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Carney. s. C.. Jan. l.
Declares Good Food Is As Neces-
sary To Ward Off Grip AS Fresh

Air.
To the Editor OF THE TINES:
In the various letters and editorials
which have appeared recently on the
grip epidemic-which seems likely to
sweep over the country as it did a feW
years ago-why is It that so much stress
is laid on the danger of impure air, and
breathing the germs scattered broadcast
in all public places by the I'll bred,
sneezing, coughing, whCezing individual
who neglects to cover his face during
this rather disgusting performance. aud
nothing whatever Is said of the danger
from too much, or unwholesome tnnd?
The paramount Importance OF clean
air and thorough ventilation is con-
tinually dinned into our ears, but few,
II any. warnings are sent out regard
ing the dangers OF our oVereating, and
the virulent poisons thus produced iu
the intestinal tract by undigestcd. dc.
composing food, which infects the blood
and cause more disease than even foul
air.
Since grip, and other contagious t's-
eases flourish at this particular season
of the year, when most persons are
prone to oVerindulgence in foods which
are unwholesome. is it not more thaH
probable that this is potent factor
in causing these various diseases: II Is
safe TO venture the assertion that 4
person who is clean Internally as well
from all disease, and particularly fran
northumberland we should all be spared
considerable discomfort and annoyance
at this trying season il our lea'net
physicians would cOndescend to mak4
known a simple remedy, but most ct-
fective-slightly sailed, warm water
which, II snuffed up gently into tbs
nostrils from n teaspoon every day
morning and night. will positively clear
the head and relegate the handkerchief
to the obscurity OF ones own bou-
doir.
1t Is really quite a simple matter IN
keep oneself comparatively well by
exercising a little self-restraint and
commonsense, but since the majority or
poor, weak mOrtals are abject slaves 10
their gross bodies. ana obey all it's de-
mands. regardless OF health or morals.
doctors and druggists VIII doubtless con
tinue TO thrive.
ELEANOR WARNER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4
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CASINO.

'Lena Rivers" q dramatiEation OF
Mary ]. Holmes famous novel, win
be next weeks attraction at the Ca
Players.
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Tomorrow,

1OIuOTEOHs
Meeting. Thomas Jefferson Council. Ir.. O
and + streets northeast, s D. M
Meeting, POcahontRs Memorial Association
Hotel Bellevue, $3.50 D. m.
Meeting with address by Mrs John Dielrip
son sherman, Twentieth Century Club, All
Souls Church, IL a. m -
Meeting. Washington delegates TO the annual
convention OF the WOmRn's Peace Party, at
home OF Miss Aline SolomonS, 1905 h street
northwest p. m.
Lecture, Jesus and Buddha Compared, -
University, Fourteenth and Chaplin streets
northwest, D. m,
Week Of prayer services under auspices of
the Woman's Interdenomina tional Mission
airy Union, st. PRuls English Lutheran
Church, to 3 p. m.
Meeting, Holy Name Society Of Holy Trinity
Church, In parish hall, p. m.
Entertainment for beneht OF tho Catholic
Home for Aged ladies' bah room. Cairo,
today.
der auspices of the Sibley Hospital Guild
old Masonic Temple, today.
Suffrage rally with address by Mrs. Flor
ence jackson stoddard, 2Oo7 Columbia road
MasOnie-HiraM' No. TO- f. A.; Masonic
Eastern star-Esther No. 5. degrees.
Odd FellOws-LodGes: Columbia, No 10;
Covenant, No. IS, aud Salem. No. %. install
lation.
hall, AnacOstia, installation by President
Grigsby and assembly officers.
knights of Pythias-l.Odges: Franklin. No.
?, Installation. Uniform Rank: ]. 7. Cold
we'll Company, No. Z. installation.
National IInion-W. VI Collins Council
German branch and W. c. orgaqiEatiOn ana
education committee.
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WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY

Meeting. Washington Society OF the Archie
0iogieal institute OF America, at Edison
Address AN Evenings Journey. AD,on~ ,n0
stars: John A. Brashear. before washing
ton Society OF Engineers, Memorial CONT
Lecture. Mrs. Clara Bewiek Colby. Hotel Or
ford, 4:46 p. m.
Meeting. Chevy Chase Citizens Association
Election OF officers. Anti-War League Pub
lie Library, p. m.
the WomRn's InterdepominR tionaI MisSion-
airy Union. ST. Pauls English Lutheran
Church, 20 p. m;
No. IL, social; Osiris. No. 26. social; King
solomon. No. 81. p. m, M M; FAST
eSIsnS SS r. = F. & Royal Arch Chapters
Eastern Star-Areme, No. 10 degrees
odd Fellows-LOdges: Eastern, 10. and
GRAND Master wia&2o Rich eS'a ana oFsoI by
Of the Grand Lodge Federal City. No. 2o
K SnS Sr Sf No T.
Pythian sisterS-Friendship Temple. No
Meeting, ST. MARTINS sodality. St. Martin,
Address Constructive Peace" Miss laura
Clay, OF Kentucky, Brighton Hotel 8 % m,
Meeting. Jewish branch and Y. p. s 7,
study class. 81 street northwest, 7 80
Meeting, General Deputies Association NJ the
National Union, at headquarters 8 n IN
Meeting. Capitol Hill Literary Society. at
home Of Mrs. laura B. Lawson, 2O6 mir
teenth street northeast. D. M
Northern conference o. -" 'ssociated Chart
ties, to discuss the "a. ~ The Needs Of
the District" Grover Cleveland School s
y. m.
. Amusements.
National-"Kick In" 2:16 and Sis D. m
BelAscO-"OmRr. the Tentmaker" $40 N m
Poll s-"Along Came Ruth" 2:l5 ana SIs
y. m.
Keith s-Vaudeville, 2:l5 and Sis D. m.
CasinO-"A Bachelors Honeymoon ok
and S:l5 D. IN.
Gayety-Burlesque. S:15 D. m
Loew's Columbia-PhOtoplays 1880 4. m.
TO IL D. m, ''
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to thank you as | ought tor"
BY letting me put the pendant back
where it belongs" he answered. his
| eyes aglow.
| With an embarrassed laugh she held
out the chain to him. Almost rever-
emily he took it; rose and stepped be-
hind her. Caressingly. he placed the
pendant shain about her soft white
throat, taking an unduly long time in
closing the catch that fastened the
| trinket in place.
He was bending over her as he ad-
! Justed the chain. The perfume of her
| dark hair was in his nostrils. II went
to his brain like strong drink. A thrill
surged through the man. His wonted-
| ly cool nerves were a-tingle. His heart
| beat like sledge hammer.
All too soOn-fOr him-the chain
was in place. But his trembling hands
were loath TO move away from her. His
fingers gently touched the tendril
curls at the back of her neck.
He was standing behind her. Be
lieving himself unseen. he stopped low
er until his lips rested lightly for an
instant on the curls. June. looking
In the opposite oval of mirror. saw
! everything.
AT the almost imperceptible touch
OF his lips to her hair she felt her
breath come and go quickly. Some
thlng strange - something terrifying
yet blissfully happy-dawned all at
once in her soul
june! he breathed, tensely. bend
ing over until his face was close TO
hers. June, My"
mere was step in the hallway
Mary appeared; lettering. as if with
out purpose. just outside the open
library doors. The spell was broken.
June came to herself with start. as
though from some wonderful dream.
Il am afraid it is rather late" said
Lamar. forcing a commonplace tone
into his agitated voice. Good night.
Miss Travis. | am glad to have been
able to get back your pendant for You.
And I'm sorry 10 have had to tell Won
your reformed friend. sam Eagan is
still a crook and is a fugitive from
justice. Good night"
He was gone-leaving June staring
after him. her eyes wide with a wist.
ful longing. Mary came forward and
caught both her ice-cold hands.
oh. my baby, my baby" muir.
INJURED the old woman in keen dis
tress. Il saw it. | saw it all. He's
in love with you? And-God help US,
you're in love with him"
I'm not denied June with a sud
den vehemence. I'm not! I'm not
Patrolman o Hara-ncwest member
of Surftons dimiuutiye police force
was walking his beat in a GiscoEsolate
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reached her own cottage. In the gar.
den, talking to Mrs. Travis and Mary
was Max Lamar. who had just arrived
at SurftOn. in answer to June's tele-
! gram, and who had come directly
! from the station to the Travis cottage
June came in upon the group as
| Mary, very red-faced and uncomfort-
able. was finishing a right untruthful
version of the monkey-theft June
came to her relief
Good morning. Mr.. Lamar" she
said. taking his eagerly outstretched
hand. you didn't waste any time, did
you. Come down to the beach and I'll
show you where the monkey was stc-
len. | have some notes to show you.
too. Notes took on the case
AS she spoke, she led the way to-
ward the garden gate. Lamar gladly
hurried along at her side Mary, with
worried look after them and a NUT
tered excuse to Mrs. Travis, followed
slowly and at a distance.
AS June and Lamar went toward the
pier. the girl drew from her belt the
notes she had scrubbed and handed
them to Lamar. With great profes.
sional gravity he read them. SUPPRESS
ing smile at their amateurish tone,
and then put them in his pockets.
These are very. very interesting,
Miss Travis he lied. and they'll be
a great help to me. Thank you for
writing them out. I'll study them care
fully. after I've"
Here is the pier" interrupted June.
The Italian was leaning against that
stringpiece asleep. Mary says. when
the woman"
oh, June. June Travis" broke in
voice Just behind them. What do
you suppose has just happened"
June turned to see Mr.. and Mrs.
Lake hurrying toward them. Scarce
waiting to acknowledge June's intro
ductiOn of Lamar, the newlyweds burst
into an incoherent joint recital OF the
lost hat mystery.
Lamar listened with scant interest
annoyed at this breaking up of his
tete-a-tete with June-until the bride
added:
And the sign said. That there NAV
be peace, the Red Circle lady has de-
stroyed the offending hat!' Think of
that 1t"
What calculated Lamar. sharply,
" Red Circle lady?' You're sure?"
Positive" declared the groom. I'VE
both saw it. She had written"
Come" ordered Lamar. show me
the place Give me your camera. Well
what she wrote. Then well
have a specimen of her handwriting.
anyhow"
He fastened off, guided by the
Lakes June stood transfixed with
sudden panic. A light touch on her
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arm made her start violently. Mary
stood at her side
Mary" painted the terrOr-stricken
girl. Listen, I'm ia fearful truu-
BILE"
In a half dozen sentences she told
her story. ending with the scared
whisper:
Hes going TO photograph ii. And
and he has specimens OF my handwrit-
ing those silly notes on the case
in his pocket oh, what are We to
do?"
TO do" echoed the valorous old
woman. breaking into IA run. We're
to get there first and rub out that
writing in the sand. That's what we're
to do. Run Therell be time enough
To scold you. afterward."
Along the shore they raced. But
the distanC" between them ana the
other thre" was too great. breathing
fast and quite exhausted by their long
run. they came alongside the Lakes
and Lamar just as Max reached the
outstanding parasol in the sands.
June almost sobbed aloud in sudden
relief The parasol ferrule was stand
ing an inch deep in water. The tide
had crept IN. Natures plying hand
had spongod out the teil-tale hand
writing in the sands.
lit was here" Mrs. Lake was ex-
planning. toarfully lust right here.
Mr.. Lamar. And and now the tide
washed it all away How horrid"
Lamar had not come empty-handed
To Surfton. That evening he called on
June. As they sat in window nook
In the library of the cottage. he said:
Il have a surprise for you. Miss
Travis. meant to tell you about it
this morning. But all that excitement
about the monkey and the mysterious
writing on the sand, drove It out Of my
mind"
A surprise for me-" she asked. a
new clue in the Red Circle mystery"
Even more welcome than that.
think, he made answer. drawing
something from his waistcoat pocket.
Look
He held up a pearl pendant that
dangled from a slender gold chain. At
sight Of il, June cried out in Joy:
oh, my pearls" she exclaimed. rap
turously. My beautiful pendant that
was stOlen,"
Il told you how we found the Jewels
Alma La Sale stole at the ball" said
Max. Il recognized this pendant. And
| got leave to bring 1t back to you at
once"
oh. thank you, Thank you thou
sand times. How shall | ever be able
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and burning at the back of her right
hand. She looked down at the hand
| The Red Circle glOwed wildly against
the snowy flesh. At the same in
slant. an impulse seized and mastered
her.
Darling forward from the base OF
the cliffs, June sped TO where the hat
lay forgotten on the beach A little
nearer TO the water was a cavity.
loot or so deep, that some child with
pail and shovel had that morning
dug IN the soft sand
June picked up the hat. priceless
bird Of paradise plumes and all. went
To the hole in the beach. thrust the hat
into IT and piled the sand over it.
Then she glanced furtively along
the shore. The bride was still hidden
from view by the boathouse A very
devil Of mischief danced in Junes
eyes She caught up seashell and
wrote with it on the sand these
words:
That there may be peace. the Red
N'S'S 'aSJ HdS SCeRO1CN NhC OhCiS-
ing hat"
She neatly traced a border around
this queer message. stuck up the para
sol alongside it and ran guiltily back
to the shelter of the cliff.
Meanwhile, the bride. rounding the
corner of the boathouse. had beheld
her newly espoused lord and master
sitting glumly on the keg, with his
back to her. She took step toward
him. hesitated. waited few moments
in the hope that he might turn around,
and then murmured indignantly TO her
self:
no, | won't give in"
She turned on her heel and started
back TO where she had been sitting.
But she could not see the hat and
parasOl where she had left them. Her
first thought was that someone had
stolen them. Then. some distance
down the beach, she caught sight of
the parasol, standing upright in the
sand; the marks of small feet leading
to and from it,
Puzzled. the bride went to recover
her lost possession. AS she reached
the paraSol she saw the writing in the
sand-saw and read it. With q scream
her quarrel quite forgotten in this
newer and greater tragedy-she ran
wildly in search of her husband.
June waited no longer With a sigh,
she turned TO retraCe her steps home
ward. Already, the Red Circle had
faded again from her hand Already
she was repentant and Disguised at
her insane prank.
Wondering how best she could make |
good the loss to Mrs. Lake. she !
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&c Hed!&Sib er+
CircleOBEssEEi5SSsSs
AUTHOR OF THE FIGHTER" CALEB CON-
OVER" SYRIA FROM THE SADDLE" ETC.
NOVELIZED FROM PATHE PHOTO PLAY OF
THE SAME NAME BY WILL NJ. RITCHEY.
SYNOPSIS.

Circle Jirn" Borden. named from a rel
hlrthmark IN his hand. has served his
'hlri prison term. one IN each Borden
g"neraupt.. always a criminal. has born
M" Red circle mark Jim and his son
Ted are the only known living Of th~
bordeHS Max Lamar. a defective. Is de-
tailed TO weep an eye on Jim. june Travis
and her mother meet Jim a. ice l. re
ieasei Jim and Ted are Li.."I Scat
day Lamar sees the Red Circle 900 "A WON
an hand outside "A Curtaiuel automobile
sIne, marked with the Red Circle. ruhs
6raht. loan shark. MARY JuHe.s nurs".
Hlsrovers her theft and tells her she Is
tlrcle Jim's' daughter. though Mrs
IIaVls does not know. Mar, tricks La
mar June. dressed as a boy. RECEIVERS
vary coat from ~. police. Lamar visits
oHillng sam" Jim old Grim" partner
AZ the seaside .TLnr steals war invention
plans from Todd Drew and sinks them IN
me sea with her boys clothes Sent 70
Surfton by Smiling Sam. Alma Ia SALE
pants the Red tirCl" on her hand and
fobs the guests at hall. Mary sees her
wash on the mark and points her out
10 Lamar who follows her back TO town.
captures her with 'Ar jewels and goes
after Smiling Sam
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shoe Alma La Sale had been carry
ing under her arm when she was ar
ested.
NO sign of Eagan. either in this
Iuilding or the next" reported a DO
iceman. coming in as Max stood ex-
Aiming the hollow heel.
Plenty of signs of him here.
hough. answered Lamar. holding IN
the shoe, i've found what was look
ing for. It's the link | needed to
connect Smiling Sam Eagan with
the Jewel thefts that have been both.
ering you people.
Ten minutes later Chief Allen was
listening attentiveiy to Max Lamar's
story. Fifteen minutes later the fol.
lowing message was on its wav TO
every town in the state:
Wanted for Burglary and for
Fence" Work: Samuel Eaaan. Alias
Smiling Sam"
Well have the city scraped for him
90, of course added the chief. turn
ing back to Lamar. but there's not
luch use in that He's too slick TO
hang around here. He'll beat il for
the nearest out-of-town hiding place
nd lie low there till it's safe TO travel
farther
And in Smiling Sans" case. the
chief had diagnosed the procedure
with the skill of a mind reader.
Sam, Fastening through the yard at
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CHILDISH FEARS VERY REAL
Parents Are Apt 10 Underes,in,,.
Their Effect on the Minds Of
the Little Ones.

The mother knew that her So, h,t
been afraid ~ the dar, for wears I'm,
had thought him long cured Of II no.
cause hr always went up IA had nj,
night alone with his younger hrotbs,
=" She refused 10 go upstairs with him
or let his brother go. as Peter VIZ,
amusing IN" company at that moment
Jack went out and was gone such q
long tim" that finally the mother was
alarmed and went to see what was the
matter. She found the boy crouched
half way up the stairs. slowly Green
Ing up, but plainly terrified. When
he saw her The lad started To cry con.
vulSively and said that something was
hiding at IN" top Of the stairs, ending
his StateIuont with. "but you told me
T." go, mother, So am going" II was
The trueSt form ~ bravery. because he
WIS slowly going right on up. although
almost scared Ia death.
NhNthinE that might produce fear In
the child'S mind should be avoided III,
the plague, for 1t is Just as dlsas.
irons To the child's mentality ms some
dread disease might be 10 his body.
Take, for instance. the practice on
the part Of really kind-hearted par-
entS of throwing Il child in the water
10 teach him To swim. This severe
rlothod may succeed In certain cases
but its usual effect is 10 teach he
child not only 10 dread and fear the
water for years hut also 10 lose bis
confidence and trust in his parents
BE careful 10 keep fear from you
Children'S minds.
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shot found mark. but not that at
which he had fired Patrolman O'Hara.
charging along the alley to re-enforce
Lamar was so unfortunate as to catch
the ball in the calf of the leg lie
| sprawled headlong.
Most decidedly this was not O'Hara's
lucky night.
Sam, aiming with better judgment.
pulled the trigger again. The hammer
fell with click upon an exploded car
fridge. The pistol was empty. Throw
ing it away, he took to his heels
Lamar followed at racing speed
hating only now and then to fire.
Up the alley came a second patrol
man and several civilians. They halt
ed at sight of the wounded O'Hara.
The latter raised himself on his hands.
stammered out the gist of the story,
pointed in the direction whittier La
mar and Eagan had disappeared. then
slumped to earth in a dead faint.
The hue and cry reached the street
at the alleys far end, looked up and
down. saw no one in either direction,
then ran valiantly to westward. La
mar and his quarry had turned east.
Lamar, more than once, in the
vague moonlight and black shadows,
missed sight of the man he followed.
Once he completely lost him. and was
about to give up the chase, when a
glimpse of something black. silhouet-
ted against the skyline and moving
heavily, like a wounded bull. set him
off in hot chase again
BY this time they had left the vii
lage behind them. Sam. running with
no sense of direction. found himself
at the shoreward base of the ridge
that eliminated in the ocean-side
cliffs.
Up the ridge he scrambled. grunting
and heaving with fatigue. II was then
that Lamar. two hundred yards behind,
caught sight of the broad. squat body
against the skyline
Up the ridge toiled Eagan, seeking
some cavern or rift of rock wherein
to hide until morning Ever upward
he worked his way.
Clambering as nimbly as a cat. La
mar swarmed up the steep slope be-
hind him. Once only he paused. That
was when Sam. gaining the summit.
halted and stared dazedlv around La
mar. resting his pistol barrel on a
ledge of rock. pulled trigger The re-
volver was empty. He dropped it and
continued his swift climb.
Sam, gradually recovering his breath.
heard stone rattle Just beneath him.
He wheeled about. as Lamar bounded
up to the fiat summt-rock beside him.
No word was spoken. Breath was
too scant and too precious for that.
The two men sprang at each other.
Cnarmed. forced to rely on natures
primal weapons. they came together
with a thudding shock that sent them
both to the ground
Gripping each other in murderous
fury, they regained their feet. and. on
the slippery edge of the cliff. with a
sheer drop Of 300 feet to the sea that
Numbered below them they fought
Lamar was wiry young. athletic
Yet his opponent was not only 20
pounds heavier than he, but every one
of his $40 pounds was solid bore and
sinew. Such a man, chunky and built
close to the ground" is n terrible an
tagonist in a roUghand-ttmb,e fight.
To and fro they rec!cd. ou the peril
Gus verge of the prccipicc there. on
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EIGHTH lNSTALLMENT
"PEACE AT ANY PRICE"

Inch by inch. the door began 70
give. Under the smashing blows OF
the two men the gap widened.
Jagged rent appeared across the sur.
face Of the panel. One more mighty
crash OF the improvised battering
ram, and the benCh-end burst in.
There was hole in the secret door
big enough for a slender man to wrig-
gle through. Lamar dived head first
into the breach. closely followed by
his companion.
Into the inner room they plunged
and across it, guided by the noise of
fighting outside.
The low door leading to the yard
was ajar. Through the doorway hur-
ried Lamar. bending double to clear
its top. Across the yard he raced
and out of the gate into the alley, ar
irving just as the two policemen were
putting the finishing touches upon the
subjugation of Mr.. Thomas Dunn.
A crack on the head had momen-
tarily dazed that industrious young
battler. and before his cigarette sod
den brain could clear from the impact
one of the policemen had snapped a
pair OF handouts around the pris-
oner's unwashed wrists.
Now. them" said Lamar. briskly.
where's your boss?"
Huh" grunted Dunn.
Il say, where's your bOss7 Where's
Sam Eagan? Where is he hiding?"
Tom looked DULY bewildered.
Il don't know no Sam Eagan,"
One OF you take him to headquar-
ters.' Max ordered The chief will
find way to make him talk. You two
others go through the building. cellar
to roof. I'm going back for another
look around the shop. It'll be worth
while. If | can find what want"
A minute later Lamar was back in
the wrecked cobbler shop. He had
remembei I'd the shoe that had rat
ded when he so idly played with it
IN his visit to Sam the previous dag.
And he set to work looking for it.
One disreputable piece of footgear
after another. he picked up from the
leap in the corner of the room. And
at last he found the shoe he sought.
With an awl he pried loose the run
Town heel II was hollow. Empty
though the hollow now was. It CORE
'ponded in every way with that in the
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Volunteer Adviser.

ITS a lucky thing ! came out he,
today" exclaimed the dpllriOus baS
ball fan. III il hadn't been for ne
we'd have lost that game sure"
why, the man who won this game
is the chap who just now slid 10 Sec
Ond."
"Yes. But didn't you hear me yell
ing ut the top of my voice telling hin
what to dOT