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The Washington times., 1927-03-04
The knowledge Test for
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Q wise young Judge, how / do honor thee!"
z But the tender of day that is dead
viii come back to me-"
g. "Strike-for your affairs and your fires,
Strike-for the green graves Of your sires,
God and your native land!"
Fill each blank
a. The klowatt is used in measuring
5. Oxygen first prepared from chemicals by
metal which be into fine threads to
be
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8. The North Pole discovered by
9. James Whistler American
Choose the correct meaning Of each.
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4. Ireland 10. private 16.
5. approve IL. Russia Il. false
6. conceal IL. Canada
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FASHIONS
F A N CIES

THE Writing on the Wall is not
= as indicative of coming sum.
mer and current Southern resort
fashions as is the hand-painting
on the shoes, gloves and purses.
OF fabric, these accessories are
leather.trimmed. in kid to exactly
match the predominating shade Of
the painted design. These novel.
ties Will probably remain expen.
sive enough to he necessarily ex.
elusive.
Brilliant Buckles of finely cut
steel or OF marcasite, decorated
with black enamel, blaze a bright
trail where fashionably shod wo-
men gather. For evening wear,
rhinestones are still most desired,
especially when colored stones are
introduced in the borders OF the
buckles. Square, round, obIong
and oval shapes are equally IA.
vored, depending upon the indi.
vidual taste.
Coming Events Cast Their
Shadows and the coming season
definitely forecasts a preference
for sports hose OF the sheerest
chiffon with shadow clocks woven
of the same threads as the stock.
ings. In the pastel shades, nudes,
beiges and grays, they are chosen
to match the soft colorings Of the
sports frocks with which they are
worn.
OF Oriental Inspiration is the
new heavy silk crepe tunic blouse,
which, despite its definitely mark.
ed waistline. closely resembles a
Chinese coat. Opening straight
down the front, such a blouse is
ornately trimmed with brightly
embroidered banding.
Directing Attention to the front
Of the garment. sports skirts mass
their fullness directly in the cen.
F.. tire. Whether pleated or gathered
effects are chosen. whether silk
or light wooden fabric is used, this
centered style is expressive OF the
latest uodNu
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fresh air every day, wearing com.
Portable, lightweight clothing: then
you will be more likely to sleep
well. And sound sleep win put
flesh on your bones.
Drink seven or eight glasses Of
water each day. Take q cooked
cereal. such as oatmeal with
cream, for breakfast. Eat salads
with plenty OF mayonnaise. Drink
a pint Of pure milk daily and add
cream to your preserved figs,
stewed prunes and paked apple.
Milk chocolate between meals and
an occasional saucer Of chocolate
candy, instead of dessert, should
help you to put on those needed
pounds.
If you are nervous, give up tea
and coffee, substituting milk or
hot chocolate. Also avoid exces-
sive smoking.
Keep your mind occupied with
happy, contented thoughts. You
will find, I am sure, that this
regime viii add the few pounds
to your weight that you need to
achieve slender, graceful curves.
Also, 1t should take years from
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Il have some Of the notes here.
taken from the top Of the package,
and III show them to you"
He produced three bank notes Of
$50 and aid them on the table.
They were almost new. though
somewhat crumpled. and two OF
them were flecle6 and their white-
ress marred by i Dark red stain.
Mulholland said nothing. He
stared at the notes, az though
they possessed some uncanny fas.
cination.
Notes, Of course, are always
traceable II one has time enough"
said Mccall; ut has taken US threO
days to trace, these, Mr.. Mulhol-
land, We find they were paid over
the counter Of the Amsterdam
bank on the 18th last, and were
handed to you in exchange for a
check"
When Mulholland found his
voice It was less steady than
usual. His reply was no answer
to the detectives question.
What Is this stain on the edge
Of the notes?" he asked.
THAT is q blood STAIN" replied
Mccall.
Mulholland stared at him.
What are you driving at,
nlanF he exclaimed. whats
the meaning Of this?"
That Is exactly what I hoped
you could tell me-"
do you suspect that Ames
has met with foul play? That
something serious has happened
to him?"
Our belief IL that something
very serious has happened to
Mr.. Ames."
That he is-dead?" persisted
Mulholland.
To Be Continued Tomorrow
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HOUSEHOLD
HINTS

Aspidistras will take on a new
lease Of life il a little silver sand
is put into the flower pot. Water
the plants well after adding it, so
that the sand is carried to the
roots.
Cook spinach, sieved or chopped,
with little fried onion and grated
cheese added to it. Make the
whole thoroughly hot and serve
with garnish OF boiled macaroni.
Stuff vegetable marrow with
veal forcemeat, savory lentils, etc.
Mildew on linen can be removed
by damping the marks, rubbing
soap on them, and covering with
chalk scraped into a powder.
Work this well in, and then wash
the linen in the ordinary way.
To prevent q cake from becom.
ing heavy, when taken out Of the
oven 1t should be put on q wire
meat stand to allow the steam to
escape.
Always mix pastry with q knife;
1t will be lighter than when q
spoon is used. Touch it as little
as possible with the hands.
Grease can be removed from the
hair by washing 1t in warm water,
to which teaspoonful of borax
has been added.
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that little heed Is given the beauty
problem of her too-thin sister.
Yet slender curves are in fashion.
You must overcome scrawniness
If you would be rated as exquisite.
The angular woman needs exer-
else just as much as the stout
woman. Both alike will benefit by
tuning.in at the radio hour of
morning exercises and following
the instructions of the physical
director This, incidentally, is an
excellent means of taking setting
up exercises. Brisk music, the
clear directions of the instructor
and the general atmosphere of
fresh air and energetic enjoyment
make this ten or fifteen minutes
of morning exercise among the
most enjoyable Of the day.
Whether you practice alone or
as one Of the vast radio class at Z
O'Clock, do not miss the fun and
benefit that result from ten min.
utes of brisk exercise each morn.
ing. with the windows wide open,
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BLIND READ
MAGAZINE

A s a result Of special presses
"A and other apparatus devel-
oped by a blind man. persons who
suffer a similar affliction are able
to enjoy a monthly magazine. Its
first appearance was 80 success
full that 1t has now been increased
to so pages and has national cir
culation, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
For the first time in their lives.
many blind subscribers have been
able to read advertisements and
other matter common to the usual
publication. Heretofore, most Of
their reading matter has been
limited to books. and in some
localities few OF these have been
obtainable. The magazine is.
printed In raised characters.
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CHARACTER
OF WALK

MUCH OF woman's charac.
1V1 ter is shown by the way she
walks, according to an article in
this weeks Liberty by John X.
Winkler. who says that ,.age
stars recognize this and change
their way Of walking to adapt
it to each new part they play.
Human beings lift their feet
like horses" the writer. explains.
"the higher the step the more
breeding. Many stage stars walk
with the ease and body control
Of a fencer. chest up, but not
out. stomach fiat, whole leg in
Uevement."
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followed by q quick bath and rub.
down.
Here Is an exercise you will, ]
am sure, like to practice ten times
every morning for two weeks. Do
1t energetically, quickly and accu-
rately! At the end Of the two
weeks substitute a similar exer.
else. which you will find described
in this column.
Lit on your back on the floor.
Raise your feet without bending
your knees and clasp your ankles.
Rock yourself to sitting position.
If you are not used to exercising,
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MORE POPS
IN CORN

DoP corn with. ears only three
i inches long but having
nearly 1000 kernels to the ear
have been developed by an Iowa
corn specialist through crossing
q stub variety with a high grade
Of sweet corn, says Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
1t Is .std to yield % sacks Of
popped corn to the pound,
whereas the ordinary kind gives
but ~ or Is sacks. In the So
lection process the chief objec-
lives were maximum yield per
acre, tenderness and flavor, and
Slaximum 1uEhber e kegnslA
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Now Go On With The Story.

CHE sat silent, disquieted. Null.
~ halland rose from his chair,
and came nearer to her. Cynthia
shrank, almost imperceptibly.
Life is a difficult thing.
Cynthia" he said, people should
try to make it easy for each
20 1.9 l make it difficult for
mo" he replied sadly. "Your
behavior is irreproachabIe. But
are you being just to me?''
I am fulfilling my share OF our
compact" said Cynthia. And as
she said It she felt a pang of
doubt. and Of pity for him.
Was she treating him Justly?
After all, she had consented to
this marriage; she had taken Null
hollands name for her own. De-
spite her own pain she was con-
scious Of deep sympathy for
Mulholland, 1t seemed to her he
was ageing day by day. It was
IS though the shadows were deep
ening over him.
She looked up at him as he
stood there. handsome, command
ing. q man Of mark, and of power
and brains. He was not q man
that any woman could ignore. But
when that longing look came into
his eyes, she felt no sympathy,
but a.-revolt that was almost be-
yond her power to conceal. She
had seen comparatively little Of
1t lately however. For the past
five days he had been curiously 81.
lent. and grim and anxious.
Willing TO Help
Cynthia rose from her chair.
II will do anything can to
help you" she said, "if you will
tell me quite frankly what you
mean"
by all means. To whom can
. man speak frankly-if not to
his wife?"
II do not think frankness Is
one OF your qualities" said Gym
thia, ''but tell me this-what are
these curious things that you say
are being whispered?"
"Since Robert Masterton's re-
lease, some curious lies and ru.
nors have been set afloat. I
know they are growing all the
time. There are towards who love
to spread that kind of rumor.
You have been very loyal to me
Cynthia, IL not very merciful. You
are generous always. Are you
generous enough to help me?"
She had turned away. her face
paler.
"You have told me the charge
against you isn't true-that there
was no truth in it at ALL she
said. Never mind what others
say; show me that that is so, and
there is no help l will not give
you, no surrender I will not make.
It will be for me to ask mercy
Of you, then"
1T Is the most difficult thing
In the world, to prove a mega
tive" he said quietly. Don't
you realize that?''
Before he could answer, a man.
servant opened the door.
You are wanted on the tele.
phone, SIR" he said. -
Mulholland left the room at
once. He did not ask whose the
call was. Chester's voice reached
him over the wire.
That you Jim?"
yes"
| "StilI no news of Ames?"
''Nor OFF,. NJ"
None"
7 Very Queer
Chester's voice was low and
scarcely audible.
Something very queer il hap.
pening. Can you come round and
see me? A detective has just
been here"
II will come at once"
As he left the room the lines
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have travelled all over the
country alone, depending on no
one, but 1 know big girls who
couldn't get on or off a train
without somebody helping them.
Many q man has married lit.
tie girl because she seemed so
tiny and helpless and then found
she was a vest pocket tyrant!
While other men have married
tall girl and felt like hero every
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your muscles may feel a bit lame
and stiff the first day or two. But
persist in your practice and try
also several other gymnastic
stunts. such as touching the floor
10 times with your finger tips
without bending your knees, and
circling your head 10 times each
way on your neck as pivot.
These exercises are great fun,
because they afford q natural out.
let for energy, and also because
they result in refreshed and quick
ened circulation.
Walk at least two miles in the
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There IL nothing to show how 1t
got there. or why It was aban.
doned. We are unable to trace
Mr.. Ames, his servant does not
seem to know where he Is, and his
disappearance is in every way
mysterious. Particularly so as
$1,000 in bills were found In the
road alongside the car"
but this il amazing" nuttered
Mulholland.
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II thought he was on his way
to Paris or Brussels; / am unable
to tell you precisely" said Mulhol-
land, who was thinking rapidly.
ut would be something OF re.
lief IL we knew for certain that he
Is in either Of those places" said
Mccall dryly. There are the
facts. On the early morning Of
the 18th, five days ago, Mr. Ames'
car was found near Tarrytown.
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minute. she was so helpless and
trusting!
The pity Of it is a little girl can
get away with anything and be
considered cute. but a tall girl
must always suppress her child.
like personality under the guise
Of dignity becoming to her buildi
But compare some OF the baby
faces on tall and fat girls with
the iron-jawed determination q lot
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The Trials Of a Man Falsely Accused Of
q Great Crime and How He Came
Back Is Graphically Told
Read This First:

Robert Masterton defraudng
efnnent through
aides Ames Chester Quantri
wealthy Cynthia
asterto persuaded his
Vereker
names Of the cOnspiratOrs the aters
sather dies leaving him six million dollars He
O ana IRON her learns accidentally OF Cynthas Cynthia
Dand q the plot to railroad MastertOn Jail Sadie Master
ens ne uihOland QuanT Ames Chester
dining &C TIE Ritz greets them though they friends
was over 70 cynthia who s dining another OF the
m her She tries to atone for her lack Of faith IN
and Joins them and learns that Cynthia has told MasteOn the
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Of these little women have!
/ am not saying that all little
girls are petite and pitiless. and
that all big girls are guileless lit
tie Evas grown too tail. But
my advice to a marrying man is
to observe how browbeaten and
driven some Of the husbands Of
little women are, and how happy
and heroic the husbands Of some
. big women are!
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CHAPTER XIV
Awkward Explanations
By Maria Jeritza,

PriIna Donna of the Metropolitan
Opera Company and One of the
Most Beautiful Women
of the Day
GO MUCH attention is paid these
~ days to the struggles Of the
woman who is trying to reduce
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Curves Are Fashionable, Maria Jeritza Advises

your appearance and give you q
delightful feeling Of physical and
mental well-being.
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and weigh one hundred and nine
teen pounds, and have been
nirted with by frivolous old
gents who ogle only flappers--
SO it's not a case Of sour grapes!
I have friends who are little
and friends who are tall, and /
have observed that my tall
friends are less capable than my
little friends, and should appeal
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though he was very far from feel.
ing any amusement; ''you cannot
mean that my Immaculate young
friend has attracted the attention
Of the police?"
I'VE are not only interested In
him, but anxious to know what
has become OF him." replied the
detective stoIidly. from evidence
that has come into our hands 1t
looks as though something rather
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; about his mouth seemed to grow
deeper, the harassed look in his
eyes became more marked.
It was now five days since any
thing had been heard of Gerald
Ames. by his ex-partners. He had
passed out of their ken in the
most complete and uncompromis-
ing manner; their difficulty was
that they did not know where,
at the last, he had gone, nor in
what direction. This was caus.
ing them considerable disquiet,
1t was not like Ames to have
been so secretive.
Mulholland was making for his
dressing-room: the man-servant,
coming up the staircase with
card on a tray, stopped him.
This gentleman wishes to see
you urgently, sir; I showed him
into the hall sitting room. What
answer shall l. give?"
Mulholland glanced at the card.
He paused for a moment, dis
missed the servant. and went
downstairs. His visitor, who
was Hector Mccall, rose as he
entered.
CHAPTER xXIV
Awkward Explanations
sit down." said Mulholland
pleasantly, seating himself; what
do you want with me?"
There was no answering smile
on McCall's face. A genial fellow
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az . rule. even when executing
the most drastic duties. he now
looked unusually grave and non.
commital; he sat down.
You are a friend Of Gerald
Ames, sir" he said; will you tell
me whether you have any idea of
his present whereabouts, and when
you saw him Iast?"
''Mr. Gerald Ames?" said Null
holland with a twinkle in his eye,
The Washington times., 1927-03-04
This Day ia our History

DRESIDENT WASHINGT0NS second Inauguration place
March l793 and all other Presidents except
been inaugurated this day The exceptions
~ their instances March fell on Sunday
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BY Fay King

TT is a wise man who marries
j a tall girl!
Big girls are gentle, seIf-sacri.
ficing, clinging and affectionatel
Often more so than little girls!
In case little girls who read
this think / am tall and jealous
of little girls. III confess right
now that 1 am five feet one inch
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much more to q mans desire to
be the protector Of the woman he
loves!
I've had to walk home with
heayyweights / know, because
they were scared that some man
might kidnap them. ! have seen
little girls go forth and get their
man like the Northwest Mounted
Police.
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serious has happened to Mr..
Ames."
Mulholland's facetious expires.
sion faded from his face like mist
from a glass. He looked hard at
Mccall.
"I last saw Ames on the 18th,
seven days ago exactly" he said,
and then paused. las far as
know he is abroad"
"Abroad?"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-12

velopmer. company on Para, Brazil,
concession Of more tn 100000
acres.
American Federation Of Labor at
Los Angeles adopts resolution rec
ommending sale Or wholeyon. beer.
Colonel James M Schoonmaker,
Sc, chairma' Of board If Pittsburgh
and Lake Erie railroad, coal and
steel magnate. and holde. Of con-
gressional mccall Of honor, dies in
Pittsburgh.
Philippine constabulary kills
seven Moros in fight with fanatical
Alangkat tribesmen in Lanao noun
tains.
DR.. Arthur J. Roberts, president
of Colby collcg. dies al Morris
town, n. j.
Grand Fork William Bannister,
independent film dietri I. :. was
arrested on charge Of co ipracy for
trans. rting Tune. Dempsey fight
pictures into North Dakota.
Grand Forks-Harry Mathiewson,
arrested as federal fugitive from
justice warrant, waived preliminary
examination and will be taken t,
Denver to face charge Of violation
Of Dyer act.
Fargo Detective Hansford of
Minneapolis police department said
he had uncovered "some startling
changes in the facts" Of the Pearl
Osten murder cae Investigations.
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the general average Of 1926 pupils
taking the examination being 68.3.
A total of 5,244 ninth grade pupils
averaged 62.5; 1864 tenth grade stu
dents averaged 1914; 3,055 eleventh
graders averaged 1913 and 2,173
twelfth graders averaged 1872.
The standard for the nation, a.
determined by extensive tests, is 68.2
for ninth graders; 1873 for tenth
graders, 1919 for eleventh graders
and 81 for twelfth graders. The
general average for the nation is
TAG, nearly six per cent higher than
the North Dakota average.
Graphs Are Prepared
In an effort to improve the quail
ity Of English instruction in North
Dakota schools, graphs are being
prepared by the department of pub
lie instruction showing the REL
alive standing Of each school
in the state and as COM
pared with the national average.
General instructions are being given
with a view to correcting present
defects in teaching methods and
hope is expressed by department Of
ficials that similar survey next
year will show marked improvement.
The following tables show the
comparative ratings for all classes in
classified and consolidated schools:
Ninth Grade-Classified High
Schools
1886 pupils-first class, 81.
428 pupils-second class, SO.
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Grand Fc ks-P. ]. Milloy, pio-
necr settler of Ardoch and resident
Of Grand Forks since 1904, died.
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Radios RialtO

WAND (225) Minneapolis will
feature violinist at 7:15; a tenor
and accompanist at 1880; violinist
and accordionist at s p. m., and an
entertainer at $50, while a vocalist
will be heard at 8:45 p. m. A half
hour dance program will be given at
10 o. M, after which blues singer
will be heard, and an organ novelty
will be featured at 11:15 p. M.
WRHM (260) Minneapolis has a
dinner concert at 6 p. m. and dance
program at 8 p. nj.
WDGY (26O) Minneapolis has its
pep hour at Z p. M. and dance pro-
gram at 10 p. m.
WHDI (278) Minneapolis has a
musicale program and an old time
square dance program from 8 to 10
p. m.
WBBM (3s9) Chicago will feature
a medley at p. m.
woo 1851 Davenport has music
by an orchestra at $3.50 p. m.
A musical program will be given
at Z p. m. by WSUI (442) Iowa
City.
Another violinist will be heard at
8 p. m. from KTHS (384) Hot
WJJD (se6) Chicago has a trio on
the air at 8, while KOA (365) Dem
yer will present an orchestra then.
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QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH
ENOT DEPENDENT ON CLASSIFICATION

schools made b tier showing than
the same grades in the other CLASH
fications. Members Of the tenth and
twelfth grades in the third class
schools averaged higher than tenth
and twelfth graders attending Sec
ond class schools.
The high school situation is du-
plicated in the consolidated and
graded schools, the reports show,
the first class consolidated schools
averaging CAS-, the third class con-
solidated schools Ga and the second
class consolidated schools 63.5. Re-
suits of tests in IT,: third class con-
solidated schools are of doubtful
value, however, since only 211 pupils
in these schools took the examina-
ton, the report shows.
Average Is 7O.5
The quality Of English instruction
given in unc'assified schools, public
and parochial. is comparatively high,
the report shows, the average for
all grades being 7O.5.
In the unclassified schools the
averages were: Ninth grade 81, tenth
grade "a, eleventh grade 76 and
twelfth grade 76.5. This is some
what higher than the general aver
age for the state, the report shows,
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First Class High Schools in
North Dakota Make Best
Showing, But Third Class
Schools Rank Better Than
Those of Second Class
State Department Prepares
Survey

Quality of instruction in English
given by North Dakota high schools
does not necessarily depend on the
schools classification, q survey re-
Gently completed by the department
Of public instruction indicates.
AS might be expected first class
high schools made the best average
showing but third class high schools
ranked better than those Of the Sec
ond class. The general average for
first class high schools, based on
the records of students in all four
grades, vas "a. Second class high
schools averaged IS and third class
high schools 68.
All grades in the first class