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around the end. allowing it to project
about Il" beyond the point of the
arrow and 1 X" past the u" shoulder
as shown at 3.
Wind string around the paper tying
it tightly about the part below the
lie" shoulder so that when the hot
lead is poured in at the open end 1t
will not run out between the paper
and arrow.
The lead can be melted in any
large spoon over a gas or stove fame.
When poured into the paper form IT
will harden before it burns through
the paper.
The lead runs into the notches and
UP against the shoulder. making It
almost impossible to remove without
breaking the end of the arrow.
Sharpen the lead at the end with a
knife or file.
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she spoke. she raised her wand, and a
star appeared at the end, and shot off
up towards the sky.
oh" cried Betty. jumping up with
a gasp.
you'll see stranger things than
that" said Fairy Wish. But come.
Are you ready. She struck the stone
Betty had been sitting on with ner
wand. 1t opened. and there was a
tiny entrance to a beautiful pathway,
with walls of lovely flowers on each
side.
II could never get in there" cried
Betty ruefully. I'm too big"
Look at yourself" said the fairy,
and mirror suddenly appeared be-
fore her. and she saw the reflection
! of a second dainty little figure, wings
and all, only her dress did not sparkle
like the Fairy's.
rs that really me-" she cried In sur
prise.
1T really is" answered the Fairy
Wish. smiling. Now hurry. or we
! shall be late"
| OF she flew. and Betty followed, for
she found no difficulty in flying after
| her.
They entered an immense hall, also
| brilliantly lit, and Betty's eyes were
| quite dazzled. AS she got used to it
she saw crowds of the tiny sprites,
At one end of the hall was a raised
| platform of different colored grasses
resembling a handsome rug. On this
were two messy green thrones. dec
Grated with tiny lights. that outlined
| their shapes.
| Here they come" whispered Fairy
| Wish. as the great doors were thrown
| open and the company formed two
lines down the sides. leaving the CEN
| ter vacant. First came a number of
| little fairies dressed in gold, with
| golden wings, then hower-fairies in
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II
Al which was used to more &C
- curately direct arrows.
- The gun can be cut from
piece of lumber either one or one
and one-quarter inches thick, six
inches wide and three feet long. Soft
wood, such as pine or Eastwood would
be best to use, as they will cut more
easily for carving the barrel and stock
Lay out the form of the gun on the
board and then with a plane. saw
and knife remove the stock to line
Cut a u p" groove down the top of the
barrel to hold and guide the arrow.
piece of tin formed so the arrow
can pass under it, tackled over the
groove. will hold the arrow in place.
The tin should be tackled far enough
from the trigger so it will not inter-
fere with the string when it is re-
leased
Next cut a mortise Y" 2" for the
trigger. This work can be done with
The trigger is held in place by a
screw or nail.
A notch to hold the string should be
cut in the barrel just back OF the
center of the trigger. By pulling on
the trigger, which is fastened at the
front upper corner. the back part OF
the trigger is raised. releasing the
string.
The bow can be made of from a
piece of hickory or part of a barrel
stave. 1t should be straight grained
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the other and they could all be to-
gether. Myrtle was just pinning the
face veil over the monkey's.face when
some one stopped beside the seat.
is this seat takenr 1t was a
rather sour-faced lady who spoke, and
she looked sternly down at the vacant
seat beside Myrtle.
Mo-" admitted Myrtle. reluct-
antly.
Then kindly turn it the way it be-
longs" said the lady 1T makes me
seasick to ride backwards"
Myrtle got up in dismay and Joe
turned the seat over again while the
lady looked on in a sour kind of way
as If expecting him not to do it right
Suddenly she gave a cry. Somebody
snatched my handbag" she cried
looking suspiciously at Ida and Myrtle
Give 1t over quick or I'll report YOU
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I'VE haven't got itT' said Ida, in
dignantly. You'd better look out how
you accuse people.
The lady tossed her head and ran
down the aisle after the conductor.
The disagreeable old vulture!'
cried Joe, wrathfully. Accusing peo-
ple-ah-hem, hello! What's that?'
The last was in a whisper. for below
the long hem on the "baby's" dress, he
glimpsed a bit of black leather. Ida
saw it too, and very sIyly they peeped
under the dress and found the hand.
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WAA ANY stories about the great
% MW Napoleon come to mind as the
81 b b anniversary of the birth OF
u q X that wonderful little man APP
proaCnes. Here are two anecdotes
that are. perhaps. not SO well known
as most.
Emperor Napoleon. after one of his
great battles. gathered the remnant of
his forces around him, and proceeded
to compliment them in his character
istic manner. so endearing to the
hearts of his soldiers. Finally Com
pany D. OF the Guards who had been
in the thick of the fight, were ordered
to present themselves. and to the
astonishment of the Emperor a single
soldier appeared. He was bound up
in bandages and could barely walk.
Where is the rest of your COM
pany?" asked the Emperor.
A tear welled in the old soldiers
eye as he answered, Your Majesty,
they lie on the field dead" and then
woefulIy added. They fought better
than II
Napoleon's smooth face was a sure
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pink; then fairies in silver with silver
wings, and then the bride and groom,
the former. of course, all in white
the handsome groom, in white and
silver.
AS they advanced to the center of
the hall, they stopped, and a peal of
sweet bells rang out, that Betty saw,
came from a balcony formed entirely
of lilies of-the-Valley. A chorus OF
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Ida ran to get the tickets. Some one
tapped Myrtle on the shoulder.
BE careful with that baby. little
girk.' said a voice. You might
smother 1t holding it so tight. Here.
let me hold it for you till your mothe r
gets back"
"Oh, no thank you" she exclaimed
"He-he'd cry"
"Shy, is he?" and the motherly lady
peered at the little bundle.
Excuse me, / have to CO." said
Myrtle, hurrying away after Ida, who
stood waiting her turn at the ticket
window.
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Cut an egg plant in two from stem
to blossom end.
Scoop out the inside. being careful
to leave a fairly thick she'll.
Chop up this scooped out inside and
mix with a cupful of cooked meat
ground. Any kind of meat is good
but ham or some sort of pork is a
little the best
Add y cupful bread or cracker
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THE JUNIOR COOK
BAKED EGG PLANT

crumbs and seasoning to taste, salt.
pepper and a bit of chilli sauce is
good.
Put this mixture into the halves Of
egg plant.
This is an excellent main dish for
dinner. 1t has some meat but not too
much and is fine for a hot weather
dish.
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SUMMER RAIN

SOMMER MAIN
- OW quick across the sunny sky
- The Aeecy cloudlets run.
~ And gather in a big dark mass
TO spoil the children's funl
And when we've gathered ball and
spade
And hurried from the rain.
AS if to mock our hurried flight
The sun bursts forth again.
I've seen il clear, then storm and clear
Within the same half hour;
Is anything so tickle as
A sudden summer shower2
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sweet bird voices. and then two
groups of white pigeons flew OUT.
holding In their beaks a wreath OF
orange blossoms lowering over the
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~ HE bow gun is an ancient weapon
Il which was used to more &C
n curately direct arrows
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
25, 900 900 BUSHELS
WOULD SAVE RUSSIA
Former GoU. Goodrich Asks
and Congress May Grant.

WAsHrNGToS. Dec. 5.--Amerfca must
come to the relief OF the population or
the famine areas of Soviet Russia with
about 25.000,O00 bushels OF grain or hun
dreds Of thousands of people will starve.
former Gov. Goodrich of Indiana re-
ported to-day. He has just returned
from a six weeks survey OF the famine
area in. the lower Volga Valley.
The situation in Russia is exceed
ingly serious" Mr.. Goodrich said.
twenty-five million Russians are faced
with a famine and many hundreds of
thousands OF them will starve to death
unless help Is extended TO them at a
very early date The only hope OF these
people is that America should furnish
from 10000 900 to 20o00,000 bushels
OF corn and 4O0O,0 900 to 5000. 900
bushels of seed wheat to feed the popu-
lation."
Mr.. Hoover was expected TO look with
favor upon Mr.. Goodrich's recommenda-
ton, but in view OF the necessity for
immediate action officials believed il
would be mad dvisable TO attempt TO raise
funds through voluntary subscription.
Il was indicated that Congress prob
ably would be called upon to furnish
funds for supplying the grain TO Russia.
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
PLANS TO SIMPLIFY
TAXPAYING IN U. S.
Washington Board Sends Ques-
tionnaire Asking for
suggestions.
EXPERTS TO LOSE JOBS
With New Forms, 1t Is Said,
Outside Aid Will Not Be
Needed to File Returns.
Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD.

Special Despatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C., Dec. ..
Reform in tax procedure. blank forms
and methods of auditing will be an ac-
the tax simplifcation board announced
to-day.
Questionnaires were sent to-day to
thousands Of banks, trust companies in
dustriai corporations and business houses
in all parts OF the country asking sug-
gestions for changes in tax procedure
that will simplify the taxpaying problem
for both small and large taxpayers.
Assistant Director OF the Budget Abb
bott, Chicago banker, predicted that the
contemplated sweeping notifications will
reduce the business OF payment and coll
lection of the Federal taxes to a prac-
tical basis.
It is the object Of officials OF the board
to make 1t possible for taxpayers to adj
just their obligations to the Government
without vexatious delays and needless
expense annually incurred by employ
ment Of tax experts or other counsel
AS one means of eXpediting the audits
Of taxes due on returns filed in the two
or three preceding years officials of the
Tax Board have under consideration
proposal to bring the work up to date
by. sending all disputed tax returns
back to the taxpayer who fled them for
recheck and modification if possible.
II Officials OF the board. after few
days study in their new task, have con-
cluded that a large percentage of the
tax returns contested either by the Gov
eminent or the taxpayer are the result
of ignorance OF the taxpayer as to his
actual liability for taxes. This can be
remedied and quicker adjustment can
be made with the Government, II is
contended. If the taxpayer can again
have the opportunity to file an amended
return on the basis of subsequent exami-
nation and experience as to his actual
tax Indebtedness to the Government.
The Tax Board. it was said. is anxious
to receive Immediately suggestions from
small taxpayers as well as large ones
on the question Of how the tax blanks
can be improved by eliminating useless
verbiage or phrases not easily under
stood or interpreted. The plan is to
make the forms so simple that any one
may grasp their meaning and thus avoid
wrong estimate of Government tax or
lnderpayments.
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
WIDOW STUFFS RAGS
IN MOUTH FOR SUICIDE
Protege of J. S. DanieIson
Takes Her OUn Life.

Mrs. Pauline Landman. 80. OF 545 Fifth
street, widow, who was a protege of
jacques s. Danielson. husband of Fannie
Hurst. writer. killed herself yesterday
in her room by stuffing rags in her
mouth. Prof Danielson, who has a
piano studio at Carnegie Hall and lives
at IL West Sixty-ninth street. said he
had known the woman since their child
hood days in Moscow and had sent her
checks regularly since her husband's 8
death.
Recently. he said, registered letter
came back because the postman could
not get into Mrs. Landmarks room TO
have her sign for it.
The ianitress OF the building heard
groans coming from Mrs. Landman' g
room yesterday and called q policeman,
who found the door locked and at last
had to break in. He found the woman
dead. Mrs. Landman lived at the Fifth
street address for fifteen years. A sealed
letter. addressed to Prof. Danielson. was
found in the room. The police did not
open it and Prof. Danielson said last
right he had not yet received IT,
The New York herald., 1921-12-06

established by law. just as silver was
And gold could be disestablished, de-
monetized by law. just as silver was
When silver was demonetized, the
former so-called dollar became worth
about fifty cents
But would not the Ford suggestion
that Muscle Shoals be financed by a
currency issue raise some objections!
Mr.. Edison was asked.
Certainly. There is a complete set OF
misleading slogans kept on hand for just
| such outbreaks of common sense among
the people. The people are so ignorant
OF what they think are the intricacies
of the money system that they are easily
impressed by big words. There would
be shrieks OF flat money and paper
money and greenbackisin and all the
rest of 1.-THE same old cries with which
the people have been shouted down from
the beginning.
| "But maybe we have passed beyond
the time when the thoughtful per cent.
you know / gather from my question
naire that only per cent. of the people
think (and Mr.. Edison smiled broadly)
maybe they can't shout down Ameri-
can thinkers any longer. The only dy-
Mantle that works in this country is the
/ dynamite OF sound idea. | think we
are getting a sound idea on the money
question. The people have an instinct
which tells them that something Is
! wrong and that the wrong somehow
centres in money; they have an in
stinct also which tells them when a
proposal is made in their interests or
against them.
Nov, as TO paper money so-called
every one knows that paper money is the
! money of civilized peoples. The higher
! YOU go in civilization the less actuai
! money you see. IL rs all bills and
checks. What are bills and checks
Mere promises and orders. What are
tley based on? Principally on the only
two sources of wealth, human energy
and the productive earth. Humanity
and the soil, they are the only real basis
of money.
Don't allow them to confuse you with
| the cry of paper money. The danger
| of paper money s precisely the danger
of gold--if you get too much. 1t is nc
| good. They say we have all the gold
sof the world now. Well, what good does
ii do us? When a man gets all the
! chips in the game, the game stops. We
would be better of IL we had less gold
| indeed, we are trying to get rid of our
gold to start something going. But the
trade machine is at present jaInmed
Too much paper money operates the
| same way.
There is Just one rule for money
and that Is 10 have enough to carry all
| the legitimate trade that is waiting to
move. Too little or too much are both
bad. But enough to move trade, enough
10 prevent stagnation on the one hand
and not enough TO permit speculation on
the other hand, is the proper ratio"
Then you see no difference between
currency and Government bonds?" M.
| Edison was asked.
Yes. there is a difference. but it is
neither the likeness nor the difference
that Will determine the matter; the at
| tack will be directed against thinking
of bonds and currency together and
comparing them. If the people ever get
to thinking of bonds and bills at the
same time the game Is up
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
RECLUSE is ARRESTED
AS SLAYER OF PARSONS
Identified by Sister, Say Con-
necticuf Police.

HARTFORD. Conn, Dec. 5.-Henry w.
Dean, who lived as a recluse in a hut on
the road leading up Canaan Mountain.
Eear Canaan, Conn. was arrested late
yesterday and charged with the murder
OF Joseph M. Parsons, a retired cattle
dealer, at South Norfolk. June last.
Dean, who had not heretofore been
mentioned i'm connection with the muir
Ger but who had been under suspicion
and surveillance by the State police. was
arrested while in the woods on a techni-
cal charge Of hunting without a license.
He was said by the State police to have
been positively identified yesterday by
Miss Mary Parsons. sister of the mur-
dered man, as the one who did the shoot
ing. Miss Parsons was also shot and
seriously wounded when she entered
larsons's room upon hearing the shoot
irg.
Dean was to be taken before Justice
II. FL. Cook In Canaan to-day, when the
State police would ask for a continuance
Of two weeks for further investigations
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
GRANDMOTHER GETS
TERM FOR CRUELTY
Six Months for Making Child
Sleep in Cellar With Dog.

With the preliminary announcement
that the case was "the most vicious, re-
pulsive and pitifur' that ever had been
brought before him. Magistrate Edgar "
rockingham In Morrisania court yes
terday sentenced Mrs. Lille Gross. AZ. OF
1925 Higgs Beach. City Island, to six
months in the Workhouse for disorderly
conduct.
In report delivered TO the court by
Anna Doyle, probation officer. it was
charged that Mrs. Gross had treated her
granddaughter. Eva Burk, years. in
an inhumanly cruel manner. Instances
were cited accusing the grandmother of
forcing the child to sleep with the dog
in the cellar, on the front porch in the
coolest weather. making her scrup the
kitchen floor and run erranos barefooted
while snow was on the ground. The re-
port stated that the girl was made to
eat unfit food and was frequently
beaten.
The chld's mother. Celia Burll, said
she was waitress and had left Eva
with her grandmother last February un-
der the impression that Mrs. Gross was
fond of the child and would treat. her
accordingly.
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
UNIFORM LICENSE LAW
FOR DRIVERS WANTED
Conference of Officials to Be
Held in Hartford.

HARTFORD, Conn.,. Dec. 5.--An effort
to arrive at uniform operators license
law to be recommended to the Legisla-
.ures in the states of New England, New
York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Maryland will be made at a conference
of the motor vehicle authorities OF
those States to be held in this city Janu-
airy 13 and II at the invitation of Motor
Vehicle Commissioner Robbins b.
Stoeckel. it was announced yesterday
Operators other than chauffeurs are not
required to take out licenses in New
York State. for instance. except New
New York city and Buffalo.
Representatives of the National Auto
mobile Chamber OF Commerce motor
truck committee have asked for g hear
ing on the subject OF uniform motor
truck legislation. and various other sub
jects calculated to promote uniformity,
cooperation and. reciprocity in respect to
the regulation and operation of motor
vehicles will be considered.
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
w. L.. SMITH INDoRsED.

The judiciary Committee OF the New
York County Lawyers Association is
urging Gov Miller to redeslgnate Jus
tice Walter Lloyd Smith 20 the Appel
late Division. first department. Justice
Smiths five year term will expire soon.
Among those supporting n resolution
sent to the Governor were Alton r..
Parker. Samuel Seabury David Leven-
tritt. Clarence j. Shearn, Edward s.
Clinch. Henry A. Wise. William VI. X.
Olcott. Louis Doyle Joseph H. Fargis
and Louis Marshall
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
KILLED REACHING TO HIP.
Farmers Son Acted Suspiciously,
Say Mail Guards.

BEAUMONT. Tex, Dec. ST. A. Willis,
private of the United States Marine
Corps. is under military arrest here as the
Blanchard. La, of Wiley Clarke. 20. son
of a farmer shot when the latter ap-
preached him with both hands on his
right hip, according to narines here to-
day.
Willis was guarding mail on Kansas
City Southern train and was taken into
custody by marines when he arrived
here last night. Clarke died three hours
after the shooting
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
PORTUGAL FILES A PROTEST.
Denies Report in London Paper
That Nations Plan Intervention.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.--Intervention by
France. Italy and Spain in the affairs Of
Portugal never was seriously consid.
cred. the Portuguese legation here said
to-day in formal statement calling at
tention to reports published in the Lon
don Times. and cabled TO the United
States that such. Intervention was pro-
posed as the result of the grave in
ternal situation in Portugal.
according TO official information,
the Times did not publish a leader on
the matter but only misleading news
coming from Lisbon" the legation state
mcnt said. The Portuguese Minister
a. London has protested on the subject
and has been informed that such a
project OF Intervention never has
existed"
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
MEXICAN REBELS UNSIGHTED
American Troops Watch Border
for Invasion From south.

YUMA, Ariz., Dec 5.-Fifteen men
from the Thirty-second United States
Infantry. which left camp here last night
for patrol duty along the border, re-
turned to-day without having encoun-
tered Mexican rebels.
Reports had said a band OF rebels
from Lower California planned to pass
through the United tSates in order to
attack San Luis. Sonora, twenty-six
miles south of here. No report has been
received here as to whether San Luis
was attacked.
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
WORLD ARMIES, GERMAN BASIS
$4,000 for France, $4,000 Britain.
10000 United states.

GENEVA. Nov ga new standard OF
what standing armies the various coun-
tries should maintain was given 20 the
international Federation of Working
Women at its session here
Fraulein Baer. the German delegate.
took her own country as a measure OF
military needs. She said that. based on
population. the equivalent of Germany's
100000 defensive army would be for
other countries an army of $4,000 I'm
France, $4,000 in England. $4,000 in
Italy and 10000 Ia the United States.
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
LONG TERMS IN ROBBERY.
Two Sentenced for Holding Ur
Taxicab Driver In Astoria.

William Wahlund of Joplin. Mo-, and
Arthur Bush of Ogdensburg, n. Y. were
sentenced to ten to nineteen years each
by County Judge Humphrey of Queens
for robbing John j. Larson, a taxicab
chauffeur, in Astoria last September and
driving away with his cab Judge
Humphrey told them they had crossed
the dead line" and would receive no
mercy.
A committee OF Corona business men
called upon Capt Fennei of the New
town police asking for additional protec-
tion.N They told him there had been
many burglaries and thefts in Corona
recently. including a robbery at the
Corona railroad station.
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM

When younger asks for the story ofthe West ready
chapters thrilling the widest How better
the Union Pacific Road the
Mormons goeekers followed, where the rich prairie land Of the
Near among peaks and preeip
Of the Rockies
Six daily Pacific from Chicago and Omaha including the
Overland Los Angeles Limited Southern Cali
ora and Oregon Washington Limited for the Pacific Northwest Two
trains daily Denver.
Ask entitled Aong Union Pacific System
" freely about transportation s-w know the West
The New York herald., 1921-12-06
TERRA GOTTA TRIAL MONDAY.
United States Attorney Asks for
POstpOnemeDt.

The trial of the seven corporations
and twelve persons charged with viola
ton of the Sherman antitrust law in
connection with the dealings of the
Terra Gotta Association. of which they
are members, in the United States Dis
trict Court, was set for Monday by
Judge Learned Hand yesterday.
Postponement was granted al the sug-
gestion OF Maxwell 81. Mattudk. Assist
ant United States Attorney, who eX-
planned that delay might in the end
facilitate the action in the case. Henry
A. Wise. formerly United States Attor-
ney, who appeared for the Terra Gotta
Association bers, did not oppose the
postponement and stated that he be-
lieved the trial would take only two
weeks