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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-31

Nice white socks with
reinforced heels, toes and
soles; colored striped
rolled cuff tops. Sizes,
5 to 8.
Evening star., 1927-03-06

Contestants at the Oakton (Va.) High
School, Left to right, first row: Rene
Pfalzgraf, Lottie Shaver, Hazel Showalter.
Pauline Shaver and John c. Driver. Sec
ond row: Percy Leeghe, Levi Miller,
Adrian Newman, Dwight Brown and En-
met Hunt. Third row: Fred Cunningham.
principal; Wilmer Wood, Miss Dorothy
Otley, English teacher and member OF
faculty committee, and H. G. Cunning
ham, committee chairman.
Evening star., 1927-03-06

Pupils of the Franklin Sherman High School, Mclean
Va who in fourth National Oratorica
Contest. Left right first Katharine Ash Elizabeth
Zo Dorothy Yates Virginia Thayer Elizabeth Egn Gladys
Moore and Evira Darne Second Louise Young Eliza
beth Berry Mathida Berthiaue Laura Cameron, Alta Lee
and Martha Kadem Third Vincent Schermerhorn.
Thomas Gheen Ruth Tyler Louise Rnde Theodore Conner
Blanche Brumback and Mary Leigh Fourth Claude
Jenkins, Miss Elizabeth Matheny. faculty committee chair
Miss Mary M Snead school principal; Donald Funk
and Herbert Thayer
Evening star., 1927-03-06

Contestants the Alexandria High School, Alexandria,
Va Left right first Viola Barrett Edina Carver
JAMS Deah, Elizabeth Smith and Ellen Ticer Second
lack Donphan Charles Pullman, Lindsey Schwarzman and
Walter Smith. Third Thorton Goods James Garvey
Pettus Carter. Herbert Francis and Harry ShaHer.
Evening star., 1927-03-06

Contestants the Fairfax (Va) High School. Left to
right: Paulina Palmer. Reba Cupp. Eleanor Rust and
Esther Kincheloe. Second Tanner Kinnier. Ruth
Sherwood. Randolph Richardson and Mary Walton Nc
Candlsh. Third row. faculty committee the
Thomas Chapman principals Miss Jessie Payne and Miss
Fave Sprinkle.
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back to the shop the keen face
looked so forbidding that she
could only wait miserably.
Once inside. Frances opened her
desk briskly and began to do a
great lot of figuring. Finally che
nodded at Emily who sat by
mutely, hands pressed together.
''How much have you in the
bank. girl?''
1T wasn't much-$34S.96.
Buy a car with the 96 cents.
You want to go into business?"
do IT,
"For a thousand dollars down
you can have a third interest in
this shebang. Live on your salary
and turn back your share of
profits to pay the remainder"
''But--go in with you? If
could! You see it's taken all this
time to save the three hundred
Years and years for the rest. Be
an old lady in a wheel-chalr,
them
"Humph! Forgetting your com.
mission on this last job, aren't
you?"
Commission? You don't
mean"
''I mean ] figure 10 per. cent
OF any job above cost of labor
and material as the price of what's
in my head. Judgment. taste, ex-
perience. 1t was what's in your
head this time"
But"
you've earned it, Emily. Don't
doubt that. / never have seen a
better piece of work"
Truly? You mean it. dear
Frances? And I thought you were
offended Her eyes were brinl.
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tory hand. A small nobody weav.
ing dreams about the son Of the
town banker, and patrician.
A school-day thing Of no more
consequence. one would say, than
a child hanging up stocking ON
Christmas Eve or hunting fairy
rings under the evergrecns on a
summer morning.
But it had influenced her whole
life and Frances understood. And
now she said all things were pos.
sible to the high heart.
A warm glow of affection for
the homely. middIe-aged woman
swept Emily. She threw her
arms around the square shoulders
and cried little before she went
tearing up the hill to tell Agnes
the news.
''Muz, what do you think
Seven hundred dollars commission
and I'm going to buy share in
Frances shop s9c
Agnes showed no elatiofl.
Seven hundred dollars is more
than your father and had to
start housekeeping. I hope
Marty'l not take it amiss.1
But you don't understand, dear.
III have my own business now!'
And what business does 4
woman want more than her hus-
bands home? You'd better have
saved the money. Emmy. It
would have given the lad a fair
start"
"Oh, you'd spoil 1t for me, Muz!
You'd do that!. And it means 30
much to u.s.
TO he continued Monday
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SCALING THE
HEIGHTS

TIHE chief engineer Of one OF
4 the biggest railroad systems
in the West started at the very
foot of. the railroad engineering
ladder, carrying chain on a
surveying gang.
He was twenty-four years OF
age, had Just graduated in engi-
neering from the University of
Illinois. and drew his first pay
from the Illinois Central railroad.
After serving an apprenticeship
as a chairman he was made
rodman. and continued to do this
work for two or three years.
At the end of this period. he
was rewarded with an advance.
ment to the post of assistant en-
Eineer.
Four years in this job led him
to the post of roadmaster. a posi-.
tion in which he continued to
gather experience for another four
years.
Then came promotion to assist.
ant engineer Of bridges. and three
years later advancement to the
post Of engineer Of bridges and
buildings. Several years later he
was picked to fill a vacancy as as.
sistant CHIEF engineer, and ultI.
mately was appointed chief engi.
neer nf The entire Illinois Central
system.
He is Fred L. Thompson. Of
hS@ar@
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SALLY'S SHOULDERS : By Beatri

his inkwell, and bringing sand.
wiches to him when he was hum
gry-and told him SO. That was
the beginning Of our trouble, ara
then when he put Davy out Of
his office / was through! / want
you to be sure to let Davy know
that I have married, and married
rich man. Do this without fail.
"And don't forget to work on
Aunt En- to send me the silver.
Best love from Millie."
''Well" exclaimed Aunt En-. st
reckon she did not expect you
to read that letter to me, did she?
And she's NOT going to have the
family silver! But I'm glad she's
married. That's all she's good for,
anyway
Aunt EN- seemed to think that
marriage was the worst Of all
fates for a woman.
Sally laughed at her. Then her
face darkened, and she re.read the
last part Of Miles letter-the part
about John Nye.
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branches. And why would you
have velvet? Glazed chintz would
bring in the light So"
They planned. Emily forgot she
was in Kent's home. talking to
Kent's mother, and that she had
come only to excuse Frances alb
sence. She offered suggestions
and Mrs. Rossiter first rejected
them and then took them back,
one by one.
II might like this: that might
be an Improvement" she kept
saying.
Finally 1t was all arranged and
Emily was going down the River
Road, rather in a panic.
"I shouldn't have done that.
should have waited for Frances.
Not my place, not my right. In.
She went to the telegraph office
and sent her message, an apollo
getic little entreaty that made
the clerk smile.
And she met Frances at the
train next morning, half crying.
Maybe you'll never forgive me.
didn't realize-well, you see she
wanted green velvet right against
the cedars. And after that
forgot ] wasn't you. And IL
you're offended I'll just die!'
Nonsense, my dear. Never go
back on anything you've done
that's your best. / dare say your
taste is better than mine. Well
see now"
They talked 1t over. Frances
preferred red to orange. but said
that was a matter of liking.
What you've got to learn now"
she went on, ''is to hold Mrs.
Rossiter To her choice. Women Of
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NOlO Go On With The Story.

to Atlantic City; she'd send that
afterward. She jammed a little
felt hat down over her hair, dart
ing a glance into the mirror, and
started almost running up the
river road.
Hurrying through the gates at
Highcliffe she had sudden,
piercing memory of the other
time she had come here and Of
her illusion that Kent would De
waiting at the steps. Smiling
down at her with his blue eyes
so merry. so quizzical. 1
He was not there, though, nor
would he be ever, waiting for
her. Life was like that: she had
seen 1t when she was only a
little girl, even before Anne Nor
rows party. Things shining Sc,
all soft and glowing, a way off
and going dull when you came up
to them. That was life.
Now she remembered Kent was
home; even today he might be
here-meet her as she came
through the door.
That brought her to a stop; she
covered back, half minded to flee.
But it was only an impulse. over
in flash. She went on with her
chin a little higher. more sedately,
and was shown to library in
the north wing.
Mrs. Rossiter awaited her here.
A young looking woman, not at
all like Kent Lut rather like Avis
she was, beautiful in a faded way.
She wore a smart sport suit and
Emily got the Impression that she
intended going out at once and
could be interrupted only a mo.
ment. Later on she came to
know that restlessnesS for a
characteristic of Kent's mother.
Il came to tell you" Emily
began.
Mrs. Rossiter paid no attention.
What I've been planning" she
said, hurriedly, twas something
in the way of green velvet hang
ings. leaf green perhaps"
But it's a north room!' Emily
protested. "Cedars outside the
windows-oh, not green, Mrs.
Rossiter. Monotonous-why, you'd
never like it.'
The finely arched brows went
up. You have a SUGGESTION"
"oh. yellow and orange-won-
derful against those dark
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How could anyone 80 truthful
and STRAIGHTFORWARD as she figure
out a person as crooked and ruth
less as the blonde, innocent.look-
ing and blue-eyed Millie?
On the day before Christmas
there was rain and a high wind
that shrieked around the house
and ratified the shutters.
Late in the afternoon Aunt EN-
bundled herself up in her moth
eaten sealskin coat and announced
that she was going down town to
do some last-minute Christmas
shopping.
"WeIl have turkey and cram
berry sauce tomorrow, even il we
haven't any money" she declared
cheerfully. And I can pick them
up dirt-cheap on Christmas eve."
Five minutes after she was
gone. the front door bell rang and
Sally flew to answer it, sure that
some Christmas shoppers had
come.
A lone man stood upon the
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pocket Of her sweater and forgot.
He didn't write again.
1t was on her last day at the
Rossiters that she caught sight of
Kent. A tall boy in white flannels
on the tennis court far across the
grounds. She walked in radiance
for a long time after that.
That was the day he, too,
glimpsed her, a demure little figure
going down the drive. He hesitated
only a moment. rather puzzled by
the delight that swept him. before
he set out on pursuit.
But the moment was that much
took long; she had disappeared
when he reached the street.
The job at Highcliffe ended Of
ficially with Frances inspection.
The sharp eyes saw everything:
the long, stained fingers ran over
the hangings, the furniture. the
walls. Emily watched anxiously
hut Frances only mumbled
"Humph"" many times and kept
turning her square, solid self
about.
Mrs. Rossiter, however, had
more to say.
"She did as well as you could.
Mrs. Haiden. And what a decided
little thing she is! That stretch of
space over there-I didn't in the
least want it but she persuaded
me. l see her point now. of
course. You'll be having a rival
one of these days"
Frances grunted Perhaps"
"She's angry with me-" Emily
concluded. Though that isn't
like her. A sad thing to lose
such a friend--to lose Frances.
II I might tell her how well l
meantr'
But when they were driving
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her sort are changeable. you
know"
You'll be taking 1t over now,
dear Francis. You'll be doing it
now"
Not at all. You're not to con-
fess failure, or the fear OF it. by
giving up your effort to another.
no matter whom that one may be.
There's always the chance your
own thought may be best. Any
way, it's your duty to see it
through"
So 1t was Emily who supervised
the redecorating of the north wing
at Highcliffe. Each day she
walked by the tall gates and up
the drive. always with fIutter at
her heart, the hope and the fear
that this time she would meet
Kent.
But she never met him.
She brought in workmen and
told them what to do; she con-
ferred with Mrs. Rossiter over
glazed chintz and wall tintings: a
dozen times she shyly argued that
lady away from the notion Of un-
doing all that had been done and
starting over on something else.
There were mornings when she
took from the shop door the box Of
flowers kingdom Coles sent her
and forgot to open it; evenings
when she telephoned him she could
not keep engagements they had
made. He grew rather impatient
with it all. but she didn't know
that. Her whole mind was on her
work.
The few letters Marty wrote
from Midlands Jared no better.
She read the first two hastily and
the third she tucked into the
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ming now; she put out a small
hand.
Frances laughed and took the
hand. Don't be sensitive, dear.
It's egotism turned upside down.
How about it; do / get a new
partner or not? Growing too old
to manage this racket alone,
seems. to me-"
"As il you cared! I never can
thank you-oh, you're giving me
what l wanted most OF everything
in the worldr'
But Frances shook her gray
head. mot most, dear. Life is
made up of substitutes largely.
Still all things are possible to a
high heart"
Very cryptic that might have
sounded but it never occurred to
Emily to doubt that Frances
knew what was in every closed
and secret corner of her thought.
A man whom she often met in
the salon at Great View once told
her that Mrs. Haiden had an
''X-ray mind"
"She sees through and beyond
things that battle Others" he ex.
planned. And she is almost too
logical. Give her a bit Of sit
uation, ever so tiny a shred Of it
and she will construct the whole
thing for you as quickly as you
can think.
"She will say, That is so, there
fore this and this must be so,
too.' And always it is so. A
remarkable woman, that Mrs.
Haiden."
Remarkable-yes. Years ago
when Emily was kid at school
she fell in love with Kent Ros.
sitter. A little girl from up The
Hill. daughter of Steve Day, fac.
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A DARK face bending toward
"A her. then; a long, slender hand
touching hers for an instant.
80 you came? Lamb-child--"
Laughter rippled through her;
she cuddled down on the cush-
ions.
Frances Haiden had gone to
Atlantic City and now matter
of great important had come up
and there was only Emily to
handle it.
Frances had been looking for
ward for some time to redecorat-
Ing the north wing Of the Rossi-
ter home. Mrs. Rossiter had tele.
phoned and she had been holding
herself in readiness for a con.
sultation. But the matter Jagged
through late summer and even
tually Frances declared herself
worn out and said she was going
away for rest.
'You can take care of things,
my dear. There's lot of in.
telligence in that fair head OF
yours"
But Emily was anxious. "What
IL Mrs. Rossiter should make up
her mind, Frances? All in q
rush and so critical she is"
Frances laughed at that. "a
good chance to try out your met
tie. OF course you could tele.
Rrauh me. Mrs. Rossiter won't,
though"
But she did. 1t was the morn
ing after Frances departure rlIae
Mrs. Briggs telephoned.
"That you. Emmy? Madam
says tell Mrs. Haiden viii she
come right up"
Won't tomorrow do? You
see"
Mrs. Briggs whispered hoarsely.
"They's others been hanging
around here, Emmy. You'd bet
ter not be putin 1t off now
she's in the mind. I'm tellin'
you.' And she clattered the re-
ceiver as one who had done her
duty.
Emily held the telephone in a
frozen, stupid way till it began
to make squawking noises; then
she, too, hung UP. She decided
she must see Mrs. Rossiter and
explain.
No time now for the MESA ge
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you. You're the best secretary /
ever had. And if there's any way
of getting you. want you.H
Then Sally shook her head.
There isn't" she said firmly.
I'm going to stay here with Aunt
Em-for a while at least" In
her own mind she knew that 1t
would not be very long. 1t was,
perfectly clear to her that the an,
tique shop would soon be a thing
of the past.
II wonder that you want me,
aayway!" she said, suddenly mis-.
tress of herself again. 1.-THE way
you talked to me that night when
danced in the restaurant. we had
here! You talked to me as IL r
were-terrible. No one ever had
talked to me like that in my life
before! And ] didn't want to
dance" She stopped. her chin
working, her eyes misty.
CTO be continued Monday
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THE LORDLY
BISON

MANY Americans fancy the
VA bison is almost extinct. Due
to the activities Of the American
Bison Society OF New York, Begin
ming in 1906, these animals were
saved from extinction through the
establishment and development Of
several Government preserves,
says the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. These are
in the Wichita National Forest
in Oklahoma, the National Bison
Range in Montana. the Yellow
stone National Park. and q num-
Der of smaller herds in other
parts of the country. Including
Canadian herds. there are TO-DAY
on this continent, about 10000
purebred buffalo, Of which about
5000 are in the United States.
The buffalo will not pass out
Of the picture.
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Just the opposite Of what she
said"
Her smooth, white brow knotted
itself above her eyebrows.
How do you figure it out?' she
asked.
Aunt En- smiled acidly. "Just
the way I always figured Millie
out" said she, promptly. Mile
never could tell the truth. She
never could tell the same story
the same way two times running.
And she's forgotten that she ever
told you that John Nye thought
you were ridiculous because of
extra things you did for him. A
liar has to have good memory,
and Miles a-liar!'
Sally nodded quietly. and carried
the letter upstairs to her room.
There was question in her mind:
When had Millie told the truth?
In the letter. or months before
when she had told the story to
Sally in such a different way?
Sally simply did not know.
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By Beatrice Burton

his hat down upon the marble.
topped walnut table
II suppose you came to look at
the spinning wheel again." said
Sally, nervously leading the way
into NE big, shadowy room where
the freight picked out the gilt
edges of picture frames, the col
ored Bristol glass on the shelves,
the old Sheffield tea set on the pie
crust table.
mo. Not this time. I came to
see you," he said surprisingly. and
Sally's pulse began to beat wildly
in her throat and at her wrists
and temples.
"I imagined you weren't so very
busy here" he, went on haltingly.
"And / need somebody in my Of
flee"
':why don't you advertise for a
girl?" Sally broke in. And as she
spoke she marveled at the calm
ness of her voice. Surely you
must be able to hire any kind of
secretary you want"
He shook his head. II want
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ct us and I are taking Mother . !

S6T us and I are taking Mother
II and Papa down to Buenos
Aires with us to spend the rest Of
the winter. / did not want to take
them, but Mother got around Luis
somehow or other, and y.ut it over.
She's perfect pest, and hope
that after this winter Luis will be
as sick of her as / am.
mabel writes, me that you and
Aunt EN- are starting gift shop.
suppose that will tail Just the.
way the restaurant did. You'd
better go back and work for John
Nye, Sally. He always liked YOU
and liked your work, and used
TO hold you UP to me as shin
Ing example. But I couldn't see
making myself a servant for him
sharpening his pencils and filling
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porch; a tall and handsome man.
with dark eyes under thick.
straight brows, an arched nose.
and the kind OF mouth that silently
says: II will!' or ''I viii not!
''Mr. NyeY' breathed the sur
prised Sally. ''How do you dor
He came into the hall and laid
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FISH SCALES
VALUABLE

TINE scales of the stroemming,
4 small herring caught in
great quantities along the swed.
ish east coast, are collected and
exported to the Continent Of
Europe, where they are trans.
formed into artificial gems.
Foreign buyers pay 90 cents a
pound for the fish scales.
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JUST THINK
OF THIS!

A CCoRDING to Prof. Frederick
"A a. Lindemann. professor Of
experimental philosophy at Ok
ford University in England, It
would take only 20 years of
scientific breeding to render
baboon sufficiently intelligent to
aid in certain household duties,
such as dusting. sweeping and
other simple tasks.
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Aunt EN-" she said. isn't
this funny? Millie always told me
that John Nye said I was ridicu.
lous because l took sandwiches
to him, and waited on him so much
during the time / worked for him.
And now, see what she's written.
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An Intriguing Serial by the Author Of
Golden Roads" " Thrill Hunters"
and Other ROmances
What Has -Hoppened So Far:


Rossier He rails
heP to Kent Rus.
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wonders whether will Unable
her. risks his life gather
might been led she cries. I'D
replies.
She friendship with
orator who talks TO her about beauty and color and
Emily
Dukes Stephen Day for making trouble at the factory He predicts
Of blue blood with
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The Big Red Engine

The Big Red Engine
"Choot-a-ta-choot, ta-choo!
said the big red engine.
And he winked his eye
at the little brown cars
and said, II told you
Frank was a fine little boy
This is the way to treat a toy.
"Clickity, Clickity, clat!
Don't we know that?"
said the little brown cars
and off they all went to sleep.
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Modish Miss Africa

CH0RT skirts and pink silk stockings popular among
- many African brides they in the United States.
while brick houses replacing the native mud huts in
parts Of the country
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LOuest Death Rate

HOLLAND has the lowest death rate9S per thousandn
Europe with Norway second and England Wales third
France with 175 thousand has the highest Russias
figures not given.
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6 Sc

Is a Prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue,
Bilious Fever and Malaria
u kills the germs
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BANK EXPANDS
. FOR NEW YEAR
BY w. 8. COUSINS
International News Service


NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-"My con.
fidence in the business outlook is
perhaps best shown by a recent
change in the organization of the
bank with which / am connected" :"
said Arthur Reynolds, president Of
the Continental and Commercial Ma
tional Bank and Trust Company Of
Chicago. to International News Ser
vice today.
The country's largest financial In
stitution outside of Wall Street has
given emphasis to the welI-known
theory that actions speak louder
than words, by its broad expansion
of facilities to extend q larger
measure OF service to its own Gus
toners in particular and to the
country in general.
In the fall" said President Rey-
nolds, the directors approved a
plan to consolidate our commonly
owned State and National banks.
increase the capital and surplus of
the National Bank to $4,000, 900 and
declare a 40 per cent stock divi-
dend, maintaining the old dividend
rate on the new stock. The change
was voted by the stockholders and
on December l it went into effect.
We should scarcely have taken such
action if we had expected business
to be bad in 1922
Reynolds sees nothing to indicate
depression during the first half of
1928. He looks for no boom" in
business as a whole, and visualizes
condition of mere prosperity" !"
which offers more or less leeway
! for general Interpretation.
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To SAVE
VET CLAIMS

Aroused by the possibility Of
$4,000 Of World War veterans
losing their right to claim Federal
aid, Representative Royal johnson
Rl of South Dakota today started
a movement for congressional action
in their behalf.
A program of legislation, backed
by other veterans in Congress and
American Legion officials, will be
laid before the House Veterans Com
mittee, Of which he is chairman.
johnson said.
Five major proposals for the aid
of veterans were outlined:
1. Extend Indefinitely the time in
which war risk insurance may be
reinstated subject to changing rates
with aging of veterans. This tITae
limit has expired.
2. Extend time for filing claims
for disability and filing of evidence.
the time for which expired last
June Z.
8. Extend for three years the time