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The Washington times., 1920-09-28
Cocoanut Oil Makes
A Splendid Shampoo

II YOU want to keep your hair In
good condition, be careful what you
wash II with.
Mos, soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali This dries
tho scalp, makes tho hair brittle, and
ia very harmful. Mulsined cocoanut
oil shampoo (which is pure and en-
tireIy preaaeless) is much better than
anything else you can use for sham
pooling. as this can't possibly injure
the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with wster
and rub II in. One or two tesspoons-
full OF Mulsihed will make an abund.
ancc OF rich, creamy lathrr, and
ciean.es the hair and scalp thorough,
". The lather rinses out easily and
removes every particle Of dust, dirt.
dandruff and excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and II leaves
it nne and silky, bright fluffy and
easy to manage.
You can get Mulsln.d cocosnut oil
shampoo at most any drug store. II IL
very cheap. and a few ounces 10
enough TO last everyone In the family
for months. Re sure your 1rug Z ut
give vrt Nulslnst.
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
Dramatic Film Story of AdUen-
ture, SeLf-Sacrifce and LOUe
When q Girl Marries
An Interesting Story of
EARLY Welded LIFE
BY Ann Lisle.

my mind about Tom--only as soon
as he got me comfortable about
Daisy and his attitude toward her
he switched OF onto something
equally puzzling.'
AN INVITATION.
And what was that Kitten
very tolerantly from Jim.
''Irma Warren"
"Inded?" 4 whistle from my
husband. expressing question and
acceptance at once.
He wants US to dine with him
down at his home" | went on. I'VE
two, Miss Warren and Mr.. Hal
dane. | don't understand his put
ting himself out so much ! don't
understand his interest in that
dear. simple fashioned girl.
who's so different from all the peo-
pie he travels with
Don't you my DEAR" asked Jim
pulling me around and studying
my face quizzically before he gave
me a quick. saucy kiss and let me
go again. Don't you?
We'll, then-explafn, il I'm so
stupid"
"Oh. IL man like Tom Mason
Bclo " ocNiiiis it-
marked Jim. in a tone that showed
he accepted IL is all right. whats
more natural than that he should
pick out a girl just like Mess War
rem? Splendid family connections.
Simple and unworldly-pleasant
contrast for Tommie's jaded soul.
Money. Distinguished background
and all that"
Jim Harrison And you think
that's decent"
Decent? It's admiable," replied
Jim, looking at me with puzzled
frown.
Good enough for a fresh, un-
tired soul like Irma Warren? Good
enough 70 herr" i protested vigor-
ously.
Then something stopped me. 1t
wasn't just that / had vowed TO
quit playing Mrs. Fix-It' 1t was
bigger and more vital than that.
The difference in my attitude
and Jim's regarding Toms fitness
to be a suitor for Irma Warren's
hand-provided philandering Tom
were at last seriou as that
was the basic difference in view
point between my husband and me.
The Harrison view of life versus
the Lee outlook. And ] saw plainly
the signals set ahead:
Danger ahead
To he Continued.
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1HE WASHINGTON ~IiMEs MAGAZINE PA
Read This Story Here, Then
Watch for 1t in Motion Pictures
Follow the Story This Page Day by Day Then Watch
for It in Motion Pictures

Annie Hasdock and Alice Hale were
the same girl"
Spike Foley lit a match. and the
two men proceeded TO the wash
bowl, set fire to the birth certincate
and watched IL shoulder and drop
into ashes.
Heliotrope Harry gathered them
up and threw them out OF the win Z.
dow.
''It's a cinch." said Spike. mo one
will nnd them now
Harry faced him. II got that in
her room. Spike-and she's going to
nnd 1t out when she gets bsck-and
she bought a gun-that means trou-
ble."
II don't get her" Spike confessed.
I'D think she'd spill her secret by
now and cash in"
Harry shook his head. shes
greedy. Spike. she wants to make a
big killing. that's why she's wait
ing so long; she's afraid of'us. too.
and she can't quite decide what to
do-Oh. i know her-there isn't q
decent feeling in her"
II suppose she's keeping track of
the girl all right"
Yes. she's waiting till after the
marriage-that's all she wants"
And you're going to stop her.
Harry"
CALLS LANDLADY.
'She's going to stop herself" his
friend assured him with q cryptic
smile which Spike did not seek to
explain. He knew that Joe would
be prevented somehow from giving
away the girls fateful parentaRe
and he had Harry's word for IL that
there was to be no violence done to
the woman. That was enough for
him.
Mrs. Hasdock did not find any
difficulty in buying a small box of
cartridges. She returned with them
half hour after Harry had left
her room. and her first act after re-
moving her hat and veil was to
open the drawer and take out the
weapon.
Her hand trembled as she beheld
the bit of Heliotrope stuck into the
barrel and in a loud and piercing
voice she called to the landlady.
The latter. rushing as fast as her
cumbersome form would permit.
stared at her enigmatical roomer in
amazement. whats the natter"
Mathematics" cried Mrs. Has
dock. II thought I'd been robbed,
but l made a mistake-Tm sorry to
disturb you this way
whats that?" demanded the
landlady. pointing to the sprig of
green on the floor.
'"That-oh that's nothing"
To BE Contin1ed Tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1920-09-28

better OF than II you had stayed
single.
know half a dozen women
whose first marriages were failures.
They got rid OF their first husbands
easily and have made much better
marriages than they could have
made IL they had stayed single.
Their new husbands idolize them.
One of my women acQuaintances
who has been married four times Is
the most petted wife know.
Ny own marriage has turned out
well. Everything seemed against
II. was well known in my profess
sion, and when / married i was
making as much money As my hus-
band. We were of different re-
ligions. He drank.
But he had one big quality. He
was generous. Since our marriage
he has refused to let me work.
Girls, be sure the man you pick is
generous. Look out for a tightwad.
II q man 10 liberal with his money
he 10 sure to be easy to get along
with. Liberal men in money mat
ters do not annoy their wives in
the other concerns of life.
Three girls of my age. better
known than myself and in our
professional group, advised me
against marriage. They told me TO
wait until l got a man who had
or made more money. or who had
more OF a reputation. They are
still waiting for such a man. and
they are the most discontented
women know. They would be
glad now to get the kind OF a man
| got ten years ago. A career has
not compensated them for the
satisfaction of q husbands COM
panionship.
Marriage has improved my hus-
band. As said. he was generous
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
Old Age Deferred
BY DIR. LEE H. SMITH.

Business who must speed the works and make business
boom during these daysater the recognize the
sy Of keeping fit When mind beoggd when you have dull
headaches feel ogy when not up to spu keep the bowels
free with mild laxative In the morning take epd sponge bath
cod water be used it does not chilli follow with brisk rub
down. sufficient setting up exercise in good air until you in
a warm glow. Have you tried it lately2
Don't let the oson accumulate the ntesnes either but try
dose of castor oil the first thing arising pleasant laxative
occasionally such made Mayappe aon aap rolled
into tiny sugarcoaed pill and sold drug store Dr.
Pierces Pleasant Pellets Then hot water before breakfast
and you'll feel better than kng continue life thus
pass Life Insurance examination at sixty
you wish to old coming too you want
to increase chances for long m should drink plenty Of
soft an) distilled water daily between meals Then the
drug store Dr. Pcrces Anuc anturic-acid This "Anu drives
the uric acid out and relieves bnckache and rheumatism we'll
kidney trouble Anuric dissoves uric acid. Try it ropi
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
(Continued From Yesterday

As for the nimsy, eccentric,
meaningless, yet legal tie which
links you to him. ] care nothing
about 1t. It's got to be broken uitl-
mately-if one can break shadow
without substance.
AT A LOSS TO PROCEED.
How to do it without your aid,
without knowledge Of the facts.
without causing you distress for
some reason not explained, / don't
know. But sooner or later l shall
have to know. Because all this, IL
l brood on it, seems a nightmare
an unreal dream where / struggle,
unseen and unknown. striving to
win my way through to you.
That is about all / have to say
Steve.
Oswald has just come in with
his drawings, to find me writing to
you. He seems very cheerful. His
design is delightful and quite in
keeping with the simplicity OF the
place-just a big, circular pool
made out of native stone, and in
the center a jet around which three
stone trout are intertwined under
tumbling spray.
1T is charming and will not
clash at all. with the long. low
house with its shutters and dormers
and loopholes. and the little stone
forts flanking it.
Telegraph me what day and
what train. And tell Helen you and
she may bring your maid ALI
work.
JAMES CLELAND,
In love with you"
There was no neeed of a fire in
the library that evening at Run
ner's Rest. The night was mild: A
mist bordered the rushing river and
stars glimmered high above it.
Every great tree loomed huge and
dark and still, the foliage piled up
Enthusiastically against the skyline.
There was an odor OF iris in the
night: and silence. save for the dull
stamping OF horses in the stable.
Cleland, deep in an armchair on
the porch, became aware of Girls
mer's tall shape materializing from
the fog about him.
AN ENCHANTED sPOT.
ITS a wonderful place. CleIsnd,"
he said with a graceful, inclusive
gesture. "All this sweet vague
mystery-this delicate gray dark
appeals to me--satisfes, rests me.
As though this were the
abode OF the Blessed Shades. and I
were of them. And the
rest were ended"
He seated himself near the other
and gazed toward the mist out of
which the rivers muffled roar csme
to them in ceaseless, ghostly mel
ody.
"Chsron waits at every river.
they say" he remarked, lighting a
cigarette. II fancy he must employ
a canoe down there"
The Iroauois once did. The war
trail crossed there. when they
burned Old Deerneld they came this
way"
The name OF your quaint and
sauatty old house Ia unusual" said
Crismcr.
Runners Rest7 Yes. In the In.
dian wars before the Revolution.
the forest runners cSild md food
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Write frankly briefly, and trtthfully yos views tie
problem, "Is Marriage a Succes? II you think II NOT a
together success, do fail to suggest what think
the remedy, WHAT u the trouble, and what could Be done
Write in yo opnious experiences, and suggestions. Write
frankly and fsaressly-yo con6dsnoe viii be respected
No names of writers published except with the writer's
consent Use only side Of the psper.
Address your contributions to
MARRIAGE EDITOR,
The Washington Times,
Washinstou, D. c.
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
A CYNIC'S IDEA
OF MARRIAGE.


prefix my letter with an entry
from the journal Intime" OF Henri
Amiel 1t strikes the keynote OF my
own thoughts concerning marriage
and suggests the root OF the trou-
BILE.
November 8, 1881 am capable
of all the passions. for ] bear them
all within me. Like a tanner OF wild
beasts.>I keep them Gagged and las
soed, but ] sometimes hear them
growing. have stifled more than
one nascent love. Why? Because
with that prophetic certainty which
belongs to moral intuition. 1 felt II
hacking in true life. and less dur
sble than myself. ] choked II
down in the name Of the supreme
affection to come. The loves OF
sense. of ina aginstion. OF sentiment,
] have seen through and rejected
them all; / sought the love which
springs from the central profundi-
ties OF being. And still believe in IL
/ will have none of those passions
of straw which dazzle. burn up, and
wither: / Invoke, i await, and hope
for the love which Is great. pure
and earnest. which lives and works
in all the fiber and through all the
powers Of the soul. And even II /
go lonely to the end, i would rather
my hope and my dream died with
me. than that my soul should con-
tent itself with any meaner union"
What an ideal. impossible and un-
attainable though 1t proved to be!
How many living today. male or
female, have such q one? There is
none whatever.
There may not be. perhaps, dow
ries. agents, formal contracts, but
in all senses of the word the most
are what the French calf marriages
Of convenience"
How does the case lie with the
woman? All her energies from
childhood on are devoted. not to the
cultivation of her mind, not to the
development of character and per-
sonality, but all In subserved to the
one all-dominating, final goal of
life. the securing of husband.
Not a "soul-mate," no comrade
either of spirit or flesh, but a pro-
WIDER of the necessaries of life: one
who Is able to remove the woman
from the cares and trials of the
work -a-day world into the shelter
and security OF a home. Not fit
father of her prospective children,
out one VINO, Tor the privileges OF
married life, agrees to buttress her
legal prostitution with the comforts
and luxuries of a miniature harem.
Thackeray, in his Vanity Fair"
has given a life-size portrait Of this
misunderstanding which demdralizes
the fabric Of life as much today as
it did in his time.
The modern woman with a few
exceptions) does not. re Amiel.
"stif1e nascent love" for "the su-
preme affection to come" Though
there be no passio whatsoever she
will not refuse herself to a suitor.
provided he has a sufficiency OF tho
"sinews Of war"
The one great fear Of the female
mind is spinsterhood, to be an "old
maid" Not only is the woman who
has failed to entrap a man looked
down upon by society as a failure
in life, but, alone in the world and
upon her own resources, she is
forced to make her individual
struggle for existence in a pitiless
machine civilization, which does not
recognize that she has any desires
or any needs above those Of food.
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
This Day in History.

This is the anniversary of the
siege Of Yorktown, in 1881. by
the Americans under Washing
ton. The surrender Of Corn
wallis put an end to the war OF
the revolution and insured the
freedom of the States.
The Washington times., 1920-09-28

clothing and shelter; which makes
no allowance for the human soul
and the right OF woman TO fulfll her
destiny and bear beneath her heart
and suckle at her breast q mite OF
humanity for which all the vibrant
chords of her emotional nature
cause her to crave.
And how is IL with the man? IL
is an old saying that the woman
makes or breaks her mate. His
fate is In her hands. The average
man knows little about love and
the mystic feature OF his being.
His entire mentality is turned into
the world OF business. and warped
by such a monopolization of It's
natural many sidedness. His I'M
mortal SOUL Is fashioned into an
accounting machine. Hence in the
hands of woman, trained solely to
trick him into taking from her
shoulders the burden Of love, he is
a dupe. His education is directed
towards the max ing OF money. The
intuitive powers are blighted in the
sapping of his spiritual nature by
the forces of matenialism. Blind.
he takes the professions of women.
insincere, hypocritical. and self
Interested as they are, for fiat.
Ensnared by his own ignorance and
a womans appeals to his conceit
and self-love. he marries.
Now, l am only boy and
naturally can recount no personal
experiences as regards marriage.
but nevertheless / think that i
delineate faithfully the prelude to
matrimony: you will see acted in
the divorce courts the only logical
denouement. CfNlC.
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
Bunkered.

Halo, old man, haven't seen you
here for a long time" NO" You
haven't been playing golf much
lately?" "Er-no." by the way,
what is you handicap now7 Ny
wife"
The Washington times., 1920-09-28
X-Rays Change Color
of Gems.

A scientist has made the discov-
cry that both N-rsys and rsdium
viii change the color and sdd To
the lustre Of precious stones.
The Washington times., 1920-09-28

-
TIM and ! had a Joyous reunion on
his return from the trip North
j with Uncle Ned and Pat.
\ Chiefly because we had so much to
discuss and relate, we spent the
nrst hour or so telling each other
how glad we were to be together
again.
At our cozy little home dinner we
started to settle down to a discus
sion OF all that was going on In the
background OF our lives and spread
ing out over the foreground in such
fashion as to make US forget our
personal concerns-or that we could
ever have any.
You're sure Pats Journey isn't
to that far country from which no
mortal returns?" I asked seriously
as we finished our coffee and ad-
journed to the living room away
from Hedwig's ministrations and
keen ears.
Sure" replied Jim, settling down
chummily with his pipe. That is,
as sure as one man can be about
another. Pat doesn't give me the
impression OF being crazy. He's sad
all right-main spring sort OF
broken-but ! think he's Just going
Il
see how keen he is to keep young
Neal informed on every new de-
velopment in the business I'm dead
sure I'm guessing right"
I'll make myself believe you're
right, dear" / replied.
Glad you and the kiddies had
that weekend" murmured Jim.
pufnng reflectively. And gladder
yet young Neal is planning to beard
the lioness in her den. believe
he'll talk right up to Virginia. Not
that think it will do much good"
DO you think she's actually ca
pable of having the marriage an
Aulled IL they elope?" l asked.
CAPABLE OF ANYTHING.
Don't know the law of that
precisely" said Jim with a frown.
But that woman's capable OF any
thing
You talk as if you hated her.
And she's your sister ] reflected
reproachfully.
II wish ! could, hate her. She de-
serves 1t. But Jeanie gets into your
blood somehow" replied Jim, un-
conscious of falling back on the
oear old love name. That's the
"o'Se Va ~. iHdt WHY rat can
set free. Now Wen have to sit back
and let young Neal make the next
move. He's one dandy boy. The
more / see Of him and hear of him
the more ! realize how darn lucky
the little Phoebe-bird is"
"Of course / hate that" heamed,
disclosing some of the sacred feel
ing Neal had shown in protecting
Phoebe from the world and-him-
self. Then i went on to tell Jim OF
my luncheon with Tom and of his
revelations.
Pretty good old skate-Thomas
j." commented Jim with relish
when l concluded the story of Toms
attitude toward Daisy and the why's
and wherefor thereof
And you never said Il told you
So, as any woman-your wife in
cluded-must have done" / cried,
bending over to lay my face against
my boys hair.
why should II" asked Jim. pat
ting me gruffly and evidently in
tent on other matters. 1--WE both
know a darn sight more about each
other and the world than we did
when we started trotting in double
harness, don't we, girl?" he asked
at last
His tone suggested there were
things hidden under the words he
said-concealing more than he re-
Nealed.
I'VE do" ! agreed. Then, COM
relling myself not to try to force
Jim's confidence beyond the point
he was ready to have it go. ! con-
tinued with Toms story.
I'D have been perfectly clear in
The Washington times., 1920-09-28

WOMAN, TEN YEARS MARRIED,
TELLS GIRLS TO WED.
Girls. get married! Even IL your
marriage turns out badly, you are
The Washington times., 1920-09-28

ADVERTISEMENT.
The Washington times., 1920-09-28

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tCcpyrisht.isiT isIs bv ths Internstionsi
NMsrsxirs Comran,D
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To He Continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-10

"A sen 10 equal to half q cent.
In addition there is sort of tax de
luke. called transit duty, in Japan
iproper varying from 1 to SO sen, ac-
cording to the distance and class.
Freight Divisions and CHARGES.
tariffs are more complicated. Freight
/ is roughly divided into fast and slow,
the former being subdivided into less
than carload. carload and special
| shipments, and the latter into ex-
press and double rate shipments
modify classifications. There are 425
special and 266 preferential tariffs.
However, all rebates are made public
and open to all shippers. The rates
average s1.94 sen (.97 cents) for every
ton hauled one mile.
per cent Of the total working revenue.
The comparison between working
revenue and expenses in yen $50
cents) shows:
Total. Mile Mile.
Working revenue -. 24s.547.2s5 IS, 1874 s.s5
Working expense IA. 10l .6s5 2O.7sS l.99
Profit ............. se445,e1 1886 1877
Percentage Of profit. Ii II ii
The revenue increased 1876 per cent.
the expenses 222 per cent and profit
165 per cent in twelve years.
The roads in 1919 we're capitalized
at 277,585,543 yen ($638, 752,77D, or
1926 yen ($92,147.5O). per mile of
main line, on which the net revenue
showed 7.S per cent, steady in
crease each year from 81 per cent in
1908, when the roads were taken over
by the government. About rs per
cent of the capitalization covers de-
benture capital drawing an average
interest of 4.sS per cent. AS this de-
benture capital is increasing at rate
Of $35.000.000 a year. though it is a
diminishing proportion of the total
capital, there is question in the
minds of many whether government
operation is as much of financial
success as it appears to be on it's
face.
OF the 144,101.6s5 yen working ex-
pense, 39,6S1,336 yen ($19,840,668),
equivalent to 3.06 per cent on the
capital. goes to 139,055 officials and
employees. Their average pay is
s142.6S a year. IS per cent of them
receiving less than $125 q year. De-
spite the low pay, they are, willing
workers. In addition to the pay there
are bonuses, pensions, commissary
stores, hospitals and schools. in which
they can participate, while several
thousand are furnished with uniforms
or residences by the railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-10

the order. and it will have a large
representation in the Michigan del
egation. There are about 500 posts
in the order that will send visitors
or delegates to the city. some OF
them coming from outside the conti-
mental limits Of the United states.
The washington Chamber of Com
merce is making extensive plans for
the entertainment of the thousands
of veterans who will be in the city
during the encampment, which opens
September 10, and will have Cham
Der of Commerce day" at Mount YER
non. The chamber also will have
several hundred automobiles availa-
BILE to take the visitors On sight
seeing trips in and around the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-10
planned, including a grotesaue board.

planned. including a grotesaue board.
walk parade and athletic events.
The athletic events include kiddles'
race Give years and under), twenty
five-yard dash for girls under thir-
teen years. f1fty-yard dash for boys
under thirteen years. 100-yard dash
for boys twelve to twenty years. sew
enty-five-yard dash for young ladies:
seventy-fiye-yard dash for wives of
prophets. lighted candle race for
ladies. 100-yard dash for prophets
only, one-legged race for married
men, potato race for ladies. egg race
for ladies, fat mems race for prophets
only, over $50 pounds; fat ladies' race
for wives Of prophets over 100
pounds, three-legged race for men.
PIGGY wiggly race for ladies only.
rooster chase for ladies unmarried
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-10

America was discovered as the
result of an idea; our great sys-
tens of transportation are moth
ing more than the development Of
an idea.
Our wonderful chain store sys-.
TENS today are living proof that
the idea Of Systematically operat-
Ing numerous stores from a CEN
trail management IS not only logi-
cal but extremely successful, and
insures from the consumers
standpoint, real buying economy
that is possible in no other way
The United Auto Stores, Inc,
is the result Of an idea. The re-
markable success it has already