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The Washington times., 1924-09-30
Foxy Grandpa's Story
THEY SEE A GORILLA AND LEARN SURPRISING

THINGS ABOUT HIN

-uNCH was q smart cat.
Some people think that cats
cannot be taught tricks
easily and that they are stupid.
But Bunch wasn't stupid. i can
tell you.
Bunch loved bells. She would
answer the front door bell and the
back door bell and when the tele-
phone rang she would run and sit
by it. am quite certain that II
she could have lifted the receiver
Bunch would have put it to her
ear and said "meouw."
One day a friend brought me q
beautiful strip Of embroidery. I
looked at it and wondered what
It was.
Its a bell.pull." said my
friend. II brought it from Italy.
You can rig it up to the wire
there above the molding. 1t Is
pretty decoration and useful as
well. They usedl them in olden
times. Then they really pulled
the bell. Now they pull the wire.
How times change! But the old
fashioned things are the most in
teresting.'
The bell pull was interesting to
Bunch, all right. She sat and
watched me connect it. And once
I found her jumping up and play
ing with the taaseT, which hung
nearly to the floor. a.
Il suppose she knows that's 4
bell," / chuckled.
DO you think so?" asked
Bobby.
II wouldn't be surprised"
Bunny murmured.
The bell pull was very con-
venient. could just reach it
from my chair and ring for Mary,
the mafd, who would answer
quickly, because it rang in the
kitchen.
One day. Mary came in all flus,,
tered and said:
Foxy Grandpa, some one or
something NEEDLES with every
Z custard stir up and can't leave
any meat on the table unless 1t
Is handled. don't know what
to do. Does Bunny know any
thing about it?"
Bunny's ears stood right up
resentfully as IL to say:
"You know very well don't
eat meat and / wouldn't give one.
good radish for all the custards
In the world :,
After that Bunny said nothing
but 4 could tell he was doing a
lot Of thinking. \
One morning Bunny said. to ME
You're going to have hash for
lunch. Mary Is putting the meat
through the grinder"
is that so2'tI asked. ~ like
hash" and went on with my read.
ing. u MI 3.
Foxy Grandpa," said Bunny.
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NORA LEE = By Elenore Meher
Anew Novel Of Modern Life, Conferred
0n'the Heart and the Mind
Of the sFIapper.'

burned with furious, indignant
tears. She dared not relax the
grim set Of her lips. She thought
!. As she had when a child and the
purple wistaria shiyeled and died:
isVghat damn world! It's e
DANG world"
u There was no use clinging to
ne hope of beauty. no use dream
ling 81 exalted friendships. Men
wanted nothing but this insipid
filtration. she had guilelessly i'm.
parted to. him her ideals; her
j dream Of bright, utopian world
where men and women were at
last fuIl-statured; where they had
tossed away their little bags of
tricks and met each other freely
in a noble equality.
He answered with this warm,
provocative look which said plain
W: Rave on. sweet innocent!
Your charming face offsets your
foolish tongue, Therefore endure
and discount it,
Told in Look.
He was not interested in her
shining ambitions; her lofty
scorns, Nora Lee felt like a
child who Wishes to remain UP
eonversing with her elders. but
who is sent naarching smartly to
bed.
s Well she didn't require at.
tention as Virginia did; she didn't
hunger for it like Sallie. Suddenly
she remembered how exhilarating
his facile talk had been; what
an exquisite voice he had: and
that he had promised to intro.
duce her to his brilliant circle
where interesting people would
recognize her unguessed talents.
The tears that had been sting.
ing her lids crept to her lashes.
Maxwell noticed this. : In the
flashing sunlight their heavy
fringe dropped wistfully on her
high cheekbones like a veil on
the untamed, pathetic eagerness
Of her profile.
He felt mean and irritated by
the stray impulse that had led
him to mock her young SINGER
ity. She was right. All the
mAke.believe, all the testing at
love, had tracked this horrible
furrow in his mind 80 that he
could not look at = pretty wo-
man without wishing to enmesh
her in this light, subtle excite.
fnent. He had a zest for this
type Of adventure.
He remembered a night, years
earlier, when he was about
twenty. 1t was in a candy store.
The girl who brought his soda
was an evasiye mouse thing,
with large solemn eyes and a
nebulous chin. He felt sorry for
so cipherlike a creature,
ITO Be Continued TOmOrrOw.)
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WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when was Savannah, Ga,
taken by the British?
when did Jean NicoIlet ex-
plore Wisconsin and Illinois?
S-When was John C. Calhoun
Vice President Of the United
States?
when was the Peace Of Rys.
wick signed?
5-When was Governor Cen
eral Andres driven out Of New
York? -
ANSWERS TO these queries will be
printed tcmOrrow.)
ANSWERS
to Yesterdays Questions.
1.-The Barbary war took place
in 1SO1.1sO2.
Joan Of Arc won the battle
Of Patay June Is, 1929.
sJames VI Of Scotland was
seized by conspirators at Ruth
ven in 1882.
-Stl Peters, Rome, was for
malIy opened November 1S, 1926.
5-The first speaker of the
House Of Commons was elected
In 1876.
Copyright, 1924. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
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lolontinned from ] Yesterday.l

Continued from Kesterday.D
she said unaasiiys s.Ah poor
Madame ChrysanthetnumF'
He glanced at her curiously,
wondering at the sudden changes
la her mood. Her, eyes were now
dreaming and filled with wistful
tenderness.
He noticed the straight, rather
heavy black brows-the wide, rip
ping red mouth. According to no
standards could she be called beau
tiftl-yet there was vivid charm
and dash in her face. Her eyes,
usually lowered, blazed out in p
way that was startling; her mouth
]. could clipch with fiery resolution.
He saw that she was. younger in
her emotions than in her mind.
Her unawareness piqued his in
terest. He wondered what Nora
Lea, would do IL she were suddenly
violently angered.
He wondered what flashing rage
would turn on him IL he were to
pull her suddenly toward him and
kiss her. Wondering about this,
he wished to do it, vet was
quietly aware Of contempt for
himself that he had this wish to
antagonize or hurt her.
She looked at him candidly and
said: 81 suppose you know all
about life all about love? One
should, If they are to do great
hings;,'
Il "A flush turned darkly on his
cheeks. He 4l his hand along her
arm. she sprang to her feet see
i6gy the holiness in his eyes.
In a moment the tears would
dash to her lids. She reached for
her hat wit a furious irnpatience.
without waiting for him, she
started down the road.
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CHAPTER XXI
The Insult. :

tShe went but 81 sstep. Maxwell
Reed laid hand brusquely on
her arm. Tim sorry 1t was
thoughtless. really meant moth
ing. Please don't be angry
! She wished to fling his hand
off; turn with cold. biting insult
and tell him to go. He was mis-!
taken If he thought she was any
idiotic little vamp and if he could
mt appreciate
But at this point her eyes.
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Bunch Is smart enough to know
that Mary answers that bell and
to ring it, wen simply have to.
make allowances for her. But
tip Bunch off. Bunny, that when
she's hungry to tell you. Theh
we can fix it up. / think III buy
Bunch some catnip today"
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aheayeIliv time, Is q. It beside an omen five
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MEDIIT IA T'IONS
III of v
MARRIED WOMAN
What Makes the World Go Round
-By HeIen ROWIand

4 4 IS VANITY init makes TIE world % round.
Once we thought love; but that love has become
almost 81 rare al buffalo bucwheat cakes; almost q
antique Dncsauls to be- spinning faster
than ever efss#A
mans dea If eayeniv lime is tO Sc beside an open five
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EIenore MeheEin
The Biggest and Best Story Of
Her Career. &

Iforoeyet MeGdo4ps MtdrTted WIZ
Zee al seveateen. HIS diss0ltlte
AQbtts ntode her miserable bat,
Endured HIN for three geGrs.
Mnr0Grst supported her dGisghteE
Nora, bJ teaching school u Faird0tes
schere she met AsidreaU.
~ Mora, groom to aponsdsshOOd, read
llfducm Lescasis, and began 70 an
deretaad tlbs lore 81. ApdreiV and her
mother. Nord at seventeen, met
Dane HerricE, q college boz Of fstale-
teen, and consNseMced ftO feel loVe
AerssIlt,
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slipping his favOrite beverage, and listening 70 a.
pretty woman telling him how wonderful he is.
Al girls idea Of "a Heavenly time Is to sit in al
canoe under fulk.mopn, and listen to good-iook-e
ing man, telling how wonderful she y; 81
Let tie NH Be telling the man how many Jars
Of plums she put up, or the man be telling the
girl how. he made that great score IN gohs and
the whole thing would be dud.s
Every friend is a looking glass, through whose
eyes we see ourselves and we, always like the
flattering ones best.
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clWINGING Loves hoop hang from cloud and SO
- happy! And having jumped from the solid cliff Of
to the golden hoop Of idealistc hap
pness why shouldn't she want her chum to experiences the
wonderful JOY and glorious slavery Of the Rngf
But little Miss Fact although longing to take
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the leap still clngs to solid cliff and wistfuly
listens the peadngs of The Swngers He knows that it
will not be for long that she resist for the golden swing
ing hoops and the rainbownted clouds are combination
tempt any poor little girl into taking the leap that lands
her in the arms Of love and happiness. -POPINIss
Evening star., 1924-02-02

G. Segreti to build, 4617 42d street
northwest, $500.
r. F. Gaertner to build, 1913 25th
street southeast, $4,000.
Powell Transportation Company to
build. fgoot Of 10th street southwest,
$4,000.
E. E. Ellet to build. rear 11oS-1110
9th street northwest, $4,000.
S. F. Taliaferro to repair, 1905 De
Sales street, $4,000.
NJ. Gumenick to repair 721 11th
street northwest. $4,000.
Silver and Smith and Minkoff to
build apartment, 11O1 F'airmont
street, $4,000.
Wenger Bros. to build, 5So4 10th
street, cost $4,000.
II. A. Gardner to build, end and
New York avenue, s29,300.
3. II. Gruver to build, 1894 Shepherd
street, $4,000.
Evening star., 1924-02-02
BUILDING PERMITS
INVOLVE S219,1OO
~.
Construction Authorized in
Many Sections-Apartment
House Planned.

Building permits aggregating $219,-
100 in estimated construction cost
were issued by the District during
the week. as follows:
Carl larger to repair 91S-924 18th
street, $4,000.
National Construction Company to
build, 3606-3608 South Dakota avenue
northeast, $4,000.
National Laundry Company to re-
pair 81 Pierce street. $1,S00.
L. p. and G. T. Steuart to build,
151S-1522 A street northeast, $4,000.
D. G.. Monley to build six houses,
451S-4528 7th street northwest, $780,
900.
John Koday & Bro to build, 1113-
1115 10Th street northwest, S2,500.
A. Briscoe to build, 2429 1st street
northwest, $4,000.
The Texas Company to build gas
station, southwest corner New Jersey
and Rhode Island avenues northwest,
$4,000
Cora V. Hackley to build, "a Dix
street northeast. s2.500.
Evening star., 1924-02-02
Overheating of Home Is Blamed
For Many Colds and SomeDeaths

The question often arises. why do
people begin to have colds and other
respiratory diseases as winter comes
on and, with the advance OF spring,
these ailments disappear to a large
degree? According to good author
ity we> close up our houses and heat
them too hot in winter. not paying
attention to the important feature
Of supplying moisture to the air.
Consequently the air in the home
becomes very dry and the dust floats
to be breathed. Dry dust Is an irri-
tant.
The dyer the air becomes the more
rapid the evaporation from the body
becomes. requiring a higher temper
ature for comfort. If. on the other
hand, sufficient moisture was sup
piled in the home. the dust would
settle to the floor. the temperature
could be reduced and more health
full conditions would prevail with re-
duced coal consumption. In the
spring and summer the windows are
opened causing the house atmos-
phere to be that of the outside.
In order to determine the relative
humidity, take the temperature OF
the room with a thermometer. Then
Evening star., 1924-02-02

nor man. 1t seems to feel that 1t has
no responsibility to render fair serv-
Ice In exchange for the wages IL re-
celVeS. There seems to be no method
or satisfying these radical workers
py either high wages or short work.
ing hours. They frankly say that
however high the wage or however
snort the hours, they still Will fight
Tor higher wages and shorter hours.
VI course, such condition cannot
continue Indefinitely without the
Wrecking of industry. Employers and
wage workers are not the only ones
interested In this Industrial struggle; !;
the consumers of the country are vi
tally interested as we'll
Workers Urge Pay Cuts.
When costs get too high, consum-
ers can strike as well as wage work.
ers. During the past two or three
years this has happened in the case
of the shoe industry and certain
phases of the clothing industry. In
the case Of the shoe industry it has
had beneficial results already, as the
labor unions of Lynn. Mass, have
requested" a reduction in wages of
from 10 to Is per cent ain order to
compete with western shoe manu-
facturers.'
This is hopeful sign, but it must
be followed in many other similar in
stances in other industries. Further
more. what / say regarding labor in
New England applies to a large num-
ber of other cities and towns as well
throughout the United States and
Canada. Labor unions have their
place in industry and have been a
great factor in improving American
conditions. but like every other good
thing. labor unions can be abused. In
many instances they are being mis-
used today by certain unprincipled
leaders. who are attempting to defy
fundamental economic laws.
Unfortunate are the communities
which are suffering from such expert
ments. The solution, however. de-
pends not on destroying the unions.
hut on having these ignorant or sell
Ash leaders replaced by intelligent
honest men, who have the good OF
the country as a whole at heart.
Mr.. Babson. the noted statistcian and bust
ness expert, who is at his winter home
In Florida. will continue his special articles
on business and economic conditions in next
Star.
Evening star., 1924-02-02
NEED OF ALTERATION
IN HOMES STRESSED
Survey of Housing Conditions in
Cities Shows Repairs in Some
Form Required.

A conservative. survey of housing
conditions in certain cities estimates
that one building in six needs some
form of repairs or alterations.
Some alterations particularly con-
venient to handle in winter are: IN
sulating the attic to, conserve the
heat otherwise wasted by radiation,
which. IL the right material is used,
also makes splendid children's play
room or laundry drying room: con-
yerting the Oversize" room into
smaller rooms easier to heat and care
for; adding a breakfast nook to that
big dining room or kitchen: lining
the sleeping porch, closet or waste
space under the stairs: flreproof1ng
the furnace room and basement cell,
ing, which also deadens sound ana
lessons dust annoyance; turning the
old coal room, where oil is installed.
into a fruit cellar. playroom or bill
lizard room; lining and freproonnS
the garage. Many others will sug-
gest themselves.
Evening star., 1924-02-02
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR HEBREW HOME
Construction Expected to
Start Soon - Hospital
Among First Buildings.

Construction on the proposed He
brew Home for the Aged and the He
brew Hospital on the site on the
north side Of Spring road. from 10th
to 18th streets. is expected soon.
Appleton L. Clark, jr.. architect. has
completed plans for the entire prof.
ect, but only the central portion, in
cluding the administration building,
the Home for the Aged and hospital
units will be constructed at this
time, it was announced.
The general layout comprises an ad-
ministration building with the main
entrance in the center, in which a
wide vaulted entrance hall leads di-
rect to the synagogue, while corri-
doris will branch right and left to the
home and hospital buildings.
The old mansion on the place Will
serve as nurses home for the pres
ent. but the plans provide more ex-
tensivc building later.
Ultimately there will be a general
service building in the rear, COM
prising the heating plant laundry,
garage and servants quarters. The
work of construction is in the hands
of a building committee headed by
Rudolph Il. Behrend.
Evening star., 1924-02-02

tie a piece of cheese cloth or some
other fabric around the bulb of the
thermometer. saturate the cloth
with water. then sling the wet-bulb
thermometer around on string
about twelve to fifteen inches long. The
thermometer reading will fall rap
idly because of the evaporation Of
the water. Take the readings until
as 1t will go. Take this reading i'm
mediately. Now subtract the wet
bulb reading from the dry-bulb read
ing.
ject, 1.-The Relation of Wetbulb Temper
ature to Health" in the Journal Of the
American Society for Heating and Ven
tflating Engineers. indicates that a
dry-bulb temperature of about 20
degrees and relatiye humidity Of 20
in homes in winter This corre--
spends to a wet-bulb temperature of
60h degrees. According to Mr.. Arms
paeh; this condition increases the
what 1t would be if the wet-bulb
temperature was 81 degrees.
BY placing pans OF water back Of
steam and hot water radiators air
can be moistened to some extent. aIs
pieces of cloth in the water pans
ard allow a portion of the cloth to
hang over the edge. The water will
be drawn UP by capillary attraction
and evaporated. The tea kettle boil
ing on the range and heater will aid
in moistening the air.
Most hot-air furnaces are provided
with water pans placed in the hot
air space. These pans are often neg
lected and allowed to become dry.
If a water system is provided In the
home these pans can be kept full
automatically.
Dryer Air Makes Home Cold.
Foreigners coming to this country
often are delighted with the thought
of furnace-heated houses. However,
when the heat is turned on the air
gets dry, furniture and floors begin
to crack. the temperature goes up
and they begin to hug the radiators.
They wonder why they freeze and
sneeze. The reason is apparent. The
dryer the air becomes the more rap
i'd is the body evaporation, especially
with high temperatures. Evapora-
tion has a cooling effect. The dry
air causes respiratory diseases to
develop.
1t is a matter of common observa-
tion that during the summer, when
the air is full of moisture and evap-
Grafton Is slow from the body, one
suffers from a comparatively mod
crate temperature.
1t is estimated that from Is to %
per cent additional fuel is required
to raise the house temperature from
s5 degrees to 20 degrees. The addi-
tional temperature would not be
necessary in case the relative hu-
midity was kept up to 40 to so per
cent, as determined by dry and wet
bulb thermometers as described
above.
Evening star., 1924-02-02
BY ROGER w. BABsON.


cpecial Dispatch to The Star.
BABSON PARK. Fla, February .
it is the popular thing to talk of New
England in the past tense.
People in other sections of, the
country refer to what was in New
England as though 1t had seen its
best days. Statistics in the meantime
indicate steady and highly satisfac-
tory progress for this section. Where
the United States as whole increased
less than Is per cent in population
between 1910 and 1920. all New Eng
land increased 13 per cent and south
ern New England Increased 1872 per
cent This shows that Massachusetts,.
Rhode Island and Connecticut-the
industrial section of New England
are gaining in population at more
rapid rate than the rest of the United
states. General business throughout
The country as reflected in the Bab-
sonchart is running 6 per cent above
normal, while activity in New Eng
land Is per cent above this general
average.
Bay State Power in Capital.
have heard people complain that
little Massachusetts has more than Its
share of influence in Washington
These people, however. were aston
ished when they realized little Mas
sachusettS is now sixth In population
out of the forty-eight states and holds
1irst place in the production OF eight
OF the seventeen lines of industry
listed by the United States census.
Yes. Massachusetts. ranks first in the
production of cotton goods. woolen
goods. worsted goods. cordage and
tWine, linen goods, leather goods, and
in certain kinds of machinery and
machine tools.
Nevertheless. 1t is not surprising
that people wonder how New Eng
land does get on so we'll way up In
that neck of the woods with only
rocks. bushes and some scraggy wa
ter powers as her natural resources.
People are justified in wondering
how cotton from the plantations Of
the south, leather from the prairies of
The west, steel and timber from the
Great Lakes region can be taken to
tured into products which are then
carried back to the cities of the west
and sold at less than they can be
manufactured for where the raw ma
terials are produced. Industrially
this is almost miraculous, but never
theiess it is fact.
New England's Success Explained.
markable condition and among them
may be listed the following:
]. New England has a very large
number of highly skilled workers
who combine intelligence, integrity
and industry to a marked degree.
g New England has excellent sea-
port facilities, being the nearest por-
tion of the United States to Europe.
with excellent steamship lines. back ed
up by a highly developed network Of
railways and hard surfaced highways.
3. New England. in density of pop
ulation and wealth per capita. stands
very high; it's climate is healthful
and tends to high efficiency; while its
colleges, technical schools, private
and public schools. offer splendid edu-
cational facilities to the children of
both employers and wage workers.
Living conditions are pleasant and
not excessive in cost.
Water Power Great Factor.
In looking into the future, however,
the one feature which makes me
bullish on New England is the vast
amount of available water power
Not only is coal constantly becoming
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THREE FILLING STATIONS
TO BE ERECTED HERE
Penn Oil Company Lets Contracts.
Plans Drawn by julius
Wenig,

Contracts for three new gasoline
filling stations have been awarded by
the Penn Oil Company at the follow
ing places: Sherman avenue and
Harvard street, Florida avenue and
Champlain street and eth street and
Maryland avenue southwest. Each
station will be 24x40 feet, one story
and cellar. Plans have been pre-
pared by Julius Wenig. architect.
Tho stations will be built Of a light
tapestry brick with stone trimming
and red tile roofs. W. Il. Avery was
awarded the contract, and expects to
have the stations completed by or
before May !.
Evening star., 1924-02-02
ELECTRIC DISHWASHER
BOON TO HOUSEWIFE

The dishwashing bane of house.
wives existence is now eliminated by
the electric dishwashing machines,
and this is all done at the cost of a
few cents r week.
All that is now necessary is to
scrape the dishes, put them on a rack
designed for the purpose, fill the ma
chine with water and turn on the
juice. When the job is completed the
dishes will be found perfectly clean
and dried, ready to go back on the
shelves
Evening star., 1924-02-02
COLUMBIA PARK HOUSES
SOLD DURING PAST WEEK
d. j. DUNCAN Reports Five Sales
in Transactions Of
Past Week.

The office of D. ]. Dunigan re-
ported the following sales of new
houses in Columbia Park and Pet
worth during the past week:
Petworth: 1929 Sd street to Charles
II. Olive. 203 Earnum street to Mrs.
Margaret A. Stewart, 219 Varnum
street to Ferdinand J.. Slagle, 209
Varnum street to Mary Sherman.
Columbia Park: 645 Ingrahan
street to Henry Z. Duerst.