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The Washington times., 1924-09-27

covered his prize had escaped: for
hours he walked up and down
cursing the fates that had de.
livered him into the hands OF his
enemies. For the loss of Mary
meant the loss Of Burgundy, and
now that Charles was dead. Louis
would have given his right hand
to have united the heiress Of
that rich and populous province
to his own interests.
On we went, resting only when
Mary could no longer stand the
strain OF the unaccustomed arHr1or
which sat heavily on her slender
frame. But ait last we sighted
the towers OF Peronne Castle and
found the city in almost as much
OF panic az though the French
army were laundering at its gates.
Thousands Of peasants and mr.
tisans were gathered together az
though to repei an invasion. and
when they saw the Princess q
shout went up that would have
clleered the hardest heart.
without a leader these poor
people knew not to what heartIess
monarch they might fall prey
They had felt the terrible punish
ments meted out by the mighty
for no O6fense at all, and they
saw ia Mary q deliverer as wei
as their riRhtful sovereign.
Mary waved her hand and m
the courtyard OF the castle Max
helped her to diamount. while
Queen Margaret and Antoinette
came running to throw themselves
at her feet and marvel at her I'm
looked-for return.
Ny Lord of d'Hymbercourt
bowed low as Mary called to the
crowd: Men Of Burgundy. If you
follow me no Frenchman will ever
set foot on our soil. -
"A fresh frenzy of cheering en-
sued and then one Of the burgh.
ers stepped forward.
We appreciate your highness'
patriotism, but Burgundy needs q
man to fight its battles"
wondered at the burgher's te.
merity In making a suggestion,
for surely he would not have
dared to have addressed his late,
master In such fashion, but Mary
smiled az though she understood.
III the men Of Burgundy de-
mand a man 1t is my duty to
give them one. She turned and
beckoned Max. Whereupon Mary,
taking the visored knight by the
hand led him to a balcony and
bade him raise his helmet.
Here is the man / give YOU"
cried the Princess 1.-THE man who
saved your ruler from the King
Of France Prince Macmillan Of
Syria"
So my story comes to an end
a happy-end and so Burgundy
won back the Princess It had lost
and then lost again, but this
time right joyfully, for true love
is a good master and Max and
Mary knew faith and mutual re.
spect which makes for contented
hearts.
THE END.
The Washington times., 1924-09-27

showed that for while we were
making our way to the horses,
J. which ! had quietly gotten to
gether, Campo aeso was detail.
ing to the delightful LOUIS all the
details Of the great rout and
slaughter Of the Dukes forces
by the redoubtable Swiss.
Al washerwoman found the stark
body Of the great Lord Burgundy
after the battle and recognized
him by a diamond on his finger.
So that, after all, Charles paid
with his life for his boastful at.
titude toward the hardy noun
taineers.
II have already had news said
Louise. pulling a pretended long
face for the occasion.
And from whom" asked the
astonished Campo Basso.
From the Count de Moraine,
the dukes equerry," replied the
King.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
VIRGIN ISLANDS
HARD HIT BY
DRY LAW
Bay Rum Exports Are Grip
pIed-Trade Drops ST.
100000 In Year.

Federal prohibition 10 responsible
to q great extent in the depression
Of business In the Virgin Islands.
according to q report which will be
issued here shortly by. the Depart.
ment Of Lab covering the result
of the InveV cation just completed
by the Federal Commission which
conditions on the islands.
Through the operation OF Federal
prohibition the bay rum trade of
the islands has been badly crippled.
This taken in connection with the
discontinuance Of the use Of st.
Thomas as a port Of call IL respon.
s'bl4 for a shrinNage in exports OF
nearly SS.O00.000 between 1921 and
1922.
According to statistics prepared by
the commission the general business
II The il a. Is In 1921-i922 amount
ed in exports and imports to 81
784,786. During the period 1921
1922 this fell to $2,5S1,296
General causes assigned for this
marked loss in trade are the atti-
tude assumed in regarding the ISL
ands as an outpost defense for the
Panama canal, Federal prohibition,
elimination Of st. Thomas as port
of call by steamships in the Atlantic
coast trade using the Panama canal
and draughts. -.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
OVER 100000 LEFT
BY NEW YORK WOMAN

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE will
Of Mrs. Margaret Louisa Shenard
daughter of the late William IT
Vanderbilt, and widow of Elliot r
Shepard, has been filed for probate
here. The value of the estate is
not disclosed, but the will disposes
OF $4,000 in legacies to institutions
and a trust fund of 5000. 900 ere.
ated for her under the will of her
father. She left $4,000 each to
sixteen grandchildren.
Mrs. Shepard gave the $4,000 900
trust fund and her residuarv es.
tate to her children, Mrs. Marie
Louise Schieffelin, Mrs. Edith
Fabbri, Mrs. Alice ". Morris and
Elliot Fitch Shepard. The largest
charitable bequest was 100000 to
Scarborough Presbyterian Church.
which also gets all of Mrs. Shepard's
real estate in Scarborough, N. y.
The Margaret Louisa Branch of
the Young Women's Christian Assoc.
citation receives $780, 900, and the
Central Branch, $4,000. The
Board Of Home Missions of the
Presbyterian Church at Scarborough
gets $4,000.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
Each Dame Must Decide for Herself
Whether Shorn Locks Become Her
Particular Style.

only natural that each should en-
courage the other to dress down
n bit and curb the competition.
So the singled sister that urges
her girl friend to stick to the
braids is only trying to keep her
looking ten years older than she
does!
It's a wise wren chat takes ad.
vice from her own mirror, and
lets the rest Of the gang rave.
II you look fascinating i'm rid
ing habit get a horse, taking IL
sit i'm the saddle.
If you're built for a bathing
suit, get Job at a beach resort
doing the summer.
EVERY DAME FOR SELF.
III calico house dresses and gar.
den hats are the proper frame for
your features, move to the cOun.
try.
III you're the tailor.made type,
stick to shirtwaists and skirts,
even IL the rest Of the world is
wearing party dresses to the
office.
Don't let 'eln kid you Outta curl
papers IL q permanent wave amt
as pretty.
It's every dame for herself
when it comes to exterior decOra-
ton!
Adopt the styles to yourself, not
yourself to the styles.
To bob or ont to bob is only
half the question.
What kinda bob is becoming
that's even more important.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17

hook on the manual phone frequent
ly save lives or aids in the capture
Of q criminal.
A child. for instance. they point
out, or an adult laboring under great
excitement, might be incapable of
"dialing"; or time to dial might be
lacking under the stress Of an emer-
gency. yet with the manual tele-
phone such person might bring
police to the scene Of trouble by
simply uttertng q cry for help after
taking UP the receiver.
Frequently the noise of scuffle
during which the receiver Of a man.
ual telephone has been knocked off
its hook has been sufficient to warn
central" and through her to warn
the police, it was argued.
An automatic telephone, on the
other hand, remains deaf to such
inarticulate appeals for aid, say the
police, and demands that very pres.
ence Of mind which is likely to be
wanting in an emergency.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
AGAINST
lyTOMAT|C
PHONES
Many Crimes and Accidents
Are Reported Merely by
Lifting Receiver.

LOS ANGELES. March 17.-Plans
to replace all manual telephones in
Los Angeles with those of the auto.
matte or dial type are not meeting
with police department approval.
"Dialing" number on an auto
matte telephone may be more eff
cient than calling the number to
central" on a manual telephone, &C.
cording to Chief August Vollmer
and detective lieutenants, but in
times Of emergency the direct con.
nection with a human operator the
moment O receiver falls from its
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
Billie Burke's Hair Is
Bobbed; Considered
Idea a Year

PALM BEACH, March IT,
Billie Burke has had her hair
bobbed. The copperish tresses
that were an important feature
of Jerry" and other stage sue
cesses, have gone the way of
most of the feminine hair in
America.
In Billie's case her husband,
Florenz Zeigfeld, is responsible.
"Mr. Ziegfeld wanted my
hair bobbed a year ago." said
Miss Burke today, ''but / had
my hair many years, and l was
attached to it, or it was at
tached to me.
II couldn't arouse any interest
in a bob. The other day when
l was having my hair shampooed
! decided on the instant to have
it off.
cit is smarter looking shin
gled. There is hardly woman
in France with long hair any
more, but I find it takes as
much care as ever for it must
be constantly fluffy and we'll
groomed to be pretty"
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
SCHOOL MA AM
FILM STUDIO
ARB|TER
Fairbanks Depends Largely on
Lotta Woods for Construc-
tive Criticism.
BY WILLIAM PARKER.
NOSmOnOlIfnw Naxve SaPv1Oa


HOLLYWOOD, Calf. March IT.
An Erie pa school teacher is
chief Of the literary staff for the
Douglas Fairbanks studio.
when / come out of the pro-
that's a good picture then /
know it is" said Douglas this
week.
And it might be added paren-
thetically that the most difficult
problem of the motion picture pro-
ducer or star is to obtain a really
constructive criticism of mis- pic.
ture. There is a Ives chorus" in
Hollywood that is the evil of the
film industry.
Woods, tactful and conservative
the privilege of watching Douglas
Fairbanks at work in his studio
you have seen a quiet, unassum-
ing woman sitting. near the d.
rector, loose-leaf book on her lap,
while she studiously makes notes
in it. There is considerable lad
libing" during the making Of a
Fairbanks picture, and it is Mrs.
Woods task to keep an accurate
record, in continuity form Of the
infinite detail which marks the
course Of production. Many Of the
touches" and no small part Of the
drama, in Fairbanks forthcoming
THE Thief of Bagdad," emanated
from the fertile brain Of this Penn.
sylvania school teacher.
Mrs. Woods was born near the
town of Pleasantville, Venango
county, Pa. She was educated in
the public schools in Erie. Com
pleting her studies, she taught
school there. She, too, has had ex-
per1ence as q newspaper writer,
having edited publication in Erie,
known as the Lamp of Truth"
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
VOTING-MACHINE AND
KOSHER BILL ENDORSED

ANNAPOLIS, March 1.-THE bill
to authorize use of voting machines
in Maryland has been reported ia
vorably to the house, which adopted
the report. Similar bills have been
beaten in several previous sessions.
Favorable reports were adopted
also on the bills by Delegate Bruce
charging the powers of banks to
deal in securities and by Delegate
Lindsay Incorporating the Orthodox
Jewish congregation of Baltimore
and providing regulations for sale
of Kosher meats.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
Rx FAY KING

One nice thing about bodied
hair is that you can always brag
about how beautiful it was before
you cut it.
In the old days when you
busted i'm ON q hair-cOmbing con-
test the dame that could strut
around brushing o double trick
yard Of browning glory was queen
of the scene, ana the rest Of the
treSseS could stick ON the side
lines and sigh. But now blonde
with bOyish cut can smoker at
o brunette with Brunehilda locks
and say that her hair was twice
as long and three times as thick,
but she wouldn't be bothered
brushing it hours day and
shampOOing it once q month.
She advises her pal to have her
luxurious crop Of natural curlS
cut off.
Instead Of prancing around 80
proud of her head of hair the
dame with the hair tonic treSseS
feels out Of the picture, and it's
only matter of time when she
will sneak out and have it
shipped.
WARE TOO HEARTY PRAISE.
It's a well known fact among
the suspicious sex that il o pal
praises your hat too much there
must be something the matter
with it.
When members of a team start
out to Outstrut each other it's
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
TOBACCO BANK ASSURED
FOR VIRGINIA GROWERS

DANVILLE, Va, March 1.-THE
establishment Of an agricultural
credit bank, where growers Of to.
bacco affiliated with the Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Marketing AS
ISOLATION could borrow on their
crops, was assured here when Dan
willie interests pledged themselves
to subscribe 500. 900 Of the 100000
minimum stock.
The rest Of the stock will be
subscribed In the contiguous terri
tory.
It is proposed after time to
increase the scope Of the bank,
interesting wheat and truck grow
ers, and to make 1t Of service to
the entire State, and not only
tobacco raisers.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
James d. Hobbs

Treasurer National Woodwork
ing Co. Treasurer Wardman
Construction Co. Second Vice
President Treasurer Wardman
Park Hotel. Second Vice PreS,-
dent and Treasurer Wardman
Mortgage G. Discount Corpor-
alton.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
FAMOUS COIN COLLECTION
TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE

LONDON, March 1.-THE world
famous coin collection of the Da-
nlsh merchant M. BRUINS, is to
be broken up and offered for sale.
The English and Irish collection
which contain many coins manu-
featured by the Danish Vikings
in England have been acquired for
the royal coin and medal collection.
The other sections, it is under
stood, will be offered for sale at
public auction.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
Lower Electric Rates.

MIDDLEBURG, Pa, March IT,
Mcclure. Paxtonville, Beavertown,
Beaver Springs and surrounding tor
ritory were granted a IA per cent
reduction In electric light prices.
The Middleburg Light, Heat AMI
Power Company declared that the
increase in business warranted the
reduction,
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
NEW CHAIN LETTER
HITS LANCASTER

LANCASTER, March 17.-Reap-
pearance Of chain letter made
local postal authorities issue a
warning that mailing of such matter
Is illegal. While the number of
letters received had not reached the
alarming proportions of the war
period, they were being reported
from various sections of the city.
All are unsigned. Each instructs
the recipient to copy the letter and
mail it to ten friends. Disobedience
to the instruction carried a threat
Of i'll fortune, while those who
obey are promised happiness and
good luck.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
DANCER HURT IN CRASH
GETS $4,000 DAMAGES

NEW YORK. March 17.-Myrtle
Ross, $40 West 112th street. won a
$4,000 damage verdict in the 81.
preme court for injuries received
when O taxi In which she was rid.
ing was struck by q motor truck
November z. last.
Miss Ross was a dancer in the
Winter Garden at the time Of tho
accident
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
LADY AsTOR GIVES
1.-THE DEVIL" HIS DUE

FALMOUTH, England. March II.
Tribute was paid to the labor
government by Lady Astor in a
speech at a luncheon given by
the mayor.
Look at the present govern.
ment. the way they have buclSled
to and played the part of English
men first" she said. "I think It
Is very splendid. We must give
che devil his due"
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
Fox Terriers Reign.

LONDON, March 17.-England's
most popular dog is not, as one
might suppose. the English bulldog,
but the fox TERROR. OF the 600 dogs
of all breeds exhibited at a recent
London show. more than 100 were
smooth or wire-haired fox terriers.
Sealyhams were second favorites.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
1880 K Street.


President Wardman Park Hotel
Co. President Wardman Con-
Struction Co., builders Of over
500 apartments and 1000
dwellings in Washington, D. c.
President Wardman Mortgage
and Discount Corporation.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17

Vice President Wardman Con.
etruction Co., Vice President
Wardman PARK Hotel. First
Vice President Wardman Mort
gage & Discount Corporation.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
Harry Wardrnan
Phone Main 419O.
The Men Who Are Managing the Corporation
Hon. Dan. Thew Wri. hit

Hon. Dan. Thew Wright
Former Justice U. s. Supreme
Court Of D. c. General Coum-
sci Wardman Construction Co.
General Co"nSeI Wardman
Mortgage and Discount Cor
poration. Director Wardman
Mortgage & Discount Corpor-
alton.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
Ezra Gould

Ezra Gould
President Washington Mechan-
les Savings Bank. Treasurer
Racquet Club. Former Vice
President Merchants Bank and
Trust Co. Former President of
Dupont National Bank. Direc-
tor Wardman Mortgage & Dis
count Corporation.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
John Poole

President Federal American
National Bank. Treasurer Col
umbia Country Club. Former
International President Rotary
Club. Director Chesapeake Il
Potomac Telephone Co. Dtreo-
tor Acacia Mutual Life Asso-
citation. Chairman National
Budget Committee for d. c.
Treasurer Y. M. c. A. Director
Wardman Mortgage & Dis
count Corporation.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
Hubert r. Quinter

Secretary Wardman Construc-
ton Co. Secretary Wardman
Park Hotel, Director Wardman
Mortgage & Discount Corpor-
alton.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
All the Elements Of Success
Are found in this stock of the
Wardman Mortgage and Discount
Corporation

It's sound invesmnt-be cradle hole in the profits that
predcated loans otherwise would become dv
primarily made the Wardman dends We eliminate quite all OF
Construction Company makes
real of dividends the
largest and most pretentious build
Just the list of drec-
collateral behind endorsements
loans far exceeds liabilities composed of know
There is no risk being with of who take little
the investing funds We know but must be shownand they
where they areknow what's enthusiastic prospects,
back of them In other words
reckoning with certainty we nave mace THIS mlal issue
of stock unusually attractive-but
will continue it only with the first
It's substantial investment allotment With
because has practically Preferred which
sets OF operating be $12 share of Common
charged against profits It's al cuded Normally this combina
most literally that every dol of Preferred and Common
lar dividend Many should paw $2-but it's co.
financing companies for above that considerably
offices and officers a consd. INV opinion
am you'll hnd most profitable
wouldn't commend to Come for details you
Subscriptions may be all cash-or upon the basis
of $50 per share cnsh-baIance in and so DAVIS
Sincerely,
Harry Wardman
1850 X Street. Phone Main 41so
The Washington times., 1924-03-17
w. Wallace ChiswelI

President Peoples Mutual Bene.
fit Insurance Co. Director
Wardman Mortgage & Dis
count Corporation.
The Washington times., 1924-03-17

Charles L. Selecman
Real Estate Operator. Expert
in Real Estate Values. Director
Wardman Mortgage & Dis
count Corporation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-29
To SEEK UNIFORM
MOTOR VEHICLE LAW

ATLANTA, March 29-Uniform
motor vehicle laws in al the south
eastern states viii be sought at a
conference to be held here the weel,
bginning Monday, May 5, it Is an
nomeed. In addition, Texas, Okla
homa and Arkansas VIII be repre-
santed at the conference.
l. H. Thomas, secretary Of the
South Carolina highway commission
has been named temporary chair
man Of the conference, and George
Diebert, temporary secretary.
The May conference was called at
: meeting held here recently which
was attended by Attorney General
George N. Napir, John n. Holder,
chairman of the state highway com
missions; Walter A. Sims, mayor IF
Atlanta; David Van Setback, of the
National Safety Council; Rbbin 3.
Stocked, motor vehicle commission
er Of Connecticut; Austin Baug-
ham, motor vehicle commissioner of
Maryland; Secretary of State Ever
EFT and Motor Vehicle Supervisor
Sawyer, Of North Carolina; F. c.
Marquis, of the Alabama tax com
mission;
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-29
HELEN DAVIS KILLED
BY WOMAN COMPANION
Marie Nail Held By Authorities
Charged With Murder Here
Early Last Night

Helen Davis, a negro woman
was stabbed to death by Marie N-iI
another negress, Friday night IN
house on Mosby street, the cause Of
the difficulty not being clearly estao
lished at noon today.
The killing was done according
to the Nail woman, who is now held
in Jail here, with a sharpened case
knife, picked up from table IN
the house at the time Of the killing
but this view of the affair is not
accepted in it's entirety by officers
engaged in investigating the case
Sheriff Harvey and Police Lieuten-
ant John Worthy. who visited the
scene of the killing last night, were
unable to find the weapon used by
the Nail woman in the Staying.
Following the killing, the slayer
went to a point on Hampton street,
where she was located By q brothe-
Of her victim and accompanied aim
10 ponce headquarters WLEFe Sic
was turned over to Chief Of Polie-
John T. Bragg, being later sent 10
jail after a warrant charging muir
der had been sworn out against her
At the jail she, apparently unaware
that the Davis woman was dead,
and defended her action as taken in
self defense.
The dead woman had returned
from up north" where she had
lived during several months past,
while her slayer Is Z well known
resident Of Americas. The wound
that caused death severed the jug
ular vein completely, officers stated
today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-29
RED PEPPER FOR
COLDS IN CHEST

Ease your tight aching chest. Stop
the pain. Break up the congestion.
Feel bad cold loosen up in just a
short time.
Red Pepper Rub is the cold rem
edy that brings quickest relief. 1t can
not hurt you and it certainly seems to
end the tightness and drive the conges-
ton and soreness right out.
Nothing has such concentrated, pene-
trating heat as red peppers, and when
heat penetrates right down into colds,
congestion, aching muscles and sore,
stiff joints relief comes at once.
The moment you apply Red Pepper
Rub you feel the tingling heat. In three
minutes the congested spot is warmed
through and through. When you are
suffering from a cold, rheumatism,
backache, stiff neck or sore muscles,
just get a jar of Rowles Red Pepper
Rub, made from red peppers, at any
drug store. You will have the quickest
relief known.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-29
ALLOW ABANDONMENT
{ D N N ISS ION N A Y
Rome and Northern Line Own
ers Want To Junk Railroad
in North Georgia

ATLANTA. Us,. March s9,--Up-
less some ses5oa IS taken by the
Georgia Pve}s> Service Commission
by April $, see Interstate Conc
merce ComuSSiou VIII proceed With
arrangements - Aesy the case OF
the Ro,os ara Noysheva Railway
Company wA5,h Mss N1Id 4 petition
with that 6eiy toc PERMISSION 60
abandon its 6ne between Ronse and
Gore il IS stated by members Ct che
Georgia Pablle Service Commission,
The public service commission.
on behalf cf she state, has 3 right 70
make representation IN she case be
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission before hearing Of the pei-
ton Is began. is is stated. The In
terState Commerce Commission hSe
notified the public service commits.
sion that such representation mast
be made within ten days after dat,
Of notice.
Il was pointed CUT, however. that
unless interested citizens formally
protest the abandonment Of the
read before the Georgia Public Ser,
vice Commission, il IS not expected
tbs. body viii take any action in
the matter other than to hear the
case If requested to do 50 by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Citizens Of Rome. It IS reported.
have voiced objection 70 the aoan-
Comment OF the road. and 1t is
thought likely that a protest Will
BE made to the Interstate Commerce
Commission when the case comes ~
for hearing.
Officials Of the Rome and North
ern Railway Company. in setting
forth reasons for asking perm:s-
sion 10 abandon the road, stated
that the line has been steadily los
ing money and the losses average
around $500 8 month. Permission
was asked TO abandon the line. re
move the rails and scrap the equip
ment.