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beings.

DSAAASos
The kindest way to manifest your
sympathy for any such blemish or
anomaly or abnormality or popularity
is to ignore it absolutely, to carry on
as though you have never noticed it.
Even if the victim insists on discuss
ing it with you in any way, then be as
sincere liar as you can and min
imize the enormity of the blemish
as much as you can. Above all,
never express sympathy to the victim
if you don't wish to earn the victims
i'll will or hatred. AS rule it seems
that individuals who are too prone to
shower sympathy upon these crea-
lures of unkind fate have the least
charity for them.
Flat nevi, whether white or pig
mented, may be concealed by the
skillful use of cosmetics. DR.. William
A. Pussy suggests as a paint for con-
cealing patches of leukoderma (pie-
bald skim a mixture of two drains
of glycerin, IL ounces of zinc oxid
and IL ounces of calamin in pint
Of water. To this ichthyol should be
added drop by drop until tint TO
match the normal skin is obtained
usually from 10 to 60 drops of ich-
thyol will be necessary.
For more permanent concealing of
flat blemishes tattooing is now used
but here we warn against the tink-
ering of amateurs or quacks. For
one thing, such crude surgical efforts
are likely to produce hideOuS results
For another thing, any unnecessary
irritation of a nevus prediSpoSes to
the development of cancer. Only the
physician or specialist of good profess
sional standing and RESPONSIBLE
ITY should be intrusted with the
treatment of blemish.
In a later talk we shall consider the
best methods for the removal or cos
metic improvement of these blem-
scI2
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III
NEW
YORK
CONEY'S BIGGEST SHOW
|!!y!!| Gill! van

CONEY'S BIGGEST SHOW
Coney Island, N. Y, July 28.-Fun
goes on as usual at Coney Island to-
day.
The one-million-people who ordi-
narily show up over a weekend to
buy hot dogs and ice cream; to rent
bathing suits and hug girl friends
in the Cave of the Winds, has been
swelled to couple of million. The
first million are regular; the new
million is drawn by the same curio-
sity that takes crowds to scenes Of
murder and disaster.
The million of regulars" who step
on each others faces each Sunday
have taken Coney as a playground.
The fact that Coney Island is also
bustling little city, with year.
round residents who rarely attend
the freak shows or ride on the scenic
railway, is emphasized by the fire
news.
Figures of Coney Island Chamber
of Commerce state that some 5000
persons force the civic aspects of
Coney on the public. For Coney's
civic body says that nearly 5000 per-
sons have been left homeless by the
fire last Wednesday.
Such statistics may, in the end,
change the entire playground status
of Americas most famous summer
spot. These 5000 will need help. And
Coney wonder how many of the mil
lions who have used it's sands, its
ocean and its play-places will come
to the rescue.
A FIRE-PROOF FUTURE
And yet, fun goes on as usual at
Coney wonders how many of the mil
There were tens of thousands who
accepted its $5OOO,O00 fire as the
greatest free show Coney has ever
staged. In Steeplechase and Luna
they have staged pyrotechnic dramas
in which cities and states were des-
troyed. These cost from ten cents
to two-bits. But this time for the
price of car fare, vast audience
could watch an actual holocaust.
The Coney Chamber of Commerce
signs and admits that the destruc.
ton will have to become largely
local matter. Like the freaks anc
sideshows of the boardwalk, the towr
itself has become a mere part of thu
playground atmosphere. AS a matter
of fact, Woodworking residents rem
out rooms to summer summers
grocers and butchers and department
stores depend upon the home towr
trade.
| K X Y
! True that the Prince of Wales de.
nanded to be shown Coney Island a!
first stage of his itinerary. So die
Queen Marie. They all gasped at tht
lurid PAPER mache and wooder
superstructure; the lights and thu
tinsel.
But Coney will strive from thi.
moment on to be fireproof town
When that section which lies ir
blackened heaps RECEIVERS, the rule
will be that all future buildings be
fireproof. For ten years there has
been such regulation, but there
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years old.
ALWAYS A SHOW!
The populace of some 10000 will
gather, while outsiders gasp to the
thrill of steep dips and chute the
chutes, and solemnly decide how the
town that is their home shall be re-
built. There has even been advanced
a plan that the state take over the
burned area and convert 1t into a
park.
The Wax Works will have new
display showing lurid details of the
disaster. The fat woman. the hui
man skeleton, the bird girl and the
rubber man will be grateful that
their fragile fabrics have been saved.
The managers will be pleased at the
extra crowds attracted by the ruins.
Coney will wonder about its home
less. It will wonder about its injured
and its unclothed.
Typical of the situation is the fact
that the Log Cabin Lunch Room on
Surf Avenue became temporary
hospital. While dressings for the
burned were being prepared, on the
sidewalk a sign mockingly referred
to the place as a "whoopee garden"
From their high point atop
chute, Ferris wheel or q roller
coaster, the mob is still getting a
grand view of the charred piano.
rama.
For fun goes on as usual at Coney
Island!
X X X
Incidentally, this is the first free
Tower of Flames" show Coney has
ever staged. It's last great fire ca
tastrophe was in 1911. That one
was discovered about 2 o'clock in the
morning.
This time at least 100000 were on
hand when the first tongue of flame
went up from the boardwalk. Be-
fore the night display was at it's peak,
the number of sightseers had doubled.
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as 1t Is without working any hardship
on anyone.
The result Is that we support far
more governmental units than we
need to. Each of these units has the
power to tax and the power to spend;
and the upshot Is that tremendous
amount of money, in the aggregate,
is spent needlessly. Before the tax
payer can get real relief, there must
be a reorganization Of government
machinery in every state in the union.
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Let's Get Down to Brass TackS
Brass TackS Magazine)

The American citizen is getting
good butter for 81 cents a pound.
He is getting a good suit of clothes
for $25.
He is getting a good five-cent cigar.
But-he's still paying about as
much rent as ever for decent place
in which to live, AND large part OF
the money he pays to the merchant
for butter and eggs and potatoes and
coal and clothing has to be paid out
by the merchant in rent, out Of which
the merchants landlord is compelled
to pay exhorbitant taxes.
No matter how you look at 1t, the
American citizen, and nobody else,
pays the taxes.
There are three major expenses in
this vale of tears-food, clothing and
rent. The cost of food and clothing
has come down to figure within
reason. But the big Overhead-rent
still hangs and casts its shadow.
Most rent payers can't understand
this. Food and clothing have come
down, why can't rents come down
more, too? Everything is cheaper.
they say. Yes, everything is cheap
err except taxes!
The average person knows little
about taxes except the income tax
and the pennies that he pays for
amusement and luxury taxes. He
has no realization of the hundreds
and thousands of dollars that prop
erty owners have to pay for owning
property and trying to do business
on it.
Why do property owners have to
pay this tax? To cover the cost OF
running the city.
Where must the property owner
look for the money to pay these
taxes? From his tenants, of course.
If taxes go up, his rents must go up
to meet the increase in taxation.
He pays his taxes out of his rent
money. If he doesn't pay his taxes
he loses his property.
What could be simpler than that?
If taxes could be reduced the land
lord could afford to reduce his rents.
But would he, you ask. Yes, he would.
Competition would attend to that.
In other words, the burden under
which all of us are struggling, is
taxes. Only the fool doesn't realize
or comprehend it. He understands
the income tax, but the rent tax?
No. He doesn't take the trouble to-
Chats why he Is foolo II ne
wasn't q fool he'd give little
thought to the matter and wake up
to the fact that II his city's expendi-
ture were budgeted in business-like
way, If the appalling extravaganza
and waste in running the city gov
eminent were cut down, his own per-
sonal expenses would be cut down.
The fool doesn't realize that, after
all Is said and signed, he pays the
tax! II the city increases the land
lords tax, the landlord simply passes
the increase along to the tenants, as
he has every right to do. If he didn't
he'd be out Of pocket and even q
landlord has to live.
And speaking Of landlords, for the
first time in our life we're kind OF
sorry for them. The tenants are
yelling for lower rents and the gov
eminent, on penalty Of foreclosure
! Is demanding higher taxes, so what's
the landlord to do. We know plenty
Of landlords who would gladly re-
duce their rents but how, il they
did, could they pay their taxes?
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It was an hours work but when 1t
was completed undeniably the years
had dropped away. Almost Brenda
could have passed for rs instead Of
SO.
She glanced at her watch again.
twenty-five minutes until four.
Well. that was time enough. Yvonne
would come in time to arrange the
tea table.
There was a desk to the right Of
the window and Brenda sat down
before it. Half a dozen letters lay
on The desk. All of them had been
opened and in five the contents was
strikingly similar. ION account
due from Miss Brenda vail'' most
Of them began. One was from the
management Of the apartment no.
tel. Another was from a New York
dress shop. There was bank state.
ment. imposing in its long enve.
lope. but the figures on that state
ment were anything but impressive.
She passed over all these. picked
up the sixth envelope. It was buff
colored. Thick. expensive looking
stationary. The handwriting on
the sheet inside the envelope was
masculine. It read:
Dear Miss Vail: will be In
Wellington next Monday on my way
to Hollywood and hope to see you
to discuss screen rights of the
stories about which I wrote before
My time necessarily will be limited
and am taking the liberty to ask
If may call on you at about 1870.
Since must reach the studio Wed.
nesday my stop in Wellington will
be only between trains. am hope.
full that we may come to an agree.
ment that will be mutually salts
factory. With sincerest regards.
M. P. Harris"
That was the note Brenda read.
When she looked up her eyes were
lighted with radiance far more
effective than any beauty pack.
"He's coming!" she whispered
aloud. Brenda Vail. you're having
your chance today. You can't fail
now! You can't"
CHE was on her feet, suddenly
transformed into a flame Of
energy. There was much to be
done yet. Dozens Of things. Why
hadn't Yvonne arrived? What
about those flowers? The man had
promised they would be delivered
early and here 1t was nearly four!
Yvonne should be preparing the tea
things!
Brenda flounced to the dressing
table for last minute touches Of
rouge and powder puff. She applied
the lip rouge with trembling I'm
gers. It smudged. had to be re-
moved and done over again. She
adjusted dangling gold ear drops
sprayed her hair with scent and
got into the costume spread out on
the bed.
It had been purchased two days
before-immediately on receipt Of
Mr.. Harris letter-and was exactly
Brenda Wallis idea of attire suitable
In which to receive an important
figure Of the motion picture world
The Jade green velvet fell into
graceful trousers. The bodice
nodded her figure closely and va.
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however, but arise and answer the
call. The heelless bedroom slippers
Topped clumsily as Brenda walked.
She lad t. push back the cloth
about her head so that she could
hold the instrument to her ear. 1t
was a French telephone done in
ivory enamel.
Hello" she said.
Dan Phillips was speaking. His
voice sounded eager and excited.
rs that you. Brenda?" he asked
and went on without giving her
time to reply. Wanted to tell you
I've just seen the boss. Told him
was through with the Wellington
News and this town. too. I'm quit.
ting Saturday. Everything's all
settled"
f, "You mean you've given up your
job?"
"Sure. Why not? I had to quit
il we leave for New York Saturday.
didn't I? I thought you'd be glad
to hear it! It won't be long now.
Brenda!"
There was no change of expires.
sion on the woman's face. The clay
mask made that impossible. But
resentment sounded in her voice.
Don't you think you should have
waited?" she asked.
there's nothing to wait for!
Say. I feel better already. Listen.
Brenda, I want to talk to you. Sup.
pose I drop around as near to five
as I can make It? Well have din.
ner together
CHE interrupted. mot this eve.
ming. Dan. I'm so sorry but
I've been having a beastly headache.
I'm going to lie down and try to
sleep. That's what I was doing
when you called"
"Oh, I'm sorry! Shouldn't have
bothered you. Maybe II you have
some rest you'll feel better"
II hope So" Instinctively Bren'
da's voice had become the delicate,
family martyred tone Of the In
valid.
Then I won't keep you any
longer. will 1t be all right II
call back early in the evening?
do want to see you tonight"
Brenda started to say mo-" hest
tated. and qualified by telling him
that he might telephone. She
couldn't promise to see him though
because her head was raging
"And. like an imbecile. l keep
you there talking. Forgive me!
f.oodby. Brenda. I hope you feel q
lot better soon."
She said "goodby"-almost toe
cheerfully-and put down the tele
phone.
Brenda let the gray mask remain
on her face another 10 minutes
Then she applied steaming hot
cloths until the ugly clay was re
moved. The identifying began In
earnest now. Lotions and creams
and cubes Of ice. Brenda worked
with practiced fingers. She patted
and nodded and smoothed out the
tiny lines about her eyes and
across her forehead. She finished
with singing ointment thai
brought color rushing TO her cheeks
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The County Problem

When the high cost Of government
s. discussed, the organization Of the
typical American county ought not to
be overlooked.
For one thing, counties are far too
small and consequently far too num-
erous. County lines were fixed in the
old days when all travel was BY horse
q on foot. Today, with automobiles
IS common as they are. the average
county could be four times IS large
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accented by a girdle of cloth of
gold. Brenda fastened the low
neckline with q ruby clasp. She
stepped into sandals Of gold kid
and buckled the straps. Bills, bills!
There would be more bills for this
new finery but what was expenses
on such an occasion?"
I'm going to Hollywood" The
thought danced madly in Brenda's
mind. There would be money
enough there! I'm going to Holly.
wood to write for the movies!"
The bell rang and she answered
1t. Yvonne had arrived. prompt to
the minute. Brenda began to snap
out orders to the girl.
"Remember-the cocktails in the
crystal glasses. Yes. they're ready.
l mixed them myself. The shaker
on the tray. Yes. Of course! You'd
better begin right away with the
sandwiches"
A MESSENGER delivered the box
of yellow roses and Brenda
arranged them in a low bowl. She
placed the bowl on the table beside
the davenport. then moved 1t to the
opposite side of the room where tho
flowers were reflected in a mirror.
The setting must be exactly right.
Every detail was important. Brenda
stepped back in the doorway. sur.
veying the living room. A fire was
cracking In the fireplace and the
dancing flames cast a warm glow
over the room. She pulled q chair
nearer to the hearth. That was for
Mr.. Harris. She would take the
davenport where the light was flat-
tering and the table for the cock.
tail tray conveniently near.
Brenda moved to the fireplace.
held out fingers that were icy to
the blaze.
tits because I'm nervous" she
told herself. "and there's no reason
for it. OF course everything's going
to be all right"
She went back to the kitchenette
to give Yvonne final instructions.
1t was 20 minutes past four now.
Hell be here any minute"
Brenda assured herself. She took
a cigaret from . lacquered box.
lighted 1t and placed 1t to her lips.
Then she sat down. It amused her
to think Of Dan Phillips. Headache
she had managed that very nice
ly! How could she bother with
that tiresome youth when the great
! chance Of her career was at hand?
$50 he's given up his job!" she
thought. Wont he be surprised to
hear the news. The idiot! There'll
be scene. Of course. Well, he's
brought the whole thing on him.
self"
Brenda shrugged. smiling. An
instant later the bell rang and
Yvonne hurried through the room
to answer 1t.
"Now!" Brenda whispered to
herself. Now"
There were voices In the foyer.
Another instant and a figure flung
itself through the doorway. Dan
Phillips stood there waving some
thing In his hand.
BRENDA" he cried. what does
this mean?"
Ito Be Continued)
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.n,W01RE!hERoMAARA
&XHIq4SE.
GERMANS IN RETREAT


On July Is, 1918, American and
French troops pushed German forces
back nearly five miles in the Marine
salient in day of bitter fighting.
Americans crossed the Ourcq in
many places despite stubborn resist
ance by German troops.
French and American troops en-
tered Fere-en- Tardenois after the
days advance and reached the out
skirts of Ville-en- TardenoiS.
Thousands of prisoners and vast
quantities of equipment and ammu-
milton were lost by the hastily re-
treating Germans. Allied military
observers hailed the victory on the
Marine as the most decisive conflict
on the western front since the first
battle of the Marine in 1914.
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Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend of thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
By William Brady, NJ. d.

disease
diagnosis treatment will be answered by DR. Brady stamped self
be written
ink No reply made queries not conforming instructions
Address William Brady, in of this newspaper.
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A novel clock in q South Ameri-
can city Is in the form Of search
light. The clock, in revolving. falls
on q different landmark every hour.
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too rank, growing all to leaf and vine
and not to fruit and harvest. We
needed some pruning and we have
been getting it.-Bishop Lester H.
Smith, Methodist Episcopal Church.
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER Xiv

CHAPTER Xiv
BRENDA VAIL spread more OF
the bluish-gray paste on her
face. She smeared It on like a
mask beginning at the edge Of the
towel. pinned tightly about her
forehead, and working downward
to the base of her neck. She patted
the soft. wet compound with her
fingers and when she had finished
only her eyes and mouth showed.
The eyes looked like Sits in the
gray mask. Brenda's lips. usually
SO wildly crimson. were pallid and
pressed together in a tight line.
Here in the privacy Of her bed.
room Brenda had abandoned the
luxurious chiffons and satins she
usually wore. A cotton kimona,
faded and soiled. was draped about
her. fastened at the waist by a
safety pin. Her hair was concealed
BY the turban-like towel. Shapeless
bedroom slippers covered her feet
She rose from the dressing table,
went to the chaise Tongue and lay
back against it with q sigh. The
mask must remain on her face 20
minutes and the watch at her wrist
gave the time as q little after two
o'clock. Brenda closed her eyes.
relaxing as magazine articles by
beauty experts always advise.
There was no one else in the
room or in the apartment. The
maid who wore the crisp. gray uni.
form and rufiled cap appeared
there only when Miss Vail had
visitors to impress. Her name was
Minnie Johnson. though on duty she
answered to "Yvoune." Yvonne was
to arrive this afternoon at four
o'clock.
Ten minutes passed and then a
bell shrilled loudly. The telephone
In tho next room. Brenda's eyes
darkened with annoyance.
There was nothing for her to DO,
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

RRY DIXON. pretty 10.
year-Old daughter of wealthy par
ents. marries DAN PHILLIPS.
newspaper reporter, after q quar-.
rel with her parents. 1t IL a Leap
Year marriage and Cherry does
the proposing.
She and Dan move into n cheap
apartment and Cherry's first strug-
giles with homework nre discOur.
aging. DIXIE SHANNON, movie
critic OF the News. 10 friendly.
PEARSON, also of the News. who
tries TO make love to her. After
several weeks Cherry's mother be.
comes seriously Ill. The girl goes
home and there II a reconcllia.
ton with her parents. Pride will
not allow her to accept financial
aid from them however. MIR. AND
MRS. DIXON depart, seeking an-
other climate to improve the
mothers health.
BRENDA VAIL, magazine writ.
er. comes to Wellington and Dan
meets her. She asks him to col.
!aborate in writing a play. Dan
begins to spend most Of his eve.
nings at Miss Vnil's apartment,
DiscOrd arises between Cherry and
Dan. He agrees to meet her for
lunch one day but fails to appear.
Later she sees him with Brenda.
Cherry accuses Dan Of deceiv.
Ing her and they quarrel. He
leaves the apartment and when he
returns Cherry n gone. A week
passes In which he does not hear
from her. Dan asks Brenda to 70
to New York with him. She agrees
to go-in a week.
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are scores of buildings more than ten
years old.