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The Washington herald., 1921-02-05

piped: Hey, Joe! Where dye get
the suit7 II looks hne. Why don't
you buy it,"
There is a blind man who wheels
a legless comrade up and down
Fifth avenue in the late afternoons.
They collect a goodly sum from the
passersby' They were taken to court
the other day for some petty viola
tion regarding begging.
feel sorry for you two" said
a kindly magistrate, but despite
your handicaps you nRst be careful
TO obey the laws. hismiss you
both"
They started away when the leg
less man said: You needn't feel so
sorry for us Judge. We have a
pretty good time. I would rather be
like 1 am than like I used to be.
When / had my legs I didn't get
out at all"
'How's that?" inquired the mag
istrate.
Il was married" was the reply.
The announcement that Mrs. W.
K. Vanderbilt is to forsake. Fifth
avenue and establish a demesne in
Stton Square is the final death SEN
tence Of the Avenue as a home for
the rich. Many had already moved
to Park and Madison avenues. But
the Vanderbilts, who reign su-
premely. remained with the Goulds
and Astors.
Trade. it is said, has made Fifth
avenue impossible. Many fine homes
found the Maison This or That open
ing next door. Sutton Square Is on
the bank Of the East River under
the massive Greensboro Bridge and
across the river from Blackwelrs
Island, a detention place for law
breakers.
There is plenty of room for gar
dens in Sutton Square, and II is to
become a "Pomander walk"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
x. K. RICHARDSON.

n ERHAPS if you are one of these
nonscientific persons who mar
L vel at the ability of the bath
ing beach proprietor to predict the
minute high tide will present itself
at his particular ocean frontage,
you will enjoy the thrill of know
ing that the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey has a machine which will spot
any high tide in any year before
the millennium and reduce ii to cold
figures
This branch of the government
service, SO necessary for obtaining
marine data, has a tide-prcdicting
machine made of brass and steel,
which foretells the times and heights
of high and low water at any sta
tion for which it is set up, for as
long a time in the future as one
pleases.
The machine, which weighs about
$500 pounds. is about eleven feet
long, two feet wide and six feet
high. 1t was conceived. designed
and constructed in the office of the
survey. and put into operation in
1910, since which time it has been
used in predicting the tides for the
survey for use in the navy and
merchant marine.
The tide tables, issued a year or
more in advance, give the predicted
times and heights of the high and
low water for every day of the year
at eighty-one of the principal ports
in the world. In addition, it also
contains tidal data for some $500
navigator to make use of any port
in the world.
AS is well known, tides are due
to the motion of the su1Iand moon
upon the rotating earth. If the
motions of the sun and moon rela-
tive to the earth could be made
to take place in circular orbits in
the plane of the equator. tidal pre-
diction would be a simple matter.
But these motions are not so sim
pie. Therefore, for the purposes OF
tide-prediction there is substituted
for the irregular motions Of the
sun and moon relative to the earth
the simple circular motions of
number of hypothetical suns and
moons, whose combined tidal ef-
feCts are equal to the tidal effect
Of the real sun and moon.
On this tide-predicting machine
there are taken into account thirty
seven such Hypothetical moons and
suns, each represented by a double
system of dials, cranks. sliding
frames and pulleys. The combined
effects of these are transmitted
through a flexible chain to the front
of the machine, when on a system
of dials the state of the tide at
any instant is indicated.
1t takes about three hours to set
the cranks and dials for the pre-
diction of a station, taking the
necessary safeguards against error
Once set up, the operator puts the
machine in motion by turning a
crank. Seven hours time is then
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
FEATURES, FICTION
= Watch The Herald Growi
IIEALTH TIPS
IL For Nation
Aid for Fsin ting.

Aid for Fsin ting.
Painting is a condition caused by
too small a quantity Of blood reach
ing the brain, due to a weakening
of the hearts action. 1t may be
an indication of disease Of the heart,
or caused by loss Of blood, indI-
gestion, hunger. exhaustion. or the
foul air OF oyercrowded rooms. IT,
In all cases Of apparent fainting
care should be taken TO ascertain
that the person IS not suffering
from shock, since these conditions
may closely resemble each other.
Shock follows severe injuries and
is a more or less permanent and
always a serious condition, while
fainting does not follow an injury
and is only temporary. In faint
ing there is complete unconscious
ness. while in shock the patient
is more or less conscious.
Before an attack of faintinR the
person affected experiences a weak
sinking feeling associated with a
sensation Of dizziness. Objects be-
come indistinct and there may be
a roaring in the ears. The face
and eKtremities become pale, cold
and clammy; the pulse rapid and
weak; and breathing apparently
may cease. The patient should be
laid fiat on his back at once, with
the head lower than the body, to
get more blood to the brain.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05

So far as the public was con-
cerned it was only a One-day news
flare when the home of Ezra Drink
water, one of the city's minor mil
lionaires, and that of John Klegg
his next-door neighbor, were broken
into.
An expert yegg had blown the
safe in the Drinkwater mansion and
taken a $2OC, 900 necklace and what
cash happened to be there, about
$3.50. He had allowed none of the
more cumbersome valuables to
tempt him. He hadn't taken a thing
from the Klegg house. In fact It
was only chance and the unusually
keen eye of one of the city detec-
tives that developed that Klegg's
home bad been entered, so carefully
had the window been jimmied.
The police attributed the crime to
one Sam Kpstin, one of the clever
est and bOldest yeggs in the coun-
try. 1t showed signs of his char
acteristic handiwork in the opening
of the safe, but this wouldn't be
proof to a jury and there were no
finger marks; and though Kostin
had been arrested on suspicion by
q pdAAOAlhah HON lHO DlOChS
the scene of the crime, no particle
of the loot was found on him.
Old Drinkwater, dissatisfied with
the progress of the police, and
eager to recover the necklace, sent
for Harvey Hunt, who obtained the
foregoing data from his old friend,
Detective Quigley, who was in
charge of the case.
Absolutely no outstanding clue
to take hold of, outside of the fact
that the job has all the earmarks
of Rostin's work, which won't cut
any ice with a jury" commented
Quigley, land Furthermore it doesn't
tell US how to recover the necklace.
We can't wiring anything out of
Sam Kostin with the third degree.
Somebody else maybe, but not Sam
Kostin."
'T think we've got a very good
clue" said Hunt.
Like the old woman kept the
tavern, we have" retorted QuigIey
sareastically, What is itg'
What are you going to do with
Kostin?' smiled Harvey Hunt,
ignoring the others question.
Well" said Quigley, I'VE might
get spiteful and send him up for
yagrancy, or resisting arrest. He
did take a crack at the cop, you
know. But that would only keep
him out Of trouble for a few weeks.
and 1t wouldn't find the necklace
for us. don't know, Hunt, I guess
the only thing we can do is turn
him loose and try to trail him to
his loot. He'll want to fish it out
and dispose of 1t some time. But
he.s a hard man to keep under sur
veillance. Internally clever at dis
appearing Unexpectedly. even with
a man right at his heels. It's a
slim chance. but the only one we've
got"
"ru make a bargain with YOU"
said Hunt. You phone to me in
stantly when he manages to shak.
off the men you have watching him.
and I'll pick him up together with
the necklace and enough s~idence
to send him up where he won't
bother you fellows for several
years"
Can you tell how Harvey Hunt expeot.d
to do this, and on what clue he based the
sxpectstionl
The answer will appear tomorrow.
Copyright, 1891, ty Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY &, 1s.I


This Is a fortunate day, accordinr
to astrology. Jupiter, Saturn. Mar,
and the Sun are all in benefc aspect
II is a time for progressive effort
in every line, but especially in com
mercial enterprises. Buying ana
selling are subject to the best dIree-
ton.
Saturn gives great promis. 10
sages profit in real estate invests
ments
Building is subject to the sway
Of stars making for many large and
small undertakings
Again colonization on a new scale
is foreshadowed and there will be
assistance gicen by the government.
This is not a lucky day for IN.
meetings Of men and women. n ro-
nance guides them. Even in busI-
ness affairs there may be serious
Misunderstanding.
Uranus again gives warning that
there will be a great deal Of wrong
thinking that will harm the peaceful
plans Of all peoples.
For many months the seers hsvs
predicted that women would become
modest and sensible in dress The
prognosticstion is that fashions viii
be greatly modified within the year.
Persons whose birthdste Il fs
should be careful to avoid accident
this year. An active and prosper
Gus year in business is forecast for
both men and women.
Children born on this day have
the augury OF success and hsppi-
ness, but all through life they may
be liable to accidents.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
Cukoo-o-o-ot

Cukoo-o-o-o!
Cree J. Dodson, sunburned almost
to the color of the bottom of a coal
mine, blew into town on furlough
from an army camp in New Mexico.
He wandered around and bumped
into taXi-cab standing at Fifteenth
and H streets northeast. We don't
know just what his plans were ut
the time, but he ordered the driver
to drive to Baltimore. They started
When the car got to Laurel, Dod-
son remembered that he owed a
manB back in Washington the sum
OF 13 cents and ordered the driver
to turn around and come back to
pay that debt.
The driver began to think Just
what you are thinking-that there
was a screw loose somewhere-not
in the car, but somewhere on the
passenger.
Dodson was turned over to the
police of the Sixth Precinct who
took a pistol away from him.
When Judge Hardison heard all
of this testimony he sent Dodson
down to. the psychopathic ward at
the Washington Asylum and Hos
pital for the doctors to give him
the o. o.
Green-Eyed.
One day Edward Leighton drove
his hacking car up to the door Of
the home OF Mary Stillman with
the intention of taking Mary out
for a spin.
He stopped in a shoe-shine parIor
next door to get a shine before 60
ing into the house. While the boot
black was Tipping the flannel across
his new shoes another hackingtcar
drove up.
Ed screwed his face up into
multitudinous wrinkles while hS
watched Mary come out and get
into the strange car and drive or
At first he thought the girl had
made a mistake. but on second
thought 1t occurred to him that sbe
knew the difference between a
Packard and a Buick even n she
was a woman.
Then he rushed up to Msrv's
room and smashed a new pranhoo
phone. He had given her the ma
chine for a present.
He admitted his jealousy was re-
sponsible for his rash act and the
SS Oh uiul ana let him
go on MS personal bonds to stay
away from Mary.
Judge Strike. Bargain.
Earl Griffith is a taxi chauffeur
He was hustling along one dav
TO keep date at the Navy Yard
gate. Q
Policeman Lewis was hustIinp
along behind him and noted thai
Earl was hitting it up at Is p,h
over crossings.
You taxi fellows" commented
udge Mcmahon, have the idea
that the traffic regulations appIv
to everybody in the country but
you"
Earl saw that he was in for Il
He put up plea of poverty and
hard times-wife and family-and
all that sort of thing and the court
believed him.
I'll strike a bargain with YOU.
Earl" said Judge Mcmahon. who
knew that only Judge is able to
bargin with a taxi chauffeur. 'Ifl
you will promise me to stop speed-
ing l will let you off on personal
bonds. but If you come here again
you are going to get a double dose"
The man solemnly promised and
was released without having to pay
a fine.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05

Nancy did not go to the hospital
to. see the doctor operate after all.
sNsAt the last moment, the beauty
Of the early winter afternoon lured
her with its clean cool breeze blow
iRg OF a lake no less blue than the
Cloudlesy>sky above 1t. Before it,
the thought, Of the grim building
that housed SO much human suffer
ing; the atmosphere Of anaesthetics;
the poor pain-racked creature whose
body was target 'or a great mans
surgical skill, was revolving.
She dismissed the Langwen linn
CUISINE at the hotel where she had
bill.
I'll take a taxi to the hospital"
she told the chauffeur, and breathed
a sigh Of freedom when he had
climbed back behind the drivers
seat.
But when she had wound up her
affairs with the hotel office, finding,
as she had half expected, that Ger
~ had deposited to her account
there more than her expenses could
possibly have amounted to in a
whole weeks sojourn, she slipped
Quit the entrance facing the lake
and swung blithely down the ave-
nue..
-- The waters were glinting under
o. the suns rays, and the wind had
whipped the waves into whitecaps.
Its fresh, cool breath sent her spir-
its skyward.
.. She forgot Gerry and the quarre'
which had sent him unforgiying off
to Peru. She forgot Peggy Lewis
and the strange people who were
occupying her apartment and pos
sibly losing for her her treasure of
a maid. Mai. Desmond's impetuous
a sHit and the awkward situation
Connie Stanley had created for her
by making her a widow of-con-
venience became so many dried
leaves which the wind sent scurry-
ing. Even the unhappiness which
surrounded Edith Langwell seemed
unreal and futile before the whole
some breath OF the lake wind.
As for the surgeon, swathed in
his aseptic trappings, who conf
IDENTIFY expected to impress her with
an exhibition Of his skill-
Nancy almost snapped her fin
gers.
'..-"Heu be furious, of course. to
- have his command so lightly treat
ed" she thought. 81 dare say the
great man doesn't condescend 10
nperate very often; certainly he
doesn't always have an audience,
and now when he'd planned to kill
two birds with one stone"
rs She giggled aloud at her own
, thought, and a passer-by gave her
-s~-quick glance, and turning about
followed at a discreet distance. =
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
Deductions ofHarvey Hunt
By Philip Francis Nowlan.

Hunt can he excused for n
-apardonsbIe pride attaching to
his work In the elusive liquor
p ease. The liquor was transport
ed and Peter Deganey was sus-
pected for evidence and testi-
mOny of his employees pointed
TO his guilt.
a.NOt SO fast" said Harvey
Hunt. -Deganey has not ViO-
. lated the VOIstead law, but eX-
aetIy what was DegaRey'S
E9meF It's explained below.
IN THE case of Elusive Liquor
t-there really was no liquor except
that in the single barrel that had
been smashed. Degancy had his
men drop that barrel off the truck
IN purpose to arouse suspicion As
he ha6 a permit for that barrel he
knew he could not be sent to jail
for it. His game was to get the
'rumor abroad that he had wnIsky
flr Illicit sale in order that he
might sell barrels of colored water
for whisky, trusting that none of
has victims would make complaint
to officials until after he had safely
gotten away.
The fact that both he and his
employees, when questioned apart,
had asserted the other barrels on
the truck were empty, whereas
there were witnesses to prove they
seemed heavy enough to have been
fun was what first made Harvey
Hunt suspect that all was not what
It. seemed. II the truck really had
been loaded with whisky, Hunt
figured, the men wFId not have ex-
pscted to be caught and would not
have had such a detail as this liz
planned.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
ARLINGTON COUNTY
ROAD BUILDER DIES

]. r. T. Garrett. 58 years old. OF
Arlington County, Va. died while
at work in removing trees on Tay-
lor avenue, Clarendon, Va, at about
$3.50 yesterday morning, shortly aft
er being stricken with heart dis
ease.
Garrett had lived in Arlington
County for thirty-five years and as
an assistant county engineer had
charge of the construction of many
of the roads of the county. He is
survived by a wife and one son,
Bernard. residing in Ballston, Va
Funeral services will be held at
the residence Monday morning at
II o'clock. Interment will be in
the Fairfax, Va, cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
G. OF c. MEETING
TO BE HELD FEB. II

Postponement Of the February
meeting Of the Washington Cham
Der of Commerce from February s
until Thursday, February II, was
announced yesterday by A. L. Sey-
mour, secretary of the organization
This meeting will be devoted to
the subject of national representa-
tion for the District. Justice Wen
dell Phillips Stafford, of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, will be the
principal speaker. A buffet supper
will be served
Invitations are to be sent to
number of prominent persons and it
is hoped by the chamber officials
that it will be the largest gather
ing ever held to consider this sub
ject
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05

sufficient for the machine to fore
tell the times and heights of the
more than l 400 high and low waters
that will occur in a future year,
and for these times and heights
to be tabulated by the operator.
To accomplish the same work
without the machine would require
the labor OF more than 100 skilled
computsrs, and even then the re-
suits would not be as accurate.
There are other tide-predicting ma
chimes in use in other countries.
The one here described, however,
does the work more accurately and
at the same time much more rap
idly than any other.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
Tells Size of Tides
Years in Advance

The operator of this tide
predicting machine Is calm
Iy revealing what will be
the tide at Fernandina, Fla,
Mt IL o'clock on the night
of July H. 1923. The 1928
is correct. ,And IL you care
TO wait couple of hours
while he readJusts the ma
chine he will tail you just rs
easily the high, low, or in
termediate tide for any hour
of any day of any year at
and one of eighty-one prin-
cipaI ports of the world.
Whatever may be said of he
machine II certainly cannot
be scOrned as n nonprodncer!
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
Asks S., 900 Damages
In Suit Against r. r,

Gladys Williams sued the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany in the District Supreme Court
yesterday for $4,000 damages for
alleged personal injuries.
Through Attorney Bolitha ]. Laws,
the plaintiff alleges that she was
jolted on a street car at Fourteenth
and G streets northwest on Septem-
ber s, 1919, and forced through a
pane of glass, a. piece of the glass
becoming embedded in her arm.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
Former Judge Sues
District for $4,000

William H. DeLacy. former Judge
of the Juvenile Court, filed suit yes
terday in the District Supreme Court
for $4,000 damages for alleged per-
sonar injuries.
Through Attorney Wilton ]. Lam
bert, DeLacy claims that on Feb
ruary 6, 1918, while on G street
northwest between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets, he slipped on
an accumulation of ice and fell,
breaking his leg and injuring him
self seriously and permanently.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
Bad Rreatk.

Q. What causes a bad breath
know it is not my teeth, but think
it is my stomach. What would you
suggest to prevent that?
A. A bad breath may be due to
one or more Of several causes and
it is impossible to suggest treatment
for a condition without knowing
something of the cause that pro-
duced it. A dry chronic nasal ca
tarrh is often accompanied by an
offensive odor which may be mis-
taken for a bad breath"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
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OTTO !. MCINTYRE. :

NEW YORK. Feb. 4 - Thoughts
while strolling around New York:
A snow furry livens traffic. Every
body wants to get home. That's
twice I've passed Maxine Elliott in
an hour. She's quite easy to look
at still. There's Billy MGlory, who
used to run the famous Broadway
dance hall. Made a million. And
now drives truck. There may be
something in this thrift idea.
think I'll try 1t, and worry my
creditors.
} Turkish baths announce higher
. rates. out-of-towners were using
them to beat high hotel costs. And
the poor secondhand clothing deal
ers on Seventh avenue face bank
ruptcy Fifth avenue is selling
clothes cheaper than the second
hand men bought theirs. Irish
blackthorn walking sticks in all
the windows. At the height Of pros
perity the cane disappeared. Now
they are coming back. Psychology.
A man with a cane never looks job
less.
The ''hllum" crowd going to the
5 o'clock tea at the Astor. l know
a film actor that doesn't even COM
plain about the upkeep of his two
silver TASKS. He's that rich. They
say that directors only take the
female applicants these days that
have bobbed hair. 1t used to be
the girl with the curl and the baby
smile. Wonder whatever became of
Theda Bara?
Think of the boys at Palm Beach
in flannel breeches and straw hats,
Whenever l feel IL is a rough old
world ! go over to the Bowery, and
I'm cured. Intellectuals going to
hear Chesterton. And We, let O.
Henry starve! Antoine's cafe. The
gay blades used to go there in the
old days in the early hours to cool
fevered' brows with ice cream
smothered with candied cherries
Looks like another wet year of pro-
hibition.
The most contented-looking man
in the world is the White Wing in
his spic- and-span suit, smoking q
pipe. You'll never convince him
that New York is a one-horse town
The midwinter displays in the Fifth
avenue galleries. One of the really
fine things you can see here with
out spending money.
Mengelberg, the new symphony
| conductor. A short, stocky, red
haired Dutchman. Looks like Bot
Brinkerhoff, the cartoonist. Anc
wears impressed trousers. Huckster
wagons selling honey in the comb
! wonder what a good bee costs. ]
think I'll buy one and raise some
honey.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05

q. What is your namef
Edwin C. Graham.
O. What In your business?
A. President National Elec-
trical supply Company.
Q. whnSdo you like most +.
about TT.
A. like 1t for the sake of the
game
q. what was your nickname
when you were in schools
A. Nothing but "Ed" or
"Eddie-s I still have 1T.
Q. What Is your favorite sport
or hobbys
A. Fishing.
a-~who is your favorite ac-
tresss
A. 1 have no favorite actress.
David Warfieid is my favorite
actor.
q. Do you enjoy jazz.
A. Yes. =
@. what Is your pet super
stitions
A. have none.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
10 DE-. Silk Petticoats
Very Lou Priced at IS

Satin and Tafeta Petticoats of splendid
quality. in tucked. shirred and rufled
flounces. The chanseable tones are excep-
tionally pretty. including blue and rose.
blue and green. blue and orchid. violet and
gold. jade and gold. rose and-sold and blue
and gold The plain colors are violet.
brown. tsupe, navy and black.
Petticoat Section Third floor
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05

When Deganey returned to his
warehouse he had, of course, simply
emptied the water out of the barrels
and tossed them up on the other
empty barrels in the yard. knowing
that the government agents would
think that he had managed to Sc
crete the supposed whisky, also
knowing that he was perfectly safe
from conviction upon evidence
which really did not exist.
Can you solve the mystery
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05
Unusually Attractive Values in
Girls School and
Gym. Apparel

Reduced to Sl.50 Each
Pleated White MILDLY Skirts, made on
body; sizes 6 to IA.
Very Low Priced at 7Sc Pair
Black and White Sateen Bloomers, elias
tic waist and knees; sizes to 10.
Reduced to $3.50, SIS and sIs.75 Each
Girls Navy Blue Serge MILDLY and Reg
ulation Dresses; one and two-piece
styles; sizes to IA.
Specially Priced s2.25 Each
White Jean Middies, all white and white
trimmed. with linen braid on collar and
cuffs; sizes to II.
Girls Section Fourth floor.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-05

Joe Humphreys. the prize fight
announcer with the melodioUs voice.
appeared at the recent society bout
at Madison Square Garden in full
evening dress. Joe usually wears
sweater and cap, but he tried
to appear nonChalant. He was get
ting along nicely, when a fOg-horn
voice in the top row of the gallery