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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-02

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NorfoIl: Oysters fried at Rammel :
Cafe
Evening star., 1912-11-22
GARLIC BANK" SW|NDLE
Italian Describes How Coun-
trymen Lose Cash and Ask
State Control.

CHICAGO, November 22.-Agitation
which has recently sprung up in Chicago
for state control of private banks led h.
II. Nicolai, attorney for the italian con-
sui, to draw attention to what is known
as the Garlic Bank" He described it as
one of the biggest banking swindles in
existence and said no law for the regula-
ton of private banks should be made
without including it,
..The Garlic Bank is started" he said,
by an Italian whose only asset is his in
genuity. He becomes secretary for a
whole community of Italians who know
nothing about American ways OF doing
business. Then he starts bank.
las soon as the first deposits come In
the banker invests them in a grocery.
The first decoration of an Italian grocery
is string of garlic in the window. AS
he prospers they become more numerous.
ITO the ignorant Italian these strings
look like real money. The grocer be-
comes famous for his wealth and depos.
its come pouring into him. He pays no
interest and gives no receipts. Then he
disappears. An investigation follows and
it is found the garlic banker has left no
address and his only assets are found to
be strings of garlic
Mr.. Nicolai says in the last two years
as many. as twenty of these banks have
failed. Hundreds of families, he said,
have given up all of their money to them.
Evening star., 1912-11-22
Yes" confessed the other
G STREET.

Yes" confessed the other.
And-and-oh it's all clear. It was to
get the money out Of my golf bag that
you came here. Was it," she demanded
Yes
And now this $4,000 is there in the
conservatory-hidden in flower pot?"
Yes. You'll find it there. l wouldn't
touch it. | hate it. But. lady" she
Grimes has gone. He's watching every
where, and-he's liable to see you, and
that would queer me. Promise. We won't
take the money until Grimes has gomez
This seemed reasonable. Very well, I
won't take the money until Grimes has
gone.'' agreed Miss Thompson. :Now
come! III show you the way
Betty started for the winding stair, but
Hester caught her arm with an eager
movement.
See here.' she said, and her eyes were
warm with gratitude. You've been good
| to me. and--I know something that'il
make a lot of difference to Mr.. Baxter
A cablegram came for him this morning. j"
"A cablegram?"
Yes. And il he don't get it before II
o oclock, it's all up with him.
Before II O'Clock? How do you know
Il stood at that door while Anton was
on the phone talking to a man named
| Henderson"
''Mr. Baxter's enemy"
That's what. Anton's crook in Hen
| dersons pay. He got this cablegram and
| held it back. If you don't believe me-
swiftly she drew the paper from her
| dress-'there"
Heavens. When did this come?' !.
Hester studied the yellow form. Must
have left New York at 10 o'clock last
night. See? Must have got here before
anybody was up-except Anton
THE scoundrel!"
Betty hurried to her desk and rapidly
deciphered the message. This is terrible!
There isn't moment to lose. II some
thing isn't done before IL o'clock Mr..
Baxter will be ruined. l must think.
Come to my room"
A moment later the two women disap-
peared into Betty's chamber, and, scarce
ly had the door closed softly after them,
When Grimes entered. He had a round,
red face. stubbly, reddish mustache and
small. peering eyes. He wore q checked
suit and was smoking a large black cigar:
Altogether he looked the typical Ameri-
can detective familiar in farce; but
Grimes was not a farcical person: on the
contrary he was one OF the most formid-
able men connected with Scotland Yard.
silent man. and it was considered bad
business for the criminal who had Grimes
on his track
The detective glanced carelessly about
the big room, moved here and there.
picked up the red-covered cable code bool
that Betty had left on her desk. and
I was frownfng at its mysteries when Betty
nerseii appeared on the landing above
| the winding stair.
4 beg your pardon" she said, with
challenging directness. May 1 ask what
| you are doing there?'
I was going to ask you the same
question, answered Grimes, quietly
What are you doing-there?''
I'm attending to my duties as Mr..
Baxter's secretary she said, coming
| down the stair and trying not to seem
| ruffied.
Il see. That's an interesting little
| door," he pointed to the mezzanine cham
ber.
Eyes. Are you an architect?'
mo. I'm an officer from Scotland
] Yard-Mr. Grimes. Just looking around
Evening star., 1912-11-22
CHAPTER XXX.-Continued.

s.You mustn't ask a-quest1on like THAT
replied the other, trying vainly to Keep
back her tears"
Eyer cryin'. Then-then ye don't de-
spise me?''
I'm sorry for you, SO sorry, but-Hes-
ter. YOU must make amends for what
you've done, you must give back the
purse"
II will
"Where is it?''
you'll stand by me? You won't let
them take me?"
..rIl do the best I can for you. Where
is it,"
''You won't tell Grimes that you're Miss
Thompson"
Il must tell him. I can't remain in a
false position ..r,
Hester's eyes filled with tears Then
that settles me. He'll get the truth out
of you he'll twist you around his fingers
My God! They'll send me away 1or ten
years."
BE quiet Let me think
Distressed and perplexed, Miss Ihomp-
son walked back and forth trying to de-
eide what she should do. And Hester. In
wide-eyed supplcation. watched her.
knowing well that her fate was trem-
bling in the balance. If she could only
think OF something-something that would
influence this fine. high-toned girl. whose
soul could not be reached by any base
appeal, she realized that. .. -
At this moment there sounded from De.
yond the conservatory the sharp call or
a whistle, low and sinister
Whats that?' started Betty
Hester listened in tense alarm 1t $
Grimes. He's got a man outside Say,
she uuivered. "what are ye goin to do
what can do?"
Hide me somewhere until Grimes has
gone. Will ye?" she begged.
AS Miss Thompson studied the Wretched
girl she felt like an avenging angel who.
without quite understanding how, had
been changed into benevolent fairy
Here, covering before her. was a fugi-
tive from Justice, who should. no doubt
be given up. but somehow, Betty could
not do 1t.
but / can't help believing there is good in
you. and-I can't send you to prison; prison; You You
can stay I'm my little room-there! She
pointed to the mezzanine door.
"Oh. lady, yen do that for me?' Hester
seized Betty's two hands and pressed
them to her lips
"Wait! It's understood that you give
back the money-the stolen money"
Sure! I'll tell ye where it is and you
can give it back yourself
"I'I give it to the bishop. He's on his
way here now" o.,
"He knows nothing. I'll tell him that
I'll say that the person who took the
money is sorry, and-I'll save You some
how
"You give me your promise-your prom
Use true?"
81 give you my promise-true." repeated
Betty, firmly. Where Is 1.-THE money!"
Now, briefly and humbly, Hester told
the truth about the bishops purse, ac-
knowledging her own wrongdoing and
tracing the treasure from her capture OF
1t on the train up to the moment OF its
hiding under the rose bush.
II see" said Betty. You dropped the
purse i'm my golf bag when they came to
search you on the train?'
Evening star., 1912-11-22

adjusted hiis eyeglass, and then. with a
hutter OF the, ancestral spirit, rose to the
situation.
i But. nls dear Miss Thompson" he
dfaw1ed. 'af We have twenty: minutes, /
don't mind telling you that I can do my
mile in ten
:: Betty spraitgl to: her feef.r,s"You can ~
The gardener screwed up his eyeglass
and nodded. "Sprinting is one of the
things l do rather we'll .~-s@,.s
'Then sprint-for your life cried the
girl, exoitedfy. If you get this message
off before IL o'clock - wait = where are
those cable forms? All. here.
And, snatching up one of the yellow
blanks. she began to write with feverish
haste. = 'Pontifex. New York. Can you
read that?
"Pontifex? I say. it sounds like a po.
tato bug cffuckIed. Lionel, peering over
her shoulder.
That's the cable address. Now, the
rest of it-no time to put it into the code
Then she wrote rapidly: "AuthoriZf
you to sell for my account 10000 shares
Evening star., 1912-11-22
CHAPTER XXI.
Lionel to the Rescue.

Without losing an instant Betty flew to
the telephone.
Hello! Hellov' she called, impatiently,
but there was no response. She worked
the lever, shook the receiver, tapped her
foot and winked her long eyelashes rap
idly. all to no avail. The instrument
seemed dead, there was no familiar buz-
zing OF the wires, and it presently oc-
CURED to her that this was no ordinary
delay Of a needless operator. there was
something wrong with the telephone it
SELF
"Oh, dear!" she cried what shall I
do?" and hurrying to the conservatory
window, she looked out despairingly
among the palms and lilies. Then her
face lighted as she saw Lionel coming
slowly across the lawn. In one hand he
carried his inevitable watering pot and
in the other he held an open book that he
seemed to be studying. -
Mr.. Fftz- Brown! Come here-please-
quick she called.
"Right-o!' answered the amateur gar
dener and blissful lover, and leaving his
watering pot. but clinging to his book,
Lionel presently joined the young lady in
the library
81 say. I'm awfuliy pleased you called
me-" he beamed. "You know you're an
awfully intelligent girl. Miss Thompson.
and all that sort of thing. and-do you
happen to know anything about-er-
bugs?"
''Bugs?" gasped Betty
isn't that what you Americans call
them? We call the little beggars beetles.
This is an American book, Browns Com
pendulum of Familiar Bugs Rather good
that? They are familiar. Eth. what?". !.
'Please, Mr.. Fitz-Brown,' she protest
ed, but there was no stopping him.
Potato bugs and spinach bugs and
caulifower bugs" he ratified on. Il say,
do you know how to tell a. spinach bug,
mo, but
"Ah, 1 was sure you wouldn't" con-
tinued the delighted agricufturist. "Spin-
ach bugs have red backs and green
whiskers. Say it over to yourself-red
backs and green whiskers.
my dear Mr. F1tz-Brown. l really
"Oh yes, you can." insisted Lionel. TITS
perfectly easy, except caulifiower bugs
Let me see! Caulifower bugs" he paused
to consult the book.
''You must put the book away and help
me. I've got to send a a.cablegrain. There
isn't a minute to lOse.
The gardeners face clouded with visions
Of charges at. a shilling a word. "A ca
blegram! BY Jove! I'll see, butt" he
began to search through his pockets.
1T isn't that" said Betty. Il have the
money. It's to get it there in time. The
cable office is a mile away and wev only
twenty minutes. tried to telephone it,
bat the thing doesn't work. I'm afraid
Anton has tampered with the wires"
''Oh, say!''
"And, knowing what ] do Of Anton. /
daren't send him with the car. Oh, it's
maddening!'
II can drive a car. Miss Thompson. if
that's all you want"
Greatly? Oh. splendid! Just second
while 1 write the cablegram.'
She started for the desk. but stopped
midway with a look of despair.
cts no use! I had forgotten. Mr..
Robert Baxter is out with the car. there's
nothing to be DONE" She sank hopelessly
into a chair.
Lionel Fltz-Brown stroked hii mustache,
Evening star., 1912-11-22
ANACOSTIA.

4 donation party was given last even
ing in the Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church, on Minnesota avenue. for the
benefit of the Presbyterian Home, in
Washington. Quantities of groceries and
other articles were given by the MEM
bers of this congregation to further the
work of the home. Musical selections
were contributed. Mrs. Lewis ]. Smith
has been named as chairman of the COM
mittee to represent the local church on
the general board of managers.
Salem Lodge, No. Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, met last evening in Ma
sonic Hall and listened to interesting re-
ports from the members who attended
the meeting in Washington the past
week, when a large number of candi-
dates were admitted to the order.
Tuesday evening in Masonic Hall the
annual visitation of the officers of the
Grand Lodge. Order of the Eastern Star
of the District, will take place to Electra
Chapter. No. >. o. E. S., of Anacostia.
The members of the Junior Epworth
League of the Congress Heights Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. under the direc-
tion of Mrs. D. V. Padgett, will put into
practice tomorrow a novel scheme 10
raise money to be used in the general
church fund. The Sunday school portion
of the church is to be transformed into
a market, and groceries of all descrip-
tions are to be sold. as we'll as home
made pastry and candies. Miss Minnie
Houlton. president of the Sunday school,
is to be in charge of part of the young
folks. while Mrs. Padgett will be In
charge of the others.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Pyles of Y
street Anacostia. are in Falconer. n. Y,
where they went to attend a reception
given by several citizens of that city
TO Mr. and Mrs. Otto r. Bohman, also
OF Faconer. Mrs. BOhman until few
weeks ago was Miss Mabel Louise Pyles
OF Anacostia.
Evening star., 1912-11-22
RELIEF FOR CONSERVATIVES.
Work of Jewish Sanatorium at Den
yer Described.

Work of the Jewish Consumptive Re-
lief Society in its sanatorium at Denver,
Col, was described by DIR. c. d. Spivak.
one of the founders OF the society, I'm an
illustrated lecture at the Eighth street
Temple last evening. DIR. Spivak was in
troduced by Rev. DIR. Abram Simon,
rabbi of the temple.
All kinds of cases from the incipient
ones to those that are I'm various later
stages are taken at the sanatorium, said
the speaker. Stereopticon views portray
ed the regular buildings of the sanato-
rum. the thirtyfour house tents and
othe? features of the place.
Nearly 800 cases had been treated at
the institution up to last January. The
society in charge has nearly $1,000 mem
bers.
Evening star., 1912-11-22
Independent Copper Act Immediately

Independent Copper. Act Immediately.
Gramercy.'
:, sCiramercye" questioned Fitz-Brown.
!. That's Mr.. Baxter's code signature.
Here, And here's. the money, She hahc,
ed him the .cablegram and Some goin
pieces then anxiousIy looked at her
watch sixteen minutes. Can you make
it,"
-Four to one 1 can make it, but, Miss
Thompson, don't you think We ought to
err know you're deucedly clever girl
and all that sort of thing, but l really
think
Don't think. Run as you never ran
before"
"Right-o. I'm going. Now watch me,
and, dropping his. precious book on bugs
EionelhFitz-BroWn darted out through the
conservatory and a moment later this
amiable descendant of the crusaders
might have been seen, in gardeners cos
tune, his eyegass firmly in place, rush
ing madly along the dusty highway in a
manner that would certainly have as
tonished his exquisite friends in Mayfair
(To be continued tomorrow)
Evening star., 1912-11-22

a little while I wait for Mr.. Baxter.
Don't let me disturb you
He strolled off toward the conserva-
tory. but turned at one of the French
windows. ."Oh! May ask your name?"
which she was consulting in nervous
haste.
Il told you I am Mr.. Baxter's secre-
tary." ~,
Eyes, but-your name?"
The girl drew herself up to her full
height. and, looking the man straight in
the eyes. said, simply, Miss Thompson.
Really. Mr.. Grimes, you must excuse me
now
The detective gave her a keen glance
that seemed to take in every detail OF
her face and person. Certainly. he
said; then, bowling politely, I'll see you
later. Miss Thompson"
Evening star., 1912-11-22
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS.
Sweetens their stornachs and
cleans the liver and waste
clogged bowels with -
out gripping.

Every mother immediately
realizes after giving her child
delicious Syrup of Figs that this
is the ideal laxative and physic
FOR the children. Nothing else
regulates the little ones stom-
ach, liver and 80 feet of tender
bowels so promptly. besides they
dearly love its delightful fig
taste.
If your child isn't feeling well;
resting nicely; eating regularly
and acting naturally it is a sure
sign that its little insides need a
gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When cross. irritable, fever
ish. stomach sour. breath bad or
your little one has stomach-ache.
diarrhoea. sore throat, full of
cold, tongue coated; give a tea
spoonful of Syrup of Figs and in
a Jew hours all the foul, sconsti-
pated. clogged up waste, undi-
gesred food and sour bile will
gently move on and out of its
little bowels without nausea,
gripping or weakness, and you
will surely have a well, happy
and smiling child again shortly.
With Syrup of Figs you are
not drugging your children, be-
ing composed entirely of lus-
cious iigs. SIENNA and aromatics, it
cannot be harmful.
Mothers should always keep
Syrup OF Figs handy. 1t is the
only stomach. liver and bowel
cleanser and regulator needed
little given today will save a
sick child tomorrow. -.
Full directions for children of
all ages and grown-ups plainly
printed on the package.
Ask your druggist for the full
name. Syrup of Figs and Elixir
OF emma" prepared by the Cali
fornla Fig Syrup Co. This is
the delicious tasting, genuine old
reliable. Refuse anything else
Observation-Disclosures.
Evening star., 1912-11-22
NAMES COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
President Droop of Board of Trade
Makes Other Annointments

President +. II. Droop OF the Board
of Trade today appointed the following
chairmen of standing committees:
Walter c. Clephane. charities and cor
rections; C. j. Gockeler. public order;
H. Clifford Bangs. membership; Will
liam D. West. public buildings; Judge
Charles S. Bundy. parks and reserva-
tions.
Mr.. Droop appointed DR.. Frank E.
Gibson, E. c. Graham and William T.
Galliher a committee of three to meet
with similar committees of the Cham
ber of Commerce and Retail Merchants
Association TO formulate plans for a
citizens committee to raise and dis
burse twenty-f five-thousand-dollar
conventions fund.
Evening star., 1912-11-22
Honored on Birthday Anniversary.

A dinner in honor of the birthday ami
versary of Miss Anne NJ. Wilson. director
of the art department of the public
schools. was given last night in the pri-
vate dining room of the Library of Con-
gfess by the instructors in Miss Wilson s
department. Solos were sung by Kenneth
Ogden. The place cards.of unique design,
were the work of Miss Agnes Henritze.
Evening star., 1912-11-22
DUE TO JEALOUS FRENZY
Reason Given by AIphonso
Prince for Murder of
Frank Bentley.

WARSAW. n. Y. November 22.-Al-
phonso Prince, who was arrested Wednes-
day in connection with the murder of
Frank Bentley, is said to have confessed
to Sheriff Bauer today that he committed
the crime The sheriff says Prince told
him, he had known for some time of the
attention Bentley had shown Mrs. Prince
and that he killed him in a jealous
frenzy.
Body Mutilated.
Bentleys body was found yesterday
buried in a shallow grave on the Wood
house farm. Both legs had been chopped
off near the hips and an effort had been
made to destroy the body by fire. Prince
it is said, stated that he first shot Bent
ley with the latter's gun and threw the
weapon into Java lake, several miles from
the scene of the crime. he refused to
tell of his efforts to conceal the crime.
Louis and Harry Webber. who were
taken into custody in connection with
the case, were released today.
Date of Disappearance.
Bentley disappeared Saturday afternoon
in company with Prince. The latter
returned that afternoon, but his COM
panion was not seen again until his
body was found. Bentley was employed
by the Star cheese factory at Union Cor
ners, about ten miles from Warsaw.
A wheelbarrow with blood on it
was found in front of Princes barn.
When Sheriff Bauer went to the home
of Louis Webber he found a buggy with
blood in it., When questioned as to how
it came there Webber said that he had
walked over to Princes place that morn
ing and hitched a horse to it and driven
it over to his place to save walking.
Evening star., 1912-11-22
THE SMOKE NUISANCE.
V-CONTROLL1NG 1T ABROAD.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

cples of combustion, i'm the hope of train
ing engineers who can help the movement
along.
In keeping with this program, two
series of lectures were instituted at Glas-
gov last year, one series for tiremen and
the other for the general public. These
lectures We're very popular, and did much
toward Fastening the day when Glasgow
will become smokeless town.
An International smoke abatent ut ex-
hibftion and conference was held in Lon
don this year. and delegates from all
parts of the world attended and delivered
lectures upon the various phases of smoke
pollution. The principal speaker was Herr
Mes, the chief engineer of smoke abate-
ment in Hamburg, where perhaps more
progress has been made thar in any other
big city in the world. He announced that
the appeal of the conference was not So
much to the public. forit WIS not content
to wait until the propaganda could arouse
public sentiment to the pitch necessary
for. overthrowing the smoke nuisance.
its appeal was to technical men and upon
technical grounds; its effort was to con-
vince the furnace owner OF the economy
of a smokeless chimney so strongly as fo
lead to the installation of a smokeless
furnace.
Evening star., 1912-11-22
|DATE SET FOR HEARING
| OF MRS. R. |. FRAZIER
Arrested on Charge of VioIat-
ina Postal LaWs-Defend-
ant Under Bond.

The preliminary hearing in the case OF
Mrs. r. L. Frazier. arrested yesterday on
a charge of violation of section 211 of
the postal laws, will be held at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning before United States
Commissioner Anson 8. Taylor. Mrs.
Frazier was released late yesterday aft
ernoon on $500 bond, furnished by w.
W. Stewart who also Is bondSman for
Dr. Thomas ]. Kemp. arrested Wednes-
day on a similar charge. The two local
arrests were made in connection with the
nationwide raid conducted last Wednes-
day by post office inspectors.
At the preliminary hearing of Mrs.
Frazier her attorney, Henry l. Quinn.
will move for the immediate release of
his client on the ground of insufficient
evidence DR.. Kemp's hearing will be
held next Monday before Commissioner
Taylor.
Total of 15S Arrests Reported.
Up to noon today a total Of 15s arrests
had been reported to the Post Office De-
partment. Officials believe that every
person wanted" for violation Of section
211 has been apprehended. Reports from
inspectors in the Pacific coast states and
the far southwest, it was explained, are
slow in reaching Washington.
All the prosecutions Will be conducted
in the federal courts. and several special
agents of the Department of Justice. 1t
was stated today, will take part in the
hearings.
Evening star., 1912-11-22

In 1902 a society was organized in Ham,
burg known. as the Hamburg Union for
'~...> : Stoking and Smoke
Hamburg Union Prevention. 1t was
Ia nroo~,;,.l launched by engi-
neers and manufac-
turers upon their own initiative. in the
belief that scientific. investigation would
show them how to get mere steam and
less smoke The union has a staff con-
sisting of a chief engineer and four as
sistapt engineers, with, three instructors.
five firemen and one clerk The engineers
make regular examinations of the plants
of members of the union and the methods
of working them.. and make suggestions
for improvements when these are requir-
ed: The unions firemen teach the firemen
of the individual plants just how to
handle their fires and furnaces with a view
to the greatest economy, and are assisted
in this by the staff Of instructors. In
addition thereto tests of fuels and smoke
devices are made from time to time.
In the majority of cases the. unions
engineers do not recommend the Use of
mechanical stokers or automatic coal
feeding devices. They recommend rather
the addition OF simple device for the
regulation of the supply of secondary air
Evening star., 1912-11-22

in the furnace. This arises mainly from
the fact that the coal used is Of such A
character as not to need other than hand
stoking.