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The Washington times., 1923-05-25
PLAIN GIRL TO
BE VOGUE IN
MOVIES
By LUCY LOWELL.
VIZ ELL, thank goodness, we
" homely girls are going to

" homely girls are going to
have a look-in or two,
finally. if fortune holds out.
I'm sure I don't know who
bless his heart-began 1t, or
why or where 1t Is likely to end.
But it's been announced fairly
and squarely and in a manner to
make Miss Peaches and Cream
andPeriwinkles sit up and notice.
that the homely girl will be
picked from now on to star in
screen dramas.
Now reader, my dear, be calm!
To star In the movies isn't our
ambition-not for all Of us any
way, by a lot. We're willing to
go on punching the typewriter or
measuring off ribbon or perhaps
reporting the news, the same as
usual-we Sisterhood Of Plain
ness.
But you know and know Ehat
hAAC MS dLlA AWAY o-AIA-
the-public-e women Of the
pictures" rather set the cri-
terion for the American girl type
now, don't they7 Why, of
course, and why not. They look
out at us from every billboard
and paper, every program and
magazine and poster we run
across.
And now someone in high au.
thority has complained that with
the changing type of film drama
changing from the sort Of play
where the heroine may just look
to one where she must act-Miss
Prettiness isn't heavy" enough
to play part.
Audiences are becoming weary,
he says, Of feasting eyes on the
perfection of Miss So-and-so's pro-
file and are beginning to sort of
to wonder what the character she
is portraYing C?) would do under
the circumstances written into
the play.
Something for US to console
ourselves with, isn't It? Spe-
cially if we've gone through life
rather wishing that the outside
of our heads matched the inside
in attractiveness!
If the idea get past the movie
makers and becomes firmly es-
tablished in the mind of the pub.
lie, who knows where we may
wind up?
Not that we wish Miss Velvet
and-Laces any harm. But it
would give some of us, whose
hair is scraggy and whose com.
pexion isn't so much, a rather
warm feeling to accept seat
in a crowded subway while she
gets the blank, unseeing stare
that some of us knew quite well.
As for our ability-give us n
chance. Mr.. Movie man-iust
give us one good chance! Well
show you--and the public!
(CopyriEht 1928. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
CHOP-STICKS
GIVE NOTICE
OF DIVORCE
T f someone told you he was 60
ing to Cochin-China. you
| would probably think he was

IF someone told you he was 60
ing to Cochin-China. you
u would probably think he was
going to China, wouldn't you?
But as it happens. Cochin-China
is not in China. and has nothing
to do with China, except that
China is it's northern boundary,
and the China sea it's southern
boundary.
Cochin China Is the name ap-
piled to the eastern strip Of the
Indo- Chinese peninsula and in
cludes three distinct countries
AMMAN, Ting-king and a French
colony known as Lower Cochin
China.
Cochin-C China is famous for it's
homely people. 1t is said that
they are the ugliest and worst
formed Of any Of the Monaghan
races. They are also of much
darker hue than other Asiatics.
The tribes in the interior Of
Cochin-China are Just one de-
gree removed from a state of
savagery. Their civilization Is
of the lowest form.
The Cochin Chinese are a lazy,
indolent, phlegmatic race, but
with a surprising respect for
their parents and elders and
high regard for anyone con-
nected with the government.
Only one real industry exists
in this part Of the world-the
cultivation of rice. 1t is left to
the Chinese settlers there to
carry on any commerce or to
conduct any business that may
be done.
The natives are content to raise
the rice, live simply and laugh
and joke the days away.
To the traveller who is accus-
toned to hearing the Chinese
language. the Cochin tongue will
have familiar sound. although
it is not the pure Chinese Ian
guage.
Many customs also will remind
the traveller Of those of China.
For instance. the Cochins use
chopsticks to eat rice, just as
their neighhors. the Chinese, do.
But in Cochin China, at GER
tain times, the chopsticks have
an important bearing on the con-
ditions of family life.
For, II Cochin Chinese woman
decides for any reason that her
husband is unworthy OF her. or
has displeased her in any way, or
If she is perhaps just tired Of
him, she sewers her relations as
wife by the chopstick.
For. in Cochin China, woman
divorces her husband simply by
breaking two chopsticks IN tthe
presence Of witnesses.
Copyright 1928. Newspaper Feature
Service, Tnc.)
The Washington times., 1923-05-25

ct V e5ied 4 the r m9r sroT rSp"d'"
q Indeed, girls, you
must excuse me-" said Letitia
Brown, glancing uneasily at the
clock. "My husband will be
expecting me and it is already
IL o'clock"
ooh, she's tied to her hus-
bands apron strings. Let her
CO." said a pert little blonde
with a hat tilted over her eyes,
who was sitting upon the table.
Letitia blushed. All her
womanhood was aroused. She
had not the moral courage to
resist the taunts Of her COM
panions.
cali right, girls" she cried,
striking a match and lighting a
dainty cigarette. Gill 'em up
again."
The attendant brought an
other saucer of ice cream all
round and Letitia soon forgot
her waiting husband in the
merry click Of the spoons and
the chatter Of lively voices.
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
To DiSCOnneCt the BOdy'S
Burglar Alarm System

The human body organized much after the fashion OF
building provided with burglar alarm systemexcept that
our human burglar alarm wires infinitely complex
and perfect than any mechanical continuance could be-
The in the body put there for two purposes:
First to make possible qualification of the and
thus impe work for that qualification and for the
establishment of the globe
Second to Of danger OF lnrusons menacng 10 LIE
strength
Today we deal with the nerves secondary capacity
as watchmen burglar alarms
Some people imagine that put in us to hurt
They notion it would be good for if were
organized throughout nsenble basis finger nails
and hair organized, incapable of feeling pain.
They feel that the spread all the surface Of the
body put in a sort Of vague punishment
Very foolish theory you got nail in your foot and it
did hurt you would neglect it, and die OF blood
poisoning locjaw Kind Nature gives set of nerves
and you Jump up the air the nail enters You
have peace until you attend to the matter.
you foohly risk breaking down your entire in
terna apparatus ready which the valuable
quality Of giving you plenpotentary stomachache That
stomach ACHE brought by the watchfu admonshes
you to be careful in your eating.
There just thing about this admirable system of
Others
It is all very well have the protect
But why cannot method be found Of cutting off
muncaton between certain and the brain when surgery
other unpleasant work is to be done?
the surgeon wants his knife the foolish go
shreng and protesting against useful work There should
be some metnod OF temporarily sspendng the burglar alarm
service in this that part Of the body when cutting is to be
done
This partially accomplished when anaesthetics were
discovered and chorofOrm etc. diminish misery Hyp
nom also helps although is yet mperfecty developed
But using anaehec requires that the entire
tenn shall be put Of working patient must be
made dead and this entails weakening of the and
other disadvantages Some method would SEEM should be
discovered that would enable the physician dsconnect from
general alarm system of the body set of
Surely the day will when science will
connect easily the electrician manpulate
an electric bell.
1t encouraging to that preliminary step
already been taken
The Washington times., 1923-05-25

Outside in the biting cold the
thin shivering form of her hus-
band crouched against the wall,
as he listened to the sounds of
revelry.
A burly policeman passed and
gazed suspiciously at him and
then went his way, crunching
peanuts and twirling his rolling
pin. He could stand it no
longer and opened the side door
of the saloon and entered.
"Letitia," he cried, "come
home with me. You have al
ready had enough cream"
The woman staggered to her
feet.
John" she cried, "this is no
place for you. Go back to the
Children
He turned sadly away.
Every WE'LL" he said. "That
good looking young lady in the
next house is staying with them
while /"
"You wait for me, John
Brown" said the lady sternly.
"l'm going home this minute.
Good night, girls"
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
THE PARABLE OF THE
BULL AND THE RED
AUTOMOBILES
By HERBERT KAUFMAN.

1.-TWO red automobiles parked beside field at Walcott,
New York, infurate bull, which smashes down the
pasture fence and does his utmost to put them cut
of business.
The struggle between and reason is symbolzed
by the incident.
Innovation habtualy encounters such futile opposition
AS witness the appeal of Japanese rckshaw against
the installation of Tokyo troleys.
The best thing that possibly happen for those poor
underpad drudges is enforced change of livelihood.
Modern communities can't afford waste human stuff
between cartshafts
Man must his and gradually let machines do all
the jobs now performed by hands and legs
Tractors harvester motor trucks and pneumatic
hammers of inevitable devices for
present manual task.
No matter how rapidly invent the Immediately subse
quen years disclose and better chances for labor
Experience however can't apparently teach the craftsman
that his condition is improved not hurt by mesavng
traptons
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
To a Portrait.

CHE might have been some princess fair,
~ From Niles banks where lotus blooms;
Or one Of Pharaoh's daughters there
Asleep amid long nodded tombs.
Or fairy princess sweet and proud,
Or Gypsy queen with regal smile;
Helen of Troy, or Guinivere,
Or Vivian with her witching smile.
Or Zezo's Queen, or Lilly Clay,
Or Mrs. Langtry; or maid
OF fashion, who, in costume scant,
Her charms is won't to have arrayed.
But none of these she is-not cen,
Andromeda chained on the rocks;
/ found her lovely, lone and lorn
A chrome on a cracker box.
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
Advice to Union Working Men
Don't Be Like the Little Coored Boy That Had Fifty Cents

Wages are high and this newspaper is GLAD OF IT. It
good thing for the workers that get high wages And is
good thing although THEY DON'T KNOW IT. for the more
prosperous that compelled PAY the good wages
All that the prosperous get is what the big
has to spend The the big crowd spend
the others get.
For the tenth time say to that grudge good wages
go to China where you hire day. and
see how long it will take you to build up fortune"
You hire cheap LABOR plenty Of it, but that kind of
labor can't buy what you have to SELL it can't pay rent it
can't dress its family decenty can't buy monographs or
hire doctors dentists go to the heater be
satisfied with America and with American high wages They
are to good business prosperity and to the prosperous
what good water running through irrigation
thirsty land.
So foolish prosperous ones that would like to
keep wages down.
Now word for working men, especially those in unions
that begin to show inclination kill with strikes the indus
trial goose that is laying golden eggs unusual size just
Workmen, "Go EASY" on the strike question.
Don't let the fact that you $50 $500 saved
persuade to go suddenly and reckessly strikes of
which you can't the end.
Don't be like the little colOred boy who lying under
tree on the golf Other caddes all busy
refused the offer.
Yes he knew how to caddy, he wasn't afraid of work
Then why don't you carry this bag for fifty cents?
His answer was Because got fifty cents already"
Wages good building needed times are good money
is plentiful and those that build get the money to
NOW you nave Two three months of
encouragement and the money gets tight which it
may do at short notice. THIS PRESENT PERIOD OF HIGH
WAGES, WITH PLENTY OF JOBS SEEKING THE
WORKER MAY COME SUDDENLY TO AN END.
That may happen, anyhow at any time But union labor
shouldn't hurry it along.
Let the workmen consider how business men succeed
When times good they stick They dom saw II am
doing so well guess will stop for awhile" They KEEP
AT IT. ' 0
Workers don't be like the little coored bow seepnr aUav
the afternoon because he ALREADY had fifty cents
On the contrary get all the ycent pieces YOU can work
steadily and above all SAVE you MUST strikes if
you MUST have fight get in shape STAND fight
that is SAVE MONEY NOW. ~ cav
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
Court Declares
dollar Day"

AYORWALK, Conn.-While sub
~ urbanites were here in num-
bers to benefit by dollar
day" bargains in which all local
merchants Topped off 81 from the
price Of all goods. Judge George H.
Vosburgh, in city court. declared
he would show approval Of dollar
day" by reducing all fines 81. Two
score benefited by the cut.
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
Gambling Nets
Big Returns

~ ARIS.- Legalized gambling
netted the French govern
IL ment almost 60,O00,O 900 francs
during the year 1922, according
to official statistics just made
public.
The 1913 casinos In the country
were assessed by the state to the
actual amount of 59,352, 900 francs.
In addition the casinos paid So.
616,921 francs in local revenues,
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
SAP AND SALT
BY Bert Moses.
BY BERT MOSES.

BY BERT MOSES.
Air being so plentiful, only
few of us take all OF 1t we
need.
After an argument, you regret
both what you said and what you
forgot to say.
Rigotry is that condition OF
mind where a man leayns moth
Ing new and forgets nothing old.
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
s Sem s'h sT O. HENRY
TREASURE TROvE OF HUMOR FROM HIS
NEWLY DISCOVERED NEWSPAPER WRITINGS
BUT YET A WOMAN.

Published arrangement Syndicate mo-
Copyright. 1929. by Houston Post)
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
Policemen of National Conscience.

FURTHER assaults upon injustice and civic incapacity
planned by social workers at their annual
ton in this city. These organizations outriders
of for national conscience
moral detectives grmy trailing oppression ignorance and
brutality.
You II be surprised to learn that five other countries boast
of lower infant mortality That's bad. Stricter dairy
regulations sharper of sanitary Codes Senator
Cappers marriage and divorce BILL and the elimination of
undesirable at points of departure will tend to
erase sad score.
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
Progress Is Limited By Profits.

n lots and walkous attended the invention of
R looms. Printers stubbornly resisted the first type
settlers. Even today unions hostile to paint spray
and automatic floor scrapers.
Some folk cant to understand how short cuts confer
universal benefits.
Whatever lowers and speeds production reduces
distance simpfes manufacture at releases that
much energy for higher jobs and simultaneously
restraints living costs for the entire public.
Cogs levers wheels and wires steadily replace slow,
tools and thrust oreocks of opportunity into the
fists from which they're knocked
Civilization, determined upon constant bettermens for
all it's contain its phlanthropc and benefac
tory plans within limits of the profit and loss
Old age pensions, workngmens compensation compulsory
education child labor and minimum laws only pos
sibe through industrial economies. Humanarianism is
controlled by the balance sheet.
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
Cheaper Than JGiIs and Hospitals.

7HE country is reminded of neglected mlslaves and
warned to reestablsh minimum pay for
Properly conducted charities prove their
through of Buffalo, where every tenth
receiving dollar week from relief funds 1876 and
and one-haf per cent there city wards
Sickness is shown be the principal of poverty
Competent health departments the biggest of dividend
payers particularly when find that municipal intelh
gence the tuberculosis in birmingham Mass
fifty per cent.
Because brothers keepers the average of life
in the United States has been extended ten cent the
twenty years. and that of time and talent
increased output fifteen per cent in the past decade.
Let's keep learning how the other half lives and to
that they get chance to live still better.
Crime and disease prevention cost less than Jail and hos
ptal buildings.
The Washington times., 1923-05-25
Labor Yields a Golden CudgeI.

T1HERELL be mighty little building for some time to
unless capital convinces labor that investment
can't safely follow exorbitant construction COSTS
Twenty million dollars worth Of projected homes and Of
fces already in the grip of strike that promises to
halt prosperity Indefinitely.
The latest phase of the ugly situation is threat from
the unions that 100000 workers will withdraw their
Manhattan banks and transfer it their savings
Institutions if fnanciers continue to withhold promotion
funds.
Brckayers refuse moderate their demands worry
about the future Spectators independent contractors
have put them all to work. No truce in sight.
Mr.. Bryan Wins And Loses.
ND evidently settlements at Lausanne. Greece and
~ Turkey draw farther apart, armies mobilize and
fleets prepare to weigh anchor Compromise is no
where in the air
Assuredly not among the Presbyterans who notify Dr.
Fosdk that he depart iota from the Confession
of Faith belief in which is reaffrmed by vote of 439
to $50.
Bryan celebrates victory to offset the drubbing he
lust got his evolution fight. The Holy Spirit that
spired writers of the them from error does
theory.
If John Paul Jones Gould But Hear IT.
~ IG Bertha goes The super-dreadnaught Ten
finds targets twenty-five miles away with ner
- fourteen-inch guns
The next great t be very nice affair. Nobody
can monrous engines of destruction and omn
erous will be released when another OF great
powers clash. 49,
Secretary DENLY wants all the maritime strength that
Congress and the disarmament treaties will permit
Or navy have it's full complement OF cruisers
we'll as ximum air forces.
Planes aren't yet omnpotent. They cant fly at night
or in stormy weather Antiaircraft guns steadly grow
cunning
Copyright 1sas Herbert K"atnasl
, 1923-06-06
Publication.

PURSUANT to paragraph 3 Of the
Charter Of Foundation for Upper
Chamberlain VALDEMAR FULLY
Won OXHOLM and Wife's Legacy for
assisting needy persons, it is hereby
brought to public notice that a balance
of interest amounting to Frcs. l,3OO.O!5
will be on hand for distribution on l July
1928.
Applications, containing the requisite
information and duly certified, should be
forwarded to the. undersigned on or before
the 10th day Of June 1923.
Dpspatching Secretary's Office, Chris
tiansted, St. C~oix, V. l. q May, 1923.
C. E. RAPPOLEE,
DeSpatchjng Secretary.
, 1923-06-06
Publication.

PURSUANT to paragraph 2 of the
Charter of Foundation for Merchant
! WILHELM SMIDT'S Legacy for as
sistino poor perscns in St. CrOiX, it is
hereby brought to public notice that a
balance of interest amounting to Frcs.
651.8 IS will be on hand for distribution on
l July 1923.
Applications for participation in this
distribution. duly certified, should be
forwarded to the undersigned on or be-
fore 22nd day Of June 1928.
Despatching Secretary's Office, Chris
tiansted. St. Croix, V. /. % May, 1928.
C. E. RAPPOLEE.
Despotchjrg Secretary.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-01-18

The country is confronted with a
most serious situation so far as our
supply OF coal is concerned. Anthra-
cite coal is SO scarce that 1t is we'll
nigh unobtainable, even at the ex-
eessiye prices now prevailing. There
Is a prospect Of much suffering and
hardship, especially among the poor.
Those who have not the price, or who
cannot afford to lay in large stocks
In. early season and who must buy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-01
WALLACE Ask 5
INDIANS SUIT
Be QUIASHED
Secretary Replies in Karok
Tribes edings over
Forest Water Rights.

Henry c.. Wallace. Secretary of
Agriculture and niember OF the Fed
eral Power Commission today filed
a petition in the District Supreme
Court to dismiss the suit Of Steve
Super and Benjamiff H. Wilder,
members of the Karok tribe of
Indians against John w. Weeks,
Secretary Of War. and other mern
berS of the Power Commission to
enjoin the latter from granting con-
cessions to private concerns for the
development and exploitation of
water power in the Klamath Ma
tional Forest
The Indians claim that by the
original grant OF the forest lands,
they were the owners Of it, hav-
ing the exclusive right to dispose
Of privileges.
Secretary Wallace asks that. the
suit be dismissed on the ground
that it does not set forth sufficient
feats to entitIe plaintiffs to the re-
lief prayed for: that to grant re.
lief would constitute an unWaf-
ranted interference by the court
with the duties imposed. and the
powers conferred by Congress. upon
the Federal Power Commission and
the Secretary OF Agriculture, ard
that the court is without jurisdlc-
ton so far as it relates to the Sec
rotary of Agriculture in the Adj
ministration OF the land in ques-
ton, since the suit to that extent
is local in character,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-01
EXPECT CHILD TO SURVIVE.
WOUNDS or BEARS TEETH

BEDFORD, Pa, June 1.-Millie
Cor1ey, aged nine, who was severely
bitten by large cinnamon bear, the
pet Of Somers Fisher, a jeweler at
Hyndman, probably viii recover, ac-
cording to physicians who are at
lending her.
The bears sharp teeth cut half
way through the girls leg and the
flesh was mangled in the effort to
free her.
The bear, raised from cub, has
reached maturity and although
docile and frequently wrestled with
the girls father, has become some
what irritable because OF the neigh.
borhood children's teasing. The Cor
ley girl, unable to resist the childish
impulse to tease the big animal,
stuck one of her feet against the
animals cage.
Quickly sinking his teeth in the
little girls leg. the bear drew her
close to the cage and held her. Aid
came quickly in response to her
screams, but it was impossible to
make the bear release his hold until
a piece of meat was tossed to him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-01
To
APP|EARAT
kE|:ITH'S
will Go On In Act With Lodise
Lovely, Picture Star.
Next Week.

Louise Lovely, the famous pic.
ture star, comes to Keitl's next
week with her studio experts in
"A Day at the Studio"
II you are blonde, or brunette,
or If you have auburn hair, or IL
you are a. young man with the
necessary screen personality you
will be interested to know that Miss
Lovely viii in person choose girls
and young men OF screen person
atty to appear with her in motion
pictures to be produced and directed
by Miss Lovely and Wilton Welch,
the eminent English comedian, who
travels in her company, on the
stage, daily. at Keith's
among the Washington aspirauts.
these Young men and women will
be given an opportunity to appear
in the new series Of pictures Miss
Lovely is to make Immediately fol-
VILE engagement, which has already
taken her over the greater part Of
the United States and Canada.
Roland Robbins has received this
wire from Miss Lovely regarding
her plans to make pictures follow
ing her exit from Keith vaudeville:
New York City.
Hotel Algonquin, June /, 1923.
SDear Mr.. Robbins:
miss Lovely is now completing
arrangements to make picture
in New York in July, so il any
Of these young players are
especially talented she will give
them the desired opportunity In
a real motion picture.
MILTON WEIGH,
for Miss Lovely"
If those Washington young men
and girls who wish to have a
chance to try out for these Lovely
pictures will leave their names at
the box office of the Keith Theater,
plans to have Miss Lovely inter
view them on Monday morning will
be made.
Too, The Washington Times aud
The Washington Herald beauty,
Miss Grace Gloria Abr, Cleopatra,
The Queen of the Shrine" will APP
pear with Miss Lovely at each per
eornance next, week, and may de-
eide, II screen tests prove en-
couraging, to enter pictures with
Louise Lovely and Wilton WEIGH.