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The evening world., 1920-11-13
The Boy Wizard.

Is tie Ediy.r ol The Evening World;
The letter published by The Eve
ming World from "One Who Tries
to Play" Is an even greater tribute
20 the talents Of the boy wizard"
than the writer probably intended. He
says the Hodges problem Is easy. II
took him less than four minutes, he
says to make the move-"bishop TO
queens knight four" Four minutes! /!
And the boy wizard has not even yet
made that move, because it happens
not 20 be the right one. 1t will not
bring mate In three. The boy also
worked the problem in less than four
minutes" with this difference: he
made the move--the only move-thdt
does bring mate in three.
ONE WHO WATCHED HIM.
New York, Nov. 5, 1920.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
The High Cost of Refrigeration.

From page OF the current issue OF
the magazine House Furnishing Re
view We gleam this item OF sombre
import, perhaps TO more than one
American home:
Judging from the market condI-
tions of material and labor, there il
absolutely no possible chance for
prices on refigerators to be reduced
between now and this coming sum
mer.
However. the Grand Old Democratic
Party is In a position TO view with
indifference this threatening Of a par
tial famine in refrigeration.
1t has, so to speak. been forcibly
chilled.
The evening world., 1920-11-13

To the Editor of Tho BTening World:
l have been residing on Greenwich
Avenue for a number OF years and
would like to inquire about the street
electric lights.
l notice they are left burning in the
morning until 7. 7.30 and sometimes
until o'clock when the sun Is shining
brightly.
What Is the usual hour for putting
out the lights? Doesn't a press OF the
button do Il?
cNFRANCHISED WOMAN.
New York, Nov. 3, 1920.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
where It Rains Not on the Idle.


When it rains in Montevideo. ac-
cording to J. o. n Bland, writing the
book (Scribners) called Men, Man
ners and Morals in South America;
All outdoor work comes to A stand
still; steamers cease loading and un-
loading cargo; the goods depots Of
the railway become congested with
tarpaulin- covered wagons.
a foTtnight's continuous rain
would paralyzc the country's indus
tries, quite apart from the fact that
IT. would cut off all internal commu-
Your South American working
man has all the Asiatic'S horror Of
getting wet and none of his affec-
tion for an umbrella.
Only the infrequency of long rains,
II would seem, keeps Montevideo from
being the Paradise of Toll -Eluders.
Can II have been In that conde-
scending quarter that the saying orig
mated about people who do not know
enough to come In out of the rain2
Enjoying Hard Times PAST.
An anonymous philosopher who Is
the author OF TN the Mountains"
Doubleday -Page), writes thus of the
healing influence OF time:
l know time is a queer, whole.
some thing II Is very sanitary: II
4
to sterillLe and purify.
Quite possibly 7 shall end by be-
ing a wise old lady who discouFse4
with the utmost sprightliness. after
her regular meals, on her past
agonies, and extracts much agree
able entertainment from them,
even Is amusing about them.
You see, they will be so far away.
so safely done with; never. anyhow.
going to happen again. Why IN
course OF time, In years and years.
ones troubles must end by being
entertaining.
Adversely survived is on GhesS
terms its own reward. Even to Mr..
Hoover may come the moment when
he shall find cheer in the thought of
| his lost chance TO be a great non
partisan Democrat.
Normally and the New Girl.
Arnold Bennett, writing in "our
! Women" (Doran), offers this appre-
citation Of the current generation OF
! girls:
Tho modern girl. startling though
she is to the gray-haired lady, be
haves more. in accordance with
human instincts than the gray
haired, lady ever. did in girlhoodi
and she has quite as much real
dignity. Indeed, II may be argued
that she has more real dignity.
She can meet the male companion
in a hundred matters on common
| ground.
Their mutual interests are not
confined to passion and pleasure
but stretch over about two thirds
OF life. Their intercourse Is freeT,
fuller. saneT, more amusing. more
serious and less perverse.
All of which constitutes Mr. Ben
netts ample way Of telling us tina,
the Twentieth Century Girl viii
prove 20 be the mother of the real
Emancipated Woman,
She breaks the shackles OF arti-
= hcalty which of old were canorb-
flaged as the becoming bonds o.
maidenly modesty.
But need she smoke cigarettaB to
point her turn 10 normalcTH
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will, you were the sole heir to the
property Of Frederick Cavendish. II
was widely known you were not on
friendly terms. The evening of his
death you quarreled openly In public
restaurant. Later, In spirit OF
friendship, called you up and said he
had made n will practically disinherit-
ing you. Between that time and the
next morning he Is murdered In his
own apartments, his safe rifled. and
yet the only paper missing Is this
VIII, 10 the existence OF which l can
testify. II suspicion is once cast upon
you. how san you clear yourselff Can
you prove that you were In your own
apartments, asleep in your own bed
from one o'clock until eight7 Answer
that"
Cavendsh tried, but although his
lips moved. they gave utterance to no
sound. Enrlght scarcely gave him op-
portunity.
$50, the words won't come. i
thought not. Now, listen. No living
person--not even my partner-has
been Informed OF what has occurred.
The Witnesses, am sure. did not know
the nature OF the paper they signed.
Frederick Cavendlsh had this will
executed In moment OF anger and
devised his estate to number of
charities. He had no thought Of I'M
mediate death. but merely desired to
teach you lesson. He proposed to
dlsappear-or Mt least, that Is my
theory-in order that he might test
you on slender income. l am able
TO look upon the whole matter from
this standpoint. and base my conduct
accordingly. No doubt this will enable
us to arrive at perfectly satisfactory
understanding"
"You mean that you will maintain
silence as to the WIFI"
Absolutely; as client your interests
will always be my first concern. or
course | shall expect to represent you
In legal capacity in settling up the
estate. and consequently feel II only
Just tnat the compensation for such
services shall be mutually agreed
upon"
"And your fee?"
"Reasonable, very reasonable. when
you consider the service ] am doing
you. and The fact that my professional
reputation might so easily be involved
and the sums to be distributed. which
amount to more thaE million dollars.
My silence. my permitting the es-
tate to go 10 settlement, and my legal
services combined. ought to be held
as rather valuable-at. let us say. a
hundred thousand. Yes. hundred
thousand; l hardly think that IL un-
fair"
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at the seashore think II must have
thought the walk way back where my
home Is was even too much for II.
ut must be very long walk. My
missy and take long walks. But we
certainly didn't walk from our home 10
the seashore. No; we took train.
1--WE had beautiful time there.
though some OF the time had to wear
a muzzle and that Is fearfully hard
thing TO do In the summer Every dog
perspires through his mouth. That
Isn't very pretty thing to say. but 1t
Is the truth. And we pant with our
mouths when II Is hot. So that
muzzle for n dog In the summer time
Is horrible thlng--especIally when
small places think they're needed for
the dogs OF the place.
"In city where there Is such ter
rifle heat and where dogs cant get
under trees and lie In the grass II is
different. But not so in the country.
However, I didn't have TO wear my
muzzle very often, ! am thankful to
say.
~ used TO 60 swimming with my
missy. She would 90 into the water
and then she would whistle for me and
would Jump along over the waves
until Il was beyond my depth, and
then ! would swim out TO her
"She would take me In her arms and
give me n rest when I reached her. and
then would swim back home.
Sometimes the water was chilly.
and after had been In once would
lie on the beach. and putting my head
on one side would beg of from going
IN second time.
"But I did enjoy my swims. and the
waves. when they were little ones.
were lots of fun. There was Just
enough then for me. hut when II was
very rough my missy only had me
paddle about and get my little feet
with their white shoes wet My white
paws. meant
"And when we were nj the seashore
we took my pillow along with me, that
was made especially for me. used to
sleep on II and have q beautiful time.
Wasn't II nice of my missy to bring
my pillow along too? The very pillow
that love the best and that feel the
best on.
"But In case you don't know II I'd
like to tell you that I'm enormously
fond OF bones and with n good home
well, It's better than good hook or
4 dish Of Ice cream any dav."
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"Quite true--or rather. It may have
been found and destroyed. II chances,
however, that took the precautlon to
make n carbon copy"
"UnsignedT
"1es, but along with this unsigned
copy also retain the original memo
randa furnished me In Frederick Cav.
endlsh's own handwriting. believe.
from a legal standpoint, by the aid Of
my evidence. the court would he very
apt to hold such will proved"
lie leaned suddenly forward, facing
The shrinking Cavendish and bringing
his hand down hard upon the desk.
'Do you perceive nov what this will
means? DO you realize where such
testimony would place you? Under
the law. providing he died without a
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on valois ard John Cavendish, while
Miss Donovan. silent and watchful,
stood back.
valols repeated his experience,
which was corroborated In part by the
testimony OF John Cavendlsh's valet
whom he had met and talked with In
the hall. There was no flaw in the
stories to which the inqulsitors could
attach suspicion. One thing alone
seemed to irritate Willis.
Are you sure" he said to Caven-
dish. "that the dead man Is your
cousin? The face and chest are pretty
badly burned. you know, and | thought
perhaps"
A laugh from the detectives sllenced
him. while Cavendish ended any fleet
ing doubts with conlemptuous gaze.
"You can't fool man on his own
''The Idea is absurd"
The same d..y, young John, eager TO
be away from the scene, moved his
belongings to the Falrmount hotel, and,
since no Will WAS found In the dead
mans papers. the entire estate came
to him rs the next OF kin. a day or
two later the body was Inferred In the
family lot beside the fathers grave,
and the night of the funeral young
John Cavendish dined at an out-of-tbe-
way road-house with n blonde with n
hard metallic voice. Her name was
Miss Celeste La Rue.
And the day following he discharged
Francois valois without apparent
cause, in sudden burst of temper.
So seemingly, the curtain fell on the
last act Of the play.
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DADDYy FVENING
[KS @MAIN QAHAMfNR,l
! BOWER RXRl
BILLY 6UoLER STORY.


"1 am so glad that the boys and
girls like me-" said Billy Bugler "ond
i have heard that good number did.
Well. | am not concelted about Il, for
my missy tells me II Is wrong to be
conceited. but II does make me happy
and she says that that is all right"
"She praises me up herself and tells
me I'm n love OF a dog and all sorts
Of things like that How my little dog
heart does go pitter-patter with Joy
when she tells me that.
"You know that I'm n Boston Bull
with n white head and white chest and
white paws.
II must tell you OF the pillow that
was made for me.
"My missy was having some mat
trcsses and some pillows fixed for the
beds In the house. And she thought
II would be nice for me to have n new
pillow.
$50 she ordered one to he made
along with the mattresses and the pill
lows for the house.
THAT was n nice way to treat
little dog, wasn't it' And how love
my pillow.
TITS just nice square soft pillow
and can curl up and get on It and
lie down so softly and so snugly. and
then can dream OF my missy and my
master and their kind words and their
low voices.
II love low voices. don't you? My
missy has a very low voice and so has
my master. do hate people who're
always saying at the top Of their
voices:
"'Lie down. sir
"And Beg. sir
81 understand Just ss well when I
am spoken to softly. and fancy other
dogs would too II they were taught
that way and didn't hear people speak
Ing so loudly.
Sometimes they think people are
only speaking TO them when they do
speak In loud tones and when they say
things GROSSLY.
"But that Is different from my missy
and my master.
swell. my missy took me for tr.p.
with her 10 the seashore. live near
great big river but there Is no sea
near my home. The sea got tired.
believe. before II got as far as where
we live. Not that we live way. wny
of. but II is fairly far from the sea.
and ns the sea seems strong enough
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had fallen from Off the tabletop to
the floor and scattered into fragments.
Back of the table a small safe EN-
bedded I'm the wall stood with its door
wide open. Its inner drawer splntered
as with knife blade and hanging
half out. and below 1t n rifle OF papers,
many of them apparently legal docu-
ments.
But the one object across which the
golden beams of light fell as though
In soft caress was the motionless fig
ure of man lying upon his back be-
side the table near the drapeless
window. A blow from behind had
evidently crushed his skull and though
the face was scared and burned.
though the curtains partial ashes
covered more than half OF 1t. though
the eye-lashes above the sightless eyes
were slnged and the trim beard burn
ed to black stubs, the sace gave mute
evidence of being that OF Frederick
Cavendsh.
The door at the end of the bookcase
opened noiselessly and man, smooth
faced his hair brushed low across his
forehead, stepped quietly In. AS his
eyes surveyed the grewsome object by
the table. they dllated with horror; ;
then his whole body stiffened and he
fed back into the hall. crashing the
door behind him.
Ten minutes later he returned, not
alone, however. This time his com
panion was John Cavendish but par
TALLY dressed. his features white and
haggard.
With nervous hands he pushed open
the door. At the sight of the body he
trembled moment, then, mastering
himself, strobe over and touched the
dead face. the other meanwhile edging
into the room.
Dead, sir, really dead?" the late
conner asked.
Cavendish nodded: ''For several
hours" he answered In an unnatural
voice. "He must have been struck
from behind. Robbery evidently was
the Observation-Disclosures robbery. You
heard nothing during the night?"
Nothing, sir. swear knew moth.
Ing until I opened the door and saw
the body few moments ago"
"You'd better stick to your story,
Valols," the other said sternly. "The
police will be here shortly. I'm going
to call them, now"
He was calm, efficient, self-contained
now as he got central station upon the
wire and began talking.
"Hello. lieutenant7 Yes. This is
John Cavendish of the Waldron apart
ments speaking. My cousin, Frederick
| Cavendish, has been found dead in his
room and his safe rlfled. Nothing has
been disturbed. Please hurry"
Perhaps hale an hour later the police
came-two bull-necked plain-clothes
men and flannel-mouthed "cop."
With them came three reporters, one
of them n woman. She was young
woman, plainly dressed and, though She
could not be called beautiful, there
was certain potriclan prettiness lr
her small, oval, womanly face Hith Its
gray kind eyes, Its aquiline nose, Its
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firm lips and determined jaw, certain
charm In the manner in which her
chestnut hair escaped occasionally
from under her trim hat. Young. ug-
gressive keen of mind and tireless.
Stella Donovan was one of the few
good woman reporters of the city and
the only one The Star kept upon its
plnched payroll. Though her custom,
airy assignments were sob" stories,
divorces, society events and the track
Ing down of succulert bits Of general
scendal. she nevertheless enjoyed being
upon the scene OF the murder even
though she was not assigned TO II.
This casual duty was for Willis. the
Stars police" man. who dragged her
along with him for momentary CON-
pany.
A food Of questions came down up
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CHAPTER ~.
Mr.. Enrlqht Declares Himself.

One month after the CavendIsh muir
der and two days after he had dis
patched casual. courteous note to
John Cavendish requesting that he
call, Mr.. Patrick Enright. of Enright
and Dougherty. sat In his private office
on the top floor OF the Collander build
ing I'm Cortlnndt street waiting for the
youths appearance. Since young
Cavendish had consulted him before
I'm minor matters, Mr.. Enright had ex-
! pected that he would call voluntarily
soon after the murder, but In this he
was disappointed. Realizing that
Broadway was very dear to the young
man. Enright had made allowances,
until. weary of waiting, he decided to
| get into the game himself and to this
end had dispatched the note, to which
Cavendsh had replied both by tele-
| phone and note.
"He ought to be here now" mur-
INJURED Mr. Enright sweetly, looking at
his watch. and soon the expected visi-
tor was ushered In. Arising to his
feet the attorney extended a moist,
pudgy hand.
"Quite prompt. John" he greeted.
take the chair there-and pardon me
for a moment"
AS the youth complied Enrlght open
ed the door, glanced into the outer
room, and gave orders not to be dis
turbed for the next half-hour. Then,
drawing In his head. he closed the
door and turned the key.
"John," he resumed smoothly, ~
have been somewhat surprised that
you failed to consult me earlier re-
gardng the will of your late cousin
Frederick.
"His-his will I" John leaned for
ward amazed. as he stared Into the
others expressionless face. "Dld-did
he leave one?"
"Oh! that's IT," the attorney
chuckled "You didn't know about II,
did your How odd. On the night OF
his death drew up his will. Incident
ally. am the only one living aware
that such a will was drawn. You see
my positionw
Young Cavendlsh didn't; this was
all strange, confusing.
"The WILL" resumed Mr.. Enrlght
twas drawn In proper form and duly
witnessed"
"There can't be such will. None
was found"
POSSIBLY not" said Enright with
quiet, sinister gravity. "It was probably
destroyed and II was 10 gain posses
sion OF the will that Frederick Caven
dish was killed"
John leaped to his feet, his face
bloodless: my God !" he mutteret
aghast, "do you mean to say"
"Slt down, John this Is no cause fol
qlarrel. Now listen. I am not ac
cusing you OF crime; not intentiona
crime. at least. II an accident happen
ed, that was your misfortune.
merely mention these things becaus,
am your friend. Such friendship
led me first TO inform you what has
that Frederick's hasty determination
to devise his property elsewhere wai
the result OF a quarrel. believed 4
my duty TO give you opportunity I,
patch that quarrel up witt. the leas
possible delay.
II have, II is true, performed an un
professional act which. II known
would expose me TO severe criticism
There is. however, no taint of crlmIna
intent upon my conduct and. no doubt
my course would be fully vindicated
, were | now TO go directly before tn,
co,vt and testify to the existence OF 1
WILL
"But that could not be proved.
has never been found"
l .ss-i
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STIRRING TALE OF MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE.

Sowly, remorseessiy, he bent head backward she
feared her neck would mind lespSd
the sudden conclusion that resistance this beast futile, she
outwt him with her brains Suddenly relaxing herself he
slipped to the granite floor n her knees.
Please, please she begged. give give in
But hand closed jagged
bit Of rock"
This is Stella Donovan, New York
Colorado unrave murder capable
woman indeed--and as lovable as capable
of there's hero worthy Of such girl He's Jim West
Colorado miner, of the New Yorker believed
been murdered And he needs all his backbone
efficiency the girl and himself from their perIs
the hands of a band of crooks wilderness bad men
saying good DEAL
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my silence-let US say at q
hundred thousandW
GRO BE coNTINUED.)
Austrian Microscope.

A nuorescent microscope invented
by an Austrian scientist for use with
ultraviolet rays enables the recogni.
tlon of differences in matter not per
ceptibls by ordinary light
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When Frederick Cevendish reached
the street and the fresh night air
raced through his lungs he came to
sudden realization and then a resolu-
tion. The realization was that since
further pleading would avail nothing
with Johs Cavcndish, he needed les
The New York herald., 1920-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.

the Ohio and Oklahoma fields; J.. L.
Hadley of Pittsburg. with wide expert
enee In the building OF pipe lines, and
James III. Brookmire. Formerly treasurer
Of the Pierce OIL Corporation.
The New York herald., 1920-12-07
TWO GET TREASURY POSTS.

WAsHrNGToS. Dec e.--Ewng Laportc
Of Missouri and Angus Mclean OF North
Carolina were appointed to-day Assist
ont Secretaries or tho Treasury TO sue-
coed respectively Jortt, srcl-c AID Al
Der, Bathbone, isncd.
The New York herald., 1920-12-07
CURB ISSUES MOVE
DOWN IRREGULARLY
Trading Is of Moderate Vol
ume and Independent Oils
Are Most Active.

Curb stocks displayed yesterday
weak tone shortly after the opening of
their market and moved lower irregu-
larly. Trading was In moderate volume,
independent oils commanding most at
tention. Most advances made in that
group late last week were wiped out
before the session ended. Standard Oils
closed with losses of several points, and
drops Of point or more were recorded
IN General Asphalt and international
Petroleum.
Midwest Refining recovered an early
loss of about 9 points. Ryan CONSOLE
dated was well bought I'm the morning,
responding with n gain of more than
points, but could not hold all of their
Improvement. Numerous industrials were
traded in. but individual transactions
were rather light. Motors We're under
pressure. Lincoln Motors and Locomo-
bile fell to new low records. while the
bid for Stutz Motors declined to 100.
Bonds were featured by renewed
weakness In foreign government issues
Russian Government external notes and
Swiss 5 rs touched new lows. Consoli-
dated Gas IS were introduced to the
market on when issued basis.
Total sales and range of prices follow /:
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COTTON STATISTICS.

Liverpool cables-spot cotton In more de-
mand az IL points advance. Middling.
iOG2d. sales. 1000. American; 5000 I'm
ports, 5000: American. 5000. Futures
opened steady. 81 TO A points advance ;
closed steady at As to 20 points advance.
December. 1l.25d.; January, II .29d. March.
II. .44d: May. 1t.49d.: July, 1i.4Id. Man
cherter-Yarns dull and irregular; cloths
quiet
Southern spot markets:
Galveston steady. unchanged at 15.74c.;
safes 1913 bales.
New orleans steady. 80 higher at 15.15c.;
sales $40 bales.
Mobile rominal. unchanged at 14.75c.;
sales nil.
Savannah steady. 20 higher at 16.5oc.;
sales 81 bales.
Norfolk steady. 63 higher at 1899; sales
353 bales.
Augusta steady. 3s higher at 1850; sales
2iG bales.
MEMPHIS nominal. unchanged at 15c.; sales
Houston steady. 20 higher nt 15.5oc. sales
4.0fi bales.
Little Rock quiet. unchanged at 15.5oc.;
sales G6s bales.
DALLAS steady 5s higher at 147oc.; sales
2.ais bales.
sales 2.125 bales.
The New York herald., 1920-12-07
COAL PLOT INQUIRY OPENS.

ISpIAxApoLfs. Dec e.--Fe6e-ni Jus-o
4. r. Anderson to-day instructed
Grand Jury. which convened 20 reopen
the investigation OF the coal conspiracy
cases against 125 operators and miners
in Illinois, indiana. Ohio and western
Pennsylvania with view of dctormin-
ing whether others should be made de-
PENDANTS in the cases.