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The Washington herald., 1919-12-16

II would be. hard-hearted per-
SON indeed who failed to heed the
plight OF the central unfortunates
in at least one OF the Associated
Charities Fourteen Christmas Or
portunities listed this year. The
Associated Charities appeal is made
for fourteen families. well known to
this society, and for whom II desires
to make provision over the next
twelve months.
In all but one of the opportuni-
ties offered this year there are chill
dren in the family. The exception In
opportunity No. s, consisting of
three old people whose ages total
22b years. The total number OF chill
dren Is 81. and the number of adults
II. or ~ persons in all.
The sums asked for range from
1855 In Opportunity No. 10. to $1,000,
IN Opportunity No. 1. The total
amount required in order to keen
the fourteen families together for
the year 1920 is s10.s4s.
Contributions will go entirely.
without reduction for any purpose.
to the families desired to be aided,
Contributions should be sent to
the Associated Charities. 923 H
street northwest. or to the ONCE of
The Washington Herald. and will be
promptly acknowledged.
No 1. The father recently
gone blind and now reeducnt-
ing himself to support his wife
and two children. Amount
needed I'm addition to what the
mans church and relatives are
EfviE, $50 q month or $500 for
the year.
No. 2. Innuensn took away
the breadwinner. leaving widow
and four children. Oldest eleven.
$50 week or 5000 for the year
In needed.
No. ;. A deserted wife trying
to keep the home nres burning,
and to bring up her two boys to
be good eitisens I'm spite OF their
fafher's example. SIS n week
or $50 for the year II asked
for.
No. & The mothers health In
breaking with one misfortune
after another. The father,
drinking man. deserted the
home some years nEe. To save
the mothers health she must
give up her position. and the
home consisting of mother and
three young children must be
financed by others. 800 . month
or $500 for the year II needed.
No. S Three old people whose
aggregate ages arc over :2S
years. $50 for the year will
eonble these elderly folks to
stay together another year.
No. g. A 17-year-oId boy II
the breadwinner for this family
Of seven. The fnther In dead.
With the boys earnings and the
limited aid that relatives are
able to give there L. still . de-
hcit of SIS n week.
No. z. A widow, foreign born
Is Installing Amencnnism into
the minds of her nine children,
the oldest IS. Relatives and the
church help but 81 a week Ii
needed In addition.
No. 9. A splendid example OF
the resoureefuIness of her own
people tfsfs brave little French
woman works while her four
little girls are at school but can
not earn enough while they are
away from home to meet all
| their needs - n week II re-
CURED until the Oldest child can
become n wage Garner.
No. o. Here Ii a chance to
save q little hoy and girl from
the dread scourge OF tubercu-
losis OF which their father died
n victim. They must have plenty
of milk and eggs and be esp~ci-
ally csred for until they become
well and strong. They are hut
two of n family of six. SO n
The Washington herald., 1919-12-16
Forms New Polish Cabinet,

London. Dec. 15.-A dispatch from
Warsaw today reported that M.
Skulski. former mayor of Lodz. had
succeeded in forming a new Polish
cabinet, following the resignation
Of Ignace Jan Paderewski.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-16

Colds Cause Headaches and Pains
FeFaish Headache and body pains caused from
q cold are snon relieved by taking LAXATIVE
BROMO QUlNINE TSblets There is Only one
:" Bruno ouiuiue." r W. GROVES Signature
on the box Dc--AdV.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-16

leave for an extended hoseynoos IN
New York ana Long Isiand, They
will make their future home IN New
York.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-16

board in presenting their budget to
the mayor will ask an increase of 10
per cent in the salaries of teachers.
Richmond.-Mrs. walter T. Booth Is
dead at the home Of her daughter.
Mrs. w. H. Gillette, 405 Thirtieth
street. Woodland Heights.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-16

Delicious. juicy grapefruit
the kind and size we have
been selling up to now at
four for a quarter.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-16

Heathsville.-Miss Edith II. Mar
shall and DR.. John Randolph Travis,
Of Mica. Caroline County, were mar
RED here.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-16
FORTUNE LOSS
MADE WAN KILL
COURT IS TOLD

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
In the Days News

Ninety years old today is Gener-
al Byron Root Pierce, who is one
Of the few surviving general off,
GERS of the union army in the Civil
war. General Pierce was born at
East Bloomfield, n. Y, Sept. 20,
1929, and after working for a while
in his fathers wooden factory, be-
came a dentist and in 1855 re-
moved to Grand Rapids. Mich. In
1861 he went to the front with the
3rd Michigan volunteers and with
in two years had risen to the COM
mand of a regiment. which served
through the war with the Army of
the Potomac. In 1864 he was com
missioned brigadier general. Aft
er the war he resumed his profess
sion in Grand Rapids. From the
opening OF the Michigan Soldiers
home. in 1887, until 1891, he was
its commandant. For two years
he was commander OF the Michigan
department of the G.. A. r., and
later headed the Loyal Legion
commandery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am 10
and engaged to a fellow one year
my senior. We have been engaged
quite while and l thought / loved
him, but now l know I do not, al
though he is good fellow in every
way. He says he loves me dearly,
but he does not show it in any
way, although he is good to me.
About two months ago / met a
young man and have since learned
to care very much for him, and al
though l am sure he cares nothing
for me now. l should like to win
his love. At times he will act as
though he cared for me, and other
times he will act indifferent. 1t
worries me, for 1 really care very
much for him, although | would not
want him to know it.
Should l break my engagement
with the first man and go with the
second one in the hopes of win
ming his love. or should l give him
up and continue with the fellow /
am engaged to but do not love?
Y. Y. q.
Break your engagement since you
no longer love your fiance. In the
future do not give your love so
easily, but wait until time has
tested its depth. Doubtless you
will care as little for the second
young man as you do the first If
you are given the opportunity to
become better acquainted. Do moth
ing to show the second young man
that you are interested in him.
Perhaps when he learns that your
is broken he will seek
you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: ! am a
girl Is years old and have passed
through eight grades. Am l COM
PEELED to go to school? I live il
Ohio. THANK YOU.
You will not be compelled TO go
to school any longer. I would ad-
wise you to, however, because your
postal note to me showed a lack OF
For instance, you
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Brad'sbitO' Verse
LOOKING BACKWARD.

When old Autumn tints the trees
and we feel the chilling breeze
that blows downward from the
NorthIand with a,hint OF frost and
rfme. then we sit and sadly think
how this world was on the blink.
how il sweltered. sweat and Ian
guished. in the good old summer
time. All. those days were fierce
and hot There was scarce a sin
gle spot on the sultry, steaming
planet that was not vale of blight;
and the weeks dragged slowly by.
there were tears in every eye,
while the mercury went climbing
up and no relief in sight. Then we
wilted and we swooned. we were
toasted and marooned on a desert
that was heated by the furnace of
the south, and the good old sum-
mer days we're a bakefest and
blaze with a touch of fire and
birthstone and weary waste of
drouth. Let the north wind howl
and blow, let it bring the ice and
snow-it will only make us chortle
and go out upon a lark; for We'll
never, never care though it freeze
the bIoomin' hair from the statue
of the eagle that adorns the viii
lage park.
GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Sharp Foot, Flat Foot

Out of the 5,71s,446 men exam
lined by the local draft boards in
the United States up to Sept. IL,
1918, approximately one million
men were reexamined in the mo-
bilization camps. The predomin-
ant physical defect found in these
million selected men was f1atfoot.
This preventable and disabling
condition was found in III men in
each thousand.
l think it was General Gran.
who invented the phrase hay foot,
straw foot" A bunch Of hay was
tied to one foot and straw on the
other. in order TO teach illiterate
recruits how to distinguish the
right from the left foot The fat
footed squad might have been
drilled to the tune of sharp foot,
fiat foot, for the purpose of re-
minding them how they got that
way.
Young women who consider #
good form TO chew gum on the
street may find French heels
equally appropriate. There is no
accounting for taste. Bnt a young
man who has the nerve to peram-
bulate abroad in toothpick shoes
in broad daylight somehow looks
wrong-one wonders why he
doesn't wear georgette waist.
Pointed shoes didn't make us
lose the war, but they made vic
tory great deal more costly.
Just try to imagine what it cost
the government to transport 1T
men in each thousand to camp
only to discover them useless in a
military way, and you may be able
to figure how much that expense
figures in your tax bill.
There was considerably less
fiatfoote6ness found in men from
the southern states than in men
from the northern states. 1t is
still possible for boy to go bare
foot in the south.
Ever notice how you walk bare
foot? If you are not already fiat
footed you put your toes or the
ball OF the foot to the ground an
instant before your heel strikes
the ground. That is the normal
way to walk. But put your shoes
on and you will find that your
heel strikes the ground in advance
OF your toes. That is the unnat-
ural gait caused by heels. Bare
foot you walk like an Indian. In
high heels you walk like a horse.
The male vanity that leads your
pretty boy person to sport pointed
shoes might be dismissed as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Today's Anniversaries

1724-Gurdon Saltonstall, the CO..
lonial governor of Connecti-
cut, who introduced the first
printing press there, died at
New London. Conn. Born at
HaverhiIl, Mass, March 81,
1866.
1S16-Harry Innes, first United
States judge OF Kentucky,
died near Frankfort. Ky.
Born in Carolina County, Va,
Jan. 4, 1852.
1S54-Russians routed by British.
French and Turkish armies
at battle of Alma.
1s94-Five thousand garment
workers in Boston went on
strike for shorter hours and
higher wages.
1901-A statue of King Alfred the
Great was unveiled by Lord
Rosebery at Winchester,
England.
1914-Thirty-two thousand Cana
dian volunteers left Halifax
for England.
1915-Germans claimed further
successes against the Rus
SLAMS southwest of Dvinsk.
l916-Bulgers attacked and drove
back both TANKS of the An
glo-French line in northern
Greece.
1917-British smashed for a mile
through the German line
east of Ypres.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
TI55ITlE DAILY SHORT STORY

gorls he knows until they're all
sentiment. Well. I've got my own
affairs to look after, and 1 must
let Nina attend to hers. You know
the big case brought against me
by Seth Dover is about ready for
court"
Yes. 1 have heard it comes up
next week. Think you're going to
win it?"
Vernon says so. He says it all
depends on a possible flaw in the
Dover claim. It's pretty hard to
think 1 may lose every foot of land
I've toiled so hard to get, just be-
cause my father forgot to record a
release deed 20 years ago. Hain't
! paid the taxes and been in pos
session all these years? Don't
Dover know he is leaning on
measly pettifogging trick to dis
possess me2 Well, I'm trusting to
the smartness of young Vernon to
keep me in possession of my land,
and l know he will do his best for
me. The other side is trying to get
a delay
Each one of the three young men
named was well known and liked
in the community. Val Worden
was a great strapping fellow, man
ly appearing and handsome, with
muscles of iron and a fearless and
confident-bearing When he came
to see Nina he walked ten miles.
81 reckon I'd better get a
spedometer and keep track of the
odd thousand miles I've got TO
tramp to even give Nina a hint of
how much like her he told Brad
ley, with whom and Vernon he was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
COMRADES THREE.
By Saidee E. Balloon.
1919. by the western

E y
Newspaper Union.)
& There were three suitors for the
hand Of pretty Nina Dale, at least
that number of young men resi-
dent at Wooster or it's vicinity who
called regularly upon her once a
week.
4 reckon Nina has her pick of a
very fair bunch" observed her SEN
sible homespun father to his
neighbor "They are all likely
young fellows. and it would be.
pretty particular girl who couldn't
be. suited with some of the crowd"
Which one do you favor?" was
propounded
."That's not for me to say" re-
piled Mr.. Dale. i've always fol-
lowed the principle with ny chill
dren that when they get ready to
leave the home nest I won't inter
fere, and I won't begin with our
youngest. OF course. Val Worden
is the best off of the group. His
father left him q neat little farm.
Then young Ned Bradley is getting
a good salary at the Empire plant
And that Vernon fellow?'
John Dale shook his head dub
lously. Tell you" he answered,
Bert Vernon is a fine young man.
He's smarter than the others, and
sort of more refined. but he's bare
~ started in the law, and all his
prospects are way ahead. Between
you and me, Nina fayors him. I
think. He writes poetry and talks
l., and gets it into the minds of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20

on the very best terms, although
tactily they were rivals.
We'll, l don't see much chance
for myself" acknowledged Ned
Fact is, Val, we don't stand much
show with Vernon in the field.
cant help admiring him. He is
certainly as smart as they make
them"
He's a fine fellow and a genuine
friend" declared Worden, and the
best man wins!"
Val was welcomed on Saturday
evenings, and made it a point to
pitch in and help in the heavy work
about the Dale place. He no more
minded the long tramp his COM
ing involved than if he were a pro-
fessional Splinter. Bradley, who
was a natural-born mechanic. won
the old farmers good will by deity
putting his harvester and other We
hicles in order. Vernon, outside
of dividing his fund of information
with the family, did all the hard
huns for the children.
"Korden all feet, Bradley all
hands, Vernon all brains" was the
terse way in which Mina's sister ex-
pressed her estimate Of the three
suitors. One Saturday afternoon
Vernon was in his once when
Worden, who happened to be in
town for his regular call on Nina,
dropped in and shortly afterward
Bradley followed suit. They were
chatting Familiarity when Vernon's
clerk rushed into their presence,
pale and excited.
oh, Mr.. Vernon" he painted,
Seth Dover is in town and he's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Acknowledging the Corn.

Bulgarian people blame the old government
for getting them into the war, but they &C
knowledge the justice OF the charge that they
themselves are partly responsible and are
ready to take their medicine
That. in effect, was the response of the
Bulgarian delegate who acknowledged the re-
oeipt Of the peace terms and it created a ia
yorable impression
Both Austria and Bulgaria have shown up
Germany in their manner of meeting the terms
OF the allies. They have proved themselves
better losers and by the frank admissions they
have made before the peace conference have
repudiated and helped to render forever obso-
lete the theory that there may be circum-
stances under which a people may properly
claim exemption from the consequences of the
acts OF the individuals whom they permit to
rule them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20

wild with drink, and he's Dragging
that he'll fix Mr.. Dale so he'll make
him postpone the case Monday till
be can get some more witnesses he
needs. He's got a crowd of row.
dies with him"
iii see that Mr.. Dale is kent
safe out of that ruffian's way" an
nounced Worden, and made a bolt
for the door, never doubling that
he could outdistance the rioters.
And I'll have no boisterous
hoodlums alarming Nina" said
Bradley stanchly, and started out
to intercept the enemy.
Vernon's share was to perfect
the case so near to a hearing. He
was glad when he learned that the
nimble feet had conveyed a warn
ing in time to Mr.. Dale, and that
Bradley with his deft hands had
met and beaten back the disorderIy
crowd. He was gladder still as
with a sense of rare confidence he
went over the case he was working
on. He felt sure he would succeed.
Which he did, and he saved Mr..
Dale his property. And Nina, right
in the court room, crying with 10Y
threw her arms around his neck
and and kissed him.
That settles it," observed Wor-
den, land he deserves her"
And she surely will be very
happy" added Bradley, land what
more can you and -ask?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20

proper insignia to place on the
monument of nurse who died
while in war service? S. @.
A. All nurses who die in the
service are entitled TO the regula-
ton headstone allowed all de-
ceased soldiers. The insignia of
the army nurse corps is the Ca
ducces. This is the emblem of the
medical corps-a winged rod en-
twined by two snakes.
@. Can you oblige me with some
information about the Royal North
west Mounted Police of Canada?
J. p. NJ.
A This body was organized IN
1873 by the Canadian government
to preserve law and order in the
wilder, SIS northwest OF Lake Su-
perior. To join the police a man
must be between the ages of %
and 40 years and be sound in
health and of good character. He
must also be able to read and
write either the English or French
language, and to both ride and I'M
derstand the management and care
of horses. The headquarters of the
mounted police is at Regina, Sas-
katchewan. Can.
@. Can you explain the meaning
and use of the mace? w. l..
A. The mace was originally a
weapon in the shape of a club. but
it is now used as an insignia Of Of
fee. In legislative chambers il is
borne before magistrates and other
dignitaries as a symbol Of author
ity.
@. Has the papal envoy to Amer
lea any ambassa dorial powers. and
to what extent does he use them7
j. NJ.
A. The monsignor assigned to
Washington has no ambassadorial
powers and is not recognized by
this government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
H0drt @0HOm0
! 4,41(DHObIOn11Cv
by HfRr ELIZABETH THOMPSON
> BY TEMPLE

wrote, 81 am a girl Is yrs old have
passed through eight GRACE am I
compelled to go TO school" Get
all the schooling your parents will
give you. because education will 1T
you to associate with educated peo-
pie and to earn more money if you
work
Dear Mrs. Thompson: ~ Does
a minister have the right to stand
in the pulpit and say: Some OF
you bald-headed, rasCals"? Is that
becoming when there are bald
headed people in the house?
g and 81 Questions not printed
because they are long and do not
concern the column. A SEEKER
u It is probably not good pol
icy for a minister to speak in such
way, because he would naturally
antagonize some Of his congrega-
ton. I do think. however, that
every minister should be given
freedom of speech SO that he will
express what he feels and not sup
press what he believes but Is
afraid to say. Language in the pull
pit can be forceful, but at the same
time it ought to be refined.
90 Have a plain talk with your
minister and let him show you The
passages to which he referred He
is right and can explain and prove
to your satisfaction, l am sure.NA
90 The Pentecost is a fesuvaN
Of the Jews.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: To whom
can | report an employer who
works his girls over fifty hours a
week? Can he be made to pay
them overtime?
ONE WHO WORKS.
Report the employer TO the state
industrial commission at the state
capital. He cannot be forced to
paw overtime. but he can be com
PEELED TO conduct his shop under
state laws which would prevent
over fifty hours a week The case
should be reported.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20

family which ate SIG worth in a single week
The good doctor may have been right in press
ing the charge of over indulgence in this case,
but if she had spoken in terms Of pounds in
stead Of in dollars, her example would have
been more convincing in these days of high
prices Not long ago drinking So worth Of
whisky at one time would have been equiva-
lent to committing suicide. but it is being done
every day now and the mortality rate is no
greater than usual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20

@. Can you tell me what is the
cry letter in the English alphabet =?
r. W. w.
A. This is generally given as
THE quick red fox jumps over the
lazy brown dog"
Q. What is the function of the
Adams Apple" and is there any
way of reducing its size?
r. H. B.
A. The function of the Adam s
Apple is to produce the voice.
There is no way of reducing it. and
no attempt should be made to per-
form such an operation. The
prominence of the Adams Apple is
often due to the small proportion
of fat and tissue which normally
lie over it. A tight collar will
often cause its enlargement.
Q. Has anyone christened ships
since last July with still spirits
containing more than one and one
half per cent of alcohol? S. S.
A. There is no law forbidding
anyone christening ships with Ii
duor. but it is not being done by
the United States navy.
Can you give me the name and
height of the tallest building in
New York? +. B.
A. The highest building in New
York is the WooIworth building
1t is 7So feet high and has 81
stories.
@. Is there any scripture which
refers to the oath taken in court
or other legal business affairs?
NJ. |. V.
A. The passage of scripture,
But | say unto you. swear not at
ALL" is taken by the Friends. and
other religious bodies. as their au-
thority for refusing to take the
oath in a court of law.
Q. Will you please advise the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Today's Events

Italy keeps a national holiday
today in celebration OF the entry
of Garibaldi's troops into Rome in
1870.
The Prince OF Wales and his
party enroute across Canada TO the
Pacific coast. are scheduled to
spend the greater part Of today at
Revelstoke.
The tri-state fair opens today at
Memphis and the Oklahoma state
fair at Oklahoma City. Both ex-
hibitions viii continue through the
coming week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Governor Burnquist of Minnesota had the

Governor Burnquist of Minnesota had the
courage to>veto the bill providing a 5 per cent
tax iron ore. He contends that it is not
fair to single Out certain kind of property
for taxation on a basis different from other
property. Probably the people of Minnesota,
thinking only OF lower general taxes, will be
inclined to take issue with the governor, but
his attitude will be applauded by residents of
other states who, in the long run, would have
had to pay the big end Of the assessment.