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The Washington times., 1926-03-05
BY ELSIE ROBINSON


FIGHT ON WITH GOD
AGAINST THIS BLINDNESS
WHICH HAS FALLEN ON OUR
SOULSi
stand up and cry aloud! There
is no DEATH. This blindness and
this anguish was not Willed by
God, nor will now profane His
gracious force by saying that He
has done this wrong. Rather Ill
take my stand beside Him and
III fight. III fieht the thought
of death with all my might and
arrogance I'll not surrender to
my brute fear Of the night. III
scorn the meekness that men
camoufIage as pious resignation.
III spurn the cowardice that
makes men drug themselves with
tears or bitterness. I'll live up
to the level Of the God In my
own self and be az contemptuous
OF barriers as any god can be. !.
AND I'LL FIGHT AS HAVE
NEVER FOUGHT BEFORE TO
CLEAR THE TRAIL THAT
CHORES OUR FORWARD
MARCH AND LIFT THE VEIL
THAT SHUTS US OFF FROM
LIFE"
The Washington times., 1926-03-05
Horribly Ugly?
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callv no dresses herself permanent knee exhibition
AS Helen of Troy set the ancient world fighting,
and supplied Homer with good copy.
As Dido she raced up down the beach, show just
how crazy lady could be- upon losing her precious
These two charming young creatures they knock their
knees together fling their heels dancing to tune
called Il Wonder Where MY Baby Is Tonight?
How do you suppose the mothers Of these dear little Charles
dancing tonight
However let us of the old sedate criticize youth
even when it chooses to look like this
You may not like looks but the lady the left is
happy lady right representing the highest de-
velopment the knocknee is delighted with herself and
after ALL that's what COUNTS.
the Charleston, by all that's your kind Of
dance. Later you will change To- sometA.-g -
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NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland
Men Prefer Refrigerator
NOTHING so annoys a man as
4N woman's eternal sentimental
ISM

~ 3 & = "a i
He simply CANNOT see why
she expects him to write her six
page letters when he can CON-
press his whole passion into a
ten-word telegram or say it with
postcards.
He can't understand why she
expects him to remember ami
versaries and other things-like
the dress she wore when he first
met her, or the color of her eyes,
or the first time he kissed her.
Nor why she expects him to
send her flowers-when orchids
cost as much as radiums and the
price of a dozen roses would pay
for a ton of coal.
Nor why she expects him To re-
member to kiss her, when his
mind is on catching his train. his
hand on the door-knob and his eye
on the clock.
Nor why she requires him TO
LuIuh up pretty lHAnSS W say dLtA
new ways OF telling her that he
loves her, when he's proved it
by asking her to marry him--and
why say anything more about
it?''
This is the White Mans Bur
den-woman's starving soul! Woins
ans Unsuitable demand for senti-
mental exhibitions. Woman'a
hungry heart! Woman's unquench-
able vanity!
Woman's everlasting. eternal,
devouring, suffocating sentimental
ismi
That is why a man, four times
out Of five, falls In love with a
woman who doesn't take him seri-
ously.
AS long as a woman loves y
man, even a little bit, she Stops
over with sentiment, like soda
fountain with sweet things.
AS long as a woman loves a
man, she demands, imagines,
gushes, suspects, accuses, hopes,
fears, pouts, poses-and SUFFERS!
But, the woman who doesn't
take him seriously is an angle OF
consideration and a paragon of
common sense,
She accepts his apology with
perfect good-nature. and doesn't
even notice that he hasn't been
around for week. She is always
CHEEKY and pleased to see him.
and doesn't even remember that
he forgot to telephone her.
She never flatters him by being
jealous Of him-and never boras
him by being hurt" She alwsys
understands" when he explains
that he has to break date with
The Washington times., 1926-03-05


der to the thought that such
capitulation is His will. FOR IT
is NOT.
God does not will the death OF
beauty in our lives.
God does not kill the love that
makes Us clean.
Or quench the JOY that helps
His forward plan.
God does not torture US as some
foul fiend would torture 4 poor
rabbit In snare.
He needs the beauty, and the
joy and love as much as We
our hunger for it is His voice
without our heart-our anguish
when we lose it. is the voice OF
His despair.
The God that made the glory
OF the sun,
Ard sent the tender miracle Of
spring,
The God that made the little
babies laugh and kindled the
sweet wonder of first love
Who made a selfish. fearful
mammal such as man react to
courage, honor. generosity
THAT GOD DOES NOT WILL
The Washington times., 1926-03-05

SPAR
IL death has.
come your way
if ali your roots
Of life lie torn
ana bleeding. cast
do not give
MP
BE NOT RE
SIGNED.
Say mott ''.This
horror IS the viii
OF God. A. Il 1 81
wreckage Of all
love and beauty
ii His plan. 4
win give up. 4
VIII resign my
hopes to His bleak
will. ] win agree
that ruin like this
- vsfwH.A ~
DO NOT SAY
THAT!
~ not en1s.ra,..
The Washington times., 1926-03-05
JUST 20 YEARS AGO
1Ced From The Wasington Times Fes Pears Ago Today
BY WILLIAM MOORE

H. B. Moulton sent hot letter
of protest to the District Commits
sloners against the practice OF
whiskey merchants displaying the
American flag on bottles. "Sucn
a dissertation is too great an out
rage to pass unnoticed." said Mr..
Moulton.
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this picture You behold girls practicing the Charles
ton AS aid to beauty heaven the markl
What will do next shall pretend suggest
prophecy do hope explain why lovely woman
has suddenly stopped to knock kneed egtwistng back
breaking floor pounding ugliness.
Woman is strange wilful creature. She the apple
which started the whole She crinolines long
dresses that swept the mud and dust prac
49, lContinued in Last Two Columnsl
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WISE SAYINGS

Severity is allowable where
Sentleness has no effect.-Corneille,
There Is no great genius with
out a mixture of Madness
Aristotle.
Every one goes astray, but the
least imprudent are they who 70
Dent the soonest voltage.
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LET BRIDE
WRITE NOTES
MRS. Cornelius Beeckman-

I-MrS. Cornelius beeCkm8n-'
nEAD MRS. BEECKMAN:
II Which is the correct way
Of printing engagement announce
ments?
Mr.. and Mrs. so-and-so
announce the engagement
Of their daughter
Or
So-and-So
and
So-and-So
betrothed
ENGAGEMENT announcements
II are sometimes sent by Jewish
couples to tell the happy news to
their friends. Otherwise they
are not sent. the engagement be-
ing announced in the generally
accepted way of writing notes to
ones best friends and making a
formal announcement In the news
papers.
If you use either OF the forms
that you name, the last one is, /
believe, the one oftener used. But,
let me add, it is by no means
necessary to send such an an
nouncement. 1t is a charming
custom for the bride to write the
personal notes to her friends.
Then, the day or so following,
her mother and father announce
the engagement In the paper.
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ A girl friend of mine re-
Gently broke an engagement. She
has received numerous gifts for
her prospective home, also a
shower. She and / were discuss
ing the situation. said that she
should return the gifts with a
note of explanation. She feels as
though she has a right to keep
them. So, since we came to no
conclusion, Wes decided to ask
you to please settle this for us.
d.
You are correct in your judg-
ment as to your friends moral
obligation to return the gifts.
The gifts were sent for a purpose
that no longer exists, and it would
be exceedingly bad form and poor
taste for her to keep the presents.
l think also that she would be
much happier ii they were no
longer in her life, to remind her
of the cloud through which she
has passed. Don't you? She
should return all these gifts as
soon. as possible, with, as you
suggest, short note of explana-
ton.
MRS. Beeckman will be glad to
answer questions on etiquette
submitted by readers.)
The Washington times., 1926-03-05

a. HIS BLIND
NESS WE CALL
DEATH
NOR DOES IT
PLEASE iii i MI
WHEN WE SAY
IT rs HIS WILL.
s. D m 8 Ii q W. ii
tangIing has come
of the first plan
q diInninE of the
first glad ti11
flawed sight
a II d s % W .
founder through
the darkness Of q
night that never
was intended To-
descend on love
Then losing sight
pf them we say
that b 8 y are
dead
B II n n III E Y
ARE NOT!
S o n Fl n II
i Z
The Washington times., 1926-03-05

For the first time since he be-
came President. Theodore Roose-
welt spent, a night alone in the
White House. And he didn't
know what to do with himself.
He paced the corridors, thunlhed
the books in his library, and
finally. in despair, trotted off to
bed at 10 clock.
The Washington times., 1926-03-05
Noted Astronomer and Writer ON
Scientific Topics Of PoHu-
lar Interest.

Scientific Topics Of Popu-
lar Interest.
NOV, when the question OF
IN human evolution occupies
the thoughts of thousands more
widely and more seriously, no
doubt, than it did when Darwin
first startled the world with his
theory, some of the things re-
ported to have been said by Prof.
Henry F. Osborn, in a recent ad.
dress at Ithaca to the students
and faculty OF Cornell University,
would seem to possess a particular
interest for many persons who
have given evidence OF a certain
distress of mind in connection
with this subject.
They are those who may have
been disposed to array them.
selves on the side of the "Funda-
mentaIists" only because their
religious sentiments were shock
ed by the idea, ascribed to evolu-
tionists. that: the whole nature
of man was evolved out of the
common geological stem.
So far is this from being 80,
however, that Professor Osborn
is reported as affirming that the
spiritual qualities Of man cannot
be accounted for by purely evolu-
tionary processes. It is not I'M
likely that there are many among
the opponents of evolution who
have been waiting for some such
declaration, authoritatively ex-
pressed, to warrant them In the
admission that man, as an ami
NAL organism. Is the product Of
evolutionary development, instead
Of having been created entirely
new, and at a stroke, tout of
handful of dust" 1t Is the origin
OF the soul that they are specially
concerned with.
But why should "A being, Gre
ated directly out OF the ground
and expressly made to possess a
soul, which no other creature had,
have been formed on the same
anatomical model and with the
same physiological functions as
all those others? Do not the
facts look rather as il the Creator
her-and never wonders where
he was last night"
She is SO comforting!
And so, in the end. he marries
1.-The woman who doesn't care
and wonders why marriage is SO
dull and (prosaic and deadly mo
notonous.
Men may sing about ''red hot
mammals" but they prefer 10
marry refrigerators.
That is the reason why so many
young married couples are won
dering what q Mexican divorce
would cost!
The Washington times., 1926-03-05

IG H q Oni''
Do not d.
The Washington times., 1926-03-05

He simply CANNOT see why
she expects him to write her six
page letters when he can CON-
press his whole passion into a
ten.word telegram or say it with
post
The Washington times., 1926-03-05

her-and never wonders where
he was last night"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
LEAVES FOR
ROAD INSPECTION In
CHUGACH FOREST AREA

To inspect road work now in
progress on various Chugach Ma
tional Forest districts. NJ. ID. Will
liams, Asst District Engineer, B. p.
r., left here today on the steamer
North western for Seward. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Williams.
Work to be inspected by Mr.. Will
liams included surfacing on sec
tiGn three of the Moose Pass route
reconstruction on section four of the
same route; and now construction
on the Hope-Sunrise section of the
same project. All of this work is
being done by day labor. He will
also inspect the maintenance work
being done on the HopePalmer
road. Seward Kenai Lake route, al
Girdwood and work on Quartz
Greek in the Russian River district.
He will be absent from local head
quarters three or four weeks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
GOV. SULZER LEAVES
FOR INTERIOR ALASKA


Former Gov. William Sulzer of
New York. who has been in Junenu
for a week, sailed this morning on
the Northwestern for Valdez. From
Valdez he win go by stage to Chit
ina and from there by rail to Me-
Carthy thence by horses and on foot
to the head of the White River
where he and associates are inter
ested in copper properties. After
inspecting the progress that pros
pectors have made there he will go
to the Chandelar where he is in
terested. His company is developing
both placer and quartz gold prop
critics in that district.
Gov Sulzer says he is absolutely
convinced that the Chandelar Dis
trict will eventually become one of
the best mining districts ever dis
covered in Alaska. The recent very
rich strike made on Squaw Greek
in the Chandelar was on one of the
claims of GOV. Suffers company, he
said.
Gov Sulzer said before sailing this
morning that he does not know
when he will be able to complete
his trip but thinks it will take most
of the coming season.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
Rumanian King May
Come to United States

BUCHAREST, July 28-Shopld
the King Of Rumania go to the
United States he should like to
travel as private citizen. Con
stant public receptions, in this royal
view, wear one out.
II would want to give the Ameri-
can Government the least trouble
possible" King Ferdinand said, com
menting on the uncertain possibility
that he might join Queen Marie on
her proposed Fall trip to the United
States. Receptions are trying for
the persons who arrange them. and
trying for those in whose honor
they are given. One days official
reception in the United States would
be quite enough. | think. The re-
mainder of the time | should like
to travel as private citizen"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
BOOTLEGCER IN
EASTC CONFESSES
TO AUTHORITIES
Thlrty-hve Hundred Gallons
OF Poisonous Alcohol Sold
Many Are Dead.

BUFFALO, N. Y, July 28.-More
than $500 gallons of poisonous al
cohol have been sold in Western
New York and Ontario through
bootleg channels according to the
partial confession of James Voelker.
who is charged with first degree
murder as he was the distributor
of the poison liquor and which re-
Gently caused so many deaths.
Mai Eugene c. Roberts, Federal
Prohibition Administrator said
Noelker informed him this alcohol
was brought to Buffalo from New
York in freight car. Voelker de-
clared that when he learned it was
bad, he destroyed what he had on
hand and went to New York to see
the wholesalers from whom he par
chased it,
Word has been received here that
Fred W Reynolds. of Cleveland, has
died from poisonous liquor pur-
chased in Buffalo, and laborer died
last night at Toronto bringing the
death toll to 80 persons. Several
others arc i'll or blind.
Voelker was arraigned today and
pleaded not guilty. He was re-
to Jail without bail for the
Grand jury which meets in Sep
tember
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
ARTISTS NOW
HAVE FREE SALES GALLERY

CHICAGO, July 28 A new de-
partment for the encouragement OF
struggling artists has been opened
in the Chicago Art Institute called
the Acquisition Room" where OBJ
jects of art of museum quality are
shown. Friends of the institute or
of other museums are invited to
purchase for the institute collection,
or for their own homes.
1t is somewhat of a sales gallery.
except that its space is limited and
thus its facilities for possible comne-
tition with commercial galleries are
restricted. The exhibits shown there
museum pieces" of genuine merit.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
Nesting Sparrow,
Alone on Broad,uay,
Jams Autos

NEW YORK, July %. - 1t does
not take much to cause a traffic jam
on Broadway. Even one of the bill
lions of sparrows can do it-if he
happens to be a very small sparrow,
quite unable to fly.
On the hottest afternoon of the
year an angry traffic cop showed his
way through a crowd that threatened
to spread from the sidewalk into
the street He found nesting,
apparently enjoying his position at
the center of things.
"Huh." said the cop. Cant ar
rest him for blockin traffic. What'll
we do with him."
Much craning of necks failed to
discover a nest on any of the high
buildings, and the problem was be-
coming serious when a girl, gener-
ously rouged and with many beads,
picked up the little cause of the
trouble.
'I'n take him." she said, my
canary just died"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
More Of French Quota
Seek Homes in America

PARIS, July %. With the new
quotas available for immigrants to
the United States. on July 1, it WAS
revealed at the American passport
bureau that nearly half of the 1000
French quota for the year had been
taken Last year at this time only
a few applications for visas were on
file.
The particular reason for the
larger number is said by officials to
be the larger number of servants he.
ing taken home by American tourists
who have spent several months liv-
ing in France in their own apart
ments where they had good French
servants.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
CLOTHES, NOT POLITICS,
INTEREST DRUSE QUEEN

MUKHTARA. G re ter Lebanon,
Syria, July 49, Dressed in purple
robes Of the finest silks and satin,
tall and rather plump. her face COW
cred by flimsy black veil of the
most exquisite texture. the Lady of
Mukhtara" presents truly a regal
picture.
"The Queen Of the Druses,' as
she is called by the men who are
fighting the soldiers of France. often
is looked to for advice and guidance
She appears every inch queen.
Gives Funds to Widows
Aged about 81 she was left a
widow few years ago, when her
husband, member of the great
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
DISCL0 0SURES IN
MCPHERSON CASE
ARE: PROMISED
Assistant DISTRICT Attorney
Ryan Makes Announce
ment In Monterey.

MONTERREY. Cal, July 2S.-As-
sistant District Attorney Joseph
Ryan, of Los Angeles, promises most
startling disclosures in the 35-day
disappearance of Mrs. Aimee Semple
Mcpherson within few davs He
said he and Herman Cline Chief of
Los Angeles detectives, will go To
Salinas in an effort to locate store
where a gingham apron, found at
the cottage at Carmel-Dy-The-Sea
was bought lie said the two would
probably stop at San Luis Obispo
where Kenneth e ormiston, radio
operator, is reported to have been
seen several times while Mrs. Nc
PhersOn was missing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
GOV. PARKS and
Sen. PHIPPS ON.
STEAMER ALASKA.
Entertained at Cordova by
Chamber of Commerce
Alaska Prosperity.

CORDOVA, Alaska, July 28.-Gov.
George A. Parks and Senator Law
renee Phipps sailed south from here
on the Alaska. They were enter
tanned Monday night by the Chamber
of Commerce at a banquet.
Gov Parks said this year there is
more employment and more prosper
ity all over Alaska than in previous
years He said he found mining and
fishing conditions satisfactory in all
of the westward section and rails lg
of reindeer was fast becoming an
important factor.
Senator Phipps said he was fast
becoming a strong booster for Alas
ka
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
Troubled France Spent
More on Amusements

PARIS, July 2S. - Every class Of
amusements in Paris last year had I
greater patronage than in 1924
Those in the French capital paid
approximately $f2,000,000 to all
sources. from which $1,000,000 was
realized on the tax for the poor The
state took over $1,000000 as its tax.
Theaters led the list, followed
closely by the movies. Music halls
ranked third in popularity, and then
circuse8, dance halls and museums.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
PROPERTY DAMAGE LARGE

PALM BEACH, Fla, July Is
The property damage aggregating
more than $1,009,000 is reported
here and at West Palm Beach from
the hurricane which came in from
the Caribbean Sea late yesterday.
Forty yachts and houseboats sank
in Lake Worth which is between
Palm Beach and West Palm Beach.
The wooden bridge over the lake
was washed away. Ocean front
properties of both towns were dam
aged. Electric, power and telegraph
services were paralyzed
Mrs. Arthur Meade, wife of a
realtor, and John Clerk. deckhand,
were rescued from Lake Worth
when the Meade yacht sank at the
pier at which the yacht was an
chored. The yacht sank quickly
and Mrs Meade and Clark jumped
and clung TO piling.
NEW YORK, july 2S.--According
to advices received here. the Flor
ida hurricane badly wereked Nassau
in the Bahamas
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
Bahama islands
To BE Closed
To the Thirsty

LONDON, July 2S. - Aridity
threatens the Bahama Islands,
insofar as they will be fouu-
tain for the thirsty stay-at-home
Americans, according to an
agreement reached between As
sistant Secretary of Treasury l..
c, Andrews and Great Britain.
Prohibition forces of the United
States are to be given a certain
latitude of the waters surround
mig the Bahamas. This is a hard
blow to bootleggers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
HURRICANE IN
FLORIDA DOES
MUCH DAMAGE:
Ocean Front Property Of
Two Towns Damaged
Yachts, Households, Sink

MIAMI, Florida. July 2S-The
first loss of life in the Florida hur-
ricane, which struck the State late
yesterday afternoon, came when L.
A. Lancaster, aged 35 years, tele-
phone repairman, was killed by a
live wire
A cablegram from Bimiki re-
ported the yacht cinnabar safe there
with a party of 10 aboard The
yacht was believed to have found
cred in the heavy seas
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
Government To
TAKE OVER ALI.
CATH.pR0pERTY
Catholic Churches in Mexico
to Be in Charge of
Special Committees.

MEXICO CITY, July 2S. The
Government has issued orders refus-
ing to permit Catholic priests, when
they cease to function at midnight
next Saturday, to turn over their
churches to committees of Catholic
laymen. Instead, the government
has ordered that all cat ho C
churches be placed in charge of
committees appointed by mayors of
each town. The government has in
formed all government officers that
unless they are in sympathy with
the actions of the government, they
will be discharged.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
MEMBER OF CABLE
OFFICE is MARRIED

Theo. J. Akers, of the United
States cable office force here, and
Miss Blanche Meyers, of Seattle,
were married today noon by United
States Commissioner V. A. Paine in
his private chambers. Miss Virginia
Branscombe and Grace G. Paine
were the witnesses.
The bride arrived on the North
western during the night from Seat
tie and the newly-weds will be at
home in the Radio Apartments.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
Constance Talmadge Is
Honeymooning in Scotland

EDINBURGH, July 28.-Constance
Talmadge and her Scotch husband
Captain Alistair Macintosh, are MAX
which will last for nearly two
months
This is Miss Talmadge's first visit
10 Scotland, which is delayed
honeymoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
LINCOLN, rs INVENTOR,
HAD SIND BAR Graft

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July Is
Seventy five years after Abraham
Lincoln invented a boat to success
fully navigate the Sangamon River,
land owners along that river propose
to accomplish his purpose through
another method-that of changing its
bed.
On May %, 1S49, patent was
granted at the United States Patent
Office to A. Lincoln, for craft
equipped to raise itself from sand
bars and other Instructions found in
the Sangamon. The model for this
invention Patent No. G469, was
Whitfield from cigar boxes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
Minced CLAIMS
Saues Life OF
Stranded Miner

CORDOVA, Alaska, July 28.-Five
cans of minced clans saved the life
of John Groth. miner. missing for
Is days on account of disabled en-
gine in his dory on the Copper River
flats, when deputy marshals and a
searching party found Groth late
Monday. Groth had had no food for
two days. Before that he had sub
sisted on clans given him by fell
low miner.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-28
French Financial Bill
Discussed by Committee

PARIS, July 2S. The finance
committee of the Chamber of Depu-
ties has adopted, in principle, Pre-
mier Poincare's financial bill when
it passed to discussion on each ar
ticle separately, by a vote of 20 to
IL, with six committeeman absent.