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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-01-17

Nashville. Tenn. Jan. 16-Mass meet
ings and parades were held today in
many cities Of Tennessee to celebrate the
advent Of national prohibition.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-01-17

the police were attempting to find trace
OF six armed bandits who held up
train crew in the PENNSYLVANIA yards
and escaped with 100000 worth Of
liquor from freight cars.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-01-17

FIREMEN WILL BE PATIENT.
Cleveland. Jan. IG.-The Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Eiremen and Enginemen
will not press its demands for general
wage increase for d reasonable time
Timothy Shea. acting president announc-
ed On bis return from Washington.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-01-17
Scared Woman Shoots
Enuernrator in Leg

Spokane. Jan. 16-F. c. Greene. a
census enumerator Of Cheney, near here.
was shot and slightly wounded in the
leg by Mrs. +. j. Womach Thursday eve
ming when he called at her home in con
nection with his official duties. and
frightened her. She was not arrested.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-01-17
SALT LAKE ACcLAlMs JOHN !

Salt Lake City. Jan. i6.-General
John j. Pershing was acclaimed by Salt
Lake residents, today, as he led an auto
mobile parade through the city's main
streets. al, T.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-03-05
SYNOPSIS.
By
WILLIAM
JOHNSTON

CHAPTER I.-Circumstances having
prevented Spalding Nelson. clerk, joining
the American forces going to France, ne
u In a respondent mood when he re-
ceives an invitation to dinner from ms
great-uncle, Rufus CASTOR. On his way
to the house he meets, under peculiar cir
cumstances, a young girl, apparently IN
trouble, to whom he has an opportunity
20 be OF slight service. She lives In the
same apartment building as Rufus Gas
ton, and he accompanies her to the house.
0aston and his wife are going to Maine
for q trip and want to leave Nelson In
charge OF the apartment. He accepts.
CASTOR and his wife tell their great.
nephew of mysterious noises-"whispers
which they have heard In the house.
CHAPTER lion his way to the Gas
ton apartment next Sunday Nelson again
meets his accidental acquaintance OF a
few days before, Barbara Bradford. Sne
urges him not to allow the fact or their
being acquainted to be known. Al the
apartment Nelson meets the superintend-
emit, Wick, and instinctively dislikes him.
In q wall safe he finds a necklace OF
magnificent pearls worth small fortune.
Meeting Barbara in the hallway she
passes him without recognition. Dining
In & restaurant he IL conscious OF the un-
pleasant scrutiny Of stranger, but
man whom he had seen before.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-03-05

I'VE haven't ten thousand dollars
In the world. Outside of our furniture
and our jewels and our motor we
have very little. II all the bills we
owe were paid. we'd have almost moth
ing at ALL"
"what did you propose doing when
you met the manor menr
~ didn't know. I was going to try
10 plead with them to give me the pa
pers. I would have promised anything
to have gotten them back"
"But the mantle MCKNIGHT
have harmed you"
She smiled incredulously.
Hardly. There was little danger
of their attacking me there In the
park so near the avenue, with people
constantly passing. and besides. I car
ried this"
She reached again into the pocket
of her habi, and brought forth ,
vicious-looking automatic.
"It was Dads" she said. III,
taught me to shoot with 1t. though
don't think either of US thought theI
there would come q time when 7 might
need It."
"What did the last note sAyr
Here 1t Is"
This was written and folded as tho
others had been, on the most ordinary
kind Of writing paper. 1t read:
Unless we get the money Wednes
day, Thayer gets the papers Thursday
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-03-05
CHAPTER v.

I was determined TO let the disap-
pearance of the jewels alone until |
had found some way OF getting the
Bradfords out of their troubles. The
kew To the mystery surely lay in the
notes that had been found on the floor
IN bOh apartments If ! could 9iscov.
or how the notes had been put there
and who put them there, ! would be
on the traii. of the miscreants.
The placing of the notes indicated
the necessity of a confederate In the
apartment house. Could it be that
one Of the employees was in league
with the plotters? Was one of the
Bradford servants betraying them?
Was my aged great-uncle in hiding
somewhere, playing malevolent pranks
on US? How had that note gotten in
to my own apartment? Nobody had
access to the place but myself-yes,
and Mrs. Burke, my great-aunts trust
ed old laundress. / determined TO re-
turn to the apartment and lie in wait
for her until she came in TO do up
lived there / had not even laid eyes on
her, although each evening when
came in I found my bed neatly made.
While awaited her arrival | busted
myself with. studying anew the differ
ent rooms in the apartment. hoping
ever to find some new clue to the
methods by which the anonymous
notes had been delivered. | went to
the back of the house and looked out
of the rear windows. An ornamental
ledge of stone. perhaps eighteen inches
wide ran along apparently. on the level
Of the flooring. Any agile person
might easily have crept along 1t II
they dared risk falling six stories to
the ground, but there was no means Of
access to IL save from either my bed
room or the sitting room or from the
corresponding rooms in the Bradford
apartment. Certainly no one fr N my
apartment had been Tipping mysteri-
GUS notes into the other apartment.
Could the converse be true? Was
there, some unbalanced person in the
Bradford family who was doing it?
Could Ii be one of the servants, or
possibly Claire Bradford? She always
had been Eighty. according to her sis
ters description. Had her troubles
unbalanced her to such an extent that
she wa" playing mysterious hysterical
FRANKS on all of us?
] sat down at my uncles desk. The
pigeonholes crammed full of papers
caught my eye. Under ordinary cir
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-03-05

"Yes." admitted. that's what they
sounded like. But there aren't any
ghosts. II those whispers were real.
some human being was making them.
I'm going to find out who II was. and
when we've learned that. well have
learned lot about
! hesitated.
"About whom?" she questioned.
81 don't know yet" ! answered.
was wondering about my great
uncle Rufus.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-03-05

No wedding then for yours. Same
bench at six-thirty."
What can / do about it,"
"I'll go In your place." l suggested.
"Oh, no, couldn't permit that"
Let me explain" FASTENED to say.
SIN in this mystery as deep as you
are. Only last night discovered that
all the CASTOR jewels which had been
left In my custody are gone"
mot stolen!" she cried. THE Gas
ton pearls!"
yes" l replied, "the pearls, too"
'"Why, they are worth two hundred
thousand dollars, at least. What have
you done about 1t? Have you notified
the police?"
mo, as yet have told no one Of the
robbery but yourself"
why not7 You must notify the po-
lice at once"
I hesitated. II was hard to explain
my actions without telling her the
whole miserable story, without admit
| ting to this girl on whom I was most
eager to make the best of impressions
that was a young man out OF a p0-
stion. discharged In disgrace. Yet
she had given me her confidence. IL
was only fair to her and to myself
that there should be no secrets be-
tween US. began at the beginning.
told her of my coming to New York
and how I had seen my great-uucle
Rufus only once or twice. I related
the departure of Roller and Birge for
the war front and told her how eager
| ] had been to go with them, even
went into detail as to the reason I had
not gone with them, my debt to the
mother.
She did not seem greatly interested
| In the first part of my narrative but
when I began telling Of the PROPOSE
ton the GastOns had made to me and
of the mysterious warnings each Of
them had separately given me. could
see her interest kindling.
There Is something wrong In that
apartment house." she explained. "We
have had nothing but trouble ever
since we lived there. / wonder IL
there is anything in the theory that
evil deeds make bad karma, which
spreads Its effects all about. I know
| feel there is sinister atmosphere
about the whole place"
"Tm beginning to feel 1t, too" said
bitterly,
I told her then of my unexpected
and unwarranted discharge without
explanation the day before.
"How do you account for Itf' she
asked perplexedly.
"You must have some enemy, some
malicious person, who has spread
some terrible tale about you"
IL haven't any enemy In the world"
] replied, yet even as l spoke there
flashed across my mind the malevolent
glance the scar-faced man had given
me In the restaurant q few evenings
before.
81 wonder" said Miss Bradford
thoughtfully. "if the same people who
are trying to blackmail us are not try
ing to involve you with US In some
wayr
why should theyT
They may have been watching and
have seen you enter the house with
me twice. They may think that you
apd ] are friends. and that you were
there 10 the park purposely that first
time"
Even so," ] replied, "that doesn't
explain this"
pulled from my pocket the note
had found on the floor Of my bed
room and showed Il to her.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-03-05

steps and whispers. I had not imag-
ined it. Someone had been In the
room while ! slept There was the
proof, the note they had dropped
Wondering If Miss Bradford had
found still another unusual way Of
communicating with me l FASTENED to
pick up the folded paper that lay on
the floor. On the outside 1t bore my
name, in typewriting, "Mr. Spalding
Nelson"
With eager fingers I unfolded the
paper, wondering what message it con-
tanned. AS / read it, l stood there,
aghast. 1t ran:
"Why didn't you tell the police
about the pearls?"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-03-05

cumstances I would have hesitated to
examine them, but now felt no
scruples. Old Rufus had warned me
that there was some mystery about
the place. The pearls had strangely
disappeared. I faced the accusation
Of having stolen them. Surely | was
entitled to examine anything and ev-
erything in my efforts at solving the
mystery.
Pigeonhole after pigeonhole exam
ined without result until at last | came
to little leather-covered diary.
read 1t with interest. noting that II
was for the present year and that the
last entry had been made only the day
before he had departed for Maine.
About six weeks previous to the pres
ent date ! found this amazing entry:
Heard whispers last night,
, 1920-01-13

While some of the officers of the U. S..
transports "Gu!fnort" were enjoying a
sea bath on Saturday the renown
Clutch ng Hand and some others,
small boys, made their appearance and
moved off with $3.50 % Am. Cy. from the
pocket of n of the officers coat. This
is a bad recommendation for St. Crcix,
and itvonly comes from careIessness on
the D TT of parents in giving proper at
t%ention to their children, allowing them
to become nuisances in the community.
luckily through the keenness Of Inspec-
tor Ross a $50. 90 note of the amount has
been recovered. A house. of correction
is necessary for all these little pests of
humanity, West End NeWs, Jony. 18th.
, 1920-01-13
TELEGRADIS
ST. CROIX STATION.

4adrid, Spain, January 5th Earth
Ike shocks have been felt ar g the
his in the interior of the Canal lands,
according to DISPATCHES from LOS Pal
mas Great ere, ices were opened in
the earth, from which columns of smoke
are issuing. A volcanic eruption is feared.
London, January th.-Details of the
last Bolshevik plot to arouse Asia against
Great Britain have been revealed by DR..
Harold Williams. a we'll informed special
correspondent in Russia. The revolution
airy PROPAGANDA already at work in the
Mohammedan world and Bolshevism are
working hand in hand with Turks in
trigue, to create unrest and organize it
for the creation of another great world
war.
New York, January 9Th. More than
20. 900 alien enemies in the Communist
Party in New York State alone, are open
ly organized for overthrowing the Gov
eminent by force, said Senator Niacan
today. In addition to these there are
, 1920-01-13

schooner Virginia on Sunday afternoon
were Miss Anne Muller. Mrs. Esther
Gilbert, and Miss Anita Rogier, mem
hers of the Virgin Islands Protective
League Of New York, and arGenC work
ers for the welfare O. their people in these
Islands.
They were accompanied by a delega-
ton from S.. Thomas, who are here for
a conference with the delegates of the
Virgin Islands Protective League, Miss
Elizabeth Hendrickson and Mr.. Ashley
l.. Totten.
A tour through the country and a visit
to C~hristiansted was planned FOR Tues
day, but as the entire party are invited
to attend a dance held in honor of the
delegates, it is very probable that they
will go on the to If the following day.
Com.
The public is invited to attend the lee
ture to be given at St. Gerard Hall
on Thursday evening on True American
ism and Proper Leadership by the dele
gates of the Virgin Islands Protective
League.-C0m.
, 1920-01-13

the Communist Labour Party and other
revolutionary organizations working ac-
lively to accomplish the same end.
Washington, Jan. 9th. -Admiral Jelli-
coe left Washington late today for Key
West, en- route to Havana.
St. Thomas, Jan. 9th.-"he Cable
ship Relay, after repairing the cable
between j maica and San Juan, Pr, on
Monday evening, reported that owing to
very bad weather she was unable to pick
up her marx buoys. and, since then she
has been unable 10 work, a strong gale
blowing continuously, with heavy sea.
The cable again became interrupted on
Wednesday night, the break without
doubt being caused by the very heavy
weather prevailing. Operations Will be
resumed as soon as the weather condi-
tons permit.
London, Jany. 3rd. Sugar in stock on
the 9th. ultino was 1,OO0 tons. Last
year 246, 600 tons.
SPECIAL.
Paris, January 1Oth.-4ne protocol of
the Peace Treaty was signed today. The
peaceful relations between Germany and
the greater number of nations engaged
in the great War with her is thus estab-
lished. The 1reaty's Protocol vas sign
CO BY Ge:many's representatives plellm-
mary to the ceremony of he exchange
OF notifications, thus putting the Treaty
into effect. The Peace Treaty now goes
into effect as between Germany and those
powers that have finally ratified it, Great
Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Panama, Pc
ru, Poland, Siam, Czecho-Slovakia and
Uruguay. The United States alone of
the five big powers has not ratified the
Treaty. China did not sign the document
because Of her objections to the Shantung
provisions, but proclaimed a state Of peace
with Germany. The Treaty not only de-
fines the terms of peace with Germany
but contains the League of Nations
Covenant, and the provisions of the In.
ternational Labour organization. The
document comprises fifteen parts with
numer0- S anneXes.
Paris, Jan. 10th, The putting of the
League of Nations into being, which will
be one of the immediate consequences
of the exchange of notifications of the
Treaty of Versailles, will occur in Paris
ct 10. 80 o'clock on the morning of Friday
January 18th, the Supreme Council Ge-
cided today.
London, January 7tk. - The situation
in Russia is as bad as could be from an
anti Bolshevik point of view, according
to War Office reports, and there are few
signs, indicating any likely improvement.
General Denekine's army has been cut
in two through the Bolsheviki dash to the
Sea of AzOv at Taganrog, and its TANKS
, 1920-01-13

Frederiksted Jany. 18th. 1920.
The Mail Schooner "Virginiu" arrived
here yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
with a small New York and Porto Rico
mail. She. landed Fl packages general
cargo and the following passengers:
From St. Thomas: Annie M0ller,
Edith Rogers, Esther Gilbert, Alphonso
Marcus, George Pembleton, Miriam FIRE.
derik, Edna Nugent, George Heyliger.
She left at 7 o'clock for Porto Rico via
St. Thomas with the following passen-
gers: For Porto Rico: Agnes Cornelius,
Osborne A. Lark, Jose Z~aquievous.
For St. Thomas:-William Jemmott,
Anne Waterman, Rupert Simmons,
Oliver Gibbs, Philip Mullin, Jos. Cumber-
batch, John Heyliger, Philip Desilver,
Elvina Periera, Prince Lee & Son, Eliza
Dembo and child. Agatha Durant.
Frederiksted, Jan. 18th. 1920.
Among the passengers arriving Dpr
, 1920-01-13

The Post Office would like to call to
public attention that the Postal Admins
tration Of Austria having advised that by
reason of the fluctuations in the value of
exchange of foreign moneys it must sus-
pend temporarily the payment of lndem-
nifty in connection with registered arti-
cles, no indemnity can be paid should re-
gistered mail for Austria be lost, rified,
or damaged.
, 1920-01-13

The theatre was fairly we'll patronized
last night and the Brass Bullet proved
more interesting than ever. This serial
can be highly recommended.
A notice received yesterday forenoon
announced the expected arrival Of the
s. S. Parma this morning homeward
bound.
The Industrial Brass Band will give a
concert on the wharf tomorrow evening.
, 1920-01-13

Frederiksted, Jan. 18th. 1920.
Among the passengers arriving per
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-29

entirely different place from what it
was when they first left it before the
war Even with the savings they
took back with them from this coun-
try, have not been sufficient to meet
the II. c. l.. over there, so prohibit.
ton or no prohibition, they are com
ing back to the United States.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-29
DIDN'T LIKE PROHlB.
BUT COMING BACK

Hundreds Of Italians, who went
back to Italy when prohibition be-
came effective, rather than give up
their red wine, are beginning TO re.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-29
turn to Philadelphia.

turn to Philadelphia. immigration
officials who have met incoming
ships from Italy recently have been
hailed many times as they came over
the rail by former Philadelphians
glad to set back to America. italy
they tell the immigration man. is am
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-29
SALE CALLED OFF.

Jas. f, HoYermale sale adver.
tised for Tuesday Marth 30th has
been called off.
3 q 2t +. o. p.
dead The NartlnsDurg Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
By Associated Press

Washington, November 27--Combined re- sources and liabilities of the 12 federal re- serve banks at the close of business of Fri day were reported tonight by. the federal reserve board follows
 Resources-Gold and gold certificates, $1s2,647.o0o Gold settlement fund federal reserve board, s411.1s7, ,ooo Gold with for
 sign agencies, s7o.21o.ooo. Total gold held by. banks, s66i,o54.o0o. Gold with federal reserve agents s1 197,6 ,6s1, ,ooo Gold redemp- tion fund, $162,1S1, 900. Total gold reserves
 s2,o2s, . sls 900; @ Legal tender notes. silver 2soooo. Bills discounted. secured by gov ernment war obligations, $1.le2. 200, oeo Bills discounted, all other, $1.153,2so.ooo. Bills bought in open market. ss47.7os. 900. States government bonds. s2s.sss, 900. United States victory notes, $ss, 900. United States certifcatee of indebtedness, 32s3, ,67s,- 4 600. Total earning as:st.. ss.sos.7a7. 900: items and other deductions from gross de- posits. $7oo,4o1, 900. Five per cent redemp- ton fund against federal reserve bank ss aotss sas ooo sll,lt1 ooo All other r.sou,ses. Surplus. s164.745. 900. Government deposits. l6.a09,o00. Due to members, reserve ac- count, S1.711. 900. Deferred availability ing foreign government credits. ;2a, a,s17, 900. Total gross deposits. s2.73s, ,o2o.ooo. Fed eral reserve bank notes in circulation. net liabilities. s214.sol. 900. All other liabilities,
 Ratio of total reserves to net deposits and federal reserve note liabilities combined, IA per cent.
 Ratio of gold reserves to federal reserve per cent against net deposit liabilities. 4s.s per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
STATE PROBES FOR MALEFA FACTORS HERE
Insurance Commissioner Hears of Alleged Violations of
 Compensation Act

Montgomery, November 27.--(SpeciaL) ) following upon complaints. contained in letter from former Judge Horace c. Wilkinson of the Jefferson circuit court, the commissioner of insurance. A. w. Briscoe, today announced that a series of investigations concerning alleged violations of the workmen's compensa- tion act were in progress.
 The commissioner let it be known that he had made several trips to Bir- mingham, at which point the allege ed infractions were said to have occurred and had taken the evidence of several witnesses in connection with the case. What action is to follow this investiga- tion he was not inclined to dscuss to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
ALLGOOD ADVISES
 PLANTERS ID WAIT
Farm Commissioner Returns From Extended Trip-GroW-
 CTS Are Not Destitute

Montgomery. November 27-(Spe- cial)-Returning from a trip that car ried him into the southern part of Montgomery county and into Crenshaw and Blount counties, Miles C. Allgood commissioner of agriculture, stated to- day that he found living conditions on the various farms which he visited to be exceptionally good, despite the fact that there is practically no de- mand for farm products
 The commissioner declared that it was his opinion that the present, all most daily, decline in the price of cot ton is not to cease until the producer quits disposing of his cotton. and" he said this is the answer that gave those farmers who asked my opinion of the matter" Mir. Allgood forecast a tremendous reduction in cotton acreage Tor 1921, and holds the opinion that the reaction in market quotations will oc- cur at about the time the next crop is being planted, because the greater part of the crop will be out of the hands of the producer and in the hands of the speculator," he said
 Farmers generally are well stocked as to necessities of living. he said, hav- ing plenty of corn. syrup. hogs peas and other produce. There is no demand whatever for cotton seed or peanuts and buyers are not in the market for these commodities. he said. Continu- ing. MT Allgood said there was con- tinuing shifting in the rural population, a part of which is moving nto the cites and towns. whle there is lot of nov ing fro mfarm to farm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
REFORM WAVE STRIKEs KING


 The Bishop of Sonssons, who had been leading reform movement in Metz was too shocked for utterance. He ordered all the churches closed until the Kine had dismissed his lady retainers. King Louis fell sick. and he was confidential ly informed, that he was going to die if he didn't reform, right off the bat The Bishop of Soissons refused to administer the extreme unction until he made a public confession.
 Things had grown decidedly too hot for the sisters de Nesle and the Duchess and Madame de Lauraquais fled. aided by the governor of Metz, and eseaped to Switzerland.
 It was not long before the King re- covered. however. And after winning a. tew more battles, he regained the public esteem and returned to Versailles He immediately summoned the Duchess de Chateauroux back from Switzerland.
 The Bishop of Soissons tore down the Kings four-block passageway in Metz and sprinkled the streets with holy wa ter before traffic was permitted to re- sume. For this the Duchess de Chateau roux urged Louis to punish him. and the bishop was exiled to his diocese for the rest of his life.
 King Louis, however, finally announced ne was fed up on the de Nesle family Ana the Duchess de Chateauroux stepped Tn favor of her more illustrious success sors-Madame de Pompadour and Maj (Protected by George Matthew Adams, dame de Barry.