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Evening star., 1927-05-06

Calls Act Unauthorized.
Asserting that the action Of the
Costello Post of the American Legion
in passing resolution disapproving
the form Of the proposed District War
Memorial was unauthorized, and that
in passing the resolution the post
reversed itself upon a matter which
already has had the posts approval.
Maj. Julius l., Peyser, a member of
the Costello Post. requested The Star
today to print again the resolution
adopted by the executive council of
the Legion last year, with the ap-
proval Of all the Legion posts.
Mai. Peyser said that publicity
given TO the action of the Costello
Post had kept his telephone ringing
continuously with calls from Legion
naires asking an explanation. He
said that the war memorial has had
the support of the Legion's executive
council since it was first proposed; ;
that the Legion department com
manders have served and are serving
on the Memorial Commission created
by Congress to sponsor the memorial,
and that on more than one occasion
the Costello Post has passed resolu-
tions supporting the project.
He asked that the following resolu-
ton be printed again:
Whereas it is with feelings of graft
fication that the members of the de-
partment executive committee of the
American Legion have observed the
progress that is being made in the
EMBARRASSING campaign for a memorial
Evening star., 1927-05-06

H. p. Whitney entry.
Ten pounds claimed for rider.
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SECOND RACE-The Gunpowder: 2-year.
Olds: purse. 81 300: la fnrlongs.
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Edwards. s5 Mrs. w. c. Eustis, 5000.
f. J. Fibrey, $50; Miss Katherine
Fitzgerald, 81; s. ]. Ferguson, $40;
Mrs. Henry w. Fitch, S25; William V.
Freeman, S. Fussell- Young Ice Cream
Co, sloe; DIR. A: Frances Foye. 81;
Mrs. Sherman Flint, $25; David III.
Foster, So; Moy Fooy, 81; Moy -Four
81; Lee Sun Fook. 81; Moy Fong, so
cents; J. NJ. Frank. ST. r. Fitzgerald,
81; Fannie May Candy Co, $25: Flor
ence f. Frisby, ST.; Mrs. Ray Y. Fer.
ner, IS; Hilda T.. Fielder, $6; Comdr.
+. Floyd, 81; II. W. Fisher, $50: John
Fraye. 81.
j. f. Graf, $5; Edith Grimes, 81;
Mary Emile Glennan. ST.; DIR. G. O.
Goodpasture, So: Charles j. Gates, SIS;
II. A.. Goldberg, So: DIR. +. w. G..
Gibbs, 81: Vic Gauzza, ST.; Moy Guen,
81; NJ. Goldstein, 81; Jacob Gritz, 81;
J. J. Gilbert, $25; r. IL. DeGroot, ir.,
$40: GUIDE Bros. $50; c. w. Groomes,
$40; r. ID. Giesler, $6; Arthur j.. Gar
rett, Sc; Miss n. Il. Cuttings. SIS; A. T.
Greeley, IS; j. Fl. Galiher, S25; G.
Emery Galliher, SIS; e. c. Gramm,
SIS.
Isaac Heidenheimer, 81; Mrs. N.
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Frank Hart, 81; J. Philip Hermann,
500; Horace II. Herr, $3.50; Hip Sing
Chinese Merchants, $40; Hong High
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Hellmuth, 81; Hyman Harron, 81; W.
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81; Maurice Heran, ST. Fred l.. 1laller,
IS: Miss +. R. Iiough. 81; Minna
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Holmes, $6 Ruth Hanna, $5; Mrs. i.
Horn, 81; William A. Hill. $50; William
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The Washington times., 1927-08-15
The knowledge Test for
Times Readers

One word correctly completes each statement Choose
]. Cricket is a key-tool-automoble-
The word hip is applied to trunks -apples-cows
g. Tarpon is fish-game-net-vilain
Z. Oroe is applied to snger-church- wndow-bird.
s. Dirk is swift motion dagger ond-clown.
Match correctly
s. Deppe Massachusetts
z. Gettysburg Ireland
s. New Bedford South America
g. Paraguay Philippine Islands
10. Ennslilen France
II. Manila Pennsylvania
Do know?
u Who is known the patron saint of Paris?
Is. What is encyclical?
IA. What is the the United
Mexico who has just resigned?
10. Who wrote "Dombey and Som?
49, What Presidents wife is sometimes given credit invent
ing ice cream?
See tOmOrrOw's paper to verify your results.
Answers to Saturdays test:
IL Fish, Africa; tower s. Marcus Tulius Cicero
stephen Decau Benjamin franklin 8, Alexandra Dumas
Lord Byron TO- Henry Wadsworth Longfelow; Charles
Dickens - Bret Harte 49, Southern Of Africa Monu
ent IN Lucerne Switzerland to the of the
who fell in defense the Tuieries Paris 1922 place
black s' ~
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majestic. She looked in his eyes
fsteadfastly, not smiling.
What made you say that,
Mark?"
II am always thinking it. / so
long for it. I am afflicted with the
fear that you suffer-deeply.
Sometimes half wish / had
waited-wish that l had not
spoken. had not implored you SO
terribly"
She trembled. She said, almost
inaudibly: 1T might never have
been. / had SO long waited, Mark.
Is 1t on your account you wish
this?"
DO not wish it on mine"
Thus she spoke to him with
quiet, unsmiling majesty. And so
1t was always when she looked. in
his dear face and felt lost and help.
less in her emotions.
When she was alone, this quiet
deserted her. Lately especially
these heavy fog-laden days in early
July.
In the beginning, with the
loss OF the baby gnawing like a,
physical anguish in her flesh, she
had so wildly needed Mark.
He had come in the zero hour
when all~her valiant courage was
gone, when she saw the empty
years closing her definitely, hope
Of love gone, dear child snatched
away, all her rich, defrauded
motherhood Knocked, leaving her
blasphemous with dependence.
Then he had come with this en-
quilting sweetness. Then he had
knelt and clasped his arms about
her, returning the lost dreams with
his tender alteration, with his:
Roen, you need things to love?
Take me-Oh, take me, Roen, to
fill your heart And had
seemed boy with his need-.for
her..
She chung to him with the des.
peration Of one clinging to life.
clinging to sanity.
NoW--often-more and more.
often she was THINKING. She
would sometimes grow still and
cold with horror of herself. She
would ask in wonder: what have
I done? What am / doing?"
And it was difficult to recognize
herself difficult to identity the
Roen Ross who for so many yeras
had been so proud, so strong, so
unassailable with this Roen who
had things to conceal; things that
would make her cover and turn
crimson should others learn.
When she visited Jackie ana
b Virginia she found it hard TO
SO proud nova full-fledged
doctor-so young and SO proud.
Once he said to her as he drove
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like a bath. She sat here dream.
ing-half dozing-alI her life flow.
ing together confusedly.
A screen door banged some
where. Into the drift of Rooms
thoughts came sharply an image
of fat Maggie banging the door
just like that-standin on the
porch, STOPPING down, her cor
sets creaking-whispering: you
have q little brother!' Whis-
pering this that had gone tink.
ling like Christmas bells In the
child Rooms mind.
How beautiful that experience
had been! How it filled the
house with tenderness-Bobb
dad kneeling at Dearie's. couch,
his arms clasped about her waist,
his face hidden on her shoulder.
He loved her so. And now he
feared he might lose her. Oh,
it was a melting thing to love
like that. Even a child 8 knew
it and took the dream and
waited.
Till one came who said: do
you know why beauty makes
you weel3 Because it gives
you a vision of fine, holy things
you want with all your heart.
1t draws on you and calls to
you--the way you call to me,
Ashore"
Images coming suddenly and
fading. Michael vanishing. Now
Mark, who brought back Mich.
ael's eyes, leaning down and
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SHADES GIVE
TIME

nNE Of the most famous, and
~ perhaps the largest, sundial
in the world is that formed by
st. Peters Square in Rome.
The obelisk's shadow. says Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine. falling
on the marked circle, indicates
the hours when the sun is SUI.
ficiently bright.
x.rays are creating advanced
ideas for new inventions. The
apparatus has showed, that spi-
ders and silk worms spin exactly
the same kind Of fiber. Prohibi..
ton agents are using X.rays to
detect liquor In suspected pack.
ages. The British army uses the
X-ray to examine wood in its air.
planes for cracks, wormhOles and
knots. Stores have x-ray devices
showing customers how their feet
fit into new shoes. and a dairy
farm in Ohio recently engaged
the use OF x-rays to find the size
and location Of holes In Swiss
cheese.
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SE1ACk1ED SOULS = By Elenore Meherin

Thompson: ''You know Mark and
had such different viewpoints.
He never appreciated the things
] admired. He had no reverence
for my ideals. He thought they
were just to be scoff1d at"
And Laura and all Of this set
that could not aRsimiIate Mark,
would greedily answer: "He wasn't
fine enough for you, Claire. We
all saw it. George and / often
remarked on the Vulgarity OF his
ideas. You remember the shock.
ing way he talked at my anniver.
sary? As though he believed in
immortality. often thought how
difficult it must be for you-with
your refinement
Claire, who had no robust self
esteem would De supported by
this attitude.
For her own sake, Mark hoped
she would remain in Paris-as
much as he demanded it for his
own.
He followed his first letter with
others advising her
The waiting told on him, He
imagined the uncertainty Of her
position was also telling on Roen
One night when he thought she
looked pale: when. her beautiful.
passionate eyes were trimmed with
shadows, he said abruptly: ''Roen
when at last we can acknowledge
each otherg'
She seemed to him very tall
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NOW Go On With The StOrv

HE halted at the door, against
- her impulse to go disdainfully
on. But his voice had something
besides a command in it, some
thing that made her curious:
What is it? / don't think
there's anything else to say"
You will presently, sweetheart!
His sneer cut like a whip.
Now she wanted to. hurt him,
in his completeness and his cal.
lousness.
He waved to a chair. Better
sit down. What I'm going to
tell you is something you ought
to make yourself comfortable for
You won't? Well, have
your own way--this time
Remember when we talked things
over in New York, and you wrote.
me letter, a little letter."
Sally bit her lip. She reInem-
bered only too well those lines
she had written at his dictation,
lines she had signed and that told
anyone who cared to read that
she had been everything to Dan
Shevlin. A lie, but a lie that
would be believed. But--what use
was it, really? What harm could
he do with It?
"You don't think that letter
matters, do you" she asked scorn.
fully. -.
Yes, I do-obstinate of me,
isn't it?" He walked across the
room, picked cigarette from the
box, and lit it.. AS he hicked out
the match, he said gently: 'Nice
boy, Jerry Evesham, isn't he?"
A start went through Sally.
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her home: 'Roen, you're coming
with us?"
''oh. don't know, Jackie"
you've got to! I'd like a
chance to make few returns,
Ron. Don't get the fat-head--
don't think you're the only one
that can appreciate. I'm selfish,
toO-I'd like a chance to give you
something, Ron-Honestly, jimmy
and Ill feel rotten IL you don't
come with u.s."
Roen thought with a shivering
pang: Suppose you knew? Oh,
Jackie, suppose you knew"
And she shrank utterly from
the thought of this discovery.
Yet in her colder moments she
knew Jackie would never blame
her. He would regret. He would.
become profane with anger be-
cause at the last, she had found
love only in this cruel, grudgtng
way. He would want to strike
out with violence because Life
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had driven her to bitter extremes
always.
But he would understandable
would champion her.
And in these colder moments,
her own thought championed her.
She loved Mark-with a wild
abandon-with the love thwarted
drought seventeen years. She
had a right to this love. She
would not stain it with weakness
and remorse.
But these colder moments were
lately deserving her. Coming
home In the evening she walked
listlessly up the cottage steps,
sometimes coming to abrupt halls
sometimes saving to herself: Il
wonder-Dear God, wonder"
One day in the middle Of July,
Gregg Morse said to her: when
are you taking your vacation.
Roen?"
"Soon--in a month. perhaps"
And suddenly: my brother wants
me to go to Europe with him in
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air, Her hand CROPPED out like the
hand Of someone who is blind.
She tried to speak, but only a lit
tie broken murmur came from her
lips. Then she swayed, caught her.
self. swayed again she was
on the floor, an inert, crumpled
body.
Sally, breathing hard, met Shev.
Inns glance -" the memory OF
Shevlin's kiss still on her mouth.
He had stopped, picked up Car.
lotta, and carried her to a couch.
Her head fell back there lifelessly.
you've killed her. She's dead"
said Sally duly. She felt as il abe
were in some horrible dream.
Don't be q fool. She's only
tainted" His hand shot out and
caught her wrist. She did not
The Washington times., 1927-08-15
CORN STALKS
FOR BUILDING

A PROCESS has been developed
"A for Transforming corn stalks
into lumber which can be used in
building houses, barns, theaters,
office buildings and hotels. The
process Of making lumber from
cornstalks is simple The stalks
are first shredded, immersed in
water to soften the fiber and glu.
tinous content Of the stalks, the
coarser and finer fibers are felted
and then the material is dried and
pressed into sheets.
John Hays Hammond, jr., who
has a hundred inventions to his
credit and who for years has been
directing torpedoes and ships by
wireless, Is 80 years old.
One OF the latest forms of fire
engine equipment is carried on a
motorcycle sidecar. The apparatus,
which can be quickly set up,
throws about rs gallons of water
q minute.
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like an electric shock. She in.
voluntarily cleHched her hand
with a little. shiver. And she
knew her face, her terrified eyes,
gave her away. SheVlin laughed
softly.
You may wonder how know.
Wen, you see, i always find it
convenient to have a servant
where / work who keeps his eyes
open and reports things. Charlotte
Is on your SIDE. But manage
to hear everything. as Won noria,.,.'
Perhaps you do; Sally's tone
was uneven. She was frightened
now. But just because-Mr.
Evesham and Just because"
Shevlin cut her short. Don't
let's waste time! You can't lie 10
me-. If / should send that letter
you wrote to Jerry Evesham,
what do you think would hap
He wouldn't believe it. He'd
believe me"
Yes. he'd believe you, after
finding out ! staked you to come.
UP and marry a millionaire, and
you were willing! He'd believe
you the sweet, innocent little
flower, don't think! Listen, you
don't know much about men!''
Sally's brain felt numbed. A.
Kind OF terror filled her-terror
OF this man, back perhaps from
a successful browbeating Of AID.
rian Martin, and enjoying him
self now by tOrmenting her.
What was he saying? Did he
really mean to do that-did he
really mean to show Jerry that
letters But she could explain
Jerry would believe her! And
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draw away, but faced him danger.
ously, silently.
See here" he went on swiftly.
He was whispering as il he some
how feared to waken the silent
figure on the couch. Think over
what l said. I'm going to New
York tonight. I'll wait-two or
three days. While you're think.
ing things over. Then I'll ask for
an answer. won't mail that let
ter till then"
Don't bother to watt" said
Sally fiercely. do you think
there's any chance-the slightest
chance in the world-that I'll go
to you--to you? Why, I'd much
rather kill myself-muchi"
Shevlin looked unutterably
bored. For Gods sake" he MUIR
INJURED, do you women always
have 10 have scenes? I don't care
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in grip she could not escape
from.
She tried TO cry out, but the
sound stuck in her throat. Then
she felt his kiss, even as she
twisted her head violently away.
All at once he released her
and she stood there, trembling,
almost sobbing. He blurred be.
fore her eyes, but she saw now
why he had let her go. He was
facing the doorway.
Carlotta Brooke was standing
there, with a face that seemed
distorted with it's own fury.
CHAPTER rs
Sally's nerves were quivering
wildly. Her eyes fled from Dan
Shevlin's sardonic face to Carlotta
at the doorway.
For moment Carlotta stood
there with an unbelieving tragic
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yet he hadn't quite believed her
the night he had seen her in
Adrian Martins house, and with
the letter coming on top Of
that
She was afraid. Her attempt
to be calm, defiant-she had
given up the pretense.
Let me go!' she pleaded.
give me the letter back. I'll
pay you what I owe. But let
me go-don't make me unhappy
He drew in a long breath as
II gratefully. II thought we'd
come to an understanding. Well,
Sally, I'm going to show you I'm
not such a bad fellow. I'll give
You a chance to get your letter
back and wipe out everything
You owe me, too"
How"
He moved a little closer to
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TIE fancied her tearing the en-.
IA velope daintily-flushing be.
cause the letter appeared long.
Then, reaching the vital para
graphs, shutting her eyes over
hem-unable to proceed. And
firmly going to her room-stand.
ing utterly quiet-reading on
blinded with those ready. silent
tears.
For days she would be mute
with bewilderment. So it might
be the end of July before he would
be relieved Of this BRUTAL sus.
pense.
1t was possible that she might
net deign an answer
Yet he went carefully over his
business affairs. He made q clean
division of his property, prepared
to sign half to Claire.
He hoped she would not return
to the city. This. would increase
the pain. Especially for her.
She was proud and would not
like explaining to her friends.
Much easier for Claire to allow a
year TO pass. And then return;
then say to- the likes Of Laura
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her. Now you're not going to
be a fool, are you?" His voice
was lower now and he was look.
ing at her steadily, so that
somehow she felt uncomfortable.
You're not going to be a fool?
Listen to me! Come down to
New York with me tonight. Let
me take care of you
for a week. Then-quits!"
Quits!'
She stared at him dumbfounded.
"Are you-are you mad?"
"Only about you! Why-don't
you think I've been watching
you, looking at you when you
didn't see NEEDN'T you think
I meant this all along?"
He took one swift step for.
ward and put his arms about
her, crushing her, holding her
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what you think. feel, want or pre-
fer-or anything else: Why
what harm would it be, anyway
II keep my mouth shut--and you
can marry this Evesham boy
afterwards. You don't think he's
thrown away his chance, do your
Well, why should you, why should
your
"Oh, you-you-" She could
not say the confused things in
her mind, the terror and the hate
that whirled there. She couldn't
hurt Dan SheVlin-her anger
couldn't move him. He was like
a monster, a creature born with
out heart and soul.
He threw a look at Carlotta
Brooke, but she had not stirred.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
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, the end of August. Would, you
give me a leave Of absence?"
For how long?"
"a year."
How can / do without you?
III have TO, of course. A trip to
Europe isn't a thing to be turned
down every day. Are you telling,
me definitely that you want to
leave?"
She answered quickly and feel
ing her lips draw in a tight, al.
most immovable line: ''Yes-I
want the leaVe-from next month
il you can
She was not thinking Of the
trip to Europe. As she rode
home, she thought: "Why did l
do that? Why"
But she knew.
And that night sitting by the
fire, she got up and tarced the
shadows on the wall--traced them
with a warm flood of memory
rushing over her.
She said to those shadow.
forms that were like eerie chill.
dren running she said huskily,
starkly: 81 have always wanted
this-always wanted it. Oh, God
this is what I've always
wanted!'
And sank on her knees and
began to pray.
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But these days. young people begin married life with
fancy furnished flat and in no time they DO the whole thing over
apartment door because the furniture is all changed around
and lamp shades and sofa cushions have replaced the
there yesterday?
He be surprised find his redecorated
Her dark brown hair not be red god her blond cu
dyed black!
can't help thinking that the old sticking
to the old golden oak furniture had lot to do with the
golden wedding celebrations
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CHAPTER AZ


- The first Sunday in August,
Roen worked in her garden. turn.
ing the rich. warm earth, alb
sently stroking the fresh, silky
green leaves of the ,dahlias. A
sweet, warm. hazy day. Now she
went about. pruning the bushes.
And now shipping an apron Of
white roses.
These brought back to her In a
sudden, melting recollection the
basket of flowers Michael brought
that long distant day Dearie came
from the hospital. That Saturday
when they knew the marriage was
again and more indefinitely post.
pond. Yet Michel came bringing
golden acacia and the great
snowy roses. Came with such
dear understanding and said:
Don't be- afraid to look at me,
ashore. I won't ask more than
you can give"
She thought Of this now and
pressed her face against the roses.
Many things these 10 years had
brought. At her feet was the sand.
box left here these five months
since the little boy went away.
The pans he had played with.
all rusted now. werel wing in
the box.
She felt suddenly exhausted and
sat down in the big hammock
chair, closing her eyes, letting
the mellow sun pour over here
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Life, Love and Adventure Are the Lot
of an Obscure Girl in
High Society.
Read This First:

Sally Marsh New .
wonderful education She keeps house with other girls
decides
her IDEAL and Dan Shevn shrewd Of the offers
intrOdue
sally VIII give him security This security
dictates Sally recklessly
loves MIN and will regret the six months has with
8 IoF MRS Brooke opens her cottage il Newport and Sally meets
Irelaw,
DSy Wells and discovers he Is secretly married. This information
Res and Sally begins to feel very She has met Jerry
oSa % bSoDy Wells yacht IN her bathing suit He makes violent
SS be fe z mad about her She realizes u last
S ey rich Adrian Martin Mark TrelaW
that
she meets Martin She knoWs Jerry and
err - Is mouse to ask him to do what he
Martin
r"sIs worst As ne getting train Newport
Later
very unhappy Jerys town
nsupect1ngy
TURNER seems to very aIuabIe 4 -
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And that harder to odfashioned husband
away from his favorite easy chair and smoking than it
husband away from modern wfe Fore she and
home often quite unfamiliar him in their
paraphemalia!
Habit is good hold
l think sentimental than
about the places they ke Make them comfortable and have
them hitched!
Try to teach them tricks and they'll away old
tralsl
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whispering: ST will make it up
to you-bring back the singing
music. 1t is not too late
tTO Be Continued Tomorrow
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BY Fay King

BY Fay King
SOMETIMES wonder much redecoratg hasn't got
thing to do with the increase in divorce!
wonder if accustOming constant change doesn't
perhaps develop him that lead desire in the
change of wife, as well change in the furniture!
Man at his best is creature of comfort believe is
happily married when he has know
and every little old nook and and whatno
cabinet of his home!
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MO matter where it is, how bad it
hurts. how long you've had It,
pr what kind of corn, "Gets-It" will
stop the pain in 5 seconds. All pain
goes at q touch. Then the corn
shrinixs up and goes away altogether.
You walk, dance, wear tight shoes
all you want. For your own sake
try "Gets-It." At leading drug stores
everywhere. Costs only a few cents
for several. months supply.
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Women in AirpLanes

MANY the arplane service between England
- and the Continent than Close observers that the
women seem much home thousand feet in the air
than the male passengers.
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This Day in Our History

IN August 15 1914 the Panama Canal world
~ The first passage after the declared opening by the
steamship AncOn Of the Panama railroad The time Of the
passage nine hours.