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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-28
Special Bargains in Bushes.
and Residence Property

We have a large number of vacant
lots that we offer in punches at less
than aero prices. Suitable for chicken
ranches or truckers.
20lS Court street for sale or rent.
n number of beautiful bungal lows
Very low prices. Easy terms
F. II. CHEW, ~ Opera House.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-28
Harris. both OF Pueblo.
BORN

To Mr. and Mrs. Tom Arcuri 900 Box
Elder street, a son, December y. l9.l,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-28

I"aSN CHI IoUo W.
LoST-A pair of Suede gloves with
black stitching, between Sacred Heart
church and 1928 Greenwood. Reward II
returned TO 1923 Greenwood
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-26
LADYFZNGERS
b.. JACKSON GREGORY
Copyright, 1891. BY Charles soribne,.s Son.

haul" he unused, his eyes bright with
his inspiration. ''And plenty more
when that's gone. And there's a big
French car at Lamont's which will 70
mighty well with your little French
heels, Miss Polly !"
80 he called UP Lannon'S.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02
Interesting to Men !

Wool Socks now 81 pair Pure Australian wool noted
1of us softness and comfort, in England where
Woolen hosiery is at its best Heavy ribbed in heather
colors and oxford "
Warm Union Suits lowered to about cost to U.S. In
other words you get them for lust about what we
Rad , heavy Ribbed Cotton Babriggan, So; Cotton and
Wool Mixed $3.50; Silk and Wool Mixed at s1o All
sizes and body lengths. A make that fits like glove.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02
e and must have nov

ure they crave ana must nave now
or never?
Men cannot understand this, be-
cause their personal appearance
does not make nor mar their chance
in life. Nor, do they have to make
their sentimental hay while the sun
of their youth and beauty shines,
and so they judge more harshly
than the woman does the poor lit
tie butterfly who barters her all for
the sake of Haunting her gaudy
wings for an hour in the sunshine.
And women know. as a man never
knows, that the wages of sin is
death" to a woman. They have seen
the look of the damned in the eyes
of their sisters OF the street. They
have heard the laughter that is sad
der than the sound Of sobs on a
woman's lips. They know that no
child more ruthlessly breaks its toys.
and casts them aside when II is
tired Of them. than a man does the
woman who has been his plaything.
and so even good women pity bad
women more than men do.
OF course, this is not the old
theory. That is. that women are
hard and cruel to other women, and
that wOman's inhumanity to woman
makes countless thousands mourn.
II this was ever true. II is not
true now. Women everywhere are
stretching out their hands to other
women, trying to help them. to com
fort them, to Uplift them.
There is not charity for the bet
terment Of unfortunate women that
| does not owe its origin an its ex-
istenCe TO the work Of sympathetic
women. II is women who reach
down to the women in the cutters
and try to pull them up to a higher
level, and it is men who are the
chief obstacle to the rehabilitation
| in society Of the woman who has
/ sinned. Women are willing to for
give the Magdslene II she repents
and desires to atone for her past,
| but men will not let their wives and
/ daughters associate with one whose
| garments are mud -bespattered.
You often hear a silly woman say
| that she has no wOmen friends. thay
all OF her friends are men. and that
when she wants TO ask a favor she
/ goes to a man for it.
Fool She knows not what she
I says. and she soon finds out her
/ error il she has ned to put friend
| ship to the test. Men are but fair
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02
Can you solve this case
In Lions Clothing.

1t was on Wednesday that c.
"allack Jones rented the furnished
house on BannOCk street and took
up his residence there alone
Mrs. Willis, next door, said that
he never opened the back blinds,
even in the daytime. Mrs Briggs.
across the street, declared he went
out seldom and always looked up
and down the street like a man who
was afraid of something, in spite
of the combination of piercing
black eyes and aggressive blonde
Van Dyke beard. which made him
resemble a lion-fercelike"
1t was on Sunday afternoon that
Mrs. Briggs saw him bring another
man home with him. This man was
smOoth-shaven, she thought. and
was dressed in rough clothing, pal
pably new. She noticed it particu-
Iarly because Of the contrast with
Jones's well-tailOred appearance.
1t was just dusk the following
Wednesday when she glanced out
the window and saw c. WalIack
Jones come out of his house and
walk jauntily down the street He
didn't seem "afraid-like" any more.
The next morning a clerk of the
real estate agent called with a key
and paperhanger. They found a
murdered man in the parlor. He
had been stabbed with a kitchen
knife, and Mrs. Briggs Identified
him by his clothing as the man who
had gone into the house with Jones
on Sunday.
"A clear case" said Detective
Quigley the following morning.
when, with Harvey Hunt he re-
visited the scene of the murder.
Traced this guy by his clothing
Walkers his name, from Scranton
Jones ran away with his girl a
couple Of years age. Swore he'd
kill him. Picked up his trail re-
Gently. Jones came here to hloe.
Walker found him. Planned to kill
him, but Jones lured him here,
strikes first and makes a clean get
away. We're putting out the drag
net for Jones"
You won't get him." said Harvey
Hunt quietly. His eyes were ixea
on the carpet near where the body
had been found. He stopped and
scooped a few blonde hairs. about
half-tnCh long. onto a sheet of
paper and examined them intently,
while Detective Quigley stared in
uncertainty and vague suspicion.
Hunt stopped again and carefully
scraped up a bit of white. fluffy
material that crumbled into DOW
der as he did so.
Soap" he muttered.
What do you mean, Won't ger
him. queried Quigley beIIigerentIy.
Doesn't it strike you as funny"
Hunt countered. that these two
men came here Sunday afternoon
and that the murderer didn't leave
until Wednesday night? Let's have
a look at the kitchen"
In it they found a plentiful SUD-
ply Of food, and evidence that sew
eral meals had been prepared and
eaten there since last it had been
cleaned
Your explanation is probably
straight up to the point where the
two men entered the house." said
Harvey Hunt. But after that your
theory goes counter to the facts
The man you want to hunt for is
Walker. You'll find the body in the
morgue is that of c. wallack Jones"
Can you tell how Harvey Hunt de-
duced thisi
The answer will appear tomorrow.
Copyright, 1891, BY Public Ledger CO..
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02

a little but experts generally agree
that so long as two sets of tracks
occupy any one thoroughfsre a
risky condition is condoned.
Capitol hill is another bad grade
on the Capital lines. Chevy Chase
and Fourteenth street have bad
spots but the worst in the city, Won
CuIin pointed out, is on Pennsyl-
vania avenue from Fifteenth street
down as far as the auto parking
spaces continue.
New Rules TO Be Made.
1t is understood that a new set
of traffic laws being contemplated,
recommends that Pennsylvania ave
nue. be closed to parking space.
At Eighteenth and u streets, pic
tured in the cut accompanying, Won
Culin agreed with residents that
the isle of safety is not in the best
location.
Put there are conditions there
that might preclude a platform or
chained space exactly where the car
stops" he said. The car stops just
at the end OF the curve and a plat
form to be OF real use would have
to be situated far enough away from
this base to permit safe loading and
this would block the continuation
of Florida avenue. do believe.
however, that this isle with tn
lamp-pOst could be better situated &c
Though the curve at this point IS
one of the sharpest in the city, it
has not been marked by a high rec
ord of accidents.
The Capital Company has exper.-
enced in the past much the same
of the evils of employment as other
large traction companies. In 1918
the Companys turnover in car per-
sonnel was 300 per cent; in 1919,
over 100 per cent. and in 1920 about
80 per cent.
We believe we have now as COM
petent a collection of car men as
any system in this country" said
Won Culin. We are back to base
again and many of the men en-
ployed in abnormal and stressful
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02
Borrowed Husbands
AMarried Life Story
Written for The Herald
By Mildred K. Barbour
WI.-Rapid Progress.

breakfast in the Langwell house
hold that morning occupied more
time than the meal itself justified.
1t was after IL when the doctor.
looking at his watch, sprang up
suddenly.
Great guns! I'd forgotten the
time completely! 1 was due at the
hospital a quarter Of an hour ago.
He smiled down at Nancy, slim
and graceful and blonde against the
sombre background of the great
carved chair.
There aren't many women who
can make me forget my job"
Perhaps few of them would con-
slider it worth while" answered
Nancy coolIy, avoiding his eyes.
She rose leisurely from the chair
he drew back for her. From his
silence she knew she had scored
again.
Sure Of herself, she felt that she
could afford to be magnanimOus, 50
she looked up at him with her most
disarminE smile.
Forgive me, That sounded rude,
didn't it? But what l really meant
was: Few women would want to
distract you from the splendid work
you are doing in relieving human
suffering. 1 think it is the noblest
profession in the world. and all doc
tors have my sincerest admiration
and respect"
She held out her hand and he
took il with curious eaEerness.
Again Nancy felt that old tingle
she had experienced the night be-
fore when their fingers had touched.
She withdrew her hand hastily and
turned with relief as the maid en-
tered the room.
Letters from the hotel. madame" ."
Nancy took the proffered mail and
glanced at the superscTiptions. On
one she recognized Peggy Reeves
dashing scrawI and the other bore
her name in the same handwriting
which had penned the card that
sont Gerald Burrard fearing angriIy
"T to Peru.
So Mai. Desmond was writing al
ready!
Again Nancy felt dismay before
the evidence of the young officers
impetuous pursuit. Something Of
her perturbation must have showed
in her face. for the doctor. strug-
cling into his overcoat. which the
maid had brought from the hall
said teasinEIy:
Letters from other admirers. eh?'
Nancy ignored the other"
What makes you think that all
NV correspondents are not women 80
You"
He had come close to her again
when the maid departed.
What man could be so blind as to
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02
FEATURES, FICTION
Watch The Herald GrowI

weather friends TO women. A man
enjoys the society Of a woman 3ust
as long as she makes no demand
upon him.
While she is at her best, happv
and gay, and prosperous, and we'll
dressed, ready to listen 70 him with
a sympathetic ear, he is q charm
ing and interesting friend. But let
the evil day come, and all this H.
changed. II she is in need. he VIU
lend her money once or twice. II
she is sick, he will send her a bunch
Of flowers. II her heart is broken
he will write hsr a note Of con
dolence. perhaps. And that's an
He will dodge her as II she had the
plague. rather than listen 10 her
tal6 Of woes. He would walk ten
miles to avoid having her weep over
him. and when she becomes shabby
and a borrower OF small sums. his
Office boy gets orders 10 say that hc
is psrpetUally out
It's only a woman friend whose
friendship will stand the test .rr
listening, hour after hour. to tho
selfish monoloEue Of grief, who W.
let you weep out her heart upon
her bosom, and who will invite ,0g
NhN NAANAa'l ~ hNI A0NEg inc tEaE-
bier and more forlorn you get.
And in busine ess II Is other women
who push women up the ladder or
success. Let a girl show any sbfr-
ity, any industry, any ambition ta.
rise. and some woman above Fr-
will open the door Of opportunity 10
her. 1t is the busy forewomen vrr-
teach green little girls their trad,
II is the girls who have Jobs VIII.
are on the lookout for jobs rr-
other girls. II is women who e.
down into their lean purses and
help other women in need.
Everywh ere, womanS hrs.
friend is a woman, and the woman
who puts her faith in other women.
justice and kindness never has r,a-
son to regret il.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02

see you, to bask in the fragrance
of your presence, and not be in
spired to write you letters-or
poetry
"Oh" Nancy gasped, her poise
shaken for a moment; then she flung
back her head and laughed.
This from you! The prosaic man
of medicine! Oh, doctor, you are so
funny"
She was gone and up the stairs
in a grey swirl of chiffon, her
laughter echoing back to him. But
when she stopped at a sunny win
dow-seat on the second landing. and
sank down in the cushions, there
was no trace of amusement on her
face.
1t hadn't been a particularly good
exit. 1t was more worthy of a girl
of l6. Not that she cared really,
but she hated to be routed.
Well, she wouldn't let herself be!
She hadn't intended to remain as
Edith's guest, but she decided sud
denly that she would accept the in
vitation. If Edith's ridiculously con-
ceited husband wanted to flirt with
her, let him try it. She rather well
coined an opportunity to put the
SudNe lllllt DtdSl III Wis pldtGs
She turned to her letters, painstak-
ingly choosing Peggy Lewis first.
1t began without salutatiOn, char
acteristic of the piquant Peggy.
Please, pretty lady, will you do
poor distracted Peggy an awful,
awful big favor? Ny former in
laws. the Harding clan, you know,
are on for a few days visit, and I
cant have them in the house with
Reeve. You can understand how
delicate the situation is! If they
go to a hotel they won't be able
to have Baby Margaret with them
often, as | never let her nurse take
her down town. I'm still awfully
fond of my first set of in-laws, in
spite of the fact that their spoiled
son made my life miserable (by the
way. he wants to know when that
pretty widow Nancy Burrard,' is
coming back-you made an awful
hitD. So, Nancy. couldn't you be a
dear, and let me park them in your
apartment while you are away?
Your maid isn't doing a thing but
gossip with the iceman all day-you
know that-and having someone
around would be good discipline for
her. Wire il it's all right to
PEGGY"
Nancy sighed ard started down
stairs for a telegraph blank She
wasn't keen about turning her
apartment over to strangers, but
since her woman friends were
generous in leaving their husbands
for escort duty. she supposed she
must make some return.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02
,X>a~ e = Hf55S

woman who is charged with
having murdered a rich man who
was her protector demands TO be
tried by jury Of women, because
she says that only women can un-
derstand a woman in her position,
well enough to be mercifuI to her.
Yet this Toor, erring creature has
committed the cardinal sin in the
code of women. She is guilty Of
husband stealing. She is young
and beautiful, and she took a hus-
band away from a wife who had
grown old. and worn, and haggard,
working, and scrimping. and saw
ing to help him pile up the fortune
that he squandered on this other
woman.
One might, think that. of all
things on earth. such an one would
fear the untempered justice that a
jury OF women would deal out, but
this woman knows better. She un-
derstands the psychology Of her
sex. and shows an almost uncanny
wisdom when she appeals from
Caesar to Caesars wife.
For it is only woman who
knows how great and many are the
temptations that beset a poor and
pretty young girl. 1t is only a
woman who knows how easy it is
for such a girl to take the down
ward path, and how hard to keep
in the straight and narrow road.
1t Is only a woman who can un-
derstand how girl can sell her
soul for a yard of chiffon and a
pair of dancing pumps. 1t is only
a woman who knows how many
men there are in Sleeps cloth
ing, seeking for unprotected lambs
to devOur.
To men women are either good
or bad. II a girl goes wrong, they
set her down as wholly vicious; but
women know that most of the bad
women are not really bad Of in
tentiOn. They are only weak, and
they are the viCtims-of environ
ment
A wOman's play time of life is 81
short. In the few years Of hel
early youth she must have all thu
fun, all the admiration, all the ad
venture, all the romance she viii
ever have. What wonder. then, tha'
the foolish among them. who lacl
the wit to drive a good bargain viii
Fate, buy at any cost the clothes thai
enhance their beauty, and the pleas
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02
THE QUESTION
Is American Literature Be.
coming Better or Worse?
THE NsWERsl

THE ANS" EHS3
WILLIAM McNALLY, sales
man, Saks & Cot That is very
hard to say. You don't really
know anything about a period in
literature until IL Is past and
and gone. However, don't
think that the books now being
published are as good as they
should be-"
James Sloan, student, George
town University Law schools AT
present L believe literature in
this country Is at a standstiII. L
think that the slump will be
over SOON
MISS ELIZABETH LOCK-
WOOD, 115 Twelfth street south
casts This is no time to pass
Judgment on American Iitera-
ture. We are still living in the
shadow of the war, and writer's
are Influenced by the unnatural
conditiOns.7
MRS. GLADYS c. DANCE, 1918
Eleventh street northwest; @It
II distressing to admit, but
think our country Is not show
ing brilliRncy in the literature
line at this time. There are only
n few American writers worth
reading today. Even the maEn-
Eines are printing worse stories
than usual"
RALPH HOLT, 1923 p street
northwestI "American literature
In all its branches-short stories,
novels, playwritInE, poetry
needs n 'braeer! When IL will
come and hOSy L do not know.
But IL will, eventually
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02
Deductions ofHarvey Hunt
By Philip Francis Nowlan.

Dan Harrison suspected female
~cOme-Ons" in Wholesale silk
theftS. Dan was with the at-
tOrney generals once and
Shrewd. Harvey Hunt told Dan
he was wasting his time trail
ing women when the trail of
guilt led elsewhere.
Did you read -Names without
Owners- and did you deduce
your cases See if IL cOihcideS
with Harvey Hunts below:
HUNT simply made a
1 common sense analysis of the
case of the Names Without Own
ers." The problem was to find the
method by which Bertha Bernbein
got the stolen silk to her husband,
and from where.
II Bertha Bernbein did only four
things, check her trunk, stop at
hotels. eat and travel, and was un-
der constant surveillance all the
time, which one Of these activ-
tiles might constitute the loop
hole through which she man
aged to have the stolen silks for
warded to her husband? Harrison
had asCertained that she cOmmuni-
Gated with nobody. By a process OF
elimination, therefore, only the
trunk remained.
But one trunk would not be
enough. There must be more than
one trunk But the fact that there
were many trunks had to be con-
cealed. How? Obviously by having
them all alike. 1t would be an easy
thing for the Bernbeins to keep
their stolen silk stored in trunks in
baggage rooms all over the country,
and Bertha could exchange one for
another at any railroad station
without being detected in spite OF
the fact that her every movement
was "shadOwed."
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1921.


Neptune and the Sun rule strongly
for good early today. according to
astrology. In the evening Jupiter
is adverse.
Success best betides those who
rush their affairs in the morning,
for then foresight can be best trust
ed under this sway of the stars.
1t is an auspicious rule for seek
ing political support or for laying
the foundations for new business
associations.
Interviews with persons in posi-
tions of power are likely to be sat-
isfactory while the Sun is in friend
" aspect
The National Capital comes under
planetary government that seems
to promise much for those who en-
Joy social affairs that bring together
famous men and women. The sar6n
may be revived by more than one
official no oStessI
Ihere is threatening sign for
motion pictures, many changes be-
Ing indicated. Thousands of en-
.doyes may suffer loss of work or
decrease in compensation.
Inc sinister aspect affecting
movies is the same that is held to
presage new conditions that Will
govern tho legitimate stage, making
Tor Independent enterprises and
growth of community theater in
terests.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury OF a successful year II
porn in the morning. Those who
first saw the light after noon should
guard against losses and keep busi-
ness well In hand. Employees will
benefit.
Children born on this day are
likely to have happy lives in which
they enjoy continued prosperity,
but they may be inclined to be ex-
trava nanf
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02
Locked out by Landlord
He Claims in Court Suit

Agostino Ssntucci who claims ro
be a tenant OF the premises al 1895
North Capitol street northwest. rr.F
suit yesterday in the District S.
preme Court against Victor and
Sebastina Traponi. the landlords 20
prevent them from oustinE him
while an appeal Of the case is
pending.
The tenant, through Attorncv
Robert T. Lang, claims that he has
been locked out and cannot re-ento-
the place without using force. tt.
suit in the Municipal Court is ore
for possession. but Santucci claims
the landlords are not willing 10 wait
until the District Court hears his
appeal.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02

T.. Won Culin, traffic superin-
tendent for the Capital Traction
Company, cRumerates several
features OF this cOmpany's efforts
to reduce accidents or prevent
them altogether.
| As sample of the demands
Ip"n WashinEtOn's traction sys-
tenn during rush hours, the Capt.
tai Traction Company on one line
Operates forty cars in fifteen min
IutesI over two n minute. Care
lessly operated, II would take but
one car to complete tie-up on
this line, inconvenIencing thou
sands of patrons on their way
IA home or to work.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02

But how could the pair distIn-
Cuish one trunk from another
among their many duplicates? How
does anybody mark a trunk to iden-
ttfy it? By initials. Initials stand
for names. Right at this point a
characteristic of all the kilograms
fitted right in and confirmed Harvey
Hunts speculation. Names were
mentioned in all the messages
These names stood for the trunks,
and also served the purpose of lead
ing the detectives aStray in a
search for band of girls who did
not exist
The Washington herald., 1921-02-02
Loading Platforms and
Chained Areas Prove
Big Safety Aid.

war-times today could not get en-
ployment with us for they CouIdn' I
compete with the class of men we
have.
We had only three vacancies
today and over thirty men applying
for them"