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Vanderlip's Soviet Concession
Russia. Until such relations arc resumed, he admits, his "$3,000,000,000 con
tract" ns fiscal agent and his 00-year coal, oil and fishing concession In Kam
chatka are vnluelcss. Even then the concession will not be worth much until
somebody drives the .Inpnnesc off the concession, he says.
Vanderllp says all that II. G. Wells saw of Moscow wag from the windows
of his hotel and limousine.
Vanderllp silys ho was born 53 years ago In Indiana and Is a ivndunto of
the University of Adversity, llti bus walked over most of the earth as nn
exploring engineer. lie Is a first cousin once removed of Frank A. Vanderllp.
MondelFs Jinx
Representative Mondell of Wyom
ing, Is shown in recent Washington
photographs to be getting about dn
crutches, with one foot in bandages.
It has been an unlucky summer In
n way for the majority floor lead
er in the house.
Lnst June, soon after returning to
his home In Wyoming, the, Wyoming
. legislator took to playing farmer. He
quit abruptly ut least for a time
when he fell from a haystack. The
haystack wag hlg and high and he
fell hard. The result was two broken
ribs.
Then In October Mr. Mondell's
official between session's uctlvltles
took him to the Shoshone dam, In
Wyoming, on the Cody entrance to
Yellowstone national park. Here his
Jinx rolled n boulder down on him.
This time the result was a broken
leg.
nte,.f- As Is well known, It Is hard to
keep a good man down, and November found the Republican floor leador back
In Washington getting ready for the opening of the regular session scheduled
to begin early In December. He was on crutches, but was getting along nicely,
i thank you.
IJut his jinx had not yet finished with him. The night of November 23 he
was hoisting himself up the front steps of his home when one of his crutches
broke. In consequence Mr. Mondell got a severe full severe enough to, lay
him up In bed for several days.
It Is reported that the Jinx Is still active, as there are fears that the bone,
Eet last October, will have to be rebroken and reset,
Bianchi's Diplomatic "Break"
According to a memorandum accompanying the senate resolution, tho
agreement guaranteeing Cabrera good treatment wns drawn up nt tho American
legation. He was to be lodged in the military academy und his property was
to be safeguarded. The memorandum asserts he Is In a common jail, and
that he hns been stripped of $15,000,000 of property, even to his false teeth.
Sixty Years to
Senator Watson of Indiana (por
trait herewith) advocates extension of
time for the payment of the war debt
over a nerlod of 00 years. Ho urges
that to "lighten the tax burden. Re
peal of the excess profits tax and re
duction of tho surtaxes on large In
comes also are urged by him.
Senator Watson's declaration for
the extension of the time for payment
Is presumably significant as showing
a decided drift of opinion among the
Republican leaders. It has been the
progrnm of the treasury department
to pay up the war debt within 25
years.
Anyway, Senator Watson dis
cussed the tnx situation following his
return from a conference nt Philadel
phia with Senator Penrose. The Penn
sylvania senntor is chairman of the
finance committee. It wns Senntor
Wntsou's opinion that -henrlngs on
i.i . oirp Infrlulndnn clinilld
start soon after the holidays to get It well under way by the time a special
session Is called under the new administration.
Representative Longworth of Ohio, favors repeal of the excess profits tax
ond the substitution of n tax on undistributed profits of corporations, Ho euya
ho will not believe congress will approve a sales tux.
Washington D. Vanderllp arrived
In New York the other dny from Rus
slu, and more reporters went down the
bay to meet the Los Angeles man than
have ventured on water at one tlmo
since Dr. Frederick A. Cook returned
from Copenhagen and the North
pole. And no wonder. The American
mining engineer says he has put
through the biggest business deal In
the world's history. lie says:
"Over 400,000 square miles In Sv
bcrln Including the entire peninsula of
Knmchntkn has passed Into possession
of the. syndicate 1 represent for n pe
riod of GO years. I also obtained from
the soviet government concession to
buy $8,000,000,000 worth of goods from
the United States In the next three
years, payment to bo tnedo In the
products of soviet Russia."
lie says he comes to do "a llttlo
missionary work," In behalf of re
suming trade relations with soviet
Is Persistent
Senator Moses of New Hampshire,
a member of the foreign rclntlons
committee, Introduced a resolution In
the senate the other day which seems
to contain lnrge possibilities of Inter
esting reading. The resolution set
forth all sorts of trickery and bnd
faith by the government of Guatemala
In deullng with Kstruda Cabrera, the
dlctutor who was deposed by revolu
tion last April, and called upon the
secretary of state to transmit to the
senate such information ns he might
possess on the subject.
And then, to eiriphnsize matters,
Dr. Julio Blanch! (portrait. herewith)
minister of Guatemala to the United
Spates, made a bad break which Is
to say, was guilty of undiplomatic
proccdure-Mii going to see Senator
Moses about It, Instead of going to
the state department. Ministers have
been recalled, you see, for things llko
this.
Pay War Debts
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EARLIER than the first robins come
harbliigers of spring In the shops.
They ore those cotton mntorlnls, ns
well known and as welcome ns tho
retl-breast, and distributed over the
length and breadth of the land. Janu
ary finds our old friends tuning fabrics
glughnms, , chambrny, percale, dim
ity, voile, chnllle and tho like llnutit
Ing their springtime colors nnd Invit
ing the foresighted mothers to mnke
selections and begin the children's sew
ing. One can almost forget the winter
by working on garments nnd with ma
terials that constantly suggest sum
mer time and getting this work out
of the way, In a leisurely fashion be
fore tho more Important matter of
dress for tho grown-up members of
the family comes up for consideration.
At tho time that the shops make a
display of new wash dresses, fashion
publications, nnd also tho shops, pro
vide examples of new frocks for lltlte
folks. Those on display show simple
nnd practical dresses that havo the.
charm of neatness for one thing and
ingenious design for another. Spring
colors, too, are pleasing and beautiful
v
Gay and Picturesque Bonnets
THE trend of the styles In chil
dren's hendwear for several sea
sons past has been toward the plain
est of hats and bonnets, and Is not
changing. Rut these plainer styles
have not entirely crowded out gay and
picturesque little nffalrs In millinery
that crown the heads of lucky chil
dren who ure nllowed several huts
each season. Cozy bonnets frume rosy
fnecs with tho softest nnd flulllest of
fnclngs, made of fabrics or feathers
or anything which takes the fancy of
designers as suited to small ladles.
They aro meunt to bo worn on state
occasions when one must ho quite
dressed up.
A group of these fascinating models
for the youngor generation Is shown
nbove, nil designed for midwinter
wear, with the quaint, always beauti
ful poke-bonnet shape featured among
them. At the bottom a small poke of
hatter's plush would be very prim with
Its band of ribbon If It were not for a
fcoft curly ostrich plume that curls at
the side. Usually bonnets of this kind
have u colored facing of silk and the
plume Is In the same color. A much
ly combined, In glnghnms especially.
A frock of this material, suited to gltls
from seven to fourteen, Is pictured
here. It will bo noted that It differs
very little from present styles and Is
easy to make. It has n plaited skirt
set on to a plain bodice, having a llttlo
fullness nt the front, which Is mannged
by gntherlng tho front pieces nlong
the shoulder seams. Tho long slcovcs
are finished off with bins bands of
the gingham, bound with tape. Tho
collar Is cut and bound In tho same
way and a smnller collar of whlto
goods Is worn over It. Tho glrdlo nnd
a bib front are cut In ono and .the
glrdlo buttons nt tho back. Small,
slit pockets, set .In at each Bide,
are bound with tape and five llttlo
pearl buttons, set In a row under ench
pocket, mnKc n prim and pretty finish.
The dress of plain chambrny, with
bloomers to mntch, meets tho needs of
little girls of three to six. It Is mndc
with n plain skirt, gathered onto n
short yoke, and has short sleeves with
turned back cuffs. Onylf colored
coarse linens make very durablo
dresses of tjils kind.
larger poke bonnet made of velvet Is
shown nt tho left of tho group. It
tins a dignified sash of moire ribbon
and glories In a largo red velvet
poppy.
A rival of these bonnets appcarn
ubovo them In nn amusing miniature hut
with guy crown of brocaded ribbon
I lust like grown-up millinery -and side
I towii of velvet. Tho slashed, up
i turned brim Is bound with faille rlh-
!on and there Is n sash with long ends
of the unme. Tho most pretentious of
I dressy bonnets finishes the group, u
regular pone snupe with brim entire
ly covered with curled ostrich plumes,
making the softest of settings for
pretty faces and ringlets. It has tics
of velvet ribbon with satin edge.
CPrruoHT ti vmtm mvvuu. union
Fur Trimming.
Fur-trimmed dresses and fur
trimmed blouses ure being worn.
Tho friends wo'vo loved nnd lovo may
havo departed
So mo gono for nyo; yet memory
holds them ilcnr.
Tho partings loft us Bnd nnd broken
hearted; Tho twilight shades of ovonltig brine
them noar.
Edith Loulso Fnrroll.
A CHAPTER ON ORANGES.
From tho pres
ent tlmo up to
April and May
oranges will bo
plentiful. Most
people Judge nn
orange by tho size
nnd color, If mar
keting In person:
If over tho phone the price, perhaps, Is
tho best qualification. Oranges should
bo chosen by weight, us welj ns grape
Crult. The fruit may or may not bo
nil edible; If tho skin Is henvy there
Is not much loft after peeling, ns tho
peel Is of llttlo value for eating pur
poses. Tho oranges that aro heavy
with seeds cannot ho culled n good
purchase. Hy testing one of ench of
various prices and weighing tho pulp
nfter peeling and seeds, If any, nro
removed, one muy hnvo n menns of
comparing values und of Judging of
the right kind of purchase. As to quali
ty, that eluslvo sotnothlng which may
taste llko tho nromn of (lowers or be
ns tnsteless as water Is hard to choose.
So really the old proverb "the proof of
the pudding Is In the eating" Is the
only real test of a fine orange. Tho
Florida orange Is usually much thin
ner skinned than tho Cnllfornln nnvel,
but Is often full of seeds. However,
ono will not sacrifice flavor nt tho ox-
ponso of removing n few seeds. Or-
nngos nro not nt flielr best until after
Christmas nnd nro usually cheapest In
Februnry nnd March.
Orange Souffle.To tho whites of
three eggs add n small pinch of snlt
nnd bent until stllT, then gradually
beat In threo tablespoonfuls of Bugur.
Bent the yolks of threo eggs until
light and lemon colored, ndd six table
spoonfuls of powdered sugar and stir
In enough ornngo julco to thin to tho
consistency of coffco crenm. Into
this fold cnrefully one-hnlf of the bent
en whites, turn Into n linking dish nnd
cook In a dish of utcr until It puffs,
faprend over It tho pulp of threo or
anges, cover with tho remainder of
tho egg whites nnd set In tho oven to
brown over lightly. It is nlwnys well
to remember when using oranges thnt
the pulp becomes bitter If cooked nt u
high tempernture.
All tho pnst things nro gono nnd over;
Tho tasks nro done and tho tears are
shed.
Ycstordny's sorrows lot yesterday
cover;
Yosterday's wounds which smarted
and blod
Aro healod with a healing which
night hath shed.
Susan Coolldgo.
WHAT TO EAT.
Ench year tho valuo of apples ns n
health fruit Is being more npprcclut
eu. Whntover aids In
promoting hcnlth, ot
courso aids beauty as
well and tho hablt-of eat
lug an npple or moro n
duy Is one which It Is
wise to cultivate. Thero
nro few who aro not ublo
to digest a raw tipple ;
for those unfortunates a
linked apple mny take Its place. A
cooked applo enten nt brcnkfnst time
Is a natural cntburtlc, so with two tip
ples u day, ono ut brcnkfnst nnd tho
other nt night, ono will he healthy and
wise, If not wealthy. It has been said
by those who have made n study of
such things, that the teeth aro pre
served by tho eating of an upplo at
night, followed by u good brushing,
which protects them from the action
of bacteria during tho night. The lem
on Is another good fruit to hnvc with
you ut nil times; taken Internally or
externally It Is a good partner to the
npple. If tho skin Is sallow, take tio
Juice of half u lemon In a glassful of
hot water. If tho fnco needs it blench,
the lemon Is ono thnt can bo used with
out fear.
Apple Glace With Marshmallows.
Make u sirup of u cupful ouch of boil
ing wuter und granulated sugar; In
this cook six or seven npples, cored and
pared. Turn tho npples often to keep
th::n whole, nnd test tl em with a skew
er to see when they nro tender. Re
move them to n linking dish as they
are done; hnsto with tho sirup ond
dretlgo generously with sugnr. Set Into
n hot oven to glaze them. Remove
to n serving dish with u spatula; pom
tho sirup from both dishes around
them, nnd when cooled n llttlo press
ono or two marshmallows Into tho cen
ter of each. Servo with or without
crenm.
Egoless Devllls Food. This Is tho
season when r-ggloss dishes nro sought
for, not becauso wo llko them, but as
n matter of economy. Tnko two
tablespoonfuls of softened shortening,
ono cupful of sugnr. one cupful of sour
milk, one tenspoonful of sodn, two cup
fills of flour, one-half cupful of cocoa
sifted with tho flour. Mix ns usual nnd
buko In louf or layers.
Candle Light Salad. Arrange one
hnlf of u bunnnn In tho center of n ring
of pineapple placed on n white leaf
of lettuce. Top tho tnperlng point
with n red cherry nnd serve with may
nnnnlKo dressing und nuts.
MARY GRAHAM. BONNER.
COOIiOHl II VltUIN NiVkAl iWiOM
THE NEW MONKEY:
"A monkey had Just urrlved at the
zoo," snld Daddy, "who had before
been n pet of n Indy. He hnd been
frdrly happy where he had been, but
the lady wanted to travel nnd she
thought It would be hard to take Uio
monkey around with her so she gave
htm to the zoo. ,
"She had a dog too, named Rnggles,
who played most of tho tlmo and Btlll
was fond of chewing nn old shoe If lie
got the chance. Rnggles hadn't yet
quite gotton over his puppy days. She
decided she could tuko Rnggles with
her as ho would like truve'llng better,
but tho monkey wasn't so very strong:
nnd sho didn't think It would ngrce
with him.
"Resides, on the trip Rnggles might
meet ninny other dogs with whom ho
would becomo friendly, whereas the
monkey wouldn't bo npt to meet any
of his friends.
"When the monkey cume to the zoo
all the other monkeys said, 'How do
you do,' und made other polite re
marks. "They said they were glad to seo
him und that they horicd he wns glad
to see them.
"And he wrinkled up his face nnd
grinned nnd gave a little squealing:
noise und said he was glnd to be wltli
them too,
" 'Wo hope,' they snld, 'that you will
tell us your story nnd of how you hap
pened to come to the zoo nnd why you
will stay here and If you will stay
hero und such things.'
"'I will be glnd to,' the monkey
said.
" 'Do you want to tell us first or do
you want to take u little rest nowf
they naked.
"Tin not tired,' the new monkey
until, and so the others urged him to
tell his story, '
"Ho told them why he, had come to
tho zoo und that he expected to stay
nt the zoo for he hnd been told bo. His
mistress was 'going abroad and prob-
!-,
Fed on Ice Cream.
ably would live there. And at any
rate sho would be traveling from place
to place and so had left him where he
would ho comfortable.
" 'Well,' he said, 'I used to be fed
ico cream ut times. I used to tnko
some of It In my hand on, the hot days
ns well as lii ray mouth I
" 'And I would eat It then, and after
thnt I would rub my back with tny
hand which was very cool and com
fortable from having had the Ico
cream In It.
" 'Ono time wo wore out In tho coun
try visiting nnd I saw something
queer. I've been told since that It wan
u grasshopper. I thought I would
cutch It and find out anyway. And I
did 1 I caught It 1
" T am quite proud of myself to
think thnt I hnd been able to catch It'
'"Well, after I had caught It I
thought I would have a good look nt
it and so I opened my hand very, very
slowly. After I did so and my hand
was open I found to my great disap
pointment that the grasshopper had
Jumped away.
'"He hadn't wanted to stay with ma
and he hopped off Just llko that I
"But I was so sad to think that I
hnd let him go when I wanted to see
what a queer-looking creature he wan.
'"They told mo thnt my expression
was very funny. They said 1 looked
bo sad and so surprised thnt it was
most amusing. Hut I wus cross with
myself afterward for 1 thought how
stupid I hud been not to know that
the creature would Jump nwuy when
I gnvo him the room.'
" 'Well,' the other monkeys Bald,
'we're glnd you've come with us and
we have an Idea that you'll find llfo
with us more Interesting than you did
where you yyere, for you don't speak
as though you had been so very
happy.
" 'You aro loyal, hut you don't real
ly talk as though you had been
happy.
"'Here we can pick tho salt off our
backs thnt Is In our skin and we shake
off tho dust uud the keeper explains
that It Is not because we uro dirty, but
hecnuse wo uro reully very neat and
clean !
"'He won't let people think any
thing wrong of us I There he cornea
now. Oh, ho Is so good to us. Hear
what he has to say 1'
"And they heard the keeper suy,-I
must get my children something to
drink now," ami one of tho monkey
said to tho new monkey;
"'lie means us when he says thutl'"
Cotton Substitute.
A substitute for absorbent cotton U
obtained from pine cellulose.
