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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25
NURSERIES MAY /
PROVIDE TREES /
FOR CHRISTMAS
Happy Youngster and
His Tree Are About
Same Age.
NO CRUELTY TO UsR
CHRIsTMAs TREES.

CHRISTMAS TREES.
Don't Join any gloom group mat
may be trying 60 form a society
for the prevention Of cruelty &c
Christmas treea
The forests are there TO be used
ana II, as we utilize the trees. by
repianting we make IL possible for
out Children and our children's
children to have trees. there is ~
reason for not having Christmas
trees as well as all the lumber we
need
That IL the way the scientific for
ester, the man who grows treet
like the farmer grows wheat looks
at this matter OF Christmas trees.
While there is still some regret
able, ruthless cutting Of spruce and
FIR for the Christmas tree market
in the Northern States, many
Christmas trees are now by-prod-
uct Of forests. There are SMALL
trees in every properly managed
wood lot that must be sacrificed 81
that the others may have room "a
grow. These make fine Christmas
trees.
Christmas trees are also being
raised in nurseries. Baby spruce
and FIR trees are planted by man sd
that the babies and children Of man
can have Christmas trees In thei1
nurseries. And a Christmas tree is
usually between the ages Of and,
10 years. just about the age OF the
child who enjoys Christmas most
In the future years. IL is expected
that nearly all OF our Christina
trees will be raised by nursery \
men at less cost than they can ID
obtained from the forests
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25

or some relation of Sir James. and
so / was induced TO change the
spelling to Barry However, I've
rome back 10 the original now. Ny
grandfather and great-erandfsther
were both in the British military
and IN this role made up TO re-
semble the latter as nearly as
could. especially as TO the arrange
ment of my hair"
Betty Compson. in the stellar
role of Lady Babbie. and George
Hackathorne, as Gavin. are other
members of q really excellent cast
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25
IAPAN MAKES PAPER.

Japan imported 4o,744 tons OF
chemical wood pulp from the Pa
cific States and from British Column
bia in 1919. says the American For
estry Magazine.
OIL Paper Company. established
in 1871. has 10 pulp and paper mills
in various sections OF Japan and
produces about 10000 tons OF high
and low grade papers annually.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25

weapon must be
discussed. 1t is
no more inhuman
than many other
weapons upon
which no restric-
tions are placed
International law
can control the
submarine within
limits that the
world will recog-
nize as humane
as humane as any
weapon that kills
or wins in war.
Only i 2. o 0 o
lives were de-
stroyed by sub
marines in the
world war. There
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25

him the job of
king and that he
is thinking about
accepting II. The
A ! b a n I a n s A..
1t S e e m 8, are
afraid that WILL
lam W ! e d, a
young G er m a n
gentleman w h o
was king for a
few minutes just
before the big
war, may attempt
to come b a c X.
They do not want
William b a C X.
They want a king
who Is free from
a IL entangling
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25
A REMARKABLE TREE.

The Kentucky Coffee tree is one
OF the most remarkable OF our
forest trees, says the
American Forestry Magazine. II
may grow to be fully one hundred
feet in height: and. although IL -
to be found over a good part OF
Eastern United States, Il is one Of
the very rarest Of our forest trees.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25
BRIGHT SAYINGS
OF THE CHILDREN

Mother wanted to lie down for a
few minutes. so she asked Dorothy
to be quiet.
when she awoke Dorothy said:
Mother did you hear how quiet lit
tie me has been" NJ. ]. s.
Frederick has always called his
father Daddy" and his grandfather
Papa" Recently the latter returned
from a sotourn in California. Fred
erick was eager to know what he
had brought to him.
His mother reproved him, saying.
Frederick, you must not ask peo-
pie for things"
In greatest disgust the boy re-
piled: But papa isn't people"
A man and his son were guests at
a summer hotel. They arrived late
in the afternoon, and at dinner the
man asked the waitress when
breakfast was served.
From until 9. sir" answered
the maid.
Father" WHISPERED the boy. do
we have to eat our breakfast from
z until 81" M. Z. 5.
The laundress had been i'll for q
week; consequently there was an
embarrassing lack in the family
wardrobe. and Jimmy had to wear
a soiled blouse to school. His
mother was much worried, but
sought to cover up the defect by
letting him wear his new sweater
that day.
AS soon as he got to school
Jimmy approached the teacher and
asked, you can't see the front Of
my blouse, can you, Miss Jones?"
Miss Jones said that she could
not. MY mother said you would
not know / had on a dirty blouse
IL I wore this new sweater Of mine."
said Jimmy. J. N.
The other evening while i was
sewing, my nephew handed me the
tape measure, and as usual / said.
TIA ia. Edward"
He stood a minute looking seri-
ously at me and then said, Don't
say ia ta.' aunty-say thank your"
A. L E.
Mary Alice was sent to the store
to get several things. and came
back without the most necessary
article.
oh" said the mother, why
didn't you remember that?"
We'll" answered the child. IT re.
member forgetting something. but
couldn't remember the something"
c. c.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25
A Merry Christmas.

News items read: Passengers on Roma
nearly starve." Destroyer down by
passenger vessel" Submarine sinks" Cruiser
runs aground" If the arms conference doesn't
speed up there won't be any work to do
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25

A juror in Pennsylvania town dropped
flask of whisky in the courthouse. Now
we know why the jury goes out and stays out
long.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25

Communication viii net Be returned
snless specific request for such return
is made and stamps enclosed.
Letters should be tyoevritten whom
ever possible. Communications extremely
difficult to read viii not b considered.
No Communication signed with fctitieas
nam d viii b used.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25

From glance at the dispatches from Eu-
rope one would get the idea that the only way
to keep peace over, there,is by fighting.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25
WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte of
New York, admits that a repre-
sentative of Albania has offered
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25
U-BOAT MUST BE
USED, SAYS FULLAM

The legitimate uses of the sub
marine must not be denied. Its
value, and. indeed. its virtue. as a
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25

The department stores of the world should
build statue to the fellow who invented Santa
Claus. A gold one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
France Soon Will
Repay U. S. Depts
By LAURENCE HILLS

Paris-France, despite the failure of
Germany to indemnify her for her
for her losses in the devasted regions,
intends to continue her valiant effort
to wipe out considerable portion of
her Indebtedness to the United States
this year, according to a statement
made by a prominent French finance
official.
While such reimbursement will not
affect purely governmental loans made
to France by the United States Treas
ury during the war, it is certain that
at least $1O0,00O,00 worth of French
securities issued by French municipali-
ties will be paid when they mature
during the coming twelve months,
these issues being $5O,O00,0O0 worth of
city of Paris bonds, $22,000.000, rep
resented in the city of Bordeaux mu-
nicipal loan of $25,OOO,OOO, in scatter
ing debts involving small city loans,
payment for supplies left here, by the
American Army when it returned
home, interest on other municipal is
sues and a portion of the interest on
the replacing loan negotiated with J.
P. Morgan & Co. last fall.
Will Delay Government Loan
In fact, of the French budget is not
sliced too deeply for parliament, it
is even possible that France will offer
a portion of the interest on the Treas
ury loan, but in official circles here it
is not believed that this will eventu-
ate inasmuch as would provoke Great
Britain to a continuance of her indie
pendent financial action, which the
French are anxious to see relegated
for a wider policy of cooperation in
connection with allied debts to
America. The necessity for this is
apparent, since Great Britain has
agreed only tentatively not to ask for
payment of her loans to France until
Germany's PREPARATIONS begin to arrive.
So far as the United States is con-
cerned Frances Indebtedness is sum-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
Spanish Newsprint
Situation Unusual

Madrid-An unusual situation has
arisen between the newspapers and
the government respecting money ad-
vances made by the government to
cover the increased cost of newsprint.
These amounts attained 110,000,000
pesetas in the course of the last year.
The advances will cease January
10 and the newspapers are supposed
thereafter to reimburse the ministry
of finance. They are unable to do so,
however, and the suggestion is now
put forward that the government buy
paper pulp in Germany, Sweden and
Norway, where it costs, with thans-
port, 10 pesetas per hundred kilo-
grammes, and sell it to newspapers at
fifty-fve pesetas per hundred kilo-
grammes, the taxpayers to pay the
difference.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
$4,000, 900 Merger
of Cleveland Bank

Cleveland, O.-Merger of the Citi-
zens' Savings and Trust Company,
First National Bank, Union Commerce
National Bank and First Trust and
Savings Company into the Union
Trust Company said to be the largest
banking unity between New York and
Chicago, was launched here last week.
Two other banks will be formally
taken in this month.
According to figures submitted by
George Coulton, PRESIDENT of the Cleve-
land Clearing House Association, the
six banks handled Sc per cent of the
$14, 845,0O0 of total bank transactions
of the city in 1919 and 10 per cent of
SIS, 225, 100000 total transactions esti-
mated for 1920.
When the two other banks officially
become members of the institution the
Union Trust Company will have $780,
100000 capital and surplus. $S10,O00.-
900 reserve. 1885, 900 depositors. 100 Of
ficials and 1900 employees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28

and tatanium tetrachloride vapors.
The Americans developed very sue
cessful smoke knapsack which con-
sisted of two cylinders, one containing
ammonia and the other titanium tet-
rachloride, SO that they could be
sprayed together These latter ma
terials produced white smoke which
was heavy, and therefore chung to the
ground and no heat was developed
which would cause air currents and
make the smoke rise. The smoke was
not Objectionable and could not be
breathed and could be breathed for
long periods of time with impunity,
so that an advance could be made
CAS- regards the future of smoke and
incendiary material my own opinion,
which opinion, however, is substanti-
ated by at least some of the military
critics, is that incendiary material, ex-
cept for small arms and long-range
shell and drop bombs, will have at
least a very limited and perhaps no
use. The flame projectors will probably
never be used in future war. In
cendiary grenades for use in destroy
ing abandoned material on retreat will
have a small use. Small arms am
munition will be used, as will the
larger gun and howitzer ammunition
for use in setting fire to dirigibles.
Smoke material, on the other hand,
will have a very extensive and ever
increasing USE By the use of the
smoke screen during an attack the
casualties can be reduced by large
percentage. The particular type of
smoke producer will vary with the
use to which it is to be put"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
Human Side of
Business

BARLEY ]. Doyle who divides his
time between an automobile business
in Detroit and publishing business
in Philadelphia, is the selfmade foster
father of twenty-five boys.
He found his children-found them
in the streets. They were waits,
strays, homeless, friendless. One of
them was so black when Doyle ran
across him that it was difficult to tell
whether the youngster was white or
Negro. The child never had worn a
pair of shoes. In summer he had gone
barefoot. In winter he had covered
his feet with anything he could OBJ
tain. When Mr.. Doyle found him it
was winter and his feet were clad with
rubbers, old cloth being used as sub
stitutes for stockings.
Some of Mr.. Doyle's boys are in
schools. Some are in colleges. Two
are in his Office in his big printing es-
Enlistment in the Bourse in Philadel-
phta, where Mr.. Doyle occupies good
ly portion of the floor in that huge
structure.
Occasionally Mr.. Doyle gets his
crowd of youngsters together and has
men of prominence in public life, in
industry, in finance or other lines of
endeavor address them Men like
Governor Sproul know how to talk to
such an audience, but not few men
of prominence give the kids a severe
ain
You're going to hear from some Of
those foster-children of Bartle1 Doyle.
They're wonders.
The other day the two boys who
were found in the street by the pub
Usher, and who are now among the
capable young men in his office, came
into his den with red-headed street
arab.
'Mr. Doyle" said one of the young
men, "let me introduce you to joe"
Hello, Joe; glad to see you" said
Mr.. Doyle shaking hands with the red
headed little brat.
"Mr. Doyle" said the spokesman,
1--WE found Joe as you found us and if
you don't object we'd like to adopt him
and educate him as you did us"
Bartlty Doyle is a big, double-fisted
Irishman, but he confesses that then
and there his eyes suddenly went
moist and his tongue got so thick he
hardly could articulatee.
Also he says he was repaid then and
there for all his foster children cost
him in the stuff they call money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
eLUE.BLooDS OF PENNA.
WINNERS OF RIBBONS

Harrisburg, Pa.-The blue-bloods OF
Pennsylvania cattle family, the win
ne RS of the ribbons at the International
Livestock Show in Chicago, will arrive
in Harrisburg this week. These arts.
tocrats will be brought to Harrisburg
in their own cars and for a week,
they will be on display at the exhibit
ton halls of the Fifth Annual State
Farm Products Show which will be
held January 24-28.
For the first time, the Farm Pro-
ducts Show will feature an exhibit
of livestock While the blue ribbon
cattle, many of them worth thousands
of ollars, will be shown, the educa-
tional exhibits will be the principal
part of the livestock show.
Each exhibit of livestock will carry
with it a valuable lesson, easily under
stood by the layman as well as the
expert breeder. There will be twenty
five pens of livestock consisting of
dairy and beef cattle, hogs, sheep and
poultry.
The pens of hogs will illustrate
the community projects being carried
out in twenty-five different sections of
Pennsylvania where farmers are CO.
operatively breeding hogs and where
bred standards have ben established.
The hogs will come from one of these
communities and will show indIvid-
uals bred in that community
The beef cattle exhibit will show a
COW with her offspring from several
different sires, showing the result of
breeding to sires of the right type.
The dairy cattle exhibit will illus
trate the increased production brought
about by use of high grade sires. A
number of pure-bred, high grade cows
with their daughters and their records
will be shown.
The sheep exhibit will show the re-
suit of carefur clossbreeding for the
improvement of both mutton and
fieeces.
The poultry exhibit will show the ef-
feet of culling farm flock and will in
clude high and low producers and IL
lustrate the value of this work.
One of the features in this connec-
ton with the sheep exhibit win be a
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
Pennsylvania Leads
World in Highways

Pennsylvania leads not only the
United States, but the rest of the
world in construction of really durable
highways during the 1920 season. It's
closest competitor was Illinois. Des-
pite the fact that Illinois has no noun
tain country and consequently very
little filling and grading to do, that
State did not build within II miles of
the total concrete thoroughfare put
down by Pennsylvania. No other
State in the Union approached even
the Illinois figure.
The progress made during 1920 was
such that it is now possible to travel
for very long distances in Pennsylva-
mia on hard-surfaced highways. Be-
fore the close of the 1921 construction
season, for example, it will be possible
to travel from New Castle to a point
twenty miles north of Scranton on an
all-weather highway. This route is via
Greensburg, Bedford, Chambersburg,
Gettysburg, Philadelphia, Allentown,
Easton, Stroudsburg, Bangor and the
Poconos to Scranton. Or if the trav-
eler wishes he may go from Pittsburgh
to Washington, Pa, and thence east
over the all-improved National Pike
Or from Pittsburg he may drive east
on the Lincoln Highway to JennertoWn
thence north through Johnstown to
Ebensburg and east over the William
Penn Highway via Lewistown, Harris
burg, Lebanon and Reading to Phila-
delphia This route will have been
completed with the exception of few
miles in the vicinity of Liverpool, Per-
nv county. Much of the route from
Erie. south to Meadville, Franklin, Du
Bots, Clearfield, Lewistown and
Harrisburg will have been improved
in a permanent way. The thorough
fare north from the Maryland line
through Gettysburg to Harrisburg,
Sunbury and Wilks-Barre will have
been made an all weather road with
the exception of a short mileage near
Liverpool. The thoroughfare from
Gettysburg to Harrisburg will be one
of Pennsylvania show roads con-
crete almost in it's entirety.
1t is the plan of Governor Sproul
and State Highway Commissioner
Sadler to link up the already improved
sections of State Highway roads. The
"island" method of constructing where
by a short strip of roadway was built
in the middle of streak of dust or
mud has been done away with.
The State Highway Department in
two years has constructed $50 miles
of 1S-foot concrete roadway, some
parts of which has a brick wearing
surface and some parts asphalt. This
is the beginning of what within few
years will be the greatest highway
system in America.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28

counts. He was very proud of his
job and his neat new uniform and his
meagre wages were great help to
his hard working father.
One afternoon he was dispatched
post-haste, to Broadway theatre,
with a package to be delivered to
one of the feminine members of the
cast of show then at dress rehear-
sal.
He-was standing in the wings wait
ing for the lady to leave the stage,
so he could deliver the package to her
in person, as instructed, when the new
assistant stage director spying the boy
in uniform, grabbed his arm and fairly
lifted him bodily upon the stage, say
ing: Wake up! Wake up! That's
your cue, go on, go on"
The boy was so frightened that he
was in the center of the stage before
he realized it. Then turning to the
assistant director he inquired, in his
naturally funny way, whats the mat
ter? What's the matter?"
The quaint way he pronounced the
words and the amazed, confused ex-
preston on hi STAGE brought forth
shrieks of laughter from everyone
present until the rehearsal was
brought to a. standstill and explana-
lions were in order. 1t seemed that
the play called for delivery boy to
enter with a package just at the mo-
ment the assistant director had showed
the boy upon the stage. The part was
only a "bit" and during the earlier re-
hearsals had been assigned to young
girl who also played the part of ladies'
maid in another act. On the after
noon of the dress rehearsal, she had
experienced difficulty in getting into
the uniform provided for her at the
moment when she should have made
her entrance she was still in her dress
ing room struggling with the male at
tire. The young director mistook the
real delivery boy for the one in the
play, with the result that future
"star" made his first appearance on
any stage, by force and not by incli-
nation. The author of the play being
present, grasped the unexpected op-
portunity to add comedy to the play
and persuaded the producer to engage
the boy. The little 'bit" developed
into one of the laughing hits of the
show From that day on, the name
and fame of the little boy has grown
until today he is real "star' and con-
sidered one of Americas foremost
character comedians.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
Crowding the Seminole

The Seminole Indians are to
moved to a reservation on the W
coast of Florida-an area of 81
acres. Though partly under water Il
tract is deemed of adequate exter
inasmuch as there are only about %
Seminoles left.
This is the melancholy remnant Of
what was once powerful tribe which
owned the whole of Florida and
fought with the United States Gov
eminent one of the most vigorously
contested wars in our history.
The Seminoles are notably hand
some people and their young women
are the prettiest of all Indian girls.
There are no white half-breeds among
them. So strong in the tribe is the
hatred of our race that, if Seminole
woman were to have a child by a
man she would probably be put to
death.
Around their necks the women wear
many strings of beads, of cut glass,
which they buy from traders. Some
times a squaw is adorned with as
much as six quarts of these beads,
and even the girl babies are loaded
down with them. The women pierce
as many as ten holes in the upper rim
of each ear to hold pegs of wood.
The Seminole house is of peculiar
construction, having a roof and floor,
but no sides. It's framework is of
palmetto poles, which support plat
form three feet from the ground and
a roof of palmetto leaves. 1t is all
one roomt open to view from without,
and one might imagine that here was
the limit of nonprivacy were it not
that the Seminole dwelling is custo-
marily hidden in the jungle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
CASE IN POINT

"Of course dogs have intelligence"
Bibbs declared warmly. Nov here is
Dubbs; he's a lover of dogs, and I'll
leave it to him if some dogs haven't
more intelligence than their masters
"Sure!" Dubs responded heartily.
"Why, l have a couple of dogs like
that myself"
And Dubbs even yet sometimes why
they all laughed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
Fairly Forced to Go
Upon the Stage

Years ago there were born in hum
BILE little home on the East Side in
New York, little boy who was des-
tined to see his name blaze forth in
electric lights in forty-two principal
cities of the country before he was
thirty years old.
At an early age, when most chill
dren are still at school, this little boy
obtained his first job as messenger
or delivery boy in one of the large de-
partment stores, where most of the
stage stars of that period had ac-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
PROOF ENOUGH

81 always did believe that thirteen
at table meant bad luck. Now know
it,"
What has happened"
why, Bobby Rollgood gave sup
per party, and there was just thir-
teen"
"Yes-and your bad luck-?"
"Why, l wasn't invited to the
party!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
HE MIGHT

Reginald has never been able to
progress very far in his suit for Myr-
ties hand. On the last occasion he
preached the subject, asking. do you
think your father would consent to my
marrying your"
The girl cruelty replied: "Well, he
might. Fathers so eccentric"