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The Washington herald., 1922-12-29
Struggle Of the Last Of An Ancient California
Line to Save the Family Estate From The, .
Hands Of the Enuoaching Japanese.

rsanssd the possbflifiss q that
basin. thenY"
Years ago. The basin comes
to . botfle-nsck betwssn two high
hills: all you have 20 DO 10 Dam
that narrow gorge. and whea the
Rio San oregorio N up ana brim-
ming In freshet time. you'u have
q lake o hundred fset deep. Q mile
wide. and fve miles long before
you know H. DID you ever con-
sider the possibility Of leading q
ditch from the lake thus formed
along the shoulder Of Fl raiomar.
that 4.5oo-foot peak for which the
ranch 10 named. and giving it q
S. per cent. soo-foot drop to q
snug little power-station at the
base Of the mountain. You could
develop thirty or forty thousand
horsepower very easily and sell it
easier: after your water had
passed through the penstock I'D
delivered its power, you could
run Il on through q lateral %
the main ditch down the ean
Gregorio and sell it TO your
Japaneses farmers for irrigation"
by Jupiter, I believe you would
have done something with this
ranch IL you had had the back
ing, Farrelr'
"Neyer speculated very hard on
securing the backing" Don Mike
admitted. with q frank grin.
I'VE always lived each day a. IL
Il were the last, you know. But
over in Siberia, far removed from
al my easy-going associations.
both inherited and acquired. /
commenced dreaming Of possibili-
ties in the Aqua Caliente basin"
"wen then. since you insist.
let's go over there and have your
curiosity satiated." Parker agreed.
with the best grace possible.
While the Parkers returned to
the hacienda to change into their
riding clothes. Miguel Farrel
strolled over to the corral where
Pablo Artelan, wearing upon his
leathery countenance the closest
imitation Of a smile that had ever
lighted that dark expanse. Joined
him and. with Farrel. leaned over
the corral fence and gazed AZ the
horses within
Copyright. 1874 by Peter q. Kyp.D
(Te BE Centisaed Tomerrsw1
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THE VENGEANCE OF
Henry Jarromon
By Roy Vickers-

"A SD rislns' s'": Il Tnsss nss' fssss; ;ssss
YOU for a most delight
full lunch-most delightful"
Claudine rose also.
I'm plain English, you want TO
isolate him from the outside
world" she said. curtly.
"Ah. Plain English! That cruel
little phrase has broken many a
heart and caused much unneces-
sary suffering" murmured Theed,
shaking his head He was appar-
emily still laboring under that re-
Election when he emerged on to
Cornish terrace, hailed a taxi and
was driven to Gloucester House.
is Lady Gloucester at homer"
he asked
mo, SIR" answered the butler.
Dear me" said Theed. "I have
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VIRGINIA. LEE ON
PROBLEMS OFF
LIFE
DEAR VIRGINIA LEE:

AM an unfortunate mother-in-
law. l am only trying to do
my best for my daughter-in-law,
but l have met with no success.
My only son married last year.
He was unable to provide a home
for his bride. owing to low salary
and high rent.
1 have some money in nv own
right, SO 1 volunteered to care
for them. For seven months I
boarded and housed them free Of
charge.
Then when I saw an opportun-
ity L bought little house and
gave them the more desirable
lower floor for very little rent 1
furnished almost the whole floor
for them. l deprived myself, but
l thought it was worth it for
their sakes
But my sons wife has only
ideas of style in her head. She
is often so disagreeable my son is
depressed and grieved, and it is
for him I worry.
She wants my money for her.
self. She spares me no misery.
1t Is hurting me SO l am think
ing of moving away, but the
thought Of leaving my dear son Is
unbearable. 1 could never put my
son and his wife out; / would
rather go myself.
Do you think am a typical
mother-in-law like the word has
come to mean? Do you see a
way for me to win my daughter
in-law's love and make her see
she is running both my life and
her husbands?
MRS. GERTRUDE U. w.
You are typical Of many
mOthers-inlaw who strive their
utmost for their childrens well
fare asking i'm return only the bit
Of love and gratitude that should
be their share. but so often is not.
My regret is that your son did
not fatlOm the shallOwness Of this
girl before he took her to be his
life partner.
Try not to worry over the situa-
ti0n. You have your sons love
and you are not forced to come In
contact with the daughter-in-law.
By no means leave yOar home.
1 think your patience and kind
ness will be rewarded in the end.
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come on business OF the utmost
urgency. Dear me-
The butler began to close the
front door. Theed drew a foun-
tain pen from the pocket Of his
dove-colored waistcoat and scrib-
bled a line on the card
VIII you take that to Lady
Gloucester, splease7"
Theed waited in the hall. A
couple of minutes later the butler
returned.
"Her ladyship VIII see you. sir"
Theed. waiting In the study for
Lady Gloucester to appear, studied
the backs Of the weli-worn vol
umes on the shelves that lined the
room.
"A fine old collection" he
unused. "A grand old family. sus.
tains the best traditions Of aris-
tocracy, In these decadent days
the Doucesters are a positive orna-
ment to society"
He stiffened and then swayed
himself into a bow as Lady Dou-
cester appeared.
"Ah. my dear Lady Doucester.
how do you do?"
Lady Gloucester. too composed
to be entirely natural. bestowed
the necessary minimum cf greet
ing. and then. holding his card
as IL It were an object Of curiosity.
asked:
What does in re Oamden ana
Jarroman' mean? II sounds IKE
a lawsuit. Is ft7~
TT may well become %. LADY
Doucester," answered Theed. IN a
voice like a funeral. The event
hangs largely with yourself"
"The event hangs largely with
myself" repeated Lady Doucester.
as IL she were trying to think out
what the words meant. as indeed
she was. THAT means you're TO
ing to threaten me about some
thing. Sit down. Mr.. Theed. I
am in the mood to be threatened
today"
''I assure you that I have never
threatened any one in my life"
said Theed. on the apparent verge
Of tears.
ct know" said Lady Doucester.
But, you see. there are a large
number OF people who allow YOU
the privilege Of boing them a favor
and it costs them just as much
in the end. What particular favor
do you want to DO for me this
efternoon?"
She had seated herself. as VIE
her custom. In q corner OF the
room where the light was softened
by the window hangings. Not a
flicker OF her eyelids betrayed the
state Of her feelings.
tcopyrisht. isaa. BY chicago Tribune, |,
Go Be Continued Tomorrowl
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Some Odd and Interesting Facts

The greatest distance at which
thunder can be heard is fourteen
to eighteen miles, but it is not
generally heard at a greater dis
tance than nine miles. In the re-
cent war, the shell and bomb ex.
plosions. and the noise of the IT,
inch guns of the Germans and the
allies in France, were heard in
the eastern part of England, at
distances up to $50 miles.
Cherrapongee. in southwestern
Assam, India, Is the wettest place
In the world. The annual rain
fall there has reached 905 inches.
Vamp is an abbreviation of the
word vampire" which means n
person who preys on others. Ac-
cording to superstition existing
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Read This Gripping Story by Author Of "The
Kindred Of the dust" Told In Motion Pic
tureS, L9ew's Palace Beginning Sunday.

, entered from the rear gate, RATA
In hand; as the Japanese crossed
the garden to his room in the
opposite wing Of the hacienda
Pablo made a deft little cast and
dropped his loop neatly over the
potato baron's body, pinioning the
latters arms securely to his sides.
Keeping a stiff strain on the
RATA, Pablo drew his victim
swiftly toward the porch, round
an upright Of which he had taken
a hitch; in a surprisingly brief
period. despite the Jap's frantic
efforts to release himself, Pablo
had his man lashed firmly to the
porch column. whereupon he pro-
ceeded to fog his prisoner with
Q heavy quirt which. throughout
the operation, had dangled from
his left wrist. With each blow
old Pablo tossed a pleasantly at
his victim. who took the dreadful
scourging without an outcry.
never ceasing q dogged effort to
twist loose from his bonds until
his strafning and flinching loosed
the ancient, rusty nails at top and
bottom Of the upright. and, with
a crash, the Oriental fell head
long backward on the porch, as a
tree falls. Thereupon Pablo
kicked him half a dozen times
for good measure. and proceeded
to roll him over and over along
the porch toward his room.
Eventually this procedure un.
wound him from the RATA: Pablo
then removed the loop, and Okada
staggered into his room and fell,
half fainting. on his bed.
His honor now quite clean.
Pablo departed from the patio.
He had been less than five min
utes on his mission of vengeance.
and when John Parker and his
wife came out of the dining-room
the sight of the imperturbable old
major domo unconcernedly coiling
his Irvine" reused i'm them no
apprehension as to the punish
ment that had overtaken Okada.
Having finished their luncheon
"a singularly pleasant tete a -tete
Don Mike and Kay Joined Mr..
and Mrs. Parker. At once Farrnrs
glance marked the absence of the
porch column.
Il declare" he announced. with
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consoled him; you'll have your
day in court. win you notr'
II think he's going to have
several Of them" Don Mike pre-
dicted maiiciousiy. and tmme-
diately withdrew the stfng from
his words by placing his hand In
friendly fashion on Parker's shoul-
der and shaking him piayfully.
In the interim, however," he
continued. now that our unwel.
come guests have departed and
peace has been re-established on
El Palomar (for I hear Pablo
whistling la Paloma" IN the dis
tance), what reason. II any, exists
why we shouldn't start right now
to get some fun. out Of life? I've
had a wonderful forenoon at your
expense. 20 I want you and the
ladies to have q wonderful after
noon at mine" He glanced alertly
from one to the other. question
ing1y.
Il wonder II the horses have
recovered from their furious chase
Of this morning." Kay ventured.
"of course. That was merely
an exercise gallop. How would
you all like to come for a ride
with me over to the Aqua
Caliente basin?"
why the Aqua Caliente bssin?"
Parker queried casually. That's
quite a distance from here, 10 Il
not?"
About seven miles-fourteen
over and back. Suppose William
follows with the car after his
return from El Toro. You can
then ride back with him, and IN
bring the horses home. I realiz,
fourteen miles is too great a dis
tance for inexperienced riders"
Isn't that going to considerable
tro u b1 e?" Parker suggested
suavely. Suppose we ride down
the valley. / prefer nat Land 70
rolling country when I ride"
mo game down that way"
Farrell explained patiently. Wen
take the hounds and put some
thing up a tree over Caliente
Basin way before we get back.
Besides, I have a great curiosity
to inspect the dam you're build
ing and the artesian wells you're
drilling over in that country"
"Confound you. Farrel! You
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among the Slavic races of the
lower Danube, the vampire is a
spectral being with a human body
which leaves its grave during the
night and sucks the warm blood
Of living men and women while
they sleep. The term has been
popularized by Kipling's famous
poem, "The Vampire"
The Bureau Of Plant Industry
says that granulated sugar, as
we now know 1t commercially,
first began to replace brown sugar
about forty years ago. Before
that time 1t was used only to a
small extent.
Napoleon said that a man had
a right to suicide IL his death
will do no harm to anybody and
life 10 q torment to himself"
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SAMUEL HARDEN CHURCH,
president Of the Carnegie Insti-
tute-There Is a sin which all

sta tes have
committed. in
lu ng. I
think. our own
country. 1t Is
in the popular
m 1 application
Of the prin-
ciple Of patn-
otism. We can
easily see that
while patriot
4 sm in the
ideal fs a noble
instinct, yet II
an be per-
verted into so
base and dan
Eerous a quail
fty as to well
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is. as i shrewdly suspect he will
be. leaving within five minutes"
Good heavens, man, l believe
1t will be an hour before he can
walk"
Farrell glanced critically at his
wrist-watch and seemed to ponder
this.
II fear five minutes is all I
can permit. SIR" he replied. III
he should be unable to walk from
his room. Murray. who IL the
soul of thoughtfulness. will doubt
less assist him to the waiting
automobile"
Five minutes later the potato
baron and the potato baron's suit
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fellow into q pitiable condition.
He tied him to that porch column
and flogged him with a luirt.
While 1 cannot defend Okada's
action in releasing Loustalot.
nevertheless. Mr.. Farrel-" Don
Mikes black eyes burned like live
Goals. Nevertheless s-I-well-"
Parker hesitated.
Don Mikes lips were drawn a
trifle in the ghost of a smile that
was not good to see.
II think, sir" he said softly,
distinctly, and with chill suavity,
that Mr.. Okada might be CRATE
full for the services of the excel
lent Murray. if the potato baron
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mock seriousness, "a portion of
my veranda has given way.
wonder If a man could have been
tied to 1t. l heard a crash, and
at the time it occurred to me that
1t was a heavy crash-heavier
than the weight of that old porch
column would produce. Mr.. Par
ker. may / suggest that you in
vestigate the physical condition Of
our Japanese friend? He is doubt
less in his ROOM
Parker flashed his host quick
glance, almost of resentment. and
went to Okada's room. When he
returned he said soberly:
Pablo has beaten the little
The Washington herald., 1922-12-29

America reigns supreme in archi-
lecture. Nowhere in the world
is there such evidence Of real
inventive architecture as one
finds here in the larger cities.
European cities have their mag
nificent structures to be sure, but
they build purely on tradition;
there is nothing new. In con-
trast. look at such of our modern
buildings as the Woolworth or the
Bush Terminalr'
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SOME RECIPES YOU
WILL LIKE

" ERE are some dishes found
to appeal to the house
IL keeper who Is tired of try
ing to think up changes that
will suit the family appetite:
CURRIED LIMA BEANS.
Cook one cup of Lima beans,
covered with boiling water, with
a sliced onion. Add a half I-up
OF sweet corn or one-fourth cup
of rice, one cup of tomato SOUP
and one teaspoon of urry-powder.
Simmer until the vegetables and
rice are done. Add a little strong
stock. salt. pepper and butter,
simmer and serve.
SALMON EN- CASSEROLE.
If you use fresh fish, take
about two pounds and simmer
in enough hot water to cover.
Flake the fish and put in a cas-
serole in the bottom of which
have been placed buttered bread
crums. Pour over this a can of
the tomato soup and one cup of
stock. seasoned. Cover with but
tered crums and bake slowly for
about an hour.
STEAK WITH VEGETABLE
SOUP.
Take a round steak that has
been cut about an inch thick.
Add to q can of plain vegetabl
soup a half cup of water and a
cup of buttered bread-crums. Add
a little mixed parsley, onion or
any seasoning desired. Place this
on top of the steak and roll up,
If the mixture is not the right
consistency, add more bread
Crums. Fasten in place With
skewTrs oI toOthpicks. Put in
the rooster. with a little water
and fat. Bake until tender.
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DIAPER used in two waye. One
to denote what one first thinks
of-stationery: and the other-pa-
per narcissus bulbs. Both are
being featured at Brentano's, for
this after-Christmas week, at
prices half Of what they were a
few days ago. The bulbs in pref
ty bowls blossom quickly and per-
fume the room with their delicate
and springlike fragrance, and
the writing paper is something
that fills the needs of many.
The schoolgirl, the hostess. the re-
cipient of many gifts, well, all
OF US, need and admire station
cry Of excellent bond. so this
sale has a great appeal.
-
A CLEVER vanity accessory is
- one Of the unusual things for
sale at Topha:n's Leather Shop,
on + street. The case is OF old
blue leather. lined with self-col-
ored silk and especially designed
to hold dainty perfume and
smelling salts bottles, a powder
and rouge compact and both lip
stick and eyebrow pencil in tiny
gold holders. Small enough to
fit in the opera or party bag,
smart enough to stand on mi
lady's dressing table and useful
at all times. The price, $3.50,
places it within reach of that SO
Christmas check that was burn
ing a hole in your purse.
RURTs BOOT SHOP is meet
ing the demands OF the holi-
day season by placing silver
slippers on sale for SO. These
slippers were formerly priced at
$3.50. In several different lasts
and designs, with either high or
low heel. And hosiery to match
for the remarkable price OF s1.s5.
As fashion demands the use Of
silver and gold slippers, this sale
is a welcome one.
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Beauty Hints

1nodorous castor oil is good to
promote the growth of the eye
brows- Glycerine mixed with
foilet water or eau de Cologne.
bay rum, even pure alcohol. will
stimulate the brows and encour-
age the growth of the hair. Be
sure to massage the oils or tonic
into the skin and then brush
the brows well. straight up. mois-
tening them with the tonic and
finally combing them into we'll
formed fine line. Do this nightly
OF every day and one will soon
perceive good results.
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NEW YORK CITY
DAY by DAY
By o. o. MCINTYRE.
NEW YORK, Dec. IS.

IoINA, ACC. 90
|" HOUGHTS while strolling
around New York. Won
L derful Broadway. Entranc-
ing street. There's Sord. the
French actress. Carries a shep-
herds crook. A hawker with
an iron face peddling Rollo books.
The Times Square boiling pot.
Rush. Deluge. Maelstrom.
A wagon calliope sirenine a
movie drama. White haired
messengers. Dangerous daugh-
ters. Breezy buccaneers. Drift
ing derelicts. Too much allitera-
ton. Didn't mean it. Billy
Burke and her daughter. Won
der where Laurence Dorsey gets
his clothes?
Oil and tar perambulators. Al
ways a street to fix. A new
automat. Two of them have car
riage starters. Glib hotel rum
ners. Condo Mast. the publish
er. A toothless hag primping in
a drug store window. Pride pri-
mordial. Zip, Goes a manhole
cover and nobody hurt.
Snappy Broadwayites are wear
ing black silk shirts with white
ties. That groan must be
laundryman. The two Hall has
n banker-preacher. I'll bet ko-
pek that girl cut her own hair.
inguC Burke dergB Sc Sc see
Barrel-shaped women with chan
delier earrings and fluffy white
dogs.
o. to be at the Rivierai Or Mi
ami. Great Grief, That fellow
is rouged. Less said the better.
Still, one should say something.
An abandoned saloon. 1t will
soon be an orange Juice bazaar.
More Czecho Slovakian plays.
They are hitting on high just
now.
The composer Of ~Hot Lips"
eating a plate Of leo cream. A
delicate, frail, crescent moon.
The home-going rush sets in.
The maddening hour. Statistics
show five will be killed in traffic
centers. Strutting shop girls.
That's all there is. There isn't
any more.
The members of the so called
Vicious Circle of log rollers"
who puff one another's contribu-
tions to art, are becoming ex-
tremely sensitive to criticism. ~
a hotel where they hold forth
for luncheon there are many
empty chairs. One playwright
member awakened the other
morning to find his play un-
mercifully panned and an au-
thor a few days later did not
find a favorable mention in the
review Of his books. AS a mat
ter of fact there should be no
penalties attached to friendship
and there is no reason why a
writer cannot lift his voice for
a friend who has done something
worth while. The cause for re-
sentiment against the Vicious Cir.
Gle lies deeper. 1t concerns a
certain superiority that they af-
feet that is not theirs by right
Of achievement in the arts.
The gloomiest fellow I know
in New York is an artist who
draws comic strips that make
millions laugh. He is a perpetual
fretter and can see no silver lin
ing in the cloud. saw him to-
day and he was in a deep worry
because he did not think the
Giants had a chance to win the
pennant next season.
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case were lifted into the tonneau
of the car by Murray and williaro.
From over by the blacksmith
shop Don Mike saw Parker bid
his japanese confrere adieu, and
as the car dipped below the mesa
Parker came over and Joined
them.
Thought you Were going in to
FL Toro this afternoon" the
young man suggested.
II had planned to, but changed
my mind after beholding that
Nipponese ruin. To have driven
to FL Toro with him would have
broken my heart"
"Never mind, pa" Mrs. Parker
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are becoming
more and more
interested in
genuine art
and, on every
side one sees
evidence that
culture is COM
ing into it's
own as against
mere accumu-
| a t on of
W e a l [ h. OF
course Europe
appreciates art,
but America is
coming to ap-
preciate it
e v G n more.
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rfuf1l Tor smell
shocked veter-
ans at johnson
City, Tenn
After the war
those of ur
soldiers W n o
were disabled
b e c a u 8 g of
shell shock re-
ceived sea n I
sympathy. This
disability W a s
looked upon by
s o ] r COM
rades a 8 tn q
poorest excuse
to stop fight
ing or to be
sent home or
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The Latest Fad.

The smartest dressed women in
Paris. Madrid, and Biarritz have
discarded the long embroidered
crepe de chine shawls for evening
wear in favor of smaller ones of
crepe fringed with little tufts of
ostrich feather which quiver dain-
tily in the slightest draught. The
very thing to slip over ones
shoulders when gossiping in the
chilly foyer Of a theater,
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merit the contemptuous defini.
ton given to it by Samuel John
son: Patriotism-that last ref
uEe OF a scoundrel, Whenever
We put patriotism above human
ity AZ large we are all going to
fall into DIR. Johnson's category.
We should put brotherhood above
the nation. humanity above the
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beginning January l Royal
ID $. Copeland, the newly
elected Senator from New York,
will write a series of health
articles for The Washington
Herald. For many years DIR.
Copeland has been commits
siOner Of health Of New York
City and is an authority on
how to keep well.
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WHAT THEY SAY
America and Mothers

MRS. ARTHUR NEyIN. wife
sf the composer and head bac-
teriOlogist Of the new sanatO-
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10 be cared for in institutions.
Some of our boys got the idea that
II was a disgrace to be called Il
shell-shocked patient. Now when
We realize the number OF shell
shocked victims who resist re-
covery In our government insti-
tutions. we clearly see how serious
In this affliction. We should
not forget our veterans so dis
abled."
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ABEL G. WARSHAWSKY, for
mer boxer. now portrait painter
II think that in America is the
future Of art. Our middle classes
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state. and exact equality, man
Tor man, in civil and religious
rights"
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This great story has been cre-
eeed Into . wonderful photoply
~ Cosmopolitan Productions. d.
recfion Of Frank Borzage, and fea-.
earng Forest Stanley and Mar.
1orie Dsw. It IL . Paramount