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The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
At the Theaters

shubert-Garrick - Tie Last Of the Cru
saders."
Nstionsi-EIsie Ferguson In Sacred and
Profane Love"
Foli's-Theda Bars In The Blue Flame.
BelsScO-"Eyery Ltttle Thing"
Loew's Palace - Wallace Reid In Double
speed"
rsndaITs Metropolitan - Pnuline Frederick
in The Paliser Case"
Noore's Rinlto - Katherine Macdonald IN
The Turning Point"
Crndalrs - Blanche Sweet In Fighting
Greasy"
Moore's Garden-''Hucklekerry Finn"
Aioore's strand-''Respectable by PROXY"
lows Colu.nbia-Nsry Pickford In Polly
anna"
Ccsmos--C Continuous vaudeville and pictures.
Crsndall's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. frederiek
In Tho Paliser Ca-e."
n .keith's--esudeville.
Gsyety-''Ben welch."
foily-"Jaa Baufcs." a AEsk.z
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
In the LineIight
BY George Perry Morris.

The leaders and subordinates Of the
expedition Of the Oriental Institute Of
Chicago University are on the ground,
with Cairo. Egypt. as q place of rem
cezvous, and they soon will begin dig
eihg. Naturally. Prof. James Henry
Breasted Is in charge. British and
French authorities have been most
KIND. In due time the explorers will
move on to the Tigro-Euphrstes VAL
ley, and gather spoil for their own
university at the same time that they
add to the worlds knowledge Of the
-Assyrian and BabyI6nian civilizatio
They have had a more cordial welcome
in Cairo than the British special COM
mission, headed by Lord Miner, which
Is returning home without any sue
cess of a substantial sort. but pre-
pared to let Downing Street know
shat the Egyptian OF 1870 Is quite a
different being from the one that Lord
Cromer knew. Cotton may be making
the native residents. as well as for
eign spectators. fabulously rich, but
revolt still abides.
Charles Epson Clark, who lectureo
authoritatively on Rumania and ad-
jacent territory before the National
Geographic Society this week. is the
son Of a journalist who served for
many years under Godkin. of the New
York Evening Post in the days when
it had a fighting corps Of editors and
was constantly out for blood. seeking
what sinner in Washington. New Yorl
or the country at large IL might de-
YOUR. The son went to Yale. made a
brilliant record as a linguist in the
classics and as a student of art and lit.
erature, and he has proved during the
war and the postwar period one OF
She best-informed and most useful OF
the American investigators and work.
eTs in Europe.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
Good. News for Veterans.

WAYNE w. CORDELL, examiner
with the House Committee on PEN
sions. writes me that through the
efforts of Congressman SAM r..
SELLS, chairman, the committee
has adopted an amendment to the
Sells Spanish War Pension bill.
which provides s12 per month for
veterans of the Spanish war; who
have reached the age of 81 years
and served ninety days; SIS for 6S
years; S24 for Y, and $50 for IS.
The Sells bill will come up for ac-
tion In the House sometime this
month.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
some Georgia PHILOSOPHY.

Congressman WILL d. UPSHAw
of Georgia has gained a reputation
as raconteur. In the cloak room
of the House he was relating stories
of the Southern negro. He said:
"A good colored man giving his
experience in class meeting de-
livered himself of this
'Bred'ren, when Nh wuz a boy All
took er hatchet an went inter de
woods. When All found a tree dat
wuz straight an big an solid, ah
didn't tech dat tree, but when All
foun' one leantn' a little an holler
inside, All soon had hin, down. SO
when de debbil gets after Christians
he doan tech dem dat am straight
an true, but dem as leansSa little
an am holler am suah good pickin'
fer him. an dey makes de fires OBJ
hell blaze IKE shanty on fire."
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR
YOUR VALENTINE.
By John Kendrick Bangs.

YOUR VALENTINE.
Copyright, 1870 by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
whoe'er you are, whate'er your
line
If you shall need a Valentine,
I'll serve II IL shall chance 10 be
That you've the Soul of Sympathy.
A Heart that beats responsive TO
The sufferer IN need OF you,
And always do the best you can
To serve and cheer your fellow
man
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
JUST JOKING.

Bob: Scientists claim that in
100000 Years there will be no
more rain" \
Ed: Then In 100000 years l
might enlist In another A. Z. F."
HOMO Sector. - =
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
The Weather
Forecast

Forecast
District Of Columbia. Maryland and vir-
rinis-Fsir and much colder today, preeeded
BY rain In early morning. cold wave By
night, Tomorrow. fair and cold; fresh
southwest winds.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15

It's splendid spirit employees to vol1neer
their keep the District night reflects
little credit Congress that they obliged it.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
Depsrrsres fren Normal.

Accumulated deficiency of temperature
since January /. 1870. -iio
Excess Of Temperature since February l.
1880 +27.
Accumulated excess Of precipitation siB-et
January ]. ls20. +O.lo.
Excess Of precipitation since February 1,
! 1s2o. +l.IT
Temperature same date last yesr-Htsbe,t
90; lowest, -.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
Tempersture Report.

htoett- oos lowest. -.
Relative humidity--s a. m. 100; : o. n.
u; .. m. u.
ltainfaii ~ p m. 20 q .. nj. o.
Hour OF sunshine. SO.
Fer cest Of possible sunshine. 81.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15

An association has been formed Germany pray for tn
former Kaiser presumably the belief than never
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15

The politicians the silent quite in the
national election, but they don't list the
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
Musical Eventa

Fourth concert diplomatiqUe. Bonci.
tenor. and Eleanor Brock, soprano.
Polls Theater. $50 p. m
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02

contend. the crime Wa: ii,7 result OF her
anger over his rctt:sa. ~ respond 10 the
passionate advances which she ~ III he al
legged to have made
According to another report the prose-
cution vii! produce evidence to shuw That
Mrs Otterson fired Tho fatal s',u, in ,c.
Tending her honor against he mnsouEht
and unwecome advances OF her husbands
brother
over month after the murder new
element OF mystery WAS aided tn ihia
strange case by threatening Anonymous
letter which was received by John Otter
son. father OF the dead man.
The envelope bore Portland. Maine.
postmark. When Mr. Otterson opcncd'lt
he found sheet of paper covered with an
apparently meaningless array OF numbers
He was about to throw II away a the
work OF crazy man when his attention
was arrested by the sinister outlines Of q
dagger, revolver and deaths head which
appeared at the bottom.
lie turned This extraordinary cOrnmuni-
cation over To his lawyers After q little
study they found that the letter was In
simple code. the various numbers repre-.
senting letters OF the aiphGbet-one, a:
two. Is, and so on.
When decided, the letter was found TO
read ns follows:
Jefferson, il you were smart, you
would get 0ood detective; for If you
cont you will 90 the same way Mau.
rice went. Your whole family Ia
marked and sooner or later will 40 tho
same way. Howard will be the nex.;
dam him. He ought tc have been tho
first. Now take warning"
Grcit Liitaiu Ri.hts Ri eryed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02

ne slip this vital evidence OF his crime
into his pocket and carry ii away With
MN! AND how did the stranger happen
10 put the pistol back IN exactly the place
where IT was always kept?
me Prosecuting Attorney thinks il very
doubtful II Maurice Ot,erson armed him.
self With the pistol. RI suddenly alarmed
for the households safety. he would have
been far more likely 10 seize his o@n
inaded automatic revolver. which WAS I'm
der Tho pillow on his bed And even II
ne did take this pistol from the bureau
ana carry II down stoirs. The prosecuting
attorney Is confident that il was no mys-
FERROUS bandit who took II from his hands
ana held the muzZle close 10 his head
Within few days after the murder Mrs.
Otterson was arrested and ever since
then has been held in jail without bail.
Very soon now q judge and jury will be-
gin trying to determine whether this re-
fined. pretty young wife has been hiding
all this time tho rea! secret of how and
why Maurice Oterson met his death.
II the prosecution IL able 10 convict Mrs
Otterson II will have to establish her
motive for the crime. IT is limited that
the prosecution will try to prove that the
motive was the result Of al Illicit passion
"a passion which would have wrecked
the happiness OF the whole Otterson fam.
lily had 1t been allowed to have its way
According 10 one report, the Prosecute
ing AttorneH will try to show that Mts.
Ottergon had long been infatuated with
Maurice Otterson--younger than her hus-
band good looking and with all the fas-
cinating glamour OF IL returned soldier
II she killed him, tho prosecution viii
CO. 1870. International Feature Service u y.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02
Maurice Ctterson,
Killed in Cold Blood
by-a Desperate
Thief or His
Brothers. Wife?

taken until just before they left the house
and II was taken by the man who held
Mrs. Otterson on the floor and not by the
one who shot Maurice ard later ransacked
the rooms upstairs Even II this had not
been the case. why should the robbers
have felt 1t necessary to leave behind this
valuable part OF their booty when there
WAS nothing 10 hinder their escaping
with It?
Perhaps Mrs. Otterson in her excite
ment forgot tina, she was not wearing the
ring when the bandit seized her. But in
the search she made OF the house 70 see
what the robbers had taken would she not
have been sure TO look In the place where
she was in the habit or hiding the ring
when it was not on her finger?
The Prosecuting Attorney believes that
she did not forget about the ring or over
look 1t in her search When The case comes
to trial he will undertake to prove that
she had the strongest Of reasons for wish
ing il to appear that the ring had beon
carried away by the bandits.
The same bureau where the ring was
discovered also revealed something else
which promises 10 prove one of the strong
est links in the chain of evidence against
the accused woman.
II was a pistol-a pistol fully loaued.
save for one cartridge which. according to
experts. had heen quite recently fired
And the bullets IN the chambers Of this
almost exactly the same weight rs the one
found In Maurice Otterson's brain.
This pistol was the property of Howard
Otterson. brother OF The murdered man
and husband Of the accused woman He
WAS with the Sheriff when 1t WAS found
and he expressed surprise that one OF its
chambers shonld BIO empty. They all held
cartridges when he last saw the pistol, he
declared. and he had no knowledge OF its
having been fired.
Was this the weapon that killed Maurice
Otterson? II so, how did it get from this
bureau drawer. We're 1t was always kept.
to the room below. where the murder was
committed? And why was the pistol car
ried upstairs again and carefully put away
after 1t had done ito deadly work?
1t seems hardly likely that bandits as
bold and desperate as tho pair Mrs. Otter
son describes would have had no weapons
OF their own. In any event they could
hardly have gone upstairs and secured this
pistol before the shooting occurred.
Perhaps ii was Maurice Otterson him.
self who carried downstairs the weapon
that killed him. Perhaps he seized It
when he heard tho sounds Of his sisterin-
laws struggle, and perhaps 1t was wrested
from him by the bandit who confronto cd
him in the living room.
But II this is what happened why on
earth did the bandit bother to return the
pistol to the room upstairs? Why didn't
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hot known TO have had any enemies The
only evidence shat he lived In deadly fear
Oh some ohe Is the fact that ever since his
return from France he had always Slept
WIN his loaded automatic under his Pill.
low.
Seldom # ever have the criminal courts
ma 10 deal with q moro pu2zlinE mystery
tban that which came into being when
Maurice Ottcrson fell dead with bullet
In his brain.
AT whom would tho murdered man him.
SELF point his accusing finger il his spirit
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02

could return from tho world beyond the
grave
Would II DO at his brothers sweet
faced wife, or nj some hardened criminal
of the underworld or at IL bitter enemy
who pursued him perhaps from far over.
seas?
Or you'd the ghost Of Maurice Otterson
turn That spectral finger toward his own
breast and admit that although another's
hand pulled the trigger. he met only the
fate he deserved for having Wickedly
coveted Ills brothers wife?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02

Thet was all
no signature.
no C,ae to The
origin Of the
letter except the
rubber stamped
posinark an I'd
the written adj
dress. 'rha lat
tor, ham! %rijins
experts s.iy.was
written by IL
man and with
painful eff, T.; to
disguise his pen
mhnship.
Neither til e
older Ot;crson
nor his son nor
any other nIcm-
her Of the fam.
lily X Il o W 5 of
anyone vino has
any reason for
wishing { h G m
harm. The muir
darcd man Is
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02

dead m ans gold
watch.
But the prosecuting
attorney insists that
the story OF the two
masked bandits is all
q fabrication. There
are, he declares. many
reasons why no such
explanation OF Maui
rice Otterson's death
can be accepted.
Mrs. Otterson de-
clares that one OF the
bandits took her dia-
mond ring. But In r.
search Of the house
the sheriff found hid
den under a layer OF
newspapers In a blu.
reau DRIVER upstairs
n ring that answers
exactly the descrip.
ton OF the ring she
gayS waa stOlen.
IL This is tho same
ring Mrs. Otterson
was ring that
night. how did 1t find
its way 10 that bureau
drawer? Who hid It
there-and why?
According to h e
theory that bandits
committed the crime
tha r NO ~ "a mt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02

>. otterson Maintains That Two Masked
-ns''s Entered the House, and a Will
ii. .;e... u Nv the Th.oat AZ. Other
'sraered Maurice O.;crson E.,t Inc Prose.
.H,ng Attorney Dce!nrcs That It Was No
Bandit, bat Mrs. Otlerson Herself Who
Held the Fatal pistoi--That klc:. Hand
fired the Shot Which Killed Tier Brother
n-Law. a Judge ana Jury VIII Try to De.
eide Which OF These Versions of s.,c Sur
prising Tragedy Is 10 Be Eeiiv. 81.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-03-09
SALVATION ARMY CONVENTION

Members OF the Luna county advi-
sorry board Of the Salvation Army who
have just completed study OF social
conditions in this county will visit Al
buquerque for the state advisory board
conventions to be held Thursday,
March IL, according TO A. A. Tempke.
chairman Of the board who received
the convention call today from Rabbi
y. Bergman, chairman of the state
bOard
"This meeting will stand out as n
land mark in the development of social
service in the state" Mr.. Bergman,
state chairman said In his letter to the
Luna county board. AT this conyen-
ton we will consider the results Of the
social studies as made by the various
county boards and determine upon n
course Of action looking toward the
quick solution of such social problems
as are shown 10 exits by the studies,
"Mnny important developments are
expected. The results Of the studies
from all counties are not yet I'm the
hands of the state boards. The re-
ports have been made, however, indi-
cate need for definite action.
"The citizens of Luna county are Ia
he congratulated upon the fact that ju.
yenile delinquency, poverty, mempoly.
ment, Americanization and illegitimacy
have been probed by the county advi
sorry board of the Salvation Army
great good undoubtedly will result"
The following is list Of the Luna
county representatives Of the Saliva.
ton Army who will attend the sessions
Of the state and county advisory
boards at Albuquerque, n. NJ: A a.
Tcmkc, J. G. Cooper, Il. NJ. Groves, f.
L. Nordhaus, Henry Raithel, j. A. Ma
honey. Dr. Janet Reid, Mrs. o. H.
Almy, Mrs. T.. II. Bickford
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-03-09
Civil Service Examination
Clerk-Carrier

An examination for clerk and car
rier will be held at the post office in
this city ON April 3, 1920.
Age limit, Is TO 40 years on the date
OF the examination.
Married women will not he admitted
to the examination. This prohibition
however, does not apply to women who
are divorced, hut they are eligible fol
appointement only as clerk.
Applicants must be physically sound
and male applicants must be not les,
than feet inches in height In bare
feet, and weigh not less than 12j
pounds without Overooat or hat.
For application blanks and for full
information relative 10 the eNamina'
tioas, qualifications, duties, salaries
vacations, promotions, etc, address
Immediately.
BY r. ~ Perkins, Secretary.
LOCAL BOARD OF CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMINERS.
Demlag, n. NJ.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-03-09
LATEST GUESTS AT
p. II. S. HOSPITAL

Frank Castillo, Feb. II, Pvt, 81 Co,
g Bn.. 1866 ID. b. Magdalena, n. NJ.
Samuel l.. Harmon, Feb. II, 81 Rec.
Bn. 162, ID. H., Granite, Okla.
Cyrus KillingwOrth, Feb. Is, Co. X,
300 Inf, 1908 DC. Blvd, Dallas, Tex.
Walter ]. Hardin, Feb. Is, Pvt, Goth
Coast Art, Jewett, Texas.
John Is. Carter, Feb. 20, Sopper Co.
c., 1st Bn. Ry. IT., Bismark, n ID.
James Primm, Feb. 20, Pvt, Go. L,
51st Inf, Alix. Ark.
] NJ. Mcdonnell, Feb. 20, Pvt, Hdq.
Co. 13S, inf, 3645 Hickory St. st.
Louis, Mo.
Miss Margaret Fre'"lli, nurse. \. y.
c.. 223S Madison Ave-, Toledo, Ohio.
Ernest c. WillksiOn, Feb. 20, Sgt.
Maj. Hdq. Co. 30, Inf, Wilson Co.,
Tenn.
Mrs. Lucy f. beats, Feb. 20, Yeo.
manette, U. S. n. X. s., Llano, Texas
Atomic Amanda, Feb. %, Pvt, Co. b
1872 ID. b., Golden, n. NJ.
Frank T. Smith. Feb. %, Pvt, San
trait bet, 12G Inf, l122 Alto Ave.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Alfred l.. Collins, Feb. %, Pvt, Co
142 Inf, Kane. Penn.
Fona ]. Brink, Feb. "a, Pvt, Beoi'
Cas-, Co. Is, Rec Co., 10 So. Hudson
St.. Okla. City. Okla.
John II. Harrison, Feb %, Pvt, Lei.
Med. Corps, TT. Smith, Ark.
Frank d. WoolSey, Feb %, Pxt, Co
A., 325 NJ c., TT. Smith, Ark.
Edward Osorio, Feb. %, Sgt. Co. d
3II Inf, Redwood City, Calf.
Alomzo +. Chapel, Feb. 20, Pvt
Wagon Co., 10 Am. Tr, Springfield
Mo.
Clarence c. Kinder, Feb. o. Sgt
/ 303 TT. By, Piedmont, Mo.
Shepherd X. Walls, Feb. 20, Macf
| Mate. Naval Aviation, Lonoke, Ark.
Fay W. Percy, Feb. %, Pvt, Hdq
Co. 353, Inf, Il. f. ID. No. 4, Perioa, III
Emil p. Nikolai, Feb. 25, Pvt, 5l
d. b., 1851 Barnes Ave, n. Y. City
NY.
Chas. Il. Mitchell Feb. 20, Wagner
Sup Co 3Sth Inf, Nowata, Okla.
Panfilo Cano, Feb. 20, Cpl, Q. NJ
! C.. us n. Walter St, Albuquerque, n
I NJ.
Frank Daz, Feb. 26, Pvt, Co. c
Camp 81, Div, Albuquerque, n. NJ.
/ Floyd Allenbough, Fen. ~, Cpl. A
Aero squad, 321 $. Kinney Ave-, Mt
Pleasant, Mich.
Carl Honbrook, Feb. %, Pvt, MIG
/ Co. Is Inf, SD Main St, Evans
Vile, Ind.
Thomas A. DcBaca, Feb. %, Pvt
Co. A, H. Inf, 515 W. Lead Ave
albuquerque, n. NJ.
Henry j. WALTZ, Feb. p, Pvt, Co
X. - Inf, Meridian, Okla.
Martin Luthn York, Feb. %, Pvt
Co. ID, - Inf, Idabelle, Okla.
Adolph Zanora. Feb, %, Pvt, Co. A
1i3 MIG, Mountain Air, n. NJ.
William Newton, Feb. 2S, Pvt, CC
4, 351 Inf, Animosa, Iowa.
Arthus Zehren, March l, Pvt, Co. !
l54 Inf, $40 Bond St, Kenosha, Wis.
Thomas Il. Lowry, March l, Pvt, CC
g. 35T Inf, Weatherford, Okla.
Andrew Il. Lydick, March ., Pvt, CO
M, 20 Inf, SIS $. LIST Street, Salt LAX
City, Utah.
Thomas f. Rowley.
Registra
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-03-09

That the collection OF taxes Is be-
coming better Is evidenced by a recent
report OF the State Tax Commission,
says the Taxpayers Association OF
New Mexico. Whereas on November
80. 1913, the percentage OF collections
Of 1917 taxes was 1857 per cent Of the
total due, ON November 30, 1919. 1890
per cent OF the 1918 taxes had been
collected. On November 30, 1913. there
had been collected only 1914 per cent
Of the 1912 taxes Collections have
steadily improved during the past
six years, due 10 both better assessment
and more careful collections. IL new
appears that hereafter II will be nee
essary 10 make budget estimates ON the
basis Of 02 per cent collectiOns. As
a matter Of fact, taking delinquent
taxes into account, IL will be safe to
figure ON not less than % per cent.
IL is found that on November 30, 1919,
there had been collected 1856 per cent
Of the 1912 taxes, 9i46 per cent OF the
1913 taxes, 9i15 per cent OF the 1914
taxes, $3.50 per cent OF the 1915 taxes,
1888 per cent Of the 1916 taxes, 81. 63
per cent Of the 1917 taxes and 5000
per cent Of the 1918 taxes.
The high collection counties are Lea,
Quay, Bernalillo, Colfax, Grant, Lin
coin, Luna, Curry, Mora, Roosevelt,
Mckinley. Torrance, Valencia ana
Sierra, all Of which collected over 90
per cent OF the 1913 taxes In the
next class collecting so to 30 per cent
fall Chaves DE Baca, Dona Ana, Eddy
Guadalupe, Otero, San Miguel, Taos
and Union counties. In the third class
collecting 40 TO so per cent, we find
now only five. Santa Fe 1898, Sar
Juan no, Socorro 1871, Sandova
T1.13 and Rio Arrba 7031.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-03-09
WONDERFUL PARTY AT
MRS. HALLS HOME

The delightful hospitality extended
by Mrs. Hall Of 100 Zinc Avenue last
Saturday afternoon will be long re-
mcmbered in the hearts Of twelve men
from this, hospital. Seven young la
dies from the city, and Mrs. Hall have
been voted the highest honors that the
boys from this hospital can give them,
that Is, their sincere gratitude. The
Indies present were the Misses Alice
Hall, Faith McKeyes, Zula stephens,
Helen Holt, Bessie Browning Lucille
Ward md Ida TinRon. Miss Mckeyes
would have us all know that although
her name is plural, she is still single.
The twelve boys were Laverne Etter.
Kans., Walter Wester, ILL.,, Arley V.
Malone, Okla, VIM. 4. AlmaIy, Okla
Il. A. Shafer, Ill. Thos. +. Rowley,
Mich, Sidney W. Babcock, n. Y, Rob
ert ]. Satterwhaite, Mo-, Ivan II. Davis
ILL.,, Francis J. Cunningham. Texas,
Valley II. Hammer, Texas and George
i. Kiner, Kansas.
Several selections were given by Miss
Ward ut the piano, with Miss Timen
MS vocal soloist. They were wonder
full entertainers and most of the boys
sat there spellbound. Then all un-
heralded, our dreams were turned Ia
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MATRIMONIAL BUREAU OPENED

Marion Settledown has started
matrimonial bureau. II is intended o.
give her a column each week to an
swer any questions that may be asked
II you have any problems Of love or
marriage perturbing you, send It a.
Marion SettledOwn In care OF the SAND
Storm Smile.
Even before this announcement
questions have been submitted. He
first client is a young swain from
Ward Z who prefers TO keep his nam
out OF print. He recently received The
following from young lady.
My dear and most respected sir -
l send you this your love to stir.
'Tis you I've chosen first OF all;
On whom to make leap year call
Your hand and heart | ask today,
SO send me back without delay
Your answer saying ''yes or may.
Now you may think this letter fmnr
But l must have n man of money.
! So now do send nice reply,
And let me love you till die
But. If for me there Is no hope,
Then send me back six feet of rope.
| hllil lolS VI love anu lolS OF KISS
From one who wants 10 be your MI.
The young man from Ward Sew /
was at n loss how TO answer this propo-
sal, 80 appealed to Marion SettledoWr
who advised him TO send the following
reply:
o, fairest in all the land,
Who asks me thus TO give my han
cherish, dear, the honor given,
To win your heart, l long have sty-
ven.
But as | find that am broke
i And cannot treat this as joke
| hope you'll take me rich or poor
And l will love you evermore.
One lingering hope ] cherish still
. That Uncle Sam win pass n bill
To make all soldiers very happy
BY giving them more dough, resl
snappy.
But IL you'll take me as l am
| will consent 20 he your man.
! 1.-THE editors will vouch for the trutl
fulness of the above account. San
Storm Smile.