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The Washington times., 1921-03-08
Enoch Arden Re- Wins
Wife Who Wed Another

BUFFALO, N. Y, March s.-When
Benjamin Franklin Reynolds, of Corn
ing. thirty years old, returned from
war he found that the fifteen-year-
old girl he had made his wife the
very day he marched away had been
married to another man-one who had
stayed at home.
Unlike the original Enoch Arden,
however, Reynolds didn't disappear.
He stuck around, and yesterday he
and the girl were married again and
the second husband was ousted.
During Reynolds absence his bride
became interested in James Merrick.
She applied to the courts to have her
marriage annulled on the ground that
she was under age when the ceremony
was performed. The court granted
her request. The girl then lost little
time in marrying Merrick. In Janu-
ary of last year a daughter, Eliza
beth, was born. Reynolds, In the
meantime home from service, did not
accept the situation
The Washington times., 1921-03-08

corner, room at the Randol All in
termediates matters may be left to
surmise until the trial OF Clara Smith,
which possibly may bring them to
light through the well known %. and
A." process.
As to the southern Oklahoma
status with regard to law enforce
ment, may say that when I was an
Ardmore resident a certain profess
sional man now living in Oklahoma
City. but formerly of Ardmore, re-
marked to me: 1.-THE law ends at the
South Canadian river" Very prob
ably he meant to be bit facetious
though he Is a most serious mided
man. The South Canadian runs many
miles above Ardmore.
One night when I was the Ard
morite editor. the very efficient young
press telegrapher who serves that pa
per with the Associated Press copy
went out at IL p. m. to get luncheon
and came back slightly agitated. His
name is Andrew Jackson Culbertson.
whats the matter. Andy?" we
asked him.
81 stepped into a cigar and news
stand up the street to buy. a maga-
zine." he explained. Just as / en-
tered a drunken man was fourishing
an automatic, twirling 1T, so to speak
Jest lemme see one of these here la VS.
walk in he. remarked ''Pd jest like
to see what a law looks like onct.
At that he pointed his weapon di
rectly at me, pointed 1t in my face
and I assumed that he mistook me
for a law walking right in for his
inspection. Immediately lost both
speech and locomotion. The drunken
fellow. fortunately, dropped his gun
before IL paid its compliments to the
law, and recovered power Of locomo-
tion.
LED AWAY BY cor.
MY brother, just back from the
front in France and weak from being
strate to the fellow what an army
law looked and felt like, but a police
man happened along and led the law
hunter out down the street and let
him GO"
Law enforcement, so far as 1t
concerns the social relations. per-
haps does not end at the South
canadian, but here in Ardmore there
rave been indications that il ends
at the edge of stream of a few
millions of dollars. Generally speak
ng. the attitude OF Ardmore, as
shown by recent and near-receut
events, is that wealth and the
power OF wealth amend the social
relations to suit individual inclina-
tions.
To be continued tomorrow exclu-
sively in The Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
TOBASCO CHIEF REVOLTS
AGAINST OREGON RULE

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March -S.-Re-
senting steps to disarm troops under
his command. Gen. Carlos Green, mil
tary governor of the state OF Tobasco,
Is reported today to have revolted
against the Obregon government in
Mexico and to have issued manifestos
calling upon governors of two ad-
joining states to join him in the revo-
luton. The Tobasco governor is said
to have more than 5000 well-armed
troops under him.
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
Housewives Boycott Euus.

ST. GATHERINGS Ont, March s.
"A boycott of egg dealers on the
part OF housewives has brought the
prices OF eggs down from 20 cents a
dozen to As cents.
When the women went to the mu-
nicipal market they found that while
they had been paying so cents a
dozen or less for eggs at the stores
farmers were demanding 20 cents.
The women got together, stationed
rickets at every entrance to the
market and the boycott waA ON.
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
BRITISH OIL CO. HAS
EYES ON CAUCASUS

MOSCOW. via Berlin, March s.
The Royal Dutch Oil Company. which
is a British concern with branches in
Persia, Mesopotamia and Australia, is
now bidding for participation in the
exploitation Of the Baku fields in the
Caucasus.
The Royal Dutch Company owns
the Mexican Engle Company and the
Shell OIL COMPANY. The Royal Dutch
Company is the greatest rival of the
Standard Oil Company.
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
u, s. BUYERS Visit leipSic.

LEIPSIC, Germany. March S.-The
Leipsic fair was formally opened with
$4,000 exhibitors and 100000 visitors
more than half of whom were buyers
representing twenty-five countries.
There were about 100 American
buyers representing nrms scattered
from New York to San Francisco. The
Americans bought chiefly toys and
novelties not obtainable in the United
States.
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
Yank Princess Strangely III.

LONDON, March S.-A dispatch
from Athens says that Princess
Anastasia (the former Mrs. William
p. Leeds) is suffering from enteric in
flammation.
Her condition is said to be causing
some uneasiness for the physicians
who are attending her. as they are
unable to make an exact diagnosis of
her trouble.
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
HOT TEA BREAKS
A C0LD-TRY THIS

Get a small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea at any pharmacy. Take
"a tablespoonful of this hamburg
tea put a cup OF boiling water upon
lit. pour through q sieve and drink
a tescupful at any time. 1t is the
most effective way to break a cold
and cure grip, as II opens the
pores. relieving congestion. Also
locsens the bowels, thus breaking
a cold at once.
1t is inexpensive and entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless.
The Washington times., 1921-03-08

He renewed his interest in the girl
bride with the result that on Febru-
airy "a Blanche Anglehardt-Reyno
Merrick applied to Justice Reynolds
at Canandaigua for the annunnent OF
her second marriage on the ground
that she was not of age when il. was
contracted. Tho annulment was
granted Saturday.
Blanche came back to Corning. met
Reynolds and they hied themselves to
the city clerks office, where they OBJ
tained marriage license. They were
remarked by the Rev. Fred Hawley.
OF the North Baptist Church, who per-
formed the first ceremony.
The bride now admits she knows
her own mind--if. she doesn't. she is
past judicial relief this time, as she
was more than eighteen years old
when she remarked Reynolds.
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FORDNEY CALLS COMMITTEE.

Republican members OF the House
Ways and Means Committee, have
been notified by Chairman Fordney
to meet next Monday to take up
actively the work Of framing new
tariff and revenue legislation.
Congressman Green of Iowa, rank
ing Republican on the committee,
would have the revenue legislation
come first and then the tariff legis-
lation. 1t is understood that Senators
Penrose and Watson, and other Sem
ate leaders approve the Green plan
in preference to the Fordney plan.
Those insisting on an early change
in the revenue laws are desirous of
meeting the wishes of business men
that the excess profits tax should be
repealed Immediately, and that there
should be SOME relief from the heavy
surtaxes laid on large incomes. 1t is
claimed these taxes drive capital out
of business and into non-taxable Gov
ernment, State, and municipal Sc
curities. In the place of these laws
a gross sales tax and larger taxes on
corporation incomes are being advo-
Gated,
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
Belgian Film Trust Proposed.

BRUSSELS, March S.-The govern
ment proposes to create a national
moving picture flm organization to
buy direct from the producers and
lease films to moving-picture the
aters. The decision is the result OF
the hostility of film concerns to CEN
sors and tax.
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
By BERT LOVE.


ARDMORE, Okla, March 8.-'Did the people of Ard
more know that Jake L. Hamon living with Clara Smith
Hamon?" This is question frequently asked of the writer
since the Hamon tragedy.
They did know. When first / came to Ardmore In
November of 1918, put up at the RandOl Hotel One
of the first things said to by any resident was this:
'Jake Hamon and his nephew's wife are living at your
hotel You them eating together down in the cafe
if you to keep your eyes open." -,
The Washington times., 1921-03-08

MISS THERESA B. Dublin,
Of New York City, first
woman lawyer To defend one Of
her sex on a murder charge.
Her client is Mrs. Donatella
Msssaella, Of Corona, Long Is
land, accused Of having killed
Mrs. Concetts Altieri, q neigh
Dor. I'D
The Washington times., 1921-03-08

MRS. CARRIE BARBOUR
GALYON, Of Boston, ".
declares she Is the inspired
successor to Mrs. Mary Baker
EDDY, of the Christian Science
faith. Mrs. GalyOn will shortly
publish n S00.page book, die.
tsted under what she declares
b Q divine urge over q period
Of twenty nine days.
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
Ha,non Expected Post
In Harding's Cabinet,
Il. His Home 7o,un Says

This second Of four tnstaes Of story painting tho eSas
the Daily Ardnoyea Ardore Ok The fnstalwsnt ep
printed tomor and the fourth on Thsday day trial
Clara Hanson 8 scheduled open Aydnnore
The Washington times., 1921-03-08

Groves IL the Only Genuine
Laxative BHOMO OUlNlNE tablets Th.
drst and original Cold and Grip Tablet, (Be
sure you get BROAo.) s0c---Advt
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
THEN THE TRAGEDY.

TO Ardmore acceptance, the the Sun
day. evening tragedy In the from
The Washington times., 1921-03-08
WEALTH GAVE HIM NERVE.

Inc that about seventeen years ago he
attended O Wedding in which 4 rols-
Evening star., 1921-10-16
Another Benny Story, by Ellis Parker Butler

was three feet away he threw his
body heavily sideways against his
bonds and the chair toppled sideways
to the floor with an amazing clat-
ter. The three robbers and The
Beaut dashed into the room.
Trying to get to the telephoner'
cried Mike. and he raised the chair
upright and slapped Benny across
the face. Benny laughed out loud.
He did not care how much they SLAP
ped him. He wished to gain time for
Abe Rosenheld to reach the house.
the wall and swung q couch In front
of it. James returned to his place
at the front door.
"Quick" he cried. clapping his
Dibdins-
This time 1t was the man from
Dibdin's. with his precious box un-
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelheim. having
lunched. and having learned that
Germany was not at the moment apt
to be a salubrious climate for in
valids, entered their automobile and
drove to Dibdin's, reaching that fa-
nous establishment just as the clerk
with the necklaces was stepping
aboard the train at the Pennsylvania
station. Mr.. Adelheim asked at
once for Mr.. Didbin, for he meant to
deal directly with the arbiter Of
prices, but Mr.. Dibdin was out and
would not be back for half an hour
or so. Mrs. Adelheim awaited him by
walking through the store. looking
into the cases OF jewels. and Mr.. Adel-
helm sat in Mr.. Dibdin's own Office
The moment the great diamond mer-
chant entered he recognized Mrs.
Adelheim.
Mrs. AdeIheim? You here? And
sent the necklaces to your house not
an hour ago!"
ITO my house? Somebody else's
house, maybe, Mr.. Dibdin. My house
it is closed up. To Germany we were
going this morning only the. boat
don't sail like we expected and"
The great jewelers. are always pre-
pared for such emergencies. He had
but to turn to the nearest clerk.
Phone Brunn's Agency diamond
thieves at=Your address. Mrs. Adel-
Evening star., 1921-10-16
No. 40 Elm Avenue

James. "You can't blame me for the
way they do things. It's not my fault
they keep everything locked up in
safe deposit-can you?"
Who's blamin' you?" asked Nike
he-Thief.
II was only saying It," said James
gently. II was only making it clear.
You don't think I enjoy buttling
around a place. however good, for six
months for the mere wage Mr.. Adel-
helm pays me. do your
Nobody said you did. did they?'
asked Mike.
"Not at air. said James. "I don't
want you to think I'm playing OFF
on you. that's all. There's not been a
minute during the six months I've
been there that the Jewels were out
Of storage. And the rest of the
stuff
THE silver? We're lookin' for
bigger stuff, amt we. Larry?"
Larry nodded an Affirmative.
Exactly" said James. "And now
comes our chance. as take it. There's
risk"
me. 1 eat risk"' said Mike. "See
IL l get you right. Jim. The family
goes On the Germanic Wednesday. She
sails at II. forenoon. Most of the help
Is sent away Tuesday night. You and
the cook and this Mrs. Adelheim's maid
and the chauffer hold over till next
Evening star., 1921-10-16

Of the chair back. slowly-very
slowly-he was working his BAN
dages upward, and as the three ras-
Gals Gals and The Beaut rearranged the
from Dibdiu's the bandage worked
reached his forehead. His mouth
was Tree, only hidden by nap of
dolly. Then slowly and inch by
chair began h. ana his
OF the library. The rugs were in
storage and were not there to Inn
pede him. Slowly. inch by inch. he
approached the library table. The
arms Of his chair touched the edge
upward and downward lift Of his
head. worked Off the bandages
A foot or so back from the edge
OF the table stood the desk telephone
OF Mr.. Adelheim. and Benny tilted
rested against the table edge and his
teeth could bite the mouthpiece Of
the telephone. Very cautiously he
drew the telephone toward himself.
He bent his head a little lower and
took the cord Of the receiver in his
the receiver to the table and let it lie
there: He placed his lips close to the
1.-TWO. three. westcote. Two. three.
Westcote. Two, three, WeStcote, he
whispered again and again. hardly
louder than q drawn breath. Then
he changed. ABE Rosenheim, get
cops and come to 40 Elm avenue. Abe
Rosenheim get cops and come to 40
Elm avenue. Abe
From, the receiver lying on the ta-
BILE a voice issued family.
why? What's the matter?'
Robbers in the house: book agent
and girl in danger. Hurry. Sur
round house. Hurry"
WITH superb carefulness Benny
lifted the receiver with his teeth
and hung it back on the hook. With
his head he pushed the telephone
back on the table as far as he could.
Slowly and carefully he hunched the
chair away from the table. When it
Evening star., 1921-10-16
COntin ued

Amber" said Reggie and rang for
tea.
"oh, no. DON'T, l always thought
that poor woman's story was 700
miserably sad. l don't know Why you
wanted it-no, no, I'm not ASKING
but If it could set anything right. or
do anybody any good ii seems some
how to make it better. 1t wouldn
be so uselessly cruel
Over the past the gods themselves
have no power" Reggie saio.
can't help her, poor soul. ] dare say
it's something to her to know that
her son is safe and making eood-in
spite of all the deviltry.'
Something to her-of course. it is"
said Miss Amber, and looked divine.
You won't mind my saying pro-
fessionally that you have been very
useful. Miss Amber" said Lomas.
You have cleared UP what was very
tiresome mystery. / was being both
cred. That's serious disturbance
of the machinery of empire lie sue
ceeded, as he desired. in setting the
conversation to a lighter tune. lie
made Miss Amber's eyes again merry.
He did not prevent Reggie from look
ing at her. You must promise me
another opportunity TO thank you,' ne
said. as she was going.
Dear me. l thought you had been
doing nothing else" said she demure-
face. "Oh, Mr.. Fortune. what, what
a tea. l leave all my reputation be-
hind me. Men hate TO see women eat
| don't they? But do men always maze
tea like this?"
i've a simple mind. 1 live the sim
pie life
She looked at him fairly. You said
simple. Do you know how l feel: !
| feel as If hadn't secret left all my
own" and she swept away. He was
long time gone letting her out.
And that's that" Reggie said when
he came back.
| Really" Lamos was dim. behind
Reggie lit his pipe. Jealousy.
hate, mania. He broke the man the
girl married. Curious that affair.
| wasn't it? Even the great criminal.
he runs in groove, he keeps to ono
kind of crime. The same dodge for
] the son that he used for the father.
Then either he lost track of the mother
or he preferred to hurt her through
the son. He was an epicure in his
| little pleasures. The son came along.
| 1 dare say 1limball took that depart
ment because the son was in il. And
! then he was ready TO smash every
thing for the sake of his hate-dam-
! age his own career. do a filthy Inur
| der, die himself, if he could torture
his sisters child. Yes. The devil is'
| with power. Lomas."
Il fancy you annoy him a little. my
dear Fortune. But how can you h.
lieve in the devil? You have just
! seen her.
| Reggie smiled. she is a woman,
4 isn't She?"
Il think you might act on that
| theory. When is il TO be?''
| ''Lomas. old thing, you're not only
bland, you're obvious. Which is much
worse"
| Copyright. +. r Dutton Company,
Evening star., 1921-10-16

blue myself by tonight II I get {.
streak of door-slamming instead Of
glad hands. Have you seen the
Persian Pearl show?"
Me. haven't seen nothing at all.
said Abe.
IAN right. then" said Benny.
Maybe I'll call you up this after
noon and fix up a date for tonight
with you. What's your telephone
number here?"
1.-TWO three. Westcote." said Abe.
Easy one to remember" said Benny.
''Twenty-three for Abe. Maybe I'll
call you up. Say. what's the shortest
way to Elm avenue"
Il could tell you that with my eyes
shut" said Abe, and he told 1t with
his eyes open.
Benny wended his way to Elm ave-
nue.. 1t was a broad avenue, parked
down the middle with grass plots in
which flower beds 2lternated with
groups OF barberry and hydrangeas.
All tho houses were pretentious
structures. and Benny began at the
lower end Of the avenue and worked
his way up one side. beginning witE
No. 1. At noon he had-so regular
was his dismissal from the front
doors-reached the end Of the street
and begun on the even numbers on
the opposite side. He cut through to
Evening star., 1921-10-16

Abe. No more do I say you couldn't
have Rosa after this, Abe. Rosa, do
you know me?"
"Yes. mama" she said. "In a min
ute i will be all right again. Abe, If
you squeeze my hand so hard you
will make me faint again"
Mr.. Adelheim. hobbling painfully
on his Souty foot. entered the room
and saw Benny, the book agent. still
bound in his chair. A glare of anger
blazed in Mr.. Adelheim's eyes. He
hobbled across the room.
"And YOU" he shouted. "Tou
would come into my house and be
thief! You would frighten my Rosa.
Here's for you, rascal that you are"
LIE balanced himself unsteadily.
IL favoring his equity foot. and
raised his cane high in the air over
his head. He brought it down to-
ward the head of the bound and help
less Benny. 1t was a blow fit to brain
any one that had brains. but Benny
moved his head to one side and the
cane splintered on the back Of the
tall, Spanish oak hall chair inc
next instant Abe was holding Mr.
Adelheim by the arm.
mo, papa" he cried. You should
not hit him. He is not a robber. he
is a book agent. He isn't the one
what did it, he is the one what undid
it"
Mr.. Adelheim growled.
what, then, is he doing in my
house. this book agent?" he demand
ed fiercely.
Il am selling" said Benny cheer
fully, zone of the most remarkabl"
works ever published in this or any
other country. One volume. contain
ing all the choicest recipes of all the
well known cooks of the world. to
gether with tables of weights and
measures and other valuable house
hold information, the pric" for the
entire compendium being only 5:
so cents down ard the balance on de-
livery of the hook. If somebody VIII
unite me l will be pleased TO show
sample COPY
well, my friend" said Abe. as he
went to release Benny. II could say
this: tied or united. you could right
away put me and Rosa down for one
COPY, and l don't kick if ] have I"
pay It the whole 50 in cash after
what YOU done for me"
Copyright. 192i.l
Evening star., 1921-10-16

heims-at 4 Elm avenue. Westcote;
Haste! Come Mrs. Adelheim, l VIII
go there. too. Henry. get Higgins
and varger into my car quick. Is Mr.
I'VE have our own car" said Mrs.
Adelheim. I'VE ride in our own car
jast as Is quick! And Rosa we sent out
She did not faint. She hurried Mr..
Adeiheim into the car and the chauf.
feur cut free from all speed laws and
made a record. Mr.. Dibdin's car had
three minutes' start, but Mr.. Adel-
helms car gained minute on the
way to westcote. and that meant
something.
In the man from Dibdin's we are
not much interested. Men from Dib-
din's must expect adventures at times
and perhaps this particular man from
Dibdin's may have had other adven-
but he had had none in which he was
more graciously received by a stately
butler nor more expeditiously thrown
down on a hard hall floor. nor more
quickly bound. gagged and tied in
chair. He saw the three robbers open
his case Of necklaces and gloat over
the contents for one short minute and
then-as he had a sickly intuition OF
what Dibdin would say when the loss
of the Jewels was discovered-he
heafQ men ledplnS OHIO Inc NeIdHud
and heard the door crash in. He saw
The Beaut. with her hand on her
heart leap up the stairs and saw
Mike -the-Thief and Lop-ear Larry
and James, the butler. fall struggling
under the blows of five brawny po-
licemen while Abe Roseheld rushed
into the library and half sobbing and
half laughing cut the bonds Of poor
Rosa.
Abe was still rubbing the cold
hands of his sweetheart when the
two automobiles whirred up the
gravel driveway. One of the police
men was coming down the stairs
with his hard fist clutching The
Beaut's arm as Mr.. Adelheim hobbled
painfully into the house and another
policeman told Mr.. Adelheim briefly
and with proper emphasis how Abe
Roseheld had come to the rescue of
the man from Dibdin's and the dia-
mand necklaces and Rosa.
"And she's in there" said the po-
liceman. "She tainted, but / guess
she's all right enough. That feller
Abe is lookin' after her.
Rosa cried Mrs. Adelheim. And
Abe" she exclaimed as she knelt by
her daughter. You are brave man,
Evening star., 1921-10-16
The Legal Day."

"DAY" is word with many mean
ings. Generally it is understood
as time of light. the time between
dawn and dark, the time between one
night and the next. Legally it is
from one midnight to the next There
is siderial day or star day OF
twenty-three hours and fifty-six min
utes, a solar day or sun day OF
twenty-four hours, and a lunar day
or noon day of twenty-four hours
and fifty minutes. The civil day from
midnight to midnight. or twenty-four
hours, is our full day and we count it
as beginning at midnight because the
Romans, who gave us the calendar.
we use so counted it. The Egyptians
also counted the day as beginning At
midnight. while the Jews and the
Athhnians counted the day as begin
ming at sunset and the Babylonians.
Chaldeans. Assyrians and Hindus. and
other peoples of remote times. count
ed sunrise as the beginning of day.
A day" in the work sense used l."
mean from "sun to sum-" that is from
sunrise to sunset. A work day is now
and locality. A hotel day is from the
time one registers till twenty-four
hours after The length of day.
meaning the time of light. differs with
the distance north or south OF the
equator At the equator the day and
night are of equal duration. North
of the equator the days lengthen
from midwinter to midsummer. and
south of the equator they lengthen
from midsummer to midwinter. At the
poles the day and night are six
months long. and when it is day at
the north pole it is night at the south
pole. Cities that we know on our side
of the equator have some very long
days and short nights in summer and
the contrary in winter: for example. at
Petrograd the longest day is nine
teen hours and the shortest five. At
Wardbury. Norway. the longest day
lasts from May u to July % and
at Spitzbergen, one day may be three
and one-half months long.