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The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
Pretty Water
Girls of Holy
Land Missing

The picturesque water carrier of
the Holy Land. gliding gracefully
along the streets in her colorful cos
tune, with a vase of water balanced
on her head. may soon be but a
memory in Palestine.
Mater carts are now being used
In Jerusalem as a sanitary measure.
which threaten to drive the "fellaha." {"
for centuries an institution in the
Holy Land, into oblivion, according
to reports received by the Zionist
ORGANIZATION of America.
Commenting on the passing of this
picturesque figure, the Palestine
weekly. English edition of Hebrew
daily, published in Jerusalem. brave
b. places her in the front rank of
world femininity for beauty and
grace in the following glowing
terms:
THE Arab woman has the most
perfectly upright carriage in the
world. Her bearing is far more
graceful than the mincing walk of
the Parisienne, more truely feminine
than the mannish stride of the ath-
Ietic English girl, more natural than
the sinuous movements Of the Span
tsh maid. Nor has she the advantage
Of lessons from a fashionable pro-
lessor of calisthenics, though the
pupils of an expensive European
academy of department might well
envy her instructive poise and un-
studied elegance. as bare-footed but
unfalteringly she glides with a
motion that Is veritable poetry over
the rough and ill-made roads and
neld-paths, not changed in the
tiniest detail in garb or gait from
her ancestress of 1000 years ago"
In addition to the introduction Of
water-carts in Jerusalem. the water
supply system installed by the Brit
Ish, and the cleaning out of cis-
terms carried on by the Zionist COM
mission, are also threatening the ex-
Istence of this picturesque water
carrier.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
Red Cross Sends
Aid to Prisoners
In Cold Siberia

Discontinuance of its program Of
transmitting money to war prison
"rs in Siberia from friends and ret
attVes in America has been an
nounced by the American Red Cross
following the Inauguration OF a
campaign to raise $4,000. 900 ror
general repatriation OF Austrian
and Hungarian captives still held
there.
Unsettled conditions in Siberia
have forced the Red Cross 20 re-
duce its personnel in that country
more rapidly than anticipated and
with its present limited force OF
workers il is impossible TO attempt
reaching designated individuals
among the prisoners.
IL is expected the combined effort
of the various relief organizations
working on the general repatriation
scheme will result in the early re-
turn to their homes of many prison
ers who have relatives and FRIENDS
in America, in addition TO those as
sisted by the Red Cross by the
service which IL Is now discontinu-
ing. Five American transports are
held for the task contingent on the
completion OF the fund.
Relatives and friends OF the pris-
oners who wish TO contribute to-
ward their repatriation may now
send their funds to the new com
mittee Of relief organizations and
churches in charge OF this work. Of
which samuel weldon, First Ma
tional Bank OF New York. ls treas
urer. These funds will 20 toward
the general repatriation effort.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
D.CHas Largest
Home Relations
Court in World

The War Risk Insurance Bureau
has become the largest court of do
mestic relations in the world.
The allotment and allowance fea-
lures of the war risk insurance
law resulted in the conduct by the
legal division of the bureau of an
exemption section which has han
died 1OO,14O extraordinarily compll-
Gated cases.
Many of these cases REQUIRED
long trips by field investigators to
secure statements and family rec
ords. The work has resulted in
the accumulation of a large volume
of family records of such an inti-
mate character that they are held
in strict confidence by the bureau.
Among the few cases still unset
tied are, some in which 1t has been
impossible to secure necessary i'm
formation because the people from
whom statements must be obtained
live in foreign countries. In many
cases it is impossible to reach them
or to deliver checks through for
eign mail service because of incor-
rect or insufficient address. DELAY
in many cases is caused by the fact
that properly executed allotment
applications never have reached the
bureau.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
Another Langhorne Beauty
Weds Rich Englishman
Who Must Liue in America

with the announcement of the
marriage of Mrs. Nancy Perkins
Field. widow of Henry Field. to
Arthur Ronald Lambert Tree, son OF
Lady Beatty Of Brooksby Hall,
Leicester. England. a second genera
ton of the beautiful Langhornes"
has come, into public notice. Among
American women of acknowledged
charm no family group has so at
tracted international attention as
have these Virginians.
Most families are content to in
clude one or at the most two
beauties, but the favored Langhorne
family numbered five daughters. all
of extraordinary charm.
The new Mrs. Tree is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. T. Moncure Perkins. of
Richmond, who was Miss Ivy Lang
horne. oldest OF the sisters.
Lady Nancy Astor, the first
woman to become a British NJ. p,
is the third of the beautiful sisters
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09

cad, but they are the sign posts of
that instinct which is urging Billy
through life's school.
There comes a time when the "col
lection" instinct turns him into a
little collector of shells. pretty pic
lures or some other hobby.
Other instincts, such as shyness in
meeting a stranger, fade out after a
time, continues the child expert.
His social instinct has its birthday
in playing with his first comrade,
mother. When the little tike reaches
his teens it is the gang and the club
that he likes.
In his teens. too. the instincts that
send him accounting come galloping
in with a rush
Other Instincts Appear.
At different ages in life certain
instincts always appear.
Most of these are expressed in
the stories he likes-fairy tales.
tales of adventure: of love: of
travel: perhaps in time. of science
all are rooted in the deepest in
stincts common to us all. They
come and go. fresh and enthusiastic
when they arrive: often empty and
lifeless after they have gone.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09

She is described as being not so
beautiful as some of the others. but
as possessing extraordinary vivac-
ity, conversational cleverness and
captivating manners.
Mr.. Tree is an heir to one of the
great Chicago fortunes. He has an
income of s1S5,OOO a year from his
grandfather's estate at Stratford-on-
his fathers estate at Stratford-on-
Avon in England and also his Amer
lea estate. The young man served
as an ambulance driver and in the
aviation service during the war
and later was attached TO the Amer
ican Embassy at Rome.
Under the terms of the will Of
his grandfather. Lambert Tree. he
must make his home in America
So that probably Mirador. the fam
lily home of the Langhornes. in Al
bemarle County. Va. will see some
thing Of the second generation of
the beautiful Langhorres," despite
their British Affiliations.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
WOMAN CHALLENGES MINISTER'S DIVORCE VIEW
WRECKER OF HOMES
Is BITTERLY SCORED
No Matter What Happens, Couple Should
Stand by Contract, Says
Mother of Several

ways be some way to rebuild the
home" -
And then Mrs. Rafter told of how
few girls are really prepared for
marriage, prepared to make a home.
Every high school in the country.
she said, is failure that doesn't
give a stiff course in home making,
buying. how to keep house, keep
ing budget and living within in
come. Il have had thousands of
young married women tell me they
had no more idea of how to cook a
potato than how to stand on their
heads.
Mothers Do Everything.
Their mothers do It all. There
she Is washing dishes and doing ev-
erything on earth-for what? To
make her girl unhappy after mar
riage."
Thu most serious problem
brought about by the high cost of
living is where the father and
mother both have to go out to work
ana leave no one in the home to
train the children.
Not that ! believe a woman
should stay out of business" she
added. 1t makes them more intel
hgent and makes home more pre-
cious. Every girl I know who is
working is just longing for a home
cf her own"
And those girls go to Mrs. Rafter
70 taik OF their dream homes"
Each Sunday afternoon and night
they go and talk for hours to her
OF their hopes and aspirations, and
md In her a comfort and help.
The thousands of girls who have
never worked nor earned a penny
ot mt know what their husbands are
up against she says, "and that is,
believe. the greatest cause of un-
happiness in married life and of di-
yorce. Many men never treat their
wives like rational beings, never tell
them their real financial standing.
They may pay all bills or dribble
cut small amounts to the woman,
but the man should tell his wife Just
what his income is, give her a set
allowance and then they can pIan
together. He will find her a help
instead of a drain.
woman's Job Lasts 70 Years.
TO go to any man. father, brother,
or husband, and ask for everything
you get is humiliating and degrad-
ing and no woman can do it and be
really happy"
woman's job. says Mrs. Rafter.
only lasts about twenty years. Then
her children go out and she is left
empty-handed just when she has
developed herself and is best quail
fed for the job given her by God
and man"
But Mrs. Rafter's own life and
work have known no 2O-year period.
Four sets of children have known
her as mother" 1t has been a won
derful experience to me-" she says.
I"I began as a very young woman.
not knowing one single thing to do
with a child"
Mrs. Rafter has had two children
of her own, has raised two of her
sisters, has been foster mother to
the five of whom she told. and has
five in her home now.
The ideal marriage" she said.
comes to the child of a well-train-
ed family who has been given re-
sponsibility as development and
growth came, and is the nations
bulwark for the future. spend
and live my life now among the
young mothers OF Washington. I
love them; I envy them"
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
US. to Train 200
Social Workers

To help care for $4,000 world war
veterans suffering from nervous and
mental diseases. the American Red
Cross has been asked by the United
States Public Health Service to be-
gin national campaign for yolun-
teers to be trained as psychiatric
social workers. Nearly 200 workers
will be needed before fall to care
for these cases in Public Health
Service hospitals. There are today
l5O such workers in the United
states, and II is obviously inexpe-
idient to take them from their pres
ent tasks: Salaries viii range from
H,sOo to s2,loe year. offering SUM
'rer s~hdai courses on = scboIars,,I,
ifs necessary to enable 1t to proyioe
trained workers by fall.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09

go toward Strengthening them or
establishing new ones. A hospita:
and an orphanage in every State In
the conventions jurisdiction are on
the program. and plans probably
will be completed to provide pen
sions for old and infirm Baptist
ministers and missionaries.
baptist colleges and schools are
said to be flourishing; many new
church buildings have been erected;
several hundred young men and
women are in training for mission
ary work.
Headquarters of both the conven-
tion and. the woman's Missionary
Union will be at the Raleigh Hotel.
The New Ebbitt will be headquar-
ters for State secretaries and Sun
day school workers. ..
President Wilson. after express
ing regret he could not personally
greet the convention, adds: .e
The President takes this oppor-
tunity to send his best wishes TO
the southern Baptist convention
and to express the hope that the
convention will be most succsss-
full" ~ ~
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09

At the formal opening in Liberty
Hut. Wednesday morning at IL
o'clock, Vice President Marshall
will represent the government. The
delegates will also be welcomed by
Commissioner BrOwnlow and DR.
Muir. of Temple Church. Dr., James
B. Gambrell. OF Dallas, Tex, is
president
Convention sermons will be deliv-
cred Wednesday evening by DR..
John r. White. OF South Carolina,
at Liberty Hut, and by DR. J. r.
Hobbs, of Alabama. at First Bap-
tist Church.
Regular sessions will continue
from Thursday through Monday.
Next Sunday all Baptist pulpits of
the city will be supplied by visiting
ministers.
DR.. George W. Truett. of Dallas,
will address Sunday afternoon
mass meeting at Liberty Hut.
Annual sessions Of the woman.s
Missionary Union will be haId
Thursday and Friday in Calvary
Baptist Church. The annual SER
mon will be preached Sunday morn
ing by Rev. w. J. McGlothlin.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
Instincts Haze Birthdays,
Says DC. Woman in Telling
Why Girls Fear Tiny Mouse

Our instincts have birthdays!
Some of them, too. have death
days" if we are TO grow into real
efficient peop.e.
This Is the opinion of Mrs. Mari
eta Stockard AlbiGn, lecturer and
children's expert at George Wash
inS:CL. 1'"iN sity, WHO tells many
fCnny and interes,n e things about
the "kiddies.''
Are You Afraid OF Mice.
Do yuu jump when you see a
mouse? Dvrs -C-r little child also
jump? Probably not. That is an
instinct of fear, one which has not
yet had its birthday for many a
tiny tot. The fear instinct does not
usdally ripen until some unhappy
experience awakens it.
While fear sometimes protects, 1t
more often is harmful and paralyzes
the little fellows activity. Wise
parents tell stories of brave SOL
diers to iron out fears that arise,
Mrs. Albion contends.
They keep Billy away from nerv-
Gus shocks that build fears into him.
Deliberately to cause him to fear Is
a sin against his later manhood, she
holds.
1t isn't generally realized that
our instincts ripen at a certain age.
and that some of them remain
through life and others disappear.
according to the Washington wom-
an.
Death of Nursing Instinct.
The instinct to nurse vanishes
when the first teeth come. No child
should be encouraged to walk until
it wants to, as the instinct to walk
appears when a little group of nerve
cells still undeveloped reach their
maturity.
The instinct to manipulate things
is one of the earliest to have a
birthday. says Mrs. Albion. 1t is
more potent than aEy school teacher,
for 1t is the child's own instructor
in the things about him.
He will monkey" with everything
within his grasp. Yet sometimes
the mother, eager for a good child"
slapS the hands that are only busy
acquiring the knowledge the baby
needs in his business.
The instinct to Investigate" is
another necessary builder, too often
interfered with by parents who are
better animal trainers than child
trainers.
"whS?" and What for?" may be-
come tiresome to a busy mother or
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09


Reconstruction will be the key
note of the Southern Baptist con-
veution's diamond anniversary here,
May IL to II, when the 100000, 900
fund of the church will be appor-
toned among its various activities.
Twenty-Five years ago the golden
anniversary of the convention was
held in First Baptist Church In
Washington. -
For the first time women will be
given the vote at the victory con-
vention, following the successful
elimination OF the drive for s75,-
6OO, 900. which resulted in the pledg-
ing of nearly $100.0o0,6 900.
Southern and Southwestern States
will send $500 delegates. while IL Is
expected additional attendance Will
send the number over the 10000
mark The woman's Missionary
Union, an auxiliary. will hold its
thirty second annual meeting
simultaneously with the convention.
Baptist schools and colleges are
expected to come in for a large
share of the church money. and IL
Is believed at least s20.o0e.e0 will
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
Mystery NeiLs
Flight Of W
And3ChHdren
Search Fails to Bring Clue
10 Gref-Stncken John
Harmon.


Hope is fighting with sorrow s.o
suffering in three washinEton
homes.
Mrs. John Harmon and her three
children are missing"
Search Of hospitals and public sr.
stitutions in the city last wesk
Drought no trace Of them.
The trail OF the lost famIly-ai,
a blind trail. and through the nists
OF uncertainty John Harmon. IN.
father, cap but grope nj, w
biindly in the hope that somewber.
near lies the turning that will
bring him to the end Of his hes1-
weary search.
-Come HoneI I Want You.-
Out in GEORGETOWN. q, ,.,-
Thirty-fourth street northwes,
stands the house. Just as she Is,,,
H. awaiting the return OF the wifi.
who fed with her three chiIdro,
James Leroy. IL years old: Bar-.
FRANCIS, Z. and Irene Illinois
Come home" cries John Hsr-
mon. L want you and tn. chm
dren. Nothing else matters.-
We are waiting for you" echoes
the grandfather. Anthony J. Nosp.-
uNei' from the steps of his home st
sa Q street northwest.
BrlnR
NJ pers Mrs. Margaret Mosheuyei
NIL with tears. seS
five months ago John II.r
and his wife. Alice Margarat ,,n oH
happily planning the CbTistn.s ~
the little family. Il rsyo a..
money to buy presents" ssys NJ
mon and told her ! would tsEs
gay on TO 20 with her wbIIc ,ba
chiloren were at school"
Started for Picture sIo,,
The next day he found = moi.
she mad taken the children
70 picture show. Dusk reII snd
ne heht wore on. but she had moi
uheo: with the dawn Of De-
Goer ~ the fathers heart achcd
- te uuli knowledge that his
1t was the saddest momep,
have ever known" n. - -
medium height and sIenJerIy h,,n,
ne shows the affects 81 ~. e.,
months Of weary waitinp -
OF his unwaVerinE faith tba, bfs
ioNed ones will yet come bsrE ,s
him. "ack 10
1t was to Mrs. Harmon,s Doo-,-
IN MS hour Of agony he turnsd 49,
me. aneIr arms opened wide TO him
mere Is a place for you here ="
salo her father. and John Hsrmo,
went 10 him, locking the door or
nus own little home, which is wait
ing Tor her. 1t is JUST as sb. 10,
H. he said with a culver in ~.
voice. The chiIdren's clothes or.
lust as she ironed them. Every
thing is ready"
Mrs. Harmon's relatives o,.
explain her flight John was rooS
10 her. says Mrs. Antbony
Mosheuvel. she had a good bor,,
and a good husband. believe sbs
wants to come back and is sfraIo
but she need not be. John wants
me children. and so doe. moor
grandmother MosheuveI."
Fortune TeIIer's TIp Fsu.,
believe Alice is ir Philadel-
phia, said the grandmother ana
her eyes grew moist. The fortune
teller says she Is there in a big REQ
building"
Police in Philadelphia, the Dis
trict Of Columbia and a number ~
cities are working on the case A
300 reward is offered. Mrs Hsr-
mon is five feet, two inches tan.
blond, is lame on the right side and
has wart just behind the right
ear Her eyes arc gray. Mr.. Har-
mon plans to go to Baltimore ano
Philadelphia in his search.
They must be somewhere" he
said. and a wan smile barely
touched his lips. IF she won't
bring my children back I'll hunt
for them. but IL only she knew how
long for them an sure she
would come home"
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
"Mail Me- an Alligator" !"

Cartons carrying baby sllieators
are now being sent out of Florida
via the parcel post. They are usu-
ally packed In a glass-lined boa.
with a screen front.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
Paint to Beautify AnkIeI

Have you ever worn hand
painted spats? They are easy to
paint and the decorations are said
to camouaage thick ankles. With
spats IL Is also possible. tits said
70 wear last years pumps.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09

bride.
from Uncle Sans 10000 PRETTY
nieces employed in government bu-
reaus he expects to select an ideal
maiden to share his fortunes ana
his claims to the throne Of Ferdi-
nand and Isabella
Has Broken Many Hearts,
. The disinheritsd prince is one of
Europe's blue-ribbon matrimonial
prizes He has left a trail of
broken hearts from Petrograd to
Lisbon He is rich and handsome,
although no longer a young man.
Entrancing wiles of old world vam-
pires from Moscow countesses to
Paris ballet dancers hitherto have
failed to tempt him.
Close Paris friends reveal that
he often has said he never would
marry unless he gave his heart TO
some American girl. Now he has
grown lonesome in his feudal cas-
ties, surrounded by obsequious
servants.
Don Jaime prefers blonds with
blue eyes. His ideal dream girl
must be old American stock. She
.must be vivacious, sympathetic and
cultured
Has Fine Personality.
The pretender is one of Europe's
celebrate bachelors. Although ne
has no palace to offer the wash
ington girl who may strike his
fancy. he will compensate her by a
charming personality and a wealth
of family traditions. In these days
OF tottering thrones those qualifi-
cations may be just as worth
while.
He possesses all the picturesque
traits of his father. the famous
Don Carlos. but is without that
darker side to his character which
cost his family the throne.
As a young man. Don Jaime was
considered very meek and modest,
entirely crushed under the infiu-
ence of his celebrated fathers
dominating personality. When he
was % years old he obtained
commission in the Russian service
from Gar Alexander the Third and
spent several years in a garrison
at Warsaw. - -. 70
Once Tilted I'm warsaw. ~
He was a popular idol in the
Polish capital until an unfortunate
love affair broke up his military
career. He felt the resentment of
a Tilted rival so keenly that he left
Warsaw.
The pretender never has made a
serious attempt to regain the
throne. He keeps up the Carlist
traditions out of respect to his
fathers memory.
For several years before the war
he lived in Vienna He placed his
vast fortune at the disposal of his
close friend, Emperor Charles. when
that ruler was forced to quit the
Austrian capital under cover of
darkness.
Brings Treasures to U. 3.
At the risk of his own life he
rescued part of the imperial fam
iIy's possessions from the palace
during the Communist uprising and
is reputed to be bringing some of
these to the United States. where
he will dispose of them for his de-
throned friend.
In the meantime, until Don Jaime
makes his selection, what wash
inEton maid desires to become
possible heir to the glories of good
Queen Isabella?
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
Prince on Way
IoWashington
ToFind a Wife
Don Jaime, Spanish Pre-
tender. to Seek Ideal
Among Dc. Beauties.

Don Jaime de Bourbon, pretender
to the throne of Spain. is on his
way to Washington in search of a
bride.
from Uncle Sans 10000 PRETTY
nieces employed in government bu-
reaus he expects to select an ideal
maiden to share his fortunes ana
his claims to the throne OF Ferdi-
nand and Isabella. .'-
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09

"Do l ever help In getting a di-
vorce? No. The worst criminal on
earth Is the. person who helps to
break up q homek There must al-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-11

ter shows that over 80 were served in
various ways and all given prompt at .
tention and relief. Doctors and nurse
were constantly on duty throughout
the fair, only two patients being car
ried TO their homes this year. First aid
remedies, all hospital equipment and
services of the nurses provided free by
the Y. M. C.. A., as in all the other de-
partments.
The interior of the main room was
Hastily decorated in dark green and
white interspread with autumn leaves.
The swings, sand pile and slide were
enjoyed by hundreds of children, when
the weather permitted, on the play
ground about the public service bui4d.
ing.
Several officials from other fairs Wis
tied the building to study and make
notes of the service with a view to
working out similar plans at their
fairs; one director from the Sher-
brooke, Quebec, fair engaging the Y.
NJ. c. A. secretary in charge to speak
before their next directors meeting in
regard to the service.