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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-27

THE New YORK HERALD was founded by
James Gordon Bennett In 1875. II remained
the sole property of its founder until his
death. in 1872, when his son, also James
Gordon Bennett succeeded TO the ownership
OF the paper, witch continued in his hands
until his death. in 1918. THE HERALD be
came the property OF Frank A. Munsey. It's
present owner. in 1920
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-27
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

at close range. The marks OF the pow
der were on the flesh around tho wound
"t'here was anoths. man who had a
very strong motive for Killing him. This
man could not prove an alibi. But while
there was every moral reason for be-
lievlng him guilty OF murder, the ap-
parent facts permitted no other explaria-
tion than suicide. for oil the exits were
locked or bolted on the inside. How
could murderer have gotten out or
the room and left them that wayT
THE position in which the body was
found and the condition OF surrounding
objects would have fitted either the
murder or suicide theory. The revolver
yielded no fingerprints that were satis-
factory.
II turned my attention to tho door.
II had no transom It was solidly built
and fitted quite closely, 1t was not
locked, though the key was on the
inside of the lock-. but It was bolted with
an ordinary, substantial bolt about two
feet above the lock. The bolt moved n
tribe etiffiy. It was somewhat tarnished
except on It's knob. There was a faint
little streak on the back OF the shanl,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
TODAYS MYSTERY STORY
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOwrAN
PHILIP FRANCIS NOwLAN

make every day in the cotton BROKER.
age bushes
"1'll wager they are more accurate
than the ones I made today, at least" +"
commented DeKyne, with n wry smile,
but suppose you give me case and
See II can deduct Il as successfully
as I deducted from my profits today
WELL said the criminal investiga-
tor, here Ia one of my early cases. I'll
give 1t TO you stripped down 10 essen
tials.
"A man was found dead In his study.
There were but three openings In that
room---two windows and a door. All
three were locked or bolted on the In
side. Bear that in mind.
We enectcd our entrance by break
Ing the glass in one Of the windows.
The man had a bullet In his brain. and
beside him on the floor was the revol-
yer from which the shot had been fred
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
Yesterdays Mystery Solution

IF A book is carefully balanced, back
down and covers and pages perpen-
dioular, and then one draws ones hands
quickly and carefully away, IL will fall
open and II viii fail open at the page
that has been most frequently In use
This was the principle that Harvey
Hunt made use of In determining the
direction in which Henry Carlton had
fed, In the case Of "The Turn Of o
Page"
The railroad guide was a new one
Therefore there was not much chance OF
going astray. Harvey Hunt balanced II
as indicated, and let the leaves fall apart
They did so at the timetable Of the
Santa Fe route. He repeated this five
times. and each time the book fell open
at the same page. II was obvious that
this was the timetable Carlton had got
ten the book to consult.
As matter of fact, owing to this
clue as to the direction Of his flight. he
was finally located and arrested In To-
peka.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

which connected the knob with the bolt
itself, but II did not seem possible 20 me
that any one could have manipulated
II through the keyhole with any sort OF
n curved lever II was too far above
the lock, and besides the key was still
In the keyhole, and from the inside,
mind YOU.
Then looked at tho windows. They
were locked on the inside with catches
OF the sort which cannot be moved from
without by a Jimmy. Besides there
were no marks on them to indicate that
any instrument had BEEN used on them.
The glass was pulled into the frames,
but the putty was on the inside, and
appeared to be quite old and dried out.
That was all"
CAN YOU tell from these observations
~ as Havey Hunt did, hoo the ,nar.
dersr couid manage to leave tho room
boited from the tnstdef
The ans,oer wiil appear tomorro,o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
CONCERT Ar WlTHERspooN
Kathryn Lee, Ella Palma, Abraham
HsItowitsoh Give Ambitious Propra m

baritone, and Abraham Haitowitsch. the
blind Russian vioiinist, gave a program
composed principally OF tho biggest
numbers written In their several me.
before fair-sized audience. Mr.. Hat
towitsch who appeared here last season,
opened with the dismal @ minor sonata
tone and with as much Temperament as
strictly ctntrepuntal worl! admits.
considering the handicap under which
he labors. Mr.. Haitowitsoh has per-
formed marvels. His tone is excellent
and although the Pasanini Twenty
fourth Caprice taxed his execution, hi.
technique In fairly good. He received
| Several encofes.
nins. = lie first sang the prologue from
"Pngliacci' second group OF songs
Of which one OF his own compositions wa,
! among the best. and closed with tn,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16
The BoLted Room =

HARVEY HUNT laid his newspaper
II aside at his friends remark. and
laughed.
There's nothing so mysterious about
the process of deduction In criminal in
vestigation." he said, though people
love to believe there is. As matter OF
fact. there Is no more magic In 1t than
In the deductions which / dare say you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

famous eria from The barber Of ss.
metio singer, and even on the concert
platform allows his acting n PLACE only
slightly secondary to his vocalisation.
His voice ~ best in the upper register
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

miss Lee appeared FIRST In a sroun
singing ranging from lyric to ealoratssfA
and later In the fine "hitorna vincltptls
She was at her best IN the latter NUN
Der,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-16

Can you solve this mystery
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
LEPROsARIUM.

~ rHE announcement made by the Public Health
4 Service that Louisiana site has been selected for
The location Of National Leprosarium, there is more
than ordinary Interest
First Of ALL this because the Louisiana site offers the
only place in North America 10 which the government
was invited to come
The location selected the Former State colony Tor
lcpers. where more than hundred people have been IN
residence and carsi for under state supervision
Few people in Delaware realize that there are one or
more epors in 20 different states Of The union and lead
nv experts estimate the total number OF people in the
United States who are afflicted wh leprosy as anywhere
from 500 to $500
As matter OF self-proecton The ppblc could do no
less than arrange to segregae the epers OF the United
States in order TO stay the spread OF the disease 1t mas
been shown in other countries that the establishment OF
aggregation camps will most effectively eradicate leprosy
While this is IN mind ultimate objective, II Is
GOOD To realize that lepers the United states are being
frcaled as human beings and longer will II be neces-
ary to have such startling headlines appear in the news
papcrs as "Ioper at large in this city, 'Leper escapes
from guard etc. for there is place where these
eprous people may be cared for humanoly and is TO h'
done under he direction Of tho U. s Public Health
service.
This is but beginning In the program Of winning gov
ernmens in all lands. and humane citizens everywhere
TO combined effort for The care Of two million lepers
which 70 is estimated Is the probable number scattered
through the length and breadth OF the world
Leprosy is only feebly contagious and then by pro
longed contact For This reason alone 1t Is unscienuh
and nhuman 10 regard the leper as an outcsst
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
TEN BILLION.

WILL be good business for Uncle Sam 10 cancel
w the ten billion dollar war debt Europe owes MN
Festus J. Wade prominent ST. Louis banker answers
in the Affirmative He has mauyi Including some in Della
ware who agree with him that II would pay The people
Of the United STATES to charge off that ten billion "
profit and loss wpng the debt slate clean as FAR as lne
government is concerned.
"For ie years. Wade points out "we have sold and
exported 81 billion dollars to foreign countres-we nave
imported 80 billions There was difference IN our a'pr
OF p billions The products sold TO foreign customers
hcped TO keep our mines farms, factories at work
After the war Europe found herself deeply in debt
to the United States reflected in foreign exchange that
she could not renew the old habit OF buying American
goods Europe must do without American soous
so she can pay American debts Europe cannot 90 po'n
at The same time, Wade insists
Between America and these European customers STANDS
the huge rock Of debt The question Isl HoY shall II De
removed: Europe may pinch and save for years. thus
wiplng II out Hut In The meantime, Wade asserts
American farms mines and factories win be losing all
that trade He believes that by cahcens the debt norman
trade viii be resumed He points out that the aVerase
yearly balance in Americas favor during the past 10
years was billion and half In less than seven years
at this rate the debt would be equaed On the o'ner
hand n n IA not thus Cancelled probably the interest
vill be paid for the nrs dozen years.
Wade advises cancellation
He does not 20 TO the extreme Of advising cancellation
BY American private holders Of foreign bonds Ana there
are many financial experts VINO 40 moi pohe'o n'e
trade can result even though the government cancels
lis debt as long as private Americans continue holdns
so many billions Of European bonds.
international experts not agreed that Europe VIII
accent cancellation They believe there is too much o
the bankruptcy stigma cancellation. They argue ths
Europe WIN insist upon pnohng and saving unh she mas
paid her debts
The fact remains however that while the matter i
debated pro and con that enocmous debt stands a.
barrier agans Amercn exports and insofar as nlocS
the path, it enforces deness upon American industries
and curiais demand
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
$3.50 HAITIANS
AREKILLED
Ex-Commandant of Ma
rines Makes Report Upon
Occupation BY u. S.
URGES NECESSITY
OF AN INQUIRY

WASHINGTON. Oct. ii.-Maior-
General George Barnett former com
manda1t OF the United states Marine
Corps, charged ilat approximately
$3.50 armed Haiteinn bandits were
killed by United States marines or
nStife gendarmerie in the Eve and
a half years Of American occupation.
in a report to Secretary OF the Navy
Daniels Just made public.
Total Marine Corps casualties dur
ing the same period were shown %
be one 'ofllcer and ~ enlisted men
Killed and two officers and % en-
listed men w0unced.
General Barnett says II is impossi.
bic 10 even estimate the number OF
liaitiens wounded in the engagements
with the marines and gendarmeric
local troops organized and ofilcereC
! by the Marine Corps
or the total llailens killed, i,76'
met death in the bandit attack OF
Port au Price and during the opera
tions Immediately following that at
tack. according TO the report.
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
WHITE HORSES.

xVTHERE are the white horses Of yesterday
w Yes where are even the pebsld sleeds'
The best Of them generally drnted TO The fire depart
meni or to The show ring when the present generation
OF Wilmington grownups were boys and girls
Now horses have largely been replaced by motors IN
the nre divisions and lot Of other places too
So with tho natural decrease In the ordinary use Of
the equine the percentage Of white animals has almost
petered o4
one Of the pleasures in the old days Of seeing white
horse was 10 make careful survey TO spot red-hared
girl And vice versa Even tina, entertainment seems to
have beel taken away.
There's always been lot OF josh and superstition
carried on in connection with white horses, too
In Engend 70 has always been figured as bad luck II
one met white horse the road and failed TO spit at H.
And in Wexford sufferers from whooping-coush had a
queer method Of cure. They rod the highway until they
met pebald horse "Nhats good for The whipping
coughgn the patient would cry oui To- the rider and-no
matter how silly the remedy The rider suggested II was
adhered TO- and counted sure cure
But those days passing, for several reasons, one
beins the scarcity OF horses, perhapsl
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
nELAMARE,s NEW RIsnoP.

VWUNDREDS Of Delaware Epscopalians, representing
IA all the parishes in our state, made pilgrimage to
Baltimore today TO witness the conservation or the Rev.
Dr. Philip Cook rector OF The Church OF ST. Michael and
All Angels that city, bishop Of the Episcopal Diocese
OF Delaware
Bishop Cook viii receive hearty welcome in Delaware
II will not be restricted by any manner OF means to
Eplscopaians Memhers OF all churches and those not
actively affiliated with any church viii experience pleas
uro in seeing hn The duties Of head OF tho do
cese and in knowing that for years 20 come he ia to
be dentned prominently and intimately with the spr-
,ual moral and civic affairs Of commonwealth
His record in Baltimore and In other places gives assr-
ance that his presence and activity In Delaware VIII be
featured by far-reschns results OF beneficial nature.
Bishop Cook Is recognized by an who know him as an
able and upright man who. Without fear favor does
those things which he deems 10 be his duty to do and
who possesses the happy faculty OF rayng friends TO
his side to assist him in carrying through any enterprise
which he may undertake.
The Episcopal parishes I'M Delaware win be much the
better because OF his elevation 30 the bshoprc Il means
new dlspensaion for them 10 many essential particulars
Our commonwealth The boundaries Of which are Co
incident with those OF the diocese also willbepent inn
measuraby as a result OF Bishop Cooks presence and
work.
We felcitaie him upon his elevation and we conTalu-
late all DelaNareans upon their sood fortune in having
obtained such FOR felow-Delawarean, neigh
hor and A friend
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
RErIinNINc LIFE.

csLowLY but surely the devastated Of northern
- France into which 90 much Delaware money and
materials went FOR relief and restoration work. being
restored 10 economic life France is binding up her In
dustral wounds and bravely facing the future
The Ministry Of the Liberated Regions has just issued
Information relative to he resumption OF operations by
Industrial establishments located the devastated
by the
Counting only those establishments employing over 20
workers up to August 1920 Total OF 1926 establish
menls wert noted in the taken by the
mont N this number, 3i06, about Is per cent an
nounced that they had resumed operations, In whole
or n part
In he Department OF Meurthe-and Yosee s22 per cen
OF the establishments had resumed operations In The Ar
dennes Department SIS per cent operatng and II
the Deparimn OF the Nord the proportions attained 8
per cent
1e city OF Lille and the outlying districts show.a re-
markabe increase in activity during the past year, s6'
per cent OF the industrial establishments having re
sumed business
large proportion Of these establishments, 70 Is true
are operating with only part Of their normal equpmen
Of men and machinery But the recovery is nevertheless
remarkable
Th9 3i06 establishments included in the census EN-
ployed i57 3ss workers in 1914 August 1920 the
employed 3g5 400 workers In the textile metal working
and pottery Industries. almost oneshaf OF The norma
number OF workers have returned
The same spirit that fought at the Marne and at Nerdu
seems to have animated the French Ministry OF Lib
Grated Regions:
Evening journal., 1920-10-14

came as large as it ever had been at that time Of year
How does tho amount OF freight which recently has
been moved compare with the amounts moved during The
corresponding week OF 1918 and 9i92
In The four weeks ending with September IS, 1920,
the total pumbcr OF cans Of freight loaded was 37ss 1863
This was only 02A less than in the corresponding
weeks OF 1919
The number OF cars moved in these weeks OF tp2o was
only i3a55 less than in 1918.
The differences between the amounts OF freight moved
in 1918 1919 and 1920 were relatively nnnitesimal
The figures indicate that the productive and CONNER
cal activity Of the country The whole was as grea
as in either OF the preceding tNo years although there
undoubtedly less business and reduced prosperity
In particular industries and particular territories
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
HONOR ROLL In
SEAF0RD SCHOOLS

Special TO The Evening Journal.
SEAFORD. oct. i4.--rhe honor roll
of The Scafcrd public school as an
nounccd for September, the first
school month of the term, follows:
Eighth grade-Franklin Allen, Lu-
ellie Covey. Louise Eskridge, Fannie
Goodman. Elizabeth Hollis, William
Lank, Anna Mae Moore. Richard Miles,
Florence Purse Nellie Payne, Erma
Tull, Dorothy Watson.
seventh - William Barnes. Harry
Bell. Mary Blake Mary Cannon, Leon
ard Daible. Katherine FOgle. Dorothy
Harrington, Alice Huston. Helen Law
son. Anna Marvel, Marion Marvel,
Margaret Phillips, Wright Robinson.
Sixth-Eliabeth Bell. sara Graham,
Helen jefferson. Agnes Waller. Athens
James, Howard Collins, James Adams
Cecil Guild.
Fifth-Edward Conway, Helen Dew
ilt. Margaret Gullelt Alien Has ungs,
Elmer johnson. Anne Ross. Stanley
simon. Edmund Stack, rhomas Todd
Elizabeth Truitt, Madeline Weaver,
Helen Wiley, James Wiley.
Four.n-kelley jefferson. Parker
(no,veltOn Avery Phillips, Hattie
BRYAN. Katherine Elliott. sarah Fields
Vivian Kenney,. Louise James. Nola
! Marvel. Helen Marvel, Frances Me
Guinness, Katharine short Mildred
| Wheeler
Third-Louise Eskrldge. Hazel Han
William Hail. Harry Lank, HaymaI
Lank. Alton Landlord. William LLOYD
Christine Martin, Beulah Marvel, III
| lentean Marvel, Ethel Messick, Wal
ter Montgomery. Daniel short, Eliza
beth Stein, Eliza Stack, Alena Rlchard
son, Callahan Thompson, Harry Wal
ler Elwood Waller, Eta LEE Wiley
| Viola WOOtcn.
Secondhand Mae Bryan, Denoral
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
GIRLS! MAKE A
LEMON BLEACH
Lemons Whiten and Double
Beauty of the Skin

Squeeze the Juice OF two lemons
into bottle containing three ounces
of Orchard White which can be had
at any drug store, shake well and you
have a quarter pint Of harmless and
delightful lemon bleach for few cents.
Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion
into the face. neck, arms and hands
each day, then shortly note the beauty
OF your skin.
Famous stage beauties use lemon
juice 30 bleach 'and bring that soft,
clear, rosy-while complexion. Lemons
have always been used as a frecble,
sunburn and tan remover. Make This
up and try II.
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
ADVANCED RATES HAVE NOT AFFECTED TRAFFIC

ADVANCED RATES HAVE NOT AFFECTED TRAFFIC.
rKNlE statistics regarding the movement of freight In
September show that the advances In freisht rates
made in the latter part August have had peroept
bic effect upon general business activity upon the
amount o. freight shipped in Delaware and the other
States
Not few persons contended.' says the Railway Age
"hat such large advances rates would impose bur
den on commerce that would reduce the freight moved
In the ended August 2S he number Of carloads
shipped was 9S6O6t This the highest record that
had been reached in the present year. and good many
comments made implying that the shippers had
been nurryns The forwarding Of freight TO orostsn the
advance in rates But in the last which stats-
lies are available. that ending September is the number
Of carloads moved es39i3 which Wac the largest Il
had been any week Of the present year. excepting that
ended August 2s. This certainly does not Indicate that
the.advance in rates has had any tendes to reduce the
amount OF freight shipped
An interesting question Is TO whether the move
ment OF freight thus far indicates any gen
era business activity. II is well known that there ha
been decline OF activity in some industries and ther
is much talk to the effect that a slump in production an
commerce generally has been occurring
The statistics regarding loadngs, however, shoN
that the fodr weeks for which have records tn
fregh. movement continued 70 be practically heay
as II ever was at that time OF year
The year 1918 was OF tremendous Industrial actv
ny owing to the war; and in the late summer and earl
fall OF the year 1919 there great revival Of bust
mess activity and the freight traDc OF he railways be-
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
EDWARDs RETUnNs no DUTY.

patrOlman James w. Edwards, OF
the Wilmington Police Department,
who has been on sick leave for $40
days, reported again for duty yester-
day afternoon and was assigned TO
the eleventh district.
Mr.. Edwards Illness was. .due 10 be-
ing bitten by a small dog IN the calf
Of his leg while in the performance
OF duty Blood poisoning developed
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
With the PdrdgrapherS

Wilson fooled The mothers OF The country four years
His understudy, Cox. will not need them this year
Omaha Bee.
Already the millners smiling the time when
the girls win bet hats with each other on elections
Dayton News.
Candidate Cox appears 10 be imbued with the peculiar
idea that when convicted Of lie a may escape by
making hat lie twice a. big-for Wayne News.
Senator Jones' OF Washington, reports that he spent 3
10 secure his denomination. What the money power Is
dolns in his campaign Is indeed swful-Deiroh Free
Press.
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
CONTRACT sUIT GOES OVER.

The hearing OF the suit brought by
the Wickwiro Spencer Steel Company
against Worth Brothers, for an al
legged breach Of contract involving a
sum not less than Si25000 which
had been set for next Monday in, the
postponed until ii3O o'clock Monday,
November IS. The petty Jury has
been notified not to appear untD that
time
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
CHEMISTS TO HEAR
DIR. PATRICK TONIGHT

The first Of The fall meetings Of
The Delaware section. Of The American
Chemical Society win take place This
evening ai grinly. parish house,
Adams street, south Of Delaware ave
nue.. The speaker VII be Dr. Walter
A. Patrick, professor Of physical chem
isiry at Johns Hopkins Hs subject
VIII be silica Jel and lis Applea-
tions.'
DR. C.. NJ. Slime, vice-presldent Of
the local section, will preside. The
Delaware Section was formed In De-
comber, 1917, and has about 800 mem
bers.
Evening journal., 1920-10-14
MORE COONs ron THESE FELLOWS

The annual coon dinner was held
at the residence OF William Webster,
near Talleyville, on last Saturday
evening About 20 guests were pres
ent. A bounllful dinner was served.
After dinner the hunters enjoyed a
fine nights sport and captured four
more large cOOns.
Evening journal., 1920-10-14

Bryan, William Covey. James Esk-
ridge. Allen Flanagan, Alexander
Harrington. Alberta Lawson. Ida
Lingo. Kathleen Lyons. Frank Monroe.
Mary Phillips, David Robinson. Vim
cent Sullivan. Everett Todd. Gladys
Truitt. Gertrude Warren. Franklin
Wheaiiey, Paul White