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The Washington herald., 1921-02-12
Deductions of fHarvey Hunt
By Philip Francis Nowian.

est criminal Investigators in the
country. What do you say we will
call him up? Yes, I know I'm paid
to do this myself, but were dealing
with a master mind here. and I'm
not Dragging I'm as good a dick
as Harvey Hunt"
So they arranged it that way.
Harvey Hunt was called from his
room. and came up to impersonate
the house detective. In the mean
time there had been no stir from
Browns room
At first Brown put up a splendid
imitation Of an honest man aroused
from sleep and falsely accused, but
Harvey Hunt cut him short
Come out of it, Reagan, nt
snapped Il know you. Hand over
those 'sparklers.'
Well" said Reagan, smiling de-
risively as he dropped his pose. you
can't Jail me just because you know
me- As for your reference to
'sparklers,' don't understand you.
You can search me if you like. /
have no doubt the manager there
| Will even let you search the room
A complete search failed to reveal
the missing gems, but they all had
expected this anyway. But what did
, interest Harvey Hunt was a spool of
| black thread and a tape measure,
together with a department store
sales check showing that they had
been purchased that day.
Then the criminal Investigator did
an unexpected thing. He measured
| the thread on the spool with the
tape measure.
If you'll let me talk to your room
clerk now" he said to the manager
TN tell you which one of your
guests walked out of the hotel with
the loot But 1 doubt if you'll ever
catch him or find it-or / don't
know our friend Whitley Reagan
here as well as I think I do. We're
bit late on this case"
And Whitley Reagan, alias j
Brown, grinned-
Why did Harvey Hunt measure the
thread on the spool, and how could
he tell who had taken the jewels
out of the hotel?
The answer will appear tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-12

call for the police reserves might
have been in order.
Charlie Chaplin has a great love
for fine music and he has always
admired Enrico Caruso. He told a
friend he would like to meet the
great singer. The friend arranged
the meeting and they went to the
dressing-room in the Metropolitan
Opera House. Caruso was having
a bad evening and was not his usual
genial self.
They were presented. We'll"
said Caruso to Chaplin, u under
stand you are the Caruso of the
moving picture business"
Quick as a fash Chaplin replied:
Yes; and l understand you are the
Chaplin of the grand opera busi-
hess" 1t was chilly after that.
There is no more fascinating
study than that of faces in barber
Stops. The other evening when 1
was having what would have been
the matutinal shave i saw a man
in the next chair, looking about
with that helplessness that is part
of every man being barbered. He
had a long face, carefully cut white
mustache and eyes that sparkled
with intelligence. 1t was not a
handsome face but 1t was one that
bespoke power. / determined that
he was a retired merchant prince
of some sort--peIhaps drygoods or
linens. When he arose to go back
TO manicure booth, the barber in
delightful Sicilian accent said: "A
good newspaperman. read him
each a da morn"
"Yes?" l inquired, who is he?"
Him? Dat is Meester Frank
Munsey. How come you not known
heem?" And somehow, 1 think he
was rather contemptuous as he I'm
ished the shave. That is perhaps
the penalty or revealing to ones
barber ones occupation.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-12
Borrowed Husbands
AMarried Life Story
MX.-In the Wake of a Queen.
Written for The Herald
By Mildred K. Barbour

trying to decide whether I ought
to ring you up or not"
And what was your final de-
cisiOn?" asked Nancy with demure
downward sweep of her lashes.
I hadn't decided. 1 left 1t to
Fate. And see how she played into
my hands! l knew ii was Kismet
when 1 went to the Stanleys' din
ner party that night"
Nancy was a trihe alarmed at the
course the conversation was taking.
Il hope the business trip is prov
ing a success" she remarked, for
mally.
He accepted the tacit rebuke.
Very, thanks. And your old
school friend-did she get on safely
for the Orient?"
Nancy recalled guiltily the story
she and Connie had foisted upon
her guests at tea the afternoon she
had left for Chicago. She could
hear the irrepressibIe Peggy say
ing wickedly: Give my love to
ah-Geraldine."
If Desmond ever found out the
truth
Aloud she said:
~ gN1- A1AAC ACAN oSFCA al Ia .
ago. We had a very nice visit. l
went to the Langwells' then; we're
all leaving tonight for a weekend
at their lodge UP the lake"
His handsome face showed his dis
appointment.
"Ah, had hoped"
The cab, stopping before the res
taurant, cut OF his expression of
regret
Nancy glanced appreciatlvely
about the salon into which he ush-
cred her. 1t was we'll filled with
artly-turned-o people and had
quite an air.
She had scarcely uRfolded her
serviette and was picking up the
menu card when her attention was
attracted by a stunningly gowned
young woman who walked past the
table with the air of Of an empress,
leaving behind her the fragrant
breath of jasmine perfume.
Nancy's eyes, following her with
a woman's inevitable appreciation
of sartorial perfection, turned in
voluntarily to the escort who fol-
lowed in the wake of the queen.
She had no difficulty in recogniz-
ing DR.. LangwelIs profile.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-12

you must lunch with me-" said
Major Desmond as simply as though
= were a foregone conclusion, after
greetings had been exchanged be-
tween him and Nancy.
Nancy found this simple direct
ness of his most disarming. II he
had begged permission to take her to
lunch, or suggested hesitantly that
he. would like to take her IL she
were free, or even, II he had been
a bit arrogant in his assumption
that she would go, she could have
combated him more easily.
You were just going somewhere
in a tearing hurry when you ran
into me-" she protested as he put
her into the waiting taxi and named
aIrestaurant to the driver. I'm
probably keeping you from an i'm
portant business engagement"
1T can wait" he assured her
smilinEly. Everything can wait
on you"
you mustn't say such things"
Nancy told him, her eyes clouding
You know that is very untrue"
Are you quite sure?" he asked
softly, his gaze intent on her avert
ed face.
Nancy caught her breath and
grpped wildly foV a weapon OF re-
bUke.
Il haven't-been "a widow
very long" she stammered.
Forgive me-" he said swiftly. 81
have been an unfeeling brute. am
sorry, believe me, Mrs. Burrard.
Perhaps I have misunderstood.
met you at a dinner party-you are
going out again EVIDENTLY"
But shouldn't really" lied
Nancy quickly. Il ought really to
be home in sackcloth and ashes.
She told herself with a feeling of
guilt that she ought. Here was
Gerry only part way across the con-
tinent and she was already being
made love to by a soldier and a
surgeon. A nice state of affairs
when she had vowed she was going
in. for men only as a sisterly help
to her women friends.
Il tried to find you last night"
Major Desmond was saying. 81
called your hotel as soon as I had
arrived and was given the name of
the friends with whom you are
topping-La1gweI isn't it? But
I knew you'd be engaged for the
evening and I didn't want to risk
intruding. All morning I've been
The Washington herald., 1921-02-12
WHICH ONE?

It happened at the Bellevue
Strathmore. Deweese Schuyler had
taken a suite of rooms, and with a
profound sense of his powerful So
cial and financial position, had
chosen to object to the mirror which
save the floor clerk a view down
the corridor on which his rooms
were situated. He felt that the rou-
tine observation Of even the doors
Of his suite constituted an unbear-
able intrusion upon his privacy.
Against his better Judgment the
manager Of the hotel had removed
the offending mirror. Deweese
Schuyler was a guest no hotel could
AFFORD to cross.
But Schuyler paid for his whim,
1t cost him $500
The very first night of their So
journ in the hotel Schuyler and his
wife went up to their rooms about
midnight. Upon Mrs. Schuyler's
dressing table lay the fragments of
an exquisite little Japanese inlaid
jewel box. 1t had been smashed
simply and effectively with the
heavy silver hand-miror that lay
beside it A necklace worth $780,
600, and a $4,000 brooch, all that
it had contained, were gone. OF
course the moor clerk around the
corridor saw no one enter or leave
the Schuyler rooms.
While the house detective sur
veyed the general situation, the
manager interviewed the indignant
Schuylers.
The detective narrowed the search
down to one guest, registered as ].
Brown, who had been in his room
across the hall from the Schuylers
all evening. The other guests on
the corridor had gone out sefore
the Schuylers and had not yet re-
turned.
There's a catch somewhere, Jim,'
said the manager. TITS clear he
did it, but something tells me when
we charge him with it and search
him and his room we're not going
to find anything"
FfThat's the way I dope 1t, too"
said the house detective. He lays
himself too darn wide-open to sus-
picion. He's not counting on avoid
ing suspicion. He's counting on
avoiding proof. Say, who do you
thinks registered in the house to-
night? The very man.we want
Harvey Hunt. He's one of the slick
The Washington herald., 1921-02-12
Income Tax
Facts You
Should Know

Numerous inquiries have been re-
ceiyed by the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue relating to returns of hdu-
Charles. The word ''fiduciary" IS one
that applies to all persons or corpo-
rations that occupy positions Of pc
cuiar confidence toward others,
such as trustees, executors or ad-
ministrators. A hduciary for in
ccme-tax purposes is any person OF
corporation that holds in legal trust
an estate of another person or per-
sons, or receives and controls the in
come of another.
A fiduciary relationship for the
purpose of the income tax cannot
be created by power of attorney. In
been created in the estate con-
trolled by an agent or attorney liza
bility under the income tax law rests
with the principal.
Every fiduciary, or at least one of
joint fduciaries, must make a re-
turn II the person whose income is
in his charge is married and living
with husband or wife, and IL such
persons net income for 1920 was
$4,000 or more; II the beneficiary is
single, or married and not living
with husband or wife, and the net
income was $1,000 or more; for the
estate or trust for which he acts
II the net income. Of such estate OF
trust was $1,000 or more, or IL any
beneficiary of such estate or trusr
is a nonresident alien. Where tbs
tax is payable by the hduciary the
return must be made on Form l04C
~ the NET iucOme WAS over $4,000
and on Form lo4oA il the net in
come was 5000 or less. II the tar
is payable by the beneficisries, th'
return must be made on Form lO4l
II the net income Of a person
who died during the year 1920 re
mains in process OF administration
and the net income from the date
OF the decedent's death to Decem
The Washington herald., 1921-02-12
THE ANSWERS,

THE ANSWERS,
G. c. FUGITT, eos south Caro-
lima avenue southeast "why,
Washington Is n very nice place
to live. Even prices are COM
ing down."
JOSEPH NJ. MeINERNEY, IS
r street northeastI The most
disagreeabIe thing abent Wash
ington is the Inauguration
weather. Since we're not going
to have much of an inaugura-
tion this year, L suppose the
weather will be gOod.'
Miss GERTRUDE HoOE, 4I2
Eleventh street southeasti EThe
trouble with Washington is that
we have too many people here
wttA ideas which are not ideas.7
G. LESTER SWEENEY, 3o3a
o street northwestI. GsThe man
ner in which the original park
system of the city has not been
carried out. This faiIure ac-
counts for the shocks that visi-
tors get when they nnd old, ugly,
ramssaekIe buildings next to
some fine government struc-
ture.'
f. s. HOLMES, al Second
street southwest sThe wilder
ness between the Washington
Monument and the Lincoln Me-
mortal. IL Will be Improved
soon. ! understand, but IL looks
terrible now.o
The Washington herald., 1921-02-12
Aged Virginia Woman
LedUes ~ Descendants

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, Feb. II.
Mrs. Martha B. Alsop. widow of
the late william Alsop. Of SpotsyI- .
vania County. died OF pneumonia At
her home near Fredericksburg yes
terday, aged S6 years. Surviving
her are seven children. twenty-five
grandchildren and ten grest-grand-
children. Mrs. Alsop had been a
member Of Salem Baptist Church in
Spotsylvania since 1856. having been
baptized in the old Alum Spring mill
race by Rev. Mr.. Bennett.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-12

Ulcers.
| Ny little boy, years old, has
little white ulcers around in his
mouth. What can do for him?
The condition you describe is fire.
quently seen during childhood. aad
is found in strong as we'll as delI-
cate children. 1t is often assJc!-
ated with some disturbance of the
stomach. Keep the mouth clean
with mild mouth wash, such as
boric acid solution, and have YOUR
physician apply to the ulcers any
sstringent that may be necessary.
Bow-LexEed.
My little girl will be , years old
June. 1921. She began to walk a:
IL months old. At that time her
legs were perfectly straight. After
she had walked for fve or six
months they began to bow, and now
she is terribly bow-legged
Take her to an orthopedic sur
geon. a doctor who specializes in
deformities Of the bopes and joints.
He Will prescribe such braces, mas
saga and other measures as the
child may need.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-12

Linkman had apparently died
Of old age while seated in his
favorite chair reading n news
paper. Hunt, who was first on
the scene because he had come
to visit with the aged man and
discovered him dead, said he had
been murdered. Though there
were no marks on the body, and
1raI enough, Hut said MUIR
DER How did he know. His
explanation fOIlOwsi
NV
IT WAS the thick spectacIes that
first indicated to Harvey Hunt,
in the case Of Fooled Camoufage, $
that old Mr.. Linkman had not died
a natural death
Harvey Hunt and his friend Evan
had found the old mans body seat
ed in an easy chair. a newspaper in
hands, which apparently he had
been reading
The spectacles Harvey Hunt
found on the telephone table at
the other side Of the room They
were very thick spectacIes. and
Evan declared that he had never
seen the old man before without
them
No man who wore such thick
spectacles- Harvey Hunt knew,
could read a newspaper without
them Hence he came to the con-
clusion that Linkman had been
killed and that his murderers in
the attempt TO make his death look
natural. had staged the scene, plac-
ing the body in the chair 1t was
the finishing realistic touch of
placing the newspaper in the hands
Of a man who could not read with
out his glasses that proved their
undoing-
Can you solve this mystery
The Washington herald., 1921-02-12

A. Charles j. Columbus.
q. What Is your businessf
A. Secretary, Merchants and
/. Manufacturers' Association, p
@. What do Won like most
about its :
A. The belief that. through
the collective efforts OF .he pner-
chants represented In the as
sociation, we are doing some-
thing big for business 385 days
In the year. ..H
q. What wss your nickname
when you were in Schoolt
A. Naturally, "Chris.- MY
fathers name IN Christopher,
and he, having undergone no
end of kidding, was too kind to
LEI. the rest name me, ChrIsto-
pker.
O. What is your fayorIte sport
or hobby. -.
A. Smoking. .-
@. Who is your favorite ac-
tresss ....4.r
A. Pauline Frederick.
Q. Do you enjoy jazzs
A. Yes. -.--
@. what Is your favorite su-
perstitioBs
A. L wouldn't walk under a
!, ladder on bet. o-----ss.A
The Washington herald., 1921-02-12
Property Sold for Taxes.

RIVBRDALE, Md. Feb. IL. = At
Riverdale,s first sale of property on
which town taxes have not been
paid sixty-etght pieces we're sold at
public suction to the highest bidder.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-12
muuamarA &Guttuup
Open s:15 A. M. New YOrk-wASINGTON- Close 6 p NJ
New Spring
Sweaters

In smart tuxedo models,
are unusually goodIooking
and most desirable for carly
spring wear with sports skirt.
Mignonettc Silk Sweaters
are attractive in tuxedo mod
cl, with patch pockets and
double sash, in rose, zinc,
brown, navy and black
Priced Ss.7S.
Tuxedo Sweater Goats, OF
fiber silk. in fancy block
weave. in navy and black
Priced ss.7S.
Very smart Is White
Fiber Silk Sweater, in fancy
weave. Priced $e.
Sweater Section, Third floor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07
DO NOT lNJURE ROADS
Instead Of Taking All Out II Would
BE Better to Thin Out to
so or rs Feet.

Why cut down all trees along the
highway being graded? We recently
saw two or three dozen large naples
along q road taken out entirely. It
would look much better and be as
disable II the row had been thinned
TO so or even rs feet. II the road
we're well made the trees would not
i;1ure It at oil. Let's have some shade
on our new roads.-LeRoy Cady. A.
sociate horticultural. University Farm,
st. Paul.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07
IMPROVED ROADS WOULD AID
Many Counties Rich in Agricultural
Possibilities Are Burdened
With Poor Roads.

Fluctuations In market prices may
have several explanations. They fire.
quently take place in regions where
the local production does not equal
the annual consumption. There are
counties rich in agricultural POSSIBLE
tiles, burdened with bad roads. where
the annual incoming shipments Of
foodstuffs exceed the outgoing ship
ments In the ratio Of four to one.
Many such counties with improved
roads could not only become self-sup-
porting, but could ship products to
other markets.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07
REMOVING SNOW FROM ROADS
Becoming increasingly important Be-
cause Of Large Amount Of Travel
During Winter.

Snow removal from highways il be-
coming Increasingly important be-
cause Of the large amount Of travel by
motortrucks and automobiles. Sew
eral states have made appropriations
for removal Of snow from the main
highways but In other states there has
been no appropriation Of funds for
this purpose. Vast quantities Of CON-
modities must be hauled over the high.
ways next winter because Of the lack
OF sufficient railway cars to them.
and state money, rather than local
funds ought to be used to keep truck
highways open.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07

and cities and all items Of sinking-fund
payments or the redemption and inter
est payments on road and bridge
bonds have been excluded.
The road and bridge expenditures
for 1919 show an increase Of approx
mately 80 is per cent over those Of
1918 and 70 per cent over those OF
1914. More striking. however. IL the
increase In the proportion Of the total
funds supervised by the several state
highway departments. In 1913 the ex-
penditures by or under the supervision
Of the state highway departments
amounted to SIT. 205, 28S, while the
local road funds, yer which they exer-
cised no control whatever. amounted to
$16S. 812.925. In 1919, however, the
state highway departments supervised
the expenditure Of 500, 20, 694 rs
against the total Of $189. 1928 ex.
pended by the local road and bridge
authorities.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07
Improved Roads
IMMENSE SUM FOR HIGHWAYS
During Year 1919 over 600, oO0, 900
Was Expended for Rural High
ways and eridosA.

During the calendar year 1919. 40
states Of the Union expended yer
S4OO. OWO. 900 on their rural roads and
bridges, the bureau of public roads OF
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture recently announced. This to-
tai is made up OF the actual cash ex-
penditures for such items as labor.
materials. supervision and administra-
ton. amounting to 1888, ass, 931. and
convict labor and statute labor. the
value Of which, not definitely known.
10 estimated ut about $132, 600 900. So
Far as possible, all expenditures on
city streets within incorporated towns
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07

You do al the
laughing with
your friends, and
do nothing but
m BILE and
scOwl at home. /
haven't 9 e you
laugh In the house
In five years, as
You laughed put
there with those
men,"
There's moth
ing in this house
to laugh At" re-
pile d James.
w Y. Jim
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07
Determine ProNta

Farmers profits are determined b.
the difference between production and
transportation costs and the selling
prices. Production must cease when
the transportation costs wipe out ths
difference.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07
Plant Some YrooA

II you live on the south side q the
rad. plant some shade trees to shell
ter the Not traveller. In Z few years
people will say: "He lives on tho
farm where those big elms shade tho
road"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07

during the Berlin racing season OF
1920 exceeded all previous records
Total returns amounted to almost Az,
O00, 900 marks. the government receiy.
ing Z 1000. 900 in stamp duties.
Observation-Disclosures submitted by the
army and navy departments have been
returned by Premier Lloyd George az
chairman OF the cabilet's finance com
mittee and he had instructed the de.
partments to reduce their figures BY
more than one-half, says the Daily
Mail.
Mexico City-American aviators fly.
ing from the northern frontier Of Mex.
leo toward Panama may land on Mex.
lean soil, il necessary. official permits.
sion being given. This permission waa
in response to q request from the Uni
ted States government, It was an.
nounced at the foreign Office.
Berne, Switzerland-Former Kine
Ludwig Of Bavaria, the second exiled
monarch to leave Switzerland, has re-.
turned to his ancient castle at Widen.
wart, southern Bavaria.
Brest, France-A storm Of utmost
violence il raging along the western
coast Oh France. The sea is very heavy
even In the roads Of Brest harbor,
where q vessel was sunk.
Milan-Police discovered that a fac
tory here has been engaged in the man
ufacture Of counterfeit currency
About $1,000 900 in counterfeit money
was seized and several arrests were
made.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07
Letter PRINTING Machine.

A new form letter printing machine
cuts paper fed from rolls into the
proper size. uses three colors Of INK
when desired and automatically
changes the names and addresses 10
euch letter produced.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07

'sThat man is q human snake
"Why, he is one Of the big copper
kings"
Exactly what I said, only IN other
words. He's q copper head"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07
H DIFFERENCE

CT SAW you coming up the street
J. and standing at the gate with
MIR. Honeybug and Mr.. Playfair," said
Mrs. Jamesworthy. "All three Of you
were laughing SO the whole neighbor-
hood could hear you. ] wonder why
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-07
Fi.4 Dwe,ierr. rake Notloel

III OWoIletSs Vake UO0s0S
An eminent professor recently saia
that 1t was possible to lengfhen mes
life and improve the general healfh
merely By tiptoeing Tor : ~ ninntes.
every day.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-11-06
/ AGGl D FEELINGS
DRAG SPIRITS DOWN
CAUSED BY DECAYED
WASTE IN BLOOD a.-
PEPTO-MANGAN NEEDED

When a mans feeling get into a
crumbling condition and fabric of
his strength seems unstable, and he
begins to look sullen and think dark,
discouraged thoughts, it is usually
caused by stale blood, clogged with
waste which acts like poison on the
system.
In stale, weakened blood GUIDES
Pepto7Mangan starts a change. 1t
feeds the blood with iron and other
ingredients that make blood red and
full Of vigor There is immediate evil
deRce fthe restorative power OF
enriched blood Perhaps it is more
noticeable in the smack and flavor of
food. After sleep there is a sort of
triumphant feeling of refreshed yigor.
Great is the delight of restored health.
Physicians recommend and prescribe
GUIDES Pepto-Mangan. 1t is a recog-
nized blood builder, and it has genu-
inc medicinal value. Scld in both Ii
quid and tablet form.