oc-plain-dealer 1924-10-15

INHERITS ESTATE OF MAN HE SENT TO FIRING SQUAD It has just become known that Kevin O'Higgins (above) is the chief beneficiary in the will of Rory O'Connor (below), whose death warrant he signed. Long bosom pals, they remained friends even after O'Higgins became home minister in the Irish Free State cabinet, and O'Connor a rebel leader. When O'Connor was captured, he was sentenced to death, and O'Higgins felt himself compelled to send to the firing squad the best friend he had in the world. METAL CLOTH IS MUCH USED FOR FORMAL CLOTHES Metal cloths are high in favor for formal frocks and wraps this season. This evening cape is of cloth of silver with white fox collar and conventional border in black. Extraordinary Children Virginia Loomis (center), of California, is declared by artists to be a child Venus. James R. Craycroft (left), 3, scored 100 per cent, in the baby show at the Illinois state fair, the first flawless male child found in the nine years of examinations. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Craycroft, Decatur, Ill. At 10, Arthur Gottsman (right) is a full-fledged freshman in Oglethorpe University, in Georgia. How U.S. Styles Have Changed Since First Preside How U.S. Styles Have Changed Since First Preside The radical changes in American fashions for women within the short history of the States is illustrated by a collection of dresses actually worn by mistresses of the White House the time of Martha Washington to the present, now on exhibition in the Smithsonian Institution Washington. No attempt was made at likenesses in the figures above on which the dress shown. The gowns, left to right, are those of Lucretia Randolph Garfield, Martha Pandridge, his Washington. Edith Kermit Corow Roosevelt, Mary Todd Lincoln. DEbutantes Who Will Bow to Washington This Season Some of the sub-debs who will be formally presented to Washington society this season. Above: (left to right) the daughters of the ambassador of Argentina, Juliet, Rachael and Angelica Pueyrredon; Rosamond Reed, daughter of Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania; Marjorie Mondell, daughter of Frank W. Mondell. Below: Ellen Crenshaw (left), daughter of Richard Parker Crenshaw, and Edna Wilbur, daughter of the navy secretary, Curtis D. Wilbar. Americans Play Big Part In Work of League of Nations Some of the Americans who are aiding, or recently have aided in the work of the League of Nations. Above: (left to right) Jeremiah Smith, John Bassett Moore, Norman Davis, Hugh Camming. Below: (left to right) Owen D. Young, S. Parker Gilbert, Miss Florence Wilson, Abram Elkus. Some of the Americans who are aiding, or recently have aided in the work of the League of Nations. Above: (left to right) Jeremiah Smith, John Bassett Moore, Norman Davis, Hugh Camming. Below: (left to right) Owen D. Young, S. Parker Gilbert, Miss Florence Wilson, Abram Elkus. Mother and Daughter Led to Altar in Leap Year Double Wedding When Fred W. Zeimer and the Rev. Levin P. Causey took brides in a double wedding at Lynn, Mass., the women they led to the altar were mother and daughter. The mother became Mrs. Causey and the daughter Mrs. Zeimer. Thirty years before the Rev. Mr. Causey married his present wife to her first husband. The Causeys are shown above, the Zeimers below. Many dainty lar (left) is unusual enicennes lace is in CALIF. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1924 ENGLISH GIANTS IN BOUT AFTER COURT CRITIC THIS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE SAYS HE WON'T BE WINNER One presidential nominee admits that he hasn't a chance to win. He is Frank T. Johns of Oregon, candidate of the Socialist-Labor party. However, he is seeking to enlist as large a vote as possible under his party's banner. A test of strength is on in England between Sir Henry McCardie (above) of the English High Court, and Lord Olivier (below) secretary of state for India. The latter, one of the strongest members of the cabinet, is expected to be summoned before Judge McCardie, "strong man of the British bench," for gross contempt of court in criticizing the judge for his vision in the farmed OD Establishes Institute to Insure U.S. Adequate Food Supply In 2024 Insuring an adequate food supply to the United States a century hence, when its population probably will be doubled, is the work assigned to the Thompson Institute for Plant Research, in New York, by its founder, William Böyee Thompson (right), New York financier and philanthropist. The institute, a view of which is shown above, has just begun its work, with Dr. William Crockes (left) as director. Lace Accessories Add Charm to Simple Frocks Insuring an adequate food supply to the United States a century hence, when its population probably will be doubled, is the work assigned to the Thompson Institute for Plant Research, in New York, by its founder, William Böyee Thompson (right), New York financier and philanthropist. The institute, a view of which is shown above, has just begun its work, with Dr. William Crockes (left) as director. Lace Accessories Add Charm to Simple Frocks Many dainty new collar and cuffs sets add a charming touch to simple frocks. The tab collar (left) is unusual, made of gold and black lace. The same idea developed in ecru net and valenciennes lace is in the center; while net and pleated chiffon fashion collar and cuffs on the right.