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The Washington times., 1926-05-07
I0T TNlGS FROM
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA. Va, May -.
The second attempted jail delivery
in three weeks was frustrated last
night by several TRUSTEES on the
city chain gang.
When Tailor James Silliz was
locking up the prisoners in their
cells, for the night, John Laughter
and Elijah Lawson. awaiting action
or the grand jury on charges of
stealing an automobile belonging
to Miss Virginia wilkins, April ID,
Jumped on him and after choking
him into semi consciousness took
his keys and attempted to escape.
Several members of the city chain
gang, composed of local prisoners,
batfIed with them and the police
station was called. Policemen put
Lawson and Laughter in solitary
confinement.
Thomas Love, one OF the city
prisoners, was beaten In the face
while pzeyenting the escape.
49,
The city council yesterday passed
on it's first reading the appropria.
tion ordinance for the year. 1t
Hafri6 total appropriations Of $685.
05, OF this amount $22S,8Se is for
the General fund. $96,712 for in
terest and sinking fund, $103,S25
Tor the gas fund and 1882 ,628 for
the sclool fund. The ordinance is
based upon a tax rate of $2.25 per
500 assessed valuation, % cents
Jess than last year. An ordinance
was passed on its first reading to
cut the rate on city gas from
S1.85 to $1.75 per 1000 feet.
An ordinance was adopted abolish
M tie office of corporation attor-'
1lex WATCH has been held for many
years BIZ n. Noel Garner. The po-s
Sftfon or city attorney at salary
or 5000 was created. Albert ".
BI;yait was appointed to this posi-
Tas salary Of city Manager Paul
Morton was Increased from $4,000
10 S5,000
The license law was passed las
last year with the exception that
the tax on public dances was re-
luced from SO to SIS for each dance
and automobiles for hire from $50
Al committee consisting Of Paul
Morton ana Councilmen Bryant and
Jones reported favorably on the
disposition submitted by the board
6f directors OF the Inflated X. NJ
.C A. project for the city to take
ever the "Y'. lot and building for
tsie. site OF the proposed municipal
swimming pool on payment Of the i
debts of the ~" amounting to
about SO, 900.
It IS expected that the, money will
The Washington times., 1926-05-07
Train Kills Merchant

BEAVER, May Robert Moore.
a. Shippingport merchant. was i'm
stantly killed at the Cooks Ferry
crossing Of the 6. and F, Railroad
when he drove his automobile III
front Of fast passenger train. The
body was hurled so feet. The ma.
chine was wrecked.
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=
Fifteen boys from Alexandra High
School have signed for Citizens
Training camps this summer,
. In police court this morning, the
case Of e. r Comeau, local contractor
charged with violating the bad check
law. was continued on motion Of his
counsel, former Judge Robinson
Moncure, until Comeau had q chance
to make good the check. It was
charged by City Manager Morton
that Comeau had given q bad check
in payment Of taxes. John .R.
Schlosser Of washington forfeited
SIS for speeding. Thomas Miles. col.
ored. was fined $23 for assault.
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A free clinic for school children
was held yesterday by DR.. F.. M. Dill
lard. local specialist, who removed
the tonsile from four white and four
coIored children at the Alexandris.
HOSPITAL.
The Washington times., 1926-05-07

BOUND WESTWARD for an
investigation of Indian affairs IN
Oklahoma, John III. Edwards, AS
sistant Secretary Of the Interior,
is expected to solve the mystery
surrounding deaths Of wealthy
Indians, So.
The Washington times., 1926-05-07

be appropriated and work begun on
the pool within two weeks.
The Washington times., 1926-05-07

!: q IS
Evening star., 1926-05-03
CHAPTER VII.
Reality.

In the DAYS that followed Jean
thought often of those few moments
of illumination that had been hers IN
the living room of the parsonage. For
Just a brief space of time doubt had
enveloped her. she had questioned the
wisdom of taking so important step
so astily. But doubt had been sWal-
lowed up in the romance of the mo-
ment it was enough that she and Con-
rad loved each other. And it was still
enough, She loved Conrad no less.
But would she have married him so
impetuously If she had known the
truth? 1t wasn't that she minded
being poor with him. She might even
have brought herself to live in Ham,
iltOn, at least for a time. But to
have Conrad's mother with them was
another thing. The adjustment was
bound to be difficult.
She would never forget, however.
those first few hours after her mar
riage. The fraternity dance. more
elaborate even than the one the night
before and more exciting because of
the secret she and Conrad shard. She
had worn white. A veritable bridal
gown, glittering with rhinestones. and
Conrad had been generous enough to
let Merton do the honorS.
But afterWard he had stood up be-
fore the whole assemhlage and. taking
her by the hand. had announced their
marriage. Then he had carried her
off to the little inn where they had
had tea and they were alone at last
Lovely glamourous hours to be lived
over again in the imagination, for
now reality had cast its cold white
light over their lives. dispelling the
rosy glamour of romance. 1t was over
breakfast that first morning that they
had descended into the world of facts.
Evening star., 1926-05-03
$50 YEARS AGO TODAY
BY JONATHAN A. RAWSON, JR.
Story of the u. S. A

England with heavy reinforcements
for Sir Guy Carleton's garrison.
While the people were still shouting
their greetings, their Joy suddenlE
turned to dismay when a terrific ex-
plosion was heard on the ship, clouds
of smoke poured forth from 1t, flames
leaped high on the decks. and clouds
of sparks were carried toward the
shipping and the town on q high
wind.
1t was at once realized that this was
the fire ship which, as Gen. Carleton
had learned through his spies, was To
be directed against the waterfront by
the Yankee rebels. 1t had not oC
Cured to Carleton that such a ship
could be sent against the city from
the eastward against the current of
the river and under full sail. Ample
provision had been made to deal with
any fire ship floating down the river
with no crew to direct 1t. but the
Yankees had planned something quite
different.
They had deliberately sailed in and
set fire to their explosives while still
aboard and then made their escape in
small boats to Point Levi.
A strong wind at first favored them
in their enterprise, driving the fam
ing hulk, apparently we'll filled with
explosive bombs and inflammables.
directly toward the crowded shipping
The cannoneers rushed to their guns.
If they could sink the fire ship soon
enough, they might save the ship
ping and the city.
Then, when the floating flame Was
barely 100 yards away. her sails took
fire, she left her course, and was
caught by a strong current. which.
despite the wind. floated her away
from the shipping and grounded her,
a helpless wreck. on Beaufort Flats.
Detroit Plans Reported.
PHILADELPHIA, May 8. 177G.-
The committee appointed by Congress
on April 20 to estimate the expense
of an expedition against the British
post at Fort Detroit brought in its
report today. but its recommendation
will not be made public for tie
present.
Copyright. 1926D
Evening star., 1926-05-03
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Me and Puds Simkins and Leroy
Shooster was wawking along jest
wawking along. and l sed. G, look at
that guy, l bet he's a pickpockit or
something.
Meaning a skiny looking man jest
going pass with his coat collar termed
up and his cap pulled away down over
his ewes, Puds Simkins wispering, u
wizZickers, let's follow him and see IL
he picks eny.
Meening pockits. and us 3 fellows
started to waWk rite in back or MIN
on our toes as if we all thawt we was
Sherlock Homes or somebody, and all
of suddin the man quick termed er-
round saying, You'll be climbing up
my back in a minnit, watts the ideer?
And he kepp on going and we kepp
on following him, Ony not so close,
and he went in a cigar store and we
quick ran and looked in to see If he
was going to hold up the cigar man
with a revolver or something, wich he
dident. jest buying pack OF
cigaretts and wawking out agen before
we had time to get out of the door,
saying, For Peet sake Ill be tredding
on one of you boys with my number
IL shoe and that will be the end of a
perfeck kid, bleeve me.
PROBABLY Ine6IllIlS OH dcCOuHL VI tIlc
size of his feet, being pritty big ones
all rite, and he kepp on going with us
8 still in back of him, and pritty soon
somebody yelled after him, Hay there.
Being Flatfoot the cop, and me and
Puds and Leroy started to wisper all
ixcited. G.. Winnickers he's going to
arrest him, gosh maybe he reckonized
him because there's a reward out for
him, o boy let's stick erround.
And we snuck up close and Flatfoot
was saying, Watts the big hurry? and
the man sed, l got to keep my eyes
peeled for cupple of kidnapped
Fords, bleeve me l Wisht I was back
in uniform agen, this bunk of being a
detective aint all it's cracked up to be.
Holey smokes. gosh, he's detective.
cheese it. us fellows whispered, and we
quick kepp on going and terning er
round every once in vile to see If he
was following us insted of us following
him.
Evening star., 1926-05-03
Women Who Have Unusual Tasks i'm
Government Service
BY ALICE ROGERS HAGER

projects in the twelve States of Con-
necticut, Delaware. Maine, Maryland,
Ma ssa chusetts, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont and West Vir-
ginia." 1t Is her task to deal with the
extension directors of her division in
making plans, in matters relating to
the budget and in supervising the ex-
penditure of funds appropriated by
Congress for this purpose. The sums
involved in the work under her juris-
diction total approximately $4,000, 900
annually. No small sum.
To quote from Miss Ward herself:
'"The Smith-Lever bill of 1914 estab-
lished our extension service to make
available to farm people the practical
results OF research, applied to the
farm home as well as the farm proc
esses. Demonstrations are conducted,
local leaders are trained and neighbor-
hood forces are unified in a common
program of work. The extension work
er strives to create this local leader
ship and to bring increas sing numbers
of people together for community
counsel action and recreation. Our
service Is designed to furnish contin
uous education to all the rural popu
lation. I am particularly interested
in the phases that deal with the farm
women, because in their hands, ulti-
mately. rests the standard of the
home. A mother must think as funda.
mentally on large issues as a father
and she must recognize as fully her
part in the worlds work"
Miss Ward is councillor of the
home demonstration committee of the
General Federation of Womens Clubs
chairman of the committee on patriot.
ism of the d. A. r., chairman of the
school health committee of the n. f
A., member of the American Child
Health Association Council of which
Secretary Hoover is president, and she
has just accepted the position of man
lger of the Bureau of Rural Life OF
he National Congress of Parents and
Teachers. She is to speak in Atlanta
on May for the National Congress
She writes much for special and pOpu
lar magazines. and is especially known
in this line for her book on THE Mon
tessori Method and the American
School,"
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SUB ROSA
81 Knew You wouldn't Care. -

X. and Helen had been friends
since childhood They exchanged
condolences, men and clothes. They
liked each other awfully, but
Helen came home one evening
rushed upstairs to change FOR ON
ner date, rummaged through her
closet frantically, and shrieked 10 her
mother:
Where is my pink dress! Dld you
send it away to be cleaned! 80.
Goodness, no. called back ner
mother. you have to wear thas TO-
night, don't you?"
Its the only thing | have, Heien
walled tragically.
Then the phone rang and IA voice
came cheerfully over the wire:
Helen, dear, / came over to borrow
that sports coat you'd promised TO
lend me, but when l got upstairs |
noticed your pink dress hanging over
the chair, and. as l simply had noth-
ing to wear tonight, I just took 1t. l
knew you wouldn't mind. You told
me to do that If ever | wanted to.
Yes; of course" agreed Helen
weakly.
But the things she said to her
mother after she'd hung up the re-
ceiver did not jibe with her answer
to x.
Helen remained on friendly terms
with X. for years, but she was wary
and cautious.
What she wanted to keep for her.
self she locked up-just for safety S
sake.
Then X. met Dick And they fell
madly for each other. Their friend
ship of a few weeks ripened quickly
into love, and Dicks family, approx
ing thoroughly, X. found herself a
constant visitor at the Kingsley home.
She learned to drive the family car,
ate most of her meals at Dick S
house, and made herself generally at
home there. She was thoroughly
happy.
The first rift in the lutte appeared
when Dick one day couldn't find his
scarf. He was a neat, methodlcal
person, and the loss annoyed him.
Nor was he greatly pleased when
his sweetheart turned up that night
for dinner with his priced scarf
around her throat.
Just borrowed it from you, Dicky
dear" she told him sweetly. Found
it in the hall. and. as you'd gone, l
took it without asking. / knew you
wouldn't care"
DICK grunte0. A 1eW days idter he
growled irritably at his mother be
cause two of his treasured first edi
tions were missing from their shelves
Don't blame me-" said his mother
mildly. *. has a way of snatchine
up two or three books when she
comes over here. First editions mean
nothing to her. She's probably taken
them home to read"
They had their first quarrel wher
X. confessed that she'd lost one of his
treasures.
Il hadn't any idea you'd care" she
sobbed reproachfully.
Then came the dark night wher
Father Kingsley demanded to know
where the car was-and nobody
knew.
Nobody knew till X. telephoned ir
despair that she'd just borrowed 1t tC
run downtown in. and, turning a cor
ner too sharply, had met with
calamity.
But who told you you could have
the carr" beloved Dick in a white
fury.
II didn't have time to ask any
body" she explained II Just ran into
the garage and got the bus. / knew
none of you would c.
But Dick had had enough. He
hung up the receiver on that conver
Sation and on any further connection
with X. for the rest of his life.
borrowing without asking doesn't
make good friends.
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THE MARRIAGE MEDDLER
BY DOROTHY STOTE.
RY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR

but it was still too soon for Jean to
worry overmuch.
Conrad had said lightly. Darling,
there are certain things to be talked
over. I'll feel more comfortable when
you know everything. l hope you
won't mind being poor"
Jean had laughed gaily. Il don't
know, because l never have been. but
I'd rather be poor with you than rich
without you, that's certain"
His dark eyes, proudly possessive,
now had glowed as they rested on her
radiant face, but the next moment he
was grave again, and thoughtful.
III have to get a job at once
Jean had exclaimed passionately.
'Oh, Con, you're going TO finish
college"
He shook his head.
Certainly not. The sooner l get
started, the better. l don't intend to
waste any time. I'm going to prove
to you that l can take care Of you.
We're not going to be poor always
"Oh. but dearest. that makes me feel
guilty, as if we should have talked
things over FIRST"
He interrupted quickly.
I'm the one who ought to feel
guilty. You said yourself that you
had never been poor. Besides, there's
more that l haven't told you. I'm
afraid that mother will have to live
with us. But she's dear, Jean, and
she'll love YOU. You two will be the
best pals in the world
He was so happily confident and sc
boyishly eager that Jean hadn't the
heart to let him see that she had any
doubt on the subject.
You really think she'll like me?'
she had said, wlstfully. And Conrad
had gone on assuring her.
And you don't really think we
should have waited?" he had ended.
pas~ionately. "Oh. Jean, I'll pledge my
whole life to making you happy. and
somehow l do feel that what we did
was right, even if we do have to make
sacrifices. Tell me that you think
so. too.
Conrad's appeal went straight to
her heart and she had nodded slowly.
Yes. | really do think so. And
after ALL dear. we didn't have much
to do with it anyway. 1t was Fate!'
Copyright 1a26)
Continued i'm tOmOrrow's Starr
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where human understandings. a sane
point of view. and a deep respect for
the ability of others could be used
with telling effect
Miss Ward to tell her biography
briefly, was born in Wisconsin. gradu-
ating at the National kindergarten
College in Chicago. in 1903. Between
then and 1913 she made two trips
abroad to study conditions in rural
communities and towns of Europe.
She travelled under the auspices of va
rious European educational organiza-
tions, the first time representing the
National Civic League of the United
States, the second time, the Iowa
State Teachers College. Because of
her connection with the institutions
abroad, she was able to enter into the
life of the countries she visited-and
it is a long list: Great Britain, in Eng.
land. Scotland. Ireland and Wales
Germany, Switzerland. France, Spain
Holland, Belgium and Scandina via
to a remarkable degree. Her second
time across she made a special inves
| tigation of methods used in elementary
education, spending some time In
Rome with Nine. Montessori, and In
| Germany with apostles Of Froebel
| While she was in London she gave a
course of lectures at the city univer
| Sity on child psychology.
| From 1906 to 1914, she was profes
sor of education at Iowa State Teach
ers' College, going to the State College
of Washington as professor of voea
tional education in 1914-1915. But the
war brought her to Washington, as II
did so many others. and during the
period of hostiRties she was in charge
of the home economics work for the
Northern and Western States from
1916 to 1923, when she was appointed
to take charge of agricultural and
home economics extension in the East
| ern States.
This means "co-operation with the
agricultural colleges in the develop
ment of extension programs and
Evening star., 1926-05-03

"broods' that have hatched in differ
ent years have been mapped out and
their dates for temperance. in four
teen or seventeen year periods, have
been figured out long in advance. But
nobody knows why the cicadas choose
to remain buried under the ground for
seventeen years at a time, nor by
what instructive clock work they are
able to get date right.
Now what do you know about that?
Answers to Saturdays question.
/. The European cuckoo lays its
eggs in other birds nests: the Ameri-
can cowbird also does this.
2. Gulls live on dead fish.
3. Kingfishers, dive for fresh-water
fish.
d. The passenger pigeon is probably
now found nowhere. being extinct: in
1897 the last wild specimen was seen.
g. Falcons are trained by men to
hunt other birds.
6. Black swans are found in Aus
tralia.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1926-05-03
Finnan Haddie Special.

Select a nice fish and let it soak for
a couple of hours, then pick it into
small pieces. Have a rich cream
sauce ready. Place the fish in fry
ing pan in which a large piece of
butter has been melted. Sprinkle lit
tie cayenne pepper and shake well on
the stove for few minutes. add the
shrimps, a small can of mushrooms
which have been cut in halves, and
two sliced boiled eggs. Let the mix
ture simmer for about Is minutes.
Place delicately Drowned buttered toast
on hot platter, on which pour the
finnan haddie. Serve with sections of
lemon This makes fine breakfast
dish. or it may he served in ramekins
for . luncheon course
Evening star., 1926-05-03
Periodical Cicadas.

We sometimes read in the paper
that a plague Of seventeen-year locusts
is predicted for the following season,
and we wonder how it is that any
body can know when and where these
insects. which are not really locusts
at all but cicadas. will appear. The
early settlers in New England noticed
the strange habits of these cicadas,
and from that time to this they have
been studied until it is now known
just in what parts Of each State a
crop Of the destructive cicadas will
appear. Even the approximate date
Is known. and whether there will be
light or heavy infestation. All this
has been figured out on the basis of
long observation, and the different
Evening star., 1926-05-03
Fire Ship Attack Fails.

QUEBEC, Canada. May 3, 1776.-
A daring attempt of the forces of the
United Colonies to set fire to the
British shipping on the river ended In
complete failure today, just at the
moment when 1t seemed certain to
succeed. Sentries on the ramparts
gave the news to the city this morn
ing that a ship was approaching from
the sea. People soon crowded the
wharves to welc.me the stranger,
which was believed to be the first of
the British feet now on the way from
Evening star., 1926-05-03
Miss Florence E. Ward.

1t is peculiarly fitting that Miss
Florence Ward should have chosen to
make her career out of rural eco.
nomics. Miss Ward has about her
much of the same sense of bigness
and the outdoors that we find in a
high-lying, windswept farm, with the
smiling kindness of green meadows
under morning sun.
And it was a wise selection on the
part of authority that. placed her
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What Do You Know
About 1t?

DdfIy tNCItTttt ISTAs
l. What important crop Is
attacked by the Hessian fly?
2. From what country did the
boil weevil originally come?
3. What insect does most
harm to applies?
4. What important American
forest tree Is in danger from
the ravages Of a beetle?
5. What substance produced
by insects do we eat?
s. What substance produced
by insects do we wear?
Answers to these questions in
tomorrow Star.
Evening star., 1926-05-03

Jean AinSley comes up from Ne'o
York to attend q dance and foot ball
game at Hamilton College. Her es-
cort, Merton Thorne. introduces her to
Conrad Morgan, the captain Of the
team. and they fall in lore at first
sight. Conrad -rinS the game for
Hamilton and in the excitement fol-
lotrng induces Jean to marry him at
once
Evening star., 1926-05-03
Tomatoes With Sardines.

Select firm. well shaped tomatoes.
cut off the top, and scoop out the
center. Chop the tomato which has
been removed. and mix it with bread
crumbs and some chopped Norwegian
smoked sardines. Fill the tomatoes
with the mixture. cover the top with
bread crumbs. grated cheese, and
melted butter, and bake in a moderate
oven. Season the filing to taste.
This is an excellent dish for luncheon.
Evening star., 1926-05-03

To hasten a solution of the housing
problem in Germany, the government
is planning to give financial aid to
home builders.
Evening star., 1926-05-03

Prices realized on Swift & Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington. D. C..
for week ending Saturday May !. 1925. on
shipments sold out. ranged from IL 80 cents
TO 800 cents per pound and averaged 1911
rents ppr Mound Advertisement.
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Answer to Saturdays Puzzle.
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has created an entirely new Aavor-a flavor
secured by special process developed, owned
and used exclusively by Heinz
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Send for Minis Fashion Hints" inclos
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