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The Washington times., 1924-08-25
VERTIsEMENT
A BAD COMPLEXION
MAKES PEOPLE "SHY"
"Here is sweet, attractive kind CT
grace,
A fuu assurance given By looks"
-Cbnucer

There is nothing which robs a
girl or boy of confidence in them.
selves as much as that constant
consciousness that everybody who
passes them remarks about the ,un.
slightly and displeasing condition Of
their skin. They get to where they
actually feel like they wish the
earth would swallow them to get
them out of their embarrassing pre-.
dicarnent.
But they don't need to feel that
way at all. If they would just use
a little common sense and reason
with themselves, they would soon
find that many thousands of boys
and girls who once were in the
same condition are now happy, be.
cause they cleared their rough,
pimply, blotchy and discolored skin
by using the wonderful Beauty
Bleach, which bears the well-known
Black and White label.
Black and White Beauty Bleach
removes these disfiguring marks
from the scarf skin without going
below the surface and disturbing
the skin tissue. It can be used
day or night without anyone know.
ing 1t. because it is flesh color, and
doesn't make the skin greasy. The
liberal package rs economically
priced at soc. and any dealer can
supply IT to you.
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why fat folk have the reputation
for being so good.natured. And
good-nature is a distinct adjunct
to charm.
The very thin woman on the
other hand usually is under
nourished and this may lead to
extreme nervousness. Her very
efforts to suppress this nervous
ness may etch lines into her face
that are far from beautiful. So
it is worth while from the point
Of view of beauty and health to
make efforts to gain the few addi-
tional pounds thae will mean nor.
NAL weight.
Eat the kinds of food Just op-
posite to what you eat now" ad-
yises a wise person when a girl
asked how to overcome her
scrawniness.
This is good advice, yet it does
not altogether solve the problem.
For regardless Of theories, we
are inclined to eat what we most
enjoy. That is why a stout per.
son usually chooses fattening
food, while thin person selects
food having a tendency to make
her thin. So the wise course for
the too.thin woman is to choose
articles of diet that she genuinely
likes and which also are nourish.
ing and fattening.
For instance, you may dislike
milk which is perfect food for
the thin woman. But disguised
as a frosted chocolate or vanilla
milk shake you may find milk de-
liclous. In that case, by all
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"HE judges in The Washing
ton Times Orange Recipe
Cnntnst onnnnnna Tho FOL.

"HE judges in The Washing :
ton Times Orange Recipe
Il Contest announce the fol-
lowing prize winners:
Mrs. A. J. Hicks, 1912 Sixteenth
street northwest, winner of first
prize, three boxes of oranges.
Mrs. George d. Lane, 1901 Co.
lumbia road, winner of second
prize, two boxes of oranges.
Mrs. ]. ]. O'Connell, ss4 1 street
northwest, winner of third prize,
one box of oranges.
The ten recipe file cabinets,
with sets of colored recipe cards
offered as prizes, will be awarded
to:
Mrs. ]. T. Bradley, 10 East
Walnut street. North Rosemont,
Va.
Mrs. D. A. Hayward, apartment
1O7. East Clifton terrace, Wash.
ington, D. G.
Mrs. B. Frank Meyers, 1888
Park road northwest, Washington,
D. C.
Mrs. r. M. Graham, 20 Rose
mont avenue, Alexandria, Va.
Mrs. J. Nagle, East Riverdale,
Md.
Marie Eulalie Moran, 2417
Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
Washington, d. C.
Mrs. U. M. Gale, 5 Mckinley
avenue. Ballston, Va.
Mrs. William Burriss, 44O9 Eads
street northeast, Washington, d. C.
Mrs. William Fanck, 1925 Thir.
teenth street northwest, Washing.
ton, d. C.
Mrs. e. p. Geuger, 1926 Four
teenth street northwest, Wash.
ington, D. c.
Winners Of the five orange and
lemon juice glass extractors, Of.
fered as prizes, are:
Mrs. E. M. Rode, $50 G street
southeast. Washington, d. c.
Mrs. H. l.. Kaufman, 1869 Co.
lumbia road. Washington, D. {.
Mrs. F. c. Columbus, 726 Otis
place northwest, Washington,
d. C.
Mrs. Josie T. Frailey, 22 Rhode
Island avenue northeast, Wash.
ington, D. c.
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NORA LEE : By Elen0re Meheril
Writer of Great Serial "Chice" Presents New Novel Of
Modern Life, Conferred on the Heart and the Mind
Of the Flapper.'

: you can, Nora Left you care
for what one friends thinks"
you. Dane?"
yes"
"I'm so glad of that. I hoped
you'd like me still. Tell me what
you saw-and what you learned
and what you're going to do?"
They talked and talked. The
sun turned to crimson ball-fires
tossed in the far-off sky. Twilight,
trailing distant songs came near.
. They stood and held each others
hands. "You asked me what did
and what I saw. You haven't
asked me what I mostly thought,
Nora Lee"
WAS it beautiful"
''Yes-I thought of you"
She drew her hands together,
murmuring softly: "oh. I'm glad"
But she wouldn't raise her head.
They walked without another
word to the grove. Laughter met
them and the ruddy glow of fires.
The boys were kneeling on the
ground barbecuing steaks.
Nora Lee leaned half against
Danes arm listening as to the
voices of another world because OF
the great. exultant singing in her
heart. That anyone could eat
when life had joys like this!
A STALLED CAR.
1t was half-past ten when they
started home. The three big ma.
chimes sped like winged arrows
down the road; the little car was
left behind them.
Shadows fell from the trees.
The hills pressed close behind
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several things. but one in par
ticular:
will never marry any girl
who has not seen something Of
life-in other words, one who has
not tasted the bitter as we'll as
the sweet. And when meet her
will ask her no questions--just
dig a hole and there bury her
so-called past" SO thoroughly
that 1t will never be brought up
again. Who am to question
her? All I ask is that she will
be willing to go fifty.fifty with
me.
DO you, Miss Fairfax. believe
that God so made us that we
love but once-that il, really
love--in a lifetime? Are all other
loves merely synthetic? wonder
whether you would care to take
this up with your many kind
readers and get different opinions
from them. For surely 1t is 4
subject most vital and Interest
ing to many of US.
SHIPWRECKED.
Your letter presents so many
points Of interest, my friend. that
although it is long have printed
it almost in its entirety.
/ shall not even try to touch
upon all these questions. much
less answer them now. Your sug-
gestion is good. 1t would be most
interesting to hear from other
readers. Let us know your views,
you who have read this letter and
have your own convictions.
Should two persons wed whose
temperaments are incompatible
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WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

1. When was gold discovered
in the Klondike?
2. When was the dispute be-
tween England and the United
States over Boring Strait seal
fisheries arbitrated?
8. When was the Kiel Canal in
Germany, begun?
4. When did Huxley write
Science. and Culture?'
5. When did Francis Egerton.
Father of British Inland Navige.
tion," die?
Answers to these queries will be
printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS
to Saturdays questions.
1. William Penn became part
proprietor Of west New Jersey in
1875.
2. The island Of Cyprus was
given to England in 1878.
8. The European powers stop.
ped the Russo-Turkish war in
1873.
a. Diaz became dictator Of
Mexico in 1875.
s. The Spanish republic was
overthrown in 1874
Copyright, 1924, by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
By Beatrice Fairfax.
Who Holds a Unique Position in
the Writing World as an
Authority on the Prob
lens of Girls.

the Writing World as an
Authority on the Prob
lens of Girls.
nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
- After five years of mar.
ried like my wife and / went
upon the rocks. Though I had
the best little girl in the world
without a question. we never bad
anything in common. Her ideas
and. mine were as different as
night and day.
loved the positives of life,
while she loved the negatives. I
loved to dig into the unknown
and could get thrill out Of most
anything, while she took every.
thing for granted.
was always whistling, sing.
ing and jumping around the
house carrying her downstairs.
etc, while she was always quiet
and my actions seemed to get on
her nerves. She said / was not
serious enough because used to
laugh off all our little troubles
and say, Everything will come
out all right--don't worry
She was always tired when 1
wanted to go to the theater or
take a trip somewhere.
After five years we had a long
talk and agreed to separate.
Afterward we were divorced. al
though during all those five
years our friends used to envy US
our happiness.
My marriage has taught me
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~o~-O"
The most difficult the English lanuge for any
81 you'll" and "Wi
me?
He will glide dive slide dodge and swim all around avowa Of
love-and if he's brave he'll throw and dare you
DRAG him into it.
really
dealings with expected to
laugh refrain
really amused
There asking lovers be sensbe-because
dream and the to put into shake
off of the
The depth of mans love depends
takes him to the first kiss Love thves
1t not
in order write about
her all she fraIty order to fill
eight novels
(copyrsht 1924 King Features Syndicate Incl
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AS a matter
Of fact, it is
not a bit more
comfortable or
beautiful to be
too thin than
too large. In
deed. a stout
w o m a n has
one advantage
a bountiful
supply Of re-
serve fat to
( e e d h e r
nerves. Per.
haps this is
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
CAN LOVE COME ONLY ONCE?
Beatrice Fairfax Answers Husband Who Found He Had
to Divorce His Wife Because They Could
Not Get Along Amicaby

even though they feel deep az.
lection for each other? Is incom.
patibility Of temperament more
serious obstacle to a happy mar.
riage than difference in ages?
Should a girl go out into the
world to make her own way, ex-
periencing It's favors ana rebuffs,
the bitter with the sweet, in or.
der to be real help.mate to a
man? Or Is the shelter Of home
the best environment for develop.
ing womanliness7
To what extent should a won.
ans past be allowed to cast its
shadow over her present and fu.
ture? To exchange and compare
views on these big subjects will
help US all to clarity our thoughts.
That last Question--that double
question-"Are we so made that
we really love but once? And are
all other loves synthetic?'' / can
not let pass without a word.
Love that is real is so big that
it explains away every fault.
Shortcomings of the beloved are
even precious because these tiny
flaws serve to set off the incom.
parable jewel of her individuality.
Such a love does not demand. 1t
is content to give. And having
really loved in this complete way,
a man could not cease to love.
Such love knows mo shadow Of
turning"
Loving a woman in this way a
man could not love another WON.
an in the same way because he
would always go right on loving
the one woman he really loved.
He might marry again or marry
without having had his real love
requited. But he could not dupli.
cate his real love in his feeling
for another. There cannot be
two dearests.
Nor can a woman once having
loved with all her might and
heart and intelligence and soul
ever cease to love the object Of
her affections. She will always
see in him the qualities for which
she first loved him. Perfect faith.
goes with such love.
Such a woman might wed an.
other man for a home, compan.
ionship or kindred reasons. But
deep in her consciousness her
REAL love would bloom I'm.
changed.
Not all men and women are
capable Of real love. Love has
to do with the physical-yes-but
still more with the spirit. Only
great soul can greatly love.
Whatever your experience has
oeeh' my kTlenQ, 90 not, beg of
you, think of yourself as you
signed your letter. hipwrecked.
For II you have once really loved
woman with the biggest love
OF which man is capable, then you
love her still. And even though
unrequited, such a love brings
peace, enriching life and .charac.
/ ter.
If real love has not vet come,
keep on looking and preparing
for it. knowing that it could not
visit nature essentially petty or
self-absorbed. So look ahead. pre-.
pare yourself and wait for the
one great love of your life.
AnUERRIO z
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
PRIZE WINNERS
Orange Recipe Contest

Danny Andrews, 551 National
boulevard. Fredericksburg, Va.
Every participant in the contest
will receive a beautifully illus.
trated booklet containing a variety
Of recipes for making delicious
orange dishes.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
By Elenore Meherin
The Biggest and Best Story Of
Her Career.
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
M0rgGret MeGdotcS married WIN
Lee at seventeen. His dtSSoINte
habits made her miserable, but she
endured him for three years. The
night he raised his hand to his ttco-
VeGr-ol6 child In a drunken rage she
slipped from his home Nth her baby.
Margaret supported her daughter
By teaching school in FGirdGIe, 1chere
she met Andrew. She 4cGS tSCeNt1t-
etc and he 1Ods ttcenty-tttTte. Andrew
GoGS IDelI-to-do and popular, O1tt had
an inVGIid a1ife, Victins OF TerpeS
and bad disposition.
He 1CdS attracted to Mdr0Gret.
Their friendship pGs pI0tontc and
their meetings inJreQWent until their
1OUe insisted upon being recognised.
Nora and Margaret tceHt to q tiny
mountain totUn, tchere tUtnters G1eFe
5ri0htfuI and summers pGinfuI. An
dreto aoTote regularly as the seasons
passed and then came q time tchSB
he ceased to aDrite.
Margaret faded quickly. Nora
Lee found her lying in the SnoW one
day almost dead and prote to An
dretO TO come. Andre1O had been
gerry III. That tcGS tO6y he had not
t0ritten. He came quickly. Mar
OGret recovered. In her toe1knesS
she consented to Andrea providing
for her and her daughter. They
kved for some gears in pleasant
cottage, tOhere Nora gretO to young
s1ontdnhood. Andrew tCGs q frequent
ViSitor.
Then Margaret and Moro moved
to a UiIld0e some distance Gtooy.
Amdretb finally found them. Mar
Odret refused to permit him TO
leave his 1oife. She he'd accepted
school in the mountains, and re-
INctuntIu he SGtO them to the train.
CHE raised her eyes. He looked
~ into their astonishing blueness
and grew dumb. ''Oh, lots. I
notice you didn't take the cock
tails. why?"
1T don't care for them" She
added whimsically: IT promised
my mother I wouldn't. Between
the two of you, my chances for
the joy of life are ruined"
How"
"she's against cocktails. You're
against cigarettes"
what makes you think that
In this age of freedom?"
"You said in a letter you were
I glad didn't smoke. And
wanted to like anything"
He bent down and looked into
her face with young, exultant
laugh. Gee! Do I count like
that, Norry Lee?"
She answered quietly, though
the wings were all stirring IN
her heart: at think a great deal
Of my friends, Mr.. Herrick, es'
pecially as you were one of the
first"
81 can guess that I'm not the
last, Nora Lee. Boys don't make
you white with stage fright any
more, do they? In one way you
seem to have grown awfully old"
"Yes-I come of a family thai
gets old quickly. I'm not afraid
Of boys now, but they don't
interest me. They're too foolish.
I wouldn't tell this to soul but
you, Dane, but I think they're
awful buffers.
He said with a wink: But
how about men? OF twenty-one
or thereabouts?"
She looked up earnestly: Don't
let's fIirt. 1 have to do that
with everyone else. But I'm just
going to have the luxury of being
myself with you. Do you think
anyone can risk it,"
"What?"
"Just being themselves and do
ing what they feel and think and
holding to their own ideas
He reached over with an impul-
sive move and touched her hand:
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WHO SAID IT
AND WHERE

GLE had face like a benedic-
III ton"
This much quoted line is from
Cervantes' Don Quixote."
"FalsehoOd is cowardice, truth
is courage"
Hosea Ballou gives this apt
definition in one of his "Ser-
mons"
(Copyrght. 1924. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc)
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
Famous Prima Donna of the Met :
rOpolitan Opera Company and
One of the Most Beautiful
Women Of the Day.

II T is surprising how many
letters reach me asking for
u advice regarding the problem
Of gaining weight-this is an age
when the popular idea is that
every woman is struggling to
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
MEDIT MS
MARRIED WOMAN
by Helen Rowland-
And Still We Love Them!

THE kiss was probably invented by the first labor
i taking the argument out of womans
mouth answering all her questions without any mental
strain
with marvellous intuition, be-
cause every man subtle that only by magic
The Washington times., 1924-08-25

; them. But beyond. the moon rose
palely in a sea of gold. They
seemed passing down a mid
night trail into portals Of beauty
and ineffable light.
The car slowed of its own will.
Suddenly, with a bewilder.ng
shock it stopped.
Half an hour later it was still
motionless. He came to her with
a troubled, pleading look: Il
don't know what to do, Nora
Lee. I filled her up this morn
ing. There's not drop of gas.
There must be a Leak"
Cant we get some? MY mother
will die worrying"
They remembered a garage a
mile back They walked toward
1t. The trees were so thick they
could scarcely see each others
face. 1t was midnight when they
reached the garage. 1t was closed.
There was no way to enter it.
Dane said: We've got to wait
till morning. There's nothing else
CHAPTER XVI
Dane AvOWs His Love for Nora
Lee and They Have Their
First Kiss
The trees shut out the stars,
closing them in impenetrable
gloom. Nora Lee turned q face,
pitifully white, to his.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
Tell your friends that the back
chapters Of this great story can
be had free at The Times office.
Call, telephone or write for them.
Main $500.
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any POssIDly
Many a man fancies that his heart is dead
when some woman's indifference or deceit has
merely shocked his vanity into state OF tenn
porary paralysis.
After ALL Adam had a pretty good eye for
bargain when he exchanged superfuous rib for
self with to the end of time.
After few years of quarreling, man doesn't
care what woman thinks about him so long as
she can't prove it in court of law.
The average girl would be satisfied if the sum-
mer mans eternal love" would only last until
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
Eight Minutes.

THE rays Of the sun take eight
i minutes to reach out earth;
there are stars so distrat that
their light must travel FIR $4,000
years before we see II
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-07-03

Tic on The -Tllfe Horse Pike route
is to be besaIiined-
Al the present time beautiful shaded
highways are 10 be found In sections
OF Salem and Gloucester counties.
where most of the trees were planted
more than nfty years ago. The plan.
es favored by the state department OF
forestry. entails cooperation on the
part OF communities and counties In
the systematic planting Of trees
II has been suggested that different
kinds Of trees be planted on different
highways. Instead OF being Identified
by numbers. the state routes eventual
" might he known as Maple. Elm or
Spruce routes.
Cherry. apple and other fruit trees
have been planted In double rows for
short distances on some OF the roads
This Idea has met with approval by In
diylduals. who say IL carries out In a
fashion the Italian idea Of having
grapes growing along the public ways
DOgwoOd has added variety In some
rural sections; and a big land owner
has planted chestnut trees along one
OF the roads
Road experts say shaded highways
last longer. as the trees protect the
pavement from the deterioration OF In
tense heat in summer and serve as
wlndbreaks 10 keep the roads clear OF
snow In winter. Drainage also is I'm
proved. these men say, and the tree
roots prevent water undermining the
hard surfaced Observation-Disclosures
Record
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-07-03
CITY VIII spsnd /. Million.

Improvement In city streets snd
sewers amounting 10 close 10 $1,000.
90. 10 the program for Portsmouth
(Ohio) during the next year. Already
three Of the city's main streets have
been resurfaced With asphalt. after a
battle In council which lasted months.
and other improvements have been pro
vlded for. At recent meeting Of the
council a bond Issue amounting 20
$780,. 900 was awarded TO state com
mission aud city sinking fund trus-
tees. the greater portion Of which 10
for Improvement Of some Kind or other.
A Chicago firm Of consulting engineers
has completed q sewer survey u the
city.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-07-03
|(ounnrunitq
:, euildinq'
PLANT TREES ALONG ROADS
Entire Stretch Of Sixty Miles Of Paved
Highway in New Jersey to Be
Besutifeo.

BeauiifyIng New Jersey highways ~
planting Shade trees. started years sgo
In scattered districts by individual ef-
forts. has been given considerable slim
ulus by the Endorsement OF the new
state highway commission and WON
ems organizations in different counties
The movement. an outgrOwth OF the
World war memorial Idea, Is for utility
ss well as beauty. The trees VIII
serve as guard rails along highways
leading to the sea.
Camden county is given credit for
the most ambitious scheme OF tree
planting. Through the movement, orig
mated by women's clubs. the entire
stretch OF 90 miles Of paved highway
from the Delaware river TO the Atian-
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-07-03
SPLENDID NEW YORK TOWN
Proportion Of Owners TO Renters In
Canton. NJ. u. 10 Approximately
Six to One.

A gazetteer informs us that Canton
New York, Is "a banking post-village.
the capital ~ 81. Lawrence county. on
the Grass River and the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad, 50
miles northeast OF Waterfront: II has
extensive steam sswmills and -four
mills, boat works and manufactures Of
cheese and cheese boxes printing
presses. etc. and Is the seat Of St. Law
renee university: Its population Is
2,757."
There appears 10 be nothing particu-
larry startling or noteworthy In these
facts. There are bigger sawmill towns
along the Kennebec, more ambitious
-four mills In Minneapolis. more cheese
produced In any Of hundred Wiscon-
sin towns and more boats bull; In any
eastern harbor.
What especially distinguishes this
northern New York town is that OF
the 7oS houses In Canton $50 are In
habited by owners. that is approx
mately Q TO l. This precisely Is the
condition that makes more directly
thnn any other for splendid citizenship.
The pride aud satisfaction that accrues
10 the owner Of home because Of that
fact Inevitably reflects Itself in every
manifestation OF that citizenship, In
his attitude toward his community
toward his state and his government.
In his sense OF civic and social re-
sponsibiIity. In bis attachment %
hearth and family which is the base
on which our whole structure OF civil
xation rests
Canton. New York. must be a splen-
did town.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-07-03
Guide sook Tor Home seeker.

In furtherance OF the -own your own
home" movement. the Department Of
Commerce recently issued n guide book
for the prospective small home own
er. With foreword by Secretary
Hoover declaring that maintaining a
high percentage o. individual home
owners Is one OF the searching tests
that now challenge the people q the
United States" The publication shows
that ssl OF every 1899 families In
America owned their homes In 1900
while Ia 1922 the number per loo
vas Az
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-07-03

Mr.. and Mrs. l. F. Willard in COM
pany with Mr. and Mrs. Horace Dan
iels arrived here Tuesday from Bon
ANA, Ore. The Willards will remain
here. moving into their Adell avenue
h)me now occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Tucker. The Daniels will
visit at the home OF tie iatter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dryden.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-07-03

S. Y. Lancaster is patient at the
county general Hospital where he has
been seriously i'll. However his con
dition was reported greatly improved
last evening.