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The Washington herald., 1921-06-19
The THREE DEAD MEN

shall not go to my own in peace II the pro
found mystery Of his death Ia left unex.
planned"
He asked me questions concerning Duveen
while explained that. though my chief could
not come personally to explore the problem.
he had sent me. that might gather every
possible particular at first hand and report to
him. I brought letters from headquarter. for
Mr.. slanning. and presently we went together
to the Ice House and sat for half an hour at
that famous restaurant while he perused
them.
Now I understand" he said, ana hear
tily 1 hope you are not here In vain. Wen
go to the Club now and lunch Then III
tell you the story as far a. know It; and
then well 60 home. You'll put up with me,
I trust?"
This. however. I declined to do. and az
planned that It was my purpose to Be entirely
free during the coming weeks.
To stop with you might handicap me In
many ways said. and he raised NO ques-
ton.
We were soon on our way to the Club But
an incident broke the brief journey.
There passed US . little victoria in which
sat two ladies. and the car was stopped
while Amos Slanning dismounted and spoke
with them. One, q handsome. middle aged
woman, he addressed. while the other
listened. She was q very pretty young crea-
ture-an exotic here. as 1t seemed to me, for
she was pale and her blue eyes lacked lustre
One had pictured her at home with roses in
her cheeks; here she challenged ones SYM
pathy as q hardy flower seen IN q hothouse
= Tell me you are better" said slannins
to the elder. and she shook hands warmly
and assured him that she was.
Poor May L. not, however. I'm going b
take her to America for the summer" she
said
You are wise,- he answered, gently 70
garding the girl Let her have distractions,
the dear child-she needs them"
Then his voice dropped. and doubted not
that he was mentioning ma.
A moment later he introduced me. The
girl bowed. but did not speak; her mother
shook hands and hoped that should be suo.
eesstul.
AL who loved my dear friends brother
share his sorrow," she said quietly. And
there Is nobody on earth who knew him that
did not love him. But you are faced with
The Washington herald., 1921-06-19

inc proIoundeSt DIM
cufties, for this shock
ing deed was without
motive 50 far As any
human being can see"
She spoke clearly
and with deep earnest
ness, and added that she
hoped I would come
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04
ROCHE SETS
 NEW RECORD
"REG'LAR FELLERS"

Arthur Soners Roche. the latest acquisition of Metros colony of fam- ous writers. has broken all writing records by reducing complete com edy in one week. Kissed" is the title of the story which was written especially for May Allison, who will be seen In the production in the near future.
 was interested in Miss A1Iion's screen work" said MT. Roche, "her personality and her ability to put a thought across with an easy, natu-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

Latter With Marrtage?" he has ample opportunity to use his musicians, and many dance scenes are required by the action of the story. Dainty Ora Carew, assisted by several fem- mine members of the all-star cast, stages ome original number which Director Rosen declares will be- g. sensation,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04
THE JAZZ KING'
 OF THE FILMS

Philip Fl. Resen, Of Metros direc- toria1 staff. has been dubbed ''the Jazz king of the filns," He always has present on his sets a real jazz orchestra to furnish tantaiizing airs for the benefit of his players, in his present production, 'sWhat's the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

Eddie O'Hare. the promising mid- dieweight of New York will receive guarantee of $15o0 with an option of accepting so per cent of the gate for fighting Martin Burke. the New Orleans light heavyweight in 15- round bout at New Orleans on Jan- uary 1T,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

Willie Jackson, who is matched to box Lew Tender at Milwaukee on January 26, is to receive q guaran- tee of s10,0oo with an option of ac- cepting 30 per cent of the gross re- ceipts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04

ral manner. Kissed" is story that will fit this personality and give her an opportunity to ue the light touch
 that has made her esuch a favortte among the fans that appreciate ski11.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-04
BELLS

MT. Lover: Hark! the New Yeaf Sells! Don't you think them the sweetest one can hear?
 Miss Love: With the exception ct the wedding bells, MT. Lover, | do.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-18
KEPT ENLISTED MAN
IN IRONS II DAYS
Colonel FOltz Relieved of His Command
-. i'm Georgia for Excessive
r-* Punishment

WASHINGTON. June 1S.-Charged
with keeping an enlisted man Shackled in
leg irons for II days for what in civil
life would be punishable only as Il mis-
demeanOr Col. Frederick II. Foltz. 9th
United States cavalry, Yesterday WAS
summarily relieved of command at Fort
OglethOrpe. Ga, by Secretary of War
Weeks Formal charges have not yet
been filed against Colonel Foltz but Sec
rotary Weeks has ordered a rigid inves-
tigation.
The enlisted man Colonel Foltz is
charged with Stacking is George L.
Rhodes. who enlisted from West Nir-
GINA The attention of Secretary Weeks
was called to the case by Representative
benjamin l.. Rosenbloom of West Vir-
ginia.
Information placed in the hands of the
secretary by Mr.. Rosenbloom indicates
that while Rhodes was refractory and
gave the officers of the camp n great deal
of trouble. the action taken by Colonel
Foltz was extreme.
Rhodes said he aroused the luminosity
of his officers by telling them of his pre-
vious military training and attempting
| to convince them that he was more ia
miliar with the duties of n soldier thar
other men in the organization.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-18
MANY PUBLIC REQUESTS.
Mrs. HazeltOn of Westfield Remembers
Many Institutions.

NEW YORK. June 1S.-Public be-
quests of more than $4,000 are made in
the will of Mrs. Ellen V. ID. Hazelton.
filed for probate here yesterday. She died
May n at Westfield, Mass.
Proceeds from the sale of real estate in
iWestfield, less $4,000. are to be given to
the city of Springfield. Mass. for the
erection of public drinking fountain as
a memorial to her late husband, james
Brown HaZelton.
Other requests are Mt Holyoke Fe-
male seminary of South Hadley. Mass
$4,000; school board of Chillicothe, o.,
$4,000; board of education of Ottawa.
Kan. $4,000; City hospital of Hudson.
y. Y. $4,000; New York society for
relief of ruptured and crippled. $4,000;
New York eye and ear infirmary. $4,000 :;
BROOKLYN home for consumptives. $1,000 ;
First Reformed church of Claverack. y
Y. $1,000; and a quantity of statuary
and art works to the public libraries of
Saratoga Springs and Stuyvestant, y. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-18
NEW ENGLAND's OLDEST HOUSE.
Humphrey House Erected 2S7 Years Ago
mt SwampScOit

But for the Intervention of few
plIblic-spirited citizens of Swampscott.
Mass, the oldest residence in the New
England states might recently have been
relocated to the scrap heap. The Hum
phreys house. as il is called. is a spa
cious frame structure, n relic of Pilgrim
days, created and occupied by John
Humphreys between 1894 and 1857. A
real estate firm got possession of 1T
some time ago and offered it for sale.
The townspeoplc presumably considered
il so much Il part of Swamnscott that
il never occurred to them that anyone
would seriously consider destroying so
valuable a landmark for mere CONNER
cial gain. They soon learned however,
that sentiment counts for little with
real estate operators.
When the realty firm declared that
it PLANNED to raise the structure 200
residents Of Swampscott banded to-
geth and arranged for its purchase,
never appreciated the real antiquity of
the Humphreys house until careful re-
search work revealed the fact that the
house now standing is the identical one
erected by John Humphreys PSF wears
ago. The Humphreys house probably
= the oldest frame building in the
United States. The oldest stone resi-
dpnceI stands in st Augustine. Fla. 1t
was erected in 1865 by Pedro Mendez.-
New York Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-18
PARENTS BURN
FOUR CHILDREN
Calgary Farmer Confesses Terrible
Crime-Feared Children Would
BE Taken Away.

CALGARY. Alta. June Is-Thc po-
lice yesterday asserted that j. j. Rut-
lege, an mnesfaH farmer. had confessed
that he and his wife Thursday night
had deliberately set ire to their farm
house. in which their four children and
Mrs Rutlege We're burned to death
According to the police, Rutlege said
he and his wife had planned to die with
their children. because they feared that
they would be taken from them by a
children's aid society, bat his courage
failed and he escaped, carrying one girl
with him.
He now is in hospital, suffering
from severe burns and charged with
murder.
Rutlege. in his alleged confession.
said he and his wife had considered
death by drowning or shooting. but fl
naliy had decided to soak the children :
beds with gasoline
Rutlece- added that lie had Knocked
one child unconscious to save il pain.
and may have struck others.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-18
REORGANIZATION OF
DRY FORCE PLANNED
Haynes Would Cut Number of Super
ViSOry JObs-AIeans Less
Expense.

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Prohibi-
ton enforcement officials have completed
program for the reorganization of the
federal enforcing units and revision of
enforcement methods The suggested
changes. which include adjustment of
about half of the supervisory jobs and
the establishment of n system of state
directors to be held wholly responsible
for enforcement and administrative
work, were submitted yesterday by Pro
hibition Commissioner Haynes to Chair
man Penrose and Senator Watson. Re
publican. of Indiana. of the senate fl
nance committee.
Senators who studied the plans de-
clared the changes would tighten the id
on liquor and would result also in
saving in the money cost of enforcing
the NolStead act
Mr.. Haynes aims at Capitalization of
authority>
In addition to the creation of n single
enforcement and administrative unit for
each of the states. Mr.. Haynes proposed
adjustment of the Offices of supervising
federal prohibition agents, elimination of
prohibition inspectors and the designation
of all enforcing and administrative Off
GERS under the state directors rs prOhi-
bition agents. transfer of offices Of scv-
eral Of the directors to logical and ac-
ccsSible" locations. creation of a mobile
field force. organized to operate directly
nnder the federal commissioner. and the
consolidation of all records 10 avoid du-
phcatiOn and. at the same time. To pro-
vide a closer cheek on leaks which may
be sprung in the liquor supply.
Mr. HayneSS reorganization program
was worked out ION the assumption that
the prohibition unit would remain in the
treasury department. it was said
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-18

result of violence to his predecessor that
Mr.. Wilson absolutely refused to recOg-
niZe him.
The department of state now has been
urged TO act because it has n stronger
case against Obregon than President Will
son had against Huerta. Mr.. Wilson
based his objections on the broad princi-
pie that peace would come to Latin
America only by refusing to recognize
governments that obtained power by force
and by assisting only those governments
which were legally elected as a result of
orderly processes.
The Mexicans themselves inserted a
clause in the new constitution to prevent
ambitious citizens from ejecting those
who had been legally elected and il is
therefore argued that the Harding ad-
ADMINISTRATION would be justified in refusing
ObregOn recognition because of the pro-
visions of article 81 of the Mexican con-
stitution. For one of the first tenets of a
recognition policy is that the executive of
a country shall have been legally elected.
/ The United States government has thus
far, however. declined to use article So
as basis for action and has simply pre-
ferred to await Mexico's attitude toward
another article in the same constitution
which in actual practice has violated
verbal assurances given the United States
by the CarranZa regime when the latter
4
American government does not ask that
the constitution be changed. but that the
varying interpretations be cleared up by
a definite statement in a treaty which
shall protect Americans against retrUac-
tive action.
] 1T was learned by the writer today. for
i instance, that the Wilson administration
was given assurances at Mexico City
4 through Ambassador Fletcher to the effect
that the Mexican constitution would not
be retroactive. Mr.. Fletcher now is I'M
der secretary of state and is a guiding
influence in the Mexican policy of the
/ Harding administration. He has given
the Harding administration the benefit of
his recollection OF the subject and the
American case is based not SO much upon
the language of article - of the Mexican
constitution as the way the article has
worked out in practice.
The American government is still wait.
ing for the Mexicans to take the next
step, but it Is evident that the Washing
ton authorities are not as much i'm
pressed with the inviolate character OF
article % when they have reason To SuS
pect that article 81 governing the quail
ticatlonS of a president are subject to dis
pute and could. if desired. be made tn,
basis for a refusal of recognition. That,
the viewpoint here disappointing as i
may be to those who had hoped for tin,
early resumption of diplomatic relations
between the two countries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-18
SEVEN GUILTY IN
PORTLAND KILLING
Sentences of Three to If Years Imposed
for Murder of Seaman Walker ON
Board Schooner

PORTLAND. Me. June 1S.-Pleading
guilty to manslaughter, seven respondents.
under indictment on the charge of muir
dering seaman James Walker. May II,
aboard the schooner Mary F. Barrett
here, was sentenced yesterday by Judge
Sanborn in the superior court
Walker was killed when a gang at
tackled him and four others. Suspicion
pointed to striking Seamen and these
were rounded mp and their trial was to
have begun next week. Sentences were
imposed as follows:
All in the state prison: Peter Dirks.
seven years; William ]. Clarity, Cam
bridge, Mass, three years Niels S. Rund-
quist, Portland, Me-, six years; Neils
ClauSSen, Portland, Me-, six years Sam
uel Fallon, New York, seven years: An
tonic Andrade, Portland, Me-, three years
Thomas IIarty, Boston. Mass, IL years.
An indictment against Michael O'Grady
was mol pressed as he proved an alibi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-18
TOWN WILL PRESENT
BIBLICAL PAGEANT
Country People Near Heath, Mass, Are
to Enact the Drama of
David This Summer.
HEATH. Mass. June fs.-Thc hills

HEATH. Mass. June fS.-1hc hills OF
this little western Massachusetts town,
said to be almost an exact counterpart OF
those which encircle the ancient village
of bethlehem in Palestine. have been Sc
lected as the setting for a pageant of bld
Testament times which is to DC staged this
summer to raise funds for the starving
children of foreign lands.
The play will be the drama of David
and the actors for the most part Will be
J the country folk Of neighboring farming
communities. many of whom have strong
dramatic instinct. Miss Flora White of
this town is directing the production
The drama p0rtraying some of the tragic
events which had their origin in the men
tai disorder of King Saul is to be enacted
in the outskirts of deep wood bordering
am open pasture. The scene is Just out
side the gates of Bethlehem, near which
Saul had pitched his tent and encamped
| his army The walls of Bethlehem and
| the pavilion of Saul are to be located on
| the extreme right of the natural amphi-
/ theater which forms the stage. On the
! extreme left is the wilder country of the
philistineS and the cave of Adullam to
which David retreats when pursued by
Saul. ..--
! In the center of the amphtheater is a
| lonesome pine which forms the rendezvous
for Saul and Samuel when the prophet
threatens him with the loss of his king
dom: and again for David and Jonathan
when the former is baniShed from Saufs
kingdom. 1t also represents the spot tow
ard which the sOldiery and the town folks
drift for gossip and to which Jonathan
goes to practice his favorite pastime-
archery. Here, too. David meets NIchaL
the daughter of Saul. before entering
upon his outlawry and makes the solemn
vow AS the Lord liveth and my soul
liveth | viii claim thee again.
How faithfully the vow was kept
through the long years of Punishment and
pursuit and hard fighting is made clear
when David is crowned king Of Judah for
his first words as monarch were to the
Premier Abner. refusing to make a
| league with him until he had brought him
AIichal, who was given David to we'd
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-18
Operations Unnecessary

DIR. Leonhardt says Hem-Roid should
completely relieve any form of Piles 1t
gives quick action even in old stubborn
cases. It's an internal treatment that
removes the cause. The Brattleboro
Drug Co. sells and guarantees it.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-18
The New Temptation.

How do you manage to sell so many
fireless cookers?"
Its due to my method of approach. .
said the smart salesman. Il begin my
little talk by saying, Madam, have called
to enable y0u to spend every afternoon at
the movies. birmingham Age Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-18
OBREGON'S TITLE
VERY UNCERTAIN
Mexican Constitution Says
No Rebel Shall Be
..... President +
RECOGNITION MAY .
FAIL IN THIS TEST
Harding Has Stronger Case Against
Obregon Than Wilson Against Huerta
-ObregOn Must Give Treaty Grant
inc Protection to Americans.
RvDAVID LAWRENCE.

By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Dispatch to The ketormef)
Copyright 1921.
WASHINGTON. June 1S.-The Next
can situation has taken on new angle.
Thus far the differences between the
Obregon and Harding administrations
have been conferred on article % of the
Mexican constitution, the United States
claiming that Mexico's assurances that the
article would not be retroactive in effect
should be specifically covered by treaty
and the AIcxicans insisting that they can
not interpret their constitution in a
treaty.
But it develops that the United States
government indulgently omitted mention
in its negotiations of one very important
point covered in another article of the
same Mexican constitution which might
have been made the basis for refusing
recognition to Oregon if the Harding adj.
ADMINISTRATION had been disposed to follow
in the footsteps of President Wilson.
That article. it is number 50. says the
president of the Mexican republic shall
have certain qualifications among them
this: He shall not have taken part di-
rectly or indirectly. in any uprising, riot
or military coup"
The department of state has on file n
statement made by relatives of former
President CarranZa alleging that the
Oregon regime was responsible for the
death of Carranza. The evidence is much
more tangible than that which President
Wilson possessed concerning the part
played by Huerta in ordering the death of
MaderO, and it was because Huerta was
believed to have gotten into office as q
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-18
A Worthy Examine

Ie-'Theres nothing like cheerfulness.
admire anyone who sings at his work. :"
She-"EIow you must lave a mosquito -
Boston Transcript
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-07-28
A Feeling of Security

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such medicine is DIR. Kilmers Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp-Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
1t is not stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
+ 1t is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need a medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-07-28
WOULD BE REASONABLY BUSY
Small Girl About Right, II Bad Man
Did His Full Duty Without
Fear or Favor.

AS Mason Mount, superintendent of
the Howe button factory, of Peters
burg, was reading his evening paper,
his little daughter, Mary, age six, was
playing on the floor. firing of play,
she crawled to her fathers knee and
asked him.:
Does the bad man get all the peo-
pie who are badT
The father, not looking up from his
paper and little provoked by the in
reference, replied, II suppose"
The child studied for minute, and
then said:
Does he burn them all up? Some
little boys told me he did"
Again the father replied that he
supposed he did.
Again the child, not satisfied, asked
the father where they went after he
burned them all up. a
The father, irritated, replied that
he supposed they all went to ashes.
The child studied for few min.
utes, and then said: Gee, he must
have an awful job carrying out ashes"
Indianapolis News.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-07-28
AFFIXED CAN TO CAR PEST
Effective Way by Which Sweet Young
Thing Got Rid of a Too
Common Nuisance.

The Sweet Young Thing did not OBJ
ject when the man alongside read her
newspaper over her shoulder, but she
drew the line when he commenced TO
read note which she undertook later
to pencil to an Equally Sweet Young
Thing, who was at the moment out
of town. The man followed every
word Of the note with interest until
the Sweet Young Thing calmly wrote
81 was about to tell you the reason
why Dot broke off her engagement to
Terry, but / cannot do it now because
man sitting alongside me is read
ing everything l write"
The man alongside turned his head
the other way quickly and fidgeted in
embarrassment and at the next sta
ton he get out. Then the Sweet
Young Thing wrote:
THAT finished him, dearie. And as
l was about to say when he inter-
rupted me, Dot broke it off because"
etc.-New York Sun.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-07-28

TN TIE heart of summer-when
i days are warmest, millinery shops
are filled with outing and sport hats !;
for the more serious business of pro-
vlding midsummer dress hats Is al
most thing Of the past. But leave
IL to designers to present a few pic
turesque, new things to tempt the en-
thusiast and they may be depended on
TO present floating wells, dropping
laces, transparent shapes and other
aIlurements of the late summer. In
such hats they revel In black or white
lace and In the airiest of bralds and
fabrics.
Everything is more or less yelled
IN the group Of late-summer hats
shown here. The very undetermined
hat Of black malines at the top of
the group forms an airy and spirited
support for a rufIle Of black chantilly
lace, that wells the eyes and falls In
the manner of veil at the sides
and back. This sort Of hat Is always
a success for summers days and
nights. To the right OF II smaller
hat of black maIInes. for older wearers,
carries the suggestion Of veil in Its