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The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
WASHINGTON THROUGH RAIN AND SUha4Rl
Woman Is Sure
animals Souls
Are Immortal
Scientist Backs Belief Of
Washingtonian in Heaven
For Dumb Beasts.

Recent experiences with animals
has convinced several Washington
women that dumb beasts have i'm
mortal souls and that there is a
hereafter for their pets.
Agreeing with Aristotle and Plato
and other philosophers and theolo-
gisns Of old, Miss Emma Gray, of
the Ontario apartments, Washing
ton, says she is sure there is an
animal heaven.
In support of these views comes
DR.. H. P. Holler. president of the
Oriental University of Washing
ton and one of the foremost psy-
chics of the United States DR.. Hol-
Ter claims to have spirit pictures
of animals taken in the hereafter.
The animals in these pictures prob
ably never lived in this world, says
DR.. Holler, but are re-embodied for
the comfort of human spirits who
loved other dumb creatures when
on the earth plane.
Says Animals Dream.
Another student of animal phe-
nomena, George John Romanes. in
his Mental Evolution in Animals .
has come to the conclusion that
most animals. except those that lay
eggs, have dreams. That horses.
dogs, cows and sheep come within
this class, he is certain, he says.
Many Washington society women
are known to have been studying
the possibility of animals having
immortal souls. since the recent
dog and horse shows. Many that
have given serious consideration
to the subject say they are sure
life does not end for their pets
when they pass out OF theis world.
Among the Washington women
who have a special fondness for
animals are Mrs. Robert n. Har-
per, 1915 Sixteenth street north
west. whose dog Nibrac of Cara
doc has captured blue ribbons In
dog shows all over the country;
and Miss Pauline Kindleberger,
1901 K street, who was an exhib-
itor at the recent dog show in
Washington.
shows Human Intelligence.
TT would be foolish to think that
only human beings possess the
quality of life that will exist after
DEATH comments Miss Gray. For
many years 1 owned a St. Bernard
dog that was more spiritual than
many humans. l called her Psyche
because she had so much soul. She
possessed remarkable intelligence.
Il used to send her to market
alone on errands. She knew l did
not approve of her eating raw
meat Sometimes the marketmen
would offer her chunks of meat
and instead of eating them. sne
always would bring them home IN
her mouth and beg me to let her
cat them. -
~ will cook them for you,
Psyche, I would say. and then she
would whine in protest hut al
ways obey orders. 1 cannot be-
lieve but that dogs of this ones
intelligence will go to a hereafter.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
Oil and Brush
Stronger Than
.Society,s Call
Beauties Painted by Mrs.
Sliney Capture Hearts Of
Army Officers.

Tired Of party balls and bridFs
whist sessions, Mrs. George W. SIi-
ney. socially prominent in Washing
ton and wife OF Maj. sliney. Of the
army General star, has found the
road to contentment in sketchinE
beautiful girls with crsyon and
paint brush.
Lovely, brilliant coloring light
the faces Of the many charming
magazine e-coYer girls done in pastel
at the studio-home of Mrs. Sliney.
They are her rsfmagination" pictures.
And with each and egery one some
young Washington officer is in love.
Ideal Of Pretty Girl.
Each is my idea and ideal Of q
pretty girl" explains Mrs. Sliney.
In some the vivid fame from Light
ing a naughty cigarette flashes
forth. Other faces arch up at you
with laughing red lips and bright
eyes. Everybody knows these pos
Besides this brilliant color, hand
ed down as a tradition Of her artist
family, there is another side to her
art. II is the sketching of remark
able little pastel likenesses Of her
very own friends.
II is this fascinating likeness"
the first thing noticed. that makes
these latter drawings much admired
in army circles at Washington.
And cartoons. Most anytime Mrs.
Sliney slips breezily into the House
or Senate sessions for cartooning
inspirations. Capitol Hill easily be-
comes a happy hunting ground for
the comic. But her shafts are not
limited to pen sketches.
Biting little Jingles that lampoon
in limerick style iow from her foun-
tain pen to add an extra sting.
Sometimes they mock in rhyme At
"boundless" Senate flibusters. Once
she asked this sharp question: Rus
sia is red. the allies blue. Autoc-
rscy's dead. G. o. p. what are your"
Contrasts With BeautIfuL
Mostly il is the individual Senator
or the man higher up that the jingle
pokes to scorn. and here discretion
is I,erhaps better than printing.
Give 'em a chance" is the safer
motto.
Sometimes they take. and some
times they don't" is her own re-
mark.
But any artist is inclined to the
cartoon" she says. There is such
a happy costrsst between the desire
to do beautiful things and the car
tooning idea to take of and ridicule
perhaps, in a kindly way"
From . Family of Artists
This painter Of portrait pastels,
and, in time of important work in
oils also, is the daughter of a family
where all are artists. Even her
clever 5-year-old boy sits close to
the floor and does nothing but draw
all day long - elephants n every
thing.
Her uncle. Arthur F. Matthevs
one Of the foremost mural painters,
decorated the California State Cap
itol rotunda and is now working on
the Library Of the University OF
California.
Sketches SocIety's aStuntss
Her father. Edgar Matthews, is Q
leading architect in San Francisco.
Hundreds Of paintings Of American
Indians in the National Museum
here were by a great-uncle, George
Catlin.
But the most delightful custom OF
this Washington artist is TO liven
up society's parties with sketches
in color. Whenever the spirit
moves, she puts on paper a lasting
memory of a jolly time.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23

He Is worrying over results.
What could be more dangerous
or absurd, was his thought, than
to let these immature children out
into the industrial world-there to
pick up false ideas of production
and patriotism taught by one-sided
propaganda or lying disturbers?
+ These children can't be reached
in the grades, said Dr. Spaulding,
because they are too young to un-
derstand. 1t must be later.
| What Of all the, old lessons is
most important? None that we
have now.
New Kind Of English.
Even the English" that he would
keep is a nev kind. 1t is taught
from live novels. 1t is learned in
such fascinating ways as news
paper work. each school publish
ing its own paper. Already in his
schools it takes a full-time in
structor to teach Journalism"
The old-time physiology" he
would retire in favor of real prac-
tice in public health.
The dried history" that grown
ups once plugged would go by the
board. He would teach the chill
dren to know other nations and in
ternational relations-League of
Nations or no league. The time for
old-fashioned isolation from the
world is past. he says.
But above all. he feels, the
schools must give them an intel
ligent attitude toward American
industry.
Ignore Trade Crises.
Even trade schools, of all places,
he. finds. don't do this. Most of
them ignore present critical situa-
tions in industry that their pupils
will soon. face. Yet intelligent un-
Outstanding of industry is the first
thing needed!
There are so many sides it's
hard to tell where to begin" con-
cludes DIR. Spaulding. But it all
goes back to inadequate teachers.
In no subject have we enough
competent teachers"
Especially in the trade schools.
he continued. often the only Skill
ed" teachers for the machines are
the old union men without much
education.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
Pekin Elects
Former Pastor
Here as Mayor

Or. Jon II. Chu. formerly q Meth
odist minister in Washington, re-
Gently was elected magistrate gen
ersl of Pekin. China an once SINH
lar to that of mayor in an Ameri-
can city.
Rev. DR.. chu, a graduate OF Yale
university. instituted. the Chinese
mission work at the Gospel Mission,
John Marshall place, four years ago.
Since he left this has grown into
the largest Chinese school between
New York and San Francisco. He
served as pastor sfor washington's
5000 Chinese-speaking citizens for
more than a year.
Active In Church Work.
The pressing need of his native
hand. after the Revolution, for men
with American culture led him to
return to China He took a promi-
nent part in the activities of the
republican government The fam
Gus walled city where he made his
home had been the headquarters Of
the party which favored a monar-
chist reaction. His efforts were
largely instrumental in preventing
the success of such a move.
Although he has achieved success
in Oriental politics. DR.. Chu writes
TO Washington friends that his
greatest ambition is to further the
spread of Christianity in China
The foundations he built in WASH
ington have proved stable. The
Chinese Sunday School. which meets
at Gospel Mission every Sunday, has
forty pupils and forty teachers. an
Individual teacher for each pupil
The most Interesting feature Of
the work is the Chinese night
school. Here eighteen little almond
reyes constitute what the native
teachers claim to be the most mis-
ctievous class in the city. The BIZ
Bile prepared by DIR. Chu. with all
ternste columns in Cantonese and
English. is used effectively in the
reading classes.
Teachers 60 Visit China.
Several Of the teachers. including
I Miss Jennie Peterson, Miss Amanda
FeIlnagle and Miss Caroline Pryor
plan 10 go to China on missionary
work soon and are studying hard
to acquire the Cantonese dialect
Lee Park Linn. the present Sum
day school superintendent. VINO
served in the United States army
during the war. plans to return TO
China soon to prepare himself fur
ther for gospel work among the
Chinese in the United States.
The work has possibilities for
great Advancement, according TO
Herbert w. Kline. present superin-
present ambition Is 60 purchase a
large building near the mission %
be used as a Chinese 7. n C
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
Complexion Aids Of Today
Called Better Than Old
Ones By Some.

is almost universal now" he con-
tinued, and the moral aspect seems
to have been settled by most wom-
en- to their own satisfaction. Powder
Is a necessity to most, and they
don't hesitate to apply it wherever
they find a mirror. Once only a
few would use it publicly"
Beauty preparations today are
better than. in the past. say both
druggists and users. They are
more hygienic," says Mrs. Johnson.
women need not only to apply
remedies for wrinkles and old age.
but should use preventattyes, a,
Seowling and raising the eyebrows
are almost certain to- deyeion
wrinkles. A woman may wake up
in the morning with more wrinkles =
In her face than when she went 10
bed. because the morning sun has
been streaming in on her.
Don't Like Wrinkles.
Nearly every woman today fear
lessly and scientifically handles the
complexion brush, face cream and
powder puff. At so years, the face
of the country woman is ant 10 he
worn and wrinkled, while her city
sister Is often still fair and bloom
ing. Why is it? Simply because
the city woman has used cold crea N
and otherwise protected her face
from the elements.
, Some people claim wrinkles are
an intellectual mark, but few wom-
en- care about such a MARY. tbey
would rather be rbeautiful--and they
win be, prohibition or no prohibi-
tion.r
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
lSLOVE
CAPITAL FOR NATION

Five Washington ministers hold
the record for city. national and
international marriages. Sunday
Herald reporter has learned.
Always the favored spot OF
honeymooners. the nations Capital
now lays claim to being the capital
of the kingdom of love. The hve
greatest eourtiers OF the Kingdom
are the Rev. Titus Z. Davis. pastor
of the First Presbyterian ChYrch
the Rev. Howard F.. Downs. pastor
of the. Waugh NJ. E. Church: the
Rev Harry D. Mitchell, 2O4 E street
northwest; the Rev. John Z. Briggs,
pastor of the First Baptist Church
and the Rev. John H. Jeffries, pas
tor of Ryland NJ. E Church
Fathers Trail EloPers.
International love matches. ad-
venturous elopements and postwar
romances find their altar setting al
the doors of these five courtiers
and through that door this week a
Sunday Herald reporter was al
lowed to peep.
Stories of irate fathers. accom-
panied by the sheriff, arriving al
the parsonage just as the knot has
been tied are far from fiction IN
Washington. Runaway couples from
Virginia. in particular. often just
get under the wire"
In April, this year. it was learned
there were $50 more weddings per-
formed here than were performed
in the same month in 1919. May
the ministers say. has set a high
water mark. but June, the favorite
wedding month. will establish a
still higher record. 1t is expected
That the deluge of weddings will
continue throughout the summer
the ministers feel certain.
Two Sections Join.
The North and South are inter.
marrying fast this year. says the
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell. 1t usually is 6
Southern bride and Northern
bridegroom. Washington is the nat.
ural meeting place for them, the
ministers point out. Records atsc
show that a large number of the
government workers here are mar
rying. many a romance having beer
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23

than over the ferry to New York.
On the 18th Miss Hill was moving
into connecticut up the Old Post
road George Washington followed
on his New England trips
Her tramp as she swings through
twenty-five miles each day, Is a
fascinating story. 1t is full Of sun
shine and rain and the banter OF
passersby. There also are exciting
moments in passing angry farm
dogs on the other side Of teams.
A Unique Memorial.
The seventeenth day out, under
the sign Of "Ye I'LL Club" Miss
Hill found this tombstone:
In Memoriam
JOHN BARLEYCORN
Born B. C.
Died Jan. 16, 1890.
RESURRECTION?
At each capital she greets the
governor, and in every town the
postmaster verifies her arrival. she
shook hands with Governor Cool
idge at the Boston State House on
the twenty-second day and moved
on.
New Englanders now watch for
her along the route, and wave
their hands or speak as she trudges
by on the 1,S00-mile stunt. An en-
thusiastic reception welcomed her
into Augusta. the Maine capital, a
day ahead of schedule.
Misses Her Own Party.
A full day was spent with Mount
Washington, looking very wintry.
covered with snow. This last week
she has swung into Vermont
Being in advance of schedule soon
left Miss Hill sorry and with a
guilty" feeling. for the good ladies
of Intervale, N. H., had arranged
tea and toast in her honor. Unfor-
tunately she Travelled past a day
ahead OF her own party-saddened
and tealess.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
TWENTY-FIVE MIL LES
HER DAILY AVERAGE.
Fiftieth Day Finds Champion Woman
Walker Ahead of Schedule in
New England Village. -. p

Not the least bit tired, and thrill
ed with the joy of another success,
Miss Minnie Hill, of Washington.
the champion long distance woman
hiker of the couRtry. yesterday
completed the fiftieth day of an
1900 mile hike she Is taking from
the National Capital North through
the New England States.
Dispatches from Montpelier. VT
yesterday said she was now hiking
through the Green Mountain State.
walked Across Country.
walking every foot of 5000 miles
from coast to coast in 1915 failed
to quiet Miss Hills wanderlust
This year she determined upon .
new adventure.
"T will tramp all through the New
England States, from capital to cap
ital, starting from Washington. and
returning there eventually, a dis
tance of 1900 miles," she told her.
self.
Five years ago during the Pana-
ma-Pacifc Exposition. Miss Hill
focused countrywide attention upon
her by her big hike" from San
Francisco to New York. This feat
captured for her the woman's rec-
ord and fame second only to Wes-
toms.
Every inch of the way she trugged
afoot to demonstrate that women
have the stamina and endurance of
men.
Into Jersey In Ten Days.
1t was six weeks ago that Miss
Hill jammed tight her little KNAPP
sack and disappeared down the Dis
trict highway with her famous
walking stick
For a week she was tramping up
to Wilmington. and the next day
to PhiIly. refusing any and all offers
of lifts"
The tenth day saw her crossing
into Jersey, the next at Newark.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
How to Chase Your | Hoodoo
Told by Washington Minister

How will you overcome your hoo
doc:
Every man has within him the
power to decide his own destiny"
says Rev. Howard !. Stewart. pas
tor of the Second Baptist Chuch.
Have you mastered yours?
All existence is a struggle from
start to finish" explains Mr.. Stew
art. Mature sails under a black
flag. In a real sense life is a case
of conquer or be conquered.
It's up to you. Omar khayyam
was right when he said: In thyself
heaven % hell.
Your strength will grow with
exercise. The doctor knows more
after he has fIled a few graves;
the eye surgeon after ne has spoil
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23

What will become of the statue,
"Crusading for Right. carved by
Andrew Peyre, one of the most cell
ebrated living sculptors, to express
his conception of the composite
type of American soldier in France?
!. The statue has been rejected by
the District Fine Arts Commission.
The United States Marine Corps is
undecided whether or. not to pur-
chase it. Although conceived as a
great artists supreme tribute to
the spirit of America. Ii may never
be brought to the United States.
The statue represents an Ameri-
can Marine. rifle in hand. prepared
for action. 1t was carved from a
living model. selected after pains7
taking search. NJ. Peyre chose the
Marine without knowing to what
branch of the service the maj! be-
'longed. He was a Marine n p.
from Montana and had served two
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
Underwood and Underwood }

ed a hat full Of eyes
'All things OF lasting value come
as the result of pain and trouble.
To educate your boy properly re-
quires an effort. just as to grow an
oak requires 100 years.
Face your own particular weak
Eess. and meet sin at its source.
divert your attention to helping
some one else. The old-time coach
man whips the horse to divert his
attention from the thing at which
he shys.
Build up your margin of strength
that you will have reserves with
which to face the future. And as
the old hymn says. Each victory
will help you some other to win
Remember: It's Gods will that
you succeed"
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
Schools Lag; Should Teach
Modern Life, Says Educate,

Americas schools are 200 years
behind the times and still leave II
to the agitators and their CUFF
to give the people their views on
things that count, DR.. Frank L
Spaulding. superintendent of Cleve-
land, o., schools. told a Sunday
Herald reporter in an exclusive in
terview here this week.
DR.. Spaulding has been a. super
intendent of city schools for %
years. and he is recognized as one
of the country's greatest educators
and leader of the effort to put
scientific efficiency" into the
schools. He was in Washington
to address the National Conference
on Education.
Suggests Radical Changes.
DR.. Spaulding maintains:
That English is the only old
study rorth keeping fer ALL
high school students.
ThGt the most important of the
lessons left should be stdrtlingly
ne1U-faH of meat about our
Sweating industrial crises and our
relations 1rIth the nations of the
1rorld.
That only a stHbcndoas effort
to ssrrcp all children nHdcr IS
back into high school can giVc
cVerybody this 7itdl information.
That each American child
should attend high school part
time, eight hours evcry 1veck. an-
til he graduates as a good eitieen.
That farm boys and girls should
use these democratic high schools
for three solid months of atinfer.
"ForEet Old Program
Launch a program that, will
completely swallow up the DID,
he urges. The old would be gross
Iy inadequate even If it realized
100 per cent efficiency"
He does not bother with the
time-smothered fact that most
American kids" leave. in the
grades and never. see high school
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23

enlistments with the '1eathernecks." "
The artist believed he expressed
better than any other man in Paris
the ideal American soldier.
when the statue was completed
officers and enlisted men among
the marines then in France sub
scribed $4,000 francs to purchase
the masterpiece. This money never
was turned over to the artist and
the statue: still is in his possession.
A model was submitted to the
Fine Arts Commission. members of
which deliberated over il long
time. Several weeks ago announce
mcnt was made that IL was unac-
ceptable. -.
4 Marine veteran associations are
anxious to secure the statue. Others
have suggested that 1t be set up at
Belleau Wood or some other spot
in France consecrated in Marine
history.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23

begun when Northern troops were
stationed in some Southern city.
+ Often. explain the ministers. cou-
Piles from distant States leave home
for.the first and last time when they
come here to be married. The trip
to Washington is the great event in
their lives, which later they recount
to their children,
Dnring the past two years 371
soldiers and sailors among them
three brigadier generals and two
rear administrative been married
by the Rev. Mr.. Davis.
Early in the war Sergt. John Wig
gins, Of the First Division, left his
young bride near the dock from
which he sailed in New York On
the fields OF France he fell. mortally
wounded. His dying words to his
battlefield comrade, Sergt. Ives Pay
ton. were TO hunt up his wife when
he returned to America. Sergt. Pay
ton returned and came to Washing
ton, where he found Mrs. Agnes NJ.
Virgins. Washington war worker.
Last month they went to the home
Of the Rev. Mr.. Davis. where she
again changed her name.
Favorite With Soldiers.
International weddings also have
been plentiful with Mr.. Davis. as
he Travelled each summer in Europe
for many years and is known among
the legations here. Furthermore,
from fourteen to thirty-four States
in this country are represented by
his ceremonies each month. During
August, when be is one of the few
regular pastors to remain in the
: city. he officiates at eight weddings.
he says.
Il presume l am a favorite with
soldiers" he explains. because
understand them and had two sons
serving Uncle Sam during the war,
{ never ask questions when a couple
come to me with an authentic IL
their word. but IL they lied to the
license clerk, they would also lie to
me.
Il never forget couple whom /
marry and often lear from them
later Recently ! me rr:e6 a couple
from Honolulu no were anxious :
Rev. Mr.. Downs encourages
church weddings because he be-
lieves they have a stronger effect.
Many Nirginians Call.
Southern Baptist and Virginian,
Rev. Mr.. Briggs has a wide ac-
quaintanceship all oyer the Old Do
minion State. which sends many
of its sons and daughters to him
to be married.
Richmond contributes more we'd
dings to my parsonage than the
rest of the United States put to-
gether," he says.
Rev. Mr.. Jeffries also lives in a
continual atmosphere of orange
bios SONS.
Although these FIVE pastors head
the list, practically every minister
in Washington finds that he per-
forms more marriage ceremonies
here than are performed in other
pastorates.
Rev. James d. Buhrer, pastor of
the First Reformed Church. recent
lily married Miss Frieda Hoff and
Jack Irving. Miss Hoff, widely
known Washington violinist, and
formerly teacher at Washington
College of Music: fell in love with
soldier while taking a leading
part in entertainments at Camp
Meade during the war. The SOL
dier was killed, and only her love
for Irving comforted her a.
Rev. E. B. Bagby 1858 Park
road. on the eve of his daughter's
wedding last month. answered a
knock at his door to find his niece,
Miss Francis Reinhart, and Victor
Hegemann, both Of Philadelphia,
who had come to have a double
wedding with their cousin, Miss
virginia Bagby. and s. C. Ross,
The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
Report Gold in Siberia.

Reported discovery of gold in
Siberia. near the Aleutian Islands,
has revived interest among Amer
leans in one Of the most desolate
sections OF the earth's surface.
The country may have a continu-
alton of the Yukon gold deposits.
Some American soldiers who saw
service in Siberia, 1t Is reported, are
anxious to return to Investigate
these rumors.