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The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

the dancer erect and as motionless
as a pillar Of the colonial portico
Of mansion in a Kentucky prohi-
bition town. Mac felt that he had
done his best and that Del Defano
would turn his back, upon him to
derisive scorn.
An approximate silence followed
broken only by the mewing of a
cafe cat and the hubbub and uproaf
of a few million citizens and trane.
portat!on facilities outside. >>~
Mac turned q hopeless but nerry
eye upon Del Delano's face. In It
he read disgust, admiration, envy,
indifference, approval, dfsappoint-
ment, praise and contempt.
Thus in the counts nance of those
we hate or love we find what we
most desire or fear to see. Which
Is an assertion eQueling in its WIS.,
dom and chiaroscuro the most IA
nous sayings cf the most foolish
philosophers that the world has ever
known.
Del Delano retired within his
overcoat and hat. In two minutes
he emerged and turned his left side
to Mac. Then he spoke.
You've got a foot movement, kid.
like a baby hippopotamus trying to
side-step a jab from a humfning-
bird. And you hold yourself like
a truck driver having his picture
taken in a Third avenue photograph
gallery. And you haven't got any
method or style. And. your knees
are about as timber as q couple Of
Yale pass-keys. And>you strike the
eye as weighing. let us say, $50
pounds while you work. But. say,
would you mind giving me your
manner
"McGowan." said the humbled am
ateur-"Mac MCGOWAN"
] Delano the Great slowly lighted a
cigarette and continued through it's
smoke:
in other words. you're rotten.
You can't dance, But I'll tell you
one thing you've got" @
..Vhrow 1t all OF of your system
while you're at it." said Mac.
-What've got?"
''Genius," said Del Deiano. .Ex-
cept myself, les up to-you to be the
best fancy dancer in the United
States, Europe, Asia, and the colo
nial possessions of ali three"
Smoke upf' said Mac McGowan.
Genius" repeated the Master
you've. got a talent for genius
Your brains are in your feet, whsrs
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to conservative morning paper
that New York has become more
autocratic than Russia in it's palmi-
est days" And. he adds, Look what
has happened to Russia Next week
l am disposing of all of my property
in New York City and viii close a
business employing 500 persons,
and move to England with my wife
and three children"
Governor Miller. who is being
blamed for the new conditions, is
about as popular on Broadway as
Henry Ford would be in the Bronx
But is only Broadway that is worry
ing Most of New York has WELL
filled cellars. anyway, and they are
willing for the police to do as they
please, provided. Of course. they
do not invade any private cellars.
Evelyn Thaw again achieves the
front pages. She has given up the
stage after bitterly arraigning the
atrical managers. and has rented a
private house in the<Fifties, where
she will open tea room. She is
suing hen husband, Jack Clifford,
the dancer. for divorce. and, in re-
talfation, Clifford led a gang of
detective raiders to Evelyp's new
abode this week. and, she claims.
broke down the doors. They found
young man there, but 1t was
stated that he had been employed
to help Miss Thaw move and to act
as a sort of watchman over the
place. The former "Floradora''
beauty is in poor health. and re-
porters who saw her say she is
only a ghost of her former self"
1t develops that there have been
seven confessors to the Joseph Ei-
well murder The other night a
trembling young man entered police
headquarters and. in a tense voice
cried: We'll, lock me up.I did itr
A detective sergeant looked up fr2m
his paper, yawned, and Inquired
II suppose you shot Joe EIwell p
The youth. replied: Yes, did it
and" but before he completed his
sentence he found himself outside
along with his last sniff of cocaine
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
SUNDAY, APRIL II. 1921.

The Sun is in an aspect today
which is favorable to the inhsbi-
tants OF earth, according TO astrolo-
gy. Jupiter. also is friendly, but
Uranus is adverse.
Under this sway IL is wise to seek
the association Of persons who have
be>efits to bestow.
II is a promising direction for
those who desire political appoint
ments or financial favors.
There is an especially good sign
for those who visit friends and en-
tertaining will have more than mere
social popularity as a reward. for it
is written that casual meetings un-
der this rule, may bring about greet
dement's.
The stars presage honors for
Judges and heads of educational in
stitutions.
Congress and other Legislative
bodies have the best possible plane
tary government. making for large
accomplishment that will aid ma
tiohsl progress.
Uranus is in a place deemed
threatening TO the serenity Of the
public mind. A tendency toward
Industrial unrest will be emphasizes.
This is not a lucky day for WOO
ing, since there will be a glamour
over personalities that are not real
ly lovable.
Aviation has a threatening sign
that seems TO indicate accidents.
Danger 10 the person Of Lloyd
george is denoted by the planets.
England continues under a sway,
that forecasts serious troubles.
Persons sswhose bir1hdate Il is have,
the eugury OF a fortunate year in
which they will make profitable
business ventures. Those who are
employed will gain
children born on this day have the
stars OF success as a guide. These
SUBJECTS Of Aries are usually gen
erously endowed with brains that
they know how to use.
tCopyrirbt, is2l- by the Mcclure Ne~.pspse,
kyndicsnl
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

conveyed by prodding elbows ana
growis of one-sided introduction.
Upon Charley. one of the. bar
tenders, both fame and fortune de-
scended simultaneously He had
once been honored by shaking hands
with the great Delano at a Seventh
avenue boxing bout. So with lungs
of brass he now cried: Halo, Del,
old man; what1l 1t beT'
Mike, the proprietor, who was
-cranking the cash register, heard.
On the next day he raised .Charley's
wages IS a weel~ G;s :,
Del Delano drank a pony beer,
paying for 1t carelessly out OF his
nightly earnings of SASS 81. He
nodded amiably but coldly at the
long line of Mixes patrons and
strolled past them into the rear
room of the cafe. For he heard
in there sounds pertaining to his
own art-the light, stirring stac-
cato of a buck k-and-wing dance.
In the back room Mac Gowan was
giving a private exhibition of the
genius of his feet. A few young men
sat at tables looking on critically
tuCy dHuoCu
seriously with beer. They nodded
approval at some new fancy steps
of Macs own invention. =
At the sight Of the great Del De-
iano, the amateurs feet suffered.
blundered. clicked a few times, and
ceased to move. The tongues of
ones shoes become tied in the pres
ence of the Master. Macs sa1low
face took on q slight flush.
From the uncertain cavity be-
tween Del Delano's hat brim and
the lapels of his high fur coat col-
lars came a thin pun Of cigarette
smoke and then a voice:
DO that last step over again, kid.
And don't hold your arms quite so
stiff. Now, then"
Once more Mac went through his
paces, According to the traditions
eftthe man dancer, his entire being
was transformed into mere feet and
legs. His gaze and expression be.
came cataleptic; his body. unbend-
ing above the waist, but as light
as q cork, bobbed like the same cork
dancing on the ripples of running
brook. The beat OF his heels and
toes pleased you like q snare drum
obligato. The performance ended
with an amazing clatter, of leather
against wood that eliminated In a
sudden nat-footed stamp. leaving
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

NEW YORK. April 1s.-It looks
as IL Broadway was facing a real
drought. The entrance of the po-
lice into the prohibition enforcement
tangle has put goose-fesh on the
cabaret and table d'hote propri-
etors. They are white faced and
stunned. The hootlegger Is said to
carry his wares in an eye-dropper,
for prominent hips are dangerous.
Scores have been arrested for carry
ing hooch on the hip.
/ saw police stop everyone enter
ing a large hotel. downtown with
a package of any kind. They would
shake the package for a faint CUR
gle. and feel of II for any evidence
of hidden bottle. In many of the
cafes they boldly approach tables,
pick up patrons drinks, and sip
them.
They are going after drink Sio-
lators roughshod. Broadway. ever
cynical. says it is only a plot to
make people so disgusted with pro-
hibition that they with do some
thing but Broadway doesn't indi-
cate what they will do" Night life
is as tame as it was during the days
that all lights were ordered out at
IL o'clock.
The corner saloon haA given up
the struggle. Ten closed in the
Tenderloin of Broadway In one day
this past week. Even the home
brewers, Yho were quite brazen,
are now pulling down their blinds
when they do their weekly brew.
Public drinking. which was done
as openly as in the old days. has
suddenly vanished. All of the res
taurant parties are now being held
In private apartments People hes
itate to carry any kind of a bottle
through the street; because they are
sure to be stopped and questioned.
The public is appearing very in
dignant. but outside of writing TO
the newspapers, are submitting
calmly to what they call -indigni-
ties And they make bold threats
to leave New York fiat and live in
Bermuda, Cuba. or even 20 to Eu-
ropean countries.
One Fifth avenue clubmar writes
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

sicnaI turns-the Grand March Of the
Happy nuzzard-had been complet-
ed: the last wrinkle and darn OF their
blue siIkoIene cotton tights had
vanished from the stage. The man
in the orchestra who played the ket-
tle-drum. cymbals, triangle, sand
paper. whangdoodle. hoof-beats. and
catcalls, and fired the pistol shots.
had wiped his brow The illegal hol-
iday OF the Romans had arrived.
While the orchestra plays the IA
nous waltz from The Dismal Wife
let US bestow eco words upon the'
psychology OF the audience.
The orchestra floor was filled bt
people. The boxes contained per-
sons, in the galleries was the foreor-
dained verdict. The Caaque was
there as IL had originated In the
stone age and was sfterwsrd adapt
ed by the French. Every Micky and
Maggie who sat upon Cresry's anna
teur bench. wise beyond their tall
ents know that their success or
doom lay already meted out to them
by that crowded. whistling. roaring
mass of Romans in the three gsl-
leries. They knew that the winning
or the losing OF the game for each
one lay in the strength OF the
gang" aloft that could turn the ap-
plause TO its fsvorite. on a Broad
way first night a wooer OF fame may
win il from the ticket buyers over
the heads of the cogoscenti. But
not so at Creary's. The amateurs
fate is srithmeticsl. The number Of
his supporting admirers present at
his tryout decides IL in advance. Btt
how these outlying Friday nights
put 10 q certain, shame the Mondsys
Tuesdays. Wednesdays. Thursdays.
Saturdays and mstinees Of the
=, Broadway stage you should know. 4.
(Here the manuscript ends)
Ccopyrisht, ls2I, By wheeler syndicsts)
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
An O. Henry Stor y
THE UNPROFITABLE SERVANT

= Af the richer by the acquaint-,
ance of four newspaper men.
. singiy. they are my encyoiopedias.
friends. mentors. and sometimes
bankers But now and then II hap
pens that all Of them viii pitch
upon the same. prfnt-worthy Incl
dent of passing earthly panorama
and win send in reportorial con-
strocuons thereof to their respective
journals. It Is then that, for me, II
is 20 laugh. For It seems that to
each of them, trained and skilled as
he may be. the same occurrence
pfesents a different facet Of the cut
diamond. life.
zone will have it Qet US say) that
MIne.@ Andre Macarte's apartment
waS looted by six burglars, who
deseended via the fire-escape and
bore away q ruby tiara valued at
100000 and q $500 prize Spitz dog.
whfh (fn violation of the expectora-
tiDn -ordinance) was making free
With the halls of the Wuttapesituck-'
Quesunoowetunquah Apartments.
Ny second "chfeI" will take notes
Of the effect that while a friendly
game of pinochle was In progress In
the tenement rooms Of Mrs. Andy
McCarty, lady guest named Ruby
O,Hara threw q burglar down six
flights Of stairs, where he was pin
ioned and held by a $4,000 English
bulldog amid a crowd of 500 excited
SPECTATORS. .s
Ny third chronicler and friend
win gather the news threads of the
happenings in his own happy way;
setting forth on the page for you to
read that the house of Antonio
Macartini was blown up at a. m.
hy the Black Hand Society, on his
refusing to leave $4,000 at a certain
street corner. killing pet $500
Poneranian belonging to Alderman
Rubitara's little daughter (see
photo and diagram opposite).
Number -Four OF my history-mak-
era will simply construe from the
premises the story that, while an
audience of 1000 enthusiasts was
listening to a Rubinstein concert on
Sixth street, a woman who said she
was Mrs. Andrew NJ. Carter threw
a brick through a plate-glass win
dov valued at $500. The Carter
woman claimed that someone in the
building had stolen her dog.
Now, the discrepancies in these
registrations of the days doings
naed do no one hurt. Surely, one
newspaper is enough for any man
to prop against his morning water
bottle to fend of the smiling hatred
OF his vife's glance. II he be fool
ish enough to read four he is no
wiser than a Higher Critic.
I.remember (probably as well as
you do) having read the parable of
the talents. A prominent citizen,
about to journey into a far coun-
try, first hands over to his servants
his goods. To one he gives fve
talents; to another, two; to another,
-nns--to every man according to his
several ability, as the text has it.
There are two versions of this par
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
Deductions of Harvey Hunt
b. PhiIip Fraseis NswIaa.

using In the treatment. nor for
which there would have been any
use around the house"
Have the police spotted the guilty
party7" asked Harvey Hunt
Yea" the physician replied It
wasSa great shock 20 me. Most
astounding that the little girl could
have done such q thing. The head
quarters man arrested Miss Surdley.
the day nurse on the case. There's
no doubt the did u all. though I
never would have suspected e.. He
found her hnger-prints on the
medicine glass. and an analysis Of
the few drugs remaining IN the.
glass clinched the thing
Tt seems she and young Hsrdeieh
had developed quite a romano
while she'd been attending him,
Couldn't get anything out Of her
except hysterical. denials Of EuiIt,
but the other nurse revealed IL. I
don't suppose she could have cared
for him. as Il stands wouldn't
have killed him n she had. Ell? But
he was evidently head over heels IN
love with her. Ought 20 make q
law against letting pretty women
become nurses
-And the motiveT- asked the
criminologist
pure greed. It gets the best Of
them. Hardeigh made q viii when
he thought he was going 20 die.
a couple Of weeks ago. leaving
about half his fortune TO her. May
have done Il Of his own accord. and
may be she persuaded him. I don't
know. / never suspected such .
thing
DR.. NorwaIk threw mp his hands.
as though 70 wave aside all re-
sponsibTlity. Going OUT he asked.
as Hunt arose with a sudden show
Of energy and climbed into his
overcoat.
yes said the detective. I'm
going down TO police headquarters
and get that girl released ~ ] can.
She didn't do IL, Of course. why.
you don't believe Il yourself"
IF you ask for my opinion from
what ! know Of Miss Surdley I'd ssg
no. But. man alive. can't doubt
the evidence, can ]. without dis
respect TO my own intellect. No,
Harvey. you never can tell what the
best Of them will do. What makes
you think she didn't"
The same thinE that makes you
think she did. Doctor" Hunt said.
the fear Of stultHying my inteIii-
gence."
4 don't quite u9'erstand you. my
boy. Be specific.
Can you tell why Harvey Hunt
was convinced Of Miss surdIey's in
nocencef
Ccopyrieht. isal. By Public Ledger Gel
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

wlen Gulaensuppe was nur-
dered ~ the bath-tsb Of an ise-
lated hesse, the man ssd
woman who killed hin carried
, the body SWAY fire.. tie hssss
snseenI buriee the .as's lead.
and hnaiIy f1sshessthe bsth-tss
for several hosrx- EverythinE
seemed safe 90 them. but~their
carefully laid plans were
wrecked BY one minor fact that
resulted I'm their undoinG.
They Aushed the bath-tub for
several hours. Had they not
been 10 .ealeus On this effort 10
remove the crime evidence, they
might have dodged the Justice
finally dealt them. Did you
Euess the reason of their DOWN
fall In Hunts story Of the ease
yesterday SWashedf Evfdeneefs
Read the explsnatfen heresvftht
No. -.
In the mystery Of washed Evi-
dence" the thing which the mur-
derers did not know or suspect
when they flushed out the bathtun
after cutting up their victims booy
in IL. was that the drainage Of that
particular house was not carried
into the sewer. but discharged into
the sandy soil below the surfacs
of the ground nearby.
II they had used only ordinary
care in nushingout the bathtub. the
crime probably never would have
been discovered But they allowed
the water to run for hours The
drain pipe underground discharged
more rapidly than the sandy soil
could absorb. and gradually the
bloody water seeped up to the sur
face and formed q little pool.
This had been noticed by man
who happened TO be passing through
the neighborhood. and who thought
nothing Of IL at the time Later
when the case became a nation
wide mystery. Il occurred to him
that there was just one chance in
a thousand that he had unknow'
ingly stumbled on something con.
hected with IL. He reported TO tht
police. who soon threw a net around
the man and woman once they sus'
pected whom to look for.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
Split-Second
Comments
On the News
By ROBERT CULLEN

Profanity: Fervid remark by a
male The equivalent Of woman's
tears.
Well. why shouldn't speech be
free? Very little of it Is worth
anything. - $50
Germany shed her blood freely
until fortune cast her, lin the role
of turnip.
Discretion is the better part of
expressing an opinion of the wife's
new hat. 4
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

Young man. II making money Is
the extent Of your smbition. get 4
job In the mint
It probably won't make much dif-
ference to Colombia whether we call
1t blackmail or hush money.
A casual study of the worlds af-
fairs convtnces one that scraps are
hash.
The free balloons merely drift,
and this pecutiarity seems to be
shared by our entire Air program.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
NOT GUILTY.

The man had been deliberately
poisoned. There was no doubt
about that" DR.. Norwalk was say
ing. Those symptoms could only
have come from the one'drug, and
that was a drug which ! was not
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
ME ERoUeHT rHE
GROCERY GRUB INSTEAD.

We have heard of wild parties
where the guests were expected to
bring their own booze. But q
bring your own grub" party IL
new one There Is some excuse for
the requirements Of the boose party
but we can't understand why Il Is
necessary for man to haul lot of
canned goods around.
SYLVESTER Holmes vas invited to
party where food was to be served
He had no money and therefore Il
was hecessary for him to scout
around and nnd his portion OF the
eats.
According to the police. he stole
some groceries from his place of
employment. He got about 50 worth.
II was his intention, Sylvester
--1id. to replace these goods when he
Eot paid on.
Judge Hardison gave him sixty
|.-sys That means his. TIM In jail
-rorth about cents a day Labor
X certainly coming down II cost.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
jim Jams James.

One day James Brown was feel
ing extra good. Probably he felt
like wrapping Jack Johnson around
his little finger and then throwing
him in the ashcan.
Anyhow. James visited the home
Of Amelia and James Bowman and
an argument started in the Odd
fashioned manner. So II was said
Someone left an empty milk bot
tie lying around and James spot
ted 1t. ....s -.
Just what was said could not be
accurately ascertained, but James
got hold of the bottle.
'Yo' all want some sugar-does
yo'T inquired James as he got q
good hold on the bottle. That be-
In the case. All will present yo' all
wild some Jumps for yore coco"
with that he hit the couple over
their heads and then ran. No good
prize fighter would have done that.
shortly aftervard the cops found
James and put q double -barreled
charge Of assault against him.
Judge Hardison heard both sides
Of the case and then fined the hight
er SIS on each Of the charges.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
George Did Ity SO.

There are worse crimes than
craps shooting.
Judging from the noise some of
the bone rollers make and the noise
the cops make before and after a
raid, you would think that the town
was being chewed up in little pieces
Far be it from US to criticize the
squfd of cops that made Ninth street
Iook pale the other night, but, after
all. the boys who were in the game
were doing nothing very bad.
Policeman Messer, of the First
precinct. has q remarkable pair of
ears He heard a noise that re-
minded him of a dice factory. and
sailed in and arrested George Craig
and charged him with permitting a
craps, game in his rooms.
Ths policeman found thirty others
in the game and took their names
as Witnesses.
Aft@ all this trouble one would
think that Craig was in for. some
thing awful. but fortunately he, was
brought before a judge who under
stands human nature.
After fining, Craig $40, Judge Har-
Olson remarked. that he never yet
heard Of q bunch of lively ones get
ting together without a little crap
game or something like 1t. there
fore did not consider It a terrible
crime
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17

Can you tell why Harvey
Hunt was
The Washington times., 1921-10-22
BOBBIE AND HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk.

0UR teecher was telling us
sumthing wich a poet rote,
1t went like this
Lies of CRATE men ofte reemind us
We can make our own sublime
& departing leeve behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.
1 asked Pa how we cud leeve
our footprints behind us & Pa
sed Well Bobbie, sed Pa, you meen
footprints. Newer say feetprints.
Footprints sounds as clumsy as
Crownprints, sed Pa. The gent
wich rote that butiful eppygram
was old Hank Longfeller, sed Pa,
as good a poet as evver put the
bee on n editor, sed Pa.
1 wish you wud speer moar prop
er English wen you are talking
to Bobbie, sed Ma. Children pick
UP slang fast enuff on the street,
sed Ma, without lerning 1t from
thare own fathers.
You are rite, as you sumtimes
are, sed Pa. Bobbie, sed Pa, you
shud lern that littel verse by hart
& say 1t often, sed Pa. We NOR.
tils are all put here for sum pur.
pose, sed Pa. We have but short
time on this old erth, sed Pa, & It
Is up to us to do the moast we can
with our time. The mite is cum.
ming for us all & only fatheds
shirk and STALL sed Pa. That
sounds kind of like Hank Long
feller, too, sed Pa.
My father always spoke like that