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Evening star., 1921-10-29
U. S. POTENTIAL VOTING
STRENGH is 54,421,83
Census Bureau Announces Figures
Based on Enumerationof- 1926 :
Statistics for District.

There was IA potential voting
strength of 54.421.s33 persons in the
United States. in 1920, the, census bu-
reau announced today. The census
and 26,759.95e women twenty -one
years of age and over classed as citi-
zens. In the male division were in
cluded e,792,006 colored. 61.229 In
dians, 53.411 japanese, 46,979 Chinese
and 7,345 of other races.
In the District of Columbia during
1920 there were 1925 500 male persons
qualified to vote. of whom 1874 were
native born and 11,10S were of for
eign parentage. while 7.111 We're of
mixed parentage. The foreign born
white males eligible to vote, if the
residents of the District had that
privilege. numbered 14,O42. and there
trict eligible to exercise the franchise
Women eligible TO vote in the Dis
trict outnumbered the men. totaling
165.455 in 1920, of whom 90,467 were
of native parentage. There were 39.626
colored women eligible to vote in
women might have exercised the
franchise ii permitted in the District
The bureau Announced that Des
Moines. Iowa, holds first place among
cities of 100000 population or over
in the percentage of citizens owning
their homes. In les MONIES, OIL per
cent of the tenants have no fear of
landlords through possession Of title
to the premises they occupy. In New
York city only one home in eight is
owned by the family living in it.
Three of every five persons in Nor
folk, Va. more than ten years of age
were engaged in gainful occupations
when the last census was taken. The
number so engaged in Norfolk ir
1920 was $500, or 50.4 per cent OF
the entire population.
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emotion Wen talk straight-there
isn't any other way. II think j
| loved you. Teresa. that night, the first
time l saw you. when you stood on
| the threshold of your fathers room.
| Tonight I know that l love you.
and
Dave"
His hold had brought her very close
| again to him. He could see great
crimson tide flood and sweep the
white and suddenly averted face.
Wait he said again. II think ]
| have learned other things as well to-
| night-that you care. Teresa. too. but
| you and me. That is what I mean
| by buying you. and your love. with a
! fake. If I returned the money on
that account it would not be because
! l had suddenly become honest-which
| Is the one thing above all else that
! you ask for 1t would not be for
| honesty's sake, but because I was a
! hypocrite and dishonest with you. aud
| was letting the money go because |
was getting something for it that
! was worth more 10 me than the
money-because was making a good
bargain that was cheap at a hundred
| thousand dollars. l can't make my
! self believe that I feel a sense of
| honesty any more tonight than I did
the night first took that money, and
! think / did,
He could feel her hands tremble in
his: he could see the sweet face. the
crimson gone from it. deathly pale
again. Her lips seemed quivering for
! words. but she did not speak. And
! suddenly he dropped her hands: and
his own hands clenched. and clenched
again. at his sides. There was biting
mockery at himself stirring and boil
; ins in his brain. You fool: You
Take her! All you've got to do is
change your tune: she'll believe you
so if you're not honest. why don't you
! steal herr"
| Listen 1t seemed as though he
We're forcing himself to speak against
his will. There is another reason:
but. first, so that you will under
/ stand, there is Millman. II is too
long a story to tell YOU all of IL.
Millman is the man J spoke of-who
is honest-like you. ! told him when
! I was in prison where the money
crossed me. Instead. he gave it back
| to me tonight-that is how I got II
SO soon" He laughed out sharply.
harshly. But Millman said if I
/ didn't give it back to the estate of
the man from whom / took it he
| would pay it out of his own pocket.
| because, for me. he had been a thief.
| too. Do you understand? That's why
, I said ! didn't know what I was going
| to do. My God-I-I don't know yet.
| know well enough that if the police
were tipped off tonight. and got the
money, that would let Millman out of
paying it: but that's not the point.
can't squeal now. can 1? I can't go
sneaking to the police and say: There
| it is in Dago Georges safe; ! can't
| get my own paws on it again, SO I've
turned honest. and you can go and
take it" wouldn't like to face Mill
man and tell him the money had
Couldn't help it-because it had been
! taken from me, and I was doing the
Snug act in a piker play"
She stepped toward him quickly;
! Dave" she whispered tremulously,
what do YOU mean? What are you
| going to do?
| I'm going to get the money-from
Daeo George" he said in a fiat voice.
'"I'ii get that money if l go through
Evening star., 1921-10-29
Continued from Yesterdays Staro

Il know" she said You think
IT'S a woman's inconsistency. 1t isn't!
l didn't know what you would do.
don't know now. But l have told
tend to do. il 1 possibly can. / had
TO tell you first. If was to be honest
all the way with myself, I had first
OF all TO be honest with you. After
that I was free. don't know what
you will do. l don't see what you can
notifying the police tonight-there Is
tomorrow--and after that another to-
morrow. No matter what happens
to you or to me, ] am going through
with this. T'-her voice choked sud
denly-"I have to-
Dave Henderson Strengthened up.
Il believe YOU" he said under his
breath. "After what you've done
I'd be "A fool if l didn't And you re
offering me square fight. aren't
you. Teresa" He was laughing
! in that quiet. curious way again
well, I'm not sure want Ia
fight. Just before Il found ou,
that money was gone l was wonder.
ing if l wouldn't give it back myself
Dave" 1t was the first time she
had ever called him by his name, and
it came now from her lips i'll a quick
his arms. Dave. do you mean that:
Do you? Dave. it is true! You're
honest. after all."
He turned his head away. "A sudden
hard and bitter smile on his lips
NO. he said. And l haven't made
anyway. But maybe l had other res.
sons for even getting as far as did
Not honesty. l can't kid myself or
that. am a thief
Her fingers were gripping at his
arms with all their strength. as
xt,A
he would elude and escape her.
You were THEFT seemed a.
though her soul were in the passion
ate entreaty in her voice now-"and
[ was the daughter of criminal
with all the hideous memories "i
crime and evil that stretch back tG
childhood. But that is in the past, Dave
if we will only leave it there: isn't it:
| TIT doesn't have to be that way il
all the years that are coming. Goo
gives US both q chance toto make
good. I'm going to take mine. Won'i
thief. but how about from now on?'
He stood rigid. motionless: ant
again his face was turned away from
her out into the darkness.
From now on" He repeated the
words in a low. wondering way.
Yes" she cried eagerly. From
now on. Dave. Let us get away from
here, and go and notify the police
that Dago George has that money
and-and-and then. you. see. the
police will come and get it, and re-
turn 1t where it belongs. and that
will end it ALL"
1t was a moment before he turned
toward her again. and then his face
was white. and drawn. and haggard
He shook his head.
II can't do that" he said hoarseiy
There are more reasons than one
why l can't do that" Her hands
were claSping his arms. He forced
them gently from their hold now. and
took them in his own. and drew heI
closer to him, and held her there
"And one of those reasons is you
Teresa. You've played fair with me
and I'll play fair with you. Il
cant buy you with a fake. l.
Dave" She struggled to free her
self Dave. you"
Wait" His voice was rough with
Evening star., 1921-10-29

hell again for It. as I've been through
hell for it already. Then maybe it'll
go back where it came from, ana
maybe IL won't; but If 1t does go
back. it'll go back from Dave HEN
derson-not Dago George.
She clutched frantically at his arm
NO. no." she cried out.
Listen he said. You have said
you meant that money should be re-
turned if it were within your power
to accomplish it. ! understand that.
Well, no matter what the result, to
Dago George or to me. j am going
down there to get that money-if /
can. But If get it. 1 do not promise
to return 1t. Remember that l
promise nothing. SO ysQ ayr free to
leave here: and if you thing and per-
haps you will be right, thNthe surest
way to get the money back is to
20 instantly to the police, I shall not
blame you. If the police can beat me
! TO 1t before ! settle with Dago George
Z, they win-that's all But in any case
| il is not safe for you to stay in this
/ place, and So
'I was not thinking of that" she
/ said in a low voice. Nor shall ]
leave this house-until you do. II
! am afraid-for you. You do not know
! Dago George"
He did not stir for Il moment; and
| then. with some great, overwhelming
| impulse upon him, he took her face
! in both his hands. and held II there
upturned to his. and looked into the
great dark eyes until the lashes
| dropped and hid them from his gaze.
| Teresa" he whispered low. there
are some things that are worse than
| being "A thief. ] couldn't lay down
my hand now. if l wanted to. could
II? / can't quit now. can /? | can't
crawl. I took that money: and.
/ whether I mean to give il back my
self or keep it. I'd rather go out for
| good than tell the police it's there.
and see the sneer for an honest man
! turned honest because he had lost his
! nerve. and didn't dare go after the
| money and face the risk of n show
| down with Dago George. which was
! the only way in which he could stay
| dishonest Teresa. you sec, don
| you"" His voice was passionate, hun
gry in its earnestneSs. Teresa. what
would you do-play the game. or
| quit?"
/
Evening star., 1921-10-29
u. S. DECISION SOON
. ON MUSCLE SHOALS
Secretary Weeks Tells Diners
1t Will Be '.ReasonabIy
Satisfactory"
By the Associated Press.

FLORENCE, Ala. October ga
solution of the Muscle Shoals problem
that will be reasonably satisfactory
to the people of Alabama and the
south will coon be reached, Secretary
Weeks told guests at Il dinner given
in his honor here last night.
Mr. Weeks. had just finished a
twelve-hour inspection of the govern
ment property and wore shining
muSSel shell on the lapel of his coat.
II have seen it ALL" he said. II
can now visualize the whole PROPOSE
tion and hope 1 may be able to make
business-like recommendation to a
business-like Congress.
LAS soon as 1 make up my own
mind, this will be DONE" he continued.
II have accomplished the purpose for
which. 1 came. and can now discuss
understandingly the material side of
the problem"
Referring to the physical property.
Secretary Weeks described the power
plant as "the best l have ever seen.
The Ford Proposal.
Touching upon the proposal of Henry
Ford. Detroit manufacturer. he said it
was a question of whether the offer
should be accepted, whether 1t should
be modified, or whether the govern
ment should operate the plants. -
Mr.. Weeks made emphatic denial to
a charge which he said had reached
his ears that the administration is
playing politics" with Muscle Shoals.
why. don't you know" he said. ''if
l wanted to play politics l would
recommend the completion of the prof.
ect within u minute.
This industrial project. like all
others which come before my depart
ment. will be handled strictly on its
merits. and Muscle Shoals In Alabama
wil~-receive the same consideration
that it would if located in Massachu-
sets"
Not Responsible for Delays.
Mr.. Weeks said he was not reSpon-
sible for delays incident to diSposing
of the property. and assured his hear
ers that he would act as quickly as
conditions warranted.
Other speakers at the dinner were
Mayor Rowlett Paine of Memphis.
Mayor Felix q. Wilson of Nashville
ana Mayor A. W. Chambliss of Chat
tanooga.
Secretary Weeks left at midnight
for Washington.
Evening star., 1921-10-29
CIVIC BODY MEETS.

The Southwest Civic Association met
last night at the Martha Randall
school. X. {. Brooks presided. Among
the matters considered were the inn
provement of the social conditions of
the section by the elimination of the
public dance hall and cabaret and
the extension of the proposed plan of
the new school building for that sec
ton. Mr.. Brooks expressed himself
as being hopeful of the outcome Of
the campaign for membership which
will culminate at the next regular
meeting on Friday, November ii. and
at which time grand rally is sched-
uled and the proposed program for
Evening star., 1921-10-29
MORE AIDES TO PRESIDENT
Col. Sherrill's White House Force
Increased by Six.

President Harding's staff of mill
tary aides to assist Col. G. o. Sher-
riil. Corps of Engineers, has been in
creased by six officers by the assign
ment to duty as junior aides at the
White House of Maj. Hubert r.
Harmon. Air Service: Capt. Raymond
j.. S. Williamson. Cavalry; Capt. Gus
tave Villaret, jr., Infantry: Capt.
Herman III. Pohl. Corps of Engineers;
1st Lieut.. John NJ. Works. Field
Artillery. and 1st Lieut.. Edward NJ.
Taylor, Field Artillery.
Evening star., 1921-10-29
PROPOSES INVESTIGATION.
Public Printing Office Probe Urged
After Blanton Charges.

Investigation of conditions at the
public printing office by a special
committee of five House members was
proposed in a resolution introduced
yesterday by. Representative Line
berger. republican. California. During
mis- fight to retain his seat, Represen-
tative Blanton charged that it was
practically impossible for non-union
man to work at the office.
Evening star., 1921-10-29
Senator to Furnish
Seeds on Application
To MARYLAND Citizens

Senator Weller will be glad
to distribute. free Of charge. his
quota of vegetable and flower
seeds for spring planting to
nny resident Of Maryland who
Will write him. by postal or let.
ter. to Room TT. senate once
Building. on or before Novem-
ber. Is, 1921. He will sDnd each
applicant one package cOntain.
ing flve varieties OF seeds, Or a
larger number of packages. II
requested.
Care SHOULD be: taken to give
the correct name and address
for mailing.
Evening star., 1921-10-29
District National Bank
14O6 ii Street
Have You Any
Money?

We are not asking for
idle curiosity-but to make
you stop and consider Just
what your position and con-
dition are financially.
1t isn't a very good thing
not to be able to lay your
hands on ready money if
you have occasion to need
it. You ought to remedy
that at once. You can. A
Savings Account will do it
and how quickly it will
amount up only depends
upon with what regularity
you add to it. AS little as
a dollar will make the start.
Now's the time. We pay
interest on Savings De-
posits at the rate of 3fo.
Evening star., 1921-10-29
GOES TO PEARL HARBOR.

Capt. Timothy w. OLeary. Naval
Reserve Corps. at the navy yard
Norfolk. Va, has been detailed as sup.
ply officer. naval operating base
Pearl Harbor, H. T.
Evening star., 1921-10-29
WILL COMMAND BATTLEsH1p.

Capt. Alfred w. Kinds, at the Naval
War College. Newport, II. l., has been
assigned to the command of the bat
tleship New York.
Evening star., 1921-10-29

You can now cover any distance in
the city proper for as low as Is
cents! And the rate for ten blocks
is only so cents!
These are the limits which border
what we term the "city proper"
Wardman Park Inn or Park Road on
the north, B Street N. W. on the
south. 36th Street on the west, and
9th Street N. E. and S. E. on the east.
For Is cents you can travel any dis
tance between these points! This is
the cheapest rate for efficient taxi
service in the city.
Evening star., 1921-10-29
A Sharp Reduction
In TAXI FARES
Speedy Seruice-No Delays.

Speedy SerUice-No Delays.
Our policy of keeping all cars in
constant repair in our own shop pre-
vents delays and annoyances due to
breakdowns. And direct communica-
ton with our conveniently located
branches enables us to have taxi at
your door within five minutes after
you phone!
All these provisions are made so
as to render you the quickest and
most desirable taxi service at the
cheapest rates. Phone WEST "a to-
day, and employ this cheaper, better
taxi service for all your needs.
Evening star., 1921-10-29

A LARGE fleet of new Dodge cars has been pressed
into service to meet promptly the demand for WEST
"a taxis at the revised low rates just announced.
Evening star., 1921-10-29

CONTINUED in Tomorrow star.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06

The seclusion sought by
Georges Carpenter for his train
ing is clearly shown V the above
aerial photo of his lamp. located
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06
G. A. r. Not to March
Under Southern Flag

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June g.
The executive committee of the Grand
Army of the Republic has refused the
request of Denver that the annual en-
campment of the G. A. R. be held in
Denver The railroads refused to grant
satisfactory railroad rates. and the
veterans believe they might be asked
to march under the Confederate flag
in the parade. The announcement of
the refusal was made by Mahlon D.
Butler. adjutant-g general of the G. A. R.,
who attended conference Of the
executive committee in Chicago The
encampment probably will be held in
Indiana, Ohio or Illinois, Mr.. Butler
said.
The action of the executive commit
tee was taken following the receipt of
d letter from Alva Swain. of Denver,
as their meeting place this year. and
that it be a joint encampment with the
United Confederate Veterans.
If the two encampments were held
in the same city it is certain that the
decorations would include both the
Confederate and Union flags" Mr.
Butler said. "Although no active OPP
position is entertained toward the
Confederate veterans, we consider it
might be injurious to the nation if We
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06
MICHIGAN WOOL POOL
MORE POPULAR WITH
GROWERS EACH YEAR

LANSING, June 6.-Michigan farm
ers are turning an avalanche of wool
into the state farm bureau wool pool
which is growing like a great snow
ball as the pooling campaign contin-
ues, says farm bureau announce
ment which declares that the 1921
wool pool is now four times larger
than was the 1920 pool on June LIST
last. Close to one million pounds have
been pooled. Counties everywhere are
declared to be piling up wool and
clamoring for more wool grading
service
Shiawassee county is cited as an ex-
Scheduled originally for three days
grading the county pool now requires
thirteen days service, meaning that
growers there will pool about 100000
pounds of wool. Five grading teams
are in the field. Their combined grad
ing capacity is $4,000 pounds day
AS many as 20 team loads Of wool
have been reported in line early in
the morning, on grading days at var
ious warehouses throughout the state
Less than half a million pounds of
the 100000 pound pood OF 1920 re
mains. and that is being moved rapid
ly. says the farm bureau. Some new
wool has been sold and the farm bu-
reau predicts that the volume of sales
will swell immensely when sufficient
wool Of the various grades for carlot
shipment accumulate at local stations.
Eastern mills are reported ready to
take on Michigan wool in quantity just
as soon as it is available.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06
The Adventure Of the Missing Three-Q Quarter
with The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
SIR ARTHUR CONAN

18th The Mcclure Newspaper S

We were fairly accustomed to re-
ceive wierd kilograms at Baker street,
but | have a particular recollection
of one which reached us on a gloomy
February morning some seven or
eight years ago, and gave Mr.. Sher-
lock Holmes a puzzled quarter of an
hour 1t was addressed to him, and
ran thus:
please await me. Terrible mis-
fortune Right wing three quarter
missing, indispensable tomorrow
Strand postmark. and dispatched
ten-thirty-siX, said Holmes. reading
it over and over. Mr. Overton was
evidently considerably excited when
he sent it. and somewhat incoherent
in consequences. Well, we'll, he will
looked through the Times, and then
we shall know all about it. Even the
most insi significant problem would be
welcome in these stagnant days"
Things had indeed been very slow
with us, and I had learned TO dread
such periods of inaCtion, for | knew
by experience that my companions
brain was so abnormally active that
it was dangerous to leave it without
material upon which to work. For
years had gradually weaned him
from the drugmania which had once
threatened to check his remar BILE
career. Now | knew that under Or
binary conditions he no longer craved
for this artificial stimulus, but | was
we'll awart that the fiend was not
dead but sleeping, and l have kno"n
that the sleep was light one and the
hi hny, ~, lie of
ness have seen the drawn look upon
Holmes ascetic face. and the brood
ing of his deep-set and inscruta BILE
eyes. Therefore I blessed this Mr..
Overton, whoever he might be, since
he had come with his enigmatic mes
sage to break that dangerous calm
which brought more peril to my
friend than all the storms of his tenn
pestuous life.
AS we had expected the telegram
was soon followed by its sender, and
the card of Mr.. Cyril Overton, Trinity
College, Cambridge, announced the
arrival of an enormous young man,
sixteen stone of solid bone and
muscle, who spanned the doorway
with his broad shoulders and looked
from one of US to the other with
comely face which was haggard with
anxiety
Mr.. Sherlock Holmes"
My companion bowed,
i've been down to Scotland Yard
Mr.. Holmes. | saw Inspector Stanley
Hopkins He advised me to come to
YOU. He said the case, so far as he
could see, was more in your line than
in that OF the regular police
Pray sit down and tell me what Is
the matter
IT'S awful Mr.. Holmes-simply
awful. wonder my hair isn't gray
Godfrey Staunton-youve heard of
him. OF course? He's simply the
hinge that the whole team turns on
10 rather spare two from the pack,
and have Godfrey for my three-quar-
ter line Whether it's passing. or
tackling, or dribbling, there's no one
TO touch him, and then, he's got the
head and can hold us all together,
What am | to do? That's what ask