1-——Blggest bell in United States, ring in the New Year, 2 PrN aon » ey i Usduimend 7 pe Boston, 3—Carl NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Doings of Congress Prior to Adjournment for Christ- mas Holidays. By EDWARD W. PICKARD CO onnss adj Wednesda 2 i the h i until Jan rp 1 ourned reassemble the house was quite the centered In the preceding recess, mos terest it the house river and despit day n bill was put bitter attack that had parts of overw| to a vote, and made on by the Di to ¢ Those the negative Frazier of Howell Norris of of Wisconsin, Wil Blease of Carolina, Ferris of Michigan of Utah, Democrats, senate the measure carr heen t. the measure passed ming vote were Couzens North Da Nebraska iis of Ohio Yori n of Michigan, kota, Ler Republicans; and and Sout! and King As passed by the ies appropria in new projects and being added in the closing hours Therefore it went with a certainty that the di would be adjusted. For the Middle great interest is completion of the lllin the construction of a channel SUrveys of conference, but debate {Oo flerences West th that provid lal oC onl? ww akes-to-the-gulf wi nine feet deep and 2 Utica to its mouth which specifie not be ¢ liversion from Lake ig a gate ocean,” Senator Deneen asserted will be on the longest waterway | i Gulf of Mex The running from the the St, world, ico to IiMnois and 1 house. Aside from the Iilinols improvement Lawrence river provision satisfled am "” the senate sure It will satisfy the the most important items in the ure 000, 0060 for beglr meas include an authorization of inclu 3 1 } $12, ginning the improvement of the Missouri river and Sioux City between City agreement for the for £11.500,000, and £4.000.000 authori ; an purchase of the Cape (Cod canal zation for the construction of the in tracoastal waterway from Jacksonville, Fla., to Miami, Senators Gooding of Idaho and Pitt- man of Nevada attempted to tack on a long and short haul rider but were defeated and they would up that measure at a date. said bring later ENATOR HARRIS of Georgia Monday Introduced a for investigation of charges that fed- eral appointments in the South are commoniy bartered and sold by Re- publican national committeemen. This went to the judiciary committee, and Senator Ernst of Kentucky moved that the resolution be broadened to in- clude similar charges against Demo cratic leaders and to Inquire Into the extent of the disfranchisement of Ne. groes In the South with a view to the enforcement of the Fourteenth amend ment to the Constitution. This nat- urally didn’t please the Democrats at on subcommittee, HE case of Frank L. Smith of 1lii- to fill out McKinley's unexpired term, kept the senate on tiptoe. Smith was presumed to have accepted the ap- pointment, though he did not appear to present his credentials, and Demo- erats and Republicans alike, with some exceptions, were ready to throw him out when he should show up. Watson of Indiana, assistant Repub- lean leader of the senate, sald: “Smith can come down here If he likes, but In my opinion the senate will take summary action in his case and without delay.” McNary of Ore- gon said: “There are too many votes against seating him ever to permit him to take the oath,” and this was echoed by various others. Ashurst of It is to avold the possibility of an extra session of congress that the Re leaders are lining up against of an immediate publican smith and In favor Ashurst Adoption vote on the resolution without too much debate, of the res olution would send the whole matter the floor Heed committee, taking until supply bills an EXATOR HEFLIN of Ala broke loose Monday in whi Asse] prevent exposure Secretary of as to be reimbur rs. t was desired to g Heflin “We invest] were leciared igAa ram It was Smith grew is over It and that he had made ug hreast of clean make a but Jess never lived tom He died. He was » his mind to it all, ake clean breast that murdered.” “Sounds me,” lirium to Mellon's only con 1HEKe gr Secretary nent when told of Senator Heflin's attack 3 RESIDENT COOLIDGE let it be I known that he will not approve propriati r for the construction gress, This followed mendation » made at once { cruisers 1924 building the Wh owledging the three ad in the nrogsrar p “ram. House that whil RCKnD need of more was stated at cruisers If the fleet Is to as a balanced unit in comparison with other major powers, be rounded out President feels the naval bill : the American public He i airplane c¢ the present is heavy enough for to stand at this that the present Lexington and together with sub construction time. arriers, the Saratoga, fleet marines now building, should be cou pleted before cruiser building is begun. F restoration of IVE bills revi passed by ! house, {ne rate for author. reply cent private post cards; another transmission of business the two izes cards, than original turned. A postal act the return postage of not to by mailer when is re third bill amending the would fix at cent an rate on publications when mailed as second-class matter by others than the publisher or his agent. An- other would provide for an additional charge on first-class matter mailed with Insufficient postage, cents be paid the card one ounce conference committee to agree on legislation to regulate radio broad- casting were futile and the matter was deferred until January 4. If no agree. ment is reached next month the house conferees purpose move the pas sage of an emergency resolution sus- pending the granting of broadeasting licenses pending regulatory legislation by the Seventieth congress, to EPRESENTATIVE BLACK of New York, author of a pending bill under which the United States would relinquish Its extraterritorialty rights in China, sharply attacked the report of Silas H. Strawn on condi tions there. He sald Mr. Strawn's utterances since he returned from China have not only created a wrong Impression here and In China as well, but have “worked Irreparable harm to the American cause In China,” and compelled President Coolidge to point out that they express merely Mr. Strawn’s personal opinion and not the policy of the administration. ITHUANIA'S SBoeiailst government having heen overthrown by the military and Catholic parties, that country now has a president-dictator in the person of Antona Smetona, for wer head of the republic. Professor and foreign the Waldemaras Is premier Doctor ousted SO minister, Grenius, president, and several hundred were arrested, Versailles pore PIUS, as 1 vate consistory., aroused while expressing thanks il from cape of Mussoll nxsasslr dealt harshly depredations and © against the r n with the duce's followers deeds of | property vio- persons a heen severe N EITHER Brazil nor Argentina A said to like the plan which 8 tar loge suggested of State Ki the Tacna-Arica Peru ternative scheme, which probably has acceptance by Chil Bolivia. According to a La Paz paper, this is Peru's offer: Yat and wr Qispute, and no has offered an is understood i no chance of 1. Peru will remain In possession of Tacna and the cf Morro castle, Dor, =. Peru and Chi ment, ars code le, In common agree without demanding any pecuni. or compensation, will to Bolivia all territory south of Tacna and Arica as far as the River Camarones, 3. Chile retain possession of the Chileaya nitrate field. territorial will 4. Bolivia will remain In possession of the port of Vitor, which is the only one that exists In that zone. ELAYED weather, army airplanes, New York, Detroit. San Francisco, San Antonio and St. Louls, began their pan-American tour Mon- day auspiclousiy, for a day by Brownsville, Wednesday afternoon Intention of going thence to Vera Cruz mas holidays. The 20.000-mile tral and South American will last more than four months, H. A. Dargue commands the squadron, Clinton F. Woolsey, 8S. Thompson, C. McK. 8, Fairchild, J. W. Benton and L. D. Weddington. Asm ELATIONS between the United ways been pleasant of late, but a new. ly signed treaty submitted to the sen- ate for approval will improve them. In one of its most important ar ticles Panama agrees to consider her. self In a state of war In case of a con- flict in which the United States should be a belligerent, Under this treaty, Panama agrees to co-operate with the United States in the protection and defense of the Pan. ama canal. Complete control of radio and other communications, alreraft and aviation, transit of the canal, and other questions Involved In the na- tional defense Is lodged with the United States, 2 Tr KITCHEN §2% CABINET b= (ie, 1827, Weaantern Newspaper Union.) Life is a challenge and its laws Are rigid ones and stern; The splendid joy of real applause Each man must nobly earn It makes us its jewels rare, But glves us paste, if we're unfair, Edgar Guest, win EVERYDAY GOOD THINGS When has a small family and recipe makes too much to consume this recipe one before spolling, dozen will be welcome: Doughnuts, — Cream tablespoonfuls of shortening with one-half cupful of sugar, add egy, three cupfuls of flour sifted with three x teaspoonfuls of baking Cora powder and one-half cup ful of milk chill, then roll one-half inch thick and cut with a large Banana doughnut two one beater: Set out 1o cutter. and Cheese. (ut ananas into two-inch le peeled ngthe, roll Iu beaten egg, then in grated cheese and hot fat, These ved with bacon or iry in ure de Helous ser broiled baked ham Mock Mince Ple.—Tuke one c of bread em one ipful 3 ¥ 11 f ral imbs, one « upful Of Tals { upf il one into with bake with a top crust, Pie.~HBeat ty { f i one-half cupful Pumpkin 1 a 3 Pudding. — Men Something Different, 1 ioy Sweet mht nid Ke Take of sugar, one-fou aspherr run aspherry sirup and he yolk and and when half frozen ad beat separately, mix 1 the Jules lemon Ice Box Pudding.—Take one f wafers, Of yvaniiia pi ple (a large car ‘ neats, one-hal ind of butter and four eggs. Cream sugar and one egg at a time until all are Put the and wafers through the meat grinder Prepare in layers and set In the lce chest for twelve hours. the butter, add the 1 3 well blended nutineants Koumiss.—Take quart of milk and one-half tablespoonfuls of sugar, one-fourth of a yeast cake, and one tablespoonful of warm water to dissolve the yeast. Heat the milk to lukewarm, add the sugar and Fill sterilized ties to within two inches of the shake. Invert bottles one one dis bot- top, and ten hours, then put in a cool place. [Let ing occasionally, then it is ready te use. Do not make more than is used at once as it does not keep longer than three days. This fermented milk Is weed In cases of extreme nausea, where food has not been retained in several weeks; it is also given where nourishment is needed In such form and plain milk is not agreeable, Spiced Drop Cookies.—Take one half cupful each of white and brown sugar, three-fourths of a cupful lard and butter mixed, two and one- teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful powder, one cupful of raisins and one-half cupful of bolling water. Makes two dozen large cookies, Drop from a teaspoon on buttered sheet, Apple, Raisin Roly Poly.—Roll ont a rich pastry very thin, Add two good-sized apples chopped, one-half cupful of raising and roll up. Place In a deep baking dish, add one cupful of brown sugar, two tablespoonfuls of butter and one cupful of boiling wa- ter. Bake In a moderate oven one hour, ' Nereic Magwue tured by Both Furriers and Couturiers. furs, Russian sable, mink, squirrel and beaver—this latter fur handled quite originally with vague stripes formed by the rich shading of the skins—form an important part of every Paris col- lection of fur coats, says a Paris fashion correspondent in the New York Times., But interest in fur trimmings centers this year In two furs that are being featured by both furriers and couturiers—astrakan with Its allied furs such as caracul and Persian lamb, and” Hudson seal. The clothlike pllabliity and delicate gradations of coloring with baby lamb have served Redfern well in a lovely straight coat of this fur in light gray with a 12-inch border of narrow strips cut in rick-rack points, shading from pale gray to a dark blue- gray at the This same zig-zag pattern Is repeated on the velvet lin- ing of the coat, where f(t shades from light to dark. Both astrakhan and Hudson seal are possible hem, also the wraps cloth and order, season's velvet of the but Grunwald! uses It just as successfully coat of the foot ‘allops newest semitallored stralgt on a igh Hudson border coming up narrowly moleskin, geal being applied as a in s« at the buck of the coat, foward the mounting front until th highest points reach nearly to the walstiine, Seal collars of chic. Fur-lined coats are the Intest weap- ons used the fur rity. hosen merely for its needed warmth, to the fur the coat, and cuffs add a final touch by the couturiers to dislodge coat from Hts persistent popu- Very often the fu being ning. = ¢ has no rel; used ition trimming on $ ples of this peculiarity of zibllikasha or broadcloth Camel's-Hair Cloth Trimmed Beaver Collar and Cuffs shades as oporto, trimmed probably in astrakhsn but lined In chipmunk, calfskin or any of the short-haired, less expensive furs, Very original furdined made with a long, straight undercoat of goatskin dyed light gray or tan, the goatskin used with the fur outside Just as fur is ordinarily handled. Then ovar this coat Is made a three-quarter length straight cont of matching kasha, open in front te leave a long vest of the fur showing, a vest of the same width as the border of fur left ex- posed on the skirt, One-Color Gown Supreme, Observes Fashion Expert The superiority of the one-color gown over multi-colored or glittering evening dresses was “conclusively demonstrated” during the recent bril- coats Baron de Meyer, noted fashion author ity, writing from Paris to Harper's Bazaar, Describing “the most effective gown” seen at the now celebrated red and white balk, Baron de Meyer says: “It was of red crepe de chine, with forming the bodice. A bunch of red carnations was pinned where the scarf was thrown over the shoulder, and matched the large red feather fan she carried.” Another striking example of the one-color gown that was cited by Baron de Meyer was a creation of sil. ver tissue cut In various biases, form. ing Intricate godets and squares. Brilliant Bags for Evening Bags to carry with evening frocks are either fiat envelope or pouch. shaped and are made of pearls and brilliants set closely together In the form of intricate designs, Crepe de Chine Hand Painted Pattern bat i Showing a lovely sport frock in white crepe de chine with a hand in Pacific blue. The pattern represents ocean waves. The gown is fittingly fashioned along i Jumpers of Lame Are in Fashion in Paris from Paris stir is the Mn: umper which hns A fashl caused CHS Ouse, note to the ain lames are the types most- There Is, which Iy used striped i however, a the ue and green, new new fol- combines shades o ine, bl lowing on t lines o Paton. the sports jump- B® ers of Jean Others of plain as trimming; these trimmings sre of the same color as the skirt Plaited frills ars made for the col- lar, cuffs and hems, others have richly embroidered beads metal thread One motives In or very roldery, the whole effect being a cost of armor. for the lame vogue with skirts of imper dresses have lavish sometimes the h is of crepe satin or vel- while the gold or silver cloth. embroidery. Even evening wear Jumper Is having a great little plaited or draped the same mate Other It or veivet lame: with lame, skirt Is of Beige Is Very Smart but Never Becoming Jeige Is very that bols “Oh, smart.” leading Frenci but almost That is do not smart in Paris now pinkier shades of become so usual, says one of the dressmakers. “Smart th ihe iia) * lighter, de rose have very never becoming.” something that Americans lize In Paris—that French women wear are frankly not becoming, can outstrip other Very often, the unbecoming color may be becoming by just the right makeup Many of the now fashion- able unbecoming to most French women, because of their olive shins—but every wise Parisienne knows that that difficulty is overcome by just a little more of just the right shade of rouge There is one color that one or two of the very smart dressmakers are ex- ploiting at present—a rather disagree. able light greenish mustard. Even lingerie is made of this distressing color. always rea sometimes even 3 i Tair doing if in women too, even $0 thes in real made greens are Interesting Coats Are Shown by Paris Makers Drecoll exploits the full-length sport cont of light woolen mixture, or the Shetland cardigans sometimes trimmed in “lapin lodien,” the new fur resem. bling chinchilla. Vionnet elaborates her coats with shawl collars and tiers, her dolman armholes often so loose as to reach the waist, Molyneux ogain adheres to velvet and velveteen, made In similay or contrasting color to the dress worn with it Anna's widseason presentation con tained many Interesting models, ex- hibiting the black bolero in coats of both fur and fabric, and the martin. gale type of belt. Brilliance in Shawls Shawls worn by the fashionable In the New York parade make a color array that Is something for a chorus to vie with In brilliance. They not only are those imported from Spain with their heavy embroidery or other striking Importations from China and Japan, but are made from gorgeous eaves In metal cloths or woven with designs in brilliants,
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