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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Secret of Tappet Silence.

If valve tappet noises annoy you.
there is one rule that might help when
YOU select your next car. Whenever
it is possible to obtain an engine with
the tappets on the right hand side.
provided they are not inaccessible, the
silence lover should give this point
consideration. 1t is surprising how
much quieter an engine will sound
when the tappets are not on the
drivers side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Warned by Two of One-Way Street,
Driver Continues to Find He Is Right

stopped long enough to warn that
this was a one-Way street. That was
news to the native. so he stopped a
moment to think it over.
AS he meditated q mail carrier came
along.
How long has this been one-way?"
asked the driver.
Its always been d one-way street"
came the reply.
Acting on the theory that major
ity can be wrong, the driver went
ahead, passed a policeman and found
that he was right after all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

Three factors are credited by Traffic
Director NJ. O. EldrlGge with the re-
duction of traffic fatalities in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
ENGINE AS BRAKE.

When streets are slipperv from
rain or snow drivers will find the
engine makes n most acceptable brake
in the interest pf reducing skidding.
The careful driver will find that com
preston will pun the car down to
a reasonable speed very quickly and.
at such a pace, one can apply the
brakes without so great a chance
for skid.
The process Of using the engine as
a brake is simple one. Merely take
your foot off the accelerator and let
the engine do the rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

1t was a small, midtown park. with
the streets along the sides converging
to form a triangle. \ driver who
lived nearby. and who had been over
the ground hundreds of times, turned
into the left-hand street to go toward
the apex of the triangle. According
to the regulations 1t is permissible
to go on either side of the park to-
ward the apex, but only on the right
hand road when passing the park
from the apex. No sooner had the
local driver made the turn than an
other motorist coming toward him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Montevideo Turns to Buses.

Montevideo is turning 70 the motor
bus. Following study of a project for
establishment of City-wide service
by the State Railways Board, private
tram companies indicate their desire
to consider operation of motor coaches
as feeders to the present lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

more directly in forming habits OF
driving cautiously at all times.
Thus traffic authorities believe local
conditions are improving and they
look for proportionate advancement
during the year 1927.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

Eighteen leading automobile inn
porters of Lima, Peru, recently
formed an automobile dealers asso-
citation. The object of the organiZa-
ton is to work out uniform credit
terms.
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

For she saw that IL they caused
the sun to set early, they brought
Il back to her long before 1t came
to the rest of the world.
1t wasn't long before she be-
gan to realize there was nothing
dreary about the snow; that IT was
not menacing but a kindly
thing. For melting and running
softly down the slopes Il made
fertile her garden and her fields.
After a long time she climbed
one of the mountains, and never
again did she feel herself Iiemmed
in and a prisoner. For she saw
that a summit does not hide the
horizon, but broadens it, for it al.
ways is calling those who live be-
low it to climb.
So she no longer hates the
mountains. She sees them now
as great and good friends.
The point OF her story is that a
mountain of some sort rears itself
in every life. Possibly there IL
one IN yours that you call hard
ship or disappointment or sorrow
and that you dread.
But have you ever looked to
see IL 1t does not some time catch
the sun? Have you made such a
valiant effort to surmunt it that
your horizon IL broader because
Of II? - a.
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
By Lucy Lowell

CHE lives in a valley ana there
~ are mountains overhanging it
70 the westward.
And there were many years
wnen she hated those mountains.
She would sit on her doorstep,
staring up at their lordly heads
and think OF them as very nnepac-
ing, all laughing against her.
They cut her days in two so.
Hardly would it be afternoon be-
fore long shadows began to creep
over her garden-the shadows Of
the peaks. And before ever the
rich, golden light had reached it's
fully glory the sun. for her,
would be set.
And the snow that lay on the
heights through so much OF the
year gave her a dreary feeling; 1t
was as IL winter, dead and cold,
hovered always over ali the days,
ready to swoop and blight them.
But worst of all was the sense
of being hemmed in and held
prisoner that she experienced
when she looked at the mountains
around her valley.
And one morning it happened
that she got up far earlier than
usual. And the valley lay in still
darkness that precedes the dawn
and tar to the eastward where the
mountains gave way to q rolling
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
CHAPTER is
ThA Rakravor


E.EBRUARY and March are
= months Of birthdays. II any
members OF the family have q
birthday this month they may
celebrate It with washington
Lincoln or st. Patrick as they
chose.
For q birthday dinner for any
day in the year the following
menu 10 suggested:
Grapefruit and Seed
Cocktail
Club Celery. Oyster Bouillon
Olives
Waters
Fiiet Of Beef, Brown Mushroom
Chantilly Potatoes Sauted
Bananas
Croquettes Honiny and Horse.
radish
String Beans, Parker House Rolls
Lettuce. Salad, Cheese Dressing
Finger Sandwiches
Neapolitan Ice Cream Birthday
Cake
Sailed Nuts. Coffee, Hard
Candies
The birthday cake can he
dressed UP by putting candles in
rose-shaped candle holders. which
are inserted In the top Of the
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

loyal to each other, and I think
likely to remain so. But there is
one who. having conceived a grudge
against MMholland, first threat.
ened him. then made an accusation
against him in writing-unsigned.
: That one was yourself"
Ne Femme writhed. FIe looked at
the floor, hesitated, then turned
his eyes on Masterton again.
That letter was unsigned, Mr..
Masterton," he said. Suppose I
don't deny 1t? Suppose l put It
all in writing-the whole story, to.
gether with the proofs? You're a
rich man, but you've got me, so
I'm not asking money. Just d
couple of hundred--say one hun.
dred-so / can get right out Of the
country? That's all / ask--that
you'll let up on me; leave me alone.
know you, and I'll take your
word. You've got me set, but you
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can't do without me, either. Youu
never get It from the other crowd"
His Decision
Masterton rose from his chair.
'fYour offer Is declined, Femme"
Femme started up.
Don't say that, siry' he said.
You're just as likely to go under
a. they are. You've got to have
that evidence. / can give It to you
at my ROOM"
you nnisread the situation. I
have no use for your evidence.
He looked at Femme with a feel.
ing of physical nausea.
won't you come with me and
let me show your" Femme persisted
breathlessly. Even you haven't
any idea how much there IL you
don't know-how far 1t goes be-
yond anything you expected. It's
worth your while don't
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the little silver clock by his bed.
side. 1t was not yet seven.thirty.
Mr.. Quantrill felt quite certain
that there was no more sleep for
him. When he had lit q cigarette
and sat down to breakfast. he
had a caller.
It seemed remarkable that Ches.
ter "a tardy riser) SHOULD present
himself before 1880 in the morn.
ing. But the members Of the
fraternity never denied themselves
to each otEer when there was
urgent business on hand.
Chester entered, smartly dressed,
but pale and looking the worse
for wear.
Amos" he said, what did
YOU think Of last nights bust.
ness? What does Masterton mean
to do?"
81 don't know" confessed Guam
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
TOBACCO AND
COLLEGES

THERE is a direct association
Il between smoking In colleges
and low scholarship, declares
President Arthur Morgan, of Anti.
och College, in the Woman's
Home Companion.
"Antioch's men students last
year" he says, were about
equally divided between smokers
and non-smokers, but Of the 90
men who were dropped from col.
lege for low scholarship 20 were
smokers. Among men students
having the lowest grades at col.
lege there were five times as
many smokers as non-smokers,
while among men with the high.
est grades there were four tlraes
as many non-srnokers as .smok.
ers.''
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fENNE did not attempt to reply,
nor to free himself. He did not
toms side, like a man in, q dream.
And again Masterson laughed.
"You are more afraid to run
than to stay?" he said. perhaps
you are right
At the next corner an empty
taxi came by and Robert stopped
1t Femme was told to get
In. and obeyed without word.
Robert gave his address to the
chauffeur and they were driven
away rapidly, still in silence.
Il am taking you to my guar.
tiers" said Robert. 81 have q
word or two to say before I have
done with you
They arrived at the house, Rob.
ert took Femme up to his flat.
The faithful Talbot was not on
duty. He did not sleep on the
premises, and Robert, letting him
self in with latchkey, led the
way into the sitting room. There
he turned on the lights, and took
. good look at his guest.
II you want a drink-al1d you
look as II you did--you can help
yourself" he said. lighting a
cigarette.
Femme shook his head.
Perhaps you are wise. sit
down. Now-why were you fol.
lowing me. What is it you
want?"
Femme was scanning MYSTERIOUS
face with a watehful, eager stare,
as though his sloat-like little eyes
would bore through the coldly i'm.
pressive mask Of the man opposite
him, and read his thoughts.
Believe me. Mr.. Masterton, L.
only want one thing" he said,
"and I can make it worth your
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
FASHIONS
FANCIES

DREAKING the ice when taken.
- literally. is disastrous to
skating, but breaking the sharp
wind, by a snug, suede wind.
breaker" is a great comfort to
the girl who INDUCES in winter
sports. Gaily figured, knitted hip.
band, cuffs and collar add both
warmth and style to this jacket,
while suede beret-shaped hat
completes the jaunty outfit. J.
Fashions latest fabric for day.
time frocks is Crepe FrancIne. a
combination of rayon and wool.
having the warmth of wool crepe
and the luster Of silk. In vari.
colored designs, II IL very ef.
fective for tailored frocks, espe.
cially In youthful models.
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
By Fay KING

scared. / own 1t. I'm ready to
aqueal. I'm only spare hand,
you don't want me. Now, you
may get the chap you're after,
sooner or later. / believe you'll
make that good. But you can't
get the full evidence, except from
me. 1t would take you time--a
long time. And you may never
get it. You don't know what
you're up against. You may
guess, but you don't known
Masterton smiled at him, as at
some curious natural history speci.
men.
Let us test that statement" he
said. Excluding Vereker-who is
dead--there are five Of you; Null
holland. Ames. Chester. Quantrill
and yourself, all equally concerned
In the skilfully arranged coup
which landed me in jail.
"Of those five, four are still
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VINE; ! want you to leave me
Unjustly Punished
Masterton laid down his cigar.
why should II" he said
quietly. II was sentenced FOR Il
years unjustly. You
would each of you get at least
Is. They wouldn't differentisf e
much between YOU"
! don't know what you're talk.
ing about" said Femme slowly.
res you do. No one knows
better. Don't be childish, Femme.
am quite tired of people tell.
ing me they don't understand me.
Do you think 1t would come to
you II you had fifteen years to
think 1t over IMP"
Femme continued to stare at Mas
erton. His face was now such
dead, waxen white, that IL was
curious any living man should
look so like a corpse. He mois.
tened HIS lips.
Very well, Mr.. Masterton. :"
he said at last. I'm not a fool.
Now / know. just the same as e
ia been there, that Vereger must
have given more away to YOU
than the papers ever told. And
you think you can get Jim Mui-
holland fifteen years, do your
did not say so. It is not
Ior you to assume what l am
thinking. Femme. or you will be apt
70 make q vital mistake. Your
rate win be exactly on a level
with that Of your chief"
Fenne's body seemed to shrink
INTO a smaller compass as he
huddled in the big arm chair.
couldn't stand stretch like
that. I'd sooner der
Il have felt much the same
about 1t myself" said Masterton.
/ Look here. sir. you've nnhf y,a
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

the use Of sparklers instead of
candles. So
The green Of st. Patrick's Day
IL q color easily achieved at any
time. II you serve no foods that
In themselves are green, then you
can decorate the table with
green just as a reminder of the
day.
Watercress as q gafnisia Is more
OF q novelty than the con.
stantly overworked parsley, and
is disable from cocktail or canapo
through the salad course.
The desert should have touch
Of green. Irish iceberg Is simply
lemonice tinted pale green with
a green-colored Observation-Disclosures
sugar strip which is poured
over 1t.
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later one OF the clinging vines
comes into his life and declares
she cannot get along withou- him,
and so, feeling that his wife can.
he sticks to the woman who would
die" without him!
It seems pity that many wives
who happen to have been rich
girls, and still possess all the
charms and accomplishments OF
any pretty girl, receive no credit
whatever for their own personals.
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

cake. Or roses can be made oe
frosting forced through pastry.
bag and rose-tube on the frosted
cake. The candles should be put
into the centers of these before
the frosting has entirely dried.
Children are more fascinated by
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

bound to do his best to take care
Of her.
The wife who lets her husband
feel by action. II not by word, tina.
IL he left her tomorrow she could
stu get along and support her.
self In the manner she Ii accus-
toned to. makes him feel more or
less free to leave should he feel
so inclined.
have noticed that sooner or
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
ADvERTIsEMENT
Woman's Wishes
GratHied

If the face powder you now use
does not stay on long enough to
suit you.-does not keep that ugly
shine away indefinitely--does not
make your skin colorful like /.
peaeh--try this new wonderful
special French Process Face p "
der called MELLO-GLO. Remenl-
Der the name MELLO-GLo. There's
nothing like it. The Palais Royal,
Inc. and other rood stores.
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

In fact. / still maintain that the
cltnging.vine wife Is the best for
marriage. Every man does his
best under the stress Of resp Jlisi-
bility. The wife who would be lost
out in the world is happiest In her
home, and will naturally make
that home prettier and more com.
Portable for q husband and cling
to him with the proper amount Of
dependence. She makes nirn feel
needed and wanted and In honor
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

ties in winning q husband, aside
from her wealth.
His friends. and even he him.
self, never let pass an opportunity
to remind themselves and others
or her value in dollars and cents,
which may be infinitely slight com.
pared to her value in duty ana
common sense!
Even when man married to
such a woman wishes to emphasize
the fact that he loves her for
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

trim. IT can't tell what -
make Of It,"
well. / can! Masterton Is wise
to the whole business. ana he
means to get his own back. We
all thought 81" 4
my dear Ches, have you reused
me out Of my beauty sleep TO
talk generalities?'
1--WE noticed this about you
before" said Chester grimly.
/ you're the ostrich type; the bird
that sticks its head in the sand
and refuses to see the danger.
Now listen. When Masterton left
Us last night, where did he gOf
He went right across to Cynthia,
who was with that lawyer, Cole
nlan-it was he who defended
Masterton at the trial.
tTe Be Continued Tomorrow
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herself alone he is apt to say:
my wife 10 worth . lot Of money,
but I'd love her just as much II she
didn't have a cent. I wish she
wasn't 50 rich!' @
The money is always mentioned
along with the girl!
Every man likes TO be . herO
In his own home, and he should
be the head Of the family Tor the
coed of harmony ana happiness!
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

plain it was dark. But the noun.
taiM peaks were a blaze OF glory
for they already had caught the
sun.
And she felt, then, her first
friendliness toward the heights.
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
The Trials Of a Man Falsely Accused Of
a Great Crime and How He Came
Back Is Graphically Told
Rend Thia FiratI !.

Through plot Muhoand and five aides
Chester Quanh
cused Of selling Goyernrent years hard
IN Atlanta millionaire
believes him Innocent beautiful and wealthy young Cynthia
greatly affected
are perfectly safe with Iasterton behind Verker Is
rested sentenced three
uhoand that her love for Mastrton life ruined
She MullOuaud
leaves him six million dollars demands money from Nuo
anu brutaLy thrusts
married she receives accusing Muoand engineering HIa
conviction MulhoHand
sne locks him cut Of her Verer prison. offers
Ceves after giving him names Of the MaSeron sol
emmy promises that ne viii invoke
ence into his own hands Back New MastertOn 6eiends
a S nsf mat Gyntha pes married MuIoand gives Sadie
loO AZ ms secretary and declines offer Old des
NO1U Go on With The StOru.
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ask any money ct all. I
~ only want to be let out Of it?'
Masterton paused.
Where is this room Of yours?"
he asked.
Just off Washington squarep'
said Femme eagerly. mot Is min.
utes from here, SIR" O.
Masterton opened the door and
took him by the arm with a WISE
like grip.
Come, Fenne." he said.
He marched him down the STAIR
case, and ont Of the building into
the silent street.
CHAPTER is
The Betrayer
Mr.. Amos Quantrill awoke with
a sense Of discomfort. He raised
his chubby, white-whiskered face
from the pillow and bIinked at
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
Wedding Ring on Thumb

FOR many centuries wedding rings the thumb
Y was the rule for brides although the wedding ring
placed on the finger customary it after the
Inony, to the thumb.
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
LeaUes From Queens Coffin

MONG the gifts left his BY barrister-ataw
- the lowers and leaves which fell from Queen Victoras
coffin ct Paddngton Station and which picked after the
departure Of the funeral train.
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

The world full things that good idea
to check your knowledge Of them frequently possible
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
How Races Decay

But why this swift, continual fiux?
Why this incessant growth and decay,
this birth, senescence and death of
races? Can it be that races, like indi-
viduals, go through processes Of in
fancy and childhood, of maturity and
senility? Can it be that natural laws,
such as limit the life of members Of a
species, limit the life of species as
well, and that tribes of plants and
animals are mortal because of the
very laws that brought them into be-
ing, and that their sentence of death
is written in their very certificate of
life? Perhaps perpetuity is not even
potentially possible for any race-at
least, for any race higher than the
protocol, those one-celled animals in
dividually capable of enduring for
ever; perhaps there is fixed natural
period, a racial "three score years and
ten," beyond which no species can nor
mally endure; perhaps various grow
ing diseases and weaknesses of the
racial mechanism must ultimately
prove fatal, just as physical defects
must eventually destroy the indi-
vidual.-From 1.-THE Decline of Man."
by Stanton A. Coblentz.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
Goddard Mushes Way to Victory

The Pas, Man.-Youth and nerve,
coupled with expert knowledge of
northland trail and dogs triumphed
again when Emil st. Goddard, 20-year-
old Franch- Canadian, won the tenth
annual 12O-mile The Pas dog derby.
It was the youthful musher's third
northland victory. He won the clas
sic 2O0-mile nonstop race in 1925, and
again was victorious in 1925 IN the
90-mile lap derby. This years derby
was run in three 4O-mile laps, all of
which were won by st. Goddard. His
total time was II hours, Is minutes.
81 seconds. Earl Bridges, 2O-year-old
musher, finished second, covering the
full distance in 1861, while Leo
st. Goddard, 17-year-old brother of
the winner, was third.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
U. S. ENGINEERS
BACK CANAL Plan
Commerce Department Employ
ees Find kII-American Ship
ping More Costly.

shington-Economic advantages
over alternate routes of a Great Lakes.
to-Atlantic waterway by way of the
st. Lawrence river were outlined in a
lengthy report submitted to the com.
merce department by two of its ex
perts.
The report prepared by e. S. Gregg
and A. Lane Cricher, said the pro,
posed st. Lawrence ship canal would
develop at the outset between 10000.
600 and 24,000,000 long tons of traffic
annually and would enable the mid.
western farmer to get wheat from Chi
cago or Duluth to Liverpool, where the
international price is made, at a cost
at least 61a cents bushel lower than
that he now pays.
The experts also found that q.
foot channel into the Great Lakes
would admit 81 per cent of the dead
weight tonnage of ocean vessels now
coming to the United States, and con.
cluded that the st. Lawrence chan.
mel would develop a much greater
amount of traffic than the other pro-
jects, which contemplate connection
with the Hudson river and Lake On
tario, either with or without an
American canal between Lake Erie
and Lake Ontario.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
How Dust May Be Used
for Making Cheap Fue

If you pump cOrnstarch with air in
to an inclosed tube and ignite the mix
ture with an electric spark it will ex-
plode. Recent government experiments
have shown in dust great explosive
energy going to waste. 1t is this that
is utilized in new fuel announced
recently, according to Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Fuel made from dust or scourings
not only will make use of waste ma
terial, but will reduce big potential
fire hazard in manufacturing plants,
explains w. A. Noel, an engineer of
the bureau of chemistry of the De-
partment Of Agriculture. 1t would
solve the problem of cheap fuel for
factories, he adds, for it may be used
in steam or gas engines.
Wood, metal, feathers, chemicals,
cork, rubber, sugar, grain, cocoa and
cinnamon are but few of hundreds
of products from which the infiamma-
BILE dust may be obtained. Probably
the most powerful of all dusts is that
of aluminium, while grain dusts are
available in the greatest quantities..
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
Floods Rage in Arkansas

Little Rock, Ark.-Several members
of the family of Grover Hale, tenant
on the Pioneer plantation, 10 miles
northwest of Cotton Plant, are be-
lieved to have been drowned in cross
ing precarious bridge over swollen
bayou. At the same time, conflicting
reports pointed to total death list of
nine, of several missing, and of scores
of persons marooned at various points
in flooded area taking in parts of
Woodruff, Prairie and Monroe coun-
ties. Water pouring through breaks
in the levee at several points along
the swollen stream spread over thou
sands of acres of land. Several hun.
dreds of families were either fleeing
before the approaching waters or
were marooned in their homes.