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The Washington times., 1922-12-02
Lucy Lowell Shows Discouraged
Girl How She Can Get Away
From "Dumbbells"

darkening just q bit she made up
her mind that she wouldn't stand
1t any longer. and she cast about
this way and that way to find
the road out.
It was Just around the corner
that road-and II led straight
into q library where there were
books and books and books, each
and every one the work Of q
SOMEBODY who knew art and
music and the bigger, truer story
OF the human heart.
So the woman walked into the
library and borrowed q book and
she read and read. And when
she had turned the last page
she borrowed another book and
another until she had gone
through all that had the littlest
word to say about the thing she
loved best.
Then she found another library
with more books. Oh, II took
time! She was thirty when she
got around to the place where
she had to 90 back to the very
first book Of all and began over.
But by this time she was strug-
Cling with q new longing. So
she found q typewriter and she
put her hands on the keyboard
and wrote out her thoughts.
Many a great editor found them
worth while. those thoughts, and
they were printed and read and
talked Of where interesting things
are said.
And, most surprising Of all,
she suddenly found that she no
longer sat back with. the dumb
BELLS" no, not for 70 much a.
one little minute. ..... :"
Copyright. 1921. by King Features
Service, Incl
The Washington times., 1922-12-02
BY II. X. Reynolds.

-HE European farmer has be-
come a devotee and mas
Il ter of modern American
farm machinery. but he Is finding
that pretty red plows and patent
binders from across the sea are
failing to keep the boys and girls
down on the farm.
Paris or Rome or London is
ever 90 much more exciting than
papa's new gasoline tractor or
an electric churn.
So he is again turning to the
United States for help-this time
for ideas and methods and plans
and instructions to make farm
life more interesting for the
rising generation.
When the International Insti-
tute Of Agriculture met recently
in Rome two important resolu-
tions bearing upon the subject of
the decreasing rural population
were introduced by NJ. de Vuyst,
the delegate from Belgium.
Look to America.
One resolution said the institute
should collect data regarding the
organization and development Of
Agricultural education and home
economies teaching for boys and
girls a. carried on in different
countries principally the United
States) and the other urged the
amelioration Of rural social and
. home conditions.
In discussing his first resolution
before the assembly. M. de Vuyst
described boys and girls club
work. a. carried on in the United
States, a. q means Of making
farm life more attractive.
These clubs" he said. according
to the official report Of the meet
ing received here. group the boys
and girls-sometimes separately,
sometimes together-with the idea
Of giving them instruction by dem
onstrations. which are followed by
application on their part to the
kitchen, garden or the barnyard.
The children make their little per-
sonal profit from the work: they
try to outdo their neighbors and
The Washington times., 1922-12-02
BY David M. Church
Internatisnai News Service Stsff
CerrespsnAent.

Cerrespssdent.
r ONDON-"The Women With
out q Country" 10 the theme
IL of q doleful song that Ia
heard all over London these days
whenever American women gath
er to sip tea and chatter.
Since the passage Of the United
States law giving American wom-
en- the right to retain their Amer
lean citizenship even though they
marry q foreigner there has been
great discussion here as to choice
Of citizenship.
London IL full Of American
women who became British sub
jects when they married British
men. Now they don't know
whether they are British or Amer
lean, nor whether they have dual
nationality. American nationality
in America and British national
ity in Great Britain.
Lady Astor may sail for home
and vote in America and then re.
turn to England to take up her
seat In the House Of Commons,
according to one Interpretation Of
this new American law. which
(hasn't been received with recipro-
cal recognition from Great Brit
ain.
"Can anybody tell me what I
ami" cries out Crystal East.
man. sister of Max Eastman. .
woman who b wen known
throughout the United States.
Years and years ago I start
Al life m an American citizen
and ! have lived In America all
my life." she explains. "But in
1915, by marrying an Engiishman,
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thus become attached to farm
work and find out with interest
that they are capable Of progress.
Study Human Needs
The second resolution Of M. de
vuyst referred to a statement
made in 1904 by the Assistant Sec
retary Of Agriculture Of Canada
to the effect that agriculture con.
sisted at first Of the study OF the
soil, the plants and animals Of the
farm, but that a few years previ.
Gus a great discovery had been
made, that on the farm there were
not only beasts and machinery, but
also a farmer-a farmer to be aid.
ed and studied as q man. q work
man, an intellectual and social be-
ing. And more recently. according
to the Secretary, a still more SEN
sational discovery had been made
that this former had wife ami
family and that the pivot Of work
on the farm was neither In the
fields nor the barns. but between
four walls Of the house."
Better Farm Life.
In addressing the institute, M.
de vuyst stressed the need for
making the ownership Of prop
erty easier for the farmer, the
necessity for beautifying farm
surroundings and making the
rural home more comfortable and
convenient, for bettering the lot
Of the farmers wife and for In
Producing more mechanical and
electrical devices to Lessen the
drudgery. Social life and recrea-
ton, public and private santa
ton. roads and grouping Of farm
buildings were other matters
calling for Improvement. accord.
ing to the delegates.
American educational methods,
as developed in the cooperative
extension work Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture
and the State agricultural col.
leges, were referred to repeatedly.
Extension work for women in
this country was discussed in de.
tail. as showing what could be
done to better the farm home
conditions in Europe.
The Washington times., 1922-12-02
DIR. ALEXANDER IRVINE
ON REFORMATION
A Fugitive From Justice Who Had Hoped to
Get Lost" On the Bowery, But Failed
In His Purpose.

going down the Bowery when I
saw q small crowd on Rivington
street. A man was addressing
them. I drew near and discov-
cred that the speaker was the IA
nous man had met In the bunk
hounse.
Here he was, preaching on the
text. Though I Make My Bed
In He'll" As soon as he saw me
he recognized me as the man he
had met In the cheap lodging. He
stopped talking. put his hat on
and. selling me by the arm. led
me away toward the Bowery.
II imagined that I would be
hid in the Bowery." he said, but
I am convinced that God has sent
you to give me guidance"
Fugitive From Justice.
He wss q fugitive from Justice.
The House of Commons had tried
and convicted him. The charge
against him was sodomy. He
protested that he was innocent.
In his prayers in his room he
would tell God over and over
again that he was innocent. At
the end Of three months he said
he would do what advised
even though 1t meant life itself.
He knew what my advice would
be. He was as pale as death as
he asked for It.
It was like tearing the strings
from a Stradavarius. I advised
him to go back and face the law
even though 1t killed him. He
did, and 1t killed him. He was
convicted and imprisoned. How
strange that q man at the very
pinnacle Of fame should open the
door of oblivion, pass In and
sh,,if II after him with q bang!
The Washington times., 1922-12-02
By DIR. Alexander Irvine

VVYHEN ! was q missionary on
w the Bowery. q generation
w ago. I made my headQuar-
ters in q bunkhouse near Chatham
square. This place was the cheap
est and lowest Of lodgings in New
York. The next step down was
the Potter's Field.
One winters day. in the late aft
ernoon, I saw silhouetted against
a dull gray window In this place a
strange unusual profile. The head
reminded me of Michael Angeles
Moses. It reminded me Of other
things-far away and long ago.
had seen that face. somewhere!
I Unanswered around until I
could verify objectively the por-
trait that came out Of the sub
conscious. Yes, I was sure now.
In his time he was the greatest
orator In the House Of Commons.
Az q boy I had heard him. His
wonderful English, his enuncia-
ton. his imagery and tone color
were all extraordinary. He was
the leader Of q party and the
Demosthenes of a sect. Yet here
he was in q 7-cent bunkhouse
which contained the sediment OF
the scum Of all nations.
Wished to Be Alone.
Excuse me. SIR" said. as /
laid my hand kindly on his shoul'
der, Are you Mr.. -"
shall never forget his answer.
He raised his head slightly and
looking at me. said: "If you are
acquainted with pity, as ! pre-.
sumo you are. will you be kind
enough to leave me? / wish to
be aioner'
Two or three weeks later was
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By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.


r N.-There has been
much exaggerated talk re-
IL Gently In certain quarters
with regard to an alleged cure Of
tuberculosis discovered In Geneva.
Some lay writer's have sought to
prove that the medical profession
were adamant In their opposition
to new discoveries. and some have
cruelty aroused the hopes Of the
victims Of this scourge Of human.
ity.
A few facts a. to this new
treatment will therefore not be out
of place. The so-called Spahlinger
method Of treatment has been
known for moro than eight years.
Two doctors in London, DIR. e. H.
Colbeck. physician Of the City Of
London Hospital for Diseases of
the Chest, and DR.. Leonard Will
liams, physician to the French
Hospital, have both treated patients
with the serum. A preliminary
note on the subject was made to
the Academic dc Medicine by M.
Letulle ~ long ago AZ April 2S.
1914. There II no prejudice, In
fact. either in this country, in the
United, States. or In France
against testing the elaine OF those
who profess to have discovered
new ways Of treating old diseases.
NJ. Henri spahlinger 10 . Swiss
bacteriologist without any official
medical qualification. He works
n the Bacteria Therapeutic In
stitute, Caronge, Geneva. The
house II set within spacious
grounds. and contains up-to-dete
laboratories and apparatus. His
experimental farm 10 close by.
Accommodation 10 there provided
for the horses used In the
preparation Of the serum. also for
eoats. monkeys, and donkeys. ~
well a. cages for the numerous
guinea pigs, mice and rabbits.
Generally speaking. the institute
may BE- sald to Be well equipped
for meteorological work.
The Washington times., 1922-12-02
u. s. FARM METHODS ARE URGED
TO BUILD EUROPE
in Old Country.

International Institute of Agriculture to Better Rural Life
in Old Country
The Washington times., 1922-12-02
Vanishing the Car Saves
Money. .

How many articles OF clothing.
suits, hats. shoes and the like
do you discard, not because they
have outlived their usefulness,
but simply because they have
crown Q little shabbyf
OF course II q not literally
true that people Discard or trade
In motor cars simply because
they ret dull, and shabby. but
Il q Z fact that loss Of appear
ance-0f clsss-is one Of the first
causes Of dissatisfaction leading
up 70 that step. =.
An occasionAi coat Of varnish
win keep q car looking better
even its best--and win postpone
the svil hour. Il - . necessary
prsssrvation for the coats of
paAnt beasafh. II.
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q HE stood at the window. look.
ing into the park and her
~ thoughts Travelled and trav.
The Washington times., 1922-12-02
WAGAINf7TC1N TIMES TsHRsEs
Here's Another Cynic
He Need Not Worry About Common" Mothers.

Ohio, writes this letter: e'
& Dear Sir
Apropos of Prof. Hopkins claim, Too many go
Prof. Atkins of the College of Women Western Re-
University gets down to real facts) and figures
"The army tests showed that not more than Is per
cent Of the people could profit by college education
Tests also showed that 10 per cent haven't brains
enough to get through an ordinary high school,
"Again-as long intelligent people have fewer chill
dren than the unntellgent and will the COM
muniy stupid in spite of all the educational nstitu
"On the whole the present trend in the United States
to perpetuate the brainles Many don't think because
In land of luxury, intelligence and it's use is luxury
Besides it is frequently unpleasant to THINK-t gets
you in bad with the boss with the school, the church.
your parents and your gang"
What Mr. White about army tests showing low intel
Hgenoe and lack Of education Is too true.
But Mr. White need not worry about the people
n d %
hut with dirt floor and windows books and
quite needless to say bathtub was from very common
The rate of birth is low Fifth avenue New York
Euclid Cleveland compared with neghborhoods whore
bad thing for you don know
about human beings or what influences children
Who i. the Norman that everybody know.' It i, William
he that took French intelligence and blood Eng
land and made himself ruler there.
Did he come from the aristocraoy7 Not exactly His
mother daughter Of humble tanner wa. washing clothes
the Conqueror rode BY and took fancy her. William
the Conqueror resulted The Duke later married the young
lady. '..
OF the worlds three greatest artists Leonardo
Yinci.
His mother peasant that couldn't read married
70 his father He had all the brains Of the family and took
of his aristocatc half brothers and Of his peasant
mother in spite Of the fact that the half brothers treated
him badly
Don't worry Mr. White about Intelligent people having
fewer children than the unntelhgent is hard to say just
WHAT intelligence is Emotion especially in mothers has
much to do with the progress of the human anything
else
When you of the "lower unnteigent class -
about which you worry gazing into the face Of her child
naps the s perhaps the tenth you SEQ there an emotion
that should free you from worry about the future Of the
human
The humbles mother has In her give to the world the
greatest And the greatest usually have from
humble mothers.
Nevertheless and Notwithstanding there should be less
ignorance the United States fewer unable read and write
And certain fact that the only thing that has saved the
race from destruction because Of lack Of ambition in
the superior quality the hearts, the strong though
undeveoped, minds Of the worlds poor MOTHERS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-15
NATIoNALIZATION OF RAILROADS

R. B. Howell, senatoreect from Nebraska, State of the Great Commoner declares that must into the railroad business must develop knowledge of it. by all the lines at but by taking them
 Mr. Howell the opinion that later the govern ment will have to operate the railroads.
 A little while back The Times would have been tain that MT. Howell is right.
 The Times believes in national ownership of railroads
 Events widely separated in the world indicate that there be reacion sentiment be growing toward standardization, but away from it.
 When nation like Italy in which naturalization of public utilities almost completed begins to consider receding it is time to wonder what the ebb of the tide will be.
 Mussoni it cardinal of the creed himself his to restore national railroads mines other utilities to private ownership.
 all property employed to obtain rent inter profits seized the pendulum swinging the other way trying restore in degree, the capitalist system completely displaced.
 probably be time yet before railroad national zation place United States The world fast that only the Judgment is suspended
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-15
TABLET FOR LOCAL
 HERO IS UNVEILED
 ON !, 5, $, SENECA
Bridgeport Boy Among II
 of Crew Who Perished
 Bravely During the War.

On board the United States coast guard cutter Seneca at Pier 1, North River, yesterday, a bronze tablet in memory oc i Americans, members of the Seneca's crew, who died while a. tempting to salvage and rescue tho British collier Wellington on Sept. 16, 1918, was unveiled.
 The unveiling of the tablet has a special interest for Bridgeporters as one of the Il men was Raymond H. Tingard, son of MT. and Mrs. John Tingard of Poplar street.
 The story of the terrible night and the courage of the brave American boys was told as follows:
 The Wellington. carrying a load of food from England to France was torpedoed on nearing the French coast. The Seneca was near the scene of the accident and so the Vel lingtons crew was taken from the maimed vessel to the Seneca. How ever, the captain of the Seneca be- portant cargo could be saved and so called for volunteers to assist the Eng1ishmen in sa1vaging the boat.
 The entire crew of the Seneca of fered itself but IS men were picked among whom was the Bridgeport boy. After the volunteers had boarded the English boat a furious storm arose. Practically all the Englishrlen and seven of the Americans were again taken from the torpedoed ship but II boys went down with the boat. When the roll was called 1t was found that Tingard was among those who had periShed. He was member of S. H. Harris lodge, l. O. O. F.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-15
THE BRIDGEPORT TIMES.

improving Bridgeport considered against the past especially with respect to the amount of money expended, nothing less than remarkable
 Director holds his office under the charter
 him the that he refuses to discharge efficient employees will fail The attempt would better not be made.
 The ideal of an spells machine won't do. It is the ideal of children.
 day sort of thing is long since gone by. With the aid of Republicans the AtVater adlnsra- put power Bridgeport for the purpose of giving the people efficient government
 IL was never intended to conde the to the Democratic Executive Committee
 Bunderng leadership just cost the Democrats of Bridge might have been theirs by majority o two three thousand votes.
 Thoughtful citizens that the management of Bridge port shall be left in the Mayor Fred Aater who has taken he whO has the duty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-15
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS BUSY
 DURING YEAR
Dealt with 7O4 Claims Mayor May Change Personnel of Commit tee.

The claims committee of the Con- mon Council held 40 meetings during made public today by City Clerk Francis P. Dunigan, clerk of the co nmittee. The shortest of the meetings lasted until 11:40 p. m, while the longest reached into the next morning until 1 o'clock showing that the members Of the committee Aldermen Alfred E. Veness, William J. Lavery, Ralph T. Beers, Ernest Reich ert and Waiter J. HartnetL' were always on their jobs.
 Assistant City Attorney John J. De vine attended every meeting except one and that was attended by the city attorney. City Clerk Nranels and at the final session was presented with a gold pencil In appreciation of his services and assistant to the committee. handled 704 claims, asking for tax ahatements; 109 refundments, IT mfs cenaneous which represents S84 Ee- titiops. These with the 134 left over from last year made LOIS handled by the committee. Of the total num- Der the committee acted upon ana reported 799 on tax rebates, 120 re- fundments and 75 miscellaneous, 1eaV- ing a balance of 24 for the new com mietee which will take Up the work .n December
 The committee this year introduced two innovations. In the hrst place the committee established a claims record book of all claims listed ar: ranged in alphabetical order with all the data concerning each claim The dispc sition, Of eacn and the recon me11dation and the reasons. It also referred 52 of the claims to the char lty department. Many Of these brought out the names of some people who actually had money in the bank and were asking for rebates because they didn't have the money. All the deserving cases were taken care of.
 By the election the committee will lose only one member, Alderman Reichert of the Fourth who was not a candidate for reelection. The may or, however. may change the entire personnel of the committee when he tha na1v annNint m antS-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-15
Paris Will Consider
 Barring Prize Fighting

Paris, Nov 15-A motion asking the Prefect of Police to bar boxing for ever from Partisan rings has been in troGuced and will come up for discus sion in the Paris Municipal Council. Alderman Luquet is sponsor for the measure and among his arguments in favor of his proposed bylaw is the fol lowing:
 ''Why should a duel with fists be permitted when duels with swords or pistols are foT'bidden? ?"
 MT. Luquet kindly -refrains from adding that many boxing matches held in Paris lately have caused more dam age to the participants than the ma .jority of duelse Carpentier had ten chances to one of coming through a duel with pistols unscathed- A lit tie prick from the tip of a disinfect- ed sword would have caused the ref cree to call the fight, in the event of a meeting on the field of honor.
 Another point which NIT. Luquet makes is that the school children of Paris, owing to the publicity given to pugilistic encounters, all imagine that when they reach twenty years of age they will be champions of France and Navarro, with the result that they are devoting more time to fattening the noses and cau1ifiowering the ears of their comrades than to the study of the classics or modern sciences.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-15
TEMPLETON WILL ATTEND VICTORY
 DINNER TONIGHT
Other Recently Elected Officials to Be at Love Feast in Odd Fellows Hall.

Governor-elect Charles A. Temple ton today gave assurance over the phone to Senator Howard $. Chal- lenger that he would be present at the Victory dinner to be held in Odd Fellows hall tonight under the aus pices of Ninth. Tenth and Twelfth dis trtct Republican clubs. Other state officials-elect who have given assur- ance of their presence at the dinner tonight are Francis A. Pallotti, secre- tary of state; Lieut-Gov.-~f"c Hiram Bingham; Attorney General Frank E- Healy; G. Harold Kilpatr1c. state treasurer and Frederick M. salmon, Pease has also accepted an invitation to be present.
 Governor-elect TempIeton will be at the Stratf1eld Hotel at p. m. ana will be greeted by the reception com mittee consisting of three persons from each of the three districts repre- sented in the victory dinner. Elabor- and a turkey dinner with all the ''ixin's'' will be prepared and served by the daughters of the Rebekah lodges.
 Senator Challenger will act as chairman and it is expected that ohn T. King will be toastmaster- The am ner will be served promptly at ( o'clock The dinner is known as the 23rd Senatorial District Victory o1n- ner.
 The reception committee is as fol- lows: Senator Challenger, Wllbert Sanford, Edith Pease and Robert FitzRoy of the Ninth District; J ohm Y. Caldwell, Mrs. George w; MOTHS and A. F. Connor of the Twelfth Dis trict and F. E. Squires, Representa-. tive Lederer and Mrs. B. Peabody or the Tenth District.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-15
EAST SIDE
 HIGH SCHOOL
 SITE BOUGHT
City Also Acquires Ground For South End Library.

Two tracts of land were acquired by the city yesterday, one for library site and the other for the new east side high school land. Through the office of the city attorney, a tract of land of 40 feet on Boston avenue, costing $2,50O was purchased rom Andrew Kubik. This tract goes to
 make up the entire plot where the Board of Education proposes to erect the new east side high school.
 A second tract purchased through the same channels was bought from David T. Lane. This plot front 101 feet on South avenue and 130 feet on Myrtle avenue. The purchase price was s24,00O. Another piece adjoining the Lane land, fronting 50 rect on Myrtle avenue was bought from liar riet N. Joy for $4,ooo. No mortgages are entaiied. An addition to the South end branch of the library Will be erected on the property The to- tai price paid out by the city for all the land purchased was S2S,o0o-