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The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
THE FIFTH SHOT

1t was o'clock in the morning
when Charley Krebs, of police
headquarters, broke in the door of
Samuel Ginsmore's apartment, fol-
lowing a telephone message from
Miss Considine, who occupied the
next suite.
They found Samuel Ginsmore in
his chair beside the library table,
dead. There was a bullet wound
over the heart. His revolver lay
where it had slipped from his
fingers, one chamber discharged.
The coroher's physician, who had
accompanied the detective, de-
clared Ginsmore had been dead five
hours or more"
Suicide" commented Krebs. But
when Miss Considine was interro-
gated she said she had heard angry
voices preceding the shot-one shot
was all she heard. To the best of
her knowledge this had been at
1880 the preceding night. She had
tainted and did not come to until
hours later, just before she tele-
phoned headquarters ,
Must be murder then" unused
Krebs. They might have fired.
simultaneously. By golly! They
picked up Reddy Jake about mid
night with a sack of loot, a bullet
in his arm and one chamber of his
revolver discharged"
He had Reddy Jake brought right
up to the Eldmere Apartments. The
clerk identified him Immediately as
the only person who had entered or
left the building since Miss Consi-
dine came in at 9S30. The clerk
had heard no shots. 1t was a
stormy night. = But the only exit
possible was past hfs desk.
Reddy Jake broke down under
the third degree" Krebs gave him
and confessed that he had entered
Ginsmore's apartment, that he had
been interrupted in his work, that
he had shot at his interrupter and
saw him fall, and that simulta-
neousIy with his own shot the man
had Ned at and hit him. But
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
Income Tax
Facts You
Should Know

Contributions to religious, char
liable, scientific, or educational Or
ganizations constitute a consider
able item in the returns of many
taxpayers. Such contributions
wade within the taxable year 1920,
II limited to a certain class or
organizations, may be deducted by
.an individual to an amount not in
excess of Is per cent of his net In
'COme as computed without the bene-
mt of this deduction.
Deductions for contributions are
not allowed corporations or part
Rerships. The members of a part
nCrship or a personal service cor
pOration may take credit in their
individual returns for their pro-
portion Of such gifts. provided the
zprO rata part when added to the i'm
sdividusl contributions does not ex-
Ftecd IS per cent of the taxpayers
met income.
The law provides that contribu-
,tions in order to be deductible shall
he limited to corporations and as
.sOCiatiOnS organized and operated
exclusively for religious. charitable
scientific, or educational work, and
to societies for prevention OF
cruelty to children or animals, no
part of the net earnings of which
inures to the benefit of any private
stOckhOlder; also to the special fund
authorized by the vocational re-
habilitatiOn act. Fer example,
contribution to a hospital. thu net
earnings of which inEre to private
stockholders. would not be an al
-lOwable deduction Gifts made di-
reCtly to individuals are not deduC-
tible, but if made to an Organiza-
tiOn Of the kind described may BE-
deducted, even though the organiza-
.tiOn distributes it's funds among in
.dividual ben aficiarieS.
Treasury regulations specifically
prohibit the deduction of contribu-
tions to funds for the payment Of
campaign expenses.
Donations made by corporations
to charitable institutions. hospitals,
or educational institutions which
legitimately represent a Considera-
tion for a beneht flowing directly
TO the corporation as an incident of
its business are ALLOWABLE deduc-
tions as ordinary and necessary ex-
penses. For example, a corporation
may deduct donations made to a
educational institution conducted di-
fectly or indirectly for the benefit of
its employees or their dependents, or
9. street railway corporation may de-
duct a sum of money donated to an
organization holding a convention in
the city in which it operates with
the reasonable expectation that the
holding of such convention will
augment it's income.
Amounts expended for lobbying
purposes, the promotion or defeat
bf legislation, the exploitation of
propaganda, including advertising
other than trade advertising. are not
Seductible from gross income.
Promises to make contributions in
the future should not be considered
by the taxpayer in making his re-
turn. The allowance is provided only
for contributions actually made.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
Gay Palm Beach
Goes Into High
Gear of Season

PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan. "a
Palm Beach activities slipped into
high gear here today with the
opening of many new attractions
and the inpoUr of late winter rev.
ellers from the North.
While the waters of the Atlantic
stopped frigidly against the sands
at Northern beach resorts today the
tepid salt water of this equatorial
cline lashes the legs of bathers
who perspired under a July" sun.
During this week the Country
Club was opened by Manager Dun
ply, together with three big at
tendant features of the Royal
POinciana. At the tea hour today
the famous Cocoanut Grove opened
At dinner the Garden Grill began
the season, and last evening the
Palm Beach started.
The first golf tournament of the
season opens tomorrow with the
qualifying round of the Lakeworfh
championships.
Tuesday the baseball season will
be introduced with games between
the Poinciana and Breakers regular
mines.
For the country club opening,
Marius Rinaudot, chef de cuisine,
was the most respected ,of all ia
nous persons present. He has won
fame in the dining palaces in Monte
Carlo, Paris and for several years
was at the Ritz Carlton, New York.
The theatrical colony was greatly
strengthened by recent arrivals.
Among those who have dug up
the dirt on the golf course or
given fame to tea palaces by their
presence are F. Day Comstock, Al
Jolson, Norma Talmadge, Joseph
Schenck and Frank and Walter
Vincent,
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
The Horoscope
For Today
January ~, 1921.

AstrOlOgers read this as a doubt
full day, all the planetary influences
being sinister. Mercury and Uranus
are both in malefc aspect Late in
the evening Jupiter is rather
friendly.
Writings of every sort come under
an evil sway at this time and for
this reason it is well to postpone
the signing of contracts or leases
There may be Il tendency to send
unpleasant messages or to be diff
cult where agreements previously
entered into are involved, and for
this reason the utmost caution
should be exercised.
Propaganda that is menaCing to
peace and good will is likely to gain
CredenCe while this rule prevails.
Uranus IS in a place that is not
encouraging to those who desire a
return to old ideals of civic content
ment and prosperity.
Increase of divorce will be ap-
parent from causes hitherto ignored,
for scientific analysis of character
will be accepted as important in de-
Gliding whether marriages shall be
dissolved.
is menaCing to theatrical affairs.
Mars gives warning that business
dependent on the mining of certain
metals will continue to be unsatis-
factory for some time
Again labor troubles will come
much to the front. There may be
serious riots in certain quarters.
San Francisco and other cities on
the Pacific Coast should have a
prosperous winter season. Many
tourists will seek the West.
Persons whose oirthdate It Is
should not travel or remove, IL thew
desire to prosper in the next twelve
months. Business affairs may be
rather unsatisfactory.
Children born on this day will be
clever and talented, but they may
be so imaginative that they incline
toward exaggeratisn and untruth-
fulness.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
Deductions of Harvey Hunt
By Philip Francis Nowlan.

| Reddy Jake said this was in the
bedroom, not the library.
Then things got more confusing.
The physician by this time had
prObed the dead mans wound and
! found there not one bullet, but two,
! one on top of the other. In addi-
| tion the physician pointed out that
| the revolver lying beside Ginsmore
was only >'lady gun" or a .32-
caliber, whereas the sullen Reddy
Jake claimed it was a 80 he had in
his arm. Krebs' phoned inquiry to
the doctor who had attended him
at the police station verified this.
But" the detective argued,
these bullets in Ginsmore's heart
fit Reddy Jake's gun-only there
are two of them, and only one shot
was fired. Reddy's confessed. Why
in thunderation would he reload
only one chamber after shooting
twice; and If Ginsmore's little .22
didn't hit Jake, what did it hit?
There's not a mark in either
of these rooms where any bullet
hit" Finally he threw up his
hands in despair and telephoned for
Harvey Hunt to come and help him
out.
Though it hurt Krebs' pride to
admit it, he had had to do this on
several cases, and, to give him
credit, he was always willing to re-
pay the Independent investigator
by extending to him courtesies and
aids which his official position
made possible.
Harvey Hunt listened with atten-
ton while Krebs detailed the facts.
fnl a1
mony you need" he said. Il must
oughness with which you have
them, il not on your reading Of
them. How about the fifth shot?'
What do you mean, fifth shot?"
asked Krebs. There was a shot
Reddy Jake fired at Ginsmore
There was one Ginsmore fired that
doesn't seem to have hit anywhere; !;
fourth that doubled up with the
other in Ginsmore's heart; where
do you get fifth?"
"Sh!" whispered Hunt with exag
gerated dramatic effect; don't tell
anybody, l. told you. Has anybody
passed the clerk since? Left the
DullulHB NOs linen yOu VIII llIfut
if you search it, a man who muir
dered Ginsmore he's a blackmaler
and he has two bullet wounds.
Krebs rushed from the room, call
ing to the physician and Hunt to
follow him, but the latter sank
into chair with a laugh.
You won't need me to help you
catch a. wounded man." he said.
Shortly after, Krebs came back
with his prisoner, the tenant of an
apartment on one of the floors
above.
AS it turned out the case was
really one of attempted blackmail
which resulted in the killing, and
Reddy Jake escaped the electric
chair, though he got a heavy SEN
tence.
Can you reconstruct the events of that
night as Harvey Hunt did, explaining
how he knew q fifth shot had been fred
and how the prisoner was located.
The answer will appear tomorrow.
Copyright, 1891, Public Ledger Coy
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
VI.

THE metal case in the mystery of
Manipulated Evidence" con-
tained a motion picture machine
and a reel of film in which an actor
and actress, impersonating Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson, played out a scene of
opening a safe in a setting similar
to that of the Marvin living room
Motion pictures do waver slight
ly, and ROthwen told Hunt that
things had been wavering before
his eyes" though he denied he had
since had any trouble with them
Motion pictures do not show colors
ordinarily, and Rothwell could not
remember the color Of the dress the
supposed Mrs. Wilson wore; nat
urally. because he had received no
color. impression.
Robert, the disinherited son, had
decided a month before to destroy
the will in the event of his fathers
death, and had prepared himself
with this reel to prove that he had
not taken the will from the safe
by proving" that somebody else
did. On the night in question he
strung up sheet in front of the
window, called Rothwell to the
phone, put down the receiver and
proceeded to, run off the film alibi.
Can you reconstruct the ac-
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
FEATURES, FICTION |
Watch The Herald Growi .
Watch The Herald Growi

in the face Of the woman whom we
only suspect of having been indis-s
Greet.
So while he Is young a man has
the world in a sling. II is his TO
enjoy to the uttermost. II is only
when age comes that woman has
her innings.
For the time does come when the
pleasures Of youth lose their allure.
when old and rheumatic bones cry
out for red flannel and liniment in
stead of the dance. when one has
neither teeth nor appetite for Lthe
banqpet Of life. and all that one can
do is to sit in the chimney corner
and wait for the end.
II is then that the old man is the
forlornest figure on earth. His
hands are empty, his days-never
ending, because all the interests
he once had are taken away from
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
Borrowed Husbands
AMarried Life Story
Written for The Herald
BY Mildred K. Barbour
XIII, DINNER ALONE,

Nancy was too angry to cry her
self to sleep the night Burrard left
for Peru. She felt none of the lone
liness and sadness that had marked
the hours after their first farewell
ssI wish I hadn't Gomez she told
herself, bitterly.
= But in her heart she was just a
aittle thankful that affairs had turn
ed out as they had. Now she would
have no regret because of Gerry's
absence! rather she would feel a
certain grateful relief.
She was free
Standing at the window overlook
ing the boulevard and the lake she
felt like some traveller embarking
upon a journey into far countries
without map ,or guide or definite
destination.
She was the plaything of destiny.
She stretched out her ans into
the darkness, the immemorial ges-
ture of woman Inviting the caprices
of the gods of chance.
r.- Yes, she was free! She believed
that she would always wish to be
free hereafter.
Gerry -
She shrugged her shapely bare
shoulders and smiled out into the
night wher the golden lights beck
oned with their promise of life and
gaysty.
go Turning from the window, she
glimpsed the woman in the pier
glass across the room.
She was startled by her own
beauty. The slim curved. figure,
sheathed in glittering jet, the white
shoulders rising from the jewel-en-
crusted bodice; the sheen of her hair
and the face that had more than
mere beauty, startled her with the
sense of her own power.
During three years of marriage
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24

her world had revolved around her
husband; sometimes reluctantly, but
none the less completely. Life be-
fore she had known Gerry faded
into a past too remote for clear
recollection. Life to come had been
a vague dream where Gerry alone
was real, where his presence domi-
mated everything.
But now all was changed. 1t
seemed almost as though a giant
hand had wiped across the page of
her life and obliterated the last
three years.
She was standing once more on
the threshold of life, a little shy,
little afraid, wholly eager.
1t was a dangerous moment for
a young and beautiful woman.
But back of the physical lowell
ness, the allure, of Nancy Burrard,
was a sweetness as fragrant as a
flower; a candor that showed in her
clear eyes, and sense of humor
which was forever curving her
mouth with laughter.
Given these three qualities, she
was as safe as IL she walked behind
the walls of the cloister.
Dismissing her chaotic thoughts
with a gesture, she went into her
bedroom and touched powder to her
nose and chin. Then she went down
to dinner alone.
She crossed the lobby, conscious
of the glances of the idlers who
iOunged there listening to the music.
At the dining room doorway she
paused invOluntarily, waiting for
the inevitable escort who would
treat with the head waiter.
When that dignitary said: "One,
madam? she almost forgot to nod
and to follow him-without the pro-
tective hand at her elbow.
1t was curious too to scan the
menu card through it's intoIerable
'relishes, soups, fish, game, roasts,
etc." without voice pleasantly
suggesting:
"Bluepoints, Nancy, sr an iced
melon, perhaps? What do you say
to a filet mignon?"
Shit made a leisurely meal. con-
sciCus of close scrutiny from a
group of men at the adjoining table,
who, over their coffee, began audi
bly, to lament their loneliness.
DO you fellows know a soul in
Chicago?" asked one. 81 don't! Tell
you what I'd like to do tonight.
Id like to go to a show and to dance
somewhere afterwards. Don't you
know any girls we could call up?"
The others sadly admitted that
they didn't, looking shyly at Nancy,
who smiled to herself over her dem
tasse.
They left the dining-room first,
but when she passed through the
lounge on her way to the elevators,
they were seated near the door,
and looked up alertly.
Nancy felt a sudden longing for a
nice Tuxedo-ed arm on which to
rest her hand possessiyely. How
quickly such an action would have
banished the boldness from their
eyes.
Still, no woman is averse to
masculine glanCes, whatever their
tenor; the eternal vanity of Eve is
not critical.
Nancy smiled again to herself as
the elevator carried her upward.
Life without a husband was going
to prove amusing at any rate.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24

Yesterday we left Harvey
Hunt, Investigator, contemplate
ing a metal case in the attic
of John Wilson's home. "ThIs
should contain the evidence
cOnvietinE the guilty person"
said Blunt. Guilty of what:
Old Peter Marvin died and II
was assumed his will would
divide his wealth between his
prOniEate son and his daughter,
Myra. welded to John Wilson.
The will disappeared; suspicion
was directed at the son, but a
neighbOr threw n different as
pect on the case. An entertain
ing mystery and n pukzIing one.
Did you solve its
See IL your solution compares
with the one below.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24

him and the hitterest curse Of bore
dom Is upon MIN. beeause there ia
nothing left that he can DO.
But. the old woman always has
some little niche which che can NJ
into. She has her knitting and The
small gossip Of the nouse, and the
Children, and the grandchildren. and
the knowledge that she is still use
fuI keeps her happy and contentsd
And that life's consolation prize TO
woman.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
Dorothy.Dix;sAo
,VTAh q A

the leader in social circles. popular
with all the girls, and with half
a dozen Of them willing to say
yes" IL he pops the question.
And convention gives man a right
to have his good time at bargain
rates, while woman has always to
pay the full score, and more, for il
is eternally true that we invite the
man whom we know to have sinned
10 dinner, while we shut the door
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24

frank testimonial to the who invented
and fine idea for ad the rights hadn't expired
There places where consumption of Hot Dogs"
universally CONNIE faut-Coney Island and outside the depart
buildings here So this young lady entirely
only sartorially but gastronomically speaking.
This picture of cajoed and purloned by
Herald photographer sorte
ment structures around Seventh and If the
girl with the bangs will call The Herald office Eleventh
street northwest and ask for Col Hassan Picture Editor she will
months subscription The
for tickets Kehs Theater tonight.
hoped Miss Lenah Talbot 73o Harvard
thoroughly enjoyed herself Saturday nights
Of Blue Eyes at Polls Thear Identifying herself the orig
na of the published that morning she
for the evening show and months subscription
The Herald.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
IIEALTH TIPS
IL For Nation
Appendicitis.

l had an operation for appedi-
citis few years ago, and got
along fine at. the time, but have
had continual trouble since. 1t
would hurt at times so 1 would
be unable to do my house work.
have been to many doctors and
they don't seem to know what 1t
is or what to do. 1t is getting
worse all the time.
1t is not uncommon to have a
certain form of trouble following
an operation, but this can usually
be corrected. refer to the forma-
tion of adhesions following the
first operation, and these sometimes
have to be broken up By a second
operation. would advise you to
consult good surgeon.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
Debating Team Selected.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. Jan. %.
-Jaxton Hope Howard, of Tulsa,
Okla. and J. H. Lavenstein, of Nor
folk, Va, will compose the debating
team that will represent the Uni
versity of Virginia in the intercol-
Iegiate debate with Cornell. to be
held at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, February 25. Lawrence w.
Douglas, of Ballston, Va. and War
rem w. Koontz, of Roanoke Va,
will be the ~alternates.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
n THE NQUIRING
;, THE QUESTION.
Which Do You Like Best, Mu-
sical Comedy or the Drama?
" THE ANSWERS.
THE QUESTION
THE ANSWERS.

me nv > W E4Esss
.r KATHERINE A. RAMsEYER,
Government Hotels 81 much pre-
fer musical comedy. Music pos
sesses n charm which the mere
spoken word does not.1
p MINNIE NJ. NEWTON, Gov
ernment HOtelsI The drama is
far more interesting, In my opin-
ion, because II furnishes some
food for thought, while the aver
age musical comedy Is Just n
,eonglOmeration of friyOIity."
% ERNEST MAXWELL, Fort
JMyerI EI take 'em ms they come.
Vaudeville gives me plenty of
nmusement.@
}. l.. LEE, Carry-On CIubi ssThe
drama, with its plot, develop
ment and complicated situations,
affords me more amusement
than the mere froIickIng of a
hock of women on the stage
u LOIS PARKER, 2OI2 Ostreet
northwest 81 go to the theater
for recreation and the musIcaI
comedy with its gay and light
atmosphere satIshes.s
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New York, Day by Day, BY,
o. o. Mcintyre, is omitted from
todsy's issue Of The Herald. II
viii appear, however, on this page
tomorrow,
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ReuphoLsterin
Furniture

The low prices at which
we are offering our uphol-
stery materials, combined
with special quotations on
the actual work, make this
a most opportune time to
place orders.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24

Can you reconstruct the &C,
ton in
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
MMN'
Metal Plating

OF table silver of all kinds
for housekeePers, restaurants
and hotels. Also plating OF
surgical instruments. house
hold hardware; in fact. every
kind of metal.
Upholstery shop Office. Ftfrh Door.
Phone Main $500
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
Slip Cover Fabrics
Doun in Price

Satcen finished Strip c d
Cotton ID a III a 5 X, now 7Sc
yard.
Woven Cotton Stripes,
now SOC yard.
CretonneS, specially priced,
SSc, 7Sc and 81 yard.
Special price inducements
are now being made on the
workmanship as we'll as fab
RIGS.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
Awnings and Shades
for Any Windou

From the smallest size re-
quired for a dwelling TO the
largest used by a business
house; also for porches, vcr-
sndas and sleeping porchcs.
Our prices on Awning Ma
terials and Hotel Tinted
brio Shade Cloth are
based on the lowest market
quotations, which mean 30 TO
900 below those Of last year.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-25
DENY MISMANAGEMENT

The directors statement charged
that Eilers is seeking proxies of stock
holders in order ito create an entirely
new organization subject to his sole
domination"
Replying to the charges. the state
ment declares Eilers' suggestion that
some of the GuEgenhcims have re-
ceivcd large ealaries is utterly with
out foundation"
outside OF the president, 1t asserts.
no member of the family has been
receiving any salary. The statement
declares the falsity of the charge that
the company was not permitted to ac-
quire the Bolivian property Is shown
by the simple fact that no tin or other
property ever considered or examined
by the company has been acquired by
the Guggenheims.
Charges concerning tho marketing
of copper are characterized as lin
correct. misleading and grossly un-
just" Eilers charged losses resulted
to the company from methods follow
ed In marketing the product. but
MIR. Guggenheim asserts that any
losses were not due to any change OF
policy. but were the inevitable out
como OF the sales agency arrange
mcnt under the abnormal and unex-
pected conditions created by the
war"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-25
SUGGEST INFORMATION BUREAU
ATTHE COUNTY COURT HOUSE

An information bureau for the Pu-
eblo county court house is the latest
suggestion of some of the officials
quartered in the big building.
1t is pointed out in this connection
that not a day passes that scores of
people do not wander into the various
offices seeking information as 10 where
they can find this or that office or
officer; or where to learn the valua-
ton of certain piece Of real estate
somewhere in the city or county; or
where the tax rolls or some map can
be seen; or where a certain license can
be had: or how and where to present
a bill to the county; where some one
of the five courts is to be found. Then,
there are those, every day, that ask
questions that only can be answered
at the city hall the federal building.
the Commerce club, The Chieftain Of
fice, a railroad office, the county Jail.