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cursed habit and never sets his
feet outside the tea-house. Very
rarely even does he enter the rest
aurant part of the establish
ment. What little he eats he
munches in the room given over to
his stoves and opium pots. He
spends his days in the smoking
rooms and the greater part OF the
time he is drunk with the fumes of
the drug
And so we must find way to
get at this old fellow and drag his
secret from him; for more than
once the singsong girl has heard
him, while halfstupified, grooming
song concerning the joo-i from Kai-
feng which he stole from foreign
devil soldier, and which he sold TO
a Shanghai Chinaman for a hop.toi
full OF the best Ii Hyoong opium.
And the girl remembers that Shew
Kings song was more in praise OF
the qualities of this rare opium than
IL was OF the beauty OF the joo-i."
Can this possibly be the particu.
lar joo-i We want" Shea asked. al.
most holding his breath for the re.
ply.
With a elaboration almost mad
dening, Shens Kung Pao filed his
pipe and exhausted it before an.
swering. But when he spoke, the
words were full worth waiting for.
for they caused Burton Sheas heart
to thump with Joy and excitement.
Il doubt" the old man said, eft
all the idols in the shrinee and tenn.
pies On Kai-feng hold more than six
joo-i. And these as you know, are
| commonly OF metal The events
Shew Hing sings of happened more
than twenty years ago. shortly after
the Boxer troubles, and the partic.
uar tooi he sold for the rare opium
which brought sunshine into his
darkened soul, was of the finest
green Jade. and the Sacred Lotus
was carved on the broken disc at
one end of it,"
CHAPTER VII.
In the House OF A Thousand
Delights.
Burton Shea sat before his dress.
ingtable In his rooms at the Aston,
making up carefully for the part OF
la Chinaman. A drop or two Of
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OF the treasured piece OF jade, and
to Sheas extraordinarily
typed duplicate translations in Eng
lish, duly certified, registered, and
stamped with the triple seals of the
British and American Consulates
General and the taotai Of Shanghai.
Il arranged for those copies thru
my secretary" Sheng Kung Pao ex-
planned. Much can be accomplish
ed in the way of expediency il one
has obedient servants. kind friends
and little gold TO grease the
way
This is good dope-frst chop"
Shea said in English.
Sheng Kung Paos wrinkles deep
ened across his forehead. Immedi-
ately Shea sensed his error and cor
rected it with an enthusiastic
phrase which was within the grasp
ing of the old man.
Those papers are one source OF
good news" Sheng kung Pao said
as he stuffed a little tobacco into
the bowl OF his pipe. He lighted it
and inhaled the regulation two
whiffs Then, laying the pipe down.
he proceeded TO enlighten his friend
as to the second cause of rejoicing.
1T comes from within my house.
my son, and ii happened shortly af-
ter YOU left four days ago. For the
gentle sing-song girl approached me
and told me where we might get
news Of the stolen joo-i OF Lon Tung
Ping, We're she here | would pre-
fer that she tell you the story with
her own lips But with my grand
daughter she has gone driving to
hear the band concert in the Pub
lie Garden So I will give you the
particulars as best as | can remem-
Der"
Again Sheng Kung Pao filled and
lighted the pipe with the ridiculous
little bowl. He pulled twice and
laid it aside
1T seems he proceeded, that in
the House OF a Thousand Delights
there is an old man of my race who
befriended the singsong girl as fsI
as he dared. This fellow Shew
Hing by name. is the cooker and
blender of opium for Kou Chang
and is very skilful at his calling
But he is deep in the trap Of the &C
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W. VA. STATE NEWS

Fairmont--A cigarette left on a
couch in the bedroom at the homo
Of p. 7. Hooten started a serious
fire here.
Philippi Broaddus day will be
observed by Baptist churches throu
ghout West Virginia on Sunday.
August Goth.
Parkersburg City levy is cut from
"a to 20 cents on hundred, and il
is announced the town is out OF
debt
Morgantown- The Federal mine
of the New England Fuel Co, at
Grantown, employing 500 men and
with Go car a day production, will
resume Monday.
Morgantown New city tax levy
is 81 cents, while the school levy is
IS cents
Huntington - Organization OF
neigh borhood dramatic clubs is the
latest effort of the Huntington Com
munity Service Groups will stage
one-act plays during the winter un-
der auspices of the service. Capa-
Bile dramatic instructors will be
employed to coach the players and
supervise the production.
Huntington-Ann has
been made by the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company that il has
contracted for more than a million
dollars worth of repair WORK on de-
Perforated rolling stock and that
the major share of the work will
be done in the Huntington shops OF
the American Car and Foundry
Company. Fifteen hundred cars are
to be repaired in Chicago and 1000
at Richmond, Va.
Ruckhanuon- There is one advan-
tage about being married in drug
store. You can be set up to ice
cream sodas by the house" That
is what happened to the principals
and bridal party when Miss Marie
Smallridge, Of French Creek, and
Ira T. Moore, Of this city were
married in the Talbot drug store
here ny Rev c. s. DcBarr, of Ten
Mile.
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| cheerful tone is maintained on the
French bourse.
The English government is con-
sidering some means OF withhold
ing sensational divorce testimony
from the newspapers.
Two deer ran wild In Yonkers,
t6Es Up lawns and flowers and one
Of them finally dashed through
glass door and was killed
Seven persons were drowned and
another died Of injuries sustained
in diving at bathing resorts near
New York on Sunday.
An escaped convict captured IN
Brittany few days ago confessed
participation in the plot to assass-
mate Premier Poincare.
Book publishers suggest that, il
Lloyd George does write his me-
moirs, half a million dollars would
be fair price for the book.
A vein OF soft coal four feet deep
was found by we'll driller on a
farm in upper New York state at
depth Of $50 feet from the surface.
Lightning struck an automobile
repair shop in Brookline Mass, ana
ignited gasoline and oil floating on
top OF current OF water that flood
ed the shop.
Seven thousand tons Of British
coal will form the cargo Of the Win
ifredian now on her way to Bos-
ton. This is the first passenger
ship which will carry coal.
Trials of the elders at Clermont
Ferran, France, have been postpon-
ed because the influr OF specta-
tors has been so great II Is feared
accidents may result.
Three bodies are Investigating
the disappearance OF 65 cases OF
whiskey taken from a raided rum
running launch outside New YORK
last week after the police seized
the boat,
Masterpieces Of English art and
literature, whose owners are forced
to sell them, will be purchased by
the government to keep them in
England II plan now under dis
cussion is successfully worked out.
Bearded men in England have
been driven almost frantic in the
last few months by bowling young
sters playing beaver" game in
which points are scored by the play
er seeing and announcing a beard
first.
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST
VIRGINIA, IS:
On this 9Th day Of August, A. D..
1922, on reading the foregoing Pc
tition, it is
Ordered by the Court that hear.
ing be had upon the same on the
2Sth day of August, A. D., 1922, be-
fore said Court at Martinsburg in
said district, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon: and that notice thereof
be published in the Evening Jour
nal. a newspaper printed ia said
District, and that all known credi-
tors and other persons in interest
may appear at the said time and
place and show cause, IL any they
have, why the prayer OF the said
petition should not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the
Court, that the clerk shall send by
mail u all known creditors copies OF
said petition and this order address
ed to them at their places OF resi-
dence as stated.
Witness the Honorable w. f. Ba'
ker. Judge Of the said Court, and the
seal thereof, at MartinsSurg in said
district. on the 5th day OF August,
A. D, 1922.
Attest:
l. WADE COLEMAN, Clerk.
s g 1t wk 2 wks.
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SCISSORED SAYINGS

Concern the of Gemn should blind 9TH
the
chteration of the GermanyFarmon Times
resorted efficiency substituted
Bryan together
4 Flat World"-Maron
the ukelale
The will British died
his will
silent
Wheeling Ineligence
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Shea OF Shanghai
SYNOPSIS.

Shea Evelyn Post despred OF
One evening Shea
Delights
Shens kung
would made
He conhded
hcuty shens wealth
There deposit OF auviaI Cow Ho
Tien
Jns recovering for him oot
which stolen from him Georsee list
father
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Something in the brown eyes so
close 10 her own pierced the girl 10
her timer being Her lips parted
and she held her breath at his next
words.
Three DAYS ago I had about de
cided to give you up and never see
you again ne said. But something
has happened quite recently-some-
thing that has changed all my plans
and made me bold 10 tell YOU Of my
love
Shea neither took the girls hand
nor got ON his knees before her
Instead he aid a hand on either OF
her shoulders and held her at arm 5
length.
There's a possibility" he con
tinued, that very shortly TIL he m
= position 10 marry you il you vii
have me, and that | can take care
OF you as YOU should be cared for
II should fail, | won't see you
again But, girl'-the rich timbre
OF his voice seemed to run along his
tense arms and thrill her with its
earnest tremolo-"I want YOU to
promise to wait year Tor me. for
love you, dear, and
Her lips choked off further utter
ance. Her arms We're around his
neck. And thus Franklin Post found
them when he entered the room.
They neither saw nor heard him,
for his footsteps were muted by the
thick rug, and they saw only each
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EXECUTORS NOTICE

Having qualified as the executor
of William Spears. deceased, notice
is hereby given to all persons know
ing themselves indebted to said es-
tate to call at once and set same;
ari to all persons having claims
agains. said estate, notice is likewise
given to present same. properly au.
thenticated, for settlement.
L. w. SNYDER, JR.. 7
Executor OF VIM. SpeIrs, Dec \
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bankrupt acts, except such debts as
are excepted by law from such dis.
charge.
Dated this 4th day Of August A,
D., 1922.
S. p. TODD, Bankrupt.
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CAN PAY 100000 POUNDS


(5y international News Servlee.)
London. Aug. 15.-The German
cabinet decided today that 1t could
pay only 100000 pounds sterling on
account of private debts owed to
private citizens instead Of the
100000 demanded by Premier
Poincare. The payment is to be
made in the so-called clearing
procedure
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Misses Jessie and Emily Duck
left Sunday for Washington where
they will be employed as clerks at
Woodward and Lothrop's big de-
partment store.
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other Foo an instant the steam
ship man hesitated, and then, as he
heard his daughters broken voice
Con3ess,ng her love for Burton
Shea. ne sensed an awkward feeling
around the throat Unseen and un-
heard, he slipped from the room
and was gone an hour
Fortunately cor Burton Shea. the
better part OF the four days follow
ing vas occupied with certain work
for his consul-general. Else ne
would have scarcely known how to
put in the time. for he was burning
with impotence to know Tjen
Jing's Willingness TO barter the con
cession.
Gordon Butter6eld had telephon-
cd him that an answer 70 his cable
had arrived, and that all was favor
able A board of directors meeting
hastily called had resulted in ca.
blad authority TO him to draw up
and close a contract without for
teit penalty on either side. The life
Of the contract was period Of one
wear But paragraph in the leng-
thy message instructed Butterfield
10 90 TO no other expense than q
share OF the fee for drawing up the
papers, for majority OF the di-
rectors was OF the belief that the
concession could not be landed dur
ing the lifetime of the present tao
tai.
Shea smiled grimly as he listened
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NOTICE

NOTICE
No trespassing allowed on the
premises of the late DR.. NJ. Virginia
McCune-Rossa on S. Raleigh St.
Violators will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent OF the law.
S s Ct ROD j. D. McCune. Exec.
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Photographed News
FROM Everywhere

notwithstanding Premier Pom
cares move against Germany a
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cheerful tone is maintained on the
French bourse.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-15

The English government is con-
sidering some means OF withhold
ing sensational divorce testimony
from the newspapers.
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Two deer ran wild In Yonkers,
tsEs Up lawns and flowers and one
OF them finally dashed through
glass door and was killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-09
DOLLAR DAY
WEDNESDAY
Merchants and Customers to
Get Together on Bar
gains Next Week
MANY New Names to be Among the
Merchants Who Will Give Lie 10
This Value-Pius Event

Dollar Day, that one day of each
three months set aside by the merch-
ants as that on which they give to their
patrons value-received-plu again Will
dawn for the shoppers of Alexandra
next Wednesday, August l6. This OBJ
servance of Dollar Day will include
many more than those merchants who
regularly participate in the big event.
Practically all the merchants who are
up-to-date in their business methods
have already signifed their intention
of joining the ranks of the bargain
givers
This day. which has been observed
quarterly by the retail mercantile
houses of the city for the past two
years. is a day on which the merchant
entirely disregards "self" and gives to
his patrons unheard-of values, often
cutting the price to far below the cost.
Tt is also a day on which the pOpula-
ton of the surrounding country tiocks
to the city and stocks up with provls-
ions for the coming months.
The merchants are doing their ut
most to include every retail dealer IN
the list of Dollar Day merchants, and
they state that they are reasonably
sure of far larger number than ever
before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-09
SOUTHERN PREPARES TO TAKE ON
NEW MEN IN PLACE OF STRIKERS

men who went on strike.
The Southern was one of the few
roads in the country that accepted
the proposal of President Harding
as a basis for ending the strike of
the shopmen, and while his sugges-
ton was approved by the union Of
ficials. the Southern could not ac-
comlish it's object because the
strikers would not go back to their
Jobs with that road unless settle
ment was made with all lines. Other
rail executives rejected the PROPOSE
ton.
Since the strike began on July I
the management Of the Southern
has not taken on any new men, and
last Thursday APPEALED to the old
me to return without prejudice to
their seniority rights. They invited
the representative Of the six crafts
to meet Vice President Miller in
Washington for a discussion of the
proposition, and after a postpone
ment of the conference for three
davs an agreement failed yesterday
The representatives of the shopmen
demanded that the settlement be a
nationwide one and not confined
to av one road. The telegram from
President Harrison followed.
Alexandria officials Of the South
ern Railway Company when seen
this morning stated that they had
no KNOWLEDGE of the report from
Richmond that it is proposed by
that company to fill the places of
the striking emloyees shortly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-09
HOPE OF SETTLEMENT
'' IS PRACTICALLY GONE
President Will Place Before Congress For Approval Next
Week Plan For Seizure of Roads Unless
Strikes Are Settled
FORMAL ANSWER BY STRIKERS FRIDAY
Jewell States Government Must Take Over Roads if Men
Are To Return To WOrk-No Men Will
Be Abandoned

will make big inroads in their poll
tical strength if they leave their dis
tricts during the campaigning periods.
House Leader Mondell, for instance,
who is seeking the Republican sena-
torial nomination in Wyoming, Will
be faced with the necessity of decid-
ing whether to leave his state just
week before the primary election.
Chicago, Aug. 9.-Thirteen hundred
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad
big four" brotherhood men on the
at Joliet were on strike today in pro-
test against troops guarding the right
of way.
The walkout included engineers,
firemen, conductors and trainmen.
Switchmen were expected to join the
strike today.
The f. J. and E. is an outer belt
line serving the industrial towns in
the Chicago switching district.
Union leaders declared the strike
was the most important sympathetic
move to back the shopmen since the
latter's walkout started.
Cleveland, O., Apg. 9.-Warren 5.
Stone, president of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive engineers today sound
ed the warning that conditions are as
serious in fifty other places" when
Informed that brotherhood members
employed by the Elgin, Joliet and
Eastern Railroad had walked out.
Stone explained that he dispatched
an official of his organization to
Chicago last night to attempt to set
tie the controversy between brother
hood members and company guards
and state militia.
"The guards and members OF the
state militia have fired shots at our
men. threatened them and made the
situation there so intolerable that it
was probably impossible for them to
remain at work any longer" Stone
said.
AT the Office of W. G. Lee, presi-
dent Of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. it was said that the men
served an ultimatum on the COM
pany last night to withdraw the
troops or they would quit work.
Wilkes Barre, Pa, Aug. 9-one
hundred and fifty maintenance OF
way employees of the Central Rail-
roads of New Jersey, walked out on
strike at Ashley today.
The men were members Of the
maintenance of way union, but said
they believed their work of cleaning
fires and working in the shops
brought them under jurisdiction of
the shopmen's organization, so voted
to strike.
Cleveland, Aug. 9-"Hanging on
by thread" This description of the
Continued on page six)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-09
England, Italy and
Belgium Hope To
Break Deadlock
Rejection of French Proposals For Setting up Customs
Barrier May Lead TO Rupture-RepOrt of Finance
Ministers To Be Rendered Soon
nv TnIted Pressl

London. Aug. 9.-England, Italy
and Belgium, hopelessly at odds with
Premier Poincare's program of draS-
tic action toward Germany, hoped to-
dav TO break the deadlock Of the Lon
don allied conference by a compromise
granting the former enemy nation a
short moratorium.
IL was understood that majority Of
allied finance ministers and experts,
who have been comforting two days on
Frances plan for dealing with Ger
many. have agreed with Lloyd George
that the plan would be productive of
the desired revenue, but would kill
Germany economically
The finance ministers met again to-
day and drew up a report which Is eX-
pectAi to be presented soon to the pre-
miers.
Rejection of the French proposals
which include setting up of customs
barrier on the eastern border of the
occupied area, control of forests and
mines. the control of German indus
tries may lead to a rupture between
France and other allies, it was freely
predicted.
1t was understood when Poincare
went into the conference that the only
conditions under which he would ac-
cept q short moratorium was that his
plan be accepted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-09
GOODS PACKED
FOR VA. BEACH
Local National Guard Com
pany Leaves at $40 To-
morrow Morning
Captain Gardner Will Command Com
pany at Annual Encampment
August 1924

Supply Sergeant Mackall R. Bruin,
of the Alexandria Machine Gun Com
pany, has all the goods and chattells
of the company packed ready for load
ing as soon as word arrives that the
cars assigned the company have been
placed on the Alexandria siding.
Tents, kitchen equipment, four Brown
ing Machine guns and various other
articles make up this shipment.
The company, in command of Capt.
Lawrence E. Gardner, SO strong, will
leave Alexandria tomorrow morning
at $40 o'clock for two weeks encamp-
ment at the State Rife Range at Vir-
ginia Beach. The trip will be con-
tinuous one, the company not having
to change cars at any point
Upon arrival in camp, the advance
guard composed of Mess Sergeant
Crook and Cook Litchford will have a
hot meal ready for the boys, after
which the tents will be pitched and
camp started in earnest.
The company will assemble in the
armory tonight at 9 o'clock and re-
main there all night. Captain Gard
ner has issued an order requiring all
men making the trip TO be there to-
night.
The company will be under the COM
mand of Captain Gardner ard Lieu
tenants Byrd and Cashatt.
Besides the local boys, all companies
of the 10th Infantry Virginia Ma
tional Guard will be IN camp at Vir-
ginia Beach from August 10th to oath
Something like 1000 men it is thought
will be there.
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American Breaks Record
With MOtOrleSs Airplane
(By United Press.)

Clermont Ferrand, France, Aug
9.-Edwin A. Allen, American pilot
for the Aeronautical Engineering
Society, broke all records of the
international gliding contest here
today when he flew 1000 meters in
a motorless airplane.
This was Aliens first participa-
ton in the contest. He refused to
compete on other days saying that
he had but one machine and did
not want it smashed up by attempt
ing to fly in poor weather.
Allen beat the record which was
established by NJ. Boussoutrot,
Frenchman, who glided 81 seconds
in his machine.
In the competition yesterday
Louis Paulhan, well-known for his
flights in America and Europe,
smashed against the side of noun
tain but escaped uninjured.