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The Washington times., 1922-05-14

1HE great Sherlock Holiness the solved
his perplexins mysteries by refusing to be misled
- by the obvious and by searching out the hidden
clues which revealed the real facts.
If the police inspector from Scotland Yard pointed
the bloody 6nger-prnt a murdered mans shrtfront,
Sherlock Holmes shook his head and busted himself with
the ashes in the fireplace.
If the dull-witted DR.. Watson Oriental fakir
pull of the atmosphere strange little turtle
whose home in India, he would have exclaimed MAR
veou that he bring this 1000 miles through
the air." But Sherlock Holmes, with smile of plying
contempt, would have busted himself with few thorough
inquiries and would have found the record of the
express eompany's delivery to the fakir of a little
aquarium containing Indian turtles
the keen mind of the great detective has lost its
edge Sherlock Holmes faters and s imposed upon
by tricks that the stupid Dr. Watson
would through them. And when the little turtles
transported through the air from India it is Holmes him.
self who 10 deceived, and exelaims, Marvellous!
Supernatura longer to the master.mind of
fraud deteetors to ntegenty investigate how those little
turtles really came from India.
Sir A. Conan Doyle, who created Sherlock Holmes and
the fascinating of all detective stories, has
turned his hand ghosts and phenomena of the spirit
world. Conan Doyle writes detective stories but
The Washington times., 1922-05-14

touched the lady on his right on her arm,
knee and dress and she, with mrch emo
tion, announced to the darkened circle
that her mothers spirit had made itself
felt by touching her.
"Mr. Young then noiselessly reached
over, took hold of the horn. lifted 1t care
fully over the heads of the circle Of visit
tors. and deposited it behind Sir Arthur's
chair That was the end OF the spirit
messages
We'll" said Sir Arthur, as he got up,
81 am sorry that we have not had more
exciting results. But, at any rate, you
have heard something definite. You have
had manifestations about which there can.
not be any denial"
"As Mr.. Young was putting on his coat
in the hall he got his former neighbors at
tention for a moment and said, IL could
not go away without telling you that the
person who touched you was not your
mother, but myself, and the voice you
heard was not your mothers, but was the
mediums" And without waiting for any
answer he departed.
Ellison Young afterward wrote to Sir
Arthur, stating no manifestations Of super
normal forces had occurred at the seance,
and received the following reply:
"'Dec. IA, 1921.
Dear Sir-I was ashamed and amazed
to learn from Mrs. - that you had ad-
mitted TO her after the seance that you
had been producing bogus phenomena and
had seized the trumpet thus interfering
with the proceedings and spelling the sit.
ting. | could not have conceived you cap
able, as my guest, Of acting in such man.
ner. | fear this unpleasant incident may
be the end Of our acquaintance. | have
apologized to the medium.
"'Yours faithfully,
"'ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
"Of course, 1t is plain enough what hap
pened. AS soon as Mr.. Young moved the
phonograph horn out of the reach OF the
lips of the medium the messages stopped.
And the assertion of that deluded woman
The Washington times., 1922-05-14

I'm a few moments a low
voice was heard coming out of
the trumpet in front Of a lady
who sat beside Filson Young.
The spirit medium spoke to
the woman and said:
"'Some one is trying to
speak to you
THE lady was greatly moved
and remarked:
perhaps it is my mother
she said. Encourage her.
murmured the medium, and
perhaps she will touch you
Then came a message from
the horn and Mr.. Young gently
The Washington times., 1922-05-14

Flashlight Photo
graph of Conan
Doyle's Spirit
Medium and a
Materialized
Ghost.
(and below
The Medium,
Madame
Palladino,
Who Imposed
Upon Many of the
Great Scientists of
Europe and Who
Was Exposed and
Driven Out of the
United States by
Mr.. Rim.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
SIO,OOO,OOO FIRE.
LOSS IN Chicago;
z men KILLED

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to steam. forcing back many OF the
are-hghters and causing several 10
be burned.
Doctors and nurses were rushed
to the scene from hospitals all over
tho city.
Temporary arst-aid s,r,ic,ures
were set mp In the vicinity.
In the dawn. business men whose
Offices and records had In many
cases been destroyed. were on tho
scene pleading with police for n
chance 10 rescue what might have
been left.
several attempts by frantic per
Sons 10 rush the fire lines. hold in-
tact by over a qquarter OF Chicaro,s
police and mounted guards. were
made.
Al "l5 a. m. Thomas O'Conner.
hre marshal announced that the fire
Was practically over but could be OK
pected 20 shoulder for sometime
Much or the FIRE equipment then was
sent TO the outlying districts OF INC
south and west sides but apparatus
from the loop district was kept on
the scene.
tiremen and assistant marshals
az soon as the sun came up made
canvass OF districts adjoining the
Quilted area 90 check up on other
possible fires
Il was found that sparks had
caused 100 small fires In the neigh
borhood but that these had been
easily eNtinguished by hremen and
night watchmen. Employees OF the
burlington building proved them
selves heroes The fire In the giant
structure started on the sixteenth
floor and worked down.
Employees or the building voiun-
teered 10 run elevators carrying the
/ hremen 90 the roof TO fight the
/ flames Floor by floor the elevators
/ crowded with fremen and equipment
slowly dropped as the flames spread
/ downward
Finally the third floor was reach
ed and 20 was declared useless TO
F hght on. The elevators were quickly
let down and rush 10 the doors.
through the office Of the Mercantile
/ Bank probably saved several from
death
Switchboard and telegraph oper-
ators stuck 10 their posts IN the
Burlington Building until they were
ordered out hy the police
The $500. 900 cash In the Mer-
camille Trust and Savings Bank was
saved by hre proof vaults, officials
OF the bank announced. Business OF
the Institution was handled by the
Union Trust and Savings Bank.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
PACIFIC TREATY
IS in DANGER

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lowing for probable absentees and
pairs" This would ratify the
treaty by a margin OF two votes.
Underwood carried three other
Democrats with him yesterday In
the vote against the Robinson
amendment-Pom Ransdell
and williams. Trammel and owen.
who probably will be absent when
the final vote Is taken, are paired.
The Democrats from whom the
needed assurance Of ratification
must come include Fletcher, Florida.
Meyers. Mont; Kendrick, Wyo.;
smith. South Carolina and Dial. s.
c.. OF this group Fletcher has al
ready indicated that he will vote
for the treaty. Dial also has been
favorable 10 IL while Meyers Is be-
neved certain TO vote for IL.
Fletcher. Meyers. Kendrick and
smith all voted for Robinson's
amendment yesterday and probably
wall vote for reservations. They be-
long 10 that group which would pre-
fer the treaty 20 carry all possible
safeguards. but who In the end
would hesitate 10 fly IN the face OF
their party leaders plain warning
that a vote against the ratification
meant endangering the work Of the
whole conference.
Senator Lodge indicated that ne
would make no overtures as to the
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
WELFARE MEETING.

A child welfare meeting will be
held az $50 o'clock this evening IN
the Thomas Garrett Settlement
House. Seventh and Walnut streets.
The program will include an ad-
dress by Dr. william J. French,
medical director. Delaware Child
Welfare Commission. Mrs. Helen F.
Loatman will discuss the Health
Center and What Il Means 10 a
Mother" THE Health Center. What
II Means 20 a Father" will be the
subject OF william Webb's paper.
Miss Elizabeth W. Tyler r. y. will
discuss the Health Center From a
Nurses Point OF View" Dr. J. B..
stubbs will also talk and there viii
be music by Miss Helen F. Hender-
son.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
HARMONY GRANGE.

The regular meeting OF Harmony
Grange was held on Monday even
ing with forty members present
Several new candidates were re-
ceived. The literary program. in
charge OF Cornelia Johnston was in
honor OF st. Patrick. The program
follows. "Origin Of St. Patrick. q"
reading by Anna Derrickson; read
ing by Eugene woodward; Adaline
Klair then read an original paper
she had composed OF the various
members leaving ireland and coming
to this country and their experiences.
Miss Lldie Mitchell and Edna Muir
ray favored with vocal solos. Cor
nelia Johnston and Annie Murray
"gosslped" about all the officers Of
the grange and created great ap-
plause.
W. Lee announced that March 81
would be Married Mems Night" in
charge OF Eugene Woodward. Har-
vey Bail. Irvine Klair.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
Sheppard Is Safe

Charles II. Sheppard. city au-
ditor who is one OF the few city
officials who has not received a
threatening letter during the
past few weeks, tells the fol-
lowing story on himself.
A citizen walking past sir
sheppard's office spied Major
Charles l.. Williams. Coast Ar
tillery Corps. l.. S. A.. seated IN
the auditors outer office. Walk
ing past the army officer, who Is
organizing a u. s. A. Reserve
Corps. the citizen went to Mr..
Sheppard's desk and whispered
in his ear. Did you receive
black hand letter."
Not knowing what the man
meant, Mr.. Sheppard replied.
NO. why do you ask ?"
The alxious one replied.
why Is that soldier acting as
a bodyguard for you. then?"'
When informed that the outer
office OF the city official was used
as a recruiting station for the
Il. 5. A. Reserve, the anxious
citizen said. "Oh. HI" and
walked away.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
BY RUTH ABEIING

NEw YoRK-Knickcrs They're
coming,
They're coming FOR everyday use
for women Next logical step is
from short skirts 90 knlckers'
Just as surely as the hoopskiri bee
came the hustle skir.. Just as sure
ly as the hustled skirt became the
fun skirt Just az surely as the fun
skirt became the hohble skirt just
as surely as the hohble skirt became
the short skirt. Just $50 will the
short skirt become the knicker'
So says Daniel Edward Ryan
Old-Tlmc Designer
Ryan a. the best known designer
OF women's wear He is So years
old. the oldest designer In New
York and so has watched the pass
ing OF the years and the passing of
fashions.
"Now when say knlckers." says
/ Ryan. spectacied and lavender
socked. "I do not mean bloomers--
boomers are sloppy and crude. I
refer to a neat. well-cut knicker
with smart jacket and a vest. Il
woman wants 20 wear one.
HOPED skirts7 Atrocious,
''Bustled skirt? Rldiculousi
Long. sweeping skirts7 Unsani-
ltaryl
"Hohble skirts? Danrcrousl
short skirts? Sensiblei
"Knickers - All - they're the
thing, Sensible Beautiful"
Thus says Ryan-and further:
Copied the Stage
Women OF the ordinary walks Of
life watched stage women display
their legs and win admiration with
their beauty. And they reasoned
each one-why not try % herself
so. under the influence or tho
| theatre. skirts began 20 get shorter
and sh irter until they pretty nearly
reached tho knees That Is one Of
tho best movements for freedom
reached tho knees. That Is one OF
domen have ever made.
short skirts leave a woman leg
| free-and so. safe on her feet And
why should she cover her legs7
"Tl tell you" Mr Ryan wagged
/ His head. "the young women OF to-
/ day have splendidly developed un-
derpinnings.
Never In all OF my years as a de-
signer have ] seen such beautifully
developed legs. II is astonishing,
There are no knock-knees. no spin
! lie legs no bow legs
Then why should they be hid
| den?
I'm designing short lkirts and
| knickers. designers are simply cater
| ng TO the desires of women"
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
HAD STOLEN TURKEY,
CHICKEN WITH HIM

Charged with tho larceny OF tur'
key and a chicken from the farm
OF william B. Ratledge. OF below
Farnhurst station. Thomas Anderson.
alias Travis. Negro. was held In $500
bail for court by Deputy Judge Lynn
in Municipal Court this morning.
They're his. I guess" was the
Negro's comment after Mr.. Ratledge
testified
Anderson was arrested al Fourth
and French streets at 8 o'clock this
morning by Sergeant Devenney and
Officer Rodenheiser. He Is said 20
have admitted 20 them that he got
the fowl al the Ratledge farm.
II was testified by Mr. Ratledge
that a number OF other fowl. in ad-
dition TO the two found on Anderson.
were taken from his place during
the night.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
RURAL PROPERTY TRANSFERS

The County Board Of Assessment
reports the following transfers Of
rural real estate:
Land at Roselle. by Thomas H..
Hilbert 10 James Cullen. for $500.
Land az Newark. by Jennie Camp
bell 10 Charles W. Grier. for s445.
Land IN Chrlstiana hundred, by
the oak Grove CO. 20 Carrie T. Bach.
for s535
Land on Brookland Terrace. by
the j. W. Holloway Co.. 10 Louise y
Finkle. for the nominal sum OF $40
Land on Colonial Heights. by
George L. Atkins 10 Tressa L. Bahr
and Cecilia F. Bahr. for the nomi-
nal sum OF 81.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
RESUME SERVICES
AT HILLCREST M. E.

with the lifting OF the quarantine
at the home of the pastor the Hin
crest NJ +. Church. religious ser-
vices Will be- resumed there on sun
day. The church was closed on ac-
count of the Illness OF son Of the
Rev. ~ ID. Nutter. the pastor. the
young boy having suffered from
scarlet fever. The parsonage adjoins
the church.
while the church was closed the
Brotherhood OF the church and the
Hilicrest Improvement League were
unable 20 meet they using the
church as their meeting place.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
TALK PEACE, WAR
FOR Mine fields
Operators, Miners Meet In
New York to Determine
Question at Issue
BITUMINOUS MEN
MAY WIN POINT

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March Is
Omitted Press) ).--Anthracite miners
OF America will be forced into a
strike April 1 along with the btu
mnous. according to a belief ex-
pressed In mine union circles hers
today.
a wage agreement for the anthra-
cite fields likely will be reached In
the scale conference opening in New
York today. Il was said but II may
be delayed until after the existing
contract expires. March 81. There
are many issues on which the union
representatives and the operators
are expected to disagree.
NEW YORK. March is Omitted
Press) .-Anthracit operators and
miners meet here today In a con-
ference that may determine the is
sue OF Industrial peace or war In
both bituminous and anthracite coal
fields.
The meeting was called 70 frame
a new anthracite agreement to re-
place the present one expiring
March 81.
However. an early agreement. be-
sides insuring continued anthracite
production. might avert the strike
~ bituminous miners now set for
March 81. John Lewis. president Of
the United Mine Workers here for
the meeting today. said there was
still hope OF averting the biiuminous
strike. lie indicated this hope rest
ed on the possibility OF a quicl,
agreement In the anthracite field.
Failure 20 reach an agreement will
mean that tho anthracite mines will
join the bituminous mines in shut
ting down until the question Is set.
I tied
Principal demands OF the miner
are:
A 90 per cent. wage Increase.
Extension OF the eight hour day q
ail employees
Adoption OF the checkoff system
hy which operators pay union due
from the miners pay direct 10 tn
union treasury.
These demands will be lnslste,
upon Philip Murray Vice Preslden
OF the miners said
Operators were headed by samue
ID. Warmer as chairman OF the gen
eral policies committee. Operator
went into the conference prepared {
demand miners wage reductio
which they say Ia necessary to reduc
: coal price and increase Consumption
D. Present stores o. anthracite col
q insure there will be no sufferir
b among consumers from a temporal
e mine shut down.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
TWO ACCUSED OF
HOOK ROBBERY
fcontInned From 30 Paee. }


possession a razor and an additional
charge or carrying concealed a
deadly weapon was placed against
him This charge was nolle pressed
by City Solicitor Green this morning
when it was brough out that he had
the razor for shaving
In court this morning each ac-
cused the other Of being the one at
fault. Heimsley said that his wife
adopted White, but that he has no
ticed that the youth has been in the
habit OF going out with a bag at
different hours IN the morning.
which has aroused his suspicious
White said that he knew nothing OF
the presence OF the silverware at
Helmsley's home where he lived
until some Of IL was taken out yes
terday TO pawn. AT Helmsley's home
We're found a revolver silverware
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
NO CONVICTION
FOR CONSPIRACY
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Deputies Finger and Sutherland
while J. Frank Ball. Philip L. Gar
rett and James Salisbury repre-
sented the defendants The case
was featured by frequent Tits he
tween counsel and long arguments
on points az issue In the case.
Judge Harrington. In giving tho
opinion Of the court. said that ma
jority Of the court were OF the opln-
ion that there was no positive evi-
dence to support the charge OF con-
spiracy. The trial has attracted con-
siderable attention and there wcr.
a large number OF spectators in at
tendance.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
nrH WAND IoAN FLoURIsHEs

At the monthly meeting Of the
ninth Ward Building and Loan As
sociation. held a tthe office Of Car
roll W. Grimth. last night, IL was
reported that 1855 shares OF the
new series had been sold and dues
on the same paid. a loan OF s3500
was granted to one shareholder as
a first mortgage on real estate and
another loan of 1920 in the form Of
a mortgage was granted 10 another
shareholder.
This was the second building and
loan association TO be formed under
the auspices OF the Building and
Loan Information Bureau. Howard
A. Turner is president Of this asso-
citation.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
RYAN'S DAUGHTER
WEARS THEM.

NEW YORK.-"Knickers are
all right-in their place" says
Alice J.. Becht. daughter of
Daniel Edward Ryan. designer
and herself designer.
"Ivc worn them "a great deal
900 work and / like the freedom
of them ana their trim tailored
ness
But" and Mrs Becht is a
very femnine sort. there are
times. you know. when we want
to be just women. Wen never
get away from that
And then we want pretty
clothes. with all OF the frIllsi
Even the short skirts can't
stay in always-they're too
practical. and when women are
women they aren't practical"
Evening journal., 1922-03-15

and a penknlfe that have been lden-
titled boy Mr.. Hook as his property.
White has been In trouble before.
having been before the court on a
charge OF snatching a handbag from
woman in Union street some time
ago.
Mr. Hook has recovered virtually
all OF the silverware. valued az sev-
eral hundred dollars. but a large
quantity of clothing and other ar
ticles stolen al the same time have
not heen recovered.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
APPOINT Guardians.

Chancellor Wolcott. in Orphans
Court today. appointed John J..
Atkinson guardian OF Mary f. At
kinson.
petition for the partition OF real
estate OF James Booth. deceased.
and an order for summons was
granted.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
% KILLED in
CYCLONE SWEEP
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according 20 reports received here
six Nesroes were killed when the
storm struck jefferson and Lonoke
Counties Several were slightly in
iured the-e.
An aged Negro was killed and
several others injured. near Arkansas
city. one Negro was killed at Star
City.
NEW ORLEANS. March Is
UNITED Press) -Four dead. a hve
year old white boy and three Negroes
was the toll taken by the tornado
which swept a section OF West Baton
Rouge parish yesterday. according
to reports reaching here today. A
number NJ dwellings are reported TO
have been demolished.
CORINTH Miss. March Is
UNITED Press) -Twenty-seven per
sons we're injured. some OF WHOM
are expected 10 die in a tornado
which struck here late yesterday.
Reports today showed approximate
iy 100 dwellings were demolished.
McAIESTER. Okla. March 10
Omitted Press) The death toll Of
tornado victims in Oklahoma re
mained at p. More than nfty per
sons. some Of them seriously injur
ed were al hospitals az or near Sui
phur and Gowen. the two towns
struck by twisters.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
EPWORTH MISSIONARY
SOCIETY To MEET

The Womens Home Missionary
Society OF Epworth NJ z. Church
will meet in the church parlor to-
morrow night Following the bust
ness session a social hour will be
spent.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15

the alarm. / asked the doctor 10 tell
me. to give ne a professional opin-
ion on that point. and he said. I
will see you later This was only
one circumstance in many that had
to be checked up. and / want to say
we we're making great headway.
"Manyrllnes were out In an effort
to apprehend the person who shot
Brunen. Mrs. Brunen did not shoot
her husband. Whether or not she
knew he was TO be shot Is not for
me to say.
There may be certain clrcum-
stances leaning that way, but II
there are l am not d fool
enough TO say so. Twenty-eight
years experience OF this particular
line OF work has taught me that Il
pays 10 keep under cover my inves-
tlgatlon."
Detective Parker entirely eXoner-
ated Mrs Harry Mohr, Mrs. Bru-
mems sister. The night OF the muir
der she said TO me: I hope 10 God,
Mr.. Parker. you get the murderer
don't care who II is Get them.
We loHN AAie h'oA AtANi" H"fo NfN-
had"
or the possible connection OF
George Werner. the discharged show
cook with the case. Detective Parker
said. when / asked Mrs Brunen
II she had any idea who mi ght have
killed her husband she thought
awhile and said: He had some
trouble with man named Dutch
Werner. who had the cook car con-
cession with the show. He dis
charged Werner and Werner threat
ened to get even. know that Wer-
ner owned a shotgun
Il asked Mrs. Brunen: Did YOU
ever know OF Werner doing anything
real vicious? She said: one time
the train came TO a sudden stop and
knocked over some dishes in the
cook car, and he ran out brandish-
ing n bread knife and threatened to
carve up n couple OF trainmen.
II asked, DO you know anything
else?' She said. Why, yes. he told
me when he was cook on a
steamer fourteen-year-o boy
stole 50 from him and he waited a
chance and one night threw this
boy overheard Now you can draw
your own conclusions from a wo-
man handing out a story like this
Bear in mind. am not accusing this
woman OF anything. The accusing
will have TO come from some other
direction.
81 have not given up by a d
sight. I have my lines out and
expect to pull in. I'm not in the
habit of quitting"
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
FITTINGS USED AS F1-rr.

LERWiCK, Shetland Islands
The Norwegian steamer smenut.
with q cargo OF herring from Ice
land. has reached here with her At
tings gone. The wood had 10 be
burned when the ship was held up
by a storm after her coal gave out.
Evening journal., 1922-03-15
MHIPPED CREAM.

Whipped cream will remain stiff II
one teaspoon OF dissolved gelatlne is
whipped into one-half pint OF whip
ping cream.