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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-13
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland

~ H, We Mothers of Babylon,
beware how We coddle your
~ sonsr' For, alas. the sins.
and likewise the virtues, Of the
mothers shall be visited upon the
daughters-in-law.
4 n
Behold. man who hath been
permitted to refuse toast and soft
boiled eggs for breakfast and to
demand waffles and lambs chops
shall be a trial and an affliction
unto his wife all the days of her
life!
" X ~
A man who hath been wont to
find his collars ALWAYS in the
right hand corner of the drawer,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-13
WHO SAID TT
AND WHERE

HE thought as n sage, though
he felt as D man"
So speaks Beattie of the sub
ject of his poem 1.-The Hermit"
"SOIne people are more nice
than WISE"
Cowley writing on Mutual
Forbearance" in "The Task" de-
ulous.
Copyright. 1925, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-13

his studs al
ways in his
shirts, and his
buttons on his
indies, shall
be as hard
upon his wife
as an "effi-
Gle n cy eX-
pert" and her
life shall be
made bitter by
his complaints
and his growl-
ings.
X X X
A son that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-13

- gayety.
Ever since he little boy he has always been stuck with
things between. 1t topt TWO.
And he couldn't tell if he loved the the best the blue
ONE pair Of shoes two One was tan ties and
shoesrngs And
them because he could not point his
born little finger just and m have that He could
the writing. He
COULD have sad ~ like them both the bestT
Christmas present for his motherand it isn't
this day He found five things and he easily pushed back three
TWO He did not
he liked the cake plate with the twisted silver handle that cost
embroidered
it. that $685. the best
college; later when the little
couldn't choose between two things and always being
terrible Rubicon of which promptly became
river with twof the spot!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-13
RECIPES OF
CONTESTANTS
Cold Orange Sauce.

Cold Orange Sauce.
One cup sugar.
One cup water.
One teaspoOnful gelatine.
Juice and pulp Of four oranges.
Juice of one-half lemon.
Three tablespOonfuls cold water.
Boil sugar and water ten minutes,
add the gelatine. softened in the
cold water.
Let cool and strain into the fruit
Juice. Cool before using Mrs
Clara Dean, 600 Kenyon. street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-13
Prima Donna OF the Metropolitan
Opera Company and One Of the
Most Beautiful Women
OF the Day.
BY MARIA JERITzA.

- ATE1S have been famous for
their heaithful and beauri-
- flying, as well as cleansing
effects, since time immemorial.
Hot baths, cold baths. tepid
baths, salt baths, Turkish and
Russian baths 1.-The list of Yaria--
lions Is endless.
without at least one bath
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-13

SOU u GApCSNoA~~'
The great sweetness came. Now
1t was gone. Like a mother,
with her first child dead in her
arms, Nora Lee rebeiled and
fought against the loss.
"I'm finished with caring. I
don't want Ioye!'' She blinked
and brushed bitterness from her.
eyes. Then she picked up mir
TOR and examined it slowly. 1t
was OF French gilt, finely en-
ameled in delicate figures of Law
endar and blue. 1t belonged TO a
set that was now spread out in
exquisite richness on the bed.
"YesP' she murmured with a
red flash of torment. 81 don't
want love-his or anyone's! I
want peace"
A small card lay on the plush
box. She read this again: "WilI
you marry me, Nora Lee? I can
make you the happiest and proud
est girl in all the world. All and
everything you want shall be
yours. I love YOU" RICHARD.
cit Was Settled"
Il could do worse. " She dashed
hot, protesting tears back. Rich
ard was a fascinating. jaunty fell
low. He wouldn't be searching
flaws in her; wouldn't ridicule all
her pet vanities; her Needless ex--
travagance. He would find her
perfect and laugh whimsically at
her silly foibles.
So perhaps it was much better.
And she was glad it was settled
glad Dane Herrick was gone and
this terrible emotion Of hers must
die.
Whenever the brown face with
the merry. teasing twinkle illum-
fined suddenly her memory, Nora
Lee repeated forlornly: ''I'm glad
It's over. Mighty glad" For love
was good only to break a PERSONS
heart-and she didn't want hers
broken.
Yet the next afternoon found
Nora Lee on pitiful, unhappy
quest-found her hu1Tying through
the o'clock crowds seeking a
face: longing for eyes, laughing
and tender, to turn suddenly on
hers.
Disappointment.
She saw a pair of broad shout
ders swinging along in a brown
coat. She caught up with the
man, stared in angry disappoint-
ment at his pursy, red face. The
man smiled knowingly and DOTTED
his hat.
She stamped on. breathless.
What a priceless thing for her
to do! He wasn't searching for
her. So she'd give it up, and
this was the very last time.
1t was five weeks since Dane
Herrick left her: three since she
sent the letter implorlng his Ie-
turn. No answer came.
So it was shameless for her to
tag after him-insane 10 keep
hoping that he still cared. Every
day coming from her office she
turned resolutely from the build
ing where he was employed. No!
Shed not pass within a mile Of
him If she could help il, And
every day she sped back around
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-13
. WHEN IN
DOUBT
by Cornelius Beekman-
Taking OFF the Glove When
Shaking Hands

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
There is confusion in my
regarding the custom of removing
the glove before shaking hands.
The well-bred man always does.
How about a woman? Should she.
remove her glove at all times?
II not, when?
l know many people and am
always meeting friends in the
street. Should remove my glove
at all times? Thank you.
EVELYN.
YOU are rght-a gentleman
i should remove his glove be-
fore he shakes hands with a
lady. Good form does not require
a lady to remove her glove be-
fore she shakes hands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-13

CALI A
woman can
keep clean and
dainty. For
myself, i find
two daily baths
"a very warm,
luxurious re
laxing rub at
night and q
quick, braciny,
tepid plunge in
the morning
IDEAL / shall
give my re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-13
When Eating Meat
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:

III
~ A friend and / are going
to let you settle an argument.
~ Is ii correct when eating
meat to cut off each piece as
it is eaten. or should the entire
piece of meat be cut up before
starting to eat?
(2) Should soup be eaten from
the end or the side of the spoon?
d. H.
nut piece and eat it before
" you cut the next piece. To
cut up all the meat at once is a
very terrible" thing to do! Prom
Use me that you will not do it
and make your friend promise,
too.
(2) From the side of the spoon.
Copyright. 1925, by Premier Syndi-
cate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-13
By Eleanor Meherin
The Biggest and Best Story Of
Her Career.
PART II
CHAPTER HYearning
for Dane

roRA was young and wanted
love. Her girlhood was
soft dream of expectance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
Mob Attacks Irish General

New York-Having been welcomed
to the United States by q mob Of Irish
Republican sympathizers who hurled
rotten eggs. tomatoes and sticks. Gen
eral Richard Mulcahy, former COM
mander Of the Irish Free State army.
and four companions are here on their
way to the Inter-Parliamentary union
at Washington.
The general and his party were At.
tackled by surprise when they disem.
barked from the liner President Roose-
welt at Hoboken. N. J. Punched In
the face and kicked on the legs, Null.
cahy was almost knocked from his
feet before he left the gang plank.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
Part w
London and Lystria
CHAPTER XVIII

ind myself at last. to my own
great satisfaction. able to return to
part Of the story In which I myself
bore part I am no longer writing
hearsay. but narrating what I actual.
ly saw and heard.
The scene OF Lord Edmund Troyte's
library In Grosvenor street. when Lord
Norheys and~h bride walked In, re-
mains wildly pictured In my mind.
Troyte sat bolt upright on the edge
Of deep chair In which he had been
lounging. Al his elbow was q little
table with the empty coffee cups and
the liQueurs on II. Behind II sat Pro
eopius Cable. staring At Norheys with
an expression of angry amaxement on
his face. Half way between the door
and the fireplace stood Norheys and
his bride. had never before seen
Viola Temple on the stage. and her
appearance surprised me. I expected
her to be pretty. Of course ! did not
expect her 70 look gentle. shy and
even timid. A girl who has faced
huge audiences hundreds Of times
would not. one might suppose, be
frightened Of three old gentlemen sit.
ting round q tire. But she was Nor.
heys' attitude was protective. He
held one OF her hands and kept her
close beside him.
The library In Troyte's house In
Grosvenor street ls comfortable
and. I think. q beautiful room. There
are couple Of good pictures. bur
for the most part the walls are COW
cred with bookcases. Troyte has
spent great deal on books
during his life. rare books exquisite
examples OF printing and books which
have nne bindings ] do not know
that he, or indeed any one ever reads
books OF that kind. II s generally
easier. and pleasanter. to buy q mod
ern edition OF an old author n you
want to read him at all. But there
10 no doubt that the presence In q
room Of good books. good from q
sibliophile's point OF view. creates an
atmosphere which 10 very agreeable.
especially after dinner.
A Persian carpet. one OF the hest
have ever seen. covers the door Of
the library. Some good chairs. chi.
nese Chippendale. stand with their
backs against the bookcases But
Troyte 10 too sensible q man to sacri-
Zee comfort TO artistic feeling. Round
the are he had deep leather-covered
chairs OF thoroughly satisfactory late
Victorian design.
I. the afth person present. and by
far the least Important leaned back
In my chair and Eiggied feebiy.
"unless its Emllys curate who's
gone to Lystria-- ! repeated. u don't
know who n ran be-
prceopius Cable turned aud glared
at me with ferocity and contempt. I
had been guilty Of an nl-timed At
tempt a q Joke In the middle Of .
very serious crisiS I stopped gig.
Cling abruptly and murmered an apsl-
ogy. AFTER that for . while. nobody
spcka
rrcyss was the arss 10 recover bile
ssafIpssssssieA He rec iron his
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
British Protests Turk Army
Advance on Christian Village,

Geneva-With the dispute between
Great Britain and Turkey over the
Mosul area still unsettled. the Brit.
ish delegation protested to. the
League Of Nations council that Turk.
ish troops have been encircling Chris
tian villages in Mosul and dsporting
the Christian inhabitants to Turkey.
A large number escaped. taking re-
fuge In the British mandate state Of
Irak. to which Great Britain contends
Mosul rightfully belongs.
An exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Bagdad to London reported that
more than 5000 Christians had been
deported by the Turks from the Mosul
territory. Two hundred-fifty Of them
escaped TO Irak.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24

Q conference Of the kind might -
held. He'd love that. And at the
same time you could tell Cssimir that
don't In the least mind whether I'm
king Of Lystria or not II I'm al
lowed to marry Calypso 10 every bit
No soon 60 home NJ stay here
THAT young woman" said Janet
is totally unsuited 70 Be q curate's
wife"
"she To-" said Tommy. Il know
that Perhaps II would be better for
you to say 10 CssirnIr that I'd make
quite q good king from his point Of
yiew--give him any amount Of balls
and dinners. keep up the opera. not
have any income tax: and all that
sort OF thing. The late king told me
exactly what's wanted and Tn pre-
pared to do Il. II will be easy enough
TO talk over Cssimir. The real trou-
BILE In the patriarch. Look here. Miss
Church. II you manage TO persuade
him, I'll promise faithfully TO use all
my influence 40 king to unite the Lys
TRAN church to any Christian body IN
the world you choose TO name. Even
II we have 10 wait till the present pa
triarch dies and I have the appoint.
ment Of new one. wen pull the
thing on In the end"
That must have been q strong
temptation to Janet. ! dare say she
would have given way to II and gone
10 the patriarch with q proposal that
no should be president Of some sort
Of world conference. whether he
would have accepted the position or
not NO one will ever know. Before
Janet had made any reply to Tommy.
Count Albert Casimir entered the
room.
He Immediately ordered the two
soldiers who stood on guard to 20
away. He spoke to them In q manner
that was actually savage. just as u
they had forced their way Into Tom
my's apartments against orders which
no had repeatedly given them.
Then he marched over to the win
dow. where Tommy was standing. and
saluted. After that he marched back
TO the door. nung II open. stood to at
tention At one side of II and said.
Please
II was evident that Tommy was at
liberty again.
Janet. eagerly questioning Casimir.
scarcely pausing to translate his an
swers to Tommy. got an outline Of
what had happened.
The princess had carried her point.
Casimir. who did not much care who
was king Of Lystria. 90 long AZ there
was a king Of some sort. backed her
up. The patriarch. who was~ q kind
hearted old gentleman and really fond
OF the princess. had given way In the
end.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
10000 Mass in Face Of British.

London--Forty thousand Turkish
troops. according to an observer just
arrived from Irak. are waiting behind
the provisional Mosul frontier. ready
to advance II the League Of Nations
council gives an adverse decision In
its forthcoming settlement Of the
Mosul boundary dispute. This infor-
mant declared that British airmen are
keeping a sharp watch on the Turkish
forces. The foreign Office was with
out fresh advices beyond material up
on which It based Its protest to the
league against alleged Turkish depor-
tations Of Christians In the Mosul re-
gion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
FRANCE TO REDUCE
WAR DEBT TO US.
Substantial Payment In 1926 by
France Included In Call
laux Program.

On Board the Steamship Paris-The
debt proposal which Finance Minister
Caillaux is understood to have pre-
pared for submittaI to the American
commission In Washington contem-
plates immediate steps by France to
reduce the principal Of her account
Cailleaux's program would offer q
substantial payment in 1926. with In
creasing amounts annually during each
Of the next 20 years.
The French governments proposal
viii not be tied up with reparation
payments nor will II be conditioned
upon the tentative agreement recent
ly entered into with Great Britain, ac-
cording to the summary obtained
French budget calculations must take
both factors into account but Caillaux
10 said to have no intention OF bring
ing either into the Washington DELHI
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
HeolhAaGs&
a7G Home
THE WOMAN WHO WORKS

In this new order OF things, with
women. both married and single,
broadening their business activities. q
very serious problem arises. II is the
problem Of what. when. and where to
eat.
Breakfast IL always a hurry-up meal
for the men but much more 80 for the
woman who goes 10 business Lunch
cons. Of course. are taken In the
iunchrooms and restaurants In the
business districts and are no problem.
But how about dinnersi Shall they,
too, be restaurant meals or can they be
90 planned that business women may
enjoy the home cooking Of which they
are 90 fondi Take away the element
Of haste and anxiety and In Its place
put carefully thought-out menus. well
planned and easily prepared. and home
dinners win again regain their high
favor with the working housewife.
One Of the big worries 10 frequently
with the milk. Did It GOMEZ Ii It
freshf 10 II frozenf Has the milk
man been paidi Are the bottles
washed and set outi However. there
70 no cause for worry about milk. why
not keep q dozen cans Of evaporated
milk In your pantryf There are large
cans, equal to a quart Of milk and
smaller cans that viii meet the lesses
needs.
For evaporated milk is Just pure,
fresh milk with more than half the
water missing. This water can be re-
placed In a jifty. II you 20 desire or
you can use II as cream II rich and
creamy foods are desired.
Here are a few recipes that may be
used by The Woman Who Works
for forming her plans for self help
and good home cooking.
seailepsd Ham and Potatoes
I pound smoked IN cups water
ham green pepper
Q medium potatoes (may be
IN cups evape- omitted)
rated milk Flour
diluted with
Cover the bottom Of an oiled baking
with nsur and pieces of ham y inch
square Repeat until dish 10 full FIJI
dish Il full Of diluted milk. Bake un-
til potatoes are tender.
Eggs o. Casserole.
Q hard-boiled u cup evaporatsd
sgGs milk
. tomatoes Il cup water
. tbsp butter Y cup grated
. tbsp. -four cheese
9 tsp. salt Buttered crumbs
Cut hard boiled eggs In half and ar
he Id M aAA
casserole. Slice tomatoes In center of
dish Make q white sauce Of the milk.
water, fat and hour. Add cheese and
stir over a low IRE until cheese is we'll
mixed and smooth. Pour over toma-
toes and eggs. Cover with crumbs
and bake twenty minutes In . mode
rate oven.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24

chair and walked over to where Nor
heys and his bride were standing.
my dear viola." he said. that
stupid husband Of yours has never In
troduced me to you. 80 ! must intro
ducs myself az your uncle. Won't
you come over 10 The Ore and SIT
DOWN."
He took her by the hand and led
her 70 his own chair He set her In
II and placed q footstool az her feet.
The recognition had been q little long
In coming. but there were excuses 10
be made for the delay. Nothing could
have bees more courteous than Troy
te's mannes when he got over the
shock Of her sudden appearance and
made up his mind to accept the inev-
table. The girl looked up al him with
timid gratitude snd blushed In the
most charming manner.
Good old Uncle Ned" said Ner-
heys. = knew you'd take II like q
man. what always said to Viola was
mis-: Uncle Ned may be o member
Of parliament and q cabinet minister
and all that. but he's still q gentle
man.
Cable, his HANDS thrust deep int
his trousers pockets. stood scowling
whats happened In Lystria7" he
said.
1T seems to me-" said Norheys, ''that
some other Brighter has clipped In"
Gable strobe over to Treyte's writ
Ing table. seized q pen and began to
scribbls at q terrific pace. faster than
any one rye ever seen write. except on
the stage. He talked while he wrote.
another thing which reminded me Of
the theater.
II shall wire to Berlin at once. Cas-
imir Ia still In Berlin. shall wire to
King Wladislaws. I shall wire to the
patriarch In Lystria."
Ito be continuedl
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
Macmillan Ships In Storm

have dashed the Peary and Bowdoin,
the two vessels OF the Macmillan arc
tic expedition. now on their homeward
way from Greenland. The National
Geographic society was informed in
messages relayed by radio operators
that while the Peary, the expeditions
flagship, rode out of storm on her
way from Greenland to Labrador, the
Bowdoin, with Commander Donald B.
Macmillan. the expeditions chief
aboard, played hide and seek with the
gales in sheltering coves and was I'M
able to leave Greenland.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
Flies 1923 Miles Per Hour

Mitchell Field, N. "a new unoffi-
cial worlds speed record was estab-
lished when Lieutenant Afford J. Will
liams, navy aviator, few at the rate
Of 3o2.3 miles an hour. The fight
was q test for the Pulitzer races to
be held here next summer. Williams
time was carefully checked by off,
cials Of the Curtiss Airplane Co. He
few one kilometer In "a seconds.
The worlds record for airplane speed
is 27s miles an hour. held by France.
Williams started his flight by diving
from q height Of 5000 feet over Cur
tiss neld and then leveled on for the
one kilometer distance. Later with
out alighting he few at an average OF
26S.2 miles an hour on q straight
flight.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
Giant Movie Meraer compIeted.

Chicago-The Herald and examin-
or says reports have been received
here from New York and the Pacific
coast indicating the completion Of ne
gotiations for merger between the
Balaban and Katz motion picture thea
ter interests and the Famous Players
Lasky Corporation. Such q merger
was expected to involve between $780,
100000 and 315o.o00.0o0 and from one
of the strongest theatrical organiza-
lions In the world.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
Belgium. R.par..Ion. sh.r. rot.I.d.

Brussels-Be lgium's share In the
Dawes plan receipts for the first year
amounts to s3.457.o0o gold marks.
The financial experts say that II this
average is maintained. II will finance
Belgium's payments to the United
States under the Belgian-American
debt funding agreement reached at
Washington last month
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24

At the end Of a certain Sunday
school treat the children were singing
the verse which includes the words.
"weak and sinful though we be-"
One youngster with a weak theo-
logical background sang with all his
heart and voice: 1--WE can sing full
though we be-"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
5000 Drown In Chinese Floods.

have been drowned by floods In the
Shantung province, where broken
dykes released the high waters OF the.
Yellow river, according to Central
News dispatches received from Tien-
tsin. Hundreds Of villages have been
swept by the food waters. which
reached so miles back from the rivers
normal course.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
noIl.nd no Reduce Army.

The Hague-Pending realization Of
the League OF Nations hopes Of gen
eral limitation OF ornaments. efforts
will be made Immediately for a grad.
ual reduction Of Hollands military
forces, while maintaining q defense
compatible with the present interna.
tionsl situation. This Queen wilhel
nina said in a speech opening the new
Dutch parliament
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
Moforisfs Relieved

An Iowa statute that had been on
the statute books for 10 years has been
repealed. The statute read: "The
travelling motorist Is ordered to tele-
phone ahead to the next town Of his
coming. 80 that owners OF nervous
horses may be warned In advance"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
saoo, ooo, 900 Gu. In Fire Los. seem.

San Antonfo-Adoption Of a private
code through which each state FIRE
marshal could advise nre insurance
companies in his territory of persons
involved In suspicious or incendiary
fires would cut $500. goo. 900 year from
Americas fire loss bill, George F.
Lewis Of Toronto, president Of the As
ISOLATION Of Canadian Fire Marshals.
told the Fire Marshals Association of
North America in convention here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24
scopes Trial Filed In High Court.

Knoxville. Tenn.-The Scopes evo-
luton trial. which turned the eyes of
the world to the tiny courthouse at
Dayton in July. was transferred to a
new scene OF conflict when the appeal
was formally filed in the state su-
preme court here. The appeal in
cluded the bill OF exceptions, plead
ings. evidence and proof