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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-06

said the muskrat lady housekeep-
er, land l need some thread"
What COLOR" asked Uncle Wig
gily.
"Sky blue pink" answered
Nurse Jane. And if they haven't
that get a spool of ocean green
yellow"
"All right" answered the rabbit
gentleman, and gaily off he start
ed. At the store he found both
colors of silk thread and bought a
spool of each. He was hopping
along on his way to his hollow
stump bungalow so Nurse Jane
could finish making her new
dress when. all of sudden, as
Uncle Wiggily was passing Mrs.
Maple Tree, where Little Posie had
dropped down his back. all of a
sudden-out jumped the Fuzzy
Fox. ...-.s... .=...
Now I have you. Uncle Wig
gily," growled the bad creature.
There is no one to save you from
me now. you are SO far away from
all your friends! Burr-r-r-r-r!"
But Uncle Wiggily was not far
from one of his friends. for there
was Mrs. Margaret Maple, the big,
kind tree. close at hand.
But Uncle Wiggily did not know
this.
please let me alone. Mr.. Fox,
and I'll give you spool of sky
,; Is x
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
he Weather Man Blasts Some Superstitions

and others for years which give a
pointing finger as to what the weather
OF few hours or day or so will be.
There is nothing as yet discovered
that will enable US to tell with any de-
gree of accuracy what coming season
will bring. Goose bones do not connect
up with weather sequences. The ring
around the moon is due to the condi-
ton of the atmosphere in the sky and
Is an indication. but not definite in
dication, of rain.
All Of US who are connected with
the bureau would be happy If we could
learn of some plan to forecast weather
lar IN advance. Just think what it
would mean for the crop season! Just
think what 1t would mean to know how
nuch Goa! would be needed for the
rigors of winter! Just think of how
much benefit 1t would be il we were
able to tell the street cleaning depart
ments in the different cities just how
much snow they must expect during
the winter! Every year the groundhop
superstition is a matter of general
comment, but you cannot place anv
dependence upon that animal. Take his
last appearance, for instance. He was
out long before the time in which he is
annually slated to appear, but he does
not seem to have affected conditions
very materially.
rhcn. again, If we were able to fore
cast the fall of snow. lust th;nt
what it would mean to the ranchers
IN the middle and far West 10 h.
able to tell them how much water
1ney would have for irrigation pur-
poses during the season! We do not
pretend to be long-rangs forecasters
we indulge in cold, scientific dedue.
tons, leaving nothing to luck. Our
wofk is along conservative, safe
and sound lines and we have endeav-
ored to win the respect and conf
dence OF the public.
Returning for moment to the long.
range forecaster, we find that his pre-
dictlons are very general in character.
he refuses to predict specifically.
II, for instance, he harps on the sub
Jeet OF wet moon, he fails to specify
whether it is a wet moon for the
whole of the United 7sates or only
limited section Of as country. A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
DR.. Kellas, Member Of
Everest Expedition. Dies

LONDON, July 1.-The Morning Post
reports that DR.. Kellas, member of
the Everest expedition, has died of
heart failure at Kempajong. DR.. Kel-
las had been on many expeditions to
the Himalayas, and had made a special
study of the effects Of ratification of
the atmosphere on the human system.
With Major Morshead, of the Indian
Survey, he assembled Mount Kamet to q
height of $4,000 feet and engaged in
eriments in the use of oxygen. His
work in the Himalayae on the physio-
logical effects of climbing at high alti-
tudes formed the subject of a report
to the Everest Committed and was re-
gsrded as q valuable contribution to
the scientific side of mountaineering
1t was owing to the experience and
knowledge he had gained during his
many years of Himalayan exploration
that he was invited to join the Everest
expedition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10

an opposing fact which he will main
tain as long as it is necessary. He will
cause the Knox motion to be adjourned
the one which would keep up a state
Of war with Germany. Personally, |
am proud of having strengthened the
links of friendship and esteem which
bind me to this wonderful man, who
gave me the opportunity of seeing once
again my country seconded by his.
sit gave me great pleasure to see
Senator Lodge again, the president of
the Foreign Affairs Committee, who
was such q staunch friend to US in
those terrible hours. This noble mind
is imbued with the Latin spirit He is
son Of the highest cultivation of the
country representative of Boston,
where the first rumors of the Revolu-
ton were heard. The thought of suf-
fering France has been constantly in
his mind in his charming, artistic
house and in his immense library, so
full of books that they seem to occupy
the room entirely. On July IA, 1918,
at that memorable moment when his
tory was in the making, he made a
speech in favor of continuing the war
until Alssce and Lorraine had returned
to France. The Senate cannot but be
greatly influenced by his moral and in
tellectual force.
Il like to remember all those who
showed their nobility of soul and whose
hearts turned in sympathy toward the
country Of mans rights, and their atti-
tude of respect and admiration for the
bleeding Calvary which for four years
our people assembled without a murmur,
We shall very shortly see Ambassador
Herrick succeed to Ambassador Wal
lace, who has the sincerest good wishes
of all the French nation 1t was Am
bassador Herfick who, in 1914, told me
unofticially of the declaration of war. a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
At What Age Ia Man
Compctert to Choose q Wife?

PARIS, July l.--At what age does
man possess sufficient ability to be
able to choose wife?
According to the present French laws
he is not considered capable until he
reaches thirty years, and should he
marry before that time he must obtain
the consent of his parents. In 1918
and again in 1919 the Chamber low
cred the age to twenty-five, but each
time the bill was rejected by the SEN
ate. Soon another attempt to alter the
law will be made by Able Lemire,
Deputy for the Nord.
The Able says that men who would
make an unwise marriage at twenty
five would be just as liable to do the
same thing at thirty. He also thinks
that more men and women who have
supposedly reached the age of discre-
ton make unhappy marriages than
younger people.
II certainly think man is sufficient
ly matured by the time he is twenty
Ave, or even twenty-one, to enter into
marriage upon his own responsibility.
1t seems ridiculous for a man to have
to ask his parents consent until he is
thirty"
The Marchloness Townsend gives as
her opinion that "by the time he is
twenty-five if man has bad tendencies
they will have developed, or IL he has
good tendencies they will also have
developed. 1t would certainly, in my
opinion, be good thing to lower the
age at which Frenchman attains his
majority"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10

that his clubs are sensitive a week
or more before storm either pos.
sesses the imagination of a Jules
Verne or, is q candidate for the elut
whose members declare that they al
ways go around the course in par
Professor W. ]. Humphreys, Phi. D.
professor of meteorological physics OF
the United States Weather Bureau
probably has given more attention to
| weather proverbs and their justifica-
ton than any other scientist in this
country. In touching upon weather
superstitions he declared that some
of the signs used to greater or less
extent are those which have been OBJ
served for many years, and that they
are viewed by old-timers with an I'M
Outstanding of their significance. He
pointed out how fishermen will weigh
anchor and prepare for fight when, to
the unobservant, there be naught to
indicate anything but fair weather;
how the man of the woods will notice
changes and comprehend the messages
of warning.
In speaking of proverbs relating to
the winds, Professor Humphreys said:
There are numerous proverbs based
on the directions and changes of the
wind, but their value, in the main, is
only local, except when taken in con-
nection with the height and rate of
change of the barometer. However, in
middle lat.tudes the direction of ordi-
nary undisturbed winds is from west to
east. Therefore, radically different
direction commonly indicates an an
preaching, or, at any rate, not very
distant, storm. There is, then, some
justification for such proverbs as the
following;
when the smoke goes west, GUIDE
weather is past;
When the smoke goes east, GUIDE
weather comes neist;
When the winds in the south. the
rains In it's mouth;
1.-The wind in the west suits avarv
one best"
The saying which reads, "The far.
sher the sight the nearer the RAIN is
explained by the fact that the homo
geneity Of the atmosphere is impraved
and It is "a sees-sad sa4t thrt sauns
travels bettss en- sessions .hst p,seade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
Lady Astor Declares Politics
Makes Her Appreciate Home
would rather Have Rattlesnake Around Than Dis
grunsled Servant; Maids Would Not Be
Comfortable in Drawing Room

| no general news or any mail fol
| months
Since the naval station in South
America has been discontinued by ths
Erftish government no cruisers call al
TIE islands and the big wireless station
at Fort Station has been abandoned
and the naval wireless is seldom used
There is little in the way of distrac-
ton there. The islands boast of one
nine-hole golf course and one piano
This latter WAS left there by the Good
Hope before she went out to meet Won
Specs squadron. There is also one
movie film, which is shown in the town
hall now and then
The captain brought home with him
Tic government printer, who had be-
come mentally afflicted owing to the
loneliness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10

stormy day. In speaking of the power
OF animals to prophesy Professor
Humphreys said:
Grumphie smells the weather,
An grumphie sees the wun';
tie kens when clouds will gather,
An smoor the blinkin' SUM-
This extravagant tribute to the pig
as weather prophet is typical of a
large number of proverbs, though per-
maps no other animal has been credited
with actually seeing the wind.
"Doubtless the damoness and chance
IN temperature that commonly precede
storms somewhat modify the behavior
OF many animals, but of the numerous
proverbs based upon their actions even
the few that have any truth to suuport
shem nave far greater physiological
than meteorological interest.
Believes Trained Experts
Can Render Best Service
'pespfte the fact that there are some
signs which are quite accurate. am
sun OF the opinion that humanity is
pest served by having trained corps
Of men who work through scientific
deductions.
Changing the subject for a mo-
racnt l would like to call your atten-
ton to the kite meteorgraph, an instru-
ment attached to kites, which is used
70 record pressure, temperature, hu-
Nudity and wind velocity. It is really
a remarkable instrument.
THAT even animal life is sometimes
mistaken is shown by the fact that
e"es or farm of a friend of mine in
west Virginia were fooled by the ap-
pearance of the warm days of this very
eeHy spring. The process of BREEDING
lad taken place during the warmer
Gays, then came the cold snap. which
rendered 1T impossible for the bees to
secure their food from the flowers
Thousands and thousands of them died
because there had been but a little food
gathered and stored. The groundhop
Is very much like Germany was in it's
conception of the worlds mind: he is
not accurate. While I hate to con-
t1scict the old saying 80 often used bv
these who cited 1t as an example Of
tE:ift, faeta compel me to state that
i,Ia's' as rule, 10 not hoard up
nuts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10

words, vivid, full of anger, which de-
nounced the crime of history. He
seemed to be flashing an invisible face
with an invisible whip. Formerly JUS
tice in the Supreme Court and then one
of the most illustrious and busiest law
yers at the New York Bar, he has the
perfected method of one who has a
thorough knowledge of his art. We
have seen evidence of this for some
time. 1t is not often that firmer tone
and briefer formula are found in diplo-
matte notes than in those he composed.
mo cautious sentences or literary
rlgmarole woven around fact, but a
clear statement: The American gov
eminent is in agreement with the
Allied governments in holding Germany
responsible for the war; That is all;
just sentence. And after that Ger
many, whom defeat has not cured of
psychological error, asks his advice
about reparations. Berlin wanted to
go to Paris by way of Washington.
Mr.. Hughes taught them geography
anew.
Sees Hughes as Lawyer Who
Is Guided by the Facts
"Mr. Hughes is lawyer. But, con-
trary to generally received opinion, the
lawyer does not lose himself in fornu-
las-he must have facts. He puts for
ward principles, but facts appear, and
IN the name of principles he deduees
the guiding rules from them. 1t was
on facts, interpreted by means of
rigorous method, that he and Mr.. Har-
cling founded Americas new policy
I he fact is the resistance of Germany;
any lnlprudent formula encouraged it..
1t must not be, for America, now as
before and during the war, takes her
stand on the idealism which brought
her into the fray. Not only will Mr..
Hughes say nothing, but he will create
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10

man in Portland, Maine, may lool,
graveiy up at the sky, sagely nod
and state that the moon is wet
moon, but he fails to state that the
weather may be wet in Portland and
dry as finder box in the wheat
fields of Kansas"
Touching upon the subject Of rain
making, Professor Marvin said;
Making Is Little
Short of Charlatanism
The so-called rain-making is little
short of charlatanism. 1t is a fake.
1t is impraeticable. While it is true
that in few instances small clouds
have appeared shortly after the work
OF the so-called raip-makers, we find
by looking over our charts that rain
fall was due in or near that locality a
lew hours or so after these self STYLED
sky wizards had performed their per
sonai magic. A storm occurred recent
Nv down in the Gulf of Mexico. We
have arrangements with numerous YES
sells plying those waters to keen us
informed as to conditions, and this, in
conjunction With our other obserya-
tons, enabled us to send out a warn
ing which resulted in numerous YES
sells scurrying from the danger zone.
This warming saved hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars of shipping.
! DO not think that pet corn,
goose bone, a sunfiower plant or a
nerd of groundhogs with their COM
bined services totaled would have been
OF as much benefit as our service was.
1t caused these vessels to shun the
danger spot. At the present time we
nave an interchange of reports with
Mexico and Canada. Colombia is also
installing an up-to-date system,
Professor Marvin stated that the
beautiful permanent waves of mila6v
OF the present day and generation
would be affected by approaching
storms, but only at the time near to
the atmospheric disturbance, and SO
the miss or matron who had her hair
marcelied in order that she may proa-
nestieste weather conditions for an
approaching outing is having work
done Tor naught, provided, Of course.
that Is her object.
The disciple Of golf who declares
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10

d III ALI ASipk haa decided opin-
81 IONS On the servant VS.. mis-.
Il tress question. At a recen,
meeting of the domestic serv.
ICE branch of the National Alliance OF
employers and Employed she declared
I'VE are all some ones servant: hus-
pand and wife, for instance, because
one bosses the other.
n would rather have rattlesnake
around than disgruntled domestic
Asrvant"
Her butler helped more than any
A1dy else in the Plymouth election oe
s@.s, when Lady Astor became the first
Woman member of Parliament. He all
wsys seemed to put things right, how
ever disagreeable every one else was.
he was a gentleman, as kind to the
smallest kitchen maid as he was to her,
which was the true test.
Il don't believe in asking the maids
into the drawing she continued.
Il think the maids would be perfectly
wretched If they were made to sit down
and talk to me. Every one chooses her
own friends.
People say that when woman goes
into politics she gives up her home.
| find it just the reverse. You
begin to think what blessed thing
! home is. and long to get back to
it."
The audience consisted of many mis-
( tresses and domestics.
LONDON, June 27.-Writing in The
London Evening News, "a. E. M. F."
comments on the difference between the
Englishman and the American in
France. He says that it is rare to find
Englishmen who speak French passing
WELL and even when they do talk
French they do so as though they dis
{ liked the language.
1t is not necessary to know French
fuently to get on exceedingly we'll in
france. Much depends upon the way
you talk as on what you say. So many
; English people talk French ungracious-
~, and to talk French ungraciously is
worse than not talking it at all. A
ready smile, a polite bow, makes all
the difference.
THAT is why visitors from the
United States get on SO we'll. Thev
nave none of the Englishman's shyness
5 or tear OF making fools of themselves.
{ ihey peg away st 1t and don't worry
II their accent is broadway or Boston.
And they do it in such a polite and
genial fashion that it endears them to
the French"
s., AS Frenchman remarked: "I can
always distinguish an American from
On Engllshman. The American makes
mistakes and laughs. The Englishman,
ne, too, makes mistakes, but he frowns
and looks unhappy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10


Really, Watson, at times you make
me despair" the great detective re-
piled, as she wisked on her evening
gloves. "The murderer is one OF my
best friends. She told me everything
at tea"
The detective story of the future
will read like this, according to the
predictions of officials of one of Lon
don's noted private detective agencies,
whose success in employing women
detectives has raised the following
questions:
Are women cleverer detectives than
men?
Although every hero CT detective
story from Sherlock Holmes and NJ.
Dupin to Craig Kennedy has been a
man, is it possible that this attribute
of The male, like so many others, is
TO be unceremonious,y snatehed from
him?
Is the legendary Holmes, smoking his
pipe in the freight of a Baker Street
fiat, in temper misogynist and in
exorably following oct the cold, dry
processes OF his reasoning, to the dismay
Of the underworld, to be supplanted by
the figure of brisk, attractive young
lady who detects criminal as she
would bad dancer?
London, home of Sherlock Holmes,
calmly faces these questions at the
present moment, owing to the recent
achievements Of the agency which has
unraveled a number Of enigmas which
had bafied some of the leading Grimm
ologists OF Europe A girl detective,
eyed seventeen, has far surpassed the
feats OF the detective story heroes OF,
for that matter, of Scotland Yard. In
recent divorce case she knew more
OF the complication than either re-
sponGent or espondent. In less thar
fortnight she solved the problem of
series of thefts in London college.
which had stumped male investigator
student, she ferreted out the thief and
the hiding place of the stolen goods.
In every stage Of the case she was
aided by a team of women detectives.
Girl Detectives Do All
Except Task of Shadowing
The agency for which she works en-
rloys men, but the bulk of the work.
all. of it except the unpleasant task of
shadowing-is performed by the girl
detectives.
Miss Maud West. chief Of the agency
and one of Lcndon's best known Grim
inal investigation experts, is an advo-
cate of the theory that woman, gifted
with intuition, is endowed with a finer
sort Of detective ability than man.
Seated at her desk and adjusting a
yellow chrysanthemu in a tall vase, in
an Office whose inch deep carpet, Prus-
sian blue papered walls and New Art
statuettes would conspire to disar1n the
too clever criminal who visited it in
pursuit of Poe's Purloinei Letter
theory of hiding, Miss West stated the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
Falkland Islands Most
Lonely Port of British Emnire

8 LONDON, June 27.-The loneliest
Race in the British Empire is reported
by Captain Galloway, of the Pacific
z liner Carcovado, to be Falkland Isles.
be captain says that although before
ssthe war the inhabitants saw ship at
least once fortnight, now the Panama
Canal Is opened they rarely see liner.
called there for a cargo of wool
al the end of April, and the people
eagerly seized on the January news
Papers | had on board. They had had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
Women Detectives of London
Threaten to Dim Holiness Fano
Feminine Head of Agency and Achievements Of u.
Year-oid Girl Start Discussion as to Relative
Ability of the Sexes

hypothesis on which she has t,..
down hupdrees Of criminals.
Il employ women said Wis. ~.
"in egry investigation requiring s,,b.; -
ty, craft. gvesswork, diplomats. -.
vcrsation or plain common gense :
cases demanding patient sl.adoz;,s
q strict adherence to tradition =.
men.
For the finer and more deHe...
work Invariably fad that wom., ).
able to cleas IN case in much -.
me than man. She has more r..
quicker perception and an eon.n,
vivid imagination. OF course thav ~
not able to shadow criminal
woman cannot stand in one place wiz
out attracting attention to herself ana
she hasn't the same physical eadr-
arce."
Miss West told of recent ease !,
which wife Dad run away from r..
husband A woman detective a,e.,
tanned that she had & confidential
friend who lived on the Cont;ne,.
Going abroad, she became this womau'a
bosom conhdante. Ore day she led tba
CO nyersation to the disappearance Of
Mrs. Smith and obtained the addrea.
at which she was living in England. ia
private hotel.
Another woman detective went as
guest to the hotel and amused tba
company by telling fortunes with cards
VIXEN Mrs. Smiths turn came she liz
tened in amazement to secrets which
only one woman knew-fresh from tbs
agency's card-fling index system.
Man Would Have Used
Different Method in Chase
Quite obviously no man could have
proceeded By this simple and direct
route. Instead, acting on scientific
principles, and proceeding by clews, Ia
would have had to follow Mrs. Smith
from hotel to hotel, city to city, en-.
pioying an army of watchers and spies
who would have been constantly es.
posed to physical danger, heat and
Geld
AS to the other type of male detec-
tive, the deductive type who sits BY
the fires de and, nonchalantly inhaEng
the SIR sss from his meerschaum, solves
murders aAa finds precious necklaces,
Miss We. a inclined to think he
doesn't exist, @d that he is the cres.
ton Of highly romantic minds outside
the detective business.
"Do you never read detective
stories ?" l asked.
Never" she replied. 'No detective
does. 1t never IL the reflective, fire.
side type Of detective who does any
thing really, while the one who en-
ploys unromantic common sense meth
DDS is successful. Net girl in this
agency would solve a case if she fol-
lowed fiction methods"
The truth is, according to Miss West
that theories are of little value in the
detectives business, while common
sense is valuable And the Bernard
Shaw theory, if any, applied to the de-
tective profession, accounts for wom-
ans success in it-viz., that she In
tuitively adheres to common sense IN
stead of Flooding after romantic chi.
meras