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The Washington times., 1922-03-03
SPURNED.L0VES
\ BLIGHT LIVES
\ Of j. s. GIRLS
When Three Beauties Rejected
NobIsmen, Shadows Dark
ened Paths.
BY MARGERY REX.
international News Service.

Is a woman unwise not to marry
her first love at any cost?
Does remembrance of former love
spoil the possibility Of future mar
fied happiness?
Few recollections in life are as
sweet to recall, or as difficult to for.
Set, as those first whispered words
or tenderness.
4 Can 1t be that such memories of
feve preferred, but lost in the end,
bVershadow woman's whole exist
ehce and make her later married life
Seem stale by comparison?
4 Did Katherine Elkins choose wisely
IN 1911 when she decided she could
NOT marry the Duke of the Abruzzi?
All thees questions are brought
40 mind by the news that Mrs. Kath-
brine Elkins Hit has obtained in
A3aris a divorce from William E. X.
As1i. ,.
II Hailed rs Solution.
4 In 1913 this marriage was hailed
by Washington society, in fact, by
International social circles as a very
Sane solution of the problem that had
~ swiftly ltlcu tIle lduBHteT OI tuS
Gate Senator Stephen b. Elkins of
West Virginia. Previously, since
pD08, she had been courted ardently
ay the Duke of the Abruzzi, who is
p cousin of the King of Italy. Their
anutual devotion attracted world
ATide attention.
. The question of her position at the
ITALIAN court is believed to have been
Abe insurmountable obstacle that
ehded all thought of a wedding be-
Tween the royal Italian and the in
dependent American girl.
How absurd all this talk of roy
pity and question of who shall take
Atrecedence over whom seems today
when the royal houses of Hohen-
kpllern, Hapsburg and Romanoff
have fallen.
The Duke during the years from
5,eO8 to 1911 wooed Miss Elkins with
sFue Southern ardor and pleaded his
The Washington times., 1922-03-03

the Sormer Frances Watts attempt
ed suicide in a hotel at Easthamp-
ton. Long Island. by slashing her
wrist and taking a strong dose OF
some drug. In October of that
year, she got a divorce in Phila-
delphia:
ries OF their first loves precipitated
marital disaster for both Of these
young American women? Could
Katherine Elkins ever forget Abruz-
ri, and does the name, Belgium.
bring heartache OF a very personal
sort to Frances Watts Stevens?
Allowed a little"
The status Of woman, com
moner." entering such a marriage
was discussed by Abruzzi with va
rious highly placed personages in
his own home environment OF Italy.
He learned she could never be treat
ed as one OF his family, although
Miss Elkins was to have been al
lowed the title OF duchess
In January, 1911, Senator Elkins
died. In May. Miss Katherine FL
kins was snapped" by a photogra-
DnST WHOSE picture bnOWtu the
young lady, her mother, brother and
BILLY" Hit, all headed for a boat
which was TO take them to Europe.
Lucerne was chosen as the scene
for a conference by the duke and
his intended bride from the United
States. He came over from Venice
His presence in Switzerland per
turbed Hit, who had roamed over
into Baden Baden.
That same year reports gained
credence which proclaimed Rather
inc Elkins would marry BILLY" Hit.
Finally, the dukes love for coun-
try seemed to win. Hit was de-
voted to Miss Elkins. and in 1918
they were quietly married, this
heroine of the AbruZzi affair and
the young lawyer from Yale, who
had great wealth of his own.
Just how ineradicable Is the i'm
preston made by the first real love
is hard to say. Perhaps only the
people concerned could tell, and It
is unlikely that they will bare their
hearts TO a curious world.
The Washington times., 1922-03-03

short married life of less than three
years.
Frances Watts, daughter Of the
late Ethelbert Watts, who was
American Consul-General in Brus-
sells, spent her girlhood abroad. Be
tween the ages OF fifteen and eigh-
teen she formed taste for the So
cial life Of Europe. When she re-
turned to Philadelphia she brought
with her the memory Of a young
Belgian nobleman of wealth. who
was one of King Albert's staff. He
had been very devoted to her.
War broke out in 1914, and. Of
course, it was impossible for her TO
return. The young officer died dur
ing that first dreadful year of Bel
gums agony, and there are those
The Washington times., 1922-03-03

who say that the diplomats lovely
daughter could not forget.
Her melancholy is believed to
have begun with the outbreak Of
war. Grief over her fathers death
prolonged her sorrow, and finally
she sought solace in relief work.
This endeavor brought her in
touch with Mrs. Richard Stevens,
Of Castle Point. Hoboken, N. j.,
and finally with Theodosius Stevens.
brother OF that charming society
matron whose own maiden name
had been Stevens.
Frances Watts and Theodosius
Stevens were married in 1917. Ru-
mors OF arrangement and of fl
nancial trouble were followed by
separation, and in August, 1920,
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William ER.Hr.

cause with the King and Queen no
less fervently.
Torn By Desires.
Sincere though his love was, he
was torn between that Of sentimen-
country. that patriotism which we
may be sure the royal house of
Italy frequently played upon in the
desire to break off the match.
1t was limited that some dissatis-
faction of the same sort was a cause
Of the unhappiness that seems to
cling to the beautiful Frances Watts
Stevens, who secured a divorce from
Theodosius Stevens in 1920, after a
The Washington times., 1922-03-03
UPkEEP COST OF. 3 CITIES
IN EXCESS OF REVENUES

The cost Of government Of New
York city for the fiscal year ending
December 81. 1920, was 1897. 196. 92I,.
a per capita cost of $59.63, according
to statistics issued today by the
Census Bureau. The total revenue
receipts in 1920 were $xQ2,974.446. or
$53.49 per capita, making the per
capita excess of 1904. a..
1t cost Pittsburgh, Pa. $S7,24o.S27
for the upkeep Of it's government. a
The Washington times., 1922-03-03
INQUEST OVER
ARLINGTON BOY
+. |SSCHEDULED
coroner's Jury Will Sit Today
To Fix Responsibility in
Taylor Death.

CLARENDON, Va, March 3.-An
inquest will be held at the Fort
Myer Heights court house this after
noon into the death of three-year-old
Jack Taylor, who was struck and in
stantly killed by an automobile here
Tuesday.
The boy was the son Of c. r. Tay-
lor, president of the Clarendon Citi-
zens Association and chief Of the
sales division of the United States
Shipping Board IN Washington.
The tragedy happened when the
boy was playing in front OF his home
at Milton avenue and Wilson
boulevard.
John Tabron, a hacker. living at
1924 u street northwest, Washing
ton, Is held at the county Jail pend
ing the finding Of the coroner's jury.
Coroner Swain will preside at this
afternoons hearing.
Capt. William b. Wall, world war
veteran, who died at his home in
Cherrydale Monday, was buried
with full military honors in Airing
ton National Cemetery yesterday.
He is survived by his widow, LILLIAN
NJ, and three children. Robert, VIII
liam, and Phillip.
Sheriff A. c. Clements has re-
ceived no word from the super
visors as yet regarding the assign.
ing of a special deputy, who would
devote his time exclusively to the
suppression of speeding throughout
the county. Sheriff Clements has
declared that he will put stop to
making a racetrack out of Airing
ton county" 1t is expected that a
man will be detailed to the work
by the supervisors If the necessary
funds can be raised.
The Washington times., 1922-03-03
PULMoToR REEVES MAN
OVERCOME as MINUTES

TRENTON. March 3.-After using
a pulmotor forty.five minutes. during
which time two tanks Of oxygen were
used, policemen yesterday revived
William Stevenson, who had been
overcome by gas. Stevenson 10 now
in Mckinley Hospital with a fair
chance OF recovery.
He was overcome during the night
when hose attached to gas heater
became disconnected.
The Washington times., 1922-03-03

per capita cost of se3.o1. This repre-
sents per capita excess OF ss.73.
1t cost Springfield, Mass, $7.oss..
3s2 for the upkeep of its government.
which was per capita cost Of $64.
or per capita excess of $3.50.
The Washington times., 1922-03-03

In Florida the one-piece bathing
suit for women Is the big political
issue Of the day. Read In The Sun
day Times how American wives have
banded together to Protect Our
Husbands From the Wiles Of the
Sea Vamps."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-27
ALEC LIKES HIS LOOKS.

This young Tony Kaufman, rookie
pitcher now being tried out by the
Chicago Cubs.
So strong is Grover Alexander for
the lad that he has taken Tony under
his wing to give him the benefit Of
Alec's experience and wizandry.
Kaufmann's work with the Win
nipeg club in Canada earned him a
chance with the Cubs. He got his
first experience with semi-pro outfits
in Chicago. The Winnipeg club gave
him his first real pro tryout in 1920,
and, for a kid. he did well He won
10 and lost games that season. The
next season he altered his hurting
style to get more zipp into his fast
one with less effort and proceeded to
annex % victories and lost but 7
games.
He Joined the Cubs last fall and in
the few chances he got in the box
showed that he has courage, plenty or
stuff and can at least learn how to
handle it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-27
Billy Whiskers

There you go again. THROWN colo
water on my plans" said Jim as he
suggested stealing the animals again
TT would take a tWenty-noESe-
power engine to pull Billy Whlskers
alone away from that Mamie goat
and a regiment Of men to eaten that
dog and cat and burro, for I'll bet
you the minute they see us comm
they would suspect what was up and
give the alarm by barktn, baahfn',
brayin', and melvin. and I can tel
you I wouldn't care to be in our snoe-
should Mr.. Watson and US tryin' to
steal en-
"Veery we'll. you chicken-hearted
coward! If you won't help me, III
go to the nearest town and get some
one who will, for have those animals
I wiI1!''
go ahead. then. for wash my
hands of the Job. And I'll bet you
get caught and arrested. And IT
you do, the first person you will be
a-caIlin' for will be me to bail you
out"
1 don't know what argument Jim
ever used to persuade Tom to help
| him. but that night at ten minutes
| to twelve the two kidnapers could
have been seen senaking through the
stable yard with ropes and bags
| thrown over their arms to assist in
| the capture of the animals. They
| went straight to where billy lay
| asleep, surrounded by his loving fam
| lily and faithful friends. Betina,
| Stubby and Button.
| Stubby, who had been sleeping
| with one ear open. was awakened
| from a dream in which he thought
| the kidnapers had them again, to
find it was almost a reality. for there
| stood Jim Just ready to throw a bag
over Billy's head and Tom a rope
around Bettina's neck. and he gave
| the alarm by barking furiously. This
awakened everyone the place. it
| was loud and sharp, and in two
| minutes the hired man ran out of
! the stable with a pitchfork in his
| hand to see what was the trouble,
| quickly followed by a second and
| third. They had just returned from
| an evening in town, and were putting
! their horses UP when Stubby barked.
| And before the kidnapers knew what
| was UP. the men had bound them
with the ropes the kidnapers had
| brought to bind Billy, Bettina, Stubby
and Button, and they were hustled
into the barn and locked in the har-
ness room until morning, when a pa
troll wagon was sent for and the kid
| napers were carried off to jail, where
| they could do no more harm
As the wagon drove out of the
| yard, Billy baahed. Bettina brayed,
| Stubby barked and Button ye-awled
as if they were saying, Good rid
dance to bad rubbish"
And now that the kidnapers are
safely locked in jail and Billy, Be-
tina, Stubby and Button are once
| again back on the old farm. happy
in the midst of their friends, we will
| see what happens next.
(The next adventures will tell OF
Billys little twins.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-27
Dinner STORIES

Little Mabel. aged four, had been
warned by her mother not to play
in the road. which was extremely
muddy Several times Mabel dis
obeyed and had 10 be brought in
and cleaned UP.
At last. exasperated. her mother
exclaimed: mabel, I'll give you
the road again shall have to put
you to bed
The child went out to play again,
but in a short time appeared at the
door. wet and bedraggled- We'll,
mother she remarked in tone of
cheerful resignation, 1--WE used up
my last chance!"
A clergyman who was wfdower
| had three grown-up daughters.
| Having occasion to go away for
| few weeks he wrote home from
| time to time In one of his letters
| ne informed them that he had mar
ried a widow with six children
| This created a stir in his house
| hold. When the minister returned
! home, one of the daughters. her
| eyes red with weeping, said:
where's the widow you married,
| father?'
| oh. I married her to an ether
] man 1 ought to have told you
| that" said the minister
| The late Edgar Saltus was some
/ times prevailed on by New York
| editors to- write dramatic criti-
| eisms His criticisms were always
1 severe and amusing
l. Mr. Saltus one evening went TO
criticise a very popular actor in
/ Hamlet" He did not like the
actor. and his criticism consisted
of the words.
Mr.. Blank played Hamlet last
night a the Lyric. He played it
from ss15 TIL 11:40-''
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-15
EX-SENATOR TRAVELS
IN PULLMAN STYLE

A motor caravan, built and own
ed by ex-senator Clinton Shingler
of Ashburn, Ga, who was mem
Der of the Georgia senate in 1911
and again in 1919, left Atlanta the
other day for Asheville, N. c., in
one of the most unique travelling
homes ever mounted on an automo-
bile chassis. This bungalow on
wheels is complete in every detail
Sparrow Nest" is embossed on
the front of the machine, and the
car presents a striking appearance
with it's panels of pale gray and
green. There are tiny windows, fit
ted with white scrim curtains,
green curtains and screens;
awnings shade the front seat, long
awnings stretch from front to back
shading couches on which one may
rest while travelling; and there Is
an observation platform, large en-
ough to seat four people comfort
ably on camp stools with an avn
ing stretching over this also.
This car is the patient labor of
two years, and every nail was driv-
/ en- and every piece of wood placed
under Senator Shingler's personal
direction.
Inside, the caravan looks like a
very comfortable Pullman car.
| There are four berths, and the up
per ones are entirely detachable,
leaving only silver rail to indicate
where they go at night. Steamer
rugs cover the lower berths in day.
time, making day beds to rest on.
There are extension tables, made
OF green and gray painted wood,
which unfold.
Everything in the car Is Georgia
product. 1t is all Georgia made.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-15
CALENDAR
LEAGUE SEEKING
13-|NONTH YEAR
Each Would Have % Days
Each, With One Extra
Day Per Year, Which
Would Be "Year Day."

Washington, Oct. 14.-On what
date in the fall of the year are day
and night equal in length? Most
persons will reply: "Why Septem-
Der 21st, of course" Anyone con-
nected with the International Fixed
Calendar league will reply: Sep
tenn 23, of course
The Calendar league processes to
have proof and this is where 1t
originates:
The shadow of the Washington
Monument was measured on the
parking around the obelisk, on
September q, %, 23, and "a, exact
" at noon, when the shadow point
ed north. The shadow was found
to lengthen:
6 #, 2 inches bet. Sept, 81 and %,
G It. A inches bet. Sept. % and 70,
6 TT. inches bet. Sept. % and "a,
showing by it's longest stretch on
Sept. 23, according to Moses b.
Cotsworth, originator of the fixed
calendar" idea for modern times,
and secretary and treasurer of the
league, that that day is the equi,
noctial day when day and night are
equal.
The league is composed Of per-
sons, who are trying to have the
present yearly calendar rear
ranged, so there shall be thirteen
months of 20 days each, with one
extra day per year, to be known as
year day." to make up the 800
DAYS of the solar calendar. A sim
liar day is included in the plan to
account for leap years. In this way.
league advocates say, each month
would be uniform with all others
each week and month would begin
on Sunday and end on Saturday
md holidays would come on reg
ularly stated times, instead of skip
ping around the calendar.
The extra month, also of % days,
lwould be called "Sol,' or some
other suitable name, and would De
inserted between June and july.
Year Day. would be inserted
either Just before "Sor' or July,
and would constitute aan lnterna-
tional midsummer holiday without
a week. day name.
Easter day is given as the most
remarkable of the movable
feasts," which would be put at
some specific point in the year by
the advocates of the plan, allow
ing the ladies to decide better on
the class of their Easter flnery.
Under the present moon-chasins
scheme, it is shown, Easter may
arrive as early as March %, which
Il did in 1913, or as late as April
2s, as in 1916. Under the proposed
system the date would be fixed IS
steady as the Fourth of July.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-15
RUBBER EXPERT WRITES
ON IMPROVED SERVICE
FOUND IN THE CORDS

While every car owner realizes
that there has been great improve
ment in tires as shown by the mile
age delivered, few. if any, under
stand just what has brought the
longer mileage.
1t is made quite clear in the
reign of rubber" just issued by the
Century company. Written as a
book of human interest for lay
readers, it is, nevertheless, authori-
tative information from a rubber
expert, DR.. w. G. Geer.
1.-THE remarkable increase in tire
service during the last five years,
writes DIR. Geer. sis due to the sci
entific adjustment of the threads
that make up the fabric and cord,
as well as to the greater resistance
of the rubber layers to flexion and
heat.
This rubber layer called friction
and coat holds the plies of fabric
together and at the same time
keeps them apart so that they can
not rub against each other; 1t is
another OF the essential elements In
tire construction.
1.-THE fabric moves over very
small distances, yet sufficiently to
develop heat. This rubber must
serve as permanent lubricant; not
temporarily. like the oil that is put
in between the leaves of springs or
into the transmission or the differ
entail housing, for that can be
changed every few hundred miles,
but permanently, because the rub
Der in the layers between the cords
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-15
DRAWING FOR SPACE
AT THE NATIONAL
AUTOMOBILE SHOWS

Drawing for space at the esd am
nual National Automobile shows
took place at the national automo-
bile chamber of commerce offices
in New York the other day.
Eighty-six makes of cars were
represented. 1.-THE variety of mod
els to be offered" said S. A. Miles,
closed. and closed types presents
The best product at the best values
the public has ever seen."
The national automobile shows
will be held in Grand Central pal
ace, New York, January to 10,
1928, and at Chicago coliseum and
First Regiment armory), January
q to February 3.
September Production 2O5,950
Shipping figures announced at
the N. A, c. c. members meeting
indicated a production of 205,950
cars and trucks for September.
This Is nearly one-third better than
September last year, though repre-
senting a seasonal decline from
August.
Trade reports from the field in
dictate that october business will be
good, though, as usual, it will be
considerably under the summer
months. The closed car business is
helping the fall market. Prospects
for Christmas trade are reported to
be good in the south, though in
other sections this is not a big
factor,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-15
MOTORCYCLE TOUR
OF 10000 MILES

Clarence A. Ruggles, of Atlanta,
Ga, had made a motorcycle trip of
$4,000 miles when he pulled into
San Francisco recently. He left At
lanta early in June, Travelled
throug % states, carried his blank.
cts, change of clothing and camp
ing outfit, rarely spent a night I'M
der a roof on the whole trip, and
1 cent mile covered his entire eX-
pense. Ruggles, who is rs years of
age, took the trip entirely for
pleasure and was untrammeled in
the choice of highways, for he fol-
lowed fifteen, in all. They led him
through Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas
City, Denver. Salt Lake, Seattle and
thence down the coast. He spent
less than q day in San Francisco,
and left with the intention of reach
ing San Diego.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-15
SHIPMENT SETS
NEW RECORD
IN Ne " MEXICO
Nearly a Million Cakes Of
Soap in 10 Cars Attracts
National Attention.

The Charles Ilfeld company,
New Mexican distributors for
Proctor & Gamble products, has
just completed distribution of the
largest single shipment OF soap
that has ever come into the state.
The shipment, which came from
the Proctor & Gamble Kansas City
factories, made up solid train
load of ten cars and contained
eight thousand seven hundred and
forty-three boxes of soap of 100
cakes to the box. OF these three
quarters Of a million cakes were
the p. e G. White Naptha soap;
other lines included in the big
shipment being Ivory, Lennox,
Luna and Bob White.
Not only is this shipment the
first trainload of soap and the
largest shipment ever received in
New Mexico, but it is also the
largest single shipment to one dis
tributor that has ever been made
from the Proctor e. Gamble Kan
sas City plant. 1t was featured
prominently in the Kansas CITY
newspapers and attracted attention
all along the line. Each car car
ried a big banner specifying the
town to which it had been con-
signed for the Charles Ilfeld COM
pany account. The distribution
comprised two cars for Albuquer-
que, and one car each to Santa
Fe, Socorro,' Las Vegas, Tucum-
carl, Ration, Gallup, Magdalena
and Willard.
j. y. Jones, whose headquarters
are in this city, is the New Mex
leo state representative for the
Proctor & Gamble company, and
he informs The Morning Journal
that the Charles Ilfeld company
have received forty-eight cars of
soap alone so far this year.
ADV.