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The Washington herald., 1921-04-18
Daylight Saving Scheme
Is Effective at Sing Sing

NEW YORK, April 17-Ossining
has adopted a daylight saving or
dinance effective Sunday. Residents
of Briar Cliff and other places out
side of Ossining village will also
push their clocks an hour ahead.
Sing Sing prison will also adopt
daylight saving. Warden Lawes
has decided it advisable to operate
on the daylight time because nearly
all the employees live in Ossining.
1t will also save confusion for Wis
itors to the prison who come from
New York City. where daylight time
is to be observed
The Washington herald., 1921-04-18
Grand Opera Bor Office
Receipts Record Broken

SAN FRANCISCO. April I7.-wha,
rs said to have been the worlds
record Tor receipts at a grand opera
performance was broken here Sun
day night by Mary Garden and her
Chicago Opera Company for the sec
ond time within a week. IL was an
nounced Box office receipts were
sZs,4s1. The opera was attended by
7,1oo persons.
The major roles were played by
Miss Garden. Georges BacklanofY
and Lucien Muratore.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-18
NICER DAY COMING,
SAYS WEATHER NAN

washington win awaken today
with the realization that winter is
playing, q return engagement.
II is. to be brief stay. according
to last nights predictions by Chief
Forecaster Mitchell. Of the U. s.
Weather Bureau, whose report says
todsy's cloudy and colder weather
will disappear tomorrow. which win
be fair with rising Temperature.
The District felt the FIRST effects
last night OF the freak storm that
has been sweeping the West for
several days. Between q and ]
o'clock the temperatufe dropped
twenty-five degrees and the ther-
-mometer reached near the freezing
point before daylight.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-18
County Judge Wounded
In Raid on Wood Still

NORFOLK. Va, April IA raid
at daybreak yesterday on a blockade
still in the wilderness OF Princes.
Anne County precipitated an ex'
change of shots that resulted In the
wounding Of r. r. Reader. of Lynn.
haven. Va. county magistrate and
special agent, and of L. II. Davis
OF Norfolk.
Davis and George Irving were cap.
tured by the officers after a strenG.
Gus chase through underbrush. Mr.
Reader. a portion Of the calf oi
his leg torn away by a load oi
buckshot, led the pursuit
The Washington herald., 1921-04-18
Ed,1ards Asked to Head
Anti "BLue LaIU" Party

NEW YORK, April 17.-Chairman-
ship of a national "anti-blue law"
organization has been rendered TO
Governor Edward l. Edwards. of
New Jersey. The governor took the
offer under advisement. He will an
nounce his decision by Monday.
In the event of acceptance the
executive is expected to make
known the aims and purposes of
the organization at a banquet mere
April 25 by the citizens committee
of the State of New York in honor
of citizens opposed to government
by blue laws"
Free schools were established in
Quebec in 1901.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-18
IF YOU ARE
TAKING YEAST
Youn BE Glad to Know Yeast vita
mime u Put Up In Tablet. Now.
EASIER TO TAKE,
RESULTS QUICKER

Out Of experience gained In
watching numerous people taking
yeast the chemists have found the
Ideal" combination and now you
can buy at the drug -store-con-
centrated tablets containing a
proper dose of Yeast vitamine
twater Soluble b extracted from
yeast with the still more important
Fat Soluble A" vitamine, etc,
which in tablet form. made ex-
pressly for medicinal use. is easier
TO take. more economical and re-
suits quicker. These tablets are
called -Phos-Phe vitsmine" tablets.
doctors, druggists and chemists
prefer them and praise this newer.
better way.
People,. Drug stores
The Washington herald., 1921-04-18
LEGION TOCONDUQ,
PATRIOTIC MEETING
FOR ALEXANDRlANS'
State and National on
GERS to Address For
mer Service Men. Z
1sE HERAED BUREAU

n u. Donirhan. -
III King Street
ALEXANDRIA. VI. Aorn ~
Plans have been eomplete6 Nv a..
American Legion for a mas. r..sf,>
ing at o'clock "Wednesday -nko-h, ~,
the auditorium Of the Chsmher 80
Commerce at which time addre..e~
will be made by Alien Pronertvr
Custodian Thomas w. Miller. MAJ,
Robert Barton, Of wincbeSter vs
State commander. Others inYIted ~
attend are Representative n wal
ton Moore. II. II. Raege. secretsrx
OF the national legislative commit
tee Of the American Legion. . 4.
Wicker.jr-, member Of the exee,i-
tive committee: Leo Fraser, assist Z
ant director of the Bureau OF War.
Risk Insurance and wnber G. Hall.
Of the State executive cOamittee.
Joseph Padgett. So years Old .
well-known carpenter, died this
morning at his residence. North
Braddock. Arlington County. The
deceased for many years was en-
ployed by the Virginia.
Railway as a carpenter. Besides his
wife Mrs. Susie Padgett. he ia sur
neral will take place Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs Frances Hughes, wife OF
John Hughes, died yesterday after
noon at her residence 1904 Queen
street Her husband and several
children survive her.
Reports covering the work dur
ing the past year today were read
by Rev. John Lee Allison. pastor OF
the Second Presbyterian Church-
With appropriate exercises. por-
traits Of John +. Gray and Parker
and Sarah Gray. former principals
of the colored public schools in this
city. this afternoon were unveiled
at the new Parker-Gray public
school for colored children. Mem
bers Of the school board. city offi-
ciss and others attended the eXer-
cises.
Rev. W. F. Rollins OF the EpIsco-
pal Theological Seminary. today
conducted services at St Paurs
Episcopal Church
The Washington herald., 1921-04-18
URGES WIPINC OUT
CURRENCY OFFICE
McFadden Bill viii Give Re.
serve Board More In
dependence.

Legislation aboiishing the ONCE
Of Comptroller of the Currency and
removing the Federal Reserve
Board from possible domination by
the Treasury Department will be
pressed by Representative McFad-
den, of Pennsylvania, chairman of
the House Committee on Banking
and Currency
Hearings on the bill introduced
by Representative McFadden will
soon be begun before the committee
Mr.. McFadden has considerable sup
port for the bill and expects its
Passage.
With the purpose to give the Fed
eral Reserve Board greater inde-
pendence the McFadden bill pro
vides that the Secretary Of the
Treasury no longer shall be q mem
ber of the board. The bill provides
a place on the board for the Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury in
charge of fiscal bureaus, but II ID
held that this would not mean that
the Treasury would exercise such
an influence over the policies of the
board as is possible under the pres
ent law.
One additional member of the
board would be appointed by the
President under the terms Of the
bill.
In abolishing the once Of Comp
troller of the Currency the McFad-
den bill provides, that section 324 OF
the revised statutes creating the
bureau of Comptroller of the Cur
rency. and the sections relating to
the appointment of a comptroller are
repealed and all powers and duties
conferred by law upon the comptrol-
Ter or the bureau of which he is the
chief officer are transferred to the
Federal Reserve Board.
In 1880, 1872 French girls at
The Washington herald., 1921-04-18
Virginia Court Declares
Sunday Movies Necessary

PETERSBURG. Va, April II. -
Sunday movies are necessity. a
jury in the Corporation Court OF
Hopewell decided yesterday in ind
ing not guilty the managers of the
industrial city's three picture
houses. tried on an indictment
charging violation Of the State
Sunday laws.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-18
Fire Does $4,000 Damage.

Fire originating at midnight from
an unknown cause did approximate
ly 5000 damage TO the third floor
Of a rooming house at 30 c street
northwest The structure Is owned
by Miss Annie Eshelman.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-18

In 1880. 1872 French girls at.
tended college in this country.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-18

MR.. @. N. NORTON. Architect, 72s sth
Mr.. 3. D. GODFREY. s42 Westminster
street N. w.
MR.. AND MRS. T. II. LEWIS. Ieoo
Park road N. W.
HON. MARTIN DODGE. 1913 street
". W.
MR.. J. J. NooNAN, Proprietor vir-
ginia Theater and American Lunch.
room, go 9th street N. W. y
and Oils, 7th and n streets N. W.
MR.. BENZ. BLETHYN, Contractor and
Builder. 1905 Oregon avenue.
NIB. LOUIS COOK, 1916 q street n. ".
The Washington herald., 1921-04-18

Rev. W. F. Rollins OF the EpIsco-
pal Theological Seminary. today
conducted services at St Paurs
Episcopal Church.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-17
nkNiFE WORK"

John Stuart Webster, mining en-
gineer, boards q train in Death
Valley, California, ON his way back
to civilization after cleaning up
100000. But he looks like a hobo.
Then he meets a distressed lady,
who makes his heart flop over He
eliminates the offending man. Be-
ing what he is and also girl-shy,
he does not take advantage Of his
opportunity. But he just has to
find out that she Is Dolores Ruey.
In Denver he Is offered a 25,000-a-
year job by capitalist friend. Ed
ward ]. Jerome. He receives a de-
Isyed letter from his own particu-
lar pal, Billy Geary, asking him
to finance a gold-mining PROPOSE
ton in Central America and go
fifty-fifty with him on the profits.
Thereupon he turns down the big
job and decides to answer the call
of friendship and adventure to So
brante. Jerome goes with John to
the depot They meet the dis
tressed lady on her way to the
same train. John lifts his hat, but
gets the cut direct from the girl,
who does not recognize him. John
tells Jerome the whole story. Je-
rome secretly sees the girl, offer
ing her $4,000 If she induces John
to take his Job inside of ninety
days. The girl accepts. The scene
now shifts to Buenaventura, So
brante, where Geary, on his uppers,
is eating his heart out looking for
a cablegram from his old partner.
He has existed for two months on
credit extended by Mother jerks,
keeper of disreputable hotel. Do
lores cables Henrietta Wilkins
(Mother Jenks) that she is on ner
way to visit her. Mother jerks
breaks down and tells her story.
She has been educating Dolores,
who is the daughter of former
President Ruey of Sobrante, de-
posed and executed by President
Sarros Mother jerks doesn't want
Dolores to find out she is no longer
respectable, So she and Billy plan
for him to meet the steamer and to
turn the girl back. Billy bungles
his job and Dolores lands and sa-
lutes Mother jerks as Mother"
Billy promptly falls in love with
Dolores. Webster in New Orleans
secures a stateroom on La Estrel-
lita by buying ticket for a myth
ical valet,
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-17
b PETER B. KYNE


through the square to the market, and
you may proceed to the market and
meet me there. Later we will return
to the hotel"
A Creole girl-starry-eyed beauti-
full, rich with the glorious colorlng Of
her race-passed him bound for the
cathedral across the square, as Web
ster thought, for she carried a large
prayer book on her arm. His glance
followed the girl down the walk.
Presently she halted. A young man
rose from a bench where he evidently
had been waiting for her, and
bowed low. his hat >clasped to his
breast, as only a Frenchman or a
Spanish grandee can bow. Webster
saw the Creole girl turn to him with a
little gesture of pleasure. She ex-
tended her hand and the young man
kissed 1t with old-fashioned courtesy.
John Stuart Webster with reverent
and wistful eyes watched their meet
ing.
Forty years DID," he thought, land
haven't spoken to dozen women
that caused me a second thought, or
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-17
CHAPTER VIII.

Webster's trunk went aboard the
steamer early the following morning,
and at noon he entered a taxi with his
hand baggage and was driven to the
levee where La Estrellita lay tugging
gently at her moOring lines. Owing to
the congestion of freight and traffic the
chauffeur stopped his cab little dis
tance from the gangplank, where
Webster discharged him with liberal
tip.
The latter, however, swung his
passengers bag and suitcase to the
ground, picked them up and started
for the gangplank.
= "Never mind my baggage, lad, +"
Webster called after him. "One Of the
deck boys will care for it."
The chauffeur turned. you've been
generous with me, sir" he answered,
$50 l think l had better carry your
baggage aboard. If you permit deck
boy to handle it, you merely have to
give another tip, and that would be
sheer wanton waste. Why shouldn't
/ earn the one you gave me?"
II hadn't figured it out that way,
son, so here's another half dollar for
being the only existing specimen of
your species in captivity. My state
room is No. "a, upper deck, port side, "
Webster answered, smiling. The man
took the tip eagerly and hurried to-
ward the gangplank; the Quartermas-
ter on duty shouldered way for him
and he darted aboard.
Webster followed leisurely. At the
gangplank the purser's clerk halted
him, examined his tickets and punched
them.
'Where is the other MANI" he asked
"You have two tickets here"
'Oh, that blamed valet of mine, "
Webster answered, and glanced around
as if in search of that mythical func-
tionary. "It would be like the stupid
fellow to miss the boat" he added
"When he comes"
Webster ceased speaking abruptly
He was looking straight into the
malevolent orbs of PLeker-eye, who
was standing just behind the clerk al
the foot of the gangplank.
81 wonder If Pop-eye's around, also,
Webster thought, and he faced about
Pop-eye was standing in back Of him
leaning over the railing of the gang
way.
(which is the valetP the purser's
clerk asked, scanning the names on the
tickets.
"Andrew Bowers"
"All right, Mr.. Webster" the Other
answered, with that genial camaraderi'
that seems inseparable from all of his
calling. "When Andrew comes III
send him aboard"
He started to pass the tickets bacl
to Webster, but OBTAINING hand rest
ed on his arm. while dark thumb anC
forefinger lifted the trailing strips o.
tickets. Pucker-eye was examining
them also.
The purseg's clerk drove his elbow
backward violently into Pueker-eye'
midriff and shook him OF roughly
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-17

scoundrers scant mustache and held
them before the latter's tear-iilled
eyes.
''NIy friend" he said gently, "mark
how the gringo gives his little dark
brother a lesson in department. Be
hold, If l have given thee a souvenir Of
our meeting, also have taken one. BY
this pinched and throbbing nose shall
l be remembered when am gone; by
these hairs from thy rats mustaehe
shall l remember thee. Go. and thrust
not that nose into a gringo's business
again. 1t is unsafe"
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-17

terrible blow in the face with his left
hand and broke loose from the grip
that had so nearly been his undoing
then Webster tapped the assassin a
meditative tap or two on the top Of bis
sinful head for good measure and to
awaken in him some sense Of the Inn
propriety and futility Of resistance,
after which Webster turned to dis
euss a similar question Of ethics with
Pucker-eye
The scar-cheeked man was on his
knees, cropping groggily for his knife,
for he had received a severe kick un-
der the chin, and for. the nonce was
far from dangerous. STOPPING, Web
ster picked up the knife; then with
knife and cane grasped In his left
hand he seized Pucker-eye by the nape
with his right and jerked him to his
feet. The assassin stood glowering at
him in a perfect frenzy Of british, In
articulate fury.
'Take the knife away from the
other fellow before he gets active
again." Webster called over his shoul-
der "I'll manage this rascal. Wen
march them over to the market and
turn them over to the police" He
spoke in Spanish.
Thanks, ever so much, for my life"
I the young man answered lightly, and
| in English, "but where come from 1t
is not the fashion to settle these argu-
ments in a court of law. To call an
officer is considered unclublike; to
shoot a prisoner in this country is
considered murder, and consequently
have but one alternative and 1 advise
you, my good friend, to have a little
of the same. I'm going to run like the
devil"
And he did. He was in full flight
before Webster could glance around
and in an instant he was lost to sight
among the trees.
'"That advice sounds eminently fail
and reasonable" Webster yelled after
him, and was about to follow when he
observed that the young man had
abandoned his pretty little silver
chased walking stick.
1naLS TOO nice lllLIS SUCK u
leave to these brigands," he thought
and forthwith possessed himself Of 4
and the pop-eyed mans knife, aftel
which he tarried not upon the order O
his going but went, departing at tol
speed.
The young man he had saved from
being butchered was right. An en-
tangling alliance with the police was
decidedly, not to John Stuart Web
ster's liking, for should he unfortu
nately, form such an alliance, he woul
be hailed into court as a witness an
perhaps miss the steamer to Sa
Buenaventura.
: He had planned to spend an hour 1
the market, drink cup of cafe moi
smoke a cigarette, and return to hi
, hotel in time for a leisurely brealIfas
but his recent bout with grim realit
2 had blunted the edge of romance. b
3 ordered his driver to take him back
r the hotel, sprang inside and col
0 graduated himself on his lucky escap
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-17

what do you mean, you DlaekvaM4-
tan houndYo he demanded. @since
when did you begin to o. x. my work r
Pucker-eye made no reply to this
stMn reproOf. He accepted the elbow
with equaninity and faced Webster
with an evil smile that indicated mu-
tual recognition.
"Bueno," he said. ''The senior he
ees sail on La Estrellita for San Bue-
naventura. noT'
$50 you came nosing around to see
about It, eh7 Doing little plain gum
shoe work. see"
Pucker-eye bowed. BY the simple ex-
ercise Of courage and bad manners he
had looked at John Stuart Webster's
ticket and was now familiar with bis
name and destination.
Webster glowered darkly at Fucker
eye and said:
"Well, you scoundrelly cutthroat,
what are you going to do about it7
Try little Of your knife work on me,
/ supposeT
The fellow grinned-the kind Of grin
that is composed Of equal parts Of
ferocity and knowledge of superior
strength. That grin did more to dis
concert Webster than the knowledge
that he had earned for himself two
bloodthirsty and implacable enemies,
for Pucker-eye was the first Of his
breed that Webster had ever seen
smile under insult. That cool smila
infuriated him.
Pucker-eye took out cigarette case,
selected cigarette and presented the
case to Webster. His bad manners in
| selecting his own cigarette first was
deliberate, as Webster knew. 1t was
the Latin-American's method Of show
ing his contempt.
eve shall meet again, Meester Web
staire," he said. MAY / offer a Gig
arctic for the-what you Americans
call-the keepsake? NoT' He smiled
brightly and closed his puckerei eye
in a knowing wink.
Webster took his tickets from the
purser, folded them, placed them in his
pocket and for few seconds regarded
Pucker-eye contemptuously.
"When we meet again. you scum,
he retorted quietly, "you shall have M
difficulty in remembering me. YoU
may keep your cigarette"
His long, powerful right arm sho
out; like a forceps his thumb and fore
finger closed over Pucker-eye's rathel
flat nose; he squeezed, and with I
shrill scream Of agony Pucker-ey,
went to his knees.
Still holding the wretch by hi
proboscis, Webster turned quickly ii
order that his face might be towar,
Pop-eye.
"Pop-eye," he said, "if you take
hand in this, I'll twist your nose, toe
and afterward I'll throw you in tn
river"
He turned TO Pucker-eye
"Up, thou curious little one" he sal
in Spanish. and ierked the unhapp
, rascal to his feet. The latter clawe
Intellectually at the terrible arm whic
held him, until presently discoverin
that the harder he struggled the harde
Webster pinched his nose, he cease
his struggles and hung Imply, moaI
3 ing with pain and rage in the grip {
, the American.
5 Good" Webster announced, slacl
? ing his grip little. With his lei
: hand he deftly extracted hair froI
D each flank Of the screaming littl
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-17

who weren't postmistresses or biscuit
shooters Forty years old and I've
never been in Lowell Springtime down
that little path and Indian summer in
my old fool heart. Why, ought to
be arrested for failure to livel"
The lovers were walking slowly,
arm ih arm, along the path by which
the girl had come, so with courtesy
and gentIeness that were innate in
him, Webster stepped out Of sight be-
hind the statue of Old Hickory; for
he did not desire, by his mere pres
ence, to intrude a discordant note In
the perfect harmony of those two hui
man hearts. He knew they desired
that sylvan path to themselves; that
evidently they had sought their early
morning tryst in the knowledge that
the square was likely to be deserted
at this hour.
The young man was speaking as
they passed; his voice was rich, pleas
ant, vibrant with the earnestness of
what he had to say: with a pretty
little silver mounted walking stick he
slashed at spears of grass alongside
the path; the girl was crying a little.
Neither of them had seen him, so he
entered a path that led from them at
right angles.
He had proceeded but a few feet
along this trail when, through break
in the shrubbery ahead of him, he saw
two men. Brief as was his glimpse Of
them, Webster instantly recognized
the two Central Americans he had
seen In the steamship ticket Office two
days previous.
They were not walking as walk two
men abroad at this hour for con-
stitutional. Neither did they walk as
walk men churchward bound. A
slight, skullzing air marked their prog
ress, and caused Webster to wonder
idly what they were stalking.
He turned into the path down which
the two men had passed, not with the
slightest idea of shadowing them, but
because his destination lay in that
direction.
Both men had forsaken the graveled
path and were walking on the soft vel
vet OF blue grass lawn that fringed it
'P4rhaps I'd better deaden my hoot
beats aIso," John Stuart Webster
soliloquized, and followed suit lmme
diately.
He had scarcely done so when the
men ahead of him paused abruptly
Webster did likewise, and responding
-suDconsciously perhaps, to the re
membrance of the menace in thC
GLANCE of the man with the puckeret
eye--he stepped out of sight behind {
broad oak tree. Through the trees
and shrubbery he could still see the
lovers, who had halted and evidently
were about to part.
Webster saw the young man glance
warily about; then, apparently salts
fed there was none to spy upon them
he drew the girl gently toward him
She elung to him for nearly a minute
sobblng then he raised her face ten