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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-27
LACK OF TRUCKS
DELAYS FUNSTON
General Requests Two More
Motor Trains to Operate
in Mexico.
VILLA NOT YET LOCATED
Bandit Leader Disperses Following
Into Small Groups and Hides
from His Pursuers.

Secretary OF War Baker announced
last night that he had received from
Gen. Funston a request for two add
tionsl motor-truck trains ito operate be-
tween Columbus and Gen. Pershing'
forces in Chihuahua, 1t 10 believed here
that the request is a result Of the in
ability Of the United States military au-
thorities to make use of the Mexican
railways for the transportation of sup
plies to the troops in the field.
There are already. operating out OF
Columbus four motor-truck trains, each
train comprising twenty-seven motor
trucks Of one and one-half tons carry
ing capacity. With the additional two
trains there will be total Of l62 trucks
furnishing the expeditionary force with
munitions. 1t Is understood that Gen
Pershing has reported that his live stock
is suffering from shortage of grain.
villa Not Yet Located.
The best Information obtsinable is to
received official dispatches that Villa
has not yet been even located by the
American troops. 1t Is understood that
he has dispersed his following into small
bands and that he and they will continue
TO remain hidden Indefinitely, awaiting
a new opportunity for fresh depreda-
tions
Army officers have decided that IL it is
at all possible to capture Gen. Villa and
his followers, Pershing has at this time
In Mexico a sufficient force to accomplish
this result. II is believed that these
statements by army officers are intend ed
TO be an indirect answer to reported in
quiries from Csrranza himself.
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Debutantes Of Many Cities
To Enter Chevy Chase Camp
Society Buds and College Graduates to Don Nurses Uni
form and, Under Military Rule, Learn Care Of
Sick on Battlefield

The men had their Plattsburg, give
the women chance
The feminine outgrowth of the famous
civilian-military encampment of last
summer will spring into being May l,
when debutantes and college girls from
all parts of the country will mobilize
here for the serious occupation OF pre-
pairing for war They will be encamped
at Chevy Chase and for a month will
study the principles of battlefield nurs-
ing.
Preparations, for caring for 1000 stu
dents, 400 visiting pupils and 600 resident
students, are being made by the National
Service School, an adjunct OF the Wo-
mems Section of the Navy League.
The course of training will cover two
weeks, two courses being planned. The
enrolment for the first course practi-
cally has been completed, 1t was an
nounced last night.
Friyolties must be forgotten when the
girl-student dons the uniform of the
camp. Her life. there will be vigorously
military. at least so far as feminine
adaptation OF military routine is posi-
BILE. The uniform probably will be the
regulation costume of a nurse.
She will arise at $50 o'clock. taps will
be at 10. Leave of absence will be
granted, and only with that must the
tion-well, punishment for that has to
be worked out.
Forty Tents to Dot Ground.
More than forty tents. housing five
girls each, will be erected on a ten
acre plot between the Chevy Chase Club
and the Chevy Chase Seminary The
land was given for the purpose by Sena-
tor Francis Newlands. of Nevada.
The call to the bandage" is being cir
culated through the press of the couu-
try by the National Service School com,
mitee, which has opened headquarters
in the Munsey Building. The propagands
for the encampment also is being cir.
culsted by local branches of the Navy
League.
Red Cross instructors will be detailed
by that society for the encampment. In
struction will be given in bandaging,
diet cooking. cooking for the sick, soien'
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five SHAKEN Up
in AUTO SMASH
Eugene H. Taggart and Fam
ily Roll Down Embark
ment In Car.
INJURIES ONLY SLIGHT
Machine Lurches from Road Near Sol
diers' Home Falling on
Its Side.
Open $3.50 A. M.

Five persons narrowly escaped serious
injury and possibly death about O'Clock
last night when an automobile operated
by Eugene H. Taggert, prominent real
estate agent, left the road at First street
md Michigan avenue northwest and roll
cd down an embankment. The car turned
almost over and was badly damaged. the
OccuDauts escaped with severe shahlne
I'D and surface bruises.
The machine was occupied by MT. aho
Mrs Taggert and l3-year-old child; MIS-
Tazgert's brother, A. L. Evans, and MI ;
= p Sydenspricker. OF Lewtsburg, va
An we're taken TO the home Of Mr.. rag
CERT in a taXiCab. -.
The accident occurred almost at the
vest gate Of the Soldiers Home MT
Tagv.Tt stated, on arrival at his home al
Cbsy,,, Chase. that, reaching the gate. or
Witch there are lights. he continued or
that he thought was q straight road.
Poor Lighting Blamed.
He said there were no lights on the
80 other than at the gate, and did mol
ses a curve until too late to do more tnAn
.but OF the power. The machine lurcheo
80 tbe edge Of the road and down the
.r,hsnkrsnt into the hltraton plant
The sudden drop threw the macnlne o.
-. side, The upright top alone kept
,-or1 turning completely over.
Tba occupants were thrown violently
- On. tide OF the car and badly bruised
Ms sydsnspricker wrenched an ankle
+bat N.s slowly mending from q recent
strain.
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M'ADOO DENIES Charge
OF JUGGLING funds
Replies in Letter to Kitchin to Those
Who Criticise His Treasury
Bookkeeping.

In letter to Representative Kitch.
in, the majority leader OF the House
made public last night, Secretary Nc
Adoo makes an extended reply tc
those who have criticised him for Jug
Cling with the Treasury bookkeeping
to make the general fund. as it APP
pears in the daily Treasury statement
appear larger than it really is.
Mr.. McAdoo. who writes from "or
board the L. S. S. Tennessee" under
date of March II, explains his reason;
for including in the general fund ma.
tional bank deposits for the retirement
of circulating notes, amounts to the
credits of disbursing officers. and sub
sidiary silver and other minor coin.
The disbursing officers funds. Secre.
tary McAdoo asserts. in the hands oil
the Treasurer of the United States are
as much a part of the funds of the
government as is the balance remain
ing in the Treasurer's hands subject (
the check of the Secretary.
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Herald Opens New Contest,
Called The Diamond Mystery y
Second Step Campaign to Boost Circulation to $4,000
Should Have Wide Appeal as Prizes Aggregating
$l,l00 Are Offered

The first step in The Herald's campaign
to secure a circulation OF 5000 ended
Saturday night. when the $4,000 Club"
contest closed. Now, before the auditors
have gone over the ballots and made
their final counting; before the winners
of the numerous prizes have been an
nounced, the second step has been in
augurated in the Diamond Mystery"
Announcement of this newsand unique
contest was made yesterday in The
Herald and is again made today on an
other page The Diamond Mystery
makes an altogether different appeal than
that made in the $4,000 Club" The
Diamond Mystery" is a problem contest
that is best explained by referring to
the page in this issue on which the plan
OF the contest Is described in detail
As in the $1,000 Club" contest The
Herald will give very valuable awards
to those contestants who come out on
top in the Diamond Mystery" All
told 81, 100 will be paid by The Herald
to the solvers of the Diamond Mystery
the first prize will be the quite sub
stantial sum of $500.
This contest will be under the personal
supervision and direction Of James X.
Colburn, circulation manager of The
Washington Herald. Mr.. Colourn mas
conducted many contests for newspapers
throughout the United States. and the
high character Of the campaigns whlch
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he conducts is known both in and out OF
Washington.
One OF Mr.. Colburn's contests similar
to the Diamond Mystery" has just been
brought to a successful conclusion by
the North American, OF Philadelphia, and
another is now running on the Boston
Journal. His contests have been favor
ably known to Wsshingtonians for NJ
teen years, during which he was Circu-
lstion manager first of the Washington
Times, later with the Washington Post
and now with The Washington Herald.
A Test of Skill and Patience.
The Diamond Mystery" is a test OF
skill, patience and accuracy. Every
body is eligible to compete for the l,l0(
cash awards-young and old. men and
women, with the exception of the en-
ploycs of The Washington Herald and
their families. The conditions are very
easily understood and there is but one
simple rule to follow in arriving at the
solution. It is a fascinating, interesting
pastime for Herald readers that is going
to prove profitable TO those who make ul
their minds to go in and win"
Contestants may send in as many solu-
tons to the problem as they wish, pro.
vided the conditions are complied with
and they have until Tuesday, May 2, to
send their answers. although there is an
advantage in sending in solutions earlier
as explained in the page that contains
the problem In this issue.
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tific bed-maklng and in the care Of the
sick.
An unusual feature of the course viii
be instruction In wireless telegraphy anc
wig-wag ging. The mornings will be de-
voted TO class-room--or clsss-tent-studS
and the afternoons to listening to lee
lures by experts,
All Must BE Americans.
The students must be American born
not under IS years of age, and must pre-
sent a doctors certificate declaring theil
physical fitness for the training.
Delegations of girls from as far away
as California and Washington plan &c
come. Debutantes from Chicago, Phila'
delphia, Boston, New York, and Balti'
more also will attend in body.
The members of the National Service
School Committee are as follows: Mrs.
George Dewey. Mrs. Hugh l.. Scott, Mrs.
George Barnett. Mrs James NJ. Thomson,
daughter of Speaker and Mrs. Clark: Mrs.
Henry +. Ashhurst. Mrs. Sidney Ballou,
Mrs Gibson Fshnestock, Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer, Miss Natalie S. Lincoln,
Mrs. Frank G. Odenheimer, Mrs. Edward
NJ. McCauley, jr.; Mrs. James II. Oliver.
Mrs. Alexander S. Sharpe, ST.; Mrs.
Mary Logan Tucker, Mrs. Richard VAIN
right, sr; Mrs. Vylla Poe Wilson, Miss
Elizabeth Ellicott Poe, chairman; Mrs.
Spencer Wood. vice chairman; Mrs John
Callan O'Loughlin, secretary. and Mrs.
Charles L. Hussey, treasurer.
Many in Washington Enroll.
Among the members OF the younger
Washington set who have enrolled for
the first course are Miss Callie Hoke
Smith, daughter of Senator and Mrs
Hoke Smith, of Georgia; Miss Anne Hop
kins. Miss Elizabeth Wiley, Miss Georgia
Scofield. Miss Alberta Louisa Peters,
Miss Lillian Hendrick Miss Laura Graves,
Miss Frances McIver, Miss Lille McIntire
Hills, Miss Anne Tracy, Miss Leita
Montgomery, Miss Ethel L. Leupp Miss
Laura A. Baton. Mrs. John w. Thomp-
son, Miss Alice H. Weaver. Miss Eliza
beth Decide, Miss Jane p. Bigelow, Miss
sophy F. Sweet. Miss Elizabeth Scriven
Miss Katharine Scriven and Miss
Catharine Burdette.
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DEATH RECORD.
WHITE.


Frank Roach, q yesB, Georgetown Hospital.
joseph Langley, 49, i7s MARYLAND ave. 9. ".
Louise F. Miller, r. COS Massachusetts, ave. n. e
William G. Tanner. 76 IN Wisconsin ave. D. "
James Ward, Is, Georgetown Hospital.
Catherine A. Brosnan ST. u Il. \.
Mary ESTe, s., Isl ! ~ n. W.
Pernelia H. Curry, 70. Sl3 University place.
Lawrence B. Grant, q, lsZ3 Twelfth st. n ".
Richard h. Riddle. p ais Warner 81. n. ".
Cora A. Walsh, IS, sI7 Eighth st.
Mar J. Wells, s., 9l4 Sixth " ".
John B. Hammond 70. $40 Ridge Road 4. ".
John H Burton, months 1881 st. n. ".
Infant Of Joan W. and Mary Bean, ! day
Isis Thirteenth ct. n.
CoLORED.
Florence o, Taylor. s. yesS, itso Church st n. "
Frances V. Chew, g. rs Teuth II.
Henrietta Banyn, 3, us Poplar place.
James Matthews, s. Casualty Hospital.
james Psnnell a. tuberculosis Hospital.
Eliza ]. jackson, Is, IT O'Neils Coourt 9. ".
Jennie Yalintleruy. 80, 1852 st. n. ".
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for the enormous waste Of the people
money and get a national spirit
The speaker raped the famous Shieios
water power, which she classed as a de-
lberate steal of the peoples resources.
and brought a roar of laughter when, in
urging a continuance OF the fight against
waste. said: IF you fight long enough
you can make even stone understand.
The presence of a party OF Blackfeet
and Choctaw Indians was taken by the
members to indicate the spread OF the
community center Idea. The party con-
sisted of Curly Bear. Wolf Plume. Bird
Rather, oliver Sandervill, and Robert J.
Hamilton. of the Blackfeet tribe from the
Montana reservation, and Mrs. Wilson, of
the Choctaw tribe.
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SUSPECT ANOTHER IN
PECK POISON PLOT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

Miss Horton don't know how
waite was registered. Mrs. Horton
says they studied Romeo and Juliet
together Waite was Romeo to her
Juliet She elOquently compares his
rendition of the role to that OF E. H.
Sothern.
81 am frankly puzzled by Mr.. and Mrs.
Horton. They give the impression of be-
ing people of means. Horton says he Is
an engineer and mentions a great many
prominent people as friends and &C.
quaintances. Both say they have bank
accounts They have given me the
names of the banks. Because of the
holiday ! haven't been abls to go into
these further. Both seem to have plenty
of money. They have an automobile and
a home that Is certainly comfortable.
Yet her income as singer in motion
picture theaters has not been remunera-
tive and have been told that neither
displayed any signs Of opulence a year
ago"
Knew Him short Time.
I'm a memorandum given to the news
paper last Wednesday Judge Swami said
Waite had confessed to him that he was
living at the Plaza under an assumed
was reminded. Judge Swami said he
had been told that Waite sought to post
pone his marriage to Clara Peck in Sep
TENDER, 1915, because OF his relations
with this woman. Does Mrs. Horton
admit that she knew Waite before his
marriage?"
mot yet" replied Dooling. "she ad-
nits only that she has known him since
Christmas week. 1915 Previously she
asserted she met him first at the Ber-
litz School of Languages. Now the
question that interests US is:
Did Mrs. Horton have a predecessor
or did she know Waite before his mar
riage?"
Assistant District Attorney Francis X
Mancuso, who has been in Grand Rapids
is expected to arrive In New York to-
morrow morning. He will be a grand
jury witness tomorrow. An indietmen,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-27
WOMAN STAYS SHERIFF
Admits She Fired shot that Killed
Man Guarding Her.

Muskogee, Okla, March 26-Mrs. Ids
Lee HAdley, held in jail at Eufauls,
Okla, accused Jointly with her husband,
Paul V. HsdIey, OF the murder Of sheriT
Jake Giles, OF Beaumont Tex. sd-
mitted freely today that she fired the
shot that killed Giles on a Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas train early yesterday.
The sheriff WIS taking Hadley and his
young wife from Kansas City 10 ReAu-
mont 10 snswer charge OF assault with
intent to murder.
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against Waite, charging first degree
murder, is expected tomorrow or next
day.
One of the most important links of
evidence Mancuso is bringing back with
him is said to be proof that Waite COM
municated with Mrs. Horton while he
was in Grand Rapids seeking to rush
John E. Peck's body to a crematory.
Mrs, Horton, 1t was learned tonight,
has admitted the communication to AS
sistant District Attorney Dooling She
has offered no explanation of this or OF
Waites frenzied telephone message to
her a few minutes after the dentist STEP
ped off the train from Grand Rapids:
"Am being Swallowed. Pack up your
thinks quick. Skip
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BREAK WITH GERMANY
AGAIN SEEMS LIKELY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

the ship was apparently not sinking we
would stay with her. After the small
boats had been standing by for an hour
they were hailed and the people brought
back on board.
About dusk a sailing vessel three miles
away which had been stsding by for
sometime was signalled by rockets and
waving blankets. At least thirty eNplod-
ing rockets with colored flares were sent
up. but the ship continued her course
and disappeared in the distance. The
wireless remained intact though the
operator said il was very difficult 10 re-
Ceive because the forward mast was gone
and the antennae were lost The boilers
remained intact as We could see the
steam from them and the electric lights
burned until We left the ship
Dead Left on Wreck.
AT 1870 a French vessel came up and
took of the women and children and
half the men, and Miss Baldwin, who
was unconscious. Then four or five boats
came up and we, with the remaining
passengers, were taken on a British ship.
With US there were seven wounded, five
men and two women. One man died on
the way to ENGLAND. Five dead were
left on the hulk. out apparently no
Americans among them. We arrived in
England at 40 a m, and the wounded
were transferred to a nearby hospital
ship. The first officer. tat least com
rnissioned offcerl, OF the rescuing
British ship told US that the captain OF
the Sussex reported to the captain Of the
British ship that he saw clearly the wake
OF a tropedo.
He ported his helm hard and in a few
seconds longer would have escaped II.
No ifeboats were given TO the passen-
gers and we found them with great diff
fculty after the explosion had taken
place. In our opinion the explosion took
place about fifty feet from the bow and
apparently on the starboard side. We
solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true TO the best OF our knoWl-
edge and belief
List of Americans Aboard.
Ambassador Page also transmitted the
following corrected list OF American
passengers on the Sussex:
Gertrude W. Warren, st. Louis Cal
Iope Anastasia Fenneu. New York; LII
liam c. s. Barden, New York; Edna Bar
den. New York; Samuel F. Bemis Med
ford. Mass; Henry Beer, New York; Ida
Beer, New York: Edward s. Huxley.
New York; Francis =. Drake New
York: George Herbert Croker. IT.,
! FItchbUrg, Mass: Charles Thomas
Crocker. Fitchburg, Mass: Wilder G.
Penfield. Hudson, Wis; Joshua D. ArmI-
tage, New York; Edna Frances Hilton.
New York; Tengle Culbertson, Lewis
burg Pa; Daniel Sargent, Wellesley,
Mass. Edna Hall, New York; Edward
Marshall, New York; James Mark Bald
win. Baltimore: Helen Baldwin Chis
wife. Baltimore; Miss Elizabeth Bald
win (daughter), Baltimore: RUSS Lyon,
of Colorado; John p. Hearley, Albany,
y. Y: Gertrude L. Barnes, New York.
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Doctors Auto Stolen.

fve-passenger automobile, the prop
erty Of DR.. A. B. Hoe, Of 100 Sixteenth
street northwest, was stolen from in front
Of 2sl5 Seventeenth street northwest early
last night. DR.. Hoe was making a pro-
fessional call IN the neighborhood. Upon
his return the machine had disappeared
At nrst he thought some friend had
driven the car OF, but when It finally did
not return he notified the police.
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st. Paul's Opens Mission.

Rev. McFeagh Harrison last night in
augurated a preaching mission at St
Pam's Church. Washington Circle. The
mission will be similar to those conducted
during the past two weeks in the various
Episcopal churches Of the city. The mis-
sion will continue for ten days. Or. Har-
rison at $50 each afternoon will conduct
services for the young people. Services
for older people will be held each night
at o'clock
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Lived on $50 Seven Months

Tacoma, Wash. March 2s.-Mrs. B,
Nolte has supported herself and six
children on potatoes and flour, cost
ing s25, since October /. She was
arrested on charges OF failing to feed
her COW. She told the Judge that her
husband had not provided for the
family. Il fed the COW apples ana
hay but cannot buy grain" she said
IF you take II away the children
won't have milk" The Judge dropped
the charge preferred by q humane
officer.
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Hard Winter for Hawks.

Winsted, Conn, March S.-Loyal Hig-
ley, OF Canton, on going to his hennery
this morning found, lying dead in front
of the door, one of the largest hawks
seen in these parts in years. Apparently
the bird had succumbed to starvation
due to inability to get food this hard
winter.
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BIRTH RECORD.
WHITE.

John ]. and Ethel THOMPSON, boy.
Howard and Mamie Sanford, girl.
Joseph A. and Virginia Serrs, hoy.
Howard F and Mar V. Rock, bog.
John and Mary Miller. girl
John @. IT., and Edna H. Gather. CIR.
Gustave G. and Annie E. Flother. girl.
Henry d. and Anna V. Flood, SRI.
Edward A. and Eliza J. Estes, girl.
Wade G. and Martha Dent, girl.
Charles W. and Ruth Alderman, boy.
COLORElr
Luther and Rose Mcleod. boy.
Charles and Daisy Haroombe, boz.
Joesph and Sarah L. CAmpbsn, boy.
wluiAa cd E7inahak RHtlas sd
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LECTURES ON NUMBERS.
r. Curtis Explains Mythical
Interpretation.

DR. F Homer Curtis, who IS the mead
H. order OF Christian Mystics Of Los
Angeles, last night gave lecture IN
;Tbsosonhical Hall, 1916 H street nortn-
vest. on the mystic Interpretation Oh
numbers. ,, - H.
II. q. of profound significance not
- a., Pibricai literature. but in large
o o,,L,ner IN natural phenomena as we'll
IN ~ coincidence. but in response to
universal mystic law
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HER SAFE" F0ns BURGLARS.
Woman Struck and Kicked, but
Money Is in Secret storage.

New York. March "a roll of bills
kept in a secret place by Mrs. Consetta
SaTdo, % years old, Of No 421 East
Fourteenth street, was not found by two
burglars who entered her rooms. on the
third floor. late yesterday afternoon.
knocked her down when she screamed
and kicked her into semi-consciousness
Neighbors who heard Mrs Sardo's
cries, found her lying on the floor of her
ransacked apartment, from which moth
ing had been taken. She was treated
at Bellevue Hospital and returned home
after furnishing to detectives a descrip-
ton OF her assailants.
P. S.-Mrs. Sardo refused to reveal
even to the police the place in which she
keeps her money.
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Mocked. Boy Runs Away

Evansville, Ind. March 26.-To escape
the mockery of his school companions,
Clemens Kaiser, age 1S, left home here
the other morning. The police have been
asked to search for him. The boy slut
tiers, and often told his parents Of the
humiliation he had suffered at school.
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Estate for Widows, Coal

Harrisburg, Pa, March 96.-Nrs Anna
Croft, who died here recently. left her
estate TO supply coal 10 respectable and
needy widows" in SUnbury. where she
once lived. The. estate is not appraised
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While visiting Java NINE,
Anal leaned bow The Jazz -.
samxn keep themselves tnS
noss slsnderiy Uaesfa4 N
% earth.
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Ladies and Gentlemen
Can Become Slender

Nine. Blanche ArrsI. NOt es, opers
SINGER bT Drinking Tea.
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HOW |
LOOK TO-DAY.
DO YOU
WONDER
| AM HAPPY?

Fun PARTICULARS Of M 1pe
risnee sent to any interested
reader enclosing two cSnt4 N
stamps. ARRAL'S TIkA TEA
90. DEPT. =, 500 Ftfth ave-
Nsr YORK.