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The Washington times., 1921-09-25
GIRL
DIES AFTER
ARDF|GHT
Tries to Tell Story Of Shooting
by Love Rival,
But Fails.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The love
mystery Of Mildred Hanan, pretty
heiress, will remain untold.
The daughter Of the former mil
lionaire shoe manufacturer died in
Long Island College Hospital at dawn
today, her lips sealed with the story
Of how she was shot down by Mrs.
Grace Lawes, her jealous chum.
..a.- Unable To Speak.
The young woman died at 464 a.
m. Of wounds inflicted by Mrs. Lawes.
She lost her fight for life because she
was unable to overcome weakness
from loss Of blood due to the three
bullet wounds.
Up to midnight Miss Hanan was re.
ported improving. She had survived
several operations for blood transfu-
sions. and physicians said she might
live. But with the early hours Of the
morning came a relapse. Her mother
and brother, Alfred p. Hanan, jr.,
were at the bedside.
Patrolman Moriarity was present.
He attempted to have Miss Hanan tell
the reason for the sudden insane jeal-
ousy of Mrs. Lawes, which caused her
to fire the fatal shots and then kill
herself. But Miss Hanan. although
conscious, was unable to speak.
Tried to Speak.
She seemed to want to speak to the
policeman. She seemed to want to
tell the reason why Mrs. Lawes sud
denly attacked her as she was walk
ing along Schermerhorn street, Brook
lyn, Friday night. She opened her
lips, but her throat was clogged, and
she only groaned.
An autopsy was performed on the
body Of Miss Hanan by DR.. Carl
ccAtiger, assistant medical exam.
liner Of Kings county, in the presence
Of DR.. Earnest Vaughan. Of the dis
trict attorneys office. The autopsy
merely revealed the direction the
bullet took after entering Miss Han
ans abdomen.
John 8. Borland. wealthy importer,
who was with Miss Hanan when she
was shot, maintained silence. He told
police it was evidently a case Of jea-
lousy but denied that Mrs. Lawes was
Jealous over him. He said she might
have been enraged because he occu-
pied SO much Of her chum's time.
Police declared they believed Mrs.
Lawes was in the habit Of using drugs.
They said several friends Of hers with
whom they had talked told them she
took drugs.
Quarrel At Party.
It has also been established that two
weeks ago at a weekend party at
Shoreham, l.. l., quarrel developed
and Miss Hanan asked Mrs. Lawes
to leave the house. Police said this
quarrel was over money Miss Hanan
had loaned to Mrs. Lawes.
The police also learned that one
night this week Mrs. Lawes met Miss
Hanan on the street and openly
threatened to shoot her. They said
Mrs. Lawes had been drinking siren.
uously and taking morphia for a week
before the shooting.
They believed the quarrel at the
weekend party caused the breach. II
was larned that Mrs. Lawes suddenly
disappeared for two hours during the
party. and when she returned Miss
Hanan asked her where she had been.
ITS none Of your business where
I have been," Mrs. Lawes is reported
to have said. This remark led to q
heated argument and ended with Mrs.
I,awes being ordered out of the house.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
BITS OF BROKEN RAINBOW

Preparations for the joint display by the American Iris Society and the Columbus Iris Society held in Colum- bus, led to a discussion the other day of the origin of this beautiful flow CT Prof. A c. Hottes of the depart ment of horticulture at Ohio State University told this story:
 Tt was the last of the six days of creation. rainbow was above the earth and on this rainbow sat a group of angels. Casting their eyes around over the vast universe they discovered far below them this new world and were charmed by the beau ty of it's mountains. its trees, it's lakes and it's plains.
 "The earth was filled with all manner of strange animals and yet among them walked something SC beautiful that even the angels mar veled at the handiwork of God for they saw within the garden of Eden AdaAn and his wife. Eve.
 | "Marveling at the sight of such great beauty and wishing to share this with other friends. they called many other angels to their lookout on the rainbow. and then these an gels in turn called others. until fin ally the weight was great and the rainbow cracked. But they did not know that the rainbow had cracked and so they continued to call othe angels. Suddenly the rainbow brok l into thousands of pieces and fell t' | the earth.
 Lovers of flowers know that i
 was the Iris that received these bit
 of the rainbow and that is why it colors are so delicate and so numer ous"-Columbus Dispatch
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
Sistcrlle4ysE'chen
LIKE GooSEBERRIES? Hare Are Mays to Fix linen

Here Are Ways to FIX Them
 Many housewives overlook the pos abilities in gooseberries. The fruit is very easy to prepare and makes many delicious desserts If gooseber- ries are canned before they are quite ripe, less sugar is needed to sweeten them.
 Use a pair of scissors to top and tail the berries, being careful not to cut the skin. Wash in several waters and the berries are ready for use. Gooseberry Fool is an old fashioned dessert, particularly acceptable on a hot summer day.
 Gooseberry Fool
 Three cups green gooseberries. l cup sugar, 1 cup water, cups whip ping cream.
 Top and tail berries. Cook with the water and sugar until tender. Rub through a fine sieve adding more sug1r if necessary. Let pulp stand till thoroughly chilled. Whip cream stiff and just before serving stir in the gooseberry preparation. Serve with sponge cake.
 Gooseberry Jam
 To each pound of fruit, allow thre- fourths of a pound of sugar. Heal the sugar in the oven. Head and tai slightly under-ripe berries. Put ir preserving kettle and let stand by the side of the fire until some of tho | juice is extracted. Then bring tC boiling point and boil 15 minutes Add hot sugar gradually. When tht | mixture begins to boil the seconC | time. let boil 10 minutes. Test on l; | cold plate. When the juice stiffens | pour the jam into sterilized jars. sea | and store in cool dry place. Baked Gooseberry Pudding l Three cups gooseberries. 1 cul ] bread crumbs, cup sugar, l table | spoon butter. eggs.
 Top and tail berries. Wash am cook until tender in double boiler | Rub through sieve. Add brea' crumbs and butter and sugar to pull l Beat yolks of eggs till thick an | lemon colored and add to mixture l Beat whites of eggs till stiff and dr | and folk into first mixture. Fur | into a buttered baking dish and bak | about 45 minutes in a pan of ho | water. Serve warm with sugar an | cream.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
CONFESSIONS OF A HUSBAND!
 The Mans Side of Married Life

away some place with George or lying senseless in a hospital. injured mangled or even
 The bell rang J rushed to the door lt was Dot. apparently in the best of health
 .'wem,- I gasped. At last.-
 Now don't be cross IL was such a larki-
 Tt hasn't been a lark for mel I returned savaEeiy- Here I have been imagining all sorts of things You might at least have, let me know What happened to the automobile-
 Nothing at all"
 Nothing I was even moro sur prised al that than had been af Dots sudden appearance No not ling she repeated George really drives very we'll
 Then vnere on earth have you heeu7- had 10 keep a firm grasp on myself: I felt that 1T I loosed my grip for a moment my temper would ref the better of me Dot had really been cruelty thouEhtiess-
 .It seemed a shame 10 come risn' home she replied quietly The car was running SO nicely and George so seldom drives it- So VIC decided to go up a road -
 .So that's it,- I expiopcd- ~Yor have been having a good time whtls lT was home tormenting myself ny Il imagining the terrible things that had | happened to you That's a prett, piece of impotence, Where did yo' !. gog-
 .I-n tell you when you are In better humor
 And Dots lips srt In tho straiEh line which meant she would have n' |. more to say -t CTo be continued)
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
Sn RABBIT LOSES HIS APPETITE

>eeer Rabbit had lost his annetite
 When Peter Rabbit loses his
 kf9e something is very wrong feter has always boasted
 al ne can eat any time and all the ne. rne. In fact, the two things that
 eter thinks most about are his s.omacn and satisfying his curiosity. u h most or the scrapes that Peter mas gotten into have been because of those two things. So when Peter uses ms appetite or his curiosity tnere is surely something the matter with him.
 Ever since Old Man Coyote the woir had come to live on the Green Meadows Peter had been afraid to go very far from the dear Old Brier atcn Where he makes his home and wnere he always feels .safe Now enere wasn't any reason why he snould go far from the old Brier fatch- There was plenty to eat in It and all around it, for sweet clover grew almost up to the very edge of IL. and you know Peter is very fond or sweet clover. So there was plenty TOT Peter to eat without running any risk Of danger. With nothing to do but eat and sleep. Peter ought to have grown fat and contented. But he didn't.
 
 lot of people. The more they have and the less they have to worry about the more discontented they become and at last positively unhappy. There < was little Danny Meadow Mouse liv- ing out on the Green Meadows. He was happy ali the live-long day, and yet he had no safe castle like the Old
 Brier Patch where he could always
 be safe. Every minute of every day
 kA lx l~- l..-- I
 and his ears wide open and his wits
 working their very quickest, for any
 minute he was likely to be in danger
 Old Man Coyote or Reddy Fo1
 Granny Fox or Digger the Badger oi
 MT. Blacksnake was ely to come \ creeping through the grass any time z and they were always hungry for 2 fat meadow mouse. And as if thai wasn't worry enough, Danny. had tC watch the sky too for Old Whitetai the Marshhawk or his cousin Redtai ' or Blacky the Crow, each of whom I would be glad of meadow mouse # dinner. Yet in spite of all this Danny s was happy and never once lost hi. appetite.
 M But Peter Rabbit, with nothing tt
 w1&ry him so long as he stayed il the Old Brier Patch, couldn't eat, an, grew more and more unhappy. z 4Ou hAOW Nndt the matter WILL me. I really don't know what's tn matter with me" said Peter as h turned up his nose at a patch o sweet tender young clover. T thinl I'll go cut some new paths througl the Old Brier Patch.''
 Now, though he didn't know it, tha was the very best thing he could dc For two or three days he was yer ! busy cutting new paths and his appe tite came back. But when he ha made all the paths he wanted an there was nothing else to do he los his appetite again. He just sat stil aE o3y long and moped and though and thought and thought. Now, tn trouble with Peter Rabbits thinkin was that it was all about himself an l how unhappy he was. Of course. tn more he thought about this the mor unhappy h. grew.
 If only had some one to talk I'd feel better said he to himsel That reminded him of Johnny ChuC and what good times they used have together when Johnny lived ( the Green Meadows Then he thougl of how happy Johnny seemed wi
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
47-oot Make. No Explanation

IL was nearly II o'clock and there had been no word from Dot. Now I was certain that there had been an Acc!deat-perhaps a serious one
 I began 10 blame myself George was such an Inexperienced driver I should have never let him take Dot and her parents to the railroad station
 glanced again at the clock. The train which took Dots parents home had left at s o'clock. Even If Dot and George had met with some mis- hap I should have heard from them by nov-uniess the mishap were a terrible one.
 Half past eleven, I paced up and down the room. representing myself for every time I had been III tenn pered or inconsiderate since my mar riage
 And fin particular. approached myself for having let my Irritation with Edith. harmless as it had been What a fool had been to pay any attention whatever to another woman when I had a wife like Dot! I had never really appreciated her and this was my punishment.
 Twelve o'clock, I heard a ciocl strike in the neighbornood. tries 10 think Of some possibility thai could account for Dot being so lat some possibility that did not In ! yolve a fearful accident
 That silly jest of Faiths cam into my mind. '@Eiopcd.- What non sense. And yet. for the first time scriously-or half-seriousiy-con cred the possibility of that
 hardly knew what to thini Which would I prefer To have he
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
WHERE ENGLISH IS ~eREEK"
e that makes the perfect evening

English is "all Creek to the nativ' Bengalis of India. Attempts to mas ter 1t resulted in quaint and anus ing language known throughout tn East as ''labu English" The follow ing letter Is a sample:
 Ludlow Mfg Assoctes.
 Respectfully sheweth that your
 humble petitioner is a poor man in agricultural behavior and much depends on season for the staff of life: therefore. he falls on his familis pended knees and implores
 of this merciful consideration for a damnable miserable like your honours humble petitioner
 That your humble petitioner was too poorly during last rains and was trying vernacular medi
 cines without effectuality, but was resusciated by much medi- cine of Dr. J. Lazarus. which
 made magnificent excavation in | the coffers of your humble ser want.
 That your humble petitioner has
 large family consisting of seven
 lives. 9 males and remales, last
 of whom is very noiseful through
 pulmonary catastrophe in the in-
 terior abdomen.
 That your humble petitioner prays that If there Is a place ever SO small in the backside of your benevolence. this slave to be all lowed to creep in. For this act of kindness he shall in duty bound ever pray for your honours longevity. Ramanath Tai, Candidate
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
Little Stories For Bedtime
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS

his little family in his new home in Farmer Browns old orchard in spite of all the worries his family made him. And right then Peter found out what was the matter with him.
 T believe I'm just lonesome, said Peter. Yes, sir, that's what's the matter with me.
 It isn't good to be alone too much,
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
THE METRoPoIITAN

-who made the first American rzx-~ asked the teacher.
 .CeorEe M. Conan responded the New York boy promptly - Prom
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
wANTED-A FEARFUL NAME

A messenger boy in the Broadway office of a telegraph company is al- ways reading mrid novels The man aEer said ts him the other day.
 ~Charii-s. whats your ambition .n nfeg'
 The boy put down his Indian story
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27

and said SrsN~iy
 ITO have people tremef- hr- leaves at the mere mention of my name
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
LAKE YouR CHOICE

Mir. GottJack-Td Ike to have you make painting of me, but Se0o is too much,
 Portrait Patntef-Nrl if Non onsy want 10 pay Sl0o | will have to make the painting look more like you.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
NOT FAR TO GO

Exasperated Husband-lf you don't stop your nagging I'll 20 crazy in minute.
 Sarca stic Spouce-You could make if all right. and not exceed the speed limit, elther.-From the Boston Transcript.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
1oeeERIAL IMPRsssIoNIsM

Knicker%I understand your wife has a great eye for harmony in color schemes
 Rocker-Shes insane on the sub ject- She buys me cigars to match my socks and neckties-From the Cartoons Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27

He Just Sat StIII All Day and MoPed
 I've heard my mother say, It makes one selfish. grouchy, cross,
 and quite unhappy all the day. One needs to think of other folks, and
 not of just ones self alone To find the truest happiness and joy,
 and real content to own.
 Now that I've found out what is the trouble with me, the question is. what am I going to do about it?'' Next story: Peter Rabbit Plans a Journey.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27

made into board suitable for lining building xaIls
Arizona republican., 1921-06-27
A SECRET

Huky--What mcliyc,sSisll~.. DinkN-G Nsn. ger wife calls sl every thing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-24
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pane.


Pop was smoaking and thinking and !
was locking at the diffrent names Of the
diffent books in the bookcase, and sed,
Wat does autobiography meen, pop?
Wen people are hard up for some
thing to do they rite the story of their
life and everything that ever happened
TO them since they were born, and that's
their autobiography, sed pop.
@ pop. I'm going TO rite mine, / sed.
Go to it, you mite as we'll get it out of
your sistem vile you're young sed pop.
Yes sir, I sed. Wich | started to do,
and after vile sed, Its done, pop, do
you wunt to heer it?
I'm neutral, sed pop. Meening he would
issen if | red it. Wich i did, being the
following as follows:
Wen ] WAS a baby ] was born in the
same house | kepp on living IN. Wen /
was a week old | couldent wawk or tawk
Wen ! Was munth old couldent either
and wen | was munths old | couldent
and wen / was munths old / couldent,
and this kepp up till | was yeer old, and
even wen / was a yeer old | couldent
After | was yeer old | started to 60 on
2 yeers and this kepp up for hole yeer
until | had another berthday and then
| started to go on 3 yeers and thus kepp up
another hole yeer and then had another
berthday and then was going on yeers
still in the same house, and this kepp up
for another yeer-
Hay, hay, aid, sucker, assistance, sed
pop, how long is this berthday stuff going
to keep on.
Ony till I'm Q Jest like in reel life, sed, /,
and pop sed, Well then l don't need TO
heer eny more to know you're natural
born autobiography ritter, your auto
boggriffy is jest about as intristing as most
peoples autoboggriffies.
Proberly being why he dident wunt to
heer the rest
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-24
LETTERS OF TESSIE AND JOE

Dear Tessie:
/ suppose you've been reading about
the u. s. Navy balloonists who got
blown over Canada and had TO eat their
carrier pigeons who thus performed
their duty to their government by
carrying messages of cheer 10 the de-
partment OF the interior. Joke. Any
way. Tessie, / could't help wishing
that the officers had had case or so of
Daisy Canned Soups along as ballast,
and then when the worst came TO the
worst and there was no other alterna-
tive they would have had to take a
chance and eat the soup and think
what a selling argument that would
have made, in case the officers recov-
cred! But don't think I'm knocking
my own line. Never hit a can when
it's low down. That's my motto.
But about those pigeons, Tessie.
guess it's a lucky thing for the officers
that they ate them, because then when
they came down and met the Indian
guide they were able to talk to him at
once in pigeon English. Joke.
Speaking of that star a hundred mil
lion times larger than the earth, I'm
rather relieved that we weren't born
there, Tessie. because with all that ter
ritory around it's probable we'd never
have met each other, and with all your
little pecularities, Tessie, still con-
slider it's a lucky thing / met you.
mean lucky thing for both of us, not
only for you. AS for the brand OF
luck concerned when I met most of
your relations, that's what you might
cali another story. Especially your
cousin Grace. I'm sorry now we ever
gave her that pickle dish for a wedding
present, appropriate as II was.
Give my love TO the baby and II he
springs a tooth on you Within tie next
twenty-four hours send mo n telegram,
but keep 1t within ten words. So long
and love,
JoA
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-24
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY TAura A. HIrkman.
FRIED HAM IN DINNER MENU

FhIKD NAM IN DiNNkh MfNU-
Not long ago butcher told me that Il
was appalling the way bis customers
seemed 70 stick 10 lamb and beef-sunc
Of them hardly ever buying other kinds
Of meat Only here nnd there you'll And
housekeepcr blrvins slice Of ham 70
fry, for instance" he said.
Fried ham on cold winter evening is
about as good dish ns anyone could
desire. Take the following dinner menu
as an example.
Mashed Potatoes Peas
Coffee. Lemon Pie.
Can you imagine n1or- delicious meal
for hungry pcrson TO III down TOT Mary
persons prefer their slices n ham broJed
instead Of fried. To do this, placc the slices
closely together on wire broiler, place
the broiler over dripping pan and bake
IN hot oven until crisp and delicate
brown, turning onee--or more than once
If necessary, because Of turning too soon
the first time.
Bacon is Just rs delicious don. this
way as harn--in fact, IL is good deal
more delicious whom broiled than when
fried. For when IL is put on ths broiler
end baked in the ovsr shove . dripping
pan, IL ia kept constantly drained Of its
fat and is, therefore, more easily dirested,
as well as being more appe'izing TO look
upon.
The woman with a large family finds IL
the best economy 70 buy whole ham
and to buy her bacon By the strip The
housekeepor with su1srl family should
buy whole ham jointly with ono Of her
neighbors or friends--and the sarne with
a strip Of bacon; when the expense is
shared in this way, the cost 70 each family
il very small It is cheaper 10 buy IN bulk,
in this way, rather than by the slice or
strip.
A good ham is firm, juicy and tender;
bright in color, tempting in odor, with the
surface smooth and free from blernish and
the skin thin. A good strip Of bacon is
firm. Make this test yourself; hold IL in
one hand by one of the ends; II the strip
remains rigid, il is good bacon. II the strip
bends, il is inferior m quality. Point TIN,
out 70 The butcher and see his surprise
For only one woman in 20 knows q good
strip of bacon when she sees it--knous
that il should be firm and infexible,
not habby and spopgy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-24

Ten or hftean years ago a great many
housewives showed decided lack of
knowledge or Of interest in the Ques-
ton Of clothes washing. Even il you
couldn't afford maid you could at least
afford woman 10 do the washing.
You felt you had done your duty when you
denied them any washing soda and select
ed the truthful sort Of washwoman who
would not bring washing soda In her
pocket when you told her you did not
want it used.
But now more than one housewife
who formerly never troubled her head
about this phase of the housework has
had to do all or a part of the washing
herself. Wash women have been scarce
and expensive. Moreover the advent of the
electric washing machine and laundry
machinery has renewed our interest In
the question. II is fact that many a
housewife who thought before that wash
ing YVES unalloyed drudgery has developed
real fondness for the work. She has
found that very often washing provese
TO be far less fatiguing than ironing. She
has found too, that the question of wheth-
er washing IS difficult or not depends
largely upon her equipment. She may not
be able TO afford an electric washing
lldCilllts AZ ltthSk SLt t1u tbhc tiIIJ6 dDQ
enough money TO have adequate clothes
baskets, the best sort of scrubbing board,
good line and clothes pins.
Every housewife should make point
TO see that the place where the clothes
are washed Is convenient and sanitary
to add to its convenience, q set of shelves
where soap and other supplies can be
kep. should be placed near the tubs. Often
it is q convenience il there is low long
stool In front of the tubs. This keeps the
feet dry and warm and also makes it
easier for the short woman to manipulate
the clothes. Really the way of sending
the clothes to the laundry is no solution
TO your problem at all. For laundries are
very expensive and if you have a house
you ought TO avail yourself of the privilege
Of having your clothes washed under your
own personal inspection.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-24
y. w. q A. vyws

The following members II IN. lo>s
Y. W. g. a. staff Viil leave fof~r
for Washington. whore hsy ~ni ss
tend tho Econornirs Conferences. which
WI be held In that cfy from Jarrs~T
% 20 2s, Mics J. Narkflr Bea,.ie ger
srsi secretary. Miss Elizabeth -ur
business secretary; Mr.. Eiiznb~st ~
Wine, house secretary az VoilastorI
Hall. and Ms. Gscrgs r. Lee csf~'sria
director.
al x. w. e. A. hearquar.e-s. S~-- T~~t
city has arrived n thss city 70 rr,e-f
several days st the local Association
There VIII Be meeting ~ TIE Ms~.
willis Club, 81 the club rooms srf
Marks. street Tits evening Tfe
class is taking as is stndy Chine
and Miss Bertha Harlan is The clss,
advisor