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bridge. and IL even the rule of the
road 10 not of universal applica-
ton. how can We expect to arrive
at any clear or satisfactory idea
of the shadowy regulations. pre-
cepts. customs, and observances
which govern and control the
movements Of society?
Somebody once. with great dar-
ing, complied u Book of Bt-
auette,p and the result was so
funny that the good faith OF the
writer was suspected. Yet II such
a work could be issued with the
sanction of some unquestioned
authority, It would make the daily
life of many far more simple and
satisfactory. 1t is so much eayier
10 play game when you know
the rules. Only the youngest
schooiboy or the crudest anarchist
imagines that life would be hap
pier II there were no restrictions.
Complete liberty leads to confu-
sion. whether In the political or
the social sphere. But what the
second-year schoolboy and the ex-
perienced agitator do demand
with passion and with reason. is
that laws should be ascertainable
by all, and should not vary with
the whim OF tyrant. But the
laws of society are known to none,
and are constantly varying at the
caprice OF fashion.
EARLIER LAWS FIRMER.
In the eighteenth century, which
the stern historian is fond of re-
ferring TO as a period of laxity,
the laws of good society were far
firmer than they are today, and
every tyro was acquainted with
them. This does not mean that
people did less what they liked
than they do now. On the contrary,
they did a great deal more what
they liked. and life was very much
pleasanter. The rules were SO
well known and so strictly kept
that no time was wasted I'm won.
dering how TO behave on any given
occasion, and SO more time was
available for the pursuit of pleas
ure. Members of that vanished
society knew this etiquette as vet
erans know their drill. until 1t be-
came to them a second nature. I'm
fortunately the knowledge per-
ished with them; revolutions came.
manners decayed. traditions wilt
ed. and a new generation grew up.
who in the folly or their hearts be-
heved that politics were more i'm.
portant than politeness, that kind
hearts were more than coronets,
and that simple faith was suit
able substitute for Norman blood.
And the disintegrating process
still continues. Laws that fifty
years ago seemed as unaiterable as
those of the Medes and Persians
are today utterly disregarded. What
has become OF the visit of diges-
tion?" Where are the At-Home
Days of the past? In this country
visiting-cards- are becoming curiosi.
ties. used chiefly for indicating the
places of guests at dinner tables.
Many Of these ancient usages
had little TO be said for them. and
1t is not urged that they should be
revived. We do not wish TO go
into breakfast armin-arm, as was
the custom in some. Victorian
households; nor to pay a ceremon.
ious visit on every relation and
friend on January /, as is still the
custom in France. Customs that
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Truly, It Was a Happy Little Home,

a Wife ever got on to herself,
IL only he would refuse to Quar-.
rel with her. receive her filings
without a Show of Wrath, and
get UP every Morning ready TO
Plug for a Renaissance Of their
Early Love.
The Husband decided TO give II
a Trial That very Afternoon he
met his Wife. who had come out
In her long Fawn- -Colored Coat
that fell straight in the Back.
She had her Upper Rigging set
and was trying TO Blanket every
thing on the street. He flashed
a Smiling Countenance, and said
he was glad to see her
Then, instead of asking her
When she left the House, and
Where she had been since then,
and How Soon she expected TO
go Home again. he told her she
was looking Unusually Charm
ing. She was Startled.
HANDED HER TEN-SPOT.
He Handed her a Ten and told
her to have a good Time. Now,
usually. when she wanted any
Pin Money, she had to Pry II
out OF him.
-
On her way home her Mind was
In a Tumult. Why had he given
her the Con Speech and all that
Money? What was the Interior
Motive? What had he been Doing
that he should attempt 20 Coodle
her into a Forgiving Mood7 Did
he Fear that she would get next
TO his Past? Huh?
AS soon as he came Home that
evening she Accused him and said
she knew All. Instead of Counter.
Ing with the usual Gibe, he told
her that she was the only Woman
he had ever Loved and would she
go to a show that EVENING"
She went, thinking that perhnps
the Other Woman might bo there
and she could detect some Signal
passing between them.
While at the Theator he famed
her and explained the Plot, and wns
all Attention.
Next Morning before he started
away he Kissed her, and II wasn't
any Make-believe, such as you see
In Comic Opera. Itswas a genuine
Nazimova Buss. full of Linger and
Adhesion. To cap the Climax he
said he would stop in and order
some violets.
As soon as the Door slammed she
staggered toward the Kitchen,
holding on to the Furniture here
and there.
In the Kitchen was a Box OF
Rough on Rats. Hastily Conceal
Ing IT beneath the loose Folds OF
her Morning Gown, she went 10 her
Room and looked in the Mirror.
WENT BACK TO MAMA.
>Ah, when he saw that Cold,
White Face, then he would be
Sorry. Upon Second Thought,
this didn't seem TO be a Moral Ger
tainty, so she weakened and had
the Girl take the poison and Hide
It. She said she would Live-Live
to Forget his Perfidy.
That day she went back to Nam
ma, and took the Cat with her.
When he came Home in the Twi-
light he found no Wife, no Cat
only Scrubbed Note saying that
he could no longer Deceive her;
that she had seen through his DIs-
bolical Plan to Lull Her Suspicious,
and that she was no longer Safe
in the Same House.
y When the Deserted Husband went
70 the Friend and told him what
had Happened. the Wise Bachelor
said:
III see. You did not so al her
strong enough"
MORAL: They don't know Any
thing sbout IL.
fCnwwrtwss lass nv u~f a.mst~... r.
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that plate of diamonds
and a packet of rubies."
And one showed surprise when
the man at the table next to mine
in the little restaurant at the cor
ner OF the Rue Lafayette and the
Rue Buffault gave this order, for
almost everyone in the place had
in front of him, in addition to re-
.freshments, a pile OF glittering,
glowing precious stones.
Pearls. emeralds, sapphires,
opals, lay in apparently uncount-
! ed, unconsidered heaps, and this
walters would push $500 worth
of sparkling brilliants out Of the
way TO make room for a glass of
beer.
Yet. though all this fascinating
trinketry was so obviously de-
signed for the ultimate adornment
of fair necks and arms, there was
not a woman in the place.
"su VI uihny natiOuhltfes' hhro-
faced and keen-eyed. filled all the
available space and overflowed on
TO the pavement outside, for this
is the unofficial Jewel exchange
OF Paris, where the smaller bro
kers meet to trade.
THEY ALL CARRY GUNS.
Their pockets bulge with
precious stones-all but one. and
that bulges with a revolver, for
besides being the center of the
worlds jewel traffic. Paris is the
metropolis of the jewel thief. who
viii willingly commit murder to
make sure Of big coup.
This bejeweled eatinr-house,
however. is no more than a hum.
bic annex Of the main Paris trade
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nULES and restrictions are a
IA, few of the evils of life which
we must admit are necessary.
You cannot govern q country or
boil an egg without paying due
observance to certain principles
which the wisdom and experience
of the ages have proved to be
salutary. IL you refuse to do 80.
the result is Bolshevism or a
wasted egg.
The rules Of some games are
very much simpler than others.
The rule OF the road is perhaps
one of the simplest-It is merely
Keep to the left" This 10 capa-
BILE of being grasped by the mean
est intelligence and retained by
the most treacherous memory.
My less Travelled readers will. how
ever, be astonished to learn that II
does not hold good beyond the
British Isles. The unaccountable
foreigner, with that natural per.
yersity which has stigmatized him
throughout history, refuses to con-
form. Therefore, when first setting
foot on the continent of Europe,
the weary traveller has to dismiss
from his mind the lesson so labor
iousiy acquired, and substitute for
II an entirely different principle.
which commands him to keep
tenaciously to the right.
AS the rule of the road is the
simplest, so perhaps are the rules
of bridge the most complicated
that the ordinary unframed mind
is ever asked to grasp. The present
writer has long since abandoned
that unequal struggle, though
conscious of the gap in social
armory which not the play entails.
Listening to the games OF others,
however, reveals the curious fact
that the rules of bridge are gen
orally not known by even the most
eager players. To quote a rule is
to court a contradiction. to pro-
woke an argument. to incur bet,
TO necessitate reference to the book
of rules--and TO discover that there
Is not one in the house.
RULES UNKNOWN.
Ignorance is more often. than Ill
intention the cause of broken
rules. The rules are never
known. and there is never a book
of them handy.
1t is perhaps a little strange
that no one has ever suggested
teaching children the laws of the
country they live in. And yet,
what can be more important or
more amusing TO know than the
things you may do and the things
you mayn't? But there is no
means Of discovering. II you ask
a lawyer he doesn't know. and II
you press him to find out he goes
and asks a barrister, which Is
called taking counsel's opinion"
costs a fortune. and confuses the
mind.
At the court ball described in
The Young Visitors" the great
men, while eating ices, talk pas
sionately about the laws. But In
real life the laws are never men
tioned--at least. never in the pres
ence of ladies, nor can I believe
that they form the subject OF
after-dinner conversation when
the gentlemen are left alone.
II, then. the laws of the country
are so obscure, and IL so much
doubt exists about the rules of
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HNCE there were two Married
People who used "Lovey"
and pet" when they were
in company, and as soon as they
were at Home they went to the
Mat.
She used to watch him through
a Hole in the Curtain to see II
he Fiirted with any Women as he
walked up the Street, and he
bribed the Hired Girl to tell him
Everything that happened while
he was off the Reservation.
They did not Mocha and Java
worth Cent.
The Cardboard Motto in the
Dining Room said, Love One An
other" but they were too Busy
to Read. .ar ....-..
He had a Clearing on the top
of his Head and bore a general
Resemblance to the Before in an
ad for a Facial Treatment, and
yet she suspected that all the
Women in Town were Crazy to
steal him away from her.
Sometimes he would bring a
Friend Home to Dinner, and then
IL the friend extended himself
and told the Missus how well she
was looking or perjured himself
over her HandPainting. Papa
would get a Crouch and hide in
the Corner.
DONNED MARTYR SMILE.
Dear would force one Of those
. Dying-Martyy Smiles and reply,
I'm quite well. Puss."
Then Puss would tell the Wis
itor that Baby was simply ruin
ing his Health through Devotion
to his Employers. but they didn't
seem 10 Appreciate him at all.
After the Visitor went away
there would be Language all over
the Shop, and the poor Hired
Girl would lock the Door and
write to the Intelligence Office
for a new Place.
Tuly, Il was a Happy Little
Home, with the Reverse English.
She would Frisk his Wardrobe
every day or two, looking for Evil
dence, and he would compel her
to itemize her Accounts so that
he might be sure she was not
giving Jewelry to the Iceman.
She would find a certain Pas
sage in a Book, relating to Mans
Cruelty and woman's Silent Suf-
fering, and then she would Mark
the Passage and put II where he
could Find it.
HE'D MARK 1T ROT
Then when he Found II, he
would Mark It "Rotr and put II
where She would find 1t, and then
she would Weep and write Let
ters-to Lady Authors telling them
how Sad and Lonely. she was.
But all the Time they kept up
an Affectionate Front, before
their Acquaintance They thought
it better to avoid Scenes in Pub
lie; and although each knew that
the other was False and had ceas-
ed to Love, they could not bring
themselves TO thing OF a Separa-
ton or a Divorce on account Of
the Cat-their Cat. The Cat must
never know.
However, one OF his Business
Associates was On. He was a
Bachelor and had lived at Eu-
ropean Hotel for Years, and he
knew just how to Arbitrate a
Domestic Scrap. .,
So he sat down one day and
gave the Husband a Good Talk
ing-To. He said Il was n Shame
that such Nice People should
have their Differences when It
was so easy to be Happy.
The Gist OF his heart-to-heart
Talk was that any Husband could
stop Roosh House Proceedings
and shoot all kinds OF Sweetness
and Light into the sassiest Mocha
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WHERE THE WORLD
BUYS ITS JEWELS

Little Restaurant i'm Paris Where Fortunes i'm
Gems Are Pushed Aside to Make Room for
a Glass of Beer is One Center of the Trade.
Rue de la Paix is Real Bazaar Where ALI
Kinds of Precious Stones Are Found.
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
BY G. WARD PRICE.

PARIS, April Is.
kkVXT AFTER, bring me a ver-
" mouth, and pass me
that plate of diamonds
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Ccopyrsht isi,. by Bell syseio.ts rns,
The Washington times., 1922-04-16

ITO be able to conduct himself
with dignity; to know how to win
the favor of his master and TO Sc
cure the goodwill of his peers; to
retain his personal honor and to
make himself respected without
being hated; TO inspire admiratio,.
and to avoid envy; to outshine nj;
honorable rivals in physical exer-
cises and the craft of arms; 10
maintain a creditable equfpage and
retinue; to be instructed in the arts
OF polite intercourse; 10 converse
with ease and wit; to be at home
alike in the tilting-yard, the ban
quet-hsll. the boudoir, and the
council chamber; to understand a.
plomacy; to live before the world
and yet to keep fitting privacy
and distance. These and a hun
dred other matters were the cii-
max and perfection of the culture
of gentleman. II In curious to
observe how Interchangeable are tho
laws of real politeness and refine
mont"
II only remains. therefore. for
some modern writer to DO for ths
English woman OF the twentieth
century what Castisilons did for
Italian men in his hook entitled.
The Courtier." published fivs
hundred year. ago.
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ERY few people In America,
when they read the cable
The Washington times., 1922-06-23
INQUIRY STARTS
into W0ME|ls
/ HOTELCAARGES
Labor Secretary Opens Secret
Probe Of Petition to Gust
Mrs. Sumner.

Secretary Of Labor Davis. has In
stit,fted a private investigation into
Conditions at the Government Hotels
for Women, with special reference
to responsibility for the drawing Up
and circulation of a petition Tor the
removal OF Mrs, Sarah p. Summer.
general manager. and Miss IAlhan
Randall. superintendent OF res'dence
houses.
The petition, bearing the names
Of nearly 1900 out OF the i,1po
guests, wos forwarded several Gays
ago to Secretary Davis. IL protests
the scheduled closing Of one puiia-
ing, G-H, for the SUMMER. asHa:ls
Mrs. Summers administration as
misdirected for the economy ends
urged by Congress, and recites var
fous privations and restrtctions
which the guests declare are placed
upon them.
Testimony Is Taken. .
Last night, a hearing was hst1 at
the administration building from
which ordinarily floats the nocturnal
strains of jazz dance music. II was
conducted by Miss Mary Anderson.
chief Of the women's bureau, and.
Robert Watson, director OF the Blu.
TRANSPORTATION, and in charge cf
the hotels. Efforts were made, It
is said, to establish who were the
original signatories In each Of the
twelve dormitories. Testimony Dol
stering up the allegations OF the pc
tition was offered by a number cf
guests who held to their inalienablr
and constitutional right "peaceah'
to assemble and petition for redr, =
of grievances"
AS a result Of this initial probe.
both parties promised to keep
num-" Officials of the Department
of Labor and Director Watson re-
fused to discuss the matter toddv.
and said similar structure had been
laid upon the group at the hearing.
II is said that at least one Senator
was present, but his identity has
not been revealed.
Hotels May Be Closed.
Various prophesies are made as 10
the result Of the petition. Mrs. Sum
ner, II Is said. has the backing OF
the Labor Department, and Is stated
for reappointment on July i, though
there are number OF aspirylpts
for her 5000 post In some qiini
ters the view Is held that as the ma
jority of the guests have expressed
themselves as dissatisfied with iiv.
ing conditions, the structures may
be closed, a move which would be
most pleasing to some members Ct
Congress. Others declare the orig
inators Of the movement. said TO be
members of the Plaza Council. the
"articulate body for the hotel dwell
ers, will be ousted. The petition is
not in round-robin form and the
first signatories. 1t is held, win not
be difficult to discover.
At the same time, the petitioners
have cannily invoked the support Of
the Congressmen by whom many OF
them are employed, and are not With
out power in that direction.
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.G0NV|CTs flee
AT 0CC0QUAN IN
.WAITINGMOT0R
Two Men Escape From Prison
Brickyard Under Rain Of
Revolver Shots.

/. That the spectacular escape from
the brickyard Of the District work
house at OccoQuan Of Herbert c.
Washburn, twenty-nine years old.
and Peter r. Duffy. twenty-six. was
planned and executed through a.
confederate, was the opinion ex-
pressed today by M. M. Barnard,
assistant superintendent Of the Dis
trict reforniatory at Lorton, Va,
where the two fugitives had been.
sentenced to serve five years Inn
prisonment on charges OF bringing
stolen property into the District
and with negotiating worthless
checks.
Washburn and Duffy, with five
other men, under Thomas Murphy.
o guard. were loading brick on an
auto truck. when they made a
dash for liberty. Murphy gave
chase, firing several shots, but he
stumbled and that enabled the
prisoners to outdistance him.
Escape I'm Motor Car.
Reaching wall. bordering a
roadway. the two prisoners scaled
II under q rain Of shots from Muir
phys revolver, and, II Is believed,
found q confederate awaiting in an
automobile in which they leaped
and sped away. An automobile had
been seen waiting there.
As soon as Barnard learned of
the escape, he put bloodhounds on
the trail but the dogs were unable
to pick up the scent. II Ii believed
the fugitives were driven through
washington and are proceeding to
New York where Duffy has rela-
tives.
! Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
the escape. Duffy Is wanted In
q safe there. He was arrested here
battle with Detectives Scrivener,
Kelly and other detectives.
Duffy il looked upon as a dan.
gerous character and officers were
warned this morning that should
they encounter him in Washington.
ts get the drop on him first as he
would shoot to kin IL cornered.
*, q Wsshburn Expert ,Forger. is
: washburn is said to be one Of
the best forgers ever caught in the
DlSITlCt. w nen JAhcu iittO CuStOuy
he had a trunk full Of bogus checks
and paraphanalia used in certifying
checks. .# .... .-..
Much criticism was. voiced this
morning against the system in ope-
ration at Occoquan and Lorton
prisons. II was said prisoners Of
the type Of washburn and Duffy
should not be allowed the freedom
Of the grounds. particularly to be
working three miles from either
prison with five other men, under
one guard. ~.
Assistant superintendent Barnard,
however, declared the system Is
working to the advantage Of the
prisoners. efforts being made to
make better men Of the inmates.
while there have been a num-
Der OF escapes from Lorton," Bar
nard said, I'VE have captured all
fugitives except about twenty-five.
think this a good record, con-
sidering the reports we receive Of
the reform Of former inmates"
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b|LL. UPMONDAY
PORTUGUESE VOTE
District Committee N Stormy
Meeting Agrees to Press
for Passage. S

The House District COMMITTEES. In
a stormy meeting today, finally
agreed to press for passage Of the
Fitzgerald workmerl's compensation
bill next Monday, the regular Dis
trict day. @
Two weeks ago the bill was called
up and at the conclusion Of two
hours debate the House adjourned
without reaching q vote. Congress-
man Sproul OF Illinois announced ~
the meeting today that he would
use every obstructive tactic with
In my power" to defeat the Fitsr
gerald bill. on the ground that Il
is "monopolistic." Il
The committee also decided to con.
sider the Teachers District CpnHpsn
sation bill on Monday. DIR. Frars
w. Ballou, superintendent OF schools.
appeared before the committee to
day. and pointed out the urgent ne
cessity Of expediting the measure. I,
He also spoke In favor Of early nc
ton on the Phipps bill, already pace
ed by the Senate, which author1tie-
construction of a tubercular schoo,
on the site at Fourteenth and Up.
shur streets.
After some discussion the commit.
tee decided to report out the Phipps
bill, and place II on the calenoar
with the hope Of having time to con-
slider II Monday.
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..
BATTLE
WILL BE WAGED
IN WASHINGTON
Committee Here Is Organized
to Conduct Strenuous
Campaign. ~ =.

The American Society for the Con,
troll Of Cancer has been organized 70
conduct q campaign OF education In
Washington. Mrs. Joseph Letter
philanthropic and wealthy society
woman has been made secretary OF
the local committee.
In It's aim to enlighten the public
on the dread and unknown disease
the committee has worked up a mass
of Illuminating facts dealing with its
symptoms and prevention. In a
statement issued today by Mrs.
Letter. a number of illuminating
facts are made.
During the war" the statement
reads. "the United States lost $4,000
soldiers. During the same two years
$50, 900 people died of cancer In this
country. Cancer In now killing one
in every ten persons over forty years
OF age. F. =
Cancer IL not a communicable or
blood disease. It IL not possible to
catch cancer from one who has Il.
Cancer Ia not Inherited. IL Is not
certain that even a tendency to the
disease Is inherited. Cancer begins
as a small growth which can often
be entirely removed by competent
surgical treatment, or, In certain ,ex-
ternal forms by using radium. x-ray
or other methods.
"The beginning cancer In usually
painless. For this reason, Its insid.
iotis onset In frequently overlooked.
and Is too easily neglected. When
danger signals are observed, com.
petent medical advice should be OBJ
tanned at once. Every persistent
lump in the breast is warning sign.
All such Jumps are by no means
cancer, but even innocent tumors Of
the breast may turn into cancer. -
Here are the most evident signs o:
cancer that have yet been found by
science I'm its search to find treat
ment for the disease, the Society
finds. eN.h.Err ~ .%f 3.
"Any sore that does not heal, par
ticularly about the mouth, lips, OF
tongue, Is danger signal. Picking
and irritating sores. cracks. ulcera-
tions, or treating these skin condi.
tions by home remedies, pastes.
poultices, caustics, Is playing with
fire. warty growths, moles or other
birth-marks, especially those subject
to constant Irritation, should be at
tended to Immediately, ETC."
The local committee consists OF
Mrs. Letter. secretary; DIR. III. III.
Kerr, gchairman; Arthur, c. Moses.
Thomas Bell Sweeney, Mrs. Whit,
man Cross, Henry B. Spencer. and
DR.. Frank Leech.