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Al firm believer in the army
schools for the training Of officers,
he put aside personal business in
order to come to Washington for
the course. In Seattle he is the
owner and publisher Of the Seattle
Times.
General Blethen said that the
service today is in urgent need Of
the blue dress uniform. The ma
tional defense is suffering for lack
of nourishment.
Appropriations for the maintain
ing OF the National Guard troops
must be increased or the first line OF
defense OF the country National
Guard-will pass from existence,
he said.
He praised The Washington
Times for the fight that It has
waged in the interest of national
defense. paying homage to the. cam
paign ft,. the return of the dress
uniform and tie adoption Of the
roll collar uniform. In discussing
the officer personnel OF the Ma.
tional Guard, General Blethens said
that many OF the war period ,of:
ficers are returning to the guard
and their previous training in
! actual war operations has proved OF
immense assistance to the develop.
ment Of the civilian troops.
While in Washington, General
Blethen is staying at the May
flower Hotel.
AS foreseen many months ago IN
these columns, Brig. Gen. Smedley
d. Butler, OF the marines, who has
returned to the corps following his
experience at the hands of Pniid
delphia politicians win command
the marine base at San Diego. lie
Ii to leave New York January "a
by ship for the Pacific coast STA,
ton This post is one Of The main
recruit depots OF the Marine Corps
If General Butler had not returnc
TO the corps at this time, Brig. Gen
Ben Fuller would have been sent I'd
San Diego az the commanding of
ficer there.
Following is the standing oi
leading boats III the mine sweeper
class in engineering according so
the Navy Department: The Tat
muck, the Genesee, the Heron, tIe
Umpqua, the Cormorant, the Con,
tocopk. the Bay Spring, the Finch
the Kalmia. the Wandank. In nd.
dition, the standing Of leading boats
Of the tender class in engineering; Is
announced ais follows: ShawnIut,
UorfnIst Ia (NoN,vtsnt4a TlStp1aT All
Camden, Medusa, Black Hawk,
Beaver and Langley.
As predicted, the Reserve Officers
Association OF the United states,
has launched the annual campaign
in the name OF the more than 5z,-
900 reserve officers of the Army,
for securing from Congress an in.
crease Of approximately $1,410, 900
additional appropriations over that
approved for the reserve corps by
the Bureau of the Budget. The
largest item is for 200 TO pro-
vide uniforms for second lieutenants
just commissioned in tho reserve.
At the last annual convention of
the association, ii was voted 10 ask
Congress for authority to have each
second lieutenant, as he is COM
nissioned in the reserve, credited
with a. certain sum, to be placed
with the quartermaster general, for
the purpose of his initial equipment
and uniform.
In addition to this, $4,000 Il
asked to pay mileage for the regu-
lar army officers assigned to duty
as executive officers OF regiments
of the organized reserves: and ap-
proximately $630,000 more than
recommended by travel and sub.
sistence Of enlisted men on duty
with the reserve, and $4,000 fol.
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Guard Officer Backs
Dress Uniform
BY VIVIAN LEE TILLMAN

That of the prime needs of the Army today lsfhe
turn the dress uniform for both mental and morale bet
terent Of the service opinion of Brig Gen Clarence
Blefhen commanding the National Guard Of the State OF
Washington probably the besnformed and best
National Guard officer Pacific Coast General Behen
in Washington for several weeks taking the G2 ct
the Army War College.
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ARKANSAS STATESMEN
STEER DEMOCRATIC CREW

The national Democratic legislar
tive course is being steered tenn.
porariiy by Arkansas statesmen,
Senator Joe Robinson in the Senate
and Representative William Old.
field in the House.
Senator Robinson is the regular
Democratic leader in the Senate. but
Representative OIdfield is new to
the job in the House. House Demo
cratic Leader FINS y. Garrett,
Tenn. will deliver today a Demo.
cratic Grafton at jackson Day
banquet at Springfield, Mo. In his
absence OldfieId was selected to lead
the House Democrats.
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The horizontal portion or a
patented scaffold for builders and
painters can be raised or lowered
by pressure Of a foot on a lever,
safety peIanpss retaining 1t In
positions
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The monthly community sing Win
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the assignment Of an additional a
reserve officers to headquarters.
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By Maria c. Luttrell

ZANE was 20 and she had al
% ways been a good girl. Sit
ting in her hall bedroom, with
a book che had borrowed from
the city library lying idly IN her
lap, she began to mediate on
just how much benefit she had
derived from travelling the
straight and narrow path. She
had been in the city for four
years. Other girls. with less
good looks and apparently less
brains also had stepped up from
hall bedrooms to suites in small
hotels and to little apartments.
Two or three whom she had met
during her first year employed
servants and rode in limousines.
She thought over the career of
each of them. And she reached
the conclusion that the only thing
one re>lly derived from being
good was the assurance OF lone
ness.
The next day she spent all but
10 minutes Of her luncheon hour
in the ready to wear department
Of the big store where she had
charge OF toilet goods. She had
been given the place as soon
as the store manager saw her
complexion. She bought a real
evening dress. white. with rhine
stones that glittered as che moved.
1t was an expensive thing and
made a big hole in her savings
account but she had planned a
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Cunning thing! My peaches
and cream! You're going to be
mine"'a
Jane didn't scream. She didn't
faint. She didn't even look
startled. He was a rotter. He
wouldn't let a girl play around a
little, flirt. see bit OF life, fool
with pretty, licking tongues of
flame without having b m
scorch her. A girl had to be all
bad to have a good time with a
man like that. Other girls had
lied to her when they had said
that they stayed straight with
men like Jim Preston.
Think I'll run into a dressing
room and powder my nose. jim
my boy" she said lightly enough,
although she was seething and
burning like little volcano in
side.
You're pretty enough to make
a man dippy as you are. Jury
backr' He mumbled thickly.
Jane left the lovely evening
wrap on the back of her chair.
She fairly ran through the wide
door. out on 20 the porch.
A young reporter who rcomed
In the same boarding house with
her caught her by the arm. Saw.
agely For Gods sake, let me
get you out of here" he said
tensely and jerked off his slicker
TO fold II around here. THE po-
lice are going 10 pull that place
In five minutes. I got tip and
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Read How a Beautiful Girl Rebels at
the MOnOtOny of a Drab Home
Life in the City

Il didn't intend to k!dnap you.
but I vii! If necessary
Now they were moving away
from the bookstore. Moving slowly
down the street together, leaving
all the bookstore troubles behind.
They were nearing the corner.
That was his car, the long. sand.
colored one, high-powered. eff.
cient, innocent of nickel geegaws.
The motor purred. She settled
into - place beside him with
sigh of content. He looked into
her little pointed kitten face with
its high color, its starry eyes and
again the little spark Of fire
leaped between them.
She famed with happiness.
Wistful. hungry happiness Love
and adventure and romance
seemed so near. She wanted to
put out her hand and touch the
rough wool OF his sleeve. the
sleek black Of his hair. the red
bronze of his skin. She wanted
to make sure 1t was really he.
"Ill never get used to him!
I'll feel weak and trembly all
over each time / see him. Il j
see him every day for a hundred
years. He's so exactly what I've
always wanted"
what are you thinking about?"
He took the inevitable cigarette
out OF his mouth and smiled.
"I'll never tell your
"Oh, yes. you will"
mo. I WON'T
And they laughed, teasingly, at
each other. The car was swoop-
ing along. Through the trees you
could look up and see the sky
so blue it made you thrill to its
beauty.
Look, Rosemary" He stopped
the car at the turn OF the road
He was calling her Rosemary.
She could never-never call him
Sloan. Heavens, wouldn't Gra-
ham get a shock If he heard her
calling his star customer by his
first name!
"Look at that cloud. looks just
like an ocean liner. Let's imagine
1t is real. Would you like TO be
on herr"
would ~" she sighed.
"Then you will go, some day."
you don't get everything you
want"
"Sonle Of US don't. You will"
"But / haven't so FART she
"Weu. you're still awfully
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ways she's my favorite niece. She
looks the most like me l think
III so put some eau de cologne
on her head"
In some queer. unaccountable
way Aunt Kitty had grown close
TO Rosemary these days. She
didn't ask questions like the
others. She wouldn't have been
shocked if she knew.
Aunt Kitty, would you lend
me some money!" There. 1t was
out.
Aunt Kitty's eyes narrowed
Then it was money, not a lover.
that was troubling Rosemary. Or
both! Heavens!
How much?"
Rosemary got up and brought
the bills to her aunt-$35 for the
dress she charged to Nina, that
first day at work, when she spilled
the chocolate on her little pink
sport suit. And SIS for the hat
s50-such lot Of money-and she
couldn't go on owing it to Nina.
not now-not after she knew
rs that all?"
Darling Aunt Kitty! Asking IL
that was all. II can pay 1t back
in another month -
Stuff and nonsense - you're
only young once. I wish I'd had
the sense TO have my fling when
l was young. Stead OF sticking
to the house and letting Pete
spend 1t on his chorus girl 49,"
She was raking around in her
vanity box looking for her check
book. A box Of gold-tipped cigar
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ches and Cream Charming Short Story By Maria LuteL

the city editor sent me out to get
the DOPE
HuddIed in a taxi, Jane sat.
dry-eyed. stunned.
You're too nice for a place
like this" said the boy tone.
lessly. 81 thought that you were
such a good girl Who the devil
brought you out here? First
time?"
Jane nodded, blinking back tears
of relief. zone OF my bosses.
II got terribly lonely"
The boy patted her hand. No
heat Of passion in 1t. Only friend
illness, human companionship and
the desire to really help in this
touch. IN take the blame be.
cause you came here tonight" ne
said bravely. 1--WE been afraid 10
mention movies, plays where
get complimentary tickets, little
suppers in the kind Of restaurants
I can afford. Would you go with
me. I've wanted to know you }
ever since the first day / saw you.
/ always look to see whether or
not there is q streak of light
under your door when get in
from the office nights. Why.
why. IL anything happened 10
you"
He turned to look at her in the
Pickering glow from a lonely
street lamp.
MY. you've got a skin. girl
he murmured-''lovely, just like
peaches and creamp'
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One of the Most Remarkable Stories of LoveMad Pleas
ure-Mad, COnventiOn-D efying Bohemia
Written in Recent Years

cites. rouge and compact and old
letters and samples OF silk, and
down in the bottom the check
book. Sure $50 Is enough? I'll
make 1t $50. And, Rosemary, don't
tell your mother. wouldn't tell
her about the young men, either.
Old-fashioned. II would only worry
her."
1t would only worry her )"
of course Aunt Kitty was
right. And Ma slipped a little
further away
The Wrong Kind
Nina took the money without
comment. She made no attemp:
to regain the lost intimacy. She
let Rosemary drift away.
IT don't care" Rosemary told
herself bitterly. 'No company
is better than the wrong kind"'
Simms and Haley noticed she
never went up to the studio any
more.
Learned her lesson" whispered
Simms, behind his plump, short
fingered hand.
TN time, l hope" returned
Mr.. Haley, without any malice.
Hmm" said Mr.. Simrns,, put.
ting his fat fingers together like
Noah's Ark. Hmm"
But Mr.. Haley had given him
an idea-an interesting idea. lie
passed 1t on to Smoky Graham.
when next Smoky visited the
store. Smoky was taken with
it at once. You mark what ]
say" he returned. breathing
quicker, chose naughty don't.
touch me kind are always the
ones that step high, wide and
handsome. Matter of fact, !
could see It from the first. Had
her out myself couple of times.
but well, I've got no time@
Mr.. Simms reported back to
Mr.. Haley. Remember what you
said about Miss Merton and the
artist upstairs?"
Mr.. Haley was nervous. why"
he said, II didn't mean"
Mr.. Sinlms built the little
Noah's ark with his hands.
Young Graham had her out a
couple OF times. And. from.
what he said, 1t wouldn't sur.
prise me-"
Mr.. Haley shook his head.
"And she always seemed such
a nice. refined little thing" He
picked up his buster. well,
you never can tell"
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young" he said dryly and start.
ed the motor.
She looked at him wondering
ly. The laughing, warm intimacy
of q minute ago was gone. He
was cold, almost sneering.
They stopped at a little place
for lunch. And gradually, ever
so slowly, the GOODNESS melted.
The careless, carefree mood came
back.
"What's all this hear about
Larry Kane and you?" he asked
finally.
"Why," she began duly
nothing. / used to go up to the
studio for tea with Nina
Nina wasn't there the Sunday
afternoon l came up?"
Ill at Ease.
She shook her head, miserably.
Oh, if only she didn't have 10 -
and turn all the colors of, The
rainbow. She could feel her face
flaming.
'WelI, he's married now" he
said at last. Poor devil"
Larry told me you were to-
gether in France'-there, that
WOulQ CHdnSS I4S SuUJSCI.
Eyes, we had some great old
times over there. Fine fellow.
Larry"
Fine fellow-after-after the
way he treated Germaine?
He read her thought. mo
snap judgment" he said quickly.
There are always two sides tn
a story. remember. Larry's all
right. Little wild, maybe
Rosemary stared. Larry a little
wild! What did he cali real
wild?
tYou don't know him as do"
he went on. Lord. how used
to think about the times we had
together after / left the outfit
and ended up in q French hospi.
tai, not a soul to talk to"
you We're In the hospital?"
Eyes. Blind. For a long time.
I used to sit there In the dark
and plan the kind OF dog I'D
get to lead me when got out.
/ finally decided on big yellow
one to match the lead pencils ]
was going to sell. You get kind
of respondent after a while
got so used to sit and envy the
fellows that lost their legs or
arms instead . and could get
around-in wheel chairs
ana see"
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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campaign and everyone knows
that 1t takes ammunition when
battle is imminent. And Jane
was going into battle-to have
pleasure-a good time while
youth, that all too fleeing quail.
ity. remained. There was a man,
none too young, none too moral,
If gossip was correct, who would
help her in her new undertaking.
He was one OF the owners of
the store and he had set many
a snare for her but she always
had adroitly evaded them.
He was evidently amazed and
delightfully."- surprised the next
morning when he CHANGED TO pass
her counter and she called pleas
antly to him. How IS this little
old world treating you today, Mr..
Preson?" looking at him as archly
as she could. She figured to her
self that she had rebuffed his
advances so often II would take
time TO bring him around to the
receptive state in which she had
first found him.
II, whirled and come close to
her. well" he drawled, peaches
and cream haven't soured on me
this morning"
No" she returned dar!ngly,
peaches are, ripe"
Ripe enough 10 fall in my
basket OF a roadster and be taken
10 a bang-up good dinner with a
dance afterward at Riley's?"
Riley's being a road house where
hilarious. parties were likely
enough to attain q military ASPECT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-08
A FIGURE OF
SPEECH

HHEN It Is properly used. the
" single expression enough"
refers simply to quantity. The
expression "enow" refers to num-
bers or the number OF units in a
quantity. For example. one would
say enough wheat" but would
also say "enow" potatoes.
For many years the distinction
remained between the meanings
Of these two words. but gradually
the usage OF "enow" became ob.
so,ete IN that sense. and only
enough" remained to cover both
instances OF measure. A few Old
country folks still use the term
"enoW."
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before the dawn came when
squads Of policemen gravely
escorted the whole crowd TO Jail.
That's what" she replied
slangily.
He opened a little notebook and
held a gold fountain pen poised
above It. And l am TO pick up
my delicious fruit at what place,
what timer
She gave him her address as
nonchalantly as she could, con.
sidering the fact that her heart
was beating hard.
She threw discretion TO the
winds and rouged and lipsticked
abundantly so that she did re.
semble a ripe peach that night
before she topped the glittering
new gown over her curled bobbed
hair. A knock sounded on the door.
The little dingy maid Of all work
handed In two boxes, one large
and one small. "Got beau,
amt you, Miss Jane?" she asked,
rolling her eyes in surprise. Hes
waiting"
Jane nervously opened the small
box first. It held orchids and
lilies of the valley. cool in a.
sheath Of maiden hair fern. The
other box under many layers OF
white tissue paper held a silver
cloth evening wrap lined with
ernine. 1t was a wrap that g.
queen might envy Jane slipped
her bare shoulders into It's soft
loneliness. Her eyes glittered like
a Th
the effect OF her newly acquired
splendor. She hesitated for one
second, then seized her flowers
and fled down the steps before
she could weaken in her resolve.
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In her full mouth. Jane could
not bear TO look at her.
Several men came up to dance
with her. Jim Preston grudging.
" introduced them. They mum.
bed something about old jim al
ways being lucky at love even il
he did lose a wad at poker every
once in While.
Jim Preston, was drinking
heavily. He began to run his
fingers up and down her bare
forearm. She was not accustomed
to petting parties. She hated the
feel of his flesh on hers. But she
would have to learn. That was
part of the game. the ugly game
that she had decided to play.
Such things were chips for the
Jackpot. Her part of the pay.
ment from the music, the supper,
the gayety. Or was 1t gayetyF
A blue haze began to spread over
the room. Voices grew loud. The
head waiter had TO take one chap
right out because he was too
noisy to suit the others around
him.
AS the night waned, things be-
gan to take on liveller air. Men
kissed women openly. One woman
slapped a chap and walked out
while the crowd roared Jane
thought she must be having a
bad dream. She WOULD waken
presently and find herself doing
in the sagging bottom Of the old.
odd chair in her hall bedroom.
Her feet ached. Her head whirled.
Suddenly Jim Preston pulled her
a little closer in that motley
crowd Of dancers.
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Union as a slave State. In all
the rest OF the Louisiana terri
tory. north of the latitude that
formed the southern boundary of
Missouri, slavery was prohibited.
8. GEOGRAPHY. Savannah is
the second largest city In Georgia.
4. BUSINESS. The present
tariff, 1t is argued, Injuries the
farmer ~ by raising the price OF
the things he buys. and (2) by
limiting the ability OF other peo-
pie to buy our agricultural prod
ucts in exchange for the goods
they wish to sell to US.
8. MANKIND. A hereto Is q
person who does not acknowledge
the validity OF the principles and
authority declared by his church
TO be the accepted standard.
s. HUMAN NATURE. All our
emotions influence our thinking.
so that unconsciously We favor
the desired end or conclusion.
7. GENERAL SCIENCE. The
earliest known machine Is
crank-dri.l invented in Egypt be-
fore 5000 b. c.
8. LAW. United States Gov.
eminent invest!gat ions show that
in most States where the parole
system has been adopted it Is
working satisfactorily.
8. CIVICS. Alexander Hamil-
ton Q757-1804 was the first Sec
rotary of the United States
Treasury.
10. ART. 1.-The Descent from
the Cross" the treasure piece OF
the Notre Dame Cathedral, Ant
werp, was painted by Rubens
Q577-1640}.
II. MUSIC. The concert mas.
ter In a symphony orchestra is
the first lieutenant of the con-
duCtor.
u. HEALTH. The esophagus
IS the tube through which food
and drink pass from the pharynx
to the stomach,
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NOU Go on With the StOry

s. 4 RENT you going to eat your
"A dinner?" Pa pointed at the
delicious wing on her plate, and a
little drop Of brown gravy rolled
off his knife onto the clean table.
cloth.
PA, PLEASE don't gnaw on
the bones that way! You've got
q big slobber OF gravy on your
chinr'
"Oh. Rosemary, shut up. It's
his chin, amt it? You're carry.
Ing this prilna donna business
too far. Makes a man sicky
Joe speared another biscuit, and
glared at her with real disgust
In his usually good natured face.
They were all against her, all
rubbing it in about the artists,
and the studio parties, all cross
questioning her about Nina-why
abe didn't bring her home to Sun
day dinner some time. and ask
Ing IL the fascinating stranger
had sent any more flowers.
Rosemary, there's lemon
jelly caker'
II don't want any!' She fled
from the table. They heard the
squeak OF the old springs on her
bed when she flung herself on it
In her room overhead.
II wonder who she's in love
with. It wouldn't surprise me il
We had another wedding, right on
top OF Gertie's. I wouldn't mind
QUILTING her right Aunt Kitty
absently helped herself to an
other slice OF cake. ''In some
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CONTROL OF
INSECTS

THE latest instance OF the use
l. OF airplane busting for the
control OF insect pests occurred in
Peninsula State Park, Wisconsin.
during August. Hemlock and
balsam fir trees were seriously
infested with the hemlock span
worm.
From one 20 six worms were
found on the average 6-foot
branch. More than 80 per cent
Of the worms were killed by dust
ing with calcium arsenate dis.
tributed at the rate OF 20 pounds
per acre from an airplane. Seven
hundred and fifty acres were COW
cred.
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"All comfy?" There was
carresing sound IN Jim Preston's
husky voice. He pulled her over
against him. Crowd me, honey!
I don't mindm
She laughed a little recklessly
and allowed her young body TO
lean against his bulky shoulder.
This is something like" he
told her and stepped on the gas
and they were off through the
fragrant darkness.
Jane was all eyes when they
reached Riley's. She kept the
. wrap around her when she went
into the dining room. She was
afraid to check it. There might
be some mistake and she could
not afford to lose it. Had he
meant to give 1t to her? Well,
she would see!
He pulled a flask from his hip
pocket and held it over an empty
glass by her plate. She covered
the glass with shaky fingers.
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little flame 1eaped between them.
A little spark-of what?
Rosemary" he said. II don't
know where you were going. but
I've caught you. You won't get
away"
Rosemary lifted her eyes. and
her heart was in them.
Sloan Whitney had come back.
Not to see Graham. not on bust.
ness. Just 20 see her!
Or had he? Maybe he was just
joking. Maybe he was going on
into the store, after all. He had
that blank, bored look. You
couldn't tell what he was think.
ing. Her heart sank.
IT left the car at the corner.
Up this wayT' Then he really
had come just to see her.
Come on, come on" he smiled