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N. Wehenkel, of Detroit. Mich
Dedicated by Marshal Foch, the hos.
pital opened its doors to former service
men of Michigan suffering from tuber-
culosis. Each doctor, nurse and en-
ployee at the institution has been in
some branch of the government serv-
ice. Each patient is given a separate
room, tastefully decorated and sup
piled with running water. They are
Kept at the hospital until their case
has been pronounced arrested" and
then are placed Immediately in voca-
tionel training to prevent a period OF
tdleness.
, Doctor Wehenkel has been tuber'
crlosis expert for the Detroit board
of health for seven years. He saw two
years of army medical service during
the a
, 1922-02-08
TRAPPERs FIND BIG GOLD VEIN

AS In the olden times, the clew TO
the find is carefully guarded, but II
Is known { o DE within fifty miles OF
Nelson, and near the iake--which mar
rows the field Of speculation. gnessers
are busy.
Old-time prospecfors believe II must
be the vein discovered by two pros
pectors many years g round kus-
kanook way, whose very names other
than s~obriquets are forgotten but 1t
Is recalled that they took $4,000 out
of their claim in two months, and did
1t In" riotously. One of them was
killed in a gamblers quarrel at Kus-
kanook. The other stole nm Indians
squaw in the Crows Nest and fell by
right of vengeance to the red mans
rifle. Tom Proctor, after whom the
town of Proctor is named, was TO have
been his partner. but himself died be-
fore a deal was struck. So the whole
transaction was blotted out, and even
the source OF the gold faded into the
land of legends.
Many p~rospectors have searched for
, 1922-02-08
ABANDON cLAY-PIPE FURNACE
English Company Declares Small De.
msnd Among Smokers is Reason
for Closing Plant.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the small de.
mand for clay pipes nowadays 7.
George & Co. ST St Jude's. Bristol
who have made such pipes for de-
cades. decided TO ciose down. The
last batch OF ctay pipes WIS baked in
their kiln Recently.
Fifty years ago clay pipe making
was the staple industry In the st
Jude's district. but the IA firms then
engaged In 1t are no more.
Three generations of the George
family saw the kiln lighted for the
last time. Up to twenty years age
the firm had a big South AFRICAN trade
the pipes being used by European
traders ito barter with natives for
their ivory. gold and other treasures.
, 1922-02-08
Woman Claims William of Wied
Owes Her 100000 Francs.
Mrs. Roberta menges corwin Hill
TearIe, Formerly of Brooklyn, Asks
fhe State Department to Help
Ser Coiiect-Has No LOU.

New York. = Lending money TO
kfngs-a privilege which doesn't fall
to the Got If .sSeFyone-is an expert
.ence which Mrs. Roberta Menses' Cor
win Hill Tearle. formerly of Brooklyn
but lately of Paris. declares is exciting
but not altogether profitable.
She arrived recently from Parbsibent
upon visiting the State department 10
see what the Washington officials
could do to aid her in collecting 1.000,-
600 francs which she claims TO have
advanced Prince WILLIAM of Wied, who
occupied the throne of Albania dor
eve months befone the outbreak OF
the var forced him to fee.
Mrs. Menges, who was known as
1.-THE Pearl Of Sheepshead Bay" before
she eioped in 1909 with Young Halsey
Corwin, a Brooklyn millionaire, is
accompanied by her sister. Miss Ruth
Menges, and her cousin, Capt. q. r. X.
Jackson. upon wAom she relies 80 sub
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scene the whale had its mind on some
thing other than additional whale hum
tiers, ST they were able to get up close
to 1t. They ever circled around once,
looking for a soft spot for the lance
they intended to toss into it.
Then steady;ag himself in the bow
of the boat, Cap'n Edwards rose to the
best of his sixty-five years of ability
and stood posed with a long lance in
his hand ready to end everything.
Just at this moment. however, the
whale came out of its reyerie and
smacked the bow of the boat a gentle
tap with Its tail, Cap'n Edwards be-
ing in the bow of the boat he was
next seen struggling in the water and
yelling for some one to take him out,
The Cooper brothers made use OF
the momentary respite to loosen their
harpoon line. And the whale went OF
its way. The whaiers then devoted
their attention to rescuing Cap'n Ed
wards. and Ia expressing in broad
terms their desire for vengeance.
, 1922-02-08
ASKS FORMER KING TO PAY DEBT

stantiate her claim against Prince
William
Captain jackson explained that Mrs.
Menges was introduced to the king Of
Albania az Monte Garlic in 1913 by
King Co%nstantineso Greece. whom she
vas entertaining at her villa there.
She had roe King Constantine through
Prince de Lyman. formerly a member
of the Austrian embassy at Washing
ton. to whom She had been introduced
by her husband. Maj. Arthur Hill Of
England.
Prince William renewed his ac-
quaintance with Mrs. Menges at the
Hotel Continental IN Paris said Cap
Lain Jackson. ''aLd borrowed 100000
francs from her ghen."
"Don't think me too easy broke In
Mrs. Menges. you see. he watched
me win 10000 francs gambling at
Monte Carte. and living In a big villa
there. and all that sort of thing. and
he thought had millions 10 burn.
"He promised to pay II all in a
year." Captain jackson added. HE
also promised to make Mrs. Menges
the unofficial ambassador of Albania
at Paris. IN said he would help her
enlist the aid of continental police in
finding Jewels sAe lost II America"
Have you a receipt from Prince
William" Mrs. Menges was asked.
You can't ask "a king for an 4. o.
H.; you know that" she replied.
, 1922-02-08
Poor Man,a Pride.

So many men to whom the East
aide missionary had given money had
expressed a preference for a certain
lodging house that he wondered what
constituted its particular attraction.
at makes us feel self-respecting,"
said the men, when questioned.
So far ms the mission worker could
see, 1t was the typical cheap lodging
house, whose inducements to self-re-
spect were not discernible TO the or
binary eye. So he interviewed the
manager.
pointed to a sign above the desk;
Gentlemen Are Requested TO Leave
Their valuables With the Clerk
American Legion Weekly.
, 1922-02-08
Whale TOWS
Men Out to Sea

waited expectantly for the dull ex-
plosion which would Indicate to them
thai their quarry was about to roll
over and ask to be taken home.
No such explosion happened. The
fishermen waited and waited. All IN d
wink the whale started for somewhere.
And the Cooper brothers. having
lodged their harpcon securely in the
whale, found themselves accompany
ing it.
They tried reversing the engine in
the hope that by so doing they might
convey TO the whale their lack of In
terest In any extensive sea voyage.
The motion was entirely lost on their
captive, who kept right GU
The Cooper brothers then tried to
Increase the speed of the boat so that
they might over1nke the whale and ex-
plain the situation, which, in a word.
was this. -
The line connecting the boat with
h whale was taut. and tho fishermen
could not free themselves. As fast us
their boat went the whaIs went faster.
There was nothing to dc but admire
the scenery as it passed them.
Captains TO the Rescue.
They had gone about a mile and d
half and were still going, when Cap
fain White saw what was up and
piped all his trusty Whale hunters to
their posts. In response ito the call
came Captain Sfas Edwards, Ed
White. Frank Burnett. William Bennett
and Erastus Rowland.
They launched a boat and headed
for the whale and its regretful cap
tors. BY the time they reached the
, 1922-02-08
Reticent About Discoveries Made
in Kootenay District.
Bring In Fine Specimens Of Ore Show
ing Visible Coarse Gold Obtained
From Carbonate Fioat-May
Be Lost Vein.

Nelson. Can.-Two trappers arriv-
ing from n district adjacent TO Koo-
tenay i!ake-theys .s!ll net be more
specific--hnve brought In a fine sample
of ore showing visible coarse gold OBJ
tnined from a carbonate float. They
state the snow fell too early for them
to locate the vein from which the hoat
came, but consider 1t could easily be
traced. us there Is very little o%verbur-
den in the locality. The advent OF
these trappers with a bully specimen
beyond 81 Ispicion Of any 'doctoring''
has fred oid-timers with enthusiasm.
Some Of them predict a minor STAN
pede when the snow melts.
, 1922-02-08

the lost vein. and the IDEA is growing
In Nelson that the two trappers have
found 1t.
This history ringing rs an echo of
an almost ~f-Fgotten past has stirred
Kootenay prospectors more than any
thing which has happened in the last
two years. The report. however, Is
unimpeachable, and is indorsed by
prominent members Of. the British Co
Iumbia -Prospectors' Protective asso-
citation to whom the trappers are
known and who are familiar with the
ancient tragedy.
, 1922-02-08

ton for Charles
B. Hanford. one Of
Americas foremost
s h Ike S pearean
actors. Often he
had said, in his
role as Hamlet,
"Now might l do
it pat" He did
it pat: he enlisted
and became chief
yeoman In b e
nay.
Y Hanford didn't
e ems 1 q q this
, 1922-02-08

tragic. To give up a bright stage
career for life on the ocean wave was,
rs he put it, merely playing q role in
q bigger drama than Shakespeare ever
thought of writing.
To-day he is back on the job, and
recently staged 1.-THE Merchant of Ven
Ice" for the benefit of the George Wash
Ington post of the American Legion
the first post organized
, 1922-02-08
Last Man Killed in War.

A sergeant of the Se%venty-nInth
division who left his lines at 10:55
a. m. on November IL, 1918, and was
killed in attempting to capture a Ger
man machine gun, Ia cited at American
Legion headquarters as a claimant for
the honor Of being the last man killed
In the war. At IL o'clock sharp, ac-
cording to the report, the ~doughboy
wns picked up and carried to the
American lines.
, 1922-02-08
Grow Poison Rejuvenates
Old Leg; Puppy Again

Paris.-A farmer In Noyon
who wished ITO destroy his old
dog gave II some crow poison.
The farmer waited sadly for the
death of his old companion, but
to ais surprise the dog jumped
about and banked furiously. The
poison, for some extraordinary
reason, had completely rejuven-
ated the animal, and 1t is now
full of fun and vlgor.
, 1922-02-08

benefit of ex-serv.
ice men has been
opened at Camp
Custer, Mich. II
is the e Roose-
welt American LIE
gion hospital con
verted from a for.
IN e community
house at Camp
Custer and turned
over to the Le-
gion by the state.
The superintend-
ent is DIR. Albert
, 1922-02-08

Orono, Me.-The home economies
department of the University of Maine
has temporarily adopted Frances Paul
Inc, four months old. The 10 young
men students Of North hall in caring
for the infant will use the latest scien-
tihc methods. Little Frances is in
perfect health and sleeps and takes
nourishment on a w~ell-deiped sched-
ule.
, 1922-02-08
They Harpoon the Monster But
He Refuses TO Play the Game
as They Figured.
SLABS CAPTAIN OUT OF BOAT
Valiant Southampton Veterans Have
Exciting Time When They Go to
Assistance of Brothers Who
Had Caught Whale.

SOutbampton.-For the second time
IN two seek fishermen took to their
bouts and went u after a whale.
the durn thing hadn't up with Its tail
and knocked sCap'n Silas Edwards out
of the boat just as he was about to
spear 1t. there might even now be q
dead whale on the beach.
The whale was sighted by Captain
Frank IL. White, the sea-bitten old
mariner who tends the life saving sta
tion here. When he first saw the
whale II was about two miles of shore
and moving out to sea with the Cooper
brothers from Water Mill.
AS a matter Of fact the Cooper
brothers had caught the whale. The
only trouble was that, having cnught
ii, they didn't know what to do with
1t.
1T was some time earlier In the day
that 'thesC Cooper brothers n seen the
whale and started out In their little
motor boat to capture 1t They had
with them d lance bomb gun IN In
etrnment highly recommended for
WINNIE ihnaehs. 1his gun ~ s1P
10 save wear and tear on the animal
by exploding n charge inside 1t and
thareupon rendering 1t more OF less
hors de combat.
Starts for Somewhere
So the Cooper brothers went after
the whnle and had the good fortune
TO he In excellent firing position ~ a
when 1t saw fit e come to
the surface TO blow the water GU of
Ats nose.
'sThar she .blowsl" yelles .ae Cooper
brothers. who had taken a correspond
ence course In whale hunting, and
hang of went the lance bomb gun,
The lance struck the whale squarely
IN the 'tonneau and the fishermen
, 1922-02-08
STEPS FROM NAVY TO STAGE
Charles Hanford, shakespeareian Ae-
tor Who Served as Chief Woman,
Returrs to FootIights.

To doff the robes of King Lear for
the blue wool of the COB was no exer-
, 1922-02-08
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AMERICAN
@I.|:G|0N@
Copy for lhis Department Supplied by
the American Legion News Ser rice.)
Ex-sERvIcE MEMS HOSPITAL
Or. Albert Wehenkel Heads Detroit
lnststution-AII Employees Have
Been in Service.

The only hospital in the country
operated by ex-service men for the
, 1922-02-08

Germany is rapidly recovering her
oceail-freight carrying trade.
The New York herald., 1922-04-16
Borough of Bronx.

New Jersey. I
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APARTMENTS-Unfurnished.

Above Iath 81. to 59th st. Unclusive).
East River to North River.
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APARTMENTS-Unfurnished.

Above IAth st. to 59th ". UncIusive).
East River to Moth River.
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APARTMENTS-Unfurnishel.

Above ssth st.--Sth Az. to East River.
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Above 5sth st.--5th Av. 10 North River.
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APARTMENTS-Unfuynished.

Absve ssth st.-sth Az. to East River.
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Observation-Disclosures.

Above I4th st. to 59th st. Unclusive).
East River to North River.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-01

Mrs. Brown was asleep when Billy
passed on the other side OF the
street and did not hear him. Had
he only known just where he was.
Or the Widow Brown had not been
taking heI nap. it would have
saved him great deal of trouble
and Mrs. Brown great many
hours OF wakeful worry.
The day was wearing on and
Billy was growing tired. All. day
long he had been pelted with fire.
crackers. and torpedoes. and shot
at with toy pistols until his sides
were sore with the singing shots
and his hair was singed from the
burning crackers and rockets
which had fallen on him from his
own private celebration. to say
nothing OF his tail which was
nearly ready to drop off from hay
ing a string tied around it tho
tightly with a tin can Of crackers
on 1t going of making as much
noise as toy artillery gun. But
though his tail hurt him severely
it was balm 10 his wounded feel
inSs to think how many boys were
nursing truises. IL not laid up for
the day. from the butting he had
given them.
Copyright. 1922, by the saala.ld Pub.
fishing Co.. Akron. ohie.)
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MEMORY TESTS.
Answers TO These Que<tfons VIII
he Published Tomorrow.
l. What is the eye of a nee

/. What Is the eye of a needle
referred to in the Bible? -
2. What is Maxim Gorky's real
name?
3. Who was the last surviving
sisner Of the Declaration OF indie
pendence?
4. What was the Democrats en-
blem in the 1888 campaign.
5. Who was :he inventor of macad-
amizing or the use Of crushed stone
in road making:
s. Which of Nspoleon's brothers
possessed considerable literary abil-
ity?
4. How many State normal schools
are there in Illinois?
g., Who was Rosa Bonheur?
3. What is the population of Ala
bsmac
and for what noted?
Answers TO Yesterday's Questions.
l.. What river is called the Father
of Waters? The Mississippi
:. How far apart are rails of a
standard railway and street car
track: -Four feet sk inches. This
is known as STANDARD gauge" and is
generally used in construction Of all
modern land vehicles.
). What is StreeterviIIe? Section
or Chicago north OF Chica go avenue
and east of Lake Shore drive, on the
lake front. claimed by squatter
rights by the late Captain" George
Wellington Streeter and now the
site of many great apartment
buildings.
4. What five nationaT languages
are spoken in America? English in
United States. Canada. and British
dependencies: Spanish in Central
America. most of South America. and
many of the West Indies: French in
tho entire province OF Quebec. other
great French Canadian Communities.
and Haiti: Portuguese in Brazil. and
Dutch tofficially) in Dutch Guiana
.. Where and what Is the Mount
of Olives" The name of hill on
the east side Of Jerusalem. the scene
Of many biblical incidents.
6. What well known chemical OF
commerce comes from Formosa
What is II used for Csmphor
Csmphor trees are found native there.
1t is extensively used in medicine and
in making celluloid. which is COM
posed OF guncotton, alcohol. ether, and
camphor.
Z. What Is the old name of New
Jersey? Of New York.. Nova GAGS
area, Nova Eboracs. These names
had their origin, owing TO the fact
that the Romans named Jersey Caes-
area. and York Eboracum after their
conquest Of Britain. and Biographies
OF early colonial days show these
names were also applied TO New
Jersey and New York with the add
ton Of the Latin nova" for new
Coins OF these States struck during
continental days were also thus in
Scribed
). Where is Abyssinia located "
How many people does il contain ?
In northeastern Africa and it has z
population of about 5000. OOO.
,. Who wrote. Conspicuous BY his
absence? Tacitus.
III. what Is John d. Rockefeller 5
second name? Dawson.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-01
Good
Morning
Judge
By Rudolph Perkins.

Mollie Young and Carrie Lancas-
ter live two doors apart.
II always has trouble with that
woman" said Carrie. who had Mol
lie arrested for assault When
ever she gets peeved she accuses
me Of running around with 'her
husband. I got a husband Of my
own TO run around with. She
throwed bucket Of dirty water on
me and ruint my new dress"
Sail a frame-up. ledge" pro-
tested Mollie. That woman don't
like me nohow. and she's Away
hxin' TO git me into trouble.
never throwed no dirty water Oh
her at all"
The testimony showed that Mol.
lie had complained to her bus band
about the trouble, and the husba nd
said. "Yo'all is wimmen-fght It out
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-01
Redo Telephony.

one of the big suggestions re-
Gently made as a result Of a con-
Terence between leading officials of
The third district is the establish.
ment of radio telephone at each
local Headquarters within the dis
triet. for the purpose of broadcast
Ing scout nows of interest. will
minston. Del. is proba bly, the first
council within this district 70
undertake such work. Executive
Greenhawk for some time has been
sending out lectures on general
scouting, programs for anniversary
week. and plans for the summer
camp: Hon. Huston Thompson.
president OF the washingtop, Coun-
Gil, and chairman of the regional
executive committee, Is seeking to
work out the plan, in cooperation
with Major Sesmour, the regional
executive. Washington hesdquart-
ers expect soon to b.. in line IN .
radio. tyansmission
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-01
Billy Whiskers
By FRANCES TREGo MONTGOMERY.

You remember yesterday we
left Stubby and Button gazing
longingly and hungrily at a flap
ping curtain out the only window
the farmers wife had left open.
Yes. but what good is that go
ing to do me? ! can't climb up
a tree or the side Of the house"
said Subby.
But l can. and I'm going to
climb that tree beside the shed.
jump from one Of its branches
onto the roof. sneak through Ihe
window into the house
You're a brick. Button. but |
doubt Il you will find anything
sumo the farmers wife locked up
everything
But Button ran up the side OF
the tree. whose branches bent over
the shed. Then he cautiously
crept out over an overhanging
bough until IL bent with his
weight. and when il could bend no
more he jumped from it. landing
safely on the roof. and disap-
peared through the little window
into the house.
He was gone probably only ten
minutes but it seemed to the wait
ing Stubby as though he had been
gone an hour, when he appeared
at the window with a big chicken
leg in his mouth. He walked to
the edge of the roof and dropped
il over to Stubby and said:
There. my friend. eat that.
while I so and get its mate"
"Oh. no, Button; here is plenty,
come and have some Of this e."
No. thank you. there is a whole
platter full where I got that and
while you are eating yours l will
go eat the other leg and some
dressing I saw on the platter.
When 1 come out I will bring you
a piece of the breast and a lump
Of the dressing
MY. Button. this goes right to
the spot, and there's no use dis
putting that the woman who cook
ed this knew her business
And while these two wanderers
were enjoying their stolen food
Billy was causing all the excite
ment in the city
After the explosion Billy decided
he had seen enough. of the Fourth
Of, July celebratiorO { close range.
so he decided to go back to the
Widow Brown and spend the rest
of the day and evening with her in
the comparatively quiet stable
yard. But when he turned to go
back he found he was lost, and
he had no idea in which direction
the boys home vas.
However. this did not worry him
much. for the town being small.
he could run up oAe street and
down another until he came to il.
He tried this for a couple Of
hours: bleating as he went to
call Mrs. Browns attention
should he be near and not see
the place.
But though he bIested and
bleated. no voice answered. for
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and seated herself in the preten-
tious vaiting-room. She wondered il
Candy were really busy or IL piuue
had prompted him to Keep her wait
ing.
II seemed to her, moving restless
ly in her chair, that hours passed
while clients drifted in and out.
She was half afraid some acquaint-
ance might enter at any moment.
and once she almost sprang up TO
leave, thinking she heard Selby
North's voice in an inner room.
Finally the scornful young wU-
| man at the desk outside Candy S
private ONCE rose at the sound of
an electric buzzer and motioned to
Jeanne.
She held open the door of her
chiefs office without a word
Candy looked up from a stack OF
papers as Jeanne entered hesitantly.
He had no smile of greeting for
her when he rose, but, as his eyes
took in the details OF her costume.
an expression of slightly ironic
mirth crept around his mouth.
You look like the erring wife
in the third act who visits her
lover to secure the discriminating
letters" he remarked. sit down"
Jeanne pushed back her veil and
raised innocent eyes.
It's beastly day. I find it more
comfortable with a veil"
And also more discreet" added
Candy. seating himself and draw
ing out a cigar. TO what am
/ indebted for the honor of this visit 80
His tone was mockins.
You've neglected me shamefulIy,"
pouted Jeanne. putting on brave
| front. Was there anything terri
Bile in my becoming engaged tina,
you need to cease being my friend -
He regarded his cigar steadily
| for a moment before replying.
81 guess you and understand
each other pretty well. Jeanne. dom,
we: We're pretty wise to each
others game"
81 suppose So" agreed Jeanne,
doubtfully.
Then don't think your last
! question requres an answer"
But don't you like me any more 80
persisted Jeanne. plaintively
Some instinct told her that the
best role with Candy at this crisis
was abject humility. He must be
| made to think that she was suffer
| ing for the termination OF their
! friendship. Above all. he must no,
be made to feel that he had been
| turned down for another man.
! II like you too well-damn IT,"
| replied Candy. with a wry smile
! Years ago swore no woman would
ever get to me again. But you
| came pretty near it. Pretty
near it! I guess I've got lot 10
thank young Victor for. might
have been fool enough to marry
| you myself some day."
To be Continued Tomorrou.