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The Washington times., 1923-04-05
By BERTHA r. MCDONALD.

IN ODGE ANDREWS ana MS
fiancee had had more than
~ one disagreement about
her habit of appropriating SOU
yenirs from every restaurant, cafe
or public place visited.
Dodge, after upbraiding her,
called himself a brute and took
her in his arms and kissed away
the tears. For some time there
after Betty was quite circumspect
regarding this habit of souvenir
collecting.
Secure in the thought that his
beloved had been emancipated,
Dodge relaxed his vigilance. And
the one fateful day Aline
Powers - headstrong, vivacious,
temperamental Aline-happened
along for visit.
Dodge enjoyed entertaining
Betty's friends as much as she
did. He went out of his way TO
plan unusual, delightful surprises
in honor of Aline's sojourn. The
browning event came the night
before Aline's departure. Some
thing new in the way of dining
palaces-The Jewel-was t. be
opened with much ceremony adj
mission for this particular night
to be by card only.
Dodge was fortunate in secur-
ing a card for himself and two
ladies.
1t was a wonderful occasion.
The music was exceptional, the
food above reproach, napery spot
less, silver shiningly new AMI the
service unexcelled. Betty hadn't
been SO happy in long time and
Aline fairly scintillated. Dodge
Was very proud of his little party.
When an obsequious attendant
preferred the bill, Dodge glarCe ed
at 1t casually while he fumbled
for his money, looked closer,
frowned, excused himself and pre-
ceded the waiter to the desk.
He was entirely too much Of
gentleman to make any kind Of
scene in a public place, but he
was also too square with every
body, himself included, to permit
a deliberate overcharge without
making some effort toward hav-
ing 1t adjusted.
To his chagrin he found the
overcharge to be for spoons
served with the demi-tasse-two
of them having been removed to
the safe shelter of the vanity
cases of the ladies in his party.
The Washington times., 1923-04-05

An ominous click in Dodge's
ear announced the abrupt terni-
nation of the conversation. That
afternoon q messenger brought
him Betty's engagement ring ac-
companied by brief note.
Ostensibly a shattered romance,
yet Dodge felt deep in his heart
that a few days of letting Betty
supremely alone would bring her
to her senses.
But as time went on he real
lied he would have to surprise
Betty into seeing him. He went
to the garage and got his road
ster-in half hour it was parked
The Washington times., 1923-04-05
MOTHERS, Do THIS
When the Children Cough,
Rub Musterole on Threats
and Chests.

No telling how soon the sYmp-
toms may develop intos croup, or
worse. And .then's when YOU re
glad you have q jar OF Musterole
at hand to give prompt relief. 1t
does not blister.
AS first aid, Musterole Is excel
lent. Thousands of mothers know
it. You should keep jar ready
for instant use.
1t lis the remedy for adults, too.
Relieves sore throat, bronchitis,
tonsilftis, Group, stiff neck, asthma,
pleurisy, rheumatism, lunabago,
neuralgia. headache. congestion,
pains and aches of back or joints,
sprains. sore muscles, chilblains.
frosted feet and colds of the chest
lit may prevent pneumonia1. 500
and $50 Jars and tubes
Better than a mustard plaster
The Washington times., 1923-04-05

Betty noted Dodge's preoccupa.
ton but hesitated about men.
tioning in before Aline. The next
morning after Aline had gone,
she telephoned her fiance.
'fWhat was the large idea last
night?" she inquired with some
asperity. why the funeral trim
mings?"
I'm not beat about the bush,
Betty. The waiter saw you take
those spoons last night. After
your promise. it hurt me more
than l can tell you, but it's all
right this time-you didn't steal
them-I paid for them at the
desk
The Washington times., 1923-04-05
lie HAND OF PERIL, By Arthur Stringer
A GIRL: MARRIES


charge, !" he said authoritatively.
Now I'm off matters OF IN
terest to me. Thanks i thousand
times, old man. Good.by, both Of
you
And lifting his hat with . wide
gesture Of elaborate courtesy. my
husband plunged off in the thick
Of the city's streets. leaving me
in charge Of Ralph Lacy.
When Jim lifted his hat casually
and plunged off into the activity
Of the city's streets. Ralph Lacy
gave his chauffeur my office nd
dress and leaped into the car -
If he were out, to break speed
record.
Dick West is gone. said
slowly. ITS q great relief to
know tnisI can't tell you how
great"
BY the time we reached my Of
flee I was again calm and self
W. lsf
possessed. With word of the
deep gratitude il felt. / hurried
back to the little business which
seemed completely the work of
my hands and established as
such when Miss May told me
that the bank messenger had ar
rived and that I'd find tl1e paid
up note on my desk. She added
that Miss Sturges had 'phoned
several times and would call again
later.
Almost reverentIy Il filed the
receipt in my safe. For o little
while was too exalted. too over
wrought to settle down to work.
Then realized that I'd paid out
all my available cash to meet this
loan and that the business would
have to earn d little more. There
fore IT was up to me to get back On
the job.
CarIotta 'phoned to ask me to
a little dinner party. Phoebe and
Neal and Jeanne and Pat. That's
bound to give Tony a chance to
talk to you,' Carlotta suggested
innocently. not dreaming how lit
tie this scheme would please Jim.
Before ! could say . word Car
lOtta added bravely:
Please invite Betty, too for
me. I mustn't take any more
time during office hours, but
you'lI come and bring Jim-and
Betty-won't you q.
IF / cam" / replied. I'm do
my best, dear. /"
Then. hanging up the receiver,
I wondered If Carlotta had now
arrived at a stage Of courage
where she was ready ''to put It
to the touch to win or lose 1t All !"
Betty's presence would rinake
things very hard for Carlotta. But
nothing could be more difficult
than my own position.
Knowing Jim's resentful feel
ings toward Tony. / hardly dared
risk a meeting.
Loyalty demanded that I go to
Cariotta's. And the first step was
to invite Betty. So went out to
do it.
at can't" she gasped uneasily.
''I'm not brave enough to 50 to
merrymalsing yet
"Carlotta made a point Of your
coming" / began.
But Betty. rising and linking
her arm in mine, paced with me
to the threshold of my office.
There she paused and WHISPERED
.nervously:
ANNE, why doesn't Carlotta
Sturges like me?''
What makes you say such .
thing?" / protested. And then,
mercifully, in walked Tony Nor
reys.
"HeIlo, girls" he cried in. his
fine, vibrant voice. II got: back
earlier than I expected. So !
dropped in, planning to escort you
to Carlotta's. You ought to know
c. sturges, B. Winston. She's the
best ever"
\
The Washington times., 1923-04-05
ND even though you shOul'

a ND even though you snouid
"a slip through the hands of
Il - the law-and you can't
do that-month by month and
year by year you'll fall lower
and lower. lying and cheating
and flim-flamming and bunco
steering and scurrying from one
walwen to another"
Walt" she said, white to the
lips. But Kestner did not choose
TO wait.
you don't come in contact
with one man you can respect or
trust. But crooked as they are,
the time will come when you'll
have to turn to them for protec-
ton. And If they give you that.
they'll expect their price for it.
They'll get their price, in the
!. end. Believe nae, I've seen the
woman adventurer. I've followed
their careers, by the hundred-not
through novels, but through life.
They all lead one way, and that
way is down"
The woman sitting opposite
him did not speak for several
moments. Her face was very
white. Kestner could seethe blue
veining in the temple under the
heavily massed chestnut hair
When she spoke she spoke very
quietly.
"All this is very eloquent" she
said, land, I'm afraid, very OBJ
vious. But it is quite beside the
mark. There are things you
don't understand. But the fact
remains that 1 am already with
these people. And intend to stay
there until the endy'
"But what end?" demanded
Kestner.
cit viii not be the end you
expect" was her tranquil-toned
reply.
81 know your position. and
know what II leads to-
yet hopeless as that position
appears. I may enjoy advantages
unknown to my enemies"
81 am not your enemy. / have
no desire to be-"
In that she answered, 81
cannot believe you
but I have nothing to gain in
all this
= THAT is the one thing I doubt .
she replied. after q slight pause.
How can prove it,"
she pondered a moment.
s.By going quietly through tia.
door, returning to your hotel. and
taking the night boat for Naples.
ana from Naples returning to
Paris"
Kestner did not even smile.
1T viii. be for your good. sae
warned him, for your own
safetN.I ?
That is feature of the situa.
ton on: which am not permitted
to- figure" he said.
She glanced at ; the, leather
bound travelling clock on the
table in front of her.
The Danger Grows.
1T is more dangerous, every
moment you stay" she said, and
he felt sure her uneasiness was
not a pretense. He crossed to the
table and stood in front of her.
do you know" he said, quite
close to her, az don't believe
you're as brave as you'd have me
believe. or as hard as they've
tried to, make you! You're nos
that sort! / can't believe -"
She was about TO answer him.
The Washington times., 1923-04-05

In the Balkans, where women
tend goats and cattle in the
mountains, it is necessary for
them to wear trousers; skirts
would be too cumbersome among
the rocks. In Albania, however,
especially at Scutari, says a re-
cent writer, women wear trousers
in accordance with an old custom.
An Albanian woman takes pride
in wearing trousers as voluminous
as possible, and as result the
garments do not in the least re-
semble the ordinary masculine at
tire with which we associate the
word, but appear like tremendous
~ full, heavy skirts.
The richer the woman is. the
more extensive are the trousers,
and it is not at all uncommon to
see women wearing trousers that
are made Of ninety feet or more
of cloth.
The Washington times., 1923-04-05
Bits of Wisdom

He who prooguees the honesty,
OF today till tomorrow will prob
ably prorogue his tomorrow to
eternity.
The darkest shadows of life
are those man makes when he
stands in his own light.
The Washington times., 1923-04-05
Wedding Rings for Men.

one time most men rings to indicate the state
"A of their affections If gentleman wants wife ne
wears ring the first finger of his left hand if
gagged, the second finger; if married, on the third
The Washington times., 1923-04-05
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

1-When was Labrador discov-
cred?
when did Clara Barton or
ganize the American Red Cross
Society?
3-When did the ancient Greek
poetess. Sappho, live?
4-When did the United States
return to China $4,000. 900 indem-
nifty money for the Boxer out.
break?
5-Wheu was the Standard Oil
Company originally organized?
ANSWERS to these queries will
be printed tomorrow
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.
1.-The United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Nd, was
founded in 1S45.
2-John Philip Sousa's famous
band was organized in 1892.
3-The Transvaal,. formerly the
South African republic. received
it's present name in 1900.
4-The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes" were first published in
1891.
5-Adrian w, the only English
Pope, reigned from 1854 to 1859.
Copyright, 1923, King Features
Syndicate, Inc
The Washington times., 1923-04-05

An old lady was on a visit to
her married daughter. One day
there was company, and little
Theodore, the hope of the house,
was doing his best to amuse his
mothers visitors. ...
Presently he left the room, to
return soon arterward with q
zinc bucket. This he planted
right in front Of his grandma,
while the others sat wonder what
was about to happen.
Grandma" said little Theo-
dore, will 90 kick it,"
BLESS the child" said the sur
prised old lady, "why do you
wish me to do that, darling?'
Because" replied the young
hopeful, Il heard pa say we
should he awfully rich when 90
kicked the bucket"
A doctor who numbered among
his patients a very wealthy titled
family was called in to prescribe
for a slight ailment OF the eldest
son, a young man of marriage
able age.
H m, a slight cold" grunted
the old man after an examina-
ton, due, l should say, to ex-
posture. Been counting some
young lady, l presume, eh?''
Well. yes. DOCTOR" replied the
young man. Right for once, l
must admit"
"Ha!' calculated the doctor.
II thought so, some fortune
hunting mink, | suppose?"
II think not; at least 1 hope
not"
bah! they're all alike, young
The Washington times., 1923-04-05
TELL THESE AT DINNER

man. But who is she. may I
ask"
Your daughter. sir" replied
the young man.
Teacher: How many zones are
there?" Boy: six" mo, there
are only five" There are six,
SIR" Name them" 1.-THE torrid
zone, the northern and southern
temperate. the northern and
southern frigid--" THAT s. five;
what is the other one?"
"O.zonen'
The Washington times., 1923-04-05
A .WoneleIfI "a Educ

or. PETERS Rome, covers an area Of $4,000 square
y yards It is 2O5 yards long and the dome 18s feet
in diameter. St Paul's Cathedral London is only half
the length and could be put inside st. Peters.
The Washington times., 1923-04-05

wings lovebrds meeting aand somehow, she
of fingers
evidence
brought into play by playful Cupid folic
which all
is his very own!"-Popint.
The Washington times., 1923-04-05

HE flowers she finds her desspring flowers Of tender
beautYare by the only discover Of
takes" letter, feels
his hating hesitate
usually swiftly hears another
And in her thoughts Spring leaps to mindndeed flies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-24
ANN|sT0N STARTS # WEIR EXTENSION
 AND PAVING JOBS
Legless Man Jailed Charged
 With Shooting Anniston
.iNNISTOS BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD AnnistOn, Ala, March g

Annstons street Improvement pro- gram for 1923 was enlarged to an appreciable extent at Thursday nights meeting of the city council. when ordinances were passed provid- ing for the extension of the sewer line in the six of the more thickly populated sections. Cement side walks will be laid in many sections. Objection of property owners to the program for paving, guttering and curbing Wilma and Leighton ave- nues from end to end, Twenty-second street. Thirteenth and Twelfth streets from Noble to Leighton ave nues, sixth from Wilma to the Tyler Park and Seventh street from Leigh ton to Highland were overruled. A 1S-page ordinance providing for ce- ment sidewalks in the unpaved resi- dential sections was passed to it's third and final reading and unani- mously adopted. Passage of the sew craze ordinance Thursday night cov- CTS every part of the city and will make Anniston one of the best equipped sanitary cities in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-24
And His Son Instantly Killed By Stroke or Lightning
Illness Of w. A. Darden Casts
 Gloom Ouer The State Capital

the advancement of the confederate cause
 Governor Kilby, in his final mes sage to the legislature in January. made the following statement re- garding Mir. Darden's service to the state:
 T should feel as if I had neglected duty if I failed to make public acknowledgment of the services of the secretary to governor. Mir. w. A. Darden.
 He has been more than secre- tary. He has been an able and faith ful counselor and a constant sharer of my burdens. He has been most important factor in the conception and execution cf plans for the better ment of all our eleemosynary and penal institutions. ever alert and Jealous for the interests of state. In completing, planning and building of the new prison near Montgomery his service has been especially valuable. l have never known more efficient, loyal or faithful public servant
 Throughout his term Mir. Darden had been in i'll health and was forced to take complete rest several times. He become i'll shortly after he re turned to his home at Anniston.
 ANNIST0N. Ala, March 23-tSpe- cial.l-Physicians attending William A. Darden, private secretary to Gov ernor Thomas E. Kilby during the four-year term which ended ir Jan uary reported Friday afternoon that Mir. Dardens condition was extreme ly critical. MT Darden has been growing worse for the past few days and his condition became grave Thursday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-24
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HFRALD Montgomery. Ala, March 23

Information of the desperate ill., ness at Anniston of W. A. Darden. secretary of the executive depart ment during the administration of Governor Kilby, cast gloom over tho state capitol ltae today. MT. Darden, at the time of his retire. ment January Is, was proclaimed one of the most popular state officials in many years. Although particularly concerned with the executive depart ment MT. Darden kept a careful su- pervision over all departments In ac- tivities of the state.
 When Kilby prison was in con- temptation Mr Darden and William F. Feagin, state warden general, went to several other states in search of ideas and when the plans were drawn and the contract let MT. Dar- den gave a great part of his time to supervision of construction.
 MT. Darden went into office in 1919 with Governor Kilby and went out In 1923 with Governor Kilby. Throughout his service as secretary to the governor he held his position as secretary treasurer of one of the largest Kilby operations at Anniston.
 At a farewell dinner in honor of Governor kilby and Mir Darden be- fore he left Montgomery in January. Governor Kilby told his friends that M. Darden's service to him IS gover- nor during the fours years could be likened unto the service rendered General Lee by General Jackson In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-24
TWO BODIES BURN AS FATAL SHOCK SN|FFS 0UT LIVES
Farmer and Sons Take Ref. uge in Out House During
 Storm With Fatal Results


 BANKSTON,s Ala, March 23.-(Spe- cial.)-Ezekiel Ary and his son. Cliff ton, were instantly killed and a second son, William, seriously burned by lightning here at o'clock Fri day morning. The accident was made all the more horrible when the bodies of the two victims were incinerated. Ezekiel Ary was a brother of G. Thomas Ary, the latter victim of an ax murder in Birmingham last year. The father and his two sons early this morning went to work on the family farm. Just before 2 o'clock 1t began to rain. The three rushed into small building on the farm. It was while they were in this place of supposed refuge that the house was struck by lightning.
 Death came instantly to the father and Clifton. The second son, Will liam. lay stunned while but inn mediately upon recovering he ran home to notify his mother and sum mon assistance. In the meantime tho little farm house was discovered to be on fire and before help came the bodies of tho two Arys were almost completedly destroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-24
100 AUBURN STUDENTS WILL INSPECT PLANTS
Embryo Engineers Will See Indus
 trial Plants At First Hand

AUBURN, Ala, March 23,-(Spe- cial)-For the purpose of inspecting industrial and engineering plants at Montgomery, Mitchell Dam, Brming- ham, Tuscaloosa, Gorgas. Sheffield and Anniston, more than 100 stu dents in engineering will leave here Sunday morning. March 25, on an an- nual tour of inspection.
 Montgomery will be the first stop and here the steam and gas plants and also the waterworlIs will be vis- tied, From Montgomery the young engineers will go to Mitchell Dam' where they will be entertained by the Alabama Power company at luncheon.
 After leaving Mitchell Dam the next stop will be Birmingham, where three days will be spent inspecting the Ensley steel mIils and by products plants, the Fairfield and Westfield wire and rod mills. the Birmingham cold storage plant, the B. R., l.. & P. Co; and the Sloss- Sheffield by-products plant, the tele- phone exchange. the Moore -Handley Hardware company and other plants.
 On Thursday the Acipco company will be hosts to the young engineers at luncheon, and leaving Birming- nam they WlII dS dlI pe tiiAtl thi hth by the Alabama Power company at It's Gorgas steam plant at noon Fri day.
 From Gorgas more than half the students will go to Muscle Shoals to see Wilson Dam, the power plant and other government works there, while others will return to Birmingham and go to Anniston in order to see the Anniston steel mills and other industries there.
 In an advance statement, Prof. w. w. Hill praised the cooperation of the Alabama Power company. the Acipco company and other plants, and attributes much credit to them for making the trip possible.
 Professor Hill of the department of electrical engineering will be chairman of the inspection tour. and other faculty members who will make the trip are Dr. Rupert Taylor Profs. l. A. Callau. c. R. Hixon and C. A. BaSore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-24
SHEFFIELD COMPANY l MAY REDUCE POWER | RATES IN TR|-CITIES
KiWanis Clubs Will Boost Ford For Shoals at Atlanta
 Convention

SHEFFIELD, Ala, March B. (Spcial al)-President Parsons, of the Sheffield company, who is here from New York, was a guest of the local Kiwanis club at the weekly luncheon. MT. Parsons stated that he had noted wonderful improvements in this dis trict and pledged the cooperation of his company in future developments. He announced that his company hoped at an early date to reduce the light and power rates for the Tri Cities.
 Captain Hatch of Sheffield. who was also a guest of the club, an- nounced that the Sheffield compa- ny's subscription to the Tennessee River Improvement association was S1,000 per month. He urged that Sheffield send large delegation to the meeting of the association in Chattanooga. March 29.
 Judge Roulhae, '. R. Coleman and Ben Spilberger were appointed a committee tn confer with represen tatives of the other Kiwanis clubs of North Alabama relative to the establishment of Muscle Shoals headquarters in Atlanta during the international meeting of Kiwanians It Is the prpose of these clubs to place Muscle Shoals before the thou sands who will attend that meeting. The suggestion was made by the Morgan County Kiwanis club of AL banY-Decatur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-24
STRuCk B1 TRAIN

Ed Ware, an electrical worker, was seriously Injured at crossing near the office of the Kilby Car and Foundry company Friday afternoon, when he was struck by eastbound passenger train No. 30 The electri cal worker, who is partially deaf, walked on the railroad track with out hearing the traip and was hurled against switch stand. his hip being shattered and arm broken and se- rious injuries being inflicted about the head and body. The accident oc- cured near the point where J. A. C. Dickie was instantly killed last De- cernher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-24
GRAHAM TO HANG

The state board of pardons will de- cline to give further consideration to the case of Frank Graham, Talladega negro, who is scheduled to be hanged March 90 for the murder of J. W. Burk deputy sheriff. This decision was announced by the board Friday afternoon following the appearance of J. c. Burt, Graham's attorney, for a conference with Governor Brandon.
 The board notified the governor that it would consider the case again only when requested by the execu- tive. Goverjor Brandon answered that he did not care to make such request. After an investigation two weeks ago the board declined to rec ommend clemency.
 MT. Burt was in conference with Governor Brandon today, during which he appealed for the commuta- tfon of the death sentence imposed on Graham. Mir. Burt told Governor Brandon that he had discussed the case with a witness named Hancock, who now resides in South Carolina and who was before the grand jury, but was not in Alabama when the trial of Graham was held. He said Hancocks testimony would make d great change in the evidence.
 Governor Brandon requested MT, Burt to have the solicitor advise him of the testimony given by Hancock to the grand jury. No reporter was present when Hancock was examined before the grand jury
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-24
SHOOTING CHARGED

Harry Gallon, legless man from Chattanooga, was lodged In the coun- ty jail here Friday afternoon by Sheriff W. r. knighton, charged with assault with intent to murder, fol- lowing the probable fatal shooting of Tom Talley. which occurred in Mechanicsville about ? o'clock. Trouble had previously arisen be- tween the two men. Gallion making the statement after his arrest that Talley attempted to board the car in which he was riding and that he shot him off the running board. The injured man was reported to be in critical condition late in the after noon