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The Washington times., 1926-11-24
Mothers Can't Work by Union Rule

, she spent getting breakfast and
waking the children and washing
and dressing them and finding
their books and their caps and
sending them to school
She didn't know how much
time she put in sweeping and
busting and baking and mending
and marketing. She didn't know
exactly how long it took to pre-
pare the. evening meal and do the
dishes and put them away and
find Daddy's slippers and sew on
a button or two.
Besides. Willie couldn't be train
ed to respect union hours. He
couldn't see that he was expected
to keep his tummyache to himself
when he awoke up in the night
because Mothers day was over
Nor could Mamie stop expecting
Mother TO take the stitch or two
in her party dress on Sunday.
So there isn't any Mothers I'm.
ion. And Mother-b!ess her!-goes
plodding along on ner 16,hour
schedule!
The Washington times., 1926-11-24
StOry Of a Washington Girl Who
Dared All for Lore and Freedom

and live my own life. not sofsss
mans. I've made a .izzle Of every
thing so far-but 1t isn't a total
loss-I've Iearncd-I'm ready ID
live now
Al numbered to his feet. facing
her. His face was livid. I've
stood all / intend to from your
he shouted. = You had a chance
to marry an honest man and You
won't do it. All right. don't. But
don't think you'n live heredon't
come to your sister for money x
/, dearest, shes my sister,
Gertie cried.
Hush" Al said. I'm running
you don't have to worry. I'm
going!" Rosemary's head was
high. 'Good-by. Gertie.
Ill send for my bags =
Good-by. Par
The front door slammed. she
was gone.
All put the morning paper in
his pocket and went out the back
way.
Nobody spoke. There vas no
sound in the house but the muf-
fled sobs that came from Gertie's
handkerchief, and the click, click
of Pas knife and fork struggling
wit! the crispy bacon.
"tOf course this Is the dull sea-
SON." the woman in the type
writer agency said But you
can sit here. Sometimes things
come in during the morning,
wish you had been in last week.
I had more positions than ] could
fill last week. !"
Its always last week. the
girl who had followed Rosemary
into the agency whispered, They
never have anything good. I've
been out of job for nearly two
and / only haze $12 left
Pm nearly crazy.
ITO BE Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1926-11-24
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The Washington times., 1926-11-24
By Lucy Lowell

THEY'VE decided not to bother
4 any more about putting
mother on a union schedule
They're very wise and very ex.
pert on such matters as labor and
welfare. and so on. And they still
say that an eight-hour day is long
enough for any worker and es.
pec.aIly for any woman worker.
3 It
How are you going to make
Mo her begin her work. say. at
in the morning, knock off at IL
for a lunch hour. and fold r
hands promptly on the dot Of E?
1t was a little while back that
they decided Mothers day is too
long They made some careful in.
Vestigations and then they made
a report:
Fifteen hundred mothers with.
in little district of New York
city work 16 hours a day. They
are as deserving Of protection
from overwork as their husbands.
The Washington times., 1926-11-24
By Hazel Livingston

CTILL glazing at-her image Rose
~ mary got out her powder-pun
and powdered her nose furiously.
touched her pale cheeks with rouge.
"There-that's better. Now you
look more human"
Somewhere in the suitcase was
q bunch of scarlet flowers Nina
had sent her from Paris. And a
red chiffon handkerchief. She
found them. My. but il made a
difference in the old blue dress!
She pulled the little blue hat
saucily over her eyebrows. gave
defiant twist to her unruly hair.
''There!" she said. NOV you're
ready for 'em-maybe> You cant
get rid of broken heart in a
minute, but at least you can take
1t off your sleeve"
In the kitchen Al was finish.
ing his bacon and eggs and Ger
tie, curled up in her corner of the
breakfast nook. was sleepily sip
ping her second cup of coffee.
You're up awfully early" he
yawned. 81 didn't expect you'd
turn up till late. Where are you
going, with your hat on--why it's
only 20 minutes to eight"
Al speared the last scrap OF
bacon. "Huh." he said, guess
she didn't have any watch in
there In the parlor."
Yes / did---just coffee and toast
Gertie-thatss plenty. won't
have time for any more"
Running taff again. might
have known dt!'
Pas voice.
They all stared. I'm surprised
you showed Up at an" Pa stood
AnVepTtSrmrHT
The Washington times., 1926-11-24
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The Washington times., 1926-11-24
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The Washington times., 1926-11-24

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The Washington times., 1926-11-24
LAUDS JEFF
DAVIS
Sc JEFFERSON DAVIS deserves

- II IIAA1SAN D<A uSSSIRES
- the title Of Great Ameri-
can" asserts Arthur II. Jennings,
well.known historian. writing in
November Current History Mag.
azine on Jefferson Davis Pre-,
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He was the greatest Secretary
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eliciting praise even from his en-.
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The military necessity for
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munjcation with the Pacific slope,
il we are to -'ecure its continu.
ance as part Of this Union. IS
apparent He even contemplated
the feasibility Of n Panama, Ill.
road under the control Of this
Government"
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

rosemary stood up. Something
in her face stopped them She
waited until it was very quiet,
I'm not going to marry Phil. he
said clearly. II told him so last
night. I'm not going to marry
anyone. I'm going to get job
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

a no account like Phil Eanles, that
never could hold Job, and run
away from home
But he's made good!'' Gertie
shouted trlumphantly above Pas
believing. Hes a successful bust
ness man. He's"
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

word. 1t isn't my house. I'm only
tolerated here He shuffIed over
to the table in his old carpe. slip
pers and tucked napkin under
his chin. But, all the same, a
father has his rights His bristly
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

chin went up. And never
thought I'd live to see the day my
girl comes home from all. mixed
up In dirty divorce case"
PA" Gertle pleaded.
And then she goes off to marry
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

shaved for her children. There
was never quite enough money to
buy alf the things that four healthy
children needed.
There would have been enough,
however, If they had been trained
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

to take care of what they had.
They tore their clothes in rough
play: they lost their books: they
wasted their school supplies and
their spending money. 1t was a
nickel for candy. dime for cakes,
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

a quarter for ice cream-a con-
slant spending of small amounts
for luxuries that were worse than
useless.
But the children were hot
really to blame. Their parents
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

1t was all very lovely. the plan.
Only. like a lot OF lovely plans, it
wouldn't work.
The union promoters discov.
cred that Mother couldn't be
made % keep count of the hours
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

; They are the most unselfish per-
sons in the world. but those $500
averaged 16 days of hospital care
each last year"
Then they decided to form a
Mothers Union.
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

in the doorway, little. and
shrunken and glowering.
"Oh, Pa-don't be mean" Ger
tie pleaded. When Rosemary has
such good news-listen. Pa--she
and Phil are going to be mar.
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

were spendthrifts themselves. In
most families there is usually
one parent who is thrifty and
economical. while the other is
extrava CANT But both Mr.. and
Mrs. Henley were overgenerous
The Washington times., 1926-11-24
Do You Know?

Much or the noise made by
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The Washington times., 1926-11-24
This Day in Our History

ZACHARY TAYLOR twelfth President Of the United States
u County, November a. 1854. He
nominated President because of his successful generas
In the Mexican War.
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

ried. No, isn't that nice? Aren't !
you glad. PAP"
just Tolerated
wait" Rosemary cried
But Pa drowned her out. Glad?
No. I'm not. But won't say a
The Washington times., 1926-11-24
Science Topics

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The Washington times., 1926-11-24

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The Washington times., 1926-11-24

The poor little goldfish every stands around
d envies him life of and builds golden dreams around the
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And they silly? All they think about is the day when
The Washington times., 1926-11-24

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The Washington times., 1926-11-24

ADVERTISEMENT
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Greek Patriot Gives Rare Collection
Of Books and Documents to Americans
RY PAUL v. COLLINS.

%HE Old World has expressed
more or less jealousy of the
progress heing made by the
United States since the war In
acquiring the rArest trea Sures
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Although vet in his middle
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e"an of Arctic exploration. Three
times he has organize expeditions
into the thrilling regions of thick
ribbed ice" and of two of these he
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All of these visits to the Far
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Binney while he was still an under
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SpitZhergen. the littleknown group
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deal. was a contest between adven-
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Prior to the incident related in
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from Green Harhor to I.iefde Bay.
on the north coast, to which the
Polar + iorn had progressed.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
rmen on Disabled Plane Drift Rapidly Into Arctic Sea

owing to the seas. The rest Of the
story has been told.
Thanks to their fine sea ma nship and
gala ntry-Such a sea WAS no place for
an eggShell of n motorbOat with an
unreliable engine-we were rescued,
not at the eleventh hour-much later;
and our seaplane was saved.
Physically ard mentally We we're
overdone when We reached the shore.
Our rescuers took us TO their com
Portable hut and gave us of their
best. II was like walking into a
friends room at oxford. Neither of
us will ever forget the meal which
we sat down to that notwithstanding
hot coffee. fried elder eggs and bacon,
and bread and butter and marmalade.
More perfect rescuers exist only In
fl 'tion. They spoke our language. and
SHARED our interests. We had not
bee ~ in their society for an hour
befo" g we were all laughing and iOk
ing As ii We had been life long friends.
They\ played to us ON their violins and
piled Ms with warm drinks skaal.
AT an out am. we retired TO beds
which w -re put at our disposal. and ii
cannot la We been many seconds after
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Evening star., 1926-04-25

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Evening star., 1926-04-25

abandon the Seaplane "a Whether we
| should ask the mOtorbOAt 10 low us
| We decided on the latter course. quite
prepared to abandon the Neapiane at
any moment if the task proved TOO
heavy.
! After several unsuccessful N'ttempts
line was made fast. a more ,intract-
able object to tow in heavy st'a it is
difficult to imagine. and it wac only
due to the very greatest patiepc on
| the part of our rescuers that the at
| tempt was successful. At times Ahe
contrary wind in the wings of hle
sea plane was more than a match fA
the feeble engine of the motor-boatA 4
| Twice the tow-rope broke and an
other line had to be passed. With the
| high sea running we very much doubt
ed the possibility of being towed back
to Quade Hook, on the south side of
| Kings Bay; so IL course was first
shaped eastwards to bring us TO the
mouth OF Cross BAY, in which We
could find "A safe anchorage.
WE reached Cross Bay, and were
now well inside Kings Bay. Here
the sea was calmer; SO we made across
to Quade Hook to the meteorological
| station, whence our rescuers had
come and reached the shore some
| time between ! and o'clock in the
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We hastened to shake our rescuers
warmly by the hand. They were three
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their cook The DevoIds. both mem
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brother and Jacobsen. and launched
the motor-bOat-notw without difficulty
Evening star., 1926-04-25

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Evening star., 1926-04-25

ismos Hospital and just above the
present building of the American
school. 1t overlooks the ACropolis
a nd Phaleron Bay, where the shattered
fleet of Nerves fled after it's rout in
the Battle of Saamis.
Work was begun upon the building.
which is entirely of hand-wrouCht
marble, on September l. 1923. w.
Stuart Thompson. the supervising
architect. took with him number
of American foremen. but the work
was done by Greeks. II Is splendid
monument 70 a noble son Of Greece
George Gennadius. a descendant of
an old Hellenic house. scholar,
teacher and writer threw himself
into the struggle for Greek independ-
ence against the Turk. and by his
burning oratory and heroic example
helped to snatch victory from defeat
when the Greek cause seemed desper
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he devoted his life to the regenera-
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high patriotism. self-Sacritice and in
spring leadership. and it we'll deserves
to be commemorated by one of the
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In his letter Offering the library to
the American school, DIR. Gennadius
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Wireless-C.'ontrolled Planes.
THE first stans of success with wire

THE first staae Of success with wire
Iess-controlIe d airplanes is said 70
have been reachfd recently in Eng
land The authorizes carefully camou-
fiaged these tests, lut An accident re
vealed the secret, sans Popular Science
Monthly. The tests were made rear >
an airplane station on the south roast
hut the inha bitants of Vhe town never
suspected that the plaA res they So"
fiving over the sea carAied no men.
Some weeks ago n monon one ~
the three machines used ir the eXper
ments. became unma ma X able and
era shed 10 the shore. ThenNhe score
was out.
These wireless controlled : planes
take steeply banked turns aR' climb
and dive. They go through a. s,tr-
prising number Of stunts and per
form complicated maneuvers. Nheu
a plane is launched the naviSaN ion
is carried out by a form Of do e.
reckoning.