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The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
AA Night Mail Flight
(. Establishes NelU Record

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-After an ALL
night flight. that was one continu-
GUS battle against wind, rain, fog,
snow and darkness, Lieut.. John II.
(Jack) Knight, transcoBtinental air.
mail pilot, landed at $40 a. m. today
at the aerial mail field here. His
trip established a new San Fran
cisco-Chicago aerial mail delivery
record, Fifteen minutes after
knights arrival Lieut. ]. C. Web
ster took off's for Cleveland in a
rsiief plane, bearing the 400 pounds
of mail knight brought in. Earlier
in the day, Lieut.. w. ]. Smith, westl
bound flyer, took Off" from the
neid here. He had arrived Tuesday.
The other two planes entered In
the race one from New. York and
the other from San francisco, crash
cd yestarday.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24

| police headquarters. that the re-
ceiver evidently had been knocked
from the phone in the summer cot
tage of Prof. waddicomb, which
was supposed to have been unoc-
cupied, and that a mans voice had
called for help.
"A motor with a squad of patrol
men was rushed out to the house,
which was rather separated from
the rest of the houses in the col
ony. and surrounded by many trees
and a rather extensive garden.
They met the professor, a rather
feeble man. about SIS years old,
running down the road toward
them. waving his arms and Shrek
ing murder"
Rushing into the house they
found the dining-room in disorder.
Dust covered the tables and otkef
furniture in an unbroken film, the
accumulation of the several months
since the waddicombs had moved
back into the city. But a case of
champag gne had been brought up out
of the cellar, and the broken bot
ties were scattered all over the
carpet, which had been fairly
drenched with their contents.
"Out In the garden they found
Mrs Waddicomb's body. She must
have been hit on the head at least
seventeen times before the life had
been hammered out of her, the sur
geon testified. Her hair was In wild
disarray.- Not a hairpin had been
left In 1t. All of them were scat
tered about on the Gound around
her.
upon the later search which re-
vealed the hammer in the furnace
the detectives also found buried in
another part of the garden Prof.
Waddicomb's watch and money, to-
gether with several rings and arti-
cles of jewelry belonging to his
wife.
This was the story as the pro-
lessor told it when they finally got
him to cease moaning and wringing
his hands long enough to do it:
He and his wife had come down
to Brayton Beach to spend the week
end. Just before they entered he
thought he saw some one moving
about inside, but his wife laughed at
his suspicious. and they entered. As
ne came upon the scene in the din
ing-room. he said, he stood for a
moment amazed and startled. Then
his wife, who was behind him In
the hall, screamed, but as he swung
around he was attacked by two huge
men who had rushed out of the door
to the parlor. He said he heard his
wife run screaming out into the gar
den, with one of the men after her.
A few moments later this man re-
turned and told him he had killed
her and would mete out to him the
same fate If he did not keep quiet
Then" he said, they continued
their drinking orgy until they had
finished the champagne, keeping him
covered with a revolver all the
while. After taking his watch and
money, one of the men went Off.
The other waited a bit, and then
told him to stay quiet for fifteen
minutes or he'd come back and
shoot him.
The professor declared that after
waiting about five minutes he be-
came convinced that both the men
had gone. so he called for help
through the telephone and then ran
out of the house"
But" said DeKyne,. what clues
did the police have to work on?-
: why, my dear fellow" said Har-
vey Hunt, do you mean to tell me
you can't see? I have just given
you the six clues that settled the
case
wh.. were these sir clues and how would
Tha ansvsr vvili .nr.., S.-
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
Anniversary Specials
NeU NecBuear

Beautiful Lace Collar
and Cuff Sets. rolling
style, made OF Filct and
Nalenciennes lace. and
also Venice with Naicn-
'ciennes lace. Anniver-
sary price, sI,sS set.
Shields and Collars,
in cream color, trim
med with lace rufles.
and Some have lace in
sertio n. Anniversary
price, 81.
rene h Null En-
broidered Collars. with
dainty designs in chi
broidery, some have
edges Of lace and others
are lovely with lace
medallions. Anniversary
price, sI.3S.
Fine Organdy Band
ing, particularly suit
able for making collar
and cuff sets, or for
trim ing summer
dresses. Trimmings of
lace, organdy, net. ruf-
files and hemstitching.
Anniversary price, soc
yard.
Neckwear Section,
First floor.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
Can you read the six clue;
in the case Of
SEVENTEEN HAMMER
BLOWS.

One OF the most brutal and
bizrre murders that ever occurred
in The metropolitan district" said
Harvey Hunt. the criminal inVesti-
gator. in reply to a question from
his friend DeKyne, was that of
Mrs Waddicomb. at Brayton
Beach.
The woman,s skun had been
beaten IN with an ordinary ham
mer. the head of which had been
wrapped in cloth. and the handle
ID up in newspaper. They
,psd the hammer afterward in
ae furnace with the rag and the
fpsr only partly burned away.
The alarm came from the tele-
'ane operator. who reported to
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24

The Ohio State University football
team drank water from its home
town when 1t played the University
Of California team at Pasadena.
This action vas taken to prevent
possible sickness due to the bad
effect Of strange water.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
THE ANSWERS,

THE ANSWERS,
T.. $. HULGAN, 2o12 O street
northwest, II, do, absolutely.
We need n large navy to project
our seaports, which would. be
the hrst points of attack by nm
enemy. The great length of the
Atlantic and Pacific seacoasts
would mean q proportionately
large navy"
G. II. LEE, 1000 Rhode Island
avenue northwest, .ssNot mt this
time. ! think we should wait
until the world has decided the
disarmament question. There
will he time enough to consider
a large navy when this problem
is disposed Of"
MISS LOUISE HALEY, 1918
T. street northeast. "Japan and
England. 1 understand, are both
building large navies and IL the
United States thinks II has any
thing to fehr from either of
those nations, II should follow
suit. Personally, 1 do not be-
lieve In n country bristling with
wars implements,' but I do be-
Iieve in protection.
RICHARD MATTINGLY, AIS
r street southwesti sThis isn't
the time to talk about q large
navy. We're just recovering
from one war and the people
should he given a chance to start
saving money instead Of paying
II Gut for n larger nnvy.,
LESLIE }. DUFFY, o3O Fourth
street northeasts 81 am I'm favor
Of large merchant marine. We
need Ii to develop foreign COM
merce. But I do not favor bat-
tieship construction on . large
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
FEATURES, FICTION
Watch he .aerzld Crowf

/ an afternoon tea nor played aNrub-
ber Of bridge.
They are simply kindly folk who
are libeled by the complexities of
a great city which snskes its gay
and frivolous seem representative
Of the entire population. II Is the
decaying section Of New York, like
the phosphorescent fish. that gives
on the glow and gives .effulgency
to vice. Even the Bowery and the
East Side TEEN with virtue. despite
its poverty and army of derelicts.
All of which was inspired by d
half-earnest ahd lf-joking remark
OF a friend Of mine who lives in
the Middle West and wanted to
know. when he saw me. IL did
not carry a nask. ! denied the gen.
tie imputation. and he said in sur
prise: why. thought every man
and woman in New York carried a
fiask"'
The poor newspaper. photograph
er! Someone is always chasing him
up a tree, SO to speak. The latest
burst Of indignation aimed at him
came from young Kingdom Gould.
who appeared in court to defend a
breach of suit When the
fashlight fared Gould made a dash
for the camera. but the photogra-
pher was too quick. Then Gould
waited in a rage for him at the
entrance. But there was more than
one entrance. and while Gould wait
| ed the photographer was in his
dark room making his pretty pic
ture.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
Deductions ofHarvey Hunt
By Philip Francis Nswlan.

There was enough eireun-
stantiaI evidence against Whit
der MeIlory to convict him for
the crime of which he was
charged, except for his alibi.
The crime was committed at
nidnIght. The jasitor at the
CaIconia apartments, where
MeIIory lived. swore that Mel
lory came home at midnight on
the night Of the crime. The
janitor said he had been sleep
ing and was awakened when
Mellory rang for admlttanee-
none of the tenants have keys.
Mellory ehatted with him n
short time during which the
time was mentioned and the
Janitor looked Mt the clock.
thereby being certain Of the
4. time. He usually ate his lunch
afT1 o'clock. but this night he
was unusually hungry, al
though IL was only midnight.
A usual he went into the base
ment to nx hil fires shortly
sfter midnight but this night
tk<y had nearly burned out.
Again coming to the lobby he
sfarted to smoke n cigar which
Mellory had given him, but
soon fell asleep and did not
awake until the deteeetives ar
rived. The police were ready
net 20 with Harvey Hunt. He
said Mellory was guilty and
this is the reasons
xXXvII.
HUNT expected to show
by chemical analysis, that tn
'igar Mellory had given the jani
or. in the case of zone Ciga
stump" had been drugged.
IT some time while the janito
-aS asleep in the early evening
evidently had set the clocl
sAck one hour, so that when he re
urned to the Calcoda apartment
q Z o'clock, after committing tn
'rine at midnight, the clock woul,
'urpish him with the alibi. H
itonped to chat with the janitor Fl
rider to call his attention indirect
Y. 10 the time, and also to Civ
linn the cigar to make sure that n
v6dld sleep soundly enough to per
NIT him to return and set the c1ocl
,ack to the proper time.
Harvey Hunt. realizing that tn
.ntfre alibi depended on that clock
lad been struck by three things tn
aptor told him; first that MeIlor.
allied attention to IL: second, tha
he-janitor. contrary to his custom
sots hungry apparently an hou
afher than usual. and third. tha
he fires were nearly burned out
ndtcating that 1t must have beef
ING for the janitor to look a
hem. though he thought he wa
loiag so ahead Of time.
Ir was on the evidence of tht
lrueged cigar that Mellory's alb
vas broken down, and the circum
tantial evidence already aga1ns
lin resulted in, conviction.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
A FISH COLLOQUY.

William F. Wiseman is a fish ped
dler. He sells to grocery stores
only.
Jacob Kliban keeps a grocery
store. He occasionally buys fish
from Wiseman.
But lately Jacob has been in the
hospital and his wife has been doing
the buying-and. according to his
statement, she has been getting lses
than her moneys worth.
The last time Wiseman visited
Jacobs cstore,> he invited Jacob to
come out to the wagon and look at
the fish himself
"Dey are too small" sighed Jacob
as he looked at them
Cant be helped" said wiseman.
Il did not make those fish. Il have
to get them as they come and have
to sell them that way"
Thinking that the man did not
want to buy 'Wiseman pushed Jacob
away from the wagon and started
on. Jacob fell to the sidewalk and
hollered
The, court said that wiseman used
a little too much force on the store
keeper and fined him $40.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24

Al English novelist took his first
look at Broadway afame with light
He read the flashing and leaping
signs and said: How much more
wonderful IL would be for a man
who couldn't read"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24
Page Harvey Hunt!

A few weeks ago James Veney
was brought into court for striking
David Brown, his ,stepfather. The
court put him on probation with the
understanding that he must keep
away from Browns home.
James gave his solemn promise.
But 1t was worthless.
According to Browns latest COM
plant, his stepson needed a clean
shirt and came to the house and
got one of his. He also needed
some other clothing, and came to
the house and got that. too, along
with pair Of shoes belonging to
the stepdad.
James swore the clothing belong
ed to him and not to his stepfather,
even if. II did come out of the lat
ter's trunk.
A shoe dealer was brought into
court. but he could only identify the
soles. (Boy. page Harvey Hunt.)
Judge Harrison considered that
Veney had violated his parole and
sent him down the, river for a
month.
Sweets Cause Bitter Ending.
Ulysses Tuttle took his girl,
Theodore Martin, to the movies
along with a pound-and-a-half box
Of candy.
When they were almost home
after the show he. missed the candy.
He asked Theodore how she lost
1t but the girl couldn't remember
Ulysses remembered seeing the
girl speak to Thomas Harper, who
sat next to them. He also remem-
bered seeing Thomas offered a piece
of candy by the girl.
He brooded over this and the
more he thought about it the more
he became convinced that Theodore
had deliberately given the candy to
Thomas.
When he accused her outright she
denied it. Then he called her some
mean names, she said, and threat
ened to send her on a long trip for
The Washington herald., 1921-02-24

you read thsmi
Tho answer viii appear tomorrow.
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which no return tickets are ever
issued.
The court was of the opinion that
a $3.50 box of candy was a mighty
small item to threaten murder over.
Better to have forgotten both the
candy and the girl. the court sug-
gested. than get into trouble.
Ulysses was released on his per-
sonal bonds to stay away from the
girl.
Bottled Fire Burns BankroII.
Despite the campaign against
booze camoufiaged as tonics and
sold in delicatessen stores. there are
some people who still know where
to get bottled fire.
Morry Russell got hold of some
of this stuff and strolled down to
the open Air Clubhouse" at Sew
enth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest.
Most of the members had gone
home out of the drizzle. Policeman
Thomas came along and helped Rus
sell to a place of safety. 1t cost him
$40.
Andy McClennan went into a drug
store at Seventh and X streets
northwest. IN came out faster
than he went in. Some one pushed
him out just as Policeman McKin-
ney came along. 1t cost Andy SIS.
Ed Nichols took a flop on Fourth
street northeast. Don't know what
knocked him out. Policeman Lo-
max sent him to the lookup in a
passing automobile. Ed had no
explanation. 1t cost him $40.
John ]. Adams got drunk for the
first time in his life. So he said
He was picked up by Policeman
Tormey on Third street southwest,
after the cop had assured him that
the building he was holding up
would not collapse If he moved
away from it. He was placed on
probation.
New Brand Of squirrel Licker."
One evening George Howard came
home under the influence of some
strange variety of liquor. His wife.
Ellen. watched him closely as he
nervously ate his supper. This ap-
peared strange to her, because when
George was drinking he never ate.
Dinner over. George went ou,
without a word. He came back
again ana demanded MS dinner
the one he had already eaten. To
avoid a fuss. Mary fed him again.
He did that three times all told, she
said.
Just as the woman was wonder
ing how her husband was going to
carry those three dinners and all
that liquor, he strolled in again.
Gimme me nah shigarettes," he
dema nded.
The woman knew nothing about
his cigarettes and told him SO.
He again demanded them. and
again he did not get them.
He wheeled on her and chased her
but Of the house with a stove poker.
She took refuge in the home of a
neighbor.
George was up in court for
threats He denied knowing any
thing about the threats. Nor did
he remember eating three dinners.
The court put him under bonds to
keep the peace and get rid of his
liquor.
A FISH COLLOQUY.
William F. Wiseman is a fish ped
The Nome nugget., 1921-04-30
ALASKA GOVERN0RSH|P
 STILL UNDECIDED

Washington, April. 20-The queH- ton of who is to be Alaska's next governor is to all appearances still undecided.
 Senator roindeXter, by appointment. went to the White House today and introduced to President Harding. Col onel W. T. Perkins, of Seattle. as an eligible for appointment for governor of Alaska. Following the interview it was stated that the president promised to give the candidacy of Perkins full consideration.
 The president has also let it be known that while he may not select a governor for Alaska from among the residents of the territory, 1t is his in- tsntion to select someone from the Pa- cinc NortG&1At.
The Nome nugget., 1921-04-30
SEIZURE BERLIN IS PLANNED BY
 ALLIED COUsC|L

Paris. April, 3o-The eventual sriz- ure of iierlin ,nd occupation "i the ports of Hamhurs and Bremen. follow ing an armed invasion of the R'thr hasin. chlrf source of GerI tanN's coal supply, as provided in pt,le lraWn HH by Field Marshal t'ocf by Hard T. p'oved by the Allied The aA- w, il meeting presideAyoN that a way aq' Millerand. it was annouikan wood '
 1t is expected that the i.o-s ejd program will be set in motion mmed- i;ately if Germany fails to meet the AL lied rep:Ll7ttion demands by tomorrow.
The Nome nugget., 1921-04-30
lDelayed in Transmlssion)

Juneau As. Ariil, 29-The Coch . ran bill. amending section 1, Chapter 90. Session Laws of 1919, to permit municipalities to engsice in th" light craze husim SIS and establish. maintain. control and operate lishteraSe plants and to fix the rates therefor. passed the Senate this morning and is now ready for the governors signature.
 The bill was hurried thru the Leg slature under emergency rulings and lis designed to meet the lighto1Hge crisis developing at Nome.
 The bill amends the present law b! adding in the fifth line from the bot tom of section l. after tho word ''res- olution." the words: And also estgb- fish, maintain. control and operate lishterase plants and to fix the rates therefor"
The Nome nugget., 1921-04-30

The amended section. in addition to authorizing municipalities to locate. construct and maintain the usual city conveniences, such as streets, alleys. sidewalks. sewer systems. provide fire protection, water supply, lights. pohoe protection. etc: also authorizes the Common Council to construct and maintain wharves and establish wood
The Nome nugget., 1921-04-30
BILL
 PASSES LEGISLATURE

coal and fuel wards.
 With the exti.tneous portions of the law delectsd. the section to which tho new amendment applies. would, With the amendment inserted, read as fol- lows:
 and the said Common Council may, by ordinance after authorization there fore by majority vote of the quail fled electors of the town given at an annual general election or special cleo ton called for that purpose. estab,>I, for the public convenience and well fare, wood. coal and fuel yards, and provide for the maintenance and up- keep of the same, and for the sale of wood. coal and fuel thercfrom at cost, or at such reasonable advance above cost as may by it be determined by ordinance or resolution, and also es- tablish, maintain, control and operate ightcragc plants and to fix the rates therefor; and to take such action by ordinance, resolution or otherwise as may he necessary to protect or pre- serve the life. health, safety or well being of the people in the town, and to publish all ordinances. A
 =.
The Nome nugget., 1921-04-30

Despite a week of negotiations and discussions in an effort to resolve the 1ightcrage situation, Nome is appar- ently but little nearer a solution of the critical lighteage question than a week ago. The committee appointed at the first citizens mass meeting to decide on ways and means for over coming the problem raised by the re- Company, reported Wednesday that the company had rejected purchase Overtures based on it's offer to dispose Of the plant for s40.000 cash and $20,- 900 in lightcrage services on the score th.Lt the proposal to pay the cash por- tions in four insulaments of S10,000 on close of naviga ton was not accept able.
 In refusing the offer the company submitted new proposals which not only embraced payment of all the cash portions of the purchase price by June first, but also attempted to reserve a ment In addition the new offer em- brsiced q suggestion that the Alaska Steamship Company could possibly be induced to advance a loan of 20,O00," payable in two installments, one half on December this year. the other Decemberl, 1922, and secured by first mortgage on the plant.
 On heinz notified that the second offer was not acceptable here. and that unless the terms of the previous offer of the committee were given con siGh4rltion, the people of Nome would be compelled to look for relief in other quarters. the company. with a prom escape further negotiations, hastily called the whole deal off.
 The lighterage committee is now wMiking on other plans to secure the equipment needed to establish a plant with very good prospects, of success if the citizens continue to support their efforts. Another mass meeting will be held Sunday afternoon and the nav plans of the committee will be laid before the citizens for approval
 Narrated in chronological order. the events of the past week in connection with tfe lighteage issue were as fol- lows:
 The decision to purchase the plant of the Lighterage Company by public subscriptions was made at a second mass meeting of citizens held in the City Hall last Saturday. The commit tee on organization appointed at the initial mass meeting reported to the latter meeting as follows. recommend hlg the purchase of the company's plant at the figure submitted at the preceding meeting by Agent Gabriel son.
 Nome, Alaska, April. 23rd. 1921. To the Chairman of the Citizens Com
 mittee:
 We, the undersigned Committee. ap- pointed by you on the 18th day of April, 1921, hereby submit the follow mg report:
 Your committee first canvassed the situation with respect to obtaining Nghterage equipment without making any arrangements with the Alaska 1ighferage and Commercial Company and ascertained that mo adequate equipment could be obtined. We also : investigated the available dredsers < ssth ths bdsa oe taking .on the super
 asetnSw and u.inx iAA Aulfa hut