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The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
FEATURES, FICTION
Watch The Herald Growi

Look how old. and worn. and tired
he In. Notice how quiet he is
growing.
Are you willing. for the sake Of
trailing up a church aisle in white
lace and chiffon and orange blos-
some, to add another crushing bur
den to those be already has? Are
you willing to have him work
longer hours to pay for the flowers
that are withered In an hour. and
the music. and the nummery OF your
wedding reception7 VIII you enjoy
wearing the foolish and extravagant
inery of your trousseau when you
remember that it has been wrune
out Of his very life blood.
have known plenty of men who
were literally ruined by their
daughters weddings. They never
got out Of debt. All of the balance
Of their lives they were slaves. toll
ing. harassed, worn, trying to pay
with years Of labor for a silly and
selfish girls five minutes parade up
a church aisle.
Don't let your marriage call down
a curse upon your fathers old head.
girls. You know what he can af-
ford to give you. Take IL. and ask
for no more. Let your last days of
girlhood be filled with considera-
tion of your parents. not Of goug-
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
TIMELY TIPS FOR
AIDING THE BIRDS

When building a bird house,
bear in mind these suggestions
which were made to the contest
ants in a bird house contest held
by Kansas City, Mo-, schools sew
eral years ago.
Wood is better material to use
than earthenware or metal.
An outside perch is not neces-
sary and not to be advised.
AS birds dislike paint, an un-
painted house is best.
The entrance of the house
should face away from the direc-
tion of the worst storms.
A small drainage hole in the
floor of the house under the nest
is advisable. Ventilation holes
may be put in the sides of the
house under the caves.
Set the heads of nails and
screws deeply into the wood and
cover them with putty.
Robins like to live In large
trees.
wrens. catbirds and thrashers
prefer thick shrubbery.
By writing to the Department
of Agriculture bulletins telling
how to build bird houses may be
secured free of charge.
DO Fish shut Their EyesF
Having no eyelids, they do not.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
STORY OF THE
FAIRY FLOWER
Bx JCAOB =. MYERS,

II Years Old, JeGerson School
The hospital room was shady.
a decided contrast to the sunny
outside. But the shade did not
keep the air from being hot and
sweltering when Mary. a little
sick girl. was feeling blue and
lonesome.
She weafiiy cast her eyes at
the vase of wild flowers sent
her by schoolmates. All but one
small beautiful flower had be-
gun to droop. Mary reached out
her thin arm and picked 1t up
from the vase and pressed 1t
against her wan cheeks.
1t seemed to whisper her .
story of the warm soil. tender
blades of grass, the singing of
the birds and the flowers now
blooming in the country.
So the next day when she was
visited by her mother the head
doctor suggested that she be
sent to the country to regain
her strength. The next week
Mary went away, returning later
in healthy and strong condition.
The doctor said she would never
have gotten we'll IL she had not
been filled with the longing in
spired by the little flower.
Perhaps there is a fairy in the
flower. who knows?
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Dorothy Ad
H. so 3V :,

Try to remember how many calls
everybody has upon their pocket
books. and how III most people can
anord to make presents these days.
fou have no idea how many good
wishes and blessings will be rained
down upon the head of the bride
VINO has declined. TO be showered
with silk stockings. and embroid-
cred towels. and aluminium ware.
Or, course, you may say that this
Is your only chance to get even for
the many. many times that you
have been forced to contribute to
other brides. but somebody has al
ways got to be the leader of every
reform movement, and the distinc-
tion and gratitude you will gain
by being a pioneer in the no-present
movement will more than compen-
safe for the loss of a few salt
spoons, and imitation japanese
vases.
Besides. the wedding presents are
not all gain. Always. most OF the
things appear to have been selected
by your worst enemy in her most
vindictive mood, and It pronteth a
bride nothing to have a lot of junk
for which she has no earthly use
and no place in her new home. Fur
thermore. they all have to be re-
turned.
But most of all, girls. think oi
father, and have a heart. He has
about all he can stagger under now.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
HAVE A HEART. GIRLS,

The season CT weddings Is upoh
us, and thousands Of girls through
out the country are engaged In
woman 8 most thrilling indoor sport.
which 10 planning their weddings
and buying their trousseaux.
In innumerable homes the floors
are knee-deep In hlmy futter, lin
! gerie, and mother is growing hag-
gard trying to decide whom to invite
to the church. and whom to the
house; and father is lying awake at
night trying to figure out how he Is
ever going to pay the bills; and
hosts of helpless friends and ac-
quaintances are groaning aloud an
their misery and saying: Mabel
Smiths wedding cards came today,
and we've got to send her present,
e nd there goes my new hat. And
needed 1t SO badly"
And everybody except the BRIDE
elect hates the whole miserable bus
mess and thinks that II is no won-
der that marriage is so often fail
ure when Il is entered into with such
an amount of tomfoolery.
Now getting married Is lot more
solemn and serious q thing than dy-
ing is. and why people send out
Invitations to their friends and ac-
cuaintances to come and see them
married, any more than they ask
them TO come and watch them de,
robody knows. It would seem that
any decent soul would wish to b.
as much alone as possible at its
| most crucial and terrible moment.
| Few women feel this way about
| 80 lnstra oil
| the fuss and feathers, and noise,
| and hullabaloo they can get. and 10
embark upon the holy estate with
u grand splurge.
From the time a girl baby begins
| to think, she commences to plan
her wedding. and before she Is out
Of pig-tails she has decided on
whether she will have a church wed,
ding with a fower-girl and a ring.
bearer, or be married under a floral
arch in the back parlor at home.
Therefore It is wrecking the
| dreams Of her life when you ask
her to cut out all OF the doc -dabs
and, when she fnds the man IL
| whom she gives her heart for keeps
| just to step around to the parsor
| with him. there have the knot TIED
with neatness and dispatch, anc
| without any of the work. and worry
and nervous prostration. and debt
and graft that accompanies th'
usual marriage.
| Nevertheless, / do appeal to girl:
in behalf of humanity for sane anc
sensible wedding. and not to sacri'
fice their own families, their owr
futures. and everybody they know
to the qualification of their vanity
I appeal to them to cut out thu
hold-up Of showers and weddinl
presents. Because you are going Il
be married is no reason for levyinl
blackmail upon your friends. yet
that is precisely what a wedding in
vitation does. The big, square
white card Is just as much q demant
to stand and deliver as q pisto
pointed at our breasts, and most o.
us entertain about as cordial Al
opinion of the one as the other.
Don't do it. girls. Have a heart
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
DC. Students
ShoW Spirit
In "Gean-up''

Interest in ,Washington's an
nual spring cleanup campaign
being conducted in the schools
under the direction of the Amer
lean Forestry Association makes
possible an early prediction that
Washington will be one Of the
best cleaned cities in the nation,
officials Of the association re-
ported yesterday.
Sixth grade pupils of the Dis
trict schools will take up the
work this week and will direct
activities of the students of their
schools. according to the pro-
gram.
The association is looking for
slogans for the campaign. Some
have already been submitted, in
cluding:
Make Your Capital Grow,
Invest in a Washington Garden.
Your Job and Mine.
A Capital More Beautiful.
At the close of the campaign
prize speeches on Our Schools
Effort to Make Washington More
Beautiful" will be submitted to
supervisors of the District
schools.
II you have a good slogan,
send 1t to the editor of this page
and 1t will be published.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21

ing the last thing out OF thep that
you can get
Think Of the men you are going
to marry. girls, and have q heart.
A man 70 q very helpless thing 10
the hands Of the woman he "a IN
love with and is about 70 marry.
He n afraid to oppose anything she
wants to do. for fear she viii think
he is stingy; and when she weepA
he becomes as pulp under her tears.
Therefore. many a sensible young
chap 10 forced into a display we'd
ding against his inclination and
better judgment. He knows that
the money he has TO spend for flow
ers. and taxis. and presents to usn-
ers and best man. and a new dress
suit. and a foolish wedding journey,
should 70 into furnishing a little
home, but he hasn't the nerve %
stand up to the girl he In In love
with. and fight her TO a hniSh and
tell her that they will be married
according to the way they have got
to live, OF not at all.
For the Wedding day is the brides
day. She Is the puissant one who
decides everything for the commu-
nifty. for her family. and for her
husband-to-be. Therefore. I pray
her to have a heart and be merciful
to them all.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21

1t was one Of the most bizarre
murder scenes Harvey Hunt had
ever been privileged to view.
In the corner Of the room lay the
old woman, strangied. Her BODY
was not yet cold. Scampering over
1t and darting in and out from be-
hind draperies and around furniture
was host of white mice. One of
the little animals was crushed into
the carpet where the murderer had
stepped on it.
The murderer must have been a
man Of great strength, remarked
Inspector Cleriot, of the Partisan
police, for the body gave every evil
dence Of having been hurled across
the room into the corner. He mus,
also have been q man of brutal dis
position. so to have treated a de-
crepit old woman. even IL she was
far from prepossessing in the dirty
rags she wore.
By the window lay the cage in
which the mice had been confined.
But now It was overturned, and the
bottom had been ripped out of It.
Who was the murderer and what
had been his motive?
Hunt, spending several weeks in
Paris, had brought letters of intro
duction to the chief of police, had.
in fact, been sitting in his office
conversing with him when thu news
of the murder. Just across the street
as 1t happened, came in. He had
asked for and received permission
to accompany Inspector Cleriot.
Clerfot impressed him as an effi-
cient officer. From the concierpe
he learned that a large, young man
with a "bushy" mustache, had called
on old Madame Brahm. He ha6
come down calmly, but a few mo.
ments before, stating that madame
was Ill and that he was going for =
doctor. The concierge went nm to
her room to see II he could he ~
assistance. He opened the door. be-
held the startling scene, ana bad
telephoned for the police At once
He had not even entered the roorn
This was decidedly good. inspector
Cleriot was pleased.
Then he and Hunt had ascended
to the death chamber and closed the
door behind them.
See, monsieur" Cieriot called
Hunts attention to the cage. "bow
some instrument-it was a penknif.
was inserted beneath the wooden
Hoor OF the cage and the veneer on
the under side. In this cage must
lie the motive for the crime. What
could have been hidden there. Pa
pers! Banknotes? We shall see
later. But now to get an identifi-
cation of the criminal. Finger
prints! Let us see. On the table !?
I VIII send for the photographer
Then We shall go through the files
and know who to look for. This is
. professional criminal, monsieur.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Nsxs !S!f;'!: X Prk < :: GtXPsyBsyPPN! y'syIP!

NEW YORK, March 2o.-A page
from the diary Of a modern Samuel
Pepys: Up and TO see a friend in
Ludlow gaol, who is locked UP for
alimony; poor fellow. On the way,
in the tube, / saw Mr.. Untermyer,
the lawyer, who was smiling at a
drawing in the public journals, but
could not get near enough to see
what il was.
Passing through Vesey street and
saw the first hardware store ever
saw in the city, and fetched up at
an old bookshop. Bought a volume
OF English synonyms and an old
English hunting print. Home.
where comes a letter from Sinclair
Lewis. the pamphleteer, who is in
Cincinnati.
About doing my own business.
writing and making ready for a
long journey / am about TO take.
Comes Mark Connolly to tell of his
new play 'Dulcy." and IL is to be
presented here shortly. with my
dog to the dentist. but the brute
barked so ] had to send him hopne.
Walking through the town And
put in at a Hawaiian place for din
Aht NtIS tNtT U dAts n.
Goldberg there: thought so. too
Then to see Lionel Atwell in -De-
burau." which ! nightly liked. and
the Countess Cschechnyi sat in a
box. and a brave. pretty lady she is
Then for a snack and so TO bed.
A New York student who wears
tortoise shell glasses and plans
some day to do something big-like
washing an elephant or improving
the Enstein theory--received a rude
shock in a Broadway restaurant the
other evening.
Finding a corner table he ad.
justed his glasses and gave the
menu a stern look. Then he jerkec
his head to flip hack a studious lock
and turned with ponderous mien &C
the waitress at his elbow.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Deductions of fHarveyHun
By Philip Francis NowIan

DIR. BARNS was swindled by
n simon Bolts. The setback
was $4,000. Before he report
ed his ease to the police, q Mrs.
Weller charged Bolts with
stealing her Jewels during his
visit at her apartment that
same evening, between the
hours Of to 1880. Bolts, It
appeared to BARNS, WINS In two
places mt once. So when BARNS
story was told mt headquarters,
the chief said Ii was undoubt-
edly Bolts double. Mrs. Weller
found her jewels the next day,
and after weeping on the shoul-
der OF Bolts at headquarters,
agreed to . wedding. Bolts and
the new Mrs. Bolts skipped
town.
Il was all rather haEy to
BARNS, but Hunt saw the works
plainly, n he explains belowt
Ne. e..
WHAT Harvey Hunt explained in
w the case Of Two Grimes al
Once, was this:
There had been no impersonator
II was Simon Bolts who had swim
died DR.. BARNS by selling him blank
paper instead of Pennsylvania Rail.
road stock. The arrest Of Bolts
at the instigation of Mrs. Weller
was nothing but a cleverly arranged
alibi.
Bolts actually had a criminal rec.
ord. II he and the woman, who
was his accomplice, Of course, had
merely waited for DR.. BARNS to ac.
cuse him of the swindle, and ther
Mrs Weller had come forward with
testimony to the effect that he had
been in her apartment all evening
her veracity might be open to ques.
ton.
But the pair figured that il she
beat DR.. BARNS to It" with an &C
cusation of her own, supported by
testimony which would furnish
Bolts with an alibi for the BARNS
operation. the doctors charge would
look impossible. No one would
suspect her of being biased in his
favor when she was accusing him
of theft. and ii was easy enough for
her to withdraw her charges the
next day and completely allay sus-
picion by dangling before the Do
lice and the public a romantic mar
riage with him.
Hunt wondered how many times
she had married him under other
profitably romantic circumstances.
They had several weeks start
and the chase was hopeless. II was
several years later that Hunt ran
into the pair again. But that Is
another story.
Would you have known how
TO utilize-
THE MICE.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21

No amateur would have displayed
such coolness nor used such direct
methods. Is II not so?''
"Ummm. yes" unused Hunt. but
suppose we arrest the murderer first
and identify him afterward. OF
course, We may fail to catch him
but the trail is still warm, and We
might try"
Cleriot favored the American with
a puzzled stare. How would
monsieur arrest him until he know,
who to arrest?" he asked.
But Harvey Hunt had already
stepped to the telephone and was
making . request of headquarters
What Wis II he asked for, and
how did he expect to catch the
Aurdererf
The answer will appear to-
Copyright, ls21, BY Public Lsdssr Co..
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Scout ufSunner
Camp Plans
Under Way

Camp Roosevelt. District Boy
Scout camp. will be opened for
the summer season June rs,
three days followings close of
school, 1t was announced yester-.
day as Scout headquarters.
Plans under way for the an
nual camping season call for one
Of the best programs outlined in
recent years. The program in
course OF development for the
past two years will be used
again and new features will be
added again this season. Com
plete plans will be announced
later. including the staff of adult
leaders who will be in charge.
Reservations for troops ex-
pecting to attend the camp as a
unit are being made at executive
headquarters now. Assignments
will be made in the order of their
receipt. l. c. Drake, assistant
Scout executive, said yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21

"How's the chicken today" he
asked.
Fine. Old Top, How's the KID
was the unexpected reply.
He is a little prematurely aged
man with white hair that falls over
his forehead like bangs. He has a
clerical look and a great deal Of his
time for recreation is spent at Sc
rious lectures. His home is in a
quiet little section OF Flatbush, and
here he raises chicens and has a
small garden. His job is editor of
a risque sex magazine which has
twice been barred from the mails
because Of its sslacious contents.
There is a brazen sort OF curiosity v
about New Workers. Nothing that
happens in public is considered as a
private matter. A group Of young
girls were walking over Forty-sec-
ond street. Suddenly they grouped
about one OF their number and
stood there for q few seconds Men
and women began to crowd around.
and soon the sidewalk was impss-
sable. Trafic policemen left their
posts to see what was the matter
As one edged into the crowd a
hlushinG girl said: 1T is all right.
Maizie here was simply fixing her
shoe. which had become unlaced"
The scent shine has returned %
Park Row. the only spot in town
where the army Of bootblscks hang
out. No agreement had been made
to reduce the price. but a HUSKY
youth. who was not afraid NJ a
scrap, appeared there last week and
began to solicit trade at the nickel
rate. A chorus cf protests followed
but he refused TO consider them ani
so one bv one others followed his
lead. Not all have returned 20 the
cheaper tariff. but IL is predictci
that they will or be forced out OF
business.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
MONDAY, MARCH ID, 1s71.

4oHDAIs mAhCh H. ID8ls 7
Good and evil influences contest
today. according to astrology. Al
though Jupiter and Mars are IN
benehc aspect. Saturn. Mercury and
Uranus are adverse.
At the time when the Sun crosses
the line that marks on the calendar
the beginning Of spring, the end Of
the sign Of Capricorn viii be rising.
The ingress takes place in the
second house. while Mercury and
Uranus are conjoined in the ascen-
dant in sextile to Venus in the
third
The Sun IN the second house is
good Tor the revenue. Trade and
financial conditions will steadily i'm
prove. the seers forecast.
This IL q sway favorable to all
Constructive measures and partic-
ularix lucky for Initiative OF every
sort.
There Is a sign read as particular
ly favorable for athletics in which
women and men win show extra
ordinary interest during the coming
months.
While the training of the body
will be we'll directed during this rule
Of the stars. the mentality may be-
come warped. for Uranus Is in evil
aspect. tending TO encourage too
muchtstress on the physical and too
little on the spiritual side of life.
II - an unlucky confguration for
1eases-and contracts. Delay In sign
ing agreements will be advantage
Gus.
Persons whose birthdate II is
should beware of fires and thefts,
both of which appear to be probable.
Speculation should be avoided. Busi-
ness should be profitable. but an
sloxing letters may be received.
Children born on this day will be
mbftious. quick and energetic, but
ey should be guarded against the
Dit OF all formB Of exagReration.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Rockefeller Foundation
Announces Brussels Gift

NEW YORK, March 2o.-The
Rockefeller Foundation announces
the contribution of 100000 francs
toward a total budget of 1oo,ooo,ooo
francs. for new buildings and en-
dowments OF the Medical School OF
the University of Brussels.
This contribution is in conformity
with the announced purpose of the
Foundation ito serve the future of
European civilization through the
carrying on and extension Of pres
ent programs in the fields of medi-
cal education and public health"
8 Part of the new funds will go to
the establishment of a nurse train
ing school, in memory Of Edith
Cavell, the martyred English nurse
and of Nine. Depage, the late wife
of the well known Belgian surgeon.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
King Albert Postpones Tour,

BRUSSELS. March 2o.-King Al
bert has postponed his proposed visit
to Italy pending outcome of the
cabinet crisis. 1t is believed the
difficulty will be settled Monday.
Meanwhile King Albert has tele-
sraphed King Victor Emmanuel IL
will be impossible to leave Belgium
while grave problems are still un-
settled.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
VIRGINIA AVENUE
CLUB CLEANS UP

The ''Cleanups" is the appro-
pirate name for the band of dirt
chasers organized at the Virginia
avenue Fairgrounds whose watch
word is Lookout Dirt!" The
Cleanup Club meets every Satur-
day morning and takes charge of
the cleaning up of the grounds.
The members include James Dyer,
Earl Taylor. Millard Edelin,,
Dola Edwards, Helen Edelin,.
Leila Dyer. Estella Hysson and
Miss TheIma Smith, director of
the grounds.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
The Butterfly.

(By Erwien 4. Faust, II years old,
Brent School,)
Dainty little butterfly,
Passing through the summer sky,
Your strngs are made of gossanser,
Ghstening as you onuard soar.
Fitting here and fitting there,
Lirriy creature ~ the air,
SfPfing nectar from the fo1cers,
In JOY and ploy you spend the hours.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Daily Hard Knot.

Each group OF letters. when
properly arranged. spells the
name of some State capital city.
Nascitcory.
Nlcloni.
Hxeponi.
Sidniplanioa.
Sbucomlu.
(Answer to last one: Words
forming the square are pile, idea
less, east.)
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
SPRING..

CBy Mildred Collins, . years old,
Blake School)
Eoyly Spring IS here
With its flowers here asd there.
The brooks ore fo1rsng gently,
The Dir is tarring foir,
And the children romting, running
For Summers nearly herr.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Today's Great Person.

March n-Your Birthdayf
Robert Bruce, famous n the
heroic SKing of seots." He
was born March II, 1874, and
died In June, 1870, one year
after the King Of England,
then Edward III. had recog-
mixed the freedom of Scotland,
for which Bruce had fousht.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21

One can still mix business with
pleasure, but there is no pleasure
In business.
some day nations will learn that
the more they prepare, the more
they have to repair.
1t 10 hard to find an oil that wont
form carbon or an international
complication.
His experience with the emaciat-
ed should enable Hoover to do
something for commerce.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Suburban Voters to Register.

HYATTSvILLE. Nd. March 2o.-A
special meeting of the mayor and
city council is to be held tomorrow
night to make plans for a gen.
eral registration of voters for the
municipal election to be held early
in May
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Report Day.

(By Mary Hodge, Seventh Grade,
Monroe SchooLD
Today is report day. oh Horrors!
1 ddsn't 60 home / kno1U.
Mc7p 1piIi scold,
Pau rriH rage,
And / kno1V / 1ron't sit doUn for
an 0ge.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Split-Second
Comments
On the News
By ROBERT CULLEN

Avoid the cabal and lose the
cables.
Wen, half price is better than
none.
II God loves a cheerful loser,
Heinie is out of luck.
The fool and his money are soon
admitted to society.
This, you understand, is the re-
action of the reaction of war.
1t would appear that Uncle Sam
began to Yap a little too late in tine
game.
1t is an easy matter to determine
VINO Is boss in your house. The
other one empties the ashes.