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Lady Astor's
POUer

DIARfITZ. France, Oct. Ii
r. That Lady Astor, the American
- woman member Of the British
Parliament, Is the power behind the
British government Is the astonish-
ing story brought to Biarritz by a
member of the British Parliament
who has just arrived on his way to
Spain.
1T is fact, although only
known to a very few" the NJ. p. told
a friend at the Golf Club yesterday.
that Lady Astor can twist Premier
Lloyd George right around her lit
tie finger.
mot only that, but she has ex-
traordinary influence over Winston
Churchill, Bonar Law and Lord Cur
zon- i can affirm positively that
she has been present at nearly all
cabinet meetings at which impor-
tant decisions were taken and that
her views are deferred to in almost
every instance on matters affect
ing both domestic and foreign
policy.
',She it was who persuaded Lloyd
George not to send an army to help
Poland. Her argument was that
there would be a revolution which
might result in the overthrowing
of the crown, should more British
blood be spilled in fighting in Eu-
rope.
81 even heard that at the last
Hythe conference Lloyd George ex-
cused himself when In the middle
of an argument with Premier Mil
lerand. went from the room and en-
tered a private telephone booth.
The person he telephoned to was
Lady Astor. When he came back
he told NJ Millerand that his mind
was absolutely made up-that
nothing could cause him to change
his policy.
Lady Astor n recognized In the
House OF Commons as a real power
to be both feared and catered to-
She has little to say In the house.
but when she does make speech
therc Is invariably full attend
ance and the members listen re-
spcctfully to the only woman mem
ber because they believe they are
In reality listening to the mouth
piece of the cabinet"
When asked to explain the enom-
ally of woman directing the des-
tinies Of an empire and why Lloyd
George and the other ministers had
such faith In her judgment, the
member OF Parliament said simply.
II think II IL her cool, hard YAM
kce common sense. which she In
herited from her father
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WOULD MARRY EVEN THOUGH
SHE BELIEVES 1T A FAILURE.

Each writer to your question re-
plies by telling what each must do
ITO make marrying success. But
no one seems to follow the rules.
I am fifty years old. had seven
teen years of married life and found
we were like the fable of the two
oxen-one willing to do all the
pulling the other one willing to let
him. (Her.) And, the fn-laws are
overworked. l can say there were
no in-laws, and ! know of lots Of
cases just the same. But some one
must take the blame. Why not the
in-laws?
have been free fourteen years.
Sometimes. very lonesome. / have
had to\struggle because there were
two children. But we all had good
health. I will say marriage Is not
a success as far as marriage goes.
for one or the other has to sub
merge their own personality and be
ruled by the other. and 1t Is not
always the strongest character that
rules-But marriage is the means
Of the greatest toy-that of mother
hood. had much JOY and comfort
with my two children. If 1 knew
beforehand each heartache and sor-
row, 1 would marry just the same.
My sunshine has been far in ex-
cess of my shadows. j. M. s.
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BOOKS

Gypsy and Ginger" ny Eleanor
rarjeon, which E. p. Dutton 4 Co.,
have in train for early publication.
is a book of nonsense. But IL Is the
kind of nonsense through which an
elm wisdom dances to the gayest
OF tunes. and pure fantasy joins
hands with shrewd observation to
trip the measure. Gypsy and Gin
ger built them a house In Trafalgar
square, where they could see the
fountains playing and hear st. Mar
tin ringing Oranges and Lemons.
and throw crumbs to the sparrows
and lions" and there they made
their living by telling passersby
what the weather was. And they
had hosts OF friends-the penn,
hawker. and the pavement artist,
and the balloon woman. and the
night Waterman. 6ou the Piccadilly
f,ower girls. and many more beside
and what with their friends, and
their weather house and a wonder
ful idea which they presently per-
fected for reforming London, they
clad that ancient town all In Couleur
de Rose, which annoyed the authori-
ties. who had always preferred her
in the stronger tone OF Red Tape"
Every chapter, every character, is n
distinct and separate Joy for those
who love fancy.
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Household Suggestions

connective tissue which Is the cause
of toughness and the flour closes
up the pores and retains the juices,
Scar in a frying pan-add a little
water and allow to cook slowly on
the back of stove.
A delicious rice pudding Is flavor
ed with grated lemon rind. sweet
ened with honey and served with
cooked pruneA milk and honey.
Macaroni boiled until tender and
cut into very small pieces makes a
delicious salad. Marinate with
French dressing and add chopped
onion.
Use more white sauce. You thus
get the nutritive milk and provide
appetizing dishes. Use in prepar-
ing leftover cold potatoes and peas
tomato soup will not curdle II
thickened with this white sauce.
Many otherwise good housekeep-
ers do not understand that "deep
fat" frying Is both more economi-
cal and palatable than the old
> manner of frying. Please remem-
Der that the deep, hot fat coagu-
lates andn seals in the juices.
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The Making of a Man
Bv DR.. VIM. A. McKeever.

"A gentle, sissy boy, very sweet
with the girls, polished In his social
manners. and negative in his atti-
tude toward the big, passing events.
Polished in his social manners"
at fourteen. Save the mark! j
should far prefer to see him COW
cred in body and soul with the
rough scratches and bruises of the
timberland and the open hill coun-
try.
DIVINE RIGHT.
Every boy has a divine right to
belong to a gang-not a subdued
club of juniors playing pins pong
in a stuffy back room to keep them
.good"-a gang that largely Gre
ates and organizes its own purposes
and that puts over continued
series Of outdoor, redblood projects.
Too frequently, in their efforts to
'save" their boy, parents tend to
soften both his body and brain by
an excess of what j have called
"honey-dear' suppression OF his
rough -and-ready, outdoor instincts.
And under such mistreatment, the
only recourse is for the youth to
turn from the gang to the girl
The setting and arrangements for
the boy gang should be as care
fully provided everywhere as are
those OF the school. Indeed, the
gang, rightly considered, is q vital
part Of the great American school
system. Let us have more OF the
gang for every fourteen-year-old in
the nation and less Of the girl The
country needs men.
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The Restless Sex
A Romantic Film Drama Wah
MARION DA VIES
BY Robert w. ChamberA
BY Robert w. Chambers

}, stretched out her arms to him In
a sudden passion OF Loneliness ana
longing, and drew him c9nvuisiveiy
to her breast with q little sob OF
surrender. And the next instant
she had slipped through his arms to
the floor. sprung to her feet. and
now stood breathing fast and un-
evenly as he rose. half dazed. to
confront her.
"Jim," she said unsteadily. II had
better go back. I'm losing my head
here with you-here under dads
roof. Do you hear what 1 say!
can't trust myself. / can't remain
here and tear dads honor to shreds
just because I've gone mad about
you. I'm going back"
"Wherer"
"To Oswald"
"Whatw
"It's the only safety for us. There
IN no use. No hope, either. And
It's too dangerous-with no out
look. no possible chance that wait
ing may help us. There's not
ghost OF a chance that we ever can
marry. That Is the real peril for
us. So-In play the game. I'll 20
to him now-before it's too late
before you and l have made each
other wretched for iife-and be-
fore have something still worse on
my conscience"
"What?"
my husbands death! He'd kill
himself IL 1 let you take me away
somewhere"
After a silence he said in q low
FEARS HIS DEATH.
'Is that what you have been
afraid OFF,
"Yes."
"You believe he will kill himself
II you divorce himTN
"I-I am certain of It,"
"Why are you certain"
81 can't tell you why"
(To BE Continued Tomorrow.)
tCobyright, 1917, 1918, by the intsrnationa
Magazine Company
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C..tiaalas F'ro~ Saturday,


'I-don't know" She stammered,
H--he must never think that l am In
love with Jim IL would be-
dreadful-terrible-
She sat up. covering her face with
both hands:
Don't ask mel Don't talk about
III There are thiDgs l can't tell
you-things 1 can't do. no matter
whether am unhappy-whether
Don't cry. darling. l didn't mean
"Oh, Helen! Helen, There's some
thing that happened which l can't
ever. forget. II terrifies me. There's
no way out OF this marriage for
me--there's no way! No wayg she
repeated desolately - And I'm 30
deeply In love-so, deeply-deep-
She flung herself on her face and
buried her head In her arms.
Just let me alone" she sobbed.
II can't talk about II. I'm glad
you're happy. dear. But please go
out. nowf'
Helen rose and stood for mo-
ment looking down at the slender
figure In its jeweled kimono and
it's tumbled spiendor of chestnut
hair. Then she went out very
quietly.
On the porch her audacious young
man and Cleland were smoking and
consulting time tables. and she
gave the former swift glance
which questioned his intention. He
seemed to comprehend, for he said:
IT'S Jim. He's been talking to
Oswald on the long distance wire,
and he's going down to town to see
the model that Oswald has made.
"Are you going, too?" she asked
mot until you do" he said boldly.
s Helen blushed furiously and
slanced at Cleland, but he had not
paid them any attention. apparent
ly. Tor he rose with an absent air
and went into the house.
2 "Stevew he called from the foot
of the stairs. I'm going to town
tonight, II you don't mind"
There was no answer. He ran
lightly up the stairs and glanced
through her door, which was partly
open. Then he went in.
She did not hear him. nor was
she aware of his presence until she
felt his questioning hand on her
tumbled hair. Then she turned over,
looked up into his anxious race,
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like to tell the Readers" fortune.
He is a married man. He has chill
dren to whom he is devoted. He Is
considered good-a very good
father. But down, away down, ir
ais heart he loves his wife more
than he does all of his children to-
gether, but she does not love him as
well as she does even one of thos>
children. You see, we needn't fool
ourselves. The thing we offer and
call love Is not the genuine article.
There is too much selfishness in 1t
and real love has none.
To the two-weeks' Bride, whose
letter caused my heart to ache with
bitter memories, I wish to say l
admire her pluck. Most of us just
weep at such times. Her case may
come out all right.
Won't the Cynic who wrote some
days ago tell me why man should be
the superior sexI Perhaps, though.
he would not care to break his rule
u silence toward women a second
time, and the Bride needed his help
more than n hardened wife who Is
still fool enough to be in love with
her husband.
To the Turkish gentleman 90 1
can only say that women are not so
different the wide world over. III
hated him as read his words. 1t is
not impossible that those seven
women of hisl harem, my sisters,
through sex, may feel a little as l
do toward him. It Is not given to
any man, even q Turkish gentle
man(7), to know what feelings lie
buried in a woman's heart.
MARRIED ONE.
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Heating a lemon before squeez-
ing IL results in much more juice
being extracted.
Blouses rinsed in water that has
a tablespoonful or 80 or metny-
lated spirit in it iron more easily
and have a better gloss.
To remove paint stains Apply
little turpentine with piece OF rag
and II the strain is obstinate use
a little ammonia as well.
Pad one side Of the ironing board
with several thicknesses OF TURK
ish towel. This is very useful when
ironing garments having buttons
or embroidery.
Keep a bag for odd pieces of tape
and string; they will come in use
full, also q bag or box for odd but-
tons so that you may know where
TO 60 when you want one.
Save the skins of oranges and
lemons. wash and dry them. then
stand them on a dish and fill with
orange or lemon jelly, Children
will be very pleased with them.
1t is more economical to add pep
per to such dishes as stews at the
last moment. If you season them
at first most of the aroma Is lost
in the process of cooking. and
therefore more is required.
To clean gold lace crumble piece
Of bread, without the crust, and
mix with enough jewellers rouge
to color It. Rub this on the lace
with q piece of flannel. and finally
with q piece Of velvet
Straw ripens sour apples. while,
IN the case Of those which are
mature in the first instance, they
should be kept in very cold place
tn order to prevent the ripening
process from continuing, which
vuuld make the apples "woolly.'
II the housewife works In rub
bAr-heeled shoes, the heels will not
ba always running over and she
Vim not be as tired after the days
work Is done
To distinguish between boiled
ard unbofled eggs, spin them; tho
boiled ones will spin around quite
fast. while the uncooked ones Will
hardly spin around once.
utilize tough pieces OF steak by
preparing In this manner:
Pound flour into IL thoroughly
with the edge OF saucer. The
pounding breaks UP the fiber, and
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teeth. The food should therefore.
be presented In such a form that II
will require chewing. For this
reason the diet should include q
certain amount of course material
designed especially to exercise the
teeth. Course whole-grain breads,
hard tack. saked potatoes eaten
with their Jackets. fresh apples
these and similar articles included
In the food will help to make good
teeth.
Decay OF the teeth, also spokcs
of as dental carries" is caused by
the action of germs or bacteria
which lodge upon the less exposed
parts OF the tooth. As a result OF
their growth the tooth structure i
softened. allowing the succeeding
generations of bacteria to penetrate
further into the substance OF tho
tooth.
TOOTH DRILL.
Much can be done to prevent thts
decay of the teeth, and this a~
cumulation of germs, by brushing
and cleaning the teeth regularly
Each child should be taught the
proper use of the tooth brush. and
the mother should train her child
to brush the teeth regularly after
each meal. At the present time the
proper use of the tooth brush Is
taught in many schools by means
of the tooth drill" but this Will
help bu. little II the mother does
not make sure that this teaching Is
actually applied in the home.
Does your child brush his teeth
regularly? Do you see that a good
tooth brush and some pleasant
tooth paste or other dentifice Is
at hand? Do you ever look at your
childs teeth? These are some OF
your responsibilities.
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xuy HIGH would suit you better:

wv HIGH would suit you better:
M To have your fourteen-year-
W old boy running out nearly
every night in the week with some
slip Of a girl to the picture snow,
the vaudeville theater and tne
dances. or to have him out frequent
ly with the gang, hiking, camping'
scheming, Quarreling and acquir,
ing something Of the thought ana
manner Of the frontiersman?
The girl or the gang. which shali
il be for the boy? Since the situa-
ton widely observed for boys OF
the age named shows that ne VIII
not have both. nay choice ior MIN
is the gang.
Under conditions Of moral growth
your fourteen-year-old boy will be
almost as sacred as rabbit In
the presence of girls. But when
sitting as a member of the board
of directors of the gang-all mem
bers are property directorate VIII
be loud, contentious. bristling with
ideas and more or less Quarrel-
some. without being either tough
or given to dissipation he VIII
speak the sharp stuccatto language
of the wild Westerner and Will DC
ready at any moment for anything
in the nature of football scrim-
mage or a scrap.
Your haIf-grown. youthful son
has about as much need OF a reg
ular girl of his own" as ne mas
for a silk hat, occasionally to DC
used for a little show or make-pe-
lieve or buffoonery. II he is cheat-
ed out OF his normal gang lie ne
. will likely take up with some
regular girl" but at this point ne
leaves the great open racial high
way of personal development and
enters upon an uncertain by-way.
His tendency will now be toward
the pale cast of thought and action
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HAPPY ON
Partnership BASIS.

Before stating why / consider
marriage is a success, / wish TO say
that / am sorry that the parents OF
Maude, whose article appeared In
the issue of October 8, did not feel
the same way. 1t was her preroga-
tive to say mo-" and because she
said "yes'' and had an unfortunate
experience Is her misfortune, II
does not establish a criterion. 1t
is such advice which puts an ele-
ment of suspicion into too many
girls heads and causes trouble.
My married life Is a wonderful
success and 1 believe II is because
we run our home on business
basis, capitalizing our affection and
paying big dividends in service to
each other.
Our income is not large, but 1t Is
sufficient because it is also expend-
ed on a business basis. / receive
my percentage of my husbands In
come on which to run the home and
all I can save M-mine. The more
/ save the more'I am commended.
/ keep a set of books, as does my
husband. and each set Is open to
inspection, which makes everything
above board and eliminates suspic-
ion.
have an infant son. and he Is
the pivot on which our interest
centers. We are living for him and
for each other, which removes the
dangerous condition Of living for
ones self.
Every man and woman can marry
and be happy II they will do IL
on a partnership basis. c. .. T.
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BELIEvE CAVE MAN
STUNTS NECESSARY.

Gave man stunts made marriage
a success"
Two years ago I married the
sweetest little girl In the whole
world, or at least I thought so at
tho time of our marriage. The first
seven months things were peace
full and calm. ] trusted her as no
man ever trusted a woman. j wor-
SHIPPED the ground she walked on,
but to my surprise found that she
was not true.
Having been called away on busi-
ness and returning Unexpectedly I
found that she had been going out
night after night with a young stu
dent from Georgetown University.
I thought this very disgusting, and
tried to make her see that she was
doing wrong by loving ways and
by showering her with kisses. But
to my surprise found that she in
sisted on meeting her young kake-
eating student Upon her return one
evening, l met her at the door. I
was angry and determined to put
An end TO this matter. I decided to
try little cave man stuff on her.
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IHE WASHINGTON ~IinEs MAGAZINE PACE. Szl
The GrOwing Child
How to Preserve Good Teeth.
KEEP HIM WE'LL
u. 8. Official Public Health Series

From what has been said In
previous article. you will realize
how important IL IL to look after
your chiidren's teeth. train them
to care for them properly. and have
q dentist examine them from time
TO time to make sure no defect "
evsrlooked
Have you ever stopped to think
how great an influence diet has on
the development of the teethy The
Importance Of = proper diet 10 much
greater than most people realize.
When baby comes into the world
IL is apparently toothiess. Never
theless at this time the first teeth
are practically completely formed,
lying beneath the gums. In fact
under these frst teeth there are al
ready the beginnings OF the per-
manent teeth. Under these ctrcum-
stances, you will understand that
these teeth cannot develop as they
should II the body is not supplied
with q sufficient amount OF the
necessary building material. Hence
in tho food for your child you
should make sure that especially
those elements which build bony
structure. of which the tooth 10 a
type, are supplied In sufficient
quantities..
MILK MOST IMPORTANT.
This fact recognised, you will
agree that proper care of the child's
teeth really begins in earliest In
fancy. even before any teeth have
appeared, and should be directed
especially to the infants feeding.
Nursing at the breast is by all
odds the best way to start the pro-
per development OF the child's
teeth.
The most important elements
needed in the diet for building sound
teeth are lime and phosphoric acid.
and for the growing child there is
not a better source of these than
milk: mothers milk in infancy and
clean cows milk later. After In
fancy the diet of every child should
include a glass of milk with each
meal, and in addition to this there
should be other sources Of mineral
salts, such as fruits, green ve8e-
tables~and pure water.
EXERCISE THE TEETH.
But there 10 another important
thing to remember about the rela-
ton of food to good teeth. and that
S the influence of exercise. Just as
regular use of the muscles makes
the 'muscleY large. firm and strong,
regular use Of the teeth for chewing
helps to make stronger and better
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is Marriage a Success?

marriage finds out that 1t is only
passing fancy.
recall two friends OF mine
married within the last few months
to girls that they had known less
than six months. One OF them Is
now living apart from his wife and
the other is ready to admit that he
made a mistake. On the other hand,
l know of others who waited at
least year after becoming en-
gagged before marrying and are
happy. believe that X people
would wait at least twelve months
after becoming engaged to marry
there would be less work for the
divorce courts.
A GREEN MOUNTAIN BOY.
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A Daily Recipc
CIDER APPLE SAUCE.

Put eight quarts OF pared,
auartered. and cored sweet ap
pies in a large preserving kettle
and cover with five quarts OF
boiled cider. Cook slowly unti'
the apples are tender and clear.
TO prevent burning OF the
apples place the kettle on an
asbestos mat. 1t will reauir,
from two to three hours to cook
the apples. II you find IL neces
sary to stir the sauce be very
careful to break the apples as
little as possible. When the
sauce Is cooked put IL in steriliz-
ed jars.
In the hate spring, when apples
have lost much OF their flavor
and acidity, an appetizing sauce
can be made by stewing them
with diluted boiled cider. using
one cup of cider to three OF
water.
Cooking pears may be preserv-
cd in boiled cider the same a.
sweet apples. To make the sauce
tess sour, one pound Of sugar is
added TO each quart OF boiled
cider.
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ONE OF A THOUSAND.

am only one of the thousands
OF married ones" love my hus
band literally to distraction. But
am a wretched woman. envy the
women who have never loved.
For big-souled, broad d-minded
people who are absolutely free from
jealousy, marriage Is a hOge sue
cess. For the others--a hideous
mistake.
All men like "a Reader" who
wrote in this column some days as
and all women like me should be
forcibly restrained from matrimony
SO as to kill of the species as well
as to save the noble partners they
usuallyy manage to catch" the
agony OF living with them.
II space can be spared 1 should
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Write frankly, briefly, and tuthfully yosr views De
problem, 'is Marriage Success7 you think it not a.
together success do fail suggest what think .
the remedy, WHAT Is the trouble, and what could be done
Write in your opnions experiences, and suggestions Write
frankly fearlessy-yow confidence viii be respected
No names Of writers pubished except with the writers
consent. Use only side Of the paper.
Address your contributions to
MARRIAGE EDITOR,
The Washington Times,
Washinston, d. c.
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''Made in Czecho- Slovakia.

Velour hats that formerly Dor
the mark MADE in Austria" Will !
future bear the mark Made "
Czecho- -slovakia," as nearby allNth
factories are in that new country
One manufacturer alone used TO eN
port to the United States, Engiant
and France 10000 dozen hats .
year. Rabbit fur IL tho principal
and the process is secret