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The Red Cloud chief., 1920-06-17

dipped a pen In the Ink. 81 will give
you my check now for two hundred
thousand"
Otis returned to the edge of his
chair. 1--WE must have Mt least half a
million now, and perhaps five millions
altogether. / thought we went into all
that Saturday night"
80 We did. And / repeat I am
with you for all ! am worth"
Otis removed the glasses from his
aquillne nose, and, twirling them on
his finger, looked Mt the younger man
%inquiringly.
81 don't believe I quite understand
YOU" he said.
Didn't I speak distinctly? I say
again l an ready to pool my interests
with yours to the last cent I possess
He opened his check book, filed In
the date, stopped with pen poised.
"Will you take my check for two hun
dred t~housandT"
While Fitzhugh talked a great light
had been dawnlng upon his caller. 1t
now burst upon him ~effulgently and
he saw the truth. He stood up.
IL understand" he said icily. ~
hardly think there Is need for further
words"
He turned to 60. But suddenly the
thought of how simply he had been
"taken In" became too much even fol-
his half-starved sense Of humor. He
stopped at the door.
ut was very cleverly DONE" he con,
graduated. "You are a gifted actor
"Then you won't accept my check? p
mo. This Is no game for rabbits
to play IN"
Fitzhugh smiled. $50 you think
am a rabbitr'
Otis deemed the question unworth,
The Red Cloud chief., 1920-06-17

way Of the rest, and he sat slumped
down In his chair, his arms dangling
Imply at either side, his head sunken,
his mouth open, leering stupidity from
under dropping lids.
Fitzhugh caught his wandering eye.
"Better try another stack, Sparkle"
he invited In a friendly way, and be-
gan cutting or a small section Of his
chip pile. How many may / help
you to. SparkleT
Artie struggled vallantly to speak
distinctly. "A thou-a thou--a hic
a t%housan', OIL shap."
With considerable slowness and de-
liberation the transaction was made,
and Fitzhugh pocketed Artie's I o u
for a thousand dollars.
The early winter darkness had closed
In before the game ended, and most
Of the gamblers were ready for bed.
Very quietly Fitzhugh vent in turn
to all those who had taken Artie's
I o US and bought them In. In all
they amounted to over eight thousand
dollars, and the ones he himself held
brought the total to ten thousand five
hundred.
Fitzhugh was alone in q private
compartment Of his brokers' office on
Monday morning when, promptly at
ten, Otis entered. With q brief "Good
morning." the capitalist came straight
to the point.
"You are with us. Fitzhugh"
UClA -..- NAl- - $1,000. 1850
Portable. Try n Of these cigars
You'll find them Of an excellent fla
vor."
Otis took a cigar from the prof
fered case and sat on the edge Of the
only remaining chair in the small
room. Resting a long hand on his
knee. he tapped Ills wiry fingers i'm
patiently against his leg. He was
little annoyed by Fftzhugh's easy cor
diality. he never liked to mix goot
fellowship with business.
"Well7 You are coming In witt
us3"
"For all I am worth"
Good! |" Otis sat back q little far
Their on his chnir and smiled his sat
isfaction. Good for you"
"What we want most Of oil Jus
now Is cashT
"Yes, and lots Of It."
Fitzhugh took out his check book
rested 1t on the small writing table
The Red Cloud chief., 1920-06-17
az ioLU In MuIA Feed.

C%ynthiana, Ky.-Though many brands
OF liquor have originated in this coun-
ty 1t has been dry here recently until
three young men shifted the fumes OF
a certain brand of "horse and mule
feed. They boiled some, adding a lit
tie water, and then sampled It. For
four days they knew no more.
The Red Cloud chief., 1920-06-17
GIRL PLEADS TO
DE-, KILLS HER
Youths Confession Clears Up
Mysterious Murder in
Michigan.
KISSES HIM GOOD-BY
Boy Tells Weird Story Of Chance Ac.
quaintance Pleading for Death
and How He Clicked Her
With Handkerchief.

Pontiac, Mich.-The murder by
strangulation of twenty-year-old Vera
Schneider, telephone operator, was
solved by a confession Of Anson Best,
twenty-one years old, Of Flint, who
under n grilling by Prosecutor Gill
lespie admitted the murder.
The confession was a weird affair.
Best asserting the girl, with whom he
said he had struck up an acquaint-
ance in the street, declared she was
tired of living and forced him to
strange her with his h~andkerchiefs
despite his protest.
Miss Schnelder's body was found on
the porch of a partially constructed
house. There were signs Of a severe
struggle, but the girl had not been
crlminalIy attacked.
Here Is the Confession.
Following Is Best's confession:
Vera Schneider spoke to me and
l spoke and we turned right around
and She started to talk to me-" Best
said. "She wanted to go downtown
and | got to talking to her, and / told
her my name and asked her name and
l asked her how she came to speak
to a strange fellow.
"She seemed to be discouraged over
something and l told her 1t was no use
feeling that way about 1t, so we walk
ed down Saginaw street and crossed
the street and after we crossed the
railroad track, we crossed the street
back and went down Auburn street in
til we came to this house.
"We stopped on the sidewalk and
she threw both arms around my neck
and kissed me and we sat there and
talked a little while.
"She was discouraged over some
thing, but wouldn't say what II was;
she wouldn't tell me, and finally she
asked me If I would kill her. She said
she wanted to die and l told her II
was nc use feeling that way because
other people in the world didn't think
that way.
"She asked me If I had a handker-
chief or something, that she wanted
me to choke her to death.
81 kept refusing and finally she ASK
ed me to and / took the handkerchief
The Red Cloud chief., 1920-06-17

complete nervous
breakdown follow
ing the birth of my
Oldest child. ! got
up too soon which
caused serious fe-
male trouble. ! was
30 weak that ! was
not able TO be on my
feet but very listls
and could not do my
housework at all. !
had q bad pain in my
left side and Il
The Red Cloud chief., 1920-06-17
Does Anybody Known

"Fishing season Is open now"
"Yep. but I'm afraid to think OF It,
"WhyT"
81 feel certain that when ! start
IN to get my tackle In shape they'll
tell me there's a scarcity Of fish hooks
and fish lines
The Red Cloud chief., 1920-06-17
"BIue" Law IL Beaten.

Huntington, w. Va.-William Brown.
charged with clearing land on Sunday
in violation of the states "blue' laws.
was found not guilty. Brown testified
that he was cutting down trees for
frewood, and this coming under the
head of necessities, he was freed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1920-06-17

and tied the knot around her neck.
just was tight or lay loose. And l
told her that she didn't want to be
choked; she didn't want to die.
The Daytona daily news., 1920-12-04

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The Daytona daily news., 1920-12-04
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New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
sH.ks-Im prorement in
QUALITY and Design

Manufacturers % silk goods are pay
iEg more attention . he Improvement
ii TIE quality and design Of the fab
rics they produce. TIE speculative
era. they agree. has passed, and with
It -ha wide ou-le- for inferior grades OF
merchandise which me speculative ele-
rent handled in large quantities. Buy
ing Of silks hencefor-h, declare the
Ultimate CONSUMER IN mind.
Leading manufacturers admit that
-;he trade as q whole has suffered from
the production OF poor quality silks
and IN the case o. georgettes has al
NOS s-rangled me market. Much Of
the .ov end merchandise was produced
hy small manufacturers who entered
he business during the past year or
two These little producers are going
ort o. business as rapidly as possible
The offering O. hundreds of looms and
a half dozen or more complete fac
tories I the Paterson. \. J., section
by brokers IS ample testimony to this
eject. The movement, Il IS asserted
vii eliminate one source OF poor fab
rics. and the large procure-s, VINO ara
finding labor more tractaole. believe
they can insist OF a higher quality
g: production n their own mills.
II many cases large designs and
high colors were produced to hide de-
.ects il weaving. With the passing
cf slipshod weaving. the so-called
'loud" silks VII pass, the manufac-
ture-s oeliere and many CO them are
rnrsirc On Nv designs Of qlIeter hues
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
Martin-Parry Corporation
May Form New COMPANY

Stockholders of the Martin Parry
Corporation will vote on a proposition
at their annual meeting TO be held on
April II to sell the company's truck
business to n new corporation In
statement to shareholders directors
assert that while the companys busl-
ness is mainly making artom obile
bodies 1t also makes auto trucks, or
ders for which of late have been in
excess of production. For this reason.
the directors declare, It Is necessary
that the business be segregated
According to the statement a new
company known as the Atlas Truck
Company Will be formed with 100000
shares OF no par value stock TO take
over the Martin Parry truck business
Under the proposed plan the latter
company Will receive about $500 in
cash for materials, etc, and block
of stock This stock will be distributed
TO Martin-P Parry stockh olders, who viii
also be given the opportunity to sub
scribe to additional shares Of the Atlas
Truck stock. In all 10000 shares of
the truck company's stock are 10 be is
sued and the amount offered for sub
scripton will be underwritten
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
COTTON@Production and
Shipping I'm portanf Factors

Hiaderances to production and the
shipping OF goods is becoming more
Of potent factor in the shaping of
prices IN the cotton goods market than
IS the demand. The past few days has
seen strengthening Of prices under
demand that ordinarily, according to
leading factors in the trade, would
lead to a shading down OF quotations.
Retailers and jobbers are placing
orders ior their immediate and future
reouirenents in a most conservative
manner. yet II many OF the wanted
goods there is an actual scarcity in
he market
One of the leading converters who
has been pessiuistic for some time
Yesterday ventured the opinion that
while the market was facing a lessened
demand for goods because OF the high
prices that the available supply now
and during the next few months to
come appears to be unable to cope
with the demand.
Buyers OF finished goods are not
rushing wildly into the market to snap
ID offerings of new goods being mad
hv mil agents. but the sellers clai-.
= H. 81 .isaed with the manner .u
vh.cn 81 ness $ ma,e,lallzire. They
PACE than that Maintained during the
major portion ef last year. with the
result that the market IS on more
stable basis. Speculation in finished
goods apQea-s TO be almost entirely
absent. although the market in gray
or unfinished goods IS showing indica-
tons OF speculative operations, but on
much smaller scale than last year.
Sellers assert that they are unable
10 supply the demand for ginghams
and vide shee,ings. Some new ging-
hams in striped design are coming in
from British producing centers, but
they are higher priced snan the
domestic variety. The automobile and
Mechanical rubber trades continue TO
make iaroads or the wide sheeting
marke-. Il was reported yesterday
that another large New England mill
is being acquired for the purnose OF
turning out tire fabrics exclusively
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08

The strike OF jewelry workers in the
local industry is practically over, ac-
cordlng to manufacturers Many Of
the shops have their full quota OF men.
others have taken back only part Of the
strikers, while still others have re-
fused to let any Of the men who walked
out return to the factories. A short
time ago the men gave up the idea Of
pushing the strike further and offered
to return to their benches on ? 39-hour
week basis at the old rate OF pay.
inns was refused by the employers and
1t IS said that the greater part of the
Scr'h hers nave since been willing TO go
BACK under the old 44-hour week
Before any striker may return to
work he is forced TO sign an agreement
10 the effect that forty-four hours con-
stltute a weeks work; wages will be
the same as before the walk-out took
effect; overtime in excess of forty
tour hours in any one week to be paid
~ t@c rate of time and half; that the
~ Is to be an open shop. and
ne worker Will agree shat his
otE be performed faithfully and to
the best of his ability
While most Of the men have been
perfectly willing TO acquiesce in these
conditions, some of them have baked
at signing tre statement as to the
terms Of unemployment. fearing that
there might be some trick in it. Yes
lerday several hundred men returned
to their benches and signed the agree
ment, and manufacturers are of the
opinion that labor conditions from row
on WIZ show Improvement
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
Cotton Garments Assume
Higher Rank for Summer
New Fabrics Used by Manu-.
facturers. Together With
Better Workmanship

Fashion has placed its seal of ap-
proval on cotton dresses, waists and
skirts for summer wear this year.
Manufacturers and retailers alike are
pushing the sale Of such apparel
with apparently successful results.
2etailers who have come into the
market since Easter are orderin :
large quantities of wash dresses, ac-
cordlng to manufacturers. Many OF
the latter had the fores ght, when silk
threatened 10 reach price that was
aimost Drohibiti7e. TO enlarge their
facilities for turning out the cotton
earments
Besides the staple glnghams. voiles.
crgandies and other sheer summer
fabrics some new IDEAS in materials
have been evolved to catch the
feminine fancy. In this class are the
printed limitations OF dotted swiss. silk
and Wocl embroidery effects, highly
finished printed sateens. mercerized
goods CT all sorts, and closely woven
fabrics with linen finishes 10 replace
the expensive all-flax fabrics formerly
widely used in children's garments
Manufacturers have applied skillful
designing and better dressmaking to
the cotton garments. with the result
that they have been lifted from the
class Ct house and porch dresses Of
former seasons and are now offered
as suitable apparel for street wear
Hand made cotton waists also are
in good demand. and novelty STYLES
are selling particularly well Included
IN the latter are bolero Jacket effects
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
L LEATisER-Nanujacturers OF
Shoes Speed Production

Wholesalers and manufacturers Of
mems shoes are gradually getting back
to normal production schedules de-
spite the serious shortage Of skilled
worhmen. The season for producing
spring and summer footwear is reach
ing its closing date and within the
next Two weeks the factories will be
compelled to devote their entire
capacities to fall orders. Jobbers
have held OF from buying as much as
possible. but the production possibili-
t.es co not promise sufficient nerchan-
disc 20 PERM. any further delays, and
many OF the staple shoes VIII De
denn.telE arranged for within the
next few days 10 insure deliveries. The
orders taken for low cuts by statesmen
indicate .aat merchants expect q good
summer run and are preparing for an
ample supply TO carry them over into
the early fall. There continues to be
a lack OF snap to the business Of
actual fall deliveries.
ManufactUrers making women's fine
and novelty shoes are we'll supplied
with immediate business. Deliveries
nave been slow and production has
bsen 50 badly interfered with that il
IS below the estimate in almost every
ns-ance. One manufacturer esti-
mates that he lost 10 per cent of the
possible business ne might have had
because he could not speed up the pro-
ductlon 20 take care Of the orders
There has been decided improve
menr in the retail trade IN the mems
exclusive stores and q good volume Of
business has been transacted in the
LAST week. The popular brogue shoe
has been in such good demand that
many of the merchants are reordering
from the manufacturers and calling
on the wholesalers to send shipments
INN mediatelv by express. The unusual
demand for r1bbers is reported TO
have quoted down. leaving most of the
dealers with depleted stock and
very small quantity Of size to cay
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
BUYERS Coming

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. = rirschbers MILF
Astor. ia expected April Is.
A, Fia.-Aiaas Bros. Inc. Jerome
Waterman. handkerehiefs, notions. is
ems ready 10 wear. dresses is expected
April 20 Isaac Mas millinery. general
manager. is expected May Is George l.
Class. house furnishings: is expected
May 20, 1850 Broadway. Baer g. Lilien-
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
Price Of Shoe Repnirs Rises

Retail shoe stores specializing in re-
pair work yesterday announced an in
crease of % cents n pair on all foot
wear repairs. This action was taken,
it was stated, rs result Of demands
by workers for An increase Of from
10 to 20 per cent
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
MIDVALE STEEL & ORDNANCE COMPANY
BANKERS SHARES


IIIlDEND 20 a
NJ rreefins O, the Board ~ Directors
n HltYa.e steel aid Ordnance cor pany
ned Wednesday, April 7th, 1920 Il quar-
teF3y iyldeud of 3 % per share va.
ceciar"c. payable May s.. 1920. to stock
rpicers x rrcora 4, the close OF business
April l7th, 1870
EOD<s viii rrrraln open
y 81 DICKSON Trcaeurer
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
Business Troubles
Petitions in Bankruptcy

Petitions in bankruptcy filed Yesterday
IN United states DISTRICT Court vere as
follows
DORIS C oAkLEY-vorun.ary petition
by Doris G Oakley. boa rding house proprie-
lress lip Grand 81 Newburg Liza Abilities
49, assets. $ 500. IIeare kohl, -
NOM sonaery st, Newburgh, attorney for
LOUIS RCsENrHAf MFG co INC
lnvoluntary petition against Louis Roscn-
nj M cigar Mfg Go. Inc, 9-l sd ap. La
blllties exceed $1,000.
SPHERE TRADING CORP lnvolun
,4r5 petition against sphere Trading Corp.
10 Park row. exporters OF jewelry and
novelties. Liabilities exceed $1,000. assets
not stated Archibald Palmer, SO Bway.
attorney for petitioner
WELTMAN & HBR RSKOW1TZ-1nvolun
tary petition against Max Weltman and
Harry Herskowitz. copar;ners trading as
Weltman & Herskowirs. fur dealers. 90
oQo. Palmer. Silver & Moskow.tz 2eg
BWay attorneys for petitioning creditor.
POST VAN DER BURG CO, NEW YOR r.
Nc lnvol luntary petition against Post
Van der Burg co, New York, Inc. export
ars and importers. - Bwav. Stated la
biIities approximately $500; not
given II & + Leser. 10 Bway. attor-
neys for petitioners
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
4 ASsignmenta

LOUIS ROsENTHAL CIGAR MFG CO.
signed for benefit of creditors to Marcus
Heltand Company was Incorporated in
1918. Louis Resent hal, president.
INTERNATIONAL SALES & EXPO RT
CO exporting and importing general n1er-
chandise, 30 West Bway. yesterday as
signed for benefit Of creditors to Charles
Milbausr.
BLuEBIRD WAIST CO. I,yC 2S4 9Th
ay. Yesterday assigned for beneHt Of cred
TORS 20 Charles Warner. Alexander II
SAYS, president Of company
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08

- Gross earnings Of the Commonwealth
tower. Railway & Light Company for
February amounted TO se4-6o27. com
pared With s. 086,43o in the corresp pondiny
pei1oa OF 1919 After sl.515, 296 in OPP
erttlas expenses gross income was $500
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
Silver Plate Replaces Sterling

Several manufacturing companies.
which formerly made only sterling
silver articles for the jewelry trade,
are now turning out silver plated ware
designed after the fashion Of the solid
silver patterns. New merchandise now
being placed on the market by manu-
facturers will be delivered some tine
IN SeNtemh
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08

and smaller figures. Printed silks ap-
pear to be dead, so far as plans for
forward production are concerned.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
Judgments Filed
In New York County

Tho following judgments were filed
yesterday. the first name being that OF
the debtor:
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08
usine ess News

COLLECTIONS from retailers
,he little
alln
70
tsnAe anpar OF the ""N
are-ca
10
London days. V'S>''
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08

The East River National Bank an.
nounced YESTERDAY the opening OF q bond
a~ Aftneut under the supervision Of
irving :. Mctzier. vice president
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08

ey. Lindsay & Curr
Y. furniture Miss E a.
: 432 tourt h Avenue.
ForInan Co; Miss +.
5 Fifth Avenue; Assoc.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08

2osenstein Co. Mr.. Roser-
piece goods, Continental.
nthai Co. II. Silveru1an.
care Of - West Thirty
New-York tribune., 1920-04-08

Steamers a1ord a wide
including suites with Pr
upon room selected.
The Ordway new era., 1920-11-12
is FAVORED LAND
Western Canada Country of
Great Possibilities.
Soil, Climate. and Weather Conditions
All Factors in the Production Of
Unrivaied Fruit, Vegetables
and Flowers as Well
as Grain.

AS recently as last month-to be cor
.ect, 1t was the 18th Of October. time
II year when one naturally looks for
he frost upon the punkin," and Is
Inclined to wander through the woods
u search of the ripened nuts. and nd-
nire the beautiful colorings that the
AUTUMN atmosphere has bestowed upon
he leaves when one goes TO his closet.
~ maybe his pawnbrokcr, to find his
leayy clothing-it was that / found
myself the guest of n Western Canada
lousewiie in her beautiful home on
:he outskirts of the pretty little town
leri That's what Mrs. Wilde called
i. l should have termed II n banquet.
There We're mallard duck, cooked to a
urn. baked potntoes--and such big,
nenly fellows they were, too-cnuli-
1ower-and say. did you ever taste
one of those Western Canada cauli-
lower:-ihen dessert. What was the
1cssert? | can see II now. Straw
berries, strawberries thar had been
picked that morning. Help yourself
70 the Greenland il was cream that
= Nltdll but Niul Nhhl'd " Nii''
about was the strawberries picked on
he 1Sth Of Octobef As I ate, and
tiirned my back While second help
ing was placed in front of me. ] could
not but think how tllis goes to refute
he once ncccptcd I1cn that the eli
mate of Western Canada is such that
he rip"~ing of Strawberries at any
season is one of the things that might
pc looked upon MS next to impossible.
Fortunately IT is rapidly giving place
% one which acknowledges that our
sister nation TO the north possesses n
climate that makes it quite possible to
levelop and ripen strawberries even
IN October.
But there is more to add. on Oc'
.ober IA, just few days previous, Mfr
A. B. Smith, near the same town
1luclSed n splendid mess of green corn
from his garden. Near Rocauvillc
Saskatchewan, wild raspberries were
picked during the same week. The
'act of ripening fruit at this date may
seem of little moment. but when you
are told that corn did not suffer from
any vagarics of weather. more atten'
The Ordway new era., 1920-11-12
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public. there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root il
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
80 many applicants for insurance are re-
jectsd is because kidney trouble is so,
COMMON to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. 1t is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However. if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.