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The Washington times., 1923-02-16
ByJOhn Goodman.

TT .~"s sscole considerable time
before Bell reappeared, and
~, U -4-.rrVal lIOEOdy spoke.
The door swung open and John
Goodenough walked in.
His tall form seemed to dominate
- the whole room. He bore himself
with an easy dignity. There was q
smile on his sarI bnic face. He
bowed deeply to Agnes and very
slightly to the others.
Good evening, madam" he said
lightly. Gentlemen, good eve
ming sr.
No one answered him. Agnes,
standing erect, stared at him with
eager eyes, her lips slightly parted.
"a thorough friendly gathering"
said Goodenough gently. How
very touching. Not a single dis
cordant note. l thank you, Callag-
han, for admitting me-"
II shall endeavor to deserve
your thanks, 'said Callaghan grim
ly. "In the meantime, what is
your errand? Be, quick about it,
for we are busy"
"You were always busy, Cal
laghan," said Goodenough. 81
wish 1 had your OVERLOOKING
energy, These quarters of yours,
by the way. are hardly SO central
as the last. do not admire the
scheme of decoration But doubt
+ less they have their points"
:. What do you want?" rasped
:. Callaghan. "You did not come
" here, / suppose, to amuse your
self?"'
''By no MEANS" replied the Wis
Z itor, "but to make my adieux to
you all"
What? exclaimed Vaille.
ITO bid you a reluctant fare
we'll" said Goodenough with a
wave of his hand. II am, you will
regret to hear, leaving this coun-
try almost Immediately. thought
that it was due you to know"
An infinite relief, which they
could not wholly conceal, shone
for a moment in the faces Of the
, three partners. Mr.. Bell seemed
: to breathe more freely. But in
Callaghan's case the relief turned
swiftly to suspicion.
Where are you going?" he said
slowly. Goodenough smiled.
"Of course, you cannot guess"
he replied with gentle irony. II
am going to SUMMER clime-the
English Winter does not attract
me. The Riviera, perhaps.
AT :he present moment" said
"Callaghan, grimly, you are closer
than you think for to a very much
warmer climate"
Wherever I CO." said Good
enough pleasantly, "I shall no
doubt travel in excellent company.
But setting persiflage aside, am
going abroad, and it was neces-
sary that l should give you a
warning before I 60"
Callaghan nodded.
SINCE you are leaving us, I will
hear what you have to say" he
replied quietly and motioned to-
ward the chair beside which Agnes
stood. will you not be seated?"
Goodeneugh glanced at the arm
chair standing on it's square of
carpet, and laughed.
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TELL THESE AT
DINNER

Two sailors got into a discus
sion over the exact definition of
a heifer. One claimed that a
heifer belonged to the hog family,
the other that it was a variety Of
sheep. After a long argument
they decided to refer the question
to distinguished critic. "Bill,"
they asked the boatswain, whats
a. heifer? We're having an argu-
ment." Bill bit off large chew
of tobacco reflectively. ''To tell
you the truth, mates" he said,
II dunno much about poultry"
They were newly married. She
was holding the wedding ring to
her ear, as one sometimes does a
seashell. what are you doing?"
asked her husband. Listening
to the music" came the unex-
pected reply. ''Who ever heard
Of music in a wedding ring?"
Why" she retorted, "have you
never heard a brass band play:"
An Englishman and an Amer
lean were motoring in the lat
ter's new racing car supposed to
be the fastest an the world.
When they had covered several
miles at break-neck speed the
Englishman suddenly remarked;
What a /lot of cemeteries we
seem to be passing"
''Cemeteries!" exclaimed the
Yankee, indignantly. Those are
milestones."
The Washington times., 1923-02-16
BY Ann LisIe,

wv HEN Tony insisted that
" Mr.. Lacy and 1 should
w come with Cariotta and
him in his car. I was utterly con-
founded. couldn't see any way
OF avoiding the revelation that /
wasn't going out al. ALL. but was
standing by Betty. desperate and
evidently a runaway from Dream
void.
Without much hope that he
could handle the situation Z sent
an s. o. s. to Mr.. Lacy. And Ralph
Lacy, to whom, If I am any judge
Of character, the least deviation
from the truth must be obnoxious,
lied with outward serenity--.'like
a gentleman"
Sorry, old man, but we're q
party of six, I've got big taxi
20 hold the bunch. You have a
magnificent car. noticed it as
I came in. But it isn't elastic to
the point Of our numbers, is it,"
Sorry-but 1t isn't" replied
Tony. do I fetch you at the Star
tomorrow"
"Great-if you will, I'll have
the postponed meeting with your
bully old car. And now, before
we start along, may I put in a
phone call, Mrs. Harrison2".
''Of course" I replied, daring to
breathe again.
Then we won't wait, will we,
Carlotta?" demanded Tony, get
ting his cue at last.
IT am hungry" breathed Car
lotta in a troubled fashion.
Run along. children" cried,
waving them away.
LaughingIy, Carlotta and Tony
departed.
The moment the door closed after
them I sank down on the stairs
with q half-ashamed, truant-from-
school feeling. and a half-relieved
sense Of triumph.
.".oh, I hate to trick Tony"
said. "And I can't explain why
put you in a position where you
had to help"
IT'S clear enough" replied
Ralph Lacy, giving me a search
ing look which made. me wonder
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wonder If she believes your
He turned to Agnes, who was
watching him with curious
fascination. ~.
You have learned by this
time" he said quietly, that what
I told you the other night was
the plain truth"
Take care what you say to
herr broke in Callaghan fierce1y.
II am allowing you rope enough
to hang yourself with, but there
are limits. Moreover you waste
your breath. She knows who are
her friends1'
"Of course she does" laughed
Goodenough. You are indeed her
friends" He looked at Agnes.
us it not SOP"
IT guess" she said half sullent-
ly. They've done more for me
than you. I've got them set; I
know just what they are. Any
way, why should. 1 take your
word against theirs?'
"Why, indeed?" I am not a be-
lever in words. but rather in
ocular demonstration" said Good
enough. Come a little nearer to
me. Stand here"
The Washington times., 1923-02-16
WHEN DID IT.
HAPPEN?

= - q
/. !. when did the Trojan war
take place?
when were the first Olympic
games held? =
3-When was the Old South
Church, Boston, built?
4-When did Europe become
known as the "Old World?
5-When, did Confucius, the eel
ebrated Chinese philosopher, die?
ANSWERS to these queries win
be printed tomorrow ..
ANSWERS Il,
To Yesterdays Questions. ..
1.-The Pan-American Congress
at Buenos Aires was inaugurated
July IL, 1910. -:
2--weHesley College was found
ed by H. F. .Durant and opened in
1875.
3-Tennyson, the English poet,
died In 1892.
+The German Kaiser abdicated
November 8, 1918..> =. ,..-z.
6--wiiiiam Jennings bryan, was
Secretary Of State of the United
States from March; ! 4; 1913. ITO
June 8, 1915. ~ ~
copyright, 1928, King Features
syndicate, Inc.)
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NM ERCY. sed Ma last mite, it
N is piercing cold without,
AVA sed Ma. How I pity them

Is piercing cold without,
ASA sed Ma. How I pity them
poor Hottentots, sed Ma.
Why? sed Pa.
They must be froze stiff to the
North Poal, sed Ma.
Ha Ha, sed Pa, have you for
got yure Joggrafy lessons, wife?
sed Pa. Or dident you newer
study joggrafy? sed Pa
Ma got kind Of red in the face.
1 must Of made sum kind of blum
der. apparently, sed Ma. Leeve it
to you to pick it up wen I maik a
slip, Ma sed. Oh, If you cud only
see yure own mistaiks & airers,
sed Ma.
You must not mind it if I snick-
err littel now & then, sed Pa. We
all maik mistakes at times, eeven
me, Pa sed.
EevYn you? sed Ma. Surely 1
did not heer you correkly, Ma sed.
Surely you are not addermiting
that you sometimes maik a mis-
take, Ma sed.
Now & then, onst in a vary
crate while, sed Pa. But for every
mistaik witch I maik, sed Pa, I
maik fifty brite & braney moves,
sed Pa, swift & un-airing as a
sturgen's knife, Pa sed.
Yes, yes, sed Ma, guess so.
& wen you was speaking of the
Hotten-tots living around the
The Washington times., 1923-02-16
BOBBIE AND HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk

, North Poal, you was wrong, sed
Pa. The Hotten-tots live in
Afriky, Pa sed, ware it is vary
hot, that is ware thay git thare
naim. it is Africkan for hot tots,
sed Pa.
ment EskyINos, sed Ma, it was
a slip Of my tung. I am sorry
now I opened my mouth, sed Ma.
You maik plumbers also, too, I
sed. You amt perfeck, sed to Pa.
No, Bobbie, am not, sed Pa,
but I have a perfeck right hand,
sed Pa, to witch I will interduce
the sect Of yore pants in Jiffery,
sed Pa, if heer a other word out
of you.
Do the old Eskimos spank the
young Eskimos wen the yung Es-
KINDS tell the old Eskimos that
thay sumtimes mail1 mistakes? +
sed to Pa.
Thay certaingly do, Bobbie, sed
Pa & thay send them to bed with
out any whale oil or Wallerus
Blubber, sed Pa. & the poor littel
deers go to bed numbering for blub-
Der, sed Pa. Ha, FIa. that is a
pritty good one, numbering for
blubber, Pa sed.
Yes, sed Ma, that is a pritty
good one. You are married to the
wife of a brilyunt husband, sed
Ma. But Ma was snear-ing like
the vilyun I saw in the movie last
week, wen grow up will smear
lots.
The Washington times., 1923-02-16
.ADVICETO THE
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am twenty-four and in
love with a girl eighteen.
have been going with this girl
for the past year ana she has
me worried all the time. She
says she loves me, but at the
same time she says she will
not marry me unless / have
lots Of money. But l am poor.
She refuses to be engaged to
me. READER.
You say this girl won't con
= slider marriage because you
have not. "lots of money" My
dear young man, don't you see
that you disapprove of this girl
that your critical attitude is too
great to permitP.of honest love?
You must admire to love. What
you feel is infatuation. Conquer
your feelings, for they will not
help you to happiness or to sue
cess in life.
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; do nothing Of the sort. Lady
Tallbois," interjected Callaghan
contemptuously.
Conner said Goodenough quiet
ly, his eyes on hers.
Agnes hesitated. To the sur
prise of the three others. she
took three steps toward him, and
stopped.
That's better" said Good.
enough. "And these are your.
friends? You know all there is
to know about them? You have
them set? Observe"
He placed one hand quickly on
the wall beside him. Callagban,
with an ejaculation of amazement
and dismay, started up, but it
was too late.
There was sharp click, the
trapdoor in the floor swung open,
the armchair and its square of
carpet vanished from sight. A
crash followed as they landed in
the dark vault below. A dank
smell of the river came up through
the opening.
Surely a very friendly arrange
ment?" said Goodenough to the
girl with a smile. els it worth
while, think you. to dip deep into
the Tallbois fortune to enrich
such friends as these?''
Agnes, her heart beating rapidly
and her olive skin blanched to a
pearl gray tint, was staring down
into the chasm that had opened so
close to her. Mr.. Theophilus Bell
was considerably whittier and more
horror-stricken than she. Vaille
stifled an oath, and Callaghan,
after the first shock Of consterna-
ton, lunged at Godenough with
tigerish ferocity and whipped a
hand behind him.
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1t would i'll become me to take
the most comfortable seat in the
room while a lady remains stand
ing" he said. II will remain
where am. Now for my warn
ing" His eyes hardened and his
jaw set grimly. eff. while am
absent, you make any move what
ever against the Mottisfonts, you
may expect counter move which
will put an end to your activities
forthwith and to those of all your
companions"
And to your ownv' said Good
enough grimly. THAT shall not
allow that to stand in the way.
You know it very well, Cal
laghan."
The chiefs eyes congested with
anger.
IT know. too, that you are a
clustering outcast," he said,
whom I can destroy at any
moment, whenever it is worth my
while. Bear in mind that you
stand here before your masterr'
Goodenough laughed gently.
Il do not grudge you your little
attempt to impress your fair
guest. Callaghan," he said. II
The Washington times., 1923-02-16
WHO. SAID TT
AND WHERE !.

"Opr Country! in her intercourse
with foreign nations may She
always be In, tho right; but
our country right orwroag."
A toast by Stephen Decatur
d779-1820) at banquet in
Norfolk, VA, April, 1916, to
which we an drink.
"Turn over q new leaf"
This expression for reform is
found in Anything for a Quiet
Life" by Thomas Middleton
d670-1627.)
mo day without q line"
Pliny (62-113 A. d. in his his
tory tells of Apelles, the Greek
painter, who never allowed a
day to pass without adding 1
line to a picture.
East or west, home is best
Is an old German saying in praise
of home,
,(copyright 1923. King Features
syndicate. Incl
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broodng
may a CT n
kaleidoscope
mi new youth-neW
dreams life itself.
that throb in tn boundles air and thrill the
ht appeal.ye
wants calmly and conntedyas though life flowed by and
touched them not. PEGGY PRENTICE.
The Washington times., 1923-02-16

WKYHAT is the world? OF
w power, adventuring
- Who is there who will not that all these be
forgotten
But what Is conte
The gold Of womans hair the peaches and Of her
cheeks blue CT he~
that lights them radiancethese
a hair a
dusky gold a. unfahomabe and
The Washington times., 1923-02-16
Wigs Made of Glass

is the best substitute for hair Wigs made from
this material extraordinarily light the texture soft
and beautiful The wigs easy produce any shade
The Washington times., 1923-02-16
WHEN A GIRL MARRIES

ANaABSORBING SERIAL OF EARLY Welded LIFEA
Anne Leaves the. Party to Go to Betty, WhOp
Tells Her She Has Arranged to Share
the Winston Flat with Her.
The Washington times., 1923-02-16

VKTHY had he expressed a.;
~ certain surprise when
Clancy. had told him?
Evening star., 1923-09-23
CORN PRICES SOAR
/. AND BOOST WHEAT
Reports of Corn MoIding in
Fields and of Frost DAM
age Start Rise.

CHICAGO, September 22.-Something
of a crop scare which developed in the
corn market today hoisted Septembef
and May corn to a new high price rec
ord for the season and brought about
an upturn in the wheat market. Wheat
closed firm at Il to y net advance, with
December 1.03a1. .031s to 1.03b and May
LOSS.
Corn finished 1% to up. oats at q
to Il gain, and provisions unchanged to
8 lower.
Although at first the wheat market
showed a downward tendency with in
creased selling on the part of commits
sion houses, corn was actively in de-
mand from the beginning and soon
gained sufficient momentum to turn
wheat prices upgrade. Before the day
was half over general rush to buy
corn was in progress, and reports at
hand indicated that recent frost and
the excessive rains of late had done
much more serious damage to corn than
had heretofore been generally believed.
Big corn-producing regions in Ohio, In
diana, Illinois and Iowa, as well as por-
tionS of Minnesota and Wisconsin were
said to have been injured to an extent
far beyond what was supposed.
Word of corn molding in the fields,
notably at various Illinois points, added
to bullish sentiment regarding both corn
and wheat, and closing prices for each
cereal were at virtually the days top
level. In the furry about corn damage,
the fact was almost ignored that be-
tween 1000 and 5000 cars of all grain
were expected at Winnipeg for Mon
days market
The greatest advance In the price of
corn was on December, a new crop de-
livery. Anxiety, however, about scare
ity of immediate supplies was evidenced
by the action of September. Oats were
dull, but sympathized with corn and
wheat.
Steadiness of hog values kept provi-
sions free from any decided change.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
BIG AUTO MERGER
PUT OFF FOR TIME
Winton- -Haynes-Dorris Plans De-
layed by Conditions in
Stock Market.
Nv the Associated Press.


- ST. LOUIS, Mo, September 22.-
& Gonsummation of the proposed mer-
ger of the Winton Automobile Com
pany of Cleveland, the Haynes Auto
n mobile Company of Kokomo. Ind, and
the Doris Motor Car Company of st.
Louis in a $19,000,000 organization,
to be known as the Consolidated Mo-
tors Corporation, is indefinite, be-
cause of tie present condition of the
stock market, 1t was announced here
today.
~ Stockholders of the Doris COM
pany will meet here October 5 to
"a discuss the company's affairs. A
n plan for refinancing the company
may be considered, IL was added.
= The merger proposal has been pend
7lddng since last May, and stockholders
of the three companies have ratified
~ It Eastern banking interests be-
p hind the proposed consolidation, it
was said. have not abandoned the
idea of effecting the merger, but be-
y cause of conditions in the stock mar
e ket it has not been considered ad-
? yfsable TO float securities in connec-
3 tion with the merger at this time.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
SUES FOR So, ,250, 900.
Stakeholder Acts Against Bay
State Firms Directors.

BOSTON, September ga stock
helder's bill making Augustus p. Lor-
w. Erickson, George %. Haskell and
other directors; Of the Baush, Machine
Tool Company of Springfield and Bos-
ton, defendants in suit for s2,250.-
600 was filed in the federal court to-
day. The piantiff, Edward w. Hitler
of New York, charges in the bill that
secret profits of $2.250,000 were made
in the purchase of the Huron Metal
Company In which he alleges the de-
PENDANTS were directors and owners.
He asserts that the property at the
time OF its purchase was mot worth
S5O,0O0."
Evening star., 1923-09-23
CLOTH PRICES HIGHER.

NEW YORK, September 22.-Dry
goods markets in the finished goods
divisions rose steadily today to meet
the advances in raw material and In
primary markets on unfinished cloths
Eastern gingham manufacturers con-
tinued fall prices, except one, who
Will make. an announcement next
week. Yarns were firm and rising.
Burlaps were somewhat easier on
future deliveries. Silk markets were
irregular. due to the conflicting re-
ports of conditions in Japan markets.
Raw wool ruled firm and wool goods
markets were steadier. Carpet OPEN
ing for the spring season will begin
-
Evening star., 1923-09-23

of s4,236.S51.65. with trust companies
occupying second position, with an
increase of $577.503.97, while savings
institutions barely showed on the
right side of the ledger. with a net
increase of $i90,479.75.
Four national banks reported losses,
eleven savings banks reported like
wise, and three trust companies failed
to show a gain.
The statistics follow:
Evening star., 1923-09-23
LOCAL BANKS GAIN $5,OO4335
!. IN DEPOSITS OVER JUNE 80 CALL
gForty-Seven National, Trust and Savings
Institutions Make Fine Showing In
Latest Reports.

deposits of forty-seven local bank
Ang institutions show a total gain
OF S5,OO4,335.37 for the period ending
september IA. as compared with the
previous call on June so. last, official
statistics compiled by Audley p.
Savage of the National Savings and
Trust Company show.
increases, by classes, were unan-
tmous. National banks totaled a gain
Evening star., 1923-09-23
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
CHEVY CHASE
SAVINGS BANK.

AT Wilmington, in the District Of Columbia, at
the close OF business, September IA, 1928
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HEED THE PILOT

VOU will seldom be In crowd of
= men az hour before you hear one
of them say:
IF / were twenty-one years old and
knew as much as do now, I'd be a
whale Of success"
Perhaps he would. Perhaps he
wouldn't. But it is certain that If
he could begin life at twenty-one with
the experience Of forty he would be
far better off.
And the curious thing about 1t all
is that he could avail himself Of this
experience if he would pay heed to
the pilots who are always willing to
direct him.
What would you think Of a man,
who, after asking policeman for the
way to the railroad station, and get
ting the direction would deliberately
go the other way?
Yet that is what is done, repeated
ly, by almost every young man who
starts out In life.
From his father, his employer, from
older friends, he constantly receives
directions which, If followed. would
be invaluable.
They come from the experience
which these men have dearly paid for.
They are invaluable.
Yet youth Is unheeding. and the adj
vice is almost instantly forgotten with
the result that the recipient has to
learn from an experience as expensive
and often as disastrous as that Of the
man who counseled him.
If you are a young man you are
fortunate. Almost any of your elders
will give you sound and sensible ad-
vice-advice which you can follow to
your own profit if you will
You can learn. by the mistakes Of
others, instead of by your own.
You can plot your own course from
chart which has been made by those
who have gone before you.
You will be wise to do It, Your
own experience is a good teacher, but
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DEFIANCE
By GRACE z. HALL

II EFT no man say to you that you
= shall fail
Fling back his words and prove they
are but lies
Although your spirit falter-aye, and
quail
You shall not lose unless your cour-
age dies;
So long as you are brave enough to
try,
The flame of strength within you shall
not die.
e sometimes you shall feel the fatal
urge
To let your grip grow loose upon
life's reins,
Lash every energy with scorn, and
merge
Your forces in drive against your
pains;
Let no one have the chance to pass
and say
You are a weakling. wrecked along
the way.
Let no man smile and say you've lost
your hold
You're judged by what you seem In
actual view;
Within his heart he too may be less
bold
A thousand times than he may seem
to you;
The one who takes the upper sphere.
Is he
Who fights each day stronger man
to be.
Whatever be the place that now Is his,
Be sure he fought to be the man he is.
20 by Dodd, Mead g. Coz
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Something to
Think AbOut
BUILDING ON SAND
By F. Il. WALKER

DE WATCHFUL of your words and
- acts lest you build your reputa-
tons of sand
Seek truth, accuracy and exacti-
tude. Better be plain, matter Of fact
and bit old-fashioned than to go
wabblfng through life unsupported by
strong, underlying principle, and
especially by the good opinion of your
intimates.
Rather than make promise which
you know in your heart cannot be
kept, hold your tongue, or you'll slip
in spite of yourself from the base of
verify. By some, the truth at times
may be termed undiplomatic, but it
never fails to hold for the eternal ages
the full weight of any structure you
may elect to build upon 1t.
And certainly. the conscience is
lighter, the eye is steadier, and the
character is stronger for the effort.
Those who may be inclined to fancy
that this Is not so are at liberty to
make the experiment and Judge for
themselves.
1t is difficult now and then to strike
the incest balance between a question
able truth and plausible lie, but a
moments clear thinking will usually
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dispel any lingering doubt. To do as
much good as we can, to think
thoughts that we are not ashamed to
utter, to be charitable ought to be our
dominating purpose.
If in these things we fail in the
slightest degree, we are building our
reputation on support Of sand, like
ly at any moment to SHIFT its position
and wreck the good name we have
been striving years to construct.
Even the best of us, especially In
our emotional moments, when tongues
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are glib and imaginations are SUPER
heated, incline to equivocation, in
spite Of our good breeding and honor
able intentions. II by chance we
should be found out, our reputation
goes to pieces. All we have to go and
come on Is our language. Should we
trip up in it's use, or deliberately put
words in wrong places, we erect our.
earthly structure on bed of sand
which in later years brings us face to-,
face with humiliating disaster.
Co. 1928. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate i.