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The Washington times., 1925-12-23

tGHEREDITY schools a man to
II know his own possibilities,
capableness in the workshop Of
develop those hidden gifts, he must
enlist in the right army"
These words of wisdom anent the
discussion Of heredity and environ.
ment which readers Of The Wash
ington Times have been asked to
join, are from, the pen Of a lovely
old lady, widow OF q gallant
civil war captain, who is spending
her declining days at Blue Plains,
d. c..
Mrs. Eta. Hill, who prefaced her
arguments In behalf Of heredity
with the above statement is the
winner of today's award Of copy
Of Harold Bell Wright's recent
novel, "a Son Of His Father which
this newspaper IL giving daily for
letters dealing with the general
subjects of heredity and environ
n1ent. Mrs. Hill goes on to say:
If q man be eligible to the min
lstry, he must know something of
the Bible. II man Is born with a
spirit to rule, he must have an
object over which to display his
ruling spirit. Man has spirit, his
own spirit. He has talent in some
measures. He also has will, mind
and conscience and by the power
Of conscience, he may distinguish
right from wrong.
These are his birthright gifts,
inherited by the hand of wisdom.
A mans pedigree is handed him
when he lands in this world. Some
men carry their parental image
better, some worse.
Blood in the human being Is
what sap Is to the tree or what
water is to the soil. Neither can
produce without the other. I have
read where animal blood was in.
Jected into human beings, but it
did not alter the intelligence of
the human being.
Woodrow Wilson and King Sol
ONION, of Bible fame, were great
men; rulers who ruled well in their
own KINGDOMS and ruled until dis.
abled beyond the control of men.
Their wisdom and power were not
won by money, or taught by man.
They inherited their spirit of WITS
dom and talented knowledge and
displayed II well In their worldly
environment.
We all have a mission, beloved
the same as Christ had but Ike
Esau, of the Bible we can sell all
our blessed gifts, our valuable
heritages in despair and so throw
away the beautiful gifts Of nature
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RIGHT
IRH

81 helpfwIness ostss
Or our 4 bers sends this sltgs
10 ne Times readers.
ARLINGTON, Va
!: ne GATOR.
kA V l1ingtcn Times.
8 IEY aec4d dent I discovered
d could use the drain board OF
my Kitchen lk as wash board
for small eles. While was
hing out my napkins tRnd dish
tow hitch do every dayl
seemed as Gnished at what ! was
dong and considered it q time
saver and urged me to write and
! ten your readers of It. Il It is
Of benefit anyone, pass It
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Time FOR AInerii s.
esses O Run way ron
Fortuna ltnt iIt
eigIaer With
len They
Start H1rgillg
Around
81 FAY KING

EVERY once Sin WhiIs tie
y rarsrS are filled with
% another domestic squaskI 6s-
tween some American hsires
and her titled husband.
Most 81 these marriages end
q sust sooner % later and
then Il Is An eIFlk Sc
denly dereIcp 8 ca srica
and American men
This time the tiled hubby has
arrived IA America ila
wife has fled to Florida ana r.
fuses To let her husband see the
infant son korm since their SEE
afatiOn
Somehow IL can't heir syls-
tlliziu With him and feeling
that he has 8 natural right ito
see his son and 1t e only human
that his mother should want 20
see her grandcliflE!
American girls should think c
these family come licat tons when
they first accept the friendships
Of foreign gentlemen whose 0b-
ciOus oEJect Is rnatrimony
Once these young women havas
made their choice, and rejected
American men FOR d foreign titl3.
they have made their bargain ard
ought To stick to III!
Money can do b great many
tliiDgs IN this world. but e cEn
a ever change the parentage Of
child whether the father IS
! q mt IL q convict. the child a.
s cOlfle belongs as much to the
her TO the mother.
that child lives SONS
some woman have an
equal IA raj claim to that chfld.
place is with IL
61le IS as all able to care
for ts al a no father has the tigfl
TO sliIS j g l1iId from her. But
IS also I've chat no mother h
stlsc Keep g father from
ciilI.
l1 Tor American heiresse
Ill rDm fortune hunting
5fe = With titles ID wheal
hanging around
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Rose had dropped her. And FIos-
sic looked back at her with glazed,
halfcloaed eyes.
Then she came across the room
Ind took the girl In her arms
and the folds OF her gray flannel
kimono fell all about her like the
protecting wings Of some great
motherhood.
oh. my baby, my baby, my
babyT she kept saying over and
over. '.To think of any one CIV
ing child like this. liquor! Look
at the state she's I'm! Oh, it's
wicked, wicked. wicked F'lossie,
where have you been? Try to
remember, and tell Mother
But most OF 1t went into one
OF FIossie,s little pink ears, and
came out at the other. She
seemed only TO catch a word here
and there. A silly smile spread
itself slowly over her lovely face.
why, yes she began, and
then she laughed foolishly.
Yes, since you ask, we had a
III flask" she went on. She raised
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
Read This First

FLOSSIE and MARY ROSE
MIDDLETON are two pretty
sisters, daughters Of q. widowed
mother. They work for the
Dexter Automobile Company.
Mary Rose Is secretary "a
the sales manager, JOHN
MANNERS, and Is I'm love
with him, although the office
gosslps say he's engaged to
DORIS HING, an heiress.
Because of her love for Man.
nerss Mary Rose refuses 4 re-
peated offer Of marriage from
DR.. TOM FITZROY.
FlOssie, ID born fIirt, helms
keep the office files under.
MISS MACFARLANE. She Is
Engaged TO marry SAM JES.
SUP, who Is sercetaFy to the
head Of the company, HILL
AIRY DEXTER. When Mary
Rose discovers that FIOssie e
having . love affair with Dex-
ter. she f0rbids her to 90 out
with him again, and insists
that she return some ieWeIry
hes given her. FlOssie does
but threatens to leave home.
FlOssie has a quarrel with
Miss MacFaTIane,. and when
Dexter takes her part Miss
N1acFarIa1e leaves. Dexter
makes F1ossie head Of the de.
partlnent and hires her chum.
ALICE JAMES, as assistant.
Under them the department. ]
becomes chaos, for neither
works very much.
One night Manners asks
Mary Rose to 90 home with
him 20 dinner to read to his
invalid mother. Mary Rose
does and . few days later
Doris HING calls at the office.
In Manners absence, and
makes q point Of teIling her
that she's going 60 marry him.
After she goes, Mary Rose sits
bFOOding at her desk when her
mother calls up to say that
It's half past six, that supper
Is waiting and that FiOssie
hasn't como home or phOned.
Nov Go on With the Story
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN

WIHEN was Peter Minuit gov
Nv ernor of the New Neither
lands?
+ 2-When were the Abassides
caliphs of Bagdad?
3-When was the Cottonian'
Library Of the British Museum
collected?
/. 4-When was the Engage
naent" between Charles I and tho
Scotch signed?
5-When did the "Foolish War"
in France occur?
Answers to these queries will be
printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.
j. New York city was divided
into five, boroughs by the char.
ter of 1897.
2. Montevideo was colonized by
Spain in 1926.
g. The Koran was first pub.
lished about 6S5.
4: The international Working
mems Association was established
in London in 1864.
Is. Antioch became Turkish in
1915.
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
THE TIMES
DAILY SIX

1. Literature. In which novel
by Walter Scott is the jolly Friar
Tuck represented?
2. History. What was the total
area of the German colonies be-
fore the world war?
8. Geography. Where is the
Cobb desert?
4. Business. What is the total
value of the mortgages on Am
erican farms?
S. Mankind. WherN were trad
unions given a legal standing in
England?
6. Human Nature Why should
q child never be frightened?
Answers
1. Science. S,2SO.S9 feet.
2. Law. A device or name
adopted by a merchant or man.
facturer and attached to his goods
for the purpose Of Identification
by the public.
3. Civics. Ambassador.
4. Art. From pieces of colored
marble, glass or enamel.
S. Music. To control the
breath properly.
6. Health. To infected foods.
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
BIRTHRIGHT GIFTS
Heredity Schools Man to Know His Possibilities

land die in dependency like the
sluggard. too faiRA-hearted and
lazy to cultivate Ighas belongs to
US by birth and right"
Whether regular subscribers or
not. all readers of The Times are
invited to discuss the subject of
heredity. A copy of "a Son Of
: His Father" Harold Bell Wright'S
new novel, will Ee given every
day for the best personal expert
ence on this subject. Address
your opinions to the Heredity
Editor, Washington Times. Write
on one side Of the paper only
please.
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
Every Man Is in Love With His Stem
ographer or His StenOgrapher Is
in Love With Him, = Says a Student
of Human Nature.

AwwYEII. I wish my Flossie
didn't" her, mother said. She
fool.ed nm at the clock. Dear
me, look at the time-Wners ~
voI, suppose that wild cnild Isl
I'm inst worried sick about her
shes never stayed away like this
before. without telcphon:ng.
Hours Later
At 10 O'Clock. when the two OF
them went to bed, she had not
come In or sent any word. Mary
Rose heard the clock strike IL,
and then IL. She dozen
Hours later she was awakened
BY the sound of an automobile
brake screeching out in front OF
the house. Then came the sound
0f FIossie's key in the door down
stairs. The stairs creaked as she
started up. Then she seemed TO
stumble and Mary Rose heard
her fan heavily down the stairs.
There came q moan from the
darkness at the bottom OF them.
Merciful heavens! What was
filat?" Mrs. Middleton's frightened
voice came from the room across
the hall did Flossie kali-or
what happened? I think l was
asleep. What time IS. 1t? Flossie.
E1ossiel e that you?
There was no answer. the
clock in the hall struck =.
OEaAllEls 49, .,..,.
AIterWard Wnen sle looasu
back upon II May L1ose Was
surprised az ner own cs sI,lI 80, -
ene went down the slars, W.
their faded carpet anu picneu
FIossie's little 1lgure up N her
arms
she's been orinllng! wAs ner
nrst thought, as the Slckls Isl s HlIS.
O gln came 70 heF nosttns Ao -.
EIossie's nan-opened ups Win
their sn1ear1ng OF npstick.
But she looked up at neE
mother, who was standing AZ the
head OF the stairs. WITH 2 reas
surfing smile Sne az fisnL,
-Aunas-1ust banged ner neau
when she Tell, guess, sne SAID.
forcing ner voice g quiet tnas
she was TAR from Ieellng.
Then. with an inner gasp OF
relief, she saw that tlossle's blue
ayes We're 1llttering open. she
raised one ner lttlea ha mos -
pusned OF ner aats .s.n9 DssaH %
ruO the TOP q ner ne
hurts uke the very 4s s.l----
she mumbied, IN q thick, oroWsy
voice. - ~ ,ss.s. -.
Hush! Don't ta4k IKE tna1
Mary Rose SAID Sharply, ana
raised ner eyes 10 ner mOtner,
VINO stu STOOD, Ia puzzled sllencS
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
n Acknowledged Authority. on
All Matters Pertaining to
Household Management

NINTH Christmas week here
wv the housewife misses some.
OF the ingredients that formerly
gave sparkle and flavor to her
sauces.
4. Although sherry and brandy
are no more available, it is posi-
bic to secure these. navors in q.
new line of bottled sauces.
The wine sauce for puddings is
not only fine for fruit pudding,
but is equally good in fig, plum.
date or nut buildings. Confec-
toners sugar blended with wine
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
STUFFED
RABBIT
'CTUFFED RABBIT" makes

''CTUFFED RABBIT" makes a
~ good dish for cool days.
Put into a large baking pan
chopped shallots, a little pepper
and spices.
Cut the rabbit into pieces AMI
roll each one in flour. Prepare a
dressing with bread soaked In
milk and arrange the fowl like
whole one with the stuffing IN the
interstices made by the natural
disposition OF the little beast.
Place the usual bouquet If sea-
soning containing e little mint
and snge in the center and nloisten
well with a good bouillon.
Bake for three.fourths hour in
moderate oven, Serve In the
baking-dish. NJ
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
In the Home

Always starch the corner of n
sheet. 5tablebloth, or any linen
article that you want to mark
with indelibie ink. Then the
nib will not catch on the
threads.
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
WHOSAIDH

"Fair on foul the lot appOrtiOned
life on earth, we bear alike.
Browning, in la Saisiaz," re-
minds US that, we all have our
share Of troubles In this life.
The Washington times., 1925-12-23
The Nelv Winter lStuLe

Good Housekeeping, the NutiOn,s Great
est Magazine Of the Home.
The Washington times., 1925-12-23

Once Thought EurOpe's Highest Peak
VIE orer In the TyrOean Alps about miles northwest Of
Trent thought time be the highest peak in Eu
It is 1880 high almost 5000
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-27
ONE KILLED IN
AUTOMOBILE WRECK

DANVlLLE, Ga. Oct. 26.-Sam r
Denoma was instantly killed and
Lee Green was painfully injured
Sunday about two miles East of here
on the Macon Highway when Ford
automobile in which they were rid
ing turned over down an embank-
ment, pinning both men underneath
the car. Mr.. Denoma's neck was
broken, causing instant death. Mr..
Greene was conscious when discov-
cred by a party passing, who imme-
diately summoned help and released
him.
Mr.. Greene stated that he had
been pinned down for about three
hours when discovered. Both men
live near Allenworth and are en-
ployed by the Daugherty Cation Lum
Der Company. Mr.. Denoma's FAM
lily survive him, also relatives in
Detroit, Mich.
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wenty-eight or nine.

wenty-eight or nine.
Mr.. Hedge bore the scrutiny with
composure, as though it were some
thing he had quite anticipated. He
measured glances with William
Brooke without the culver of an eye
lid, while he regarded Constance as
.mpersonally as though she were an
inanimate future in the library.
1t was Alice who spoke first.
Where is my father?" she de-
manded, in frightened voice. u
1 don't understand. Where is dad?"
81 am unable to answer" replied
Mr.. Hedge easily. 81 do not know.
He is, however, as he explains in his
letter, quite well and he will return
to you on the day mentioned"
February 1872 gasped Constance,
glancing at the letter. "And-and
this is December! You mean to say
we will not see our father in all that
time?"
Evidently not, unless he should
change his plans"
But what will we do?"
Continue to reside in your home
under my protection" observed Mr..
Hedge, with casual glance that en-
braced the principle features of the
apartment.
The scion of the Brooke family,
after gulping twice found his voice.
what sort of a joke is all this?'
he demanded.
mo joke. Business" said Mr..
Hedge tersely.
well, l propose to find out"
every well. Too late this evening,
however. Tomorrow you may tele-
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"Your loving father,
JOHN w. BROOKE. p"

"That document you may keep,
said Mr.. Hedge, as he passed the
letter to Constance Brooke. The one
with the red seal he replaced in his
pocket.
Still the three Brooke children
spoke no word. Speech was not
theirs for the moment; rather, was
theirs to gaze in mute bewilderment
at the bearer of the documents.
They saw a person who was some
what above medium height and of
slender frame. The lines of his head
were angular, an effect heightened
by his almost black hair and the
stiff, uncompromising manner IN
which it was brushed straight back
past his ears. His eyes were dark
and disconcertingly steady. His nose
was long, but straight in the bridge
and not badly nodded. His lips
closed firmly, but not harshly. There
was faint cleft in his chin. He was
dressed quietly, but obviously we'll
As to his age. it was probably
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SALARY INCREASE
COMES WITH
PROMOTION

CHICAGO. Sept. 2a.-After a
ca eful survey or the entire labor
situation extending from ofti.e boy
to nres dent, indications are that
positions showing Increases in sal
aries require experienced help.
Consulting the president Of one
of our largest industries, the writ
er inquired regarding the rapid
success of a certain young man who
had become general manager, and
who a few years ago was but office
boy; his answer was, Brown start
ed aa office boy, the lowest salaried
position in our office, he was am
bilious and managed to purchase a
typewriter on small monthly pay
ments and after three weeks of
practice at home he was promoted
to bill clerk, which position gave
him knowledge of the selling price
Of all merchandise. his next adj
vance was that Of typist, which
taught him the numerous forms of
letter-writing and enabled him to
hold stenographic position, CIV
MY MN CbHlpltIG hEOWiCu6C VI iSH
ter-writing. He was then made sec
rotary, bringing him into contact
with all business details and quail
fled him for the general managers
office at ten thousand ger year.
The same opportunity awaits ev-
cry young man ard woman. Educa-
ton or age have nothing to do with
operating so simple a machine as
the type writer. We are informed
that a great piece of benevolent
work is being carried on by large
Chicago mail order house in fur
nishing typewriters to people wor-
thy OF credit, by selling on small
monthly installments, 50 low as to
average about eight cents per day
and actually teaching thei custom
ers how to use and operate any tpe-
writer in about three weeks time.
You can get other information by
writing The International Type
writer Exchange, 1874 W. Lake St.,
Chicago, Illinois.-(adv.)
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The family table, always employed /
when there were no guests, seemed
absurdly small in the great room. 1t
was not placed in the center, but
drawn close to an open fireplace,
wherein a few logs of high-priced
drlftwood were burning with strange
flames of green and blue and yellow.
1t was quite long walk to the
table, and the procession moved in
single file, Mr.. Hedges active glance
fitting from side to side. Even
Horace, the butler, from his place
behind Constance's chair, could dis
Germ that the stranger was complete
ly at ease. He neither hurried nor
loitered; he did not carry his hands
in his pockets, nor rub his nose fur
lively, nor straighten his tie. He
moved as nonchalantly toward the
table as John w. Brooke himself.
My fathers chair" said Con-
stance with brief gesture
Mr.. Hedge seated himself in it
you may serve dinner, Horace. "
murmured Constance.
Yes, Miss Brooke" and Horace
wrenching his glance from the face
of the stranger, disappeared on his
GRAND.
There was half a minute of silence.
broken only by an embarrassed
cough from Billy. Then Hr. Hedge
spoke.
Nov that we've all plunged in,
the water isn't so cold, after all, is
it,"
The three Brookes looked at him
sharply and with obviously surprised
faces. Constance and her brother
exchanged fleeting glances. Alice
pursed her lips. The observation had
sounded rather human, quite differ
ent from the Hedge of the library
He was smelling, too.
You see," he continued easily,
'the first shock was not in the fact
that | arrived on the scene, but in
the fact that your father didn't"
Constance was not wholly sure of
this.
Il can really understand your sur
prise" said Mr. Hedge. at is en-
tirely natural. We are all more or
less creatures of surprise. But sur
prises are not necessarily unpleasant
or attended by any unfortunate con-
sequences.
Constance made note of the fact
that the stranger thought well of
himself.
Pm simply your fathers agent
for short time. I've no doubt in
the world that you will take keen
interest in the experiment, as soon
as the nature of it is clear to you."
(To Be Continued.)
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z5o Much Efficiency
By E.JG.SS&sszs)Rath
my DEAR CHILDREN:

Il shall be away from home until
the evening of February 10. l am in
perfect health. My trip is chiefly of
a business nature. In order to make
all proper provisions for your care
and comfort, l am placing a personal
representative in charge of my
household, a man in whom l have
complete confidence. My personal at
torneys are charged to communicate
with me in case of emergency, but
under no other circumstances. 1t
will be useless for you to inquire my
whereabouts from them. l feel that
this short separation will be of
benefit to all of US, and l shall look
forward to our reunion with affec-
tionote anticipations.
In the meanwhile Mr.. Hedge will
be in full and absolute charge, with
the authority that | have conferred
upon him in another document. He
is a man of excellent character,
thoroughly recommended by his en-
ployers, and, l am satisfactorily as
sured, a gentleman. He will reside
with you, and will have full financia.
responsibility in all household ana
family matters.
at is needless for me to say that
you will cooperate with him in every
way; l know that you will. Treat
him as YOU would me.
"And now, my children, l bid you,
for short time, an affectionate
goodby.
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phone to the office of our corpora I
ton and obtain notification"
But what's the idea of it all? If !
the old man wants to go away,well !
and good. But why can't We run
things? Where do you come in?"
Mr.. Hedge smiled family, digni-
fled yet not unpleasant proceeding.
81 came in by order of your faith
en-" he answered. "In fact, for the
time being, l am your father"
Good Lordw The exclamation
came from the lips of Billy Brooke.
He surveyed the stranger from head
to heels with plain intent to express
contempt. Why, he was bigger him
self!
81 prefer, however, to be called
Mr.. Hedge. And the reason that you
cannot run things is that l am going
to run them"
There was a snap in his voice that
made the Brooke children vince.
"And now" he added, in a more
comfortable tone, Il believe it is
time for dinner. Let us go in"
Constance hesitated, which meant
that her brother and sister did like
wise. 1t was a characteristic de
'velopment OF every crisis in the
, Brooke family. They would have
scorned to acknowledge it, but the
older brother and younger sister
had ANONYMOUSLY fallen into the
habit of waiting to see what Con-
stance would do Mr.. Hedge sensed
the situation. He had eyes only for
the central figure of the trio.
She met his glance quite, steadily,
with a slight narrowing of her eyes,
as though making a swift mental
calculation. Her poise had returned
to her; even at the first she had not
been frightened, although undeniably
startled.
Constance was not so pretty as her
fifteen~year-old sister; that would
have been difficult, for Alice was
pretty beyond all reason. Now the
less, the young chatelaine of the
Brooke mansion PRESENTED to the
world a countenance of which only
the most exactlng could make COM
plant. 1t was the kind that photo"
graphs with mysterious effect, be-
cause it held something more than
| mere comeliness, something elusive
yet discernible, something that, for
want of a more successful descrip-
ton, is usually called character.
John W. Brooks always insisted
that Constance was her mother, over
again. Yet sometimes he saw him
self in the straightforward glance of
her gray eyes, and others saw it,
too. Mr.. Hedge did not see it, be-
cause he had never beheld John W..
Brooke. Nevertheless, he saw enough
to convince him that he had made no
mistake in addressing himself chiefly
to the young woman who stood be-
fore him.
Certainly; we will dine" said
Constance abruptly.
She led the way from the library,
down the broad hall and into spa
cious room that lay on the opposite
side of the house Alice followed her
closely, then Billy. Mr.. Hedge
brought up in the rear, making swift
note of his surroundings and occa-
sionally frowning slightly.
The dining-room in the Brooke
mansion was all that Fifth Avenue
/ dining-room should be. 1t was almost
banquet hall. Mr.. Brooke had
paneled it in a walnut, because he
could easily afford to; he had placed
no check upon his architect, either
in this or any other apartment upder
! his roof.