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TTTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 21, 1921
NEBRASKA TO GET
RID JURY PROBE
Stock Swindles Said to Have
. Taken $250,000,000.
BANKRUPTCY NOW IS RIFE
legitimate Business Is Suffering
From Effects or Big Orgy
of Speculation.
OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 20. (Special.)
Nebraska is to have a big grand
Jury investigation into conditions and
circumstances under which citizens of
this state were defrauded out of 1250.
000.000 in fake stock-selling schemes
during the stock-selling era . of the
last three years. Clarence A. Davis,
attorney-general, has requested the
Judges of the Omaha district court to
call a special grand Jury for this
work and the inquisitorial body will
probably get under way within the
next two weeks. A tide of public in
dignation Is daily rising higher and
higher, and the demand that the stock
Jobbers be punished has become so in
sistent that it will no longer be de
nied. Different state bureaus which
were supposed to be guarding the
public from Just such onslaughts are
busy making explanations which do
not explain, and tne situation has oe
come tense. A number of" the stock
Jobbers have left the state, and many
stock salesmen who disposed of the
valueless stuff to the gullible are now
numbered among the missing.
Legitimate Business Suffer.
Legitimate business in Nebraska,
as well as in same other western
states, has suffered more from these
stock sales than from any real de
pression in business. The fakirs took
all the ready cash out of the state
and there is not sufficient left with
which to do business. As a result
there have been a number of failures
among the banks and other legitimate
financial Institutions, while the
worthless stock concerns have, in
many cases, simply been abandoned by
their officers and left to shift for
themselves.
Nebraska people are beginning to
feel they were not protected from the '
sharpers as they should have been. ,
They point to the "explanation" of
the bureau of securities, to the effect
that "certain organizations which
were selling stock were ordered to
cease, as they were violating the law,
but they refused to do so and kept
risxil oil uiapuaiiig ui bluiiv unt: i
of the very "lame" attempts to shift '
responsibility for the great steal.
They feel that if the concerns were
operating contrary to law it would
have been an easy thing to have forced
them to obey the order to cease sell
ing stock.
Selling la Orgy.
It was the greatest orgy of stock
selling ever witnessed in this country,
probably. Nebraska was simply over
running with ready money, the result
of 12.76 wheat, $2 corn, and livestock
simply out of sight. War prices had
set Nebraska about $1,000,000,000 to
the good. Sharpers went after that
billion dollars like flies after,, mo
lasses. An official statement of the bureau
of securities said the total of the stock
issues for which application was made
to that office for permission to sell
was $132,360,838.66.
Many concerns did not go to the
trouble of asking for a permit to sell
stock. They simply went out "among
the boys," got hold of the best sales
men, and put them to work selling the
green and gold certificates. Some
stock salesmen made as high as $5000
a week in commissions. One salesman
lent another stock selling concern
$100,000 and lost .his money.
Shop Is Transformed.
A company had a charter-to organ
ize a blacksmith shop with a capital
of less than $5000. It was turned
into a potash company and nearly
$2,000,000 worth of stock sold in Ne
braska. It went into the hands of a
receiver, with pract'cally nothing to
be received.
An automobile tire concern, with a
one-room shop and two workmen em
ployed, capitalized at $5,000,000 and
sold stock right and left. It never
manufactured a single tire, but it paid
its stock; sellers enormous commis
sions. A livestock packing company sold
$9,000,000 worth of stock. A first
class packing plant was erected, but
the concern is now in bankruptcy.
An oil refining company with a cap
ital stock of $2,000,000 took in all
sorts of money in exchange for its
stock certificates. The company had
$600,000 preferred and $1,400,000 com
mon. The concern became bankrupt.
There are $400,000 unsecured claims
and stockholders will get nothing, the
officials said. The plant can be du
plicated for $81,000, said the report.
These are Just samples of the
schemes used to get the money out of
Nebraskans. Talk always ran into
millions. No self-respecting sjtock
company would admit having any
thing less than a $1,000,000 capitalization.
OWLS, LINKED WITH SUPERSTITION AND DISLIKE, BIG AID TO
HUMANITY THROUGH KILLING VAST NUMBERS OF RODENTS
Of More Than Fifty Varieties Found in North America, "Writer Asserts Only the Great Horned Owl Does Enough Damage to Warrant Its
Destruction Birds Swallow Prey Whole Without Pulling Off Fur, and Disregard Bones and Claws.
tcastile soap and adding enough water
to let It boil: then cool. If you wish,
add Just a pinch of borax. You can
rub this liquid on the hair and scalp
and work up a good lather, then rinse
and repeal if the hair Is quite' dirty.
Rinse at least three times, twice in
warm water and once in cold. It is In
the rinsing the trouble rests with in
experienced ehampooers.
SCOUT MOVEMENT DEVELOPS
MORAL STAMINA OF YOUTHS
Council of Twenty-three Hundred Members in Portland Active in
Building Character.
BY SHEBA CHILDS HA RG REAVES.
CHOOSING associates and amuse
ments for the growing boy be
tween the ages of 12 and 18 is"
no light task. The boy at this time
begins to resent being tied to his
mother's apron strings, and yet he
cannot be allowed too much liberty;
the problem Is to find the happy mean
between the two extremes. Up to
early adolescence the boy naturally
receives his training in the home
mostly from his mother but after
this time he must rub shoulders with
the world, for in a few years he must
take his rightful place in it. He
must, so to speak, learn the moral code
by which honorable men of the world
are governed.
The Boy Scout movement is planned
to meet just this need, and to give at
the psychological moment the lessons
necessary to rounding out masculine
character. The movement on the
surface would seem to be mainly con
cerned with the physical side of the
boy's development and if this were all
that it accomplished It would be well
worth while, but the underlying mo
tive is the strengthening of moral
fiber. At a conference of 350 leaders
of boys from all parts of the United
States it was unanimously decided
that the words "character building
and citizenship making" embraced the
whole programme of the Boy Scout
movement.
Scout Oath Given.
On Joining the organization the
Beout promises to keep the scout oath,
which is as follows: "On my honor I
will do my best (1) to do my duty to
God and my country and to obey the
scout law; (2) to help other people at
all times; (3) to keep myself physical
ly strong, mentally awake and mor
ally straight." The. scout laws which
he takes his oath to observe are 12
in number: (1) A scout is trustwor
thy; (2) a scout is loyal; (3) a scout
is helpful; (4) a scout is friendly; (5)
a scout ia courteous; (6) a scout is
kind; (7) a scout is obedient; (8)
scout is cheerful; (9) a scout is
thrifty; (10) a scout is brave; (11)
ecout is clean; (12) a scout Is rever
ent. These 12 laws are calculated to
meet any emergencies which may
arise, in the boy's life, and being sim
ple in thought and sincere this is
the characteristic of youth it is safe
to say that he lives up to his pledges
much closer than men live up to the
promises they make when Joining a
lodge or similar organization.
The scout also pledges himself to
do a good turn daily, and the tender
foot scout takes the matter very
seriously indeed, in fact he is inclined
to over-anxiousness in the matter, but
this being on the lookout for little
opportunities to be of service to feeble
old ladies or to protect smaller chil
dren builds very desirable traits intc
the character.
Leadership Ia Beneficial.
The leadership which the various
troops have also has a beneficial in
fluence on the boy. Scout masters
are very carefully chosen; they must
be men who do not smoke cigarettes
nor use profane language; they must
be successful business men or men
who occupy positions of trust. They
develop amazing understanding of
boy nature men who never were boys
are not naturally drawn to scouting
and are able to give the individual
boy In the troop such personal help
and Instruction as he may need. The
association with boys who have a
common aim In life Is most helpful.
Boys who have bad habits very soon
change for the better with no sugges
tion on tne part oi eitner boys or
scout master.
There has been an idea current that
the Boy Scout movement is military
in character. This no doubt is due
to the fact that scouts wear a distinc
tlve uniform. There is no military
drill included la the scout programme
unless training to march is construed
as drill. The movement is entirely
nonsectarian. though it encourages
religious training through the various
churches.
The hiking, camping side of the
scout movement, while it is not the
main object of the organization.
makes a decided appeal to the boy. In
fact it is through his sports and
amusements that the boy is reached
and held. The proudest moment of
my own little tenderfoot scout's life
was when he rolled his blankets and
set off on his first hike. He was go
ing to Camp Brockway. to be gon
overnight; he was indeed a person of
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N. C. Keep moving. That's the
motto for the lady with the come
hither fat look on her figure. Every
time you get up and walk across the
room you have some exercise. Your
heart beats a little faster; you breathe
more rapidly and deeply; your circu
lation moves more swiftly; this helps
stimulate both body and brain by car
rying neW blood to it. Isn't that argu
ment enough to let someone else be
the lounge and hammock lazybones
while you make for the nearest golf
course?
B. G. You know the old Mark
Twain yarn about a hotel he was vis
iting in which he objected to the man
ager regarding a roller towel: "You
are the fiftieth man who.has used that
towel," the manager answered, 'nd
the first to kick about it." You go
ahead and register the kick, and in
sist upon an individual towel even if
you have to' supply it for yourself at
work.
BLUE SKV STATUTE
PROTECTS PUBLIC
All Applications Subjected to
Careful Scrutiny.
ANNUAL REPORT IS FILED
Mrs. G. Some women add lemon
Juice to the rinse water to "bleach-the
yellow 'strands in otherwise white
hair. A few drops of bluing is an
other popular method of getting the
hair a brilliant white. The lemon is
used sometimes to brighten blonde
hair, but opinion differs on the advis
ability of this acid Juice in connec
tion with blonde locks.
Billie B. Try this bleach for tan;
I it is good. Sulphocarbolate of soda, 50
grains; glycerine, 2 ounces; rosewater.
1 ounce; alcohol, 1 ounce. Apply
lightly with soft sponge or cloth be
fore retiring.
Housekeeper. Now, when ice is
easy to get. why don't you give your
neck an ice rub after washing it? it
is a tonic and of astringent nature.
Mrs. P. O. I don't feel that way
about work. Congenial work is not
a punishment. In fact, it is about the
best thing life has to offer. Of course.
uncongenial work is something else
again. But work itself is good for
what ails you. Empty hours, empty
hands and empty hearts age women
more than work. "Labor, the common
lot of man, is part of a kind Creator's
plan."
Millicent. The perspiration remedy
is 25 per cent solution of alum in
distilled water, applied every other
night for a week and then once a
week to prevent return. Apply before
retiring and allow to dry thoroughly
before clothing touches.
some consequence . In the eyes of the
small boys of the neighborhood.
The boy does not stand still in
scouting. He may Join at 12 years ot
age. Many a small boy is anxiously
waiting and longing to be 12. He
pays 60 cents a year as a national
registration fee; he is enrolled as a
tenderfoot and upon passing his test
is entitled to wear the scout uniform.
After being a tenderfoot he becomes
a second-class scout and then a first
class scout upon the passing of the
tests. After this he may qualify
himself to pass the test for the various
merit badges, which are given for
progress in vocational training.
Scouteraft includes instruction in
chivalry, patriotism, conservation
public and personal health, first aid,
lite saving, nature study, camp craft,
cooking, swimming, self-defense, sig
naling and all of the handicrafts, so
that by the time the boy has passed
all the tests he has received a liberal
education in the things that make for
virile manhood. The effort is made
at all times to keep to the things that
appeal to the boy and are at the same
time calculated to give him Just the
Knowledge that will be useful to him
in later life.
Two Camps Entabltxhed.
There are two camps. Camp Brock
way is a weekend camp; it is sit
uated on the Sandy river near Trout
dale. It is open every Saturday and
Sunday under the supervision of an
efficient camp director. At Wahtum
lake, on the north slope of Mount
Hood, there is the largest and finest
Boy Scout camp in the United States.
Two hundred and fifty scouts passed
tneir vacations there last summer. A
boy is perfectly safe there, as. his ac
tivities are carefully supervised at all
times. '
The Boy Scout movement was start
ed in America in 1910 and has grown
and prospered amazingly all over the
country. It is fashioned somewhat
after the same movement in England,
where the idea originated, but the
American movement does not empha
size the military aspects so much as
does the British.
Five years ago the first organiza
tion was formed in Portland, with a
membership of 75. Now there are
2300 Boy Scouts in Portland, which i
the largest council west pf the Mis
sissippi river. This council now di
rects 105 troops, which meet in schools
ana cnurches in various parts of the
city. These troops work in verv clnse
narmony wun tne home, the school
and the church, so that their influence
is keenly felt in everv community.
Approximately 1000 additional bays
have passed through the movement,
having graduated from scouting
through passingHhe age limit or being
dropped on account of being sent
away to scnool or going into business.
parents, many of them, obiec't ft.
their boys going out at night the
scouts meet one nieht a week hut
boys at this age demend some outside
aciivnies ana n is a serious mistake
to hold the growing boy too close; he
must be trusted to a certain extent,
and these weekly meetings offer a
saie ana pleasant place for the boy
to spend his evening out. If he is
given some liberty on one evening a
" "- n apt 10 aemana the
freedom after dark which in mnv
cases leads to license and bad asso
ciates.
The weekly meeting Is held in
many places on Friday evening, so
that it does not interfere with schoo."
work. The session closes early, so
that the boys are home beforn curfew
hours. '
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This is the first of a series of articles
on Oregon birds that will be printed in
The Sunday Oregonfan. Illustrations will
be provided by R. Bruce Horsfall of Port
land, one of the greatest bird artists in
America: He has completed a group of
some 50 drawingy) from which the illus
trations will be elected. It is the first
time that complete and authoritative pic
tures of Oregon birds have been made.
The descriptive articles will be supplied
by Miss Mary B. Raker. instructor- in
orinthology at Pacific university and a
member of the American Ornithologists'
union, the Cooper Ornithological club, the
Liberty Bell Bird club ot Philadelphia and
the Oregon Audubon society. .
BY MARY E. RAKER. .
ITH the possible exception of
the hawks probably no species
of birds are so commonly mis
understood and consequently so dis
liked as the owls. Strange little war
riors of the night as they are, each
variety possessed of its individual and
wierd call, it is probable that the
mere fact that they are birds of the
darkness links with them supersti
tion and dislike. Contrary to common
belief, few species. of birds are more
beneficial than the owls. Of the more
than half a hundred varieties of owls
found in North America, probably
only one, the great horned owl does
enough damage to warrant his de
struction. All are diligent workers
of the darkness, destroying unbeliev
able numbers of rodent pests.
Owls have a peculiar habit which
has probably more than any one fac- will serve him Just as well as softer
tor rescued them from popular cen
sure by demonstrating the facts. They
swallow their prey wholeT without
stopping to pull off the fur and ut
terly disregard the bones and claws.
The task of sorting out this matter
not of value as nourishment Is left
to the internal mechanism of Mr.
OwL Nature has happily provided a
means by which the bones and fur
are formed into pellets and. disgorged
In this manner scientists have been
able to determine the axact food of
the owls, for quantities of these pel
lets are found outside of the'nesting
holes.
One 'of the most familiar of the
Uowls as well as the most beneficial
is the barn owl. He is the queer
monkey-faced, light complexioned fel
low who frequently chooses holes In
barns and outbuildings in which to
build his nest. Lucky is the farmer,
indeed, who "has him as a tenant, for
he tirelessly works in the field by
night for gophers and ground squir
rels. In the southern states he eats
the cotton rat. The barn owl 13 likely
to choose almost any queer location
for a nest. I have heard'of him nest
ing in a church tower. Though he is
fastidious about his food, he is not
about his nesting material. Bones
material if the latter is lacking.
Young barn owls are queer things.
They look like fuzzy white monkeys,
but are not as playful as monkeys are
reputed to be, and will claw and hiss
if interfered with. Barn owls want
food and plenty of it. for they will
eat more than their own weight in a
night If the food is available.
The little pigmy owl, which meas
ures only 6V4 inches from tip to til
is n original creature. . Instead of
hunting exclusively by night he is
often seen flying about and feeding
in the . broad daylight. He relies on
his coloring for protection and hides
in the thick foliage where he is al
most indistinguishable. Too. instead
of the noiseless sweeping flight of the
other owls, he has a Jerky flight and
the wind makes a whistling sound
through his wings. Though his size
is against him, he is quite fearless
and will attack and eat rodents twice
as large as himself.
The Kennicott screech owl is the
northwestern representative of his
species. He is hardly rightly named,
for his note is a tremulous quaver
instead of a screech. He is a little
fellow whose note sends shivers up
the backs of the superstitious. The
screech owl is singular in that it has
gray and red phases of coloring in a
single locality, and frequently a red
dish individual will mate with one of
the gray phase. The young may all
be of one color. This unusual feature
Sol. Equal parts of linseed and
limewater will take the sting out of j
the burn in no time, lou can grease
your skin with it to prevent sunburn.
too. This is an awfully good formula.
Esther. For mild cases of oily skin
one dram of boracic acid mixed with
four ounces of rosewater is helpful.
dois not seem to result in unhappy
unions, for apparently these birds
mate for life.
The long-eared owl seems to have
these, long tufts on the head Cor pro
tection. for when he is molested he
raises these tufts and in that position I nitpincp Tfl PARRY PARTY
presents an uncanny aDDearance in-llUUoC I U UHrtril iHni I
deed. He is enough to frighten any
timid inferior. This owl does not Russian Expedition to Study Xavl-
pass nis aays in nonow trees, dui
prefers to roost in thick evergreen
branches where he hides successfully.
The short-eared owl is unique in
that he spends his time in the swamps
or open country where he hides in the
gatlpn Problems.
RIGA. Latvia. July 30. (By Mail.)
An expedition will leave Moscow
in August for the Siberian coast to
grasses rather than in trees. These I investigate the problems of naviga
birds are unusual in that they are I tion between Europe and the mouths
sometimes ' seen in flocks. It is re
corded that they are sometimes found
In flocks of more than a hundred in
winter.
The western horned owl is the fel
low that does the damage for which
of the Siberian rive.s, says a dis
patch from the Russian capital. The
task will be to make a survey for a
canal across the Yamal peninsula,
which would make It possible for
the whole owl family is condemned. I ships to avoid the Kara sea, where.
In some places he is very detrimental because of ice. navigation is almost
to game birds and poultry, although I . .
even he eats many harmful roBents. 'nPUB!"ulc-
Wherever he acquires a taste for expedition is 10 Ku i.iai u3
tame food, he does great damage. He I rail to Omsk, thence by steamer
is the most fierce of all the owls and I along the river Obi. northward, while
is the author of the hoot accredited a Dart of the way it will have to co
to many. He nests very early in the
season, frequently while the snow is
on the ground. This owl has often
been found to destroy his nesuas soon
as the young are able" to cling on to
cn horseback or be drawn by moose.
Another of the aims of the investi
gation is the fitting up of wireless
communication with the Siberian
coast, and the establishing of stores
the trees, although he Is the only lf supplies, etc.. along the coast.
variety known to have this curious
habit.
FINGERNAILS THAT ARE PROPERLY GROOMED
ADD AMAZINGLY TO APPEARANCE OF HANDS
Manicuring- Has Become Art in Beauty Line and Great and Constant Care Required to Keep Kails Trim
and Shapely and Up to Standard of Perfection. .
The party leaving will include
e'ght professors, engineers of various
technical branches, some students
I
INAUGURATION CHANGE UP
American Bar Association Would
Advance Date to January.
CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 20. Ad
vancemenc or the presidential in
auguration from March 4 to the third
Monday in January is recommended
by a special committee of the Amer
ican Bar association, which will
report to its convention opening myself admiring them repeatedly and
here August 30. laying them out .quite showily for
The committee also advises that ethers to gaze upon. And more than
the congress elected in November that. I'm giving them more attention
iiici uii ine secona Monaay of the. than they ever got before. I guess a
little vanity is good for the soul when
it is so good for the finger nails, don't
you think?
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one particle. So one day I Just made land others, making a whole of about
up my mind I was going to experiment j 200 men. As equipment they will
myself. It happened I was due for a I have two hydroplanes, motor boats.
manicure and consequently my nails I various scientific and technical in
were a little longer than usual. It I struments and as much other neces-
seemed no matter how I would protest I sary materials as can be carried.
the manicurist would tile my nails too
short. So I knew I -couldn't make
them any worse
"I had a pair of sewing scissors
about four-inch size, of extra good
quality. One blade was rounded at
the end. the other pointed, which I
found out in my experimenting of
great help, for the rounded end pre
vented their slipping in too far. This
is, however, getting ahead of my
story.
Worked on Them Every Day.
First I cut my nails away down
Corporation Department Handles
Increased Transactions Without
Additional Expense.
SALEM. Or., Aug. 20. (Special.)
At the beginning of the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1921, there were 285
dealers in good standing in Oregon
authorized to sell bonds, stocks and
other securities, aggregating $29,
352.996, according to a report pre
pared here this week by T. B. Hand
ley, state corporation commissioner.
During the year 115 .dealers' permits
were cancelled. These permits in
volved a total authorization of $14.
419.313. "During the current year 207 deal
ers' permits were issued authorizing
the sale of $38,051,761." said the re
port, "of which number 35 were sub
sequently cancelled. The latter per
mits involved a total authorization
of $14,556,610. These 207 applicants
had applied for authority to sell an
aggregate of $41,991,694. but reduc
tions amounting to $3,939,933 were
made by this department.
341 Dealers In Business.
"At the close of the fiscal year
there were 341 dealers in good stand
ing, with authorization to sell $38,
42S.S34. At the beginning of the year
there were 29 stock brokers in good
standing. Thirty permits wre issued
during the current year while 20
were cancelled, leaving 39 of these
dealers In good standing at the close
of business June 30 of this year.
"The total number of applications
received during the year was 2S8, of
which number 237 were granted. 19
were denied and 12 were dismissed
because of the applicants' refusal or
neglect to furnish required informa
tion. "At the lose of the year 20 appli
cations were pending, all of which
have been carefully analyzed and addi
tional information requ.ested. It is
likely that most of them will be de
nied or dismissed but sufficient time
has not elapsed to permit of classi- .
f iatloru
"During the previous fiscal year a
total of 209 new cases were acted
upon as against 218 for the current
year, or an increase of approximately
40 per cent in the number of permits
handled. As a result of reorganizing
the office, this increased volume of
business has been handled without
additional expense.
A'umeroua Application!! Dlnmlsned.
"There also should be considered
the numerous informal applications of
common law trust companies which
have been dismissed, and also similar
applications of foreign corporations
whose charters, it was held, granted
powers not recognized or contemplat
ed by the Oregon Usnd which were
calculated to promote unfair compe
tition with domestic financial, insti
tutions. "I also call attention to other in
formal applications which have been
dismissed because the showing made
before this department, while appar
ently fair and favorable, was predi
cated on a very limited exercise
of the broad powers granted by char
ter, whereas it was evident that the
Dromoters had in mind a later exer
cise of powers of a more speculative
character.
Consequently, the use of investors'
money in a manner and for purposes
not contemplated at the time of the
investment was permitted.
"Consideration should also be given
to the extra. work imposed on thi3
department in the course of economic
readjustment. Many investors have
been apprehensive at times and seem
ingly of the opinion that all business
should be put under suspicion instead
of above it. The expense fund of this
department has not been dissipated
on complaints of this character but
much time and effort were necessarily
expended. Reasonable complaints
have been given consideration at all
times and were more numerous than
under normal conditions."'
WORLD PRESS CONGRESS
TO PASS 23 DAYS IN HAWAII
Delegates From Europe and Various Points of United States to
Assemble at Chicago for Starting Point September 25.
OLUMBIA, Mo., Aug. 20. Twenty
I three davs in Hawaii, the "Para
aeep in on tne siaes as though they dise 0f the pacific." 23 nights
were a piece 01 wooa; men 1 soaKea
them in warm soap water. Then with
the orange stick under the nail at
the edges I pulled back all the cuticle
and proud flesh around there and with
the, same scissors I cut away to my
under enchanting Hawaiian skies, and
the journeys preceding and following
this fascinating visit, is the plan of
the transportation committee of the
Press congress of the world as out-
hearts content all the cuticle as deep Uned b WU1 -wilke, the committee's
down as I could all the way round to I .
but immediately satu
chairman
' In order that the most perfect ac
commodations for the delegates may
be had, the congress dates have been
shifted a week and are now fixed at
get S 1 oval
rated them well with cuticle cream
padding it well In with 4he orange
stick. Then I filed them, getting the
tips of the nails to suit the line of the
nvsl n n t ltlfA tlio nAnlrl nni n. T ,
r- I -.! 11 , T .t . TP.,
from the manicurist . after she hidl""uuc' " l t--60 i.m,.
filed, the nail down to nothing. rope, the eastern and middle United
I worked on them every single day I States, and all western points not too
for three weeks, and believe me, I far removed, will assemble at Chi-
suffered more than I would have in a I cago for the start on September 25
more virtuous cause. After a few I and a special Press congress train
times I began to see a gleam of hope, I in two sections will carry the party
and so persisted. My fingers used to I from Chicago to San Francisco.
be sore after cutting down Into the I The route to the Pacific will be
flesh and sometimes I even had to dip I through Canada and the northwest,
them into hot water to take the pain I with entertainment at cities along the
out,- but I a withdraw them and soak I way.
them Jn the cuticle cream. At the end
of six months I had completely
changed my nails from short, stubby.
curl-baok nails to these" they were
extremely shapely.
Cutting the Cuticle.
I know there's been a great deal of
These toiirs' itinerary follows:
Leave Chleago Sunday, September 23,
11 P. M. (Central time.)
Arrive Minneapolis, Monday, September
20. 3 P. M. (Central time.)
Leave Minneapolis, Monday, September
26. 8:35 P. M. (Central time.)
Arrive Winnipeg, Tuesday, September Zi.
--4--.. ...I,: 10 A. M. (Central time.)
oujciioii " . s uuncie, out. ill ,.... winning. Tuesdav. September 27.
5 P. M. (Central time.)
Arrive Vancouver. Friday, September 30,
BY ANTOINETTE DONNELLY.
NEVER knew what a thor
oughly vain creature I could
be until I got my nails in their
present condition." said an awfully
nice dear to me recently. "I catch
following January.
The ground for the proposed
changes is that too much time
elapses between election and inaug
uration and convening of congress.
The report calls attention to a bill
of Senator Ashurst providing for
similar alterations.
facial and a general overhauling she's
not mute on the subject by any means,
is she? So, why shouldn't a lady talk
about her nails and let them talk for
her in the bargain?
lteshaping Procena 'Explained.
Some girls seem to be born with
nails that always look well with com
paratively little care; others require
constant attention; while a third
others have to begin with a regular
corrective system and work determin
edly and religiously; at tliem.
Maybe you never thought that the
shape of the finger tips and the nails
It's all in getting one's pride worked could be channed from unattractive
up to the working point, this business appendages into things of real beauty,
of beauty in any of its details. A but they can. I have just seen a con
woman who reduces loves to talk I crete instance of it.
about it. When she takes time lor a A year ago this friend was com
plaining of the shape of her nails.
Her hands are plump, the nails were
I short and the cuticle grew carelessly
around the nails until the half moon
Twas anything but that. While always
clean and neat, her hands were not the
least bit good looking. Imagine my
surprise to have her present a pair of
lovely hands when I met her at tea
the other day. She proceeded to ex
plain how she reshaped them.
"I always hated my hands," she
told me, "but-1 used to think it was
one of the things wished upon bne and
over which one had no control. I just
thought they were ugly nails by nature.
I had them manicured for years
worked out in my case, which isn't so
exceptional, for I see a lot of women
with short, stubby hands which I
know could be changed.
"After I had cut the clear oval out
on my nails I trusted to the orange
stick for pushing the skin back. I
suppose after a while it will be fash
ionable for women to go to a surgeon
and have their nails reshaped just as
they have tucks put in the skin of
face and neck to remove lines
"The best thing to keep in mind is a
complete oval from the base of the
nail to tip: cut for that. At the sides
of the nails comes the most trouble
naturally, for the nail grows right
into the flesh there."
What I was thinking as I listened
was that if one girl could do that with
a shapeless hand to begin with, what
would just ordinary care do for a
shapely hand or Just a little extra
care do for any hand?
BEAUTY ANSWERS.
Shampoo. Don't use ammonia on
the hair or in the bath. It makes the
hair brittle and the skin dry. You
and they were certainly not improved can make a fine shampoo by shaving
10 A. M. (Pacific time.)
Leave Vancouver. Friday, September 30,
11:4.) P. M. (Pacific time.)
Arrive Victoria. Saturday, October 1, "
A. M. (Pacific time.)
Leave Victoria, Saturday, October 1.
4:30 A. M. (Pacific time.)
Arrive Seattle Saturday, October 1. 9:30
P. M. (Pacific time.)
Leave, Seattle, Sunday, October 2, 12:01
A. M. (Pacific time.)
Arrive Portland. Sunday, October 2, 7
- M. ( Pacific time.)
Leave Portland. Sunday, October 2.
H M p. M. (Taclfic time )
Arrive San Francisco. Tuesday, October
4. A. M. (Pacific time.)
The party will sail from San Fran
cisco on the' following schedule:
Group No. 1.
Leave San Francisco. Tuesday. Octobet
4 P. M
'Arrive Honolulu, Monday. October 10,
8 A. M. .
Leave San Francisco, Wednesday. Oc
tober 5, 11 M.
Arrive Honolulu. Tuesday, October 11.
8 A. M.
Then will follow the 21 days of
convention,
ment. Official, semi-official and in
formal social affairs will dovetail
with outdoor entertainments and ex
cursions to fill every minute of the
journalists' stay.
The largest single 'tern on their
programme will be the two-day ex
cursion to Hilo and the famous vol
cano which is one of the most strik
ing of all Hawaii's natural wonders.
The main body of the delegates will
leave Honolulu on the afternoon of
November 2, arriving at San Fran
cisco 5 P. M., November 8. They will
follow this schedule:
Leave San Francisco, Tuesday. November
8. 8 P. M.
Arrive Los Angeles, Wednesday, Novem
ber 0. 11 A. M.
Leave Los Angeles, Friday, November
11, 11 P. M.
Arrive Grand Canyon. aSturday, Novem
ber l'J. 4 A. M.
Arrive Grand Canyon, Saturday, Novem
ber 12. 6 P. M.
Arrive Albuquerque. Sunday, November
13. 9 A. M.
Leave Albuquerque, Sunday, November
13, 1 P. M.
Arrive- Santa Fe, Sunday, November 13,
4 P. M.
Leave Santa Fe, Sunday, November 13.
9:30 P. M. .
Arrive Kansas City, Monday, November
14, 7 A. M.
Leave Kansas City, Monday. November
14. 6 P. M.
Arrive Chicago, Tuesday, November 15.
7 A. M.
Practically all the delegates from
the orient wUl sail for Honolulu on
the Korea, leaving Yokohama Octo
ber 1 and arriving at Honolulu Oc
tober 10.
This information comes from K
Sugimura of Tokio, who represents
the transportation committee in
Japan.
The first delegates from Europe,
traveling to Honolulu via England,
expect to sail on September 3. al
though later boats will get them to
New York in time to Join the congress
pa rty.
The Delta and Rosta news agencies
of Russia will send A. Hodoroff. who
is now representing them in Pekin.
to Honolulu.
H. Achille Ricciardy of the Mediter
ranean press is an Italian journalist
who will attend the Press congress.
Geypcr Ends Vacation.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
Valentine geyser has ended a two
year vacation. It now. spouts twice
weekly in the Norris geyser basins,
according to N. P. Skinner, park
naturalist, who has recently corn-
business and entertain- pleted an investigation of its activity.