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The Washington herald., 1921-01-10

Gerald Burrard read through the
cablegrsm his secretary handed him,
an odd little smile touching his
whimsical mouth.
He looked up at the waiting girl.
Get Mrs Burrsrd on the phone,
win your
While he waited for the connec-
tiou, he sat staring out of his office
widow at the New York skyline
etahed above the slate-grey river,
aosently tapping the yellow slip be-
tween his strong fingers.
His thoughts were turned to the
luxurious apartment uptown where
Nancy Burrard was waking about
that time to greet another day.
He could visualize her, still
flushed with sleep, her heavy hair
tumbled about her face, reaching a
lazy arm for the bedside phone,
The abbreviated chiffon sleeve would
fall back from the white curves of
that arm and a faint perfumed
fragrance would be released at her
movement.
What a creature of beauty and
seduction; what unconscious en-
phasis Of sex, combined with an in
nocence as radiant and frank as a
chfldsl
Her voice came over the wire, cool
and rippling.
Sorry I woke you, Nancy. But
it's time you were up and out How
about coming down to lunch with
me-
But. Gerry dear, I'm only just
breakfasting. The trays still here"
I'm sorry. dear. but have some
thing important to say to you and I
haven't time to run uptown"
How deliciously mysterious!"
From her tone he knew that her lips
were drawn into a pbut. "Oh, we'll,
I'll try to make II somehow. But
not for more than an hour. And do
come up as far as Benoit's-I loathe
the downtown restaurants"
Burrard was prompt at the ap-
pointed place though he knew thai
Nancy would not be. He waited in
the gaudy foyer to the restaurant. a
striking figure of a man who drew
the focus of glances from the
smartly-gowned women waiting
there for tardy companions.
His six feet of 1.-THE strength was
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10
Dorothy Dix's Advice
tcopyrsht, 1890. By the Wheeler Syndicate. Ine.)

look younger than they are, they
are guilty of a still more unpardon-
able folly in trying to act like
deoutantes long after they are old
enough to Know better.
Nothing could be more disgusting
than withered old crone who in
sists on dancing, while her aged
bones. creak like rusty, hinges, and
VINO ogles men, and tries to 1frt,
ana talks about her beaux, and
-conquests. and who gurgIes, and
shippers, and affects the airs of an
ingenue, while she is tottering on
the brink of the grave.
The trouble with women is that
they do not realize that there Is
one glory of the sun, and another
OF the moon, and another of the
stars and that there is one beauty
OF the springtime, and a splendoI
OF the summer. and a fascination
or the autumn. and that to each
season its peculiar charm is given
But you can't bring one delight
over to the next season.
NO one will gainsay the lowell.
ness OF young girl, or the spIen-
dor of a woman's maturity, but her
mellow autumn time has its peculiar
charm II she has intelligence
enough to keep II. and make the
most of it. instead of pretending
that it, is May with her and not
October.
She cannot successfully simuIat,
sixteen at sixty, but many a woman
at SIXTY is better-looking than she
was at sixteen, for life frequently
chisels a rough-hewn face into
lines OF beauty, and often Just
the sheer goodness in the face oi
an elderly woman, who has lived q
life that has overfiowed with kind
linSss and sympathy. makes it a.
beautiful as an angels.
More than that, every woman
who has lived to be sixty year.
old, and who is not an abject idiot
has seen so much. has experienced
so much. has learned so much, tina
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10
JOHN H. NEUDECKER.

Have you noticed the meek LITTLE
gray man who checks your parcels
as you enter the Congressional LII
brary? He is not by any means the
ordinary checkboy. So deferential,
polite, kindly is he, you feel as
though you are comforting a favor
upon him when you hand over your
parcels, and you leave the Library
without knowing you have been
waited upon by a parsonage. Blu.
the man who keeps tabs Of the num-
Der Of visitors passing the door be-
comes communicative when you ex-
press surprise that the little gray
man declines your tip. He tells you
that he is independently wealthy
he doesn't have to go to work"
When you question why he was
parcel-checking, the little gray man
replies: "Oh, l just wanted to be
busy-have something to do. My
doctor told me I'd be better Off
might lose my mind IL I didn't do
something after having been so ac-
tive all my life. So when 1 saw that
a check-boy was needed l applied for
the job"
The little gray man is John H.
Neudecker. born in Hannibal Mo,
and founder of the Neudecker To-
bacco Company formerly located in
the old Libby prison at Richmond,
Va, and afterwards in Baltimore.
Several years ago he sold out to-the
American Tobacco Company for
175,O0O, and went West to take up
ranching.
At this point in the story the lit
tie gray mans eyes become misty.
He tells Of troubles, his children's
dissatisfaction with life on the
plains, twenty-five miles from ey-
erything,' and his later return to the
East. after losing much money. his
efforts to resume life, channE at
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SUES FOR $4,000
IN COUNSEL FEES

The claim Of William G. johnson,
a Washington attorney, for $4,000
against the, Georgetown Gas Light
Company. will have the attention Of
jury in Circuit Court No. i before
Chief Justice Waiter 1. Mccoy.
Johnson. who was partly respon-
sible for the Ball rent act being de-
clared invalid by the Court of Ap-
peals, claimed in a lawsuit filed
against the as Light Company that
because of the apparent grave domi-
nation of this company by the wash
'tngton Gas Light Company, the lat
ter claiming to own $500 shares of
the capital stock of the former, he
was engaged to protect the smaller
company and appear as general
counsel in all contested matters in
court and elsewhere. a
He now claims $40, 200 as counsel
fees which he. claims were not paid
according to, the agreement under
which he was employed
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nothing to do. and finally applying

nothing to do, and finally applying
for the job Of check boy.
While the reporter listened to this
recital a pOmpOus looking man Of
fered Neudecker a tip, to be cour-
teously told by the little gray man
to buy something nice for your wife
"a rosebud or something-I don't
need it. thank you
After the pompous visitor had left
Neudecker added: why should bur
den my conscience by taking other
peoples money in my old age-why
bother my mind? 1 want to be at
peace with the world"
Despite the fact that tips are not
allowed at the Congressional Lii
brary, this little gray man Neu-
decker is a character you will enjoy
meeting.
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Declines Tips Because
He Doesn't Need Them

The doctor told this man to
keep busy even 10 he didn't
need the money, and 40, even
though there Is still some of
his former>fortuRe of sI75,00o
left. he reports at. the Con-
gressionaI Library each day
and checks your coat and
parcels while you wander
around among the beauties
of the library. John II. Neu-
decker, Sh0 Ereets you mt the
main entrance of the build
founded n tobacco company
located In the old Libby
Prison Mt Richmond, Va.
Happy at "doinE something"
he declines tips for services
rendered.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10
Did You
See This?

Did you see them-the seminary
girls in town Saturday afternoon
n you were on the Avenue early
YOU would know them at once by
their gayety and their youth and
chic. And their abandon! No one
else you saw at Nunnally's and
Huyler's and in Peacock Alley was
quite so excessively happy. An ave
nue. that is as crowded with men as
women-a whiI Of tobacco smoke
and tea rooms that serve no end
Of sweets are only fully APPRECIATED
by girls who have been living by
rule and bell in a female world
Every Saturday afternoon is full Of
seminary girls!
But were you on the Avenue a
,little later? On almost every caS
platform, particularly on the one IN
front OF Moses, you may see dozens
OF seminary girls. They are young
and pretty and chic, but they have
lost the gayety. For their faces
are turned again toward gym and
Latin and tapioca pudding They
look forward TO the Saturday
night dinner-which every boardfr,
school girl knows is the worst of
the whole. week-as they do L. A
geometry quiz. Food does not sp-
peal 10 them on Saturday night
They are satiated with sundaos.
They never want 20 see another
eclair, After they have sat through
the four courses they will dance
with, each other, And the urf7-
teresting dinner frocks they are
! forced to weAr-after being ia
Rizik's, too!
They see their car coming. and
count their packages OF chocolates.
rice powder, wells and Snsppy
Stories wrapped 20 look like a
Cadman sOnE). They are counted
| in turn by their two capable and
severe chsperons. The car stops
and passes on. But next SATURDAY. y
you will see them aEain-Eay and
sad-according to the hour
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tions and per cent on the remain
ing net income. This applies to
every citizen and resident of the
United States. Alien nonresidents
receiving income from sources
within the United States are taxed
TO the full per cent on net in
come from such sources. The sur
tax rates range from per cent on
income between $4,000 and $4,000
to 65 per cent on income in ex-
cess of s1,oOO,000. NET income"
is gross income less certain speci-
fed deductions.
May Pay I'm InstaIIments.
The tax, this year as last. may
be paid in full at the time of filing
the return. or in four equal install
ments, due on or before March Is,
June Is, September Is. and Decem-
Der 10. The first installment must
accompany the filing of the return.
Forms 1040A for incomes of $4,000
and less and 1040" for incomes of
more than $1,000 have been revised
and contain instructions which If
carefully read and followed will
be- of great aid to the taxpayer in
the making of his return.
Forms will be sent to persons
who last year filed returns of 1919
income. Failure to receive a form,
however. does not relieve a per-
son of his obligation to file a. return
and pay the tax on time. Copies
may be obtained from offices of
collectors of. internal revenue
ranrh offices and banks. The re-
turn, sworn to before notary,
or other person authorized to ad-
minister oaths, must be filed with
the collector for the district in
which the taxpayer lives or has
his principal place of business.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10

she is more interesting than any
young person can possibly be.
To the woman who asks how long
she should keep up the struggle
to appear young. ! woUIT say: You
have the choice between being an
old-yOung woman, or a young old
one. / think that the latter is the
better choice. For when a woman
gives up the struggle 10 cease to
be younger than she is, il gives her
the privilege of doing all the things
that she wishes to do and lesv-
ing undone all those which she
does not wish to do.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10
Italian Meeting January %.

The action of the Italian govern
ment in urging greater trade reci-
procity between Italy and the United
States win be given consideration
American Civic Association, to be
held January %, at Is H street
northeast, President Michele Bian-
anielh announced last night. Rep
Fesentative W. Frank James, Of
Michigan, who recently toured
trough Italy, has been invited to
dress the meeting
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10
Good Morning,
Judge!
By RUDOLPH PERKINs.

Ben Craig had been listening to
Jim Ridgewsy tell marvellous tales
about his prowess in the sunny
South and was, according to his
story, tired of listening to such
junk
The last time Ben narrated an ad-
venture Jim turned away in dis
gust and told Ben he was one OF
those short ugly things.
Naturally they both SQUARED off
for a scrap. Ben was heavier and
he nearly lived, up to some of the
stories Of his batting average.
he bowled Jim into a corner and
then pummeled him good-so the
Injured man said, although he did
not consider it at all justified,
had to prove that I wasn't no
liah, Ben explained. Some peo-
pie wuz lookin' on sen All jes' had
TO uphor nah repitition."
Because you did not walk awav
from this man." the court said, and
look the law into your own hands
s25." ' u
Painful Deductions.
Anu hoH Ior Josephine NARROW,
She drew the wrong conclusions and
some hospital treatment.
She saw viii Humphries. her
steady, talking to an undertaken
friend. She thought nothing of that
The next day she saw Will in close
conversation. with a Baptist minis
ter. She got worried-alI for moth
ing.
Dat gal tole me-" Will explained.
dat one. day she seed me talkin'
wild de Undertaken and de next day
talkin' to de minister-en she cum
to me en- say, Willie, boy, dat looks
'spicious-looks lax you either
gwine mex me missable en- kill me,
or else yo' gwine make me happy en-
marry me-or maybe BOTH"
VIII said he had neither inten-
tion. He admitted losing his tenn
per and humping josephine a little
too hard over the eye. He also ad-
mitted that he would like to see
more of the girl, and the court re-
leased him on personal bonds on his
promise, not to lose his temper any
more.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10
n THE NQUIRING
REPORTER
THE QUESTION,
THE QUESTION.
What Would You Suggest to
Make Washington Pleasing
To Inauguration Visitors?
THE ANSWERS.

THE ANSWERS.
PAUL F. GROVE, president of
the Sixteenth street Highlands
Citizens Association. 141g Long
fellow street northwestI aCour-
teous treatment of Nn visitors
by street car conductors and
citizens of Washington in gen
ern1. Everyone should assist Wis
itors i'm gathering information
and lend assistance wherever
possible. The downtown mer-
chants should pay particular at
tention to the displays in their
show windows SO as to let the
visitors know that we are .up-
to-6afe.-
EARL GOODWIN, president of
the Cleveland Park Citixens, As
socintion, 3o31 Newark street
northwest parking rules in
the downtown district should
be rigidly upheld 30 that the
lines of automobiles will be or
Derby"
DON YORK, president of the
Trinidad Citizens Association,
1173 Morse street northeast, "a
general cleanup beginning the
latter part of February, SO that
every backyard, alley and street
will be sPick-and-span on
March T."
WASHINGTON ToPHAM, of
the North Washington Citizens,
Association, 43 U street north
VESTS "a thorough cleanup of
waste and rubbish in all streets
and alleys"
THOMAS j. DONOVAN, presi-
dent of the Central Citizens, As
sociation, los L street northwest,
EVERY person in the city who
has an available room to accom-
modate visitors should Register
the same with the committee
ON public comfort and housins
Of which Edward A. Mitchell ia
chairman, IS soon as possible.
This, In my mind, is the biggest
problem of the inauguration ar
Engagements and one which needs
hearty co-opcratien.s
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10
7 IEALTH TIPS
IL For Nation
By Q. S. PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICE.

SERVICE.
Send any question concerning
health to the Information Bureau
U. s. Public Health Service, Wash
ington, D. c. Give your name and
address and you will receive a
personal reply.
One of the most important things
to do after having contracted a
cold is to take a foot bath at q
temperature OF lis degrees Fahren-
heit, a good hot drink. either hot
lemonade or hot milk, and a dose
OF relaxing medicine.
II it is convenient, it is well to
take a full hot or warm bath from
100 to los degrees, and then GO
promptly to bed
You will be surprised how much
time you can save by recognizing
the first danger signal of the So
called common cold.
As regards food, eat moderately:
whisky and heavy doses of quinine,
which you frequently hear recon-
mended, are decidedly Objectionable,
and do more harm than good.
Remember. the so-caIled cold may
be the beginning of an attack OF
influenza, or tuberculosis, or pneu-
nonia, or, in children, not infre-
quently, of whooping-cough or
measles.
A cold in a young infant is al
ways dangerous. It spreads rapidly
II not gotten promptly under con-
trsl. and soon involves the bron-
chial tubes and the lungs, resulting
in broncho-pneumonia, which is a
very fatal disease in children under
years Of age.
The mother who has a cold should
always wear a mask when nursing
her baby. so as to prevent the pos
siklity Of any droplets coming in
contect with the child.
Hard of Hearing.
have a little girl of 10 years old
and since having her adenoids and
tonsils taken out she has been hard
Of hearing. I have had her to spe-
cisIists and they all tell me she
has catarrh Of the nose and throat.
They have all treated her. but she
does not improve any.
The sdenoids from which your
little girl suffered were probably
chiefly responsible for her deafness
and nasal catarrh.
Though the removal Of the ade-
noids would relieve the obstruction
20 nasal breathing, the catarrhal
condition had probably become more
or less chronic, and hence may re-
quire considerable time for its
treatment
I should advise you to keep her
under the care OF the nose and
throat specialist you have consulted.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10
Distinctive Wool
Skirts
Low Priced at Sll.75

Skirts that have been selling at much
higher prices are in this group at the spe-
cial price of SfI.75.
Stripes, plaids and novelty mixtures,
in plain tailored, sport and plated models
The most desirable colors and combina-
tions-tan. and brown, navy and gray.
black and white and blue and green: also
plain navy and black serge
High-grade msteriais-satin-fnis pru-
nella, Scotch mixtures, velour plaids and
stripes.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10

which so discouraged me that we
bought nothing.
In the afternoon to S. Tilton's and
a gay crowd there and a fellow
made sweet music with a bottle he
rubbed with his fingers. Then home
and read Cicero's Second Grafton
aloud but it seemed rather dull. And
so to bed.
Margot Asquith swill not be re-
ceived by New York society. She
Will be here shortly and a society
paper has canvassed the leaders and
learned that not one entertainment
Is to be given for her Her diary. -
recently published, is the cause. In
1t she revealed intimate secrets of
London society circles. Much of IT
was drivel but there was a lot that
was told while she was the honored
guest at private homes. New York
society is not going to take a chance
for it may be that Margot will feel
the urge. to write a diary Of the
New Yok visit.
The Aerry Widow" ran fortv-
eight weeks in New York and Flor.
adora" for forty weeks. They were
considered record breaking sue.
cesses. But Irene" is now in 1t.
sixty-first week and will no doubt
be running next winter. The powe,
OF musical strain is responsible
for the success of each. The Merry
widow waltz and the sextette mum.
Der in "Floradora," it is admitted
made them continue their long rur
of popularity. MY Alice Blue
Gown" in Irene" and several other
song numbers have caused its last.
ing popularity for there is no star
in the piece. In fact the leading parl
has been taken by five different
actresses.
A bottle of absinthe was reported
to have been sold last week by q
boodegger for a record price OF
1900. Yellow chartreuse now brings
S65 a bottle in the bootIegginE
marts. A restaursnteur who wa,
put out of business by prohibition
Is said to have had an enormous
supply Of absinthe and cordials an6
is now wealthier than he ever wa.
IN the restaurant business.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10
Income Tax Facts
You Should Know
Beginning the Official U S. Series to Aid the Citizen

What was your income for 1920?
An answer to this question is re-
quired by the government of every
single person oman, woman or child)
in the United States whose net in
come for last year was $1,000 or
more. and every married person
whose net income was $4,000 or
more. Heavy penalties are pro-
vided by the revenue act for those
who fail or "wilfully refuse" to
comply
The period for fling returns for
the calendar year 1920 is from jan
uary l to March Is, 1921. The Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue estimates
that within this period there will
be filed 100000 Individual income
tax returns. 1t is certain a percent
age of these returns will be incor-
rect, not because of dishonest intent
on the part of the taxpayer, but be-
cause OF error in making out the
forms. Erroneous Interpretation of
the law and regulations governing
the collection Of the income tax
and carelessness canse numerous
mistakes, and result in the initial
assessment and collection Of consid-
erably greater, or lesser amounts
than are actually due. Frequently
these mistakes result in overpay-
ment, return of which is made upon
a claim for refund. Where, upon
verification and audits. underpay-
ments are shown, taxpayers as a
rule are prepared promptly to amend
their returns and pay the additional
tax due. In either event. there is
trouble for both the taxpayer and
the government.
Bureau Aids Taxpayers.
To the end that this year such err
rors may be reduced to a minimum,
the Bureau of Internal Revenue is
making special effort to inform tax
payers of their rights and duties
under the reyenue act as interpreted
by rulings and regulations of the
Treasury Department.
There has been prepared with the
official approval of the bureau a se-
ries of short articles, of which this
is the first, telling the taxpayer how
to make out his 1920 return, when
and where to file it, and what to do
in the event he meets with unusual
difficulties. Errors most frequently
noted in the audit of previous re-
turns have been. divided into classes,
each of which will be treated in an
Informative way. While there is no
actual change In the law, there have
been issued during the last year
many rulings and decisions bearing
on its various sections, all of which
are of benefit to the taxpayer in the
making of a correct return.
1920 Exemptions. -.
The exemptions for 1920 are ST.
900 for single persons, $4,000 for
married persons and heads of fam
lies. plus $500 for each dependent
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Exceptional Sales in Women's S
Apparel

The owness of these and the goodness of the values hardly
be ovemphazed The and desirable specialized styles
the offered prices that decidedly below
omaY reductions.
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1920 Exemptions.

The exemptions for. 1920 are ST.
900 for single persons, $4,000 for
married persons and heads of fam
lies. plus 5000 for each dependent
If under Is years of age or inca
pable of self-sxpport. The normal
rate is 4. per cent on the first s4,-
600 of net income above the exemp-
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20 Won1en,s Suits Reduced to S52 SO
Every suit taken right from our own stock

Every suit taken night from stock
Made the long lines that fashionable with either notch convertible
bed beautifully
silk There furtrmmd also in the sortment
Matias-Vedyn uvet,de aine oine and mems wear
mixtures.
Cdors-Navy, brown, black and novelties.
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Stout Women's S =
New Winter Goats
Remarkably Low Priced

This is an advantageous purchase of
new coats from one of our best coat
tailors
Al C15 are attractive straight line
Ht pTI belted models, in taupe, reinv
deer, oxford and gray, and in number
of materials. Trimmed with fancy silk
stitching and buttons; silk lined
d1 S25- Fashionable Wrappy Dol
az pO| mans and Straight-line Coats
of fortuna, bolivia, vel de cygne, velour
and suedyne, in the most fashionable
shades. Some have large fur collars; all
are silk lined.
women's Apparel Section, Third floor.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10

Muslin Underwear Section. Third floor
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10
January Sale of Undermuslins
UndernuSLinS
in the January Sale
at SI.95

Gowns Of fine nainsook.
low V, round or square
neck and short sleeves;
trimmed with val lace or
embroidery.
Envelope Chemise, cor
set cover and camisole
styles; tailored or trimmed
with lace and embroidery.
beading and ribbon.
Long Pet6coats OF cam
brio, with deep flounces Of
embroidery or lace inser-
ton and edging.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-10

Send any question concerning
health to the Information Bureau
U. s. Public Health Service, Wash
ington, D. c. Give your name and
address and you will receive a
personal reply.