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The Washington times., 1923-07-24
Mrs. Syr1onds Has
Sister as Guest.

! Mrs. George Atmore Sparrow, OF
Lowell, N. c., has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Edmund Symonds, at her
home in Georgetown for the last
month. Mrs. Sparrow is a we'll
known landscape artist of the South,
having studied at the Corcoran ana
with Chase in this country. She has
painted in France, Italy, Holland
and the Bermudas for several years.
Il
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid will go the
last of the month to Camp Wildair,
on the upper st. Regis lake, TO re-
main through August and early
| September. Later she will be joined
by her son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Ogden Mills Reid.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Haskins
and their children and Mrs. Fred c.
Kelly are among the guests at the
Forest inn, Eaglesmere Park, Pa.
s.
Fletcher Green has returned to
| New York, after passing the week
end with his mother, Mrs. Marshall
King.
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Mrs. Raymond r. Baker has re-
hihCo W IIOlIIIWOOu dlLSE d LlISc
weeks trip to Montana and Califor-
mia. She was accompanied as far
as New York by Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ney Colford, jr.
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| Ensign Augustus Donaldson ar.
rived yesterday to visit his parents,
Col. and Mrs. T. O. Donaldson.
s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard c. Bur-
rell have moved to Edgemoor, Md,
| where they have bought a home.
Col. Paul Hutton will leave early
| in August for his new post in
Denver, Colo.
Mrs. J. Murray Burrell, who is
at the Brighton, has visiting her, her
| daughter, Mrs. c. G. Rossire.
i
Col. and Mrs. Edwin D. Bricker
will go to WaterviIle arsenal the
end Of next month, where Colonel
Br1cker Will' be stationed.
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Col. and Mrs. Frank Jewell, who
are spending the month in Maine
will return to Washington the first
! Of next month
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Washington Girl Bride
Of Buffalo Man.

The marriage of Miss Clara Nc
Clure Conrad, of Washington, to
Harold Hough Gibson, of Buffalo,
took place Saturday, July 81, at
o'clock at the home of the bride
groom's mother, Mrs. Henry F. Glib
son, Buffalo. The Rev. Murray
Shipley Rowland performed the
ceremony. The bride, who was
given in marriage by her brother,
DIR. Charles T. Conrad, of Washing
ton, wore a gown Of white chiffon
with crystal trimming and a tulle
veil, which was caught with ban
deau of pearls. She carried Bride
roses and gypsophelia.
Mrs. Braman Connolly, matron
of honor, wore orchid chiffon
trimmed with silver, and carried
sweetheart roses and gypsophelia.
Alan Gibson, brother of the bride
groom, was best. man.
A buffet supper followed the
ceremony. Among the guests pres
ent at the ceremony were DR.. and
Mrs. Charles T. Conrad, Mrs. Mae
s. Norton, Mrs. Anna c. Doyle, and
Mrs. Ethel Rhune, all of Washing
ton. After August, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gibson will make. their home in
Buffalo.
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Walter v. Jet, Lieut.. Howard N.
Hartley, u. S. N, and Mrs. Hartley
and Lieut.. Daniel F.. Kearns were
the guests of Mrs. Sidney Johnson
Dudley in her home at Hampton,
Va, last week.
Adolph L. Kline, former member
of Congress, is spending few days
at the Washington.
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TOWN MEETING vEToEs
PROPOSED CURFEW LAW

EAST MAUCH CHUNK. July
24.-At a meeting Of the citizens OF
East Mauch Chunk at the Onoko
hose, house, called by Chief Burgess
Milan to learn the sentiment re.
garding a curfew law recently
passed by town council, the unani.
nous sentiment of the meeting was
against the ordinance.
Chief Burgess then vetoed the
measure.
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Nine. de Sibour Sails
To Join Her Husband.

Viscount Henri de Sibour, who
has been abroad for some time, is
now in England. Nine de Sibour,
who has been in Washington for
the early summer, will sail tonor-
row to join her husband. They
will return to this country in the
late autumn.
Miss Gladys Chapman Smith, who
has been the last few winters here
with her grandmother. Mrs. Charles
M. Ffoulke, and who has been with
her at her summer home in Ea; .
Gloucester, Mass, will sail somor-
row on the Lapland to join her
mother, Nine. Marcel Levie in
Ajaccio. Cirsica, Miss Smith will re-
main abroad for some time with
Capt. and Nine. Levie and her
sister, Miss Gwendolyn F. Smith.
s.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. r. Hit
have leased a cottage at Saratoga,
N. Y, for August, and will go
there next week from their place at
Middleburg.
Count Anton Sigray, who is at the
Ambassador in New York, spent
the week end in Newport with
Countess Sigray, who is visiting
her brother-in~raAv and sister, For
mer Ambassador to Germany and
Mrs. James w. Gerard.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Gross
with their young son will sail Sat
urday on the LeViathan for Europe.
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Bradford Norman, jr., is in New.
port, and has as his guest, Fred
erick Prince, jr., of Boston.
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several weeks before leaving for a
tour Of England.
Washington has three interesting
visitors from Japan in the persons
of X. Immamura, deputy mayor of
the city of Kyoto,. Yasunori Yama-
guchi, secretary of the government
general of Chosen, and Katsutaka
Yamada, professor Of the police of
the government general of Chosen.
These visitors are making the Will
lard their headquarters while in
Washington They expect to re-
main several days, and are on a
tour of the United States.
A dance under the auspices of
the entertainment committee of the
Women's City Club, will be given
in the clubhouse, % jackson place,
at $3.50 p. M, July 30.
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Hoigs to Leave for
Boston BY Boat.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Haig
with their daughter Harriet, will
leave Washington this afternoon for
Baltimore, where they will sail for
Boston.
On their way back they will stop
in New York. Philadelphia and
Atlantic City.
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Persian ENJOY To Be
Dinner Host Friday.

The Persian minister, Mira Hus.
eein Khan Alai. will be among those
entertaining Friday evening at the
diplomatic dinner dance which will
be held at Clifton, the Headquarters
of the Woman's Universal Alliance
reservations are being made for
this al fresco occasion daily by
members OF the Diplomatic Corn.
and the army and navy, for whorl
the events on Friday evenings Of
each week have been especially ar.
ranged.
The commercial counselor of the
British embassy, John joyce
Broderick. entertained at dinner
last evening at the Willard roof.
The Commercial Secretary Of
the British Embassy and Mrs.
Eric Buxton have given up 1he
house at 1746 Q street and left
washington early Yesterday morn
Ing to motor to Quebec, Canada
from where they will sail for their
home in England. They will re-
turn to Washington the end OF
the year.
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The Charge d'Affaires of the
United States in London and Mrs
Post Wheeler were entertained
at tea yesterday by Mrs. George D.
ltope, who will make a presentation
to Sulgrave Institute TODAY. Mr3
Hope will be received during this
week by Lady Lee of Eareham.
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Former Minister of Bolivia and
NINE. Calderon have given up their
apartment in the Cairo and hav.
taken possession of the house ~
2O2l Kalorama road which tba\
nave purchased from Col. and Mrs
| Frederic V. Abbott -A d
Colonel and Mrs. Abbott are ir
their new home on Tray place.
Judge and Mrs. Walter T. C,raw
ford and their daughter and son
Miss Alexine Crawford and Wa1tnr
j. Crawford, jr., of Beaumont
Tex, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
l.. Goodwin in their home. At 1910
X street, and will be with than,
! for several weeks.
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Miss Virginia Mckinney and Miss
Frederick McKenney have returned
to their summer home in Kensing-
ton, Md, after spending some time
at Hot Springs, Va, where they We're
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas JET
ferson Ryan. They plan to spend
the weekend in Atlantic City.
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The Secretary OF War, John W.
Weeks, left yesterday afternoon for
his summer home at Lancaster, N.
H. He will return to Washington
the first week in August.
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Mrs. Frank Poe will go to York
HarbOr this week where she will
remain until autumn.
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Henry f. Davis and his sister
Miss Josephine Davis, will leave to,
day for Warm Springs, Va, where
Miss Davis will make an extended
stay. Mr. Davis will return here
the first of the week.
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Mrs. Henry Leonard and her
son, Benjamin Warder Thorn, have
left for Europe to be absent unit
autumn.
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tai, has just returned to his
home after a brief stay here at
the Willard.
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CENATOR WILLIAM p

SENATOR WILLIAM B. Nc
K1NLEY of Illinois, who. with
his niece, Miss Julia Maths. is
spending the summer at North.
point, Mich, will come to Wash
ington on Monday for a brief
visit. and former Senator Frank
y: Kellogg Of Minnesota, who is
tlll a familiar figure in the Can't
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Miss Frances McKenney, daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nc
Kenney, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Miller and Miss
Frances Miller, of New York, at Hot
Springs, Va.
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Major Robert Dunlop will leave
here. about the first of August to
join Mrs. Dunlop in Manchester, Vt
The Washington times., 1923-07-24

The commercial counselor of the
BRUSH embassy, John Joyce
Frederick, entertained at dinner
last evening at the Willard roof.
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Mrs. T. @. Donaldson will leave
the end of the week for Atlantic
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Bates, OF
Greenville, s. c., who were visiting
Colonel and Mrs. Donaldson over the
weekend, have returned home.
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Mrs. j. Murray Burrell, who /
at the Brighton, has visiting her, he
daughter, Mrs. c. c. Rossire.
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Col. and Mrs. Edwin D. Bricker
will go to Waterville arsenal the
end Of next month, where Colonel
Bricker Will' be stationed.
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several weeks before leaving for a
tour Of England.
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Senatorial Ranks
Disrupted for
! Summer
By JEAN ELIOT.

<<TOUR things greater than
ell things are" SO says
Rudvard KinljnQ hut in
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Col. Paul Hutton will leave early
IN August for his new post in
Denver, Colo
The Washington times., 1923-07-25
Lucy Lowell Tells of a Girl
Whose Smile Won Her
a $4,000 Legacy


GHE has fifty thousand dollars
now-all her oWn-and II.
~ wondering what she'll do
with it.
She never had had much money
before. Probably she has spent
as much as fifty dollars a few
times on a dress or coat.
But mainly she has worn ever
so inexpensive blouses, Of the sort
you buy at tables in department
store aisles for two-ninety.eieh:
or so. and plain black skirts 20
match.
For she has been a salesgirl
and her income wasn't large. Ee-
sides, great part of it probably
was needed at home, where she
lived comfortably enough with
her mother and her father, who
had humble employment in the
town hall.
But there was something about
her-this salesgirl. Perhaps *
was her smile. Anyway, l fancy
her smiling and planning with
customers in doubt as to just what
they wanted to buy-and advising
them, too.
! fancy her spending the better
part of morning just matching
a sample-and smiling over that,
as well. And every woman who
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ever has tried to match a sample
knows what this means!
There was a little old lonely
woman who lived in the house
with the salesgirl. And 1T APP
pears the girl smiled at her, for
they struck up one of those odd
friendships that sometimes exist
between persons widely separated
in age, interests, experience and
so on.
The aged woman was i'll much
of the time. And then when the
girl returned from her daily
work and accomplished her house
hold duties, she visited the
other part of the house, cook
ing dainties to tempt an invalid
appetite, mending and pressing
and putting the room in order.
And on the days when the old
woman wasn't able to walk in he.'
precious flower garden, the girl
worked there in her place, weed
ing and training vines and
carrying a watering can back and
forth till her arms surely ached.
And all the time she smiled.
She smiled most radiantly when
lIlS Olu ldUy SdIu HAHN yOOp
for that was her reward and the
only one sh% expected. ever.
But when the old lady died she
left the girl a tangible reward
the fifty thousand dollars.
And the first thing the girl said
was that she hadn't any idea what
to do with it. She is happy doing
her work in the department store
and living with her father and
mother in the comfortable little
home. You'd almost think she
was a little sorry about it, on the
whole!
But of course she'll see it all
differently soon, when she begins
to realize just what wealth means
in this world.
And what I'm wondering is
whether, when she rolls about in
her new sedan and gives orders
instead of taking them. she still
will smile so happily and kindly
that the world will smile back as
1t has done in her days of pow
erty?
I'm sure l hone so!
downright, 1923. King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1923-07-25
Vast Distance From Stellar Space to
Earth Shown by Garrett
p. SerViSS
Garrett p. Serviss.
Famous Astronomer Writer Topics of Popular


IMPROVED values of the trig-
onometric parallaxes of the
- brightest stars in the heavens,
obtained by photography at the
Leander Mccormick Observatory,
have recently been published by
Professor Mitchell and his asso-
ciates. Nothing more impresses
the imagination of the average
person in looking up at the stars
than an authoritative estimate of
their distances. The parallax,
stated in decimals of a second of
arc, and representing the angular
magnitude of the semi-axis of the
earth's orbit as viewed from the
particular star in question, gives
no definite idea of the distance
except to the astronomer, but
when it is translated into miles.
though then the numbers OBJ
tanned are almost incOnceiVably
great compared with terrestrial
measures. more concrete impress
sion is made.
Arranged in the order of in
creasin0 distance, we get the fol-
lowing approximate figures for
several of the brightest and most
interesting of the sixtythree stars
in the published list. (The full list
may be found in Popular Astron-
Omy.'O
Sirius, or Alpha CAMS Majoris
the DOG Starr, the brightest
star to our eyes in the whole
heavens. though by no means one
of the actually greatest-parallax
0.359; in miles nearly $4,000, 000,-
100000
Irocyon, or Alpha CAMS Min
Oris Che Little Dog Star ')-par-
allax 0314; in miles 60,500,O0O,
600, 1000.
TAX IMAGINATION.
Affair, or Alpha Aquilae, the
leader Of the constellation of The
Eaglc-parallax 0.223; in miles
about $4,000, 200, 100000.
Vega, or Alpha Lyrae, a mag
nificent blue-white diamond in
color, nearly overhead in mid
summer evenings-parallax Obs;
in miles about 100000, 900 900 900.
Capella, or Alpha Aurigae,
most beautiful white star in The
constellation of The Charioteer-
parallax 0.083; in miles nearly 229,.
600 900, 900, 900.
Arcturus, or Alpha BOOTS,
rich orange yellow rival to Vega.
in the constellation of The Bear
Driver parallax OO81;
in miles about 234 800, 600, 600 600.
Regulus, or Alpha LeOnis. the
bright star in the heart of the
constellation of The Lion-paral.
lax OO64; in miles over 296, 0OO,-
000, 900, 900.
AIdebaran. or Alpha Tauri. the
bright red star in the eye of the
constellation of The Bull Tau
rus)-parallax 0.040; in miles AS
900 900, 900 900.
Antares, or Alpha Scorpions.
the fiery red star blazing in the
heart Of the constellation of The
Scorpion, and, according to in
terferometer, measures the largest
in diameter 400,000.0OO miles, Of
all the stars yet measured-par
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allax 0.03O; in miles about 633.OOO.-
900, 900, 900.
Betelgeuse, or Alpha Orionis,
the great orange star on the right
shoulder of the constellation Orion.
and the first star whose diameter
"a" 100000 miles, was measured
with the interferometer-pa
O.O1S; in miles about ,055, 100000
100000
Alpha Persei, the leading star
OF the constellation Perseus-par-
allax and distance in miles prac-
tlcally the distance the same as
that of Betelgeuse
Spica, or Alpha Virgins, the
beautiful white star in the con-
stellation Of The Virgin-parallax
OOl4; in miles more than $780,
600, 900, 100000
Alcyone, or Eta Tauri. the beau
tlful leader of the Seven Sister
Stars, or Pleiades, in the constella-
ton of The Bull-parallax COOS;
In miles about 2,377 900 900 900 900
Rigel, or Beta Orionis, the bril-
llant white star in the uplifted
root Of the giant star-figure con-
shutting the constellation Orion.
Rlgel Is the rival of Betelgeuse in
brightness, but contrasted with it
In color-parallax 0.0O7; in miles
ABOUT 2,714 900, 900, 900 900.
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Strauss in the Wind.

A RGENTINA, discouraged at the results of the Pan
American conference shifts powder fumes in the Off
ing and prepares to spend SAT 100000 equip
men Better late than
Cabinet spokesman confess Parliament that the
tain temper of Europe advises the maintenance of maximum
aviation and
Englands propnquty to powerful, potentially Inclined
but unentiOned peopLesand her to air attacks.
urged justification of budgets against which Labors
vainy vote John Bull ism t taking chances, either.
The United States navy expects beat the field with
planes, regarded the swfest singlemotored
models built
In of the Government turn them out
in gross lots.
Enemies WILL of course waive the advantage of readiness
and obligngy refrain from bombing off the while
Congress passes necessary appropriations
Experience teaches politicians nothing.
The Washington times., 1923-07-25

OR instance, there's the thirtyacre storage tank being
= built at Ell Segundo, Cal, single concrete vat into
which 3,OOO,OOOOOO barrels of oil will be pumped upon
completion.
ranscends romance) plans to produce annually will toss
off that much gasoline every thirty days.
Much to Dr. Harvey Wiley's regret however.
He not only predicts fat pudgy, pot-beled, flabby
consequence of substituting tires for legs but
credits increasing burglary holdups and liquor smuggling
to the omn present flvver.
But bootleggers and bandits don't ride cheap
mobiles. Speed is the of their Such
illicit operations above all else demand the hghestpowered
procurable.
Like Valentino nothing inferior suits underworld finance
Morgan partners must content themselves with Park
apartments while thugs and rum-running dog
catchers o in Rolls Royces and build mansions with
eighteen karat gold doorknobs.
Detectives figure the haus of just arrested pair of
jewel robbers at cool million Ali Baba and his forty
thieves pikers.
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The Wheeler
TIE was great practical
Joker. and never lost a
chance to get a good one
on somebody.
A few days ago he stopped a
friend on Main street and said,
confidentially:
! never would have believed
IT, but | believe it my Iuty to
make it known. Mr.. -, the
alderman for our ward, has
been taking hush money"
lmpossible!" said his friend.
Il tell you, its tue, for l
overheard the conversation and
actually saw it handed over to
nlm' and he took the money and
put 1t in his pocket"
Then he went on without OK
planning any further, and the
thing got talked around con-
siderably for a day or two.
he forgot all about it until
one day he met the alderman
and was the alderman's to the
extent of two black eyes and
coat split up the back.
And then he had to go all
round and explain that what
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Hail, the COnquering Hero Comes.

1--WE THOUSAND admirers jam East Side streets when
they hear that Rudolf Valentino is dining in neigh
boring cafe
How would you like to start at landscape gardening
hat checking and overnight find yourself possessed of vaets
automobile fleets income several times greater than
the salary of corporation chairman President of the
United States and have hurryup calls sent to nearby police
stations to handle the crowds wherever you appear?
Fiction editors regularly reject stories with less reasonable
plots because they challenge credulny.
If you're fond of Wild fantastic tales get the yarns
from truth s spinning wheel
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SAP AND SALT
BY Bert Moses

An ounce of sense weighs more
than a pound OF pretense.
When you pay your debts, mind
YOUR business and behave your
self, you become respectable auto
matically.
To be unduly concerned about
the cut of your hair Is strong evil
dence that you will not jostle
Newton and Edison from their
pcdestals.
Hez Heck says: Marriage Is
apt to make good people better
and bad people worse"
1923, Premier Syndicate, lno.)
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"ONLY TO LIE"

ONLY to lie in the evening,
" Watching the drifting clouds
Ger the blue heavens sailing,
Mystical dream-like shrouds;
Watching the purple shadows
Filling the woodland glades;
Only to lie in the twilight,
Deep in the gathering shades.
ONLY to lie at midnight,
" Climbing the pitch-dark
stairs;
Wife - the top of them wait
ing,
Upwards are raising our
hairs,
Only to lie as she asks US:
Where have you been so
late?"
Cars blocked had to wait"
Only to lie with judgment:
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Gem sh4Tt O.HENRY
A TREASURE TROVE OF HUMOR FROM HIS
NEWLY DISCOVERED NEWSPAPER WRITINGS
HUSH MONEY.

Copyright Post Published by Arrangement
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No Prize Fighters Among Them.

THERE prize fighters in the death cells at Sing
Sing where kindly warden has just permitted the
installation of radio set
cry from the torture chambers of past centuries
Broadcasng would confer general benefit by promoting
wider interest in boxing We'd probably not have many
eectrocutions then.
The first thing that pugist discovers is the necessity
of keeping his head.
If for other than that occasional bout with
husky friend the best of discipline for any youngser
Benny Leonard, who has collected well toward million
mainly he keeps his emotional brakes in perfect
working order, retains the lightweight championship by
knocking $4,000 out of the face and figure of Lew
Tender
Tender shakes hands and smiles at his defeat and
100000.
Over $4,000 persons pay 100000 to witness the match
France, which is contemplating the revival of bulfgh
ing, would do better to show her folk of game
which teaches how to lose and grin about it.
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he meant was that he had seen
the alderman's wife give him
a dime to buy some paregoric
for the baby.
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HIS ONLY EXCUSE
WAS HER THICK
ANKLES
By HERBERT KAUFMAN.

DoLTICs and international affairs for one day at least
are crowded from the spotlight by violence, scandal
and prize fight.
few remaining Saturday publications which specialize
and keyhoIe won't want for urid material
this week
Wires at present writing, especially heavy with
shocks
The of Fletcher model citizen of London suburb
who after thirty years of apparently happy married life
suddenly upon his wife and chopped her to bits
because she had such thick ankles wasn't comparable
sensation to New York's latest murder mystery
Antonio Gordano his wife, Thesera both past sixty,
celebrate his birthday and their first serious quarrel by
locking bedroom door and falling upon each other with
ak knife and revolver.
By the time policemen break into the flat the woman is
shot pieces and her skull split through
and the man all but dead from slashed throat.
No will know what longpent mutual resentnents
tore masks from Darby and Joan and revealed pair
of blood -usting maniacs to each other
Learn to restrain your temper-you tell with
what it's loaded.
stranger asks another for cigarette slaps him in
face when refused, and pays for the blow with his e
locomotive isn't safer than its brakes; human
being than his self-control.
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