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The Washington times., 1923-11-21
By Gertrude Anterior
Author Of Many, Notable Novels,
and One Of the Most Widely
Read Writers Of the Day.

and One OF the Most Wldely
Read Writers Of the Day.
Madame Zattiany adjusted the
chain on the front door and re-
turned very slowly to the library.
That broad, placid brow. not the
least of her physical charms. was
drawn in a puzzled frown. Instead
of turning out the lights she sat
down and stared into the dying
fire. Suddenly she began to laugh,
a laugh Of intense and ironic
amusement, but it stopped in mid
course and her eyes expanded with
an expression of CONSERVATION, al
most Of panic.
She was not alarmed for the
peace of mind Of the man who was
more in love with her than he had
so far admitted to himself. She
had been loved by too many men
and had regarded their heart
aches and baked desires with too
profound an indifference to worry
over the possible harm she might
be infIicting upon the brilliant and
ambitious young man who had pre-
cipitated himself into her life.
That might come later, but not at
this moment when she was shaken
and appalled,.
She had dismissed from her mi1i
long ago the hope or the desire
that she could ever again feel any
thing but a keen mental response
to the most provocative Of men.
No woman had ever lived who was
more completely disillusioned. more
satiated, more scornful OF the age
old dream of human happiness.
which, stripped to its bones. was
merely the blind instinct Of the
race to survive. Civilization had
heaped its fictions over the bare
fact of natures original purpose,
Imagination lashing generic sexual
impulse to impossible demands for
the consummate union of mind and
soul and body. Mutually! When
a man was essentially polygamous
and woman essentially the vehicle
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
BLACK OXEN:-:By Gertrude Atherton|

of one Of the companies in which
a large portion Of her fortune was
invested would not be complete
without her final signature. There
were other important transfers to
, be made, and moreover Judge
Trent had insisted that she be-
come thoroughly acquainted with
her business affairs and able to
maintain an intelligent correspond
ence with her trustees when he
himself had retired. She had
shown remarkable aptitude for
finance and he was merciless in
his insistence, demanding an hour
Of her time every day.
A HATED WORD.
Business. She hated the word.
What did it matter. But she
knew. that it did matter, and SUI
premely. She might have the beau
ty. the brains, and the sex donina-
ton to win men to her way Of
thinking when she launched her.
self into the maelstrom Of politics,
but she was well aware that her
large fortune would be half the
battle. It furnished the halo and
the sinews, and 1t gave her the
power, to buy men who could not
be persuaded. She had vowed that
Austria should be saved at any
cost.
No, she could not go now. She
must remain for another month
two months. possibly. She was
no longer in that undisciplined
stage Of youth when flight from
danger seems the only solution. To
wreck the lives Of others in or.
der to secure her own peace OF
mind would make her both ridicu-
luos and contemplate in her own
eyes, and she had yet to despise
herself. She would stick it out p
"see it through" to quote the
vernacuIar of these curious Amer.
lean novels she had been reading
trusting that she had merely been
suffering from a furry OF the
senses not so remarkable
perhaps.
But her mind drifted back tc
the past month. Senses? And II
it were not that alone, but merely
the inevitable accompaniment Of
far stranger processes !. IL Il
were that she had once so Ions
sought and with such disastrous
results She had believed FOL
so many years that it existed
somewhere, in some man tina
it was every woman's right -.
even IL it could not last for ever
But while it lasted! Aftel
all, imagination had its uses. I
helped to prolong az well as create
She sank back and closet
her eyes, succumbing to an in
effab1e languor.
It lasted but moment. Sb,
started up with an exclamation Q
impatience and disgust; and sh
shivered from head to foot. Tn
room was bitterly cold. There wer
only ashes on the hearth.
Continued TOmorrow.)
Copyright. 1928. by Gertrude Alberta
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

Largest Selling Laxative
Every up-so-date family medi-
cine chest should contain q bottle
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

to observe that he lost nothing
by contact with men who were
individually Of her own world.
There was no snobbery in her
attitude. She had always been
too secure in her own exalted
state for snobbery, too protected
from climbers to conceive the
ST will maintain" impulse, and
she had escaped at birth that
overpowering sense Of superiority
that carks the souls Of high and
low alike. But it was the first
time she had ever had the oppor-
tunity to judge by any standards
but those in which she had been
born and passed her life. AS for
Clavering, he was a gentleman,
and that was the end of that
phase of the matter as far as she
was concerned.
1t was only tonight that she had
been conscious OF a certain youth
full eagerness as she paced up and
down the hall waiting to hear him
run up the steps. She had paused
once and laughed at herself as she
realized that she was acting like
a girl expecting her lover, when
she was merely a coldly-no long
er even bitterly -disillusioned wo-
man, bored with this enforced In
action In New York, welcoming a
little adventure to distract her
mind.from its brooding on the mis-
cry she had left behind her in
Europe, and on the future to
which she had committed herself.
And midnight adventurel She
had shrugged her shoulders and
laughed again as she had admit
ted him.
But she felt no disposition ia
laugh as she sat alone in the chill.
ing room. She was both angry
and appalled, to remember that
she had felt a quivering, almost
a distension Of her nerves as. she
had sat there with him in the 81.
lence and solitude Of the night
That she had felt warm pleas
ure in the interest that betrayed
him into positive impertinence
and that a sick terror had shaken
her when she saw that he was
making up his mind not to seG
her again. She had not betrayed
herself for moment, she was toe
old a hand in the game Of mer
and women for that, and she had
let him go without q sign, secure
in the confidence that he was al
her beck; but she knew now, ant
her hands clenched and her fact
distorted as she admitted 1t, thai
IL he had suddenly snatched hel
in his arms she would have flannel
into passion and felt herself tn,
incarnation OF youth and love.
Incredible. UnthinkabIe. She!
What should she do? Flee? Sh,
had come to New York for ont
purpose only, to settle her finan
cial affairs in the briefest pos
sible time and return to the coun
try where her work lay. But sht
had been detained beyond expecta
ton, for the slow reorganization
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
OPEN NIGHTS 1119 18th N. W.

Why procrastnate? Why wait till this sale is and
these good pianos players monographs are all gone on
which secured goody factory discount? It will be
too late then for anyone else to make you anything
like the reduced prices and terms this sale offers
Better decide today
Just little less gas, little less oil and fixing will
easily pay the payments on piano for that little boy or
girl of yours that really needs instrument badly
ATTEND THE SALE TODAY-YOUR TERMS AC-
|CEPTABLE TO US.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
Novel Tells How
Beauty Returned
to Old Woman

This Serial is Presented by Ar:
rangement with Associated FIRST
National Pictures, Inc, in Wh0sS
Film Version COrinne Griffith WIZ
Appear as Countess Zattiany.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

l.. G. Kirby, former state presi-
dent of the Travellers Protective
Association, residing at IS Rigby
Ave-, Spartansburg, s. c., pays a
high tribute to the famous Tanlac
treatment.
1.-TWO years ago." says Mr.. Kirby,
"Tanlac built up my system and
renewed my strength and energy
when 1 was just about as badly
rundown as a man can be to keep
going. still use it occasionally
as a general tonic and the results
are always uniformly good. 1 am
thoroughly sold on Tanlac, it is
great"
Tanlac is sold by Peoples Drug
Stores and all leading druggists.
Accept no substitute. Over 81
million bottles sold.
Take Tanlac Vegetable Pills.
TANLAC
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

YOU WILL BUY CHRISTMAS-WHY NOT NOW
SAVE BIG SUM SIS OR $40 DELIVERS
To Your Home Most Any Piano Grand or Phon0-
graph-Begin Regular Payment Next Year.
The Washington times., 1923-11-21

o. OEsOdl0WCU DOytUp
Pepsin. q compound Of
Egyptian SIENNA with
pepsin and palatable
aromatics, q prescrip-
ton written 80 years
ago by DR.. w. B. Cald-
well, who practiced
medicine AZ years You
can buy a bottle IN any
The Washington times., 1923-11-21
:; 7.... !. PIANO =
3.;'.'': PRICES -
CUT ALMOST HALF FOR
LAST DAYS OF
T. p. CULLEY & SONS
Factory Cooperative
Anniversary Sale
SOME WONDERFUL BARGAINS
FOR LAST DAYS OF THE SALE

Very Good Selection Still on Hand This Morning Of
Baby Grands, Players, Straight Pianos and PhOnO-
graphs on Which the Factories Made Us Big 4
Discount for This 22nd Anniversary Sale.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-08-31

Organized labor's greatest enemy
is the luke-warm union man. He
bears the same relation to the union
that hypocrite bears to the church.
When the labor movement is falsely
measured it is generally by the stan
dard of the trades-union hypocrite.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-08-31

It becomes necessary for all those
who really wish for better conditions
for themselves not only to join the
union but to take live interest in
it's work, and to assist in making this
world a brighter and better one for
workers than it has been in the past.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-20
German Girls Pledge
To Raise Big Families

"A Dutch merchant OF French
origin. being the descendant of
Protestant who emigrated at the
time of the revocation of the Edict
l'of Nantes, recently called my at
tention to a curious state of affairs
in Holland" writes Reno lie Gentil
in lie Petit Parisfen,' as translated
for 1.-THE Kansas City Star"
"Since the war, in Holland" he
told me, mine out of every ten SER
want girls are Germans. There has
been regular invasion of Gretchens
and Margarets from all corners of
| the Reich. A curious feature is that
they are not ignorant country girls.
| but young woman of really unusual
education and intelligence.
II was questioning one OF these
| girls not long ago on this point, and
she remarked: L came here because
one form is worth thousands of
marks, and l intend to remain until
1 have saved up enough to get mar
ried on and have six children
cit occurred to me-" my friend
young person had discovered a way
of satisfying a personal ambition
which seemed to me highly COM
nlendable. And then one day my
| wife, calling on some friends re-
peated the story to them, and her
hostess said: How cry odd! My
maid told me exactly the same
thing!'
''Tha thing, consequently, aroused
my curiosity. l undertook q private
| investigation; and wherever there
was a German servant girl the story
proved to be the same: SO many
/ florins-so many marks-return TO
Germany--marriase and six chill
dren.
Finally, I won the confidence of
one of these girls and learned from
her that all of them had been sent to
| Holland at the expense of a secret
organization. and that each one of
| them had taken an oath before leav-
| ing Germany that she would return,
| marry and have six children, so that
some day the fatherlard would be
able to take revenge upon her
neighbors."
1.-The devil" I exclaimed to my
| Hollander. What you have told me
| is not SO trifling as one might be-
| lieve."
well" he said. "now what are
you French doing, by way of re-
population"
mot very much, I confess" I re-
| piled. I'VE make speeches and award
! medals, but living costs and con-
ditions make such a sport as you
have described-if may call 1t that
hardly practicable. Bread and
beefsteaks come high, and so do
| shoes. not to mention the housing
| shortage. Moreover, where will you
| find French landlord who will rent
! to family with six children? He
! is rare bird, to say the least"
What them"
Exactly. What then? At any
| rate, l can repeat your story and it
| will give Frenchmen something to
| think about
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-20

| San Marosc, reports that an armis-
tice is being arranged between the
rebel and Federal forces and that
Euerta has communicated with Ge2:-
cral Martinez, the Obregonist, relat-
=! i've to a cessation of hostilities. The
, Obregon forces lost 100 men in their
! unsuccessful sally against the revolt
tionaries at San Marcos. says a COM
munique issued at revolutionary
headquarters. The rebel casualties
are placed at so.
Washington, Dec 19-While mem
bers of the ways and means COM
mittee wrestled today with the new
problem confronting the House. pri-
GRITTY for tax revision or soldier bonus
legislation-the Senate resumed its
ballot.ng on the craftsmanship of the
Interstate commerce committee with
little hops of breaking the deadlock
before adjournment Tuesday for the
two weeks recess over the holidays.
Pittsburgh. Dec. 19-The outright
release of Catcher James MattoN 70
tn, Wichita Falls club, of the Texas
League was announced today by the
Pirates. He came to Pittsburgh in
1922 from the Rochester club of the
International League.
; New York, Dec 19-Those close to
the funG" mentalist faction in the
Protestant Episcopal Church were
inclined today to view the current
issue with the modernists as being
on the point of passing from public
view but others. who claim the con-
fidence of the modernists. say the
issue will be continually pressed ur-
til it comes before the next. general
convention of the church at New
Orlens. In the other churches con-
cerned. chiefly the Presbyterian and
Baptist, the issue now is not being
forciblv fought and Observers antici-
pated only the continual development
of the opposing sides. The Presby-
terrain controversy is expected 70
grow in force until it reaches the
general convention n Xt spring.
London, Dec. 19.-Sir John Bradbury,
British member of the reparaticn COM
| mission. has issued a statement deny
ing that his visit with Ramsay Mac
Donald. the Labor leader. was in any
way associated with the expectation
that Mr.. Macdonald is the prospective
premier. The statement says that Sir
John, who was in England to consult
with several statesmen regarding the
appointment of British representatives
on the commissions committees of in
quiry. has prepared a list of men ad-
judged suitable for the work. This list
he is submitting to several persons,
including Prime Minister Baldwin, Mr..
Asquith and Mr.. Macdonald.
Budapest. via Vienna. Dec. 19.-(By
A. P0-The son of Admiral Horthy,
regent of Hungary. fought pistol duel
with a boy friend, Georg Kegl, after
the two had quarreled of the Hunga-
rian loans now in progress in Paris.
Young Horthy, still in his teens. was
visiting at the Budapest High school.
The lads arguments turned to blows
and finally to an exchange of schal-
lenges. Kegl was wounded in the duel.
| London, Dec. 19.-Herbert Asquith's
speech at the Liberal Club. in which he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-20
Homemade; Bat Has Nc
Equal for Coughs
Makes family supply Of really
\ dependable cough medicine. Ease
lily prepared, and saves about ee.

If you have q severe cough or chest
throat tickle, hoarseness, or difficult
during the night with Group and you
want quick help, try this reliable old
homemade cough remedy. Any drug.
ofPinex. Pour this into pint bottle
and fill the bottle with plain granu-
lated sugar syrup. Or you can use
clarified molasses, honey. or corn
syrup. instead of sugar syrup, if
desired. This recipe makes q pint of
really remarkable cough remedy. It
tastes good, and in spite of its low
cost, it can be depended upon to give
quick and lasting. relief.
You can feel this take hold of a
cough in q way that means business.
It loosens and raises the phlegm,
stops throat tickle and soothes and
heals the irritated membranes that
line the throat and bronchial tubes
with such promptness. ease and Ger.
talnty that it is really astonishing.
Pinex is q special and highly CON.
centrated compound of genuine Nor.
way pine extract, and is probably the
best known means of overcoming
severe coughs, throat and chest colds.
There are many worthless imita.
tions Of this mixture. To avoid dis.
appointment, ask for "21. ounces Of
Pinex" with full directions and don't
accept anything else. Guaranteed 70
give absolute satisfaction or money
promptly refunded. The Pinex Co.
IT. Wayne, Ind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-20
Britons World Over
Dream of Yuletide

London, Dec. la. P. by Mail)--I
Just az the Yankee living in foreign
lands day dreams, as Christmas ap-
proaches, of turkey dinners that are
not to be for him, so the Englishman
far from home. hungers for roast
beef Most of these alien dreams go
unfulfilled, the dreamers contenting
themselves with the thought that one
of these Christmases they will return
to the old family fireplace or radiator,
and eat to their hearts content. But
there are other exiles, fortunate of
place and pocketbook. who can obey
the annual impulse to go home for
Christmas. Their numbers seem on
the increase.
The British Isles are the focal point
for numbers of Englishmen and
Scotsmen who hit the homewahd trail
from Canada. from India, and South
Africa and the other overseas parcels
of Empire as the Yuletide comes
nigh. This year the homecoming
Britons are so numerous that special
from South Africa to accommodate
them. Three such steamships will
arrive at English ports just few
days before Christmas. =,
Transatlantic liners always find
the winter lull in traffic enlivened
little at the holiday season by Amer
leans hurrying home from Europe
Just in time to get in on the big eat
ing, and Europeans coming back
from America. This year is no ex-
ception. The Christmas pilgrimages
have already begun. Among those
who left England this week emu
were several of the American students
at oxford. There the Christmas va
cation is long enough to permit the
Americans to spend month with the
home folks, before returning to their
rounSs of reading and rowing and
teas and tutors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-20
VaccineTo Cure
That NTired Feeling

If experiments now being carried
out at the National Institute of In
dustrial Psychology are successful
people Will soon be able to do all
kinds OF energetic things without get
ting the least bit tired.
This ID the claim Of Sir Robert
Armstrong Jones. an eminent author
ity on mental diseases. Sir Robert
says fatigue can be cured by the use
of vaccine which the laboratories
are testing, one which in time should
be in possession of every one.
The problems Of fatigue and meth.
DDS Of counteracting it have been
subjects of investigation for some
time here. The experiments have
been directed toward trying to find
out how~to replace those blood con-
stituents which become deficient as
the result of heavy physical work.
The body being like a chemical lab
oratory, in which. complicated sub
stances are perpetually being broken
up, put together again and once more
aualyzed, the blood contents vary ac-
cording to the way and the pace at
which such operations are carried
out.
The fact that one is going to get
rid of that tired feeling. however,
does not mean the banishing Of sleep.
New York; Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-20
Jugo-Slavian WOman's
Movement Is Active

For some time now the constantly
growing strength of the woman's
movement and its lively activities in
many directions have been increas-
ingly felt here, writes special cor
respondent from Belgrade to THE
Christian Science Monitor" r.
The following incident gives one
more illustration of its activity. ~
After the great war, which caused
great unrest in society. the need was
felt in Jugo-Slavia of giving protec-
ton to the socially weak, and for that
purpose the Ministry of Social Poll
tics was founded Now, however.
they intend to abolish certain OF the
ministries end among them the Min
istry of Social politics. In connec-
ton with this the executive COM
mittee of the Jug.)-Slavia National
Federation of Women has lately held
a plenary session at which violent
protest was made against this in
tention. At the end of the meeting
the following resolution was unani-
mously passed:
THE National Women's Federation.
representing 40 women's societies.
which, from the beginning of their
work, have looked after the 'protec-
ton of children and of all the so
cialli weak, demand from the gov
eminent and Parliament that the
Ministry of Social Politics be not
abolished. The most elementary JUS
tice demands that the many children
whose parents were either killed or
disabled in the war. the disabled
themselves and, finally, all other So
cially weak. from whatever reason.
must have one state institution which
shall be Responsible for the care of
them.
At the same time, the National
Women's Federation demands that
the ministry be thoroughly reorgan-
ICED, freed from party influence, and
the whole direction of the ministry
given into TIE hands of women.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-20
WEEKS MILLS

Mrs. Hugh Mosher has, returned
from the Augusta general hospital.
where she had been for surgical
treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Clifford. who
have been working at the Oak Grove
school. are at their home for the
Christmas vacation.
p. w. Dodge has gone to Connect
cut. where he has employment.
Mrs. Alex jackson is quite i'll at
this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. Crommett and
children and Mrs. Fl. M. Crommett
were callers in Augusta Monday.
Miss Ruby Shuman. who is teach
ing in Winslow is at home for the
Christmas vacation.
The village school closed Friday
for two weeks vacation. Pupils
not absent for the term were Dana
Foster. Marvin Pierce. Wilfred
Pierce. Minnie Weeks, Gladys Proc
tor. Marcia Hisler. Hazel Hisler.
Eleanor Hisler, Ruth Hisler. Clarie
Giddings, Carleton Giddings, Linwood
Giddings. Hazel Crommett was alb
sent only one half day.
E. M. Weber has recently pur-
chased new piano for his wife.
George Foster has a radio installed
in his home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-20
ALBION

Albion Grange will meet Friday
afternoon, at P. NJ, Dec. II. Don't
forge; the change of time.
Charles Abbott and Nell Harrison
are working in the woods at Shirley.
Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Hussey and
Miss Verna Gould of Good Will are
in town for their vacations.
The village schools will have a
Christmas tree at I. o. o. F. hall,
Friday evening, Dec. 81.
The Christian Sunday school will
have Christmas tree at the church,
Monday evening. Dec. "A.
The U. of NJ. students are at home
for the Christmas vacation.
Rev. Frederic Champlin supplied
for the North Palermo pastor. Sum-
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Clark. who
were in Albion for the summer
months. have returned to their home
in Waterville.
Homer and Ruth Gould were at
home over Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-20
Cured His Rupture

was badly ruptured while iifting
trunk several years ago. Doctors said my
only hope OF cure was an operation.
Trusses did mo no good. Finally I kot
pletely cured me. Years have passed md
the rupture has never returned. although
am doing hard work a. q carpenter
There was no operation. no lost time. NO
trouble. / have nothing to sell but will
find complete cure without operation, n
you write to me. Eugene n. Pullen, Car.
penter. 312-K Marcelus Avenue. Manas-
guam. N. J. Better cut out this notice
and show 1t to any others, who are rup-
tured-you may save o life or at least stop
the misery OF rupture and the worry and
danger OF an operation.--Adv