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New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Actor Portraying Heart
Disease Falls Stricken

YONKERS, N. Y. June 20.-Just be-
fore Walter I. Ross was to appear here
last night in a sketch in Proctor's The
atre, in which he played the part of
the brother of the principal feminine
character and was to drop dead from
heart disease, the actor fell uncon-
scious. He is in st. Joseph's Hospital,
suffering from heart disease. The
woman playing the part of his sister,
who waited in vain for him to respond
to his cue, was in reality his sister,
Mrs. Claire Vincent.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Benefit Entertainment
For Tank Corps Sunday

General F.. D. Swinton, "father of
the modern eank," will speak at an en-
tertainment to be given Sunday even
ing at the Astor Theatre for the bene-
fit of the general fund of the United
States Tank Corps.
Others who will take part in the
event are Clifton Crawford, Edith
Taliaferro, Ed Wynn, Blanche Ring,
the Farber sisters, the Kouns sisters,
Andrew Tombes. Rene Parker, Nyle
Verne, Emmy Wehlen and Lieutenant
Gitz Rice. There will be music by
the United States Naval Band and the
Canadian Kilties band.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
William G. Holloway to
Wed Miss Hilda Holmes

Mrs. Artemas n. Holmes, of 1875 East
Fifty-seventh Street, announces the
engagement of her daughter, Miss
Eilda Holmes, to William Grace Hollo-
way, son Of Mrs. Albert F. D'Oench,
Of 35 East Seventy-second Street.
Charles L. Hoffman. Mr.. Holloway is
. graduate Of Harvard, class '08, and
is q member of the Meadow Brook,
Racquet and Tennis and other clubs.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Miss Rukeyser a Bride

Miss Beatrice G. Rukeyser was mar
ried to Charles G. Robin. formerly Of
Trenton, N. j., last night, at the home
Of her mother. Mrs. Pauline Rukeyser,
628 West 111th Street. The bride was
given away by her grandfather, julius
Solomon, ninety-one years old.
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air whistled all about as u blew
in with a fresh tang frouis the sea
II was the first time had gone
to a great automobile race, and my,
heart raced and sang with the won
der OF IL all, and OF course want
ed to share my feelings with Jim.
But when I turned to slip my hand
into Jim's he had beeen pushed
ahead OF me by the jostling crowd,
and caught a glimpse OF him hold
ing Envy in front OF him and steer
ing her by her elbows. so she was
free of the mob that was bruiting
me about As II surged along.
-All right, Mrs. Jimmy. I'm
bringing up the rear. and Betty's
on the right flank sang out Terry's
voice just as i was ready TO get
nanicky over the strangeness OF
IL all.
Betty IL Friendly.
Theh Betty's hand found mine,
and together we three came to the
box where Jim and Envy were wait
ing and where Sheldon and Neal
presently brought Virginia and
Phoebe. There wasn't room for all
OF us. but OF course Envy and Shell
don weren't allowed to go to their
own seats, and again Envy sat with
wide blue eyes focused on my hus-
band, and quivering red HIPS muir
muring to him. while her little
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-19
By Bruce Belden, M. D.

THE people arc gradually com
ing TO understand the prin-
ciples upon which disease
prevention depends. and are
applying many of these principles as
a matter OF everyday habit. In so
far as we progress along such lines
in so far will disease abate.
Medicine, along with everything
else. IL being democratiZcd these
days. There is no reason why the
knowledge which would make men
free from disease should be mono
polized by any class.
It Is the infectious diseases most
particularly that can be largely con-
troled by the application OF a few
simple principles. With a knowl-
edge OF these one would be pract-
ically safe in the midst Of an cpl
demic OF cholera Cor influenza.
BY infectious diseases we mean
the germ diseases. such as typhoid
fever. cholera scarlet fever. measles.
smallpox, typhus fever. chiCkenpox,
German measles. diphtheria. erYEip-
elias, meningetls. malaria, rheuma-
tlsm, infantile paralysis, lock- jaw,
and tuberculosis.
II may surprise some readers to
hear rheumatism cIassed as an in
fictitious disease. True, rheumatism
Is now known 10 be due to a germ
which usually gains entrance TO the
body by way OF the tonstl.
Broadly speaking, the organisms
which cause Infectious diseases gain
entrance Ia the body through the
mouth, with food and drink, or by
being inhaled with dust, or by the
Use of Infected cup and towels.
They also gain entrance by inJec-
tion under the skin by infected mos
quitoes tnAiarla and yellow feVeT)
OF the bites of rabid animals. Final
ly, they may gain entrance through
sbrasions in the skin or mucous
membranes (erysipeIss and lock-
Jaw).
Our water should be boiled and
our milk certified or pasteurized.
The cooking of food steriliZes It.
The control OF the fly and mosquito
nuisances will 'abate a host of dis
eases, so that We must as enlight-
ened citizens give our support to all
community efforts locking 10 the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-19
Are Youth GOOdHealth?
OR DO YOU MERELY THINK so?

control of these evils. The use OF
individual drinking cups is a very
important feature of social hygiene
The enforcement OF muzzling will
do away with hydrophobia. The
disinfectiOn of wounds and the use
of tetanus antitoXln will enor-
mously reduce septic infection and
lOCkjaw. The cleaning OF streets at
night instead OF in the daytime, at
least during the windy seasons.
would greatly lessen infections.
The boycotting of badly ventilated
places OF amusement would do much
good.
The washing of the hands before
handling food would alone effect
wonders. kissing, OF course, is an
unmitiSated evil from the stand
point OF personal hygiene.
Finally those sick of infectious
disease must be isolated until COM
plnte recovery. and those who at
tend them most scrupulOus in re-
spect to self-infection or transfer
" the germs to others--quite sim
pie matters for those who have
mastered the principles of hygiene
and sanitation which are easy to
understand and available to any
body.
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Sprays for the
Mouth
By Brice Belden, M. d.

YF proper precautions were taken
against promiscuous coughing,
sneezeinE, and splitting there
would be an enormous reduction
In the amount OF infectious disease.
Respiratory diseases, particularly,
are disseminated by coughing,
sneezing, aud splitting.
When one reflects that the res
piratory diseases are preYentable.
one can but tlament the unneees-
sary loss of thousands Of lives
through neglect of simple hygtenic
precautions.
Unguarded coughing and sneezing
are simply habits that we must all
endeavor to give mp. As for spit
ting in public places, Il Is hard TO
employ parliamentary language In
discussing this offense against the
laws of health.
Attention is being called By sa1b
tarians TO the danger OF dropiet In
lection not only through sneezing
ana coughing but through loud
talking into the faces OF others
Aside from the esthetic objections
against feeling the warm vapor
from a speakers mouth, there Is the
fact that this warm vapor consists
OF a very fine spray made up OF
dropiet charged with many germs.
for even the mouths of persons who
arewell harbor rnyrisds OF germs.
And when we say persons who
are welI' we might better say zap
parently WELL" for theirs are many
local q mouth diseases, such a.
Riggs or pyoTrhea aIveolaris.
which cause no apparent eonstitu-
tional changes.
Keep out Of range Of the explo-
sive talker. Let him shower you
with words. but not with saliva
Dodge his direct hits. Screen your
self against what General Gorgas
calls talk spray"
II We avoid tax spray, use prop
erly sterilized eating utensils, de-
stroy all the infectious discharges
OF sick people, avoid all eontamina-
ton OF foods (aS for example BY
fiies). and wash the hands before
eating, we shall soon have but
little infectious disease.
We must learn these things we'll
since sanitariaon believe that after
the war we shall be threatened for
q time by epidemicK s-NF
II saliva were only visible, and
let US say possessed OF q striking
good color. this matter would be
much simpler. For some inscruta-
BILE reason Nature overlooked this
color arrangement Perhaps she
placed 1t upon our intelligencei
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-19
Marriage Superstitions.

Superstitlons regarding marriages
are common In all parts OF the
world.
One Is that n bride, on leaving
her home for the wedding trip,
must step Into the carriage with
her right foot FIRST. She should do
the same when shs FIRST enters the
home prepared for her after the
bridal trip.
A pretty custom which Is tinged
with superstition IL that OF the
bride, as she is about to leave
home after this ceremony, tossing
her bouquet among her female
friends. The one who catches 1t, It
Is said, will be the next bride.
4 favorite wedding day in Scot
land. is December II. so that the
young couple can leave their old
life with the old year and begin
their married lie with the new
one.
In Italy no sharp-pointsd we'd
ding gifts are permitted
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ing waves, dashed It even against
the French windows OF Mainssil
Haul, and came booming down tho
open spaces. cllfrward, like the
rumble OF some subterranean artiI-
leFy. a little group of fishermen in
oilskins leaned over the railing and
discussed the chances of Ben Oates
bringing his boat In safely. Philip
pa, also, distracted by a curious
anxiety, stood before the blurred
windows, gazing into what seemed
almost a gray chaos.
Captain Griffths, your Iadyship."
She turned around quickly at the
announcement. Even an unwel-
come caller at that moment was al
most a relief to her.
How nice OF you to come and
see me on such an afternoon, Cap
tain Griffiths," she exclaimed, as
they shook hands. Helen is over
at the Canteen, Nora is hard at
work for once in her life, and
seem dolefulIy alone"
Her visitors reception OF Philip
pas greeting promised little in the
way OF enllyenment He seemed
more awkward and i'll at ease than
ever, and his tone was almost
threatening.
II am very glad to find you
alone, Lady Cranston," he said. II
came specially to have a few
words with you on a certain mat
ter"
Her momentary impulse OF re-
lief at his visit passed away. There
seemed to her something sinister
in his manner. She was sudden
ly conscious that there was a new
danger to be faced, and that this
mans attitude toward her was,
for some reason or other, inimical.
After the first shock. however. she
prepared herself to do battle.
well. you seem very mysterious, !"
she obserbed. 81 haven't broken
any laws. have 1? No lights flash
ing from any OF my windows?"
so far as l am aware, there are
no complaints of the Sort" the
commandant acknowledged. still
speaking with an unnatural re-
straint- MY call. 1 hope, may be
; termed. to some extent. at least,
a friendly one" -
How nicer she sighed. Then
you'll have some tea, won't your"
Not at present, IL you please"
he begged. II have come to talk
to you about Hamar LessinGham."
Really" Philippe exclaimed.
Whatever has that poor man been
doing now"
"Dreymarsh." her Visitor pro-
ceeded. having been constituted.
during the last few months, a pro-
tected area, It is my duty to ex-
anime and inquire into the. BUSH
ness OF any stranger who appears
here. Hamar Lessingham has been
largely accepted without comment,
owing to his friendship with you.
1 regret to state, however. that GER
tain facts have come 20 my knowl-
edge which make me wonder
whether you yourself may not in
some measure have been deceived"
''This sounds very ridiculous"
Philippe interposed quietly.
"A few weeks ago" Captain
Griffiths continued. I'VE received
information that this neighbor-
hood would probably be visited by
some person connected with the
Secret Service OF Germany. There
is strong evidence that the per-
son in question is Hamar Leasing
ham"
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow J
Copyright. 1914. Little. Brown . Co.
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looked out together.
"wellss" she asked.
There Is nothing here" he de-
cided, (which will help me very
much. With your permission I will
take this" he added, selecting one
at random.
She nodded and they replaced the
theirs. Then she touched him on
the arm.
Listen" she said, "are you per-
fectly certain that there is no one
coming?"
He listened for a moment
Il can't hear anyone" he answer
ed. They've started a four-handed
game of pool in the billiard room
She smiled.
Then 1 will disclose to you Hen
rvs dramatic secret. Sect"
She touched the spring in the side
of the secretary. The false back,
with its little collection of fishing
flies, rolled slowly up. The large
and very wonderful chart on which
Sir Henry had bestowed so much of
his time, was revealed. Lessing-
ham gazed at 1t eagerly.
"There- she said. That has
been a great labor of love with
Henry. 1t Is the chart, on a great
scale, from which he works.
don't know, a thing about it, and
for heavens sake never tell Henry
that you have seen it,
He continued to examine the
chart earnestly. Not a part Of it
escaped him. Then he turned back
to Philippa.
as that supposed to be the coast
on the other side of the points" he
asked.
Il don't exactly know where it
is" she replied. Every time Hen
ry finds out anything new he Comes
and works at IL. ] believe that
very soon it win be perfect. Then
he will start on another part Of the
coast"
This is not the only one that he
has prepared, then?" Lessingham
inquired.
She shook her head.
II believe II is the fifth" she re-
piled. They all disappear when
they are finished. but have no idea
where TO. To mel they seem to rep
resent a shocking waste OF time" =
Lessingham was suddenly taci-
turn. He held out his hand. "You
are dining with US tomorrow night,
remember" she said.
81 am not likely to forget" he
assured her.
"And don't get drowned" she con-
cluded. u don't know any Of these
fshermen-I hate them all-but I'm
told that Oates is the worst"
81 think that we shall be quite all
right" he assured her. Thanks
very much for finding me the
charts. What I have seen will help
me-"
Helen came in for moment and
their farewell was more or less
perfunctoFy.-- Lessingham was al
most thankful TO escapeT There
was an Unusual Gosh IN hiS Cheeks,
a sense of bitter humiliation in his
heart Al the fervor with which
be had started on his. Iperilous
quest had faded away. No sense
of duty or patriotism could revive
his dropping spirits. He felt him
self suddenly an unclean and dis
honored being.
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HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD

When frying fsh sprinkle In
tie salt in the fat: this gives the
FISH a much better flavor.
When mixing a fruit cake, never
make the mixture too thin. or the
fruit is likely to sink.
When making a baked custard. II
the milk Is warmed before adding
the eggs. no water will settle In
the bottom OF the baking dish.
After washing blankets in the
usual way. leave them overnight
in a bath OF cold water; this clears
them and keeps them a nice color.
When mailing blinds on to rollers.
slip the roller into the hem, then
lay a narrow piece of tape along
before putting in the nails. This
will effectually prevent the blind
from being torn.
When wall paper becomes sof1ed.
try cleaning 1t in the following
way: Dip a clean duster in dry
powdered borax and rub 1t all over
the soiled parts. This method Is
more effective than cleaning with
bread.
To make kitchen aprons wear
we'll. make a seam down the front
Then when the front Is wearing
thin. sew the two sides OF the apron
together and open the front seam
nd the apron is practically a new
lone. To prevent pockets from
catching on door knobs and tear
ing, put them on the wrong side Of
the apron.
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An Awkward Possession.

A cabby and a motor bus driver
raced for first place in the block
of traffic, and the cabby won. He
glanced in triumph at the motor
bus driver. who scowled. "wot's
the matter with you?" asked the
cabby innocently. "Nothtnks the
matter wiz me-" said the motor
bus man. "Why?" well. yer gave
me a nasty look" said the eabby.
The motor bus man grinncd. well"
he said, yer certainly ave q nasty
look. but / didn't give II yer!"
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The Zepps Passenger M sFs'1Fs AhR
Philppa Reveals to Lessingham Hiding Place of Her
Husbands Mysterious Chart

She leaned back IN the corner OF
the sofa to which he had led her.
her eyes dry now but still very
soft and sweet. He sat by her side.
lingering some of the things in her
work basket Once she held out her
hand and seemed TO find comfort
In his clasp. He raised her fin
gers to his lips without any protest
from her. She looked at him with
4 little smile.
you know. I'm not at all an
Ibsen heroine" she declared. II
can't see my way like those won
dertul emancipated women"
Yet" be said thoughtfully. the
way to the simple things is so
clear"
Condolences were at an end for a
time, broken up by the entrance OF
Nora and Helen, and some young
men from the Depot. who had look
ed in for a game of billiards. Les
singham rose to leave as soon as
the latter had retuned to their
game. His tone and manner now
were completely changed He seem
ed i'll at ease and unhappy.
Il am going to have a days fish
ing tomorrow" he told Philippe,
but I must admit that have very
little faith in this man Oates. They
all tell me that your husband has
any number OF charts of the coast.
Do you think could borrow one?"
why, of course" she replied, ''if
We can find IT,"
She took him over to her hus-
bands desk, opened such of the
Anam
searched amongst their contents
ruthlessly. BY the time they had
finished the last drawer, LesSsug-
had mad quite a little collection Of
charts, more or less finished. ir his
hand
Il don't know where else to lsok."
she said. you might go through
those and see IL they are of any
use. What is it AIilIs?' she added,
turning TO the door.
Mills had entered noiselessly. and
was watching the proceedings ct Sir
Henry's desk with a distinct lack
of favour. He looked away toward
his mistress. however, as he. re
piled
The young woman has caI1ed
with reference to a situation as
parloHr-maid. your iadyship," he
announced. 81 have shown her into
the sewing room"
Lady Cranston glanced at the
clock.
II sha'nt be more than I'VE or ten
minutes" she promised Lessingham.
~Just look through those till ]
come back"
She hurried away, leaving Les
singham alone in the room. He
stood for a moment listening. On
the Ieft-hand side, through the door
which had been left ajsr, he could
hear the click OF s64iiizrd balls and
occasional peals of laughter On
the right-hand side there was ST.
lence He moved swiftly across the
room and closed the door leading
into the billiard room, deposited on
the sofa the charts which he had
been carrying, and hurried back to
the secretary. With a sickening
feeling OF overwhelming guilt, re
drew from his pocket a key and
opened. one by one. the drawers
through which they had not search
cd. It took him barely i've min
utes to discover-nothing. With an
air of relief he rearranged every
thing. When Philippe returned, he
was sitting on the lounge, going
through the charts which they had
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CHATTER XVIII.
Copyright. 1918, by King Feature
Syndicate. Incl

RI TIM, you aren't going to-put
any money on these races,
are your Whispered anx-
iousIy as our car crept into
a long line OF motors moving slowly
by the green fences, behind which
the Hardegriff Motor Cup Race was
to be run.
"It's a great day, Anne, and I ex-
pect to have q bully time-so no
curtain lectures" laughed Jim with
boyish sweetness intended - take
the sting from the words.
didn't. I had to do, little
resolute winking OF both eyes be-
fore I could risk opening them on
the turmoil OF the scene about me.
Up q white ribbon OF. road we
crawled in our maroon car. And
there, under the direction OF uni
formed police, we were suddenly re-
leased from the tortuous slowness
of our approach to the held and
went darting through the green
gate Into q swarm OF tightly packed
cars.
Overhead airplanes were darling
about-dipping and whirling and
circling like giant Dragon flies.
and buzzing, and the warm sunllt
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IoU remember in the last story
Puss had landed in China
and had met a little Chinese
boy named Tee Sin Well, as
he and Puss rode along on the
great farm buffalo toward the little
matched cottage where Tee Sin
lived with his mother and father,
Puss looked at the fields OF flaming
poppy flowers which were in full
bloom and lay about the shabby
little gray house like Q red carpet
guess he thought by this time
that China was almost a flower
garden, for just beyond the poppy
fields wild flowers grew in all d.
rections, fragrant pink clover, yell
low rape and golden bdttercups, and
underneath the old bridge which
they had Just crossed were red ger
aniums and foPget-me-nots and
wild roses Of crimson and white,
pink, and yellow. ....
But az they came near the little
cottage, Tee Sin turned to one side
and stopped beside some lovely
blue-blossomed kiri shrubs. Then
he pointed TO a huge bunch otsever-
green that hung over the front
door.
81 have a little brother" said Tee
Sin, "but until he is a month old no
one but my mothers nurse may en-
ter our house. That is the reason
we hang the bunch Of fr over the
door,"
Well, after that Tee Sin brought
out his kite, for Chinese boys are
as skilIful as Japanese boys in kite
flying, and when he and Puss were
tired Of that, little Tee Sin told
Puss to follow him, and together
they ran down the hill, past the
hawthorn trees that grew in little
clumps at the edge Of the road,
where the sweet-throated cuekoos
sang so merriIy, until they came
20 a good-sized pond. Here in a
title matched cottage lived a little
Chinese boy friend with his DID,
lame father.
And then this little boy. whose
name was Oyama, showed Puss now
no raised ducks Near the pond
was a small hut with very low
roof, and in the summertime the
sun beat down so fiercely that It
Matched the eggs. which were
spread upon the floor. and the lit
tie ducks would come out of the
SnellS ana "dooiS Jul ~ S
the pond.
Look in and see," said Tee Sin
to Fuss. So little Puss Junior
peeped inside the hut and saw the
eggs wrapped in coarse napkins
on the floor. And this made Puss
laugh, for he had always seen Mrs.
Duck sitting on her eggs IN a nest
until the little ducks came out
OF the shells.
Well. after that. Puss remem-
bered that the Stork had told him
always to return to the Magic
Boat before night. So Puss asked
Tee Sin to show him the way hack
to the seashore. The Magic Boat
was still on the beach, so Puss
showed of and waved Good-by to
his little Chinese friend. Tee Sin
And pretty soon IT grew dark, so
Puss lighted his Japanese lantern
and hung it in the bow, and the
evening breeze sprang up and be-
gan to sing:
sweet and low. low and sweet,
The Mermaids are singing be-
meath the sea-
But little PusS Junior, you must so
wherever the Magic Boat sails,
you know;
And soon to another land you'll
find
Your Magic Boat has been blown
by the wind"
Copyright. 1915, David Cory.
To BE Continued.
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Guide to Memory.

Mr.. Hilderman, who Is cndeaVor-
ing to inculcats IN ten-year-old
Thomas a love for things historical:
What ancient ruler was 1t who
played on a iiddle while Rome was
burning" Hector, sir" NO, not
Hector. Hector was a Trojan
prince. Try again" Then IL was
Carlo" Carlo? What do you
mean?' well, then, it must have
been Nero. I knew II was some
body with a dogs name"'
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Her WaY.

Mr.. Siingsby--Who L. making
that horrible tauEle on the pianos"
Mrs. Slingsby-That's Constance
al her exercise.
Mr., Slingsby for goodness
sake tell her to get her exercise In
SEINE other Wayl