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The Washington herald., 1921-10-01

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Written expressly for this newspaper
by
HENRY PENFIELD
Northwestern University Varsity Team,
1921.
The first and perhaps most
important thing in drop-kicking
is to have the ball fall straight,
point-down. to'-the grouhd. This
is difficult IL you hold the ball
between your hands, one on one
side of the ball and the other
on the opposite side.
Most drop-kickers hold the
ball vertical, with the fingers of
the left hand on the bottom
point and those of the right on
the top. By quickly drawing
away the left hand the ball falls
straight to the ground.
Before receiving the ball the
kicker should know just where
he is going to kick II. This
makes IL unnecessary to aim the
kick after he has the ball in
his hands. Once he has received
the ball he should not take his
eye of 1t till it leaves his foot.
To be able to place" a kick
man must first know how to kick
accurately. Acquire accuracy
first. and then. distance. Start
by standing about fifteen yards
from the goal posts and placing
the ball between them. Then 20
back a little for each kick. Soon
you will not only be an accurate
drop-kicker but good distance
man.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01
Valley Medical
Association Meets
AT Winchester
Ssp.ois .. N. v.sssasss. H.ui.

? WINCHESTER. Va, Sept. 10
Following a lengthy report on So
ciai hygiene. submitted by the Rev.
Robert b. Nelson. rector Of Christ
Church here. who also is State t.c-
turer for the Bureau OF Social Nv
giene Of Richmond. the Valley Mod
lcaf Associs ton, In semi-annusi
convention here yesterday after
noon. unanimously adopted a res
olution pledging cooperation with
State health offlcers in their effort,
to suppress social diseases by re-
porting all such diseases in their,
Infectious stage 60 the Bureau OF
Social Hygiene at Richmond.
Physicians and surgeons were
present from virtually every county
in the Valley OF Virginia. DIR. n. ].
Payne. president. Of StAunton, pre-
sided. The welcom ng address was
delivered by Mayor W. W Glass
Luncheon was served at Hotel
Evans. Papers were read in con-
nectIon with clinics. and exhibits OF
cases by Drs. Harry wallace
Greenyille: John Il. womsck, Fsfr-
fax Fulton. Richard P. Bell Fred Y.
HamIin, Alexander r. Robertson,
Joseph 8. DeJarnette and Kenneth
Bradford. OF Staunton; J. T.. Wine
and ]. II. Deyerle. Of HarrisOnburg.
and walter Cox. Of Winchester
The next meeting will be held n
Harrisonburg late In May. 1899
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01

wish you good luck. After all, we're
birds of a feather"
She did not sign her name, and
there was no address on the paper.
So someone had spotted him. Who
was It? Fernie? He seemed to be
the most likely.
Mr.. Harding came into the room
behind him.
Hello John! Where have you been
all day? l don't think I've seen you
at ALL"
You were not In to lunch" the
Fortune Hunter reminded him. "And
this afternoon We went up to Long
End to fetch the punt. We had to
leave 1t there this morning as II
was so wet"
For the first time he found him
self looking at Mr.. Harding with
suspicion. Did he know, tool The
thought made his nerves tingle
though there was not the least fear
in his heart.
They went in to dinner together,
apparently the best Of friends. Anne
was already seated at the table, and
Tommy, and the Fortune Hunter
looked round him with wistful eyes
as he took his own seat.
Supposing this was the last time
he ever sat at this tablets Supposing
tomorrow saw him back on the road
"A homeless outcastI
A wave of overpowering emotion
seemed to catch him by the throat as
he looked at Anne! Why had he not
been better to her while he had had
the opportunity?
He knew that she had shed many
tears because of him, and yet-what
else could he have done? The whole
situation had been unnatural and
impossible, much as he loved her;
but as he watched her now across
the table. he felt that he would
have given his soul to have known
that he had at least made her happy.
81 still have one ring of
yours that I have never dared to
wear"
What had she meant by that?
You're very quiet. John" Mr.,
Harding said. I'm fact, none of us
seem particularly cheerful tonight. ="
It's the weather" Tommy said.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01
Observe "Don is /"
| And Boost Fire
Prevention Day.

l. DON'T allow children to play
with matches. They should be
handled with great care. They
should be kept in a metal con-
tainer beyond the reach of chill
dren and after you have used a
match do not throw 1t away; place
this also in a metal container so
that the unburned portion or glow
viii not cause fire.
2. DON'T use candles on
Christmas trees. They cause fires
and much loss oinlite. converting
many homes into s of mourn
ing.
DON'T use candles or infiam-
mable decorations on or near
Christmas trees. Tiny electric
lights are best.
3. DON'T have lace curtains
near gas brackets. or gas brac-
kets near curtains. This also
causes manv fires by the curtains
or shade coming in contact with
the open flame. Gas brackets
should be placed at a safe dis
tance from the window and the
curtain protected in such a manner
that the combustibte material
could not come in contact with
the open flame. : -: s
4. DON'T put hot ashes in
wooden boxes; they cause many
fires in homes. Hot ashes should
be placed In a metal coptainer and
removed to the street atheast once
a day. The reason we have so
II L..
do not keep their cellars nice and
clean. They allow piles of rubbish
to accumulate. All rubbish. old
newspapers, broken boxes, excel
sior and old rubbish should be
removed from the cellar.
5. DON'T allow old grease rags
to lie around the house in corners
or dark closets, because they start
fires by themselves, without even
having any match to set them of.
6. DON'T fill lamp or oil stove
while 1t is lighted. for this is dan
gerous and It is liable to explode
and cause fire and injury.
Z. DON'T. if your clothing
catches FIRE. run and fan the
flames, but stop, drench them with
water. or smother them with a
wSolen- rug or curtain.
s.. DON'T use kerosene oil to
light fire in the kitchen stove
or elsewhere. for many have been
burned to death by doing so.
9. DON'T fail to remind people
who smoke that 1t is dangerous to
throw away lighted cigars or cisa-
rettes They constitute one of the
most dangerous causes.
10. DON'T use naphtha or BEN
zine In. tae house unless all win
lows are open and there is no open
flame within 30 feet Of it.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01
First American
Boys Ready for
Country Fair

The First American Boys
Country Fair will be one Of the
largest events Of its kind ac-
cording to plans formulated by
officials. The Community Gem
ter Department has taken over
the supervision of the fair and
registration for entries may be
made at any of the nine centers.
A secretary is stationed az
every one of the centers and he
will be glad to help you out in
making your entry or to give
you information about the First
American Boys Organization.
There will be hundreds OF en-
tries of every kind.
The Y. NJ. C. A. the Boys Club
and the Boy Scouts will each
have a big representation as we'll
as the Washington schools. II
you have any entries. better get
them in. Entries will, be received
AZ all Community Centers. A
list of the centers will be pub
lished in The Sunday Boys Her
aid
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01

TITS been enough to make anyone
commit suicide today"
Anne rose from the table. Wen
have coffee in the drawing-room.
shall weT
She looked up At the Fortune
Hunter as he held the door open for
her, and the expression of his eyes
went straight to her heart, making
her catch her breath with q little
sob Of fear as she went on across the
hall. ..
But when presently he Joined her
he talked away on ordinary subjects.
And she wondered II, perhaps. 1t had
been her Imagination that in that
one look he had told her all the
many things she had SO longed to
hear him say since he came homo.
Once or twice he went to the win
dow and looked out into the dark
garden, and she saw the nervous
twitching Of his face and the rest
less way he kept wandering about
the room.
A maid came to the door and
spoke to Mr.. Harding.
Please, sir, Mr.. Foster to see
you. He Is in the study. He said
he wished to see you alone for q
moment"
Mr.. Harding rose: he, glanced
hurriedly at Anne.
Excuse me, my dear-I shall not
be a moment. Now what in the
world can Foster want?" The maid
fingered at the door.
And please. miss" she said to
Anne, could cook speak to you for
a moment?
name put down her coffee cup
Certainly. will come now"
She went out of the room. and
Tommy looked maliciously across
at the Fortune Hunter. Hasn't any
one called to see either of us?" he
asked with sarcasm. The Fortune
Hunter made no answer. This was
the opportunity he had wanted; he
went into the hall. took his hat and
coat from the rack, and let himself
out of the front door.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01
Charles Evans Hughe.

Not many people know that
race-track gambling was re-
sponsible for the early fame of
Charles Evans Hughes, Secre-
tary of State and leader of the
American delegation at the COM
Ing Disarmament Conference.
Now don't stop here, with the
idea that Mr.. Hughes was a
gambler. On the Contrary, 1t
was his effective action as gov
ernor of New York, in stopping
race-track gambling. that first
brought him into the limelIght
nationally.
Mr.. Hughes, the son of a poor
country preacher. began life in
Glen Falls, New York, in 1862.
His father and mother were well
educated, and young Charles
was taught at home. As q result
Of this good foundation, when
he entered Brown University he
carried OF all the honors IN
sight.
Having decided to be a law
yer, he attended Columbia law
c~ASOAs OS5 u INV
Immediately after graduation.
His good Judgment and fairness
and his hatred of tricKery
brought him into notice. So, in
1907 he became governor of New
York, and In 1909 was elected
governor for the second time.
He was appointed Associate
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court in 1910, and held this
position until 1916. when he re-
signed to become Republican
candidate for President, AL
though defeated, he lost by only
twenty-three electoral votes.
When Harding became President,
he saw that Mr.. Hughes was
Just the man to be Secretary of
State, and Mr.. Hughes returned
to the service of his country.
The Secretary of State Is such
a hard-working man that dur
ing his first two years as gov
ernor of New York he had only
eleven days of vacation.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01

"Yes-you-oh. lookI' she broke
OF. pointing upwards and shrink
ing away from him as II in sudden
FEAR.
A ragged-lookPg black crow was
lowering just above their heads.
and as the Fortune Hunter glanced
upwards the bird circled round so
low that they could almost feel the
rush of wind made by his wings.
Then he cawed twice-three times
as IL In hoarse mockery. and flashed
away down the river.
Good Lord What an extraordi-
nary thing!" the Fortune Hunter
said blankly. Then he looked at
Anne Why, what is it, he ask
ed quickly.
Don't you know what it means
she asked family Don't you know
that there's an old superstition that
81 a crow circles over anyone's head
and caws three time something
dreadful is going to happen? oh.
I've felt it all along-Tve known it,
He tried to laugh at her.
why, what nonsenSeI What can
happen? As If 1t could make any
difference l never thought you
were so foolish, Amer
Her lips trembled.
Don't laugh at me-please" she
said family. She sprang ashore as
soon as the boat touched the bank
and Runaway to the house. the tears
running down her cheeks. /
The Fortune Hunter Plays His
Trump Card.
The Fortune Hunter was coming
down to dinner that night, when one
of the maids crossed the hall to him
An express letter for you, sir
u came an hour ago. but l couldn't
find you anywhere"
The Fortune Hunter took II from
the tray she carried, and a wave of
color swept his face. The handwrit-
Ing was Irenie Claver's, he knew,
and for a moment he dreaded open
ing il as ne walked into the study
and closed the door.
He had never sent her the re-
mainder of the money he had prom
ised, and he supposed It was to de-
mand II that she had written.
The contents of the letter were
something very different
I hope you'll get this safely she
began abruptly. "and 1 hope 1t will
be In time to warn you. 1 think the
games up, and that you'd better
clear. Someone down at Somerton
has found out the truth about YOU.
though I can't tell who 1t is. Yester-
day and again this morning there
has been . man here Questioning
me about John Smith.
He didn't get much chang. on,
OF me. promise you, but they're on
the right track. I feel sure, though
the Lord alone knows who put them
wise. I'm leaving the Savoy tonight
and making tracks. rather Iiks
you' so don't bother about m. an,
more-l shan't worry you again,
Just clear while there's time, and
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01
YOUNG WOLVERINES
READY FOR GAMES

sThe Young Wolverines, a sew
enty-flve-pound football team,
has organized a club and wants
to play other teams. All teams
that want games should get in
touch with E. Rabbit, jr., 524
eighth street northeast, phone
Lincoln 21s1. The personnel of
the team is:
l.. E.-B. PuGh; L. T.-B. Wee
don; L. G.-B. Fairfax; C.-E.
Moore; r. G.-S. Latona; r. t.
B. Latona; r. Ell. Cockrel.
Backs: A. Fairfax, r. Bucca,
T. Nuenam, A. Dant
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY X. MoULTON.

OUR "HAR7" IN THE>MOVIES.
Ah. hd! spho,s he,ef the bandit bmms,
Fear not, for Bill, our hero. comes,
He gives one quick and mighty thvns
And forty bandits bite the dust.
The to1Un aroused s1Udrms to the scene,
Bit Blu, aHraffled and serene.
Toys 1Uith his gun and all the 1erile
Indalges that funeral smile.
One hour and the villdge thriOeS;;
One shot from Bill, no soal s,ySr0ts-
Except the girl he'd been denied.
He clasps her in his arms rtdth PRIDE.
Exaltdntf MOI! Defanff Mt!
For there iUds never knosvn to fiji
Across that face, zen as digression,
The fdintest semblanee of expression.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01

Facing the wife when you c"me
home at 2 In the morning.
Writing a dramatic criticism of
friends play.
Drinking drug store gin.
Writing humorous column
when you feel very i'll.
Will the American woman ac-
eept the Partisan ukase to go back
to long skirts? The subject is
worthy Of careful consideration.
Whatever ones personal opinion
about the matter may be, and that
naturally varies as to age. there is
an economic side to the question.
Matrimony so far has played an
important part in our modern civil
lization, and 1t is within bounds to
site that the short skirt and mar
riage are associated with each other
1t will be tragic for a woman who
has been accustomed to be looked
at by men to be entirely ignored
when she wears a long skirt. 1t
will! mean the supreme test or
feminine charm. The intellect may
play an important part, and there
Is always the old trick of appeal.
ing to the strength. courage and
desire to protect which most men
are gifted with. To say the least,
it is a dangerous move on the part
of the feminine sex and-why not
come right out with Utmost real
men prefer the short skirt.
Hotel carriage opener robbed of
S105. We refuse to become indiS-
nant over this outrage.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01
Boys Herald
Begins Series
OfPubicMen

everyone Is talking about the Dis
armament Conference. Great men from
all over the world are going to meet
together In Washington. on November
IL, at the invitation Of President Hard
ing. to try to find some way Of prevent
ing war. II you wish to become &C.
paainted with these big men, read the
series OF sketches, Of which this article
is the first.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01

All the radium extracted from
It's ores and now available for use
throughout the world is estimated
TO be worth nearly $1,000, 900.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01

The largest volcanic crater in the
world has recently been discovered
In Iceland. 1t is 1--WE miles long and
three miles wide.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01
Sis-s-~BOOM!

Sis-s-s-BOOM,
Sis-s-s-BOOM!
Up in the air. up in the air,
When 1t canes to fighting,
We're right there!
YEA!
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01
Some Hard Jobs.

Some Hard Jobs.
Playing tennis with william A.
Johnston on Monday and William T.
Tilden, I'd, on Tuesday.
Pitching to Babe" Ruth in a base
ball game.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01
Scout Notes.
Twenty-eight boys eompris-

ing the entire st. Anthony's
Troop %, Boy Scouts of
America took their TENDER
foot tests Thursday. Mr.. BeII,
Of Scout Headquarters and
scoutmaster Thomas Trodden
and Assistant scoutmaster
Frances GnlIagher. super
vised the tests whiSh were
held at Parish Hall. Boys
who passed will take part In
the Drill Parade, October ~.
Patrols were also formed.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01

A man who Is working on
salary and supporting a large fam
lily nowadays doesn't have to look
for investments. They come TO
him.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01

1t is a question whether there
are enough shiny Prince Albert
coats for all the gentlemen who
want to start out selling histories
of tho great war.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-01

To be Continued Tomorrow.
, 1921-12-12
Publication.

an Uniformity with Section % Of the
lonial Law Of 9th April 1906, all in
habitants of the Country District of
Christiansted, Virgin Islands Of the
United States, who consider that they
have had a clear annual income Of Francs
1900, in the past year first January to
31st December, 1921, and that they are
otherwise entitled to vote in accordance
with Section Is of the Colonial Law, or
that they will attain the right to vote be-
fore the 31st March 1923. are hereby re-
quested to submit information thereof in
writing to the undersigned Chairman of
the Board Of Election, before the end of
this month.
The Board of Election for the Town
and Country District. of Christiansted,
St. Croix, December 10. 1921.
G.. H. PAYNE.
Chairman.
, 1921-12-12
Publication.

IN conformity with Section % of the
Colonial Law of 9th ACril 1906, all in
: habitants of the town of C~hristiansted,
Virgin Islands of the United States, who
consider that they have had a clear an
nual income of Francs 1900, in the past
year 1st January to 3lst December, 1921,
and that they are otherwise entitled to
vote in accordance with Section IL OF
the Colonial Law, or that they will attain
the right to vote before the 31st March
1923, are hereby requested to subr
information thereof in writing to the
undersigned Chairman of the Board of
Election, before the end of this month.
The Board of Election for the Town
and Countr.' District, of Christiansted
st. Croix, December 10, 1921.
C. H. PAYNE,
Chairman.
, 1921-12-12
Correspondence

To the Editor of st. CrojG AVjs."
Dear Sir, In looking over the program
of the Christiansted Theatre published
in your esteemed paper, we are sorry to
see that the usual Paramount Screen
Mag azine is missing AS regular thea
tre-goers we got quite accustomed to this
amusing as we'll as instructive number.
In St. Thomas according to the newspa-
per there The Trail of the Octopus"
closed with a fine comic, in absence of
the Screen Magazine.
MONSIEURS x & Y.
, 1921-12-12
The Keynote To Prosperity
BY ASHLEY L. ToTTEN.

III LASI1LNI II
A long drawn out contention between
the Planters and Laborers on the islands
is to the effect that land when rented
and cultivated by the latter is usually
taken away from them at harvest time.
Certain land owners in st. Thomas
and St. Jan argue that the laboring
, 1921-12-12

classes are lazy ana Will not cultivate the
land
For the benefit of both, | advance a
few suggestions which if taken up and
worked upon will positively bring about
a solution of this matter.
In this great city of New York, people
are going dappy over tropical fruits and
vegetables.
A mango-just a plain common ordin-
ary mango sold in the island for one cent
ANDY in many instances less than a cent.
wi bring you anywhere in the colored
) rict Of Harlem, ten cents.
n the white neighbourho0d and most
.~pecially around the railroad depots you
an get as high as fifteen cents for a
mango.
Avocado pears sold in the islands for
one cent, will bring you from twenty
five to fifty cents apiece anywhere in
New York. There is a large demand for
okras ard pigeon peas. Dried Ka-la- looy
growing wild would sell faster than 1t
ean be shipped.
We have learned from the Agricultural
Gxpertat St Croix that the soil of the
-hree islands is most adaptable for the
cultivation of %pine-apples.
The Cha-Chas at St. Thomas raise
pine apples that are sWeeter and richer
than those at Hawaii.
Unfortunately the Board of Health
here placed a ban on the importation of
vans, potatoes and TANNERS, but per
mission for the entry of these can be
obtained by means of application to the
Horticultural Board providing these
specific articles are from any OF the
United States possessions.
Tropical fruits and vegetables come
here in large quantities from Jamaica
and all the other British islands.
Dominica a very mountainous island,
sends a large quantity OF lines.
All fresh fr';t~ nd vegetables coming
here from---.am ports are dutiahIe.
Those coming from the United States
possessions are not.
Fruits and vegetables are shipped here
from Porto Rico, Cuba, Haiti, Sto. Do
mingo, and they also find their way here
from far off Hawaii and the Philippine
Islands.
But from the Virgin Islands which are
even nearer to the mainland than the
others, nothing but sugar is shipped
here, and perhaps a little Bay Rum.
And right in the Islands today there
are so little fruits and vegetables in Guilt
walton that the natives are dependent
on Tortola for these necessities.
This is perfectly ridiculous, | believe
we should hide our faces with shame at
such conditions, for which no one is
, 1921-12-12
LOCAL.

The S. S. Fort St. George" is due at
Frederiksted Wednesday morning tor
New York via St. Thomas, and will &C.
cept cabin passengers for st. Thomas.
The two football matches played yes
terday Afternoon at the Parade Ground
and at Holger Danske resulted in a draw
with no goal for the former and one
goal for each side for the latter.
The Native Brass Band entertained a
large gathering at a public concert last
night. The weather was perfect.
A burglar broke into Mr.. Ans. Fabio's
grocery on Saturday night last and stole
his cash-pan containing $ll5 including
$50 in American money. There is no clue
so far, and the matter has been reported
to the Police.
1t is understood that owing to machln-
cry trouble the calling at this port OF the
S. s.. Marina was postponed. Size arrived
at Frederiksted yesterday morning.
The Creole had a hard pc se from
Saint Thomas since Friday night, ar
irving here only last night.
1t is requested mentioned that apart
from the mail which will be closed for
New Yo"'- via San Juan today, a dispatch
Will made up for the S.. S. Fort 81.
George and will be closed at 3 p. m. to-
morrow, 18th.
Readers are. reminded Of tonight's
movie show. See attractive programme
in this issue.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-10
Pleasure Resort Officials
 Take Oaths on Holy Bible

< DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Dec. g. The appointment of two new deem sters,' or members of thet Legisla- tive Council of this island has just called attention to the peculiarites of the ancient oath they take on the Bible when assuming office. II reads:
 By this book, and by the holy contents thereof, and by the won dcrful works that God hath miracu- lously wrought in heaven above and in the earth beneath in six days and seven nights, 1 do swear that 1 will execute the laws of this island justly between our sovereign Lord the King and his subjects within this isle, and betwixt party and party,
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-10
CONTRACT IS LET
 ALASKA-DANO MINE

A contract has been let by the Al aska Dano Mining Company for the driving of a 150-foot working tunnel on property at Funter Bay, accord ing to Charles Ottesen and Willis E. Novel;, officials and principal owners of the company. This work, is is thought, will keep the contrac- tors crew of three men at work un- til March |
 MT. Ottesen will accompany Mir. Howell to Seattle on the next trip of the steamer Northwestern, where they will have a conference with some of the stockholders as to the future development of the property.