:go I:gual:nehry govemment. as] ppear mfrh horoscope. i pee; s u e morning hours seey - vgn?ée bior ll}l1 lfllnes of blmesns’.mvllhgh shoul pushed energentically, if pro- muistobemnd&. e Judges, capitalists and bankers seem to be especially favored by the stars, which forecast” months of tremendous nc;lv&yA " nternational law problems will be difficult, but the{ wl?lr bring lm’x’e to American legal lights, it is foretold. All the aspects appear to stimulate co-operation and understanding,among e’eer‘svons of widely different points of Newspapers may assume a critical attitude under this government of the stars and cartoonists should benefit. Farmers are again subject to a sin- Ister aspect that is read as presaging loss through market conditions as well as severe storms. According to ancient lore, this should be a favorable time for women to take special care of the hair, for they will find it disappearing under the rule of certain stars. As the pendulum swings backward for women toward old-time modes, there is to be a return to vanished ideals of beauty of face and form. Persons whose birth date it is should be careful in the coming year to ‘zr: their c.p.r":uma c&:vm;xl ‘utter- ny sort of disparaging criticisms. They should be fairly successtul if they avold discontent. Children born on that day may be inclined to be too aggressive and even arrogant. The subjects of this sign, Scorplo, are usually very gifted, but they know their good points and may be rather vain. Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. VBPIOWLS-\ Mental Mechanisms. The' farther research and investiga- tion have gone, the more certain 11."!5 that the word mind is a blanket term for a certain class of mechanisms used {’olrr making adjustments to surround- gs. These mechanisms, so far as es- sentials are concerned, are the same for animals, children, savages, adults, and even for the insane. Of course, these different sorts of mind-possessors may differ in the complexity and ver- satlity of their mental mechanisms. It is also true that they differ some- ‘what in the amount of use they make of certain ones. For these reasons it js becoming increasingly apparent to stu- dents of mental science that one must study mind wherever he finds it, even down to that lowest of all creatures, the amoeba. Perhaps the most universal of all the mental mechanisms is conflict. It just seems to be natural fo all nature. It accounts for two sorts of muscles in the body, tavo sorts of nerves, and so on up to two sorts of political parties. Conflict has at least a few thousand representatives in the world of human behavior. The next most important mechanism is known as repression. It is really the offspring of conflict. A bone dry advocate, likely as not, is one who in- stinctively would like to take the other side of the question. He dares not, however, because of a,confliet with environment which would be sure to follow. 8o he represses the tendency to imbibe and all that it means. ‘Then next in order is what is called the complex. This'in turn is the off+ spring of repression. A complex is a group of associated ideas that for social or ethica! reasons have been repressed. These’s always something painful about are in some way connected wtih Diexes complexes. One might call them mind boils. There is a lot of evidence going to show that the things we forget, that slips off the tongue, stammering, etc., com- FEATURES. The Sidewalks of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER. How easily one's day may be utterly ruined. ‘esterday morning the joy- bells chimed and every fiber of our being responded to the exhilarating anticipation of a day which should throb with accom- plishment. So we whistled a merry lay, stroked a small boy on the head, beamed on a junk-wagon driver, helped an elderly man across the street, and otherwise disported ourselves after the fashion of a man who looks at the world through rose-colored glasses. (Louder! We didn't hear you.) A few min- utes later our day was shattered to fragments. lgm'lnz the night our car, which had been inadvertently parked at the curb, had been plastered (that's the word) with the name of a presidential candi- date. The lettering was crude and was done with yellow paint. Each window was covered with the gentleman’s name, and even though it happened to be the name of our choice, we cussed the zeal of him or those who perpetrated the act. So far the paint remains and we wish to_ inform our readers that if they should seen a closed car rlling through the side streets of the city bearing the name of a candidate in glaring yellow daubs it will doubtless be us and we didn't do it. Our day was utterly soured. .o oe e A large bus drew up beside the curb in a downtown thoroughfare to take on a relief driver, who was to go to the end of the route where he would begin his day's work. He sat beside his buddy at the wheel. & “I never db rely on those busses,’ said the relief man. “You can't depend on them at all.” “That's no baloney,” replied the other. “You don’t know whether they'll be on time or not. - Sometimes they run_on schedule and other times you can't figure on ’em. I don't rely on ‘em, either.” .. The other night this scribe witnessed what is commonly known as a ‘“sob picture,” or “tear-jerker.” Across the aisle a large lady sobbed unashamed. | Just in front a corpulent person of masculine gender flicked' the mist from a normally unsympathetic eye. Most of the feminine portion of the audience were having a perfectly elegant time | erying. After the performance, a sweet voung creature who had seen the pic- ture inquired, “Why is it that men don‘t weep like the women?” Here was an opportunity to brag, but we were compelled to say, “Men do weep. Sometimes the stronger they are Straight Talks to W the more they are apt to do so. How- ever, the average man battles with the tendency, particularly if he is accom- panied by a female companion. Be- lieve it or not, he weeps within himself and probably suffers more for it.” One night we sat at a ringside and witnessed a boxing bout between two of the toughest looking rednecks we have ever seen. They were® heavy- weights, weighing | over 200 pounds | each on the hoof. | Having contracted to maim and in- jure each other within legal re- strictions, they set | about their ~task | with speed and | dispateh. It was i an important fight to the principals, for the winner would probably be signed with the champior. About the third round ore of the leather pushers pulled a sock up from the floor which was stopped by his_opponent’s jaw. The victim, who up to this time had been winning, div for the canvas. where he remained until the count of 10. It might as 1 have been a hun- dred,. for he was sound asleep. His seconds immediately, if not ten- derly, applied first aid and he was | carried in an unconscious condition to his dressing room, In due time he awakened and inquired who had won. When told that he had been knocked out he sobbed heart-brokenly. They were not maudln tears but the gen- uine article. i He had been the favorite and the loss of victory jerked large drops of moisture from his eyes. We witnessed the deluge. | We have seen soldiers fresh from the battle line weep without restraint On the other hand, we know a poet whose verses are widely read. He writes about the moon and things. He confesses that he would give much if he could emote visibly. Perhaps this is not an answer.to the younz lady's question, but we are satisfied that most men are as talented weeper as women. * ok kK Men of conscientious scruples suffc long and frequently. We met one re- cently. He attended three colleges a: a young fellow. Two wesks ago h watched a foot ball game between two of his schools. He didn't want to rool for either team, and yet he wanted more than anything else to express hic loyalty. He finally decided to sit on one side during the first half and on the other side during the second half Thus he eased his conscience and leit the stadium.content that his team had won. omen About Money BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN. Honesty. A woman whose investments have been unusually successful ascribed their success to her belief in the principle that honesty is the best policy, and that by dealing with honest people exclu- sively one is bound to prosper. We must differ with her in a radical way. Undoubtedly, it is wise to restrict one’s business dealing to honest people, *| but another factor must be considered. The inexperienced banker or broker may be thoroughly honest, yet incapa- ble’ of advising one properly or of handling one's funds. Honesty alone is futile. It must be accompanied by other requisites. Lately the preponderant cause of business failure seems to be inexperi- ence and lack of training. In other words, more people have more money today than ever before. They do not wish that money to remain idle. As a result, they invest it with persons un- trained, inexperienced, and therefore incompetent for their work. Formerly any woman with a few thousand dollars set up shop. It seemed an easy way to make a living They learned soon enough that com- petition is keen. Only efficient mer- chants and managers survive. Before they realized it they were out of busi- ness and bankrupt. Today thousands of enterprises start every year, thousands fall. Many of these are honest enough in_concept. organization and operation. They are simply mis) . - Their securities are on the market, and not a few of them appear attractive. Only an in- vestment banker or broker who knows his business discerns their weaknesses. Before placing your funds in the hands of any one, regardless of the form of investment, look for more than honesty. Look for a record of success- ful performance. Look for experience. training and ability. 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