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Evening star., 1922-09-12
The Wife Who Wouldn't
Settle Down!
BY Lucille Va,, Slyke
A Sequel to ssBrides viii Be Brides

Sometimes she runned away, she did!
And the poor young man, he was SO
'scouraged, he didn't blame her, cause
my daddy said that. poor young man
was dess no good at ALL
'Is that so?" Merriam sat up to
twist her bronze curls atop her head.
She gave her little son loving spank
as she showed him to the floor. We'll.
you just scuttle for your nursery and
get your undies on. quick. First you
know: I'll need you to help me cook
breakfast"
Can we cook pancakes?" he asked.
eagerly He always asked 1t hope
fully, for it was the height of his
ambitions to be a big enough man to
eat pancakes for breakfast.
His mother didn't answer him di-
rectly. She blew him a kiss instead.
"Dicky. dear" she murmured, softly
II suppose we really ought to eat
humble pie"
"Is it good. like blueberry pie?" he
ITS horrid and bitter" she assured
him. wrinkling her nose at him. You
just scuttle.'
with the literal persistence of child
hood. he remembered her speech half
an hour later when she showed his
neatly buttered toast toward him.
You said we'd have humble pie!"
he reminded her. blissfully unaware
of his silent, gloomy daddy. who was
gulping down his coffee behind a bar
/ rage of morning paper.
His pretty little mother laughed
TREMENDOUSLY. She tiptoed behind his
daddy's chair, and put both hands
over his daddy's eyes.
Mrs. John Munro Lindsay very
humbly-pie begs Mr.. John Munro
LindGay's pardon for-for-skipping
off last evening-and-and- as
! soon as she can dig up enough money
/ to have the car she smashed mended,
she hereby promises to take it back
| to the Blaisdehs."
Merry. darling" He Jumped up to
accident? Oh. my dearest, why didn't
you say so?''
From the shelter of his arms her
muffied answer came:
Because you didn't ask me! Oh,
Johnsy. 1 did want you to ask me,
because I had such a thrilling tale
to tell"
Quite unmindful of their children
she perched upon his knee to pour
out a babble about her night-be-
fores adventures
Ricky finished her toast and NUT
tered a hasty "'scuse me-"
Dicky finished his toast and fol-
lowed her kitchenward.
banged. cpboard doors banged: but
John and Merry heard them not. for
John was listening with indignat ton
to the story of the drunken man who
bothered his Merry.
But presently small hands tugged
at Merriam's sleeve.
"Us can't find it"' Ricky said
gravely.
And US looked and looked! Dicky
echoed.
Cant find what, pigeons?" Merry
asked, abSent-mindedly.
"The humble pie!' they. chorused.
to the everlasting delight of their
fatuous and happy young daddy.
Copyright. 1927
Continued in Tomorrow's Star.
Evening star., 1922-09-12
Diary Of Professional Movie Fan
Br GLADYS HALL.
Daniel Carson Goodman.

I seem to be running to writer's
this week. but then. IL there were no
writers, there would >be no stories;
and If there were no stories, there
would be no stars; and IL there were
no stars-oh. why go into that! After
all, this is a diary, not q treatise on
astronomy.
Be that as it may, do you want to
know what's the matter with the
women? ] wanted to know, and so
last week. HU Wrote the story,
Whats Wrong With. the Women?
and produced the picture, and
thought he ought to be able to throw
some light upon the great question.
Amy man who wrote the story and
then produced it with Julia Swayne
Gordon, Constance Bennett, Barbara
Castleton, Helen Rowland and Hedda
Hopper in one cast. not to mention
such trifiing creatures as Montagu
Love, Wilton Lackaye and Rod La
Rogue, ought to be qualified to speak
upon any subject! =
WELL" ! said to him. over the
with the women?'
He smiled humorously. "The men,"
he said.
I was disappointed. I should go to
tea to hear what already knew! Be-
sides Daniel Carson Goodman Is an
M. D.. he wrote Hagar Revely, he has
written plays and screen plays and
I felt he owed me rather more than
the simple truth.
And them urged, vexatiously.
Men," he said, ARE allowing wom-
| en- to run away with all that made
life between men and women most
charming and most livable. And
here's a secret-men do not like the
| independent type of women. Men
t>like the clinging vine. They like the
feeling of being strength to weak
ness. They like the pretty soft crea-
| ture who fatters them on their re-
! turn from the field of action with the
| trophies Of war.
| women have always ruled men
! but only by their dependence.
| "A man will never fail the woman
who is dependent upon him. I believe
Evening star., 1922-09-12

youth, for they do not want youth to
jeer at them. You're quite right in
thinking all those shabby hings Of
grown-upers. They do make cowardly
excuses and evasionS They do pose to
hide their. inner weakness. But once
they didn't. Once they dreamed gold
and scarlet glories just as you do.
They, too were going to be heroes in
front of all the world. They had a
horrid scorn for people who were not
heroes They waited .impatiently for
the big crisis which was to come
and prove their heroism-even as you
are waiting.
But the big crisis was very slow in
coming. Instead common ordinary stu
ations kept presenting themselves.
Trifiing little problems like keeping
dates on time, and doing chores for
mother and not fibbing, and keeping
tally Of petty accounts-such nonsensi-
cal things. What was the use of always
bothering over them. OF course when
the big crisis came they'd be punctuai
and honest and cool and well balanced
and wise and loyaAbut-
Suddenly, before they knew it. they
found they were forty, and youth had
gone. Youth had gone-in rags. Never
once had it worn the gold and scarlet
of great deeds-only the sorry tatters
Of compromise and cowardice and dis
honesty The big crisis had never come
because they had never made them
selves ready for it. In their dreams
they built greatness, but in all the
little acts of their lives they-chose
smallness.
What are you weaving today in your
spirits. Peter and Margie? What are
you weaving in the awful loom Of the
little decisions? The scarlet and gold
Of greatness or the shabby rags Of
coWardice?
Evening star., 1922-09-12
Your Home and
You
The Man in the House.
BY HELEN KENDALL

There used to be time when there
wasn't corner in the house where
a man could put UP his feet and be
thoroughly comfortable unless he had
a "den"-a dingy, smoky spot, gem
orally filed with the ugliest Of fur
niture, and believed to be sufficiently
decorated if it had a row of stems,
@ piperack and picture OF grand
father mapping while a mischievous
boy tickled his nose with a feather.
In these days of spacious living
rooms, amply provided with deep,
soft-cushioned wicker or overstuffed
chairs and davenports, father is as
comfortable as he can well be
wherever he drops down to read or
argue or smoke. And yet. perhaps.
he sometimes misses the freedom OF
the one corner that was all his own.
where he had a sort of friendly pri-
vacy-was of the family, If not in
it: a place where he could read with
out having waves of conversation
eddy about him, where his books and
papers would be undisturbed, and,
above all. where he could put up his
feet as high as he wanted to withoat
Onendlng the propr1etleS.
In certain long living room l
know of there is what Is known as
ndad's alcove." 1T is a sort Of niche
at zone end abnd Is at right-angles
to the larger part of the room. There
are no doors or curtains. and dad
can hear the talk and laughter II he
wants to, but he is shut away from
IT bit. He is alone, he can put his
feet up! His flat-top desk is there,
with his own books between solid
book ends, and his own stationery
tucked away in the drawers. A
strong reading light that can be
turned either upon his blotter or
upon the huge chair beside the desk
Is Of plain. sturdy brass. At the side
Of the chair is a smoking stand and
1n front of the chair Is a commodious.
we'll cushioned footstool upon which
: he may rest his crossed legs in bless
I'd comfort.
The chairs are decorated in the
same patterns of chintz and striped
velours that are used in the living
room, and the curtains at his window
match those at the other windows IN
the room; but 1t has tho handsome
simplicity that marks the environ
ment of a gentleman. Here dad can
take his man guest for a chat and a
smoke and feel that he is host in. his
own corner as we'll as in his own
home.
Evening star., 1922-09-12

DEFIANT young WoTldH, oNCh
~ weary from a hard day and
~ a far too adventuresome even
ing, turned and tossed in her
pillows until dawn shone in at her
windows.
Il don't care; he acts perfectly
beastly1--she thought, angrily. "and
ic he wants to sulk i shall sulk too!
] shan't speak to him until he speaks
TO me! I just shan't"
She burrowed her bronze head into
her pillows in one last frenzied at
tempt to WOO sleep.
Il simply shan't speak first! she
muttered
Suddenly it was broad sunlight. that
was streaming in at the windows. and
beside her bed, with a forlorn kitten
tucked under his arm. her small son
For the Lindsay twins never broke
that one rule: Don't speak to daddv
or mother until you see eyes open.
She watched him through her
fringed lashes, exulting in his love-
illness. A mop of tumbled red curls,
absurd polka-spotted pajamas, frilly-
necked ones that made him look like
n miniature clown: but, dearest of
all, were his adoring eyes, patiently
watching.
She put out her arms to drag him
"Dickey darling" she murmured
drowsily, don't you dare say it's
time for me to get up. You-little-
old-alarm clock" She punctuated
her sentence with swift kisses.
He patted her cheek shyly.
But it are time he warned her.
Our grandaddy clock. it strike
So
There was a tremendous commotion
under the bed. Hickey. the girl twon,
squirming out with Ragsy. the Cairn
crawled unconccrnedly into the other
side of the bed to give her mother an
eXuberant morning kiss.
"Don't l hide good?" she demanded.
Nobody could find me but Ragsy.
What kind of pie are humble pie?"
she demanded, in one breathless, un-
punctuated sentence.
why" asked Merriam drowsily.
"'Cause why is that 'Rastus, he said
when he coined for the cabbage
Garbage" Dickey reproved his SIS
ter. sternly.
Cabbage" Hickey tossed her bob
bed head defiantly. When 'Rastus
coined for it. he said to our new
washerlady: Iindy. you is got to eat
humble pie afore this Niger speaks
wifi you again What kinda pie Is
she got to eat?''
will she have to eat" Merriam
corrected sleepily. not is she GOT
Ricky, dearest, you must not talk
like pickaninny."
rs it like blueberry pie?" Ricky
persisted. unabashed by these per-
petual linguistic and grammatical
corrections. Cause 1 like the mid
die of bluebcrry pie that you let me
eat, and l would like the roof. too. if
you'd let me eat it. and 1 know a
girl whose mother lets her eat the
roofs to pie. 1 do and
A door creaked softly. Ricky was
out of bed and off like a shot, for
that creaking door meant that her
beloved daddy was awake. But Dicky
did not follow her; he snuggled closer
to his mother.
.And last night I walked up in the
dark" he began his saga. "and
cried for my Merry to get me drink,
and my daddy boy was cross. and
then he was sorry he was cross. and
he looked me downstairs on the porch
and gived me long drink and telled
me a long story about pwincess"-
Dfcky's own Rs sometimes bothered
him-"and poor young man who
loved her, so he carried her off to q
nasty old hut where her had to wash
floors and dishes, and what you 'spect?
Evening star., 1922-09-12
DEATTTV CHATG BY EDNA
DGAO l. l. N1AfAl ~ KENT FORBES.

that with the moderately round toe,
snug and perfect in At around the
heel and ankle, while the heel itself
is broad and about an inch. or very
little more, in height. Such q shoe
allows for perfect circulation, which
Is the basis for perfect health in the
feet as with the whole system.
However, II you have corns begin
by changing the style Of your shoes,
thus relieving the pressure. And this
Is the only way to get rid of them
permanently. As corns are only cal
Evening star., 1922-09-12
Humble Pie.

A DEFIANT young woman, over
~ weary from a hard day and
. a far too adventuresome even
ing, turned and tossed in her
Evening star., 1922-09-12

Continued in Tomorrow's Star.
Evening star., 1922-09-12
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY ELSIE RoB1NsoN.

This is. meant for Peter and Margie
who are growing up and want to be
brave
It's q big dream you have Of the life
you're going to lead, isn't it. MarEie
and Peter? You've had to pretend to
respect old folks because it's man
ners." but in your secret hearts you
haven't had much use for them. have
you? And a hundred times q day you
vow that you won't be that kind Of
an old person when you grow up. None
Of that stiffness and fabbiness will be
yours-no, indeed! You won't pose and
pretend-you won't make cowardly COM
promises and peevish dema nds - you
will face things straight and conquer
them! And when some big crisis comes
you'll stand out in front of all the
world, a hero.
Yes-I know.
But listen, Peter and Margie. Tn
going to tell you something. Part Of
It is giving away sad secret which
the grown-ups usually try to hide from
Evening star., 1922-09-12

that. He will play fair If he thinks
it would be easy to cheat. He won't
take advantage whom he knows that
he can. But when q man and q
woman meet on q common ground,
economically and every other way.
there will be just SO much quarter
given pro and con-and no more.
Women are coming down to the
stamping ground. They had the
throne-they are deserting 1t.
"Of course there are individual
cases where the modern, Independent
woman Of today keeps her head while
she makes what she calls her sue
cess'-but generally speaking tho
old-fashioned woman was the woman
men loved"
let him pay for my cinnamon
toast and told him couldn't possibly
acquire the strength to walk around
the corner to the station!
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1922-09-12

lous spots made up Of dead particles
Of skin, they are easily removed. TO.
do this, soak the feet in warm. soapy
water for;15 minutes, dry thoroughly
and moisten the corn with spirits of
ammonia, which will soften the hard
Evening star., 1922-09-12

chosen a shoe Of perfect cut (Which
will be the sort have describedJ
keep the foot healthy by giving the.
blood a chance to circulate withoue
undue pressure upon any part o, it
and there will be no future trouble. /.
Evening star., 1922-09-12

skins. Cut OF some Of the corn with
out hurting or drawing any blood. or
use the antiseptic corn file which can
be bought at the drug store or from
any chiropodist.
Having gotten rid Of the corns and
Evening star., 1922-09-12
When Baby Complains.

THERE ARE MANY WAYS baby has expressing any regulay
depression from its normal condition Of health and happiness short
sharp cry prolonged tated Resdsns constant turning Of the head
Of the body e In these and other baby tells there is
something wrong Most mothers know that dso stomach bowels that
baby sgs call for the doctor
thought but the event delay there should ready hand
a safe remedy such as Fetcher's Castoia. -.
used for s ailments for 80 and has
tied the good will the family physician in measure not eqaed BY any other
And remember essentially babys remedy and
for every member family What might help too often dangerous
when given to babe
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
COULD NOT KEEP
BACK THE TEARS
INLAND Terrace Woman Pours
Out Gratitude to TanIac
for Restoring Health.

Mrs. Frank Hall, of 154 INLAND
Terrace, N. E., is still another
highly esteemed Washington wom-
an whose deep sense OF gratitude
and desire to help others will not
permit her to remain silent regard
ing the wonderful benefits she has
derived from the use Of Tanlac.
Mrs. Hall Is the wife of Mr..
Frank Hall. who for the past
twenty-five years has been con-
nected with the transportation de-
partment Of the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company The
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hall will be glad to learn of her
restoration to health.
"Tanlac coming to Washington.
said Mrs. Hall, has meant a lot
to me in the way of health and
happiness, for my many years of
suffering have come to an end.
For years past I suffered from
stomach trouble and indigestion.
Nothing agreed with me and was
in awful distress from the forma-
tion of gas after every meal.
For the past few years, espe.
cially. ] have been almost com
pletely broken down both in
physical and nervous way. And
since March. 1921, have had
or neuritis, believe
they called il. in my knees so
bad I simply had to drag along.
At times my whole body ached,
but my limb from the knee on up
through my hip, hurt as if 1t were
being crushed.
I'm going up and down the
stairs my pain was so severe l
could not keep the tears back. On
three different occasions my limbs
gave way under the pain and l
had serious falls. One time l
could not lie down at all on ac-
count of this pain and every night
for two whole weeks I had to sit
up in chair-never went to bed
he entire time. So, at last my
strength failed and my nerves be-
anne completely upset.
Now this was my condition
when / heard about TanlaC and.
rs everything else had failed me,
determined to see if this medi-
,ine would do me any good. So,
IN April first l began taking Tan
,ac and am both surprised and
happy over the wonderful results
AS sick as l was Tanlac helped
ne almost Immediately and while
| have only taken three bottles
so far. my rheumatism, or neu-
ritis. is gone already. There isn't
= sign OF the old torture left and
! can now get around, even up and
down the stairs, with ease.
My stomaCht trouble of years
standing Is all gone, too, for
can eat what l want without feel.
ling q touch of indigestion. and
with my pain and nervousness re.
lieved l can lie down at night and
sleep like a child. In fact, l am
feeling better, healthier and
stronger than have in many
Years. My husband and I both
consider Tanlac the greatest and
Srandest medicine in the world.
After what it has done for me
Ican't help but think of others
who need it like l did and ! want
my statement 10 be used in let
ing them know about it,"
Tanlac is sold in Washington
Ibv Peoples Drug Stores and all
loading druggists.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
BLoODHoUNDS ON TRAIL
OF HOME DYNAMiTERS

CNIONTOWN. Pa. May %
State police and county detectives
are today making thorough in
VestigatiOn of the dynamiting at an
early hour this morning Of the
home of Emmett Diamond at Ma.
sOntown. near here. Diamond is
the operator Of coal mine which
resumed operation on a non.union
basis yesterday.
The Diamond home was com.
pletely wrecked. six nearby resi-
denCes were damaged and several
other dwellings show evidences Of
the fearful blast. The Diamond
family of four was badly shaken
when blown out Of bed, but none
were injured
The State troopers are using
bloodhounds to trail the dyna-
miters.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
-ESS COLLEGE DRINKING
REPORTS BY 3os SHOW

BOSTON, May 20. - Drinking
among college students has dimin,
ished materially since the Eighteenth
was enacted, and in a
majority Of colleges that were can.
vassed drinking has practically dis.
appeared. according to President +.
c. Southwark, of the Meadowville
Theological School. His report OF an
was made today to the
Unitarian Temperance Society.
A circular letter was sent 10 the
deans OF 4S6 American colleges. The
tenor of the 30S replies was over.
to the effect that there
had been marked decrease during
the past three years.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
WILL DEBATE "DAYliGHT
SAVING" BY RADIO

All radio fans are invited TO act
as Judges in the first debate by
radio at 7:i5 o'clock tonight The
debate will he hroadcasted by White
G. Co. OF Washington, on $50
meters.
The subject will be Resolved
That Daylight Saving ls An Ad,
vantage"
The affirmative will be taken by
c. I. kephart. the Miller Debating
Society. and the negative by Thom.
as z. Rhodes, tho Abbey Debating
Society. both OF the National Uni.
versity Law School. Your decision
should be mailed TO Theodore Hoff,
man. director of program, White
& Boyer Co.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
VAUDEVILLE ACTRESS
is HopELESSLY BLIND

CHICAGO, May 23.--Molly Fuller.
actress, is blind. Surgeons who
recently performed an operation for
glaucoma said today her case was
hopeless.
Molly Fuller was the toast OF the
town" thirty years ago. She played
in "Evangelina," "Adonis" and the
Twentieth Century Girl" Frederick
Hallen, her husband, died two years
ago. Up TO that time the couple had
appeared in vaudeville.
She expressed the hope today that
she would be able to take some little
part on the stage as IAN old blind
woman" She is ffty.fve years old.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
II WASHINGTON EDITORS
THREATEN TO BOLT G. o. p

YAKIMA, Wash, MAY 23.--Eieyen
Republican editors OF Yakima Val.
lev newspapers al conference here
decided to telegraph President Hard
ing and the Washington Congress.
sional delegation that, unless the
Smith -McNary bill is passed they
will no longer consider themselves.
either by reason OF past affiliations
or the party's future promises. 10 be
bound TO continue support or the
National Republican party.
The message declares that the Re
publican party pledged itself to -
speeded-up and enlarged program ~
reclamation" and that the SMITH
McNary bill was framed as fut-
fillment OF that pledge.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
TIME LIMIT Is PLACED
ON ORATORS IN QUEBEC

QUEBEC. May PA ban has been
placed on orators by the Quebec
board OF trade. A circular letter to
members informs them that here
after no speech at any general meet.
ing is 10 exceed three minutes unless
the speaker has something impor.
tant to talk about
In the latter case. the letter says.
the orator. by notifying the secre.
tary OF the board day in advance,
may be allotted ten minutes.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
CLOSES STORE SHE RAN
FOR PAST FIFTEEN YEARS

Announcements of the closing out
OF her general furnishings store, 2Ol0
Fourteenth street northwest, have
been sent to the trade and her
friends by Mrs. Elizabeth Hathaway.
who has conducted the store in the
same location for the past fifteen
years.
F.. d. Merrill. representing IN"
Kelly Sales System of Minneapolis,
Mimi. h. been secured by Mrs
Hathaway 10 conduct a sale Of the
stock, preparatory to her retiring
from the business.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23

Now that 1t is possible TO send
kisses by radio. thousands Of men
are trying to get jobs in broadcast
ing stations.
And all the old maids are install
ing receiving outfits.
They figure they can at least
pick up a few kisses out OF the
air.
Many a radio kiss has gone out
{. D. ID. and come back r. ID. q.
The wireless is wonderful
thing we can now receive kisses
without any strings attached to
them.
It's great to be I'm New York and
he able to kiss your girl goodnight
in San Francisco.
Still, you don't know how many
DANES have picked it up on tn"
way out there.
You could send IL over a regular
route and make one kiss do Tor
several women.
You've got TO be careful in send
ing smaCks to a married woman.
Her husband may be listening in.
It's nice, though. when your wife
Is going away. You can kiss her
when she leaves and kiss her again
when she arrives there.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
CRAP GAME COST DODGE
$4,000, TRIAL REVEALS

DETROIT. Mich, May e
you're faded, shoot.
John Duval Dodge did to the extent
of $l2 500. but there weren't any
"naturals" on his gold dice and ne
couldn't make an eight" or a six, 90
to say nothing OF "fives" and
mines" so the wealthy scion OF the
automobile family wrote checks
then he stopped.
That was the story in effect told
today in an action against Dodge
and Al Day. boxing referee, by Sick
Frank