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The Washington herald., 1921-03-28

may be all right, but you've got
to show me-"
Briefly, Huffnagle's story was
this:
.'Wainer. who went out very little,
and was devoting virtually all of
his time to writing his memoirs
was upstairs writing. Huffnaefe
had been sitting in the front room
downstairs reading the paper. He
bad heard a CHASTITY scream and had
rushed upstairs to find the old man
gasping his last breath with his
throat cut, and the knife, an ordi-
nary, new cheap butcherknife, flung
on the desk before him. But he
had not encountered q soul. He
waited long enough to search the
house, then rushed to the door and
called in the patrolman' on the beat,
who happened to be passing just al
the moment. The police detectives
seemed inclined to think that he had
done it himself, either on his own
account or at the instigation OF
Wagner Seitz.
Look here, Mr. Hunt" said Ser
geant Willing, every window in
this house is barred. Come on, I'll
show you the lay of the land"
Together the detective sergeant
and the criminal Investigator made
a tour of the house. 1t was a small
one, facing the west. The door was
on level with the street, with a
vestibule. The hall ran straight
back along the south wall, and the
stairs to the second floor ran in
the same direction. From where
Hunnagle had been sitting in the
front room he had a full view of
the hall. Upstairs were the old
mans study and bedroom. communi-
eating rooms, both Of them open
ing on the hall. The rear room was
the study. 1t was there that the
murder had been committed. Its
door was right at the head of the
stairs.
Well. those barred windows elm
mate everything but the door for the
entrance and exit Of the murderer"
said Willing. "and I don't see, and
Huhnagle himself can't explain how
the murderer-if he didn't do 1t him
self-could have passed him on the
stairs. The knife handle doesn't
help us any. Whoever did 1t wore
gloves.
Have you. found them?" asked
Hunt. The sergeant admitted they
hadn't.
See here. Huffnagle." the GRIM
inolosist said. did anything happen
to take. your attention away, from
the door from the parior or to the
hail? You were sitting facing 1t.
you said
why, yes" said the accused man,
his face Frightening a bit. "but II
was only for second. A man out
there in the street had At and !
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FEATURES, FICTION
Watch The Herald orowi
MONDAY, MARCH q, Iszl.

MONDAY, MARCH -. 1sz1.
Astrologers read tiis as an uus
certain day in which the Sun and
Neptune are in benenc aspect. buf
Mercury. Uranus and Jupiter arr
strongly adverse.
The planets are friendly TO an
who are at the head of government
and the stars during this confgurs-
ton are believed 20 aid vision con-
corning men and events.
Under this sway persons should
reach the goal of ambition easily
whether the ruling desire be fof
power or for money.
IL is an auspicious day for thoss
who seek political appointments q
who apply for positions Of any sort
Judges and all who have power
to decide important questions re-
garding the public veal are well
directed. =
There is a sign that foreshadoxs
a great access Of common sense, er
pecially among women who wiz
gradually recover from the effects
of the war. which aroused all tn
primitive and predatory instincts u
both sexes.
Mercury gives warning to newE
paper men that, while publicity wiz
offer large rewards there will bs
sweeping economies in the journsS
l:stic field.
Il is not a lucky day for love az.
fairs, especially for the beginning
of romances there Is a forbidding
aspect.
While business conditions shoul
improve steadily after this mont
initiative on this date may be disl
appointing.
Educational questions will Be
much in the public mind and tescbE
ers should benent, for there is u
be an awakening of the public 70
the need of sweeping reforms.
Persons whose birthdate il q
should have a prosperous yeak
Journeys and removals may be dis.
appointing. Girls should be very
circumspect.
Children born on this day may be
inclined to spend money too freely
and should be trained in habits of
thrift These subjects Of Aries sue
coed best as employees.
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THE HUNT.

IBy Erwien Faust, II years old,
Brent school0
Through the moods he heard the
horn,
But aphat feared he, the anjiered
monarch of the auood?
lind this uus on the east ssnd
borne
To his majesty as he stood.
Then UP a1tuy the deer, he bounds
Follo1ved BY the joyoRs hounds,
,And agdin the hzntsmen ipind their
horns,
The notes eorried aloft BY the
breeSe of morn.
For one moment does he heed,
Then bounds on alth lightning
speed,
The hounds fly along on the troll,
While the hHrtsmcn 1pakc the
woods ulth thei halls.
Onardrd they chase to the noon of
. day,
NeOer thinking to stop or rest
on the apoy.
lind the ntojsdreh 1Vho enjoys the
chase
Heads the dogs on the greatest
of pace.
The dogs hed0ily aDere pointing,
The horses sides hedved.
Then arose one by name of
Serdnting
And scid, "The chase cannot TO-
day be achieved"
So they rested the horses and dogs
lind looked for the deer in the
surrounding bogs.
Bat the deer had wandered for,
far array,
b Never to become the hantsmen's
prey.
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Lions to
As Kids Roll
Easter Eggs

Nari-colored eggs, initial suits
with long trousers" worn by
chesty young men. young girls
whose long dresses now entitle
them to be called misses, and
rather old people may be seen
indulging In -plucking on
the Monument Grounds, .Zoolo-
gical Park and the Soldiers
Home Grounds today-if ye old
Goddess of Weather SO desires.
While the kiddies roll their
Easter eggs at the Geological
Park, the Boy Scout Band of
Washington, under the direction
OF James L. Kidwell, will play
concert between 10 and /
o'clock. Members of the band
Will be seated south of the lion
house and the music played by
them will easily be heard over
the roars of the pleased lions.
Easter Monday marks a day
full of fun and laughter for the
oldest to the youngest; a day
which stands apart from the
rest of the holidays. when the
whole of Washington will look
like one large peacock alley,
minus the haughtiness and in
dinerence OF the real thing.
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stood up to get a better look as
they carried him to the drug store
But honestly, Mr.. Hunt. IL anybody
did get in then and slip past that
door. how did he get out again? 4ou
know made q dive for the stairs
the second the old man yelled and
then"
But this man that had the AZ %.
persisted Hunt. Would you recoe-
nize him again IL you saw him ?"f-
YES" said Huffnagle,s ct would.
because. he had Just looked UP at INV
window the second before he threw
It." -sr y. =.
Suppose you get out all. of the
photos Of Wagner Seitz's gang and
see IL EHuffnagle can identify Mis-
man." Hunt suggested to the detec-
tive sergeant. That At was part or
the game. to distract Hu6nagle long
enough for the killer to get past the
parlor door on his way up"
But how about on the vay
DOWN? asked willing.
How about its ca. you explaisf
The answer Will appear tomeFfow.
tosbyiisht, isai, ~ Public Ledger cs.)
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Spring Is Here Again.
CBy John r. whiting, is year,
Emerson Institute.)

CBy John r. whiting, is years,
Emerson Institute.)
I'm perfectly sure that Spring is
here,
Because the trees are beginning
to bud,
lind boys already are hssriing the
sphere
On grass, dry ground or in the
mud.
The birds arc singing in the trees;
From the far South they haze
come.
Old men, the rhenmdtism gone
from their knees,
Cry: "Uinter is done, Winter IS
done"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-28
Split-Second
:oConnents
On the News
By ROBERT CULLEN

II We must have wars, let's adopt
the psy-as-you-enter plan.
Being broke wouldn't be so bad IL
IL wasn't 50 inconvenient
Acynfc Is q man who. thinks kiss
ing no more than germ swapping.
A.woman never really enjoys a
pain unless she can tell some body
about It.
4 A real friend will forgive you
Rytntng except making more
nfAnay than he makes.
RIaeked eyebrows indicate the
prcozble existence of n vacuum just
behfnd them
fnsects haze their heroes. When
a ex- -alights on a bald head and
goes over the top he frequently
makes q splash in society.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-28

A great many s7s-a-month clerks
talk on the telephone in s1o. .ooo-a-
year tone Of voice.
The world might possibly survive
another war, but il couldn't survive
another peace conference.
The pouches under Mr.. Harding's
eyes indicate that he probably won't
have a Cabinet under his thumb.
The original remarks made by
very clever people seldom impress
hearers who have read the same
books.
After man fails at writing life
Insurance and selling automobiles.
he usually goes to the legislature.
History tells us almost everything
except what people did with a bad
cold before handkerchiefs were in
vented
The Washington herald., 1921-03-28
CLUB Activities Told
By Central High Girl
tBy Louise Hancock, Is years
old, Central HiHh SchooL)

tBy Louise Hancock, Is years
old. Central High schooL)
One year ago the girls of
Rock Creek Church road organ
lied a club called /. v. G. Dur
ing the summer we gave several
parties. In June We had a lawn
fete and made about SIS: and
later. in the fall. we gave a play
called The Three Lemons"
which was followed by two more
plays, Little Topsy and the
Princess" and The Swineherd."
The club has eight members:
Josephine Finney. Louise Han
cock. Lenora Lester, Helen, Ma
rion and Margaret McAuliffe,
Minnie Dent Ross and Louise
Vogel. Our mascot is a little
baby boy, '.Micky" Frank Ross.
Next Wednesday, March 30, the
club will give a party, celebrat-
ing its FIRST anniversary.
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Can you tell what became
THE VANISHING KILLER

This is Jerry Huffnagle." came
the voice over the wire, I'm In
the devil of a mess, Mr.. Hunt -
in bad for fair all around. They
may send me to the chair II you
can't help me out. Can you come
at once to 3S7 Newton avenue Make
it quick, please, Mr.. Hunt I'm un-
der arrest and they want to take
me to the Jug"
I'll be there in less than ten
minutes" replied the criminologist.
Hunt knew Huffnagle we'll. He
was a private detective, whose
speciality was guarding the persons
of those who feared foul play. His
chief asset was an uncanny speed
with his gun, a tremendous ply
sique and the ability to handle -FOUR
or nve men simultaneously in a
rough -and-tumble. He had in his
time furnished protection to many
inanciers and men in public life.
Hunt knew that at present he had
an engagement guarding old DIR.
Wainer..
Wainer was one Of the brainiest
criminals in the country, and re-
puted to be the brains of Wagner
Seitz, Of international fame in the
annals of crime. But the old man
had at last gotten religion" ana
forsaken his companions In evil. He
knew they did not trust him and
feared they would make an. attempt
on his life. Hence he. had hired
Huffnagle.
Hunt found the private detective
at Wainer's house in the custody of
several sleuths from police head
quarters.
"Wainer's been murdered" said
one Of the men. Throat cut from
ear to ear. This bird Huffnagie
here, Is telling a fshy story. It
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NeM6rkcityi
|D!,aE4[ByDDay4 p
|A Ht@'.N !''': n |
6l0I'T J | =.

NEW YORK. March z7.-A page
| from the dairy of a modern Samuel
| Pepys: Up and unquiet that, my wife
should rip up some old faults and
to see Mr.. Gibson, the artist! a gen.
tleman whom / honor nightly. F.
Casey there too, and told a droll
story of an Irishman which / cannot
repeat. .-u,
stopped to see J. Kaufman, the
| chronicler. and he gave me a volume
| CALLER "Cassandra" which / prom
ised to read yet cannot center my
thoughts on reading of late. There
is great talk in the city ofsthe cpn-
tinued high prices and I hope Ny
Lord Warren will do something in
the patter.
1t is pretty to see the tulips grow
ing in the home windows, and the
bravest flower l know. Meeting Don
Clark we had a bit of meat and he
told me of the new scrivening job
he has taken and how he could not
be happy away from the newspaper
shops.
Home and with a little work done
walked up the avenue crowded with
people getting the brave sunshine
and I saw Mr.. Edison who steps
quickly and Mr.. Sabine, the banker.
and Mr.. Mccormack, the singer.
In the evening with Lew Cody and
r. Long to- q dance A. Bedell gave
for his working people and a
mighty-ine time, too, dancing and
singing and Lew spoke a piece and
a fellow, a shipping clerk he was,
whistled the best ever heard. Then
home and to bed, sleeping well. ,-a
Broadway hears that Claiming
Pollock nearly ended his pilgrimage
to Egypt in Algeria. In Italy he
ran out of tobacco and had to send
home for some. Hotels were adver-
tising baths every Saturday night
as an inducement to Americans. In
Algeria Mr.. Pollock and his party
decided that they had had enough.
So they decided to have a fnal fling
in an Algerian restaurant and start
home. Entering the biggest restau-
rant, voice in English said:
We'll. Mr.. Pollock. what are you
doing here? Can get anything for
your" =
Mr.. Pollock replied that he could.
And then he recognized the voice of
a former headwaiter of the Friars
Club. He ordered six sets of din
ners for each member of the party
and decided that Africa was not so
bad and resumed the trip to Egypt.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-28
Deductions of Harvey Hunt
By Philip Francis NowIan.

Bateman Cadwin, cIubman,
admitted having been with Nan
Ederling when she died. The
glass containing poisoned
champagne, found near the dead
woman's hand. made IL look
bad for Cadwin.
FinEer-prints on the glass
were those of the woman.
Thomas Sturney, n young de-
tective, who had arrested Cad
win, was called by Hunt. when
he said the police had not care
fully examined the rim Of the
glass. He advised the release of
Cadwin and the arrest of DIR.
Sommers, who was known to
have visited the woman an hour
previous to her death. Read be-
low how Hunt knew Cadwin
was not the murderer.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-28
Today's Great Person.
March 2s-Your Birthdayf

Jacob H. Gallinger. a United
States Senator. He was born
at Cornwall, Ont, Canada,
Tuesday, March 2s. 1887. For
a while he was engaged in
the medical profession, and
was a contributor to medical
journals. In 1879 he became
a member of the New Hamp-
shire House of Representa-
tives. and later became a Sem
F.. ator. His home was Concord.
N. H.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-28
Hand-Me-Downs.

so your daddy's got a new
set of false teeth, has he? What's
he going to do with the old
ones?"
"Oh. I expect mummy will cut
them down for me later on"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-28
Daily Hardknot.

One twelfth of a foot with judg-
ment transpose;
The answer you'll find right
under your nose.
(Answer to last one: Basket
ball, cycling. basebalD.
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Nuts to Crack.

Why is a dog like a tree?
[Answer to last one: What
flower most resembles a bulls
mouth?''-A cowslip (cow's lip).l
The Washington herald., 1921-03-28

and he went back and emptied some
more of the poison in a glass, tax
ing care not to leave his own finger
prints, and to touch. the tips OF
the dead woman's fingers to the
glass. BY the way, how did you
know Cadwin had been there?"
Just poked around making in
Quiries as to who'd ever been cali
ing on her, and then calling on the
list" said Sturney meekly. Cad
win just got tangled up trying u
answer my questions."~
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Specially Priced, $szs

Louis XIV American Walnut Suite; especial
ly beautiful are the low-baek chairs, with caned
back outlined by carved edge; fancy rep up
holstered seats. Now marked at the
The Washington herald., 1921-03-28
Special Price Of Azs

Queen Anne Walnut Suite, very; simple
lines, lbtit..wel proportioned and of aypopuiar
size for the average home; excellent quality
and finish; chair seats covered in good leather.
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Specially Priced, $l,oso

Furniture Section. sirth seos.
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ALL.ARE COMPLETE Io-PIECE SUITES

Louis XVI American Walnut Suite. with
large size ,mirror-back buffet; a serving cabinet
of unique design, having central silver draw
ers and cabinets on either side; china cabinet
has two drawers under cabinet; neat beaded
decoration and fluted legs
The Washington herald., 1921-03-28

Specially Priced, $3ss
The Washington herald., 1921-03-28
Specially Priced, $500

Queen Anne Walnut Suite, of a very desir-
able size for apartment or bungalow; curved
top panel back chairs, with leather upholstery.
A very exceptional value.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-28

The most elegant Dining Room Suite on
our floor is of William and Mary design. The
wood is richly grained and of particularly
elegant brown tone Eight-leg table, buffet
china, closet and serving cabinet. The legs
are connected by graceful well-turned stretch
ers. each stretcher decorated with the bell de-
sign Characteristic of the period; claw feet.
The elegant hand-carved edge and decors-
tions in leaf and arabesque design lend just
the distinction to make an exclusive suite
Specially Priced, Sl,ese
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Magnificent Italian Renaissance Walnut
Suite of elegant dark wood, with the artistic
stretcher legs, the table being notable for its
II-leg design, and the buffet, china cabinet
and serving cabinet are correspondingly de-
signed. Rich burl panels decorate the csbi-
nets of all pieces Chairs upholstered in an
tique tapestry, braided with fringed guimp
and studded with Flemish brass nails.
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CURRENT COMMENT

THE INDEX 10 gratihed to learn
that Perry sprntt has EoDe On
record. over his own signature, in
favor Of The Black CAAyva dan- In
. signed satssnsnt he says: Il viii
Assure tie District that our protests
viii not In any way hold up The gov
eminent for ons minnte." Note that
Mr.. Spratt uses the plural (-our pro-
tssts"), which makes Il unanimous
Good snopsh. Now come on, Uncle
Sam.
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THAT bsInG cut sf tAe way, well
r,rtv IN or~ ~ auv auknrv{kar n -

THAT bsinG sut Of tAs way, wei
reply TO one Of eur suhacriSsu w
wants TO know our opinion on the
proposed tariff bill, And the weather
hotter than that tabled resort where
snowbaIls have . precarious existence
To BE- frank, we don't know q thing
about the tariff question and We have
. right smart Of company, even
among the learned and the great. In
our time we have had the Wilson bill,
the Mckinley bill, the Aldrich bill,
the Underwood bill and others. None
Of them has proved satisfactory to
everybody concerned. Men have been
broken politically on the wheel Of the
tariff. But If one excerpts a group Of
Ave or six experts, nobody knows any
thing about the tariff yet. 1t is
agreed that we should have some sort
Of tariff; but except when talking for
political effect, none Of the statesmen
Is very sure OF the details. Editors
on the great metropolitan newspa-
pers have Numbered on the topic Of
the tariff for years. Bat we doubt If
any Of them know anything about Il,
and when pressed many would frankly
admit the truth. 1t were sheer fiat
terry TO say the average congressman
knows anything about the tariff for
sure. A congressman is an average
man in his community. To say the
average man knows anything about it
Is to be extravagant both in thought
and language. All that is known to
certainty is that under its fixed poll
icy Of protective tariff this country
has flourished amazingly and has
grown great isaastrially, commercial
ly and productivity. This country is
pretty definitely committed to the pol
icy Of q protective tariff A little
with the schedules is neces-
sary now and then. Or II Unnecessary
II il polite. But 1t is nothing TO get
excited about, especially during this
hot weather. SO don't work up a /
mental lsther. At least wait until |
the next campaign when editorial
writers and political orators will
thunder and tell you all about it.
There may very well be honest diff
ierences Of opinion about the tariff.
But the country isn't going to be be-
traycd and nobody is selling out.
FREE trade England 10 \ thing Of
the past. Amid our own preoccu-
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Biliousness and Constipation

"For years was troubled with bill
iousness and constipation, which made
life miserable for me. My appetite
failed me. lost my usual force and
vitality. Pepsin preparations and ca
thartics only made matters worse. /
do not know where should have been
today had l not tried Chamberlain's
Tablets. The tablets relieved the i'll
feeling at once, strengthened the di-
gestive functions, helping the system
to do it's work naturally" writes Mrs.
Rosa Potts, Birmingham, Ala.
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ing secured 4 gallon Of the lacteal
fluid, lost it because a sucker horned
the COW, causing her to kick and spill
the milk. The farmer chased the
sucker off with a pitchfork, but in
making it's getaway, the sucker be-
came entangled in rope to which a
calf was tied, pulled up the picket
pin, and the calf was dragged into
the river and drowned"
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TALES OF TOWN
SOME BEST THINGS.

The Best Law
The Golden Rule.
The Best Education
Self knowledge.
The Best Philosophy
A contented mind.
The Best Medicine
Cheerfulness and temperance,
The Best War
The fight against ons's own weak
ness.
The Best Music
The laughter of a child.
The Best Art
Painting smile upon the brow
of child.
The Best Science
Extracting sunshine from a
cloudy day.
The Best Telegraphy-
Flashing a ray of sunshine into
gloomy heart.
The Best Biography
The life that writes charity in the
largest letters.
The Rest Mathematics
Multiplying the joys and dividing
the sorrows of others.
It's good rule in summer to work
your stomach less and your lawn
Love is game in which I man
wins when he holds the smallest
hands.
Mary had little lamb;
Ii grew good wool, by chance;
They mixed it with u cotton plant |
To make my all-wool pants.
. q .
The girl Of today who gets sun
burned while swimming has lot
more 70 worry about than hen grand
mother had.
One obscure prophet says it will
lot be so long until women are wear
ng pants and men the skirts. In that
lay the short skirt will go.
Ad in an exchange: "My office will
'e closed Wednesday and Saturday
fternoons during July and August.
orange your toothAches accordingly"
Our idea Of well trained husband
, one who does all the milking, turns
he separator crank, and then let's
he wife sell the cream and keep the
,oney.
Old Bill Misgivens. after hearing
tefansson's lecture wanted to know .
this new continent which is re- :
orted in the Antartic regions is wet !
r dry.
Of course, quite number of people :
aim to be deeply disappointed in our {
lly climate, but, of course, the great !
ajority have not expected snow !
orms. y
A Detroit man who % years ago
proved So TO get a clean shirt is
Nv worth 8 million dollars. Moral.
hen the psychological moment an
YES borrow 50 and buy clean shirt :
you can get one for 81.
= y
Our observation is that pants are a
ach stronger friend to mankind than e
oes. It's an awful job to keep shoes n
oking shiny. but faithful old pair a
pants shine more the harder times Il
t and the less fellow rustles. q
essings on thee, bifurgated gar b
snt. s.
q Q . b
"How and when did the belt sup fl
ant suspenders for holding the d
,users up ?" asks an inquisitive sub Il
riber, We decline to answer, as a
n Stillman would say, because the Il
swer might tend to incsiminate us. 81
Ie belt idea, however, was the out ei
owth Of the one gallus, not Of q Il
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TAXES are too high, bat show US \
place where taxes are not too
high ard we win show you place
where you wouldn't live under any
consideration.
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AN exchange tells Of m expressive
warning sign that 10 set up on q
Colorado road 1t rcads. @Caution!
Many curves You Might Meet =
Fool Those eight words might well
be burned into the memory Of every
metcrist. The main thing. careful
motor car driver must look out for
anywhere IL the fool VINO By driving
recklessly endaneers not only him
self-which would not worry anyone
but also other motorists, rs well as
pedestrians