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The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
Deductions of Harvey Hunt
By Philip Franeis Nowlan.

Mrs. PettinEale died while at
tending the seanee of a medium
In whose powers she did not
believe. The old lady was
wealthy and her nephew heir
was q NUT The nut took her to
the seance. The police said death
was natural. But the police
have to he dumb so that Harvey
Hunt will appear braiDy.
Harvey, Of course, made the
remarkable discovery that the
"nut. nephew sometimes seeks
aunty's gold via foul means. II
You didn't get the idea yester-
day, ~ again today. Read on,
No. 76.
Supernatural phenomena did not
enter into Harvey Hunts scheme of
things. The possibility in the case
of Called TO the Grave" that Mrs.
Pettingale had died from heart fail
ure induced by excitement suggest
ed itself to him at first. But he dis
carded 1t in view of the peculiar i'm
port of the mediums words when
the dead Silas Pettingale was sup
posed to be speaking through her
lips, II want you, Letitia. 1 need
you. Come with me-"
To many these words meant SIM
ply that the spirit of the dead man
simply had claimed his mate in death
as in life. To Harvey Hunt it meant
that Lolita, the medium, knew the
woman was about to die. Murder?
Well, she would have had a motive
in the fact that winton Pettingale
was the old lRdy's heir, and winton
al
in her powers, which the old lady
was not
The kissing sound meant to Har-
vey Hunt only the rush of escaping
air or gas, and the sound had come
from above-where there was reg
lister in the ceiling.
The matches that had so promptly
become extinguished when wintor
Pettingale stopped indicated the
presence Of a smothering gas near
the floor. And Lolita had cried
Wait! Wait" and run for the elec-
trio switch when she saw. winton
lighting those matches.
IL was a case Of, murder. An ac-
complice of Lolita had placed over
the register In the room above q
cylinder of heavy. odoriess, nom
poisonous gas. Descendipg like q
column Of water, II had >eneulfed the
woman sitting below, and spread
over the floor of the room, where II
did not interfere with the respira-
tion of the others. Opened doors
windows and q draft were all need
ed to allow 1t to now silently, un-
suspected out Of the house.
Can you solve this mystery
Of
A BOX OF MATCHES.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1871.


This is read as a doubtful day by
astrologers. While Jupiter and Mer-
curry are in benehc aspect, Saturn
dominates in evil power.
The stars are friendly to business
activities of every sort and there is
a most encouraging sway for man
ufacturing interests. but there Is a
sign indicating labor difficulties.
Dissatisfaction among workers in
regard to the government attitude
on industrial problems IL indicated
by the stars.
Strikes will be numerous and
some of them will be attended by
unusual demonstrations.
The evening of this day should
pe an auspicfous time for confer
ences of men who WELD power or
authority. II Is q lucky day for ban
gusts at which public questions are
diseusseE
Venus and Mars in trine to Juph
ter presage unusual attention to
public health
Months ago warning was given
thai an epidemic of contagious or
Infectious disease would threaten
this country and now the seerx
agaih warn the people to cleanse
the, cities.
New plans for the public benefit
wiu be made by the Federal gov
ernf1ent. Il Is prohpesied. and an era
of great progress seems to be fore
Swallowed.
Persons whose birthdate II is have
the suEury Of happy year in which
thefe may be Opportunity to exhibit
morl courage and to attain local
fame
children born on this day may
be headstrong and iron-willed but
feaffess and able to carry on large
undfftakings. Mars is the princi-
pal sfuling planet OF these subjects
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
SPRING.

CLou Rush, Is year. old. Junior
High SchooD
The beautiful spring is here,
The snow of winter has gone,
The birds ny back from the
South.
And bright green is the lawn.
In the city the iceman comes.
In the country the farmer
plows.
The lily and hyacinths in bloom;
The maid comes to milk the
.. cows.
When the morning dawns bright
and clear
And the sun says Good morn
ing to ALL"
Soon the huckster. shouts Buy
your things here,
And the birds wake folks with
their call.
The fountain plays in the park,
While the children laugh Gayly
near.
When summer comes with its
heat,
Jack Frost will surely roast in
despair.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
Red Triangle to Hold
Nature Talk for B0gs

Birds and Wild Flowers" will
be the subject of a series of H.
lustrated lectures given under
the auspices of the Red Triangle
Club of the Y. NJ. c. A. in the
main building this month.
Four lectures will be given:
April 13, wild Flowers in the VII
cinity of Washington" will be dis
cussed by A. A. Hansen: April
%, DR.. Paul Bartsch will talk on
Water Birds About Washington"
April 81. DR.. Edgar T. wherry
will explain where wild flowers
grow. and May 4. information
about the land birds of Washing
ton will be given by DR.. Paul
Bartsch.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
TEACHING a CHILD DECEIT.

TEACHING A CHILD DECEIT.
A woman I know is very fond Of
going to the movies. and frequently
spends an afternoon in that harm
less diversion.
Her husband doesn't care for the ST.
lent drama. and, like a great many
other people, he highly disapproves
Of everything he doesn't enjoy him
self. The result Is that when the
woman goes to a picture show she
has to do 1t on the sly. and impress
herlittle 1o-year-old daughter that
she mustn't tell papa. The wom-
ans conscience is beginning to
trouble Der about this, and she is
wondering II, in teaching the child
to hide things from her father. she
is not teaching here to lie and de-
ceive..
Not a doubt Of it. should say.
To a little child, its mother is the
embodiment of the whole code of
ethics, and things are right or
wrong, Just because, mother says
they are right or wrong. The child
values. 1t can only blindiy accept
mothers standards.
Early childhood is the plastic
period of life. 1t Is the time when
a child's character is clay in the
mothers hands. when she can fash
ioh IL into a thing of straightness
and beauty, or else make 1t a hide
Gus monstrosity of twists. and turns,
and moral obliquities. e.
Most of US are neither consciously
good, nor deliberately bad. We have
no carefully thought out plan OF
conduct. We are truthful and hon
est. and frank, or we lie, and cheat
and deceive, according to the way
we have been brought up. In the
great crisis of our lives the thinG
that We have been taught at ouI
mothers knee, of bedtime stories
and little prayers, and cradle songs
Then we react to mothers ideals
II she has taught US truth anc
purity and courage, we stand. II
she has taught US to be quitters
and towards and liars we fall.
Now, there are mighty few moth
ers in the world who do not desire
to, instil high principles into their
children. When they do otherwise
II is oftener through lack of reali.
zation Of the lasting effects of tho
| impression they are makin on theii
boys and girls minds, than through
| any deliberate intention of impos.
ing a dubious code of ethics upor
them.
And, curiously enough! a child:
| first instruction in the ways thai
are dark and the tricks that are
vain" is nearly always in connec
tion with its father. Father, the
one person on earth with whom &
child should have the most candid
and open relationship. is the yer,
one whom he is taught to hoodwink
| and deceive.
Nor Is the fault the woman's halt
50 much as 1t is the mans. He bring,
the curse upon himself. ninety nine
times out OF a hundred. by being 81
overbearing. and tyrannical. and un.
reasonable that the only way to &c,
along with him is to pull the WOO
over his eyes as much as possible.
There is a comman phrase among
women that Is at once pitifuI anc
sardonic. II is: What a man doesn't
| know doesn't hurt him." and il
means that a woman feels that she
has a perfect right to purchase
peace in the household by as many
lies and deceptions as are necessary
to buy 1t.
Perhaps this is cynicalIy true a.
far as the woman herself Is con-
cerned. Perhaps a woman is jus.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
Young Girl Tells
OF Early Morning
(By Louise BarEaEni, Easte
Hixh SrhOol.l

(By Louise BargaEnf, Eastern
High school.)
The shrill note of a bird broke
the stiffness Of the dawning hour.
and before many minutes had
passed, the air vibrated with the
enchanting music of the wood
land songsters. -.
The flowers stretched out their
sleepy petals and the wind whis-
percd a sweet bon jour-. Laugh
inely the brook danced over the
white pebbles and awoke the
tiny fish which slumbered in its
bed.
All nature yawned and awoke
to prepare for the appearance
of the coming day. Suddenly,
through the misty blue Of the
East. there burst a streak OF
radiance. a ball of Illumination
the sun. 1t cast its rays over the
woods and like a cloud the mist
arose to rest upon the mountain
tops.
The earth stood respondent In
the garb Of dawn. God in his
INFINITE goodness had given unto
US a new day!
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
FEATURES, FICTIOfI
MONDAY, APRIL ., Isar. esgF
MONDAY, APRIL q, Iez

enemy. and one in whom q would
be folly to confide
1t also teaches them TO regard
their mother as a woman of lax
principles. Children are ruthless
In their judgments, and they have
little respect for a mother whom
they know 10 be a time-server and
q prevaricator. even when her sins
have been committed in their be-
half.
Aside from their moral values.
truth and frankness are the hand
maidens of happiness and success
in life. Nobody respetcs a liar or a
double dealer. or wants to have
anything to do with them. No man
wants TO marry a girl VIII he
cannot trust, and who will carry
on petty intrigues behind his back.
No man wants to give his honor
into the Keeping of a woman whose
pretty lips babble falsehoods, and
whose character is a dark web OF
conceit.
Truth, and honesty, and frank
ness, and candor are a tangible
asset in business. You can borrow
money on them at the bank. The
man whose word is as good as his
bond can get credit. and help. and
backing in any enterprise. and
a high salary Rs a trusted
employe.
These characteristics must be
bred in children from their first
consciousness. They are not a grace
that can be acquired later in life,
and they can never be taught as a
side -line to deceivinS their father.
Therefore, woman might better
make a sacrifice Of her own per-
sonal pleasures, or have a thousand
fights with her husband. rather than
teach her children. directly or in
directly. to lie to their father.
Copyright, 1871, by Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
Strength of Military
Company Increased

. HfATTsvILLE. Nd, April a.
Capt. John n. Brooks of Company
r. First Maryland Infantry. an
nounces the following have enlisted
IN the company duHng the last few
days: Emmitt Dowden. George l..
haber and William c, Barron.
Enlistment of these men brings
the company's strength to eighty
enlisted men and three officers. A
total OF s1.soo:so has just been paid
members Of the company for drill
from July to January. The COM
pany Is now preparing for q tour
Of duty at the State rifle range in
June. 80 \ -.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
A DEBATE WITH
PLENTY OF ACTION.


Katherine Murphy had a debate
with her husband.
How IL started docs not make any
difference. How II ended is what
counts.
when Policeman Koontz arrived on
the field of battle he said he saw
Murphy take the fence like a pole
vaulter without a pole. and that
further he saw a pot of cabbage 20
10 waste after him as be cleared the
obstruction.
The policeman also said that pro-
family was as plentiful as could lie
without being sitting.
Mrs. Murphy explained that she
and her husband had a friendly arr
gument, and that IL wound up with
her heaving twenty good plates AZ
him and busting everyone OF them to
smithereens.
Murphy tossed a bucket of water
on her. she said. but he was not fast
enough on his feet afterward.
The plates belonged to some one
else. Consequently a charge Of de-
stroying private property as well as
disorderly conduct was put against
her.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
Girls Organize Music
Club on Fairgrounds

The Virginia Avenue Music
Club, composed of girl music
lovers. held its initial election of
officers the other day on the
Virginia Avenue Fairgrounds.
Those elected were: Lillian Ell
liot, president: Margaret Hysson,
vice president; Emma Brown.
secretary: Mable Brown, treas
urer. and Miss Thelma Smith,
musical director.
The club will hold its meetings
on the first Tuesday of each
month and devote its time to
the musical talent of the mem
bers.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
Today's Great Person..
April 4-Your BIrthdayt

April -Your Birthdayf
Henri Bataille, poet and au-
thor of France, born Thurs
day, April 4. 1872. In France.
He WINS educated In Paris BE-
came n knight Of the Legion
of Honor and 4 member of the
Society OF Authors, as well n
n member OF the Committee of
National Exchange Of Poetry.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
Daily Hardknot.

MY hrst is in twelve times a
dozen.
MY second the bill of a bird;
My whole is a dear little creature
whose song very often is heard.
'Answer to last one: Words
which form the word square are
erase. raven, avert, serve, enterD
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
Nuts to Crack.

TAKE away my first letter,
take away my second or take
away all my letters, and l re-
main the same. What am Il:
(Answer to last one: What
fruit Is on a cent?'--A date)
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
A Familiar Quotation.
CWho wrote it?)

-- (Who wrote it?)
The game is up.
Last one:
When shall we three meet
again, . -... -
In thunder, lightning, or In
rain.
When the hurly burIy's done.
When the battle's lost OF won,
William Shakespeare, .Mac-
BETH
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
Men S Pongee Silk
Room Robes
Very Good Value at SIS

Our direct importation. silk extremely
high order
Their light weight and lack of warmth make them
narticularly desirable during
snrng-summer especially popular he
traveller they require little room in the
Plain natural color with collar, cuffs and
pockets Lavender and blue.
Mems ston.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
Life of a Canary.

Some have been known to live
for as long as fifteen years.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
MEMS S New Silk Shirts
Sc, $3.50 and $40 .

Eerant in the silk elegant in the col
orings. Crepe de Chine, Broadcoth silks
Wash silks. Every imaginable color and pattern that
good could settle upon
The values the best that have a number
of seasons
Mems floor.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
MEMS Spring Oxtords
Two Very Smart
Models, riced $40

Men who arc careful OF the value they receive for
their shoe money will be decidedly pleased with the
models at Sro Quality in material and workmanship is
very evident, and it goes clear through
Dark Ia Cordovan English oxfords.
mi on a medium
popular with the young men.
Norwegian Grain Leather Brogues in dark
tar popular last: exceptionally durable
shoe of service and good appearance.
are made by hgh-grade shoemakers expressly
Tor are marked much lower than
such quality.
Men floor.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04
Genuine Leather
Boston Bags
$3.50
Taught in the
New Dennison Section

Thls is q very special price.
In fact up until we offered them
at this price a few weeks ago a.
was the first time We had seen them
at s2.5o.
They are OF high-quaiity leather:
tl.ree-piece model, with double
stitched lap-over seams, sewed- in
frame, fastening with strap and
buckle.
TAN ONLY. IN SIZES IL, il AND
is INCHES
Travelling Goods Section. Fourth nos.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-04

Can you solve this mystery
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-20
Corrignan Funeral
On Memorial Day
Body Placed In Vault Satur-
day Awaiting Honor OF
A Military Funeral

Saturdays train brought back to
Landon, the old home town. the re.
mains of Charles F. Corrignan, an
other of our soldier boys who follow
ed the flag overseas and gave up
his life in the great fight of free
dom and civilization. The body was
met at the depot by members of the
Langdon post of the American Le-
gion and given military escort to
the cemetery, where the casket was
given temporary resting place in
the vault. 1t is planned to give
the final ,nterment fitting military
honors at a public funeral, perhaps
Decoration Day, the 30th of May,
might appropriately be set as ths
time when Chas. F. Corrigan's grave
be the scene where the salute of the
firing squad and "taps" sounded by
the bugler will follow the hush of
the last solemn rites for our
glorious and honored dead.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-20
LAR|MORE BASKET TOSSERS
were EASY "P|CKINGS"

High school basket ball was featur-
ed by the players of the old L. Il. S.
winning double header of games last
Friday evening when the regulars. or
=" first" team met and won game
from Larimore here in Langdon by a
score of 81 to 6, while the ttsecond''
or juniors went to Milton and ,omped
way with the big end of a score of
33 to 27. 1t was one of the big red
letter days of the season for the To-
cal fans of TIE basket ball game.
In the game here Langdon at a
conservative estimate was shooting
baskets at the rate Of about one a
minute from the start to the finish.
Larimore made three of its lonesome
six points in each half of the game
and at no time appeared to have either
the weight or head work in it's team
tn withstand.th advance of Langdon 8
faster playing team. The locals had
a line up when the whistle blew for
the first half composed of Ramage.
Row, Stevenson, Crockett and Maus-
ten. This was changed when the
second half started up by the posi-.
tions on the floor being taken by
Milne, Kelner, Row, Stevenson and
Mausten- There were enough points
made to enable all the boys to take
q f,1 rn of choofi,r hooLo%o o1+ho,,rrl,
both Stevenson and Milne played a
particularly strong game with Kel.
ner, Ramage, Row and Ramage &C.
cepting every offering and making
a point contributing response. Maus-
ten as captain of the team played his
usually dependable game that heart
ened up his team mates with good
head work at the right moment.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-20
Home Talent Give
War Benefit Show
Famine Stricken Children Of
War Torn Europe Will
Get The Proceeds

The benefit entertainment to have
been put on at the Electric Theatre
for the famine stricken children of
Europe tomorrow Friday evening has
been given postponement until
Monday night, owing to the basket
ball game at the high school gymna.
sium, The benefit home talent en-.
tertainment for the children's relief
fund is to include a program Of
vaudeville and comedy numbers az
we'll as vocal and instrumental mu-
sic by our best known local head
liners, There will also be a special
feature film, contributed by Mr..
Charter, who has donated the use Of
the Electric Theatre for the evening
The program is to start at eight
o'clock sharp. The price of the tic.
kets are twenty-five and fifty cents
Every dollar of the proceeds going to
the relief of the famine stricken peo-
pie of the war devasted countries of
the Old World. Every Langdon home
should contribute its quota toward
this worthy project.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-20
Better Luck Next Time John

The Farmers Press is in receipt of
an open letter this week from Mr..
Jno. S. Gogin, Of the Nora Farm at
Osnabrock, which we much regret
our inability to accept owing to its
length being likely to encroach too
far into the time and space that
must be devoted each week to other
news features in these columns. We
are In nowise discriminating against
Mr.. Gogin, who IN addition
to taking up the Johnston -Ropriva
controversy introduces a topic of his
own, the industrial licensepirate, which
is handled, in way that many of
our readers in the past have learned
to appreciate. The Farmers Press at
present is running short handed and
therefore has to give the elusive
news item the right Of way over the
writer of current day topics on our
editorial page, much as we regret
doing SO.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-20
.Langdon Girl Now
A Movie Artist
Betsy Ross Clarke Leading
Woman In Movie World
Born In Langdon

1t is getting now days so that
every once in awhile Langdon gets
word that one or another of the home
town boys and girls are making good
in their chosen career, since start
ing out in the world. Langdon has
heard from those those who have
won fame in the trades and profess
sions as we'll as overseas in the war.
but it is something out of the usual
run to learn that Langdon girl has
arrived at the zenith of her career as
a movie actress star. This was the
luck that came our way this week in
the item regarding the achievement
and fame gained by the only 0augh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Clarke,
well known Langdon residents up to
| their moving west some fifteen years
ago. Under her picture in theatri-
cal folder and seat program is given
the following outline of the Langdon
girl who is starring as the leading
woman in one of the hest known
movie films of the day:
Betty Ross Clarke, so cuddly in
her Tam O. Shanta. will be seen as
leading woman for Roscoe Arbuckle.
in "Brewster'e Million's.'' Miss
Clarke was born in Langdon. N. D..
and educated at Stanley Hall, in Min
neapolis. She was on the stage for
awhile. Her screen career. however,
started. when she appeared in
the Fox production, eff I Were
King" She was with Taylor Holmes
in "The Very Idea,'' and you may
have seen her in Romance. !
didn't, The rougish little woman is
five foot six inches tall, weighs l34,
(not so vurr little.) and has brown
hair and grey eyes. Mae Time.
May Ross Clarke is recalled as be-
ing in her twenty-ninth year and n,
doubt the Betsy has been adopted
as stage name since her entrance
upon theatrical career while still il
her teens. 1t was after the compile
tion of her education at Stanley Hal
in Minneapolis that Miss Clarke de-
cided upon an invasion of stagelant
and went west to California chaper.
oned by her mother Mrs. Cora Ross
Clarke, who was quite gifted as ar
elccutionist and along histronic lines.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-20
Rehers to Remain In Langdon

One of Langdon's more important
business changes to occur with the
incoming of the new year was the
reorganization nt that we'll known
pioneer mercantile establishment.
the Schulke- Bradley Co., in which
MIR. Fred J Reher, upon his retire
ment from the office of county super
intendent of schools has purchased an
interest and along with MIR. w. A.
Bradley will taKe an active
part in the management of the COM
pany's affairs. 1t 10 a source of plea
sure for Langdon people to know that
that the retirement Of MIR. Reher
from county office does not mean
that the Rehers are removing from
our midst and at the same time the
best Of good wishes are rendered him
for success in his business venture.