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The Washington times., 1921-10-26
PROTECT THE LUNGS


. ease occur between the ages of
fifty and seventy. 1t win thus DO
seen that the extremes of life
should be especially guarded against
exposure to cold by adequate heat
ing and ventilation In the home.
since they are very susceptible to
its influence.
Pneumonia Is a disease which at
tacks both rich and poor. Infection
commonly occurs in large gather
inEs, In pubic places and In badly
ventilated and improperly heated
homes.
The frequent airing OF he'd linen
and blankets il advisable. since bed
clothing is an active medium for the
transmission OF infectious colds,
, from which, OF course, pneumania
may ultimately result. This Is par
ticularly necessary in the case OF
lodging houses and hotels.
Resistance against pneumonia
may be increased by avoiding ex-
cesses OF all kinds by securing eight
hours OF sleep each night, by avoid
ing undue fatigue from any cause,
and by avoiding persons who cough
and sneeze in a careless manner.
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
3y Brice Beiden, M. D.

~ ROPER and sufficient CLOTH
ing should be worn accord
- ing TO the daily weather. not
according to the season OF the
year. Since the skin is an aux
Hilary organ to the lungs, it's func-
tion must be encouraged by suit
able clothing. Improper and insult
ficient clothing. which permits the
chilling of the body. reduces the
resistance to pneumonia. which now
causes more deaths than tuberculo-
ssi.
Exposure to extremes OF cold ana
inclement weather invites infection
by the germs of penumonla- To
guard adequately against this dis
ease one must be protected by
warm clothing. Public convey
ances and public places should be
properly ventilated. The germs of
penumonia cannot Withstand fresh
air and sunlight.
Twenty-Five per cent of the
deaths fromS pneumonia occur
among infants before their first
birthday. Another twenty-five per
cent Of the deaths from this dis
The Washington times., 1921-10-26

. have intereferd much with your
appetite. young mani" the stranger
observed. in a crisp yet companion
able voice.
THAT was a steak to make you
forget about weather." countered
Storrow. He found himself con-
fronted by a spare and lanisy man
anywhere between thirty-five and
forty-five. a fastidiously apparelled
and ascetic.looking man with hair
turned iron-gray over the ears. hu-
morous eyes and a rather grim
mouth.
"I come here for 'em occasional
iy." he acknowledged. They're AZ
good as you'll get in the city," He
digressed into a light-hearted but
comprehensive description of Man
haitian eating places. I'm saying
all this" he concluded, because I
know you haven't been here very
long"
Introductions-
what makes you think that:"
demanded Storrow. with smile
to unedge the brusqueness Of the
question.
by that coat Of tan" declared
the other. The younger man there
upon explained how and where he
had acquired that Madura-brown
skin.
"That's great" exclaimed the
older man. with a quick and un-
looked for thump Of epthusiasn.
my names Hardy. by the way"
mot Hardy the novelist?" asked
Storrow.
Merely one of 'em-the little
one" retorted the other.
mines Storrow." less easily
acknowledged the younger man,
feeling less lonely in that vast
city of unknown faces
II hope were going to be
friends" announced Hardy from
the serener piateaus of experience.
"And / suppose you're here for
work, or you wouldn't be on this
gridiron of an island at the end Of
August. I've got a play going on
myself. But it's going to be q
failure"
"Why failure?"
(To Be Continued Tomorrow.)
Copyright, 1920. by Arthur strinser.
(PubIished by Arrangement with Intsrno
tional Feature Service. Incl
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
''.' James Montgomery Flagg
The Story of an Ambitious Young Sculp-
tor Who Goes to New York to Win
His Way to Fortune.

Daily the canyons Of the tree
less streets were filled with an In
visible poison-gas which left the
people too listless to fight against
further assault. They merely en-
dured and waited and prayed for
a change OF wind. II was the hui
midity. everybody about storrow
kept explaining. the windless and
saturated air which made clothing
hang limp and heavy on the Ian
guild body and evoked rank In
cense from any region where
human beings were foolish enough
TO pack themselves close. They
went about moodily. as q rule. car
rying coats and hats. covering
their limbs with the iishtest gar
ments that could be used.
A Time Of Freedom.
This was harvest time for Stor-
row, whose vigorous young body
faced that excessive heat without
any great distress. He drifted about
the city as free as the wind. eager
for those pictorial aspects OF life
which only torrid weather brought
to the open.
He watched the weltering thou
sands streaming to the recreation
piers, the heatweary ghetto-dweli.
ers crowding the withered grass OF
the open parks. the half-olad chill
dren swarming about the dripping
hydrants and hokey-pokey barrows,
the bare.throated men and women
who moved languidly about In the
shadows, or sat smoking and fan
ming in open doorways.
When his legs grew tired he sat
amongst them and rested. When
hunger assailed him he dropped into
some out-of-the-way restaurant and
ate. forgetting the heat In the rich
shadows born of the never-ending
battle between drawn blinds and
belea guering sun, revelling In the
accidental beauty Of some indiffer-
ent-eyed young waitress with the
fiimsiest of cambric stretched across
what might have been the pointed
breasts of an Artemis.
1t was in one of these places.
known as "Chop-House Jake's," that
Storrow had stumbled upon a sur
prisingly appetizing luncheon. He
looked up from a broiled porterhouse
which he had picked bare. to the
bone to find himself being surveyed
by a pair of studious and half
ironical eyes.
This weather doesn't seem to
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
HOW TO COOK POTATOES
THEY: ARE ECONOMICAL AND HEALTHFUL

light for one-half cup Of milk and
one-half cup Of flour.
Try potatoes for your main dish
some time for luncheon or diunsr.
Potato sausages are ever so good
and lots cheaper than the fancy
packages of sausages for sale In
city meat shops. Here Is the
recipe. Try it.
POTATO SAUSAGE.
One cup mashed potatoes. one
cup Of ground nuts, fish or meat,
one egg, well beaten; one and one
half teaspoons salt, dash of pepper,
one-quarter teaspoon sage.
Mix together ana shape into sau-
sages. Saute In the frying pan In
a little hot fat until a golden brown.
Bacon dripping, salt pork or other
fat may be used.
Do you know shepherds pie7
Many Of the tearooms are serving
this as main dish at luncheon,
and folks often call for It in pref
erence to a choice of some dish
more expensive to prepare. To pre-
pare 1t, grease a baking dish and
cover the bottom of the inside with
a layer of mashed potatoes. Add
a layer of cooked minced meat or
fish, seasoned well and mixed with
meat stock or gravy: Cover with
potatoes. Brush over the top with
milk and bake long enough to heat
the potatoes and meat thoroughly
and brown the top.
Sometimes the top layer Of pota-
toes is mixed with q beaten egg
and forced through a pastry tube
into pretty rosettes before the dish
is placed in the oven.
Scalloped potatoes are good, too:
Arrange a layer OF sliced raw or
boiled potatoes in a creased bak-
ing dish. Sprinkle with grated
cheese, a little flour, salt and pap
rika. Repeat until dish is full.
Pour milk over whole, about ono
half cup to every three potatoes.
Bake in a moderate oven. Boiled
potatoes take about twenty minutes,
while II raw potatoes are used 1t
takes about one and one.half hours.
The Washington times., 1921-10-26

next-door neighbor when he gets
back from Paris"
= She spoke casually. but storrow's
- sensitive nostrils seemed assailed
by the aroma Of some underlined and
faded romance.
"Then I ought to know his name."
he suggested as he stood at her side
and Joined her in staring at the un-
wieldly copper urn.
His name is Alan Vibbard," the
girl answered. without looking
away from the samovar. And again.
as he caught the ghost of a sigh
from her lips. ne felt that he had
stumbled across the borders of some
ghostly and time-worn liaison.
worlds away from him and his trivial
interests.
He was more impressed than ever
by the contrast between the un-
kempt Railways and the ordered
LONELINESS of the high-ceilinged
room. where the panelling of a SOL
itary door SO abruptly divided ne
glect from comfort. 1t even occur
red to him that this bony and loose
Tipped woman with whom life had
not dealt over-kindly must still hold
in the core of her upgainly body
some secret chamber Of quietness
and grace.
A Style Sniper.
She had called herself a style
sniper." he remembered, since most
Of her time and energy had been
diverted to the Illicit appropriation.
by means Of a quick eye and
quicker pencil. of newly imported
dress models not yet divulged to the
trade. 1t had not been altogether
honest, this spying and poaching on
the preserves of the city's kinglier
costumiers, and Storrow wondered If
that looseness of conduct stood typi-
fled in her almost vulpine looseness
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
BY Neva Finley Vernes
A LITTLE STOR.

r SAMUEL SMYTHE was a
Il kind and indulgent' parent,
but he did not propose to
allow his beloved son and heir to
throw himself away on a glittering
creature OF the footlights. He made
himself very explicit in the matter.
Young Smythe looked almost tear
full.
"when you meet Valette you'll
alter your decision. dad. Judging
without seeing is rather unfair,
isn't it?"
"I say I don't want to meet herr
thundered J. Samuel. "I am only
too familiar with her type"
"Valette is the only girl I'll ever
marry!' exclaimed Jimmie haught-
lily.
Look here, boy! You're stflI in
the pin feather age. Two or three
years from now you'll laugh at this
mad-cap infatuation of yours. /
know what I'm saying, lad. I've
had my own little affairs OF the
heart, but, thank goodness, when 1
chose a wife 1t was your mother!'
II know, dad" said Jimmie soft
ly, that is Just why ! want you to
meet
And refuse!" barked the
father, stubbornly. This tomfoolery
must cease"
"vaiette is only her stage name.
Her real one is as modest and un-
assuming as ours. 1t's"-
The father gave his son a pity
ing stare.
whats the use of arguing with
a young mule? 1 refuse to discuss
the lady any more. Good-nightr'
you'll change. Father, 1 swear
you'll be sorry when you meet"
You young whipper snapperp
beloved J. Samuel. "Ill not meet
her, l say! Do you understand me7"
You've made yourself sufficiently
clear, sirl' answered Jimmie.
Long after his son had retired,
j. Samuel paced about the floor of
his study. 1t wasn't that his boys
affairs were troubling him. Indeed.
he had dismissed Valette from his
mind. He was concerned only with
his own affairs-of the heartl Even
fathers sometimes fall in love!
For three months brown
haired, gentle.voiced young woman
had been very prominent In his
LnOuBnlS anu uTedtIlS. lie was quite
sure even his son would approve
OF her as a stepmother. She was
as calm and gentle as the boys
concern was the vast difference
In their ages, and he doubted the
wisdom of such a union. He was
truly solry Jimmie had taken this
chorus girl affair 80 much to heart.
lie needed his sons advice, for up
until now they had been such pals.
This charming and lovely Miss
Betty Lee was n client OF his. She
little dreamed of his rapidly grow.
ing devotion. She was nroud
little thing, and very poor. He
could not forget her grim, Young
face the day her fine old home
was sold. She would manage his
household as quietly and efficiently
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
AdUice to the
LOUeLOrn
DraIUH
BY
James MONTGOMERY
FLagg
By Beatrice Fairfax
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

AEAR MISS FAlttr a.
~ About eight months ago L
met an interesting young man,
who led me to believe he cared
for me. He was so kind, ana
lavished so many attentions upon
me that / finally came to care
deeply for him. and was happy
until three months ago, when ne
began TO act as coldly toward me
as he had formerly been atten-
tive.
/ took his treatment Of me so
to heart that l finally became Ill
and was in a hospital for some
time. During this time he never
called to see me or even inquired
about me. When / returned from
the hospital he called me up. beg
gfng to see me, and promising
never to hurt me again. l for
gave him, but his actions since
then have only been a repetition
OF his former ones.
/ have never run arter him, but
have tried to break with him
completely, but he always begs TO
be forgiven.
What am to do? can't seem
to get interested In anyone else.
although ! have always been
popular. What hurts me most
is his habit Of gossiping about
me TO our mutual friends, and
discussing our differences with
them. PAULINE.
THE man who isn't Thoughtful e
a girl who's i'll is lacking II
fundamental kindness. He ism
tender or reliable. Why don't yo'
talk to the man almost as frankl,
as you've written me? Tell hin
that your idea OF friendship and
his differ so that you don't see
how you can go on seeing him un
less he makes some effort to be
real friend. l am inclined to thini
that you'd be happier II you pu,
him out of your life once anc
for all.
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
MEETING VALETTE
A LITTLE STORY OF A DUAL LOVE AFFAIR

rs she did other things. Betty was
a born fighter. and poverty could
not keep her down. The more he
thought the matter over, the more
determined he was to act.
''She has an appointment with
me In the morning at s-Til ask
her then" Having made a final
decision, Father smythe went
peacefully to dreamland.
Jimmie beheld his father ut
breakfast, dressed as for "A festi-
val. Eie was even hummlng n gay
tune. Jimmie, of course, did not
know that his father was about to
present him with a new mother.
J. Samuel, ST., was positive Miss
Lee would look upon HIS PROPOSE
ton sensibly, and indeed, feel great
ly honored to reign as second lady of
the House of Smythe! He was even
beginning to feel a shade sorry for
his boy. 1t was unfortunate, but
he'd get over It. They all did!
J. Samuel looked out OF the win
dow just in time to see a trim
young woman coming up the front
steps. His heart gave leap, and
he wondered IL his son had noticed
his heightened color. As for jim
mie, he gave cry OF surprise,
murmured something inaudible, and
nervously smoothed his hair and
Strengthened his tie. why there's
Il mean isn't that" he stam-
mered.n
The older man gave the younger
a keen glance.
TITS some one for me-" said
Jimmie as he bolted into the hall.
I'm expecting client at Q.
There's the bell now. Show her
into my study, Dora"
When the maid had gone, jim
mie sat down Imply. His father.
too, was a bit dazed, for quite sud-
denly he began TO recall facts that
he had refused to hear in his mad
rage. 1t was oil plain as day now,
and his beloved son had won what
he would have given worlds to pos
sess.
J.. Samuel took his medicine like
a man. After all, he hadn't made
n fool of himself and they would
never know. Wheeling about, he
caught Jimmie roughly by the arm.
pad, what ails you? You're
acting like a madman. Where are
you going?"
Were going" said j. Samuel,
to meet ValetteP'
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
Arthur Stringer's a: THE WINE OF LIFE "-s"@ Jan
Stirring Narrative of the Influence of Love the Lives
of a Man and Girl Each Eager for Fame
and Each Very Poor.

OF lip. Then he fell to wondering II
he too would grow old between
those walls and fall into the habit
OF staring backward instead or for
ward and make room In turn for
some unconcerned young newcomer.
II hope your be happy here"
ventured the woman from the door
way. softened apparently by the
betraying shadow OF thought on his
own troubled brow.
'I want to do a lot Of work here"
qualified Storrow. seeking protec-
ton within his shell OF imperson-
ality. Yet as he looked up at the
wistful-eyed woman in the strong
side light he was still again re-
minded of the fact, and almost
jealously reminded OF 1t. that much
history had been recorded between
those old walls. 1t was history
which he could and would never
know. Yet. during the next few
days, ne was not ungrateful for
that sense of immersion In unre-
lated antiquities. 1t served. above
all things, to shut him off from his
own Immediate past. That was
something of which he preferred
not to think.
It was not until the second week
in his new studio that he made a
discovery. small in itself. yet sig.
nificant enough to send thought
trooping back. again and again, to
the heavy-lipped woman who had
stood so wistfully studying the bor-
rowed samovar on the mantel.
Another Lock.
When he lifted an oblong imita-
ton Gobelin that hung on his east
wall he found under It a door, a
communicating door which unmis-
takably opened on the studio next
to his own. This door had once
been covered and sealed with wall
paper. That flimsy seal. however.
had been broken apart.
Storrow. nettled by a curiosity
by no means as rare as he imag-
ined. pushed back the heavy iron
bolt in front Of him and tried the
door. But to his disappointment
a disappointment which was Just
as promptly followed by sausfac-
ton he found the door held shut
by what was obviously a similar
bolt on it's other side. So he re-
placed the sliding bar of metal, re-
draped the tapestry screen, and
once again shifted the musty
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis-
AUTUMN is a spendthrift fel

A AUTUMN is a spendthrift fell
~ low, reckless, carefree, de-
bonair; with his robe of red
and yellow streaming on the frosty
air. Miser natures guard their
treasure, boarding 1t with care un-
told; but blithe Autumn finds more
pleasure getting rid of all his gold.
Careful people pause and ponder
ere they spend the precious stuff,
only Autumn loves to squander. he
can never waste enough. Gold be-
decks the distant valleys, gold is on
the highest hills; where the laugh
ing brooklet salutes, golden aspens
culver still. Naples shudder at the
fingers OF the north wind, keen and
cold; but the sunshine gaily lin
gers, golden light on leaves of gold.
Strewing treasure where he passes,
kin to Midas, gold rod, Autumn's
gold Is on the grasses and the
plumes of goldenrod. over all this
robe OF splendor, crowding cool and
shining days, falls mellow light
and tender, like n veil of golden
haze. Autumn is a jolly fellow and
his feet with gold are shod; where
he walks the path is yellow, starred
with daisies is the sod. Spending
all his riches daily. laughing ever,
thus he goes. and the cosmos glim-
mers gaily where In summer smiled
the rose. Who would choose the mi.
ser's money, guarded gold meath
lock and key, when there lies a
world so sunny where glad Au-
tumn's gold In free7
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
Magical Effect of
NeU Face Peeler

To maintain a clear. soft, youthful COM
Dlexion, there's nothing so simple to use
nd yet so effective as ordinary mercol-
ned wax. which you can get at any drug
tore. Just apply the wax at night as
ou would cold cream: in the morning
wash II off with warm water. II you've
never tried It you can't imagine the mag
ical effect Of this harmless home treat
ment. Mercolized wax causes the worn
out scarf skin to come off in minute par
ticles. a little at time, and soon you
have entirely shed the offensive cuticls
The fresh young underskin now in evil
dence is so healthy and nirllsh looking, so
free from any appearance OF artlfioiality,
you wonder why you had not heard OF
this marvellous complexion renewing Sc
cret long ago.
To get rid OF your wrinkles here's a
formula that is wonderfully effective:
one ounce powdered sasolite, dissolved In
one-half pint witch hazel Battle the face
in this and you will be simply astonish ed
at the results, even after the first trial
Advertisement
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
BY Arthur Stripger,
WsIl-k.own Novelist and Authe'
Of Country~wids Reputation.

Wsil-kaown Novelist and Authe'
Of countrywids Reputation.
CroRRow did not alalyze his pro-
~ puision for flight. He had not
even acknowledged It to be
Tight But when. before the end OF
MS week. he found a studio very
much to his liking in a ruinous'
fronted old building not far from
Madison square. In East Twenty
Fourth street. he magnified that oc-
cssion into a chance which 1t would
be calamitous to miss.
4 Two days later he moved back to
jse city. 1t was not. however, until
& b emigration had been effected. that
q. lsknade an effort to unedge the
sScipitancy of his movements by
q carefully worded note of explana-
ton to Augusta Kirkner. a note
which brought no response from the
older woman. It was Charlotte, In
fact. who three days later sent a
brief but friendly letter back to Stor-
rows studio wishing him happiness
In his new surroundings and success
in the work she knew must mean SO
much to him.
Storrow at the time was too pre-
occupied to give much thought To
this message. The slightly autum-
nal-looking and hollow-chested pos
ter artist from whom he was 80
prec pitously releasing the huge sky
lighted room that was to be his homs
I'd accepted call to draw fasn-
IN plates for a Chicago mail order
il pse and was glad enough to dis
ye Of her furniture en- bloc. But
was less happy, Storrow real
NJ q, In leaving quarters with which.
vparehtly. 80 much Of her life had
,en linked.
He found II easy enough to under
stand this, for already he could fe,l
the appeal of .he place. 1t was
spacious. sequestered. amazingly
quiet, q kernel of achieved comfort
In a misleadingly rough husk of
disorder. 1t was exactly the sort Of
place he was in need Of.
"It's all yours now" the loose
Tipped poster girl somewhat pen
sively explained to him as she
watched the last of her trunks being
carried away. "All except that Rus
sian samovar on the mantle there.
You'll have to return that to your
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
BY Loretto C. Lynch
\ NE authority thinks potatoes
have as much as 7 per cent

NNE authority thinks potatoes
have as much as per cent
~ of flesh-building material as
we'll as q much larger percentage of
strength-g giving foodstuff and some
excellent mineral salts. The potato,
besides, has an anti-scorbutic prop
srty-that is, IT helps prevent that
once common disease known as
scurvy.
TO conserve both foodstuff and
sineral, It is well to cook potatoes
tn the skins on. Make ready suf-
Aent boiling salted water to well
Ter the potatoes. Lower the
!. med potatoes into this and boil
tly-not rapidly-for twenty to
o ty minutes, according to the size.
X with a clean knitting needle.
lain from the water at once.
Potatoes become soggy II allowed to
remain In the water In which the
cooking has been completed.
Occasionally. for appearance. It
n desirable to have the potatoes
especially white. This is usually
the case when we serve mashed
potatoes. Remove the skin before
boiling. Shake the cooked pota-
toes well after they have been
drained to let out the steam. This
is the secret OF dry, floffy mashed
POTATOES. Then mash, allowing half
n cup of milk for every six po-
tatoes. Add butter and salt and
pepper. II dinner Is not ready to
ssrve, heat the potatoes lightly In
= baking dish. brush over with
milk and set into the oven.
Have you ever tried putting
mashed potatoes into your cake?
They keep the cake from drying
out so quickly and make the bak-
inr less frequent. Use your usual
cake recipe. substituting one cup
~ potatoes (mashed until very
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
DYED HER FADED
SKIRT TO MAKE
CHILD A DRESS

Each package OF Diamond Dyes"
contains directions so simple that
any woman can dye or tint faded.
shabby skirts, dresses, waists, coats,
sweaters, stockings, hanginHs,
draperies, everything like new. Buy
Diamond Dyes"--no other kind
then perfect home dyeing Is guar
anteed, even II you have never dyed
before Tell your druggist whether
the the material you wish to dye is
wool or silk, or whether II Is linen
cotton, or mixed goods. Diamond
Dyes never streak. spot, fade. or run.
--Adver tisement.
The Washington times., 1921-10-26
THE STORY so FAR.

Owen Storrow, a young sculptor.
comes TO New York from Canada 10
perfect himself In his art. BY defend
inE Torrie Throssel, an actress. young
beautiful ana poor. he wins her love.
a studio, and meets there his cousin,
Charlotte Kirkner, VINO as rich as
Torrie 10 poor. takes unusual interest
In him. He visits the Kirkner sea.
side home and goes to the rescue OF
the drowning Charlotte,