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The Washington times., 1926-08-31
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by A. L. Wilbert. M. A.

the coast OF Antrim In the north
Of Ireland.
4. BUSINESS. Loans, not sub
ject to demand. for a period up
to six months, are called time
loans or time money.
s. MANKIND. New York leads
all other States in population.
8. HUMAN NATURE. SINGER
ity and a remarkable fund OF
common sense have earned for
Prime Minister Baldwin the ad.
miration and the respect even Of
his greatest opponents.
z. G r n e r A L S CT 2 N G p.
Charles CouIomb Q736.18O6), the
eminent French scientist, Is now
best known for his invention Of
a device for measuring electrical
or magnetic attraction.
8. Law. BY appeal is meant
the removal Of d case from an
inferior to a superior court in
order to have the action Of the
lower court reviewed.
8. CIVICS. About 20 per cent
of the Federal expenditures is
now required to pay interest and
amortization on the national pub
lie debt.
10. ART. The wonderful CODE.
lin tapestries, probably the finest
of their kind in the world, were
produced in Paris in house that
once belonged to the celebrated
family of dyers called Gobelin.
II. MUSIC. A great conductor
once said that any orchestra
would play as badly as the con-
ductor would let 1T.
12. HEALTH. About 80 per
cent Of the blood Is water.
The Washington times., 1926-08-31

not ut to W0rk.S
MY mother suggested that / try
Lydia q. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, she writes. 81 took only
three bottles and it brought me
about all right" Through the Vege-
table Compound, she found better
health to do her work and she told
the other girls about It.
Observation-Disclosures. Louisa
is now Mrs. &. j. Van Dyke Of 1916
Spring ST., MorrelI Park, Baltimore.
Md. She is the mother Of three
healthy, active children. She says
that she found the tonic effect of
the Vegetable Compound helpful to
her during this entire period
Every working girl knows that 10
do her work properly and easily she
must have good health, She can not
afford to lose time from hel work.
Girls who suffer from A rundown
condition should try lydia e. Pink.
lan's Vegetable Compound.
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crossing little beast. = But. of
course, Val didn't know how often
her pillow was wet with
tears.
Amy agreed with Val, finally,
that something had to be done.
We've got to lose that kid Il
we're ever going to have = peace
fuI moment, Clare overheard her
say.
Their Scheme
And she listened sl1amelessly IS
they planned to slip over to the
Russian restaurant for tea and
dance or two without her annoy
ing self.
Gee. I'm sick 81 it!'' she said
to herself. How much longer
can keep ii up! I've got to DO my
stuff today. though. Now, lets
500
Amy and Val were having what
they considered q really success
ful afternoon when the. attention
Of their partners wandered sud
denly. An. arresting personality
was entering the room; woman
who looked tall and very worldly
In ciinging black with collar up
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HOSIERY appears in such deli
- cate shades this season and
one must have so many kinds
that how to wash such delicate
silk without injury and how to
keep such delicate colors from
fading are problems Of modern
life.
SILK hosiery like silk Under.
wear should be washed iInmedi-
ately after wearing in almost cool
suds 80 degrees Fahrenheit OF
pure mild soap flakes. For faded
stockings the new tints which
can be used without boiling are
highly desirable.
For hosiery washed frequently,
only one teaspoonful of flakes to
gallon Of soft water Is required.
Never soak. Wash quickly.
Squeeze the suds repeatedly
through the soiled parts. Turn
while washing but be careful not
to break the threads.
Never rub or twist. Rubbing
may fade the color or start runs
The Washington times., 1926-08-31
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

An English inventor has added
a sound amplifier and drum that
can be played with the fingers to
a mouth organ, producing music
almost equal to that Of band.
Experiments at a Pittsburgh re-
search institute have shown that
vitreous tiles have the greatest re-
sistance to wear of all materials
ordinarily used for floors.
The Colombian government Is
planning to take up pearl explora.
ton and fishing, developing the
industry on it's Pacific coast, where
pearl beds are known to exist.
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entirely Of rhinestones and learned
10 let it droop from her fingers
while clgarette she merely
lighted expired in graceful spirals
Of smoke from the flashing end.
Evenings Il was the same. Clare
was always the life OF the party,
with gigol0s begging her dances;
with SAtterIy and even Ticky
Swan begging her favors. They
were sly, however: their open
court was paid to. Val and Amy.
And try as she might she could
not change this. So she got
around IL by contriving hint of
conspiracy, from which 0cca-
sionaily she would release bits Of
revelation Ike sparks through q
fog.
Then Amy would stare Ms IL her
daughter were q stranger :
These evenings 1t was Clare
who said, well, Ticky? How
about IT Ticky?' reminding Mr..
Swan to produce the silver flask.
Libations seemed not to affect
her. But she knew, as the other
did not. that her glass was deftly
exchanged for an empty one, or
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Economist Discusses Life of Hosiery

any colored embroidery by tn.
sorting absorbent cloths or tissue
paper between all folds. Dry
away from heat, sun or strong
light.
Never hang rayon hose to dry
as rayon is weak when wet. Il
properly handled It win regain
its strength when dry.
Precipitation Is very harmful to
silks and must be washed out
promptly to safeguard the life OF
silks.
Tints may not be quite as fast
az boiled dyes, but they are pre-
ferable for very light shades
rather than the darker tones. The
process Of ytinting Is moreover 50
simple that the process can be
repeated at frequent intervals.
White stockings which have be-
come yeIlowed can easily be res
cued to a wearable condition
with a tint. The tint must be
thoroughly dissolved before add
ing the stockings, so as to pre-
vent any possibility Of spotting..
Dyeing hosiery to match
dresses save a great deal OF hunt.
ing through the shops looking for
stockings Of just the right shade.
The Washington times., 1926-08-31
THE ACTON

CLARE EDDY. pretty innocen1
and romantic. lives with her pleas
ure-loving mother, ANY, and her
step-father. DIR. PAUL DEAN
the small town Of Atkins, Ohio
Amy's sole mission In life seems
surround herself with male ad-
mlrers 80 that she may have =
good time
on cIarss eighteenth birthday.
she gives coming 1artS Z
to which she invites her own fast
debut. An1y's latest crush Il BOB
sATTERLY 4 New York wastrgl
who at the same time Is secretly
carrying on d Irritation wif1
Glare. The girl believes him ~
earnest and fancIes herself in love
self into an orgy Of drinking aTd
suggestive dancing. In the midst
OF which VAL HANL0N. . mar
ried woman and Amys closest
friend, falls into q drunken safns.
The next day Glare looks back
on the whole thing - silly and
room and finds Amy unrepentaDt
and surly over an estrangenlenf
with DR.. Paul Glare recalls NUM-
erous affairs Amy has had. one
with q. fruit peddief.
Or. Paul finds . letter iron.
Amy to her lover and the shock
brings on an attack OF heart fsil-
nre Just before he dies be warns
Clare to burn the letter.
Glare burns the letter and prom
ises her father to fight to sava
Amy from herself. After the fu-
neral, Amy and Glare decide to-
20 TO New York. In his will Dr.
paul leaves his property 60 Glare
and Ted. cutting Amy OF with >
pittance.
when Glare leaves AtkIns. Ted
tells her she 10 going 70 marry
him. Clare consents. She Il be-
wildered by the swirl and glitter
Of New York
Safferiy calls on mother and
daughter and introduces TICkYs
SWAN. Amy tells Clare to he
nice TO Ticky. who Is TO become
sole heir TO bis fathers $4,000. 900.
NOW CONTINUE
The Washington times., 1926-08-31
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS

REvIvING INDOOR PLANTS
The foliage of aspidistras
palms, and other indoor plants
should be sponged occasionally
with little new milk. This
gives a most beautiful glossy
polish to the leaves. Also the
milk treatment has a beneficial
action on the leaves and prevents
them from whitening.
y Il
TO REMOVE TAN
Ed Ell W nflower water, to
which simple tincture of benzoin
has been added in the proportion
OF fifteen drops to the ounce, is
very beneficial in removing tan.
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at roof gardens. night clubs and
the specifically discreet society
tea-dance places to which. unin.
vited, she trailed Amy and Val.
Where you girls bound for to-
day?" she'd ask as they planned
over their naanieures.
ION, tor heayen's sake, Clare
Amy would answer, haven't You
had enough rushing around?'
well, I'm sort OF lonesome.
IL you don't mind I think III
go along, wherever Il Is. OF
course II you'd rather didn -
A Gay Girl
And, since there wasn't any
reason they could give--at least
none they cared to put into
words-why she shouldn't 60, SHE
made. third in the group. With
youth to buoy her through tedious
hours Of chatter and jazz. she
was gayar than they and more
tireiess; she cultivated q some.
what blatant daring to offset their
surer knowledge Of the world:
when she found that she hated
the taste of tobacco she bought
a ridiculous long holder made
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posite sex. knows al the young
men she would like to know!
stiil after she does meet Z nice
young man and fate has made
them friends, she fcrgets how long
II takes to get to the place whore
we can say hello and In one
moment say goodbye" forever!
She may have been In 4 quar-.
relsorne mood! 1t may have been
some trifIing nlisunde rstanding,
BIT oR malicious gossip, an un-
avoidable breaking Of 8 date yet
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. have j few friends. ana these
make. up our little world Of con-
tact al we 60 our brief way
through iifel
And yet Of that small store Of
friendly faces eand kindly voices
that greet and know Us each tay
some Or US are breaking that bond
that can make life SO pleasant!
Perhaps It Is safe to say that
no young lady-no matter how
popular she may be with the CD
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ances is SO long that we can az
ford to lose one of tl1esel
Life ID long, and its roads are
weary at times. and sometimes
those We think Of least come az
the time when We need them
most.
Not every one We meet u our
fate!
It Il foolish girl who only
thinks Of d man hi terms Of love
ana never In terms of friendship.
A girl need not think she might
marry every man who Is pleasant
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she win not hear an explanation,
but. abruptly and without using
reason, win break friendship
that might have remained pleas
ant friendship forever
she may even regret her haste
and spend many hours wishing
she hadn't said what she did say,
hut she ID too proud to say that
she Is sorry. Too stubborn to-
send that little note and SO from
her life goes friend!
No list oe friends and acquaint-
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BY Fay King

The world Is fun Of millions Of
peopfel
Yet Of these millions how few
each Of US know!
We 90 our. way each day and
pass the many, yet we cannot
even say hello and exchange =
friendly nod
We do not know them and they
do not know us!
We have acquaintances and we
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in the busy do
partrnent store
No matter how
she felt, she must
serve her Gus
toners with d
smile. Her head
throbbed andheI
feet ached. Week
after week, she
felt her strength
ebbing until she
was in q run
down condition
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and Is unnecessary when the
right soap is used.
Rinse thoroughly in two or
more cool waters. Use bluins in
the last rinse for white silks.
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sI'm afraid we cant Brier-
halter said, smoothly.
..If you overheard our convex.
sation you must know that I have
well, I'm your rival. You don't
know me. Mr.. Kelvin, but e you
did you would understand that I
am not likely to be defeated wl1en
II set out to accomplish anything
have set my mind to. =
(TO Be Continued Tomorrow.
ADvFRTIeEmFET
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Take out all the moisture pos
slble by putting between towels
and passing through q ringer
or by rolling in . towel. Ease
gently into shape and protect
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beginning to understand littie
81 what Il vas she had under
taken.
Ted would b opposed r. her
course. she was sure Of that.
he was essentially as oId-fasli
toned as hts brother "a the nla +.
ter - feminine conduct. To him
there were good WoInen and
others: the cigarette, cocktail. and
the carcuse belonged To the
others. No good woman could
traffic III them ana keep her soul
clean.
Sort 81 Desperate
So when she met him FOR hasty
luncheons Of 8 movie, she gave
him to understand only that she
was trying out 8 new plan.
81 wish you wouldn't ask me
about it, Teddy. It's sort Of
desperate. IT'S the last trick u
the bag.
You mean yoifH be through
afterward, honey? Succeed or
fail, your be al through Goshi
(To Be Continued TomorroNl
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But that suggestion left Brier-
halter cold, with & thin metallic
smile about his lips.
That's q bluff 20 gain time.
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EAGER SHOP RS
THRONC STORES
saleaeirIa Dread Rareain Daya

Louisa was tired. From morning
until night she had been on her feet
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Of course, from the conversation
he could scarcely help overhear-
ing that this was not the police.
The danger, however, was prac.
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tically as great. Brierhalter or
any one else would recognize him
Immediately.
Don't, please don'tw she cried
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: In q. quick change Of strategy
OF voice. I'VE can talk this over.
I'll meet you somewhere
tomorrow"
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to her and discard him 81 he does
not appeal 10 her ii romantic
way
Friendships have been finer ana
have outlasted the most flaming
loves!
Learn to tame your temper and
never 70 say thing you DO not
mean even though II bs clever
or cruel and give you the thrlll
or triumph for the moment
The wound ok words Il never
healed!
silence Is always safeak
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The Moon,s Center Of Gravity

HE center Of gravity earth and the the
which they both actually revve in their course
around the lies within the earth It is 1850 miles below
tie surface The tides caused mainly by the moon
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-10
Every New Smart
Overcoating-

that is popular this season is in
Guided in this showing -Chinchil-
llas-Meltons- Kerseys- Bouches
-Thru-and-Thru Overcoatings--
TWeeds- Plaid Backs-Herring-
bones = Over-Plaids = Novelty
Weaves - and plain Weaves.
Browns, tans, greys, blues hea-
theirs, grey blues, fawn, dark, me-
dunn and light colors.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-10

assuring every man of finding the
style that he wants ! Double
breasted Coats single-breasted
Coats-Tubular Coats-Chester-
field Coats-Ulsters-7BoX Coats
Dress Coats--C serVat tive
Style Coats-and Large Roomy
Coats.
Every man can be fitted mo
matter what his size or build =
stouts, shorts, Sims and regulars.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-19
PICTURES SHOW
NO ice ON BIG
POLAR AIR SHIP

NOME Alaska, May ia great
deal of stress seems mado of the
copyright story as to. the reason
the Norge landed at Teller was due
to fogs and storm and ice forming
on the dirgihle.
Pictures taken at Teller shows
the Norge arriving and landing with
group of people standing on the
ice alongside the ear and the crew
emerging. Pictures also show de-
hation and numerous other scenes
with the reading number on the
Norge so plain one wonders whether
there was any fog or storm.
Publisher Maynard, of the Mug
get, possesses pictures and negatives
of pictures SO plain that one can
almost count the pebbles on the
beach, and the ribs on the struc-
turc work are plain through the
covering and show no ice on the
upper structure.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-19
TURNS DRY MAN
TO EXPOSE HIS
old COMRADES
Former Rum Runner Gets
Conscience Stricken
Proves Valuable.

SEATTLE, May to-The story
of an associate of the Pacific North
west rum runners who turned Fed
eral Prohibition Agent when his
conscience began to hurt him, was
told here by United States Attorney
Revelle. He said Alfred M. Hub
bard. youthful inventor, four times
arrested with the leaders in the
liquor business, went to Assistant
Prohibition Administrator Whitney
six months ago, after being a con
fidant of Roy Olmsted for two years
Revelle said Hubbard seemed tt
be fired with enthusiasm and was
carried away with the idea his mis-
sion was to. destroy the rum ring
Whitney took him under his wing
and from that time he proved o
great value to the"cause.'
Hubbard is expected to be tn,
star witness against II named il
the conspiracy indictments Of thu
recent Federal Grand Jury which
named nearly 200 for liquor vio
lations.
Capt. Vivian Grubb, skipper o
a harbor tug, and r. F. Moe, Man
ager of the Sanitary Fish Company
| were arrested late yesterday OF
indictments,
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-19

CHICAGO, May 10. - America, in
the carry on" spirit OF Flanders
Field and the Argonne. Is keeping
alive the memory of her World War
dead.
The pinnacle of tribute to the
heroes of Decoration Day this year
will have been raised to new heights
as states in the Union add to me-
MORALS which already are represent
ed In millions of dollars.
Even while these stately piles OF
masonry take form in statuSs, sta
diums and buildings, green parks
hold open invitations and tree Dor.
Idered highways stretch far into the
country, still other memorials are
being planned.
st. Louis Is constructing me
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-19
NEWS REEL AIR
RACE STILL ON;
MAY COME HERE
Rival News Reel Companies
Wire Here for Steamer
Sailings South.

The aerial race between rival
news reel companies to land pic
lures of the Norge in the States
begun last week in the interior is
still on and may be carried here.
according to advices received here
today. Inquiries received locally
regarding sallings for Seattle indi-
Gated an apparent intention to bring
the Norge pictures here by plane
from Fairbanks.
The rival concerns, whose repre-
sentatives raced from Fairbanks to
Teller and return, were practically
in a deadlock on their return tc
their base at Fairbanks. Both land
ed their pictures in plenty of time
to make connection with the steam
er Alaska at Seward due to leave
there next Sunday night. This
would bring both into Seattle on
the same steamer
One Chance for Beat
If one of the companies could
make connection with an earlier
boat here it could beat its rival
By several days. There is but g
single chance to do this II the pic
lures can be landed here or at Skag-
way before next Sunday evening
connection can be made with the
c. p r. steamer Princess Mary
which would put the pictures in
Seattle two and possibly three day.
before the Alaska can do 1t. Thi:
fact has been cabled to Fairbanks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-19
VarY Defeats Pebbey; Pimchot for g. o. p Sematorshit
Clegg Is
Confirmed
As Judge

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The
Senate late yesterday confirmed
the nomination of Cecil II. Clegg
to be judge of the Fourth Judi
cial District of Alaska, with
headquarters at Fairbanks.
Denying ports, Chairman
Cummins of the Senate judiciary
committee, said no action was
taken on other Alaskan judicial
appointments.
Chairman Cummins asked Presi-
dent Coolidge to give further
consideration to the nomina-
tions of Judges Reed and Rit-
chic. u. S. District Attorney
Shoup and u. S. Marshal Charles
w. Jones, of Nome. The Presi-
dent is expected to refer the
matter back to the Department
of Justice for further consider
alton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-19

passed away suddenly today in his
home here
The history of William Earl
Dodge Stokes is chiefly the history
of his litgation-both divorce and
civil-which kept him. almost con-
stantly in the courts and the lime
light.
His marital career, consisting Of
unsuccessful attempt for five years
to divorce his second wife, Mrs.
Helen Elwood Stokes, attracted wide
attention
Stokes was born in New York in
1853 and inherited from his banker
father, James Stokes, property val
ued at $1,000, 900. Figures re-
vealed by his second wife when she
sued him for divorce rights showed
that his net estate was $685. 900.
Talent for Finance
On his graduation from Yale
University in 1874, Stokes showed
talent for finance and became as
sociated with his father in bust
ness. On the later's death he built
the Ansonia Hotel and conducted
it until 1911 when he leased it for
long term for several million
dollars.
His first marriage was in 1895
to Rita Hernandez de Alba Acosta,
daughter Of wealthy Cuban, land
ed family, described by Paul Helleu,
the painter, as "the most nearly
perfectly beautiful woman in the
world" They had one child, w. E.
d. Stokes, Jr, and in 1900 she
divorced him secretly. alleging in
fidelity.
Later she became the fiancee of
the Rev. Percy Stickney Grant,
former rector of the Church of the
Ascension, who was forbidden by
Bishop Manning TO marry her be-
cause she was divorced.
In 1911. Stokes married Miss
Helen Elwood. Denver. Colo. She
was twenty-five years old while the
hotel man gave his age as "over
forty-fve years old" Two children
were born to them.
Divorce Proceedings
Stokes, in 1919. began divorce
proceedings, alleging misconduct by
his wife with upward OF ten cor.
respondents" Mrs. Stokes replied
with cross-bill charging "cruel
and inhuman treatment" After two
wears litigation the court ruled that
Mrs. Stokes had not been proved
unfaithful, but that she did not
| Continued on Page Three.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-19
NOME 0MELETS
make HIT WITH
FOUR EXPLORERS
Old North Pole Restaurant
Reopened for Amundsen
and 3 Companions.

NOME, Alaska, May 19.-Capt
Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellis
worth are still lunching at the
North Pole, which restaurant was
established in Nome consequent to
the discovery of gold here.
Capt. Amundsen said he could
get a better cup Of coffee at the
North Pole than at the Waldorf AS
toria in New York City.
Capt. Amundsen said the Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from Rome
containing Commander Mobiles ac-
count of the fright was correct and
would have been, just what he
would have said
On the voyage from Spitzberger
to Alaska, Capt. Amundsen KEEP
telling Ellsworth about the wonder
full Spanish omelets at Nome.
Ham And"
Ellsworth said~he had never seer
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-05-19
Second Fracas

SKAGWAY, May 49, Casper,
whose right name is Casper Twerdal,
broke away from Deputy U. S. Mar
shal kindell last evening while go
ing to restaurant from the federal
Jail and made for Dr. Dahl The
doctor ran three blocks in nothing
flat and escaped James Wallace,
who was in the direction taken by
Dahl, was viciously attacked but not
seriously hurt as citizens beat Twer-
dal with bricks. pick handles ami
clubs. Afterwards Twerdal was
treated and his scalp sewed up by
DR.. Dahl.
At a trial this forenoon. Twerdal
was declared insane.
The DeGrace brothers wounds
are not serious as they were stabbed
on the heads. They will arrive at in
neau on the freighter Norwood on
Thursday evening. The stabbine
took place on Moores wharf.
Twerdals relatives live near Bell
ingham, on ranch.