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MERCURY, THE MESSENGER or JUPITER.

at stealing things that he wah
called the patron Of thieves"
"Oh, Foxy Grandpa Bobby
gasped. I'm sorry to hear that"
Yes" said /. "Eo started out
ON the wrong path when he was
q baby. Why. on the very day
he was born, he stole some cattle
from a king. although Apollo was
guarding them. And at the very
instant when Apollo was bending
his bow to shoot an arrow into
this audacious infant, Mercury
managed to cohtrive to steal the
culver from Apollo while ne was
taking aim at him. He even stole
the tools Of Vulcan. and the girdle
Of Venus and had fully made up
his mind to steal the thunderbolts
Of Jupiter, but was afraid they
would burn him"
For PHYS salkev' exclaimed
Bobby.
1T seems too had that he had
such bad side to him." I sighed.
Didn't his father teach him diff.
ferently?"
"ohT I laughed. you see,
Jupiter was his father and I sup.
pose he had so much to do and
SO many children that he, couldn't
keep track Of them all I"
HE was just like the old woman
that lived in the shoe, wasn't her"
murmured Bobby, as we moved
on to admire another beautiful
statue.
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EVERYBODY
UP IN 9TH

wv HILE the custom Of
" everybody up" in the
w seventh inning Of a base.
BAN game would appear to be a
purely American insti. ution, in
reality 1t has its foundation IN a
bodily need which far antedatAs
not only the game Of baseball but
even that Of chess, probably the
Oldest form OF amusement which
We have today. The impulse in
question 10 the desire to stretch"
when one Is tired or cramped
from remaining in one position for
Q considerable length of time.
After an hour or two Of com.
parative quiet In any enc posture.
the circulation Of the .ocd begins
TO be poor in certain partr Of the
Oody-due principally to the pres
sure upon the veins and arteries
In that section.
Stretching the arms and Ieea
therefore, is merely a method of
speeding up the flow of blood
through the body by fIatteninS
the arteries, much as a piece Of
rubber tubing would be flattened
when 1T is pulled out. This
makes 1t a trifle more difficult
Tor the heart to pump blood
through the arteries and, in con.
sequence, this organ pumps fas.
ter than ordinarily and causes
the feeling Of relief when one has
stretched.
Also. the same motion, con-
fined to the arms, often accom-.
panies yawn, for raising the
arms above the head expands the
lungs and permits them to re.
ceive a greater amount of the
oxygen which they need.
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PISTACHIO
CAKE
BY Alice LangeIier,

E'RoM the French colonies
comes a good recipe for pis-
tachio cake.
Hull and mash well a pound Of
pistachios and add to the white
OF an egg well beaten. To this
add a small amount Of grated
lemon rind, one-half a pound of
fine sugar and ten eggs, the
whites beaten separately.
Mix all thoroughly and put into
q small buttered cake pan. Bake
for about one hour in a moderate
oven.
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* A RE we nearer to, the sun
IA than any other planet?"

x A RE we nearer to, the sun
"A than any other planet?"
"A asked Bobby one eve
ming as we sat looking up into the
heavens.
mo. Bobby" 1 answered. There
are two planets nearer"
What are they, Foxy Grand
pa4 queried Bobby.
Mercury and Venus" I replied.
Il know about Venus" answered
Bobby. "And think I remember
something about Mercury. What
did he look hke?"
That afternoon we went to the
museum. and as we stood before
the marble statue Of Mercury,
Bobby said:
He certainly was a good look
ing young man, wasn't he. Foxy
Grandpa?"
Indeed he was" agreed. HE
took lots Of exercise and kept
himself in condition. He was q
very busy man. You see Mercury
was not only thsS patron Of ath-
letes, but Of travellers and com.
merce.
What is that wand in his hand
with the wings on 1t and serpents
around it?" asked Bobby.
THAT is his rod, which was
very useful. When Mercury raised
that wand 1t settled all disputes
and quarrels."
He was smart and good, wasn't
hep" unused the boy. 4
Bobby" / laughed. like most
OF the ancient gods. Mercury had
his failings. / hate to tell you,
but Mercury was the worst thief
IN Olympia He was 90 slxillfpl
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PRESER E.
EGGS NOW
BY Hannah Wing
A Recognized Authority on ALI
Matters Pertaining 70 House.
hold Management.

A THOUGH new theories of
IA preserving eggs are bainR
4 developed satisfactorily IN
the large cold-storage plants, the
thrifty and provident housewife
may well rely on the more con-
sentative methods Of putting
away a supply Of the eggs she
will need for her cooking proc
esses during the Winter, when
eggs soar in price. During this
month eggs usually reach the
lowest price level and are also
less fertile, and 30 keep In bet
ter condition.
For preserving secure only the
best and freshest eggs, getting
them direct from the country if
possible. Insist upon clean eggs,
and do not wash them. as this
removes the thin protective coat
ing which seals the pores Of the
egg shell. The sooner the fresh
egg gets into the preservative
the better will be its chance Of
usefulness next winter.
The preservative commonly used
In a compound known as water
glass, purchasabIe at any .durg
store in either powdered or thick
liquid form. Fresh water glass
should be used each year.
The powdered water glass must
be dissolved according to the d.
rections on the package. For egg.
preservation the water glass so
luton IL mixed with nine parts
Of water that has been boiled and
cooled. Stir the mixture to mix
It thoroughly and pour It over the
eggs, which have been packed In
q clean earthen jar. covering them
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Of the most wonderful skin whiten..
er, softener and beautifier.
Massage this sweetly fragrant
lemon bleach into the face, neck,
arms and hands. It can not ,irri.
tate. Famous stage beauties use
1t to, bring that clear, youthful
skin and rosy-white complexion:
also az freckle. sunburn and tan
bleach. You must mix this remark.
able lotion yourself. It can not b
bought ready to use because d.,
acts best immediately after It il
prepared .
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WHO SAID 1T
AND WHERE

UFOR rubieS and diamonds,
= they 90 forth on Holy days,
and gather them by the seashore,
to hang on their children's coats,
and stick in their caps"
This passage from Eastward
Ho" by Marston, Chapman and
johnson, pictures the popular
conception Of the ease with which
the early American colonists
picked up wealth.
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BY Ann Isle.
! Whose Serials or Married LIE
Have Won . Big Popular
Success.

EEWKY ELL then" said Irrna
" in q businesslike tone.
III she wants to 60
70 Mr.. Parlinson's father she
ought to have 4 car ready. I
telephoned Uncle L6ren's chauf.
feur. He'll bs waiting at our
garage for any orders you want
TO give him. I-wish I could
help her"
"Irmag' I cried. breaking
through rome intangible wall Of
reserve which had been rearing
itself slowly between us. Don't
don't make the kind Of mistake
she did"
Could you tell me what that
wAs?" asked Irrna gently. Don't
II it wouldn't be fair to Mrs.
Buchanan. Somehow feel very
fond Of her, as II I'd known
her Q long time and always loved
her."
she told you herself that she
married the wrong man." I
brought out slowly.
Yes. but how does anyone
known" pleaded Irna.
1t came from her heart.
mabel knew-almost," I said.
There was always Park. Once
In a crieis-he let Mabel misun.
derstand. She was proud and
hurt. So much I can tell you
but no more"
And what did she DOR urged
1rma.
you saw the result tonight."
] answered. "ShO married the
wrong mAn-much older than she.
worldly, q man who has lived 30
wildly that he couldn't give up
his old wayS once he was sure Of
Mabel. Beautiful ~ she is-she
couldn't hold her husband. He
went back to his old companions.
And Mabel was lonlier than she
would have been II she'd sat
alone - and lonely-waiting for
what was right to come to her."
How terrible!' Irma gasped.
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WHEN IN
DOUBT
BY Cornelius Beekman-

nEAR MRS. BEECKNGAN.
~ a. Would you please advise
me as to the proper way Of auto
graphing a photograph Of ones
self, to be given to a boy friend
of four months acquaintance?
A NswER: ~ don't approve Of
"A your giving your photograph
on such a short acquaintance, but
you did not ask me II 1 did. II
you do give the photograph. I'd.
wise that you use a very simple
dedication. Just
ITO Bob,
Most Sincerely
Rose
mrs. BeecIxman WIN be g1Ad IN
answer questions ON etiquette
submitted by readers.)
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Lemon Juice
Whitens Skin

The only harm.
less way to bleach
the skin white Is to
mix the juice OF
two lemons with
three ounces of
Orc h ara White,
which any druggist
will supply for a
few cents. Shake
well in a bottle,
and you have a
vnyhA1A anepvm - -, I'D. 4
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Jong player "pungeth" on forever
Summer furs no more and the neck
10 c0mforted the wind bIoVveth through
nude" stockings and the rain beateth upon the
ankles, and the air Is full Of sneezing.
The shek hath passed away and the f1apper is a.
forgotten; but the loye-moth the
widower will cumber the earth and do great
damage
Hair 10 shorter and skirts are abbrevated but
the cute mustache" still encumbereh the upper lips
Of man and spoielth the kiss
The pinchback is "out" and patent-eather EsNM
hair succumbeth b time; OH, the new blazer
how It blindeth the eyesI IN
Wine-bfbbers more, and tpplerg
passed away but the amateur brewer still ureth
the innocent to partake Of his homebrew and heed
eth not their gufferings.
Wherefore daughter dost thou follow ady after todays
fashions!
thousand newspapers, tale that is told.
Wherefore thou twenty minutes
For tomorrow the hats Of today shall be yesterdays
song hdeOus memory
Wherefore dost thou pant after slenderne? For To-
HIPS be again and figures
made them m #" -
Wherefore dOs thou heaken eagerly promses For
tomorrow they shall be but pavingsones in the
Wherefore dcst thon dams her boveds For to-
morrow he shall kiss another
Verify verify spring struggles spring fashions
deceitful, and there il NO keeping pace with them!
Spring fads quickly passing
chorus
that hohum feeling and seekeh forget ennu
YEA they but signs symptoms the SPRING FEVER
SELHH! ~ 1870 = ''
tcopyright 1884, Syndicate, Incl
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VIE color OF q rug or carpet
- can he Sfreshened by going
over the surface with a broom
dipped In water containing little
turpentin0.
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Sayings Of Mrs. Solomon
TODAYS PHILOSOPHY IN YEsTERDAYS WORDS
That Ho- Hum Feeling!
BY Helen Rowland

IN HE Song Of the Spring Complex Mrs Solonons
Vanity Of vanitie all Is lassude and the world full
and Of boredom. Il
The cabaret cloS the country club Openet
Jong player "pungeth" on forever.
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medicinal extract which has
the marvellous power Of dis
solving, removing and pre-
venting All Precipitation
odors for So hours.
Use Chex just a. you would
other fine toilet soape--for
face, bath, shampoo. Chex
does not close the pores, does
not damage clothing, does
not hide odors with perfume.
Nothing 10 covered up-Chex
removes the cause. So mild
The Washington times., 1924-05-13

The pCrest and finest Of toilet soaps
has been combined with q secret
The Washington times., 1924-05-13

and soothing Il 10 recommended By
doctors for baby's daily bath.
The Washington times., 1924-05-13

Thousands are offending with perepi-
Tation odors and do not know IL. AZ
last there 10 simple new way 10 pre-
vent all Precipitation and body odots
easily, quickly and aafeIyl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-29
FOUR ARE HURT
IN CROSSING
CRASH
Freight Train Hits Auto on
BrookviIIe Pike, Near
Rockville

Four Washingtonians were severely
cut and bruised when Baltimore
and Ohio freight train hit the car
In which they were riding at the
Rockville crossing of the Brookville
pike last night. The injured We're
brought TO Emergency hospital here
for treatment. Four other occu-
pants of the car narrowly escaped
serious injury.
The injured gave their names as
Charles A. Peckham, 502 Eleventh
street northeast. Robert A. Hitch.
4402 Ninth street northwest; Miss
Gale Ballard. 533 Randolph north!
west; and Miss Elizabeth Kleg, 1917
" street northwest. The latter two
were In the rear seat.
The occupants of the car were
extremely lucky to escape more
serious Injury, according to eye
witnesses. The car was turned to
the side just in time to prevent
being hit sideways which would
probably have been fatal to many
OF the autoists. Rockville 'authori-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-29
D. c. AUTO TAGS
co ON SALE
MONDAY
Large Number OF Clerks viii
Make Possible Quick
Service

District automobile licenses for
1925 go on sale at 9 o'clock Monday
morning in the District building.
Motorists, seeking tags, are in
structed to go into the main en-.
trance on Pennsylvania avenue. A
policeman viii then direct them to
the south end of the building, where
a long line of clerks win be waiting.
Motorists will give the clerk the
number of their 1924 tag. The ap.
plicant will then get a duplicate
copy of the information filed last
year when the motorist purchased
a tag.
A policeman viii direct the auto.
mobilist downstairs to the water
registrars office, where he will
be met by cashiers and clerks. He
will present his duplicate application
and pay for his tag. A little farther
up the line clerk will hand him his
1925 tag. The license will not,
however, bear the same number as
the 1924 one.
Tags will cost only 81 this year,
due to the passage by Congress of
the gasoline tax law. Tags for
electric trucks will be $40 for 1000
pounds or any fraction thereof, and
50 for each additional 1000 or frac.
ton thereof. Tags for, steam cars
win be $16; electric pleasure cars,
F$11.
Wade H. Coombs, superintendent
of licenses, says that tags will not
be mailed to residents of the Dis,
trict.
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RUSH
T0PAY CITY
TAXES
Fully 5000 Citizens Form in
Lines About District Build
ing-Face Penalties

Approximately 5000 persons
stormed the District Building TO-DAY
to pay real estate and personal
taxes. The line extended ali around
the corridors of the building, keep.
ing six cashiers busy.
Chatham H. Towers, collector,
announced that taxes may be mailed
In. The postmark on the letter in
which the tax is inclosed must be
not later than November 80.
Those who fail to pay before
Monday will be penalzed per cent
for December and ! per cent for
every month thereafter during
which taxes are unpaid.
Only one-half Of the taxes are
due In November The other half
Is payable in May.
Deputy Tax Collector Clark re-.
ported that letters today brought
thousands of checks. The mail has
been SO heavy that the clerks in
the tax office are nine days behind
in opening 1t.
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PROHIBITION FOUNDATION
TO MEET HERE DEC. 3

The annual meetings of the Inter.
national Reform Federation, combin.
ing the International Reform Bur.
eau, the Prohibition Foundation and
the World Prohibition Federation,
will be held in Washington, Decern.
Der 8 and 10.
The annual meeting Of the board
of trustees of the Federation will
be held December Q, and will be
followed by banquet and fellow
ship hour at the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church, Fourth and
B streets southeast. A mass meet.
Ing in the main auditorium of the
church will be held the evening Of
December 8, at 7:45. Conferences
Of officers, trustees. field secretaries
and loyal co,workers are being ar
ranged for December 10.
Among the speakers at the mass
meeting will be Congressman VIII.
lam D. Upshaw and Louis C. Cram.
ton; Mrs. d, Leigh Colvin, Doctor
J. Stanley Durkee and Doctor
Robert Watson.
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sail their engines by improperly
shifting gears at an intersection.
AS a result traffic is blocked until
this sort of fellow can get going
again.
The pedestrian should pay more
attention to the signals of the
crossing officer, Beckwith declared.
Some pedestrians, he said, are
puzzling. They either start to
cross against the traffic signal or
wait on the curb and the crossing
officer does not know what they
are waiting for
Beckwith looks on the left-hand
turn as one Of the worst evils
of the traffic situation. He would
like to see 1t eliminated from the
busy intersections or practiced as
little as possible by motorists.
Beckwith has been at nearly every
corner in Washington and from
this observation believes that the
Fourteenth and Pennsylvania ave.
nue. intersection has about the
heaviest flow of traffic because
of the crossing Of two street car
lines at the intersection of two OF
Washington's most important thor.
ouEhfares.
This crossing officer, it was re-
vealed, has had to jump with the
rest Of 'em at times to get out Of
the way Of the reckless driver.
On one occasion at Seventeenth
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
Beclwith had to do the double
quick himself or q small touring
car with an admiring swain and
his sweetheart would have laid
him low
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-29
RENT CASE
APPEAL
TAKEN
Appeal in Fink Suit Sought to
Garry Cause Up to U. s.
Supreme Court

A writ of error to the Supreme
Court of the United States from
the decision of Justice Robb, Of
the Court of Appeals, holding that
the housing emergency has passed
and that Congress has no consti-
tutional basis for extending the
life of the Rent Commission, was
filed today in the Court of APP
peals. The suit was filed by At
torneys John L. Krupsaw and E.
Hilton Jackson, representing Fink,
the tenant, in the suit of Fink
against Peck.
If the appellate tribunal denies
the writ, counsel will make appli-
cation to the Supreme Court Of
the United States for a writ Of
review.
Basis Of Petition.
The case in question, according
to petitioners, comes under the
provisions Of section $50, Of the
judicial code. because 1t involves the
constdtutionality of a law Of the
United States relied on by the
tenant in the lower court. The de-
cision also affects, it is claimed,
the validity of the authority exer-
cised under the acts creating the
rent commission wherein a deter.
mination was made by the proper
officer thereof aud on which de-
cision the tenant relied in his de.
Tense.
1t is claimed that the effect OF
the decision will be to cause the
eviction OF the tenant without due
process Of law and in contravention
OF and against the laws of the
United States to his great damage
and prejudice.
1t Is claimed by counsel for the
tenant that Justice Robb, of the
Court Of Appeals, erred in declaring
without any facts appearing in
the records that an emergency had
ceased to exist; in his assumption
that the Supreme Court of the
United States in the Chastleton
case had so declared; in purporting
to be guided in its decision by the
Chastleton case.
1t is contended that the Supreme
Court of the United States did not
decide the emergency question but
referred 1t to the District Supreme
Court to take testimony to ascer.
tain the facts.
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Most traffic troubles arise from.
a lack OF knowledge Of the traffic
regulations and failure to COOPER tie
with the crossing officer, was
Beckwith's comment .oday as traf.
TIC moved at his signals at what
IS perhaps Washington's busiest
corner. =
THE trouble with some ,nornr.
lists is that they drive Up to an
intersection and then seem 10 get
muddled and don't know what to
do next. Fortunately, they are in
the minority, but there are enough
to cause trouble at the worst pos.
sible times. Many drivers plainly
show that they don't know the
traffic regulations nearly as well
as they should They don't set
the officers signals and, therefore.
don't heed them as they ,hould.
Points Example.
There's an example, aid Beck.
with as he pointed to a coupe that
had swung around in a left.hand
turn without watching his signal
Its a fellow like that who can
cause lot of trouble at a corner
like this" the crossing officer con.
tinued. "One car stuck here means
that two street car lines and auto.
mobiles coming from two. busy
streets are tied UP in a few
seconds.
There are a great many drivers
who show that they don't know how
to operate automobiles nrono,.I,, -
was Beckwith's second reason for
the greater number, Of vexing traf.
TIC situations. These drivers win
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-29
BY
TEARS0F
ELDERS
Mrs. Jennie Thomas Loses in
Fight Against Deadly
Blood Poison

A ten months old baby girl to-
day is happily playing with her
rattle in the parlor of 515 Second
street southeast, bewildered at sob
bing elders who have been noti-
fled that nineteen-year-old Mrs.
Jennie Thomas, 1920 d street
southeast, the baby's mother, died
at Casualty Hospital at 8 o'clock
this morning.
Her body wasted by the ravages
of blood poisoning, which set in fol-
lowing the birth and death Of her
second baby. Little Jennie" as she
was known at the hospital. was I'm
conscious when she lost her game
fight Of thirty-three: days.
Sisters Sacrifice Fails.
BY the bedside was twenty-year-
old Mrs. Dorothy Prencipe, SIS Sec
ond street southeast, the dead girls
sister, who on Wednesday gave blood
in a desperate effort to save the
young life. Mrs. Prencipe, who
came all the way from Charlotte,
n. c., to make the blood sacrifice,
has kept a constant vigil since early
Thanksgiving Day morning, when
physicians reluctantly admitted that
there was no hope. u
Immediate members OF the family
are not the only ones affected by
the death of Little Jennie" as
she was endeared among attaches
at Casualty Hospital who prayed
for her recovery.
Doctor E. B. Cudney, ranking
physician at the hospital, even gave
his own blood the first of the two
times that blood transfusions were
performed on the stricken mother.
Neglect Charged Husband.
Throughout her long aeige, mem.
bers Of the girls family conteYied
today, Little Jennie's'' boy.hus-
band, unmindful Of his responsibili-
ties as father and husband, has
neglected to visit his wife.
Mrs. Prencipe, the sister who de-
clared when she gave blood Wed.
nesday that she loved her sister
more than her life, declared today
that she will care for the ten
months baby girl. now practically
an orphan.
Mrs. Thomas is survived by her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Lobouno and an uncle, Ben.
ME Lizzie. Both Mr.. Lobouno and
Mr.. Lizzie had undergone tests in
order that they could give blood for
their loved one il necessary.
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RUMANIA PICKS MORRIS
AS Y. s. CONSUL GENERAL

Ira Nelson Morris. former Ameri.
can minister Of Sweden has been
named as Consul. General Of Ru.
mania, at Chicago, 1t was learned
at the State Department today.
r. Nano, charge d'affaires for Ru.
mania was informed that President
Coolidge had recognized Mr.. Norris,
In his new position.
His Jurisdiction comprises the
states west Of Chicago.
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$50, 900 SUBSCRIBED IN
RED CROSS ROLL CALL

More than $4,000 has been
subscribed to the District chapter
of the American Red Cross. in the
eighth annual roll call, according
to announcement today. The 1929
total figure has been exceeded by
several thousands.
Additional subscriptions are Minor
Normal School, SIS; Mr.. and Mrs.
H. B. Spencer, $40; Fire Depart.
rnent (additionaD, sac; Takoma
Park Auxiliary (additionaD S35;
War Department (additionaO, SiS6.
Palais Royal. $50; Fifth Division, d.
G Public Schools, $l2S; Mrs. s. H.
Yandergrist, 500.
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Snow ShocveIs To Be In
Demand In D. c.
Next Week

Washington may have a blan-
ket of snow next week, if the
prediction of the weather man
proves accurate.
"Rains or SHOWS" according
to the official forecast for this
section, "are scheduled for the
first half Of the week and again
during the, latter half. Below
normal temperatures the first
half, followed by moderate tenn
peratures, but with rather
arked alterations second
half"