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The Washington times., 1920-01-30
The TWO Voices

Laura is so much better that you
may sec her, too. But what do you
wish to speak TO me about, my
child? There is nothing wrong. is
there? Doris is well enough TO
come out today, isn't she?"
Ruth replied, truthfully: Yes,
she is well enough to be out to-
day"
What message may I give Hugh
from her? When may ] tell him to
expect her,
This time the answer was long In
coming. yet it was clear and con-
cise-if not as truthful as its pre-
decessor.
Tell Hugh he may expect Doris
at IL o'clock, please. Good-by."
She hung up the receiver and
stood very still, knowing that her
mother would declare her presence
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Copyright, 1920, Star Company.
CHAPTER XVIII.

"HAT she had set her feet in Il
difficult path, Ruth Courtney
= appreciated. Yet even she
did not suspect by how many thorns
it was beset
She had a frightened, solitary
feeling as she closed the door OF
the bedroom behind her after her
stormy scene with Doris. She loved
her sister, but for the moment her
sense Of indignation and her DIS
approval of Doris actions were al
most overwhelming. Stronger still
was her determination to save
Hugh. These two sentiments drove
her 10 the only course sho could
see ahead of her.
That she could not tsko that
course without tho assistance Of
others occurred tosher now for the
first time. What If Hugh's family
were to fail her? What II they
were to forbid her duixouc action7
She stood still. her hand on the
balustrade, thinking hard. Tho
beating OF her heart increased In
violence as she tried to peer into
the future This moved her to take
the task OF each minute as II ca1he,
and not look beyond.
ney." she reminded herself. "Until
that has been done, ! will not de-
eide on my next move"
Hurrying down the stairs to the
lower hall, she seated herself at
the little table on which the tele-
phone stood.
Sho called her number, and, as she
waited, she heard the rustic OF a
dress in the rear hall. She suspect
ed that her mother had come TO
the door of tho dining room at the
sound of her daughters voice.
Ruth regretted this. She would
fnd IL easier to carry on her con-
vereation with Mr.. Rodney II she
were not conscious Of her mothers
critical presence. Still. IL could not
be hepled. She would pretend to
be unaware OF her parents proI-
unity.
A Restless Night
This is Miss Courtney speaking"
she told the maid who answered her
call. May l speak with Mr.. Rod
ney, please?"
Good morning, Mr.. Rodney" she
said q minute later. NO, this is not
Doris. II is Ruth. "I am speaking
for my sister. She is not very well
this morning. How is Hugh?"
He had a restless night" the
father informed her. His symp-
toms are not so good as we could
wish. His nervousness is intense.
But we hope IL may be only the re-
suit OF the journey and OF the strain
OF yesterday's consultation"
"Shall you be at home this morn
ing" Ruth asked. May sec you
n como 10 your house7"
"I shall be here until noontlme
The Washington times., 1920-01-30
Shoe Profiteers
FoiIed at Last.

Today's Economy Prize gees to
the following letter:
DEAR ELIZABETH LATTIMEE:
Row Is this to beat the high cost cf
living? A man who has four boys -
keep in shoes became discouraEed with
buying leather to hal sole their shoes.
as II did not wear long. so he took al
old automobile tire, cut the soles Of
that; elso put a piece on the heel, and
he had an imitation peoIin sole that
wears much better than leather and -
waterproof. 1t saves time on repairing.
cost OF leather and buying rubbers.
MRS. II. c. KINDER.
Mt Rainier Nd
The Washington times., 1920-01-30
The Rhyming
Optnlist
BY Aline Michaelis.

~ LII mlDAO was a SThspins
chap who lived in days OF
old. He thought that II
would be a snap II everything upon
the map were turned to shining
gold. And there are some like him
today who love the yellow stun.
They toll from dawn to dark each
day and wear their very lives away.
yet never get enough. But when old
Midas really won the gift of golden
touch. and all he put his hands upon
just went to shining like the sun,
he saw II was too much. He soon
found out that gold is not what it's
cracked up to be. His golden soup
was never hot, he found gold chops,
though chcwed a lot, unsatisfactory.
And so 1t Is with other folks who
love the sight OF gold; they learn
life likes her little jokes. II chaps
insist on golden cloaks, they shiver
with the cold. For some things Il is
we'll enough: but, Midas-likc. they
see that golden steak is rather
tough. They tire OF putting up
bluff at drinking golden tea. But
worst OF all tho trials they face is
when they long for love, and all
about their shining place they cam
not find a single trace TO cheer a
lonesome cove. These days it's not
an easy thing to keep the wolf
away, but golden brides cannot
sing and golden flowers don't make
spring, whatever misers say.
Though. dwelling In an humble cot
you cannot make a splash, remem-
Der old man Midas lot, how golden
eats don't touch the spot, and gladly
grab your hash. Remember love
and what II means, and though
you're sometimes cold for lack OF
jits within your Jeans, don't turn
your back on turnip greens and
nine aUav for roid
The Washington times., 1920-01-30

very hearty meals over three ordi-
nary ones
The best physiological evidence
implies that moderate quantities Of
food taken at moderate intervslg
are more easily and completely d.
gested by ordinary people than
larger quantities taken at long il
tervals. II the food ordinarily
eaten is considered excessive and
the aim is simply TO reduce .-n'.
amount, IL would seem hlc~e ~
tional to make al the meals lighter
than to omit one. The verS fact
that the custom OF eating 8 numoer
OF meals a day has so long been
almost universal indicates that IL
must have some advantage which
instinct. based upon experience. sp.
proves and justides.
The Washington times., 1920-01-30
SUFFRAGE ACT UPHELD.

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 3o--The Texas
women's primary suffrage act was
upheld yesterday when the supreme
court refused to grant a writ OF error
In the case originating in McLennan
county. where the third court OF civil
appeals declared the law constitu
tional. -.
The Washington times., 1920-01-30
BY Brice Belden, NJ. D.

VIBRATING Is about the
commonest cause OF high
" blood pressure. other causes
ere mental or physical overwork,
chronic nicotine poisoning In its
early stages Qater, as tho heart
weakens, there Is a secondary fall
Of pressure). alcohol and drugs
acute infectious disease aud ar
fections of the kidneys.
In general. then, VIC may say
that the principal primary cause
is an intoxicstion OF some kind.
In individuals past middle life
high blood pressure is frequently
associated with great and untiring
energy, which accounts for some
OF the cases OF sudden death where
tho individual has remarked short
The Washington times., 1920-01-30
The Story to Date:
By CYNTHIA STOCKLEY,

of "Bluc Aloes" 'The Leopard" and many short
unusual charm and ceyerness-
The Washington times., 1920-01-30
How Many
Meals n Day!

The theory is advanced from time
TO time that one or two meals q day
would be preferable to the three
commonly served in this country.
II the same amount of food is to
be eaten, specialists state that 1t is
hard to see the advantage Of two
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-20
SOAPS AND CLEANERS

CLEANERS
P. & G. White Naptha
Soap, 3 for .........25c|
Sea Foam Naptha
Powder Sc
Crystal White Soap
Flakes, 2 for .15c
Crystal White Soap
Chips, large .29c
White Borax Naptha
Soap, a for .25c
Wool Soap, large, 8 for Csc
Sunbrite Cleanser, 8 for 12c
Lautz Naptha Soap
Powder, 3 for .15c
Clean-Easy Soap, 4 for Csc
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ulj1ing can b I ccntinusd
- istssruptions. tie 100000
Armstrong motion picture
. ing built b. tie Rosennsld-
20 eunpaay On Third avenue
PSI Ill,etsenth street. win BE- open
Is = Noy. /. Outside decorations,
-. ferrs Gotta. the Indian head on
- ecypef shove the Hickey cigar
2ia1l u be above the entrance,
- already been built In.
qrotebly the biggest attraction
" ~ house from the exterior 10
bright coloring which il
1879 Is the shields aid decora-
:;sisr1 % the building. Indian col
~ Is being used. Three car
sssis q terra Gotta have been de-
S1l1ed and will be used for decora-
- The Indian setting which
m predominate throughout the
ss1efiof and exterior OF the build
vss designed by George
Schrfman, Chicago decorator from
ssdaues at Fort Armstrong
= ia Rock Island arsenal. Paint
~ and fixtures will carry out the
|Same idea.
Dancing Saloon Features.
The corner room will be opened
j, the Hickey Cigar company, who,
A the room above, will conduct a
u room. The managers Office
and box office will be built next to
lie cigar store. On the west end
n the building Rock Island
photographer will be located. A
lsncing saloon ON the second floor
peaY the Hickey tea room will
s. put in. The saloon will
Is separate from the the
atre so that the orchestras will
~ interfere with each other. The
room will also be used for loung-
IN. Dancing will probably only be
held in the evening. A nursery
room in the basement. with rest
rooms will be furnished. Mothers
may leave their children with the
trained nurse, who will be provid-
a, free Of charge.
Y 10 Install Air Chamber.
An air chamber, the frs. Install
a In any theatre in this commun-
~, Is being built in the Fort
Armstrong. The chamber will
stretch through the center of the
main floor, furnishing pure venti-
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the pulley wheel on the side of the
machine.
Come in and let us give you COM
plete demonstration of this wonderful
machine. Let us show you how you can
do your washing with greater ease and
greater satisfaction, by the Maytag
Multi-Motor Washer with built-in gaso-
line engine.
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protected from water.
The Multi-Motor has the same tvpe of
swinging, reversible wringer as the
famous Maytag Electric Washer. 1t
wrings from the machine to the rinse
tub-from the rinse tub into the blue
tub-from the blue tub into the clothes
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-20

!. IF you do not have electricity in your
home come and see this wonderful
Ma, tag Multi Motor Washer. See what
an improvement it is over old-style
"ra hers which require separate gaso-
lie engine. See how you can now do
your washing wherever you choose
indoors, outdoors the basement in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-20

washer containing its own gasoline
engine. This is because the Maytag
Multi.Motor is the only successful, air
cooled, one-half horse power motor ever
developed. 1t uses very little oil and gas,
weighs only IS pounds. Yet it has power
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-20

Lux Soap Flakes, 2 for .21c
Crystal White Soap 8 for 21c
Swifts' Pride Soap. S for Csc
Peosta Naptha Soap,
3 Tor Csc
White Borax Naptha,
4 for Csc
Fels Naptha Soap, 3 for Csc
Ivory Soap, small, 3 for Csc
Classic White Soap,
4 for ..............2 Csc
ni-Flush, each .18c
Dutch Cleanser, 2 for .15c
Gold Dust, large size ;. .29c
20 Mule Team Borax, lb. 12c
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basketball without
moving the machine.
And when the
wash is done you can
operate the churn,
the separator, the
grinder, etc. from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-04
TEXT BOOK CHANGES
URGED BY DR.. BALLOU
English in Grades and Foreign
Languages in High School Sub
jects Included.

English text books in use in the
elementary schools of Washington
and foreign language books used in
the high schools will be supplanted
next fall with more modern books. A
recommendation to change these text
books will be made to the board of
education by DR.. Frank w. Ballou,
the new superintendent of schools.
The necessity for changing the Eng
lish text books in the grade schools
and the foreign language books in
the senior institutions has been urged
by officials Of the grade and high
schools on the ground that the ones
now in use are not modern. Lack of
sufficient appropriation will preclude
school authorities from putting new
books into use when the schools ope n
September 20. However. Supt. Ballou
expects to have some of the new
books put into use in the lower
grades, and gradually place them in
the higher grades as soon as appro-
priations are made available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-04
&C. FARMS SHOW DECREASE
IN VALUE DURING TEN YEARS
Less Acreage in That Glass Also Revealed
In Preliminary Census of Agriculture.
2O4 Places Estimated at $5,5H, 1863.

were none in 1910. Other animals re-
ported on farms in the District OF
Columbia were 33 mules. 500
cattle. 9 sheep and 1910 swine, the
latter figure showing large increase
over the number of swine on farms
in 1910.
Report ON Animals.
The following animals were report
ed in Enclosures not on farms: Three
hundred and nipety-eight cattle. in
Guiding 229 dairy cows. 4.Ol3 horses,
1928 mules. 1 burro. 1857 swine, 81
sheep and SO goats.
OF the 81 sheep reported. p of the
White House. Census enumerators
figured the White House could hardly
be classed as farm, and put the
sheep in the mot on farm" schedule.
There were II rams, Is ewes and l
lamb on January 1. constituting the
number of horses not on farms drop
ped from 1864 in 1910 to 4.013 in
1920. rejecting the greatly increased
use of the gasoline motor truck and
pleasure car.
White potatoes constituted the prin-
cipal crop raised in the District of
Columbia last year. 1921 bushels be-
ing produced from the 259 acres I'M
der cultivation. There were 1864
bushels of sweet potatoes raised on
1868 bushels of corn were raised on
367 acres under harvest Eight hum
dred and forty-six tons of hay were
harvested on sos acres of land. All
these figures show decreases over
those for 1910.
Thirty-Four Greenhouses.
There are thirty-four greenhouses
in the District of Columbia which last
year sold products to the value of
s272,00O, with $4,000 square feet of
ground under glass. Twenty
thousand pounds of grapes were
grown in the District last year and
but 1000 pounds sold, which led to
an assertion by one census official
that there must be lot of home
made wine in the District.
Farm labor cost District farmers a
total of s172,696 in value, of which
s139.533 was in cash and the rest in
board and lodging, the bureau re-
ported. There is one tractor in use
in the District, fifty-four automobiles
on farms and twenty-nine trucks.
Two of the largest farms in -
District of Columbia with a large
number of animals on them are the
Soldiers Home and ST. Elizabeths
Hospital.
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10000 ARE FED IN VIENNA
BY ANGLO-AMERICAN MISSION

An Interesting narrative of the con-
ditions existing today in Vienna. Aus
tria. and the work of the Friends
mission in feeding the children, six
years old and under, is told by Will
liam T. Thorn of the geological sur
vey, who recently returned to this
city after nearly six months service
with an Anglo-American Quaker mis-
sion. Mr.. Thorn is the son of DR.. VIII
liam Taylor Thorn of this city. also
Connected with the geological survey.
Mr. Thorn stated that when he left
Vienna there were fully forty thou
sand children being fed by the mis-
sion, besides those who were being
sent to school and the adults who
were also being cared for. This num-
Der now probably exceeds fifty thou
sand, he said. Medical treatment was
also given. he said. which. with the
rations were given at one-seventn
the cost, when possible. SO as not to
pauperize the beneficiaries. Work of
this organization is being carried on,
Mr.. Thorn stated. in Germany, Serbia,
Poland and France as well, and as
soon as conditions adjust themselves
work will be taken up in Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-04
FACSIMILE OF WILSON
FOR HEROES OF WAR
Adjutant General to Issue Memo.
rails to Kin Of Those Who
Gave Lives,

Memorials in the form of certif1-
Gates bearing facsimile of the Pres
ident will be issued by Gen. Harris,
adjutant general of the Army, to the
next of kin of officers, enlisted men.
field clerks and other members of
the military establishment who died
in service during the world war.
Wound certificates of similar char
acter will be issued to every member
of the authorized military establish
ment who was wounded.
The memorials will be engrossed
by states in alpha betical order and
mailed as rapidly as possible in suit
able tubes to the persons entitled
to them as shown by the records of
the War Department. No application
for memorial is necessary.
owing to delays in securing suit
able paper and to the amount of work
involved in preparing the certifi-
Gates" Gen. Harris says, "it will be
well toward the end of the present
calendar year before the last Of the
certificates are ready for mailing. The
wound certificates will be the first
prepared. paper for the death certifi-
Gates not yet having been received
by the contractor. There were ap-
proximately 47,949 men killed and
221,059 wounded in the war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-04

Heavy decreases in the valuation OF
farm land and buildings and smaller
decreases in the number of farms and
farm acreage are shown in prelimi-
nary figures from the census of agri-
culture in the District of Columbia
made public last night by the census
bureau.
Total value of the 204 farms and
farm buildings in the District of Co.
1umhla on January /, 1920. was So
5T7,369, against a total valuation OF
SS.231,343 for 217 farms in 1910. de-
crease in valuation of S2.653.974 and
of thirteen places classed as farms
by the census bureau.
Practically every product grown on
farms in the District of Columbia has
decreased during the past ten years,
the bureau reported, this decrease re-
fecting the decrease in the number of
farms and the drop in total value of
farms and farm properties. Census
officials laid the decreases in valua-.
tion in acreage and in number OF
farms to the inroads made by real es-
tate dealers in the suburban sections
of the District. Several of the farms
located in the Brightwood section of
the city, according to the 1910 CEN
Sus, have been absorbed and are now
residential properties. The same holds
street extended and at the northern
end of 14th street.
Mostly Operated by Owners.
OF the 204 farms reported in the
District of Columbia 1874 were oper-
ated by white farmers and 20 by
colored farmers, as against EOS and
II ten years ago. One hundred
and nineteen farms are operated by
owners and IS are operated
by tenants. the census schedules
show Total acreage of the 204 farms
on January /. 1920, was 1856, as
against 6,06S in 1910. OF this total
acreage 4,25S was in improved farm
property, classed by the census bu-
reau as being Immediately available
for the raising of crops. The remain
ing acreage was mostly in woodland
and swamp land, not available for
immediate cultivation.
One hundred and sixty-eight farms
reported domestic animals. The in
creased use Of the motor truck and
decreased use of horses in farmin 6
in the District is shown in compare
tive figures which show there were
315 horses on farms on January 1.
1920, against 564 in 1910, and %
motor trucks in use, while there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-04
3988D C. CHILDREN ENROLL
FOR SUMNER SCHOOL WORK

The demand of public school chill
dren for special training during the
summer months has exceeded all ex-
pectation of school officials. Indica-
tive of the growing demand for sum-
mer instruction is the greatly in
creased enrolment in the vacation
schools, which opened for a six-week
intensive course Thursday.
First official enrolment figures in
the summer schools, produced by
Walter B. Patterson director of spe-
cial schools, show that 1888 white
children are taking advantage of the
free instruction. Many of them are
those who failed to be, promoted and
are making up their studies, while
others are making an effort to adj
vance half a year in their school work.
Enrolment in the grade white
schools reached 2,s8S. while the sum-
mer high school at Central has 1,100
students enrolled. The enrolment in
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REPORT ON FOOD VALUES.

The committee on food and nutri-
ton of the United States national re-
search council in Washington has just
issued report on meat and milk in
the food supply Of the nation, which
gives some interesting facts on the
relative values of these two important
dietary substances in COMPARISON with
the value Of the food required to pro-
duce them. The committee reports
that the good milch cow returns 20
per cent, the poor mich COW IL per
cent and the good beef steer only 6
per cent of the energy value of the
food consumed. Crops grown on a
given area may be expected to Weld
four to Ave times as much protein and
energy for human consumption when
fed to dairy cows as when used for
beef production.
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The work of the mission, Mr.. Thorn
stated. is practically continuance
of work begun by Herbert Hoover
and infant welfare societies. In fact,
Mr.. Thorn stated. Mr.. Hoover asked
that the Friends organizations in
America and England take up this
work. A generous response has been
found by many of the nations. includ-
ing Italy. which country has taken
$4,000 children into her borders for
vacation. The necessity of such work
is due primarily to war conditions,
but at the present time Austria can
produce only one-half the total food
she needs for home consumption,
therefore, Mr.. Thorn said, it is neces-
sary for her to buy the rest, which.
at this time, is utterly impossible, due
to lack of money.
A subscription was taken up by the
geological survey a short time ago,
many members becoming interested
in the movement, through DR.. Thorn.
The money raised was forward
ed to the mission abroad. A letter of
acknowledgment was later received
in which was inclosed list Of the
expenditures showing how the funds
were used.
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the summer schools last year. includ-
ing the high school, was 2,515. This
shows an increased enrolment in the
grade school of 1878 and 1853 in the
high school. The enrolment in the
high school last year was 937.
School officials expected the enroll
ment to increase this year, but not as
great as shown by the first figures
In anticipation of the increased en-
ro1lment this year four additional
grade schools were thrown open and
the summer high school was removed
from Mckinley Manual Training
School to Central
Working on the theory that the de-
mand for the summer schools will
continue to grow, Mr.. Patterson al
ready is making preparations to have
two additional schools opened next
year. He hopes to have one opened in
Anacostia and another near Lincoln
Park. With these additional schools,
he pointed out yesterday, a summer
school will be located in every section
of the city.
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VISIT LORTON REFORMAT0RY.

A party of District officials went to
Oocoquan by automobile yesterday to
inspect the District institutions there
and to note the progress being made
on the new reformatory at Lorton, Va
In the party were Commissioner
and Mrs Brownlow. Health Officer w
c. Fowler, George S. Wilson, Secre-
tary to the board of charities; John
Joy Edison. DIR. George NJ Kober and
Mrs. Whitman Cross, members of the
board of charities; DR.. Paul Johnston,
secretary of the social hygiene COM
mittee. and Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle
director of the woman's bureau of the
police department.
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DEGREE FOR D. C. SCIENTIST

The honorary degree of doctor of
science was conferred upon George
n. Hoffer of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture by Lebanon VAL
ley College at it's fourth annual
commencement exercises in recogni-
ton of his contribution to our knowl-
edge of cereal diseases. DR.. Hoffer
was graduated from Lebanon Valley
in 1909 and is at present working at
tho experiment station at Perdue
UniReEitx,