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The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
Alamo Apartment Reported Sold

A deed recorded on Tuesday last
transferred the property located on
Twelfth street northwest. between NJ
and n streets. and known as the
Alamo Apartments. from Bessie Y
Coates to Joseph B. Bowling
The consideration named in the
transaction was nominal. but the
property has an assessed valuation
Of 81. .OG1
1t has a frontage Of 5912 feet OH
Twelfth street by a depth Of 81 feet,
and contains several suites of up-to-
date housekeeping apartments.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
FLORIDA AVENUE
PROPERTY SOLD

Octavus F. Watkins and Mary F.
Watkins, his wife. have sold to Ma
than Shapiro. the property located
at the southeast corner of Thirteenth
and Florida avenue northwest
The price paid was about $500. It
has a frontage OF 1929 feet on Flor
ida avenue by a depth of seventy feet
to alley and is improved by a brick
building.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
F STREET PROPERTY
SOLD FOR S75,0GO

John BerglinE and wife, Lille S.;
Theodore A. Bergling; Elizabeth A
May; NJ EleanOra BerglinR and John
BeTgling. acting as trustees under the
will OF George Bergling deceased
have sold to Harry Walsky and Lee
Walsky. the business property known
as 912 F street northwest. The con-
sideratiOn was in the neighborhood of
ST5 nDO
The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
Florence A. Smith Buys
WoodIey Park Property

Sale OF the property at $500
Twenty-seventh street. opposite Ward
man Park Hotel. to Florence A
Smith for Margaret r. Sheckels, is
reported by william X. Ellis The
sale was made in conjunction with
Edgar A. Miller. the reported CON
sideration being $4,000 The same
realtors sold residence property
1896 r street. TO John J. DiCkerson
for Louise l. Taylor and Grace l.
Mcleod. price being $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
Residence on Kentucky
Avenue Sold for S17,500

Boss and Phelps have sold to Ru-
dolph b. Behrend the residence
property known as 416-418-42O Ken
lucky avenue southeast. The con-
sideration was in the, neighborhood|
Of $17.5OO. 1t has A frontage of a.
feet on Kentucky avenue by a depth
Of about 73 feet to an alley.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
Northwest Property Sold for 81, 500.

Anna W. s Keator has sold to
William T. Galliher the property To-
Gated at ll46 10 1854 Nineteenth street
northwest The price paid was about
$500. 1t has a frontage OF 50 feet
on Nineteenth street by a depth of
1910 feet.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
Mcpherson So. Building
Bought By McQuade

Walter NJ. Ballard and wife. Julia
NJ. have sold to Edward J. MCQusde,
the property located on the southwest
corner OF Mcpherson place and X
street and known as 926 Mcpherson
place northwest, the equity conveyed
was about $4,000. The assessed valu-
alton being $685.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
Restaurant Property
At I'll O Street Sold

Albert Carry and wife have sold
10 Mary F.. Thomas the business
property known as III O street
northwest. The price paid was
about $4,000. It has a frontage Of
21.0S feet on o street by a depth
Of 100 feet.
The building has been used as a
restaurant for several years
The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
Southeast Property Leased.

Aaron Levy and William Levy
have leased to the Southeast Bowling
Association. Inc. premises known as
IiG-I45-7F Eighth street southeast for
period of four years and seven
months, commencing November l,
1919. for the total rental of $7,7OO
The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
Records New Lease.

Charles Graft has leased to the 2.
!. Nee Company premises 1916 Soy
cnth street northwest for a term Of
fifteen years. commencing February
a. 1898, at and for the annual rental
of s3.72O.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
Stock Traders

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high and low DAYS
To prove Up, send FIVE DOLLARS for one
months trial. including extra letter every day.
This adTics making a sensation. You can't lose.
Money refunded II dissatisfied
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II Broad St, New York City.
Organized 1901
The Washington herald., 1919-08-31
SAFEGUARDS LIVES OF AIRMEN

New York.-By blowing up a toy
balloon and making certain meas
urements the weatherman can tell
an air pilot whether or not it Is
safe to venture upward. Telling of
storms, velocity of wind. atmos-
pheric pressure and other condi-
tions is one of the duties assumed
by the U. S. Weather Bureau to
help aviators.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-05
HOOVER HOGS" DOOMED
AS WEATHER MAN UN-
LOoSENS COLD WAVE.

Away back in the 70's nearly ev-
cry pioneer family of Omaha raised
a hog or two in the back yard, and
this was the favorite hog killing
season in those early days.
There has been a revival of these
pioneering conditions due to the
recommendations of Mr.. Hoover.
and to practical ignoring of some
of the features of the ordinances
governing sanitation in the city and
in some parts of the city many hogs
have been raised in the back yards
as means of food conservation and
solving the high cost Of living prob
lem.
Below zero weather the past few
days has caused a revival of the old
pastime of hog killing" in the city.
In some cases it is a matter of
neighborly cooperation, just as it
is done in the country. In other
cases the Killing is delegated to a
butcher. George Hoffman, of Hoff-
man Bros, who runs an independent
packing plant on the South Side.
killed for Mrs. Tuna, who lives
on Y street, a hog which weighed
700 pounds and dressed out 627
pounds.
The animal was the largest hog
killed in Omaha this year and was
fattened \off table refuse furnished
by the neighbors. 1t represented
salvage in every particular outside
the original cost when it was a
weanling pig.
The value of the animal at current
lprices was SIG.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-05

heard them, Il wonder if they will
oblige chem to coo in German. too"
From time to time, when | raised
my eyes from my page, l saw Mon
sieur Hamel immovable in his chair
and gazing on the objects about
him, as if he wished to take into
his glance all the little school house.
Think of it! For 40 years he had
been In the same place, with his
yard before him and his class always
of the same, kind. Only the benches
and the desk were polished and
worn with use. The nut trees in his
yard had grown large and the hop
vine that he himself had planted
now twined about the windows and
reached the roof. What a heart
thrust it must have been for the poor
man to leave all thess<things and
to hear his sister walk back and
forth in the room upstairs as she
closed their trunks! Because they
were to depart the next day and
leave the country forever.
That Last Class.
Nevertheless, he had the courage
to hold the class to the very end.
After writing we had our history
lesson. Then the Nttle fellows sang
all together, Ba, Be, Bi, Bo, Blu.
Far back in the rear of the room
old Hatser had put on his spectacles
and. holding his primer in his two
hands he spelled the letters with
them. One could see that he ap-
piled himself, too. His voice trem-
bled with emotion and it was so
strange to hear him that we all felt
both like laughing and crying. Oh.
I shall certainly remember that last
class!
All at once the church clock
struck noon, then the Angelus. At
the same moment the trumpets of
the Prussians returning from drill
ing sounded through our windows.
Monsieur Hamel, very pale. rose
from his chair. Never had he seemed
to me so grand.
my friends" he said, "my friends.
IL"
But something stihed him and he
could not finish the phrase. Then
he turned toward the blackboard,
seized piece of chalk and support
ing himself with all his strength he
wrote in as large letters as he could:
"VIVE LA FRANCE"
Then he remained there, his head
leaning on the wall and. without
speaking, he made a sign to US with
his hand which meant:
ITS all over. Go home"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-05
CHAPTER XLVII.
Solution of the Mystery.

by adding two and two" Paroles
laughed.
an the first place" continued
Paroles, you must all realize that
we might have had no mystery at
all if it hadn't been for Miss Kath-
crime. For l don't know that Maria
could have done much in legal
way. Silas Blackburn had intended
to dispose of the body Immediately,
but Miss Katherine heard the panel
move and ran to the corridor. She
made Jenkins break down the door
and she sent for the police. Silas
Blackburn was helpless. He was
beaten at that moment, but he did
the best he could. He went to
Waters, hoping, at the worst, to es-
tablish an alibi through the book
worm, who probably wouldn't re-
member the exact hour of his arri-
val. Waters house offered him, too,
strategic advantage. You heard
him say the spare room was on
the ground floor. You heard him
add that he refused to open his
door, either asking to be left alone
or failing an answer at all. And he
had to return to the Cedars the
next day, for he missed his hand
kerchief, and he pictured himself,
since he thought it was his own, in
the electric chair. I'm right, Jen-
kins?'
"Yes, sir. I kept him hidden and
gave him his chance along in the
afternoon. He wanted me to try
to find the handkerchief, but | didn't
have the courage He couldn't find
it. He searched through the panel
all about the body and the bed"
THAT was what Katherine
heard" Bobby said, when we found
the body had been moved"
1T put him in a dreadful way"
Jenkins mumbled, "for no one had
bothered to tell me it was young
Mr.. Robert the detective suspected,
and when Mr.. Silas heard the de-
tective boast that he knew every
thing and would make an arrest in
the morning. he thought about the
handkerchief and knew he was
done for unless he took Howells up.
And the man did ask for trouble,
sir. Welll Mr.. Silas gave it to him
] to save himself
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-05

thoughtfully, that the ghosts aren't
here"
1t was evident that Graham
wished to speak to Bobby and
Katherine alone, so the Panamanian
strolled back to the automobile.
Grahams embarrassment made them
all uncomfortable.
You have not said much TO me.
Katherine" he began. rs il be-
cause | practically lied to Bobby,
trying to keep you apart
She tried to smile.
Il, too, must ask forgiveness. !
shouldn't have spoken to you as |
did the other night in the hall, but
thought, because you saw Bobby
and | had come together. that you
had spied on me, had deliberately
tricked me, knowing the evidence
was in my room. OF course you
did try to help Bobby
Yes" he said. land | tried to
help you that night. / was sure
you were innocent. l believed the.
best way to prove it to them was 10
let them search. The two of you
have nothing worse than jealousy to.
reproach me with"
In a sense it pleasd Bobby that
Graham, whofiad always made him
feel unworthy in Katherine's pres
ence, should confess himself not
beyond reproach.
Come, Hartley" he cried, II was
beginning to think you were per-
feet. Well get along all the better
the three of US, for having. had i,
out"
Graham murnured his thanks. He
joined Paroles and Maria in the
automobile. AS they drove off Par
edes turned. His face, as he waved
languid farewell, was quite with
out expression.
Bobby and Katherine were EFT
alone to the thicket and the old
house. After time they walked
through the court and from The
shadow of the time-stained. melan-
choly walls. At the curve OF the
driveway they paused and looked
back. The shroud of loneliness and
abandonment descending upon the
Cedars became for them nearly pom,
derable. So they turned from that
brooding picture, and hand in hand
walked out Of the forest into IT,
friendly and welcoming sunlighA
the END
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-05

Bobby went to him impulsively.
I'm ashamed, Carlos. l don't
know what to say. How can l say
anything? How can l begin to
thank you?"
IF you ever tell me | saved your
life,' Paroles yawned, Il shall have
to disappear, because then you'd
have claim or me-"
Katherine touched his hand. There
were tears i'll her eyes. 1t wasn't
necessary for her to speak. Pare
des indicated two chairs.
If you aren't too tired, sit here
and help me for a while. Perhaps
between us we'll get somewhere. |
wonder why | have been SO stupid
with the thing"
After a time, as he manipulated
the cards, he laughed lightly.
The same thing-the thing I've
been scolding you all for. With a
perfectly simple play staring me in
the face | nearly made the mista e
of choosing a difficult one. That
would have got me in trouble while
the simple one gives ME the game.
Why are people like that?"
As he moved the cards with deft
assurance to their desired combina-
ton he smiled drolly at Graham,
Rawlins, and Robinson.
Il guess it mus be human nature.
Don't you think so, Mr.. District At
torney"
The condition Paroles had more
than once foreseen was about to
shroud the Cedars in loneliness and
abandonment. After the hasty
double burial in the old graveyard
the few things Bobby and Katherine
wanted from the house had .e.n
packed and taken to the station. AT
Katherine's suggestion they had de-
cided to leave last of all and to walk.
Paroles with a tender solicitude
had helped Maria to the waiting
automobile. He came back, trying
to color his goodbye with cheerful
ness.
After all, you may open the place
again and let me visit you"
you will visit us perpetually,"
Bobby said, while Katherine pressed
the Panamanian's hand, but never
here again. We will leave it to its
ghosts, as you have often proph-
esied"
Il am not sure" Paroles said
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-05
.&7fe eHband0ned R90m

five never been able to under
stand" Paroles said, swb x-he
didn't take the evidence w y he
killed Howells."
Didn't you know you prevented
that, sir?" Jenkins asked. Il heard
you come in from the court ,'~ |
thought you'd been listening. I sig
nailed Mr.. Silas there was danger
and to get out of the private stair
way before you could trap him.
And | couldn't give him another
chance for long time. Some of
you were in the room after that, or
Miss Katherine and Mr.. Graham
were sitting in the corridor watch
ing the body just before Mr.. Robert
tried to get the evidence for him
self. Mr.. Silas had to act then. 1t
was his last chance, for he thought
Mr.. Robert would be glad enough
to turn him over to the law"
why did you hide that stuff in
Miss Katherine's room?" Bobby
asked.
Jenkins flung up his hands.
"Oh, he was angry, sir, when he
knew the truth and learned what a
mistake he'd made. Howells didn't
give me the report I showed you.
1t was in. his pocket with the other
things. We got it open without
tearing the envelope and Mr.. Silas
read it. He wouldn't destroy any,
thing. He never dreamed of any
body's suspecting Miss Katherine, so
he told me to hide,t the things in her
bureau. l think he figured on using
the evidence to put the blame on
Mr.. Robert in case It was the only
way to save HIMSELF" .-
why did you show the report to
me-" Bobby asked.
Il was afraid to take all that
responsibility" the butler quavered.
II figured if you were partly to
blame it might go easier with me"
Paroles shrugged his shoulders.
"You were a good mate for Silas
Blackburn he sneered.
Even now ! don't see how that
old scoundrel had the courage to
show himself tonight" Rawlins said.
That's the beautiful justice of
the whole thing" Paroles answered.
'for there was nothing else whatever
for him to do. There never had been
anything else for him to do since
Miss Katherine had spoiled his
scheme, since you all believed that
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-05
u BY WAD SWORTH CAMP

lieve, for everybody's sake, I did a
good thing when l asked Silas
Blackburn just before he disappeared
why he had thrown his brothers
body in the lake. I'd hoped it
would simply make him run for it.
| prayed that we would never hear
from him again, and~>that Miss
Katherine and Bobby could be
spared the ugly scandal. Doesn't
this do as we'll? Can't we get along
without much publicity
You've about earned the light to
dictate" Robinson said gruffiy.
Thanks"
For everybody's sakew Bobby
echoed. You're right. Carlos,
Maria must be considered now. She
shall have what was taken from her
father, with interest, know Kath-
crime will agree"
Katherine nodded.
81 doubt if Maria will want or take
it," Paroles said simply. "She has
plenty of her own. 1t ISN'T fair to
think it was greed that urged her.
You must understand that it was a
bigger impulse than greed. 1t was a
thing of which we of Spanish blood
are rather proud-a desire for JUS
tice, for something that has no
softer name than revenge"
Suddenly Rawlins stopped and
took the Panamanian's hand.
"Say! We've been giving you the
raw end of lot of snap judgments.
We've never got acquainted until to-
X hit"
Glad to meet you, too" Robinson
grinned
Rawlins patted the Panamanian' S
shoulder.
Eat that, you'd make a frst-class
detective"
naredes yawned.
81 disagree with you thoroughly.
I have no equipment beyond my
eyes and my common sense
He yawned again. He arranged
the card table in front of the fire. He
got the cards and piled them in neat
packs on the green cloth. He placed
box Of cigarets convenient to his
right hand. He smoked.
I'm very sleepy, but I've been so
stupid over this solitaire since I've
been at the Cedars that must
solve it in the interest of my self
respect before ] 60 to bsf
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-05

How many of your New Year
resolutions have you already brok-
en-?
In special story last Sunday The
Bee told you about a number OF
Omaha business men, men who TO-
day are doing their part-and per
haps a little more-in making Oma'
ha the greatest city of the Great
West, who made New Year resolu.
tons and kept them.
Today it gives you the experience
of number OF other Omahans, who
years ago started out to make good
on New Year resolutions and did it
Here they are:
Lee Huff, prominent automobile
man and hnancier, made resolu.
ton, when a boy, to work hard and
persistently." N. H. Looms, general
counsellor of the Union Pacific, year
by year made resolutions to save al
least a part of his hard-earned
money. Gurdon w. Wattles, capital.
,st and director of large business en-
terprises, resolved to be frugal and
economical. W. NJ. letters, vice
president and general manager OF
the Union Pacific railroad, made a
resolution to be respectful and loyal
to his superiors. H. A. Turkey,
prominent real estate man, resolved
to invest his money safely and
sanely.
Still Keep Resolutions.
These men who knew we'll the val
Tie of a dollar and who endured the
patience of Job to acquire their
wealth still believe in and keep faith
fully their New Year resolutions OIL
bygone years. They experienced
their first investments when boys
which taught them the lessons Of
safe investment, economy and sue
cess, growing out Of practice of their
resolutions. Have any OF them mod
flied or broken their resolutions:
Ask them.
Mr.. Huff earned his first money as
a messenger boy for the Western
Union in North Platte, meanwhile
! attending grade school and learning
Itelegraphy. Thus in his early days
he began the practice of his first
New Year resolution. At IA years oil
age, he was telegrapher and was
agent for the old Omaha Repub.
ican' of which Casper E. Yost, now
president Of the Nebraska Telephone
company, was editor. When Mr.
Huff was in his youth, he was max.
ing remunerative investments i'll reaI
estate; and today, Lee Huff, who car
boast of personal wealth in many
figures, says:
Il urge upon the young man the
policy of personal interest in his
work and sticking to what he under.
takes. Any job is worth being done
we'll"
Start Busting Furniture.
Mr.. Wilhelm busted furniture in
New York, when boy.
If the young man of today would
make the same resolutions that
brought success to c. M. Wilhelm
vice-president and general manager
of an immense local business enter.
prise, he would likewise attain sue.
cess. That resolution is TO fulfill to
the best of my tact the duties OF the
work | am following through life
Harry A. Turkey, prominent rea
estate man, earned success by fol.
lowing his New Year resolutions tc
take personal interest in my work
and invest sanely and safely" No
only has he made a success in the
business world. but his early schoo
and college days gave him oppor.
tunities to earn money. His high
school days in Omaha were marked
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-05

oftener to this school 1t was also
like means of thanking our teacher
for his 40 years of good service, and
of doing their duty to their country,
which was departing.
I was in the midst of these re-
Elections when I heard my name
called. 1t was my turn to recite.
What would | not have given to say
the whole length of the famous rule
of participates very loud, very clear
and without a mistake But l got
all mixed up at the first words, and
remained standing, balanced on my
bench, my heart large, without
daring to raise my head. I heard
Monsieur Hamel speaking to me:
Il shall not scold you, little Frank;
you are probably punished enough,
that is the truth. Every day people
say, Bah, | have plenty of time. I'll
learn tomorrow, and then you see
what happens. Oh, that has been
the great misfortune of our Alsace,
of always putting off instruction I'M
til tomorrow. And now those peo-
pie have reason to say to us, Indeed,
you pretend to be French, and you
can't speak or read your language
In all this, my poor Frank, it is not
you who are the most to blame. We
can all reproach ourselves about It.
Your parents don't take enough
interest in seeing that you are in
structed. They would, rather have
you work in the fields or at the
looms, so as to have a few sous
more. AS for myself, have l nothing
to reproach myself with? Haven't l
often had you water my garden, in
stead of study? And when l wanted
to go fishing for trout, have l had
any. conjunction about giving you a
holiday"
Then going from one thing to an
other, Monsieur Hamel began to
talk to us of the French language,
saying that it was the most beautiful
language of the world, the clearest,
the most weighty, that we ought to
guard it within ourselves, and never
forget it, because when any people
fell into slavery, as long as they held
to their language it was as if they
held the key to their prison.
France aud Alsace.
Then he took grammar and read
our lesson forNus. l was astonished
to see how welfI understood. Every.
thing that he said seemed to me easy
easy. also thought that l had
never listened so we'll, and that he
never had so much patience in the
explanations. One would have said
that on leaving the poor man wished
to give US all of his knowledge, to
make it enter our heads at single
stroke.
The grammar lesson over, we pro.
ceeded to the writing lesson. Fo,
today Monsieur Hamel had pre-.
pared for us models entirely new
written in a beautiful round hand
TRANCE, ALSACE, FRANCE
ALSACE." The models were like
small flags floating about the class
suspended from the upper part of our
desks. It was worth seeing, the way
every one applied himself, and what
silence! Nothing was heard excep,
the scraping Of the pens on the
paper.
Some flying beetles entered, but
no one paid any attention to them
least of all the little boys who
applied themselves to trace their
letters with a heart, with a con.
science. as if these were to remain
French. On the roof of the school
house some pigeons were murmur
ing low and | said to myself, as