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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
Foxy Grandpa's Story

''No rabbit in there" said Bunny.
"a rabbit couldn't possibly handle
that big nut
Soon we heard a scurrying in
the hole and then we saw a long
claw reach out. Then a big shell
helmet and then a big shell body.
"Robbercrab"' I gasped.
Foxy Grandpa, just think"
said Bunny. THAT fellow might
have snapped your arm in two
If he had got those pincers on
you. He can break open a cocoa
nut with them"
''I know it," said I. II sup
pose he's going to climb a tres
to get another one"
"And I thought a cousin lived
in that hole" laughed Bunny.
''Now it comes to me-" said L
"Robber-crabs live In warrens be-
cause tho wild pigs that live on
these islands like crab-meat for
q course at dinner. So the rob
ber-crabs have to be very careful
just what they do"
well, I'll tell you one thing.
Hereafter. I'll make no informal
calls at what 1 might think might
be a cousins house on these
islands," said Bunny. OH never
call unless an invitation has been
extended to me personally"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
Public pettinl
N&&*ss

HGSWN ROWGAA10 COckJau - Out
you don't get either at a petting
party.
Petting party kisses are all like
pink icing, that has stood in the
confectioner's window too long,
and lost most Of it's flavor.
X X 4
If a man cares so little that he
is not. particular as to whether he
makes love to you in public or
in private, he doesn't care enough
to make his kisses interesting.
There is no real "kick" in being
petted by a man, whose mind is
off paging another woman, while
he's kissing you.
y
Petting is not petting unless
there is at least one-half Of one
per cent love in it; and kiss is
not a kiss. when it's just habit
or pastime.
When you pass your kisses
around like chocolate fudge or din.
ner favors, it may brighten up
the party, but you can't expect
anybody to take them seriously.
~ 4
A solitaire diamond is always
more valuable than a cluster
and one kiss is always more thrill
ing to any man than a daily
dozen.
A man only wants MORE Of
anything, from food to kisses,
when he hasn't had ENOUGH.
Petting isn't petting as long as
you THINK Of it as "pettinE-
not until you can idealize it, and
weave a little Imagination, and
beauty around it, so that it be-
comes romance"
Petting. as it is done today,
isn't petting-it's just jazz.
X \
The petting mania will pass
out, thank heaven. along with the
crossword puzzle mania-out into
the discard, with the ouija board
and NAH jong and the toddle-
top.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
([AYO wonder they write so
many songs and stories
F.. - about these islands"

[[AYO wonder they write so
IN many songs and stories
- about these islands"
said Bobby as we roamed over a
small island in the Southern Pa
cific near Tahiti.
ut is q fascinating partJ Of the
world isn't it," 1 unused, ''but
rather lonely"
Would be lonely for me, all
right" said Bunny. IT don't sup
pose there is one single, solitary
rabbit on this island"
We wandered on, when sudden
ly l saw Bunny give a great leap,
jump to one side, sit up on his
hind legs and give me such a look
that l knew he had made a dis
covery.
What is it?" I asked Bunny
as I fastened my steps.
Foxy Grandpa" said Bunny
pointing to a hole in the ground,
what do you think that hole
looks like?"
LAS / live" / replied, II do be-
lieve it looks like a rabbit-war-
rem"
THAT is my impression" gasp
ed Bunny, dropping on his four
feet and poking his nose into
the entrance Of this little door
way in the earth.
i've is Gov ered something
straige already" he said wiping
the dirt off his white whiskers.
"What?" ] asked.
eff a rabbit lives in that hole
he has strange tastes in food.
Do you know what is in that
hole?"
Couldn't guess" I replied.
"A cocoanut," Bunny replied. in
Amusement II never heard Of
any of my family eating a cocoa
nut. How under the sun could he
break the shell?"
"1ll pull t. out and then we
can see what's what" / suggested.
1 rolled up my sleeve, got down
on one knee. reached in my hard
and was just about to grasp the
cocoanut when what do you
think happened?
Something drew that cocoandt
out of my reach and it vanished
into the black hole.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

wv HEN did the second
~ merican Continental
F." Congress meet?
2-when was navigation Of the
Rhine made free?
3-When was the province OF
Saskatchewan, Canada, created?
4-When was William W. King
of England?
5-When did Mrs. Wilkins, the
American novelist, write Penn
broker"
Answers to these queries will be
printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS
To Saturdays Questions.
1.-The U. 8. Collier Merrimac
was blown up in the channel Of
Santiago Harbor, Cuba, June 3,
1898.
2-Honduras, Central America,
was discovered by Columbus in
1902.
S-Hong Kong, China, was
coded to England in 1912.
1.-The Imperial Delegates En-
actment Of &C many was drawn
up February %, 1903.
5-Thomas Cromwell was be-
headed July %, 1910.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

Second Installment of Modern Novel,
Centered On Heart and Mind
of the "Flapper.'

the violet shadows gave q wistful
touch to the sweet, ardent young
ness Of her face. She closed her
eyes for she longed to cry--to go
up to him and say: Love me as
you did! Can't your"
you think it odd that I've come,
Dane?"
isn't it? It seems so to me-"
"But wondered why you sent
back all the letters now and not be-
fore. I wondered why that last
letter enraged you She spoke
without opening her eyes and in
soft, wavering voice Wont you
tell me why you did it?"
He had been sitting forward, his
hands clasped at his knees. He
now stiffened, a grim, angry light
striking in his eyes. He accosted
her with an outraged. moody
silence.
She WINGED and grew family sick
before the scorn in his look.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
DON'T ILL TREAT EYES
You'd Feel Abused If Forced to III
Treat Your Eyes, So Why Not
Give Them Rest.

local application of per cent yell
low oxide Of mercury. This will
prove soothing and restful, and
also encourage the growth Of the
lashes.
Here's an exercise IL win pay
you to try early mornings, sew
eral times during the day and
after your work in the evening,
for il relieves congestion q
blood in the head and this IN
turn rests your eyes, even pre-
venting headaches caused by eve
strain:
Stand straight with your weight
over the balls Of your feet Let
the fingers Of both hands meet at
the back Of your neck. Bend your
neck back, inhalinge deeply, then
exEaie slowly and. as you do 90,
bend your body slowly forward
from the waist, keeping your head
up and your eyes on some object
at about the height Of mans
eyes. Return to first position,
inhaling as you do 50. Bend
slightly back and return to posi-
ton. Repeat ten times
This exercise ID good for linn
bering and strengthening the
muscles of your back and abdo.
men, but it's especially designed
to overcome poor circulation in
the head. and the unlovely dis
tressed look about your eyes that
indicatas strain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

OF he helps her with hand and SMILE but he's able
to hnkand his gilt bradwherea before he couldn't
head at all all heart gaNantryno head,
tummy, reason, Scotch in him at all!
But there Bety along in the of Loveme
who had rather jump the puddes hand in hand with Love
than
Love that way poeticand less SUSPICIOUS
Said her partner daywhc had been Sir Walter in
the wooingf hoped time wanted
through after all these of pang together I'd
Or else I'd think not
the dear good fellow that honestly lean don't want
to be carpted puddle the size of teacuphat take
step by mysend then not find when need the
piano the heartache cured!" NELL BRINKLEY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
WHOSAID IT
AND WHERE

Let knowledge grow from
more to more"
Seek always to know more,
Tennyson recommends in the pro-
logue to I'm Memoriam."
"Man is not the creature of
circumstances:
"Out of his surname they have
coined an epithet Ior knave, and
out of his Christian name a
synonym for the DEVIL"
That was Machiavelli's thanks
from his contemporaries. Macau-
lay says in his essay ION Machia-
velli."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

IR WALTER CUPID puts his forward down
his gi-braided cloak Betty tread stied
little shoes the first heady days Of love he
forge the slightest gaantry Be the puddle just clear little
cc of clean ranwater the muddy pgmy lake in depression
of the asphalt where the melted have ckd neither
them bigger than the plate of
spreads the blue and gold it.
And there's all the world around to walk on-dry-shod
But they this is only the about
Sir used bit to By beauty and the wonder of her
used to having her around with little faults that he
hadn't in the beginning why then he takes of his cosk
bit and lets her little
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

resistfble that MARIE JeRlT1A
temptation can be-of you're rid
ing home in a conveyance lighted
by a dim, wavaring light. Wait
until your comfortable reading
lamp, turned to Just the wight
angle, with q restfal shade. makes
reading and writing a joy.
The best remedy for strained
eyes is-stop straining them.
A stronger new bulb in your
lamp-perhaps one with blush
glass-should make close applica-
ton more comfortable. A shade
of parchment, silk, paper, or metal
will Danish the glare Of light that
soon becomes actually painful.
Does your work demand con-
slant, close application? Then
make It a point to stop now and
then and close your eyes Tor
second. You'll not be wasting
time-you can think while you
rest your eyes.
A certain young woman I know,
who would otherwise be pretty and
attractive, always looks red-eyed-
as though she'd been weeping.
That's because she reads in bed for
hours at night. She deprives her
self OF sleep she needs and her eyes
are put to terrific strain to indulge
this habit.
It's not common sense to treat
those coed and faithful servants,
your eyes, in such an inconsider-
ate manner. And certainly strain
ing the eyes is fatal to beauty.
You'd feel much abused If one
forced you to ill-treat your eyes,
menacing your eyesight. So why
not give them the rest and sensible
working conditions that are neces-
sary to health and good looks?
If at the end OF the day your eye
lids are redeemed from strain, try
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
Wearing a Veil
.EAR MRS. REECKMAN:

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Is it correct for me to wear
a veil? / am a widow twenty
nine years of age and expect
to be married this year. l.. B.
TT is not correct for you to wear
Il a veil. 1t is not correct for
bride who has been married be-
fore to wear an all.white dress,
a white veil, or orange blossoms.
Mrs. Beeckman will be glad to
answer questions on etiquette
submitted by readeTS).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

Orange Cake.
u cup butter.
!. cup sugar.
grated rInd Of one orange.
* cup orange iuics.
egg yolka.
IL cups flour: pinch salt.
8 teaspoonsfuI baking powder.
Cream. butter and sugar; add
well beaten egg yoIks, sift and
mix flour and baking powder: add
juice and grated orange. Beat
well. Bake in two large layers:
ice with orange frosting MRS.
e. P. GENGER. 1895 Fourteenth
street northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
By ElenOre Meherin.
ahe biggest and Best Story Of
Her Career.

oA9oSO6S
Her Career.
6HE heard him say duly.
you weren't faithless? But
was no sooner gone than
Sou pledged yourself to another. ;
She moved a bewildered hand
ACROSS her eyes-"I know
know. Don't judge me for that.
! thought you were ah-I
thought I could" she pinched
the skin on her hand and went
on Silly: ''I thought I no longer
loved you, Dane. I found that
I did-that I do-that I always
shall"
She faced him and smiled-saw
his hands reach out. Hers flew
up and covered her face.
CHAPTER x
Revelation.
She waited, with her eyes
, shut, for him to speak, his
hands to touch on hers.
But he stopped with a sudden
change Of purpose and stirred
the crimson Goals. A chill and
. silence crept between them.
She moved to the door. "I
must CO."
Wont you rest a moment?
You seem cold. Your feet are
wet"
''No. I only wanted to tell
you this"
He knelt before the stove. its
flame putting an amber glow on
his brown skin and thick, brush
ed-back hair. A puzzled, unhappy
look about his Strengthened
mouth and his chin, shaking a
little, unnerved her. He said,
adding a short. stumpy log to
the blaze. "I wonder why you
wanted to tell it? You sent me
sway. Nora Lee. You grabbed
the very first chance to be rid
OF me- to break things between
u.s."
Seeks to Escape.
She smiled, for this seemed
such pathetic thing he said as
though he asked her not to blame
him that his love was dead, since
she herself had killed it.
"And then the first thing I
knew you were engaged"
'Ah-yes-" Her hand now
fuEnbIed at the knob in it's Gag
erness to open it-escape. He
wondered why she came to tell
all this!
He watched her-a drawn,
white line deepening from his
nose to the corners OF his lips.
"Are you in such a hurry to be
gone? The lock turns the other
way-wait - He rose me-
chanically, came over and leaned
against the door.
A gusty wind blew down the
chimney, sending puffs of smoke
into the room. The rain ratified
against the windows, scampered
on a tin roof.
Nora Lee listened with her
head lowered: open the door,
Dane"
Like Children.
''No-you can't go out in this.
You'll have to wait till it stops"
He pushed her gently to the chair
near the fire, waited till she took
off her coat. Then he stopped
down and felt her shoes. They're
dripping. Nora Lee. Kick them
off. You're frozen. I have coffee
outside"
He stood before her, holding the
cup. They were suddenly and pitt
fully like two children, staring into
each others moist, trembling eyes.
This is awfully nice in you,
Dane" she said unevenly, a warmth
and lulIed peace stealing through
her veins. She thought, with a
twinge of pain: "Oh, this is like
coming home-home-to rest and
rest"
She closed her eyes. The black
curls fell across her forehead and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

boards Of the
moving pic
tures-it looks
so much more
thrilling than
it really is.
Petting is n t
petting, when
it's done in a
crowd.
TIL ere are
kisses like a
benediction and
kisses like a
nANN 49,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

Also, small,
insig nincant
eyes take on
beauty w hen
they reflect
p lie a s a n t
thoughts and
buoyant, good
health.
Refrain from
the temptation
to work your
os s w or d
puzzles-and I
know how ir-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
By Maria Jeritza,
Prima Donna Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company and One Of the
Most Beautiful Women
~ tho nav

TYYESTRAIN is an inexcus-
able sin against beauty.
No matter how large and
lovely your eyes may be. Il
they have a red. strained, uneasy
look they're not pleasant to
look at.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
RECIPES OF
CONTESTANTS
Anibrosla.

Ambrosla.
One-half dozen oranges.
! cup or sugar
One-half Of a grated cocoanut.
Free the orange pulp from the
Skin and separate into small pOr-
tons. First put a layer OF
oranges. q layer Of grated COCOA
nut and cover with sugar. Repeat
this process until the oranges and
cocoanut have been used. Pre-
pare in the morning. put in .
cool place, and serve at luncheon.
-NAUDE c. DYSON. 5l2 "
Dyson. 512 v street northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02
| NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
HeIen Rowland

by Helen Rowland
The Petting Party.
~ ETTING parties are the base
ment bargain counters,
- where imitation love, shop
worn thrills and marked-dow
kisses come cheap.
y 4 \
Public petting Is like the bill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-02

Dental statistics show
that four out Of every
Eve over 10 and thou
sands younger, too
are vic linn Of dreaded
PyoFRhea. VIII you
oocapo9
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-21
TORTURE JEWELER,
MAKE HIM OPEN UP
SAFES; GRAB GEMS
By United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO. Aug. 21-'' Torture
bandits who twisted Sig Lazarus
arms in their sockets until ne agreed
TO open his jewel safes and allow
them to escape with quarter of Il
million dollars worth of loot, were
sought throughout Chicago and
suburbs today. Four bandits enter
ed the building where Lazarus op-
crates wholesale jewel office.
Thcv knocked the elevator operator
Unconscious, took the ear to the
seventh floor. entered the .iewelry
office and commanded Lazarus and
all employees and customers to hold
up their hands.
v hen Lazarus refused to unlock
his "burglar safes one bandit
seized one arm and another bandit
the other arm. Slowly twisting un'
Ill Lazarus thought the flesh would
soon tear, the bandits repeated their
demands warming that they would
end their victim s suffering with
a bullet if he cried out.
When tho owner of the office
reached the end of his fortitude he
gave up and opened the safe.
Packing between $3.50, 900 and
sJGGQ00 worth of jewels into hand
. bags and suitcases. the bandits went
back down by the elevator and es-
caped in waiting automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-21
WINSOME ASSISTANT
CREATES SENSATION
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Aug. u. - De
tiant AMI winSome. Mrs. Dorothy
Leopold Mahan took the witness
stand AT noon today and testified
against her former employer. DR..
Thomas ". Young.
Mrs. Mahan created Il sensation in
the crowded courtroom us she re,
lated the first chapter in her story
which the state figures will send the
little dentist to the gallows.
DR.. Eoung came to me ut my
bungalow at Ocean Park weci; aft.
fl his Wife disappeared, on the night
Of February 21, she testified, "and
told me that Mrs. Young would
probably never return. He told me
to cease looking for her. -
Mrs. Young : body was recovered
from a cement cistern in Beverly
Glen four months later.
lie had come to me only Il few
days previously and said she had
lcft him after a quarrel and would
probably return in Il few days the
witness continued.
I" He said Mrs. Young slapped
his face when he looked ut the wait.
ress who served them at the Planta.
ton roadhousc. That wasfhe night
Mrs. Young disappeared.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-21
DAINTY RECIPES FOD
THE WARM WEATHER

Orange and Grape Salad
cups orange sections.
tbsp grapejuice
l-2 cup Malaga grapes, peeled and
seeded.
tbsp. french dressing.
Peel fine large oranges and sepa-
rate the sections. removing every
particle Of the white inner skin.
Peel and seed the grapes and mix
with the oranges. Set aside. covered
on lee until verr Geld. Pour over
dressing.
Salmon Au Gratin
] cup cooked salmon, fresh cr can
ned.
cup drawn butter sauce.
salt and pepper.
tbsp. lemon Juice.
Pread crumbs.
Flake the cold salmon. mix with
the drawn butter. salt. pepper and
lemon juice. Fill little carthcn dishes
with the mixture, cover with fine
bread crumbs and brown.
FEuno Whip
- large pruncs.
. egg whites.
tbsp. powdered sugar.
Soak pruneS over nIght and stew
in the same water until tender. Re
move tire stones and mash to a
smooth pulp. Beat the egg whites
Entil stiff, fold il the sugar and
ttcH the pgune pulp. Turn into n
creased baking dish and bake in 4
sioN oven about twenty minutes.
Serve at once with cream. soft Gus
tI;G cor any desired sauce.
Welsh Rcrebit
- cup mix.
+ tbsp. flour
cup milk.
IL t,p. salt.
Few grains pepper.
II tsp. mustard.
, i to ] ID. cheese according 10
richness dcslrCd,) shaved or cut fine.
6 slices buttered toast.
( Make a white sauce. in the top Of
double boiler, Of the first six in
gradients, mixing the mustard with
The other dry iugred. ,nts. Set the
top part Of the boiler over hot but
not boiling water. Add the cheese,
cook and stir until il Is melted.
/ Serve on hot toasted bread or on
/ saltines. One-half cup chopped olives
! may be added. This dish may be
! voried by adding ore or two Slightly
beaten eggs just after the cheese La.
melted and continuing the cooking
urtii the egg has thickened the mix
+ turc.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-21
.,,s',sN

The aldermen were arrested by
district attorneys investigators on
charge of accepting a flat bribe
of $1,000. According Ia District
Attorney Asa Keyes. Fitzpatrick has
made complete confession. Downs.
it was said admitted accepting tn
money, but claims il was to ;dcfr,
caiupaign expenses and was not tsy
en- as n brlbe. re
Fitzpatrick and Downs. according
10 the charges, were taken-into Gus.
tody while receiving money the gen
erai manager OF. II company seeking
franchise for operation of a move
able sidewalk under downtown tun'
mel. ss-x4 -
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-21
| Stole His Heart
And Put 1t
In Cold Storage

AUBURN, Cal. Aug. 21.-
William Daugherty Of Lincoln.
California, marched into the
local police station and GemarIed
the assistance of the Law.
Some ono had stolen his heart,
he said.
That's d case for cupid and
not for the police he was told.
mo, it ism IT, Wil,iams III
siste1. This party has stolsn
my hesrt and is keeping l. in
cello s.orage
Whereupon decision was re-
versed and william locked up for
investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-21
OBESE PRISONER
PROVES PROBLEM
AT COUNTY JAIL

! Officials at the county Jail were
up against difficult problem yes
! tcrday afternoon when they were
called upon to find Il place in which
to put Lige Jones, colored, who was
arrested several miles northwest OF
FL Centre by Sheriff Gill"tt and
Deputy Sheriffs COrneilson and
Evans, on a charge of carrying a
concealed weapon.
Not that Lige gave the, officials
any trouble us far as his actions
were concerned. 1t was his bulk
that had them puzzled, for Lige.
though only five feet six and one
h"lf inches tan, tops the beam ut
2H2 pounds, and according to his
owa description, resembles Il barrel
et tar.
Lige took up too much room to
allow him to remain about the Jail
office very long and tte tanks are
well filled, for This seaSon of the
year, Deputy Jailcr Pat Than.
mum finally solved the problem by
transferring three prisoners from the
center tank to the new Jail addi-
tion on the second floor and put
iAge in the center tank.
Fined PEI Pound
According to the Jail custom,
Llge was hailed before the "kanga-
roo court : when he was placed in
tln toni upl 4bc i,,Ina'' Ia Il
to fine him for every pound of
weight lie carries. However, is the
total amount of the fine based on
;his calculation, greatly exceeded
Ligc s bank roll. he was let down
withEl 50 for tobacco.
Lige was found on ranch when
the officers visited it.. hoping to
catch still in operation. The OPP
crations had been concluded, i. was
stated and the operators had left
I'LL hut Ligc, who had been LETT be-
hind as Il guard and was just ''set-
ting around, he said, when the
Officers arrived. Sheriff Gillett de
cided to look him over anyhow and
fonnd revolver on his person,
which Ligc said he kept for com
ranr.
Il was therefore decided to take
hlm 10 Jail, the trip being made in
the sheriff s ear. The ear was hay
ing n new rear axle installed today
l.igc having bent the old one.
- Everytimc he walks, he shakes
the building like we were having an
earthquake, - Il prisoner said this
morning. $50 we have to make Lige
stay set in one place as much as
POSSIBLE.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-21
Start Drive To
Prevent Sale of
Oil Used Before
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2l.--Start of
national campaign to protect mo-
tolists against oil that has been us
ed was signalized with filing of a
suit by the Better Business Bureau
here today against the Penn Oil
company asking an injunction to
prevent sale of crank case drainage
a new oil.
The bureau, announced that simi
lar suits were being instituted in
var.ous cities throughout the eoun
try.
The suit charges specifically that
.ho company is selling used oil
drained from high crank eases as
new high grade oil The drainage
costs from IS to 20 cents "A gallon
while the motorists pay Sl.20 fol
j..
With more than 1900, 600 mo
tor vehicles in operation. the sub
stitution evil has grown TO tremen
dous proportions, - the bureau stat
ed.