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The Washington times., 1925-01-22
WHEN IN
DOUBT
BY Cornelius Beekman-
limiting a Young Man
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
- 1 would greatly appreciate
your advice as to whether it is
correct for a young lady to in
vite a young man whom she has
met but once, to a school dance.
How should she present him to
her parents? ANXIOUS.
1T depends somewhat on the
B "once." If she saw him for
some time that once, or If she
knows about him and what kind
Of a young man he is, there is
no reason why she should not
ask him to the dance.
She should present him to her
mother first, Mother, may
present Mr.. Allen?" or Mother,
this is Mr.. Allen" or Mother,
this is Mr.. Walter Allen" I
have given these in the order OF
their formality, beginning with
the most formal. The same in
PRODUCTION is correct for the in
PRODUCTION to the father, with the
substitution of father"
A Letter of Regret
DEAR MRS, BEECKMAN:
have received an an
nouncement Of the wedding and
reception of the Sister of my
fiance.
AS 1 will be unable to attend,
kindly tell me whom should adj
dress my reply to-the parents
or the sister? know both.
Also advise what 1 should say.
A. L. l..
You do not mean the IAN
Il nouncement," do you? Don't
you mean the invitation to the
wedding and to the reception?
The answer to this should be
sent to hosts-that is to the
mother and father of the bride,
in whose name the invitation
was sent. The answer should be
formal, to correspond to the in
vitation, like this:
Miss Althea Lane Lathrop re-
grets that she is unable to accept
Mr.. and Mrs. Her Parents kind
invitation for Friday, the 10th
of March.
UThe acknowledgement Of a
formal invitation should be word
ed in this formal way, whether
or not you know the hosts well.
In regretting an invitation you
should, if possible, state the rea-
son why you are regretting it,
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The Washington times., 1925-01-22
THE CLEVER LITTLE WATER SPIDER.

: fresh air." said Bunny pulling his
whiskers like a colonel.
Whatever are you talking
about?' / laughed.
Spiders and their domestic
responsibilities, answered Bunny.
I saw it was no time to joke,
so I said:
"Tell me about these water
spiders, Bunny"
Bunny sat up on his hind legs
and raising one paw like a min
lister he proceeded:
"If you would examine that
little lady you would see that
she is covered with long hairs all
over her body. Now, when she
comes up to the surface she
gathers air cells in all this fuzzy
hair of hers, dives quickly down
to her nest in the water, which is
built like an upturned thimble,
shuts UP into 1t and unloads the
air."
docs the air stay in the
nest?" asked Bobby.
Surely" said Bunny. until
the time when she tips it over
and let's out the stale air and
puts in fresh for her large fam
lily which she has Matched out of
eggs"
"Oh," said, Bobby, now I know
what those bubbles on the sur
face of the water are. That's
when she ventilates her nursery"
Fright you are" said Bunny
sticking a blade of grass into his
mouth.
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ture Service, Inc.
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
Second Installment of Modern Novel,
Conferred On Heart and Mind
of the "Flapper."

, to it. Nothing can change that!
God! Mickey going around in a
wheel chair-a stump"
She came up and said things
like this again and again. She
spurned their comfort. 1t was
a relief when she went out of
the room.
Then Richard came to Nora
Lee. He kept his head down, toy
ing with her fingers. 81 am the
one to blame. And you are
thinking this?"
mo. I am not putting blame
on you Or Connie"
He added bitterly: But if
were driving. it might not have
happened and at least it would
have been / and not Mick. Do
you know that he will be held
for manslaughter if the old man
dies?''
mot when he was injured so
terribly trying to save him
surely not, them"
"Ah-they will say we were all
drunk, but only Mickey will be
held"
At z o'clock Mickey's father,
tall, grizzled, sunny-haired,
replica of his son, came into that
room. He went up dumbly and
took Connie in his arms. He
mooned: "Our boy-our boy"
And it was terrible to see him
weeping so, his great, stalwart
form stopped down and clinging
to Connie.
He touched the gaslHs on her
white skin: Poor girl, you must
have that fixed
NO" She clapped herr hands
over the scarlet rip. ooh, If it
had only happened to me instead,
I'd be glad. God, nobody knows
how glad
Mickey's legs were crushed, but
the surgeon would try to save
them. He would keep him whole
if there was the faintest chance.
CTO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1925-01-22

HELEN ROWLAND he Will some
times walk over miles of ground
Just to get AWAY from it.
A woman can always profit by
her mistakes unless one of them
happens to be a husband; then.
it's the other woman who profits.
Every man feels that marriage
would last lot longer, II ne
could only "store" his wife some
where, occasionally, as he does
his furniture, and leave her there
until he gets ready to come back
and "settle down" again.
The modern girl must surely
be made of sterner stuff than
her mother, to judge from her
ability to endure a rundown from
a bored man as cheerfully and
coolly as she would the wait
er's "No terrapin, this evening,
Madame"
A woman has a passion for
closets, just as a man has for
pockets-as places where she can
keep a lot of junk she doesn't
want and hide things from every
body, including herself.
To a man, Enough is too
muchr' as Potash said to Perl
mutter. He never knows. when
he's got enough Of anything
food. love. Jazz or a woman-until
he's had a little too much.
The average mans heart is
not broken, but merely cracked;
hence that hollow sound, when
a woman taps it for sentiment.
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Syndicate. 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
xzsaSanaw I

spi c uous at MARIE JERlT a.
times, and this is to be avoided
as a matter of good taste.
On the other hand, almost
every woman has a penchant for
her favorite flower odor or the
exquisite bouquet that consti-
tutes her individual perfume and
most of us enjoy an unexpected
whiff of fragrance when dainty
woman is near us.
Moreover, perfume is a means
of self-expression. So, it would
seem that much is gained by the
discreet use of perfume, bringing
as it does the flowers indoors
to Sls.
Lavender water and dried Law
ender flower sachets are satisfy
ing and in excellent taste for the
woman of denure charm. Bath
salts can also be lad in lavender.
Lavender flower bags ard especi-
ally delightful for pertaining bed
linen.
a good sachet powder may be
used to renew the perfume Of
sachet pads from time to time,
and the pads may be used in
bureau drawer, trunk or ward
robe Innings. Wardrobe hangers
can also be perfumed with sachet.f
Extract perfume can best be
used by means Of an atomizer
and should be sprinkled over ones
lingerie, as the last touch to the
toilette. A drop or two Of per-
fume extract on the lobe of each
ear or just behind each ear is re-
freshing.
And when your mood is for
much perfume a few drops Of ex-
tract in a perfume burner viii
quickly diffuse fragrance through
out your boudoi~.
Your toilet water which should
correspond to your sachet, ex-
tract, powders and bath Salts, is
The Washington times., 1925-01-22

w AVE you ever noticed that
when a man likes to fish,
IA he can never look at a
pond or brook, or even a puddle,
without saying:
II wonder if there are any fish
in there?"
And / know a little boy who
always asks the same question.
Now, this little boy, you know,
too. His name is Bobby, and
when we saw a pond one day in
the country in England, sure
enough he looked up into my
face and asked:
do you think there is any
fishing in that pond, Foxy Grand
PAP"
Il don't know, Bobby" I re-
piled. Now. if you only had
your fishing line with you, we
could dig up a few worms and
lou could try it,
With that Bobby whipped his
fishing line out of his pocket
for he carries it for just such
emergencies-and Bunny COM
menced burrowing for worms.
Before We knew it, Bobby was
sitting on the bank-the very
picture of contentment-fish
away like a regular Sir Isaac
Walton, who, as you know, was
a famous fisherman.
But Bobby did not have much
luck with fish. But he did have
luck about something else. will
tell you about it.
While we were sitting there
waiting for a bite. Bobby said;
There must be fish down
there, Foxy Grandpa. See those
bubbles coming up there?"
"A fish isn't making these bub-
bles," said Bunny.
well, then, tell me what is
what else but fish live in water?"
asked Bobby, ready for an argu-
ment.
Just watch the surface of the
water for while and you'll see,"
answered Bunny, very confidently.
We were all eyes at once and
in a very few moments we did
see what Bunny was talking
about. That little rascal is always
right when it comes to anything
about nature.
"A bug" shouted Bobby.
Mrs. Water Spider" announced
Bunny.
How do you know it is Mrs.
Water Spider and not old man
Water Spider?" laughed Bobby.
Because she's gathering air
for her babies. You know when
you have a hundred children in
one room 1t requires a lot OF
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
Here and There

An opera, to be produced in
Prague, includes parts for foxes,
beavers and other animals, while
there will be ballet of spiders
and butterflies.
The Thames. between the sea
and Tilbury Docks, is everywhere
twenty-seven feet deep, even at
low water. From Tilbury to the
Albert Docks the depth is TWEEN
ty-four feet.
A piece of red flannel dam
pened with spirits of camphor
will remove stains from mirrors
and window panes.
Add two or three small pieces
of white soap to the water in
which flowers are placed and
they will last much longer.
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
Orange TartIets.

Orange Tartlets.
Take juice of two large oranges
and grated peel OF one.
q cup of sugar.
4 tablespoonful of butter.
Stir in a good teaspoonful of corn
starch. into juice of v a lemon,
add to mixture, beat all wen to-
gether.
Bake in tart shells without cover
Anna NJ. Horstlsamp, 4547 Con-
duit road.
The Washington times., 1925-01-22

A L roar and smashing-then
4 AIuiet; then utter dark
Fingers touching her face;
sounds muffled and dream-like
FOCUSING suddenly in faint, pitiful
cries cheeping like wounded birds
In the dark.
Nora Lee stirred to a sickening
remembrance of the black object
jumping under the blazing head
lights. She stirred to Richards
arms lifting her from the floor of
the car and to a huddled form
kneeling on the front seat; kneel-
ing there and tugging at the al
most lifeless thing who made those
wounded, cheeping sounds so har-
rowing to the ears.
Even in the cloudy tumble, Nora
Lee caught the important anguish
of Comics simple: Its Mickey.
He's jammed against the wheel
Richard-help." Her hand reach
ed back to them, felt along their
shoulders: You're all .right?" She
gave a low sob: "All. but him.
They tried to lift Mickey: to
tear the wheel loose. Richard
thrust his hands under the bars
and pulled. 1t wouldn't give. He
brought his hands back wet to the
Two Victims
Then Connie leaned against the
slumped, bowed shoulders ana
noaned: God, did it to him!
It's all my fault"
They climbed out. The car
vibrating and slanting with Its
front wheels caved in, was wedged
against the rocky wall Of ditch.
Two feet from the twisted fen
ders was the black object they
had struck-an old man VINO
rolled in the dust and held his
hands grooming against his side.
At A o'c,ock that chilly October
morning they freed Mickey from
the-wrecked machine. They COW
cred the crushed legs with a
sheet and let the fine, blond head
rest in Comics lap. Connie
whispered in those mute ears:
Mickey did it to YOU" Once
Mickey's hand reached out, as
though it would have clasped
hers-as though it wished to
speak. Connie said again: "Oh,
yes-I did it" In the faint light
of the ambulance, the flicker of
q smile crossed Mickey's lips.
His lips formed slowly: ''No-
dearest"
Beside him on a stretcher they
laid the old man he had struck.
Ray of Hope
At the hospital the surgeon
said: HE has a chance to live,
but the old man may die"
They waited in a white bare
room. The cold morning light
streamed in grayly. 1t made
red and CHASTITY the cruel gashes
along Comics neck where the
flying glass had struck. TITS
nothing" she said grimly and
refused a moments attention.
Through the long, torturing
hours of waiting, she sat with
her hand clenched, her face
whittier than flour. She went up
to Nora Lee and said in a still.
challenging voice: ST drove him
The Washington times., 1925-01-22

person seated
next to you
at theater, lee
ture or con-
cert. There
fore, I b e g
you, you use
even the most
delightful per-
fume spaTing-
".
N otic cable
perfume also
makes a w.om-
an unduly con-
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

!. when was Lafayette pris-
oner Of Austria?
2-When was Chaucer's poem
Complaint of Mars" written?
3-When did Alfonso XIII Of
Spain marry Princess Ena of
England?
4EWhen were the "Importants, :"
a French political clique, organ
lied?
5-When was the Sepoy mutiny
in India suppressed?
Answers to these queries will be
printed tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
By Maria Jeritza,
Prima Donna of the Metropolitan
Opera Company and One Of
the Most Beautiful Women
of the Day

WY HETHER your perfume
w is offensive to- persons OF
w sensitiveness and conserv-
alive taste or is a delightful adj
junct to your charm depends not
only on what perfume you use.
but also on how you use it and
when.
You adore your favorite fra
GRANGE. Yet it may nauseate the
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
In Hot Climates

Cotton, so long regarded rs the
most suitable material for wear
in hot climates, is now largely
discarded for fine wool by the
people of the Orient countries.
The Washington times., 1925-01-22

heart won't go
no u.n d a n v
more, there's
no use hanging
onto the "old
case"
Before mar
riage a man
will talk over
miles of wire
just to hear
the sound of a
girls voic e.;
after marriage
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
RECIPES OF
CONTESTANTS
Orange Syrup Sauce.

orange syrup sauce.
Grated rind of half lemon.
cup of sugar.
/ cup orange juice. Juice Of one
lemon.
/ teaspoonful Of grated orange
rind..
Put ingredients into sauce pan
and boil fifteen minutes. Skim,
strain, pour into sterilized glasses
Use as a sauce on vanilla ice cream
or on baked rice pudding. This
sauce, when sealed, will keep we'll
and will be found convenient for
emergency in the summer.
MRS. ". p. WATKINS. :
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.


To Yesterdays Questions.
-Tschaikovsky, the note d
Russian composer, visited Amer
lea in 1891.
2-Catherine II assembled the
Russian throne in 1852.
3-Ormus, Persia, was taken by
the Shah and the English in 1922.
Mrs. Philips, English poet,
adopted the pseudonym "Orinda"
in 1851.
5-Marshal Ney went back to
Napoleon in 1915.
Copyright. 1925. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
wsss2

When the handspring Of love is
broken and the wheels of the
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
Orange Salad.

~S--0O e~~o---D~-'
Peel and break the oranges 10
sections. Mix with celery or pine
apple. as preferred, and serve with
mayonnaise.- r. c. Heiner,
1903 New Hampshire avenue.
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
4 Rowland

by Helen Rowland
And Still We Love Them
"O some men, the challenge
in every new girls eyes is
- like telephone ring; they're
afraid they'll miss something if
they don't answer it.
The Washington times., 1925-01-22
By Elenore Meherin.
The Biggest and Best StOr::' Of
Her Career.
CHAPTER v.
The Reckoning.

A FORM pitched against hers;
H 4 roar and smashing
4 AIuiet; then utter dark.
The Washington times., 1925-01-22

~ AVE you ever noticed that
when a man likes to fish,
II he can never look at a
Evening star., 1925-12-06

\ couch and bed combined
OF the famous Simmons
make complete with Gre
ne-covered mattress. pad
and valance.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
WASHINGTON
WILL0BSERVE
THE HOLIDAY
Wheels of Government Slow
ing Down and the Christ
mas Spirit Prevails
CONGRESS- Is ADJOURNED
President and Mrs. Coolidge
Will Spend Day in Quiet
SeclusiOn

Washington, Dec. "A. AN The
spirit of Christmas cngUlfcd WASH
ington today. submc rging even i'm
portant affairs of state, as Santa
Claus. aided by erown-upS and chill
drcn, made last minute preparations
to be king for a day.
With congress already ~ adiou"n-
mrnt until after New Years, the
wheels Of government began >lo.y-
ing down today for an almost COM
plctc holiday stop OF three days.
Although the shutdown does not be
come effective until the close Of the
days work, several cabinet members
slipped out of town to spend Christ
mas with their families, and hun
dreds Of employees also left thcir
, posts.
Pre- sident Cooiidgc, busy at his
! desk. left White House pr, parations
! their son, John, who is home from
college. Nothing elaborate is plan
ned. as they expect to spend the day
guests. There will be White lIous Sc
Christmas tree. however. ana to-
night the president and Mrs. Cool
| idge expect to take par: in Christ
| mas eve ceremony at a community
tree planted south Of the treasury
The day before Christmas program
! Of Mrs. Coolidge called also for he,
| attendance at n party for poor chill
! drcn in one of the theatres. A tire,
laden with gifts for the youngstcr.
| had been placed on the stage. anc
she agreed to lend Il hand in d:stri.
huting presents. Yesterday she toob
part in Santa Claus party at I;
! children'S hospital
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
RADIO GIVES
FARMERS JUMP
ON ELEVATORS
Closing Quotations Received
As Minutes Ahead of Ele-
vatOrs' Message

Installation by farmers Of radio
receiving sets sometimes enables him
to beat the elevator man in the sale
Of grain, a complaint received here
by the state railroad board shows.
The complaint, as outlined, is that
the farmer can listen in on the mar
ket and receive faster returns than
the elevator operator. If the mar
kct drops he can sell his stored grain
before the elevator operator learns
Of the price change.
The railroad board admits that the
situation may be difficult for the
elevator man but says there is moth
ing the board can do about it.
The exact complaint, as register
ed, follows:
The Complaint
"With the coming of radio we are
somewhat against the wall as the
holder of wheat can get the market
by radio at the close of the market
"Let US say farmer gets the close
at 1880 p. NJ. by radio. 1t is at least
as minutes later that we get re-
turns; wheat drops 5 cents-he nat
urally has gained cents if he SELL
before we get the market here; per
haps the proper thing to do is for al
elevator to install radio, still WI
can't see where the radio is perfec
enough to bank on receiving the
market.
eve would like your opinion OF
whether an elevator would be com
PEELED to buy grain during the peri
Cd of the close and the time We re
ceive the change for the day. W.
contend that the price is established
at Minneapolis or Duluth and th'
close is what we, are based on an
that we could hold off buying durinl
the time it takes to get the market
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
II WHITEWAY
HAUNTS MAY
BE CLOSED
Holiday Onslaught Features
Buckner's Largest 'Pad-
lock Crusade"

New York. 2i.--CP -Fede raj
Attorney Buckncr has begun his
third and largest "padlock cru sadc'
by a holiday onslaught on Al white
way night haunts, some Of them ia
vorite society and theatrical resorts
At midnight last night deputy
United States Marshals, prohibition
agents and police began wholesale
service of summonses and complaints
upon proprietors, who are given &c
days in which 10 accept consent de-
crees" or fight their cases.
The 2O-day leeway, it is admitted
will not prevent any holiday plans
from being carried out, but it is
hoped that the proceedings will have
moral" effect.
Some of the clubs against which
summonses were issued bear such
de escrptive names as Texas Tommy's
Chummy Club, CoZy-Step In, Hop UE
Club. the Charleston and the Nccka
Club.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
BUTLER FIRED
BECAUSE HE
WASN'T EASY
Publication Of Diary Kept
During His Service, Would
"Raise Ruction"
MAY STAY IN MARINES
Says He Will Prove Case
Against Mayor Before Dis
continuing Attack

Philadelphia. Dec. 2l.---UP Cen
cral Smedlcy d. Butler, dismissed by
Mayor Kcndrick as head Of. the Phil
adclphia police, said today that pub
lication Of his diary would raise Il
ruction." He kept it during the two
years he was director of public
safety and recorded. among other
things, conversations with the mayor
and other city officials.
The general said that broadsidc
in which he alleged the mayor was
IA protector Of big violators of the
prohibition law was only 4 prelimi-
nary blast.
"i'm going to keep right on with
the attack until get ready to stop"
he added. And | won't stop until
l prove my case"
General Butler let it be known that
he would endeavOr to recall his let
ter Of resignation from the marine
corps. which he submitted Monday
in order to remain here.
In making public letters which
passed between himself and Mr.. Ken
drick and Joseph =. Gaffney, city
solicitor the general attempted ia
show that it was because he would
not Ego easy on the big hotels that
he was "fired.'
Believed In Enforcing Law
Butler said that he wanted the
Ritz Carlton hotel padlockcd fol-
liquor law violations and the dance
licenses of the Bellevue Strait ord
and the Walton hotels revoked fol
the same reas on. but that the mayor
disapproved.
The CORES spondence included Il let
ter from Butler to the mayor las,
November, which said. in regard to
one hotel. that drunken men and
young girls were found upon the bal
room. floor.
In one memorandum, Butler quotec
the mayor as saying you're going
too strong on these $7,000,0O0 invest
ments" and "you have to lay off these
big places" because there is diff
ference between a s7,000,000 invest
ment and cheap place which black
mails people"
Mayor Kendrck made no comment
on the correspondence, but issued ar
appeal to the people to- support hin
in enforcing the law.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
ANAGREEMENT
IS HOPED FOR
BY M. D0UMER
French Finance Minister Is
Seeking TO Overcome
Radical Opposition

Paris, Dec. "a R)-- Finance Minis
ter Doumer still hopes to reach an
agreement with bis colleagues re-
garding the measures for financial
restoration at the cabinet meeting to-
morrow. He is understood - &C
seeking to overcome the oppu,itio on
Of the radical ministers, ChautemFs
and Daladier, to an increase in the
business turnover tax by an extern
sion of the system of fixed assess
mcnts now applied only to small
concerns doing a business of not
more than 100000 francs ($l2,0O0)
annually. He also is cons idcring the
Imposition of stamp tax on al!
forms of commercial transactions.
In any case, he decided to intro
duce the bills in parliament on Sat
urday so as to make the date!
If the ministers agree on the mca-
surcs tomorrow, the texts will be fiji
ed; otherwise the bills will be filed
in blank and the government will con-
tinue its efforts to find "A salts fac
tory formula between the close of The
1926 cXtraordlnary session and the
opening of the 1926 ordinary session.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-24
SENATOR, EDGE
CHANGES PLANS

Washington. Dec. 24.-R)-Sena-
tor Edge, Republican. New Jersey,
has abandoned the idea Of seeking
joint congressional hearings on the
various senate and house proposals
for modification of the prohibition
act.
Soon after the holidays Senator
Edge expects to request Chairman
Cummins of the judiciary committee
to name a subcommittee, which will
hear evidence on his proposals for
2.75 per cent beer and removal OF
the present restrictions on prescrip-
tion whiskey.
A number of writer's and educators
who have made surveys of prohiIbi.
ton enforcement will be heard, as
will labor union leaders and others.
The subcommittee will give full
opportunity for the dry forces to
present their case.