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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-03
A Spinning Top.

A spinning top is kept from fall
ing because Of the speed with which
it revolves. The attraction Of grav-
itation is temporarily overcome by
the centrifugal force produced by
the rotation of the top when it is
spun. Each part OF the top is sub
ject TO the same centrifugal force
as each other part at the same dis
lance from the axis OF rotation and
to no greater force, so that there
is no cause for the top being pulled
in any particular direction by the
force of gravity.
As soon as the centrifugal force
begins to lessen because of lessen
ing speed OF rotation the attraction
of gravity begins to be eXerted
again and the top begins to wobbIe.
When the spinning motion dimin-
ishes to such an extent that the at
traction of gravitation becomes
greater than the centrifugal force
the top falls TO one side.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-03
ADVERTISEMENT
One Woman to Another
By Marjorie Brett

Elinor Carstairs tapped her foot i'm
patiently, and glanced at her wrist
watch in annoyance. Her appointment
with Grace was at two o'clock, and K
was already 2.15.
At about twenty minutes after two,
Grace rushed up and kissed her ef-
fusively.
my dear!'' she exclaimed. I'm 50
sorry, but at the last minute I found
that / was all out of Amolin, and I
had to send out and get some"
What in the world Is AmolinF'
asked Marjorie, her annoyance az
Grace's lateness forgotten in her curl
osity.
why" said Grace hesitatinRly, not
so long ago, mother told me that I
didn't seem as wholesome and fresh
personally as / ought to be-"
Il know Just how IL is" said Elmer
sympathettcally. keeping sweet and
wholesome is no easy matter. How
ever; what has all this to do with
Amolin?''
Well" continued Grace. "Annolin IN
a perfectly wonderful deodorant that
positively destroys all odors from per
sPtration or other causes. / use u
after my bath, sprinkle II in my
clothes. and in fact, use II In all sorts
Of personal ways"
Amolin is the personal deodorant
powder. u is antiseptic, unscented
contains no talcum, and Is soothing
and healing. Amolin Is excellent too,
for healing and preventing chafnR.
II can be bought at any drug or de-
partment store for 25c a can. or 4ka
Tor double size tin Write The
Amoltn Company. Lodi. n. j.. fer q
free sample.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-03
The High School
Age
By DR.. w. A. McKeever.
One of the Nations Best-Kno'v1

One of 1he NatiOR's Best-KnOTn
Sociological Writers.
a I the age Of adolescence, when
"A the young are properly en-
rolled in the high school, the
future and the past OF the human
race meet each in a fond embrace
and then part. each to go its sepa-
rate way. To the charmed and
charming youth it is now time to
put away childish things and to
take up the ideals of the man about
TO be.
This delightful high school age
is my mascot. AS ! travel about
this busy country OF ours leCturing
and promoting as best 1 can the
cause of young humanity L am
learning to depend on the high
school group to help me put things
over.
If 1 want placards and advertise
ments distributed: if I want car
ICONS and comic posters; il / want
an appeal for support carried di
rect to the homes Of the city; il I
want a noisy procession upon the
streets, with bands and banners, to
accompany; if l want a rollicRng
song at assembly hour; or a yell to
stimulate my waning spirits before
giving an address; If [ want to
play up a bit of humor and win a
round of thunderous applause; if I
want to awaken a lazy old town
that has been sleeping along for a
generation; if ] want to clean up
the physical trash or the social
slime which has long begrimed a
community
If ] want to undertake these or
a score of other valuable purposes
for the general welfare I make a
Decline for that wonderful high
school age.
Here among all the ages Of man
kind we find the first mobile and
pliable mass formation. True, the
boys of the scout age quickly form
a gang, but it is an affair with but
a limited idea, the banding together
for mutual protection and for
wild life out Of doors.
But the high school age may be
quickly modified for the general
good. Also it may be as easily
formed into a mob for some wicked
design.
A high school, turned loose on
the town without adequate man
agement, is often a source Of much
scandal and a reproach upon the
place which permits il so TO -four
ish. But high school group. with
its overlooking enthusiasm turned
in the direction or high social and
racial ideals, is a JOY un'O any pee
ple and q promise of a better civil
ization to be.
Not you. Dear Parent, but the
high school group to which he be-
longs will now mold the character
and set the life purpose for your
boy. And the easiest way to con-
serve and direct the God-goVern
energies in your own boy or girl
is TO help him and all the others of
his happy group to travel together
upon the same well-chosen higher
way of life.
Finally, 7 hope that you are all in
love with the wonderful adolescent
young humanity, even as I myself
am. for such is one OF the genuine
pleasures of life.
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Puss in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

GGNV1o you tell W one Of
W your adventuresT said
w Tany after supper. Puss
Junior looked at Mrs Taffy, who
smiled and said, I'VE would be de-
lighted to hear about some Of your
travels" "And he has had some
wonderful ones" chimed in little
Tom Thumb.
4T'n tell you about the three
jolly Welshmen' met on my Voy-
age with the Owl in our beautiful
pea-green, boat You see, I had
Just escaped from the wicked Giant
Of the BeanstalII, and we were still
at sea, when one day land came in
sight. And as we drew nearer we
saw three jolly Welshmen' stand
ing on the beach, who said that the
Queen Of Hearts was making tarts
that day, and that IL the little Owl
and I would follow them they
would lead US to her Majesty. Well.
by and by we came to her castle,
and on entering the courtyard we
found a great feast had been pre-
pared. There were great long
tables on which were laid wonder
full things to eat
at never saw so many tartS In all
my life. There were raspberry tarts
and blackberry tarts, strawberry
lemon and apple; in fact, every kind
Of a tart that could be thought OF
had been baked by the Queen OF
Hearts. And she was very proud
indeed OF her display.
Everything was going along
beautifully when, all OF a sudden
the Knave OF Hearts seized a whole
trayful Of tarts and ran away with
them. And this made the Queen so
angry that she forgot all about be-
ing a Queen, and lifting up her
royal skirts she ran after the
Knave. Well, couldn't stand by
and see a lady. to say nothing or a
Queen chasing a robber without
helping her, so Joined in the chase,
Finally, 1 caught the fellow and
brought him back to the King OF
Hearts. who gave him a terrible
beating.
after that the Queen thanked me
Eraciously. and told me any favor 1
asked would be granted. So l an
swered 1 was most anxious to ind
my father. Puss in Boots, and she
Immediately called her oldest re-
tainer, who said my father was
Seneschal to my Lord OF Carabas-
All. how happy / was to hear that!'
and Puss Junior paused in his story.
"I'Il warrant you WERE" ex-
claimed Taffy. But il was many a
long days journey before 1 found
him said Puss. but when / did
was a happy cat, you can well be-
lieve."
And in the next story you shall
hear what happened after that.
Copyrighted, 1919, David Cory.
Ito BE COntinued.)
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"The Dark STAR
By ROBERT w. CHAMBERS
Use DumOnt Gains From Russian
Girl Assurance She Will Not
Be Denounced.
By ROBERT w. CHAMBERS

"You weren't meant for this" she
whispered. You do it, for money.
Go home. Do anything else for
wages-anything except this!-Any-
thing, tell you
Neeland's hand touched her arm:
II have a cab. Are you going
home with herr"
Il dare not" she said.
Then will you take this Russian
girl to her home, Sengoun?" he ask
ed. And added in a low voice: "She
is one Of your own people, you
know"
YAH right" said, sengoun bliss
fully. I'D take the devil nome il
you asked me! Besides, I can talk
to her about my regiment on the
way. That will be wonderful. Nee
landi That will be quite wonderful!
1 can talk to her in Russian about
my regiment all the way home!"
He laughed and looked at his
friend. at Use DUmont. at the droop-
ing figure he was to take under his
escort. He glanced down at his own
ragged attire where he stood hat
less, collaElesss one sleeve Of his
evening coat ripped open to the
shoulder.
Isn't it wonderful he cried,
bursting out into uncomfortable
laughter. ''Neeland, my dear COM
rade, this has been the most de-
lightfully wonderful night of my
entire life! But the great miracle
is still to comet Hurrah for a thou
sand lances! Hurah! Town taken
by Prince Erlikt Hurgah!'
And he seized the young girl
whom he was to escort to her home,
wherever that hay locality might
be, and carried her in his arms to
the taxicab. amid encouraging
shouts of laughter from the line of
cavalrymen who had been watching
the proceedings from the corner OF
the. Rue Wilma
Innamed by Words.
That shout of Gallo appreciation
inflamed Sengoun; he reached for
his hat, to lift and wave it, but
found no hat on his head. So he
waved his tattered sleeve instead:
"Hurrah for France!" he shouted.
"Hurrah for Russia! I'm Sengoun,
OF the Terek!-And I am TO have
thousand lances with which TO ex-
plain to the Germans my opinion of
them and Of their emperor
The troopers cheered him from
their stirrups, in spite of their OH
GERS, who pretended TO check their
men.
''Vive la FranceI Vive la Russie!
they roared. Forward the Terei
Cossacksw
Sengoun turned TO Use Dumont:
Madame" he said. Gin gratitude
and admiration"'-and he grace
fully saluted her hand. Then, to his
comrade: Notwithstanding both
the Americans hands. such a
night and such a comrade ! shall
never forget! 1 adQTe our night to-
gether: love you as brother. 1
shall see you before / go?"
Surely, Sengoun' my dear COM
rade"'
"AIors-au revoir" He sprang
into the taxicab. ITO the Russian
Embassy" he called out; and turn
ed to the half-fainting girl on the
seat beside him.
where do you live, my dear?' he
asked very gently, taking her icy
hand in his.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-03
CHAPTER xxxIV.

When the taxicab carrying Cap
tain Sengoun and the unknown
Russian girl had finally disappeared
far away down the boulevard in
the thin gray haze OF early morn
ing, Neelsnd looked around him;
and it was a scene unfamiliar, I'M
real, that met his anxious eyes.
The sun had not yet gilded the
chimney tops; east and west, as far
as he could see, the boulevard
stretched away under its double
line of trees between ranks Of
closed and silent houses, lying
still and mysterious in the misty,
bluish-gr light.
Except for police and municipal
guards, and two ambulances NOV
ing slowly away from the ruined
cafe across the street. the vast
boulevard was deserted; no taxi
cabs remained; no omnibuses moved;
no early workmen passed, no slow
moving farm wagons and milk
wains from the suburbs; no chif-
foniers with scrap-hlled sacks
on their curved backs, and steel
hooked slaves, furtively sorting and
picking among the nights debris
on sidewalk and in gutter.
Here and there in front Of half
dozen wrecked cafes little knots Of
policemen stood on the gIass-littered
sidewalk, in low-voiced consulta-
ton; far down the boulevard, he'll
NETS CLEANED DULY through the
haze where municipal cavalry were
quietly riding off the mobs and
gradually pushing them back to-
ward the Montmartre and Nillette
quarters, whence they had arrived.
Mounted Municipals still sat
their beautiful horses in double
line across the corner of the Rue
Wilma and parallel streets, closing
that entire quarter where to judge
from a few fitfuI and PARKWAY
pistol shots, the methodical apache
hunt was still in progress.
An AWesOme Quiet.
And il was a strange and sinister
phase OF Paris that Neeland now
gazed upon through the misty still
ness Of early morning. For there
was something terrible in the sud
den quiet, where the swift and
shadoWy fury OF earliest dawn had
passed: and the wrecked buildings
sagged like corpses, stark and dis
emboweled, spilling out their dead
intestines indecently under the
whitening sky.
Save for the echoes Of distant
shots. no louder than the breaking
OF a splinteT-ssve for the deadened
stamp and stir OF horses. a low
voiced order, the fainter clash of
spurs and sCabbards-an intense
stiffness brooded now over the city,
ominously prophetic or what fate
fuI awakening the coming sunrise
threatened for the sleeping capital.
GRO DE CONTINUED TOMORROW.l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-03
The Rhyming Optimist
THE HUNGRY MAN:
c'O'rEht' isis lntsFaAtise'i EsatDr' s'fvls'' N

away with just such meals as
these, so if I sigh don't wonder
why. Its for old memories" Be
fore my eyes dreams still arise OF
days for which 1 pine. when pork
and beans, hog jowl and greens,
made up the menu fine, with apple
pies OF monstrous size, and spuds
and onions sweet, and eggs and
ham and currant jam, and picked
piggies' feet. Then l would take a
layer cake with icing inches thick,
and eat away until I'll say that
cake look ed Drettv sick. Or I'D be-
gin and wade right in a potpie rich
and fair; when ] was through that
interview the pot alone was there.
But why write rhymes. on good old
times? They are not here today,
and now / cat some coyote meat
and take some scrambled hay. =,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-03
By Aline Michaelis.

TT can't be said I'm underfed. al
though l seldom feel the thrill
L OF Joy that, as a boy, / knew at
every meal. Yet. when | sigh for
days gone by. | read the bill OF
fare. and there I meet with things
TO eat like lobster and caviar, with
birds'-nest stew and beans bijou,
and bamboo shoots All claire or
fruit parfait most any way and
steak jardiniere. a point just here
l should make clear, so heed me
while I say. l do not grab at dew!
lied crab. I choose no consomme,
nor smile upon fiIet mignon, or
chicken a la king: | am afraid OF
chiffonade and all that sort OF
thing. But day by day make
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-03
Something Saved.

A music teacher. giving a lesson
to a careless pupil was becoming
impatient with her. Finally, at =
most duplicated part OF a difficult
piece, the pupil lifted her hands
from the piano and searched for
her handkerchief. 1t was the last
straw. "Oh," exclaimed the teacher,
was there ever such q giri7 You
lose your position, you lose your
lingering, you lose your handKer-
chief-you lose everythingP @Oh,
no." responded the pupil. with .
twinkle in her eyes, mot eVery-
thing! haven't lost my temperF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-03
A Little Word.

Now, il 1 were only an ostrich"
began a husband at the breakfast
table as he picked up one of his
wife's rolls, "then"-- Yes" in
terrupted his patient better half,
then 1 might get few feathers
for that old hat I've worn for three
winters!"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-03
venus Incredsing in SpLendor.

NO star in the whole sky comparable in brightness
with the planet Venus 1t will become still brighter
the month advances but clear, dark night
If CLOVIS near the western horizon with astonishing spen
dor Most of this light is reflected from its apparently
cloud-led atmosphere Jupiter is west of Venus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-03
The Mighty Hunter.

CIarice-Well. major, you look as
II you'd had sport In at the Kill?
The Major-Not exactly! ! was
in at the bog and in at the ditch.
l can't expect to be in everywhere!
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CHAPTER CxxxI.
Copyright, 1919 King Feature
Syndicate, Ine.)

Syndicate, lne.)
GGY Tow shall we divide the
~ paPtyF' asked Envy when
= we came out OF the Ro-
chatnbeau and found the two cabs
waiting to take US to Chinatown
Before any one could reply she
answered herself pertly:
soh, that's easy. The loving
couples can't be separated, but the
Mason cousins can. and the bride
and groom must. So one Mason and
one Harrison to each cab, and wen
build around that"
virginia swept herself rather
grandIy.
do order another car, jimmie
I hate stufdng into these little
taxis sardine -fashionshion-"
'.Afyi You're Gwfully-luxurious,"
said Envy, in her most 'Wide-eyed'
tone.
That tone aid not denote admira-
ton, and Envy continued the topic
when she and Tom and Jim and I
landed In one taxi in the hnAl ar
rangements and rolled on together
after the cab IN which Phoebe was
riding with the West group.
"No wonder Pat Dalton can't
AFFORD q car Of his oYn-when he
has to pay your sister an allowance
that permits her to have an extra
taxi with Sheldon Blake"
jim ReBukes BvYy.
@Evvy!p Numbered Jim. IF you
care . jot about my Friendship
you will never make such a-meli-
eious reference to my sister again"
At didn't mean to be malicious,
Jimmie" whimpered Envy. Il was
just trying to be funny. But Vir-
Einia is-extrayagant, you know.
Everyone says that II Pat had
struck his gait sooner
Jfm's tone was ice and iron when
he interrupted.
evelyn, we're out on q pleasure
party, and you are my guest Don't
make me forget IL"
Tom laughed out 4 reply that
sounded comfortable and intimate,
yet somehow made me shudder more
than all EVVy's malice.
Look here, cousin mine-'tis time
for pussy to realize she's grown up
and that her claws are long and
strong-and scratchy. OF course,
we're . chummy little group and
we can knock each other, but you
needn't 20 making q fool OF your
self over the fact that Wee Dalton
is beautiful enough to turn few
heads beside Pat Dalton's-even
Brother Jimmie's here. Funny, Jim.
how the only pretty woman in the
world who's willing to give other
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
SOLDIERS FOR WOOD
FOR NEXT PRESIDENT
POLL OF MEETING AT ST. LOUIS
SHOWS $50 REPUBLICANS
TO SIS DEMOCRATS.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Charles H.
DUEL, jr., who returned yesterday
from the first convention of the
American Legion in st. Louis, made
a statement in which he discussed the
work of the convention, the first of
European war veterans to be held in
this country. Mr.. DUEL was vice
chairman Of the New York state dele
cation. He said that the convention
had been polled on the presidential
campaign of next year, and gave the
attitude of the delegates as follows
'"The sentiment, if you asked for
it among the delegates in st. Louis,
was quite pronounced about the pres
ldency-as Indicating the trend of
the soldier vote. Of the 1925 dele
gates present a fair compiling of the
figures would be that $50 would vote
the republican ticket and 375 the
democratic ticket-that is, if Mr..
Wilson runs again. The delegates all
seem to be of one opinion, that their
views reflected the sentiment back
home, and they thought those still
abroad felt about the same as they
did.
"For the democratic nomination
Wilson was naturally the first choice,
McAdoo the second, with scattering
votes for Secretary Baker and Champ
Clark and Palmer. On the republi-
can side General Leonard Wood was
first choice, with Hiram Johnson sec
ond, with scattering votes for Cover
nor Lowden, of Illinois, Senator
, Harding and General Pershing. Sen
ator Harding lost out as a reaction
airy. Senator Johnson and Senator
Lowden showed strength as progress
sives. General Pershing's following
was almost negligible"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
COUNTERFEITERS In MOUNTAIN
CAVE OF NORTH GEORGIA
Police We're Lead to Scene by Track
Dogs. John Willis Held Under
Bond at Dalton.

DALTON, Ga.-Discovery of a
counterfeiters' den in mountain
cave here today leads the police to
believe they have found clue to a
band of counterfeiters who have been
flooding this section with spurious
coin for several months. John Wells,
owner of the property on which the
cave is located, was placed under ar
rest and is being held for examina-
ton.
The officers came on the den acct
dentally while pursuing with blood
hounds man charged with car rob-
berry. The dogs led the officers to a
cleverly concealed cave, where a COM
plete outfit for making counterfeit
coin was found. The paraphernalia
was confscated.
Wells was given a hearing before
United States Commissioner Printup
and held in $500 bond.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
COMMITTEE PLACES
GIVEN TO GEORCIANS
LOSE CHAIRMANSHIPS ON RE-
ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS
BY REPUBLICANS

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The Geor-
gia congressional delegation have re-
ceived the following committee as
signments in the new congress-:
Overstreet, elections No. 2, pen
sions, reform of civil service, Ter
ritories; Park, accounts, public build
ings; Crisp, ways and means; Wright,
election of president, vice president
and representatives, irrigation, mer-
chant marine and fisheries; Wise,
military affairs; Lee, agriculture,
water power; Brand, banking, edu-
cation, revision of laws; Bell, post
offices; Vinson, naval affairs; Lar
sen, census, expositions, roads; Lark
ford, to be decided later; Upshaw,
alcoholic liquor traffic.
With the republican house Geor-
gia loses ole committee chairman
ship, that of accounts, heretofore
held by Park
Senator Smith, who was chairman
of education and labor, has lost that
place in the republican senate, but
will continue to serve on that COM
mittee and on agriculture, finance,
Judiciary, military affairs, Philip
pines and rules.
Senator Harris has not been as
signed to committees, but it is ex-
pected he will serve on several of
the most important.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
WORLDWIDE DRY
MOVEMENT PLANNED
FIFTY NATIONS TO SEND REP
RESENTATIVES TO A THREE
DAY MEET IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Under the
auspices of the Anti-Saloon League
of America a three-day congress is
to be held at the Liberty Hut in
Washington to inaugurate move
ment for worldwide prohibition. The
conference, scheduled to begin on
June 4, is regarded as perhaps the
most important in the history of the
movement. Fifty nations are expect
ed to send representatives, the aim
being to discuss worldwide cam
paign against the liquor traffic and
to formulate plans and methods to
carry on the campaign as an interna-
tional movement.
Almost all the European countries
will send representative of the
temperance movement. Among the
foreigners expected to take part in
the proceedings are some who have
conducted anti-liquor agitation for
many years. Altogether, more than
100 representatives from foreign
countries are expected to attend the
congress. Among them are included
delegates from Asia and South Amer
lea.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-20
Nv PROBLEMS CONFRONT
|nrcTAL CONGRESS SESSION
C. o. P. LEGISLATIVE
PROGRAM.

The legislative program to be
pursued by the republicans has
been outlined by Senator Boies
Penrose, of Pennsylvania, ranking
republican on the finance commit
tee. Here are the high points in
the program suggested by Senator
penrose:
al, mpt enactment of appro-
pt1afH rs which failed in the
last see
Repeal OF w taxes.
Creation of an listrative
and legislative budget ~ystem.
Simplifcation of the tax laws
and possible reduction of taxes.
Adoption of economy and re-
trenchment.
Revision of shipping laws.
Investigation of the conduct of
the war.
Abolition of price fixing.