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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-27
Hearts Of TwO
CHAPTER 61
By vIReIMIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER


 "No,' Lois answered. She detected the note of anxiety in the questioner's $ tone and resented it. Maria dislikes routine of any kind,' she went on, '.and would never have the patience for of flee work. So, since she feels she must earn money in some way, she must do it outside. l try to believe that by sav- ing money at home l, too, will be doing my part .,, the man agreed hastily. And it is often harder to attend to the humdrum, monotonous tasks of life than to go out in the world. Yes-I regret that your sister must do the latter. Neither of you young ladies is fitted for that sort of life"
 Marian does not mind it bit" Lois affirmed. ''She likes the type of work she has chosen.''
 You mean"-he began, then stopped.
 lois answered his unspoken question. "Yes, mean dancing. She said only this evening that it is the only thing she can do. And she loves it"
 Il fancy" the man ventured, "that Miss Marian would pretend to like what she had to do. But I can hardly think that she will find teaching a real pleasure. Yet since dancing is in its way a good thing, am glad that young people who are to learn it may secure a refined teacher like your sister. How will she set about securing pupils?'
 Lois shrugged her shoulders. "Oh, she will get them easily enough, Mir. Sumner. She, lucky girl, always gets what she wants. She is much more popular than l am, for she is so bright and clever daring, too, in way. She is wonderful !' she added with a sigh. Il quite envy her."
 You need not!" the minister assured her. Each of you has her own charm. But his tone growing more animated, the reason l asked how she was going to secure pupils, was to ascertain if could be of assistance by mentioning her name to some of my parishioners who have young children
 "Oh. no. Please not :" Lois begged. clasping her hands nervously. That would hardly be the thing for a minis ter to do-do you think it would? For give my saying that, please But you asked me to give you any suggestions and, really, I know the church people so well that I am sure they would dis. approve of their pastors advocating dancing. Besides (confidentially5 Marian herself does not want any thing said about it just yet. I think that her friend, George Dixon, will probably help her find all the pupils she. wants. l am telling you all this in strict secrecy, of course"
 | (TO Be Continued.)
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 The more I thought of Uncle's sug- gestion the better 1 liked it. A quiet summer in the country, place near enough so that committing wouldn't be hardship, appealed to me. Surely. after her gay winter, Natalie would also welcome it. Filled with pleasur- able excitement I left the office early. Natalie and l would have much to dis cuss. I would not tell her Uncle was going to present us with car. That should be surprise.
 Natalie was in evening dress. My heart sank.
 i've promised the Mortop's we'll come over and play cards" she said. Don't look sosglum. l told them we couldn't come before nine--that l had to listen to a1ecture first
 "Oh, Natalisf' exclaimed. Gould not you sparese one entire evening for me, spend it quietly at home? l had counted on it dear" l added as I saw her mouth set in straight rebelious line.
 You can say good deal in two hours. We'll have dinner as soon as you are dressed, then the lecture can begin.'
 I, too, set my lips firmly. would have my talk with her. tell her hon estly how 1 felt about things. card party or no. For the moment l forgot the country, the pleasure felt it would give her.
 After dinner she led me in mock solemnity into the living room.
 I'm ready" she said folding her hands meekly in her lap. comical ex- pression on her face. You've an hour and ten minutes in which to deliver your lecture. Ease your mind." i For an hour l talked; she scarcely moved, never spoke unless to answer a pointed question. freed my mind of all that had worried and annoyed me. I appealed to her pride, her wifehood. I spoke of her extravaganza, not com plainingly, conceding it had been my fault as much as hers because at the beginning had not curbed her expen- ditures. Istold her could not keep up the pace we were going, that my health, my pocketbook wouldn't stand it. Only at the last did speak of her foolish refusal to use taxi with me, of the modification her attitude in this re- spect had caused me. At this she flared
 You shouldn't complain. You refuse to get me car. If my friends care enough for me to take me where wish to go, I shall accept their kindness. You may as well understand this. As for what is becoming in a wife, hos tess, 1 have my own ideas. Possibly they may be just as good as yours.'
 Not one vital thing had touched her the real things that mattered in our life. Only the little worries, the pin bricks of which I had spoken, i'm pressed her. The thought of her cal. lousness tortured me.
 Life would be a delightfully."- dull affair if live your way-Fd. rather be dead" she said passionately as I arose ''Spend our time sitting at home hating each other-and with children taking up my time. I'll be old some day, then
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I np attempt to reply to Natalie's face | tibusncss.
 What are you going to do this sum- mer?" she asked Natalie after while.
 Go to Newport" promptly replied Natalie.
 How lovely! You may see us l there." said nothing. This was neither the time nor the place to tell of my plan. But would not go to Newport or any other resort. Whether Natalie were wiling or not I would take little place in the country. But how we had drifted apart that she should an nounce her plans so decidedly without having mentioned them to me. When at last we reached home 1 went to bed at once; would wait until 1 was less disturbed to tell Natalie my plans for the summer. This thing be. tween us--it was something more trag- ic, more hopeless than any quarrel could be. Two people bound together for life and asking different things of life. Two people who by their very natures would pull in different direc- tions-yet bound together. That Nat allie had ceased to love me I was sure. Yet-life with Natalie--I shuddered at the chill thought oe it. But years like the two we had passed together Mightn't even love grow flat, held long under such pressure? I was bound to Natalie, not by legal tie alone, but by all the binding ties of the spirit by the magic of our honeymoon days in the mountains, by her beauty, her gay spirits, by my passionate love for her. Yet how very little 1 knew her-I was not even sure of her love. (TO Re C0ntinued.) gs~
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Leagues Palace In Kingdom
 C om C
He who gives child treat Makes joy bells ring in Heavens street ; And he who gives child a home Builds palaces in kingdom come.

Tie WnO gives d cDliu d tTedI
 Makes joy bells ring in Heavens street ; And he who gives child home Builds palaces in kingdom come.
 JOHN MANSFIELD.
 Dr. Josephine Baker, writing recent ly in The Ladies Home Journal on Choosing Child" states: All of the finest efforts that any woman's organ ization can make is to establish tenn porary home for children waiting for adoption. It does not mean an insti- tuition for orphaned or abandoned chil- dren to be kept for any length of time. The place should include a well con- ducted home with trained nurse in charge and a doctor on call, where babies may be kept until they can be put in good physical condition and then placed out for intelligent adop- tion."
 The Junior League is finding its children's home is fulfilling just this need for Alabama, the only one in the southern states of its kind. During 1924 the league hopes to build many palaces in kingdom come and the Junior League Follies, to be staged at the Jefferson on February 29 and March 1, will furnish the means to do so. The home is caring for children all over the state and many have found happy homes because of this stage in the institution.
 The league membership is hard working group of young women this week, preparing for the Follies and will probably produce one of the most enjoyable musical comedies of this season.
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his face and so from the pnod toward him. Then it could carry no tell-tale scent to Paddy's keen nose. And he took the greatest care to put each foot down softly, and not to rustic c single dried leaf or break a single tiny fallen twig. Presently he began to crawl from tree to tree. It was slow work, but it was very exciting You see, he felt that he was matching his wits and skill against the wits and wonderful senses of the little wild people he was hoping to see. At last he reached place wheSe by peeping over an old log he could see all over the pond of Paddy the Beaver. and almost the first thing he saw was Mir. .Quack, lazily swimming about, the very picture of contentment. Presently Paddy the Beaver swan across to his wonderful house in the water and disappeared.
 Farmer Browns boy waited and waited, but there was no sign of Mrs. Qunck. For whole hour he lay there watching. He saw Paddy come out again and swim across to his dam and leave there stick from which all the bark had been stripped. He saw MT. Quack go ashore at little low open place and settle himself for a sun bath. But still there was no sign of Mrs. Quack. Farmer Browns boy chuckled to himself.
 Il know your secret. old fellow, and wont tell single soul" thought he here and Mrs. Quack is on it. I'd like to find it. but I'm not going to try. No, sir, I'm not going to try, for if | you've had worries enough" And with that Farmer Browns boy stole away as softly as he had come.
 Next Story: Happy Days for MT.
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Next Story; Happy Days for Mr. and Mrs. Quack.
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DudIey's Rhymes
Listen, Mother!"

' Mother, am here. a'thinkin,' just a'feelin' sort io' blue; half discouraged, heart a'sinkin. like a heart will some times do. Luck has lately been agin me; set me back all Tong the line. Just to get the grit back in me, I'm forgettin,' mother mine.
 l have put my woes behind me an I'm back there in your arms, snug glin' where the world cant find me With its worries an alarms. You're a Fsayin' There, now, sonny! It's all right,~ dear-1near mind. Life's agin as sweet as honey. It's no more weary grind"
 Mother. must quit my dreamin' an get busy after while, but this little bit of seemin' that see your lovin' smile has refreshed me-made another hopeful, happy man of me. There's no blessin' like a mother, though she's just a memory.
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He was fairly itching with curiosity to know if. as he suspected, Mir. and Mrs. Quack had decided to make their home there for the summer, and as he worked he kept thinking of them.
 It will be perfectly splendid if they have" said he. '"They will be perfectly safe there unless Reddy Fox is smart
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ed for the Green Forest, his pockets filled with corn. It was long tramp over to the pond of Paddy the Beaver much to see and hear. As he drew neal but he enjoyed it, for there. was so the uond he took the greatest pains not to make a sound. He had learned by his visits to the Smiling Pool how watchful Mir. and Mrs. Quack are and how very, very difficult it is to get near them when they are suspecting danger. And he knew, too, that there would be another watchman on guard with nose and keen ears smelling the air for tell tale scent and listening for the tiniest suspicious sound And he knew that that watchman would give warning by slapping the water with great broad tail the very instant he suspected any one coming. That watchman was Paddy himself.
 So Farmer Browns boy took care to see to it that the wind was blowing in
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
Issue Defense Day
Proclamation

The District Commission
ers today issued the follow
ing proclamation:
A PROCLAMATION.
Calling Attention 10 Defense Day.
Whereas, the Congress Of the
United States on June 4, 1890,
passed the National Defense
Act;
And Whereas. the President
Of the United States has deSig.
mated the 18th day Of Septem.
Der, 1924, as the day for a test
OF certain provisions Of that
act.
And Whereas, a committee Of
citizens of the District Of
Columbia has been duly Ap.
pointed by the commissioners
to arrange for a program con.
sisting of a parade and appro.
pirate ceremonies on that day;
And Whereas, the Citizens
Committee Is giving publicity
to the arrangements for the
day through the medium Of the
public press;
Now, Therefore. the Commits
sioners Of the District Of Co.
lumbia call upon the citizens
OF the said District to lend their
best efforts to make Defense
Day a success, The city Of
Washington, being the National
Capital, should furnish to all
citizens of the United States an
example Of patriotism and sup.
port of the National Govern
ment; and it is the earnest de.
sire OF the commissioners that
Defense Day be observed here
in a fitting manner.
CUNo H. RUDOLPH,
JAMES F. OYSTER,
]. FRANKLIN BELL.
Commissioners Of the District
Of Columbia. l.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
NAVYCONS|DERS
RESERVE UNIT
FOR {. v. j.
Department Follows Plan Of
Army--st. Johns College
Also May Be Selected

Definite action to install a train.
ing unit for the United States
Naval Reserve at George Washing
ton University, has been tsken by
the Navy Department, it was
learned today. A similar unit il
also planned Cor st. Johns College,
at Annapolis.
Should such a plan be decided
upon by the Government, IL would
create an establishment for the
navy similar to that OF the Re-
serve Officers Training Corps unit
OF the army now located In many
Of the leading colleges Of the
country.
The selection Of George Wash.
ington University as one of the
first Of the country's educational
institutions to be granted one Of
the new units, was made recently
by officials Of the department, II
was said.
The movement to obtain the
second Of the units at st. Johns Is
being pressed by officers OF that
institution.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
MOONSH|NERS
IN 'N|CHT|ES'
F LEE
Agents Confiscate 600. Gallon
Still North Of Marlboro,
Maryland

Moonshiners routed from their
beds at midnight and fleeing into
the brush north Of Marlboro with
their night-clothes on, 10 the lHdi.
crous picture brought back to pro.
hibition headquarters today by q
raiding party Of five revenue agents
who made their third successful
Maryland raid early today and cap
tured a 60O-gallon still.
THE house in which the alleged
moonshiners were chartered" the
agents reported, twas about 200
yards from the still we found and
when we arrived there the beds
which the occupants had been sleep.
ing. in were still warm"
While no arrests were made, due
to the agility Of the suddenly Awak.
ened occupants of the house near
the still, the agents are today run.
ming down several important clues.
1t IL estimated that the captured
still was capable of putting out
fifty cases OF corn whiskey day.
The other two raids were at
Floral Park, Md, where a 1900.
gallon still was captured, and at
Solomon's Island, where s00-kal.
Ion still was taken. These raids
were made within the past several
days.
IN addition to the still, 10000 gal.
ons of mash, 500 pounds of corn
meal, 200 pounds OF sugar, a 90.
horsepower steam boiler, two tons
OK coal and 40 gallons Of gasoline
were confiscAted.
The agents who took part In the
raid were Thomas n. Wheeler,
George T. King, L. E. McGilton, l..
J. Tut ana o, E. Fisher.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
PROPOSES
T0lK)EN
STREETS
Commissioner Bell Announces
Public Hearing to Get
ideas on Projects

Engineer Commissioner j. Frank
lin Bell, in announcing today five
proposals to widen Washington
streets, declared that the District
Commissioners was seeking the
views Of the public on the propo-
Oitions.
"The Commissioners have not
decided to widen any Of these
Streets" he explained. eve have
merely selected them because we
believe them meritorious. II the
public wants these changes, we
will try to put them through: If
not, we will spend the money
elsewhere"
Public Hearing Set.
Major Bell said that a public
hearing to consider the proposals
would be held in the District Build
ing September 5.
IF sentiment favors the pro
posals, we will try to include
several in the 1925 estimates" he
said. "If there is general oppo
sition, they will be dropped"
Major Bells official announce
ment follows:
ION September S, at 1890 a. m.
In the board room OF the District
Building, the Commissioners viii
hold a public hearing on the propo
sitions to widen the following streets
TX street from Fourteenth to Six
teenth street northwest.
Tenth street from r street Il
Massachusetts avenue northwest.
Eleventh street from e to g
streets northwest.
M street from Twenty-ninth Il
Thirty.fifth street northwest.
"Bladensburg road from H stree
to end Of asphalt.
ut 10 probable that two or threV
Of these items, which seem to have
the most merit, can be included
In the 1925 estimates.
Liquidation Tor assessments II
all cases similar to those provided
for In the widening OF Thirteenth
street, now in progress, is pro
posed"
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
new IS PROBING
GUARDSMEN'S
DISMISSAL
Postmaster General Calls for
All Data-officers Map
Out Course Of Action

Postmaster General New today
announced he has called for Of
fetal memorandum in the cases
OF the three National Guardsmen
who were discharged from posi-
tons as junior mechanics in the
Mail Equipment Shop on their re-
turn from two weeks service with
the District Of Columbia National
Guard.
Pending the final disposition of
the matter which IL being probed by
the heads Of the National Guard
here, and high officers in prom.
nent patriotic societies, Mr.. New
Eaid today that he wants to empha.
size the fact that there is not ascin.
tilla Of truth in the limitations
made that the trio were dismissed
because they took advantage Of the
military leave with pay offered bS
the Government.
New Is Old Guardsman.
81 am an old National Guards.
man myself" Postmaster General
New said today. II served for a
number OF years, and have pride in
the fact that / was at one time one
OF the crack shots.
IF want It understood that am
in sympathy with the National
Guard at the present time, always
have and always will be. 1 want
postal men to take advantage OF
the military leave. Not only do I
want It granted to them, but /
want them encouraged to take il. /"
Acting in behalf OF the three dis
missed Guardsmen, L. d AmnaT1n.
27Ob Good Hope road southeast;
j. E, Butler. 1911 Riggs place,
northwest, and A. c. Wyrick, 513
II street northwest; Colonel John
w. oehmann, has been instructed
by Adjutant General Lloyd M.
Brett to Investigate the matter
thoroughly with the view OF max.
ing "a report to General Anton
stephan OF the National Guard
/ who Is at present out OF the city.
Colonel Oehmann, II is under
/ stood will interview the captains
OF the two Companies in which the
' three men were enlisted tonight
az TIC regular injecting Oh JnC
0uArdsmen at the l. street
Armory.
Two Courses Open.
The guard officers take offense
at the inefficient" reports OF the
men given out by the Post Office
Department, and say that their
military records both before and
| during the encampment trip were
! far from inefficient"
1t il expected that after the in
4 cident has been sifted down to the
bottom that ona of two courses viii
be taken; either the National Guard
will demand that the men be re,
instated at the Post Office Depart
! ment, or an appeal will be made 10
Washington business me nto zee
that they get new Jobs.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26

today sent out counter.proposal
to the defense test plan. They
issued q call for q world peace
mobilization" on armistice day,
November IL.
The counter proposal declared
that peace can only arise through
constructive effort. Were It not
the inherent business of the
churches to mobilize all the re.
sources Of the Christian population
to this end, they would be forced ia
II by the criticism and demand OF
statesmen, soldiers, and private citl
Gems"
Speeches At Dinner.
Major ]. Franklin Bell, engineer
commissioner of the District, will
make a brief address OF welcome
to members of the national com
mittee organized to support the
defense test, at the dinner at the
Willard Hotel, Friday evening. The
dinner will close the series ii
meetings OF the committee SEIZED
uled to take place Friday.
The after.dinner speeches to be
made Friday at the Willard will be
broadcast over the radio. Arrange
Fnents for the dinner are In the
hands of a committee composed OF
Colonel John McEIroy, General
James A. Drain, Mrs. Virginia
White Speel, Mrs. Amos Fries
Mrs. Isabel WorrAl Bail, Mrs. Eliza
beth D. Shae, Mrs. Mamie Palmer
Dorsey. Mrs. Edmund J. Deeds
Brigadier General George c. Rich
ards. Frank Peckham, and Colons
Leroy w. Heron.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
{ EARNINGS
ARE0VER
8 Pc R
CENT
Public Hearings Likely Soon
to Determine on Proper
Future Charges

Telephone and electric current
rates are due for slashing.
Figures of the Public Utilities
Commission show that the Chesa.
peake and Potomac Telephone
Company and the Potomac Elec-~
trio Power Company both are
earning returns of more than
8 per cent on their valuation.
The commission has always re-
garded Z per cent as a fair re-
turn.
Hearings Likely Soon.
There were indications today that
within a few weeks the Commission
would order public hearings to con.
slider rate reductions for both cor.
porations.
Accountants of the Commission
are now investigating the financial
condition of the telephone company.
A hearing on these rates is expected
first
During the first six months of this
year the telephone company return
was 8.42 per cent, an increase oil
O.76 per cent over the return for
the first six months of 1923. The
electric company earned 500 per
cent return the first half of 1924,
! a decrease of O.16 over the same
period last year.
It has been more than a year
FL, al .S3A
nearly two years since telephone
charges were changed. The electric
current cut came on April 4, 1923,
when the rate was down to 7.6 cents
per kilowatt hour for tine ordinaI y
consumer. The telephone company
voluntarily cut its rates on Deceni-
Der 1, 1922.
Millions Impounded.
Reduction of electric current rates
will give no immediate benefit to
consumers. They must continue to
pay 10 cents per kilowatt hour until
the District Supreme Court hands
down q decision on the valuation
case. The difference between the
commissions rate and the 10 cent
charge is being impounded.
Earl ". Fisher, executive secre.
tary Of the Public Utilities Commits.
sion, said today the impounded
fund of the electric company, In.
GLIDING interest, totals $5,627, 210.04.
The court fight centers on whether
this fund shall go to the electric
company or he returned to the
consumers.
The commission meets Thursday
and reduction of the rates Of the
two companies will be discussed.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
$500 FIRE IN CLOSET
SEND TENANTS To,STREET

Fire in a clothing closet of Apart.
rnent No. /, the Yavette, 1880 Fair.
mont street northwest, today did
damage estimated at $500, ana drove
the occupants OF other apartments
to the street.
A no one was in the apartment
when the blaze started, fire officials
are OF the opinion that IL was either
caused by a cigarette butt. or spon'
tAleous combustion. The rooms are
occupied BY william ]. RosenthAI.
The Washington times., 1924-08-26
DRIVING WHILE DRUNK
CHARGE BRINGS 500 FINE

Frank ]. Burrell, who told the
court that he was coal and wood
dealer in this city, was defendant
in traffic court today before Judge
Mcmahon, standing trial for driv.
ing while drunk on Pennsylvania
avenue southeast last night where
he had run into a car parked along
the side OF the road
Burrel | plead guilty, claiming
that he was not able to see the
parked car owing to lack of proper
lighting in the street. The court
sentenced Burrell to pay a tine oil
500 in default of which he will
serve thirty days in Jail.