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The Washington times., 1926-09-20

Then six years ago her health
began to fail. She fought on,
thinking she would be cured.
Surely she was getting better.
Yesterday she went to the doctor.
He tried to think of some way to
soften the blow but at last he
blurted it out. There was no
hope. She has been born with a
certain disorder for which science
has, as yet, found no cure.
There could be no babies-no hus.
band-only the slow heartbreak
of the days, always growing a
little worse.
The dream was gone.
And now she cries in her agony
Everything that made life
worth while, has been taken
from me, Elsie. Then haven't l
the right to end the life which
torture !. was raised in an in.
tensely religious home and taught
that those who took their own
lives were doomed to. hell for
ever. But why should I--or the
thousand like me, whose lives
have been blasted-be forced to
go on ?'
Is life worth while I?
No, life isn't worth while,
Mabel, not If we look at it as a
purely private performance If
life is to be lived for what you,
Mabel, Or I, Elsie, get out of it
for our personal profit or pleas.
ure or peace-then life isn't worth
while. Under these conditions life
Is a losing bet from the day we're
born.
L HAVE NEVER YET SEEN
A SELF.CENTERED LIFE
w HIGH PROV TO BE
WORTH WHILE. I'm not dis
cussing. this form Of moral slant.
I'm talking Of a profit and loss
in the terms of happiness, right
here on this material earth. I've
never seen a self.centered life,
however rich or healthy or IA
NOUS, which proved to be worth
while. I've never seen a self
centered existence that wasn't
beset by loneliness and envy, hate
and greed, boredom and suspicion,
the WEAKNESS Of life and the ter
ror of death.
And If self.centered lives aren't
worth while when they're rich
and healthy, It's a certainty that
placed their dead on camels
richly caparisOned and accom-
panied by escorts of mirzas and
lackeys mounted on dromedaries
or superb horses. and the less
fortunate on mules and asses, In
shropds and coffins.4
The Washington times., 1926-09-20
Men From MONKEYS?
No, Monkeys From Men!

Here happy for the antevoluonist The learned
scientist Wesenhofer says monkeys descended from men,
from monkeys
Man chimpanzee skeletons exactly alike bone
for bone including the big inflated bone the that holds
the brain.
The chmpanzee blood is like blood And every
being before birth goes through stage resembling the fully
developed ape.
Those who believe the Lord made in His image,
uray resent the suggestion that He also made monkeys
His image. Such thing would be unthinkabe But there
objection to believing that sinful fell low that his
children became monkeys Human beings exist earth now
that in many ways are lower than the higher apes
The Washington times., 1926-09-20
XII Klux Warns Europe
They Have a Program.

The Knights of Columbus requested President Coolidge
intervene in Mexico in connection with laws hostile to the
Catholic church The President could not comply the matter
being affair." unless could be shown that
American citizens affected
Now the Ku Klux the determination to fight
against Romanim, aensm Bolshevism and American
ism of all kinds
Kan Europe against any invasion of Mexican
soil protect the Catholic church It generally under
stood that Europe PLANS such invasion
That by the Klan reminds you Of short
editorial in the sbbereen Eagle I'VE have eye the
Gar of Russia
The Washington times., 1926-09-20
Nature Is Cruel
Man Will End That.

scientist named Ransom leaves $4,000 stop cruelty
animals The money compound interest is to accumulate
up $50o and the income then used to prosecute cruel
It's nice idea, but sentimental than scientific.
The real cruelty animals is that inflicted by animals
upon each other. Had he left FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
killing field mice field mice killing beetles the beetles killing
smaller creatures.
Cruelty and death rule the animal world Cruelty ami
mails will end when end all inferior animal life the
earth and find satisfactory substitutes for They will
do that some day. :
The Washington times., 1926-09-20
LISTEN, WORLD!

they are n t
w ort h while
when they are
poor and sick.
So, If you're
testing life by
w h at 1t gives
you, as an indi-
vidual, then it
isn't worth while
under any con-
ditions, Mabel.
And l see no
reason why you
shouldn't end 1t.
If you look at
1t another way,
life IS w or t h
while-glorious-
ly, t hr i llingly
w ort h while
worth w h ! | e.,
even t h o u g h
your h e art Is
broken and your
b o d y wrecked,
aIrn0 I on q h
The Washington times., 1926-09-20
, rs life worth PART OF THE BIG PARADE

L living?
NJ a b Ell won
ders. You'd won-
der too il your
life lay under
such a black
shadow as hers.
She's 27. Since
she was a little
child she has
known nothing
but hard work,
loneliness, pov.
erty. But al.
ways a dream
sustained her. \
d re a m of Il
h o m Q W h | c j
would be hers
some day--of n
We w h &C h
would make all
life glorious--of
a home and a
h u 8 b a n d and
The Washington times., 1926-09-20
Happy Thought

Skirts this winter says fashion note to be shorter and
tighter than before
This is positively alarming 1t long since hopeless
gesture for the girls sitting down, inadequate
hens their knees.
How CAN skirts get any shorter2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
RHINE BREAKS RECORD.
Water Nearly Three Feet Above
Highest Previous Mark.

COLOGNE. January tP).-The
Rhine River today surpassed all food
records, being 81 Il inches above the
highest water mark. A fall of a
couple of inches last evening raised
hopes, but during the night an enor-
nous volume of water coming down
stream turned these hopes into de-
spair s the field of damage widened.
Many of the lighter structures along
the enba nkment have been swept
away, and the heavy pontoons for
mooring pa ssenger boats are ca nting
at a perilous angle, owing to their
short mooring chains and ropes.
Should they he swept away they will
do great damage by crashing into
houses on their way downstream. as
Al some of these places the floods
have reached the third floors.
From all parts of the Rhine. up
and downstream, the same lamenta-
bile tale is forthcoming of flooded vii
lagos. suspended railway services and
disaster. Today is a general holiday
and the people are spending their
time sadly watching the swirling
floods, spattered with debris, furni-
ture and household effects. Cologne
was without electricity last night. the
underground lighting cables having
been put out Of commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
FLORIDA LAND FRAUDS
PROMPT POSTAL ACTION
Use of Mails Denied Two Chica 70
Concerns for Faking Sales
Literature

The Post Office Department. war
on alleged fra udulent operators in
Florida land schemes resulted yester-
day in the issuance of fraud orders
against two concerns operating in Chi
caso. denying them further use OF
the mails.
The first was found doing business
under the names of the Florida Lloyds
Organization international Lloyds
Agencies. Ltd; international Lloyds.
Ltd, and international Lloyds with
A. }. Joseph as president and l.. l..
Stern as secretary. The second was
the Interstate Resort Organization.
Interstate Resort Subdividers and F.
Hjelmer, operating in both Florida
and Wisconsin nd.
Roth concerns. the department s
announcement said. sent out ''fiowery
literature and beautiful faxed pic
lures 10 lure prospects and each dealt
In land far from public highways and
inaccessible to automobile travel. while
AT the same time conveying the i'm
preston that the property was located
on main roads and in improved com
munities.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
ZIHLMAN TO ASK
2 BATHING BEACHES
Will Introduce Bill Providing
$345,000 for Construction
of Buildings.

Construction of two bathing beaches
In the District of Columbia on land
acquired for park or playground pur-
posed in bill which Chairman ZihI-
cost not to exceed s345 ,000, rs pro
posed in a bill which Chairman Zihl-
man of the House District committee
will introduce tomorrow.
The superintendent of public build
inGs and public parks would be di-
rected to have such beaches and bath
houses with shower baths and lockers
constructed. and to make provision for
the use of filtered water in the pools.
II is specifically provided that no
part of the proposed appropriation
would be valuable for purchase of
land and that the commission of fine
arts shall be consulted regarding the
loCa tion and construction of the
beaches, and the plans fer the bath.
houses shall also be subject to the
approval of the National Capital Park
Commission.
Under the plans which have been
submitted by the director of public
buildings and grounds 1t is proposed
to build two pools, one of which shall
be 400 feet long and 200 feet wide and
which shall accommodate 1000
bathers II one time, or maximum Of
10000 per day, and one pool of $50
feet long and $40 feet wide for colored.
which will accommodate 900 bathers
ct one time, or a ma ximum of 5000
per day.
The location of the pools is not
specific in the bill but it is planned 10
select locations near the center of
population To be served Since the
passage of the second deficiency act
of 1925 which provided for the re-
mOval of the bathing facilities on the
east side of the Tidal Basin and stop
ped all construction of the proposed
bathhouse on the west side, Washing
ton has been without any public bath
ing facilities Plans for artificial
pools were submitted in the estimates
to the director of the budget but he
disapproved them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
Ventilating in Cold Weather

1t is a mistake assume that cold air is healthier
than warm air. There is much less sickness in
than in winter and mild winters healthier than cold
winters because breathe fresh air in mild
weather thru open windows and being more outdoors
closed cold room may contain lot OF bad air and
millions of disease germs particular when
the helps contamnate the air by breathing and
BY exhaations.
What do need is to breathe air that nostrls
appears be fresh and avoid house dust that
o nostrils appears to be stale impure.
The colder it is outside the less open windows
need to be. When is say, twenty degrees outside
raising Of the lower sash Of inch will keep the air in
containing person amply fresh. To do more
only benefits the coal man.
The milder the weather or the people in room
the more window opening need for ventilation.
Constant sleeping in poorly ventilated room helps
to reduce the resistance Of the body against disease and
makes soil in which the germs of tuberculosis thrive
This refers in particular to the lungs.
Association for the Prevention Of Tuberculosis
Telephone Main S9z 1o2z 1lth Street NV.
Who haze paid for the ebove bulletin legal sotcsfI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
RAISE EVICTION BAN.
June 80, 1926. Set as Day to En- d
italian Housing Law.

ROME, January R.-A step
which Is expected to make June 80
1876, the most active moving day
Italy has seen for more than a decade
was taken by the cabinet today. Ii de-
cided TO terminate the regulation in
effect since the beginning OF Italian
participation in the World War which
forbid landlords to evict tenants for
any reason other than non payment of
rent.
Another wartime regulation to be
terminated is that exempting all new
construction from building taxes for
IS years. The cabinet decided that
Italy's housing crisis has been ended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
was sufficient to develop an in

try was sufficient TO develop an in
trigue.
Cen. Madaresco, minister of war,
resigned simultaneously with Carol
abdiCa ton. and the truth may come
out from this side.
In the meantime King Ferdinand
has gotten the support of every I'M
portant parsonage possible for a de-
cision of the council TO name Carol
son Michael heir to the throne. He
has lined up both party CHEERS, Bral-
ano and Avaresco. as well as the peas
ant leader Mihalache, and Moniu ana
Vada, leaders Of the TransylVanlan
marty. to accept Carols pronunciation
and to agree to Michael's assumption,
with a regent If Ferdinand dies be-
fore the child becomes of age in 1943.
Movement for Other Child.
This has not prevented the begin
ming of n movement to name Carols
son bv his first morganatic wife, VINO
is also named Carol. as the helr APP
parent. Ii opens possibilities or
long romantic effort by the mother,
the daughter of Gen. Lanorlno' TO
make her son the king. Ii Carol re-
turns to her il VIII strengthen tals
claim, at least politically.
Carols marriage to Zyzis Lambrino
was annulled over his protest and his
marriage to the Crown Princess
Helen consequently has been unhappy
through no fault Of the Greek prin-
cess. who is now suffering from an
eye malady.
The love interest did not drive him
to resign however. although it prob
ably affected his decision. When he
went TO England to represent the Ru-
manian royal family at Queen Alex
andra's funeral he had already quar-
relied with the government over the
airplane order and when he learned
that he had not been upheld he re-
signed. sending his resignation from
Milan, where he remained several
days until a courier arrived from
Bucharest to take back the formal
letter of renunciation to his tathAH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
$50, 0OO,O 900 STOCK ISSUE
TO BE FLOATED IN DEAL
Transfer of Interest. in National
Cash Register Firm to In
volve Huge Transaction.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, January THE
transfer of an interest in the National
Cash Register Co. to the public,
which will be carried out through an
Offering of securities by Dillon, Reed
e. Co next week. probably will in
voive one of the largest fatations Of
common stock on record-approxi
mateIy $50, 900 900. Terms Of the sale
will he made public next Monday in
advance of the offering tentatively
scheduled for Tuesday.
Although investment dealers have
received no definite information re-
garding the form or terms Of the
securities to be offered they reported
today that applications had poured in
from various parts of the country
and from Canada and Europe.
One feature of the National Cash
Register transaction. bankers said to-
day, was the great value placed on
earning power created by broad and
consistent advertising. Millions OF
dollars, it was said, had been spent
by the company in advertising its
product in this country and abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
Begin Week of Prayer.

Universal observance of a week
of prayer will commence today, with
Christians the world over partici-
pating in a general program Of medi-
tation. thanksgiving, confession and
prayer.
The worldwide call for Prayer
week observance was issued by the
Worlds Evangelical Alliance and ar
rangementS in this country are in
charge of the Federal Council of
Churches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
WOULD SEVER TIES
OF BOGUS PRINCE
Delight Potter Arnold Files
Suit in Rockville to
AnnuI Marriage.
The filing of a suit in Circuit Court

The filing of a suit in Circuit Court
at Rockville, Md, Yesterday, by
Delight Potter Arnold. for the annul-
ment OF her marriage to Prince
Roufat Haliloff. former supper club
dancer. brought to close a matri-
monial adventure of extraordinary in :
terest in Washingtons social circles,
Miss Arnold or Mrs. Haliloff, was
the debutante daughter of Mai. and
Mrs. Davis 6. Arnold and was pop
ular member of the younger set here
a year ago. She had been ardently
courted by Martin Marshall Marston
of this city, but her sudden change
of mind in favor Of Halilon. who al
the time was dancing at the Cafe lie
Paradis, invoked a distinct shock To
her friends.
Mrs. Haliloff told the court yester.
day In the bill of particulars that her
prince" had wooed and won her as
nobleman and a gentleman. with a
reputation for good character and the
ability TO support wife. Scarcely
had they reached New York on their
honeymoon. however, she sal before
the prince baggage was seized in
a breach-of- promise action.
Later. the young bride declared. she
learned that he was only a bogus
nobleman: that he had passed a mum
Der OF worthless checks in Washing
ton and that he was even wanted in
number of European cities for al.
legged criminal offenses. The prince
first met her when her father be
friended him when he was helpless
war refugee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

Continued from First PaEe)
together with lack of parking facil-
tiles has eliminated this tract from
considera ton.
Five Years of Grace.
Proof that Col. Sheriff. was con
fident Of obtaining prompt consum-
nation of the stadium project is seen
in a provision in the bill that IL actual
work is not started within FIVE years
the act setting aside the site shall be
void
Following the formation Of q
stadium corporation, the measure fur
Their would authorize the issuance Of
bonds in an amount sufficient to erect
the structure. which would be paid
off by the earnings of the stadium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
SHRINERS' DANCE CROWDS
AUDITORIUM BALLROOM

The big ballroom at the Washington
Auditorium was crowded to capacity
with gay throng of dancers at the
Shriners' charity hall last night. The
ballroom was a riot of color. with the
Masonic flags and banners decora ting
the hall and the Ave units of the Dis
trict Shrine who attended in fun re-
gala.
Exhibition drills We're given by the
Almas Temple Patrol and the Alma
Temple Glee club. Richard I.eibert
orsa mist, played for over an hour at
the insistent denla nd OF the da ncers
Music for the affair, which began at
3 and ended at IL o'clock, was fur
nished by the Almas Temple Band
and two l5-piece orchestras.
The ball. which was originally
scheduled for two weeks ago, was
postponed in respect to the memory
Of the late Henry La nsburgh former
potentate Of Almas Temple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
Left Wife for Europe. ;.

NEW YORK, January LP).-De-
light Potter Arnold. who filed suit at
Rockville, Md. today asking annul-
ment OF her maria ge to Prince"
Rouffat Haliloff, spent her honeymoon
here last April.
The period was a troubled one for
the Washington society girl, since IS
soon as the presence of Haliloff was
known, a former dancing partner be
sieged him for the return of a loan
OF 81 900, and the Russian colony TO
which he was supposed 10 belong re-
pudiated him. Haliloff at that time
admitted that he had adopted the title
Of prince" as translation OF first
hey" which. he said. WAS the title
in his own city Of Tiies. In the Re
public of Georgia.
Delights father. Mai Davis A. Ar
mold, came TO New York and settled
various accounts for his daughter and
son-in law. and they returned to Wash
inston for a time.
Haliloff later danced at supper
club here. and in October sailed for
Paris without his wife. The follow
ing month Mai. Arnold requested
United States consuls throughout Eu-
rope not To extend conrtesies To Hall
Ion on the strength Of any relation
ship to him. The Government also
began an investigation Of the borrow
ing of money ny HalilofT from con
suls on purported letters of credit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
Family of Three
"MOst Talkative"
Group in London


LONDON. January 2.-The sey-
mour Hicks family Of three has
been voted the most talkativs fam
lily in London. Papa Hicks ap-
pears at two performa noes daily
and rattles off some 1900 words
In addition he has found time to
participate in extra holiday produc-
ton for charity and he still keeps
up with the times by frequent
chats with his club friends.
One of England's most popular
actors, Hicks has appeared eve
ninGs in The Man In Dress
Clothes" but during the HOLIDAYS
he decided to revive for matinees
Broadway Jones'" which has been
one OF his favorite piece since
1913.
In this farce he is on the stage
nearly all of the four long acts,
keeping up the rapid-fire irrespon-
sible, amusing babble which has
made Jones" as we'll known here
as "charley's Aunt"
His daughter Betty also appears
in broadway Jones" and his wife
Ellaline ferris, plays prominent
role In THE Man in Dress Clothes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
ASKS NEGOTIATIONS
FOR SHOALS LEASE
Resolution Drafted to Name
Congress Committee of
\ Six for Project.

A resolution to authorize apFoint-
ment az joint congressional commit
tee of six members to negotiate for
the lease Of the Governments Muscle
Shoals properties has been agreed
upon by subcommittee Of the House
rules committee.
The resolution, drafted by Chair
man Smell az the committee and Rep
resentative Garrett Of Tennessee. the
Democratic leader, will be presented
to the rules committee tomorrow and
its immediate adoption urged
Favorable action is expected by the
committee, IN which case the resou-
ton probably win be called up Tues
day in the House.
AS agreed upon yesterday, the reso-
luton reads: Resolved, That a joint
committee, to be known as the joint
committee on Muscle Shoals. Is here
by established 10 be composed OF
three members to be appointed by the
President of the Senate from the com
mittee on agriculture and three mem
bers to he appointed by the Speaker
Of the House from the military COM
mittee.
Function of Committee.
directed to conduct negotiati ions for
lease of the nitrate and power prop
critics of the United States a { Muscle
Shoals, Ala, for the production of nj
trates primarily and incidentally for
power purposes, in order to serve ma
tional defense, agriculture and indus
trial purposes, and upon terms which
so far as possible shall provide bene-
fits to the Government and to agri-
Iit1f To ar "a
set forth in House resolution 61s,
Sixtieth Congress, first session, the
Ford Offer, except that the lease shall
be for a period not to exceed 80 years
THE said committee shall have leave
TO report its findings and recommen-
dations together with bill or JOINT
resolution for the purpose of carrying
them into effect"
Asks Privileged Status.
The resolution also would give the
bill embodying the committees re-
port a privileged status when submit.
ted 10 the House, which would be by
April l next.
In announcing agreement with the
resolution Mr.. Smell said If the joint
commission should not receive a salts
factory bid for the shoals property,
he would recommend that Congress
authorize Government operation of
the project.
The time has come when the prop
erty must be operated" Mr.. Smell
said II am opposed to Government
opera ton. but a. last resort l shall
indorse it, The Government has an
investment of millions at Muscle
Shoals that cannot longer remain idle.
in the event an acceptable bid is
not received, | shall urge Govern
ment operation in a speech in the
House"
Representative Almon. Democrat.
Allah ama. in whose district the proper
ties are located, announced the reso-
luton drafted by Mr.. Smell and Mr..
Garrett was most acceptable to him.
4 believe it is step in the right
direction" he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
POLICEMAN ASSAULTED
WHEN HE HALTS AUTO
Hit on Head With Iron Bar by
One of Three Occupants
Who Escape

Policeman Samuel Davis was struck
on the head with an iron bar by one
of three occupants of an automobile
which he stopped on Fourteenth street
near Pennsylvania, avenue early tins
morning. when he noticed both head
light lenses had been broken.
AS the car drew to'a stop one young
white man reached to the floor. picked
ND the weapon and before Davis
could step back had struck him on
his head The automobile sped away.
HalfdaZed, Davis was able only 10
distinguish the first two numbers of
the license tag on the car and the fact
that il was a 1926 tag. Davis was
not badly injured and returned to
duty Police started a Ctty-wlde
search for the machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
Silt Costly to Irrigation.

YUMA, AriZ., January , GP).-
Farmers in the Imperial Valley of
California pay nearly "A million dol
lars a year for dredging out OF irri-
cation systems the silt deposited by
the Colorado River Engineers have
estimated the Colorado River carries
past Yuma 196,7Oeo00 tons of silt
annually and that an average of 1885,
600 cubic yards of it goes into the
Imperial Valley district every raenth.