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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09
SAYINGS OF
MRS.SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland.

HEAR. oh my Daughter, the
III song of songs which every
woman chanteth in her heart.
Behold, have known much
men a little and few men much;
but HE excelleth them ell.
10, he Is the Perfect Lover
whose kisses are more tender than
rose-leates, more gentle than the
spring rain, yet more intensive
than a thunderstorm.
He is the Prince Charming of
my visions, the incarnation of all
my dreams, the sturdy oak on
spoiled boy whom 1 delight 20
mother.
He is the understa nding Pal
unto whom / can bare my secrets
and reveal my innermost thoughts
in surety of sympathy.
He is the Thoughtful Soul who
forgetteth not TO send flowers up.
on an anniversary, who never
keepeth me waiting, who doeth al.
ways the graceful thing at the
psychological moment, who never
maketh a faux pas!
He is the Brilliant Intellect
unto whom l gaze UP in admira-
ton; yet. who harkeneth when l
speak, cheereth when l am clever,
laugheth when l am witty, and
noteth not when l am foolish.
He is the Congenial spirit who
leadeth me unto the QUIET restau.
rant, where the food is good,
the hilarity is restrained, and the
jazz hand getteth not upon my
nerves nor shattereth mine ears.
He is the Gentle Philosopher
who doth not require me to be
an angel, neither suspecteth me
to be a devil, but regardeth me
as Human Being, which the
Lord knoweth I AM!
He Is the 1nspirational Being
who bringeth hyacinths to feed
my soul and quoteth poetry to
charm mine imagination-the
happy Playboy with whom I re.
joice to dance upon a holiday.
He is the mold of fashion whose
chin.is always shaven, whose collar
concealeth his Adams apple,
whose garments are perfect but
not gaudy; who adOrneth my
dinner table and filIeth my heart
with pride.
He is the Perfect Husband
who packeth a trunk without
swearing, never forgotten the
tickets, always praiseth the cook
ing, tendeth the furnace without
complaint, and never yearneth
for an evening out!
He is the 1dealist who per.
ceiveth not the flaws In my
disposition, the runs in my stock.
ing, nor the rouge upon my cheeks,
but accepteth me "as is and
acclaimeth me perfect
He is the Worlds Wonder,
who never looketh at another
woman!
He is the Man.W no. Never.wa
He Is my NIGHTMARE.
BEEN.
Eelah.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09

And the mysteries inside YOU
courage and laughter, pride and
ambition, poetry and love
Time and space topping to
help you along. Submarines,
aeroplanes, telephones, radios,
autos and trains
What more do you want?
You're the heir Of the ages
and then some!
You're a million years old and
a billion lives strong and you're
leading the whole parade.
Yet you go around whimpering
-"Guys like me don't count"
Cut 1t out! Be yourself!
You're no worm! You're no
blunder! You're not lost in the
shuttle.
YOU'RE THE BEST THING
GODS DONE!
ACT YOUR AGE!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09
Poor POiret

Roaming the land in the interest of clothes women
more complicated indivduasc (and expensve) clothes
that is-Paul Poiret French dress designer, walls:
THE think all they need for wardrobe is good
chiffon stockings. Legs Legs That's all they think Of
Perhaps yes Msieu Yet, of certainty, what of it?
American like to bare their knees to the breeze
they satisfied with their fashion that they
to for five years. that shows something besides legs
shows
The girls find short skirts and little hats and buying
clothes from the prousion turned out in this country
where else earth suits them fine, though there
certain uniformity of dress annoying to the artistic M Pore
We suspect the Partisan designers will camor in vain to
recall their lost style tyranny in this land of the free the
home Of women who think for themselves
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09

You. just as you stand, five
feet eight in your socks. squint
eyed. knock.kneed, plumb full of
cussedness, are still the most
glorious. significant spectacle
that has ever walked this stage.
Your relatives may not think
much of you, your boss may be
down on you, even the bill col.
lectors may have given you up as
total loss. But you're not a
total loss to the Big Boss who
made you.
YOU'RE GODS LATEST.
GREATEST PRODUCT, AND HE
HAS PUT ALL HIS BETS ON
YOU!
Millions, billions. endless triI.
lions of experiments preceded
your existence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09

LEAR. oh my Daughter, the
IL song of songs which every
woman chanteth in her heart.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09
The knowledge Test For
Readers of The Times

In what State is the most important city by this
l. Providence.
g. Lowell
g. Chicago
d. Denver
s. Seattle
Do you know:
ton?
T. What was the first college founded in America?
g. What is the chief port of Belgium.
g. What amount is gross
TO- How often does the earth rotate on its axis?
H. Where is the thyroid gland?
Who
IL The Building of the Shin?
- The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls?
IA Annie Laurie?
Is. The StarSpanged Banner?
Is. The Raven?
(See Magazine Page for Answers)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09

every minute and second since
your birth, together with your
parents and grandparents many
times removed, as they live in you.
During your waking hours, the
lock will" is fastened firmly be-
tween these two divisions of your
mind.
In sleep. however, the lock is
loosed. And then the things which
live in the great storehouse come
out in the form of weird fancies
called dreams"
And that is all a dream is, my
dear; just a fragment of memory,
impression or impulse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09
Cops for Kids

CPECIAL policemen are engaged
- in Amsterdam, Holland, for
children. Their functions are to
help parents whose children be-
have badly and to help children
whose parents behave badly. They
help forsaken children and watch
those who stay away from school,
They take care of children in the
street. or at the movies. The
special police station IL charm.
ingly arranged with flowers and
every comfort for the little ones.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09
LISTEN, WORLD!
By ELSIE ROBINSON

no you get
~ discourse ed
s o m e I m e S,
thinking how
little and insig-
nificant you are,
how unimpor-
tant in compar-
ison to the inf.
mite boards Of
men who have
come and gone?
Do you sigh
my life can't
possibly mat
ter?"
Stop 1t! Your
life does matter.
As a human
h in z YOU'RE
the most i'm.
portant thing
that has ever
happened on
this earth. Prob
ably on any
earth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09

cd al on e
knows how long
Life 90 k e d
around for a
proper vehicle
to stage It's big
act before it de-
cided to locate
in you.
But it did To-
cate in you.
And. t o d a v i.
you re I h e
record. You're
the first thing
in line, with the
whole show 60
ing on for your
benefit.
Fire a n d
alter, earth and
air, sunset and
moonrise. win
ter and spring,
rose spray and
bird song, all
SerVinr Won,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09
Advertisement

Strange that sparkling autumn-than which there
loveier Observation-Disclosures need pressagentng
it does People inclined desert the outdoors with the
first touch Of nppy weather. and turn to indoor
Many days left to enjoy fresh air and sunshine and
long winter ahead in which to stay under cover.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09

depends on its insulation. IF this
Is good, little ice will he wasted.
Insulation should he the first re.
quirement when buying an ice
chest. The hest insulator is
two o. three-inch layer of cork.
board. The level of the Ice should
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-09

be kept high. or the cooling will
suffer. and the ice be wasted.
Remember. that the coolest part
will he just under the ice, as cold
air falls. But these details are
generally ssfeguarded by the
nsALArs ~ m06arH r0friEsrators,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
Chinese Village
Built on Banks
OF Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Cal. July To-
Transforming the Sacramento river
into the dirty-yellow Yangtse OF
China, and the river shacks OF
Frederick into Chinese village
Richard Dix, movie star. and his
film technicians have created a lit
tie bit of Shanghai near this city
for their latest picture, "Shanghai
Bound.'
A o5.foot steamboat was remain
ed "Hoi Ping A Chinese street
was erected on the bank. False
fronts of bamboo. burlap and mat
ting turned Households and river
shacks into Chinese dwellings
Dragon shaped prows and bamboo
cabins made sampans out of doz
en- river skiffs. Rice sacks and
matting-covered boxes provided an
oriental cargo.
Two hundred Chinese farm la
horers donned native costumes fol
mob scenes. The village scenes
were made at night. 40 that dark
ness obscured all background thai
did not fit the Chinese atmosphere
Day scenes were made where sec
ton of tho Sacramento river is said
to resemble the Yangtse closely.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
Fifth Graders
Know Too Much
About Stat e

WOODLAND, Cal, .Tnlv 10
What docs the AVERAGE fifth grader
in California know about Southern
California?
This much. indping from exam
papcrs graded here:
"Southern Californians live a
very hard life. Thew make abont
everything by hand, their dress be-
ing near naked. They grow orang-
es. bananas and cotton. Women
rick the bananas and cocOanuts for
the men,
Other striking disclosures in the
par"rs were:
"Hair grows out of holes in the
head
"Paul Revere took a ride to see
the country
"If We don't sit and stand
straight when we are young, W."
will be crooked when we get old
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
WEALTHY BROKER
IS ACCUSED OF
PARTNERS DEATH

LOS ANGELES, July 16.-Ar
argument over a financial deal was
attributed by investors today to the
Staying of Frederick A. Stern
wealthy broker, whose bullet rid
died and badly beaten BODY was
found in the offices of the Roths-
child Mortgage and Finance Co.
late yesterday.
Jacob Goldstein, president of the
company and partner Of Stern, was
found seated beside the body hold
ing revolver when police arrived
The sumptuous suite Of offices was
wrecked, giving indications of 6
struggle. Near the body q bloody
hammer was found.
Goldstein is being held in the
county Jail on a charge of suspie
ion of murder. The wealthy broker
maintains he acted in self-defens5
and declares that Stern attacked
him with a hammer when heated
argument took place over finan
cial deal.
Stern was shot four times ant
his head crushed with the hammer.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
.SAPIRO DROPS
LIBEL ACTION
AGAINST FORD

CHICAGO, July 16.-The $l,0oo,'
100000 liber suit that Aaron Sapiro'
Chicago attorney, instituted against
Henry Ford as result of articles APP
nearing in the Dearborn Indepen-
dent has been settled, Sapiro an
nounced today.
"We have agreed not to announce
the terms of the settlement, Sapi-
no told the United Press.
"However, as fas as the three
points on which we had the sn''-
the Jewish issue. the cooperative
marketing Issue and the personal u.s.
sue-I am convinced thew have mad"
a decent and manly re'raction and
ON satisfied. he added.
The agreement. which brought
about the settlement, was reached
between two attorneys renresenting
Ford and two attorneys who repro
ennea Sapiro in the libel hearings In
Detroit.
"Negotiations for the settlement
of this cuit have been ooing on for
some time" Sapiro said, "and thew
wnro finally reached nj conferences
within the past few DAYS.
Sapiro also said they had core"
nnither to request nor receive dam
ages rs resul. of the settlement.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
Jones Acclaimed
By All England

LONDON. july l6.-Bobby Jones
had won England today in addition
To the British open golf champion
shin.
The morning newspapers were un'
stinting in praise of tn" Atlanta
youth whose 2s5 for Z" holes of
rolf broke all ma ior tournament re-
cords.
GA stupendous feat, worthy even
OF the golfer who achieved it,
exclaimed the Times.
CIT was phenomenal golf. The
phrase human machine does Jones
sometime less than Justice" com
Imented the Morning Post.
' The Daily Mail dealt in superla
tives and soid that "Jones has es
tablished himself as the greatc"'
am teur the game has ever known.
The above was outdone bv the
Daily News which eliminated tho
word "amateur and said simnly
that the American is "the world 5
lgreatest golfer"
"America wonderful golf ma
Chine" was the way the Daily Elk
press put it.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
Ancient Semitic
Temple Found by
Berkeley Man

. BERKELEY, Calf, July To-
Discovery of an ancient Semitic
temple, more than 1000 years old
by DR.. William Frederick Babe at
Tellen-Nasbeth, Palestine, has led
the government of Palestine to ca
Bile to the Pacific School of Rehg
ion here asking months exten
sion in DIR. Bade's leave Of absence
from the school.
The leave WAS granted by tho
school directors at meeting held
following receipts of the message
from Palestine.
The explorations of DR.. Babe
who is dean and professor of Old
Testament and Semitic languages
at the school are expected to result
in additional discoveries of historic
Importance.
Remains of building, older than
the Semitic temple, along with an
cient tombs and rare archaeological
treasures are among the most re
cent of DR.. Bade's discoveries.
One of the rooms of the temple
contained flint knives and queer
looking cups and bowls, used in re
ligious ceremony. In caves an'
storehouses beneath this room,
variety of pottery and tomb depos
it's were found. They were placed
there before the time of Abraham
it is believed.
DR.. Babe is expected to return
TO Berkeley during the latter par
of September.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
BY
GEORGE EDWARD McCORRISON


staff Correspondent of Honolulu
Advertiser and United Press
Copyright. 1927, by United Press
KAUNAKAKAI. Island ON Molo-
kai. T. H., July lett was a most
remarkable experience for old Moio'
kai to have Smith and Bronte drop
in on US.
It was 9:30 in the morning when
the Getty Of Oakland passed over
Talape courthouse. flying low, zig
tagging and with her motor puff
ing.
No one paid any particular atten-
ton to the plane until 9:45 when
the crash was heard. The plane
clipped branch off a Kiawe tree,
so yard1 before coming to rest. 1t
is now firmly implanted between
two tod h Kiawe trees.
Smith. inst before the crash.
seemed to be trying to ewing the
plane to better landing place. brf
the ship seemed manageable. |
was one of the few persons who
saw the crash of the monoplane.
The FLYERS climbed out Of the
plane and Mt once asked directions
to radio station.
A crowd. including MANY natives
soon was drawn 10 the fallen bird
of the sea and before the FLYERS
could nrotect II MANY souvenirs had
been stripped from the ship.
Smith procured his letteN per,
sonal prners and instruments and
Bronte his navigation instruments.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
Deputy County
Clerk Resigns

Miss Ellis M. Simpson, deputy
county clerk, has given up her posi-
ton here and left Ell Centric this
morning for Los Angeles. Miss
Simrs> has been membc- of the
county clerks staff for the last
three years and her departure is
greatly regretted by nu aerous
friends. She said that her plans
for the future had not heon def
nitelv made hut that SIZE hal been
offered several positions in Los An
geles offices and that she plans to
live wit hher sisters in Los Angeles.
Miss Jean Stewart has been ar-
pointed by c. G.. Mousseau. county
clerk to fill the vacancy left bc
Miss Simpson. Miss Stewart has
had considerable experience in the
work, having been in the district
attorney office for nearly two
years as clerk.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
Youth Prefers
Trading Post
To Civilization

SAN FRANCISCO. July l6.-Up
in the North Pacific sails ship
taking a 21-year-old youth. Mickey
Gordon, away from the bright
lights of this metropolis back ~
the lonely trading post at lev Reef
near Demarcation Point, ION top
of the world.
Mickey came here last fall on his
first trip to civilization. His faith.
or. Tom Gordon, leading citizen OF
Point Barrow, wanted his son 10
see the bright lights and then 70
choose whether he wanted to spend
his life among the crowds of the
states or on the lonely tundra OF
the porthland.
And after eight months OF the
maddening swirl of the city Mickey
made his choice. He has gone back.
n was too lonely in the city where
there were so many people he did
not know, he said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
HONOLULU
| TO fETE
AIRMfN
Royal Welcome Planned
BY Citizens for Smith
and BrOnte.
FLYERS GET SLEEP
|Gided to Island Without
Drop of Gasoline Left
In Tanks.
BY H. r. EKINS
United Press Staff Correspondent

I OAAtCu 11cSS Quail S0AASoPohNOHV
HONOLULU, July l6.--While
Ernie Smith and Emory Brontc were
sleeping here carly today, Honoluii
was preparing to give them an ova'
tion equal to that given Lieutenant.
Maitland and Negenberger two
weeks ago.
Aviators here consider that the
feat of Smith and Bronte was en-
Itirely as great as that of their pre-
|deeessors and in fact n recapitula-
tion of the two flights shows that III
many ways they were almost iden-
ltieal
The distance flown by Smith aud
Bronte was about 100 miles less
than the distance Of the army plan"
but their time was also % minutes
less than the Bird of Paradise.
The army flyers landed at Wheel
er Field % hours and 40 minutes
latter they left Oakland airport IN
San Francisco Bay. Smith and
Bronte landed on Molokai % hour
and % minutes after they had tai
zen off from the same runway.
Both Planes Lost
Both planes had been lost 10
1.-THE world for several hours before
fthey finally landed. No Sefini'"
word had been received frOsl Matt
land and Hegenberger until two
minutes before their plane landed NJ
IWheeler Field and Friday il was
feared for hours that Smith and
Brontc were in the ocean when they
landed at Molokai.
Both planes lost the radio beacon
at Crissv Field in San Francisco at
about the same relative positions IL
their flights.
Neither plane picked up the radio
beacon from here.
Roth FLYERS encountered trouble
with head winds and fog.
The reason the flyers were nm
heard from for four hours Thur
! day was because their radio ante"
ma broke and although Bronte WORK
ed for two hours rigging M ~"
emergency aerial, it was carried
|nway rs soon as il was finished,
thew told the United Press.
The FLYERS were as happy rs
school bows when they landed -
Wheeler Field here = few hours AT
ter the crash on Molokai.
Gasoline Used UP
Their motor stopped dead soon
after they had sighted the island
Of Molokai, they explained, and
they glidcd to land without n drop
of gasoline in the tanks.
1--WE were abo"o the clouds so
much that we had both seen MI
RACES Smith said. "We saw
clusters of horses. farms and even
people, but every time they turned
ont 10 be miragcs.
ayes" cut in Bron.e, "when we
finally sighted Molokai we thought
i, was just arothcr mirage, hut VIC
wcre not overla.'; ng rlv bets ana
"rreed to s..r ~; Investigate.
"When we Ser fiually convinc.
Cd that it VIZ really land we were
overioyed because we thought we
had reached the vicinity Of Wheel.
er Field and victory. but suddenly
we found ourselves on lonely Moo.
kai.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
Screen World to
Adjust Expenses

HOLLYWOOD, July 10 Read
justment of the entire motion pie
ture industry on n basis of economy
seen here today following the see
ond of series of meetings between
producers and representatives Of
the various divisions.
At meeting attended by noted
writers of the film world last night
the movement to bring about nee
essary economics was discussed
with film executives and at the
conclusion of the conference new
note of optimism was expressed by
Samuel Goldwyn, co-chairman of
the session.
GA brilliant body of men and
women are meeting with the repre-
senatives of the producers Gold
wynn said. cit is very enlightening
to us TO hear the authors point of
view. for the first time expressed
fearlessly.'
of hundred million dollars less
a year were spent in making pic
lures, the pictures produced would
be better" Rupert Hughes, presi-
dent Of the Screen Writer'S Guild
declared in a statement.
Hughes declared that most screen
material came out as sausage
meat and that there were ''too
MANY fingers in the, pie. -
The meetings are to be continued
next week.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
HOST TO FLYERS DESCRIBES
THEIR ARRIVAL AT MOLOKAI

Smith gave his helmet to one
eve witness to the crash and hi'
bottle of smelling salts he gave to
Mrs. Frank Foster.
Bronte gave a half dollar to the
truck driver who took us to the ra-
do station, saving to the man:
"Twenty four hours ago this was
in Oakland. California. -
The flyers had their first meal at
nv house.
T gave them a regular Hawaiian
dinner consisting of poi. ulua. whit"
fish. sweet potatoes, roast pig, eur
ed seaweed, opihi. with small shell
fish. chicken and all the trimmings,
The FLYERS especially appreciated
the messages sent from their FAM
lies to them here through the Unit
ed Press. Tt was the first contact
they had had with their families
since tho embarked more than u
hours before.
~ want to thnnk you very mu"t
for this hospitality shown me IN
such an ont of the wav place.
Smith said TO me- as he '~ft fo~
Honolulu. "T assure you l viii new
or forget il. -
They both declared just before
thew left nv humble abode rere that
u wou,1 he welcome ride thov
were obott TO erl,: rk on without
WORRYING about whether or not they
ever would see land again.
The police were puar''no tho
r,anc and we will DO everything noe
O'h'o 70 oia the flyers ana care for
their ship.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
Bears Protected
In Washington
By Guard Wire

OLYMPIA. Wash, .July To-
WASHINGTON hunters and ranchers
ore bc~innino to suspect that mem.
hers of the LEGISLATURE had "fel-
low feeling for bears. az result
OF an amendment to the state law
rc""ntlv approved.
The old law made il necessary
for hunters to most a SIGN of warn
irc in the vicinity Of hear traps.
AS hears cannot read, this scheme
worked very well.
Under a new amendment. wire
s'nst be nlaced around the bear
tran, not more than 10 feet away
and 10 inches above the ground.
ACCORDING TO DR.. Glenn r. Bach,
bears are doing much damage and
cannot be framed as the guard
wire il sufficient 10 warn the ami
mails away from the traps.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
"LINDRrRGH" COCKTAILS
WIN MOTORIST BIG FINE

CUCKFIELD. Sussex, England
July l6.-An echo of Col. Lind
bergh's visit to England has como
up in the courts here on an appeal
when motorist charged here on an
when motorist Is charged
with exceeding the speed limit told
the magistrate he had been drink
ing too many "Charlie Lindbergh y
cocktails.
"You have only made your of
Tense worse" said the magistrate
"You ought TO be ashamed for us
ing Col. Lindbergh g name in speak
ing Of your offense.
Thereupon he imposed a stiff
fine on the motorist.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-16
Mandell to Risk
Lightweight Title

DETROIT. Mich. july l6.-Sam'
my Mandell. lightweight boxing
champion of the world, will risk
his title tonight against Phil
tMrGraw Of Detroit.
Mandell will climb through the
ropes in perfect physical condition.
weighing exactly l35 pounds, the
lightweight limit. McGraw will
weigh 1879 l.2 pounds. The fighters
weighed in late yesterday even
though the fight was postponed on
account Of rain from last night
until tonight.
Mandell won the title from Rocky
Kansas in the rain at Chicago July
rs, 1926.
Mandell will receive $4,000, win,
lose or draw and McGraw will re-
ceive $1,000.