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The Washington herald., 1921-01-13

THE elephant bettle shown here
with at about one-half its
= natural size was recently add
ed to the collection In the National
Museum, having been sent from
Honduras by correspondent Of the
Department OF Agriculture.
1t is one OF the three largest kinds
OF beetles known to exist and some-
times attains a length Of more than
five inches, with a wing-spread Of
about ten inches. II is thus capable
of making quite a disturbance when
flying about a light at night, after
the fashion OF our common June
bugs" These latter are in reality
close relatives OF this tropical mon
ster.
The horns on the head and front
part OF the body are supposedly
peculiarities of the males, no use
for them being known. The ladies
Of the family seem to need no such
sdornments.
Like all OF its relatives, this beetle
makes its entire growth while in
a very different form-a white
grub"-which is Matched from a lit
tie globular egg. The mother beetle
selects some choice mass of decay
ing vegetation. such as might be
found in a hollow log or old stump.
where she lays her eggs. The little
grubs grow happily in this unat-
tractive environment, requiring no
care from their parents.
Their growth is apt to be slow.
two years often being necessary be-
fore the grubs reach their full
size, when they prepare to change
their form. Each grub then becomes
a pupa, a resting stage like the
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13

As a matter Of fact, though, I'd
rather you'd keep to your friends
husbands as escorts. They're ali
pretty decent chaps. And you're
too square TO 60 falling In love with
them"
TOO square or too selfish" Nancy
shrugged. "T don't like wanting
something I can't have. Besides,
none Of them are really attractive,
1 wonder why II Is that ones wom-
en- friends marry such impossible
men7 One looks at them and 10
convinced that the little love god Is
an irrepressible Puck after all"
other women probably say the
same about you" laughed Burrara.
''Oh, no, Gerry! Even after three
years OF marriage, and at the risk
Of running you with self-eonceit, I
admit that you are the most attract
i've man ] know"
She studied him rehectively.
Connie says you're too attractive
and that I'm doing q mad thing to
send you on alone to . lot OF pretty
Spanish ladies'"
What do you think an archaelog-
ical expedition is? A sort of Pc
ruvian pink tear
But there will be heaps Of girls
on the boat-snd crossing the eonti-
nent-and In Rio and Buenos Aires.-
His gray eyes met hers squarely.
There Is only one woman In the
world for me, Nancy. think you
know that. You capitalize II day
after day. What does II naatter-so
long as am sure that you are mine
wholly and unquestionaelyr'
.
Goodbye, my dear. my dsarr"
whispered Nancy at a quarter to
midnight as they entered their
apartment. You'll just make your
train II you hurry, and unless you
hurry, I'm likely-to-cry."
She slipped out OF her luxurious
wrap, tossing 1t carelessly on the
couch Of her sitting-room, and turn
ed to Burrsrd with outstretched
arms.
He caught her to him. crushing
her against his breast, his lips
searching out her eyes and throat
and mouth.
Nancy. I love you, I love you!
God, what 1t means to leave
you!'
Tomorrow-Dead Sea Fruit
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
PHOTO-NEWS PAGE |
Borrowed Husbands
ny MILDRED X. BARBOUR.
W-Gesl-by, My Dear, My Dear"
Copyright 1870, By rse wheeler, ,sysxieats, Ise.)

Nancy, tell me you'll miss mer'
Il Burrard leaned across the table
to his wife, his grey eyes pleading.
Her soft laugh was lost in the
harmony a stringed orchestra was
weaving on a balcony oYerhanging
the smart restaurant. The subdued
elatter OF dishes, the hum OF con-
versation decorously pitched, was as
sharply defined as street noises on a
snowy night
Burrard shrugged his broad
shoulders impatiently.
What a place for q last dinner
with my wifsi" he muttered. You
might as well have chosen the
Grand Central waiting room!'
Precisely" smiled Nancy unruf-
ned. "bot I didn't. deliberately
chose a setting in which you will
remember me, because IL is my
setting. Gerry, when you think OF
me in the months to come-provided
OF course you do think Of met
will not be OF the early morning
hours when I am striving to conceal
my yawns and my temper; nor OF
the twilights when we cantered
through the park, but of this; OF
II AsAAs anu anu hlCG pGOplc
about-of me, rather nicely arrsyed,
thank you"
She glanced down at the abbre-
Waited bodice OF her evening gown
Of crystal sequins, at the strand of
pearls that rested caressingly
against her white nesh.
Burrsrd followed her eyes with
his own steady ones, not quite so
steady now.
Tell me you'n miss me-" he said
again.
Nancy slid a hand along the table
and touched his under cover OF the
coffee service.
You old dear, it's three times
you've asked me that tonight ana
it's three times I've answered you
that I'll be hendishly lonely! But
all our set will take a hand az
cheering me up. Connie started
out to be shocked at my intention
to play about just the same without
you-and ended up by offering her
own husband to cheer my detected
moments. She says I'm SO perfect
ly safe"
Nancy giggled softly.
Yes" agreed Burrard grimiy,
you're just as safe as-dynamite."
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
New York City Day By Day
By o. o. MCINTYRE.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-when the
goriIla-like body Of Monk Eastman
was found at dawn on Fourteenth
street riddled with bullets several
weeks ago It marked the seventh
gang leader to die, as they had
lived, violently in the past three
years. Monk was a war hero. He
came out of prison apparently
cured Of the drug habit and Joined
the army. He crawled on his belly
over the German lines to rescue
several pals and then led a parade
down Fifth avenue amid Ihe cheers
OF thousands.
He was hailed as a gangster
turned straight" and Gov. Smith
restored him to full citizenship.
And yet after his murder the police
revealed the fact that before edi-
torial writers had quit praising him
for his heroism Eastman had gone
back to his old life-uslng drugs,
doing s trong-arm work and boot
Logging.
There was no gun found on East
men. He was too shrewd for that.
Like the rest Of the gang leaders
he had a gun toter" who went
about with him, but on the night
Of his murder he had been indiscreet
and was alone. His pockets were
sewed up so if arrested he could
prove has was not carrying arms.
Gangsters claim that the police
frame them up" by planting guns
on them in patrol wagon rides.
Monk was nearly so and a prod
uet Of the East Side slums. His
powerful physique and ready fists
made him q natural born gang
leader He was the boss Of the
siugging business south Of Four
teenth street. He was always be-
lieyed to be the killer OF Eat EN-
Up Jack McManus but II was never
proved. This fight took place in the
Flea Bag, a notorious Bowery re-
sort, and fifteen men were found
unconscious from ist blows when
the smoke had clea-ed away.
After his return from the war,
the Monk began hitting the pipe"
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
Washington Buyers in N. Y.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-The New
York World Buyers Guide an
nounees the following Washington
buyers in the city: Woodward and
Lothrop-Miss M. d. Collins, wom-
ems neckwear: Miss e. McGill,
laces' nets. embroideries, Georgettes;
F. E. Woodward, books; Fl. E.
Huntsberry, mems clothing, bath
robes; I. E. Fronani. china, house
furnishing goods, glassware; H.
Barschkies, silks, velvets; s34 Fourth
avenue, Parker, Bridget Company
&C. E. Perry. mems hats: geo
Fifth avenue; Imperial. Kings
Palace-T. Wright. C. w. Thompson,
representing; Cumberland. Kann. 8,
Sons Company-Mrs, ]. K. Creigh-
ton, infants wear; 43a, Fourth ave-
nue.. Goldenberg. NH. ]. Sanger.
rugs. blankets; The Annex. Lans-
burgh and Brother-w. A. Hennessy,
millinery; East Thirty-third street !:
Pennsylyania. Kann, s., Sons Com
pany-H. H. Miller, rugs; 4sa Fourth
avenue. Goldenberg. Nh. C. Kock.
millinery; Pennsylvania. Kania, s.,
sons Company--S. L. Nye, books,
statioaery; r. Yoffee. dresses; 43a
Fourth avenue. Lisner, .A.-Miss A.
Lanrins. stationery; 2ae Fifth ave-
nue. Lisnsr. Ale. L, Etehison,
domestics; 22o Fifth avenue, Breslin.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13

in Chinatown opium dens. He be-
came fat and soggy and stupid
Those who remembered him in the
days he was a bouncer in Silver
Dollar Smiths Essex street dance
hall marveled at the change. In
the old days as a bouncer he used
to average ten fights a night and
was ever the victor.
The gangs are about gone now
Monk was one Of the few remain
ing leaders. His deeds were en-
slsZoned with the deeds Of Jack
sirocco, Kid Twist, Humpy jackson,
Piggy Donovan. Big Jack Poggi,
Little Solly and Johnny Spanish
and nearly all have died as they
lived. by the gun. Monk had no use
for women. A Moll once turned him
up to the district attorney and he
did a seveh-year stretch up the
river.
Incidentally, since the crime
wave the night life OF Fourteenth
street has undergone great
change. 1t used to be that the
thoroughfare was populous all night
with sinister looking young men
who were wont to address one an
other familisrly as Jake and
Charles, Kike and Woppe and other
less innocuous sobriquets. Now the
corners are kept clear for the police
know that most OF these young men
are embryo criminals IL not Rc-
tuslly engaged in crime. Four
teenth street Is filled with all night
restaurants which are blazing with
light and pstronized by chauffeurs,
young women with pale faces and
plush coats and a long list Of un-
classified night workers.
Miss Lulu Bett" as a dramatic
production was not accorded the
welcome IL received as one Of the
years best sellers. Most OF the
critics were kind for the producer
is Brook Pemberton, formerly Of
Park Row, but they had to say that
as a play it was rather tedious.
However, II will no doubt have q
good run for there are thousands
who read the book who will want
to see the play.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
Did You
See This?

There's Uncle joe" a newcomer
in Congress visitors gallery whis-
pered to her companion. 81 almost
dined with him the other night"
AT a dinner party?' the COM
panion asked, enviously.
mo, at the Union Station lunch
room. You wouldn't think that an
other man could be his exact image,
would you? He was. though, and
he sat right beside me. I showed
over a menu card to him. and let
my wheat cakes get cold while
watched him out OF the corner of
my eye"
But what would he be doing over
there" the second girl asked scorn-
fully.
There is SO much noise and con-
fusion down below I can't hear a
word you say" the newcomer said
irritably, and adjusted her green
turban. A brief silence fell between
the two girls who had become ab-
sorbed in the Glrard College stu
dents who filled the card gallery.
When the tumult on the floor took
on new impulse, the green-hatted
girl continued in a stage whisper:
Why, didn't even take my eyes
OFF him until he had given his order
ham and eggs, turned over.
heard him say that. In fact. was
still staring at him, planning to
write the folks back home that /
had dined with Uncle Joe, when the
walter brought his order-ham and
eggs, straight up. He told the
waiter timidly that he wanted his
eggs turned over. The waiter
scowled and said in a loud voice
that he had brought just what was
ordered. 1 turned away when 1 saw
the old gentleman pick up his fork
and lift up a piece Of ham. When
1 CHANGED to look that way a few
minutes later he was gone. Also
the coffee and the ham. But the
eggs were still there-straight up
If you know what I mean"
And so it wasn't Uncle Joe?"
"Sh-," the green-hatted girl
whispered softly, for their voices
had suddenly become very audible.
Below. Uncle Joe had the floor. and
even the tempestuous and recurring
gentleman from Texas deferred to
him. The first girl nudged her COM
panion, and whispered behind her
hand:
Look. Do you think he'd let a
waiter sass and scowi him out Of
his eggs-turned over
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
The Horoscope
For Today
January -. 1921.

While Juniper and Venus are in
senenc aspect today, according to
astrology, Mars and Saturn are
strongly adverse.
There is a sign read as indicat-
ing q clash between old ideas and
new in many places. This will af-
feet the army and also labor organ
izatIons.
Through the readjustment period
Of history Saturn will be forceful
in all reactionary influences bring
ing not only many diniculties in the
way Of progress. but at the same
time acting as a stabilizing power
that is not altogether unfortunate.
This Is sway under which wom-
en- should be exceedingly lucky.
They should push all business and
professional affairs during this rule
Of the stars.
There is a promising planetary
government for new theaters, new
plays and new actors, which carries
with 1t the promise of many pro-
gressiye IDEAS that will be succe ss-
fully introduced.
Jupiter again gives hope Of large
prohts to modistes. millinsrs and
jewelers..
All lines of trade should benefit
from conditions that will -particu-
lsrly affect the leading Eastern
cities.
San Francisco and the Pacific
Coast Is subject 10 q sway that is
exceedingly fortunate, making for
great activity in commerce.
There Is q promising direction Of
the stars for the Philippines and the
Hawaiian Islands.
Persons whose birthdate II is
have the agsury of q prosperous
year that win bring unexpeeted
happtness. The young win have
many love A2Airs.
Children born on thia day may be
great favorites With the opposite
sex and lucky In financial matters
- Weu - In isvs,
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
YIEALTH TIPS
IL For Nation

One OF our greatest errors in ven
tilstion is in maintaining our homes
at too high a temperature.
SiIty-fve to IS degrees Fahren-
heit is about right. instead of 20
to rs degrees, which is not uncom-
mon.
With a proper humidity. a tenn
perature of IS degrees is just as
comfortable to sit in as a tempers-
ture OF 70 degrees with the humidity
low.
When people get a proper appre-
citation Of this fact, they find that
it is probably easier to supply the
humidity than to supply the extra
coal necessary to raise the tempera-
ture degrees throughout the
house.
In the matter OF humidity, the
great majority of houses disregard
this entirely. Most indoor air is
far too dry. The humidity should
be from SO to S5. per cent. Usu-
ally 1t is from rs to- 35 per cent,
or 40 per cent at the most.
In hot air furnaces the water
pan is provided, but it is more fire.
Quently empty than full. and is in
itself inadequate in any case.
Hot water and steam systems are
still worse. They have no pro-
vision whatever for adding moisture
to the air.
This dryness to the indoor air
is responsible for much of the dry,
hacking laryngeal coughs so COM
mon in winter, and which have
been designated as the winter cough.
The dry air Graves moisture and
extracts it from every source avail
able. including our skin and mu-
cous membrane.
The correction Of low humidity is
not an easy problem.
The water pan of a hot air fur
mace should be kept filled con-
stantly.
Plants scattered about the house
and kept well watered daily help
to some extent.
Shallow pans filled with water
and placed on the radiators and
registers will evaporate consider
able quantities of water.
Send any question concerning
health to the Information Bureau.
U. S. Public Health Service. Wash
ington, D. c. Give name and ad-
dress and you will receive a per-
sonal reply.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
A Study I'm Physics.

80 you think you are working
when you made strenuous efforts 20
dodge workT' the court asked Boyd
Martin, alleged vagrant.
That all depends On what which
person thinks work is work or Il
ain't work--all according to which
is and which amt not"
All very plain--eyen 81 bum
grammar. But IT did not help mat
tiers amy.
Boyd said that because his friend
told him TO sit down and watch a
hock of chickens-little and big
to see that the big ones did not
trample the little ones-he was
therefore engaged in a useful oc-
cupation even though there was no
monetary reward.
The man was arrested while try
ing to panhandle a quarter from a
stranger.
Il am going TO give you one
more chance" the court warned
him. IF you come here again
to work where there are no pay
hours"
Hnd His Glrl Arrestcos
Being a very busy man. Dabney
Falk asked his girl, Minnie Morris,
to pay the insurance man 81 when
he came around and handed her the
cash.
Several. times after that the col
lector was hot on Dabney's trail,
i and threatened to allow the policy
TO lapse if the money was not paid
| After a face:to-face cOnfab with
the collector. Dabney decided that
something had gone smiss, and ne
went after Minnie.
At first she claimed to have paid
the insurance man, but could not
show a receipt. Then she admitted
spending the money, but offered &c
pay II back next pay day.
Dabney had her arrested.
When the case came to trial the
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
"Verboten"
In NeU German Army

BERLIN. Jan. 12.-The Socialist
Prussian minister of the interior,
Herr Severing, is rapidly falling into
the ways and footsteps of his au-
.tocratic predecessors of the old
regime by resurrecting the much
used word "verboten."
The Socialist minister has now
dtgnihed the "monocle" with a YER
boten order. Where men claim that
they wear the monocle because of
a difference in the sight Of their
eyes they must submit to an ex-
animation by an officially appointed
oculist.
Inc foremost woman oil operator
In Texas is Miss Florence B. Rob-
inson. who in two years has made
a fortune dealing in oil leases.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
BEGYOUR
PARDON!

THE HERALD takes
precautions to be ac-
curate.
But in making up news
paper editions every twenty
four hours errors are bound
to occur.
Readers of The Herald
are requested to address
the BEG Your Pardon" de-
partment for the correction
OF any errors which they
find in the columns of this
Newspaper.
In order to hasten cor
rection Of errors, readers
are requested, when making
their complaints, to tell the
column, page and date in
which the mistake occurs.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13

chrysalis of a butterfly. inside OF
which the wonderful change from
grub to beetle gradually takes
place.
This particular species, techni-
cally known under the name Megas-
onfa elephas, was first made known
by the old naturalist Fabricius,
nearly a century and a half ago.
II inhabits the humid forest country
OF Central America and northern
South America and became familiar
to most Americans who resided long
in the Canal Zone in Panama.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
Monster Insect
FiUe Inches Iona

And, desrie-Seu don't know
the half of IL. TAis Elephant
Beetle is pictured 50 per cest
smaller than its real stze. With
bamper and mud guards ft
measures S inches long and 2h
inches wide. IL came ali the
way from Honduras, where the
worlds biggest beetles grow, 10
join the elaborate collection al
ready at the National Museun,
at Tenth and B streets south
west. Those who might ecca-
sieaslly and actively object to
the EiEhteeath amendment may
rest easy, for these beetles are
eaveieped I'm the stiffness of
death and n few coats of chem
ieais- preventing them from
roaming the town.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
Ask Court to Legdlize
Adoption of Orphay,

Lieut.. comdr. George L. Smith, U.
s. N, retired, and his wife, Mrs.
Eloise S. Smith, asked the District
Supreme Court yesterday to isgaiize
their adoption Of 12-year-old Eleanor
Coleman Bryan, an orphan.
The Smiths, who live at 2si4
woodley road northwest, have no
children Of their own and they stated
that the child il the daughter Of
Thomas A. and Anna p. Bryan. who
have been dead for several years.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
MdgHGte'S VIII Filed;
Estate Nearly $50 900, 900

will Of Horace z. Dodge, aUtomo-
bile manufacture. who died ia
Florida a month ago. was filed f7
Probate Court here today
The will left the entire estate O.
the family and did not give o.,
extent Of the fortune, but In au-
tomobiIe circles 70 was estimate q
at between $50, 100000 and $4,000
600
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
Pullman Ticket Ignored,
Claim; Sues for So 900

Louis Marks fled suit yesterday in
the District Supreme Court against
the Pullman Company for slo,eos
damages.
In the declaration, fled BY Attor-
ney T. Morris wsmpler, MARKS
claims that on September last he
bought a Pullman ticket but was
refused permission to occupy a seat
in a Pullman cas and humiliated In
tront OF the 90 &r pssssagsrs.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
n THE INQU1RINC
THE QUESTION:
What Would You Do With the
Motorist Who Strikes a Pc
destrian and Then
THE QUESTION:

Speeds Away?
WILLIAM F. PEABODY, 1ssa
Delzneld place northwestI ssThe
faet that he speeds away ts an
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of guilt, and
zeknokiedxment Of guilt, and
extreme penalty provided fer By
iaw.5
The Rev. DR.. JOHN Z. BRIGGS,
pastor Fifth Baptist Church. exs
y street southwest sAny per
son who scts In such an aaprin-
eipled manner should not he per-
aftted to operate an autsmo-
Bile and should be punished In
ether wnys.S
Capt. ALBERT J. HEADLEY,
trsnHc superssteadent, psiiee de-
partmentE II recsnnend q heavy
ane fer sueh an oxesse.7
HARRY ALMOND, director
Hene Defense LeaxueI "The
man who does q thing like that
is q menace to honest meter
lists. He should be pusished with
q jail sentence and ese.n
Miss ESTHER MeCLINToCK.
War Risk Bnr~asf Swhntever
the law pre.crfses-s
The Washington herald., 1921-01-13
OUR ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE OF
Women's High Shoes
S5Z5, $6.Z5 and S7Z5
These Three Remarkably Low Prices represent only a
fraction of their former markings

Every pair of High Shoes is included Excepting the
W. L. Correction Shoe)-incompete lines and full lines,
including about forty different styles from several of
exclusive benCh-made models among them being
the notably superior make of Laird Schober Company
The fact that the prices reduced does detract
from them in the Slightest every pair just desirable
when it entered stocks and every pair is
smarty styled to present requirements
Brown Russia CdtSkm, Wei KidSkin
Gun Metal CdtSkH, Mat KdSki7,
Dark Gray and Field Mouse Kidsk7H,
Brown and Black Suede
Some have wing tips, others straight tips while some
entirely plain Choice of sOe GOODYEAR
welt soles French, Cuban military heels
Our entire stock of High Shoes excepting the
W. L. Correction Shoe
womens Shoe Sect on Floor
Decorah public opinion., 1921-12-21
Light From Sugar

A phenomenon the cause of which
has not yet been satisfactorily ex-
planned was discussed during a re-
cent meeting of scientists in Wash
ington. Disks of loaf sugar were
mounted on a lathe and rapidly rot
ated while a hammer played lightly
against them. An almost continuous
radiation of light was thus produced
from the sugar. 1t was shown that
the light did not arise from heating
of the sugar, and it is believed to
be cause by some change taking
place in the sugar crystals. The act
of capitalization is known to be
sometimes accompanied by flashes of
light. The practical bearing of these
experiments is on the question OF
the possibility of obtaining artificial
light by methods as yet untried.-
indianapolis News.
Decorah public opinion., 1921-12-21
Candles and
Yule Log
OOOOOCOOOOOCOOOOOOOCOC
a. HRIsTMAs gifts were common

IC~ EthlS l. MAS Btlls "cre COluihoh
W In Medieval times. Accounts
tell of the chambers guild send
ing out gratis TO everyone special
sort of big, fiat candles which were
burned with the Yule log to light
the houses for the coming Of a super
natural Christmas visitor. The bak-
ers also sent out "Yule cakes" or
"Yule babies" which were little i'm.
ages of Christ. This custom, in fact,
seems to be even older, ii being re-
corded on the old Roman calendars
that on the Vigil of the Nativity little
images of the Christ Child were made
in great numbers and presented TO
the fathers in the Vatican.
Gradually the sentiment of Peace
on earth, good will TO men" and the
celebration of the spirit by general
gifts seems to have spread through
the other guilds, and finally to have
become general.
In England today there is a survival
OF the ancient custom practlced by
landowners of setting big sacks of
grain or other products outside the
gate that whoever came. might help
himself. II is said that an extra
Christmas eve feed is also still giver
to the cattle.