Capital Is Threatened With a Deluge of “Nuts"

W ASHINGTON—There U <Un*er of an toraaloo of the national capital by •not*'—frou'd-be In rent or* who hare Impoaalble scheme* for gottlns rich and famous Secretary Daniels' naral adrlsory board, composed of real

scientists and Inventors, promises to

bs the cause of the Inraalcm Waah!n(tou patent attorneys admit It Is entirely possible that the dty will bs overrun with "nets" with alleged wonderful Inventions to offer the board. A "■«" who Invents something that tarns oat well is s genius; ths fellow who dreams and Invents the things that never get by U a “naL" That's thr difference. That the naval advisory board

i while It

seeks inventions which might aid the Doited States la time of warfare Is regarded as certain. The prospects are, howsvar. that the rtakmarlea. the “nuts." wOl outnumber by far the genuine Inventors who come here for tame, moaey or the coosclousness of rendering a public service. ■“ ----- ■' I of the Pennsylvania Aero dub. first

> that the naval board would t

T ' has made thus tar on the Alpln* roads connectlrg bar with the Austrian Tyrol brings Into prominent interest one of the highest and moat popular of all the Alpine post roads—the Blelrio. Although this road may not possess ths strategic value of some of the other highways of the Alp* of which the Italians early In the fighting seen rsd control, to hold and fortify this, one of the best built roads and ths highest between Austria and Italy, has long been Italy's ambition, for the reason that It would give her a dominating power over a most convenient a to Landeck and Innsbruck, as wen as a dutch on the uppet of the valley of the Adige.

to Washington of man with hopeless schemas.

J H. Brickensteln of this dty. president of the Patent Law association, •ays Mr. SteinneU Is right about It and Washington probably will be overrun

> whose discoveries and Inventions win not stand

nen with Impractical schemes come to Washington as It l*," said Mr. Brickeoeteln. Every patent attorney encounters well-meaning but misguided fellows who believe they have solved some problem like perpetual motion- Probably W per cent of the supposed inventions brought to potent attorneys hers are either Impractical, or the patent would be comparatively worthless if granted. These men are discouraged - by reputable attorneys from wasting their time and money."

Drug Store Glide Is the Latest in Washington

T HE dreg-store glide Is here' During these torrid evenings, with the Fahrenheit thermometers vying with Bethlehem stocks in the battle for asOssdaccy, the popularisation of the modern dances goes upward and onward With the soced of a Teutonic advance In ths eastern theater of war. With the time of the evening ball and the dansant. either past or future, young Washington has adopted the soda-fountain cotillion, which Is nothing more or leas than a dance In the emporiums devoted to the disposition of confectioneries and sweet

beverages

Mount Pleasant and Columbia Height* led off. but other sections have been enveloped in the fad and now practically every residential section has one of these retreats whero youthful couples may dance while awaiting the preparation of their perspira-tion-producing prescription. H has even traveled down'own. All of thvse places have either highly poll shed wooden or tile floor*. The music comes from a vlrtrots or.

tf adjoining a cafe or a hotel or exclusive apartment house, the music U fur-

miila is simply to order the drink and. while the dispenser is "drmwflUf. shaking or shoveling, according -to what the order might be. the couple glides off In,a ttroatsp. hesitation, fox trot or aome other gyration.

■ an informal Intet

i engaged and whan the glass I

sion. During this hiatus anotht drained a parting whirl la enjoyed.

The girl politely declines a second drink. But after a abort walk the ooeple e'ther returns to the original place or seeks out some similar estab llabment where the same courtesies ere understood and extended. Some particularly shy and demure maidens were rather loath to accept the Invitations of the management offered through signs which simply read "Dancing " But now it has become rather conventional and there Is little

head tan cy in joining the others on the floors.

President Belongs to the Cane-Carrying Brigade

k LTHODOH President Wilson does not call his fondness for walking sticks \ a fsd. a hobby, or even a habll. the fact remains that be has a large and

a plain, stout stick from among the number and carries It after the manner of men who punctuate their steps ss they tramp; but Inasmuch as the president's chief exercise Is golfing, und he always dnvea to and from ths links, he cannot be identified as one who "wears'' a stick from choice or habit. He does not even carry one of his ebony sticks to church, but tgkes the greater pleasure In vhat his collection of cam* means—the variety.

: Intrinsic value and more Intimate association. Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary (a the president. Is never seen without his neat blackthorn, any more than Franklin Lane, secretary of the interior, can be found upon the si root wlthnu*

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' The secretary of state doubtless has walking sticks, but no one remem bora seeing him "wear" one on any orraalor whatever. Both the cat latent secretary of -a tale. Mr. Osborne, and the third as Blatant secretary of slate. Mr Phillips, have sticks, but not "fbe habit.’ while tha second assistant secretary. Mr Adee. Is identified with no othar Moment his bicycle, with which he has toured the highways and byways of Europe every summer for many years, until the war made it 1m

The secretary of the treasury wears a slim, snakewood stick, a gift from cm* of bis cons at Christmas, and It Is not unusual to meet Score'ary McAdoo M the street with Comptroller of the Currency Williams, both of t! swinging their sticks as vigorously ss they walk only—with a difference. Secretary McAdoo bolds his exactly at the top. In the hollow of hit hand, and brings It down to the pavement, tapping each atop: Mr. Williams ..w-. t,| a stick half way between the crook end the end. and swings it hurl run tally

John R. McLean Buys Front Steps of the Capitol

IOHK R. MTjFAN has bought the front steps of the United 8:*ls* capita. J wUch are being removed to make way for new ones of granite, it Is un deratood that the historic steps on which president* have been Inaugurated

(or a century past and which hava been the site of gathering* of notable character In the history of the conn try will become pert of a sunken gsr den for Ur. McLrao • country estate Tt-e old step* are being removed by Arthur OowslU of this city, who will replace them with r.ranlte The steps to be removed are *6 In num btr each 16 Inches wide 4»d 60 feet

*on». with several landings and plat ^

forms A* a part of the cost of the ^ |

work ths contractor figure*, on the

historical value of the old step* and advertised them for sale as such

1 ateps President Uiuolu made a famous inaugural .'Vicb Presidents Uarlle" —* ^ *■“ *•”

Her engineers foresaw that the almost perfect construction of the 81*1vio, with It* easy grades and excellent roadbed, would enable Italy, once the master of this highway, to rush great Quantities of troops and mountain artillery Into the extreme western part of the Tyrol, where the natural possibilities for intrenchment are such that !t might be hard for the Austrian troop* to dislodge her. The military experts of Austria *re not behind Italy la placing a high value ou the road and It has long i Austria's determination to hold ft at all hazard.. The btelvio road—called by the Germans the "Stllfstrjochstrasae"—is familiar tc many American tourists who have motored ovev It in traveling from Botxen and Meran, In the Austrian Tyrol, or from the Bavarian Tyrol, vis Innsbruck and Lundtck. luba-. lakes, as it presents a very accessible and picturesque route from either of those tourist centers to L*k» Garda or Lake Como. "Highest Street The road ascends from the Austrian side jf ths great chain of mountains dividing that country from Italy, through the beautiful valley of Trafot and then by an amazing series of zig-

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the Stelvii building U

Santa Maria, or Qua the fourth tefuge yi or relief stations of scattered along'all of

of the Alps at convenient usually about four or five miles They are occupied by caretakers business It Is to'gtre relief and ante to travelers caught In ths i storms of the early spring _od

tan from a lack of freak air almost ss much as doss the city baby. But U would aesm that It aboald be very rosy to air* a country baby a* abundant supply of opsa air aad sunshina Ths chief drawback to hla having a comfortable out-of-door Ufa is summer

winter

Adjoining this refuge static j to tbs west Is the Italian customhouse, a short distance beyond this trail tbc road* becomes a Y. the left branch turning abruptly and leading down to Bormlo In Italy, while the right branch, turning to the north, crosses the c of the mountains by the Umbrall I and following soft rolling hills of the valley of Muranxa carries the traveler by tha new road, the Wormser Pasa, down to the Muuster-Thal. In Switzer

Zigzag Road Standing at the top of the pasa and looking back toward the Austrian side cne aees the curious zigzags or loops In the road, twist let down the sloping side of the valliy to the left some giant painter bad taken on Immense whitewash brush and drawn Irregular streak down the side of the mountain. This Is the most difficult part of the pass. Moont Ortler. the dominating peak of the mountain rouge surrounding the Btelvio. rises In majestic dignity at ths right aide of the road to a height of almost 13.000 f< The 8tel vie is rarely open for traffic much before the middle of Ji

Looking dcmn the Stuvio

Held and MvKli.V. who were shot by aasassUs. look the oifh Grvsi demonstrations, such as «he recent suffrage uid teffi ea. have cuiminat«\ >u the osat step*, and the nnlat of "Gen-

's. Although mlUhan* of feet have passed . V>r contractor I states thvt Jar material

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sag turns or loop* In the road—a really marvelous example of roadbuilding and engineering—brings Lie traveler up over four thousand feet in eight miles and a half, at a very easy and comfortable grade. At the top. or the "pass" Itself—for where these roads cross the crest of tbs mountain point Is called the "pas*"—it re* the remarkable altitude of V.OU feel above the sea, ticking it the highest carriage road on the continent, or, as a German tourtat has aptly put It, "the highest street In Europe! Of all the post reads of the Alp* tbs Btelvio has si ways been the most popular among tourists during the summer months. Almost any noonday from the middle of June until the first of September one would find clustered aroumi a barnllkr hotel at the lop of the pass called the "Hot'll Perdluandatioebe" a vast collection of every conceivable kind of vehicle from tht most expensive motor car to ths lumbering old but picturesque mountain diligence, as sell as Innumerable "elnspanner" and "drelapannsr." tbs comfortible little one and two horse victorias so much In evidence m every Aliiine road. Clustered In the none too spacious dining hall of this hotel one would find an squally odd assortment of tourists from every part of the globe, chattering In every known language, making a veritable babel of tongues, with here and there an occasional titled personage urrompa nled by a retinue of servants, adding a little luster to the gatherlug. and a sprinkling of Austrian and Italian officer* In gorgeous uniforms giving thr

necessary olt of color.

Where Three Countries Touch. The top of the pass is a bleak and gloomy place at best, no regulation at all. nothing hut a desolate mass of rock, with snow fields nr/1 glacier* stretching down from the mountain peaks on aM sldna and Intensely cold, even In lb* middle of July and August, after sundown Ths pasa itself almost the exact meeting place O borndary Unas Jft Austria, iulyi

li* itxrriand. surmounted ta

lionstely to all of these post roads of the Alps until vrell into the late spring. Particularly Is this the esse with the Btelvio. A late or severe w inter keeps the upper reaches of this road blocked to all carriage traffic up to the end of June. Perhaps the Italians bad this In mind when they held back their de duration of war against Austria until the latter pari of May. Although the Alpine regiments of the Italian army are noted for their prowess and cleverness In "snow woik." this kind of surface does not Invite the easy transit of heavy artillery.

The Lantern in the East. Everybody knows that the Chlm and Japanese are the great lantern makers. In fact, a lantern seem be an essential adjunct to a Cl man, and there is a story told of a night stuck on a Chinese fori by the English, when every Chinaman look to bis bet 1* and mounted the hill behind with all speed But every man carried his lighted lantern slung over his shoulder, and so formed the best of target for the enemy . Many nations of the East, besides those more closely connected with Scriptural history, and notably the Chinese and Japansae, carry a lantern at the end of a stick.—Philadelphia Inquirer

Th* Only Way. Most of us think of the smart retort shout ten minute* too Ute The spare, apple-laced K'-utleman In the tube that wu* h'-arlng its derkly freight to the city was not pne ot those When the train pulled up with a Jerk and a human avwlanrhe fell Into the compartment he rote with nomr difficulty and offered his seat to a Indy "Oh. thank you so much." she gushed. "Bo good oi you to give me your seat, but I dolft like you to stand up " The replied with s suspicion of height' color oo hi* apple-cheek. "Madai should Ilkv t- oblige you In boil ■ peels. h^^Mist would people on my lap!"

baby, as well as th* who!* family, than a por ch covered with wire •creei. so th* shady sMe of tha house, say. ths east or south, provided th* aMr Is not so doss to th* road as to get ths dust. It th* mother has a porch of this kind, ths baby may practically Ur* there, except while h* Is being bathed. During th* hottest hours of the day. In jiWUummer. it Is

with thee* few exception* the baby may spend the greater part of U*»

A play pan oc th* porch will serva to keep an older baby wtthla safe hound*, and at tbs same time permit him to be out of doors Such a pen is described In a bulletin pub llsbod by the children's bureau railed "Infant Cure." This public*!lor: will be sent fro# to >11 who write for It. addressing the Chief. Children's Bureau. D. 8. Department of Lmhor. Washington. D. C. Experience has shown that sick babies stand a mi

should gold* th* mother la this, as U all matters where ths baby la coucerned. and sb* fill roe Hi* that if • hl£b wind Is Mow tag dust about, or a sudden storm comes ap aad th* temperature drops many osgress la • few moments. Use baby should be taken In. or p-otected from a chill by satiable clothing and wraps. Tbs young baby may b* taken out when he Is two weeks old for half an boor If ths weather is warm and pleasant, gradually lengthening the time he stays out. Remember that the baby's eyas are very sensitive and must always be carefully shielded, not only from th# sun, but also from direct light liable* are often wheeled about in their carriage* sluing directly up Into the sky. Try It yourself for a few mo menu nsd you will reaUze the cruelty to the baby who may not even be able to relieve this strain on the eye* by laming hla bead to ono aide When the baby U sent out with a nnrse she should be Instructed on this point and also how long she Is to •keep the baby out. and b* warned of the danger of allowing stranger* to play with him or kiss him. The carriage o-tlng should not be regard od as giving the baby enough fresh air for the day. In addition to this he should live on the porch in suitable weather. If U la necessary to bring him In. the windows and door* should be opened, screening them carefully from Insect Intrusion. The baby should sleep at night In a well-ventilated bedroom, in a bed by himself, and. If possible, in a room by himself. Keep the doors and windows open Do not be afraid of the old superstition of the "night air." The fear of the night air likely aroae from the fact thst it used to be thought that malarial poisons arose in the night, before it was known that ibis disease Is only carried about by mosquitoes, which fly chiefly after nightfall In malarial regions, a/.eeos are in dispensable. If the house L pro vided with a screened sleeping porch, there is no reason why th* baby should not sleep out at night after b< la three months old. provided, of course, ha Is carefully protected. lUblsa thus taught from the beginning of life to enjoy the open air will bs far Its* sensitive than otherwise, and muen less likely to suffer from colds and almiia! trouble* as they grow older.

■re _ . the"newest of goods shown for these purposes- Porch furniture, comfortable cushions aad esne chain for urn on the rammer ffiaxxws, are covered and. going further. Urge armchair* aad low rockers for the living room are to be upholstered ta this same good-wearing fabric But. of course, designs have changed sc me what; colors or* brilliant, ms usual, but among 'he newest are those with birds of gorgeous plumage on • background of black. Indeed. brilUtnl appUes to most of the new cretonnes; they are vivid and still Unnder perfectly. making them an excellent choice for the hot sons of rammer doy* Tbs trill or flounce across the top ot windows U still liked, only now it ehoelJ he cat narrow and lifted a Hitie directly In the center, with side draperies of th* goods. The sides of these frills an a little longer than last Tear, end a variation liked U to catch th* full ness in cluster of thro* or four flay tack* or folds about throe or four inches apart, not pressing them flat, hut allowing them to stand out Also tha bottom of the frill, whero caught np In tbs center, must be finished with a braid: as It should be cut in a curve, not In a straight line to *« -nickered shorter In the center, hot cut curved. Still another variation showa the bottom of this frill cut In deep scallops and bound with braid. Small tablet covered with cretonne, over which -he useful glass is placed, will be sought for porch and living room for various uses. One that should appeal to the housewife who Just “love* a pretty bedroom" Is-to change ordinary furnishings Into things of beauty by covering chests, tables and ao on with cretonne: the table with th* glass top bringing an almost elegant air Into the atmosphere. If woodwork and furniture are hopelessly faded and worn a cost of light enamel with a alight tracery of blcs or pink or dellcata green and cretonne bangings. etc., to match wfll make a c! arming room of one that might be termed

•IvM-XvIvcX'XwX-'JXvXvX-X-:-:-;-.;-;/^ Hilary fitted Into th* adorable (x.-fl

have a habit of being. A caution Is to use plain paper or paps; with small figures where a i la to be fitted out In gay cretonne; huge or startling designs will only

FITTING UP THE BATHROOM

Creamed Baked Potatoes Twelve medium-aixed potatoes, a half cupful of cream, one capful milk, three-quarter teaspoonful of salt. i'sr. the potatoes and place In the bottom of a pan. cover with milk and cream, add the sal' cover th* pan and place In the oven: keep covered until the potatoes are almost done; then remove tbs cover and allow the milk a:.it cream to cook down until they are somewhat thick.

Mildow Spot*. Mildew apota on linen should be rubbed with scrapsd chalk The mil tun- Is nibbed In and the lln.u spread on ih* grass. It should be wet a iml* from time to time aa It dries. The spots ought to come out in two appli cations.

Bom* of the Requ'sltee That Must Find a Plax* In tha Modern EatabllehmenL

In the days of the old tin tub almost anything in th* way of a towel was good enough, ao long aa It was free from holes. The advent of aanitary plumbing, the white enamel tub and baain. the tile or tile-effect walls and the nickel and glass fixture* have made the up todate bathroom a dlffraent proposition. For instance, utility la no longer the sole stanuard by which the bathroom lineni are judged They must also harmonise with the enamel and glass fittings As a result housewives now buy their towels In set* In white, with an Initial or monogram In color. Many towel seta are bought In plain or fancy material with out a monogram, which la worked by the houaewlfe heraelf. Bathroom aeu of terry cloth composed of two bath towels, a bath mat. and two face cloths, all with a plain or fancy border and an Initial or

Jacquard figured bath towels are new and attractive. They have a deep pink or blue horde.- and the hem la daintily embroidered in color. The edge la finished with a deep border or crochet of white and color. Turkiah and buck towel* are almost always embroidered In eoior and finished with a scalloped or crocheted edge

Making Cocoa. When making cocoa, you can greatly Improve thv Savor, obviating the '•flat" taste, by adding a pinch of sail and a few drops of extract of vanilla. Bolling eavera! minutes makes co eoa itiber in taste and more digestible. while it stands to reason that milk and not water make* much pbe richer beverage, although milk and water may be mixed. Condensed evaporated milk make* delirious ros Beat the cocoa for a few n ute* before serving 1L

.Barry Roll. To one quart of flour use one tabieepoonful of butler, mix this together with a silver knife, add three table •poonful* „f baking powder and enough milk to make a doucb that will roll Flour one quart of berries, euger them to taste, put them in a layer on top of dough Koll from one end. Cream for on* hour. This should be served with hard sauce.

Milk Shtrbst Add two tablespuonfuls of lemon Juice to one tablMpoonful of sugar and P-rar on nreduall, one half cup' jul of milk tor ou* belt milk end one half rrtsuh then fre*** —xi' Hots*

T* Avoid Bcaldlng Sttam When turning boiling aster from a kettle Into the sink, ran cold water at the same time. tb*j there is no danger of tbs hands bolag scalded from the *t<

T* Bwften Levons. I* ien-on* hera become dry. p ut ibem tou> e pen of hot w,u. r p i. ( .. It -Imre it will remain at .imo., ,h. same temperature WHhoui boiling lor two boors After last tu* l.-mos win be soft sad jalcy

get over the rurprtse of fladlr- k«r.

self at Barton.

Her hosts, tha Bart Da-Fair*, had * iu: pries of another sort—over her unflut tersd acceptance of luxury They knew very well wb * ,be waM ^•r* They had made much money. Money in turn bad mads them socially aspiring —particularly for Tom aad Phyllli. son and daughter of th* hoaae Hence, the transplantation ot Hilary Fon•otr the pinching* of genteel to th* saas at lavish wealth was gladder for Aunt Pam

herself. Unless ah*, too, bid

been asked. Hilary would not have thought ot going. But ths Barton Fairs had bean anxious to have thr stately aunt Aunt Pam's only and beloved nephew, not yst thirty, but already a man of mark, was coming home to visit his people. Fontaine Dab ney bad the dou'jle distinction of being silver tangoed, yet golden wise— for though be stood Ilka a lion for

the poor, b* had ro

Mr. Barton-Fair had known all long before he knew the Ftoatalnet He was entirely of hla clever wtfe'i mind, that Providence had made ready In Aunty Pam'e young people precise ly the right male# for Tommy and Phyllis. He was prouder of his dren even than of his fortane. Aunty Pam liked Phyllis, eve* mired her. although by contrast sht did make Hilary's April fairness xp pear a trifle wan. Tommy had won the elder Mias Fontaine's warm bean earlier than say of the others. "You nice boy! Please don't cc grow up!" she had said to him after he had Inveigled her Into a long rids In hla car—a feat which theretofon she had declared Impossible After ward ah* had confessed to Hilary that she should have thenceforth to ibist better of all rich youn:, men. Naturally she was very happy at Barton. She sat In a garden chair pisttlvely beaming as Tommy sad Hilary went up aad dewn the lam border cutting flower*. Later. *be the flowers had been property pla eda labor of Joy for Hilary—ehe arid '- her niece; "Really. Tommy ta one of thousand. Fontaine even couldn't «e It better—being sc much th# boat b« 1* not a hi* the gallant. 1 hope Foots! ne will like all of them here—tt'! will be such good friends to you t»« But there. 1 won't talk.'' "Beat not. Aunt pam. Wall* ba" ears—how muck more piazzas »n( things." Hilar/ laughed, moving of quickly. She knew shat It was Aunt Pam hinted at—her darling plan V match niece and nephew ao that *b« the family glories were agrin refoi gent they should be concentrated.

Fontaine knew It, too—and both bad been acquiescent rather than eogrr Hilary had even fancied ahe cared lr him, having seen nardly another mat

of marriageable condition.

Ehe began now to think of blm ' great deal — if the truth -auit t* spoken, to keep herself from thlnkitT a good deal oftener of Tommy ^ latter certainly aid not show sign* 0 being strlck-n — but somehow. n<n

and then, something In hla eyes

i her <

eotne note In his voice -although spoke only commonplaces—stirred I* as Fhntalne’s look and speech

Hilary was eager yet reluct* 111 u see her cousin. Aunt Pam had let b« know, indirectly, that ehe felt It cumbent to let the good Barton-F» !r * understand their prospective f* ttoi.ship. "It will be more dlgnlB** entire frankness," she had »*>» Hilary wanted to protest, to bec silence at least, but th* habit of ot*

8o perhaps she was no more tbM properly sympathetic whea. lo*' ** Fontaine ma* due. Aunt Pam ■’'"I oped a toothache so violent lb *' swelled her fare grotaaqurl) and ^ her out of view for full three dxJ She would .*# nobody but the When, upon the fourth moron-* "" invalid came down to breakf** 1 valescent she found awaiting b rr ™ surprise of her life. Standi' 1 r stateliest self as ah* saluted tint hostess. She began with an *' finality that did great credli u> dignity: "Let me announce t" y® 3 betroth*! of icy niece and my *"T : “Why. Aunt Pam! Are you * voyant? However did you Bud 'J W# only knew , ourselves last aud have just told the *uth< Kbntalae Interrupted. And there he etood. with » n about Phyllla, while TommJlike a happy gargoyle, gentlj tv Hilary * ear. In a twinkling ,1 ' r tou Fair elder* were either tide o speechless woman, madau ' ll, ‘ her. paterfar. lliaa *hakinx *' 1 hands and dt-dating not uui" ‘ly. "W»—we couldn't *» k K " thing better The good lord " ' »ent you to make our cup of ^ overflow." To this day. Aunt Ptm'* * c ” j' prescience t* among the d**^ < -FUlf* descendant* Hil but ski