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The Washington times., 1923-03-01

moon would not, as now, always
appear to us with every detail Of
its surface, large enough to be
seen at all, equally visible, ex-
cept as affected by changes in the
direction or intensity of the sum
light.
Changes in Temperature.
The very steepness and rugged
ness Of the lofty lunar mountains,
taken in connection with their un-
changing forms, even as viewed
with the most powerful tele-
scopes, is also an indication Of
the absence OF water, for with it's
excessively long days and nights
each lasting about a fortnight
the moon must undergo extreme.
ly great contrasts Of temperature,
alternately broiling under an I'M
clounded sun and freezing in the
more than arctic cold that de-
sends upon 1t after sunset.
Water because Of it's property
of expanding in freezing pos
sesses terrific destructive force
L
rends rocks asunder and tum-
bles down the faces of steep
precipices.
If the so-called seas of the
moon were full of water we
would see it not only floating in
the form of clouds, but disinte-
grating the mountain peaks,
throwing down their cliffs and
rounding off their sharp pin
nacleS and gables.
OF course it is a pity that the
moon is not an inhabited world
like ours. for what a sight it
would be, with it's clouds and
storms, and the innumerable to-
kens that would be visible to us
of the works and doings of it's
inhabitants! Only 100000 miles
away. and a real live foreign
world! Unquestionably we would
have radio communication with
1t, sooner or later. And among
the worlds obeying other suns
there may really be paired plan
cts that thus enjoy one another's
company-and advice.
The Washington times., 1923-03-01
SAP AND SALT
by Bert Moses
NO army is powerful enough to
annihiIate an idea.

NO army is powerful enough to
annihilate an idea.
1t is better to have sense with
out education than education
without sense.
Good advertising costs nothing,
for it produces more than you
pay for it.
The absence of an opportunity
to steal accounts for the honesty
Of many people.
Health is just as Catching" as
disease if you use plenty Of soap
and behave yourself.
Some men never get over 1t
after being appointed on q dele
cation to call upon the governor.
AS a man works up into the mil
lionaire class his loyalty to Wall
street overshadows his loyalty to
- the Government.
Hez Heck says: "They amt
enough thrill In THROWN kisses
to make Teller feel like gittin'
up out o. his chair"
The Washington times., 1923-03-01
Once-Overs


ature Serytce
60 IL Is mighty poor plan not admit it when Won ara
wrong. ~ ~" arc
et rio OF the idea that you always right and tho
other fellow always wrong e W 'n0
AS long as you hold this opinion you are going to be at
stanostl and this means that you are going hackward
Tor each year OF life should represent advancement
VI course, IL you are willing along with tho
you doing. Nv ''i 'ndh
put remember the easy way is always down stream
1t is the direction in which the weak 90
- THINK a moment-are you heading that wav9
s. You think that any time you to take brace,,
VIII DE easy~ou you are not ready make the effort
So You will find this is not true ~ l''
Inc longer you travel the easy way, the farther Won
wln nave to travel to make and the harder
II VIII be Tor You to get yourself sufficient cortro -
make successful effort along this ine "
The Washington times., 1923-03-01
Chemistry Beats Typhoid.

Delaware. Ohio, which Is the
seat Of Ohio Wesleyan University,
was the victim Of an epidemic of
typhoid. Salt placed in cesspools
and deep vaults promptly passed
into many wells, Prof. c. o. Hig-
ley reported to the American
Chemical Society. AS this was
positive evidence that many wells
were polluted, chemical analysis
of the water in CTS wells in the
city was made.
A city map was so marked as
to indicate the condition of the
water in each we'll and posted
in a public place. Also, apparatus
used In the chemical and bac-
THEOLOGICAL analysis of water
was placed in show window,
where it attracted attention and
caused disuse Of polluted webs,
The Washington times., 1923-03-01
The Bahamas Bless
Prohibition
It Makes Them Rich.

We change the old saying and it reads: Zone man
poison another mans meat We much Of bootleg
poison from the British Bahamas Three million gallons they
have sent recently Each gallon of course has helped
ruin the mucous membrane lining the stomach Of some good
American But there is another sde The international boot
Jogging has enriched the Bahamas vastly Good citizens
have good bank balances The Of their
has trebled since 1918 Merchants and officials getting
rich. 80
Before our prohibition the Bahamas imported $4,000 gal
Ions Of wskey annually all drunk there Business has in
creased to 100000 gallons It's very profitable that
comfort Americans that have headache the next morning
No law broken by the Bahama Britishers Selling whis
Key Is legal with them They sell Americans and Americans
break our laws, bringing the whiskey here
The Washington times., 1923-03-01
Wales NearS T.R.
Snapshot Mark

r ONDO N.-The Prince of
Wales, especially since he
- began to tour the world, is
one of the most photographed
persons Of the period. Wherever
he goes he is snapped"
One enthusiastic girl collector
has 298 separate photographs of
the prince, and is constantly add
ing to the collection. Other col
lectors are not far behind.
The record in the United States
was held by the late President
Roosevelt. A newspaper once pub
lished a double page containing
sol of his photographs, only one of
them being duplicated. Few peo-
pie ever discovered which portrait
was doubled.
The prince is we'll on the way to
beat Mr.. Roosevelt's record.
The Washington times., 1923-03-01
When BOOtleggers KILL
It Is Murder, Of Course.

Chicago bootlegger whose poisonous whskey caused
womans death will be tried for murder That's common
sense What's the difference between man killing another
with rat poison wood alcohol? Violation of the law in
selling poisonous whskey should make the murder
burglar, violating the law kills householder without intend
ing to do ' ~ ~O
Bootleggg most profitable of all crimes and most thor
ogny organized should be made the dangerous of all
crimes for the criminal. "a VA
The Washington times., 1923-03-01
Here's O. Crolpd That's Doing Things

1HE Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers aren't beg
ging for fuel alotments.
After buying a ooliery last june, they built town
for their laborers-a model community with attractive
homes churches places Of amusement sanitary systems and
other features accusngy absent from most coey cente
Wages higher than those of neghborng properties
The engineers have had coal instead of strikescoa at
cost, distributed through cooperative yards.
group rapidly approaching economic independence.
They banks and trust companies They sell their
Of it this year and at lower rates
than you pay
The union is landlord with two big buildings in Cleve-
land alone An investment company and private print
ing plant next the program
Here's crowd that's doing things. You may yet see
American railroad owned By its operating staff.
ecopyright 1sas. KIM Features syndicate Incl
The Washington times., 1923-03-01
stu Defenders Of Civilization

TOLONEL WEDGEWOOD Labor member, acting upon
u demand from Vica McKenan to find If German
girls have become the slaves Of Moors and negroes
forces admission in open Parliament that municipalities in
occupied territory HAVE BEEN compelled to furnish
women for French troops.
ExPremier Nittis reiterated accusation is thus formally
supported by Bonar Laws government
We don't belong to the league Of nations and appar
emily won't join The Hague tribunal but don't need the
voice of any international speak mind Of
America such matters.
We fought Germany and largely brought about Pusas
defeat signed the treaty that disarmed the Kaiser
forces-et Paris remember that.
We have held aloof from expressing opinion the seizure
and exploitation of enemys domain but should
these facts be true France and all democracy
moral accounting We still defenders Of civilization,
even if she is not
The Washington times., 1923-03-01
The Entente Headed Touard DiUorc

4 MBASSADOR HARVEY the famous now-itcanbe-
n toIder informs the Pilgrims, Anglo-Amercan
ciey, that Britain did not guarantee advances to
other allies Mores the pity.
Well be sixtytWo years collecting what the English
us and nobody living will be here when the other loans
met.
France the cables alege far from making any move
toward the national checkbook will oppose redistribution
Of the billion gold marks out Of which have
Rhineland occupation expenses.
Bonar Law is reputed to refuse Poncare suggestion
yield priority in further indemnities until the
of the Ruhr occupation covered This right top
of note London criticizng the withdrawal Of British
cruisers from Smyrna without advising Paris
Lord Curzon's is interpreted hint the Turks
that they may deal separately with Britain
Poncare conveniently forgets his game Of solitaire
Lausanne.
The Washington times., 1923-03-01
A Young Nan With Decided Worries

~ENTLEMEN running governments nowadays may well
envy Cerberus his hundred heads hundred is none
too many for the job Mussolin begins to find national
captaincy is not all beer and skittles
There's another young with worries.
To begin with, he twisted the lion tail when he sup
ported Poncares Far East fnesse particularly unwise
with Italy heavily obligated to England.
He can't collect PREPARATIONS and his people can't procure
from Germany the cheap merchandise which their purses
accustomed.
The has not proved very profitable investment
for Rome, either.
Italian labor stands idle for lack Of materials French
ndustralsts frown upon his proposition to exchange
hundred thousand workers for their value in coal and
IRON
There quite poison ivy in his laurel wreath.
The Washington times., 1923-03-01
WE SPEND IN HASTE
AND THEN TAX
AT LEISURE
BY HERBERT KAUFMAN

'HE British debt bill is signed BY far the biggest
single financial transaction record simply
waits seal and delivery. Good work. Who else wants
to payf
One hundred and sxtyone million dollars back
the first year. We used the whole Federal Gov
eminent for months on less
But that before built $50 600 merchant
fleets and sailed them straight to the auction block
Three billion dollars, pro-rated among all the people,
that every average family Of five in the United
States contributed about $3.50 to the starred venture
Chairman Lasker to prepare for shock when
the Stars and Stripes hammered down from the 3S9
mastheads.
Spend In haste and tax at leisure The Treasury Depart
ment will collect the difference from your incomes
President Harding believed that ship subsidy would
less expensive Congress ddn agree and wonderful
dream ends in nightmare.
Great Britain will carry again the bulk Of
eights and probably for the part in bottoms picked
up on the greatest bargain counter in history.
That's how she II much of the $751; 100000 to
the war borrowings
Shades Of Yankee clippers, but DO manage weirdy
at times
The Washington times., 1923-03-01
MOney Talks, But Can't Sinq

~ANNA WALSKA is hardly winning the Of glory
she expected to find waiting the stage.
Several places have tried her voice and found very
much wanting Her millionaire husbands noes and gold
seemingly can't provide golden notes.
Critics ruthless in their estimate Of her talent
Great is still sacred genius-and above price.
Money talks but it evidently can't sing
The Washington times., 1923-03-01

The British debt bill is signed. BY far the bigge
single financial transaction record now simp
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The Washington times., 1923-10-06

Mr.. GEORGE: Really I'm sick of this It's always the
thing All you people have got into heads that artist
sticks paint canvas It doesn't matter whether
better done by he has only
call him artist suppose becomes
while writer's
MRS GEORGE: But, dear
MR. GEORGE: Don't interrupt An artist not
who does particular job either with paint with ink with
marble An artist capable of creative imagination
doesn't whether he's writer painter if he's
really he exhibits life and people they and in
nterprets them He makes and
places eoqueny according to his temperament An artist
who life he through the window of
imagination really bad Of you down and
make things harder for writers
MRS GEORGE: But darling, didn't say You weren't
you And that's why Mrs Greyson said she
thought you wrote te.sa.
GEORGES WE'LL you ought to have said to her what I've
just said YOU Next time meet Mrs Greyson tell her she
ought ave. married q sign painter
king Features Syndicate Incl
The Washington times., 1923-10-06
WHEN DID TT
HAPPEN?

1. When was the territory Of
Minnesota organized?
2. When was the German navy
canal at Kiel opened7
8. When did Madame de Main
tenon become the wife OF Louis
XIV of France?
4. When did the Maine liquor
law go into effect7
S. When was the Church Of the
Madeleine. Paris, built?
ANSWERS
To yesterdays questions.
Canada was first explored
by Cartier in 15S4-16Ss.
2-The Missouri Compromise,
relative to the extenaion Of slav-
cry, was passed by Congress May
2, 1890.
8-Marshal Ney, celebrated
French general. was shot as a
traitor December Z, 1915.
4, James Russell Lowell, poet
and essayist, was United States
Minister to England from 1880 to
1885.
rFriedrich Froebel founded
his kindergarten system at Blan-
kenburg. in ThurinGia' in 1887.
Copyright. 1893. King Features
Syndicate, 1nO.)
The Washington times., 1923-10-06
THEY GO TO A TINY CIRCUS.

; box on their bed Of white fur
and closed the lid.
How do they breathe?" I
asked.
Pleas have no lungs" he an
swered. They don't have to
breathe. Now for the next act.
Come on, Spark Plug"
How we did laugh when we
saw the trainer hitch up a flea
to a tiny wagon which 1t pulled
across the table.
"a flea viii pull thousands Of
times his own weight" he ex-
planned. Now for the merry-go-
round" And he hitched several
fleas to a merry-go-round and
they moved tho miniature horses
as nicely as you please.
I noticed that each flea had q
tiny collar around his neck and q
tiny chain.
How do you do it," I gasped.
by simply teaching them to
walk instead of hopping, which is
q f1ea's natural gait. I chain up
u flea under a glass and in about
three weeks he learns that WALK
ing instead of hopping he will not
strike himself against the glass.
So he never hops again"
What patience" I murmured.
Eyes," answered the man, ST
does require patience, but 1t is
very interesting.
Tell me how you happened to
choose this business"
WELL" answered the NM,
good-naturedly, my grandfather
read of the ancient Romans hav.
ing trained fleas, SO he thought
he would try 1t. He had the first
flea circus. And when I grew
up he taught me-"
TT is very wonderful" said
as we started off, land I have en-
joyed your entertainment very
much"
The Washington times., 1923-10-06

WI e had just whirled around
" the scenic railway at
w one of the beaches In
California and Bobby was walk
ing by my side deeply interested
in finding out how an ice cream
cone tasted, when he glanced up
at sign and read:
Flea Circus"
Flea Circus" he Rasped.
What under the sun does that
mean, Foxy Grandpa?" he asked.
Just what it says, Bobby.
How would you like to zee some
trained neas?"
I'D love It," he quickly re-
sponded.
So bought two tickets and we
walked in and took our places
around table which was fenced
in by a brass rail.
There was the trainer Of tie
little performers seated on a high
stool putting his pupils through
their act.
Bobby's eyes almost popped out
as he climbed up on tho plat
form around the table and saw
seven tiny fleas twirling to the
tune Of q tiny music box.
They've got dresses on" he
gasped.
And they did have on tiny
skirts of different colors with
their little heads popping out
like the tops of black pins.
How do you ever dress them?"
asked the man.
II hold them with these little
pinchers and slip on their skirts"
he chuckled.
and how long does it tuke
your"
About three hours TO dress
ono flea," he answered.
Imagine itw exclaimed. as
he lifted them with the pincers
and put them back in the leather
The Washington times., 1923-10-06

and step In. Livingstone had
been at that pension befores DUR
ing Neale's first leisurely saun-
tering visit to Rome; Livingstone
had turned up at the pension in
Florence before Neale left; he
had run across Livingstone in
Paris cafe sitting alone at a
table, looking az much like an
attache OF the embassy as he
could manage. Livingstone was
no tourist, but one of the pro-
fessional inhabitants OF Europe;
an American, that much he adj
rnitted, though neither. hints nor
direct British Questioning had
ever extracted from him his birth
place in the States. He was the
I sort of man who had learned
how to cross his long thin legs
elegantly so that the toe OF one
slim foot pointed downward. AS
at the same time he was wont
to fold his arms over his hollow
ed chest, stoop his shoulders and
droop his neck. and as he wore
gray CATERS and carried . walk
ing stick he had good reason to
flatter himself that he had al
together the distinguished, pinch
ed, siclxly, artistocratic look Of
the traditional promising young
old diplomat. Neale was rot sur
prised to see him In Rome. He
would not have been surprised to
see him anywhere except per-
haps at work. It was Neale's
guess that three or four years
from now he would have screwed
up his courage to wearing a
monocIe.
Questions.
Hello, Crittenden'', he said.
"ft il you, It is9 When Michele
told me you had turned up again.
was sure he must be mistaken.
I understood you were on the
high seas on your way back
to the land Of the free and the
home OF bad cooking"
without being invited. he sank
down In q chair to watch Noale
unpack and WASH, asking. "Yor
were going back to New York,
weren't your"
Yes, I still am. I'm only In
Rome for five days. But I
won't be long in the States. I'll
The Washington times., 1923-10-06
A RECIPE OF
VALUE
Fish Cruquettes.

Fish croquetteS may be made
with salmon, halibut. paddock or
canned tuna fish. Flake one
large can or tuna fish and mix
lightly with two cupfuls "a hot,
thick white sauce, highly sea
soned with salt, a dash Of cay
emo, ono teaspoonful Of scraped
onion and one tablespoonful of
minced parsley, Turn onto
buttered platter. spreading the
mixture about one inch thick.
Let stand in the refrigerator un-
til thoroughly cold, then form
into croquettes, roll in beaten
egg, and then In finely-sifted
dried crumbs. Fry in deep fat
at 800 degrees F. until golden
brown.
The Washington times., 1923-10-06
CHATTER xL1.


Neale sat idly In front OF the
black-and-white facade of the
Orvieto Cathedral. trying Idly to
make UP his mind on. q matter
of no Importance whatever and
not getting on very fast. In his
pocket was his ticket, back to
New York and his ship sailed in
week. But, of course, it did
not sail from Orvieto. Should he
go south to Naples where most
of the passengers took ship? IL
he did, he could stop over four
or five days In Rome. It might
be interesting to revisit Rome. Or
should he go north to Genoa,
where the ship was due 10 stop
the day after leaving Naples?
He had not. seen Genoa at ali
and he might be missing come
thing worth while. It ought to
stir any Americans Imagination
to hang about the docks where a
certain visionary, middle-aged
sailor-man had gone up and down
trying to raise the funds for n
mad attempt to prove the world
absolutely different from what
everybody else had thought.
He sat there looking UP at the
Cathedral, deciding now for
Genoa and now for Rome, and
in between times forgetting all
about the matter. so evenly bal
anced were the advantages, 50
unimportant was the whole bus1-
ness. When he finally stood up
to go back to his inn, he. remem- /.
bered that he had still not settled
which train to take.
He took coin out OF h.s
pocket. He'd toss up, Heads for
Naples, tails for Genoa.
The coin flashed up in the sun,
and fell on the stone steps. In
The Washington times., 1923-10-06
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
The Old Days.
By AIine MichaeIis.

A LIT H on @ II the seasons
N fleetly 90 and brief are all
"A the days. 1t seems q long,
long time ago I walked down
childhood's ways. When Pete an
Bill an me were boys, my sakes!
what times we had; we made an
awful lot Of noise, accordin' to
our dad. In winter days when
school was done an fields were
white with snow, we'd coast until
the set Of sun. with shouts Of
glee we'd goI We'd swoop clear
down that lengthy hill on ole
man Johnson's place; an with the
north wind, keen and chill, we'd
run merry race. We skated.
too, upon the pond below the
ruined mill, an on the river out
beyond we ventured for q thrill.
An then when summer rolled
around we had one favored goal;
books flung aside, with joy pro-
1OuA1O VIC SOu6AL LA0 6WAIIILIl4uB"
hole. What fun to dive in cool.
green deeps below the willow tree,
down where the current barely
creeps upon It's way to sea. But
still, the sport best loved Of all
came with the changing leaves,
the scarlet and the gold Of fall,
the haze October weaves. For
we'd go nutting on such days,
way out on Hickory hill; see the
group in childhood's ways. myself
an Pete an Bill. Yes, there's no
doubt that was the time Of all
times held most dear, when high
up Hickory Hill we'd climb with
rousing whoop an cheer. Around
us autumn's banners gay, a crisp
ness in the breeze, while every
where the ripe nuts lay beneath
the spreading trees. Like wilful
buccaneers we went an eagerly.
we'd toll, brave men who sacked
a continent an carried home the
spoil. An to this day a scarlet
tree brings back a passing thrill,
. glad thoughts Of Pete an Bill an
me out there on Hickory Hill!