Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1921, Page 60

War Veteran, France,Memb HEN the United States en- tered the war, Lamar Jef- fers was clerk of the circuit court of Calhoun county. Ala. Having previously been a nati- onal guardsman in his state, however, and being physically fit. he resigned this position and entered the first of- ficers’ training camp at Fort Mc- Pherson, Ga, in May, 1917, graduat- ing in August with the rank of cap- tain. He was immediately assigned te the $2d Division and given com- mand of G Company. 326th Infantry. He remained with that ouifit through out the training period of the divi- sion at Camp Gordon. and through the active service of the division over- seas, until he was felled on the morn- ing of October 11, 1918, da ing a fierce engagement before St. juvin, France. &t which time he received one ma- chine-gun bullet through the right leg and arother through the right side of the face. He was awarded the dis- tinguished service cross and promoted »f major of infantry. return to this co ted Krom the Fremch by McPHERSOY. ' Tran: WILLIAM L. HE Honorable John Hertford! I is a judge at Nazinabad, in' Nor.hern ndiz. iU 1S useless to hun: for Nazinabad on the map. It is a name which I have invented. Eut the rest of the story is true. | John Hertford has a szlary of twenty-five hundred pounds. Never- | theless. he runs in debt a little more each :ear, be use he is a gentleman. He knows that he will ead by | being made some day a judge in Ben- gal. at double his present salary, pro- vided he Goesn't die in the meantime | of cholera. In either case his ac-} counts will be squared: The trades- men whow he makes wait and the native usurer who iends him money | . have env.sag.d taese two wypotheses . as clearly as he has. They have | flated their caar proportionatel So Johu Hertford ‘sieeps each night, after his last pes of wnisky, with his soul at peace. i Three times a week he goes to his | couit and judges there, with equal ! conscientiousne:s and celerity, all tue | cases there are to be judged, and as they ought to be judged. I mean to that if a case concerns the em- pite he makes the decision the most ! advantageous to the empire. Af itl is one between an English function- al nd a native he 1mposes the severest penaity on the latter, if he | is in the ieast in the wrong, in order | to make him respect the wnite man's sup-r.ority. If the white man is in! the wrong the judge advises him to! settle tne matier discreetly out of ! court. like a gentleman. If not. he| will suffer i his club, at the hands of | his feilow white luen, & Dunisament | mor~ pamful even than veath. But when the litigation concerns two Hin doos the Honorabie John sends it as: quickly as poss.ble to a Hindoo judge, | who generally decides in favor of tne richer and against the poorer. Long! experience has shown that this Is besi for the secuiity of tae ehug.re. o rich having more friends and justice ! consisting, If one wishes siill to con- | sider the interests of empire. in mak- | ing the fewest n-- ', malcontents. ! ** | Ix the warm hou.¥ w. (s day. when | he cannot sleep, John Hertford sometimes reads the weekly edlliorl of the Times or the Ploneer, which is published in Calcutta, and the; sporting journals. All other reading matter seems to him “rot"—that is to say. without value or significance. He had this idea already when he was, at sctool in England. and the exer: cise of his profession has proved t hun toal atier odc 2 s ass.mual % the general rules of law he has noth: ing to gain from reading the news- papers As for what one needs to] know a five-minute conversation at! the club with a competent man is' more profitable than any tedious read- ing. So the judge at Nazinadab has much time 167t to play golf or polo, ! which are noble sports, keep limbs supple and the mind clear and: prevent one from taking on too much weight. For phrsical indolence not only relaxes the muscles of the arms and legs. but also the ligaments of | the stomach, and when fat has stolen into the interstices one is very sus- ceptible to disorders of the liver. So John Hertford's life had run along, even and reasonably happy. But we know very well that in re- cent years the detestable doctrines of the European revolutionaries have been introduced into India. There have been famines, of which the people! have a horrible memory, forgetting ! that, without the English, lack of foresight on the part of the native sovereigns would have. made these, famines even more terrible. There | have been also the Japanese victories. | then the war—the great war—and| books. Moreover, there is the idea, | which is British ‘and also French, of the right of nations to seif-govern- ment through a parliament. English liberals have had the imprudence to spread instruction in these matters among the younger Hindoos. To make a long story short, some of these young Hindoos delivered sub- versive speeches and wrote in their own language books, pamphlets and newspaper articles, in which they de- manded in vague but ardent terms a thing called liberty. When they were brought before his tribunal John Hertford punished them severely, al- ways in_the interest of the empire. He did_this all the more sincerely be- cause his interpreter's translation of their writings inspired hymn with a very mediocre opinion of this sort of literature. It was grandiloquent and confused, cited few facts and abound- ed in lyrical or abusive expressions of which the judge himself had little comprehension beyond that they were in bad taste and had an unpleasant nativist taint. He didn’t know that at the beginning of a popular movement phrases which are worn, commonplace or vulgar may conceal genuine feel- ing. It wasn't so with a friend of his, Mrs. Ethel Hobson, who gave him a word of warning. What is called feminine intuition comes from the fact that women have perceptions less blunted by education than men have. And then Mrs. Hobson's ayah, her mative maid, had perhaps spoken. to er. - “You oughtn’t to be so severe with them,” she said to Hertford one day- “With whom?” he asked, greatly as- tonished. ! “With these babus, these young mahrattas, who write foolish things. They have their friends, and these friends may do you injury. John Hertford made no answer and thought no more of the matter. It was as If some one had said that in laying polo you might break a leg. Fnat oughtn't to prevent you from playing polo. * x * E continued, then, to discharge his dutles as he had done in the past. He had journalists whipped. He sen- tenced agitators to be hanged. For he thought such was his duty to the em- pire. But one day Higginson of the pelice survey appeared. FARD “Where is the bomb? ayked Hig- The Bomb and the Judge By Pierre Mille. the other days for it. ! pen” » Wounded in | erof Congress hospital and from the Army on July 1920, he returned to his home in Anniston, Ala. Upon the death of the iate Fred L. Blackmon, representative from the fourth Alabama district, Maj. Jeffers entered the race for the democratic-nomination. He was Te- turned winner on April 12, 1921, and | then on June 7 was elected. i Commenting on his election, the | Stars and Stripes sald: “The campaign which ended with the election last week was sensational and spectacular. The veteran was backed by the gx-fighting men almost to a man. Their support, coupled with that of the more progressive element in_the party, obtained his election. “While not yet in the best of phy- sical condition. he is able to walk, and as one vet enthusiastically ex- pressed it after the election returns came in. ‘Jeff may not be able to walk much, but he can run like hell’ * Since taking his place in Congress, Maj. Jeffers has filled several speak- ing engagements in Washington and suburbs before fraternal bodies and other organizations. He was a mem- ber of the joint congressional com- mittee to attend the funeral of the 7.164 bodies of fallen American sol- diers which was held at Hoboken on July 10 Maj. Jeffers is thirty-three \rs of age. the youngest member of 2 family of ten children. ginson. “It hasn’t burst, for you are still alk “I am,” answered Hertford. This question offended him. since it seemed trifling. _But he remembered that Higginson was an Irishman. The Celis say many idle things. “All he same, you have received a bom Higginson conmtinued. “We have evidence of tha John Hertford reflected. He tried to recall whether anything resembling & bomb had been delivered at his house. He couldn’t think of anything. “By Jove,” he said. “if a bomb ar- rived 1 would know it. “We have evidence." Higgingon in- sisted. “It was in a book.” He had hardly uttered this last word when John Herdoid's concenance cleared. “It's in a book, you say? Well, then, I understand. It is horrible. Come with me.” - He led Higginson into a dark room, used for storage. “You can search here.” F.cm tie door to the ceiling were piled all the Looks which John Hert- | ierd, judge ai Nazinabad, had re-| ceived in the five vears he had held | that office. In the collection were the ' Indian cases, the siatistical returns. | the commercial returns, Indian laws and customs. by Sir John Marsden: | i 1 business customs. forest department | contril utions and many other publi- cations. H 1 suppese the bomb is in there.” he | said. “Here 13 the last package. 1| haven't opened it, ary more than I have ovcned the other i Higginson took the package, hand- ! ling it with creat precaution. He had | it placed on a little wagon with rub- | bet wheels. His practiced eye had al- | ready told him that it was what he was on the track of. They transported | it to an isolated spot and attached to it a piece of Bickford fuse, already lighted. The package exploded, mak- ing a hole in the ground about tem! £ -et deep. : “It was dynamite stolen from the | government.” said Higginson. i “I see that it was,” said John Hert-: . it was a well made bomb. H So it was that Herford saved his life, because he doesn't like reading and because he believes tkat all books are | “rot '—cspecially those sent him by the administration. H The object of this story is to demon- | strate that English India is full of ex- | cellent magistrates. - (Copyright, 1921.) 0dd Ways of Letts. THE Letts, after having adomted Crristianity. preserved very many of their old faiths. Some of them re- main until now. The Letts attached a | great importance to the days of the weck, and not every day was lucky | “for them. Monday, was always con-: sidered to be the most unhappy day, | and nothing should be begun on that | iday. On the contrary, Friday was a very good day, and everything that was begun Friday Pad good success. | If they had very serious work they did it only Fridays, without using the | The same attention they paid to| different birds, to the manner of their running and crying, especially to the crying, which announced to them lor-g tune or misfortune in the future. The raven signidled to them war or the! death of a good friend or sofne other | grief. The crying of the owl was a sign that a fire would break out or; some other frightful thing would hap- ! But the principal teller of the | future was the cuckoo. As many times as any one heard it crying, so many years longer he would live.| That is why everybody was very at- tentive to it. But _ without those means there ! were also others with which the Letts | tried to guess the future. The most famous of them was the meeting of a hare or an old woman, both of which signified_misfortune; and the travelers | returned home when the hare ran across the road or they met an -old woman. The anclent Letts had various charms against different sicknesses | and needs. A wondesful power of: help, as they thougat, belonged to the i bones of a deceased person or a dead animal. When they wished to avert the sickness of the animals they hid under the cribs in their stables ‘slduv of horses and other bones. This would frighten away the Lietuvens, the ghost of the stables, which chased the horses in the night. g The Letts believed also that men can be transformed into wolves and go around frightening everybody. But those men often for a while take; again their former appearance, and ' then it is possible for them fo trans-| mit their quality to others. They do it while handing other men a drink. Because of this, it was comsidered dangerous sometimes to take a drink from an unknown person. ‘The ancient Letts used also to bring food to their deceased, to prevent them from doing any harm to the living. It was done usually in the autumn season. All those beliefs were related by a pastor who lived in the seventeenth century. He considered them to have remained front the time of paganism. —_— A Schoolboy’s Discovery. THAT nature is still full of simple facts of sclentific importance yet awaiting notice by open eyes and minds {s shown by the achievement of a Dutch schoolboy named Van Erpe- cum, who, during a lesson in physics, given in the high school at Batavia, called Dr. Van Deventer’s attention to the fact that the water in a glass filled to the “brim with water and floating ice does not.flow over as the ice meits. In fact, no change of level ‘whatever occurs. Dr. Van Deventer communicated this observation to Professors Van der Waals and Zee. man, who thought it of sufficient im- portance to before _the Royal Academy of Amsterdam. It is of the permenant level” It I: found to be rigorously exact only lfl:.u‘_ the weight of the air is neg- ect g s \ D, O, SEPTEMBER 11, '1921—PART 4. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Last seven days of the - . discount furniture sale " One week from Monday and the sale ends. We have had __our say; it now rests with you if you are going to save $10 . to $40 on every $100 you need in furniture, or if you will linger and lose out /by paying full price after Monday, September 19. Entire stocks are included; " these are typical examples of the reductions. = 0 to Diaéqunu on Everything This walnut bedroom suite 3336 3285 Elegant suite of elaborately grained Americaniwalnut; Queen Anne design. Vanity dressing table, large dresser, roomy chifforette and bed comprise suite. With twin beds as illustrated above, Same suite, but with double bed Upholstered in a combination blue stripe and figured velour Discount sale price, This bed davenport In ecither mahogany, fumed or golden oak; Kroehler s make. Upholstered - in 38 brown imitation leather This Tudor Gothic diding room suite s discounted for this sale 5396 This Ubrary talje _:.:.}:'}',;'ngv,_.vg::; $3Q-75 § inch top American walnut or rich brown mahogany suitc in a particularly “attractive design. 60-inch buffet, inclosed server, grilled china cabinet and new oblong extension table with cut-out cor- ners, 5 side chairs and armchair; mahogany have blue and walnut chairs have brown leather seats M —— — ‘l i il This telephone set Stand and bench of $2.95 solid oak. Fumed finish; well constructed . White enameled; fitted with plate . glass mirror and two shelves. Fireside style, up- e hol:lered in floral 537'w tapestry 51.55 Judge from these what the Eecu;c dol: discounts 10 to 25% Simmons® brass bed 53 .50 "'um‘dp _fornogl:e : " mean on wool rugs Guaranteed spring Tonial ~ doll with dress of colored silk. $3.95 All-cotton mattress Highly-polished brass bed in new ribbon finish, two-inch post and 5 one-inch fillers. Rome 539-75»Brussels rugs 9x12 ft. ér $ 2 < link spring and resilient cotton mattress. > — 8.3x10.6 ft. 6 ; - Inexpensive rugs noted for their durability. % HO OVER 2 Attractive, new patterns for almost any room in 8 . A the house. Choice of either two sizes, $26. Takes the Drudgery Out of House Cleani $ 515 Wool tapestry rugs , - 8.3x10.6 ft.—seamless ; f Highl ractical all-year- o and oriental' designs your home. Balance in 3325 velvet rugs = 9x12 ft.—without a seam ° = moderate _One of the best rug values of today. Fall | monthly patterns and colorings to harmonize of $24'7 5 : -payments contrast with various color. schemes. Klearflax linen rugs ! 9x12 and 8x10 ft. ys flat without curling. $65 seamless art loom Wilton veltet rugs, 497 * 9x12 ft. and 8.3x10.6 ft. sizes The woman with a Hoover will half the time mdwnh half the ef-, go about her fall house-cleaning ~ fort it takes the old way. The Hoover beats, as it sweeps, s e » - o8 it suction cleans. ~ Dirty rugs, dusty upholstered - Don’t go any longer without furniture, draperies and curtains one. i bring no fear to her. The We have made it easy for you HOOVER' will clean them all in to own a Hoover. - Heeht Co. - 7th at ¥ ¥ir e g Tthat F This living room suite 5189 * Beautiful Queen Anne design with graceful lines and carving typical of the - period. Mahogany frames fitted with cane. Two pillows and roll included. This dresserobe Mahogany, walnut or golden. oak; in -door and f68 or adjustable dresser mirror. With coat hangers: and trouser rack; four drawers. This colonial buffet Quartered oak; with mirror back. Fitted with long linen drawer and four small s drawers, also two cup- 4 9 boards L Empire design; full drawers and 2 smaller ones $1.19 Terry Cloth 89°yd. Full Eieces from regular stock—Light and dark colors in floral, striped and novel- ty patterns; all reversible. 36 inches "wide. Suitable for window dra por- tieres and bath rol