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The Washington herald., 1921-10-23

Social Notes
Miss Mary Carr MUTies
irving Elliott,in Cor
nectielit.

WINCHESTER, Va. oct s2.TMiss
Mary Isabelle Carr. daughter a MIS-
Carr and the late Lucien carr, OF
winchester. was married today AZ
Greenwich. Conn.,. to Irving EiiiotL
OF; Cambridge. Mass. where, they VIII
make their home. The brides grand
father, the laN Lucien Carr, SRI. was
for many years member OF the
faculty Of Harvard University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter Austin sloat.
the latter formerly Miss Meta NJ
Sartelle, whose marriage took place
here Tuesday. spent several days this
week as guests Of the formers broth
er and ister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry X. Sloat. In Warrington. be-
fore going to other cities on their
wedding trip.
Miss Sue Dufey,, daughter Of the
Rev. DR.. aud Mrs. J. w. Duty. OF
Washington. is the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold c. Sheetz.
Mrs James r. DuShans has re-
turned from VISIT to friends In
Frederick, Md.
MRS. EUGENE wEEMs X
GOES TO WASHINGTON.
Mrs, Eugene Van Horne weems
and several members OF her family,
who have been passing the. summer
and early fall here, left this week
to visit Mrs. weems' son-in-law and
daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Lo-
gan. in Washington, before returnz
ing to Atlantic City.
Mrs. Crawford r. Coleman. who
has had an apartment here for some
time. has gone to Washington. :,
Mrs. william +. Potter and her
| daughter. Miss Maize Potter. who
have been visiting the formers SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Barrie, have returned to
Atlantic City. e = 49, 49,.
Mrs. o. La lack and her daughter,
Mrs. e. Virginia Smith, have return
ed from several days visit to friends
in Washington. -' ..--
Mrs. B. West Baker and Mrs.
Thomas Chambiin are visiting the
formers son-in-law and daughter,
MI. and Mrs. McKenny Berry, in
Washington
Miss Ada STREET has been visiting
friends in Washington and Balti-
more this week.
Miss Ora Turner has gone to
"dSnlnBIOn.' AIteF VISITING Mr.. and
Mrs. l. C. AInney.
Mr.. and AS. F. A. Shryock have
| returned from. a visit to friends in
Washington.
Mrs. Joseph Wright has gone on q
visit OF several weeks to relatives
in St. Louis, Mo. -.
Mrs II. ". Glove and her daugh-
ter-in-law. Mrs. NJ. W. Glove, have
been visiting the formers son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs,
Robert Burbank. at Takoma Park,
| d. C.
MRS. LLOYD AGNEw
RETURNS TO CHARLESTON.
Mrs. Lloyd Agnew and ner young
son, who have been spending the
summer and early fail season with
relatives and friends here. have re-
turned to Charleston. s. C.
DR.. and Mrs. Walter ID. Myers and
their little daughter have returned
from a visit to Mrs. Myers parent,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Stouffer.
Mrs. J. NJ Woodward has re-
turned from a visit to friends In
New York City
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l. Lanham and
Mrs. w. H .Lanham, of Washington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Lambert
OF Vienna, Va. have been visiting
the Rev. and Mrs. George w
Gather.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Sheetz, who
nave been visiting relatives here
have gone to Cleveland, Ohio.
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PARTY TO BENEFIT
WALTER REED MEN

The Alexander K. Anderson Unit
OF the American women's Legion
will give a benefit bridge party a,
the Washington Club next Saturday
at ESQ p. m. Guests are requested
tc enter by the Seventeenth street
door. Any one desiring additional
tickets can secure them from Mrs.
L. D. Green, the Cordova.
TINS benefit is in aid Of the pa
tlents at Walter Reed Hospital.
Mrs. Green, the treasurer, hopes
that any one desiring to help in
this work, but not caring to take a
table, will communicate with her,
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Miss CrandaII Hostess,

Miss Mildred Crandsll. daughter -
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. CrandaI. ~
1921 Sixteenth street northwest. was
hostess yesterday evening 20 a large
company in celebration Of the Eth
anniversary Of her birth. After dan
ing until a late hour 10 the rhythm
of jazz band. an elaborate buffet
supper was served. Miss CrandaIl
was assisted in receiving by her sistcl.
Miss Olga Crandall.
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The Political Study Club held its
initial meeting of the season in the
gold ballroom OF the Franklin Square
Hotel yesterday Afternoon. Mrs
James Campbell Cantrell, the re-
elected president. introduced the
speaker. Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Edward clifford, who talk
ed on the different activities Of the
Treasury Department and the way
II serves the American people.
The president announced a series
Of such topics to be discussed dur
ing the season to give to the mem
bership OF the club a comprehensive
idea of government aAd its rela-
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Mrs. Calhoun in Line.

Mrs. c: c. Calhoun will be in the
receiving line with the officers Of the
Stonewall Jackson Chapter, No. 20
United Daughters OF the Confederacy
at the autumnal ball. November rs
to- be given in the rose room OF the
Washington Hotel. Mrs. Frank Morri
son is the chapters president and Mrs
Albion Wilkins Tuck Is chairman Of
entertainment.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
NOTES OF EVANSVILLE
Robert w. Wells Goes to Utah to Spend
Winter on Cattle Ranch.

r44HYATTSVILLE, Nd, Oct, "a
Robert w Wells. son of DR.. Charles
A. Wells, is in Utah. where he is q
guest of Samuel Murdoch. owner of
a large ranch. Mr.. Wells expects to
return to Hyattsville In the spring,
after a trip to the Pacific Coast
Miss Anne Bagby, Of Baltimore.
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ercises last Sunday. the school and
the church joining in the program.
I,usseI Mitchell. of Washington,
was the principal speaker A spe-
ciaI program was rendered by the
church choir.
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Col. Matthew A. Delaney, N. C.,
U. s. A, and Mrs. Delaney have re-
turned to Washington from the
White Sulphur Springs, w. va.
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Mrs. Edward L. King. wife Of Col
King. U. s. A.. has joiner him In
Washington. where he, q on duty
at the Army War Collegf
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CAPITAL LOSES
BLASE AIR AS
FARLEY NEARS

Cortirued from Pa0e Five.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-01-28
IN THE HOP JOINT.

Vaguely conscious of a
double personality, but without any
idea. of its meaning, the girl Leo
nora, makes her accustomed way
into the Street of Strange Faces
in the underworld of New York
Mario joins her Greatly in love
and seeing the fine qualities which
the girl really possesses, Mario
seeks to turn her from the path
of inevitable destruction. She prom
ises to marry him. At Ristori's
cafe, gathering place of criminals.
Leonora meets her partner, Red
Carnehan, and his associates, and
is accused of betraying a fellow
criminal to the police She saw
ageiy defends herself Police crash
into the room and two are killed
by Carnehan. Leonora and the rest
escape. In her studio, Priscilla
Maine, wealthy J.rtist, awakes from
troubled sleen with a distint feel
ing of having her life linked with
Leonora's. Priscilla has painted a
picture of herself in fancy dress
a gipsy--which has q strange effect
on her. Unnervsd, and fearful that
her mind is affected. Priscilla calls
to her aid dear friend, Dr. Philip
Fosdick, who is in love with her
He is stunned to find that her
dream story of the police fight is
confirmed by the newspapers. Pris-
ella tells him about the mystery
of her mother, who died when she
was born. He sees the effect of
the painting and pronounces it a
case of auto hypnosis. Priscilla
makes him promise not to go to
the police and he begins investi-
eating 1t for himself Priscilla
senses with cold fear danger which
threatens Leonora.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-01-28

Scientists now declare that comets
carry live disease germs They further
state that il Is possible for these
germs 10 travel 10 earth from other
worlds on the tails Of comets.
This ls not So extraordinary as II
may seem, If We examine the facts.
What is a comet? Scientists tell
us that most comets are pieces OF 9th,
er planets which have been rent
asunder by some unknown cause. We
are further told that these comets
may contain innumerAble millions Of
the germs which tie III all kinds Of
elements. and that microbes can re-
main inactive but alive for long
periods Of time.
II is possible for germs to he whirled
through space ia comet and, under
favorable conditions to attack human
beings and animals after reaching our
atmosphere.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-01-28
How Old Is Music

No one could answer this question.
Man has made music of kind prob,
ably since he first discovered that two
solid substances brought in sudden
contact made a noise The drum was
probably the first instrument, and then
some kind Of flute or whistle Ancient
Greece had a scale Of notes similar to
those Of today, and the first school
Of singing that We know anything
about. was founded by Pope Sylvester.
A. y. $50 Music has developed with
religion. The CHURCH has done more
10 foster love for music than any
other institution. We cannot here 90
into the general history Of the art.
There are many excelleie volumes on
the subject which may be obtained at
small expense
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the hall, dsdanfuly shifting tainted
air, and entered a large room whose
atmosphere was mephitic with the un-
forgettable, sickly sweet fumes Of
opium. Here. in differentiated hunks
or on thin mattresses upon the floor.
in forbdding half light furnished by
a single, closely shaded lamp, perhaps
a dozen meN and women lay in un-
couth postures deep in drugged stu
pors. One only was IN apparently
complete possession of her wits: the
woman Inez of whom Leonora had
seen nothing since that fateful night
at RiStori's.
Inez alone recognized in any way
this addition to The company. looking
up with a sullen face from her seat on
the edge of "A mattress on which lay.
with limbs asprawl and face of CHASTITY
pallor upturned to the dim light. his
mouth half open his eyes half closed,
the thick stem of an opium pipe dan
Cling from limp fingers, the man whom
Leonora had come 10 meet.
In seizure of dismay SD overpow-
ering as TO blind her completely TO the
sheer of qualification which lnez
sought in vain to dissemble, Leonora
dropped to her knees beside the man
and shook his shoulders with frantic
hands.
Charlie" she cried in a voice
urgent with fright and entreaty-
wake up. Charlie! For Gods sake
wake up -
The mans head rolled from side to
side with horrlfying limpness, his lips
moved TREMENDOUSLY without closing.
otherwise he made 10 sign. He might
have been lifeless, he had better been
dead
Not one person in the room 50 much
rs turned a head when the cries OF
the frantic girl disturbed the quiet
not even Inez; for though she had
mastered her betraying smile that
one had no need to stir in order to
watch T.eonora. Evil exultation con-
tinued to inform her cold eyes as
long as they were unobseryed' but
Leonora found them quick with spe-
clous sympathy when, at length APP
preciating the futility Of her efforts.
She Ioosed her hold on Charles shoul-
ders and sank on her heels.
My Cod !" she said. with stricken
"what'm ] going 10 do?'
whats the trouble. dearieE' Inez
spoke with cloying sweetness, hut the
other was TOO far gone ia despair to
notice. or TO care II she had noticed.
Anything / can do to helpE
u don know''-Leonora shook her
head siowly-"guess not.
"whynt You tell me and find outf
Inez leaned across the body Of the
drug victim and placed q coarse req
hand aTecuonateIy over Leolora s.
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had suffered. But now the time of
waiting was no more: Leonora had left
her hiding place and, committing her
self bravely to her dark adventure,
bad found relief in action.
II only she might be with Leonora
tonight as she had so often been. see
ing what she saw, doing what she did.
knowing what she knew, participating
IN every reaction of her wits and per-
Ceptions
Only If she could sleep. it was pos
sihle, she might dream
Darkening her bedchamber. she
went TO the window. opened it. and
tarried little in its recess, looking
cut.
Rain was still falling, torrential,
lancing the night with its myriad STEM
der, silver, slanting jets, brimming
cutters, flooding sidewalks, blackening
and Furnishing roadways TO the sem
blance of rivers of ink that mirrored
multitude of lights. She thought of
Leonora struggling through that scour-
ing tempest TO an unknown bourne f.
The clock struck ten.
She turned back to her bed threw
herself down upon it without undress-
Ing, and closed her eyes. Immediately
she opened them again; there could
be no sleep for her till mind and spirit
were tagged out altogether.
On her dressing table the convex
crystal Of a French clock caught a
clear beam from some street light and
was tI2nsfigured into the likeness or q
little captive moon of dead white glare.
Upon this, the brightest spot n the
room, PrisciIla's gaze focused material
ly. For minutes on end she watched
it, in phase of lethargic fascination
which was rewarded when the. little
moon began TO grow. to spread out,
its cold light filing the room. the
world, and all the spaces OF her con-
seriousness, so that spellbOund percep-
tions grew faint, then failed. and she
was no more aware of herself as Pris-
ella Maine, an individual entity, but
only as a pinpoint of anonymous being
adrift in the measureless incoherence
of infinity.
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MUST YIELD PART TO CROWN
How the British. Law Deals With the
Finder of What Is Known as
Treasures Trove.

Treasure-trove Is money, pate. bul.
lion coin. gold or silver found hid
den IN the earth or other private pluce.
the owner being unknown According
70 Roman law, treasure found by a
man in his own hand belonged to the
finder; if found IN the land of an.
other half was given TO the owner of
the land and half To The finder iH
Great Britain treaSuretrove belongs
10 the Crown, and coucpalment by the
Under * an indietahe olfeuse. The
Grown, however. is In the practice OF
paying 10 the finder the value Of the
property upon It's being delivered mp.
In 1856 the home office Of the British
government gave notice that the find.
ers OF treasure would he permitted 10
retain articles not required for any
national institution. subsequent to a
required for museums. etc, are paid
for NJ their antiquarian value, less
20 per cent The civil code of the
province of Quebec which is largely
based on the old French law. follows
The rule Of the Roman law upon this
point. Article $50 says: The owner
ship of treasure rests with him who
finds IL in his property; If he finds It
in the property of another 1t belongs
half TO him. and the other half to the
owner Of the property y treasure Is
any buried or hidden thing OF which
no ore can prove himself the ownet
ana which is discovered by chance.
Montreal Family Herald.
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CHAPTER FIVE
Rendezvous With Destiny.
/. THE CLOCK.

BY the time Priscilla Maine had spent
twenty minutes ph0ning and all her pa
thence garnering snUbs from one AFRO
CANT cab company after another, the
van of tie storm had passed, leaving
the completer subjugation of the
stunned and cringing city TO the end
less legions Of the rain.
Her own car was being used by Mrs.
Trowbridge for dinner visit out of
town. In her present state of mind
and nerves the prospect of stopping on
indefinitely in the studio was insuffer-
able.
Resigning herself, then TO a drench-
ing, the girl locked up and scampered
through swimming streets to Fifth
avenue-where she waited three min
utes that seemed ten till a trudging
bus consented to pick her up. At the
uptown end of her journey, likewise,
she had two blocks to run, from Fifth
avenue to Park, before she got home
with hat. suit, furs and temper all de-
moralized.
While her maid prepared bath, she
begged off by telephone from a dinner
engagement to which she had long
been looking forward. Tonight she
felt 1t would be impossible to hold her
own, with anxiety on account of Mario
and Leonora forever at her elbow,
gibbering specter.
hot bath and the ease of neglige
should have lent her some tranquility,
but did not. She made the merest pre-
tense of dining from tray in her
room. She could not forget
Past seven: in less than three hours
Leonora must start upon her journey
And she could do nothing :.
nothing ). but Wait and wonder
and wiring useless hands
A little before ten an inexplicable
change in the texture of her emotions
made her aware that the peak of her
transports had been reached and
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n. THE STREET.

She had neither raincoat nor UNI
breIla; demoniac squalls hailed such
defenseless prey, and gusts of peIt-
ing drops stUng the bare flesh of her
face like birdshot Long before she
managed to weather the corner her
thin cloak was soaked through and so
was all beneath it. her shoes were
squelching, her sodden skirts. harried
by the wind, We're clinging tenaciously
to her legs making progress Incredibly
difficult. Yet she did not mind. but
found a Kind of savage delight i'm bat
ting with the elements. gaining ground
against their malicious will. Following
long confinement to that room of un-
speakable boredom there was compen-
sation and to spare in this false sense
of freedom, in the mere fact that she
was at last at large. enough TO render
her Indifferent TO damaged clothing as
well as TO the ciammy discomfort with
which it plastered her chilled body.
She leaned her slim young body
against the wind and gladly fought ii
for every breath and step, she relished
keenly the wet sweetness of the air,
the gurgIe of rushing cutters, the 'lilii-
putian drumfire of the rain. the motley
cheer of weeping windows. But for
these last one might pardonably have
taken the Street for part of some
drowned city peopled by gray ghostiy
shapes, figures glimpsed darkly
through sweeping waves of rain as
they scurried from curb to curb, lum-
bered down the wind or, like Leonora,
plodded doggedly against its bowling
opposition. But few such were visible
al any time; humanity braved the ele-
ments that night solely under the lash
of elemental appetites, such as the ne
cessity of beer. and then made its ex-
cursion as brief as might be. Even the
police Rugged shelter.
night of terror, she thought, with
a shiyer as much of dread as of cold,
pausing in the lee of a corner TO re-
gain her breath before renewing CON
test with the storms a night when any
thing might happen
ResOlutey she put that thOught De-
hind her; she did not dare 10 be afraid.
And lest she be tempted again to think
and falter, she spurred herself pitiless-
! ly on one more.
At length she turned aside into a
sulen street, lily lighted, wholly desc
late in all its visible length save for
| the shining welcome of saloon windows
on the ground floor of dilapidated
dwelling in the middle of the street
beacons marking the end of the hrst
stage of her journey.
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Again the night the wind, the rain,
the laborious transit Of dim. weltering
streets Inez led through a tor
tuous maze of murkv backways. til
they came to a sinister block Of tower
ing, teeming tenements, into which.
plqcking Leopora by the sleeve, she
turned.
In the unsavory lower hal T.eonora
spoke incSedulously: "Not here?'
Inez gave negative gesture: 81
/ should say not. Acrost the roofs
You don't suppose I'm such slmp as
TO lead a dick to The right door. do
you?"
"You don't think we're followedY'
Leonora demanded in quicl; alarm
lnez nodded enphatically VI know
we was"
who was II? Could you see?"
"NOhody ! ever seen before; new
birC, l guess. from some uptown pre-
cintt. Coarse worker ton: he must've
spoued you first, cause he was waitin'
when Ne came out. and ,railed US all
the Wa
"Why admit YOU tell me?'
What's the usef You know now.
dong yoni 1t wouldn't We doae you
any good - know Ia the street. as
longs ] knew and had sense enough
70 lean MN wrong. IKE this. :.
C'mon."
They began 70 run up long flights
Of stairs lighted only by single gas 3ets
low-turned on every other landing.
aud noisome wits strat:fied sfenches
OF evil cookery ana things worse get !;
the predominaling race remaining each
successive floor Indicated By TIA doml-
Dant effluvium, were II garlic. bottled
cabbage. fried fisk or the subtle. peue-
trating, undisguisaDle odOr OF opium
smoke. Gusts of voices lifted in rude
laughter or more commonly quarrel
some issued from doorways that stood
as a rule wide. Once there was a
sound of weeping too, sickenIng dull
walls of some woman cruelty used.
And always the Inevitable squalling of
children fretful in unhapplness. !.
On the top landing Inez paused 70
peer over the rail That's him." she
painted, nodding.
Leonora joined her. AT the bottom
of the gloomy, deep well Of the stair
case the f0re-shortened figure Of a
man was visible. his upturned face a
mere blur Of flesh color But some
thing individual in the pose caught
Leonora's eye and prodded what She
took for some memory half erased
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it trial. have been very glad that |
did, for now feel much stronger and do
all of my work. tell my friends when
they ask me what helped me, and they
think it must be grand medicine. And
it is. You can use this letter for tes-
timonial if you wish. Airs. HARRY A.
WILSON, r. F. d. 5. Clearfield, Pa.
The experience and testimony of such
women as Mrs. Wilson prove beyond a
doubt that Lydia +. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will correct such trou.
bles by removing the cause and restor.
ing the system to healthy normal con-
dition. When such symptoms develou
as backaches, bearing down pains. dis
placements, nervousness and ''the
blues a woman cannot act too PROMPTLY
IN trying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound if she values her future COM
fort and happiness.
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neighboring ladies and other fastidious
souls who, rather than risk social con
taminatiOn by entering a common bar
room. fetched empty pals of tin and
carried them away filled with nourish-
ment for home consumption. To the
left a CONSTRUCTED staircase assembled
to regions of uniLsiting darkness. Leo
nora, however. mounted witt conf
denee and, finding blank shut door
at the top. planted a confident finger
on a push-button which She could not
possibly have located by sight.
A venomous buzz responded. Shut
fling feet drew near the door, in which
a grille opened, letting out shaft of
strong light which fell squarely ON the
girls face.
She said coolly: 10, John. Le' me
in"
A chain bolt ratified. The door swung
inward. Leonora entered. passed, faced
the guardian of the portal-a Chinese,
aged. shriveed of face, shrunken of
body, impassive-whom she addressed
with the brusque insouciance OF old
acquaintance.
Charlie anywheres about?"
With racial economy of gesture the
Chinese ierked thumb toward the
rear of the house and turned tG re
fasten the door. Leonora moved down
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English pipe smokers have revived
an ancient method Of keeping pipe
clean They roll the tobacco into q
pear-shaped bomb" Of rice paper. tear
tiny hole In the bottom of the
bomb and drop It into the pipe bowl.
They light the twist Of paper at the
top. The paper do,al't burn except at
the top and rap Of the hand at the
finish Of the smoke throws out paper
and ashes and all the "gooey creosote
and nicotine thst ordinarily clings 70
the pipe and makes II fout.