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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-20

road after having been Baltimore school
teacher
AS telegraph operator in the depot
should install Carl Raymond Gray, presi-
dent or the Union Pacific, who OBLIGATED
In that capacity a quarter Of a century
ago at Princeton Ark For ticket agent
we have William II. Truesd&le, president
OF the D., l.. & w. Railroad who worked
his way up from clerical beginning in
youngstown, Ohio. In the freight shed
we would place William Sproul, president
OF the Southern Pacific, who started as a
freight clerk in 1882, and as a helper we
have available Alfred H Smith, presi-
dent of the New York Central Lines,
VINO began as messenger boy in a rail
road office at Cleveland in 1879
To survey the route and build the rail
road over which the ll-president train
operates l have any number Of efficient
railroad presidents. There is Howard
Elliott, chairman of the board of the
Northern Pacific, who began as u rod
man on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad; L. f. Loree, president Of the
Delaware & Hudson, and director IN
many other lines, who, after a short
training as an assistant in the engineer
ing department of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, served as a transit man. leveler
and topographer in building the Mexican
National Railroad; william Benson
Storey, president of the Santa Fe, who
started as an assistant in the engineer
ing department of the Southern Pacific
and Samuel Rea, president Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, who also rose from 4
small beginning in the engineering de-
partment.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-20
MUCH OTHER
TALENT HANDY.

l might go on indefinitely pointing out
the latest talent based on real experience
lodged in the office of any American
railroad president. Men do not forget
what they have been, nor the struggle of
life In lowly position. Instead of be-
ing arrogant, upstage men frowning
down upon the holders of the minor
Jobs, they are exceedingly human. with
sympathies that obviously center in the
welfare Of their employees while
trustees for the stockholders at the same
time they are blood and bone of the rail-
road workers
AS men who have fought their way to
the top, they have earned their welcome
In the circles of officialdom. but do not
know OF a single case Of railroad presi-
dent who has lost touch with the spirit
or the old job. Many persons think rail-
ROAD presidents are created by fnanciers
when, in reality. they are trained men
VINO nave risen to recognition by their
own Initiative and hard, plugging work
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-20
1T YoU ARE OLD ENOUGH
You MIGHT REMEMBER SIMONsON

Theatergoers and music lovers who are
renewing acquaintances with "Erminie"
in the revival effected for the union Of
Francis Wilson and De Wolf Hopper,
are again meeting face to back, as 1t
were, another we'll remembered factor in
the success Of that operetta when it
was new In the United States--SelIi ST.
monson, the conductor of the orchestra.
Mr.. SimonsOn is, perhaps, the last of the
old guard Of comic opera conductors; for,
as John Philip Sousa said not long ago,
1--WE stopped raising light opera conduc-
tors when we turned to musical comedy
and extravaganza and revue at the end of
the nineteenth century"
The comic opera conductors Of the SOS
and COS were serious minded musicians,
knowing IN immense repertoire of not
only the lighter, but also the more pre-
tenttous works, and capable of picking
up the score of a great symphony or
tone poem and interpreting 1t. 1t was
often their duty to orchestrate the music
of the composers. Mr.. SimonsOn tells
how he, in a single season of nine months.
took Sir Arthur Sullivan's original score
of THE Mikado," written for thirty-two
players, and made fresh orchestrations
for bodies of twenty -four, eighteen, four
teen, twelve, seven, and even four, mu-
siciane. This task meant something more
than simply dropping out instruments, as
any good musician knows. Sir Arthur re4
ceived copy of these orchestrations
some time later, and wrote to congrat-
ulate Mr. Simonson.
A repertoire Of 367 operas, grand and
comic--that is the boast of the veteran
conductor of the Wilson Hopper COM
pany. When he was conductor in chief
with the old Castle Square organization
of Col. Henry w. Savage, Mr.. Simon
son knew the Joys Of rehearsing Tam
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-20

For the eighth consecutive year Arch
II. Hobbs of Indianapolis, has been re-
elected great chief of records of the I'm
proved Order Of Red Men i'll Indiana. He
is a member Of Keechawa Tribe No 275
at Muncie, Ind, his former home. Mr..
Hobbs won by two-to-one vote over
George o. Hutsell, city clerk of Indian
apols. who was seeking the affice. Mr..
Hobbs lives at 4155 Byram avenue. Dur
ing his seven previous terms Mr.. Hobbs
has been a tireless worker and the order
under his administration has achieved an
important place among State fraternal
organizations.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-17

Joyce. Roberts tastes mature. don't sup
pose his doings concern any woman, but he
had not broached the subject to me-
"He might If you led him on a lttle," she
suggested, with one Of the pretty sideway looks
that trap a man and warn a woman.
rose to go.
Margaret" I said sternly. "You disgust
me. Robert is my friend His friendship is
a precious thing to me- I don't mind saying
that to you. the housetops! He is abso-
utely the best man know. If you dream that
I would win his confidence and betray him
to you, you are greatly mistaken Look here!
If found him out shouldn't tell you That's
fat!"
mo-" she agreed II don't believe you would.
You're stiff creature! But you'd influence
him. You're better sort than you know In
f1uence him a little in this direction, Neen."
she held out her grand arms. Hes my hus-
band, and The red rushed over her hand
some face and superb neck; even over her
rounded arms-"I want him!"
"Umph!" I said. My voice Indifferent
enough but my heart knocking to and
fro, and screaming that she should not win him
back from me.
IT know what you're thinking" she charged
me; "but you're wrong. don't want him to
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-17
Worlds Greatest Detective Cases

tragedy which sent that weird and
suggestive name flying over the
telegraph wires throughout the
world, men had been lost in Dead
Mans Swamp" and their rotting
bones discovered years afterwards
and all trace of their identity had
disappeared. The place is tangled
mass of thick briars, and on the
edge of it is a deep pool which has
become known as Pine pool. No
one inhabits this lonely part of the
forest except the creatures of the
Wild
Chief Inspector Murray intimated
to the police that he would have to
summon all his wits to run down
the murderer, but before he could
proceed he would have to identify
the body.
Murray at once had the dead man
photographed and sent copies to
nearly 1900 newspapers in Canada,
the United States and Great Britain,
describing the body as best he could
and requesting the press to publish
it. He hoped that some one. some
where in the world, seeing the face
of the unknown dead would recog-
nize it and thus solve the mystery
of his identity.
Next, Murray went to dead
Mans Swamp" and diligently
searched the spot where the body
of the unknown had been discovered
by the woodsmen. He went on his
hands and knees and seurried the
underbrush, but not Q clue did he
find. He spent eight days getting
his face scratched by the bushes and
his clothes covered with thick black
(Turn to Page Five. Column Three.)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-17

they were chopping down was at
the end of the swamp. Joseph's
foot slipped. He grabbed at what
he thought was half submerged
log, and then he cried in horror. He
was hanging on a dead mans body
in the underbrush.
The frightened and horror stricken
woodsmen carried the body to the
field and began to examine it. George
Eldridge discovered bullet hole on
the back of the dead mans head.
The two woodsmen realized that it
was murder. They at once carried
the body to the little nearby town
of Blenheim and surrendered it to
the authorities.
The whole town viewed the dead
body, but no one could recognize it.
The Blenheim police at once wired
10 Detective Murray, the head of the
Toronto criminal investigation de-
partment. He was known in Can
ada, as we'll as in the United States,
as Chief Inspector Murray.
The authorities were convinced
that the murdered man did not be-
long to Blenleim or any other
neighboring town. This much they
could observe--that the body was
that of young man, smooth-shaven,
and from his hands and finger nails
they could not help observing that
he had never done days manual
labor.
When Chief Inspector Murray
arrived at the police station he ex-
amined the body and observed that
the victim was fresh from Britain.
as he wore British-cut clothes and
underclothes. But what baffled him
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-17

II don't either,' she agreed, "but still-I'm
cat, of course, but only wanted just to have
a little amusement. If he'd pulled me up as
he ought to have done I'd have been pulled up
after kick or two, and-I suppose you know
that like fim?"
II suppose so." answered, "but you've had
funny way of showing it."
"Well, you see, it may be only my fancy.
but three four years ago thought that he
cooled to II he'd been just angry or nasty
and we'd quarreled I'd have made it up very
nicely. but he didn't seem to want to make It
up, and I thought-you'n laugh but did think
that there must be some else I thought
the other day when met-some one.
watched him talking to her. I am sure she
likes him, anyhow"
'Who?" I demanded. My voice was more
anxious than liked.
Joyce Reed" Margaret told me.
"Joyce!" My laugh was very genuine. 'You
donkey! Why, she's about "a, and he's getting
to 40. He always likes kids but he's quite
fraternal to them. He doesn't even see her
more than once in six months
Doesn't he? You know more Of his doing
than do"
"More shame to you," said vigorously.
well, I don't think his doings concern Baby
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-17

I'D like us to get on better, Maggie. I mucn
prefer you to any one else, and"
That was my supreme effort God knows
what it cost me- I would have gone through
with it and tried to reconcile them If he had
not interrupted me, but he held up his hand.
"I don't, Nina" he said. very. very quietly.
Il haven't for several years. Don't ask
me questions"
mo" promised family. IT WON'T
opened my mouth a little to catch the
salt wind. It seemed to me that there was
not air enough in the whole world, and that
my heart was too small to hold my hot blood.
I loved him as a mother loves her little child
just then; this big, strong man. Our love should
be silent and pure, I vowed, and everything
else in my life should be set aside to do little
things to brighten him.
I'VE won't talk about troubles" said cheer
fully. Lets make the best Of the comfort
we have. . =. A good pal to sail a good
boat! I'll put her into the waves and
make her splash; and we'll get drenched and
laugh like kids. Kids who are out with their
pail"
"Their pal" he echoed. Lets shake hands
on that"
O! That was red letter afternoon We
went back to town that evening.
Come in often, Nina" he begged when
we parted at the station "Good luck, old
grl!'
He smiled at me then He had such a nice
smile: and such a nice voice; SO rich and round.
I used to seem to hear it when woke up at
nights. cried for him then
Things went badly between him and Mar
garet during the next year. He too civil
to her, and she was not civil enough to him.
They had a bad quarrel, cold on his side and
hot on hers, and decided to occupy separate
rooms. Margaret told me herself. Her pink
face was very red and she gritted her splendid
teeth.
"As he does not want me-" she said. "the
inference Is obvious"
THAT he thinks you want another man."
answered sharply.
no. one in particular" she rejoned pet
tishy. II like dozens. That's my safety! He
likes very few women. That's his danger If
you only like one you like too much.''
'Tf" cried scornfully. ITS like you to
try and put the blame on him. He's worth
picious woman. Are you working round to OBJ
ject to me being friends with the poor. neg.
lected boy?'
never had greater insult than her look
of amazement then.
you" she cried with her big blue eyes
wide open. She had lovely soft eyes and mine
are hard. beady things. "You!" She laughed
I'd have liked to take her full throat in my
hands and strangle the sneer mo, I'm not
absurd as that You just take the place of
sister to him. You and have been
hurt, dear old thing. didn't mean that a man
couldn't like you very much, only-you are
far too good a pal to me to let him hirt with
YOU"
Il am his pal also, Margaret" said stead
ily "and. since you mention the matter to me.
don't blame him nearly so much as blam,
YOU"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-17

was that the murderer had commit
ted the act deliberately, cautiously
and methodically, as the trademark
and the tailor's name were removed
from Nthe clothes. In order to make
the dead mans identification i'm
possible, the murderer had even re-
moved the buttons from the mans
clothes. ..
On speaking of the case in later
years Chief Inspector Murray said:
There was not the SLIGHTEST clue
on the body which might hav?
helped me, and, in fact, the only
thing I deduced was that to all ap-
pearance he was new arrival from
Britain from the cut Of his clothes.
The murderer had even cut away
any buttons which might have
helped me, and the label from the
dead mans hat had been removed.
The hat was later discovered in the
swamp where the two woodsmen
had come across the body quite ac-
cidentally. | realized then that !
was up against a murderer of cau-
tious and methodical caliber, and
that it would need all my wits to
run him down.
On describing the location of
Dead Mans Swamp" Chief Inspec-
tor Murray said:
Dead Mans Swamp.
ut is located in a lonely part OF
Princeton forest in Ontario. Of
ficially it is known as the Blenhein
swamp. To the folks around the
forest, and later to the world. it be-
came known by its sinister and
gruesome name of Dead Mans
Swamp" For years before the
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-17
Secret Of D e a d Man S
Swamp; Famous De-
techve Solves Baf-
fling Mystery.

Detective John Wilson Murray was
for many years head Of the detective
force in Canada. During that time he
had through his hands and personally
solved some hundreds Of cases, from
embezzlement to burglary. from forgery
to murder His fame became world
wide, and he was the personal friend Of
the heads Of the police of nearly every
country in the world. We was. - well
known in Scotland Yard a. he was At
Toronto, in Canada, or New York. For
80 years he was the terror Of criminals
throughout the whole of North America
In the underworld of crime he was
known as "oId d-Never-Let-Go." because
once he started on case, he did not
let go till the criminal was dead or be-
hind the prison bars. He Travelled thou
sands Of miles in one case to get his
man, and In another he tracked down a
criminal after spending three patient
years collecting evidence to secure his
conviction. The case given below is
picked out from many others in which
he was concerned. because It began in
England. ended In Canada, and filled
the newspapers Of European countries
for many a long day during the time
Of the trial. Murray retired few
years ago, and Canada lost the most
brilliant detective 1t ever had.)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-17
By NAZARIENE DAAN KANNI.
BELLE.

Copyright. 1921, Worldwide News serv-
ice. Inc.)
Joseph and George Eldridge, two
woodsmen, brothers, were chopping
wood on the edge of Dead Mans
Swamp" The time was one day in
rebruary. 1890. The particular tree
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12

and distinctly American-in small town especially; in a large one gem erally.
 Alice Adams" might be subtitled An Unfinished Story" because, after all, the conclusion leaves the heroine merely beginning her life, and nothing, to my way of thinking, could be more pathetic or more dis tinctly human than the picture MT. Tarkington draws of Alice hurrying on to town to see about some arrangements I was making for myself" as she explained to her father, when the crash" comes.
 Her stination-Frincke's Busi ness college-the very doorway of which she had always looked upon as the end of youth and the end of hope" was now her only refuge.
 No wonder Alice exclaims pitt fully.
 Poor papa! Poor mammal Poor walter Poor all of us."
 Side by side with the social as pect of the story runs a glimpse of the business and financial changes of which old MT. Lamb is the em- bediment, and here. too, the diff ference between the way people ap- pear in their own eyes and the way they appear in the eyes of others is delicately and dexterously set forth. Virgil Adams, Alice's father, be- lieved himself a useful, if not abso- lutely indispensable, factor in the business of J. A. Lamb & Co.,; to those who ran that business he was dead wood; they looked upon his salary as kind of pension.
 The type is effectively drawn by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12

MT. Harrington.
 Alice's attempted persiflage and assumed indifference when she meets Arthur Russell on the way to Frinckes Business college, for the first time since everything was finished" is clever1y done, Mir. Harrington showing an exceptional amount of sympathy and under standing of the situation.
 Well here she was at last. She looked up. and down the street of the shoulders she went bravely in under the sign and began to climb the wooden stair steps. Halfway up the shadows were heaviest but after that the place began to seem brighter. There was an open win dow overhead, somewhere, she found and the steps at the top were gay with sunshine"
 Pathetic-fsn't when all our. dreams go wrong?
 Alice Adams is not a society girl who msrries a foreign nobleman not poor girl who marries her employer; not the American girl of routine fiction; but the American girl of our life; the American girl of a realistic masterpiece. Only MT. Booth Tarkington could have told 8 story so profoundly moving, with such gaiety and vividness, with such revealing flashes of the hidden magnificent courage of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12

| sired to maintain close friendship and cooperation with Japan. ehich har- monized the influences or the two great Asisstic powers and constituted an essential safeguard to the well being of the British empire and the peace of the east. The "open door in China was another aim of the government. together with opportu- mites for peaceful progress and de- velopment of the Chinese.
 Both Great Britain and Japan de- sired that the Anglo Japanese agree ment be brought into complete har- mony with the covenant of the League of Nations. Notice to this effect mas been given to the league. The latter statement developed the fact that Lord Curzon, secretary for foreign af- fairs, and Baron Hayashi, the Japan ese am mbassador at London had signed on July [, new joint note to the League of Nations, in which after ref erence to the previous joint note in 1920. 1t is set forth that:
 'The British and Japanese govern ments hereby notify the league that pending further action they are agreed that If any situation arises while the Anglo Japanese agreemen. remains in force. in which procedure by the terms of the agree ment Is inconsistent. with procedure prescribed by the covenant of the League of Nations. the the procedure prescribed by said covenant shall be. adopted and shall prevail over that prescribed by the agreement"
 Harvey i'm Gallery
 There were only two occupants of the distinguished visitors gallery during the prime minister's statement the American ambassador, MT. liar vey, and the Chinese minister, Dr. Wellington Koo. Baron Hayashi was not present, but two assistant sec retaries of the Japanese embassy in the public gallery took notes,
 John Ward, Independent labor, asked the premier if China would be treated as a Sovereign power.' The premier, looking at Dr. Roo. replied that China would be treated as what she is-an independent"
 Commander Kenworthy. independ- ent liberal. sought to interpose question during the premier's pro- nouncement but was "booed" down The premier's mere important decla- rations were greeted with cheering and show of enthusiasm seldom equaled in the House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
LLOYD GEORGE GIVES FULL AND FRANK STATEMENT.

London, July 11.-Premier Lloyd George in lengthy statement to the House of Commons gave a full and frank explanation of the steps lead ing to the proposed conference for the discussion of armaments. The first principle of the British policy. he declared, was friendly co-opera- ton with the United States.
 We are all cohvinced,' said the prime minister, that upon this, more than any single factor. depends the peace and well being of the world"
 The initiative of President Hard ing with respect to an International conference on the limitation of arr maments had been received with the utmost pleasure by Great Britain. said Lloyd George, and he added that he spoke for the empire as a whole.
 Friends of Japan
 At the same time Great Britain de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
PASSENGER AGENT
 TAKES OPTIMISTIC VIEW

Charles Rudolph. general passenger agent of the Mobile and Ohio rail road, with headquarters in St Louis, was in Birmingham yesterday. While here he was in conference with James S Freeman. division passenger agent of the Southern railroad, and other local railroad officials. Mir Rudolph takes an optimistic view of the future, believing that the worst has been psssed, and that conditions will gradually, but surely improve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
NEGRO CUTTING SCRAPE

Paul Jackson, and Sam Johnson negroes, were placed under arrest yesterday by Walker and Lowery police officers of Ensley, as the re- suit of cutting scrape yesterday.
 Both were cut severely, Jackson receiving wound in the shoulder, and Johnson in the jaw. A discussion concerning their women is said to have been the cause of the rox Johnson received first aid treatment at the T. C. l. hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
Summer Trips to the East

Via Savannah and Ship-Centarl of Georgia Railway to Savannah, thence via ship to Baltimore, Boston. New York and Philadelphia, is delight ful way to make your trip to the East
 For full information concerning reservations, rates, etc. call on or address J. o, LINTON, District Pas senger Agent. zoos First Avenue, Bir- Ala.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
ENFORCEMENT OF
 SUNDAY LAW TOPIC

The enforcement of all fruit ana grocery stores closing on Sunday viii be the chief topic at the regular monthly meeting of the Retail Groeers' and Butchers association tonight at o'clock in the club rooms of the Civic Association, Further plans will also be made, it is under stood, for the membership drive now being conducted by the members and several other matters will be taken up for discussion. All members are urged to be in attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
JOHN NJ. MONK DIES AT B7

Eufaula, July -(SpeciaL)- M. Monk, aged 57, died at 6:SO o'clock this evening, following an operation. Mir. Monk resided 12 miles from Eufaula, and was large planter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
READY RESPONSE EXPECTED SOON
 ON DISARMAMENT
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decisions reached will require special treaties or other forms of agreement is a subject which officials have in- dicated is too early for discussion.