Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1927, Page 31

WOMAN'S PAGE. The Sidewalks of Washington BY THORNTON FISHER Even Director of Traffic William H. Harlan appreciates an original alibi, but it has to be good. “On the way to a doctor,” “sick wife” or “I didn’t know I was going ®0 fast” are fa- miliar gags to any officer who has been in the de- partment more than 24 houre. Here's_the newest one, Mr. Harlan frequently saun- ters -out after din- ner in the evening to inspect the traf- fic-signal system, count the motors and cogitate upon the intricate prob- lem of making Washington safe for, the careless citizen, One day recently the traffic director established a_position at a busy and more or less hazardous intersection to see what he might see. And he saw plenty, as the boys say. Nine' moto: ists within 10 minutes sped past “Stop” =ign at the curb. Nine motor the traflic director determined to con tinue his vigil. His reward was almost immediate when he saw a glistening vehicle flash by the crimson sign. There appeared almost simultaneously a motor cycle officer, and Mr. Harlan instructed him to pursue the violator. Three minutes later the driver was brought before Mr. Harlan, and was profoundly nonplussed to leatn that he had fallen into the hands of the boss imself. It was well that he did, how Do you know,” said Mr. Harlan Kkindlg, “that those signs are located about the city for the safety of the citizens?” “Yes, sir,” replied the other, don’t know why 1 drove by this one. I am a merchant here, Mr. Harlan, and it will be mighty awkward if I| ake a ticket for this offense.” " went on the ou helped install our safety so that we can minimize dan- r and_reduce the number of acci- Why did you not heed that have to ¢ said the offender, *just a few minutes ago I turned in my old car for this brand-new one and I became so absorbed in its smooth per- formance that I paid no attention to anything else.” This was a new director of traffic. one even for the WORLD-FAMOUS STORIES ol | See He wished to ap- | da) pear stern and relentless, but Mr. Harlan believes in the rule of com- mon sensg and applied the code of reason, witl '~ rvesult that the mer- chant ‘prowisc . vo-operation. Those employed by h'in will undoubtedly be- lieve in the significance of safety signs. Moreover, the Traffic Depart: ment has won another friend. Very few know that Thomas Nast, the brilliant cartoonist, was an excel- lent painter as well. A delightful example of his color skill hangs in the office of Capt. .Jdra C. Eaker. executive to Assistant Secretary of War Davieon. In passing it might be added that scores of cartoonists | and comic strip artists ave sincere piyers of the brush. My friend Dic Outcault, famous for his “Buster Brown,” possesses magic wizardry in the art, of landscape painting. press | motion He had | One of those “high-pressurs agents recently accompanied picture group to Washington. a good “line.” | “You can't kid the public any more,” he said. “Now, take the White House. We can't build a structure to_‘dou- ble’ for the Execu- tive Mansion. It’s got to be the old original. The pub- lic doesn’t want something ‘just as good.” We can't even make up a guy to resemble | accurately these t and Re entatives. What | a wow it would be it we could only induce the real articles to strut their stuff in pictures! “With these new talking movies maybe we can hire some of them to go to one of our siudios and just act natura Incidentally, look at | what the movies are doing for Wash- ington. Pretty soon this city will be as well known as Hollywood. It's just a matter of advertising the place. Look at the Capitol Building. Think of the publicity that structure is get- ting. Yes, sir, the movies are going to put Washington on the map. Abso- lutely. When the public thinks of the seat of Government, what cif will naturally be called to mind? Wh; Washington, of course. Well, s'long! ou out in God’'s country some THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER BY SIR WAL (Sir Walter Scott. 1771-1832. was a tish_novelist and poet. His best known works are probably the Waverle ®hich include such titles as n “The Talisman.” “Quentin Durward.” ete. ‘his longer Among peme the hest known are “The Lady of the Lake' and *Marmion.”) Gen. Browne, returned from the Amecrican War of the Revolution, was touring the western counties of Eng- land when, in a small town, he was attracted by the turrets of an old castle. Delighted with the partial glimpses of the castle, he determined .to inquire whether it might contain picturel or relics worthy of a| stranger’s visit. He learned to his surprise that the proprietor of the castle ' was none other than Lord Woodville, a friend of his school and college days. ~And you may be sure that Gen. Browne was warmly wel- comed by His old friend, although he b was: i a large party on the B s caie tor s rear “We ean gi¥e you a comfortable, old-fashioned rbom,” said Lord Woed- ville, “and T venture to say that your campaigns have taught you to be glad of worse guarters.” The general shrugged his shoulders and laughed }l gladly accepted his friendly ‘host's accommodation and pnfiwuh of the most generous hospi- tality. “The day at Woodville Castle ended ms usual in such mansions. The hos: pitality stopped within the limits of good order. Not long after 11 o'clock the guests began to retire to their several rpartments. The yourg lord himself conducted his friend, Gen. Browne, to the chamber destined for him, which answered the description he had given offit, being comfortable but old-fashioned. The bed was of the massive form used in the end of the seventeenth century and the cur- tains of faded silk, heavily trimmed with tarnished gold. There was an air of gloom in the tapestry hangings which curtained the walls,of the little chamber and pattered and whistled as the alr gained entrance. But noth- ing could blaze more brightly and cheerfully than the two large wax candles or the flaming fagots in the chimney that sent at once their gleam and warmth through the snug apart- ment. The general looked around him, and, congratulating himself on his return to peaceful life, undressed himself and prepared for a luxurious night's rest. The next morning the company assembled for breakfast at an early hour, but without the appearance of Gen. Browne, who seemed the guest that Lord Woodville was desirous of honoring above all others. - He more than once expressed surprise at the general’s absence and finally sent a servant to inquire for him. The man returned to say that Gen. Browne had been walking abroad since an early hour that morning, in defiance of the weather, which was misty and uncon- genial. “The custom of a soldier,” said Lord Woodyille. But the young nobleman ‘was not sc casv in his own mind as his words implied. He awaited with impatience the return of the general. which occurred nearly an hour after the breakfast bell had rung. The general looked fatigued and feverish. His clothes were huddled on with careless negligence and his looks were haggard and ghastly in a peculiar degree, “How did you rest last night?” asked Lord Woodville. “Very well! Never better in my life!” repliea the general hastily, yet with an air of embarrassment. He then said that he was leaving Wood- was much aston- ected his friend to t, from iheir con- . tho evening befors. What could have happened to alter the gen- eral’s plans? At the first opportunity the young nobleman drew his friend aside to question him privately. “How did you in reality rest during As I propel my phin A vl face Serenely on.my way From place to place 1 wonder, reader, if we ever meet And pass each other on some crowded street. &fll-(nml. . TER SCOTT. the night?” Lord Woodville asked the general when they were alone. “Most wretchedly, indeed!” replied the general. “So miserably that 1 would not run the risk of such a sec- ond night, not for all the lands belong ing to this castle.” inally Lord Woodville prevailed upon the reluctant gereral to tell the whole story. Gen. Browne first of all | insisted that, as a soldier, he was | know to be no coward. And yet— “I undressed and went to bed as soon as. your lordship left me,” the general began. “But the wood blazed brightly and, with many happy recol- lections to keep me awake, I did not at once fall asleep. I was dozing off when 1 was suddenly aroused by a sound like that of the rustling of a silken gown and the tapping of a pair of high-heeled shoes, as if a woman were: in-the apartment. The figure of a little woman ‘did Indeed pass between the bed and the fire. The back was turned to me and I could observe, from the shoulders and neck, that it was an old woman, whose dress was an old-fashioned gown, a sort of robe completely loose in the body, but gathered in broad plaits upon the neck and shoulders, which fell to terminate in a kind of train—a garment called a sacque. “I thought this strange enough, but 1 thought at first that it was some moral woman returning, absent-mind- edly, to an.apartment which she had given up td a guest. I moved myself and coughed a little. She turned slowly around, but, gracious heaven, my lord, what a face did she display to me! There was no longer any question what she was or any thought of her being a living being. Upon a face which wore the fixed features of a corpse were imprinted the traces of the vilest and most hideous pas- sions which had animated her while she lived.; The body of some atrocious criminal seemed to have been given up fromi the grave and the soul re- stored from the penal fire in order to form here a union with the ancient accomplice of its guilt. I started up in bed and sat upright as I gazed at this horrible specter. The hag made a single swift stride to the bed whefe 1 lay and squatted herself down upon it in precisely the same attitude which I had assumed in the extremity of - horror, advancing her diabolical face within half a yard of mine, with a grin that seemed to sug- gest the malice and the derision of an incarnate fiend. “My lord, I am no coward. But here all firmness forsook me, all man- hood melted from me like wax in a furnace, and I felt my hair indl- vidually bristle. I sank in a swoon, a very victim to panic terror. I was aroused by the castle clock striking 1. When I got courage to open my eyes the hag was gone. I at first thought to summon servants, but feared lest I would summon the old woman to return. I spent the rest of the night in a fevered fit between sleeping and waking. At dawn I rose and walked abroad. Never could I spend a second night under that roof!” Lord Woodville was deeply im- pressed. He then confessed that strange tales had been told of that apartment and, knowing the tried courage of his military friend, he decided to test the wild stories by having the general sleep there. You may be sure that the general, after his harrowing experience, did not like to think that a friend had caused him that suffering. But the friends were finally reconciled, and, ere the general departed—for depart he would—Lord Woodville took him into a gallery of portraits of the Woodville ancestry. Following Lord Woodville through several rooms, the general appeared but little interested in the paiutings, but as they gained the middle of the gallery the general stopped short as his eéyes were caught and suddenly riveted by a portrait of an old, old lady in a sacque, the fashionable dress of the seventeenth century. “There she is!” he exclaimed. “There she is, in form and features, though inferior in demoniac expres- sion, to the accursed hag who visited me last night!"” That, of course, settled the matter. Tt was the portrait of a Woodville ancestress guilty of many and varied crimes. Lord - Woodville, when the general had gone, locked up the old- | fashioned chamber so that its horrors jwould cause suffering to no more guests, Solutions of Today’s Word Golf Problems. PULL, CULL, CALL, CALK, CARK, CORK—five steps. PAPER, PALER, PALES, PANES, PONES, HONES, HONEY, MONEY—seven steps. NORTH, FORTH, FORTS, SORTS, - 80OTS, . BOOTH, SOUTH—six stepsA o THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12. 1927. MILADY BEAUTIFUL SUB ROSA BY MIML Best Kind of Friend. Have you ever grown to be rather fond of a girl friend—perhaps known her for just a few months and found her congenial, pleasant and friendly? Then have you found yourself rather busy with all sorts of things so that you honestly don’t find time to call her up? And have you been troubled and sorry when, meeting her somewhere, she's looked hurt and a bit piqued be- cause you haven't done your part| toward the friendship? Have you then made a mental note to keep in touch with her regularly to avoid hurting her further—and have you slipped aiter a while, with | the it that she .is a little more | distant each time you meet her? Of course, you have. Every girl has. And the net result of the whole thing Is that what siarted out to be a beautiful friendship either fades irto nothingness or becomes a con- stant irksome duty to you. The fault is not yours as you may imagine, It's the other girl's this time. The other gal is one of those tire- some people who don’t know what it means to be the hest kind of friend. The other girl is one of those tire- thing, whose egotism demands that she be in your thoughts very often, if you're going to be her friend at all. That kind doesn't make much of a friend. She may have the best inten- tions in the world, but if she's going to be on the alert for any signs of neglect, she’ll be a flop a pal A real pal doesn't need constan reminders of vour affection. She ac- cepts the fact that you're fond of her and she's fond of you—and believes it whether you call her up every day or not. If you go away for a short time, and find yourself in the middle of a round of social activities, you don't have to be haunted with the thought that if you don’t write to her she's going to be off you for life. You have the comforting knowledge that she’s always there if you want her, and you're on hand to help her it need be. Of course, to establish this kind of pleasant relationship, you must be pretty good yourself, No use expecting the other fellow to be reasonable about things, if you're g0ing to be terribly, terribly hurt every time she forgets to call you up or_invite you to lun No, a real, comfortable friendship is based on understanding—under- standing that each member loves the ou | other, but doesn’t have time to show it every five minutes. The instant one friend starts crab- bing because of lack of attention, trouble’s on the way. The minute you feel that you must do certain things every day in order ‘to “keep in” with some friend, you're going to get pretty fed up with that friend. Lots of nice young damsels ruin their own friendship by demanding too much. They dop’t mean to. They want to do things right, but they can't help feeling that So and So ought to call them up more often, or ought to write a little note or ought to make more earnest attempts to see them. hat you must remember is that ¢ human being is busy. And each one of us thinks she's the busiest per- son in the world. And each one of us finds it pretty hard to find time each day for social calls and notes and telephone conversations. When it's humanly possible we'll call up the friends we love—we'll go to see them, we'll talk to them for hours, But when we're busy and rushed, we don’t want to feel that we must placate any one with letters and calls. 1f you value your best friendship, don’t demand too much of it. Realize that perfect understanding doesn’t _call for constant demonstra- tions of affection—and make vourself the best kind of friend to have. giimi will be xiad o anawer any. inquiries e o this ot Ded. addressed envelove 1s. inciosed. © (Covyricht, 1927.) - Soil in a forested area absorbs more water and holds it longer than soil in an open area unprotected by vegeta- tion. In how many jerks can you accomplishment. you get ambitious and try to pass the say Florida is coming back. Print your “steps” here, warning TODAY everyone knows glut decayed teeth and infected gums constitute a grave danger to our health. In order there- fore that everyone might know how to safeguard against this threat, E. R. Squibb & Sons caused the entire dental profession to be asked definite questions on mouth hygiene. The answers received agreed almost unanimously that: (1) Acids are the most frequent cause of tooth decay and in- fected gums. (2) The most serious troubl occurs at the place where teeth and gums meet—known as The Danger Line. (3) The best product knowa to neutralize acids in the mouth is Milk of Magnesia. These answers constitute a warning to us all and also point out the safe and sure waz to protect your teeth and gums—use Squibb's Dental Cream. SOLUTIONS ON THIS PAGE IN TODAY'S STAR. (Copyright 1927.) *xIf you value health— you will value this BY LOIS Reducing Overweight. It is normal to have an erect, well formed figure. When one's body be- .comes too fat or too lean there is always a reason‘for the change, and the only sensible way to regain a =hapely form is to ferret out the| cause of one's deviation from the normal standard and correct it. In the case of the average over:| welght the cause of obesity is to be| | found In diet and lack of exercise. | There is no getting around the fact that if the body is supplied with too much food and too little exercise it will become ungainly and unhealthy. People have little difficulty o1 adapt- ing themselves mentally to a sed- entary life in cities, but they cannot change the requirements of ical natures. the special foods—potatoes, overweight seems to liking for fattening pastry, iced cake, bread, friend foods, fat _meats, preserve—and eats them in While it is a mistake to leave all foods of this class out of one's diet, they should be eaten in moderation by the woman who has a persistent tendency toward stoutness. If she has a hearty appetite, as is often the case, she may satisfy it with’ bulky vegetables that are not fatten- ing. She should make it a habit to leave the table after meals before her appetite is satiated. 1t is usually the little, self-Indulgent habits pampered over a period of MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. Making a Menu. One Mother Says: My little daughter cuts out all the pictures of food products that are daintily illustrated in advertisements. She now has a great many of these, ranging in variety from soup to des- serts, When I am sewing or we are quietly together on “indoor” days, we play “menu.” I let her tell me what will start her meal and unless she makes some dietary mistake, such as too many chy foods or similar slips, she plans the entire menu. There are many combinations to he obtained from the same set of pictures, and she has already learned a lot about proper meals, in addition to being amused. (Covyright, 1027. WORD GOLF—Everybody’s Playing It BY JOHN KNOX. PULL a CORK. This is, a social Change PAPER to MONEY. There is no harm in doing it here, unless result. Go from NORTH to SOUTH. Most of the travel is to the West, but they LA It contains more than 50% Squibb’s Milk of Mag- nesia in the most convenient and_effective form to neu- tralize acids at The Danger Line. When you brush your teeth with it, tiny particles of Milk of Magnesia are forced into every pit and crevice where acids can form. 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The reducing menu varied so as to include proportion of protein, and fats. The f(reak should the c¢o sides being hard to live up to. (Copyright. 1 Ocean cables corrode most seriously | near the shore, because of the refuse nd other material in the water. overweight Nibbling of sweets between meals, | riding short distances instead of walk- ing, taking unnecessacy naps, sleep- rect | carbohydrates reducing diets| that call for only one or two articles of food are injurious to health, be- —_— Your Baby and Mine BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED. “I wonder if you who can Mrs, M. M. writes: can tell me why my little girl, | will be 3 years old in Februa not talk? Isn't she very late Answer.—The first thing which sug- gests itselt when a child is very late in talking is that he is deaf. Some- times the parent does not discover this until the child has passed the age for talking, and then she realizes that somethimg Is wrong. Of course, this is not always the case, One small boy in a family of three adoring sisters said little or nothing until past 3 years of age, chiefly hecause he had no need of a tongue. His every wish was granted almost before he had time to wish it. Pampered children, the youngest of large families. frequently are late in talking just because they get every- thing they want without bothering to ask for it. A late mental development would. of course, be indicated by the child’s inability to talk. I am sure you would find other signs of this in the child. If she is bright and alert and an or be to her, I should not worry too much about the late talking. If she does not understand you. or is heedless of what you say to her, when not looking, I would suspect deafness. understands everything that- is said | phe is | Mrs. R. F. month-old bady sties on her three. 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