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The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
FEATURES, FICTION
Watch The Herald Grow

ize that the microbes Of temper. and
discomfort. and envy are just as
contagious as the measles. and are
far more dangerous TO the young.
And what a double pity that
women don't realize that IL they
want to keen their families placid
and calm and reasonable they have
only got to be calm and placid and
reasonable themselves. for that kind
of a mood Is lust as catching as the
disgruntled mood.
In former years IL used to be con-
sidered q mark of refinement and
elegance for a woman TO be a semi
invalid. All the heroines of old
fashioned novels spent their lives
reclining on couches and fainting.
Now we have a. pitying contempt
for invalid ladies': a woman Is
ashamed of being sickly. And IL
she has a contagious disease she
has decency enough not to want to
give II to others.
without doubt. the same change
is taking place In our attitude to-
ward melancholy. People used to
parade their sorrows. and cherish
them, and talk about them. Now
they keep them to themselves. and
affect a cheerfulness they often do
not feel, for we are getting humane
enough not 20 desire TO pass on our
spiritual diseases any more than
our physical ones.
For soul sickness is contagious.
1t is a malady that the prudent
avoid both giving and taking.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Students Glue
Pot of Gold
ToEx-Omcer

wallach School students and
faculty paid tribute to Joseph
Parsons, janitor of the school for
thirty-eight years, with chapel
exercises yesterday afternoon. at
which a pot of gold was given
the retiring school officer.
Parsons retired from service
March 1. under the Civil Service
regulations governing limits in
service for school janitors. For
thirty-eight years he had served
at the one school,. Seventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue south
east.
DIR. E. G. Kimball, supervising
principal; A. T. Stuart, director
of elementary instruction in the
schools, and Hugh McQueeny,
superintendent of janitors. spoke
at the farewell exercises in. honor
OF Parsons. Miss Julia M. Raw
lings, principal of Wallach
School, presented the pot of gold
in behalf of the faculty and stu
dents of the school.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
PLAYGROUND WORK
PROVES POPLAR"

Speaking of popular clothing
apparel, the most poplar" piece
of clothing which has been put
on display in the District in
many seasons was hung up for
inspection in the Office of Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes, supervisor Of
municipal Fairgrounds. Saturday.
The article is a piece of neck
wear made of poplar tree cat
kins pasted on a piece of silk.
shaped as a neckpiece. 1t was
made by a class of the Blooming
dale playground, under the d.
rection of Director Elizabeth
Mahon and led by Elizabeth
Cleary, 10 years old, and Donald
Herman. years old. The unique
stole has every appearance of
being the real chinchilla article.
1t was placed by Mrs. Rhodes.
who praised the work of the
class highly, in the sample case
of unique and novel exhibits in
the playground office.
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when a board creaked on the floor
above, where that study was To-
Gated, as though under 4 stealthy
tread. The butler ascendcd the
stairs and walked toward the study
at the front end of the hall. But
even as the sound of his knock
echoed down the wide hall, shadow
flashed down the stairs and collid-
ed with the policeman, who prompt
ly enfolded 1t in a mighty grip.
Then came the buffers voice, hor-
ror-shsken, from above.
Welden had been stabbed to death.
There was no doubt as to who
had killed him. The man captured
by Evans had the bloody knife in
the sheath strapped over his hip.
But the motive of the crime, as
well as his identity and antecedents
of Peter Welden remained mys-
teries. The murderer refused to
talk, but accepted his arrest with
sion of his guilt.
It was about the floor Of the
study in which Welden's b'riy hy
that the matches were s.rewn.
TT looks" thought Harvey Hunt,
"just as though the murderer had
been searching the floor systemat-
ically for something that had been
dropped. Only why should he need
matches to see in a brilliantly lit
room? Clearly he wouldn't. But
what other purpose could the burn
ing of matches nave?"
what other purpose could IL have
had. and how did II lead to q reye-
lation Of the Identities OF the vic
tim and the murderer. and to the
motive for the erimes
The. answer will appear tomorrow.
Copyright, 1871, By Pubic Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Nine Scouts
Reach First
Class Rating

Nine Boy Scouts have attained
nrst class rating. and the same
number have been admitted, to
second class standing. the Dis
trict court of reviews for scouts
announced yesterday. Final tests
in the two classes were given
Saturday night.
Scouts who successfully passed
all tests for FIRST class rating in
cIude Lee L. Hasseltine, of Troop
s; Charles Keller, of Troop 80:
Robert Rice. of Troop 4s; e. M.
Dulin and Robert Milans, of
Troop 100; Lew Rider. Robert
Sherwood. Ralph shinn and El-
liott Stephenson, of Troop 1903.
Scouts who reached secona
class standing Saturday night
include E. Eagleston. OF Troop
Q; willard Rankin, of Troop II:
Lucius l.. Apgar and Gordon
Parker, Of Troop 80; Joseph
Eaton. of Troop IS; Graham
Butt and Blair Stems. of Troop
81: Louis Atkins. OF Troop 100,
and Alfred Billman, OF Troop
1913.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Deductions Of Harvey Hunt
By Philip Francis NowIan.

Blake Beves was shot through
the chest ms he was launching
his little skin for his nightly
row ON the river. The shot, -ae-
cordtng TO ten witnesses who
saw the gun hash,. had come
from the middle Of the river.
Three men Immediately search
ed the river with a motor launch
and powerful searchliKht. They =,
: found the surface innocent of
craft or swimmef. Witnesses :
on the Opposite shore also said
the shot lad come from mid
stream.
Harvey Hunt learned that one
Of the ten men. Merle johnson,
might have had q motive for
killing Bevan. Bevan Aaa not
given hin financial backing On
. past project. But with a mo-
tive established Il was M to
Hunt to explain the manner of
the shooting. He had q theory
-see n the explanation below
agrees with your deductieast
No. 81. 50
IN THE CASE of ~From the wa.
1 ter" Harvey Hunt arrived at q
barrier to his deductions when he
learned that the shot had undoubt-
edly come from the middle OF the
river, and yet that there was nc
boat or swimmer to be found there
after the report.
He had very little faith in spirits
the kind. that use fre.
arms. II the shot had not been
fred from an ordinary boat. he
thought with 4 smile, II must have
been fred from an airplane or q
submarine, or by a fish. The nrs,
two assumptions seemed. as ridicu-
ous as the third No airpiane could
have operated without beIng heard
No submarine was likely to coms
up from the sea 90 murder a man
On the bank Of a river. II wal
puzzling, particularly
IN view Of the fact that Bevan bad
put out his light before the sho,
had been fired. and must have beer
INVISIBLE to the murderer.
But" thought Hunt. "ff I ve,.
an inventor. like Johnson, and want.
ed to kill Bevan and maintain An
airtight aiibi, couldn't I rig up korns
sort of a mechanical contrivancs,
How about disappearing, mechao.
ically controlled and automatfc rtde
Il could be noated- on - raft, pre.
aimed at q given point er
the dock. Some electrical connec.
tion: completed by the n,6venent o.
The boat. could be arranged 30 thai
upon the firing OF the shot the an
chored hoat would sink and auto
reel In the wires and
switch from the skins runway"
Hunt had the river draggcd .
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16

NEW YORK, March is. New
York's heart is q great icicle. cold
iy indifferent to sentiment. SO the
scohers say. And yet Brutus. q
leather lunged huskie, who cries of
the world disasters near the Grand
Central Station makes it his duty
each day to stop of in a drab street
on his way home and yell OF the
latest news from his remaining
sheath Of newspapers.
There are several shut-ins on the
block. poor folk who are so inca
pacitated that they never leave their
rooms, and Brutus gives them q
thrill by shouting the headlines. TT
amt much" he said the other day,
those poor guys never get any
where and they got used to expect
Ing me-" Then he hurried away to
stake his days earnings on the roll
of dice.
When a great man passed away
the other day q spindly, legged lit
tie girl. wide eyed and trembling.
timidly pushed the bell at the en-
trance Of q Madison avenue man
sion. When an austere servant
came scowling to the door. her
chilled fingers held out a soiled lit
tie batch Of violets picked up out
side a florist shop. He once sent
me mudder a Christmas basket"
she Whispered and dropping the
tiny bouquet she fed In a panic.
The newsie and the East Side
child were born New Workers., Injured
to the city's glacial Temperament.
In the morning, newspapers il
story of Hester street pawnbroker,
representative of a type that fairly
freezes at the cry of pity. And. yet
he went into bankruptcy because he
could not Withstand the appeals for
help from those who had nothing to
pledge.
The weather-beaten old man who
totters feebly to Madison Square
each evening at dusk with q crust
of bread for the pigeons is a symbol
of New York's heart in many ways.
Last summer on his way home from
his evening visit he fell I'll on the
street. At the hospital they said Il
was malnutrition.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Chicago Students
Stage Money Race

!, Students in the University
High School. Chicago, Ill, wanted
to raise money among them
selves to be used in sending a
boy and a girl to school. To get
more funds they originated a
clever scheme in the form Of a
penny race" In the race Is
pennies were equal to one foot
and the class that went the
farthest, or. in other words,
raised the most money. won.
The Freshmen were the victors,
the Sophomores were second. and
the Juniors and Seniors followed
close behind
The drive lasted a little over a
week and Se15.57 was collected.
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nghting with each other. aad COM
planning that they couldn't have the
things that richer children had. and
the reason Is that they are all in
fected by their mothers sane out
look on life. and her good cheer and
philosophy.
And when you fnd a woman who
Is the reverse of this. who IL peevish
and discontented. and irritable. and
high-tempered. you will invariably
md family that exists in a state
Of civil war. The husband is gloomy
and grouchy and brutal to his wife
and children. The children quarrel
among themselves, and defy their
parents, and leave home the first
chance they get.
That woman has soul sickness
and her whole family have caught
II from her. and there is no health
in them. A woman has to be very
ignorant In these days who does not
sterilize her baby's milk. and who
does not try to protect her children
against Infectious diseases. What a
pity that more mothers do not real
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1871.

"bDNDsDAhs hhe" w. A*~h
This should be a fairly fortunate
day. according to astrology. for
Neptune rules strongly for. good
Jupiter. Venus and Saturn are in,
malefic aspect.
1t is a day in which mental Vi
sion should be clear. so that fore
sight may prevent mistakes.
This sway is believed TO bring
about a judicial attitude of mind
and to enable both men and women
to see their own affairs in their
right relations
Common sense Is held 10 be en-
couraged during this conhguration.
and again the seers predict thai
women will be sensitive TO the plan
etary influences which should malSe
for saner fashions and more unset
ish aspirations.
While a craze for amusement.
which has distinguished the men.
women and children OF this coun-
try for many years. will continue
to be a dominant feature Of the ma
tional life, there Will be a demand
for better plays. better music and
better pictures.
IniS is not an autplclous tWAl
for any sort Of business Initiative
and would be especially unIucky ..
many lines OF merchandising.
Lovers should be cautious today.
for mercenary motives may be
strong and there may be a tendency
to put finances before romances
This is not a lucky wedding day
and might be especially disappoint-
ing to those who marry where there
is a great disparity in age.
Women may incline toward suit.
ors younger than themselves, for
the stars that two decades ago
ruled forcefully toward attractions
Of this sort again are powerful =.
Real estate transactions may not
be satisfactory during this planet
tsry direction, as a fall in prices Is
foreshadowed
Persons whose birthdate IL Is
should not speculate or risk any
money. The year may be rather
strenuous.
Children born on this day may be
careless and restless, but amiable,
talented and lovable.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
GREETINGS, SAID LOUIS
WITH A LOUD SPLASH.

Louis Green was standing at the
bar of a near-beer and lunch en-
porium talking politics with the
bartender, who did not seem to be
at all anxious to express his poiit-
ical views.
In came Frank Brady. He spoke
to Louis, who only gave him a surly
look in reply.
After a couple of rounds OF imita-
tion beer Frank started out, and
Louis called him back and then or
dered the bartender to set 'em UP
again.
Then Louis tried to engage Frank
in an argument about politics. but
a wink from the bartender warned
him not TO. After a moments
thought Louis then threw his beer
all over Franks new suit. He was
peeved.
I'm gonna give you the kick that
ought to be in this beer" shouted
Frank as he kept his word. Louis
was sent sprawiing through the
front door.
The men got locked together on
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Federal Employees
&: Select Delegates

Delegates to the annual conyen-
ZION 1pf the American Federation OF
Lab9 fwere named by the National
Fedefstion Of Federal Employees
testetday.
rht Delegates elected were Luther
:. ~Ae'ward. president of the na~
iona executive council; william H.
Hughea president Of the Federal
Empbyes Union, Of Missouri; Earl
HoaE president Of the union at
oenykS Col; alternates. Miss Ger
rude AcNaliy. third vice president
u thu national executive council. of
Washington. and w. ]. Hayes, Of the
iniof At East st. Louis. Ill.
Today the council will receive
epo3 from the. Legislative commit
ee sud plans for the drafting of
egishtion to be submitted to the
text session of Congress will be
nads< THE council will be in session
or averal days
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
BE KIND TO ANIMALS
AT SO IA LESSON.

1t is not SO bad when your hivver
balks to give il a kick in the ribs,
but when a poor old working horse
balks-then things are altogether
different
Horses have more sense than au-
tomobiles and they never balk ex-
cept for a good reason. They are
either feeling bad or something is
the matter with the hook-up when
they refuse to bulge.
Not knowing very much about a
horses disposition, James Gross
tried to teach his work animal a
little sense with the buckle end of
a strap.
Fortunately for the horse some
one intervened and called the po-
lice. Gross was arrested and charg-
ed with cruelty TO animals.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Tech Dramatists
Perform Tonight

The FIRST performance of Techs
spring play, Monsieur Beaucaire."
will be presented tonight in the
Central High School auditorium.
Management for the show reports
the advance ticket sale Indicates
a capacity house will be on hand.
Oscar NJ. Shaw will play the lead
role as Monsieur Beaucaire. Ad-
ditional performances will be
given Friday and Saturday nights.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Towers Squad Picked.

The Towers School baseball
squad was selected yesterday.
The roster. which includes eleven
players who are eligible to COM
pete for the team in the NUM-
cipal Fairgrounds series. follows:
George Riedesel, captain; Her
bert Radcliffe, Joseph Tracey,
Hyman Novoselsky, Arthur Gar
ret. Ferdinand Capelli. Robert
Tappan, Wells Bunyean, Ray
mond Talbert, Harry Stewart
and Richard Shaefer.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
City Club Members
To Hear I. L. LenrOOf

Senator Irvine L. Lenroot. of Wis
consin, will speak on Some of Our
Problems" at the monthly meeting
Of the membership of the City Club
at 8 o'clock tonight at the club
house, Farragut Square. Senator
Lenroot will discuss important is
sues now facing the nation.
The meeting Is expected to be the
largest held by the club this year,
In view of the fact that a detailed
report will be presented on the
project for the erection of a new
clubhouse in the near future.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
STUDENTS SEND
IN CLEVER WORK

Cartoons, short stories and
poems, all showing consider
able talents on the part Of the
authors and artists, continue
to come to the once. Mildred
Collins and Norman Gum have
contributions published I'm the
issue this morning. Other ar
ticles and cartoons Will be pub
lished n space and quality of
contributions permit. All con-
tributions must he signed and
the age, address and school OF
the author or artist given. The
outdoor sport season II COM
Ing. Keep your team In the
running by sending In the
stories Of their games.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
rIr5 Husbands Granted
Final DiUorce DEGREES

Twb husbands were sranted final
lecreks for absolute divorce yestey-
izy ky Justice Stafford in Equity
wiDiam @. Mahoney was granted
4 nn&fl decree dissolving his mar
ssEe< o. August Is. 1919. to Mrs.
fettN ". Mahoney.
ThGmas W. spinks was granted a
nal Becree dissolving his marriage
: My 9. 1914. to Mrs. Blanche E.
-sfnk8 The wife began the action
.rseH by suing for a limited d.
-eelon January 5, 1890. The hus-
a then iIed . crcss-biil for ab-
u diyere4
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
TaiL0rs Accept Wage
Cut of 10 Per Cent

Differences between the Merchant
Tailors' Exchange and the Journey
men tailors' union Of this city are
settled by a compromise in which
the jourpeymen accept a 10 per
cent reduction on all piece and week
work. effective April /.
The merchant taiiors asked for a
reduction of 20 per cent. this being
the amount Of the last raise granted.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Daily Hard Knot.

Arrange these sixteen letters
so as to make four words which
can be formed into a word
square.
DDDDoo ooRR
8 S.
(Answer to yesterdays: Pair,
iron, only. Tyre. real. also,
soar, army. myth, th-aw.
wed, ed-ge.)
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
BURNT MATCHES.

BURNT MAICHES.
1t was the burnt matches scat
tened about the bare floor that
aroused in Harvey Hunt that sense
Of the unfitness of things upon
which he relied so. often to lead
him to the crux Of mysterious
crimes.
Peter welden was a fairly young
man. He had been living in Byrne-
vile only a few months. He was
apparently plentifully supplied with
money, for he had rented the ram
bling old Martin estate and had
made many expensive repairs and
modern improvements.
He had recruited a stan Of serv-
ants, including an elderly house.
keeper, a cook. a maid. a butler, a
chauffeur and two gardeners. from
the town.
The local tradesmen knew him
as a good customer and good pay.
The local bankers knew him only
by reputation, for he had no deal
ings with them, carried no accounts,
and always paid his bills In cash.
Local society knew him not at all.
According to the servants. he did
not seem to be an abnormal in any
thing but his preference for his
own company. He spent most Of
his time reading. Apparently he
was studying Shakespeare, for they
found a great sheaf Of literary
notes In his desk. Occasionally he
went to New York for a day or two.
Occasionally he, motored around
through the surrounding Mills, but
for the most part his chauffeur had
an Easy time of It..
ON the night OF his death he
had given permission to the chauf-
feur. the maid and the butler to
spend the evening out. The house,
keeper had gone to bed. The gar
deners did not live on the place.
But the butler. who with the other
two servants had gone to local
dance. was not able to dance. and
fndins the affair dull. had returned
home early. inviting his friend. Pa
Itrofman Evans, to step in out of
tho cold for a few moments.
They noted that the bright light
In Wclden's study was still burn.
ing, and had Just entered the house
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Night.

(By Mildred Collins, 0 years old,
Blask SchoolD
At night, 1rhen the stdrs shine so
bright
And the moon gices is light,
Thof IS the time 1phen the Sand
man comes.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
COODMORNING JUDGE!
BY RUDOLPH PERKINS.

the sidewalk and fought on until
both were arrested.
Each pleaded self-defense, but the
court thought that both were guilty
of disordsrly conduct and fined them
SO each.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Today's Great Person

March 16-Your Birthdayf
James Madison, fourth
President OF the United States.
Was ranked high rs = states
man and philosopher. Born In
King George County, Vir-
Einia, March 16, 1851. Died
Wednesday, Jnne -, 1880, In
Montpelier, VT.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
A Young Baker.

what do you mean by feeding
the baby yeast, James," -
He swallered a nickel" re-
piled Jimmy. ''an' I'm tryin' to
raise the dough-"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
Nuts to Crack.

What is the first thing you do
when you get into bed?
(Answer to yesterdays: why
Is a mousetrap like smallpox?
Because II is catching.)
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16

once. and actually found such an
apparatus. Then by inquiry from
electrical and mechanical supply
shops, as we'll as search Of john
sons own laboratory. the evidence
that sent him to the insane asylum
was completed.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
A Familiar Quotation

(Can you guess who wrote itD
Fingers acre made before
forks, and hands before kniOes.
Yesterdays
Hope tells q fiatterinE tale,
DeIusfve, vain and hollow.
Al! let not hope prevail,
Lest disappointment follow.
Miss wrether. ~The Uni-
versaI Songster.o
The Washington herald., 1921-03-16

What was the reason for
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-23
GENERAL DIAz
ARRIVES HOME
Back in Naples After Long
Visit to the United
States
TBy Associated Prossl

NAPLES. Dec. 23.-General Ar
mando Diaz, commander OF the Ital-
ian armies in the world war, ar
rived today on the steamer Giusep-
pc Verdi from the United States.
where he spent two months as
guest Of the American Legion. He
was enthusiastically welcomed at
the pier, by military and communal
authorities and by Vice Admiral Al
bert P. Niblack and tho officers OF
the American battleship Utah, now
in the harbor. A crowd, many
members Of which carried banners
Of welcome, greeted the general
with salvos OF cheers.
His automobile TRIP to his hotel
was turned into a triumpnal pro-
cession, the streets being lined with
cheering throngs. He was agar:
acclaimed at the railway station
when he left for Rome.
The general has the warmest ad-
miration for the Americans aud
their country and his appreciation
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-23
Women Seem To
Have Left Town

PITTSBURGH. Kan, Dec. %
Indications that many OF the wo-
men sought In connection with the
mine strike demonstrations last
week against the working miners,
have left town, became evident to-
day, according to the authorities.
Deputy sheriffs failed to find a
single one today in visiting sew
eral points in the county to serve
warrants.
At the two homes visited, the
doors were found locked and to all
appearance no one had been home
since the roundup Of alleged mob
leaders began last week. officers
said.