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The Washington herald., 1920-02-29
Uncle Harry Talks
About the Worlds Financial Problems

! Isn't there a good deal of news
In the papers these days about
financial questions and the money
: problems of all the countries g'
asked Jimmy.
! There is" replied Uncle Harry.
! THE financial experts connected
with our own government and those
that are connected with the Euro
pean governments-and all the big
and little private banks throughout
the world are very deeply concerned
about the worlds financial prob
J lens and just how they will be set
| tied"
DO you mean the war debts:"
asked Helen. ." .. -
| We'll. there are other financial
questions besides the war debts that
are perplexing the nations of the
world replied Uncle. Harry, but /
1 think IL can very truthfully be said
that the worlds financial ills today
are largely the result of the war.
For example, before the great
/ war broke out in 1914. the govern
ments of the world owed one an
other and various private banking
institutions the total Of $40, ,000. 900, :
600, which at that time was regard
j ed as an enormous sum. Today that
$4,000, 100000 has grown to $780,
600, 0,000, 900; in other words, the world
went into debt for $16O. .OO0, 600, 900 to
pay the costs of the great war"
! "Whew!' exclaimed 10. "Forty
billion dollars is too much for me
TO Understand, but 5000, 900, ,oOO, 900
almost Knocks me out Of the chair -
! Il guess that's the way some of
the financial experts feel. too," said
Uncle Harry The problem that the
nations financial experts are "
ing to solve is how to raise enough
money to pay the interest on al
these debts without taxing the peo-
J pie more heavily than the the pep
pie can stand. For a.nation, you
know, to maintain its standing with
the other nations, must pay inter
est on the money II horesws. st
TIE are as I must. cay IL te on
the money that sborf6w rrom the
bank for my business IL Iswant to
maintain my good standing or credit
with the bank. Recent hews dis
patches have stated that the yari-
OTIS European. countries right now
towe the United States more thari
s5ceooo ,oo0 interest c1i'money which
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Women S City Club Notes

Mrs. A. G. McClintock will be, hos
tess at the reception this AFTERNOON
from to o'clock. rFH-
Card club meets tomorrow. after
noon; dancing in the evening Miss
Seaton-Schmidt will give the sec
ond OF her art talks on Tuesday
1evening. At the regular business
meeting on Wednesday the mini
mum wage will be discussed, fol-
lowing a talk by Miss Jessie Haver.
The Informal reception given by
the membe rship committee last
week proved SO popular that an
other will be held March Is. when
Judge Jean II. Norris. of New York,
will be the guest of honor. Judge
Norris will be the guest or the Wo-
mems Bar Association while In the
city.
Mrs q. C. Anderson gave a lunch
con party on Tuesday at the res
aurant Several reservations have
been made for St. Patrick's Day.
The recital given by Miss Emma
Messing on Friday evening was en-
joyed by a large audience.
Under the auspices of the library
committee, Miss Alice Hutchins
Drake will give talk on Gems of
Literature" Saturday afternooa
March G. at 4:45 o'clock.
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, library of the, league since that time.
will be sold at the coming Book Fair,
with many new contributions and the
help of noted authors, artists and ru-
sicians, who will be present to auto
graph their works. The Book Fair
ttwill be conducted as any other fair.
with the exception that all
, booths and exhibits will pertain
to literature and its kindred arts.
! The commercial end of the
work of the pen will be taken
up as well as the artistic and profess
sional. Young workers in the world
. OF letters will be given an opportunity
; to exhibit their work.
The committee on ARRANGEMENTS
for the Book Fair will be under
the direction and general manage
ment OF Mrs. Isaac Pearson, na-
tionaf president of the league. who
so ably organized and managed the
Authors carnival ball last year.
! CEairmen of the subcommittee,
working with Mrs. Du Puy, chair
man of the general committee on
arrange ements. are as follows; Mrs.
Florence Jackson Stoddsrd. first
vice president of the league. chair
man on book collections: Miss Ma
rie c. Redfern. business manager:
Mrs. George Combs. exhibit OF
books: Mrs. y. b. Geldert, chill
dren's department.: Mrs. ]. J. Loch-
er. motion picture exhibit; Mrs.
Augustus Knight, art exhibit: Mrs
J. Austin Thomas. poetry booth I:
Mrs. Edna NJ. Coleman. special ex-
hibit; Miss Frances Steele. educaa-
tional propaganda; Mrs. Theodore
!. Tiller. promotion; Mrs. Mary Nc
Neiil. social committee. y.
Senator s.eerling. of South Da-
kota, will speak on The Literature
OF the Bar" at the open forum at
the league headquarters at S o'clock
Monday night Lawyers. law stu
dents and those interested in that
profession are invited to be pres
ent, as an open discussion will fol-
low the speaker when questions
will be answered.
!. The league celebrated National
Music Week on Friday. when IL had
as its guest of honor Mrs Carrie
Jacobs Bond. who gave a porgram
OF her own compositions. Miss Jes-
sic Mcbride gave 8 talk on Music
in Washington" The rooms of the
clubhouse were crowded from 4 to
6. Following the program. tea was
served.
WHITE SULPHUR
SPRING NEWS.
Judging from the long lists OF
arrivals at the Greenbrier. White
Sulphur Springs. and the many res
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How to Acquire Hair Beauty

You can enjoy a delightful
shampoo with very little effort
and for very trifling cost, il
you, get from your druggists a
package of canthrox and dissolve
teaspoonful in a cup OF hot
water. This makes full cup of
shampoo liquid, enough so It is
easy to apply il to all the hair
instead Of just the top Of the
head. Your shampoo is now ready.
Just ponf little at a time on
the scalp and hair until both are
entirely covered ,by the daintily
perfumed preparation that thor
oughly dissolves and removes
every Bit OF dandruff, excess oil
and dift. After rinsing the hair
dries quickly with fluffiness that
makes il seem heavier than it is,
and takes, on a rich iustcr and a
softncss that makes arranging it
! pleaspre.-Adv. A
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ness. Mrs. Morrill, will again take
up her club work as soon as she has
recovered from her recent ordeal,
but will not take part in social af-
fairs until next season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Uric J. Gendron. re-
siding at the saluda apartments, give
a small dinner party Saturday evening
at 9 o'clock. celebrating the anniyer-
sary Of George Washington's Birthday
for their little son. Jackie. After the
dinner dancing and card playing held
sway. A few Of the guests present
were Miss Olive King, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold z. Thomas and Miss Kath-
eryne Nash.
The annual Easter week ball Of the
woman's Army and Navy League, to
he given this year at the New willard
Hotel on Wednesday, April Z. Mrs.
sharp Is the chairman of the commit
tee in charge.
Miss Carolyn Nash Is organizing an
honorary committee for Washington in
connection with the effort Of the
alumnae OF BryR MRwr College to in =
crease the college endowment. The
following are already on the honorary
committee: Gen. Tasker II. Bliss,
Mrs. William J. Boardman, Mrs. Rob-
ert Barrett Browning, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock, Mrs. Cary T. Grayson.
Nine. Grouitch, Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond. Bishop Harding. Mrs. Julian
James. Miss Julia Lathrop, Miss Nath-
allie Magruder, Miss Jessie c. McDon.
aid, Miss Marion Oliver. Mr.. Cuno H.
Rudolph and Mrs. Lucy Madeira
Wing. Miss Charlotte Harding. daugh-
ter OF Bishop Harding. il the chair
man Of the endowment fund for the
District of Columbia.
The. first lecture by the Lenten
course which is being delivered
Monday evenings at S:15 in the
auditorium of the historic Chase
Mansion. COL Z street northwest.
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now the Catholic Women's Service
Club, was an intellectual treat and
greatly enjoyed by the audience.
The brilliant speaker, DR.. Andrew
Hoffman. Krug. head of the English
department OF Baltimore City Col
lege, by his mastery delineation of
the character, life and works of
Sidney Lanier," the subject Of his
lecture, charmed his hearers and
aroused new interest in the i'm
mortal poet and musician of The
Sunny South"
Keen interest is manifested in the
second lecture of the course, The
Ancient Cities of Asia Minor, Espe-
cially the Seven Biblical Churches
by David Moore Robinson: profes-
sor OF classical archaeology and
geography, Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, which will be delivered tomor-
row evening.
This Lenten course is one of the
most superior ever offered to the
people of Washington. and Profess
sor J. Francis Hemelt. of the Catho-
lie University, by whom IL was ar
ranged. is to be congratulated. as
well as the Ladies' Board of Aux
Hilary Regents of Trinity College.
under whose auspices the course is
given for the endowment of the
Hanson Dorsey scholarships at the
college for young ladies Of the Dis
trict.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Lee Townsend. 81 r street north
east. was the scene OF a pretty
wedding Saturday evening. Febru-
Rry 81. when their daughter. Jesse
May. became the wife of William
w. Watt. Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson
ofiiciating. Miss Mildred Shreve
was maid Of honor, and Mr.. George
Watt, brother of the bridegroom.
was best man. Miss Nellie Galley
sang 20 Promise Ne" and Mrs.
Derrill Elmore played the wedding
march. The bride wore a dress OF
white Georgette. beaoed, and car
ried a shower bouquet of Bride
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.
ervations there will be a very gay
and active spring. Many arrived
there last week from over the coun-
trywide, North. East, West and
south. But this Is not the only
visible. sign that spring is near at
hand for there have been fiocks Of
BIRDS winging their way from the
Southland, and the warn, spring
like days are :hllcd with their tune
ful melodies. All Nature seems st
work beantifying the earth for the
arriving. season: PheN lRtIe white
cottages down there have hegun TO
show signs of life and many will
be ready. for the guests that 20
there the first = VI
Robert Stesd spent short tine
there last week. Miss E3iza beth
Neals Joined her mother, Mss. Mar
garetta Neale at the Gretnbrier. re-
Gently and Hugh Pattison,- of New
York Joined c. G. Edwards last
week.
Larz Anderson and his sister.
Mrs. Philip II. Mcmillan. who have
been spending several weeks at the
Creenbrier. have returned homo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph b. Peck
stopped for a short visit In Wash
lngton on their way from the
Sptngs to the Plaza. New York
J.'Stuart Blackton. of New York,
who Is owner OF the Feature Pic
lures Company. gave a pre-release
showing of the picture "Passers
By" with Herbert Rawlinson. who
Is now at White Sulphur making a
picture. in the leading part. The
ballroom was crowded to capacity,
and everyone enjoyed the everAag.
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roses and and lilies OF the valley. The
maid of honor was dressed in pink
tulle and satin and carried pink
roses. The house was decorated
with ferns and palms. The newly
married couple left for a trip to
New York and Philadelphia. the
bride wearing a tailored suit OF blue
tricotine. a small gray. and rose hat
and brown fox furs. --.-..
Among the out of town guests
We're Mr.. Jesse +. Randolph and
Miss Nellie Randolph, of West Vir-
ginia: Mrs. Derrill Elmore. of South
Carolina. and Mr.. Joe r. Canine. OF
Philadelphia. ..a ~
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MRS. PRANK HIGHT.
A charming member of Washington society

choir at st. Paul's Church. Fifteenth
and v streets northwest, during his
connection with the Catholic Uni
versity. Mr.. Finnegan was tenor
soloist at st. Aloysius Church on
North Capitol street. There are
fifty boys in the choir. thirty-tive of
whom are under is years OF age.
Among the patronesses for the
concert are Nine. Jusserand. Nine.
de Riano, Nine. Matthew. Nine. de
Pezet. Nine. Calderon, Nine. de Ces-
pedes, Nine. Urueta, Mrs. Franklin
ID. Roosevelt, Mrs. S. B. Williamson.
Mrs. George J. May. Mrs. Byron =.
Adams. Mrs. p. s. Rigsdale, Mrs. NJ.
-E. Allies. the Misses Riggs. Miss
Sarah Lee, Miss Rachael Barring
ton and Miss Janet Richards.
nOOK
FAIR.
Plans were outlined at n meeting at
the headquarters of the League of
American Penwomen last Monday by
Mrs. William Atherton Du Puy, chair
man of the special committee on ar
rangements, for the Book Fair. to be
given the last part OF March by the
league. This Book. Fair will be the
second big event that the league has
arranged in its effort to make Wash
ington the art and literary center of
the country. Last winter the Authors
carnival ball was given. At that time
a large collection of autographed
books, photographs, historical docu-
ments of the most noted men and
women in political. literary and social
circles. not only of this country but
many foreign countries. were present
ed to the league to be sold at auction
This collection. which has been In the
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SOCIETY
Continued from Page three.

Cohtkuuco AFVth Easo ehaSo.
lin the middle. were the handiwork
of the hostess. who delights In max
= ing home-made ,confections.
Miss Edwina Levin, New York
magasine writer, who came down for
Miss Byrd Mock's George wash
-tington celebration In her new studio
oAn Washington at the old brick cap
s1tol, returned TO New York yester-
day. She has studio at The Cas-
hileton and Is one OF the most prolific
.sof the short story writers OF the
day. having written aud published
I'm the last four years over 100 short
estories In the popular magazines,
three complete novels and five nov
selsttes. The, novels which appeared
.first In serial form have been pur-
achased by leading moving picture
companies for reproduction on the
screen. The DEVILS Riddle" a
novel which appeared serialfy In
1918 VIII be produced with Gladys
Brockwelh as the leading lady.
fR,False. Colors' will be played by
sRrlscilla Dean, and her short novel,
.sLeona Goes A-Hunting." will be
loplayed by Blanche Sweet. She is
now writing q special sermon story,
His Lawful Wife" for Madame
Marguerite sylvia, the famous grand
s'opera star. who will soon appear on
1.-THE screen. Madame sylvia was first
cattracted TO Miss Levin through her
short stories In the magazines. and
who asked her to write a special
story for her because she said Miss
Levip's women were so colorful and
full of personality. ..
- The Lie on His Lips" by Miss
y Levin, in the March number. of
Smiths, Is a story based on spirit
ualism. a story which came to the
writer under most peculiar circum-
ftances. having first been suggested
y.by tho Newspaper account which she
sE-ead of DR.. Wiicox's murder of his.
Hgife. This is the first tragic story
which Miss Levin has written as her
editors tell her she Is at her best
hfn facetious stories since she has, as
they say. "a sense Of humor com
bined with a facile pen"
:; Miss Levin has fallen in love with
! Washington and expects soon to
come TO this city to gather material
for fiction based on Washington So
ciety life. Miss Mock. whom she
has been visiting. expects her liter
airy work to cake her to New York
in the near future, 80 they have
agreed to exchange studios at inter-
walls when it suits the convenience
of both.
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woMEN's CITY
CLUB PROGRAM.

The Women's City Club has ar
ranged the following interest.
ing programs for the month OF
March
April Mrs. Albert Sidney
Burleson will have charge Of the
program on 20. Henry"
March J. s o'clock. Business meet .
ing. Final report on subscriptions
to building fund; option extended.
since amount necessary to purchase
not yet received. Please send check
for amount OF your subscription.
The Minimum Wage" by Miss Jes.
sic Haver. Discussion.
March I. s o'clock. Musicale. Rus.
sian program. by Mrs. Charles W.
Fairfax. Mrs. Pearl Moore Gray in
charge.
March s. s o'clock. The Confer.
enee at Zurich. by Mrs. John J.
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PAULIST
CHORISTERS.

2, Society in general Is welcoming
the coming of the Paulist Choristers
lat the New National Theater to-
night, both as a Lenten diversion
that is not in discord with the
proper observance of the season ana
as a realization that il will he help
ing a worthy cause, the founding
4 q permanent Cath plIc community
Nhnuse at COL Z street northwest.
~ The concert Is to be given under
fhe auspices of the Catholic Wom-
ssn's Service Club comprising $500
Women, many of whom are well
sknown in social and phiIanthropic
circles. The plan is to raise $4,000
to purchase the building on f street
and make it open at all times to
residents and transients Irrespective
OF denomination.
Father Finn. the conductor, and
John Finnegan, tenor soloist from
st. Patrick's Cathedral. New York,
who will appear with the choir. are
sknown in this city. having spent
-elany of their early years here. The
former organized a mems and boys
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Bruin the Bear
This 10 the great brown bear you
il slwsys sesms quite edd 10 ne
That he should have the name Of
"beas"
Whsa covered with . coat Of hair.
All winter brvin soundly slssps;
In cave o. hollow tree he ereeps.
And - he stays I'LL early spring.
Escaping winters bitter sting.
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.s MuL. lI.SuSASu,
Wife of Mai. Livius Tieusanu, military attache
s .~, Of the Rumanian Legation. 3aEt,.
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The Woodpecker
Said the weedpecksr. What
would you dep
My wife 10 . seeld and . shrewI"
Said . friend, I'D yon tree.
I'd shut her. You sse;
Then surely. ! ueuid Peek her
too"
copvvsh. 1870. B, The NC sysSieas
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The Lake Trout
On his line John tied . pin
And said. Now fishing I'll
begin" 2
He cut . hole right through the
ice.
Baitsd the pin. and in q trice
He dropped it where q hungry
trout aa-sz
Was swimming slowly round
about.
The hshey grabbed it; Johnnys
yank 'sttsJ
Landed that trout upon the bank.
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Mrs. Lowry L. Morrill, has just re-
turned from several weeks in the Mid
die West. where she was called by
the sudden death of her sister. Mrs.
J. II. Mcdonald: remaining to nurse
her mother through a serious ILL.,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-09-10

wanted the new road cut thru the
field. When they had reached the
agreement their wishes were carried
out. When the Moreland gravel pit
was opened up an agitation was
started at Moreland to get the fine
Moreland gravel put on the new road
thru the field for mile and over the
old grade extending north thru
Moreland. When they asked for that
Commissioner Bills advised against
it, saying the road would not be so
good after the gravel was put on, but
they insisted that their gravel from
the Moreland gravel pit was the right
thing to make a good roadbed. They
seemed to have reached an agree
ment on the matter and insisted on
having gravel, SO Mr.. Bills ordered
the gravel put on according to their
wishes. AS soon as part of the road
was finished with the gravel, a pro-
test was raised against 1t and the OBJ
jectors took the same view OF 1t that
Mr.. Bills had taken in the first place.
Mr.. Bills ordered the graveling
stopped and left for Chicago. While
there he received long telegram
from Moreland people demanding
that the graveling be continued and
the plan carried out for top-coating
the road as originally agreed upon.
Mr.. Bills studied the matter for q
day and telegraphed a request that
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-09-10

the men who took leading part In
arriving at solution of their prob
lens. When interviewed about this
road question as 1t stands now he
said the community was very we'll
satisfied with everything but the
gravel. They were glad to get the
road where they wanted 1t and they
wanted the gravel top-coat laid clear
thru as far as the grade was built
west of Moreland, but there was not
money enough to finish the job. He
said that as they dug deeper In the
gravel pits the gravel they found was
larger and that was disappointment
to all of them. He thinks they should
run the road grader over 1t and skim
OF the largest ones and leave them
at the edge of the road. As to put
ting coat of clay on the gravel he
questions whether that would be a
good thing. He says that was tried
on a few hundred feet Of this same
road where 1t connects with tho
Riverside road and whenever the
ground is wet after q shower the
cars skid a great deal In getting over
that part. The rest Of the road is
getting better with the travel and
this part that was coated with clay
is not. It is quite difficult to get
over it in wet weather. He has mo-
ticed that since the heavy hauling
began, hauling wheat thru Moreland,
that the gravel is being pressed down !
into the dirt and the road is rapidly
improving. He thinks that with all
the fall hauling, the winter freezing
and thawing and the natural effect
of the gravel sinking and being
pressed into the ground. by spring
it will be, an excellent road. It.
would hasten the improvement to
run the steam roller over It when
it Is wet and soft. He thinks it is
unjust to blame the commissioners
for It because the community itself
asked for what they wanted and got
what they asked for.
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they let the matter rest until he got
home. A committee appointed to
investigate and report upon the mat
ter found that as the work continued
the gravel they we're taking out grew
coarser. Some Of the gravel that was
being put on the road was az large
as oranges and some as large as q
mans two fists. Everybody regretted
that, but the committee finally de-
cided that they did not care whether
the crawling was finished or not.
1t was more than half done and they
were In doubt whether it was worth
the cost or whether it might not be a
positive damage. W. P. Lindsay is
said to know more about the whole
gravel situation than any enc else
in Moreland and Mr.. Lindsay is in
Montana. Everybody else that we
consulted about the matter claims
not to know much about it. Even
the committee members say they
don't know much about it. All seem
to agree that the people generally
are not satisfied with the gravel.
Bishop England says they have been
talking about running the road
grader over it to scrape the coarsest
Of the gravel off. 1t has come to the
surface, and treatment with the road
grader would help matters very
much. If they can put a thin coat Of
clay on the gravel and roll it in, 1t
would make tiptop road.
Another Candidate Talks
J. H. Hale, the candidate nomin-
ated to oppose Mr.. Bills, when in
terviewed on the subject said that
the people of Groveland and Thomas