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The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
THE zoos HARDING BUFFALO"

JOT to be outdone by the hu-
IN man beings outside, but per-
i Y haps in some instances just as
worthy of their cages, the animals
of the Zoo led forth a new prince of
the clan two days after Harding
was elected. 1t takes early risers
to slip one over on Mrs. Nature.
What will be the Harding admin
istration buffalo in the local animal
congress in Rock Creek Park, hap
pened into. menagerie land just too
late to be publicly hailed by the
car signs OF the Washington Rail-
way and Electric. after the fashion
that young Hippo was welcomed
early in the summer.
Zoo seeking summer folks have
changed into ordinary city dweilers
minus the out-of-door urge. now
that overcoats are in full bloom.
and are determined to shun the call
of the wild regardless of car signs.
But the youngster son of Mrs.
Bison, formerly of Yellowstone
Park-an aristocrat family now
boasting but\ few members-seems
to have enjoyed his early days re-
gardless of his failure to become
a front-page-annie. The fact that
he could easily be missed in a crowd
of young bulls has not worried him.
Even IL he lacks the horns, an
giles and mammoth head of his an
cestors who posed for the five-cent
coin. he has hopes of getting into
pfctures-movies, bronze or stone
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
The Reporter
Refuses to Side
With Either Here

Stephen II. Takes, secretary of
the Mercantile Credit Association,
IS IN dire peril because of his an
swer to a question put by The Her
AIDS Inquiring Reporter several
days ago.
The question was, what Is the
most important thing in life?" and
Takes answer was Work Is the
most important thing in life. II
You don't work you have no reason
to be alive"
Yesterday Takes, pale and hag-
gard. waved a letter at the Inquir-
Ing Reporter as the I. r. entered
the credit associations office.
Look what you got me into," he
mourned, loudly. This is a letter
from the Lambs Club of washing
ton. Of which I am a member. Read
IT.
The letter contained the clipping
with Takes answer. Read it your
self:
s -Sir-with reference to the at
taehed clipping. you are hereby
considered in contempt and ordered
TO appear in person before the
board Of Lambs at the next regular
meeting to show cause why you
should not be placed on the unfair
list for not making the statement
that the Lambs Clu1was the most
Important thing IN life
Let me say that Il took brains
% form the Lambs Club, whereas
he world knows that IL was a bum
hat invented work. Therefore, be
hat as 1t may, you'd better get
'e advice Of a lawyer to defend
IT chips"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
The Marriage Mill
MILDRED X. BARBoUI
tcspyr,sst. iseo. By Tns Wheeler Syndicate. Ise.)
Yeu Can Begin This Story Any Dayi

her heart. TO think that Fannie,
after her lonely, weary years, was
not to be permitted her happiness
unshared.
80" continued Jane. Alice and
/ decided IL was about time we had
a winter in a warm climate any
way-we've both had a touch of
rheumatism lately-and we're going
to stay in Bermuda until spring,
aren't we?"
She turned to Mrs. Osborne. who.
beautiful and smiling always.
leaned back in the car seat in q pose
which showed her superb figure to
best advantage, one shapely arm
stretched at full length along the
arm of the seat to reveal its per-
feet lines.
I'VE may decide to make our
home there permanently. IL we like
it," added Alice Osborne gently.
Mr.. Edwards expects that his busf-
ness will locate him there, and Of
course, We can't bear to think Of
Fannie SO far away alone"
"Hypocrites" murmured Alison
under her breath.
She was furious inwardly. After
the way they had treated Fannie
all these years - ignoring her,
laughing at her. ridiculing her-to
be suddenly SO solicitous, so de-
voted.
Poor Fannie! She too was slated
for the great ruthless MILL
A sudden thought pierced the
blackness OF Alison's vision:
II her in-laws concentrated their
\ attention upon Fannie and her
bridegroom, she and Larry would
be free!'
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
Dorothy Dix's Advice
DON'T SAY 1T.

The first commandment for those
who would be happy and successful,
and stand we'll with their fellow
creatures is:
Mind your own business.
The second command is:
Mind your tongue.
In these two commandments, to
keep your fingers out of other peo-
ple's pies. and your. tongue between
your teeth unless II is saying pleas
ant and agreeable things, is COM
prised the whole of the law and
the prophets concerning the fine art
of living and letting live.
And I'm not sure that of the two
commandments the second Is not
more important than the first.
II you will consider the down
and-outers among your acquaint-
ances you will perceive that more
of them came TO their present un-
fortunate condition through intem-
perance in talk than through in
temperance in drink. There Is A.
who is brilliant, talented. energetic,
with a dozen qualities that should
have carried him to success. He has
had good situation after good situa-
ton. but he has always talked him
self out of every one of them.
He felt called upon to point out
their mistakes to all his superiors.
He was in a ceaseless wrangle with
his associates. He told customers
how little sense and taste they had
in wanting the thing they did, in
stead of the thing he thought they
should have.
So A soon got the reputation Of
being hard 70 get along with, and
lost out. Nobody wanted him be-
cause he offended where he should
have 'soothed, and made enemies
where he should have made friends.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
APPEARS HERE yAN.7

Vasa. Prihods, the brilliant Bohe-
milan violinist, who has amazed 'Eu-
rope, South America aid Canada
with his marvellous exhibitions of
skill, will be heard at the New Ma
tional Theater on Friday. January Z,
for his first concert in this city.
Prihoda, who was discovered acci-
dentally in Milan last Christmas,
has recently completed a tour of
South America and Canada where
he received the highest praise for
his work with the violin from critics
whose ability TO judge is not ques-
TONED by the musical world.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
Chance to Marry Million
If You Haze Million, Too

ASTORIA, Greg, Dec. .2s.-Mayor
Brenner received a letter from Miss
Mabel Tellifer, of Pueblo, Colo,
who said there was not a man in
her home town that she would
have, it was learned today. She
pleaded for the aid of the mayor
in finding her a. HUSBAND.
In her letter Miss Tellifer makes
but one stipulation-that her mate
shall possess s1,000.000.
Then I'll know he isn't marry
ing me for my money" she said.
stating that she also had 81 900, 900.
Late today the mayor had not yet
nund an applicant
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
Santa's Toy Bag
Worth 500, 100000
Says Toy Report

There. were about 100000, 900
worth of toys. at retail valuation. on
the market during the Christmas
season this year, according to a re-
port issued last night by the toy
manufacturers Of the United States.
Although accurate figures of the
amount of money spent by the
American public for toys have not
as yet been compiled, meager re-
ports indicate that 1t will be a rec
ord breaking one this year.
The report points out that Of the
total amount Of toys on the market,
$50, 900, 900 were of American manu-
facture; s10,00O,o00 of Japanese
manufacture ss,ooO.oOo were made
in Germany. and about $2.000.0
from France and other European
countries.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
Good Morning.
Judge!
~ RUDOLPH PERKINS

"Jedge-yo' see dat woman settin'
dere? She makes out shees deef. II
thar's somethin' yo' doesn't want her
to hear-she hears it-but ef yo'
wants her to hear-yo' gotta hoIler
yo'darn haid on"
What has that got to do with
threatening to kill herr" the court
aske Charlie Reed who had been
hailed into court by Josie withers
"Ah neber mentioned no names.i
answered Charlie. "All All said wal
that dere wuz some folks who orter
be daid en- de sooner dey died de
Happier the ondertakers would be-
'Ah heerd dat man say nah name"
spoke Josie. "Ah happened TO be
hearin'sdat day awright. An wants
NAH flowers while All libs-not wen
All am daid."
"Jedge," Josie went on. "cain't yo'
gimme a bodyguard. Dat man amt
right in his upper story. He's
foolish enuff TO stick me wild q
knife"
Il can't do that" the court an
swered, but / will see that he stays
away from you altogether"
The court took Charles personal
bonds TO let the woman alone.
As this happened Josie rose from
her seat. "Afore yo' makes him keep
away. Jedge, let him cum around en-
pay me 70 las weeks washin'." she
said.
Souvenir Gets Him Half Year.
AIphin F. Little was dismissed
from the navy. He was a fireman
on the S. S. Niagara His discharge
reads bad character" and SUM
mary courtmartial."
Detective Springman arrested Al
phin at the Union Station. Tht
sleuth recognized in the sailor a,
man whom he lad picked up a shorQ
time previous as a strsggler ana
sent him back to the ship.
In the mans pockets Springman
found a bar Of lead four inches long
with a hand strap attached. The
thing was all ready TO be laid
against somebody's head
Alphin's only explanation was
/ that he was carrying the weapon as
a souvenir.
The court made short work OF
this case. He got six months.
Argue Of Root Of All Evil.
Now for an argument around an
enormous pile of money. II was
not about the money, but about
something else.
Floyd d. Keckley was employed
at the government money factory
as helper. According TO Watch
man Bernard Stearns. Keckley fell
asleep on the job at night and there
by endangered the coin OF the realm.
The man worked very close to the
money.
The lieutenant OF the watch fired
Keckley right on the spot, IL was
testified. Then. Stearns said. the
man had some words with him.
Il never said I'd break his neck
Keckley explained. but I did say
I'd smash him in the jaw"
He also told Judge Hardison that
ne was only in court once before
and that was for speeding and AZ
that time, he said. he was fined yss
The second visit cost him yI0
for being disorderly.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
Central Reunion Tonight.

Election of officers for the coming
year and a social program will be
the principal features OF the annual
reunion of the Central High School
alumni. to be held at the school this
evening at o'clock. According to
present indications this years re-
union will be the largest In the his
tory of the association, with practi-
cally every class from the begin
ming of the school in the late 70's
to the present represented.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
Miss Richards to Lecture.

Miss Janet Richards, at her usual
weekly talk at the Knickerbocker
Theater at II o'clock this morning,
will give a general review of the
most interesting and important de-
velopments in the worlds work for
the past week with special mention
OF the most radical changes in world
affairs during the last year.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27

II somebody doesn't flood the mar
ket with some other variety of farm
yard pet offering more historical
possibilities. Consider the potato.
Superintendent Blackburn, of the
Zoo. is quite enthusiastic over the
latest newcomer in his permanent
animal circus. You are invited to
visit Mrs. B. and her babe during
your next visit to the Zoo. They
are at present living near the Chevy
Chase entrance to the park.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
Buffalo Prince
Born to Inherit
Kingdom of Zoo

Exclusive of additions to the
roo from outside sources, this
young buffalo, that easily might
pass for a calf In gathering Of
the less nristocratic barnyard
variety, is the latest newcomer
to the Rock Greek Park animal
collection. His birth missed be-
ing an election might celebration
by two days
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
Pc lFs7T'I;;lR
THE QUESTION
THE QUESTION,
What Advice Would You Give
A Young Man About to En-
ter Business?
THE ANSWERS,

PROF. w. C. RUEDIGER,
dean of Teachers College,
George Washington University,
SThe cornerstone of business
Ike the corner-stone of democ-
raey In intelligence and con-
science. The two cannot be sep
arated but must always go hand
In hand.7
PROF. HOWARD L. HoDG-
kINs, dean of Engineering COL
lege, George Washington Uni
verrityi @Play fair and be hon
est I'm everything
PROF. WILLIAM ALLEN
WILBUR, dean of Columbian
College, George Washington
Unfversityi "A plain and strict
Observance of the Golden Rule,
PROF. ARNOLD w. SPAN
HoOFD, of Central High Schools
sHonesty In all business deals,
HARRY G. GROVE, 27os Ca
{ h e d raI avenue northwest.
-SteriinE uprightness. persever-
anee and always learn the job
ahead of you"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
New York CITY
Day by Day
By o. o. MCINTYRE.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-A page
from the diary of a modern Samuel
Pepys: Up. and my head full of
worry about things in general. By
and by comes the lad Joseph to teach
me the game of chess but I could
not keep my mind on 1t and so away
with him to a magic shop. where 1
spent 10 shillings on tricks. walked
on the Rialto and met Lederer, the
play man, who told me of the sad
posture of the play actors, more
than half being out of work and
without moneys.
Home and sang to a music box,
very fine. and eat a turkey leg that
Mistress Kathryn had brought for
the dog but did not tell my wife,
and thence out again to ca1l on DIR.
King. the pulpiteer, and found him
trying to fix a lantern for his petrol
wagon and he was so vexed that I
volunteered to swear for him, he be-
ing a sanity man, but he would
have no swearing of his done by
proxy.
The city is nightly stirred about
the breaking down of its police de-
rartment, 1t being now deeply en-
meshed in politics, and pirates and
bandits unmolested everywhere,
three holding UP travellers in the
most prominent inn. This day 1 wore
the brave new scarf that W. Mac
Harg. the scrivener, brought from
Paris, and looked mighty noble al
belt II is very gay in colors.
In the evening to dinner with w.
Larkin and Mistress Charlotte and
a fortune teller there who read
lines in the palms and a Santa
Claus came down a paper chimney
and gave toys to each guest, all
very merry. Home late and so to
bed
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27

Mecca the biggest spectacular
play ever seen in New York, leaves
next week for Chicago. The usual
reason is given when a play leaves
town-to fulfill previously con-
tracted engagements. Incidentally
an unusual contract was signed by
John L. Golden this week Golden
predicts that Morris Gest. who pro-
duced Mecca" will eventually go
broke giving New York highly ar
tistic and spectacular productions: !:
so to provide for him in his old age
Golden signed a paper agreeing to
put Gest on his payroll for 500 a
week for the rest Of his life. OF
course, the paper is not binding un-
til Gest gets broke. But it was
rather a neighborly thing to do.
On upper Broadway a Partisan
pastry shop has opened It sells its
desserts for 81 each-no less, and
some are higher priced. 1t has be-
come the fashion now for people
who dine in smart hotels to forego
their dessert and motor to the pas
try shop. The ride sharpens their
appetite and then there is a cozy
little coffee room with a splendid
orchestra
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27

His brow was pearled with hon
est sweat and he was out on the
tip end of a steel beam ten stories
above the ground-whistling. Then
In shifting his position he happened
to look across the street into the
windows OF a skyscraper. He
watched for few seconds and then
climbed down to safety, telling the
foreman he was through for the
day. Pressed for the reason, he said:
'Across the way is dancing
school. I can't keep from watching
them and when they waltz II makes
ME dizzy"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-27
.---fold their tents like the Arab
And as silently stealaway

But # you're not an Afab, and
don't i've as they do. when the
tme comes that you must leave
the room or apartment you're
Hmg m you cannot fold your
tent and steal away. You must
end another place to I've. The
quickest easiest. most pain
less" and satisfactory way Is to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-08
Junior High Sports

The Garfield "Freshies" defeated a
basketball team representing White
water in close and hard fought game
by to score in the Garfield gym,
Wednesday afternoon. Whitewater
was unable to connect with a field
goal, Clarke making the single point
as a result of free throw. G. De-
FREDERICK starred for Garfield, count
ing one field and two foul goals. Only
one foul was called upon Garfield.
while Whitewater was offender six
times.
Ability to count free throws caused
the to 4 defeat of Schools team in
a game that was played in the Gar
field gym preceding the Garfield
Whitewater scrap. Schools quintet
counted two field goals but was un.
able to count the free shots. The win.
ming Anderson five trapped only one
field goal but threw three fouls.
Hunts quintet defeated team cap
tanned by Thompson by an to 6
score. The winning team flivvered
free throws while the losers only
counted one out of 6. Thompson
starred for the losers while Cox per
formed the best for the winning team
Harris and Wickett's teams fought a
to 2 game that ended in victory for
the Hart aggregation. Only one foul
was called.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-08
kearns and Coffroth Talk
Carpenter Dempsey Match
(By Associated Press)

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Jan. S.-Details
of the proposed match at Tia Juna
lower California, between Jack Demp-
sey and Georges Carpenter for the
worlds heavyweight championship
were to be discussed at a conference
here today between Jack 'Kearns,
Dempsey's manager, and James w.
Coffroth, promoter.
Coffroth early today was without d.
rect word from Descamps, Carpen-
tiers manager, that his terms had
been accepted, but said he had cabled
Charles j. Harvey, his agent in Lon
don, to get into touch at once with
Descamps and Carpenter and advise
him Of their plans.
He intimated he is proceeding on
the theory, he said, that Associated
Press advices from Paris to the effect
that Descamps had accepted his offer
were correct.
He said he expected to construct an
arena at Tia Juana to accommodate a
crowd of at least $4,000 and possibly
100000. He expected to discuss with
Governor Bataban Cantu arrange
ments for the match after he had
heard from Harvey.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-08
Signal Practice is Final
Work for H. S. Squad

No game will be scheduled for Jan.
81, the place on the Richmond high
school basketball schedule made va
cant by the cancellation of game by
Anderson, according to S. S.. Vernon,
manager. The date falls on Wednes-
day and is sandwitched between hard
games with Muncie and Newcastle.
This leaves but nine remaining games
on the schedule, five home and four
out of town.
Final workout for the squad will be
held on the Coliseum floor Thursday
afternoon and will consist mainly of
signal practice. 1t is doubtful who
will hold down the forward positions,
although the choice is between Reed,
Loehr and Monger. Dollins will be at
the tip-off job, Harding at floor guard
and Captain Glen Price at his old
job Of back guard.
Loehr was unable to work Wednes-
day on account of a light cold but
will be on the job Thursday. Monger
acted as running mate for Reed in
Wednesdays work, and showed to ad.
vantage.
Fridays high school game will
start at 1880 p. m, and the Coliseum
doors opened to the public at o'clock.
A large crowd is expected.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-08

In an effort to forestall further
rumor that the Cardinals might sell
Rogers Hornsby to the Giants. Branch
Hickey has issued a statement reiter-
ating previous declarations to the
effect that Hornsby was not for sale
and explaining the attitude of the st.
Louis club in regard to offers which
have been made for this player.
The statement is as follows:
II notice several articles in the
paper lately reviving rumors that
Hornsby is to be>sold. Various offers
have been reported. There are several
players on the Cardinal club who are
not for sale and Hornsby Is one of
them. would like to have this matter
thoroughly understood.
1T is generally known that we have
had no surplus funds of any sort to
work with the past two or three years.
During this period, offers Of extrav-
agant sums for our players were
repeatedly refused. At the present
time the club treasury is not in need
Of special funds, and, indeed, for the
first time, there are some rational
prospects of our being able to 60 into
the open market and bid for players.
If, during the past three years, while
the club needed funds, these offers
were rejected, why should the policy
be changed now? st. Louis is not the
| training ground for other clubs and 1t
does not care to be stepladder for
any particular club to win the 1920
pennant. What is to be gained. there.
fore, by the continuous press reports
that the st. Louis club is about to sell
Hornsby or any other good player?
I hnnn ~ will he orx,
to seek denials from me at any time
players. The only possible result OF
this propaganda is to make same play.
er dissatisfied in ST. Louis.
1T is pleasing that all the putting
and big offers for Hornsby cannot al
feet him or his playing. I know him
we'll enough to say that he will be
Rogers Hornsby just the same and
his playing will be the same steady
aggressive type as in the past.
The strenuous efforts of other clubs
to secure this player will cause many
fans to expect too much to think
MIN perfect; superior player every
day. This will possibly make it diff.
cult for Rogers to measure up to the
standards set for him. But the same
fans must keep this in mind.
Experienced and successful. baseball
managers are not Offering $4,000 in
cash and four players worth 100000
in addition and then offering an agent
$4,000 commission to make the deal
at the above figure-the greatest and
most extravagant offer in the history
| OF baseball--for nothing I insist that
the fans Of st. Louis should keep in
mind that the offer has been made by
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-08
DISTRICT TEAMS CONTINUE MARCH TOWARD
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY NIGHT

dampened by the defeats suffered at
the hands of Fountain City and Lib
erty, the Hagerstown basketball team
will take on the Carthage quintet, at
Carthage, Friday night. Hagerstown
has been practicing hard all week to
erase the faults shown in the Liberty
game.
Whitewater will play at New Madi-
son, O., Friday night. New Madison
has a strong team and is confidently
expecting to defeat the invading
Whitewater team. The Indiana ag-
gregation is of a different opinion.
A battle royal is promised when the
New Paris and Campbellstown teams
took up at Campbellstown, Friday
night. Campbellstown has the strong
est team in the history of the school
and expects to give the strong New
Paris team good run.