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Evening star., 1926-05-31

TINE front elevation of the Gam
ma Delta Club was grimly
early Victorian, which is a syn
Il onym for all that is ugly and
forbidding in architecture. 1t
was compound of tall, dirty, closely
curtained windows above and a dis
reputa Shocking secondhand furni
shuttered, and might not have been
opened during many a year If judged
solely by it's weather beaten aspect
Entrance to the club premises lay
through side door in the depths of
dark alley. When this was unbolted
in response to a double ring on an
electric bell and a peculiar scratching
with the nails on an upper panel, one
entered the shops empty inner store.
room, which on the night of Pantons
visit was plunged into pitch blackness
by merely closing the door.
A man who awaited Furneax outside
Puccis had hurried on ahead, but was
on hand to give the signal which drew
bolts and bars. He now whispered
something to an unseen individual,
who switched on a feeble electric torch
and thus indicated a broad stairs lead
ing to the first floor in two flights.
Here another door was unlocked, and
patrons were supposed to be scruti
who sat behind a long, high desk, end
ing in flap counter.
Whatever explanation was given, 1t
sufficed. The guardian hardly glanced
at FurneauX and Panton-Spot she
did not see at all until he was crossing
the floor of an ill-lighted room in
which a dance had just ceased, as a
girl was fitting a new record into a
gramophone and some dozen couples
were seated at tables arranged in front
of q service counter. An arched pas
sage showed that this was simply an
adjunct of a still more secluded bar.
Panton, versed in the wiles of dug
outs, knew that If the police raided
the place, at least three stout lines Of
defense would have to be stormed be-
fore the first bottle of wine or spirits
could be found. Heavy folding shut
ters were in readiness to protect the
clubs supplies of intoxicants. while
two innocuous urns, marked Coffee"
and Tea" respectively, supported by
mixed force Of cups and plates.
would remain on the counter as evi.
dence Of convivial virtue.
No one seemed to pay heed to the
three men. but many eyes were TO
cused on S1ot, who sneezed loudly at
the first sniff Of concentrated ciga.
rette smoke, which filled the air with
a blue mist, but disregarded it COM
pletely afterward. He had withstood
stronger reek during many blizzard
at Moose Lake.
The interior bar was as dingy and
badly illuminated as the larger dance
hall, but some effort had been made to
relieve the baroness of the walls by
placarding them with cheap sporting
prints and a whole collection of un-
pleasant cartoons cut from q Partisan
weekly. This room was nearly half
full Of men, with a few women, play
ing cards, chess and doninoes. Be-
hind a fitted counter stood an array Of
bottles on shelves. A villainous-look'
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WOMAN FREE IN RUM CASE
Wife of College Head Says Auto
Belonged to Husband.

CHICAGO. May 81 @.-Mrs. Ger.
trude Johansen, wife of Ralph Jo.
hansen, head Of the Hamilton College
Of Law. was dismissed Saturday in an
Evanston Justice of the Peace Court
on a charge Of transporting liquor in
her automobile. The liquor charge
grew out of her arrest, May 12, for
violation of minor traffic regulation.
1t was placed against her as result
of agitation by the safety council in
Evanston.
Mrs. Johansen testified that the au-
tomobile was her husbands and not
hers, and she had no knowledge of
the liquor.
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DUCE'S PALM READ.
Nebraska Musician Says She
Prophesied Good Fortune for Him.

NEW YORK, May 81 LP).-Return.
ing Saturday on the Conte Rosso, after
making her concert debut in Rome
and her operate debut at Terni. Miss
Frances Gettys of Lincoln, Nebr,
told how she had read Mussolinis s
palm during her period of study in
Italy.
While riding across a lake with him
in launch, Miss Gettys scanned the
dictator's palm and said to him:
Il prophesy good fortune through
your intelligence"
This" Mussolini was quoted as
replying, you can know without
looking at my hand"
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me on to jaw about Panton the other
evening"" he said. Whats the game?
What are you after? You look like a
cursed lawyers clerk. but If you think
I'm going to whitewash our honorable
ex-captain you're jolly well mistaken"
That's pity" said Furneaux
quietly. "Mr. Panton is no longer a
poor man. He can take care of his
friends-even of his enemies
Copyright. 1926. by Louis Tracy)
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Northwestern University plans to
have its new stadium ready for foot
ball games by next Fall.
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SALESWOMEN

YOUNG LADY for general office work sal
ary. $40 per month. Address Box 1877
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HELP-FEMALE.
(COntinueA.l

MATTRESSES. 10 light, colored girls: fare
paid New York: , cooks. North 1884. 1929
NV.
YOUNG LADY. high school graduate. to as
slst teachers In grading papers in return for
5nssiness course. Apply at Strayer College,
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sALEsMEN. who are able to meet and
have a line that can be sold year after year
to the same. people and pays 25Te COM
mission. II interested. give age. experience
anu w. ]. B. LIPPfNCoTT COMPANY.
Philadelphia
Since 1902.
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with best character references. for bags.
hosiery. gloves and handkerchefs; also
misses department. Address Box 229-Z
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RESPONSIBLE man to open and conduc
barber shop shoe shine and pool parlor;
owner will co-operate
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Capable man to take over we'll established
ana profitable delicatessen and lunchroom in
ventory: about ST. 900 needed.
For particulars phone Mcdonald. Main
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Man experienced in gents furnishings;
70 take over established business and small
staple stock at less than cost
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iunch room IN recently reconstructed George.
town apartment and store bldg; owner will
cooperate.
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HELP-MAIE,

AUTOMOBILE statesmen. i or :. capable
operation. Locomobile Co. 1917 Conn. ave.
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statesmen
OF REAL ABILITY
TO SELL
COPELAND ELECTRIC
DEEDTCEDA ATTnN

The remarkable progress Of electric re-
frigeration assures large returns to men who
are desirous of earning big incomes and who
are willing to put their best into their Jobs
The designer of the Copeland Is one OF the
pioneers in this field. and associated with
nence in this and the automotive industries.
The product is right. has been on the mar;
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its reliability beyond question IN hundreds
We want to get in touch with several
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All applications should be made direct to
H. g. Kiefer. manager, who personally guar.
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AMOSS & DOWSLEY, INC,
1342 New York Ave. NV.
statesmen for established
laundry route; cash bond re-
quired. Elite Laundry, 2119
14th st. NV.
PLANT SUPERINTENDENT
for wholesale gasoline plant !;
give experience and references
in first letter, also salary ex-
pected. Address Box 145-Z.
Star office.
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lis.
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HELP-MALE AND FEMALE.
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Continued tomorrow
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NEAR-BEER and lunchroom. downtown. do
ing good business: owner leaving town: price
completc. So 600
Grocery doing good business. white trade:
sickness causes owner to sell cheap.
RHODES & STEARNS, 2
100 Eye st. NV. NJ. 1853 Eve. Ad. 6525-J.
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TAILOR SHOP for sale: doing good bus-
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RELIABLE and steadily growing general
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easy. INQUIRE S15 1lth at NV
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HAVE ready funds to buy good second
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need apply. Address Box 23O-Z. star office.
HYDRAULIC elevator opera
tor; must have license. Apply
Supt., the Palais Royal, G. and
1fth sts.
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INSTALLMENT XXXV.
ConningtOn Is Scared.

THE front elevation of the Gam
ma Delta Club was grimly
early Victorian, which is a syn
Il onym for all that is ugly and
Evening star., 1926-05-31
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FURNITTRE-Suites ! or odd pieces. any
furniture. Line. 1901 90
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COLLECTOR wanted with Ford car spiendSl,a spinSl,a
person: Address Box SAX. Star Office.
COLLECTOR. experienced. for monthly &C.
cOuI is: must furnish references. Apply 1917
CT ~
The Washington times., 1926-12-22
A THRILLING
SPORT

nUCK HUNTING, particularly
~ of the canvasback duck, Is an
arduous sport. but thrilling one,
according to Capt. John w.
Thomason. jr., the Marine cap
tain, who is also a writer. De-
scribing some Of his recent duck.
hunting experiences in an article
in this weeks Liberty, he says,
Undoubtedly all duck hunt IS are
q little crazy. Your teeth chat
fer like castenets and three quits
OF firemen's underwear are all too
scant.
1--WE drove the boat backward
and forward with infinite labor"
he writes, going into details. 1--WE
set the. decoys In bleak darkness,
when the air whlned remarkably
over us and so canvasback dove
for the stool. Now one can think
OF nothing quite so fast as can
vasback when he stoops from
height to decoy.
"a canvasback," Captain Thorn
ason continues, wants open
water ahead of him when he
drives down; he will not drive
toward the bank. And there is
no harder shooting anywhere. He
comes at speed of 100 miles
at least, and the wind complexities
matters. 1t is matter Of split
seconds"
The Washington times., 1926-12-22
Your
BY Z. Lamar Matthews

JACKSON was whining. He
y wanted to climb UP on q chair
and eat sugar from the bowl on
the table. But his new nurse,
Mary, would not let him.
jackson had never had a nurse
before, but there was tiny baby
sister in his mothers room and
the little boy found himself de.
prived Of the coddling that had
been his for three years.
Heretofore jackson had been
able to have his way by the sim
pie method OF whining. II a little
whining did not get results he
whined "a long time. That
brought his mother to terms.
But Mary's nerves were steadier
than his mothers. and her head
and heart managed to work to-
gether. She paid no attention to
the chiId's whining; neither did
she tease, nor mock, nor scold
him. II she had. his whine would
doubtless have changed into a
loud and terrifying bawl.
Mary stood looking out OF the
window as though she saw some.
thing that pleased her. Presently
she laughed and clapped her
hands. That's fine" she cried.
OF course Jackson came over
The Washington times., 1926-12-22
A POLITICAL
SUCCESS

e
NEARLY every line Of business
Az and professional endeavor is
represented in Congress. q surpris-
ingly wide variety Of businesses
being revealed to you If you investi-
gate the activities Of Representa-
lives and Senators outside Of their
political lives.
One Representative from New
Jersey. who served four years in
Washington, for instance. is in
the structural steel manufacturing
business, and director in a mum.
Der OF financial institutions.
After finishing at high school he
completed an evening course in a
trade school iii New York while he
held down his first job with the
James Radcliffe & Sons Company,
makers OF structural steel.
He was 80 years old before he
beganato take an interest In poll
tics. being elected at that time to
the New Jersey assembly, in which
he served five successive terms.
Following this. he was for a
period of three or four years the
sheriff OF Passaic county. and after
that served two terms as mayor OF
Passaic.
II was on the completion Of his
second term as mayor that he was
elected TO Congress.
In the meantime, he has become
the secretary Of the company with
which he got his first job and a
director Of the Franklin Trust
Company and several other finan-
cial Institutions.
His name is Amos n. Radcliffe.
The Washington times., 1926-12-22
Is It Fair to Go Out
With Man You
Don't Love?
BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on the Problems Of
Love and Marriage.

An Authority on the Problems OF
Love and Marriage.
WHENEVER a letter from q
" young man appears In this
column accusing girls Of gold.
digging. there are any number
Of Indignant replies from girls.
Yet when q girl accents at
tention from man whom she
personally dislikes. Just for the
sake Of the good times he gives
her. doesn't the word gold-digger
describe her accurately even
though she Is. Of course. an
amateur at the old. disreputable
game?
Here is a letter from a young
man who has had unhappy ex-
periences along this line:
'Dear Miss Fairfax:
81 am Pinot wonderful to
look at. but, at least. sincere.
I've never had any. real home
lfe, and always have had to
fight my way against everyone.
Including my father. for my
parents are divorced.
As q result. know Just
how thoroughly rotten this world
can be. am earning only $50
. week. because circumstances
have prevented my obtaining the
work for which am best suited.
II have always hoped to marry
the right girl. feeling confident
that ! could find happiness and
success through marriage. though
everyone I know seems to find
only unhappiness and failure. I
hate pretense. and would not
think OF cultivating a persons
Friendship lust for the use Of
his tennis court. car or boat"
Yet. know many, who pick
their friends IN Just thar basis.
II never hide my feelings to-
ward q person, and have made
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or woman who wins real love has
everything. SINCERITY"
When a girl accepts the atten-
ton Of. man she doesn't even
like she Is selling her companion
ship and selling It very cheap.
She Is gold-digger.
When a girl laughs at an honest,
respectful proposal Of marriage.
she shows herself up for the crude,
heartless young person she is.
You may well congratulate your.
self. my friend. IL q girl Of that
type refused your proposal. With
such wife there would. indeed,
be trouble ahead for you.
Do not expect every girl who
accepts your attentions to love
you. IL she honestly likes you
surely you feel repaid for any at
The Washington times., 1926-12-22
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

The Chinese government IS
about to present to the library 81
the League Of Nations the conf
plete Chinese encyclopedia. which
is reputed to be more than 200
years old. It comprises 500 large
volumes, having q total OF more
than 1OO.OOO.OOO words. It treats
Of the heavens, earth. science. h6.
manity, literature and government
Fantistic flowers are made Of
brightly coIored glas, beads. moth
er Of pearl and sea shells strung
together on wire and forming the
natural shape Of various kinds Of
BLOOMS. These blossoms are quite
small and are used mostly FOR
boutonnieres. though often a cluss
ter on the hat matches that on
the lapel.
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SHE LAUGHED AT PROPOSAL

many enemies that way. as well
as few real friends.
Five years ago ! fell in love-
as I thought with d girl OF my
own age. We saw each other ioI
q few months and then for no rea
son whatsoever. she threw me over
"Three years passed. She re-
newed the friendship on her own
initiative, knowing full well that
l had been and was In love with
her. | found, however. that she
would accept my invitations only
to high priced theaters, in spite
OF the fact that she knew my earn
ing capacity. ! liked her well
enough to spend twenty OF my
thirty dollars week on her.
AT the end Of few months, I
proposed, and received an ava.
The Washington times., 1926-12-22

neither III In the ordinary sense
nor well, but suffer from chronic
fatigue that, tired ali
the time-which, IL it goes on
eventually results in active tube-
culosis.
Much so-called nervous exhaus-
ton, as emphasized by e. o. Otis,
Is really tuberculosis.
Constant transgression OF the
fatigue limit undernines the nor.
NAL resistance.
Most office workers graduate
from high schools and business
colleges, and an examination at
this time would be of much value
as would also periodic examina
lions thereafter to determine
whether the occupation were caus.
ing fatigue, ut, unfortunately, Ia
his early struggles, he can't afford
the price. It ought-to be possible
for some one Of the tuberculosis
The Washington times., 1926-12-22
HE TURNED TO ATHLETICS

tentions you may have had the
pleasure OF paying her, provided
she does not deceive you by pre-;
tending to love you.
Spend only what you can afford
on attentions to girls. then you
will not be so likely to tempt
them to turn gold-diggers.
But there Is another aspect to
your problem. my friend. Has it
occurred to you that $50 week
Is not an adequate salary on
wE1fe' to support even tn most
thrifty. economical wife? You
are not really In d position to
propose marriage are you? 1t is
not quite fair to expect q girl to
undertake with you the burdens
OF marriage, unless you can pro.
tect and support her.
The Washington times., 1926-12-22

sonable that they should whine or
cry.
Immature Is aroused IN little
children because their impulses are
thwarted. The baby starts out to-
ward the sunshine. Somebody
pulls him back. He picks up some
thing off the floor, somebody takes
It away. He opens a sideboard
door. somebody closes 1t and pulls
him away. He reaches for some
thing on the table. Immediately
1t is set out Of his reach.
Mothers who are very keen
about the proper development OF
their babies viii think up ways
and means whereby the tiny tots
can occasionally follow their own
impulses and do the things that
appeal to their infant fancies.
Keep forbidden objects out Of sight
or reach and then provide pleas
ures that will divert the little fell
lows mind: and you win have less
whining or crying than you believe
possible.
The Washington times., 1926-12-22

treat adults ready suffering from
active tuberculosis. but little effort
is made to prevent its frequent IN.
cidence.
In factories and other places
where many wage earnnrs are EN-
ployed, health propaganda must
be disseminated Employees must
be examined on entry and physi-
clans retained to examine suspects.
While these measures are excel
lent, their shortcomings are, first.
that they are directed chiefly to.
wards workers en- nasse and. sec
ondiy. that they are designed
either for the supposedly well or
the definitely i'll.
The thousands working In sman
industries or as clerks, bookkeep
ers, stenographers, etc, unfortu.
nately receive hardly any atten.
ton. There is a class of small
wage earners Of this kind who nre
The Washington times., 1926-12-22
- By Beatrice Fairfax
r A S H 10 N
FADS IA IN d
+ "A IN CIES


smart to Her Finger Tips Is the
well-cIad woman who, with her
tailored street costume, wears
tab-strap slip-on gloves Of moche
In beige or beaver. pale or slate
gray shades they are considered
the seasons smartest walking
gloves.
Checks Are Always Wanted,
but the kind Of which / write
can be cashed only at the pank
81 common sense; for nothing
could be more sensible for fail
and winter sports wear than
heavy. Atwood hose III novelty
checked effects! Gray. tan or
beige shades are featured II
striking patterns.
Fringe to the FrenchwOman IS
this season, what long grasses
and straw is to the native women
Of the South Sea IsIesl Whole
dresses Of tier upon tier Of deep
silk fringe are the rage for
evening. TO make them appear
even more decolIete than they
really are, they are mounted
upon yokes Of nude chiffon.
Leading q Brighter Life thar
the tweed Of English sports coats,
new leather coats Of gayly col
ored gloveskin are all the rage
for sports wear. Full length, belt.
ed, these striking topcoats have
a jaunty air that is as gay ae
the vivid shades in which they
appear.
Big Frogs IN Small PuddIes are
prone to feel their importance
greatly. Causing quite splash
in fashions pond, frog blue
feels its Importance as one Of the
seasons leading shades. "A soft
gray-blue, It has a misty effect
that makes IL very flatterlng
tone to either blonde or brunette
wearers.
The Washington times., 1926-12-22
BY Chas. A. L. Reed, MD.
Former President Of the American
Medical Association.

Former President Of the American
Medical Association.
IF you have brought your baby
= successfully into childhood, be.
ginning at years. you have an
even better chance OF protect
ing him from tuberculosis for
the next 10 years.
This simply means that. dur.
ing this decade. the vitality of
growth is 80 exuberant that the
system resists invasion by the
germs Of the disease.
After the fifteenth year. how.
ever. the mortality rapidly mounts
to a peak. which is reached be.
tween the twentieth and twenty.
fifth years and is maintained
up to the forty-fourth year.
This simply means that at the
most valuable economic repro.
ductive and intellectual age Of
the individual. both men and
women, the stress Of modern
life tends to lower the rests.
lance Of the system down to the
point OF susceptibility. Aside
from general STRESS" there are
such special causes as rapid
collaborating. overwork, unhy-
gienic conditions Of living and
working, insufficient rest. lack
OF proper and nutritious food
and vicious social and economic
conditions.
The Washington times., 1926-12-22

why do you not plunge into
night study this winter. with the
view of making yourself more val
liable to your employer and event.
ualIy receiving larger salary? !
am sure you will succeed IL you
try with ali your might. To OIL,
set this mental application. JOIN
a gymnasium and practice there
q few minutes every day.
Make the most of yourself men
tally and physically. so that any
girl will be proud to number you
among her friends. Then among
your circle of good friends / am
sure you will find girl who re-
turns your love and values you
for yourself, alone. All success
to you.
The Washington times., 1926-12-22
SHE ONLY WANTED GIFTS

letter and give me D wonan's
viewpoint Of my problem?
THE point at issue seems to me
to be this: is girl justified Ia
accepting and encouraging the ct
tentions OF q man whom she per
sonally dislikes and knows she
can never care for, in spite OF the
fact. that she knows he is In love
with her?
please do not tell me I have
met the wrong girls The cl1arac-
teristics I have described seem true
Of the majority Of middle-class
well-educated girls.
Il know from experience that
no amount OF riches can give as
much happiness as true, unseIfish
love and friendship founded on per-
sonality and character. The man
The Washington times., 1926-12-22

lanche OF abuse, ridicule and laugh
ter. which cured me.
.About one year later, / met .
girl with whom / really fell In
love. She seemed to be my ideal.
''We went ABOUT together vice
a week, for q year. / rushed her.
She accepted candy AMI presents
from me and we went to theaters
and dances.
She did not invite me to meet
her friends and parents. however,
and avoided meeting mine. We
quarreled on account Of this. Now
she refuses to have anything to
do with me on the ground that
she does not and never did like
me, having on about with me
only because she was lonely.
'fWill you please analyze this
The Washington times., 1926-12-22
Your Whining Child Is Frequently Bored on

way?" the nurse asked, smiling
at the child. OF course he would
and they were soon outdoors with
another ball and bat. where
jackson was laughing and romp-
ing as though he had never
whined in his life.
To allow a child to gain his
wants by whining or crying or