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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14
: By Maria Jeritza.

Famous Prima Donna Of the
Metropolitan Opera Company
and One Of the Most Beau
tifuI Women 6f the Day.
IN HAT clever English novelist,
George du Maurier, in de-
scribing his heroines, who
are invariably bewitchingly beau
tiful, usually mentions their
straight, flat backs. And his
Darlington he illustrated his
iiovels-picture them as erect,
graceful and irresistibly alIuring.
Now a straight, fiat back is a
Beauty asset which everyone may
possess who is in normal health
and willing to try.
You who are reading this little
Suggestion of mine, have prob
ably as you read, instinctively
etraightened your spine. If you
have, you have experienced relief
frpm the return to correct pos
tHre. il indeed you were not to
begin with sitting or standing in
the actively erect posture which
spells health as well as beauty.
nsShe has no backbone" is a
GAAgy and decidedly scornful
comment one sometimes hears
about a woman who is "wishy-
washy" negative and irresolute.
1hdeed, the first physical express
sion of the indolent mental atti-
tude is the "slumped" back. This
Incorrect carriage is not only
ugly to behold, but is a positive
menace, to health.
Hold your back straight then,
and also your neck, if you wish to
be healthy and attractive. This
habit should be easy to acquire, for
the healthy back of the mentally
alert, active, cheerful person is
sure to be straight.
To help straighten those back
muscles, which may have acquired
the habit Of dropping, why not try
the following exercises?
They are exceedingly simple and
not nevis there anything really
new under the sun?-but if per.
Sfsted in they win help you to hold
Yourself with the straight grace Of
alDu Maurier heroine or of queen
as described by poet.
Stand erect on the balls OF your
feet. with your arms at your sides.
Lift your arms, palms out, elbows
straight. above your head. Now
try to touch the ground without
BENDING your knees. Return to
position. Repeat several times, in
creasing the number each day,
until you can easily perform the
exercise ten or twelve times.
AS the complement Of this exer-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14
WHO SAID 1T
AND WHERE?

1--WE are as near to heaven by
sea as by IaHd.%
These were the last words of
Sir Humphrey Gilbert Q539-1583),
English navigator, who was
drowned when his ship foundered.
"Sink or swim, live or die, sur.
vive or perish, give my heart
and my hand to this vote"
These words are attributed to
John Adams by Daniel Webster in
a 'eulogy on Adams and Jefferson
delivered August 2. 1926.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
Is from a play by Christopher
NARROW Q565-1593.)
Copyright 1928. by King Feai.1res
Syndicate, Inc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14

San Engrossing Story of Life and Love,
Of Thrilling Episodes and Unique Situa-
I tons From a Master Pen.

it had been! First the count,
and then the. colonel telling him
OF Lubimoff's arrival.
He. avoided talking about his
niece; he sank his sadness in the
sadness of all the rest - :"
Peace had surprised him. Who
could have imagined it would
come SO soon, following imme-
diately on the most anxious phase
of the war?
The Count came to life at this
query.
Every one.' said he. 'The
great soothsayers. the great ones.
announced at the very. beginning
that the war would end in the
fall Of 1913. It was wei known
to everybody. I have always
said so. You have heard me say
SO many times yourself. Lewis"
Lewis made gesture of sur.
prise. But he could not doubt
the science of his learned friend.
and preferred to admit that t
was he who had forgotten. He
had such a bad memory! Per-
haps, even, he might have mis-
understood. These guardians Of
a knowledge of the future never
expressed their truths clearly:
they refused to talk like ordinary
mortals.
The conversation; began to lag.
The Englishman was thinking of
the Casino. He was just going
in when Don Marcos gave him
the news of the Princes arrival.
He kept the Count by his side.
The Count had just returned
from a mysterious trip and had
the DEVILS rosary safe in a GER
tain pocket.
Later on we: shall see each
other at the Casino. I suppose
you'll come in for a moment.
Wen see il luck treats me well
today after such pleasant meet
ings."
And he went off with the
Count in the direction OF the Pal
ace. where he was destined rs
though in prison, to spend the
rest Of his life.
Lubimoff noticed two Italian
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14
APPROPRIATE
DESSERTS
by LorettO g. Lynch-
An Acknowledged Expert in All
Matters Pertaining to House
hold Management.

Matters Pertaining to House
hold Management
I'm our desire to be hospitable
we sometimes overdo. Or is
- it that we think most guests
have more than human stom-
achs?
Il never like to dine at Mrs.
G.'s," remarked a gentleman the
other evening. You know she
is so COMPOUNDED hospitable, and
wouldn't think of hurting her
feelings by criticising what she
serves, but, honestly, every time
I go there am not fit for bust
ness the next day. The last time
my wife insisted that / go there
she served mutton broth, roast
pork and some creamed vege-
table. and for dessert we had rich
French. ice cream with French
pastry
1t was bad enough to have
NA oOOP Will pOEhp Out IL
was dreadful to have a rich-in- fat
dessert. With a heavy food like
pork, a simple piece of fruit
might be the dessert.
A pretty basket of fruit con-
tanning oranges, tangerines, an
pies and grapes may help to
make the affair festive and at
the same time prove most an
propriate dessert. Apple sauce
chilled and topped with a cherry
is also an appropriate dessert
with pork. Baked apples are al
ways good.
Suppose the dinner consisted
of a principal dish containing
little meat. Such a dish might
be curried rice with meat. Then
to round out the meal one might
serve chilled baked egg custard.
With a poultry dinner or a
dinner where lean meat such as
roast beef is served, ice cream
with lady fingers or sponge cake
makes an allowable dessert.
French pastry should be served
only when the meal is quite lack
ing in rich fats.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14
Well-KnOwn Lecturer and Author
and National Authority on
Juvenile Problems.

Juvenile Problems.
" H E r e are three factors
which enter into your
- .child's happiness and tend
to head him toward permanent
enjoyment of life-what he has,
what he does, what he thinks.
What your boy or girl has
SHOULD dominate the interest dur
ing childhood, what he does
should furnish the chief entice-
ment of youth, what he thinks
should most certainly become the
absorbing pastime of adulthood.
Among all the horde of miser-
able people you meet today the
larger percentage is constituted
of those who tried to find life's
pleasures ia the quest of material
things.
Determine to bring up your
child differently. Do not deny
him his first right to possessions,
out at the. same time begin ag-
gressively on his achievements.
Teach him that things are not
fundamentally to have, but rather
to use. Even his toys should en-
body the idea of doing something.
Instruments of childish work are
always best as toys.
Avoid, usually. that which has no
further purpose than to be ad-
mired. Avoid giving your child at
and time any finery of garment or
jewel that will attract more atten-
ton to his person than to his per-
sonality.
1t may not be easy. to stay by
your little girl while she clumsily
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14

soldiers looking at him from the
sidewalk around the "Camem-
bert" They were a couple of
bersaglieri, dressed in gray, with
little round hats decked out in
cocks plnmes. Noticing that the
Prince was looking at them they
became embarrassed, turned their
backs. as though ashamed, and
walked away, but not without
smiling first and raising their
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14
Household Hints

Feather pillows can be cleaned
by taking the pillow to pieces
Tin a room where all windows
and doors are closed, and there
is linoleum on the floor, pick
ing the feathers over and wash
ing them in warm soapy water.
Dry them on large sheet in
warm room. The ticking should
be well washed and waxed before
putting the feathers back again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14

war had been sufficient to trans
form them from adolescence into
maturity. In every man there
was a soldier.
Just as he was getting up to
take a walk around the terraces
he saw hurrying toward the cafe
. a gentleman. violently waving to
him, and then had to stop to
fasten his glasses more securely.
1t took some time for the
Prince to recognize him. He
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14

his wife got up and left him to
have it out with himself.
do you mean to say" said the
poetic young woman, that you
have never yet met the woman
whose presence and touch thrilled
your whole being in an utterly
indescribable manner?" "Only
once" said the weary young man.
''It was when I was in the hands
of a woman dentist"
The teacher was trying to i'm
press upon her pupils the i'm
portance of doing right at all
times, and to bring out the an
swer bad habits" she inquired:
"What is it that we find so
easy to get into and so hard TO
get out OFF"
There was silence for a mo-
ment, and then one little fellow
answered, Bed"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14

hands to their much beplumed
hats.
The. Prince recalled what Don
Marcos had told him. Oh, yes!
They are Estola and Pistola,
changed into soldiers! They had
come on leave to see their fanni-
lies. They We're going up to. the
colonel's house in the evening to
pay their respects to their former
Lord" They seemed taller and
more vigorous. A few months of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14
Here's a Smile

Frank-Does your father know
anything about music, Bs1esp?
BERTHE Whose father is police
maneYes.
'Well, what does he know?"
''FIe knows how many bars there
ne in a beat, for have heard hi1n
ten mother so.''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14

SSObc1 d WORTH 16euOWns
1WyHE nurse had spent her en-
81 tire fortune on ambulances
80 and hospitals. Her title was
the one thing that had gone to
Lewis. His prophecy had come
rue; he was now the third Lord
Lewis. surnamed 'the worthless"
d1e name he gave himself.
He gazed on the Prince for a
long time. noticed the rigid arm
and then shook his left hand
seffusively.
You're a man, Lubimoff. You
Know how to do things"
And in these words there was
q reproach for himself. Unable
J6 tear himself away from Monte
Carlo. he would live there and die
there, doing the same things over
and over.
Nevertheless. this was a great
Dag for him. In the morning he
had received visit from a friend
who was coming to live with
him; he did not know for how
long; perhaps for two days, per.
haps for two years; a great
fEiend from whom he had had no
nsws. and whom he had often
imagined dead-the count. the
famous count.
aiae had come as far as the cafe
with Lewis. who refused to be
separated from him: he had
shaken hands with the Prince as
though he had seen him the day
before, without noticing his uni
farm. He sat silently in a chair,
running his hand through his
White curly hair. fixing his round
eEes. with a nosturnal fire, on
&c, people walking about the
:sGamembert."
Lewis believed he ought to feel
happy. What a day Of surprises
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14
TUES PRE- MAG PAGE
By Blanche Silver.
Betty's. Trin-.RifI.. GocomehacIr

- "Ae0A OVNVAAkOUSInss
k<nH, dear!" Betty ex-
claimed when she saw
~ the dress her mama had
laid out on the bed for her to
put on. "I just hate that old
white dress. I've worn it and
worn it and worn it! I'm tired
and sick Of the sight Of it,
"Tut, tut; tut" laughed a
merry voice, and Gocomeback, the
little travel elfin, hoped through
the open window down beside
Betty. Whats wrong now?"
."Oh, don't want 10 put on
that old DRESS" replied Betty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14

guessed who it was more by the
tone of his voice than by his
features. Dear old Novoa! The
months that had gone by had
left deeper imprint on him than
on the rest. He was no. longer
the young man preoecupied with
worldly pomp.s who, used to- con-
suit the colonel about the merits
Of various tailors and hatters.
He had returned to the slavery
of baggy-kneed trousers and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14
This Day IN History.

= cent in 1897, when British fleet, under Admiral
Jarvis, with fifteen Of war; defeated the Spanards
seven due, largely to- the genius of Nelson
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14

Ilis famous story has been
treated into q superlative motion
picture by Cosmopolitan Produe.
sssn direction OF Alan Crosland.
fwlH be released as . Para
mount picture.
~ Vincente Blasco Banez
Author Of ''TIle Four Horsemeu
g the Apocalypse" ana Other
Novels % World Renown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14
Elephant Paths.

= - - EIEVEtGILL I WtYL8s !.
the forests says Carl Akeley, the big game hunter
- elephant paths everywhere, fortunate circum-
stance since without them travel would be impossible
The constant changing because pits dug by natives
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14

Famous Prima Donna Of the
Metropolitan Opera Company
and One Of the Most Beau
tifuI Women 6f the Day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-03

AZ though to be sure I
had no acquaintance there. I carried
back q verbal answer-which was
stipulated in the letter. The answer
was No and in what way Mr..
Fitch passed it on to his client I
never knew"
You didn't tell me those things
when we found the letter. Daniel"
said Mrs. Owen reproachfully.
The old lady opened a drawer,
found a channels skin. and polished
her glasses slowly. Dan walked away
as though to escape from that figure
with averted face crouching by the
fire But without moving Sylvia
spoke again, with a monotonous level
Of tone, and her question had the
empty ring of a lawyers inter
1ogatory worn threadbare by repeti
ton to a succession of witnesses:
AT that time was Mr.. Bassett
among the clients of Wright and
Fitch, and did you ever see him in the
office. then. or at any time?"
Mrs. Owen closed the drawer de-
and raised her eyes to Dams
affrighted gaze.
Daniel, you'd better run along
now. Sylvia's going to spend the
night here"
Sylvia had not moved or spoken
again when the outer door closed on
Harwood.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-03
s90us1gRs BAD Luck Wloi e N REVERSE GEAR asry

thus subjectng her to cross examina-
ton.
81 understand perfectly. Rose, that
this is unusual, and that it is not
quite on the square. But this is
strictly between ourselves. It's on
the dead, you understand"
"Oh, I'd do anything Cor you that
I'd do for anybody, yes, sir-Td do
more; but 1 refused ten thousand
dollars for what know about what
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-03

happened in the transportation com
mittee that winter I was its stenog.
That's a lot of money, it would take
care of me for the rest of my life:
and you know Thatcher kept after me
until l had to tell him a few things
I'd do to him if he didn't let ne
alone. I'll answer your question
straight. and she looked him in the
eye, II never saw that letter before,
and I don't know any thing about
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-03

That doesn't answer my question,
Rose, want to know whether you
ever saw that letter before Perhaps
you'd better take another look at it"
oh 1 can tell any of my work
across the street! l don't know any,
thing about that letter. MIR. Harwood"
Her indifference had yielded to re-
spectful indignation. She set her lips
firmly and her blue eyes expressed
surprise that her employer should be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-03

tant for Inc to know the truth. And
its possible that you may not be able
to help; but If you can't the matter
ends here"
He rose and closed the door of his
room to shut out the renewed Jingle
of the telephone.
I want you to look at this letter
and tell me whether you eyer saw it
before"
She took it from him. glanced at the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-03

first line iudifferentIy. looked closely
at the paper. and gave It back. shak-
ing her head.
I'VE never had anything like that
in the office, paper or machine either.
That's heavier than the stationery you
had over In the Boordman building,
and that's black ribbon; we've al
ways used purple copying ribbons.
And that letter wasn't copied; you
can tell that"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-03
BY ALTMAN
BY AL POSEN

it. Is that aIl?"
ITO go back again, Rose, resumed
Dan patiently. mot many girls VoEId
have the strength to resist tsxnPtA-
ton like that. as you did. But this Re
very different case. I need yOUT
haIp, but it isn't for myself that x'xn
trying to trace 49, liter. e D
weren't a matter of actual need Z
shouldn't trouble ycu-ha maEm "a
that" 10 10 C0a&kHua4
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-07-14
dyer BILL PLACED
FIRST ON CALENDER
New Bill Is Slightly Modified
Sponsor Expects Hard
Fight

Washington, July 12.-Hon. L. C.
Dyer of St. Louis, has received per-
mission from the clerk of the house
of representative to have the anti
lynching bill which he will introduce
in the 68th congress, given No. 1,
thus assuring early action on the
measure.
The new bill as drawn by Mr..
Dyer, is very much the same as the
one which died in the senate of the
9th congress; only a few changes
were thought necessary.
Mr.. Dyer is quite hopeful of the
success of the new bill, as he has the
promise of its passage at the next
session of congress. He said how
ever, that it will be necessary for a
more vigorous fight to be made on
the part of the public to assure sue
cess.
Speaking of the new bill, Mr.. Dyer
said: "The. fight this time will be
even harder than before. I have
toured the country in the interest OF
this bill trying the best I could tc
arouse the Christian and God-fearing
people to the Importance Of such leg
islation that lynching may be blottec
out in this country of ours. The
churches and all lovers of right anc
justice should demand that the con.
gress of the United States speedily
pass adequate laws to protect citi.
zens from mob violence"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-07-14
LIVES OF COLORED
HOSPITAL STAFF
SOUGHT BY M0BS
N. A. A. G.. p. Asks President
to Send Federal Troops
to School
KLAN MAKES THREAT
Protection for Motion and Staff
Requested as Klan Grows
Ugly

New York, July 12.-In telegram
TO President Harding on his way to
Alaska, the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
on July 5, asked that federal troops
be sent to Tuskegee, Ala, to protect
the colored staff of doctors and
nurses caring for colored war vet
Grams in the hospital there. This ac-
tion followed threats by the Ku Klux
Klan of Alabama against the colored
hospital staff. The telegram reads
as follows:
National Association for Ad-
vancement of Colored People repre-
senting 100000 American citizens,
asks that federal troops be sent to
Tuskegee, Ala, to protect colored
doctors sent to United States Vet
erans' hospital to care for colored
World War veterans. Lives of these
United States doctors and security of
Tuskegee Institute have been threat
ened by masked mobs. Tuskegee In
stltute as an internationally known
agency making for inter-racial good
will, should have protection against
lawless defiance of government. We
urge especially federal protection for
R. R. Motion, successor to Booker T.
Washington, whose life has been
threatened"
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-07-14
CoLored Scouts
Take Honors At
Square Lake
Eight Boys Win Athletic Meet
With IL First Places
in Events

Gathering in six second-class
badges, first-class badge, two mer-
it badges and II first places in the
camp athletic meet, eight boys from
Troop SIS left an indelible impression
on the Boy Scout camp at Square
lake last week.
This year was the first one in
which any colored troop has been
represented at the camp. Hereto
fore there have been individual col
ored scouts who have been members
of white troops.
Harold Carr, son of Rev. and Mrs.
T. J. Carr, passed the tests which
made him a first-class scout and in
addition won two merit badges, one
for bird study and one for life saw
ing.
The boys who attended the camp
were John Kelley, Jr., Leroy Lazen-
berry, Ronald Bradshaw, Stanley
Bradshaw, Ashton Green, Harold
Carr. Clifford Fox and George
Brooks. Six of these passed their
second-class tests.
Troop IS has been organized only
six months.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-07-14
SEEING THROUGH METAL
IS HAILED AS MIRACLE
Savants Are BaffIed by Latest
Achievement, Says Report.

LOndOn.-A story comes from Ma
drid through the newspaper Impartial
Of the two sons of Spanish noble
man who can see through metal. or
course, one says at once that 1t is
absurd and increditable. Perhaps 1t
was after dinner, when sight some
times plays us strange tricks. | am
not one who is likely to accept such
tales readily.
Nevertheless, it is quite possible that
we have not yet reached the limits of
knowledge as to the way in which
many sensations may be transmitted.
The apparently miraculous reports
of some who have been deaf from birth
hearing messages broadcast by wire
less should make the unalterably
skeptical pause and think.
The discovery of ray that would
penetrate opaque bodies was an eye
opener which, when first reported,
caused much derisive scoffing. Today
it's use is a matter of routine.
May there not be other subtle, in
tangible, and as yet undiscovered
means by which emotions and thoughts
are transmitted from one person to
another-means that are Independent
of our known senses?
Let the. skeptical reader consider
few well-established facts of common
experience.
How does a dog know when you are
! afraid of it, though you betray no
signs Of fear obvious to man?
It has been suggested that the char
acter of the sweat changes and the
dog, with it's wonderful olfactory
brain, can detect this. do not know
how the dog knows: but he does know
How does personality make Itself
felt, as it notoriously does?
The old idea, long since discarded
vas the existence of animal magnet
ism.
It has been suggested that an invis
ible, intangible aura, or shadow, sur
rounds everyone, each aura transmit
ting and receiving emotions and feel
ings. A theory again. 1
Still there is something about per
| sonalfty that appears to display itsel,
beyond the known senses Of man.
How does the hypnotist influence hii
subject? We do not believe In hyp
motto rays; the subject is now sup
posed to be the main factor In hypno
tism.. But this does not carry absolute
conviction to my mind.
/ fancy we have not yet got to tn
bottom Of these things. We may D'
on the verge Of lifting the veil tina
hides much that is unknown.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-07-14
UNION PICNIC JULY Is
AT M|NNEHAHA FALLS
Largest Crowd in History Ex.
pected at Annual Sunday
School Outing

Preparations for the Union Sunday
school picnic, the largest outdoor
event of the season in the Twin
Cities, are going forward rapidly,
Paul Caldwell, general chairman of
the committee on arrangements said
Thursday.
The picnic will be held at Mime
haha Falls on Wednesday, July 25.
In addition to the usual athletic
program and giving away of ice
cream the committee announces an
hours program of community sing
ing led by a band and two popular
speakers in Is minute talks.
The membership of 16 Sunday
schools and churches as we'll as
friends and out of town visitors are
expected to tax the Minnehaha park
facilities to the utmost.