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The Washington times., 1921-10-21
The Rich Uncle
" HE improbable is alway,

pening. Every fairy story you
read in the books is true.
That is to say, in the words of the
Irishman, it is "the truth, the whole
truth and more than the truth"
Every one of us, for instance, has
dreamed of what he would do if
some rich uncle were to die and
leave him a million dollars.
And after dreaming we wake up
and snort and become cynical and
say that such things never happen.
They do.
Such a thing happened just the
other day.
In the little town of Dunkirk, on
the coast of France, not long ago a
poor devil of sailor, recently come
from Ghent, was wandering the
streets looking for job.
A tile did not fall from the roof
upon his head, but something else
happened about as sensational.
He received word that his uncle
in Argentina had died and left him
several tubs full of pesetas, that is
to say, million dollars or so.
The story has all the elements of
a successful piece for the stage or
the film.
There is the obscure sailor knock
ing about maritime port.
He enters into dark little room
ing house, and as he sits there sip
ping his vim a l'eau and wondering
where the next meal is coming from
there enters lawyer and informs
him that he has suddenly become
thirty eight times a millionaire in
French money.
Just how an accomplished actor
would perform under the circum
stances is hard to say. What the
sailor did was to look amazedly at
the attorney for a minute or two
and then ask him for a cigarette.
The great moments of life are
.qmet,
M. Lancolle-Poueche, for that was
the sailors name, now enters into
prosperity.
Speaking in the name of others
who have quite recently founded our
future noble houses, that is to say,
speaking for Charlie Chaplin, ct al,
we welcome M. Lancolle-Poueche to
our midst.
What will he do with his thirty
eight million francsi
What would you do with iti
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
Wanted: A
Busy Dollar
TN war, life, property, all must be
proffered for the common de-

. fense. Any taxes necessary to
bring victory are endurable.
But when war ends and recon
struction begins the tax problem
enters new phase.
Then the encouragement of bust
ness, which means production, en-
ployment, the reparation OF war
wastes, the rebuilding of the COM
mon welfare, should be the para
mount concern.
NOTHING IS MORE IMPORT
ANT TO THE AMERICAN PEO-
PIE THAN THE OPPORTUNITY
TO EARN A COMFORTABLE
LIVING.
Whatever impairs, arrests or cur
tails it is a public danger, as much
in need of energetic attack as an
armed foe.
To tax into wasteful Government
expenditures the capital needed to
revive industry and commerce is
folly profound.
Yet that is what our Government
has been doing every day and night
since the armistice was signed.
And it is what a majority in the
Senate proposes to continue to do.
The argument in favor of the ex-
cess profits tax and the high surtax
on incomes is that they prevent the
escape Of wealth from direct taxes.
If that were true there would be
no valid reason to repeal such taxes.
But it is not true.
Wealth pays only a small part of
the excess profits tax or the high
surtaxes on incomes.
Wealth charges back upon con-
sumers much more than the tax and
lodges the surtax by buying tax
exempt investments.
No way exists to stop this quick
ly. Keeping up these taxes will not
achieve the aim of those who demand
them, but will discourage investment
in productive industry.
We know that it will because it
has already done so.
Try to interest the average rich
man in an industrial or commercial
undertaking promising profit if sue
cessful and see how great his prefer
ence is for the tax-free bond which
brings return without risk.
Yet risk is the condition of bust
ness advance. Without hazard not
a wheel of industry would turn.
The supreme need of America to-
day is the active dollar seeking
profit by taking chances. 1t is what
makes wages, puts food in the family
larder, gives incentive to the human
spirit and spells the immense diff
ference between a country stagnant
and country busy, cheerful and
prosperous.
Our tax system, still geared for
war, needs re-gearing for peace.
Instead of sitting business, free it.
No better plan has been proposed
4hor <bo ,o1oc
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
A HappySong of Housework
By Angela Morgan
UIHEN my dishes are in the pan,
" All drained over, spick and span
By Angela Morgan

VYTHEN my dishes are in the pan,
" All drained over, spick and span,
Always use the hottest water,
Handle gently, little daughter
Each one like a blooming posy,
Everything so nice and cosy,
I'm thrilled as thrilled can be,
For my housework pleases me.
Like q tulip is this cup,
Yellow when l hold it up
Where the sunlight filters in
Through its fairy petals thin.
This is ringed with ruddy clover,
Wipe it twice and turn it over;
This one like a morning glory,
Tells lovely purple story.
Children, children what a babel'
That's it, Susie, set the table.
Place the snowy doilies so;
Each one has a place to 60.
Pair by pair and mate with mate.
Salad fork? Yes, that's the one.
Hurry, dear! The chops are done.
When my family's in its place
And we've said our silent grace,
And my boys smile up at me,
I'm as proud as proud can be.
What a pie! Say, can you beat it1
Melts in your mouth before you eat It.
Graciousl Look what mothers made
A pitcher full o. lemonadel
Pass the biscuits-aren't they fine7
No one cooks like mother mine"
Other folks may wish to be
Movie stars for all Of me.
Girls and women mad for fame
Flicker by me like flame.
I'm as quiet as a lamb,
Just content with what am.
Happy with my girls and boys,
With their chatter and their noise;
Seems to me it's piles of fun
Just to get the housework done.
Some folks think that work is wrong;
Life is made for mirth and song.
Some folks think that work is tragic;
Seems to me it's full of magic.
All right, children! Breakfasts ready.
Harry, Susie, Jane and Teddy!
Toast and butter, eggs and ham.
Yes, I'm happy as | am!
Copyright. 1921 King Features Syndicate. Inc
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
Paying with Fish Hooks.

Some of the Monsoi tribes pay their bills
with little cubes of compressed tea. In Bur
ma one finds oowrie shell used az money
The inhabitants Of some Of tho district, bor
derins the Persian Gulf do their buying and
selling with fish hooks
The Washington times., 1921-10-21

IRVING r. BACON has
been swooping through
life for nearly three weeks
with ape adnoids, and at
last reports the ape was
doing nicely.
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
YOUR MEMORY.
BY ]. J. MUNDY.

finding difficult remember
read7
facts in mind where get hold of them when wish
Now what expect
anything definite and made yourself bring mind right
without outside aid?
When read skip from thing another which
making effort remember bits knowledge
hard to fight a Of
thing accurately proved your
discouaging build memory which allowed
and
good memory is indispensable in almo any line Of work
Cultivate and make youre worth than
present
The Washington times., 1921-10-21

THREE hurrsushs and .
Il tiger for Darwin.
The Washington times., 1921-10-21
Milky WAY Fables.

'ihe Chinese and Japanese in their fables
regard the Milky Way ss a stream contain.
ing silvery fishes. African Bushmen and
American Indians associate II with lishts
guiding the paths Of wandering sp,rits
The evening world., 1921-05-21
RIB IN HER NOSE
MAKES NEW PROFILE
Half-Hour Operation Transforms
Face of Girl Who Long
Had Broken Bridge.

a bit OF bone transplanted from
her rib to her nose gave Miss Hannah
Kaufman, sixteen, a new profile
yesterday.
The operation, requiring half an
hour, was performed by DR.. Francis
White OF the Manhattan Eye, Ear
and Throat Hospital. No. 210 East
Gath Street
An accident several years ago de-
stroyed the bridge of Miss Kauf-
mans nose. BY using the piece OF
bone from one of her ribs the doc
tor has completely saved her facial
expression, The nose is straight and
no scar will be left.
Miss Kaufman's first question after
coming from under the influence OF
the ether was "Do ! look better? ?"
She glanced in a mirror and smiled
happily.
Tho girl was reported at the hos.
pital last night to have no pain. She
will probably leave tomorrow. Miss
Kaufman is the daughter Of Max
Nrutmao nnd lives rt No ~ wash
stol SxesL
The evening world., 1921-05-21
HER HUSBAND HAD
LOTS OF COMPANY
As One Was Woman Mrs. Paul
Putnam, Exporters Wife,
Sues for Divorce

Justice Finch late yesterday reserved
decision in the divorce suit of Mrs,
Edith Putnam OF No. 29S West End
Avenue. against Paul, a wealthy ex-
porter. OF No. 251 West S7th Street.
Mrs. Putnam testified she married
the defendant oct. 8. 1898. Two children
were born. Mary Jackson, a maid EN-
ployed by the defendant. said that she
had seen Putnam entertaining Anna
Woodman in the West S7th Street house,
and that Putnam had "lots of COM
pany.' Miss Woodman. according to the
witness. also was a visitor at the Putt
mann country home at New City.
Helen Mahoney. No. 1S7 Riverside
Drive. testified that on Aug last, a (
$50 O'Clock in the morning, she accom-
panied Mrs. Putnam TO Puttmann's $
apartment in West S7th Street, and,
after waiting an hour. saw young
woman leave the defendants apartment,
Mark Eisner. of No. II East 42i
Street, attorney for Mrs. Putnam,
asked that his clients alimony of $500
a month he increased 10 $500 q month
and that he be allowed additional coun-
sci fee in that he had been substituted
as the plaintiffs attorney. Justice
Finch directed that a reference he taken
as to the alimony and counsel fee.
The evening world., 1921-05-21
collier TO SEEK
FAME AS MOVING
PICTURE DIRECTOR
Comedian viii Not Move
Away From New York
Immediately, However.
tsroai 20 The Evsniue Word ,

LOS ANGELES. May 3l.-william
Collier sr., motion picture director.
That's what It will he about a year
hence IL plans here mature. The
noted comedian has decided to
change his residence from Long
Island TO Hollywood, at Mrs. Col
lier's solicitation, but not immedi-
ately. lie may direct his son as lead =
ing man in some contemplated pro-
ductions.
Mrs. Charles Kaltenbach OF Now
York was a guest OF honor here yes
terday afternoon at large garden
party given by Mrs. Frances Pierpont
Davis in Estrella Avenue. Mrs. Kali
tenbach is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Telfair Creighton, here.
Mrs. c. c. Culver of New York is
to be the guest OF honor at a dinner
dance tonight at the Los Angeles
Country Club, at which Mrs. Marion
Churchill Mccartney will be hostess
Mrs. Culver, wife OF a noted wartime
wireless inventor, Is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Clara Snyder, here and will
return to New York in time to sail
for Europe on June 1.
Collern Moore's grandmother has
gone marketing to prepare a wonder.
ful return home dinner for the movie
star, who is due from New York on
Sunday. "I'm longing to set my feet
upon our own Broadway" says a
letter received by the old lady from
the actress.
Misses Mabel Walker and Oceana
Crosby OF New York are to share
honors to-day at a bridge luncheon
in their honor at Sycamore Lodge,
the home of Mrs. Edmund Il. Greg
ory. They return home next week
after season at Beverly Hills.
New Yorkers at hotels here in
Guide, at the Angelus, T. A. Taylor,
Louis Van Ullen and r. A. Rosen-
thai: at the Alexandria. Ernest
Franken. David B. Manas and Frank
Morse: at the Stowell, Mildred Hill
and Howard II. Gibson.
Mrs. Jare Lockwood and Mrs. John
Martin Graham of New York were
guests yesterday at the last of n
series of smart luncheons given by
Mrs. Albert Menke at the Ambassador
Hotel.
Daniel Elton Duffie or New York
was guest of honor at a tea aers
given to-day by Mrs. W. ]. Chichester,
at whose home he is n guest for a
while before going to Coronado.
The evening world., 1921-05-21
TEACH SWIMMING
SPLASH" WEEK.
Best Instructors Will Be Provided
In City Pools From June
8 to II.

A chance is to be given every New
Yorker to learn how to swim during
Splash Week"-June to t.. Pools
in all parts of Manhattan will be open
free to the children in the day, and
the adults in the evening. ThG pest
swimming teachers In the city, some
of them members of the Olympic
team. will do the instructing.
Last season there we're 3S1 accidents
on the water, and had a majority OF
the victims possessed slight knowl-
adge of swimming they Nigh, have
been saved, according to The Red
Cross.
This year for Splash Week" the
New York County Chapter OF ;he Red
Cross, the Y. NJ. c. A, Y. NJ. IL. A.,
Y. w. c. A., Y. w. II. A.. the Carroll
Grub, the II. II. |. and other ori;aniza-
tions will be associated with the city
in the effort to see that every one
knows how to swim.
BY telephoning Stuyvesant 1Sie any
person may learn the location of The
nearest pool. Among those ac.ins as
sponsors are Mayor Hylan, Mrs. Will
itm Fellowes Morgan, Mrs. Will am
Rossiter, Mrs. Felix Warburg, Mrs
Lloyd Derby, Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
Mrs. William NJ. Hayes, Mrs. w
Bourke Cochran and Mrs. Nicholas
Brady.
The evening world., 1921-05-21

An epic OF Russian military genius
is told by Robson r. White, mining
engineer who is at the Waldorf.
While I was in South Russia" he
said managing a copper mine miles
from the Turkish border, and shortly
before the Turkish invasion. a Rus
sian General who was stationed there
with a totally inadequate force came
to me and reduistioned 100 pounds OF
dynamite, eighty feet of wire and
some detonating caps.
mot far from the camp was a.
small, shallow stream, about the size
of the Bronx River, which was easily
fordable in all except very rainy
weather. Over this was a bridge
which would support one horseman,
or possibly two. Beyond 1t the path
was Joined by several trails from
Turkey.
THE General had decided to mine
the bridge, he declared, and prevent
any Turkish invasion. They would
come down the trail. and as they got
to the bridge a watchman, forty feet
away. would set of the mine.
II did not argue with him. but here
was the situation to my mind: First,
the idea that n battery would be nee
cssaly to discharge the explosive had
not occurred to him. If the mine did
go of, however, 10 would Kill only the
two possible people on the bridge and
the rest OF the army could walk
through the water without trouble. A
dozen trees felied across the trail
would have caused much more delay.
THAT is typical OF the lack of COM
mon sense OF the Russians and the
absence OF tho sense OF balance
which, had il existed, would have pre-
vented the terrible. events OF to-day"
"A decision handed down by the
United States Supreme Court some
times is as eagerly awaited and stud
led by the legal experts of China and
South America as 1t Is by the legal
profession here in the United States"
declared ]. b. Bryan, official of a
publishing house, who has just re-
turned from an extensive trip and is
nov at the Hotel Pennsylvania. I'm
fact the largest firm Of American law
booksellers maintains well-patronized
branches in Shanghai, Manila and
South American cities"
~The coal strike practically emptied
the London hotels for time" said
j. i. Wilson, managrr OF a new hotel
in Paris, who is at the McAlpin, but
with the warmer spring days and the
The evening world., 1921-05-21

made up at least Is per cent. of my
patrons after tho first month OF the
show, nnd 90 they, most OF all, are
the ones that are going to miss 1t
when they again come to town"
Yes" reflected Mr.. Ziegfeld ~
started something when | started the
midnight show. II was followed by
cabaret performances. all OF which
hourished till the Volstead law .sweut
the tables Of cheering glasses. trieu
TO get people to come 10 dinner before
tho o'clock show, but failed even
after putting in n $4,000 kitchen. In
Paris people 10 to the Alcazar and
other places to dine and watch the
show. but they won't do IL here. Aud
as for jollying them up at midnight,
It's like expecting a lot OF speech
makers to make n hit at n dry ban
quet. II simply can't be done"
Mr. ZieBfeld shook his head and
then sagely observed:
Might life in New York is drifting
to apartments"
On the other hand. have this
from shubert headquarters:
lee Shubert does not believe
tnat night life on Broadway is dead.
He is aware that drinking had n
great deal to do with keeping some
people UP late at night but In his
opinion there are thousands who can
get enjoyment out OF restaurants =
and late. hour shows without the aid
Of stmulants.
Although the Century Promenade
has been closed for the past few
weeks, the closing was due to a
change In policy. The difficulty was
that people would not como TO n
roof entertainment at $50, consc-
quently. the roof theatre is being
converted into a regular playhouse
md will soon be in readiness for re-
opening. 1t Is TO be combination
theatre with an attraction early in
the evening and dining and dancing
until Q A. NJ. The Promenade and
open-air roof restaurant will be a
feature as 1t was last summer and
will open at 6 o'clock.
broadway" according to Mr.. Shu-
bert, 'is the best advertised product
in the world. Every visitor to New
YORK has heard of this thoroughfare
OF theatres. restaurants and hotels,
and 1t will take something more pow
erful and far reaching than Prohibit
tion to. close New York every night
at 12 o'clock"
There Ia always hoper-s -
The evening world., 1921-05-21
NewYorker5, E!5o,rADuY Il

imported coal stocks, this situation
has been remedied.
81 learned in London" he went on,
that big British syndicate is be-
ing organized to give Jerusalem a
first class hotel and restau rant---some
thing hitherto unknown in Palestine.
This hotel will furnish modern
haven for pilgrims, who can bathe
in water drawn from the famous pools
of Solomon before they go out 20
lean their heads against the wailing
stones.
ITO get back 70 the modern world,
Leipsic is contemplating a hotel
which will house 10000 guests. 1t Ia
to be ten stories high, and will cover
S2,500 square meters. This, by the
way, will be ten times aB large as the
typical New York hostelry."
The evening world., 1921-05-21
DROP SARATOGA CASES.
Against OmcisIs From
GamsIinx Ina.iry ausshes.

BAL1SToN SPA. N. Y. May FL
Justice Borst In Supreme Court yester-
day dismissed all indictments against
officials OF Saratoga Springs and the
county which were returned ns a result
OF the gambling investigation.
The action was taken with the con-
sent OF wyman s, Bascom. Deputy At
torney General. who said the verdict OF
acquittal in the case against District
Attorney Charles b. Andrus had con
WINGED him il would be a waste OF time
and money to 70 on.
The two remaining indictmnets
against the District Attorney for grand
larceny and bribery were among thoso
dismissed. Others were: Michael %,
McTygue, City Judge, conspiracy; john
E. Gaffney. Commissioner OF Public
Safety. neglect OF duty; Benjamin W
Wilson. Deputy Commissioner OF Public
Safety. neglect OF duty: Edward 7. Car
roll. former Police Chief. neglect OF
duty.
The evening world., 1921-05-21
HUSBAND RETURNS
TO WAITING WIFE
AFTER 25 YEARS
AT II "Andie" StrollS Home
and Makes Up--Finds Four
Grandchildren.

When "Andie" Fusrpinger of Pearl
River. N. Y. came marching home
again a few days ago. his wife did
not recognize him. Still, as II, Van
Wrinkle discovered, twenty years
make changes in any man, and Fuer-
Mrs. Fuerpinger was eating her
dinner near the open door when the
old man came up the walk. Her
four children are grown. and she has
four grandchildren. She always
said that some day "Andie" would
come back. but II was twenty years
ago that she stopped searching hos
pitfalls. and advertising in the news
papers for him. Then. while she was
at her Sunday dinner, a stranger. rev
enty- years old, came up the
walk.
I'm Andie," he said, by way of
Introduction.
She asked him into the parlor, fecl-
ing, as she described it. VERY queer
Outside were her same old flower
gardens and pet geese and grape
vine, yet inside was the husband vho
had been away from homo twenty
five years. 1t did not seem natural
Fuerpinger left home in 1895, be-
cause he was sick OF his job and In
poor health, his wife said. lie was
making sl2 TO Sl4 a week then, but
complained that he could not stand
II. After his departure she searched
for him for years fai thfully. Tner
she devoted herself to bringing uT
her four children.
Fuerpinger has a Job in Middle
town, Conn, where he has been fol
seventeen years. He lives at No
| 10 Flower Street. and wants his wife
60 so there with him. When sh,
/ hCSitatcd TO sell her two-and- a half,
uCrc place in Pearl River and 10 tc
! Middletown, her husband went dowT
on HIS knees To her in tears. she said
Mrs. Fucrpinger refused TO give
| him a definite answer at once. II,
was Obliged 10 go back to his jot
while waiting for H. Meanwhile, hC
has written her letter repeatinG
has sent Nus grandson "Andio" a
birthday present OF n watch aNC
chain Mrs t'ucrping"r has promised
tu make ~ apr I.h h' " nC"ia
DAY.
The evening world., 1921-05-21
ARTHUR S. BURDEN ADJUDGED
MENTALLY INCOMPETENT.
SherIr's Jury Finds IN Case OF
Former Polo Player Injured
by Fall.

Arthur Scott Burden, former polo
player and for years a leading figure
in New York society, was adjudged
mentally incompetent yesterday by a
jury in Sheriff Knott's court. Mr.,
Burdens condition is tho result of a
fall from his horse in December, 1918,
He has been in Bloomingdale Asylum
since April ?, 1920, but the fact only
weeks ago, when his brother, James
A. Burden of Troy, n. Y, applied to
have him declared incompetent and q
estate.
The evening world., 1921-05-21
JOURNALISM STUDENTS GET
OUT A REGULAR NEWSPAPER.

To demonstrate their ability to pro-
iuce a new wspaper, students of the
Pulitzer school OF Journalism have
prepared an eight-page, eight-column
journal. edited according to mctropol-
itan standards. A leading article Ia
a report of after dinner speeches re-
Gently made by Ralph Pulitzer and
Herbert Rayard Swope. both of The
World. before the men students at the
banquet of Sigma Delta chi, profcs
sional journalistic fraternity, com
memoratinE the birth of Joseph Pulit-
ger, founder of the school