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The Washington times., 1915-08-12
Recreation in
Change Not
In Passivity
Anne Morgan Declares
American Girls Need High
er Standards For lntellec-
tual Recreation.
RECREATION to most people
carries with 1t the meaning OF
complete rest. which in its turn

A RECREATION to. most people
n carries with 1t the meaning Of
a complete rest. which in Its turn
is interpreted as freedom from,
all responsibility. restraint and conven-
ton; a time in which to by all means
do nothing, and II possible. think moth
ing. In an attempt to squeeze all the
good possible from the recreation pcriod.
be 1t an hour or day. the net result
10 usually inertia. according to the abil-
ity Of tho enthusiast.
But science tells US that emptiness Of
inipd it not the only form Of rest, and
tho word itself, recreation without any
scientific backing surely insinuates ac-
tivity and not passivity.
In order to accomplish this recreation.
Miss Ammo Morgan, tho daughter Of the
financier, in her little book, '"1'he Amer
lean Girl" points out that in recrca-
ton time one should always seek a
higher and not q pwer level. and that
just a. tho use Of, certain muscles of
the body once put in action will rest
other tired muscles, Just 80 will tired
brain cells obtain xest through the
manipulation of othcrAbrain cells.
Rest and Slep.
Modern scientists,' she argued. tell
US that the best way to rest the over
worked brain cells Is by an intense con-
centration, along different line of men,
tai activity. Some Of them carry this
thought 80 far that they look forward
to the time when sleep can be reduced
to q minisnum. the few moments of
actual loss OF consciousness. The rest
now secured through the hours spent
in sleep will then be secured by each
set Of brain cells in turn. while the
others are working with absolute con-
centration.
"Just as, our brain needs change for
recreation so are our muscles capable
of relieving each other. The man or
woman whose daily task necesshates a
constant physical strain Of hand or
foot will find the greatest relief in ex-
ercising another set Of muscles which
have been idle during the days work.
The physical trainer will insist upon an
intelligent development Of the whole
body to secure the desired efficiency at
any particular exercise.
ITO be complete. then. our recreation
must be organized and ordered: II
must be in groups. which yet allow fof
1t must appeal to heart and brain; II
must stimulate each in turn. in order to
secure broader vision and deeper under.
standing Of the inner beauty Of life.
Need Higher Standards.
what women throughout the coun-
try still need Is a freer association with
other women whose standards. social
intellectual and moral. are higher than
their own. as people are too inclined tc
seek lower standard for our recrea-
ton, to level down. We seek a COM
partnership where non-intellectual effort
Is necessary; we choose a theater
where the entertainment furnished IS a
popular musical comedy. rather than a
play with literary merit. interpreted by
talented actors.
Many a popular magazine secures q
large circulation which is utterly
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
Odd Facts

Long ago the British penny was
Issued with deep incisions which
almost divided 1t into quarters, so
broken away-hence "fourthings"
or farthinEs.
To guard the 100000 books In
the New York Library against the
ravages Of bookworms and other nj
sects. which feed upon the paper.
the glue on the backs. and the cloth
and leather bindings. a constant care
is exercised. and keen watch kept
for any evidence Of their activities.
One woman Is assigned exclusively
to this work. Close touch Is kept
with the health department. and
from infected areas are fumigated
before being restored to circulation.
Glass, Of which we were recently
threatened with a scarcity through
the closing of Belgian sources of
supply, used at one time to be made
by a most aristocratic set OF work
men. A French law. passed under
Louis TX, allowed none but men OF
noble birth to set up glass-blowing
establishments. or even to work
was the only industry which noble-
men could engage in without losing
caste. The art OF glassmaking was
carried to England from France. and
In early days the workmen styled
themselves gentlemen glass-blow-
ers"
A scheme is on foot in London 10
preserve film pictures taken OF the
war for the edification-or other
wise-of future generations. The
practice of storing phonograph rec
ords has been carried out for some
time. Reproductions of Caruso's and
Melba's voices have been placed in
n sealed tomb beneath the opera
house in Paris. so that hundred
years hence our descendants will be
able to Judge the quality of nth CEN
tury singing.
(Copyt. 1915 by Newspaper Feature Service
The Washington times., 1915-08-12

CALLED upon friend recently
and found her in her boudoir try
inp to arrange her hair In a new
style. She greeted me In this man
ner: You are the very one l want
ed to see. You can tell me how l
ought to wear my hair. You know
haven't q great deal of 1t. but. for
tunately it is fluffy and looks
lot. Is 1t true that 1t will be the fash
ion to wear artificial hair this fall!
I hear that puffs and curls and
switches will be needed for the eiab-
orate coiffures that ere soon to be
introduced"
I told her that as far as l knew
and I usually manage to hear any
rumors Of fashion that are afloat-
artificial hair will be as greauy IN
disfavor as 1t Is at present. ana mat
simple coiffures will still be the
order Of the day.
Then / proceeded to study her fea-
lures and the contour of her face.
for. in order to find becoming
style OF combing the hair 1t Ia neces-
sary to suit that particular type OF
beauty.
She had an oval face and particu-
larly good features. Her forehead
so l told her to separate the front
hair from the back. In line extend
Ing back of the cars. Then ] sug-
gested combing 1t back in a soft
pompadour and to roll the ends In
a flat knot at the crown Of the head.
This formed foundation over which
the back hair could loosely be coiled
in an artistic manner, She pulled
out the center coll to form puff
like roll over the crown, and, using
large. fancy pins. spread out the
twist OF hair about the base of the
puff. There WAS just enough natural
curl to her hair to cause II to fail
In soft. waving lines over the brow
and cars.
A couture of this type demands
that there be n broad, loose wave
to the tresses. so II nature has not
endowed you 1, this respect you will
have to wave your hair by rolling it
over curriers'. When dividing the
strands 60 not make them too thin
or YOUR hair will be too curly.
NV friend found this arrangement
of her hair to he so becoming that
she asked me to suggest coiffures
for her mother. younger sister and
her small daughter. fourteen years
Her mother has luxuriant iron
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
Hills

never loved your plains!-
Your gentle valleys,
Your drowsy country lanes
And pleached alleys.
want my hills!-the trail
That scorns the hollow
Up, Up the ragged shale.
Where few will follow;
Up. over wooded crest
And mossy bowlder.
With strong thigh. hcavtng chest,
And swinging shoulder.
So let me hold my way,
BY nothing halted.
Until, at close Of day,
stand, exalted.
High on my hills of dream
Dear hills that know me!
And then. how fair WILL seem
The lands below me!
How pure, at vesper-time.
The far bells Ginning!
God, give me hills to climb.
And strength for climbing.
Arthur Guiterman, in Scribner's.
The Washington times., 1915-08-12

Tie halves together. lay in baking
dish and cook slowly, bastinS with
can be the principal dish of a sum
mer meal The forcemeat can bs
varied and such a seasoning as curry
or thyme added.
From the expense point Of view.
the eggplant is economical. 1t gem
large plant. and this will give more
than q similar amount expended for
almost any other vegetable. In COM
position. the eggplant Is largely
starch with water. That Is why It
combines well with fats. with meat,
and acids like tomato. 1t should
never be used at the same meal with
potatoes or other starchy foods.
The Washington times., 1915-08-12

valueless in quality; other publications
containing literary and historical ar
ticlcs written by serious authors reach
but @ few homes.
In our recreation. as In our work.
we want immediate results with q min
imum Of effort: to be entertained gen.
orally means to be relaxed. The splen-
did rest and refreshment which come
with a great 3ut different Intellectual
or physical effort are known only to
the few. The ideal life would be for
the daily existence to be 30 ordered
that no definite holiday time would be
necessary-each twenty-four hours
W. .ould bring its own period OF work.
play, and rest"
."rhe American Girl" by Anne Morgan.
Harper & Bros, New York.
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
Dim Sweet Woods

Beautiful glooms. soft dusks In the
MONDAY fire
wildwood privacies. closets of lone
desire,
Chamber from chamber parted with
wavering arras of leaves
Cells for the passionate pleasure Of
prayer in the soul that grieves.
Pure with the sense of the passing
Of saints through the wood,
Cool for the dutiful weighing of i'll
with good
o braided dusks OF the oak and
woven shades of the vine,
While the riotous MONDAY sun Of
the June day long did shine
Ye held me fast in your heart and
held ye fast in mine:
But now when the sun Is no more
and the riot Is rest.
And the sun Is await at the ponder
Gus gate of the West,
Now, the slant yellow beam down
the weod-aisle doth seem
Like a lane into heaven that leads
from a dream.
Sidney Lanier.
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
Minimum Wages and "Inefficients.'

MINIMUM wages ana lnefflclents.
The constitution convention COM
mittee on industrial relations has ad-
vised the adoption Of an amendment
enabling the legislature to enact
minimum wages for women and
minors. The committee at the
same time comedies that such lesis-
lative action may force out Of en-
ployment all those who are regarded
by employers as not worth the mini
mum wage. But 1t Is urged that
these ''inefficients' could be provided
for by a system OF special licenses"
permitting the payment to them Of
lower wages.
There can hardly be a question
that the legislature already has this
power. Nine States now possess
minimum wage laws for these two
classes OF workers. and some Of
them at least have acted without a
special constitutional provision. New
York can do the same.
But to what purpose II the admit
ted result Is to be the crowding out
OF work Of 'inefiicients' and learn
ers7 II these are then granted spe-
ciai licenses to work at lower wages,
just what will be the difference be-
tween that and the present situa-
ton? For a result 30 obviously vain
a course Of constitution tinkering is
the last thing needed.-The World.
New York.
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
Why Food Is Always Dear.

Housekeepers who have recently
had the periodical experience Of
paying full prices for produce while
reading Of crops left to rot on the
farms because there was no profit
In marketing them have naturally
put the blame on the dealer. No
doubt that is where much Of 1t be-
longs. Under an equitable system Of
merchandising the dealer should be
taking advantage OF low prices at
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
Woman In Kansas.

Out In Kansas. where they strive to
please. the women ought to have
small cause for complaint II 1t 10
possible to deprive the sex Of that
inelienable right.
Here is some OF the things a woman
Of the Sunflower State may legally
do:
Can take back her maiden name
after her husband Is dead. without
any legal process or legislative act.
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
the farm and giving customers some

the farm and giving customers some
benefit Of them.
But blaming the dealer does not
acquit the housekeeper OF completely.
An inquiry by the World as to why
farm produce IL nearly always higher
In New York than elsewhere shows
that housekeepers are in large meas
ure responsible. They are indisposed
to patronize the municipal markets,
where produce Is always cheaper.
They will not bind themselves to
support cooperative methods of dis
tribution. They are unable to take
advantage Of wholesale prices for
lack Of home storage facilities. and
generally they have not the ready
money to buy In bulk. But the vital
point is their disincl!nation to 20 to
the inconvenience OF buying where
prices are lowest. II more women
shopped for food as they shop for
dress goods they could quickly cor
rect many Of the abuses Of extor-
tion.-The World. New York.
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
W0man's Hair atF0ur Ages
Simple Coiffures Popular Today and
Artificial Hair Is In DisfavOr.
By LUCREZIA BORI.

yht, 1916 by Newspaper Feature Service. 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1915-08-12

s"The American Girl" by Anne
Harper & Bros. New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13

Tax receipts of France during Aug ust were $4s55oo, 600. only $1o,odo.- 900 less than in the same period o1 1913.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
WEST END THEATRE SEATING 2,OO0 TO
 OPEN THIS EVENING
s'The Woman Next Door, Will Be Headline Attraction of
 Movie Program.

The new West End theatre. State street and Colorado avenue, will open it's doors tonight for the first time, under the management of N c. Lund, the well known theatre owner, with a capacity of nearly 2,oo0 per sons. s-* The completion of. the new theatre which is a modern brick structure, having special stage facilities, is one of the architectural feats of this city, the enormous new structure having been built without interrup- ton of the business in the old thea tre which was entirely surrounded by walls and roof and removed from within while the photoplays were being shown.
 The opening feature of the new West End theatre is to be George K1ein's photo-play masterpiece, "The Woman Next Door," in five parts, acted by Miss Irene Fenwick and written especially by Owen Davis. A special -five-piece orchestra, said to be among the best in Bridgeport, has been permanently engaged for the theatre and will play a special program tonight.
 Manager N. c. Lund has been un- usually successful in his moving pie ture ventures, having begun bushes in the old theatre about, seven years ago. Catering to public taste. he rapidly increased the patronage and was among the first to see a. future both for pictures and vaudeville in the West End. The old West End theatre was crowded nightly and with constant "turnaways," Lund preparation for increased business.
 The new building, T5o feet deep and 50 feet wide, has, q seating ca pacity, of about 1,6OO persons on the main floor and in the gallery. Special protection against fire and panic have been arranged, with 16 exits which were passed by the state police Sunday night. The double door ar arrangement is highly complimented by the inspecting authorities
 The seating arrangement is such that every seat has full view of the
 screen, located on stage, which with the adjoining dressing rooms may later be utilized for showing Vaudeville. A prosceniuYn arch, raises to a height of ,25 feet. being. B feet in width.
 "A beautiful marquis overhangs the sidewalk and as one enters the thea. tre he is attracted by the handsome tiled floor, wide iron staircases on each side leading to the gallery. The treads throughout the theatre are of
 marble. Retiring rooms, fitted with file and marble, are provided for both ladies and ls gentlemen. The ventilation system is said to be the most modern and perfect obtafnable. So quick in its action is the venti-5 1ating apparatus that the installations expert claims 100000 cubic feet of air may be expelled in six minutes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
YEGGMAN SUICIDE AFTER THWARTING
 POLICE SIX HOURS

San Francisco, Sept. 13.-The city was being searched today for Char 1ey,'' missing member of gang Of bank robbers whose leader, George Nelson, committed suicide yesterday after standing off for six hours a large force of policemen besieging him with pistols and rifles in his barrfcaded apartment in a rooning house.
 Working on clue in the form of an automobile storage receipt, found be- hind picture in Nelsons bullet-rid- dled bedroom, detectives traced g. man believed to be the missing. bandit to a garage where he appeared in quest of an automobile at a. m., just about the time Nelson is thought to have given up~fis long battle with the po- lice and shot himself through the head.
 Two other suspected members of Nelson's gang. which robbed a. Los Angeles bank of $3,o0o last month were under arrest today in Los An ge1eS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
The Pitcher With One Wing

Thirty-two years ago today, Sept. 13. 1883, Pitcher Daley of Cleveland, then in the National League, shut out the Philadelphia club without a hit or run Many other twirlers before and since have broke into the baseball hall of fame by performing this feat. but Daley stands alone and unique as the only one-armed twir1er in the history of the game to attain such heights of stardom: Lee Meadows, the Cardinal slab artist is now considered some thing of d freak because his lamps are weak and he has to wear spec tacles, but such a handicap is not to be compared with that of the old Cleveland twirIer.
 It is not generally known that Jim
 my Archery the immortal Cub back stop, has a bum wing, but such is the fact Archer's deadly right arm is an inch shorter than the left, and ter Eibly scared. When he was about nineteen, Jimmy, an immigrant from Dublin, was working in a. copperage shop in Toronto. While thus employ ed he slipped and fell so that his right arm was plunged into a, vat of boiling soap. All of the skin and quite a bit of the flesh were torn away when the clothing was removed, and for weeks Archer was in a hospitaI.\ For a time it was thought the arm would have to Joe amputated, but the surgeons man aged to save it, but Archer still bears the sears. Since then he has had his arm broken at the elbow, while most of the finger of his right hand have been broken or ldisIocated several times. When it comes to looks Arch CTS right wing is far from being pretty, but it still gets him the money
 and it has won for him a larger meas yure of fame than has been accorded to any other backstop in recent times
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13

The Swedish minister of finance is reported to have expressed regret that Sweden was subscribing to K11e Ger man war loan when Sweden herself needs capital
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
POSITION OF TURKS
 REMAIN UNCHANGED IN
 EASTERN WAR THEATRE

necessary, according to wel1-informed ~officers here. In harmony with this, the Turkish batteries have for some time taken under fire anything that gave the impression that it contained stores for immediate or future use. magazines have been destroyed by the Turkish shells.
 Meanwhile much interest is shown here in the modus operandi the Allies would employ in removing their troops from the peninsula The AL lies could not ,evacuate all of their po- si ions, and embark their men in 8 sngIe night, the time best suited for this The Turks, undoubtedly it is believed here, would learn of the re- treat, and by series of assaults turn it into g. terrible route, which would have it's end in the shore waters of the peninsula- Under the cover of large fleet, the re-embarking Of the Allied troops might be less difficult but here again the. German submarines must be taken into consideration. Transports and men-of-war might fall their prey alike.
 Even the most conservative review of the Allies position on the GaIlipoli peninsula as seen from the Turkish side leaves little in favor of the French and English troops, though their fate will be decided on the bat tlefieIds of the East anad West. Whether the landing of a large Italian force, ESQ much spoken Sof recently. would change the situation materially depends upon developments incident to this operation. Certain it is that today there is no locality suitable for a landing of the Italians which has not been prepared for their recep- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
TY COBB NEVER LOSES CONFIDENCE EVEN IN
 WORST BATTING SLUMP

Ty Cobb went to bat 19 times with out getting a. hit, thereby breaking a
 worlds record"-for Cobb. His slump brought his batting average down to .S75 Newspaper writers began to speculate. One said Cobb was Wor- ried into a blue funk because his arm had gone back on him and that his distress had ruined his hitting. An other had it that @Tyrus was othered over that Federal league offer of $100,- 0oe to sign an outlaw contract and couldn't keep his mind on the game.
 Grantland Rice happened to be in Detroit-he was reporting the golf tournament-and he asked Cobb all about It. Rice thus tells about it and his story gives an insight into the character of the Georgia Peach:
 When subjected to the ordeal of an interview Tyrus the First had been at bat 16 times without striking one safe blow-and most of it was against weak pitching. Es
 ':How does it feel,'' was asked MT Cobb, ito go 16 times to bat without making a base hitE--
 '.It feels,,' remarked MT. Cobb, with Shakespearian diction, "like'u''
 tHow do you account for the fact, ," we continued, that a man can aver age two hits to the game for over 100 games-can amass an average of 400 and then go 16 times to bat without planting out. safe?''
 sI haven't tried to account for 1t, = said Ty. But I'm going out there to- morrow and knock the cover off that ball or break my doggoned back
 And there, gentle or 1ow-brow read CT, you have Ty Cobb. The ordinary athlete who had travelled 16 times to the plate without striking as much as one safe blow would be depressed, if not a. trif1e ~.elancholy, or perhaps moody. But Ty wasn't. He didn't know what the answer was because he wasn't thinking of the hits he missed yesterday. He was thinking of the hits he was ging to get tomorrow.
 T used to worry about my hitting said Ty, "but not now. I forget the days I don't hit and look forward to the days I'll get 'em.'
 We put it to, you as a fairly simple proposition-is there any philosophy in this belief. uncertain, huttering ex- istence called Life that. could be finer? Is there any philosophy that can beat this of Cobb forget the mistakes of yesterday in thinking of the glory of tomorrow.
 That is Fly Cobb's, system He doesn't permit any slump however ex4 tended, to destroy his confidence. He doesn't permit any slip to shatter his nerve. He looks forward to tomorrow, not back to yesterday; and, after all, there is only one way to Slook-and that way isn't toward the rear.