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New-York tribune., 1921-03-06


reaches for the contribution, fondles
1t for second or two and starts to
upend it down her throat, and then
with low, sad, hopeless cry she
drops it on the stage and sort of
shrugs her front legs forward and
stands there with her head bent and
her ears twitching same as if she's
listening for something that's still a
long ways off but coming closer fast.
And at that precise instant I sees
the first cramp start from behind
her right-hand shoulder blade and
begin to work south.
Moving slow and deliberate, En-
lily turns around in her tracks, shiy-
erlng all over. and then sees the
cramp ripple along until it reaches
her cargo-hold and strikes inward.
1t lifts all four of her feet clean off
the floor, and when she comes down
again she comes down travelling.
There's some scenery in her way.
and some furniture and props and
one thing and another, but she don't
trouble to go round 'em. She goes
through 'em, as being more simple
and direct way, and a minute later
she steps out through the stage en-
trance into the crowded marts of
trade with half of a cottage fat
hung around her neck. Me and
Windy Is trailing along, urging her
to be cam.
"RElNG Saturday afternoon, the
business section is fairly well
crowded with people, and / suppose
It's only natural that the unexpect-
ed appearance upon the main street
OF the largest bull in captivity, wear
ing part Of set Of scenery for a COL
lar and making sounds through her
snout like switch engine in distress,
should cause some surprised COM
ment among the populace. In fact.
should say the surprised comment
might of been heard for fully half
a mile away.
Emily hesitates as she reaches the
sidewalk, and then her agonized eye
tails on all them peanut roasters
standing in a double row alongside
the curbings on both sides of the
street. The Italian and Greek gents
who owns 'em are already departing
hence In q hurried manner. but
they've left their outfits behind
She reaches out for the first peanut
machine in the row, curls her trunk
around 1t and slams it against a
brick wall SO hard that it isnmedi-
ately begins to look something like
f1ivver car which has been in a Sc
we're collision and something like
tin accordion that's had hard treat
naent from a careless owner. For
about three minutes it's raining hot
charcoal and hot peanuts and wood
en- wheels and metal cranks and
sheet iron drums all over that part
Of the fair city.
Having put the enemy's batteries
out Of commission, Emily now swings
around and heads back in the oppo-
site direction. with everybody CIV
ing her plenty Of room. Emily's
snout Is aimed straight up as though
she's craving air, and her tail is
standing straight out behind, stifY
a. a poker. Windy ia hoofing it
along about fifty feet back Of her.
uttering soothing remarks and en-
treating her to listen to reason, and
I'm trailing Windy; but for once
Emily don't harken mono to her
masters voice.
"Out Of the tail OF my eye see a
fat lady start to faint. and when
she's right in the middle Of the
faint change her mind about it and
HA a IN Nx Ajr> {,nk-
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
GIT MAKES quite an earful," he

continued. Business for gents
in my profession was very punk here
on the Main Stem that season.
was sort of figuring on visiting An
tioch, Gilead, Zion and other relig-
ious towns up state with view Of
selling the haymakers some Ber-
muda oats for their fall planting,
when along came Windy Jordan and
broached proposition.
"This here Windy Jordan was one
of them human draughts; hence the
name. At all hours there was a
strong breeze blowing out Of him in
the form of words. If he WASN'T con-
versing it was sign he had acute
sore throat. But to counteract that
fault he was the sole proprietor of
the smartest and the largest bull on
this side of the ocean, which said
bull answered to the name of
Emily"
"Did you say bull?" I asked.
"Sure l said bull. Why not7
Amt you wise to what bull is?"
Certainly am, but bull named
Emily
Listen, little one: To them that
follow after the red wagon and the
white top, all elephants is bulls, dis
regardless Of genders, just the same
as all regular bulls is he-cows to re-
fined maiden ladies residin' in New
England and points adjacent. Only,
show people amt got any false mod
esty that way. In the show business
a bull is a bull, whether it's q lady
bull or gentleman bull. So very
properly this here bull, being one Of
the most refined and cultured men,
bers OF her sex, answers to the
Christian name Of Emily.
"Well, this Emily is not only the
JOY and the pride of Windy Jordan's
life, but she's his entire available
assets. Bull and bulline, she'd been
with him from early childhood. In
fact, Windy was the only parent
Emily ever knew, she having been
left a helpless orphan on account
OF railroad wreck to the old Van
Orten shows back yonder in eigh-
notwithstanding, So Windy,
he took her as a prattling infant in
arms when she didn't weigh an
ounce over ton and half, and he
adopted her and educated her and
pampered her and treated her as a
member Of his own family, only
better, until she repaid him by be-
coming not only the largest bull In
the business but the most highly
cultivated.
"MILY knew nearly everything
there was to know, and what
she didn't know she suspected very
strongly. Likewise, as came to
find out later, she was extremely
grateful for small favors and most
atfectionate by nature. To be sure.
being affectionate with a bull about
the size and general specifications
OF furniture car had its drawbacks.
She was liable to lean up against
you in a playful, kittenish kind Of a
way and cave in most Of your ribs.
1t was like having violent flirta-
tion with a landslide to venture up
close to Emily when abe was in one
OF her tomboy moods. I've known
her to nudge . friend with ono Of
her front elbows and put both his
shoulder blades out Of socket. But
she never meant no harm By It.
never. 1t was just q little way she
had.
1T seems like Windy and Emily
were aiming to join out that season
with tent-show, but the deal fell
through some way, and for the psst
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06

too busy thinking about peanuts.
When she's got through and taken
her bows the manager leaves the
curtain up and Emily steps back
behind a rope that couple of the
hands stretches aerost the stage,
with me standing On one side Of her
and Windy ON the other, and then
a couple more hands shoves wood
en- runway acrost the orchestra rail
down into one Of the side aisles, and
then the house manager invites EN-
ily's young friends to march up the
runway and acrost over from left
to right, handing out their free will
offerings to her as they pass,
"For maybe a half minute after
the house manager finishes his little
spiel the kids sort of hang back.
Then the rush starts. Here they
come up that runway-and clutched
in each hand is bag of peanuts,
b-cent size or 10-cent size, but most
ly 6-cent size. AS Emily sees 'em
coming she smiles until she looks in
the face like one of these here old
fashioned red brick Colonial fire.
places, with an overgrown black
Christmas stocking hanging down
from the center of the mantel.
"Up comes the first and foremost
Of the tiny tots. The Sanity Claus
stocking reaches out and annexes the
free-will Offering. There's a faint
crunching sound; that there sack Of
peanuts has went to the bourne from
out which no peanut, up until that
time, has ever been known to return;
and Emily is smiling benevolently
and reaching out for the next sack.
And behind tho second kid Is the
third kid. and behind the third kid
still more kids, and As far as tho
human eye can reach, there amt
nothing on the horizon Of that show
shop but just kids-kids and pea
nuts.
"In about ten minutes, though, I'm
struck by the fact that Emily amt
reaching out for the free.will offer
ings with quite SO much eagersome-
ness as she was displaying a spell
back.
"'Go to 1t. baby mine.' / says to
her. You amt hardly started.
Here's a chance / says. to estab-
lish a new worlds record for pea
nuts
"That remark appears to spur
her up for a minute or SO, but some
thing seems to keep on warning me
that her heart amt in the work to
the extent it has been. For one
thing. Emily amt eatin' sacks and
all any more; she's emptying the
peanuts out and throwing the paper
bags aside. Likewise her work amt
clean and smooth like it was. Her
under lip Is swinging down, and she's
beginning to drool loose goobers off
the lower end Of it, and her low but
Intelligent forehead is all &urrowed
up ~ II with deep thought
ssOBsERvINo all Of which. says
to myself, I says: If ever
Emily should start to cramp, the
worlds cramping record 10 also In
fair way to be busted this afternoon.
] certainly do hope says, that
Emily don't 60 and get overex-
tended
II should say about two hundred
tiny tots have gone by, with maybe
Ave hundred more still In line wait
ing their turn, when there halts in
front Of Emily fsncy-dresssd tiny
tot which he must've been the favor
'te tiny tot of the richest man in
town, because hos holding in his
hands a bag Of peanuts fully a foot
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the purtiest you ever seen. / SEQ
Emily make a side-swipe with her
nozzle at stout gent who's in the
act Of climbing a telegraph pole
hand over hand. She misses the seat
of his pants by fraction of an inch,
and as he reaches the first cross.arm
out Of her reach, and drapes his
form acrost it, the reason for her
sudden animosity toward him Is ex-
planned. A glass jar falls out Of
one of his hip pockets and is dashed
to fragments on the cruel bricks far
below, and its contents is then seen
to be peanut butter.
Sc A IL of sudden, me and Emily
are all alone In deserted city.
Exceptin' for US two, there amt
soul in sight nowheres. Even
Windy has mysteriously vanished.
And now Emily, in passing along.
happens to look inside a fruit store
and through the window her un-
happy glance rests upon a bin full
of peanuts. So she just presses her
face against the pane like Little
Mary in the pom, and at that the
entire front end of that establish
ment seems to give away in very
simultaneous manner, and Emily
reaches in through the orifices and
plucks out the contents of that there
store, including stock, fixtures and
good will, and throws EN- backward
over her shoulder in a petulant and
hurried way. But / takes notice that
she throws the bin of peanuts much
farther than the grapefruit or the
pineapples or the glass showcases
containing the stick candy. The pro-
prietor must Of been down in the
cellar at the moment, else judge
she'd Of fetched him forth too.
Thus we continues on our way
me and Emily, In the midst Of vast
but boisterous solitude-for while
we can't see the inhabitants, we can
hear 'em--until We arrive at the
foot Of Main Street, and there We be-
holds the railroad freight depot
looming before US. ] can tell that
Emily is wishful to pass through this
structure. There amt no opening
on the nigh side Of it, but that don't
hinder Emily none. She gives one
heave with her shoulders and makes
a door and passes on in and out
again on the far side by the same
methods. arrives around the end
of the shed just in time to see her
slide down a steep grade through
somebody's truck garden and sink
down upon her heaving flank IN .
little hollow.
Stand back, Scandalous,' she
means to me in bull Language. !
don't bear you no grudge-it was .
in judgment on the part Of
all Of us--but stand back and give
me room. Up till this time, shs
says, I've been po'rly, but something
seems to tell me that now I'm sbous
to be what you might call real ind's'
posed
(Which she certainly was.
ssSo, AFTER a while, part Of
the police force core along, step
ping slow and cautious, and they
halts themselves In the protectine
shadows of the freight she'd OF
what's left Of it, and they beekon ne
to come near 'em. and when ~
spends, they tell me I'm under sr'
rest for inciting riots and disturb
ances and desecra.ion of properly
and various other crimes and misde
meanors. / suggests to EN- tnss
if they're really craving to arrea
they should oughter begS
(Cowtinasd on follsvixe pdesl
New-York tribune., 1921-03-06

(Coxtsnssd on felisasxs paes).
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
NURSE TRAINING
BOARD SEEKS FUND
Instructive Society Lays Plans
For $4,000 Drive Late
This Month.

Formal announcement Of plans Of
the Instructive Visiting Nurse So
ciety to raise $4,000 during the
last week OF this month for the
continuance of the society's work
this year were made Tuesday
afternoon at a meeting at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. William Corcoran
Eustis. 1900 Rhode Island avenue
northwest.
Mrs. Corcoran Thom, a member
of the board of managers OF the
society. presided and introduced the
president OF the society. Mrs. Whit
man Cross, who briefly explained
the origin and the work OF the or
ganization.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife Of the
Secretary of Commerce, made a
brief talk in which she said the
work Of raising s5o.oo0 should be
based on hope. confidence and as
surance." Mrs. Hoover said her
hope" Is that the news of the need
of the money will reach everyone
in Washington. She said she had
confidence that all will give accord
ing to their means and expressed
the belief that the work of raising
the money will be crowned with
success.
Walter Bruce Howe. chairman Of
the mems committee, explained the
work that the men will do.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
FAR EAST TONES
MAKE PICTURE
AT FAMINE BALL
Function Charming, Ow-
ing to Oriental At
mosphere.

Oriental trappings. softest silk
draperies, and multi-hued garments
that give to China its predominant
beauties were rampant last night
when the first bazaar ever given in
Washington under the supervision
and instigation Of native Chinese
women, was held in the
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church. The affair realized over
$1,000 for the Chinese Famine Fund.
The attendance was estimated at
500.
The ordinarily reticent nature
OF the women of the Far East was
lacking, as they brought to the au-
ditorium, bedecked in ala the splen-
dor the Chinese importers Of the
city and other merchants could
furnish, their Celestials from the
ages Of two to twenty. The ar
rangements were made directly BY
the women Of the famine stricken
nation. and church folks marveled.
Miss NJ. Bing, a member of the
Chinese Sunday School class OF the
church, was the general chairman
She was assisted by sub-chairmen
who cared for the many tables Of
saleable goods. Among those as
sisting were:
Mrs. Harry C. Mitchell. wife of
the pastor. and Lee Quon. Miss Hop
was chairman of decorating COM
mittee, and G. L Tom assisted Miss
Jat Apolonio assisted Mrs. Bing at
the Chinese table. Miss Margaret
Sue, Alice Moy. Mrs. Rosie Coon.
were at the cake table: Miss Mary
Tuthill. Miss Gutrow, Mrs. Phillips.
Grace Randall. Miss Newburn were
at the handkerchief table, as were
Miss Layman, Mrs. Lynch and Mrs.
Burnside.
Chinese goods and apron table
was presided over by Mrs. Helen
Leo. Miss Rosalie Walker. Miss
Bertha Gray: the candy table by
Miss Scrieber. Miss Stevenson and
Mrs. s. Cockrill. Miss T. Knit. Mrs.
Robert Lang. G. L. Tom cared for
the special Chinese display. Ice
cream table was in charge of Messrs
Coan, Burrows and Hasson; the
country store table. Mrs. Lee Sing
Non, Mrs. Ufelder. Mrs. Stevens:
fancy American table. Mrs. Margaret
Miller. Mrs. Hays Miss Hopp was
chairman of Chinese goods and dra-
peries. assisted by Miss Elsie Tsy-
lor. Miss A. Herman. Miss z. n
Clark
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
ZionistS Plan Drive.

The Washington Zionist District
last night at a special meeting de-
cided to begin an intensive one
week city-wide membership cam
paign next Sunday to pave the way
for a demonstration here for Prof.
Albert Einstein. famous scientist
and Chain weizmsnn.
A campaign committee = headed
by Rabbi ]. T. Loeb, chairman;
Charles J. Stein. vice chairman. and
W. H. Grossman. executive secre-
tary-was elected.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
Epiphanys NelD Pastor
Approves Parish Dance

Dancing found a new friend in
Washington last night when Rev.
DR.. James Edward Freeman, recent
~ installed as rector of the Epiph-
any Episcopal Church. welcomed
sixty members of Palm Sundays
confirmation class into the parish,
with q dance.
In his address to the new mem
bers- DR.. Freeman included dancing
as one of~the legitimate pleasures
He said the church today must meet
conditions of a large city and must
minister to all classes. TT must
also teach a comprehensive religion
that recognizes 4 pleasure" he said,
and outlined his plans for making
the parish house a popular club for
men.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
Struck BY Auto, Young
Woman Seriously Hurt

Miss Vivian wallace, aged 20
years, Of 3sI3 Donaldson place
northwest. was severely injured as
the result of being struck and run
over by an automobile operated by
Roland whitehurst OF 400 Reokuk
street northwest at Belt road and
Ellicott street northwest yesterday
afternoon Miss wallace was re-
moved to the Georgetown Hospital
where 1t was found that she was
suffering from fractures Of the right
shoulder. left thigh and shock. After
an investigation by the police
whitehurst was released.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
Ad Club Lays Plans
For BANQUET Apr. 29

=
Definite plans for the annual ban
Duet and entertainment of the
Washington Adlclub, were approved
at the weekly, luncheon held yes
terday. The banquet will be held
April 20 at Wardman Park Hotel,
and number of notables will be in
attendance.
Morris Kafka' Is chairman Of the
committee in charge.
s L. e. Rubel. kchajrman Of the
membership committee. presided in
the absence OF President Harold H.
Levi. Rubei presented report Of
his committee. which asks that the
proposed membership drive be post
poned until after the Advertise
Washington" campaign has be3n
concluded.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
Lawyer. Suspended.

L. Grandin Grossman, member
of the District Supreme Court. was
suspended until April Is yesterday.
by the court sitting in general ses-
sion. At that time he will have
opportunity to disprove charges of
conduct unbecoming lawyer, pre-
ferred against him by the grievance
committee Of the Bar Association.
on behalf of two of Grossman's
former clients.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
Grand Jwy. .Indicts Tpo
In Fatal Auto Misl,ap

Morris Goren and David Portnow
were indicated by the grand jury
yesterday on a charge OF, man
slaughter in connection with the
death of Wilbur p. Potter, aged 9.
on February s last.
The Potter boy was run over by an
automobile in front of his home at
752 Thirteenth street southeast. The
automobile, alleged to have been
under the control of Goren and
Portnow. ran up onto the sidewalk
and crushed the boy. He died shortly
afterward.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
NEEDLE IS DEVILS INVENTION,
SAYS SPEAKER, DECLARING ERA
d OF THE SCRUB BRUSH IS PAST
No Inspiration in Darning and Washing, Pro.
tests Woman Broker at Meeting.

Homework when. they get home
from q hard fday at the office.
do you ever see father making
over last seasons pants?' Miss Van
Hoesen demanded. Then, why
should a woman use up her energy
In. such work."
Prinp too Much.
Women workers also waste much
valuable time in primping, in the
opinion of Miss Van Hoesen, who
declares that half an hour in the
dressing room is too much for the
business woman.
Miss Gertrude Macarthur, gem
eral secretary of the Washington.
D. c., Y. w. c.. A, took issue with
Miss Van Hoesen during the open
forum which followed. declaring
that she found rest and relaxation
in housework.
Although admitting that she
washed and ironed things execrably.
Miss Macarthur said that she took
great pleasure in the little humely
housewifely tasks, and never was
her mind 50 active in formulating
plans for the next day than when
she felt the creases in her lace iabot
yielding to the gentle pressure Of
the electric iron.
Entails Sacrifice.
Miss Van Hoesen finally declared
that she would not rule out house
work as an avocation, but that It
must be sacrificed to a girls voca-
ton.
Miss Theodore Butcher, employ
ment director, Y. w. c. A, Phila-
delphia, who has served as employ
ment expert for the State of Penn
sylvania, spoke on Vacations Open
to Women"
Mrs. Robert Lansing will preside
at tonights session, when Judge
Kathryn Sellers will speak on
Civic Responsibilities" and Mrs.
Annette Abbott Adams, Assistant
Attorney General of the United
states. will discuss Some Federal
Laws That Interest Women"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07
Explorer Gives Talk.

The johnson Powell Community
Association last night heard DR.. II.
L. Shantz, OF the Department of
Agriculture, present his illustrated
lecture, "A Year in the Wilds OF
Africa" at the monthly meeting OF
the association, at the Johnson
Powell School.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07

among the foremost singer, Will Be heard
in recital Friday. 4;3e. APRIL l@NA-
TIoNAI THEAIER- Seats new selling a.
sfioe Of T. Arthur Smith. lScs G ST.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-07

There is no inspiration In darn
ing sicks.
Nor in washing and ironing ones
own shirtwaists.
At least not for the American
business woman. 4 ~ Nst;'
The needle is the Invention. OF
the DEVIL" warns Miss Gertrude Van
Hoesen, local real estate broker.
who Tuesday night gave a few point
ers on success in business before the
of Business and Profess
sional Women, which started yes
terday ard will continue tonight In
the Y. w. C. A. Clubhouse, 1888 F
street northwest, undeI the auspices
of the business women's department
Of the Young Women's Christian As
ISOLATION.
/, There will be no more housework
for the stenographer or the phone
operator. or any of the gentle maids.
who Of late years have helped turn
the wheels OF commerce in the U.
s. A., IL Miss Van Hoesen has her
way. When Sister Sue comes home
from the office she must not take a
hand. at doing up the dishes or
dsrnfng Brother Bob's socks.
New Era Here.
No, indeed. says Miss Van Hoesen,
when she pays her mother her board
she has discharged her domestic OBJ
legations. She must not expend the
valuable energy required of her In
the ofice in the discharge Of such
efficiency destroying tasks as crumb-
ing the family linen or drying the
tea cups.
For father and brother never do
New-York tribune., 1921-12-13

the sudden invasion. Large numbers
OF diners, including many persons well
known in fashionable circles, tried to
leave the dining rooms, but we're pre-
vented by officials posted at all doors
women wept and men cursed but with
out avail.
The agents in charge of squads were
Jack Estes, Louis Vein, Otto Fabricus
and another whose name was not
learned They acted under Immediate
direction of Roy @. Merrick, acting
chief enforcement agent.
Merricls accompanied tho squad that
appeared at the Hotel Lafayette. Agent
Barry, with n squad of twenty, had
been posted .there in advance.
The premises in each instance were
surrounded. Persons who were leaving
the Hotel Lafayette as the raiders ar
rived were detained. Others who had
their wraps on and were about to de
part were notified to remain.
Felix Coumeign, manager of the La
iayette, living at 2 James Street aut
George Cont, captain of walters in the
hotel, living at 3lS West Twenty sixth
Street, were placed under arrest ant
taken to Mercer Street station.
Summonses were served on guests
found dining with liquors on theil
tables in private dining rooms. Some
OF them were women. One guest tore
up summons and refused to accept
service for himself or his guests. He
was threatened with arrest and at last
took the papers.
"A large crowd gathered in the stree
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