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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02
The Guest Of Honor

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ At q woman's luncheon
where should I place the guest Cf
honor? IA READER.
At the right Of the hostess. This
place gives compliment to the
guest OF honor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02

An automatic machine has
been perfected that counts the
number of passers-by by their
shadows. A beam Of light Is
employed, and az each person
flies past a shadow is cast on
a sensitive meter such as is used
by street car conductors to ring
up fares. ~....
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02
The Billy Goats GruIF

The BiIy-Goats GruF
Great Big Billy-Goat Gruff
statred over the bridge.
AS he went along
the bridge began to say,
'Troppity-trop! Troppity-tropv
who is cropping over my
bridge?" roared the old troll
from under the bridge.
ct is I, Great Big Billy Goat"
said the goat,
in great big voice.
10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02
No Need TO Say
that Nows

II you have tried everything
for. your pimples, blaclkheads or &C.
zerna and want to know what it is
TO get something that really works
then let your skin know the magic
touch of sulphur combined with
menthol. Nothing more amazing
than how sulphur clears the skin
and as sulphur clears, menthoI
heals. AS combined in Rowles
Mentho Sulphur, the two make an
astonishing skin corrective and
builder. Pimples dry up overnight.
BlackhaAds and coarse pores van
ssh in a few days. And as for
eczema-even the most burning or
itching case soon yields. Relief
from the burning or itching follows
Immediately upon application.
Rowles Mentho Sulphur is mex
pensive and all druggists supply it
in jars ready to use. Be sure it's
&0gls4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02
SeedIess Tomato

r tomato has been perfected Kansas BY horicu
tnaI srneriener He working for five years and
hps rrdced tomato 81 feet long The largest tomato
: bore weighed mo than four pounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02
ADVERTISEMENT
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02
FIREPLACE
HINT

EIREPLACE bricks can be
Il cleaned of SCOT and dirt, even
if in very bad condition. by brush
ing them vigorously with a broom
and applying a mixture Of one
pint Of strong household am.
monia and two pounds of pow
dered pumice stone in a gallon Of
soft soap. Apply this with a
brush and let it stand for an
hour before rubbing it we'll into
the surface with scrubbing
brush and rinsing it with clear
water.
A face mask of thin rubber TO
take the place Of makeup when
worn by actors has been in
vented in New York. Such mask
is modelled In a plaster cast or the
features of the person who is
to wear it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02
Street Etiquette

nEAR MRS. BEECkMAN:
~ /. Please explain to Us:
While walking down the street
with d sweetheart should the man
take the girls arm or should the
girl take the mans arm? Also in
crossing the street and In a crOWd2
q. When walking down the street
with two girls where should the
man walk? y. H.
1t is best and correct II neither
one takes the arm Of the other,
unless the girl needs assistance.
Asa matter Of fact, q gentleman
never takes q lady's arm. and A
lady does not drape herself on the
arm Of a gentleman. However,
In q crowd or when crossing a
street d thoughtful man will offer
his arm to q lady. Nothing pro-
claims the ''hick" more than the
habit some girls have Of hanging
onto the arm Of a man."
2. Whether g. man fs walking
with one girl or two girls, he walks
on the side Of the pavement near
est the curb.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02
Protecting the Sharks Egg

SHARKS epp is unprovded SHE'LL but the contents are
nrotaced bv thick leahery covering almost as astc as
India rubber. The average size is two InsneS W WV ~
quarters, the color almost pure oiach'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02
Bv BEATRICE FAIRFAX
CORRECT
MANNERS
-NErs. COrnelius BeeckMan

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
Is it proper for d gentleman
to tfp his hat to d lady before she
has greeted him, or should q lady
"bid the time" first? CURIOUS.
al gentlemen waits for the lady
ID make the bow of recognition
first. This lii her privilege, this &C.
acknowledgements Of tho acquaint-
anceship.
And, dear friend, the expression
lifts hit hat or takes off his
hat is much better to use than
the expression tips his hat"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02

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u yard of lining So inches wide
for the underbody. The width at
tho lower edge of the skirt with
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02

To "Make-a@Book" of "a pages, cut SIX
strips AZ inches by inches. Fold these
like pages of book. Cut cover from SUIT
paper s inches by TO- Sew pages into cover
with big stitch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-02

Paste Mondays first picture on the out
side of your book cover. Cut out pages from
strip and paste in your book. Page opposite
cover is page /. Read your story ant
color your pictures.
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26
K OFCPLAYERS MAKE HIT
 IN 80 THIS Is LONDON"

an American shoe manufacturer went 60 London to buy competitors fac tory taking hsa family along On the way oye- Sir Percy'a daughter. who had been in America for the frst time, met young Draper on the boat. They fell in love, became engaged and awoke to a realization that there would be most drastic objections on the part of parents on both sides. The Beau champs could see nothing good in America, Americans or American cus- toms. The Drapers were equally averse to all things British. It de veloped that Sir Percy was the real owner of the business that Draper sought. The climax came in the last act when a deal was made for com bination or a partnership between the British lord and the American shoe baron. This united the families and the young people. All passed from view Co partake of an eight o'clock dinner as the final curtain was rung down on the second emphatic success of the Knights of Columbus players.
 ''So this is London" was written by Arthur Goodrich and was successfully presented for a long run by that pre- miere comedian. George M. Conan.
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26
DAYLIGHT SAVING SCHEDULE STARTING MONDAY
 AT LOCAL THEATRES

The Bradley and Victory Theatres will operate under the daylight saw ing plan starting with Monday. April 90. With the daylight saving era comes a revision of nightly shows at the Bradley. On every night cx- cepr Sunday and Saturday, when the usual two shows nightly will con tinue to prevail there will be but one show at eight o'clock. instead of starting at seven. as has been the rule. This one show nightly schedule affects Monday. Tuesday. Wednes- day. Thursday and Friday evenings. Mntinees remain the same-every day at gao.
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26
GARDES TO DRILL AT NO. GROSVENORDALE
Mems Teams and Women's Teams to Compete At Big
 Affair
Dancing. Good Music. Public In-
 vited

North Grosvenordale. April 25.-- Garde Martial No 45 of this village will hold it's nineteenth annual prize drill and dance in Union Hall. Satur- day evening. May 18th. The public Is invited and assured an interesting and enjoyable evenings entertainment by the committee in charge.
 There will be women's drill teams In exhibition as we'll as the mems gardes. Those accepting an invitation to take part are: Mems Gardes, representing New Bedford. Fall River, WilIimantic, Putnam, Southbridge. Webster, Leo minister; Ladies' Cardes, representing Leominster, Webster. Southbridge, Providence, Wauregan and Putnam. Some beautiful prizes will be award ed.
 During the evening there will be dancing and good music will be fur nished.
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26
WEST COLCHESTER

Mrs. Elsie Gunthier is on the sick list.
 Willard Place has been sick the past week.
 clarkville school is closed for a weeks vacation.
 John Enos and Howard Place are out with new ears.
 Miss Clara Geer is visiting her sis- ter, Mrs. Henry Davis of Putnam. Miss Ellie Davis of Stafford Springs will spend the summer at her home here.
 Richard Brownlie of Putnam spent the weekend with Willard Place and wife.
 Silas Baker and Mary Bowen en- tertained Miss Hattie Baker of Put nam last week Wednesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Leon Reach enter tained at dinner Sunday Mir. and Mrs. Harold Brown of Putnam.
 Mir and Mrs. Willard Place enter lained Mir. and Mrs. Jack LaChance of Hartford over the weekend.
 Mrs. Annie Warner, Lewis Paul and Willard Place were in Riverside. R. l.. Friday, calling on Miss Sarah AL ton.
 Mrs Leon Reach and Mir. and Mrs. Harold Estherbrooks of Esmond, K. l., called on Mrs. E. Sawyer of Adams vile last Wednesday.
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26

have returned home after spending two weeks in Springfield.
 Mrs. William Meredith of "'ih- mantic spent the weekend with her parents. Mir. and Mrs Mekeon
 William and Gaylord Bruce are amending a few days with their grandparents at Stafford Springs. Mrs. Lillian Frissell of Jewett City and Mrs. Charles Blackmar of Dan ielson were callers Saturday with Mrs. Laura Thyng.
 Annie Smith of South Hampton, Mass. who has been living with her aunt, Mrs. Bowers, for few months has returned 10 her home.
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26
ATTAWAUCAN A

Mrs. George Congdon has been i'll with a cold.
 Mr. Benoit has been appointed of ficer for this village
 Mir. and Mrs. William Young are home after spending the winter in Florida.
 Beginning April 29, the Epworth League will hold its services at 7.30 instead of T o'clock.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dennis Alix, ST.,
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26

Emil Baycf of Thompson was af- faigned al session os the Willimau- tic city court last Friday charged with driving a Massachusetts automobile when hc only holds q Connecticut drlv~ ing license. Eayer vas discharged. as the motor vehicle commissioner has de cided that an operator helding Con neeticut driving license may drive . ear af any registration within the time limit in this state.
 Judah Albert Of Woodatuck. ig. was fined gi0 and costs for driving ear without aa operators license and without having the car's registration card with him.
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26
SUPERIOR COURT

The criminal term of the superior court win be resumed in Wiliimantic next Tuesday. The session has been postponed because Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin was engaged in the Dr. Guil- foil murder trial .n Hartford all of last week
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26

4 first edition of John Bunyan's Book for Boys and Girls" which was bought by a woman at Hemel Hempstead, England, few years ago for a half crown (about sixty-one cents) sold recently for i0,200.
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26

Robert Bruce. youngest son of Mir. and Mrs. Walter Bruce is getting along nicely at the Day kimball Hos pital where he was operated on for mastoid. Saturday morning.
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26

EngIishmen pay probably the high est income tax in the world. A mar ried man with child. whose income is s2,000 year, pays S36; at S3.000 he pays s125; and at $5,o00 he pays S450.
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26

Legend relates that the Maypole originally decked with boughs, wes an invocation to the real trees to come into leaf.
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26

An instrument called a derkiro- graph has been invented by which a tree can write it's own diary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-05

did lock dossHs c: times We went a, =
anew
Month after ucuth. wear after vea-,
we kept a. Z ne ccloOe! ard -. Cd
Soy George He Was with Is We -eTs
witA him,
And ws 6GS Il Tie colonel wsS
there ~ the end So-.S nightly sNoS
gsletl had broken down F;S lad worked
harder ;aau any mar ~, tbs -ogs
SlaSy II the last day, cASAlas here ard
1hers-As2p.ssg - place The <SosS II
Gambia Dixie IL !St :s,S vase- - ct1ie-
bra, helping gsg Gaet1H gates - WEEK.
INK, 50 ;I.s ships could come - sa-c@&Sa
We're proud !: ourselves a,.E we're
pCcsaC.eg yct .. him 81. cs!st Re 1--
sS.ac6 with seyi,sS casoG< And when sesT
p2asNS aogsorS ~, aiG. ~ thought - -.
~Xoa are lnE g.S;1 wFsc a@,.iE gce
Panama Canal they ,c,G HIM,
You're wrcsIS." Ne sad Ina cE,sv
one MAS the head :. IRE ~ NJ
those 50, 900 others cd gsS.g e&,~ II
made Us feel SC<>S - Know ~ Was nm
nlUS true 70 tlgr,-~t1scS,2< - ne
othe- fellow. 6sSavcws,eS GcDG- Ss;> e
WAS his SilS, He 6&G ne canal. Wed
have gwen ~ and ca. S>SE :cS S,1ss.
And Of otls weaknesses ara Ss,SsgSS SsNG
al tg>o>S tN.uS$ VIZ sSsS tNlS HIM those
Sundays a. C<llsSSa x uttered sSee
word
The rosotSSi has passed
Tire NEWS has made u'>-S sSSst go
TtN>1SG aH2a blink ~ SeSg, back me gss->,
Thousands ~ Us w2$H yS>s a SAFE
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-05

ton of the city and the empire. con-
qucred Britain. and managed every
thing successfully except his wife.
Agrlppina probably connived at his as
SaSSnation t54 ADJ IN order to set his
son aside and put Nero cher own son
by former marriage on the throne.
Nero had been educated by the
philosopher Seneca, so that by every
p.atonic calculation he was marked
out for a very superior emperor. But
he, too, found absolute power intoxl-
eating. He removed Seneca from
Office, and later condemned him TO
death. He order the assassination of
the son of Claudius. murdered his wife,
and finally had his own mother killed.
Finding these amuSementS dullcd by
repetition, he played the violin. COM
posed music and toured Greece as a
musician and gladiator. Seeing rival
In the poet Lucan. he forbade him to
recite his verses in public. and when
Lucan plotted against him Nero forced
him TO kill himself. During his reign
great fire broke out III Rome
'64 ADJ. ragged for a week. and des-
troyed half the city. The people ac-
cused Nero of starting the fire TO enter
tain himself and the story went
around that while watching Rome burn
he had played on the violin a compost
ton describing the destruction OF Troy.
X 4; i
He did all he could TO mitigate the
disaster: he opened his gardens to the
refugees and fed them at the expense
If the state But-and here let the
greatest Of Roman historians. plain,
o!unt ,Tacitus, take up the tale;
Neither human effort. nor the
generosity of the Emperor. nor the
services of eXpiation, could remove
the horrible suspicion that the fire
had been ordered by Nero. There
fore. to get rid OF this rurnor. the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-05

mort address On the ground that his
words and presence would 10 much Fl
fataf Tie optimism and increase the
stamina ~ the people
Another occasion that might be- meu-
ilOnec Ia This connection Vas the Joint
session If tEc House aHd fenste Of the
louisiana legislature ~ large wooden
auditorium ~ Baton Rouge 10 which
THE general pui!Ic war admitted Hoover
received Il special resolution from the
legislature. lnyItlhg him b0 address "
and when he appeared ~ the platform
Lefgfe tIle vast audience assembled a.
hear MIN he was uolsliy acclaimed boin
from the platform aud from The hail
a. "olu great leader nov aud -four
years htucf a."
ItooYef declined ~ receive politicians
~ Sucn IN nearly every town he
VISITED III tie valley. He aud Ills assist
ants made ~ plain that the Presidents
flCpd relief chairman Was down there Ia
taik food fclief aBn not politics II poll
tcikns interviewed him they ala ~ on
}uE2fcis directly connected with The
noJ0. and not win such topics az The
apilG South 90 conventions oF deiegaus
HyDyefA &noichearted attention ~
tila almost supetiiIman problem before
MN. ~ TIE utter exclusion ~ slI petty
controversies ana partisan blckfrings !.
2oIl fDr him ige admiration ~ the poll
ficlsna Of both parties, aHd tended Ia
m2ke them forget ~ rebins they had
fRGfIfcds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-05

Is seen between the lines in these state
rnents: The collection of debts due the
United States is no less provocative of
resistance and antagonism than Is pro-
soked in the collection of debts be-
tween private parties. II frequently
leads 10 representations OF the harsh
attitude OF the United States and SUBJ
missions To individual members Of Con-
gress 70 show that the position taken
therein By this Office Is severer than
That Of commercial interests. There Is
perhaps overlooked in this attitude the
TACT that the Government is concerned:
nat the Government is impcrsonal and
It's interests are protected only through
strict performance Of official duty.
D.. When Congress has appropriate ted
money for a specific purpose 1t cannot
be admitted. under existing Law. that
the moneys appropriated for one pur-
pose may be diverted 10 some other
purpose. excepting By the Congress COL
lectively assembled, Itself first so au-
ihoriz!ng
1t Is exclusively legislative right
and II sought 10 be elsewhere exer-
cised Toulc be Ieglslating by other than
the constitutional body and strike at
me root n! representative government
failing not only 10 ol3Serye the linita-
lions and directions contained in the
statutes making the appropriations or
sor their expenditure. but disre2arding
the general and expressed inhibition In
statutory la~ against the diversion OF
public funds II our form OF
government L. 10 endure the Law must
control"
/, b. tn law and not the heart that
controls the actions Of Controller Cen
eFal McCarl His heart may be In the
right place but he does not have any
use .or II Ia reading the Law He is a
man with q mission. and The mission
is ~ oi}serye the letter of the law.
Therefore he h not popular indi-
ldual Therefore. he needs press
zgff.t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-05
THE LAST OF TIE ROMANS.
The EmperOrS.

~ ERHAPS it was through modesty
that Augustus left serious flaw
in his mastery reorganization Of
1 Rome What was to happen
when he should die? How could
some safeguard be raised against the
chaos of rival ambitions that might be
released by his death? On what prin-
ciple was the head of the Roman state
hereafter to be chosen?
He solved the problem for 4 genera
ton. and passed il on to his successors,
Before his death he persuaded the Sem
ate to associate with him. in full par
ticipation Of his powers. Tiberius. the
son of his wife by her earlier marriage;
seldom has imbartiality gone to such
lengths again. 1t was an interesting dc
Walton from hereditary monarchy: the
Emperor need not accept the whimS
and freaks of heredity transmitting his
power now to a genius. now to an idiot {.
rather he would choose from among his
aides one who seemed the best fitted to
rule. and would train him carefully by
preccpt example and participation be-
fore death could make a sudden break
in the continuity OF administration
Every system of government has been
tried. and every system has failed men
do not like to be ruled. A monarchy
unbuttresSed with hereditary sanctions.
passing from family TO family too quick
" to establish that prestige of tradition
which keeps mediocrities safe on the
throne. could survive and succeed oltly
through the maintenance OF hl2r
level Of ability b. each ruler in uUn 1t
demanded continuous coincidence be-
tween tituiar and natural supremacy.
TiberiuS seemed to have all the ability
required: but he lacked the skillful
grace with which his stepfather had
saved the Senate'S face and had Sc
cured the advantages Of one-man rule
without sacrificing the support of the
community He went about his business
with uncongenial resolution. issued de-
crees and ably carried on the reforms
'and enterprises OF Augustus: but he
ignored the Senate and the Assembly
angered his enemies by his success and
lost the favor of the populace by re-
ducing the state expenditure on gladia-
torial games. He spent his last year in
misanthropic isolation at Capri. and
died there in 81 AID. respected and
hated by all who knew him.
He had not troubled to name a sue
ceSSor. and when the news came that
he was dead the Senate. as If to prove
the incompetence Of which Tiberius
had suspected IT, chose a great
grandson of Augustus, nicknamed Cali
gula as emperor Caligula frolicked
recklessly with his power. made his
horse a consul and spent millions in
debauchery. After four years of this
imperial PolichinelIe the guards OF the
palace murdered him. and compelled
the Senate 10 name Claudius emperor
in the belief that he was the most in
competent coward that could be found
in the neigbborhood and would make
genial king But Claudius rose to
his part. worked hard in his new ap-
pointment. reorganlzed the administra-
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And now began three generations of
chaos. in which the emperors we're
| chosen by the army OF the Praetorian
Guard Of the palace. and brutality such
as had seemed to pass away with Sulla
| returned to fashion, Vespaslan came
from mercilesS war against the re-
voting Jews. made himself emperor
and sent his son Titus to capture
, Jerusalem. The Jews resisted almost
to the last man, and Vespasian retail
ated by exiting all the survivors from
their ancient capital Titus and his
brother Domitian succeeded TO Vespaslan
and made more wars
| In the midst of this violence great
catastrophe added to the disorder
Vesuvius broke into eruption 10 A. d.
and destroyed Pompeii and Hercu-
laneum, cities whose origin went back
TO the time of Greek power in Italy.
| Today the tourist walks impatiently
among the sun-baked ruins and GEES
that ancient life as if it had been in
| terrupted only brief while ago
kitchen utensils and baking ovens ready
| for use lOaveS of bread little over
done by the lava. splendid moSaicS on
rich mems floors. political appeals and
! shibboleths on charred walls. crude OBJ
| scenitieS adjoining the interior of
! brothel. and the petrified body of a
man struck down. with 10000 others
/ by the burning torrent of ashes and
/ stones.
Peace and quiet came again with
Ncrva. whom the Senate managed to
elect upon Domitian's death 96 A. d. =.
Nerva saw the problem--to find some
mode OF succession that would escape
the domination OF the state by SOL
/ diery-and he saw in the example of
Augustus the best solution He adopted
/ Tralan for his heir and trained him in
the art OF being king. But he died too
soon t93 A. d. and Ira ian. suddenly
empowered. itched for the glory of war
Seeing the peril to Rome in the bar
barianS gathered to the north he forced
them back across the Danube. estab-
lished Dacia as buffer state and left
! there so many Roman soldiers and COL
onistS that to this day the land is
called Rumania. and the people speak
a tongue half Latin and half Slav. But
then he lost himself in vain dreams of
rivaling Alexander and died in the
midst OF a campaign in the Orient.
He had followed the principle estab-
liShed by Augustus and Nerva and had
selected Hadrian as heir to his power.
1t was his WiseSt act. for Hadrian
proved to be one Of the ablest rulers in
history. He refrained from war. and
to keep back the barbarians contented
himself with building immense walls
between the Rhine and the Danube
and between Scotland and England.
Parts OF those vast structures still ,e-
main. For halt century this ex-
pedient sufficed.
After long and benefcent reign
ll7-l38l Hadrian died. leaving his
power TO Antoninus Plus. a man too
kindly and gentle 10 At throne The
great influence of Stoicism had now
produced type OF Roman almost
ChriStian-only the principle OF success
sion By selection could have raised such
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