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Evening star., 1924-08-12
OPEN WATER FOUND
FLYERS NOW PLAN
FOR HOP THURSDAY
Danish Ship Reports Green.
land Harbor Free of Ice
! and Weather Better.
U. S. CRUISER RALEIGH
FINDS POSSIBLE LANDING
Start From Iceland Is Delayed So
Moorings Can Be Prepared
at Angmagsaik.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASsOclaten frcSs.
REYKJAVIk, Iceland, August IL
The Gertrud Rask, Danish supply ship
Of the American round-the-worlda ava-
tors, arrived last night at Angmagsahk
on the east coast of Greenland, Maj
Clarence l.. Crumrine reported this
morning.
The supply ship, which broke free
yesterday Of the ice pack in which it
had been imprisoned since last Tuesday,
found the harbor of Angmagsalik clear
of ice and weather conditions generally
improved.
Plan to Start Thursday.
On receiving the news from the Ger
trud Rask Lieut.. Lowell H. Smith, COM
mander of the flight, announced that he
and Lieut.. Erik H. Nelson would leave
Reykjavik on the next lap of their trip
on Thursday, if weather permitted the
take-off.
The start will not be made before
Thursday because it will take a day for
Lieut.. Lacair d. Schulze to prepare
moorings at Angmagsalik and to return
to the water of the bay here. Lieut..
Nelson's plane, which was pulled on to
land after the flyers arrived here.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
BREAK BELIEVED FOUND.
Scouts of Cruiser Raleigh See Pos
sible Landing Place.

By the Associated Press.
ON BOARD THE UNITED STATES
CRUISER RALEIGH, OFF THE EAT
GREENLAND COAST, August IL, via
Reykyavik, Iceland, August 12.-Aft-
er lying to outside the ice pack all
last night, the Raleigh. on scout duty
for the American Army around-the-
world flyers, today again headed to-.
ward the coast. hunting for lead
for a closer approach.
During the afternoon, the two
planes which the cruiser is carrying
for reconnaissance work, flew to-
ward the shore and found that the
ice pack along the coast was d heavy
wide strip Strengthening toward the
north and thinning to a width OF
about ten miles near AngmaEsalik
The planes reported that there prob
able was open water between the
ice pack and land and it was on this
assumption that the Raleigh was
looking for break in the pack.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
3 Killed. 8 Hurt in Explosion.

BROCKVILLE. Ontario. August 12.
Three were killed and three others
injured today when a boiler exploded
in a cheese factory at Bishops Mills,
a village 2S miles from here.
The dead are; Samuel Watts. 25, a
cheesemaker; Dairy Instructor MUIR
ray of Oxford Mills and George Nor
rison, IL.
One of the injured was not expect
ed to recover.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
FICToU PLANS WELCOME.
Nova Scotia Town in Gala Attire
for Americans.
" the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PICTOU, Nova Scotia, August 12.-
The American round the world flyers
will find Pictou in gala attire, due
to the welcoming preparations ar
ranged by the local authorities.
The passage of the American avia-
tors through Pictou will be the oc-
casion of an elaborate welcome to be
extended them by representatives of
the governments of the three mari
time provinces, by Mayor MacEa chern
and the council and by the Americans
who will be here.
Preparations also have been made
for receiving the American vessels
which will. come here to prepare a
base for the flyers.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
KNOCKERS BRING SIS FINES
Two Nurses Fall Afou1 of New
Law in Louisiana.

HAMMOND. La, August 12.-The
new law of the county commissioners
of Livingston Parish prohibitin,
among other things. one-piece bath
ing suits. kissing, "petting'' parties
and the wearing of trousers by wom-
en-, had it's first tryout yesterday,
when two nurses, claiming to hail
from Mississippi, were arrested at
Denham Springs. charged with wear
ing "knickers." They were taken be-
fore a justice of the peace. entered
pleas of guilty and paid fines of IS
each.
The justice let it be known that the
law in Livingston Parish is supreme
and must be respected.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
Uncle Joe to See Notification.

DANvILLE, ILL.,, August 12.-'Uncle
Joe" Cannon, veteran of many a politi.
cal struggle, announced today his ac-
ceptanoe Of the Republican national
committees Invitation to be special
guest at the ceremonies Tuesday night
when Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes is
notified of his nomination as Republican
vice presidential candidate. Uncle Joe''
is In his eighty-seventh year.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
CUTTERS NOT AVAILABLE.
Coast Guard Vessels in Port for
Overhauling.

Because of the fact that it's only
available ships are undergoing re-
pairs, the United States Coast Guard
will not be able to assist America S
world flyers in overcoming the OBJ
stacles confronting them in the North
Atlantic, it was announced today at
the office of the commandant.
Coast Guard vessels took an active
part in helping the flyers leave
Alaska. The ice patrol ships, Tampa
and Modock. which have been operat-
ing in the North Atlantic all sum-
mer, completed their work in July
and were brought back for a COM
plete overhauling, 1T was pointed out.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
SKULL OF ELOTHERIUM,
PlG-LIKE ANIMAL, FOUND
Biologists Also Find Bones of
.Three-Toed Horse in
Oregon.
By the Associated Press.

PORTLAND. Ore. August 12.-The
skull, a tooth and several bones of
an 'elotherium. q large pig like crea-
ture which roamed the tropical forest
of what Is now known as John Day
Valley in Eastern Oregon were dis
covered by party Of geologists from
the University of California.
The skull of the elotherium is about
the size of that of a modern horse One
of the teeth is about two inches In
diameter and about three inches long.
The biologists also found several
bones Of the three-toed horse and
numerous bones of the rhinoceros
which once lived in Eastern Oregon.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
ZANNI TO PUSH ON.
New Propeller for Argentine
Reaches Calcutta.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CALCUTTA. August IA new pro-
peller, which Maj. Pedro Zanni, Ar
gentine round-the-world flyer, had
been awaiting, in order to make pos
-sible the continuation of his flight,
arrived here today from Karachi. He
hopes to resume his journey tomor-
row.. -.
He is scanning weather reports with
q view toward possibly making a long
pon-stop flight across the Bay of
Rangoon.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
DAHL IS INFORMED u. s.
o. KS SMIDDY AS ENVOY
Free State to Give Minister to
Washington His Credentials
Without Delay.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, August 12.-Desmond Fitz-
gerald, minister of foreign affairs of
the Irish Free State, announced today
in the Dali Eireann that the Free
State government had received noti-
fication that Prof. Timothy A. Smiddy
would be acceptable to the United
States as the Irish representative at
Washington.
He added that Prof. Smiddy would
be given his credentials without delay
Evening star., 1924-08-12
Communist Reu0lt
Attemptin Lisbon
Quickly Suppressed
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LISBON. Portugal, August 12.-
An abortive attempt was made last
evening to bring about a Radical
Communist revolt here. A few
bombs were thrown. but they
caused no damage and several
persons were arrested.
The police anu military now are
In control of the city and condi-
'tionS are normal.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
Macdonald Wants Question Inde-
pendent of Reparations.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1924.
LONDON, August 12.-The cor
respondent learned today from high
authority that Great Britain has not
agreed to link interallied debts to rep
arations and to discuss both simultane-
ously ut the forthcoming conference In
Paris, perhaps in November. 4 mis-
Evening star., 1924-08-12
Find Missing Girls Body in Creek

OTTAWA, H., August 1.-THE body
Of Bernice Chalus, 9-year-old daugh-
ter of a wealthy farmer, who diSap-
peared SundAJs was found in Covel
Creek todaN ..~..-~
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CONTINUED on Page 8. Column 81
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wuL NOT LINK DEBT ISSUE.
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Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Stars carrier system covers
every city. block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as last as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1924-08-12

Continued on Page 5, Column -
Evening star., 1924-08-12
walsh Fights for Kremer.

Senator Walsh of Montana, holding
the proxy of Mr.. Kremer as national
committeeman, entered the meeting
room-the Elks Hall-after the dis
. CONTINUED 9 R16s 2, Column 2.)
Evening star., 1924-08-12

The witness said he had seen the
governess but once. that 1T was difficult
to form an estimate under such condi-
tons, but that he regarded her atti-
1Continned on PaEe2, C6lMnn-Al
The Washington times., 1924-09-08

XII SHOULD think that wasp
would show more sense
- than building in CHM
ney," Bobby said one day. as we
watched the beautiful little lady
with her yellow waist, as she
flew in and out of the chimney.
"Oh" laughed Bunny. "Wasps
like warm places"
The day came when was
afraid we would lose our little
visitor. For 1t suddenly turned
cold and we simply had TO build
a fire in the fireplace.
OF course we thought we would
never see the little wasp again,
nor be able to enjoy watching
her as she flew in and out. But
not at all. built the fire. Up
the chimney swept the flames
and then settled down to a good
steady blaze and the smoke grace
fully curled up the dark chimney.
Suddenly in through the win
dow flew our wasp. She never
hesitated, but darted right up
the chimney, through the smoke,
remained there for some time,
and then flew down.
mot even scorchedp' shouted
Bunny.
Must have asbestos wings"
laughed Bobby.
IT wonder what she is so busy
about up that chimney, anyway,
I pondered.
Wen find out the first warm
day." said Bunny. ut won't 10
any trick to get inside that chin.
ney and see what's going on. But
I simply cannot risk my whiskers
until the fire is entirely out"
The next day proved warm.
That very morning suggested
that we investigate our little ten.
ant in the chimney.
So up the chimney l lifted tho
little rabbit. could feel his soft
body culver with excitement as
he studied the nest. which he de.
scribed:
Its all made of cells, Foxy
Grandpa. And the cells are made
OF mud. That's what Mrs. Wasp
The Washington times., 1924-09-08
Writer of Great Serial Chice" Presents New Novel of
Modern Life, Centered on the Heart and the Mind
of the "Flapper."

back and clasped her in his arms.
Their lips met in a long, death
less kiss that had no passion in it,
but was communion of their
spirits.
Margaret searched his eyes as
though they held his eager, plead
ing soul; as though she would
have answered for the deep, swift
terrors thronging in her thoughts.
Andrew. what you do must be
the better thing. What oyu do
has always been the better thing"
Her brave lips trembled. He
bent his head, shutting his eyes
against her. IF have ever done
better thing-ah, Margaret-let
me go, dear life of mine-believe,
you will believe in all try to do
this better-now, most Of all ."
He laid his lips on her closed
eyes and on her hands that
seemed then to him like flow.
ers-delicate, white flowers. Their
fragrance drifted 20 his thoughts,
a promise and a peace. He muir
INJURED: Dear hands of you
they will reach out, 1 know. Mar.
garet, reach your blessed hands
to me-" He smiled and folded
them against his heart.
Nora Lee, coming in softly,
saw Margaret standing near the
window, look of seraph sweet.
ness on her face-a still, deep
quiet. like some lovely thing fash
toned of warm and pallid stone.
She went with the great white
envelope hidden in her blouse
The Washington times., 1924-09-08
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

When did Daniel Webster
Il make his memorable 7th Of
March speech?
2-When was the Panama
Canal begun by de Lesseps?
3-When was gold found in
New South Wales?
when was the University Of
Padua, Italy, founded?
5-When did Nicaragua become
independent?
ANSWERS to these queries will be
printed tOmOrrOw.)
ANSWERS
To Fridays Questions.
1-Verrazano explored the
Eastern coast Of North America
in 1924.
2-The battle Of Fredericks-
burg was fought in December
1862.
3-The Jesuits were revived in
1914.
4-Sheridan produced his play
'The School for Scandal" May
S, 1777.
5-The ancient Roman Repub-
lie was founded in $50 b. c.
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tent
THEY SEE PLASTERERS WORK IN A CHIMNEY.

was carrying in her mouth each
trip she made in. And
Bunny hardly could speak by
now. but finally he gulped:
Let me down."
L roared with laughter when
saw him. His beautiful white
coat was black and his whiskers
were dropping with the weight
of the SCOT upon them.
But Bunny didn't seem to no.
tice his bedraggled appearance.
He was too astounded.
What is it?" / asked.
"Do you know what is in each
of those cells?"
can egg?" asked.
EYES," said he, IAN egg. But
something else"
"What2" 1 asked.
"In each cell by the egg is q
spider-not dead and yet not
alive. Just half-dead and halt
alive. That little wasp has put
them in the cells for her babies
to eat them when they are no
longer eggs"
IT'S all a matter Of TASTE"
said I. I'VE eat roast beef and
perhaps the wasps don't think
any more of eating spiders than
we do Of eating a nice juicy slice
of a big roast
The Washington times., 1924-09-08
NORA LEE = By Elenore Meherin
WINNERS IN
CONTEST

HERE are recipes submitted by
Al the winners in The Washing
ton Times Orange Recipe Contest:
Orange and Nut Sand
witches.
Two cups sugar.
One-fourth cup water.
One and one.half cups orange
juice.
Boil until 1t spins a long thread.
Pour gradually over the beaten
white of one egg. add one cup
finely chopped orange peel (all
white removed and one cup
chopped nuts; cool, and spread
between thinly sliced bread. Cut
in fancy shapes II desired.
These are delicious luncheon
sandwiches served with iced tea
or fruit punch.
MRS. r. M. GRAHAM,
20 Rosemont Avenue,
Alexandria, Va.
The Washington times., 1924-09-08
WHY LETTUCE WILL
YOU TRULY LOVELY
By Maria Jeritza.

titles Of iron. And iron imparts
purity to the blood, and so a clear
skin and rosy, flawless com.
plexion. Roughage, as it is called,
is supplied by the useful lettuce,
and sroughage, or food bulk, gives
the stomach what it needs to
work with and helps greatly in
bowel elimination. Perhaps there
is no one aid to beauty more i'm
portant than perfect bowel elimi-
nation.
So, you see, how lettuce as a
food will aid your beauty. Eat
some lettuce every day, If you
can, for the beauty it will help
give you is genuine and will not
desert you when you cleanse your
face Of powder.
But lettuce still has another
beauty use, aside from it's food
value. The juice of lettuce ex-
ternally applied is excellent for
the skin. For this reason delight
full cold creams are made with
lettuce juice as a basis.
In France your girls are taught
after washing their faces to
battle them with lotion obtained
by boiling lettuce leaYes with
water. The juice of lettuce brings
a softening influence to the skin.
And of course the one secret of
keeping the skin young is to pre-
vent it from toughening, to coax
its elasticity to stay.
Whether you are old or young
you will find this lettuce water
softening and freshening to your
skin.
The following formula for
black-heads has been recommend.
ed by a high authority:
Grammes.
Sulphuric ether 1890. 20
Essence Of lemons. :. 80
Distilled rosewater -. so
Distilled lettuce water 20
Dip a bit Of absorbent cotton
in this mixture, then rub it into
your skin wherever any black
heads may be in evidence. But
remember always in the case Of
blackheads that prevention is bet.
ter than cure. And scrupulous
cleanliness Of the skin means
their prevention. The formula 1
have given is merely an emerg-
ency help for any blackheads
that-eluding your vigilance
make their unwelcome appear.
ance.
So, you see, whether applied ex.
ternally to your skin or used as
delicious addition to your diet,
lettuce has distinct value as an
aid to your beauty.
The Washington times., 1924-09-08
HER eyes suddenly filled. She

HER eyes suddenly filled. She
- looked at the long, slender
hands that were her one gift from
Margaret. 81 understand about love
now, Andrew. / do think you are
just beautiful. When anyone loves
the whole world is empty if one
person isn't in it. And that's why
you mustn't stay away too long,
Andrew, because what would my
mother do?"
He grew whittier as she spoke;
GREATNESS bewilderment in his
eyes. All, yes-cruel to forsake
Margaret to loneliness. But cruel
Ter still to drag their love down
and make of it a shame. This
would inevitably happen now that
It was known. And SO a stain
would be tracked on the young
wilderness of Nora Lees life
the one punishment Margaret's
courage would never meet. An.
drew knew this well.
He said in low, distracted tones:
81 have thought of her in all 1
do. would give up life to spare
her pain. You must tell her this.
Speak for me if I do not come.
Now will you, Nora Lee?"
"THE BETTER THING"
"Oh, Andrew, you seem crying.
Andrew, she is looking from the
window. 1 think her heart is
breaking-"
He turned slowly, and lifting
mis- eyes smiled long at Margaret.
she moved toward him. He went
The Washington times., 1924-09-08

She locked her door and opened
the package as Andrew told her to.
Seeing what was there, her hands
turned limp with panic.
Why did Andrew do this thing?
1t had a cold, final note, more
gripping than farewell. She went
through the papers, frightened
tears blurring her eyes. She
wanted to run downstairs and
fling the envelope-fling herself
In Margaret's arms.
But she stood quiet. Andrew
asked her to act for him. He
had to leave for a while and he
gave her this trust-this mighty
sum of money-that Margaret
might not want for anything:
that she might go to college.
Lear, KIM AnuTeW!
In the envelope were bonds
$4,000 in Liberty bonds. Nora
Lee was to hold them and later
on. in case he didn't come, she
was to give them to Margaret;
tell Margaret he had thought of
her in all. In all and everything
he did she was his only thought.
She sealed the envelope and hid
1t in her diary, fastening the lock.
(TO 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 $3.50.
The Washington times., 1924-09-08
By ElenOre Meherin
The Biggest and Best Story of
Her Career.
SYNOPSIS.

Mnr1aret Meadows married Wan
Lee at seventeen. His dtSSotHte
habits made her miserable, but she
endured him for three years. The
night he raised his hand to his ttoo-
HeGr-old child in a drunken rG0e she
oIipped from his home t0ith her bG0v.
Mnr0dTet supported her daughter
By teaching school In FGtrdGle, t0here
che met Andrea. She tOGS t1oentb-
siU and he acGS ttoenty-1ttte. AndretO
toGs tOeIl-to-do and popular, but had
an invGlid tpife, Uicttnt OF merVeS
and bad disposition.
He 1Uds attracted to Margaret.
Their friendship t1ds pIdtontc ana
their meetings infreqMeat until their
IoUe Insisted upon being recognised.
Nora and Margaret 1Oent to q tiny
Wtountdin totUn, tUhere 1cinterS tUere
fri1htfuI and SUNNI erS painful. An
drew tUrote regularly as the seasons
passed and then came q time t0heD
he ceased to tcrite.
Margaret faded quickly. Nora
Lee found her lying in the StoW enc
day almost dead and Hprote to An
dretD to come. Andrew had been
gerry ILL., That 1ods 4Ohy he had not
t1Tttten. He came quickly. Mar
Odret recovered. In her eoeGkness
she consented to Amdrel0 proOtdtng
for her and her d0&ohter. They
kved for some gears in pleasant
cottage, t0here Nora greto to young
Oponudmhood. Andrew toGs q frequent
etsttor.
Nora read Mdnow Lescdut, and
began to understand Andrew ana
her mothers Iove.
Nora, at seventeen, met Dane
Herrick, college boy of nineteen,
and commenced to feel Jove herself.
Dane tcus equally attracted By her.
Both scorned the petttng parties
and drinking OF the youngsters
Ground them.
Dane had accepted a chance to
90 to China as mess boy on
liner. They tDrote feUerishly during
the sic months of his absence.
When Dane returned the young
lovers continued their friendship.
Homet1Grd bound from q picnic,
Danes auto ran out of gas. They
Scere stalled on the lonely road, could
get no help and remained out all
night.
The Washington times., 1924-09-08
Orange Cocktail.

Peel. skin six oranges, cut them
up in fine bits. Juice of lemon.
u cup of sugar. Pinch of CHINA.
mon, ginger, nutmeg. quart
ginger ale. Shaved ice. Serve in
tall glasses.
MRS. B. FRANK MEYERS.
1893 Park road N. w.
The Washington times., 1924-09-08
Cheese Matches
BY Alice LAngeIier-
66NHEEsE Matches" are for s

WNHEESE Matches" are for
~ o'clock tea time.
Mix one-half a pound Of flour
with one-half a glass of water
until it makes a firm paste. Pow
der a marble slab with flour and
spread out the paste without
breaking it.
Cream a large cupful Of butter
and spread it on the crust. Fold
up in little paquet and let stand
for twenty minutes. Work twice
and let stand another ten min
utes. Work again and let stand,
and so on for seven times. Spread
out the paste very thin and cut
into small strips.
With one spoonful of flour, a
large piece of butter. a little milk
and one-eighth pound OF grated
cheese make a good Bechamel
sauce. Spread between two strips
of the crust and bake in q large
pan in a moderate oven.
The Washington times., 1924-09-08

fattening. This
should give it
instant popu-
larity with the
thousands of
women w h o
are trying to
reduce Or stay
thin.
But that is
only one beau
ty qualifica-
ton of this
delicious, crisp,
green vegeta-
BILE. Food ex-
The Washington times., 1924-09-08

You learn to be happy with husband by sitting
in the light and musing how much happier you might
be with somebody else.
Flour and butter totally
and sentiment friendship and passion STILL
not until find them all mixed together the right proportion
that you get any thing like cake-or love.
Those who have been teaching the young idea
for the last few evidently didn't suspect that loaded
with "sef-expresson."
There is such thing 1ost love-" Real love something
which is hard to Finland found, be lost!
Syndicate
The Washington times., 1924-09-08

perts will tell you that all the leafy
vegetables are important, because
they give us energy in the form OF
vitamines. Lettuce in particular
contains these mysterious vita
mines that are said to give the
fascinating quality that you Amer
leans call pep
Then, too, lettuce contains guam
The Washington times., 1924-09-08
Famous Prima Donna Of the Met.
rOpOlitan Opera Company and
One of the Most Beautiful
Women of the Day.

A MONG simple, inexpensive
IA foods that are first aids to
a. the woman in quest Of
beauty, lettuce ranks high.
In the first place, lettuce is not
The Washington times., 1924-09-08
Orange Drink.

Put the yolk of one egg into a
pitcher. Add Juice Of oranges,
Q cups water, sugar to taste and
beat we'll with an egg beaten. then
add the white of the egg beaten
until stiff and pile on top of the
orange mixture-this makes a good
cool and nourishing drink.
DANNY ANDREWS,
551 National Boulevard,
fredericksburg, Va
The Washington times., 1924-09-08
M DIT A TIONS
MARRIED WOMAN
AS Things Are Now.
BY Helen Rowland

WANY girl fancies she has heart when
W has really succeeded winning his self pity
49, in his vanity.
Cali going mad according
all the believe the reformer and pessm
Friendship bigger thing than love- For feeblest
The Washington times., 1924-09-08

friendship may hold the germ OF beautltuI love;
whereas the most extravagaut love may not have
room for tiny friendship.
Every widow seems to be an incurabe optimist.
that all other men like him; and if she has had
If she has had good devoted husband, she thinks
the other kind, she believes all the rest are "dif-
ferent."
Love is not blind; its optical defect is the kind
that see a virtue shining through collection
of faults and charm hidden under a multitude of
blemishes
A man just loves to "admit that he's weak"
and then defy brave, strong, chivalrous girl to
save him from temptation.