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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-13

strong enough. It can be further YER
ifled, I suppose, but I'd rather no
questions were asked. You do your
part and I'll do mine"
VERY good, sir. You can count on
me. If that fake agreement is still in
been destroyed-'
I'll have to have proof of that
Wont you leave that in my
hands?"
MCGUIRE nodded. shook Peters hand
and wandered out up the path in the
direction of Black Rock House.
From the first Peter had had no
doubt that the murdered man was
Beth's father, but he had to admit
under McGuires questioning that
there might still be a difficulty in
tracing the vagrant from the meager
history of his peregrinations that Mrs.
Bergen had been able to provide, Nc
Cures attitude in regard to the abb
sent little finger had been really adj
mirable. Peter was thankful for that
little finger, and for McGuire's hon
esty. There was no doubt in his mind
now-if any had existed-who Ben
Cameron's murderer was. The affair
was simplified amazingly.
With Beth's claim recognized, Peter
could now enter heart and soul into
Hawk Kennedy at his own game. He
would WHINE must win, for the pit
ifu1 millionaire and for Beth.
And so. jubilantly. he made his way
to Black Rock village to fill very
agreeable engagement-th that he had, to
take supper Cooked and served by
her own hands, with Miss Beth Cam
eron. He found that Beth had tried
to prevail upon Aunt Title to be pres
emit, but that the arrival OF the Nc
CURE family at Black Rock House
had definitely prevented the appear
ance OF their chaperon. Peters ap-
petite, however. suffered little din1inu-
ton upon that account and he learned
that singing was not Beth's only &C.
compEshment- The rolls, as light as
feathers and steaIning hot were eIo-
quent of her skill, the chicken was
broiled TO a turn. the creamed pota-
toes delicious and the apple pie OF
puff-paste provoked memories of the
Paris Ritz. Aunt Titles best table
cloth and family eilver-old, by tho
looks of it-had been brought into
requisition and bunch of golden
rod and purple asters graced the cen
| terpiece. And above It all prestd ed
Beth, her face afame from the cook
stove, gracious and more than IovabI<
in her pride and self
Go Be Continued,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-13
Advice To The
LOVelOrn
Who Occupies a Unique Position II
the Writing World As An Author
tty On the Problems of Girls
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

tty On the Problems of Girls
Our grand business in life,'' says
Carlyle, sis not to see what lies dirnIy
at a distance, but to do what lies
clearly at hand"
Wotih considering and remember
ing, isn't it?
Sometimes what lies at hand seems
utterly prosy, and what is seen
through the haze of distance is ting
ed with romance. But the glow and
color come from the distance, not
from the thing itself This, too, is
worth consid ering and remembering!
When there are d1snes to wash,
there's often a great temptation to
leave them and get out some fasci-
mating white sewing instead. But
the soiled dishes and the cluttered
table may soil the dainty thing
which should not have been touched
until the proper preparations had
been made.
Most of life is like that The i'm
mediate task earns us the right to go
on to the more fascinating one. In
fact, it clears the way for the next
| job. And in doing what lies at
hand-and doing it well-there is
bound to be preparation for what
comes next.
OF course, human curiosity longs
! to peer off into the far places and
to see what they hold But do you
suppose any great explorer ever sue
| ceeded in his work if he hadn't stop
ped to ground himself in knowledge
of navigation and geography up TO
| date and to make suitable prepara-
tions for the great Hwork he longed
to do?
Toe dancing may look easy. But
back of it there are years of effort
! years of training and obeying rules
| YEARS Of preparation.
| The opera singer who draws a fab
ulous salary and who is greeted with
| cheers and huzzas whenever he ap-
| pears, didn't walk out of a life of
ease into the perfect technique with
| which he handles his glorious voice.
He trained that voice through years
of hardship and struggle, and he kept
right on doing the thing which lay
| at hand in order to prepare himself
for the triumph which look so easy
to one who doesn't know that 10
perhaps 20--1ean years preceded this
very fiat" time
What lies at a distance may re-
| cede. But what is at hand has to be
| dealt with. There's no avoiding the
simple facts of everyday life. If you
want your shoes shined, you must
either shine them or persuade some
one else to do it for you. If you
want your dress neat you must either
keep the hooks and eyes in order and
the collars and cuffs spotless or del
| egate this job to another For the
| little, immediate tasks must be done.
There's no avoiding today and it's
| task. But as the world revolves what
| we saw just at the horizons edge to-
| Gay may not appeal to US tomorrow.
1t is well to have hopes and dreams
and aspirations-but there must also
be the clear vision to deal with the
immediate fact.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-13
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Dear Dr.. Peters:
my faith in you has been much
increased since I have seen the result
of your reduction campaign. Now
it looks reasonable that il you can
reduce weight, you can increase 1t
also. I have a sister-in-law, who has
reduced six pounds in the last few
days by following Instructions, and
want to pick it up as fast as she
loses it I am five feet nine, weight
$50 pounds, am a married man and
have a married wife Would like to
weight IT'S, and live 1000 years. Can
you help NEW. H. B."
You evidently have a nice wife to
get such a lot Of joy out Of life and I
certainly will help you realize your
ambition. If you have missed the ar
tic1es that have been running on how
to gain, and cannot get the back num-
bers of your. paper, send me a Accent
stamped envelope and I will forward
the articles.
Mrs. G. E. F. wants to know if 1t
will be all right to alternate the fruit
juice and buttermilk while on the
liquid diet, and if buttermilk made
with the tablets will be all right. Yes
You can take any liquids you like
when you are on the liquid diet SC
than 600 calories during the day II
you make the buttermi1k from whole
milk you will have to count the value
of the whole rnilk-that is, 20 Galleries
to the ounce-and if you make it OF
the skim milk it will count about hall
that much.
You speak of gas on your stomach
Most gas on the stomach has beer
proved to be air swallowed. Eat
more deliberately; chew your 1000
well; and do not be afraid of the com
bination of acids and starch if you
eat in moderation of the two. The
gastric juice is much more acid thar
any lemon juice or any other acid yor
might take in a salad
The reason a lot of individuals are
underweight is because they have
been afraid to eat for fear Of some
harmful chemical combination in the
| food in the intestinal tract. Most o,
| that talk is irrational. Eat what you
| like in moderation and don't WORRY
| about it.
| Dear Doctor:
| ST want to reduce my lower legs
| from the knee down.-A B. CT
| Kicking and walking and dancing
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-13
THE MOTOR TRIP

Not many days after this CONVEX
sation Iona. who had been learning
to drive the new run-about suddenly
asked her mothers permission to
take Grace and herself out into the
country In 1t. The permission being
granted. plus many last minute ad-
monitions, the two girls started off
happily in the middle of a glorious
afternoon.
sI just feel as If could kiss the
trees it's so beautiful to be alive DO
day. Grace" said Iona, as they spun
easily down the Main street, and out
towartis the open country. Who
ever would have thought that Prin-
cess Ilona would one day drive her
own car? And all dressed up like
this, too?'
Let's go for miles and miles IIona, -
said Grace, Its such a peach or a
day and we can just ambIe along till
dusk II you'll say the word. When
you get tired OF driving I'll gladly
take a hand and we could stop In at
that new little tea-shop over at TIL
bury Town and try their delicious
goodies. II you'u say the word ?"
sxours 30 command" answered n
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-13

most fattening foods which should be
eliminated from the reduction diet. It
is possible to have a balanced ration
and to supply the body with every
thing it needs without feeding into it
unwanted fat Eliminating such fat
tening foods as cream, butter and
sugar is one way of doing it.
Brown Eyes.-Eczema should be
treated by a physician and not han
died through simple home rem edies.
J. E. W.-When a wart is on the
face it is better to have it removed by
physician and take no chance of
leaving scar.
Aimie.-The juice of cucumber
makes a good bleach at this season
which can be used as well for the
hands and arms as for the COM
plex1on.
G. B. L-F'or the oily condition OF
the skin over the nose use a mild as
tringent such as any of the toilette
waters.
Katherine.-If the ingredients IL
your cream did not mix, you did not
follow the directions given with the
formula. The only thing to do now
is to heat it over, using double boil
er, but do not let it become overheat t.
ed and then beat it all together with
a silver fork until it becomes smooth
and the consistency of cream. You
have not spoiled the quality any, so il
can be used even though it Will never
be as smooth a cream as if you had
followed the direction accurately
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-13
ODD TOPICS

THE ART OF SALEsSLADYSHIP.
cit makes you look SMALL" says
the saleslady to the big woman who
is trying on the hat. Sold
1T makes you look plump" she
says to the slender woman Sold
1T makes you look young" she
says to the obviously hnidd1e-aged
woman. Sold
ut makes you look short" she says
to the tall woman. Sold.
1T brightens your face she says
to the dark woman. Sold
It brings out your color" she says
to the pale woman. Sold.
And all the hats were alike.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-13

A Little Slice of Life
It was toward midnight
OF a rather uneventful evening.
Five gentlemen were seated
Around a table and one yawned,
IT'S a dead night" he complained
And it had been rather quiet.
Nobody could materialize queens
Or kings in better than pairs.
And the aces were extremely BASH
full.
Suddenly from the street below
There came a scream, then another,
Like twin walls of a lost soul.
Again again and still again.
Men rushed to the window.
1t was a fine night for murder,
| One man rushed for the elevator,
Another jumped to the telephone
To call the police department.
| 'fHalt!' demanded the sad man
Who had complained Of the quietude.
| ct like to hear that sound.
| It brings back memories.
| It is the first time I have
| Heard a cat yell like that
Since I left Bucyrus, Ohio.
| Twenty-seven years ago."
| When you send a modern office boy
out to get fifty postcards the chances
are that he will bring back twenty
five bathing beauties and the rest in
| comics.
We believe the Russians would be
very much disappointed and their
plans upset If the powers really gave
them all they asked for.
| MarceIIette
| Shakespeare's wife and family were
| a-t,1,ad of him He was not ire
spectable' He was an author, an
| actor and beneath them. Snake
| speare was a great genius.
DeOuincy fought with his guardians
because they would not give him snf-
| fictent Income from trust fund TO
support him at college. At seven
teen he ran away to London and
| nearly starved to death DE quincy
| became a great author.
A genius IS a million to one shot
and an author is a thousand to one
shot.
stick to your job.-Marcel Stein
brugge.
! The contributor who sent in a poem
entitled, Footprints on a New-Made
Grave" should be gently reminded
that this column is not entirely dedi-
Gated to the g1ooms. although on
some occasions 1t may seem SO.
One question we can never solve
| is where all the June bridegrooms
come from We never hear of them
before they are married. nor after
ward.
/ Ini1aIe 1t
When you think you love some girl
you'll find II IS much better to keep
your fountain pen closed tight Don't
/ wouldn't be quite the thing you know
/ and all that. Now this little town
doesn't bother shout such things, nor
| about social supremacy either. ]
reckon. Maybe that's why the girls
look so happy"
you funny little philosopher
YOU" laughed Grace. 'fbut must feel
ike a different girl since we've been
together, Iona"
/ Same here and many Of them. but
we mustn't Hnzer TOO long here. OF
mother viii get worried and that
4 viii put an end 70 counkry trips. Let's
be going now.
: cTo Be Eontinued1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-13

When you think you love some CIR
you'll find II Is much better to keeI
your fountain pen closed tight. Dom
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-13
SECTION
F. Dietand Health
G5aarasTr By Lulu Hunt Peters. ND !
.4uabor Of and1l.aa. ai1 Kss to the cas
RxI1Il11 Hunt Peters. MD

are exercises you should increase.
Giving the legs a deep massage VIII
give you a, fine combination OF exer-
cises if you do It yourself. You get
active trunk and arm exercise ana
passive exercises for the offending
members. You will have TO keep up
the exercise and massage for some
time Do not expect results for a.
months or two. Leg fat seems stub
born, but it can be made to give up
It's hold if it finds out that you mean
business and are going to give it to
1t.
Dear Doctor:
According to your statement that
we need Is to 20 oalorfes per pound
of normal weight per day, need
1878 Galleries Does that mean that
should consume GOT II Galleries in
food and the other half in exercise z?
Dear Girl, you are confused. In
the first place. in counting caiories
you cannot be accurate. We can
only compute approximately, but that
is all we have to do to get results. In
the second place, you don't consume
the exercise. The exercise consumes
you. 1t consumes ca1ories of you, if
you have not eaten enough food to
supply it's needs in food. No, the Is
| to SO ca1ories of food per pound of
n ornal weight per day is the nutri-
ment you need for your activities.
But if you are reducing, you shouldS
cut down 500 to 100 calories from
| this and thus lose one-eighth to one
quarter pound a day. 1t is not wise
to lose more than two pounds a week
after the first week.
| Dear Doctor:
! Here is an embarrassing moment.
| A milk wagon had turned a corner at
a too rapid speed and turned over,
| causing the splitting of several gallons
] of milk. A crowd had collected and
in the front row stood a large fat
| woman Directly behind her was a
small man endeavoring to see what
| had happened. Getting a view of the
| damage, he remarked in voice of
surprise and awe: My What a
waste!' The fat woman turned and
Indignantly replied, Mind your own
business"
Thanks! We have had some good
| internal massage with our e. MS,
| haven't we. Send in some morei
Tomorrow-Job's Tribulations
Copyright, 1922, George Matthew
Adams
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-13
Household
Hints
MENU HINT


MENU HINT
Breakfast
Oranges Corn Flakes
Coddled Eggs Toast
Coffee Milk
Cream of Asparagus Soup
vitamine Salad Bread and Butter
Rhubarb Oatmeal Cookies
Dinner
Broiled Chopped Meat
Baked Potatoes Spinach
Bread Butter
Maple Custard
Today's Recipes
Cream of Asparagus Soup-Save
the hard ends Of the asparagus and
cook in boiling water for an hour;
also seve the water that Is drained
from the asparagus prepared for. the
table. Combine the water from both
with thin white sauce and serve hot,
well seasoned.
Oatmeal Cookies-One sup sugar
creamed with three-Quarter cup
shortening, one teaspoon cinnamon
and one egg. Stir together thorough
iy and add two cups -four one tea
spoon soda in two tablespoons mo-
lasses, four tablespoons milk,two cups
rolled oats and salt Stir and drop
from spoon. Bake in moderate oven
until brown.
Broned Chopped Meat Round
steak ground, shaped lightly into a
large fat cake and broiled quickly
In a hot oven, makes delicious
change from the ordinary meat
balls.
Mocha Filling and Frosting-SiS
level tablespoons Of butter, four Ievel
| tablespoons OF dry cocoa, two cups 81
J confecttoner's sugar,e zee tablespoons
of ,touid coffee, one teaspoon of va
niIis. Beat butter to a cream. addins
one cup OF sugar: then sift and add
COCOA. Beat well. put IN coffee and
remaining sugar and then vanilla,
Spread between and on top OF layer
OF cake. ad~
dfz4
The New York herald., 1922-03-24
B. r. r. TO SPEND $3.50, 900
FOR TRACKS AND PAVING
Judge Mayer Grants Request
of Receiver Garrison.

An allowance for the expenditure of
$500, ,OC0 for track reconstruction and re-
pavement of streets in connection with
changes on three surface lines in
Brooklyn was granted yesterday by
Judge Julius Mayer In the United States
District Court. on the application of
Lindley NJ. Garrison. receiver for the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company The
improvements concern the Nassau Elec-
trio Railroad Company. the Brooklyn.
Queens County and Suburban Railway
Company and the Coney Island and
Brooklyn Railroad Company.
Receiver Garrison In asking for per-
mission to expend this amount OF
money said:
The expenditure proposed for relay
ing tracks I'm Ocean and Johnson ave-
nues Is 10 permit OF relaying tracks
temporarily removed on account of
sewer construction. The expenditure
proposed for permanent tracks at the
easterly end of the Church avenue line
Is to permit the laying OF these tracks
along the permanent route via the
streets recently graded"
Receiver Garrison also stated that ex-
penditures will be made for the altera-
ton OF double truck cars to fit them
for one.man operation. twenty-five cars
to be so reconstructed for each line
mentioned
The New York herald., 1922-03-24
Forest Fire Sweeps
Pines Near Lakewood

Special Dispatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
r AKEwOOD, n. j.. March %
More than 1000 acres of tim
Der was burned in a fire
which started early this morning
i'm the pine forests about six miles
south OF Lakewood. The fire was
famed by strong westerly wind
and threatened to destroy the
homes OF many farmers.
Fire Warden r. c. Riley or
sanizei a brigade Of more than 1oO
md they succeeded in checking the
Eire al a late hour tonight. The
iamage is estimated at $4,000.
Two stables and a house We're set
atire.
The New York herald., 1922-03-24
GIRL BRIDE CARES NOT
IF SAVAGE BECOMES III
Geneva Mitchell Going Ahead
With Annulnent.

Reports of n reconciliation In the case
OF Geneva Mitchell chorus girl IN
sally" who said she married Robert
Savage. son OF the late John A. Savage,
Duluth steel manufacturer, for lark.
were dispelled yesterday by Geneva.
who said
II have no intention OF changing my
mind. We are going ahead with the
annulment."
Robert Savage was q yesterday, and
Geneva was asked IL she remembered
that il was his birthday. She did. Had
she sent him present. remembrance
OF any kind? No. she had not. She be-
iieved that he was with relatives in the
West. that he had left New York sew
cral days ago
Henry w. Showers of 70 Broadway,
counsel for Mrs. Mitchell and her
daughter said he expected to draw up
the papers In the annulment suit early
next week.
The New York herald., 1922-03-24

served in the army and navy and those
who did not.
II reject as wholly unsound the ar
guments that the former defended the
latter and that it is now up to those
who remained in civil life to reward
their defenders. The 100000 men
more or less of the A. r. Il. and their
companions of the navy did defend
those at home, but in doing so they
defended their own, not some one
else's. To the young men, of course,
fell the arduous and dangerous task
OF fighting. But what of It? The
whole nation was at war and the whole
nation responded, with very few ex-
ceptlons.
Will Hurt Veterans as Well.
I'VE were one people then and we
are one inseparable group now. What
Is bad for the country is bad for the
veterans. and no man looking at the
proposition from broad and funda-
mental standpoint can maintain at the
same time that the measure will bene-
nc the veterans IL 1t hurts the coun-
try. If it hurts the country it cannot
benefit the 100000 alleged beneficial
ries.'
Mr.. Mills cited the figures trans
mitted by Secretary Mellon and other
officials of the Treasury. He said that
while these figures were definitely con-
vincing, the estimates prepared by the
trainers of the certificate loan bill were
obviously incorrect. lie pointed out
s-tl a. Al.
cipal one being, of course. its failure to
provide the revenues to meet the cost
of the certificates.
Let there be no illusion on the floor
OF the House or among the people of
the country" said Mr.. Mills. "All hope
Of early relief from tax burdens dis
appears. We may have to increase
taxes; we certainly cannot reduce
them.
This is all the more disappointing
because this Administration and this
Congress has made such splendid prog
ress with the program of drastic econ
omy and reduced taxation. that in
spite OF Our annual fixed charges 1t Is
not too much TO anticipate the 5000. :
100000 budget in the near future: and
when the annual expenditures reach a
maximum of $4,000, 100000 the remain
ing war tax Is involved. High income
taxes can he reduced and am satisfied
we could work out a we'll rounded sys-
tenn that will not weigh too heavily at
any one point and will not constitute
a too heavy burden for us to bear.
you are going to vote that hope
away. You are going to wipe out all
that the President and you yourselves
have accomplished during the last
year. You arc going TO serve notice
on the merchants, manufacturers,
farmers and workinemcn that IL a
business revival is TO come II must
The New York herald., 1922-03-24
HoLDUp MAN CONVICTED.

sixth street, former member OF tho
Sevcnty-first Regiment. was found
guilty yesterday before Judge Mott I'm
General Sessions of robbery ia the first
degree. lie VIII be sentenced to-day.
According to testimony. Malloy was
one OF three men who stolo $4,000 from
James Lewis, cashier OF the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad, In
the Grand Central Terminal last sep
tember.
The New York herald., 1922-03-24
Tcss Does Not Recall ~.

Representative Fess declared he did
not recall making the statement. but
he admitted that he had voted against
the first bonus bill and would have
preferred some other form of meas
ure TO that now before the House.
Representative Snyder tRep.. N. W
told the House that he also had dis
cussed the bonus bill with the Presi-
dent
n have talked with the President" !"
said Mr.. snyder "and will be very
much surprised II he signs this bill
The measure proposes to take $1,000. !
100000 or SO out OF the Treasury. n