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The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Chicago to Raze'
! More Buildings
Than Boche Did

CHICAGO. March Germany
which did something in France and
Belgium along the line Of destroy
ing buildings. could learn much
from NJ. J. Faherty, president of
the city board Of local improve
meats. who Is to tear down thirty
tyo miles of street frontage of Chi
cAeo buildings. thereby giving the
city seventy-four frontage miles of
iaHd-
The number of buildings to be
tofn down and their value, accord
Ing to President Faherty, will be
grtater than the total of structures
destroyed by the Germans in Bel
gfqm and France during the world
W1r. In place of the demolished
buildings the city eventually win
have q number of imposing thor.
ouEhfares cut through at a total
co3t Of ssc.eoo.o 900 TO 800, 100000
Litigation to determine amounts
the city must pay Tor the razed
buildings and the land they occupy
Is iexpected to occupy a year or
more. but Il IL hoped the construc-
tion work can be put well under way
bytis.s.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19

have fallen from grace due to the
amazing prices paid for first-class
hooch. Three miliionaires discovered
recently that their liquor supply
was diminished by more than half.
Detectives traced the theft to the
Wallets who had keys to the wine
cellars, and further investigation
revealed that they were carrying on
regular trade and waxing rich.
When one valet was dismissed with
out. prosecution he packed up hfs
things and left for Palm Beach
where he engaged an expensive
suite. There are even hardships
among the vaIeted class these drab
days.
Gilpin. the negro star, was first
snubbed by as~dramatic league and
then invited to attend a dinner to
the ten contributing the most sue
cessful bits to the theater the past
season. He let the battle rage over
the affair without saying a word.
And on the night of the dinner he
dined with, his mother in a small
Harlem apartment.
An actor in one Of the cheaper
broadway vaudeville houses is get
ting lot of laughs over his defni-
ton OF the league of nations. He
says. 1T is for all the nations of
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Local Student
Writes Unique
Eower Story
By EVELYN sTANfoRD.

(12 years eld.s Jefferson, SCHOOL, }
In the garrets Of an old. old
house a little crippled girl was
lying on her bed near q small
window. s.
On the side of the house grew
a moon-vine. 1t had crept up
until II had gotten to the garret
window where 1t stopped. The
little girl had been patiently
watching the vine as the flowers
peeped from the buds. until one
evening when she awoke from
her nap. there in place of a bud,
: was a beautiful flower. 1t was
all white and shaped like the
moon. The flower had turned its
face toward the little girl.
As she lay looking at the
beautiful blossom she. heard a
voice call, but could see no one
in the room. Again she heard
ii. and this time she knew 1t was
the little moon-vine flower
speaking:
II Know you are very lone
some and l worked my way up
here" IL was saying, so that I
could keep you company the lit
tell you the story of my lifeT'
why, yes" said the little girl.
growing very interested in the
flower. do tell me your story"
WELL" said the flower. 81 was
once a very large, seed living
with the rest OF my brothers in
a pod on beautiful moop-yine.
One day Mr., Wind came by and
said: Get ready for am going
to fake you on a long journey
Soon he returned. I felt my
self being carried through the
air. became frightened and
longed to be back in the pod
again. He carried me for long
time until finally he landed me
by the side of this house. There
/ stayed all winter until spring
when I began to sprout. l heard
people talk about you up here
all alone and wished that 1 could
reach you
Summer came and the beau
tiful flowers nearby spoke to me
and talked of how delightful
summer was. They were very
kind but still 1 was not satisfied.
The days began to grow longer
and I becarne taller until one
evening, when ! awoke i found
myself tall enough to peep into
your room. / will come every
summer evening to you as long
as / live"
"Oh," said the little girl, you
have made my evening very de-
lightful for me. Please be my
friend and will watch for you
every evening"
Then she fell into a quiet
slumber while the flower looked
on happily.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
'HWding to Hear Women
:. Leaders on April S

President Harding yesterday
agreed to receive the nrst deputa-
tiof Of the new National woman's
patty on April 6. This deputation
viii mark the opening of the
pasty's campaign. for the removal
Of sfemaining forms Of inequality
Bfesidents H@fding viii be asked
to tupporya . blanket bill rennovins
All sex discriminations in law that
coegress has the power to, deal
fhe deputation will be led BY
Wif3 Elsie Hfll. chairman of the
neY1y organized woman's party.
and the following members OF the
cxeeutive committee: Miss Maud
Younger. Of California: Mrs. Donald
Hobker, Of Maryland; Mrs. Sophie
Hef}dith. Of Virginia: Mrs. Florence
BosckeI. Of District OF Columbia;
Mis- Anita Pollitzer. Of South Carr
UIIXM =
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19

appointment with the salesman to
call and get his money.
"Dittebaum lived alone in a large
house, in which also he had a COM
plete laboratory. On the night in
question he allowed his single
servant to go out. O'Brien called.
Dittebaum enticed him to the labor
atory and there poisoned him. He
removed all the clothes from the
body and destroyed the latter in a
tank Of acid. Then he neutralized
the acid so 1t wouldn't corrode the
pipes and drained O'Brien out Of the
road.
He put on O.Brienis clothes end
with some slight changes in his
appearance, walked boldly out. He
waved greetings in O'Brien's breezy
fashion to two or three people he
passed in the dusk, and went into
town. He got a suitcase containing
clothes Of his own which he had
previously checked at the station,
and went to hotel, where he reg
istered as O'Brien. Then he went
20 his room. changed clothes, put
oBrien's In the suitcase and slipped
out returning home and destroy
!. ing : both the bag aQd the sales
VBrien's disappearance created
a stir. Of course. The professor.
OF course. was questioned. He de-
ciared O,Brien had called to col
iect the money. which he had given
him, his recent deposit of a check
for $1,000 and withdrawal Of that
amount OF cash bearing out the
statement. He said o'Brien told him
ne was going In toyn to make a
night Of it. Others testified they
had seen the salesman on his way
from the professors bouse to the
station. or course. made a search
OF the city hotels, and. of course.
found the one where 'o'Brien' had
registered. The description Tailed.
The man had paid for the night in
advance. Nothing was thought Of
the fact that he had left without
notifying the onicea It vas a big
place and nobody remembered when
he had left.
But I spotted the trick immedi-
ateiy, and the professor was the
most astounded man in the world
when I Immediately placed him un-
der arrest.
Nor was his reason suficient
guard against that psychological in
QUESTION known as the third de-
gree. He went down under Il and
confessed. which was pretty lucky,
for there was nobody, Of scourse,
on which to provo murder had heen
committed.
"But what loophole was II that
his reason failed to guard?", asked
DeKyne TT can't see that you have
mentioned q thing he did that could
give you any proof agsinst him.
sNeferthelesa, ! have n,entionsd
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
sATURpAY, MARCH Is. IssI.

The Sun rules strongly for good
today. according to astroloey. MARI
Jupiter and Saturn are adverse. q
II is a most auspicious sway un1
Ger which to push applications fof
appointments or positions. Politics1
claims are fairly well directed .
while the planetary direction
should be favorable 20 most persons
who seek employment, there is q
sign forbidding TO soldiers, who may
not be lucky today.
Aged persons and those who be.
long to the past in their ideas come
under the most sinister Influences
for change is at work in the worIs
and the young must supersede the
old.
Persons whose birthdate u Is
should attend carefully to business
during the coming year. Those who
arc employed will be promoted.
Children born on this day may be
quick tempered and difficult 90
manage. but they are likely to be
exceedingly clever.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Can you tell
WHERE REASON FAILED.

Crime is a most Improbable pro-
fession, even for the expert who
has been born and reared in its at
mosphere," said Harvey Hunt, but
when the reputable man turns GRIM
inal the odds are hopelessly against
him. He is beset by a thousand
dangers of self-betrayal against
which he has no guard but his
reason. The professional criminal
has instinct, subconsciously and
never r-endingly on guard"
"But," argued DeKyne, isn't rea-
SON q higher and more efficient type
Of mental process than instinct?
Why isn't it a better protection than
instinctr'
Because" said the criminal in
vestigator. reason is an effort. In
stinct is not. Reason is incapable
of being pushed to the point of
eternal vigilance. 1t gets tired, and
sooner or later overlooks something.
There was, for instance, the case of
Prof. Dittebaum. i
'Dittebaum was one of the lead
ing chemists of the country, and
something of an experimental psy-
|chologist on the side. His knowledge
Of the latter should have warned
him against embarking on a life Of
crime. But It didn't. That was slip
No. 1. though aside from the story.
|Dittebaum had an expensive wife,
and was pretty hard put to 1t to
supply her wants. He got in debt.
He borrowed large sums. and con-
tinued to. borrow to pay his loans.
all the time getting deeper into the
mire.
"He owed $1,000 to a travelling
salesman named O'Brien, who was q
neighbor of his. O'Brien pressed
him for payment. Dittebaum got
desperate. He knew where he could
borrow $1,000, but he knew that
ultimately there would be pressure
on him from the new source. 1t oc-
curred to him that, me might borrow
that $1,000 to pay O'Brien. then hav-
ing pretended to pay him. and kill
ing him secretly. he could stuck the
$1,000 away somewhere. ana when
the new note came. due. pay II on
and be rid of all his troubles.
"He evolved q very clever scheme.
He was about the same build as
|o'Brien, and figured that he could
easily di9euise himself to answer
osBrien'e Descriptions. % he mads
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
SCHOOL ARTISTS
DISPLAY CLASS

Many Interesting and oriEi-
mai eontributiens are being re-
ceived. Several have been
printed already and some are
In this Issue. Others OF the
best will be published n soon
as possible. Evelyn stanford,
IL years old, Of JeHerseP
school, gains the lead column
this nerning with her WELL
written short story on ~The
Meon-yine's stery.7 short
stories, poems and cartoons
are acceptable. The page fs
for District students. Cartoons
must he drawn on white paper
and In black ink.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Central Club
Dance Proves
Big Success

Approximately sixty couples at
tended the st. Patrick's dance
given by the Bon Secour Friend
ship Club of Central High School
In the Y. w. C. A. last night.
The ballroom floor was appro-
priately decorated with green
bunting, flags and balloons. Mr..
and Mrs Herbert e. Day, Mr.. and
Mrs. s. d. Taylor. Miss Ruth 3.
Larner, Miss Helen T. McQuillan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Gilchrist
acted as chaperons. Marian Trapp,
chairman of the club social COM
mittee. was in charge of the ar
rangements.
The Freshmen Friendship Club
of Western took a hike yester-
day under the leadership of Miss
Zola Price. club president. and
Mrs. L. H. Mann. club leader.
Fidelis Friendship Club men,
bers, of Eastern High School went
on a hike yesterday. Bernadette
kalstrom. club president, and
Helen McQuillan, club leader,
were in charge.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Exhibition Scheduled.

An exhibition of the nature
study department of the Tenth,
Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth
divisions of the public schools
will be given in the Armstrong
Manual Training School, First
and p streets northwest, from
next Monday TO Thursday, in
elusive.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Ellen Parker Wins.

Ellen Parker was awarded first
prize for dancing honors in the
ST. Patrick's Day dance given at
the Bloomingdale Fairgrounds
Thursday by the committee of
judges yesterday. Lucille Dam
ron, Thelma Diver and Evelyn
Leaman received honorable men
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Repeat Passion Play.

Monsignor Benson's passion play,
The Upper Room" will be pre-
sented in special matinee tomor-
row afternoon In Carroll Hall, to
accommodate those who were un-
able to secure admission to prev
ious performances. This is the next
to. the final performance. which will
take place Tuesday night, and ar
rangements have been made to in.
yite members of the various re-
ligious communities in Washington
to ATTEND as guests of the women,s
Catholic Service Club. under whose
auspices the play is being presented.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Pretty New Easter Style, in
Women's Strap Pumps

Beautifully designed models enhanced in attractive
by master shoecrsf excellence Of materials and
superb fitting qualities.
A three-strsp one-button cut-out effect OF dark
brown vici kdskin with plain toes handturned soes,
Louis and Baby Louis heels. Also style in gray
suede Louis and Baby Louis heels. sI3 pair plus
A new effect in brown suede with brown leather
trimmings and one-srsp perforated vsmp; hand turned
soles and Louis heels. The STYLES also IA
calfskin with fawn buck trimming gray
patent leather trimming; also patent leather trimmed
with gray buckskin sI2.5o
Section, Third noor.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Deductions ofHarvey Hunt
By Philip Francis Nowlan.

The murderer Of aThe Erring
wife, tried to cover his trail BY
battering the woman's features
beyon recoknition. dressing the
body I'm cheap, il-htting clothes,
and writing n letter which he
hoped would lead the police to
believe she had committed sui
eide. A wedding ring. slipped
ON the woman's finger, had its 3
initials scratched on.
Harvey Hunt grunted when
Detective Granlaw said the m
known victim was probably the
BUTTERFLY wife Of some hard
working young man who had =
Just lost his position. HLook for
q rich daughter whe has nys-
terio1sly disappeared from her
parentS home---not a. married
woman, sither,e he said. Upon
what grounds did Hunt base hfr ,
epiniensf Read his explanation
bellows
TN THE case Of THE Erring Wife" /"
Harvey Hunt became suspicious
of the wedding ring at once. why
had the inscription of initials and
date been scratched from the inside
Of the gold band? Had the mtr-
dered woman done 1t herself to pro-
tect the murderer? Hardly. II the
had done It., why had he
not followed the simpler method of
just taking 1t away with him2 why
had he bothered to replace IT on
her hand? ~ z.
Obviously the only reason was
that he did not wish to leave any
doubt as to her being married
woman.
Her face. of course. had been mutt
lated to prevent. Identification. This
left Hunt no other assumption but
that the woman was not married
at all. Hence she was quite likely
the very opposite of what she ap-
peared 10 be, and the murderer ex-
pected hue and cry to arise, oves
her disappearance.
Her clothing was7poor. 1t did not
it well. 1t probably was not hers
At all. Hunt thought. Then, too,
her hands did not look as though
she shad been Accustomed to- druid
gerry. The pen with which the half
finished letter tanother biind) had
been written. bore no fineerprints.
Clearly they had been wiped on.
Why? Because they were not hers.
Though the knife blade had passed
through all her clothing. there was
little blood on the letter. Hun.
argued that her clothing must have
been changed after she was killed,
and the knife run into the wound
4 second time.
As he suspected, the murdered girl
proved to be the. daughter 4 rich
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Today's Great Person.
March 1s-Your Birthdays

March 1S-Your Birthdayf
David livingstone. the Scot
tish missionary and African
explorer. Several times while
on trips over the sDafk Con-
tinent' he was given up M
dead because Of his prolonged
absence. but each time he
turned up safe pnd sound. un-
til mt last he met death In
Ulalla, Africa, on Thursday,
May 4, 1873. wns born FRI
day, March 10. 1913, In Sect
land, near Glasgow.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Daily Hard Knot.

From the words described, form
a word square:
IA heap. motion. 3-Not
so much. "A point Of the COM
pass.
(Answer to yesterdays: Bobo-
link.)
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Nuts to Crack.

What is it that has four legs,
but only one foot?
(Answer to yesterdays: when
is a piece of wood like a queen?'
when 1t Is made into a ruler.)
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19

Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor. OF the
Washington. ID. C., Rent Commission.
is working on a plan to secure added
funds for the government through
the taxing of bachelors according
to their age.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19

and socially prominent parents, who
had been lured to robbery and death
by a chauffeur for whom. she hat
| formed a clandestine and romantic
| attachment.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
|t FEATURES. FICTION
the world to unite In harmony and
agree 10 live on the United States"
Watch The Herald orowi


Fifth avenue haberdashers say
that the coming spring viii witness
q great revolution I'm the new style
collars that are coming down frcm
Troy and other upstate collar
hatcheries. Men who have long
thin necks must suffer and endure
Or confess themselves impervious
to the dictates of fashion.
The fat and apoplectic man will
rejoice The new style collar will
range from one-quarter TO one-half
an inch In depth. Men get their
styles from. some beIlcow in a uni
versity.
For instance. a small bow tie
started at Dartmouth. spread TO
other colleges, reached the street
and now is dead. The narrow
string tie in black was an export
from Yale. Harvard is reviving the
Ascot tie and IL is now appearing in
New York for afternoon dress.
Two of the best known head
walters In town have found Them
selves suddenly jobless. Rumors
came to the employers that liquor
was being sold in the places over
which the d-wsiters presided.
Private detectives discovered that
the head-waiters were doing the
bootlegging. The restaurants had
ignored liquor brought along by
patrons. but now the order in out
that no patron can drink even his
own hip supply in the places.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Gray
Suede
GIoues
From France

Another arrival
again makes our
q s s ort m e mt in
these G e n u j n e
French Gray Suede
Gloves that a re
leading all fash
ion. A superb
quality, exquisite,
pliable skins, war
ra n { Q d genuine
suede. and from
one of the best
makers.
10-butten French
Gray Suede. $3.50.
19-button French
Gray Suede. 81.
11-buttes Beaver
Brswn Suede, ~.
Women's Shut
ton length Suede
Gauntlets, W / { q
strap and clasp at
wrist, in sand and
gray with Paris
point embroidery,
Aso pair.
Women's I'M
rte d w h | I e
French Doeskin
Gloves-the hrst
We have had in
ave years: Biarritz
or s-button pull
on style, W ! I h
Paris point. en-
broidered b a C x,
A@ pair.
Glove Section, First
moor.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19

IT, laughed Hunt. Even your rea.
son. free of the worry under which
his, must have been straining. has
not been sufhciently slsrt to spot
It." )
what was She Issphsief ca.
res reas4h II sutf
The answer win appsar ten ncrrsv.
fd.---s~s< go - 80. r a5.-,, {,
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
T0fEs PISTOL
IN HIS SOCK.

TOTES PISTOL
IN HIS SOCK.
Eugene Edwards owned a pistol.
1t was so old and broken down that
II should have been retired years
ago from active service.
But Eugene did not think so. He
put the gun in his sock and set out
for repair shop to have the thing
hxed. No one knows why he sud
denly developed a womans habit Of
putting valuables in the first ma
tional bank"
He stopped in a near-beer saloon
and. according to the evidence, got
q near-jag of peach brandy. Then
he was arrested and searched. Eu-
gene volunteered the information
tnat he carried his gun in his sock.
Judge Mcmahon looked at the
weapon and decided that II would
nave to be overhauled before a mur-
DER could be committed with IL.
Therefore. the court reasoned, Eu-
genes tale about taking it to the
repair shop was to be believed.
After warning him. the court took
mis- personal bonds and turned him
loose.
PAYS STIFF FINE FOR
DUMPING ASHES.
Once upon a time there used to
De dump at the foot Of First
street southwest, near v street. But
the government got tired of seeing
OLD tin cans, broken suspenders and
old shoes lying around and stuck
up "Verboten" sign.
The police have for a long time
oeen trying to catch the fellows
who disregard 1t by dumping their
trash right in the middle of v
street.
Policeman Fields walked in on
Bill Thomas as the latter upset a
cartful of ashes down there. The
people in the neighborhood were
gathered around, loudly protesting
the dissertation.
Bill answered them with a lot Of
swear words. When Fields appear.
ed, Bill turned his attention to the
bluecoat and swore a blue streak
At him. So it was said.
He was arrested and charged with
Illegally dumping and swearing. He
admitted; both.
Judge Hardison told him to leave
a VS. bill with the clerk as a fine,
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19
Easter PdrasoIs

May be gay or conservative. with
den colorings: striking in the new
brilliant sunlight shades of orange
and cherry or compiacent in black.
white and tan.
The japanese Parasol has a brass
frame that gives a big Japanese
pagoda-like shape and may be had
in white. black. light blue and old
rose. Fitted with selected wood
handles of gray or tan and silk
parasol. eS Plus tax
Dresden Silk Parasols in the palm
shape, with handle of light tan
wood and leather strap TO match.
% plus tax.
Japanese Parasols. made on 12-rib
brass frame, of Dresden ribbon, in
many pretty colors to harmonize
with light blue, oil drose and gray.
s12 plus tax.
Plain Colpred Parasols are most
fetching and delightful in shades
of orange, cherry and the new blue;
this latter Is finished with amber
tips and ferrule and a tan leather
strap on handle. SIS plus tax. The
orange and cherry colors have white
handles, ferrules and tips and are
finished with narrow white leather
strap. e12 plus tax.
New Pongee Silk Parssols mounted
on ten-rib frames and lined with
Japanese flowered silk or the plain
color effects, with selected wood
handles; finished with narrow tan
leather wrist loops. SO and s12
Plus tax.
Mourning Parasols. three new
numbers, in the Palm. Japanese and
Tally-Ho; made of grossgrain silk,
tafreta and a combination Of taffeta
and moire; handles of ebonine. with
leather strap or wrist ring. IS, %,
s12 and S13 plus tax.
Psrasol Section. First floor.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19

women's Shoe Section. Third soOr.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-19

quality, style and coorings commend them for wear
with the Easter suits and frocks that are Sc
lcctng.
Klosht Silk Pettcoats, of good quality Jersey silks
nsuding the heavy Mianese silk, which is recognized
the finest weave of its kind They pleated.
tuckd, ruffled, in many and attractive styles in
gold rose, American beauty, violet, pearl and the
new blue shades.
The Prices Range From se7s to sI6
Section floor