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The Washington times., 1926-09-08

mind of the average male. so
Ed thought he was getting the
Finest Little Woman In the
World, the day he married Milly.
They've been married five years
now. He still loves her, but
there are times
Honest, Milly. you get my
goat" he complains. Cant you
ever see a joke? You take every.
thing so serious it gives me
pain in the neck. The way you
fuss about every little thing-and
you're always thinking people are
trying to hurt your feelings. Gosh,
it's going to be fierce for the
kids when they grow up If you
don't get a sense of humor. You
oughtta snap out OF 1t, Milly,
honest you ought. It's a great
little world, If you know how to
take it,"
Then Milly goes off with a big.
aching lump in her throat and
has a good cry because Edward
doesn't love her any more. After
the last cry she wrote and asked
me what he really meant by It.
"He talks as If I was crabby
all the time, but I'm not, Elsie"
she writes. II can see a joke as
much as any one. I laugh over
the funnies in the papers with
the children, although I do think
they are very silly. And when we
go to shows I laugh, If there Ii
anything to laugh about. But I
certainly can't take life In the
light, careless way some Of his
women friends do. And because
Of that be says ] haven't Q sense
The Washington times., 1926-09-08

The earth movements which
Professor Rothe believes played
q part in the production of re-
current assures in the supports
Of the Strasbourg cathedral have
their centers In the neighborinR
Alps and the Vosges Mountains
bordering the plain OF Alsace.
But he thinks that vibrations due
to heavy industrial machinery
may have some influence upon
the stability of neighboring struc.
lures. He makes a surprising
vibration picture of the city OF
Strasbourg, based on the multi
plicity OF minute earth movements
caused by the operation of the
machinery of the large shops and
industrial establishments there.
This picture is composed only Of
quivering lines impressed by he
vibrations Of the horizontal PEN
dulums, but the practiced eye dis
tfnguishes in some cases between
the oscillations due to the run
ming Of the machinery Of particu
lar establishments.
1t is a picture drawn In time
as well as in space-or, the Elm.
steinian might say, in space
time"-since 1t records the mr.
ments Of the beginning and end
ing Of the daily work in the
shops and mills. Sundays ana
holidays are marked by the ces-
sation Of the chief irregularit' IS
in the lines, which straighten out
into almost perfect horizontally
Then only Nature speaks, some
times, If she has any louder mes
sage to convey from the noun.
tains to the plain and it's culver.
ing city.
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
SAYINGS OF
|MRS.SOLOMON
-BY Helen ROWIand.

by 1GAGAa NOWA1AAu
Woman-and the Higher Education
no to, my son. What profiteth
VI it a damsel to acquire
Higher Education?
For 10, she studyeth harmony
and composition and practiseth the
fugue and the cavatina, and pur.
sueth Beethoven and List ana
Chopin.
Yet, behold, when she hath
graduated, all the days OF her
youth. she playeth jazz and sing.
eth "Red Hot Mama! and wor.
shippeth Irving Berlin. And all
the days of her married life, she
singeth II-Ilabies!
She acduireth a Partisan accent,
and perfecteth her German. she
studyeth Greek and Latin and He
brew.
Yet, when these are at her
tongues end, she speaketh slang
and Flapperanto, all the days OF
her girIhood, and babbleth baby
talk the rest of her life.
She studyeth Shakespeare and
Sophocles and the philosophy OF
the Drama-and 10, she becometh
a star Charleston Dancer in the
Movies!
Behold, she taketh four years
course in Biology and graduateth
at the head of her class in Do"
nestle Science-and then electeth
to remain a spinster all the years
of her life.
She iYrproveth her mind with
Calculus and Trigonometry and
Astronomy-and then gocth into
the choiuV and spendeth her days
counting "One.two three" and the
deeper study of Dermatology.
She studyeth Art under the
Great Masters of Paris-and re.
turneth to Greenwich Village. to
spend her days in the painting OF
smocks and tea cups.
She studyeth all the philoso-
pliers ancient and modern--and
then proceedeth to open a Beauty
Shop, where she rejuvenateth
ancient faces. and modernizeth the
antique chins.
She Iearneth all the mysteries
Of classic dancing-and then Civ.
eth it up to study the pcaching OF
eggs and the frying of bacon.
She becometh an expert In An
thropolosy-and then spendeth ell
her life in the study Of ONE MAN,
and the divining OF his moods:
Why, then, shall a damsel seek
to acquire a Higher Education?
For. verify, the wagon which
she hitcheth to a STAR, fallcih
always DOWN to earth!
And, 10. 1t is but q tea-wagon.
q band,wagon-or baby.carriageI
sELAH.
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
By ELSIE ROBINSON

, much deeper and more vital than
a giggle or grin. It's the ability
to see yourself and your affairs In
the right relationship to life. To
get the fright slant on yourself"
You haven't the right slant on
yourself when you fuss over trtfles
and magnify trivial acts into In
suits. There's an unhealthy ego"
tism and selfishness in that atti.
tude. 1t makes you stick out
like a sore thumb"
No individual has a right to
stick out like a sore thumb IN
this crowded, harassed. busy
world. Sore thumbs take up too
much room and demand too much
consideration. People don't pity
natures that are like sore thumbs.
They resent them. And it is light
that they should resent them.
The world would never get along
with it's business If we were all
allowed to take ourselves so
seriously and monopolize 20 much
parking space in the public at
tention.
A sense Of humor is simply a
realization of the right values OF
things. It is the ability to see
life as a whole and to take what
comes with a light free heart
a heart that is freed from petty
peevishness and pomp.
The laugh of a person with a
sense of humor means more than
a funny bone. 1t means a freed
spirit. A spirit than can fly about
and see color and fun and ex-
element and absurdity outside
its limited. personal orbit. A
spirit that can see rainbows
through its own tears. Il need be-
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
Obituary

Buster dead and thousands Of New Workers will
him than Of the mighty.
Buster -or alas was-the lion that sported in the
Aquarium the delight of those crowdng the rail around
his waery stage all day long, He had been for twenty-five
years prime attraction of the Battery show place. since
he brought from Sea Lion Park at oOney Island after the
fire, the sole survivor
Young and who kids watched Busters antics
with delight along with countless youngsters Of the current
generation, will be sorry Buster is no more.
He gave pleasure to multudes and doubt got lot Of
fun out of it. Which is pretty good eptaph for anyone let
alone sea-lion
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
WISE SAYINGS

II you wish to keep your Sc
cret, first keep 1t yourself
Seneca.
Anecdotes and maxims are
rich treasures to the man Of
the world, for he knows how to
introduce the former to fit places
in conversation, and to recollect
the latter on proper occasions.
Goethe.
No man can produce great
things who is not thoroughly
sincere in dealing with himself.
Lowell.
When a building II about 20
fall down, all the mice desert It.
-Pliny the Elder
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
ONCE-OVERS
WHY YOU SHOULD FILL YOUR MIND WITH
KNOWLEDGE

wear for this occasion that but much time consider
ing how well filled your mind is with knowledge that viii
make you agreeable companion.
Instead of thinking much about dress get fund OF up
todate information of the worlds affair
You may lot of local gossip, but that is not IN
telligence.
Get away the provincial and seek to inform your
self about progress being made in arts and science
Some folks think that study science takes away ones
faith in a Higher Power
That is where they wrong for how make you
lose faith your Creator to study OF his Wonderfu
works
The trouble with students is that they get 60 m
volved the material workings that they forget the Divine
Hand that made these workings possible
always the Spirit back of all things that decides the
heights attained
The Washington times., 1926-09-08

The curious thing IL that. in the
opinion oe Edmond Rother. the d.
rector Of the central international
bureau Of selsmology (science Of
earthquakes and earth movements,
the danger to the mighty cathe.
dral, which has now been averted,
arose, in part, at least, from I'm.
considered earth tremblings, the
effects Of which accumulated
during centuries. And from this
he draws q caution for all build
ers, and points out the Importance
OF the study Of small earth vibra
tons as affecting the endurance
Of large structures.
The work recently finished,
which was begun during the
German occupation Of Alsace, -
regarded as one OF the boldest
The Washington times., 1926-09-08

undertakings Of the kind on
record And it was conducted
under the constant supervision Of
the new science of seisnology,
with the aid Of seisnograph
pendulums, so delicate that they
registered the slightest movement.
At one time during the progress
OF the subterranean work, the
workers looking over their heads
could see the base Of the huge
tower suspended above them.
The principle Of the seismo.
graph is that Of the horizontal
pendulum, the working OF which
may be illustrated by the hang
Ing of a door. When the upper
and lower hinges Of the door are
strictly in a vertical line, the
door IL In equilibrium, and re-
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
MAN-MADE sEISMS By Garrett P. Serviss

mains stable, without tendency
to swing in any direction. But
if the line OF suspension Ii I'M
clined the door swings, ana the
period and extent Of the swing
ing depend upon the angle OF
the inclination from the vertical.
so that, by d simple formula, this
angle can be calculated from the
period or the deviation, which
are directly observable.
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
NKILDRED's
M b u 8 b a nd

M ILDRED'S
Wl b u 8 b a n d
says she has no
sense Of humor.
He used to
laugh about it
when they were
engaged.
"You look like
a million dollars.
kid" he'd ay,
But they sure
left out your
funny bone"
But somehow
1t didn't seem a
great loss-then.
She was SO
pretty and well.
d r e 8 g e d a n d
& o d-n atured.
Moreover 1h q
openly a d o r q d
h er Edward.
Which m ore
than offsets a
1nuy T a IN the
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
Jersey Jungles

The alligator that played hockey from West Side Park in
Paterson and for three weeks dwt happily in the Pasaic
river has been captured.
Bathers who timidy at the municipal beaches with
cooked for pair Of ferocious jaws ready snap off
foot, sigh with relief.
The Jersey alligator is retrieved But what that
leopard? Half the State excited him for days yet
nobody has the tip Of his tail.
The big cat is either willy Tavelsr-or myth.
The Washington times., 1926-09-08

of humor. !
suppose the real
truth is he il
tired Of me-"
No, he isn't
tired of you,
Mnly.
There's a gen.
uine love and
loyalty behind
his plea for a
sense Of llumor.
And he tells
you the truth
when he says
that life will be
terrible for your
children unless
you acquire that
sense.
A sense or
humor isn't an
ability to laugh
when someone
slips on a ba-
mana peel.
TIE anYnAthfN0
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
Fall Clothing

breezes Sparkling skies Topcoats Railroad term
mails damned with returning vacaonists and their luggage
September.
Washingtonans can forget now the gwering days just
past in enjoyment Of the c most satisfactory Of the
year At other time does this city present such at
tractive aspect.
This is the right time for getting around town-to shops
and parks and points of interest," COOL comfortable time for
excursions, urban rural; time to get outdoors
The Washington times., 1926-09-08

MlEIE work Of giving a new
foundation to one Of the
great towers Of the cathedral Of
Strasbourg has recently been
finished, and that magnificent
monument OF medieval architecture
is now probably safe for another
five hundred or a thousand years.
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
Don't Fight, Advertise"
England Tries It

The late Joseph Pulitzer is said to advised
quarresome individuals Don't fight, ADVERTIsE
Business in England their business hurt by the long
coal strike raised 100000 and told Sir Charles Hgham adj
vertng expert persuadng British coal miners
back TO work.
Government might try that advertising plan boot
leggers. Everything else has failed.
The Washington times., 1926-09-08
Our Lady of Air
Comfort for Filters

Men that travel he' sea- followers Of many trades have
their different patron saints Now the airmen have their
patron in "om Lady of Air. They pick beautiful image
Of the Virgin Mary with eyes and hands lifted toward the
clouds, standing in tiny chapel especially built in
Portuguese aviation camp consecrated in the presence Of
The Washington times., 1926-09-08

yHE British seem to be waking up the efficiency Of
Evening star., 1926-04-28
WOMAN, POISONER OF IL,
is SENTENCED TO DEATH
Will Not Go to Guillotine, How.
ever. in Opinion of Many-Ex-
coriated by Judge.

BY the Associated Press.
MINES, France, April IS. -- Con
victed of poisoning her lover and IL
other persons whom she had been
called upon to nurse during illness.
Antoinette Scierri. 80 years old, has
been sentenced to die on the gull
lotine.
1t is not probable, however. that the
woman will pay the extreme penalty
for her crime. as in all cases since the
World War the president of the re-
public has commuted to life impr1Son-
ment death sentences passed upon
women.
The circumstances surrounding the
crimes for which Nine. Scier11 was
convicted were especially brutal. It
was charged that on the night OF her
lovers death she watched him die
and then engaged in a drunken orgy.
Robbery was believed to have been
The motive TOR most of the murders
she committed.
The Judge SCathinglN CaStiEated the
murdercSS after her conviction.
You are debauched, he said. "Hou
are possessed of all vices. You are
lazy: a drunkard. vicious and a hyp-
ocrte ! do not believe judicial his
tory contains a record of many Grim
inalS OF your type
Evening star., 1926-04-28
EX-UNION HEAD TOATTEND
RED SESSION, PAPER SAYS
Alexander Howat, Deposed Kansas
Miners Chief. Said to Be on
Way to Russia.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, kans., April 2S.-Thc
Pittsburg Headlight published a story
yesterday saying it had learned that
Alexander Howat. deposed president of
the Kansas district Miners Union, is
en- route to Russia to attend the Com
munist Internationale convention this
Spring. Howat plans to sit as a dele
gate in the convention, the newspaper
said.
James L. Gallery of the law firm
which represents Howat said last
night that he had no information
that Howat would attend the conven-
ton.
"Howat left here the latter part OF
March, stating that he and his wife
would accompany Mrs. Howats aged
father to his old home in Scotland,
Gallery said.
"Ile said he might attend a labor
convention in London or Paris II ne
had time / think it probable that he
is on his way home now.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
SHIP LINE TO RESUME.
Baltimore-to-E Europe Service Dis
continued During War.

BALTIMORE. April % CP.-Pas-
senger service between Baltimore and
Europe, discontinued during the
World War, will be resumed by the
North German Lloyd line in June,
Chief Immigration Inspector Leon r.
FOuch was informed yesterday.
The SIS. Der1flinger viii arrive June
; with about 400 immigrants, In
spector Fouch was informed, to be
followed by the SIS. York in August.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Coolidge Letter Printed.

This edition contained a copy of "A
letter from President Coolidge to Mr.
Butler. through him extending ms
greetings to the Latin American ed
itOrs as they reached Buffalo, ana de-
Slariug further
The meeting Of journalistic minds
and the knowledge OF oUr country ana
it's people that the Latin American
editors and publishers are getting on
their trip inevitably will he benefClai
30 them and 10 us. and will bring about
better understanding between the
Americas
In addition 90 thc President $ letter,
the sreCial edition contained tacSlmlle
letters from the diplomats IN charSe
Of the % Latin American embassies
and legations in Washington com
menting upon the value OF lhe lflp
and the portent to the Americas OF
the first PanAmerlCan congress VI
Journalists.
Reading Of the Presidents letter was
appIauded and there was more clap
ping after Il toast proposed by MI
Butler to the Presidents OF all the
American republics WAS drunk. Mr..
Butler welcomed his guests. declaring
that "out of the first Pan-Amerfcan II
Congress of Journalists may come
common bond of sympathy ana under-
standing, on terms Oh pellctl edu'H'S
IS our ardent hope.
That the press of Latin America
and North America" Mr.. Butler, SAID,
that mighty force in the lives OF
every free people, may become an IN
creasingly potent instrument OF peace
among men, a defender of internatlon'
al law and the justice which flows
from it, is greatly to be desired.
f'an Assist
''rhat we all, individually and col
1ectiVely, can assist to attain THIS Is
not to be doubted. and We of the Mag
ara frontier. in common with the rest
of the United States Of America,
lumbly pledge ourselves to do our
part toward the realization of the
ideals and aspirations and the stand
ards for which the Pan-American Con
gress Of Journalists stands"
The response on behalf of the edf'
tors was made by Jose i. Gomensoro
president of the Press Association OF
Uruguay, who expressed the hope that
the friendships formed on this trip
will be everlasting, and hoped. further
more. that congress Of American
journalists will visit Latin America to
still further cement the bonds here be-
gun.
Mary Silveira, soprano. and Thelma
Biracree, dancer, of the Eastman Con
servatory. Rochester. time after time
brought the. guests to their feet with
rapturOus applause.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
nsteopaths to Get Hearing.

The District Commissioners will hold
a public hearing on the bill now pend
ing in Congress providing for the ex-
animation and regulation of osteo-
paths next Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock in the boardroom of the Dis
trict Building.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
ORCHESTRA CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra tomor-
row evening at 5:45 o'clock.
March. The Masqueraders,'
Morris
Overture. "Turandot" .Lachner
IntermezZo, characteristic. I'm
a Persian Market. ..kettlebey
Excerpts from musical COM
edy, Apple Blossoms"
Fritz EreiSler
Fox trot. ia Rather BE
Alone" ............... .Ager
NalSe Lentu, Dreaming,
Fowler
Finale, Dear Eyes" 49,. Grey
The Star Spangled Banner.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
EDITORS IN AKRON
TO SEE INDUSTRIES
viii Be Guests of Tire Max
ers-BuffaIo Visit Is ESpe-
CIay Pleasant.
BN WILLIAM IILMAN.

AKRON. ohio, April 2S.--Adios to
New York State and motor busses was
said rc2rcttully by the Latin Ameri-
can journalists when they entrained
at Buffalo last night for Akron to be
the guests of the tire industry here.
The closing hours of the editors
visit in the Empire state We're among
the pleaSanteSt they yet have eX-
perienced. Until leaving on their spe-
Cial train they were the guests of Ed
ward II. Butler editor and publisher
If the Buffalo Evening News and vice
president of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Following their return from Niagara
Falls. the journalists and so leading
business men, scientists and educators
from the Niagara frontier were guests
OF Mr.. Butler in the Buffalo club. This
occasion was marked by publication
Of a special limited edition Of the Buf-
falo Evening News, printed in Span
3sh, which was distributed as a SOU
Nenir Of the trip to the Niagara IRON
Iipl-
New Britain herald., 1926-06-11

surface are under construction. A short detour necessary. Norwalk Danbury road (route l126) grading work is under con struction. No detours necessary.
 Canaan. South Canaan - Lime road (route 134l is under construc- Ition Detour at South Canaan end Hartland, East Hartland Moun- tain (route 133l is underconstruc- ton. Present road is open for travel.
 Sharon, Sharon - Amenia road (no route number) is under con- Istruction. Open for travel.
 Torrington, Torrington Goshen road (route 12S) one way traffic maintained.
 Waterbury WatertoWn, Water bury Watertown Thomaston road (routes 389 and S50) one way traffic in Oakville.
 Greenwich - Boston post road (route 1) concrete road is under construction at Byram bridge. No delay to traffic.
 Fairfield - Center Of Boston post road is under construction. Detours for west bound traffic, Min Plain road to Benson road. (route D.
 Westport Boston post road (route 1) concrete road is under construction at Compo Inn Curve. No delay to traffic.
 Westport - Concrete road is un- der construction at Lighthouse Curve Croute D. No delay to traffic.
 Bridgeport and Trumbull. Bridge port -Trumbull road is under con struction. No delay to traffic.
 West Haven and Milford (route .337) Cove river bridge on the Shore road is under construction. Tenn porary bridge provided.
 West Haven (route @37) Oyster river bridge on the Shore road is under construction. Temporary bridge provided.
 West Haven, Milford and Orange. Milford turnpike (route D. Under construction. No delay to traffic.
 Middletown-D Durham (route 112). Middletown-Durha road is under construction. No delay to traffic.
 Old Saybrook (route D railroad crossing elimination IS under con- struction. No delay to traffic.
 Branford - Stony Creek road is under construction. No delay to traffic.
 Avon - Simsbury road is closed to traffic and detour has been post ed.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-11

suffiele West Suffield - East Granby h4d-no route number, Is under c, kstruction but Is open for traffic. There is some delay when asphalt is being poured.
 Middletown, Middletown - Hart ford road route 10, is under con- Istruction but is open for traffic.
 East Hampton, road between the fur corners and the lake-route Ill lis finished. Work is being done on Ithe shoulders.
 Vernon and Holland, Holland turnpike no route number-ls un- der construction. Road closed, De- tour.
 East Windsor, Ellington - Broad Brook road (no route number) is under construction. Open for traf- fife but is very rough.
 East Windsor, Scantic river bridge lis under construction. Old bridge is .open for traffic.
 Willimantic Putnam road is under construction in Chaplin (routes and 101). Grading is be- ing done, traffic may pass.
 Norwich Putnam road (route 12) grade crossing Is being eliminated in Plainfeld. Short detour.
 Norwich - New London road is under construction in towns of Nor wich and Montville. Concrete pave ment is being placed. Through tryT hot Norwich should use the road on the east side of the Thames river (route 12).
 Norwich Willimantic road is under construction in Franklin. Con- crete pavement is being placed. Sec ton of one way traffic regulated by telephone. troute 32).
 East Lyme. On the Post road the Golden Spur bridge is being recon structed. Detour posted.
 Willimantic Putnam road is under construction. Open to traffic.
 Norwich Groton road. section on cutoff at Submarine base is un- der construction.
 Bethel - Newton road, state aid. road and bridge is under construc- ton, No detours necessary.
 Roxbury - Southbury road (route 125) surface Is In good condition. Shoulder and gutters uncompleted.
 New Milford Charlottesville bridge (route 134) work on the new bridge and approaches are under way. No detours necessary.
 Washington Grade crossing elimination state aid. Bridge and