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and ordered combination sandwich
He watched her make it, said some
thing about it being a nice day, ate
the sandwich and ordered another.
The next day he returned and or
dered another. "That's "A great COM
!. bination," he remarked He hesitat-
ed a moment and then blurted out,
Say, you and me would make great
ombinaton! What d'you say"
"Quit your kidding!" she answered
as she went on slicing bread
He came back every day and re-
peatcd the proposal. Then she &C
ceptcd, They were married, took a
short airplane flight and then board
cd the first train for Texas. Il place
the man had been home sick for since
!: the day he arrived in New York.
''And just to think that all started
, with combination sandwich" wall
ed the woman's employer as he start
ed to look for another sandwich
| maker.
Now please don't think an
| manufacturing bit of fiction along
, the o. Henry line. This romance of
MISUNDERSTANDING occurred in
the building in which I work. The
, lunchroom Juliet is Genevieve Yed.
| lin. The Romeo from Texas is Henry
Richfield, a prosperous horse breed.
er.
JAMES w. DEAN.
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We had rather be disguised with
our pay than disguised with our job.
Why argue about who is head of
the house? The boss of the happiest
home we have seen is four months
old
Women are so curious. They re-
fuse to believe things unless they
are true.
Instead Of spring cleaning many
of US take advantage of the silly
season to clutter up our minds with
trash.
One of the best business friends
you can have is clean shirt.
The older the argument the hard
er it falls.
It takes nerve for q young spruce
tree to grow up knowing it may be-
come paper for a cheap novel.
The chances are you wish you
were in some other persons shoes
| and if you were they would hurt.
Travelling to see new things isn't
always as interesting as sitting still
and seeing the old ones change.
Work hard and save your money
and when you are old you can have
the things only young people car
enjoy.
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New York, May 2.-She worked
long hours at the lunch counter in a
skyscraper on Eighth avenue, making
sandwiches for stenographers and
busy business men. She knew how to
make just about all the tasty COM
blnations of meats, cheese, fish,
tomato and lettuce sthat were ever
put between two slices of bread. She
was as much an artist in her way as
Calli-Curci or Pavlowa are in theirs.
She was middle-aged, but up-to-
date. She had a matronly waist, but
she wore her hair in a boyish bob.
She appeared to be at once sensible
and modern. And she had whole
hearted laugh such as is not often
heard in this town.
Also she had way of calling the
attention of the male walters to men
customers being neglected for gig
Cling flappers. Never a man came
into that busy place but what she
saw that proper attention was given
to him. Whether they were old or
young she assumed a maternal atti-
tude toward men. And that. too. is
an attitude little found in skyscrap-
ers.
So it was that the two of us fire.
quently chatted about common sub
jects such as how tomatoes can be
kept fresh until past Thanksgiving
by hanging the plant by its roots in
the cellar, and how beautiful or
chards are in the spring. and so on.
She told me about her boy. her only
one of three marriages, who had en-
listed when he was still in his teens
and had gone to sleep forever among
the peoples of Flanders.
And so i missed her yesterday
when went to the counter where she
made the succulent sandwiches. But
today I heard what became of her
and am happy.
Just three weeks ago big fellow
from Texas, one of the ten-gallon.
hat kind, walked into the lunch room
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WE ARE DEVELOPING
TWO LANGUAGES

John l.. Sullivan's newest biog-
rapher has tale. doubtless myth
ical. of cub reporter who asked
John: 81 am DESTROYS Of ascertain
ing how you manipulate your hands
with such force and accuracy as to
succeed in annihiliating every OPP
poncnt you have encountered"
The shock is said to have knocked
Sullivan out, for the first time in his
career, and the reporter escaped be-
fore he recovered enough to reply.
That is funny. But is it any fun
nier than the reply Sullivan would
have made, if some one had inter-
preted the question after he came
to? "Foist, swipes him in de
| pepper. and den I hooks him in de
jawr," or words to that effect. Or
is it any further from standard Eng.
lish than even the printed language
of the sporting page?
We are developing two languages.
one of print and the other Of speech.
If we do not want our print to be-
come as stilted as that of the dunn
my reporter of this story, or our
speech to become as uncouth as the
prize ring jargon, we will do we'll
to keep our written and colloquial
language closer together.
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mixed?" asked Nick, looking at the
springs and screws and wheels and
things spread out on the Clock Max
er's table.
NO." said the Clock Maker. 81
am very careful where / put things.
I'm even very careful of the way
breathe, for some of these springs
are like tiny hairs, and good breath
would blow them away. have six
clocks apart now. but | know where
every tiny piece belongs"
"It's very wonderful" said Mister
Whizz. every wonderful indeed! But
we will not take up your time. We
just came to ask you the date and
to please let US know if you happen
to see queer little fellow Who"
Just then cuckoo clock struck
three. Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo!"
like that. Or at least it sounded
like little bird. But if they I'D
taken a good look they would
have seen that the bird mad .e.y
long nose-much too long for a
cuckoo, and arms instead of wings
and two hands that were very busy
One hand held golden snuff box
while the other hand reached in and
took out a pinch of snuff and sprin-
killed. it down on the Clock Maker and
his visitors.
| "Achoo!" went the Clock Maker.
| "Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!" wen,
Nancy and Nick and Mister Whizz
Instantly the air was filled with
springs and screws and wheels and
rivets.
my business is ruined!" cried the
Clock Maker loudly. ut would take
me seventy years to sort out all the
pieces and put my six clocks together
again. Why did you sneeze?"
"You started it," said Mister
Whizz.
$50 I did," admitted the Clock
Maker. 81 can't blame anyone but
myself"
"Cuckoo!" went the little clock
again.
Mister Whizz jumped. "Aha!'
said he, 81 think l know somethins.'
(To Be Continued)
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ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BIZ OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

Snitcher Snatch hurried away
from the drug store before Mister
Whizz and the Twins could catch
him.
One reason why he got away was
that bird seed flew into Nancy's eye
when the drugstore clerk sneezed
and by the time Mister Whizz got ii
out with the corner of his handker'
chief, the goblin had gone.
"Where in the world do you sup.
pose he can be now!" exclaimed
Nick. "We've been gone so many
days the Fairy Queen will think we
are lost"
"What day is it," asked Nancy.
~ forget" said Mister Whizz. "But
there is a Clock Makers shop across
the street. He ought to know. Well
60 and ask him."
So over to the Clock Makers shop
they went.
There was a big sign out front
which said "Clocks and Watches Re.
paired, Regulated and Cleaned"
The window was full of clocks, bic
and little, old and new, thick and
thin.
Mister Whizz opened the door and
went in, followed by the Twins.
"How d. you do, Mister Clock
Maker" said he. II see you have
plenty of time to spare"
eyes," replied the Clock Maker
taking a glass from his eye. "but
try to be right up to the minute.
What can l do for you? l fix any
thing from town-clocks to wrist
watches"
Don't you ever get things
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travel. Fewer Europeans come to
America, and each of these needs
only one visa.
1t would be cheaper for US to pay
the whole costs of registering them
ourselves than to charge them more
than the cost and then have their
countries collect five. times the
amount from our people. The best
hope is that we may again see the
condition of "before the war" when
the mere tourist moved about with
no passport formalities whatever
and the more permanent visitors had
little trouble beyond complying with
the regulations required Of natives
| also
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and cheated children. The same is
true of "Oriental' rugs, of Turkish
and Persian pattern, at least so far
as they are made in India.
Whether adults also participate, in
Persia and Turkey. the writer is
not able to say from personal OBJ
servation, but certainly, even there,
much of the labor must be that of
children.
Thi. is not to say that we should
cease buying these products. Prob
ably that would only make the sit
uation worse. But it is reminder
to America that the price of one of
our most priced luxuries is the ex-
ploitation of children.
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ON HEALTH--
STRAIGHTEN YOUR SHOULDERS

There is no physiological reason
for a shambling gait.
Rounded shoulders mean a dimin-
ished lung capacity, lessened physi-
cal vigor, weakened muscles and an
unnatural flexion, passing into per-
manent deformity.
Stand in front of long mirror.
and with the means of an extra mir
ror get side view of yourself.
If the shoulders droop forward
and the. chest is sunken, begin i'm
mediately to straighten up.
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Suspenders haven't much chance of
staging a comeback. according to the
opinion of Mr.. Jones of Anytown.
The reason is simple, he argues.
Mems shoulders have become so
stopped that many would be unable
to keep the suspenders over the
shoulder.
STOPPED shoulders, and a sunken
chest often go together. and in most
cases both are a result of careless
ness.
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more than that. 1t is the appeal
for life and peace from a soul that
has been tortured almost beyond en-
durance. 1t is the calm pouring-out
of his spirit, which has come to real
ize that mercy is only sentimental
phase of mockery, while justice is
the real boon that should be extended
to all mankind.
And now l come to that one little
sentence about yourself. "Some day,
somewhere, somehow, Jack and
will come to the land of understand
ing and entering in will find peace"
wonder if you want peace, Les
lie. Peace may mean perhaps great
contentment. but it is negative
state. Happiness may be turbulent
and composed of ecstatic bliss COM
bined with great tribulation, but it is
positive. There is something about
it that thrills even when life is dark
est. - '----
| I am sure that in way you and
! Jack are happy. Leslie. You cannot
help but say that you have known
hours of ecstasy with him when the
whole world seemed turned to gold.
He loves you more than any woman
on earth. You know that. But Jack
had bad, 4 very bad bringing up
and it has ruined his sense Of values.
He has never learned to please any
one but himself.
| You know he early found that he
could never please his mother so nat
urally he began only to please him
self.
Leslie, pleasing Just yourself is an
action that grows in intensity every
time it is practiced until one can do
nothing else.
| think Jack tried hard to remem.
Der you on all occasions but he has
no such sense of responsibility to
you or to life itself, as you have TO-
ward those you love and toward life
You must give him time to get
over his unconscious and colossa
selfishness. He never thinks he is
selfish until afterward and he see:
your hurt eyes and then he is al
contrition-until the next time.
l wonder if you will send 70,
down to me on receipt of this letter
The child did not see New Yorl
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when she came to me from Europe.
l would like to take her shopping
for day and perhaps to the thea
ter in the evening. Let her stay
with me over the weekend and
promise she will be back to you and
the boys all popped up with new
enthusiasm.
I'll be back in time for Alice's we'd
ding, for I am just as sure as you
that it will take place on the day she
has set in her mind.
Lovingly.
RUTH.
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The TANCLE
LETTER FROM RUTH BURKE TO
LESLIE PRESCOTT, CONTINUED

think Alice Is right on the sub
ject of marriage. She knows very
we'll that she would be no wife for a
poor man. She has gagged her ca
pabilities perfectly and there is no
hypocrisy about her in frankly tell
ing what she is after and what she
intends to get.
That prayer for every day that
Karl Whitney wrote and your moth
err sent you is exquisite-yes, it is
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"HORMONES"

1t used to be thought that peoples dispositions
caused by humours in the Neutrality-suspicious. substances
liquid gaseous which mingled in certain proportions
at their birth. Modern medical science has regarded it
as an absurd theory, definitely exploded.
But science going step farther, makes the curious
discovery that there in the blood certain substances
called hormones secreed by ductess gand which play
important part in determining the disp ton of the
individual: In fact, they to work exactly the old
humours supposed to work. So find the American
Association of Anatomsts admitting that the "humour'
theory not absurd after ALL
The only really development is that scientists
know definitely what the different dispositions
and have hope of changing them for the better
So the old thinkers lin the right church but merely
the wrong pew Science has the sort of experience
and again. in modern research Accordingly is
gaining respect for the ancents and willingness to
anime again of their discarded theories.
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Editorial Review

Comments reproduced in this
are presented here In order that
our readers may have both sides
Of important issues which are
being discussed in the press Of
the day.
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wisely and we'll. hold that q girl
who cannot do all these things is
not we'll educated. although she may
have been awarded the degrees of
all the universities in the world"
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A PRESIDENTS OCCUPATION

certain young named John Coolidge who has
to notice before this by of certain commend
able of restraint gains publicity again for unobtru
sve little thing he does at Amherst College, Filling out
form required for purposes of record, he writes
Fathers name-Calvin Coolidge
Fathers occupation and address-Lawyer, No.
Masonic Building Northampton, Mass"
Young John might have filled out that second line rather
differently Many youth would have done in hits situa
ton. But John probably realized, than most of his
fellows the transient character of political place and glory in
this land of the Free and also something of the principle
back of the highest office-hoding+
Mayors, Governors Presidents and and their
place knows them Calvin Coolidge is for few
short years powerful ruler housed in palace; but he
knows and his shrewd knows that his real home
little town in New England and his permanent address is
in unmportant office building there and his per-
manent occupation is that of lawyer.
On such homey facts these, applied to all political
in America and taken for granted by the people,
based American opportunity and freedom.
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HIGH SEAS PSYCHOLOGY

Alcoholic psychology the high is strange. A
ships DOCTOR writing the London Medical Press and Cir
cuar describes the habits of American passengers who
travel on the Atlantic primarily to drink.
Eastbound from the United States, the dry
limit is passed. the general object to be the consup
ton of the greatest number of drinks in the shortest time
Westbound they the process starting the
without any hectic imbbing, but ending with final fill
up" prior to entering the legally dry country.
doctor appears to feel that these peri
DDS of drinking at end of the for the
health of passengers than would be moderate indulgence
throughout the trip AS ships DOCTOR and conscientious
one he wants to do something the of prevention But
he is powerless
Perhaps seeing themselves the doctor them might
do the obsessed drinkers some good.
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A THOUGHT

Behold, how good and how pleas
ant It is for brethren to dwell to-
gethcr' in unity!-Ps. 1881.
All things that speak Of heaven
speak of peace.-Bailey.
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OF the 100000. private houses in
Belgium destroyed during the war,
$4,000 have been rebuilt. More than
1900 miles of roadway have been re-
stored.
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RECREATION

II don't solve crossword puzzles and don't play golf It
takes hour solve puzzle and four hours to play
of golf My employers at the rate of 81
hour. My time is too valuable to waste"
Z So says friend of
: It sounds big But it isn't
. may be worth 20 cents $40 hour But few
employers buy part of mans time It is all bought with
acit understanding that certain hours shall be spent in work
and the remaining in putting mind and body in condition to
do that work.
7 Our friend it to his employer if not himself to
recreate his mind and body.
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TORNADO

= Another tornado = fortunately baby this time -
swept Illinois and Ohio the other day. close the
heels Of the monster that brought such calamity the
Zion few weeks ago.
Two other states besides Illinois and Ohio felt the fury
Of the tornado although very few lives were lost
The country had earthquake not long ago.
aYrnaoes seem to be getting chronic If this sort of thing
keeps up revival of the popular cyclone cellar of the
middle inevitable. Either that radical
change type of architecture something that will
withstand the savage onslaughts of nature
~ WEALTH
The ychest children in the word-probaby Henry Fords
grandchildren
d But don't envy them
Their millions will buy the blion-dola pleasures
Of your youth the public school, the old swimming hole
hooking apples, fighting the cross-town gang
It isn't only fatalities that decrease the pedestrian
laon Millions Of them buy earA and start driving in self,
defense
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We had rather be disguised with
our pay than Disguised with our job.
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Why argue about who is head of
the house? The boss of the happiest
home we have seen is four months
old.
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fuse to believe things unless they
are true.
The Washington times., 1925-04-04
Col. F. s. cocheu Goes to Ga.

Colonel Frank s. Cocheu, has
been relieved as Chief of Staff at
Third Army Corps headquarters,
Baltimore, Md, and ordered to
Fort Benning, Ca. for duty, the
War Department announced today.
The Washington times., 1925-04-04
RATES
MAY Be
GUT
Utilities Commission to Hold
Hearings on Petition
Of Citizens

Commissioner ]. Franklin Bell
chairman Of the Public Utilities
Commission, today announced that
: public hearing would be held
soon to consider lower gas rates
for the Washington and George
town Gas Light Companies.
The formal request Of the Fed
GRAFTON Of Citizens Associations
for lower gas rates in Washington
was filed today with the Public
Utilities Commission BY William
Mex. Clayton, chairman Of the
public utilities committee.
Bases Of Petition.
In his petition. Clayton, among
other things. declares:
That the price at which gas
Is sold by the two local COM
panies to gas companies In Mary
Land and Virginia sis. lower than
to do complete justice to gas con-
sumers Of the District"
That the companies should well
come q rate reduction because
every reduction in the past has
resulted in materially increased
business and profits.
That for the year 1924 the com.
panies earned 9.2 per cent and
that for the first two months Of
this year the companies earned
more than 8 per cent.
That 6 per cent Is q fair re-
turn.
Mr.. Clayton points out that In
1928 the companies sold 5,019,11S,.
900 cubic feet Of gas and for 1924
5,216, 233 900, an increase OF two
hundred million feet, or per cent
Discrimination Charged.
He also attacks the price of 20
cents per thousand cubic feet which
the Government pays for gas. The
rate for private consumers here Is
81 per 1000 cubic feet.
This is a grossly discriminatory
rate, and all discriminatory rates
are strictly and positively for.
hidden by the public utilities act,
his petition says.
ITO permit the companies to &C.
cept this confiscatory rate from
those best able to pay and then
place the burden of making up to
the companies the deficiency Gre
ated by the 20 per cent rate upon
the individual consumer in his 81
rate is mendacious in policy and
dishonest in practice"
Mr.. Clayton asks for q public
hearing to consider rate reductions.
E. v. Fischer. executive secretary
of the Public Utilities Commission,
stated today that accountants OF
the commission have for six weeks
been investigating the financial con-
dition of the gas companies with a
view to determining whether rate
hearing is necessary.
The Washington times., 1925-04-04
DELAYS
HUGE AUTO
DEAL
Son of Founder of Firm, De-
MED Injunction Against Sale,
Obtains Hearing
By International News service.

DETROIT, Mich, April 4.-Judge
Harry J. Dingeman today refused
to halt the sale of Dodge Brothers
automobile plant to the New York
banking firm of Dillon, Read & Co.,
as asked by John Duval Dodge, who
alleges the heirs are not being pro-
tected.
He did issue an order to show
cause why a temporary injunction
against the sale should not be
date for the hearing on this petit
ton.
Through his attorney, Alfred
Lucking, Dodge applied for an in
junction which asked that Matilda
Dodge and others of the Dodge
family be restrained from trans
ferring the property. This plea was
denied. The order to show cause
was then issued.
Young Dodge asked, through his
attorney, William Lucking, that
Dodge be restrained from disposing
Of the estate Of Anna Margaret
Dodge.
Anna Margaret Dodge was the
four-year-old sister, deceased, Of
John Duval. She was not provided
for in the will of John r. Dodge,
as 1t was made before her birth.
Around this child there centers a
contention that is lost to the per-
son not versed in legal techni-
calities.
According to Lucking. there will
be a keen battle to determine the
rightful heirs to Annals estate.
$12,5OO,O 900 at Stake.
1t is young Dodge's contention
that he should get one-fifth of
Annals estate, valued at a net sum
of 100000. The remaining four
fifths, he believes, should be divided
among his four brothers and sisters.
In his bill of complaint, Dodge
states that he has filed in probate
court in estate of Anna his petit
ton for the determination Of her
heirs at law and their distributive
shares OF her estate, and that said
shares be turned over to him.
He declares that Matilda Dodge
was appointed ADMINISTRATIVE OF
Annals estate, and thereafter COM
missions on claim were appointed,
but have not as yet filed their re-
port with us, Of said Administrative,
nor caused any inventory or ap-
praisal Of the estate of said de-
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