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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-08
THE RHYMINGI
OPTIMIST
Hill.
by AIine Michaelis

"HE high hills tower over
head to greet the evening
star, and men look up and
feel with a dread, they cannot
climb SO far. So vast, 50 steep
the high hills loom, stiIl reaching
up and up. beyond the twilight,s
purple gloom that rims the Val.
ley,s cup. Beyond the smiling.
fertile plain where owen the
browsing fIocks. beyond the field
Of waving grain rise barren
slopes Of rocks. Yet from the
wealth the 1owlands hold. from
fiower-decked fields and grass
from ripened harvests' nodding
gold. men seek the rugged PASS.
They leave the safe and easy
way, broad lanes and singing rilIs.
to journey upward day BY day
amid the lofty hills. For there's
a magic in the air, q wine-Iike
tang and zest and daylight I'm
gers longer there upon the great
hills crest. Down where the
verdant valley lies and where
the river flows a man may look
with grateful eyes as up and up
lie goes. For climbing on that
narrow trail each hour as he as
ceHds his view grows wider in
the vale. farther his sight ex.
tends. Like some fair page Of
beauty's book spread wide for
hic delight, he sees the field. the
wood, the brook from that com
manding height. Some walk con
tent on level ways. nor lift their
happy eyes. while others need
the high hills haze, the peace
that on them lies. The rugged
heights are hardly won. but ali
mans being thrills at SUBMITS
kissed By wind and sun when he
has gained the hills!
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HOW THEY NET AN OLD FRIEND IN THE CIRCUS

Nv AIDES and gentlemen:
We've got the greatest
show in the whole vide
world. Come in and see it!
Did you ever see q fat woman
who needed whole freight train
all to herself? Did you ever see
q polar bear dance or q seal play
baseball? Sure you didn't! There
never was such a thing until We
came. All in! Don't push
plenty Of room for all Of you!
We've got a sword swaIlower
who can swallow as many swords
as you give him. Wonderful
show! Don't miss it! Fifteen
cents a person-two for q guar.
ter" the barker was shouting out
side the big circus tent.
Lets go!" Bobby eagerly beg
yea.
Bunny doesn't like the circus"
I chuckled. HE thinks that train.
ed animals do very silly tricks"
But Bunny stuck his head out
Of my pocket and announced:
II don't mind going. I'll just
look at the man swallow swords"
So handed the man at the
gate a quarter-he didn't make
me pay for Bunny-and we fol-
lowed the crowd into the tent.
We have excellent seats in the
first row-at least we thought
them excellent at the time. We
bought a few bags Of peanuts
and some pink lemonade. Bobby
said without them no circus
would be complete.
Then the show began!
First came the freaks. A tiny
man led-he looked like a toy
and didn't seem much bigger than
the ear Of the giant behind him.
The fat lady was very fat, indeed,
and she smiled at all the children.
> Wnen she passed Bunny she
ttckled his ear and said:
You ought to join the circus
it's such funr'
Sunny didn't like that very
much, know.
PT1N-
Ihen many strange things hap.
pened' Girls, seals, bears, men,
horses and elephants came pour.
ing INTO. the ring. Each had q
marvellous trick Of his own, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-08
Her Big Feet

COLUMBUS, ohio-Asaertion
~ that the feet Of the modern
college girl are steadily enlarg-
ing and that modern clothes and
increased interest displayed BY
the coed in outdoor activities are
causes has been made by Miss
Lydia Clark, head Of the Women.s
department of physical education,
Ohio State University.
Not only are their feet in
creasing in size, but statistics
show that the increase is gen
eral," continued Miss Clark. Fig
ures from vassar. Smith and Le-
land Stanford show that the
average weight of the college
woman has increased from 1925
pounds to 1858 pounds. and that
the waist line has increased on
an average of 1.3 inches"
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the funniest part Of it was. they
all performed at the same time.
II was quite confusing.
II wonder where the sword goes
to-" Bunny pondered a. he faith
fully glued his eyes to the sword
swall0WeF.
II don't SEQ how that seal man.
ages to balance himself on q ball"
was Robby's comment.
And just as ! was following q
daring bareback rider, standing
with one foot on her horse as it
galloped daily around, heard
frightened screams about me.
An elephant left his place in the
middle Of the ring and came dash.
ing in our direction. The trainer
ran after him, shouting and crack.
ing his whip. Everything else in
the circus stopped but the ele-
plant. He ran on, until
He stretched out his long trunk,
and what do You suppose he did?
He picked up Robby-our Bobby
and swung hin high into the
air. Women screamed. Children
shrielxed. My heart stood still.
That's the last Of Bobby"
cried.
expected to see the boy hurled
many feet. Instead, the elephant
placed poor, frightened Bobby
right back into his seat beside me.
I fondly embraced him.
The trainer was just about to
punish the elephant severely when
Bunny jumped up and kissed the
animals trunk.
''It's Tungo!" he cried.
And then. much to the surprise
Of everybody in the circus, I
Rugged the elephants trunk.
1--WE met Tungo in India"
informed the trainer. "And evi.
IDENTIFY hurl into the air Is merely
his idea Of a friendly greeting"
Another Fine Story Monday.
---r--s-------
Spanish bull fights last year were
responsible for injuries to $4,000
horses.
WOODEN, cotton, and linen goods
exported from France have treblsd
in three years.
The sun, it is estimated, can go
on supplying heat at the present
rate for 1000, 100000 years.
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WHO SAID 1T
AND WHERE

"Plain dealing is the best when
all is said and dOne.''
Honesty is the best policy in
the long run, declares William
Prynne in "Histriomastrix."
''Want Of attention, which is really
want Of thought, 10 either folly
or madness"
Lord Chesterfield finds no ex-
cuse for inattention in his Let
tiers to His Son.
'"The sound must seem an echo to
the sense"
Pope, In his Essay on Criticism.
so tells aspiring poets.
Copyright. 1898, King Features
syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-08
Who Occupies Unique Position i'm
the Writing World as an Author.
ity ON the Problems Of Love.
81 WROTE you q few months

XII WROIE you q few months
ago, says fancy, telling
you how miserable 1 wac
and how little / could find to make
it seem worth while to 20 on
through the dull round Of lonely
days. was poor, without friends,
bored by my work, and utterly
without anything to hope for or
work for. You told me to find !,
something to be grateful for and
to keep thinking about it. then to
try sharing it with someone else,
! and finally to get into the habit
Of counting my blessings and keep
ing my mind so filled with them
that thoughts OF disappointment
could not creep in. You said that
if.I went around rejoicing, folks
would be attracted to. me and want
to know the secret Of my happi-
ness.
May I tell you what happeued2
First took your letter and
flung it into the waste basket.
Yes, I did. Why should 1 keep
back any word OF the facts? Then
began to smile with amusement.
/ had found q tiny thing to be
grateful for. When / wrote to you
I was so discouraged that I felt
sure you wouldn't bother about
my blue letter.
Then / found myself smiling q
little deeper. I found that / was
grateful for the flicker Of hunor
that could make me smile over
such . thing. fishea out your
letter and read it again. And
found myself being grateful be.
cause you had stopped to write it.
There / sat with several things
to be grateful for. And / got still
more grateful to you for invent
ing the game. I sat and counted
my blessings and including natur.
ally curly hair and q high school
education ana q talent for max.
ing my own hats, they amounted
to eleven causes for gratitude.
1.-THE next day during my lunch
hour. I found that I had enough
courage to do an odd thing.
marched into q smart millinery
house and said had come to
model hats. They asked me II
I'd had any experience and i'm
stead Of saying, mo. I'm ste
nograplaer but I hate 1t, / said,
No. but have beautiful hair and
/ love hats The woman looked
at me as IL she was going to
freeze me, and then said, Why
shouldn't be grateful for it?
And I'd be still more grateful if
could get q position here and
show your lovely hats off on my
nice hair.
'aThe next thing knew L had
still more for which to be CRATE
full, for I had Q chance to prove
what / said. And I made good.
And got job at a good beginning
salary.
1.-THE final step in my gratitude,
comes from the fact that yester-
day / was promoted and sell
as well as model now. I'm on
the road to success and I'll be
grateful If you win print this
so some other girl may see a
way to use what she has and has
never valued and so work to-
ward something that gives her
the happiness my new position
gives me. I'm with fine people.
The other saleswomen are nice
girls and I'm grateful for the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-08
GRASS = Novel Of Marriage BY Charles T. NOrri
THE WAYTO HAPPINESS
81 BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

way was led right out Of work
didn't like to something I'd
never have thought Of il I hadn't
been told to look around for
blessings and discovered my hair
land suitability for work love-
So here's Janey's story. I'm
hoping it win clear the track for
other girls who haven't begun to
use their blessings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-08

Spanish bull fights last year were
responsible for injuries to $4,000
horses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-08
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

/. When was the boundary
treaty between Canada and the
United States ratified?
Q. When was the Escurial. the
Spanish royal palace. in Madrid.
built?
8. When did the F'ashoda affair
In Egypt happen?
4. When were cut metal types
for printing first used?
5. When was the bill creating
Greater New York signed?
ANSWERS to These Queries Will
Be Printed Monday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-08

WOODEN, cotton, and linen goods
exported from France have trebled
in three years.
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ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
by Beatrice Fairfax
The Mercenary Girl.

H&AEAAS <AA@C0 - 1A@@S@ <1%NS
- am twenty.four and have
been going about with a girl Of
eighteen. / want to know wheth-
er it is right for her to say she
can only be a friend after going
out with me for seven months.
The reason is that I am only
earning $50 a week.
This summer she met q man
making more money and thinks
she will get q better bargain by
going out with him. Please tell
me what to do. ANXIOUS.
II EFT her 90. You can't hold
~ girl who IL setting her heart on
the worldly things you cannot
give her, and II is better for you
that you know the facts about
her now. If she IL rnercenary and
cold, hloOded, aha would only make
you unhappy in the end. II she
really cares for you and has a
higher standard Of friendship than
trying to see Whist It will bring
her in gifts and good times, she
win want to come back and win
your friendship anew after she has
seen the futility OF what now at
tracts her. But don't make any
effort to hold her. Instead, set
your mind on making something
Of yourself and going on to the
success to which such a girl would
not help you.
tatoes. Philip shifted the fragrant
aroma that filled the kitchen as
Re stopped to kiss Lucy on the
back of the neck.
"Good.by, Daddy. Will
you come and call on me tomor-
row."
He made his way back to the
still, orderly dining,room and
brought out his hat and coat
from the closet in the hall. AS
he thrust his arms into the over
coat, and struggled with humping
shoulders to draw it on, a ia.
nailiar noise assailed him. He
listened a moment, buttoning the
coat, pulling it into place.
1t was the thump-thump-
thump Of Leila's' cold heels on
the floor above.
CTHE END
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ANSWERS

ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions:
/. The docks explosion and fire
at Jersey City, which caused a
$3s. 0o0. 900 loss, occurred July 80,
1916.
Q. The Mormon Tabernacle, at
Salt Lake City, was built from
1854 to 1867.
3. Dickens published his novel,
''The Cricket on the HEARTH" in
1876.
4. The Ascot race course in Eng.
land was established by Queen
Anne, in 1711.
S. Buenos Aires was founded by
the Spanish in 1886.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-08
This Day II History.

THIS the anniversary 81 the birth, IN 1866 Of Eli
Whitney inventor o9 tie cotton GIN It was this
ingenious machine that put cotton the industrial map
OF the world and enriched the South.
, 1923-04-06
ONE DEAD, Loss
HEAVY IN FIRE
At HOT SPRINGS
City's Oldest Hotel Is
Destroyed, 300 Lose
Personal Effects.

HOT SPRINGS. ARK. April g.
One man was dead. two more were
painfully injured. more thar 900 per
SON deprived of their personal et.
fects and clothing today as a result
Of n FIRE late yesterday which de-
stroyed the Arlington hotel. the
oldest in Hot Springs. with a loss
which approached 1880. 900.
George Ford. John Wood and But.
ter Brown, Hot Springs nremen were
crushed under a falling wall late last
night, as they were working q hose
line in the ruins. Ford died shortly
afterward.
Fortunate circumstances combined
with heroic efforts of the local fire
fighters enabled nll guests and EN-.
ployes OF the burning hotel to escape
without serious injury. The slope VI
the mountain on the side which the
hotel stood enabled those within to
gain the pen air by rear exits which
opened on the steep incline
Firemen climbing to front windows
safely brought to the ground half n
hundred persons who had been cut
off from stairs and rear windows by
the dense smoke and flames. Cor
ridors and even outside approaches &c
the burning hotel were obscured by
smoke. which hindered the rescueri
and partially overcome n number o
the guests.
, 1923-04-06
HEARINGS ON
1901 RATES
ARE ORDERED

WASHINGTON, April s.-Ali rail
road practices and rates In the west
with reference to transportation OF
wool were ordered under investiga-
tton today by the Interstate commerce
commission. Examiners were ordered
to open hearings at Billings, Mont.
April rs; Salt Lake City. April 30;
Boise. May 4; Portland. Ore, May 7
n Phoenix. May IA.
"It is ordered saod an announce
ment by the commission. that the
commission on its W motion enter
upon a proceeding of inquiry and in
v~estigation into the reasonableness
n propriety Of the rates. rules, regu-
lations, transit arrangements, and
minimum carload rates on wool and
mohair. in whatever condition and
whatever form of package shipped,
from the Pacific coast and interme-
diate territory west of the eastern
boundaries of the Dakotas. Nebraska.
Kansas, Oklahoma n Texs via all
rail to all points east Of said line: and
from said intermediate territory via
rail and water to the Atlantic sea
board ports; and from said intermedI-
ate territory via rail to Pacific ports.
locally and as proportional rates on
traffic moving beyond in coastwise
transportation to or via the Atlantic
seaboard ports, with the views of
prescribing reasonable, proper. non
discriminatory, p-prejudicial and
otherwise lawful rates, rules, reguln-
tons. ransit arrangements and mini
mum carload weights for said traffic
il the present are found to be unlaw-
full
Notice OF the investigation was Dr.
dered served upon state railroad com
missions concerned a well IS upon
carriers n shippers participating In
the traffic.
, 1923-04-06
II INJURED IN
RAIL CRASH, NO
ONE IS KILLED
Miraculous Escape From
Death Recorded in
Iowa Wreck.

MARsHALLTowN. Iowa. April g..
Twenty seven persons were injured.
three seriously as the result OF last
nights wreck Of the Minneapolis
Kansas City passenger train No. >
on the Chicago Great Western. three
miles EAST of here. IT was learned
today.
That 10 one was killed and none
hurt fatally was considered remark
able. Four OF the seven cars making
up the train turned over on their
sides. shaking up passengers and
bruising them.
Several were cut by glass.
AS soon as the wreck occurred
William Newlove. engineer of the
train. left for his city pulling a
deadhead tourist car and a baggage
car. intending to summon help and
take the two cars to the scene OF the
wreck as a relief train. After pro.
ceeding about half way to this city,
the two cars were derailed. Newlove
hurried on to the station and a relief
party consisting OF a dozen or more
physicians. vas recruited. The par.y
requisitioned part of a northbound
passenger train for relief. 1t was i'm,
possible, however, TO get ~closerato the
wreck than the derailed cars, and
some time was lost. Temporary aid
for the injured was given by the
physicians.
, 1923-04-06
FIGHT TO
HOLD a OFFICE
WILL COME UP SOON

state engineers office by the iegis-
lature OF 1921. Governor Carey post
poned r-e-appointing Emerson until
after the salary bill had beer passed.
1t then was too late for Emerson's
appointment 10 be submitted to the
senate for confirmation. The ap.
pointment by Carey was for a six
year term. but II the prospective on
tention of the attorney generals Of
nee regarding ad interim appoint
ments is we'll founded Emerson's
term was effective only so long as
Carey held office and ended January
/. 1923. That being SO. the attorney
generals office is expected to argue
that the action OF the senate Of the
1923 legislature in confirming Carey's
appointment OF Emerson was without
legal effect.
State Auditor Carter has refused to
issue n warrant for March salary
to either Emerson or Shaver until
such time as tine question of which
is state engineer has been settled by
the supreme COURT
, 1923-04-06

The disposition Of the late earl's
rare collection of antiques at his
country seat already has become a
question Of public interest. Recog.
nized as one Of the most important
collections in the world. the Carnar.
Won treasures include many raritles
of all periods. The gem of the collec.
ton is said to be a portrait Dtatuette
OF Thotmess II which was found in
Egypt during the war. Carnarvan
paid some thousands OF pounds for
the little treasure. It is about seven
inches in height and is made IL solid
gold. 1t dates back to approximately
1850 B. c. Whether the earl disposes
OF his collection in his will is un-
known.
The public knows little of Lord
Portchester. the new Earl of Carnar.
Won beyond the fact that he is an
officer in the cavalry regiment and
that he is reputed to be a skilIfuI
horseman. With his succession to the
title. another American heiress comes
into British society but 1t is not
known whether her husband will re.
turn to his duties in India or will re.
tire to enjoy his new rank.
, 1923-04-06
EXCITEMENT AND WORRY after
TOMB DISCOVERY Contributed
TO LORD CARNARV0N'S Death
British Sympathy Goes Out to Explorer
Who Failed to Reap Full Harvest of
Discoveries in Egypt

LONDON. April Coy The AS
ISOLATED PressSThe untimeiy death
OF the Earl of Carnarvon before he
could rear the full harvest of his
Egyptian discoveries appeals deeply
to popular sympathy here. and many
-appreciative editorials and obituary
notices appear in the press today.
These articles emphasize among
other things the loss which Egyto-
logy has suffered in tho death Of the
prise and wealth.
The newspapers depreciate what all
sober-commentators regard as the
foolish suggestion that maIlgn occult
influences contributed to tho earls
death. All the dispatches from Carlo
agree essentially as to his illness and
its cause. Nc statement by phys
icians has beer received and inasmuch
as there seems to be nothing unusual
to report. none is expected.
The earl's friends here believe that
his health suffered from his activities
connected with the work at King Tu.
tankhamen'H tomb. To this We're add
ed the excitement IND worry follow
ing the great discovery with the re
suit that be became weakened phys
icsny and was therefore less able &c
resist the attack of illness that proved
fatal.
C~arnarvon IS credited with having
said recently that he was worried &c
death" by the countless kilograms
letters and requests of all kinds from
the psychologists and learned socle
ffes
, 1923-04-06
NEW YORK NEAR
SIX MILLION ON
LATE ESTIMATES
No Change in Rank Of
Six Largest; Figures
Are Given for 68.
Anri1 g.

WASHINGTON, April g.
Several changes in the rela.
tive size of the larger Ameri-
can cities are indicated by
new census bureau figures
prepared on the assumption
that growth conditions prevailing in
1920 in h various localities are con.
tinuing.
The new estimates show that eight
Of the fifty largest municipalities
have replaced their nearest rivals
end that two have been showed out of
the fifty largest class. New York t.
<shown to be approaching closely the
10000 900 mark; Chicago Is not far
from the 3.000, 900 mark; PHILADELPHIA
Is nearing 1000, 900 and Detroit is
near to 1000 900. There have been
no changes in the rank of the first
six largest cities.
Baltimore has gone ahead of Bos.
ton and now ranks as seventh largest
city. Los Angeles has passed Pitts
hurgh and taken ninth rank. San
Francisco has grown larger than
Buffalo and goes into eleventh place.
1iAiHedpolis mas outBroWn TWO cities,
Cincinnati and New Orleans, and now
is sixteenth. Columbus, Ohio. has
passed Providence n now ranks
twenty'seventh: Birmingham. San
Antonio and Dallas also have forged
ahead.
Scranton and Paterson. 47th and
<sth cities respectively in 1920. have
been forced out of the first fifty cities
class into b3rd and b4th places by
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
, 1923-04-06
World Morals
Discussed By
Literary Club

Is the world going forward or
backward? This was the topic OF
discussion at the weekly meeting
of the Casper Literary club last
night. w. S, Klmball led in the
discussion which was a part of the
current events. Various opinions
and facts were brought out during
the conversation that gave reason
for hopefulness in spite of the fact
that morality at the present day
e a rather drab aspect in many
sections OF the globe.
New members who were elected
to the club last night included Lew
NJ. Gay. James p. KEN and A. j.
Mokler. 7. C. Tonkin was initiated
Philip Winter. who was to have
read n paper. was not present at
the meeting and for that reason
this part OF the program had TO be
omitted. o. L. Walker was critIa
of n ayening.
, 1923-04-06
DECISION UPON
G0RDILLO PLEA
is POSTPONED


CHEYENNE. yyo., April 6.@Sev
eral weeks probably will -elapse before
the Wyoming State Board of Pardons
acts on the petitions for pardon OF
John and Pete Cordillo and Walter
Newell. serving time for the murder
of Frank Jennings near Laramie, who
were accorded n hearing by the board
at the state penitentiary at Rawlins
Wednesday. II is forecast that the
boards decision will not be favorable
to the prisoners.
Disposition OF other cases taken up
at the Rawlins hearing follows:
Claude j. Gavin. embezzlement.
clemency denied; Harry Hall, lar.
ceny. parole denied; C. w. Allison,
burglary. pardon denied; q. E.. Eagle
ton. murder. pardon denied; Jack
Mackeegan, larceny. no clemency; C.
w. Dabney. emhezzlement. sentence
commuted for early discharge; Frank
Mitchell, larceny. transferred to In.
dustrial school. Nick Camets. murder.
sentence committed and to be paroled
soon; Thomas Evans. larceny. sen.
tence commuted to two to eight Years.
to be paroled June first: Joseph Muir
ply, murder. sentence committed
from ten to is years; Ralph LeMas-
tiers. larceny. no clemency; Jack
Robinson, larceny, no clemency: W.
d. Tiff, forgery, no clemency; Carl
Pennack. burglary, no clemency;
Wayne Peck. larceny. paroled: Hugh
Thomas. forgery, paroled; Stanley
White. larceny. %paroled; Zeisous GIL
cos, larceny, no clemency: John
Frank. attempted theft, paroled; Max
Fraughton. robbery. paroled; j. r..
Gardner. larceny, paroled; George
Walsh. forgery. paroled; Michael Nc
Cormack, larceny. parolcd.