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The Washington herald., 1922-12-05

(E"YA Az It also responsible
" for your sbandoning
your childy" Jarroman
asked. and added before she
could strike her next pose: ''Yeu
see. Ciandine, we have begun to
quarrel already. Let us avoid
personalities and do our business
courtsously."
"Business~ she echoed. She
was q superb actress. he admitted.
The dismay In her voice was naw.
less.
You came here for something"
he said relentiessly. IF you tel
me what it is. It 10 possible I may
be able to give II you"
You can't" she said, shaking
her head. you wouldn't under
stand what I came for. I came
to see II there was anything I
could do to make amends for my
long neglect"
She had spoken 20 simply and
sorrowfully that Jarroman was
startled. He leaned back In his
chair and scrutinized her with
merciless intentneps. Was 1t pos
sible that anothef time-worn ira
dition was at fault? That a mother
did not know her child by instinct?
That she accepted q stranger un-
questioningly. provided her suspi.
cions were in no way aroused?
Jarroman groped for some recol-
lection of his own child as a baby.
Could its appearance have been so
undistinctive that Claudine-the
ENTHUSIASTICALLY believed Nadia
to be her daughter grown into a
woman?
what sort Of opportunity did
you expect to find-of making
amends?" he asked. to gain time.
IT expected to find what have
found" she answered. You and
Nadia are living an isolated iife.
It's pleasant enough just now at
the start. but in q few months
time the girl viii begin to NOPE.
Within a year she'll be hopelessly
bored"
Jarroman was still hammering
at hts y,rohieyn
Very possibly" he conceded al
most absentiy. But how could
you remedy that state Of af-
fairs?"
II could take her about and help
her to get TO know people. The
girl must have a chaperon-and It
strengthens her hand II she can
produce her mother"
The word was said so naturally.
But he must make sure somehow.
Forgive me. but In your case
that hardly applies" he said.
You have reverted to the use OF
your maiden name. Further. I
understand that you have 4 large
circle Of acquaintance who fire.
quent your house-that your high
rent and other expenses are paid
-indirectly-by your guests"
I'll cut all that out" said Clau-
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
WHAT is LEFE'S
GREAT DESIRE?
MAGAZINE PAGE EDITOR:

MAGAZINE PAGE EDITOR:
AVA What is life's greatest desire?
Fulfillment. Just what consti-
tutes the modern idea Of fulfill
ment? To the young people Of to-
dav does Il mea' -. z
regime that Is claiming the minds
and hearts Of the young men and
young women? Or does 1t mean to
the young as well as to the older
of US a firm purpose to do that
which each one of us was intend
ed to do? And what is this some
thing each one is intended to do?
To my mind It is best expressed
in the words Of Carlyle:
ITO make some nook Of Gods
creation a little fruitfuller, better,
more worthy of God"
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05

ndiiiihiStratfOn OF
our criminal law
is a disgrace to
the coun try.
However. this is
the fault Of the
public. The lack
of business.like
a d m j nistratiop
and the delay in
bringing trials to
a speedy close is
due to the lack
Of interest Of the
public. A genu-
Inc respect for
law is the rem
edy for the tar
diness of the
nnirrfSt o1ft1~
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05

don't object to
makeup, IL 1t is
put on to give a
natural look. We
Gre just begin
ming to think
about good looks
o v 2 r h e r e.
\ bro ad they
have been using
cosmetics Z o r
years and years.
1t is a sign Of
"ivilizo ton when
the women Of
a country take
10 the paint
pots. The psy-
chology of the
modern woman
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
PROBLEMS OF LIFE
First Real Vacation
By Virginia Lee

she came down to where I worked
with her brother and showed me
so much attention il gave me
courage, 50 l told her would try
to get ahead just for her.
She writes me wonderful letters
and just love to get them.
Should / 80 on hoping this way to
win her or should I go with girls
OF my own class" as my family
says / should do? Do you think
i have a chance to win her love,
or is she just encouraging me
without any personal interest IN
me? TED.
While she is in college, make
the most Of your time and op-
portunities for learning. Keep Up
your ambition and enthusiasm.
Don't let gossip and criticism af-
feet you. Keep friendly with the
brother, who will appreciate your
efforts and may spur you on.
A man with natural refinement.
perseverance and appreciation of
a superior woman has surely the
best OF chances to get ahead and
obtain his desires.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
THE MARCHIONESS OFTOWN.
- SEND. English Peeress.
I really don't think that W

should be in
Parliament at
all. This Is
not because I
think that a
W o m a n by
achieving cleo
ton TO Parlia-
ment. neglects
h er children.
but because I
feel that wom-
en- in Parlia-
ment, general
". would be
far too apt to
concentrate on
bom o affairs
and the con-
Germs of wOn-
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05

is an element that hates the United
States. and the fact that the Japse
nese Emperor has the power to de-
clare war furnishes a serious situa-
non. In case of war, the possession
OF the Hawaiian Islands probably
would decide the conflict. The i'm
probability that the Chinese and
japanese ever will work together
prevents the yellow race from being
the greatest menace to white
civilization"
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05

en- ana children TO the exclusion
OF other subjects. l think all
women should take a live interest
In politics. so they can influence
the actions of the men who hold
office. believe they would really
be more powerful If they followed
mis- policy more. At present there
are only two women in the House
Of Commons. and naturally their
Views are very different"
;PENRHYN STANLAWS, artist
Anything that makes a pretty girl
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Interesting Facts.

you air Is an expression COM
monty used In the South The
correct use Of the term would be
AL Of you" As language is 20
an extent governed by usage, this
colloquialism Is not regarded as
bad grammar.
Girls are better at spelling than
boys" says an education expert.
They are also better readers and
more fluent in composition"
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
Household Hints.

In freezing weather wash
clothesline and pins with strong
salt water to prevent the clothes
from freezing to the line.
To remove gum from wool fab
rics. rub with a soft cloth saturated
with kerosene and II will crumble
away without either injuring the
color or the texture of the article.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
DEAR VIRGINIA LEE:


I AM twenty. much attached to
a young man who wishes 90
marry me. But l am in doubt an
to whether my feeling for him IN
really love. Are there any def
mite symptoms of love? know
that there Ia no one so thought
full. considerate and anxious for
my happiness as he.
Aside from this doubt there
are two things puzzling me and
which always seem to me TO be
in the background OF my mind.
The first is that I feel j will al
ways be more mature Than he.
and the second In that he lacks
worldly wisdom, Is not well in
formed. and has never made an
effort to educate himself. for he
claims that the business world
Ia his field.
have always admired edu-
Gated people. and this lack of
book knowledge makes me mis-
cradle at times.
Symptoms OF love need not be
described to those really In love.
True love knows. Il does not
doubt. However. your affection
for this young man is deep
rooted In respect and could, after
ma-rtpge. perhaps turn to love.
His lack OF the polish and edu.
cation you so much admire is
more serious drawback than your
doubt" But don't you think
you could gradually persuade him
to accent your standards and Inn
prove his educationf
You must not put book knovi-
edge above character.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05

The people do not realize how closely
the life CT the average citizen is
bound up with criminal, civil, and
domestic relations COURTS II one
wants TO paint picture of an or
dinary l.fe he should not go to some
main street of small town. He
should tell a story of the courts"
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05

Paris. France.
ONE of the
Y Low e Hest
daytime fash
ions of tn e
season 10 the
ii ittle ur
jacket W or n
with a fab
ric skirt. a
J q c X e { of
. r a C { | callS
any fur "A
skirt Of cloth
or velvet. In
I h 2 sketch
a b o We, the
tiny Jacket is
Of broadtail
a n d I h e
straight skirt
of bl a c k
b r o a d cloth.
The s h ort
sleeve in the
jacket of fur
is "A feature
Of this win
ter's m o d q
The hat is a
new one de-
8 ! z n e d by
Talbot.
ONE of the
" We lest
s a BILE cloa ks
worn at the
r a C e . W a 8
given charac-
ter by the ar
rangement OF
I h 9 SIX n 8.
T h o Q Q that
make the up
p . r section
were used It:-
p e ndicularly,
md those be-
low II placed
or o 3 8 W ! Sc.
With II was
worn q small
black cloche
Of felt.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05

One cup brown sugar. three
tablespoons cold water, one beat
en- yolk Of egg. three rounded
tablespoons flour. one cup milk.
butter size Of an egg. Cook in
double boiler until thick, then re-
move and add one teaspoon va
niS.a. Pour into a baked crust
and use the white of egg for
meringue for the top, and brown
slightly.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
DEAR vTKGDuA LEE.

DEAR VIRGINIA LEE.
FOR four years went steadily
with a young girl who lives
n my neighborhood. For some
strange reason I do not under
stand she stopped going out with
me, and when / asked her why
and wrote her she returned my
letters and told me she was
through with me.
I spent $500 on jewelry and
other gifts for her and these she
constantly wears. When she
passes me with another man she
never speaks.
Her conduct has Disguised me-
and I am through with her, but
my family insist get back the
expensive presents have given
her. Can I do this? often see
her watching my house.
My parents are SO angry over
the way she has behaved they
theaten to go to her parents
and demand the return OF my
presents. / wrote to her and
asked her to return them, but
she refuses to do 30. j. N.
Let your parents see what
they can do. The girl is evil
IDENTIFY without honor and you
yourself are helpless in the situ-
alton. but ! think II wise for
vour parents to have a talk with
hers.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
VIRGINIA LEE.

T An a young workman. Ny
friends in the factory make II
pretty tough for me because try
to get some more education by
reading good books in spare time.
/ read books that say to he sue
cessful you must have lots Of edu-
cation, and be ambitious.
The assistant superintendent in
my plant has a beautiful sister
who is now away at college. This
summer I often went to her house
to visit and the other fellows
In the plant got wise and kidded
me about II. She heard OF II, 20
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
WHAT THEY SAY
America and Mothers

WILLIAM j. HARRIS, United
States Senator from Georgia-"The
United States must fortify heavily
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
Some Valuable M0me ,ReciDeS
BUTTERSCOTCH PIE.

; the fruit whip. This drink may
be served either warm or cold.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05

conles INTO IL too. She dares to be
natural enough to be unnatural. II
y better to be beautiful with cosmet.
ics than homely and free from arti.
1icial aids. As long as they do an
artistic Job 1t is all right.
JUDGE FLORENCE E. ALLEN.
itrst woman Supreme Court Jus.
iice-"There is no doubt tha, ths
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05

prettier goes with the artists. Men
The Washington herald., 1922-12-05

Ece- There Is no doubt thai the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-17
Bringing Golf Down to the Masses.

Officials of the United States Golf associa-
ton are trying to reduce the cost of the game
Today there are 100000 American playing
golf. Once it was considered the rich mans
diversion, and TO be only enjoyed by those
able to affiliate with exclusive clubs. But this
has all changed.
Many of the larger cities now have public
golf courses maintained out of the municipal
revenues. If you want to satisfy yourself that
it is not the rich alone who play golf the next
time you are in Chicago during the playing
season visit one OF the public golf courses.
Men and their wives are out in the early morn
ing hours for round before breakfast The
greatest play is on Saturdays and Sundays,
when the employed have time to indulge the
game
There has been talk of a public golf course
in Rock Island. 1t will come some day. And
when it does you will find golf fans all around
you. In the meantime the cost of the game will
be reduced. This has reference chiefly to the
prices of sticks and balls.
Neither is golf an old mans game 1t may
be enjoyed by both sexes and by those of all
ages. 1t is wonderful exerciser and health
preserver. The growing popularity of golf
shows the drift of the American people back
to nature to speak. Too many of US have
been living in restricted grooves. There are
opportunities for healthful recreation on all
sides Of u.s. but we don't take advantage of them
When We were youngsters we all romped and
played. Now grown TO maturity, il is our jobs
our families and indoor anlGsements. To be sure
some OF US have the flivver to take us for
run into the country when the weather is right
But the automobile only is good for the sight
1t doesn't help the body.
What all of us need is action-exercise-and
the only way can get it is by playing. And
golf is one of the games that most of us even
tually will be playing. But there are other
ways in which we can loosen ourselves up. ge:
out of the rut away from the modern tread
mill into which too many of us have permitted
ourselves to wander. Get into the great out
doors. Play at something-golf, baseball. ten
mis-, swimming, rowing, fishing. kodaking,
walking, gardening.
What the average man needs is not his slip
pers and his pipe when he has time from his
work. but session with Mother Nature It's
the greatest medicine of all.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-17
Canned Foods Are Safe.

The Chicago Journal of Commerce is
thority for the assertion that recent case in
which it was reported in the newspapers that
four members of a family had died of poison
ing due to eating canned peaches, was not
a poisoning case at all. This is said to have
been definitely established by scientific analy-
sis of the peaches. and the editor of the Jour
nal of Commerce points the moral that such
reports create in the public mind distrust of
canned fruits and vegetables that is entirely
prevaricated, and that furthermore they do
incalculable damage TO the canning industry
of the United States, which is defended as
follows:
There is TO cleaner or safer source of
food in the world than in the canneries of the
United States. They regulated by the
United States pure food laws, and they still
more stringent1y regulated by the standards
they have set themselves and which they compel
their members to attain. Whether the product
be fruit or fish, vegetable meat, any
other food that can be preserved by heating
and keeping in alright containers, the con-
sumner can rest assured that the uttermost care
has been taken to give him the best at low
price By preserving the supplies of summer,
and making them obtainable by all throughout
the winter and spring, the Gamers are doing
a real, if unappreciated, service to the people.
There seems to be no way TO prevent the spread
ing Of stories about poisoning by canned food,
unless it be to educate the public to laugh at
such stores-and that takes time and much
white paper"
AS a rule, what the Journal Of Commerce
says about the efficiency and safety of canning
methods is true. 1t would seem to be going
too far to educate the public to laugh at all
stories of poisoning by canned food when we
have the testimony of chemists and bacteriolo-
gists of the highest standing to the effect that
under certain circumstances canned food de-
velops virulent poisons that have caused death.
A better education for the public is along the
line of caution in using canned food. AS rule
canned foods are safe, but it is the exception
that not only proves the rule, but does the dam
age. The public should not be alarmed by
ports of poisoning by canned foods that are
not absolutely proved to be due to this source.
1t is a comfort to learn that great many of
them are without foundation, in fact.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-17
Harding and the Primary.

Some criticism even from Republican
sources is directed at President Harding for his
declaration against the primary and in favor
of the convention system. Experience has
demonstrated that the system of direct pri-
maries is not the panacea it was expected to be
when first adopted, but President Harding will
find sharp dissent in the primary states from
his recent announcement in favor of the con-
vention system. Old school politicians may ap-
prove his stand. But the mass of voters will
not surrender the weapon the direct primary
has placed in their hands Under the test OF
the last Is years the direct primary has shown
it's advantages and its limitations. Except on
rare occasions when there two outstand-
ing candidates, as in the Taft-Roosevelt con-
test, it is not well adapted to the national
field The scale of operations is too large.
People generally cannot familiarize themselves
with the qualifications of several candidates for
the presidential nomination. In the states and
the smaller subdivisions this disadvantage does
not hoId-except. perhaps, in the nomination
of candidates for judges The qualifications of
candidates for a position requiring technical
knowledge, such judgeship, are not read
lily determined at a primary.
The defects of a primary in state, county or
city arise chiefly from indifference of voters. If
people will not take the trouble to go to the
polls-and often many will not-then the pri-
mary is turned over to the bosses. But these
defects far more than offset by the advan-
tage of putting the control of nominations in
the keeping of the mass of the voters At the
worst the fact that the man selected by the
bosses have to the gauntlet of popular ap
p. ovsa at the primaries tends to make the
bosses less defiant of public welfare. In any
event, when the people are aroused they can
determine the nominations Under the old con-
vontion system this often impossible.
conspicuous example in the Republican
national convention of 1912. AS the primary
states and the election showed the mass of Re-
publican voters were for Roosevelt. Yet the
organization was able to swing the convention
for Taft That sort of thing used to happen
frequently under the convention system in states
and cities The people were helpless. Under the
primary system the people take charge if
they want to. Under the convention system
they can be ignored by the professional polite
ians. Only reckless politician would venture
TO suggest depriving the people of the power
that is theirs through the availability of
the direct primary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-17

the people of Mexico good government. has
introduced and carried into effect commendable
reforms, and has as far as possible dealt fairly
with this and other foreign countries. In a
word, he has maintained peace and amity at
home and abroad and is deserving of full credit
for SO doing, considering difficulties he has had
to face There have been some slight troubles
along the border, but he has settled these
amicably.
This country has good reason to believe that
in the future we shall dwell in peace with our
neighbors across the Rio Grande. With the
menace 81 Mexico removed trade with its
people should increase and become profitable
to both countries. There are some questions
that will have to be settled before American
capital will seek Investment in Mexico. When
these are removed, they doubtless will
shortly, Mexico will proceed rapidly in the
pathway of progress and become prosperous
and growing republic President Harding can
do much to hasten that time. President Obre-
gon certainly should lay obstacle in the way
of mutual understandings, and the people OF
Mexico should encourage and aid him in the
establishment of peaceable and friendly Tela-
lions. The people of the United States should
also refrain from minimizing the value of
friendship with our southern neighbors. They
have resources that we should aid them in de-
veloping, and under consideration should
they lead the Mexicans to suspect that we covet
them. A friendly Mexico is asset of meal
cuIable worth to the United States.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-17
Dress and Discomfort.

The majority OF the more intelii-
gent young women nowadays have
no disability from menstrual dis
order. The majority of young wo-
men a generation or two ago did
suffer disability from such difficult
(which accounts for the morbid
custom of referring to menstura-
ton as illness" or sickness"
There are two very good reasons
why young women today do not
suffer as their mothers and grand
| mothers suffered in their girlhood.
| The first reason is that young wo-
men today dress with some little
sense, whereas generation or two
ago they dressed without sense at
ALL They wore corsets so tightly
laced that fainting was quite the
fashion, and in old time first aid
handbooks one still finds the ad-
vice to loosen the corsets when try
ing to restore the woman to con-
seriousness. Mother and grandma
cut some sorry didos when they
were your age, girls, yes, they did,
and they paid for their nonsense,
too.
The second reason why the mod
ern young woman does not suffer
as her mother or grandmother did
in girlhood is that it is now fash
ionable for girls to engage more
or less in athletics, whereas in
mothers or grandma's day one was
supposed to languish in fragile,
fainting or threatening to faint con-
dition at all times when gentlemen
were present.
Short skirts are boon to wo-
men. They do good in several
ways. They enable and encourage
the woman to walk. They even en-
courage US men to walk. They pre-
vent accidents in boarding cars and
the like, even though they cause
other accidents from careless driv-
ing. Finally, woman's vanity is
strong incentive, and if her legs are
colonial instead of Sheraton she
will take all kinds of exercise and
all kinds of dietic restrictions in
order to decolonialize them.
The corsetless figure is the very
glass of fashion, and every woman
strives to seem to have no corset On.
That is a boon for women, too. A
well bred woman, that is, one whose
physical education has not been
sadly neglected, requires no more
support than a man requires, and
it is a very mollycoddle sort of man
indeed who has to wear braces or
supporters to do the work muscles
are meant to do.
Most of the disability incident to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-17
New Outbreak by Khan.

The Ku Klux Khan has broken out again.
1t is now chasing judges from the bench in the
southwest under threats of death, is whipping
men and women at midnight, threatening and
attempting to intimidate the press and Haunting
its mysterious power in the face of the regu-
larry constituted authorities, and has taken
over the administration of what it calls justice
in many smaller cities in Texas and Oklahoma.
We do not know what influence led the attor-
ney general of the United States to abandon
his investigation of this organization, but it is
evidently high time that the armed forces of
the republic were called into action to put
stop to this border outlawry. 1t amounts TO
nothing less