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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

AELAlk AllO0 Z A1hE IA.
I am nineteen and have been
going about with a young man Of
twenty-five. He has asked me to
take an engagement ring from
him. Now. Miss Fairfax, can
say that 1 love this man very
much and feel that he is the one
TO be my life partner, btu at va
rious times have feeling that
do not love him.
Can it be possible that this is
what you call true love? Is it
true that all people feel the same
way, and that true love only
comes after marriage or engage
ment?
1 would like very much to re-
ceIve this ring from him, but
] want to make sure he is the
right man. go out with other
men at different times, but can't
say that I'd miss them, whereas
would miss this young man.
ANXIOUS.
nON'T think so much about the
ring. 1t is not the impor-
tant question. What counts Is
whether you are in love with love,
fascinated by the idea of being en-
gagged, or truly devoted to the
man. No one else can decide this
for you. Stop and think of all
the realities and duties of a mar
riage partnership. If you want to
make this man happy and trust
him with all your heart and re-
spect him. besides, your love is
likely tn have waa ring u1Ia Iifiea
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
By NINDE HARRIS.

NV HEY met first in the store
ba1cony-the thin little girl
with the cough and the tall,
slender woman who could no
longer be classed as young. The
tall, slender. woman held grace
fully in her hand a long leather
purse in which there were bills
of high denomination, while
clutched tightly in the little thin
ones hand was a cheap purse, in
which there was exactly $11.85.
And nd one who looked at them
would have guessed that both
were on the same errand-to buy
a coat to keep out the cold.
The tall. slender young woman
entered the elevator first. She
smiled graciously when the floor
walker bowed and remarked,
Rather chilly, Miss Lane"
One particularly she envied. It
was long and had a high collar.
and was of soft gray squirrel.
She could almost fancy herself in
it. Smiling happily. she Struggled
her thin little shoulders in her
worn red sweater. Gee! bet
my cough would be scared clean
out if was wearing that coat"
she thought.
The tall Miss Lane was doing
some thinking also. Now there
was q man whose love she had
long desired. Recently he had
begun to pay her marked atten-
ton, and it was to turn this in
terest into love that she had
come shopping for new apparel.
She didn't really need a new coat.
but she felt that she must do
everything in her power to look
more beautiful than any other
woman
Trying on the coat and looking
beyond the mirror frame, she
saw the emaciated girl for the
second time that morning.
"How thin she is and how she
coughs" she remarked to the
clerk who was showing her the
coats.
"Oh, you mean Mamie Drake"
the clerk was all sympathy.
Eyes, poor, little thing! One
more cold and she'll have pneu-
monia again this winter like she
did last. And then her days will
be numbered, the doctor says"
Mary Lanes beautiful. slender
hand, on which were several ex.
pensive rings, slipped into the
soft, silken pocket Of the beauti-
full coat and struck something
in a little bag. With a quick
start she jerked it out. Her ex-
clamation brought an examination
of the pocket and then an ex-
PLANTATION by the clerk. "That is
just a sack of extra buttons.
They always come with all our
good coats"
THAT poor little thing wants
this coat" she talked 20 the clerk
in a low tone. 1T would keep
her from having pneumonia this
winter. And-I-am-goine to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
THE HAND OF PERIL, By Arthur String
THE LOVE GAME
A CHARMING ROMANCE or CITY LIFE

you come up some evening soon
and hang my pictures? I would
love to have you do It"
''And would love to do il, S
he told her with genuineness
that flattered her. 81 will come
tomorrow evening
That night, when Muir stopped
by to ask IL she would like hiru.
to hang her pictures. she shook
her head.
No, do not bother" she said.
"But you cannot do it yourself
nor can Mrs. Bates" he reminded
her. Its a mans work =
YES" she admitted with a
holiness that surprised herself.
II know it, and ! have asked
Richard Rankin to come up and
do it for me. You see, as he Is
an artist, am sure he win know
what is the best light for each
picture"
Muir did not speak for a min.
ute, and she felt vaguely uncon-
Portable. This sensation made
her utter a word OF excuse.
II was not sure that you would
have time to help me anyway I
did nor know but what your time
might be filled up with engage
ments."
''I am seldom too busy to be OF
use to you," he said. Then he
added with an effort that she did
not suspect:
Yet, as you say, since Rankin
has artistic leanings.. he can prob.
ably hang your pictures better
than a mere young layman
could,
He laughed so naturally that.
she told herself she had been
foolish to feel that he disapproved
of her asking Richards. assist
ance,~4
Anyway. it was well to lei
Donald understand that she
meant to do as she pleased when
the matter Of money was not In
volved. She was not accountable.
to her guardian for anything nm.
connected with her financial n
fairs.
When girl is twenty and
man twenty-five, it does not take
long for them to become friends
The intimacy between Winifred
Scott and Richard Rankin ripened
fast. Donald Muir. suspecting
this, hesitated to interfere.
The girl had little that was
bright in her life. and was lonely
And she showed no inclination to
enlarge her circle of acquain4
tances.
Her menage had become smaller
with her removal from her house
to an apartment. One maid, as
sisted by. Mrs. Bates, did all the
WI ne IA 4duIuIC SS Gains III lOf
one day a week. The chauffeur
was. retained. but the large car
had been exchanged for q less
expensive one.
Yet Winifred offered no pro-
tests. At first her guardian had
regarded with approval this sub
mission of hers. Now he began
to fear that her new friend had
succeeded in getting her to look
at the matter of extravaganza
from his viewpoint.
Could it be that the child was
falling in love with this youth
with half-baked ideas? If so, fire
must be fought with fire.
For one could prove nothing
tangible against Rankin-although
Muir felt a vague distrust of him.
Beyond the knowledge that Rich
ard had the position of a petty:
clerk in a downtown business
house, and that he occasionally
talked socialism. Donald could
learn little of him.
ITO Ra EoukiDnodA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
"A Thrilling Story Of the Running Down
of a Band of Master COunterfeiters
By the Secret Service

III NO INV ulu yOu hhOW
a that?" Kestner inquired.
She laughed as she
tucked her veil up about her
nlodish little hat.
"Hully gee, there's things we've
gotta KNOW
$50 surmise.'
AN was wise to you drop
PIN out. or wouldn't be herev'
Then why are you here?" de-
nanded Kestner.
Sadie Wimpel stepped to the
middle Of the room. She eyed
him as she advanced, as though
some dregs of her former fear of
him still troubled her mind Her
face had grown quite sober,
touched with a determination
which Kestner had never before
seen on it.
''I'm lookin' for life Hne!" she
calmly announced.
Kestner motioned her into
chair.
I'm trouble?" he queried.
''Do I look it?' she demanded,
with an appreciative glance down
her own shimmering facade.
mot altogether he acknowl-
edged with the ghost of a smile.
"But what's the line for?'
For some one you've gotta
help!'
But who?"
Sadie, with a rustic of silk,
condescended to seat herself.
You've been trailin' Maura
Lambert FIR the last six or seven
mont 81 she reminded him.
How do you know that?"
promptly inquired Kestner. But
his pulse quickened at the mere
mention Of the name.
''Oh, I'm hep to that, an con-
Sid'r'ble more. But before
switch to that / wantta put you
wise to the fact I'm runnin'
straight these days. I'm q art
importer now. Me an Cambridge
Charlie we doubled up. I'm a !,
canvas runner between here an
London" a
"And what's a canvas runner?"
Sadie studied her eyebrows in
the mirror of her vanity-bag.
These Eyetalians don't allow
an OIL master to be taken out o.
the country. We've got a Dago
named Muselli gatherin' up what
he can. Then I've tied down one
o. the best copyists in Rome here,
doin' duplicates of the gallery
pictures. We take the copy,
scaled up or down to the size
we order, an frame it. But be-
fore we frame it we fit our OF
master canvas under the gallery
copy, an about once a month I
skip over to London wit the
goods. Then we fake a story
about findin' a new Roobens, or
q Raphael Madonna bein' dug out
a. some moth-eaten English col
lection. Then we reship to Our
New York agent, payin' full duty,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
WHO SAID IT
AND WHERE?

Let us mediate ON the excel
lent radiance of the Heavenly
Quickener, and may He stimulate
our understanding"
This is the famous prayer "Sa-
vitri," of the Brahmans OF India,
addressed to Savitri, the sun. 1t
is repeated at morning and even
ing devotions, and is considered
80 holy that copyists will not
transcribe it,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD

A brass bedstead or crib should
be cleaned with furniture cream,
and afterwards polished with
soft buster.
If you make hot starch with
soapy water, you will find that
it gives a gloss to the linen and
prevents the iron sticking to the
surface Of the article.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
This Day IN History.

THIS the ann ersary of the DEATH in 1922 of John
Churchill Duke of Marlborough, famous as the victor
of the battles Ylenheim and Oudenarde in which he
defeated the greatest continental generals.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-26
DIED

BARTLETT-ln Putnam. Jan. 21, Miss Flora NJ Bartlett, aged 6s years
 BouRDIA- h North Groayenordale, Jan. 22. Mrs. MeKina Bourdia, aged 55 years, BEN0IT-In Putnam, Jan. 24, Es- telle Benoit. daughter of Armand ] and Marie Louise tGaumond) Benoit. aged 2 years. FoLEY-ln Khhngly. Jan. q, M,ss Mary Elizabeth Foley, aged 45 years
 LAROSE At Che Day Kimhall Hos pital. Jan. 24, Alice dDuprel La- rose, wife of Simeon Larose, aged 37 years.
 MAsoN-At the Day Kimball Hos. pital, Jan. 21, Fannie Evelyn fTrippl Mason, wife of Fred L. Ma son of Ballouville, aged 8 years. SHIPPEE- In kiliinRly, jnn. 2o. Ira shippee, aged 77 years. DAIGLE-At the Day kimball Hos
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-26

Reserve District Steward, Miss Dora Swift.
 Church Treasurer. A. R. Saunders
 Treasurer of BenevoleHees, Nis, Dora Swift.
 Delegates to Laymen's Association, J II Marsh, c. Stanley Shaw Re serves, A. R. Saunders. Mrs Cora Ad- ans.
 Camp Ground Delegate, Miss Alice Cunningham.
 Ushers. D B. Gilbert, C. Stanley Shaw. Ellsworth Wilcox. Thomas Bell
 Trier of Appeals, D. E. Gilbert
 Committees:
 Finances, 4. R. Saunders. D. B. Gil bert Miss Dora Swift, J. H Marsh, Ms Almira Perry
 Church Records and Auditing, Els worth Wilcox, L. J. Tripp
 Parsonage and Furniture, Officers of the Ladies' Aid.
 Church Music. Mrs. Ellsworth Will CON, Miss Grace Bennett, L. J. Tripp
 Religious Instruction. D. B. Gilbert J. H. Marsh. L. J. Tripp, Miss Etta Whiting, Mr Mccormack
 Education. Mrs. G. Stanley Shaw Mrs. Carrie Gascoigne, Miss Celeste Reeves
 Education for Negroes. Mrs. Els. worth Morse. Miss Hazel Perry, Miss Helen Devine
 Christian Stewardship, Apportioned Beneyolenees. Home Missions and Foreign Missions, Sunday School Su. perintendent. Epworth League Presi. dent Church Treasurer. Treasurer of Benevolenees and President of La. dies Aid.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-26
METHoDISTs ELECT

At the fourth quarterly conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. Putnam, on Monday evening. annual reports of officers and committees were given, and officers were elected Dr. Bath presided. The following were the officers and committees ehos- en for the coming year:
 Trustees, L. F Battey. n. E. Gil- bert, Alvan Sweet. Ellsworth Wilcox. George Pratt, C. Stanley Shaw, Han ry Wallen, Edwin L. Wood.
 Stewards, J. H. Marsh, L. J. TripY, L. F. Battey, D. E. Gilbert, Harry Wallen. Mrs. John Cunningham. Mrs. Mary Clark, Mrs. Elizabeth Chase, Miss Dora Swift, Mrs. William Hall. c. Stanley Shaw, Mrs. G Stanley Shaw. Mrs. A. R. Saunders, Wm. Tay- Tor, Mrs. Wm Taylor, David Lewis. Thomas Bell, Ruth Pratt, Grace Ben nett. Edith Cutler, Evelyn Shaw.
 Recording Steward. h. B Gilbert.
 District Steward, A. R. Saunders.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-26
P0MFRET

Arthur Bellerire is III with scarlet fever.
 Mrs. Luis de Flores is visiting in Boston.
 Robert Hnlyer is spending two weeks at Brisk-to-High.
 Gregory wiggiu has returned from a short stay in Boston.
 Miss Dorothy Lathrop has been 8 recent visitor at the home of J. W. Arnold,
 Rev. ]. J Elty has recovered from his recent illness and is able to be about again.
 Miss Marion Harvey has arrived at Mentone, France, for stay of several weeks.
 Rev J Spencer Voorhees,, Mrs. Noorhees and daughter are at Miss Mathewson's for the winter.
 Miss Catherine Hanley has returned to Boston after spending several weeks at her home in Pomfret
 Miss Anna Hanley of Boston spent Sunday with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Hanley of Pomfret Cen ter.
 Miss Mary Vinton Murray and Ed ward Murray sailed for England last week to resume their studies at OK ford
 The North school pupils and teach CTS enjoyed a sleigh ride Co Putnam last Friday afternoon and attended the moving pictures.
 Mr. and Mrs Hugh Murphy, who have been il. are now eonvalescent
 Mrs. W. C. van der Laan spent Wednesday and Thursday in Boston.
 North school was closed on Wednes- day as the Misses Lathrop attended the Gardner Baekus wedding at South Windham Mrs Gardner was for mer teacher at Chandler school.
 The first of Neighborhood Assoeia ton whist parties at Pomfret hall on Tuesday evening, and in spite of the weather there were ten tables and an especially enjoyable time was held. L. L. Lorillard was in charge.
 The postponed meeting of St Mon iea's Guild will be held, together with the February meeting. on Jan. 2s, weather permitting. If stormy, meet ing will be held immediately after mass at A O. II. hall in Pomfret. All members are requested to be present as other important business will be transacted, besides the election of of fieers
 Mrs. Bella Mckay of Nova Scotia, who has been visiting in Michigan and Ohio. is now at the home of her sis- ter, Mrs. Thomas O. Elliott of Elliott. Both Mir and Mrs Elliott have been confined to their beds with illness, but are recovering. Mrs. Dalbert Mac Kenzie of Pomfret also spent few days al the home of Mir and Mrs FL liott.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-26
NEW CITIZENSHIP CLASS
Great Interest Is Shown In Danielson OrRanixation.-Mrs. Harrison Speaks

What bids fair to be very success ful citizenship class, started in Dan ielson Tuesday night. Miss Emma Filling, president of the Woman's Club, called to order an audience of 40 people. MT. Dean. clerk of the board of selectmen. spoke on the sub feet. "The Town and You" Mrs. Eos dick Harrison gave the first lecture in the course, her subject being Town and County Government. Professor Lawrence, of Connecticut College, will be the next speaker He will de scribe the machinery of borough gov ernment and will then give the rea= sons. for and against, the direct pri= mary. The interest and enthusiasm shown Tuesday night promises well for the class.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-26
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The basket bali sound Has had hard practice this week for tbe killnely game this evening. This game is the most important Of Che season. and around Il centers the championship of the Quinebaug Valley league. If the locals win tonight's contest. there will be no question a. to the league cham pionship, but if Putnam does not win, the local quintet will be in a te with kiilngiy for honofs
 The student body as a whole ex- presses sorrow that the resignation of Mir. Southey as sub-masteg has been rendered to the school committee. Mr. Southey has been q popular and eili- cient instructor.
 Two names omitted from the honor roll last week. not through an error in printing. but through their aeci- dental omission in making up of the list. are those of Leon Wilson, Jr., special student. first henor roll. and Terence McGarry, freshman, third honor roll.
 Miss Irene Beruier has resumed her position as commercial assistant. Miss Murphy, who has been substitut- ing, has returned tn her home in Will limantie.
 The midyear examination schedule has been made out, the three days on which the examinations will come being Wednesday. Jan. 3l. Thursday. Feb. |, and Friday, Feb. 2 Each of these days is divided into two periods of two hours and a half Examina- tions will be given in all subjects. and all students strictly required to take the test. Unless there Is a good req son for absence from the examina- tions. makeups will not be given. Students need attend school only at such time as they have examinations occurring, and when student has finished his test. he must leave the examination room.
 The midyears, and the final exam nations each count one seventh of the years work, that is, these mid years amount to as much as whole eight weeks work
 Miss Wright was absent part of the past week because of illness. Her classes were divided among the other teachers as far as possible. and the rest omitted.
 For the first time in many years the junior class saved it's prom decora- tions, instead of destroying them as in other years. The decorations rep resent considerable money, but after the prom it Is a long and tiring job to take them down and put them away for another year.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-26

Miss Flora Randall of Grafton, Mass, has been a guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. Clinton Manning, at the home of Mrs. Ida Converse on School street.
 Mrs. ]. Harry Mann, Grove street. has returned home from visit of three weeks with her daughter, Miss Edna Mann. in New York
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-26
MARRIED

BoAS-ARNOLD-In Bolton Landing, N. r., Dec. 22. Henry Boas of Bol- ton Landing, N. Y. and Miss Anna F. Arnold of this city.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-26

Historic Monticello. the Virginia country place of Thomas Jefferson. is for sale.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-26

Do not fail to see our special dis play of materials for Evening Wear in our South Window.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-21
CALIFORNIA YACHT
IN DISTRESS; AID
RUSHING TO CRAFT
Unnauigable Vessel Drift.
ing Toward Rocky
Mexican Coast.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 21.-Th'
yacht Eloise, flying the flag of thu
Corinthian Yacht Club, Of San Fran
cisco, is helpless in the grip of rough
seas 100 miles off the coast of Lower
California and is sending out distress
signals. according to radio messages
received here last night.
Without fual for three days. the
Eloise is unnavigable and is drifting
toward the rocky coast near Ensen-
ada. the messages stated.
Fhe yacht Seward at Ensenada
and the tug Salt from Los Angles
arc burrying to the stricken craft.
Aboard the endangered yacht are
John c. Pivers. president of the San
Francisco shipping register. and owner
and captain of the Eloise; @. Hunt,
marine insurance man Of San Fran
cisco; Matt T. Manchn. of Los An
Geles; Leonard C. Jones. insurance
man Of Los Angeles, and a number
of others.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-21
CALLS X-RAYS
BOIL WEEV|L
EXTERM|NATOR
Chemical Salts, Applied to
>. Squares, Advocated
~. at Conference.
WILL KILL OFF EGGS
Pledges and Plans Are
Given at Atlanta Cot
ton Meeting.
WILL KILL OFF EGGS

Atlanta Ga, Feb. 21.-The con-
trol Of the boil veevil BY X-rsys
stored in chemical salts and applied
By adhesive mixtures 10 the squares
and hcIls Of the cotton plants TO
,tsriliIe the eggs of the insects was
suggested in q speech prepared by DR..
Miller Reese Hutchinson for delivery
today before the National Cotton Con-
ference here.
DR.. Hutchison. noted scientist and
managing director Of the campaign
fer the determination Of the cotton
belt pest. asserted that "the formid-
able rate Of propagation Of the wee
vii. more than twelve million being
propsgst.i BY one pair in one sea
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-21
PLOT NOT OVERT ACT
Woman, Claiming "Frsmeup," Ac,
quilted Of Conspiracy to Kill Husband.


Detroit, Mich, Feb, 2t.-Mrs. May
b. Ford was acquitted last night OF
charge of conspiracy to kill her es'
tranged husband, Now J. Ford, a
wealthy Wayne county farmer.
A jury decided in less than half
an hour that Mrs. Ford had not COM
mitted an overt act and should not
be held responsible for an alleged plot,
whereby her husband was to be slain
while working alone at his farm home
and the body taken to a barn and
burned.
The question Of whether an overt
act had been committed was virtually
the only defense raised by Mrs. Ford 8
attorneys. Judge Thomas VI. Cotter
declined to rule, holding that it was
a question for the jury 10 decide.
Mrs. Ford, ii was alleged, offered
Edward kunath, detective, who
claimed to have posed as a gunman,
$4,000 10 kill her husband.
In statements preceding the trial,
Mrs. Ford declared she had been made
the victim of "frameup," To which
she claimed her husband was a party.
The object of the alleged plot, she
declared, was 10 block divorce and
damage proceedings she had instituted.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-21
COAL TOO HIGH
Unions Ask Operators to Produce Fuel,
Not Profits"

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 21.-Pro-
ducers of anthracite, through mon
opoly organization" Of the industry,
taking an unjust over-charge of at
least 1891 per ton from consumers,
officials of the miners union in the
Pennsylvania anthracite region charge
in a memorial made public yesterday
upon its presentation to the United
States coal commission.
Declaring themselves tired, in the
face of such figures, of the operators
common cry that coal strikes are
caused by the lack of ability to pay
better wages" the memorial asks the
commission to enforce uniform cost
accounting systems by which the facts
could be determined beyond question.
and to consider methods Of making it
possible for "men to engage in the
business of mining coal to produce fuel
instead of to produce profits"