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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-18
H0N0RS WALES
PREMIER
DANCER
American Teachers Institute
confers Title and Sends New
Music to Prince.

NEW YORK. June 18.-The
Prince OF Wales has been voted the
premier dancer of the world by the
National Institute of Social Dane
ing, which announces that 1t has
sent him several new steps, one
named In his honor. @
Addressing tho prince, the insti-
-tute, through it's secretary, Arthur
Murray. said:
"As. a token Of our appreciation
Of your many courteeies to Amerl.
can women on the ballroom floor.
take pleasure in forwarding to
your royal l1ighness, IN behalf Of
the American members of the Ma
tional Institute Of Social Dancing,
lthe inclOeed new. dance steps, one
Of which, because OF It's distinctive
ness, we have taken the privilege
or naming after your royal high
ness. These dance steps will not
be made public In this country
until the week Of July 8, when
members OF tho institute dancing
teachers numbering 1000 from all
parts OF the world-are expected
to assemble here for their annual
convention.
1T is our unanimous vote that
your royal highness deserves first
place among the dancers OF the
world, by reason of which position
we find 1t only BETTING that your
royal highness be the first to learn
the steps.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-18

She don't wonder that her
neighbOrs here buy ready made
meals at the delicatessen and
serve 'em i'm paper bags, because
her kitChenette lis q One-Way al
fair. And when she fOrget8 to
back out and thinks she Ii back
home where she could turn
around she knocks q kettle off
the stove and sticks her elbow in
the salad dressing.
LONGS FOR OPEN SPACES.
Sometimes she longs so for the
big spaces she goes and sits in
the top gallery Of the largest
movie when the place is almost
empty, and pretenEls it's q canyon
she's looking into.
She's all dolIed up in the latest
tOngerress. but they don't show
up as well as they did when she
was the best dressed woman in
Wanlpas, Washington.
Mr.. Mullins. being over six
feet tall, makes things look worse
than they really are. When he
comes home the furniture and
four walls shrink to q toy house.
and they not only have to sit and
see each other once, but mirrors
are slapped all over from the
doors to the ceilings and they are
reflected i'm dozen different
directions. Tic makes the average
apartment family Of two look like
q family reunion, at q golden
wedding anniversary.
Sometimes Mrs. Mullins gets
hystericaI and tears her hair and
says III she sees MIR. Mullins an
other time, she'll lose her mind.
She hasn't even got time for
reflection when she's alone, be-
cause il distracts her to see her
self from every angle. For one
living alone il might be conn
fOrting TO sit opposite an empty
chair and think you've got COM
pany I. for dinner, when you
glimpse yourself I'm q dozen
glasses, but-Well, anyway
think they are starting West
ward HO! very soon, and win APP
preciate elbow room and sunset
effects that amt produced by
chiffon lampshades and electric
lights.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-18
ENGLISH AS SHE
|SSPQkE:' HERE
CRIPPLED
George w. Wickersham BIames
U. s. Literature for Dis
abled Condition.

NEW YORK. June 1S.-Litera
ture which specializes in crippled
grammar and anaemic figures OF
speech was held responsible today
nv, George w. Wickersham, former
United States Attorney General
for disabled English common In
American conversation.
Wickersham, in q talk made be
fore the English Speaking Union
upheld the Kings English as the
medium of communication in this
country and Endorsed statements
made a few days ago by DR. Henry
Van Dyke 'on the absurdity of de-
veloping an American language.
1.-THE mass of mediocre literature
published in this country is re-
sponsible for the bad habits OF
speech" Wickersham said Re
cause there are too many books, the
best things in literature are lost
under the avalanche Of puerility.
Because books in LincoIn's day
were limited, he concentrated on the
Bible and acquired a style that was
lofty and beautiful"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-18
BY FAY KING.

Mrs. Mullins halls from one Of
those water tank towns away out
West.
Out there she read the big town
papers and did her shopping by
mail, and made up her mind years
ago If she ever struck it rich
she's duck right out to the bril-
liant burg and life as it is lived
right.
And now she finds she is
wrong.
From out there where the big
spaces make a 2OO-fOOt fir tree
look like q spTig of mint, she had
to come to b cranlped-up little
apartment where q. box Of matches
looks like q load OF lumber, and
you can sit on one side Of her
, living room and reach for a. book
on the other side.
When her oil stock started to
SUOut and she had sOcked enough
sheckles to travel transcOnti nental
In STYLE, she showed out of the
station back home with all the
good wishes Of her neighbOrs and
an arHmfuI Of goodies to nibbIe on
the way and at the time she said
TO herself-but not out loud of
cOurse-that she didn't care
whether she ever bacltracked.
GETS HOMESTCK.
The old frame house was q
prison Of pots and pans long
enough, and she figured that she
was entitled to q classy. apart
ment and Ixitchenette right off
the main stem Of the street noted
for It's thousand and one enter
tainmemts.
For six months she had been
percIned i'm said apartment, and
she confessed to me the other
day that the sight Ofstlne old sink,
spick and span, and enough
kitchenWare to wash i'm comfort,
would be a thrill indeed.
Where she is now everything
Just misses.
You can get into the bathroom,
but III yOu hang q wash rag ..
quarter of an inch to the right
the door won't open.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-18
Married IL Years But
Passengers Take EN-
For Honeyrnooners
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

BY Cosmopolitan News Service.
NEW YORK, June 1S.-Mar-
ried eleven years, the youthful
appearance of Mr.. and Mrs.
julius H. Benedict, back from
an European trip, caused them
to be mistaken for honeymoon
couple abroad.
Mr.. Benedict, who halls from
Chicago, was glowing with
pride today when telling Of
the vote given to Mrs. Bene-
dict as the most beautiful
woman among the Mauretania's
passengers on the return trip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-18
MALE VAMP INDICTED
FOR $4,000 SWINDLE

CHICAGO, June 18.-Ernest B.
Schwab, alleged to have had a new
girl each day." was reported named
today in grand jury indictment on
two &harges Of embezzlement involv-
ing $50. 900.
Schwab is held in county Jail. He
IS accused OF obtaining $4,000 from
the Chicago Brick Company and
$4,000 from the Wedron Silica
Company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-18
THREW STRAY DOG FROM
THlRD-SToRY WINDOW

DAVENPORT, Iowa, June 1S.-fn
addition to being dismissed, Prof
Roy McClellen, chemistry instructor
at the Davenport High School, to-
day was fined $50 and costs for
throwing stray dog out of third
story window of the high-school
building.
The dog was killed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-18
BRIDE OF s HRS. WIDOWED
AFTER DEATHBED WEDDING

PITTSBURGH, June 10. Mrs.
Margaret Lynch Leary became a
widow six hours after her marriage.
through the death early today Of
James r. Leary, tipstaff in Grim.
inal court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-18
SPECIAL
NOTICE

All numbers below
100000 are now dead
numbers; that Is, no more
winning numbers will be
selected from them in the
future. However, look
over our lists of previous
winners, and if you have
a winning number below
the figure set, it is still
good-cash it in.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-18

Every time you return
q Simpson Milk Bottle
(any size) to your dealer
he will give you a coupon.
Keep your coupons and
watch for the numbers in
The Times and Herald.
Important! Always re-
turn Simpson Bottles for
Simpson Bottles.
Evening star., 1923-07-22
entng Tonight $ make snsy Tsss s s s.

yVsff1cN you go on that camping
W., Tip this summer you will need
a good. tent if you are going to be
real Camper. Most good tents are ex-
pensfve to buy at the sporting goods
stores, and they're often too cumber-
some to use anyhow. The best kind
of tent is one which does not require
much space, is easily pitched and is
inexpensive. The tent described here
is all of these.
First, Suy about nine yards of un-
bleached muslin. Make this into a
three-yard square. Fold this dag
onally and sew on flaps for tent
pegs at three corners. On the fourth
corner put an eyelet or loop,
through which a rope can be drawn.
The tent can be quickly pitched by
begging down the three corners,
passing a rope through the eyelet-
to the corner diagonally opposite
and hitching this rope to a tree
branch. thus making a tent pole un-
necessary.
The tent, as 1t has been described.
q not yet waterproof, and this must
- attended to before the article IL
Evening star., 1923-07-22
A Clever Card Trick.

Take a deck of cards. shuttle, and,
passing them behind your back, take
the bottom card from the deck and
place 1t face up en- the top of the
deck Now explain to your audience
that YOU are going to hold the cards
in front OF you, cards facing them
and in a position which prevents you
from seeing the cards Tell them that
Il they will tell you the first card,
the one which you have slipped from
the bottom of the deck. you will tell
them every other one in turn.
AS you hold the planted card" to-
ward the audience. you can see the
card on the bottom of the deck, and
when the audience tells you what the
first card is. slip the deck behind your
back again, being careful to give the
appearance that you are not looking
to see what the next card is.
Slip the card from the bottom of
the deck on top and then take the
same position as before, holding the
cards in front Of you.
Evening star., 1923-07-22
A Water Ball Relay.

Here's good water game for two
teams of four or more boys TO play.
III four boys are playing, two from
each team line up in shallow water,
the 1ead-off boy in each team having
a cork bail in front of him. The
other two members Of each team are
set, facing their teammates, about
water
At the word Go" each Of the boys
with the ball must start swimming
toward the other half OF his team.
twenty yards away. The balls must
not be held in the hands, but must be
pushed, or dribbled, by the head, body
or arms.
When the first swimmer gets the
ball to where his teammate can touch
It this teammate swims back to the
third man on his team, dribbling the
ball as before. Number three swims
to number 4, who finishes the race.
The number four man crossing the
finish line first wins the race for his
team.
II you can get a water polo ball or
q water basket ball the game will be
better than when a cork ball or a
small rubber ball is used. The best
way to dribble a ball is to swim with
the arms wide and bat the ball with
the upper part of the arms and the
head as you are taking your strokes.
Evening star., 1923-07-22
Pedro

have you?" she smiled at them Il
couldn't possibly do away with him.
No one would want to take him from
me and give him a nice home. He
was in the war with my husband
Twice he saved Charles from being
badly gassed, and Charles declared
that he owed his life to the dog"
After hearing Pedro's story the
neighbors went away wiping their
eyes. They all agreed that they could
see how Mrs. Stewart would be at
tached to the dog. 1t was about a
week later when one day Pedro came
around the house, followed by q tall.
fine-looking man. IF ] am not in
truding." he bowed to Mrs. Stewart,
may I ask your name?"
Mrs. Charles Stewart" he repeat
ed. $50 Corp. Stewart got the little
dog. May / see your husband? ] was
his captain in the war"
The captain was deeply sorry to
hear of Mr.. Stewards death. "I sup
pose you wouldn't consider selling
Pedro?" he asked. He saved my life
over there. and 1 should like to max e
it up to him a little"
The neighbors all wondered what
changed Mrs. Stewards mind. AS
soon as she got rid of Pedro. she was
able to save more money and things
were easier for her. They never
knew that she had sold him for a
neat little sum.
Evening star., 1923-07-22
The Hidden Will

under and behind everything for a
hidden spring. But, as Bobby said.
there wasn't even suggestion of a
hiding place.
MY, but I'm getting hot" Sarah
sighed. Bobby, please open a win
dow, won't you?"
"Oh, don't bother me-" said Bobby.
Sarah crossed the room to the win
dow beside Bob. She pushed and rat
tied the window, but it stuck fast.
Finally she called to Fred to help her.
Cant you let we'll enough alone?"
he grumbled. poking under the book
shelves. ITS not hot in here. Come
and hunt for the will. Well never
find it at this rate. You cant get
that open" But Sarah was deter
mined to have the window open. At
last she budged it a crack.
why. look she cried, how funny
it works. Suddenly the window
sight Of little spring beneath 1t.
Quickly she bent the window sill
back, and there before her were the
hidden papers.
Don't you wish you had opened
the window now?" she laughed at
her brothers. But they only grunted.
They were looking in a dazed man
ner at roll of bonds. Printed on
the back of the package they read
"To the one that finds this secret
hiding place
Evening star., 1923-07-22

Freddy had ever seen in all his life.
1t was coming right toward FREDDY!
The funny thing about it was that
it was coming backward, with its
light first. Freddy could not see any
wings on it. But when his eyes be-
came accustomed to the bright light
he discovered that the big FREELY was
being carried in the farmers hand
Ny. how vain it was, flashing it's
great light on and off. Freddy felt
the Only thing worth while in life was
TO be as large as that and to have the
farmer carry him around. His light
burned green with envy. He thought
the big freely laughed at him as it
passed.
He just couldn't stand II. He must
show that rival firefy that he wasn't
the whole thing. Freddy took a deep
breath and swelled and swelled Stu
Evening star., 1923-07-22

the sack tries to hit his companion
with his weapon. OF course, the boy
with the rattle is not idle and tries
to get out Of the other players way,
rattling his pebbles and tin can fire.
quently.
II the game Is played skillfully.
neither player can tell the where
abouts of the other until the rattle
is shaken. and this can be used to
deceive the boy with the stuffed pill
lowcase. 1t is great fun for the by
ISLANDERS to watch the two mae
neuver. the one trying to get in a
position for blow and the other
trying to escape.
Many miscues are made. the boy
with the stuffed pillowcase often
striking wildly at the air and the
boy with the rattle lodging blows
which are nowhere near him. After
five minutes of this play. two new op-
ponents are hitched up and the game
boes on
Evening star., 1923-07-22
HOW TO SWIM

(This is one Of a series of eight
articles by Pierson i. Maxwell, a
swimming expert who has taught
boys and girls to swim at Municipal
beaches, ocean beaches and private
poois)
arI
NNE of the showiest and most en-
OTtertaining forms of water sport
IS the art of fancy diving. There are
several principles and bits of ad-
vice which will go a long way to-
ward helping a boy become a fair
diver. Here they are:
Remember always, your head con-
rolls your body in fancy diving. with
,ou arms and legs helping out. If you
wish to do a somersault dive, take a
good spring. drop your head quickly
on your chest and double up your
legs. This will cause you to go spin
ming around.
When you wish to do the twist
divtA turn your head and shoulders
10 The, right or left, and your body
viii -lslso go to the right or left. In
using a diving board. never he bash
Evening star., 1923-07-22
How to Make a Rubber Band Gunboat

IL themselves? Then make this one:
Select Il piece OF soft wood 13s inch
by / q inch by II inches. Saw out
the part to be removed, as indicated
on the drawing. This part can be
worked into the block which holds
the stacks.
The cannon stacks and mast may
be made from bits of scrap wood
Saw out the back, allowing an open
ing in which the propeller may turn.
This propeller may be made from
Evening star., 1923-07-22

IIOW well can you see when you're
IL blindfolded? If you don't have
any difficulty in getting around when
you're blindbolded there won't be
much fun in this game, but If you do
oh, boy!
Two players are chosen to play the
game. the other boys looking on.
These two are bIindfolded carefully,
so that they are absolutely unable
to see anything. A stake Is next
driven in the ground, stout stake
which will stand plenty OF tugging
without being pulled up.
Around the waist of each player is
placed a length OF rope about twenty
five feet long. The other end of each
rope is tied to the stake. One OF the
blindfolded boys is then given an old
pillowcase, stuffed with straw. The
other must carry an old baking pow
der tin with several pebbles in It,
At the word go the player with
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a will which w, S hidden away!
Twas Just IKE some strange sort Of


Twas Just IKE some strange sort Of
With roystery confronted,
They hunted and hunted,
And hoped that their searching would
pay.
N(tHILDREN," said Aunt Harriet,
~ 1--WE have just discovered that
no one knows where father kept his
will. He has always kept it hidden
away somewhere. Tt was one of his
peculiarities that he always kept the
hiding place a secret from every one.
He said he would let us know In
plenty of time. OF course. he never
expected 10 die for years and years"
Here Aunt Harriet stopped to wipe
her eyes. The children looked at her,
their eyes big with excitement.
I'VE have always suspected that
there is a secret hiding place some
where in this room. Father just the
same as told us there was. OF course
the will is there. I want you children
to help me find it.
1t sounded just like book. The
children had never heard of anything
so thrilling. They almost knocked
each other over in their anxiety to
help Aunt Harriet hunt for the hidden
will. 1t was much more exciting than
a game. Aunt Harriet even let them
open up the backs of the pictures.
They tapped and punched every
square inch of the room, searching
Evening star., 1923-07-22
Freddy Firehy.

Freddy gave others a pain,
SeesaSe he was terribly vain;
He was proud Of his light,
which he strutted each night
through farmyard and meadow and
EREDDY FREELY had only one
fault--he was vain. He was a
beautiful. large FREELY with a lovely.
bright light. !f Z: had not been for
his vain disposition he would have
been the most popular frely on the
farm. As 1t was, Freddy had very
few friends.
The sweet, cool, June dusk had just
settled down over the. farm when
Freddy Firefy stretched himself and
awoke from his nap. Like all mod
ern young firefiies. Freddy slept all
day and gadded around all night.
What, are you going out again to-
night?" his mother asked with some
concern. She hated TO see her young
SON becoming such a gadabout
Only for a little while" Freddy
returned. IF I don't go out and get
my exercise the other firefiies will
become larger than 1 am. Their lights
will be brighter and they will be
more popular" Freddy could not
bear to think of any one being more
beautiful or popular than he
We'll, try to get in early" his
mother said. "I'll sit up for you"
Freddy smiled and waved his wing at
his mother as he started out. He
felt very proud of himself as he flew
around the farm. Suddenly Freddy
stopped short in his tour of the barn
yard. His wings trembIed with rage;
hts light turned pale.
There, right in front Of him. was
the largest and handsomest firefif
Evening star., 1923-07-22
Pedro was no longer spry:
Besides, he was blind In one eye
Twas no wonder, indeed,
That the nei9hbors agreed
'TWere better If Pedro should die.

4 far as the neighbors could see,
"A Pedro was no earthly good. He
was worse than no good. He was
sn added expense and care for poor
Mrs. Stewart. Every one took an
interest in the little widow, whose
husband had been killed in factory
accident She was left with two
babies almost no money. and nothing
that She could do but take in washing.
why she still kept the old dog was
more thdn any one could understand.
Pedro was blind in one eye, limped
IN the right front leg. and had
miserable, shaggy coat. Mrs. Stewart
admitted that as watch dog Pedro
was a joke. But" she would laugh
ingly argue. IF he were good
watch dog he would be wasted here
in MiIlersburg. where there is nothing
10 watch
II worried the reighbors d great
deal to see poor Mrs. Stewart work
ing so hard ITS bad enough for
Fer to have to kill herself washing
20 support her family, but for the use
Tess dog-it's too much" they grum-
bled. They decided that they ought
10 speak to her about it,
You've never heard Pedro's story,
Evening star., 1923-07-22

the stack through the block that rep
resents the cabin. Fasten the cannon
to the boat by long brads driven
through both pieces.
A screw eye for attaching a string
should be screwed in the front end
of the boat. To operate the craft.
wind up the propeller, set in the
water, and release. A little push will
start the boat If it is slow in getting
under way. 1t will continue to move
under it's own power, even after the
rubber band has unwound.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-07-22
Swimming and Safety.

Going for a swim is one of the
best parts about camp life and it can
also be one of the most dangerous
parts. Never go in the water until
at least an hour after eating. Two
hours is about the right time.
Cramps. which are liable to result
IL this rule is not enforced, have
caused many a death by drowning,
and there is no excuse for giving
them a chance to get into action.
When there is food in the stomach
to be digested. an abnormal quantity
of blood Is put to work in that vicin-
ity to help digestion. If violent ex-
ercise is undertaken during this
period of digestion, the blood is
taken away from the stomach. which
cannot then work promptly. and
cramps result.
Evening star., 1923-07-22

cigar box wood. A coping saw or a
jack knife will be found convenient
for forming il. Cut notcheS for the
rubber band on both the propeller and
the projections for the rubber band
at the end of the boat.
\ sail made of paper or cloth may
be attached TO the mast of the boat,
although the mast is not intended for
this purpose, but merely to add TO the
appearance of the boat.
Brads are used to fasten the
smok e-stack to the top of the cabin.
The brads should be driven up into
Evening star., 1923-07-22

of any real value. To waterproof
the tent, first take a washtub and
fill it with hot water. In this, put a
pail, weight it down with several
bricks, and put turpentine in the in
ner pail. Chip plenty of paraftin into
the turpentine and the paraffin will
melt
Souse your tent in this mixture,
making sure that it gets thoroughly
saturated. Work outdoors, as the
fumes of the turpentine may sicken
you otherwise. and work rapidly.
When the tent has been thoroughly
saturated in the solution, hang it up
to as- without wringing.
Evening star., 1923-07-22

Teddy pal home situation, equal the
Taking in all,
be serious wish for the poe and
good natur are Teddys?
to for she's good in
when she finds she tell what kind of
bird built it. How's that for girl?
Teddy tour-me asks some one
to carry hiking kit
We know good story about Teddy that's Joke the fellows
from climbed Old Bald Head mountain
and Johnny Bruce who trying be the first reach the
stood there hepessy while cooheaded Teddy tied had knot
t the below the help.
That episode admitted Teddy to the and now she knows
where Island Are
p1ayfe1low? Are a
Evening star., 1923-07-22
Diving Is an Art in Itself
Read About How It's Done

full about hitting it hard. Get a good
spring out of it. To execute good
dives requires time and you can only
get the time if you have a good spring
into the air.
AS you start your dive, first get on
the board and come to attention be-
fore you run. Act as if you owned
the world and this will give you the