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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

his high and narrow forehead, made
me think Of grass that had been try
ing to grow up under a board. His
face, bleached out by too many mid
nights in moke-poisoned air, was the
color Of a billiard ball--white, family
tinged with yellow. His feet, in their
narrow-toed patent-leather pumps,
looked mincing and understood. His
hands. too. were white-white as a
barber's-and as he posed and gyrated
and pranced he smiled down at his
partner in chiffon with smile so
fixed that it became d leer.
I prided myself on knowing the
type, and I further prided myself on
loathing and abhorring it. 1 abhored,
in fact, the whole scene.
They called 1t 1.-THE Byzantine
Room" I remembered. And 1t was
barbaric enough for it's name. And
l was on the point Of making an ef-
fort to escape from Byzantium back
into modern New York by migrating
into the Annex, whose simpler walls
Of white and green could see
through the open windows beside me,
when a movement in another part of
the room caught and he'd my atten-
ton.
A uniformed page pushed his way
through to the table where Cappie
Cairns sat watching the bare shoulders
of the woman across the table from
him I could 600 tho< Tho $500 49,
been called to the telephone. He came
back in minute or two, looking
serious could see as plain as print
that. having been called away, he was
adjusting himself to a hope deferred.
that he was explaining and expostu-
lating and doing his best to soften
misfortune which gave no promise of
crushing the lady confronting him.
Once he had passed out of the room,
/ noticed, Verlyn Vachell went on with
her meal. She went on with it indus
triously and abstractedly, putting her
handbag up on the wide window
ledge beside her when the waiter with
the eyes as expressionless as a mullet
brought in her tray, with a steamine
casserole inclosed in silver, a cas-
serole which she contemplated with
still distracted gaze.
Then / noticed something which
promptly took my thoughts awav
from that pictorial lady and her an
petite. What l saw was merely n
white hand. l saw it slip uuietn,
along the filigreed window -leCw
where Verlyn Vachelrs handbag lay.
The owner OF the hand was crouched
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08
II WAS A LOVE see II
But | COULD FlN
NOTHING IDYLL,C
ABOUT 1T

face and beauty Of body. And the two
forces had met apparently, had con-
tended and wavered and finally fused
The badge and seal Of that union lay
there in front of my eyes, as clearly
defined as the flame Of an oxyacety-
lene torch-lay there in the form Of a
canary-colored diamond set between
two emeralds. For in the warfare Of
the sexes. Id long since learned, from
the first Queen of Sheba to the latest
queen Of the Follies chorus. precious
stones had always played the part
of the big guns in that never-ending
campaign.
The next moment the woman, OBJ
viously awakening to the fact that
display of private emotion was tabu.
closed her hand on the pendant and
with a ghost of a shrug dropped it
into her highly ornate little hand
bag. Then her hand, already glinting
with many rings. reached out across
the table. and the mans hand took
possession of 1t. closed about it, and
retained it.
1t was love scene, but I could find
nothing idyllic about it. 1t had, in
some way. a SAVIOR of wild life about
it. 1t made me think Of pursuit and
capture. The trap was sprung. The
web was woven about the moth But
who can feel sorry for the downiest
captive when she wears a smile of
sleepy contentment, closes the incl
dent by swapping a fortune shut in a
Powered handbag. and imperially
consults a menu card printed in cream
and gold? Yet as they played out
their version of that sordid old dramn
1t suddenly became SO repugnant to
me that I was glad to turn away to
another quarter of that midnight re.j-
AS / did so my gaze fell on what
Toosey was in the habit of calling a
"tango-rat," white-faced man-thing
paid to caper while other people ate,
giving an exhibition dance on the
highly polished floor He was doing
this with what must have been hts
professional partner. About the pair,
too, there seemed something abnor-
NAL, something hectic and unhealthy.
which left a vague ache
for the sanitics of open air and sun
light
The face of that two-legged dancing
rodent was almost cadaverous in it's
leanness, his waist looked as though
1t were corseted, and his mouse COL
ored hair, slicked straight back from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08
A PAGLIACCI IN PUMPS

his waist line was surprisingly
meager for a millionaire bon vivant
who could never hope to see fifty
again. I'd somewhere heard that he
spent two frantic hours every day in
a squash court. followed by an equal
ly frantic hour with a Swedish rub
Der. I'd also been told that he both
drank and smoked with scruplous
care, living austerely in the small
things Of life to the end that he
might expend prodigally in what he
accepted as the big thinga
1t was the memory of this. moro
than his actual appearance. that
made him suddenly odious to me. 1t
made him seem to PROFESSIONALISM
animal passion. just as the woman
across the table from him exploited
and profe ssionalixed her appeal q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

somewhere on the annex side of that
parterre of indoor easements.
The next moment 1 saw the lean
and ghostlike fingers close about the
bag and withdraw it.
i got up quietly, but quickly, from
my table and stepped over toward
where Verlyn Vachell was sitting. I
was within three feet of her table
corner when 1 saw the same white
mana appear once more at the
window-ledge. I saw it return the
bag to where it had been resting. At
almost the same time she, too, seemed
to remember that this flimsy reticule
held much newly acquired wealth, for
she turned quickly. looked at the bag,
and then lifted it down and placed it
in her lap.
Instead of stopping at her table, as
1 had intended to do, 1 moved on
until l came to the palm bordered
archway opening into the annex. 1
had done little more than pass
through the doorway when 1 met the
white-faced tango-rat coming out of
the all-but-empty annex.
quickly but covertIy studied his
race as he came toward me. And I
knew, as I saw that face, that he was
the man who had taken the handbag
from the window ledge.
will you try this one step with
me" I brazenly yet lipsingly asked
OF him as l blocked his way to the
floor.
1T would be a pleasure" he an.
swered with his purely commercial
politeness. s..
will you take. me to my table.
please" I asked my partner as the
dance came to an end. For I had GER
tain things to find out from that tired
looking, young man in the narrow.
toed pumps.
1t wasn't until he had piloted me in
between those close set little islands
OF intimacies, known as tables. that
noticed the excitement about the spot
where Verlyn Vachell had been sit
ting. could see at glance that the
owner Of the canary colored diamond
had suddenly discovered that she had
been robbed. Close beside her was
the house manager himself. and his
detective and the head waiter, and
the mullet-eyed table waiter. The
startled and indignant actress. in the
meantime, stood the center of
small circle Of onlookers who held
back even from a hesitation waltz. tn
witness the more exciting diversion
of a jewel robbery.
4 wonder what's wrong over
there" languidly inquired the Tango
rat as he seated himself at my table.
THE lady seems to have lost some.
thing" he said, apparently with only
the slightest interest In the snhiect
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-19
100 MEMBERS or EIGHTH
GRADE AWARDED DIPLOMAS.

The high school auditorium was
crowded Yesterday morning. pit and
gallery with children and parents and
friends gathered TO pay honor to the
100 eighth grade students who will
enter high school next fan The fact
that an even 100 Composed the eighth
grade class was unique. hut seventeen
others will complete the Grade during
the summer terms and enter the high
school IN the fall.
The music was good. of course, be-
cause Miss Maytell Shelton, director
Of music for the city schools always
sees to it that music furnished by her
pupils is good.
Paul Hammond. president of tile
class, gave a brief history Of the city
schools. the preparation of which hail
taken much time for research.
NJ. L. Fox, speaking to the class,
urged that every one determine to go
through the high school and then
through college and then take special
preparation in vocational or profess
sional school. He said the program
might seem like long one. but that
life, taken all together, was a rather
serious affair. and that it was lived
only one time and the most possible
should be made of It, He particularly
urged the study of the English Ian
guage not only to avoid ungrammati-
cal usages but to learn how to express
thought clearly in the fcwest possible
words He said he was never at loss
to understand why the unabridged
dictionary contains so many words
were wasted every day by long wind
ed speakers and takers and writer's
Superintendent Milne presented the
health crusade banner to the winners,
complimenting them on the work they
had done toward conserving their
health and making themselves fit for
future work.
Mrs. A. 3. McMillen presented the
diplomas. The class filed slowly from
the floor Of the auditorium across the
stage, each of the 100 receiving the
coveted scroll while the audience APP
plauded. The applause was led bs
the seventh grade. who Kept up the
noise relentlessly and rythmically
while the diplomas were being handed
out,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-19
TAKE SALTS To
FLUSH KIDNEYS
Eat less meat if you feel Back
achy or have Bladder
Trouble.

Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys in their
efforts to filter it from the system.
Regular eaters of meat must flush
the kidneys occasionally. You must
relieve them like you relieve your
bowels; removing all the acids, waste
and poison, else you feel duh mis-
cry in the kidney region, sharp pains
in the back or sick headache, diz-
illness, your stomach sours, tongue is
coated and when the weather is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine is cloudy, full of sediment; the
channels often get irritatel, obliging
you to get up two or three times dur
ing the night.
To neutralize these Irritating acids
and flush off the bodys urinous
waste get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any pharmacy; take a
tablespoonful in a glass of wate1 be-
fore breakfast for few days and
your kidneys will then act fine and
bladder disorders disappear. This IA
nous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon Juice, combined
with 1ithia, and has been used for
generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys and stop bladder ir-
ritation. Jad Salts Is inexpensive;
harmless and makes a delightful ef-
fervescent lithia- water drink which
millions of men and women take now
and then, thus avoiding serious kid
ney and bladder diseases.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-19
Al UMNI Of HIGH
SCHOOL To LAUNCH
An ASSOCIATION


The class exercises Of the high
school graduating class last night ana
the presentation of diplomas to the
eighth graders at 10 O'Clock Yesterday
morning, marked the days etpnts
leading up to the commencement ex-
ercises of the high school Friday eve
ming.
An event of more than unusul! In
portarce in the Whole scheme Of tn. IS
win be the organizing tonight e a
high school alumni ASSOCIATION. The
rceting Of the alumni An, 80 with
out set program. but ARRANGEMENTS
have been made TO, short sreeches
rv Judge NJ. e. Hicllr, AM Nttorqay
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-19
PLAN TO DIVIDE So
CIALlSTS, NOW WINNING
POLICY OF LABOR CHIEFS
CONTINUED from Page one.)

SOLDERING effect on the more militant
of the strike agitators. Beyond doubt
he contributed greatly TO the triumph
of anti-strike sentiment yesterday.
The general Revolutionary move
ment favored by the radicals of which
the Mooney agitation was an import
ant phase, is not destined to make
much progress with labor under pres
ent conditions for several important
reasons, the most potential of which
Is that the majority of the delegates
believe that any surrender in this
direction would arouse public re-
sentiment and adversely affect the
chances for securing the reforms
called for in their reconstruction pro-
gram which now appear to be eX-
tremely rosy. The trend of delegate
thought, therefore, seems to favor the
building up of the organization by
taking in many elements of labor
hitherto neglected and in adopting
some o fthe less Objectionable fea-
lures of the progressive movements
minus any suggestion of accepting the
eNtravagant policies 0 fthe |. W. W.
and other BOlshevist enterprises,
Indications of Their Tendency.
This tendency is reflected in the
friendly attitude of many of the i'm
portant leaders Of the organized
labor movement toward some of the
more conservative Of the socialistic
groups, with, of course, the parlor
socialists left out of the reckoning
The demand of the Chicago women
Fa.N,,,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-19

was about the same as all class his
tories" entertaining, and the class
prophecy by Beatrice Hill, was inter
esting, particularly to the class ana
their friends The last will and tesla
ment of the class by Catherine Dear
ing was, Of course, along the usual
lines, and also good. Then came the
presentation Of the cane to the jun
iCrs, the ceremony having been inau-
eurHed by the class OF 1908, and tue
presentation was made by Hugh Gr9.
ham and the acceptance was by Caro-
Wilson of the class of 1920.
The. exercises closed with the elias.
song, words by Velma Piichard and
music by Harold Partch
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-19
Lemon Juice
For FreCkIes
Girls! Make beauty lotion at
home for few cents, Try It!

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons into
bottle containing three ounces of
orchard white, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint of the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion Beauti-
fie", at very. very small cost
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of orchard white for a
few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face neck. arms
and hands each day and see how
freckles and blernishes disappear and
how clear, soft and rosy-white the
skin becomes. Yes. 1t is harmless
and never initiates
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-19
SIMPLE COMBINATION
HELPS WEAK EYES

Albuquerque people are astonished
at the quick results produced by sim
pie witchhazel, camphor, hydrastis,
etc, as mixed in Lavoptik eye wash.
In one case of weak and ncar-sighted
eyes few days use brought great i'm
provement, In another case it stop
ped eye pains ana irritation. We guar
antee a small bottle of LaVoptik to
help ANY CASE weak, strained or in
famed eyes. Aluminium eye cup
FREE AIvarado Pharmacy, First
and Gold.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-19

Both democrats and republicans are
already casting about for capable
women orators for next years national
campaign. The women stump speak
ers Will be chosen for their gifts and
training in the art of clear forceful
and convincing speech. 1r+
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-19

To prevent automobile engines
freezing a Minneapolis man has in
vented electric apparatus that auto
matically starts them and keeps
them running for a few minutes
when their temperature nears the
danger point. . s.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-19
Mr.. Wislcr Cured Of Indigestion.

MT. Wislcr Cured of Indigestion.
some time in 1909 when | had an
attack OF Indigestion and everything
looked gloomy to me. | received free
sample of Chamberlains Tablets by
mail. | gave them trial and they
were such help TO me that bought
a package, and | can truthfully say
that l have not had SIMILAR attack
since, writes VIM. B. Wisler. Doug
lassville, Pa.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-19
nor the Relief or Rhcnmatic pains

When you have stiffness and sore
ness of the muscles. aching joints and
find it difficult to move without pain
try massagng the affected parts with
Chamberlain's Eminent. 1t will re-
lieve the pain and make rest and sleep
possible.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
New YOrk'S "Victory HalI."
(New York World

A great Memorial Hall seating at need 10000 persons, bronze tablets placed upon it's walls, to contain the names of all New York men and wo- men who died in the nations service during the war: an Exhibition Hall of fine proportions; in the basement a swimming pool and other recreation facilities; in an upper story many memorial and chapter rooms for pa triotic organizations, and on the roof a wired playground for young Ame CT cans-such. in a stately and beauti- full exterior, is the plan which is urged upon acceptance as New York's Victory Hall in memory of our dead
 No finer memorial has been pro- posed or Is likely to be conceived of than one so happily combining an impressive and monum ental exterior with elements of the highest public utility. Tn particular may the great assembly hall be considered as an urgent need of a world metropolis having none.
 The vacant property on Pershing Square Is happily situated for the purpose because of its unrivalled Gp- breaches and the ConcentriC lines of transit The city owns half of this and might give 1t for the hall-but the Committee of Fifteen reasonably hopes that so many men, women and children will be eager to give sums both small and great in so excellent q, cause that sit and building may both be entirely paid for.
 To gift or sale the consent of the city is necessary; and the cordial CO., operation of the board of estimate should be assured for a memorial so fitting and beautiful
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
Ruth the Home Run Man.
(New York Sum-

l
 Whatever else this eventfuk year has failed in it must be credited with a new record in the most individualistiG angle of baseball for MT. Ruth of the Boston Americans has done something that nobody else ever did. He has made 2S home runs in a season in d major league.
 It may mean nothing to a Peruvian n professor of Icelandic languages that a man is able to hit a sphere of rub ber string and leather so hard with a piece of wood that he can touch three bases 90 feet apart and get home be- fore the ball is returned to the place of impact, but it means a lot to Am ericans. And the interest in a man who can make 2S home runs in a sea- son is not 2S times greater than in d player who can make one; it is 28, 900 times greater.
 The early history of the home run, unlike so many other great accom- plishm ents of mankind, is not lost in the mists of the ages. Every baseball enthusiast knows about Ed William son, who made 27 four base hits in 1884 and John Freeman, who larrup- ed the leather to the limit 25 times in 1899. It is the records of these Olympians that George Ruth has sur passed this year, putting himself on the some plane, in the minds of thousands of youths, with General Pershing and the king of the Belgians.
 The home run is the acme of ma ag- nificent individualism in baseball. It is philanthropic in that it helps those who are ahead, on bases. It is self sufficient in that it does not rely on the man who follows. It is cruel in that it breaks the heart of the oppos- ing outfield. It is kind in that 1t gives the wretched pitcher time to stoke up with fresh chewing gum.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
Tho Newspapers Friend. Manchester Herald)

If James w. Cheney had not chos- en to be a silk manufacturer he would have made a first class news paper man. He had all the necessary qualifications. He was a keen ob- server, of public affairs and com m ented upon them with excellent judgment He also had a good sense of news values. He understood hu- man nature and in a short cOnVersa- ton could win the confidence of a stranger in whatever social station or walk of life. He was tender heart ed and sympathized readily with the poor or unfortunate. He was the newspaper mems friend and would always give them a piece of news if it was within his power to do so. Not infrequently he wrote contributions to the daily papers and whatever he wrote was always worth reading. He was a thoughtful man, @ good deal of philosopher and he wished everybody well. It gave him pleasure to give others pleasure. The Herald will al- ways feel honored by his steadfast friendship which extended over a period of more than 35 years.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
Jealous? Oh, No! Bridgeport Post.)

Not very long ago one of our es- teemed Hartford Contemporaries called attention to the fact that Bridgeport was growing, dilatins in a supposedly amusing fashion oh the way in which Bridgeport has grown and implying that this city was jeaf ous of other cities in Connecticut while these latter were in no way jealous of Bridgeport.
 Of course the other cities, includ4 ing Hartford, are not jealous. The other cities of the state are no doHM "tickled to death" to see Bridgeport progress and enlarge! They are very pleased no doubt to see Bridgeportg industries and factories ContinueN as full time despite their oft repeated allegations that Bridgeport was 4 war boom city only. t. ,&eRs
 Hartford has a self -suffiCiency ahout it that is rather amusing to one not condemned to live there. Everythinf made in Hartford; everything thouEh& out in Hartford; everything anyWa& related to Hartford, bears immediate- ly the stamp of approval (Hartford's)s Hartford claims it Is not jealous Of Bridgeport and yet listen to this baek- handed slam.
 To quote from an editorial in o1e of the Hartford papers iE relation to the growth of Hartford's population from 9S,S15 in 1910 to 157,960 in the present year:-"This will be an eminently satisfactory growth frpxIs 9S,S15, reported in r910, much moik satisfa ctory than as if we' had arisen to be the first or second city of the state in point of size as the result of a war boom and then lost a great portion of our population"
 Dear, oh dearl They simply can't get over the fact that Bridgeport outs ranks them in population! They con~ stantly reiterate that we have lost the greater part of our population since the war stopped. For the informa7 tion of our Hartford friends let 1t be said that Bridgeport's loss in popula- ton since the armistice has been very, very slight, and even admitting some loss, we still have a good con- servative 100000 residents here, and furthermore, they are going to stay and increase.
 Hartford further claims that they have lost but 15s people since the war stopped and war industries ceased to function as concentratedly. Surely. Hartford must have been head over heels in war work when only 156 outsiders leave the city at the cessa- ton of that work!
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
\ Welcome for King Albert.
(Waterbury American.)

The refusal of the Mayor of Mil waukee to fall in with the desire of some of his fellow citizens to show hospitality to King Abort and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium when they visit the United States Is expressed in language in part silly and in part brutal. The significant sentence Is this: ITO hell with Kings" Ab- stra ctly American citizens are sup posed to sympathize with this idea, but they are not inhospita ble to vis- itors whether kings or commons. If Belgium wants a king no one in the United States can reasonably object and especially when he Is a king like Albert. who has shown his fine quail fering. He and his wife are represen- tative of the best type of manhood and womanhood and are recognized as such everywhere In the world, even in Germany, of whose cruel force and rapacity they were the victims
 The people of the United States are not trying to decide what kind of rulers countries of Europe shall have and they will not sympathize with any coarse assumption of superior pa- triotism which, as in tho case of this mayor. Is not demanded by loyalty to the United States The Belgian king and queen entertained the pres ldent of the United States with hos pitable courtesy when he visited that