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THE LOVE GAME
A ROMANCE OF CITY LIFE

; comfort. The clouds that had
hung low all the afternoon had,
at dusk, began to descend In rain.
Now the wind had risen and rat.
tied windows against which the
cold drops dashed persistently.
''It Is q beast1y night!' the girl
broke the silence that had in it
no akwardness. EYE the sound
Of the storm does not 0epresg me
as it might-for / have a friend
i. here with me. At times, though.
I hate bad weather. It gives me
the blues"
Her companion nodded. II know
all about that. II gives me the
willies sometimes too. But the
beauty Of this room and the love-
illness of your presence are &C.
centuated by the thought Of the
cold and gloom outside. I was
realizing all this Just now as I
remembered by promise to YOU"
Your prornise!"
"Yes."' drawing his chair nearer
hers, "the promise to defer fur
Their remarks with regard to your
goodness to me until after dinner
tonight. Now I must speak"
He paused. but she did not re-
ply. The expression Of her eyes
showed him that she was waiting
for him to go on.
What must say is this. You
did a wonderful thing IN lending
me money when your best friend
the man who has been your
guardian-opposed it,"
HE did not oppose IT," she
interrupted. "For I told him
nothing Of my intention until
after had given you the check"
You are even drawer than
thought" the man said admir-
ingly. II wish you had not felt
it incumbent upon you to go
through the humiliation Of con.
Tossing the facts to him."
II did not feel 1t my duty" she
explained. But when he asked
me questions about some Of my
money 1 told him the truth. The
money was my own" she added
with a toss of her head.
"Of course, I understand that.
But I also understand that you
must have had a bad quarter Of
an hour when you did explain
your first independent financial
transaction. You cannot deny
that Muir was displeased."
II am not denying It,"
Nor" dropping his voice still
lower, that you went through all
this painful experience for me
or for the cause in which am
interested-to speak more acCu-
rately."
1t had been for him, or for the
cause, only because it was his.
Realizing this, she flushed con-
sciously when he asked abruptly
you did this wonderful thing
because you were interested in
reform work-as am-didn't
you?"
Il lent you the money because
/ wanted to feel free from the
debt that was worrying you" she
replied. Il may as well be honest
about it-as you are. was not
thinking of the cause-but of
you"
She did not appreciate the sig.
nificance of her admission until
he caught her hands in his.
CTO Be COntinued)
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of energy re-
quired to lift
one pound one
foot in one Sec
ond.
The value OF
a food is rough
ly estimated
on the number
Of calories that
a unit quantity
of 1t will gen.
crate in the
body.
The Washington times., 1923-09-14
By Charles G. Norris.
>-~Y ELL there's - there's
w the kid. tree" Philip

=" the kids tree" Philip
noundered.
"Ncw listen to me. Phil! I'm
going TO send something really
lovely over to Paul, and your sis
ter-in-laW can hang It on his tree.
and she can arrange for the din
ner and the Christmas fun on
Christmas day. But
want you for Christmas Eve.
Please, Philip, say you'll come
Leila Wales crazy about you--
thinks you're the handsomest
thing-and I want to put you
next to her.
A quick vision Of Mrs. Groten-
berg's swimming eyes came to him.
"I can't really can't do 1t,
Lucyr' he said emphaticaIiy. "You
mustn't ask me-get someone
else"
His sister eyed him with cold sus-
picion.
"I honestly believe" she enun-
eiated slowly, studying his face,
'-that your good little sister-in-law
has got a case on you"
Philip felt the blood beat up into
his face.
''No-no-that's nonsense. Lucy.
You should see Connie and her hus-
band She's crazy about him
thinks the sun rises and sets with
him"
His sister was not convinced.
''You ought to get married" she
commented. you're making heaps
Of money-oh. know. Wilbur's
told me-and It isn't. sefe for a
good-looking big man like you
with lots Of money to be round
loose. Some hussy's sure to grab
you, and then I'll lose my brother
again, the way I did before"
Philip laughed joyously.
'I'm getting too fat" he de-
clared.
"YOu are getting q little stout,
but you carry 1t well. You keep
your shoulders end back straight
without sticking your tum out In
front Of you the way fat men al
ways seem to enjoy doing. Beckie
says Everybody loves a fat many
] hadn't heard It before. Isn't she
4. scream?"
Plans.
Philip compromised with his sis
ter, and promised IT, she would let
him off the Christmas festivities,
he would positively agree to motor
down 10 Del Monte with her a week
later and be one Of the party that
planned to spend New Year at the
hotel. They were to go down 4
day or so beforehand; the last night
Of the year promised to be q gay
OCCASION
But with even this arrangement,
Mrs. Grotenberg was hurt. She
took no account Of the fact that
Philip was to ne with her both for
Christmas and Christmas Eve and
that he had hadAa hard time man.
aging it. When he spoke Of the
Bel Monte visit, her fine eyes
filmed, he saw her catch a trem-
bling under lip az she turned her
head away quickly
In the Car.
"I'm sure you'l have a lovely
time" she said with forced cheer
fulness, but she clipped the last
words off abruptly and hurried to
the kitchen. where. Philip knew,
she gave way to her tears, burying
her face In her apron, pressing IT
hard against her mouth. les: the
sound OF q sob should escape her.
Damn" he said fiercely. Mrs.
g. was sometimes exasperatingly
unreasonable.
Lucy. Philip and Leila Vale had
had the limousine 10 themselves
throughout the pleasant four hours
occupied by tie run to De; Monte.
Wilbur drove the other car, with
The Washington times., 1923-09-14

Peeling the Skin Is
Better Than Bleaching
Use Ordinary MIercOlized Wax

Ever since the discovery that ordinary
mercolized wax would absorb and remove
a discolored or blemished complexion lts
use by ladies' as a substitute for bleach-
ing creams has grown rapidly. A perLec1
complexion can be maintained inoei
initely II this remarkable substance 70
used. Its beneficent cleansing. clearing
and preventative action Is quickly ap-
parent. and ladies who have been pay
ing high prices for special bleach rom rom
beauty specialists soon recognize ina
mercoliZed wax outranks them all. IL
has become SO popular that 1t can be OBJ
tanned at all druggists, who have II IN
original, one-ounce package. The faVor =
lite way of using Is to apply It like cold
cream, before retiring. washing 1t OFF In
the morning. =
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WHEN DID TT
HAPPEN?

when was the great Roman
Empire divided into east ana
west?
2-When was the League Of Ger
man Princes formed?
3-When did the great earth
quake in southern Italy take
place?
4EWhen did Germany begin un-
restricted submarine warfare?
5&When was the name Of Con-
sentative first given to the
Tory party in England?
ANSWERS to these queries win Be
printed tomorrow
.. :
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.
Andrew jackson was named
"Old Hickory" by his soldiers in
1918.
Kara, japanese prime minis
ter, was assassinated by q Korean
youth November 4, 1921.
3-Admiral Dewey, Spanish war
hero, died in 1917.
cornell University was found.
ed in 1865.
5-Lithuania proclaimed its in
dependence February 16. 1918.
Copyright. 1929. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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6 6 6

Is a Prescription for Malaria,
ChilIs and Fever, Dengue or
Bilious Fever. 1t kills the
germs.
The Washington times., 1923-09-14
This Day IN Our History

THIS is the anniversary Of the writing Of THE Star
Spangled Banner" BY Francis Scott Key, IN 1914,
when the British were bombardng Fort McHenry, Md.
Keys sight Of the flag in the mists inspired the poem
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BY Charles A. L. Reed, i
M. ID.

(FOrmer President Of the Ameri-
can Medical AssOciatiOn.)
xTOUR food Is your fuel.
Food, under the vitalizing
u. processes Of the human
body. is converted into energy In
the form Of heat.
The unit Of heat Is called cal
orie and is equal to the amount
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of Agriculture, Washington TOT
the Government pamphlet on food
values. You will find it interest
ing and valuable if you wish TO
base your daily food rations on
scientific principles.
TOmOrrOw-HOW You "Catcn
CO1d.'O
copyright. 1923. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
ADVERTISEMENT.
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CLEARS COMPLEXION
AS IF BY MAGIC
No Longer Necessary TO
Be a Victim of Unpopu-
larity on Account of a
Bad Complexion.

Very often q pimple, blackhead or
irritation of tho skin IL simply nGture's
way of warning you that you are care
less. and 10 reminding you that you
must take care of your skin. clean IT
of the dust and grease which collect
In the pores. so they can throw off I'M
purities from the system, which other
wise collect, apd then foster, causing
bIackheads. pimples and other face
runners.
women who endured these distressing
things for years and who never seemed
to be able to find anything which woulp
really get rid. of them are now using
Black and White Cleansing Cream be.
cause 1t really keeps every one of the
little pores cleaned out: healthy ana
active in getting rid of the things which
ordinarily cause pimples and sore skin.
BY using Black and White Cleansing
Cream regularly you make your skin
of putting on just face powder in tSS
first use the Peroxide Cream
which keeps the skin clear. free from
surface grease and makes yonr Black
and White Face Powder stay on evenly
instead of making your face loon
"pasty'' and ''over-powdered."
The Washington times., 1923-09-14
The Worlds ActiUe Volcanoes

THE Americas contain majority of all the volcanoes
in the world There are about Alt active volcanoes
and North America possesses 1O6 besides hundreds OF
smoking peaks
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Evening star., 1923-06-18
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, June 1S.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Rome quotes
an unconfirmed message received by
the Naples newspapers to the effect
that the town of Linguaglossa has
been destroyed by lava from Mount
Etna.
ROME, June lS.-The great streams
of lava flowing from Mount Etna have
reached point only one kilometer
from Linguaglossa and Castiglione,
both of which are being evacuated,
according to dispatches from Catania.
The lava stream approaching the for
mer town, however. is reported to
have divided into two channels and
will probably not damage the viii
lage, owing to the configuration of
the ground.
The railway station at Castiglione
has been destroyed and some of the
most fertile vineyards. farms and
groves wiped out. A pine grove near
Linguaglossa was obliterated.
The lava stream headed toward
LinguaglosSa- before dividing, was
$50 yards wide and was advancing
at speed of 500 yards an hour.
The inhabitants of the villages ad-
jacent to the base of tn volcano are
terror-stricken. Yesterday they gath
cred in the churches and organized
Evening star., 1923-06-18
ART GALLERY SELLS
LOTS FOR $25O,OOO
Two at 18th and H Streets Trans
ferred to Randall H.
Hagner.

Announcement of the sale of prop
erty from 719 to 727 18th street, COM
prising lots sol and sos of square 167,
by the Corcoran Gallery of Art to
Randall H. Hagner for s25o,o00 was
made today.
The property is IN the radius OF
real estate transfers of
the past few months. being between
H street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The corner property of 18th and H
streets, where the Albany apart
ments are now located. figured re-
Gently in a deal handled by John w.
Brawner for the Lincoln National
Bank.
Construction Of the transportation
building on another corner. of 18th
and H streets, and the arrival of a
number of business houses on the
nth street block between H street
and Pennsylvania avenue, add spice
to real estate transfers in that vicin-
ity.
The Hagner deal was started some
time ago, but the completion was not
ANNOUNCED until today. The property
had been held by the art gallery for
many years.
Evening star., 1923-06-18
DEMURRER UPHELD
TO FRAUD CHARGES
Court Sustains Contentious
of Nine Defendants in Bir-
mingham Motors Case.

Justice Bailey of the District Su-
preme Court today sustained demur-
rers filed by nine of the twenty seven
persons charged with conspiracy to
use the mails to defraud in connec-
tion with the sale of stock of the
Birmingham Motors. The court de-
clared there was nothing in the in
dictment which showed a scheme to
defraud. Attorneys Cromelin and
Laws filed the demurrers.
Indictments Returned In October.
The indictments were reported last
October. and charged Samuel A. Carl
son, mayor of jamestown, n. Y: Guy
United States; James b. Mansfield, in
ternationally known engineer, and
twenty-four others with victimizing
hundreds of persons in various parts
of the United States to whom stock
in the corporation was sold. Attor-
neys Cromelin & Laws on behalf of
George B. Mechem. sr.; Harlan Van
wyck, Caius E. Weaver. Leland Can
non, George B. Mechem, jr.: Thomas
Il. DlcRen, Martin LIIuQulSt. Ls1IeIl f.
Nechem and r. C.. Northwood, resi- :
dents of Jamestown. n. Y, and the
vicinity, filed demurrers to the in
dictment. Mayor Carlson refused to
join in the attack on the indictment
and asserting his innocence of any
crime in connection with the stock of
the company, asked United States At
torney Gordon to set an early date
for a trial. Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Mans
field filed separate attacks on the in
dictment but arguments were not
heard on their motions.
Effect Of Courts Ruling.
The effect of the courts ruling to-
day is to invalidate the indictments
as to all the accused. Assistant
United States Attorney Bilbrey. who
attempted to uphold the allegations
of the indictments, had not decided
this afternoon on the course of the
government and declined to say
whether an attempt would be made
to secure an indictment that would
meet the requirements of the ruling
of Justice Bailey or to appeal to the
court of appeals for reversal OF
the courts decision.
Evening star., 1923-06-18
Land Explosions Herald Eruptions;
Many Craters Open.

BY the Associated Press.
CATANIA, June 1S.-Mount Etna is
active today. Several eruptions of
the volcano during the night were
heralded by loud explosions, followed
by streams of lava that overran a
number of cultivated fields and woods.
The station at Castiglione has been
destroyed and the railway near the
mountain obstructed, while a lava
stream 800 meters wide threatens the
district about Linguaglossa.
Besides the eruption from the main
crater. numerous small craterS opened
in the sides of the mountain.
The eruptive activity of the volcano
is accompanied by violent explosions
and tremendous discharges of ashes
and cinders. with lava constantly
flowing down the sides of the noun
tain. Slighter shocks are adding ter
ror to the situation
Evening star., 1923-06-18
SWALLOWS ST 500 RING
WHEN HELD UP BY BAND
Jeweler Loses $3.50 in Jewels and
$500 in Cash; so in Garage
Held Up by Bandits.

NEW YORK, June 1S.-Twelve
armed bandits today held up fifty
chauffeurs, helpers and washers in
an East Side garage, while confed-
crates robbed safe of $4,000.
Nothing was taken from the en-
ployes. Earlier in the day two ban
dts. armed with revolvers, held up
Samuel Lowey, a jeweler, robbed him
of jewels worth S2,S50 and $500 in
cash Lowey, who was in taxicab
in front of his home in the Bronx,
swallowed a ring worth $1,500 when
the bandits approached.
In each case the bandits escaped
in automobiles.
Evening star., 1923-06-18
HOWARD i. TO GET
BIG ENDOWMENT
$500, 900 Sum for Medical
School Lacks But $1,000
of Attainment.

Howard University of Washington
will fall heir within a few days to
the largest endowment in the history
of its medical school. The university
is under the supervision of the Sec
retary of the Interior. and the an
nouncement of the endowment was
made by Secretary Work today.
The school Is to. receive 100000.
half of which is piedged BY the gem
eral education board of New York
city. provided the university raises a
similar sum through public subscrip-
tfon by July /. Three more years are
allowed to collect the pledges. so that
the entire sum will be available by
July /, 1926
Officials of the Interior Department
said today that s246.s40 of Howard
Cnfversity's share of the half million
dollars has already been raised. and
that it is only necessary to obtain
$4,000 in additional subscriptions dur
ing the next thirteen days to obtain
the full amount. Officials were con-
fident there would be no difficulty in
securing pledges for this amount
According to the endowment made
by the general education board of
New York. it's contribution of $780,
600 will be paid to Howard University
In amounts equal to the cash from
pledges from time to time. At present
payments on contributions amount to
$32 1000, with the result that after July
l Howard Cniversity's medical school
will receive $4,000 also from the
general education board.
Contributions to the university are
~ Il n \
is from a colored philanthropist and
there are siXty-eight pledges from
prominent alumni and friends Of
$1,000 each. many of whom are resi-
dents of the District of Columbia. The
100000 endowment is expected to
result in the expansion of Howard
University's medical school, which is
the only school of this character eX
elusive of one in Nashville, Tenn.
graduating colored physicians, dentists
and pharmacists.
Evening star., 1923-06-18
Playground Director Suspended
On Charge of Striking Schoolboy

The occurrence is alleged to have
taken place during one of the public
school divisional track meets at the
high school stadium. A group Of
boys from the Dennison School were
standing on the sidelines watching a
race when the alleged mix-up oc-
Cured.
Will Make Probe.
Mr.. Kirk, who has been with the
Fairgrounds department for about
four years, was not at the office when
the suspension became known. Mrs.
Rhodes stated that a thorough In
ouiry into the affair is being made.
According to- relative of one of the
children, the boys were not doing
anything out of the way and were be-
hind the rope that lines the running
track.
One of the parents reported the al
legged happenings to Mrs. Rhodes and
Commissioner Oyster Saturday and
the investigation was started imme-
diatslx. y
Evening star., 1923-06-18
LLSW|FE, WOUNDS
4, ENDS OWN LIFE
Attack on Church Party CuI-
mination of EIopement of
Couple Under Age.
Special Dispa atch 10 The Star.


FREDERICK, Md. June 1s-A
double tragedy last night closed the
stormy romance OF Roy Smith and
Helen Wilhite, who eloped a year ago
last March at eighteen and fifteen
years of age and set the countryside
furry in evading sheriffs set upon
their trail by the girls parents.
Roy killed his wife and himself
with a shotgun. Four members of a
party with whom the bride, who had
separated from her husband, was re-
turning in a carriage from church
were Injured by spreading shot as the
team of horses driven by Harry Will
hite. father of Mrs. Smith, dashed
wildly through the darkness of the
country road.
Concealed in Woods.
Smith had concealed himself in the
woods and fired upon the wife, who
sat between Mildred. fifteen, and
Beatrice. sixteen, her sisters, on the
back seat of the carriage. Frances
Saxton. eleven, daughter Of Rev. j..
A Saxton, besides white was the
other member of the party. They
had just left Oak Hill Church of God.
where Smith had been seen in the
congregation.
Smiths body was found in wheat
field near the scene of ambush, at
1890 o'clock this morning, by posse
which took his trail shortly after
news reached here. Mrs. Smith was
dead when the breathless team drew
up at the home of AL c. Barrick,
mile from the church. First aid was
given others of the party, none of
whom were seriously hurt.
In leaving the home of her hus-
bands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Smith, near Woodboro. neighbors of
her own parents, Mrs. Smith recently
charged abuse at the hands of her
husband
Evening star., 1923-06-18
Girl Leaves Bed
For First Time
In Year; Elopes
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. June 1S
Miss Jean Strang, whose spine
was fractured in an automobile
accident last year. and who since
has lived strapped to a board in bed,
was able to leave the board for the
first time last week, and seized
the occasion to elope with George
Franklin. her fiance before the ac-
cident. They were married az
Burlingame, near here. after the
bridegroom had carried the bride
in his arms from the automobile to
the altar. Each is nineteen years
old.
Mrs Pauline Franklin, mother of
the Bridegroom, announced that she
would seek to have the marriage
annulled. Mrs. Rebecca Strang.
mother of the girl. also is said to
favor an annulment. Police were
askedTto search foF-the eouple-.
Evening star., 1923-06-18
PARK RUM AT HALIFAX.
Liners Leave Liquor at Canadian
Port Before Reaching q. S.

HALIFAX, N. s., June 1S.-Halifax
today joined Bermuda as parking
station for liquor which ocean liners
are forbidden to take into American
ports.
The Furness Liner Sachem, bound
for Boston, and the Red Cross liner
Silvia, on her way to New York from
Liverpool, were the first vessels to
check their supplies here.
The vessels, carried just enough
LIQUOR to last to the three-mile limit.
Saturday the Lamport and Holt
line, operating between New York
and Buenos Aires announced it's
selection of Bermuda as storage
point.
Evening star., 1923-06-18

Frank E. Kirk. director of boys ac-
tivities in the playground depart
ment, was suspended today by, Mrs
Susie Root Rhodes, supervisor of. tho
department, following charges that
he struck a boy with a megaphone
at a track meet at the Central High
school Thursday afternoon.
The complaint is that John Hefford,
144O Rhode Island avenue, fourteen
year-old pupil at the Dennison
School, sustained a cut on the should
er and had to be treated at a ply
sician's Office.
Says Arm Was Hit.
Robert Chapman. thirteen-year-o
son of DR.. and Mrs. C. N. Chapman of
.1420 Rhode island avenue. also told
his parents that r the megaphone
s4yack his Sx1A
Evening star., 1923-06-18
MINE LEADER HELD.
Myerscough Arrested Charged
With Sedition.

PITTSBURGH. June 1S.-Thomas
Myerscough, secretary-treasurer Of
the progressive international commit
tee of the United Mine Workers, was
arrested on a charge of sedition as he
left the Allegheny county court house
today.
Myerscough had just filed a petit
ton for the recovery of papers seized
in raids on alleged radicals here
April 81.
Evening star., 1923-06-18
BRITISH OFFICIAL SLAIN.
of Gendarmerie in Pales'
tine Assassinated by Brigands.

LONDON, June 1s.-Capt. Swan,
paymaster of the British gendarmerie
in Palestine, was murdered last Fri
day while travelling between Ramleh
and Jaffa, says a Jerusalem dispatch
to-" the Daily Mail. His assailants
escaped. Several other acts of bril-
gandage have occurred in the district
in the last few days, adds the cor
respondent.
Evening star., 1923-06-18
CONVICTS SENT TO FIGHT
FLOOD IN ARKANSAS
Men Dispatched From State Farm
as Bank Begins to
Cave.
Pr rho AssociAt ted Press,

By the Associa ted Press.
PINE BLUFF, June 1S.-A detach-
ment of 135 convicts was dispatched
from the state farm at Cummns in an
swer to an emergency call from South
Bend, Lincoln county, where the
bank of the river near the South
Bend levee began to cave this morn
ing about o'clock.
Evening star., 1923-06-18
BRITISH CAPTURE
TURKISH GUN CARGO
Transport, With Munitions From
Thrace, Seized in Sea of
Marmora.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE. June 1S.-The
British destroyer Splendid has seized
in the Sea of Marmora Turkish
transport carrying a cargo of guns
from Thrace.
The capture is the result of plans
of the British authorities who had
received information that the Turks
were epdeavoring to remove from
Thrace guns and troops clandestinely
sent there in violation of the Mudania-
armistice when the resumption of
hostilities with Greece was threat
sned.
Evening star., 1923-06-18
Italian ToUn Reported Raced
By Luva Flood From, Mt. Etnu
Linguaglossa Destroyed as Avalanche
Descends Mountaipside After Series of
Violent Eruptions, Say Dispatches.

professions imploring divine inter-
vention. They spent the night watch
Ing the approach of the lava streams,
which, as they advanced. engulfed
and incinerated trees, bushes and
vineyards.
Linguaglossa has population Of
$1,000 and Castiglionge 10000.
LAVA FLOODS FIELDS.