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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18

I'm afraid you want to keep me
an invalid for life. Chickie, dear.
But I'm just fine now"
After while Jennie asked:
do you mind staying at home
with me so much. Chickie?"
No--its a gorgeous rest"
DO you think you'll go back to
work with Mr.. MITCHELL"
II don't know"
well, there's no hurry-as
long as you're happy"
"Of course"
Yet the whole world seemed to
be reckoning, calling her back,
demanding that she take a, part.
Mary was always running In now
of an evening; always insisting
that Chickie come for a walk-go
Ion a shopping tour.
One evening just before dinner
they stopped at Mary's house. 1t
was time for little Edward to be
in bed. He was three now-an i'm
pish, magnetic little fellow, the
dark eyes full Of roguery.
He said to Chickie with a grin
like Jimmy's: You very pity
hee, hee--very pity" He climb
ed into Chickie's lap, insisting
that she tell the old story Of "The
Three Bears"
Suddenly Mary, watching them,
said: There are finer things in
store for you, Chickie. That's
why 1t happened"
Chickie hid her face against the
little fellows head. She managed,
with laugh: "Ho, is this be-
lated coincidence, Mary? You
mean that you know of his mar
riage and offer your kind sym.
pathy?"
"Well, / read of it months ago.
felt awful, especially when you
came back looking such a wreck.
Now it occurs to me that there
must be some richer gift"
II have no doubt of it, indeedw
Mary went on resolutely: We'll
Il believe it, Chickie-I always
did feel that you were born for
great things. I'd forget lift 1
were you-forget tt"
Just then Edward Struggled his
head against Chickie's neck. His
nose was cold. He said imperious-
ly: stop Observation-Disclosures
ing-tell me the story, Chickie-"
He twisted against her.
She put him on the floor,
hastily. She laughed: You tell
1t, Mary have to go-it's late"
But she went back, kneeling on
the floor and suddenly pressed
the little fellows face against her
throat. She kissed him.
Hurrying home, her eyes filled
with tears. She kept saying:
Forget tho" AS she half
ran along she felt weight in
her arms-a coldness at her
breast--the dead baby's face
1t was the next day that Janina
called her on the phone. Chickie
was so startled, hearing the clear,
fine voice-an icy muteness held
her. Janina said: well, old
thing-what's the matter?-I've
just called your friend, Mary
Blake McPike, to find out what
foul play had happened. She
told me you were back and in
the old place. What's the big
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ADVERTISEMENT
CAPT. CHARLIE ALTROCK
TELLS HIS EXPERIENCE
Gives Tanlac Credit For
Bringing Him to port
of Good Health" Was
Weak as Sail Without a
Wind.

A picturesque man of the sea is
Captain Charlie" F. c. Altrock,
that genial and hearty mariner
who for the past twenty years has
been operating motor boats and
small steamers In Norfolk harbor
And it was in the typical language
of the sea that Captain Charlie
recently paid tribute to Tanlac, the
medicine which he declares has
brought him ito the port Of good
health" again.
my appetite and stomach mu-
tinied," says he, land couldn Z
even eat my favorite sea foods
1 nearly forgot how to sleep and
felt as weak and flabby as a sail
without any wind in it. Many days
1 wouldn't even take my boat cut.
My liver was sluggish as an old
mud scow overloaded with harbor
dredgings and it looked like I'd be
a lan6lubber the rest of my days.
But Tanlac took me off the
rocks and brought me into port
in the finest kind of trim. With all
my ailments scuttled, eat and d.
gest everything, sleep like a log
and feel so fine l never get too
heavy a cargo to suit me. I always
keep a bottle Of Tanlac aboard"
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THE STORY OF "CFlICKIE," By Elenore Meherin

She. saw a ruddy color in his
cheeks. He tossed back the black
hair tree. when will you take a
lesson, Chickie? Tonight? To-
morrow"
when Jennie is better. 1 can't
leave her now"
you mean 1t, CHECKER"
"Yes-Oh, mean about the les
sons"
II get you. Lessons will do
She glanced at him-a long
while. Her lips trembled. She
wanted to warn him-she wanted
to say: "Oh, leave me alone,
Jimmy-oh, il you could know -"
That night Jennie held her
hand. She asked tenderly: "Do
you care for him, Chickie?"
Chickie didn't answer.
Jennie went on: He loves
you-ah, yes"
mo-. .mother-he doesn't. Oh,
he doesn'tr
Jennie wiped her eyes.
Chickie lay awake that night.
The months that were passed r..
turned. The child lay in her
arms-it stirred and gave a little
feeble cry.
She shut her ears. Oh, she
wouldn't hear-she wouldn't go
back.
A voice answered: "No-break
his heart-that's right--take the
lessons"
She turned on the pillow, hid
ing her face. She cried. OH
what was she to do-what---
The room filled with presences-
Agnes Robbins, the doctor-the
nurse. They confronted her. She
felt suddenly powerless-suddenly
beaten to the earth
She couldn't fight them
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ca? Why didn't you let me

idea? Why didn't you let me
know"
"Oh-I mean to-" Chickie
stammered, wondering Of Mary
had told too much--if Mary had
let Janina know that: the old folks
had never been away. II meant
to-but, you see, Jennie was SO
ill-they came back
"Well-listen-come down to
lunch tomorrow-I've got q bushel
of news tes
"All right-all right
At every turn Fear logged her
fear Of Jimmy, Of Mary-now
Of Janina.
Dressing to meet her. Chiclie
was now hot, now cold. Color
raced into her cheeks-ieft them
blanched. She said TO herself,
DULY, Some day I'll give 1t all
away! Lord!'
And she began to think Of the
ranch house: OF Agnes Robbins
and the establishment when they
found her gone: the blank ques-.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
BOMB IN AUTO SET OFF
BY STEP ON SELF-STARTER

BUFFALO, March 1S.-Stepping
on the self-starter Of his automobile
in his own garage exploded bomb
that burned Samuel Lacata about
the hands and face. The bomb had
been placed beneath the floor
boards, directly under the drivers
feet, and wires hooked to the spark
plugs, so that starting the engine
would cause the bomb to explode.
The charge was light and the dam
age was slight.
Licata had put the car in the
garage last night and had left the
door unlocked. No motive is known
for the act.
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ton on their faces when they
learned Of the baby's death. She
must write to Agnes-say she had
been desperately i'll after her
mothers recovery! Nearly
month now-she would explain
tell Of the horror of the child's
dying
Tell her she was coming up as
soon as she was strong enough.
She wished to visit the baby's
grave-put flowers there
Janina met her at the res
taurant. Janina's smile was Just
open welcome. Fine old thing,
you are, Chickie, and you know
l love you! Couldn't you spare
a moment to answer? Here. I've
just bombarded that hotel with
mail. Why didn't you leave your
forwarding address. No telling
what valuable letters are lying up
there in wait"
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1924, by King Features
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
TWO KILLED, ONE HURT
BY RAILROAD ENGINE

DETROIT, Mich, March 1.-two
men were killed and a third lost a
leg yesterday when they were
trapped between a passenger train
and switch engine on the Michigan
Central right-of-way. One Of the
victims was identified as Stanley
The other has not yet been iden.
titled. Seven automObilists were
killed at grade crossings Sunday.
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A serious matter

Film is serious matter. So dental science has long
sought for ways to fight il. Two have been found
One disintegrateS the film at all stages of formation
One removes it without harmful securing
Many careful tests have proved these methods ef-
fective. newtype tooth paste has been created to
apply them daily. The name is Pepsodent.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-13
MUSICIANS WANTED
z BY GERMAN MAIDS
Seek Cultured Piano Playing
Husbands By Advertising

BERLIN, April 12.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. Men with an academic
education who can play the piano, are
in special demand among German wom-
en- in search of husbands. Marriage
brokers offer little encouragement to
men who have no degree and are not
musical, and advertisements printed in
the newspapers almost universally
specify that the charming and wealthy
widows and spinsters who are seeking
husbands want university trained men
of musical ability.
Some of the most successful mar
riage-brokers have organized club
which gives balls and other entertain
ments for the purpose of bringing their
clients together, and affording them a
chance to look over the various appli-
cants under conditions which make it
possible to judge their social fitness.
Strange requirements are stipulated
by some of the wealthy women who
want to marry. One insists that the
man who wins her heart must be poet
ically gifted and have a good knowledge
of bee-keeping."
Most Of the managers of matrimonial
bureaus are women, and a great ma
'jority of the patrons are women. This
is especially true since the war. Among
the men patrons of the agencies are
many former officers and ex-officials.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-13
AMERICA TO BUY
: PARIS MANSION
FOR EMBASSY
Building Contracted For
Will Be Credit To
Nation

PARIS, April IA permanent
American embassy building In Paris
is now virtually assured by contract
signed by Ambassador Myron Z. Her
rick with heirs of Jules Grevy, former
French president, for the purchase Of
the famous Grevy mansion at 2 Ave-
nue. deIene. The transfer is not yet
definite, but the ambassador feels sure
that. negotiations will be concluded
shortly.
4 The acquisition of an American am
bassadorial home in Paris, such as the
one contemplated, will be n credit to
America and a circumstance of great
satisfaction to the French. There has
long been a great need for such a home.
The embassy headquarters has been
moved about like a casual business bu-
reau, and this has been a handicap to
ambassadors and put the United States
In an unpleasant position as compared
with other powers, all of which have
stately homes here that they can call
their own.
The Grevy mansion overlooks the
beautiful Trocadero Gardens and faces
the Eiffel tower. 1t was erected in 1887,
and is situated at the intersection of
Avenue d'Iena and rue de Magdebourg.
1t is particularly adaptable for the
use of an embassy.
No figure for the purchase has been
made public, but it is stated that the
price represents a good investment for
the state department. Congress has
set aside $300,000 for the purchase of
eaptembassy building in France, in two
giants Of $150.000 each. The building
IL now occupied by Nine. Daniel Will
son, only daughter of the late presi-
dent who resigned his office during his
SECOND term.
The d'Iena quarter of Paris has long
been the home of many Americans and
is, one of the most exclusive residential
districts in Paris. The Grevy home
is surrounded by the homes of promi-
uent French families and nearby, at
No.. 10, live Prince George of Greece
and Prince Roland Bonaparte.
At present Ambassador Herrick
lives in the Avenue de la Motto Pic
quet, while the chancellory is in rue
Chaillot, which is an inconvenient ar
rangement.
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g Elections Nay Decide Fate Of Europe
Wales Tour Is Cancelled
AS General Smut Quits
South African Political
Situation Too Turbu- /
lent For Visit Now


LONDON, April 1.-THE resigna-
ton of Gen. Jan SHUTS as premier Of
South Africa, announced by him last
Tuesday in the Cape Town Parliament,
has caused the prompt cancellation of
the three months tour of South Africa
planned for the Prince Of Wales begin
ming next month.
1t was feared the presence of the
Prince at a time of heated general
election, when the anti-British party
will be conducting its strongest propa-
ganda, would be certain to result in an
pleasant incidents.
General Shuts position was made
impossible when the Nationalist for In
dependency candidate won by-elec-
tion at Wakkerstrom, but it has been
difficult for some time. Allied against
him are two powerful parties.
The Dutch nationalist party wants
n republic and hates General SHUTS
because he broke up the Boer revolt of
Byers and Martins in 1914. The labor
party, which is mostly English and OPP
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-13
OLYMPIC FEVER
HITS ALL FRANCE
Populace Preparing To
Reap Golden Harvest
From Expected Guests

PARIS, April 12.--(By Associated
Press. The slogan, "C'est les Olym-
piques," is beginning to replace "C'est
Ia Guerre," as the blanket explanation
for all excessive prices, as the time APP
proachas for the gathering for ath-
letes from all parts of the world--ex-
cept Germany--for the eighth revival
of the Olympic games.
The spring fever seems greatly i'm
tensified BY the fever to reap golden
harvest from the thousands of Olympic
guests who are expected to spend any
months in Paris as result of the great
prowess. The business acumen mott
waited by this anticipated influx Of
sport fans Is beginning to manifest IT.
self not only in doubling and treblins
prices for hall rooms, but in the
amounts asked for furnished apartments
and even villas and chateaus. +.
The mania for renting at fancy prices
is not restricted to the native inhabi-
tants. Numerous foreigners from other
parts Of Europe, with an eye for busi-
ness, have obtained apartments, hoping
to pay their expenses for long vaca-
ton By sub-letting to Olympic fans.
One American intending to remain
here permanently reports having met
with many evidences of the Olympic
fever during a two months search for
a home. Everywhere he went the pro-
prietors, without batting an eye, quoted
prices that would make New York
apartment men blush. When objections
were raised the invariable reply was:
"Ah, but you see, the Olympics are
coming on. It viii be easy to rent at
any price," \:
One Ukrainian artist, unable to speak
either French or English, had secured
a three-room apartment, fixed it UP
to look like a Christmas cake, reserved
one room for himself and wanted to
rent the rest for 1000 francs a month.
Whensit was suggested that the price
was&exorbitant, he replied to an inter
prefer: ~
"Ah, Cest les Olympidues r.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-13
GERMAN IS JAILED
FOR KIDDING KING
Former Saxon Monarch Objects
To Being 'Maligned

BERLIN, April 12-(By Associ-
ated Press. )-Hans Reimann, author Of
a humorous book alleged to have ma
ligned former King Frederick August
of Saxony, has been thrown into Jail
on the complaint of the ex-monarch,
who now lives inNhis castle near Bres-
lau as plain Frederick August Won
Victim.
Remnants friends are inclined to re-
joice over the arrest as they declare it
will be great advertisement in Ger
many for the book and they boot at the
suggestion that a private citizen can
recover against an author for things
said about him while he was in the
capacity of king.
Reimann told much in the book about
the ex-king's fondness for wine, dis
cussed his lack of interest in cultural
questions and pictured him as being
anything but kindly in his bearing
and life.
The author insists he did not Carl
cature his subject but painted him ex-
actly as he was and made it clear that,
il anything, the kings shortcomings
served to endear him to the Saxons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-13
FRENCH NURSES
-. SEEK PENSIONS
1000 Suffering From War Is
Over Fugetfullness

PARIS, April 12.-(By Associated
Press. French war nurses, wounded
or broken in health, are suffering I'M
der "the war is over" forgetfulness.
More than 1900 of these women are
entitled to pensions, Madame Guerin-
Charvet recently told the seventh ma
tional congress of associations repre-
senting veterans, widows and war vic
Tins at Cherbourg. Madame Guerin-
Charvet is secretary general of the
Wounded Nurses association.
With tears flowing she recited the
trials in peace of the nurse 'who, she
said, already suffered too much in
war" She asked, and the congress
promptly complied, that the govern
ment be urged to put nurses on exactly
the same basis as combatants. Now,
she said, nurses were awarded scant
pensions when able to prove beyond
questions that their wounds were war
wounds,
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coats turned up around our ears, we be-
held a stone with a bronze plaque on
one side thus inscribed: "A la memoire
d'Edgar Allan Poe eternellement cher
dams les occurs de SEES amis Francois"
This plaque,-it appears, was sent by the
French Literary society. Another side
Of the stone bore wretchedly carved
bust of the dead poet, and several gro
tesque looking Tyres had been hacked
out above.
THAT there was brought by French
count" said the sexton, apropos of the
plaque. And now the mystery Of the
crown and the wreath on the vault Of
the late Brown was to be explained.
THAT wreath and crown was brought
by the count, too" said the sexton.
when it rains All put UNI inside on
that other vault"
We placed some flowers on the grave,
took a couple of snapshots-no pictures
are on sale in the shops-and went
away in the dris2le, leaving some bak-
sheesh in the black hand Of our guide.
We went away wondering what Poe
would think of 1t all--the crumbling
Presbyterian church, the dreary grave
yard, the negro sexton, the absence Of
any American tributes, the hanging Of
his French wreath and crown on the
vault of the late Brown, richest man of
his time in Baltimore.
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vik forces. She began her military
service as a field nurse. Later she
was one of a horde of 10000 herded
in Constantinope barracks where ty-
plus took a toll of 5000.
Another salegirl is Nine Valentino
Gloushkova, a dark Circassian. For
two and half years she served as a
nurse In the brigade to which her hus-
bands regiment was attached, seeing
much fighting in the Crimea and
around Odessa. When disater and
disorganization overlook the Russian
forces. this fine horsewoman found
her place, not in the hospital tents,
but helping with the carrying forward
of ammunition and the evacuation of
the wounded from the forward area.
In Typhus Barracks
When final desolation fell she found
her way to Constantinuope where she
shared with Nine. Stasenko the hor-
rors of the typhus barracks. They
haye not heard of their husbands, who
were Russian officers, since the de-
bacle.
In large local factory is a laborer
who is Baron Nicolai Ropp, once an
officer of the Imperial Guard. and the
only surviving member of one of the
Oldest families in Russia. Watch him
at work piling wood on flat cars, and
try to imagine him as he once was,
an exquisite of st. Petersburg, a
dandy at the court of the last Gar.
Walk into the Royal Ontario Mu-
scum and watch a middle-agde man
at work busting cases. Then try to
picture him in uniform and gold lace
on the gridge of a battleship answer
ing the salutes of officers as they
spring to attention at his approach.
An Admiral of the Russian fleet,
Guideneff, who, like Nelson, lost an
eye in the service of his country,
turned museum cleaner, his arms now
mop and a buster.
In Ottawa at the home of Mrs. K.
IL. Sinclair, one of the maids is Galina
Zaplantina' A few weeks ago she and
a half dozen other young Russian
aristocrats reached Ottawa under the
escort of the Department of Immigra-
ton and Colonization. All of them
entered domestic service.
Nine. Zaplantina's husband came
with her to Canada from C6nstan-
tinople. He is working as a common
laborer in the bush in Northern On
tario.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-13
Is OFFICERS HELD.
IN .ROYALIST PLOT
Athens Ministry Also Confis.
Gates Quantity OF Arms

ATHENS, April 12.-(By the Asso-
sociated Press.)-Eighteen ranking
military and naval officers suspected of
completely in a projected royalist out
break have been arrested. Among
them are Gen. Leonardo Poulos, leader
of the last counter-reyolution, and Gen.
Constantine Poulos.
The minister of the interior says that
considerable quantities of revolvers and
cartridges brought into Athens recently
by reactionaries have been confiscated,
and the leaders of the projected move
ment, who obviously intended that there
should be an outbreak after the plebis.
ciet odecide the fate of the dynasty,
have been arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-13
FRANCO-CZECH PACT
ENDS ROYAL VISIT
P0incare Gives Official Dinner
For Rummanian Royalty

PARIS, April 12.-(Associate
Press. IA Fronco- Rumanian pact is
regarded in authoritative circles to be
a likely outcome Of the visit Of King
Ferdinand and Queen Marie Of Ru-
mania, which comes to close this eve
ming with an official dinner given by
Premier Poincare at the Quai d'Orsay.
1t is believed in these circles that
Rumania will endeavor to obtain a
French written undertaking to support
her in the defense of Bessarabia in the
event of an attack. France, on the
other hand, is said to take the view
that the treaty, if one is concluded, az
general defensive pact for the main
tenance Of the peace treaties on the
lines of the Franco-Czech treaty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-13
TALKS WITH NAPOLEON
Fakirs Find Prophecy More Profitable
Than Masonry

BERLIN, April 12.-(By the Asso-
GATED Press Napoleon and Martin
Luther are the two spirits with which
Johannes Weis Senberg, letter known
as Prophet john" pretends to speak
daily in Berlin.
Senberg recently created considerable
rumpus by holding seances in school
buildings in which children claimed to
have heard Napoleon speaking very
clearly, and repeated the conversations.
Newspapers are denouncing school
authorities for permitting public build
ings to be used for spiritualistic ses-
sions, but many of them are humorous
in their attitude and declare the me-
dunn is really prophet, in that he
fOresaw the hard times which were
coming, and abandoned his work as a
mason to take up a more remunerative
calling.