davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dermott news., 1919-06-19
Copvrisht, ". G. Chapman

She carried a sable nun too, and under these furs was dress of un- stylish fashion and cut that entrusted curiously with them. l thought that those loose sleeves had passed away before the nineteenth century died. In one hand she carried bag, into which she was stuffing large roll of bills.
 She passed so close to me that her dress brushed my overcost, and for an instant her eyes met mine. There was look in them that startled meter TOT and helplessness ss though she had suffered some benumbing shock which made her actions more auto matic than conscious
 was bewildered What was girl like that doing in Daly's at half past twelve In the morning?
 She began walking slowly and rather aimessly, 1t seemed to me. along the street in the direction of Sixth ave nue. My curiosity was unbounded l followed her at decent interval to see what she was going to do. But she did not seem to know.
 The street loafers stared after her and two men began walking abreast of her on the other side of the road. followed more closely.
 As she stood upon the curb on the east side of Sixth avenue l saw her glance tlmidly up and down before venturing to cross. II was quite half minute before she summoned reso- lution 10 plunge beneath the structure of the elevated railroad When she had reached the other side she stood still again before continuing west ward
 The two men crossed the street and planted themselves behind her They were speaking in a tongue that sound ed like French. and one had Il patch over his eye. A taxicab was crawling up behind them. I wHs sure that they were in pursuit of her
 The four of Us were almost abreast in the middle of the long block be- tween sixth and Seventh avenues.
 Suddenly the man with the patch turned on me, lowered his head and hu.ted me off my feet. l fell into the roadway, and al that instant the sec
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ond fellow grasped the girl by the arm and the taxicab whirled up and stopped.
 The girls assailants seemed to be trying to force her into the cab. The bag hew open. scattering a shower of gold pieces upon the pavement
 And then. before I could get upon my feet again the dog had leaped at the throat of the man with the patch and sent him stumbling backward Be fore he recovered his balance l was at the other man. striking out right and left
 IL was all the act of an instant. and in an Instant the two men had jumped into the taxicab and were being driven swiftly away. I was standing beside the terrified girl, while an ill., looking crowd. gathering from God knows where. surrounded us and fought like harpies for the coins which lny scattered about.
 The girl pulled at my arm distract s~ily. She was white and trembling. and her big gray eyes were full of fear.
 "Hep me" she pleaded. clinging to my sleeve with her little gloved hands. The money is nothing. I have eight thousand dollars more in my bag. Help me nway!"
 She spoke In foreign, bookish ac- cent, as though she had learned Eng fish at school. Fortunately for us the mob was too busily engrossed in It's search to hear her words.
 So drew her arm through mine and we hurried toward Sixth avenue, where we took an uptown car.
 We had reached Herald square when It occurred to me that my con- panion did not seem to know her des- tination. So we descended there. I had forgotten the dog. but now the beautiful creature came bounding up to us.
 "Where are you going?" asked the girl. T will take you to your home
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Two days. later they started across the desert jn TWO touring cars. one carrying Il machine gun and equipped with wireless They met with but one adventure. when they fcsght of 2 land of Mexican guerrlias, one of whose bullets punctured a gasoline tank. A wireless call was picked up by United States training camp for aYiators on the edge of the desert. and shortly an airplane arrived with T supply of gasoline. enabling them to continue on to San Rafael,
 Scarface and his men negotiated the trail toward the ranch of Juan Diaz without adventure, save where a mile from their destination. they ran up n blind trail. from which they backed out. finally reaching the cabin and corral of Juan Dlaz. the seventh holder of the Kiven Flag. Diaz at first did not recognize Scarface, but finally recalled him and the incidents of the expedition. saying:
 You saved my life. Senor Bender. l and all that have are yours
 With crafty wink at his compan- ions. Scarface introduced the Kid:
 This Is Captain Ransome's son. We want your piece of the flag. then we'll find ont where the treasure Is and go
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and get il and Ransomc here, will do the right thing hy you"
 Whereupon Searfaee told him a long story Of their adventures in collect ius the pieces af lag which they had. and how they had been continually followed and harassed by a gang of outlaws who also had been in pursuit of the hidden wealth. He described Dick and his party nS band or hard eutd ruilans who had tried their best to kill them. and told Diaz that upon sc, erul occasions they had barely es- capped with their lives. Scarface de scribcd Polly as beautiful but wicked woman who had been the chief con Spirator of the gang headed by Dick, but said he believed his enemies had perished in Il railroad wreck and would not be see.. any more. He however, warned Biaz that should they appear they were not to be trusted and that he must ever keep his eyes open for signs of them.
 Daz was much impressed by the
  indignant nt the recital of the lntter's injuries at the hands of the merciless d.speradoes headed by Dick and the girl He lost no time in telling Scar face that he would keep his eyes open for the others. and if he should run across them he would do all ir his power to thwart them. So curningly did Scarface play his hand that the old Mexican took great liking to hlm.
 Now" si.d Scarface after he had completely won the MeXlcan'S conf dence. You had better give mo that piece of flag that you have so that can match IL up with the other pieces and then we will begin figuring ou; the combination. Besides, IL will he safer fin my keeping thss in yours, and of course you will go along with us and share with us in everything"
 Diax was easily fooled and gave up his piece of flag and. later, when Dick and his party were seen approaching. believed when told they were enc mics of Ransome and agreed to lure them to their death. He met the auto cavalcade and tolS story of being beaten by gang Dick recognized as Scarfacc's and when Dick demanded to know where the outlaws were. re- piled that they were at his ranch.
 Not sasneetlng treachcry Dicks party followed Biaz up blind trail. on one side of which rose sheer cliff. To the edge of the clinf the outlaws had rolled huge boulder and ns the first ear. driven by Feel. passed beneath they showed the boulder over the brink.
 Those in Feels car. hearing the noise. looked up to see the mass of rock in midair directly above Dicks car. They shouted an alarm. but the haplcss occupants of the car had no time to leap to safety. and followed by Il shower of rocks. the boulder landed squarcly on the top of the CT and crashed through to the very ground.
 tEND OF NINTH EPISODH
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bend and approaching at dlzzying speed; in the opposite direction could plainly be seen the approaching pas senger train, hut around bend so it was impossible for the engineer to see the box-car.
 Realizing a collision was inevitable. Dick raised his eyes as If In prayer and caught sight of the teli-tale. Like an inspiration he saw a possible chance to save his friends Leaping from the horse he climbed the pole and grasp ing the leather thongs hanging yer ticaliy from the frame. made hls way midway between the rails. just as the car flashed beneath.
 Dropping to the roof of the car he uns carried by the momentum nearly over the edge. but regalned his feet and making lis way to the end threw on the brakes with all his strength At the same instant sharp whistle told him the passenger engine crew had seen the peril. Roth acted in the nick of time. for. as the box-car stopped it just bumped the pilot of the locomotive just beginning to re- verse.
 From the engine and ears of the passenger train the crew and passen. gers came pouring as they demanded "a know what it all meant. As briefly as possible Dick told them. and with muttered oaths at the cowarlly gang of outlaws who hnd plotted the deaths of all of them they lost no time In tarsting the door of the hox-car and ,ping inside. Dick. first of them all. .ls at Polly's side and bending over
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gets her flag and starts after the treas ure. Dick and Polly are Joined by other hag-holders and they pursue Scarface. who captures all but Dick. and placing them bound In a box car. sends the car down grade in the path of an on-com- ing train.
 Certain that Polly and his friends were confined and helpless within the hox-car and that they were speeding to horrible death in the debris of the railroad wreck that must come, Dick grew cold as he swept his eyes over the scene. The car was gaining speed with every turn of it's wheels, and it would be but short time be- fore its pace would be that of train speeding on its way behind Il loco motive. And like rats in trap Polly and the others would go to their death -a death of mutilation and perhaps horrible agony. He ground his teeth and the frgid precipitation of despair beaded his forehead as he realized the awful fate that confronted them.
 IL seemed like hopeless task to try and head off that ponderons jug gernaut that was rumbling on it's way down the grade, and even should he succeed in getting to certain point ahead of it to all appearance his race would have been futile one. \ hun dred men standing in the path of the rolling monster would have been swept down aS grass before Il scythe. IL al | | as tank of war through line of infantry. daShing them aside, crush ing them down. grinding them beneath It's steel wheels. While wi;,s his great strength he had been able to stem the motion of the boulder for few moments until Tomas had come 10 his rescue. the boulder had been but an insignificant thing against this roll Ing instrument of death which no liv- Ing thing could for second with stand. Yet though to confront II were useless. to sit idly in his saddle while those dearest to him were being swept to death was both madarning and cowardly. and with little hope that he could prevent the catastrophe he sunk his spurs deep and dartea forward.
 Dick had ridden agalnst Death many time. but never more desperate ride than that across the hig bend in the railroad to overtake The runaway hoN-rar carrying to certain death Polly and her companions who had been placed bound hand and foot. in the eat hs Searface and his outlaw gang and sent down the single track grade against an oncomine passenger train.
 Urging his tired horse up steep emhaukmcnt, Dick gained the tracks just at the foot of the bend and di- rectly beneath "tell.tale" stretched across the tracks Looking up the line he saw the boN-Car rounding Il
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NIO DE- NO4N IN U FIJ.J
 Mentioned In the Bible.
 Biblical mention Is made of 10 tif- ferent precious stones, 6 metals, 1O4 trees and plants. B animals. B birds, 6 fishes. Il reptiles. 20 h sects and other smaller creatures.
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LOVE ADVENTURE, FIGHT-
 ING, TREASURE.

"Jacaueiine Of Golden River" is romance Of love, adventure and hshtin0-the basis Of all good romance. IL is no preach ment in story form: no sex problem novel; ne propaganda under the ouiss of fiction. It isa real romance and its purpose is to entertain. And, as if love, adventure and fighting were not enough. . most expressing rnys- tery Of hidden treasure gives reason for the plot and action. The heroine 10 beautiful, fasci- natino-and mysterious. The hero, freed from city drudcery by . legacy, is ripe for adven- ture and when it comes em- braces it whole And such an adventure as 1t proves to be! It begins in big city and swiftly the scene changes to the Canadian wilds. Action at every stage and the mystery deepening with each new devei- opment!-Gditors Note.
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 1YRuS T0WNSEND BRADY photO Play Produced by yVt75r0Ph kM WTAGRApH ISU
EPISODE NO. g.. WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE.
coPYRI6HT. i7I7. BY WrA6RApH

Six pieces of a chart flag are the only key to the location of a treasure buried years before on the Gulf of Mexico. Dick and Polly Van Brunt have one piece and Scarface another. He kills Polly's father. gets her flag and starts after the treas ure. Dick and Polly are joined by other lag g-holders and they pursue Scarface. who captures all but Dick. and placing them bound in a box car. sends the car down a grade in the path of an on-com- ing train.
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The hero escorts the he- roine to his own rooms for the rest of the night-and brings about a tragedy.

gro BE CoNTISUED,)
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23
PRESIDENT ADMITS
SOLE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SHANTUNG AWARD
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Japan was entitled to be fully
recompensed for this great service to
England, and the award of Shan
tung appeared to be the only way
to pay her.
The President told the Senators
he had the fullest confidence that
the time will come when Japan will
acknowledge to all the world that
she will surrender every right in
Shantung except the right of Japa-
nese subjects to exercise all the
rights of citizenship.
The Presidents visitors yesterday
were Senators Edge. Cummins and
Calder. Those invited to confer
with him today are Senators Ster-
ling. Mclean and Page.
'"H" P~"sid d"nt's reuuest for sane
tion by the Foreign Relations COM
rniIIcc for the provisional appoint
meEt of American representatives
on the Reparations Commission was
turned down by that committee yes
terday. The committee adopted by
resolution on the subject. which was
presented by Senator Knox:
1T is the judgment of the COM
mittee that until the proposed treaty
is ratified in accordance with it's
terms. no power exists to execute
any of its provisions. either provi-
sionally or otherwise"
Senator'S Lodge. Knox. Brandegee
Fall. johnson, Harding. Moses and
New voted for the motion, and Sena-
tors Hitchcock, Williams, Swanson.
Pomerene. Smith. Pittman and Nc
Cumber (republican) voted against
it.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23
Navy Yard News

NJ. J. MCGUIRE, OF the torpedo tube
shop. has successfully passed the Dis
trict dental board examination. and
received his license to practice in the
District of Columbia.
Walter Hurley has returned to the
tool shop. after motoring through
Southern Maryland mud for one week.
Miss Helen Murphy, of the account
inG Office. has returned to work. after
very enjoyable vacation with friends
in Chicago
R. l.. Watkins. of the sight shop.
with James Allan. of the supply de-
paTtment, made a record motor trip
recently from Vienna. Va. to the
main gate of the yard, the time being
80 minutes.
Hubert F. Lucas resigned June Is
from the tool shop. Lucas will en-
ter the lumber business with his
brother.
John Dick. of the planning board.
and his wife will leave Friday on a
trip to Buffalo. Niagara Falls. To-
ronto. ard large cities in the Nortn.
east. They will return August 20.
\. l. SchoenthaI. Of the tool shop.
motored to Rock Point Sunday
whore he enjoyed the excellent
bathing.
Frank Swarr. Of the broadside
mount shop. and Elmer Taylor, of
the torpedo tube shop. made a mo-
torcycle trip to BraddoCk Heights
Sunday.
Charles Baker. of the seaman
shop; Eddie MCGEE. of the Naval Re-
serve Force, employed in the print
ing department. and G. c. FarralI.
of the torpedo tube shop. with a
party of friends. made trip Satur-
day to Marshall Hall by motorbo
returning Sunday.
Frank ST. Clair will return to the
'-ooI shop tomorrow after a short
vacation.
Leo Spaight Of the pool shop.
returned to work Monday, having
been out four days with a sprained
ankle.
Robert G. Dick. chairman of the
auditing committee of Columbia
Lodge No. ia. International Asso-
citation of Machinists. spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23
BOOST IN FARES
HELD ONLY HOPE
FOR RAILWAYS
Street Car Companies Of
Nation Facing Ruin,
Says Job Hedges,

Job Hedges. receiver for the New
York Railways Company, yesterday
declared at the hearing on the street
railway situation before the Federal
Electric Railways Commission that
the street car systems of the country
will ''go by the the board unless
something is done quickly for them.
Some high authority has got to
meet the situation as ic is by giving
a rate of fare that will preserve prop
erty." replied Mr.. Hedges when
asked by Commissioner Sweet what
practical thing could be done about
the street railways.
Mr.. Hedges expressed his belief that
II the Federal Electric Railway Com
mission should recommend higher
fares and picture the situation as 1t
exists. the public generally would be
fair and acquiesce.
Higher Fares Needed.
Mr.. Hedges asserted that the only
solution of the street car situation in
New York or any other city is high
or rate of fare that will .permit the
companies to continue in business.
He said that electric roads generally
are operating at a loss and eating
into capital. and that this situation
is So economically unsound that it
cannot last.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23
DESERTED WIFE PINS
FAITH ON "LOVE KISS"


Connelsville, Pa, July 2.-Because
the last kiss given her by her hus-
band was a love kiss Mrs. Fannie
Sherrick, pretty. young wife Of DR..
George Sherrick. veterinarian, is sure
he will return.
He disappeared Saturday, after leav-
ing a note in which he said Goodbye.
forever. have gone. It's no use. We
cannot live together" The wife found
the note on a table when she returned
from a movie.
The couple met in Philadelphia while
the girl. then Fannie Robertson. was
employed in a hospital there. Sherrick
was studying in a Philadelphia college
to become veterinarian. They decided
to get married. but with the under
standing it be kept a secret until young
Sherrick had finished his course.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23
Measure to Abolish
Williams Job Considered

Senator Calder's bill to abolish the
office of Comptroller of the Treasury
was considered by the Senate Bank
ing and Currency Committee yester-
day. but action was deferred pending
completion of hearings on the renom-
ination OF John SHELTON Williams for
tn position.
The committee also considered the
EQge bill to authorize foreign bank
ing corporations to operate under con-
troll of the Federal Reserve Board.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23
BURGLAR-PROOF VAULT.
TUNNELED FOR BOOZE

Steubenville. o.. July 22-For the
theft of LASS quarts of whisky stored
by George Yurjevic. real estate dealer,
Mrs. Mela Dragic. Vastly Tepovic and
Yoyo Radielovic were arrested today.
The liquor was stored in a specially
constructed burglar proof" cellar of
one of Yurjevic's houses.
Police say that last Friday night a
tunnel from the yard into the cellar
was dug and the liquor was carried
out and taken away in auto trucks.
Authorities declare that much of it
has been sold in small quantities.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23
NOLAN MINIMUM
WAGE BILL PASSES
HOUSE 327 TO 48
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services, custodians, janitors and
charwomen in the Federal buildings
throughout the country, the libraries
of Congress and the District. the
women of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing and the Government
Printing Office, large numbers of
clerks, guards and watchmen. In all
the executive departments in Wash
ington. and the school teachers and
janitors of the District.
The Nolan bill, sponsored by one
of the progressive Republican lead
ers of the House, has polled a total
vote which is one of the largest
recorded in the House in recent
years.
This fact, according to President
Luther c. Steward, of the National
Federation of Federal Employees. is
due primarily to the efforts of Rep
resentative Nolan, and is doubly
to the organized gov
ernment employees as testimony to
the fact that their case is after
many years, at length becoming un-
derstood in Congress.
No Republican "Noes.-
Not a single Republican voted
the measure. The only op-
position came from the South. but
it is noteworthy that the Arkansas
delegation was solidly in favor.
The noes" were as follows:
Aswell and Wilson;
Georgia, Bell. Brand. Larsen, Park,
Vinson and Wright; Texas, Black.
Blanton, Buchanan. Connally. Gar
ner. Hardy, Mansfield. Rayburn and
Young; Missouri, Booher. Dickinson,
Rubey and Rucker; South Carolina,
Byrnes, Dominick, Nichols, Rags
dale, Stevenson; Mississippi. Cand-
Ter. Collier. Humphreys. Quin. Ste
phens and Fenable; Florida, Clark;
Tennessee. Davis and Garrett; Ala
bama, Dent, Hef1in. oliver, Steagall;
Virginia. Flood. Holland, Saunders.
Woods; Kentucky. Kincheloe and
Thomas; North Carolina. Kitchin.
Robinson and Shall.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23
Resume H. c. L. Hearing
At Capitol Tomorrow

The hearings on the high cost
of living probably will be resumed
tomorrow, according to Senator
Ball. chairman of the subcommittee
in charge of the inquisition. He
has arranged to establish head
quarters in the District Committee
rooms in the Capitol.
Chairman Ball held conferences
yesterday afternoon with a number
of men and women relating to data
and evidence to be submitted when
the hearings are resumed. A Sec
Ietary will be present to receive
the information for use of the COM
mittee.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23
Market Bill Hearing
Set for Tomorrow

Chairman apes has called a
meeting of the House District
Committee for 1890 o'clock tomor-
row morning. One of the bills that
will come up for action is to re-
peal and annul certain parts of
the lease to the Washington Mar
ket Company of the site of Center
Market.
1t is understood the measure as
recently amended meets the ap-
proval of counsel for the corpora
tion. The committee will probably
decide to report the bill favorably
to the House.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23
Congress Notes
Measure to License
Pawnbrokers Presented

ITO regulate pawnbrokers and
their business in the District" is
the title of bill introduced in the
Senate yesterday afternoon by Sem
ator Capper. 1t provides that any
person engaged in the business of
lending money on the deposit or
pledge of personal property "or
other valuable thing" may be
granted a license by the District
Commissioners from time to time.
Such person must produce satis-
factory evidence of good character
The license fee is placed at $500.
with two sureties in a joint bond
of 5000 The bill also provides
rigid rules and regulations to gov
ern the business of pawnbroker.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23
Del Monte Ripe
Olives

Only a limited number of peo-
pie know how appetizing and
tasty good. ripe olives are. Your
first trial OF them Will reveal
their goodness
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23


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For special advice women are
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The Washington herald., 1919-07-23
To Have Embassy at Brussels.

The Foreign Relations Committee
yesterday approved President Will
sons recommendation that the Amer
lean Legation at Brussels be raised
to an embassy.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-23

ness anu pains
in her ri g h t
side; at times
she was so bad
she could not do
any work. For
two years she
was attended by
the best physi-
clans here, and
both agreed that
she would have
to be operated
on. I suggested
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The Washington herald., 1919-07-23

To teach young children to play
simple musical instruments an in
ventor has patented sheet music in
which the different notes are repre-
scented by pictures of anIma's.