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And she always called attention to herself in one way
another to the delivery they would be sure to
note her blond hair
Some Of the stores couldn't make deliveries it was re-
membered afterwards the particular times they had
promised So, these telephOned to Mrs Cogates home
to ask her indulgence The parlor maid answered the
telephone. She said sweety in each instances ''I will
call madame hold the wire please. But she didn't call
madame She said into the phone aera proper interval
of silence Madame directs me to say the delay quite
all right you may deliver the package any time tOmor-
row. This Is the parlOr maid speaking. Goodbye"
anyone had been closely watching Alma these days
they would have dscovered-besides the fact that she
slipped her golden wig every time she received pack
agthat she took of these things into her misresss
apartments Instead, she carefully slowed them under
the bed in her own room or In hidden corners in the down.
stairs rooms where would find them.
But time during the night a very silent motor
stopped just down the road and took them away.
So the 100000 in purchases by the false Mrs Colgate
were all delivered carried away. And the seventeen
big stores and shop which made the sales the seventeen
stores at which Alma learned Mrs Colgate was well
known and carried unlimited charge accounts lost their
goods.
And just one more fact to show how confident the
Master Criminal was that his carefuylaid plans would
work out exactly as he intended.
When the last of the 100000 worth of loot had
reached Alma hands and she had transferred it to
other trusted agent of the organization would natur
ally expect her vanish from the with all possible
speed But Alma, obeyng her master instructions did
nothing Of the kind
On the contrary, she remained in the Colgate house
hold attending to her duties quietly and eieientpas
before She answered all the questions of detectives and
department officials willingly and with such
air of truth that until later not suspected her of hav
ing been of the chief actors in this amazing swnde
Not until weeks after the excitement the 100000
robbery had died did Alma take her departure She
osensbly to Chicago, called there by an ang mother
who needed her Her leaving keenly regretted
by her mistress, who utterly unsuspeiOus that she
other than good and faithful servant.
Alma daring lingering the of her crime
master stroke of criminal genius mystery that might
have been quickly cleared up had she fed deepened
for weeks by her remaining quietly there in the Colgate
home
And the time thus gained gave her fellow criminals
ample opportunity to dispose of their loot!
That was just plOt-juSt episode in the re-
citymarkabe history of these modern pirates who
daily ehing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth Of
saeable from the nations great Next week
will be told Of this amazing organization its meth
DDS and its ramifcatiOns from city to city.
TO Be Continued Nert Sunday
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looking Young woman pretty enough to be attractive but
not at all frivolous her beauty who asked for posi-
ton as housemaid Oh yes she accustomed to
ing in fashionable homes Madame SO-snd-SO and Mrs
SO-and-SO, of Fifth Newport, had formerly
been her mstresse and would speak we'll of her ability
She particularly wanted position with a family that
kept country home she too could have the benefit
Of Summer out of town. Nowadays there is room al
most always a welOrdered household for good maids
They are so hard get She gave her Alma and
was engaged and assigned the upper bedroom floors
Alma worked and served industriOusly. She was SO.
pleasing efficient and accustomed to the household
affairs Of the rich that she assigned to the post
of dgny-hat OF parlor maid The hOusekeeper dOesn
remember now whether Alma asked for this post not
or whether it just seemed the natural thing to place her
there Certainly she jewel parlor maid. She
knew Just how the telephone, just how TO re-
ceve guests the door, and when packages for the
house its mistress she made mistakes about re
ceving or distributing them The entire parOr floor
left wholly to her mnsratons and much OF the mousse
hold business entrusted to her
Of course this took weeks-months, in fact Complete
confidence not imposed in maids-mistresSes have
become accustomed to them; but by the afternoon
spoken of at the beginning of this page it the natural
thing for Alma personally receive such important
package delivered by the automobile Of fashionable
store as $27 45O baby lambskin coat
With the arrival of this moment came the time for the
rapid putting into effect of all the plans so carefully
worked by the criminal who had conceived the
plot.
And during this time of waiting another agent of the
organization with, doubt Alma s help, had spent weeks
quietly shadowing Mrs Colgate studying her mannerisms
her pose and carriage her voice and intonatons Par
culary necessary for her to study the way she
approached shop peOpehOw she spoke to hem how she
bought goods how she would refuse other goods what
her tastes in color quality Of materiaan incred
ibe host of little Details each of which vastly
important because in the necessarily rapid execution to
follow single false note might bring the structure of
SWndling down to the ground.
And then Mrs Colgate favOrite street gowns had to
be copied faithfully copied her hose Shoes hats and
jewey had to be duplicated for the bogus Mrs Colgate
would have deceive the very people who had sold
of these very articles the real Mrs Colgate Therefore
other agents of the organization put to work this
duplcation-a task which must have taken many weeks
and many skilled hands.
Furthermore, an automobile had to be found which
would exactly duplicate Mrs. COlgates shopping imOu
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And it was this master criminal the unseen invisible
mind powerful resourceful cunning and daring oper.
atng his companies Of lawbreakers spread like blanket
over dozens Of great cities who had the stage named
the actors selected the loot and given the word which
had cost one store the $4,000 fur coat and other
stores goods amounting to almost quarter OF million
dollars!
The department people bad already appreciated
that they had face face with situation against
which their corps detectives designed primarily
to catch shopers and other petty thieves could cope
Comparison Of losses showed that the value of goods
stolen in New York alone for month had the
total Of 100000 In Philadelphia Boston, Chicago,
Pittsburgh ST. Louis and the other large cities relatively
large sustained And every month these losses
were increasing
In fact this mysterious leakage had reached such a
tremendous total that actually amounted per
of the total amount Of sales in the In other words
out of every hundred dollars the public paid for
chandise dollars had go pay for the depreda
tions of this master criminal.
Il was almost year ago that District Attorney Swami
of New York City began give keen attention the fast
jumping losses He noticed that there seemed be sys
tenn about the thef One day he would receive just
fast as his subordnaes could file their reports accounts of
fur thefs reaching enormous totals half dozen big
stores the day before. few days later he would
another batch of reports tabulang long list of thefts
of women costly gowns from the prominent
II would not be store that lost gowns and another
that lost furS the day before-but day all
would lose furs and another day all would lose
gowns Where such thefts in day used to into
hundreds of dollars suddenly now they began reach
into thousands.
Judge Swami communicated with the district attorneys
of other cities They reported him that they too had
taken notice of series of what apparently raids
the stores their districts When the stores of New
York City lost furs for two three days. certain
that the stores of Philadelphia would lose furs for the
next few days. Then New York would lose gowns and
then Philadelphia would lose gowns So it with other
cities One day, in New York City, thana hundred
thousand dollars worth of jewelry stolen from the
jewelry counters of big department stores Two days
later $4,000 worth Of jewery stolen from half
dozen department stores In Boston Then after two
three days. Pittsburgh reported losses of ewey in its
department stores to enormous amount.
The. district attorneys Of these cities met with
their police chiefs and foremost detectves They
compared notes And then that the existence of
widespread system under directing head was actually
established.
The details of this evidence will be given in later
chapters Of this series.
But to return to the amazing Colgate case, which is
striking example of the ingenuity characteristic of the
eoups Of this master criminal.
This is how it was done:
Three four months ago there appeared the Col
gate home interview the hOusekeeper trm efficient
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19
Use Cocoanut Oil
For Washing Hair

y
If you want to keep your hair in good
condition. be careful what you wash 1t
with.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries the
scalp. makes the hair brittle. and is
very harmful. Just plain mulsified
cocoanut oil (Which is pure and entirely
greaseless), Is much better than the
most expensive soap or anything else
YOU can use for shampooing. as this
can't possibly in1ure the hair.
I Simply moisten your hair with water
| and rub it in. One or two easpoonfuls
will make an abundance Of rich, creamy
lJather, and cleanse the hair and scalp
Thoroughly. The lather rinses out easi-
] w. and removes every particle Of dust.
l,dirt, dandruff and excessive Oil. The
! hair dries quickly and evenly, and Il
] leaves 1t fine and silky. bright fluffy
and easy to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil at
most any drug store. 1t is very cheap,
and a few ounces is enough to last
everyone in the family for months.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 20 Years
Always bsan -
.... 81: . &rsHZszS<
Absorption Procsss
Makes Faces Young

Success ut last has come to scientists
who FOR years have sought some meth
cd Of removing the outer veil OF facial
skin in cases Of unsightly compilations,
which would be both painless and
harmless. The new process is so sim
pie, so inexpensive. the wonder Is no
one had discovered 1t long ago. 1t has
been amply demonstrated that common
mercolized wax (sold by druggists in
ounce packages) entirely removes. by
gentle absorption the withered, lifeless
surface skin, showing the youthful,
roselike skin beneath. The wax is ap-
piled at night, like cold cream. and
washed off in the morning. The alb
sorption also cleanses clogged pores,
increasing the skins breathing capaci-
ty and preserving tone, color and nat
ural beauty OF the new skin.
A simple and harmless wrinkle re-
mover which has also proved quite sue
cessful can easily be made at home in
a jiffy. All one need do Is to dissolve
an ounce of powdered saxolite in half
pint OF witch hazel and battle the face
in the solution once a day for a while.
After the very first application the
finer lines disappear and the deeper
ones soon follow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19
REAL ESTATE At AUCTION.

In st. Anthony, Iowa, Thursday,
March q. 1919. 6: : O'clock y. III. As
va have bought home r. Marshall
town, we will sell our home, consist
ing OF seven rooms. bath room. closets,
basement, fine well Of water. good
cistern. sink in kitchen with cess
pool drain: fine lot 5Sx1So feet, good
barn, plenty of shade trees. good
garden spot. Terms cash or It's
equivalent, liberty bonds accepted.
Here is your opportunity to buy a
good home at your own figure. This
nice homo can be bought for less than
one-half the cost Of building. We
mean to sell this home. don't miss this
opportunity II YOU are looking for a
home. Look 1t over and be there on
sale day and you will not be dis
appointed. Remember the date. Mrs,
Augusta Mayer. owner; Col. NJ NJ.
Kendall. auctioneer, phone 1879, Mar
shalltown. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19
HOW TO ANSWER
Advertising Where No Address
Is Given, but Key Num-
Der Used.

When an advertiser does not use his
name it 10 because he does not want
the, public to know it: so you must
address letter to Times Republican,
using the letters he uses. We deliver
them to the advertiser promptly. We
can not give you his name or address.
All advertisements for this column
must be in this Office by IL (noon)
for publication that day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

For real entertainment see little Zoe
Ray In "rhc Silent LADY" at the
Colonial tonight, souvenirs.--Adver-
tiscment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto schaap. OF Bax-
ter returned home Tuesday after a
brief visit with Mrs. Schaap's mother,
Mrs. George Blink.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Mrs. Cora Watson went to Charles
City this forenoon where she will visit
with her daughter. Mrs. Levina Hau-
safus.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. johnson returned
to their home at Lawn Hill Tuesday
night after few days visit ut the
X. o. Brown home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Thursday 2 O'clock, Coats crochet
cotton. . cents per bail. Bsxters
Variety store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Mrs. r. e. Gardiner, OF Baskerville,
returned home Tuesday after few
days visit with her sister, Mrs. Jay
Heffelfinger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

w. r. Scott, Penn Mutual Life In
surance. Iowa ssvings Bank building,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

The Harmony Aid Society will meet
Thursday afternoon In Odd Fellows
han.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Misses Elizabeth and Madeline Glass,
OF Montezuma, who have been visiting
with their sister. Mrs. G. w. Butts, re-
turned to their home this forenoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Cups and saucers, good grade white
ware, two cups and two saucers for
rs cents Thursday afternoon 8 o'clock.
HAxtare Variety Store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Music and dance at Shrubs cafe
Thursday 1880 to 1880. Advertise
ment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Music and dance at Shrubs cafe
Thursday 1890 to 49, 80. Advertise
ment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

A called meeting OF the trustees, and
session of the Presbyterian church,
will be held in the church tonight at
I7.30 Committee,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19
MINNESOTA LAND.

For 6ais-sio acres or nrst clsse land
In nrst class district: three miles
from town. thirty-n vs miles from ~.
Paul well improved. food water. good
soil. all tillabls. ut . mighty attractive
price to close UP an estate. Good
chance TO make . handsome prom in
short time. reasonable amount OF cash
win handle. Price SioL5o per acre. For
further particulars see Ciayton
Thomas. Marshaiitown, Iowa. phous
2ss or address Charles Appellate, POS
Plymouth building. Minneap polls, Nina
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Secure your share OF bargains. Bax-
ter's Variety store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19
Classified Advertisements
No AID Received For Less Than Is Cents
FOR SALE
TO RENT
TO EXCHANGE

For SaIs--sIo to $50 per acre fos
best Iowa farms. Large list sent on
request. spauidinG 4 o'DonnsiL Hlma
Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

peibert Johnson spent the day ii
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Wanted-Second hand stoves: also
furniture. Phone white 1162 or green
1857
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

For Sale-As we are closing out our
grocery business. We are located at
709 East Main street. Marshaaltown,
Iowa Sale starts Wednesday, March
18th, 1919. And continuing every day
until entire stock is sold at greatly re-
duced prices. Canned peaches. pears.
logan berries, cherries, jells, Jams. pre-
serves. olives, pickles. mustard. tome-
toes, corn. salmon. sardines. peas,
beans. package raisins. 1ello. gelatine
starch. soda, spices, noodles, Quaker
Oats, puffed rice, Post Toasties, corn
flakes. hominy, syrups. matches. Girls
po biscuits, cookies. toilet soaps. iaun-
dry soaps. washing powders, tobaccos.
cigars, rye flour. barley flour. corn
meal. dried fruits. &c cent ooffees at
80 cents per pound, $50 bushels Of fine
Wisconsin potatoes. at S1.20 per bushel,
bring your sack. Here Is your oppor-
tunity to save money on your groceries
while they last. First come. first serT-
ed. Lincoln Highway Grocery Com
pany. 100 East Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Mrs. c. F. Davis returned home from
LeGrand this forenoon. where she has
been visiting for q few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Frundel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19
WANTED
FOUND
LOST

Wanted-Good single buggy WITH
pole. Phone q on 81 b.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

For SaIs-Tandcm attachment for
foot Deere disc; run one season: Sio.
A. s. Beary, Albion. la,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Wanted -Draying, moving. BAGGAGE
and express by Ford truck dray. Jess
Edsington. phone 1855. Fla North
Third avenue. II $sS u s5 Y al!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Southwest lows IL fertile field for
the man with anything to sell that has
merit Seventy-five thousand people In
southwest Iowa read the daily Nom
pareiI. 1t In the great want ad medium
OF this section. It Il known far and
wide as producer Of reaults. II yo,l.
have land or anything Aise to sell or;
trade. get In touch with southwest'
Iowa thru the Nonpariel. Counsel
Bluffs, Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

For SaIe--Marshal county farms.
thIrty-six acres. good Improvements.
close to good town eighty acres good
provcments close to a good town;
$50 acres fair improvements close 10 n
good town, $50 acres fair improvements
three miles from good town, also city
property. Gimre g. Rinden.
For 9als--Two good Marshall coun-
~ farms will lie sold ut public auc-
tion at the MarshalltowD Club rooms.
Saturday, at : y. Inp March % l5U
acres two miles north OF Marshalltown
on the mill road, farm known as the
w. A. Davis farm. fine improvements,
all fenced with woven wire hog tight.
Forty acres Just west across the road
from the 100; every foot good farm
land, no improvements but all fenced
hog tight. These two farms will be
sold Saturday at 2 p. M. March %, 1919
Sale to be held Mt the Marshalltown
Club rooms. For any. other informa-
ton regarding same see Fred w. Carl,
or Mason q Son. auctioneers. 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

For SaIs-waxed golden oak dining
room suite. as good as new. Call at
504li North First street, call morn
inVA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

Are You going TO buy land? II so
first get copy Of our Journal. It has
lands, city property and stocks Of goods
advertised In It from nearly every state
so you can find just what You want
In It's columns. Established - years
and reaches $4,000 readers each Issue.
Send % cents for one years s,.hsss::!!r:> Z
ton, Farm & Real Estate Journal.
Traer. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Purchases amounting TO 81 delivered
free Bakers Variety Store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

For Sals--320 acres Joining Marshall
town with extra good improvements.
city water, electric lights and power,
good. barns. silos. house, this farm Is
in high state Of cultivation and Is
priced reasonable considering location
II recommend this farm TO any one
looking for real investment. Three
hundred and twenty acres located two
miles from good Marshall county
town, price $40, this is strictly grain
and stock PROPOSITION, Ono hundred
and twenty acres one and cne-half
! rnilea from Green Mountain, th!s e
strictly n high class farm with rnndnrn
improvements. IN the best neighbor-
hood known.
SPECIAL.
Sixty acres one and one half miles
from Albion with n neat act OF i'm
provements. This farm will be fol
rent IL not sold by the goth OF March
Possession given April I, 1919. See
Walter y. Bohen Land Company, over
22-24 East Main street. phone green
$40 or 3T4.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

Wantsd-Ashes and rubbish to haul.
Phone white GA.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

For Sale-Farm adjoining town OF
Albion. One OF the choicest PROPOSE
tons in central Iowa. Up-to date
dwelling house; electric lights eight
rooms. Good barn. three hog houses.
two wells. Lots OF fruit. apples and
small fruit. Twelve acres lilo inside
corporation. Would make fine acreage
proposition. Terms are half cash, bal
ance to run nine years at 5 per cent.
VIII give possession up TO March 20,
1919. Call upon J. d. Humphreys.
agent, for further particulars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

The art and music department OF
the Woman's Club will meet at $3.50
Thursday afternoon at the home o.
Mrs. c. p. Cook. S02 East State stc let.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19
PUBLIC AUCTION.

For 9aie--At public auction, forty
head Of immune Poland China spring
gifts at West End Feed Barn. Mar
shalltown, Iowa, March 20 Write for
catalog. f. q. Paul, Marshalltown.
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

For Sale-Twenty acres at Albion,
Iowa, modern house well improved. can
give possession at once. $4,000 down,
time on balance. 1918 Liberty six car
price right. r. G.. Houghton, 10 North
Ninth street, Marshalltown, Iowa,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

The woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society Of the State Street
United Evangelical church will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. George
Seffinga, $40 Bromley street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

For Sals-Several pens Of good ma
tured guinea pigs. Write or cali Rev
B. d. James, Beaman, Iowa. Member
OF the Marshalltown rabbit club.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-19

ular meeting Tuesday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. F. A. Moscrip, 1910 West
Boone street, and continued the read
ing from "CoriolanuA"