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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
By ELSIE ROBINSON

that-at any rate, for everyone
young enough not to have set and
hardened. Things come into it
and become it, things drift out of
1t and cease to be it. things turn
upside down in it and change and
color and dissolve. and grow and
eddy about and blend into each
other. One might figure 1t, l
suppose, as a preposterous tumble
animated by will; floundering
disconnectedness through which
an old hump of impulse rises and
thrusts unaccountably; river
beast Of purpose wallowing in a
back eddy of mud and weeds and
floating objects and creatures
drowned. Now the sunshine of
gladness makes 1t all vivid, now
it is sombre and grimly insistent
under the sky of some darking
mood, now an emotional gale
sweeps across it and It is one
confused agitation.
Soul Shapes
That's an intriguing phrase.
isn't it,"
Did you ever stop to think
about the shapes and consistency
of your soul. or did you just take
it for granted that you were a
Spiritual Venus de Milo or Apollo
Belvedere?
OF course you believe you have
soul. So do l. And we're both
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE

Why Shoot Your Husband
TURNING a bachelor into a
l. husband is the greatest feat
of the average woman's life.
If only the girl who contem.
plates performing this modern
miracle could interview his land.
lady, his mother. or the maid who
takes care of his apartment, be.
fore taking the vital step. she
might acquire a little working
knowledge of her life-job that
would save her many shocks and
prevent at least one husband.
shooting.
She might find out, for instance,
whether he pays his rent regu-
larly or takes it cut in applesauce.
bluffing or stalling.
What time he comes in at night,
what time he gets up in the morn
ing, and whether or not his apart.
ment is deserted over the week.
end.
How many feminine telephone
calls he has and If the neighbors
complain of the noise in his apart
ment after IL p. m.
How much ventilation he re-
quires at night, and whether he
throws back the bedclothes or just
leaves them in lump in the
morning.
Whether he leaves his paiamas
in the middle of the floor and the
water in the bath.tub. and where
he throws the soiled bath.towels.
Whether he Is addicted to patent
medicines or to morning exercises
and what he does with his cigar
cite ashes and his old razor blades
How many moth-eaten sweaters
and weather-beaten hats he keeps
hanging around, and how large
the holes are in his socks.
Whether he is satisfied with
safety-pins in place of buttons in
his underwear, or is he the me.
TEDIOUS kind who carefully hangs
boot-trees in his bed slippers. (Oh,
the psychology of thatD
If he is ''fussy" about not hav.
ing things moved around on clean.
ing day and forever suspicious of
missing" something.
What he eats for breakfast and
how long it takes to get him to
the table.
Whether he tips literally and
leaves money lying around care.
lessly, or is always "hard.up" and
asking for a loan"
II he wipes his shoes on the
soiled towels or uses the table.
runner to polish his golf sticks.
If he regards the waste basket
as a receptacle-or just as q tar.
get
If he burns the furniture with
his cigarette stubs, scratches it
with his boot-heels and leaves wet
glasses on the mahogany.
Not that any or all OF these
things would deter q woman from
marrying the man she loves, but
that a fore-knowledge OF them
would give her a working basis
on which to start the Cure or
the Reform" which every woman
subconsciously thinks she is going
to effect on the man she marries!
II is not mans OCCASIONAL sins
that drive a woman to murder or
divorce-it IL his little daily habits!
Why shoot your husbandf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20

} most Of US.
And it will be our own faults.
For what do we do to built up
our Soul Shapes and strengthen
our Soul Spines and improve our
Soul Compilations?
We diet and exercise and dance
and eat balanced rations to i'm
prove our bodies. We curl our
hair and paint our cheeks and
hang Jewels in our ears to make
our bodies lovlier.
But do we do a spiritual daily
dozen?
Do we study and mediate and
chew on the roughage Of hard
facts to improve our spiritual di.
gestion?
We do not.
We pay far less attention to
our immortal souls than we would
to good, lively tape-worn.
And I'll bet that some day we'll
have an awful shock when we
see the results of our neglect
running around without their B.
V.D.'s while the angels try to-
hide their smokers.
It's a pity we can't see those
results now.
1t might give US some much
needed tolerance and humility to
see ourselves as God must see
us-like so many cup-custards
without the cup.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
IGNORANT NEW WORKERS

NEW WORKERS know less
An about their own city than the
residents of any other city in the
world. in the opinion of Frederick
Lewis, who has been surveying a
score of Americas big towns"
for the Woman's Home Compan.
ion. 1t is significant of the city's
ignorance Of its own history, he
points out, that the Dutchman
Petrus Stuyvesant is always called
Peter, and the Englishman Henry
Hudson is always called Hendryk.
Long before the battle of Lex.
ington. patriotic New Workers.
fought the British regulars at
Golden Hill, and this was the first
bloodshed of the war OF independ.
ence. But New York promptly
forgot all about it, just as she has
forgotten most of her great men
and left 1t to other cities to honor
them. Mr.. Lewis adds:
who in New York knows that
Central Park was planned by .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20

committee consisting Of George
Bancroft. the historian, William
Cullen Bryant and Washington
Irving? Who cares that George
Washington once went picnicking
on the grounds Of the Jumel man.
sion with Thomas jefferson, John
Adams and Alexander Hamilton?
Who ever visits the Hall of
Fame?
at isn't that New York is
indifferent or forgetful. 1t is not
indifferent to the present nor for.
gctfuI of the future. The trouble
seems to be that the future is al
ways so enticing that New York
has no time or taste for the past"
Mr.. Lewis is not much i'm.
pressed by the New York rush"
He analyses 1t thus; This crowd
on the street moves nervousiy: the
feet, when they advance at all,
make quick energetic strides: the
faces take on the grim determine
ton Of > runner about to breast
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20

mighty anxious
to have those
souls continue
fter their
b o d lie 8 h aV Q
worn out.
Yet what q
lonesome. shiv.
cry time most
OF our souls will
h a We without
those SNUG, sus.
tanning bodies!
Will we step
around SIN art
and lively. with
our chins In the
air and a lot of
beautiful curves
to our soul.
shapes?
III say we
won't.
An nri e
chicken without
it's shell will
have nothing on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
LISTEN, WORLD!

M R W ELS E. 6;
once wrote a
book calle d
Marriage" In
1t he has some
very interesting
remarks about
Soul Shapes"
What a queer
thing the invis.
ible human be.
ing would appear
If we could
flash 1t into
sight" says Mr..
Wells. Il doubt
very much If
the thing so re-
vealed would
have any shape,
a n Y abiding
solid outline at
all. 1t is some.
thing more fluc.
tuating and dis.
CllrSiVa Z h a n
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
Satisfied

Berlin placdly watched 10000 steelhemeted war
veterans parade through the streets
The demonstration supposedo win Germany away from
the domination Of the radicals; made not dent the
satisfaction of the Germans with things as they are
Teutonc enthusiasm for the gooseep evaporated The
Reich busy and industrious nation winning its way back
TO prosperity. It will take much than theatrical gesture
toward the glorious past to stir Germans to war fever
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
BY Cornelius Beeckman-
A Sorority Dance
R MRS. BEEcKMAN:

NEAR Mrs. bEEChMAN.
~ l. wonder II you would
explain the following to me? My
sorority Is having its annual for
NAL party, and they are not hav-
ing invitations. How should l
word my invitation to the young
man ! wish to invite?
2. What is the correct way OF
introducing my escort to the girl
with whom he is ~ have the next
dance2
g. What does one say to her
partner after a dancer
4. Is black ink correct to use
on this letterpaper?
s. Do you think this stationery
Is acceptable for a high school
junior?
6. Also, Mrs. Beeckman. what is
the correct way to number the
pages of letter?
ONE WHO LOOKS FOR.
WARD TO YOUR COLUMN.
WR1TE the young man a note
w something like this:
Dear Bob:
My sorority is giving It's annual
formal" on Friday evening, May
%, in the auditorium of our
school. l should so much like to
have YOU go with me. Are YOU
free on that evening, and would
you like to escort" me to the
party? III promise you some
pretty and charming girls for
partners!
Friendly greetings to you. and
the hope that you can go.
Very sincerely yours.
2. The very best way for an in.
PRODUCTION of this kind, which
should have the maximum of
gracious formality. is. Miss Allen,
may I present Mr.. York;" You
may too. If you wish-but l like
the first form better for your
formal dance-mention only the
names: Miss Allen, Mr.. York"
8. When your partner thanks
you for the dance-as he will
you say. quite naturally and
graciously. at was a delightful
Dance" or II enjoyed every minute
of that Dance" or 1T was most
delightful"
4. Yes, black ink is correct to
use on all kinds of letter paper.
5. The letter paper on which
you wrote me, while fairly good,
is not conventional enough for
usual use. 1t Is too startling,
and, to my eyes at least has a
most curious effect. There are too
many fine lines on it. and these
are not agreeable to ones eyes.
A plain white paper or a paper
Just off white" very light gray,
would have been much better
choice.
6. You should not number the
pages of letter. Make It clear
to the reader in what sequence
they go, and 1t will not be neces.
sary to use numbers. which look
childish. Write on the pages in
sequence--as one would read a
book. or write on the first page,
the last page. and. turning the
two center pages the reserve way.
write on them as one page, The
last suggestion Is the order
usually used now. and makes, I
think. the best looking letter.
the tape. But in the last ANALYSIS
the crowd makes astonishingly
little progress. The Same is true
Of the traffic. The driver IT the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20

the tape. But in the last analysis
the crowd makes astonishingly
little progress. The same is true
OF the traffic. The driver IT the
taxis are keen-eyed ard tense;
they are continually squirting
around the corners of their wind.
shields; continually getting out Of
line and In again;
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
MACAULEY MAY BECOME
 NEW (. OF (. PRESIDENT
General Manager Of Lumber Com pany Is Suggested aS prcsidcn-
 tial NominCc-SlcctingF Friday.

George K. Macauley, vice prosi- dent and general manager of the New Britain Lumber Co.,. may be the next president of the Chamber of Commerce, according 10 rumors among the members. Although members Of the nominating com mittec, who will meet Friday noon to make choice. have not indi- cated their preference, it is under stood that Mir. Macauley's name is undor consideration.
 Two members of the committee who have been interviewed stated that they had not given the mat ter much consideration hut believed that MT. MacaUlcy was tho type of a man they were looking for.
 The new president will succeed Judge w C. lIungerford, whose term expires this fall. Judge Hun Scrford is completing his second term as president and according 10 Chamber bylaws a president can not serve more than two terms suc- cessivcly.
 The committee, which will meet at the Burritt hotel Friday noon, consists of Joseph R. Andrews, for mcr president, as chairman. and E. II. McElhono, Peter Crona, II. J. Dounelly and Noah Lucas.
 Mir. Macauley is a member of the board of directors.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
WHITE NAMED L.F. |. ASSISTANT TREASURER
Newly Created Office Filled by Board of
 Directors

Richard l.. White, son of Principal Marcus White of the State Normal school and Mrs. White, was elected an assistant treasurer of I.anders, Irary & Clarks at a meeting of the board of directors today at which the regular quarterly dividend Of three per cent was declared.
 Ar, White is tt native of this city and a graduate Of Harvard college. Since 1923 he has been connected with the stanley Insulating Co. di- vision of Landers, Frary & Clark $ at Great Harrington. Hcnc"forth he will have offices in the main plant here. The position he will fill is q newly created one. Besides Mir. White there ar" two assistant treas urers now in office
 No action was taken with refer ence to the office of treasurer which became vacant October 1, when Par don C. Hickey will leave to become executive vice president Of the Com mercial Trust Co.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
l4-YEAR-OLD SIAMESE TWINS, WELDED
 BY NATURE, FACING DEATH TOGETHER

Holyoke, Mass, Sept. 21 tUP)- Physicians today held hope for the recovery Of Mary and Margaret Gibbs, If year old Siamese twins, whose inSeparably connected lives had been threatened by influenza.
 Mrs. John R. Gibbs. mother of the strange pair, stated this morn ing that the children had passed "a very fair night" and that they were still asleep at a. m.
 While of course We do not know what turn inc disease may take, we are more hopeful today" she said. "Mary's temperature had risen 10 103 and Margarets 10 90. But late last night when the doc tors last took the temperatures. Mary's had dropped to 10l and Margarets was normal"
 The mother said it would be a few days before physicians could say definitely whether the twins would recover
 The Gibbs girls have been at the pnrtl n4- sir1nt- -hnnle- nt Aeir- pa.r~-- ents here since recently completing q vaudeville tour.
 Except for the fact that their bodies are joined at the hips, rhe wins are perfectly normal, and
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21

their present illness is the first Sc rious sickness they have ever suf fercd.
 Mary contracted q severe cold last week. Soon Margaret became affected, and the twins were put to bed.
 Doctors F. P. BaGg. jr., and Ar thur Kinne, who have been inter estcd in the case since the twins were born were then summoned, and the children were placed un- der the care of trained nurse.
 At a time when physicians be- lievcd the twins were well on the road to recovery, Mary's tempera- turc began to climb. II was then reported that there was a threat of pneumonia, which might end the lives of both girls.
 Physicians considered what steps might be taken in the event that one of the girls should die. They concluded that any operation de signed to separate the sisters who were welded together by nature ts ll44a4+e+efftt fy-voui7i pTUvu rataf
 With a marked decline in Mary's temperature and MarGaret's tenn perature normal. the doctors today were hopeful that the crisis had been passed.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
W STATIONS LINKED
 TO BROADCAST TONIGHT
This Evenings HoOk-up Will Be Greatest In History of Radio
 Broadcasting.

New lork, Sept. q LPl-Eighty- seven broadrasting stations will join tonight in the largest hook-up in ra- dlo history to broadcast the program of the radio industries banquet at the Astor hotel, according to Larry Nixon, secretary of the banquet com mittcc.
 The hook-ur includes individual stations and members Of five chains In some cities two or more stations will broadcast the program. Telc- phone wire charges for rclaying the program from Atlantic to Pacific and into Canada for -broadcaSting were estimated today to approximate $350, ,0O0. with another $300.000 for payment of entertainers and other charges.
 The program is scheduled 10 start at six ?. m., eastern standard time, and will continue until midnight, with most of the stations waiting until eight o'clock to join the hook up.
 The only speech will be made by Admiral W. II. G. Bullarl, L. <. N.. retired. president of the federal radio commission, who will talk for ten minutes, beginning at eight The rest of the program will consist of 25 radio entertainment features select cd as representing the cream of radio programs.
 The previous largest hook-up, ac- cording to banquet officials, was whcn 55 stations joined in broadcast ing New York's reception 10 Col. Charles A. Lindbcrgh.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
l2 Pilots Race Along Pacific Coast Over 900 Miles of Danger ous Territory to Com- mon Goal.
Three Fast Ships at Roose- welt Field Ready for Drop of Starters Flag, Sending Them Off Across Continent.
By tho United Press

By tho United Press
 Class A and class B planes in the great air derby from New York to Spokane flew across the sparsely populated plains and badlands Of the Dakotas and Montana today nearing their goal in eastern Wash ington.
 Class c planes, which will attempt to fly across the continent without d stop. waited at Roosevelt Field. New York. for the starters gun.
 In another race from San Fran cisco to Spokane, seven Class B craft and five Class As were speeding northward toward the common goal.
 At least ten planes of the fl in Class A which left New York were still in the race. Nine left St, Paul soon after dawn today, with Aber- deen, s. D., as the first stop. A tenth, a Ryan Brougham piloted by Frank Hawks. left Chicago this morning for St. Paul. Of the Clas, b's six were keeping close 10 sched- ule. They reached Glendive. Mont. for the scheduled overnight stop. while their rivals were forced 10 wait at Fargo. St. Paul and other cities. Six Class B's left Fargo carly this morning, on the slim chance of catching their rivals who were a full state ahead of them in the trans- country flight,
 Two planes, number 55, piloted by K, F. Dake Of Pittsburgh. and g. Monocoup piloted by Verne Ro- berts, left St. Paul for Fargo this morning.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
ERROR IN UNCLE'S WILL GIVES BULK
 OF VAST ESTATE TO AMERICAN NIECES

New London. Sept @t.-Through a legal error discovered by Attorney C. Hadlai Hull. or this city and de cided for the first time in thc courts Of Sweden, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Manwaring of Mantle and Mrs. Martha Hecser. of Toledo, Ohio, sis tcrs, have succeeded in breaking the will of their uncle, c. Augustus Wet torling, late of karlSkrona. sweden, and have come into possession of the bulk Of an estate of 2S6.910.9l kroner or about $S5,000 in American money, which the uncle had left in q will to the right party politics or ganizaion sweden.
 Both sisters were born in this country. Mir. Wotterling was broth er to their mother. He died OCto- Der 4 1921. leaving a will i'll which he beQucathrd some small sums to his Wif"'s relatives and articles to a musrrrru, q STTTIit bCQUCgT 10 d Wlfd servant and about $500 to Flagg under officer, Isaac ISaaCSon. The remainder of the estate was willcd to the political organization, with one additional admiral and two trustees to be appointed by the lat
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
ARCHITECT SELECTED
 FOR WEST END CHURCH
First Congregational Con- mittee Acts on New
 Building

"l]'iam F. Brooks has been So .ec'@i as architect to prepare plans for q new edifce for the First Con- =rogatioual church which is to be built at West Main and Lexington streets when the building at Main and Church streets is sold. This an- nouncem rt was made today by Philip H. Stanley, member of the building committee which met last night.
 It is planned to build the new church of brick in Colonial design, with q seating capacity of 900. The parish house will be spacious enough 10 accommodate the agencies of the parish, sunday school, etc.
 The buildings have not been plot ted on the land as yet and it may be necessary 10 interfere somewhat with the location of the parsonage. It is likely that a new parsonage will be built later.
 Actual construction will not be at tempted until the present church building is sold. There are several deals in course of negotiations but officials Of the ecclesiastical society would not hazard a guess as to when the property will change hands.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
Romeo, 98, Is tilted
 And Married in Week

Omaha. Nebr., Sept. 2l lP,- William H. Martin, gS years old. of Council Bluffs, has succeeded in his second recent attempt at matrimony. He was married yesterday to Mrs Emma Steele, 60, Of Oma ha. whom he had met q few hours before.
 Martin who was tilted last week by Mrs. Ella Nichols, 5S, Of Tulsa, Okla, was as happy as q boy when he walked into county court. He confided. after the knot had been tied, that it was q case of love at first sight" He said he had never seen his bride until he went to her home today otsensibly to hire her as a house keeper.
 T knew as soon as I laid my eyes on her that she was the girl for me" Martin told newspaper men. l suggested that We get married and she agreed. That's all there Is to it."
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
CLASS A AND B PLANES OVER DAKOTA AND MONTANA FAST NEARING SPOKANE:
 CLASS . POISED FOR NONSTOP HOPS
PLAYS WITH MATCHES,
 BOY MAY NOT SURVIVE
HilIcrest Avenue Child in Critical Condition al
 Hospital

Leaving his bed unknown 10 his parents, Edward Iicgler. aged 2 years and II months, of 5 Hillcrest avenue took q box of matches from its place and crawled under his bed 10 play with them, shortly before S o'clock last evening. \ few minutes later his terrified screams attracted his mother and she found his ablaze. his fIinsy night clothes having talk en fire. The child was taken to New Britain General hospital and this afternoon his condition was critical. His body is terribly burned and he suffered intense pain.
 Edward is the son of Mir, and Mrs. Henry J. Ziogler. His father is an instructor in the Junior High school shops.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
RAILWAY SALE APPROVED
Bristol Traction Company % .t~-,,;n,' Control of Piaiu, ilic t...2:r.c -. Approval This VI ;::,i;,'..

Hartford, spt. gt .7- F. rights Of the Bris'ol -al rr'. Electric company 10 tt- E. Traction company "," al"- .. the public utilities yomNi +w the meeting this mnr.- -.. b.. consider the joint pytsist [. two companies. Both 're o,.a.. the Connecticut lirh' FNt g.. company, the transfer bet"g r., purpose of segregatinG the ..3, railway business ot jle -l c company from its elcctric p-r.. business
 '. T.. TampbcIl, G0Tr- tJTy ol Connecticut Light and Power cQm. pany: Joseph r. Berry. it's attorney and G. F. CoCkings general man- aGer of the street railway lTanr I of the Bristol and Plainville Flee tric company appeared.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
GERMAN ACE, AMERICA
 BOUND, IS IN TURKEY
Otto Kocnncckc, PiIoting Caspar Bi- plane Gcrmania, Completes First
 Stage of Flight.

Angora, Turkey, Sept. q tP)- Lieutenant Otto koennccke, piloting the Caspar biplane Germania in a flight 10 the United States by way or the Orient, landed here today, com- plcting the first stage Of the flight.
 Lieutenant KoenneCke. who left Cologne, Germany, at 2;22 ?. m. yes terday (German time) arrived at Angora at S:S0 o'clock this morning. The weather was fair.
 Kocnnecke plans to leave Angora Friday for Tokyo. The weather con- ditions will determine his route to TOkyO
New Britain herald., 1927-09-21
Booth EXpeiIed From
 New York Stcck Exchange

New York, Sept. q 'P)-HCr- man w. Booth. member of the New York Stock Exchange since April, 1914, was expelled today for viola ton of the rules of the Exchange. One of the charges on which ho was found guilty by the governing com mittrc was that h. had failed to comply with the requirements Of tfs committee on business conduct to submit his books and papers to tn" committee. The announcement of the expulsion was mad" from the rostrum on the floor of the stock exchange. as is customary in all such cases.