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The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
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SUIT OVER WILL
Kin of Mrs. Henley Smith Ad-
just Contradictory
Codicils.

The contest over the will Of Mrs.
Mary Rebecca Henley Smith. in
voIving an estate valued at over
100000 has been settled out of
court between Mrs. Florence W
Sampson. aud Mrs. Mary R. Flather.
contestants. both cousins of the de-
ceased.
Mrs. Henley Smith. widow Of
James Henley-Smith, died last
spring at her home. l245 COnneC-
ticut avenue northwest. Her estate
consisted OF property in Baltimore,
Md. and stocks and bonds. One
Cpdicil, which was intended to re-
vOh, all other cOdicils and wills.
left certain portions of the estate to
Mrs Fllther. \ later CodiCil. re-
voking the Flather codicil and all
others. left practically the entire
estate to Mrs. Sampson.
Mrs FIather then contested the
will on the alleged ground Of the
mental unfitness of the deceased to
draw up a valid will. The case was
n bout to go to trial when a COM
promise. by which both of the par
les will share and share alike, was
tched. and the jury instructed to
T, Urn 4 verdict sustaining the will,
y tiCe Bailey ratified the verdict
Criminal Court No. >.
Attorneys George +. Hoover,
Frank Hogan and Frederick \. Fen
ming appeared for the principals.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
US. AT ECONOMIC
CROSSROAD, SAYS
:, TRADE SPEAKER
Kiwanians Hear Able Ad-
dress at Weekly.
Luncheon.

Roy s. MacElwee, Of the Bureau
Of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
reminded members of the Washing
ton Kiwanis Club. at their weekly
luncheon at the Hotel Washington
Yesterday that foreign trade means
as much to the average business
man as It does to the man who
makes a business of importing or
exporting"
THE United States" continued
MacEiwee, who was the principal
speaker before this club yesterday
"at present is at the crossroads in
the worlds commerce. 1t is up to
the inhabitants Of this country to
decide whether we are to have a
full dinner pail and full pay checks
by marketing what we produce all
over the world or being content TO
Just turn out sufficient for pur own
needs"
banker Also Talks.
Huston Thompson, of the Federal
Trade Commission, addressed the
nj" dnldHS ds pISsANoAS "a SN
ecutive council Of the Boy Scout or
ganization, thanking them for their
decision to sponsor a campaign to
raise $4,000 for the scout budget
| during the present year. ,
Claude H. Woodward, president on
the club, has announced the fol-
7 lowing committee to handle this
campaign for funds for the Boy
| Scouts:
Charles F. Roberts, chairman
Frank p. Avalesr, John Fischer
George c. Shaffer, John c. Wine
man. Frank c. Steward, T. Lincolr
Townsend, Moritz Mayer, George P
Mangan. Leon S. Hurley, Frank B
Keyes, Mccarthy Hanger. Joseph p
Stephenson, Harry l. Rust, R O
Fletcher, Harry Hahn, Anton Ste
phan. F. Wallace, Ed Shaw and w
C. Worthington-
Rotary Guests
At the luncheon next week tn,
members Of the Washington Rotar!
Club will be the guests Of the XII
wants Club.
Two handsome flags, one Ok
Glory and the other the official Ki
wants flag. were in their place a
yesterdays luncheon for the mrs
time.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
Four Year-OId Crippled
In Accident; Sues

Four-year old Leo william North.
through his father, William H. North,
filed suit yesterday in the District
Supreme Court against the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany for $4,000 damages for al
legged personal injuries.
The plaintiff, through Attorney
Daniel O'Donoghue, alleges that a
street car ran over him on P street,
between Thirty-fourth and Thirty
fifth streets northwest, and crushed
his left leg so badly it had to be
amputated, leaving him mutilated
for the rest of his life and prevent
ing him fro earning a livelihood.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
Admit rs NeIU Members
To advertising CLue

Twenty-siX new members Wert
admitted TO the Advertising Qut
OF Washington At a regular nleff-
ing held yesterday afternoon. Lzurr
ence +. Rubel, OF Underwood Rna
Underwood, is chairman OF ttc
membership committee o. the eltr
and his ecorts are reaping result
are the names OF the new
members: 1t. Mortimer G. BiShp1
L. S. n, Fred S. BoormAn, Phlklp
W. Morrell. Laura Miller, J. o'Con-
nor, Leslie S. Shipway, Sol Gold
berg. Edward p. HedinEer, S. J..
White, Leonard p. Young. Willisfa
Banning. J. o. Martin, J. Hsroie
George B. Kennedy, Daniel +. Mo-
Carty, n. l.. Meyer. Arthur Neild,
Margaret X. SittRreaves, Julius J..
Gray, John F. Hardy, W. r. Ken.
nedy, lawyer; NJ Z. Hunt-Wsllace,
Morris GewriZ. =. Romer, Jerome
Saks and =. r. Haas.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
PickpOckets Quit
Work in MOScOU

Russia's industrial ruin has been
so far accomplished by soviet rule
that pickpockets and highwaymen
have gone out of business in Mos
COW, Arthur Bullard, chief of the
Russian division of the State De-
partment told the House Foreign
Affairs Committee yesterday.
No trade resumption either by
America or Great Britain will sue
ceed until large credits are ex-
tended, BulIard said, adding he be-
lieved only a trustworthy govern
ment should be recognized.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
Reception to Chief
Of Sons of Veterans

About 100 members of Maryland
Division, Sons of Veterans, u. S. ~,
attended the reception in honor OF
Pelham A. Barrows, commander-in-
chief of the organization. of Lin
coin. Neb., at the Ebbitt House last
night. o. A. c. Oehmler, division
commander of Maryland, which divi-
sion includes also the District and
Virginia, presided. Comdr. Barrows
reported he found the organization
in splendid condition following a
tour of seventeen States, visiting
the veteran organizations in every
State.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
GOmpers Charges
TreGchery to Labor

"Treachery to labor" was charged
by Samuel GOmpers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, when
he appeared yesterday before the
Senate Manufactures Committee and
discussed the Lever act, passed as
a wartime law to stop prOfteering.
GOmpers said he had urged pas
sage of the act, not knowing it
would be used to "enslave the
workers."
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
Condemn Property.

Condemnation proceedings by
which three acres of land now be-
longing to James l.. Hall, of 36O3
Newton street northeast. are to be
secured for the extention of Monroe
and Newton streets northeast, were
begun yesterday in the District
Supreme Court by Corporation
Counsel Francis H. Stephens on be-
half of the District Commissioners
The property is located between
Eighteenth and Twentieth streets
northeast.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
To Give Reception.

Independence Bell Chapter. D. A.
R, will give a birthday reception
tonight at S:45 o'clock at the Wash
inGtOn Club, 1901 X street north
west. Mrs. Henry Churchill Cook,
regent and founder Of the chapter.
VIII be assisted by Mrs. George
Maynard Minor. Mrs. George
Thatcher Guernsey. Mrs. Livingston
l. Hunt, Mrs. G. Wallace w. Hanger
and other officers
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
Kit Carson Meeting.

Kit Carson Post. Department of
the Potomac. G. \. K, held its reg
uIar monthly business meeting in
g. A. r. Hall. 1412 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. last night. The
most will participate in a banquet
nr the department at the Ebbitt
Hotel next Tuesday night. in honor
of the national commander of the
veterans organizations. COmdr.
Sohn McElroy presided at the
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
d. C.. Insurance Men
To Attend Convention

Plans were laid by the District of
Columbia Life Underwriters Asso-
citation at it's meeting last night to
attend the Southeastern Congress OF
Life Underwriters. to be held in Bal
timore, March 10.
F. Strunk is chairman OF the local
registration committee. The Wash
ington delegation expects to go in
a special car.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
Credit Men Addressed
By Electrical Man

J. c. Heinbuch, 3r., Of Doubleday
Hill Electric Company, was the
speaker at the weekly round table
luncheon of the Washington Asso-
citation of Credit Men.
Heinbuch spoke on credit and col
lections and gave q brief outline OF
the methods used by him and the re-
suits obtained.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
Mrazek Pdtronynlic
Puzzle; Wants Change

william Joseph Mrazek, an en-
ploye of the navy yard, has a name
that is not only hard to spell and
pronounce, he says, but sounds un-
American.
He asked the District Supreme
Court yesterday through Attorney
Thomas A Lane, for permission to
change his name to william Joseph
First, which, he claims, suits him
better.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
Seeks Grain Figures.

Senator Smith, of South Carolina,
Yesterday introduced a resolution
for investigation by the Senate
Agricultural Committee to deter
mine the amount of wheat and cot
ION now in warehouses and grain
elevators.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
Miss Boardman Talks.

Commissioner Mabel T. Boardman
was the principal speaker yesterday
afternoon before the students and
patrons Of the Sidwells' Friends
school, 19O9-21 Eye street north
west. Miss Boardman emphasized
the Importance of the public play
grounds and the responsibility OF
the people of this city TO the coun-
try at large.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
Announce Rehearsals.

Rehearsals for the next staging
Of The Patter Revue of 1921" to
be held by the st. Patrick's Players
in Carroll Hall on the night of
March II. will commence next week,
it was announced by Rev. John Bar
rett, of St. Patrick's Church last
night.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-11
Scouts Rehearsing.

Boy Scout Troop 81 are rehears-
ing for a play, The Country Boy
Scout" to be held in Thompson
School to secure funds for the out
fitting of a club room.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26

she would co ntnue Ca wear her modes
dress and care for thenest and her babies
So the Queen called for the tinting
fairy and let MIR. Redbird select the
color he wished to have for his coat,
and while the fairies danced around
him and his little wife. the Queen, changed
his feathers To red. wings and tail and body
ooh, isn't he beautiful said HE little
wife 81 am proud Of you. my dear.
Hhall never tire Of looking at YOU.
They thon thanked the Queen md
few away, and while Mr.. Redhird could
not often visit his mate while she was on
tho nest because Of his red cont he did
not forget how unselfsh she was and did
not make fuss because she could not have
her dress chanE ed 80 the color If his coat.
So while phe cared for tho eggs, he car
red 20 her sometimes n choice wum, or
blossom or berry. and always, where she
could hear him, he sang TO her bls very
sweetest song
And that Is how the Redbird got his
red coat, and Just as he did long ago. all
the Redbirds today sing "a their mates
and carry choice morFelR Co them because
the dear little mother bird Of long ego was
willing 10 wear her old dress, 80 she could
take care Of the nest and the blrdhngs
while her husband wears tho red coat
that every one admires,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26
SANDMAN STORY.
By Mrs. r. A. walker.
Protected hy George Matthew Adams
HowTHEREpBIRD GOT HIS COLOR

Once upon a time tho rcdbird, or Sum
me9 Tanager, was not red nll over, as ne
is now. but like his little wife, the upper
parts Of his little body were yeilowish
olive green and the underneath parts oil
the orange-yellow shade.
One dav while he was singing IN nm
orange grove and thinking Of beautiful
things. which Of course, made his song
very sweet, he wondered II he had red
coat If the picture, not be more
beautiful.
So away he flew to the dell where fairies
reveled nc night, and when the Queen
drove over the messy carpet he flew To
her pearl carriage and alighted on The
ba ok of IL.
He almost tipped il over for he for
got he was much heavier than the Queen
and her little carriage together but, oi
course. the Queen forgave him because he
felt so badly about It.
Then he told the Queen about he
plan and TINT he wished TO have red
coat of feathers, because they would
look So beautiful in the orange grove with
the golden fruit and green leaves and the
blossoms.
''put how about your little mate2'
asked the Queen at win not be safe
for her 10 wear rcd dress when she
has the nest and the babies to care Tor
She could be too easily seen by those who
arc not kind to birds
MIR. Redt I'D had not thought abou
thnt 90 off he flew to ask his wife what II
was best to do :,
The next night he returned Go the del
with his little mate. who told the Queen
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK.
BY Lee Pspe.

Satidday AFTERNOON my oussin Artie
came exround and me and him was
srrewine about wat to do TO have the
most fun and ma came in saying, Boys
i'm going to take you TO concert this
afternoon, Mrs. Hews Jest stopped and
left tickets and there's no use waist
ing them.
Aw G. ma, wat kind of = concert, win
there be enything funny In it? I sed.
There will be some nice music, and
singing and things Of that sort and
its sure TO be very injoyible, sed ma,
and / sed, Aw well gosh ma, G, wat
goods music and singing? Amt there
going TO be enything funny and ma
sed, O there mite be, there mite be,
hurry and put your things on or well
be late. And she took us down town
10 q big place with a stage but no
curtain and lot OF people was setting
there waiting for something TO happin,
wich we sat down and did too, me
saying. / bet there's going TO be some
thing funny, you'd never see all these
people hee- If they dident ixpect some
thing funny 10 happin.
Wares the curtin, how are they GO
ing. TO be funny without a curtin? sed
Artie. WITCH jest then some lady in
Wltt came out with 4 NlOlIn ana started
10 play II with a sick Impression, and
after vile ] sed. Aw heck. watts funny
about her, and Artie esd. She amt fun
ny. she's jest funny looking.
Shh, shh, sed, ma. And some man
in ,frunt of US termed GROUND, being
a man half bald hedded and half not
saying Shh. shh, ware do YOU boys
think you are? WITCH l felt like saying
Alta fewneral, only / dident out OF
sSsteniaS. and then atao&iaar asSS come
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26
LETTERS OF TESSIE AND JOE

Dear Joe;
Say Joe considering the crime wave
and all the automobile thieves and
everything do you think l ought 10
have the baby carriage insured? My
cousin Grace and her husband in the
insurance business were over and Otto
that's his rarne-told me that at little
or no personal expense. namely $40 a
year. could insure 1t perfectly
against fire, theft and collisions. IL
sounded very practical the way he ok
planned II out, but later IL came over
me in a flash of intuition that l could
get a new baby carriage fOf what Ia
be paving out for insurance, 80 hardly
think III indulge. though I'd like TO
oblge Otto because ne seemed so very
obliEing himself, and tit for tat makes
the world SO round
Well Joe Mrs. Fink has taken of her
mask and stands revealed in her true
colors. In other words she's snake
in the grass only worse and a viper
in the bosom only more so. She was
over last night and started TO tell her
ell the things I've been doing To reduce.
such as only eating for duty and not
for pleasure and touching my toes ten
times every morning, or rather aim
ing at them from about foot above.
which is my extreme destination when
reach down.
That reminds me-" she says, do you
know what ] read in the paper the
| other day?' she says. Il read that the
| greatest reducer is just plain common
| ordinary everydy homework" she
says. especially sweeping" she
/ says Regular common plain ordi-
| nary sweeping with broom" she says
That's a fine idea ] says as un-
! suspecting as 3. newlaid egg. III
start tomorrow and exercise with the
broom an hour or two a day." / says
and she says, We'll then ! suppose vol
won't object 10 me having the loan o
your vacuum cleaner for a while, see
ing as you won't be using it,"
Can you imagine that Joe? The
vacuum cleaner that's still being pail
for By installments, / couldn't ven.
well refuse her under the circum
stances, but personally i wouldn't pla.
a trick like that on anybody at a dol
fight
Lovingly,
Tessie.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26

out and started to sing In iorr'u
langwige being worse than II she'd had
n violin, Artie saving. Gosh good mite,
who sed she was funnyf and me saying.
III wasent eny funnier than that Id 30
and live I'm n cometerry.
Shh, shh sed ma, and about s'S
other people sed Shh. shh, as ~ they
thawt they was getting in a game. and
some man in back OF us leencd over and
sed to ma. Madam, II these boys don't
keen still Ill call an usher. Being q
skinny man looking even SKINNER, and
ma acd II this is all the better you
bows can appreciate music you better
go home, come on.
WITCH we did. and II enything funny
happened after that we missed IT, only
nuthing proberly did.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26
. THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE.

py Marian Rubincan.
~onvr,rbt 1919. by the Mcclure News
WY nsrer Syndicate. New York City.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26
WHY ?
WHY is the Clock in the British House OF
Parliament Called big Benz
Copyright, 1870. by
wheeler Syndicate. Inc

While the name big Ben il usually
considered as applying only TO The clock
in tower OF the Houses Of Parliament, 1t
is also Tho name Of the bell which announc-
es the hour in this clook--e masterpiece
Of time-keeping designed, m 1881, by
Lord Grimthorpo, in conjunction with
Sir c. b. Airy, the Astronomer Royal, and
MIR. Dent. The bell which is slightly
cracked, WAS cast by George Mears in
1858. and derives ite nickname from Sir
benjamin Hall. who was the first com
missioner of works NJ the time
This bell weighs between Is and IL
tons. and though by day It's sonorous
boom is practically drowned in the roar of
the street traffic, on calm nights It's sounds
may be heard even beyond the city limits
Of London While numbered among the
largest bells IN the world, Big Ben
ia not great when compared with the q ant
bell of Moscow, which weighs no less than
lbs tons
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26
Facts About the February
Sale of Furniture

held each wear in Wanamaker's are familiar TO
nine out of ten of the solid citizens who found
and maintain and furnish and from time TO time
find occasion to refurnish the homes of the land
These Furniture Sales are Wanamaker
ordination, dating more than thirty years back
and have grown into yearly institution, draw
ING people from far and near to partake of their
benefits.
Sometimes they have come from distance OF
two thousand miles,
We have never heard that they considered
it time or money wasted.
Each Sale as successfully held, has been a
product of months of preparation and dehbera-
ton, with its operations planned on gigantic
scale of buying and selling that delivers TO the
customer highest values, at least prices, to be
found anywhere in the world of retail furniture
merchandising.
Imitators almost from the beginning of these
Wanamaker great Sales, have come putting and
painting after, but all to no purpose
Bluff Samuel Johnson said that we should
not blame the pint measure for not holding
quart Naturally, an arm of weaker merchandise
ing muscle is not open to criticism il it lacks
the same long reach and deep reach into the fur
niture market has the strongest arm of the
kind in the world, but only if it makes its adver
Using claims stronger than its goods or prices,
for that is matter which even the smallest shop
can control
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26
PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP.

A bright and clever
young business woman,
well along in her TWEEN
ties, bas q man friend
who COMES TO sce her
every week. The girl
il not in love with the
man, nor the man with
girl. They are simply
congenial companions
who enjoy each Others
society, but the girls
father objects strcnu-
ously to the man s
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26
"KnnQhing IT,

Prohteer Host-I'm afraid Wen have
to drink the flzz out of port glasses.
Proflteer Guest-Oh. we don't mind
roughin IT: were all sportsmen, / take
it-London Punch.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26
The Sale Opens on Friday, January Is
will not be disappointed.

the three days of courtesy and advance
choosing n the February Sale
of beautiful
but only quathe quality that's safe to buy You
will under oob
cation buy purchases made January will be held shipment
February ls and the transaction dated from then.
Values will not be merely great They will be greater
not when this Sale become known
will widespread sensation
average home-maker heartweay with
come down will unro
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26
DOROTHY DIX TALKS.

Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
Copyright. 1920. by the Wheeler syn
dictate, Inc.)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26

You're most interested In classified
ads that tell the whole story. Remem-
Der this when you advertise,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-26
But This New Furniture Sale
WillBreak WanamakerRecords
in Price-Lowering

twill unquestionably tower head over shout
ders above even its distinguished forerunners in
this Store as a GENUINE SERVICE-GIVING
EVENT
Reductions viii be the greatest within years
Qualities will be as satisfying as skill in cab-
net-making and rigorous standards of selection
can make them.
Quantities and assortments will De such that
all reasonable demand, above all, during the early
days of the Sale, can be met.
Every excellent wood and period style requi-
sitioned by fashion will be represented.
Every room in the house has been thought
of, in all its needs complicated by civilization.
Even the children (bring EN- with YOU'D viii
open their bright young eyes wide to see the de-
ightful furniture prepared solely for their de-
Eghtful selves in a six-room display on the Fifth
Floor.
1t is complete offering of our own large,
fine furniture stocks, down to the last piece, each
piece notably reduced, and with the addition Of
100000 worth of new furniture Of equally high
value and proportionately low price.
The Washington times., 1921-09-05

It beyond his power to foretell devel.
opments until the very final moments
Of the picture.
The foremost film auxiliary 10
Larry Semon's twoTeel comedy, THE
FAN Guy" in which he discloses
many new devices for creating laugh.
ter and which throughout its length
is genuinely funny. The remaining
short.reels consist of the Pathe News
and Topics of the Day"
An especially diverting musical
setting has been accorded by Mr..
Mirskey. conductor Of the Metropolis.
tan Symphony. The overture Is
Schubert's "Rosamunde," played yes
terday with superb musicianship. As
a prelude the .Berceuse" from "Joce-
lyn" was played as a cello solo from
the proscenium side.stage by c. v.
Mems, accompanied through the first
movements Of the number by E. Har-
rison at the piano. and through the
final movement by the strings. reeds
and woodwinds Of the symphony.
This innovation was greeted with
tremendous applause. =