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The Washington times., 1926-03-18
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l''NIake a placer
Sure! Say, Oracle, suppose you
were little older, and were
thinking of being married your
self, here Jackie paused as he
felt himself blushing furiously,
but he was relieved to see that
the girls face was turned away.
as she strove to regain her com
posure. Suppose" he continued
very seriously, you'd fallen in
love with some chap, and told
your father you and he would be
married.
"That would be entirely differ
ent."
'tHow different You'd be leav-
ing him, wouldn't you-he'd be all
alone-that is, except for your
Aunt Eunice."
I'D be coming to see him
often, thought :,
"But he'd be alone, just the
same. And when you told him
about it, and he saw how-well--
how you'd made your mind up,
and if the fellow were nice chap
The Washington times., 1926-03-18

train that evening. But she
thought of the depressing routine
her life had taken--that wretched
job-ioneiy evenings but
the weekend visits of Ramon.
She paced the floor of her room
that night, stormfrig with rebel
lion She deliberately lay in bed
the next morning, staying home
from work.
you'll get docked," TilIie Swan
son told her when she appeared
Tuesday morning.
I'm rich-I should care.'
Brazen the whole world-thats
what she'd do. The whole world
had combined to cheat her.
But when Saturday came she
would go with Ramon. Not this
week. she pleaded.
Cruel Happening
the look in his eyes afflicted
her. Don't look at me so, Ra-
mon-as though were stabbing
you ~"
And the next week she went.
But she wore a big hat-and she
kept her head down. Lock the
door good-pull down all the
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ia. Story Of q Beautiful Girl Forced Into
a LOyeless Marriage BY q
Mercenary Family.

machine thought you'd come
III answer to It"
you've made q great mistake.
Please hurry"
The girl stood very quiet, study
ing him insoIently with furious,
reproachfuI eyes. Hurry 50
that you can bring my successor
here? Suppose won't hurry
He turned quickly. pulling open
the door. ''I'll give you five min
utes.''
He was no whittier than Sandy
when he came back and leane1 on
the door. ..Just as I Thought
walked in and took possession
She's Leaving she's packing her
& things =,
y 81 don't care what she's doing
Sandy shut her eyes older ana
more wretched than she .E1tasd ever
been In all her life.g Drive me
bark to- San Jose
her Nllat1d.
s.T)rive me back! Iwon't listen
don't talk don't make It worse.
/ saw. heard. Don't stand
there! I want to leave.
He cIeuched his fists on the
handle Of the door. drawing bis
shoulders up with harsh, strug-
Cling breatl1s as though he fought
against slfffocation. Sandy
please I'm not to blame
Driving Like Madman
she made quick movement
Ia spring from the car.
don't do that. I'll take
.you., He Iurched down heavily,
sitting with his. hands gripping
the wheel, his face bloodless and
rigid.
He seemed unable to move ex-.
cept for the oppressive breaths
bursting In long, rasping inter
ssstart-oi, please start
You cant mean this. I'll tell
YOU
She clapped her hands over her
ears. Let me out let me gor'
::Oh. Sandy sit down - III
start. =
He sent the ear with a wild
shot down the road. And sud
| denly he leaned. forward with a
hoarse sound like q sob and began
driving like a n1adman.
Sandy sank against the seat and
n1Q nSTaI2GGs IKE ~ 5O4A1e Is w kAl1A
us. He's going to- dash US to
death. don't careg
The machine tore through the
darkness, eareening over the r1ts
like B crazy thing. They went
dizzying down the grade between
Carmel and Monterey. The pines.
long qnIvers Of black, retreated
hastily to the forest.
Shadows loomed and thronged
and clashed. They rushed to-
/, getl1er in black angles, with the
white road nosing between.
you'll kill US" she murmured
family, distraught images going
helter-skelter through her mind.
Images Of herself. ming down
the steps Of Murillo's use. STUN
bling along the road. covering in
the bushes, sinking with aching
relief in Ramon's arms. Herself,
again, rushing through wind and
rain calling him back to her be-
cause a tree kept tapping on tho
window pane and the dog whined
against her knee.
Images of the two of them
standing on the rocks in the mid
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; parted down the street. Mother
Holworthy came out and looked
at the half finished trench.
There's no use expecting that
lazy boy to do anything really
helpful on Saturdays. she said
with a. sigh. .S
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Sandy IN Movies

Sandy" soon win be seen at
LoeWss Palace. The Fox Flu
Corporation already has started
production.
Madge BeIIarny, sIlorn of her
luxurious Ntresses, has been
selected for the part Of the
red-headed. bob-Ilaired. flaming
SANDY |"
SANDY will make her screen
debut while the story Is run.
ming in The Washington Times.
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Swift Adventure, Tingling Romance,
and the Thrill of Young
Love
Love
The Story So Far

Sandy Mcneil in love with 1ife marries Ben Murillo,
rich Italian please impoverished family Tyranny by
Muro frequent quarrels follow. dies at birth
Bob Mcneil her uncle aids in plans for Sandy and her
mother trip Honolulu There she meets Ramon
Worth who her life in the surf On the same steamer
home he declares his love Muro says will release
her. Judith Moore cousin tells Sandy love is everything
Murlo overakes her she for tryst with Ramon
friends After the party he strikes her She leaves his
house and accepts the kindly attentions Of Ramon whose
boards They spending evening at Ramon home
when they are disturbed by knock on the door.
NOIU Go On With the StOrH
Evening star., 1926-12-18

erect one cinder block private garage,
2776l; to cost $400.
r. Gig.iotti. owner and builder;
George T. Santmyers. architect; to
make repairs, 33S Indiana avenue Dot
S14, square 533): to cost $400.
Robert w. Bliss, owner; McKim.
Mead and White, architects; John
Davis. builder; to erect brick addition
and make alterations, 3101 Fl street
parcel 1914, square 2156); to cost $50.
600.
Penn Ctl Co., owner; Ray B. Rob-
erts, buil1er; to make repairs, SO L
street DOT 10. square 62D: to cost $500.
Louis Sherman. owner; William ].
Earnshaw architect; Everette c.
Thomassof, builder; to make repairs.
$3.50 Mourt Pleasant street dots 1041
and 1040, square 2596); to cost $500.
John Hcrath, owner, designer and
builder: to erect one 1-story frame
dwelling. 2215 r street southeast Cots
SO and "a. square 5624); to cost $4,000.
Charles Chidakel, owner and builder:
II. A. Brandt, architect: to make re-
pairs. 1910 H street northeast DOT II,
square 95S): to cost $4,000.
w. NJ. Ward, owner and builder:
George T. Santmyers, architect; to
erect one 2-story brick apartment, 1914
S street southeast Oots 2 to 5, square
5000: to cost $14 900.
Duvall estate, owners; J. A. Johns,
builder, to make repairs, 495 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Got 81, square 491); to
cost $500.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
SLUMP IS NOTED
IN D. c. BUILDING
Operations Show Total of
Only $225, 900, Due to
YuIetide Holiday.

The annual holiday season slump
tn building evidenced itself in build
ing construction activities this week
The office of the building inspector an
npunced new buildings authorized this
week as totaling about S225 600.
No particularly outstanding Struc'
turc featured the permits granted this
week, which follow:
ID. J. -Dunigan, owner and builder
George T. Santmyers, architect: to
erect s two-story brick dwellings,. 5000
to 6014 Fifth streets Qots 142 to 15S'
square 3212l; to cost $4,000.
Sartlis d. Washing ton. owner and
builder; r, l. Vaughn. architect; to
make repairs, 50 to 55 ii street north
east, flot 81, square SD: to cost 81 200.
Dwelling to cost $4,000,
William T. Larkin, owner: E. w.
Syme, architect; De Sibour Construc-
ton Co, builders; to erect ! two-story
Tile, frame and stucco dwelling, 170l
orchid street. DOT 16, square 274S);
10 cost $4,000.
Victor J. Evans, owner: Edward
A. Poynton, architect: Arthur NJ.
poynton Co, builders; to erect l one
story frame dwelling. Ridge road and
Chesapeake & Potomac telephone pole
No. 1926, being farm land (parcel
1912, square 1420; to cost $12, 500.
Harry Naiman, owner and builder:
Julius Wenig. architect; to erect |
one-story brick addition, 401 III street
northeast, Got sol, square SD; to cost
$1,000.
Giuseppe Cucchiara, owner; to erect
l brick private garage, 632 Fourteenth
street northeast, Dot 40, square 1929,
to cost $400.
$4,000 Brick Residence.
r. Homer Curtis, owner; j. #. Mil.
Ter, builder; to erect one two-story
brick dwelling. 3510 Quebec street
tots IS and SO, square 1850; to cost
$4,000.
j. T. Wittstatt. owner and builder;
TO erect one cement block garage. 91S
Madison street Got As, square 299D;
10 cost $3.50.
w. c. Kremkau, owner and builder;
w. r. Lamar, architect; to erect one
u story frame dwelling, 1905 Fern
street Dot S11, square 2772); to cost
$4,000.
w. c. Kreml1au, owner and builder:
30 erect one frame garage. 1906 Fern
street DOT 81, square 277S): to cost
$500.
W. C. and A. n. Miller. owners and
erect one two-story stone dwelling.
2914 Forty-fourth street dots 66 and
81. square 1914; to cost $17,900.
W. C. and A. n. Miller. owners and
builders, G. E. MacNeil. architect;
TO erect one frame garage, 2914 Forty
fourth street Qots 66 and 81, square
1919: to cost $500.
J. H. Davidson, owner; Hugh S. Tor
bert, architect; to erect one two-story
frame dwelling, 4411 Forty-second
street Dot 5, square 1920; to cost
$4,000.
William A. Amberger, owner. archi-
tect and builder; to erect two two
story frame dwellings, 5102 and 5104
Sherrier place Cots 23 and 20, square
1415); to cost $4,000.
Charles A Daily, owner and archi-
tect; Fred Drew Co., builders; to make
repairs, 111S Connecticut avenue Got
3, square 161); to cost $1,000.
r. S. GalZe. owner ard builder; to
erect one brick private garage, 1863
Park road DOT S04, square 2613); to
cost $500.
Harriet winslow, owner; John H.
Collier, builder; to erect brick rear
addition, 3051 @ street Got S13, square
12s2); to cost $4,000.
A. c. Block. owner and builder; to
Evening star., 1926-12-18
FURNISHING THE HOME

does not conform to our tastes 1t Will
not remain long in our homes. If we
have bought pieces that are out OF
proportion to our means, then we Will
probably not be able to keep them
long either.
If the furniture is not comfortable
we will wriggle and twist in an effort
to make ourselves comfortable, and
by so doing will give unnecessary
strain to the furniture and aid in pull
ing 1t to pieces. But more important
than any of these considerations Is the
matter of structure, materials used
and workmanship. all of which will be
discussed in a later article.
The last item we must bear in mind
when selecting our furniture is that
it should be good to look upon. In
any furniture that we select we VIII
always do we'll to purchase pieces that
are simple and honest in line. All
pieces with unnecessary curves and
trimmings are but gliding the lily"
The market is flooded with upholstered
pieces that have great bulging arms
and backs that have twice the amount
of stuffing that Is necessary for real
comfort.
Breaks Up Lines.
The lines OF many upholstered
pieces are further cut up and distorted
by the use of two and sometimes even
three different materials. each one Of
which in calling attention to itself
breaks up the lines of the pieces. So
many of them are decorated with
tassels and fancy braids which. of
course, are absolutely unnecessary
and only cause trouble and additional
expense to the owner.
1t is far more satisfactory to order
your upholstered pieces covered in the
materials that you select than to buy
those which are already covered and
in stock. BY doing this you can take
care of the color as well as the texture
of these very important coverings SO
that they will work in with your color
schemes to the best possible advantage.
Practically all firms will cover up
holstered pieces with your own ma
terial and will charge nothing for the
labor of putting it on If this is sent
Evening star., 1926-12-18

to the factory while the chair is being
made. Also they will probably allow
YOU certain amount for the material
that appears on the pieces as you see
them In stock, SO that your added eA
pense for your own seiection VI
material will not be much additional
Choice of Covers.
The majority Of well made uphol-
stored pieces are covered with muslin
or a cheap sateen for temporary
covers, so that clients purchasing
them will not have to go to the ex-
pense Of paying for cover that they
do not care for and of having 1t taken
off so that their own choice NAV be
put on.
In the sketches above will be found
a chair that violates all the rules
enumerated. as we'll as one that lives
up to all these principles. They are
Evening star., 1926-12-18

both to be had for the asking and they
cost the same price. This is also true
OF the sofas that are illustrated. 1t
is very difficult to understand why
any one desiring any amount Of salts
faction or pride in his or her furniture
could select the fancy. heavy, un-
calmly pieces such as these top two
Evening star., 1926-12-18

number for November was 210.
The total volume of construction
performed during the first ii months
Of 1926 was IL per cent greater than
that recorded FOR the first IL months
of 1925
Evening star., 1926-12-18
Continued from Eighteenth Page.l

avoid pieces that call for an unneces-
sary amount of labor The pieces that
are heavily carved and that have tas-
sells and fringe and braid and other
trimmings call for just that much
more care on the part Of the house
wife. both in busting and in keeping
in order.
The matter Of durability OF our fur.
niture enters into all Of the consider
ations noted above. II our furniture
Evening star., 1926-12-18
SHIPMENTS SHOW GAIN.

The volume Of construction per.
formed during November, as indicated
by shipments OF construction materi-
Evening star., 1926-12-18

when they might buy we'll built.
well proportioned, comfortable pieces
pieces like the lower two.
Evening star., 1926-12-18

Ethylene gas shows less interfer-
ence with bodily functions than any
other aneSthetiC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-13
Entire Group Of Officers Re-
elected At Meeting Held Sat-
urday Afternoon At Home
OF Mrs. George E. Macomber

Reports presented at the ANIMAL
meeting of the Hospital Aid Of the
Augusta General hospital. held Sat-
urday afternoon at the home of Mrs
George e. Macomber. State street
indicated that the Aid has just COM
pleted a most gratifying year and
that all the officers and committee
workers have been most enthusiast
tic in the performance of their
duties.
The entire slate of officers was re-
eleced at this meeting. They are:
President, Mrs. Blaine Owen; vice
president Mrs. Robert J. Martin;
secretary. Misses Nellie r. Moore;
treasurer, Mrs. George E. Macom-
Der; auditor, Mrs. William Williams.
collector of dues, Mrs. Dennis Dono-
van; chairman of the visiting COM
mittee, Mrs. Frank HARRINGTON:
chairman OF the free bed committee,
Miss Lucy Titcomb; chairman of the
buying committee. Miss Gertrude
Nelson, assistant. Mrs. Eugene Mer-
rill.
SoCTeSdFyS Report
The report Of Miss Moore, the Sec
rotary for the past year. which was
presented at this time, reads as fol-
lows:
Madam, president and members of
the Hospital Aid: Another year has
slipped away and again the members
OF the Hospital Aid come together
to hear the annual reports and to
plan the work for the coming year.
The usual number of meetings have
been held with average attendance.
Total amount of money received this
year $2,234.97; expenses, s1,565.94.
The Charity Ball. the only public en-
tertainment given by the Aid was
held on New Years eve and the re-
| ceipts were $1,282.
The membership dues were COL
lected this year in the spring and
early summer, thereby enabling the
treasurer to have the accounts aud
tied and ready for the a. .ual meet
| ing report. We have lost this year
eighteen (1S) members, and no new
| ones to take the place. The object of
the Aid for several years has been to
reach the fve hundred membership
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-13
Second of Series
Girls Club Dances
Wednesday Evening

The A. G. c. c. members are now
making arrangements for the dance
to be given on Wednesday evening,
December Is, at Union hall. This is
the third of the series Of dancing
parties which the Girls Club is
sponsoring this season with great
success. On Wednesday evening
they are bringing to Augusta, Lee
Warren and his Collegian orchestra
of Waterville. Many in the city
have heard this orchestra and a
crowd is expected to greet them.
There is to be prize spot dance,
the lucky couple receiving an attrac-
tive gift.
The Girls Club cordially invites
the public to attend their dancing
parties and all are sure to enjoy the
fine music and the club spirit which
prevails. Miss Barbara Haskell Is
acting as chairman of the dance
committee and she is being assisted
by Miss Frances Lishness, Mrs. Jen-
ME Jackson, Miss Alma Reynolds,
Miss Madeline Currier, Mrs. Blanche
Allen. The chaperones will be Mrs
Laura Brown and Mrs. Edith Cur
rier.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-13
Great Record by
Radio in Rescue
Work Past Year

New York, Dec. 12-(P)-The year
1926, one Of the worst on record for
storms at sea, has proven, paradoxi-
cally. that safety at sea is the new
slogan of sailors.
Radio this year has fought one Of It's
greatest sea battles to save lives.
Standing against it on the failure
side of the ledger are listed under the
brusque words, totally lost" in
Lloyds Register, 124 vessels for the
first three months Of 1926, against
loss of los for the same period the
previous year. While this years
losses have not yet been completely
compiled. the figures show more than
400 craft lost in the Florida hurri-
cane and 100 schooners wrecked in
Havana harbor in the Cuban blow.
Standing to the credit of radio is
the assertion of shipping men here
that the losses at sea this year
would have reached startling figures
had not wireless on shipboard sput-
tered it's cry for assistance. To
those who sail the seas the wireless
has given q comforting thought of
safety that Mariners and travellers Of
other days have not known.
Within ten months there have been
two hurricanes that swept the south
Atlantic seaboard and the Weather
Bureau has sent out ninety-nine
storm warnings to ships at sea. Those
who insure shipping say this years
losses have not been abnormally large
and that insurance rates, based on a
falling off of claims since the use of
radio became general, have been re-
duced. Many ships which otherwise
would have been a total loss have
been saved by wireless and towed to
port.
Wireless has changed the stories of
the sea which are now those of thrill
ing rescue rather than of total dis
aster and lonely death. The Royal
Humane Society gave it's medal for
the bravest deed in 1925 to sailor.
With the wireless a new hero was
born-the radio operator. Half for
gotten by the passengers so long as
all goes well, his is courage not Of
action but of endurance. In the Ber-
muda storm of last October, the
Valerian, a British naval sloop,
turned turtle. BY the time the cruis-
er Capetown had fought her way to
the scene only nineteen survivors of
the crew of one hundred and three
could be found clinging to the life
RATS. In bald statement they told
a story which is almost a common
place of the sea, yet which carries
implications of a glorious fortitude.
fThe wireless operator" they said,
"went down in his cabin, still send
ing out the SOS"
From all over the world come stor-
les of storm and shipwreck, and
heroic rescue in answer to the sos.
A little freighter last January en-
countered a storm in mid-Atlantic
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-13
Electric Car COllides
With Auto Without
Considerable Damage

A remarkable escape from death
or serious injury was made about 5
o'clock Saturday afternoon by an
automobilist whose name was not
learned, when, due to the storm. he
drove out of Middle street directly
in front of the electric car returning
from Togus and his machine was
pushed down the track broadside for
a distance of SO feet before the cleo
trio could be brought to a stop.
The machine, new Buick touring
car was damaged somewhat on the
right hand where it came in contact
with the electric, but after q few
moments the driver started his en-
CINE and drove it away, apparently
uninjured internally.
1t was thought that the slippery
condition of the track was the one
thing that prevented more serious
accident as the machine, with its
rear wheels on the rail ploughed
along the track with the electric
pushing against it's side.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-13
Prize Speaking for
Silver Medals at
Augusta "Y" Tonight

The local w. c. T. U. will tonight
sponsor a silver medal prize speak
ing contest. which will be held at
the assembly hall of the Augusta Y.
NJ. c. A. building at %:30 o'clock.
About Is young people will be en-
tered in the two classes and they will
speak on Temperance subjects. The
contest has been divided into two
divisions, in each of which medal
will be given, in order that children
may not have to compete with those
of older years. The classes are from
eight to IL years and from II to 16
years.
In addition to the prize speaking
Miss Barbara Hopkins will read and
a musical program will be presented
under the direction of Miss Caroline
F. Chase. Refreshments will be on
sale. Mrs. A. E. Drummond of this
city, Superintendent of the Medal
Contest Department of both the Au-
gusta and the Kennebec County w.
C 7. U. will be in charge of the meet
ing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-13
Chance Discovery
Prevents Serious
Early Morning Blaze

But a scant margin of time pre-
vented bad fire early Sunday morn
ing in the Weaver block on Water
street, when pot of grease on the
stove in the restaurant kitchen on
the second floor of the building, boil
ed over and had hardly caught fire
before it was discovered and the fire
department notified. Prompt response
of the firemen to the call resulted in
the extinguishing of the blaze with
but triillng damage to the kitchen.
Harold Dockam, porter at the Ho-
tel North discovered the flames at
1885 Sunday morning when he hap
pened to glance toward the buildings
on Water street from his home on
Dickman street and noticed a light
Pickering in the window of the kit
chen. Realizing that there was no
one working in the restaurant at that
time and that it must be a fire he
Immediately notified the fire depart
ment, Mr.. Tetreault, the proprietor
OF the restaurant and the Hotel
North.
When the firemen arrived they
found that the grease had boiled over
and was aflre but that it had hardly
reached the wooden floor, as an area
AiAiiASoiSSAs Ia llOill VI lue SlONe WAS
covered with tin and the melted fat
had flowed slowly across it. The
blaze had burned along the top of
the fat and had not penc' ed into
the wood even where it had run onto
the wooden floor. The prace was
however, filled with a very heavy
smoke.
Pyrene and chemicals had no eff
feet on the flames and it was with
difficulty that the firemen stamped
out the fire in the room after having
thrown the pot of grease out of the
window.
The hook and ladder truck was
called out at 1925 Saturday afternoon
to the home of Peter king, in the
Edward Block at Is Bond street for
chimney fire. Two pony chemicals
We're used in extinguishing the
flames.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-13
Rotary Members
Contribute to Fund
For States Wards

The fund for providing Christmas
presents for the State wards under
the care of the State Board of Char
tiles and Corrections was aided by
the contributions OF members of the
Augusta Rotary Club at the regular
weekly supper session last Friday
evening to the amount of more than
S25.
President H. r. Mansur called at
tention to the effort to give the little
boys and girls in the care of the de-
partment something of real Christ
mas cheer that children will know
in their homes with their loving par
ents, and a silver collection amounted
to the total in excess of $25, which
was turned over to Secretary CRUDE
B. Cornish of the State Board.