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The Washington herald., 1921-10-31
The
Involuntary
Vanp
Contained From Ysstsraoy.
By Mildred K. Barbour

No"''nAed From Yesterday.
That Alex bored her, she had to
admit But she decided that 1t was
merely because they were coopeC
up on the train together.
80 she gave herself up frankly to
Lynn Johnston's companIonshIp and
allowed Alex to sulk alone in their
compartment.
reward the evening Of the third
day out, after hours and hours of
rolling plains and iIlimitable ex-
Pahses OF sun-scorched desert where
purple hills yelled with mysterious
mlsts bound the horizon, the train
stopped to change engines at a
small New Mexican town.
There were palm trees casting gil
santie shadows as the sun sank
lower and the cool scent of trick
ing water. A Few Indians with
baskets Of dates and gaudy bead
work lounged on the platform Of
the tiny station. A sandy road
stretched away toward the distant
nils and the tower of a mission
church showed through the date
palms
The ringing Of the temple bells
which drifted on air suddenly still
after the three days of the monoton-
Gus rafting of the train, lured
Diana.
When the porter announced a fif-
teen minute wait, she sprang up
eagerly.
DO let's go out and stretch our
legs bit. I shall die If 1 have to
stay in this stufIy compartment:
another day"
Johnston put aside the card table
across which they had been play
ing listlessly and rose with alacrity.
but Alex did not even lay down his
magazine.
"Beastly hole" he muttered with
disguised glance out of the win
dow. Nothing but dirty Indians"
Don't see what you want to go
poking around there for"
Diana caught his hand and made
as II to drag him to his feet.
oh come on, you need exercise"
she coaxed.
He thrust aside her hand.
Go on with Johnston, I'd rather
read"
Watch out. its such a romantic
spot. we may decide not to come
back" threatened Diana gaily.
Fifteen minutes later, "AlI
aboard" sounded down the line of
cars. The porters gathered up their
little foot stools and the vestibule
doors closed
1t wasn't until nearly half an
hour had elapsed that Alex Leigh
discovered that his bride and Lynn
Johnston were not on the train.
CHAPTER XXI.
A Last Farewell.
Marjorie Langley and the ad-
miral were among the crowd that
saw the bridal pair OF to California.
To Diana's immense relief, Ste
phen Dale was not present. Mar
jorie said something vaguely about
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31
Kitchen-SIOift Wedding
Held at Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Oct. 80.
Marian Gage Swift, daughter
OF the Rev. and Mrs. Emerson Lewis
Swift, of this city. and Samuel Fen
ton Kitchen, Of Yale. Va. were mar
ried yesterday afternoon at O'Clock.
The Swift residence was beautifully
decorated with potted palms, ferns
and chrysanthemums. the color
scheme being white and yellow. The
bride entered the room with her
mother. and the ceremony was per-
formed by her father. who Is pastor
o: the Baptist Church here, in the
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31

WHILE ON WAY TO CHURCH
The eternal triansies continue %
form
Maggie Frederick and her hubby.
Hillary. have been separated on
month out Of the four they hay
been married.
Hillary was arrested for hittin
Maggie. and paid a nne- II wa
on account Of another womar
named Lizzie Moore, she said Thea
Lizzie was arrested for hittiLs
Maggie with a brick. and forfeited
collateral
Then Maggie was arrested 70
hitting Hillary over the head with
stove shaker when she eaughs
him on the street with LiEzie.
Looks like each Of the two SIDE
IL trying TO put the other an Jail
commented Judge Mcmahon when
Maggie was arraigned for assault
Il got some love letters out OF
my husbands pocket that he wrote
this Lizzie woman. Judge" spoke
up Maggie. i got my eye on
him"
The wife denied that she
struck her husband I never ca
any weapons 20 church. Judge"
protested. we was all goin'
church and we all got into q IA
IL was lick for lick all around
Case dismissed" said Judge Mei
Mshon.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31
Scout Chandler Reports.

Scout Leland w. Chandler, re-
porter for Troop 1o4,, Clarendon,
Va, reports that the troop had
a fine meeting last week, as
sembling first at the church and
then invading a nearby field fer
games and stunts when another
meeting in the church crowded
them out
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31
Daniel Webster Club.

The Daniel Webster Club met
October 2s and perfected plans
for a debate to be held before
the school. 1t was decided to
hold preliminary speaking con-
tests TO select the speakers for
the public debate. The presi-
dent was directed to arrange
for q debate with Baltimore
City College
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31
Dental ORses Robbed.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. Oct. 80. =.
Robbers entered 4he dental ofices
Of DR.. C. L Smitller. in the Vert
iheimer Building. 80 Baltimore
street; DR.. John lc. McAdams, in
the Powell BuildinN. and DR.. A. G.
7. Twigg, IS Baltimore street, early
yesterday morning and stole quan--
Titles of gold filing materials VAL
ued at over sko0.
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A Psychological Event.

1t was a very strange occurrence,
Nothing less than thought trans
ference;
Far as I can see.
knew he had money plenty,
And was sure he'd lend me twenty,
Sure as sure could be.
But before 1 could get chummy,
And gain his regard, the rummy
Asked the same of me.
A professor has just discovered
there is vegetation on the moon.
We hope this Is true. because We
have been worrying about 1t for
quite a time.
Get Busy.
You can turn a mill with the
water that has passed.
You cannot, and that's no idle
joke.
You can't catch a train that is two
miles down the track,
And all that you can see is the
smoke.
You can't win cent on a race that
has been run,
When the nags are all back In
the shed.
You can't wed a girl who has mar
ried someone else
And the minister's words have
been said.
You can't catch a nsh that already
has been caught
And is hangin on some other
feller's hook.
You can't land a Job that some
other man has got,
Although you may assume a hun
CRY look.
In this day and age, when you're
half a minute late,
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31
Hard for Her.

II understand that in the new
play Alice has quite a difncult
part"
"DifficuitT Why. she doesn't say
a wordp
wen. isn't that difncuit for
Alice?''
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31

Il thought you owned an auto
mobile
Il do. but taught my wife to
drive 1t. and now I'm back to the
street cars"
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31

Majagua wood. grown IN Cuba, Is
a promising substitute for ash q 7
a material for baseball bats
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31
INDOOR MAGIC

Place a small dab Of wax on the
nail Of the middle finger Of your
left hand. d. ...
Put a dime in the palm of your
right. E
Rub your hands together. Fold
them so that the finger nails of
the left hand are in the palm Of
the right. Hold your folded hands
to your lips. and blow upon them.
While you do this press the nail
Sf the middle finger OF the left
hand against the dime so that Il
= sticks to the wax.
Open your hands quickly and
show your palms-to be empty. I'm
mediately announce, Now will
make the dime disappear" Clasp
the hands together again. Rub
them, working the coin loose from
the wax. Then open up your
hands and show the reappeared
coin.
Nothing to Worry About.
Passenger-.Say, does this car
always make this noiser'
Driyer-"No. only when it's run
ming"
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31
ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT
By ROY K. MOULTON.

You can't grab of a single thing.
/ vow.
You have got to decide for yourself
right on the reel
What you are going to do and do
1t now.
But we will not be much inter-
ested until the Maharajah of XII
poot arrives with his twenty-seven
wives.
Censored.
They're censoring the movies,
Here, there and everywhere;
And they should cut out all the
trees
whene'er their limbs are bare.
When David Graham Phillips
wrote his famous novel, The Light
Fingered Gentry" we are quite
sure he was not referring to the
young gentleman in the next fiat
to ours, who is taking piano les
sons.
1t is better to have loved and
lost than to have married her
whole family.
Movie star made a trip from CAL
ifornia to London in eleven days.
He must have been very thirsty.
British contestants were badly
beaten by American girls in the
typcwriting contest. Perhaps the
British have not learned to chew
gum.
Somebody has stolen the records
in the Bergdoll case, but probably
he will not come back from Ger
many to recover them.
Birmingham minister is not only
a minister but q barber. In other
words, he Is ready to save men or
shave them.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31

But we will not be much inter-
ested until the Maharajah of XII
poot arrives with his twenty-seven
wives.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31
CHAPTER XXI,
A Last Farewell

Marjorie Langley and the ad-
miral were among the crowd that
saw the bridal pair OF to California.
To Diana's immense relief, Ste
phen Dale was not present. Mar
jorie said something vaguely about
The Washington herald., 1921-10-31
New Tuxedo Sweaters
Are Special at S3.95

Tuxedo sweaters to be getting popular every
day-but no wonders at that, when you can ses
such sweaters these at such low price. There
an exceptional variety of the ribbed plain knit
ted box and combinations of many of them-some with
collar of brushed WOOL Others with border contrasting
shade some with belts plated srles-n all Of the
desired colors and color combinations s-
Sweater Section ThIrdn
Evening star., 1921-08-13
Machinists to Supervise
Spending of $4,000, 900
for Mexican Railways. i.
CONCERNS FAIR TO LABOR
WILL BE RECOMMENDED
Associations President in Europe
Trying to Open Markets. on
Similar Lines.

Stepping into a role never before
occupied by "a labor orGaniza ton, the
International Association of Ma
chinists has become a foreign trade
booster" to obtain work for un-
employed union men in this country.
As the first real development of the
plan, it was learned today, the labor
organization will supervise the spend
ing of $2,G00.000 in Mexican gold in
this country for railroad and agri-
cultural equipment and for fire ap
paratus.
Seven hundred and fifty Thousand
dollars in contrac cts already has been
laid out under the direction of Robert
Haberman. an American who has
lived for several years in Mexico and
who is representing the Mexican gov
eminent in making some of the pur-
chases, which are being conducted
through the agency of the machiniSts'
international.
Will Favor Union Firms.
Firms which are fair to labor only
will be recommended by the machin-
lists. This does not mean according
the union. that only strictly union
shops will be patroniZed, but also
"open shops" whose dealings with
labor have been recognized as fair
the organization. through an agree
ment with the Mexican government,
means the virtual stamp Of approval
by Mexico. it was said
Among contracts which are to be let
in the near future are purchases of
1.5oO box cars for the railroads of
Mexico; repairs, parts, castings and
forgings for 400 locomotives; machine
shop instruments and tools and other
necessities in manufactured articles.
The significance of the move of the
machinists is reinforced by the an
nouncement today that the trip of
President Johnston of the machinists
to Europe recently was to open for
eign trade markets along similar
lines. And the Mexican proposition, it
was stated. is but starter for South
American trade. Following the open
ing of a branch office for use as a
clearing house by the association in
Mexico City it is planned to extend
the scope of activities to South
America.
Here's the way the machinists' new
proposition is summed up by officials
at their headquarters:
Unemployment is rife at this time
in the country. Union men must be
protected. Foreign buyers are in
the market for certain articles. Those
giving the best guarantee of their
products are the ones which will re-
ceive the trade. Without financial
citation of Machinists announces that
the members of their organization
need work in the machine shops of
the country.
Work to BE Guaranteed.
The organization guarantees the
work of it's members. 1t tells the
foreign buyer that no inferior goods
will be dumped on him and that each
workman will act and be forced to
act as inspector of his product. and
will be held strictly to account for its
quality.
The machinists ask for an unofficial
commission as agent for the govern
1nent in supervising purchases of
materials in this country as the con-
tracts start coming in and the machinist
members of the organization get back
to work.
Evening star., 1921-08-13
ROBBERS TIE MAN
AND TAKE MACHINE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, August 13.-Suf-
fering from exposure and exhaustion.
resulting from having been bound
tightly to tree since midnight
Thursday, Benjamin F. Richards,
crippled public hacker. Of 705 5th
street northwest washington. D. G.,
was found in woods, near Catoctln
Furnace, Md, this morning. He was
taken to Thurmont, Md, about eight
cen miles from here, to the office of
physician, where ii was stated his
condition is serious, although not
necessarily critical.
About 1880 o'clock this morning the
cries of the man, who is a cripple. for
help attracted the attention of Sam
uel Fraley, employed by road con-
tractor, who resides al Catoctin. He
entered the woods. and about one hun
dred yards from the roadway found
Richards securely bound to tree.
Near Collapse When Found.
Richards was about to collapse when
Fraley found him. He cut the bonds
and carried the Washingtonian to the
roadside. A truck was secured, and
he was hurried to Thurmont to the
office of DR.. c. E. Kefauver. The
physician Immediately rendered medi-
cal aid, and after some time Richards
revived enough to tell a disconnected
story.
Richards said he had been engaged
by four men Thursday morning to
drive them from Washington to Get
tysburg. They had visited the battle
fields and were on their way home.
When they reached the woods near
Catoctin about midnight, he stated, he
Evening star., 1921-08-13
FAMILY HEADS GAIN.
Would Get Additional Exemption
of $500 a Year.

Heads of families with moderate in
comes. up to and including $1,000
year, will be given an additional income
tax exemption of $500 under an amend
ment to the tax bill voted by the repub-
lican members of the House ways and
means committee. They will have a
total exemption of $500 under the pro-
posed amendment. and S400 for each
minor child or dependent other than a
WIFE The committeeman had previ-
ously increased the exemption for de-
pendentS from 5000 to $500.
The committee proposes to make this
change in the exemptions of mar
rfed meE retroactive to January /, 1921.
1t Is estimated that 1t will mean a loss
of so0.Ooo.000 in revenue only.
Cut Tax ON Candy.
Agreement also was reached, iS was
said, to decrease the manufacturers
tax on candy from to per cent,
the manufacturers' tax on furI from
10 to per cent, the tax on art works
from 10 to per cent. and to repeal all
Of the so-called luxury levies, includ-
ing those on carpets, rugs, trunks,
travelling cases, pocketbooks, umbreI-
las and portable lighting fixtures, as
well as those on wearing apparel.
Under present plans of republican
leaders. the committee draft Of the
completed bill, which will be in the
form Of an amendment to the 1915
law, will be presented to q conference
of House republicans at / pm. Mon
day, and introduced in the House later
that day. Actual consideration of 1t
there, however, it was said, would go
over until Wednesday. in order that
the measure could be formally passed
upon Tuesday by the ways and means
Evening star., 1921-08-13
0'LAUGHLIN RESIGNS.
AS SHIPPING BOARD AID
Will Resume Advertising Work.
Ralph Sallet of Munsey Trust
Possible Successor.

John Callan O'Laughlin, assistant
to Chairman Lasker of the Shipping
Board in reorganization of the board.
will sever his connection with the
board next week. it was learned to-
day. Mr.. O'Laughlin will again take
up advertising work in Washington
and New York. from which he was
called by Chairman Lasker to assist
in reorganizing the Shipping Board
He is at present in New York city.
1t was explained at the Shipping
Board today that Mr.. O'Laughlin's
personal fortunes are suffering by his
continuance in the employ of the
Shipping Board. His salary as assist
ant to the chairman is $4,000 yearly.
Mr.. OLaughlin is said to feel that
zation Of the Shipping Board has been
completed and that his services are
no longer necessary with the board
Under his direction at the chairman's
request, many changes in policy and
personnel of the Shipping Board have
been brought about in the past three
months. A new policy of Americana
cation of Seamen on Shipping Board
vessels and of the personnel of officers
of the board is one of the latest
changes inaugurated under the direc-
ton of the assistant to the chairman.
Cuts in the personnel of the board
have announced and are at present
under way
Ralph Solicit. vice president of the
Munsey Trust Company is being
mentioned as the successor to Mr.
OLaughlin, it was learned Mr.. SOL
lett could not be reached today.
Evening star., 1921-08-13
Statement Says Program Will
Properly Adjust Load
Among Classes.
INCOME AND SURTAX CUTS
MAY BRING MORE REVENUE
Experts Point Out That High
Rates Have Driven Away
Money and Led to Fraud.

An omclal statement explaining the
administration tax revision program
was issued today at the White House.
1t declares that 'the aim was to es-
tapilsh methods that would yaise the
needed revenue within reasonable
certainty. make collections sure and
inexpensive and properly adjust the
burden among all classes of the com
munity."
1T is felt that highly important
progress has been made along these
lines" the statement says. adding:
Ihere has been no effort to relieve
the rich of their share of burdens.
but rather to insure that no class
VIII De LETT an avenue of escape from
these A casual analysis of the pro-
posals shows that what may be de-
scribed as the rich mans taxes will
produce about s1.S00.000. 900. while
the balance will be distributed over
the entire community, rich and poor.
More Revenue Expected.
The reduction to 80 per cent of the
highest income and surtax brackets
is expected by the experts to pro-
duce actually more revenue from
these sources than do the present
much higher rates. The present rates
prevent transactions. which would
involve application of the high rates.
and thus keep taxes away from the
government Also. they drive money
into tax-free securities, to the dis
tress of business. and they lead to
fraud and evaSions.
Experience has shown. in dealing
with the excess profits taxes, that
where there is periodic selling this
tax is pyramided, multiplying the
burden OF the consumer. and inducing
speculation and waste 1t has been
largely responsible for the intense
speculation that followed the war.
1t is an unsatisfactory tax on which
to base revenue estimates because its
product of revenue is so extremely
variable, and in the present epoch OF
reduced earnings il would utterly fail
to produce the amount needed.
Poorer Corporations Protected.
'1n increasing the tax on corpora
of those having earnings of $4,000 or
less-the poor mans corporations.
The number that would thus be
exempted would exceed 100000"
After reviewing benefits which il
is claimed will flow from repeal of
stitution Of manufacturers taxes for
the so-called nuisance" levies, the
statement concludes:
The whole tax reform program
contemplates freeing business from
what have been found paralyzing and
exasperating restrictions, encourag-
ing to the utmost the resumption of
enterprise and business, removing
every possible incentive to evasion
and fraud. and distributing the tax
burden with the greatest possible
equity among all classes of people,
keeping in mind the purpose to i'm
pose the larger share on those best
able to pay"
Having practically completed re-
vision of the levy sections of the 1918
law yesterday, majority members of
the House ways and means COM
mittee expected to finish work on the
tax bill to-day so as to have a COM
mittee draft ready for consideration
by the conference of House republi.
cans called for Monday
Evening star., 1921-08-13
IRISH NOTE RAISES
ISSUE OF cAPT|vES
British Cabinet Meets to Con-
slider Valera RepIy-Re-
ports Are Alarming.
BY the Associa ted Press.

by tHe AssoCtdteu t'ress.
LONDON, August 13.-Ofdcial
confirmation of reports that the
British government had offered
ireland a dominion status, was
given late today when a letter
was made public at Premier
Lloyd Georges official residence,
written by Gen. Smuts, South
African premier. to Eamon de
. Valera on August 4, just before
Gen. Smuts left for South Africa.
LONDON. August 13.-The presence
at today's British cabinet meeting OF
Gen. Macready. military COMMANDER
commander of the auxiliary police in
Ireland, as well as Lord Fitzalan,
governor general of Ireland, suggests
that Eamonn de Valera's letter to
Premier Lloyd George raised the
some interned Sim Fein leaders II
not general amnesty.
However, just what the Irish re-
publican leader had to communicate
or ask the British premier remains
the letters contents being refused
The question of the release OF pris-
oners has become acute. Since John
J. McKeown. who, had been convicted
of murder, was allowed his freedom
last week, many Irish leaders have
been asking: IF one. why not all?"
Expected to Act.
There is general belief that the
government would not allow this to
stand in the way Of settlement, but
the Westminster Gazette. stanch
home rule organ, warns Mr. de Valera
this afternoon that there Is in
Downing street a strong party"
anxious to find anything in his writ
ings (which would enable them to
say that he has refused the govern
ment offer"
The newspaper adds that the adop-
ton Of the device of demanding con-
cessions which they would like. but
which are unessential, might give the
wreckers their opportunity"
That Mr.. de Valera's message was
a rejection of the governments terms
was frankly discredited in official
circles today and the impression was
given that the hurried calling of the
cabinet was due largely to the pre-
miers desire to reply to Mr.. de Valera
before the meeting Of the Irish re-
publican parliament next Tuesday.
This, it is understood, he will be
enabled to do. since the cabinet meet
ing lasted only until 1880 o'clock and
was followed by consultations among
those ministers and officials chiefly
concerned with Ireland. .-
Premier Lloyd George went to the
(Continued on Page 2. Column 8.
Evening star., 1921-08-13
Today's News
in Paragraphs

Many local men to attend ten-day camp
at Camp Meade, opening Monday.
Page
House expected to pass ship deficit bill
today. Page
White House sees hope for better prices
on grain, due to lowering Of railrpad
rates on shipments for export.
Page 8
President Harding announces he will
spend recess at White House. Page
Federation of Citizens Associations will
ask hearing to urge Bok1and law re-
peal. PaSe
Communism declared to have lost grip. .
/: Page 8
Sailing date Of Ag dirleible ZR-2 to
America depends on weather. Page 3
Strike ballots on wage cut go to
s 100000 railroad workers. Page =
Navy divers to aid sheriff in ocean
search for gun bafrel,in killing OF J.
Bolton Kennedy. Page 4
Evening star., 1921-08-13
ssTHE DRUMMER BOY OF SHZLOH''
CELEBRA TIES SSEVEN7IEIH BLRTHDA Y

Maj Gen. John Clem, commander
OF the Loyal Legion, celebrated
his SEVENTEEN birthday today, and
at the same time lost a distinction
that he has enjoyed for many
years. being the only veteran of
the Grand Army of the Republic
who bore arms in the civil war
under seventy years of age. The
general anticipates spending the
day playing bridge with some of
his old cronies at the Army and
Navy Club. as he considers him.
self too young to play golf.
Gen. CIem, widely known as
"The Drummer Boy of Shiloh"
after which the play of that name
was written, was born at Newark,
Ohio. and enlisted in the Union
Army just ten years after his
birth. He has been actively con,