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The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
DID CUSTOMS ABOLISHED GIRL SDSPOSED O.

roofs and basins of the PiraeuA and
the broad blue sea, with the purple
peaks of Aegina beyond aIl-and q
darkeyed boy. with his arm around
her neck. pointed laughing to the
twinkling masts in the far harbor,
and called her sister-the dead soul
woke within her; and with a wild
cry she recoiled from him in an
agony of shame, and covering her
face with both her hands. sank
down among the blood-stained
sands.
A yell. as of all hell broke loose,
rang along that vast circle.
Down with him! Away with
him! Cruelty the slavel Give the
barbarian to the beasts! To the
beasts with him, noble Prefectw
The pleasure-loving people of AL
exandria did not take kindly to the
youth who so rudely interrupted the
delicious spectacle which their pre-
feet had staged for them. "Aphro-
dite Rising From the Sea"
1t was Alexandria in the nth CEN
tury OF our era The city founded by
a king who dreamed not in empires
but in continents, placed at the stra-
tegic point where 1t would command
three OF those great units, had achiev-
ed pre-eminence in beauty, in vice,
In learning, in turbulence, in the cos
mopolitan character of its people
The three continents which Alexander
would unite into one had poured into
his city their best and their worst,
and each strove desperately for su-
premacy. Many a man in those days
must have thought that
East Is East and West Is West,
And never the twain shall wed,
though meet they did in ways as
tempestuous as the most violent or
matrimony. The empire, nominally
Christian in the persons of the rulers
since the unsuccessful attempt OF
Julian to turn back the hands of time
to the faith of paganism. found itself
in constant clashes with the growing
power OF the church: Orestes, the i'm
perial prefect and Cyril. the militant
bishop. wed with each other in dis
patches to Constantinople. each COM
planning at the others usurpations;
the army Of legionaries and the vast
throngs of monks each entertained a
considerable respect for the fighting
qualities Of the other.
The Jews were in great numbers
and were not in the happiest position
between church and empire: while the
descendants OF Alexander's Mace
domains, and Greeks from all quarters
of the eastern Mediterranean. could
not forget that they had once been
the masters of Egypt Constant con-
flict in the streets between the parti-
sans of each side laid a fitting scene
for Charles Kingsley's religious philo-
sophie historical melodrama-
Cyril. bishop and later saint. is
nominally the leader of the battling
Churchmen OF the tale; the great
Augustine and the philosophic Syne-
sius, bishops both, are minor person
ages of the drama. with many other
passing figures OF the church. but the
leading character from that side is
the humble Philammon. the young
boy of the monastery in the desert,
who makes his way in the simplicity
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
THIS WEEKS NEW
BOOKS AT THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Public Library has received
the following new interesting
books :
..The Dead Commando by Vicente
BIascO IbaneL
.Tbe Land and the soldier" by
+. &. Howe.
"IndividuaI Instruction in Rife
Practice" by 4. J. Macnab.
seThe Riddle of the Purple En-
peror.- by y. W. and VI. T.. Han
shew.
"Mother Love in Action" by Mrs.
l.. l.. Gavit.
"How TO Pronounce the Names
in Shakespeare" by 7. L. Irvine.
American Business in World Mar
kets," by j. IT. VI. Moore.
seTraininE for the Electric Rail-
way Business by c. b. FairchiId.
easy Entertainments for Young
People"
"speech Training for Children -
by VI. G. BIantOn.
ssThe social History of Smoking" !"
by G. l.. Appcrson.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
HOROSCOPE.
SATURDAY. AUGUST a. 1915.
toppyasht ils. b. ths Aocrs Ssvspap~
eynAicntA)

SATURDAY. AUGUST "a, 1919.
toDpynsht D,s. b. ths Aec,us ssvspap~
synAiostA)
Jupiter and Venus rule powerfully
for good this day. according to as
trolosy. Mars is adverse.
Women are subject to che best
direction in the morning. which
should be a most auspicious time
for weddings- Meetings with
strangers Of opposite sex, also are
lucky.
1t is read as . fortunate rule for
the buying OF all sorts Of wearing
apparel but warning is given that
there will be tendency toward ex-
treme modes that will arouse public
censure.
The stars that diminish the
modesty Of women have forceful in
fluence. the seers declare. and they
they foretell that there will be an
uncovering OF the body that will
shame the nations.
Theaters and those who manage
them should beneht greatly today.
Progress will mark the production
of American plays.
There is an aspect of Venus read
as presaging a turning toward cuI-
ture, since ii reveals national needs
and brings to Americans many Sc
we're criticisms from afar.
Hotel proprietors will continue TO
benefit, for they will fnd that
changed conditions after the war
bring new sources of income.
Mars is in a place read as fore
shadowing the most severe arraign-
ment Of those who conducted army
affairs. This applies to the United
States as well as to England and
France.
Under the planetary rule that pre-
walls today physicians and surgeons
are likely to meet obstacles and to
face ingratitude on the part OF
patients.
There is a sinister sign for philan-
thropic and altruistic organizations.
The planets that promote gossip
have malefic influence.
Persons whose birthdate IL is may
meet with perplexities in the coming
year. through law suits. with care
they should have a year OF financial
gain. Young women should be eX-
ceedingly discreet in their conduct.
Children born on this day are like
ly to be rash and extravagant These
subjects of Virgo usually have ambi-
ton and by industry gain success
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

There are innumerable opportuni-
ties in Washington during the mid
summer sales 70 save the pennies
for later fall extravaganza.
One OF the most tempting points
of interest in morning Of window
shopping are the wonders OF the
shoe shops.
There are models for the short
foot and models for the slim foot
all fascinating acquisitions for any
woman's wardrobe.
For organdies. tc- home wear
gowns and for dances the newest
of the summer lasts have caught the
frivolous spirit OF the summer girls
Though really sturdy. many OF the
slipper-pUmps. for few have the
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

OF his zeal to brave the world. tho
flesh. and the devil, where so many
other monks of fiction have found
that interesting triad, keeping head
quarters at Alexandria. The city was
ruled by Orestes, so far as any pre-
feet could rule that unruly cosmo-
polls, a worldly and elusive person.
who. not satisfied with the troubles
already at hand. would conspire to
erect an empire of Africa out of the
difficulties of Rome and CONSTANT
nople. and to crown as his empress.
Hypatia. idealist, mathematician, neo-
PlatOnist. leader and teacher OF what
remained of Greek philosophy as n
living force. Under Hypatia's sway
fell the young Philammon by reason
of her beauty, her power of speech.
and the inherited appeal of phil
oSophy to one whose ancestry was
Athenian. An appeal OF another sort
came to him from PelaCia, dancer
and beauty. darling of the city in
general and of individuals in par
tfcular To the charm of Hypatia
yielded not only the worldly prefect
and the simple monk, but the most
interesting figure of the story,
Raphael Aben-E Ezra, descended from
the blood OF Solomon. rich. lazy and
selfish to all appearance. but the per
sonage in whose soul and mind was
surging most violently the struggle
and conflict which is the keynote OF
the book. Should the traditions of
Jewry. the lure OF Greek philosophy,
the charm of a pleasant if tumultOus
world. or the power of Christianity
conquer in him? In his apparently
easy-going way Through existence, he
was measuring what every phase Of
that seething cauldron had to offer
as a solution for the problems which
a human soul has to ponder for its
own salvation. 1t took him long to
decide, and it was only by the minis
trations of Augustine and Synesius
and the living example of Victoria
that he finally found in Christianity
the truly democratic creed by which
the world could best live.
Struggle and strife of soul or body
-Philammon's yearning to see more
of the world than the monastery in
the desert; his cnthrallment by the
charm of Hypatia's beauty and her
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

Discovered, A way to split the dol
lar spent for food which will provide
the spender with a balanced diet,
Food experts and domestic and
financial economists have gotten to-
gether and worked out a general plan
by which this can be accomplished.
The foods needed for health and
working efficiency are divided into five
groups. To attain a proper balance
divide each dollar spent for foods into
five parts-alloting one part TO each
food group.
1t works like this:
For every dollar invested in food:
Group 1-Spend % cents for veg
etables and fruits.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

Group 2-Spend - cents for milk.
butter and cheese.
Group -Spend % cents for meat
fish, cgEs, etc.
Group 3-Spend 20 cents or bread
and cereals.
Groups ( and Spend ~ cents for
sugar, fat. tea, coffee and other gro
ccrieS.
II more than o0 cents is spent for
bread and cereals and less than -
cents is spent for meat the total cost
of the diet will be reduced consider
ably. but it Will take more thought
and skill from the housewife to make
the diet attractive and palatable- But
it can be done, Saving on meat re-
quires moro brains-bUt aids the health
and the purse.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
BERRY MUFFNS.

One-fourth cup butter. third
cup sugar. one egg. two and two
third cups flour. four teaspoons bsk-
ing powder. one-half teaspoon salt,
one cup milk, one cup berries.
Cream the butter. add gradually
sugar and egg well beaten, mix and
sift flour. baking powder and salt.
one-fourth cup flour TO be
mixed with berries and added last
add the remainder alternately with
milk
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
This Is Great for Tired,
Wilted, WrinkIed Faces

An effective warn weather treafment-hszt
tending TO CAUSE wrinkles and nabbineS-s a
skin-ughtener made by dissolvins one ounce n
powdered SAJolite in hxlf pint Of witch hI5eL
Bsthe The face in the solution and remzrkshis
improvement will be observed immedatr TN1s
tlnes and sAEs dlsSFpeAr in a hurry You fesi
and look much refreshed and the face has more
youthful APPEARANCE
As there is benehciEl tonic a-tion me -
suits are more than Temporary. this BENG no
tioed particularly IN the ELECT upon tbe relaxed
facial muscles. The s1zolits and witch hzssl
which can be purch&sed Al any drug stors so
9rits hAx1n@, -of opoDe--Adx
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
ESCAIIOPED MEAL.

Chop and mix the cold meat with
a chopped onion, poultry seasoning.
and cupful OF chopped celery.
Alternate the chopped meat mixture
with layers OF bread crumbs or
mashed potato, or boiled rice. Put
all in a baking dish. and pour over
/ cupful of thin tomato sauce or
milk. seasoned to taste, and dot the
top with butter. Serve with hard
boiled egg and -parzley xarnish-
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

Philammon could bear no more
Another moment and he had hurled
down through the dense mass Of
spectators, clearing rank after rank
Of seats by the sheer strength Of
madness, leaped the balustrade into
athe orchestra below. and rushed
ACROSS the space to the foot OF the
platform
"PeIaEia, Sister! My sister!
Have mercy on me, on yourself,
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

practical characteristics Of oxfords.
look as il they were designed for
drawing rooms only.
White in canvas. suede and buck
skin are worn with the IEhtest Of
the summer dresses. Many Of them
are trimmed with sparkling buckles
and fancy leather or ribbon bows.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
HYPATIA
By CHARLES KINGSLEY
CONDENSATION by Prof William Fenwick Harris)

I will hide you! and we will fee to-
gether out of this Internal place!
this world of devils! I am your
brother, Come"
She looked at him one moment
with wide, wild eyes,-the truth
flashed on her
Brother
And she spranE from the plat
form into his arms.
A vision OF a lofty window in
Athens, looking out over far olive
yards and gardens, and the Night
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

"You put your babies here" is what Chinese
tiers the box the the circle These baby
boxes still used certain of China by parents
wish to rid of their children, and also by those who
md some TO adopt But must look for girls only boy babies
If the
of their they send
family. 1t old Chinese girl leave
them the woods die. Through the
aries China waking and these barbarous soon
belong the
Out of its budget of Srosoooooo rebuilding the world
the missionary OF the Methodist Episcopal
58S in China.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23
FINGER ROW

In serving finger bowls. half I'LL |
the bowls with luke warm water
and set on doilies placed upon des-
sert plates.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

learning: Cyril's struggles by militant
means toward a spiritual end: Ores
tes' to win an empire: Pelagia's to
win love: Raphael to find the truth {:
the conflict between old thought and
new; and as the climax. the conflict
and the end in Hypatia's case:
Yes. on into the church itself!
Into the cool. dim shadow, with its
fretted pillars. and towering domes,
and candles. and incense and blazing
altar, and great pictures, looking
from the walls athwart the gorgeous
gloom. And right in front, above the
altar, the colossal Christ watching
unmoved from off the wall, his right
hand raised to give a blessing-or a
curse?
"On. up the nave, fresh shreds Of
her dress strewing the holy pave
ment, up the chancel steps them
selves-up to the altar-right under
meath the great, still Christ: and
there even those hell-hounds paused
She shook herself free from her
tormentors. and springing back. rose
for one moment to her full height,
naked. snow white against the dusky
mass around, shame and indignation
in those wide, clear eyes, but not a
stain of fear. With one hand she
clasped her golden locks around her;
the other long. white arm was
stretched upward toward the great
still Christ, appealing-and who dare
say, in vain?-from man to God Her
lips were opened to speak: but the
words that should have come from
them reached Gods ears alone; for in
an instant they struck her down, the
dark mass closed over her again-and
then wall on wall, ear-piercing. rang
along the vaulted roofs. and thrilled
like the trumpet Of avenging angels
through Philammon's ears"
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The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

Ask almost maiden what special dress desire
and she will repy-"a bousew They
resbe and here three of the charming
ated this of
At the lower left behold friy confecon creamy
with and lace rlls neck and French
touch of old blue ribbon hid among the frls.
In the is skeched delectable affair."
model in blouse created from ndestructibe voe.
At the right the fetching colarles blouse fashioned
coored organde with tiny fr and band of pin uc
its simple ornamentaion-
The Washington herald., 1919-08-23

2 the masses; a universal fermenta-
ess. The Young Church and the Old
gEIe. He wished to prove in a novel
the only really democratic creed"
"Hypatia-"
,naIity is realized as one turns from
later Babies" whimsical. charming.
G children.
The sun., 1919-04-17
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Selling pressure in heavy volume In
the hnal hour OF yesterdays session on
the Consolidated Stock Exchange made
for a reactlonary market Previous
gains in a majority OF issues were not
only eliminated but losses recorded.
Standard industrials bore the brunt OF
the attack, which went beyond the ordl-
nary limits OF profit taking. and the
weakness In those stocks had a depress-
ing effect on the general list. What
gains were recorded at the close were
found in a few speciaities. including mo-
tors. feathers and tobaccos. Rails sold
off In sympathy. Southern Pacific alone
holding a frac donal gain. Steel COM
mon closed weak at ss1s. Minor steels
were lower but inactive. Coppers closed
Arm. Oils were in supply In the late af-
ternoon and had net losses from a frac-
ton to more than n point. Except Ma
rine common. which advanced a point,
shipping shares were reactionary. In
specialties the weakest feature was In
dustrial Alcohol. which had q net loss of
4M. The remainder OF the group i'm
proved. but closed at substantially less
than previous high levels Of the session.
The sun., 1919-04-17
NEW HAVEN REVENUE DROPS
auckland Says Income Has Not
Net Expenses Since January 1.

NEw HAVEN, April 16.--That the reve-
rues of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad since January / have
been less than the operating expenses.
and that he believed the Government
would return the railroads to private
ownership as soon as practicable, We're
statements made to-day by f. G. Buck
land. president of that railroad COM
pany, in addressing the annual meeting
Of the stockholders here.
The contracts between the railroad
company and the Director General of
Railroads were not taken UP at the meet
ing President auckland explaining that
the vote taken at tho last meeting had
been held as sufficient to cover this year s
operations l. was voted TO accept the
statement OF the affairs OF the corpora
ton for 1918, which was recently issued.
and the statement was placed on file.
II was announced that for the first
two months of this wear the revenues of
the railroad were s14.291 900 and the
operating expenses totalled $14.643,0 BOO.
The figures for March were not complete.
Referring TO those figures. Arthur T.
Hadley, a director. said that the rail-
road in it's last year of corporation man
asement had spent 70 cents of every
dollar Of revenues. while now the Gov
eminent spends the whole dollar and
some more"
Mr. auckland liiSened the situation be-
tween the Government and the railroad
to that between the tenant and the land
lord Our business as landlord" he
said. is to see that the road Is kept UP.
the rent paid and the property returned
in substantially as good condition as
when It was rented" he said. ANY
thing that affects the railroads affects
the entire country. Danger TO the rail-
roads means danger to the nation"
The sun., 1919-04-17
SINCLAIR OIL REPORT.
Covers SIX Months, As Company IL
Changing Fiscal Year.

The Sinclair OIL and Refining Com
pany earned from operations during the
six months ended December 81, 1918, a
total OF tS.50o,oo0 before deductions
for interest and discount taxes. depie-
ton, depreciation and amortization.
These figures were given out at the an
nual stockholders' meeting yesterday and
included only the six months beginning
on July l OF last year for tho reason
that tho company is changing its fiscal
year to correspond with the calendar
year.
The directorate OF the company was
increased from twenty-one to thirty-one
members and the following directors
we're elected: John A. Bell, g. A. Bra
Icy, G. z. Crawiey, Joseph NJ Cudahy.
O. w. Davidson, j. Fletcher Farrell
George II. Finn. g. l.. Fuller, o. NJ
Gerstung. J. c. Hawkins. William Hut
tis, w. II. Isotn, J. c. johnson. =. r
Kemp. II. w. Kenwell, @. Herman KIM
cult. c. A. Lockhard. Jr. John r Man
ion. Ray Morris, Acosta Nichols, J. w.
Perry. William p. Phillips, K Porter.
w. q, Post, r. w. Ragiand. Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr.. Z. W. and III. 8. Sinclair.
A. Steinmetz, A. @. Waldschagel and
II. p. Wright
In q statement to the stockholders out
lining tho position Of tho company and
pointing out the expansion which has
been done In the last few months, Presi-
dent Sinclair said In part; 1T has been
impossible to close the accounts for the
period under review in time TO submit .
full report at this meeting. II can be
stated that the net earnings for ths six
months. before deduoting interest and
discount. depletion and depreciation.
amortization and Federal taxes, will
amount TO approximately $500. 900.
The oil and gas leases OF the pro-
ducinB subsidiaries have been further
developed with satisfactory results. To-
ward the close OF the fiscal year the re-
naming outstanding half interest in tho
Garfield OIL Company. operating extern
sively In the CARRIER oil field, was &C.
quired. Your company's interests have
been further extended in the Ranger
held In North Texas In addition TO Its
own acreage in this field II has acquired
Jointly with the Texas and Pacific Coal
and OIL Company and tho Sinclair Gulf
OIL Company valuable leases In various
portions Of this field. These properties
are being actively developed and should
create a valuable additional asset to
your company"
The sun., 1919-04-17
ILLINOIS CENTRAL r.. "a
net INCOME OFF
Report Shows S10,056,702 Is
Earned in 1919 Against
$15,191,326 in 1917.
SURPLUS ALSO DECLINES
Railroad Receives $3,225,dOO
Only on $16,282,873 Of
Standard Rental.

The Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany. on the basis OF the standard rental
OF S16.2s2,373. OF which only s3.22b, GOD
was paid up to December 81 by the Rail-
road Administration. earned net corpor-
ate income OF s1o,s5s.7o2. according to
the annual report for 1918 Issued yes
terday. against S1b.19l.s26 in 1917. 1t
was equal to $1,000 u share. against
$3.50 share In the preceding year,
and dividends of t7.6bo.72o paid in 1913.
The profit and loss statement showed
surplus at tho close Of the rear OF
N7.ss5,6S4, against s22.366.22i at the
beginning, tho depletion being duo TO an
appropriation Of 36.762.eso for invest
ment In physical property. There was
expended not less than s27,197,4s0 In
1918 for additions and betterments tim
GLIDING improvements on subsidiary
procerties), as reported by the Admins
tration.
The salient features OF the income ac-
count follow:
The sun., 1919-04-17
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Peoples Trust Company OF Brooklyn has
certified that II has increased It's capital
from 81. 900 900 TO 81, co0,ooo.
W. Frank Newell, who retired from the
hTn of J. r. willision a Co.. on April /, is
with c. I. Hudson & Co.
Toward II. GNdn. president OF the As
bestos and Rubber Works OF America has
been elected a director OF the Gotham Ma
ttionsl Bank 20 take the place of DR.. Thomas
Kelly, deceased
Logan & Bryan announce that j. Newton
Marshall has been appointed manager OF
their Office in the Homestead Hotel Hot
sprinEs Va.
A. r. Leach 4 Co. have purchased and are
offering nj 81 and Interest yielding nearly
"a per cent. 100000 Middle West Utilities
Company hve year per cent. convertible
gold notes. due on March l. 1874
Iouchhem, Mnton 4 Co have issued the
1912 edition OF their Dividend Guide
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company will
be transfer agent for Adams Express Com
pany stock from April p.
Coffee and Sugar Exchange member ship
held by, the s ]. Cohen estate has been sold
TO Lambnrn e. Co. for 81 COZ. which price is
that of the last previous sale,
New York Produce Exchange and the Chi
caFo Board OF Trade will not be open TO
morrow, but will he open on April ~. All
big exchanges of the country win DO closed
Tomorrow.