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The Washington herald., 1922-02-25
HOROSCOPE.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY rs. 1872

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY rs, 1927.
Jupiter and Mercury rule this day
with kindly direction according to
astrology. Saturn is mildly adverse.
This is a time to push all business
and professional projects. for Jupiter
leads to success and profit.
Advertising should be extraordi-
narily profitable during this sway and
since Jupiter and Mercury are
aspected as in today's horoscope 1t
should be stressed in all big pro-
jects.
tives in business should benefit<while
this confguration prevails.
There is a promising sign for
manufacturers, especially for all who
undertake novel enterprises.
AS the month advances toward
spring the seers foretell a heavy fall
in stocks and losses that may affect
persons of political prominence.
Some trouble or anxiety concern
ing the revenues of the Federal gov
ernment appears to be indicated by
the stars. Waste and extravaganza
in spending the peoples money will
be charged, it is foretold.
Mars is read as presaging some
sort of military gesture on the part
of the United Statesrsome time in the
spring or early summer. owing to the
treachery of a nation supposed to be
friendly.
Mercury is in place denoting re-
newed interest in occultism and in
creased attention to scientific inyes-
LEGATIONS.
Again it is prognosticated that
Spain Is to be disturbed by Mars in
Sagittarins.
Mexico Is to become more and more
friendly in its relations to the United
States. 1t is forecast, and again many
Americans are to go into the country
where they will start enterprises of
immense scope and large investments.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the forecast of very successful
year. Those who are employed wifi
benefit greatly.
Children born on this day will be
clever, generous and popular They
should succeed in whatever they un-
dertake.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-25
Good
Morning,
Judge!
By Rudolph Perkins.

About four months\ ago. Mary
Thomas said. her hubby. Isaac. shied
a brick at her. missed her and broke
a window pane.
When Christmas came around. she
declared, she suggested to Isaac that
he make her a present of a new
pane of glass He agreed. and took
"a cents Of her money to buy 1t.
But Isaac, it appears. was waylaid
by bootleggers. who took his money
and gave him a drink.
When he came home he had no
pane. But shortly afterward his wife
had plenty of pains because. she said,
he beat her Numerically.
Don't raymimber nuthin' 'taH
bout it. Jedge," explained the errant
hubby. Dat stun wot All drank
set me crazy"
He always was crazy. Jedge."
spoke up Mary.
You keep quiet'' the court told
Mary: you have had your say"
After giving the husband a good
long look and asking a few more
Questions, the court placed him on
probation and warned him that some
times sudden death Iurked in the
bootlegger's bottle.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-25

Dear Miss Blake:
am a young man, 1s years old.
have a habit Of corresponding
with out-of-to girls whom !
have never seen.
This rs what a girl wrote me:
Don't you think we can love each
other" She is about to graduate
from high school.
In my reply this is what I wrote:
Would rather hear you make some
progress in your studies rather
than read love letters" In all my
letters that / have written to girls
1 have never mentioned anything
about love-and the girls insist
upon writing their letters on that
idea.
Do you think 1 am d. right
when l write to about five - just
for the fun of 1t. Let me know
what you think of my attitude to-
ward this girl. ]. r. c.
1 think your correspondents are
very silly, indeed! And I think many
complications are coming to you il
you have a habit of corresponding
with numbers of people with whom
you have nothing in common as far
as you know, OF course, II has
spice, but why overwork It? By all
means discourage the young
women. The chances are you
wouldn't care for them at all!
Dear Miss Blake:
l am a constant reader of the
lovelorn questions and answers, so
1 am taking the advantage of writ
ing to you myself. / am a girl of
IS and am in the fourth year high
school.
Now 1 am in love with a boy 20
years of age and I am sure he likes
me. 1 usually wear my hair hang
ing down but 1 can also fix 1t up
and it looks very nice. Now when
fix it up the boy 1 go with says
look real sweet. and wants me to
wear it that way all the time. But
1 have to ruff 1t in order to get it
to look like anything. Please advise
me should I keep ruffing It or not?
Now my sisters want me to- bob
my hair. Would you or not?
As ever,
ANXIOUS"
Don't bob your hair unless it
looks we'll so. 1t can be very pretty
or peculiarly. ugly. 1 wouldn't run it.,
1hOdShs Try IL Out
with torn hair nets? It's quite sue
cessful.
Dear Miss Blake: Just about two
years ago, 1 met a nice out-of-town
fellow in my place Of business. Well.
We naturally got acquainted and he
took me around quite a bit to shows
and dances. He was attending school
at the time. and when he graduated
he went back home. He seemed to
care a great deal for me and made
all kinds of promises, such as writ
in gto me and coming back, etc. He
has now been away just about a year
and half. and have never received
very many letters from him. He
wrote quite often at first but since
last summer he only writes to me
The Washington herald., 1922-02-25
BRIGHT SAYINGS
OF THE CHILDREN

This summer my two nephews
came to visit me. The younger one
tripped and would have fallen down
the stairs If his brother, with rare
presence of mind, hadn't caught
him.
1 gave Jimmy half dollar, COM
mending him for his bravery.
Teddy made a wry face. Observing
this, l asked him the trouble.
Well" he remarked, with infan-
tile gravity. 'if 1 hadn't tripped
Jimmy couldn't have shown his
presence of mind, so I deserve a
half a dollar, too"
The porter on the sleeper was
busting the passengers clothes with
the usual long whisk broom, which
resembles a toy broom that June
had in her playhouse at home.
1t came Juns's turn, and as the
man finished dusting her coat,
mother called. June replied:
Wait minute, mother; he wants
to sweep my hat" J. B.
Juniors grandfather is q trine
uSoA. a CdlleT was Talking TO MIN
the other day and he failed to hear
Speak louder, please" spoke up
Junior. My gwandpa is a little
short of hearing" E. C.
We have a store that keeps school
supplies, and many kiddies come in
every day. One boy came from
school, stopped, and looked in; the
next move was to press his nose
against the window, then run out
his tongue and roll it around sew
eral times on the glass.
Upon consideration he came in
and asked the following question:
Are there anything in here what
costs for nothin'?"
I smilingly replied that we were
short on that article just now, and
he said "All right, and few out
as quickly as he came in.
W. B. s.
We live in a house with a woman
who is IS years old.
Yesterday her door bell rang sew
eral times. SO ! answered 1t.
found young miss about 5, who in
quired IL Mrs. ]. was at home. /
told her she was out and asked IL /
could do anything for her.
She replied: mo, thank you; !
just come to play with Mrs. j."
r. A. w.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-25

Every girl knows this we'll
known make of regulation
MILDLY. All white jean or with
colored collars and cuffs. Sizes
6 to 20.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-25
TEE CHARACTERS

JEANNE DARE, kHoton IN the
KftIs Io.cu toIen tchence she coDss
as pldin JANE DARE. has set her
self Up In Neo York as q eedlthy
ponsan IN the hope Of s~drtno Q
rich husband. In this effort she 70
p,dkin0 use Of
VIC BARST0WE, heir to the 70
pEted Borstotoe psiIliors, tho shotcs
sions ofinfdtHdtion ,oith her.
SIGNOR BONNICETTI, q former
efoltntst, oaks only to serve Jeanne
The Washington herald., 1922-02-25
DORIS Blahe&A A4qsyuers
h@bLoUe Problems

say. about once every three or four
months. always offering excuses wnen
he does write. There never was any
thing real serious between US. only
that he was a very refined young
chap. something that you don't find
very often nowadays. and l liked
him very much. and would not care
to lose his friendship. He has al
ways admired me very much and
several people have told Re that he
thought a great deal of me. He also
wrote and told me that he liked me
better than any girl in Washington,
but of course that doesn't say better
th1n any girl where he Is now. May
be, 1 have a rival. Now. Miss Blake
I am writing to you for advice. What
would you do? Just let things drift
and ignore his etters which are so
long coming, or keep on correspond
ing when he does write? You know
these out of town beaux become un-
interested.
Thanking you in advance. am.
BLUE EYES.
When absence doesn't make the
heart grow fonder, Blue Eyes. it has
decided tendency to make folks
forget. It's quite obvious the young
man has other interests. Since there
was nothing serious between you. al
though you regret the loss OF a
FRIEND. think the best thing to do
Is to find other beaux. in town.
Don't ignore his letters, by any
means. And make your responses
bright and interesting. That's the
only way to keep up a correspondence.
Dear Miss Blake:
I am a girl OF 16 and have
bobbed hair. My mother thinks 1t
awful for me to tangle my hair. It
Is so very hard to curr. Besides 1t
doesn't stay in very long, and when
1t Is straight il looks awful. / am
about four feet. four inches and
am very slim. I weigh about ninety
pounds. Miss Blake please tell me
in which way I should wear my
hair and how to curl it.
BLUE EYES"
I think it's too bad to tangle II.
Ever try brushing hard every night
to make it fluffy. It's coming into
fashion. Frizzed locks are a bit
passe. However, an electric curl
ing iron properly applied will
usually curl it. il handled carefully.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-25
Answer. to Yesterday. Questions.

Answers to Yesterdays Questions:
1. When did President James A.
Garfield die? He was shot July 2.
1881, and died from the effects OF
his wound September 10, following
He is buried at Cleveland. Ohio.
2. Who is known as The Father
of the American Navy7 Commodore
John Barry.
3. What star is called the Dog
Star? For what is it famous
Sirius, in the constellation of the
Great Dog. Sirius is the brightest
star in the sky. When Sirius sinner
with the sun we have dog days."
4. Where are the Thousand Is
lands situated and approximately
how many are there? They are in
the st. Lawrence River as 1t
emerges from Lake Ontario, be-
tween the State OF New York and
the province of Ontario, Canada;
about LOO in number.
5. What Is lodestone? A. mag
netic iron ore, known as a natura,
magnet from early times. and the
first substance in which the phenom-
enon of magnetism was observed.
6. Has a gallon of water the
same numerical weight everywhere
There are several standard gallons
and as many weights to judge them
by. Al Winchester Omitted States)
gallon contains 231 cubic inches, q
British imperial gallon 277.274 cubic
inches. A British imperial gallon
at 62 degrees F. weighs just 10
pounds. A United States gallon at
the same temperature weighs 8. IS
pounds avoirdupois, and a little
more than 10 7-12 pounds by apcth-
ecaries' weight.
z. What was the actual flying
time made by the NC-4 on its trip
across the Atlantic? The flying
time for the also miles covered
was 2S hours and AZ minutes.
8. How many countries are there
in South America? Name them.
Ten-~Argentina, Bolivia. Brazil,
Chile. Colombia. Ecuador. Paraguay,
Peru. Uruguay. Venezuela.
Q. where does the quotation, THE
fool doth think he is wise, but the
wise man knows himself to be a
fool" occur? Shakespeare's "As
You Like It." act v. scene 4.
10. Why is the monkey. wrench so
called? After its inventor, Charles
Moncky.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-25
MEMORY TESTS.
Answers to These Questions VII
Be Published Tomorrow,
How old is Niagara Falls?

]. How old is Niagara Falls?
| 2. Who was in command of the
cavalry charge celebrated py Ten
nyson in his poem, THE Charge OF
the Light Brigade?" The date?
3. Where are the Virgin Islands
and what are the names of the most
Important ones?
4. Who shot President Mckinley
5. What is an equilateral tri-
angle? An equianSular triangle
An isosceles triangle?~
6. Which is the starboard and
whic his the port side of a ship?
Z. Who Is the ruler of Abyssinia!
s. Where does the quotation, He
that wants money, means and con-
tent is without three good friends" I"
occur!
9. What is the largest planet In
the solar system?
10. Who succeeded Senator Pen
rose as United States Senator from
Pennsylvania?
The New York herald., 1922-11-26
A Review by H. L. PANGBORN.

and broadening of view Mr.. George at
tanned a kindly and tolerant attitude" the
basic fact in his personality remained, if
We read Mr. Raymonds diagnosis correct
". the trait that expressed itself in the
very youthful Mr.. George in what might
be called "class bitterness,"-not, how
ever. In any crudely revolutionary sense.
But as MFR. Raymond with great acute
ness points out. the most insurmountable
barrier which separates human individuals
is that which marks of "the man OF finan-
cial Independence from him who never can
be sure OF the next days or months or
years or ten years subsistence. There
can easily be friendship. true and warm.
between members OF the two classes;
there can never be understanding" That
profound observation reaches to the very
root OF the problems of government in a
democracy here as well as In the Bpitish
Empire. 1t marks the distinction between
the British government of some two hun
dred years prior &c Lloyd Georges pre-
miership and that which he strove to in
stall. In his case it involved practical
departure from any really parliamentary.
constitutional government and developed
into a form of dictatorship. And II so
happened that nothing short of dictator
ship could have served TO help England to
The New York herald., 1922-11-26

win the war" at the critical stage COR,
more accurately. 10 do her part to that
end), and that probably no other form of
dictatorship than that of Lloyd Georges
could have been endured Certainly no
crudely military dictator could have done
the business.
i.r Raymond shows Lloyd Georges
greatest service to civilization to be his
achievement in bringing about the neces-
sary unity of command in France. and.
secondly. in inducing the American gov
ernment TO acquiesce in 1t. He sums up:
The abandonment OF Cabinet respon-
sibility, the latitude given to subordinates
was bound to result in much ca
price. and there were times when MIR
Georges administration was very much
like that OF Harun al Raschid in that the
most innocent things suddenly became
crimes and 'one-eyed calendars were
abruptly elevated to positions of impor-
tance. But it had also the virtues of its
defects. It had vision. vigour, high
courage. In short, ii reflected. the
character of its chief. Both qualities and
defects are traceable to the peculiarities
which made Lloyd George the supreme ex-
ample Of the political impressionist"
Indeed. Mr.. George, according to his
critic. has no political philosophy" But
The New York herald., 1922-11-26

history, or fed up with biography. you will
find sure relief in the engrossing pages Of
Under Four Administrations" 1t is mar
rative alive with action. Illustrious men
and dramatic events move In continuous
procession through its pages. The per-
sonages of scores of nations are caught
off their guard and pictured with delight
full informality-Grover Cleveland at the
theater. the urbane John Hay seizing upon
fortunate diplomatic phrase, DR.. S. Weir
Mitchell wanting to see the inside of a
Turkish household. an imbecilic Sultan
stumbling through a speech. President
Lowell of Harvard telling a darlky story.
Pershings nervousness at the prospect of
making a speech. cardinals. poets. kings
and scholars all depicted to the life. The
book is so rich in material that even so
interesting portion of it as Mr.. Strauss
of Oscar Wilde was crowded
out and must wait for the second edition.
Recipient of the unique honor of being
appointed by three different Administra-
tions as Ambassador to Turkey, which is
The New York herald., 1922-11-26

his opportunisIn is nevertheless not to be
regarded as irresponsible or essentially an
evil, or even a weak thing. 1t sufficed at
the crisis where possibly a more farsee-
ing philosophy would have failed-in fact,
had failed. The other leaders. in one way
or another. were victims of their minor
inhibitions In particular the public
school tradition" statesmen. the disciples
of Jewett and the Oxford systems of politi-
cal and economic philosophy, were unable
to deal with the situation; Mr.. George was
never deferred because thing isn't done,
you know" Almost alone among states
men of all the countries Mr.. George. so his
critic thinks, was able to concentrate upon
the single idea of victory. And the nation
realized that he was "out to win"
But these same qualities that made him
great in war were a fatal weakness in the
attempted peace making. Space limits
forbid any detailed examination of the
peace proceedings or of the years since
then. but one cannot refrain from quoting
Mr.. Raymond's comparison of the. life of
the Coalition government up to the last
few weeks to the case of Poe's grewsome
tale of Mr. Valdemar, the man who was
kept to semblance of life through "mes-
meric'' influences fer seven months after
his real death and when the spell was at
last reversed his body liquefied into in
Simultaneous putrefaction.'
The book follows Mr.. George from his
infancy, throwing much Illumination upon
his career, as social reformer, imam of the
people" and so on to his present eclipse.
The New York herald., 1922-11-26
An Ambassadors Extraordinary Memoirs

considered in diplomatic circles the most
difficult post in Europe. Mr. Strauss diplo-
matte career under Cleveland Mckinley
and Taft nevertheless comprises only a
fraction of his amazingly many sided ca
reer. Harrison called him anxiously to the
White House regarding Russia's persecu-
tions of Jews; Roosevelt had him in his
Cabinet; Wilson valued his cooperation in
the fight for the League of Nations
Six Presidents are thus indebted to Mr..
Straus for unusual services And yet this
tireless American has found time to dis
tinguish himself in the practice of law, in
a business career, as n member for the
last twenty years of the Permanent Court
of Arbitration. at The Hague. as an ir-
resistible advocate OF progressive princi-
pies in national political campaigns. as
chief arbitrator in the nations most critical
railway labor dispute. as founder of the
Young Mems Hebrew Association. as
founder of the United States Chamber of
Commerce. and as the author of the best
life of Roger Williams ever written. and OF
numerous other notable literary works.
Here is a life that has run the social and
economic gamut. Ii ranges from cottage
in Bavaria to the Venetian Palace i'm Wash
ington. and from diet of corn bread and
molasses in Georgia to the terrapin of
which Roosevelt is described as having
been especially fond. 1t ranges from the
practice of oratory as a barefoot boy under
the trees of the South to the brilliant ad-
vocacy of American ideas and rights be
Having read Under Four Administra-
tions" one can readily understand why Mr.
Straus. Jew, has never known what 1T
was to be Disseminated against because
he was Jew.
Geographically alone. this volume has
scope that is rarely to be found anywhere
save in a book of travel The narrative
forges with adroit and atmospheric skill
to the center of momentous events tran
spring in New York, Washington, Lon
don Paris. Rome, Constantinople, Cairo and
Jerusalem. The reader is taken on memo
rable motor tours through Algiers and
Normandy. on cruises through the Medi-
terranean and the Bosporus One sails
with the autobiographer into strange ports
and is led through mysterious exotic
streets.
The trouble breeding Balkans, and Tur-
key. that hotbed of international dis
sensions. are portrayed and interpreted
with a comprehending knowledge that is
invaluable at this moment of renewed and
menacing rumblings in the Near East
But the main value of Under Four Ad-
ministrations" is something deeper and
more profound. 1t consists of the revela-
tion of how a remarkable career was fash
ioned from the humblest beginnings. and
how greatness OF character was gradually
achieved These things are unconsciously
and involuntarily disclosed
The New York herald., 1922-11-26
Lloyd George Dissected

Mr.. LLOYD GEORGE. BY E. T. Raymond.
George H. DOran Company.
NO one OF the great figures thrown
~ into prominence by the war has SO
steadily kept a place in the public
eye throughout the whole world as David
Lloyd George. but although there has been
no lack Of current biography, and certainly
no lack OF either condemnatory criticism
or praise. il Is probably true that the aver
age reader knows far less of him than,
for example. Of Clemenceau. Wilson or
Foch. There has grown up a variety of
legends about him as the "Iittle Welsh at
torney." the cottage bred" hero and
champion Of the people. or as the merely
astute demagogus. Mr.. Raymond renders
signal service in this comprehensive,
searching. critical but not unsympathetic
analysis q this complex personality The
figure that emerges is fully comprehensive
and his importance as. in way. a neces-
sary expression OF the epoch and OF the
war. becomes more evident than before.
For he Is an epochal figure. and whatever
may be the Immediate or continuing re-
suits Of the recent election, the shadow of
Lloyd George and OF the tendencies he
embodfes are not likely to be wholly cut
or
Mr.. Raymond Is very far from being
either a hero worshipper or destructive
rritic. There IS an extraordinary aloof-
ness about his attitude a judicial, balanced
attitude that one very rarely meets In any
contemporary appraisal OF greatness. The
result b not only an adequate biography
but also an acute study in political and
social evolution. Moreover, Mr.. Raymond
is a master OF English style: his manner
could hardly be improved upon for the
purpose Of the book although he is never
able to refrain from an epigrammatic
summary when opportunity offers such as
democrat who sometimes has to trust the
people. but would much rather not" or
that the Coalition majority in Parliament
in its anxiety TO make Germany pay was
almost as ignorant as the economic ex-
perts themselves concerning the possibili-
ties OF that policy" But there is never too
much of the epigrammatic: Il never de-
generates into smartness and never dis
torts his calmer judgment. 1t merely
brightens the page with luminous light
ming fash.
Although with the progress of maturity
The New York herald., 1922-11-26


Oscar s. Straus. Houghton Mifflin Com
pany.
A SINGULAR and happy gift illumi-
~ mates Ambassador Strauss auto
biography. II is the gift OF being
able repeatedly to make his readers for
get that he is distinguished diplomat
and statesman. Like Benjamin Franklin,
he knows how TO close up the gulf that
invariably yawns between some one who
has had remarkable experiences and some
one who has had lesser experiences. and to
draw the two together on common and
companionable ground.
This is art OF very high order. and it
imparts to autobiography a beguiling
magic that instantly sets il apart from
those autobiographies that are conceived
in personal conceit and dedicated to the
effort to demonstrate that the author is
greater than his fellows
If you are tired of novels. bored with
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-23
CASE BE COMPLETED
BEFORE NIGHT
BY N, d. TRACY

Unjtcl Press Staff Correspondent
San Francisco, Jan. z3.-With only
he testimony of half dozen mino
witnesses remaining to he'heard, the
tate expects to close its case agaiAs :
Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle late today.
It is probable that the defense will
not open until Tuesday ,1orning The
case for the defense, according t.
Gavin McNab, Arbuchle'a chief coun-
sci, will contain no surprises. a few
rev witnesses will take the stand.
but their testimony will only dean
with minor points, he said.
Arbuckle himself, will probably
testify either Wednesday or Thurs
day.
The case is expected to go to TIC
jury either at the end OF this week OF
early next week.