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BON AIR

Ron AIR. VA, December 2..-Mrs.
John Goodioe. OF Big Stone Gap. Va.
has been visiting her brother. Allan
Ferguson.
Mrs. Stuart Weisiser is the guest
OF Mrs. Allan Gooisby.
Mrs. Harvey Blair has returned from
visit to Mrs. j. Fl. Blair. in Wash
ington.
Miss sue Gordon spent the week :
end at the home of Howard Gordon.
i'll Forest Hill.
Miss Frances Burlington entertained
her little friends in celebration OF
her third birthday on Friday! A large
cake. with three candles, Was the cen
ter of attraction. and n Jack Horner' <
pic and Christmas tree added furtner
pleasure to the occasion.
Miss Harriet Cooke and Miss Mary
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crinsan were the guests recently oil
Miss Clara Powers
The Methodist Sunday school will
nave It's Christmas entertainment on
the night of the cath at the school
Among those at home for the holi-
days are Miss Mary Burlington, from
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Hoilins, Miss; Julia wherry. from
sweet Briar: Miss Mary Ferguson. from
Farmviile Normal and Burton Mare
from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. 4
Miss Margaret McCluer is spendinr
short time with her sister. Mrs In,
tGillianl, in Lynchburk. .--.......-.... -
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The Valentine Museum

El'EN EN'rH AND CLAY STREETS.
Hours: 10 y. Nj. TO l.. NJ. Admission. .5c
Free on Saturdays
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Weekly Calendar
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Fuesdny md Wednesday,. with mnti-
nee Christmas Day-iI Wilson in new
soas play, ''The Irish Fifteenth
Thursday, Friday nud Saturday. with
mattnccs dniiy-''rsc nirth of Il VA
tiva.''
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Tango Pirate the Latest; Haunts
Cafes; Murders Women for Jewels

had been attacked before being
slain and that she had been partly
stupefied, at least, by wine. Jew
elry worth $500 that she had
worn was missing.
Other features of the case bore
Ia strong resemblance to some of
the tango cases" recently inves-
tigated by the police. According
to story told by Miss Irene Muir
ray, her husbands niece, Mrs.
Iilair was In the habit of making
many secret visits to tango par
lors," where she became acquaint-
ed with men.
Miss Murray, who lived with
the Hilair family at intervals, said
it had been Mrs. EIilair's practice
for three years to go to restau-
rants and tango parlors" in the
Afternoon, but that she always was
at home before o'clock, when
her husband returned for dinner.
1.-THE whole affair is mystery
to me-" Hilair said. I'VE have
been married 10 years and have
been happy. Mrs. Hilair had no
friend, / thought, that l did not
know. She seldom went out with
out me, | believed"
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a week before her death, but de-
MES having been with her on the
day she was slain.
Mrs. Hilair met her death by
strangulation. A cord or the edge
of a towel held by a powerful per-
son acquainted with the methods
of garroters of the European con-
tinent had been pressed down
upon her throat, possibly while
she was asleep.
The murderer, although dis
playing the skill Of an experienced
Apache-the supernatural type
of France--had not been able to
remove all traces of his crime.
probably because the woman had
awakened before the pressure on
her throat had made her uncon-
scious.
Struggled Against Slayer.
In struggling to twist herself
free, she had cut her throat slight
ly against the cord or the edge of
the towel, and this mark resulted
in the detection of the crime
The autopsy performed by the
medical assistant to the district
attorney also disclosed that she
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from a single region east and
south of Petrograd.
In early days these rivers were
more or less connected by inter-
lacing chains of lakes.
In summer, tribesmen could go
by flatboat to all parts OF the
great plain. Boat routes Joined
the Baltic, White, Black and Cas-
plan seas.
In western Europe mountain
ranges split the people into minor
tribes which developed into the
nations of Germany. France, Italy,
Austria. Hungary. Spain, etc.
Russia had no mountains in Its
interior, but was encircled by long
ranges of mountains, which made
1t in effect a continent in itself.
The Urals on the east, the eau
casus mountains on the south, the
Carpathians and the German
ranges on the west, made the
jewellers in the big basin turn to
each other for trading purposes.
Within these mountains the
tribes travelled by sledges in the
winter, even as they travelled by
boat in summer.
So that the tribes of Russia
lived to themselves, having little
dealing with the other tribes Of
Europe.
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Five belts having widely vary
ing natural characteristics cross
the country from east to west.
At the north, along the Arctic
ocean, is the treeless tundra.
Adjoining the tundra is the for
est belt, with fir trees III the north,
ranging through many varieties to
oak, maple and ash in the south
part of the belt.
Next comes the black earth re-
gion-now the great granary of
Russia. with wonderfully fertile
soil many feet deep.
South of the black earth coun-
try lie the steppes, which in the
west are grazing lands rich in
grasses, but in the east are arid
salt plains.
The southernmost belt is the
corn-growing country of the
Crimea, where vineyards and olive
orchards also thrive.
l. In the ninth century this vast
country was Inhabited by unor-
ganized tribes speaking many diff
ferent languages, and was overrun
by bandits and highwaymen.
Traders of Novgorod invited the
war-like Rurik to come to their
settlement and establish order.
The beginning of Russia history
at Novkorod In S62 will be told to-
morrow.
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Nam of Music
Mountain :S ;s: S$:ss N


CONTINUED From Our Last Issue }
He took hold of her hands and,
in spite of her refusals. made her
do his will.
Nov, Man." he said, you know
me. You may yet have doubts
they will all die. You will hear
many stories about me-but you
will say: L put the cartridges in
his revolver with my own hands.
and | know he won't abuse the
means of defense | gave him my
self Who is nearest and dearest
TO you at homer"
my Uncle Duke"
Then | never will raise a hand
against your Uncle Duke. And
this man. tonight - this cousin
Gale? Nan, what is that MANI
81 hate him. But he is a cousin %
Then l suppose he must be one
OF mine"
UNLESS he tries TO kill you"
"He won't be very long in try
ing that. And now, shall | tell you
q secret?"
what is it?" asked Nan I'M
suspectingly.
1--WE are engaged to be mar
RED" She sprang from him like
a deer. ITS a dead secret" he
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SEEKING
SERVICE

With women as we'll as men
eagerly inquiring about service
for Uncle Sam, the navy, marine
corps and army recruiting offices
in Tacoma were busy places Tues
day.
At the same time the Red
Gross society headquarters In the
Tacoma building were humming,
with score of women speeding
up the sewing machines, prepar-
ing hospital supplies.
Another Tacoma boy. in add
ton to the four who enlisted
Monday, passed the examination
for the navy Tuesday. He is Guy
Edward Martin. He lives al
Eigth and Yakima. He enlisted
as a seaman's apprentice and will
leave for Seattle Wednesday.
Expects More Recruits.
The other Tacoma boys who
have enlisted since Monday morn
ing, in response to the appeal OF
the navy for more men, are l.. w.
Pickert, 900 South Cushman ave-
nue.. as seaman's apprentice; Ste
phen Kollar, Burnett, seaman s
apprentice; Roy Harisron, living
at the Ellington hotel, machinist's
mate, second class, and Robert
William MARS, 524 East Gath ST.,
as seaman's apprentice.
Chief Petty Officer G.. A. Strick-
land, in charge of the navy re-
cruiting station in the Bank OF
California building, is expecting a
number of recruits from Sumner,
where a squad of young men have
recently formed naval militia
company for possible service.
Women Make Inquiries.
The members of this company
are Robert Huff, Elvin Jamison,
Robert Lewis, Bertrand Taylor
Lonnie Artogast, S. Engle, Clyde
Ferguson, A. M. Mckee, d. j.
Rudd, Irwin Smith, Ralph Strib-
low, Wayne Trubshaw, Leroy
Wright, with David B. Cook OF
Portage and Guy b. Clarke OF
Colville.
At the army recruiting station
it was declared there were inquir-
les Tuesday from at least half a
dozen Tacoma women concerning
possible service in the army.
While the marine corps has not
received any new recruits, many
men made inquiries about the
service.
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Tabloid History of Russia
TRIBES KNOWN TO GREEKS AS "StYTHIANs" TEND TO Be
: COME GREAT NATION BY REASON OF GEOGRAPHY.

First chapter of The Times
tabloid history Of Russia.)
Russia is 10 years younger than
Germany.
It dates as a nation from S62
A. ID. 1t was founded at Novgorod
100 miles south Of Petrograd, by
a Scandinavian named Rurik.
But Russian history runs back
into the days before Christ, when
the great plains were inhabited by
barbarians known to the ancient
Greeks as Scythians.
Herodotus visited southern Rus
STA in $50 B. c.. and wrote his
tory OF the Scythian tribes.
He mentions the Hyperboreans,
jewellers in the Arctic regions,
from whom, perhaps, the modern
Eskimos and other polar peoples
are descended.
Early in the Christian era,
Slavic tribes from the Elbe Ger
many and the Danube, moved
into the Russian plains. These
were centuries Of eternal conflict
between tribes.
Important centers of popula-
ton, however, sprang up at Nov
gorod and Kiev.
The geography of Russia was
responsible for these.
Russia's great rivers spring
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LA TOILETTE
ON DEFENSE

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 81
With the suggestion that the U.
S. call a conference of neutral ma
lions to enforce the right of neu-
trails, Senator LaFollette, leader
of the IL "wilful men" who block
ed the armed neutrality bill, vigor-
ously defends his position IN this
weeks issue of his magazine, de-
claring the bill means war.
LaFollette denies his filibuster-
ed against the bill. He says he
did all in his power to defeat the
measure insofar as permitted by
the typrannical action of a ma
jority," which resorted to "a per-
version of the rules to prevent
speaking against the bill"
by virtually placing American
guns and gunners under British
admiralty orders, the bill means
war;" he asserted.
BY call to neutrals at this time
for conference and mere sug-
gestion that food and other sup
plies would be withheld from both
sides impartially the belligerents
will be forced to observe the prin-
ciple of freedom of the seas, he as
serts.
Such a conference, even now
LaFollette believed, would render
the greatest service to ourselves,
humanity and the world"
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ARTILLERYMEN
BEGIN SERVICE

Russell of the 4th company.
They are equipped with rifles
and a supply of ammunition.
Six members of the Tacoma
coast artillery received commits
sions as second lieutenants. on or.
ders received from the adjutani
generals office Tuesday. They
are: First Sergeants Harry B
LaMonte, Jack Surbridge and
Glenn II. Simms; Sergt. Russell c
Barloe, Corp. Allen G. Fisher and
Private Oscar w. Bennett.
These appointments fill all va
cancies In the ranks of officers.
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Especial to The Times.)

NEW YORK. March 81. - To
the long list Of colorful tragedy
figures add that of the tango
pirate"
The tango pirate is the type of
male adventurer who frequents
the gay cafes where there is dane
ing and resorts to murder to wrest
from his women victims their
jewels or their money.
The tango pirate has taken his
place in the records of the police
as a result of the mysterious STAY
ing in the Hotel Martinique of
Mrs. Elsie Lee Hilair.
With Mrs. Hilair known to have
been a secret devotee of cafe
dancing, the police are securing
tie gay white way for men with
whom she had become acquainted
in the hopes of picking out her
slayer.
One Man Arrested.
Already one man has been ar
rested. His name is Benjamin
Sternberg. He has admitted that
he was the "Bennie" who had met
Mrs. Hilair at Brooklyn theater
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To guard some important posi-
tion in the northwest, a squad of
eight men, picked from the 4th
and Sth companies of coast artil-
lery, stationed in Tacoma, left the
city Tuesday.
They received orders calling
them out at midnight. Their des-
tination Is a secret.
The squad consists of Corporals
N. V. Thompson and Ernest Lease,
and Privates Gilbert Lee, Charles
Donahue and Leon Carlin, all of
the 9Th company; Privates Tony
Anich, Ralph Goodman and Lloyd
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CITY TO BACK
OUT ON OFFER

Although the city recently Of
fered to pay part of the cost of
extending 18th street across the
tideflats, outside of the city limits,
in order to extend the municipal
car line to the Todd Shipbuilding
plant, it will have to back down
on the offer.
This was the opinion of Com
missioner Gronen Tuesday after
partially completing survey of
the cost of the new line.
A double-track line will be ne
cessary, because of the number of
cars needed to handle 1000 or
1 500 workmen morning and even
ing between the city and the Todd
plant, he said. This will increase
the cost of the line.
1.-THE county will get $4,000 a
year in taxes from the Todd Co.
and the city won't get anything,
so why shouldn't the county pay
all the cost of that street," said
Gronen.
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COMBING WON'T RID
HAIR OF DANDRUFF

The only sure way to get rid
Of dandruff 10 to dissolve 1t. then
you destroy 1t entirely. To do
this, get about four ounces Of or
binary liquid arvon; apply 1t at
night when retiring; use enough
to moisten the scalp and rub It
In gently with the finger tips.
Do this tonight, and by morn
ing most, II not all, Of your dan
druff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will COM
pletely dissolve and entirely de-
stroy every single sign and trace
Of IL, no matter how much dan
druff you may have.
You will find, too, that all
itching and digging Of the scalp
will stop at once, and your hair
will be fluffy, lustrous, glossy,
silky and soft, and look and feel
q hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at
any drug store. IL Is inexpensive
and never fails to do the work.
adv.
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WILSON WILL
BE GUARDED

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Mar. 81
Precautionary measures of the
most elaborate kind will be taken
to protect President Wilson from
any harm when he delivers his war
message to congress one week
from today.
The capitol building will be
closed during the morning to every
one except senators, representa-
tives, their clerks and those who
possess special cards for admis-
sion.
The Oldest and most trusted
guards will be placed at all the
many entrances of the building.
The usual secret service and po-
lice protection thrown about the
president will be greatly augment
ed.
The greatest crowd that has
ever attended joint session is ex-
pected to be on hand to hear the
president war address.
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FIRE DRIVES
"BATCH", OUT

Awakening at 8 o'clock Tues
day morning to find his bedroom
ablaze, ]. H. Dawson, 1921 Pros
pect st., a bachelor, was forced to
leap from the window to escape
Incarceration. He was almost
overcome by smoke, and was un-
able to save anything from his
house but pair of trousers.
The cottage, four-room struc-
ture, burned to the ground with
loss Of $1,000. Fire was caused
by an overheated stove.
The home OF e. w. Engh, bar
Der, 1907 Park ave., was destroy
ed by fire at a. m. Tuesday. An
overheated kitchen stove set fire
to walls of the kitchen. The fam
lily escaped safely, and firemen
arrived in time to save part of
the home. Loss, $500.
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ON a drunken quarrel in the liv
ling room and the noise of 1t dis
lturbed every corner of the house
And not caring to be seen, lest
Gale follow her, she made for the
shelter of the grove, and walked
straight into de SPANS arms.
Her startled cry of fright he
stifled with his lips, and with his
kiss came recognition, not only OF
the man who held her, but of the
longing that had been growing in
her own heart.
After this they met often, but
never again in the grove. Nan pro-
nounced such visits on the part OF
de Spain foolhardy.
Thoy met In both the lava beds
the upper lay between the Gar
and town-the lower, halfway be-
tween the Gap and Calabasas -
more than once. And one day
came a scare. They were sitting
on a little ledge we'll up in the
rocks where de Spain could over
look the trail east and west, and
were talking about bungalow
some day to BIO in Sleepy Cat,
when they saw men riding west
toward Calabasas.
There were three in the party,
one tagging well behind. The two
men leading, Nan and de Spain
made out to be Gale Morgan and
Page. They saw the man coming
on behind stop his horse and lean
forward, examining the trail.
Both knew that he was study
ing--the footprints of Mans
pony heading toward the lava.
Nan whispered first: Its Sas-
SOON" De Spain nodded. what
shall we do?" breathed Nan.
Nothing. yet," returned her
lover, watching the horseman,
whose eyes were still fixed on the
pony's trail.
Sassoon, like wolf seeming
danger, stopped again. His eyes
seemed to rove inquisitively over
the lava pile as if asking why a
Morgan Gap pony had visited 1t.
In another moment he wheeled
his horse and spurred rapidly aft
er his companions.
The two drew deep breath. De
Spain drew Nan to him. "What
should you have done IL he had
Gomez"
Taken you to the Gap and then
taken him to Sleepy Cat, where he
belongs"
But, Henry, suppose"
There wouldn't have been any
suppose
His courage was contagious. In
two minutes they had forgotten
the episode almost as completely
as II 1t never had been. But when
they left for home. they agreed
they would not meet there again.
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said gravely; nobody knows II
lyet--not seven you"
You need never talk again
like that II you want to be friends
with me-" she said Indignantly.
THE moon is almost up. You must
CO."
The wind, stirring softly, set
the aspen leaves quivering. The
two standing at the horses head
listened a moment together In
the darkness. De Spain, leaning
forward, said something in a low,
voice. Nan made no an
swer. Then, bending. he took her
hand. and. before she could re-
lease 1t, caught it up to his lips.
For a long time after he had
gone she stood, listening for a
shot. Strain her ears as she
would, the desert gave back no
ripple of sound. No shot echoed
from its sinister recesses - not
even the clatter of retreating
hoofs.
when II seemed as IL an hour
must have passed Nan felt heI
way noiselessly home. She regain
ed her room as she noiselessly
left II. through her window, and
throwing herself across her bed
fell into a heavy sleep.
Day was breaking when tn,
night boss, standing in the door
way at the Calabasas barns, saw
a horseman riding at leisurel,
pace up the Thief River road
When the night-rider had dis
mounted in front of the barn door
the man rubbed his eyes hard be
fore he could believe them. Thei
he uttered an incredulous greet
ing and led Henry de Spain int
the barn office.
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MAYOR WON'T
SIGN APPEAL

Mayor Fawcett received a tele-
gram from the National Security
league of New York Tuesday ask
ing him to sign his name to an
appeal to congress for universal
military training bill. The appeal
will be printed in full-page ad-
vertisements in Washington, d. c.,
and more than 100 mayors have
already signed.
Because he declared himself
not in favor of a universal mill
tary training bill, Fawcett an
nounced he would ignore the re-
quest
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CHAPTER VIII.
The Course of True Love

For months after Nan had
helped him to escape, de Spain
saw nothing OF her. The girl
kept close at home, afraid OF
meeting de Spain. Though why
she was afraid she would not ac-
knowledge to herself.
But at last the inevitable hap
pened. De Spain, desperate, had
been stealing night after night In
to the Gap in the hope of attract
ing her to the grove back of the
house by bird calls. But Nan was
used to hearing all sorts of sig
mails from members of the gang,
and paid no attention to de
SPANS plaintive whistllng.
But one night, sleepless and dis
traught, the girl stole out with
the starlight in search OF peace.
Gale and Sassoon were carrying
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DANGER.
POINTS
PICKED
UNITED Press Leased Wire.)

CHICAGO, March 27.-General
Barry, in command of she Central
division of the army, issued sealed
orders today as to the disposition
of the 80 military guard units now
under arms in the central division.
A strict censorship has been i'm
posed and no announcement will
be made concerning the assign
ment of the troops.
1t was learned today that the
assignments will be fixed very
largely upon the recommendation
of the department of justice.
An elaborate system has been at
work for months collecting infor-
nation regarding danger points as
hostilities grow nearer and de-
partment of justice officials have
been in close touch with military
officials for several days.
Several special agents from
Washington, whose Identities have
been carefully concealed, have
taken part in the conferences.
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WILL SUPPORT
CHAMP CLARK
united Press Leased Wire.-


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Mar. 26.
Minority Leader Mann, republic
can candidate for speaker OF the
house, is willing to forego his can
didacy and support Champ Clark.
Gin the interest of unanimity,"
even though he believes the repub-
licans can elect him, if they try,
he declared this afternoon.
81 do not know what the repub-
licans want to do. For my part
am willing to step aside from
any chance I have Of getting the
speakership," said Mann. II think
the republicans would elect me If
they wanted to but I favor nom
partisan or bipartisan organiza-
ticn of the houss.
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Omitted Press Leased Wtre.D
A BRITISH PORT, March 26.-
(Delayed) = Passengers on the
American liner st. Louis, first
American armed ship to brave the
submarine zone, found the voyage
disappointingly dull and unevent-
full.
The only diversian was the daily
gun practice-with iceberg substi-
tuted for targets.
Philip Klein. son of the dramat-
list, Charles Klein, who lost his life
through torpedoing Of the Lusitan-
ia, was one of the passengers
aboard the st. Louis. He intends
to establish in London theatricals,
and on landing today declared he
never felt any fears of sharing his
fathers fate through the voyage.
c. ]. Moddermann, a Dutch citi-
zen living in the West Indies, in
sisted 1t was a very disappointing
trip"
All passengers agreed, however,
that the st. Louis lifeboats were
kept slung from the davits after
the fourth day out or New York.
The ship was kept utterly dark
at nights and no passengers al
lowed on the decks.
1T was an awfully lonesome
trip" remarked Miss Mabel Mott,
of Kansas City. There were only
SO passengers.
Arrival of the st. Louis created
no excitement in this port. The
townspeople and officials seemed
to regard the safe arrival of the
ship as a foregone conclusion.
There was no crowd at the docks
and no demonstration from the few
that did linger around.
Just before port was reached,
the st. Louis passed another
steamer, the crew of which lined
the rails and gave rousing cheers
to the American flag and the first
armed American liner.