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NOVELIST GIVES A LOT OF ADVICE Mrs. Nina Wilcox Putnam Talks to Women at Miami Aboul Her Work, Her Pul lic, and Her Family. By ROBERT T. 8MA1.1. owmit. IM4. ?7 **>???? Delray. Florida. Feb. 7 ? Mrs. Nina Wilcox Putnam, the novelist has emerged at last from elusion which followed her unfor tunate attempt to transform an ex clam digger and ex-house painter Into a literary adviser. Mrs. Putnam emerged In a simple lingerie gown and a small white hat with a bunch of camellias on one * dShe came out to talk to the Miami branch of the league of American pen women and If she ever enter talned any real misgivings as to the attitude of "her public' toward her as a result of her recent exper iences. they were completely swept away by the cordiality of her re ception and the attention the wot?en nhowered upon her. Mrs. Putnam gave her audience of amateurs an intimate "close up of the life of a professional writer. She took something at a slap at th other side of her two marlta 1 mis adventures by saying she had al ways been the bread winner In tilt family? had been so ever since she was fifteen. And as for inspira tion. Mrs. Putnam indicated that was. in the language of Governor Al Smith, of New York, "all bunk. She says the real inspiration comes from these Shakespearian w?r^?. often employed by the "mail baby needs a pair of *ho*js_ Homely advice abounded in Mrs. Putnam's talk. She let known that she has no Pa"*'"':? whatever with the woman "ho to' Indulgence of her vanity neglects her domestic duties, tar the sake an amateur career. "She deserves any sort of d|saster which may befall her," said the authoress, "but it is different with the professional writer, the one who has to-wr1t<no earn a living. ??After the birth of my son, John Francis Putnam, six and a halt years ago. 1 found It necessary to remove myself arbitrarily from the family for a certain number ot hours every day In order to accom plish anything worth while. At first 1 had my office In New York and commuted every every day from our suburban home, but later found it was not necessary to gu so far away from home and had a studio set up about a mile and a half from our dwelling "This plan worked splendidly but no woman can do professional work in the atmosphere of the home where she cannot divorce herself from the multitude of household details which demand her attention. "The woman who Is out doing professional work," said Mrs. Put nam, "has the same inspiration that sends a good husband out l?.do a good Job at the office. Like him she has got to bring home the bacon. Trying to be a good wife and mother and at the same time being a bread winner is one of the great problems at our modern civil izatlon." Mrs. Putnam plainly told net audience of enthralled women that life 1r not all beer and skittles with a writer. . There "necessarily Is a good neai of drudgery about the daily task. Mrs. Putnam usually writes unin terruptedly from 8:30 or nine o'clock In the morning until noon. Then she calls it a day. Plots are a matter of mechanics. First you must find out what you have done and what othera have done and then you must string your thoughts together like clothes on a clothes line. There must be a chart of the emotional thcrught underlying the story. Then you must draw other lines above this main theme to represent the incidents amplify ing and emphasliing the main theme, Mrs. Pulnam. In her spare moments on her citrus farm is writing what she terms a serious novel. 8he hopes, however, that It won't be tocr serious, because she thinks It Is the greatest privilege in the world to make people laugh. Mrs. Putnam also is writing two children's books. One Is a child's history of the Unite States. nut what bothers Mrs. Putnam most at the moment Is the amount of wcrrk to be done on the citrus farm. There are sheds to build and fences to paint. All the fem inine folk in her household are lending n hand al the work. Even little John Francis is doing his bit. But there is a gap. Ellsworth Rassett certainly could wield a wicked paint brush. He also showed signs of literary apprecia tion. But all that Is a thing of the A. B. Houti left Thuriday afternoon for n Innlnen* trip ttircruKli tho Atlantic coal fUlda of Pennsylvania. Ornamental Trees And Shrubs Krertreenn, Roue*. J-rult Treea and Berry Buahea; Grape Vlnon, Budded Pecan*; Prlvett Hedge and Peren nial*. We upeclallie In landacape garden Inc. Vlaltora to our Nuraerlca are al waya welcome. Write or phone fo> prlce-llat. SAPOS NURSERIES ? Inc. ? * ?M CH K8TBRFIK M> RI.V'D DM 41480 Norfolk, V*. Denby Is In Limelight And On The Defensive Attack in Oil Lease Scandal Centers on Secretary of Navy Following His Declaration That in Signing Oil Lease Was Acting for Best Interests of Country l!> DAVID LAWItKXCE C*ar"?tit. I >34. by Tl?a Ad??n? Washington, Feb. 7. ? Secretary Denbv's outspoken defense of his action in signing the Teapot Dome oil leases is the turn i ing point* of the controversy. There alWays have been two schools of thought on the wis dom of the policy involved in leasing the naval oil reserves and but for the revelation of a loan to the former Secretary of the Interior, Albert B. Fall, by one of the parties to the con tract, the discussion would have been carried along on exactly the lines announced by Mr. Den by in the last 21 hours. It means that even if the Senate resolution demanding Mr. Denby's | resignation should be adopted, the .Secretary of the Navy will stand his ground; and, therefore. President: I Coolidge will be in the position of j being compelled to suspend Judg ement while the question is being de^ I bated in Congress or tried in the' (courts. No resolution of the Senate can force the President to demand] i the resignation of a member of hls j cabinet who has once been con-i | firmed. Impeachment proceedings I may, of course, be started but the trial must result in a conviction be-j fore there is a removal from office. The Democrats are beginning to: talk of impeachment but at present writing it looks as if they will de ' pend on the march of events in the next few days in the Senate inves- j tigating committee before making any such move. Some important , testimony is forthcoming? which ? ix - said to be even more sensational than that which has been produced. | The exact relations between the men : who sought the oil leases and the! Navy Department will be thoroughly examined. The action of Secretary Denby is in the nature of a challenge for it turns the fire in his direction once' more. There are rumors that Pres- ; ident Coolidge was about to adopt ; the same attitude toward the leasesl that has just been proclaimed by | the Secretary of the Navy and that a j statement to that effect was in ' preparation aboard the Mayflower | just before Senator Lenroot went to the President and told him of the testimony about to be given with re spect to the Doheny loan to former i Secretary Fall. In view of those cir cumstances, Mr. Coolidge Is said to have abandoned the idea of stand ing by the leases as made until they were proved detrimental to the Gov- j ernment in the courts. Instead a statemttt was issued at midnight dl- 1 rectlng criminal proceedings. From a political standpoint the I declaration of the Secretary of the I Navy is regarded as the only move he could have made. To have maln tanied that he knew nothing about the making of the leases would have stamped him as unaware of impor tant transactions in his own depart- j ment. To have resigned under fire would have been construed as a con-', fesslon of guilt and of possible: knowledge of some of the sensational things which have been disclosed by, the Senate investigating committee, i It is said Mr. Denby told friends he would resign If they thought hej was embarrassing the President. On ! the other hand, there was a well de-? fined opinion that it would be far more harrafu1 if he resigned at this, time without having given the coun try his side of the story. Mr. Denby's decision to fight will! at least becloud the issue and di vide opinion more or less along par tisan lines. The whole controversy is getting more and more compli cated every day with evident efforts on both the Democratic and Repub | lican sides to expose the mistakes of the officials in opposite parties whose names have been mentioned jin the case. .Mr. Denby's statement starts the fight that has been lulled j for a few days owing to the death of Wood row Wilson. From now on the Secretary of the Navy will be in ithe limelight and on the defensive. | BLACK "BILLY SUNDAY" TO PREAC H AT COL'KT HOISK Evangelist Calvin P. Dixon of Vir ginia will preach twice at the court house Sunday, at 3 p. m. and at 7:50 p. m. In the afternoon his subject will be "A Man Saved Without Prayer," and at night, "Come Down and See Jesus." He Is known as the "Billy Sunday" of the colored race and comes here from Newport News, where he recently conducted a three weeks' meeting with 140 convei sions. Seats will be reserved for white people and they are cordially invited. | SPECIAL | ? I | THIS WEEK ONLY X X One Package A :j| Park Davis & Co. | X Shaving Cream. | :j: Ask lis About It X Apothecary Shop i PHONE 100 | ALKRAMA Todav Matinee and Night Admission 10c and 30c Also WILLIAM DUNCAN in "THE STILL TKAIL" Oil, Uaddy, Mother^ bake da cake today! ???%?* T * ? + ?* Wait till you see it ? raised way up high? with thick icing all over it ? and mother says I. can have two pieces ? it won't hurt me 'cause she used Calumet Baking Powder." t ? Mother is right ? things made with Calu met are always raised to their full nutritional value ? they are invari ably wholesome and pure. No flat bakings that mean indigestion ? nothing harmful to children when you use ? ALII MET The Economy BAKING POWDER It contains more than the ordinary leav ening strength ? one spoonful does the work of two spoonfulsof many other brands, that's one reason it's economical. A pound can of Cal umet contains full 16 ounces. Some baking powders come in 12 ounce cans instead of 16 ounce cans. Be sure you get a pound when you want it. Best ?y Test EVERY INGREDIENT IfSED OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY U. 8. FOOD AUTHORITIES Sales a1/, times as sraeh as that aC any other bread FEBRUARY Hosiery Specials Stock taking time found us with several broken lots of Ladies' Hosiery ? number-; r^hfch we intend to droti from stock ? High-class hos. ox Silk, Wool, and Silk and Wool combinations ? Hosiery Special Lot 1. This lot is made ujJ of high-class full-fashioned r.nd seamed back Hose ? Wool or Silk ? Black and Colors regular values up to $2:25 ? Special Price 89c. pr. Hosiery Special ? Lot 2. This lot is composed of Woolen Hosiery, and Silk and Wool Combination? fine quality ? values up to $2.50 ? ? . ?' Special Price $1.50 Other Special Values We are also offering many special values in Knit Underwear, Sweaters, Dresses, Skirts, etc. In fact our store is a veritable bargain storehouse just now ? Let us show you. M. Leigh Sheep Co. WOMAN'S WEAR ? 5 Special Three Day Sale Closes SATURDAY McCABE & GRICE Shopping Center Since 1898 I POTTERY i?. >> ^ Assorted shapes and patterna for only a % ^ few more days at | Half Price > | H. C. BRIGHT CO. j| Largest Jewelers In Eastern North Carolina { I THE CANTILEVER SHOE F O H HA P P Y FEET OWENS SHOE COMPANY
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