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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-28
THE ASSASSIN'S ESCAPE
* :. OR ~ *
What Became of the Blood Stains?
A Thrilling Tale of How Slick S1euth Sam
Solved the Mystery of the Dark Shadow.

The light OF the red study lamp fell
full on the pallid brow Of Slick Sleuth
Sam. the amateur detective. Ever and
anon he would thrust back the rebel
Iious locks from a white temple. Ca.,@
he mute red-apparently meaningless
syIlables--1s he took another pill and
shot himself a second time in the fore
arm.
There is no other way he said.
aloud.
The police must clear up the mys-
terry.
"The Mysterious Stranger this time is
no womanr'
You see. it was this way. Sam was
baffled-but only for a time. de had
not beer drawn into the great bank
shooting mystery until another and a
rival had gone over the ground. He
had feared the obliteration of important
clues. Instead he had found, for cnce,
more clues than he cared to reckon He
was now engaged in piercing the maze,
and there seemed TO be somethi1 &
wrong with one Of the wheels that oper-
eted the piercer.
IN
The bank was not large institution.
But the case did not on that account
have any less interest for Slick SIeuth
Sam He was detective artist for
arts sake
THE humblest story of penny bank, %
he was wont to say with the CHEEKY
smile that hid so much deep thought,
has as much interested me as the most
imminent crisis in the great savings
bank"
Little did he know how soon the ex-
plosion was to cone.
1t was the evening OF aSturday, May
"A. The clocks over the door of the
treasure house pointed their hands
solemnly to 10. A shot was heard
muffled- A young white man ran ex-
citedly for a doctor. A woman hurried
to ask, with a culver which did not
escape Slick Sleuth Sans searching
the cars at the innction without rhe
door ran by with insolent disregard OF
the tragedy being enacted within.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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But how, does the gentle reader ask2
All, there's the perplexing problem.
Let the gentle readers answer. Slick
Sleuth Sam and The Times VIII vel
come their solutions.
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The story told to Sam was az first not
suspicion. A negro? he asked. HOW
did he get IN the bank? Why should
he seek TO occupy the corridor marked
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Swallowed by q thin shawl. Perhaps she
was the negro in disguise No; that
could not be-" '(The negro was still in
the corridor waiting for Sans hypoth-
esis to cut him ioOse.)
The doctor came and sewed up the
wound in the teller's arm Still the ne
gro waited. CThe hypothesis held him
like one frozen to the spot.)
The detectives camet-he oxen, thiciC-
skulied, prOfeSsionals-and examined AL
the premises. trampling down clues and
making new ones with every step. Still
the negro held hts place. Gle could not
get away)
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Finally, there seemed to be a flash
brighter even than the light Of the
lamp. Slick Sleuth Sans forehead
seemed fairly to shine. A trembling
arm caught up a pad of copy paper
and a stub Of a pencil The world
should know the truth at last
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SELLING OUT

Our entire stock of Stoves.
Ranges, and Gas Ranges, at Fac
tory Prices to make room for Cor
nice and Sheet Metal Business
CAN in and Inspect Our Stock.
ALEX ST. JOHN Q SON,
1916 Wisconsin Ave. n. w.
apZ7-3t
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tx" mo. No. You are trihing," he
told the young teller. Could ii not be
that there was a woman in the case2
Perhaps a white man. seeking out
rival, had found one in the teller and
the two had Qaarreled.
BAH That was the reasoning of the
ox-like professional. A finer mind
could not content itself with anything
so simple. Was not the teller right,
after all?
This, gentle reader. was the question
In Sans sizzling cerebelium when this
narrative opened.
Like Napoleon at Austerlitz ne was at
work with a map.
Here at the point marked X " said
he In a whisper, stood the teller.
Here at another point marked *
stood the negro.
Outside was the muffed roar of the
great city.
THE negro could not escape.
AT one door were three men talking
baseball They were certain not to leave
for hours-perhaps more At another
were two policemen They could not
leave until they made sure the talk Of
baseball did not start riot. There was
no escape thither.
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Signs of Struggle.

1T has been established almost be-
vond a doubt that there was a struggle.
Everything seems 10 indicate this. The
facts seem 10 bear out Stevens story in
every detail Baker and Stevens cor
,ohorate each other except IN one or two
minor and unimportsnt details that
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-03
Living In Coral Houses.

The church built of coral is one of
the curiosities of the Isle of Maize,
one of the Seychelles islands, in the
Indian ocean. The Seychelles islands,
which are supposed by many to be the
site of the Eden of the Old Testament,
form an archipelago of la islands and
are situated about 400 miles east of
Alden and 1000 miles of Zanzibar.
They rise steeply out of the sea, culmi-
mating in the Isle of Maize, which Is
about 5000 feet above the level Of the
ocean and is nearly the center of the
group. All these islands are of coral
growth. The houses are built Of a
species Of massive coral hewed into
square blocks, which glisten like white
marble and show themselves to the
utmost advantage in the various tinted
green of the thick tropical palms,
whose Immense fernlike leaves give
pleasant and much needed shade. These
palms grow as high as 100 feet or more,
overlapping both the houses and the
coral built church. They line the sea-
shore and cover the mountains, form
ing in many places extensive forests.
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BRINGING WATER ACROSS
MOUNTAINS AND DESERT
TO CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Interesting Letter from Billy COPYRIGHT, Telling Of
Great Municipal Enterprise
Writer is Last osGroup Of Bridgeport Men Who Went
Fortune Hunting-= Secor, Harold Crafts
and Nelson Shaw Have Gone
to the Great Beyond

The Farmer has received an inter-
ssting letter from Billy COPYRIGHT,
who several years ago, with a number
of other young men well known in
Bridgeport set out to try his fortunes
lin the Golden West. Death claimed
three of these as they seemed to have
reached success. art Secor, Harold
Crafts and Nelson Shaw have passed
to the beyond BILLY" COPYRIGHT is
the last representative of the group.
He has been a soldier, an actor and a
gold miner. For several years he was
with the Belasco enterprise in Cali
fornia. Afterward he was an advance
agent for Buffalo Bills and then for
sPawnee Bills Wild West. He is now
employed in the management of the
commissary department of one OF the
gigantic engineering projects which are
conducted in the West, the great &C
queduct for the Los Angeles municipal
water works. The letter is written at
Camp 6. Division E. Nine Mile Cam
yon. 1t follows:
''Out here in the desert among sage
brush, cactus. coyotes.and jack rabbits
/ find my little tent wherein are goods
to supply the wants of $50 miners,
muckers and teamsterS. I am COM
missary clerk and steward for D. J.
Desmond. who is supplying the men
employed at this camp with their three
squares a day. Have a cook and ten
fiunkies who are kept busy preparing
eatables Desmond is called Joe OF
the Desert He Is the man who, when
the quake hit Frisco. sent his entire
force of cooks. walters. ETC., and fed
thousands and whom General Funston
praised highly.
ssThe acoueduct we are building is
to be a part of the water supply sys-
tenn of Los Angeles. It is one of, II
not the greatest engineering proJects
ever projected. The scheme embraces
226 miles of conduits and tunnels over
mountains and across the MoJave des-
ert from the base of Mt. Whitney
Owen Lake and Owen River The city
of Los Angeles is running its own
, cement plant on the works; capacity
1000 bbls. a day. costing 81 per Dbl
It's vast corps of engineers is in the
field. The chief engineer is Mulhol-
land There is an advisory board. o.
which General Adna Chaffee. U. S. A.
retired is chairman. There is an army
of the unknown. The thing is g'gan-
tic. The work is to be completed II
five years. The estimated cost is S23,-
= O00, O00-
This camp is in an ideal location
at the entrances of Nine Mile Canyon
with a stream of water dashing down
with the high mountains on either side
ages ago. Its tents are in streets
everything sanitary and in order Oul
cook tent and dining tents are a sigh
for a New England housewife to gaze
upon and wonder how it could be done
There is the mule corral. the black
smiths shanty and last. but not least
the commiSsary tent. which is a typi
cal country store. its shelves 1ader
with everything necessary to the com
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Blowing the Nose.

Medical experts are calling the at
tention Of the public to the importance
Of performing the nose blowing opera
ton in a scientific and hygienic manner.
First one nostril and then the other
should be blown without undue vio-
lence. Doctors state that the two nasal
passages should never be closed at the
same time. If they are INSTRUCTED, as
in the case of a cold, the back of the
throat is filled with compressed air.
and this, together with the discharge
and the microbes which it contains,
may be driven through the eustachial
tube into the middle ear and lead to
serious results. A great authority on
the subject used to forbid his patients
to blow their noses when suffering
from cold. The course is hardly one
which will commend itself to those in
the habit Of catching colds. The best
advice would seem to be that when it is
necessary to blow the nose the blowing
should be done gently.-London Mail.
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Tort OF the men.
Mail comes by auto from Mojave
every other da1 A telephone, by
which we may tHlk with any camp on
the line is. if so desired connected
with any telephone in Los Angeles.
Can we imagine the old timers put
ting the Union Pacific through?
1.-THE California Sc Nevada, a branch
of the Southern Pacific. is being built
along Eere. following closely the acque-
duct line. Our supplies are hauled
across the desert sands by eight, ten
twelve and twenty mule teams. drivers
using a jerk line.
THE vast freedom of the desert
makes men out of men. The petty
differences among jewellers in cities are
not known here. Members of a camp
are a, huge family.
can eight hour day is in force and
much better results are obtained than
when it was a ten hour one.
always the case whether it be a new
mining camp with it's strike. or a new
oil town.
1.-THE rag dumps are in evidence
every few miles. but the legislature
now in session at Sacramento have
passed a bill restricting the sale of
liquors within four miles of any camp;
for many a man. after he makes his
stake gets no further than these so
called saloons and there blows him
SELF to return after a few days and
start anew.
Every truly yours.
BILLY COURTRIGHT."
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CONFESSED CRIME
In FEAR OF KNIFE
Mario Pope Asserts His Innocence Of
Breaking into Bank Although He
Confessed to Save His Lifs.

Mario Pope, with traces of rough
treatment upon his person, was
brought before Captain Arnold of the
detective department, this morning, to
be questioned concerning a robbery
with which he is charged. Pope will
go free, although he has confessed the
crime, because the confession was ex-
torted from him by fear.
Pope boarded with Mr.. and Mrs.
Pateo Cannuci, 218 Cnuru,i rect
Sunday he made UP his mind to move
and as he was taking his personal ef-
fectS away he was encountered in the
hall Of the house by Mr.. and Mrs. Can
nuci who backed up a. demand for the
board bill he was owing with sundry
deadly weapons. They also charged
ings bank, valued at 50, and removing
$50 which had been deposited there.
Mrs. Cannuci was armed with a big
knife and her husband with other
weapons, and in his terror PeDe says
he owned up to the theft. He escaped,
but was brought in for investigation
en- a warrant issued by Prosecuting
Attorney Delaney.
Pope told the captain that he was
innocent of the charge, although he
had confessed to it at the time he was
attacked by his landlord and wife. He
bore the marks of the fray which took
principle in law that a. confession OBJ
tanned by duress cannot be used as
testimony to convict, and Pope will GO
free of the charge unless more sub
St5ntial evidence is secured. He has
settled the board bill.
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1ngerso11 on Napoleon.

A little while ago stood by the grave
Of the great Napoleon-a magnificent
tomb Of gilt and gold. 1 saw him take
an empire by the force Of his genius.
I saw him upon the fIghtful field Of
Waterloo, when chance and fate COM
bined to wreck the fortunes of the
former king, and 1 saw him at st.
Helena with his hands crossed behind
him gazing out at the sad and solemn
sea. I thought of the orphans and
widows he had made, of the tears that
had been shed for his glory, and Of the
only woman who had ever loved him
pushed from his heart by the cruel
hand of ambition, and said would
rather have been a French peasant and
worn wooden shoes. I would rather
have been that poor peasant with my
loving wife by my side, knitting as the
day died out in the skies, with my chill
dren upon my knees and their arms
about me. I would rather have been
that man and gone down to the tongue
less silence of the dreamless dust than
to have been that impartial imperson-
alton of force and murder known as
Napoleon the Great.-Woman's Home
Companion.
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Our social organization has devel-
oped to a stage where the old right
eousness is not enough. We need an
annual supplement to the Decalogue.
The growth of credit Institutions, the
spread Of fduciary relations, the en-
meshing of industry in law, the inter
lacing of government and business. the
multiplication of boards and inspect
ors, beneficent as they all are, they in
vite to sin. What gateways they open
to greed! What fresh parasites they
let in on us. How idle IN our new
situation to intone the old litanies!
The reality of this close knit life Is not
to be seen and touched; 1t must be
thought The sins it opens the door to
are to be discerned by knitting the
brows rather than by opening the eyes.
1t takes Imagination to see that bogus
medical diploma, lying advertisement
and fake testimonial are death dealing
instruments. 1t takes imagination to
see that savings bank wrecker, loan
shark and investment swindler in tax
ing livelihoods take lives. 1t takes
Imagination to see that the business OF
debauching voters, fixing juries, Sc
ducing lawmakers and corrupting pub
lie servants is like saving through the
props of a crowded grand stand--E A.
Ross in Atlantic.
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Representa- tive Ogden Wouldn't
thirty days in Jail be as effective as
taking his machine away? suppose
Won take his car away and lock it UP.
The cuss will go get another" Iaugh-
teri
Senator Reed of Stamford said the
trouble is that autOmobiliStS go
through towns so rapidly that if any
thing does happen the number of the
car cannot be obtained and no action
can be taken against them
A1mon G. Judd. proprietor of the
Hotel Elton. Waterbury. said the hotel
erected at a cost of 100000, could not
have paid expenses had it not been for
the patronage of automobilists.
Representative Dunn of Willimantic
considered the present law ample. If
properly enforced. but if stronger pen
atty was needed. he was in favor of 1t.
He referred to constables setting traps
for unwary automobilists and collect
ing their "S106'' for so doing. By
changing the law. he said. that feature
would be introduced again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-03
SMITHS

Antonio Maori, at the head of his
own company, will be seen this even
ing for the first time in this city in a
tragic role, that of the name part in
Shakespeare's wonderful tragedy,
"Othello.'' Although the play will be
presented in the Italian tongue, it will
be treat not alone for the Italian
residents of Bridgeport. but for every
one who enjoys the classical in drama
fOthelIo' is SO well known that every
one can follow the lines, and the work
of Maioris company is of such a high
order of merit, and SO dramatically
perfect that no one will have any diff
ficulty in following and enjoying the
play to the letter.
Tomorrow afternoon. from 1870 to 5,
and evening from to 1880, those
ma gnificent animated picture plays
and illustrated songs, with a concert
of exceptional excellence by the entire
house orchestra, will afford enjoyment
and pleasure for large audiences. Two
of the latest and most delightful popu-
lar songs. magnificently illustrated,
and well rendered by George Green
spun. and the concerts by the orches-
ira, all features which can be found
nowhere else for the same money.
Clyde Fitch. who has just been Ilav-
ing fun with New York studio life in
life in 1.-The Blue Mouse" has now
turned his attention to the down town
business office and written his latest
comedy, "The Bachelor which will be
seen Friday and Saturday, with special
Saturday matinee. The new piece ex-
ploitS the romance of a middle-aged
broker. who believes himself to be
hardened against ali the wiles of wom-
ankind. but who nevertheless falls
victim to the charms of his steno-
grapher.
iinstrelsy as conceived by the YER
satile George M. Conan will be the at
traction next Tuesday evening, when
the Conan & Harris Minstrels present
ing one hundred Honey Boys will make
their premier bow to a local audience.
The master mind Of Mr. Cohan is said
to be everywhere apparent in the per-
Torrance which moves with quick
ness and precision always noticeable
in a Conan show. The company in
cludes a remarkable array of high
salaried acts and features. includ ne
such distinguished performers as Jul
ian Eltinge. Eddie Leonard. John
King, Rice e Provost Waterbury
Bros. and Tenney. and one hundred
others.
Henry z. DiXey. surrounded by the
same excellent company of sixty play
ers who assisted in his long and pros
porous New York run at the Garden
nesday evening in the big comedy
drama success. MARY James Pa
Henry W. Savage. under whose man
ascrcial direction Mr.. Dixey is now
appearing has assem- bled in support OF
the charming star an exceptional or
canization and big production OF
artistic sp1endor Prominent among
the players now appearing in the stars
support are Marie Nordstronl, Gretchen
hartman. Maud Earle. Marjorie Wood
Alice Gilmore, Emmett King. Morgan
Conan, H ardee Kirkland, Edward
Chapman. Frank BiXby. Augustir
DAILY Wilkes. Horace Newman, JOSEPH
Greybill. and 80 additional players.
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THE THEATRES
POLLS

The Six Musical Cuttys. vaudevi1le's
premier musical family are winning
universal appreciation as the headline
attraction at Polls this week. Elk
QulSlte harmony. and remarkable YER
satillty characterize the act. The Cut
TVS perform on violin, cello, piano,
xylophone and brass. They are as
suredly the foremost musical family
in America Harlan knight & Co.
presenting the attractive one-act COM
edy drama with rural settings are a
hit as the special feature. Nfblo's
wonderful talking birds: Willie Wes-
ton, the versatile singing comedian;
Kelley & Barrett. in their sfde-splitting
military traveSty. 1.-THE Battle of Too
Soon: Leeds and LeMar; Veronica &
Hurl-Falls. and the best motion pic
lures in town complete the excellent
bill this week.
Irene Franklin. the "Queen Of Vaude-
ville'' is coming to Polls next week as
the headliner. Miss Franklin you will
remember recently won by popular
vote in the Colonial theatre. New York
her title to vaudeville'S Queen. Irene
was arrayed against no less celebrities
than Eva Tanguay and Alice Lloydd.
A popularity contest was held by the
MANAGEMENT with the result that Miss
Franklin was unanimously almost,
chosen queen of vaudeville. This ire
sistible little chanteuse and mimic will
bring her latest series of character
songs and her droll mimicry to Polls
next week, coming direct from the
headline position at Hammerstein's AS
soon as she has finished her limited
bookings on the Poll circuit Miss
Franklin goes direct to the Norris
American theatre in New York where
she will be headlined.
One of her hits next week will be her
famous Head song with which she
sang herself right into the hearts OF
| New York vaudeville patrons. Irene
Franklin is destined to score a signal
! triumph in this city next week She
will be assisted by Mr.. Burt Green an
| able support. Seats will be at a prem
| iun if the records made elsewhere hold
good here.
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NO. 4 FRANKLIN BLOCK

receiving an excellent price for their
second pair 'front.' from an American
Iodger did not blind them to her fail
ngs
Dear me, Mr.. Macleod" said the
lodger, one Sunday afternoon, when
IN errand took her to the parlor, where
the family sat, Il should think you
and your wife would be stified sitting
indoors this hot day with the windows
shut. If you'd just open one and get
some fresh air. Pm sure it would do.
Mrs. Macleod good; she looks pale"
Mr. Macleod looked at her with his
usual stern and unbending gaze.
1--WE can haze fresh air onyr day." he
said calmly. We've no need to haze
1t rushing ABBOTT the house on the Saw
BATH I
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Chess and Intellect.

It is doubtful whether a great chess
player is often, we are sure he is not
Of necessity, to be regarded as a man
OF powerful intellect. 1t has never
been shown that the greatest masters
Of the game were men with big brains
for anything put chess.-London Sat
arday Review.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-03

A lady in South
port told us the
other day that she
would not think of
such a thing as not
having a Cyrus
Plaster in her
house. She always
buys five and saves
the price of one, but
when she gets a.
pain she has the
. | a S t er handy.
Only %. cents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-03

How can any person risk taking
some unknown cough remedy when
F'oley's Honey and Tar costs them no
more? 1t is a safe remedy, contains
no harmful drugs, and cures the most
obstinate coughs and colds. Why ex-
pertinent with your health? Insist up
ON having the genuine Foley's Honey
and Tar. F. 3. Brill. local agent.
5
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Not of Much Account.

The lord chief justice of England used
to sing in the choir Of a parish church.
A woman once asked the verger to
point out Sir Richard Webster as he
then was. The verger replied, well.
ma'am, that's the vicar and them's the
curates and I'm the verger. but as for
the choir, as long as they does their
dooty we don't inquire into their hante-
cedentsv'
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-03

A new wind shield for automobiles,
the invention of a Massachusetts, man,
is so formed that it shoots the air
currents over the drivers head so that
it is not necessary for him to have a
plate of glass before his eyes to catch
flying mud and moisture.