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week was sent to Atlanta, Ca, to the
Federal prison for thirty years.
William J. Reid was the name un-
der which Justice Stafford sentenced
him to thirty years in the Atlanta
prison, but that was only one of the
have used in defrauding banks and
business men In nearly every inn
portant city in the country.
Reid showed UP in washington in
July, 1912, and posed as q wealthy
Westerner from the State OF Wash
ington. He negotiated with the real
estate firm of Boss & Phelps for the
purchase of a $4,000 home on Wood
ley road.
Wore Pneumatic stomach.
Each time he appeared at the Of
fee of Harry Boss, Reid. who then
used the name OF C. b. Morse. appear
ed to be yer ystout, even to the de-
ed to be very stout At the Raleigh
Hotel, where he had room, he was
n tall, thin man. His pneumatic
stomach was not discovered until his
arrest in California
In recent article The Times told
how Morse" had a purported draft
for $4,000 sent to him, in care of
The letter containing the alleged
draft. drawn on an Aberdeen, Wash,
bank was opened in the presence Of
Mr.. Boss, and Morse" complained:
They have made a mistake. I told
them to send II In care OF your office
and the bank has made it payable to
you"
boss Indor-ed the Draft.
Mr.. Boss. wishing to extend every
possible courtesy to this prospective
customer, volunteered to indorse the
draft, so that Il could be cashed,
I'm keep II in my safe here and
you can take II to the bank tomor-
row morning." he told Morse"
"Oh. that won't be necessary, TIL
be around in the morning. Tn q
stranger in the city and L will want
to open a bank account" Morse"
said.
certainly. just take II along and
when you return. I'll take you around
TO my bank and introduce you." Mr..
Boss promised.
Boss indorsed the draft, returned II
20 Morse" and the latter left the
Office.
The test of the cheats skill was
near. Here is how he got the money;
On the following morning, he called
during banking hours at the office
of Boss a Phelps and. accompanied
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The letter was from an attorney OF
Wilmington. Del. stating that a Arm
OF lawyers In Sweden had In hand the
business OF settling up the affairs OF
Mrs. Hendric<son's father; that the
estate was estimated to be worth
$4,000 900, ana that Mrs. Hendriokson
and her two sisters, all OF whom live
in this country, are the sole benefi-
Charles.
Mrs Hendrickson was not at all
perturbed over the news. She was
prepared for II, she said. "But / am
not going to neglect my work." de-
clared Mrs Hendrickson, who for the
last ffteen years has been n washer
woman, taking in washings and going
out TO wash by the day for some OF
the well-to-do families in the upper
section OF the city.
"I have not heard from my parents
for years." said Mrs. Hendrickson.
81 learned, however. that my father
had prospered In business and was
becoming well fixed. But why should
I bother them. ! came TO this country
OF my own will, when I was quite
young. married. raised n family and
have gotten along all right even
though I have had 20 work hard. 1
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Waits With Revolver.

bullets found their mark, One of
them lodged In Cummings abdomen.
another penetrated hts left lung, Snd
another graSed his left arm. He fell
at her feet. and she stood over him.
pistol in hand. waiting for the police
to come and arrest her. when they
came, she quietly handed over the
empty gun to the nrst officer of the
law that reached her side. II was still
warm. All of the five chambers were
empty. The weapon had done It's
work veil.
Y Keeps Hold 81 Bottle.
Cumming still breathing, the
broken bottle of milk still grasp in
his hand, was taken to . hospital.
When Mrs. Cumming was put in 3
cell at the Hampton jail she said: II
hope he does not die. do not want
20 be 4 murdefesr. But he hsb
caused me and my little boy untold
,suffefing."
the causes that led up to the kill
ing Of Cumming were no secret In
Hampton. a picturesque little town
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The
Winner
OF
Limerick No. II
Now scientists claim that old men
Can be young and colish again.
Elixir Of youth,
| They promise forsooth,
We'll need a new curfew law then.

Here's where The Times Limerick
Department gets a chance to help the
Irish republic.
Mrs. H s. Carney is the real giver
The Times merely furnishes her with
means to do what she has wished to
do.
Mrs. Carney, a charming young
matron. Is the winner Of limerick
contest No. II, her last line appearing
above.
Her husband, who was in the navy,
is now In the employ Of the Shipping
Soerd.
The Carneys have been wishing to
buy one OF the bonds Of the Irish re-
public to help along cause that they
believe will eventually win, but you
know expenses will run up when the
head OF the family Is working for
navy pay. and there Is little John
Walter, commonly called Jack, to pro-
vide for.
Mrs. Carney has been writing liner
ick last lines for some time, and her
husband has been joking with her
about the slim chances OF winning.
WIFI Buy Irich Dend.
"rm going to win 800 and I'm
going to buy an Irish Liberty bond
with it," said the little woman de-
terminediy.
Just to show herself disinterested.
she has signed her husbands name to
most of the answers. But IL must
have been she that had the four-iesf
shamrock.
ssr kAx <.f Itv.o
to that limerick" she said. Finally,
I wondered if these old men got to be
boys again. whether they would run
home when the curfew bell rang or
whether they would need to have a
special law made for them. That's
how I happened to write the lire.
Now that II las actually won the
prize, the other promise holds good.
We're going to buy the Irish bond.
And I don't think II Is really bad
Investment. either. We both think
they will win, too"
Jessie E. Marmion, 1919 Potomac
evenue southeast, evidently has had
experience with restaurant spring
chicken" that ought to be exempted
under the old-age limit. Hsr last line
was "But win II make chicken of
hen7"
Miss n. Eiinor Bsrthoidi, 1907
Twentieth street northwest, wrote:
"oh. boy: therell be high htsteppinw
then"
Pwts II .Up To 0uiJs.
That 1900 block on Park road. which
is In the limerick epidemic zone, con-
tributes; "Doc Osler, please ouija US
'whenT" You can't keep that 1900
block down. VIII 8. Adkins and Miss
valeris Marshall, prize winners, live
there, and somebody In the block gets
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TRAINS STAND
Return to Owners viii Have No
Effect on Travelling
Public.
HINES NOT YET RELIEVED
Transfer Means Lite More Than
Change In Form Of
Bookkeeping.
HINES NOT YET RELIEVED

With q complete absence Of cere-
mony, the Federal Government at
one minute after midnight will turn
back to management of their own
ers the 240, 900 miles Of the nations
railroads under the Cummins-Esch
bill, which President Wilson signed
and made a Law late yesterday.
Ne. Chaaes. in Schedules.
TIA ae.ssiins pnbssrewH. S.sseA,y
be Conscious cf sno change as~Atif
transfer becomes effective. ending
twenty months Of national opera
tion Of the roads.
Al q few minutes before midniant
the railroad telegraph wires will be-
ein to hum with messages from chief
90 chief asrscting the transfer of con-
troll. Practically the same men who
managed the great properti~s for the
Covernment will be on the job.
Schedules will remain the same, so
far q present plans go. and the joint
operation of ticket Offices will go on
in most cities Private managers OF
the ads have been preparing for
the C08u8S IOE WSSnS-
In one sense. the change will be
entirely q matter of bookkeeping.
The roads will go back containing
approximately one and one-third bill
lion dollars invested In them by the
Govsrument.
This sum will be returned to the
Government by the roads In payments
sxtending over a period of years.
4. GssA CssAftien.
The roads will be turned back In
good physical condition. according to
Rail Director Hincs. who. In . special
report to President Wilson. denied
that they now are in q broken down
condition. a. has been charged. In
stead their rights Of way and rolling
stock are In good repair. Hines point
ed out. and supplies are on hand In
almost Identical proportions with
those on hand when the Government
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in among the high standings about
every day. One thing sure. there's no
quarantine on limericks. The 1900
block on @ street has furnished two
winners and one second choice. and
Is still active.
This limerick contest has been run
ming almost a month, and the people
OF Washington and the rest of the
country seem to like the zest of writ
ing limericks, with the chance that
they will one day receive announce
ment of having won prize.
8. Kruse, 660T Delfeld, Chevy Chase,
asks: 'wili time be worth much
money then1-
Praise and Kicks.
Letters-leicks and otherwfse--to
the Limerick Editor show that tn
interest in the Limerick contest is
keeping up. 1t looks as II everybody
had few rhymes stored away some
where in his system. In addition to
the last lines' received, the Limerick
mail every day contains a number Of
original rhymes. Here's one by a..
w. r. to Mrs. Anita Speer. OF Berke-
ley Springs. w. Va, one OF the liner
ick winners
Hip-bip-hurrahi A ruddy curl
Stayed fortunes wheel in fateful
whirl
When blood OF Buchanan
Puts into the van
or Lim'rick bards tn red-headed
girl"
L,mer,cl No. Is and condition. Of
the contest will be fsuss on another
page
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300 PCT. FOOD JUMP
FOR WORLD SINCE
WAR BEGAN

LONDON, Feb. 2s--Invesd-
cations completed by the COO
nomic section of the Council Of
Premiers show that Wholesale
prices have advanced from 12e
to more than 900 per cent over
pre-war levels In all allied $50
tions. IL II announced Officially.
America shows the smallest
advance, the statement said. de-
claring prices there have ad-
vanced only 12o per cent. Italy
shows the most acute condition.
with a Jump. Of more than 300
per cent. Advances In France
are about 300 per cent, England
ITO, and Japan 100. the state
ment said.
Germany, the statement con-
cluded, In existing on lees than
-ene-half necesssry rsess&A
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RAIDERS HAVE
l2-HOURSTART
Outlaws Cut Wires After Killing
One and Wounding Two In
Ruby, Ariz.
sol LnlERS LEAD PURSUIT
Cowboys, Papago Band and
BIoodhounds Also Take
Trail Into Mexico.
SOLDIERS LEAD PURSUIT

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 29.-Ameri-
can forces have crossed the inter-
national border in hot pursuit of
Mexican bandits who raided the
mining town of Ruby, attacking the
general store and postoffice, killing
the assistant postmaster, and wound
ing two other persons.
Just as darkness fell last evening
upon the peaks and canyons Of Gar
cie's National Forest, sixty miles
south of Tucson the little band Of
Americans crossed The line and con-
tinued the pursuitton Mexican soil.
The pHrsuers. are thirty black
troopers of the Twenty-ffth Iffan-
try, a band of Papago Indians, who
were camping near Ruby, and q
posse headed by Sheriff Earhart, Of
Santa Cruz county.
Bandits Have 12-Hour Start.
The soldiers, Indians, and members
Of the posse travelled in automobiles
as far as the border. where the roads
became so rough that II was neces-
sary to abandon the cars and horses
The bandits had twelve-hour
start before the trial was taken up.
Telephone and telegraph wires from
Ruby to Nogales were cut by the
bandits. and half day had passed
before the news of the raid reached
the outside. Two parties started out
to give the alarm, one going toward
Nogales and the other toward Arivaca.
Arivaca was reached FIRST and from
there the alarm was conveyed to the
military authorities. The Twenty
fifth Infantry was ordered to the
scene and the troopers were Joined
by a scouting force OF cowboys, civil
authorities, and Indians.
Blsodhounds Put on Trsil.
A message sent by Ned Hogan. man
ager of the Arivaca Land and Cattle
Company, asked assistance from
Sheriff Miles. of Pima county. and
Sheriff Earhart, of Santa Crux county.
He also summoned Chief Of Police
Bailey, of Tucson. Bailey and Sheriff
Earhart rushed to the scene In an
automobile and carried bloodhounds.
The bloodhounds are said to be fol-
lowing the trail steadily to the south
ward.
The Mexicans fell upon the mining
camp Friday night. Alexander J.
Frazier, the assistant postmaster, was
shot to death; his brother. Jack. re-
ceived a bullet wound through the
eye that may result fatally, and p. NJ.
Clarke, postmaster at Ruby, was
wounded. The postoffice was rified.
and 5000 in cash and large quantity
of goods were carried away from the
general store conducted by the FrS-
ziers.
Forced To Open Safe.
According to the story here, the
Mexicans rode fup, dismounted, and
shot Alexander Frazier when he frst
came to the door of the store. Later
they held up Jack Frazier at the point
of revolver and compelled him to
open the postoffice safe, and, after
taking all money and military sup
Continued on page IL. Column g.
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n. Y. .ACCLA|MS
GEN.PERSH|NG
A. E. F. Leader Smiles His Way
Through Big Crowd Like
School Boy.

NEW YORK, Feb. 29.-Gen. John
j. Pershing brought TO their feet in
cheering welcome as many Of New
York's 100000 people as could
crowd their way into the ais-r-
manic chamber in the city hall las
night when he marched down the
aisle to the rostrum. He was the
guest of honor at the final celebra-
tion Of Loyalty Week.
Appeared Like School Boy.
But as he smiled his way through
the cheering crowd. with a van
guard and rearguard Of Boy Scouts
and Girl scouts, and with Mrs.
william Randolph Hearst. chairman
of the mayors committee of women.
upon his arm. he showed mighty lit
tie or the dignity OF guest OF honor.
Rather hp appeared like school boy
a. secesS time.
The general said with grin that
he had expected to have q delightful
, ovening. ~ he had been asked to be
present. but had not been told he was
TO speak. Then, with lighting CLINT
In his eyes. he shot out:
/ D0S ~ WOuiQ UG u NoEy pOtT <AniCs
lean who couldn't say something
about loyalty to America" He said.
In his very brief address'
aPatrfetisn UnselnsA.,
Patriotism isn't a garment that
can be put on today only to be taken
OF tomorrow. Patriotism Is inher-
emily unselfsh. and IL demands of US
that we devote a greater portion Of
our time. of our lives. to the interest
OF others.
"For three months have been
travelling over the country inspecting
camps and cantonments and fortifics-
tions. I have met q great number Of
people and find that among the peo-
pie there is the purest patriotism.
But we have allowed certain
amount of ignorance to exist, and this
is dangerous. for from the ignorants
spring the propagandas. We found.
you remember. when the draft wenr
into effect, that among the men called
to the colors some % or 80 per cent.
I were illiterate. That Is too great a
percentage. j would insist that both
the native-born and the aliens who
are to remain under our nag be
taught, for in education there Is
safety. Let us make II our business
to encourage all aliens to come to us
, to learn.
"This is the land OF opportunity for
CONTINUED on page IL, Column ~
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1t required all the cunning and
nerve OF one o. the smoothest bogus
checks artists in the game to 'pulr'
such a stunt here. but he got away"
with II until he tried a similar Oh
in California He served six years
in the western case and only last
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LAST OF U. 5. TROOPS
NOW OUT OF SIBERIA

The last OF the American army de-
tschments along the Siberian rail-
roads is now believed to have reached
vladivostok for evacuation.
This was Indicated In a csbiegrsm
received by the War Department
from General Graves, commanding the
American troops In Siberia, announc-
ing that the last echelon OF the
Twenty-seventh infantry had arrived
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Washerwon,an Heir To
$4,000, Goes Right
Back ToHer Tub Agair,

CHESTER Pa, Feb. 29.-Summoned from the washtub
in the kitchen of her fveroom home by the postman s
knock the front door, Mrs Jennie Hendrckson, widow,
received with sudscovered hands letter certifying re-
port that came to her from Sweden that she had fallen heir
to onethird Of an estate valued at $6,000,000.
Will Stick to Tubs.
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lailroods Go Back To Private Oupners at Midnight
Neglect of ChildLed
Her to Kill Cumming,
Sobs Divorced Mother

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 29.-When Matte Ann Cumming
faces jury of Virginans in Hampton Va April for
killing her husband, S. Gordon Cumming prominent law
politician and social idol there will be unfoded unless
plea of insanity is entered by her lawyers tale Of
cruelty and suffering that will stir the country.
Waits With Revolver
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Pneumatic SUindler'
Used Hotel Messenger
In SO, 700 Check Fraud
$4,000.

$4,000.
you had deposited forged draft for $4,000 with
Washington bank and been given deposit book showing that
sum your credit how would you draw out the money
without arousing suspecioni
This Man Did But Finally Sipped
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N - casy 10 usd~rstand the de.
v~t~vnnw< sf tools used with the
knnh IL $40 10 IN imitation Of
- s~rea N m .sisnars Jaw. Men
e&wTvu1 tknx rvagh edges cut,
h knuuner h IN imprvvemSat
- o. n.4xy club, putting the
v~>oAx a en- end Thus men
unhnxt @<v~ra<s ages before they
knxw xkr s0xd
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-. - tws sels sf tsels--one
@<< f~~ ne k~ndz. one for the
~4n4 wsrfs are tk< minds tools,
m,~r< mUsrtnnt tk~n any others,
- sh.y ssu.smit thesght and
<n~w>s1uw fr~n n.a 10 nan. and
tr~m gunsr.xssa to gcnersaon-
rh1s k2-sl<dxe 2ccsmulstes and
wAnAxu1 ndvnnrrx.
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o.sw ss1 s~e1as ss-
uAUsss sssssssvv s~av es1
80 sssass. TsaDsss-
surs ss . - -. ~ degrees
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Ne d NJ lnew pssieDrsay how
t~zxznwr xsnrssd. bst eAn guess
fk&f n ~ h~9inniag osr snces-
sarx ka6 crrtnin crses for fear,
hzzr~r. xRsrsssa, hatred. and fol-
xnrnnlrnx 20 each ether the loea-
rsmn sf nn9~ when hunting in
rmrkx We al hear children lesrn-
rmx 20 TIA. bot NO man can re-
mrmh~r kSw ne learned. and We
czn snly rsess how the race
emrm~&
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That 1900 block on Park road. which
IL In the limerick epidemic zone. con-
tributes; doc osler. please ouija US
'whenT" You can't keep that 1900
block down. VIII 8. Adkins and Miss
Valeria Marshall, prize winners. live
there, and somebody In the block gets
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n h easy % sandy the develop
m~nf e lznx1zx~. once started.
Every mnn sH11ld know something
zs~s1r th< csnstrscnon of language,
60 urixzn Of words. shades Of
m>~anarG. sr.rf meaning. In
nno~l Ne shs1id understand the
.s~as tAaf has brain uses in maxi
nx th~1x>t clear. just As a car
p~mr-r rs8<f un6~rstzni the tools
swsrh xhi<h NJ makes n box or
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Oh~~vv~ that with words, as
MA m~n. th~r~ are aristo-
.rxsx. snd plain people. -Esf.
4--~k. As~ss. eAnd. ohs~. are
--rursn p~spae In language. Aris-
t.crnfir wpr1s With the same mean
irx ccrur % yss nj once -Psrfakc.
guaf rrsHd<~r<. prcGess. ssasti-
anfs- VITA words. ss with
hurnxn h<irxx. you find In the long
run that the common people are
usor~ useful than the aristocrats.
Yea wfil ga he<ter work done
wrfk common people and common
wrrrdx thar with the other kind.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-01-09

reinstatement fee will again be IN
creased and will be permanent This
will positively be the last chance for
former members to get into the or
ganization at the above price
The sick benefits of the organization
have been increased from $500 per
week to $500 for ten weeks. All
members and also apprentices will get
the same benefits The maximum
death benefit will be $4,000. Hamil-
ton Lodge No 241, appeals TO every
machinist to become a member Of the
union The increase in wages that
have been secured BY the efforts Of
the union should encourage every one
to take advantage Of the campaign.
Conditions too numerous to mention
have been gained also by the organi-
zation and it is only the machinists
who are out Of the Machinists Union
that are blocking the way for more
wages and better conditions Get in
on the inside and help the good work
along, you will be helping yourself.
Don't neglect handing in your appli-
cation now.
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Work more
Produce more
SAGE more

But we can't continue increasing our
production unless we continue increasing
our railroad facilities
The farms, mines and factories cannot
increase their output beyond the capacity
OF the railroads to haul their products
Railroads are now near the peak of their
carrying capacity
Without railroad expansion-more en-
gines, more cars, more tracks, more ter
minals-there can be little increase in
production
But this country of ours is going to
keep right on growing-and the railroads
must grow with it.
To command in the investment markets
the flow Of new capital to expand railroad
facilities and 50 increase production
there must be public confidence in the
future earning power Of railroads.
The nations business can grow only as
fast as the railroads grow.
S1l1 advertisement ID published bgte
eS40oool0don Of fS0alllay '6rncutl4eA
Those desy1ng govrnatos ooneer.tsg
aaon may literature by xytAng 70
RaIpag E1ecutss. Byoaauas. YoyA
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FRANK SULLIVAN
Heads Musicians Union AS
President-Oficer In
stalled and Food
Stored

The Musicians Union, on Monday
night, held another one of those an
nual affairs to which all the members
Of the organization look forward to
with much anticipation installation
of officers and the accompanying
feed The officers installed for the
year are President, Frank Sullivan,
vice president, A. Schipper; recording
secretary, j Edward Lehmkuhl; fl
nancial secretary, ] Edward Stephan;
(notice the double header on the j
Edward 2 sergeant-at-arms, Lee In
man; trustees, Ben Mick, Lee Inman
and Frank Brandner; examining
board. Frank Sullivan, A F. Tillman
aud VIII II. Lebo; delegate to Trades
Council Harold Hanley
Several new members were taken IN
to the organization and number Of
new applications were received. Fol
lowing the business session be real
event Of the evening came on-the
cats And such eats. The kind that
only Ble Bill Elzer knows how to pre-
pare 1t is said that some Of he par
Elephants are still seeking eathing
room