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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17
S4O,OOO OF BOY BANDITS LOOT
 ''DISkPPEARS"
Youth Starts Serving Sen tence After Half of Loot Is Returned, But Rest Mysteriously ''Lost."
By BETTY BAKER DISHON International News Service Staff
 COPFeSpOndent

Helena, Mont, Oct. 1.-The com- mitment of Charles Stevens, nineteen, 'of this city. to the State Penitentiary. at Deer Lodge, for a term of from seven to fourteen years has renewed interest here in the mystery surround ing the whereabouts of approximately $20,000, half of the $40,000 in cur rency stolen by Stevens while acting as messenger for a local bank.
 The story of young Stevens's crime. the recovery of a portion of the money and the search for an elusive "Mr. Smith," who is supposed to have disappeared with the missing money, was revealed here by detectives fol- lowing denial by the State Supreme Court of a new trial for Stevens, af- ter he had been convicted of the theft.
 Stevens Found Bound
 Young Stevens, who was a messen- ger of the Union Bank and Trust Co.,, of Helena, was found in an alley not far from the bank an hour after he had left the post office with $40,0 incurrency consigned to the bank. He was bound, gagged and apparently un- conscious The $40,o0O was nowhere to be found.
 Stevens was revived and told a, 1urid tale of having been attacked, beaten and robbed as he cut across the all leys to the bank. He said two men had attacked him and described them in detail.
 Since Helena is a small town and the time was mid-forenoon the story
 
 jail and after two days he admitted that he had evolved the yarn from a movie he had seen.
 He had declared that the cashier of the bank had been his accompIice and was to have shared in the spells. After severe grilling, however, young Stevens finally admitted that | he had stolen the money and said | he had hidden it.
 1 Bank officials, officers, newspaper | men and a string of spectators fol | lowed him to the rear of the building | where he had been found. He said ! the money was concealed in a hole in the wall. inside the building, which was deserted.
 Money Disappears 1 He put his hand into the hole. Then he looked blank, then frightened and | finally said there was nothing there He insisted he had left it there. A 1 thorough search proved that there ises. A grueling cross-examination 1 failed to shake the story, and 1t be- came apparent that Stevens was tell | ing the truth.
 l But where was the money? 1 There was almost as many theories as there were inhabitants of Helena and officers spent sL busy two weeks trailing down false clues. Then the lavish expenditures of 8 family in a small town near Helena | attracted attention Their story ot | the sudden death of a wealthy re1a- l tive was found to be false, and of ! ficers began to investigate thei1 source of income. During the in quiry, which covered several days, il is believed that a detective twice sat | on the hidden nloney-once while he occupied a cushioned chair and again when he reposed on couch. 1 ''Mr. Smith, Disappears 1 The suspected family consisted ot husband and wife and a brother ot i the woman - the mysterious 'tMr Smith, disappeared soon after inves-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17
MEXICO LOOTER ] HIDING OUT
 IN STATES
Nhamber of Deputies Pay master and His Chauffeur Believed to Have Skipped Over Border.
By LOUIS P. KIRBY,
U. N. s. Staff Correspondent.)

(d. N. $. Staff CorreSpOndent.) f. Mexico City, Oct. 17-Gay compan-
 Hons, who helped to spend but were Unwilling or powerleSS to help in Fcrisis. are reported to have been the scause of the downfall of Eduardo H. EDiaz, paymaSter of the Chamber of kDeputies, who disappeared with Eabout si250,OOO and is supposed to be ksomewhere in the United States. The
 S,ogng paymaster was conspicuous Ea11d dashing figure in every gathering Sand was always surrounded by bcrowd of friends or parasites I He was particularly fond of. gam kbHng at the basketball games and Most considerable money in this way. fThese games, because of the gambling E1eature, as well as the dexterity of kthe players, always attract large Ecrowds here. Betting is heavy, and Eaarge sums are won and lost within FR few minutes.
 Chauffeur Missing. Too. ! When Diaz disappeared his chauf- tfeur, alSos was found to be missing tyrhis led to the belief that the pay pmaster left Mexico City in his motor Year. One report heard here is that Ehe crossed the border at Laredo and Els now in. the United States. Another fts that he is hiding somewhere in hfMexico, having failed to reach the Santernationa1 line in his car because fof bad roads.
 i The disappearance of the pay1nas- Efer became known when members of Efhe Chamber of Deputies and per ESOnS employed in the Chamber went kto collect their salaries. There was Eolot enough money in the safe to Ernake the usual payments, and this Ecaused efforts to get into communica- stion with Diaz. It was then learned kthat he had been missing from the tcity for several days.
 Persons employed in the paymast- Eer's office say that they were not Beware that anything was wrong until sdt became necessary to seek Diaz to Eget additional money with which to E1neet the Chamber of Deputies pay Troll.
 Accountants are making an exam Eanation of the paymaster's books. New System planned.
 It is probable that new system of Epaying the salaries of Deputies and BemployeS will be adopted for the pur- Epose of more closely checking the Epaymaster. Diaz is not the first to kEet into trouble because of the loose system which enabled a paymaster to help himself at any time to large fSums. Salinas, the predecessor of EDiaz, was accused of carrying off a Harge suni, aand there were other can Edals.
 Diaz, according to his friends, was Efhe victim of a bad system. He was H1eft in a position to dip his hands into Sthe treasury and, being young and Epleasure-loving, soon found himSeTf Etoo deeply involved for escape. This. Ethey say, caused him to take what he Ecould and flee when he knew that ex- sposure was near.
 A checking system, friends of the spaymaster say, would have saved Diaz Band his family from disgrace and Eproba'bly would have prevented all
 Escandals in the past
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17
"DANCE AND BE
 BEAUTIFUL" :" IS EDICT
But There Are Different Kinds of Dances With
 Different Kinds of Re suits.

London, Oct. 17.-Dance and be beautiful: It is the latest London cult.
 Edward Scott is the new prophet, and the book of the gospel is his book, Dancing for Strength and Beauty"
 But one may also dance and be ugly, naturally, considering the wide assortment of contortions to be select prophet infers, that all dances do not make one beautiful.
 It's this way:
 Beauty Tip
 Dancing of superior order, ren- ascent dancing, combining the ele- gance of the ancient Greeks with the vitality of sixteenth to eighteenth century ideals, does actually tend to improve the looks of those who prac- tice it.
 Dances that produce exhilaratfon, like the genuine waltz, tend unmis- brighten the facial expression of the dancer"
 But, above all, be not gymnastic.
 However proficient and graceful you may become by gymnastic train ing and constant practice it will never admit you to the ranks of the beauty cult. Severe strain tends to harden the features.''
 And certainly Beauty is not to be wooed "by practicing some of the de- carent wriggling movements that re- gently dfsgraced our balIrooms.'
 The real, tripIe-riveted answer Is the minuet- That is the dance par excellence best adapted for the pro- motion of grace and beauty"
 And then the catch-theres always catch in such things somewhe ere. All the world cannot run out and ac- quire grace and beauty instantly to- morrow night.
 For the real minuet. the one guar anteed to cure all corners of lforn1i- ness, isn't danced any more. it isn't known, and few there are who can teach it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17

Soon found relief. Now I can do all my own work and it is the Vegetable Com pound that has saved me from an opera ton. cannot praise your medicine too highly and I telf all of my friends and Hneighbors what the Compound did for
 me. = Mrs. MARGARET MCCUMBER, iN s. Frazier St., Georgetown, Illinois. Mrs. McCumber is one of the unnum-
 bered thousands of housewives who
 struggle to keep about their daily tasks, while suffering from ailments peculiar to women with backache,S sideaches,
 headaches, bearing down pains and ner- ivousness, ,-and if every such woman should profit by her experience and give
 Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound trial they would get well.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17
HERE'S A MAN WHO
 WON'T GROW OLD.

Columbus, Oct. IT - "A man is not old until he is ten years older than I and that will hold good if I live to be one hundred" declared Dr. Thomas B: Mendenha1l," aged eighty, local physicist and trustee of the Ohio state University. 'I don't believe in grow o1d.' continued Dr. Mendenhan.
 At a luncehOn rendered Dr. Menden- hall on his birthday by President and Mrs. W. O. Thompson, of Ohio State University, he was presented with a leather covered book. containing hand-colored letters as 9 testimonial. 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17
LIMOUSINE PLANE, IS READY
 FOR FOCH'S USE IN U. S.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct 1.-The American Legion convention execu- tive committee has received a message from an aeroplane company of New York city in which the company of fers the use of a Six-paSsenger Hmou- sine airplane for the transportation of Marshal Pooh after he arrives in the United States.
 Marshal Foch will be one of the dis tinguished visitors to the convention which will be held here October 31, November 1 and 2.
 The combany offered to transport Marshal Foch from New York city to Kansas City, Or any part of the jour- neu
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17
MooNsHINER HAS HARD LIFE.

Sistervsvil1e, W. Va, Oct. 16 - Prihibtion officials, who raided a dwelling near here. found Jim Davis the alleged proprietor, a one-armed man, his wife recovering from a serious illness, his wife's mother sui fering from a. broken hip and his only son slowly dying from tuberculosis. Moonshining, evidently, was a tedious job, for Davis used an ordinary tea that a considerable quantity had re gently been made and disposed of was found. Officers said the still and thirty gallon of mash were confis- cated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17
CHOPS WAY INTO HOME

St. Louis, Oct. 17.-Frank kordick "game 'em the axe.' says his wife, who is seeking divorce. He chopped his way into their home while she was away and destroyed an electric fan, five hats, dress, a pair of lace cur tains and a waist all her property. $161 actual and $1,00O punitive dam ages from Frank.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17

ta king his share and leaving the city,
 And to date neither "Mr. Smith nor the missing s2O,oOo has been ap- prehended.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17

Solomon's Temple, for the building of which practically the whole man. hood of Israel was oommandeere would havoc ost s5,Ooo,0oo,00o to con strnct at present prices.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17

i61C SlQe that l cOulO not walk across the floor unless 1 was all bumped over, hold ing to my side. l doc tored with several doctors but found no relief and they said I would have to have an operation. My
 mother insisted on my taking Lydia E.
 Pfnkham's Vegeta- ble Compound and I
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17
BULL GOES MAD WHEN
 ABOUT TO CORE BOYS

Poplar Bluff, Mo, Oct. 17-William 5Daniels admits today that he is as
 much opposed to Hereford bulls as EIreland is to Johnny's bull" And Twilliam is in favor of fits" Be- causce an angered Hereford threw ffit Daniels's two small sons are alive today.
 The two boys, 10 and 12, were at tackled by an irate bull. With the syouths lying on the ground, the infu- Eriated animal was preparing to gore sthem to death when he suddenly was kseized with a fit. Frothing at the Smouth the bull was slain by veter- Iinary surgeon, who declared the ani- Emal had hydrophobia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17

When packing pictures a piece of cord placed at the corners of the frames between each two will prevent them from getting rubbed and avoid breakage
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17
ANOTHER WOMAN
 ESCAPES
MIrs. McCumber Avoided Serious Operation by Taking Lydia E.
 Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound in Time

Georgetown, M.-'tAfter my first
 baby was born I suffered so with my
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17

The double" a small bronze coin worth half a farthing and still minted in Guernsey, is the smallest coin in circulation in Great Britain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17

A farmer originally was one who collected taxes.
 The sun gives soO.Oo0 times more light than the TnoOn-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-17

The weather-Cloudy today; Tues- day, fair and warmer.
Evening journal., 1921-04-01
S45O,OOO FOR
new Streets
Mayor Signs Ordinance Pro-
viding For New Bond
Issue
ANOTHER ISSUE
TO COME LATER

Mayor Taylor submitted 10 City
Council last night. with his sigma
ture, the ordinance passed by that
body on March "a providing a bond
issue OF $450. 900 10 be used in i'm
proving streets, re-curbing cutters
and surfacing the same. The meas
ure was declared a law.
The streets TO be improved are as
follows:
Banning street. Maryland avenue
10 Broome; Delaware avenue. Van
Buren, to Union; Franklin street.
Sixth 10 Seventh; Grant avenue,
Shallcross avenue to Parkway;
Greenhill avenue, Sixteenth to Sew
enteenth; Hamilton street. Four
teenth to Sixteenth; King street,
Fourth to Fifth; Lancaster avenue.
Union TO woodlawn; Lincoln street.
Eighth TO Ninth; Market street.
bridge 10 Twenty-third; Oak street,
Maryland avenue to Wright; Oak
street, Broome to Clayton; Poplar
street, Twelfth TO Fourteenth:
Pennsylvania avenue. Union 10 Riv-
erview avenue: Reed street. Frank
lin TO Broome; Washington street,
bridge 10 Twenty-second: Windsor
street. Eighth to Ninth; Fifth street.
Franklin to Broome; Fifth street.
Lincoln to Union; Seventh avenue.
Brown 20 Coleman; Eighth street,
Van Bure1 TO Broome; Tenth street.
French to Walnut; Twelfth street,
West 10 Madison; Fourteenth street,
Market to Washington street. wal
nut 10 Poplar; Fourteenth street.
Riverview 20 Woodlawn avenue;
Sixteenth street, King to Walnut;
Seventeenth street. Mount Salem
lane to Rising Sun lane; Nineteenth
street, Woodlawn avenue TO Tower
road; Twenty-sixth street. Madison
70 Van Buren.
In addition to the above named
streets, City Council, at the request
OF the Street and Sewer Department
and property owners. merchants and
residents. has given assurance that
that body will approve a bond issue
TO cover the cost OF repaving King
street from Front 10 Sixteenth. ex-
cept those portions already paved
or provided for; Broome street from
Lancaster avenue to Maryland ave-
nue.: Fourth street from Adams to
Union. and Washington street from
the bridge TO Eleventh street. This
would also include the widening Of
Washington street TO conform with
the width Of the new Washington
street bridge.
Following the announcement OF
the signing Of this measure, a COM
munication was read from Louis De
Biois OF the Delaware Safety Coun-
Gil urging that East Fourth street
be paved. This communication was
referred to Council as a committee
Of the whole.
The third and final reading OF the
proposed ordinance providing for a
tax on eleven additional businesses
was given and the measure referred
to the mayor.
The ordinance passed last night
Is the fourth Of a series all
having the same intent and pur-
pose, the taxing OF every business
occupation or profession in the city,
from the little corner candy store 70
manufacturers OF near beer, the
amount Of license fee on each rang
Ing from SIS TO 500 and providing
heavy penalties for noncompliance
with the ordinances.
Evening journal., 1921-04-01

For 40 years I have been prescribing
Mershroot for kidney and bladder sick
ness and now that I have retired from
active practice / have made arrangements
with leading druggists to dispense this
wonderful prescription at a moderate
price
Beware OF kidney disease-thousand
die OF 10 every year who ought 10 be en-
joying the blessings OF life and health
Watch the symptoms. II you have specks
floating before the eyes. pu1s under eyes
clammy feet, OF moist palms, backache
or sideache. yOu ought 10 get bottle
Of DIT. Carey's MarshroOt right away.
70 has helped thousands OF cases Of
kidney and bladder troubles and Is the
medicine you can always depend upon.
NOTE-Dr. Daniel G. Carey was n
practiclng physician for many years and
his great prescription, 'MarshrOot. 4"
aided thousands OF sufferers from kid
ney and bladder troubles. Il Is not a
patent medicine and Is only sold through
drug stores in order 70 accommodate his
patients. Hereafter you can always get
this effective prescription at n. b. Dan
forth's and j. NJ. Eckerd's and all re-
liable pharmacists the country over.
Keep In mind the name, Dr. Carey's
AarshroOt Prescription. No. III. No
ether medicine can take its place.
Evening journal., 1921-04-01
CECIL TEACHERS
ATTEND CONFERENCE

Special to The Evening Journal
ELKTON. Nd. April 1.-The fol-
lowing Cecil county public school
teachers attended the recent con-
ference held at the State Normal
School, Towson. Nd; Miss Mary
Emily Clark. of Cecilton. represent
ing the high schools; Miss Frances
NJ. Cleaves. OF Elkton, representing
the graded schools. and Mrs. Ruth
A. Haddock. representing one
teacher schools.
Mr. and Mrs. S. c. Parker. Of
. Philadelphia, have been visiting Mr..
Parker's mother. Mrs. Kate A.
Parker; Miss Cecil Jenson and Ray
mond Constable. of Philadelphia,
were guests this week of Miss Eliza
beth Virginia Brown; Miss Marian
Clark, OF Washington. d. c.. has
been visiting her parents. near
Cecilton; Miss Ella Steele. OF near
Appleton, is visiting her sister. Mrs.
G.. p. Stein, OF New York City.
on thick fried pieces of eggplant
place poached eggs and top with
thick tomato sauce and a little chop
Evening journal., 1921-04-01
Why Suffer With
Your Kidneys?

Said DIR. Carey, when You Can
Take My Great Prescription No.
7z7, "MarshrOOt," and If You are
not Perfectly Satisfied After TAX
ing According 20 Directions Your
Druggist VIII Cheerfully Refund
Your Money.
Evening journal., 1921-04-01
Friday, April 1, 1921

Vantines-famous for silks, for l0imo-
nos, for china, for Oriental furniture, for
hosiery and for curios.
The Washington times., 1921-09-18
He P|CKETS WILSON,
HOME, GOES TO JAIL
Hunger Striker" Later Is
Taken to Asylum for
Observation.

Carrying a banner that he was on
hunger strike and that he and his
former associates had been deceived
by the Wilson administration. man
giving his name as John r. Whalen.
railway mail clerk Of Des Moines.
Iowa. was arrested this afternoon for
picketing in front of the home Of for
mer President Wilson at 234O s street
northwest.
On the banner which Whalen car
ried was printed: ION Hunger Strike.
| am an American citizen who was told
in 1913 by a now United States Judge
that I could not expect any justice
from the government then in control
at Washington"
Policemen Brown and Smoot, OF the
Tenth precinct, arrested Whalen. who
was sent by Captain Thomas Judge,
commander Of the precinct, to the
Washington Asylum hospital for men
tal observation.
The Washington times., 1921-09-18
CHINESE YALE GRADUATE
Is NOW ORIENT GENERAL
BY International News Service

HONOLULU, Sept. 1S.-Wingsen
Along. son of Tony Along and grand.
son of c. Along. wealthy Chinese mer-
chant, of Honolulu, and at one time
one Of the best.known men in Pacific
countries, is now general in the
Southern Chinese Army, under Presi-
dent Sun Vat Sen, according to adj
vices just received in Honolulu.
The young Chinese general is a
product of American schools and a
graduate OF Yale University. Since his
graduation he has worked with his
own people in China, and has for sew
eral years been closely connected with
DR. San Vat Sen in the Chinese Re
public.
Wingsen Along is the nephew OF
Mrs. Whiting, wife Of Admiral Whit
ing, L. s. n. (retiredl, of Berkeley,
Cal, and has other relatives high In
social and business circles of Homo
lulu, as well as some in the United
States Army.
The Washington times., 1921-09-18
JAPAN STEADF Asst
ON SHAN TUNG ISSUE
Will Seek to Keep It Out of Arms
Farley Despite China's
Attitude.
by DUKE =. PARRY.
International News Service.

TOKYO. Sept. l7.-DistinCt disap.
pontment followed publication of the
news here that China has decided to
refuse Japans offer to settle the
Shantung return question by direct
negotiation.
The news, however. caused no
change in the firm determination OF
Japan to exclude the issue from con
ference on Far Eastern affairs. to be
held in Washington prior to the dis
armament meeting called by President
Harding.
1t is learned that China is equally
determined that the Shantung matter
will be made an issue at the Washing
ton conference.
Speaking informally on this point.
and on the reported rejection by China
Of the japanese offer. Mr.. Hoo, Chin
csc minister TO Tokyo, said:
China is a republic. Therefore the
Chinese government must follow the
desires of her people. who demand
I'll" presentation of the Shantung
matter to the Washington confer
ence."
The Washington times., 1921-09-18
MITCHELL BOMBING
REPORT IS SHELYED
Senators Promise Congression-
al Probe for Suppression Of
Generals Views.
BY Universal Service.

Charges that the airplane was sold
out" in the joint army and navy
boards verdict in the recent bombing
tests off the Virginia Capes, to decide
the relative fighting efficiency Of air.
craft and the capital ship. are TO be
thoroughly investigated by Congress,
it was learned late last night.
News that Brlgadier General Nit
Chen. assistant chief Of the army air
service. who was in charge OF the
aerial operations during the tests, had
submitted report to Secretary OF
War Weeks attacking the findings OF
the joint board UNFOLDING the battle
ship caused d mild sensation on Capi-
toll Hill
Senators and Representatives who
began the agitation which resulted
in the tests were especially wrought
up While some of them knew that
General Mitchell had privately as
sailed the report Of the joint board,
they were not aware that he had set
down his own opinions in formal
report to the Secretary Of War. and
the question Immediately was raised
as to why only one Of the reports
had been made public.
Unless this question is satisfaC-
torily answered by the War Depart
mCnt before Congress rcCOnvenes.
senator's sad today they wGuld lake
steps to obtain the Mitchell report.
They We're not ready to say whether
they would demand the report from
the War Department through
formal resolution Of whether call
General Mitchell before an investigat-
ing committee. but they promised
action would be taken promptly.
Secretary OF War Weeks said yrster,
day he had not decided where to
place Mai. Gen. Charles T. Memo
her, whose resignation as Chief OF
the Army Air Service revealed the
existence Of the Mitchell report. The
Secretary also was HOn-cOmnunICa-
tive on General Menoher's successor.