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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-28

chains on their necks and did not
beat them too severely. IL they
did not obtain merit they were
out Of luck.
Naturally they tried to promote
their own stock. And depreciate
the other Iady's. Which was ex-
Z actly what the men were trying
to do with each other.
But women could not 90 In for
direct action as did the men.
The hunter or the trader was
honored for his frankness and
pugnacity. But it was obviously
inexpedient for ladies to be frank
and pugnacious about their gains.
They would defeat their own ends
if they did.
So ladies began to laugh at
each other. Which, for deadlinesS
OF effect had the poisoned arrows
skinned. 1t removed competitors
from the lists quicker than q
dozen fist fights could have done.
That's the origin of female cat
tiness. 1t arose not from q per.
verse love OF cruelty, but from
grim guerrilla warfare for self
preservation. 1t differed from
the competitions OF men, but it
sprang from the same urge.
If you win remember that pic
ture of savage life you viii be
able to understand much that ia
puzzling about the women Of to-
day. Their odd distrust of each
other, their frequent disloyalty,
their repressions and secrecy
their sudden reyersion to cruelty
and pettiness. All these things
are hangovers from their savage
estate.
Women are emerging from the
status of property" They have
property and professions of their
own, and many laws by which
they may obtain that power they
have always needed for them
selves and their children. But
the old habits still sticks. We're
still CATS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-28
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland
The Age 81 Digression

The Age Oh UlgF6SSAOM
Who is so susceptible as man
that hath reached his mid-forties!
Verify, my Daughter, at five-and.
forty, doth a man arrive at the
Age of DEPRESSION, when his eye
beginneth to rove and his feet long
to roam, and he heareth the last
CALI OF Youth in his ears!
When he taketh note of his first
gray hairs and his full-blown waist
line. and. resoIveth that the time
hath come to devote himself to
something more inspiring" than
mere Business.
When he purchaseth a hair-tonic
and delighteth to adorn himself in
red -Spotted neckties and white golf
Knockers.
When his silver wedding ami
versary calleth to his mind all the
golden opportunities" he hath let
pass, and he wonderful what he
hath been MISSING!
When he remembereth that mo
man can be a boy forever" and
turneth over new leaf to see what
is interesting" upon the other
side.
When he waketh to the knowl-
edge that Spring hath hidden him
adieu-but that Indian Summer
beckoneth him to lone last fling"
Then doth he seek a DETOUR
from the Beaten Path, and sign
post to the Primrose Way, and
daily along the road that he may
not miss any Of the scenery.
Then IS he as a small boy that
followeth circus parade, not list
eth where he goeth. Yea, as
babe that crosses Broadway at a
busy hour, he needeth policeman
to guard him!
And. 10, the hour of the Love
Pirates and the Man-tamers, and
the seekers of Easy Marks is at
hand! For he is irresistible!
His susceptibility is more touch
ing than a Mother song" and his
simplicity more tempting than the
ripe fruit that hangeth over the
garden wall.
And NO woman can resist his
pathetic appeal.
But, his wife is filled with dis
may, and wonderful what hath
happened to him. She calleth him
cuckoo
Yet, let not her heart be
troubled. For, she hath but to
stand aside and wait patiently un.
til the fever hath passed and his
sanity hath returned. And, behold,
he will show up, again, for his
favorite omelet-and the aspirin.
For. the Age of DEPRESSION is but
temporary arrangement, and can
not last, forever!
~ SELAH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-28
VKTHY do women
W laugh at each

other.
They DO laugh
at each other
They gossip about
each other and
fight cruel wars
with h oneye d
words. They have
done these things
since Sally Stone
Ratchet pee ere d
from her cave at
Bessie Bearclaw
and limited that
she wasn't any
better than she
ought to be. And
all this while, the
male of the spe.
cies has been
looking on and
wondering w h II
women were cats.
This .4lale belief
a. &&s,1 ar,ra
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-28
LISTEN WORLD!

M D nj en- com.
peted with each
other too. But
w b III en- had no
tangible { Ii j flgs
for which to com
pete no tan IDLE
tools WI b nj 3 n
were property but
they did not have
properly. But
they could have
po vi They
could have power
by attain ii &.
merit TN the eyes
OF mi en-. T. he "
could attain merit
by youth and
charm and beauty
or by being good
breeders or good
houselseepers.
If they obtained
merit, men shared
warm caves with
fhars1 nr4 Il hung.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-28
Mind Over Matter
Continued from First Two ,Columnsl

Continued from First Two Columns
prang the Lord the savage beasts struck them
And in the city of Strasbug in day hundreds Of Jews
mounted the cafd be burned alive rather than
their religion
When you dssect matter and down the atom you find
there is solid matter at all only particles of electricity
And when you dssect and get down to the facts You
find that you dealing only WITH MIND.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-28
PROCESSION
AT CHURCH
MRS. Cornelius Beeckman-

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAE:
~ am planning my wedding
and / want to have three brides
maids, a maid OF honor and a
natron of honor and four young
men other than the best man.
Please tell me what would be the
formation of their entering the
church. The church has only
one aisle that the bridal party
could enter by.
A CONSTANT READER.
The four young men would be
ushers-wouldn' they? Then this
would be the order of your pro-
cessional: First, the ushers, walk
ing together, two by two, the
shortest first: next, two brides
maids. walking together; next, one
bridesmaid; next, the matron Of
honor, walking alone; next. the
maid Of honor, walking alone;
and then you and your father. or
whoever is to give you in mar.
riage.
1t would, of course, be better
if you invited another friend to
be bridesmaid, so that you would
nave an even number. Then you
would have two groups of brides
maids.
Also, you might have the maid
of honor and the matron of honor
walk together; but this is not a
very good idea. Whether the
matron of honor preceded the
maid of honor is for you to de-
eide; usually the maid of honor
walks directly in front of the
bride; but if the matron of honor
is closer in relationship or friend
ship than the maid of honor she
walks directly in front of the
bride. IF you will send me an
addressed envelope | shall be
glad to send you my pamphlets
on the formations of the process.
siOnal and recessionalD.
nEAR MRS. 'BEECkMAN:
~ / would like to know if a
girl of 16 is too young to go out
with a boy if her parents are
against it. BUBBLES.
Yes. For a girl of 16 to choose
disrespect and deceit for her ideals
shows that she is fundamentally
lacking in fineness and decency.
For her surreptitiously to meet
boys when her father and mother
are trying to advise her in the
best way possible, is for her to
be dishonest to herself as well as
to them. And really how can the
boy respect her?
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN: -.
~ Will you kindly inform me
whether it is proper to put crack
ers into bowl of soup or if
they should be eaten separately?
1t is not proper to put crackers
into the bowl of soup. The
crackers should be eaten sep
aratelys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
MESSENGER CHARGED
WITH HOUSEKEEPING
H. G. Leonard. Colored, Admits
Taking Trunk. But Denies Touch
ing Sal Declared Missing.

Harry G. Leonard. % years old, n
colored messenger in the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau. was arrested vest erday
afternoon by Headquarters Detectives
Cox. King and Murphy and charged
with housebreaking. He is held at
the first precinct.
Leonard is charged with having
taken a trunk from the home of Wal
ter {. Ellis, also colored and the com
plainant. Cpl Rhode Island avenue, on
July Il last. He later returned il.
hut without SAL. which Ellis claims
was in it.
Denying that he took the money
from the trunk. Leonard explains
that when he took the trunk to an
address on Sherman avenue he was
intoxicated. and then when he saw
his error the next day ne hired n
taXiCab and returned it, Leonard told
the police he had moved from the
Sherman avenue house and now
lived at 2703 Eleventh street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
BIG BERTHA SECRETS REVEALED
ON GERMAN INVENTORS DEATH
Gun Which Bombarded Paris Had 8O.Mile Range.
Fired Shell 25 Miles Up Into Air 10 Cover
Distance.

miles, the shell reached heights of
over % miles. making more than two
thirds of it's flight at elevations of over
six miles. or half mile higher than
Mt. Everest. The time of flight was
three minutes.
Due to the great length of the
gun and the very heavy powder
charge, the comparatively light shell
left the guns muzZle at the velocity
of over a mile per second, with the
enormous muZZle energy of $4,000
foot tons-enOugh to lift the whole
mass of the worlds largest battleship
foot into the air.
Two Fuses Provided.
Because the shells tended to drop
on their target. the city of Paris, side
wise instead of end on as projectile
normally does, 1t was necessary to pro-
vide them with two fuses to insure
their explosion on impact. The fuse
system worked successfully. for none
of the shells that struck Paris failed
to explode. Another difficulty arose
due to the long, high flight of the
shell; the rotation of the earth tended
to defect it's path, sometimes nearly
as much as half a mile
The terrifically high pressure, tenn
" GU vi Q anu II ltlIOtl vi lIlG ulSCtldTSe
of the piece tended to make the barrel
bulge slightly. and because of it's great
length the gun tended to whip"
raising the danger of premature eX-
plosion of the shell in the tube. This
did happen once. running one of the
four guns. The other three, accord
ing to the terms of the armistice,
were dismantled and destroyed.
The designer of the battery, DR..
RauSenberger, was a we'll known au-
thority on ballistics. and had for
several years been associated with the
krupp firm. In addition to the long
range gun, he designed the great A.
centimeter Big Bertha" that destroy
ed the Belgian forts early in the war.
RMS was relatively short -barreled
howitzer of no great range, but of ter.
fltlc smashing power, due to the enor-
nous weight Of it's shells and the
heavy charge of high explosive they
carried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
The Twenty-Five Dollar Baby

al o sioly So9 9i"ish h''h hiss -c Boo
1 i Would you advise 9TH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
TIRE FIRM Is SUED.
Akron Company Charges Local Or
ganization Concealed Assets.

Concealment of assets worth $50 900
is charged in a petition filed in the
District Supreme Court by the Bruins
wick Tire Co. of Akron, Ohio. asking
the adjudication as bankrupt of
PRODIGY. Inc. 2l04 Pennsylvania
avenue. The OHIO company. through
Attorneys Brandenburg & Brandon
burg, says it has a claim of S27570
against Probey's and alleges that the
local concern is insolvent and within
four months has concealed $500
worth Of assets with intent to hinder
and delay creditors" The court Is
also asked TO name a receiver for the
business of Probey's pending the
meeting of creditors to select trustee
in bankruptcy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
RATHER MOTHER FROM HTER
ANNE AUSTIN THE MOTHER AT LEFT.

as | believe they sometimes do now
If had told him, probably we should
not have married. and there would
have been no Elizabeth.
No Elizabeth, 1 can't imagine such
calamity as having to go through
life without this particular baby of
rhine. But l didn't tell him. and we
were married. and~-then | did.
! could see his viewpoint perfectly.
We were too young to be tied down to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
By Science Service.

By Science Service.
BERLIN. August THE secrets Of
the long range German cannon that
bombarded Paris from d distance Of
over 60 miles. closely guarded even
after the armiStiCe, have now been
permitted to leak out. following the re-
cent death of the inventor, Dr.. Fritz
RauSenberger of the krupp firm.
1t has been generally guessed the
guns were the longest pieces of ar
tillery that had ever been constructed.
and the new information confirms
these conjectures, for their length
was &c meters, or about 1928 feet.
Each gun was assembled out of three
principal parts. Into an ordinary s.
inch naval gun an inner tube of S.
inch caliber. 9S.4 feet long, was fitted.
and over the part that projected be
yond the naval gun an additional
strengthening hoop was shrunk on.
The total weight of the piece was "a
tons.
The weight of the S2-inch shell was
220 pounds; it's wall thickness was
about pa inches at the base and
little over / 2 inches at the top. It's
head was given an extraordinarily
long taper. Is to 20 inches, TO aid in
overcoming the resistance of the air.
Fired at Extreme Elevation.
To obtain its unprecedented range,
the gun had to he fired at an extreme
elevation. TheoretiCally> - degrees
would have been the proper angle, but
this would have been correct only in
vacuum, and to get the shell far up
into the thin air. where resistance was
low. the gun was set at 80 degrees
The angle of elevation remained fixed.
and to correct for differences in wind.
air pressure, etc. the powder charge
was varied, being calculated anew for
each separate shot The charge for
the longest range at which any of
these guns was ever fired. so miles.
was 600 pounds. AT the range of "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

Motherhood or a career: This
great problem of women leaving their
teens has been solved by Miss Anne
Austin, who chose both She has
edited four national magazines and
10y writing has earned Il living for
herself and her daugnt"r. At 30.
che sees her l2-year-old Elizabeth
ready for college next Fall. a cham
nIol of intelligence. rec0rtl-holdcr III
all OF the hest known tests.
MISS Austin and hnr husband.
Fllzabeth father. were separated
shortly after the chllds birth. How
the mother finished her college work,
reared Elizabeth to he n healthy sirl
.2nd a champion of intelligence at IL,
Whd kept her own charm and fresh
ness through the struggles of an
extraordinary career. is told in the
following series of ) articles writ
ten exclusively for The Star and the
North American Newspaper Alliance.
Elizabeth Benson, Miss Austin's
daughter. poss rsscs an intelligence
quntirnt of PA per cent-rnore than
double the normal quotIent-by the
Blnet-Simon intelligence test She
has scored the highest marks ever
achieved III the Thorndillp group in
tc,llgcnce test, TIL Otis test and the
Miller test tor mental ability
MISS Austin = own story is an chic
Of motherhood and of human life.
Her fresh ami vigorous philosophy is
backed 10y the authority of achieve
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

birthday. He looked older, for he was
tall, and weighed over 200 pounds. |
am afraid that I did not look quite SO
grown-up as thought | did. for was
only five feet tall and weighed just
hundred pounds.
Insisted on Baby.
Maybe | should have told Charles
before we were married that my heart
was set on having Il baby. But girls
didn't talk about those things then,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
More Important.

From the Louisville Courler-Journal
You say your husbands life is not
insured"
NO: it takes AL our spare money
- insure the car"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
THE STORY OF ELIZABETH, BY ANNE AUSTIN;
; *~< MOTHERS RECORD OF REMARKABLE CHILD
Motherhood as a Career
Backed by Ambition to
Succeed Is Combined
With Other Labor.
Unusual Achievements i'm
Training of Girl Give
Vivid Impression
of Efficiency.

fCopynEht. 1896. in United states and
1reat britain. by North American News
paper Alliance. All rights reserved
New Britain herald., 1926-06-02
ENTIRE SQUAD ENTERED
For the First Time the Whole Track Team of a High School Will Take Part in Championships.

Chicago, June 2 LPl-For the first time, the entire squad of a high school has been entered in the high hurdles of the national scholastic track championships at the Univcr- sity of Chicago this Friday and Saturday.
 The team is from Olton. Texas. IL is composed of Carol Jones.
 Olton has population of 75 and is twenty-five miles from the nearest railroad. but the high school has produced in 1 6 year old Carol Jones a remarkable all around athlete who has twice been clocked below the scholastic record time for the 120 yard stretch of timbers. If Jones runs true 10 form in the scholastic carnival, he will be one of it's sensations. On two occasions. ! he has been credited with fifteen seconds, flat, for the high hurdles, i itwo-fifths of a second below the rec ord that has stood since 1912.
 Principal Anderson of the Olton 1 high school, who directed Jones' de- velopment, shares the honors with the famous jack rabbits of West Texas. Jones. he says, learned to 1 run the hurdles by watching the speedy long ears go over barbed wire.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-02
FOOTE LOSES MATCH
Laskeyitch of New Haven Bctters "UnClc Joe" Five to Four in State League Bowling.

Joe Foote, representative of Rogers alleys in the state individual duckpin bowling championship tour nament, slipped a cog last night when he met Laskevitch of New Haven at the local sports emporium in state league match Joe went through the match in hard luck most of the way but even at that he over came bad breaks 10 take four Of the nine games.
 Laskevitch was in excellent form and toppled the pins in great shape. He and Foote staged Q wonderful game in the fifth frame when they battled each other to standstill only to have the New Haven man shade Uncle Joe" by one pin, the score being 129 to 12S. Laskevitch hit for high single with a mark of 1S1 while Foote's best try was 12S. LaskevitCh also hit 1,046 for total pinfall with an average of 116.2. Foote's total was 9G2 with an aver age Of 1oG.S.
 The match was a real hummer from beginning to end and as the season draws to a close. the interest Of the fans is increasing daily. The scores Of the match:-
 Foote-121, 113, 102, Ill, 12S. 99, 106, S9, 93-9G2.
 Laskevitch-1o9. 100, 127, 106, 129, 131, 104, IT., 123-1,Q4G.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-02
LENGLEN-W WILLS MATCH
French Tennis Fans Excited At Opening of International Games With Prospect of Meeting.

Paris, June CP)-French tennis fans were eager today in anticipa- ton of the opening of the interna- itionaI hard courts matches, for signs Of q probable second Lenglen-Wills match during the tournament.
 Tho experts who witnessed the play of Miss Wills against Madame Rene Mattieu last Sunday when the California girl defeated her G-3, G-4, |considcred she showed a falling off in her play.
 On the other hand Suzanne Leng- Ion is understood 10 have completely recovered from her recent indispo- siuon.
 The chief matches on the pro- gram today called for a battle be- tween Miss Wills and Mime. Gold ing Nile. Lenglen against the Hun garim champion, Mile. Petard. and Vincent Richards against Pierrie IIrsch. In the women's doubles Mrs. Marion Xlnderstein Jessup and
 Isabella MumforI were tc meet Mile. Danet and Mile. K. Vlasto.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-02
METROPOLITAN RINGS TO
 BE BUSY THREE NIGHTS
Dave Shade And MaNie RoseDbloom, ThWartcd Last Night By Rain,
 Meet Tonight.

New York, June 2 GP) - Five metropolitan rings will hum with the activity of more than fifty pubil- ists in the next three nights.
 Thwarted by rain last evening, Dave Shade and Maxic Rosenbloom will settle their middleweight dis pute in ten round fight at the Greensboro stadium tonight. At the same time in the Golden City arena. Jakie Snyder of New York will mix with Lyde Jones, claimant of the .southern featherweight title, in q 2 round match. Johnny Huber, Ger man bantamweight champion will box a 10 round semi-tinaI against Peter Passafiume Of New York.
 Tod Morgan of Seattle will defend his junior lightweight title against Steve (Kid) Sullivan tomorrow night lat Ebbets field in the main 15 round bout of a show which includes a 10 round clash between Jack Delaney of Bridgeport and Tommy Burns, Detroit heavyweight.
 Jersey City will see another title holder in action Friday night, with Louis CKid) Kaplan, feathcrwcight king, mixing in a no-decision bout of 10 rounds against Billy White. At the same time the Coney Island sta dium will put on a series of matches featuring Sid Ferris and Billy Pe- trolle, lightweights, and Joe Click and Eddie Anderson, junior light weights.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-02
AWAIT BARRIER CALL
More Than q Dozen of the Better Class Thoroughbrcds Entered i'll Inaugural Handicap.

Cincinnati, Ohio. June P) - More than a dozen of the better class of thoroughbred racers await the call to the barrier in the in augural handicap at Latonia, Ken lucky, across the Ohio river from this city, tomorrow.
 Probable starters in the handi- cap include such well known racers as Princess Doreen, King Nadi, san Utar, Senator Norris, Cudgeller, Marconi, Lee O.. Cotner, Sun AL tos, Guest of Honor, Deeming, Old Slip. Traymore and Barcola.
 Nearly a thousand horses are stabled at the track. Among these are q number of candidates for the Latonia derby Saturday. In this the horses are sent over the mile and a half distance for a purse of s25,- 900 with bonus of S5,000 donated by the Kentucky Jockey club in event the winner happens to be also the winner of the Kentucky derby. This year, however, Bubbling Over. which triumphed in the Churchill Downs classic, has been declared out of the Latonia derby , because of an injury received in { training.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-02
DEMPSEY ORDERED
 ID BATTLE WILLS
Commission Says He Must Sign Articles Not Later Than June 22

New York, June LP-The plot
 of the 1926 heavyweight drama, the
 standing of Jack Dempsey in this state as heavyweight champion, and the fate of Harry Wills as a title contender, today were in the hands of the promoting Sphinx, Tex Rick
 ard.
 Richards s delayed arrival here to- day was expected to bring the climax of a years word battle in which commissions, promoters, managers and fighters have frequently passed on and off the stage. For Dempsey finally has been ordered by the New York State Athletic commission to sign articles not later than June 22 for q bout with Wills, in the face of agreements already obtained by
 Rickard from the champion and Gene Tunney.
 Dempsey indicated at Little Rock, Ark, yesterday he would pay no heed to the commissions edict. T have already signed with Tex Rick ard to defend my title on September
 1G against any opponent he selects" says the champion. 'I do not care who I fight-Wills, Tunney or any 1 body. Il is all up 10 Rickard." ! The commissions order yesterday reached fistiana as distinct sur prise. It was expected that the board
 would avoid complicating the situa- l ton by awaiting a report from Rick
 ard as 10 his plans. Boxing critics l had predicted that the commission
 eventually would withdraw from it's
 position in supporting Wills so that i Rickard would he free to proceed on
 the Tunnoy fight.
 Their action yesterday indicates that Rickard will be called upon
 either to shelve his aversion to a
 mixed fight or bring off another mas
 ter stroke to retain the Dempsey | Tunney plan as a Yankee stadium contest. In the event he can do
 neither, he still has his bowl in Jer-
 sey City as a last resort.