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The Washington herald., 1921-12-15
Foreign Youths
Write Letters
To Yankee Boys

To the boys of an American
school," is the address on a let
ter recently received at Amer
lean Red Cross National Head
quarters. It is one of scores Of
such letters which school chill
dren in European countries are
writing to their young friends
Of the Junior American Red
Cross, all breathing the most
friendly spirit and inviting
friendships that will last through
the years.
This particular letter was
written by Italian boys of the
second class of the Liceo Mod
erno. II reads:
From the English teacher we
heard that you wish to establish
a correspondence with Italian
boys to get acquaintance with
their school work and games.
We gladly accept this offer,
as II comes from the boys, Of a
mighty nation which joining us
in the last war has largely con-
tributed to the common victory.
We belong to the second class OF
the IIceo which corresponds al
most to the last year in high
schools. or II you wish to know
more, we are at our seventh year
OF Latin. We have studied Eng
lish language four years, so you
will be kind enough to forgive
the many mistakes in our letter.
Our school Is named Torsuato
Tasso after the name Of one OF
our greatest poets who wrote
the Gerusalemme Liberata, that
is to say. Jerusalem Delivered
II Is not what you call a college:
we don't live together as you do
in the States. We go to school
every morning and when the les
sons are over we go home and
return to school some days in
the afternoon.
We study Latin. Italian lit
tEdtuTcs bnBilSn, frenCn, matne-
matics, physics, history. geog-
raphy. natural history. philos-
ophy and Juridical sciences. Our
school is very numerous: we are
in all about 1.4oo boys and girls
divided in eight classes and each
one Of them Is divided in sec
tions. They are called, the first
superior ginnasio (three years),
superior ginnasio divided in
moderno and classico 1.-TWO
years), liceo (three years). After
the liceo we may choose the
course of studies we like best,
and we go to the university for
further studies
Now we shall tell you some
thing about our sports. Since
5e do not live together. as you do
in the States. we have not at
school a playground. so we do
our sports individually. We have
many sports associations In
The Washington herald., 1921-12-15
Billy Whiskers
By FRANCES TREGo MONTGOMERY.

You remember yesterday we
left the story where the two lit
tie children were running from
the enraged bull.
The little girl was too heavy
for the boy to carry and in try
ing to make her run faster she
stumbled and fell. The bull saw
this and thought. This is my
chance to toss them both into the
air at the same time"
With a blood curdling roar he
FASTENED his speed and lowered
his head to gore them when hor-
rors, what was that sharp. prick
ing sensation in one of his hind
legs. He must have run into
pitchfork or something equally
sharp. But no. it was cutting
into the other leg now. besides
two sharp. knife-like blades
were piercing his sides. He
stopped, wheeled suddenly ana
discovered Billy, just backing off
to run his sharp horns into his
side again, and saw behind him
a yellow dog swapping at his
heels.
With a roar of fury he darted
at Billy, at the same time any
one listening might have heard
a bleat of terror arise from the
stone fence where stood the
Widow Brown.
The little girl who had turned
back. reached the fence in safety
and ran home for help, but it
would have come too late, and 1t
was only the presence of mind
and courage OF Billy and Stubby
that saved the lives OF the chill
dren.
When the bull turned to ar-
tack the goat and dog. the chill
dren got to their feet as fast as
possible and gained the safety of
the fence while the bull was de-
Tending himself from the goa,
and the dog.
After Billy and Stubby saw
that the children were safe, they
kept on teasing the bull just for
fun, having found there was lit
tie danger to themselves, being
too quick for the clumsy bull.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-15
ON THE SPUR OF THE. MOMENT
Rv ROY X. MOULTON
By ROY X. MOULTON.

lean your way and whisper, "One
of my supports has broken" don't
blush. It's only technical ice
term.
Just because you get into the
rink free of charge it's no occasion
for you to consider yourself a
cheap skate."-Mark II.
The News of Hoppertowu,
Rev. Hudnutt preached an elo-
.quent sermon agia' fiddle music last
Sunday. Rev. Hudnutt lives next
door to Amariah Tillson. the leader
of the barber shop orchestra, and
has lost three cats quite mysterious
of late. Am denies any knowledge
OF 1t. however. sayln' that he buys
all of his strings.
HI Higgins suffered from in
sonny something fierce until he got
the Job of village night watch.
Now he is entirely cured.
Hank Tumms' kid cut up Hanks
suspenders to make a slingshot and
Hank is wearing clothesline tenn
but answers the purpose fair to
middlin'.
There Is some prospects that our
police force will receive q new uni
form. Constable Ezra Hand Is
dickerin' with a conductor who got
fired off the railrud and has offered
to trade a grindstone. a set OF
single harness. a double bitted AK
and a secondhand wringer for the
uniform. but the conductor says he
won't do business unless Ez throws
in a bushel OF seed taters. so the
deal may fall through, which would
be disappointment to all. Ez wore
out two or three band uniforms,
but the band boys shut down on
his borryin' 'em some time ago.
Headline: Irish Negotiation
Broken on Again" It must be
getting pretty short by this time.
Former Kaiser wilhelm Is to be
married again. A hend for war.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-15

Rome with which almost every
one of us is associated. Our
favorite sports are podism.,
cyclisme, football (cricket and
golf are little known, tennis,
fencing. boxing and swimming.
During the war there was a
pre-military instruction. In
Rome and in every city there is
a national institution called
Trio segno. and when Is
years old we were taught how
to handle gun and shoot.
Those boys who have had this
practice and are students in the
university may do their COM
pulsory military service when rs
years old instead of 20.
AT present in our school is
being organized gymnastique
team of the strongest and clev-
crest boys to take part at future
matches.
I'VE hope that> between us
correspondence will be ar
ranged"
The Washington herald., 1921-12-15
The
Involuntary
Vanp
By Mildred K. Barbour

WHO'S WHO IN THE STORY.
DIANA LANGLEY. rho possessss to
superIdtirs degree quality Of
~lrre'
MARJORIE LANGLEY, herself q
soted beauty, to ohom
STEPHEN DALE, ceoithy bochs-
Tor, has been devoted for years.
ALEX LEIGH. a young .aral Of
fcer.
TED JAUNDERs, q hopeless sri'o'
for Didno's hand.
SYLVIA BENNETT. friend Of
DioHo's, inclined to cdtttshness."
DOCTOR MAXWELL BORDEN. q
former noted Nep York physician, and
CYNTHIA BORDEN, ara peopI-
NTH q mysterious past IN ,ohich Dale
ard his dead uncle are somehon COW
eerred. Borden fails IN love 'otfA
Diana, Dale, vho finally finds her,
shoes signs Of cdpitulGtion 10 her ".
resistible charm.
sxspecting that 70 u Don'tnoues, the
doctor decides to take Didro dody TO-
safety.
Arriving at the hotel On San Fro"-
cisco, Diana finds Marjorie, oho tells
her that SyE-id Is starting dtvorcs
action against Ted as result OF hS
concern about DidHd's disappearance.
Sylvtd insinudtes that there Uds O
romance back Of her disdppedrdnce'
She suggests that Dale Is the man.
Marjorie. being THdodre Of fhts, De-
cides to accept his proposal Of mar.
rid0s- made ffteen years before.
Dale informs Diana that DonIinguer,
,oho is stopping at the same hotel, iciH
shortly be arrested.
While Marjorie IS entertaining the
Borders and AleI's uncle at dinner.
Ted Saunders joins them. Sylrid
comes upon the party unexpectedly.
In an effort TO get back "fdke'' lore
letter tohich she tcrote Johnston chile
ut Dominouez's house, Diana enters
ths SpdHidrd's room during his db-
serce
Continued From Yesterday.
Has Mrs. Leigh told you that
she is going to do me the honor
TO become my wife," he asked
There was a moment of silence.
terrifying to Diana. She forced
herself TO meet Dale's eyes. Her
own was miserable
IL was as though a mask had
settled upon him. There was polite
interest in the glance he turned
upon the doctor and Diana heard
him speaking conventional con-
cratulatOry phrases.
She laughed Historically.
But it's too fearfully early for
congratulations, Steve. After all.
I'm still married to Alex. Marjorie
would say IL was indecent even to
contemplate another marriage. But
come. doctor. apropos Of Marjorie.
she will be furious il we don't Join
her Immediately at the theater
steve. I won't take a moment to
tell you what ] was going to wire
YOU. Come with us in the cab"
Dale agreed and Diana repeated
rapidly the story she had told the
doctor, while he, looking incredibly
The Washington herald., 1921-12-15
Good
Morning
Judge
By Rudolph Perkins.

Two women got on a street car
at Seventh street and Florida ave.
nue.. One had four small children
and an armful OF bundles. Ths
other had only herself to tote
around. The car was crowded.
People wot has kids orta Iesvs
'em home" said the burdenless one.
to herself. but loud enough for IN.
other 20 hear. Pears 20 m. ths
every time An gifts on a street car
a bunch OF Kids gifts in nah way
darn nuisance-AhIl say thev ar. .
The woman with the children al
first said nothing. although ,h.
knew she was talked about sb.
stood the racket for a few minutes
longer and then appealed 70 the
conductor.
The upshot Of Il all va, that
Mary Lewis, the tslkative one, vas
arrested and charged with swear
ing at most everybody in sight. In
cluding the policeman who re-
sponded 70 the conductors summon,
at n street.
"Ah wuz talkiu' 70 mHhseff .
pleaded Mary when she got into
court "Twant necessary 70 enny-
body 70 butt in en- talk 10 me"
But you have no right 10 Uss
profane language on the street
car" the court informed her. 'It
is highly reprehensible."
Nav tain't JedEe." protested
Mary. IS only plain puffsnity. Nj 4
feelin's was on edge an An was
too"
Pay a fine OF flb.- SAID ths
fudge. Hereafter act more LADY
like on the street carr"
The Washington herald., 1921-12-15
ANSWERS TO LOVELORN
By DORIS BLAKE.

He is right about the powder.
Carrie, dear, but why doesn't he
use sense about your shoes and
wearing your hair up, as well7 He
sounds like a nice daddy. though,
and ! wish there were more of
them who'd help preserve the nat
ural beauty OF you lovely young
l5-year-olds
The Washington herald., 1921-12-15
Bright Sayings
OF the Children

A woman living next door was
called Aunt Betty" by all the chill
dren. She lay seriously Ill, and
Leland wanted to go with his moth
er to see her.
When he was told he could not
go. he said, well, mother, If l can't
20 see her while she is sick, l am
going TO the parade when she dies"
E B.
oliver's shoes were new and
Impressed upon his mind that he
must not get them muddy. He de-
lights In walking in a mud puddle
near our home. After missing him
from the yard. went to said pud-
die and found him wading In the
mud In his stocking feet. Upon
seeing me he cried with delight,
"see. mother. didn't get my shoes
muddy" r. A. H.
Robert was taken to a dentist to
have his teeth cleaned. On his re-
turn his sister, Eleanor, met him
with anxious Inquiries.
Did he hurt, Bobby? Did he
hurt?
NAV" said Bobby. with fine
scorn. He didn't do nothing but
just run a little %lawn mower
around In my mouth A. B.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-15

To be Continued Tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-15

Headline: Irish Negotiation
Broken on Again" II must be
getting pretty short by this time.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-15
For Christmas.

For Christmas.
You may be sure what you will buy
her this year.
am not.
Perhaps you're informed what VIII
intrigue the dear.
/ am not.
The presents for women. of course
are a host:
But I wander round like dispos-
sessed ghost
You may be hep to what Will please
yours the most
am not.
Some folks are mind readers in
matters like this.
am not
And some are told what will pro-
duce Yuletide bliss.
am not
I think but Of handbags, and beads
and such crime.
And brush h-and-comb sets with the
paintings sublime.
You may think I'm having a won
derful time.
am not.
People are beginning to go away
from home and leave their cellar
doors unlocked. which may mean
much or little. depending, OF course
upon great many things.
On an Iee-skatinE Party.
Engaged couples should feel per
fectly at home on the Ice. The
worst that can happen to them Is
that they will fall for each other
all over again.
II the young lady you have oeen
skating with should suddenly say.
you're the best skate I've had All
don't consider yourself in
any way a spendthrift. =,
II sweet young thing should
The Washington herald., 1921-12-15
Sounds Like Nice Daddy.

Dear Miss Blake: am a girl
of Is. Ny father allows me to
wear baby French heels and put
my hair up, but recently when l
wore powder he told me to take IT
off and not put II on because ! was
too young and my own complexion
is good enough. Now. Miss Blake
do you think he is right?
CARRIE"
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Nearly s5,-
600, 900 dozen pairs of hose we're knit
ted in this country in 1919, compared
with slightly more than 75,ooo,oo0
dozen pairs in 1914, according to a pre-
liminary report on the knitting indus
try founded on the 1919 census and just
issued by the Department Of Com
merce.
Hosiery wss the principal character
of knit goods reported for the United
States, which increased from $40 per
cent Of the total value Of products in
1914 to 43 per cent in 1919 The num-
Der of dozen pairs of hosiery showed
FIVE years. Cotton hosiery predominant
ed in quantity, with 71.6 per cent Of
the total dozen pairs reported in 1919
and SIT per cent in 1914, but showed a
decrease of 1.3 per cent within itself
since the previous census. Silk mixed
hosiery was of second importance. with
16.5 per cent of the total number Of
dozen pairs, and made q gain Of 177.1
per cent since the previous census.
Underwear formed 28.7 per cent of
the total value for the industry in 1919
and Sc per cent in 1914. The decrease
in the quantity of underwear produced
from 1914 to 1919 was 5.4 per cent.
The increase in the popularity of the
union suit is borne out by the 46.8 per
cent increase in the number of dozen
suits reported in 1919, against a de-
crease of 21 per cent in the quantity
of separate shirts and drawers reported
at the same census
Fancy knit goods represented Is per
cent Of the total value of products for
the industry in 1919 and 17o per cent
in 1914 Sweaters were the most i'm :
portant item reported within this
group. with SIP per cent in 1919, and
knitted gloves and mittens Cncluding
.sueded cotton gloves were the next.
with III per cent
= Knitted cloth showed the largest in
crease of any group of knit goods in
quantity Of production. with 1885 per
cent more square yards in 1919 than
in 1914, and for these respective years
formed 8.3 and 2.6 per cent of the total
value reported for the knit goods in
dustry.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14
Buyers for Private Homes
In Sections of BROOKLYN
Four-Family House in 9th St.
Bought by Corporation;
Sales on Park Asope

Henry L. Nielsen sold the four family
apartment, 4So Ninth Street, for the
Lehrich Corporation to A. Ford and
the two-family house. 319 Pacific
Street, for Daniel McWeeney to Ray
mond Xifo.
F. c. Sauter Agency sold l49 to 155
Eleventh Street for Mary Bergman,
426 Eleventh Street for L. Soman, 404
Seventeenth Street for Catherine B.
Drew, 1905 Eighth Avenue for Eliza
beth M. Grace, and 4O4-4O6 Fourth Ave
nue. for Emma Luhrs.
The Martin Company sold for Meta
r. Bennett to William and Nora Groth
the residence at 317 Twelfth Street
Bulkley G. Horton Company sold 2S7
New York Avenue, between Lincoln
Place and Eastern Parkway, a three
story dwelling, 20x90, for NJ. B. Mingay
A. Mishkin sold for the Garden Land
Company to J. Ettkinson, a one family
house on East Ninth Street, between
Kings Highway and Avenue r.
A. Mishkin sold for the K L. S. Com
pany to w. Lewis dwelling, 906 East
Eighth Street
B. F. Knowles Company sold ST Nor
ton Street, two-story building, for a
Mrs. Dennison.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14
Brighter Colors in Hats
Chemists Say Progress in Dyes
RESPONSIBLE

Millinery will soon bloom out in the
most brilliant colors Of the spectrum
for the spring Of 1927 and even IN
some of the coming winter styles, ac-
cording to advance information OBJ
tanned by the Paris representative of
the National Exposition of Chemical
Industries, who calls attention to the
fact that chemistry and especially
American chemistry, is the science
which has made changing fashions IN
color shccmcs possible
Since the itcnsive study to which
American dye manufacturers were put
during the war, the Western World
has come to rcalzation of its power
in the chemican field and Paris mod
lists appear to be much Influenced by
new shades of dyes produced by Amer
lean industries, says the chemists.
Perfection in dyes will be one Of the
most interesting features of the Chem
ical Exposition, Mt the 8th Coast Artl
lcry Armory. New York, September
l2.l7. According to the cxpositions's
sponsors woman's increasing interest
in the chemical industries has grown
from realization that this is the
basis OF civilization and its comforts
and luxuries.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14
Wheat Is Higher
~ to 3A Gents;
Trading Is Quiet
Buyers Show Lack of Inter.
est; Export News Slow;
Winnepeg Firm; Market
for Corn Turns Easy

CHICAGO, Aug. l3.-The wheat mar
ket was inactive to-day, but after an
early rally and a subsequent decline
prices closed steady, with net gains of
hc to &c. There was the same lack
OF interest on the buying side which
has characterized the market through
out the week, and on this account bull
ish factors in the situation were
largely ignored
The statement from Washington to
the effect that lower rail rates for ex-
port grain should bring about a better
price for the producer and that Europe
Will need all the grain buyers can pay
for was considered bullish. but failed
to bring about aggressive buying. Ex-
port interest was largely lacking, al
though toward the close there were
evidences Of more or less buying of
contracts by export interests which
some thought was against sales abroad.
A show of frmness in Winnipeg was
also believed to be due to buying by
export interests there. Receipts were
fairly liberal, and the prospects of a
large spring wheat movement again
served to dampen bul!ish enthusiasm.
The market for corn was easy dur
ing the greater part of tn eday, and
prices for the December position were
at the lowest Of the season. Exporters
were credited with taking about 500,
600 bushels, but this failed to have
much influence on values, which closed
with net losses of hc to 14c. Receipts
were about 2,500,0 900 bushels larger for
the week, and further increase was
anticipated during the coming week
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14
Business Concerns Get Space
In Grand Central Section

Albert B. Ashforth, Inc, leased space
in the Liggett Building in the north
east corner of Madison Avenue and
Forty-second Street to Bruen, Roberts
& Stake.
D. Kempner E. Son, Inc, leased the
second floor at II West Forty seventh
Street to the Bookerv Shops, Inc; the
three upper floors at the northeast cor
ner of Thirty-hfth Street and Third
Avenue to Margaret Magee. who will
alter for hotel purposes; the store at
1891 Broadway to l.. S. Moscowitz, fur
rer, and the store at 602 West 148th
Street to Khoonan & Fhagan. tailors.
The Kenetta Realty Corporation
leased Offices in the new Calvin Build
ing, 236 West Fifty-fifth Stree. to
Dussich & Slverstein and to Green
valid Bros, Inc.
Adams & Co, leased = loft at 7274
Madison Avenue to tho Brand Hill
Company; space at 3l5321 Fourth
Avenue to Lipman, Wolff g. Co.. of
Portland Ore; a loft at 465 West
Broadway to the Beck Yarn Company
and space at ITO Fifth Avenue to Leo
n. Jonas.
j. B. English leased to Albert Caci-
oppo and Edward Mead the store at
222 West Forty-sixth Street.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14

crease of 23,ss9,314 barrels, or 40 per
cent, in five months
The correct method of ascertaining
whether an equilibrium, an over sup
ply or an under supply exists is to
ascertain whether the volume of
revenue in dollars from the public is
just sufficient. or is greater or is less
than the amount required to carry the
industry on a cash basis; that is to
say. when there is deficiency more
dollars are being offered by the pub
lie than there are barrels Of oil at
existing prices to satisfy the demand; !;
therefore, prices go up. And when
there is surplus more oil is being
offered than the public demands, and
the dollars offered shrink because Of
competitive price cutting. And in those
rare instances where there is an exact
equilibrium the flow of dollars is
equal TO the flow of oil.
The point that most people miss in
arguing for lower priced gasoline or
higher priced crude oil is that the
refner is not in position to fix either
the prices ne is to pay or the prices he
shall receive. The prices are fixed by
the consuming public"
New-York tribune., 1921-08-14
7 Hampstead Dwellings
To Be Sold at Auction
Easy Terms to Mark Liquidation
of Homes and Building Sites
of Watabe COrnpany

Seven homes and 200 lots at Hemp
stead, L. l.. the property of the
Watabe Realty Company, will be sold
al auction on September 8 at Hemp
stead by Bryan L. Kennedy. The prop
erty is located on Oceanslde and Grand
avenues, Hampstead, Windsor and Bel
mont parkways and Frazier, Bernhard,
Lawson. Marshall and Wier streets
and Johnson Place
The owners of the property will al
low 70 per cent Of purchase price of
each house TO remain on mortgage
and SO per cent on the lots
Hampstead enjoys through electric
train service from the Pennsylvania
station in Manhattan and the Flatbush
Avenue station in Brooklyn There are
ninetysix trains daily. A trolley line
from the station passes close to the
property
Hampstead possesses all the quail
ties which commuters seek Three
trolley lines start from Main Street
and connect with all parts Of nearby
Long Island. Il has a good shopping
center, three banks, many clubs ana
social organizations. police and FIRE
protection, churches. public library.
two weekly newspapers, moving picture
theaters, public garages, etc. It's prin-
cipal club Is the Midland Golf Club.