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Evening star., 1925-05-08
GOING TO OLYMPIC CoNFAB.

NEW YORK, May s "a. PD.-Col.
Robert NJ. Thompson, president of the
American Olympic committee, will
sail for Europe and the Olympic Sat
urday to attend the international
Olympic Congress at Prague, Czecho-
slovakia, May IS. Murray Hubert.
president of the A. A. L., and the
other American delegates to the Con
gress will not depart until May 16.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
U. S. CHESSMAN SURPRISES.

BADENBADEN, May s A.P).-
There was little change yesterday in
the standing of the contestants in the
international chess tournament. The
most noteworthy change was in the
score of Gruenfeld of Austria, who
was defeated by Tore, United States,
which put Gruenfeld in fifth place,
below Marshall, United States, who
adjourned his game with Niemzow-
itSch, Denmark.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
PROUD OF SWATTINC KING
WHO TIED HOMER RECORD
Five Circuit Drives i'm Two Games Equals Mark Set
by Anson in 1884-Deposed Three Modern
Joint Titleholders Among Them Ruth.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK May 8l the old fellows the American League and
the aucouy and joyousy
because of the Ty Cobb is doing with his bat.
ball who have had Babe Ruths
before their they have coery expressed their
for the ball players especially the
oldg not in with the Ruthphoba.
when topner OF the time and the riding nc
they
his has done something that Ruth able
other ball history has
do-ba home
Evening star., 1925-05-08
KINGS HORSE IS VICTOR.

LONDON, May s. - Runnymeade,
owed by King George. yesterday won
by three lengths the Dee Stakes race
for three-year-olds at Chester. Lord
Rosebery's Tissaphernes was second
and Sol Joel's Glommen was third
All three are candidates for derby
honorS.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
ENTERS POLO TOURNEY.

NEW YORK, May s "a. Pillar
wards entry in the intercollegiate
polo championship tournament which
starts at the Westchester- -Biltmore
Country Club. at Rye. n. Y, June Is,
has been received. Princeton, Yale,
Norwich, Pennsylvania Military Acad-
emy and the United States Military
already were entered.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
ATLANTA GETS BAGBY.

SEATTLE, May 8.-Jim Bagby, for
mer Cleveland pitcher and hero in
the 1920 world series between the
Indians and Brooklyn, who was re-
leased Sunday by Seattle, champions
of the Pacific Coast League, is to join
the Atlanta Club of the Southern AS
SOciation
Evening star., 1925-05-08

AT the Boys Club last night the 10
senior teams that have entered the
ranks of the sandlot association were
divided into two sections. Section A
includes the Linworths, senior cham
pions last year; Tremonts. st. Mar
tins, Boys Club Seniors and Assistant
Moving Picture Operators Union No.
224. Teams composing Section b are
the Crescent Athletic Club. Liberty
Athletic Club, Mount Rainier Junior
Athletic Club, Trinity and Takoma
Park.
Both sections will play Sunday base
ball exclusively. No Sunday games
are to begin before 12 o'clock.
The dead line on senior contracts
was set for Wednesday night at the
Boys Club. All members of the divi-
sion teams will meet then to receive
their schedule assignments.
Standard Oil tossers OF the CONNER
cial League came out on top in con-
test with The Evening Star nine. the
score being to 4. Thompson's Dairy
outclassed Williams Webb, 6 to 5.
Annex No. took yesterdays
Treasury League game from the Lib
erty Loan team. to 8.
Interstate battied to a 6-to-4 victory
over the General Accounting Office IN
the Government League.
Departmental League Printers shut
out the Bureau nine, IA to 0.
Some warm competition Saturday
afternoon when the Fairfax Farms
Dairy nine tackles the Stanton Ath-
letic Club at Rosedale diamond at )
o'clock.
Manager Wolfe of the Pierce Ath-
letic Club unlimited nine has the use
of Riverdale diamond Sunday, but is
without an opponent. Call Hyatts-
vile 311-W.
Pop krem's Liberty Athletic Club
team will make a bid for honors on
the track tomorrow at the Washing
ton Base Ball and Athletic Associa-
tion field day at American League
Park, and on Sunday will return to
the diamond pastime, meeting the Sur
rattsville team at the latter's field.
Members of the Liberty team are to
report at the Anacostia side of the
Anacostia bridge Sunday at 1870
o'clock. A special meeting will be
held at 718 Taylor street Monday
night.
Members of the st. Martins senior
Evening star., 1925-05-08
STRIBLING SOON STOPS
MUCH HEAVIER ROMERO

BOSTON, May s (AP.rWilliam L..
CYoung) Stribling of Atlanta, Ga, to-
night won his first fight in the heavy
weight class when he was awarded a
technical knockout in the fourth round
over Quintin Romero, Chilean heavy
weight champion.
Although Stribling weighed in at
only 179 to Romero's 1921 pounds he
sent the Chilean to the mat twice in
the third round with blows to the face.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
CARDINALS FARM PAIR.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May S
Branch Hickey, manager of the St.
Louis Nationals, has announced the
release Of Tommy Thevenow, infielder,
and Roscoe Holm. outfelder, under
option to the Syracuse Internationals
Evening star., 1925-05-08

'Batted for johnson in third.
Washington. : 3 l o f-l6
South Bend. 0 0 0 o 0 O. l
Runs-Rice. S. Harris. J. Harris (4), Cos
lin t3J, Judge, Altrock, Bluege 49, McNal-
" 90, SChacht. Errors-S. Harris McNally.
Strickler, Fletcher. Philhon, Sheehan t3).
RICE HafFg Bnege 'M McSalE Rargf
Homo run-Goslin. Stolen base-Goshn
Sacrltce-Strickler. Struck out-By John
son, g. by Kelley. >: by Whiting, / First
base on balls-Of Schacht. 4: off whiting
8: Passed balls-Tste. Shook Hit by
pitched ball-By Kelley (Shook). Umpires
-Messrs. DAILY and Ogden.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
SPEEDY TROTTER SOLD.

FREMONT, Ohio, May S.-Sale of
Symbol s. Forest, 2:01 trotter, to C. c.
Spurgin. Rocky Mount, n. c., has
been announced by c. a. Hochenedel
secretary of the Fremont Driving
Club.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
RACERS TO GO AT AUCTION.

JAMAICA, y, Y. May (A.P).-An-
nouncement has been made that rae
ing horses of Willis Sharpe Kilmer
and the late julius Fleischman would
be sold at auction at Belmont Park on
Nav %.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
INTERNATIONAL IE.GrE.

Indianapolis. Z: Kansas City. 3.
Toledo. 4 Minneapolis. =.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

GAMES TODAY. UAMES TOMURKUW. 7.
Cincinnati at BkIyn. Cincinnati at Bkiyn.
Chicago at Boston. Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at u. Y. st. Louis at y. y.
Pittsburgh at Phila. Pittsburgh at Phila.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Boston. :: Brooklyn, 3.
New York, IL: Philadelphia, 8.
st. Louis. 10; Pittsburgh, 8.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
ALL SANDLOT DIVISIONS
NOW READY FOR SERIES

RGAZATON of the division of the Washington Base Ball
Athletic Association last night brought close the
the the
the
midget
will under during the week May II
Evening star., 1925-05-08
EAST-WEST SERIES SHOULD
GIVE TRUE LINE ON TEAMS
By the Associated Press.


n May 8-Opening the big
league between of the East
acid for Spring winning streak in both sections
Challenge champion in
Evening star., 1925-05-08
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

Jersey City. 5: Rochester. 4.
Syracuse. o: Reading, l.
Buffalo. 6: Baltimore. t
Evening star., 1925-05-08
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.

Greensboro. 10: Salisbury, 8.
Durham. 6; Raleigh. 4.
High Point. 5: Winston Salem, 4.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Wash at Chicago. Wash'n at Chicago.
New York at st. l.. New York at st. l..
Boston at Detroit. Boston at Detroit.
Phila- at Cleveland. Phila. at Cleveland.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Cleveland, :; Chicago. 8.
IT. Louis, 6: Detroit. D.
No other games scheduled.
Evening star., 1925-05-08

Macon. 8: Greenville. 4.
Knoxville. 8: Columbia. Z.
Charlotte, 5: Asheville. 4.
Augusta, s. Spartanburg. @.
Evening star., 1925-05-08
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Memphis. 9: Atlanta, 2.
CHATTANOOGA. $. New Orleans. ..
Birmingham. l3: Little Rock. 4.
Nashville. 13: Mobile. 6.
Evening star., 1925-05-08

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Portsmouth. 6: Rocky Mount, O.
Norfolk. 13: Richmond. 9.
Evening star., 1925-05-08

Members of the st. Martins senior
Evening star., 1925-05-08
FUN-THAT'S ALL

Totals IA 2O:7 > Totals. 32 4 :
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
Seek to Reduce Costly
Grade Crossing Wrecks
Federal Statistics Show Accidents Increase
in 1925; Plan Greater Precautions

NTAsHINGToN. Dec. - Grade
w crossing accidents arc inercas-
ing.
In tho first six months OF 1895.
there have been 2.z7s such aeci.
dents, interstate ccmmercs commits
sion figures show THIS is an In
crease OF % over tho same six
months In 1894.
There we're stI persons killed
a. grade crossings In the first half
OK this year. Of which 81 were
automobiles. \ total OF 1859 per-
sons were injured.
The Increased number Of accidents
took place IN spite Of the fact that
9z0 grade crossings were eliminated
IN 1924 by rarouting highways or
building subway or bridges.
Tho National Association of Rail
road and Utilities commissioner, NJ
It's annual session just ended here.
studied those figures ana then made
tho following recommendation for
Increased safety at crossings:
That all states adopt grndc cross.
Ing laws similar 70 those in Mime.
sofa and South Dakotn. requiring
uniform signals at all crossings and
designating certain crossings where
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
Shelor Makes Last Plea
for War Tax Elimination
Auto Club Manager Joins A. A. A. in
Move to Secure Public Cooperation

An eleyenth.hour call. urging all
local automobile owners 10 get inn.
modiatoly in touch with their scna.
tors and representatives In congress
in tho interest OF having pro
vision for the repeal OF all auto
motive excise taxes embodied In
the new national revenue bill. came
today from Douglas Shelor. mana
ser ot the Automobile Club OF
Washington.
Acting on ndyiccs from 4. a. A.
national headquarters in Washing.
ton. shelor strongly advised local
motorists to lose no timo In urging
favorable action on tho repeal OF
tho automobile excise taxes. for the
reason that II tho fight for repeal
Is lost In the ways and means COM
mittee, which Is about 10 start form
inz tho bill i viii b. much more
Difficult; TO win q victory on the
floor OF the house and senate
This Is matter that yitaily
concerns every motor vehicle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
GRADE CROSSING
DEATHS LESS
AutO-Train Crash Toll Has
Slight Decrease in 1925

WASHINGTON. psr e-By q.
plH Tho toll OF grade crossing
deaths ls decreasing thin year but
very slowly
Interstate commerce rnmmI ION
statistics today dLc'oasu That Ia-i
personH Hrrr killed iu the United
Stoto iu the first eight months Of
1925 In the corresponding period
last year 1859 were killed
Injured this year to'alod $3.50 IN
s.obi accidents. compared with tosG
injured la the same period last year
Boa a.l58 uccidentH
or the total killed THE ysar o.
were "trespafsprH practically al.
tbe pihcr meeting thDIr death
while crossing tw.EH iu vehicles
Two per-on7 Ia trains were KILLED
in such aeHIdsGts lust year but
none has been Killed m this manner
this year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02

motorists must mako a FUN stop
That engine whistles be- sounded
an eighth Of 4 mile from cross
lnSs instead Of a quarter Of mile.
The quartermlle whistle was ADOPT
sd whom there was nothing but
slow-movipE horsc.drawn vehicles
10 be warned.
That warning signals Of the pFia-
matte type be phced IN tho CEN
tor Of the road ai each eide Of
erossingB replacing tho old black
and white warnings az the aides
Of the road.
That gates, where they arc or.
Grated. shall have some person ~.
ways In attendance. since drivers
always assume X they rec open
gates that tho road IS clear
That every highway crossing bc
made level with tho railroad ;gek
for at least IS feet on either sldc.
That locomotive fIrcmcn BE- re-
quired to maintain lookout at
every public crossing.
That locomotive whistles DO taken
from under the engine cab and
placed near tho smokcstack. since
trainmen frequently throttle down
the whistle TO nroyen, it's piercing
note lnjurinE their hearing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
Auto Club FaUors
Allen HighUay Plan

Opposition 70 ans ruuglImout OF
the highway construction program
formulated by James Allen. former
state highway engineer. Us voiced
cmphatiralIy hp every county board
Of directors Of Tho Automobile Club
~ Washington, but one. which has
taken no official action. This oppo-
sltlon II as emph8ticnlly echoed by
tho members or the clubs advisory
council In those counties iu which
The club rs not organized
"Our county boards. which form =
rroas section Ds the best element iu
each county have not haH,atsd 20
express ihrmselvy ar f4vDrlnR Ai-
lrHH proposed l0-yrar program" de-
rlar~s DougiH7 shel1r. manager Uf
tho club.
we arc not now keeping nap HI'b
the need FOR haFdssuFf8cri roads. Auv
curtallm~nt Of our construction pro
gram would be u grave mistake
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
AUTO STRUCTURE.
SCHOOL STUDY
California Students Tour
Factory During Course

Thr ant the Paca.g Coast terri.
tory many educational institutions
aro directing attrntsa toward the
construction and operation OF auto.
mobiles
Instructors realizing that the
motor car has become a definite
fart ot everyday American llfc, are
including chassis study Ia their
manual training and home,huildiug
course
last week. Joseph plasr principal
M tie CeutcrvilIc. Cal. schools, nc
rompanIed his entire seventh and
rirhth.sradc classes ON a visit 10
The Chevrolet nctory IN Oakland,
The pupils were shown thru the
lir plant and each process IN the
u,1nufa, arc 90 the car was ox'
planned In detail.
\ Chevrolet touring ear has been
loaned tho Ccntsrytlle schools by
HOLMAN for the purpose OF further
instruCtnE tho students IN Eco
nomical Transportation"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
BY ERWIN GREER
president Greer College Of Automo'

president Greer College OF Automo-
tive Engineering
OCTOBER and November stand
" out as the worst months In the
year for automobile accidents. Rec.
ords Of the various state motor
vehicle departments show that near
w half the motor vehicle fatalities
occur in these months. November
took moro lives than october.
This f. attributed to the fact that
weather conditions are more danger
GUS for driving at that season of
tho year. sltldding is common un.
der bad weather conditions, especial.
ly ON leaves in tho fall. Fogs are
frequent and windshlelds are moro
apt 10 DO dimmcd.
Sud weather calls for moro care,
without OF the same time proyld.
ing any criterion as to Just whnt
to euard against or how to drive.
Heavy rains or snow dim the wind
shield and obscure the Wow Of the
operator tiifl iiitANt AlAN 'bAA'AAhAFiitf
OF the road slippery. They are
causes which cannot be corrected
by human agency and the only way
IN which accidents into which the
weather enters can be lessencd rs
by the adoption Of extra precautions
which shall have In them ample
factors OF safety. The driver must
20 slower, must not drive into
chances, and must remember tho re-
sponsibiIlty which Is on him.
skldding Is not 80 common in tho
wlntor 90 IN tho fail, because the
driver expects the dangerous con-
dltlons then md takes care for
them. The element Of unexpected.
moss In Tie conditions constitutes
tho dangef As II affects tho pcdes-
TRAN, II contributes TO many ncci-
dents. Pedestrians arc hit by skid.
ding care Each year several arc
killed ind many Injured usually a.
night, because Of failure TO raise
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02

This would benefit only four mil
lion taxpayers, while today there
arc seventeen and halr million
motorists who would hgusnt from
action Tor tho repeal OF tho war
excise tax on motor vehicles. ur.
rcsgories and parts
Tho tentative program being dis,
cusscd In tho ways ana means COM
mitteo would leave only 800. 600. 900
available Tor application 20 tho re-
duetiou OF all other sources o,
revenue FOR whleh demand has
been flied with tho committee. The
automotiye tIy relief possible ON
This basis would certainly not meas
ur1 nap 20 the needs HHd The 81,
suauIs VI tho car owners Of the
country. There % siill time Tor ias
motorists 10 Dc beard. but there
IL certainly no time 20 lose n their
voice II 10 bo effective IN tho fran.
Ing Of tho bill by tho committee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
Try to Eliminate
Gas From Exhaust

CLEVELAND, Dec. "a dsyios
20 eliminate carbon mgn0Kids gaa
from automobile fumes is the cause
on much experimentation here.
Several research laboratories have
Joined together % work out Tho prob
lem of "a carton manoElds rlniuaior.
II lH expected that The device VIII
be placed ON Tho market soon. since
no experimental work has pro-
sTraFrd rapidly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02

owner. whether he be n passcns
ger ear owner, a truck owner
or a bus owner" declared She,
lor. The actual writing Of the
blu win not begin for few
days yet. But tho hearings arr
all over The work now must
BE- thru intensive personal con
tact with the members Of the
house and especially with mem
bcrs Of the way, and means
committee.
Here "a the situation IN th'
ways and means COMMITTEES az IN,
moment since November 1, whct
tho hearings wcru concluded. tn,
committee has been In cxccutiy,
session. attempting 20 reach AZ
understanding Ss 30 vhR, shall g,
into the bin. when Il "a drafted
According 10 recent iuumgttous
Il looks as il tho majority beutr
mcut n the committee lavum tH.
application Of sg1oo000o0 n lb'
available surplus go the reduction
Of income ard inheritance taxes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
Mexican Agreement
Hits Car Stealing

Another effective blow was dealt
tho motor car stealing Industry
when an International agreement ~
cooperation wa reached between
the Mexican military and police Uf
fcera and American offlcina fJr
tho apprehension ~ automobile
thieves
Definite and concerted action 10
curb tho rush at stolen vehicles
across The CBlif1uia.McElran bor
der haH already been taken
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
Chevrolet Leading
California Autos

Motor ear registration In California
f,r october showed Chevrolet again
readlng the list OF automobiles with
,hrea-speed transmission.
rfoduc,lon In an Of tho several
Chevrolet plants thruout the United
states Is exceeding schedule by a
wide margin 20 take care OF an I'M
expected year.end boom In sales,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
Fail Worst Time for
Accidents; Be Careful

tha umbrella and look around.
Bad weather calls for rcdoubied
care from tho pedestrian. Ho has
no dimmed glass or obscured view
which he cannot guard against.
and a burden Of care Is on him.
The remedy lies IN increased care
to meet unusual conditions and
must be applied by all users OF
highways and streets alike.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
ShoU Great Increase

DENVER, Dec, q, Omitted Prcwl
Automobile tourists slightly out
numbered those arriving on trains as
visitors 90 the Rocky Mountain ma
tiounl park this year. figures com
piled here chow
Automobile travellers showed d 81
per cent increase this year over last
year During tho season gs.6iS auto
tourists visited the park. carrying
uS,7l5 individual
Tho municipal camp grounds al
Denver also showed a large increase
IN thu number Of auto tourists Last
year 45,gSl motorists eampsd on the
grounds. while this year tho attend
6neo was AJ.iGA carr,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
SMALL CAR DISCUSSED

European auto manufacturers af.
coming Go America 60 study fb.
market for tho Introduction Of IN.
European amall car Europe has
proved 20 DO an excellent market
for tho small car, and investigation
arc trying TO determine whether
America win receive tho small cat
fnyoubly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
WASH CAR OFTEN

Wash the car frequently Failure
"a 40 this viii spoil Us appearance
in a very short time. The varuish
OF a car Is benefited and hardened
by frequent washing in clear, cold
water, but IS damaged II mud Is
allowed to stick on the body Of the
machine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02

s small horseshoe magnet rs an
Indispensable Instrument ia tie tool
lt n Is handy Tor recovering nuts
and bolts that have been dropped
into tho drip pan or valve kcps that
hgvr slipped behind tho valves
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
AhIERICAN CAR MARKETS

Tho best customers for American
made machines, listed according to
the number OF cars purchased this
year arc Australia. Argentina, Can
ada, Denmark, Great Britain. Mex
leo, South Africa, Cuba, Belgium,
New Zealand, Brazil and Spain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
REGrLATE LAMP ynmrn

a maximum strength of 10, 900
candle-powcr In any pnrt or tho
beam Of tho heud-lnmp Ia all that
WIN be permitted In Mossachuscttl
after January /. A further rcduc-
ton to 10000 candle power is con
Hidercd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
PRIVATE BUS SERVICE

A regular service OF Bolon coaches
IL to be started shortly by tho
Mlchclin Co. between their works
Mt Clormont Fcrrand. In Central
France. md their Paris offices. The
service viii be a private one for
tho use OF tho officials OF the com
many.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
RULE TRUCKS OFF

An cflort Is being mudo 10 OK.
cludo motor trucks from tho prlnci.
pal boulevnrds Of Washington. D.
c. The order has not yet gone into
effect, but II II does It win greatly
inconvenience trucking In that city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
AUTOMOBILE COSTS

An estimate madn Ia montreal
shows that tho average Canadian
family SPENDS $500 annually 70
automobiles and supplies
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02
KANSAS ALTOS

Knnsag a%uircd 35,20i passcngc;
motor cars In the 10 months ending
October 81 There nrc now aO6,2i2
licensed passenger cars In tho state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-12-02

BSdts pumpkin pics hit the spot.
Advertisement.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-15
Haze uou T his Habit?

more ratified, she took up her knife
AID fork TO deal with fried chicken,
and, before she knew ii, sent her side
bone sailing down the table square at
the guests two seats beyond her.
Catch 1t on the wing. cried that lady
rescuing the escaped bird; and Mercy,
when everybody laughed instead Of
looking embarrassed, wondered why
she could never turn an awkward
situation into joke.
AS they left the Jones', Mercy
heard one man say to another, IF
Mercy Lord were my wife. I'd send
her to sanitarium" Percy, as was
his custom, looked sad and said moth
Ing.
But that stray remark set Mercy
thinking; and one day she went to see
the great Doctor Williams. who was a
family friend After he had heard
her out and asked several leading
questions, Doctor Williams said:
You're obsessed with the idea OF
what you mustn't do. Loosen up
stop struggling 10 avoid imagined So
cial dangers of what people
like instead of what they don't like"
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT?
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