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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
DIVORCE
BY DIR. Frank Crane

FUDGE BEN LINDSEY calls attention the that in
countries action of divorce is deficient there collision
y between the two parties.
In other words, if and his wife further
continuance of their marriage relation impossible Judge
will not grant them divorce.
One must make charges and the other defend them
The question arises marriage only
mutual and willingness the
sent divorce? Why there be contest over the
matter? - -
On all sides is recognized that divorce Of calamity
breaking down of the marriage institution this calamity
occurs why should both parties be allowed to recognize IL
admit It, and secure the divorce amcaby contest?
at law in English speaking curious aff
does not seem to be inquiry facts Lawyers are
would be at a cock fight = - = A
Judge Lindsey is in favor of taking cognzance Of the
Iacts alleged by both parties arranging the mater himself
without the contest of attorneys. 49, -'
There those Uould h.....
the marriage contract to be dissolved il not be done
I impartial tribunal after clear of the facts
sationa charges? ~ e"eu Dy sen
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
For Faster Driving

Many people think automobiles 60 too fast now Perhaps
they do in butup districts village town. and city streets
And often they too fast the open road-ony that's
largely the fault Of the roads and Of the motorists
Even small may be driven forty miles an hour and
for hours on end Bigger make 3d. co. 80 miles in
safety In safety that is the proper of highway
the Improvement Of automobiles has oupped improvement
in road building
Italy has been experimenting around the city Of Milan with
autorada paved roads, fenced from trespassers
all grade crossings and sharp eliminated on which
there is speed limit. Fast driving itself proved
negligible hazard In the past year than 1000 cars
day have used the four autostrada operating and
tension of the system is planned.
President Coolidge told Congress in his annual message
The Importance and benefit Of good roads more and
more appreciated The National Government has been
making liberal contributions to encourage their constrc
ton The results and benefits been gratifying Ma
ona participation however, should be confined to trunk
line systems"
The Italian autosrada suggest the of road develop
ment that ought to get earnest congressional atenonhg
ways to motorists with speed and safety long dis
tanCes, extending from coast to coast.
In this age Of the automobiles mechanical efficiency 200 or
800 miles day just ordinary driving It roads for this
kind OF travel which the Government provide roads built
TO facilitate speed and at the time increase safety
And now is the time for Congress to start.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. C. A. L. Reed

You. as q watchful parent,
= sometimes find your. child or
children happy and hopeful, at
other times depressed and de.
spondent over their lessons.
The lessons are generally about
the same. There are SO many
pages of each subject. Each
lesson is arranged by a separate
teacher. Each teacher assigns
her lesson in total disregard of
the lessons assigned by all the
other teachers. There is nobody
to take account Of the aggregate.
So your child comes home with a
pile of home study" that no
grown-up, with q right to govern
his or her own actions, would or
could undertake. Let us look a
little into these questions Of rigid,
not to say indiscriminate, school
schedules.
Take any child you please. Its
expression, movements, posture,
and the way it reacts to stimuli,
are an index of Its available store
OF nervous energy and to the way
in which it expends this energy.
The capable school teacher. and
there are many of them, knows
that this store varies between two
tice assess fairly accurately. He
knows more or less what is the
normal energy output Of each
child in his class. He can detect
any departure from the normal
and find out its cause, which may
be sleeplesS night, cold coming
on, an illness or anxiety, or an
unsatisfactory lesson an hour be-
fore. Any teacher who cannot
know and does not do this Is not
qualified for his or her vocation.
Variations in energy output may
also be due to some recurrent
strain, like that Of puberty, ordi-
narily from IL to Is; or the "sec-
ond growth" crisis, which oc-
ours somewhere between IL and
%. These crises generally can
he foretold and guarded against.
But there is a third crisis-the
'end-of-term" crisis. 1t begins
about the eighth week and is.
marked by the slowing-down of
the normal rate Of growth.
There is q seasonal strain.
some children tolerating summer
better than winter and others
vice versa. The spring term Inn
poses a strain that lays children
open to many ailments. There
is also a weekly strain: some
children are extra excitable on
Friday, others extra dull on Mon
day. There is also a daily varia-
ton; the second period in the
morning is better than the last
in the afternoon. II these fluc-
tuations were all traced on a
graph by an ergostat, or by other
indicia, they would appear as
daily, weekly. terminal and sea-
sonal curves. Girls would prob
ably show a monthly curve as
well.
What attempt is made at the
school to which you send your
children, or in which you teach,
to assess the nervous potential
of the classes and allow for these
peaks and valleys of output? How
many teachers have struggled, by
enthusiasm or punishment. to
stimulate a class which was at a
stage of depression. and low vi.
tslity. instead Of handling them
gently and slowly?
Take n mch0oi Alma tahIA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
The knowledge Test For
Readers of The Times

IN what line did each of the following gain fsme
l. Raold Amundsen
g Maxfeld Parrish
g. Beau Nash
d. Anthony Wayne
s. Peg Wellington
What is meant by each Of these e..@
g. De Profundis
z Ecce Homo
g. Ipso facto
9. Pro tempore
TO- Ex-officio
Complete these quotations:
H. To them, his heart his love. his rrefs uer. r,.n
But all his serious thought had rest in $50 50
- anAo - 49,. Goldsmith
), .,, Never doubted clouds would break"-Brownnr
b. Full fathom five thy father ies
VI MS bones .H-Shakearaarn
ID Heard melodies sweet but those unheard are
TX aAI rr.rL;nd 1ou. Keats.
l6 Accidents will happen in the best reruistad ).
Dickens,
See Magazine Page for Answers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
REFUGE FOR
ELK

nEED to 1850 acres Of land in
~ the Jackson Hole country
Of Wyoming recently was given
to the Government by the Izaac
Walton League, as an additional
refuge and feeding ground for
wild elk that are driven out of
the high portions of Yellowstone
Park and nearby country with the
approach Of winter SHOWS, says
Popular Mechanics Magazine. The
land was purchased by a popular
subscription. more than $4,000
being raised from as many con-
tributors. Between 5000 and
10000 elk are fed there each
year. Two men are retained to
grow and harvest the hay. which
is distributed to the animals
throughout the winter until they
can return to their usual feeding
grounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
By ELSIE ROBINSON

| wanted to get away from it.
wanted to wrap myself in
silence as old Sam Stonehatchet
wrapped himself in his furs, and
cover by my fire where no one
could get at me.
Only my own thoughts-they
could get at me. OF course. And
they did get at me-horribly.
As / look back on 1t now I realize
that those silent evenings weren't
really as peaceful and refreshing
as I pretended they were. Maybe
some people have noble thoughts
when they huddle alone with
themselves, but I generally chew
over my hates. pat my conceits,
count the cruel rosary Of nv
grief. snuggle into my prejudices.
However, I had a good time do.
ing It and I didn't want to be
disturbed.
But you know how It Is with a
FAMILY. What you want Is one
thlng-what you get is quite an.
One night, when I opened the
door, there was the Radio func-
tlonlng on all six-rattling it's
tonsils-airing its larynx-spread.
ing itself all over the air.
THERE IN MY OWN CAVE
WAS THE VOICE of THE
WORLD, DOING IT'S STUFFi
Was mad? oh, Man!
But II you cant have your own
way you can at least be martyr
wnich Is some satisfaction. So
sat down to be martyr.
L sat down close to the fire, as
close as | could get, I pulled my
thoughts over my head. T
wrapped myself inside my mood.
l tried my best to register Great
Suffering and get away from that
Voice. tried to get away as old
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
Fence in the Fences"
And for Life

Our wenorganized crime attributed booeggng and
numerous fences, :" receivers Of stolen goods.
Bootleggng stimulates violence one law is despised
why not another? Fences that only receive stolen goods
but plan crimes select and finance criminals for their tasks
make crime profitable.
The National Crime Commission says Without fences
70 finance criminals in idle periods and market stolen goods
the criminal could not last long
The law now Ineffective should be changed receiver
OF stolen goods should be treated wholesale criminal more
dangerous and guilty than any Of his miserable tools and
sentenced to life Imprisonment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
Uncle Sam and John Bull
Great Team for Defense

Lloyd George convinced that war or disarmament must
come says that setting the good example Of disarmament
means some risk But France won't take the risk then
BRITAIN MUST"
WHY must Britain? Two big countries at least the British
Empire and the United States don't want war The United
States has wanted it. Britain having everything she
wants at present. except trade only anxious to develop
and keep her empire with little risk as possible.
Instead Of talking about disarmament why should
not Great Britain and the United States develop power in
the air. the water and under the big enough to take
care Of any nation any combinations Of nations that might
menace the peace Of Britain the United States? That would
be simpler than foolish disarmament and and safer
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Gus system il q very important
one. As an experiment, take q
sneeI OF squared paper ana mark
OIL along the top line the hours of
the day. Shade the hours Of sleep
niack and also darken any period
definitely assigned to rest during
the day. Usually there Is none,
and It IS the duty OF every school
teacher to provide one. Mark in.
1000 time, with any extra times
Tor food during the morning or
afternoon break. These, with
times for rest or sleep. may he
grouped together under the head
OF "recuperation."
But this Is too long a story f0c
one day. SO shall continue II To-
morrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16

A man explaining how to mix
your soil for cabbages-helping
some desperate farmer to get
back on his feet again by telling
him how to select soil for cab
bages--
A great voice intoning Mass
faint, golden ripple of little bells
music whispering among the
bells-then swelling, rising. break.
ing in thunder at the feet Of
Cod
A woman telling bedtime
stories to a little child
Somebody speaking coolly, calm
ly about a difficult political ques.
ton making history with calm.
cool words
The stock reports
And Aud Lang Syne-
The. Voice Of the World, crash.
ing into my little cave!
And suddenly I was q part Of
tt who had so hated to be a
part Of anything outside myself.
Suddenly I was a part Of all the
world--part of its jazz and
humor, its rebellion, its cropping
intelligence-part OF its mystery
and beauty and terror and joy.
The Voice had crashed into my
cave. 1t had broken up my little
silences-it had famed ssynss
my smoky darKness-it Sas
dragging me away from my lit
tie hates and fears. sorrows,
prejudices and conceits.
was out with the Voice, out
and away, whirling over the
mountains, swooping across the
sea, slipping on noiseless feet
into a million homes-I, who had
only been a part Of one little
home, / was leaving the cave
life behind me forever!
WAS ON THE AIR!
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~
Where does it make allowance
for a rise or fall in energv9
Often 1t Is as unalterable as the
law OF the Modes and Persians
or as an inscription on monu.
ment in Egypt.
When does child's time table
oegin! Most teachers will say 8
a. m. They are wrong. "A day con-
sists Of "a hours. and child's
day begins and ends at midnight.
In drawing out a time table ali
these hours must be considered. A
child is asleep from midnight till,
say. A. M: awake till s or 2 b. M,
and then asleep till midnight. For
some of the day its spine is hori-
Eontal and for some vertical. and
the difference on the whole nerv.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
LISTEN, WORLD!

8 a m s I % n e
Ratchet m u S t
have tried TO
get away from
some strange,
sniffIlng thing.
prowling in his
cage.
But / couldn't
get away. Back
OF me, all around
me the Voice
went on. Loud
voices from the
stations down.
town fain t
voices broa d.
casting over the
mountains.
A hot, pulsing
wave of jazz
tomtoming-feet
shutting - the
room gr ow n
suddenly h o t
and naked as a
Jungle
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland.

COME lipsticked lips are so vivid,
~ they look just like a Park
your kisses here" sign,
Giving man g. pair Of slippers
for Christmas may mean that he
will walk away" but don't fancy
that giving him a pair Of cuff-links
signifies that he will stay put"
The American mans love-making
may leave something to be desired;
but his divorce-manners are per-
fectly beautiful. Many a woman
never ses her husband at his best
until they have promised to part
forever.
The test of a husbands devotion,
these days, is his ability to look
upon a can-opener as an ideal cook
ing utensil.
ne IlfSL time a girl mafr1eS, IL
is usually because she needs love;
the second time, because she needs
companionship; the third time. be-
cause she needs an alienist.
No, Marjorie. q man Is not really
in love until the sound Of the or.
chestra playing a sentimental air,
interferes with his appetite.
Men are never satisfied with
women. The man of tomorrow
will probably be signing for the
sweet old.fashioned mid Georgian
flapper,' who wore her skirts way
down to her knees, and never per-
mitted a man to kiss her until
after the third dance.
When a woman shows the first
flicker of jealousy, she Is boring
the man, flattering the other
woman, and insulting herself.
We can get along without almost
anything in this world, except APP
probation, love and understand
ing; but life without these, however
brilliant. is like playing to an
empty house.
Gentlemen prefer blondes, but
women are supposed to take what
they can get.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16

On their own merits modest
men are dumb. George Colman.
Excuse me. then you know my
heart:
But dearest friends, alas, must
part Cay.
Tell me not in mournful numbers,
Life. Is but an empty dream"
-Longfellow.
In all matters. before beginning,
. diligent preparation should be
nadss-c icarO,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

A well-written life IL almost as
rare as well-spent one. Carlyle.
We are slow to believe what, If
believed. would hurt our feelings.
Ovid.
A mans best things are nearest
him,
Lie close about his feet.
-Moncton Mines.
Age. too. shines out. and, garu.
lous, recounts the feats Of youth.
-Thompson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
II DID not want
Il a radio.

LII nut want
Il a radio.
I work ten
hours a day in
q, newspaper of
flee and Noise
Is no longer my
favorite indoor
sport. I like to
enter my quiet
home at night
and pull I h e
door in after
me.
I suppose I
felt very much
as the First
Men used to
feel, crawling
into their caves,
shutting out the
dangerous, b e.
wildering world.
Somehow t he
radio, to me,
was the voice
of that wnrld
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16

The test of husbands devotion,
these days, is his ability to look
upon can-opener as an ideal cook
ing utensil.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16

COME lipsticked lips are so vivid,
~ they look just like a Park
your kisses here" sign,
Evening star., 1927-05-23

How would it seem to go journeying
through space with the speed of the
wind-or, indeed, journeying any
where? She had never been away
from home; that Is, to go any distance.
but she had often thought she would,
She and Henry had talked about going
some time where it was warmer. Mary
had wanted them to come. Mary was
Henry's sister--his twin sister. She
lived in the South. When Henry died
she had come all the way North to the
funeral. Mary had wanted Martha to
go home and help her. After her
children were grown up. married and
she was left alone, she had opened up
little shop In the front rooms of her
home. Well, she was sensible; but. of
course. being like Henry. Mary
wouldn't be a bit like Martha.
Shooting stars Shooting stars And
tIcnry's voice seeing to be close to her.
ever repeating, Started out to find
something new"
There was another light below q
bold streak of illumination which
showed the blades of grass as car
swept into the drive. Above the motor
she heard Mildred's high voice,
Whats the idea? There isn't light
in the house." Mildred and George
back' She sprang up and hurried
downstairs.
Mildred was at the door. slender,
bobbed hair above her flushed, sharp
face.
I'VE had supper at New Inn. How
did the berries turn out? Are you sure
Evening star., 1927-05-23
THE EVENING STORY

Henry. She had never been sable to
account for it.
AS soon as she signed that paper
she ased to be mistress OF her old
home. But she had expected that
Mildred was younger, with newer,
brighter ways, She had not, however,
expected with had actually happt d
that gradually her position should be
shifted ui Y she was doing most of
the work without either praise or pay
Her room, that little north chamber
where George had been born. the
porch with the crimson rambler which
Henry had planted. they were ! rth
any price. even 50 big price as she
was paying. She couldn't so away
and leave what she had cherished so
long. Her home! But 1t was also
Mildreds home. Mildred had had
the rooms repapered. had had patti.
tion taken out, a window changed
here, a door there. Every alteration
had panied her until the doctor. whom
she had at last been obliged to consult.
had told her blunt.V that her heart
wasn't going to stand much more
wear and tear. even if her body held
out, with the work she was doing.
1t was growing dark in he kitchen.
Sc arose and got moppail and mop
from the closet and began to clean the
floor. Mildred was very particular
about her linoleum, although she sell
dam cleaned it herself. Tired as she
was. Martha sighted no crevice or
corner The varnish shone when She
had finished. Save for the group of
jars on the table. there was no sign
of her having toiled there the whole
afternoon.
She had only her own supper to
get, for George and Mildred had taken
advantage of a holiday to go for a trip
in their new car. Yet somehow she
did not care Cor "5ud. Even tea did
Evening star., 1927-05-23

not tempt her. What she really
needed was to go out and s.: IN the
porch and rest.
She had to so upstairs for her
shawl Mildred did not like to have
things lying around, and Martha's few
belongings had been gathered together
in the little north chamber. But after
sh, got the shawl she was too tired to
so downstairs again. Her breath
came heavily and she needed air. so
she sat down on the floor beside the
wide-open window and leaning her
head against the casing looked out
upon the night world.
Suddenly light flashed across her
vision--a brilliant, moving light, She
arose to her knees ana leaned far DUB
To see An! There was auother' A
shooting star--stransc. wonderful pho
nomcnat What sent them forth avian,
drring" She had always wondered
about them. Maybe they got tired of
getting stuck in ono place and took
things in their own hands, na It were
ana started out to tiud something
new" Henry had said that the night
he proposed to her They bad been
riding home in the buggy behind the
bay colt-buEgiea and colts had given
way to SiX-Cylindcr cars now when
Just as they struck into the VnllcY
with the whole eXpnnse of sky before
them. a shooting star had passed be.
fore them. Maybe they get tired of
being stuck in one place" Henry had
said And when she laughed he put
his arm about her and kissed her on
her merry mouth, in the samo breath
asking her to have him. Three weeks
later they were married.
Another shooting star! Why, the
sky was alive with them! Had they
all got tired of being stuck in one
place and started out to find2 new
places for themselves? And would
the new places be any better than the
old? One thing was sure--nobody ever
heard of shooting star going back.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
|BANEz IS ELECTED
PRES|DENT:OF CHILE
Acting Head of Government,
Sole Candidate, Accorded
Great Majority.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, May 23.-Incom-
plete returns from various parts of
Chile indicate today that Col. Carlos
Ibanez, sole candidate for the presi-
dency of Chile, was accorded a great
majority Of the votes cast at yester-
days elections. 1t is calculated that
about 800, 900 votes were cast. mas
much as that number of voters is in
scribed. and it is obligatory that all
those inscribed vote.
Those who, did not cast their bal
lots in favor of Ibanez voted blank or
in favor of various persons who did
not even announce their candidacy, IN
cluding former President Arturo Ales-
sandri, the radical deputy Santiago La
Barco, who was deported from the
country recently, and the Liberal
Senator Ladislao Errazuriz. These
votes, however, did not reach a large
total, and the election of 1banez by a
large mapority is assured.
In a statement to the press Col.
Ibanez said: Il am profoundly thank
ful to the people Of my country. who
in such generous form expressed the
desire that / continue champloning
the cause of moral economic and
social improvement in Chile"
0baneZ, after short but aggressive
administration as premier. was ap-
pointed Vice President when Presi-
dent Figuefoa- -Larrain requested a
two-month leave of absence on April
:. A fortnight ago F'igueroa -Larrain
asked to be relieved of his office. and
Ibanez signed a decree convoking the
presidential election and announced
his candidacy)
Evening star., 1927-05-23

you got them sweet enough? Say!
Why didn't you pick up the mail?"
She was stopping to gather handful
of letters from the floor before the slot
In the front door, through which the
postman had thrust them. She ran
through them hastily. "One for you,
mother" She handed a letter to
Martha.
From Mary, Sho was always so
grateful for this infrequent, pleasant
letters. Mary wrote when she could
for she was busy. The firest words
she saw were. when are you coming
to see me?" She got no further. With
bright eyes she looked from her son
to her daughter-in-law.
"Mary, Henry's sister. Mrs. Combs,
wants me to come. ] guess l will 60
| guess Ill take the train she took
when she went back. 1t leaves here
in about an hour. The chair car will
be all right. / am small; can curl up
on the seat. Wil-would YOU mind
taking me to the station. Georgie?"
Then, before they could answer in
their establishment and half-dismay,