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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06
ONCE-OVERS

Women often cannot understand why like certain
masculine friend whom women generally do not like.
Perhaps he may be bit uncouh abrupt too outspoken
for women.
Or possibly not gallant enough not adept at small
talk.
But such man, with good standing among the is
usually safe one in whom to place confidence
1t is admitted that stand together for one another
better than women stand by one another
Seldom do you hear party of men crczing man who
is absent
Not unless he is than ordinarily deserving Of
censure
Often groups of women not so charitable.
Men do not expect in general to be perfect nor
it.
If they strike fair average it is about all their
friends expect.
And isn't it about all they should expecti
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By ELSIE ROBINSON

that word sseIfishness.
We've messed it. up with .
lot Of hypocrisy and sentiment
tally.
We've made self seem, wick
ed. abominaf5le thing ana the de.
velopment OF self ~ crime.
We're afraid TO be happy about
ourselves and our own desires.
We're like savages in the jungle.
offering up bloody sacrifice lest
the jungle gods grow jealous and
fall upon us.
So we try to fool the gods BY
pretending that we don't love
ourselves at aII--that we don't
find any fun in attending to
our own affairs.
We've talked that way 90
long, we've tried to fool the gods
so long, that we've ended IN
fooling ourselves into believing
that self satisfaction is q vile and
perverse thing. and that we must
hide all evidence OF such. Amos
Cynic believes he has put ne to
shame by exposing our hidden
selfishness.
no HASH t. put 81 u ~ StlAAtA<s
There's nothing shameful about
healthy selfishness. 1t is, indeed,
the natural and legitimate atti-
tude. You're not supposed to
think Of the whole world when
you take a glass Of jelly to sick
Mrs. Brown. You're supposed to
take glasses Of jelly to sick pe0-
pie and to get lot of satisfac.
ton out of doing so. You're
not being a missionary for some
mysterious diety. You're being 9
good servant to the healthy. ris-
ing sap Of life within yourself.
Selfish? OF course it Is And
we'd have a lot cleaner world u
we'd stop pretending to be min.
istering angels and start getting
a kick out of making a good job
Of ourselves.
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Things for humanity. We talk as
IL they deliberately gave their
lives for others. They didn't. They
did the thing that made life most
interesting and valuable to them.
They were exactly as selfish, in
impulse, as the blacklist crini-
nails. Z
I'VE hold up mothers as ex-
amples OF shining unselfishness
We speak of their long years OF
devoted service and sacrifice. But
it pleases mothers to work and
sacrifice. They are as selfish as
the rest Of us"
Well. suppose they are, my
friend?
What Of it?
The rising of the sap In a tree
Is probably a purely selfish affair.
Yet you find shelter under the
cool leaves fed by that sap. Why
then fuss about the precise ma
ture of the sap rising?
When Marconi was trying to
put his wireless theory into form
it is highly improbable that he
lay awake at night. weeping big.
wet, emotional tears over the
lives the radio would save some
day and the souls it would
hearten. What he was deeply
interested in was his radio. Radio
desire rose in him like sap In a
tree-crowding out all other
thought and desire, swelling in
him until at last radio came.
And now you and millions Of
other men profit by the radio.
Why raise such a row, then.
over whether Marconi's dream
was selfish or not?
The mothers and martyrs. the
heroes and valiant adventures.
the poets and prophets. even
Christ Himself would have them
all barred from honors because
they were really pleasing them
seles when they did the things
they did-they were thinking
only of their own desires.
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Support for District Suffrage
From Inside and Outside

Concident with swearing in of Mr. Dougherty as Dis
trct Commissioner and his utteances indicative of full sup
port direct participation Of District people In their
own and in national affairs there evidences Of ncreas
ing support for suffrage for District people from outside
Mr. Dougherys that "a city is best governed
where the largest number of citizens have share in its
government favoraby received in Washington It
bears the belief expressed by this newspaper that the
Coissioner is strongly aligned with public sentiment here
that Washington people entitled to larger share the
government of this city.
As high public official Mr. Dougherty will be in position
TO lead in the fight for suffrage rights for Washngtonians
Until those rights accorded he does the next best thing
by encouraging civic and trade bodies to take lively
terest municipal affairs and to their views freely
all problems
Our position voteles plight unfair and unAmer
can is being approved outside of Washington and this
prevail grows strength its influence Congress is sure
to be felt
Here is good American editorial from issue of the
Fort Worth (Tex) Record Telegram:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06
Seeing by Wire

The telephone vital You can't
the person doing the talking.
However just wait bit Before long the young will
have to dress up before calling his best GIRL and husbands
forego telling that old the wife about working late
because their guilty looks will betray them.
For in Paris two scientists have demonstrated in official
experiments that they send moving images the length of
by wre-or radio for that matter They expect in
few months to solve completely the battling problem Of
''television'
to work and convenience-or compicaton-added to
life in this age Of wonders.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06

Night life I'm a big American
city is featured In "The Taxi
Dancer" novel starting In The
Washington Times on August 0.
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NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
-Ry Helen Rowland


Monday Morning Blues
After the Week End-What?
What's the use o. loving?
Nothing to gain!
What's. the use o. loving?
Nothing but pain!
What's the use o. working?
Never get through!
What's the use O. dreaming?
1t won't come true!
What's the use o. yearning?
You'll only sigh!
What's the use o striving!
You'll just get by"
What's the use o. laughing?
Not much fun
What's the use of ANYTHING
The week-end's done!
There seems to be only two
kinds Of women in the world.
these days-the unhappily mar
ried and the unhappily unmarried.
After a man has had cold
shower. a dose OF bromide, and
his wife's forgiveness. he feels
"all set" to begin over again, and
have some REAL fun.
Every young man. apparently,
wishes that he could fall in love
but no: where it is so deep that
he would be likely to go down for
the third time.
A girl no longer expects to
break a mans heart, or even to
chip it in a new place; she Is quite
thrilled IL she can manage to
make a dent in his consciousness
for a whole evening.
The most dangerous man to
any women. is not "the villain
who pursues her." but the big,
helpless. boyish kind with the
winning smile and the wistful
eyes. who inspires her with q
yearninR to mother" him.
The fiEst year, a woman trusts
to her love TO help her out to
put up with a mans idiosyncra-
cies-aftrr that. she falls back
on Christian charity.
Night life in a big American
city is featured In "The Taxi
Dancer" novel starting In The
Washington Times on August 0.
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Money !?
We Don't Understand It

France is rich, industrious, intelligent
The wealth City Of Paris alone probably exceeds that
Of the Swiss nation Yet French money has fallen oneenth
of its value compared with dollars while the money Of the
Swiss nation stands above the dollar Men money and call
themselves financers but they know little about
finance tumble bug in the field knows about the treasure
collected for his winter supplies.
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DOUBLE RING
CEREMONY
Mrs. Cornelius BeeckmanI

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN: VIII
~ you kindly tell me II the
double ring ceremony at q we'd
ding is passe now? I have al.
ways thought that would be the
service I would have read when
I was married. Now so many OF
my friends, fiance, included, say
it is out of date.
2. If this service is still cor
rect, doesn't the bride ring to
the groom. match the one he gives
her, i. e., isn't it platinum?
A READER.
The double ring ceremony is
not used often now in this coun-
try. In the European countries
1t is almost always used; that Is
men customarily wear wedding
rings.
But most American men do not
like to wear wedding rings, as
indeed they do not like to wear
any other kind of ring. How
ever, there is only one rec son
for not having double ring
ceremony. if you wish it, and that
is the objection Of the groom.to'
be to wearing a ring. l think
that the groom should have his
choice, for it is ridiculous for
anyone to wear a ring who does
not wish to. Don't you think so?
Why make a man miserable by
testing his love for you by de.
mainding that he wear a wedding
ring? Talk it over acain with
him, gently. not demandingly, and
make your decision rest on his
wish.
2. No, the groom's ring does
not match the brides ring. The
brides ring nowadays, in this
country, Is usually of platinum,
but the groom's ring, when there
is one, is usually OF gold. The
bride buys the ring for her groom
If there is to be one, and |
strongly recommend that she buy
q gold one.
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yHOSE who claim that all property should be conscrptec
in well as all men Of proper age, ought 20 %
- peased with the income and the inheritance taxes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06
HE v % r Y
thing'a

based on selfish
ness, z says the
Cynic.
Good people
are just as self
ish as bad peo-
pie. They do
what they like
to do, and since
it happens to
m q X e us COM
Portable. we call
it a virtue. But
they really de-
serve no credit
for it. The saint
it following his
o " n inclination
as much AZ the
sinner.
Look back in
history and con-
slider the people
who have done
fi1a sgraa 81
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LISTEN, WORLD!

Wen, whats
wrong with
that?
Since the fruit
OF those desires
was 20 good for
all of us ISM
it. a blessing
that such pur
pose focused
IN them until
1t came to its
perfect fulfill
A1GuC
And ISN'T 1t
gracious dis
y n . alton o
PrnVidellco that
those who 10
the good work
should set IN
tense sntisfa c-
ton out Of 1T
W. . We ~
sun1ed an en-
entirely wrong
p.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-06

is little out of focus. is astonish-
inGly beautiful. The bright star
at the head of the Northern Cross
is Deneb: that in the Eagle. with
a little star on each side Of it. is
Affair; the brightest star in
Scorpio. also having a little one
on each side. is Antares. noted
for it's flaming red color--a
gigantic orb, whose diameter Ghe
largest vet measured with the
interferometerJ is 100000, 900
miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-19
REPORT IEWELRY
!. STORE, DIAMOND
RING ROBBER|ES.
Four North Side Homes
BurgIarized - Police
Hunt Thief.

Theft Of diamond rings valued at
$1.4S0 from three homes, and jew
elry valued at 500 from a jewelry
store, and four north side residence
daylight robberies Wednesday were
investigated by police today.
Police sought a Negro, believed to
have stolen a bicycle and to have
committed two daylight robberies
and failed in another attempt.
Description Same
Description given police by the
missing mans wife corresponds with
that given by Kenneth Bann, IA, of
2426 Kenwood Ave-, who told police
his bicycle was stolen from the
alley near his home. The man wore
a khaki suit, he said. The burglar
answered the same description.
Gems valued at $50 and a $50 re-
volver were taken from the home
of Donald Rauh, 1905 N. Park Ave,
where entrance was gained by re-
moving a screen, according to Motor
policemen Okey and Wells.
Dresser at the home of r. c.
Wicks, 6248 N. New Jersey st. was
smashed and ransacked.
Seen Cutting Screen
A khaki.clad Negro, seen cutting
a screen at the home of Verne Muir
ray, 1915 Winthrop Ave, escaped on
a bicycle, Mrs. DIN B. Norman, 1901
Winthrop Ave, told police.
Another burglar stole an $50 dia-
mond ring while Mrs, Diana Crit
tenden, 1903 E. Vermont St, slept
in her home.
A daylight burglar entered the
home Of Mrs. Nell Moran, Apt. II,
1902 S. Meridian ST., and took $3.50
in money, one ring set with two
diamonds valued at $500 and one set
with a large diamond and eight
chips valued at $500.
A screen was lifted at the G. w.
scroggin, lunch, 2S11 Clifton St., and
$685. taken.
Earl Swope, 1449 Madison Ave,
said two men in a coupe stole his
German police dog.
Front Glass Broken
Gaining entrance by breaking
front window glass, a burglar took
cash and jewelry, valued at more
than $500, from the store Of Claude
Miller, e. Morris st. Miller said
the intruder broke the glass and
turned off the burglar ALAN, leaving
by a rear door.
Two men in a light truck stole
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Building Permits

w. L. Rice. reroof. 1852 Leonard. S2O3.
,ro IL. d Mo0zzini. dwelling. 1179 w. Mich
a. James Murdoch. dwelling. 6oe1 Dewey
GO James Murdoch. garage. eoe1 Dewey.
~ Roy Hepdershott. addition. 1857 w
bri Ss1an - : od Davis dwelling. 5aa s. Trow-
Go M crays. excavate. 91o n. Beville,
Poorless Investment Company. dwelling.
1915 Holiday. 81 200.
s. Bells, Dwelling. 143s Pruitt 81 500.
Delaware. 50. 900.
\, J; p Frances, garage. Al W. Thirty
q Anna Bewengen addition. 1876 Indiana,
o. Royal Building Realty Company. garage,
- Royal G! , BUILDING Realty Company, dwell
Ing 3OP3 N: Gale, S4, 200.
ing, 3057 n, Gale, ,$4 200.
Royal Building Realty Company. garage,
3057 N. Gale $500
John Eubank, garage. 1896 Broadway.
az Archie scanlon. dwelling. a425 Harlan.
=, Tony Wright. dwelling. 1914 Pleaaant,
e-dLSon Holland. addition. e411 Ethel.
stc James ss6 EIatherty. garage. 14l9 N. Clad
:, Jamsss, FFnlanherty. dwelling. 1lle N. Glad.
q. Charles Ridley. garage, 1861 n. Elder.
Arlington Development Company. dwell
Arlington Development Company. ga
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PRINCE is MURDERED
Thief Stays italian NobIeman Re-
lated to Yank Family.

BIZ united Press
ROME, Aug. 19.-Prince Umberto
Ruspoli, scion of one Of the Oldest
families among the Roman nobility.
was assassinated Wednesday night
near his cottage at Genzano when
he caught thief attempting to rob
his home.
The murdered Prince was the
brother of the late Prince Alessandro
Ruspoh, who married Virginia Berry.
a celebrated heiress from Georgia.
soon after her marriage, nearly
thirty years ago. the American Prin-
cess purchased the historic castle on
Lake Nemi, where Lord Byron once
lived and wrote. Under Italian law
the property passed to Alessandro,
who, dying, willed it to his brother.
Umberta. The Princess contested
the will and recovered the castle in
which she now lives, although the
grounds were allotted to Umberto
and he had a cottage there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-19

Married women and spinsters will
soon be indistinguishable by name
in Denmark, as both will be adj
dressed by the single prefix "Frue"
(Mrs.)
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MARRIAGE Licenses

Glenn d. Cartwright. % 700 N Roches-
ter, laundry clerk; Bertha NJ. Kalb. 81. 1877
n. East. iaundress.
Robert H. Leonard. 40. haywood Ind,
farmer: Martha A. Lanpher, SO. Green
wood. Ind. homework.
Frederick A. Howard 80. 1924 Clark.
clerk; Margaret Z. Morrison. %. 1912 Car
rollton.
Forest E. Ray. 81. 1451 LeGrand. opti-
clan: Margaret NJ. Hook. II. 1885 Cruft.
Paul ], Hickey 90. 1105 N, Tacoma.
bank clerk: Elizabeth B. Head. 10. $50 N.
Joseph W. Graham. %. 3712 Z. Market.
cook Esther L. Huff. 10, 1882 Park, tech
nician.
Bennett P. Hunter, 4S. Atlanta. Ca.
manager; Mabel E. Neal SO. 2312 Ken
wood, teacher,
borer: Samella Griffen. IS. S17 w. Tween
ty-SiXth. restaurant work.
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in plain envelope) telling many things
every expectant mother should know
Mothers Friend" Is sold at all good drug
stores. Begin now and you Will realize
the wisdom of doing so as the weeks roll
by Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-19
Cobb's Antiques
Must Haze Corks

BIZ ItmcS SDfctnt
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Irvin
Cobb, humorist, is on his way to
Italy. Before sailing, he timidly
outlined these plans:
when I reach Italy I shall send
word to Mussolini that I have ar
rived and will receive him. I am
not going to visit any art galleries,
though I may, go to the shooting gal.
leries. One thing I intend doing is
visit all the hot dog stands, merry
gorounds and bowling alleys in
Italy. l shall not collect any
antiques unless they have corks in
them. If l find country in
Europe which enjoys real liberty 1
may stay there.
IF 1 manage to pick up a little
liberty, I'll try to retain some of
it and bring it back. But I'm afraid
I'd not be permitted to enter the
United States with It."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-19
RAIN NINTH DAY
RECORD FOR CITY
Jupiter PIuvius EmptieS
Water From Sky.

With a record of nine consecutive
days of rain behind him, Jupiter
Pluvius continued to empty his
seemingly inexhaustible supply of
moisture upon indianapolis today.
Since Aug. IL some rain has fallen
every day here, Meteorologist j. II.
Arlington said. This is thought to
be a record for the summer season
in Indianapolis.
And more rain is predicted. The
forecast is for partly cloudy wealth
err tonight and Friday, with local
thunderstorms probable.
Ground all over this section of the
country is practically saturated, as
result of the continued precipita-
ton and farmers, who earlier in the
season were praying for rain, now
wish that the downfall would cease.
Crops that should be maturing, in
stead are growing, and staying
green. Wheat and oats in the
shock, especially in the northern
part Of the State, are beginning to
sprout and considerable damage
may result If the rain does not
cease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-19

Concert. WGY-Organ. WRC-Synco-
pators WHN-Orchestra
9:4O T.. M.-KTHS-String quartet.
10 p. M.-KFI-Drama hour; XIII =
ira. WGHP-Dance. WJAZ - Vocal
WLIB-Orchestra WPG-organ. WTAM
Dance.
1880 r. M.-wHAD-Dance. WBBM -
Supper Club.
IO:45 +. M.-WSB-Orchestra
IL p. M.-KFI-Semi-cl classical. KPO -
Studio. KGO-Dance.
II:3O P. M.-WJJD-Settin' Up Hour.
1I:45 r. M.-KFI - Orchestra KGO-
Dance. KPO-Dance. WQJ-Popular.
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Before Baby Comes

TUST how to ease much unnecessary suf-
fering for yourself is one of the most
~ important things in the world for you
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SEVERAL PRIESTS
REPORTED KILLED
Catholics Circulate RumOrS
of Sayings.

Blu United Press
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 19.-Uncon-
firmed reports emanating from Cath
Ole circles today said that several
priests had been killed in the State
Of Guerrero in fighting growing out
Of the Struggle between church and
state.
The reported adhesion Of several
priests in various states to the gov
ernment's program was not ad-
mitted by the episcopate.
1t was announced at the war de-
partment that the divisional chiefs
of the northern states and reported
all quiet along the Mexican border
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PAGE Z
where a band of Revolutionaries
yesterday was reported to have
crossed into Mexico.
BOYCOTT PINCHING
Commerce Department Told 1t Is
More Effective

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The
Catholic boycott in Mexico against
enforcement oe religious laws is be-
coming more effective, especially
in the central states of Jalisco, Mi
chocan and Puebla," Acting Com
mercial Attache George Wythe,
Mexico City notified the Commerce
Department today,
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KILLS THREE SOLDIERS

DIT IHIItW ITI6S
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 19.-Three
soldiers were shot down and in
stantly killed in a restaurant in
Puebla by man who later declared
he shot them just for the fun of it.
When police took his pistol from
him he denied having done the
shooting.
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$4,000 feet of copper wire from the
Citizen Phone Company poles at
zionville, Max Hosea, 25 Stokes
Bldg, told police.
Home Of Gerritt Archibald, rs E.
Maple Court, was entered, the
Union Trust Company reported.
Archibald is out of the city.
Mrs. Edna Austin, Apt. 211, 1142
N. Pennsylvania St., reported a
$500 diamond ring stolen from her
home.
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gan. WPG = Band wRNY - Negro
spirituals. WTIC-Singers.
T.; M;-KDKA-Concert KYw-Studio
MCCXX-Symphcny. WENR = Popular
W00R ac. Il, 1WETGHBB-orchestra; WHB
Orchestra. WMCA-Entertainers WMAO
-Orchestra. WOK-Stage and orches-
ira WTIC-Ouartet.
I;15 +. ARCHAEOLOGICAL. WRNY -
80 p. M.-KPRC-Studio. KOA = Or
,chestra. WBAP-Dance. WBBM-Old
melodies. WBZ-Concert. WHO - Or
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to know, right now
mother-to-b be Learn
the truth: follow the
simple method of an
eminent physician who
dedicated his life 6
work TO this great ac-
complishment for your
benefit.
IT suffered only %
minutes with my last
child, but suffered
agonies with three pre-
vious children" writes
an enthusiastic mother
who used Mothers
Right now. from this
day on, and RICH
up to the day. Of
@ Childbirth .,o IN ISother's
used. Write Bradfield
Regulator Co., Dept.
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Put one on-the pain is gonel