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posing; it was not even the apparent
successor to the controlling stock OF
fCorvet, Sheriff. and Spearman. That
Alan resembled some One-some one
whose ghost had seemed to come to
Spearman and might, perhaps. have
come to Corvet-was only incidental
to what was going on now; for in
Alan's presence Spearman found a
threat-an active, present threat
against himself. Alan could not i'm
agine what the nature Of that threat
i could be. Was it because there was
something still concealed in Corvet's
house which Spearman feared Alan
would find? Or was it connected only
with that some one whom Alan resem-
bled? 7E ~ ~ Z
Constance Sherrill's most active
thought that day was about: Henry
33Spearman, for she had luncheon en-
'gagement with him at one O'clock. Al 4
IL The tea room Of department store
offers to young people opportunities
for dining together without furnishing
reason for even innocently connecting
their names too intimately, If a girl is
not seen there with the same man too
often. There is something essentially
casual and unprecedented about it
as though the man and the girl, both
shopping and both hungry, had just
happened to meet and 60 to lunch to-
gether. AS Constance recently had
drawn closer to Henry Spearman in
her thought, and particularly since
she had been seriously considering
marrying him. she had clung deliber-
ately to this implanted appearance
about their meetings.
She glanced across at him, when she
had settled herself, and the first little
trivialities of their being together were
over.
II took visitor down to your Office
this morning." she said.
EYES," he answered.
Constance was aware that it was
only formally that she had taken Alan
Conrad down to confer with her IA
Their; since Henry was there, she knew
her father, would not act without his
agreement, and that whatever DISPOSE
ton had been made regarding Alan
had been made by him.
did you like him, Henry? hoped
you would" "a.
He did not answer at once. The
waitress brought their order, and he
served her; then, as the waitress
moved away, he looked across at Con-
stance with long scrutiny.
=. you've seen a good deal Of him,
yesterday and today, your father tells
me-" he observed.
yes"
ITS plain enough you like him." he
remarked.
She reflected seriously. Eyes, do !;
though l hadn't thought of it just that
way. because I was thinking most
about the position he was In and about
MIR. Corvet. But do like him."
$50 do T." Spearman said with a
seeming heartiness that pleased her.
AT least should like him.. Connie, IT
I had the sort Of privilege you have to
think whether 1 liked or disliked him.
I've had to consider him from another
point of view-whether could trust
him or must distrust him."
"Distrust? Constance bent toward
him impulsively in her surprise.
"Distrust him? In relation to what?
Why?"
I'm relation to Corvet. Sheriff. and
Spearman, Connie-the company that
involves your interests and your ia
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CONTINUED from last issue)
CHAPTER VII.
Mr.. Corvet's Partner,

The instant of meeting, when Alan
recognized in Sherrill's partner. the
man with whom he had fought In Cor
vets house, was one Of swift readjust-
lnent Of all his Observation-Disclosures
to a situation Of which he could not
even have dreamed, and which left
him breathless. But for Spearman,
obviously, it was not that. Following
his noncommittal nod Of acknowledge
ment Of Sherrlls Introduction and his
first steady scrutiny of Alan, the big,
handsome man swung himself off from
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Is That Cold and
Cough Hanging On?

VOU will be convinced that DR..
u Kings New Discovery does just
what it is meant to do-soothes cough
raw threats, congestion-tormented
chests, looscns the phlcg:n pack and
breaks the obstinate cold and grippe
attack, relieves the congestion in the
head. No harmful drugs, therefore
good for children as we'll as grownups.
Right away you will notice the
change for the better. Has con-
vincing, healing taste that you will
appreciate. Buy a bottle at any drug
gists on the way home tonight, 6Oc.
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.-Wealthy and highly
placed in the Chicago business world
Benjamin Corvet is something OF re-
cluse and mystery to his associates.
After stormy interview with his part
ner. Henry Spearman, .CorVet seeks CON
stance Sheriff., daughter Of his otnes
business partner, Lawrence Snerrlll, ana
secures from her promise not TO marry
Spearman. He then disappears. Sherrill
learns Corvet has written to q certain
Alan Conrad, in Blue Rapids. Kansas.
and exhibited strange agitation over the
matter.
CHAPTER 1I.-Corvet's letter summons
Conrad, a youth Of unknown parentasss
to- Chicago.
CHAPTER III.-From a statement OF
Sheriff. it seems probable conrad Is UT
vets illegitinlate son. CorVet mas ueeueo
his house and its contents to Alan.
CHAPTER 1v.-Alan takes possession
of his new home.
CHAPTER What night Alan discov'
ers q man ransacking the desks and Du-
reau drawers in Corvets apartments: Inc
appearance of Alan tremendously agltates
the intruder, who appears 10 tntnh MN
ghost and raves of 1.-The Mlwaka.' After
a ntruggie the man escapes.
CHAPTER VT.-NeXt day Alan learns
from Sheriff. that Corvet has dee1ed MS
entire property to him. Introduced to
Spearman Alan is astounded at the dls,
cOysry that he is the man whom he had
found in his house the night before
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
ODD HOSPITAL GYM
USES PSYCHOLOGY
Exercising Appliances to Re-
store and Develop Muscles
Based OH New Idea.'

Psychology has been drawn upon
heavily in equipping the strangest GYM
nasium in the world. located in New
York city. Where other gymnasiums are
maintained to develop normal muscles.
this peculiar gymnasiums function is to
restore to normal use muscles. arms and
legs which have forgotten how to move
This unusual place. with its unique ex-
ercising apparatus, is the mechanotherapy
department of the Reconstruction Hos
pital, Central Park West and Tooth
street.
a psychologist designed the exercising
machines. Ordinarily physical trainer
would outfit a gymnasium with appa-
ratus for exercising bodies. That would
be where the bodies are at least normally
sound. But the gym pupils who take ex-
ercise at the Reconstruction Hospital
haven't normal use OF their muscles.
These men and women have stiffencd
hands, lame arms, legs or backs-results
of industrial injuries or war disabilities.
Although not bedridden, they are not
capable OF resuming their usual ply
sical work.
Many were convinced they never again
would have the use of the disabled
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
PROMINENT WOMEN
HELP ARMY'S DRIVE
Mrs. Frederick Lutz and Mrs.
Julia A. Forester Head
Their Division.

Women prominent in New York So
ciety. theatrical and professional circles.
are taking an active part in the organi-
zation of the city for the home service
appeal which the Salvation Army will
make May TO 10 for 100000 to finance
it's local service for the year.
More than 200 volunteers have offered
their services for work in restaurants,
hotels. banks and department stores OF
the city during the campaign. They
have been organized in a women's divi-
sion under Mrs Frederick Lutz and Mrs.
Julia A. Forester, and will work in
groups each under a team captain.
Broadway theatrical folk also are CO.
operating generously in the home service
appeal Among those who are giving OF
their time are Miss Amelia Bingham.
Miss Doris Keene, Miss Laurette Taylor
and Miss Alice Fisher. A special thea
trical division has as its chairman Miss
Florence Parker.
In the municipal group. of which DR..
Royal $. Copeland Is chairman, women.
are among the vice-chairmen, heads OF
forty-fve different city departments,
who are working TO get the help of every
member of their department In the
arnly's work. The women in the mu-
nicipal group include Miss M. NJ. Walker
Of the armory board. Miss Edna Nc
keever OF the board of child welfare,
Miss Adelaide Mcnamara of the Health
Department. Miss Mary M. Wadley of
BELLEVUE and allied hospitals. Mrs. J. A.
Hahn and Mrs. Law OF the Department
of Public Welfare.
II consider the Salvation Army an
eminently worthy organization. which
merits the heartlest support from the
.,f he oil 80 Fnr ha 10
doing among the city's mothers and chill
dren. If for no other reason said Miss
Sarah Stevenson. one Of the foremost
women lawyers % New York. who is a
member of the Citizens Committee OF
more than $50 prominent New York peo-
pie. ~ feel that | must express the
sentiment OF the women OF New York
when 7 say that ] am glad to do every
thing in my power TO make possible the
success of the Salvation Army's appeal
for funds to continue its manifold ac-
tivities."
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
EX-SHIP BOARD MEN
SUED FOR 100000
Yaselli, Of Italian Star Line,
Accuses Them of Conspiracy
to Disgrace Him.

f. Paul Yaselli. formerly Assistan,
United States Attorney, and president
of the italian Star Line. Inc, filed
papers yesterday, through N. Howard
Pinto. lawyer. of 2 Rector street. in a
sSo0,0oo damage suit against Guy D.
Goff w. Davis Conrad, Frank Burke
and George Bragdon.
Yaselli alleges that the defendants
conspired to disgrace him. He says
that Goff and Conrad. by presenting a
fraudulent bill OF complaint in United
States District Court. caused the ap-
pointment of a receiver for the shipping
line of which the plaintiff was presi-
dent. Yaselli, the papers state, was
accused of having conspired with James
ID. Butler. Max Uhlin, Fred Bobbitt and
the Italian Star Line and others in the
purchase of the steamship Liberty Lard
from the United States Shipping Board.
Subsequently, the papers show. Yaselli
appeared in the United States District
Court, was tried and acquitted at ths
direction of the court.
At the time specified Goss was COM
missioner OF the United States Shipping
Board and previously had been chief
counsel Conrad was admiralty counse.
for the board and in charge of the New
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TO ASK S5OO,OOO
FOR DER CREDITORS
Continued from First Page.

that he was determined that an ex-
haustive search into all phases OF the
transfer must be made. He quoted at
length from the testimony of Mr. Stone
ham, which was taken by attorneys for
the receiver. at secret hearing held
in the New York Bar Association on
February 22, and was withheld from
publication for more than a month.
The creditors OF his committee, he
said. would demand that an investiga-
brought about the expulsion of Col
Hughes from the Philadelphia Stock
Exchange. the deal whereby Doc. Dier
got the Stoneham accounts and the
pecuniary interests. If any, of Stoneham,
Dier and their associates in the So
called purchase on the part of Charles
A. Stoneham from e. ID. DER & Co. of
some S2.400.000 worth of customers Sc
curities."
The consolida ton of the Western cred
itors, those of sie Blumenthal group and
those cared for by o. p. Carpenter of
154 Nassau street has been virtually
completed, it was stated yesterday. Mr..
Carpenters group was the original group
OF some 800 creditors who held several
meetings in Bryant Hall in the interest
of organizing the creditors into one GEN.
trail committee.
Mr.. Blumenthal said that full coopera-
tion will be offered to the receiver and
his attorneys In their efforts to trace
the missing assets by the combined COM
mittees. The next examination In thu
Dier case will be held at Rector street
on May 2.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Directors OF Monteforc Hospital, meeting.
a. the hospital. Gunhlll road. The Bronx,
1895 A. NJ.
"a Heroine Of France: Joan OF Are" story
hours for children, conducted by Anna g.
Chandler. Metropolitan Museum OF Art, .
and T.. NJ.
The Shakespeare Club OF New York City,
annual ceremonies. foot OF the Mall Central
Club. 10 Gramercy Park. r. M.
Chircprsctic Society. meeting, Hotel Nc
Alpin, . 80 r. NJ.
School Chiidren's League, meeting. Hotel
Pennsylvania. r. NJ
English Gardens and the Newer Peren-
mails illustrated lecture. by Miss EIida
Loines, museum building New York Botani-
cal Garden. Bronx Park, { p. NJ.
knights Of Columbus, fourth degree. din
rer. Hotel Astor. =. NJ.
Testimonial benefit for Miss Rose Coghlan,
apollo Theater. s:i5 =. NJ.
Samuel Untermycr wiz discuss Honest
and Dishonest Trade Associations Temple
Beth-El Mems Club. Fifth avenue and Sew
enty-sivth street. s:i5 T.. NJ.
Anniversary mass meeting, auspices OF tho
reorganized Cian-na Gael and auxiliary, Lex
higton Theater, s.i5 l.. NJ.
Hebrew orphanage Asylum. centennial ceie-
bration, fiippodrome. s:il r. NJ.
Miss Mona Morgan and Harry Irvine win
give n Shakespearian recital, In costume,
Washington irving High School. Irving place
and Sixteenth street, S15 r. M.
Dr. $. A. Tannenbaum will discuss "Neu-
rosis as a Medico- -SocioloRic Problem" Lib
orator forum. II West Twelfth street, s:15
T.. M.
THE History Of the Labor Movement"
lecture by william Woodhouse. Labor Temple.
Fourteenth street and Second avenue. s.15
l.. NJ.
The Rev. Richard Downey win lecture on
THE New Revelation and Its Apostles
before the Catholic Library Association,
Hotel Plaza, $50 +. NJ.
American Guild OF Banjoists. Mandoiinlsts
and Guitarists, concert. Town Hall, y 80
T.. NJ,
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
OLD MOTHER EARTH'S AGE
SET AT 100, 900 900 YEARS
Other Scientists of American Philosophical Society
Figure She Put on Her First Green Bonnet Only
100000 Springs Agone.

PHILADELPHIA, April 22.-The age Of
the world was answered tentatively at
the closing session Of the American Phil
osophical Society to-day. Some differ
ences existed because of the methods OF
calculation but the estimates placed the
age at between 100000 and 1.700. .o0o.-
600 years
The answer of Prof. T. c. Chamberlain
Of the University of Chicago was be-
tween 70.000.000 and 100000 years.
He arrived at his conclusion, he said.
by working with the methods OF geolo-
gist. and presented readings from forma-
tions of the sea by geologists.
The answer of Prof. william Duane
Of the Harvard Medical School, was be-
tween 10000 900 and 1.7o0. 100000 yecrs.
His calculations. he said. were based on
radioactivity.
In estimating the age of the earth
Prof. Duane explained, as "clock."
some process in nature that moves
in one direction only should be used.
Calculations from geological periods
We're not reliable, he said, because
physical conditions were not the same
and the periods OF formation OF geo.
logic structures may have been rapid
i'm some cases and slow in others.
Likewise. he said. estimates based on
the temperature of the earth or sun
were not reliable because the tempera-
ture of body may rise or fall.
Geological calculations. Prof. Cham
bcrlain said, were made by finding the
present rate at which sediments are
formed. comparing these with sea
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

formations supposed to have had their
origin at the beginning OF the earth.
But for radioactivity Prof. Duane
made the claim of dependability within
reason. Radioactivity, the process by
which one element transfers itself into
one or more other elements, Is not
subject to any physical conditions. he
declared Furthermore. 1t Is always in
one direction-from elements of lower to
elements of higher atomic weight. he
said. No one has been able to change
the rate of this transformation Prof.
Duane said, although repeated efforts
have been made to do so.
Speaking for the palaeontologists.
Prof John M. Clarke. director of the
State Museum at Albany, said that he
and his colleagues had always accepted
the calculations of other branches OF
science and admitted that to make cal
culations from the periods of evolution
of animal life was impossible.
The mama from Heaven" on which
the children of Israel were fed in the
desert, according to the Biblical ac-
count. consisted of a combination OF
lichen and oil of tamarisk or camel
horn, scientists were told by Prof. Paul
Haupt of the Semitic languages at Johns
Hopkins University.
AN inaccurate and exaggerated ac-
count of the finding of this mamma by
desert tribes gave rise to the popular
impression from the Biblical verse that
this mama fell from Heaven" Prof.
Haupt declared.
The mama, made in that fashion,
tasted somewhat like modern honey
cakes.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
TRAIN DE LUXE TO SEATTLE.
Great Northern Uses New Equip
ment for the Oriental.

ST. PAUL, April 22.-The Oriental
Limited. the transcontlnental train of
the Great Northern Railway, will start
it's cross-country trip from Chicago to
Seattle on May Is, with new steel equip
ment from engine to observation car.
More than 200 steel cars will be put
into service on the new trains to replace
th1 equipment which was specially built
and placed In service for the Seattle
Alaska-Yukon exposition in 1909. and
which ut that time was regarded as
the finest possible achievement in lux
urous equipment.
The Pullman Company on May Is
win take over the sleeping car service
on the trains OF the Great Northern.
which heretofore has operated It's own
sleepers. The dining cars OF the new
trains, fabricated in Great Northern
shops in st. Paul have there interiors
finished in old ivory. The IT. o1I
plete new train will leave Chi vs.
16 and will arrive In Seattle ra
later.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

muscles and were reluctant 10 make an
effort to resume their use. That Is why
a psychologist, Prof Il. A. Bott of the
University of Toronto, was enlisted TO
design the extraordinary exercisers. His
designs We're supplemented by others de-
vised' by DR.. r. TAFT Mackenzie OF the
University of Pennsylvania. Briefly, the
secret of the success acc ccomplished with
these machines lies in the fact that each
has a dial or measuring device which
records before the patients eyes the
progress he makes.
Every day the mechanotherapy room
is crowded with men who are reeducating
the muscles of their hands. legs or backs
so that they may reengage in productive
work. Every exercise is prescribed by
physicians. A group of men with stiff
arms and crippled hands are set to
throwing ball. Put them at plain hand
lnibering exercises without any prelimi-
nary. and they might weary Of 1t
promptly. But with exercise disguised
as play they forget that their hands
cannot close and presently they are grip
ping the ball in catch or throw.
At specially designed bench man
with a mangled. stiffened hand exercises
his finger on treadmill. This is a metal
spool with fiat surfaces sufficient for a
fingerhold. The spool revolves on a
spindle and as the stiffened fingers one
by one revolve it degree the spool
winds UP a cord to which bangles a
weight The finger tips must not relax
their hold on the treads or the weight
will roll the spool back.
Several devices for exercising stiff
wrists and hands are here. For feet and
legs the simplest exercises is the sta
tionery bicycle.
Probably the strangest, simplest de-
vice of the Reconstruction Hospitals
mechanotherapy is the track for correct
ing fiat and weak feet The footboards
are tilted slightly from the middle, fore
ing the patient to walk as he would
along the two sides Of roof peak
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
WIFE SUES WILLIE JACKSON.
mentions Miss Billie Rice and
wants $500 n Week.

Oscar Tobler OF 1874 Grand Concourse.
The Bronx, better known as Willie
jackson, lightweight pugiist has been
sued for separation by Mrs. Pauline
Tobler, VINO alleges that he has treated
her cruelty. Her attorney George Me-
dnlie. yesterday said that she would
appear tomorrow before Justice Mitch
cll IN the Supreme Court, and ask for
SEQ a week alimony and 5000 counsel
foes pending trial OF the action.
Mrs. Tobler alleges that her husband
earns $4,000 year and has about s225, :
600 in the bank, with considerable prop
crty. The name of Miss Billie Shaner,
also known as Billie Rice. a burlesque
actfess. appears in the complaint Mrs.
Toblcr alleges she met her husband with
Miss Shaner on one occasion when he
had told her he was going to Phila-
dclphia.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
FERRYBoAT BIDS ANNOUNCED.

the turbo-electric ferryboats planned by
Grover A. Whalen, Commissioner OF
Plant and Structures. was submitted hr
the Staten Island Shipbuilding Conn
pany. with price Of $1.10S, 800 for two
boats and $i.639.900 for three. The
Tebo plant of the Todd Shipyards Cor
poration was the only other bidder for
the contract, which has not yet been
awarded.
The boats are to carry freight and
passengers between Manhattan and st.
George. Staten Island They are to be
218 feet long. "a broad and 1s nodded
depth. with four driveways on the main
deck without cabins.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
kenIon's Rise In service.
REDS QUIT JAIL; REARRESTED.
Ferguson and RuthcnbcrS I'm
Tom bs-Gitiow stays In Auburn.

Isaac Il. Ferguson Charles Il. Ruthen-
berg and Benjamin Gitlow. serving
prison sentences for criminal anarchy.
received certificates of reasonable doubt
yesterday from Judge Cardozo OF the
Court of Appeals and were ordered re-
leased from jail on bond.
Ferguson and Ruthenberg. who have
been in Sing Sing. were rearrested or
another indictment as they left the
prison and were transferred 10 the
Tombs. but may be released tomorrow.
under new bail.
The second indictment Is similar to
that on which tho men were convicted
and charges violation of the anarchy
statute in the publication OF articles ~
tie Revolutionary Age. official organ OF
The Communist party.
John c. Myers, Assistant District At
torney. will ask Justice Finch OF the
supreme Court. TO fix 5000 bail each
for Ferguson and Ruthenberg and $500
1or Gitlow, who Is In Auburn.
James LarSin, the Irish agitator also
~ prison for anarchistic utterances.
made motion for a certificate OF reason
able doubt and will be heard by Judge
Sardozo next Saturday.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
DEDICATED TO BURROUGHS.
So EIms Are Named for Notable
Friends of Naturalist.

PouGHKEEPsIE, April 22.--Dedication
Of eighty-iive elm trees to the memory
Of John Burroughs, noted naturalist.
took place at Big Indian. in the Cats
kills this afternoon. Each tree repre-
sents year in the life OF Mr.. Bur
roughs. They were named for President
Harding. ex-Presidents Wilson. Taft
and Roosevelt. Henry Ford, Harvey s.
Flrestone, Thomas A. Edison, Luther
Burbank and others.
The ceremonies were under the direc-
tion Of the students at the Raymond
Riordon School, Highland.
Two stone benches at the Burroughs
Memorial Tablet were unveiled and were
accepted for the State OF New York by
Secretary Prescott Of the Conservation
Commission.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York.-Falr and
slowly rising temperature to-day and to-
morrow: gentle variable winds.
For New Jersey.-Fair to-day and to-
morrow; slowly rising temperature; gen.
tie variable winds.
For Northern New England.-Fai to-
day and tomorrow: slowly rising tenn
perature; gentle variable winds.
For Southern New England.--Fair to-
day and tomorrow. slowly rising tenn
perature; gentle variable winds.
For Western New York-Fair to-day
and tomorrow; slowly rising tempera-
ture.
WASHINGTON, April 2-.-Tempcra-
lures remained low To-day throughout
the Eastern States and the middle West
and there were frosts this morning in the
middle Atlantic and the New England
States. the Ohio and upper Mississippi
valleys and the region of the great
lakes.
There have been local rains within
the last twenty-four hours in the Caro-
Iinas eastern Tennessee and the Far
Northwest. The outlook is for generally
fair weather tomorrow and Monday
throughout the Eastern and Southeast
ern States. The temperature will rise
tomorrow and Monday in the Ohio Val
ley, the Carolinas and the middle At
lantic and New England States.
Observations at United State Weather
Bureau stations, taken AT T. NJ. yesterday,