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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-22

Napsala Trina Serge jevna Ria
ZanCcVa.

SedGl jsem V Satne sve zna-
me KJazancOve a dival jsem
So pozorne, kterak sc leila. Je-
j bile, hblte ruce chapaly So ry
chic jakychsi neznamych mne
stcticek, pazourku (na pudr),
tuck a dOtykaly sc jimi GER
nycn, pfimhourenych oci, po-
lctovaly cd tvari k ucesu, opra-
voValy hned nejakou stuzku ma
rrsou, hned zas nausnici v uchu
a pripadalo mi, jako by tyto ru
&C byly ropadly prazvIaStnimu
a podivnemu prokleti: stale by
ii v pohybu.
mile rucky," pomyslil jsem
81 s pohnutlm. - mile, drahe
mne oci."
A pojednou rekl jsem ma
hlas:
"Irino Sergejevno! Ach, jak
vas miluji"
Vykrikla slab6, spraskla ru-
kama, obratila Sc ke mne a ia
okamzik .jiz REL jsem il pew
nGm objeti.
"oknecne prece!' reksa, sla
be sc usmivajic. 'VSak isem Sc
NSecka mucila, ocekavajic tech
siov. Proc isl me mucil?"
Nile" rekl jsem.
Posadil jsem 81 il ma kolena
meme jsem il poseutal do ou-
ska:
"Pripomnela isl miprav6, -
drahousku onu neznou, kreh-
kou divcinku z dramatu Gorda
nova "Chrysantemy," ktera -
pamatujes sc - prave tax, -
sc slabym, pridusenym vykri-
KEN: = "Konecn6 prece!' VI
ha Sc V objeti statkare Laerto-
Va. Tys prave tax nezna, kreh
ka prave tax isl vykrikla
sym milym, zlomenym HAS
KEN oh, jak te miluji!"
Druheho dine Trina Sc ke mne
pristehovala a zacali jsme ziti
spolecne, pfezirajic svetske po
radky.
Zivot mas byl krasny a bezo-
blatny.
Vznikaly sice nevelke spory,
ale vznikaly 4 malichernych
duyodu a hasly brzy, nedo-
statku horlave latky.
Prvni mas spor povsta] to-
hn. re jednou, kdyz jsem libaI
lrJnu, vzbudila moji pozornost
ia Ckolnost, re Trina hledela v
tn chvili do arcadia.
Odstrcil jsem il urazen q
zeptal Sc:
Proc isl hledesa do vrcad
IL? Coz pax v takovou chvili sc
mvsli ma neco takoveho?"
"Vid.s," vysvetlovala mi roz
raGite, "tys nnne objal trochl
ncpcdarene - ObJal isl ru-
kama hnedle nikoliv pas, nybrz
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Ponevadz v neocekavanem
hnuti objala mne podpazi
(zpdsob nepfipustny), mnoho
jsem il "a to prominul. Ano, i
podezrela slova: "Opet jsi Sc
vratil !" pustil jsem mimo sluch.
Po usmifeni, S ulehcenym
srGcem Jsem odjel po svych "a
leZitostech a vratil sc az k obe
du.
Trina byla k nepoznani.
Theatralnost jeji zmizela.
Zaslechnuvsi mole kroky v
predsini, priskocila ke mne s
pronikavym vykrikem: 'Volod'-
ka prisel,'' padla prede mnou
ia kolena, rozchechtala Sc, a
kdyz jsem Sc smichem sehnul
sc k nj, abych il pozdvihI - po
llbila mne ma temeno skubla "a
ucho (zpusoby laskani - divo-
ke a ma scene mou nepostreze-
n@).
Ale kdyz jsem Sc j pri obe-
de zeptal, nezlobl-li Sc ma mne
pro ranni rozmluvu, hodila po
mne ubrouskem, udelala ma
mne svyma okouzlujfcima ru-
kama dlouhy nosicek a mrknuv
81 fekla: "Mlc, starry, tlusty hlu
p;lcku!"
Trebas, re jsem nebyl ami sta
~. ami tlusty, libilo Sc mi to vic,
nez predesle: 'Ach svetlo me-
Ilo zivota! Oh, slunce, ozaruji-
ci moji pout'!"
Vecer odjela do divadla a ia
usedl' ke sve povidce. Nebylo
hi do psani. Tahlo mne to k
nj, k tomu velkemu, pokazene-
nlu, ale nekterych hnutich do
bremu decku.
Nyni jsem St'astny clovek.
Nedavno, sede v jidelne, "a
slechl jsem z kuchyne hlas Iri-
min. S kymsi tam rozmlouvala.
S pocatku naslouchal jsem leni
We, potom jsem Sc jal posloucha
ii pozorne, ma konec jsem vstal
a pritiskl Sc k polootevrenym
dveflm.
A po tvarich tekly mi Shy a
V obliceji odrazeln Sc blazenost,
protoze jsem videl il, skutecnou
lrinu, protOze jsem slysel pra-
W HAS Irinin, bez Omrzelych
theatralnlch prikras a kudrli-
mex.
/ Mluvila tam S nekym, bezpo-
chyby pradlenou:
''Tohle jsou po vasem mine
nj kalhoty? TO je svinstvo a ne
kalhoty! - Coz pax Sc takhle
pore? A co ty puncochy? Cd
| kud sc vzaly, ptam Sc vas, ty
dry v patach? Coz? Kdyz to
neumite = tax nechod'te prat
Ia krajky ma koSilich jsem pla
/ tia po rublu dvaceti "a loket -
4 Wy jste mi je zkazila !"
Poslouchal jsem ia slova, a
pripadala mne rajskou hud.
bon
i "Irina!" Scptal jsem. "Prava
Irina!"
Ale, Ostatn6 - Panove! KdC
vas sc dobfe vyzna z drama.
ticke tvorne? Neni-li v neja-
KEN kuse rozmluva pani pra.
dlenOu? =
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"SvET /" |"

mne nyni, ale "a jedno jen te-
be proslm: az odejdu s tim,
-kdo mne zavola k sobe dooprav
dy - uchovej mne svetlou, jar
nj vzpominku!"
"Nlkoliv svetlou," opravil
jsem il chladnokrevne, zouva-
je S nohou perka a rozpinaje
vestu, "nybrz zarivou. Coz pax
js' zapomnela ctvrty akt NE
heskeho ptactva," sedmy W.
jew"
Hledela ma mne mlcky, siro
ce rozevrenyma ocima, septala
cosi zmucenymi rty, a pojed-
nou Sc zastenanim zaborujic
Sc do postele, prikryla 81 po-
duskou hlavu.
Ale zespod podusky bylo vi
deti jiskrne, krasne oko, ma
mlrene do zrcadla, zatim co ru
ka instinktivne poskubavala
koncem pokryvky.
4
Jedenkrat, kdyz jsem po ja-
kesi vymene nazoru, dopiv ran
nj cal, vstal a obvlekal plast'
MAZE v umyslu odejiti ma pro-
chazku, obratila ke mne oci pl
ne slz a pronesla pouze jedine,
tiche slovo.
"Odchazis!"
Srdce Sc mi scvrelo a chtel
jsem Sc vratit, abych k jejim
noham klesl a smiril Sc nj
inebot' prec jenom jsem il mi
lovaD. ale hned jsem sc vzpa-
nlatovaI a vynadal 81 idiotu Sc
spatnou pameti a pitomcu.
"Poslys," fekl jsem il, diva
je sc ma nj vycitave, "skonci-
ii pax jednou tato ohavnost? :?
HE, rekla jsi jedine slovo -
vSeho vSudy jen jedno malicke
slovicko, a to nenl tvoje slovo
nikoli, ty je nerikas!'
"a kdo pax je fika?" zaSep-
tala polekane, instinktivne Sc
chlizejic.
"To slovo pravi hrabenka Do
brovolska ("Shnily vek," dra-
ma Abraskinovo velkom6st-
skeho zivota o ctyrech jedna-
mich, mezi druhym a tretim ak
tenn uplyne puldruheho roku.)
1az dobrovolska, kterou opusti
nicema, knize Obdorskij a KITE
ra "a MIN vrha pouze jedno uz
kCstlive sluvkO: 'OdchaziS?'
He, kto tax mluvi!'
"Je-li mozna?" zaseptala
zmatene Trina, rledic ma mne
siroce otevrenyma ocima.
"Ano, OvSem !Vzdyt' ty sa-
nd take hrajes tn hrabenku.
M. milacku. Nu, nezlob Sc =
Budeme spolu miuviti otevre.
ne = Ma jeviSti - pochop tc
prece - takova vec, MONA, JIG
rekna, ale nae pax takovych
v6cl V nasem zivote? = Milat
XII! Bud'me radeji sami sebou
Vzdyt' te prece miluji! Ale
chci milovati Irinu a nikoliv ia
kousi ArbaSkinem vymySlenou
hrabenku nebo uplakanou We.
rojku = plod prazdne chvile
jakehosi Limonova = Mluvin
vazne! Bud'me sami sebou."
Y ocich staly il Shy. Vrhle
Sc mne ma Sill a placic, vykrik
la:
"Miluji t6! Opet isl Sc vra
til!'
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SLarce JakO o deckO. DODra ia
starena take chovavala Gabrie
iu a proto s nj nyni jeste mlu-
villa dIverne.
"Ach mile dite," pravila jed
noho dne pani Donatova marky
&c. ktera casio prichazela, ably
ctcem posnidala, ''neschazi
mu niceho i mGzete sc pokojne
ubirati ma loze = il po sve chu
tt a ostatne nechava boha ho-
srodariti jak mu libi a brucili
nekdy, jest to jen tehdy, pride
Ii skrz naskrz zmaceny z toho
sveho hloupeho rybareni ~
Bertara pozil kus studeneho
nlasa, vypil sklenici stareho bur
gundskeho vina, kterym jeho
dcera a markyz sklep jeho hoj
ne zasobovali - a pax vysel
ven usmevem ma rtech, St asst
ny, bezstarostny.
Dal Sc cestou ku Point-du-
Jour, bral Sc nejakou dobou
slnerem podel Sekvany a zasta
vii Sc zrazne Sc sklanejiciho
brehu, kdez polozil rybarske
nacini ma zem.
Sotva uplynula ctvrthodina,
Iloval jiz kork jeho udice ma
pokojne vode, ktera jen nepa-
trne slabym dechem vetriku by
la zcerovana.
Pani Donatova vstala O seste
hodine. Uvarila 81 svOu snidani
odesla pax do trhu, ably obsta
rala pro sveho pana neco k sni
uani.
V poledne Bertara Ease Sc
vratil, Starec radosti jen zaril,
re chytin malou stiku.
"Poslu il co nejdrive me dee
ri!' zvolal vesele.
Pani Donatova take oprav-
du donesla rybu tn odpoledne
markyze.
Otec Gabrielin spesne Sc ma
snldal a uvaril 81 jeSte silnou,
vfelou, kavu. Potom, povzbu-
zen jsa st'astnym .vysledkem
sve ranni vychazky, vratil Sc
hned Ease na sve rybarske mi
stecko, veselejsf, usmevavejsi a
nladsi ~nez jakym vGbec kdy
byval.
PAM Donatova vratila sc o
pate hodin6 z palace Argenta-
Iowa. Prijela v kocare S marky
zou, ktera znavena po vcerej-
81 slavnOsti, We spolccnosti OF
cove zotaveni vyhledati chtela.
Touzila pri detinsky jednudu-
chem, prostem zjevu otcove "a
pomenouti nenavideneho oblt-
ceie Norbertova.
Bertara Sc jest6 nevratil.
Gabriela, cekajic nan, villa
V zahrade kytici z rIzi a bi
iych lilii. Den chylil Sc k sklon
Ia, slunce zapadalo, nastal We
Ger.
Pan Bertara Sc dnes zdrzu
je dele, nez byva jeho obyce-
.iem," vyslovi.a Sc hospodyne.
"Petene mu zcela vychladne.'
Markyza pocala Sc znepokojo-
Eati. 'Pfichazi muj otec tax ca
sto pozde domu?" tazala Sc
pani Donatove.
"Obycejne prichaziva drive
Eez nastava mlha, ktera mu
kasel pusobi. O, vsak on Sc jiz
alouho nezdrzi - upokojte Sc
= pan vzdy prichazi v pravy
cas- domu - nikdy sc nezdrzi
V hospodach V Point-du-J our,
nobot' tam nikdy nevchazi."
Gabriela byla slovy temi po-
nekud upokojena. Posleze od-
bijela hodina devata a marky-
"a nemohia to dele vydrzeti.
"Otec mGj mohl Sc roznemo
ci.' pravila pani Donatove.
"Dnes odpoledne bylo velke
horko - MONA, re potrebu-
le pomoci. Nalezneme jej ma
miste. kan obycejne chodi-
va?"
"Myslim, ze ano," odvetila
hcsrodyne. "Byva vzdy ma
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siji. Ale mupi mali objimati ko

Sill. Ale mupi mali objimati ko
lem pasu."
"Jakze - majl?" podivil
jsem Sc. "Coz pax je nekte tako
We uzakon6ne pravidlo, ably Sc
zenske braly pouze kolem pa
su? Podivno. Kdyby Sc mi ma
manu- pas = objal bych kolem
pasu - ale kdyz Sc mi namanu
la size --posud' prece sama,
&c -"
"Ano takoveho prayidla arci
neni, ale je to jaksi podivne,
kdyz muz objima zenu kolem
Size
Urazil jsem Sc a nemluvil
jsem~s Irinou cele dve hodiny.
Ona prvni prisla Sc smlfiti.
Pristoupila ke mne, objala
svyma prekrasnyma rukama
moi Sill (muzska size jest uza
koneny spusob!) a rekla libajic
nnne ma vOusy:
"Nedurdi Sc, hloupy. Chci z
tebe udelati zajimaveho, roz-
uEnneho muze. A potion (osty-
chave Sc schoulila) chtela bych
abys pod mym blahodarnym
vlivem vybojoval sobe nejvys-
siho mista ma draze slavy. Chte
la t,ych byti buditelkou tveho
ladseni, ba jeste vice - chtela
b.,ch tt sama slavu vybojovat. I"
Brzo odeSla do divadla ia
Sc zamyslil: jakym zpusobem
mohla by mne ona vybojovat
slavu? = Mona, re by snad
sama, misto mne, psala povid-
Ky podminkou, re sc il budou
da1lti lepe, nezli mne? Ane-
be: co rozumela temi slovy "bu
| ditelka nadseni?" Musil bych
snad ia hrdiny vsech svych w.
tvoru iicit podle nj, anebo ona
by musela nekdy rici:
"Vladimire napis prece po-
vidku O psu, ktery pokousal ma
nose naSi kucharku. Vladicku,
nechtel bys 81 witt "a thema ma
sehc komika, ktery Sc uplne
zpi! a reditel no vyhnal?"
A pojednou, neocekavane
jsem 81 vzvomnel: Nedavn0
Jsem nahodou videl v divadle
kus "Bez usvitu," kde hrdinka
liba hrdinu ma vousy a nadsene
hovori: "A chci, abys mym vii
vcm dobyl sobe mista nejvyssi-
no ma draze slavy. Chci byti
buditelkou tveho nadseni!" -
"Ku podivu," rekl jsem 81.
A v 1stech jsem mel takovy
rccit, jako bych byl rozlouskl
prazdny orech.
Cd te dolby zacal jsem 81 da-
vat pozor ma lrinu. A elm vice
jsem il pozoroval, tim vetsi hrG
"a mne zachvacovala.
lriny nebylo kolem mne -
Nekdy vid6l jsem trpici Veroc-
ku Z kusu Limonova: "Mlhave
dalky," nekdy Sc V mOji blizko-
sti bolestne, Sc silenym mar
KEN veselil tragicky typ kurti-
sanky, rozhodnute otraviti Sc,
z dramatu 'Lepe pozde nez
nikdy.'
Ale Irinu samotnou jsem ne
rozoroval.
Daroval jsem Irine naramek,
"a ktery laskala mne grand
cocotte, objimajic moji Sill u
zakonenym zpusobem, po IVY
ku grand--cocott. Vraceje Sc
roZde domu, plny kajicnosti
pro svoje opozdeni, myslil jscm
ze Sc stfetnu placici Irinou,
urazenou moji lhostejnosti, ale
V lCznici jsem nalezal, ku sve-
mu prekvapenl, jakousi tragi-
cKou heroinu, ktera Ionic ru-
kama prekrasnym ggestem (zr
cudlo = cha-cha - viselo pra-
We naprotiD a mluvila tiSe,
chvejicim Sc hlasem: "Neobvi-
iiuJi te - Nikdy jsem nevaza-
la, nepotlacovala jsem nasiln6
SyCbOdV miunyanehO clOV9ka
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ma a ia musila nositi "a MIN
lidlo k rece - hotove to blaz-
novstvi! Ma stesti vrtoch ten
jej brzo preset - jinak bych
Sc byla jiz davno vzdala mi
sta sveho."
"Pujdeme hned - ukazte
mi cestu! !" nalehala markyza.
"Nyni ~ teto pozdni hodi-
ne = my dive zeny samotne?"
olvetila pani Donatova. "U
Pcint-du-Jour zdrzuji Sc tula
ci a pobudove, kteri. by S nami
spatne naloziti mohli!"
"Pujdu tedy sama!" rozhod
la Sc Gabriela. "Mesic vycha-
ri - budu dosti videti ma ce-
stu. Podejte mi rychle nejaky
rlast'
"Zajiste, re vas budu prova
zeti madame!' zvolala nyni
hospodyne. Zach, kdybyste
len nebyla poslala kocar dom1
= koci by mas mohl nyni pro
vazeti," povzdychla 81 stare
ma. "Nu, panem bohem!'
ODE zeny opustily ddm.
Markyza spechala tax slime,
re pani Donatova byla nuce-
ma bezeti, aby s nj udrzel
krok.
"Neni to zde? Nejsme jeste
ma miste?" tazala sc mlada pa
r. nekolikrate.
Po puf hodinnem behu pani
Donatova Sc zastavila a kdyz
mohla dechu popadnouti pravi
la: "Zde Sc pan Bertara oby-
cejne zdrzuje!n A re vsi silly
sVe pocala nyni kriceti v IT,
chou noe: "Pane Bertara! -
Fame Bertara
Markyza pomahala starene:
"Otce, otce!' volala do tiny.
ku zvyseni jejiho zoufalstvi
zadny hlasek il neodpovidal.
Krajina okolo nj byla osamela
a opustena. Jen Sc strany, kde
Pafiz lezela, ozyvl Sc z dalky
temny hluk a sumot.
Zrovna pred mimi rozkladaly
Sc lesnate brehy meudonske,
kde svit luny privetive zahra-
val ma listi krovin. Ma druhe
strane reky bylo nekolik leto-
hradku pohrouzenych v nejvet
81 ticho bile jejich zdi prosvi
taly mezi stromovim. Reka ply
nula dale zcela tiSe.
ODE zeny sly pri samem bre
hu podel reky. Jak daleko IRA
ky jejich doniknouti molly,
rebylo nikoho videti.
Pojednou Sc markyza, ktera
stale predu Sc nalezala, "a
stavila, shybla a pax pronika-
We vykriknuvsi, Use Sc vzpri-
mia.
Breh byl zde vysoky, srazny
skluzky.
Ma miste tomto nalezenO ry-
bafske nacini, jehoz Bertara
uzival = Skatulka hacky,
prut, kos, snury, pouzdro ma
pruty, krabice z bileho plechu,
Y niz mel vnadidlo a krabice
naplnena vodou, V niz plovalo
nekolik malych rybicek.
Sndra udice splyvalo jeste
do vody, jako by Bertara zro-
VIA cd nj byl odeseh. Mesic svi-
til oblohy mraku proste, tax
ze bylo vse videti ma jediny 20
hled.
Markyza byla hruzou ztrnu-
la - nebyla S to vypraviti re
sebe iedineho slova; pani Do
ratova chvela Sc ma celem te-
le.
Nyni spatrila Gabriela ne
kolik kroku dale neco, co il
vzalo veskerou nadeji v moz-
most re by otec jeji byl jen ne
kan poodesel! Spatrila jeho
k]obouk - visel ma obnaze-
mem korenu stromu, zrovna
mad vodou.
Nebylo jiz mozno O tom po-
chybovati - ubohy muz ma
skluzskem brehu sjel dolu a
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DrGtem

jcnz spoil obchodnika ku-
pujicim .obcccnstvcm,. jest
oznarnka v denniku 'SVET'.
Prave jako telegram dojde
oznamka urceneho cilc -.
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Verna laska
aneb BOZ MILIONY.
Roman Napsal Julius Mary
aneb BOZ O MILIONY.
Napsal julius Mary

sss:vsS
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
CANBUY W|RESON
ELIMINATED COSTS

Postmaster General Burleson In a
letter to Congressman Noon, chair
man of the House Committee on
Postoffices and Post Roads. has out
lined as Imperative" the need for
Government ownership of the tele-
graph and telephone systems. and de-
clared that they can be acquired by
the Government, without the appro-
priation of a single dollar, through a
twenty amortization fund
and savings to be effected through
elimination of Implications in plants
and operating expenses.
Tho Postmaster General pointed out
that private capital is invested in
public service enterprises with the
expectation of q return of 7 or s per
cent and often more, which the pub
lie is expected to pay, while the Gov
ernment can borrow money at AZ
per cent. The difference, he said,
would pay for the maintenance and
purchase of the property in eighteen
years and nine months.
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
UPSET ESCAPADE
OF CROWN prince

LONDON, Dec. IA pretty mo-
diste from Amsterdam. a kiss. and a
pair of silk hose nearly spelled the
undoing of Freddie Hohenzollern, for
mer crown prince of Germany, ac-
cording to the Amsterdam Telegraf'
which tells the following story OF
how the former imperial battle chief
sought to and succeeded in completely
breaking the monotony OF life upon
the Isle OF Wierengen:
If appears that the interest OF the
young Hohenzollern in certain pret-
ty modiste, who had recently come
upon the isle from Amsterdam
aroused the suspicious OF the Hol-
landers. and when, last wednesday
evening, the ex-crown prince saun-
tered in the direction of her abode he
was followed. The. mission, 1t ap-
pears. was in nowise fruitless. On
the contrary, it seems. the little ad-
venture was interrupted exactly at
the climax OF prolonged osculation.
the price OF which was a handsome
pair of silk stockings.
Such unseemly playfulness on the
part of the former prospective leader
of a great empire greatly aroused the
Indignation OF the natives, a large
number OF whom had gathered at the
house by this time, and when young
Frederick had made a hasty exit he
was forced to ignominious flight TO
save himself from his pursuers.
Police. as they are wont to do upon
such occasions, called and made an
investigation. The modIste, her two
children, and her two silk stockings
have departed, as has also q certain
German baron who roomed at a near
by hotel, and peace and serenity
reign.
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
.PASSENGERARLINE
TO START IN MAY

NEW YORK, december 1T.-The
first passenger and express service
by airplane in this country will be-
gin operation May Is, 1919, accord .
ing to announcement here by Capt.
Benjamin s. Lipsner, recently resign
ed superintendent of the Govern
ment aerial mail service.
Captain Lipsner stated that he Is
backed by q group Of wealthy men.
and that the first line will consist
OF six planes with speed OF ITO
miles per hour. and a carrying. ca
pacity of forty passengers or an
equivalent weight in express.
Captain Lipsner plans to fly
across the Atlantic next June is. fol-
lowing the route recently taken by
the George Washington. The flight
he says, will be made in a specially
lconstructed seaplane now being built
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
WAR TENDENCY SCORED
BY AMERICAN ACADEMY

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Discerning
the possibility of further suppression
of the study of the classics in the
tendency of the war to concentrate
the intelligence Of the world on mas
tering the secrets of power latent in
the physical forces OF nature" the
American Academy of Arts and Let
ters, at its annual meeting here, adopt
ted resolutions encouraging the study
Of the classics The resolutions as
sert the classics "are not an obstacle.
but an aid to the fostering and prose
cution of those scientific inquiries up
on which modern civilization depends"
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
No. 14-Wanted: A Widows
Pension.

washington has no public widows
pensions else the Associated Charities
might not have to appeal for this fam
iIy and some OF the other families in
these fourteen Christmas Opportunl-
ties. The father died OF tuberculosis
hastened by Influenza. He had
good job and was supporting his fam
ily when the end came after long years
OF fighting disease. Now there 10 the
widow and four children. the oldest
not ten. VIII you help toward a weekly
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
APPOINTS LINDSLEY AS
FIRST OFFICIAL ACT

The first official act Of Secretary
Of the Treasury Carter Glass was to
appoint Col. Henry d. Lindsey direc-
tor of the Bureau OF War Risk Insur-
ance.
Colonel LindsIey was formerly a
business man of Dallas, Tex. and was
at one time mayor of that city. For
the last year he has served as chief
of the war risk section with the Amer
ican expeditionary forces under Maj
Gen. ]. G. Hsrbord.
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
"A OPPORTUNITIES
TO Be SANTA CLAUS

On the theory that Il IL more
blessed to give than to receive, there
is a fertile field in Washington for
good samaritaps and self-appointed
Santa Clauses.
The Associated Charities, e23 II
street northwest. has fourteen faf1i-
lies needing aid, and offers fourteen
opportunities to the people OF WASH
ington to do good that will last
throughout the coming year.
As result of publication OF an ap-
peal by the Associated Charities yes
terday, eight subscriptions, totaling
S25, were made toward the relief of
the fourteen families.
Sumn Reeefved.
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
Liquor in Watertank,
Arkansas Locomotive
: Refuses to Function

Down in Arkansas they have
discovered a new way to avoid
conflict with the prohibition laws.
Reports by the Railroad Admin
istration secret service reveal
that somewhere in Arkansas" a
passenger train was delayed for
two hours. The engine refused to
function.
Investigation by the engine
men disclosed eight cases of
liquor in the engine tender water
tank, one of the cases being di-
rectly over the connection with
the boiler.
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
Sums Received
Total. $50

The Associated Charities believes
that the people OF Washington are
anxious to share with their less for
tunate neighbors the joys of this
most wonderful Christmas. Confident
that such belief is well founded they
present these opportunities for prae-
tical helpfulness. Last year nearly
$1,000 was contributed to a similar
list of opportunities" Even a
more generous response Is asked this
year, the total amount required be-
ing $s.1ss.
Contributions may be sent directly
to The Times or to the Associated
Charities, 923 II street northwest, and
will be promptly acknowledged.
Here are the opportunities" In de-
tail.
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
No. 13-Husband and Home
Lost, and Crippled, Too.

Crippled since the birth OF her last
baby, this patient. cheerful colored
widow struggles to care for her fam
ily Of ave promising children. Between
age, by doing dressmaking. Running
afe, by doing dressmaking. Running
a sewing machine aggravates her
trouble. which could be cured, the
doctors say. II she could rest from
her work for q while. She lost her
home because Of her husbands long
illness before his death. Cyrus. who
is ten, Is q truthworthy lad and
great comfort to his mother. He al
ready IL beginning to feel his respon-
sibility In trying to NIL his fathers
place. Ten dollars . week or ts1o
waar IN neadad
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
No. 12-Real Home for the
Kiddies.

Tuberculosis took away the father Of
the family two years ego, leaving q
widow and four children. all under
twelve. The mother tried to so out
to work for q while, but the children
grew anemic and began to show the
lack Of care. The family just have
moved into more suitable quarters,
where they can have 4 real stove and
sews in between times. but. even 80.
t1I week. or sT2s 4 year. is needed.
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
No. Holding the Home
Lines.

Here IL a neighbor Of yours whose
Job u 10 to warm, feed. wash, amuse
and help educate six prospective young
citizens ranging from boyhood TO ten
years Of age. And she Is doing Il.
But 1t doesn't give her time for much
else. and since her husband died she
has had to. ask others to help.
carefully planned family expense ac-
count reveals the fact that with the
most scrupulous economy over and
above any assistance church or rela-
dives can give. this mother and her
sIx kiddIes have to have $3.50 .
week or ;1,o1l for the coming year.
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
NOMINATE ARCHDUKE MAX,
AS CHARLES SUCCESSOR

LONDON, Dec. 17.-Archduke Max
was nominated to succeed his
brother ex-Emperor Charles, Of
Austria" at a monarchist meeting In
Vienna, said an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen today. A
number of leading army generals at
tended the meeting.
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
No. 4-Siteh, Stiteh, stitch.

Do you remember Mrs. Camp? She
now is q widow. sewing every moment
she can spare from the care Of her
three children. all under thirteen, but.
even so. she Is not able to earn enough
to feed and clothe them without as
sistance. Two OF the little girls have
learned to sew and help TO make their
own clothes and the older one wants
to become a stenographer. SO that she
can help support her little brother and
sister. but IL will be some years before
she will be able to do 20. Meantime
so a week. or $3.50 for year. II
needed.