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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-20
"What's in a Name?' True
Saying as Applied to Dogs
Irish Setter Is known "Friz, and "Dufie" Is Huge
Dane-"Snookies," "Tootsies," "Honey Bunches,"
and "Tweeties" Are Numerous.

, whats In a name" was the dis.
Outraged answer Of the official who
makes out dogs licenses in the ofiict
of Tax Collector Rogers to the cub re-
porter who wanted to know how many
Washington dogs responded to the name
OF Teddy. Queenie. and the like
Here's an Irish setter named Fritz. u
he continued. pointing to a receipt stub
showing that Fritz had paid his taxes
for the year. land here Is Dufie. who
Is a Dane. A fashionable young woman
huge brindle calf on a silken thread and
informed me that she wanted to buy a
tag for Cutie.
Cutie lolled with his head resting or
the counter. which. you see, is abou,
four feet high. / was never so dis
gusted in my life. Here's a trite Smith
on the list. After that comes Toodles.
guess most dogs in Washington are
called Toodles, though / give up guess
ing why. Then there is Snookie, Tootsie.
Honey Bunch, Tweetie. and the like. II
must be real trying to be a dog and
have to bear up under names like those.
Named After Stage Heroines.
Are stage heroines represented? Sure
enough. ! gave Gaby a 81 license this
morning. Then We have Julia Marlowe
and Trentini.
"A colored woman came in to get a
license today. She said her pets name
was Bull Joe. This sounded reasonable.
so asked how she happened TO hit upon
the name. Cause, boss. dat dawg eats
nothing but chicken I gave up again.
The most common names are Spot, Ted
dy. Mike, and Dixie. All girls in their
teens call their dogs either Beauty. or
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Antonio, Music Purpey0r,.
Finds Lies Path ThOrny

I At this point his little ten-year-old
son. who it vas later explained was =
pupil at a public school and was rapidly
learning English, came up and subse-
| Guently acted as interpreter.
"Mya organ playa ten pieces. Eet ees
ona da best You wanta see eet?"
The little son then began in his ca
pacity as interpreter. and all difficulty
was ended.
Tony stated that he -nade as high as
g on some days, but that he experienced
great difficulty in making both ends
meet.
Restriction. of Police.
Several of the organ grinders find the
music business inadequate. and conduct
fruit store at the same time. Luis
Pagioli. who runs a fruit stand in Four
teenth Street. between H and / Streets.
Is a member Of this clan During the day
he amuses the children of the National
Capital. and at night he sells bananas.
cherries lemons and other delicacies.
But withal these people are in . dis
tinctive class, for there can be no addi-
tons to the number of organ grinders IN
the District until one of them fails to
renew his license or leaves the city. In
spector Gessford. of the Metropolitan po-
lice. issues the certificate which allows
mem 10 eNHiUft tHcH CO oh INC StENct9
OF Washington.
They return to him at the District
Building every sixty days for the neces-
sary license. When this privilege il FIRST
procured the organ grinders are photo
graphed. This Is done in order that they
will not transfer their privilege. No
charge Is made for the license. The peru
init states that they may play between
the hours of in the morning and 7:3o
at night. Restriction Is placed on them
playing in sections bounded by First and
Nineteenth Streets Northwest and PENN
sylvania Avenue and Street Northwest:
Seventh and Fifteenth Streets and Penn
sylvania Avenue and B Street North
west. and Seventeenth and Eighteenth
Streets and K and De Sales Streets.
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, by one Of the sweetie-sweetie names I
mentioned above.
why, people don't even pay attention
to the rules of sex in naming their dogs.
Here Is Pat. which same is a female
Pekingese.
"'Tisn't fair to a serious. high-minded
dog to make him answer to a name like
P. Nut or Boob. but nevertheless, that 8
just what two ;houghtless masters have
done.
of course, some Of the dogs bear dis
tinguished names. Mono is the name OF
an embassy dog. Then there are Rinaldo.
Mort, and Rex. That extinct bird. the
dodo, is on our list. I think Dodo was
Boston bull, though I'm not certain
but that she was a Pomeranian- Kip
ling's Kim is immortalized in the person
of a white and tan Then there are a
large number of Kings. Queens. Princes.
and Dukes upon the rolls.
Dog Is Called emusic,
I'VE have one dog named Music and
dog with a musical name. Schotz-
Probably the most impressive name OF
all is that borne by a wicked looking
bull terrier. Devil. made out his Ii
cense just after issuing one to Pickles.
an aenemic black and tan
Among the original names we have
recorded Spud. Chico, Nogi, Mocco, and
June. the last of which strikes me as
bordering on the sentimental. Then We
have Dollar Bill. bit too practical, per-
haps: Cocao. Onions. Mutt and JEFF,
TuIly. Toad. zefe. Mig. Mkt, Fluffy.
Feathers, Deacon. Byron, Wrinkles, Bo
Peep. and DR.. Med"
More than 1900 dog tags have been
sold so far
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SCHRlsTDPHER poe FOLLOWS
e A CLEVER CLUE An
BY Robert Cartoon Broom

| harm being done. returned to waving his
candles over the water out Of harms
way.
Constance Van Wendt was excitedly
| arranging her attire with the help Of her
solicitous mother.
Your diamond. The Duchess diamond"
cried Mrs. Van Wendt suddenly. Where
Is it?''
Miss Van Wendt's hand went to her
throat cropping for the chain on which
the famous chain had swung. why. it's
gone!" she felt among the frills Of her
! dress. her face anxiously lined and
CHASTITY white in the glare of Bowen's
falling rockets.
The deck was searched, Miss Van
Wendt's clothes were shaken out. and
when the launch was finally moored at
San Marco the whole party fell to ex-
'amining the floor planks for creyices.
But nothing came to light, until Belasco
Bowen. beside himself with anxiety for
having indirectly caused the loss, carght
CLINT Of gold on the gunwale and found
the chain hanging DOWN, on the outside.
almost touching the water.
Van Wendt grasped the thin chain and
jerked it off.
THE stone slid into the water, Con-
stance" he cried. hol ing up the enely
linked chain. It's gone. Down to the
DOttoiIf VI TIE SdTdl.
Il must replace 1t! cried Belasco
Bowen anxiously. 1T was my stupid
awkwardness that caused il all. In fight
ing the fire someone must have ACCT
IDENTIFY torn it from her throat"
THE chain was specially made, there
is a platinum wire running through t."
explained Van Wendt, holding it up. I
thought IT was safe" He passed it into
the hand of Christopher Poe, who had
introduced him I'd
must have caught on something. An
awful wrench. Didn't you feel il. Con-
stance?'
In the excitement and everything"
she murmured, 81 don't know what /
felt"
The party. already having dwindled 20
a dozen, filed sadly into a cafe for a
final supper. I've heard of the stone,
il is worth a hundred thousand. Van
Wendt is the Chicago grain operator. YOU
know" whispered one of the college
youths as the patriotic party took seats.
All the madness of celebration Lad
fiickered out and the remaining tourists
sat lowering over ices, hushed. hanging
on the words of Van Wendt
There is just A cnance that some
body might have picked up the stone.
suggested Bowen. glancing about the
table thoughtfully.
No, there is no. chance the chain was
trailing in the water: / should have had
the stone fastened to it. but the jeweler
said it must slide and / let him have his
way. But, come. don't let this prt a
damper on us. Let's all have a night
cap and break up" Van Wendt's forced
cheerfulness chilled them all and the
night-cap was mechanically drunk IN
silence.
Hall an hour later there remained At
the table only Belasco Bowen and Ch-is-
TOPPER Poe.
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"Maka no mon. Business vera bad
Thus do the vendors of canned music
from sunny Italy bewail the high cost
Of living and the correspondingly low
incomes. Even though expenditures are
reduced to a minimum by them, they.
too. feel the high price Of meat. vese-
tables, bananas. and olive oil.
After a half hours diligent. patient
argument last night against overwhelm-
ing odds to convince one Of these knights
Of the organ that The Herald reporter
was not a minion OF the law and had
not come to seek information mr. his
arrest or the capture Of one Of his ac-
quaintances, this question was finally
answered.
Not so gooda as tree, four year ago."
remarked the old fellow, whose real name
later turned out to be Bortolameo Pog-
gioli. Of 3H Fourteenth Street Northwest
DO you feel the high cost OF livingy'
Bet cha life l do,c- was the ready
reply. as he smiled and appeared to
warm up to the subject. Tree. four
year ago 1 use make dollar and dol
lar more than now. Business then vera
good. Everbod maka mon then and
spenda mucha- Now noboda make 50
much because hardtimes and da poop
hava less to spend"
Cost OF the Organ.
How much money do you generally
maker
Soma time make more dan other
In da SUNNI when eet Is hot and da
littla boys and girls play on streets den
I make more than In whit when all chit
dren 90 to schoola. On soma days ]
bringa home e. Other day only $50.
Onca in while I make $3.50"
Where did you get your organ. John?'
II buya In Philadelphia. Mine cost 800.
Some not % good you can buya for Sis.
The hesta organ costa $500. Evereabod
who buys da organ must paya cash for
eet Dey trusta noboc. When q man has
not mon to buya for cash he gets a
friend with plent OF mon to buya eet and
den he pays Get back cen little bits"
Just a few doors from Poggtoli lived
another ono OF there popular musicians.
He was seated outside OF his door dis
cussinR with h.S wife and five children
his experiences OK the day.
''ffow do you fEd business, Tony?"
what price you wsata to paya for da
orgAnf' was the answer.
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Placing the wine bottles in the bottom
OF his steamer trunk Christopher Po'
went to bed. Next day both were occu
pied in making preparations for sa;linl
and 1t was only at dinner time that the,
met. After dinner as they were sitting
opposite each other in the quaint. COO
lobby Of the little italian hotel Christie
pher Poe suddenly glanced down at hi
left hand.
How'd I get that?' he cried. iiftinl
his little finger. to show the ragged nail
torn jaggedly across. exposing'the quick
He fumbled in his pocket with hi
other hand.
Got a knife" he asked abruptly
glancing at Bowen.
NO. not here. What's the NATTER"
I've torn my nail. I used to carr
one Of those nail clippers. They're handy
You don't happen to have a pair?"
NO" answered Bowen absently. ther
he leaned forward with interest. why
yes. by George. I guess I haver' he cried
II seldom use them" He slipped his
fingers into an upper waistcoat pocket
and produced a compact steel nail-clip-
per.
Thanks, very much" replied Poe,
wincinF a bit from the irritation as he
worked at his nail.
There. it's all right now. Those are
handy things to have" and he examined
the heavy sharp blades.
Il find them useful, but / usually fer
get I'm carrying them" replied RoTon
quickly. reaching out and dropping the
nail-clippers into the pocket nonchalantiy.
Next day they sailed early on a gtRan-
tic. fast boat for New York. both evi-
IDENTIFY glad to bid goodby to vacation and
get back to real work.
Belasco Bowen seemed particularly
elated. but in the afternoon as the snip
struck into the sea and pronounced
rolling motion was felt Bowen retired to
his stateroom. which ne occupied alone.
and Christopher Poe remained sitting in
:he smoking-room. thinking over tn" dis
appearance Of the Duchess Diamond ana
piecing together bits of circumstantial
evidence against Bowen.
Half an hour later he strolled UP 70 the
wireless-room on the promenade deck
and to his surprise, as he entered. found
Belasco Bowen just handing over a Ines
sage to the operator.
Bowen>gla up sharply At Poe's en-
trance, then smiled easily. remarkiny.
Il was afraid I'd be bit seasick. suit
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RICHEST FRENCH WOMAN,
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun
Frau Krupp is undoubtedly the riches,
person in Germany, and, according &c
some authorities. the wealthiest OF
French taxpayers also is a woman.
Mime. Lebaudy, mother of Jacques
Emperor OF Sahara. is believed TO be
worth at least fsooo,ooo. She holds her
wealth in horror. and lives under an
assumed name in order to avoid pub
licity. Her residence all the year round
is small fiat in Versailles, where the
domestic stan consists of one servant.
who is assisted in the work by her mis-
tress.
Nine. Lebaudy gives away nearly the
whole Of her income, most of her dona-
lions being bestowed anonymously, II
Is an open secret. however. that for
many years past she has made up the
annual deficit Of the leading French roy.
alist paper, which usually amounts to
about e160oa
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to -. an the two Ashssnn assksd
frantanally ~ the1r oafs 70 avoid . Pc
sible celllalou with the great vessel
Defoes Bslasco Bowen could reply thu
service Reward stepped up with thu
Bowen ripped on the tinfou cap on
his bottle. pulled the cork with an accus-
TONED JERK and nlIed the siassss for
Poe. and himself He placed the half
empty bottle in the scuppers where II
would not tip over. smiled at Poe. and
proposed: .'weu drink to the danger.
Of the sea and the pleasure Of safe home
coming
He absently tossed the cork over the
ran and raised his glass to touch the
They drank. and Bowen renlled the
glasses.
And here's to the Goddess of Lib
erty." cried Poe. turning toward the
gold glinting statue dimly outlined In
the harbor. may every man who de-
serves liberty have IT.
That's . funny toast" said Bowen
awkwardly. giancing In slight confusion
down into the water, where the two
fishermen were drifting astern.
Il wonder how that fine figure Of
Liberty strikes a pretty little smuggier
bringing in valuable goods to dsfraud
his country" unused Poe. staring ahead
into the dim harbor.
Bowen glanced at him nervously.
whats come over your he asked halt
ingly.
why nothing" replied the New York
banker. turning to gaze insenuously into
the shifting eyes OF his companion. IT
was Just wondering how you felt SNUG
Cling in that Duchess Diamond"
How I feelr' Bowen's eyebrows drew
down narrowly. His face suddenly
cleared, he glanced nervously into the
water, and then laughed full In Poe's
face.
And I've been wondering all along
how II would feel to be an amateur de-
tective who thinks he's worked up a
case and wins a fellows friendship Just
to betray him at the finish" his upper
lip curled contemporary. He glanced
back into the water.
"Oh, know you recognized me-"
said Poe Some of my baggage Is
marked with C. p. and I knew that
wouldn't escape your sharp eyes. You've
called me Hardy with rather elaborate
exactness. thinking you had a joke on
me. didn't miss II. nor did / miss
your eagerness to have the
Van wendts join that wild party. I saw
you were quick-handed, too. when you
spilled the sparks over Miss Van Wendt
and nipped of the platinum wire with
your little nail clippers. on which
found the nick made in cutting the
chain. The hand Is quicker than the
eye. but not quicker than the imagina-
ton"
What the devil do you mean?' cried
putting down his glass and turn
ing with his back to the rail. DO you
accuse me of stealing the Duchess Dia-
mond?''
Yes: and with attempting to smuggle
il into New York"
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CHAPTER II.

MIR. Hardy, what would you do In
position like miner" asked Bowen
earnestly addressing the New York
banker, whose affected simplicity and
sincerity had won his confidence. You
see, 1 am morally to blame for the
loss, but the stone could not be dupli-
Gated. 1 might send them another
anonymously to make up for it."
Mr.. Van Wendt seemed satisfied
| that it was only an unavoidable acct
dent: am sure he can stand the loss.
replied Christopher Poe.
You don't think he'll harbor any re-
sentiment toward me?"
why, no. II was all in the game.
He came along with US. and the acci-
dent happened; that's all. You are no
more responsible than 1 am
But 1 urged the Van wendts 20
join u.s." said Bowen ruefully.
Its mighty unfortunate. but I'd for
get ii IL l were you. You started a
good time, and we all enjoyed it; let's
think of that instead of the unfortu-
nate climax"
Il guess you're right, but I do feel
guilty. 1 suppose there's no chance to
dredge the canal?"
of course not. The diamonds gone;
let the dead rest. Let's change the
Venice: it's all new to me, and you
seem quite at home"
The galleries and castles, of course.
you've SEEM"
Yes, but isn't there some Summing
or something to do in this city of
bridges I've been looking for some
body who could show me an exciting
place or two. Something different;
that's what I want
I'll take you to the fish markets
tomorrow. if you like. It's quite a
sight" offered Bowen.
Bully! Would you? I'd enjoy IL SO
much" replied Poe. II like that sort
of thing. and it isn't often one meets
a kindred spirit.
That's right" replied Bowen heart
lily.
Now forget all about that stone"
advised Poe in parting. You are
blameless, and don't let it worry you.
We will meet here at 10 tomorrow"
They went to their separate hotels,
and before going to bed Christopher
friend Burns, brother banker in New
York. who shared with Poe his hobby
of anonymously tracing down Offend
ers against banks.
The code message. translated, read:
WAS the name of the suspect in the
Farmers National burglary Belasco
Bowen? ] remember he posed as So
ciety chap. When did he sail from New
York;"
On returning from an interesting eN-
cursion with Bowen to the fish market
next day Christopher Poe found the fol-
lowing cipher message awaiting him.
Right. Saw a newspaper notice last
month that, after a house party at Van
Wendts, he went abroad on same boat
with them
Having torn up the reassuring note,
Poe went to his room and
sat for an hour concentrating on the
missing Duchess Diamond. Then he dis
patched a note to Bowen inviting him to
dine with him that night
Poe turned the talk to glowing appre-
citation of Naples after the meal. and be-
fore he and Bowen, parted II had been
decided that they would take the trip
together.
At Naples. Christopher Poe managed |
so he occupied room adjoining Bowens, |
and, making his interests conform with ]
the younger mans. he was soon on an \
intimate footing with him.
II Bowen had the Duchess Diamond, |
which Poe believed he had, surely the |
possession Of II bothered him but little. |
He went about the business Of enjoying
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couldn't stand II IN my berth. -
strolled up on deck"
Poe had fssting siimpse Of the wire
lees message n the operator counted The
vords, and he was thrilled to md II
written In cipher.
For the remainder Of the day he
strolled about on deck with Bowen and
Just before bedtime drank With him one
Of the interesting black bottles Of Bar
bera, finding Il excellent
do We stop at Quarantine to pick up
the doctorr' asked Poe idly. a. Ike all
travellers they anticipantiy discussed
thei. arrival.
NO." answered Bowen quickly. ":ut
We slow down 70 pick him up and usually
the custom men come aboard there"
'-Oh, yes, they row alongside In q boat
and climb up a pilots ladder, remom-
SER"
Usually Just opposite the little Quar-
antine rock" added Bowen. I'VE run
slow for about fifteen minutes. cossttng
just past Quarantine"
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himself as thoroughly a any American
| tourist. and never showed the sligntes,
| degree of nervousness. always seeking
Poe's company. and ever ready for diver.
sion.
They had spent an interesting. exciting
week at Naples. when one night Bower
received a cablegram, which he tore ur
| and threw in the crate in the presence
of his companion.
Good news?" asked Poe.
mo; bad news. I've got to go back
, home to tend to business" replied Bowen
I've about made up my mind to sail
on the Princess day after tomorrow. Il
said Poe promptly.
Good. Then I will have the pleasure
Of your company to New York"
Bowen sat in thought silence for a min
ute. and suddenly remarked: by the
way, I want to take home a couple OF
bottles Of that Baroera We saw in that
little wine shop the other day. I wonder
II II would be open tonight?'
I'VE might stroll over and take a
chance" suggested Poe. anxious not to
lose sight of his companion now that sail
ing time was near.
Luckily the shop was open and Bowen
purchased three bottles OF choice wine
privately put up by the dealer in squat,
thick nicked bottles.
Wen drink these up on the boat. to
avoid paying duty on them" remarked
Bowen. his eyes caressing the shapely
bottles.
Il volunteer my help" said Poe: guess
I'll buy a bottle or two myself"
With their purchase the pair strolled
back to the hotel and before going to
bed that night Christopher Poe sat long
in silent contemplation before the heavy
wine bottles.
An idea was smoldering in his mind
So far he had nothing tangible against
Bowen except his record, as affirmed by
Burns. the brother banker in New York,
Bowen's interest in urging the Van
Wendts to go on the wild Fourth Of July
excursion and his awkward movement
which showered Miss Van wendt with
sparks. Since then Poe had seen nothing
to substantiate his suspicion. and he was
surprised that Bowen could act innocence
SO perfectly. II he really had the dia-
mond how did he figure to get IL past
the customs in New York? In Bowen's
manner he found no confession Of guilt;
the young fellow acted naturally and
confidently.
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CHAPTER III.

! The New York banker was pleased to
ind that his companion had such exact
Information. and as a result. before
going to bed. Poe wrote a long message
to his friend Burns in New York. The
message was In cipher and he slipped
into the wireless ONCE with IL early next
morning before many passengers were
Oh deck.
Bowen were continually together except
when Bowen stayed alone in his state.
room during periods Of seasickness. Each
night they drank together a bottle OF
the pleasant Italian wine, and those on
board who noticed them wondered why
they were inseparable.
The night before arriving in New York
Belasco Bowen was particularly gay: all
evidence Of seasickness had passed and
he gave up the evening to cementing his
friendship with Christopher Poe and sug-
costing delightful little excursions they
could make in New York.
Poe. too, was In good spirits, for he
had received an answer to his elaborate
instructions to Burns.
They met again after lunch next day
and New York was already in sight.
Were getting in" beamed Bowen.
sharing the busting anticipation of the
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on spe Ssai a"se, .nu
ony nan an nouf W u'n ao =,
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p DIS 'ii''e' are you paeAeo up' a1eeu
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ne " isn ~, =,
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II ann,,..a ,tn'.aI, .,s MAN, h.,ox
Nil. D. I.a,ad go az Ill ,hon.h,'
s,n,' ne ,.h1na wy Nell 81, ;siand
graSn.,Iy grna,,na hiasar asaJr., The
Sn,I,or
Tan r,;r,,.. ,.,.- p.,.soo pov., r.-
;oirad hir,
"F,n;sbsG m soon .. oueried Poe
YES. 90, evervtbing In hut the last
cAnfounded hottie ~ that Rarbera We
sbuuJd have drunr two las, night"
..Rut T had 70 ge, rid ~ mine +" smiled
Poe ..rbere,s M fun in he,ng DELAYED
nv HAVING 10 nav dutv on a Iitt,e hottIe
Of vine"
..By George, YOU'RE right Tbey.d he
sure IN s,,cL me for ~ and :, wou,d
take an hour 10 20 tbroneh all the RED
tame. LET'S finish that hottie now what
do Won saw asked Bowen evenly.
..Whv not, There's the old statue Of