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Ing sheepshead and nothing more. But
We ought to. be getting back to the
yacht. hadn't wer'
And somehow, after weaving In ana
out. we did find the boat again. Barry
tried to tell Uncle Nels and Ines about
the free oyster baskets. but they were
SO busy catching catfish over the SIDE
that they wouldn't stop to listen.
doubt II they would have quit even for
supper il Capt. Mears hadn't declared
a strike on taking any more OF the
things OF the hook.
"They amt no good nowhow. them
cats" he protested. 'If you all want
some real eatin' fish I'll go out soon's
it's dark and git you a mess Of silver
mullet."
THAT night we had another Of those
amazing sunsets. We were an
chored in a little cove behind one Of
the larger islands, and as the sun went
down beyond the mangrove trees there
wasn't even a ripple of a breeze on the
CLASSY water. In the west there wasn't
cloud. either. But soon came the
afterglow, tinting up the sky in all
kinds Of pastel shades that gradually
changed to lavender. then to dark pur-
pie, and finally faded out. And the
next we knew the mangrove bushes
we're casting inky shadows in the water.
the stars were rushing out. and night
had dropped.
I've never been where it was SO alb
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the bones in the right ankle. His
left ankle was already in a brace
Smith crawled to his own car, got
in. drove home and then called to his
mother to assist him into the house.
He was sent to Walter Reed Hospi-
tai for treatment
He draws total permanent disabili-
ty from the Veterans Bureau. Con-
sidering that he has nine large holes
cial bed made of air pillows. But
you may always see Wallace with a
smile on his face. His favorite say
ing is. "A man might be down. but
he's never out"
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loose for fair" One of the first to be
shot was Smith. A machine-gun bull
let caught him in the leg and he
went down. Then the shrapnel be-
gan to beat a regular tattoo on his
back. Only Smith and one other man
were left alive.
WHILE he was lying out in NO
w Mans Land" calling for water.
a form suddenly doomed up before the
Jdimmed eyes of the wounded soldier.
Thinking it was one of his buddies,
he repeated his moan for water.
When the man muttered in the hated
"boche" tongue, Smith knew the
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in charge wanted to show his au-
thority. and told the runner" that
he would bring the men up. Smith
started to argue with him. but it was
useless. The "Looey" was determined
to lead the men. and so finally Smith
was forced to yield to a superior
oficer.
~ +*
THE march began. In the detach-
ment there were thirty-three men
and one officer. Little did the men
think that before another day should
pass thirty-two of them would. be
on their way west"
As the distance seemed rather
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navigator who had sailed along this
coast ever since he. was knee hlgh
to a capstan. whatever that is.
"All right. Barry says l. III
take your word for it. But maybe
You'll tell me what those cute little
baskets are hanging from the bushes
on that island over there
"Eh?" says Barry. gawping where
I pointed. "Why-why. they do look
like baskets, don't they? I'll ask the
captain" And a moment later ne
comes back to report. "Coon oys-
ters," says he.
"Oh. quit kidding" says 1. Who
ever heard of oysters growing on
bushes?"
Fact" says Barry. Anyway. that's
what he said. I'll tell you, Trilby
May, let's take the dinghy and row
O xr. Sounds rather fshy. I'll admit
and we might as well find out Tor
ourselves"
.ru 20 YOU" says I. my exploring
blood il up and I've been wanting to
do something of the kind"
TOR these were fascinating islands
that we had been among for the
last day and a half We had sailed
past hundreds of 'em. il not thou
sands. They were all exactly alike,
except trat some were no bigger
than a table top and others were
miles long, and the larger ones look
ed higher in the middle.
! But they're not, you know" ex-
plains Barry ITS just that on the
little ones the mangroves are only
bushes, while on the big keys they
i. grow to be trees. fifty or sixty feet
high in some cases But even on the
LARGEST Islands the land Is hardly
moro tEan a foot above water level"
"who are you quoting now, Barry?
Capt. Mears?" asked.
well. he ought to know. hadn't
he?" sidestepped Barry. Come along
and I'll show you"
So We climbed into the little boat
and peddled to the nearest key. And
sure enough, the hanging baskets
were punches of oysters. Perhaps 1t
wasn't an odd sight. too, to seesths
whole shore Of this little island dec
GRATED that way.
~why, they're like punches OF ba-
nanas hung mp in front Of q fruit
stand" says I. How como. Barry?
And after a little ear scratching he
was right there with the dope. You
see," he goes on, "these manSroves
have an odd trick Of dropping q root
from the middle Of . branch. When
one of these strikes the ground 1t be-
comes . feeder, and after . while an
other trunk. That's the way the man
grove spreads. you. know. One tree.
I've read somewhere. will cover .
whole acre. or maybe more. But when
these root feeders are dropped from .
branch that hangs over the salt wa
ter they simply ofssr-a place for foat-
ing oyster spat to cling to. And IN
kiune these punches collect"
Interesting. II true" says I.
well, there you are!" protested
Bsry. ~You see 'em. don't you?
wait . minute and TIL let you taste
.sem."
(. with that Barry hauled bunch
into TIE boat. broke or one OF the
,l.rrest, opened It with his pocket
Iknies and passsd 1t over. And say. 1t
bea& anythjne I've ever had served
ION the half shell at Tortonps or any
-hArA alsa II was III sesaoEed. too.
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there were a few birds. On one key
We came across a whole colony of
white herons perehing in the man.
white flowers. And in a big tree we
discovered a great nest from which
few what Barry said was an osprey
or fish eagle. Anyway. the bird made
quite a fuss about our invasion. and
soon her mate came and swooped
down at US menacing until we pad
died out of range.
FINALLY we came out into an open
space where there was a low,
bare island and a boat hauled up.
"Peopler calls out Barry. "See"
Sure enough. here was a stout, red
faced. whiskered. person wearing
overalls, a huge straw hat and dark
When Barry starts out to be folksy.
They were fishing from the island
with long bamboo poles.
Lets be neighborly," suggests
Barry.
So we rowed over and landed. The
stout, whiskered person told us that
he was fishing for sheephead. and
showed US some striped fish that
looked as though they'd just grad
uated from Sing Sing. But beyond
that he didn't seem very chatty.
When Barry starts out to be folksy,
though. he's not easily discouraged.
IT say" he remarks to the party
in the overalls, "this is really a coral
reef, you know"
That so?" says the stranger.
Absolutely" goes on Barry, a bit
excited. "See, here's a piece which
has been broken of. Coral. built up
from the bottom Of the sea. And
here's mangrove bush just starting
to grow on it. Yes, sir. You see. the
mangrove has seed like penholder,
and about as long. 1t drops of and
floats in the water until 1t grounds on
some such place as this. Then the
pointed end works down into what
ever soil there is until 1t takes root,
And when 1t does that 1t starts to
spread. In time this whole reef will
be covered with mangrove bushes and
then it will look like any Of these
other keys. Then in the course Of
years the falling mangrove leaves
will form soil two or three feet deep.
and then long leaf pines and live oaks
and palmettos will spring up. One
island will join with another, too.
That's the way nearly all of this low.
er end Of the state was built up. So
here We have Florida in the making. :"
"Huhr says the stranger, hauling
In another fish. -.
IF Barry had expected his man to
get thrilled by all this he was mis-
taken. The; whiskered person paid no
more attention to him, but told the
darby to gather up the catch and
drowsed OF.
THE old bonehead!' says Barry.
IT suppose all he knows about Florida
ID that's it's warm down here and that
he can catch enough flsh for supper
Don't be discouraged. old DEAR" I
told him. "An Of that wise talk wasn't
wasted. got most Of 1t. and 4 think
you're perfectly wonderful to know so
much. How do you ever get that way?''
'aOh. it's giftv'. chucltled Barry.
II wonder where your srouchy friend
came from" says !. 'and how he hap
pens to be down here"
'soh, most likely he's some hermit
ashesman,'' suggests Barry, with q
uAntal. eor1ipment lust suited for e itch.
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United States Infantry, he was
wounded 1913 times in line of duty,
and a second lieutenant is to blame
for 1t all.
CTARTING from the inception OF
~ Smiths military service. his ca
reer as q gallant defender of old
glory" 10 told for the first time.
When the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guardsmen were called into
federal service on June 10, 1915. they
made camp on the outskirts Of the
Fort Myer military reservation in
Virginia. about three miles from the
white House. The bivouac OF the
ruard.men was named Camp Ordway.
After the Sd D. c. Infantry had been
In camp for a month or so a young
cotton-haired youth came out to the
camp one day and enlisted with Com
pany c Of that regiment as second
bugler. Before that time he had been
a bugler with the Boy Scouts.
The day that he came to the camp
he wore a well cut white Palm Beach
suit, white sport shoes and q panama
hat He went to the buglers' school
with the other bugiers in his Palm
Beach suit, as a uniform had not been
issued to him. While at school and
when sergt. Bugler Henry Loveless'
back was turned for the moment the
buxlers initiated Smith. When they
came in from drill that evening his
wonderful Palm Beach had turned
colora No. longer did it shine In Its
ma jestic white, but had turned a sort
of olive drab, a brownish cQlor. Was
Smith dismayed? No! He had won
his spurs With the boys; won the
right to fraternixe with the members
Of one Of the most exclusive drum
corps in the Army.
when he frst came to camp Smith
was tall and rather thin, with a
nervous habit Of throwing his head
hack as II to shake his hair out Of his
eyes. He combed his hair straight
back from his forehead In style
prevalent at that time.
When the Sd left Fort Myer Tor
Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Smith en-
trained with the rest at Rosslyn, va.
A FrER the Sd Infantry returned TO
~ the city in March. 1917. from the
m.~,c.n border the onicers, and en-
listed men went on leave until April
I when they were again called into
fsa.r,l service for the world war.
Hovaver. when tho regiment went to
csmn Greene, N. c., 1t was split and
a.sirned to three other regiments
~. 1e1st. 1ssd and 1ssd Infantry.
Arriving overseas. Smith was as
si~ned to Company OF the sth united
st.tAa infantry Of the I'd Division
for duty 40 q bugier (a bugIer also
.ct. =. \ carrier and dispatch bearer
Tor company commanders). By q
streak Of fate. Smith was the last
uarher Of the old I'd DISTRICT Of
columbia Drum Corps. to see alive
FredeYick Fasan.: the only man IN
tho drum corps 10 be killed in action.
1he day Smith wss wounded 30
severely. he hGd had an alteration
wikh 1 second lieutenant. who was IN
charge Of detachment OF replace
ments" (fresh men for tho front line
4rsuches). Smith had gone to one OF
the rest camps after the. compile
ment Of. rspiacements. There was =
certain route to use in bringing up
thA fresh men, and he h1d bsen over
the strait. hundreds Of times. In
|facs. he almost knew the .trail' by
an instinct u sssIing. - the man
Fwsrp always brought up- .aftsr dark.
Ion this particular evening the ofiesr
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solutely still and quiet. Nothing seemed
to move or stir. and the slight wheeling
noise that Uncle Nels made In sucking
at his pipe was the only thing that
broke the silence. Around US was only
the quiet water and those still man
grove islands, whose dark shadows seem
to be creeping silently toward us.
kinda spooky. amt IT." says Inez.
moving uneasy in her wicker deck
chair. Don't nobody live down here
anyway"
Hardly any one" says Barry. But
there's a light on in the east. Looks
as IL there might-a be a town there.
How about it, captain?"
Nothing but Big Cypress swamp
of that way" says he. ''The light
comes from a big blaze in the saw
grass. Miles of it on fire. most like
ly. Time TO be gettin' after them
along?'
DAIRY and I volunteered and soon
- we set of in the darkness, all
three of us in the little dinghy.
Barry stood in the stern and pad
died close to the shore. according to
directions. squatted on seat amid
ships and the captain stood in the
bow with his cast net. And say.
it's quite a neat little trick to stand
up in fourteen-foot skiff and
throw one of those affairs. He held
part of it in his right hand, some In
his left, with the pull rope, and one
strand he gripped in his teeth. Then,
when he saw a school of mullet
break. he would throw the weighted
part back-handed with his right
hand. spreading It until the net
struck in a perfect circle, and let
ting the rest go at thessame time.
It's an art, all right.
But the thrilling part, of the per-
formance was when he hauled In
the net with half dozen fish
thrashing about in 1t. Every strand
was shining like polished silver. and
the whole thing looked like a mesh
purse just out of jewelry store.
'It's phosphorescence. miss" the
captain explains. "Waters full OF 1t.
That's how I can see the fsh. Look!
There's some"
And sure enough, darting away
from the boat. I. could see these
nashes Of silver under the surface.
Every time Barry dipped in the oar
he stirred up long plume OF light,
and when I dabbled my ysingers over
board they came up siivery. It was
.wierd, too, gliding along In the
shadows and watching those ghost
like ash darting about. got. a
cramp in my knees and by the time
We had fish enough for breakfast
both my feet were we'll soaked. but
I wouldn't have missed 1t for q farm.
yxYE had been gone about an hour.
w winding in and out among the
twisty channels, untii' had lost all
sense Of direction and couldn't have
found my way back to the yacht
any more than II I'd been blind
folded. : But the captain took the
oars and In less than ten minutes
had Us alongside Of the Pyxie. She
looked as big ~ q church, with all
the cabin windows lighted and some
7 Of the deck lights turned on. Also,
a. we rot near, we could hear .
music machins eEoinG, and We found
that Ines had dug out some scratchy
old records and had been giving >
/
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cred one Of the few good dancers Of
Washington.
Smith was born May 2. 1898, at
Herndon, Va. His oficial record
shows that he served in the Toul sec
tor and at Chateau-Thierry. France
But il seems as il the fates have
marked him for their own. Last July.
while he was crossing at 18th street
and Park road, car ran over him
and he was carried to the hospital
for another stay.
IT was rainy day when Smith
crossed at l4th street and Park
road. making for his own car. which
he had parked around the corner An
other car came along. bumped into
him and ran over one leg. breaking
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DC. Boy Wounded 133 Times in War

+ Wallace Hman Smiths Escape From Death Unique
Among Experiences Of Allied Soldiers Battlefield One
Of Two Survivors of Machine Gun and Shrapne Fire When
Thirty Three Men We're Led Beyond Lines by Officer
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ny STEPHEN F. TILLMAN.

ny STEPHEN r. TILLMAN.
I<H I'D the fates decide years
ago that Washington
boy should travel through
the shadow of desth in
the world war, and then come back
home to laugh at his experiences? At
least 80 1t would SEEM"
Wallace Hilman Smith of 643 Ra-
leigh street southeast. Washington.
IL virtually back from the Ssad."
after experiencing q close call from
death on the battlefield OF Chateau
Thierry.
= 'Of all soldiers on the allied side
during the world war. none of them
had an experience like that of kid
Smith," While serving as a. bugler
and liaison runner Of Company 1. eth
Evening star., 1922-05-21

A wedding in Afghanistan 10 fol-
lowed by much noise and merrymak-
ing. the idea being that the more
noise that 10 made the more success
rful the marriage will be.
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In Indianapolis the school ohiidrsn
eslsnratsd Arbor any by paantiis
more th1n eeeo msplss tseeA
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sFOR THE LOVE Of ORPHEUS,
INEz., SAYS /. "WHY SKATER
THE PEACE OF A PERFECTLY
GOOD NIGHT BY GRINDING OUT
ANYTHING LIKE THATs WHAT'S
THE IDEAY-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-30
Ministers Favor
Dance and Jazz
Proper Supervision, Not Pro.
hibition, Is Cure, Says
Pastors at Convention.

rsCHICAGo. March ga number
OF members of the Religious Edu-
cational Association, which began
Its annual meeting here today, are
in favor of modern dancing, under
proper supervision. The syncopated
strains of the saxaphone and the
blare of a jazz trombone also are
acceptable, according to some of the
ministers.
The church must attract youth
by providing what 1t wants." said
Rev. Harry H. Hubbell, pastor OF a
Presbyterian church in Buffalo.
Moral laxity must be cured in a
sympathetic, not a prohibitive man.
ner. The evils of cabarets and
dance halls can be cured by pro-
vidfng music and dancing right in
the churches. Modern dancing,
properly supervised, can be danced
very prettf1y.' ~.
Attacks on the Darwinian theory
as unchristian brought ridicule.
"Once thought William Jen-
nings Bryan a great man." said
Professor E. L. Shaver, of Hendrix
College, Conway, Arkansas. but
however much he may deny his an
cestors were apes. the~ Darwinisn
theory seems to have made a mon
key out of him today"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-30
Radio Instruments
Reduced in Price

The Bureau of Engineering,
Navy Department. in standardizing
specifications for radio apparatus
In cooperation with the manufac-
turers. has, effected a reduction In
the price OF various items used in
radio sets at tie present time.
Aircraft and medium range receiv-
ing sets, for instance, are reduced
In price approximately so per cent
as are amplif1ers, such as those
used in receiving the large selec-
ton of lectures and concerts now
broadcasted from many parts of
the country. Detectors used IN
such receiving sets are now re.
duced some rs per cent In price.
Medium sized transmitting sets,
both of the spark and arc type.
are down on the average of 80 per
cent while various types of insu-
lators in common use and neces-
sary in assembling a radio set are
reduced on the average 20 per cent.
Vacuum tubes for both trans
hitting and receiving sets, the
latest thing In radio in common
use, are down in price Jon. the av-
erage about 40 per cent All the
above material is also greatly i'm
proved in efficiency as well as ma
terially reduced in price, the latest
vacuum tubes. for instance, having
over 1000 per cent longer life
than the early tubes had
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-30
TOO MUCH
MEAT CAUSES
BACKACHE
Take a glass Of Sails before
breakfast If your Back hurts.

No man or woman who eats
meat regularly can make a mis-
take by flushing the kidneys
occasionally. says a we'll known
authority Meat forms uric acid
which excites the kidneys, they
be c ONE overworked by the
strain, get sluggish and fail to
litter the waste and poisons from
the blood. then We get sick. Near
ly all rheumatism, headaches,
liver trouble. nervousness, dig
Illness, sleeplessness and urinary
disorders come from sluggish
kidneys
The moment you feel q dull
ache in the kidneys or your back
hurts, stop eating meat and get
about four ounces of Jad Salts
From any pharmacy; take a ia
blespoonfu1 IN a glass of water
before breakfast and in a. few
days your kidneys will act hne.
This famous salts Is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia. and
has been used for generations to
! flush and stimulate the kidneys.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and
cannot injure; makes. a delight
full effervescent Whitewater
drink which everyone should
take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the
blood pure. thereby avoiding Sc
rious kidney complications.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-30
viii Broadcast
Legion Program
Bureau of Engraving Post
win Hold Entertainment
And Supper.

The Bureau Of Engraving Post OF
the American Legion will give q
supper and entertainment this even
ing on the NTH floor of the Bureau
building. The entertainment is for
disabled veterans. fifty of whom
will be present from walter Reed
Hospital James L. wilmeth. d.
rector of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. Representative Lamar
Jeffers, OF Alabama. and Watson B.
Miller. commander d. C. department,
American Legion, will speak.
The speeches and music will be
broadened> by radiophone. a system
similar to that used for the broad
casting of public health lectures
from Anacostia by remote control
will be used by agreement between
the telephone company and the
store of Thos. Williams. Inc. The
arrangements for this radio concert
are in the hands of G. L. Metzger
Of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing.
The program follows: Rockets
Jazz. Orchestra; the Gladding Sis
tiers. singers and dancers; Russell
Burroughs, songs; Samuel Jacobsen,
patriotic recitations; Johnny Salb.
at the piano; Deorio and Grindle,
entertainers; Harry Cohen. the sing
ing monologist; John Burns, songs;
Raphael Bucca, the boy violinist. A
supper will be served.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-30
Chicago Radio SholD
Planned for Early Fall

The annual Chicago Radio Show
will be held in the Coliseum from
October Il to %, 1922. This will be
the big official show to be given
every year hereafter during this
period. h
This date for the 1922 show has
been selected in order to enable
manufacturers to complete the many
improvements in design and con-
struction now being perfected and
to give the industry a chance to
catch up on deliveries 81
Because Of the enormous present
demand most manufacturers Of ra-
dio equipment are months behind in
filling orders. BY October con-
ditions should be greatly improved.
At that time the industry should be
in full swing prepared to meet the
big winter demand.
The radio shows which have been
held in other cities during the past
year have been pronounced sue
cesses in general public interest and
attendance, but a source Of disap-
pointment to exhibitors, The space
occupied by many of these shows
was entirely inadequate to meet the
demand.
At New York the public was turn
ed away by the thousands every day
during the show at the Pennsylvania
Hotel, and the crowds were so great
around the exhibits as to cause &C.
tual Inconvenience and discomfort.
The nationwide. ever growing in
terest IN radio has amply demon
strated that only the very largest
exhibition buildings are adequate to
properly handle the enormous
crowds whose enthusiasm in this
new science has placed radio shows
on a plane with the big national
automobile shows.
Z At the Coliseum, in October, there
will be ample space for all exhibit
tors and the public as we'll No ex-
pense or effort is being spared to
make this the: first real, big radio
showaE The Coliseum Is known as
the greatest show place and con-
vention hall in the country. The
very size will be proof of the COM
pleteness and immensely of the an
nual Chicago Radio Show.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-30
Concerts Last Night
Unusually Clear

stores in town reported very good
air service last night: The lone
drug store On the Avenue having a
radiophone set and Thomas WILL
Jams, Inc, were crowded with
eager listeners who were enter
tanned with music from local and
distant transmitting stations. From
the direction of Soldiers Homo
there came a birthday card ad-
dressed to the. Radio Editor stat
ing the writer had, clearly heard
the Gilbert. concert on Monday
night with no better equipment
than a loose coupler and crystal
detector. A fady in a downtown
department store was seen to order
a great quantity of radio ap-
paratus yesterday; switches, an
tenna wire and a variety Of spare
parts. When It Is all assembled
there will be one more listener-in
to- KDKA, WIZ, WINK and wMU.