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charges against her husband that she
received the whole hearted consent Of
her lawyers to undertake her affirma tive
defence She had been advised to make
general denial and fight the case in
the negative
Although the rumor persisted that
FL l)rence Lawlor Leeds had retained
counsel identity OF the attorneys could
not be ascertained. 1t was reported she
has been surrounded by strong arm men
employed by persons who did not want
her TO come into communication with
persons unfriendly TO Mr.. Stilinlan.
SUN protesting that excerpts OF the
record OF the referees hearing pub
Iished Sunday afternoon and yesterday
morning were garbled and judiciously
censored. representatives OF Mrs. Still
man will try to prevent the threatened
publIcs tion of the letters alleged TO have
been written to her by Ferd Beauvais
While some OF these letters are in no
wise extraordinary and are quite non
committal, there are others alleged to
be somewhat more colorful.
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IL Won lived in Riverdaie- on tne-Hud-
son you would need no further proof that
spring is upon US. for yesterday Effing-
nam ReveI. serenely mounted upon his
high wheel bicycle. appeared in Riverdale
avenue desperately pedalling his way
from yonkers to KingSbri4Se. ~ the
nol,ce had their way about u, Mr. Revei
and his good old Eclipse CHATS the
make Of the venerable machlne) would
be barred from the public highway. As
a fact, they have made several attempts
10 obtain injunctions against Mr.. Revel
and his bicycle, contending that he pre-
sents such an amazing appearances mat
collisions between motor cars and pedes-
trians result frequently.
To be brief, Mr.. Revel is or used TO be
a painter of landscapes. He says ne
never painted anything OF which ne was
ashamed The truth 10 that Mr.. Revel.
who lives at 261st street and Tyndall
avenue. chose to be a diiettante In art
rather than a mastec, inasmuch as his
father, who amassed considerable wealth
in the jute business, died thirty years
ago leaving his son Ian only child) a
large income and his Eclipse bicycle.
The old Eclipse Is of the variety of
vehicle that has small wheel in front
and big wheel behind. The rider sits
upon a saddle superimposed upon the
large wheel. One doesn't propel this
machine in the ordinary way: that is,
by whirling ones feet in circles. How
ever it Is done, the operator of Mr..
Revels steed pumps his feet up and
down In p1unging fashion, alternately.
of course 1t is a mystery, this method
OF propulsion, to all except Mr.. Revel.
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An advertisement in the Loaf ond
Found columns Of THE NEW YORK
HERALD offers real possibility OF
recovering your lost property.
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in the Southern District or the United
States Court cannot be argued by the
Government attorneys until the At
torney- General at Washington can solve
the riddle. Meanwhile immigration au-
thorities are using their own initiative
and are following the old law as though
Congress had not wiped 1t out and left
nothing in it's stead.
Attorneys in New York are on the
alert and see In the muddle chance for
tremendous business. II would not sur
prise immigration authorities II the
three habeas corpus writs already sworn
out on the ground that there Is no law
10 compel immigrants to produce pass
ports were multiplied soon by the hum
dreds. One OF the cases now awaiting
argument makes general test OF the
old passport law. even as il stood before
ii was repealed. claiming that 1t never
was intended as the controlling scheme
of immigration, but was passed TO keep
out spies and dangerous aliens during
an emergency period which is now over
This case involves an alien who was
excluded from the country because of
roms irregularity in his passport.
IA. K. Sisson, a New York lawyer
who was formerly one of the directing
heads OF the United States Chinese I'M
migration Service. lately returned from
washington, Where ne investigated stne
passport situation. He said that official
Washington was completely at sea in
the matter of passport regulation
There seems to be no doubt what
ever in the minds of public officials, he
said, that Congress has done away with
the system of outgoing passports. The
situation is precarious and troublesome
so far as the wise of passports on the
other side is concerned, the status is
kept secret as nearly as 1T can be In
Washington. No official really knows
what to do until Congress meets and
patches up the mistakes made by the
old Congress Apparently the whole
passport system has been wiped out by
the joint resolution repeating war time
meas -
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MORE AFFIDAVlTS
ABOUT TO Be FILED
BY MRS. STILLMAN
New Move Expected in Cross
Action Begun by Wife
of Banker.
NATURE is A MYSTERY
Lawyers Said to Be Agreed
in Hating Fight in New
York State.
NATURE is A MYSTERY
RULING MAY UPSET PLAN
Alimony and Counsel Fee Plea
to Be Decided-Status of
Baby Guy Chief Issue.

The shock that Mrs. Anne Urquhart
husband and his attorneys by filing
counter charges as her answer to
James A. Stillman's action for divorce,
naming Florence Lawlor Leeds. the
chorus girl, Is to be followed by an
other set of affidavits from Mrs. Still
man.
just what the nature OF this second
motion by the wife OF the banker will
be is a mystery. From one source
comes the hint that it will have TO
do with another woman. Another re-
port says it will have TO do with Guy
Stillman, the boy whose legal status
Is the real contention.
Further speculation has 1t that it
viii be the first move by either side
10 ask the court to issue discontinue
ance orders. 1t is more than mere
r-umor that the lawyers on both SIDES
have reached the stage wnere they
are willing TO get together and ask
tne court to call the whole thing off.
This Interpretation of the coming mo-
ton from Mrs Stillmans side of the
case is that Mrs. Stillman's lawyers
are to make the break toward discon-
tinuance and that the divorce fight
will be over so far as New York is
concerned.
Unless there is a change in plans il
In considered likely that Mrs. Stillman
will take up her temporary abode in
Nevada, or in the State Of Washington,
and begin action for divorce that will
not be contested.
This does not mean that the case is
over here. or nearly over There Is
Justice Morschauser's decision on ali
mony and counsel fees to come, not TO
mention his opinion upon the contents OF
the affidavits and letters he has in his
possession. Also there is Mrs. Leeds to
he considered and she is on her way to
New York. according to the most reli-
able information obtainable. She Is sup
posed to be somewhere between Miami
and New York.
There is reason to believe that shortly
after Justice Morschauser hands down
his decision discontinuance order win
be filed with the Clerk OF Putnam county,
whore the original action was started
The chances are that the Justice will
not announce his decision until wednes-
day at the earliest.
Persons who seem TO be in a position
to krow say they do not believe Justice
Morschauser will allow hrs Stilman
more than $4,000 counsel fees and
$4,000 month almony. She Is asking
for 900 a month and $4,000 fees.
IL was learned yesterday that IL was
only after Mrs Stillman verified 10 the
satisfaction OF her counsel her own
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Summer School for Poor
Girls at Bryn Mawr

PHILADELPHIA, March 27.--
Announcements was made to-
DAY that the doors of Bryn
Mawr College would be thrown
open this summer to seventy poor
girls and women industrial work
ers ''in order that they may OBJ
tain the benefits of higher edu-
cation" All expenses Of such
students, the announcement said,
will be paid through the mainte-
nance OF scholarships by the
Bryn Mawr alumnae and others.
Many of the regular term
teachers will remain at the col
lege TO conduct the summer
courses: Everything provided for
the comfort and convenience of
the regular students during the
winter term will be at the dis
posal of the scholar workers.
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sIso.ooo FIRE IN LOUISVILLE.

LOUISVILLE. March Fifteen thou
sand persons stood to-day in a drenching
rain to watch the fight against a spec
tacular fire that destroyed the compound
plant OF the Louisville Food Products
Company. entailing a loss OF about
$150.000 Large quantities of oils and
grease were in the building and fre-
quent explosions marked the sweep OF
the flames.
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FACES TWO MURDER CHARGES.

CLEVELAND, March 27.-Frank Motto.
an inmate of the Ohio Reformatory. was
identified to-day by Sam Purpera as
being one of the band implicated in the
murders of Wilfred c. SLY and George
*. Tanner during payroll robbery here
December 81. He was formally booked
on two charges of murder.
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AI,roRNEY-GENERAL HURT.

CHICAGO, March 27,-Edward u.
Brundage. Attorney-General OF Illinois,
and his sister. Mrs. John p. Frisenger,
were slightly injured to-day in an auto
mobile collision.
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FIRE REsTRoYs KANSAS TOWN

WICHITA. Kan. March 27.--Garfield,
Kan. a small town about 100 miles west
OF Wichita, was destroyed by fire early
this morninfg, according to reports
reaching here. One man is reported to
have lost his life.
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FEEBLE BLOOD
WORKS HAVOC
Guides Pepto-Mangan Makes
Red Blood; Liquid and
Tablet Form.

When blood becomes thin and weak
1t is due 10 a falling of In the .nuE6er
Of red blood cells. It IS easily rec0E-
nized by pallid skin or q blemlshed
complexion, loss Of appetite or unnac-
ural trritability and a sensation q
weakness. 1t Is not dangerous at first
In fact. many people scarcely notice It
and so on for days, thinking they WIZ
be better the next day.
The great danger IS In the possIbTItr
OF becoming seriously 81 from dIseasa-
which can work hRToe in e body EhEG
lacks the endurance and resistance In
rich. red blood
Taken I'm time and steadily. O few
bottles OF GUIDES Pepto-AanEan are q
great help. II improves the quality OF
the blood by adding red bl0od cells
They check the weakness. improve the
appetite, and clear the complexion
You can get GUIDES PeptO-8lanE1u
in liquid and tablet form at your drug
gist's. Get the genuine with the name
Guides Pepto-Nangan" on the pack
age. Advertisement
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the musician TO be one Harry heyn-
ston Jones, a dve-fOot-ten COckney,
also the restaurant cook.
Jones began his musical career as
chef of a Winnipeg grenadier regiment
during the war. Later he tended the
private skillet of Gen. Sir Julian Byng
at Vimy Ridge. and more important
than that, he wrote Rose of No Mans
Land" the war song that had long
run Of popularity. A penny whistle
which he bought and played for the
prime purpose of amusing his Kitchen
police caused his rise to music fame,
he declaref.
In France he was transferred TO the
officers mess. There Lieutenant Col
Onel McRae, who later wrote I'm Elan
ders Fields" heard the penny whis-
Ting, and the two became friends.
Some time afterward they together
turned out the words and music of
the No Mans Land song.
Jones, wounded at Cambria, was in
valided back to Canada. After his
discharge from the hospital he began
sightseeing tour of the states, de-
pending upon his cooking ability for
ready employment. He now has a
song with a New York publisher which
he hopes to put forth soon.
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the physical and mentaI IenHUIIlJaI4Uu
Of the sick and wounded as they were
returned to the United States In al
most all the large government hos
pitfalls Of the country. With nine
years experience in vocational educa-
ton work In New York state, he served
as head Of the division of vocational
schools in the state department of ed
ucatiOn from 1908 to 1917. when he be-
came professor of vocational education
In Teachers college, Columbia univer-
sity. He directed the New York state
prison survey in 1919 and investigated
the possibilities OF industrial and agri-
cultural education in Porto Rico for
the lnsular government
DR.. Dean was born Sept Is. 1872,
at Cambridge, Mass, and was educated
at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology. He is a member Of Columbia
university post of the American Legion
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Carroll d. Erskine. preacher-legis-
lator Of SturGis, s. D.. has carried
what he learned In his country's serv-
Ice with him, the electorate OF his
state say. He left after Is years OF
Presbyterian ministry on leave OF alb
sence to serve as chaplain OF the
Eighteenth Battalion during the World
war. seeing IA months service. Az
ter the armistice, while stationed at
Camp Merritt, n. J., he met all trans
ports at the docks and ministered to
wounded men being retuIned to Amer
lean hospitals. In appreciation of his
work the men presented him a jeweled
watch.
In the legislature, Mr. Erskine was
author of bill TO insure proper OBJ
servance Of Armistice day, and OF an
other requiring all school teachers to
take an oath of loyalty 10 the CoRsti-
tuition. He is a member of the Amer
lean Legion in Sturgis, and state chair
man of the boy scouts. He was born
in Binghamton, \. Y. and educated
at Lake Forest college, Illinois.
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me close the door, and then we will
| sit down and talk. l am never dis
turbed when the door is shut. Here
was certain curiosity would cause
you TO seek me. even If there was
no other motive. 1 did not phone,
so you came here"
II had but two choices-to seek in
formation either through AdOlph
Krantz or Sarah Waldron. 1 chose
to try Krantz first"
"And you really had no suspicion
l was to be found here"
None whatever Why should 1?
Not even yet do 1 know whom 1 am
speaking with
"Oh, yes. you do-Marie GessIer
junta" She laughed, her eyes spark
ling. Does not that satisfy"
Far from it; 1 believe l am en-
titled to even more"
Indeed you are. 1 have the honor
of being also private secretary to Mr.
AdoIph Krantz. Now, what next?"
"Well, when he writes you a check.
what name does he make it payable
to?"
Let me see; did you ever know any
one called Tom -Longdale?"
Did 1 Why, great Scott you can
not mean that you are actually Helen?
1t is not possible"
"Oh. yes, it is; little girls grow up,
you know. And now If you will be
very good and quiet | am going to
tell you just how 1t all happened.
What led me to become a desperate
conspirator, and-well. yes-a famous
detective Are you all ready for my
confessiOn?"
She rested her hand on mine, and
permitted my fingers to close over ii,
in a spirit of frank good fellowship.
Then listen; 1T may make you
shudder in some of its blood-curdling
details, and possibly you may con-
slider my actions very unwomanly.
Now just be quiet until 1 finish.''
Her eyes met mine earnestly. bur
felt / could perceive a certain plead
ing in her depths.
II am Tom Longdale's sister Helen
As you doubtless know, financially
there is no necessity for my seeking
employment. Indeed l did not seek
Ii, but was induced to accept this po-
sition at the request of Mr.. Krantz.
who has been a lifelong friend of my
fathers. / enjoy the work, however,
and have been here now nearly three
years. Adolph Krantz is most low
able man. and I am devoted to his
service. He is an Austrian by birth. |
., a.
to get away from that influence Much |
money from Europe passes through |
his hands in financing various schemes, |
and among others this revolutionary |
fund was Entrusted TO him. At first |
he accepted this in the ordinary course |
of business, without suspicioning IT'S |
purpose. but later learned how the /
money was being expended. The mo-
ment he became doubtful, Mr.. Krantz |
absolutely severed all connections /
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CHE END.)
WRITER MUST HAVE STYLE
Without It, Declares Arnold Bennett.
He Will Be Unable to Get His
Message Understood.

You cannot have good matter with
bad style. Examine the point more
closely. A man wishes to convey a
fine idea TO you. He employs a form
of words. That form of words is his
style. Having read, you say: Yes.
this idea is fine" The writer Las
therefore achieved his end. But in
what imaginable circumstances can
you say. Yes, this idea is fine. but
the. style is not fine?" The sole me-
dunn of communication between you
and the author has been the form of
words. The fine idea has reached you.
How? In the words, by the words.
Hence the fineneSS must be in the
words. You may say, superiority: HE
has expressed himself clumsily. but
l can see what be means" BY what
light? BY something in the words.
in the style. That something Is fine.
Moreover, if the style is clumsy. are
you sure that you can see what he
means? You cannot be quite sure.
And at any rate. you cannot see dis
tinctly. The matter" is what actually
reaches you. and il must necessarily be
affected by the style.-Arnold Bennett.
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ssDDCddd!yS
s96EveRN9
Fairy Tale
MARY GRAHAM BONNER
WINTER sLEEPERs.

Billie Brownie had stiH many OF his
calls TO make in order 20 say goodwin
ter TO his friends who were going 10
sleep for the winter.
As you know the creatures who
sleep for the winter. wish each other
gOod-winter just as we wish each
other a goodnight and a pleasant
sleep. For they are going to sleep for
the whole winter.
"Good-winter, Billie Brownie" said
Willie Woodchuck as he saw Billie
coming from out OF the woods, away
from Brownieland.
"Good-winter," said Billie Brownie.
"I1l have one. never fear" said VIII
lie Woodchuck.
"Once l roll myself up in my little
home in the ground and shut OF my
other rooms which use IN the sum-
mer time. I never wake up until the
warm days come.
when the mild days begin TO ap-
pear l show myself above the ground.
"But not until then, as I'm much
too great a hater of the cold weather
to do any differently.
''Glad 70 have seen you. Billie
Brownie, and it was kind of you to
come and say good-winter 10 me-"
Not at all. not al ALL" said Billie
Brownie. We'll. I'll see you in the
spring. GoOd-winter"
"Good-winter." said Willie Wood
chuck.
"Goog-a-rOom, goog-a-rOOm, goOg-a-
ROOM" said Grandpa Frog from the
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let her drop out of my life. / would
learn, at least, whatever Adolph
Krantz knew about her.
The hours dragged away bringing
no message, the silence merely
creasing my interest. After a lonely
lunch. in which her face seemed ever
before me. l took a taxi and drove
direct to the bank. / crossed the mar
ble-fioored lobby and approached a
desk rather doubtfully. A middle
aged man glanced up from his work,
and listened quietly to LIg question,
examining my card attentiTely.
"Ah, yes, United States consular
service-I see. l regret 10 say that
Mr.. Adolph Krantz is not in the bank
today. In fact he is out of town,
possibly for a week. Yes, he left
rather suddenly for Washington. Per-
haps you might talk with his secre-
tary."
l hesitated, yet almost as quickly
decided TO see what might develop.
II viii II you please, for just a
moment"
Very good. sir. The third door
down that corridor to the left. You
will find it Rjar, / think; walk right
in"
l proceeded as he directed, the glass
partitions of the bank on one side, the
other divided into small private Of
fees, the equipment plainly handsome.
The third door stood partly open. CIV
ing me a glimpse within before
ventured to enter. The place had far
more the appearance of a private IL
brary than downtown business of
fee. A woman was bending over the
further desk, busted at some work.
With heart beating somewhat faster
ventured to open the door sufficient
ly wide to enter.
There was no one else present, but
her head instantly lifted, and she rose
to her feet, with a quick smile, and
Outstretched hand, coming directly to-
ward me.
Mr. Philip Severn, AT last" she ex-
claimed pleasantly. MY faith is re-
Warded"
Your faith" echoed, rallying from
my surprise at this greeting. Then
you were expecting me?"
Il have never felt a very serious
doubt. Does that sound odd? Let
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Private seeretarY.

/ told my story to the captain much
more in detail, and Breckenridge being
found, stood sponsor for my identity
so that / was not detained The next
morning 1 testified before the coroner's
jury over the crushed body of Wine
and later appeared in the room of the
grand jury which indicted Waldron
On both these occasions told enough
to make matters reasonably clear, yet
carefully avoided any direct mention
of Miss Gessler. No doubt her name
would be brought into the case later.
but | was determined it should not
be introduced through any indiscre-
ton on my part. Krantz's name was
used. but only indirectly, and the i'm
preston was left upon me that in
fuence was being brought TO bear TO
shield the banker from any direct
connection with the crime.
/ knew that when the time came
for trial 1 could scarcely hope to
escape thus easily Under cross-ex-
animation by the defendants attorney.
the whole affair would be probed 10
the very bottom, and l should be-
compelled to disclose every bit of in
formation / possessed. In the mean
while I must discover the girl. and
learn from her own lips. IL possible.
just how deeply she was involved.
Then. and then only, could l decide
upon my own future course. But how
was / TO locate her? / had nothing
TO guide me in the search. There
were only two people to whom could
turn for even a ggestion-Krantz,
the banker, and Sarah Waldron. /
doubted if either would reveal the
truth. but / could use the threat OF
exposure against Krantz, and might
thus terrorize him into revealing the
truth. 1 decided that If the girl did
not call me by phone before noon the
next day / would certainly exhaust
every effort TO find her. She would
assuredly learn by that time what
had occurred, but. whether she SO
desired or not. I was not willing to
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Alone In the Jungle.

Mrs Clement. an English woman
who has achieved reputation as a
traveller and explorer says: ITO be
alone even for a minute in the jungle
is alarming for such is the profound
silence all around that one has ter
rifying sense of being inimically
watched by unseen things" OF the
forest noises one of the most uncanny
is the bowling of balloons. when they
are close at hand, the whole air IS
alive with the din, so that you cam
not tell from which direction IL pro
ceeds. Every nerve in your body tim
giles, and there is a curious fascina-
ton in the great volume OF sound"
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ished and they saw Mastros as he was
climbing out OF the big tank. He
had lost his left arm, serving with the
American forces In France. and he
all but won the event by the sole
power of his good right and his abun-
dance of gameness-
However. the winner OF the race,
William Mcintyre. also was wounded
In France. the surprised crowd learned
later, as was Harold E. Taylor, who
finished q close third in the same
match. The trio OF wounded war vet
Grams are members OF the Metropoli-
tan Life post OF the American Legion.
formed of men and women employees
Of the life insurance company who
served during the World war.