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New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
illustrations by JEFFERSON MACHAMER

children should yield to the older people the
most comfortable chairs and the privilege Of
having the first look at the evening paper
even when the hero Of the comic section is at
the most thrilling point in his career"
Such words will be appreciated by many a
father whose life has been tinged with bitter
because his children have persisted in
snatching the evening paper and taking the
first look at the comics. The only compen-
sation has been found in the masculine privi-
lege of dragging the morning paper down
town before the children are out of bed.
In her battle for eyes, father" and eyes
mother" instead of plain "Yes' and "No" it
is feared that the author has little chance Of
achieving more than draw Also, while one
ndmires her sentiments, there is at the same
time inclination to admit their futility
when one reads: "No girl was ever degraded
by washing dishes and boy was ever any
the less man because he had to draw water
or feed the chickens or bring in stove wood"
While the author is in favor of pets, even to
aligators, the small boy will detect something
austere in her declaration that "even the best
loved dog is hardly fit bedfellow for his
young master, no matter how he and the dog
feel about it," Also, in the chapter entitled
"Visitors' Rights" the average boy will be
inclined to believe that the author has gone
too far when she says in the section headed
big Sisters Callers: "There is strong ele-
ment Of coarseness in the character of a per-
son who can make any of the sacred relation
ships of life the subjects for jesting; and in
delicate comments or rude teasing about
courtship and marriage are grossly unretined."
But, even though she does not get the small
boy vote, the author will have the telephone
companies on her side when she declares:
Party lines should not be used for long,
meaningless conversations, and condolences
should never be exchanged over telephone
wire.'
In her directions about juvenile department
on trains the author says "There is an awful
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
~ oA> YE ANGEL CFIILD'S HANDBOOK f1nnn1 n1.omnn

Father and godfather are decorative rather
than useful"
The author s champion Of babies rights.
The mother should demonstrate "politely but
hrmly, she says, when well-meaning grown
ups beset the infant in his go-cart poking
their hngers into his face, jabbing him in the
ribs, making mouths at him and otherwise in
Jurlng his dignity, In case the infant is in
charge of the nurse that watchful guardian
is expected to say: Mrs. So-and-So does not
like for people to kiss the baby; or, "The baby
has not been we'll lately and it's mother does
not want it to be excited.
Nobody can do otherwise than agree with
the statement that "the child should come to
the table with his hair neatly brushed and his
face as free from Crime and dirt and his nails
as nearly Immaculate soap and water and
stout nail brush and file can make them" But
fathers, and mothers also, have been known
to give up the fight for such spotessness
rather than make personal and extended trips
to the insane asylum.
While at the table, according to this au-
thority, the child SHOULD not spread his ell
bows like wings when he uses his knife and
fork, and should be close enough not to have
to lean forward and snap at his food" I'm
deniably good advice, and perhaps not futile,
but the author is not on such certain ground
when she declares that at the table "all con-
versation should be on pleasant topics" Prob
ably two-thirds Of the conversation at the
average American table in recent years has
been on the high cost of the food consumed
topic that cannot by any stretch of the
imagination be called pleasant. Yet many
child has proved adept in denouncing the
profteers-a useful gift which could hardly
be acquired except for practice at the dinner
table.
One Of the best pieces of advice in the book
concerns the almost universal practice of juve-
nile appropriation of the newspaper comic
Ihe author thus lifts a voice Of protest
against such selhshness: 'In the evening" when
the family gathers in. the living room, the
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12

The Young Folks Encyclopedia of Ell
quette, by Nella Brady, is not nearly so large
as the Gaskell volume that has been men
toned, but it will do as a substitute The
child who is harried by thoughts of possible
breaches of etiquette will be glad to know that
there is no real need for worry if one will
only absorb the instructions in this modest
book.
Even the cards announcing ones arrival in
this world can be rightly or wrongly printed
The author sidesteps little here, as she re-
fers the reader to "any reliable stationer" in
such dilemma. But when it comes to the
christening she takes no chances. At such an
affair the mother should write the babys name
down on a slip of paper, the author saws.
and thereby avoid any possible chance of for
getting. There is 8 lot of other good advice
concerning christenings, but it is all for the
mother, as the author says and perhaps truly:
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
"There wfl fascination about bald head o,
breeding renrarking upon

fascination about bald head rising over the
seat in front, and nothing but an invincible
coat of good breeding will keep child from
remarking upon it," If the provocation is so
intense, perhaps the burden should not be put
entirely upon the child. Skull caps for bald
travellers might be delicately limited at.
In the matter of schoolroom procedure the
author comes out unrestrainedly against jeer-
ing at wrong answers and further says: "Play-
ing at the drinking fountain, gnawing pens or
pencils, chewing up bits of paper or sticking
wads of gum under the desk, to be drawn out
and chewed again, are not only i'll bred but
dangerously unsantary." (Sic.)
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12

State than he does to the Secretary Of Apri-
culture. he Is deferential to all, but does no
more than pay the most formal respects; a
moment later he is at the Presidential heel
Occasionally ne slips into the Presidents
oflce while the President is in conference with
some important parsonage. Neither the per-
sonage nor the President feels perturbed-
they know that Laddie Boy is to be trusted.
once IN great while, when the President has
concluded an endurance contest with per-
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12

falrly bespeaklng affection. He gets his salts.
tying pat in return and retires to a corner of
the office, lies down, and gives every visitor a
Keen survey. He stays with the President
until the latter has completed his reception.
and then accompanies his master over TO tho
hite House. On Cabinet days-lucky dog
ne sllps INTO Cabinet meetings, before they are
over, and listens gravely to the discussion. He
noses CABINET members with impunty and
pays no more attention to the Secretary Of
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12

sistent seeker after something, he will turn to
bestow pat on the Airedale's head, with the
remark You don't want anything, anyway,
do you, old boy?" And Eaddie Boy wigwaps
vehemently that he is getting everything he
wants when the President just knows he's
around.
Laddie Boys greatest and most recent
triumph occurred few days ago VIXEN troop
OF Girl Scouts appeared at the White House
bearing picture of Laddie Boy sewed upon
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12

Careful search Of the volume reveal, u,
fact that the author is firmly against the il.
dividual who rocks the boat. While she is 70,
fishing, it is with the reservation that the sJ
Should be given a fighting chance" instsss
of being seined or dynamited. This will be
hard blow at the numerous small BOYS VII,
have been in the habit of seizing dynant,
sticks from the family supply and spending
their afternoons blowing up the fish in neigh
borhood pools.
A worthy book, but if Penrod had bs,
brought up on it literature might have b.,,
the loser.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
Decline and Fall
of the High Hat
By Tom Steep

II HAT ill wind which is charged via
blowing nobody good is blowing ths
"a silk hat out of existence Twenty yean
ago the plug hat" was as popular IN
New York as it was in London. Business men
appeared daily in their Offices in lower Man
haitian wearing silk hats. That form Of head.
ment of the banker, the prosperous broker,
corporation lawyer or doctor Fifth Avenue
in the evenings or Sunday afternoons presented
a veritable procession of silk hats, so far n
the male population was concerned.
But to-day, hat makers say, the plug IS
fast becoming obsolete for ordinary wesf
and its popularity even for opera, church o.
social occasions is fast diminishing. The rss
son is-automobiles. Swift travel which sa
tomobiles have made possible is death to til
silk hat. Men who formerly wore them found
it uncomfortable to try to keep high hats Oh
while beating against the wind.
A veteran Fifth Avenue hat dealer wlth
turn for statistics has gathered some CURIOUS
data relative to the changes which have az
tended the wearing of mems hats In new
York during the last sixty years His obssF
vations were gathered in looking through sns
window of his shop when retail trading was
centered in the section of Fifth Avenue ns'
low Fourteenth Street. Well dressed gentle
men then sauntered from their homes in Wash
the residential section at the north end o.
the avenue.
"You used to be able to tell mans bua'
ness by the hat he wore," said the old-tln'
halter. "For instance, literary men, who a.
fected prosperity, wore high beaver hats, ta"n'
IN color. 1t was the style established by WASH
ington Irving. You had only to spy sueh
hat in the crowd and you might wager I-'
it covered the head of writer Bankers snu
prosperous real estate brokers would not hass
been seen on the street without the CONVEX
tional silk hat. Fat men usually wore them wia
IHS sue Oh The crown curved ll"dIu' ! 'Ss
pose they thought it counteracted the rotuaa'
ity of their stomachs. Anyway, they always
impressed me because of the peculiar shape y
their headgear as if they were balancing hour
glasses on their heads.
mine out of ten men of wealth wore hisn
hats. Nowadays hardly one out of ten wes''
them. The decline in the popularity OF 'n'
stovepipe, as it was sometimes called IN l'u'
coins time, began with the advent Of the au'v
mobile. The reason was obvious. You us'1
to see men riding around in automobiles h0i''
ing on to their toppers. Soon they began - J.
make concessions to style by putting on sV-s
hats while driving. Gradually many OF 'ns. a
abandoned the old familiar headgear. t1s
high hat has not disappeared altogether ~
if it does its epitaph should bear some rs's'
ence to motoring
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12

a banner The girls were the Laddie Boy
troop Of Girl Scouts and bore upon their ban
ner a life size replica Of Laddie Boy. The
girls thought that Laddie Boy was not quite
as appreeiative as he might have been. He
eyed the banner coldly, apparently not struck
by the resemblance. He did bark a couple of
times in response, at the instance of Wilson
Jackson. isn't he just like mani" said one
of the Girl Scouts. 'The more YOU do for
him the less he appreciates"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
OW that it is no longer fashionable
to have that wonderful volume Gas
kelHs Cnrnna, di,,na an 4La aan4A.

r wv that it Is no longer fashionable
~ to have that wonderful volume Gas
l. % kelfs Compendium on the center
table, it is hard for the child of four
years or more to acquire necessary informa-
don about etiquette.
Mention is made of Gaskelrs Compendium
because that large and copiously illustrated
volume helped materially in the education of
many man who is now known as a gentle
man of the old school. In the days of the
compendium child who was invited to
party could sit down for half an hour or 50
IN advance of the affair and 'plug up on
matters of social moment. Or if any child
happened to be in doubt whether to tuck his
napkin under his chin or into his waistband he
could excuse himself and, slipping over to
his favorite book, acquire the information
that would save breach Of table etiquette
and inevitable ,frowns from father and mother
New-York tribune., 1921-06-12
The White House
Watch Dog
BY JOAN Gleason O'Brien

WN VERY dog has his day, but Laddie
- Boy, President Hardings Airedale,
k has just one day after another, so far
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19
FOOD PRICES
ON WAY DOWN
ri Per Cent Drop in Six
Months
BY RALPH v. COUCH

WASHINGTON. Feb. ie.--Food Is
now ais per cent cheaper TO the
consumer than six months ago,
Ethcibcrt Stewart government price
expert, announced today.
THE decline seems to be really
substantial development in the gen
erai price situation" said Stewart.
and not based entirely on seasonal
changes. which are 10 often decep.
two. II IL impossible. OF course. to
predict how long II will continue.
Food prices six months ago reach
ed the peak OF the period in which
markets have been Influenced by the
war. Since that time the level OF
retail food prices. as shown by the
data collected by the labor depart.
ment has fallen steadily month by
month"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19

For Good, Juicy Steak. 60 to
t's.-Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19
Girl Cripple Gives
Skin to Save Another

FAfRMoST. W. Va. rrb. 10
Tho greatest heroine In America ia
a little girl In rairmont state hos
pitai-
Rosie saccia m her name and she
is only 10 years OF ago
she II an orphan.
She has no arms
Her body n SCARED for life.
Hut shc has jus; given all sho
had left 10 give In order TO save
the life OF another little giri.
Roaie Saeola's gift was her own
skin,
HAS TWO WISHES: ONE
Is 10 BE USEFUL
Two wishes she hsr. ono n for a
mother. tho other is for chance
20 be useful
r, was last Juno ~ thas Rosie
accidentally touched tho electric
feed wire Of 4 mine near Fatrmont
Thero was Fash Of blue Tame.
scream. the sizzling OF bGrning
firrh-ali At once'
A, the hospital the doctors had 20
ampuiaio both Of Rosie's arms each
at the shoulder.
Then they had TO take akin from
unburned parts Of her body and
graft II on tho parts that were
burned.
To this skin-grafsfns operation
and It's subsequent fortunes abe cub
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19

sFeIlow Mea and WOnen. asu Do0S,
Have to Ne Cut Up. and Tee
Dent Have TO he Ter.
turcd BY Trusses~
Capt Ceilings made q study e
himself. of his condition and 1t last
he was rewarded by the finding Of
the method that so quickly made
him = well. strong. vigorous and
happy man.
cd; it's simple. easy. safe and inox.
pensive. Every ruptured person II
the world should have the Capt. Coll
lings book. telling all about how he
follow the same treatment Ia their
own home without any Trouble. The
book and medicine are FREE. They
will be sent prepaid to any rupture
sufferer who will fill out the below
coupon. But send II right away
now-before you put down this Pc
per.
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mitsed with h~roirrn that often
brought tears 10 the eyes Of doc
tors and nurses
Gradually the grew stronger and
began 20 devise ways 10 help her
seif--without arms.
She became tho hospital favori's.
She checrcd other alex children
and grownup patients. too.
OFFERS To SUFFER- ANEW
TO SAVE CIIIiD'S LIFE
Then came n day when Rosie saw
little girl brought into hnr ward
on a strctcher. Just As abe herself
had been.
This little girf. too. had about her
the unforgctiabic cdor Of burnt
flesh and ointmenb that Rosic
knew so well
Tiptoclng close. Rosie heard The
doctors say that unless akin could
DO grated on this ehild's body she
would eio
-ricass taks my skfn.. Rosie
spoke up. Il won't mind q bft You
know-rm used 20 II and I'D like
10 DO something for somebody
DIR. Chcsney NJ RAfnaxc. tho So
perintendent and chief surgeon Of
the hospital. NJ fret demurrod.
But Rosie insisted-it was 10
first time since she had entered the
hospital that she had been insistent.
DIR. Ramage consented.
Today fourycar-old Blanche. Mack.
ey In on tho road 10 recovery. with
Rosie's skin on her neck and chest.
She soon must have another opcr.
alton. for which more akin win be
needed. and Rosie already has vol.
un,eered hers. but no far DIR. Ram.
age hasn't conscntcd to her further
sacrifice
Rosic's mother n dead Her
father has turned her over 10 the
West Virginia board OF chiidrcn's
guardians. making only the one con.
dillon that he be allowed to zee her
from time 20 time
Tho child has ben gfvon many
attentions by members of the WON.
ems business and Professional club
OF Ffirmount. which even has con-
sidercd adopting her. tho IL Is doubt.
full whether this could DO legally
accomplished.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19
Big Deficiency Bill
Is Passed by Senate

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. - The
senate late yesterday passed the
ssss.ooo.oo deficiency bill. THIS was
the third appropriation bin disposed
OF yesterday. making total OF
ssss 10000 appropriated In few
hours. The other two bills were
the postoffice and diplomatic appro-
priations.
The senate also voted 5000. 900 TO
the public health service for In.
crcaslns the facilities az the quar-
antine station IN New York. This
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19

ONLY MEMBERS Of the immedt
ate family will attend funeral ser.
vices saturday afternoon for George
+. Hail. 60. who died Friday at hia
home. sss nth ave n. The body
viii be crcmatcd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19
lStork Coming, Man
IL Freed to Go Home

CHICAGO. Feb. 10. = Robert J.
Green. postal clerk. charged with
rifling the mails. was released on
his own rccognizance yesterday by
Federal Judge X NJ. lands when
Il developed that his wife Is about
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19

VANCOUVER. n. C.--f,ioss center
ing about Chinese theatre that rv-
fused 20 give benefit performance for
starving countrymen continue
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19

HELENA. Mont. Feb. 1o.-Bin
providing maximum penalty OF life
Imprisonment for robbery approved
by Gov. Dixon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19

wALI.A wALIA.-Entire North.
west represented at umatlil Rapids
Power Site association meeting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19

OGDEN. Utah.--Gcorge Carter. es.
capped from Mcneil island prison.
surrenders self.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19
''Cure Your
Rupture Like
ICured M ino''


His Remedy and Besk Seat ERoo
Capt Ceilings sailed the seas for
many years: then he sustained :
bad double rupture that soon forced
kept him bedridden for yeArs. He
tried doctor after doctor and truso
after truss. No resultsi Finally. -
was assured that he must either
submit TO . dangerous and abhoP.
rent operation or die. He 1lG
aeitherf He cured himself instead
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19

to give birth TO a child.
lands told Green TO appear IN
court one month after the stork
visited his home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19

action was taken on motion Of
Senator Calder. who said the public
health service had requested the
money on account OF the danger OF
typhus epidemic resulting from
the inflow OF immigration.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-19

YAKIMA w. Hogue.
fined $40 for street begging. pays
from hts bank account OF 1855.
Evening star., 1921-04-18
Today:s News
in Paragraphs

Secretary Hughes tells Japan league
cannot destroy :. S. rights in Yap.
Page
The thirtieth congress of the D. A. R..
assembled today. Page 1
President Harding has every federal
agency seeking ways to stabilize
business. Page
Representative Woods heads democrats
chosen today to House District COM
mittee. Page
ton is halted by Senator Lodge.
Page
Washington and Cumberland business
men plan to continue operation of c.
& o. canal.
Ex-emperor not at station as train
starts for Potsdam with wife's body
Page 2
Railroad wage hearing opens in Chicago
amid protests by union leaders.
Page 2
British government anxious to reopen
negotiations with striking miners to
adjust difficulties. Page 2
diary between Germany and U. S.
Page 2
Young man shot to death in Maryland
because of alleged jealousy over girls.
Page 2
President Rea says Pennsylvania rail-
road has not lost money through out
side repair work. Page 8
Tornado wrecked areas recovering from
storm which swept six southern and
western states. Page 8
600 wet arrests in New York cause plea
for volunteer lawyers. Page 4
Buildings are sacked in italian electoral
campaign. Page.
Work of distributing relief in famished
China described. Page S
Cen Gomez prefers defeat for presi-
dency in Cuba rather than to endanger
safety OF republic Page 13
Trade with Russia impossible at pres
ent, Secretary Hughes tells Samuel
Gompers. Page 13
Federal Trade Commission charges
monopolies are cause Of high prices
and recommends sharing of cost bur-
den. Page Is
'Quick mail collection" service proves
success as Postmaster Chance confors
to 1n<theIt tiupsoGe asBtams HAOeA
Evening star., 1921-04-18
RECLASS|F|CAT|0N
ST|RS UP SENATE
Jurisdiction Over Bill Starts
Heated Debate, Which Sen
ator Lodge Halts.

The contest in the Senate for juris-
diction over reclassification legisla-
tion between the committee on civil
service and the appropriations COM
mitee- broke out again in the Senate
today, when Senator Sterling, chair
man Of the committee on civil service
moved to refer his bill for reclassi-
fication Of government employees to
his committee.
Chairman Warren of the appropria-
tions committee Immediately took is
sue with Senator Sterling, and offered
a substitute motion to refer the Sterl-
ing bill to the appropriations COM
mittee. Senator Warren said that the
appointment of the joint commission
on reclassifcation had originated in
an appropriations bill a couple OF
years ago handled by the appropria-
tions committee.
He contended that the appropriations
committee can more readily act on
the appropriations proposed for the
various employees.
Denies Warren's Claim.
Senator Sterling argued that the
bill is a legislative matter, not an ap.
preparation bill. and that therefore
it should 60 to the legislative COM
ferred to the civil service commit
tee, it is this" said Senator Sterling
ut contains no appropriation what
ever"
Senator Sterling said that when the
joint committee on reclassification
the appropriations committee improp-
erly. He said that he had not been
present at the time the report was
made.
Refers to Other Bills.
Senator Sterling also called atten-
tion to the fact that the Lehlbach
BILL for reclAssification Of the govern
ment employees, and also the bill in
troduced by Representative Wood of
Indiana had gone to the House civil
service committee and not to the COM
mittee on appropriations. He said
that il the Senate rule was disregard
ed in connection with this bill there
was no reason why an appropriation
bill should not be referred to the in
terstate commerce committee or the
judiciary committee.
Senator Smoot of Utah. who has Of
fered reclassification bill. took the
floor in support Of the contention that
the reclassification measures should
go to the appropriations committee.
Lodge Stops Debate.
At this point Senator Lodge. the
republican leader. objected to further
consideration of this matter at this
time, pointing out that under the
unanimous consent agreement the
Colombian treaty is to be voted on on
Wednesday and that the time of the
Senate should be devoted to 1t. The
reference of the Sterling bill went
over.