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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08
A Brilliant Romance Dealing With
I Stage Life, Illustrated by Charles
t. Dana Gibson.

: silence or there isn't. In either
case you can do no more than
you have done. Meanwhile, il
you just brood and NOPE and
give your sorrow free rein you'll
break your heart. I know you
well enough to be sure of that.
Life, Silver, is savage bull; you
mustn't run from him or wait
for him, you must go to him
and take him by the horns and
worst him. Silver, upon my soul,
believe me-the plays the thing
Make that your interest.
At least let me speak to your
father and mother
They'll never let me go on
the stage"
could obtain their permits
You promised that if I
sion you would sign a contract
with me. Was that promise just
words? But forgive me. OF
course it wasn't. 1 would back
Your word against Rockefeller's
bond"
II did PROMISE" said Silver,
''but I'm afraid 1 couldn't be much
use to you if 1 wasn't happy"
Let me be the judge of that.
Does the promise stand?"
IF you want it to-"
Silver, only want what is
best for you. And I am convinced
that the play is the thing. 1t will
lift you right up out of your
trouble. But I wouldn't force you
into anything. And so / give you
your promise back. And now
what are you going to dor"
How He Appeared.
1t seemed to her that he was
being fine and generous.
Then 1 suppose you'd better
speak to my father"
mot yet, Silver / won't have
you saying that l took advantage
of you. Think the matter over for
a week. Meanwhile l shall vanish.
I've worked and worried myself to
a fragile. need rest and exercise.
That's a paradox. I'm going for
a little cruise"
"Where?"
II wish you could come. 1t
would be proper enough, but the
world wouldn't think so. Why,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08
HOW ROGERS SAVED HIS MASTER FROM H
HUNTERS

NTES, my young naval officer
friend--the nice lieutenant
- your mother met last year
will soon be coming in on his
ship from the southern drill
grouds and when he does I'll
take you on board and introduce
you to him and the best ship
mate man ever had, Rogers.
Rogers? Is he a lieutenant,
also? No, my dears, Rogers is
the lieutenant's dog-a fine, big,
white English bull-terrier, and
once hesaved his masters life.
This is how it happened:
The lieutenant was very fond
of hunting, SO when his ship was
anchored off the north coast of
the Philippines he and some OF
his brother officers tokk off thir
uniforms and wnt in a small
boat to one of the islands to
hunt.
OF course, Rogers went with
the lieutenant. He always trot-
ted along, wherever his master
went
When they got on the island
the lieutenant said to his friends:
Now, we'll all separate and go
in different directions. In this
way we, ought to find more game.
Then before shutdown we'll meet
here to go back to the ship"
So the lieutenant started off,
gun over his shoulder and Rogers
trotting along by his side. They
ha da great day hunting. In the
afternoon they sat down to rest,
and suddenly Rogers pricked up
his ears and looked up at his
master.
There, through the tall brush,
they SAX some spears and before
they knew it they were surround
ed by a group of savages.
What a fierce looking band
they were! And they eyed the
Lieutenant greedily.
The chief stepped out and in
funny broken English said:
Now we got you-you bad
man-you kill our sultan"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08
WHEN MY SHIP COMES IN By GOuverneur NJ,
ty Women Play Big Part in Hedden's Life

Silver Sands, with all the
trust in the world, thinks Nc
Kay Hedden the finest Of fine
gentlemen. She has no idea he
is without honesty, nor has she
any suspicion that women, and
always attractive ones, play a
big part In his life. She is to
learn later about. the widow
Giddings and Nellie Michelin,.
an actress, and others whose
beauty has proved a lure to the
famous manager who now pro-
poses to make her famous in
the play he has stolen from
the absent PAIL Henley
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08

in the. coast where a yacht may
lie as in a millpond through the
worst northeaster that ever blew.
Furthermore, the bluffs shelter
ing this little refuge are so high
that even the spars of a very
tall vessel therein anchored can
not be seen from Hanleytown.
The cove and the gray -shingled
cottage on the bluff belong to a
fat Mrs. Giddings with dyed hair.
She calls it her "Summerrr
Home" She is connected with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08

the stage. And she is not received
socially in Hanleytown.
While Silver Sands imagined
Hedden to be somewhere on the
tumbling Atlantic, desperately adj
venturing for love of her, he was
being comfortably and even law
ishly entertained by his old friend,
Mrs. Giddings, and the good ship
Buskin lay safely at anchor in
the cove.
He ran little risk of detection
by Silver. During the storm no
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08
A Delightful Serial Replete With Excit-
ing Incidents and Featuring
Picturesque Heroine.

Il
rying this to the boathouse APE
rehearsing the different parts in
front of an inadequate mirror;
for Hedden himself had told her
that this was one Of the highroads
to technic. The wind howled about
the little boathouse and the%rain
roared against it. Within tine
lonely girl played many psrts,
fighting all the while against the
sorrows that gnawed her heart.
She was like one imprisoned in
a great drum; sometimes she could
not hear herself speak; and SOME
times in Iu1ls of the storm a
whisper had the effect in her ears
of shouting. At times she suffered
terrible disbursement, and did
not know what to do with her
hands or feet; at other times she
actually seemed to herself to be
the various people whom she was
attempting to portray. Sometimes
in going over one Of the many
love scenes she imagined now
that she was Paul Henley and
now herself. and this always end
ed in breakdown; when she
would lie upon the floor, her
face buried among tarry canvas
boat cushions, and sob till she
was dazed and exhausted.
no Be Continued TOEnOrrow.l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08
BY GOuverneur Morris,
Famous Novelist and Information
ally Known as One of Our Pre-
sy,, mier Writers of Short Stories.

:, Inier Writers OF Short Stories.
4TF he found he'd made
- mistage he'd tell
me-"
Hedden averted his face.
"rOf course he would" Silver
persisted.
Hedden made no comment.
why, don't you think he
woald?" she asked.
!! Silver" he said gravely, any.
thing that I might say to you
about Henley for good or for
evil could not be expected to
bear inspection. If / were to
tell. you that he is fine man,
it. could only be attributed to
my wish not to appear jealous.
ii, / were to tell you that he was
base"-Hedden' voice strength
ened on the term-'it could only
g be construed as the wall of IA
worsted rival"
4 s.'But l know peIter-you would
say what you really thought-to
me. You think he would tire of
a, girl and not tell her? Just
let her find out for herself?"
His Firm Decision.
z"s+You'll not trap me into any
criticism of Henley" said Hedden.
81 "shall neither tell you what l
know about him personally, nor
what is common gossip. Don't
you see that I can't? If 1 said
things about him that you didn't
like even if you had to believe
them-you would hate me,
wouldn't you? If you want my
advice, such as it is, it's yours
for the asking. But you've got
to let me steer clear of person
alitits.'
What would you adviser"
We'll. Silver, you've written
and he doesn't answer. How long
do you think a girl ought to
keep up that sort of thing?"
,i."I've already stopped
The Plays the Thing!
You can't very well go to
New York and hunt him up.
Either there is an excuse for his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08

!, drag one foot after the other, and af-
ter taking six bottles of the Vegetable
]; Compound l felt like a new woman.
now do all my housework, also wash
! ing and ironing, and do not know what
!, real trouble is. My health is fine, and
weigh lao pounds. When / started
: taking it ! weighed 81 pounds. Il gladly
RECOMMEND Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
sefable Compound to any one who is
s.suffering from female trouble or is
run down. You may use this testimo-
NAL for l am only too gladto let suf-
. fering women know what the Vege-
table Compound did for me. Mrs.
IDA HEWITT, 1929 Penna. Ave. S. f.,
Washington, DC.
Such letters from women in every
section of this country prove beyond
question the merit of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08

"But you have-hundreds of
things
Nothing that I care about
any more"
I think you are very cruel"
He smiled imperturbably.
IT need tonic" he said, ito
my physical makeup there is
nothing so bracing as dash of
danger. This won't be the first
time I've put out<fn gale. And
it won't be the last. So look for
me a week from today, and have
your mind made up"
IF anything happens to you it
will be my fault. shall never
forgive myself
rs it your fault that you are
the most beautiful girl in the
world, and that / love you as
perhaps no man ever loved before?
Is it your fault that instead of
poor me, you love some one else?
That is nonsense, my dear. Fate
Is to blame. So let fate do the
weeping if anything happens to
Adonis''
An hour later he gave a sealed
envelope into her hands. Upon
it he had written: eff anything
happens to me, read this, and
destroy it,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08
Ready to Oblipe

Judge ito defendanD: EDO Won
want to challenge any member
of the jury?"
"Ex-Prizefighter: "Ah ain,t
feelin' jes' right, Judge, but All
don't mind goin' couple of
roun's with that fat gemmun
in the co'ner."-Pep.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08

boats would put out from Han1ey-
town and accidentally discover
his hiding place, and that Mrs.
Giddings should do no talking
Scald and dry the inside of wash.
could be safely left to man so
high in the profession with which
she was connected.
A Wise Woman.
Mrs. Giddings understood sell
fish men very thoroughly and
knew how to make them COM
Portable. She and her servants
waited upon Hedden as if he had
been king, and he conducted
himself quite as if her Summer
Home had been his own.
And Silver Sands worried her.
self sick about him: and what is
more, her fathers house seemed
dull and empty now that he had
gone, and she missed her talks
and walks with him. The des-
perate state of mind in which she
believed him was surely no fault
of hers; but if anything should
happen to him she felt that she
could never forgive herself or
enjoy moments peace there
after.
He had left her the manuscript
of when My Ship Comes In"
and she made a practise of car
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08
By Beatrice Fairfax,
Who Occupies the Unique Position
ssn2tlle Writing World as an Au-
thOrity on the Problems of Girls.

AYOT so long ago a we'll
IN known author had his
- Y first play produced. In one
scene there was a wall hung
with pictures. When the author
came to rehearsal he found that
not a single picture had glass
over it. Haughtily he summoned
the manager and insisted that
this be attended to at once.
Nothing to do, SIR" explained
the canny old stage hand. '.If
there's glass on those pictures
there's going to be an ugly re-
Election when the lights hit 'em.
And all the folks in the front
rows are going to sit there see
ing their reflections in the glass.
You have to set the stage so it
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08

from an operation
which a physician
said l would have
to have for a very
badcas of female
trouble. My sys-
tenn was all runs
down ortwoyears
after my little girl
was born. Then |
read Of your Won
derful medicine
and decided to try
If. I could HARDLY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08
A Wireless Lighthouse

A"WIRELEsS lighthouse, 2 which sends out a '.direc
A onal BEAM enabling ships fitted with receiving ap
paraus to find their way through fog has been estab
lished Inchkeith, island I'm the Firth Of Forth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
Now Recommends Lydia
= E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound

Washington, D. C.-"Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound saved me
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-08
XVI.

Around the corner from Hanley-
town, as you may say, is a dent
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-09

Mrs. c. H. Tilton is able to be out
again after her several weeks con-
hnement as the result of motorcycle
accident.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-09

Miss Elizabeth Gordon of Brookline,
N. Y. came last week to occupy her
cottage at Fairgrieyes Bay for the
balance of the season.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-09
8knlulrrgat Enral Nfiua''

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chase of
Bailey street are the parents of
little son.
Mrs. Irving E. Symonds left Tues
day to join her husband in Boston,
where he has employment.
DR.. Weber and family of Auburn
were guests of DR.. and Mrs. w. 5.
Stinchfeld Sunday at LakeWesserun-
sett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parke Elliott of Pitts
field, Mass have been guests this week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Davis
Miller.
Robert w. Linn, Jr and daughter,
Barbara of Hartland were guests the
first of the week of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
E. Avore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Emery of New
York City arrived Tuesday to visit
with Mr.. Emery's sister, Mrs. r. L.
Marston and family.
The Pioneer Past Noble Grands
Association will meet next Monday
afternoon at two-thirty at the home Of
Mrs. Mary H. Bailey on Fairview Ave.
DIR. and Mrs. S. NJ Cover and child
rem, Muriel and Merrill have returned
from two weeks in Limington where
Mrs. Covers parents reside and in
Portland.
Miss Esther Pierce of Beverley,
Mass. arrived Saturday to visit her
grandmother, Mrs. j. o. Smith. Her
mother, Mrs w. B. Pierce is coming
from Beverley thiss week.
One of the pleasant social events of
the present week was a bridge party
given Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Ger
aid c. Marble at her cottage on the
east shore of Lake Wesserunsett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kilkenny of
Greenville with their son, Roger and
Mrs. Charles Moody of Cornville were
guests Saturday of Selectmen and
Mrs. George Soule of Middle street.
Carl Curtis, will go to Portland to-
day and will be accompanied home by
Mrs. Curtis sister, Mrs. Leon Bailey
and nephew, Edmund Walker of
week at the Curtis home.
Work was begun Monday on the
two story Colonial dwelling which
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Curtis are building
for their future home on Maple street.
The builder is Harvey Goodwin and
the structure will probably not be
completed until into the winter.
Among the, out of town GUESTS at
the Skowhegan Rotary Club Tuesday
noon were DR.. ]. Leon Williams and
DR.. Charles f. Bodecker of New York
City, Dr. Bodecker is visiting with
DR.. Williams at his summer home in
Concord. Both gentlemen are den
lists and DR., Bodecker was for TWEEN
ty-two years a resident of Berlin,
Germany. He studied at Berlin Uni
versity.
The death of Richard H. Buzzell
about two months old, and the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Buzzell of Larone
occurred Saturday. A prayer service
was held at the 1ouse-and burial was
made on Sunday afternoon in the new
addition to the Southside Cemetery.
There is one other child in the family.
Miss Louise II. Coburn and her
cousin Miss Mary Norris are at the
Coburn family's camp at Lake Attean
for the month of August.
Mr.. and Mrs. E@fl William Smith
and two daughters, Josephine and
Anna of Boston arrived here Tuesday
afternoon to visit at the summer
home of his father, J. N. Smith on the
east shore of Lake Wesserrunsett
They came here from their cottage
Wolf Neck at Freeport by automobile
and were accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs w Arthur Watson who are
spending a few days with Mrs. Fanny
P. Nash and daughter, Miss Cushing
of Elm street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

To preserve the finish on a new
car it is best to spray it with clear
cold water once a day for several
days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
YELLOW CAB GROWS
IN PUBLIC FAVOR

Nothing has grown more rapidly
in favor OF the Birmingham public
than the yellow Cab. They are OPP
Grated here the same s in New York,
Chicago, Kansas City and other
large cities. There is the same meter
in each cab, the dinner, which is
the only one that not only registers
the fare but gives a receipt. The
drivers are all ex-service men and
most Of them are married. They are
trained mentally and mechanically
before they enter yellow Cab SER
vice. They are escorts as we'll as
drivers. Parents may send their
children with them, assured of polite
and careful attention. The cabs are
built especially for cab service. The
type in Birmingham is the same stan
dard which has made good in New
York and the system is the same
throughout. They are operated here
by the Yellow Cab company. of Bir-
mingham. in which the whitman
Taxicab company owns the control
ling interest. The whitman COM
pany alos operates a large and mod
ern garage on Fifth avenue and the
Whitman Floyd company on Twen-
tieth street, south, handles the Nash
car. The Yellow Cab is altogether
cosmopolitan and seems to be filling
a real want in Birmingham. The
firm is kept busy providing facili-
ties to keeR pace with the growing
demand
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
c R AY MOTOR co.
P R A |SE 6 Nd IN
THE AGE He RAID

In a letter to Garth Motor COM
pany, local distributors for Gray Mo-
tor cars, D. II. Bonner, in writing sof
an advertisement appearing in. The
Birmingham Age Herald on January
IA, says: II have your letter OF Janu-
airy IA, inclosing newspaper adver-
tisement that you ran and I want to
say to you frankly that this is the
finest piece of advertising that the
writer has ever seem
This copy was prepared in the
service department. Of this paper and
ran exclusively in The Age Herald
WHY'S Garth, president of Garth
Motor company, says that Gray cars
are selling rapidly and that already
there is fine representation of these
automobiles on the streets of Bir-
minghAm and an even greater num-
Der has been sold out in the terri
tory represented by his company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
Protest Made by Insurance
Agents Against New
Club Feature

A special meeting of the board or
directors OF the Birmingham Automo-
bile club was held at the Tutwiler
hotel on Thursday afternoon. This
meeting was called in order to hear
a protest made by three Insurance.
agents against the club adding the
insurance feature for the benefit of
their members in the way of a saving
on the cost OF their automobile In
surance. 1t appeared that those APP
pearins before the board were in
tercepting rather than serving the
best interest of the members.
The recent action of the directors
was taken only after months of care
full investigation and verification OF
the record of the keystone Indemnity
exchange, Philadelphia.
r A. Chase, president of the Key
stone Indemnity exchange, gave de-
tailed explanation of this company,
showing that a saving had been
made by policy holders through
the elimination of stock company
dividends, high salaries, unnecessary
general agents and brokerage COM
missions. An additional saving is
also effected through the keystone
by the careful selection of policy
holders. prompt adjustment of claims
and the elimination Of hazardous
risks. Mr.. Chase further outlined to
the directors and those present at
the meeting the plans prepared,
which include the deposit and reten-
ton of all premiums in Birmingham
banks, competent adjusters and at
torneys to give the members of the
club immediate service on all claims.
The insurance department OF the
club is new feature in Birmingham
but. has been successfully operated
by practically all of the large au-
tomobile clubs In the United States
A membership In the Birmingham
club now means an opportunity to
purchase automobile insurance at 10
per cent less than Standard rates.
with saving at the end OF the
year which has never been less than
Is per cent of the permiuni,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
AUTOMOBILE CLUB4BUICK IS AGAIN.
DIRECTORS MEET IN FIRST PLACE.
Frank Pape Says Demand for
Closed Bucks Largely
Responsible

For the fifth consecutive time Buick
has been awarded first place in the
New York show, which is causing
considerable satisfaction at the
Buick division of Drennon Motor Car
company, local Buick leaders. The
demand for closed cars has had a
great deal to do with this, according
to Frank Pape, one of the star Buick
statesmen. Frank says that the I'M
usual demand for closed jobs resulted
in some delay in local deliveries dur
ing the first part of 192& but that
now that the Detroit Buick plant is
devoted to the exclusive building Of
closed cars this has been
overcome and Drennen Motor viii
soon receie solid trainload OF
closed Bucks in both four and SIX
cylinder models. A strong feature OF
the Buick closed cars is that they
are fitted with Fischer bodies Dur
ing December, Frank sold thirty
closed Bucks and January business,
he says. is already ahead of last
wear
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
| JANE RsON SELLS.
MANY USED CARS
FOR DRENNEN co.

A hustling salesman at the Buick
division of bremen Motor com
pany is young, Mr.. Jamerson.
who abs achieved an enable
record for the sale of used
automobiles for this concern. He says
that he has never seen second hand
cars sell so readily as at the present
time, nor has he ever seen good used
automobiles sell at such low prices.
He explains this by pointing out that
the popular demand for Quick cars
has made it possible for Drennen to
trade in used cars at an attractive
figure.
another thing 1 notice." he con-
tinued, sis that the policy of the
Drennon Motor Car company to put
their used cars in the best possible
condition almost always results in
the purchaser of one of our used cars
coming back and becoming a Buick
owner"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
I he re D | IN {
Of 7 He ] D R D A N
Chart Shows Steady Rise OF
the Jordan Production
Curve

An interesting chart indicating the
production curves of the various au-
tomobile manufacturers in the indus
try during the past several years is
being distributed by Mccormack
Brothers, local Jordan distributors.
In describing the chart, Perry Nc
Cormack explains it as follows:
There are scores of companies en-
gagged in building motor cars. Many
more engaged in building trucks.
Just a few of these companies pro-
duce nearly 80 per cent of the auto
mobiles that are built. Production
lines rise rapidly in the automobile
industry-and some disappear just as
rapidly. Those companies organized
upon the fundamental principle of
service, and operated with definite
permanent policies of the right kind
will survive.
Those who rise most rapidly are
most likely to fall quickly
The steady red line across the
chart established by Jordan Is the
type of curve established by old COM
panies that have been in business
Every other company in the first
group HAS been in business twice as
long as Jordan.
Nearly every other company in the
first group has been In business long
enough to have acquired many times
the number Of owners that Jordan
has.
! And most Of them have operated on
very much larger capital, very much
more expensive overhead.
The Jordan company is operated on
the principle of low cost of doing
business for the benefit of the owner.
Extravaganza has never been per-
mitted-and the very substantial
saving which has resulted, has gone
| into the car.
/ That's the reason for the steady
rise in the Jordan production curve
the healthy upward trend of the red
| line of Jordan.
For this line is determined in the
| last analysis, by the man we are
working for. and that is the owner
| of the automobile.
|