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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12
THE WOMAN WHO CRAVED DEATH
STORY OF Bereaved Widow Which Shows That There's Good
Deal of Imagination in Many of Our Alterations

must, you must! I can't die like
this-yet! Please, please. please
doctor, L" Somewhat mysti.
fled Doctor Lorry rose and cross
ed to where his bag lay.
''They would have acted by this
time" he said, half to himself,
while he examined the contents of
two little pill boxes.
by George" he exclaimed at
last, Strengthening UP and turn
ing toward the woman with a
sheepish look. Can you ever for.
give me for the anxiety I have
caused you needlessly--"
you were mistaken" almost
shouted the woman, "I'm not
going to die? You didn't give me
the wrong pellets?"
mo" agreed the doctor, to the
last question, hanging his head
in confusion.
That evening as Doctor Lorry
passed back that way on his re-
turn trip, after having spent the
rest of the afternoon collaborat-
ing with a well-known long.legged,
long-beaked bird, he observed
Marion Squires, old gloves upon
her hands, skirts pinned up and
an old straw hat upon her head,
digging industriously in her gar
den with a trowel. He chuckled
softly to himself. .''..<.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12
WHEN DIDIT
HAPPEN?

1.-When was Marshal F'och an
pointed supreme allied commander
in the world war:
2.-When was the President
Decatur's flagship at Tripol. can.
tured off Sandy Hook by tho
British?
S.-When did the American nov.
elist, Helen Hunt Jackson, write
Ramona?
4.-When was the Giralda, the
famous bell tower Of the Cathe.
dral of Seville, Spain, completed?
5.-When did Giulio Romano.
the great Italian painter, a pupil
Of Raphael, live?
Answers to These Questions will
BE Printed Tomorrow
ANSWERS,
To Yesterdays Questions.
1.-Boston received it's present
name September II, 1880.
1.-The eight-hour work day was
first adopted in Australia in 1856.
S.-The English Ministry known
as "All the Talents" was formed
in 1906.
1.-THE Marquis de Cino Mars
was beheaded for conspiracy
against Richelieu, September ~,
1912.
5.-Emperor Francis Joseph, of
Austria, died in November. 1915.
Copyright, 1924. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.
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mute, trembling. At last she flew
to the side of the Mortified physi-
clan, shaking him roughly.
Get UP, you idiot: do some.
thing. quickv'
There is nothing that can be
DONE" moaned the doctor.
"A stomach pump: haven't you
one of those?"
mo use trying that; they have
dissolved and entered the blood:
there is no possible antidote-
you are a doomed woman and I
am ruined professionally" With
little gasp Of terror she crossed
to the window and stood there,
breathing heavily, touching her
face, her clothes, her body, with
her slender hands. In a mo.
ment that body would begin to
grow cold! She searched the
little garden with agonized ewes.
Across the street two little chill
dren were playing, and down the
way Mr.. Lansing was tinkering
with his "Lizzie."
You FOOL" she screamed, with
your disorderly and disarranged
old grip! You must do some
thing" She shook him as though
ne were a little child, while fe.
vered eyes burned down into his
troubled gray ones.
You must do something: you
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Ralph hesitated. Then with
grave delicacy he said:
81 wouldn't question Jim's judg-
ment ordinarily. But he hasn't
been inside this case the way you
and have. He doesn't. know
how many false clues were plant
ed-deliberately to draw us on and
to rouse hopes that were dashed
just when things looked brightest.
The whole thing has been series
Of plants, Anne. And we've come
to the biggest Of them all. There's
too much coincidence. Meals enc
mics think they've staged the
grand coupe. And I'm dead sure
it must be because we came 80
close that they pulled their red
herring across the trail"
You really think that" I
asked.
II do. ] tell you the whole
thing is too full Of coincidence.
It's like a case where all the wit
nesses testify to just the same
things. That means careful coach
ing. Folks don't see from the
same angle. No two individuals
could describe a runaway honestly
and tell it picture for picture
alike.
Meals enemies never wanted
us to have the truth before. Now
they want US to think Of him
dead"
II wish I could see as you do"
I gaSped,
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WHO SAID IT
AND WHERE?

"There lives more faith in honest
doubt,
Believe me, than in half the
Creeds."
The honest doubter is generally
more in earnest than the man who
accepts proposition without TAX
ing the mental effort needed to ex-
anime it.
''Thus grief still treads upon the
heels Of pleasure"
The smile and the tear are never
far apart, as Congreve justly re-
marks in the "Old Bachelor"
Increased means and increased
leisure are the two civiIizers Of
men,"
These things give a man more
time for thought, and therefore aid
progress, Disraeli declared in a
speech delivered April 8, 1872.
Copyright, 1924, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12

WI H1LE a woman's chin is
w by no means her most
w prominent feature, yet
much Of her grace and also the
beauty of her profile depend
upon her holding it erect. In
this respect most Of us are sin
ners at times. To allow the chin
to droop is an easy habit to &C.
Quire for the reason that we
necessarily bend over during our
reading and work. Then, too,
many a woman has the habit Of
sleeping on a pillow so stiff that
it forces her chin forward.
Any number Of the usual &C.
equations and duties Of women ne
cessitate bent chin. The result
is that unless we counterbalance
all this bending over with exer-
else that calls for an erect neck
and chin, we are likely to find
ourselves in the class Of those
who go through life with head
poked awkwarlly forward -
most ungraceful and unlovely at.
titude.
Swimming is an excellent exer.
else to correct the tendency to
droop the chin. Dancing also is
good, because it calls for an erect
head and chin. Walking is fine,
provided the chin is held up con-
scientiously. For to walk with
eyes on the ground. is to lose
much Of the benefit of the exer-
else.
Try circling your head on your
neck as pivot, first ten times to
the left, back to the right and to
position, then in the opposite di.
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HKKT HATS that?" shouted
" Bobby, as the water
w swirled near our mo-
torboat and a streak of silver
flashed in the sunlight off the
Florida coast.
ut certainly was big" said
Bobby, whatever it was"
Captain Gray" / called, what
was that big fish that Jumped out
Of the water over there?"
"Sailfish," answered the cap.
tain, looking back at us over his
shoulder as he stood at the wheel.
"They're running we'll now" he
smiled at my eagerness. This
is just the time to catch them.
We've had a cold spell and now
It's turning warmer, so they will
be going north again."
do you mean to say that sail.
fish so back and forth with the
weather." asked.
Indeed they do" the captain
declared. "How would you like
to try to get one tomorrow"
"Finev l exclaimed.
So the next afternoon we set
off. We went about five miles
out in the ocean, and let me tell
you, it was rough. 1 nearly fell
out Of my chair as I sat there
holding my rod and waiting
anxiously for a bite. Oh, for
got, / shouldn't say bite, I
should say Strike"
Suddenly 1 felt something nib
bling at my bait and / turned to
the captain and said:
"A crab or something must be
at my bait. There's a nibble."
Let him alone. It's a sail
fish," he exclaimed.
Just then my reel started to
buzz and nearly fell overheard
when my line gave such a jerk
that I had to brace myself to hold
my rod in my hand.
"Give a big jerk now" shouted
Captain Gray, you've hooked
him."
Hooked him" repeated "L
think I've hooked a whale" For
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12
BY Jack WOOdfOrd.

~ OCTOR LORRY stopped in.
his walk along the narrow
~ cement walk which led to
the pretty cottage to view the
lilac bushes. He let his tired eyes
rest upon the red and white Pc
tunias and wished he might re-
main upon the cozy little porch
and smoke a cigar.
Marion Squires, the owner of
the cottage and the once enthu-
siastic creator Of all flowery
beauty, sat indoors, her face a
picture Of misery, her body
shrunken with anaemia. her mind
warped by incipient melancholia.
Not that DIR. Lorry didn't SYM
pathize with the bereaved woman.
But it was unreasonable; her sus-
tanned attitude Of hopelessness,
after her husbands death more
than a year ago. DIR. Lorry felt
that after a year she might have
begun to make some effort to
brace herself.
Marion Squires hardly glanced
up as the doctor crossed the room
and pulled a cane chair close to
her side.
what have you eaten in the
last twenty-four Rours?" asked the
doctor, a bit sternly.
"Oh, l had an orange yesterday
evening and a part Of an egg this,
morning.
But it is 8 o'clock; haven't
you had any lunch?"
mo, I just couldn't bring my
self to eat any lunch, doctor; 1t
is such a nuisance to go to the
trouble of getting a meal, just
for ones self"
but you are we'll fixed finan-
cially; couldn't you hire a nurse,
or at least a serving girl, to help
you until you begin to feel bet
teri"
Eyes, 1 suppose could" agreed
Marion, signing deeply and gazing
toward the picture of her departed
husband which hung before her.
II shall tell you frankly, Mrs.
Squires, if you don't stop this nom
sense you aren't going to be able
to be up and around in another
month. Fortunately you had an
excellent constitution to start
Without you have abused it
frightfully since your husbands
death.
Really, Mrs. Squires, you're
like a Stacker. Do you think that
George, IL he is by any chance
watching, is pleased at battle?
Don't you understand that as one
Of Gods creatures some useful
work in this world until you are
removed from it by His will?
IF you can't bring yourself to
do anything else you can at least
Keep OII IudhIH6 lLAAo ANSAC AOAAAS
and the grounds about it a place
of beauty for others to enjoy as
they pass. OF course, it looks
nice yet, but another year Of neg
lect"-
He did not continue but opened
his satchel and gave her two
small pills, which she took in a
little water.
II want to die, Doctor Lorry;
must die-there is nothing left
for me to live for-I am sick to
death of this world"
A few minutes later he sur.
prised her with wild cry.
my God" he gasped. "Oh, my
God, what have / done! The
startled woman sprang to her
feet with little scream Of fright.
"Mrs. Squires," he said. his
voice trembling and his facial
muscles working systematically.
"I've terrible thing. 1
have Civ you, by mistake, two
mithridate pellets, one of which
is powerful enough to kill every
particle Of germ life in a whole
bathtub full of water. Taken in
ternally, one would almost surely
kill you-two of them-Heavens!"
He buried his face in, his hands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12
By ANN Isle,
whose Serials Of Married Lite
Have Won Big Popular
Success

AAOV0 WON d Dig fOpuO8r
Success.
Copyright. 1924. King Features
Syndicate Incl
A FTER had put in the tele-
IA phone call for Ralph Lacy I
"a leaned back in my office
chair and tried to collect my whirl-
Ing thoughts.
tried to be dispassionate in
reviewing the way Jim and 1 had
sought for some basis Of under
standing and had failed to find it.
At the moment when we were
farthest apart Jim raced out of
my office to keep a luncheon ap-
pointment. He hadn't given me
the slightest idea with whom he
was lunching, and I found myself
too Indifferent 70 conjecture.
A moment later Ralph's voice
came to me over the wire-strong,
confident and with dependability
in every note of it's warm friend
Illness. Ralph's first words showed
how eager he Is to serve.
"Shan I run over to your office,
Anne, instead of talking to you
across these prices? can be
there in a fifty"
IT was calling to ask you to do
just that" 1 answered.
Dimly as I sat there waiting for
J Ralph realized all that Ralph's
friendship means-and how much
more his devotion will mean some
day-to a woman who has the
right to it. And with a miserable
feeling that 1 am weak and fet-
tered by a thing that isn't worthy
of me and that gives me nothing
but misery, l pondered whether
anything any other man has to
offer can ever matter to me. Fac
Ing the fact that I can't inspire
Jim's devotion, l wondered if my
life must always be empty of
what a woman most craves-the
loyal love Of her own man.
1--WE the empty shell of a
heart" I told myself. "It's no
, good to me. 1t would be a poor
gift to anyone else"
Then with steady eyes 1 sat
and waited for Ralph. And when
he walked into my office a few
minutes later got feeling OF
new strength. But I didn't feel
sure how 1 was going to use it.
You wanted me to come" be-
gan Ralph eagerly.
"Yes," agreed simply.
I'm here. I always will be
when you CALL" he said even more
simply.
81 know that" I smiled. Its a
great comfort"
But hardly knew how to go
on. Then with sudden passion 1
asked:
Ralph, BARLEY T h mpkins
thinks Neal was done away with.
Do you think he met with foul
play?"
81 think he had q raw deal If
you call that foul play" Ralph
answered.
"But-murdered?" managed to
ask. Certainly not that"
Ralph's voice was clear and de-
termined. But I could see that he
was weighing the matter and not
insulting me by flinging at me
the crumbs of a careless snap
judgment.
Jim says it was obvious from
the time we got the anonymous
letter?" insisted, longing to have
Ralph's convictions strong enough
expressed, to carry conviction to
my heart. "He says that what
Envy overheard made it still more
ovident-and that the pile Of
clothes was final proof"
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tnan MAN which women might initiate. Yet,
even man possesseth charms and virtues which
are not to be despised. tt@'
Lo, the Flapper hath shorn her locks in imita-
ton OF mans Then let her initiate also his brew
ty Of speech. @c@-f
For wise confesseth nothing admitteth
nothing and telleth nothing which she
hath not already found out. @.j
-, But woman in her folly telleth man EVERY
THING before he hath chance to find it out. =
She hath arrayed herself in masculine gar
ments. Then let her emulate also mans loyalty
unto his OWN sex.
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Household Hints

Sweep stair carpets with a wet
brush. This prevents the dust
rising and keeps the carpets fresh
and clean.looking.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12
MothersM Apply Common Sense

THIS is the era Of the prevention
Il of disease and sensible people
do not wait until sickness has &C
tually come before rerpedying the
trouble. The crowded hospitals
everywhere are sad examples of
the results of neglect. Be espe-
cially watchful of children. Rest
lessness, lack of normal appetite
and feverishness usually indicate
constipation. Stop it that instant
with a spoonful of DIR. CaldwelIs
Syrup Pepsin and you will have
prevented real sickness. Mrs.
Ida Williamson of 1887 Pine
ST., Long Beach, Cal. and Mrs.
Lou Brawley of Self, Ark, never
have illness in the family because
of their prompt use of Syrup Pep
sin.
A Great Family Laxative
It may be difficult to decide
just what medicine to use out of
the many that are offered, but it
would not be if you knew the
facts. There are laxatiVes. cath
artics, purgatives and physics, and
they vary in their reaction on the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12
SAYINGS OF MRS. SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland

M daughter the Men of raised their voices
IVA sei G, aa all damsels have become
"o'"ne lovely and nothing to LOVE under sum-"
But Be of b;n
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12

system. Naturally, the
stronger the medicine
the more it shocks the
system, so wise parents
nevergive anythingbut
a laxative to children.
DIR. Caldwell's Syrup
PepSin is a mild laxa-
tive, a vegetable COM
pound of Egyptian
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12
By Maria Jeritza,

Famous Prinla Donna of the Met
rOpOlitan Opera and One of
the Most Beautiful Won.
en- of the Day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12

SIENNA with pepsin and desirable
aromatics, and so appreciated
that it is now the largest selling
preparation of its kind in the
world, over 10 million bottles
being used annually. The formula
is on every package.
Three Rules of Health
Purchase a bottle of Syrup Pep
sin at a drug store and always
keep one in the family medicine
chest. Give it to anyone from
infant to grandparent, for it is
safe, and the cost is less than a
cent a dose. You can keep a fam
lily healthy with just this simple
medicine. Give it for constipa-
ton, torpid liver, indigestion, Bill
iousness, headaches, colds and other
evidence of bowel obstruction.
DR.. Caldwell, who was a practic-
ing physician for AZ years and
who originated this formula, had
three rules of health that he found
very effective among his patients
and which you can follow with
great benefit: Keep the head cool,
thefeet warm, and the bowels open.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12

~ NE Of the many frocks (eft) enveloped in crepe
satin The dull and bright surfaces cleverly
bined-the satin being set into the dull crepe.
At the rightOrignay in silver tissue and black velvet
this model is rendered here in black crepe and black satin
the buckle is of black and silver.
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Copyright, 1924 by King Features Syndicate 1nc)
Evening star., 1924-06-05

90 Reed Table Lamps. ivory finish; slightly
imperfect; sold formerly at $3.50. Re-
duced to s3.98
(2l Fiber Reed Floor Lamps. brown finish;
28.inch shade; >former $500 grade. At
sl5.9S.
81 Reed Floor Lamps. brown finish: q.
inch shade; former $3.50 grade. At
$3.50.
ID Mortified Day Bed. opens to Aft bed;
fiber reed head and FOOT cretonne up.
holstered bolster; formerly $500. At
$3.50
t2p 42-inch WALNUT Dressers, former $500
grade. At $50.
80 38.inch Walnut Dressers. former $500
grade. At $3.50.
az 5O-inch Walnut Dressers. former $4,000
grade. At $50
(l Full size Nanities to match, former
$4,000 grade. At s55.
~ Full size Chifforobes to match. former
$500 grade at $40.
g, Old Ivory Dressers, 48 inches wide;
former $4,000 grade. At $40.
(2I 48.nch Walnut Dressers, former s95.00
grade. At s55.
a. Mahogany Dresscrs. brown mahogany;
~ inches wide: former S65.00 grade.
At $50.
(6) Lloyd Baby Carriages. Pony Pullman
and , full size carriages; hne hber
reed; lining slightly soiled; former
$500 grade. At sos.
Goldenbcrs 's-Furniture Store Across the Street.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
Girls WearableS

Colored Batiste Dresses, sizes to Ia years;
assorted styles. sl.9S grade. At eSc.
Cingham Dresses. stylish checks and plaids;
sizes to IA years. $500 grade. At $l.39.
Little Girls Handmade Imported White Wolfe
Dresses; embroidered in fast colors; sizes
to years. s4.69 and $5.9S grades. At
$298
15) An.wool Tan Goats, Ioose-back model;
sizes 6, s and 10 years. $40 and $l0.98
grades. At $7.95.
7oc Princess Slips, of white muslin; lace.trim.
med neck and founces. At soc.
soc Muslin Knickerbocker Drawers, embroid.
cry trimmed; tapped buttons; broken sizes.
At 39c.
soc Muslin Drawer Waists, lace and ribbon
trimmed; taped buttons; broken sizes, at
39c.
Crossbarred Muslin Combinations, elastic
bIoomers and drop scat; small sizes only.
Former 79c grade. At 59c.
Goldenbery's-Third Floor.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
Odd Lots of Furniture

0D Golden Oak Kitchen Cabinet. full size
and fully equipped; porcelain table;
former $500 grade. At $3.50.
(39) Odd Rockers, in an assortment OF
popular styles and kinds; former $l2.75
and $l4.75<grades. At 1898.
G) Three.piece Kroehler Davenport Suite.
mahogany finish frame; short sofa. rocker
and chair; upholstered in blue and gold
velour; sold formerly at $l4500. Re.
duced to $85.
(46) Odd Dining Room Chairs, walnut. ma
hogany and golden oak finishes; former
$3.50, $40, $3.50 and $3.50 grades.
At S..
(2) Radio Cabinets, 30-inch top; double
doors; mahogany finish; former $500
grade. At 1898.
G Ninepiece Dining Room Suite, Tudor
period; upholstered in brown leather.
When complete with server sells at
$25e.00. Reduced to $169.
(2l Englander Day Beds, 80 inches wide,
fiber reed head and feot, spiral springs,
crctonnecovered felt mattress, with boil
ster to match; former $500 grade.
At $3.50.
(2) Simmons Box Springs, size 3.3 f.; for.
merly $3.50 each. Both for $40.
(2) Odd Chifforobes, walnut finish; former
s4500 grade. At $25.
(2) 8.piece Dining Room Suites. American
walnut; 60.inch buffet, oblong extension
table, FIVE side chairs and one armchair;
former slS4.00 grade. At $l25.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
WOnen'S S
WearableS

with deep embroidery founce and under.
lay; slightly soiled. Former $500 grade.
At $l.H.
(36l Wool Jersey Sport Sweaters, assorted
shades; bell sleeves and silk braid trim.
minss. s5.es grade. At $4.sS.
n5) Womcn's Dress Aprons, Of percale and
ehambray: broken sizes. $3.50 grades. At
$l.49.
Maids White Aprons, Of lawns. assorted styles.
soc grade At 39c,
ca Double Service Aprons, Of lavender and
blue percalc $l.98 grade. At $l.l9.
nberE' s-fhird Floor.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
Toilet Articles

SOC bottles & G Cocoanut Oil Shampoo, 23c.
35c tubes of Palmoliva Shaving Cream. At 2Sc.
25c cakes Lion Brand White Floating CASTLE
Soap, large bars. about one pound. At l6c.
PaImoiive After-shaving Talcum Powder.
Regular Csc cans. l4c.
,Jmnorted Poudre de Riz, or rice powder.
white only Regular Csc packages. roe.
Nivaudou Lemon Lotion. Regular soc bottles.
29c.
Odd lot of Toilet Soaps. Sc kinds. Two cakes
for Sc.
Goldenberg s-First Floor.
Evening star., 1924-06-05
35c and 39C
Ginghams, 19C Yd.

Remnants of 32-inch Dress Cinghams. in a large
assortment of checks. plaids. stripes and
plain colors: 36-inch Printed Shirting Ma
dras: 36-inch. highcount Percales; S0.inch
Serpentine Crepe: 36-inch Woven Stripe
Tissues; Printed Ripplette. etc. Good use.
full lengths.
Remnants of 36-inch Printed Percales. 32.inch
Dress Cinghams. in all wanted styles;
lengths from to yards. Former 20c and
25c grades. At l4c.
Remnants Of 27-inch Dress Ginghams. plaids
and checks; warranted fast coIors; lengths
from l TO yards. Former l9c grade. At
llnc.
Remnants of 80 and SO inch Beached and Tn.
hleached Cotlors. good useful lengths. For
mer l5c and l8c grades. At l0r.
Goldenberg. s-First Floor
Evening star., 1924-06-05
$1.25 and S1.5O Silks and
Fiber Silks (Glos), S0c Yd.1

Remnants of 36inch Silk Pongee 36inch
Printed Silks. 56-inch Satin Messaline, 36-inch
Crepe Broeades, 36-inch Fiber SILK Clos
Brocadr. 36nch Sport Satin. 36-inch Velvet
Knit krepc. 33.inch Imported Pongee, etc.
Useful lengths.
Goldenbers 's-First Floor