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The Washington times., 1925-03-12
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rection given cnARLEsA1.REEo.Alt1s
to the imagination Of childhood
that goes far either to make or
break the expanding life.
One Of the most effective
means by which the childish i'm
agination can be given good and
wholesome direction is through
qualification of the always exist
ing dramatic instinct Of child
hood.
This 10 one Of the fundamental
principles Of Community Service,
which in turn IL one Of the most
wholesome of organized agencies
in the interest Of child life in
America.
One OF tho means by which
Community Service carries out
this principle for your child and
the thousands Of other children
Is to get them interested In well
selected plays that will give them
fun-good. wholesome fun.
This Is done for an even
broader object, which is to de-
velop imagination In the COM
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in those
who are participating and those
who are spectators.
1t is also intended by these
means to make imagination fllnc-
ton more vitality in the lives Of
the people. :.
1t is believed possible by this
means to make people more gem
erous, more understanding Of the
lives Of other people.
Also to make progress more
rapid by securing a greater open
mindedness.
The dramatic method is thus
also used to interpret significant
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NORA LEE : By Elenore Meherir
Writer Of Great Serial Chickie Presents Second Install
ment Of New Novel of Modern Life, Centered On
Heart and Mind of the "Flapper."

were discussing Villa Gathers
latest book. "And what do You
| think, Mr.. Reed, Of The Lost
Lady,? AS a work of art, ia
your opinion, does it compare
with My Antonia?'
Max said lazily: .sExquisitely
done. For its type, it's quite per-
fect.''
But as to the use of coinci-
dence She tried to embroiI him
in argument: to impress him with
her dazzling sharpness. He
shrugged with an insolent: "Of
course, it may not be flawless.
It has the single beauty of a
poem in its diction-'' Then he
deliberately lowered his head to
Nora Lee and whispered daring
": These obvious highbrows!
want to say amt got and
gimme whenever / meet them"
The discussion became anil
mated. It drifted from books to
music; the little theater move
ment.. The women, some ar.
rogantly; others hectic, were all
trying to shine. They were con-
.scious of their knoWledge: OF
their clothes; of their beauty. At
each brilliant sally some one said
in polished tones: Beautifully
done, my dear!'
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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cyelamen and lilies of the valley
fluttered delicately in the centre
OF the table. Voices chimed and
now and then ripple of laugh
ter and the rumbling bass OF
Macklin's tones.
Nora Lee, radiantly conscious
Of fitting in beautifully with the
scene. listened in cherm to the
drawing cadence OF Max's voice.
You're very happy. You
needn't tell me. well, I'm glad.
Have you changed as little within
as without?"'
Have not changed greatly?"
No deepened and melIowed,
but you had started when last we
met. They tell me you have q
son?''
He's going into his second
year now"
Enter the HigEbrOW.
He dropped into a brooding
quiet. A woman across the table
with clear-cut, aggressive face:
studied and moculated voice,
sent an incisive question, bright
as blade, against him. They
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peered over the family green hill with its early
embroidery Of flowers, toward the city, he did
not see her among the spring devotees.
So, pipe under arm, he invaded the city to
look for her.
And looking ont Of his world into hers he
found her: "SO-thrilled by my piping sure
enough-but in terms OF spring hats! Instead
of forget-me-nots- roses. Instead of the
sky-a looking glass; Instead of lovers
shop and vanity"
"BUT"-the young damsel turned her
satin cushion at Pans indignant snort and made
answer-"but the HAT is for the lover-young
fool-to ensnare hm Wait til suited
and then I'll fare me forth to meet this young
man that you have waiting on the spring road,
nv friend!' NELL BRINKLEY
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. life in water had something to do
with 1t. and we went home.
In the afternoon we walked
down to the beach and sure
enough as Bunny had predicted,
there out of the water and put on
the beach numbered one of the
biggest turtles I ever saw!
Watch her now" said Bunny.
She-for Bunny insisted it was
lady-waddled around for
while and then she commenced
digging hole with her hind
f1ippers.
She must have dug about a
foot and half in the sand. Then
she kept quiet for quite a while.
After that she nosed down in
the hole and fused around. Then
she covered the hole up and
smoothed the surface so cleverly
that you would never have known
the sand had been disturbed.
Then into the water she waded
and swan off
She's laid her eggs" said
Bunny I'll bet three hundred
of them at least"
When does she hatch them
cut?' asked Bobby.
She doesn't hatch them. The
sun does" replied Bunny. Come
back in three weeks and you'll
see something"
We waited three weeks and
when. the time was up, you could
hardly drag Bobby away from
that spot on the beach-even to
go fishing.
Luck was with us. We were
there when it happened. AS we
sat near the spot where we
knew the eggs were hidden, sud
denly there was a disturbance on
the sand.
There they GOMEZ shouted
Bunny, as dozens and dozens of
baby turtles wriggled out of the
sand and made straight for the
water.
And as they appeared hundreds
of hungry gulls and other birds
seemed to come from nowhere
and cast their hungry eyes on
the young turtles.
AS they made ready to swoop
down on these babies. Bobby and
| frightened them away until
every last baby was safely in the
water.
Lucky for those little ones"
said Bunny. Very few families
are preserved like that. But |
suppose it is like my family. If
they were all allowed to, live
there wouldn't be room in the sea
for any other kind of creatures
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DRAMA IN CHILD LIFE
Direction Given to Imagination Of Child
hood Goes Far to Make or Break
the. Expanding Life.

moments IN history and to edu,
cate the participants in the con
.scious meaning and use Of Per.
sonal power.
The promoters Of this moys.
ment call attention to the fact
that It IL not what one knows
passiveiy that counts. but what
one has felt. has experienced.
They also place emphasis on
the Importance Of the pageant as
an occasional and temporary form
Of dramatic art. The special In
terest OF Community Service Il
not in pageants. but in the use
of the dramatic effort continu-
ously throughout the year by
various groups church, lodge,
club, school. neighborhood. com
cunity center.
Community Service deserves
your support and the support OF
everybody.
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#8Tun9w4|lsl0ma.
(1X NE nY39eYA4R
MRS. TURTLES LARGE FAMILY.

k";RE's boat capslzed"
shouted Bobby, as we lay
off the coast of Florida,
where we hoped to catch big sail
fish.
"Where?" asked, turning to
look.
Right over there" said Bobby,
pointing toward shore.
Bunny was up and leaning over
t he side of the boat now to see
the excitement. lie shaded his
eyes with his paw, gave a grunt
and said:
"Roat nothing: It's simply a
turtle taking snooze,"
"Well, 1t certainly is a big one,
said Bobby. "Ill bet it weighs as
much as a boat anyway"
VERY probably" | agreed. They
often weigh six or seven hundred
pounds down in this part of the
" JT.u.
I'M said Bobby, "Think how
- ',rtle soup that fellow would
make"
I'D like to see one close up,
said Bobby.
IF you will come down on the
beach toward sunset wouldn't DE
surprised if you saw one. They
don't come ashore very often, but
/ nav, H. feeling in my left hind
foot that you may see lady turtle
this afternoon" said Bunny.
"Why do you say lady-turtle?"
asked Bobby.
You'll see," said Bunny.
From that moment Bobby lost
all interest in fishing. which was
surprising-but l suppose be-
cause a turtle lives most of it's
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nAN has stretched his goats legs tipped with,
the tiny hoofs, yawned wide until his point
ed ears wiggled, and sat up and fumbled
for his pipe. For spring has whispered in his
ear that she is here-and has told him to be up
and about his business of letting the birds and
beasts know it-and lovers, too.
Putting his tubes to his scarlet lips, with a,
side-Iong smile because he knew how enticing his
song was to be, he began shrill, thrilling sweet
piping. It had all the voices of all the things
that wake in spring in it. 1t called to everybody
to come out.
Everybody-but one in particular for whom
his sweet fluting was meant-the city damsel.
For there was a young man strolling out that he
But when he had piped himself dizzy, and
would have liked her to encounter.
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sister to unscramble the conceit
from the rest of a boys make
up.
A man no longer tries to kiss
a girl Just to see IL he cam
but just to see If he WANTS to.
A husband may not really be
grouchy; but, after the strain
of wearing 1.-The smile that wins"
for eight long hours around the
office, man just automatically
sinks back into his natural ex-
preston along with his slippers
and his house-coat.
Caution has taken all the gla-
NOR off of romance; nowadays
man begins by handing you a
recipe of his emotions, so that
you won't mistake any Of his
ardor for real love, nor his at
tentions for INTENTIONS.
All those little loVe-Spats our
ing the courtship and the engage
ment are merely preliminary
training for the Big Fight.
Hope chests, they say, are get
ting bigger and bigger-but.
hopes, alas, are getting smaller
and fewer, all the time!
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NEGOTIATIONS
OF "A WIFE
b Helen Rowland

Now. the young spring reviving
old desires,
My love to glorious golflng togs
aspires-
And, ere he saunters forth
with bag and clubs,
Himself. IKE unto solomon attires!
His legs in crossword" stockings.
Dat and fair.
A checkered cap upon his thin
ming hair,
A radiant scarf to charm de.
lighted, eyes
Oh beautiful! Oh sweet! Oh
debonair!
Look! In his button-hole a glow
ing rose.
To match the splendor Of his
flashing hose
Don't tell him he's the cats
glass-eye! For, 10,
He knows It, well, dear heart!
He knows-HE KNOWS!
1t isn't the underground look''
half So often as that ''before-
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By EIenore Meherin.
The Biggest and Best StOrc q
Her Career.


r." HE kind of regal simph-
city, my dear, that costs
q mint OF money. "
she reioiced that she had chosen
80 cIeverly when she saw Natalie
in black velvet cut with almost
nun-lfke severity. It had only q
long sweeping grace of line with
a single gold feather tucked at the
earelessly draped girdle. The
gown left Natalie's haunting face
sharply cut and white as cameo
"a. vivid face that gripped ones
heart not because of its beauty,
hut because of a lettering sadness
chiseled exquisitely in its depths.
1T was good OF you to come.
Mrs. Herrick." Natalie said in a
family weary tone.
Nora Lee answered youngly;
ut it most pleasant to be here.
she greeted Dane with equal IN
difference. but her face became
Young looking into his.
she presented Nora Lee, who
was already tFemulous with a sup
pressed, chiId-like eagerness. There
was Macl<lin-the great architect
IA swarthy. heavy man Of go
RIA like build with scintillattng
gray eyes and a large porous
nose. He laughed. rumbling, pro-
found, infectious.
There was Joven, the artist--a
Ianky, slack-muscIed fellow. with
4 penetrating gaze and dreamy.
nebulous chin; a geoiogist Just
back from survey into the far
places OF Asia: an actor, and two
doctors.
Nora Lee was the youngest cf
the women. She couldn't help it
that her heart leaped, noting the
quick admiration IN the eyes Of
the men.
Natalie Said abruptly: Your
partner is late, Mrs. Herrick-'
..OId Friends. .
Just then a name was an
nounced. The blood went bound-
ing to Nora Lees throat. Max
entered the room and was bowling
with his fine. slouching grace to
Natalie.
she smiled: eve were just
talking Of you, Max. WIN you
take Mrs. Herrick?'' And to
Nora Lee: ..He tells me you are
very old friends"
Natalie then linked her arm in
Danes, ana said quietly; You're
to take me In
Nora Lee found herself smiling
and talking. but her eyes were on
the streak of red that cut in
fine line to her husbands temples.
She was suddenly confused and
bewildered. Looking up to Max
8t1S St1fu with SUM- HyStCi4|ei
laugh: How in the world do you
come here?"
ITO be your partner, Nora
Lee. His pale. smooth face was
bent a little toward hers. The
black eyes glowed and a quick,
whimsical smile touched up the
corners of his lips. Are You
more surprised than glad to see
me?"
Both"
Old Gayety.
In five years they had met
only three or four times-seldoin
for more than a brief word or a
hasty nod. She was surprised to
find the old. flirtatious spirit re-
kindIfng; the old capricious
gayety touching her thought.
Music noated to them from the
nower-filled patio: candles cleaned
ON a service of gold; pink
lNt as
The Washington times., 1925-03-12
WHEN DID 1T
HAPPEN?

when did Pontiac's Indian
Il War take place?
2-When did the island of ST..
Helena become a British posses
sion?
3-When did Vega Carpio, cele-
brated Spanish dramatise, live?
4-when was Warna, Bulgaria,
taken by allies in Crimean war?
5-when did Galen, renowned
Greek physician, flourish?
Answer to these queries will be
printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS
To yesterdays questions.
Hiatt was discovered by
Pinzon in November, 1892.
2-The first great flood in st.
Petersburg occurred in 1777.
3-The Lindisfarne Gospels were
written in the 7th Century.
4-Crown Prince Rudolph of
Austria killed himself January
80, 1889.
5-The daimios of Japan coded
their lands to the Mikado in 1871.
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RECIPES OF
CONTESTANTS
Ornnre Marna1ade.

six oranges. three lemons, seven
cups Of water, sugar. Cut off
the ends OF oranges and Ism.
ons and throw away Peel thin
oranges and lemons round and
round like an apple, then cut
with shears very fine. Remove
the white skin and cut the pulp
into fine pieces. Cover the pulp
and shredded peel with cold
water and let stand IL to "a
hours. Drain, add the water and
cook until reduced one inch. or
until the rinds are tender. Add
equal amount Of sugar and cook
until 1t jellies.
MRS. H. NJ. SMYTH,
14O4 Ellicott st. N. w.
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in which the
budding intel
ligence is be-
ginning to get
a clearer WIS.,
ion of the &C
tual universe
and to imagine
still other uni
verses.
It has been
called the per
iod Of the i'm
agination.
It IL the d.
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Orange Fritters.

Peel two oranges and separate
into sections. Make an open.
ing into sections just large
enough to remove seeds. Dip
sections in batter and fry In
deep fat. Serve same as any
other fritters.
Batter Any fritter batter may
be used. la cups flour, tea
spoons baking powder. 4 tea
spoon salt, 2-3 cup milk. 4 egg.
Mix and sift dry ingredients; add
milk gradually and egg well beaten.
Mrs. d. Al. Maynard, Apt. LOT
lexington Ter.
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One Arm Pianist

HOUNT aGEZA ITCHY. the
~ noted Hungarian pianist
and composer, although he lost
his right arm in bunting when
he was fourteen years old, studied
the piano under the best teach.
ers, and became a virtuoso.
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Orange Syrup.

Pare the oranges, squeeze and
strain the Juice from the pulp.
To one pint Of Juice allow one
pound and three-quarters Of loaf
sugar. Put the juice and sugar
together, boil and skim it until
it is creamy, then strain 1t
through a flannel bag and let
it stand until it becomes cool.
Then put in bottles and cork
tight.
MRS. LOUIS K. STEVENSON,
go N ST. N. w.
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By DIR. Chas. A. L. Reed

FOr1nSr President Of the Ameri.
can Medical Association.
rs your child now between SIX
and fourteen years Of age?'
II so, It is the period OF
that child's greatest mental
growth.
1t is likewise the period OF
your greatest opportunity as q
parent.
That is because It 10 the period
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breakfast look
that makes so
m a n y marri-
ages sag in
the middle and
fall part.
r h ere Is
nothing like a
brother to take
the vanity out
of a girl
but it would
require some
t h l n g m o re
than q mere
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How to Eat Fruit Salad

How to EAT Fruit Salad
nEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:
- Will you kindly tell me
whether it is correct to ear
fruit salad with a spoon or a
salad fork?
HELEN.
1t should be eaten with a fork.
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w HEN IN
DO u B I
Mrs. Cornelius BeecIxman-
To Wear at a Dance
MRS. BEECKMAN:

70 Wear at q lance
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Is it absolutely necessary
when going to formal dance to
have gown cut low in the back,
and perfectly formal or would it
be justs as proper to wear
sleeveless dress?
(2l When one has not an eve
ming wrap but must wear a plain
coat with fur collar and cuffs,
is it necessary to go without a
hat II one Is going in a car, or
should she wear nat to CORE
spond with her coat?
A friend and have had a
little argument over this matter,
and SO come to you to help us
straighten it out.
A CONSTANT READER.
VOUR question is not very
clear. since . formal dress
Is Of course. sleeveless. To a
formal dance you should wear a
formal evening gown. without
sleeves and with a formally cut
neck line. A formal evening
gown does not necessarily have
low cut back, for many French
couturiers never design formal
evening gowns with low cut
backs.
90 II you wear a hat you win
emphasize the informality Of your
coat. / advise you not to wea-.
hat. And don't worry about your
coat, for now some of the eve
ming coats so much resemble after
noon coats that you may be able
'.will" your coat to take on the
appearance of an evening coat.
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1t isn't the ''tweIve-pound look''
half so-often as that before
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k<" HE kind of regal simph-
city, my dear, that costs
,,ir,+ ~ money. -
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Presidential Power
How the Billions Were Scattered.

You realize the power Of the United States President
than that Of king when learn how
belonging to the people, shoveed out In the late
In peace with and there official outlaw daring
mild objection there limit to Presidential authority
But in with its hysera the words The President
wills it, are sufficient
After the had ended and there LEGAL author
t in to give the public money fifteen hundred
millions Of dollars dshed out to various countries in
Europe, merely Woodrow Wilson's personal order.
The responsible head of the Treasury objected feeby
he had good for sending the gigantic sumshy
millions here fifty millions there than four hundred mil
legal method of giving the peoples money away.
Then find excuse the substance Of the next order
The found In lie used to the effect
that Rumania still at And billion and half of
dollars taken from the peoples pockets to be paid for
later in taxation, and sent to Europe.
the price paid for concession by Europe the
powrfu envoy eeected that spoke in Europe for the
United States.
However the who sent the money doubtless feeling
that saving the world and that fifteen hundred millions
would not matter is now dead and buried.
And in reality the country got off cheapy The money
paid out of the public pocket part Of the framing Of that
League of Nations and part of the plan to tie this
country in the League That League part failed thanks be
TO heaven
had been caught in that trap But escaped
ford the billion and half added to all the other billions
calamity given away squandered and paid out in graft.
When public hystera makes the mildest criticism Of
public officials high the people robbed
and they robbed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-06
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
The Prettu Woman
By DOCTOR PRANK CRANE.
The Pretty Woman
woman wants ia be pretty.

LIVERY woman wants to be pretty.
n The country over Is starred with beauty parlors
- whore women trying make themselves over
and improve their appearance
All men like pretty women yet somehow pretty
have not much of the right kind of influence IN the world
Perhaps it is because beauty gift And anyone who
has Gift has something that does not promote character
but interferes with it. -
have often noticed that boy who plays the violin well
or the mouth harp dances we'll do any other KIND
of trick well, is apt to be unbalanced character
The same OF boy who nherits lot OF money de
subject TO temptations tnat the ORDINARY DOy
meet It is rare thing for him them sufficient
" to become successful man.
The truth that the who has the best chance to sue
ceed by meant around achievement ana con-
enent is the Of average character the man VINO
is endowed with no especial gifts
o+ into the Kingdom Of Heaven for camel to pass
through the eye of needle is hard TOR any man VINO
is in any way especially endowed to be the right KIND o.
nerson It can be done, but it is rare
There seems to be something in the possession OF unusual
Qualities that unbaances mans character had cnd
and wanted him to be happy should pray .na1 4 mOI
not do anything well enough to be marked out ABOVE ms
fellows. j. -.
along in the rut where the common people i've:
privilege Of the common and not the uncommon Iok.
recently saw play called 1.-THE Valley OF Content
which illustrated that there much more content III Deg
and struggling the ordinary obstacles OF fe nan
there is in being rich and having no obstacles
There people who cannot see me 49, u
an artist he was not musician ne was not gooo
He was not extraordinarily endowed in any one
but great In MS Daanco u Cu0ha
Great in the sense that the common people are great 80
made him the idol of the masses anA the more ms 49,
character comes out he esteemed by the common
people -. :. el,,.r..a tba ,porlds
ho nv their works or through man. as rule nave
ot h nrettv women The pretty woman's gifts seem 70
lie mostly the direction OF destructlveness rs : h
find woman Of handsome men who IS handsome al4O y s
thoughts and spirit 80. - f..l;ro. and
principles in time they impress themselves upon 1ne ap
pearance and they grow beautiful as they grow oG
Thew do not excel in beauty of youth but excel rather
in that beauty which comes with the acCreuon y -
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No other civilized people take marriage lightly, as
soppily the Americans. We criticize the French and
the Germans japanese and Chinese the Spanards and
Italians We say they backward and trammeed In their
attitude toward marriage We say we don't believe In
made MARRIAGE BUT OH BOY, WE'RE CERTAINLY
KEEN FOR UNMAKING THEM!
It's all wrong Marriage isn't question OF wanting to
wned hearts That's part OF the pleasant prelm1
but the real bout is performance and OUR
PERSONAL FEELINGS ARE NOT THE MAIN CON
SHERATON IN THAT SERIOUS PERFORMANCE. It's
very helpful to "ke each other" when we're raising
families but the fact that dont like each other
shouldn't let off the job, than the fact that
re bored with soldering and peeved with officers
should let us out Of the army before time is
Separation between father and mother is sometimes
avodable Actual cruelty home does make dangerous
atmosphere for young lives But the fact that their
parents no longer wildly infatuated with each other
nothing to little Bill and Janet. AS long
and courteous to each other and friendly the
children all is well with the world to the youngsters And
and would find it quite possible to be courteous
and friendly after passion has cooled if they so
parents found it possible. Marriage JOB them,
a JUNKET. One look at their daguerreoypes should
convince the most sentimental that carving twned
wasn't their long suit Fevered fancy played but small
part their grim program, but respect loyalty
operation lasted to the end And they last the in
the vast majority of modern marriages If WE WANT
THEM TO LAST.
That's my to Matte Mr.. and Mrs Whit
AREN'T "a hero and heroine because they stay together
when they don't like each other BUT THEY ARE A
PAIR OF SLACKERS IF THEY DISCARD THEIR
PARTNERSHIP MERELY BECAUSE THEIR PULSES
HAVE CEASED TO FLUTTER.