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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
Captivating Name

; wen have q set Of doubles"
He ushered Neale up to the net,
where. laying a patronizing hand
on his friends shoulder, he pre-
scented him. Ladies, my old
friend, Crittenden. We used to
be boys together long ago. Neale,
the Misses Underhill, Nutley's
peerless biondine duet, Polly and
Natalie. Now. how about some
doubles? Neale can use my old
racket"
But don't play" said Neale,
alarmed at the idea. mo. I hon
estly don't. I've never had 3
racket in my hand. I'll watch"
"oh, fudge! That's all right.
You'll learn. Nat and Neale, that's
your team. Polly, my dear, come
over to this court and back up
your Uncle Don. No fair bang
ing everything at Polly"
The essential rudiments were ex-
planned. Neale gripped the racket
and the game began. AT first his
partner politely kept her own
court, but as the completeness OF
his ineptness became awfully APP
parent, she began covering more
and more territory, running across
and snatching the ball from In
front Of his hesitating racket. In
vain, for DON continually placed
his return down her undefended
alley. The set was soon over,
Glove.
Friendly Lies
''Now. Crit" said Don. jumping
over the net, "we'1l have sex
against sex"
The second set went better.
Now that he was playing on Don's
side, DON gave him q little coach
ing. Neale learned to run in to
the net and found volleying much
simpler than playing ground
strokes. Natalie's low returns
often went through him and he did
nothing with her service, but not
infrequently he managed to pat
back Polly's gentle offerings.
When points were needed DON
monopolized the court. The boys
won-a love set.
Don lit q cigarette and pretend
ed to fan himself with his racket.
''Iow about Lemonade for the vic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
Advice to Cake.Eaters

Never ask your girl If she
would like to ride home in a taxi
cab. You save lot of breath
and money by boarding the first
street car that comes along.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

! birth and no one
thought I could
ever be any bet
ter. Then came
the Change or
Life and Twas not
prepared for what
/ had to suffer. !
had to go to bed at
times to be per-
fectly quiet as /
could not even
stoop down to pick
n~~-%b;n~f~nva %hA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
CHAPTER XIII.

Although he had gone reluc.
family, once he was out It seemed
fine to be on his bicycle again.
His forgotten body reacted with q
rush to exercise and fresh air.
Generally he expected to make at
least fifty miles in a half day.
but today was hot.
Pedaling easily through Nutley
he caught sight Of q young man
playing tennis against two girls
and stopped in the shade Of a
maple tree to watch the game.
still sitting on his wheel. his
right pedal locked over the curb
stone. Tennis was not so uni
versal then as. now: Neale knew
little about the game.
Presently q chance stroke sent
the ball into the street. "OutP'
announced the young man, and
turning, ran back to retrieve It..
AS any American would do any.
where in the world when q ball Is
. in question, Neale stopped. picked
It up and was just going to toss
It back when amusement paral-
yzed his arm.
Learning Tennis
Could this slim youth In I'm
maculate flannels possibly be Don
Roberts? Don. the big boy who
had played shiny and vacant
lot baseball with him, whom he
had never seen but with dirty
shirt and unkempt hair! The
elegant youth cried out, ''Neale
Crittendenl I'll be blessed II It
isn't old man Crit! That's luck!
Come on and meet my friends and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
The Dragon and the Pole.

THE head Of "the Great Dragon of the North the
constellation Draco, is to be at p m.
the meridian north of Vega and Hercules The two stars
are called "the Dragons Eyes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.

ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.
1. The Silent Panic" on Wall
Street occurred March IA, 1907.
g. The great fire at Salem.
Mass. took place June Is, 1914.
3. ]. P. Morgan organized tho
United States Steel Coronation
in 1901.
4. The Battle Of Santiago de
Cuba in the Spanish War was
fought July 8, 1898.
5. $4,000 coal miners in Penn
sylvania struck in 1902.
Copyright 1923. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.O
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
By Charles A. L. Reed,
NJ. ID.
Former President Of the Ameri-
can Medical Association.

"HE mating of a young man
with a young woman today
~ in various Occidental coun-
tries generally begins-or Is pre-
sumed to begin-by falling in
love-"
The music and poetry of all
ages, the daring and chivalry of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
ADVERTISEMENT.
MRS. L|NDQUIST
TELLSWOMENOE
MIDDLE AGE
What Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Did for Her

Kansas City, Mo. &c was left in q.
very serious condition after child
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

1. When was the United States.
Philippine cable completed2
2 When was Bartholdi's Statue
Of Liberty presented to the
United States?
3. When did President Diaz Of
Mexico resign?
4. WAAN was "A Groatswortn
Of Wit" by Robert Greene. pub
lished?
s. When did John Hancock.
noted American statesman, die?
ANSWERS to these queries will
be printed Monday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
". L. George dndHs Wife
ACROSS THE BREAKFAST TABLE
Measles.

FRS GEORGE awfully worried John has such funny
little rash Of I've sent for the DOCTOR but hope
AVA it isn't measles. -.
Mr.. GEORGE (agitated): Measles! Do you to say
child has measles now? WE'LL here's pretty
situation If he's got measles of nobody will be able to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
Drowning as Punishment.

BEFORE $50 B. c.. the Britons inflicted punishment by
drowning. 1t employed by Louis XI of France,
to rid himself of some of his many enemies Drown
ing of Royalists, in 1893, called novades.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

Who Holds q Unique Position I'm
the Writing World as an Au-
thOrity on the Problems
Of Girls.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
New Radio Phenomenon
Has Been Discovered

A group OF radio experts made
a very important discovery which
means a great deal to every ra-
do fan since it will allow him
to receive the broadcasted pro-
grams more clearly and over
greater distances. The discov-
CRY has to do with the acoustic
properties of the radio headsets.
II two v.clins Vr other musical
Instruments are playing in per
feet unison. the resulting sound
will be clearer and much louder
than would be possible if the two
instruments were a bit "out Of
step"-out of tune-or out OF
resonance" as the physicists say.
Il is also possible to gain an IN
Outstanding of his phenomenon
by considering n note in the mid
die register OF a piano. This
note is made by a single key
striking three wires of exactly
the same length and tension. The
result is d strong, clear note.
since the sound waves emitted by
each wire are "in step" or in tune
with each other and therefore
they do not conflict. IF they did
conflict in tone the resulting mu-i
steal note would be mushy ana
untrue at all times. Neither
would it travel as far as the
single. true tone-wave.
The application of this to tele-
phone headsets has made it posi-
bic to greatly increase their sensi-
tivity and the clcaYness o. the
music or speech they reproduce.
In q radio headset each receiver
should be carefully matched in
tone so that they will both emit
vibrations Of the same nature. The
receivers must be "sound-mates"
if the message is to be clearly I'M
derstood This is especially I'M
portant for distance reception.
Matched tone headsets have been
found to greatly increase the
range of radio receiving sets as
they produce exactly the same tone
at each ear. The human ear Is
more sensitive to vibrations Of
sympathetic nature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
PRICE TWO CENTS.
Cure For Diabetes Is
Discovered in InSulin

Chicago. Fob. - Discovery of
i.s::':a ~ 4 rediedw for diabetas
g..a recorded by Chicago physi-
c;an- today IS ona o. the most
remarkable advances in medical
science.
Tho institute of medicine COM
poscd Of leading Chicago physf-
clans. paid high tribute to DR.. F.
C. Banting and Prof. J. J. Nc
Leod of the University of Tor
onto. credited with the discovery
and perfection Of the treatment.
Dir. Russell Wilder Of the Mayo
clinic. at Rochester, MINI, who
addressed the meeting, declared:
The discovery of insulin ranks
with the discovery of diphtherla
artitoxin and the perfection OF
yavarsan and other outstanding
medical treatments.
Some phases 81 treatment OF
diabatas bv use Of insulin still
remain to be worked out, includ-
inc ,ho proper doses. The physl-
cians believed all questions would
be cleared up in few months
Tnsulin is p pancreatic extract.
-. l,a,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
Love Chase Over Five
Countries Of No Avail
Baker-McC ormick Romance Fivered-Lady Claims
come Husbands-Al Over Now.
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press Staff Correspondent
tHy United PrcsS.b


6By United PrcsS.D
Paris. Feb. l3-After an amaz-
mo courtship. a chase by her ca
Ger suitor of thousands OF miles
through five countries by air
plane. ocean liners and train and
six successive poStponments COW
crine nearly one year, Mare Ian
don Baker of Chicago has final
" made up her mind-she is not
going 10 marry Allister McCor-
mick of Chicago. the patient fl
ancc," or anybody.
Mccormick is on the sunny
Riviera playing tennis trying 70
forget his lost sut and Mary has
packed her eight trunks and two
trousseaux 10 return to the United
States to recuperatc in California,
from the ceaseleSs attentions OF
her persistent woOer.
The long-delayed dicision that
put Mccormick into the ranks Of
pleaders of "lost causes" was as
dramatic and unexpected as the
other incidents Of the running
courtship.
At the Hotel Wagram in Paris,
while en- route 10 Rome. Miss
Mary suddenly decided to end the
suspense of Allister and the Eur
opean social world in general Nc
Cormick had followed her to Paris
still pleading. She sat down, &c
cording to friends, and wrote
what is described as "a firm but
sisterly" letter informing him
that she was returning to the
United States soon and considered
the engagement terminated.
Immediately after the decision
Mary ard her mother left for
Rome.
Thus the courtsh;p that first
attracted worldwide attention
more than a year ago when Miss
Baker twice failed to appear a;
The altar of fashionable church
in Chicago and left Allisier ana
crowds Of friends of both faml-
lies waiting puzzled and myst'-
fed, ended as surp. isingly as Y
started. And the mystery is rs
deep rs ever.
Despite the rcticence Of The
characters the UniteG
Press correspondent has been able
to piece together the details and
some Of the background Of the
exit ordinary drama and comedy
Of the muddled romance.
At the first postponcment in
Chicago it was announced simply
that Miss Baker was i'll. Insid-
erS declare that was partially true
that Mary was intensely nervous
and a little uncertain.
The second time Miss Mary
changed her mind at the last mo-
ment when the wedding guests
were gathered and the ceremony
was about to start.
Accompanied by her mother.
Mrs. Alfred Baker, Chicago So
ciety leader. Mary then made
trip to California to overcome her
nervousness and uncertainty.
Mccormick followed. The uncer-
taintS only increased.
Then it was decided to tom.
Europe in May and return for
the wedding within a few months
Again Mccormick followed. He
chartered an airplare iH london
and flew to Paris to meet his
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

cation Of the present dcs.ita ion
IN the famine districts. m mos,
of those we visited the children
mad no more than single cottoi.
garment apiece. In one they were,
stark naked in a building prac-
t'cally without heat. and there
were only eighteen blankets or
bedcoverS of any s"rt for $50
waits. In view of the misery OF
orphans in such homes. It is =
doubtful service 10 Russian chill
dren to keep alive if their par
ents arc allowed to die Of starve-
ton"
The Commission has high praise
for the American relies workers,
who kept millions of peasants alive
last year. "The devotion of these
Americans in thee discharge o,
their difficult duties, amid scenes
.wuch move terrible and depross-
ing even than the grueSome sioht7
of war--aS MANY who lived thru
both have teS'jfed-iS uace n
tho history Of service of which
this country may we'll 10 proud.
We found evidence every where
that these efforts havc wade ?
1Ncp and Iasting impression unoo
+hO PrsSian reonlp as . whole
qrd havr ~rouSed gratitude which
win not 40.
"Tf eufFeri"o and 1oatN fror,
elo,.vatio,, in P',~s'" thiS verr ~-'-
- he n,.o,,orte| thc ~en~~t con
o,rln~ "fho fact- -re cheovve"
'>o;-,+ ~ 49, r~O1 - continue
American help en- 4 large scale
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

mind Just changed itself and there
was no new development. | Just
decided, that's al. Girls do such
things"
After a moments reflection she
made q slight reservation.
However, if l ever do marry,
and understand there isn't any
body else at present. but if
ever do marry it won't be So
ciety man, because they're so fu-
tile"
But she refused to further en-
Tighten the world on the futility
of society men.
That's her story.
However, from close friends of
both leading actors in the scram-
bled romance the United Press
gathered some details that go
far toward clarifying the mys-
tery-and incidentally confirming
Miss Mary's story.
According to the story Miss
Mary felt a gradual cooling of
her desire to marry at all ever
since the engagement was first
announced more than eighteen
months ago. But owing to Ne
Cormick's persistency she could
never steel herself to the break
irg-off point. So she permitted
the marriage to be postponed
time after time hoping that Nc
Cormick would become discourage
ed and himself break. Bat AL
lister lived up to his name of the
patient fance."
In the past four months Mary
arranged to see less and less Of
Mccormick and in the last two
months it is reported did not SCI
him at all personally.
Finally, disprovine the adagc
regarding absence and the fond
hearts. she nerved herself to make
the decision and notified McCor-
mick that the engagement was
eff. ......
"Allister is a fine fellow" said
an intimate friend" and he will
be hard hit by the brcak-off. But
he was too patient.
of he had tried a bit Of the
cave man stuff things you'd
have been different.
"All his friends here advised
him to act firmly.
But he didn't want to force
matters and wanted Miss Baker
to have her own free way.
And she did"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
THE LAND or SUNSHINE


Gunnison, Colo, Feb. 13-The
center OF the Land of Sunshine"
is right here in Gunnison. The
records prove it. Joseph Rowland
of a local hotel, gives II
free meal to anyone VINO asks
for it, any day The sun fails TO
peek out for q minute at least.
During 1922, not free meal was
served on this proposition. And
it wasn't because there were n
hungry ones here. The reason
was that the sun made its ar
pearance at least once on every
one of the 500 days last year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

The Siberian girl ust show her
skill ir cooking.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

| ESTABLISHED 1884
Oldest Daily Newspaper in the
United States and Best Adyertis-
ing Medium in Northern Virginia.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
Message Declines Sugges-
ton That Seized Vessels Be
Deducted From Rhine Bill.
PRESIDENT APPROVES
ANSWER OF HUGHES
Note Does Not Constitute Flat Re.
lection of Allied Plan, But Points
Out Allied Precedent.
BY the Associated Press.


The American reply to the allied
suggestions for repayment Of the
$25O,O0O.000 spent by the United
States in maintaining it's troops on
the Rhine was forwarded today to Paris.
1t was understood to decline the
suggestion that the value of seized
Germany ships be deducted from the
troop bill, but not to constitute a
fiat rejection of the allied plans.
The reply was CabIed by the Stats
Department to Eliot Wadsworth for
presentation to the allied commission
there at its next meeting.
President Harding, on a vacation
trip in Florida, had telegraphed hi,
approval of the note as drafted by
Secretary Hughes.
No announcement regarding ths
nature of the reply was made here
but it indicated that II answered
some OF the suggestions contained
IN the allied plan forwarded here by
Mr. Wadsworth in a friendly way, and
in terms which old not constitute a
fat rejection of the allied proDosaI
as 1t was received from Paris.
Regarding the suggestion that the
United States deduct from it's claim
an amount equal to the value of the
German ships seized during the war,
ofhclal spokesmen have pointed out
that the allied governments did not
make a similar deduction in their
army costs, but applied German ships
TO their reparations accounts. in
which the Washington government
has no share.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
HUGE DRUG SUPPLY
AT PERRYvLLE, MD.
Narcotic Division Chief Finds
More Than $2,OOO,OOO
Worth in Probe.

Discovery by DR.. B. r Rhees,
narcotic division chief from Balti-
more, of between $2,0OO,00O and
100000 worth of narcotic drugs at
Perryville. Md, was the latest de-
into the source of supplies for the
Edwards Trading Company, raided in
Washington last week.
Veterans Bureau officials today said
the Perryville station was one of the
depots for the Veterans Bureau and
always keeps a supply of narcotic
drugs in concrete vault for the use
of the base hospital treating veterans
of the world war
No narcotic drugs were allowed to
-feave the Perryville station, officials
explained. without having been OBJ
tanned on an authorized government
permit The strictest regulations, it
was said. had been thrown around the
supply, and exact records were kept
of all dealings.
DR.. Rhees, following his discovery
of the narcotic drugs, declared that
such huge supply did not necessarily
indicate any irregularities. He ex-
pressed some surprise, however. that
such large supply was found on
hand.
Inspection of all Veterans Bureau,
Army and public health service depots
in the vicinity of Washington is be-
Ing carried on by DR.. Rhees in con-
nection with the Edwards Trading
Company case. A hearing is set for
March 20. before United States Com
missioner George H. Macdonald.
Inspections have been completed, DR..
Rhees said. at Camp Holabird, Fort
Howard. Camp Meade and Fort Nc
Henry hospitals. Inspections were al
so made at the Aberdeen proving
grounds and there yet remain the
hospital and supplies at Edgewood
arsenal, where it was understood the
investigators might be working to-
day.
Dr. Rhees is expected to come to
Washington shortly to report to Col.
l.. G.. Mutt, chief of the narcotic di-
vision. Col. Mutt today indicated
there were no new developments in
the case. He said DR.. Rhees was in
full charge of the investigation
Evening star., 1923-03-17
DUBLIN ON EDGE,
FEARING BIG CLASH
interest Centers Around
Prize Fight Rebels Banned
and Free State Backs.
TROOPS ARMED TO TEETH
Drawn Revolvers and Bayonets
Await ANY 0pposition-News
Sources Censored.
TROOPS ARMED TO TEETH
By the Associated Press.

bS IHe Associated Press.
LONDON, March 1.-THE reason for
the rigid censorship imposed in Dub
I'm yesterday preventing the use of
telegraph lines and telephones except
Tor brief messages approved by the
authorities is not known here The
London morning newspapers have
scarcely any direct news from Dublin.
Even the sporting columnS contain no
late specials on this evenings Sikh
McIisue fight. except what reached
BeIfaSt through travellers
Inc DAILY Sketch, aside from a story
from its Dublin correspondent de-
Scrlblng the extraordinary conditions
uhder which the bout will take place,
! prints snort telegram under a Dublin
Date line which asserts that the CITY
is on tenterhooks wondering what to-
day will bring forth.
Theater In Guarded.
The government. this dispatch says.
IS Is proTidlng armed guards for the
ScaIa IheaterIthe scene of the fight
ana every other place Of amusement
In order to make sure that the repub-
lican proclamation against the opening
of such houses shall not be made ef.
fective.
rivals from Dublin as saying thar the
situation is unusually tense. The
streets were crowded yesterday with
troops, who, revolvers in hand. kent
an incessant vigil. stopping and ex-
amining pedestrians There were no
disturbances.
The Belfast correspondent of the
Morning Post says that the situation
is crystalizing in a remarkable wav
around the big bout. The repubU
cans declare that 1t must not take
place, threatening the boxers with
death II they appear in the ring.
me government on the other hand
has accepted the defiant challenge of
the republicans and is determined IN
allow the fight, as well as other en-
tertainments to take place. The public
is represented as being at a loss to
know what to do. People are natur-
ally not inclined to be caught in a
possible conflict between the rival
forces, but nevertheless all the seats
nave been sold and it is probable that
most of the ticket holders will hardly
desire to lose both their money and a
sight of the boxers
other reports from Belfast are
along a similar line. decIarinr that n
the fight is held-and the promoters
are determined that 1t shall be held
the ring will be surrounded by troons
armed with bayonets and revoivers
1t is impossible to say whether
these reports are sensationally col
ored. 1t is expected that the censor
ship will be raised today, and that
direct news from Dublin will he
forthcoming oe
Evening star., 1923-03-17
Says Hughes Urged antilles
Cession by France for Debt

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, March 17-The United
States desires to obtain cession Of the
Antilles from France in payment of
the French war debt, according to
Adolfo A,gorio, the Uruguayan writer.
in an article printed in the Biandist
newspaper L'Eclair. Supporting his
contention. Agorio quotes the follow
Ing remarks which he says Secretary
Hughes recently made to South
American diplomat, who is a friend
of the writer:
'The Monroe doctrine is the funda :
mental basis as well as the unique
strength of pan-Americanism and it
will not have attained it's essentia al
object as long as there remain Euro.
pean colonies in America.
'The hour we are hoping foS how
ever, will soon strike. We have post
poned our differences with Great
Britain. AS to France she owes us
too many billions for us to be able
to cancel her debt, for we are re-
sponsible to the people of the United
States. But in a few years the. sum
France owes will with interest, have
grown to such fantastic proportions
that no country in the world could
possibly pay it,"
Evening star., 1923-03-17
BERLIN DENIES RUMoR.
Brands Report of 10000, 900, 600
Gold Marks Offer False.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 1.-THE rumor
that Germany has offered 40,O00.OOo.oOo
gold marks or any other fixed sum or
has submitted fresh reparations pro-
posals through an intermediary chan
mel was fatty denied by the German
foreign office today.
In the first place, it is pointed out
such sum is considerably in excess
of the amount provided for in the gov
ernment's proposals of last January,
and, therefore, is declared to be out
of the question. in view of the dis
turbed economic situation resulting
from the occupation of the Ruhr.
In addition, it is stated in official
quarters the Ruhr situation In the
present impasSe does not permit new
and definite proposals TO be contem-
plated, especially as the character OF
the negotiations which would obvious
ly precede an active resumption of
the reparationS discussions has not yet
been indicated nor have such negotia-
tions even been suggested as possible
early eventuality.
U. S. TO TAKE NO ACTION.