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kinds of noises than any other from
boniSt known. She saw him once and
sent him a note--in my name-mak
ing an appointment with him at my
studio for free photograph. Two
weeks later they eloped" The doctor
puckered his lips and whistled softly.
"Of course he wouldn't stay mar
ried He skipped out and she came
here and had baby. | was glad TO
pick up the heavy end of the load and
carry ii. But I never dreamed that
this would happen"
A bluerobed Sister paused at the
door to make signs to the doctor.
"Do you understand said Eliza
beth. II know Peg is sick--and real.
" l am sorry, though l know she'll
come out on top somehow. But
doesn't it seem downright awful that
she should have to be sick in such a
Way that she can't care for her own
child, that she should have to go to a
sanitarium where the baby mustnt
go?"
Still the doctor smiled.
you do appear to he the victim of
a conspiracy" he said. But none of
this happened on purpose. really. Your
sister was not glad to unload the care
of her daughter on you.
"How do you know that?
The doctor spoke on--in would-be
soothing manner.
You see, she, too. told me about
Aou two sisters. She understands
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, He said that the crib on the fire-escape
balcony was not enough. He specified
a perambulator. Thereafter for half
hour every morning and whole hour
every afternoon Elizabeth pushed a
baby carriage up and down Patton
! boulevard. AS a publicity stunt the
parade was a success, and emphatical-
! ly something to look at. All the liter
| att, intelligentsia, and members of al
! lied groups found reasons for coming
! or came without reason those days to
| Patton boulevard. There taunts and
giggles she swallowed with sufficient
difficulty the thrusts which began
with purrs of sympathy she would not
down.
| You poor DEAR" said woman
whom Elizabeth especially disliked.
She was the wife of photographer so
entrenched in public favor that both
! he and his wife had been absolutely
genial to all others of their profession
up to the rise of Elizabeth Harkaway.
You poor dear.' said his wife to Eliz-
abeth with the perambulator. How
queer it seems for you to have a
baby
1T would be queer under the cir
cumstances,' said Elizabeth, "if l
really had one. This is my married
sisters, I'm just borrowing it,"
Dear me! l didn't mean that! Did
| sound like that? l meant-we all
never dreamed that you would endure
| such interference with your work"
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New Reflector.

kOR long time the laboratories of
the Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing 60. have been trying
to find good metal reflector for use
in automobile headlights. What they
sought was rejecting material thae
could be cleaned with gritty waste
without scratching and be exposed 10
the weather without furnishing or
corroding.
Robert j. PiersOl. research chemist.
announced recently that il had been
round. The new reflector has a sur
lace OF polished chromium. which is
extremely hard. A popular reflector
for automobile headlights has been
silver or nickel plating on smooth.
surface. but silver must be coated
thickly with lacquer to protect il from
the weather, while the rejecting quail
ties of nickel are not high. Chromium.
1t is claimed, has neither of these dis.
advantages.
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when the doctor came down the steps
there was not a great deal of differ
ence between the looks of the living
woman in her somber role and the
painted marble Madonna who guarded
the door to the reception room. Had
Elizabeth realized his expression as
he contemplated the lowering posture
of the two women, she would not
have troubled at his first stern word.
"Well?"
Elizabeth actually covered as If a
lash had been laid over her shoulders.
Then she drew herself together and
raised her head, turning resolutely to
face her accuser. He had girt about
him a brown bathrobe so worn and
disreputable as to be famous in hos
pital annals, tempting every woman
patient of sufficient means to offer
him a futile parting gift of a new
one. His eyes were heavy and, she
thought, cold
Il don't care what you do to me-, y
she said. You can put me in Jail
If you must-afterward Now it's the
baby. l think I've killed her"
He uncovered the face. touched the
cheek, pushed up one eyelid.
Sister Angelica, Will you please
take this baby to the third floor to
Miss Mccarthy and ask her to battle
the child and put her into bed. I'll
be up presently"
Don't be so CASUAL cried Eliza
beth. "She may die
Ultimately she will. Not tonight"
X X X
THE hall was empty, save for the
= marble Madonna, the physician
and Elizabeth Harkaway, artist pho
tographer.
Where have you been, Miss Hank
away? You've had me in a fine stew"
Down the river hiding"
why did you do such a thing?
81 don't exactly know. l thought
must. I'd got 50 used to the baby
or something. l couldn't give her up
to a temperamental father who
wanted her only in a spell of emotion
and might later neglect her.
thought he wasn't fit to have her"
And your career?"
Il don't know. | just wanted to
save the baby. And now see,''
Elizabeth Harkaway, there is a
severe penalty for kidnapping"
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ELIZABETH HAD A FEELING
THAT IN ANOTHER MINUTE
SHE MIGHT BE RUGGED.

why, the idea, l didn't know
you had baby"
II haven't. It's my sisters"
ooh. Hadn't somebody better see
what's the matter? It's crying
dreadfully.'
"Nothing's the matter"
MY! Then why should it cry so 2
Babies" pronounced Elizabeth,
'cry chiefly for two reasonS-perver-
sity and exercise"
Exercise? How funny!"
Yes" Elizabeth made an invol-
untary pass with her hand over her
forehead.
Does your head ache, Miss Hank
away? I've a new bromide that's
really awfully good"
Thanks. l don't take bromides."
Don't you really? I know they're
not supposed to be good for you. But
never could be a martyr"
mo, l don't suppose you could"
Miss Harkaway, would you mind
telling me if you have some especial
purpose in taking these pictures?
mean, were you going to use them
| for some public exhibit? You see,
, happen to be engaged. 1t isn't an
nounced yet, but it will be next week
! The Rodericks wouldn't like me
hung at a worlds fair or something
So l though I'd better tell you before
you started"
! Elizabeth had ruined II plates.
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pleted by June /. 1S4S. On the 9Th
the corner stone arrived. 1t was
placed in position the following day.
The corner stone is feet inches
square and nearly 3 feet thick, the
material being white marble. The
stone weighed 24.500 pounds. Mill
tary and civic organizations partic-
ipated in the ceremonies incident to
the laying of the corner stone. An
Grafton was delivered by Robert G..
Winthrop of Massachusetts and a
Masonic address by r. 3. French,
then Grand Master of Masons of the
District of Columbia.
X X X
THE funds on hand January !. .
= 1S49, amounted to 56,2S9.66. Ala
bama was the first State to volunteer
block Of finished marble to be
placed in the Monument. Georgia
South Carolina, North Carolina, Vir
ginia, Delaware Maine and Missis-
sippi soon followed, promising stones
of the desired size, 4 feet long. feet
high and | foot inches broad. The
first stone to be actually inserted was
donated by the Franklin Fire Co. of
this city. 1t was inscribed, I'VE
strive to save"
ne ARMY anu Navy contributed.
The Choctaw Indians sent a stone.
Forty children of the Washington
City Orphan Asylum, in charge of
Miss Latimer, marched to the Monu-
ment and delivered a monthly dona-
ton of | penny each The hope was
expressed that every school through
out the country would do likewise.
| JaOes Lanox sent $500 December 5,
1919. The Bank of the Metropolis
contributed 500 several weeks later,
as did the Bank of Washington.
| Stones with suitable inscriptions
thereon continued to arrive until in
April 1850, nearly all the States were
| represented. Michigan sent block of
native copper. The city of Washing
| ton, May 81, 1850, made a donation of
$4,000 to be paid in five installments.
From June l to November 1, 1850.
contributions averaged $4,000 per
month. totaling $4,000 for the 10
months. The Monument by that time
had risen so feet above its base.
The Odd Fellows of the country, in
GLIDING the city of Philadelphia, com
prising ~ lodges, offered a block of
marble feet long. feet wide and ?
| feet thick, weighing about tons.
Cities and individuals continued to
contribute. w. w. Corcoran of this
CITY SuDSCrlDed $50 July 4. 1861, with
announcement of his intention to re
new the subscription annually until
the completion of the Monument BY
March l. 1852. about $130OOO had
been collected and the Monument was
100 feet high. Savannah, Ga. offered
500 annually until the Monument
should be completed.
Churches and individuals continued
to make contributions. j. w. Jones
of Augusta, Ga, sent S425 from vari-
Gus churches in that vicinity. Baton
1 Rouge, La, sent $3.50 collected by
Richard Wall. AS suggested in the let
ter from Mr.. Plowman, the movement
was started in the Fall of 1852 to col
! lect dime from each voter who
should go to the polls, November 2,
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Nicotine Trap.

kROM The land of pipes comes an
other ingenious idea to keep your
smoke clean and cool. \ British in
Vehtor mas made new pipe with a,
trap Tor nicotine. The pipe stem is
elongated. running past the bottom
of the bowl. Fitting To this is a
small metal tube perforated at the
bottom and covered with a wooden
tube.
A tubular chamber screws into the
bottom of the wooden tube and into
this chamber flows all the nicotine
and saliva. Because it is kept so far
away from the. pipe howl. the nice
tine, 1t is clajr1ed. Cannoj be drawn
into the mouth. for it would have IT,
traverse the length Of this small
metal tube and he drawn through the
small perforations.
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Il "
N -Y S: s.; '"', nsr.svav,s
blue eyes burned hot def
Rnce at DR.. Whalen over the absurd
bundle OF human composition when
the doctor insisted was hers by Ties
of flesh and blood. The baby lay on
the oak table of the parior at St
Mary Hospital wrapped in one of
those idiotiC blue blankets sprinkled
with white bear5 or rabbltS-onlE the
person who made them could say
which Elizabeth HarkaWay, angry at
her role Of aunt, charming as the bril-
liant March morning in her white
studio frock with golf cape strapped
carelesaly to her shoulders, stood on
one side of the table ana DR.. Nhalen
stood on the other.
Elizabeth disliked Or. Whalen. too.
He was fat. He was the most popular
baby doctor in the city For that, also,
Elizabeth despised him And 1t made
her furious to know now that his eyes,
for all their sleepless heaviness, were
twinkling at her stubborn chin; that
the very painted saints on the walls
around were smiling at the situation.
Elizabeth wanted to scream.
1T isn't fair. No, ii really isn't fair"'
Elizabeth protested.
What isn't fair, child?"
I'm not a child. I'm 80 years old.
I'm Old enough to know my own mind
to decide my own life. | have de-
cided it. Years ago | made up my
mind to have a career. | loved pic
painting. sketching, all of that.
] loved beautiful pictures so that it
hurt, but I couldn't draw line. Some
body gave me camera one Christ
mas and-oh, well! Anyhow, begin
ming there ! took up photography. l
worked and worked. Then / began to
get a reputation, and later some bust
ness. And noW-noW, when things are
really beginning to happen-this. |
wouldn't marry. I deliberately chose
not To marry
Even n sleepy doctor could have told
that non marriage had been choice on
her part.
Elizabeth turned back to him. her
blue eyes still hot.
1T isn't fair" she stormed. You've
seen Peggy upstairs with her ruffies
and curls and invalid pallor and sweet,
sanity air of martyred motherhood,
and Nou think she's perfectly lovely
and that isn't fair
Nov. now said the doctor.
And you'll only think less of me
wien Ten YOU dDOuL eSSN--lL VIII
sound aWful-but I've got to say it..
Peggy always was pretty and rufTled
and curled and sweet like that-at
some other persons expense"
y K x
ELIZABETH waved her hand at the
- ceiling 10 indicate the general
location of Peggy's room-the, n meet
ing the doctors eye. flushed.
I'm not referring 10 the fact that
am paying the hospital bill here and
will pay for her maintenance at the
sanitarium that YOU recommend. | m
talking about the big things--the
things that really matter. When we
wore girls at home together, ii was
like this. At one time | had to stay
at home from my first Artists Guild
reception because Peg had worn my
georgette dress TO a circus and shred
ded the skirt on the boards. That sort
OF thing. And then she married. She
made the poorest selection possible.
She picked on a trombone player in a
Jazz orchestEa. Imagine. He had
neat silk ankles and he wore side
burns and could make more different
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your attitude toward matrimony and
children"
Did she insinuate that wasn't fit
to care for a child?"
The doctor stopped at once.
THAT is a positive inSult-coming
from Peggy. If 1 can't take care of a
baby, it's the first thing in life
couldn't do better than Peggy Harka-
way. I'll show her"
And you, toor' her tone implied
Then she picked up the undesired blue
bundle.
II am glad that you have decided
to accept the responsibility after all, -
said the doctor And for fear that
you might become confused, l had di.
rections typewriter and put into the
basket of the babys clothing which a
messenger is taking to your apart
ment."
Very we'll"
lone thing you have forgotten al
ready. You haven't asked the baby S
name.
II didn't suppose she had one
yet"
oh, yes. Her mother would like her
to be called Elizabeth"
WHAT"
Yes. Elizabeth Whalen."
"W-h-a-t?"
Il hope you don't mind. l took the
association as a compliment.
1T sounds exactly like Peggy Hank
away"
With which uninterrupted fling, EliZ-
abeth fairly ran from the scene.
She was still seething when she
reached her studio. The baby cried.
She was hungry. A glance at the
clock and at the schedule prepared by
DIR. Whalen, which with the baby s
wardrobe had reached home ahead of
Elizabeth, told the new guardian, that
much. There was even one bottle of
food in the baby's basket. The baby
consumed it and went back to sleep.
But, my stars, in another three hours
Elizabeth must secure from the speci-
fled dairy enough Bulgarian buttermilk
for five more feelings to carry over "a
hours
Later, having five bottles filled with
thick white stuff in row on a shelf
in the kitchenette, Elizabeth went in
to look at her baby.
Bulgarian Bet" she pleaded, "have
a heart.''
BULGARIAN BET, as it happened,
turned out to be a rather good
baby. She displayed at first an
equable temperament and predilec-
ton for sleep that was amazing If you
considered her parents. If Bet hadn't
been good Elizabeth would have gone
raving crazy In those three months
she came to understand how women,
when they became mothers, lost the
love of their husbands. Certain per-
Sonal niceties which had been as cas-
ual and essential to every day as food
and sleep were eliminated at once
without time for argument. The half
hour or more which she spent on relax
ing and toning up her hair and COM
DleXiOn each afternoon went now for
washing out inevitable extras in the
bathtub The apartment reeked of
buttermilk. Already social callers at
the studio were dropping off. Nobody
now came regularly except DR.. Whalen
and Elizabeth suspected him of be-
ing soft on Peggy.
Then there was the effect of the
child on Elizabeth's professional stand
ing. On one of his early calls the doc
tor. speaking of Peggy, advised tsince
the mothers symptoms had been of
incipient tuberculosis) that the baby be
given as much outdoors as possible.
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IN VOW, isn't she sweet?"
80 ''She certainly is not
Elizabeth Harkaway's
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BY C. FRED COOK.

HAST GRAND MASTER j.
- CLAUDE KEEPER, grand sec
rotary of the Masonic Grand
L Lodge of the District of Column
bia who Is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Washington times., 1926-08-10
YOUNG Il OPE rs
ARE FORGIVEN

Somewhere between Washington
and North Adams, Mass, 4 youthful
groom and q girl bride are believed
by their parents to be speeding 10
the home Of the groom's grand
father in TIE Massachusetts, city.
Safely married at Rockville yes
terday 4 half hour before word
from Washington was received to.
stop the wedding. Wesley w. Bill
lings, 10, OF 1414 Shepherd ST., and
Audrey M. Whftconlb. 15-year-old
daughter OF Arthur S. Whitcomb,
noted cornetist Of the Marine Band,
TODAY may be assured of the paren-
tai blessing IL they viii let their
parents know where they may be
reached
Youth Only objection
Although Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. r.
Billings and Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
comb did all they could to stop the
wedding when they suspected 1t
would be attempted yesterday, they
are resigned. The only objection
they had anyway, was the youth
of the couple.
The families have been friends
for the past ten years and Audrey
and Wesley have been sweethearts
since childhood
Yesterday the elder Billings
noticed his son was acting ner-
vously and had packed SUITCASE.
He notified Whitcomb to be on the
watch that he. suspected an at
tempted elopement.
Eluded in Absence
Whitcomb. who more than q
month ago told Wesley to stay
away from Audrey until they got
older, unfortunately had to leave
his daughter alone for awhile IN
the afternoon. She took imme
date advantage Of his absence,
and was seen by neighbors TO
enter suitcase filled automobile.
The police were appealed to to
stop the wedding. and the wonnarl's
bureau of the police department
telephoned Rockville as the likely
place the couple would 60.
They had gone there all right.
but already had been married by
the Rev. B. w. John, pastor of the
Methodist Church South. The
groom gave his age as % and that
of his bride as 10.
The Washington times., 1926-08-10
\ A 5
100000 FIRE
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 10.-Prop-
erty valued at more than $500, 900
was destroyed early today when a
fire swept the Portland waterfront.
The fire started about 8 a. m. and
was not under control until $50
a. m. The entire city was threat.
ened before firemen managed to
control the blaze. No injuries were
reported.
The fire spread from the grain
wharf to Browns wharf and from
there to the Merchants wharf
where two United States Shipping
Board vessels, the Seneca and the
Baecarat, were locked. Both YES.
sells caught fire but were towed to
midstream by the coast guard cut.
ter Ossitee and the tug Portland.
A fireboat quenched the flames.
Several score small boats. belong
ing to members of the Portland
Yacht Club, were destroyed when
the blaze swept the yacht clubhouse
and property. Members OF the club
worked desperately to save their
boats from the blaze.
The Washington times., 1926-08-10

The story of the Illicit love Of The
Rev. DR.. Edward w. Hall. rector OF
the fashionable Church Of st. John
the Evangelist, at New Brunswick,
N. j., and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, his
choir singer-sweetheart. could not
be forgotten.
The finding Of their bodies side by
side under a crabapple tree on the
Phillips farm threw q tragic spot
light on The fascinating drama Ct
sin and punishment.
Public officials chafed under
gossip that money and political in.
fIuence had dulled the sword of JUS
tice.
On Thursday. July /, Arthur s.
Riehl, of Roselle Park, N. j.. signed
a petition for the annulment of his
marriage to Louise Geist.
She was the parlor maid In the
Hall home at the time of the MUIR.
der. The petition was filed IN thu
Chancery Court. Trenton. July Q.
Text OF AffidaVits.
On Friday. July s, the New FORK
Daily Mirror printed the first detail
OF the affidavits filed by Riei1I.
These charged that Louise Geist
had admitted to him receiving
money to conceal her knowledge 4
the crime.
That his wife told him that Marie
Gildea, cook in the Hall home III
the time Of the murder, had shown
advance knowledge Of the crime.
That Barbara Tough, the upstairs
maid, had phoned Mrs. Hall and
her brother, Willie Stevens. that
Hall and Mrs. Mills were together
at the Phillips farm the night Of the
murder.
That Tumulty, the Hall chauffeur
had been given property after hav.
ing lied to the authorities
That Louise Geist boosted that
large sums were spent to corrupt
officials at the 1922 inquiry.
Saturday. July II. Governor
Moore announced that he had or
dered searching investigation Of
the charges in the Riehl affidavit
Monday. July 10, Prosecutor Der
gen, of. Somerset county, declared
he had received no orders to re,
open the investigation.
Arrest OF Mrs. Hall
Wednesday, July %, Bergen
swore out a warrant upon which
State troopers ARRESTED Mrs. Hall
the widow, on a charge of murder
in the first degree. She was held
without bail in Somerset county
Thursday. july 80. lillian Phif
lips. who. in 1922, said he saw q
woman in gray enter the Hall home
at 2:30 the morning after the muir
der, was arrested as a material
witness.
Friday. July 80. Mrs. Hall was
released in $4,000 bail.
Governor Moore suggested the
appointment of Senator Simpson al
special prosecutor.
DR.. e. I. Cronk. who attended
the autopsles on Hall and Mrs
The Washington times., 1926-08-10
AIRING ON co.
NEWS BRIEFS

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Aug. To-
Attacking the school system OF
Arlington county. Charles r. Tay.
lor, at the monthly meeting of the
Clarendon Citizens association last
night said, I'VE have fine col.
lection of school buildings, but
building without-the proper sys.
tenn of education will never give
our children the education they
are entitled to. They have lost
two years of their school life."
Conditions at the Washington
Lee High School are such that
unless there is a decided change,
the school board will be confronted
with strike among the Students
The president instructed the dele
gates to the Arlington county civic
federation to bring the matter to
the attention of the Federation at
the next meeting.
Vigorous protest against the use
of county road equipment for i'm
proving roads in private subdivi.
sions was made before the monthly
meeting of the board of supervisors
yesterday by a. II. Brown. of Lee
way.
The monthly meeting of the Fair
fax Chamber of Commerce will be
held tonight at Herndon. President
c. e. Gibbs will preside.
Locked with a clamp, a split rim
is mounted on a new baking pan
from which it can be removed with
out loaf Of bread being broken.